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Sherbrooke’s Camping Île-Marie competes in National Ball Hockey League finals for LDK Cup

Camping Île-Marie, a local ball hockey team from Sherbrooke, will be playing for the LDK Cup in the National Ball Hockey League finals. The team is entering the finals after finishing third in the regular season under the leadership of Captain Wayne Létourneau, who started playing deck hockey at 12 years old. Létourneau expressed confidence in their preparation and determination, noting that “when you make sacrifices, like in everything in life, good […]

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Featured

Local animal shelter reports slight improvement after July 1st moving day despite 300 animals awaiting adoption

Interviewee: Alexis Savoie Interviewer: Derek Bullard CJMQ interviewed Alexis Savoie, the SPA de l estrie spokesperson, for an update regarding the shelter s condition following the surge of abandoned animals during the July 1st moving day. Savoie reported, "Things are a bit better, but we still have around 250 animals under our care, including 80 cats, 20 dogs, and about 10 small animals available for adoption." Savoie explained that July […]

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Local Sports

Local athlete Marco Poulin claims victory in Big Wolf’s Backyard Ultra Marathon

Magog, Thursday, July 25, 2024 - Marco Poulin, a local athlete, won first place in the Big Wolf’s Backyard Ultra Marathon, which took place in Cacouna, Bas-Saint-Laurent, on July 13-14. The race requires runners to complete a 6.69 km loop every hour until only one remains. Poulin ran for 53 hours, covering over 355 km. Poulin faced significant challenges before becoming a marathon runner, including addiction and homelessness, and emphasized […]

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Business

Former politician turned small business owner weighs in on challenges of running a microdistillery

Interviewee: Pierre Luc Dusseault Interviewer: Derek Bullard Local micro distilleries in Quebec are facing significant difficulties, including financial problems that have led to several closures in recent years. CJMQ spoke with Pierre-Luc Dusseault, a former Canadian politician who became the youngest MP in history at 19 and now runs a micro distillery in Sherbrooke. Reflecting on his transition from politics, Dusseault shared, “Life is great. It has been four years since […]

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General

The Friday Drive For February 9, 2024 Show 185

Host: Daniel Coulombe Host, Daniel Coulombe, chats with Jean-Christophe Poulin from Excellence Sportive Sherbrooke and the work he is doing with the training of local amateur sports coaches through the ESS development program. Following that it is a chat with the three school correspondents. John Edwards gives us news about sports. At 4:40 pm it is the News Review with Mike McDevitt. Following that, Taylor McClure presents news stories from […]

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General

The Friday Drive For February 2, 2024 Show 184

Host: Daniel Coulombe Host, Daniel Coulombe, chats with Marty Rourke on various spring activities coming up at Bishop s. Following that it is a chat with the three school correspondents. John Edwards gives us news about sports. At 4:40 pm it is the News Review with Mike McDevitt. Following that, Taylor McClure presents news stories from the Brome Missisquoi region. And the interview of the week is with Sherbrooke Phoenix […]

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General

The Friday Drive For January 26, 2024 Show 183

The first Friday Drive for 2024. At 4:10 p.m., a chat with Shanna Bernier on the joys of parenting. Following that, our school correspondents: Brandon Leblanc from Bishop s, Annabelle Vellend from Champlain College and Bryan Laprise from Galt Regional High School. At 4:30, John Edwards with sports. At 4:40, the News Review with Mike McDevitt. At 4:55, Taylor McClure presents the Brome-Missisquoi news stories from this week. Hour 2 […]

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The Townships at Twelve

The Townships At Twelve For Jan 18, 2024 Part 2

A Show About The Events And People In The Townships Guest: Rachel Garber Host: Maureen Dillon Teasdale In this segment, Rachel Garber, editor of The Townships Sun, is interviewed. Rachel talks about the special editions of The Townships Sun for its 50th anniversary.

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The Townships at Twelve

The Townships At Twelve For Jan 18, 2024 Part 1

A Show About The Events And People In The Townships Guest: Dr. Kashif Perzada Host: Maureen Dillon Teasdale In this segment, Dr. Kashif Perzada, talks about ways we can protect ourselves from Covid and other respiratory viruses. He is a medical doctor and is involved with the grassroots organization called Masks4Canada.

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The Townships at Twelve

The Townships At Twelve For Jan 16, 2024 Part 1

A Show About The Events And People In The Townships Guest: Katie Lowry Host: Maureen Dillon Teasdale In this segment of The Townships At Twelve, Katie Lowry, exectutive director at PhelpsHelps, talks to us about the organization and a special event coming up for youth in the Stanstead area at the end of the month.

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