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Montreal, April 21th, 2013 - More than 50 000 citizens gathered today in Downtown Montreal to signify their opposition to the pipeline projects that would bring, for the first time, tars sands oil to Quebec. The Walk for Earth focused on these theme ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 23/04/2013 - 09:40 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, April 4, 2013 – Today, Polar Bear on Thin Ice, a new exhibit, launched at the Place des Festivals of Quartier des Spectacles in Montreal. Artist Armand Vaillancourt was on hand to document the event with a live painting session. The ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 08/04/2013 - 16:22 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, March 26, 2013 - Environmental groups in the United States, Ontario and Quebec have criticised the limited mandate of the National Energy Board (NEB) and the lack of transparency from Enbridge regarding the energy giant’s proposed re ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 26/03/2013 - 11:56 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montréal, March 7th 2013 – Annually since 2003, Tides Canada has acknowledged ten of the nation’s most innovative and forward-thinking projects and organizations, demonstrating outstanding leadership, vision and impact in addressing pres ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 10/03/2013 - 19:29 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, February 14, 2013 – Equiterre is deeply concerned by news, revealed by Quebec-based financial channel Canal Argent yesterday, that the Alberta pipeline company Enbridge has made a series of “gifts” to Quebec municipalitie ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 26/02/2013 - 14:40 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, February 21, 2013 – The National Energy Board (NEB) will be holding a public information session this evening at the Royal Versailles Hotel in Montreal regarding Enbridge’s proposed reversal of its 9B pipeline, which runs betwe ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 21/02/2013 - 16:03 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, February 13, 2013 – Canal Argent revealed today on its website that the Alberta pipeline company Enbridge has made “gifts” to Quebec municipalities along the Line 9 pipeline, for which Enbridge has asked permission to rev ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 14/02/2013 - 17:19 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Equiterre’s year in review: 2012 Quebec moving forward, Canada lagging behind the rest of the world   Montreal, December 21, 2012 – Overall, in 2012, several environmental issues evolved favourably in Quebec while Ottawa ampu ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 21/12/2012 - 16:37 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montréal, Friday, December 14, 2012 – Following the announcement that the Québec Cabinet has adopted the Regulation for the implementation of the cap-and-trade system for the reduction of greenhouse gas emission emissions, Équiterre and the Da ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 14/12/2012 - 17:28 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Groups such as Environmental Defense, Équiterre and Greenpeace are asking the National Energy Board (NEB) to investigate Enbridge’s long-term plans to pipe tar sands across Ontario and Quebec for export MONTREAL, November 30 ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 10/12/2012 - 12:04 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Canada trailed only by Kazakhstan, Iran and Saudi Arabia in 2013 climate change performance index December 3, 2012 (Doha, Qatar) Canada fell to 58th place out of 61 countries analyzed for their policies and action on climate change this year, tr ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 05/12/2012 - 17:56 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Ottawa, March 29th 2012 - The budget 2012 presented today by the federal Government represents a serious set-back for environmental protection and the right of Canadians to a safe future for our shared environment. "In a budget that seems t ...

Communiqué - Eveline Trudel-... - 21/11/2012 - 14:59 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Discussions will continue despite Ottawa's interference Montreal, February 23, 2012 – Following the European Commission's vote on the fuel quality directive, Equiterre is rejoicing over the fact that the misinformation campaign run by ...

Communiqué - Émilie Vallières - 19/11/2012 - 10:16 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montréal, November 2, 2012 – Steven Guilbeault, cofounder and deputy executive director of Équiterre, today received the prestigious Médaille de l’Université de Montréal. During the official ceremony, Mr. Giovanni De Paoli, dean of the u ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 02/11/2012 - 12:39 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, October 22, 2012 - As thousands of people, representing various organizations, gathered today across Canada to protest the tar sands, environmental group Equiterre called for Quebecers to keep a watchful eye on Enbridge, the Calgary-based ...

