As part of her report to the Board of Directors today, Marie Lemay included the following under the heading of Ecosystem Conservation Plan:
The plan to identify ecological corridors for Gatineau Park has begun and has raised a lot of interest. An external expert committee was formed and a specialized firm hired. Meetings were held with the two Regional County Municipalities (RCM), seven municipalities and environmental groups to discuss the project and the results obtained to date. The 12 potential corridors identified will be studied in detail along with our partners before the final list is submitted. Protection options, type of use and opportunities for recreation in these corridors have been integrated into the project. This project will be completed in the fall of 2011.
The cards that GuideGatineau has begun distributing to promote the website are considered to be highly environmentally responsible due to the fact that the paper used is 100% recycled and is produced using energy from biofuels plus the ink is vegetable based.