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Magdalen Islands
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This web log is about the past, present and future of the Magdalen Islands (Iles-de-la-Madeleine) in the province of Quebec, Canada.
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Government of Canada grants $133,540 in funding to the Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders
Support for tourism development in Grosse-Île Grosse-Île, Quebec, October 27, 2009 – The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced that the Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders has been award...
Magdalen Islands Drinking Water
A vast operation to dig for drinking water has been underway for two weeks now here on the Magdalen Islands. The objective of the work is to guarantee the provision of drinking water for the next 30 years.Hydro-geologists, who are now here must dig...
Harper Accused of Inertia In Seal Hunt Dossier
The president of the sealers association for the Magdalen Islands, Denis Longuépée, denounced the immobilization of the Harper government in the seal hunt dossier.Mr. Longuépée deplores the mutiny of Canada at a time where the anti-hunt campaigns...
The Voluntary Vaccination Campaign Countering the Swine Flu H1N1
At a press conference held on October 22, 2009, the representatives of the Regional Organization of Civil Security and the Health and Social Services Agency of the Gaspesia and the Magdalen Islands presented the actions taken to counter the feared H1...
Swine Flu Has Islands College Cleaning Up
The swine flu is being taken very seriously in the CEGEP college campus here on the island as well as in the Gaspesia and the Lower North Shore. Intervention plans are underway with preparations made in collaboration with the ministers of Education a...
The SEDNA IV Moves To Gaspe
According to the president of the organizing committee for the Gaspe festivities, Claudine Roy, the presence of the ship represents a veritable blessing. “It’s extraordinary. All in all, we are pleased in having her attached here for the summer f...
