Sunday, 18. October 2009, 19:45:46
jeunes caves, orignal, Mont-Laurier
Jeunes caves, j'espère qu'ils vont réellement avoir cette amende...
Deux jeunes de la région de Mont-Laurier sont passibles d’une amende minimale de 5000 $ pour avoir entraîné la mort d’un orignal en le poursuivant sur un chemin pendant sept kilomètres.
L’événement s’est produit le 28 septembre dernier, sur un chemin du secteur de la pourvoirie Menjo.
Selon l’enquête du Service de protection de la faune, un véhicule avec cinq personnes à bord a poursuivi un orignal sur une distance de sept kilomètres, au terme de laquelle l’animal est mort d’épuisement.
Grâce à des informations du public, le Service de la protection de la faune à Mont-Laurier a pu amorcer une enquête.
Suite aux éléments de preuves recueillis auprès de témoins et après avoir appréhendé et interrogé les cinq jeunes de la région de Mont-Laurier qui prenaient place dans le véhicule, deux ont été inculpés: le conducteur et le passager avant. Le premier pour la conduite du véhicule lors de l’infraction, le second pour complicité et incitation.
Les deux recevront leur constat d’infraction par courrier. Ils sont passibles d’un minimum de 5000 $ d’amende et d’une suspension de leur permis de chasse pendant deux ans.
On ne peut dévoiler pour l’instant les noms des deux jeunes inculpés, ni d’autres éléments de l’enquête.
Aussi choquant que peut-être le geste posé, il ne relève toutefois pas du code criminel.
Sergent au Service de la protection de la faune, direction Laval-Laurentides-Lanaudière, Alain Rioux explique qu’il est interdit de poursuivre un animal avec un véhicule.
En ce qui concerne plus particulièrement l’orignal, il ne voit que devant lui, ce qui explique qu’en cas de poursuite sur un chemin il restera sur ce dernier plutôt que de bifurquer dans la forêt.
De plus, l’orignal n’est pas animal fait pour la course, donc très vulnérable lors d’une poursuite.Source:
Canoe
Monday, 28. September 2009, 00:49:42
Canada, quebec city
Ok, It has to be clear to all the "St Johners" and anti-french red necks.... Québec city is the oldest city in Canada. That's it that's all. Nobody gives a fuck if someone went somewhere to put a tent for the night and catch some fishes... that doesn't make the place a city! I mean... Hello.Here are some info about Québec city:
Quebec City (French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (pronounced /kwɨˈbɛk/ or /keˈbɛk/) is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second largest city in the province, after Montreal. Quebec City is about 233 kilometres (145 mi) away from Montreal. The ramparts surrounding Old Quebec (Vieux-Québec) are the only remaining fortified city walls in the Americas north of Mexico, and were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 as the "Historic District of Old Quebec".[3]
It is also one of the oldest cities in North America (founded in 1608) and Canada's oldest city.
Quebec City prepares to mark its 400th anniversary with a summer full of music and art.
Everybody loves a good party. And one of the world's best is shaping up in French-speaking Quebec this summer as Canada's oldest city celebrates the 400th anniversary of its founding on the St. Lawrence River.
Four hundred years after French explorer Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec on July 3, 1608, and adopted its Algonquin name that means "place where the river narrows," here's what's planned for the city's wide-ranging anniversary bash:
• A summer-long kaleidoscope of street performers, costumed re-enactors, torchlight processions, fireworks and parades, highlighted on Quebec's actual birthday weekend, July 3-6, by three days of shows with an actor playing Champlain, acrobats scaling building walls and families gathering for an aerial photo shoot on the Plains of Abraham.
• A 40-minute sound-and-light show projected onto gigantic concrete grain silos, nightly from June 20 to July 29. Called the Image Mill, the innovative open-air multi-media show, in a renovated portion of the harbor, is produced by Robert Lepage and Ex Machina.
• An exhibit of 277 art works from the Louvre from June 5 through Oct. 26.
• An all-night party Aug. 15, featuring fire and water performances under a full moon, plus a dance floor on the river and its banks.
• A free concert Aug. 22 by Celine Dion, plus a smorgasbord of world music and performances by scores of artists such as Linkin Park, Yes, Fergie, Mes Aïeux, Charles Aznavour and Lynda Lemay at the 41st annual Quebec City International Summer Festival from July 3-14.
• A specially-commissioned Cirque du Soleil extravaganza wrapping up the 400th anniversary action Oct. 19.
And here are some hints to tell you what makes a city a city... an old city. A real city. The oldest in Canada...-From its earliest days, Québec City has been a military city. The Citadel, the fortifications and Valcartier Base still bear witness to this tradition.
