OTTAWA – The mayor of Sacré-Coeur, a small village of 1,700 people in northern Quebec, says her municipality would empty out and could become a “ghost town” if federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault were to pass his decree to save the woodland caribou in Quebec.

Before the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, Mayor Lise Boulianne called on the minister to change his mind and abandon the decree.

Sacré-Coeur's mayor doesn't know how the village 'could survive when 600 citizens are out of work' if the minister passes his decree.{ai:summary}<p>The mayor of Sacré-Coeur, Quebec, warns that her village could become a "ghost town" if the federal Environment Minister enforces a decree aimed at preserving woodland caribou. She urged him to reconsider this decision during a committee hearing.</p><p>#environment</p>

Guilbeault's decree to save caribou would turn Quebec village into 'ghost town,' mayor says

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