The record, 17 septembre 2019, Cahier 3

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BRAND NEW PARTS COUNTER for all your automotive needs TownshipperS' FestivaL September 17, 2019 PHO TO : TO W NSHIPPERS\u2019 ASSO CIATIO N By Gordon Lambie If you ask Townshippers\u2019 Association President Gerald Cutting, this year\u2019s Townshippers Festival is the result of a successful plan in action.Now in the second year of a new model that transformed the fall tradition of \u201cTownship- pers\u2019 Day\u201d into the \u201cFestival des Townshippers\u2019 Festival\u201d in partnership with the Eastern Townships School Board and the CIUSSS de l\u2019Estrie-CHUS, the regional healthcare establishment, the association\u2019s president described the event as being at once a celebration and an opportunity to engage in advocacy and outreach around the principal concerns of the English speaking community, particularly as they apply to education and healthcare.\u201cWe are absolutely delighted,\u201d Cutting said, sharing that although the model has been shifted to more of an open, festival approach, the core idea of bringing people together around an event that really focuses on the English community and English needs is still alive and well.\u201cLet\u2019s have some fun and a chance to get some information and see people we might not have seen for the last year.\u201d Following up on a successful return in Richmond last year, the Townshippers are once again pitching the festival as an opportunity for anyone, no matter where they come from, to get to know what it means to be a Townshipper.\u201cIn the same way that on Saint Patrick\u2019s Day anybody can be Irish, what we really want to do is get it out that for the Festival des Townshippers\u2019 day, you can come, and everyone\u2019s a Township- per.\u201d Particularly under its new title, the Townshippers Festival is engaging in more active outreach to the French- speaking community.Cutting underlined, however, that people should not interpret this as a shift away from the needs of local English-speakers.\u201cI think there has to be a recognition that as our community has grown smaller we\u2019ve become more dependent on the majority francophone community and its good will,\u201d the president said, warning against the idea that a community should isolate itself to maintain its cultural identity.Cutting described the Eastern Townships as an example for the rest of the province with regard to the healthcare network where, at the policy and governance level, there is a very strong acceptance of the English community and the need to provide English services.\u201cThere\u2019s still a lot of problems that need to be tackled, but from that point of view, we certainly have a very strong commitment to provide that kind of connection.\u201d Cutting went on to say that Town- shippers\u2019 has always been very successful in partnering with the French speaking community, and suggested that the new festival model fits into that tradition.\u201cThis is probably one of the best examples of how we can use school facilities and school personnel to serve both linguistic communities without having to create the sense that we can\u2019t do things together and must be separated in some fashion,\u201d he said.\u201cThis is one of the best examples I think you\u2019ll find anywhere of how two linguistic communities can pool resources to serve the needs of everyone.It is a real demonstration of that attitude that, yes, we can do things together.\u201d Asked if the desire to reach out to the French community included direct communication with the French side of Massey-Vanier\u2019s mixed campus, Cutting said that by virtue of the association\u2019s partnership with the ETSB, the focus is much more on the English side.\u201cBy the fact that it is on the same campus, and through the kind of advertising that is being put up, we do anticipate that there will be a significant number of people from the other side of the campus who might just want to come back and wander through,\u201d he added.When the festival re-launched in 2018 in its new partnership model, the idea was to do a trial run of three years, with the three ETSB High Schools each taking on one year of hosting.2020, therefore, will be Alexander Galt\u2019s turn to take on the Townshippers, but Cutting said that the current conversation around the future of school boards in the province of Quebec is not making it easy to imagine what things might be like after that.