One of the five planned Olympic routes would land in the heart of the city on a floating platform on the spruced-up River Seine.

Source: https://www.100milefreepress.net/world-news/lean-green-flying-machines-take-wing-in-paris-herald-transport-revolution/

Paratriathlon swimmers were in the Seine in competition on Thursday and Friday, but results of water quality tests showed “significant discrepancies” in the hours leading up to Saturday’s events, organisers said in a statement.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/national/23734335.water-quality-concerns-halt-paris-olympics-swimming-test-seine/?ref=rss

Six NDP newcomers seeking elected office are teachers: Glen Simard (Brandon East), Mike Moyes (Riel), Mike Moroz (River Heights), Billie Cross (Seine River), Mitch Obach (Selkirk) and Robert Loiselle (St. Boniface).

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Some fifty tall ships from all over the world will be moored along the 7 kilometres of the Seine quay in Rouen for 10 days.

Source: https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/the-rouen-armada-france.-the-worlds-leading-tall-ship-festival-returns-from/

The opening ceremony is slated for the area of the Seine River and is expected to host 600,000 attendees.

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The Paris region prefect's office said it would study solutions to meet the grain sector's needs following Thursday's meeting as part of its wider efforts to limit disruption to commercial activity on the Seine during the Olympics.

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The Seine is also due to host triathlon and marathon swimming at Paris 2024 but there are fears about water quality.

Source: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141394/paris-2024-river-seine-boat-traffic

"Trash in the Seine River at some point can very well make its way into Lake Winnipeg — and large bodies of water like that can accumulate microplastics and that sort of thing," he said, adding it can also affect wildlife in the area.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/seine-river-summer-cleanup-winnipeg-1.6940726?cmp=rss

While triathlon swimmers took to the Seine in competition on Thursday and Friday, water quality tests showed higher than authorised levels of bacteria ahead of a paratriathlon test event Saturday, so it was cancelled.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/08/20/paris-olympics-swimming-test-event-cancelled-over-water-quality-fears