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Report raises concerns about the quality of workplace French-language training

—  19 April 2022

Amid the ongoing provincewide debate about the quality and quantity of French-language training provided to anglophones and allophones in the CEGEP system, a new report by the Provincial Employment Roundtable (PERT) has raised concerns about the quality…

Saint-Onge breaks down budget from a local perspective

Brome-Missisquoi MNA Pascale Saint-Onge, minister of sport and minister responsible for the Canadian Economic Development Agency for…

Support for agricultural sector scaled up in budget

Federal agriculture minister and Compton-Stanstead MP Marie-Claude Bibeau says the federal budget, released April 7, has “great news”…

St. Paul’s Church condo project hits roadblock due to lack of signatures

The Town of Brome Lake has decided against moving forward with a zoning bylaw change for the St. Paul’s…

Last articles

Sutton plans to freeze construction to protect water supply

—  12 April 2022

The Town of Sutton intends to declare a moratorium on all construction in the Montagne sector…

Potential fertilizer shortage concerns local farmers

—  5 April 2022

Supply chain concerns and import tariffs instituted as a result of the Russian invasion of…

SEENet expands the network of the social economy

—  30 March 2022

Co-ops and social enterprises have been part of Quebec’s economic landscape for decades –…

New clown school in the Townships

—  30 March 2022

‘I want people to have an opportunity to have fun and freedom with feelings’ The Eastern…

Housing advocates unimpressed by budget

—  30 March 2022

As provincial budget day approached, Martin Bécotte of the Fédération régionale des OBNL…

Public coroner’s inquiry into Riley Fairholm’s death set for June

—  30 March 2022

Tracy Wing waited over 1,330 days to acquire documents from Quebec’s police watchdog, the…