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Brome County NEW Tuesday, March 6.2012 • OC J3H 3V» LTODD ICHABOTCÔM 450^88.6125 1 Thanqui -T ‘Love Never Dies’ in Kn owl ton Sell-out play brings community together for good causes FRANK NIXON ESTHETIOUE AUTO FREE AQUAPEL with interior/exterior wash March 1 to 31, 2012 • Car washes by hand • Interior shampooing • Shampooing of motor • Waxing 1139 Knowlton Road, West Brome 450-204-6468 M.Miiot & M.BéUsle S.E.N.C.Pharmaciens propriétaires S*no*.Qc g*as MM», T*L«»5JSa055 reK.«»sjS42aa brWHriHMOartffli^afÉMvmcB * r Brufiel By Frank Nixon From Feb.17 to Mar.3, some twenty diverse members of the Brome Lake community took centre stage and presented Love Never Dies, a dinner theatre comedy written and directed by Laura Teasdale.Sell-out performances put on by The Knowlton Players, upstairs at the Knowlton Pub, entertained hundreds, with the play being called a good example of what the community can achieve when it works together.“This play has brought the community together for good causes,” said one long-time Knowlton resident who took in the play last Friday night.Two extra shows were added to the schedule to accommodate the popular demand.Actors, who served as waiters and waitresses, donated their tips which will go to various local organizations, such as the SPCA, the Lions Club, Boy Scouts, First Responders, S.A.D.D., the Yamaska Literary Foundation and the Brome Lake Food Bank.“I have wanted to write this show set in the Knowlton Pub for years,” said Teasdale, adding that the actors were “funny, talented, and know how to hold their own in a barroom brawl!” Teasdale announced on closing night that “each actor volunteered 60 hours of their time for rehearsals,” which received a standing ovation from the audience.Set in February 1891, at the Bolton Pass Inn, during the wake for Beatrix Claphorn, the play featured a fine blend of haunting vocal music and raucous Irish drinking songs, as the British and the Irish families played out their antics, until the reading of the will and the final turn of events about their love for Beatrix.The cast of characters included Ace MacLellan (Reverend Foster), Barry Dyer (Guitarist), Bernice Paterson (Buffy), Bill Mallinson (Father Kelly), Bonita Burnham (Bridget O’Ryan), David Lambie (Turner Monk), Holly Bailey & Sarah Biggs (Esme Claphorn), Jane Wardle (Miriam Large), Janie Trew (Nanny Gaultier), Jim Ferrier (Otto Von Specimen), Juli Se-nier (Portia Claphorn), Laura Teasdale (Molley), Linda Carey (Desourdy), Meghan Allen (Siobhan), Ralph Steiner (Seamus O’Ryan), Roger De la Mare (Jeremy Claphorn), Shelley Mizener (Melody Moss-field), Steve Paglia (Wilson), Steve Trew (Herald Good), Tany Moreland (Desiree Claphorn), Woody Woodworth (Pianist), Beatrix (ak.a.Barry Dyer).Knowlton Players’ dinner shows have been sold-out hits since 2007.Farnham to get bypass Patrick Lacroix Farnham is one of several municipalities in Brome-Mis-sisquoi to be selected by Transports Quebec for major infrastructure projects.Last week.Minister Nicole Menard announced that Farnham would at last have its bypass road, a project for which the municipality has been planning since 2000.The bypass road will connect Chemin des Coteaux, where it intersects with Chemin Gladu, to Yamaska Ouest, north of Arthur-Audette Bridge.Consequently heavy vehicles, tractor trailers in particular, will no longer have to pass through residential neighbourhoods in downtown Farnham as they travel between Highway 10 and the border, or between Cowansville and destinations further west.The lots have been purchased, some preparatory engineering work has already been done in that sector, and the surveying is complete.All that remains is the call for tenders.According to Mayor Josef Hüsler, who reacted favourably to the news on Friday, one of the main challenges of this particular project is the presence of a stream; on its account, work will only begin early in the fall.Hüsler expects the road to be open to traffic in 2014.Cont’d on page 2 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Rémi Lafrenière.Gomes is councillor for West Brome-Iron Hill and is also a member of the town’s recently created “executive follow-up committee.” Hébert sits on town’s Land Advisory Committee for Fulford-Bondville, according to the town’s website.Lafrenière is a former town manager for the Town of Bromont, who is said to be a “friend" of Bourret’s and “very competent.” News of the selection committee provoked numerous comments and questions.