An open house held on Feb. 8 at the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board’s Pont-Viau Competency Development Centre provided some insight into why the programs offered at the centre are considered to be among the best in Quebec’s public education sector.

As part of a program called Together at School with CN and the Alouettes, two of the Als’ offensive linemen, Luc Brodeur-Jourdain and Kristian Matte, paid a visit to Phoenix Alternative High School in Pont-Viau on Feb. 17 to deliver a message of hope to a group of young people who are trying to get their lives back on track after facing challenges.