Caleche Industry
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Quebec City’s sole calèche driver keeps the tradition aliveTraditional calèche rides were once unavoidable in Old Quebec, but now there remains only one calèche driver currently active in Quebec City.CanadaAug 15, 2021
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Retired Quebec calèche horse finds companionship in retirement: ‘They’ve just hit it off’A week after being retired from the calèche industry, some of the horses that were brought to a rescue farm are doing quite well.CanadaJan 31, 2020
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Montreal’s horse drawn carriage industry rides off into history, but not quietlyDepending on whom you ask, it's a victory for the rights of the long-suffering horses or a tragic loss of a piece of the city's heritage.CanadaDec 29, 2019
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Video appears to show carriage horse collapsing in GriffintownThe City of Montreal banned the use of calèche horses last year. The ban comes into effect on Dec. 31.CanadaOct 21, 2019
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Petition to ban calèches in Quebec City gets more than 34,000 signaturesA petition to ban calèche horses in Quebec City has more than 34,000 signatures.PoliticsMay 23, 2017
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Montreal calèche drivers take horses for one more ride before year-long banCalèches head out for one more ride in Montreal before a year-long ban takes effect.PoliticsMay 23, 2016
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Protesters demand Montreal ban calèche horsesProtesters gathered at Montreal's city hall to call on the city to ban calèche horses.CanadaApr 24, 2016
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Calèche horse, car collide in Griffintown, sparking debate over safetyA car collided with a calèche horse in Griffintown Wednesday, once again ignitubg a debate over the safety of the animals in the city.CanadaApr 21, 2016
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