{"id":61151,"date":"2023-09-25T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/?p=61151"},"modified":"2024-02-05T12:49:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T17:49:00","slug":"espaces-verts-et-bleus-10-idees-de-resilience-pour-lavenir-de-leau-a-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/espaces-verts-et-bleus-10-idees-de-resilience-pour-lavenir-de-leau-a-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Green and blue spaces: 10 resilience ideas for the future of water in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"61151\" class=\"elementor elementor-61151\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95fbb52 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95fbb52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a30ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a30ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The City of Montreal is holding a public consultation on the future of water to help it formulate its new water strategy! All Montrealers are invited to give their opinion on the issues facing the metropolis: repeated flooding, discharge of wastewater into the river even in dry weather, significant leaks in the network, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The challenge is great and the issues complex. Among them, <\/span>adaptation to climate change and resilience<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> constitute the transversal elements which must, in our opinion, be found at the heart of the reflection with a view to the next Montreal water strategy. This is what we defend in our brief<\/span> <em>Green and blue spaces: adaptation at the heart of Montreal&#039;s new water strategy<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have extracted 10 ideas that can promote resilience for the future of water in Montreal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2dcff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2dcff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our 10 resilience ideas for the future of water in Montreal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab2213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ab2213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Green and blue spaces have the power to represent pillars of adaptation and resilience to climate change. Ultimately, they will both serve as an oasis of freshness and will be sources of collective pride which will support all of the strategy&#039;s actions.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3010354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3010354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Green spaces<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7dc754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7dc754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With climate change, extreme precipitation events are becoming more frequent and more intense. These enormous volumes of water overload sewage systems, causing flooding and immense stress for the population. To mitigate these issues, Montreal would benefit from focusing on green spaces and adopting the sponge city model, while implementing these few related recommendations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa05df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7aa05df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Implement an overflow reduction plan<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3a6aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d3a6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before even thinking about ways to reduce overflows, let&#039;s think about the objectives! In Montreal, more than 1,200 overflows occur each year following heavy rains. The frequency and quantities of water overflowed annually since 2016 demonstrate a certain stagnation, consistent with the City&#039;s objectives in its overflow management plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This plan is a requirement from the Ministry of the Environment imposed on any city that wishes to connect new residences to its \u201cunitary\u201d sewer network (a single conduit combining sanitary water and rainwater, unlike the \u201cseparative\u201d sewer system &quot;). <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7b1ac elementor-cta--layout-image-right elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"7b7b1ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/signup-can.keela.co\/infolettre-invitation-fondationrivieres-articles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-content-item elementor-cta__content-item elementor-icon-wrapper elementor-cta__icon elementor-view-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-mail-bulk\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStay informed about our actions for the future of water in Montreal\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to the newsletter \u2192\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21dff20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21dff20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem is that this plan is not demanding enough: it simply asks not to increase the number of overflows following the addition of new connections, rather than aiming for a reduction. In a context of increasing extreme precipitation events, an attempt to stabilize or even moderately reduce the overflow volumes is not realistic or sustainable in the long term since the efforts deployed risk being eclipsed by the additional volumes of rain.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Let us have an ambitious plan to reduce overflows by identifying priority areas for access to swimming around the Island which will at least maintain and, if possible, improve the quality of water in the banks while experiencing more and more episodes of extreme precipitation.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1788ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1788ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Accelerate and prioritize the correction of reverse connections<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b2a5fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b2a5fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located mainly in the west of the island, the \u201cseparative\u201d sewer system has the advantage of avoiding overloading the network during rainy periods. However, it also involves a risk of error when connecting residences. Result: sanitary water is released directly into the environment without treatment; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a real scourge for several Montreal streams.