44th Parl. 1st Sess.

May 23, 2024 10:00AM

Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24

The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)

May/23/24 1:09:15 p.m.
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The hon. member for Lac-Saint-Louis.

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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24

Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)

May/23/24 2:16:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we know a thing or two about helping and supporting one another in Lac-Saint-Jean. More than five years ago, the municipality of Saint-François-de-Sales, in my riding, became a true food desert with the closure of the only grocery store in the community. It was nearly impossible for many seniors to travel to the major centres so the community rolled up its sleeves and came up with a solution. That is how the Dépanneur Saint-François came to be. Open year round, seven hours a day, four days a week, the convenience store is run entirely by volunteers. In fact, it was the volunteers who came up with the idea for the store and they are the ones who continue to ensure its operation. It comes as no surprise that the Saint-François convenience store is the pride of the municipality and a model that proves that in Lac‑Saint‑Jean we have gumption and we never hesitate to pull together. To all these volunteers whose involvement makes a real difference in our community, I thank them from the bottom of my heart.

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