The record, 3 janvier 2017, Supplément 1

[" Brome County \u201c4 NEWSÉ TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2017 el.je remis TBL budget down in 2017 By Ann Davidson ile some municipalities have presented their 2017 budgets, they still wait to be ratified.However, after presenting extensive details on revenues and expenses at a special meeting days before the Christmas break, TBL council adopted a budget of $13,157,180, an amount $158,920 less than 2016, while maintaining property taxes as status quo.The highlights of revenues detail $9,881,920 from general property taxes and the balance from water taxes, waste management, garbage, recycling, emergency 911, licences and permits, transfer of duties, etc.The greatest expenses anticipated in 2017 are assigned to road works ($3,249,780), public security ($2,603,550), public health ($1,735,900), general administration ($1,681,710), and falling By Ann Davidson ll-known and dynamic com- VV merci artist Susan Pepler, who made the leap from urban living to village life a year ago, has taken another step forward by joining the A la Carte team on Lakeside Road in Knowl- ton.A year ago the storybook illustrator and artist settled into TBL to be closer to her parents and sister after a lifelong ca- mT R - KIA: } +.COWANSVILLE UV New and used vehicles y | 403 rue de la Riviere Tim Dubois 450 263-6000 Cell: 450 578-1148 1 Representative www.kiacowansville.com tdubois@kiacowansville.com Taxes remain the same for all properties closely behind are expenses to be incurred by recreation ($1,360,940).The largest increase from the 2016 budget is dedicated to the area of urban planning and development.With last year\u2019s budget at $874,820.00 planners will be working with an 18.2 per cent increase.The largest decrease in any one expense is reflected by 20 per cent of last year\u2019s debt services.It is targeted at $976,840 for 2017 rather than $1,220,380.Although taxes will remain the same as last year, property evaluations will see an overall increase of .97 per cent in 2017 with the agricultural sector showing an increase of $1,618,400 and representing 3.97 per cent more than in 2016.Residential property evaluations will only rise by 1 per cent whereas vacant serviced lots will be lowered by 8.9 per cent and industrial areas by 3.64 per cent.CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 reer in Montreal.She said all it took was a walk around a specific area in Knowl- ton where she fell in love with the charm of the Loyalist architecture and ANN DAVIDSON Judith Duncanson and members of the A la Carte cooperative in Knowlton have recently welcomed accomplished and dynamic artist Susan Pepler to the group.ATION - 3 DEALERSHIPS Ko ANN DAVIDSON A plan for $1.2 million overhaul of the TBL town hall reflects almost 10 percent of the municipality\u2019s capitol expenditure budget for 2017-2018-2019.Artist Susan Pepler joins A la Carte quaintness of the village setting for her to realize that leaving her Victorian brownstone home and city life was the right decision to make.Not that she has been a stranger to Knowlton.For the past ten years she has been coming to visit family.As well, she has had several exhibitions through the years with installations at the BCHS museum, Le Relais, and The Star Café.With a keen eye for quality work, A la Carte\u2019s Judith Duncanson had recently reached out to Pepler with an invitation to join her cooperative that is located underneath Le Relais in the heart of Knowl- ton.\u201cShe is very talented,\u201d Duncanson said.\u201cShe is well respected in the art community.We would never have someone who is a totally unknown.I reached out to her to see if she would be interested and we are all delighted that she said yes.\u201d Pepler is delighted with the cooperative setup because she doesn\u2019t have to be at the store all the time, allowing her the studio time to continue creating.\u201cSince I left the corporate world to pursue my own art, it has been a learning curve.I did not have a marketing mind and had to learn it.I have a website and Facebook page and I do exhibitions as well, and my paintings are all over the world, but now I have a permanent physical presence by being in this store.I would not be able to retail on my own because I need time to focus on my art in my studio.