Quebec AM
with Susan Campbell
Wednesday May 22, 2013
An important heritage building and centre to a community's faith vanishes
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A steady stream of passers-by continued to stop in front of the smouldering remains of St. Phillippe church in Windsor yesterday, three days after a fire completely destoyed the Eastern Townships church.
We spoke with Sylvie Longlois who is a parionsher there and the church's curate Father Robert Gaudreau.
Wednesday May 22, 2013
Quebec wine producers say their products are being short-changed
Quebec's new food sovereignty policy aims at bringing more Quebec produce to your plate. What about the beverage you pair your dinner with?
Quebec wine and cider makers have been pushing for more support in the marketing of their products. They believe that provincial liquor board, the SAQ, should be less restrictive when it comes to locally produced spirits and wines. Here to adress the issue is Sarah Carone, one of the owners of Carone Wines in Lanoraie in the Lanaudière region.
Categories: Food
Tuesday May 21, 2013
Lennoxville and District Women's Centre's first-ever Prom Dress Drive & Extravaganza
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Last month, the Lennoxville and District Women's centre put out a call for formal wear. The centre asked women across the Townships to donate their old prom dresses, bridesmaid dresses, shoes, handbags and jewellery. The centre had a great response.
All of those donations went on display in their Lennoxville store Boutique Encore, which hosted its Prom Dress Extraganza earlier this month (May 10th and 11th). They were offering young women a chance to shop for their upcoming prom nights without breaking the bank.
Our Sarah Rogers dropped by the event.
Categories: Eastern Townships
Tuesday May 21, 2013
Shaping the plan which hopes to encourage more Quebecers to eat local
The Parti Quebecois government launched its policy on food sovereignty last week and Premier Marois acknowledged that the plan is ambitious. It wants to see half the food consumed by Quebecers to have been locally produced. Solidarité rurale du Québec will be participating in the government's roundtable to develop the details of this policy. We spoke with their president, Claire Bolduc.
Categories: Food, Health, Politics
Tuesday May 21, 2013
R&D a "must" to increase Quebec's food sovereignty
Before the election last year, the Parti Quebecois promised to help boost the amount of locally-produced food that Quebecers eat. That's the focus of the government's new policy on food sovereignty.
Last week, the Marois government pledged to bring that proportion of locally-produced and locally-consumed food up to 50 per cent by offering incentives to both producers and distributors. But, some believe these incentives won't stand up to international trade agreements. Bruno Larue is the Canada Research Chair in international agri-food at Laval University, he joined us on the line this morning from his home in Quebec City.
Categories: Food, Health, Politics
Friday May 17, 2013
Illegal tree cutting on Lake Memphremagog
The illegal cutting of 75 trees along the shore of Lake Memphremagog has local residents upset. They say stiffer penalities are required to ensure people respect the provincial rules on protecting shorelines and banks. We spoke with Gisèle Lacasse-Benoit, president of the group Memphremagog Conservation Inc..
Friday May 17, 2013
Expert committee to determine if brain cancers are more prevalent in Shannon
Quebec Public Health officials have set up an international committee to investigate whether the number of brain cancers in Shannon is higher than in other regions fo Quebec.Residents have been fighting an ongoing battle, trying to prove that the many cancer cases in the community were caused by contamination of the town's drinking water.
We spoke with Dr Isabelle Goupil-Sormany, from the Quebec Public Health Department, and Jean Bernier, vice-president of the Regroupement des Citoyens de Shannon.Friday May 17, 2013
How public wharves keep shoreline communities alive
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This week, the town of Percé managed to reach a deal with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to keep their wharf open, at least for now.
But this is far from the only community dealing with this problem. The documentary Quais-Blues looks at crumbling and condemned wharves across Eastern Quebec and tracks the impacts on the communities when these wharves are lost. Assistant director Valérie Lavoie sat down with Ainslie Maclellan to explain what inspired her and her father, director Richard Lavoie, to capt this reality on film.
Thursday May 16, 2013
Do Helmets or scrum caps prevent head-related injuries in rugby?
High-profile hockey and football injuries have sparked a lot of discussion about concussions and head-related injuries. Last week, that attention turned to rugby. A 17-year old Ottawa student, Rowan Stringer, captain of her high school rugby team, died. She had hit her head hard during a game, and later fell unconscious.
Her parents say that she had suffered previous blows to the head shortly before her last game, which led some health care professionals to question whether that contributed to the severity of her injuries. Quebec AM's Allison Van Rassel went to the Plains of Abraham to catch up with the St-Patrick's High School girls rugby team during practice.
Categories: Health, Sports
Thursday May 16, 2013
Leatherback turtles making their way to the Saint-Lawrence Gulf
Canada is known across the world for its wildlife; bears, wolves, beavers and moose. But, one creature has been around several million years, and many don't even know it's here. Leatherback turtles can travel distances of up to 6 000 kilometers, between their breeding and feeding areas, which brings them right here to the Saint-Lawrence Gulf.
Researchers have been working hard to better understand this jurassic reptile. To learn more, we reached sea turtle biologist for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Mike James. He joined us on the line from Halifax.
Categories: Environment
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