Communiqué - Anne Chudobiak - 23/10/2012 - 11:34 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2012 - Environmental groups are requesting that Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq review the use of 30 pesticide chemicals found in more than 700 registered domestic and agricultural pesticide products because of the risks they pose to Ca ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 15/10/2012 - 10:50 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, October 4, 2012 – Équiterre released information showing that Enbridge is hiding its true intentions for the reversal of Pipeline 9 between Westover, Ontario and Montreal from both the regulatory authorities as well as from the public. ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 10/10/2012 - 09:19 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, August 8, 2012 – Equiterre is dismayed by the federal government’s claim that its approach alone accounts for reported reductions in greenhouse gas emissions over the past year. Equiterre wishes to emphasize that the federal go ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 08/08/2012 - 13:00 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, July 30, 2012 – Equiterre was disappointed by the decision issued late last Friday night, allowing Enbridge to reverse the flow of oil in the section of the Line 9 pipeline between Sarnia and Westover, Ontario. Equiterre, along with othe ...

Communiqué - Anne Chudobiak - 31/07/2012 - 10:58 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Halifax, July 27th 2012 – The Council of the federation has concluded its work with a statement on a national energy strategy. This statement builds on a vision document adopted by the Council in 2007 which stipulated that any such strategy mu ...

Communiqué - Loic Dehoux - 27/07/2012 - 14:18 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, July 4, 2012 – Equiterre congratulates its cofounder, eco-sociologist Laure Waridel, for her appointment to the Order of Canada by the Governor General on June 29.  Waridel received this distinction "for her contributio ...

Communiqué - Anne Chudobiak - 05/07/2012 - 06:53 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Rio de Janeiro, June 22, 2012 – The UN Conference on Sustainable Development – also known as Rio+20 – has resulted in a disappointing final declaration. Like many other civil society organizations around the world, Equiterre had ho ...

Communiqué - Anne Chudobiak - 26/06/2012 - 15:15 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  – Canadian civil society groups issued joint statements in reaction to the approval by Canada and other nations of the text of the Rio+20 talks in Brazil. Despite three days of remaining negotiations, nations are al ...

Communiqué - Anne Chudobiak - 26/06/2012 - 10:19 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, June 12, 2012 - Metro and Equiterre are pleased to be associated with the community supported agriculture (CSA) project, for the carrying out of a pilot project that will take place during the summer of 2012. From June to November, three ...

Communiqué - Anne Chudobiak - 13/06/2012 - 13:07 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, June 11, 2012 – Equiterre welcomes the announcement from the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, Pierre Arcand, to the effect that Quebec will be increasing the bottle deposit from 5 to 10 cents. This is the f ...

Communiqué - Anne Chudobiak - 12/06/2012 - 14:24 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Toronto, May 17 2012 – Pipeline company Enbridge Inc.’s plan, announced Wednesday evening, could put people living in Ontario and Quebec at greater risk of oil spills and hazardous air pollution. The company wants to send tar sands oil & ...

Communiqué - Eveline Trudel-... - 17/05/2012 - 14:14 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, March 27, 2012 – The family farmers in Equiterre's community supported agriculture (CSA) network are now accepting orders from across Quebec for the summer season of deliveries. More than 80 farms (that have either been certified or ...

Communiqué - Anne Chudobiak - 28/03/2012 - 10:21 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, February 23 2012 – In a legal case, Equiterre and citizens of Dunham versus Montreal Pipe Line Ltd., the Quebec Court has ruled that Montreal Pipe Line must go back to the drawing board, do their homework, and return before the provi ...

Communiqué - Émilie Vallières - 27/03/2012 - 11:01 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, March 21, 2012 - Montreal Pipe Line Ltd. will not appeal the decision by the Court of Quebec regarding the construction of a new pumping station on farmland in Dunham.  In its decision, the Court of Quebec confirmed that Montreal ...

Communiqué - Anne Chudobiak - 27/03/2012 - 10:13 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Quebec City, March 20, 2012 – In the provincial budget unveiled today, Finance Minister Raymond Bachand reaffirmed Quebec's ambitious goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% below 1990 levels by 2020, but failed to follow through ...

Communiqué - Anne Chudobiak - 27/03/2012 - 09:17 - 0 comments - 0 attachments