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762d0b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"762d0b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bilan-programme-RUISSO-2022_qualite\u0301-de-leau-des-ruisseaux-et-plans-deau-inte\u0301rieurs-1024x696.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-61234\" alt=\"Qualite\u0301 de l&#039;eau des ruisseaux et plans d&#039;eau inte\u0301rieurs \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bilan-programme-RUISSO-2022_qualite\u0301-de-leau-des-ruisseaux-et-plans-deau-inte\u0301rieurs-1024x696.png 1024w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bilan-programme-RUISSO-2022_qualite\u0301-de-leau-des-ruisseaux-et-plans-deau-inte\u0301rieurs-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bilan-programme-RUISSO-2022_qualite\u0301-de-leau-des-ruisseaux-et-plans-deau-inte\u0301rieurs-768x522.png 768w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bilan-programme-RUISSO-2022_qualite\u0301-de-leau-des-ruisseaux-et-plans-deau-inte\u0301rieurs-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bilan-programme-RUISSO-2022_qualite\u0301-de-leau-des-ruisseaux-et-plans-deau-inte\u0301rieurs.png 1044w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898a799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"898a799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although a program to detect and correct inverted connections was implemented by the City of Montreal in 2007, 62 of the 585 stormwater networks still had inverted connections last year. The correction of problematic networks is progressing very slowly with only 7 networks corrected since 2016, especially since the number of problematic networks awaiting correction has increased by 9 over the same period.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85199e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85199e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Progression-de-la-correction-et-du-de\u0301pistage-des-re\u0301seaux-pluviaux-proble\u0301matiques-de-Montre\u0301al-RSMA-1024x598.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-61206\" alt=\"Progression de la correction et du de\u0301pistage des re\u0301seaux pluviaux proble\u0301matiques de Montre\u0301al (RSMA)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Progression-de-la-correction-et-du-de\u0301pistage-des-re\u0301seaux-pluviaux-proble\u0301matiques-de-Montre\u0301al-RSMA-1024x598.png 1024w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Progression-de-la-correction-et-du-de\u0301pistage-des-re\u0301seaux-pluviaux-proble\u0301matiques-de-Montre\u0301al-RSMA-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Progression-de-la-correction-et-du-de\u0301pistage-des-re\u0301seaux-pluviaux-proble\u0301matiques-de-Montre\u0301al-RSMA-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Progression-de-la-correction-et-du-de\u0301pistage-des-re\u0301seaux-pluviaux-proble\u0301matiques-de-Montre\u0301al-RSMA-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Progression-de-la-correction-et-du-de\u0301pistage-des-re\u0301seaux-pluviaux-proble\u0301matiques-de-Montre\u0301al-RSMA.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">According to data from the Aquatic Environment Monitoring Network (RSMA)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2fca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba2fca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the reasons that could explain this stagnation, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/actualites\/environnement\/2023-09-18\/programme-d-infrastructures-municipales-d-eau\/quebec-finance-la-refection-d-egouts-meme-s-ils-se-deversent-dans-des-cours-d-eau.php?sharing=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Press<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> recently highlighted the laxity of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs (MAMH) in the management of this issue as well as the difficulties encountered by municipalities in financing corrective work or in forcing citizens to do so (when the connection is located on the private portion of the land).<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Let us accelerate and prioritize the correction of inverted connections by sectors that could affect the quality of indoor (streams) and outdoor (river and Rivi\u00e8re des Prairies) water that can be used for uses, such as swimming and water sports, in order to catch up with the water level. fixed linked cities.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><b>Update: ADOPTED to Measure R-17!\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c65ae0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c65ae0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Create a flood risk management tool<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492113e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"492113e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is crucial to inform the population of the risk to which they are exposed in the event of flooding and to give them the means to protect themselves. Let&#039;s be inspired by<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/caportal.ca\/cof\/neighbourhood-flood-risk\/map#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City of Fredericton online flood risk management tool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! Montreal already has a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bter.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=157cde446d8942d7b4367e2159942e05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">climate hazard map<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which it would be entirely possible to improve.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Based on the climate hazard vulnerability map, let&#039;s develop a tool like Fredericton and deploy an awareness campaign to allow citizens to take concrete actions in favor of better stormwater management in order to limit the impacts floods.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><b>Update: ADOPTED to Measure R-19!