[English follows] "Le gel et le changement s'accompagnent de sentiments contradictoires. En parcourant les sentiers de montagne en hiver et au printemps à Val Morin, je me souviens des nombreuses formes de l'eau. Les formations glaciaires changeantes transforment quotidiennement le plateau laurentien. Alors que les cycles saisonniers révèlent la fonte des surfaces et des textures, je me souviens de la fonte de notre couche de pergélisol et de son impact sur les gens et leur environnement."
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"Mixed feelings come with deep freeze and change. While walking shifting mountain trails in winter and spring months in Val Morin, I am reminded of water’s many shapes. Changing glacial formations transform the Laurentian Plateau daily. While seasonal cycles reveal melting surfaces and textures, I am reminded of our thawing permafrost layer and its impact on people and their environment. Mixed feelings come with deep freeze and change. While walking shifting mountain trails in winter and spring months in Val Morin, I am reminded of water’s many shapes. Changing glacial formations transform the Laurentian Plateau daily. While seasonal cycles reveal melting surfaces and textures, I am reminded of our thawing permafrost layer and its impact on people and their environment."
- Francois Morelli