Eastern Townships

Wednesday August 27, 2014

Increase in school fees challenge for families

It's back to school today for many students across the province - and some parents say an increase in school fees is leaving them strapped for cash this year. Our Townships Reporter Alison Brunette joins us for a look at how one Sherbrooke family is affected. Listen here.

Categories: Alison Brunette, Eastern Townships, Education

 

Tuesday August 26, 2014

Remembering Stan Groves Sr.

The Golden Lion Pub in Lennoxville was the first Brew-Pub to open its doors in Quebec, and it helped pave the way for the dozens and dozens more which have since set up shop across this province. But the establishment wouldn't be the community gathering spot it is today without the vision of Stanley Groves and his commitment to a cold pint. He was one of the pub's founders. Stanley Groves Senior passed away last week, but his legend certainly lives on. His son, Stan Groves Junior is part owner, as well as the brewmaster at the Golden Lion Pub. Listen here.

Categories: Eastern Townships

 

Monday August 25, 2014

Triathletes run in the Le Bulloch Family

Summer is winding down and with it marks the end of many seasonal sports, including the triathlon race season. 13-year-old Vanessa Le Bulloch from Magog is one of those who is kind of sad to see the season end. Vanessa and her entire family of six spend their summers training and competing in triathlons all over the province.  Our Townships reporter Alison Brunette met the Le Bulloch family to find out about about some of the pros and cons of being a triathlete. Listen here.

Categories: Alison Brunette, Eastern Townships

 

• August 2014
  • Wed., 27 – Increase in school fees challenge for families
     
  • Tue., 26 – Remembering Stan Groves Sr.
     
  • Mon., 25 – Triathletes run in the Le Bulloch Family
     
  • Thu., 14 – Cultivating vegetables and community ties in Lennoxville
     
  • Fri., 8 – Sherbrooke's efforts to turn graffiti into art
     
  • Fri., 1 – Happy Tails at SPA Estrie
     
• July 2014
  • Thu., 31 – Sutton's new Baby Drop-In
     
  • Thu., 17 – Eco-friendly cottages in the Eastern Townships
     
  • Wed., 16 – The universe in a bubble
     
  • Tue., 15 – Potton moves forward with controversial project
     
  • Mon., 14 – East Angus businesses react to Cascades closure
     
  • Fri., 11 – Digging up the past in Coaticook
     
  • Wed., 9 – Tremplin 16-30 set to close in September
     
  • Thu., 3 – Pika Family in Sherbrooke facing separation
     
  • Wed., 2 – Alder Buckthorn forces clear cutting in Townships
     
• June 2014
  • Mon., 30 – Sticky question of maple syrup labelling
     
  • Fri., 27 – Off Coaticook's beaten track
     
  • Thu., 26 – Pat Burns inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame
     
