Memories
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In order to disseminate our environmental expertise and innovative ideas as widely as possible, we share our research reports, analyses and briefs here.
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Brief submitted in September 2024 by GRAME to the l’Office de consultation publique de Montréal (OCPM), ds part of the consultation process on the draft Montréal Urban and Mobility Plan (Plan d’urbanisme et de mobilité de Montréal)
Brief submitted by Imagine Lachine-Est and GRAME to the Agence régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM), as part of the public consultation on the Projet du grand Sud-Ouest de Montréal.
Brief submitted by GRAME to the Commission sur l’eau, l’environnement, le développement durable et les grands parcs, as part of the consultation on the future of water in Montreal.
Complete list of our publications
2024
September 2024
Seizing the ambitious momentum of the Montréal Master Plan for Urban Planning and Mobility
Brief submitted in September 2024 by GRAME to the l’Office de consultation publique de Montréal (OCPM), ds part of the consultation process on the draft Montréal Urban and Mobility Plan (Plan d’urbanisme et de mobilité de Montréal)
February 2024
The streetcar, key to the Projet structurant du Grand Sud-Ouest: Public consultation on the Greater Montreal South-West Structure Link
Brief submitted by Imagine Lachine-Est and GRAME to the Agence régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM), as part of the public consultation on the Projet du grand Sud-Ouest de Montréal.
2023
September 2023
The future of water in Montreal: Investing more to benefit more
Brief submitted by GRAME to the Commission sur l’eau, l’environnement, le développement durable et les grands parcs, as part of the consultation on the future of water in Montreal.
February 2023
Metropolitan Residual Materials Management Plan 2024-2031
Brief submitted to the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM) as part of the consultation on the draft 2024-2031 Metropolitan Residual Materials Management Plan.
2022
December 2022
District heating networks and geothermal energy: additions to the Roadmap - Towards zero-emission buildings in Montréal by 2040
Brief submitted by GRAME and Imagine Lachine-Est to the public consultation of the Commission sur l’eau, l’environnement, le développement durable et les grands parcs de la Ville de Montréal, on the “Roadmap – Towards zero-emission buildings in Montreal by 2040”.
October 2022
Ecological connectivity and active mobility in Montreal's southwest: Bringing nature back to the center of the city
Brief produced and submitted jointly by the Collectif en connectivité du sud-ouest de Montréal as part of the consultations on the OCPM’s Projet de Ville 2050.
July 2022
Cargo streetcars and cargo bikes in Lachine - Turning challenges into opportunities
Literature review submitted in July 2022 by GRAME to the Borough of Lachine as part of GRAME’s scoping study on the implementation of tram-cargo and bike-cargo freight transportation systems in Lachine (Updated 2025).
May 2022
Greening and social impact assessment in eastern Lachine: the Duff-Court case study
Thesis by Étienne Tardif-Paradis, master’s student at Université de Montréal, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and Science.
May 2022
A unique opportunity to build the Lachine of tomorrow
Brief submitted by GRAME to the Office de Consultation Publique de Montréal, as part of the consultation on the Lachine-Est eco-district PPU.
April 2022
Brief from the Comité transport de Lachine on the Lachine-Est PPU
Brief from the Lachine-Est Working Group of the Lachine Transportation Committee.
January 21, 2022
Hydrogen and bioenergy: Uses and mirages
Submission to the Quebec government’s consultation on green hydrogen and bioenergies
2021
March 31, 2021
Geothermal energy and other missing links for carbon-neutral buildings
As part of the public consultation on green and intelligent buildings (BVI) conducted by Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI).
February 5, 2021
15 recommendations to combat food waste
Brief submitted to the Commission sur l’eau, l’environnement, le développement durable et les grands parcs (City of Montreal).
January 14, 2021
Banning single-use plastics
Comments on the “Proposed integrated management approach for plastic products to reduce waste and prevent pollution”.
2020
December 14, 2020
The downtown/Lachine/Dorval tramway, an unavoidable priority
Why the new tramway must be a pillar of a genuine strategic transportation development plan for Greater Montreal. A joint brief from the Groupe de recommandations et d’actions pour un meilleur environnement (GRAME) and Imagine Lachine-Est
September 2020
ARTM and pricing: Outdated proposals that overlook recent issues
Brief presented to the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain in collaboration with Coalition Climat Montréal.