“What procedures are being used for the recruitment of the town clerk, and how was the selection committee chosen?” asked Alan Eastley of Knowlton.“Not a whole lot of Anglophones,” said Peter White, president of the Town of Brome Lake Taxpayers Association.“In Waterloo, a firm was hired to search for a qualified candidate for their general manager and town clerk, who were hired on Feb.20, 2012,” said Kathryn Lexow, a spokesperson for the Concerned Citizens Coalition of Brome Lake.“Too bad we could not be this professional when selecting our new town clerk." “Though this is officially recognized as a bilingual municipality there is not one Anglophone on the selection committee,” said Marc Clerk of East Hill.Clerk added: “It is an obligation of the committee to select an individual who possesses the intellectual and linguistic qualities necessary to fill the duties of a properly bilingual administrator.” “When choosing the next town clerk, the credentials are not as important as the person's character and integrity,” said Gerry Moar, owner of Marina Knowlton.On Feb.1, a TBL job posting for a town clerk appeared in various news outlets, asking applicants to submit their résumés by Feb.10.Alain Roy, town clerk since 2003, left to become assistant director of the Haute-Yamaska MRC, headquartered in Granby.Mayor Decelles would not say when a decision on the next town clerk will be made public, when asked by Brome County News last Friday.Farnham Stay, Park & Fly is simple: ¦ Guests must stay overnight at the beginning or end of their trip m Cars may stay on property up to one month ¦ We provide complimentary shuttle service to and Irom the airport You’ll enjoy all these amenities & more: « Complimentary Continental Breakfast Daily from trSOam-IOam ¦ Windjammer Restaurant and Upper Deck Pub on the premises ¦ Hair Diyer, Iron & Ironing Board.Coffee Maker in Every Room ¦ Indoor Pool, outdoor pool, & titness center If booking online, reservations must be made under the Stay Park and Fly Rate option.Discounted rates are not available and reservations are based on availability.Best Western Winctyammer Inn & Conference Center 1076 Williston Rd, So, Burlington, VI05403 802-863-1125 800-371-1125 Best Wsstent hoWs ot tottopsedectty owed and opetiW $£007 ftesi tntefnaNswt he Con i ’d from page 1 While Transports Quebec is financially responsible for the project, Farnham will have to add 2000 ft.of pavement and improve intersections to accommodate the new road.Expenditures for this municipal work, valued at $000,000, will not affect the town’s current financial forecast, as the amount was budgeted six or seven years ago, as Hiislcr explained.The mayor has added that residents are also looking favourably on this project.Dunham will also he the site of structural improvements shortly, Minister Ménard further announced.The bridge over the Stevens stream, on Rte 202 between Chemin Malenfant and Nicolet St., will be entirely rebuilt.The structure, built in 1960, was deemed to require major work when inspected, last May.Both the construction of the new bridge in Dunham and the first phase of road work in Farnham are expected to cost between $1 and 5 million, but Transports Quebec will not be more specific at this stage in order to avoid skewing bids in the tendering process.latte mers Foot care specialist j A P Q.membei 1.