Helping communities recover from floods is a mission we are being called on for more and more. Over the past few months, we have been collaborating with the Conseil régional de l'environnement et du développement durable de l'Outaouais (CREDDO), Park People / Amis des parcs, and the City of Gatineau on the production of two Master Plans for the adaptation and revitalisation of the Pointe-Gatineau and Lac-Beauchamp districts in the City of Gatineau, Quebec.
Both riverfront communities have been seriously impacted by floods in 2017 and 2019, causing over 150 families to relocate permanently. For - and together with - the community, we have developed a toolbox of programs able to re-inject life on the vacant properties so they foster community spirit, resiliency, and commemoration!