The pending health hub includes a 4,300m² residence comprising 170 units for medical students a European company engaged in urban development has obtained approval to construct a health-oriented business hub within Saint-Apollinaire’s municipality in Côte d’Or (21) the new development will improve socio-health services in the region by supporting medical and paramedical real estate and enhancing healthcare The health hub includes a 4,300m² residence comprising 170 units which began in late 2024 by Eiffage Immobilier the project includes 33,600m² of office space with 5,800m² housing a dialysis centre along with 1,100m² of ground-floor retail and service areas Eiffage Aménagement’s management will focus on providing 15,500m² of public space for the hub’s users Located on a 4.5ha site in the Longènes neighbourhood the project is positioned within a mixed-use area and offers access to economic activities Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis The project is in line with Objective 8 of the Dijon Métropole Local Urban Plan (PLUI) which aims to facilitate a comprehensive initiative focused on tertiary activities or linked to centres of excellence and metropolitan infrastructure Construction on the project is scheduled for the first quarter of 2025 following six years of discussions and collaboration between Eiffage Aménagement and local stakeholders Project stakeholders include urban planner SUD Architectes infrastructure and road engineering consultant VERDI and an infrastructure team comprising Eiffage Route Last year in September, Eiffage, via its subsidiaries Eiffage Construction and Goyer, was awarded the contract to renovate the Paris – SCOPE commercial building from Société Foncière Lyonnaise on a general contracting basis Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network. and Richard Carapaz go back on the attack and Richard Carapaz went back on the attack on stage 18 of the Tour de France A day after celebrating Richie’s historic stage win in Superdévoluy the three EF Education-EasyPost teammates took off up the road After a very fast and aggressive start on the road out of Gap they broke clear over the top of the Col du Festre in a 36-man group Ahead of them lay four more categorized climbs as well as the long drag up to the finish in Barcelonette None of the summits were over 1500 meters–the high Alps come tomorrow–but with over 3000 meters of climbing on the 179.5-km course and hot sun burning overhead Our guys saved their matches until the Côte de Saint-Apollinaire, the second-to-last climb with a summit at the 121-km mark. Ben went first, attacking as soon as the road pitched up. Sean countered as soon as he was brought back. 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QUÉBEC CITY — The Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) National Awards Be one of the first to try our new activity feed Tough transition stage will see major battle for stage honors with punchy climbs boosting chances of explosive riders With just two summit finishes plus a time trial ahead stage 18 will likely be the final opportunity to take a stage for many of the riders in the peloton Punchy competitors will relish the thoughts of the five categorized ascents on offer particularly as the severity is not necessarily significant enough to pitch the odds definitively in the favor of the specialist climbers Meanwhile the sprinters who have some uphill ability will keep fingers crossed that things remain relatively close and they can dispute the win The 178.8km stage from Gap to Barcelonnette features an elevation gain of 3,000 meters but begins with a 16.5km mostly downhill section The first climb is the longest of the stage similar to the pitch of the Côte de Corps (2.1km at 7.2 percent) That in turn is followed by the Col de Manse the Côte de Saint-Apollinaire and the Côte de Demoiselles Coiffées which range between 3.6km and 7 km in length The final climb is followed by 40km of rolling roads with a very gradual uphill pitch flattening out over the last 10km The view of Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme: “The altimeter drops temporarily although the sprinters will still have to go right to their limits in order to claim the final bouquet within their grasp “That’s down to the fact that once the peloton has admired Lake Serre-Ponçon the day’s attackers will have a few hills to exploit as they seek to maintain their lead A strong puncheur might be able to go clear on the Côte de Saint-Apollinaire and they’ll even more opportunity to do so on the Côte des Demoiselles Coiffées.” Sign In Subscribe Now Try searching for your content, or return to the homepage is proud to announce a multi-million-dollar investment in its Quebec based manufacturing 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for Muslims to bury their dead But the city only allowed a few dozen people to take part in the referendum, limiting the vote to 49 people who lived on property near the site 19 voting against and one person spoiling their ballot The results and the entire process left the proponents scratching their heads “It wasn't a consultation about whether trash is being collected in the morning or at night," said Mohamed Kesri a member of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City We can’t base (this decision) on a refusal by 19 people The Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City had been