Etiket: Limoilou
Quebec points the finger at Glencore for the concentration of nickel in the air of Limoilou
The Ministry of the Environment now names a culprit for the repeated exceedances of the nickel standard in the air of Limoilou: the industrialist Glencore, long suspected, but now explicitly…
Quebec points the finger at Glencore for the concentration of nickel in the air of Limoilou
The Ministry of the Environment now names a culprit for the repeated exceedances of the nickel standard in the air of Limoilou: the industrialist Glencore, long suspected but now explicitly…
The reduced nickel standard still exceeded in Limoilou
The presence of nickel in the air of Limoilou once again exceeded the reduced standard established in April 2022 by the government. On one occasion in recent months, the daily…
Murder in Limoilou: murdered for helping a victim of sexual assault
The 19-year-old young woman who was found lifeless in Limoilou, during the night from Wednesday to Thursday, was allegedly killed for having helped a victim to report a sexual assault.…
Nickel in the air in Limoilou | QS demands the resignation of Benoit Charette
(Quebec) Québec solidaire (QS) demanded on Friday the resignation of the Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette. Posted at 11:56 a.m. Patrice Bergeron The Canadian Press The left-wing party accuses…
“My life is here, not in Mexico”: a well-established immigrant in Limoilou will have to leave
A well-established Mexican immigrant in the Limoilou district for several years will have to return to his country of origin, because he was unable to renew his work permit in…
Air quality in Limoilou: resigned to paying for faster data
Frustrated by the long delays in obtaining data from the Ministry of the Environment on air quality, the Vieux-Limoilou district council is asking the City of Quebec to assume a…
Wood heating, the unsung enemy of Limoilou
We have been hearing for years about the Port of Quebec’s contribution to air pollution in the Limoilou district. However, a report published this week also points to the wood…
Environment Minister Benoit Charette has no problem with the nickel emission standard in Limoilou
The nickel emission threshold in the air in the Limoilou district, in Quebec, “is not problematic”, assured the Minister of the Environment Benoit Charette on Wednesday, the day after the…
Quebec City | New deadline for the report on air contamination in Limoilou
(Montreal) The Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, has authorized a “second and final” delay for the report of the Task Force on Atmospheric Contaminants responsible for painting a portrait…
A first portrait of air quality in Limoilou postponed to 2023
The City of Quebec announced on June 2 its desire to measure the air quality in Limoilou and it keeps its promise: eight sampling stations have been in operation since…
First portrait of air quality in Limoilou expected in 2023
The City of Quebec announced on June 2 its desire to measure the air quality in Limoilou and it keeps its promise: eight sampling stations have been in operation since…
Air pollution | A common fight for Rouyn-Noranda and Limoilou
(Quebec) When they hear Premier François Legault talk about the possible closing of the Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda, the residents of Limoilou are skeptical. They have been campaigning for years…
The “toxic soup” of Limoilou, the sacrificed district
The citizens of Limoilou die prematurely and are less well off than the Quebec average. In this neighbourhood sacrificed”, they cohabit with five polluting industries and are condemned to breathe…
Quebec | A 6-unit building destroyed by fire Tuesday evening in Limoilou
A six-unit building in the Limoilou district of Quebec was heavily damaged after a fire broke out late Tuesday evening. Posted at 6:25 a.m. The Quebec Fire Protection Service reports…
Nickel Standard | Quebec will study the air quality in Limoilou
(Quebec) Faced with the revolt caused by its new nickel standard, the Quebec government is trying to “reassure” the citizens of Limoilou. He pledged on Friday to create a new…
Nickel Standard | Benoit Charette agrees to meet parents from Limoilou
(Quebec) The Minister of the Environment undertakes to meet parents in the Limoilou district who are concerned about the new standard on nickel in the air, which the government wants…