July 30, 2020
Quebec City tramway: A lever for sustainable mobility
Brief submitted on July 30, 2020 to the Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE), as part of the file concerning the Quebec City tramway construction project.
January 20, 2020
Plan directeur de gestion des matières résiduelles (PDGMR) 2020-2025: An integrated approach to residual materials management
Brief presented, as part of the public consultation on the PDGMR 2020-2025, to the Commission
permanente du conseil municipal de Montréal sur l’eau, l’environnement, le développement durable et les grands parcs.
2019
November 12, 2019
Flyer control: Towards an integrated approach to waste management
Brief presented to the Montreal City Council Standing Committee on Water, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Large Parks as part of the public consultation on flyer control.
October 31, 2019
Electrification and climate change plan 2021-2030: An integrated approach to carbon neutrality: Energy, mobility, territory
Brief submitted as part of the public consultation on the Government of Quebec’s (MELCC) Electrification and Climate Change Plan (ECCP).
October 28, 2019
Sustainable mobility policy 2030 : Financing sustainable mobility as a vector of transition
Brief submitted as part of the work on financing sustainable mobility (Ministère des transports du Québec).
August 10, 2019
The challenges of local glass recycling and recovery
Commentary submitted under the Initiative Mandate of the Committee on Transport and the Environment (National Assembly).
May 17, 2019
Lachine-Est: Being ambitious for tomorrow's Lachine
Brief submitted to the OCPM as part of the public consultations on the future Lachine-Est sector.
May 10, 2019
Draft amendment to the PMGMR 2015-2020 : Another step towards reduction at source
Brief submitted to the Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM) public consultation.
2018
November 15, 2018
Turcot Nature Park: How to get there?
Brief and recommendations submitted to the OCPM as part of the public consultation on the future Turcot nature park.
June 20, 2018
Motherhouse of the Sisters of Sainte-Anne: Respecting the spirit of the place to create tomorrow's opportunity
Brief and recommendations submitted to the OCPM as part of the public consultation on the Maison mère des Soeurs de Sainte-Anne in Lachine.
2017
June 20, 2017
Brief submitted to the OCPM as part of the public consultations on the Turcot urban economic and social development plan (UESDP).
May 2, 2017
Brief submitted to the OCPM as part of the public consultations on the future of the Pierrefonds-Ouest sector.
2016
November 2016
Brief presented to the OCPM as part of the public consultations on the Downtown Strategy.
November 21, 2016
Brief presented to the Montreal City Council Commission on Water, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Large Parks as part of the consultation on municipal green building bylaws and tools.
September 22, 2016
Brief submitted to the Bureau d’audience publique sur l’environnement (BAPE) on the Caisse de dépôts et de placements du Québec (CDPQ-Infra) metropolitan electrical network (EMN) project.
September 22, 2016
Brief submitted to the Bureau d’audience publique sur l’environnement (BAPE) by the Caisse de dépôts et de placements du Québec (CDPQ-Infra) on behalf of the borough of Lachine, City of Montreal, concerning the metropolitan electrical network (EMN) project.
September 22, 2016
Brief prepared for the City of Dorval, submitted to the Bureau d’audience publique sur l’environnement (BAPE) on the Caisse de dépôts et de placements du Québec (CDPQ-Infra) metropolitan electrical network (EMN) project.
April 20, 2016
Brief submitted to the Consultation publique sur le projet d’Oléoduc Énergie-Est de TransCanada – section québécoise.
January 15, 2016
Submission to the Consultations on Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) and Hydrocarbon Development in Quebec.
2015
October 8, 2015
Brief prepared by GRAME and submitted to the Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM) for public consultation on TransCanada’s Énergie-Est oil pipeline project.
September 28, 2015
Brief prepared by GRAME and submitted to the Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal for the public consultation on the draft 2015-2020 Metropolitan Residual Materials Management Plan (PMGMR).
September 14, 2015
Brief submitted by GRAME as part of the Consultations particulières et auditions publiques sur le rapport de la Commission d’examen sur la fiscalité québécoise, held by the Government of Quebec’s Commission des finances publiques.
