The Groupe Bellemare company is disturbing the citizens of Trois-Rivières. About ten of them plan to raise their complaints during the council meeting on Tuesday, October 3rd.
Yannick Daviault belongs to this group of citizens. Noise, dust and smells: He says he experiences daily harassment from his neighbor, the Groupe Bellemare.
They and others have documented what they believe are the impacts of the company’s activities. They will present their file to elected officials in Trois-Rivières. Mr. Daviault would like to ask you in particular about the development, as the city’s planning regulations no longer allow the upgrading of glass in this area since January 2022.
“In the development plan it is considered rural. In the end we have a multisite on rural land. That’s where our questions come from,” said Yannick Daviault.
Gilbert Cabana is also a resident of the industry and is a full professor of environmental sciences at the University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières. He is concerned about the data he has received on the presence of substances near the site of the Groupe Bellemare in the Lavoir stream upstream.
“I wear two hats. I am a citizen, but also a researcher. That is why I would like to inform the Council about what we have done. From what we found. I’m currently writing what I’m going to send to the city, the Ministry of the Environment, the basic data, the so-called raw data.
The Bellemare group did not want to grant an interview to TVA Nouvelles.
A press release said it had implemented dozens of preventive measures and invested millions of dollars to reduce the impact of its activities, particularly near the Lavoir River.
The company hopes to work together to develop solutions to citizens’ concerns at a monitoring committee meeting on October 25.
Yannick Daviault is part of this committee and wants to make his voice heard. Still, he continues to reach out to local and provincial elected officials in hopes of regaining some quality of life on his land.
“I think we want to assert our rights as citizens. Based on our research, I dare to believe they will make the right decisions,” he said.