Quebec's travelling journalist

Tuesday June 17, 2014

Jeans and bike companies in Beauce react to budget

The Beauce is a region that is build on the ingenuity and willpower of entrepreneurs. The new provincial budget includes new measures for small and medium sized manufacturing companies. Marika Wheeler headed to the Beauce to find out what a jeans company and a bike company think of the changes. Listen here.

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Friday June 6, 2014

Teens hooked on fly tying

Fly-tying might not be part of all extra-curricular activities in a lot of schools, but it is at Three Rivers Academy. Former principal Bill Dousett runs the workshop. The students who take part say they get more out of it than learning to make something with their own hands. Visit our Facebook page for photos of what the classroom looks like when taken over by fishing tackle. Quebec's Travelling Journalist Marika Wheeler takes us to a workshop to see what's got students hooked. Listen here.

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Friday May 30, 2014

Generations reflect on the Empress of Ireland

Our Marika Wheeler has been in Rimouski this week, meeting some of those who are direct descendants of those who perished when the Empress of Ireland sank 100 years ago. Pictured left, Joe and Michael Saward speak with Alf Hestenes. Hestens is Thomas Anderson's grandson, the captain of the Storsted, the collier that broadsided the Empress of Ireland in 1914. The Sawards are descendants of the Henry George Kendall, the captain of the Empress. Marika Wheeler spoke with them about what this anniversary means to them. Listen here.

For all our coverage of the Empress of Ireland centenary, click here. Visit our Facebook page for more photos of this week's events, and archival photos from 1914. 

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• June 2014
  • Tue., 17 – Jeans and bike companies in Beauce react to budget
     
  • Fri., 6 – Teens hooked on fly tying
     
• May 2014
  • Fri., 30 – Generations reflect on the Empress of Ireland
     
  • Mon., 26 – Running to Lac-Mégantic with a gift
     
  • Mon., 12 – Rebuilding frustrations for Musi-Café owner
     
  • Mon., 5 – Lac-Mégantic's Library finds a new home
     
• April 2014
  • Tue., 15 – Revisiting the Journey of Nishiyuu
     
  • Thu., 3 – Training for forestry industry jobs in Lac-Saint-Jean
     
  • Tue., 1 – Quebec Votes 2014: Couillard's fight for Roberval
     
• March 2014
  • Tue., 25 – Gas shortages in Chevery
     
  • Mon., 24 – Envisioning the future of the Lower North Shore
     
• February 2014
  • Tue., 25 – NDP calls for help for pyrrhotite victims
     
  • Tue., 18 – Three SAA alumni in Sochi
     
• January 2014
  • Wed., 29 – Daily life returning to a normal pace in L'Isle-Verte
     
  • Fri., 24 – Tragic fire in L'Isle-Verte
     
  • Wed., 22 – Homeowners anxiously wait for pyrrhotite ruling
     
  • Tue., 7 – Back to school at Three Rivers Academy
     
• December 2013
  • Mon., 9 – Genomics: changing the cattle insemination game
     
• October 2013
  • Mon., 21 – New respite home for farmers
     
• September 2013
  • Mon., 30 – Town of Percé to take over wharf
     
  • Fri., 20 – School routine helps families deal with trauma in Lac-Mégantic
     
  • Tue., 10 – The business of re-opening businesses
     
  • Thu., 5 – Rebuilding Lac-Mégantic
     
• July 2013
  • Tue., 2 – Part 3: Gaspé Wharves
     
• June 2013
  • Fri., 28 – Part 2: Gaspé Wharves
     
  • Thu., 27 – Part 1: Gaspé Wharves
     
  • Wed., 12 – Public debate on oil and gas development in Gaspe
     
• April 2013
  • Tue., 2 – Spiffing up Knowlton
     
• March 2013
  • Tue., 26 – Residents of Brome Lake oppose potential demolition of Knowlton House
     
