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Brome County - ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ » ——Mum.™ ^ NEW Wednesday, November S, 2008 LAC BROME 461 Knowlton Rd.8 a.m.to 9 p.m.Michel Ginette Magog Farnham 231 Sherbrooke St.999 Principale St.E.Cowansville hosts entrepreneurial evening BflBMUei PHOTO COURTESY OF DOMAINE PINNACLE Wendy Denman Brome County News Correspondent Anyone thinking of starting their own business, as well as those who have already taken a step towards self-employment, will benefit from an event taking place in Cowansville on November 12th.Simply called an Entrepreneurial, the event offers a chance to network and gather information from professionals, a motivational speech by Charles Crawford, owner of Domaine Pinnacle and an exhibition highlighting local initiatives by successful entrepreneurs.“We held a very successful daylong entrepreneurial conference in Bromont last fall and this special evening is a follow-up,” says Elsa Carlier, youth entrepreneurial counsellor at Centre Jeunesse Emploi for the Eastern Townships.“That’s why the conference is free to the public, we want to help inspire those people, particularly youth, and let them know there are many avenues of help for young entrepreneurs.” The Regional Entrepreneurial Table of Consultation of Brome-Missisquoi and Haute Yamaska sponsors these events.This group, which meets regularly, is comprised of members from a variety of local organizations, including - Centre d’aide aux enterprises (CAE) Haute Yamaska et region, CLD Brome-Missisquoi, CLD Haute Yamaska, Chamber of Commerce of Haute Yamaska and Region, Chamber of Commerce of Cow-ansville and Region, Val des Cerfs School Board and the Townshippers.Association.“Centre Jeunesse Emploi is leading this group.We feel it is very important to co-ordinate with all the various organizations that are able to help entrepreneurs,” said Carlier.“Our mission is to inform, train and support people in the pre-start-up and start-up of businesses.“There are many possibilities for self-employment in the Eastern Townships, we greatly encourage people to use their creative talents and their ideas and start their own businesses.” The participation of Townshippers Association gives a strong Eng-lish voice to the group.“It is important that English entrepreneurs have a say in this," says George Courville, coordinator for health and social services, Townshippers Association.“We really encourage our young people to investi- gate self-employment opportunities.There are many different types of services and grants available, which is why networking is so important.“This event gives people a chance to meet some of the decision makers and gives the public a chance to see the type of businesses that are currently successful,” said Courville.“From my point of view, strong economic development means a healthier population, the two go hand in hand.” Charles Crawford, the event’s keynote speaker, represents one of the region’s success stories.Founded in 2000 near Frelighsburg, Domaine Pinnacle is a family owned and operated orchard and cidery, winning numerous awards and international recognition.The ciders are available at most SAQ.outlets, at the Domaine’s boutique, and in select markets worldwide.“Charles Crawford will speak about his entrepreneurial journey and the im- portance of marketing your product or business,” said Carlier.“He is strong motivational speaker who puts a great deal of emphasis on networking.” The Entrepreneurial Table has invited a number of businesses leaders, local politicians and dignitaries to the event.An exhibition area will feature kiosks where local entrepreneurs will present their products and services, allowing them to extend their network.“It is part of our mission to bring together local entrepreneurial organizations,” said Carlier.“Next year we are planning another daylong event with seminars and workshops, this in an ongoing initiative.” The Entrepreneurial event takes place on Wednesday, November 12th, from 5 p.m.to 7 p.m.at Theatre des Tournesols, 331 Chemin Brousseau, Cowansville.Free to the public.Those wishing to book a kiosk for $50 should call Elsa Carlier at (450) 776-7700.Charles Crawford believes marketing is key to success in owning a business.Where did that pole come from?DAVE ANDERSON House hauler hits Hydro poll and halts traffic in Knowlton last Monday.IE9 Pierre Marziali "V* V Pharmacist Familiprix pierre.ntarziali@familiprix.com Hours: Mon.