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The Southwest Voice offers you relevant local information as well as an exceptional news coverage. Present in the region for 20 years, it continues to live under a new name with the same passion for information.

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Community

“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members” – Coretta Scott King

As a Spring 2020 graduate of the Information and Library Sciences Technician program I had already experienced a change of learning due to COVID-19. Learning from…

VIVA média24 November 2020

Patrol Info

He jumps into the water to escape the police

A 41-year-old man was taken to a hospital after trying to flee the police by car and thereafter by diving into the water near 72nd …

Steve Sauvé24 November 2020

Justice

UPAC makes two arrests in connection with the Lester-B.-Pearson School Board

Two former employees of the Lester-B.-Pearson School Board (LBPSB) were arrested by investigators from the Unité permanente anticorruption on Friday, November 20th in connection with a…

Steve Sauvé24 November 2020

Politics

CUPE says healthcare workers left behind for the holidays

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) describes it as deplorable that the Government of Quebec did not think about the health care workers when…

Steve Sauvé24 November 2020

Community

Portrait of a volunteer: Nicole Thauvette

Sometimes the involvement of one person can make all the difference. Caring people are involved in many causes. Regularly, they do it on a voluntary…

Mathis Denis24 November 2020

Local news

Women in distress

As December 6, the date of the Polytechnique tragedy, approaches, it is important to highlight the distress and violence women endure every day. Several organizations in…

Mathis Denis24 November 2020

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Business

Economy / Companies / Business Network

Companies

Order the freshness of Haut-Saint-Laurent online

The Huntingdon County Farmers’ Market offers the quality, diversity and freshness of Haut-Saint-Laurent under a reinvented concept for the 2020 Christmas market.The concept is very simple;…

Mélanie Calvé24 November 2020

Companies

$ 2M construction project

The City of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and FORMAX, an expert in drilling and precision sawing of concrete for structural demolition, jointly marked the start of construction work…

Mélanie Calvé17 November 2020

Economy

It’s not easy financially for nearly half of the population

The results of a survey conducted by TD show that nearly 50% of Canadians have had negative consequences for their family finances in connection with Covid-19.Despite…

Steve Sauvé17 November 2020

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Sports

Hockey / Football / Combat sports / Triathlon / Nautical sports / Other sports

Hockey

A rare card of Alexis Lafrenière is worth $ 13,000 to Marco Varin

Winning a million dollars doesn’t change the world according to the famous TV commercial, but for a sports collector, finding a very rare card from…

VIVA média24 November 2020

Baseball / Softball

Five young athletes from the region will represent Quebec at the Canada Games in fastpitch

Jessica Mallette, pitcher, Léa Chevrier, pitcher, Olivia May Giguère, 1st baseman and catcher, Naomi Cohen second baseman / outfielder and Naomie Pelletier, shortstop, were all…

Mathis Denis27 October 2020

Other sports

A record season for golf despite everything

Golf courses all over Quebec have started their season on a roll in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. This, however, did not prevent golf…

Mathis Denis20 October 2020

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Culture

Books / Music / Visuel arts / Shows and theater

Culture

For Marissa dancing is more than a healthy activity

For 17-year-old Marissa, dancing isn’t just an activity. It is through this art that she expresses herself and above all, that she has found a…

Steve Sauvé3 November 2020

Festivals and activities

A Valleyfield dance school wants to be heard

Like more than a hundred sports and health businesses, the No Gravity Dance Academy held a health protest on Thursday, October 29th in front of…

Steve Sauvé3 November 2020

Visual arts

Bernard Séguin Poirier presents his annual exhibition

The highly skilled artist Bernard Séguin Poirier is unequivocal: art is an essential service. It allows us to claim our colors, it leaves a permanent…

Mélanie Calvé3 November 2020

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