-Québec City's winter carnival, the Carnaval de Québec, is one of the world's largest. In 2008, it will be held for the 54th time.
-Québec City has its own castle. The Château Frontenac, which opened its doors in 1893, was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. It is now owned by the Fairmont Hotel Group.
-The Québec Bridge is a cantilever bridge since it is suspended from two large vertical structures. It is the longest cantilever bridge in the world.
-The
oldest hospital in North America is the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec.
-North America's
oldest newspaper in any language is the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. It was founded in 1764.
-Canada's
oldest university is Université Laval, established on December 8, 1852.
-The
oldest symphony orchestra in Canada is the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, established in 1902.
-Québec City has the
oldest international theatre festival in Canada: the Carrefour international de théâtre de Québec.
-The
first Anglican cathedral outside Great Britain was built in Québec City in 1804: Holy Trinity Cathedral.
-Québec City was the
first Catholic diocese to be founded north of Mexico.
-The
oldest business district in North America is Quartier Petit-Champlain, located in Québec City.
-Québec City is America's only walled city north of Mexico.
Saturday, 5. September 2009, 14:21:09
That's how it works
We've received many complains from religious, spiritual groups, "people just about to get out of trouble" and the population in general about the Light At The End Of The Tunnel we're about to turn off...
We asked the government for financial help and we are happy to announce that the Light At The End Of The Tunnel will remain turned on (for now)! Your government will simply raise your taxes to help us with that.
However, Due to recent budget cuts and the cost of electricity, gas and oil, as well as current market conditions and the continued decline of the world-wide economy -and despite the government help- we will have to charge a fee at the entrance of the tunnel from now on.This fee should not increase in the near future.
Thank you.
Saturday, 5. September 2009, 13:24:49
don't worry, it's just a joke
"Due to recent budget cuts and the cost of electricity, gas and oil, as well as current market conditions and the continued decline of the world-wide economy, the Light at the End of the Tunnel will be turned off.
We apologize for any inconvenience."
Saturday, 5. September 2009, 13:11:41
Boston bruins, Zdeno Chara
Saturday, 29. August 2009, 14:54:01
losers, montreal, habs, Hockey
Thursday, 27. August 2009, 12:48:19
Slaughter Houses, livestock transport, meat
If you are NOT a pure vegetarian and you say that the hunters (including the seal hunters...), fishermen are bad people, barbarians, etc. YOU ARE HYPOCRITE.
Livestock a major threat to environmentSlaughterhouse horror
Sunday, 23. August 2009, 17:52:53
Islamic Law, Malaysia, Muslim
Malaysian model to be caned for drinking beer
Woman, 32, given punishment under Islamic law after pleading guilty
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Muslim part-time model will be caned next week, becoming the first woman in Malaysia to be given the punishment under Islamic law, after she pleaded guilty to drinking beer, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
An Islamic court in July ordered that Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, be lashed six times with a rattan cane after she was caught drinking alcohol in a raid on a hotel night club in eastern Pahang state last year.
Prosecutor Saiful Idham Sahimi said Kartika will be the first woman to be caned under Islamic law after she chose not to appeal the sentence.
Wednesday, 12. August 2009, 23:44:43
Monday, 10. August 2009, 21:01:08
oceans, End of the line
Saturday, 1. August 2009, 18:45:07
skunk, animals
This little skunk comes almost every night to check if we forgot a garbage bag on the balcony.... what a surprise to find such an easy meal that night! I was about 1,5 meter from that cute little thing. 
Saturday, 18. July 2009, 01:11:18
Russia, Canada, USA, arctic
As tensions mount in the Arctic, especially should they develop into a crisis and the military option be employed, Norway will play its appointed role as a loyal NATO cohort, as will its neighbors Denmark, Finland and Sweden, the last two rapidly becoming NATO states in every manner but formally.
Yet the battle will be joined where three of the four NATO states with Arctic territorial claims – the United States, Canada and Denmark – base them, in the northernmost part of the Western Hemisphere.
And having by far the largest border with the Arctic and the most sizeable portion of its territory, Canada is the shock brigade to be used in any planned provocation and open confrontation.
Nine days ago it was reported that “Canada’s mapping of the Arctic is pushing into territory claimed by Russia in the high-stakes drive by countries to establish clear title to the polar region and its seabed riches.
“Survey flights Ottawa conducted in late winter and early spring went beyond the North Pole and into an area where Russia has staked claims, a Department of Natural Resources official said Sunday.”
The account continued by stating, “If Canada eventually files a claim that extends past the North Pole, it could find itself in conflict with Russia.
