Etiket: foundry
Alienfest music festival in Abitibi-Témiscamingue | A group deprogrammed for its criticism of the Horne Foundry
The harsh criticism of the Fonderie Horne of the committed hardcore metal group Guhn Twei cost it its participation in the Alienfest music festival in La Sarre, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, a…
Horne Foundry | Quebec adds two million for local development in Rouyn-Noranda
A sum of $2.05 million to stimulate the development of Rouyn-Noranda will be added to the $88.3 million planned for the buffer zone around the Horne Foundry, Quebec announced Tuesday.…
Air contamination in Rouyn-Noranda | Horne Foundry on track to meet requirements
The Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda is on track to comply with the new limits for arsenic and other contaminants in the air set by the Quebec government, despite numerous significant…
Running out of patience in front of the Horne foundry
The future of the Horne foundry took an uncertain turn this week, plunging the population of Rouyn-Noranda back into this cruel dilemma between public health and the region’s economic growth.…
Future of the Horne Foundry | The cost of modernization revised upwards, the union asks to be “reassured”
Initially estimated at $500 million, the cost of the Horne Foundry modernization project, aimed at reducing its arsenic emissions, has been “significantly” increased, Glencore announced on Wednesday. The union which…
The Horne foundry has targets to achieve, recalls Minister Charette
The issue of the Horne smelter, in Rouyn-Noranda, once again takes a political turn after Radio-Canada revealed that the Glencore board of directors was to meet soon to decide on…
Threats to close the Horne Foundry | The opposition attacks the CAQ
Opposition parties in Quebec are urging the government to react after the publication of information according to which Glencore is considering closing the Horne Foundry if investments to achieve air…
Poisoning of a worker | The Horne Foundry “underestimated the risks”, estimates the CNESST
The serious poisoning of a worker that occurred in April 2023 at the Horne Foundry is largely linked to an underestimate of the risks associated with contaminants, estimates the Standards,…
Horne Foundry | Contamination could go beyond the expropriation zone
(Montreal) The contamination of pollutants emitted by the Horne Foundry would reach areas larger than the perimeter of the expropriations according to the group Mères au Front, which presented the…
Battle for non-disclosure of documents | The Horne Foundry abdicates
The Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda surrenders in its fight to prevent the disclosure of documents showing the contaminant content of the materials it receives from its supplier customers. Published at…
The Horne foundry in Rouyn-Noranda and Quebec targeted by collective action
A request for class action was filed Monday against the Horne foundry in Rouyn-Noranda and the government of Quebec. Residents of this Abitibi town criticize the Glencore company for releasing…
Mothers at the front demonstrate in Montreal against the Horne Foundry
(Montreal) The rain did not prevent around thirty people from the Mères au front collective from demonstrating in Montreal on Saturday afternoon to ask the government of François Legault to…
“Journey to the end of the mine”: the Horne Foundry, or how the right to pollute is built
It was not the town of Noranda which gave its name to the mine in 1926. It was rather the Noranda company which gave its name to the town, which…
Horne Foundry | New air sampling stations installed in Rouyn-Noranda
Three additional ambient air sampling stations will be installed in the coming weeks in Rouyn-Noranda as part of the renewal of Glencore’s ministerial authorization for the operation of the Horne…
Gas leak at the Horne Foundry | Quebec will assess whether the environmental standard has been met
Quebec is conducting verifications to determine if the Horne Foundry has “respected the applicable environmental legislation” during a sulfur dioxide and trioxide gas leak that occurred on Monday. An equipment…
Incident at the Horne Foundry | Arsenic level 137 times higher than standard on school grounds
(Montreal) Analyzes carried out by the Ministry of the Environment on samples of metal dust on the grounds of a school in Rouyn-Noranda, after an incident that occurred a few…
Two employees of the Horne Foundry victims of a serious work accident
The April 28 commemorations for workers who died or were injured on the job took a very dark turn in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. • Read also: Buffer zone near the Horne Foundry…
Horne Foundry | Two injured workers, one intoxicated, the CNESST is investigating
Two workers were injured Thursday night at the Horne Foundry, including one who was in critical condition after being intoxicated while vacuuming dust. The Commission for Standards, Equity, Health and…
[Critique] Listen to the ice cream at the Darling Foundry
Nocturnal stories on one side, sound fossils on the other, the Darling Foundry is immersed in an atmosphere imbued with mystery. Two exhibitions give either to see material remains or…
[Chronique] In the Shadow of the Foundry Dragon
I went several times to Rouyn-Noranda, very well received by the team of its film festival. I see again its chronically polluted Lake Osisko, the baroque forms of the Horne…