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Dr. Luc Boileau said average emissions of 15 nanograms of arsenic per cubic metre of air would be a safe level for people in Rouyn-Noranda until air quality in the city is "eventually" improved to the provincial standard.

MONTREAL — Quebec’s public health director is recommending that arsenic levels in the air of a western Quebec city be reduced significantly, but even then they would remain five times higher than the provincial standard. Dr.

In response to high arsenic emissions from the Horne smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., the provincial environment minister is considering establishing daily emissions thresholds.

Quebecs Environment Minister Benoit Charette will be in Rouyn-Noranda on Wednesday and some citizens are waiting for him. Others, like Maude Letendre, will be following the arsenic discussions from a distance, as she decided to leave this "wonderful city" when she began to fear for her familys health.

Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette will travel to Rouyn-Noranda on Tuesday to discuss arsenic emissions from the Horne smelter.

Quebec’s top public health officer says “it is unacceptable” for the Horne copper smelter in Rouyn-Noranda to continue emitting toxic arsenic and cadmium at the levels it now does, given the increased cancer risk to people who live nearby.

More than 50 health professionals signed an open letter calling on the province to crack down on arsenic emissions in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.

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Quebec has announced its intention to set aside 822 square kilometres along the Noire and Coulonge rivers, which would create a sprawling biodiversity reserve advocates say will protect species at risk and drive the local economy.

Opposition parties say Premier François Legault has a horrible environmental record.