The record, 13 avril 2016, mercredi 13 avril 2016

[" Coffee House Poetry Page 3 - mTHE\" RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Kobe Bryant says farewell Sports - Page 11 75 CENTS + TAXES PM#0040007682 Wednesday, April 13, 2016 \u201cExplore Lennox\u201d building support for Lennoxville merchants By Gordon Lambie The Lennoxville business community is taking its first steps towards the foundation of a new merchants\u2019 association with the help of the Explore Lennox project.Explore Lennox first popped up for most people on social media in late November when the project started a Facebook page on which local businesses could advertise and offer special promotions, but the group recently held a cocktail event for local businesses that saw a turnout of 75 interested individuals.\u201cPeople were very happy about the project and very motivated,\u201d said Explore Lennox Project Manager Sophie Labbé about the event held at the Old Lennoxville Golf Course on April 5.\u201cRight now there is a provisional committee of merchants that is working on putting together a Lennoxville merchants\u2019 association.The first general assembly is set to take place at 6pm on the 25th of May in the Amédée Beaudoin Community Centre.\u201d Labbé explained that she is an employee of Commerce Sherbrooke, the non-profit business development agency financed by, but independent from the city that works to analyse, support, and foster healthy growth of businesses in Sherbrooke.Though the agency is actively engaged in offering expertise and project development support, she emphasized that the initiative behind Explore Lennox came from the businesses in the borough itself.Cont\u2019d on page 7 A week to celebrate volunteers Eastern Township\u2019s Collection \tIk\\ u \\\tm \\ MATTHEW MCCULLY Brenda Mitchell, Louise Doherty and Marilyn Reed, three volunteers caught in the act at the Lennoxville Library.They do everything from shelving and recovering books, to organizing the new DVD inventory and watering the plants.\"We love the interaction with the other volunteers,\" said Reed, who began volunteering at the library when she retired in 2000.Mitchell was only on her second day as a volunteer, but was already enjoying the experience.\"My kids used to use the library,\" she said, \"this is a way to give back.\" By Matthew McCully Volunteers are the cement that binds a community and the engine that keeps it running.Between April 10-16, the National Volunteer Week (NVW) campaign, now in its 13th year, takes the opportunity to thank citizens across the country who donate their time to countless organizes and causes.According to the NVW website, Canada has 12.7 volunteers.To put that number into perspective, that is more than the populations of Montreal and Toronto put together.On a local scale, the general consensus among community organizations is that without volunteers, many of them would simply not exist.\u201cIn the non-profit world, volunteers are, without a doubt, the richest resource we have,\u201d said Kathryne Owen, who works at the Lennoxville and Dis- trict Women\u2019s Centre.Owen pointed out that this year in particular, there were two shining stars that were indispensable to LDWC, allowing staff to focus on administrative tasks and deal one-on-one with clients in need.\u201cWe are incredibly grateful to these people.They help us do our jobs,\u201d Owen said, recognizing that volunteering is not always glamorous work.Cont\u2019d on page 4 \u2014x H E ^\u2014 RECORD get a 7 DAY TBIAL ONUNE SCRIPTION- Take The Record anywhere with you with an online subscription! iPads, tablets, iPhones, Android phones, laptops! For a free 7 day trial, go to www.sherbrookerecord.com, click on e-dition, then Free Trial and fill in the information.For information or assistance call 819-569-9528 billing@sherbrookerecord.com THE RECORD [townlhipi Abenakis hoping for a double RECORD Study panel recommends keeping school board elections press Printed and distributed by PressReader Pr e s sR e a d er -Jjo\t0 4^27 8 4604 COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 2 Wednesday, April 13, 2016 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record The Record e-edition There for you 24-hours-a-day 7-days-a-week.Wherever you are.Access the full edition of the Sherbrooke Record as well as special editions and 30 days of archives.Renew or order a new 12-month print subscription and get a 12-month online subscription for an additional $5 or purchase the online edition only for $82.21.Record subscription rates (includes Quebec taxes) 1 year print: $155.91 6 month print: $81.85 3 month print: $41.57 12 month web only: $82.21 1 month web only: $7.46 Web subscribers