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[email protected] • 110, 000 readers Wrongfully accused... RCMP owes Laval family $700,000 over botched anti-slavery case LAVAL Seeee pagepage 3 EN BLANC See page 12 Tony and Daniella Mendonca, with their children Patrick and Michael, were among those who enjoyed some ice fishing on the Rivière des Mille-Îles during family festivities held as part of the Laval en Blanc. $39,280 raised at SWL Gala From the left, Manoudshag Saryboyajian, Berge Manoukian and Nichan Manoukian say See page 10 their lives were thrown into emotional turmoil by the RCMP’s unsuccessful and unjust Members of the board of Sir Wilfrid Laurier Foundationn and others gather towards the efforts to prosecute them under a new federal law whose original intention was to crack conclusion of the evening to unveil the amount raised by the 2018 Gala – $39,280. down on human trafficking. YOUR CAREER, FREE TUITION OUR FOCUS! STUDY IN A CENTRE THAT IS NEW AND FULLY EQUIPPED GET THE TRAINING YOU NEED TO GET WORK On-going registration. CALL TODAY! EMSB WELDING & AUTO MECHANICS CENTRE 6065 des Grandes Praries, Blvd. St-Léonard, QC H1P 1A5 FOR MORE INFORMATION: 514-327-8787 www.emsb-aevs.com/VocationalTraining/ Ottawa, Quebec allot $42.6 million to STL for 26 transit projects Money will be used primarily to renew and electrify agency’s bus fleet MARTIN C. BARRY Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Quebec Transport Minister André Fortin were at Société de transport de Laval headquarters last week to announce a total of $42.6 million in subsidies to the transit agency to fund 26 projects that are expected to improve the efficiency of public transit in Laval.