The city of Drummondville has issued a precautionary evacuation order for 300 buildings.
Nicolet issued a non-drinking advisory for tap water for itself and surrounding area.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/flooding-flood-watch-quebec-1.7485326
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La ville de Drummondville a un ordre d’évacuation préventif pour 300 immeubles.
Nicolet a émis un avis de non-consommation d’eau du robinet pur elle-même et la région environnante.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2148342/evacuation-riviere-st-francois-inondation-drummondville
Quebec businessman gifts $50M to Polytechnique Montréal for disruptive innovation hub
Pierre Lassonde's donation to Polytechnique Montreal comes as Canada finds itself in the midst of a tariff war with the United States, its largest trading partner and ally.
#business #donation #innovation #politics #Quebec #Montréal
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-university-polytechnique-donation-1.7485457?cmp=rss
Bonne St-Patrick!
#streetphotography #irish #dog #dogs #photooftheday #photos #Québec #Montréal
Residents in flood-prone areas of Drummondville, Que., told to leave as spring melt speeds up
A number of Quebec communities are under flood watch Monday after mild weather and rain resulted in overflowing rivers and high water levels.
#flood #weather #emergency #Drummondville #Quebec #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/flooding-flood-watch-quebec-1.7485326?cmp=rss
What lessons one Montreal CHSLD is taking away 5 years after the start of the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave tore through Quebec’s long-term care homes, killing more than 5,000 seniors between March 2020 and March 2021. A coroner’s report revealed that there was a lack of protective equipment, staff and training in the facilities. Five years later, the province says CHSLDs are doi...
#pandemic #health #care #lessons #Montreal #Quebec
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6687105?cmp=rss
Quebec communities deal with rising rivers brought on by heavy rains, spring thaws
A number of communities across Quebec are dealing with flooding or the threat of flooding as rivers have been swollen by spring thaws and heavy rains throughout the province.
#weather #flooding #infrastructure #Quebec #ChaudiereRiver
https://globalnews.ca/news/11085054/quebec-spring-floods/
Quebec communities deal with rising rivers brought on by heavy rains, spring thaws
A number of communities across Quebec are dealing with flooding or the threat of flooding as rivers have been swollen by spring thaws and heavy rains throughout the province.
#weather #flooding #infrastructure #Quebec #ChaudiereRiver
https://globalnews.ca/news/11085054/quebec-spring-floods/
En rappel : une nouvelle toujours d'actualité (avant la dictature) Comment tromper les électeurs ?
Par Roberto Arlt
https://cltr.blogspot.com/2016/11/comment-tromper-les-electeurs.html
[audio, 10:13 min]
#politique #démocratie #élections #média #cynisme #mensonge #RobertoArlt #MichelTremblay #écrivain #livre #littératrure #BuenosAires #Argentine #Québec #Canada #nouvelles