The gleaner, 14 décembre 2016, mercredi 14 décembre 2016

[" WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14\"\", 2016 | N° 49 The 1224 Con tc.= Gleaner |; All your advertising needs in one place! Contact our advertising specialist + Advertising in our papers - -\u2014\u2014 ini.ilies.SH.« Insertion in the Publi-sac « Creation of web pages \u2014__ 0-264-5364 / 450-371-6222 linn.en rt « Web publicity \"Clean + MUNICIPALITY OF FRANKLIN REACHES RESOLUTION WITH OWNERS OF DOREA SITE - Popular with curious youngsters and ghost hunters alike, the Doréa site is to be either sold or demolished by September 2017.STEPHANIE MCBRIDE info@stephmcbride.com HISTORY.On September 19, the Municipality of Franklin passed a resolution concerning the Dorea site, giving current owners Les Immeubles Dandurand inc.one .year to either sell the property or demolish it, at the cost of the company.According to Director General François Gagnon, the owners of the buildings that make up the area formerly known as Doréa Institute are cooperating, providing the municipality with updates every two months.According to councilor Douglas Brooks, the reasons for this decision are largely motivated by public security.At least 20 arrests have been made on site, to date.Closed in 1995, The Doréa Institute has become a hub for youngsters and ghost hunters alike.It is made up of approximately ten visible buildings, as well as a number of smaller buildings in the woods, including a sizeable barn.According to Gagnon, the family is trying to sell the smaller buildings located on the north of Covey Hill Road, but have encountered some difficulties due to the location of the site's water source, which is attached to the main building.On first glance, the site is in ruin, but there is a certain beauty to its starkness.Purchased by Les Immeubles Dandurand Inc in the nineties, the building has fallen prey to vandals, who have inflicted considerable damage to the site.There is a cloud of mystery that surrounds the site known to locals as Doréa.A quick Google search will bear few facts\u2014instead, research inquiries are flooded with a series of r\u2014 i A Doréa as it stands today.stephanie McBride haunting photographs taken by trespassers.This is unfortunate, as the building was originally established around 1954 as a site of positive endeavor by priests Roger Roy and Albini Girouard (La Presse, August 2015), serving as a sanctuary for a number of children who have since been dubbed \u201cDuplessis Orphans\u201d.In the 80s, the home operated as a group home for the intellectually challenged.One source familiar with the site when it was in operation claimed that the patients seemed well taken care of (at this point, the site was managed by the Les Services de Réadaptation du Sud-Ouest et du Renfort (SRSOR)).Of course, the better known part of this story may be the site\u2019s correlation to the afore mentioned Duplessis Orphans, a group of approximately 20,000 orphaned children who were falsely deemed \u201cmentally ill\u201d by the former Premier of Quebec, Maurice Duplessis.The former Premier, a strict Catholic, confined these children to psychiatric institutions run by the Catholic Church in the 40s and 50s for fiscal reasons (many of these children were perfectly healthy\u2014they had simply born out of wedlock, orphaned or abandoned).The government of Quebec has since offered the 1500 qualifying survivors a settlement, accepted in 2001.«[The Duplessis Orphans] accepted the offer unanimously but with a very clear message, that even if this offer is insufficient, they are accepting it because they are reaching the ends of their lives,\u201d wrote writer Bruno Roy (Toronto Star, July 2001).