MRC du Haut-Saint-Laurent is developing a climate plan
The MRC du Haut-Saint-Laurent is taking action on climate change. With support from the provincial...
Environment
Zero-waste challenge posts big results
Earlier this spring, the green committee at the Huntingdon Adult Education and Community Centre issued...
Families help save baby turtles in Dundee
Alina McGuire and Fiona McKellar Did you know that almost zero percent of turtle eggs...
The Chateauguay River is now part of La Route Bleue
Sections of the Chateauguay River between Ormstown, Sainte-Martine, and Mercier have officially been added to...
Autumn grain fields can provide habitats for endangered birds
The Montérégie UPA has been given $203,000 through the Faune en danger program of the...
Area producers recycle over 107 tons of agricultural plastics
Farmers in the Haut-Saint-Laurent and nearby municipalities recycled 107,152 kilograms of agricultural plastics in 2023,...
Environmental action group extends its reach into the Haut-Saint-Laurent
The Mouvement d’action regional en environnement (MARE) will celebrate its fifth anniversary this May. What...
Impressive speakers to headline Earth Day Forum
As soon as Jeff Turner finished his presentation on electric vehicles during last year’s Earth...
Activism in the Valley, part II
Part I of this series on environmental activism in the Chateauguay Valley focussed on how...
Earth Day Forum goes big
“We are on our way to an event that is twice as large as last...
Citizens protect the Valley: a history, part one
The area that used to be called Huntingdon County has long been one of the...
A new voice emerges in defense of the environment
Organizations and citizens in the Haut-Saint-Laurent have come together to form a new round table...
Regional forests in slow but steady decline
“Our forests are degrading!” exclaimed Stéphane Gingras before a packed room, as he opened a...
SCABRIC conference focuses on water and climate change adaptation
The third edition of the États généraux de l’eau conference on the state of the...
Compo-Haut-Richelieu inaugurates its regional composting centre
Citizens in the Jardins-de-Napierville region will soon be able to benefit from the first fully...
Huntingdon is ranked second worst in the province for untreated wastewater spills
The town of Huntingdon has been ranked in second position in terms of untreated wastewater...
Havelock loses bid to appeal asphalt factory ruling
The municipality of Havelock is facing a setback in its bid to stop an asphalt...
Invasive fish species found in Lake Saint-François
A new invasive species of fish has been discovered in Lake Saint-François. The Ministère de...
MRC du Haut-Saint-Laurent establishes a freeze on dumping
The MRC du Haut-Saint-Laurent is moving to place a temporary freeze on dumping practices within...
An aquifer lesson
In a temperate region like eastern Canada, people tend to take the blessing of abundant...