\u201d With a bachelor of fine arts from Con- cordia University as well a degree in illustration and design from Dawson, Pepler has exhibited extensively both in Canada and the United States.She CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 GROUPEGUYSTLOUIS?COM RUE DE SALABERRY, COWANSVILLE 750-263-5665 @ Printed and distributed by PressRea press reader PressReader.com +1 604 278 46C COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW PAGE 2 TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2017 Brome County NEws LETTERS DEAR EDITOR: llow me to thank my readers for Ave comments over the past year.nd may they have a 2017 much improved over the 2016 version.With one crisis after another in all parts of the world, the election of a president south of border who does not inspire confidence going forward, it is very hard to feel optimistic for our near future.But pessimism will not reward us.We have elected leaders who we hope will right the ship.We must also maintain our Right will triumph over evil faith in God, for it was He who provided the means to meet challenges head on and to overcome adversity.Wars have been fought over the ages and right has triumphed over evil in all instances to date.There is no reason to believe that this shall cease to happen.As the year ends, I give food for thought through some poems I published in my books, \u201cA World Diverse.\u201d DAVID EDMOND Granby Lac Brome\u2019s spirit can and must be revived DEAR EDITOR: the December 13 issue of BCN, takes the Lac Brome town council to task for its many failings.Three years ago an individual, barely known in Lac Brome, presented himself as mayoralty candidate with the slogan of working \u201cTogether,\u201d whatever that may have meant to him or voters.He was nonetheless voted in, accompanied by six councillors about whom voters and the incoming mayor knew little if anything.Mr.Ingold asks the question \u201cWhat has this council accomplished over the last three years?\u201d but did council actually have a mandate to do anything?Though the question is pertinent, other and better questions must be asked.Why do voters elect such unknown quantities?Does the fault not lie with electors who believe their civic duty is fulfilled by the simplistic act of voting for anybody with their hand up?Does the population have any idea or plan as to the direction the community should take?Where has the population been or done for the community since the last election?Lac Brome has gone downhill because of the lack of direct involvement, participation and input by its people.Residents have left the guidance, the thinking, the planning, the direction of this town to seven unqualified individuals.Individuals who presented themselves to fill a void, to pass the time and act out their fantasies as administrators.By their inactivity, taxpayers have left an unmotivated council to its own devices and, so doing, have done the community I Ingold, in his detailed letter in a grave disservice.As a result, Lac Brome\u2019s once great ambiance and attractiveness is now dull, shoddy and wasted.Lac Brome has lost its spirit of community, its get-up-and- go.and its pride.What is the solution?The answer lies in the population again taking the future of this town in hand, quite independent from any municipal council.In the \u201cgood old days\u201d of 1988 Lac Brome became an acclaimed tourist attraction due to the leadership of a visionary merchant, to the assembling of business people with a willingness to talk, work, act, and invest on a thought-out plan.An unequalled \u201cKnowlton\u201d community spirit was created by \u201cthe people,\u201d by the Merchants\u2019 Association, by the once-alive Chamber of Commerce, by committed residents.The idea of community involvement must again be launched by Lac Brome\u2019s real people, its residents.Group meetings must be held.An imaginative and ideally charismatic leader must come forward.Progressive ideas must be discussed and firmed up.Plans must turn into action.It was once done and must necessarily be redone.Lac Brome\u2019s future must again be thought out, its economy studied and worked on, its ugliness corrected, its qualities promoted, its pride revived.Now is the time.MARC CLERK Author of \u201cWhither Brome Lake\u201d (available on the Internet) Co-chair of Ilmaginaction Lac Brome Policy Plan (available on the Internet) Former president of the Lac Brome Chamber of Commerce Former member of the Knowlton Merchant\u2019s Association SHARON McCurry PUBLISHER STEPHEN BLAKE EDITOR CAROLYN MARSH SECRETARY Brome County NEWS 5-D VICTORIA ST., KNOWTTON, QUEBEC, JOE 1V0 TEL: (450) 242-1188 Fax: (450) 243-5155 bcnnews@qc.aibn.com Published weekly by RECORD 6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, QUEBEC, J1M 2E2 E-MAIL: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com website: www.sherbrookerecord.com Established May 1991 Len (819) 569-6345 Len (819) 569-6345 ee, (450) 242-1188 ee, (450) 242-1188 JESSE BRYANT ADVERTISING .