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[" T uesday , December 3, 2019 BromeCounty News Todd Chabot Courtier Immobilier Real Estate Broker Mob: 450.577.1737 Ph: 450.538.4000 todd.chabot@remax-quebec.com BEN MCAULEY Ben in Focus Santa Claus parade in Knowlton There\u2019s a new hot spot in town! By Taylor McClure Special to Brome County News On Nov.13, Knowlton\u2019s very first Microbrewery officially opened its doors.As the new hot spot in town, La Knowlton Co.offers a variety of freshly brewed beer and a generous menu made up of homemade dishes.Since opening just a few weeks ago, the business only continues to flourish and we got the scoop on what makes La Knowlton Co.so special.After graduating from university in British Columbia, Nick Allan, owner of La Knowlton Co., always knew that he wanted to start a business of some sort.\u201cI come from a family of entrepreneurs,\u201d explained Nick, \u201cI went to university and when I finished I knew I wanted to start something and I was very open minded about what that could be.\u201d He also knew that whatever he started, he wanted to do it in Knowlton; a place he said he identifies with.As he and his father made their way across the country to come back to Quebec, they visited various breweries and that\u2019s when the idea clicked.\u201cI\u2019ve worked in a couple before,\u201d mentioned Nick, \u201cand I\u2019ve always been a beer fan.After visiting 15 breweries, we decided we wanted to start one ourselves.We thought a restaurant would be good for business as well.\u201d In partnership with his father, Nick started to build La Knowlton Co.and finally opened its doors to the community a few weeks ago.CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 BromeCountyNews PAGE 2 T uesday , December 3, 2019 Brome County Community Bulletin Board December 4 & 7 HANDEL'S MESSIAH! L'Harmonie des saisons and Festival Classica will present this masterpiece on six occasions between December 3 and December 8, (www.harmoniedessaisons.org).With 4 internationally renowned vocal soloists, professional choir and baroque orchestra on period instruments, under the Musical Direction of NY maestro Eric Milnes.Saint- Lambert, Granby, Vaudreuil, Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, Re- pentigny and Boucherville.Granby: Wednesday December 4, 7:30 p.m., at Église Ste-Famille, 115, rue Principale.Abbaye of Saint-Benoit-Du-Lac: Saturday December 7, 2 p.m.at the Abbaye.Tickets available at www.festivalclassica.com or at the door.55$ preferred seating, 37$ regular, 25$ student, free for children under 12.December 4 Sutton Legion Bingo every Wednesday at the Sutton Legion 2 Curley St.Sutton.Jackpot of $200 or more.Starting at 6:30 p.m.Bring your friends and lucky charms.Info: 450 538-2864 December 5 Bingo at Cowansville Legion 99 - 120, boul.Davi- gnon.Every Thursday from 6:30 p.m.Proceeds from the canteen support school breakfast funds.December 7 The Mental Health & Well-Being Support Group.Please phone Linda: 579-488-1450 or pleasantval- ley001@gmail.com for the location of the meeting.Join us for an opportunity to share experiences in a safe environment and receive support, information, encouragement & acceptance.Having support makes all the difference! December 7 Turkey Luncheon, Saturday, December 7 at noon (12:00) Bishop Stewart Memorial Church, 5 Ch.Garag- ona, Frelighsburg.Contribution: $12 Adult / $5 -10yrs.Reservations: 450-248-1145 or 248-3581 December 7 The annual Christmas Bazaar of Trinity Anglican Church 409 Sud, Cowansville will be held on December 7 from 9 a.m.\u2013 3 p.m.Toys, baked goods, crafts, gifts and decorations etc.available.A light lunch is also available for a modest price.For table rentals or information contact Jane 450-378-8692.December 7 Christmas Bake Sale at the Brome County Historical Society! - December 7- Come and buy delicious cakes, candies, baked goods, and other sweets during the Museum\u2019s annual Christmas bake sale.All proceeds will help the Museum carry out its historical work.Date: Starting a 10 a.m.until sold out this year to be held in the old Court House at 15 St.Paul.Contact: Arlene Royea, info@shcb.ca, 450-243-6782 December 7 Christmas Craft & Bake Sale! Creek Church - 278 Brill rd.West Bolton December 7, from 9 a.m.