Voir
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Voir is a chain of francophone alternative weekly newspapers in the Canadian province of Quebec published by Communications Voir.
The magazine was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986.
Editions
The newspaper publishes separate local editions in:
- Montreal [1]
- Quebec City [2]
- Saguenay / Alma [3] - Ceased publication on May 3, 2012
- Estrie (based in Sherbrooke) [4]
- Mauricie (based in Trois-Rivières) [5]
- Gatineau / Ottawa [6]
They publish a mix of locally oriented news and advertisement and listings, as well as chainwide common content published by all the editions. Some writers also have their weekly regular columns.
Supplements and special sections
- Voir carries since 2003 a weekly lifestyle supplement Voir la Vie / Voir la Ville containing amongst other restaurant reviews, travel and real estate / decoration.
- It also carries a special musical section entitled Bang Bang (earlier a separate periodical paper) but now incorporated within Voir.
- Voir also had a graphic design / typography supplement, but that section was discontinued later.
Other publications
"Voir Communication", the papers' publisher, also published the now-defunct anglophone alternative weeklies Hour in Montreal and XPress in Ottawa.
External links
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- Publications established in 1986
- Newspapers published in Quebec City
- Newspapers published in Montreal
- Newspapers published in Sherbrooke
- French-language newspapers published in Canada
- Alternative weekly newspapers published in Canada
- Media in Saguenay, Quebec
- Media in Trois-Rivières
- Media in Ottawa-Gatineau
- Weekly newspapers published in Quebec
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