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Druide to double all donations received for the Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie

June 05, 2018 Press releases

As part of this year’s annual Golf Classic for the Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie, Druide informatique has promised to match dollar-for-dollar all donations made by its customers, partners, and employees, in order to support the school canteens that the Foundation has established in Mali.

To celebrat...

Aaah!bécédaire Among Communication-Jeunesse’s Top Picks for Youth Books

June 04, 2018 Announcements

Communication-Jeunesse’s top picks for youth books were revealed this morning. _Aaah!bécédaire _by Elaine Turgeon (text) and Martin Laliberté (illustrations) clinched second place in the 5 to 8 age category. The picture book from the Motif(s) collection won the hearts of a jury of young readers fr...

Treater Wins Druide’s Grand Prize for Entrepreneurship

May 09, 2018 Press releases

At the Gala for the 20th Défi OSEntreprendre which took place on May 1, Treater Technologies Inc. won Druide’s Grand Prize for entrepreneurship, earning a grant of $3000 and several services. The winners in each official category also received a copy of Druide’s renowned software, Antidote.

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Maryse Rouy Nominated for the Arthur Ellis Awards

April 20, 2018 Announcements

Each year, Crime Writers of Canada presents the Arthur Ellis Awards to the cream of the crop in Canadian crime-writing. This year's finalists have just been announced, and Maryse Rouy has been nominated in the Best Book in French category for her historical whodunnit La mort en bleu pastel, the...

Druide Extends its Support for the Ligue nationale d’improvisation

April 16, 2018 Press releases

Druide informatique and its subsidiary Éditions Druide have announced their continued support for the Théâtre de la ligue nationale d’improvisation (LNI), extending it for another five years. By contributing to this well-known cultural institution, Druide intends to recognize the commendable use o...

Pierre Ouellet Wins the Montérégie Region’s Prix du CALQ for Creator of the Year

April 09, 2018 Announcements

On March 27, novelist, poet and essayist Pierre Ouellet was awarded the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec’s Prix du CALQ for creator of the year in the Montérégie region. It was presented at a ceremony organized by Culture Montérégie, attended by around 80 guests, mostly from the Montérégi...

Jean-Paul Beaumier Among Finalists for the Prix Adrienne-Choquette

April 09, 2018 Announcements

The finalists for the 2018 Prix Adrienne-Choquette have been announced, and the book Et si on avait un autre chien ? by Jean-Paul Beaumier is among them. Established in honour of Adrienne Choquette, a pioneer of the short story as a literary genre in Quebec, the prize is awarded to a short story...

Awarding of the First Antidote Prize at Science Fair Final

March 20, 2018 Press releases

To mark International Francophonie Day, Druide informatique and Réseau Technoscience have established the first Antidote Prize for Quality of Language at the Hydro-Québec Science Fair. At the Science Fair’s 23 regional finals, as well as the Quebec final, the Antidote Prize will be awarded to the...

Antidote integrates with Beenote

January 17, 2018 Press releases

Druide informatique and Comnet Technologie are pleased to announce Antidote 9’s integration with Beenote, a new meeting management solution available in French and English.

Featuring all the benefits of cloud software, Beenote offers a user-friendly environment for drawing up an agenda, recording...

Jonathan Ruel in Contention for the Prix de la Biennale littéraire des Cèdres

January 17, 2018 Announcements

L’astronome dur à cuire has just earned author Jonathan Ruel a nomination for the Prix de la Biennale littéraire des Cèdres. This year, the Biennale is set to honour first-time novelists. Between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2017, a list of 60 debut novels written by Quebec authors was compil...