Eastern Townships: October 2013 Archives

• 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