scholarly journals Dr. Philippe Hamel and the Public Power Movement in Quebec City, 1929-1934: The Failure of a Crusade

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Dirks
Keyword(s):  
Business Community ◽  
Quebec City ◽  
Public Power ◽  
Nationalist Movement ◽  
The Public ◽  
Power Company ◽  
The City ◽  
Electrical Utilities ◽  
Municipal Level

The fight over municipalization of electrical services in Quebec City waged between 1929 and 1934 grew out of the determination of a prominent dentist, Dr. Philippe Hamel, to rescue his fellow citizens from the grip of the electricity trust. Initially Hamel's attack on the Quebec Power Company, in a monopoly position in Quebec City after 1923, received support from local businessmen's associations with the notable exception of the Board of Trade. Quebec Power's co-operation in the board's schemes to attract new big business ventures to Quebec City and Hamel's favourable disposition toward government-run electrical utilities combined to produce a bitter confrontation when the city administration appeared to be responding positively to his campaign. Ultimately divisions within the business community, personality clashes, and political rivalries contributed to the success of Quebec Power's carefully orchestrated defence of its interests carried out at the provincial as well as the municipal level of government. Hamel's involvement in the French-Canadian nationalist movement and his association with L'École Sociale Populaire during the 1930s added a unique dimension to the attack he led against the electricity trust in Quebec City. The crusading nature of his drive to secure government-run competition in the electricity field proved to be an effective weapon in the hands of Quebec Power and its allies and thus contributed to the failure of the public power movement spearheaded by Hamel in Quebec City in these years.

scholarly journals The Public Power Issue in Charlottetown: An Early Conflict

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry T. Holman
Keyword(s):  
Electric Power ◽  
Power Utility ◽  
Public Power ◽  
The Public ◽  
Power Company ◽  
Municipal Ownership ◽  
The City

An electric-power utility was first established in Charlottetown in 1885, but less than fifteen years later the question of its municipalization was being considered. High rates and poor service brought the issue to a head in 1904, and the following year the citizens voted heavily in favour of public power when the question was submitted to them in a plebiscite. Civic politicians proved to be more interested in lower rates than in municipal ownership, however, and when the power company, under duress, promised better but cheaper service, the idea of direct ownership of the utility by the city was quickly forgotten.

Stakeholder views of source separation collection programme in East São Paulo, Brazil

2020 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2097277
Author(s):  
João Alexandre Paschoalin Filho ◽  
Andrea Ghermandi ◽  
António José Guerner Dias ◽  
Eliana Gonçalves da Luz ◽  
Tatiana Tucunduva Phillipi Cortese
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Collection System ◽  
Public Power ◽  
The Public ◽  
Worker Cooperatives ◽  
The City

The investigation of the views of the stakeholders involved in the municipal solid waste separate collection programme (CP) performed in the East Zone of the city of São Paulo is presented in this paper. Aiming to obtain the necessary information to be analysed, interviews with the manager of the Municipal Urban Cleaning Authority (MUCA) of the city, with leaders of recycling worker cooperatives (WCs), and citizens were performed using semi-structured questionnaires. The analysis was performed using the software “IRAMUTEQ”. The results show that, in the view of the manager of the MUCA of the city and the WCs’ leaders, the low adhesion of the population to the separate CP is the greatest obstacle to a further expansion of the existing programme. At the same time, the citizens have blamed the low diffusion made by the municipality about the separate CP in the East Zone of São Paulo. Thus, it can be concluded that the separate CP available in the East Zone of São Paulo is still flawed; since neither the public power, the WCs, nor the population are satisfied and point out several flaws. This situation highlights the need to establish better venues for discussion between the population, WCs, and the municipality to jointly design a separate collection system with a more participatory approach.

The Evil of Irresponsible Criticism

1898 ◽  
Vol 44 (184) ◽  
pp. 111-112
Keyword(s):  
Medical Journal ◽  
British Medical Journal ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Johns Hopkins Hospital ◽  
Thyroid Extract ◽  
The Public ◽  
Medical Colleague ◽  
The City

