A small sailboat with an orange sail glides across calm blue water under a soft pink sky.

The Courrier du fleuve&nbsp; From Montreal to Isle-aux-Coudres, twelve stops to connect two islands in the St. Lawrence River, 400 km apart, without a motor&mdash;only by sails and oars.&nbsp;From August 10 to September 22, I will be traveling down the river aboard M&eacute;aban&mdash;a wooden sail-and-row boat built in Qu&eacute;bec City in 2009 by Lo&iuml;c Le Sellin.&nbsp;I will lead educational workshops with children in their riverside communities. Together, we&rsquo;ll talk about plankton, observe it under a microscope, and write letters to the children in the next village. Words carried by the current, from shore to shore.&nbsp;The events will unfold as the winds and tides dictate, in the form of impromptu gatherings.&nbsp;&nbsp;Everyone is invited&mdash;residents and vacationers, young and old&mdash;to take part in this Laurentian letter-writing chain.&nbsp;&nbsp;Where I&rsquo;ll drop&nbsp;anchor:&nbsp;MontrealVerch&egrave;resSorel-TraceyLouisevilleTrois-Rivi&egrave;resBatiscan&nbsp;PortneufNeuvilleQu&eacute;bec City&Icirc;le d&rsquo;Orl&eacute;ansBerthier-sur-merSaint-Jean-Port-JoliL&rsquo;Isle-aux-Coudres &nbsp;The exact locations will be confirmed on my Instagram Stories and on the website, depending on the weather and wind conditions (marinas, riverside parks, caf&eacute;s, etc.)&nbsp;Existing Support &nbsp;This project is founded on well-established partnerships:&nbsp;-Les&nbsp;Macronautes is the non-profit partner&mdash;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.macronautes.com/fr" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.macronautes.com/fr</a>-UQAR-ISMER is collaborating on the project&rsquo;s science outreach component through Dr. Mahdi El Bendif-SeaLabX is lending a portable microscope, the &ldquo;Curiosity,&rdquo; to be used in the plankton observation workshops Discussions are underway with other partners.&nbsp;In addition to these partners, I am also receiving support from dedicated colleagues and friends for the creation of a website and a documentary, as well as for communications, photography, and video production.&nbsp;How to Support Us&nbsp;The project requires a great deal of time, preparation, and planning concerning equipment, safety, and logistics.&nbsp;&nbsp;The project will also be the subject of a documentary by Gabrielle C&ocirc;t&eacute; and Anne-Charlotte C&ocirc;t&eacute;.&nbsp;Excluding the sailboat, scientific equipment, and volunteer contributions, we estimate a budget of $30,000 for this journey and the workshops. Every donation, no matter the amount, helps bring this adventure to life. With your support, we can offer free workshops to the young people in the riverside communities and deliver a cultural, eco-friendly project that makes science approachable. And who am I?&nbsp;Gwenn Duval&mdash;I&rsquo;m a sailing instructor, a trained oceanographer, and I nurture my deep passion for literature, poetry, and adventure stories. To follow the adventure and get more information on the dates and locations of the events: <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1782848397/wysiwyg/zjx2kdwqf5aa6f68i27r.png" style="text-align: left; width: 81px; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="text-align: left; width: 81px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Follow the adventure@courrierdufleuve | gwenn.ca Thanks to the great humans Ghislaine Le Moing and Emily Emerson for the translation.&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1782694121/wysiwyg/hqmyw2c0at0jcdoonhk4.jpg" style="text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you very much for supporting Courrier du fleuve. This donation is a great contribution to our mission. If you&rsquo;d like to help more, you can contact us to become a volunteer, or spread theword by talking about the project to your friends! Hoping to meet you in person at one of the riverside happenings, where the letters I&#39;ll carry by sailboat are written. Gwenn Duval <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:gwenn.duval@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">gwenn.duval@gmail.com</a><a fr-original-style="" href="https://gwenn.ca/" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://gwenn.ca/</a>