<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763f62e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"763f62e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Prioritize rainwater management developments according to their impact<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-069f05e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"069f05e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nippaysage.ca\/projets\/places-espaces-publics\/place-fleur-de-macadam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Place-des-Fleurs-de-Macadam_Credit-NIPPAYSAGE.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-61210\" alt=\"Place des Fleurs-de-Macadam by NIPPAYSAGE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Place-des-Fleurs-de-Macadam_Credit-NIPPAYSAGE.png 600w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Place-des-Fleurs-de-Macadam_Credit-NIPPAYSAGE-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Place-des-Fleurs-de-Macadam_Credit-NIPPAYSAGE-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Place des Fleurs-de-Macadam by NIPPAYSAGE<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8086e33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8086e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Montreal, as elsewhere in Quebec, we promote the rapid evacuation of precipitation using paved surfaces and concrete pipes. It is time to move to an urban planning model focused on the retention and absorption of precipitation in the ground through green infrastructure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montreal is already moving in the right direction with the recent construction of several rainwater bio-retention structures and parks that also serve as refreshing gathering places, including Pierre-Dansereau Park and Place des Fleurs-de-Macadam. That said, more would be needed to bring about a notable reduction in wastewater overflows across the City.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e930d3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e930d3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nippaysage.ca\/projets\/places-espaces-publics\/place-fleur-de-macadam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Croquis_Place-des-Fleurs-de-Macadam_Cre\u0301dit-NIPPAYSAGE.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-61211\" alt=\"Place des Fleurs-de-Macadam by NIPPAYSAGE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Croquis_Place-des-Fleurs-de-Macadam_Cre\u0301dit-NIPPAYSAGE.png 800w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Croquis_Place-des-Fleurs-de-Macadam_Cre\u0301dit-NIPPAYSAGE-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Croquis_Place-des-Fleurs-de-Macadam_Cre\u0301dit-NIPPAYSAGE-768x294.png 768w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Croquis_Place-des-Fleurs-de-Macadam_Cre\u0301dit-NIPPAYSAGE-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Place des Fleurs-de-Macadam by NIPPAYSAGE<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e8518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17e8518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Let&#039;s implement a process for prioritizing rainwater management developments by taking into account the volume of rainwater that will be diverted from the sewers during the renovation of parks and public spaces.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Update: ADOPTED to Measure R-14!<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6666d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6666d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Better support citizen initiatives for surface demineralization<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56bdf9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56bdf9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montreal should also put in place mechanisms to encourage citizen initiatives to eliminate impermeable surfaces or poor drainage. Such actions are already promoted as part of the green alley program, but their implementation requires that citizen groups and the eco-neighborhood seek additional funding from provincial and federal authorities, making the process more cumbersome. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citizens can help reduce the risk of flooding through simple actions such as redirecting gutters towards grassy areas rather than directly onto the asphalt.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Let&#039;s simplify and improve the financing of citizen demineralization initiatives by prioritizing projects that have the greatest potential for capturing rainwater.<\/b><\/p><p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><b>Update: ADOPTED to Measure R-20!<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d394d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"64d394d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881ab18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"881ab18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blue spaces<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91cb2eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91cb2eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By limiting the volumes of water that would otherwise risk flooding and contaminating rivers and streams, green spaces pave the way for the use of blue spaces by as many people as possible. Because yes, should we remember that Montreal is bordered by water on both sides? Montreal would have everything to gain from leveraging this unique characteristic to become a model for access to water!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507326b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"507326b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mieke-campbell-8RhvvQR8scE-unsplash-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57588\" alt=\"Petite fille qui joue dans l&#039;eau\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mieke-campbell-8RhvvQR8scE-unsplash-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mieke-campbell-8RhvvQR8scE-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mieke-campbell-8RhvvQR8scE-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mieke-campbell-8RhvvQR8scE-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mieke-campbell-8RhvvQR8scE-unsplash-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mieke-campbell-8RhvvQR8scE-unsplash-e1691595666168.