-ÇPM-Q.Receipts availnhlt* Manicure and Nail Care Gift Certificates available 266-0997 245 do In llivière, Cowansville The Scoop Mable Hastings Tfiis evening as I sat sipping a hot cup of tea, trying desperately to block out the sound of the television and the mayhem that lives in a house filled with people, two dogs and a parrot, I realized that the household noises of today differ immensely from those I knew growing up.Forty plus years ago when I was a kid, I can remember the sounds in our house as being a comfort rather than the seemingly endless competition of one electrical gadget trying to outdo another.The sound of my brothers and our uncle strumming the guitar, singing and yes even yodeling into the wee hours of morning; and thunder as a storm blew in on a windy summer night.Voices, rising up through the old register in the floor and landing on our bedroom walls like a lullaby as we fell asleep; voices we assumed would always be there.The wind in the big tree just outside the bedroom window slapping its leaves together in a round of applause befitting the greatest of performances and the buzz of June bugs dancing around the flood light on the porch; I hear them still.The song of crickets and frogs as night began to fall.At night we’d often gather around an adult as a story was told; one that was supposedly true but almost too surreal to believe.Ghost stories were my Uncles specialty and he had some real winners about houses haunted around the back roads in Potton.I remember Leadville in particular as being the location for some of his scariest tales.My Mother told stories of the Lake Monster in Memphremagog.If you ask any of us kids, our Mom saw that thing several times with her own eyes and she even heard its haunting scream! We were told stories about witches who could turn into crows and spy on people.And our great old uncles Ira and Joe Brown, who lived on Peabody road and stood just over four feet in height, were the closest things to little leprechauns that we had ever known.Ira with his harmonica serenaded us with songs about an Indian Maiden named; Red Wing until we all knew the words and sang along.I’m humming it now.Tlie noises in our houses were different because life was so different then.The town was filled with character.People that we, as kids, considered to be as intriguing by site and personality as any Harry Potter character you could imagine.These unique personalities were people who became legend for many of the kids in the area; most had nicknames that if mentioned would surely evoke a smile.Cont'd on page 3 JRD JOLYRIENDEAU&DUKEca lcow**i vmm Hi! I was found on the highway about a month ago, and now, for awhile, I live here! 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Come a visit me, please.I live at the SPCA Montérégie, 178, ch.du Vide, Ste-Angèle-de-Monnoir (exit 37 on autoroute 10) Adoption hours are 2 - 4:30 pm on Thursdays & Saturdays.450-460-3075 For more information, contact us or visit our website ocation in Lac-Brome to serve you better.-CREATING NEW TRADITIONS — BROME - MISSISQUOI Funeral Complex To rfrvwvùte; to reocrvwLet^t.316 Knowlton Road, Lac-Brome, QC -1 '‘til, x \ .mm- r , rjrs' COWANSVILLE 450.266.6061 BEDFORD 450.248.2911 LAC-BROME 450.243.1616 www.coaaplexebisa.com page 4 Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Brome County News LETTER The dastardly Harper Government has long been suspected and regularly accused of crafting a Christian Fundamentalist, oil polluting, all controlling.Police State.Editor: It seems the Steven 666 Harper government might set Canada “back in 10,000 ways”.This, according to Federal Liberal MP, Justin" The Sun” Trudeau.Indeed, if gay marriage and abortion rights (things that define Canadian values according to Mr Trudeau ) ever suffer under Mr Harper’s rule, he would consider supporting an independent Quebec.Flowing locks asunder, theatrics up front and a more than adequate dose of self importance and outraged righteousness, the Fourth Musketeer and Liberal “Sun King" Dauphine (sic) held forth.Issuing a stern warning to the gathered media, there’d be no Justin Trudeau to laugh at in a Harper Canada.He’d be off to the “ Republic in Waiting” across the Ottawa River.No doubt standing on the prow of a chalupe, preferably in the rain and sleet, jutted chin, George Washington fashion.The father of a new nation ?The dastardly Harper Government has long been suspected and regularly accused of crafting a Christian Fundamentalist, oil polluting, all controlling, Police State.Eastern progressive writers, including the Record’s own trio of (Royal) Mike McVitt, (sic) (God fearing) Ivy Weir and environment, globe-trotter,( big carbon foot print) Francois