looking for a cemetery for about 10 years but the plan to create the Muslim cemetery took on special significance after a mass shooting at a mosque in Quebec City last January that left six men dead Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has described the shooting as a terrorist attack Tensions were running high at the polling station in Saint-Apollinaire as local residents rejected the creation of a Muslim cemetery in a referendum Photo by Clothilde Goujard While local supporters of the plan were optimistic their hopes were dashed by the voters in Saint-Apollinaire "It was fear and misinformation that drove this decision," said Bernard Ouellet I have the feeling there wouldn't have been a problem It became a problem because it was a Muslim cemetery.” Anti-Muslim sentiments have occasionally flared up in Quebec in recent years after the former Parti Québécois government proposed a "charter of values" that was criticized for singling out immigrants But Quebec voters massively rejected this proposal in an April 2014 general election when they sent the Parti Québécois back to the opposition benches of the National Assembly Premier Philippe Couillard's Quebec Liberals distanced themselves from the PQ plan and were elected to form a majority government in that election Tensions were running high in the afternoon in Saint-Apollinaire as residents turned out for the vote Many of them declined to speak to reporters and local officials urged National Observer and other media outlets to keep their distance from the polling station Saint-Apollinaire Mayor Bernard Ouellet speaks on the phone in his town on July 16 2017 after voters rejected having a Muslim cemetery near their neighbourhood Photo by Clothilde Goujard Marcel Landry was among those who voted in favour of the Muslim cemetery “I think it’s normal that there should be a (Muslim) cemetery close to their region That’s the main reason why I voted for this but I do understand the opposition and I respect it,” he said said ahead of the voting that she would vote against the proposal with “all (of her) conviction” “I would have like (the cemetery) to be multi-ethnic but for now it’s like that,” she said “Eventually we’ll get to (multi-ethnic cemeteries) The Muslim community in the Quebec City region had been looking to get their own cemetery for several years There are five other burial areas for Muslims in Quebec including two Muslim cemetery in Laval about 267 kilometres away from the provincial capital The other three are Muslim sections in denominational cemeteries including one which was recently opened about 25 kilometres west of Quebec City accepted to sell its 60,000 square feet of land in a wooded area for $215,000 Voters in a neighbourhood of Saint-Apollinaire 2017 to prevent this section of land from being used for a Muslim cemetery Photo by Clothilde Goujard Residents requested referendum in May In May 22 residents of Saint-Apollinaire asked for a referendum since the land would have to be rezoned Opponents said that Muslims should not have their own cemetery but be buried in the sections dedicated for them within non-denominational cemeteries The Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City said they wanted their own space so that they could be the owners of their burial plots instead of having to rent spaces in a non-Muslim cemetery Some local residents said they were frustrated about not being able to participate in the referendum “Saint-Apollinaire is a quiet and open town but there are some who have been here forever and do not want some changes,” said a resident of Saint-Apollinaire who had come to make his own funeral arrangements near the site He admitted he was disappointed about not being allowed to vote and voice his opinion But even those who organized against the project weren't celebrating the results it's like a couple that's breaking up — the people never got along and everyone loses in a situation like this," Sunny Létourneau She also said she would have preferred to see a cemetery for multiple religions.​ A car pulls up in front of the Harmonia funeral home in Saint-Apollinaire Photo by Clothilde Goujard A month and a half ago the Islamic Cultural Center of Quebec city sent a letter to politicians and other religious representatives asking for support “We thought we’d receive some encouragements, Mohamed Kesri told Le Soleil The fallout from the recent attack and the escalating tensions have left many local Muslims feeling scared "It's a refusal based on discrimination because we let Harmonia (the funeral home) have a cemetery "What conclusion can we draw other than that this was discriminatory?" With only 49 eligible voters for a referendum on a proposal for a Muslim cemetery there was very little traffic at a polling station in Saint-Apollinaire on July 16 Photo by Clothilde Goujard Mustapha Skakni who spent the past few months going door-to-door was to explain the proposal was disappointed about the entire process and its outcome "We need to take a look at what was behind it all," he said "What led to a process like this one that allowed a minority to decide the fate of an entire community?” While Saint-Apollinaire Mayor Ouellet said there was no plan B Mohamed Kesri said he's not giving up and is hoping to find an alternative Editor's note: This article was updated at 12:30 a.m If only two people had changed their minds the result would have