-Wed.Î) - 8 p.m.Tinirs.& Fri.9 - 9 p.m.Sat.9-6 p.m.408 South St., Cowansville 263-2171 Contractor imi att-Mtii V" • Machinery work • Hydraulic hammer (rock breaker) » Private roads • l.and shaping • Drainage • Artificial lakcs/ponds • Septic systems • Demolition - Foundation , .m • Topsoil - Aggregate %’AJLLI ÈRF.S A Sand •G,avel • heldstone ROCH René-Claude Gagnon 310, chemin Knowlton Knowlton 450-243-5700 Y Hotel Montcalm^ Tribute to Johnny Cash Saturday, November 8, 2008 - 9 p.m.: $10 Tickets available at Johnny Gs: $12 at the door -Ai 222 E.Principale, Farnham 450-293-5366 page 2 Wednesday, November 5, 2008 : Brome County News Brome County Community Billboard Community Calendar Nov.6 The Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary wishes to announce an Armistice Luncheon, Branch #77, 77 Lewis Street, Waterloo on Thursday, November 6th.Turkey and Biscuits from 11:00 a.m.to 1:30 p.m.Nov.7 & 8 6th Christmas Craft & Sale at the Church of The Ascension, West Brome on Friday and Saturday, November 7 & 8, 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.Light lunch served.Profits to benefit Church.Welcome to all! Nov.8 Fall Harvest BBQ.Warm yourself with a delicious pork and beef Fall Harvest BBQ on November 8th 2008.Come and enjoy a good old fashion roast.Come one come all and enjoy a night with friends and family.Tickets are available: call Robert Derby 450-243-1999 or Lydia Szostak 450-242-4493.Time: 5:00p.m.first seating, 6:30p.m.second seating.Location: Brome Village Community Hall.Tickets: $12 adults & $6 children under 12.Chicken ’N'Biscuit Supper at Bishop Stewart Memorial Anglican Church, Garagona Rd„ Frelighsburg, on Saturday, November 8th at 6:00 p.m.Tickets/Reservations call (450) 248-3581 or (450) 248-1145.Door prizes.Christmas Tea & Bake Sale, Grace Anglican Church, Sutton, Saturday, November 8th, 2 - 4 PM.Come and enjoy a hot cup of tea, fabulous sandwiches, yummy squares and purchase our homemade country baking, good used books and your winter’s supply of Hollis’ potatoes and apples.Mental Health & Well-being support Group Meetings held at United Church, 234 Knowlton Road, Knowlton, from 2 p.m.Having difficulty coping?Not sure how to support someone suffering from BCN RATES & DEADLINES COMMUNITY CALENDAR Brome County News Community Calendar is reserved for non-profit organizations only.Deadline is noon on Mondays.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 88-A Lakeside St., Knowlton, QC JOE 1V0, email: bcnnews@qc.aibn.com, or fax: (450) 243-5155.Visa and Mastercard accepted.mental illness?Or maybe you just want to be more informed?Info: 450-243-0928 or pleasantvalley@sympatico.ca.Remembrance Day Banquet at the Royal Canadian Legion Br.99 - COWANSVILLE, on Saturday, Nov 8th .Cocktail at 5:00 p.m.Supper at 6:15 p.m.$17.00.120 Davignon Cowansville, QC (450) 263-3543 Christmas Tea on Saturday, November 8th at Iron Hill Church Hall from 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.Bake table, fudge, Nearly-New.Admission: $6.00 Nov.9 Car Rally & Spaghetti Supper (sponsored by Avante Women’s Centre) starting at 40, rue du Pont, Bedford on Sunday, November 9th.Registration: 1:30 p.m.$25 per car - includes 2 supper tickets.2:00 p.m.rally begins.4:00 -7:00 p.m.Spaghetti supper $7.00 adults, $4.00 5 - 10 years.Info: 450-248-0530 This SUNDAY Nov.9 Dinner/Dance/Jam session in: SUTTON at the LEGION HALL from 2 -6 pm Music by, Bobbi Dee, Stan Mckelvey, Dale Bessant and more of our local talented friends $10.00 entrance donation, includes a complete home-cooked meal and a chance to win the door prize, So come join the fun and spend this Sunday with some new and old friends and dance to good ole country music.Remember to call us in advance at 450-292-3073 to celebrate your FREE BIRTHDAY.A Salute to Quebec Seniors! Everyone Welcome !!!! Remembrance Day Parade at 1:00 p.m.in front of the Legion, 120 Davignon Cowansville, QC.Light lunch served afterwards.Brome Lake Books is very pleased to be hosting a Literary Lunch with the one and only Bill Richardson from CBC Radio on Sunday November 9th, 12 p.m.at Le Relais Restaurant, 286 Knowlton Road, Knowlton.Tickets for the event will be $15.00 (taxes and service included).Tickets available at