Tanguay opine on little else.Why the plotting Tories recently dumped the expensive, controlling and useless Long Gun Registry, in spite of protests from the Association of Canadian Police Chiefs and the Republic of Quebec, (entities with less than stellar human rights records ) is not fully understood.Not a stunningly brilliant move however for a government bent on an authoritarian take over.Then, inexplicably blundering again just two weeks ago, many Conservative members voted along with the NDP and against their own Minister Vic Teow’s ill conceived, overly invasive bill C-30?To a rational mind, neither of these events would suggest a very well organized secret authoritarian agenda by the scary Harper Tories.1 suggest Liberal progressives get off Harper and address your own evolving “abortion” dilemma.With 3 million Canadians (since 1969) forever silent on these or any other subjects because their short, unloved, little lives were ended abruptly in a taxpayer funded abortion under the guise of “healthcare”.It appears that some recent arrivals to our ever degenerating but fashionably liberal progressive, multicultural society are reportedly using taxpayer provided technology to determine fetus gender, then deciding whether or not to abort.Females, it would appear, don’t fare well in many of our treasured, newly arrived, “Cultures”.Will Progressives point to this “cultural" fetal gender preference as a going a long way to reducing our current and related “honor killing" problem?Beware, obnoxious Trudeau types are afoot, anxious to speak for and inflict on all, their twisted "progressive values” and are again readying to defend the indefensible.More power to Mr Harper, the best thing to happen to this country in 60 years.Morris Croghan Fulford CLASSIFIEDS WORK! 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(Brome lake).Sutton, Bolton Cenm*.West Brume Die Record was founded on February 7.Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA Spotlight on Seniors PHYLLIS SISE Charles Herrick, 1924 It would be impossible to accuse Charles of being a lay-about who just sits around, even though he has been in a wheelchair for 58 years.He was only 29 when he lost the use of his legs but as he put it “the heart and the head is where life is.” It isn't just a frivolous comment as it seems he has devoted his life to learning and helping others.While living in New Orleans he founded the Council of Concern to ensure seniors in need had a food program.A program ahead of it's time in light of the flooding and misery that devastated New Orleans in 2005.He spent many years as a consultant with the Humane Society working hard to get a bill passed to stop animal testing for research.Charles was born in Little Rock, Arkansas then moved to Louisiana.He grew up in a strict fundamentalist Christian family where fire, brimstone and the creationist theory were assumed truths.It was not surprising he ended up in ecumenical studies at Yale for his first Masters but probably surprised everyone to graduate as a Unitarian Minister.The Unitarian Church goes back to the third century, it has no connection to the Bible and has no creed.There are 14 principles that comprise reason, rational thought, science, and philosophy that coexist with faith in God.John Quincy Adams, Darwin, Bartok, Emerson, Dickens and Florence Nightingale are just a few well known Unitarians.Charles has been a Minister for 40 years, but that didn't slow him down from going back to school to get two more masters degrees in Philosophy and Social Work.The accolades don't stop there as he also had time to become a U.S.Marine Corp.Jet pilot Captain.He flew at 35,000 feet doing reconnaissance missions during W.W.II and in Korea.After being with Marion Paul Smith for thirty years, Charles married his third wife in a celebrated ceremony at Manoir Lac Brome in 2007.His three sons are in California and Texas along with his 8 grand- and great grand children.Certainly Charles has no intention of slowing down as he hopes to share his distance education courses with other residents and start up a writers group.Who knows maybe he will go off to work in Africa, he is an amazing man who never wants