Perusing certain remarks made recently by a Mr. Berdoe in a lay paper, anent a therapeutic enquiry by Dr. Berkley at the City Asylum, Baltimore, and weighing these after a consideration of criticisms to be found in the British Medical Journal of September 18th and September 25th last, the thoughtful ratepayer—especially of the Metropolis, where Mr. Berdoe's superfluous energies find a vent—may well pray to be saved from his friends. Everywhere, and especially, probably, in the Metropolis, any painstaking investigation having for its object the determination of means whereby mental disorders may be arrested before they pass into the interminable night of chronic dementia, would be cordially approved of by those who contribute to the maintenance of county asylums, which look to become vast hostelries for the incurable in mind. Dr. Berkley records in the Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital for July, 1897, the results of the administration of thyroid extract in cases that “had either passed, or were about to pass, the limit of time in which recovery could be confidently expected.” We need not here describe Dr. Berkley's work, of which our readers can judge in the original. We content ourselves with the observation that it is the record of the trial of a medicinal agent, carried out scientifically, and for the benefit of the patient. To Mr. Berdoe, however, it appears that Dr. Berkley's work was “a study of poisoning, as a poison might be tested on an animal.” Viewing the matter in this lurid light, Mr. Berdoe felt forcibly that the interests of the public were in jeopardy, and, thus agitated in mind, was constrained to seek out a sympathetic confidant, whom he found in the Daily Chronicle. The “up-to-date” and democratic organ upon which Mr. Berdoe's choice fell was far too astute to miss the opportunity of heading a letter “Experiments on Lunatics;” and consequently we find his feelings concentrated under that harrowing title in an issue of the above newspaper. Those members of the profession who may have seen his letter, though it may be denied them to gauge the intensity of Mr. Berdoe's feelings, will not fail correctly to estimate his action in this matter. They cannot but regret that he should have condescended, not merely to have addressed his strictures upon a medical colleague to a lay organ, but further—to quote from our medical contemporary above-mentioned—to have made statements which “are not accurate,” and to have given “a very unfair version of the facts.”

Reducing CSOs and giving the river back to the public: innovative combined sewer overflow control and riverbanks restoration of the St Charles River in Quebec City

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Fradet ◽  
Martin Pleau ◽  
Christiane Marcoux
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Quebec City ◽  
The Public ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Water Courses ◽  
Overflow Control ◽  
The City ◽  
Two Sectors ◽  
St Lawrence River

After the construction of its wastewater treatment plants, the City of Quebec began to implement overflow control in wet weather to ultimately meet the effluent discharge objectives, i.e. no more than two overflows per summer season in the St. Lawrence River and no more than four in the St-Charles River. After several years of studies to determine which management strategies would best suit the purpose, and to propose optimum solutions, a first project to implement optimal and predictive management in real time, called « Pilot », came to life in 1999. Construction in phases soon followed and the work was completed in the fall of 2009. As a result, requirements with regard to environmental rejects were met in two sectors, namely the St-Charles River and the Jacques-Cartier Beach, and aquatic recreational activities could resume. Meanwhile, the City also worked at giving back access to the water courses to the public by developing sites at the Jacques-Cartier Beach and in the Bay of Beauport, and by rehabilitating the banks of the St-Charles River.

scholarly journals ENSAIO: Rio de Janeiro paradigma da beleza e do caos

Revista Prumo ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 156-160
Author(s):  
Luiz Fernando Janot
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Working Class ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Public Power ◽  
The Public ◽  
Basic Sanitation ◽  
The City

Throughout history, cities have incorporated into their urban context a significant influence of migratory currents. Among Brazilian cities, Rio best reflected racial and cultural miscegenation in welcoming foreign migrants from other states in search of work. The lack of working-class resources led her to occupy hills, river banks, and other vacant areas of the city to raise her dwelling. Living in communities without urbanization and basic sanitation reveals the contempt of the public power towards the poorest sections of the population. This article aims to reflect on this and other issues related to urban development in Rio to level the quality of life in the city.

scholarly journals PALMAS EM TRÊS ATOS: projeto urbanístico, implantação e consolidação da capital do Tocantins

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 236
Author(s):  
Giuliano Orsi Marques de Carvalho ◽  
Olívia De Campos Maia Pereira ◽  
Marcos Antonio dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
Public Power ◽  
The Real Estate ◽  
The Public ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Original Plan ◽  
The Real Estate Market ◽  
The City

