Sign In Register THUNDER BAY – Phase 2 of the $17.5-million Reimagine Victoriaville project is under way City officials on Monday officially launched the next stage the development project which includes the removal of Victoriaville Mall and renovations to the Victoriaville Civic Centre Court Services and private buildings within the current mall The plan will also see Victoria Avenue reopened to vehicular traffic from Archibald Street to Brodie Street Tenders close on March 25 and construction is slated to get under way in April Demolition of Victoriaville Mall will start this spring with reconstruction of Victoria Avenue slated for next spring The project was supposed to begin last year, but was delayed because of unexpected discoveries in the scope of preparation work needed to start construction.  the plan will include a pair of new public plazas north of Victoria to Justice Avenue and south to Syndicate Avenue South Upgrades to underground water mains and storm sewer systems will also be part of the project The city says it has conducted consultations with businesses property owners and tenants to refine construction plans “This project is about more than removing an aging structure; it’s about enhancing the vitality in our downtown and creating a space for everyone,” said Aaron Ward “Collaboration has been key to building a foundation for a revitalized downtown.” City officials say there was resounding support to remove the mall which was approved by council in October 2020 “We are excited that construction is planned to begin soon The Reimagine Victoriaville project will renew downtown Fort William and sustainability,” said Stephen Margarit Downtown Fort William Revitalization Committee Chair “It’s a bold step towards a more connected and inclusive city.” Whether to incorporate your practice is a major decision that can impact the trajectory of your career How do shifts in the energy sector impact the value of your business A valuation can help you understand what your company is worth in a volatile market and differentiate your business with these four steps for successful tech adoption.  one of Canada’s largest national professional services firms is pleased to announce that it will join forces with the chartered professional accounting firm is led by Partners William Girouard and Ève Provencher tax and advisory services to private enterprise companies in the region This will be MNP’s first office in Victoriaville MNP has been steadily expanding its footprint throughout Quebec since entering the market in 2011 with its first office in Montreal 204 partners and over 1,500 team members across the province Regional Managing Partner for the Québec-Centre region said this first merger in Victoriaville reflects MNP’s continued commitment to the growth of his region: “We are thrilled to welcome the Provencher Girouard CPA Inc team to our Firm and to establish ourselves in Victoriaville members of the MNP team in nearby Trois-Rivières and Drummondville offices will also be moving to the new location in order to fully support this thriving business community.” says the merger strengthens his team's ability to support their clients: "We were looking for an opportunity to add more resources to our team as well as more ways in which we can help give our clients the edge they need to stay competitive in the market MNP complements and enhances our current service offerings and brings greater bench strength that will help us to service our clients." 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It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem The Charlottetown Islanders return to home ice on Friday night to take on the Victoriaville Tigres in what promises to be a pivotal matchup for both teams Tickets: Get your tickets here the Islanders are looking to break out of a 3-game losing streak highlighted some key issues the team is eager to address—most notably Often finishing games strong with impressive third-period efforts these late-game surges have come too little too late in recent outings Head Coach Jim Hulton will be emphasizing the need for quicker starts and more discipline to avoid spending time in the penalty box Goaltending will be a key storyline for the Isles though it’s uncertain whether #71 Nicolas Ruccia or #1 Donald Hickey will get the nod between the pipes giving the Islanders confidence no matter who starts The team will need another strong showing from their netminder as they seek to snap their skid The Islanders aren’t the only team in need of a bounce-back performance The Victoriaville Tigres are also on a 3-game losing streak The Tigres’ defence will have to tighten up if they hope to leave Charlottetown with a win •Alexis Michaud (Charlottetown): Michaud has been a bright spot for the Isles despite their recent struggles consistently finding the back of the net and providing a spark for their offence •Nathan Leek (Charlottetown): Leek has been a jolt of energy for the Isles as he has scored 3 times in his last 3 games •Olivier Houde (Victoriaville): Newly acquired from Cape Breton Houde is expected to make his debut for Victoriaville in this game Both teams will be desperate to end their losing streaks making this an intense and hard-fought battle playing in front of their home crowd at the Eastlink Centre could provide the extra motivation they need to break out of their slump Fans can expect them to come out firing as they aim to start strong and avoid the penalty trouble that