The Courrier du fleuve  From Montreal to Isle-aux-Coudres, twelve stops to connect two islands in the St. Lawrence River, 400 km apart, without a motor—only by sails and oars. From August 10 to September 22, I will be traveling down the river aboard Méaban—a wooden sail-and-row boat built in Québec City in 2009 by Loïc Le Sellin. I will lead educational workshops with children in their riverside communities. Together, we’ll talk about plankton, observe it under a microscope, and write letters to the children in the next village. Words carried by the current, from shore to shore. The events will unfold as the winds and tides dictate, in the form of impromptu gatherings.  Everyone is invited—residents and vacationers, young and old—to take part in this Laurentian letter-writing chain.  Where I’ll drop anchor: MontrealVerchèresSorel-TraceyLouisevilleTrois-RivièresBatiscan PortneufNeuvilleQuébec CityÎle d’OrléansBerthier-sur-merSaint-Jean-Port-JoliL’Isle-aux-Coudres  The exact locations will be confirmed on my Instagram Stories and on the website, depending on the weather and wind conditions (marinas, riverside parks, cafés, etc.) Existing Support  This project is founded on well-established partnerships: -Les Macronautes is the non-profit partner—<a href="https://www.macronautes.com/fr" target="_blank">https://www.macronautes.com/fr</a>-UQAR-ISMER is collaborating on the project’s science outreach component through Dr. Mahdi El Bendif-SeaLabX is lending a portable microscope, the “Curiosity,” to be used in the plankton observation workshops Discussions are underway with other partners. In addition to these partners, I am also receiving support from dedicated colleagues and friends for the creation of a website and a documentary, as well as for communications, photography, and video production. How to Support Us The project requires a great deal of time, preparation, and planning concerning equipment, safety, and logistics.  The project will also be the subject of a documentary by Gabrielle Côté and Anne-Charlotte Côté. Excluding the sailboat, scientific equipment, and volunteer contributions, we estimate a budget of $30,000 for this journey and the workshops. Every donation, no matter the amount, helps bring this adventure to life. With your support, we can offer free workshops to the young people in the riverside communities and deliver a cultural, eco-friendly project that makes science approachable. And who am I? Gwenn Duval—I’m a sailing instructor, a trained oceanographer, and I nurture my deep passion for literature, poetry, and adventure stories. To follow the adventure and get more information on the dates and locations of the events: <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1782848397/wysiwyg/zjx2kdwqf5aa6f68i27r.png" style="text-align:left;width:81px;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> Follow the adventure@courrierdufleuve | gwenn.ca Thanks to the great humans Ghislaine Le Moing and Emily Emerson for the translation.  <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1782694121/wysiwyg/hqmyw2c0at0jcdoonhk4.jpg" style="text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />

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Le Courrier du fleuve&nbsp; Un projet qui relie les citoyens du Saint-Laurent par des lettres transport&eacute;es en voilier.&nbsp; De&nbsp;Montr&eacute;al &agrave; l&#39;Isle-aux-Coudres, quarante-trois jours, douze escales pour relier deux &icirc;les du Saint-Laurent distantes de 400 km, sans moteur, &agrave; la voile et &agrave; la rame.&nbsp; Du 10 ao&ucirc;t au 22 septembre, je descendrai le fleuve &agrave; bord de M&eacute;aban &mdash; un voile-aviron en bois construit &agrave; Qu&eacute;bec en 2009 par Lo&iuml;c Le Sellin.&nbsp; J&#39;animerai des ateliers &eacute;ducatifs avec les enfants, dans leur communaut&eacute;s riveraines : on parlera de plancton, on l&#39;observera au microscope, et on &eacute;crira des lettres&nbsp;adress&eacute;es aux enfants du prochain village.&nbsp;Des mots port&eacute;s par le courant, de rive en rive.&nbsp; Les &eacute;v&egrave;nements se d&eacute;rouleront au gr&eacute; des vents et des mar&eacute;es, sous forme de happening.&nbsp; Vous &ecirc;tes tous invit&eacute;s, r&eacute;sidents ou vacanciers, petits ou grands, &agrave; participer &agrave; cette cha&icirc;ne &eacute;pistolaire laurentienne. &nbsp;O&ugrave; je jetterais l&#39;ancre/encre&nbsp; Montr&eacute;alVerch&egrave;res&nbsp;Sorel-Tracey&nbsp;LouisevilleTrois-Rivi&egrave;resBatiscanPortneuf&nbsp;Neuville&nbsp;Qu&eacute;bec&Icirc;le d&#39;Orl&eacute;ansBerthier-sur-mer&nbsp;Saint-Jean-Port-JoliL&#39;Isle-aux-Coudres Les lieux pr&eacute;cis seront confirm&eacute;s sur mes storys instagram et sur le site internet, au fur et &agrave; mesure du climat et des vents, (marinas, parcs riverains, caf&eacute;s, etc...) Le soutien d&eacute;j&agrave; en place&nbsp; Ce projet s&#39;appuie d&eacute;j&agrave; sur des collaborations solides avec des partenaires compl&eacute;mentaires :<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Les Macronautes&nbsp;est l&#39;OBNL partenaire - <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.macronautes.com/fr" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.macronautes.com/fr</a></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">L&#39;UQAR-ISMER collabore au volet de m&eacute;diation scientifique du projet via Dr. Mahdi El Bendif</li><li fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Le&nbsp;SeaLabX&nbsp;pr&ecirc;te un&nbsp;microscope portatif, le curiosity pour les ateliers d&#39;observation du plancton&nbsp;</li></ul>Des discussions sont en cours avec d&#39;autres partenaires. En plus des partenaires, je b&eacute;n&eacute;ficie aussi du soutien de valeureux coll&egrave;gues et amis pour la cr&eacute;ation d&#39;un site internet, d&#39;un documentaire, pour la communication, les images photos et vid&eacute;os.&nbsp; Comment nous appuyer&nbsp; Le projet n&eacute;cessite beaucoup de temps, de pr&eacute;paration et de planification, que ce soit au niveau du mat&eacute;riel, de la s&eacute;curit&eacute; ou de la logistique.Le projet fera &eacute;galement l&#39;objet d&#39;un documentaire par Gabrielle C&ocirc;t&eacute; et Anne-Charlotte C&ocirc;t&eacute;.&nbsp; En excluant le voilier, le mat&eacute;riel scientifique et l&#39;implication b&eacute;n&eacute;vole, nous calculons un budget de 30&nbsp;000$&nbsp;pour ce p&eacute;riple et la tenue des ateliers. Chaque don, peu importe le montant, nous aide &agrave; concr&eacute;tiser cette aventure, &agrave; offrir gratuitement ces ateliers aux jeunes des communaut&eacute;s riveraines et &agrave; assurer le rayonnement d&#39;un projet culturel, de vulgarisation scientifique et soucieux de l&#39;environnement.&nbsp; Et moi, qui suis-je ?&nbsp; Gwenn Duval, je suis instructrice de voile hauturi&egrave;re, oc&eacute;anographe de formation et je cultive ma grande passion pour la litt&eacute;rature, la po&eacute;sie et les r&eacute;cits d&#39;aventure.&nbsp; Pour suivre l&#39;aventure, avoir plus d&#39;information sur les dates et les lieux des happenings, rendez-vous sur Facebook, Instagram ou sur le site internet.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1782848397/wysiwyg/zjx2kdwqf5aa6f68i27r.png" style="width: 76px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 76px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">@courrierdufleuve | <a fr-original-style="" href="https://gwenn.ca/" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://gwenn.ca/</a><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1782694121/wysiwyg/hqmyw2c0at0jcdoonhk4.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Merci de tout c&oelig;ur pour votre participation &agrave; Courrier du fleuve. Ce don contribue grandement &agrave; notre mission. Si vous souhaitez contribuer davantage &agrave; notre projet, contactez-nous pour devenir b&eacute;n&eacute;vole, ou parlez du projet &agrave; vos amis! En esp&eacute;rant vous retrouver lors d&#39;un happening le long de l&#39;eau, o&ugrave; les lettres transport&eacute;es seront &eacute;crites.&nbsp; Gwenn Duval <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:gwenn.duval@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">gwenn.duval@gmail.com</a><a fr-original-style="" href="https://gwenn.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://gwenn.ca/</a>