  • Mon., 23 – 200 years of history at the Eaton Corner Museum
     
  • Wed., 18 – Questions linger over tragic bike accident in Sherbrooke
     
  • Tue., 17 – Neptune Technologies re-opens
     
  • Mon., 16 – Celebrating 25 years of friendship in Lennoxville
     
  • Thu., 12 – Students and seniors smashing stereotypes
     
  • Thu., 12 – Orsainville helicopter escape fallout
     
  • Tue., 10 – Ecole Primaire Sacré Coeur's year end concert
     
  • Mon., 9 – Lennoxville Farmer's Market
     
  • Thu., 5 – Sherbrooke seniors reeling after series of housing closures
     
  • Wed., 4 – 3 assisted living residences forced to close
     
  • Mon., 2 – Field issues dog Sherbrooke soccer clubs
     
• May 2014
  • Fri., 30 – The Fairy Potters at Waterloo Elementary
     
  • Wed., 28 – 77 people forced out of their homes in Sherbrooke
     
  • Mon., 26 – Family home attacked in Bury
     
  • Fri., 23 – Canadian Club of the Eastern Townships closes
     
  • Tue., 20 – La Déraille Bike Co-Op
     
  • Thu., 15 – Sherbrooke scenery you can chew on
     
  • Wed., 14 – Cooking up confidence at Knowlton Bistro
     
  • Fri., 9 – Neptune at fault in deadly plant explosion, CSST rules
     
  • Wed., 7 – Walking Schoolbus in Sutton
     
  • Tue., 6 – Sherbrooke's Symphony Youth Orchestra 40 years young
     
  • Mon., 5 – Mathematical Masterpieces by Étienne Saint-Amant
     
  • Fri., 2 – Drawing from our Experience at Foreman Art Gallery
     
• April 2014
  • Fri., 25 – Orford Express train season cancelled
     
  • Wed., 23 – Photographer Normand Métivier documenting Townships cemeteries
     
  • Tue., 22 – Flooding leads to exam exemptions at Bishop's University
     
  • Mon., 14 – Perfecting the urban solar-powered car
     
  • Fri., 11 – Sherlock Holmes on stage in Lennoxville
     
  • Thu., 10 – Vann "the Piano Man" Walls
     
  • Tue., 8 – Quebec Votes 2014: Results in the Townships
     
  • Tue., 8 – Townships voters react
     
  • Mon., 7 – Using medical marijuana at Sherbrooke's University Hospital
     
  • Thu., 3 – Quebec Votes 2014: Riding Profile of Saint-François
     
  • Wed., 2 – Haiku poetry contest in Lennoxville
     
• March 2014
  • Fri., 28 – Emprisoned in the Eastern Townships
     
  • Tue., 25 – Bishop's University students on their right to vote
     
  • Tue., 18 – Veiled like me
     
  • Mon., 17 – Quebec AM at Lennoxville Elementary School
     
  • Tue., 11 – Richmond St. Patrick's Society
     
  • Mon., 10 – Suspended baguettes in Sherbrooke
     
  • Thu., 6 – Maison Marquette
     
  • Mon., 3 – English parent-child program in Richmond
     
• February 2014
  • Thu., 27 – Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
     
  • Wed., 26 – Stay or Go?
     
  • Thu., 20 – Robots at Richmond Regional High School
     
  • Wed., 19 – Townshippers Association presents "They Came From Away"
     
  • Tue., 18 – Confronting Islamophobia in the Townships
     
  • Mon., 17 – Citizenship case falls through the cracks
     
  • Thu., 13 – Hooked on School Days in North Hatley
     
  • Wed., 12 – William Stone's Leg
     
  • Mon., 10 – Snow volley-ball and skijoring in Lennoxville
     
  • Fri., 7 – Riding a unicycle while recording an interview
     
  • Fri., 7 – Slopestyle Coach Yves Mayotte beaming with pride
     
  • Wed., 5 – A Google map to the human brain
     
  • Wed., 5 – Mapping memories of Tibetan refugee children
     
  • Tue., 4 – Reducing the size of Sherbrooke's government
     
  • Mon., 3 – Remembering Charles Bury
     
• January 2014
  • Fri., 31 – Brewing a beer school at Bishop's
     
  • Tue., 28 – Trying to build the most energy-efficient car
     
  • Thu., 23 – Parents challenge school bus fee
     
  • Tue., 21 – U de S student asking community to help pay fine
     
  • Mon., 20 – Downtown Coaticook street ravaged by floods and fire
     
  • Fri., 17 – Lac-Brome still under boil water advisory
     
  • Thu., 16 – Hospitals charging for private rooms
     
  • Wed., 15 – Polo the Cat finds a home
     
  • Tue., 14 – Wheelchair curling club in Lennoxville
     
  • Tue., 14 – Sherbrooke man wants to go Mars
     
  • Thu., 9 – Medical marijuana in palliative care
     
  • Wed., 8 – Heavy snow and ice damaging homes in Townships
     
  • Mon., 6 – Cinézoo showcases zoo therapy talents
     
  • Thu., 2 – A chilly fundraising initiative
     
• December 2013
  • Tue., 31 – Winter fun at Parc du Mont Hatley
     
  • Mon., 30 – Talking Turkey in the Townships
     
  • Mon., 30 – Je Veux Savoir
     
  • Tue., 24 – Ice Storm Clean-up in the Townships
     
  • Thu., 19 – New Health Coop to open in Ayer's Cliff
     
  • Wed., 18 – From Football to Bobsledding: Sam Giguère
     
  • Thu., 12 – Sherbrooke hopes to takeoff
     
  • Mon., 9 – Reading between the vowels
     
• November 2013
  • Thu., 28 – The Townships truffle
     
  • Wed., 20 – Four awards for Wales Home in Cleveland
     
  • Wed., 20 – The World of Classcraft
     
  • Tue., 19 – Private school closure leaves lasting impact on community
     
  • Mon., 18 – St-Denis-de-Brompton mourning death of Mayor
     
  • Mon., 4 – Bernard Sévigny re-elected mayor of Sherbrooke
     
  • Fri., 1 – Residents opposed to possible merger of Sherbrooke boroughs
     
• October 2013
  • Wed., 30 – Municipal elections in North Hatley
     
  • Thu., 24 – Over twenty candidates in Waterville
     
  • Fri., 11 – Residents split over Bell phone towers
     
  • Mon., 7 – A community space where you can make or repair just about anything
     
  • Fri., 4 – Researchers find link between pesticides and breast cancer
     
• September 2013
  • Mon., 30 – Residents of Lac-Brome are worried about the future of Knowlton House
     
  • Tue., 24 – Sherbrooke bus drivers refuse to let drunk students on board
     
  • Mon., 23 – Parked train in Farnham
     
  • Fri., 13 – Citizens and businesses of Lac-Mégantic are concerned about current rebuilding plans
     