\u201cWe know that schools are not just schools, they are community centres, they\u2019re social centres, they\u2019re places people identify with, even if they don\u2019t have kids in school,\u201d The president said, citing very limited communication from the government on how English school boards will or will not be changed by the expected legislation.The ETSB, Cutting added, takes its role as a commu- nity-based organization very seriously, and if it were to be dramatically reorganized in the coming years then that would have a significant impact on its ability to serve as a partner to the annual festival.\u201cIt is, I would say, a very major factor,\u201d he continued.\u201cWe just don\u2019t know what is going to happen.\u201d Regardless of what ends up being the case with the school board, however, the end of the three years will mean a time to reflect on what has been done and what comes next.\u201cWe\u2019ll have to do a reassessment to see where we\u2019re at and where do we go in the next round,\u201d Cutting said.\u201cWe have to do a critical analysis of what has been happening, is it something that people want to come out to?\u201d With regard to this year\u2019s edition, Cutting said that he is happy to see the festival continue to assert its place as a part of the fall festivals of the region and shared a hope that the fact the event is being hosted in Cowansville will draw people from a mix of urban and rural environments.\u201cI think that, because it is Cowans- ville, on the far reaches of our historical Eastern Townships, perhaps we\u2019ll have a lot more people who\u2019ll take the drive down from Montreal,\u201d he speculated, while admitting that a good result is almost always weather-dependent.\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say how it\u2019s going to turn out.\u201d Page 2 T uesday , September 17 , 2019 TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 FESTIVAL BROME COUNT Y NEWS Borough of Lennoxville 150 Queen Street 819-569-9388 Come visit our beautiful town! So much to see and do! Come discover: The Heritage Walking Tours and enjoy \u201cA cup of tea\u201d at the Uplands Museum Call for details Bert Collins Councillor Fairview District Claude Charron President Jennifer Garfat Councillor Uplands District Visit Danville .a heritage to discover! The Mayor, Michel Plourde, and the councillors, Ginette Pinard, Jean-Guy Dionne, Simon Chênevert, Jean-Guy Laroche, Daniel Pitre et Nathalie Boissé invite you to discover Danville.The territory of the City of Danville has many attractions, both patrimonial, artistic and tourist.Autumn gives life to wonderful landscapes and activities that highlight the beautiful territory of Danville.Come see for yourself! Cutting \u201cabsolutely delighted\u201d to see Townshippers\u2019 Festival come to Cowansville RECORD ARCHIVES T uesday , September 17 , 2019 Page 3 BROME COUNT Y NEWS TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 FESTIVAL YOUR STORE SINCE 1970 in Cowansville Proud to support Townshippers\u2019 Our team is always ready to serve you! 145, RUE DE SALABERRY, COWANSVILLE T.450 263-4232 You can trust them, they are Townshippers Even people who move away often maintain a strong connection to the Townships.Anyone wanting to raise the Town- shipper flag and let people know they are proud of their roots can do it with a t-shirt.On sale through Townships Expressions, the t-shirts, modeled here by Jocelyn Grubb and Beth Vanasse, cost $12 and will be for sale along with other articles with the Townshippers\u2019 Association at the upcoming Townshippers\u2019 Festival.MATTHEW MCCULLY Scenes from Townshippers\u2019 Day 2018 held at Richmond Regional High School PICTURES BY MATTHEW MCCULLY Page 4 T uesday , September 17 , 2019 TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 FESTIVAL BROME COUNT Y NEWS Town of Stanstead, 425 Dufferin St., Stanstead, QC J0B 3E2 T.819-876-7181 \u2022 F.819-876-5560 \u2022 E.info@stanstead.ca www.stanstead.ca The Town of Stanstead wishes everyone an enjoyable Townshippers\u2019 Festival! The magic behind Townshippers\u2019 Festival By Emilie Hackett Special to the Record With the 39th edition of the Townshippers\u2019 Festival just around the corner, The Record spoke with the Townshippers\u2019 Association\u2019s Community Outreach Coordinator Emily Prangley Desormeaux to learn more about the Sept.21 event, which will be held at Massey-Vanier High School.\u201cThe Festival is a very important project at the association,\u201d she explained.\u201cWe basically start organizing next year\u2019s edition the day after the Festival is done.We\u2019re always looking for ways to improve it and make the following year run tighter and smoother.It\u2019s truly a year-long commitment.\u201d Prangley Desormeaux has been working at the Townshippers\u2019 Association (TA) since December 2016 and this is her second year working on the Festival dossier, after the TA opted to take a year off in 2017.\u201cThe TA made that decision to look at the structure of the Festival and to be reflective.We looked at ways to continue the tradition going forward in a way that is enjoyable for everyone,\u201d she mentioned.