Author: Maria Gill

Montreal – A survey shows that 56% of small and medium business owners in Quebec are against the possibility of companies with fewer than 50 employees subjecting to the franchising process, as this could cause more red tape. A new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shows that this percentage is slightly higher in the Quebec and Montreal regions and that only 34% of respondents support franchising in SMEs with fewer than 50 employees. Francois Vincent, Vice President of Quebec at CFIB, explains that the process represents a lot of time and energy that could be devoted…

A giant project has begun: An international team will drill the ocean floor to recover samples from the mantle. Scientists want to collect samples from the mantle of the Earth, which will be the first. To get there, they would have to dig the ocean floor for miles for at least 10 years. The giant project is called MoHole to Mantle (M2M), and it is supported by many researchers, including four Canadians. “We know a lot about the Earth’s internal structure, but none of this depends on the analysis of real samples,” regrets John Jamison, professor of earth sciences at…

Affairs. Specializing in manufacturing plastic things, Proflex Products has had new owners since 1 yearhe is Previous January. The Drummondville company was founded in 1995 by Gilles De Blois and Ginette Dubuc, and was acquired by Annie Lajoie and Rémi Gauthier. As the culmination of nearly 40 years of business experience, they intend to continue the business started by their predecessors. Annie Lajoy and Remy Gauthier are married for life. They met in the course of work. Soon they knew that one day they wanted to own their own business as a couple’s business. “Little by little, we were in…

A daring hypothesis study put forward to explain the sometimes bizarre drawings of wall paintings buried at the bottom of caves: Paleolithic men had painted them in a second case. And without any hallucinogen! Explanations.It is known that many artists produced their major works under influence Medicine. Van Gogh Soaked in absinthe, Charles Baudelaire indulged in cannabis and opium while Francis Picabia painted his psychedelic paintings duringHallucinations Because of opiates. Not to mention LSD which was all the rage in the 1950s in the artistic world.However, the practice goes back much further. Even to prehistoric men if we are to…

(Montreal) The Union of Stevedoring Workers at the Port of Montreal announced, on Sunday, that it has sent a notice to call for a partial strike. Posted April 11, 2021 at 1:13 pm The Canadian Press He will provide more details on Monday at a press conference. In a brief press release published on Sunday, the union said it wanted to respond to an announcement by the Marine Employers Association (AEM) “to suspend certain wage conditions starting Tuesday.” Labor relations remain tense at the port. In March, a large block of union members rejected an offer from their employer on…

CChest spanking is very special because, unlike a frog crowing or a lion’s roar, it is a non-vocal behavior that can be seen and heard. It is mostly practiced by the dominant male gorillas, and is seen as a way to attract females, to intimidate their potential competitors. But the researchers wanted to know whether the beating of drums, which can reverberate up to a kilometer through dense rainforests, was also not a means of beating the drums to convey information about their physique.A team observed and recorded 25 “silverback” (a sign of maturity), spotted by the Dian Fossey Foundation…

Promoter Francois Dumontier already exists. He finds himself in an unlivable situation. There was no Canadian Grand Prix in 2020, and fans who had already paid for their seats in boxes and stands were mostly patient. But sooner or later they will request a refund. Everything indicates that we are heading towards an exciting Monday as governments have to file a response to Liberty Media, the company that bought Formula 1 from Bernie Ecclestone. Dramatic Monday tomorrow. We know that the three levels of government, Ottawa, Quebec and Montreal, share a $ 18.5 million bill to retain the rights to…

In this nineteenth episode of Science Hunters, Embarks on a historic scientific expedition to Siberia, with a mammoth trapped in permafrost for 20,000 years.Do you want to not miss any news? To learn new things every day? Or simply to immerse yourself in a healthy journey? Discover Futura Podcast!Mammoths are symbolic animals from prehistoric times. These giant snakes walked Ter Between -4 million years (the oldest known survivor) and -15,000 years, at the end of the past ice Age. Although they are often seen as the ancestors of today’s elephants, they are, in fact, their cousins. The Woolly mammoth (Mammuthus…

The tone rose on Saturday in negotiations to renew the collective agreement for stevedoring workers at the Montreal port. The Marine Employers Association (AEM) provides the union a “72 hour notice” before suspending certain payment terms. Posted on April 10, 2021 at 12:44 PM Henri Owlet VizinaJournalism In a statement posted on social networks, MEA justifies its decision by the fact that the Port of Montreal “suffered a significant volume reduction of 11% in March, due to the uncertainty and anxiety arising from the situation. Related to labor relations”. Consequently, the employer claims that he “exercised his right” to give…

The good weather has significantly reduced the attendance of vaccinations for those 55 and over at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal, where 2,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine are available daily. Also read – All the developments of the epidemic Also read – Wearing the mask outside: Instructions create confusion “We have a message for Montreal residents 55 and over now: Come and get the vaccine!” Jean-Nicolas Opé, spokesperson for the university’s Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CIUSSS) of the Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, said Saturday afternoon. He added: “At the present time, the person who arrives can get vaccinated almost immediately,…