\"(Gleaner HELPING YOUR BUSINESS SUCCEED FOR over 150 years Saint-Anicet A Couple Achieve Canada-Wide Recognition PAGE 3 CONTACT YOUR MEDIA SOLUTIONS ADVISOR FOR MORE INFORMATIONS, 450.371.6222 tC o wn MARIE-CLAUDE BOYER : EXTENSION 225 PIERRE MASSE : EXTENSION 229 PIERRE MONTREUIL : EXTENSION 228 CYNTHIA SNOW : EXTENSION 231 The County of Rockburn PAGE 4 Rich in History SOLUTIONS MARKETING LOCAL * Plus applicable monthly fee, see details with your TC MEDIA advisor. + 2- Wednesday, December 14 2016 - www.the-gleaner.ca OPINIONS THIS AND THAT INTOWN Farmwork, Instagram and Idealism Making poo pretty.STEPHANIE MCBRIDE info@stephmcbride.com HISTORY.if 'm being honest, | only discovered Instagram last year.As an avid fan of Pinterest, | was taken with the image- ry\u2014but | wondered why everybody's houses were so neat.I'm a tidy person (ask anyone) but how is there nothing on the counters in these photos?Do they hide everything and then tell their children to look immersed in said activity?look at my own kids, and I'm like, what is all over your face?Just red marker, mom, some dog hair, and dried up milk, for good measure.Just ignore us and go back to writing your novel about mermaids and try not to be concerned that everything is out of control.All of my impromptu photos would simply make it look like our family has random Papier- Maché parties all the time.Unsuccessful ones.So | gave up trying to take nice pictures of the kids (being super private, | don\u2019t love posting photos of the kids online anyway), and have decided to focus on the farm that we're building, ever so slowly.I'm going to try and take photos of the farm and see how that goes.Of course, quite a bit of poop will make its way into these photos, but since it's not human poop, | really don't think anyone will notice.Photo One: Later today, I'm going to run outside and help my sister-in-law stuff about ten laying hens into empty diaper boxes so that she can add to her flock (she has somehow, without meaning to, initiated a sort of retirement home for elderly laying hens).| still have four roosters, so the unloading of some of my hens while they adjust to being cooped up inside for the winter might be a bit of a problem.And on that note, does anybody want a Silkie Rooster?| have two and they are very friendly\u2014they don't even fight with each other.Please help! THE HUNTINGDON FAIR AGM The Huntingdon Fair will hold its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, December 14* at 7:30 PM.at the Brasserie du Village in Huntingdon.Everyone is welcome.EXPO ORMSTOWN AGM The Annual Meetings for both Expo Ormstown and the Livestock Breeders Association will be held on Wednesday, December 14% at the Ormstown Curling Club at 7:00 PM.All members, volunteers, exhibitors, sponsors and fair pass holders welcome.FUNDRAISING CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE At 10:00 A.M.on December 17, volunteers of Huntingdon\u2019s Little Green Library (4 Lorne St.) will be holding a bake sale to raise funds to cover the library's operating costs.You can show support by bringing homemade goodies to sell.CHRISTMASTIDE CELEBRATION St.Mark's Anglican Church on Gault St.Valleyfield will be celebrating Christmastide with a Carols & Lessons service with Eucharist on Sunday, December 18% at 11 A.M.Everyone is welcome.INMEMORY On behalf of the Vandor family, they would like to thank everyone who offered condolences to them for the passing of their mother, grandmother and great grandmother Agnes Vandor.Many thanks for all the cards, food and phone calls.Tom, Shirley and family.CORRECTION Please note that the photo credit for Avalon Singers Prepare for Winter Concert goes to Peter Dahms and the photo was taken at Grove Hall.NOTE: If you or someone you know has an event that they would like to see promoted in the paper or in the This and That section, please send an email to info@stephmcbride.com.Please note that all advertising inquiries must be directed to The Gleaner's head office.Due to space constrictions, not all requests can be featured in the This and That.Your opinion interest us @ MARIO.PITRE@TC.TC MO ERANDMA EXPECTING SOME SE NLINE