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This northern Quebec business pulls out all the stops to recruit and retain foreign workers
For years, Chantiers Chibougamau in northern Quebec has been recruiting skilled workers from the Philippines to work in its forest products plants. International competition for labour has prompted the company to pay for French lessons and build new housing to convince workers to stay.
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Speed and flexibility are key to success for this Quebec non-profit
Moisson Mauricie/Centre-du-Québec, the only food bank serving the Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec area, relies on efficient business practices and the ability to turn on a dime, making them experts at maximizing every dollar.
Make the Season Kind 2024
Community support keeps Chibougamau, Que., food bank going amid growing need
The food bank in Chibougamau, Que., relies on community support to meet the rising demand for food assistance. Partnerships with local stores help provide groceries and meals to families and shelters in need. Despite funding challenges, the Carrefour communautaire remains committed to helping the community.
Immigrants in Quebec say cancelled French classes are a loss for both them and the province
School boards and school service centres all over Quebec halted free francisation classes in November, citing a lack of money. The move left thousands of immigrants with temporary status in the province in search of options.
Quebec City's South Shore will soon have its 1st English school
New Liverpool Elementary is the first new school built by the Central Québec School Board in 60 years. It means students from the Lévis region will no longer bus to the North Shore.
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From table scraps to energy: Quebec City's biomethane plant up close
Quebec City's biogas plant was supposed to be up and running months ago, but technical problems led to truckloads of biopulp being shipped to Rivière-du-Loup to be processed. Now those problems have been solved, and Susan Campbell got a tour of the plant.
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From awry to zealot: The epitome of linguistic faux pas
Have you ever come to the terrible realization that the way you've been pronouncing a word in your head when you read it isn't, in fact, the way it's pronounced at all?
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Pro women's soccer league welcomed by top Quebec players
Women's soccer in Canada is on a roll after Team Canada won Olympic gold in 2021, and now plans afoot for a first pro women's league in this country. Susan Campbell got to talk soccer with two of Quebec's top players, Évelyne Viens and Gabrielle Carle, while they were home for a break.
2022 Charity Drive
Men's Shed gives senior men in Lac-Brome a place to make friends and share skills
Senior men in the community in Quebec's Eastern Townships started meeting together to break isolation and learn new skills at a time when they really needed the companionship.
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Stanstead science camp offers students a chance to build skills outside of school
The non-profit tutoring organization Phelps Helps offers a weeklong summer STEAM-based science camp thanks in part to financial support from CBC Quebec's Charity of the Year, the Townshippers Foundation.