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UPDATED – PQ plus Peladeau – bad optics or smart politics?
UPDATE: Last October news broke that Pierre Karl Peladeau had attended select cabinet meetings in what appeared to some to be the beginning of his jump to a political career. In the intervening five...
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Gazette Midday: Parole board nixes European trip for ex-cop, Munro wins Nobel
Hello and welcome to montrealgazette.com and welcome to Midday. Here’s the rundown on some of the stories we’re following for you today. A former Montreal police officer currently serving a twelve-year...
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The Story So Far: Hydro seeks 5. 8 per cent hike, and a new mining act for...
Hello and welcome to The Story So Far for Friday, Dec. 6. Click on the grey icon below to hear the rundown on the stories we’re following for you today. And remember, you can listen to all of our...
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Hydro-Quebec: Accept credit card payments, please!
The second of my great business ideas (see preceding post) . . . I called Bell Canada last week to make an adjustment to my plan. While working my way through the automated menu before I could talk to...
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Hydro-Quebec bills: Stop taxing them!
Does anybody else in Quebec think we shouldn’t be paying GST and QST taxes (a combined 14.975%) on our Hydro-Quebec bills? What a scam! Electricity is a necessity in our lives, like food. We shouldn’t...
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Quebec names new SQ boss
QUEBEC Quebec has a new top cop. Public Security Minister Lise Thériault announced on Wednesday that deputy minister Martin Prud’homme would be put in charge of the Sûreté du Québec and its 5,000...
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Brenda O'Farrell: Power failures in St-Lazare are a hazard
The first snow of the season arrived on Monday night, and for areas of St-Lazare that meant power outages. A little wet snow and winds combine to create a familiar routine in several households. It...
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Power restored to most of Montreal after 188,000-home blackout
A series of power outages briefly struck various parts of Montreal Island and the surrounding regions on Thursday afternoon. A total of 188,000 homes had lost power at about 3 p.m., mostly on the...
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Quebec, Rio Tinto Alcan deal will preserve jobs at Arvida plant
SAGUENAY The Quebec government has reached an agreement in principle with Rio Tinto Alcan that would extend the aluminum producer’s remaining Arvida operations in Saguenay until the end of 2020,...
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Power outages not more frequent than usual, Hydro-Québec says
Hydro-Québec restored power to 97 per cent of the 277,000 Montreal-area residents hit by a massive power failure within an hour and a half Tuesday morning. The outage was caused by a breakdown in a...
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Brenda O'Farrell: Hydro will be looking to trim branches, cut trees to...
Earlier this month, for a brief period, a number of homeowners in the region held their breath as we were hit with a mini ice storm. In many homes, the power went out. It was, thankfully, short-lived....
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Power outages to affect east-end residents on Wednesday, Friday
Hundreds of Montrealers will be without power during the dinner hour on Wednesday and Friday this week, as Hydro-Québec undertakes repairs on the network. The “important” work, to be done between 6 and...
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Victor Schukov: Why not a West Island monorail system?
There has been much ink of late about plowing a new pressure-relieving north-south artery in the West Island. You can vertically stack people in new condos but their cars obviously cause...
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Hydro cuts trees despite complaints from Dollard condo owners
A group of Dollard-des-Ormeaux residents have failed in their bid to persuade Hydro-Québec to abort its plan to cut down several dozen mature trees on a Hydro right-of-way running along the southern...
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Residential electrical rates to rise 2.9 per cent
The cost of electricity will rise 2.9 per cent on April 1 for residential users. Quebec’s energy board, la Régie de l’énergie, made the announcement Monday morning. The board justified the raise in...
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Hydro-Quebec to proceed with construction of 400-kilometre transmission line
Quebecers will welcome the construction of a new 400-kilometre Hydro-Quebec transmission line even though there’s still some opposition to the project, Premier Philippe Couillard said Friday. The new...
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David-and-Goliath battle shaping up over Hydro Quebec's plan for new...
The green space beneath the transmission lines running through Dollard-des-Ormeaux has long been a popular spot for dog walkers, cyclists and runners. Now, it’s the focal point for a battle between a...
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Gazette Midday: Cold winter boosts profits at Hydro-Québec
Hello and welcome to montrealgazette.com and welcome to Midday. Here’s the rundown on some of the stories we’re following for you today. Profits at Hydro-Quebec increased 2.2 per cent to $1.79 billion...
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Utility pole's position has Griffintown looking out below
The Leaning Pole of Griffintown might not be leaning enough to cause grave concern for the moment, but it does have some Montrealers looking up. Felix Jora, a drafter who works in the area, parked...
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Hydro-Quebec crews to help Rhode Island get power restored
About 60 Hydro-Quebec employees are headed to Rhode Island to help get the lights back on. Severe thunderstorms hit the state this week, causing major damage to the power grid. A convoy of 25 trucks...
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