ABSTRACT
This chapter examines how and to what extent the law protects the ecosystem of Mont Tremblant and the resort area at its base in the face of considerable tourism and development pressures. It focuses on three different areas which transect the mountain from top to bottom: the skiable domain on the mountain itself, the base camps on the lower reaches of the mountain, and a protected trust area at the foot. The assessment procedure under Quebec's Environment Quality Act is also discrete, or piecemeal, in approach. Although the evaluation of projects is done in a comprehensive way, the projects subject to evaluation are limited in scope. The Act respecting Land Use Planning and Development authorizes a municipality to make the issuance of a building permit conditional on the existence of water and sewer services that comply with the Environment Quality Act, another example of legislative nesting.