\u2013 12 noon.For information Contact Mini :450-538-0558 December 7 The Brome Lake Concert Ensemble will present a Concert of Xmas and popular music for the Midnight Madness event, at the Pettes Library at 276 Knowlton Rd.on Saturday December 7, starting at 8 p.m.Come one come all and sing along and celebrate the season! December 7 & 8 Christmas Sale Maison Reilly House - Decorations crafts used toys books & more.Lunch upstairs in the Tea Room, Saturday December 7 & Sunday December 8, from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.Parking & Entrance in the back.302 Principale Mansonville.For information 450- 292-3109 December 8 A \u201cService of Carols & Lessons\u201d All Saints Anglican Church, Dunham, Sunday December 8 at 2:30 p.m.Freewill offering or non -perishable foods.Proceeds to \u201cHelping Hands Food Bank\u201d \u201cTrinity Anglican Church, Cowansville\u201d Light refreshments will be served.Everyone Welcome! December 8 Please join us for our Carol Service on Sunday December 8 at 2 pm.Help us celebrate the 2nd week of Advent at St.James Anglican Church - Foster, 725 Lakeside in Foster.You are also invited to join us for seasonal refreshments in the hall afterwards.Everyone is welcome! December 8 All you can eat brunch will be hosted at the Sutton Legion.Eggs your way (omelettes are our specialty) Donation of $10.For adults, children 6 to 12 yrs $4, little ones are always free.9:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m., everyone welcome.2 Curly St Sutton Qc.Information: 450 538- 2210.December 9 Monday, December 9 at 1:30 p.m.Health Matters: Revisited \u201cTaking care of Your Teeth¨ free! Avante Women\u2019s Centre, 270 rue Victoria, Lac Brome Community Centre avantebarb@hotmail.com December 10 Tuesday, December 10 at 6 p.m., #ThisIsWorkToo, Mental Load Overload.¨The Last Straw¨ FREE.Casseroles and conversation.Potluck supper; kids welcome! Avante Women´s Centre, 15 rue du Pont, Bed- ford, 450-248-0530 avantegayl@bellnet.ca December 11 Wednesday, December 11 at 10 a.m.#ThisIsWork- Too, ¨Letting Go Off The Perfect Christmas¨ FREE.Would you ditch the ¨perfect¨ Christmas for the sake of your mental load.Avante Women´s Centre, 15 rue du Pont, Bedford, 450-248-0530 avantegayl@bellnet.ca December 11 Lift Your Spirit Lunch & Learn at Knowlton United Church at 12 noon.Menu: Hot apple cider, hamburgers (veggie option available), salads and lemon pie for dessert.Guest speakers: Catherine Chabot, General Manager of Excelsoins (formerly Knowlton House) and Jennifer Morgan, Director of Nursing at the facility will talk about what accommodations and services Excel- soins currently offers, and what the residence plans to offer to the community in the future.Cost: $7.Reservations not required.December 12 Thursday, December 12, Soup Café at noon.Simmer down and have a bowl of soup with us.FREE .12 noon \u2013 1 p.m.Avante Women´s Centre, 15 rue du Pont, Bed- ford, 450-248-0530 avantegayl@bellnet.ca December 12 Thursday, December 12 at 1:30 p.m.DIY ¨Something for Christmas¨ suggested donation $2.00 , Registration requested.Avante Women´s Centre, 15 rue du Pont, Bedford, 450-248-0530 avantegayl@bellnet.ca Church Bulletins ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH \u2013 DUNHAM Sunday services at 10 a.m.\u2013 all welcome! The Reverend Sinpoh Han.Information: 450-295-2045.ANGLICAN PARISH OF BROME Services are at 9 a.m.First Sunday of the month - Holy Trinity, Iron Hill, and third Sunday of the month - Church of the Ascension, West Brome.Christmas Eve Service will be at 4 P.M., Tuesday, December 24th - St.John the Evangelist, Brome.Rev Tim Smart, rector.Information: 450- 538-8108 BEDFORD PASTORAL CHARGE OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Come, gather, as we celebrate the light and love of the Christmas season.Our Advent services will take place: December 1&8 in Bedford, December 15 in Stan- bridge East, December 22 in Mystic[call church for address of this service].Worship begins at 9:30am and is followed by coffee and snacks.Christmas Eve Services: December 23 in Stanbridge East at 7:00pm and December 24 in Bedford at 7:00pm.No service on December 29.Please visit http://www.bedfordpastoral.org/ or call 450-248-3044 CALVARY UNITED CHURCH SUTTON A warm welcome awaits you at our Sunday worship service in Sutton at Grace Anglican Church at 9 a.m.followed by a coffee hour at 10 a.m.in the church hall.Information: 450-538-0530.COWANSVILLE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH Cowansville Community Baptist Church meets Sundays at 10 a.m., 137 rue John, Cowansville.Everyone is welcome.CREEK/WATERLOO PASTORAL CHARGE Sunday, December 8 \u2013 worship and music: Virginia Wallace