Environmental activities

New location in 2025: Maison Félix-Leclerc (186, chemin de l’Anse)

See the Calendar section of the website for full conference details. 

Registrations 

Online or by phone at 450 455-3371

The City of Vaudreuil-Dorion has been organizing the Horticultural Fair since 2020. Citizens can come and pick up compost, wood chips, eco-friendly grass seeds, shrubs, small trees, and more. Once planted, these plants will contribute to greening and beautifying the city.

In 2025, the Horticultural Fair will take place from May 9 to 11 at the municipal arena.

Registration

Registration starts on April 28 at 9 a.m.
Citizen card required
Registrations will end on May 6 at 4:30 p.m. or until availability and stock are exhausted.

Purchase of shrubs

• Maximum of two per citizen
• No two shrubs of the same species may be selected.
• Cost: $10/shrub (payment online at time of reservation)

Unsold shrubs on the online platform will be available for purchase on May 9 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on May 10 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the municipal arena (cash (exact amount), debit or credit card).

See the full description of this year's plant offerings.

Compost and wood chips

Distribution Locations:

• Municipal Arena (9 Jeannotte Street)
• Harwood Nature Park (3900 Harwood Road)

Maximum of one 30-minute time slot per citizen.

Remaining quantities will be available for self-service on Sunday, May 11.

Schedule

Kiosks, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Service du génie et de l'environnement (Division environnement)

• Free distribution of melliferous plants, grass seed, milkweed seed and compostable bags
• Promotion of the biodiversity islands pilot project
• Information on organic waste collection

L'Effet papillon

• Seed bomb-making workshop
• Monarch butterfly awareness

COMQUAT

• Environmental literacy
• Raising awareness of residual materials management

Municipal library (Bouturothèque and Jardinothèque)

• Exchange of cuttings and seeds

Service des travaux publics (foresterie urbaine et horticulture)

• Raising awareness of the importance of the urban canopy
• Horticultural advice
• Free tree distribution thanks to the ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP)
• Perennial plant exchange. Bring perennials to give away or exchange!

L'Atelier Paysan

• Tips for a successful vegetable garden with Katryne Delisle

Centre prénatal et Jeunes Familles

• Children's craft workshop: decorating plant identification spoons for vegetable gardens.
• Storytime:
  11 a.m.: L'araignée farfelue
  1 p.m.: La chenille qui fait des trous
  2 p.m.: La forêt aux livres perdus
  
  

Mouvement d’action régionale en environnement (MARE)

• Information on environmental action
• Presentation of citizen environmental guides

Mères aux fronts

• Environmental awareness

Comité ZIP du Haut-Saint-Laurent

• Awareness of Quebec's various aquatic ecosystems and actions to protect them

Production Zakiry

• Face painting for children

As part of Tree and Forests Month and Quebec Intergenerational Week, the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion, in collaboration with the Association Panda de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, is organizing a tree-planting event at Maison-Valois Park on May 24, starting at 5:30 pm.

This activity aims to bring together people of all ages and backgrounds around a common goal: protecting the environment. The planting will have a positive impact on both urban biodiversity and the fight against climate change.

• Limited places
• Registration from May 13 to 23: environnement@ville.vaudreuil-dorion.qc.ca or 450 455-3371

We recommend that you wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Don't forget your water bottle!

Since 2020, the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion has been organizing the Chasse aux trésors to give a second life to objects. Citizens are invited to drop off furniture or other objects at the curb that they wish to give to the next person. On a first-come, first-served basis, interested parties will be able to take possession of these treasures, free of charge.

The Chasse aux trésors  take place in May and September. Citizens wishing to dispose of items can drop them off at the curb at 8 a.m. This year, no registration with the City is required. Participants will simply have to place a sign indicating "To Donate" next to their items.

It is important to note that all items not collected must be picked up by 9 p.m. on Sunday. In case of rain, the decision to take the items outside or not is up to the participants. Thank you for your understanding.

Household hazardous waste and unprotected sharps will not be allowed to be displayed at the curb during the event, which will take place rain or shine.

Dates in 2024:

• May 25 and 26
• September 28 and 29

Every year, from May to August, environmental awareness officers travel the streets of the City to answer citizens' environmental questions. They educate, inform and advise the public on environmental protection, in addition to leading various environmental awareness activities.

The Réparothon is held every year in October. This free activity offers citizens the opportunity to discuss and repair various objects. In 2024, the Réparothon will be held on October 26, between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Centre multisports André-Chagnon.

Kiosks on location:

• Aiguisage CL (knife sharpening - maximum of 3)
• Center d'action bénévole L'Actuel (pop-up mini thrift store)
• Cercle des fermières (simple clothing repair)
• Comité 21 (textile circular economy)
• PC-Teck (solving computer problems)
• Scout 19^e Vaudreuil-Dorion (repair of jewelry and broken or unsoldered objects)
• Tricentris (good recycling practices)
• City of Vaudreuil-Dorion (library, Le Lab and environment section)

Items that can be repaired:

• Jewelry
• Scissors
• Knives
• Blades
• Books
• Laptops and desktops
• Gardening tools
• Small objects made of wood, plastic, metal or ceramics
• Clothing and other textiles

The Réparothon will be a great opportunity to give a second life to your old clothes, whether by patching them up or giving them a new look. In collaboration with Le Lab, you'll be able to personalize them using digital printing. To do so, you'll need to bring your own garments or pieces of fabric, along with their images in digital format on a USB key. It will also be possible to have your broken books repaired at the Vaudreuil-Dorion library kiosk.

You can also dispose of old batteries, corks and pens at the Ville de Vaudreuil-Dorion booth.

Mini pop-up thrift shop

You're also invited to bring your own used clothes for donation or exchange.

Workshops

Conference: Avoiding obsolescence
as part of Écodécouvertes

By Mélissa de La Fontaine, COOP INCITA

Tuesday, October 22, 7 p.m.
Public Library

Who hasn't faced a case of obsolescence? A device that seems to give up the ghost the day after the warranty expires. A perfectly good cell phone that just doesn't seem to answer anymore. And that new, trendy sweater we've been buying for ourselves in spite of a full wardrobe! In this conference, you'll have the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the many facets of obsolescence, and discover the ways in which we can be part of the solution!

Online registration