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Lomiko Metals Inc., a mining company based in Surrey, B.C., wants to mine graphite — one of the world's most sought-after minerals — at a site near Duhamel, Que. Initially, residents' main fear was about the potential harm to the environment.

An environmental group sued; Quebecers complained that the price tag was too high at a time when Legault was crying poverty during salary negotiations with teachers and nurses; and vandals sabotaged the work site east of Montreal by driving metal bars into trees, hoping to damage clear-cutting machinery.

The population of Lac-Mégantic and its neighbouring towns are heavily divided on what to do with the railway that runs through the heart of the town, Quebec's environmental review agency says.

The Quebec government is seeking a court injunction to ensure that TransCanada Corp's Energy East pipeline project proposal will be subject to the province's environmental laws.