Enviro Montreal

Invasive insect (Lycorma delicatula, spotted lanternfly) seen in Canada for the first time. Contrarily to this report, it is not a butterfly: https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/environnement/1010249/premiere-detection-canada-fulgore-tachete-insecte-envahissant-redoute

Man spots ancient meteor crater in Quebec on Google Maps: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/meteor-crater-quebec-discovery-390-million-years-old-9.7268583

The true cost of free parking: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/long-format/2272079/cout-stationnement-gratuit-canada-quebec

How do we measure and record rainfall? https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sciences/2026-08-03/evenements-meteorologiques/comment-mesure-t-on-la-pluie.php

Another version of the Innu story. They turned down what sounds like a massive jackpot because they value the future of their land more than the cash. Bravo to the Innu of Pessamit. https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/the-innu-of-pessamit-reject-the-more-than-25-billion-agreement-with-hydro-quebec-and-the-quebec-government/

Thousands of trees are being planted on Île Ste-Thérèse with a view to turning it into a nature park: https://journalmetro.com/local/riviere-des-prairies-pointe-aux-trembles/3222266/plantation-d-arbres-sur-l-ile-sainte-therese-un-nouveau-poumon-vert-pour-l-est-d/

Sun cycle will make auroras less visible in southern Canada fir a few years: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2244318/aurore-boreale-tourisme-soleil

New plan to put energy turbines in the river (a similar idea failed in 2014): https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/environnement/996053/entreprise-veut-installer-hydroliennes-fleuve-devant-vieux-port-montreal

Piece on hunting statistics in Quebec says wild turkeys are spreading into new areas, also that hunters killed 25,000 moose, more than 6000 black bear and more than 60,000 deer in Quebec in 2025: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/2026-02-22/statistiques-de-la-chasse-au-quebec/le-dindon-sauvage-conquiert-de-nouveaux-territoires.php

It's difficult to assess the environmental impact of the forced return to the office: https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/environnement/994586/quel-est-impact-environnemental-retour-travail-presentiel

@heliomass@cosocial.ca And then Quebec will want its own separate standards and code. Of course.

Quebec and Ottawa have agreed to "streamline" environmental assessments for big projects. Can this be read as anything other than cutting corners? https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/quebec-and-ottawa-agree-to-streamline-environmental-assessments/

Carney to build oil pipeline for Danielle Smith: https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/environnement/992117/pipeline-sables-bitumineux-promis-mark-carney-sera-construit

Rabid cat in the Montérégie bit 3 people: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2026-07-30/monteregie/un-chat-atteint-de-la-rage-du-raton-laveur-a-mordu-trois-personnes.php

Culling of deer found necessary in the urban area to control ticks as well as save the forest: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/long-format/2246518/abattage-cerfs-virginie-tiques-lyme

More on the estuary Great White Shark from CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/great-white-shark-sightings-canada-9.7261139

The Québécois adapt to climate change: https://www.ledevoir.com/photos/galeries-photos/les-caricatures-de-godin-et-de-chloe/2412839

La Presse has a two-parter this weekend – welcome to the future: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/changements-climatiques/bienvenue-dans-le-futur/2026-07-11/le-pire-reste-a-venir.php

950 fires in Canada right now: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/national/2026-07-18/pres-de-950-incendies-actifs-au-canada.php

Sixteen new fawns born in captive caribou herd: https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/environnement/996143/seize-naissances-populations-caribous-forestiers-captivite

Trump to reveal punishment for Canada's wildfire smoke: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-canada-wildfires-smoke-b3026558.html

Good piece from the Guardian on acknowledging ecological grief: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/10/ecological-grief/

La Presse investigates new notions for drinking water: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/cesser-de-jeter-l-eau-potable-aux-toilettes/2026-07-13/produire-de-l-eau-potable-avec-des-eaux-usees.php

CN hits Hochelaga-Maisonneuve railway line with massive herbicide, a few steps away from housing: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2270028/glyphosate-hochelaga-train-herbicide

Les Cèdres starts emergency work to end raw sewage dumping: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/2026-07-04/rejets-d-eaux-usees-non-traitees/les-cedres-commencent-des-travaux-d-urgence.php

New bottled water plant is controversial in the Montérégie: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/2026-07-01/captation-et-embouteillage-d-eau-souterraine/un-projet-controverse-fait-des-vagues-en-monteregie.php

Three people treated for rabies exposure in the Montérégie: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/rabies-exposure-quebec-9.7291130

160 fires active in northern Quebec: https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/environnement/991733/situation-hors-norme-zone-nordique-quebec-ou-plus-160-incendies-sont-actifs

Exploratory mining in the Lanaudière has residents worried: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/anti-mining-coalition-lanaudiere-9.7268576

@dancingdogs@forall.social and we got nothin'.

Radio-Canada asks why gasoline has become so expensive. Isn't the real question why it's been so cheap for so many years? https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/long-format/2268850/prix-essence-ordinaire-decortique-quebec

More on the 16 caribou fawns: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/increase-in-number-of-caribou-in-captivity-quebec-government-9.7278295

Are winds getting stronger here? The answer seems to be yes and no: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/2026-07-23/demystifier-l-environnement/les-vents-sont-ils-plus-forts-qu-avant.php