The record, 22 mars 2006, Supplément 1

Brome County NEWS Wednesday, March 22, 2006 Ginatto Gazallle Owner IGÏÏhah! Gazaille Turn your groceries mki rewards Quality is our mw ingredient.mmmJq/j* Michel Gazallle Owner IGA IGA IGA Magog Knowtton Famham 231 Sherbrooke St.472 Knowtton Rd.999 Principale St.E.Murielle Parkes honoured for pioneering French immersion education COURTESY MURIELLE PARKES Mansonville's Murielle Parkes will be honoured by the Riverside School Board this evening for her pivotal role in the implementation of the first French immersion program in the country forty years ago.By Joshua Bleser One of the Eastern Townships’s (not to mention The Record's) own is being honoured by the Riverside School Board at a gala this evening.In 1963, Murielle Parkes — along with fellow young mothers Olga Melikoff and Valerie Neale — defied conventional wisdom in the education world and pushed for the creation of a French immersion program in English school boards in Quebec.These three women, and the hundreds of parents who joined what The Gazette this week called their “grassroots revolution,” were convinced that anglophone children in Quebec needed a solid grasp of French to secure bright futures in the province — and that current curricula were not meeting that need.“From first-hand experience, we knew that most Quebec English-school graduates were remarkably unilingual.Small wonder!” exclaimed Parkes.“Daily 45-minute classes, often taught in English by anglophones, provided too few contact hours of wrongly accented French to achieve otherwise.Students could conjugate French verbs, translate ‘petites histoires’ and recite ever so tedious drills.(But) they still couldn’t speak French.” This limited exposure to French was no accident.In the 1960s, most experts were warning against teaching a second language to young children, claiming it could compromise their mother tongue and stunt overall intellectual development.At a time when parents had little or no say in pedagogical matters, these three women had the courage of their convictions — and the mettle to attract a critical mass around their “radical and dangerous” idea.Parkes, Melikoff, and Neale studied a 1962 UNESCO report that lauded teaching multiple languages to young children; they even got famed McGill neurosurgeon Dr.Wilder Penfield and his colleague Dr.Wallace Lambert, a psycholinguist, on board.From there, the vision snowballed through a media blitz and a letter-writing campaign to the Minister of Education and the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, as well as educators and elected officials.After two years of lobbying the ministry and the Chambly County Protestant School Board (Riverside’s predecessor), the parents’ efforts bore fruit.In the fall of 1965, the first-ever French immersion Kindergarten class started at Margaret Pendlebury Elementary School in St-Lambert.The plan was for See Immersion.Page 3 Drummondville firm to build TBL community centre COURTESY TOWN OF BROME LAKE When the building is completed on Nov.15, it will house a community centre, medical clinic and CISC.Staff A Drummondville firm has been given the nod to build Brome Lake’s long-awaited community centre.Groupe Drumco placed the winning bid.at $2,835,800 for the construction of the 24,000 square foot building.The municipality will be handling the landscaping around the building.Brome Lake Mayor Richard Wisdom said several bids were very close: Tijaro Ltée offered to do the work for $2,860,966, while Construction Écho Ltée bid $2,923,167.The highest of the nine bids was Construction GCP Inc., at $3,346,000.The winning bid was lower than expected, and will allow some work slated for next year to be completed this year.“The town has done its homework," Wisdom said.“Drumco has a good reputation and has done projects like this before.” The bids were originally opened in the presence of the contractors on March 8.The winning bid was officially accepted at a special council meeting Tuesday night.With landscaping work already underway, construction of the new building is set to begin on the Victoria Street property on April 15.By the time it is completed on Nov.15, it will house a community centre, medical clinic and CLSC.Mggk ^4» ATTENTION Huge Sale of Used Tires Size: 14" to 19" (all season and winter) Saturday, March 25th 8:00 a.m.to 1:00 p.m.at Fast Lane a TIRS AMD AUTO CENTRE 317 Principale, Cowansville Tel.: (450) 266-0101 Coffee and donuts served on site First come, first served me 266-0101 Pet of the Week — Billy u ^ 1 ^ v i V'r -v: à .k I SPCA MONTH REGIE Hello, I’m a one-year-old blond lab-type dog and I love people, kids and dogs.There are three blond labs here looking for homes so if that's what you are looking for, you can have a choice! SPCA Montérégie, 178, ch.du Vide, Ste-Angèle-de-Monnoir (exit 37 on Autoroute 10).Call 450460-3075 or visit www.spcamonteregie.ca.Michel Duval Représentant publicitaire/Sales Representative Brome County NEWS JHHh (450) 242-1188/(819) 569-9525 Wednesday, March 22, 2006 page 5 Brome County News Danny Boy contest brings out the Irish in everyone at the Knowlton Pub MAURICE CROSSFIELD Brome County News correspondent and radio journalist Jessica Brown might not have known Danny Boy that well, but she still wowed the judges.By Maurice Crossfield The spirit of the Irish was alive and well at the Knowlton Pub Friday night, swaying gently to the melodious strains of Danny Boy.“The night worked out so perfectly,” said Heather Croghan, organizer of the Irish Idol contest, which challenged singers to test their vocal chords with the most famous and ancient of Irish tunes.A number of men and women got up to sing, judged by the hard-hitting panel of Emma Stevens, Laura Teasdale and Ralph Steiner.A trio of doggers took the floor as well, dancing to the not-quite-so Irish “Devil went down to Georgia.” Master of ceremonies for the evening was CHOM-FM radio host Pete Marier.Taking top honours in the women’s category was Richmond’s Teresa Doyle, daughter of the late athlete, poet and singer Joe Doyle.“We came into Knowlton and everything was lit up like Christmas,” Doyle said.“And the spirit inside the Pub was very Irish.” Doyle had never been to the Knowlton Pub before, but felt the hand of fate drawing her there: Her father’s name was Joe, while her late husband’s name was Ivo.Knowlton’s postal code is JOE 1 VO.“The two loves of my life are Joe and Ivo,” she said.“At the Irish mass in Richmond (last weekend) I sang Danny Boy in honour of my dad.” Doyle celebrated her victory by leading everyone at the Pub in an elegant version of “When Irish Eyes are Smiling.” It was a family affair on the men’s side as well, with Bernie McManus taking on the Irish air with his sons Tom and Danny.“He was obviously thrilled to pieces to get up and sing Danny Boy with his two sons,” Croghan said.Other singers included Brome County News correspondent Jessica Brown, who didn’t know the song but decided to take a shot at wowing the judges.Folk singer Sarah Biggs and country songstress Barbara Thompson also gave rls your central vision becomin blurred?Watch me, Grandma!” Macular degeneration i$ the leading cai of blindness in Canada.It can destroy y central vision in a few short months and the ability to see the faces of those you love.If you experience an^ change in vision, consult your eye-care professional.The Canadian National Institute tor the Blind MAURICE CROSS FIELD CHOM’s Pete Marier was the MCfor the night, which was organized by Heather and Joanne Croghan.it a shot, among several others.Doyle said she’s taken her $50 prize money and bought a tiny harp to put on her coat, in honour of the mythological harp that was first seen playing the song by unseen hands.She has since had it blessed, and has also spent a few dollars ".being Irish.” “There have been a whole bunch of people who have called me since,” Croghan said, making it likely there will be a repeat performance for St.Patrick’s Day 2007.C.K.’s INCOME TAX SERVICE & BOOK-KEEPING Bilingual & Confidential Individual Income Tax rtturns Self-employed Small businesses Pick up Graduotc Noyarnhoe 2005 X Call today for a free info package! 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