Etiket: River
Collapse in Baltimore | Bridges over the St. Lawrence River are “safe and efficient”
The collapse of a bridge like the one that occurred Tuesday in Baltimore is not likely to occur on the St. Lawrence River seaway, the organization that manages it certified…
REPORTING. Dam on the river, destruction of camps in the forest… We followed the foreign legion fighting against illegal gold panning in French Guiana
Emmanuel Macron is expected in Guyana on Monday. This territory is facing multiple challenges, including the fight against illegal gold mining, which is a real ecological scourge in this French…
St. Lawrence River | Ottawa contributes $800,000 to improve water quality
Canada’s Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault took advantage of World Water Day to announce funding of more than $800,000 for “new projects and ongoing initiatives” to improve water quality. water of…
Coppermine River | Paddle through history
There are strange noises outside the tent. Probably a ptarmigan. I have a dilemma. Staying comfortably in my sleeping bag or standing up to try to see this rather funny…
the Seine, a river of plastic?
Published on 03/09/2024 8:54 p.m. Video length: 3 min Pollution: the Seine, a river of plastic? Pollution: the Seine, a river of plastic? (France 2) With tons of plastic washed…
a motorist dies swept away by a river in Deux-Sèvres
The man had taken a bridge closed to traffic, according to the sub-prefect. The accident occurred in the town of Saint-Georges-de-Noisné. Published on 02/22/2024 5:23 p.m. Update on 02/22/2024 5:49…
Do contaminated soils from the Northvolt site pose a risk to the Richelieu River?
The Northvolt site contains tens of thousands of tonnes of contaminated soil, which results from the land’s heavy industrial past. The current and future work could also cause leaks of…
Man dies after vehicle crashes into Ottawa River
(Gatineau) The man who was rescued Thursday after his vehicle ended up in the waters of the Ottawa River in Gatineau did not survive. Posted at 7:23 p.m. The City…
Towards a new neighborhood along the river in Longueuil
The project has been described as a future “Brooklyn of the North.” An important step has just been taken towards the development of a new “model” district along the river…
Russian strike unleashes ‘river of fire’ in Kharkiv, Ukraine, causes seven deaths
Seven people were killed, including three children, on Saturday during a nighttime strike by Russian drones on a gas station in Kharkiv, a large city in the northeast, which poured…
Anishinaabe community challenges Chalk River nuclear dump in court
Kebaowek did not wait until after Quebec. The Anishinaabe community will challenge in court the green light given at the start of the year to the Chalk River nuclear dump…
“Twice in the same river”: crimes without punishment
Organization of systematic rapes in Ukraine, rigged elections, forced Russification, deportations, torture, child theft. From the USSR to Putin’s Russia, it’s as if nothing had happened. In the fall of…
Montérégie | Sixty-year-old woman dies after falling into river
A 61-year-old woman lost her life Sunday afternoon after falling into the Noire River in Acton Vale, in Montérégie, according to initial information from the Sûreté du Québec. Posted at…
Medications in the St. Lawrence River are a chronic problem
Concentrations of pharmaceutical products in the St. Lawrence River sometimes exceed thresholds where toxic effects on fauna and flora are observable, according to a new Montreal study. Rivers that flow…
Quebec will meet with the community of Kebaowek to discuss the Chalk River nuclear dump
The Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, will wait to meet with the Anishinaabe community of Kebaowek to take a position on the Chalk River nuclear dump project. His office…
Chalk River, or low-level nuclear governance
A few days ago, after several “rounds of work and consultations” that began in 2016, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) decided in favor of the near-surface waste management facility…
The police resume the search to find the little girl missing in the Mistassibi River
The fairly solid ice cover allowed divers from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) to resume the search to find the 4-year-old girl who fell into the Mistassibi River, in Lac-Saint-Jean,…
A weak ice cover on the St. Lawrence River: a delay impossible to catch up with
The delay in the formation of ice cover on the St. Lawrence River for the fifth year in a row will be impossible to catch up this year, warns an…
Landfill of nuclear waste | Green light for controversial Chalk River project
The controversial nuclear waste landfill project at Chalk River Laboratories, on the banks of the Ottawa River, will be able to move forward despite opposition from the cities of Gatineau…
Teenagers who fell in the Rideau River: the body of the second young person recovered
Ottawa police have recovered the body of the second teenager missing since Wednesday in the Rideau River. • Read also: Four teenagers who fell in the Rideau River: a body…