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 NZ ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA > # LY CONTROLLED OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9 A.M.TO NOON If By David Edmond \u201cIf\u201d, such a short word, but one loaded with great significance.In all our lives, a potential game changer.For \u201cif\u201d is not a state of being, but more a state of \u201cwant to be\u201d.A wish for something different from that which exists.The realities at birth, do not provide for all, an equal opportunity to grow and prosper.It matters not the circumstance, it only matters how we evolve.Those of prosperous means, are not necessarily favoured over those impoverished.What determines our future is how we handle today.We must accept who and where we are and work to betterment.\u201cIf\u201d exists, only to define the needs required to be in place, to push us onward.Once identified, the work begins \u201cIf\u201d is a land of make believe.It\u2019s not reality.However, desire and determination can transform that land of make believe, into a reality.And \u201cwhen\u201d not \u201cif\u201d we act, the situation \u201cas is\u201d will soon transform the now, to that which we desire.Jimmy Manson returns to the Old Court House! Brome County Historical Society fter a very busy month of Decem- Av which included hosting a suc- essful Christmas bake sale, putting on an evening of family fun for Midnight Madness, entertaining six classes of excited young school boys and girls from Mansonville Elementary and Knowlton Academy, and opening up the Children\u2019s Museum for two days during the holidays, the BCHS is trading in the Santa hat for a thinking cap and getting serious about history in January and February! As in the past 16 years, the BCHS will begin the New Year by hosting a six-part lecture series on various social and political topics of significance in the history of the Eastern Townships.Originally called the Eastern Townships Lecture Series, the program was renamed in 2014 in honour of Marion Phelps, the long- serving volunteer curator and archivist of the BCHS who created the annual program and sponsored it until her death in 2013 at the age of 104.\u201cMiss Phelps created the lecture series for three reasons,\u201d explains Managing Director of the BCHS, Arlene Royea-Ay- otte, who worked alongside Phelps for many years and was a close personal friend.\u201cFirstly, she wanted to promote local history within the membership 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's On\u201d section.Please forward notices to 5-b Victoria St., Knowlton, QC JOE 1VO0, email: bcnnews@qc.aibn.com, or fax: (450) 243-5155.Visa and Mastercard accepted.and community.Secondly, she wanted the trustees and directors, the people who represented the BCHS, to improve their knowledge and understanding of Eastern Townships history.Finally, she wanted to support Jimmy and the important work he was doing.\u201d \u201cJimmy\u201d is Jim Manson, a professor of history at Champlain College of Vermont\u2019s international campus in Montreal and at the main campus in Burlington.He teaches courses in Canadian History, the History of Canadian- American Relations, Human Rights and Globalization, Technology and Globalization, and the History of Science.Manson began his academic career in Jamaica in 1980 after earning a BA in History from Concordia University and a Diploma in Education from McGill University.Upon returning to Canada, he completed an MA in History at Concor- dia in 1983 and spent the rest of the decade teaching history in public high schools in Quebec, including Massey- Vanier.During this period he also freelanced as a sportswriter for the Canadian Press, covering the Montreal Expos and Montreal Canadiens.In the early 1990s, after completing his comprehensive exams towards a doctorate in Canadian History at Concordia, Manson began teaching Canadian and American History at Concordia.He later taught at McGill and Bishop\u2019s universities as well.While at Concordia, Manson became involved with an organization called Routes to Learning, whose regional office was located on campus.Since that time, in addition to his duties as an educational consultant to RTL, he has led scores of excursions across Quebec and Canada and delivered many lectures on the history of Quebec and Canada to RTL CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 rinted and distributed by PressRea P der press [feleld PressReader.com + +1 604 278 4604 COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW TBL budget down in 201 CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 Looking at the capitol expenditure program for the next three years (2017- 2018-2019) the TBL administration plans to concentrate on several big projects including the renovation of the town hall in 2017 ($1.2 million), work on Black- wood Dam that will cost about $1.65 million, the building of a new fire station budgeted at $3.05 million.Over the course of the three years it is anticipated that public works will need $4.661 mil- Pepler joins A la Carte CONT'D FROM PAGE 1 describes herself as \u201ca binge painter of large scale\u201d roses, peonies, and other whimsical blooms.She wallows in colour, paint texture, and compositions.Clearly influenced by masters such as Monet and Van Gogh she has developed her own authentically whimsical style with her relaxed brush strokes and endearing kaleidoscope colour blends.Her flamboyant blooms, seductive vintage mid-century cars glistening in the sunlight amidst her tropical palm trees, and dreamy landscapes are but a few of her subjects.