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Quebec’s newest provincial park, Parc National d'Opemican, is stunning in the winter

Parc National d'Opemican officially opens to the public on June 21st, 2019, but Canadian Geographic Travel got an early winter look at this huge protected area in Quebec’s Abitibi-Temiscamingue region, a four and a half-hour drive from Ottawa or Toronto. Its name is an Algonquin word that loosely translates to “the long path followed by the tribes” — possibly a reference to the Ottawa River.

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ADJOINT(E) EN COMMUNICATION-MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or

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ADJOINT(E) EN COMMUNICATION-MRC La Vallée-de-l’Or

La municipalité régionale de comté de La Vallée-de-l’Or est à la recherche d’un adjoint(e) en communication qui devra principalement:

Rédige et assure le suivi des plans de communication;

Produit, conçoit, rédige et révise divers documents et publications dans le cadre des communications internes et externes de la MRC;

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It's Rouyn-Noranda's Turn To Voice its Dissent (Abitibi Express)

Dominic Chamberland 22 May 2012 Original French text: http://www.abitibiexpress.ca/Actualites/2012-05-22/article-2985512/Une-lettre-et-une-manif-anti-loi-78/1 With the widespread national opposition to Law 78, locals from the region were not about to sit idly by. In Rouyn-Noranda, opposition to the special law, which restricts the right to protest, was marked on Tuesday with the publication of a letter from the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Collective that included one hundred signatures, as well as a demonstration that involved about 400 people, according to estimates provided by the police. The event, organized as a protest against the law 78 and also to mark the 100-day student strike at the national level, has attracted not only students but also many social groups, union leaders, and ordinary citizens of all ages. The group left UQAT [Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue] heading towards the offices of MP Daniel Bernard in downtown Rouyn-Noranda. "Charest encourages people to join the cause! His policies motivate people to demonstrate their opposition ... ", a protester said. "We are here to demonstrate against the obstructive nature of the Charest government and to denounce the stupidity of this law," added a CEGEP student. "Youth have woken Quebec up" It was none other than the incumbent President of the UQAT student association, Jean-François Vachon, who had the idea to organize the event. "As there was nothing organized here to protest against the special law and to highlight May 22 (the 100th day student strike in Quebec), I wanted to do something. So I have made call out via social media and in a short period of time, over 250 people indicated they would attend," reported Vachon. "I never believed the strike would last 100 days, especially not with 150 000 students who made the enormous sacrifice to risk and to extend their session," he continued. Youth have jump-started the province of Quebec, we woke the province up and have brought access to education back to the fore. And then, freedom of association was threatened with Law 78, "said Jean-François Vachon. Resignation of Bernard and Corbeil demanded! The Abitibi-Témiscamingue Collective's letter was signed by several artists (including Richard Desjardins) and teachers, but also by professionals, private citizens, some of the media and even councilors (Philippe Marquis and Francis Murphy); it was solemnly read at the Last Chance Cabaret. The signatories demand the resignation of Liberal MNAs in the region, Daniel Bernard and Pierre Corbeil, if they do not clearly express their opposition to law 78. "It is the citizen in me who is speaking up," explained the the letter's creator, Bruce Gervais, a former journalist and broadcaster for Radio-Canada. "Upon learning about the special law, I called some friends and in less than four days, we had 100 names. People are fed-up," he said. Confronted by a situation that has gained so much momentum, I felt it was my duty to do something, and defend myself as a citizen. With this law, we would be back in '50s. That's too much. It's an abuse of power," stated Gervais.

Translated from the original French by Translating the printemps érable.

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