O texto aborda a cidade de Palmas, a última capital brasileira construída no século XX, com sua divisão sócio-espacial explícita. Estruturado em três partes, o trabalho procura entender o papel da violência primeiramente no tocante ao projeto urbanístico de 1989, enfocando a contradição entre discurso e prática; em segundo lugar, o processo de produção da cidade planejada pelo poder público e toda uma sorte de ações, muitas vezes truculentas, visando a construção do projeto; e, em terceiro lugar, a relativa autonomia do mercado imobiliário frente às características do plano original. Num prisma teórico analítico da arquitetura e do urbanismo, o texto versa aspectos históricos da criação da cidade e a violência do processo de espacialização.   PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Palmas; violência; projeto urbanístico; cenarização; mercado imobiliário.   ABSTRACT The text is about the city of Palmas, the last Brazilian capital built in the 20th century with its explicit social-spatial division. This work, structured into three parts, intends to comprehend the role of the violence in relation to the city’s urbanistic plannig from 1989, trying to focus the contradiction between speech and practice; the second part focuses on the planned city process of production managed by the public power and all the whole sort of actions, sometimes in a savage way, aiming at the construction of the project; and, finally, the relative autonomy of the real estate market towards to the features of the original plan. In a theoretical and analytical view of the urbanism and architecture, the text deals with historical aspects of the city creation and the violence of the space process.   KEYWORDS: Palmas; violence; urban planning; scenery; real estate market.   RESUMEN El texto es sobre la ciudad de Palmas, la última capital brasileña construida en el siglo XX, con su división socio espacial explícita. Estructurado en tres partes, el trabajo busca entender el papel de la violencia primeramente en relación al proyecto urbanístico de 1989, enfocando la contradicción entre discurso y práctica; la segunda parte, el proceso de producción de la ciudad planeada por el poder público y toda una cantidad de acciones, muchas veces violentas, pretendiendo la construcción del proyecto; y finalmente, la relativa autonomía de los mercados inmobiliarios en dirección a las características del plano original. En un modo teórico analítico de la arquitectura y urbanismo, el texto discurre sobre los aspectos históricos de la creación de la ciudad e la violencia del proceso del espacio.   PALABRAS CLAVE:  Palmas; violencia; proyecto urbanístico; escenario; mercado inmobiliário.

scholarly journals Labors In The Media: Detik Finance Report On Batam 2015 Labor Strikes

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Astari Fitria Putri ◽  
Nunik Maharani Hartoyo ◽  
Sahat Sahala Tua Saragih
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
The Public ◽  
Business Interests ◽  
Labor Strikes ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
Strategic Location ◽  
The Media ◽  
The City

The impressive economic growth along with its strategic location have made the city of Batam as one of the best economic performer in Indonesia. For years, Batam has attracted foreign investors from countries such as Singapore, China, Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia. However, there was a significant decline in the period of 2013-2015. DetikFinance, an online media, reported and highlighted the fact that frequent labors demonstration and strikes were the main reasons as to why many multinational companies left Batam as well as the FDI decline. Utilizing Norman Fairclough’s model for Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this paper finds that DetikFinance’s reports are biased and the labors are painted in a non-favorable fashion: their demands are unreasonable and therefore counterproductive to the economy. In its reporting process as well as in the report texts, DetikFinance also dismisses the fact that during that period, the world economy, including Indonesia, is slowing down. Study reveals that DetikFinance media routines and ideology are in fact serving its own business interests and affect the way they construct and present their reports. In doing so, DetikFinance has violated the very principles of journalism by reporting imbalanced, unverified news and prevent them from serving the public, including business community, a comprehensive explanation of the matter.

scholarly journals KAJIAN EFEKTIVITAS PENGELOLAAN ZAKAT SEBAGAI SUATU USAHA UNTUK PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT DAN PENGENTASAN KEMISKINAN DI KOTA PADANG

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuskar Yuskar
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Management Effectiveness ◽  
High Expectations ◽  
The Public ◽  
Current Survey ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
The City

The study is a current survey aims to answer some of the concerns regarding the level of understanding and practice of compulsory charity (muzzaki) on his obligation to pay alms in accordance with the guidance of Islam, alms management effectiveness by BAZ l LAZ by applying the principles of Good Governance Organization, so that the charity can act as community empowerment and poverty alleviation in the city of Padang. Data collection is done by spreading the questionnaires directly to the public compulsory alms (muzzaki). Of the 150 respondents were given a list of questionnaires, only 105 questionnaires can be used. From the results of research conducted can be concluded that a mandatory public charity (muzzaki) in Padang : understand the provisions of alms and tax laws in force; b ) practice to fulfill their zakat obligation is very high: c ) Understanding of the public on the benefits and effectiveness of the payment of zakat through BAZ LAZ is quite high , but the realization of Padang city communities , are majority make payments directly to mustahik zakat , and not many people through the Agency or amil zakat institutions exist: d) understanding and expectations high enough so that the organization alms (BAZ LAZ) can manage alms properly, effectively and economically, based on the principles of good organization governance. e) high expectations and hopes for the community to BAZ I LAZ always be one tool in the business community empowerment and poverty alleviation .