\u201cI\u2019ve always loved colouring,\u201d she explained.Everything inspires her.\u201cThere 1s always something being painted in my mind.\u201d What makes her work so unique is that it fits into any style of interior de- CONT'D FROM PAGE 2 Brome County NEWS TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2017 PAGE 3 lion with $2.8 million set aside for road work in 2018 and 2019.A total of $6,040,000 is being allocated for work on sewer systems, $3,000,000 targeted for Victoria St.in Knowlton as well as $2,100,00 for the trailer park in West Brome.In 2019 more work will be done on sewers in Knowl- ton.An amount of $3 million is committed to Victoria St.The town will be installing an electric recharging terminal in 2017 with a cost of an approximate $20,000 and it will also invest $100,000 toward signage.In keeping with the plan to link the walking paths around TBL, the town plans to invest $25,000 as well as $800,000 to build a bridge at Trestle Cove.The town will be applying approximately $30,000 toward renovating the tourism office in Foster and building a new shelter at the Lions Park that will sign or setting.When asked about her line of cars, Pe- pler said that most of them are done in Cuba because it is a candy store of 50s cars.The colour and shininess of them is just fun!\u201d \u201cYou can ask me to paint almost anything.a bride\u2019s bouquet for a wedding gift, your summer cottage by the lake, a dreamy vacation spot, your gorgeous garden, a treasured porcelain tea cup, or a back and the area is becoming more and more an antiques destination.There are people doing some great stuff.For example, Sykes and McGee in West Brome are amazing and they even offer workshops.\u201d For more info on Pepler see her website: http://www.studiosusanpepler.com/.E-mail: info@susanpepler.com, Telephone: 1-450-242-1111.Visit A la Carte in Knowlton at: 1 rue cost around $20,000.See next week\u2019s Brome County News for a deeper explanation of the budget and the capital expenses.TAKE Ürr POUNDS SENSIBLY Mappy New Gear from TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) We're still here 65+yrs and welcome new members with open arms.www.tops.org Click on find a chapter or call me, Joan McElroy, at 450-539-0385.I'd be happy to help you start a chapter if there are none in your area., Real People.Real Weight Loss.\u2019 Helping Millions to Take Off Pounds 5ensibly Since 1948.ticipants.really cool vintage sports car.\u201d Lakeside, Knowl- Duncanson says that currently there ton.are seven vendors at A la Carte and that Telephone: 450- Financial statements, py there is space for two more artists or ar- 242-6874.Audit, Bookkeeping, P tisans or antique dealers to be there.She Taxation, Corporations, Inc.added that at one point years ago there Individuals, Estate planning were 18 antique shops here in TBL.and settlement, \u201cThey vanished but they are coming Farm and business Co , transfers, re-organizations duke-cpa.com Jimmy Manson returns to the Old Court House! 127 Principale, Suite 105, T:(450) 263-4123 Cowansville, QC, J2K1J3 Fax: (450) 263-3489 4 customers, including American Elderhostel par- The 2017 Marion Phelps Memorial Lectures \u201c \u201c with Jimmy Manson take place at the Old Court In 2001, Manson wrote his first book dealing House, located at 15 St.Paul\u2019s Road in Knowlton, CENTRE DENTAIRE with the history of his home and native Eastern from 1 p.m.to 3:30 p.m.on the following dates: Jan- Caillé & Tremblay Townships.Called \u201cThe Loyal Americans of New England and New York: Founders of the Townships of Lower Canada,\u201d it was followed by \u201cFrom Isolation to Integration: The Changing Face of the Eastern Townships, 1830 -1867,\u201d which was published in 2004, and \u201cA Smaller World: The Eastern Townships and the Imperial Age, 1867-1918,\u201d which was published in 2005.All three books, which are available for purchase in the BCHS gift shop, were based primarily on the research Manson conducted while preparing for his earliest BCHS lecture series programs.uary 7, 14, 21; Part One: \u201cRace, Refugees, and Religion; The Making of the Eastern Townships, 1782-1865,\u201d and February 11, 18, 25; Part Two: \u201cA Social and Economic Profile of the Eastern Townships, Its People and Its Institutions, 1850-1917.