Please note that because the Lower St. Lawrence region is largely inhabited by French-speakers, the majority of pages in the "What's New?" section are only available in French.

Are you a native of the Lower St. Lawrence region? Do you love our region because you've visited it? Are you thinking of moving and want to know what the hot issues are? Or do you simply want to keep up-to-date on local news? Whatever it is you're looking for, we have something for you:

• To start, you may consult the latest press releases and news from Lower St. Lawrence organizations and companies.

• Thanks to an agreement with Communication Démo, you can now download a list of broadcast media summaries twice a day. A list of headlines from regional weekly newspapers and certain daily newspapers is also available on a weekly basis. From these lists, you can access the transcript of a report or a copy of an article you're interested in.

• We have also placed a set of hyperlinks to printed and broadcast media from the Lower St. Lawrence region to allow you to listen to shows or news bulletins online, or to read the main articles of recent editions.

• On the promotional material, page, you can download the electronic version of our new promotional brochure, a stylized map of the Lower St. Lawrence, maps of the region and each RCM produced by the Ministère des Affaires municipales, du Sport et du Loisir (Department of Municipal Affairs, Sports and Recreation), and other documents of general interest.

• We have also designed a news reader that you can download to your computer. This application will allow you to stay connected in real time to the Lower St. Lawrence. The Lower St. Lawrence News Reader is small, fast and safe. Stay in touch with your region!

• Finally, you may choose your news and information feed using RSS technology.