to stop learning.BCN RATES & DEADLINES COMMUNITY CALENDAR Brome County News Community Calendar is reserved for non-profit organizations only.Deadline is noon on Fridays.A pre-paid fee of $7 is required per publication, or SPECIAL RATE of $13 for 2 insertions: 1 BCN & 1 in Friday Record “What’s On” section.Please forward notices to 5-b Victoria St., Knowlton, QC JOE 1V0, email: bcnnews@qc.aibn.com, or tax: (450) 243-5155.Visa and Mastercard accepted.Submitted by - Phyllis Sise Brome County News Tuesday, March 6, 2012 page 5 Cowansville’s Long-term care centre project faces government review Patrick Lacroix CSSS La Pommeraie may have to go back to the drawing board for its choice of a site for the planned long-term care facility in Cowansville.It was revealed last week that the Department of Health and Social services (MSSS) has asked Quebec's Société immobilière (SIQ), which is responsible for real estate transactions involving government agencies, to review the process that led to the choice of one location over several others.The projected addition of sixty beds in Brome-Mis-sisquoi, later increased to seventy with the inclusion Games Cont’d from page 3 of Bedford, was first announced in 2007.While the expanded care facility in Farnham will be inaugurated shortly, the planned establishment of forty new longterm spaces in Cowansville has been so plagued with various delays, that shovels have yet to break ground.Beyond the controversy over the allocation of spaces between Cowansville and Bedford, which led to the resignation of the entire administrative board of la Pommeraie, the Cowansville project was also delayed when estimates disclosed prospective building costs in the area of $400,000, instead of the MSSS target of $200,000.Having deliberated alternatives and taken into account numerous constraints, the CSSS chose a site on Rte 241, in proximity to Brome-Missisquoi-Perkins Hospital.It is generally regarded that citizens from the area were dissatisfied with the process and the outcome alike.The CSSS has awaited the MSSS autho- and community organizations of Cowansville).Parents can also communicate with the Sac à Mots at 450.266.3766.All those without a child 0-5 years old or who do not live in Cowansville can purchase the game for $12.00.The game is also available in English with the same terms and conditions.The 5-10-15 Challenge card game was created to give parents ideas and to offer them a challenge; play with your child 5 minutes in the morning, 10 minutes in the afternoon and 15 minutes before bedtime.Therefore, the only activities retained were those that can be done in 5, 10 or 15 minutes with very little material.Following the launch of the card game in October 2010, the partners of the CAL distributed 200 copies of the game.The activities were subsequently improved using the comments received from families who experimented with one of these copies.The card game was designed to promote the development of a child.The parents) needs to spend quality time interacting with their child, something which we often lack.The 5-10-15 Challenge card game offers a dynamic way of spending time with your child while having fun.Only a few minutes are needed for parents to devote i00% of their attention to their child.This time spent together, while having fun, will have huge impacts on the parent-child bond.The partners of the CAL wish to thank Avenir d’Enfants as well as the Town of Cowansville for financing the printing of 1125 card games.Thank you for the wonderful work by Angèle Michelin, photographer at Milles et une images, Marie-Andrée Bricault, the graphic designer, and the members of the 5-10-15 Challenge committee without whom this beautiful project would have been impossible to complete.risation for the construction of the care centre since the fall of 2010.When reached by phone on Friday, MNA Pierre Paradis was quick to point out that the CSSS was under no obligation to hold a call for tenders."There has been a consensus in the implementation of this project, just as a consensus ultimately emerged on the balance of care spaces between Bedf ord, Farnham, and Cowansville.The need is there and no one contests it .This is