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and three workers with criminal negligence. Of the 39 downtown buildings still standing as of
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1952:"Canada train derailment: Death toll at 50; Lac-Megantic residents jeer rail CEO"
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16:"Lac-Mégantic" redirects here. For the lake the town is named after, see
2524:"Patrimoine détruit à Lac-Mégantic: une page d'histoire partie en fumée"
2015:"Une dernière marche au centre-ville pour les résidents de Lac-Mégantic"
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1739:"Portrait of a decimated town: A brief history of Lac-Mégantic"
2589:(in French). Ville de Lac-Mégantic. 2013-08-11. Archived from
2355:"Gallery: Dramatic photos from the 'red zone' in Lac-Megantic"
1874:"Insight: How a train ran away and devastated a Canadian town"
2566:"Lac-Mégantic library may reopen in 2014 thanks to donations"
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that destroyed many downtown buildings and killed 47 people.
2428:"Lac Megantic disaster can't stop newspaper from publishing"
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2498:"Publication - Médiathèque municipale - Ville Lac-Mégantic"
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Federally, Lac-Mégantic is part of the federal riding of
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near the downtown area of Lac-Mégantic, causing multiple
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2225:"Bestar Inc. - How To Reach Us And Where We Are Located"
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2470:"PROPOSAL TO DIVIDE THE TERRITORY INTO ELECTORAL WARDS"
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1651:"Lac-Mégantic, Quebec (Code 2430030) Census Profile"
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1900:"Lac-Mégantic: on confirme la mort d'une personne"
1698:(in French). Ville de Lac-Mégantic. Archived from
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2334:"50 000 $ aux sinistrés de Lac-Mégantic"
1465:. In December 1994, the line was sold to
1386:Lac-Mégantic is the birthplace of author
1004:Residents whose sole native language was
793:Regional County Municipality of Le Granit
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2613:"Rapport annuel de gestion 2011-2012"
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2001:"Death toll hits 15 in Lac-Mégantic"
1828:. La Presse Canadienne. July 6, 2013
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2336:. l'Hebdo du St-Maurice. 2013-07-08
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2150:"Élection et districts électoraux"
2076:. Montréal Gazette. Archived from
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1954:. Associated Press. July 11, 2013
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1930:"Lac-Mégantic toll rises to 42"
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2477:Eastern Townships School Board
1446:International Railway of Maine
1381:Eastern Townships School Board
1174:National September 11 Memorial
791:administrative region, in the
650:International Railway of Maine
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70:Location within Le Granit RCM.
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1626:Répertoire des municipalités
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1134:Conservative Party of Canada
606:, Father Druillettes of the
102:Location in southern Quebec.
2357:. Globalnews.ca. 2013-07-09
2267:"Nouvelles de l'entreprise"
2199:"Tafisa Canada-Our History"
2101:. National Post. 2013-07-25
1406:Lac Mégantic is crossed by
1321:Mont-Mégantic National Park
1244:. The bank was acquired by
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3097:Cities and towns in Quebec
2430:. Toronto Star. 2013-07-13
2378:. Radio-Canada. 2013-07-19
1680:Revised Statutes of Quebec
1481:in 2013. MM&A claimed
1467:Canadian American Railroad
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1659:. Government of Canada -
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2397:"La nouvelle municipale"
1675:Territorial Division Act
1628:: Geographic code 30030"
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1238:People's Bank of Halifax
1031:2013 municipal elections
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1254:Lac-Mégantic derailment
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3046:Le Haut-Saint-François
2953:Saint-Robert-Bellarmin
2876: Subdivisions of
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2309:"Mémoires collectives"
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135:Lac-Mégantic (Quebec)
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1603:toponymie.gouv.qc.ca
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1198:(Nantais Mill), the
1119:Quebec Liberal Party
683:Donald Morrison case
588:digs found that the
367: • Density
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2938:Notre-Dame-des-Bois
2269:. A. Lacroix Granit
2062:, November 2, 2015.
1910:on October 30, 2014
1632:www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca
1442:Mattawamkeag, Maine
1325:Notre-Dame-des-Bois
1282:L'Écho de Frontenac
1027:Colette Roy-Laroche
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1743:The Canadian Press
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1661:Statistics Canada
1571:Farmington, Maine
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