Etiket: Cities
a wave of Russian strikes hits several cities, including kyiv and Lviv
Welcome World Europe War in Ukraine A nationwide air alert was activated around 7 a.m. local time, while explosions were heard in kyiv. Published on 12/29/2023 07:54 Update on 12/29/2023…
rallies were held on Wednesday in several French cities
Welcome Company Immigration In Rennes, Avignon and Besançon, several thousand people in total demonstrated on Wednesday evening at the call of unions, associations and left-wing political parties. Published on 12/21/2023…
Russian strikes target several cities, nine people injured in Kherson
Welcome World Europe War in Ukraine Since the fall, Moscow has increased nightly attacks against Ukrainian cities. Published on 12/20/2023 10:12 Update on 12/20/2023 10:20 Reading time: 1 min Ukrainians…
Disturbing Chinese cameras in around fifty Quebec cities, ministries and hospitals
Around fifty Quebec public organizations use surveillance cameras from the controversial Chinese company Hikvision, suspected of posing a national security risk and participating in the repression of the Uyghur minority…
Floods in Australia | Hundreds of people evacuated, crocodiles pushed back to cities
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Cairns) More than 200 people were evacuated overnight from Sunday to Monday in northeastern Australia after heavy flooding cut roads and pushed crocodiles…
Cities report more homeless encampments and more fires
(Halifax) Canadian municipalities are reporting an increase in fires, sometimes fatal, in tents and other makeshift shelters used by people experiencing homelessness – a social phenomenon that is a tragic…
Cities must reduce their spending before using their new taxes, warns Legault
(Quebec) The Legault government has just given new taxing powers to municipalities, but it believes that Quebecers are already “overtaxed” and that mayors must instead clean up their expenses. Posted…
Finally time for cities on the climate action front?
The 28e United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), currently taking place in Dubai, is a historic moment for cities. For the first time, cities have a voice in the negotiations,…
Cities facing the “not in my backyard” phenomenon, in the midst of a housing crisis
In the midst of the housing crisis, voices are being raised in Quebec cities to denounce the “not in my backyard” phenomenon, which is delaying many real estate projects, but…
Financing public transport | The Legault government wants to allow all cities to tax motorists
(Quebec) The Legault government wants to extend to all cities the power to tax motorists that it gave to the metropolitan community of Montreal to finance public transportation. Posted at…
Quebec gives cities the power to levy a tax on registration to finance public transport
After agreeing to reimburse 70% of the deficit of public transport companies, the Legault government gives at the last minute the power to cities to finance it from the tax…
Point2 study | Cities on a human scale for Z
More and more young people from Generation Z will acquire their first property in the coming years. According to a new study carried out by Point2, they are likely to…
Writings | Changing the world at the scale of cities
In Adapt. Tomorrow: resilient cities, the former mayor of the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie takes a step back to think about the city of tomorrow. Now a consultant, François William…
Three cities unite to protect Lake Saint-Charles
One watershed, one and the same standard. The cities of Quebec, Stoneham and Lac-Delage intend to join forces to modernize 1,600 septic tanks whose obsolescence compromises the health of Lake…
Three cities unite to protect Lake Saint-Charles
One watershed, one and the same standard. The cities of Quebec, Stoneham and Lac-Delage intend to join forces to modernize 1,600 septic tanks whose obsolescence compromises the health of Lake…
New pro-Palestinian demonstrations in several European cities
(Paris) Thousands of people demonstrated again on Saturday in several European metropolises to support the Palestinians and demand a ceasefire in Gaza, at 43e day of the war between the…
NHL preseason games | Two matches, two cities, no public money
Quebec stands apart by subsidizing National Hockey League (NHL) preparatory matches with millions. Without paying a penny, cities like Halifax and Wichita, Kansas, hosted the Bettman Tour before the regular…
Two matches, two cities, no public money
Quebec stands apart by subsidizing National Hockey League (NHL) preparatory matches with millions. Without paying a penny, cities like Halifax and Wichita, Kansas, hosted the Bettman Tour before the regular…
Duranceau offers “exceptional” powers to cities to stimulate construction
To accelerate the construction of housing, the Minister responsible for Housing, France-Élaine Duranceau, wants to allow cities to ignore all their regulations regarding zoning and urban planning. A measure that…
Cities at the heart of a “perfect storm” in housing
Several Quebec cities that are having difficulty reaching their housing targets are relying on innovative measures to try to thwart the repercussions of a “perfect storm” created by the inflationary…