DELVERIES TODAY ?Ormstown dresses up for the holidays.stephanie McBride Ormstown Hosts 7\u2018 annual Enchanted Christmas A holiday tradition brings families out into the community for a day of Christmas fun\u2014Santa included.STEPHANIE MCBRIDE info@stephmcbride.com alongside the Grinch.Ormstown merchants were in fine holiday spirits, handing out hot coffee, candy canes and Christmas cheer, while the youth started up a game of ball hockey.The sounds of bells could be heard throughout the town as two workhorses pulling a wagoniload of locals made their way to the Chateauguay River and back.In addition to the holiday cheer, a mailbox was set up outside eatery Express 57 to accept letters to Santa, while the Lion's Club held a door-to-door food drive.COMMUNITY.On Saturday, December 10th, the municipality of Ormstown got locals in the mood for the holidays with an enchanted Christmas.The afternoon celebration included live music, grillades, a bouncy castle, face painting and horse-drawn carriage rides.Santa himself was on hand to listen to Christmas wishes, >6705943 The Gleaner = www.the-gleaner.ca 55, JACQUES-CARTIER Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Quebec) J6T 4R4 Dees 450 264-5364 Toll free 1844 264-5364 Sales supervisor: Olivier Langlois Sales coordinator : Guylaine Glaude, Daniel Milot, Sylvie Vinet General manager sales: Stéphane Brais Regional director general: Sylviane Lussier General manager Montérégie-Ouest: QCNA tc o eo & RESEAU #8), SELECT GO w Aterce br Aucitex Mocks Julie Voyer Mvertisi counselor : Mas arie-Claude Boyer, Pierre Masse, Me buen to e: Pierre Montreuil, Cynthia Snow Eric Aussant Graphic, design and setup : TC Media News editor : Sales vice-president : Mario Pitre Jules Roux Journalist Principal vice-president : Denis Bourbonnais, Steve Sauvé, Eric Tremblay, Julia Kamula Stephanie McBride ; Photographer : Pierre Langevin A couple from Saint-Anicet achieve Canada-wide recognition |.ccocon - AGRICULTURE.saint-Anicet agricultural producers France Brunet and Sylvain Gascon received Canada-wide recognition at a ceremony held in Niagara Falls on December 2\", Well known in the Haut-Saint-Laurent region, they were presented with theW.R.Motherwell award which is given to an individual or a couple for their outstanding leadership in promoting the values of excellence and progress in Canadian agriculture.They were honoured with this award as part of the Canadian final for the Outstanding Young Farmer's competition.France Brunet and Sylvain Gascon were accompanied by their five children, their children\u2019s partners and their granddaughters to accept this award.«It\u2019s important to highlight how proud we are to be farmers and to explain the positive aspects of our work.Throughout our career, we have often said: farmers are part of the solution, not the problem,» they said before an audience that included a number of former winners of the Outstanding Young Farmers of Canada National Recognition Awards competition.«The Outstanding Young Farmers of Canada Program has changed our lives.This is a group of farmers in all types of production and from all over Canada who form an invaluable network of contacts that are both professional and personal,» added Sylvain Gascon.xT .A 258 i \\ et.i 4g LJ 2; Au, ACe \u201c Parliament Building 1045, rue des Parlementaires Office 1.83 Québec (Québec) G1A 1A4 Phone: 418 643-6018 Fax: 418 646-9284 Gascon and Brunet have won this distinction for their ability to bring public awareness, whenever there is opportunity, to the reality of farming in Québec.Sylvain Gascon, who was President of the OYF Awards competition between 2007 and 2009, has also brought his considerable expertise to promoting agro-envi- ronmental practices.The first francophone to head the Canadian component ofthe OYF, his mandate was notable for the expansion of bilingualism within the organization.The couple from Saint-Anicet have also been recognized for their visit to some 70 agricultural businesses during a three month trip to Western Canada to learn about and share innovative practices in agriculture.They are the second family from the Haut-Saint-Laurent to win the prestigious W.R.Motherwell prize since it was established 11 years ago.William and Lynn Bryson from Ormstown also won this award in 2006.