\u201d Admission is by donation, and light refreshments will be served.For individual lecture titles please consult the BCN Community Bulletin, the TBL Calendar of Events, or bromemuseum.com, or call the BCHS at 450-243-6782.You want to he seen, with The Record, it's possible I 819-969-9929 salons funéraires funeral homes XS rediceriveg fresence 450 263-1212 www.desourdy.ca Dre Julie Tremblay, DM.D Dentiste Dre Danielle Caillé, DM.D Dentiste New Patients are Welcome 485, ch Knowlton Knowlton Qc JOE 1V0 T.450-243-5591 753, rue Principale Cowansville Qc J2K 18 T.450-266-2429 E 450-266-1830 Ange-Gardien « Cowansville 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LAC BROME BEACH CLOSED «_ fortheseason y a _ od Top left, residents and visitors flocked to the bridge over Coldbrook at Blackwood Dam in Knowlton despite the heavy weather warnings on December 29.Top right, Young children were mesmerized by the magic firework show exploding over Blackwood Dam in Knowlton last week.Left, While Douglass Beach in Knowlton may be closed for swimmers the Laflammes have been contracted to maintain the skating oval.A heated cabin has been set up on the beach for skaters.PHOTOS BY ANN DAVIDSON Pet Of The Week \u2014 Amber coloured fur, and am a medium-sized canine (although I am slightly overweight!).My owner got sick and could no longer take care of me, so I got brought to this safe place where I can wait for my new home! Would you like to come and visit me?Get to know more about me! I live here at the SPCA Montérégie, 178, ch.du Vide, Ste-Angele-de-Monnoir (exit 37 on autoroute 10).There are lots and lots and lots of nice dogs and cats of all sizes, shapes, colours and ages living here with me \u2014 all with the dream of finding another nice home! Adoption hours are 2-4 p.m.on Thursdays and Saturdays.Hope to see you! A favour/a New Years\u2019 resolution: Please, please convince your friends, family, and acquaintances to sterilize their dogs and cats! Those that resist?Well we \u2018extra\u2019 pets exist \u2014 we are proof \u2014 that their reasons, excuses, logic just don\u2019t work in our favour in this society.Humans have one baby, maybe twins, maybe even triplets.and that creates a lot of work and responsibility! We dogs and cats have 2-4-6-8-10-12 babies.Where oh where could we find good, responsible homes for all these, and possibly more than once a year! You have the power to help us, to influence people, to educate people! This is what all the dogs and cats in shelters (and loose out on the streets in many countries) around the world are asking of you \u2014 please help speak up for us \u2014 we who cannot speak your language! 450-460-3075 www.spcamonteregie.com www.facebook.com/SPCAMonteregie P.S.We forgot to remind you in time that we (dogs especially) often freak out when there are fireworks.We get so frightened that we just rush off (bolt) in any direction and we are in such a frenzy that more often than not we completely Hô I am a 5-year-old lady with lovely short tan- forget where we re had come from.Occasionally, with time, we find our way home but most often we just don\u2019t remember and end up miles from home completely lost.Hopefully we have ID on us and someone eventually finds us! (At least two dogs went missing this New Years\u2019 Eve.) 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\u2014 Having trouble pinpointing the source or direction of a loud noise; \u2014 Trouble hearing telephone conversations; \u2014 Being told the volume of your TV or radio is excessively loud; \u2014 Difficulty understanding a person who isn\u2019t facing you as he speaks; \u2014 Struggling to hear conversations in noisy environments, like a restaurant; \u2014 Difficulty understanding high-pitched voices; \u2014 Being told by others that your hearing seems impaired.If you\u2019ve experienced these situations, a hearing test is a good idea.It will reveal whether you have hearing loss in either ear, and pinpoint the type of hearing loss and to what degree it has progressed.There are several types of hearing tests.A physical exam with an instrument called an otoscope reveals any problems in your ear canal or eardrum.Additional tests include a pure tone test, which reveals how well you can hear \u2014 you guessed it \u2014 a variety of pure tones.A speech test evaluates your ability to understand the spoken word.Tympanometry tests reveal any problems in the middle ear Death Eric Henry RUMSBY (1930-2016) Eric Henry Rumsby, age 86, passed away peacefully in Markham, Ontario, on December 27, 2016, after a brief illness.Prior to moving to Markham in 2006, Eric and his first wife, Myrtle, lived in Howick in the Chateauguay Valley of Quebec.A celebration of life service will be held at a later date in the area of Toronto, Ontario.Eric was born on January 23, 1930 in Sutton, Quebec, to Percy and Ellen Rumsby.Eric is survived by his children, Lois (Bruce) Nelson, Anne (Tom) Maine, Wayne (Linda) Rumsby, and his granddaughters, Lynn, and Erin (Ricky Lantz) and his brother, Harold Rumsby.He was preceded in death by his first wife, Myrtle (2007), Wayne's son, Marky (2013), and his second wife, Rosemary (2016).Eric was a retired school teacher, and kept in touch with many of his former students up until very recently when he became ill.He was very interested in the genealogy of his own family, and of the family of his late wife, Myrtle.He will be greatly missed by us all.