Le Courrier du fleuve  Un projet qui relie les citoyens du Saint-Laurent par des lettres transportées en voilier.  De Montréal à l'Isle-aux-Coudres, quarante-trois jours, douze escales pour relier deux îles du Saint-Laurent distantes de 400 km, sans moteur, à la voile et à la rame.  Du 10 août au 22 septembre, je descendrai le fleuve à bord de Méaban — un voile-aviron en bois construit à Québec en 2009 par Loïc Le Sellin.  J'animerai des ateliers éducatifs avec les enfants, dans leur communautés riveraines : on parlera de plancton, on l'observera au microscope, et on écrira des lettres adressées aux enfants du prochain village. Des mots portés par le courant, de rive en rive.  Les évènements se dérouleront au gré des vents et des marées, sous forme de happening.  Vous êtes tous invités, résidents ou vacanciers, petits ou grands, à participer à cette chaîne épistolaire laurentienne.  Où je jetterais l'ancre/encre  MontréalVerchères Sorel-Tracey LouisevilleTrois-RivièresBatiscanPortneuf Neuville QuébecÎle d'OrléansBerthier-sur-mer Saint-Jean-Port-JoliL'Isle-aux-Coudres Les lieux précis seront confirmés sur mes storys instagram et sur le site internet, au fur et à mesure du climat et des vents, (marinas, parcs riverains, cafés, etc...) Le soutien déjà en place  Ce projet s'appuie déjà sur des collaborations solides avec des partenaires complémentaires :<ul><li>Les Macronautes est l'OBNL partenaire - <a href="https://www.macronautes.com/fr" target="_blank">https://www.macronautes.com/fr</a></li><li>L'UQAR-ISMER collabore au volet de médiation scientifique du projet via Dr. Mahdi El Bendif</li><li>Le SeaLabX prête un microscope portatif, le curiosity pour les ateliers d'observation du plancton </li></ul>Des discussions sont en cours avec d'autres partenaires. En plus des partenaires, je bénéficie aussi du soutien de valeureux collègues et amis pour la création d'un site internet, d'un documentaire, pour la communication, les images photos et vidéos.  Comment nous appuyer  Le projet nécessite beaucoup de temps, de préparation et de planification, que ce soit au niveau du matériel, de la sécurité ou de la logistique.Le projet fera également l'objet d'un documentaire par Gabrielle Côté et Anne-Charlotte Côté.  En excluant le voilier, le matériel scientifique et l'implication bénévole, nous calculons un budget de 30 000$ pour ce périple et la tenue des ateliers. Chaque don, peu importe le montant, nous aide à concrétiser cette aventure, à offrir gratuitement ces ateliers aux jeunes des communautés riveraines et à assurer le rayonnement d'un projet culturel, de vulgarisation scientifique et soucieux de l'environnement.  Et moi, qui suis-je ?  Gwenn Duval, je suis instructrice de voile hauturière, océanographe de formation et je cultive ma grande passion pour la littérature, la poésie et les récits d'aventure.  Pour suivre l'aventure, avoir plus d'information sur les dates et les lieux des happenings, rendez-vous sur Facebook, Instagram ou sur le site internet. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1782848397/wysiwyg/zjx2kdwqf5aa6f68i27r.png" style="width:76px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto 5px 0px;text-align:left;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />@courrierdufleuve | <a href="https://gwenn.ca/" target="_blank">https://gwenn.ca/</a><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1782694121/wysiwyg/hqmyw2c0at0jcdoonhk4.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />

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   - **Mission:** Courrier du fleuve is dedicated to promoting sustainable transportation and environmental awareness along riverine communities. Their mission is to facilitate eco-friendly communication and logistics solutions that connect communities while preserving the natural ecosystem of river environments.
   - **Cause:** The organization focuses on reducing carbon footprints and fostering sustainable development in riverine areas through innovative transportation methods and community engagement.

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   - **Events:** They host events that bring together stakeholders from various sectors to discuss and implement sustainable transportation solutions.
   - **Fundraising Campaigns:** The organization conducts fundraising campaigns to support their projects and initiatives focused on environmental conservation and sustainable logistics.

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