(M.P.-C.J.) G4 Pamela Selkirk, ges.Mozart Vespers Pergolesi Magnificat with chamber orchestra Pll Saturday, December 17, +41 2016, 8:00 p.m.Grove Hall | would like totakethis | opportunity to wish you happy a holidays as well as happiness and prosperity for 2017 HWE EE LEH HE LAE DEE AE ASSEMBLEE NATIONALE QUEBEC hd Stéphane Billette M.N.A.for Huntingdon Chief Government Whip \u2014 Riding Office 528, rue Frontière Hemmingford (Québec) JOL 1H0 Phone : 450 247-3474 Toll free: 1 866 540-9097 Fax: 450 247-2083 shillette-hunt@assnat.qc.ca >7025872 Toff ks = : IRE i jeunes agriculteurs \u2018elite du Canada y Len \u2018( France Brunet and Sylvain Gascon are involved in the Outstanding Young Farmers competition.Photo TC Média Gracieuseté PAESTHETIC REHAE æ A rer SANA cliniqueck.com 450 692-1814 IN ONE DAY! WE CAN MAKE YOU SMILE AGAIN.THE SAME DAY!* *An evaluation will determine whether your smile can be enhanced in one day.It makes all the difference: simply set up an appointment with Dr.Chouinard! Financing without interest up to 36 months FL AE LITA 0 ON| >6988247 EP ETATS LOCALE RL 1 \u20ac - 9L0Z atl 19qui203G \u2018Aepsoupam - g>1auBa|6-aYyr MMM The County of Rockburn Rich in History | eas nw The local church is the only remnant of a bustling town.ad Thin firepiuos van 1.on Baturday, a August crore er oY La hours Cave Aller 5.Bere, 550, vad CULTURE.Driving through Rockburn on any \"08 ar Pai.= ne given day, one\u2019s firstimpression of the tiny county Te .men tu es \u201c@ usually has much to do with its considerable Ten Mme Ge bene af wie beauty and picturesque landmarks.PT DATETS AMG Favs ny yea, Alles Be Redd.ren oe Cth oi rg of The The Rockburn Presbyterian Church still place che house Yes :\u201d\u201cercoing à ' .thorough re ; : stands in the center of Rockburn, while, with the ROYATICH.Whe ~wrpenters Maine .the sont yen ee arg Sng EVETSET exception of the Rockburn Pub, the rest of the mt Hop QUE territory is made up of well-maintained resi- ax Raymond Jondaton, and AIDS fansud .dences.Unless one was familiar with the history Te house ep Jrvnersy Bach been Y of the area, one would never guess that it was owned by Wa, SraiX, .oF Forbes, once a burgeoning center of commerce for the Xe, Anthony Kossop, hf ¥r.Ve.6, GYoron residents that occupied the area in the 1800s.vio bought 1t in 1 The firet owner, Stumbling upon a document penned by STEPHANIE MCBRIDE info@stephmcbride.com 4 kr.Craik, brought Bs bride to the William G.Gibson in 1939 reflecting on Younes in 1862 Rockburn as it existed in 1860, it was shocking Cur nears tard bast neighbor er to read that the Mitchell Brook, which still runs this time 1g Mre.Tone Sloan, who Cv + through the county, was actually a larger body .at the top of the Hill tn fue weal.of water back then, powering five mills (six are Donation for the on record, but no evidence can be found of the .e ° ° last).Included amongst these was the Stuart Barrie Memorial Hospital Foundation Grist Mill, Craig Carding Mill and the Macintosh Saw Mill.Also in business were two local blacks- Again this year, the Canadian Vintage Greig are grateful for their continued sup- Letter found in chimney of Rockburn miths, one of which set up shop next to the well- Motorcycle Group has presented to the port.Thank you! 