Etiket: foundry
Leadership needed for the Horne Foundry
There are two problems in Premier François Legault’s approach to the thorny issue of the Horne Foundry. Posted at 5:00 a.m. The first is when Mr. Legault repeats that it…
The essential Darling Foundry, twenty years later
A metallurgical plant for more than a century, then an industrial wasteland for a decade, the Darling Foundry celebrates this fall the twenty years of its third life, that of…
Horne Foundry | It’s up to the population to decide whether to close the factory, says Legault
(Rouyn-Noranda) Without ruling out the holding of a referendum, François Legault urges the people of Rouyn-Noranda to make a decision “as soon as possible”: accept an “improved” plan from the…
CAQ chief François Legault judges that the level of risk of arsenic emissions from the Horne foundry is acceptable.
The chief caquiste François Legault was satisfied Thursday to declare that the level of risk generated by the emissions of arsenic of the Horne foundry in Rouyn-Noranda is acceptable, four…
Some dramatize with the Horne foundry, says François Legault
The chief caquiste, François Legault, on Wednesday minimized the health risks linked to arsenic emissions by the Horne foundry in Rouyn-Noranda. Before hitting the road to Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Mr. Legault reacted…
Horne Foundry | “Not as dramatic” as they say, according to Legault
(Montreal) Just before his departure for Rouyn-Noranda, François Legault minimizes the risks to the health of the population associated with arsenic emissions from the Horne Foundry. “It’s not as dramatic…
Doctors refute “worrying” remarks by Legault on the Horne foundry
Three Rouyn-Noranda doctors criticize Mr. Legault for having minimized the impact of emissions from the Horne smelter during his visit to All the monde talks about it last Sunday. The…
The Constellium foundry in Ussel put up for sale due to a restructuring of the company
The Constellium company based in Ussel (Corrèze) is going to be sold. The 270 employees learned this during a social and economic committee (CSE), Thursday, September 22. A decision that…
Horne Foundry | Intimidated workers, union appeals for calm
(Rouyn-Noranda) The union representing workers at the Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda denounces the intimidation and hateful comments that have been directed at its members since the levels of arsenic emissions…
Horne Foundry | Reaching the Quebec standard within four years, promises the Parti Québécois
(Rouyn-Noranda) The Parti Québécois is committed to subjecting the Horne Foundry to the Quebec standard for arsenic emissions within four years. Chief Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is closing the door on…
For the end of funding for culture by the Horne Foundry
We, the residents of Rouyn-Noranda, the allies of the cultural milieu and the environmental activists, demand an end to the financing of cultural events by the Horne Foundry. Glencore benefits…
Horne Foundry | Dominique Anglade says she was unaware of the health risks
(Senneterre) Dominique Anglade maintains that she was unaware of the risks to the health of the population associated with arsenic emissions from the Horne Foundry when the Couillard government, of…
Horne Foundry | Information evening for residents of the Notre-Dame district on Thursday
(Rouyn-Noranda) An information meeting on the issue of environmental health in Rouyn-Noranda will take place this Thursday evening only for residents of the Notre-Dame district where the Horne Foundry is…
The editorial answers you | Who built the neighborhood around the Horne Foundry?
Do you have questions about our editorials? Questions about hot topics in the news? Each week, the editorial team responds to readers of The Press. Posted at 11:00 a.m. Vincent…
Horne Foundry: the tip of the iceberg
“No one is going to die,” launched Minister Fitzgibbon, to trivialize the consequences of the rights to pollute granted by his government to 89 companies. However, nothing is more wrong.…
Horne Foundry: an “eco-responsible” company, according to a Conservative candidate
The Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda, which has been in the spotlight for several weeks because of its arsenic emissions, would be an “eco-responsible” company, according to the Conservative candidate in…
Horne Foundry | “This plan does not take into account the health of the population”
By summer 2027, the Horne Smelter will be able to reduce its arsenic emissions to 15 nanograms per cubic meter (ng/m3), as Quebec wants, by investing 500 million in a…
[Chronique d’Aurélie Lanctôt] Horne Foundry: “Nobody is going to die”, really?
This is the story that clung to the front page all summer, to the great displeasure – we can imagine – of François Legault, who no doubt hoped to be…
Horne Foundry | Patience has its limits
Many of you commented on Stéphanie Grammond’s editorial on the activities of the Rouyn-Noranda copper smelter. Here is an overview of the emails received. Posted at 1:00 p.m. series of…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] Horne Foundry: Unacceptable delay!
Nothing is more important than the health of the citizens of Rouyn-Noranda, we are assured. The ultimate objective of three nanograms of arsenic per cubic meter of air will absolutely…