\u201cWe switched it to a festival instead of just Townshippers\u2019 Day in an effort to freshen it up.There have been some changes, but they were much more internal and structural in the way that we organize ourselves.We didn\u2019t want the community to feel the change because the tradition is so rich.People expect for the day to be a certain way every year, so we didn\u2019t want to shock them in this transitionary period.\u201d The TA is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, so the event is bound to be memorable.\u201cWe want to bring all Townshippers alike, whether they are francophone or anglophone, to celebrate the Eastern Townships\u2019 arts, culture, heritage, and community,\u201d added Prangley Desormeaux.\u201cWe have an outdoor tent where there will be lots of clogging performances by the Rainbow Country Cloggers, which are always very popular, and some local performances by Squeegee and Ironik.Inside, there will be performances in the Massey Vanier auditorium, which is huge and quite lovely, where there will be the Knowlton Academy Choir and Massey-Vanier dancers, for example,\u201d she described.\u201cAmos J is our main attraction of the day, so that\u2019s why we didn\u2019t schedule anything else for the noon hour.We want to invite everyone in the auditorium for a fun time.\u201d \u201cIn the auditorium, there will be CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 5 COURTESY Townshippers\u2019 Association\u2019s Community Outreach Coordinator Emily Prangley Desormeaux T uesday , September 17 , 2019 Page 5 BROME COUNT Y NEWS TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 FESTIVAL 800 Principale St., Granby 450.915.3222 160 Queen St., Lennoxville 819.563.2333 29 10th Ave.N., Sherbrooke 819.564.2325 243 King St.W., Sherbrooke 819.563.1191 71 de l\u2019Église St., Windsor 819.845.2466 4857 Bourque Blvd., Rock Forest 819.563.8822 4545 Foster St., Waterloo 450.539.3555 7 CLINICS TO BETTER SERVE YOU Dr.MÉLANIE BEAUDRY, Dr.GILBERT FORTIER, Dr.MARIE-MICHELLE CLAIR, Dr.ALAIN CÔTÉ, Dr.DENIS DESTREMPES, Dr.MEGGIE FAUST, Dr.JEAN-YVES ROY, Dr.NOÉMIE LAROUCHE Dr.MAUDE BEAUREGARD Dr.LISIANE TOMASSINI , Dr.MARIE-EVE BELHUMEUR, Dr.VINCENT CARON Dr.ÉRIC LORTIE-MILNER, , Dr.MARIE-PIERRE PAQUIN, Dr.ANNIE TOUSIGNANT, , Dr.NATHALIE BILODEAU, Dr.ISABELLE JOURNET, optometrists Dr.MARIE-PIER PHILIE, and ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Have fun at the Townshippers\u2019 Festival! Branch 15 Richmond 235 College North Richmond 819-826-3444 CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 4 groups that people will want to see and are already following.The Frost Village Brass Band and the Knowlton Harmony Band are different and fun, where we expect to have huge assemblies of people,\u201d said the coordinator.\u201cWe try to have something for everyone, because it\u2019s an event that wants to appeal to everybody.It\u2019s a celebration and we want people to feel like it\u2019s a day just for them.\u201d A large number of community organizations will also be present, which Prangley Desormeaux describes as a significant part of the day.\u201cIt\u2019s important to celebrate our cultural heritage, but we also want to remind people of the services that are offered in the area.They are in English and often free.This is essential to the vitality and quality of life of people from the Townships,\u201d she added.\u201cThere will be historical societies, a few businesses, employers, school representatives, and tons of local artisans who will be selling a variety of things like food, jewelry, knitted items, and more,\u201d she continued.\u201cThe silent auction is a really important part of the event.Our inventory grows until the last minute and we estimate there will be around 150 items to be bet on.Townshippers\u2019 Festival is a free event, so the money raised here helps us continue.It\u2019s an important money maker because putting on a festival can be quite costly, so it\u2019s our core funder that covers running costs and the basic programs we offer.There will also be a suggested donation of $2 for parking.\u201d Prangley Desormeaux insisted that the focus of the day would be on all the Townshippers present.\u201cIn our opening ceremony, our board president Gerald Cutting will give a little speech, but there won\u2019t be a huge emphasis on the TA,\u201d she explained.\u201cSure, there will be a couple of MNAs coming from the surrounding regions and representatives of the ETSB, but they will be here as Town- shippers themselves instead of politicians.There will also be the Townships Expressions\u2019 area where there will be local artists and authors affiliated with the TA.