  • Thu., 12 – A student village to improve safety for students
     
  • Thu., 12 – Sherbrooke Phoenix hockey team skates off the ice and onto the runway
     
  • Thu., 12 – Dégustabière showcases beer tasting culture
     
  • Tue., 10 – Flood damage keeps some Magog residents out of their homes
     
  • Mon., 9 – Uncertain future for church in Ham-Sud
     
  • Wed., 4 – Sherbrooke Tennis Club relocated
     
  • Tue., 3 – Student groups react to concerns over Frosh Week disruptiveness
     
• August 2013
  • Fri., 30 – Disruptive behaviour during frosh week in Sherbrooke
     
  • Thu., 29 – Drinking water from salty seawater using energy from the ocean's waves
     
  • Tue., 27 – Lac-Mégantic: a good step forward to quickly get businesses back on track
     
  • Fri., 23 – 10,000 year old find in Bromptonville
     
  • Mon., 19 – Canada Games legacy for Sherbrooke... and for young athletes
     
  • Fri., 16 – The last of the events of the Canada Games
     
  • Wed., 14 – Cheering on the special olympic athletes at the Canada Games
     
  • Tue., 13 – Fencing prospect at the Canada Games
     
  • Mon., 12 – Canada Games: Beach volleyball kicks off on improved courts
     
  • Fri., 9 – Feeding the Canada Games' athletes
     
  • Tue., 6 – Swapping houses for the Canada Games
     
• July 2013
  • Tue., 30 – Living with autism: Communicating through music
     
  • Tue., 23 – Producers around the Granit region are feeling economic pinch
     
  • Fri., 19 – 4Hers from across Quebec heading to the Cookshire fairgrounds
     
  • Thu., 11 – Townships cities push for railway safety
     
  • Tue., 9 – Beef and diary producers divided on re-launching local slaughterhouse
     
  • Wed., 3 – Thetford Mines looks to its post-asbestos future
     
• June 2013
  • Fri., 14 – Kenyan women's rights advocate in Townships
     
  • Wed., 12 – Putting agro-tourism on the map
     
  • Mon., 10 – Haitian interns harvest farm skills in the Townships
     
  • Thu., 6 – Town council denies walkway and dock in Brome Lake
     
  • Tue., 4 – Learning to save lives using video games
     
  • Mon., 3 – Luxurious retirement for Cavalia's four-legged performers
     
• May 2013
  • Fri., 31 – Connecting youth with their farming roots
     
  • Fri., 24 – High school students raise trout to help promote ecological diversity
     
  • Thu., 23 – Township banjos selling all over the world
     
  • Tue., 21 – Lennoxville and District Women's Centre's first-ever Prom Dress Drive & Extravaganza
     
  • Wed., 15 – Local mail out of small cities to be processed in Montreal
     
  • Mon., 13 – Pitbull ban could be lifted in Sherbrooke
     
  • Mon., 6 – Opposition to housing development project in Bromont
     
  • Wed., 1 – High demand for midwives in the Eastern Townships
     
  • Wed., 1 – Possible dog fighting ring in the Eastern Townships
     
• April 2013
  • Mon., 29 – Living with autism: social and professional challenges
     
  • Tue., 23 – A dress drive to make formal affordable
     
  • Mon., 15 – Federal prison chaplaincy services loosing faith
     
  • Mon., 8 – Fostering active community involvement in the MRC of Coaticook
     
  • Wed., 3 – Bishop's choir sings to help animal shelter
     
  • Tue., 2 – Spiffing up Knowlton
     
• March 2013
  • Thu., 28 – Quebec considering creating breast milk bank
     
  • Tue., 26 – Residents of Brome Lake oppose potential demolition of Knowlton House
     
  • Wed., 20 – Bishop's students get business savvy
     
  • Tue., 19 – Uplands Cultural Centre showcasing artists with intellectual disabilities
     
  • Fri., 15 – Countdown to St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Richmond
     
  • Thu., 14 – Thousands of Quebecers hit the slopes in Vermont
     
  • Fri., 1 – Access to health care in English in the Eastern Townships
     
• February 2013
  • Fri., 15 – Canada Games torch at Lennoxville Elementary School
     
  • Mon., 11 – Bilingual municipalities voice opposition for Bill 14
     
• January 2013
  • Wed., 30 – Wild deer aren't so dear to Townships farmers
     
  • Fri., 25 – Guitar making from scratch
     
  • Tue., 22 – The price to pay for a good education
     
  • Mon., 21 – A new life for old Record pages
     
  • Tue., 8 – Afterlife of Christmas Trees
     
  • Thu., 3 – Koule robotic ball may help children with autism
     
  • Wed., 2 – Monastery at Saint-Benoit-du-Lac celebrates 100th anniversary
     
• September 2011
  • Mon., 12 – Wales Home inaugurates a new garden