worship leader at both services.Creek United, 278 Brill Rd., West Bolton, service and Sunday school at 9:00 a.m.; St.Paul\u2019s United, 4929 Foster, Waterloo, service at 10:30 a.m.Reverend Dave Lambie, minister.For information or to leave a message call: 450-539- 2129 EMMANUEL UNITED CHURCH Emmanuel United Church worship service is at 11:00 a.m., 205, rue Principale, Cowansville.Sunday School is held the first and third Sunday of each month.Drumming in worship.God of Peace.Come and join us as we light this second candle for Advent and feel in the heat of the flame the peace of our Lord, Jesus Christ.A White Gift offering will be accepted for our Foster Child, Katia Castillo, who lives in El Salvador.Minister: Rev.David Lefneski.Wheelchair accessible.Church office: 450-263-0204 web site: emmanuelcow- ansville.ca CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 2 ÉGLISE CATHOLIQUE ST.ÉDOUARD CATHOLIC CHURCH 366 Knowlton Road, Knowlton.You are invited to participate in a bilingual Mass Sundays at 10:30 a.m.GRACE ANGLICAN CHURCH 52 Principale sud, Sutton, welcomes everyone for Sunday services at 10:30 a.m.All welcome.Canon Tim Smart, rector.Information: 450-538-8108 or visit our website at www.gracechurchsutton.org.GRANBY UNITED CHURCH Where God Unites all Children.Be a part of the family.101 rue Principale, Granby.Please call 450-372-1417 for information and to confirm time of our services guc-eug@bellnet.ca.KNOWLTON-MOUNTAIN VALLEY PASTORAL CHARGE Serving the regions of Knowlton, Bolton Centre, Mansonville and Vale Perkins.Worship service at 11 a.m.at Knowlton United Church, 234 Knowlton Road (450-243-6078).A warm welcome is extended to all.Handicapped access available.Should you require the services of the minister, please contact the Rev.Steve Lawson at 450-242-1993.ST.PAUL\u2019S ANGLICAN CHURCH 24 St.Paul\u2019s Road, Knowlton.St.Paul\u2019s is a dynamic, diverse community pursuing and serving Jesus in the Eastern Townships, 8 a.m.and 10 a.m.Sunday services (traditional, contemporary and modern music and format).New: Tune into \u201cTim Talks\u201d on facebook \u2013 three times weekly.Everyone Welcome.Please check out our website: www.stpaulsknowlton.ca or St.Paul\u2019s Knowlton\u2019s Facebook page.We are now live streaming! Everyone welcome.Telephone: 450-242-2885 TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH 409 South Street, Cowansville.All Sunday services are at 10:30 a.m.First and third Sunday of month is communion service.Second, fourth and fifth Sunday of month is morning prayer service.Minister available Thursday from 10.am.to 2 p.m.Come and join us as we endeavor to learn and practice God\u2019s loving will.We\u2019d love to welcome you.Information: 450-955-3303 (leave message).BromeCountyNews T uesday , December 3, 2019 PAGE 3 Ralf Bushenbaum Burning Bush Friday at 8 p.m.Repeats Tuesdays at 8 p.m.Classics from the late 1950s to the early 70s, spanning blues, rock, pop, folk & country.www.cidi991.com Listen online!! Financial statements, Audit, Bookkeeping, Taxation, Corporations, Individuals, Estate planning and settlement, Farm and business transfers, re-organizations 127 Principale, Suite 105, Cowansville, QC, J2K1J3 duke-cpa.com T:(450) 263-4123 Fax: (450) 263-3489 CPA Inc.DUKE Société de comptables professionnels agréés Chartered professional accountants corporation Celebrating 50 Years The Founding Friends of Massey-Vanier published a 50th Anniversary Memorial Book.The books will be be available at our Knowlton office, 5B Victoria, as of Wednesday, December 4.Books are $10 A portion of the profit from book sales will be given to The Friends of Massey-Vanier and the Scholarship Awards Committees Church Bulletins CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 And what a success it has been so far.\u201cWe sold out our beer already,\u201d said Simon Vaillancourt, head chef of La Knowlton Co., \u201cwe sold out our cream ale and our wheat ale.We sold 5000 litres in the first week or so.We started canning other beers this week.\u201d \u201cWe sold out two barrels; it went way faster that we thought,\u201d added Nick, \u201cOur first 215 packs of cans sold out in five days.We are hoping to have more next Wednesday.\u201d As the makers of their own beer, they try to use local products when possible.In terms of their menu, they have a variety of tasty choices and as the restaurant\u2019s head chef, Simon emphasized that all dishes are homemade.