Environment

Politique relative à la gestion des cours d’eau

The MRC efficiently manages more than 1,300 kilometres of waterways.

The objective of the Politique relative à la gestion des cours d’eau of Vaudreuil-Soulanges is to define the framework for action regarding the obligations and responsibilities of the MRC with respect to watercourses located on its territory and under its exclusive jurisdiction, pursuant to sections 103 to 108 of the Loi sur les compétences municipales (L.Q. 2005, chapter 6). However, the jurisdiction of the MRC with respect to lakes provided for in section 110 of the same Act is excluded.

Reduction of Greenhouses Gases (GES) regional action Plan

The MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges is concerned about greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on its territory. It wishes to participate and actively contribute to the efforts of Quebec, Canada and elsewhere in the world to fight climate change.

Since 2017, the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges has been a member of the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program, a greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation program of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). An inventory of GHG emissions was carried out on the territory of Vaudreuil-Soulanges based on 2016 data, which allowed us to complete the Phase 1 of the PCP program. Total GHG emissions were estimated in 2016 at approximately 784 000 tonnes in CO₂ equivalent, which corresponds to 5.21 tonnes in CO₂ equivalent per capita.

AXE 2 – Transport

AXE 3 – Residual materials

AXE 4 – Energy consumption