Etiket: RouynNoranda
Buffer zone in Rouyn-Noranda, time and support, when we are chased away, is that too much to ask?
It has already been more than 440 days since we learned in the media that we were going to be kicked out of our homes, that we would be “relocated”…
Horne Foundry | Quebec adds two million for local development in Rouyn-Noranda
A sum of $2.05 million to stimulate the development of Rouyn-Noranda will be added to the $88.3 million planned for the buffer zone around the Horne Foundry, Quebec announced Tuesday.…
Air contamination in Rouyn-Noranda | Horne Foundry on track to meet requirements
The Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda is on track to comply with the new limits for arsenic and other contaminants in the air set by the Quebec government, despite numerous significant…
LHJMQ: the Remparts are demolished in Rouyn-Noranda
The Quebec Remparts were given a hockey lesson by losing 5 to 1 Friday night to the Huskies in Rouyn-Noranda in the Maritimes Quebec Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The visitors…
It’s even worse than we thought in Rouyn-Noranda!
There is scientific data that makes me go to the barricades against our collective denial. Smoke comes out of my ears and sadness wets my eyes. Especially when it comes…
Rouyn-Noranda | Unable to get vaccinated in hospital
Despite Public Health’s call for vaccination against respiratory viruses, an 87-year-old woman was unable to receive her doses while she was hospitalized. Without vaccination coverage, she contracted COVID-19 during the…
The Horne foundry in Rouyn-Noranda and Quebec targeted by collective action
A request for class action was filed Monday against the Horne foundry in Rouyn-Noranda and the government of Quebec. Residents of this Abitibi town criticize the Glencore company for releasing…
Wastewater in Rouyn-Noranda | Too contaminated to be recycled
Rouyn-Noranda’s wastewater contains so many heavy metals that the sludge coming from wastewater treatment infrastructures in the urban part of the city cannot be recycled. A rare situation in Quebec,…
Horne Foundry | New air sampling stations installed in Rouyn-Noranda
Three additional ambient air sampling stations will be installed in the coming weeks in Rouyn-Noranda as part of the renewal of Glencore’s ministerial authorization for the operation of the Horne…
Rouyn-Noranda | Head-on collision between car and bus leaves one dead
(Rouyn-Noranda) A head-on collision between a car and a bus killed one on Route 117 in Rouyn-Noranda, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, very early Monday morning. Posted at 12:18 p.m. According to Hugues…
Rouyn-Noranda | Drowning of a 26-year-old man in Lake Opasatica
(Rouyn-Noranda) A man who had gone swimming drowned in Lac Opasatica in Rouyn-Noranda, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. He had been missing for several hours when he was located on Saturday afternoon by…
40 years of freedom at the Cabaret de la dernier chance in Rouyn-Noranda
This summer, The duty explores the heritage of different places that have triggered the blossoming of talent here, and sometimes elsewhere, and given wings to a host of artists. Performance…
Citizens demonstrate to demand better air quality in Rouyn-Noranda
A march was held Sunday afternoon in the Notre-Dame district of Rouyn-Noranda to demand better air quality in the municipality. This was the second protest held in the area, where…
A very high level of arsenic on the grounds of a school in Rouyn-Noranda
The City of Rouyn-Noranda demands an explanation after the publication of analyzes carried out by the Ministry of the Environment on samples of metal dust on the grounds of a…
A woman dies in an ATV accident in Rouyn-Noranda
(Rouyn-Noranda) A woman who was traveling on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) lost her life following a swerve, Sunday evening, in Rouyn-Noranda, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Posted yesterday at 10:57 p.m. Police officers…
[Opinion] The government abandons the children of Rouyn-Noranda
I was born in Rouyn-Noranda. I grew up 700 meters from the Horne Foundry with loving parents who, like any caring parent, wanted what was best for me. They were…
[Éditorial] The citizens of Rouyn-Noranda lost against the Horne Foundry
Since the poison will always be present in the vicinity of the Horne Foundry, let’s keep the citizens away from the poison and build them a place where it is…
In Rouyn-Noranda, relocation arouses hope and anguish
The announcement of the relocation of 200 families sent shock waves through the Notre-Dame neighborhood in Rouyn-Noranda. While some citizens see this as an opportunity to leave an area where…
Rouyn-Noranda: a 39-year-old man charged with sexual assault
A 39-year-old man arrested the day before in Rouyn-Noranda, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, appeared at the courthouse on Wednesday to answer charges of sexual assault and sexual contact with a minor. The acts…
Horne Foundry | 200 Rouyn-Noranda households will be relocated
(Quebec) Approximately 200 households in Rouyn-Noranda will be relocated with the creation of a “buffer zone” near the Horne Foundry, in the area most exposed to emissions of arsenic and…