\u201d \u201cThere will also be a variety of food vendors, who will mostly offer good old cantine meals.Derby Burgers are well known and very popular at Brome Fair, and they\u2019ll be back.At RG Cantine, one of our team members will be selling chili to raise funds for our \u2018Make Way for YOUth\u2019 program.She will have vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free options, because we try to accommodate everyone,\u201d she mentioned.\u201cThere will be lots of standard fair food, like hot dogs, hamburgers, fries, sausages, poutine, etc.Virgin Hill, a local coffee roaster who has been very supportive of different initiatives and community organizations, will also be there with the airstream truck, serving coffee first thing in the morning.\u201d \u201cKids will also be super welcomed, we have a face painter, an animator/clown named Super Hiro who will be running some children\u2019s arts and crafts activities, and a hair-wrapping station, to name a few.We really want to design a day that appeals to the whole family,\u201d she observed.\u201cWe will also have a designated parent-child feeding and changing area in the library.It\u2019s a discreetly designed room for parents to take care of their children on a busy day.It\u2019s also run by a doula which is super interesting.\u201d For the coordinator, finding activities that would please Townshippers came naturally.\u201cI\u2019m from Stanstead and I grew up in the Eastern Townships.I\u2019ve been to the Festival before when I was young, so it was interesting to come with the TA and become the organizer for something I had known about for so long,\u201d admitted Prangley Desormeaux.\u201cI might be a point person, but it\u2019s a team effort.We have a whole committee, with representatives from the schoolboard and the CIUSSS, which are our major partners.We meet with volunteers from our board very often, and even more concentrated as the weeks come closer, and the team here really rallies as the Festival approaches.Everyone is very supportive and lovely.\u201d \u201cEveryone springs into action, we have volunteers doing the parking, some come set up the day before and help us take everything down the next day,\u201d she remarked.\u201cThese people literally carry hundreds of tables and chairs around.Same goes for Massey Vanier\u2019s staff, like the principal and the buildings and grounds staff.Everyone is supportive and works hard.It\u2019s a team effort, and I\u2019m so grateful of everyone here who helps to make this day happen.\u201d The magic Townshippers\u2019 Day 2014 held in Coaticook Page 6 T uesday , September 17 , 2019 TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 FESTIVAL BROME COUNT Y NEWS Celebrating 50 Years The Founding Friends of Massey-Vanier will publish a 50th Anniversary Memorial Book November 29.The Golden Jubilee of Massey-Vanier 40-page full-colour book will be a compilation of photos and recollections from teachers, students and administrators over the past 50 years.A limited number of books will be printed.To reserve your copy, please send an email to billing@sherbrookerecord.com stating your name and phone number.Put MV-50 years in the subject line.Payment due at time of delivery.Books are $10 (plus shipping if not picked up).A portion of the profit from book sales will be given to The Friends of Massey-Vanier and the Scholarship Awards Committees T uesday , September 17 , 2019 Page 7 BROME COUNT Y NEWS TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 FESTIVAL History: By your side since 1913 Founded in 1913 by Mr.Melvin A.Cass, Cass Funeral Home started their operations in Fitch Bay.In 1920 Lewis Cass moved the business to Beebe and remained there until the completion of a new funeral home in Rock Island in 1945.Finally in 1962, Harold Cass purchased the Stevens house in Stanstead, where it is located to this present day.In 1965 the company expanded once again with the opening of the funeral home on Clough Street in Ayer\u2019s Cliff .They also acquired many more funeral homes in the Eastern Townships.In February 2015, the Centre funeraire cooperatif de Ia region de Coaticook acquired Cass Funeral Homes in Stanstead and Ayer\u2019s Cliff .Mission: We are committed to uphold the values that Cass Funeral Homes has advocated since its inception in 1913, respecting the needs and choices of the families we serve, with compassion and integrity.Cass Funeral Homes is proud to be one of the oldest funeral services businesses in the Eastern Townships and intend to remain so for a long time.Funeral Homes Stanstead / Ayers Cliff HAPPY TOWNSHIPPERS DAY Townshippers\u2019 Fest offers MV alumni a trip down memory lane By Matthew McCully Aschool is always at its best when the halls are full and bustling.Most of the time it\u2019s with students, but thanks to the partnership between Townshippers\u2019 Association and the Eastern Townships School Board, for the second year now the association\u2019s annual gathering is happening at a local high school.Last year, Richmond Regional High School used the opportunity to organize a reunion to coincide with Township- pers\u2019 Festival.This year, it\u2019s Massey Vanier Regional High School\u2019s turn to host visitors from across the Townships.It just so happens the school is celebrating its 50th anniversary.If those walls could speak, they would have some interesting stories to tell.