With the winter season starting in full force, snowmobilers who use the ferry to Tadoussac are facing an immediate problem:
between 300 and 400 meters separate them from the nearest snowmobile trail.
The mayors of Tadoussac and Sacré-C œurur want to remedy this situation.
Snowmobilers are forced to borrow route 138, straightly, which is not normally tolerated, mourns Lise Bouliane, mayor of Sacré-C dur, on the airwaves of the show Coast to Coast.
This could cause problems, as they have to use the same lanes as motorists.
Lise Bouliane states that the lack of snowmobile tracks could have an impact on tourism.
This problem has persisted at least since last winter, according to Claude Brassard, mayor of Tadoussac.
By the way, this case is one of the last ones he handled while he was employed at the MRC of the Haute-Côte-Nord.
According to him, the issue is also economic.
White gold is the North Coast that has it now, he claims referring to winter tourism.
We've been talking about developing our winter for years, and this is a good opportunity to do it.
The new mayor of Tadoussac, Claude Brassard, intends to negotiate with the Sépaq to establish a map
A forbidden path
However, a potential route could be considered if it did not pass through the territory of the Fjord-du-Saguenay National Park.
The Sépaq refuses to have a path established on their property, so we will try to find a solution, because it is the gateway to the North Coast, Lise Bouliane says.
All the tourism that comes from Charlevoix and the rest of Quebec goes through the ferry, she adds.
The two elected intend to bring together many actors from the field, including Tourism Côte-Nord, the Ministry of Transport, the Sûreté du Québec and the snowmobiling club Les Rôdeurs, to find a solution that would suit all parties.
The issue was discussed on Thursday, during the meeting of the council of the MRC of the Haute-Côte-Nord, reports Claude Brassard.
Radio Canada featuring Catherine Paquette
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