Environment

With the several centimeters of snow that have accumulated, the Sûreté du Québec reminds motorists to install their winter tires, even if the Highway Safety Code states that all vehicles registered in Quebec must be equipped with winter tires as of December 15th. A resolutions has been tabled by the Ministry of Transport, last week, […]

The holiday season can be very hard on the environment with all the waste created by the tons of waste wrapping paper, and usless cardboard and plastic that end up in the recycling bin or at the dump. Geneviève Carrier, Executive Director of Enviro EducAction says for a greener Christmas use paper based warping as […]

The story hunting contest Members Hunt, which took place from October 1st to October 31st in the libraries of the BIBLIO Network of the Outaouais as part of the month “In October, we read!”, had 3 winners, 2 of whom live in the Pontiac. Nearly 8,000 Network Library subscribers participated in the contest. Among the […]

Enviro Educ-Action and the MRC Pontiac invite residents to a 5 to 7 on waste management to be held at the Pine Lodge in Bristol on November 23rd. Enviro Educ-Action, are the specialist in environmental issues that will lead the evening and discussions by addressing the following topics: • Reduction at the source: towards zero […]

During his interview with CHIP 101.9, the MP for Pontiac Will Amos spoke about certain projects in the MRC Pontiac, including Fibre Pontiac, an organization dedicated to the biomass project in the region. This project was spoken of disparagingly by some candidates during the most recent municipal election. Will Amos: An interview in English with […]

Following the decision by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to abandon its original proposal for a nuclear waste site at Chalk River, Ottawa Riverkeeper General Director Patrick Nadeau explains: Extrait 1 – Patrick Nadeau The stances of the different municipalities on waste site, were also discussed. Extrait 2 – Patrick Nadeau The full conversation with Patrick Nadeau […]

One of the issues that was raised during the election campaign, is the possible construction of a nuclear waste site in Chalk River. Last Friday, the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories said it was abandoning its proposal to include medium level radioactive waste in its Chalk River nuclear waste disposal project. Canada’s nuclear laboratories plan to manage […]

This year, Canada is celebrating its 150th anniversary, but our country was not the only organization to celebrate such a milestone the Quebec, Wildlife Protection organization Protection de la faune du Québec came into existence 150 years ago. It was the first province in Canada to introduce this type of organization . For this occasion, […]

The Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais has set up an environmental committee within its schools. The Communications Manager of the CSHBO Monia Lirette says that the committee’s job will be to educate people on their actions and attitudes: Clip – Monia Lirette The Environmental Committee will hold a number of activities throughout the year to make […]

CREDDO, the Regional Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development of the Outaouais and environmental organizations in the Outaouais launched a survey inviting residents of the Outaouais to comment on environmental issues, in a confidential manner. The results of the survey will be passed on to candidates running for municipal elections and should be put […]