The MP for Duplessis, Kateri Champagne Jourdain, affirms that the result of studies on the construction of a bridge over the Saguenay River, between Tadoussac and Baie-Sainte-Catherine, is expected “from one day to the next » from the Minister of Transport, Geneviève Guilbault.
“The result of these studies is expected any day now by the Minister of Transport, Geneviève Guilbaut,” she shared, speaking to the spokesperson for the Union 138 Coalition, Guillaume Tremblay. .
The Union 138 Coalition, which has been campaigning for the creation of a bridge between Tadoussac and Baie-Sainte-Catherine since 2017, organized a mobilization on Tuesday in front of the office of the MP for Duplessis, in Sept-Îles.
A large banner, loud music, easy-honking truckers and smoke bombs were all used to demand concrete answers from the MP, Kateri Champagne Jourdain.
“The next step is that they will be presented to us, the elected representatives of the Côte-Nord, at the beginning of 2025 and that they will be presented to the liaison committee on which representatives of civil society who are also representatives of the Union 138 Coalition,” she continues. “We have always been transparent in this matter and we will continue to be. »
A log for a bridge
Guillaume Tremblay offered a Christmas log bearing the image of the bridge to MP Kateri Champagne Jourdain, as a symbol of collaboration for this important project.
“It’s like a North Shore candy dish. […] There are a lot of projects on the North Shore that will be useful for all of Quebec,” shared the spokesperson for Coalition Union 138. “If we want to dip into the candy dish over the next few years, we will have to have a fixed link with the rest of Quebec. »
Guillaume Tremblay mentions in particular the hydroelectric transmission lines project planned in the MRCs of Manicouagan and Sept-Rivières, as well as the numerous mining projects taking place in the territory.
The mayor of Port-Cartier, Alain Thibault, was also present to present his support for the cause.
“It is absolutely important that elected officials are here to support the Coalition. Our respective populations, whether Port-Cartier or Sept-Îles, have to travel to large centers,” he says. “It’s been waiting for 40 years, and that’s how long it’s been happening. »
