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. ''Voir'' was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986. The first issue of the newspaper was published on 27 November 1986. Later on the newspaper developed various local issues with more targeted content. In 2013, the newspaper dropped from weekly to biweekly publication. On April 29, 2015, it was announced that all shares owned by Paquet were purchased by a group of buyers composed of XPND Capital, a Quebec-based

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, and two members of ''Voirs management team, Michel Fortin and Hugues Mailhot. Starting 2016, it commenced publishing as a free monthly magazine. In February 2019, the owners Mishmash Média announced that it was discontinuing the monthly paper edition to concentrate on the digital online edition. The paper format however may be used occasionally and very selectively on certain special issues and supplements of the publication.

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The newspaper also formerly published local editions in

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, Saguenay/ Alma,

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. They published a mix of locally oriented news and advertisement and listings, as well as chainwide common content published by all the editions. Communications Voir ceased publication of these regional editions in 2012 and 2013,"Voir Gatineau-Ottawa disparaît"
'' Le Droit'', April 13, 2013."Hour Community to become online-only"
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'', June 1, 2012. retaining regionally focused content only on the publication's website

Supplements and special sections

*''Voir'' carried since 2003 a weekly lifestyle supplement Voir la Vie / Voir la Ville containing amongst other restaurant reviews, travel and real estate / decoration. *It also carried a special musical section entitled ''Bang Bang'' (earlier a separate periodical paper) but now incorporated within ''Voir''. *''Voir'' also had a graphic design / typography supplement, but that section was discontinued later.

Other publications

Communications Voir, the paper's publisher, also published the now-defunct anglophone alternative weeklies ''

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'' in Montreal and ''

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'' in Ottawa, Ontario. Both have been discontinued.

References

External links

''Voir'' Official website

''BangBang'' music blog

''Guide Restos'' (GR), part of ''Voir la Vie'' supplement
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Supplements and special sections

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