Etiket: Estrie
The body of a septuagenarian fished out in Estrie
The body of a 75-year-old man who drowned Sunday in the waters of Spooner Pond Lake, in the Township of Cleveland in the Eastern Townships, was recovered Monday afternoon. •…
Estrie will keep its name | The Press
(Quebec) From Sherbrooke to Granby via Lac-Mégantic, residents will be able to continue to use the names Estrie or Cantons-de-l’Est, at their convenience, to name their region, the Quebec government…
A pedestrian between life and death in Estrie after a possible hit and run
A man in his fifties was found seriously injured, lying in a ditch in Birgham in Estrie early Friday evening. At approximately 6:45 p.m. on Adamsville Road in Birgham, a…
Small Estrie poultry producers worried about avian flu
The arrival of avian flu in Estrie is hurting many small poultry producers, who, although no cases have been detected in their breeding, are obliged to submit to strict health…
A 24-year-old driver dies after a face-to-face in Estrie
(Stukely-Sud) A young 24-year-old driver died following a face-to-face Saturday early evening in Stukely-Sud, in the Eastern Townships. Updated yesterday at 11:13 p.m. The collision occurred around 5:30 p.m. on…
A 24-year-old driver in critical condition after a face-off in Estrie
(Stukely-Sud) A young driver is fighting for his life following a face-off with another car early Saturday evening in Stukely-Sud, in the Eastern Townships. Posted at 8:47 p.m. The collision…
Estrie could lose its name
Is Sutton in Estrie or in the Eastern Townships? Administrative region 05 could soon be called only Eastern Townships. But on the ground, the Estriens are divided as to the…
Ideas: Estrie, a snippet of intangible heritage
The issue of toponymic heritage is currently at a crossroads. The Commission municipale du Québec is conducting a public consultation on the renaming of the Estrie region, which some tourism…
Estrie has passed the milestone of one million doses administered
Estrie recently passed the milestone of one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in the region, but the enthusiasm for the third dose seems to be waning. • Read also:…
Mental health: two new crisis centers in Saguenay and Estrie
The government is funding the creation of two new mental health crisis centers in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and Estrie, regions which, unlike the others, did not have any. The $85 million investment…
Estrie: nearly 500 employees absent from the hospital because of COVID-19
While hospitalizations are down in Estrie, where there are currently 133 hospitalized patients, including 18 in intensive care, the lack of employees in the various sectors is still glaring. A…
Estrie | Motorist dies after hitting pole
(Roxton Pond) A motorist died Wednesday evening in Estrie after apparently losing control of his vehicle before hitting a pole. Posted at 6:18 am The tragedy occurred around 9:15 p.m.…
A missing motorist in Estrie
(Montreal) The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) is asking the population for help in locating a man who has not been seen for more than two weeks while he was refueling…
Estrie | Deer have contracted COVID-19
Three white-tailed deer in the Eastern Townships have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, Ottawa announced on Wednesday. Posted on 1er December 2021 at 3:26 pm Jean-Thomas…
COVID-19: the increase in cases in Estrie worries
While the situation is considered rather stable in Quebec, a notable increase in cases and the number of outbreaks in recent weeks in Estrie worries Public Health, which calls for…
Increase in cases in Estrie | “We wouldn’t want to experience what Europeans are going through”
Quebec calls for caution in Estrie, where the situation “has deteriorated for a few weeks” with a sharp rise in cases of COVID-19, the worst in the province behind Nunavik.…
Missing teenager in Estrie | The search resumes to find Coralie Lessard
(Magog) The search for a teenage girl who has been mysteriously missing since last Saturday afternoon in Estrie is due to resume on Tuesday. Posted on November 23, 2021 at…
Lac-Drolet, Estrie | Sixty-year-old man found dead in ditch
The remains of a man in his sixties were found Sunday in a ditch in the municipality of Lac-Drolet, in the Eastern Townships. He had been missing for several days.…
Estrie | A hunter between life and death after an accident
(Quebec) A hunting party would have turned into a drama, Sunday, in Val-des-Sources in Estrie. A man is between life and death after being the victim of an accident, according…
Work accident in Estrie | The two workers died in the accident at Domtar
The deaths of the two workers trapped under the scaffolding for more than 40 hours at the Domtar factory in Windsor were confirmed in several media in the last minutes.source…