SAVING THE PLANET ONE WEEK AT A TIME: Don’t dump your poinsettias!
SAVING THE PLANET ONE WEEK AT A TIME: Don’t dump your poinsettias! Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com “A symbol of hope and goodwill, the poinsettia is a wonderful plant to have in …
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SAVING THE PLANET ONE WEEK AT A TIME: The Mason jar to the rescue for last-minute, Earth-friendly gifts
SAVING THE PLANET ONE WEEK AT A TIME: The Mason jar to the rescue for last-minute, Earth-friendly gifts Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com “Life is like a Mason jar – it’s what …
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POSTCARDS FROM JAPAN: Living alongside Lake Biwa
POSTCARDS FROM JAPAN: Living alongside Lake Biwa Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com Dear readers, a few weeks ago, I lived one of my limnologist (water systems scientist) dreams and visited Japan’s largest …
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SAVING THE PLANET ONE WEEK AT A TIME: The poppy, a symbol of remembrance and hope, becomes more Earth-friendly
SAVING THE PLANET ONE WEEK AT A TIME The poppy, a symbol of remembrance and hope, becomes more earth-friendly “The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is …
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Quebec City has its own eco-engineered marsh
Quebec City has its own eco-engineered marsh Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com Water quality in Lake St. Charles, one of Quebec City’s primary water sources, has been upgraded in the last few …
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Rally for climate action fills Lower Town with colour
Rally for climate action fills Lower Town with colour Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Just before afternoon rush hour on Sept. 29, hundreds of Quebecers rallied in the intersection of Boul. Charest …
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Air pollution creates opportunities for citizen science at Limoil’Air
Air pollution creates opportunities for citizen science at Limoil’Air Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com On Sept. 28, Limoil’air project co-ordinator Guillaume Simard and Raymond Poirier, president of the Vieux-Limoilou neighbourhood council, gave …
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Nickel spike revelations raise questions about air quality action plan
Nickel spike revelations raise questions about air quality action plan Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The joint air quality management efforts of the Ville de Québec, the Port …
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Tighter pesticide regulations will have limited effect, agronomist predicts
Tighter pesticide regulations will have limited effect, agronomist predicts Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com Earlier this summer, the Ville de Québec announced it was adjusting its restrictions on pesticide usage in response …
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City releases air quality study results, action plan
City releases air quality study results, action plan Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com More than a year after announcing the in- stallation of joint air quality monitoring stations …
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