Football Canada completes 2012 Junior National Team roster
Football Canada is proud to announce the addition of 10 players to its Junior National Team which will compete at the IFAF U-19 World Championship, June 30 – July 7 in Austin, Texas. Team Canada’s newest editions are Quarterback, Hugo Richard (St-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC); Offensive Linemen, Emilio Frometa (Sudbury, ON); Nathan Heide (Warman, SK); Linebackers, Pierre-Luc Caron (Laval, QC); Christophe Mulumba (Laval, QC), Marc-Antoine Varin (St-Hippolyte, QC); Defensive Linemen, Glen Joorisity (Deer Valley, SK); Defensive Backs, Shaquille Davis (Richmond Hill, ON); Tomy Duperron (Sherbrooke, QC); and Khadim Mbaye(Laval, QC).
“On behalf of the coaching staff, I would like to thank all those players who tried-out for Team Canada at this year’s regional selection camps held in Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia,” said Head Coach, Noel Thorpe.
“Over 400 players from across the country participated in the camps, contributing to the popularity and development of this elite program in Canada. We are excited to take the final roster of 45 players to compete at this year’s IFAF U-19 World Championship in Austin, TX, and wish those that did not make the team the best in their football endeavors.”
Canada’s coaching staff includes Noel Thorpe (Head Coach), Warren Craney (Defensive Coordinator), Pat Boies (Offensive Coordinator), Gilles Lezi (Special Teams Coordinator and Running Backs Coach), Michael Faulds (Quarterbacks), Brian Guebert (Defensive Line),Kamau Peterson (Receivers), Devin Murphy (Defensive Backs), Alain Mainguy (Offensive Line) and Elliott Richardson (Strength and Conditioning Coach).
Team Canada’s 45-man roster is listed below.
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TEAM CANADA
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Name
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Hometown
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Team 2011
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Commitment 2012
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Football Canada
Cup
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Quarterbacks
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Will Finch
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Burlington, ON
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Burlington Stampeders /Nelson
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Western U.
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2011 Ontario West
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Dallon Kuprowski
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Kanata, ON
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McGill U.
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Ontario East: 2008 & ’09 (U17), 2010 (U18)
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Hugo Richard
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St-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC
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Vanier College
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2011 Quebec
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Running Backs
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Christophe Amoah
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Lachine, QC
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Dalbé-Viau
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2010, 2011 Quebec
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Andreas Robinson
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Dartmouth, NS
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Philip Exeter (NH)
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2010 Nova Scotia
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Mercer Timmis
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Burlington, ON
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Canisius (NY)
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U. of Calgary
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Receivers
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Regis Cibasu
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Montréal, QC
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Édouard-Montpetit
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Doug Corby
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Burlington, ON
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Burlington Stampeders / Nelson
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Queen’s U.
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A’dre Fraser
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Lawrencetown, NS
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Citadel
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U. of Guelph
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2011 Nova Scotia
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Tylor Henry
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Camrose, AB
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Edmonton Wildcats
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2010 Alberta
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Alexandre Huard
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Laval, QC
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Taft School (CT)
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2011 Quebec
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Shaquille Johnson
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Brampton, ON
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Bulldogs de Brampton
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U. de Guelph/ U. of Guelph
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Ontario West: 2008 (U17) & 2010 (U18)
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Alexandre Savard
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Lorraine, QC
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Vanier College
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2010 Quebec
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Offensive Line
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Kadeem Adams
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Halifax, NS
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Citadel
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Western U.
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2010 Nova Scotia
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Louis-Gabriel Beaudet
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Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC
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Notre-Dame-de-Foy
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Andrew Boisvert
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Sherwood Park, AB
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Edmonton Huskies
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2009 U17 Northern Alberta
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Lloyd Constant
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Montréal, QC
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Vanier College
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Emilio Frometa
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Sudbury, ON
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St. Benedict
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Queen’s U.
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Nathan Heide
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Warman, SK
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Saskatchewan Hilltops
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2009 U17 Saskatchewan
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Erick Lessard
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Sudbury, ON
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St. Benedict
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Queen’s U.
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David Knevel
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Brantford, ON
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Brantford Bisons
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2011 Ontario West
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Jean-Simon Roy
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Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC
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F-X Garneau
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Defensive Line
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Edward Godin Gosselin
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Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC
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Notre-Dame-de-Foy
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2009 U17 Quebc
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Quinn Horton
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Winnipeg, MB
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St. Paul’s
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U. Simon Fraser/ Simon Fraser U.
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2010, 2011 Manitoba
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Jacob Leblanc
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Halifax, NS
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Mount Allison U.
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2010 Nova Scotia
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Clement Lebreux
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Candiac, QC
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Vanier College
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Glen Joorisity
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Deer Valley, SK
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U. Saskatchewan
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2009 U17, 2010 Saskatchewan
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Adam Melanson
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Kentville, NS
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Horton
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Collège Champlain-Lennoxville
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2011 Nova Scotia
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Charles Rémy-Sarrazin
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Montréal, QC
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Édouard-Montpetit
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2010 Quebec
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Brett Wade
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Regina, SK
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Regina Thunder
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2009 (U17), 2010 Saskatchewan
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Linebackers
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Pierre-Luc Caron
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Laval, QC
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Kent School (CT)
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U. Laval
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Tanner Doll
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St. Albert, AB
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U. of Calgary
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2010 AB
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Maxime Drolet
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Québec, QC
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F-X Garneau
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Nicholas Easterbrook
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Laval, QC
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André-Grasset
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John Rush
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Port Robinson, ON
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U of Guelph
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2010 Ontario West
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Christophe Mulumba
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Laval, QC
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Kent School (CT)
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U. of Maine
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2009 U17, 2010 Quebec
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Marc-Antoine Varin
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St-Hippolyte, QC
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WildcatsLaurentides-Lanaudière
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Vanier College
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2011 Quebec
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Defensive Backs
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Kwame Adjei
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Brampton, ON
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Mount Allison U.
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Keldyn Ahlstedt
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Whitby, ON
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Pickering Dolphins
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McMaster U.
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Shaquille Davis
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Richmond Hill, ON
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Milford Academy (NY)
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Tomy Duperron
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Sherbrooke, QC
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Champlain College – Lennoxville
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2011 Quebec
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Khadim Mbaye
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Laval, QC
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Montmorency
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2011 Quebec
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Kevin McGee
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Sherbrooke, QC
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Volontaire de Sherbrooke AA
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Champlain College – Lennoxville
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2010 Quebec
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Michael Schmidt
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Calgary, AB
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U. of Calgary
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2009 U17 Southern Alberta
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Kicker, Punter
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Louis-Philippe Simoneau
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Saint-Hyachinthe, QC
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F-X Garneau
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