The Town of Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac presented its 2026 budget to residents last night. An increase of around $50 is planned for a residence with an average value of 240,000. One of the priorities for the coming years is the construction of a new fire station.

On Saturday December 6, a large number of members of the Le Passage-Consuegra twinning committee gathered at the Maison du Temps Libre to reminisce about the last visit of their Spanish friends.

Located in the Nkéni-Alima department, the Denis Sassou N'Guesso Lycée in Abala now boasts a multimedia room designed to reinforce the use of digital tools in secondary education. The infrastructure was recently commissioned at a ceremony presided over by the Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, Léon Juste Ibombo, in the presence of local and administrative authorities.

At the 2ᵉ steering committee meeting for the "Améliorer les Apprentissages pour l'Autonomisation des Jeunes" (ALAPAJ) project, France reaffirmed its unwavering support for Chad's education system. This ambitious program aims to transform the quality of education to offer better future prospects for young people.

Members of the Cabardès-Montefalco twinning committee met at Château Le Bouchat-Alaux in Pennautier on Friday December 12 for their annual general meeting, in the presence of the mayors of Ventenac and Aragon.

For several months now, the commune of Beauvechain has been developing a highly original ecological, participatory and educational project. With several partners and on the initiative of citizens, this project is gradually creating the first communal "nourishing forest garden" in Wallonia and Brussels.

The Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois Twinning Committee is organizing its first-ever New Year's Eve party.

The Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) and the Department of Linguistic Services of the Government of Vanuatu (DSL) have signed a collaboration agreement aimed at professionalizing and strengthening the capacities of translators and interpreters working for the Vanuatu administration.

The Al Haouz Provincial Watch Committee held a meeting in Tahanaout on Tuesday to present the proactive measures adopted to mitigate the effects of the cold snap affecting this part of the national territory during the winter season.

The process of digitizing administrative procedures launched last November at the Ministry of Energy and Mining Resources has resulted in the dematerialization of 29 services. The announcement was made at the end of last week at a meeting dedicated to presenting the achievements of the various teams, after a month's work, in the presence of the Minister for the Digital Economy and Transformation, Cina Lawson, and the Minister Delegate in charge of Energy, Robert Eklo.

To mark the 500th anniversary of the Saint-Siffrein fair and the 40th anniversary of the twinning of Carpentras and Vevey, the Swiss group Les cors des Alpes de Lavaux gave a concert in the cathedral.

The City of Drummondville unveiled its 2026 budget at its council meeting on Monday evening.

The aim of World Habitat Day is to bring together all urban players to share best practices and highlight initiatives to improve the quality of life in cities.

A new citizens' initiative has been launched in the Congolese capital. Called VOQUART-La Voix des Quartiers, this community action platform aims to support the sustainable transformation of Brazzaville's remote or isolated neighborhoods, and eventually those of other cities in the country.

A 50-place drop-in center for homeless people will open on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on the site of the former Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Montreal.

Dà Nang has been named Vietnam's Smart City of the Year 2025, winning the most prestigious and only national title awarded this year by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA).

For several years, the twinning committee of Montoire-sur-le-Loir (Loir-et-Cher) had been dormant. It has now been relaunched with a new board and a new destination.

From the evening of Tuesday December 9, a night shelter will open its doors in Bastogne. It's only the second in the province of Luxembourg. For over fifteen years, only the town of Arlon has offered this service to the most vulnerable. A structure that is clearly insufficient to meet all demands.

On Thursday, the Ville de Montréal announced that it was implementing winter measures 11 days ahead of schedule, "even though not all the criteria have been met", given the freezing temperatures forecast for the coming days. It is making 135 places in the halte-chaleur temporarily available as of this evening.

The prefect of the Tambacounda department, Alioune Badara Mbengue, chaired a capacity-building workshop on collaborative safety and road safety on Thursday, attended by local elected officials and quarry delegates.