There are those people whose destiny seems to be mapped out from the very first day. This is the case of Annie Claessens. Born in Léry, on the shores of Lake Saint-Louis and Route 132, the young...
Gilles and Guillaume Dumont, the challenge launched at Newton
Good Lord ! Is it possible ? Until now, to illustrate the just-in-time theory, management schools cited Toyota, Apple and McDonalds. According to this method, the raw materials are only sent to ...
Couture & Girls, the five fingers of the hand
“ What would you like today, Madam?” A nice little shoulder roast? Filet mignon, flank steak, baby back ribs? I have some fresh Toulouse. Have you already tasted my cheese head and my terrines? Ah...
Marc Bieler, the king of atoca
“The fruit never falls far from the tree.” This proverb perfectly suits Marc Bieler, the largest cranberry producer in Canada and one of the largest in the world. To be honest, the St. Louis guy f...
Alexandre Dufour, the proud Charlevoyou
Believe it, don't believe it, the history of the Dufours began 350 million years ago. In this era of Pisces, a meteorite two kilometers in diameter and weighing 15 billion tons melted in the Charl...
It is at great speed that new technologies are flooding all spheres of human activity. The deluge of terabits that they generate is such that it is difficult to harness the billions of data that c...
Geneviève Gagnon, the ant of crisp happiness
If Jean de La Fontaine had lived to cross paths with Geneviève Gagnon, his famous fable could well have begun as follows: “The ant having worked all year round, found itself very well provided for...
Who hasn't dreamed, when opening their bedroom curtain to a gray sky, of being able to snap their fingers to command a Florida sun? Remote transportation is not yet within our reach, but fruits an...
Julie Bissonnette, the next generation of the Future
In a century, the average size of Canadian farms has tripled. For its part, over the last 75 years, the number of farms in Quebec has declined by approximately 90%. And as in 2020, the price of ...
Jacques Nault, the CO2 gravedigger
The last time you saw one of your boyfriends, he was 6 feet 3 and weighed 250 pounds. You meet him a few years later, skinny as a nail. “Wouppelai!”, you think, he really needs to plump up! » Ov...
Francis Rousseau, the geek who keeps an eye on things
Since he was very young, Francis Rousseau has racked his brains to discover what is hidden in the belly of technological gadgets. He takes great pleasure in pushing the boundaries of IT and strive...
Marilou Cyr, lasting inspiration
In July 2014, the town of L'Assomption was the epicenter of a devastating earthquake. The closure of Electrolux, the Swedish household appliance manufacturing factory, wiped out nearly 1,300 jobs ...