By Doug McCooeye
Sherbrooke
The province-wide construction strike scheduled to begin today – which threatened to affect work sites across Quebec – has been called off.
Following intense negotiations late last week with the Alliance Syndicale, the Association de la construction du Quebec (ACQ) announced that a deal, in principal, related the collective agreements in three of the four construction sectors had been reached.
Late Thursday night a deal was reached in the industrial, institutional/commercial, and residential sectors. A deal in principal in the fourth sector (civil engineering/roadwork) was reached on June 21.
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“Shows us the government is willing to help us, even if only temporarily.”
By Stephen McDougall
Asbestos
About 225 workers are being called back to work at the Jeffrey mine for the month of September due to a short-term loan of $3.5 million being provided to it by the Quebec government.
“It is good sign even if the work period is brief,” said mine union president Rodrigue Chartier.
“It shows us the government is willing to help us, even if only temporarily.”
The loan is being provided by Investissement Quebec, a financing arm of the government’s economic development department, which is headed up by minister Clement Gignac.
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By Doug McCooeye
The 49-year-old accused of stabbing a man appeared before a judge in a Victoriaville courtroom last week.
Wayne Alexander Reid was arrested early Tuesday morning shortly after a domestic dispute at a residence on Olivier Street in Victoriaville.
It was late Monday night when officers from the Surete du Quebec in Arthabaska were made aware of a quarrel between Reid and his ex-wife at her apartment building on the corner of Olivier and Jutras Est. By the time the SQ arrived, Reid had left the premises with no damage done.
About two hours later, the police were called back to the scene, as Reid had returned to continue the argument.
According to accounts, a neighbour who was witness to the altercation tried to intervene and was subsequently stabbed by Reid.
The suspect then fled the scene on foot, but was quickly apprehended by SQ patrol and promptly arrested.
Reid faces over a dozen charges related to the incident, including one count of attempted murder.
The suspect is also accused of being in violation of a court order, as he was not allowed to have any contact with his ex-wife.
While the victim suffered serious injuries in the altercation, his wounds are said to not be life threatening.
Reid will be detained until his next court appearance on October 29.
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Liberal Express takes in Hatley, the Fair and childhood home In Richmond, Ignatieff visited family grave sites and met with local personalities like Legion president John Hill. Mike McDevitt
Sherbrooke
Federal Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff spent most of the past weekend in the Eastern Townships, reconnecting to his roots and presenting his vision of a Canada “not based on fear and divisiveness.”
While generally taking the high road in his political statements, the Opposition leader did not spare Prime Minister Stephen Harper criticism while mocking his now-famous Nunavut runway ATV excursion. “When asked if he had broken any laws by driving around the runway like that, the Prime Minister responded ‘I make the rules.’ Well, Canadians believe that they make the rules. |
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Centre d'Art group reaches summit Five members of the eight-person team that set out to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in support of the Centre d’Art de Richmond have reached the mountain’s highest peak. Vicki Lebrun, Stéphan Doucet, Mélanie Boissonneault, Denis Beaubien and Paul Beaubien reached Uhuru Peak – Africa’s highest point at 5895m above sea-level. Fellow climbers Christiane Montminy and Éric Tremblay managed to reach Stella Point at 5745m and Centre d’Art general director Jeannette Charland, who had to abandon her training for health reasons last spring, earned a personal victory by reaching the 5500m mark. The group raised $20,000 towards a restoration of the Centre d’Art’s aging facilties, including a $100,000 new roof. |
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