\u201cIt\u2019s great,\u201d commented ETSB Chairman Mike Murray, referring to the festival happening on school grounds.\u201cMost people don\u2019t revisit high school,\u201d Murray explained.\u201c They can take a trip down memory lane and relive some exciting moments.\u201d Murray added that most adults who return to a school remark that it is a lot smaller than they remembered it.\u201cFor the school it\u2019s exciting,\u201d Murray added, saying the event is a great opportunity to show what has changed, not only in the buildings, but also within the education system.\u201cWe hope to have an adequate display of student work and activities,\u201d Murray said.\u201cTownshippers\u2019 always has a lot of people exhibit different crafts and local products, it\u2019s fascinating,\u201d Murray said, happy ETSB schools can be the backdrop to highlight and celebrate people from the community.\u201cWe hope to integrate the dynamism of the school into that,\u201d Murray said.The chairman added that each school is unique.The three-year plan to rotate the festival among the local high schools allows visitors to learn what\u2019s new at each institution.Richmond has an interesting robotics program, Murray pointed out, and Massey Vanier has a flight simulator and aviation program available to students.For Townshippers who are new to the area, the festival will be an opportunity to make new friends and connect with one of the area\u2019s high schools.For MVHS grads, it will be a chance to see how the school has changed over the years.Even students from Richmond and Galt will likely feel nostalgic at the upcoming Townshippers\u2019 Festival, remembering the rivalry between sports teams, or visits to Massey Vanier for other activities and events.Townshippers\u2019 Association President Gerald Cutting and ETSB Chairman Mike Murray Page 8 T uesday , September 17 , 2019 TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 FESTIVAL BROME COUNT Y NEWS T uesday , September 17 , 2019 Page 9 BROME COUNT Y NEWS TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 FESTIVAL October 17, 1979 Founding Meeting.Wendall Sparkes, Lennoxville.October 4, 1980 Townships\u2019 Day.Warren Grapes, Centre d\u2019Arts Or- ford.October 3, 1981 Townshippers\u2019 Day.Warren Grapes, Hatley.September 18, 1982 Townshippers\u2019 Day.Warren Grapes, Stanbridge East.September 14, 1983 Townshippers\u2019 Day.Warren Grapes, Rock Island.September 22, 1984 \u201cThe Way We Were.\u201d Ron Creary and Jim Boule, Knowlton.September 21, 1985 The Place to Be.\u201d Clarence Blake, Sherbrooke.September 20, 1986 \u201cRendez-Vous.\u201d Janis Southam, Bromont.September 19, 1987.\u201cAll Together / Ensemble.\u201d Bev Smith, Danville / Shipton.September 17, 1988 \u201cTogether / Ensemble.\u201d Earle McCurdy, Sutton.September 16, 1989 \u201cTownships Then & Now.\u201d Muriel Brand, Lennoxville.September 15, 1990 \u201cA Better Way of Life.\u201d Ashley Sheltus, Bed- ford September 14, 1991 \u201cTownshippers at Work and Play.\u201d Charles Davies, Ayer\u2019s Cliff.September 19, 1992.1792\u20141992 Eastern Townships Bicentennial, \u201cSharing the Past, Sharing the Future! Ensemble hier, aujourd\u2019hui et demain!\u201d Heather Lunan Carson, Richmond.September 18, 1993 \u201cReunited / Réunis.\u201d Chris Cooper and Marilyn Graham, Brome Village.September 17, 1994.1979\u20141994, \u201cFifteen Years Young! Quinze ans déjà!\u201d Pierre Barbeau and Jane Loiselle, Bishop\u2019s University, Lennoxville.September 16, 1995.\u201cCelebrate\u2014Participate.Célébrer\u2014Par- ticiper.\u201d Alison Hannan, Mansonville.September 14, 1996 \u201cUnity / Unité.\u201d René Bourdon, Stanstead.September 13, 1997 \u201cHeritage.\u201d Shirley Maynes Beakes and John Porter, Waterloo.September 19, 1998 \u201cTownshippers Pull Together.Les gens des Cantons ensemble nous travaillons.\u201d Colin Grimson and Luc Rodrigue, Cookshire.Knowlton 1999 Fri, September 17, 1999 CBC broadcast of The National and Banquet/AGM at the Lakeview Inn T-Day Saturday, September 18, 1999.Town- shippers\u2019 20.\u201d Signy Stephenson, Knowlton.Saint-Felix 2000 Friday, September 15, 2000 CBC live broadcast of The National at the tent on T-Day site at 6 p.m.T-Day Saturday, September 16, 2000.