Bristol announces byelection date for vacant council seat
Sophie Kuijper Dickson
May 20, 2026
Nomination papers are due May 29, and the vote will take place June 28.
Nomination papers are due May 29, and the vote will take place June 28.
Nomination papers are due May 29, and the vote will take place June 28.
The local branch of the Caisse Desjardins has decided to end discussions around a possible merger with two other branches
The Municipality of Portage-du-Fort voted to suspend its director general last week, with mayor Kevin Murphy voting in favour of
The Quebec government’s environmental review and public consultation agency (BAPE) has announced that the public information period for the Samonix
When Erin Davis joined her husband Jeremy Williams to help run his Ladysmith business, Jer’s Auto Service, one of her
One could hardly find a parking spot on rue Clarendon in Quyon on Saturday for the grand opening of the
Thorne council declined to act on a resident’s petition to restore first responder services after her family waited 45 minutes
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May 20, 2026
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May 20, 2026
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It seems there’s been a blitz of complaints made to Quebec’s language watchdog recently about local businesses’ French or lack thereof. Ladysmith auto shop Jer’s Auto went public about it, sharing a screenshot of the email received from the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) warning the business owners that their Facebook posts did not conform with the Charter
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