plagued them in recent games Don’t miss out on the action—get your tickets now for what should be a thrilling Friday night matchup is poised to make history in the Canadian municipal sector they are pioneering the deployment of V2X (vehicle-to-everything) electric vehicle charging stations offering an innovative and strategic approach to decarbonization These charging stations can power municipal buildings during peak periods or power outages thereby enhancing the resilience of the city's infrastructure Victoriaville plans to roll out multiple bidirectional charging hubs across the city "As the first municipality in Canada to test V2X technology in the context of urban resilience, Victoriaville is positioning itself as a leader in sustainable development This innovative project has significant potential for replication in other municipalities and institutions We can be very proud of this initiative." - Antoine Tardif The most notable aspect of the Victoriaville project is the integration of V2X technology into urban resilience strategies enabling electric vehicles to serve not only as charging units but also as energy reserves and providers vehicle batteries can now serve as energy reservoirs allowing charging stations to power municipal buildings during peak periods or power outages This breakthrough represents a significant milestone in local energy management and distribution By choosing to use electric vehicles as the primary backup instead of traditional diesel generators Victoriaville is making a significant stride toward sustainability their emissions are harmful to the environment Backup generators will not be removed; they will be retained as a secondary option to ensure greater power reliability over extended periods "Victoriaville's investment in this technology exemplifies a responsible and forward-thinking approach By addressing current electric vehicle charging needs and enhancing infrastructure resilience for future challenges the city is positioning itself as a pioneering municipality committed to advancing electric mobility and strengthening community resilience" - Sophie Séguin-Lamarche director of the city's Sustainable Development Office Innovative call for proposalsSupported by the Défis Innovation / volet villes intelligentes et durables this $356,200 project receives a 50% subsidy from IVÉO a subsidiary of Hydro-Québec specializing in charging solutions and dedicated to helping managers electrify their fleets The aim is to develop new skills and leverage its charging management expertise to test the innovation's impact on fleet operations Cleo will provide its expertise in V2X technology testing and add a bidirectional charging functionality to its smart charging management platform to meet the partnership's requirements This will enable the City of Victoriaville to monitor and potentially regulate electricity transfers between its vehicles and designated buildings during Phase 1 "Collaborating with innovative partners to drive Quebec's energy transition is part of Cleo's core mission We're thrilled to support the City of Victoriaville in enhancing building resilience and reducing the carbon footprint of its service operations This inaugural V2X project allows us to showcase the technology's potential in the province underscore the benefits of fleet electrification for Hydro-Québec's grid and explore new energy management strategies" - Jeff Desruisseaux a strategic locationThree municipal buildings have been selected for the installation of V2X charging stations for electric vehicles: City Hall the Charles-Édouard-Mailhot Library and the fire station City Hall was chosen as the site for the installation of the first charging station because it is located in a high-density residential and commercial area with a high potential for "charging orphans" who are unable to install a charging station at home This location provides an ideal environment to test the technology's efficiency and resilience pending the success of subsequent project phases the V2X hub would be able to provide power to the Emergency Operations Centre at City Hall in the event of a widespread power outage This initiative serves as a catalyst for development and underscores Victoriaville's commitment to a greener It reinforces the city's profile as a leader in innovation and sustainable development while contributing to the quality of life and prosperity of its community SOURCE: Charles Verville, Chef de Division des communications, Ville de Victoriaville, 819 758-6419, poste 3276, [email protected]; SERVICE DES COMMUNICATIONS ET DES RELATIONS CITOYENNES Charles.verville@victoriaville.ca; SERVICE DES COMMUNICATIONS ET DES RELATIONS CITOYENNES Do not sell or share my personal information: Victoriaville opened the scoring in the second as Thomas Gagnon beat Steinman on the doorstep seven minutes into the period Halifax retaliated shortly after with Quinn Kennedy flinging the puck at the Tigres net The puck ended up at the feet of Braeden MacPhee who beat D’Aigle to retie the game Jacob Steinman earned first star for Halifax making 30 saves in the loss Samuel Vachon claimed second star while third star went to Thomas Paquet THUNDER BAY — The demolition of Victoriaville Centre will have to wait another month The complexity of the project led officials to give contractors an extension to get their final bids in, Aaron Ward the Victoriaville revitalization project's projected end date has not changed Demolition had been slated