taking too long.In Farnham the work is complete, in Cowansville it has yet to begin.My primary concerns are celerity and transparency.” Paradis hopes that the recent election and appointment of a new administrative board at CSSS La Pommeraie will have a positive effect on the project, to bring it to fruition as quickly as possible.Much like Paradis, board chairman Michel Lafrance, also reached by The Record on Friday, will not discuss potential 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Come and join in a Music Jam at The royal Canadian Legion, 77 Lewis St.Waterloo, on Friday, Mar.9, from 7 p.m.Everyone welcome to play or just sit and listen or dance.No admission charge.March 10 Chili Cook-Off: Come for supper - Be a judge! Fundraiser sponsored by the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter #17.4 -7 p.m., the Odd Fellows Hall, 457 Knowlton, Rd.Supper: $8.Tasting kit and ballots: $2.Happy Hour Bar.Contestant entry forms (by March 5) : brenda.stone@hotmail.com.Radio station CID1 and La Vie Sucree.The Mental Health & Well-Being Support Group.Please note: The next meeting will be Mar.10.Please phone Linda: 450-243-0928 or pleasantvalley@sympa-tico.ca for the location of the meeting.Join us for an opportunity to share experiences in a safe environment and re- ceive support, information, encouragement & acceptance.Having support makes all the difference! March 11 All-you-can-eat Brunch at Sutton Royal Canadian Legion, from 10 a.m.to 1 p.m.on Sunday, Feb.12.Adults: $8.Children 6 to 8 yrs.: $3.50.Little ones are always free.2 Curley Street, Sutton.Info: 450-538-2210.March 13 Movie Night: “V-Day, Until the Violence Stops” starting at 6 p.m.This video features emotionally charged interviews and readings by every day and celebrity women all of whom courageously reveal their intimate experiences and bond together to break the silence surrounding abuse.Avante Women’s Centre, 15 rue du Pont, Bedford, 450-248-0530 avante-nancy@bellnet.ca March 14 Coffee Break “ Health Literacy" starting at 9:30 a.m.Wendy Seys, Coordinator, Yamaska Literacy Council, will speak about Health Literacy.What is it?Why does it matter?Participants will receive free tools and tips to manage their own health literacy.Avante Women’s Centre, 15 rue du Pont, Bedford, 450-248-0530 avantebarb@bellnet.ca March 17 St-Patrick's Day Supper being held at the Sutton Legion, br.#158, 2 Curley Street at 6 pm.Cocktails at 5:30 p.m.Menu: Corned Beef and Cabbage, dessert and coffee.$15/pers.Music included.Info: 450-538-2210.St.Patrick’s day Dinner.Parish Hall, St.James Anglican Church, 40 rue du Pont, Bedford, Saturday, March 17, 5:30-i-7:30 p.m.The menu includes ham, baked beans, scalloped potatoes, coleslaw, pickles and cake with ice cream.Tickets: $12.(adult), $6.(child under 12) on sale at Draper Assurance, Bedford, or at the door.Information 450-248-7319.Everyone is welcome! CWL St.Patrick’s Luncheon and Bake Sale will take place on Saturday, March 17 from 11:30 a.m.to 1:30 p.m.at 101 principale, Granby.Tickets: Adults: 10 Children 10 yrs.and younger: $5.Door prizes, and white elephant table.Information: 450-378-4835.St.Patrick’s Day Soup Lunch at Calvary United Church, 6 Maple Street, Sutton, on Saturday, March 17, from 11:30 a.m.to 1:30 p.m.featuring a variety of home-made soups and breads, cheeses, desserts, tea and coffee.Donation: $8 tor adults and $4 for children.Information: 450-538-0530.March 23 The TBL Wellness Volunteer Centre invites all TBL seniors to a special Cabane a Sucre Style Luncheon at Centre Lac Brome, 270 Victoria, Friday, March 23 at 12 noon.Music by the Frost Village Brass band.Limited seating.Reservations needed by Monday, March 19 at 450-242- 2020.Transportation available if necessary.Donation $5.March25 Parish of Brome - Sixth Annual Sugar on Snow Fundraiser.Carousel Farms, 72 Valley (Route 215), Brome, 12-3 p.m.Sleigh rides, petting zoo, arts 8r crafts, kids games.Admission: Adults (12 yrs +): $7, Kids 2-10 yrs: $4.Lunch available Information: Allan (450) 538^1178, Bob (450)243-1999, Doug (450)263-2579.Bring a friend and come and have fun.ARTS CALENDAR March 10 Yippee!!! Bluegrass is back!!! Bluegrass Music will return to the Royal