For many Quebecers, holidays are an opportunity to take walks and travel, but for many municipalities, we would prefer that you stay at home to practice your outdoor activities. Indeed, a growing number of municipalities restrict access to their residents only or impose prohibitive fees on non-residents for access to a boat launch, a parking lot, a park, a bike path or simply a swimming at the edge of a lake. I see it in Montreal, Varennes, Contrecoeur, Repentigny, Sainte-Thérèse or Bromont, but people tell me that the phenomenon is spreading throughout Quebec. Alongside this, advertising campaigns inviting regional tourism appear rather out of step.
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