to begin in April “The tender was set to close on March 27 and a two-week extension was issued as of Tuesday to now close on April 10th  This will allow the city to work through the tariff situation and also allow the contractors who are bidding on the project more time to coordinate all the various aspects of the project,” said Ward the city would award contracts for bits and pieces including building renovation work and building a new road and the associated plazas this contract will be awarded to one main contractor who will subcontract the work to various trades That means the contractors bidding on the project “needed some time to coordinate the various trades” to come up with the contractor's final total The other reason for the extension was uncertainty around the trade war between the United States and Canada When asked what the impact on the project might be Ward said, “that's what we're working through exactly is how the tariffs are affecting this project.”    “Given the current trade agreements that are in place contractors can order their materials and supplies from wherever they feel they can get the best price the contractors now with these tariffs in place may want to source their materials from elsewhere,” said Ward our global economy is all intertwined so although the windows may be manufactured in Canada the product to make them may come from the U.S. we just want to give everybody time to work through how to manage this ever-changing tariff situation moving ahead.” Ward said the extension doesn't affect the overall timeline of the project The city is still looking to have Victoria Ave and all the storefront businesses open to the public by October 2026 Ward noted that once the demolition of the mall begins members of the public will still be able to access businesses such as Thrive Fitness “We assure that people who come to those businesses know how to get there they will have other points of access since their main access is in the mall They'll be provided with a new access off of Justice Avenue or through the Chapple's building,” said Ward THUNDER BAY — City officials are expressing relief after opening contractors' bids for the demolition of Victoriaville Mall and the revitalization of the city's south core The lowest offer of $18.4 million excluding HST – for which the city receives rebates – was submitted by Finnway General Contractor Inc., and meets the budget target that city staff had established manager of the city's engineering section explained Tuesday that the city included a contingency of $1.3 million for the project "so if we weren't to spend that entire contingency then the base bid for the actual construction is about $17.1 million." Ward said city staff had forecast last year that the cost would be $17.9 million excluding HST Although the evaluation of the bid is still not fully complete, he said the city is pleased "We're happy with the tender prices received With the uncertainty around this ever-changing tariff situation we were admittedly a little nervous." Ward said the city still has to check each line item in the submission and meet with Finnway about the demolition and reconstruction schedule they're proposing "The tender documents did include that Victoria Avenue must be open by October 2026 planting and so on could be completed by June 30 We'd be looking to hear what their schedule is to meet that how are they going to phase their approach?" city council's approval is not required to award the contract but staff will provide council with an update on the project in the coming weeks Assuming there are no surprises in the interim, work on the demolition of Victoriaville should begin by late May or early June SAINT JOHN – An offensively charged game Saturday night at TD station led to an 11-round shootout between the Saint John Sea Dogs and the Victoriaville Tigres Despite allowing three consecutive goals late in the third period the Sea Dogs clinched the win when rookie forward William Yared scored in the 11th round and Olivier Houde were the goal scorers for the Tigres Victoriaville struck first just over a minute in as Maël Lavigne went glove side high on Charles-Édward Gravel The Sea Dogs answered back tying the game at one at 4:40 Matteo Mann worked it out of the Dogs zone and banked the puck off the boards to Ben Cross Cross then sent Eriks Mateiko in alone where he found an open slot under Jakob Hanlan’s blocker the Dogs found themselves up 2-1 after a powerplay goal where Nate Tivey’s coast-to-coast play resulted in Tyler Peddle’s bar-down goal With exactly five minutes remaining in the second Tivey slipped a pass between two Tigres defencemen to Cross who roofed one top shelf Victoriaville’s Laverdière connected a cross-ice pass to Lavigne to Tivey would lead to the Dogs fourth goal of the night Tivey slid the puck to Zachary Morin who sent Matthew Maclean to walk in and find the far side for his first of the season giving Hanlan no chance at the save and putting the Sea Dogs up 5-2 With under six minutes left Victoriaville’s Olivier Houde picked up the puck after a faceoff scramble in the Dogs zone and sent it back to Justin Gendron who blasted one past Gravel to get them within two Justin Larose scored shortly after for the Tigres followed by another goal by Houde with 26 seconds remaining to tie the game and head to overtime the shootout saw Mateiko score in the second round and eventually Yared in the 11th round sealing a dramatic 6-5 win for the Saint