Etiket: Champlain
The dismantling of the Champlain Bridge more expensive due to the pandemic
Traces of the old Champlain Bridge which spanned the St. Lawrence River for several decades, between Brossard and Montreal, have now disappeared from the Montreal landscape. The dismantling of the…
Phase IV of the Samuel-De Champlain promenade | The CAQ ready to reduce the Dufferin-Montmorency highway
(Quebec) Ten years ago, the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) campaigned against the addition of a reserved lane on a highway in the capital, believing that it would harm motorists. Today,…
REM users stuck on the Champlain Bridge for hours
After the mild weather at the start of the week, the weather took a turn for the worse in Quebec, with rain and violent winds causing tens of thousands of…
Samuel-De Champlain Bridge | Three minors arrested for entering bridge structure
Three teenagers were arrested for breaking and entering after filming themselves in the structure of the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge in Montreal at the end of January. They were released pending…
“Security breach”: they boast of having clandestinely climbed the Samuel-De Champlain bridge
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) opened an investigation after daredevils having fun climbing the tallest skyscrapers in Montreal and publishing their exploits on social networks managed to clandestinely climb the…
Will we one day find the tomb of Samuel de Champlain?
Will the tomb of Samuel de Champlain, founder of Quebec, never be found? In anticipation of the 400e anniversary of his death, in 2035, experts would like excavations to be…
Ten years ago, the “super-beam” saved the Champlain Bridge
November 2013. The Champlain Bridge threatens to give way. In an emergency and in freezing cold, a 75-ton “super-beam” was installed on the structure, in what had all the appearance…
Samuel-De Champlain Bridge | Noise barriers will be more “absorbent” and taller
The mobilization of the citizens of Verdun, near the Samuel-De Champlain bridge, has borne fruit. Noise walls will be replaced and raised to reduce the disturbing sound of cars along…
Samuel-De Champlain Bridge | Residents denounce radio silence on their noise problems
Citizens living near Highway 15 and the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge are getting impatient. Two years after the promise of fixes to reduce noise coming from expressways, they deplore that there…
Five cruise ships at the same time: the Petit Champlain crowded, the traders happy
The Petit Champlain district was completely crowded during the day on Sunday. Around 7,000 tourists arriving on five ships flooded the area, to the great delight of traders for whom…
4,000 Montrealers obtain a piece of the old Champlain Bridge
Some 4,000 Montrealers were able to get their hands on a small piece of history on Saturday and Sunday, namely a rivet from the old Champlain Bridge, which is these…
Old Champlain Bridge | Montrealers obtain souvenir rivets
Residents of the Montreal region lined up on Sunday for the chance to own a small piece of the old Champlain Bridge, which connected the metropolis to Longueuil for nearly…
Access to the river with Promenade Samuel-De Champlain? Visual access, rather.
On July 8, The duty And The sun published a text by Jean Baillargeon entitled: “Access to the river, a long battle far from over”. The author praised all the…
Access to the river with Promenade Samuel-De Champlain? Visual access, rather.
On July 8, The duty And The sun published a text by Jean Baillargeon entitled: “Access to the river, a long battle far from over”. The author praised all the…
A new chef for Le Champlain restaurant in Quebec
This text is part of the special book Plaisirs Less than a year after chef Hugo Coudurier came to Quebec, Le Champlain elected Gabriel Molleur-Langevin to take the reins of…
Samuel De Champlain Bridge | A fire under the REM disrupts traffic
Sorry, your browser does not support videos The fire of a moving semi-trailer truck, which occurred early Friday under an overpass of the Metropolitan Express Network (REM), forced the closure…
Chateau Frontenac | Gabriel Molleur-Langevin at the head of Champlain
He was the executive chef of the renowned fine dining restaurant Le Mousso, where he had worked for five years. Now Gabriel Molleur-Langevin is flying off to the capital, when…
Jacques-Cartier and Samuel-De Champlain bridges | Traffic is on the rise again
After a winter lull, automobile traffic is on the rise again these days on the Jacques-Cartier and Samuel-De Champlain bridges, show new data obtained by The Press. In both cases,…
Environmental violation during the construction of the new Champlain Bridge
Signature sur le Saint-Laurent Construction, which was leading the construction of the new Champlain Bridge under the authority of a federal department, committed an environmental violation that earned it a…
Major Governance Issues at Champlain Regional College
The mandate of the Executive Director of the Champlain Regional College (CRC), Odette Côté, will not be renewed following an administrative investigation that was conducted by the Ministry of Higher…