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.
Category: Quebec
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).
Drilling in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is not worth the risk – Science Matters
We saw what happened when the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico for three months. Imagine a similar incident in an inland sea one-sixth the size of the Gulf of Mexico.
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 […]
Quebec Initiatives, Green Trends, & Solar Jobs – GC News # 659
659: 7 December 2009 – Published by Green Communities Canada. FUNDING RECEIVED. Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion has awarded Green Communities Canada aHealthy Communities Fund grant for the Ontario Walkolution. This project will incorporate the Ontario Active & Safe Routes to School program along with Canada Walks‘ work with community partners to create a culture…
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 […]
Top Aviva Community Fund Ideas Move To Semi-Finals
Aviva Canada is one step closer to awarding $500,000 to improve and strengthen Canadian communities. December 2, 2009 (Toronto, ON) – Today Aviva Canada Inc. announced the semi-finalists for the first ever Aviva Community Fund – a unique competition that seeks to lead, empower and support positive change in Canadian communities. Over the past six…
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.
Greenpeace blockades a Quebec ministry to protest forestry practices
After delivering to the ministry a load of two-by-fours manufactured by AbitibiBowater, Canada’s largest and most destructive logging company, a dozen Greenpeace activists chained themselves to the building doors, at 880 Chemin Sainte-Foy in Quebec City. They also hung a banner reading: “Boreal Forest: The Destruction Starts Here”.
Dow concrétise ses attaques au Code de gestion des pesticides du Québec et à son interdiction du 2,4-D en vertu de l’ALENA
Avis aux médias Le fabricant américain de produits chimiques Dow AgroSciences LLC vient de déposer un avis d’arbitrage, en vertu du chapitre 11 de l’Accord de libre-échange nord-américain (ALENA), contestant l’interdiction québécoise de l’herbicide 2,4-D dans les pesticides pour pelouses. De concert avec Ecojustice, Équiterre et la Fondation David Suzuki demandent au gouvernement canadien de…
Provincial government agrees to conserve half of Northern Québec
Press release from Larry Innes, Executive Director with the Canadian Boreal Initiative: November 20, 2008 – The vision unveiled on November 15 by Premier Jean Charest demonstrates that it is possible to conserve our environmental heritage while pursuing economic development. Indeed, Mr. Charest announced an entirely new vision of northern development by committing to protect…
Southern Quebec chokes on smog for the fourth straight day – Worried about air pollution
You should be. Smog kills… SAINT-LEON-DE-STANDON, QC, Nov. 7 /CNW Telbec/ – The Association québécoise de lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique (AQLPA) is asking the people of Quebec to take action. The health of the population of southern Quebec is being harmed by a fourth consecutive day of very poor air quality. According to health…
Nature is gaining ground: 7% (17,800 km2) of Québec’s territory will be protected, primarily in the north
JACQUES-CARTIER PARK, QC, Oct. 7 /CNW Telbec/ – Another milestone has been reached today in protecting Québec’s natural heritage. An additional 1% of the province has been protected, and Québec is slowly but surely ensuring its green future. The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (SNAP Québec), Nature Québec and the Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI) congratulate…
Jour de la Terre Québec
Stimuler et valoriser l’action positive à l’égard de l’environnement auprès des individus, organismes et entreprises: la célébration par l’action, le 22 avril et tous les jours ! THÉMATIQUE 2008-2009 : ÉCOMUNICIPALITÉ Les municipalités constituent l’un des piliers de l’organisation sociale québécoise, leur implication s’avère primordiale dans la mise en application du développement durable. Bien outillées…
Conseil pour le développement de l’agriculture du Québec
Le CDAQ a été créé le 7 mars 1996, à la suite d’une entente intervenue entre l’Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) et Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada. Sa mission consiste à appuyer des initiatives favorisant le développement d’une agriculture québécoise durable, en partenariat avec les regroupements de producteurs et les organismes agricoles. Le Conseil administre et…
Ontario can learn from Quebec’s pesticide experience: Suzuki Foundation
OTTAWA – As the Ontario Government prepares to introduce legislation banning lawn and garden pesticides, a new report offers recommendations based on an evaluation of a similar provincial ban already in place in Quebec. The David Suzuki Foundation and Équiterre, a leading environmental group in Quebec, teamed up to produce Pesticide Free? Oui! – An…