- HEATHERINGTON, Terry - January 6, 2015.Sadly missed along life\u2019s way Quietly remembered everyday, No longer in our life to share But in our hearts you're always there.EVELYN (wife) BARRY (brother) ERNIE (BECKY), ROBERT, KEVIN (stepsons) ELIZABETH (ZACK) (stepdaughter) In Memoriam and evaluate the mobility of your eardrum.These hearing tests are painless.Taken together, the results offer a detailed picture of your hearing, known as an audiogram.And if a problem should be uncovered, your audio- gram gives you and your doctor the information needed to move forward.Brome County NEWS Jesse Bryant Sales Manager Let our readers know about your products & services Tel.: 450-242-1156 Fax: 450-245-5155 email: jpryant@sherbrookerecord.com Printed and distributed by PressReader press {(Jefe[df PressReader.com + +1604 278 4604 COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Brome County NEws TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2017 PAGE 7 Brome County Community Bulletin Board January 7 Marion Phelps Memorial Lecture Series with Jim Manson \u2014 Lecture One: The Uneasy Alliance; Loyalists and \u201cYankee Land Grabbers\u201d in the Eastern Townships, 1800-1814.1 p.m.at the Old Court House, 15 St.Paul, Knowlton.Admission by donation.Information 450-243-6782.January 7 The Mental Health & Well-Being Support Group.Please note: The next meeting will be Saturday, January 7.Please phone Linda: 450-243-0928 or pleasantvalley001@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, and acceptance.Having support makes all the difference! January 8 All you can eat brunch will be hosted at the Sutton Legion.Eggs your way (omelettes are our specialty).Donation of $8.For adults, children 6 to 8 yrs $4, little ones are always free.9:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m., everyone welcome.2 Curly St Sutton Qc.Info: 450 538-2210.January 8 Sutton Legion Bingo every Wednesday at the Sutton Legion 2 Curley St.Sutton.Jackpot of $200 or more.Start at 6.30p.m.Bring your friends and lucky charms.Info: 450 538-2864.January 8 Sutton Legion Social Night every Friday at the Sutton Legion.Come and play cribbage, and bridge.Donation of $2.Come and have fun.January 17 Knowlton Academy 2017-18 kindergar- den and Secondary 1 information meetings.Tuesday January 17 2017 6:30 -7:30 p.m.Come and hear about our wonderful kindergarden and Secondary 1 programs.For further information please call 450 243 6187.CHURCH BULLETINS ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH - DUNHAM Sunday services at 10 a.m.- 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 no service, second Sunday of the month \u2014 St.John the Evangelist, Brome, third Sunday of the month \u2014 Church of the Ascension, West Brome, fourth Sunday of the month \u2014 St John the Evangelist, Brome, fifth Sunday, Holy Trinity, Iron Hill.Canon Tim Smart, rector.Information: 450-538-8108.BEDFORD PASTORAL CHARGE OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA You are warmly welcomed to join us each Sunday for an uplifting spiritual experience.We welcome you and your ideas as we provide a safe place where individually we seek out a greater purpose for our lives.Every Sunday at 10 a.m.join our community in either Bedford, Stan- bridge East or Mystic.Services in Bedford and Stanbridge East are followed by coffee and snacks.The address for each church can be found on our website: bedfordpastoral.org.For more information please contact Wendy Near at the church office on Thursday and Friday from 9-11 a.m.by phone 450-248-3044 or call 450-248-2739, or by e-mail at Bedford.pastoral@yahoo.ca 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 11:30 a.m., 137 rue John, Cowansville.Everyone is welcome.CREEK/WATERLOO PASTORAL CHARGE Sunday, January 8, 2017 \u2014 worship and music: Sacrament of Holy Communion at both worship services.Creek United, 278 Brill Rd., West Bolton, service and Sunday school at 9 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 CHURCH Come together for a thoughtful and spiritual experience and give yourself a good start to the week.Sunday worship is at 203 rue Principale, Cowansville, at 10:30 a.m.Sunday school is every third Sunday of the month.We serve the United Church communities of Brigham, East Farnham, Farnham, and Cowansville.but really anyone can find a home here.Give it a try and sample a Sunday.Wheelchair accessible.Worship leader: Norman Haslam.Church office: 450-263-0204, website: emmanuelcowansville.ca.EGLISE CATHOLIQUE ST.EDOUARD CATHOLIC CHURCH 366 Knowlton Road, Knowlton.You are invited to participate in a bilingual Mass Sundays at 10:30 a.m.Christian meditation is now on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 p.m.to 3:30 p.m.