been 17-18 and the cemetery would be approved It's not the absolute number of voters that matters This is a lesson Canadians need pounded home over and over and over Although I'm not in favour of allowing a community concern decided by only a few residents around the area of concern I still wonder why there needs to be a "specialized" cemetery for any group Throughout our travels in Europe this became apparent to me as we noted special Jewish cemeteries or church cemeteries with separate areas for Protestants and Catholics etc God only knows if he's separating them when they get to the "afterlife" but I suspect the atomized remains are mingled together any old which way The basic principle of entropy is randomness Church/State separation on earth is a wise secular move amongst the living In reply to by Ian MacKenzie more places with different religions buried together I am not totally sure about the facts of this but I think the problem in the Quebec City region is that there isn't anywhere close to home where Muslims can bury their dead We'll be reporting more on this through the week If the terrorist attack on Quebec City Muslims weren't wrenching enough we now have this rejection of a Muslim cemetery- and by only a few people Quebec police are searching for Martin Carpentier He was last seen wearing a grey T-shirt and jeans The bodies of his two daughters were found on Saturday Quebec provincial police are combing through a wooded area near Quebec City as they continue to search for the father of two girls whose bodies were found Saturday in a small town southwest of the provincial capital were located in a wooded area in the community of St-Apollinaire about 40 kilometres southwest of Quebec City They were taken to hospital and later declared dead Their bodies were found Saturday afternoon in a wooded area in Saint-Apollinaire The girls had last been seen on Wednesday and became the subject of a country-wide child abduction emergency alert had authorities tightening the search in a thickly wooded area near where the young sisters from Levis Police are focusing their search inside a 10-kilometre-radius perimeter in the Saint-Agapit—Saint-Apollinaire area A resident reported seeing Carpentier in the area on Saturday afternoon Quebec provincial police were searching a heavily wooded area southwest of Quebec City Sunday Residents had helped with the searches until Saturday but police asked people to stay away from the area Sunday to let officers work a spokesperson for the provincial police force said officers had found a number of objects in the woods that may help them track Carpentier down Mathieu said the search has been complicated by hot and humid weather and periods of heavy rain In an outpouring of support and grief for the family of the girls residents of their hometown of Lévis have turned a gazebo into a makeshift memorial site With files from The Canadian Press and CBC News All rights reserved @ Radio Canada International 2018 This article was published more than 7 years ago and Bruno Fortin talk to Henri Baril at his residence as they knock on Saint-Apollinaire doors to explain to citizens the need for a Muslim cemetery on June 30.Francis Vachon/The Globe and Mail have rejected a proposal to open a Muslim-run cemetery in their town dealing a setback to a Muslim community still recovering from a tragic mass shooting six months ago The fate of the contentious cemetery project rested in the hands of only 49 eligible voters In a referendum on a zoning change that would have allowed the burial ground 16 people voted Yes and 19 voted No; one ballot was spoiled "Ignorance and misunderstanding have won the day," Mohamed Labidi, president of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, said in an interview on Sunday night Related: Proposed Muslim cemetery highlights tensions in Quebec community Labidi said his group would consider going to court to challenge the case "We are Canadian citizens just like everyone else The cemetery in Saint-Apollinaire was to be one of the first tangible signs of co-habitation in the aftermath of the mosque shooting in January that took the lives of six Muslim worshippers in Quebec City said he had hoped the cemetery would become a symbol of welcome and acceptance toward the Muslim community He acknowledged he had hoped until the end that the project would pass "I see this as a phenomenon of fear," he said about the referendum outcome "People put all Muslims in the same basket and see them as radicals The referendum in the small town tapped into an emotional discussion over the place of the Muslim community in Quebec operated the Quebec City mosque where the six worshippers were killed The shooting highlighted a problem for Muslims in the provincial capital: Despite their growing numbers and generational roots in the city they had no nearby place to bury their dead five were repatriated to their homelands and one was interred in the only Muslim-run cemetery in the province where a local funeral director offered to sell the centre a plot of land for $215,000 The Saint-Apollinaire city council unanimously approved the project but it required a zoning change Enough citizens signed a register to force the vote Only those whose properties adjoined the proposed cemetery site were eligible to cast ballots The debate polarized opinion in the community the project became a symbol of Muslims' efforts to integrate