\u201cAlways in Harmony.Toujours en Harmonie.\u201d Larry Mastine, Saint- Félix-de-Kingsey.Waterville 2001 No CBC news broadcast due to 9/11 attack on WTC, NY.T-Day Saturday, September 15, 2001.\u201cFamily Pride.Fierté Familiale.\u201d Gladys Bruun and Lindsay Pocock, Waterville.Sherbrooke 2002 Fri, September 13, 2002 CBC Broadcast of The National at 6 p.m.outside the museum in Sherbrooke.The launch of Taproot II and Cocktail at the Musee de Beaux Arts Sherbrooke (exhibition of Impressionist art from the Louvre on a cross-Canada tour).T-Day Saturday, September 14, 2002.\u201cReturn to your Roots\u2014Celebrate the Future.Revenons à nos racines\u2014 Célébrons l\u2019avenir.\u201d Nancy Beattie and Michael van Lierop, Sherbrooke.Cowansville 2003 Fri, September 12.CBC.Ray Bonneville concert at the Emmanuel Church broadcast on CBC Radio Noon.Live broadcast of The National at the Cowansville town hall.Winners of the Success Stories Awards and Mayor\u2019s Cocktail at the town hall Cowansville.T-Day Saturday, September 13, 2003.\u201cOn y sera \u2013 Cowansville 2003 \u2013The Place to Be.\u201d Yvan Monast, Cow- ansville.Magog 2004 Fri, September 17 CBC Daybreak Breakaway 4-6 p.m.with Jacquie Czernin and Bernie St Laurent.CBC TV The National and Launch of Taproot III at La Brise Marina, Magog.T-Day Saturday, September 18, 2004: \u201cLiving in Harmony.Vivre en harmonie.\u201d Rev.Dr.Robert Deane Moffat and Melvyn Bryant, Magog.Bedford 2005 Friday, September 15.Live broadcast of Daybreak, Breakfast with Tim Belford on Quebec Community Radio from the pizza restaurant in Bedford.No TV broadcast due to CBC strike action.T-Day Saturday, September 17, 2005: \u201cWeather or not\u2026 We\u2019ll be there! Gens des Cantons, gens d\u2019amitié.\u201d Guylaine Beaudoin and Kevin Craft, Bedford.Richmond 2006 Friday, September 15.CBC Radio Breakaway broadcast and press launch Page 10 T uesday , September 17 , 2019 TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 FESTIVAL BROME COUNT Y NEWS Municipality of The Mayor and councillors of Bury wish everyone a Happy Townshippers Festival.Enjoy the festivities! Agathe Leclerc - Orford - Conseil 51, rue St-Georges Windsor (Quebec) J1S 1J2 CANADA Phone: 819-845-3317 Fax: 819-845-3318 www.orford.clubvoyages.com Maryse Harrisson Senior Advisor maryse.harrison@clubvoyages.com Best wishes to Townshippers\u2019 2600 College, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 1Z7 www.gaiters.ca 215 Queen, Sherbrooke T.819-829-0111 \u2022 C.819-452-1101 swmpeinture@outlook.com Acrylique, Uréthane, époxy, fast dry SCOTT W.MACKEY Hours: Mon-Thurs 9-5 \u2022 Fri-Sat 9-12 VILLAGE DE NORTH HATLEY VILLAGE OF NORTH HATLEY 3125 ch.Capelton, North Hatley 819-842-2754 \u2022 info@northhatley.org Enjoy the Townshippers\u2019 Festival Townshippers\u2019 Days \u2014 1979-2019 September 19, 1998 Cookshire CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 11 CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 10 for Make Way for YOUth at the Community Centre in Richmond.T-Day Saturday, September 16, 2006: \u201cSharing our culture, our heritage, our lives.Partageons notre culture, notre patrimoine, notre milieu de vie.\u201d Gerald Badger and Roger Viens, Ulverton, Richmond, Melbourne Township, and Cleveland Township.Bishop\u2019s University, Lennoxville 2007 Saturday, September 22, 2007 Bishop\u2019s University Cultural Gala: Fundraiser concert for SRC at the Gait and Townshippers\u2019 Day volunteer orientation in the Gait, BU.T-Day Sunday, September 23, 2007: \u201cGO Ahead with Youth.Jeunes VERT l\u2019avenir.\u201d Mark McLaughlin and Jocelyn Molyneux, Bishop\u2019s University, Champlain Regional College, Ville de Sherbrooke (Lennoxville Borough), etfs.Sutton, 2008 Friday, September 19: CBC Radio Breakaway live broadcast and pig roast and reception for Bishop\u2019s University SRC volunteers at the Horizon Hotel at 6 p.m.Concert with the Societé Philharmonique de Montréal, directed by Maestro Miklós Takács, St.André Church in Sutton, 8 p.m.Saturday, T-Day September 20, 2008: \u201cDiscover Sutton, Experience the Townships.Découvrez Sutton, Vivez les Cantons.\u201d Kenneth Hill, Sutton.Ayer\u2019s Cliff Fairgrounds, Ayer\u2019s Cliff 2009.Friday, September 18, 2009: Launch of Taproot IV at Ayer\u2019s Cliff.T-Day Saturday, September 19, 2009: \u201cCelebrating 100 years of harmony in the Townships.Fêtons 100 ans en harmonie dans les Cantons-de-l\u2019Est\u201d.Dr.Mary Pearson, Ayer\u2019s Cliff.Danville A.D.S.School, Danville, 2010 T-Day September Saturday, 17, 2010: \u201cCelebrate the Townships and Danville\u2019s 150th Fêtons les Cantons et le 150e de Danville.\u201d Robert McKeage, Danville Stanstead, Ursulines Convent, 2011 T-Day Saturday, September 17, 2011: \u201cTownshippers\u2019 in action with Stanstead /Townshippers en action avec Stanstead.