Have your say on the future of Lac-Beauchamp Park

Taylor Clark

The Ville de Gatineau has launched an online consultation to gauge the public’s use of Lac-Beauchamp Park to preserve it.

“Host of several activities each year, Lac-Beauchamp Park is a place particularly appreciated and coveted by the Gatineau population,” wrote Gatineau’s interim mayor Daniel Champagne in a press release. “Thanks to this consultation, the City can consider and integrate the voice of its citizens in its decision. Everyone’s contribution is essential to shaping the various plans that aim to promote environmentally friendly activities.”

Spanning 213 hectares, Lac-Beauchamp Park is a popular venue for a multitude of activities every year. But with human activity comes several signs of aging.

“As the only point of access to a natural body of water in the east of the City, Lac-Beauchamp Park is of particular importance to the community,” wrote Marc Bureau, Parc-de-la-Montagne-Saint-Raymond district councillor and president of the Commission de l’environnement et de la lutte aux changements climatiques. “It is very important to continue to preserve this ecosystem while meeting our recreational needs.” 

While Gatineau has committed to preserving the park’s ecosystem and protecting its fauna and flora, residents will have until March 25 to assist in shaping the future of the natural jewel. Whether you and other citizens frequent the park occasionally or frequently, the City is interested in the population’s use of the park and their desire to protect the territory. Feedback from the consultation will guide the creation of a biodiversity plan for Lac-Beauchamp Park, the development of a master plan for Lac-Beauchamp Park, and an update to the action plan of the Lac-Beauchamp Environmental Management Plan.

The online questionnaire can be completed at gatineau.ca/consultations.

Photo caption: As a popular destination in the east of Gatineau, Lac-Beauchamp Park faces several signs of aging but the City hopes to preserve the natural jewel.

Photo credit: Ville de Gatineau