June 4, 2015
Brief prepared by GRAME and submitted to the Commission municipale sur l’eau, l’environnement, le développement durable et les grands parcs de la Ville de Montréal as part of the public consultations on “Les enjeux et les impacts du bannissement des sacs d’emplettes à usage unique”.
2014
November 2014
Research report produced by GRAME and submitted to the Commission d’examen sur la fiscalité québécoise.
2013
September 10, 2013
Brief prepared by GRAME, CRUISP and CDEC-Lasalle-Lachine and submitted in early September to the Office de consultation publique de Montréal.
May 14, 2013
Brief submitted by GRAME, CRUISP and CASUAL to the Commission sur les transports et les travaux publics.
2012
November 29, 2012
Final report on the Lachine Collective Garden Network’s 2012 gardening season.
June 14, 2012
Brief submitted to the OCPM as part of the public consultations on urban agriculture in Montreal.
May 2, 2012
Brief presented to the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal as part of the public consultations on the financing of public transit.
2011
December 12, 2011
Complément de mémoire du GRAME présenté à la Régie de l’énergie dans le cadre du projet de lecture à distance d’Hydro-Québec.
December 7, 2011
Report by GRAME’s expert, Mr. Edmund Finamore, submitted to the Régie de l’énergie in connection with Hydro-Québec’s remote reading project.
October 26, 2011
GRAME’s brief to the Régie de l’énergie on Hydro-Québec’s remote reading project.
2010
November 15, 2010
Brief presented to the Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement. GRAME offers a macro-ecological vision of some of the key issues related to the future development of shale gas or any other hydrocarbon in Quebec.
2009
November 2, 2009
Brief presented to the Transport and Environment Committee of the Quebec National Assembly. GRAME proposes greenhouse gas reduction targets of at least 20% for 2020.
September 7, 2009
Brief presented to the Parliamentary Commission on the Financing of the Régie des Rentes du Québec. GRAME suggests the establishment of an ecological tax system to offset the effects of an aging population.
June 12, 2009
Brief submitted to the Commission of Inquiry of the Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE) on the Turcot complex reconstruction project in Montreal.
Map of alternative solutions proposed for the Montreal interchange rehabilitation project.
2008
March 10, 2008
Brief submitted in 2008 to suggest more ecological ways of managing the large number of parking spaces planned for the vast Griffintown real estate project in a former industrial district of Montreal. GRAME also suggests facilitating car-sharing services (e.g. Communauto).
February 26, 2008
Faced with ever-increasing waste production, GRAME suggests raising consumer awareness through an economic measure: waste pricing.
2007
August 2007
Brief presented to the City Council Commission and the Agglomeration Council Commission. GRAME’s contribution to the City of Montreal’s Transportation Plan.
March 2007
Ecological tax reform: issues from a Quebec and Canadian perspective (112 pages)
2006
April 25, 2006
Eastmain-1-A and Rupert Diversion, a priority for sustainable development (23 pages)
2005
June 8, 2005
Analyse des impacts du projet de prolongement de l’autoroute 25 d’un point de vue macroécologique. Brief presented to the Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE).
February 15, 2005
Brief submitted to the Ministère de l’Environnement du Québec. GRAME and Carrefour jeunesse-emploi Marquette support the government’s sustainable development approach and propose a few additions.
January 4, 2005
On the eve of the Kyoto Protocol’s entry into force, GRAME looks at Quebec’s energy future and proposes that the Commission de l’économie et du travail consider a strategy for sustainable development and energy efficiency.
2003
July 8, 2003
Report submitted to the evaluation committee for the directives for the impact assessment of the Eastmain-1-A and Rupert diversion project.
July 8, 2003
Brief submitted to the Evaluating Committee for the Eastmain-1-A and Rupert Diversion Project Impact Statement Guidelines.
February 10, 2003
Brief presented to the Parliamentary Commission on the Environment and Transport. GRAME presents the tools and measures needed to achieve Canadian and Quebec objectives.
2002
September 2002
“At the time of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the question of “how” becomes crucial”. GRAME presents a critical analysis of the four options presented by the Canadian government for developing its action plan to implement the Protocol.