\u201d Jody Stone, Stanstead Farnham School, Farnham, 2012 T-Day Saturday, September 15, 2012: \u201cFarn- ham: Passé, présent et futur.Farnham: Past, Present and Future.\u201d Denis Riel, Farnham Bishop\u2019s College School, Lennoxville, 2013 T-Day Saturday, September 14, 2013: \u201cBienvenue, Welcome.\u201d Rachel Hunting.BCS Lennoxville Centre Culturel, Coaticook, 2014 T-Day Saturday, September 13, 2014.\u201cCelebrate our history, prepare for the future.Célébrons notre histoire, préparons l\u2019avenir.\u201d No chair, Coaticook.Brome Fairgrounds, Brome, Brome Lake, and West Bolton 2015 T-Day Saturday, September 12, 2015: \u201cStrong Roots \u2014 Growing together.Grandir ensemble, solidement enracines!\u201d Barrie Paige and Thomas McGovern, Knowlton.Brome Fairgrounds, Brome, Brome Lake and West Bolton 2016 T-Day Saturday, September 17, 2016: \u201cStrong Roots \u2014 Growing together.Grandir ensemble, solidement enracines!\u201d Barrie Paige and Thomas McGovern, Knowlton.2017 \u2014 No Townshippers\u2019 Day 2018 - Richmond Regional High School September 29 After a year off to regroup and reorganize, Townshippers' Association, in partnership with the Eastern Townships School Board the the CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS, held its 38th event at Richmond Regional High School under the new name of Townshippers' Festival.2019 - Massey Vanier High School September 21 T uesday , September 17 , 2019 Page 11 BROME COUNT Y NEWS TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 FESTIVAL 220 Principale St.East Cookshire-Eaton (QC) J0B 1M0 Enjoy the Townshippers Festival! Help for families, caregivers, and individuals Information and Referral Services Peer Support Groups Educational Events & Workshops Tel: 819-565-3777 mhe.info@bellnet.ca mentalhealthestrie.com 257 Queen, Office 900, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 1K7 (Borough of Lennoxville) Mental Health Estrie Looking forward to celebrating Townshippers Festival with you.Please drop by our booth.Best wishes for a successful Townshippers Festival! Municipality of Melbourne Township 1257, route 243, Melbourne (Québec) J0B 2B0 Tel.: 819-826-3555 / Fax: 819-826-3981 melcan@qc.aibn.com / www.melbournecanton.ca Townshippers\u2019 Days \u2014 1979-2019 September 20, 1986 \u201cRendez-Vous.\u201d Janis Southam, Bromont.Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! sherbrookerecord @recordnewspaper Page 12 T uesday , September 17 , 2019 TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 FESTIVAL BROME COUNT Y NEWS Mayor: Greg Vaughan Councillors: Ron Stewart Jean Leboeuf Robert Young Barbara Bellingham Robert Deschamps François Reid 12 Maple, Stanbridge East, QC, J0J 2H0 Email : stanbridge@axion.ca Tel.: (450) 248-3188 \u2022 Fax: (450) 248-7744 www.stanbridgeeast.ca The old mill, now a historical museum, the three churches, art gallery and artists\u2019 workshops and its New England architectural heritage make Stanbridge East one of the most beautiful and picturesque villages of Quebec.Stanbridge East Throwback to the very ?rst Townshippers\u2019 Day By Taylor McClure Special to The Record This year, Townshippers\u2019 Association is celebrating its 39th Township- pers\u2019 Day and its incredible how far the event has come since first being held in 1980.The annual event, which is usually held the third weekend in September, celebrates the English speakers of the Eastern Townships and recognizes the contributions they have made to their communities, past and present.The idea to hold an event that celebrated the English community emerged in the spring of 1980.A planning committee was formed from the likes of Warren Grapes, Anne MacLaren and David Rittenhouse and they began organizing what was at first called a Homecoming or Reunion.They wanted to have a reunion or gathering that took place every year that promoted the various communities that had an English-speaking presence.They also wanted to provide all Townshippers with the opportunity to get to know different parts of the region and what make them unique.It was decided that the event would take place on the same day as the Town- shippers\u2019 Association\u2019s Annual General Meeting which was to be held on Oct.4 of that year.As October made its way around the corner, the name of the event was changed to Townshippers\u2019 Day and the name, as well as the event, stuck around until it was recently changed to Town- shippers\u2019 Festival.The first Townshippers\u2019 Day took place at the Jeunesse Musicale Camp in Orford Provincial Park and more than 700 people turned up in support of the Association.Some of the major attractions that day included a hot air balloon that offered a free ride to the first 50 people to arrive and a historical slide show on Brome County titled \u201cReflections on the Creek.