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(Photo TC Media Gracieuseté residence composed in 1952.Marie Shewchuk known bridge that straddles the brook today.Barrie Memorial Hospital Foundation a : South of the church lay a tin shop, owned by very generous donation of $2,000.The W.A.Farghuar and James Olivier\u2014a business Foundation and his president Madeleine Flats / ; elon tomomics that relocated to New York's Fort Covington, McDonagh, ATHELSTAN: 4-1/2, 4808, COMPLETE foot care offered while a foundry was operated by the Steels and cc a _3y ra floor, available, animals bye certifie à Technician.the Hendersons.A butter and cheese factory Donald Donnie 450-288-0942 was also in operation, as well as two wheelwright Beer 1 The family of the late 2 _\u2014 [+2 Bobysitters wanted shops, the first owned by James Meikle and the @ pe 5 ald h \u201cDonn ' e\u201d HUNTINGTON, 3-1/2, 400$, \u2014_ i cDonagh appreciate fst floor.available, animal \u2014 second by Alexander Rennie.The latter was later rls Dieumaué Rodrigue the outpouring of love accepted, Gilles: FAMILY of Franklin is] purchased by harness maker W.S.Jamieson.HEMMINGFORD, QUE] Montpetit & Fils and remembrance 450-255-0942 looking for a woman There was, of course, a country store that opera- When Only The Best Wäl Do! Kelly G.S.Inc.shared on his passing.as.ay ted using the bartering system and a talented he For Funeral Home Thank you to all ou [2 Properties for rent the mother with the} stonemason (John Pollock) available to the resi- = \u201cBeautiful 3 Pace Montre on are GODMANCHESTER: 5-1/2, Pehildren*s home-Ÿ gents, along withatailorandashoe shop.Rockburn, 96 Flowers \u20ac M resident visited, attended the be sate No 514-772-4495 \"| inallits tiny glory, had the components needed to MARI RENE Oa en funeral at St.Joseph's 450-826-3401 make up a bustling town scene.These days, motor 450.247.2718 L_vewne rodriquemontoetitits.com Church, sent cards, mass\u201d r vehicles and the'Internet have spread residents out and other condolences by phone and a little further from one another, but this history in person, and who performed other special gives you something to imagine as you drive acts of kindness and support.Thank you to .; .the Ladies\u2019 Auxiliary of the Huntingdon ion through Rockburn' little gulley.It might even make les ] 1\u20ac for providing the lunch, and thanks n Legion you wish that the world was a little smaller after all.February 20, 1930 who provided flowers and/or made charitable D b 2016 donations.We would like to especially thank ecember 7, Father Gabriel Clément for being a constant source of comfort, support, and wisdom; and Suddenly on Wednesday, Dec.7, 2016, for providing a most moving and inspiring husband of Mary (Reid) Greer; beloved Funeral Service, and prayers at the graveside.Thank you also to others who, by, cipating father of Elizabeth (Thomas Mullins), in their own special way, made the Celebration Patricia, William (Paola) and David of Donnie\u2019s life so beautiful and meaningful.f fi Our word of thanks could not be complete (Charmaine) and grandfather of five.without mentioning the very kind guidance Survived by his sister Lyla Ouimet and professionalism of Mr.Jacques Montpetit .and staff at Rodrigue Montpetit et Fils Funeral and predeceased by his brothers Fred Home.In the medical field, we would like to in.He will missed by his take this opportunity to thank Dr.Raymond and Marvin © be y Lemieux and staff at the Huntingdon Medical u 9.ls ne 2 7 e 3 2 nieces, nephews, family and friends.Giinic, and the doctors and staff of both the M 3 Barrie Memorial Hospital and the Jewish { A memorial service was held on Dec.General Hospital.Our gratefulness to ali of 12, 2016 at St.Paul\u2019s United Church, you goes far beyond words.conäèlen: ces Ormstown.Donations in Leslie\u2019s With sincere appreciation and thanksgiving, ; to.the borcqued familles.memory may be made to the charity of Janice, Marion and Ken >7044119 h t your choice.; ; Custom Framing çÇ John Ryan « 450.264.2231 A | Le ven 4 nésspence rusénane 3340 Ridge Road, Godmanchester Qc RE tc i Mc GERRIGLE \"JOS THO r ACHE Ek oR = igle@aci.ca ERAL HOME INC.À - Wednesday, December 14\" 2016 - www.the-gleaner.ca "]