Brome Lake Books 264 Knowlton Road, Knowlton, Tel: 450-242-2242 bromelakebooks.ca Nov.11 Avante Women’s Centre.Mother-Daughter Group from 6:00 p.m.to 8:00 p.m.on Tuesday, November 11th.2 Ad-hemar-cusson, Bedford.Info: 450-248-0530.Remembrance Day Memorial Service, November 11, 2008, at the Quebec Women’s Institute’s Cairn, Rue Principale) Dunham, QC.Assemble at 10:45 a.m.; Service at 11:00 a.m.Hosted by the Dunham Women’s Institute.Nov.12 The Regional Entrepreneurial Concertation Table of Brome-Missisquoi and Haute-Yamaska invites all entrepreneurs and autonomous workers to participate in an entrepreneurial 5 à 7, November 12, 2008, at Théâtre des Tournesols, 331,chemin Brosseau (route 139), Cowansville.A cocktail is planned for 5 p.m., and Mr Charles Crawford proprietor of the prestigious Domaine du Pinnacle will speak to all on his entrepreneurial journey and the importance of marketing.Local entrepreneurs of small businesses and autonomous workers are invited to present their products and services during the cocktail evening.The partners on the committee are looking for the participation of a hundred entrepreneurs.The cost of a kiosque is $50.Public gets in for free.Learn about services, network and promote your business .Places are limited.Nov.15 Community Search Conference Information Session.What is the most desirable future for a vital English-speaking community in the Eastern Townships in 2014?Open to everyone interested.10 a.m.at Massey-Vanier High School, 224 Mercier Street, Cowansville, www.searchtownships.ca, 819-566-5717(1-866-566-5717) Brome County Agricultural Society First annual Christmas Craft and Bake sale will be held at the Fairview Hall (345 Stagecoach Rd) in Brome Village, Saturday November 15, from 9 am to 3 pm.Tables still available.Light Lunch to be served ($).All welcome.For information call 450-242-1684 or 450-243-5770 AngloFranco Cabaret in Waterloo.The AngloFranco Committee of Waterloo announces an evening of bilingual entertainment to be held Saturday November 15th, at 7:30 at the Maison de la Culture.This follows last year’s very successful event.The Cabaret, with its performances by English and French artists from the region is unique in our area.There will be performances of folk type songs by Leslie Duke and Sarah Biggs, songs by the Hamel Family, instrumental music by the jazz group Hubert Frechette, a comedy routine as well as some magic acts! Come and join us for an evening of great entertainment.The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children under 12 years of age.Tickets are on sale at the Maison de la Culture and at the Royaume du Steak in Waterloo.The AngloFranco Committee of Waterloo is made up of Francophones and Anglophones and has the goal of organizing social events where people from the two language groups can meet each other.For more information, contact Michelle Viens at 450-539-3996 or Lyse Dumochel of the CSSSHY, at 450-375-9497 extension 6221 Country Dance with music by Gary Darling at the Royal Canadian Legion, Br.77, 77 Lewis St., Waterloo, 8 p.m.to 12:30 a.m.$6 per person.Come on out, have a dance and socialize with us! Info: 450-539-3436 “BROME COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY”.Caring for Grandmother’s Quilt.Ms Diane Shink, a certified quilt appraiser and historian, will present an illustrated lecture/trunk show at the BCHS, 130 Lakeside Road, Knowlton.Various styles of quilts, including samples from the Museum collection, will be used to show proper restoration, cleaning, preservation and storage methods.Individual quilt appraisals, to be used for museum donations, marketing or insurance replacement costs, will be available for $45.00 per item.Lecture starts at 10:00AM and will be followed by a light luncheon.Admission is $15.00 for BCHS members; $20.00 for nonmembers.Please call (450)243-6782 or 243-6524 for information and reservations.Nov.16 The Lions Club Brunch honouring our veterans will take place on Sunday, November 16th from 9:30 a.m.to 1:00 p.m.at Knowlton Academy.Eat all you can, pay what you can” is the Lions approach to this annual family event.Breakfast at the Royal Canadian Legion Br.99 - COWANSVILLE, on Sunday, November 16th, from 9:30 a.m.until 12:30 p.m.