into Quebec Opponents voiced fears the cemetery would be the gateway to the arrival of mosques and veiled women into their tight-knit Quebec town An information meeting in March heard citizens express views that a cemetery for Muslims showed they were getting preferential treatment spoke out in favour of the project over the weekend saying Muslims had roots in the area going back three generations "Why deny a right to those who want a cemetery of their own where they can be buried according to their own rituals It's a mark of respect for another religion," the archbishop told a Quebec City newspaper "Why should it be difficult in this vast territory that is Quebec to have a second cemetery that belongs to them a little piece of land where they can have a burial according to their rituals While the cemetery in Saint-Apollinaire was to be run by the Islamic Cultural Centre Muslims in the Quebec City area recently gained the option of burying their loved ones in a non-denominational burial ground in the area a funeral home inaugurated a Muslim section with 500 plots within its cemetery in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures It is the fourth such Muslim section to open in a non-denominational cemetery in Quebec While these Muslim sections do offer an option for Muslim burial the Islamic cultural Centre of Quebec City said it favoured owning and operating its own cemetery according to its own religious practices and customs Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn’t want to get “bogged down” in reopening constitutional negotiations Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard is pushing for a new national dialogue on the province’s role in the federation Report an editorial error Report a technical issue Editorial code of conduct Ingrid Peritz was a Montreal-based correspondent for The Globe and Mail from 1998 to 2019. 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions HeadlinesLatest NewsPodcasts (new window)EnglishENHomeSociety’We’re here to stay’: Quebecers who fought to get Muslim cemeteries built say they're a sign of progressUntil 2020 only Muslim burial sites were in Laval; now there are also ones in Quebec City and Sherbrooke Boufeldja Benabdallah stands in front of the Quebec City Muslim Cemetery The co-founder of the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre says it took 22 years to secure a burial site dedicated to his community Standing in front of the gates of the Quebec City Muslim Cemetery Boufeldja Benabdallah reflects on the more than two decades he spent trying to establish a local burial ground for his community People were burying their loved ones at the Muslim cemetery in Montreal who is the cemetery director and co-founder of the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre said it was extremely difficult to find land that was available Reda Bouchelaghem of the Association Culturelle Islamique de l'Estrie (ACIE) in Quebec's Eastern Townships said his group faced similar challenges Both men say it took a tragedy that shocked the country for their cemeteries to see the light of day the bodies of five of the six Muslim men killed were sent to their countries of origin which at the time had the only two Muslim cemeteries in Quebec Benabdallah found a potential cemetery site in Saint-Apollinaire a town of 6,000 about 45 kilometres south of Quebec City The mayor of Saint-Apollinaire approved an Islamic cemetery but a group of residents protested the project They pushed the issue to a municipal referendum Benabdallah instead got the ear of Quebec City's then-mayor Régis Labeaume who said he was determined to work with the city's Muslim community in an effort to heal and move forward after the 2017 attack In the days after the shooting rampage at the mosque Labeaume promised to find a suitable site for a Muslim cemetery We are working with them to see what they need signed a land purchase agreement with former Quebec City mayor Régis Labeaume in 2019 that allowed the cemetery to be built in the Sainte-Foy neighbourhood where the 2017 shooting at a mosque claimed the lives of six people It was Labeaume who later found a parcel of land on Frank-Carrel Street in the same Sainte-Foy neighbourhood as the Quebec City mosque that belonged to the city and was already zoned for a cemetery,","text":"He knew the difficulties we were having he found a sitethat belonged to the city and was already zoned for a cemetery,"}}'>He knew the difficulties we were having he found a site that belonged to the city and was already zoned for a cemetery After raising more than $250,000 in donations, the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre signed a purchase agreement (new window) with the city in 2019 Labeaume's gesture really touched the community The Sherbrooke man who first came to the region 20 years ago started looking for a burial ground for Muslims in 2015 it felt like we were running up against a wall but things eventually started to open up for us attack in Quebec City.","text":"specifically after theattack in Quebec City."