Canadian Legion, 77 Lewis Street, Waterloo, every second Saturday of the month.Jamming all afternoon from 1 p.m.Supper at 5 p.m.Concert starting at 7 p.m.These concerts will be sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion and there will be no admission charge.Everyone is welcome, so come and join us for an evening of fun and good entertainment.CHURCH SERVICES Creek/Waterloo Pastoral Charge Sunday worship and music.Creek United, West Bolton: Regular Sunday Morning Seivice: 9 a.m.Sunday School: 9 a.m.Holy Communion every 1st Sunday of the month.St.Paul’s United, 4929 Foster, Waterloo: Regular Sunday Morning Service: 10:30 a.m.Holy Communion every 1st Sunday of the month.Reverend David Lambie, Minister.For information or to leave messages call: 450-539-2129 St.Paul's Anglican Church 24 St.Paul's Road, Knowlton.www.stpaulsbog.wordpress.com A group of ordinary people seeking to follow Jesus in Traditional, Contemporary and Modern ways.8 a.m.- Said Book of Common Prayer Worship.10 a.m.- User-friendly “Blended” Service with Traditional, Contemporary and Modern music and format.Sunday School.For more info: 450-242-2885 The Rev.Tim and the congregation look forward to welcoming you.Knowlton-Mountain Valley Pastoral Charge.Serving the regions of Knowlton, Bolton Centre, Mansonville and Vale Perkins.Worship Service: Knowlton United Church, 234 Knowlton Road (450-243-6078) at 11 a.m.The Rev.Ryk Allen, officiating.A warm welcome is extended to all.Handicapped access available.Emmanuel United Church A thinking faith, a joyful sense of justice, and a God who loves every living thing! Come join our worship seivice at 203 rue Principale this Sunday at 10:30 a.m.Children’s programming every Sunday.Minister: Rev.Isaac Mundy.Music Director: Susan Reininger.Church office: 450-263-0204.Everyone is welcome.We’ll be having a Celtic Coffee House on Friday, March 16th from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.Bring your musical instruments and singing voice! Freewill offerings appreciated.Free refreshments and snacks.Website: emmanuelcowansville.ca All Saints Anglican Church-Dunham Sunday Seivices and Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.- all welcome! The Rev.Sinpoh Han.Information: 450-295-2045.Anglican Parish Of Brome 1st Sunday of the month seivice will be at Holy Trinity, Iron Hill, 2nd Sunday of the month: Church ofThe Ascension, West Brome, 3rd Sunday of the month: St.John the Evangelist, 4th Sunday ol the month.St.Aidan’s, Sutton Junction.All services are at 10 a.m.All welcome.Info: 450-538-4178.Cont’d on PAra 8 MS lives here.It’s here in our community.Please make a difference by volunteering.Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada 1-800-268-7582 www.mssociety.ca Brome County 'yÊ ' NEWS JH» lt T ¦ «N > Jessica Kinahan L.& Advertising Consultant ' Let our readers knew about your prsducte & «servicee Tel.: 450-242-1166 wy * Fax: 450-243-5155 L email: jkinahan@8herbrookerecord.com Brome County NEWS Virginia Wilson Advertising Consultant cvr readers knew about ysur piaslurte & eentoî Tel.: 450-242-6Ô92 Far: 450-243-5155 email vwlleon@Bkierbrookereeord.eom Tuesday, March 6, 2012 page 8 Brome County News Community Bulletin Board ConTd from Page 7 Eglise Catholique St-Edouard Catholic Church 366 Knowlton Road, Knowlton.You are invited to participate in a bilingual Mass Sundays at 10:30 a.m.Join us afterward tor coffee every 3rd Sunday beginning May 23 to October 10.Christian Meditation is now on Wednesday afternoons, 2-3 p.m.(side door) except in July and August.This is an English speaking group, but French speaking meditators are welcome! Trinity Anglican Church (The Church with a “Heart”) 409 South St., Cowansville.All Sunday services are at 11 a.m.Come and join us as we endeavor to learn and practice God’s loving will.We’d love to welcome you.Info: 450-955-3325.