On the sidelines of the festivities surrounding the national holiday in Sainte-Sophie, Tuesday, Marc Laplante, a 32-year-old Sophien, finished 4th out of ten competitors, only two small points from 2nd position and a medal from money. Mr. Laplante, since it is customary to call him 6 feet three inches and 315 pounds, has collected a […]
Read MoreWorld Music at the Estivales de Saint-Jérôme
The shows and activities planned for July 4, 5 and 6 at the Rolland amphitheater and at Place de la Gare in Saint-Jérôme will allow you to discover rhythms and cultures from different countries. The stage of the Rolland amphitheater will give way to world music with the group Jah & I on July 4 […]
Read MoreA record crowd for Kain
The group Kaïn managed to attract a record crowd during the evening of June 23 which was spared the rain. The organizers estimate that more than 24,000 people attended the show in the parking lot of the Saint-Jérôme multi-purpose facility, which exceeds the 23,000 spectators gathered last year to attend the concert of Mes Aïeux. The […]
Read MoreEighty years of harmony
Since you are already reading it, you know the quiet pleasure of leafing through your weekly. Enjoy photos of foreign or familiar landscapes, faces known or to know. Discover elsewhere where the tabloid brings you closer to the telescope, or the region corner that it enlarges you under the microscope. Find the deals, the film to see at […]
Read MoreAccused of killing a dog with a machete
A Saint-Hippolyte resident has just been accused of killing a neighbor’s dog with a machete. The appearance of Daniel Mercille comes more than seven months after the events at the time, reported the Journal. The case is all the more twisted that the owner of the dog, Jocelyne Leduc, was herself accused of death threat! According […]
Read MoreHundreds of amateurs snatch up the precious trophy
Scout for the Los Angeles Kings, winners of the last Stanley Cup, Jérôme Denis Fugère invited hockey fans to his residence on Monday to allow them to be photographed with the precious trophy. Hundreds responded to his invitation. Already at 5.30 p.m., thirty minutes before Mr. Fugère’s scheduled arrival with the Cup, a horde of hockey […]
Read MoreCascades sells Rolland stationery
The Cascades company announced Tuesday the sale to a new company of its fine paper activities, including the Rolland stationery and the Saint-Jérôme processing center. In addition to the famous jérômienne paper factory and the industrial park facilities where paper cutting and packaging has been carried out since 1998, the transaction includes Fibers Breakey, a […]
Read MoreFive Royal LePage Plus players among the stars
It was in front of more than 7000 spectators that the match of stars of the Major League Baseball of Quebec was presented on Tuesday at Thetford Mines. On this occasion, no less than five players from the Royal LePage Plus of Saint-Jérôme defended the colors of the Rawlings division team. While Jean-Luc Désormeaux had been […]
Read MoreGolfers answer the call of the Cégep Foundation
SAINT-JÉRÔME – Thanks to the support of their two co-presidents, Frédéric and Martin Thibeault of Metro Thibeault grocery stores, the 20th golf tournament of the Fondation du Cégep de Saint-Jérôme raised $ 30,195, exceeding its goal . The tournament brought together golfers and sponsors on June 3 at Le Blainvillier golf club. This 20th edition took […]
Read MoreSOS Félins will be able to sterilize “community cats”
PREVOST – It could have been a garage sale like the others, on June 15 in Prévost, whose municipality dedicated a special day for the garage sales of its citizens. However, that of the SOS Félins organization raised more than $ 800. This amount will allow SOS Félins to continue its mission to sterilize community cats, […]
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