Objectives:
- Bringing together the talents and ideas of people living in the region.
- Strengthening the sense of pride and belonging to the territory.
- Providing a visit card for the territory.
Following the publication of L’Atlas de la RBMU (an educational work) in 2009 and La grande aventure dans la Manicouagan (a comic book for young people) in 2015, the MUBR produced the beautiful book L’œil du Québec, published by Éditions Sylvain Harvey. This work, which combines breathtaking images, poetry by regional writers and photographers, and previously unpublished anecdotes from recent history, is a testimony to and a shared awareness of the region’s uniqueness. With a preface by the biologist, oceanographer, and comedian-storyteller Boucar Diouf, this book is “possibly the most beautiful I have produced in my 25-year career,” says Sylvain Harvey, a publisher specializing in coffee table books.
The 160-page bilingual book contains texts by twelve amateur and professional authors, collected through a call for submissions made possible by a partnership with the Recréer la Côte writing circle. The main photographers are René Méthot, Étienne Lampron, Denis Harvey, and Serge Jauvin. The book was available in bookstores throughout Quebec and directly from the MUBR office, as well as in digital format.
Impact for Manicouagan:
These books recount the richness of a region recognized by UNESCO since 2007 as a biosphere region and the local desire to innovate, showcase the exceptional character of the territory, and implement a collective approach that reflects this uniqueness. In the spirit of cultivating a sense of belonging and pride, particularly among young people, these books have been distributed free of charge to students at several schools in the region.
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