have access to the daily Record as well as archives and special editions.Subscribing is as easy as 1,2,3: 1.Visit the Record website: www.sherbrookerecord.com 2.Click e-edition.3.Complete the form and wait for an email activating your online subscription.Weather TODAY: CLOUDY HIGH OF 5 LOW OF -10 J -j y THURSDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 9 LOW OF -9 J j ^ FRIDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 10 LOW OF -5 J J ^ SATURDAY: / / j \\ SUNNY HIGH OF 12 LOW OF -1 SUNDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 20 LOW OF 2 X / Keeping in touch 5-7 Connect, Tax Clinic ToWHfhipperJ Employment Networking with 5@7 Connect Are you looking for work or considering changing career paths?Then join us Thursday, April 21 for the third annual 5@7 Connect! This event will once again be held at Le Cartier Restaurant, 255 Jacques Cartier Street South in Sherbrooke (across from the Jacques-Cartier park).This year the event, organized by CEDEC, Global Excel Management and Town-shippers\u2019 Association\u2019s Make Way for YOUth project, will have representatives from two major employers.Meet and get the chance to speak one on one with representatives from Global Excel Management and Freedom 55 Financial.Take advantage of a rare opportunity to network with both employers seeking multi-lingual candidates as well as to network with other job seekers.This event is free, however we ask attendees to confirming their presence on Eventbrite\tat\twww.5- 7connect.eventbrite.com.Following the 5@7 Connect event on April 21, visit the Salon Priorité Emploi on April 22 and 23 at the Centre de Foire in Sherbrooke and check out the first Multilingual Zone (Zone multilingue).This one-stop booth will offer bilingual and multilingual job seekers on-site second-language assessment (English and French) along with information about employers at the event with job postings that require second-language skills.Townshippers\u2019 and CEDEC will be at the Zone to welcome visitors while education students from Bishop\u2019s University will conduct the on-site assessments from 10 am to 3 pm.Assessment are valid during the Salon Priorité Emploi Estrie and do not represent an official certification.For more information on the 5@7 Connect event or the Multilingual Zone, contact Jenny Ménard, Make Way for YOUth Migration Agent, at 819-566-5717 or mwfy@townshippers.org.Volunteer Week Remember, it\u2019s Volunteer Week! Have you said \u201cthank you\u201d to a volunteer today?To all the amazing volunteers out there who help Townshippers' out - from income tax filing, T-Day, and more - and all those who give their time in so many areas of our community, your efforts help make the world a better place for us all.Thank YOU! Free Tax Clinic is Open Don\u2019t forget you still have a few more weeks to file your taxes before the April 30 deadline.This year many of you will have received a new RL 31 Slip from your landlord.It is important to include this slip with your income tax papers as it will be used in the calculation of your provincial Solidarity tax.If you own your own home you can bring in either your property or school taxes.If you did not receive an RL 31 slip ask your landlord.People living in low income housing and rooms will not receive this paper.If you are an eligible low income individual or family, you may be able to take advantage of Townshippers\u2019 free tax preparation clinic.Available by appointment only, our volunteers can prepare income tax and benefit returns for individuals at the following levels: $25,000 for an individual living alone, $30,000 for an individual with children (with $2,000 for each additional dependant) and $30,000 for a couple (with $2,000 for each additional dependant).To make an appointment, contact Evelina Smith, Community Information Coordinator, at 819-566-2182, toll free: 1-877-566-2182 or email info@township-pers.org.For more information on Townshippers\u2019 Association and our activities, keep reading this weekly Keeping in Touch column in The Record and visit us on Twitter @Townshippers, Facebook and our website www.Townshippers.org.Connect with Townshippers\u2019 offices in Sherbrooke at 100 - 257 Queen St.819-566-5717, toll free: 1-866-566-5717 or Lac-Brome at 3-584 Knowlton Rd, 450-242-4421, toll free: 1-877-242-4421.TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 ASSOCIATION Job seekers will once again have the chance to meet and mingle with employers at the free 5@7 Connect on April 21 in Sherbrooke.Charron _ Larnoureux COMPLEXE FUNÉRAIRE Funeral complex serving ALL of Memphremagog it will be my pleasure to serve you in ENGLISH! 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