$6 adults, $3 children, 5 -10 FREE, for under 5 years old.120 Davignon Cowansville, QC (450) 263-3543 Nov.17 Community Search Conference Information Session.What is the most desirable future for a vital English-speaking community in the Eastern Townships in 2014?Open to everyone interested.7 p.m.at the Brome Lake Community Centre, 270 Victoria Street, Knowlton.www.searchtownships.ca, 819-566-5717 (1-866-566-5717) SEE PAGE 12 FOR MORE ilmiik' County NEWS 88-A Lakfsidk Kmmiton.Quibk, JOE 1V0 Ira,: (450) 242-1188/242-6892 Fax: (450) 243-5155 Ksiablishi-il Mav 1991 Published weekly by RECORD 1195 (fall E„ Slurrbrooke.Quebec, JIG 1Y7 fax: (819) 569*3945 F mail : newsroomsherl>rookerecorcl.com website: wwwsherlmxike record .com Kenneth Wells Publisher Jen Young Eorron Joe Smizzi Corresp.Editor Diana Simpson Secretary Lynda beu.avance Advertising Michel Duval AnvERrisiNc.800 463-9525 (819) 5696345 (819) 5696345 (450)242-1188 (450)242-6892 800463 9525 CIRCULATION Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Alta Newspaper Group Limited Partnership.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675.Distributed to all Record subscribers every Wednesday as an insert, and to households and businesses in Aberrorn, Hertford, Brigham, Brome, Bromont, Cowansville.East Burnham, Foster, Ful/ord, Knowlton (Brome l ake), Sutton, Bolton Centre, West Brome Member ABC.CARD, CNA, QCNA The Record was founded on February 7.1897, and acquired the Sherbrooke J PD JOLYRIENDEAU&DUKEca (COWANSVIlli) INC Taxation, Accounting, Financial Services, Estate Planning and Settlement, Farm Transfers Cowansville Sherbrooke 127 Principale, Suite 105 3490 Galt West Cowansville Sherbrooke (450) 263-4123 (819) 566-2575 KNOWLEDGE AND KNOW-HOW. Brome County Ne ws Wednesday, November 5, 2008 page 3 Cadastral reform heading into second phase Jessica Brown Record Correspondent - Knowlton If it seems you’ve been seeing an awful lot of surveying being done in the Eastern Townships, you’re right.The long-term cadastral reform project is slowly but surely working its way into Brome Lake, Waterloo and Cowansville.Wondering what it’s all about?In short, the provincial government decided their patchwork quilt document which registers the property lines throughout Quebec was out of date and incomplete.“It dates back to the 1860’s.” Says Gilles Benoit from the firm, Barbe, Cote, Jodoin, Leger and Associates, who are doing some of the surveying.In order to make sure each property is properly represented, the Natural Resources ministry started the massive process of subcontracting the surveying job throughout the province.Chances are you have already received a letter explaining the need for your cooperation in providing any documents you may have in your possession to make the process easier.Not to worry, at the onset, this process will cost you nothing.However, reading between the lines, it could cost you somewhere along the way.The cadastral lines provide the basis for taxation.The firm has just finished the first phase of the project.The second phase for Knowlton begins in January and will take a year to complete.At that point there will be a public consultation which will allow property owners to correct any errors.Property owners can ask for a review of their property if they find any inconsistencies, which is why it is important to attend the public meetings.The most recent public consultation took place on October 22nd.The provincial project has been underway for 20 years and they expect it will take at least 12 more years to complete.It is estimated that 750, 000 properties that contain inaccuracies will be corrected while another 850 000 properties that aren’t even listed on the cadastral plan will be now included.Knowlton Lions Annual Santa Claus Parade H&ssni CLUB à ______L With December fast approaching, it is time once again to think of the Knowlton Lions Santa Claus Parade which will be held on Saturday, December 6th at 1 p.m.Last year’s parade had more than 25 entries and we are hoping for even more for our 2008 parade.There will be no pre-registration this year.You only need to appear at Windmill Plastics, 290 Victoria at noon where registration and judging will take place.The four categories are: Business, Family, Group and Individual.Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place as well a honorable prize in each category.Horses and riders, dancers and musicians are all welcome.Children are invited to dress in costume to ride on the Lion’s float with Santa Claus.A few costumes are available on a first come basis at Laborex, 318 Victoria at 12:00, but they may choose to wear one of their own.The Parade will begin at 290 Victoria, turn left on Knowlton Road, Route 104, turn left on Lakeside, Route 243, then left on Victoria and end at Knowlton Academy at 81 Victoria where prizes will be distributed to the winners.The Knowlton Harmony Band will provide festive music and hot chocolate will be served while you await Santa’s visit and the distribution of candy bags.For more information you may call Jane Willey, 450-292-5785, or Bev Crandall, 450-243-6608.Come and join in the fun and help the Lions make our 2008 Parade the biggest and best ever.Christmas Food Baskets Those wishing to apply for a Christmas Food Basket may pick up an application form at the Community Center in Knowlton.Residents of South and West Bolton, Lac Brome and Brome are eligible for the baskets, which come in large and small sizes according to the number of dependants.Applicants will be asked to present proof of need, income and number of dependants.Deadline for application is November 28th .Remembrance Day Breakfast/Brunch The Lions Club Remembrance Day Breakfast/Brunch to honour local veterans will be held on Sunday, Nov.16th from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m.in the cafeteria at Knowlton Academy.- Submitted by Errol Frechette Bill Richardson Speaking m Afcwemfcer 264 Knowlton Road 450- 242-2242 www.bromclakcbooks.ca Children remember Marie-Gabrielle Jessica Brown Record Correspondent - Knowlton It was a difficult week for students and staff at Ecole St.Edouard in Knowlton.The sudden death of seven year old Marie Gabrielle Nadeau was a shock for everyone.A professional support team from the school board was brought in on Wednesday morning to assist teachers and students in dealing with the emotional fall-out that occurs as a result of this type of tragedy.On Thursday, Marie-Gabrielle’s little desk was moved out of the first grade classroom.A memorial was held in the gym where all the children in the school had the opportunity to express their grief by writing notes to her telling her what they would remember most.According to school principal, Daniel Bedard, the process went smoothly and offered everyone a chance to heal.Bedard said it allowed the children a chance to deal with their grief and then turn the page.¦ The sad contrast with the Halloween preparations going on at the school made it a little confusing for some and yet gave children the chance to still get through the day without too much sadness.One little girl told her mother, “It’s a sad day and a happy day at the same time.” In a class with only 6 girls, her presence will certainly be missed.Parents, including myself, who participated in class outings over the past two years, will surely remember her quiet presence.She was always ready to hold my hand with a shy smile.Marie-Gabrielle will be missed.Starting November 6th to November 13th, 2008 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Musical comedy, PG, 1h52 (Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens) Friday 19h00 21h15 Saturday 15h00 19h00 21h15 Sunday 15h00 19h30 Monday-Thursday 19h30 Quantum of Solace (James Bond 007) November 14, 2008 bine® % Théâtre Princess Theater 141 Principale.Cowansville QC J2K 1J3 r www.theatreprincess.com Tel.450-263-5900 Brome Count]' NEWS The BCN papers have been in the weekend Publi-Sacs now for 2 years.From now on BCN papers wil be delivered in Publi-Sac every Wednesday.Our new deadlines will be: For classified ads, Card of Thanks, Death Notices, etc.deadline is Monday at 1:00 p.m.sharp.For display ads deadline is Wednesday 4:00 p.m.There are extra BCN copies dropped off at: • Flanaghans • Brome Lake Books • IGA • Dépanneur Rouge • Bockus Garage in Cowansville page 4 Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Brome County News ALCOHOL ADS ARE NEVER OUT OF LINE.TRUE FALSE HAVE YOU SEEN ANY ALCOHOL ADS THAT APPEAR TO HAVE CROSSED A LINE?PLEASE LET US KNOW.Alcohol is not just another product, which is why alcohol advertising and promotion are governed by rules of ethics based on our social values.When you contact the Ethics Council of the Alcoholic Beverage Industry in Québec, you're addressing an independent organization with the power to act.The Ethics