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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016
St. Lazare homeowners disappointed with town’s refusal to help compensate foundation work John Jantak Your Local Journal
A St. Lazare couple’s dreams of home ownership on Rue Champêtre has turned into a bittersweet and expensive experience as Joanne Ackland and Stéphane Robin are currently awaiting stabilization work to be undertaken on their foundation. They were the first couple to have purchased a house in the new residential subdivision in 2004 which is located in the District 3 area bounded by Chemin Ste. Angelique, Rue Brazeau and Rue Champêtre. Ackland said since it was a brand new housing development, they assumed that the developers and home builders would have done the necessary preliminary work to ensure the foundations of all the houses were solid. Continued on page 3
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Talking shop in Pincourt With its high vacancy rate, Pincourt elected officials are optimistic a new corporate ownership by Brossard-based Groupe Quint will revive the Fauburg de l’Île Shopping Centre on Cardinal Léger Boulevard south of Highway 20. See story on page 7.
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