\u201cEverything is homemade except for the hamburger buns,\u201d mentioned Simon, \u201ceven our pizza dough is homemade.\u201d An important part of building the business was keeping the Microbrewery family friendly.\u201cWe have a liquor permit to taste beer but not wine or hard liquor,\u201d explained Nick, \u201cWe could get a permit but we would have to have a bar which would restrict the business to children.I want it to be family focused.\u201d Choosing the right name for the business was also apart of the process.\u201cWe wanted to have a local name that is well known,\u201d explained Nick, \u201cand I think Knowlton\u2019s name is well known.We wanted to use familiarity.It\u2019s also a trend to name a town\u2019s first brewery after the name of that town.\u201d While Nick has future plans to expand the business, his focus is on the right now.\u201cI have plans for expansion, I might push it to maybe a distillery down the line but for now it\u2019s to make this the best possible.La Knowlton Co.has gone way beyond our expectations.We are almost counting by the litre per person in Knowlton.\u201d New hot spot TAYLOR MCCLURE PAGE 4 T uesday , December 3, 2019 BromeCountyNews 5-b VICTORIA ST., KNOWLTON, QUEBEC, J0E 1V0 TEL: (450) 242-1188 FAX: (450) 243-5155 Published weekly by 6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, QUEBEC, J1M 2E2 E-MAIL: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com website: www.sherbrookerecord.com SHARON MCCULLY PUBLISHER .(819) 569-6345 MATTHEW MCCULLY ASSOCIATE EDITOR .(819) 569-6345 NICOLE MARSH SECRETARY .(450) 242-1188 JESSE BRYANT ADVERTISING .(450) 242-1188 CIRCULATION Distributed to all Record subscribers every Tuesday as an insert, and to households and businesses in Abercorn, Bedford, Brigham, Brome, Bromont, Cowansville, East Farnham, Foster, Fulford, Knowlton (Brome Lake), Sutton, Bolton Centre, West Brome.The Record was founded on February 7, 1897, and acquired the Sherbrooke 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.Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA BromeCounty News Established May 1991 RECORD THE OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9 A.M.TO NOON bcnnews@qc.aibn.com BCN RATES & DEADLINES COMMUNITY CALENDAR Brome County News Community Calendar is reserved for non-profit organizations only.Deadline is noon on Fridays.Must be pre-paid.Up to 40 words: $8, 41-70 words: $12, 71-100 words: $15, all prices include taxes.Special rates: $2 off for 2 insertions, 1 BCN and 1 in the Friday Record \u201cWhat\u2019s On\u201d section.Please forward notices to 5-b Victoria St., Knowlton, QC J0E 1V0, email: bcnnews@qc.aibn.com, or fax: (450) 243-5155.Visa and Mastercard accepted.Letters This jewel of a conservation project focuses on protecting in perpetuity a good 475 acres of sensitive mountain top in West-Bolton and St-Eti- enne-de-Bolton as well as the watershed source for Town of Brome Lake and other areas.It also opens up access to the Scouts\u2019 Tower and to a network of hiking trails for everyone, for generations to come.ACA needs our help to raise the last $150,000 out of an original 1.2 million before the end of December.The success of this project has a much greater impact than for our own regional benefit.Yes, it is what we can do right here to fight climate change before the problem gets worse.THINK GLOBAL, ACT LOCAL.But there is more.I live in West Bolton and own approximately 200 acres of protected land adjacent to the Mount Foster conservation project.I have an interest in seeing it go forward because there is more to it than just preserving the mountain.It is a missing piece.This section of land connects my 200 acres South-West of Mount Foster to 1,000 plus acres to the North-East of it, allowing animals to prosper and plants to grow unimpeded in a much larger territory.We are connecting the dots along the Appalachian Mountain range and giving nature a chance to thrive in the future.This letter humbly thanks those who were opposed to the Mount Foster development project in the past, for environmental reasons.You did a good thing by stopping the project in its original form.Look what has happened as a result: a great opportunity to support a monumental and inspirational conservation effort.In addition to past nay saying, you now have the chance to say yes and contribute to something worthwhile.Helping ACA to accomplish its mission is what we can all do to help stabilize climate, preserve natural habitat and encourage biodiversity.Please make a contribution, whatever