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Videotron, Canoe, to get new home

MONTREAL – Shovels hit dirt today in Montreal as Quebecor began construction on a new 19-story office building which will house Videotron and Canoe by 2008. The $36 million, 145,000 sq.-ft. structure will be built right beside the company's existing head office at 612 Saint-Jacques Street in Montreal. The expansion, by building a new office tower, is the best option for meeting the 2007 deadline to relocate most of Quebecor's employees, who currently occupy 300 Viger Street East – Videotron's long-time HQ – in Montreal, said the company in a release on Thursday. This group of employees from the Videotron...