John Sea Dogs Box Score The Sea Dogs will now hit the road for two game starting Thursday against the Moncton Wildcats at the Avenir Centre or follow the team on Facebook (Facebook.com/sjseadogs) GAME TICKETS › SCHEDULE › TEAM STORE › SEA DOGS AUCTIONS › 50/50 TICKETS › ROSTER › PLAYER STATS › Earlier this fall when the Cape Breton Eagles headed out to Quebec The Eagles are hoping for the same type of tonic tonight as they face off against in a familiar face in a game that will feature three different types of returns for the Eagles star 20 year old Brayden Schmitt will skate for the Eagles The 19 year old notched 32 points in 68 games last season but was injured in an off-season car accident Following the return of Angelo Fullerton (who was injured in the same accident) in the previous three games tonight should mark the first time the Eagles have had a fully healthy lineup Another player returning to the fold is 16 year old Romain Litalien playing his first game as an Eagle since capturing a silver medal at the World Under 17 Hockey Challenge Litalien notched five points in his first 13 career games in the QMJHL Joey Henneberry has been present in the Eagle lineup but his return is of a different kind- his first game in Victoriaville since an early season trade to Cape Breton Henneberry was acquired by Victoriaville in the winter as part of a 2024 playoff push and made his debut against the Eagles in January The trade that brought Henneberry to Cape Breton was a swap of 20 year olds that brought a spark of offense to both sides While Henneberry has 13 points in 11 games in his Eagle tenure Oliiver Houde broke his funk and has notched 19 points in 15 games with his new team Houde spent two full years with the Eagles and will be playing his former team for the first time A trio of Tigre players are catching the eyes of NHL scouts in the early part of the season as goaltender Gabriel D’Aigle and forward Mael Lavigne (currently tenth in QMJHL scoring) are all ranked by NHL Central Scouting D’Aigle was given a “C” ranking indicative of 4th/5th round draft potential while Labre & Lavigne received “W” rankings to indicate potential of being picked in round 6/7 Here’s what else you need to know ahead of tonight’s game Radio Coverage: 1270 AM CJCB or online at www.cjcbradio.com Live stats:  https://chl.ca/lhjmq-eagles/gamecentre/31726/ The first road trip of the season through the province of Quebec hasn’t been kind to the Mooseheads who suffered a second defeat in less than 24 hours with 4-3 loss to Victoriaville Jack Martin struck twine with 60 seconds remaining in the game and the Moose continued to pressure right to the horn but the Tigres hung on to beat the depleted Herd Box Score The Halifax lineup was already without the injured Shawn Carrier Brady Schultz and Justin Breton as well as defenceman Dom MacKenzie who is home following a death in the family but the squad was dealt another blow as rookie blueliner Eddy Doyle joined the walking wounded with an upper body injury that kept him out of the lineup on Saturday forward Cade Moser was forced to line up as a defenceman while affiliate Colin Brodeur played in his second career game It appeared that Carlos Handel had scored for the second straight night when he put the puck into the net in the first period but it was immediately waved off by the officials who called MacPhee for interference on goalie Gabriel D’Aigle Mael Lavigne and Justin Larose had a goal and an assist each for Victoriaville while Olivier Houde and Justin Gendron also lit the lamp Gendron’s goal was an empty netter that made it a 4-2 game at 18:41 of the third period Martin then kept the Moose alive with his goal 19 seconds later but that was as close as Halifax could get Mathis Rousseau was back between the pipes after getting the hook in Shawinigan on Friday night and stopped 23-of-26 shots The Mooseheads finished the game with 30 shots compared to 27 for the Tigres which included 16 by the Herd in the final period The road trip will finish up on Sunday afternoon at 4pm ADT in Sherbrooke. The next home games for the Mooseheads are set for Friday, November 1st at 7pm vs Rouyn-Noranda and Kids Day on Sunday, November 3rd at 3pm against the Moncton Wildcats. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.ca THUNDER BAY — The demolition of Victoriaville Mall for the rejuvenation of the south core will get underway later than planned – in early 2025 rather than late this year.  it's because City of Thunder Bay staff discovered some unexpected things while inspecting the mall prior to designing the first stage of the three-phase Under a plan approved by city council just over a year ago stage one was renovations to prepare facades for exposure to the outdoors after the mall roof is removed.  Once renovations were finished under one contract a second contract was to be awarded for the demolition phase followed by a third contract next spring for the reconstruction of Victoria Avenue and public spaces.  But the timeline is now extended by about six months which means road construction and building two plazas on Syndicate Avenue likely won't start until the second quarter of 2026 This pushes the entire project's completion to the late summer or early fall of 2026 Project manager Aaron Ward said Monday the city had hoped to post the first contract for waterproofing last month "While we were working through the design stage we did what we refer to as destructive testing in the mall The team was verifying what's behind some of the walls and underneath the mall slab And in several cases what we found was not what the team was expecting to find." Ward explained that the 1970s-era drawings the city was referring to "weren't the most accurate" in the world What you see as a storefront today is not actually an exterior wall It's built like an interior wall."  