CBC Quebec expands to serve Laurentians, Vaudreuil-Soulanges areas

CBC Quebec is pleased to announce the hiring of two new journalists who will be dedicated to covering off-island Montreal communities as well as the Laurentians and Lanaudière.

This is part of CBC's broader commitment to local news, which includes the hiring up to 30 permanent reporters to work in 23 under served communities across Canada. This expansion of local and regional news will increase CBC's footprint from 48 to 66 local stations and bureaus across the country.

Chloë Ranaldi will cover stories in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges area and Andie Bennett will cover the Laurentians and Lanaudière. They will focus on broadening CBC's news coverage in these regions, and tell stories for and about the diverse English-speaking Quebecers who live and work there. 

About Chloë Ranaldi

Chloë is returning to CBC where she has previously worked as a video-journalist, current affairs radio producer and assignment editor. Chloë is also completing her master's degree at Concordia University with a focus on how Canadian women present themselves through podcasts and traditional radio.

Chloë has a deep understanding of the vibrant off-island communities including Hudson and Saint-Lazare from her reporting over the past decade. She will begin in early June and have office space in Hudson.

She will begin her new role in early June.

About Andie Bennett

Andie Bennett will cover the Laurentians and Lanaudière regions. Andie, who lives in Morin Heights, is a familiar face and voice to many, being a former sports columnist for Daybreak and CBC Television. In addition to covering Montreal's major sports teams, Andie went out of her way to highlight people making a difference in their community through sport.

She left CBC to join TSN's Team 690. Andie also did community development work in the MRC des Pays-d'en-Haut in the Laurentians.

Andie will take on her new role at the end of June and have office space in the Piedmont area. 

Contact us

Chloë and Andie will focus on building community connections as they start their new roles. 

If you have a story idea for the Laurentians and Vaudreuil-Soulanges areas, we want to hear from you! 

What issues matter in your community? Do you know someone with a story worth telling? What concerns and hopes do you have for the future of this region? 

This is an opportunity to connect with a CBC journalist and have an informal chat about whatever you'd like them to know about your area.

Please fill out this form and either Chloë or Andie will be in touch.