Weekend Garbage Thrown into Lac Simon!?

"Water is the earth’s eye, looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature."
~ Henry David Thoreau

"What's floating in our water this weekend?"

"What's washed up on our beaches?"

condoms ~ ..."What's in your wallet Water?"

cigarette butts

more cigarette butts

cigarette wrappers

plastic bags

plastic cups

note: this is the garbage found along the shores of just one beach of Lac Simon!

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
~ Albert Einstein

Tempête: Noyades & Accidents Mortels de VTT en Outaouais

The most important political office is that of private citizen.
~ Justice Louis D. Brandeis

Deux noyades en Outaouais
Pierre-André Normandin
le 18 juillet 2011
Le Droit

Deux personnes se sont noyées après que leur embarcation respective eut chaviré, lors la violente tempête qui a balayé le sud du Québec, dimanche soir. Elles ne portaient pas leur gilet de sauvetage. PLUS >>>

Noyade: environ 100 Québécois meurent chaque année
le 21 juillet 2011
La Presse

Dans ses efforts, la Société de sauvetage est appuyée du Bureau du coroner. «Depuis plusieurs années, les coroners à travers le Québec dénoncent ce tueur silencieux et insidieux qu'est la noyade et contribuent aux efforts de prévention en formulant de nombreuses recommandations. En ce sens, les campagnes comme celle de la Société de sauvetage sont essentielles et rejoignent tout à fait la mission du Bureau du coroner: diminuer le nombre de noyades pour sauver des vies humaines », explique Dre Louise Nolet, coroner en chef du Québec.

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Un jeune homme de 18 ans tué dans un accident de VTT
Guillaume St-Pierre
le 11 juillet 2011
Le Droit

Un jeune homme de 18 ans a perdu la vie alors qu'il était au volant d'un véhicule tout-terrain (VTT) dans le secteur de L'Ange-Gardien, samedi matin. Il s'agit d'un second accident mortel impliquant un tel véhicule en autant de fins de semaine dans la région de l'Outaouais. PLUS >>>

Madawaska resident dies in ATV crash
Man is fourth person to be killed this year while driving vehicles
July 9, 2011
Ottawa Citizen

An 83-year-old man from Madawaska Township has become the fourth person killed while riding an all-terrain vehicle in the Ottawa area this year.

And he, like the rest of those killed this summer, was not wearing a helmet, despite the fact that it's required by law in both Ontario and Quebec. MORE >>>

3 die in Quebec ATV accidents over Canada Day weekend
For the second consecutive weekend, ATV accidents caused multiple deaths across Quebec.
July 3, 2011
Montreal Gazette

Accident de VTT mortel en Outaouais
le samedi 2 juillet 2011
Radio Canada

Transports Québec: Act respecting off-highway vehicles
Highlights include:

• Wearing a safety helmet is compulsory, not only on trails, but everywhere and in all circumstances.
• The Act sets 16 as the minimum age for operating this type of vehicle. In addition, riders aged 16 and 17 are required to take a training course and to hold a certificate of competence issued by Fédération québécoise des clubs quads.
• Unless otherwise indicated, the speed limit for operating an ATV is 50 km/h. The speed limit is reduced to 30 km/h when close to a residence.
• It is illegal to operate an ATV on a public road, except in the cases stipulated in the Act. This type of vehicle is not designed to be operated on pavement. In all cases, there must be a road sign indicating that ATV traffic is permitted. Permission can only be granted by the manager of the network (MTQ or the municipality). It is also important to note that a valid driver’s licence is required in order to use a public road under the conditions set out in the Act.
• It is illegal to operate an ATV within 30 meters of a dwelling, a health establishment, or an area that is reserved for cultural, educational, or sports activities without having obtained the express permission of the property owner. There are some exceptions, and the allowable speed limit in these cases is 30 km/h, even if no sign is posted.
• All ATV owners must hold a minimum of $500,000 in third-party liability insurance.
• The vehicle must be equipped with a white headlight, a red tail-light, and exhaust and braking systems. Models manufactured after January 1, 1998, must also be equipped with a red rear brake light, a rear-view mirror that is firmly attached to the left side of the vehicle, and a speedometer. Modifying or removing this equipment is strictly prohibited.
  

150 municipalités du Québec enquêter: L'Agence du revenu du Canada

"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify and vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as crazy, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."
~ Steve Jobs

Municipalités québécoises - Revenu Canada a le feu vert pour enquêter sur les finances
19 juillet 2011
Le Devoir

L'Agence du revenu du Canada (ARC) a reçu l'autorisation du tribunal de se pencher sur les finances d'environ 150 municipalités du Québec, dans le cadre de sa vaste enquête sur de possibles cas d'évasions fiscales. PLUS >>>

Judge orders more Quebec towns to open books
July 19, 2011
Montreal Gazette

MONTREAL - Federal tax authorities have received the go-ahead to cast a broader net in their hunt for Quebec municipal contractors who might have cheated on their income taxes.

The Canada Revenue Agency is to get full access to payments received and other information on contractors, consultants and other municipal suppliers for another 63 Quebec cities, towns and municipal boroughs – Laval and Boisbriand among them. MORE >>>

Revenu Canada veut récupérer des impôts impayés par des entrepreneurs
14 juillet 2011
Radio Canada

L'Agence du revenu du Canada (ARC) veut scruter les livres de quelque 150 municipalités québécoises. Ces dernières ne sont toutefois pas visées par cette opération, l'ARC ayant plutôt les entrepreneurs dans sa ligne de mire. PLUS >>>

Taxman intent on Quebec municipal contracts
Federal tax agency takes legal action in hunt for irregularities
July 14, 2011
CBC

The federal tax department is in court seeking access to the finances of dozens of municipalities throughout Quebec.