He said this means there's more work to be done than what was planned in order to provide a proper exterior wall for some of the units before the roof is taken down "Some of those walls now need to come down in more scope than was initially thought to build a proper Ward said that in light of the changed circumstances the city is combining the waterproofing and demolition contracts into one and it's expected to be issued for tender in October likely meaning "the first shovel would be swung Although the contract for redeveloping Victoria Avenue is now planned to go to tender in the fourth quarter of 2025 because that's going into the winter months road construction likely won't start until the second quarter of 2026 he said: "We we are still on track for our budget overall." 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Drummondville (38-17-3-3) Marc-Olivier Beaudry knotted the contest at 2-2 at 1:06 Ethan Gauthier opened the scoring with a short-handed goal for the Voltigeurs Olivier Houde and Mathéo Lepage replied for Victoriaville (16-41-1-3) -- Louis-François Bélanger had a goal and two assists as the Acadie-Bathurst Titan held off a late rally from the Charlottetown Islanders to win 5-4 Colby Huggan and Mathieu St-Onge also scored for Acadie-Bathurst (32-27-1-1) which was up 5-1 after St-Onge's goal at 18:38 of the second period Jonathan Lanza and Zackary Plamondon replied for Charlottetown (28-28-4-1) -- Jacob Newcombe and Joseph Henneberry each had two goals and one assist as the Cape Breton Eagles defeated the Halifax Mooseheads 6-3 Tomas Lavoie and Alexandre Guy also scored for Cape Breton (32-22-4-3) Liam Kilfoil and Brady Schultz scored for Halifax (18-34-8-1) which was only down 4-3 after Schultz's goal 1:10 into the third period QUEBEC CITY -- Felix Gagnon scored twice in leading the Chicoutimi Saguenéens to a 4-2 win over the Québec Remparts Alex Huang and Émile Ricard also chipped in goals for Chicoutimi (35-16-3-7) which scored once in each of the final two frames to break the 2-2 tie coming out of the first period Jérémy Belleau and Raphael Messier replied for Québec (23-31-3-4) -- Samuel Boisvert netted two goals as the Baie-Comeau Drakkar pulled away with three unanswered goals to defeat the Gatineau Olympiques 4-2 Evan Bellamy and Alexis Bernier also scored for Baie-Comeau (34-23-3-1) which was down 2-1 early in the second period Nicholas Petrut scored both goals for Gatineau (15-31-8-7) This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 14 The Charlottetown Islanders capped off their demanding three-game Quebec road trip with an impressive 5-2 victory over the Victoriaville Tigres at the Colisée Desjardins on Sunday night Powered by Egor Goriunov’s emotional return to his former home and a flawless special teams performance the Isles showcased grit and determination to take 2 wins out of 3 games on the weekend The Islanders wasted no time setting the tone scored a power-play goal to give Charlottetown an early lead The Tigres honored Goriunov with a video tribute later in the period but the forward wasn’t done making his mark he helped set up Ross Campbell’s power-play tally Though Olivier Laverdière responded for Victoriaville to cut the lead to 2-1 the Islanders’ penalty kill remained sharp stymieing the Tigres’ struggling power-play Donald Hickey turned away 7 of 8 shots in the 1st The Islanders exploded in the middle frame scoring twice more to seize a commanding lead Will Shields tipped in an Owen Conrad point shot just 4:33 into the period to make it 3-1 Charlottetown’s relentless attack continued as Ross Campbell scored his 2nd of the night on a feed from Alexis Michaud extending the lead to 4-1 at the 8:15 mark including a sprawling glove stop to deny a sure goal The Isles penalty killers remained impenetrable shutting down 2 more Victoriaville power-plays The Tigres struck early in the final period capitalizing on an Islanders turnover for a 2-on-0 breakaway goal by Eliott Simard just 45 seconds in locking things down defensively while continuing to generate chances throughout the period The Isles’ red-hot power play struck again late in the 3rd with Alexis Michaud netting his team-leading 10th goal of the season to restore the three-goal cushion at 5-2 Egor Goriunov added his 3rd point of the night with an assist capping off a memorable performance against his former team the Islanders controlled key moments and leaned on Hickey’s stellar goaltending to seal the win the rookie netminder has a 4-2 record with a 2.01 GAA and a .933 save percentage tallying a goal and two assists in his return to Victoriaville His performance earned him a well-deserved first star The Islanders went 3-for-5 on the power play and a perfect 3-for-3 on the penalty kill Their special teams have been crucial on this road trip has been a major factor in the Isles’ recent success With two goals tonight and three in the last two games Campbell is finding his groove and delivering in clutch moments COMMENTS FROM HEAD COACH & GM JIM HULTON: The Islanders now return to Charlottetown brimming with confidence set to host Val d’Or at the Eastlink Centre on Thursday at 7PM the Isles are poised to build on this momentum PA Announcer Kirk MacKinnon explains some of the key reason for purchasing a 2010-2011 season ticket The Rocket are set to launch with two road games to start the season.  