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Green spaces are beneficial for the water quality of blue spaces, which can make an entire neighborhood proud!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc9e1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cc9e1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Adjust our perception of sanitation and access to water<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5cd3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb5cd3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water quality is one of the main obstacles mentioned by the City of Montreal when it comes to providing more access to water around the island of Montreal. It is true that the bacteriological quality of water deteriorates in some places after heavy rains due to wastewater overflows, but let&#039;s keep in mind that this degradation is temporary and relatively predictable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Let&#039;s make sanitation and access to water driving forces to move both forward, rather than subsequent steps.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a8de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8a8de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Evaluate the security of access where water is of good quality in dry weather<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e843b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e843b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside of periods of heavy rain, historical RSMA data indicates that there are approximately one in two sites, i.e. 57 out of 115 sites, where at least 90 % samples show water quality. water for swimming. More than a hundred sites demonstrate water conducive to indirect contact water activities, such as paddle boarding, which is growing in popularity, regardless of the weather!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792d2c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"792d2c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3122fd9 elementor-grid-1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"3122fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-47723 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/notre-expertise\/boite-a-outils\/carte-potentiel-de-baignade-montreal\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Carte-baignade-2022_Montreal-Laval.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57907\" alt=\"Carte de baignade et de sports nautiques de contact indirect avec l&#039;eau \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al et Laval - Baignade \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al et Laval\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Carte-baignade-2022_Montreal-Laval.png 874w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Carte-baignade-2022_Montreal-Laval-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Carte-baignade-2022_Montreal-Laval-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Carte-baignade-2022_Montreal-Laval-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/notre-expertise\/boite-a-outils\/carte-potentiel-de-baignade-montreal\/\">\n\t\t\t\tMap of swimming potential in Montreal and Laval\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/notre-expertise\/boite-a-outils\/carte-potentiel-de-baignade-montreal\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Map of swimming potential in Montreal and Laval\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b29a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d1b29a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e86a96f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e86a96f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b98498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b98498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>To obtain a clear picture of potential access to swimming and water activities, let&#039;s take steps to evaluate the speed of the current and the safety of access where the water quality is good in dry weather.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8189353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8189353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab6324b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab6324b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Alert the population in the event of overflows <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b23d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0b23d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montreal has telemetric equipment to identify the origin and duration of discharges in real time at overflow points, in addition to automatic alerts sent by email during overflows or heavy rain as part of special events. However, this alert capacity remains relatively little known to the public and the City would benefit from making this information more easily accessible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Let&#039;s set up an overflow alert system and visualization of water quality results accessible to everyone, in the form of an online platform, in order to allow the population to make an informed decision before swimming and the practice of nautical activities. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66be0b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66be0b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. Plan future access to water in order to restore social justice<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b54245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b54245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access to water in cities is necessary, especially for populations living near heat islands. To Montreal, <a href=\"https:\/\/cartes.inspq.qc.ca\/geoportail\/?context=climatadaptationchangementsclimatiques&amp;zoom=9&amp;center=-72.96085,46.11609&amp;invisiblelayers=*&amp;visiblelayers=ca28d22df8b6543e6a84a19a8a49faf3,carte_gouv_qc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surface temperatures<\/a> indicate a dire need for cooling sources especially in the center and center-east.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the three free public swimming accesses in Montreal are all located in the west. With the exception of Verdun beach, they are difficult to access by public transport. The fact remains that in certain places, the water quality is not up to par and efforts must still be made to remedy this.