Council renders its decisions quickly and your anonymity is guaranteed.For more information or to file a complaint: www.educalcool.qc.ca/ethics info@consei leth ique.qc .ca DE L’INDUSTRIE QUÉBÉCOISE DES BOISSONS ALCOOLIQUES Viewpoint Jeremy Labrecque The ecology of the global financial crisis When is the last time you went an entire day without hearing the words ‘global financial crisis’?Our existence was continuing happily along, most of us blissfully unaware of the existence of sub-prime mortgages and of a liquidity crisis, until mid-September when it became a near-impossibility to turn on either the television or the radio without being reminded, in not so casual terms, that these are tumultuous times.The complexity of the issues forced the media to enroll its readership in a crash course in economic blundering making unwilling experts of us all and in a short period of time, trillions of dollars were mobilized, banks were nationalized and stock markets rose and fell like a clichéd roller coaster leaving its riders feeling nauseated and wanting their money back - or at least to just get off the darned thing.What could any of this have to do with the environment?More than you would think.Like it or not, these cycles are the nature of the ecology we live in.Ecology?Surely 1 meant economy?Well, yes and no.Essentially, both words come from similar Greek roots.While ecology is literally “the science of the house or dwelling” economy is simply “the management of the house or dwelling”.Ecology studies how our surroundings work and economics tells us how to manage them making the human economy essentially a very specialized human ecosystem.While the economy differs from natural ecosystems in many obvious and important ways, this global financial crisis is an example that our human ecosystem is subject to some of the same cycles of perturbation that exist in nature.Think of an old growth forest.It is beautiful, diverse and productive.Productive forests produce a lot of biomass, dead branches and leaves that cover the forest floor waiting to decompose and be reabsorbed into the tree.When conditions become really dry, all it takes is a small spark and thousands of hectares of forest can be lost.When this happens the cycle must restart from the beginning, but the new forest won’t be identical to the old one.It will depend on many things that were decided in the previous cycle like the seed bank in the ground and on chance events like trees surviving the fire or seeds arriving via animal or wind,dispersal.All this to say that the new forest will be similar to the old one, but not exactly the same.In case some of you are tempted to take the metaphor too far, I’m not implying the economy is going to burn to the ground but that there are fires here and there.Certain business ideas and approaches will survive these economic fires and will be part of the new cycle and some old ones will not.The new economic cycle will be similar to the old one but it won’t be identical.Whereas a forest that burns down can’t choose to be replaced by a forest that is less likely to burn down, we do have the ability to change direction when a system breaks down.This is the nice thing about having big brains, and this is a great understatement, it makes us humans better at See Labrecque on page 8 PURCHASING IMMEDIATELY High value offered Canadian paintings Bellefleur, Borduas, Carr, Cullen, Dallaire, Fortin, Franchère, Gagnon, Heword, Huot, Krieghoff, Lemieux, Milne, Morrice, Pellan, Pilot, Riopelle, Roberts, Savage, Suzor-Côté, Group of 7, American & European Masters Complimentary verbal appraisal lor the names mentionned above Galerie Claude Lafitte since 1975 2160 Crescent st.Montréal, Québec lafitte" lafitte.com 514-842-1270 Wednesday, November 5, 2008 page 5 Brome County News stmas tlW ?., .J%*r ,1 ownsM PRODUCTION WELDER KTX.OKI) Boutiaua Co newt *r Tr&44»»*t TurKiiy or CkX«VP*»0*>f>f * < .«V, Mr rn$ of tlftppy tteluihy*! Our 12"’ Annual Christmas Eastern Townships Supplement Car rally fundraiser hosted by Ayante lauîcrre^waieilDû^small?Studute Brault, • Unemployed • Out of school for at least 24 months • Want to acquire welding skills to improve chances of finding work • Available for full-time training 35 hours a week from 7:50 a.m.to 3:40 p.m.for 23 weeks • Priority will be given to individuals residing in the territory of the local Emploi-Québec centres for Brome-Missisquoi and Haute-Yamaska • Conditional to an evaluation by Emploi-Québec.PARTNERSHIP ADMISSION CRITERIA : Wendy Denman Brome County News Correspondent For the adventurous, and for good fun, the Avante Women’s Centre is holding a car rally and supper on Sunday, November 9th.