scholarly journals Punidos por Envelhecer

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raimunda Silva D'Alencar
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
City Council ◽  
Public Power ◽  
The Public ◽  
Aged People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Belonging ◽  
Southern Bahia ◽  
Social Disconnection ◽  
The City

Resumo: Este artigo tem o propósito de analisar a questão da violência contra pessoas idosas na cidade de Itabuna, sul do Estado da Bahia, a partir de denúncias recebidas pelo Conselho Municipal do Idoso. Os casos denunciados, e apurados na pesquisa, refletem o abandono em que se encontram as famílias por parte do poder público, e dão conta de que a violência contra idosos se associa aos frágeis vínculos afetivos construídos por essas famílias, bem como a desvinculação social a que são submetidas, que os reproduzem na convivência familiar cotidiana. Os idosos dependentes de cuidadores acabam sendo as vítimas do descaso do poder público, cada vez mais incapaz de garantir vinculação e pertencimento social a muitos brasileiros, e dos transitórios valores incorporados pelos jovens, onde o idoso não tem espaço. Palavras-chave: Violência. Maus Tratos. Envelhecimento. Abstract: This article has the intention to analyze the question of the violence against aged people in the city of Itabuna, southern Bahia state, from denunciations received by the City council. The denounced cases and the ones which were found out in the research reflect how the public power treats the elder families. It also reflects that the violence against aged is associated with the fragile affective bonds constructed by these families, as well as the social disconnection which they are submitted. The aged who is under somebody’s care can be victim of the public indifference, that is, each time more incapable to guarantee entailing and social belonging to many Brazilians, and victim of the transitory values incorporated by the young people, where the aged one does not have space. Keywords: Violence. Maltreatment. Aging.

scholarly journals EDUCAÇÃO COMUNITÁRIA COMO ELEMENTO FUNDANTE DA ESCOLARIZAÇÃO NO TERRITÓRIO DE NOVO HAMBURGO: A TRAJETÓRIA DE 1832 A 1943

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 04
Author(s):  
Dionísio Felipe Hatzenberger ◽  
Helena Venites Sardagna ◽  
Pedro Vinícius Francisco Reisdorfer
Keyword(s):  
Community Education ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Education History ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Public Power ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The City ◽  
Political Decisions

RESUMO:Os imigrantes germânicos que desembarcaram no Vale do Rio dos Sinos durante a primeira metade do século XIX preconizaram o desenvolvimento da educação de Novo Hamburgo. A comunidade, formada basicamente por religiosos de confissão luterana e católica, fora protagonista em ações mobilizadoras no processo de escolarização. O presente artigo resgata essa trajetória, dando evidência à educação comunitária no território da cidade, demonstrando o resultado que se obteve após pesquisa histórica. O leitor será apresentado a contextos históricos que o Brasil viveu, fazendo paralelo com a área da educação, e conhecendo as decisões políticas educacionais que a comunidade de Novo Hamburgo tomava a partir de preâmbulos nacionais. A pesquisa demonstra que a organização dos espaços, tempos e recursos (inclusive humanos) necessários para a abertura das “aulas” foi fruto do empenho de toda a comunidade, mediada pelas lideranças religiosas. 107 anos antes do Poder Público contratar seus primeiros professores, os primeiros moradores da região se prontificaram em fazer da educação um dos alicerces do desenvolvimento local.Palavras-chave: Educação Comunitária. História da Educação. Novo Hamburgo. ABSTRACTGermanic immigrants who landed in the Vale do Rio dos Sinos during the first half of the 19th century advocated the development of education in Novo Hamburgo. The community, basically made up of Lutheran and Catholic religious, was a protagonist in mobilizing actions in the schooling process. This article retrieves this trajectory, giving evidence to community education in the territory of the city, demonstrating the result obtained after historical research. The reader will be introduced to historical contexts that Brazil lived, paralleling the area of education, and knowing  the educational political decisions that the community of Novo Hamburgo was taking from national preambles. The research demonstrates that the organization of spaces, times and resources (including human) necessary for the opening of the "classes" was the result of the commitment of the entire community, mediated by religious leaders. 107 years before the Public Power hired its first teachers, the first residents of the region volunteered to make education one of the foundations of local development.Keywords: Community Education. History of Education. Novo Hamburgo.

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