Cecilia Keating
Reporter | London
About Cecilia Keating
Cecilia Keating reports for National Observer from London, England.
Did a green development project drive up the rent in a Montreal neighbourhood?
Woonerf is Dutch for “living yard.” One in Montreal has turned an island of asphalt into a pedestrian-friendly green space. It has also sparked concern about making the area unaffordable.
An influx of tech companies in Montreal's old garment district makes longtime residents nervous
An influx of artificial intelligence research facilities is gentrifying an old textile industry neighbourhood in Montreal. While jobs are booming, what about affordability for longtime residents?
New university campus squeezing Montreal's poorest neighbourhood
Construction of a new University of Montreal science campus in one of Canada's poorest neighbourhoods is putting a squeeze on housing as 10,000 students and workers are expected to flood the area.
Construction of major electricity line from Quebec to New York City expected to start in 2020
The developers of a long-delayed electricity transmission project to transport hydroelectric power from Quebec to the New York City metropolitan area say that construction will start in 2020.
A proposed lithium mine in a Quebec town galvanizes residents who fear for their water supply
A proposed open-pit lithium mine in northwestern Quebec has triggered community tension and calls for the provincial government to order an independent environmental review.
Quebec Premier François Legault vows to fight climate crisis, warning planet's survival is at stake
Quebec Premier François Legault says his government plans to boldly ramp up his province's action to fight climate change, warning that the entire planet's survival is hanging in the balance.
Quebecers mobilize to demand climate action
Many thousands of Quebecers have mobilized to demand decisive measures to fight climate change as Premier François Legault’s new government and opposition legislators prepare to convene for the first time since the Oct. 1 election.
Raw sewage dump in St. Lawrence River branded preposterous and perverse
Environmentalists are outraged by a "preposterous" large sewage dump into the St. Lawrence River near Montreal and a "staggering" number of smaller, chronic sewage overflows throughout the year in Quebec.
François Legault's government sends signals that Quebec's Apuiat wind farm is doomed
The fate of a proposed wind project on Quebec’s North Shore is up in the air amid resignations at Hydro-Quebec and signals from Francois Legault's new government that it is doomed.
Uber's one-year extension in Quebec riles traditional taxi industry
In bad news for traditional taxi drivers, Quebec’s transport ministry announced a second one-year extension of a 'pilot project' allowing Uber to operate in Quebec. The outgoing Liberal government extended the pilot project in its final cabinet meeting at the behest of the incoming Coalition Avenir Québec government which championed Uber on the campaign trail.