The Canada Revenue Agency is asking for legal permission to review contracts awarded by nearly 150 towns and cities over the last four years.

The agency is seeking possible irregularities in contracts awarded for everything from snow removal contracts to the hiring of engineering firms. MORE >>>

Erosion: Chemin Tour de Lac @ Plage Municipale!?

“What we call Wildness is a civilization other than our own. In Wildness is the preservation of the World.”
~ Henry David Thoreau

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Question
Should not the Municipalité de Lac-Simon stop erosion on its own property?
Will not the erosion add sediment to our streams & lakes, increasing the aging process unnecessarily?

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Ottawa looks to protect waterways from run-off
Pinecrest Creek rehabilitation to be pilot project aimed at waterways affected by development
CBC News

The City of Ottawa wants to rehabilitate an urban stream in the west end that frequently floods because of surrounding developments, and says the plan could be a template for similar streams in the city.

Pinecrest Creek, a four-kilometer-long tributary that flows from Algonquin College into the Ottawa River, can rise by more than two metres after a rainstorm, ruining the shoreline and killing the aquatic life.

Jennifer Lamoureux, a biologist with the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, says the conditions also mean that oil, salt and pet feces run from neighbourhoods into the waterway and eventually the Ottawa River, just upstream of Westboro Beach. MORE >>>

Erosion Continues in 2011 @ Terrain de Camping!?

Taking care of our planet, environment, is something like taking care of our own home. This blue planet is our only home.
~ Dalai Lama

Example 1: Erosion into the forest & towards the homes below continues in 2011!?

Example 2: Erosion into the lake continues in 2011!?





Example 3: Erosion into the lake continues in 2011!?


Example 4: Foundation(s) threatened again in 2011!?
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Questions Should not the Municipalité de Lac-Simon & its commercial camping partners stop unnecessary erosion? Will not the erosion add sediment to our streams & lakes, increasing the aging process unnecessarily?

See 2010 post & photos:
Lac Simon: Proteger Notre Lac-Simon de Erosion?

Erosion Continues in 2011 @ Terrain de Co-Property!?

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Questions Should not the Municipalité de Lac-Simon & its commercial camping partners stop unnecessary erosion? Will not the erosion add sediment to our streams & lakes, increasing the aging process unnecessarily?

See 3 previous blog posts & photos:
Proteger Notre Lac_Simon de Erosion!? June 21, 2010
Why cut More Trees!? May 1, 2010
Proteger Nos Rouisseaux & Lacs!? October 21, 2009

Erosion: Chemin Tour de Lac @ Baie Blais!?

"We never know the worth of water till the well is dry."
~ Thomas Fuller

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Questions
Should not the Municipalité de Lac-Simon & its citizens protect its "cours d'eau"?
Will not the erosion add sediment to our streams & lakes, increasing the aging process unnecessarily?

Cour d'appel Confirme Validité du Règlement sur la Renaturalisation des Berges

"The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is." ~ Winston Churchill

Régénération des berges Lac Simon 2011

Projet d'aménagement des bandes riveraines Lac Simon 2011

Rives du lac St-Charles: l'appel des propriétaires rejeté
Richard Hénault
Le Soleil

(Québec) La Cour d'appel rejette le pourvoi d'un groupe de propriétaires riverains et confirme la validité du Règlement sur la renaturalisation des berges du lac Saint-Charles, adopté par la Ville de Québec afin de préserver la qualité de l'eau provenant de sa principale source d'approvisionnement.

Un premier jugement rendu en avril 2010 en Cour supérieure avait donné raison à la Ville de Québec. Son règlement, adopté pour contrer la prolifération de cyanobactéries, oblige les propriétaires riverains à aménager sur leurs propriétés une bande d'arbres, d'arbustes et de plantes d'une largeur de 10 à 15 mètres. >>>PLUS

Lac Simon: Proteger Nos Cour D'eaux & Lacs?

"It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment."
~ Ansel Adams

Pourquoi la Municipalité de Lac-Simon ne proteger pas l'eau dans nos culverts avec du geotextile & roches?

here are several examples of various culverts along the newly paved section of Tour-de-Lac that have been left unprotected! Why is needless erosion allowed into our streams & water!?

here is the erosion flowing into the lake

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Questions
Should not the Municipalité de Lac-Simon & its partners protect its "cours d'eau"?
Will not the erosion add sediment to our streams & lakes, increasing the aging process unnecessarily?

Should not the Municipalité de Lac-Simon ensure that all culverts are surrounded by geotextiles & rocks to limit erosion into our lake, for the benefit of the environment as well as all stakeholders?

Lac Simon: Proteger Nos Rouisseaux & Lacs?

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.
~ John Muir

Pourquoi la Municipalité de Lac-Simon n'exige pas nos commerces et citoyens de proteger nos cours d'eaux et rouisseaux?

here is an example of a bulldozer almost completely burying a stream!
renplissage du rousseaux?

renplissage du rousseaux?

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Questions
Should not the Municipalité de Lac-Simon & its partners protect its "cours d'eau"?
Will not the erosion add sediment to our streams & lakes, increasing the aging process unnecessarily?

Should not the Municipalité de Lac-Simon & its partners enforce the 10 meter buffer around all streams, for the benefit of the environment as well as all stakeholders?