September 2002
“At the time of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the question of “how” becomes crucial”. GRAME presents a critical analysis of the four options presented by the Canadian government for developing its action plan to implement the Protocol.
September 2002
“At the time of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the question of “how” becomes crucial”. GRAME presents a critical analysis of the four options presented by the Canadian government for developing its action plan to implement the Protocol.
May 2002
Action plan for sustainable development and climate protection (33 pages)
January 2002
The Ministère des Transports du Québec’s project: A short-term vision that will fuel urban sprawl (13 pages)
2001
December 2001
Transport after Kyoto: energy efficiency in cities (8 pages)
Analysis by GRAME, where gasoline consumption is considered an indicator of the macro-ecological performance of cities. The authors attempt to better understand the impact of urban planning on transportation needs.
October 2001
Energy efficiency, regulation and economic instruments: re-examining the vocation and design of energy efficiency and economic tools (133 pages)
September 2001
Greenhouse gas management tools: re-examining the purpose and design of energy efficiency, regulation and economic instruments (251 pages)
May 2001
Transport planning and management in a strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: the role of economic instruments (22 pages)
May 2001
Economic instruments and the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol: presentation of the approach (4 pages)
2000
September 6, 2000
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the City of Lachine: an assessment (9 pages)
1999
September 10, 1999
Case study illustrating an evaluation grid for economic instruments applied to greenhouse gas reduction (80 pages)
June 1999
Non-Monetary Costs of Generating Electricity: Where Does Hydro Stand? (9pages)
1998
November 1998
Sustainable development and updating Quebec’s forestry system (14 pages)
October 15, 1998
Climate change: analysis of the Canadian approach and strategic issues for Quebec (31 pages)
October 1, 1998
Climate change: strategic issues for Quebec (16 pages)
September 5, 1998
Using the lessons of the ice storm for sustainable development (14 pages)
July 1998
Electricity Generation and Environmental Externalities: The G.R.A.M.E Model (8 pages)
July 1998
The environmental externalities of electricity generation: the G.R.A.M.E model (8 pages)
May 15, 1998
Windpower and its Dependance on Hydro Reservoirs: Results from Wind Farms Simulations for Quebec (11 pages)
1996
December 3, 1996
Economic incentives: an essential complement to the future Régie de l’énergie (2 pages)
October 1996
Five major sustainable development projects for Montreal and the surrounding region (59 pages)
October 1996
Daring to decide for the metropolis (30 pages)
August 1996
For a sustainable development of taxation and financing of public services (84 pages)
August 1996
Legislative measures and economic incentives for waste management: Comparison of France, Germany and Quebec and lessons to be learned (62 pages)
1995
September 1995
Sustainable energy development = hydropower development x 3 dimensions of energy efficiency (99 pages)
July 20, 1995
Green taxes and the challenge of ecological tax reform: tools for sustainable development (49 pages)
June 1995
Ecological tax reform: a priority for sustainable development (31 pages)
1994
September 1994
Externalities, nuclear energy and waste management (30 pages)
August 14, 1994
Integrated resource planning (IRP), an approach that limits energy efficiency (6 pages)
May 1994
Registration fees proportional to fuel consumption: an energy efficiency tool (4 pages)
May 1994
Cogeneration in Quebec: Energy efficiency or polluting thermal power plants (10 pages)
May 1994
Gazmont power plant project (11 pages)
1993
August 26, 1993
The Indeck cogeneration project in Hull: A headlong rush into anti-hydroelectric psychosis (19 pages)
August 1993
Don’t miss history twice: Conceiving energy tax (5 pages)
February 1993
Rehabilitating hydropower and rejecting lies (28 pages)
January 1993
Tax reform for a sustainable economy (41 pages)
1991
May 1991
Sustainability analysis of the Petro-Canada Environment House (6 pages)
1990
November 1990
The SOLIGAZ project, natural gas development in Quebec and sustainable development (4 pages)
1989
January 4, 1989
Action plan: 1988-1998 – Transportation in the Montreal region (26 pages)
1988
January 4, 1989
Energy: the waste trilogy (3 pages)