\u201d Different groups and organizations, such as the Royal Canadian Legion, Bishop\u2019s University, and Champlain College, set up various exhibits and displays throughout the site.There were also games like tug-of-war, sack races, and egg races along with clowns and musicians to provide entertainment for everyone.As the first Townshipper\u2019s Day to take place, the event was also an opportunity for members of the association to meet other individuals and groups of people who share their interests and concerns.While it did rain that day and many of the outdoor activities were rained out, spirits remained high among attendees and the event continued on with activities indoors.Ever since this very first Township- pers\u2019 Day, the event has continued to grow and evolve.These days, the event pulls in thousands of visitors from across the region uniting friends and family from near and far.Every year the event is held in a different town, village, or city, which provides people of the Townships, and elsewhere, the chance to explore different parts of the area and celebrate the various communities that make up our landscape.This year\u2019s event is being held in Cow- ansville at the Massey Vanier Regional High School, which is also celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.It\u2019s definitely going to be a wonderful day full of celebration! RECORD ARCHIVES T uesday , September 17 , 2019 Page 13 BROME COUNT Y NEWS TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 FESTIVAL The Wales facility is the ?rst and only long­term care facility in Quebec to have been awarded Gold Cer?caon by Planetree Internaonal for its excellence in Person­Centered Care.The main components of person­centered care are quality, compassion, and partnership, and includes listening to, informing, and involving residents in their care.The CHSLD Wales Inc.was recently expanded; this fall, twelve addional beds will be available, bringing the capacity from eighty­four to ninety­six long­term care residents.As the CHSLD Wales Inc.receives government funding, its employees receive the same renumeraon as the public sector for all job tles, including clinical and non­clinical sta?.The CHSLD Wales Inc.and Résidence Wales Home are looking for quality candidates to ?ll available posions within its facility, including: To apply, contact 819.826.3266, ext.221, info@waleshome.ca, www.waleshome.ca The Résidence Wales Home is a private, not­for­pro?t organizaon founded in 1921 that provides a connuum of care for up to 200 seniors who range from being completely independent to those requiring specialized long­term care.Since 2011, the Résidence Wales Home has received ?een presgious awards The Wales Home is one of the largest employers of the Val­St­François with over 175 employees.Apart from compeve salaries, the Wales o?ers many bene?ts that are especially prevalent in Planetree facilies.Located in rural Cleveland, in the Eastern Townships, the CHSLD Wales Inc.and Résidence Wales Home is situated in a beauful country seng, providing gorgeous views year­round.There is ample outdoor space for employees to enjoy with residents or during their breaks, including a covered seang area between a peng zoo and a pond, an outdoor dining pavilion, a lounge area, and a large Therapeuc Garden with a gazebo.In the spirit of Planetree, the Board of Directors and Manage­ ment of the CHSLD Wales Inc.and Wales Home invest in their sta?through various facets, such as acve employee parcipaon in decision­making and regular employee recognion acvies.The Wales Home is proud to rely on the best employees to o?er high quality care and services to seniors.The CHSLD Wales Inc.and Résidence Wales Home are Planetree Gold Cer?ed for person­centered care Supervisors (Nurses / Assistant Infirmier Chef) $24.87 to $43.06 LPNs (Licensed Practical Nurses) $22.59 to $30.46 Caregivers $20.55 to $22.35 Evening Premium $1/hour & night premium $2/hour Posion Hourly rate Page 14 T uesday , September 17 , 2019 TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 FESTIVAL BROME COUNT Y NEWS From the Archives - Townshippers\u2019 Day Townshippers Day, Coldbrook Park Knowlton with Mill Pond, Sep.18, 1999 September 18, 1982 Townshippers\u2019 Day.Stan- bridge East.September 14, 1982 Richmond 2000 Stanstead 1996 T uesday , September 17 , 2019 Page 15 BROME COUNT Y NEWS TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 FESTIVAL From the Archives - Townshippers\u2019 Day Farnham School, Farnham, 2012 September 14, 1991 Ayer\u2019s Cliff Sherbrooke 2002 Waterville 2001 Page 16 T uesday , September 17 , 2019 TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 FESTIVAL BROME COUNT Y NEWS "]