Development at
Limoilou in 2006. The park was inaugurated on September 17, 2008, under the name
Parc linear de la rivière Saint-Charles. Its development is linked to the cleanup and redevelopment of the river banks which, in total, required investments of $160 million by the
government of Canada,
that of Quebec, the City of Quebec, as well as the
Quebec Wildlife Foundation which provided a contribution of 300 000 dollars. Starting in 2010, the Société de la rivière Saint-Charles will add to their traditional canoeing of the river hiking activities on the linear park trail for the 14th edition of the
Fête de la Rivière Saint-Charles.
Course The linear park covers the entire length of the river, from its mouth at Lake Saint-Charles to its mouth at
Port de Québec. Audio guides offer a guided hike between Maison O'Neill and Maison Dorion-Coulombe. In winter, 27 kilometers (2011) of trails are
groomed by the Société de la rivière Saint-Charles to allow walking on snow.
Public art The section between
Samson bridge and
Scott bridge presents ten works of art by the Quebec artist of origin
Vietnamese
Truong Chanh Trung representing species of birds frequenting the river:
ring-billed gull,
double-crested cormorant,
white pigeon,
blackbird,
two-colored swallow,
great blue heron,
mallard,
kildir plover,
black duck and
kingfisher. These bronze sculptures are erected on top of old lamppost casks to light them up at night. They recall the return of fauna and flora on the banks of the river with its renaturalization. The bench
Being river, a welded aluminum work by the artist
Luce Pelletier, represents two intertwined fishes. == Notes and references ==