you can.Send your tax deductible donation to Corridor Appalachien, 37 rue des Pins Sud, Eastman, Qc., J0E 1P0.LISA MEROVITZ WEST BOLTON The Appalachian Corridor (ACA) Mount Foster Conservation Project The Brome Missisquoi Youth Foundation would like to say thank you to all the merchants and friends who donated to our annual bridge tournament.Your support means so much to the Houses of Hope.BMYF 2019 Prizes donated: Antiquites Belles Choses Auberge Le Relais Brome Birdcare Buzz catering and Restaurant Café Floral Camlen Antiques Chez Moi Chez Toi Restaurant Karin Dorey ACBL Bridge Club Kees Van Altena Pur Animal Rococo designer surplus Roger Rouleau Suzanne Gregory Sykes & McGee Antiquites Vitalité Sureau Farm Edwards Store Thank you Knowlton Lions Club Christmas Food Basket Volunteers are needed for assembly of the Christmas baskets, which will take place at Knowl- ton Academy on Friday December 13th at 7 p.m.(To extend a helping hand please contact the Crandall\u2019s at (450) 243-6608.) Any new toys for children up to the age of 10, to be included in the baskets, can be left at the Community Center or Knowlton Academy before December 9th.Please do not wrap toys.Baskets will be available for pick-up at Knowlton Academy between 9:30 a.m.and 11 a.m.Saturday December 14th. Active December for Emmanuel United in Cowansville BromeCountyNews T uesday , December 3, 2019 PAGE 5 By Louise Smith On Saturday, the Christmas Tea was a great success at Emmanuel United.In just three hours over 50 people came for the \u201cfancy sandwiches\u201d and tea and coffee.The baked table and arts and crafts and Attic Treasures were a draw for visitors too.It is a launch to the Advent leading up to Christmas.People did not just stay for the meal, but spent the afternoon visiting and meeting new people.This Sunday marks the first Sunday in Advent, the Sunday of Hope.A candle is lit each week as the Advent season progresses.Three are purple and the candle of Joy is pink.On Christmas Eve there will be a 4 p.m.service.Everyone who wants to share the true spirit of the season is welcome to come.Rev.David Lefneski loves Christmas and his energy is infectious.\u201cThe Church near Giant Tiger\u201d is enjoying a growth in its congregation size and much is due to this past year of the new minister.LOUISE SMITH (Left) \"Norma and Elva helped out at the Christmas Tea.\" Dynamic Author, Eric Walters, Commanded Respect and Awe at Heroes\u2019 Memorial By Louise Smith On Thursday, Nov.28, prolific Canadian author, Eric Walters, came to speak in three different sessions to the students at Heroes\u2019 Memorial.Eric has written over 100 novels.He was a teacher in Ontario for the Peel School Board and in 1993 he wrote his first novel, \u201cStand Your Ground\u201d as a means to motivate the reluctant readers in his class.He hasn\u2019t stopped since.He told his young audience that the first book that really captured his attention as a reader was The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler, a Quebec author.He wanted his books to appeal to readers too.Eric writes books for different age groups and his work appeals to adults too.Many of his books include features and storylines from experiences he has had.Eric is also involved in a community outreach program in Kenya for children in the Mbooni region, The Creation of Hope.Funds raised by schools are matched with a sponsor and the money goes directly to the centre in Kenya.Eric has worked the African theme into recent novels like \u201cBeverly Hills Massai\u201d and \u201cJust Deserts\u201d and \u201cAlexandria of Africa\u201d.All students had their ears and eyes focused on Eric Walters.He moved about and had a slideshow on the wall behind him.He is very tall and he talked about being \u201cold school\u201d.Only one person at a time could be talking.If a student was talking, he stopped and said that he would continue when that person stopped.He did not have to stop more than once for the message to get through.He said it was a life lesson to know how to show respect.He not only spoke about his books, but he had a message for the children, \u201cOne person can change someone\u2019s life.