The inaugural game of the season… the PEI Rocket announced that Islander Travis McIsaac would have the honour of being Captain for the… After unveiling the new Reebok Edge jerseys last year the Rocket will unveil the new 3rd jersey at the home… Matthew Hobbs – This is My Civic Centre The Cape Breton Eagles let an opportunity for two points slip away on Thursday night The Eagles were edged 2-1 by the last-place Victoriaville Tigres in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action at Centre 200 in Sydney Cape Breton and Victoriaville were tied 1-1 going into the third period before the Tigres took the lead just past the halfway mark of the third period The Eagles would fire 21 shots on goal in the final frame but couldn’t beat Tigres netminder Gabriel D’Aigle Subscribe now to access this story and more: Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience Enzo Lottin and Maddox Labre found the back of the net for the Tigres (14-35-1-3) who dressed 10 rookies and sit six points out of the final playoff spot in the overall league standings Brayden Schmitt had the lone goal for the Eagles (27-18-4-3) who with the loss had their four-game winning streak snapped Cape Breton opened the scoring early in the game with Schmitt’s point shot finding the back of the net for his third of the season at 1:46 of the first period The Tigres thought they had tied the game later in the opening frame but after a review the goal was overturned due to an offside Victoriaville would tie the game just past the halfway mark of the second period with Lottin firing home his fourth goal of the season past the glove of Cournoyer at 10:05 The Tigres took the lead at 10:56 of the third period with Labre scoring his first career QMJHL goal despite the Eagles having opportunities to tie the contest late in the frame Cape Breton outshot Victoriaville 39-30 while going 0-for-4 on the power play The Tigres were 0-for-3 with the man-advantage The Eagles will continue their five-game homestand on Friday when they host the league-leading Moncton Wildcats (41-9-2-0) GAME NOTES: Nathan Plouffe (healthy) and Will Murphy (injured) were not dressed for Cape Breton.; Xavier Sabourin (injured/sick) Lucas Fortin (healthy – school) and Brandon Lavoie (healthy – left the team) were not in the lineup for Victoriaville.; Cape Breton wore specially designed jerseys as part of the Canadian Hockey League’s jersey contest The jerseys were designed by 13-year-old Julian Campbell and will be auctioned off with all proceeds going to the President’s Choice Children’s Charity to help feed one million kids each year.; Victoriaville’s Olivier Houde made his first and final trip to Cape Breton on Thursday Houde spent two full seasons with the Eagles before being traded to the Tigres in the fall for Joseph Henneberry The team honoured Houde with a video tribute during the second period of play.; Attendance for the game was 3,032 Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page The British Virgin Islands is an explorer's dream with more than 60 isles and cays to discover Expert-backed tips and a step-by-step breakdown to ward off these pests We tried it: Filtrete Smart Tower and the Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool Formaldehyde 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy The Cape Breton Eagles announced a swap of veteran forwards with the Victoriaville Tigres on Oct In a trade between the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) teams the Eagles acquired centre Joseph Henneberry from Victoriaville Going the other way is winger Olivier Houde Eagles general manager Sylvain Couturier said he was drawn to Henneberry’s talents as he brings the abilities of a number-one centre to the team “I thought we were in need of a centreman and as a GM I kind of had my hands tied because we can only move overage and European players at this point in the season so we felt the need to shake things up after a slow start,” Couturier stated in a news release following the trade The Eagles are hoping to overcome a rocky start to begin their 2024-25 QMJHL campaign Cape Breton is winless in its first six games and sits at the bottom of the Maritimes Division with a single point “We hope that this move will shake the offense as well It would have been easy to sit and wait for something to happen but I thought it was the right move to make at this time.” Halifax native Henneberry is a veteran of 196 QMJHL regular season games He’s coming off a career-best season in 2023-24 scoring on a point-per-game pace with 69 points in as many games between Victoriaville and the Acadie-Bathurst Titan Henneberry has four points in four games to start this season drafted Henneberry into the league in the sixth round of the 2020 QMJHL Draft is also coming off a stellar 2023-24 season Not only did he register 61 points in 68 regular season games but was a force for Cape Breton in last year’s playoff run where he had four goals and 12 points in 14 games Houde has played in 142 major junior games It hasn’t been mentioned when Henneberry will debut with the team 9 when they visit the Gatineau Olympiques in Quebec — Louis-Philippe Fontaine scored three goals and added an assist and Felix Lacerte had