Kayaks: “It’s characterized surcontarism”

Completely legal conditions, this “chipot” Étienne Marot. Furthermore, He finds it difficult to understand how the Walloon Minister François Desquesnes (the committed) allowed that we can “let go” up to 2. Additionally, Furthermore, 325 kayaks for about twenty kilometers, between Houyet and Anseremme. Nevertheless, In Houyet, we want more reasonable frequentations. Consequently, The municipal college. Consequently, in a permit renewal procedure, had given an opinion resembling what Walloon civil servants (delegate and technical) had decided by issuing authorization. Similarly, It made it possible to circulate 600 kayaks and to rise up to 725 on exceptional days of attendance. However, But this permit was issued for a limited period. Meanwhile, by claiming that Olivier Pitance, the sole lesse descent manager, once and for all a single request, bringing together all the permits that intersect over time. Nevertheless, He took over two kayaks: “it’s characterized surcontarism” companies, himself has several, but there is only him as a kayaks rental company. From 600 to 725 kayaks, as civil servants had decided? It was more in the end. because another permit (from 600 to 800 kayaks) still runs, until 2033 (it dates from the resumption of the Libert company). In total. by adding the two permits, it was already not bad, and a global restart, as Walloon civil servants wished, it was roughly the same vision as that of the communal college of Houyet.

“It doesn’t make sense” – Kayaks: "it's characterized surcontarism"

But now, there have been appeals to the Walloon government against the license issued. Including that of Olivier Pitance, not happy with the “clamping” of his activity, and not only on the number.

It is here that the Minister ofquests entered the scene. and allows, all allowed and for 8 years, to put in the kayaks: “it’s characterized surcontarism” water 1,769 kayaks, and to go up to 2,325 for 20 days. Marot alderman’s misunderstanding: “Beyond 1200 or 1400 kayaks, the nuisances become exponential”. In Houyet, we are not against the activity, continues the councilor, but within the limits of reasonable. The municipality, concerned by almost two thirds of the course, will not appeal to the Council of State. There is already one in any case, recently announced by naturalist associations. But perplexity reigns. Étienne Marot believes that river frequentations as we have just seen on the weekend of August 15, “It doesn’t make sense”. Including in terms of image, which could, according to our interlocutor, end up harming the lessor himself.

Houyet. like the Dinantaise neighbor, has registered in a process of reflection on tourism in Val de Lesse, the tracks selected (under the previous municipal legislature) not going to surcourism, it is even the opposite. Currently, kayaks: “it’s characterized surcontarism” on the Dinant side, smiles the Championship Houyetois, “They put pressure on us. For them, the Val de Lesse project is against kayaks. They would like a document to stipulate the opposite”. Another reason to smile: “To carry out work on the side of Chaleux needles. Infrabel was imposed on taking multiple precautions for the protection of certain species”. Meanwhile, August 15 in Walzin …

In Houyet. without being a party to the cause, we are waiting for the result of the use of the Council of State of naturalist associations. Which, last Friday, were flying a drone above … from Walzin.