\u201d His book, \u201cToday is the Day,\u201d describes the annual birthday party given to all the orphaned children at the centre in Kenya.The children have no documentation and no birth date.They get party hats and cake at the annual party, but more importantly, they get a birth certificate, which is a tool that is so important to them being able to move forward in their lives.Eric passed on information while keeping the children fascinated.He told of how sensitive an elephant\u2019s nose is.Elephants have a sixth sense, a chemical palate.They can even detect cancer.The closest relative to an elephant is the manatee.Both animals have a special buoyancy control in their bodies.He also spoke about the future prospect of a mammoth walking the Earth again.Seventy per cent of its DNA has been decoded and the prediction is that by 2035 a mammoth will be born somewhere.He has written a book about such a possibility, \u201cElephant Secret\u201d.The sessions flew by.His books are available at Brome Lake Books in Knowl- ton or at any Canadian bookstore.A special date coming up is Feb.19, when people across Canada are encouraged to read any book that is written by a Canadian author.We have so many great Canadian authors to choose from, but if you have not read Eric Walters\u2019 work, he is a great choice for that day. PAGE 6 \u2022 BROME COUNT Y NEWS T uesday , December 3, 2019 MIDNIGHT MADNESS \u2022 BROME COUNT Y NEWS T uesday , December 3, 2019 \u2022 PAGE 7 By Taylor McClure Special to Brome County News For a third year, the Magical Lantern Garden will light up Coldbrook Park, located in the heart of Knowl- ton, on the night of Midnight Madness.Started by Isabelle Daval and Sylvain Bolbuc in 2017, the lantern project provides members of the community the chance to get into the Christmas spirit and get creative by making their very own Christmas lanterns.Hundreds of these Christmas lanterns are hung throughout the park the day before all the madness starts and they will light up the village starting at 5 p.m.on December 7.It\u2019s time to get into the Christmas spirit! The idea of having a Magical Lantern Garden emerged after Sylvain, who is the founder of French humour magazine Safarir, witnessed a lantern parade take place in Vermont.\u201cI had the idea to start a parade with all different lanterns,\u201d explained Sylvain, \u201cI saw it in Vermont, they had all kinds of lights and it was fantastic.Then I met Isabelle from Hors-Cadre and we decided that we were just going to do Christmas lanterns.The parade in Vermont was only one day and we wanted to something for a month; not just one night.\u201d They also wanted Knowlton to be the place to go during the holiday season.\u201cThe idea is to put so many lights in the park that it makes it the place to come in the province for that magical Christmas feeling,\u201d said Sylvain.To get the project off the ground, they gained the support of the town and then they started holding lantern workshops, free of charge, where members of the community were invited to decorate their very own Christmas lanterns.\u201cWe had about 70 students from Knowlton Academy and we had students from Saint-Édouard and both of the daycares PAGE 8 MIDNIGHT MADNESS \u2022 BROME COUNT Y NEWS T uesday , December 3, 2019 MIDNIGHT 61 Lakeside, Knowlton, QC 450-243-5222 \u2022 Reservations Accepted \u2022 Deep fried Oreos and Mars bars \u2022 Decadent Christmas Baskets \u2022 Christmas Meal \u2022 Live Music \u2022 Open until Midnight MADNESS! Marc Côté of Ô de Sève, local maker of naturally e?ervescent maple water drinks, has created 4 new ?avors for the holiday season.You can ?nd them during Midnight Madness at the Lac Brome Christmas Market and unl December 22 at Hors­Cadre, 329 Knowlton Road, Brome Lake.Ô de Sève is your local ginger beer! The Magical Lantern Garden lights up Coldbrook Park CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 9 100 ch.Lakeside Knowlton, Lac-Brome Quebec Canada, J0E 1V0 450-243-0792 SEE YOU AT MIDNIGHT MADNESS! www.facebook.com/cafefl oralknowlton \u2022 cafefl oral.knowlton@gmail.com MIDNIGHT MADNESS \u2022 BROME COUNT Y NEWS T uesday , December 3, 2019 \u2022 PAGE 9 4TH EDITION OF A CHRISTMAS MARKET HORS-CADRE A magical show and sale of Christmas items designed and made by immensely talented artisans from December 7 to 22, 2019 Midnight Madness, December 7, opened until Midnight! Opening hours: Wed.to Fri.11am - 5pm, Sat.& Sun.1-5pm 320 Knowlton Rd, Lac Brome, Québec.Tel 450-242-1908 CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 8 Academy and we had students from Saint-Édouard and both of the daycares in Knowlton who made Christmas Lanterns this year,\u201d mentioned Isabelle, owner of Hors-Cadre.