Few places left! Paddling event in the canal

A first edition of the collective paddling event in the canal!

Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges (DEV) and the Conseil du bassin versant de la région de Vaudreuil-Soulanges (COBAVER), in collaboration with the ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (MELCC), invite the population to participate at this first edition of a collective paddling event in the canal de Soulanges, on July 10, 2021!

Date : July 10, postponed until the next day in case of rain.

Schedule : Departure in small groups from 9:00 am. Departures could last until 11:30 am.

Cost : Free for people who own their own paddle boat. Limited places, registration required.

Location : Meeting point and departure of the land shuttle: Pointe-des-Cascades. Details regarding departure times, shuttle and parking will be sent to participants a few days before the event.

Trace : From rang Saint-Féréol (Les Cèdres) to the heart of the village of Pointe-des-Cascades, there will therefore be two portages to perform. The first at lock 4 of the Soulanges canal (450 meters) and a second at Rang Saint-Antoine.

Difficulty level : Intermediate, due to portages and water outlets. Warning: the canal is a watercourse with naturalized and steep banks, water inlets and outlets at portages require good strength and a certain agility. Choose light and solid boats and sail in pairs or in small groups.

Duration : between 2 and 4 hours.

Looking forward to sharing this moment with you!

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About Water Month

The Mois de l’eau initiative is provided for in the 2Plan d’action 2018-2023 de la Stratégie québécoise de l’eau, which deploys concrete measures to protect, use and manage water and aquatic environments responsibly, integrated and sustainable. This year, Mois de l’eauwill be all about stormwater runoff. A diffuse and insidious source of pollution that affects the quantity and quality of water. For more details, visit www.moisdeleau.org or COBAVER-VS paper on the subject.