}}'>specifically after the attack in Quebec City the City of Sherbrooke agreed to sell the Islamic cultural association a small site in the north end of the city Following a fundraising campaign and approval from the province Now Muslims who live here in Sherbrooke don't have to visit Montreal to lay flowers on a grave CBC reached out to city officials in Quebec City and Sherbrooke to ask about the impact the 2017 mosque attack had on their relationships with the Muslim community but did not hear back He says language challenges for Muslim immigrants who don't speak French and Quebec's Bill 21 — which bans some civil servants from wearing religious symbols at work — have driven some Muslims out of the province but many in the community consider it home and we're working to advance our society.","text":"The majority of the community We have work,our children go to school here and we're working to advance our society."}}'>The majority of the community the establishment of the Quebec City cemetery is a sign of progress it's a sign of integration,","text":"When someone decides they want to be buried here andputs it in their will it's a sign of integration,"}}'>When someone decides they want to be buried here and puts it in their will this is somewhere we can live.","text":"It's a sign to the family to the children [that]this is somewhere we can live."}}'>It's a sign to the family to the children [that] this is somewhere we can live As he pondered the fifth anniversary of the mosque attack Benabdallah said he thinks of the lives that were lost the people who were hurt — and the fact he and his friends were targeted because of their religion We have that obligation to commemorate and remember those moments to remember our brothers and those who were injured But while attitudes toward Muslims have improved the broader fight against discrimination must continue Josh Grant (new window) · CBC News · International fugitive returned to B.C. after being arrested in Middle East International fugitive returned to B.C. after being arrested in Middle East. 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Flip-flip follows CBC News report and grievance filed by some in the workers' union RCI NEWSLETTERWherever you are in the world Radio Canada International is CBC/Radio-Canada's multilingual service that allows you to explore and understand and gain perspective about the reality of Canadian society as well as its democratic and cultural values All rights reserved © Radio Canada International 2025 People were burying their loved ones at the Muslim cemetery in Montreal.  who is the cemetery director and co-founder of the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre Reda Bouchelaghem of the Association Culturelle Islamique de l'Estrie (ACIE) in Quebec's Eastern Townships said his group faced similar challenges Both men say it took a tragedy that shocked the country for their cemeteries to see the light of day.  the bodies of five of the six Muslim men killed were sent to their countries of origin which at the time had the only two Muslim cemeteries in Quebec.   Benabdallah found a potential cemetery site in Saint-Apollinaire a town of 6,000 about 45 kilometres south of Quebec City The mayor of Saint-Apollinaire approved an Islamic cemetery They pushed the issue to a municipal referendum Benabdallah instead got the ear of Quebec City's then-mayor Régis Labeaume who said he was determined to work with the city's Muslim community in an effort to heal and move forward after the 2017 attack Labeaume promised to find a suitable site for a Muslim cemetery It was Labeaume who later found a parcel of land on Frank-Carrel Street in the same Sainte-Foy neighbourhood as the Quebec City mosque that belonged to the city and was already zoned for a cemetery,\",\"text\":\"He knew the difficulties we were having he found a sitethat belonged to the city and was already zoned for a cemetery,\"}}'>He knew the difficulties we were having he found a site that belonged to the city and was already zoned for a cemetery After raising more than $250,000 in donations, the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre signed a purchase agreement with the city in 2019 The cemetery opened in June 2020 Labeaume's gesture really touched the community, Benabdallah said The Sherbrooke man who first came to the region 20 years ago started looking for a burial ground for Muslims in 2015.  attack in Quebec City.\",\"text\":\"specifically after theattack in Quebec City.\"}}'>specifically after the attack in Quebec City CBC reached out to city officials in Quebec City and Sherbrooke to ask about the impact the 2017 mosque attack had on their relationships with the Muslim community but did not hear back He says language challenges for Muslim immigrants who don't speak French and Quebec's Bill 21 — which bans some civil servants from wearing religious symbols at work — have driven some Muslims out of the province, but many in the community consider it home and we're working to advance our society.\",\"text\":\"The majority of the community and we're working to advance our society.\"}}'>The majority of the community We have work, our children go to school here it's a sign of integration,\",\"text\":\"When someone decides they want to be buried here andputs it in their will it's a sign of integration,\"}}'>When someone decides they want to be buried here and puts it in their will he said. this is somewhere we can live.\",\"text\":\"It's a sign to the family to the children [that]this is somewhere we can live.