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In his parting report before retirement, Quebecs sustainable development commissioner Paul Lanoie had choice words for two ministries, agriculture and the…

In his parting report before retirement, Quebecs sustainable development commissioner Paul Lanoie had choice words for two ministries, agriculture and the…

Article content QUEBEC — Despite millions spent on promotion campaigns, there is no guarantee food tagged “made in Quebec” at the grocery store is actually a Quebec product, the province’s sustainable development commissioner said Thursday. And he said Quebec’s Ministry of the Environment has tolerated snow dumping on the side of roads and near waterways for the last 25 years without paying attention to the fact such snow waste is usually filled with contaminants. We apologize, but th...

Article content QUEBEC — Despite millions spent on promotion campaigns, there is no guarantee food tagged “made in Quebec” at the grocery store is actually a Quebec product, the province’s sustainable development commissioner said Thursday. And he said Quebec’s Ministry of the Environment has tolerated snow dumping on the side of roads and near waterways for the last 25 years without paying attention to the fact such snow waste is usually filled with contaminants. We apologize, but th...

Article content QUEBEC — Despite millions spent on promotion campaigns, there is no guarantee food tagged “made in Quebec” at the grocery store is actually a Quebec product, the province’s sustainable development commissioner said Thursday. And he said Quebec’s Ministry of the Environment has tolerated snow dumping on the side of roads and near waterways for the last 25 years without paying attention to the fact such snow waste is usually filled with contaminants. We apologize, but th...

North Carolina remains vulnerable to fuel shortages because it’s too reliant on a pair of pipelines for gas and energy, industry leaders and experts told lawmakers. The point is made even more crucial because of a recent rise in both the number and sophistication of cyberattacks, such as the one that recently crippled the Colonial Pipeline, leading to widespread gas shortages on the East Coast. North Carolina relies on the Colonial Pipeline for gas and the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line for n...

Gov. Greg Abbott declared reform of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to be an emergency legislative item Feb. 16 and called on the Legislature to investigate the council. ERCOT, which was largely criticized for its role in the February storm, manages the flow of electric power to more than 26 million Texas customers and represents about 90% of the state’s electric load, according to the electric nonprofit. The first of the major bills is Senate Bill 3, authored by Schwertner. It adds...

Osisko PEA outlines ‘highly profitable’ gold mine at Windfall in Quebec April 7, 2021 Commodities A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK) Windfall project in Quebec’s James Bay region outlines a 3,100 t/d two-ramp underground mine with a process facility that would produce an average of 238,000 gold oz. a year over an 18-year life. The gold development company is targeting first production from the gold deposit by 2024. In its ...

Osisko releases PEA on ‘highly profitable’ gold mine at Windfall in Quebec Windfall portal. Credit: Osisko Mining A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK) Windfall project in Quebec’s James Bay region outlines a 3,100 t/d two-ramp underground mine with a process facility that would produce an average of 238,000 gold oz. a year over an 18-year life. The gold development company is targeting first production from the gold deposit by 2024. In its first seven y...

IMAGE: Gretchen Hansen “The rate of increase in air temperature has accelerated in recent decades, and this increase in air temperature will affect the thermal habitat for fishes across the region,” Wagner said. “Temperatures are projected to continue increasing across the Midwest — with the greatest increases in average temperature expected in northern areas — so we wanted to know what was happening with walleye populations in the upper Midwest.” Using data provided by the Minnesot...