\u201cWe have some artists too,\u201d added Sylvain, \u201ceveryone is mixed all together.There are a lot of artists here, which is surprising.It\u2019s amazing to see the quality artists we have in the area.\u201d Part of the process of making these Christmas lanterns is protecting them from the Canadian winter.Floor varnish used is to protect the outside of the lantern while a piece of Styrofoam is placed on top to stop the snow from falling inside.While the workshop for this year has already come and gone, it will be back next year for a fourth season with some new surprises.\u201cWe are always adding new things.Next year we want to do land art so we use nature to create temporary things for the winter,\u201d explained Sylvain, \u201cand we want to light up the Sentier Coldbrook path.Next year, we plan to have more than just Christmas lanterns; we want to have different lighting enchantment in the park.There\u2019s a lot of ideas and we will have some surprises for next year but we can\u2019t say what just yet.\u201d In its first year, there were 150 Christmas lanterns created for the Magical Lantern Garden and in its second year that amount doubled.Now, that number has almost been doubled again.When you\u2019re walking through Coldbrook Park on Midnight Madness this year, expect your jaw to drop with over 500 lanterns illuminating our village and all of its beauty.To see what the project is all about, you can visit the Magic Lantern Garden Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/JardindesLan ternes/.PICTURES BY TAYLOR MCCLURE Magical Lantern Garden DEADLINE: 10 A.M.MONDAY BromeCountyNews page 10 T uesday, December 3 , 2019 CALL SHERBROOKE: (819) 569-9525 BETWEEN 8:30 A.M.AND 4:30 P.M.E-MAIL: classad@sherbrookerecord.com OR KNOWLTON: (450) 242-1188 BETWEEN 9:00 A.M.AND NOON C L A S S I F I E D OR MAIL YOUR PREPAID CLASSIFIED ADS TO 5-B VICTORIA ST., KNOWLTON, QUEBEC J0E 1V0 THE RECORD, 6 MALLORY, SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC J1M 2E2 For Rent 035 Job Opportunities 100 QCNA Blanket Classified Ads FOR SALE QCNA offers a one-order, one- bill service to advertisers.Call us for details on reaching English Quebec, and through classified ads French Quebec and every other Canadian province & territory.819-893- 6330.KNOWLTON \u2013 Sunny, renovated 4½ room apartment available i m m e d i a t e l y .Suitable for quiet, n o n - s m o k i n g working couple.R e f e r e n c e s required.Parking i n c l u d e d .Reasonable rent.Call 1-416-533- 1440.T & B ENTERPRISES INC., is looking for a class 1 tractor trailer driver for work based in Sherbrooke.Local dry van deliveries from a manufacturer to customers in Granby and Drummondvi l le .Please call Tony 450-531-8452 or Greg 450-531- 5450.Take notice that at its December 2, 2019 regular sitting, the municipal Council of the Town of Brome Lake set the schedule of its regular sittings for the year 2020 at the following dates: January 13 Centre Lac-Brome, 270 Victoria Street February 3 Centre Lac-Brome, 270 Victoria Street March 2 Centre Lac-Brome, 270 Victoria Street April 6 Centre Lac-Brome, 270 Victoria Street May 4 Centre Lac-Brome, 270 Victoria Street June 1 Centre Lac-Brome, 270 Victoria Street July 6 Centre Lac-Brome, 270 Victoria Street August 10 Centre Lac-Brome, 270 Victoria Street September 8 Centre Lac-Brome, 270 Victoria Street October 5 Centre Lac-Brome, 270 Victoria Street November 2 Centre Lac-Brome, 270 Victoria Street December 7 Centre Lac-Brome, 270 Victoria Street The beginning of each sitting being at 7 p.m.Given at Brome Lake This December 3, 2019 Owen Falquero, B.A., LL.B., J.D.Attorney, Town Clerk PUBLIC NOTICE 2020 SCHEDULE OF REGULAR SITTINGS OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL A special sitting of Council will be held on Monday, December 16, 2019, at 7 p.m., at the Centre Lac-Brome, 270, Victoria Street, Brome Lake.The agenda will be posted at Town Hall and published on the town\u2019s website at www.ville.lac-brome.qc.ca.In accordance with section 325 of the Cities and Towns Act, the deliberations at that sitting and the question period must deal exclusively with the following subjects: \u2022 Adoption of the budgetary previsions for the 2020 fiscal year; \u2022 Adoption of the triennial evaluation roll 2020-2021-2022 Given at Brome Lake November 29, 2019 Owen Falquero, B.A., LL.B., J.D.Attorney Town Clerk PUBLIC NOTICE SPECIAL SITTING OF COUNCIL Find the right person for the job in advertising in our Career Section Many Record readers want a career change and are looking for a new job.Shouldn\u2019t