\"}}'>It's a sign to the family to the children [that] this is somewhere we can live As he pondered the fifth anniversary of the mosque attack Benabdallah said he thinks of the lives that were lost the people who were hurt — and the fact he and his friends were targeted because of their religion But while attitudes toward Muslims have improved Josh Grant · CBC News · Standing in front of the gates of the Quebec City Muslim Cemetery, Boufeldja Benabdallah reflects on the more than two decades he spent trying to establish a local burial ground for his community VPD say Cody Casey disappeared in 2022 after removing his ankle bracelet while on bail CBC News obtains travel details through Freedom of Information request 40-year-old man charged with assault and assault causing bodily harm Flip-flip follows CBC News report and grievance filed by some in the workers' union 'It was all just a joke to them,’ complainant tells London Tory House leader says party will stand with Carney in U.S Cybersecurity expert warns Air Canada customers could be ‘sitting ducks’ after couple’s travel credit stolen Officials discuss Gaza plans on condition of anonymity as Israeli military calls up reservists Country is making co-ordinated push to work with Canada amid uneasy U.S Revised result close enough to be subject to automatic recount As the Liberal Party prepares for its fourth consecutive term and its first under Prime Minister Mark Carney The airline says it dropped the case because court hearing her recollections of night that led to charges against 5 accused 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He is an important member of Fix Auto Québec’s network and we wish him good luck in this new chapter.” For more information, please visit fixauto.com Amélie with her daughters Romy and Norah(Image: Amélie Lemieux /Facebook)The grieving mother of two young girls found dead in woodland after vanishing with their father has shared a poignant photo as a manhunt is launched The bodies of Amélie Lemieux's daughters Romy were discovered on Saturday bringing a devastating end to the three-day missing persons search Police are still desperately looking for their dad Martin Carpentier, 44, who was last seen shopping with the girls at 8.30pm on Wednesday His car was later found abandoned after being involved in a crash in Saint-Apollinaire in Quebec City Ms Lemieux - who is separated from Mr Carpentier - initially posted a plea on Facebook saying: "Need to find my girls and their daddy" accompanied with snaps of the trio And yesterday she shared a heartbreaking image of a burning candle with her daughters' names underneath Police believe Mr Carpentier is still alive but warned "we don't know exactly what state of mind" he's in A spokesman added: "We ask people not to take any chances So if they have any information or if they see him just call 911 and we will take charge of the situation." An Amber Alert was first issued for the trio on Thursday in Saint-Apollinaire before being stood down on Saturday afternoon following the devastating discovery Police are still searching for Martin Carpentier‌ Zindzi Mandela dead: Nelson Mandela's daughter dies aged 59 seven years after dadSgt Ann Mathieu said of the discovery of the bodies: “Currently everything leads us to believe that these are the two young girls is to be vigilant because we are actively looking for Martin Carpentier who could be in the Saint-Agapit SQ officers searching the Saint-Appollinaire area for the two girls and their father found some objects that may be connected to them on Friday Six-year-old Romy Mum flees home after teen arrested for raping son, 10, faces no further action“We found some objects yesterday but we can find a lot of different objects in the woods so what we have to do right now is to be sure that those objects could be related to Martin Carpentier and his two daughters,” Mathieu told CTV Mr Carpentier's girlfriend, Cathy Gingras, who is not the mother of the girls, recorded a desperate plea to him on Friday morning, shared by the SQ on Twitter We haven't heard anything from you since the accident 11-year-old Norah Tourist stranded near crater of active volcano with rescuers unable to save him"We want to know if they're okay... if you're okay. Give us some news, let us know, call your parents, whatever it is. The important thing is that you're all all right. "We just want to know you're all right." Premier of Quebec François Legault has described the two girls' deaths as a "national tragedy." He tweeted: "Like all Quebecers, I am overwhelmed, without words. Losing two children, the most expensive thing in life, is incomprehensible. It is a national tragedy. "I have a special thought for Norah and Romy's mother. For all their loved ones too. The whole of Quebec is crying with you today. "If you need help: say so. Professional resources exist, such as the Parent Line at 1-800-361-5085. There is no shame in seeking support and listening." This article was published more than 8 years ago Five of the six people killed at the Islamic centre in Quebec City were repatriated to their homelands for interment The sixth was buried in the only Muslim-run cemetery in the province in suburban Montreal.