(side door).The group is now bilingual and has been formed to introduce meditation to newcomers.We welcome beginners and experienced mediators.Regular attendance not required.Information call Clare at 450-243-5590.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.ST.GEORGE\u2019S ANGLICAN CHURCH 130 Principale, Granby, welcomes everyone for Sunday service at 11 a.m.All welcome.Bienvenue a tous.Reverend Richard Gauthier, rector.Information: 450-372-2197.ST.JAMES ANGLICAN CHURCH \u2014 FOSTER Please join us for a Service of Holy Communion at 9:15 a.m.on Sunday November 6, Rev.George Campbell officiating.We are the little church on the hill, 725 Lakeside in Foster.Visit over refreshments in the hall afterwards.Everyone is welcome.ST.PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH 24 St.Paul\u2019s Road, Knowlton.St.Paul\u2019s \u2014 a dynamic, diverse community pursuing and serving Jesus in the Eastern Townships 8:30 a.m.and 10 a.m.Sunday services (traditional, contemporary and modern music and format).Please check out our new website: www.stpaulsknowlton.ca.Messy Church every third Wednesday of the month from 5 - 7 p.m.Everyone welcome! Telephone: 450-242-2885.TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH The Church with a \u201cHeart\u201d 409 South Street, Cowansville.All Sunday services are at 10:30 a.m.Come and join us as we endeavor to learn and practice God\u2019s loving will.We\u2019d love to welcome you.Reverend George Campbell and Reverend William Blizzard.Information: 450-955- 3325 (leave message).DEAR FRIENDS: s we begin a new year, we are Ase to report that our mis- ion of community support was met once again this year, thanks in large part to generous members of the Lake Brome community like you.This is no real surprise for us as we have been channelling the best intentions of our supporters for nearly 60 years.Great turnout for the Santa Claus parade, over 20 floats, generous donations to our annual financial drive, our ambitious financial drive target of $30,000 was reached, generous donations for our Christmas baskets, toys, turkeys, tissues, coffee, etc., many volunteers for the preparation of the baskets.We were able to distribute 76 Christmas baskets with food and gifts for the holidays, helping 132-plus adults and 79-plus little ones have a happy holiday.We also distributed 94 poinsettias that brought some joy and cheer to the elderly, shut-ins and lonely seniors.We would like to extend our appreciation to the volunteers, from the Masons, Meals on Wheels, and the food bank who helped with the preparation and deliveries.You can also take pride in knowing Knowlton Lions Club Thank you for helping us actively support your community - yet again in 2016 \u201c F 9.; i qd » » Christmas baskets before pick up.that your generous support is one that helps throughout the entire year.More than just a holiday gift, yours is the gift of sports and recreation for youth, leisure, and well-being programs for the elderly, support for families in need, safety programs for the entire community, and many other activities.Although this is mission accomplished for the Lions, work will continue.Knowlton Lions Club President Pierre Guindon would like, on behalf of all the members and volunteers, to Wish you all the best for 2017.Have a very Happy New Year knowing that you have played a vital role in making our community such a great place to live.Printed and distributed by PressReader press [43e{e(3g PressReader.com + +1 604 278 4604 COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW PAGE 8 * BROME COUNTY NEWS TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2017 ANS IS Lois Hardacker Courtier Immobilier Agréé Chartered Real Estate Broker www.loishardacker.ca lois@royallepage.ca 450-242-2000 |||) ACTIO CHARTERED REAL ESTATE BROKER nen £ as aire \\227 Notaire * Notauy MAIN OFFICE 114 Church Street Cowansville BY APPOINTMENT IN LAC-BROME Tel.: 450 306-1269 WAAL Xo Ye Jul \u2014 Ulloa René-Claude Gagnon 310, chemin Knowlton Knowlton 450 243-5700 Brome County NEWS For all your advertising needs, call Jesse Bryant Sales Manager 450-242-1188 jbryant@sherbrookerecord.com Chambre de commerce de Lac-Brome Brome Lake Chamber of Commerce www.cclachrome.com L'achat local, c\u2019est bon pour tous! 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