  • Wed., 13 – Trombone class at Golden Valley School helps students hit high notes
     
  • Wed., 6 – Faith in english in the regions
     
  • Mon., 4 – Anglo Roundtable in Rouyn-Noranada
     
• February 2013
  • Tue., 12 – Snowmobilers worried over future of their industry
     
  • Wed., 6 – Snowmobilers eager for permanent trails in Quebec
     
• January 2013
  • Fri., 25 – The city of Saguenay is getting involved in ice fishing
     
  • Tue., 22 – Snowmobile season in the Saguenay begins with a blessing
     
  • Mon., 21 – Groundfish season begins in the Saguenay region
     
  • Fri., 4 – Family-owned Cinema Pine delights generations in Laurentians
     
• December 2012
  • Mon., 3 – Exotic plants grown in Arundel
     
• November 2012
  • Wed., 28 – Businesspeople concerned about 117 bypass of Labelle
     
  • Mon., 12 – More women taking up hunting in Quebec
     
  • Tue., 6 – Les Primitifs- learning wilderness survival skills in Québec
     
• October 2012
  • Fri., 26 – How hunters mark territory in the woods
     
  • Thu., 25 – Police presence in hunting territory in the Gaspé region
     
  • Wed., 24 – Tension among hunters in the Gaspé
     
  • Mon., 15 – Moose hunting in the Gaspé
     
  • Tue., 9 – Booming cruise ship tourism in the Saguenay
     
• September 2012
  • Wed., 26 – Asbestos prepares for end of asbestos mining
     
• June 2012
  • Wed., 27 – Communities in Quebec react to closing of Katimavik program
     
  • Wed., 13 – Man packs up home and zoo to make way for Hydro
     
  • Mon., 4 – Temporary worker camp in Port-Cartier
     
• May 2012
  • Tue., 15 – Oujé-Bougoumou twenty years later
     
  • Fri., 4 – Victoriaville prepares for protests
     
• April 2012
  • Tue., 10 – A Day Dedicated to Keeping Cree Traditions Healthy
     
  • Thu., 5 – Driving the 389
     
• March 2012
  • Thu., 8 – A specialty store for big-footed folks
     
  • Wed., 7 – Draining agricultural land in north-western Quebec
     
• February 2012
  • Thu., 23 – Concerns about the police presence in St. Augustin
     
  • Wed., 22 – Sept Iles McDonald's staffed by Filipino employees
     
  • Mon., 20 – Some people in St. Augustin question spending for Highway 138 extension project
     
  • Tue., 14 – The toll the conflict in St. Augustine is having on the community
     
  • Fri., 10 – Divisive bridge project in St. Augustin
     
  • Thu., 2 – Division in the Lower North Shore community of St. Augustin
     
• January 2012
  • Mon., 30 – Future of windmill industry in Quebec
     
  • Mon., 16 – New 3.8 million dollar teaching centre to train wind turbine technicians
     
  • Sat., 14 – Adventure Tourism in the Gaspé
     
  • Tue., 10 – Young families choosing Douglastown
     
  • Tue., 10 – Young families choosing Douglastown
     
  • Mon., 9 – Young adults return to Gaspe
     
  • Fri., 6 – Unemployment rate reaches nearly quarter decade low in the Gaspé
     
• December 2011
  • Wed., 28 – Life and death in Fermont
     
  • Thu., 8 – Women and Housing in Fermont
     
  • Mon., 5 – A mine visit in Fermont
     
  • Fri., 2 – Fly-in Fly-out Fermont: Health Services
     
  • Thu., 1 – Fly in, Fly out, Fermont
     
• November 2011
  • Thu., 24 – Fermont community reaction to Plan Nord
     
  • Fri., 4 – After the floods: psychological effects
     
• October 2011
  • Thu., 27 – Public Security Minister promises flood victims faster financial aid
     
  • Thu., 27 – Marika Wheeler's full interview with Robert Dutil