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Faced with the frequency and increasing intensity of heatwaves, let us plan the next access to water so as to allow vulnerable populations living near heat islands, that is to say in the center and center-east , to cool off.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9cad70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9cad70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10. Make the Jacques-Cartier basin the next place to swim in Montreal<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df45e02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df45e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Grand-Splash-2023_Centre-ville-de-Montreal_Fondation-Rivieres-e1691525982277-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-58165\" alt=\"Grand Splash 2023 - Centre-ville de Montr\u00e9al - Baignade \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al - Fondation Rivi\u00e8res\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Grand-Splash-2023_Centre-ville-de-Montreal_Fondation-Rivieres-e1691525982277-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Grand-Splash-2023_Centre-ville-de-Montreal_Fondation-Rivieres-e1691525982277-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Grand-Splash-2023_Centre-ville-de-Montreal_Fondation-Rivieres-e1691525982277-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Grand-Splash-2023_Centre-ville-de-Montreal_Fondation-Rivieres-e1691525982277-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Grand-Splash-2023_Centre-ville-de-Montreal_Fondation-Rivieres-e1691525982277.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Nearly a hundred people jumped into the water of the Jacques-Cartier basin as part of the Grand Splash on June 30, 2023.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aff8f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aff8f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#039;s been 20 years since a crowd of citizens made a symbolic jump into the water of the Old Port of Montreal, during the <a href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/our-actions\/grand-splash\/\">Grand Splash<\/a>, to demand access to water. Mayor Val\u00e9rie Plante also committed to this during the electoral campaign.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is not for nothing that it is precisely in the Jacques-Cartier basin that the mobilization is taking place: this basin is a strategic place for access to water at multiple levels. It makes it possible to restore social justice, the water is of good quality in dry weather, the current is not a danger (unlike the Quai de l&#039;Horloge project abandoned in 2020) in addition to representing economic benefits for the City, considering that the Old Port is a coveted place for visitors from all directions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f2ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68f2ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Share these 10 recommendations with the City of Montreal!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2ab8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a2ab8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are a citizen of the metropolis, we encourage you to select the ideas that inspire you the most and share them with the City. Here&#039;s how :<\/span><\/p><ol><li><b>In the form of memory <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">until September 27, 2023. <\/span>Create a document into which you will copy and paste the ideas, taking care to include your name and contact details. Once finished, we suggest you export it to PDF. This document constitutes your dissertation. The word may seem intimidating, but it&#039;s just a synonym for &quot;recommendations.&quot; This is the best of the three ways proposed by the City to participate in the consultation (the online survey focuses on taxation and other issues that we consider non-priority and the short notice is really short). <span>Send your dissertation to <\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:commissions@montreal.ca\">commissions@montreal.ca<\/a>. <\/strong><\/li><li><b>In the form of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realisonsmtl.ca\/avenirmtleau?tool=brainstormer#tool_tab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>short opinion on water issues<\/b><\/a> <span>until October 4, 2023.<\/span><b> <\/b>This is not the best option to fully express yourself since you will be limited to 140 characters, but it gives you more time.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5d003 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"ea5d003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-content-item elementor-cta__content-item elementor-icon-wrapper elementor-cta__icon elementor-view-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-water\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tConsult our brief submitted as part of the consultation on the future of Montreal&#039;s water\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1QBECwYZsI6S_G4VSI7IrkVFNlS0z-Hl2\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a42213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0a42213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b29623b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b29623b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ville.montreal.qc.ca\/pls\/portal\/docs\/PAGE\/COMMISSIONS_PERM_V2_FR\/MEDIA\/DOCUMENTS\/RECOMMANDATIONS_V4_AVENIREAUMONTR%C9AL_20240201.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See the recommendations adopted for the future of water<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are 10 inspiring ideas promoting resilience for the future of water in Montreal. These recommendations addressed to the City of Montreal are found in the Fondation Rivi\u00e8res&#039;s memorandum \u201cGreen and blue spaces: adaptation at the heart of the new Montreal water strategy\u201d. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":61202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[12,27,51,200,70,83,88],"class_list":["post-61151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-etudes-rapports","category-guides-et-conseils","tag-acces-a-leau","tag-changements-climatiques","tag-fleuve-saint-laurent","tag-memoire","tag-montreal","tag-qualite-de-leau","tag-riviere-des-prairies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}