Report - Agence canadienne d'évaluation environnementale

Opinions of participants
an identity inheritance and a historical reference point that must be preserved 1 . In this
respect, some underscored the presence of many heritage buildings in the project’s area
and on the île d’Orléans, which are a testimony to the past and which have been
preserved until now (Mr. Pierre Blouin, DM621, p. 29; Ms. Lise Thibault, DM436,
p. 30; Ms. Denyse Rondeau, DM195, p. 2). Moreover, several participants believed
that the project is incompatible with the designations of the city of Québec as a
Unesco World Heritage Site, and of the île d’Orléans as a historic district 2 .
Some of the area’s residents 3 expressed their affection for the landscapes that typify the
environment they chose. One participant expressed the landscape’s importance for her
as follows:
A landscape is more than a painting, more than a watercolour, more than a
drawing, more than a picture. A landscape can move us to the very depths of our
souls with a single glance. It contains the most secret memories, clings to our
very skin, dances about in our heads and imposes the rhythm of our heartbeats.
(Ms. Yvonne Tschirky-Melançon, DM524, p. 2)
For many participants, the Lévis and Beaumont area has remarkable landscape
value. It was described as a site bordered by cliffs and promontories which have
exceptional views of the St. Lawrence River, the île d’Orléans and the surrounding
area (Mr. Rosaire St-Pierre, DM412, p. 3; Mr. Benoît Bouffard, DM31, p. 2). The île
d’Orléans, located in front of this area, also garnered a lot of attention. The visual
outlooks that island residents and visitors would have on the project’s facilities worried
some participants (Ms. Yvonne Tschirky-Melançon, DM524, p. 2; Ms. Chantale Jean,
Messrs. Olivier Lajoie and Gaétan Lajoie, DM60, p. 3). Some participants described the
landscape’s beauty:
The region seems to be taken straight out of Paradise […] it’s a coexistence that
is still harmonious between the rural and urban dimensions; it’s the parcelling out
of the territory into small picturesque villages, with always a rural note that is
evocative of the colony’s beginnings.
(Mr. Mathias Brandl, DM635, p. 2)
1. Mr. Joseph Melançon, DM523, p. 7; Ms. Pierrette Bélanger, DM302, p. 43; Mr. Mathias Brandl, DM635, p. 2;
Mr. Érick Lambert, DM613, p. 2; Ms. Andrée Labrecque, DM583, p. 2; Ms. Yvonne Tschirky-Melançon, DM524,
p. 13.
2. Mr. Jean-Guy Allard, DM24, p. 5; Ms. Adèle Bertrand and Mr. Jean-Claude Gosselin, DM63, p. 7; Mr. Rosaire
St-Pierre, DM412, p. 5; Mr. Érick Lambert, DM613, p. 3; Ms. Chantale Jean, Mr. Olivier Lajoie and Mr. Gaétan
Lajoie, DM60, p. 3; Ms. Madeleine P. Couture, DM111, p. 2; Ms. Renée Dupuis, DM191, p. 2; Ms. Caroline
Levasseur and Mr. Jean-Marie Perrono, DM304, p. 10; Mr. Jean-Christian Roy and Ms. Guylaine Piché, DM617,
p. 1; Ms. Michèle Lépine and Mr. André Dubois, DM573, p. 4; Ms. Céline Létourneau, DM594, p. 4; Mr. Marcel
Junius, DM633, p. 2; Mr. Pierre Blouin, DM621, p. 27; Mr. Bernard Monna, DM441.
3. Mr. Rosaire St-Pierre, DM412, p. 3; Ms. Lise Thibault, DM436, p. 48; Ms. Lise Lachance, DM603, p. 2; Mr. Jean-
Paul Blais, DM110.
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