Today, you can say the inhabitants of Arvida, a neighborhood of Jonquière, Quebec, “voient la vie en rose”!
Voir la vie en rose (literally, to see life in pink) means to see life on the bright side. But I am afraid that in this case, the interpretation is literal:
Photo Guylaine Roy / Agence QMI via canoe.ca
Read and watch the full story on the Radio-Canada website:
De la neige rougeâtre près du Complexe Jonquière de Rio Tinto Alcan
Vocabulary:
rougeâtre: reddish
provient de : comes from
la / le porte-parole: the spokesperson
des poussières: dusts
disposition: disposal
de la boue: mud
se situe: is located
endommagés: damaged
une rafale: a gust (of wind)
enrayer (le phénomène): check, prevent
tout de même: all the same
salissant: dirty, messy
sans danger: without danger
faire un prélèvement: to take a sample
une amende: a fine
un avis: a notice
