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The copper foundry has been authorized to exceed emissions limits, and will pay to buy homes and land belonging to residents in a "buffer zone" next to it.
The provincial government expects to spend $85 million to move about 200 households farther away from the Horne smelter, north of the Notre-Dame district in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.
Municipalities north of Montreal are teaming up to create a sprawling new park. As planned, the park would total 5,000 hectares and stretch 42 kilometres along the Rivière des Mille Îles.
The Quebec government is investing nearly $60 million to increase its current network of direct current charging stations (DCS) for electric vehicles by 30 per cent to more than 1,200. In a news release, Environment Minister Benoit Charette said Monday that 367 charging stations of 100 kilowatts or more will be distributed across 131 sites in the province and will be added to Hydro-Quebec's electric circuit network.
The government estimates that Quebec will become home to 40 per cent of the public charging stations in Canada.