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“Sponge” parks | The MIL Campus receives an international development award
The “sponge” parks for harvesting rainwater installed on the MIL Campus of the University of Montreal have been recognized internationally by the distinction of the 2024 Sustainable Development Trophy from…
A first sponge street to try to reduce the risk of flooding
A section of Larivière Street will become the first “sponge street” in Montreal, in the Sainte-Marie district, an area where several residents have seen their homes flooded repeatedly in recent…
Montreal will develop a first sponge street in 2025
Montreal will create a first “sponge” street in the Centre-Sud district in 2025 in order to reduce the impacts of heavy rains. This project will be carried out on a…
Montreal will develop nearly 30 parks and 400 “sponge” sidewalks to resist the rains
To face climate change, the City of Montreal intends to develop nearly 30 parks and 400 so-called “sponge” sidewalks over the next two years to better withstand heavy rains. The…
Montreal will develop 30 “sponge” parks within two years
Montreal plans to create 30 parks and 400 “sponge” sidewalks on its territory over the next two years. These initiatives aim to reduce the impacts of climate change, the manifestations…
Montreal will develop nearly 30 parks and 400 “sponge” sidewalks to resist the rains
The City of Montreal will develop nearly 30 parks and 400 so-called “sponge” sidewalks, the objective of which is to better withstand heavy rains, over the next two years. The…
In case of heavy showers | Montreal wants sponge streets
After the parks flood in the event of heavy downpours, the City of Montreal plans to transform certain roads into “sponge streets” to allow water to penetrate the ground. Posted…
Chronicle – The sponge city, better protection against floods
Not so long ago, when a deluge fell on our heads, we immediately remembered the dates of July 14, 1987 (in Montreal) and July 20, 1996 (in Saguenay). These milestones…
“A big sponge” to regulate Laval’s water management
Quebec and Ottawa will help Laval resolve its water management problem by curbing the discharge of unfiltered water into the Rivière des Prairies and the St. Lawrence River. Posted yesterday…
Our oldest cousin is not the sponge after all…
In “The science ticket of the weekend”, we are looking for the oldest animal lineage, a billion years ago, therefore, ours. We thought the sponge was our first cousin. But…
Our oldest cousin is not the sponge after all…
In “The science ticket of the weekend”, we are looking for the oldest animal lineage, a billion years ago, therefore, ours. We thought the sponge was our first cousin. But…
California researchers want to use the oceans as a CO2 sponge to fight global warming
Researchers from the Californian University of Ucla, in Los Angeles, are working on a technology which would, thanks to electrolysis, empty CO2 from the oceans so that they can absorb…
[Chronique] The sponge city | The duty
To think of changing the results by reproducing the same gestures is staggering naivety. Throughout history, humans have innovated in the face of significant life-threatening challenges. Producing new means of…
A Montreal public square acts as a sponge during heavy downpours
This text is taken from the Courrier de la Planète of November 8, 2022. To subscribe, click here. The rain better watch out! Place des Fleurs-de-Macadam, on Le Plateau-Mont-Royal,…