Etiket: water
Gaspé Beaubien Foundation: innovation at the service of water
This text is part of the special section Philanthropy In its mission to preserve water, the Gaspé Beaubien Foundation wants to contribute to the development of concrete solutions for municipalities…
Building away from water
Last week, we addressed the issue of resilient architecture, in connection with climate change. While the heavy spring precipitation, combined with a rapid thaw, once again made the headlines, is…
A house safe from water damage | The Press
Horror stories abound of buildings struggling with ruinous water infiltration. A general contractor launches a concept of a watertight house built in steel and concrete. He expects a recurring saving…
New water damage at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital
Water damage disrupted the floor of the Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital birth unit for a few hours at the end of the day Thursday. Posted at 9:39 p.m. Updated at 9:39 p.m.…
settlement of accounts live on “TPMP” between Benjamin Castaldi and Gilles Verdez against a background of religion, bottle of water and insults thrown on set!
We can be friends in everyday life, but not share the same ideas. Whether political, religious, or even sporting. And Gilles Verdez and Benjamin Castaldi are proof of that. Indeed,…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Quebec will increase the price of its water
Even if the territory of Quebec is full of fresh water, a multitude of questions arise about our high water consumption. The precious unmetered resource is used at home and…
The water table of Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup is contaminated by hydrocarbons
A village in Bas-Saint-Laurent has been living “a nightmare” for a few days: its main source of drinking water shows a high concentration of hydrocarbons, the result, according to the…
No exemption for companies that pay for water withdrawn in Quebec
After having sent a last bottle to the sea, the companies which take water from Quebec suffer a new refusal from the Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette. The elected…
Water charges | The pulp and paper industry is on the mend
(Quebec) The Quebec Forest Industry Council (CIFQ) maintains that the increase in water royalties, provided for in Bill 20, will be a “price shock” for the pulp and paper sector.…
“We are starting to get water from the sea, lakes, rivers”, explains the vice-president of the national federation of firefighters
“The levels of drying out in the southern zone already exceed the rates of July 31”, according to Eric Florès. Article written by Posted on 09/05/2023 22:58 Reading time :…
Pyrénées-Orientales firefighters collect water from swimming pools
Published on 09/05/2023 13:48 Video length: 2 min. FRANCEINFO Article written by M, Martel, T. Grosse, F. Mazou, O. Unal, N. Ferro, J. Pires – franceinfo France Televisions In a…
[Série] How Quebec will increase the price of its water
Is Quebec sitting on a buried treasure? Its blue gold, which represents 3% of the planet’s renewable freshwater reserves, brings in $3 million a year to the state. Crumbs, according…
in lack of water, the firefighters of the Pyrénées-Orientales empty the swimming pools
Published on 08/05/2023 21:38 Update on 08/05/2023 22:34 Video length: 2 min. FRANCE 2 Article written by M. Martel, T. Grosse, F. Mazou, O. Unal, N. Ferro, J. Pires –…
in lack of water, the firefighters of the Pyrénées-Orientales empty the swimming pools
Published on 08/05/2023 21:38 Update on 08/05/2023 22:34 Video length: 2 min. FRANCE 2 Article written by M. Martel, T. Grosse, F. Mazou, O. Unal, N. Ferro, J. Pires –…
in lack of water, the firefighters of the Pyrénées-Orientales empty the swimming pools
Published on 08/05/2023 21:38 Update on 08/05/2023 22:34 Video length: 2 min. FRANCE 2 Article written by M. Martel, T. Grosse, F. Mazou, O. Unal, N. Ferro, J. Pires –…
beverage manufacturers forced to adapt their water withdrawals
In recent days, manufacturers of bottled water such as sodas, whose factories take drinking water, have had to react to the climatic conditions which are causing the reduction of resources.…
A heritage suspended by the flow of the water
Quebec, a territory of lakes and waterways, has planted its roots on the shores of its countless rivers. The houses have flourished on its banks, and for sometimes centuries, they…
“It will destroy our sacred sites and our water resources”
Authorities in the Northern Territory have authorized hydraulic fracturing operations in the massive gas reserve in the Beetaloo Basin, drawing the ire of scientists and local Aboriginal communities. Billions of…
beverage manufacturers forced to adapt their water withdrawals
In recent days, manufacturers of bottled water such as sodas, whose factories take drinking water, have had to react to the climatic conditions which are causing the reduction of resources.…
New parking and drinking water taxes in Laval
In order to reduce its environmental footprint, Ville de Laval has chosen to impose a tax on large parking spaces in the city center and to increase drinking water rates…