On April 23rd, the Port and the City of Sept-Îles (Canada) announced their project “Rivage” (Coastline). The project will develop the waterfront and the lower part of the city, with land belonging to both the port and the city. The aim is to create a dynamic and accessible waterfront that reflects the history and culture of the community. To this end, the Rivage project is based on a co-creation process involving participants with a variety of expertise, including citizens and users. This group will be involved in the creation of a master plan for the development of the waterfront. The citizen consultation process already started in 2022. Caya Hein, the AIVP North America Manager, intervened during the citizen consultation process in a pannel on April 23rd, along with Steve Dubreuil, an anthropologist from the regional Musée régional de la Côte-Nord, and Caroline Girard, from the Architecture + Design Urbain firm who are tasked with the development of the plan and as moderator Marie-Amélie Dubé, from LLio (Laboratoire en innovation ouverte du Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup) who are in charge of organising the citizen consultation process. Caya Hein participated upon the request of the port of Sept-îles to provide international success case studies and examples of how to create an inviting waterfront for all parties involved.
