• Le BAPE publie son rapport sur le projet de réfection du mur de soutènement en amont du barrage Simon ‑ Sicard à Montréal

  Source: Quebec - Fil de presse gouvernemental
  Date: 2026-10-14 11:54:00.0
  Tags: [Quebec, Municipal, Infrastructure, Energy, Environment]

  The Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE) has published its investigation and public hearing report regarding the Phase 2 retaining wall reconstruction project upstream of the Simon-Sicard dam in Montreal, proposed by Hydro-Québec. The report details the environmental review process and public consultations conducted for the infrastructure rehabilitation project on the territory of the City of Montreal. The publication marks a key regulatory milestone in the assessment of the dam safety and structural repair initiative.

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• Critics slam Newfoundland, Quebec power agreement as MLA leaves party

  Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-14 21:06:40.0
  Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, National, Energy, Infrastructure, Governance]

  The Newfoundland and Labrador legislature opened a four-day debate on a tentative 50-year framework agreement with Hydro-Québec concerning Churchill Falls energy, valued at over $50 billion with $10 billion in federal financing from Prime Minister Mark Carney's government. The proposed energy arrangement involves divvy-ing up power from the 5,428-megawatt Churchill Falls generating station and developing a new 2,700-megawatt generating station at Gull Island on the Churchill River, targeting an estimated return of $49 billion for Newfoundland and Labrador. Amid heavy public protests outside the Confederation Building and criticism over abandoning a promised referendum, Progressive Conservative MLA Keith Russell left the governing caucus to sit as an Independent for his Labrador district.

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