(leave message) Sutton - Dunham United Church Pastoral Charge A warm welcome awaits you at our Sunday worship services led by Rev.Gayle Chouinard at Dunham United Church at 9:15 a.m.and at Calvary United Church in Sutton at 11:15a.m.Information: 450-295-3251 (Dunham) or 450-538-0530 (Sutton) Bedford United Church Pastoral Charge Gathered round Christ and led in worship by Rev.Catherine Smith we are a community that searches out God’s story in daily life.We worship together as follows.1st Sunday Service in Bed- ford, 2nd Sunday Service in Stanbridge East, 3rd Sunday Service in Bedford, 4th Sunday service in Mystic, 5th Sunday Service is in Philipsburg.All services are at 10 a.m.Granby United Church, Where God Unites all Children.Be a part of the family.Down to earth spirituality.Spiritual development for all ages.Rev.David Fines.Sunday Services 11 a.m.at 101 rue Principale, Granby.Info: 450-372-1417.Grace Anglican Church, 52 Principale sud, Sutton, welcomes everyone for Sunday Services at 10:30 a.m.All welcome.Canon Tim Smart, Rector.Info: 450-538-8108 or visit our website at www.gracechurchsutton.org Cornerstone Church Of Bedford.We warmly welcome everyone to come and worship with us every Sunday at 10 a.m.and Friday at 7 p.m.We are located at 6 Massicotte, Bedford.Information: Pastor Paul Gibson: 1-514-667-2292 or 450-296-4135 St.George’s Anglican Church, 130 Principale, Granby, welcomes everyone for Sunday Service at 11 a.m.All welcome.Beinvenue a tous.Canon Wm.Terry Blizzard, rector.Information: 450-372-2197.Cowansville Community Baptist Church Cowansville Community Baptist Church meets Sundays at 11:30 a.m., 112 John Street., Cowansville.Everyone is welcome.A TRUE LIVtNii ENVIRONMENT F< The heart that loves and 1 Feel listened to.Feel respected.Feel secure.* CHSLD SANTÉ C0URVILLE A devoted caring team offering exceptional service .-, private bathrooms • Recrea solarium, exterior gardens and park itkm dndj Laval 450*27.7990 -•santoc Waterloo 539.1821 lo.com New opportunities for high school drop-outs Patrick Lacroix In what is deemed an innovative collaborative project, the Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi (CJE) in Cowansville has partnered the ETSB's Global Learning Institute (GU) to offer academic guidance to youths who have dropped out of high school.The “Commun'école" project is designed to help individuals aged 16 to 24 earn their diploma and advance to further education.“There is a high drop-out rate in Brome-Missisquoi,” acknowledges Mélanie Morin, coordinator of Commun'école.“We found that a personalised, alternative path was needed, as many students who choose to go back to school and enter adult education programs leave after only several weeks.This project has an academic component, of course, but also a social one.We want to solidify the person s sense of ease in the classroom setting.These individuals often have a negative view of school: we need to help them set aside that notion.” Accordingly, this learning program will not take place on any campus, but rather on the premises of the CJE in Cowansville.This is made possible by the GLI platform, enabling teachers, no matter where they are, to connect with local students in a one-on-one, flexible approach.And while the student grows academically, he or she will have the needed social and psychological support from CJE staff to succeed.As Morin explains, the person will find at Commun'école a launching pad to further studies, be it traditional adult education, vocational training, or college-level courses.Though additional financial resources will be required, the CJE has already ben-efitted from the support of the Forum Jeunesse Montérégie-Est, CRE Montérégie-Est.Brome-Missisquoi's Rural Pact, the CJE itself, and Cowansville's Comité d'action local (CAL), which will offer a nearby daycare service run by certified educators for students who have young children.It is hoped that a first group of ten students will soon be admitted to this pilot project.While this cohort will be French-speaking, Morin insists that English students will be welcome in the following rounds.The recruitment phase is ongoing.There will be a modest cost for the student, according to his or her specific needs, in part to strengthen their commitment to the program and a sense of ownership over their own future.Interested parties may contact Mélanie Morin, at the CJE des Cantons de l'Est in Cowansville, (450) 266-0993, ext.24.omi fifoêai Old Aîfy f| *¦ v '¦ .1 I 1CIT C JitCol-' M P (or Brome-M «ssisquoi