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Friday Nov 6

Bishop’s leaps up Maclean’s rankings 9:36 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Maclean’s magazine unveiled its Canadian University rankings this week and Bishop’s is ranked 11th in the “Primarily Undergraduate” schools category, up six spots from a year ago.
Pandemic precautions or panic to blame for vacant school desks? 9:21 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Earlier this week, a high rate of school absenteeism had Townshippers talking in parking lots and on social networking website Facebook.

Thursday Nov 5

Xstrata makes good on promise to demolish Magnola plant 6:51 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
ASBESTOS – For the past two years, the European mining giant Xstrata has vowed to demolish the mothballed Magnola smelter if no serious buyer was found.
Gravel requests recount amid controversy 6:51 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
In a press release from her camp and circulated to various media outlets on Wednesday, Hélène Gravel – who finished second to Bernard Sévigny by only 122 votes in Sunday’s election – said that she will indeed be asking for a judicial recount of the results.

Wednesday Nov 4

Gravel pondering call for recount 8:21 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Hélène Gravel – the second-place finisher to Renouveau Sherbrookois leader Bernard Sévigny in the Sherbrooke mayoral elections by a mere 122 votes – will announce Thursday morning whether or not she will be asking for a recount.
Sévigny ‘relieved’ by results 8:21 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Upon hearing the news that he had won Sunday night, Bernard Sévigny – Sherbrooke’s newly-elected mayor – had a different reaction than one would expect.

Tuesday Nov 3

New faces in Ayerâ€™s Cliff council 9:06 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The voters of Ayer’s Cliff have passed over seasoned local politicians Isabel Marcotte and Roland Dupuis and chosen a political newcomer to tackle municipal matters.
Grimard elected mayor in Asbestos 9:06 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Newly elected mayor Hughes Grimard says the residents of Asbestos can expect a referendum sometime in the spring on the future of a megadump project that has divided this town of 6,500 for the past two years.

Monday Nov 2

Price was right in borough of Lennoxville 12:21 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Whether it was his promises to keep borough residents informed on all levels of council, his dedication to his constituents’ quality of life or his past experience as mayor of the old town of Lennoxville that won him votes, doesn’t make any difference to new borough president, David Price, because he says his thoughts haven’t changed from the beginning of the campaign.
Sevigny likely winner in tight race 12:21 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
For the first time since 1994, Sherbrooke has a new mayor. At press time, with 365 of 381 polling stations counted, Renouveau Sherbrookois head Bernard Sevigny had gained 16516 votes compared to 16440 votes for Hélène Gravel.

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