Government submits third link project to environmental review
Government submits third link project to environmental review Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The Coalition Avenir Québec government is forging ahead with its plan to build a third …
Caire, LeBel relive SAAQClic fiasco for Gallant commission
Caire, LeBel relive SAAQClic fiasco for Gallant commission Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter MONTREAL – La Peltrie MNA and former cybersecurity minister Éric Caire detailed how the SAAQClic project …
Municipality union urges Quebec to restore funding for safer school zones as students head back to class
Municipality union urges Quebec to restore funding for safer school zones as students head back to class By William Crooks Local Journalism Initiative reporter With students returning to class last …
Guilbault, Bonnardel weren’t fully informed about SAAQClic cost overruns, commission hears
Guilbault, Bonnardel weren’t fully informed about SAAQClic cost overruns, commission hears Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com MONTREAL – In remarkable testimony before the Gallant commission on Aug. 22, …
A world of civic participation opens to young anglos at Bishop’s Forum
A world of civic participation opens to young anglos at Bishop’s Forum Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com SHERBROOKE – From Aug. 8-13, about 75 young adults from English-speaking …
Guilbault announces task force to restore confidence in SAAQ
Guilbault announces task force to restore confidence in SAAQ Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault, who has been busy making changes at the Société d’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ), …
School boards to seek injunction against spending restrictions
School boards to seek injunction against spending restrictions Ruby Pratka Local Journalism initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The organization representing Quebec’s nine English school boards may take the Quebec govern- ment to …
Ocean Group gears for growth with new investor
Ocean Group gears for growth with new investor Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Ocean Group of Quebec City builds and operates tugboats, refits vessels as large as icebreakers, and with dredging and …
Drainville walks back education budget cuts, warns against ‘open bar’
Drainville walks back education budget cuts, warns against ‘open bar’ Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Weeks after asking school boards and service centres to slash their budgets by …
Strike averted in provincial parks on eve of construction holiday
Strike averted in provincial parks on eve of construction holiday Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Campers and kayakers across the province are breathing a sigh of relief and …