Marquis-Bissonnette reveals plans to protect Gatineau’s natural richness

Taylor Clark

Action Gatineau head Maude Marquis-Bissonnette unveiled her plan to strengthen the resilience of the City in the face of climate change.

“In Gatineau, we are well aware of the impacts of climate change. We absolutely must make informed decisions to reduce our (greenhouse gas) emissions and build a green city of which we can be proud,” Marquis-Bissonnette wrote in a press release.

Unlike other cities that have been tasked to create green spaces in their communities, the mayoral candidate highlighted the richness of Gatineau’s natural spaces and stressed their need to be preserved.

“One way to preserve the natural state of our territory is to build the city on top of the city,” wrote Marquis-Bissonnette. She proposed facilitating redevelopment projects with appropriate regulations and abolishing the minimum number of parking spaces for projects close to public transportation.

Along with actions to ensure the City’s compliance with its greenhouse gas reduction commitments, Marquis-Bissonnette proposes to strengthen the Service de la transition écologique to allow it to fully assume its leadership as well as having all municipal decisions pass a climate test.

“It is crucial to involve partners and publicly monitor the climate plan. We have plenty of people ready to take ownership of actions, we must work with them.”

To bring this vision to reality, a meeting with ecological transition partners and the business community was planned for next fall.

Photo caption: Action Gatineau mayoral candidate Maude Marquis-Bissonnette stresses the importance of the City making informed decisions to build a green city all of Gatineau can be proud of.

Photo credit: Courtesy of the candidate