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail Soon after word began to circulate about a Muslim cemetery in the sleepy Quebec town of Saint-Apollinaire Mayor Bernard Ouellet received some disturbing e-mails "Welcome to Saint ALLAH-pollinaire," read one We just lost half the value of our homes!" said another Read more: Muslim community prays in fear since Quebec shooting, mosque president says "This cemetery is just the embryo of other projects," someone wrote "These people are here to grab religious and political power." who ran the local grocery store for three decades before taking over leadership of the town of 6,000 held firm to his belief that offering Muslims a final resting spot was the right thing to do He also realized he was facing daunting obstacles if he wanted to bring citizens around to the same way of thinking We want to show solidarity with [the Muslim community] The proposed cemetery has underscored the tensions over the place and future of the Muslim community in Quebec – not just the living If Saint-Apollinaire has emerged as the unlikely setting for the controversy it is because of both timing and geography The shooting of six worshippers at a Quebec City mosque in January highlighted a glaring problem for Muslims in the provincial capital: Despite their growing numbers and decades-long presence in the city a tight-knit town intersected by one of the province's busiest highways a local funeral director named Sylvain Roy had already reached out to Quebec City's Muslims by offering to sell them a 65,000-square-foot plot of land behind his funeral home It appeared destined to become the first tangible gesture of public support in the wake of the mosque tragedy we have to give them a way to have their religious rituals," said Mr "If we say we're an open society and let people immigrate here we can't then put up barriers and decide how they're going to dispose of their bodies." which would involve selling the lot for $215,000 with enough room for about 1,000 burial plots the resistance burst into view when council held an information session on the project Half the people in the crowd of about 200 appeared to welcome the cemetery "We have to show ourselves to be open [and] extend a hand We have to stop being afraid," said a man named Serge Paradis Others voiced opposition in a blend of resentment and suspicion One speaker complained of giving Muslims "VIP" treatment by allowing them their own cemetery Others invoked terrorist attacks such as 9/11 or fears of seeing women in burkas in Saint-Apollinaire Milling in the audience was a self-described leader of La Meute A provincial police car was parked outside Facing the crowd at a long table was a delegation from the Muslim community of Quebec City and elsewhere in the province calmly answering questions and making a plea for understanding we're being denied our place as human beings a long-time Quebec City resident and co-founder of the Centre culturel islamique de Québec whose stirring eulogy at the funerals of three mosque victims was shared around the globe spoke emotionally: "I ask you sincerely," he said "do not impose on our children the duty to have to go to Montreal each time they want to say a prayer over the tomb of their father." Imam Guillet placed the project in the context of the outpouring of solidarity after the mosque shootings "This would be the first gesture to show we are together," he said "If the project is refused and we're not allowed to be buried in this land how are we going to be accepted to live in this land?" While the mayor believes that a majority of people in his town quietly support the cemetery he acknowledges that some citizens require reassurances The soaring silver spire of the Saint-Apollinaire Church still looms large over main street Aside from some seasonal Mexican and Guatemalan farm workers and a few dozen Laotian and Vietnamese immigrants who settled in the area in the 1970s The proposed site is a wooded area of spruce and birch trees behind an industrial zone cut off from the centre of town by Highway 20 and railway tracks If enough citizens sign a register by April 26 they can force a referendum on the zoning change Muslims have separate sections in two non-Muslim cemeteries in the Montreal area but the one in Saint-Apollinaire would be only the second in the province whose land is owned by the community The official motto of Saint-Apollinaire is "S'unir pour réussir" – uniting to succeed Ouellet hopes his fellow citizens make it true "This project hurts neither the rights nor quality of life of our citizens," he said in addressing the public meeting Wednesday night all of Quebec will recall that it was our municipality that finally allowed the Muslim community to find the serenity it had been seeking for so long "is what we call showing the best that we can be." Members of the mosque in Quebec City where a shooting took place say they are grateful to have support from so many people in the community announces a multi-million-dollar investment in its Quebec based manufacturing facilities The Saint-Henri Quebec facility currently manufactures JELD-WEN’s line of moulded interior doors as well as insulated steel doors is the flagship manufacturing location for the company’s line of Vinyl and Hybrid Windows “We are committed to supporting our customers and their growth” JELD-WEN of Canada’s Vice President and General Manager “We have seen increased demand for our products nation wide and we are grateful for the overwhelming support of the JELD-WEN brand in Canada” JELD-WEN’s Saint-Henri facility sits on 12-acres of land and the current facility spans one hundred and fifty thousand square feet The facility has served as the Canadian manufacturing and distribution hub for Interior and Exterior Door products The expansion project will add fifty thousand square feet to the facility and will be completed toward the end of 2021 the company employs more than three hundred associates in the province of Quebec Other operations in Canada include Window and Door manufacturing and distribution facilities in Toronto Canadian Manufacturing is the top source for daily industry-focused news across Canada We cover the world of manufacturing across all its sectors the man mandated by Quebec City’s mosque to lead the cemetery project said before the vote the community wouldn’t give up if the referendum failed.Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press In the aftermath of the bloody mosque shooting that took the lives of six Muslim men in Quebec City this year Mohamed Kesri said he was struck by the outpouring of support and solidarity from fellow Quebeckers We felt encouraged about living side-by-side." Kesri said he wondered where the spirit of kinship had gone A project to create a cemetery for Quebec City Muslims had been defeated by three votes in a referendum who spearheaded the project on behalf of the Centre culturel islamique de Québec said he was disheartened but adamant about pursuing the fight Related: Quebec town rejects plan to build Muslim cemetery in narrow vote We speak for thousands of Muslims in Quebec City." The Muslim community in Quebec's second-largest city has been trying to find a place to bury its dead for about 20 years and members say they will search for more years to come Although the community would prefer to obtain a cemetery through negotiations it will consider a court challenge or human-rights complaint if need be Legal experts say the Islamic centre would have a solid case for a Charter challenge of Sunday's referendum results The "No" side in the vote on the project in the town of Saint-Apollinaire won 19-16 against the "Yes" side after opponents mobilized 22 people to sign a registry to force a referendum "It doesn't matter what the majority thinks," Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey said "A referendum that has the effect of discrimination or the violation of freedom of religion can be ignored The purpose of the Charter in a democracy is to protect against the majority." Mr Grey said the town of Saint-Apollinaire could simply refuse to heed the referendum results and proceed with the cemetery The winning "No" side could take the city to court Several municipalities in Quebec are facing citizen pressure to restrict mosques or Muslim community centres but the courts must defend the unpopular." The Centre culturel islamique de Québec had struck a tentative deal with a funeral operator to buy a piece of land in an industrial area of Saint-Apollinaire The deal gained urgency after a gunman opened fire and killed six worshipers at the Quebec City Grand Mosque in January Alexandre Bissonnette is accused of murder in the killings Imam Hassan Guillet delivered the eulogy for three of the shooting victims "The society that could not protect them – the society that could not benefit from their generosity – still has a chance." On Monday Guillet said he found the referendum results "sad." Members of the Muslim community across Quebec are expressing feelings of injustice "They feel they're the victim of rejection and discrimination," Mr "They keep saying they're not being accepted All we're asking for is [as] a people to bury our dead in dignity." The result has also put the referendum process under the microscope Only voters in the zone adjoining the proposed cemetery site were eligible to vote It is an industrial and semi-agricultural area of auto-body shops separated from the Saint-Apollinaire town centre by a busy highway The "No" side mobilized early and visited the few dozen eligible voters repeatedly You could almost talk about harassment," said Jean-Serge Paradis a retired high-school guidance counsellor who supported the cemetery "The [Muslim] community lived through a real drama," he said of the mosque shooting "I felt that people from here could be open and compassionate Why should it bother anyone if people want to bury their dead?" The results underscored the concerns of critics of municipal referendums In a brief presented to a Quebec parliamentary committee this year the Union of Quebec Municipalities called the referendum process for land-use issues "dysfunctional." "It's important to recall that referendum approval is particular to Quebec and exists nowhere else in Canada," the group said not only does the threat of a referendum hover constantly over municipal leaders who have the democratic legitimacy to act but the threat of the minimal number of signatures on the registry can abort a municipal project The conclusion is clear: Approval by referendum is dysfunctional." a Montreal lawyer specializing in municipal law says that while referendums have been important for citizens with legitimate concerns who want their voices heard the plebiscites tend to serve the "No" camp – "NIMBYs and BANANAs," he said using the acronyms for "not in my backyard" and "build absolutely nothing anywhere near anyone." Quebec recently passed legislation allowing municipalities to opt out of the referendum process if they provide another way to consult citizens But the changes come too late for the cemetery project in Saint-Apollinaire Prime Minister Justin Trudeau helped celebrate St-Jean-Baptiste Day at neighbourhood parties near Quebec City