Environment

The Urban Planning and Land Use Department includes an environmental component aimed at informing, promoting, and ensuring the quality and preservation of our natural environments.

Environment Capsules

Distribution d'arbres 17 mai 2025 EN

REMINDER: Free tree distribution on Saturday, May 17 and family tree planting activity!

12 May 2025
Distribution of free trees Saturday, May 17, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.: distribution will be carried out in the Town Hall parking lot...
04-avril 22 Jour de la Terre 2024 EN

Earth Day: Dandelion Challenge, distribution of trees and rainwater harvesting barrels

22 April 2025
Dandelion Challenge For the fourth year running, the Town of Sutton is taking up the Dandelion Challenge, inviting residents and municipalities not to mow their...
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April 15: deadline for removing winter shelters

8 April 2025
Reminder of the definition of a temporary winter shelter: A dismountable structure, with a metal or wooden frame, covered with canvas or non-rigid materials, used...
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Standards in effect for certain types of prohibited buildings

8 April 2025
In accordance with Zoning By-law number 115-2 (Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 1.9) in force, the following are prohibited throughout the Town's territory: The use...
Stratégie-quebecoise-deconomie deau-potable 2019-2025 -FB

Quebec’s strategy for saving drinking water: a podcast to talk about water!

1 April 2025
- QUEBEC GOVERNMENT INFORMATION - A podcast about water! Any way you can to talk about water, including podcasting! With this in mind, the Pensez...
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Publication of the 2023 surface water quality monitoring report (phase 1) of three Sutton watercourses

9 August 2024
TO VIEW THE REPORT, click here (in French only). Water quality monitoring of the territory's watercourses detects the presence of contaminants such...
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The quality of my well water and my responsibilities…

30 July 2024
Water is a resource as precious as it is vital. As the owner of an individual well or a small network serving fewer than 21...
Berce du Caucase (source MAPAQ)

Invasive exotic plants and control measures – Part 2: giant hogweed

13 June 2024
Plant characteristics For humans, contact with hogweed sap, combined with exposure to light (natural or artificial ultraviolet rays), causes lesions on the skin. These lesions...
Japanese knotweed colony (source: MELCC)

Invasive exotic plants and control measures – Part 1: Japanese knotweed

13 June 2024
Japanese knotweed is a fast-growing herbaceous perennial often found on residential lots as an ornamental plant. It colonizes a wide variety of soils and prefers...
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Important things to know before proceeding with backfill on private property

4 June 2024
1) Validate the location where the fill will be delivered, and where it will be spread (backfilled); Forward a plan (can be homemade or handmade)...
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Riparian buffer strip: respect a 10 to 15 m strip for your gardens, flowerbeds, composts, chicken coops or paddocks

16 April 2024
Gardens, flowerbeds, composts, chicken coops and paddocks are prohibited in a 10 to 15 m strip running alongside watercourses, ponds and wetlands (the riparian buffer...
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MRC Guide to Compostable Tableware

9 February 2024
The purpose of this guide is to demystify the compostable packaging accepted at the Zone-Éco composting facility in Cowansville. It will also help you choose...

Environment Reports

Surface water quality monitoring report

Surface water quality monitoring report 2025-2026 (in French only)

Surface water quality monitoring report - 2023 (in French only)

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