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We are saddened to announce the death of Gilbert Valentin, a leading personality in the CANALET group, after a sudden illness with which he bravely struggled for months. He passed away on November 7, and we attended his funeral in Montech on November 12.

Daniel Borie, mayor of Saint-Vite and vice-president of the Conseil Départemental of Lot-et-Garonne in charge of Planning, Infrastructure and Mobility, was elected president of the Syndicat Mixte du Bassin du Lot at its annual general meeting on October 28, 2021.It is the first time that the political agency bringing together all five départements covering the Lot river basin has elected a president from Lot-et-Garonne.

ARCAO president François David wrote to the president of Lot-et-Garonne, Sophie Borderie, to plead for the effective continuity of navigation between the Lot and the Baïse, The letter welcomed the willingness of VNF’s director for Southwest France to be involved in the project to restore the navigable connection, but regretted the absence of any feasible solution for restoration of the so-called ‘Cellulose’ lock on the Baïse.