Choral Extravaganza

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ISSN 1923-0664

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• EDITORIAL - Breaking News! The earth is warming! No wait, it's cooling! No wait

• EDITORIAL - China still struggles to stop toxic foods, drugs and toys

• Buy American exemption makes Canada part of the problem

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Meeting of ex-environment ministers

By Martin C. Barry
Mulcair, who left provincial politics three years ago after disagreeing openly with Premier Jean Charest over a sustainable redevelopment plan at Mount Orford Provincial Park, admitted that environmental activists played a key role in making him all the more determined to see that “the law was respected in the case of Mount Orford

Elves save a Christmas tradition

By Joanne Penhale
"A few of Santa's elves said 'We can not break this tradition!'" said Shirley Laberge, a member of the club, and a self-proclaimed elf. She and some of her elf friends, she said, had already started to make the slippers that each student will receive this year.

Citizens of Papineau take Ottawa by storm

PXN
The day included a seat at Question Period in the House of Commons where Mr. Trudeau made a statement warning against sexism in the media.

Gerry Sklavounos remits over $100 000 for Pakistan

PXN
Present at the announcement were Mr. Usman Chachar, the Consul General of Pakistan, Mr. Pascal Mathieu and Mr. Michel Léveillé of the Canadian Red Cross, as well as several members of Québec's Pakistani community

Flu shots preoccupied CSSS staff last year

By Martin C. Barry
In the past year, the CSSS received 15 per cent fewer complaints compared to the previous year. However, the number of complaints dealt with by medical examiners rose. In 50 per cent of the cases, the complaints were dealt with within a prescribed 45-day period.

Resident miffed by deteriorating cleanliness

By Martin C. Barry
: 'The borough doesn't have the means to pay 40 interpreters,' Borough Mayor Anie Samson explained to a resident wondering why the borough's cleanliness message isn't getting out.

Deaf-mute institute to become 300-unit condo

By Martin C. Barry
City council has reaffirmed its commitment to transform the vacant St. Sophie's Church property at the corner of Saint Roch St. and Stuart Ave. into a public park — against the wishes of a group of loyal St. Sophie's parishioners

Plan to expropriate St. Sophie’s site

By Martin C. Barry
City council has reaffirmed its commitment to transform the vacant St. Sophie’s Church property at the corner of Saint Roch St. and Stuart Ave. into a public park — against the wishes of a group of loyal St. Sophie’s parishioners

Michael Ignatieff on compulsory census

By Martin C. Barry
“It’s especially important for immigrants who sometimes don’t speak one of your official languages yet,” Ignatieff told a room full of supporters who turned up at the Dera Restaurant on Jarry St. West to hear him and Papineau Liberal MP Justin Trudeau speak.

Sadness hangs over Pakistan Day celebrations

By Martin C. Barry
While speeches at the annual Pakistan Day event in Park Ex tend to focus on progress made in the homeland, this year’s discourses were much more centered on the flood situation