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Venice and Îles-de-la-Madeleine: same fight!
More than 6,000 kilometers separate the city of Venice, in Italy, and the archipelago of the Magdalen Islands, in Quebec. Despite the distance, these popular destinations share the same challenge:…
Contaminated fuel oil buried in the dunes of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine
This text is part of Courrier de la planete. Click here to subscribe. Nearly 30 years after the start of recovery operations led by the federal government, a tiny portion…
Rethinking the future of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine with art
This summer, The duty takes you on the side roads of university life. A proposal that is both scholarly and intimate, to be picked up like a postcard. Today, we…
“Welcome to paradise”: the Îles-de-la-Madeleine attract new residents from Montreal to Tunisia
MADELEINE ISLANDS | The Îles-de-la-Madeleine are so popular these days that more people are moving there than residents are leaving. They come from Montreal, France, and even Tunisia: a feat…
Departmental exam results | The secret of the success of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Secondary school students in the Magdalen Islands obtained results that were surprising to say the least in the last ministerial exams, both in French and in mathematics. The sum of…
Ottawa wants to create a marine protected area in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine by 2025
The federal government wants to create a major marine protected area around the Îles-de-la-Madeleine by 2025, in addition to completing the expansion project for the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park. These…
A major employer in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine is working hard on its recovery
Financially troubled Iles-de-la-Madeleine seafood processor LA Renaissance des Îles (LRDI) submitted its proposal to creditors in Superior Court this week and now hopes to “start a season again.” The company,…
Travel better | Go to the Îles-de-la-Madeleine without harming them
The Îles-de-la-Madeleine attracted more than 70,000 visitors last summer, even more than before the pandemic. However, crowds sometimes have a detrimental impact on this isolated archipelago in the Gulf of…
Damage to the Iles-de-la-Madeleine: “I feel helpless”, confides a resident
A resident of the Iles-de-la-Madeleine who lost her home following the passage of the storm Fiona feels “powerless” in the face of the events, but still lucky not to have…
Hurricane Fiona | The Îles-de-la-Madeleine are preparing, against a backdrop of political tensions
In full swing to face the hurricane Fiona heading for the archipelago, the Îles-de-la-Madeleine find themselves in an unusual political situation. While PQ MP Joël Arseneau has been without a…
Gil Thériault, Liberal candidate in Îles-de-la-Madeleine, made a link between Bill 96 and a genocide of Anglophones.
A Liberal candidate in the riding of Îles-de-la-Madeleine had to retract on Thursday after referring to a “slow genocide” of the English-speaking community and the risk of “civil war” in…
A vineyard that bears fruit in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Four years after bottling the first red wine produced in the Magdalen Islands, winemaker Laurence-Olivier Brossard is finally satisfied with the degree of maturity of his nectar. • Read also:…
Provincial elections | The mayor of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Jonathan Lapierre, will represent the CAQ
The mayor of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Jonathan Lapierre, will be a candidate for the CAQ in the general election this fall. Posted at 6:19 p.m. The Coalition avenir Québec made the…
The mayor of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine joins the CAQ
The mayor of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Jonathan Lapierre, confirmed Monday the rumors about his affiliation with the Coalition Avenir Québec in the company of Prime Minister François Legault, who had visited…
Three ideas for a trip to the Îles-de-la-Madeleine this summer
This summer, we’re doing – again! – the tour of Quebec. Each weekend, we offer you a few new or lesser-known attractions in a region of the province. Enough to…
Drinking water in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine: a unique resource
While several localities in Quebec are concerned about their future supply of drinking water, the Îles-de-la-Madeleine archipelago has significant aquifer reserves, but with a unique character, given the risks of…
Real estate construction in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Residents increasingly concerned
Residents of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine are concerned that building construction is transforming the archipelago into a “Club Med”. The sale of a luxury house and the unveiling of an architectural project…
Erosion: the Îles-de-la-Madeleine have lost more than 8 meters since 2005
The banks of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine have retreated nearly 8.5 meters since 2005 due to the erosion that affects them, or about half a meter per year on average, according to…
Cases of avian flu confirmed in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine
The Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs has confirmed the presence of avian influenza in gannets in the Magdalen Islands. Updated yesterday at 11:18 p.m. Alice Girard-Bosse…
Circus in Trois-Rivières and the Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Cirque Éloize will present a new show, Between Sky and Sea, from July 9 to August 13 in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine when Cirque du Soleil will present Long live our divas…