Update: Nurses and health care professionals announce a second 48-hour strike
Area nurses and other health professionals sent a clear message to the provincial government on...
Career centres respond to Quebec construction recruitment boom
The Quebec government announced in late October that it will be offering paid fast-track career...
Local ‘agvocate’ to direct Agriculture in the Classroom Canada
Saint-Chrysostome native Mathieu Rouleau has been named the new executive director of Agriculture in the...
A second life for the Taillefer Bridge
Built in 1887 or earlier, the Taillefer Bridge spanning the Chateauguay River between Elgin and...
Genie in a Bottle dreams of bigger wheels
For the last three years, Shirley Cavanagh has been collecting recyclables with her Genie in...
Anderson Farms places third in provincial agriculture contest
Anderson Farms finished in third place in the gold category during this year’s edition of...
Rudolph Run helps meet increasing need for food aid
It’s that time of year, when local runners and walkers haul out their candy-striped leggings,...
Remembering a local soldier in the Netherlands
Remembrance Day has always held special significance for Sheri Graham and her family as they...
End of Publisac signals big change for local media
TC Transcontinental has announced it is ending its weekly flyer distribution service through the Publisac...
Fire destroys a commercial building in Sainte-Barbe
A commercial building was destroyed by fire on November 12 in Sainte-Barbe. The Service de...
Striking nurses announce another walkout in two weeks
Area nurses and other health professionals sent a clear message to the provincial government on...
Valley public sector employees stand together during morning protest
Striking teachers, support staff, and educational professionals, as well as public sector employees in health...
NFSB daycare services will be disrupted by strike
The New Frontiers School Board will be impacted by the strike action planned by its...
Public sector unions reject contract offer, strike set for Monday
Efforts by the provincial government to avert strike action on November 6 by 420,000 workers...
Franklin to be audited by the Commission municipale
The Commission municipale du Québec (CMQ) is recommending that the municipality of Franklin undergo an...
Compo-Haut-Richelieu inaugurates its regional composting centre
Citizens in the Jardins-de-Napierville region will soon be able to benefit from the first fully...
Huntingdon is ranked second worst in the province for untreated wastewater spills
The town of Huntingdon has been ranked in second position in terms of untreated wastewater...
Health co-op Ici Santé expands
“It’s been a huge year,” says nurse Amy Tolhurst of numerous developments at the Ici...
Demand for food aid is a growing concern
The Banques Alimentaires du Québec released its annual Bilan-Faim report on October 25. It paints...
Food forest at École Arthur-Pigeon takes shape
Students at École Arthur-Pigeon (EAP) in Huntingdon got their hands dirty on October 24 as...
