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Horne Foundry | 36 tons of arsenic were released in 2021, a record since 2005
(Montreal) Despite its promise, in 2021, to make “constant efforts to reduce atmospheric emissions”, the Horne Smelter released 36 tonnes of arsenic into the air last year, more than for…
[Opinion] The CAQ on its knees in front of the Horne Foundry
Prime Minister Legault wants to subsidize a company that would have declared five billion in profit in 2021. Rather embarrassing! In a few days, Prime Minister Legault got bogged down…
Horne Foundry | Daily limits could be imposed for arsenic emissions
(Montreal) During an expected visit to Rouyn-Noranda on Wednesday, the Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, did not commit to ensuring that the Horne Foundry meets Quebec arsenic emission standards.…
The Horne Foundry may have a daily standard to meet
The addition of a daily standard to ensure the control of arsenic emissions from the Horne smelter is an option considered by the Minister of the Environment of Quebec, Benoit…
Horne Foundry | Leaving Rouyn-Noranda due to arsenic and political inaction
(Montreal) The Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, will go to Rouyn-Noranda on Wednesday and some citizens are waiting for him. Others, like Maude Letendre, will follow the arsenic discussions…
Benoit Charette will travel to Rouyn-Noranda to discuss arsenic emissions from the Horne Foundry
Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette will travel to Rouyn-Noranda on Tuesday to discuss arsenic emissions produced by the Horne Foundry. “I will be going to Rouyn-Noranda tomorrow to meet the…
Fire at the Horne Foundry
A fire has been raging since Friday evening at the Horne foundry in Rouyn-Noranda, mobilizing nearly thirty firefighters in the anode sector of the metallurgical plant, where there is molten…
Fire at the Horne Foundry
A fire broke out Friday evening at the Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda. No one was injured, according to firefighters. Posted at 8:45 p.m. Frederik-Xavier Duhamel The Press Emergency services received…
Horne Foundry: “Maintaining arsenic emissions is not acceptable”, judges Dr Boileau
The level of pollutant emissions in Rouyn-Noranda, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, where the Horne Foundry is singled out, is not acceptable for the health of the population, estimates the national director of…
Rouyn-Noranda | Legault “does not rule out” the closure of the Horne foundry
Désolé, votre navigateur ne supporte pas les videos Pressé par différents regroupements d’agir pour protéger la santé des citoyens de Rouyn-Noranda, François Legault « n’exclut pas » de faire fermer la fonderie…
The College of Physicians asks Quebec to act on the arsenic emitted by the Horne Foundry
The College of Physicians of Quebec asks the Government of Quebec to act to protect the health of the citizens of Rouyn-Noranda against the high concentrations of arsenic in the…
Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda | The College of Physicians asks Legault to act
(Montreal) The College of Physicians of Quebec is asking the Government of Quebec to act to protect the health of the citizens of Rouyn-Noranda against the high atmospheric concentrations of…
[Opinion] We must civilize the Horne Foundry
Completed in the middle of the winter of 1927, by Siberian cold and when electricity had just arrived in the distant canton of Rouyn, Noranda did not skimp on the…
IN VIDEO “It’s a heartbreak”, last day for the employees of the Aluminum Foundry of Poitou
The muffled noise of the machines recedes, silence almost settles in the aisles of the Aluminum foundry Thursday, June 30. The 290 employees and temporary workers were unable to attend…
A foundry and its sin
Should the economy come before health? Or should health rather take precedence over the economy? The inhabitants of Rouyn-Noranda are grappling with this age-old dilemma. Posted on June 26 In…
Horne Foundry: Abitibi could do without it, says Richard Desjardins
When he talks about the Horne Foundry, formerly Noranda, many memories come to mind of Abitibi’s most famous child, singer-songwriter Richard Desjardins. • Read also: Horne Foundry: “The people of…
Rouyn-Noranda | A plume of smoke from the Horne Foundry raises concern
A plume of orange smoke emerging from a chimney of the Horne Foundry caused concern on Wednesday in Rouyn-Noranda, recalling a past incident for which the company had been sanctioned…
How the Region wants to buy the buildings of the SAM to reinstall a foundry in Aveyron
For almost 150 days, the employees of the SAM foundry in Aveyron have occupied their factory. After months of struggle, they are very close to obtaining an agreement to end…
Bradken Foundry | 24% increases over five years for workers
(Montreal) Some 200 workers at the Bradken foundry in Mont-Joli have just ratified an agreement in principle that grants them raises totaling 24% over five years, including 10% in the…
Marshall McLuhan, inexhaustible inspiration at the Darling Foundry
A famous character who often dispenses with presentations, Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) continues to attract the attention of academics and artists alike, thus reconciling popular culture and scholarly culture. The author…