Sept. 7 is tree distribution day in Quebec City
Sept. 7 is tree distribution day in Quebec City Adapted from a press release by Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Need a tree? The Ville de Québec is distributing 2,000 trees to …
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: The salmon are back in the Jacques-Cartier River
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: The salmon are back in the Jacques-Cartier River Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com If our salmon are not healthy, then our watersheds are not healthy – and …
OPINION: Bravo to French leaders for ‘taking the plunge’
OPINION: Bravo to French leaders for ‘taking the plunge’ Pauline Kerr pauline@qctonline.com A lot of focus with the Summer Olympics has been on the Seine River. The river has played …
SAVING THE PLANET ONE WEEK AT A TIME: Nature’s misunderstood flower: the yellow dandelion
Nature’s misunderstood flower: the yellow dandelion Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com Christina Fortin-Ménard, an agri-environment advisor, and David Lee Desrochers, an experienced beekeeper, co-founded Miel & Co. in 2021. Their practice …
City can’t yet say how much purple bags reduce burned garbage
City can’t yet say how much purple bags reduce burned garbage Peter Black – Local Journalism initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The purple plastic bag has become a familiar and ever-increasing presence …
Lyme disease endemic in two Capitale-Nationale municipalities, health officials say
Lyme disease endemic in two Capitale-Nationale municipalities, health officials say Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Two municipalities in the Capitale-Nationale region have appeared on the latest list of …
Ville de Québec gets new pollinator-friendly certification
Ville de Québec gets new pollinator-friendly certification Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com On July 12, the Ville de Québec received a gold certification from the David Suzuki Foundation in the Mayors’ Monarch …
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: Oh deer! Please do not touch the fawns
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Oh deer! Please do not touch the fawns Lise Lafond I don’t have to take a trip around the world or be on a yacht …
SAVING THE PLANET ONE WEEK AT A TIME: Waste not, want not at the Marché Horticole
SAVING THE PLANET ONE WEEK AT A TIME Waste not, want not at the Marché Horticole Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com The food we waste not only squanders valuable resources, but it …
OPINION: Canada is burning – again
OPINION Canada is burning – again Submitted by Bill Cox, former QCT feature writer and columnist It is a fact that there is a real danger of wildfires burning across …