Etiket: Saguenay
Clay in the soil of a future red mud lake raises fears of landslides in Saguenay
The expansion of the largest industrial dump in Saguenay is causing an outcry. Millions of tons of red, corrosive mud will replace the Panoramic woodland, a small forest located in…
Labor shortage and housing shortage: the prefabricated housing industry to the rescue in Saguenay
Labor shortages and housing shortages are both hampering Quebec’s economic growth. An industry can pride itself on absorbing one while filling the other: the world of prefabricated houses. Nicko Delosreyes…
International Short Film Festival in Saguenay | Spotlight on indigenous creation
(Saguenay) For the first time in its 28 years of existence, the REGARD festival presented Friday evening a competition strictly reserved for indigenous short films. Born from a desire to…
International Short Film Festival in Saguenay | REGARD belongs to its filmmakers
(Saguenay) It was in front of a packed house at Théâtre C in Chicoutimi that the 28e edition of the annual celebration of short films got underway on Wednesday. A…
Saguenay opens a new door to newcomers to the region
The kingdom of Saguenay opens its arms a little more to newcomers. The municipality announced on Tuesday the opening of a reception service for new arrivals (SANA) on its territory,…
A Saguenay movie buff was able to see Dune: Part Two before passing away
Shortly before dying, a dying movie buff from Saguenay expressed one last wish: to see the second part of the epic saga Dune, adapted by Denis Villeneuve. Except that the…
REGARD Festival | Indigenous short films will shine in Saguenay
REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival is hosting a new competition this year: Indigenous Regards, which promises to make “indigenousness shine brightly”. Posted at 1:19 p.m. This is what…
Kidnapping in Saguenay: Michael Chouinard was allegedly found with a severed finger and toe in Montreal
The 28-year-old Saguenéen, possibly the victim of a kidnapping believed to be linked to drug trafficking, was found in the middle of the street in Montreal on the night of…
Parliamentary return | The Bloc members hold pre-sessional meetings in Saguenay
(Saguenay) Bloc Québécois deputies gathered Wednesday in Saguenay to prepare for the start of the parliamentary term, the day after a demonstration of unity behind their leader, Yves-François Blanchet, who…
Murder of Guylaine Potvin | Twenty-four years later, the trial opens in Saguenay
(Saguenay) The atmosphere was feverish Monday at the Chicoutimi courthouse, where the trial of the man accused of the murder of young Guylaine Potvin opened, almost 24 years after the…
Saguenay: the RCMP is investigating whether an attack has a link to terrorism
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are investigating whether a knife attack in a restaurant on December 20 in Saguenay has a link to terrorism. A few days before Christmas,…
Saguenay: the RCMP is investigating whether an attack has a link to terrorism
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are investigating whether a knife attack in a restaurant on December 20 in Saguenay has a link to terrorism. A few days before Christmas,…
Saguenay | Searches underway to find a little girl who fell into the Mistassibi River
(Montreal) The search continues to find a 4-year-old girl who fell into the waters of the Mistassibi River on Friday, in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. Posted at 10:06 a.m. Updated at 11:10 a.m.…
The man shot dead by police in Saguenay was an international student from UQAC
The University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC) indicated that the person who was shot dead in the street during an intervention by Saguenay police officers yesterday was a student who…
ON VIDEO | An altercation between players and fans breaks out during a hockey game in Saguenay
A violent altercation broke out between players and fans during a North American Hockey League game between the Marquis de Jonquière and the Assurancia de Thetford Mines team on Friday…
Tunnels in addition to a bridge over the Saguenay?
The construction of a bridge over the Saguenay should also require digging tunnels to access the new infrastructure, which could increase the bill. But supporters of the creation of this…
Landslide in Saguenay | Two bodies found in Rivière-Éternité
Two bodies were found near Notre-Dame Street, in Rivière-Éternité, Saguenay, at the end of the day on Tuesday. The Sûreté du Québec will wait for their formal identification before announcing…
Saguenay: she commits theft and attacks a baby
A woman in her 30s was arrested in Saguenay after robbing a convenience store and assaulting a newborn baby. The event began around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday evening, when the lady…
Rio Tinto confirms its project for 96 AP60 tanks in Saguenay
Rio Tinto confirms that it will build a total of 96 AP60 technology tanks in Saguenay. It is a long-awaited project in the region as the closure of its pre-fired…
Saguenay associations demand the closure of the Arvida aluminum smelter, the worst in the country
Citizens’ associations in Saguenay want the old Arvida plant, the worst aluminum smelter in the country, to close its doors by 2026. This is all the more necessary in light…