your ad be in The Record\u2019s Career Section?For reservations or further information, please call RECORD THE 819-569-9525 BromeCountyNews T uesday , December 3, 2019 PAGE 11 BromeCounty News Jesse Bryant Sales Manager Let our readers know about your products & services Tel.: 450-242-1188 Fax: 450-243-5155 email: jbryant@sherbrookerecord.com On April 20,2019  Owen Germain Choiniere was born at North Country Hospital Newport Vermont, U.S.A to the parents of Joshua & Birttany McCarthy Choiniere.Thus making for four and five generations.Four and Five Generations Four Generations pictured from left to right are: Above: Mother Birttany McCarthy Choiniere of Orleans, VT; Great-grandfather Eugene Cote of Bolton Center, P.Q., holding great-grandson own Choiniere of Orleans, VT; and grandmother Kimberly Cote McCarthy of North Troy, VT.Five Generations pictured from left to right are: Above: Grandmother Kimberly Cote McCarthy of North Troy VT, Mother Brittany McCarthy Choiniere of Orleans, VT, Great-great-grandmother Gladys Askew Willey of Knowlton, PQ; holding her great- great-grandson Owen Choinere of Orleans, VT.and great-grandmother Lorraine Willey Cote of Bolton Center PQ.Leon Thomas \u201cTom\u201d Selby 1952-2019 Following a long battle withl, on November 18th.Son of the late Rowland Selby and Myrtle Stowe, beloved spouse of Debbie Hornig, he will be missed by his brother Celand Selby (Suzanne), sister Corinne Simonds (Bill), sisters-in-law Dodi and Dianne, as well as many nieces and nephews.He is predeceased by sister Margaret \u2018Bunny\u2019 Moore.Tom was born in Sweetsburg, Quebec, and attended Cowansville High School.He was always athletic, participating in track, basketball, and ski racing.He also loved music, and playing his guitar.The family lived in Dunham, surrounded by Selby family history and enjoyed summers on Selby Lake where Tom water skied with friends, and began a lifelong love of sailing.In later years skiing, squash, and golf with his buddies, and chats with the \u201cboys\u201d breakfast group were favourite activities.After graduating from Concordia University, Tom moved into banking & trade finance at CBRS (Mtl), Export Development Corporation (Ottawa), The Royal Bank of Canada (Toronto) before returning to the family firm Small Brothers Evaporators in Dunham.On selling the company, he worked at Landes Canada (Granby) before starting his own renovation business.He and Debbie renovated an old farm house in Brome, Quebec, which was a great joy of his, and both became active in the local community.Tom was very community minded: he was one of the original volunteers for the Adaptive Sports Foundation at Owl\u2019s Head, active for 23 years.He was treasurer of the Masonic lodge no.35 for over twenty years.He was very dedicated to Brome Village, where he was mayor for 18 years, until his death.The family would like to thank the incredible teams that helped throughout his long illness: the hematology/oncology team at CHUS Fleurimont, the BMP day medicine and CLSC.If you wish, donations would be appreciated for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society www.llscanada.org and/or The Adaptive Sports Foundation www.sportsadaptes.ca A Celebration of Tom\u2019s life will be held in the spring, and will be announced then.Funeral arrangements entrusted to: DÉSOURDY FUNERAL HOMES PHONE: 450-263-1212 101 Jean-Besré, Cowansville QC FAX: 450-263-9557 info@desourdy.ca www.desourdy.ca Death Death Happy 68th Anniversary to Barbara and Junior Harvey of Cowansville, QC 68th Wedding Anniversary Love and best wishes always,  Lloyd, Mark, Janice and Trudy and families Follow The Sherbrooke Record on Facebook and Twitter! sherbrookerecord @recordnewspaper PAGE 12 \u2022 BROME COUNT Y NEWS T uesday , December 3, 2019 310, chemin Knowlton, Lac-Brome (Qc) J0E 1V0 T 450 243-5700 \u2022 F 450 243-0415 \u2022 598870@uniprix.com Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m.to 8:00 p.m.Saturday: 9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.Sunday: 9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.Jean-Marc Bélanger Pharmacien-propriétaire 310, chemin Knowlton, Lac-Brome (Qc) J0E 1V0 T 450 243-5700 \u2022 F 450 243-0415 \u2022 598870@uniprix.com on., Tues.& Wed.: 9:00 a.m.to 6:30 p.m.Thurs.& Fri.9:00 a.m.to 8:00 p.m.Sat.: 9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.Sun.: 9:00 a.to 4:00 p.m.Time to think ahead and book an appointment early! 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