“Canada and Russia have both committed to a peaceful resolution of conflicts over claims submitted under the international process, a pledge [that] will be put to the test if Ottawa and Moscow submit overlapping stakes.
“Canadian scientists contend that the underwater Lomonosov Ridge is an extension of the North American continental shelf.
“It is estimated that a quarter of the world’s undiscovered oil and gas lies under the Arctic.” [34]
Canadian military and civilian leaders have been laying the groundwork for this confrontation since the advent of the Harper administration.
In August of 2007 the prime minister “announced plans to build a new army training centre in the Far North at Resolute Bay [east end of the Northwest Passage] and to outfit a deep-water port for both military and civilian use at the northern tip of Baffin Island.
“His trip to the Arctic earlier this month was accompanied by the biggest military exercise in the region in years, with 600 soldiers, sailors and air crew participating.” [35]
A year later the Harper and Bush governments laid aside a long-standing dispute in the Arctic’s Beaufort Sea “in the name of defending against Russia’s Arctic claims, which clash with those of the US, Canada, Denmark and Norway.” [36]
In the same month Canada conducted what it called the first of several military sovereignty exercises in the Arctic, a full spectrum affair including “In addition to the army, navy and air force, several federal agencies and departments are participating, including the Coast Guard, RCMP, CSIS, Canada Border Services Agency, Transport Canada and Health Canada.
“Military officials say this year’s exercise involves the most number of departments and agencies ever.” [37]
Later in August of 2008 Harper and Defence Secretary MacKay visited the Northwest Territories to inspect “four CF18 Canadian military jets sent to Inuvik in response to what officials said was an unidentified aircraft that had neared Canadian air space.” [38]
Last September the Canadian Defence Ministry launched “Operation NANOOK 2008, a sovereignty operation in Canada’s eastern Arctic. Not only that, but Harper also voiced support for plans to build a military port and a military base beyond the Polar Circle.”
This at a time when “The United States has joined the race, too, teaming up with Canada to map the unexplored Arctic sea floor.” [39]
On September 19th Harper was paraphrased as saying “Canada is stepping up its military alertness along its northern frontier in response to Russia’s ‘testing’ of its boundaries and recent Arctic grab.
“We are concerned about not just Russia’s claims through the international process, but Russia’s testing of Canadian airspace and other indications…(of) some desire to work outside of the international framework. That is obviously why we are taking a range of measures, including military measures, to strengthen our sovereignty in the North.” [40]
In December of last year defence chief MacKay “singled out possible naval encroachments from Russia and China, saying, ‘We have to be diligent.’” [41]
This March MacKay “announced…the locations of the two satellite reception ground stations for the $60 million Polar Epsilon project designed to provide space-based, day and night surveillance of Canada’s Arctic and its ocean approaches. [42]
In April Canada held Operation Nunalivut 2009, the first of three “sovereignty operations” scheduled in the Arctic this year.
MacKay said of the exercises, “Operation Nunalivut is but one example of how the Government of Canada actively and routinely exercises its sovereignty in the North. The Canadian Forces play an important role in achieving our goals in the North, which is why the Government of Canada is making sure they have the tools they need to carry out a full range of tasks in the Arctic, including surveillance, sovereignty, and search-and-rescue operations.”
Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden, Commander of Canada Command, added:
“In keeping with the Canada First Defence Strategy, we are placing greater emphasis on our northern operations, including in the High Arctic. This operation underscores the value of the Canadian Rangers, our eyes and ears in the North, which at the direction of the Government are growing to 5,000 in strength.”
Brigadier-General David Millar, the Commander of Joint Task Force North, contributed this:
“This operation is a golden opportunity to expand our capabilities to operate in Canada’s Arctic. In addition to air and ground patrols, this operation calls on a range of supporting military capabilities–communications, intelligence, mapping, and satellite imaging.” [43]
The Commander of Greenland Command, Danish Rear-Admiral Henrik Kudsk, attended the exercises to “discuss military collaboration in the North.” [44]
To further demonstrate NATO unity in the face of a common enemy, Russia, “A Canadian research aircraft is expected to fly over 90 North this month as part of a joint Canada-Denmark mission to strengthen the countries’ claims over the potentially oil-rich Lomonosov Ridge.” [45]
In the same month, April, this time in a show of bipartisan unity, a Liberal Party gathering in Vancouver discussed “a tough Arctic policy that calls on the government to ‘actively and aggressively’ enforce Canada’s sovereignty in the North, including expanding its military role.” [46]
A major Canadian daily revealed information on the Canadian Department of National Defence’s Polar Breeze program, referring to it as a $138 million “military project so cloaked in secrecy the Department of National Defence at first categorically denied it even existed.
