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Biosphère Environment Museum: Wild about Nature
From February 26 to March 13, 2011, the Biosphère Environment Museum is the place for youth and their families to have a spring break full of discovery and adventure with the “Wild about Nature” program. Indoors and out, they are invited to come have fun while discovering some secrets about biodiversity.
Protecting Migratory Birds in Quebec’s Cap Tourmente
Quebec – From January 25 to 28, 2011, Environment Canada’s Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area will host the annual “Canadian Wingbee.”
Lancet journal criticizes Canada’s asbestos hypocrisy
The contentious issue of asbestos mining and export has been brewing in Canada for years (see Quebec’s asbestos industry faces off against health experts).
LCC Celebrates Quebec in Copenhagen
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times….” Charles Dickens Lower Canada College is thinking globally, acting locally and making a difference now. Just as Jean Charest is leading the path, in Copenhagen, with his plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions, LCC has also adopted a number of strategies that will [...]
Noël Vert Pour Tous
Bienvenue à la demi-finale de la compétition du Fonds communautaire Aviva. Vous avez jusqu’au 17 décembre à 00 h 00 pour voter chaque jour pour vos idées préférées. Les 25 idées les plus populaires atteindront la phase de notation. Appuyez cette idée! Résultats attendus: • Plus de 5,000 jeunes visités dans leurs classes afin de [...]
Eco-Ethical Xmas List 2009
From our friends at Ethiquette. Our two top picks this year – Great little somethings that go easy on the earth and benefit communities overseas Y Focus Fair Trade – Sports Balls Y Focus certified Fair Trade soccer balls, volleyballs and rugby balls are hand stitched in Pakistan by workers who are paid better than [...]
Quebec’s asbestos industry faces off against health experts
Medical experts working for the Quebec government’s National Public Health Institute (INSPQ) are “a little gang of Talibans”, charges Bernard Coulombe, president of the Jeffrey asbestos mine.
Quebec splits with Ottawa on climate change – The Globe and Mail
Interesting, but not surprising. Quebec has always been the province that has always taken a no-nonsense, direct approach, especially when it comes to environmental issues.
500 Scientists Urge Charest to Protect Boreal
Last month, more than 500 scientists from Quebec and around the world sent a letter to Quebec Premier Jean Charest asking him to fulfill his 2008 commitment to protect half of Quebec’s northern Boreal Forest.
Yves Rocher Foundation’s Women of the Earth Awards
Women who act deserve to be rewarded. The Yves Rocher Foundation’s Women of the Earth Awards honour “eco-citizen women,” who are often unknown but who fight daily to preserve the environment. During the four years of the Canadian awards 40,000 euros have been bestowed to women protecting the environment. From coast to coast, be it [...]