“It’s a fundraiser, but even more so its part of an outreach into the community by our Board of Directors,” says Gayl Rhi-card, coordinator.“We want more people to understand what a woman’s centre is all about, and the many activities we have here.” For over a decade the Avante Women’s Centre has welcomed English-speaking women into an atmosphere of companionship and assistance.Located in Bedford, Avante is open to members from across the Townships.The group’s mission is to help women achieve their full potential.“The rally route goes through Bedford and the surrounding area.Every car is given a list of questions to answer about various things along the route.Cars should be able to cover the route in less than three hours.You have to stop and look, keep your eyes open, it’s a good way to make people aware of this beautiful region,” said Rhicard.“Afterwards we’ll give out prizes for those who get the most correct answers.” Avante is overseen by a group of volunteer directors, elected for a two-year term.Membership is $2 and members receive the newsletter six times a year, birthday and Christmas cards and email bulletins.Every week there’s an evening activity at the centre on Tuesday, every sec- Brome-Missisquoi Campus Vocational Training Centre 180 Adelard-Godbout Street Cowansville, Quebec J2K 3X9 Program Objective : Develop the necessary skills to operate a welding machine on a production line.This training is offered for both men and women.INFORMATION SESSION : Wednesday, November 1 2, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.Brome-Missisquoi Campus Vocational Training Centre 180 Adelard-Godbout Street Cowansville, Quebec J2K 3X9 For additional information, please confirm your participation with Pierre Bruneau at 450 263-7901, ext.71229 FREE TRAINING FINANCED BY EMPLOI-QUÉBEC Com: missioft St oiairc EASTERN TOWNSHIPS Duration : Starting Date : Ending Date : Schedule : Training Site : 763 hours December 1, 2008 May 22, 2009 7:50 a.m.to 3:40 p.m.M- 130 ond week or so with a potluck supper accompanied by a movie, group or activity.Wednesday mornings Sew What! meets for chat and crafts and a computer class takes place in the afternoon, Friday mornings it’s Internet café, as well as monthly events including sessions with experts.“We aren’t a shelter, but we are in contact with the shelters,” says Rhicard.“If a woman comes to us in trouble, say from domestic abuse, we accompany her to a safe place, make sure she is in contact with those who can help her in the system.“Our social worker Kathleen Harrison is here every Tuesday and Wednesday.We stock a large library with books, periodicals, audio and visual tapes about problems, programs and other information pertinent to women.We refer women to English language services and will accompany them and help them deal with health or other services.” Commission scolaire Am Vu Registration for the car rally begins at 1:30 p.m.at Bedford Anglican Church, 40 rue Du Pont, Bedford.Registration is $25, including two supper tickets.The supper runs from 4 p.m.to 7 p.m.in the church hall.Supper only is $7, children 10 to five $4, under five free.The Avante Women’s Centre is located at 2, Adhemar-Cusson, Suite 2, Bedford; telephone (450) 248-0530.COURTESY OF AVANTE Avante’s permanent staff December 10th (deadline November 28th) Circulation: Westmount, Nun’s Island, St.Lambert, our regular Brome area, and our tourist bureaus.RÉSERVOIRS DE L’ESTRIE This training activity is made possible by the financial contribution of Emploi-Québec Emploi Québec Montèrégie EU ES El ES For more info call Lynda 450-242-6892 page 6 • REMEMBRANCE DAY • BROME COUNTY NEWS Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Knowlton Community gathers in remembrance Alanna Fahey Brome County News Correspondent Hr Established 1893 ^ Serving yon for over 100 yrs.Jenne Monuments Ltd.(450) 538-2302 41 Main St.S., Sutton, Qc 7(/e evitf f ROCH VALLIÈRES Royal Canadian Legion Branch #158 “ ‘ Tuesday, Nov.11: 11 a.in.Lest We Forget Sutton COURVILLE Geriatric idence