“Today – apart from backtracking on their denial – the military is refusing to answer any questions on the project that experts believe has a role to play in protecting Canada’s Arctic sovereignty and security.” [47]
The newspaper also said that the project “involves the Canadian Forces’ secretive directorate of space development, computer networks and geospatial intelligence – data gathered by satellite” and that it “could have farther ranging functions including sharing sensitive military intelligence across the various branches of the Canadian Forces and with key allies.” [48]
In early May the Canadian Senate issued a report demanding that “Canada should arm its coast guard icebreakers and turn the North’s Rangers into better-trained units that could fight if necessary.” [49]
Slightly later in a news report called “After Russian talk of conflict, Tories say military is prepared,” Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said the “government’s defence strategy will help the military ‘take action in exercising Canadian sovereignty in the North,’ and highlighted plans for a fleet of Arctic patrol ships, a deepwater docking facility at Baffin Island, an Arctic military training centre and the expansion of the Canadian Rangers….” [50]
The repeated, incessant references to Russia and to no other nation while Canada boosts military cooperation with fellow NATO Arctic claimants leave no room for doubt regarding which nation Canadian military expansion in its north is aimed against. Recent deployments and new and upgraded installations cannot be used to fight a conventional conflict with any modern military adversary. But they are indicative of an intensifying campaign to portray Russia as a threat – as the threat – to Canada.
Piotr Dutkiewicz, director of Carleton University’s Institute of European and Russian Studies, is quoted in a Canadian online publication recently as worrying that “There is a very strange rhetoric that is coming in recent months as to portray Russia as a potential enemy….” [51]
The rhetoric is backed up by action and it isn’t strange but perfectly understandable.
Canada is primed for a role much like that of Georgia in the South Caucasus has been for the past several years, as a comparatively small (in terms of population) nation close to Russia which will be employed to play a part on behalf of far more powerful actors. And should Russia respond in any way to attempted Canadian efforts to “stand tall” against it, from scrambling jets to shooting down a bomber – bravado can always go awry – the US and NATO will be compelled to offer support and assistance, including military action, under the provisions of NATO’s Article 5. In fact that may be exactly what Washington and Brussels have planned.
Rather than continuing to lend Georgia diplomatic and military support, it would behoove Canadians to borrow a lesson from last August’s war in the Caucasus: A war can be launched on an aggressor’s terms but end on someone else’s.Source:
Here
Wednesday, 8. July 2009, 01:05:45
World Charter for Nature, Whales, U.N., Sea Shepherd
ANNEX
World Charter for Nature
The General Assembly,
U.N. World Charter for Nature Reaffirming the fundamental purposes of the United Nations, in particular
the maintenance of international peace and security, the development of
friendly relations among nations and the achievement of international
co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social,
cultural, technical, intellectual or humanitarian character,
Aware that:
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Saturday, 4. July 2009, 22:55:31
Sea Shepherd, Earthrace Superboat
When we first heard the rumors that Sea Shepherd might add the sleek, biodiesel-fueled powerboat called Earthrace to their efforts — we wanted to believe. But seriously, would it be possible? Could an anti-whaling organization land something out of a James Bond movie to further their cause?
Yes.
Outside the International Whaling Commission meeting in Portugal, Sea Shepherd announced plans for their sixth campaign against Japanese commercial whaling in the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary - Operation Waltzing Matilda. They also revealed the incredible news that the Earthrace will be joining the SS Steve Irwin in this new operation. And yes, it will change from its current silver to the Sea Shepherd’s striking black.
“It looks like a spaceship. It can do 40 knots and dive under waves completely. We’ll be using it to intercept and block harpoons,” said Captain Paul Watson, who earlier this week was arrested (And later released) after entering Portugal. He added that the organization was outfitting the vessel with half a tonne of Kevlar to toughen it against the ice. “It has the endurance to go half way round the world on a tank of fuel,” he said. “They won’t get away from me.”
The Steve Irwin will also be receiving some love in the form of $500,000 in repairs and additions. Its buckled hull plates have been repaired (after clashes earlier this year with the Japanese), and a powerful water cannon has been added on the bow to match the whalers’.
Finally, the organization confirmed that the Animal Planet television crew will be back to film season three of the popular show Whale Wars. “We are taking the most powerful anti-whaling weapon at our disposal: a film crew,” said Laurens de Groot, a Sea Shepherd Netherlands Director. “The cameras are more powerful than cannons and our ammunition is the naked truth about illegal whaling. We intend to keep the focus on Japanese crimes and we intend to sink the Japanese whaling fleet – economically.”
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