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Knowlton Players stage Sylvia

2012-05-25T22:23:57Z

The Knowlton Players' latest production is on stage at Theatre Lac Brome, with profits going to the new SPA in Cowansville. A.R. Gurney's "Sylvia" is about a needy dog who inadvertently teaches a couple about unconditional love. Director Emma Stevens and actors Danny McAuley and Michaela Burns spoke with Jacquie about how their love of dogs inspired the show.

"SportAccord" movers and shakers in Quebec

2012-05-24T22:55:36Z

SportAccord is the largest annual gathering of sports federations on the planet, with 1,500 delegates representing over 1,000 international events. At this year's convention in Quebec City, Jacquie spoke with:

- Anna Hellman, Executive Director for SportAccord, from Switzerland

- Memli Krasniqi, sports minister for Kosovo who wants more recognition for his republic at the Olympics

- John Amaechi, retired NBA player and now gay advocate, who spoke about coaching youth

- Lord Sebastian Coe, the head of the London Olympics, and at one time, the world's best middle-distance runner

Quebeckers on stage with Queen Extravaganza

2012-05-24T22:43:03Z

The Queen Extravaganza tour starts in Quebec City on Saturday, rather appropriate, given the number of musicians from this province who will be on stage. The tribute band was put together by Queen drummer Roger Taylor after a North American competition for spots. With the final production rehearsals underway, our Rachelle Solomon caught up with two of the three Quebeckers who are heading out on tour: Sept-Iles' Yvan Pedneault and Quebec City's Francois-Olivier Doyon.

Wildberry Project on the Lower North Shore

2012-05-23T22:39:05Z

A co-op based in St. Paul's River is hoping that Lower North Shore berries can be at least part of the answer to energize the economy on the Coast. The idea behind the Wildberry Project is to develop a sustainable industry for an isolated region struggling from the fall of the cod stocks in the early 90's. Bruce Todman joined Jacquie with this berrylicious story in this week's edition of the Community Journal.

Luncheon raises thousands for Olympians

2012-05-22T22:24:22Z

Marcel Aubut, head of Canada's Olympic Committee, hosted today one of the largest fundraising luncheons in Canadian Olympic history. Half a million dollars was raised and the President of the IOC was there himself, Jacques Rogge. Jacquie spoke with Quebec snowboarder Jasey-Jay Anderson and former downhill superstar, Steve Podborski.

In the garden with Larry Hodgson

2012-05-18T22:37:20Z

Over the long weekend, many Quebeckers will no doubt be busy in their gardens. For internationally renowned garden writer, lecturer and consultant Larry Hodgson, the sunny weather ahead is a chance to tend to his home patch. Jacquie took a tour of Larry's garden (which included a stop in the bathroom!).

Musical History Night in Lennoxville

2012-05-17T22:20:30Z

From Nick Dean's Barn, to Batley's Pond and the White House Pavilion, dance halls were everywhere in the Eastern Townships in years gone by. A special evening in Lennoxville called "Musical History Night" will celebrate big band and country western music in the Sherbrooke area before 1950. Dorothy Deacon and George Beaulieu joined Jacquie with the details and, of course, some music.

Encouraging young entrepreneurs in Rouyn

2012-05-16T22:18:18Z

Earlier this year, a conference in Rouyn-Noranda encouraged youth to become self-aware, teaching them the skills to overcome personal challenges on the path to realizing their entrepreneurial potential. Noranda School participated in the Youth Awareness Conference and Bruce Todman joined us with that story on this week's Community Journal...

Comedian Sugar Sammy joking his way through the province

2012-05-15T23:32:37Z

Quebec comedian Sugar Sammy has audiences laughing all over the world, in Punjabi, in Hindi, in English and in French. His sold-out bilingual Franglais show "You're Going to Rire" continues in Montreal until the end of the month, then he tours the U.S. in English, and then heads out across the province with his first all-French-language comedy special. But first, Sugar Sammy joined Jacquie in the Breakaway studio...

Public speaking contest in the Townships

2012-05-15T22:52:34Z

For 20 years, the high school public speaking contest in the Eastern Townships has been organized by the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), Sherbrooke & District chapter. The event was held at the Amédée-Beaudoin Community Hall in Lennoxville, on Wednesday May 2, 2012. Hundreds of students participated and in keeping with tradition, Breakaway joined in by airing the winning speeches...

Junior category

Runner up: Tyler Cleveland, Richmond Regional High School
Winner: Thomas Hayden-Lefebvre, Stanstead College

(Aired Monday, May 14, 2012)

Senior winners

Runner up: Ashley Shroeders, Richmond Regional High School
Winner: Daniel Blom, Richmond Regional High School

Ross Murray: Omnibus or off the bus

2012-05-15T21:05:30Z

Inspired by the federal government's catch-all bill, our columnist Ross Murray has drafted his own omnibus radio column - and he's inviting everyone to hop aboard...

An Evening of Culture in Georgeville

2012-05-11T22:14:38Z

An Evening of Culture is the name of a play that is set within a play that goes terribly wrong. Enter Sarah and John Hoblyn and the Georgeville theatre troupe to set things right. This comedy is on stage at the Georgeville Memorial Hall this evening, tomorrow and Sunday at 7 pm.

Watching over St. Peter's-by-the-Sea

2012-05-10T22:22:08Z

St. Peter's-by-the-Sea, one of three small, white, wooden Anglican churches on the Magdalen Islands. It's a church, like the others, that commemorates those who lived and died by the sea. Jacquie visits the church, and then is joined in studio by its former minister, Bruce Myers, now Archdeacon for Quebec. There's a song too, by Grosse Ile's Graham Burke.

Townships' elementary school linked to Houston Space Center

2012-05-09T22:37:33Z

We hear how students at Pope Memorial Elementary School in Bury had an out-of-this-world video conference with NASA's Space Centre in Houston. More on this Community Learning Centre initiative in this week's edition of Bruce Todman's Community Journal.

The shipwrecked past of the Magdalen Islands

2012-05-09T14:54:54Z

Coming up, resident Geraldine Burke on how many a resident can trace their heritage to ancestors who were rescued off the Islands' sandy shoals. We hear about the plan to develop a mini shipwreck interpretation centre on Old Harry Beach.