two goals and two assists as the Shawinigan Cataractes pounced on the visiting Victoriaville Tigres en route to an 10-0 Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League victory on Friday Matvei Gridin scored two power-play goals for the Cataractes (22-14-0-2) Vince Elie and Jacob Lachance netted singles Owen Bresson stopped 16 shots to record the shutout for the hosts who led 3-0 after the first period and 5-0 heading into the third Brandon Lavoie let in five goals on 16 shots for the Tigres (11-24-1-3) the Rimouski Oceanic are hosting the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada — Matyas Melovsky had a goal and two assists as the visiting Baie-Comeau Drakkar defeated the Quebec Remparts 5-1 Justin Poirier and Jules Boilard also scored for the Drakkar (21-14-2-1) Nathan Quinn scored for the Remparts (16-19-1-2) who trailed 2-0 heading into the third period — The Rimouski Oceanic scored twice in the first period then hung on toe beat the visiting Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4-2 Mael St-Denis and Jacob Mathieu (empty-netter) scored for the East Division-leading Oceanic (25-10-0-2) Theo Lemieux and Xavier Villeneuve scored for the Armada (19-16-2-0) * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan - Caleb Desnoyers scored three goals and added an assist as the Moncton Wildcats whipped the visiting Victoriaville Tigres 10-1 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday at the Avenir Centre Maxime Côté and Julius Sumpf also scored for the Maritimes Division-leading Wildcats (43-9-2-0) Juraj Pekarcik and Sumpf also chipped in with four assists each Olivier Laverdière scored for the Tigres (15-36-1-3) who trailed 2-0 after the first period and 7-1 heading into the third The Wildcats went 2-for-4 on the power play — Lukas Landry scored with nine seconds left in the third period to lift the visiting Gatineau Olympiques to a 3-2 win over the Sherbrooke Phoenix Julien Paille and Justin Boisselle also scored for the Olympiques (14-27-7-5) Olivier Lampron and Jayden Plouffe scored for the Phoenix (29-19-2-4) — Alexandre Blais and Dominic Pilote each had a goal and assist as the Rimouski Océanic beat the visiting Baie-Comeau Drakkar 5-1 Mael Lavigne and Maxime Coursol also scored for the East Division-leading Oceanic (39-12-2-2) Matyas Melovsky scored for the Drakkar (31-20-3-1) who led 1-0 after the first period but trailed 3-1 heading into the third — Cole Burbidge scored twice and added an assist as the Cape Breton Eagles beat the visiting Charlottetown Islanders 3-1 Andrew Brown also scored for the Eagles (28-19-4-3) Eagles netminder Alexis Cournoyer stopped 27 of 28 shots Kyle Powers scored for the Islanders (27-24-2-1) who were tied 1-1 heading into the third period — Jiri Klima scored twice and Kody Dupuis had a goal and an assist as the Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the visiting Saint John Sea Dogs 4-1 Felix Lacerte also scored for the Cataractes (31-18-1-4) Dylan Rozzi scored for the Sea Dogs (19-36-0-0) who trailed 2-1 after the first period and 3-1 heading into the third — Antonin Verreault scored twice and added an assist as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies beat the visiting Quebec Remparts 7-2 Harijs Cjunskis and Samuel Rousseau also scored for the Huskies (29-17-3-5) Benjamin Vigneault and Maddox Dagenais scored for the Remparts (20-29-2-4) This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb THUNDER BAY — Anyone in need of children’s winter gear can pick up free coats mitts and boots this week at Victoriaville Centre Coats for Kids collected well over 1,500 coats this year volunteer and retired teacher with the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board The coats and other winter gear are available for pick up between 11 a.m now until Friday and on Saturday from 11 a.m Jollineau said the more people that donate the more choice people have “It's a long winter and kids grow in and out of stuff there's no boundaries or barriers here and it's pretty discreet,” she said “They're just so costly and it's almost prohibitive for people to stay warm how can we keep these kids warm," she said Coats for Kids was established 18 years ago with a vision to keep kids warm during the winter Jollineau said teacher Solange Coté had the idea to get the schools donating in the fall “She drew up a plan and all of a sudden all the schools every fall have a box and they're invited to donate hats we call the human rights committee who spend their time you have to get approvals and the Catholic school board helps us to provide what we need to make it happen students at Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board schools along with family members were able to donate old coats how to hang everything and how it all gets washed need to be considered “It all gets brought to the laundromat and we thank all the laundromats for putting up with us as we take up all their machines for a day We have to get (the winter gear) all on the buses “We have to go collect them all first from each of the schools And then we start washing the coats and we bring them here.” Other organizations around town do coat drives as well “The goal is just to provide people with what they need and we have We're grateful to have the opportunity to do it,” she said everybody involved does their best to provide it “It’s an opportunity to donate and that always feels good You're just helping somebody else and here's a venue to do it." 