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Forum Rendez-vous St. Lawrence 2006 – Toward Integrated Environmental Monitoring

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Nicolet, June 13 and 14
École nationale de police du Québec
350 Marguerite-D'Youville
Nicolet, Quebec J3T 1X4
Tel.: (819) 293-8631

This second Rendez-vous St. Lawrence aimed to report on the state of and trends in the St. Lawrence ecosystem based on the latest results of the environmental indicators established under the State of the St. Lawrence Monitoring Program. The forum was also an opportunity to explore ways of improving the Program by taking account of topical environmental issues and considering the new stakeholders who are ready to join in this cooperative initiative.

This event was one in a series of planned meetings to which Program partners have committed to giving a voice to communities and peers.

ORGANIZER
State of the St. Lawrence Monitoring Advisory Committee

Environment Canada: Hélène Bouchard, Isabelle Saulnier, Louise Champoux and Paul Milot
Développement durable, Environnement et Parcs Québec: Linda Tapin, Jean Painchaud and Louise Hamel
Ressources naturelles et Faune Québec: Serge Tremblay
Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Michel Gilbert
Canadian Space Agency: Guy Aubé
Parks Canada Agency: Suzan Dionne
Stratégies Saint-Laurent: Nicolas Audet

Program

 

DAY 1 – TUESDAY, JUNE 13
   
8:30 a.m. Sign-in
9:00 a.m. Opening remarks and background
  Albin Tremblay, Environment Canada, Co-chair, St. Lawrence Plan
Linda Tapin, Développement durable, Environnement et Parcs Québec,
Co-chair, State of the St. Lawrence Monitoring Advisory Committee
 
UPDATE ON INDICATORS FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF THE ST. LAWRENCE
9:30 a.m. Water quality
  Jean Painchaud, Développement durable, Environnement et Parcs Québec
10:15 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Sediment quality
  Isabelle Saulnier, Environment Canada
11:30 a.m. Wetlands
  Isabelle Saulnier, Environment Canada
12:00 a.m. Lunch
   
1:30 p.m. Biological communities
  Isabelle Saulnier, Environment Canada
Jean Painchaud, Développement durable, Environnement et Parcs Québec
2:15 p.m. Overview of indicators under development
  Isabelle Saulnier, Environment Canada
Jean Painchaud, Développement durable, Environnement et Parcs Québec
3:00 p.m. Break
 
REGIONAL SNAPSHOTS
3:30 p.m. FLUVIAL ENVIRONMENT
Conservation of St. Lawrence Wetlands and the Impact of Water levels
  André Talbot, Environnement Canada
  MARINE-ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT
Hypoxic conditions in the Laurentian Channel
  Denis Gilbert, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
4:30 p.m. Plenary session
  Indicators to be developed, a diagnosis to advance
5:00 p.m. Close of day one
   
DAY 2– WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14
 
COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
Sharing experience
8:45 a.m. Introduction
  Luc Proulx, Développement durable, Environnement et Parcs Québec, directeur des Politiques de l'eau
9:15 a.m. TOUR OF DISPLAY BOOTHS
  Focus on communities
  1. Invasive species in Lake Saint-Pierre
    Lake Saint-Pierre ZIP Committee and Société d'aménagement de la baie Lavallière
  2. Monitoring uses: Development of a pilot project
    Nature Québec / UQCN and Stratégies Saint-Laurent
  3. The Marsh Monitoring Program in Québec
    Birds Studies Canada
  4. Fifty years of watching the St. Lawrence in the Québec City region
    Joseph Paquet, commercial fisherman, île d'Orléans
  5. The Freshwater Fish Ecowatch Network
    Des Seigneuries ZIP Committee and Biosphère
  6. Characterizing the habitat and movement of Copper Redhorse in the St. Lawrence
    Comité de concertation et de valorisation du bassin de la rivière Richelieu (COVABAR)
  7. Fisherman's notebook: A community-based project in Lake Saint-Pierre
    Université du Québec à Montréal and Association des chasseurs et pêcheurs de Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel
  8. The Underwater Observers Network
    Canadian Association for Underwater Science
  9. Capelin observers network
    Comité côtier Les Escoumins à la rivière Betsiamites
11:15 a.m. Plenary session
Strengthening our ties
11: 45 a.m. Lunch
 
BROAD ISSUES FOR THE STATE OF THE ST. LAWRENCE
Progress report and future vision for improving environmental monitoring
1:00 p.m. INVASIVE AQUATIC SPECIES
The "stars" of the new millennium
 

Pannellists:
Yves De Lafontaine, Environment Canada
Chris McKindsey, Fisheries and Oceans Canaad
Marcel Bernard, Ressources naturelles et Faune Québec
Claude Lavoie, Université Laval

  ACCESSIBILITY
A question of compromise
  Pannellists:
Daniel Groulx, City of Montréal
Luc Bergeron, Ville-Marie ZIP Committee
Jean-Éric Turcotte, Nature Québec / UQCN
2:15 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. CLIMATE CHANGE
Current impacts and future disruptions
  Pannellists:
Alain Bourque, Ouranos
Christiane Hudon, Environment Canada
François Morneau, Sécurité publique Québec
Denis Gilbert, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  EMERGING CONTAMINANTS
Possible repercussions on species and on human health
  Pannellists:
Michel Lebeuf, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
David Berryman, Développement durable, Environnement et Parcs Québec;
Christian Gagnon, Environment Canada;
Philip Spear, TOXEN–UQAM
4:00 p.m. Plenary session
Learning and avenues of development
4:45 p.m. Closing remarks
Hélène Bouchard, Environment Canada, Co-chair, State of the St. Lawrence Monitoring Advisory Committee
5:00 p.m. Close of day two

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