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We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze how you use this website and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns 2024) -The Cape Breton Eagles have traded 2024 second round draft pick Xavier Sabourin to the Victoriaville Tigres in exchange for a second round draft pick in 2025 and a second round draft pick in 2026 was selected 27th overall in June’s entry draft and currently plays U18 AAA in Quebec with the Châteauguay Grenadiers where he has scored 27 points in 26 games so far this season Eagles general manager Sylvain Couturier said “already having guys like Samuel Boyer the leading scoring in the New Brunswick-PEI league plus guys like Hugo Charron and Derek Andrews in our system we have a lot of good young talent coming up We have so many quality forwards that we think this offer was too good to pass on” – Bradyen Schmitt scored the opening goal of the game for the Eagles at the 1:46 mark, with assists going to Cole Burbidge & Xavier Daigle. – Gabriel D’Aigle stopped 38 of 39 shots in the win, while Alexis Cournoyer stopped 28 of 30 shots. Schmitt’s goal came on the Eagles third shot of the night as they started quickly, outshooting Victoriaville 3-0 before the Eagles took the lead. The rest of the period settled into a more back and forth pace, with each team failing to score on a lone power play. The Tigres thought Thomas Paquet had tied the game, but the goal was called back due to the play being offside. Both teams failed to score on a power play in the second period, but Victoriaville did find a game tying goal when Enzo Lottin came up the left wing to beat Counroyer with a shot in the top corner. The period finished locked at one with the Tigres on the power play. Victoriaville wasn’t able to score on the final 40 seconds of the minor to start the third period, nor could the Eagles score on an ensuing Victoriaville penalty early in the third period. The Eagles threw a lot of rubber at D’Agile- outshooting the Tigres 21-6- but it was the visitors scoring the go ahead marker after the halfway point, a goal held up after another video review. The Eagles lifted Cournoyer for an extra attacker in the final 90 seconds, but couldn’t find a tying goal as Victoriaville snapped the Eagles winning streak. Scratches For Cape Breton: Will Murphy (injury), Nathan Plouffe, Carson Griffin Scratches For Victoriaville: Xavier Sabourin (injury), Brady Flynn (injury), Brandon Lavoie, Lucas Fortin Final Shots On Goal: 39-30 in favour of Cape Breton MontrealNewsEx-Quebec junior hockey players jailed for sexual assault of teen at hotel in 2021By The Canadian PressPublished: July 08, 2024 at 3:49PM EDT Twitter feed ©2025 BellMedia All Rights Reserved THUNDER BAY – A longtime Victoriaville Centre restaurant is shutting its kitchen down Crock-N-Dial Sandwiches announced on social media that after 28 years in business the eatery’s last day will be on New Year’s Eve “This decision came as a result of the notice issued by the City of Thunder Bay moving forward with the south-side rejuvenation plans,’ said owner Kathy Scerba in the social media post it has been our privilege to serve you and be a part of this wonderful community The relationships we have built and the experiences we have shared have made this journey truly remarkable Although it saddens us to conclude this chapter we are grateful for the support you have show us over the years.” Scerba said Skip the Dishes availability may end at an earlier date and promised further updates on the restaurant’s Facebook page Preparations are already underway and the demolition of Victoriaville is expected to take place in early 2025 This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Thunder Bay – News – The City of Thunder Bay service counters at the Victoriaville Civic Centre will reopen on Wednesday City offices were closed at the centre on Tuesday due to a power outage Residents can contact Infrastructure & Operations Dispatch at 807-625-2195 for assistance during this closure THUNDER BAY — The demolition of Victoriaville Centre will have to wait another month The complexity of the project led officials to give contractors an extension to get their final bids in the Victoriaville revitalization project’s projected end date has not changed Demolition had been slated to begin in April  This will allow the city to work through the tariff situation and also allow the contractors who are bidding on the project more time to coordinate all the various aspects of the project,” said Ward this contract will be awarded to one main contractor who will subcontract the work to various trades That means the contractors bidding on the project “needed some time to coordinate the various trades” to come up with the contractor’s final total When asked what the impact on the project might be Ward said “that’s what we’re working through exactly is how the tariffs are affecting this project.”    Ward said the extension doesn’t affect the overall timeline of the project The city is still looking to have Victoria Ave and all the storefront businesses open to the public by October 2026 They’ll be provided with a new access off of Justice Avenue or through the Chapple’s building,” said Ward Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account MontrealNewsFormer Quebec junior hockey players released as they appeal sentences for sex assaultBy The Canadian PressPublished: July 11, 2024 at 2:54PM EDT