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January 2013
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Susan MacDonald, Editor
If we didn’t have politics and the weather to talk about Canadian conversation
would be challenged indeed.
It seems to me that we all wished just a little too heartily for a white holiday
season this year for the old adage of “be careful what you wish for,” comes easily
to mind. Three snow storms in less than two weeks was a little over the top. As
true people of the north, we pulled out the shovels and took the first one relatively
in stride, undaunted by a foot of heavy, wet snow and a few scattered poweroutages. Storm Two, followed shortly by S-Three, were much less appreciated and
caused several thousand people to lose electricity, water and phone service for
several days. The switchboards, if they still have such things, must have lit up like
Christmas trees at the Bell Canada and Hydro Quebec head-offices. But, those calls
were answered.
We tend to appreciate things more after we lose them and our phone lines and
electricity are no different. We don’t need to know the “how or why” our services
are out, we only want to hear the “when” they will be restored. We seldom
stop to think what this implies for the repair workers who are out in sub-zero
temperatures, driving hazardous roads, climbing through deep snow and cutting
down trees to get to our broken lines. During the recent storms, these crews
worked steadily, 24 hours a day, holidays included, to restore our services as
quickly as possible. Those who I was fortunate enough to meet during the outages
were smiling and polite even though they had been working so extensively. They,
too, had families to be with and parties to attend but they were faithfully out on
the job doing their best to get our power and phones back up and running again.
I would like to extend a thank you to each crew that helped get our services
restored, our roads cleared and our holiday festivities back on track.
Storms and power failures are just part of country living and many residents are
generally prepared for short-term emergencies. Generators and woodstoves are
as common as a backup supply of canned goods, drinking water, candles and
batteries. However, not all are so fortunate and for them, particularly the elderly,
these outages were frightening. Their relief came from within their communities
who united together and looked after their own. Community centres opened their
doors and offered a safe haven for those in need of shelter, a warm meal and
a social connection. Voluntary door-to-door visits ensured nobody was left out
in the cold or unable to provide for their basic needs. Neighbours checked on
neighbours and strangers helped each other out. It was a trying time, but, once
again, we made it through. Country living definitely has its ups and downs, but
our community spirit is what makes living in the Laurentians so special and the
holiday season of 2012 is a perfect example. With few exceptions, the Christmas
turkey, and all the trimmings, were served on time.
The worse fall-out from the storms, and winter in general, has been an enormous
increase in accidents and illnesses, which has resulted in a massive overflow
of people requiring medical attention. Emergency waiting rooms across the
Laurentians are over-loaded; waiting times have stretched beyond any semblance
of acceptability. People are being told to stay home unless their condition is of
utmost urgency and to consult Info 8-1-1, whose lines these days are always busy,
before heading to the hospital. For those fortunate enough to have family doctors,
delays are lengthy there as well and it’s a sad truth that by the time you finally get
to your appointment, either you are cured or have had to wait several hours at the
emergency room, either way, suffering miserably during the interim. A friend of
mine who recently left for vacation arrived at his destination and was diagnosed
with bronchitis at a walk-in clinic, at 8 pm on New Year’s Eve. His waiting time
was less than 15 minutes, his medication was dispensed on site and the cost was
a whopping $9. I don’t want to make comparisons, but I am contemplating getting
on a plane and heading south. If our new governments were serious about wanting
to gain favour with the populace, improving our health care system certainly would
be a good place to start.
There was a deep sadness over the holidays this year that was felt across the
nation. The tragedy of the senseless killings in Newtown, Connecticut touched
our hearts deeply, resurrecting memories of a similar tragedy, which occurred
in Montreal not that many years ago. Fear demands that we find cause and
solution to these incomprehensible acts of violence but the answer, if there is one,
continues to elude us. Strong opinions point the finger at improper gun control,
while others place the guilt on disillusioned individuals, family denial and a lack
of support for mental health illnesses. Perhaps, it is a combination of them all
but the cold reality is, that individually, none receive the full attention it merits.
Whether we admit it or not,
our times and society have
undergone a major change. The
days of freedom for our children
have gone, replaced with the
unsettling reality of metal
detectors and increased security
measures within the sanctuary
of their schools. We can only
pray it will be enough to keep
them safe until the answers we
seek are found. For the families
in Newtown, our hearts are
with you.
We have lots to think of as we
step into the New Year and I
hope we all will take the time to
think our choices and decisions
through carefully before acting
upon them. A new beginning,
a time for new opportunities
to do things right. Choose your
resolutions well.
Happy New Year - be safe,
be happy and be kind to all.
January 2013
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Observations
When Dominos Fall
David MacFairlane - Main Street
“The crisis takes a much longer time coming than
you think, and then it happens much faster than
you would have thought, and that’s, sort of, exactly
the Mexican story. It took forever, and then it took a
night.” - Rudiger “Rudi” Dornbusch. - 1942-2002 German economist who worked for most of his career in the US. Ford Professor of
Economics and International Management at MIT. A distinguished economic theorist and a revered teacher.*
It will happen overnight, dear readers. We will wake up one morning and the
world will not be the same as it was when we last went to sleep.
A major economic depression is unfolding in the largest economy in the world.
Which one do you think that is? No, it’s not the US. It’s the EU, with a larger GDP
and a larger population than the US, and much larger problems. EU banks are the
largest in the world and they are leveraged (the ratio of debts to assets) at a much
higher rate than other banks, including the US. Unemployment rates are at alltime highs, money is being withdrawn from accounts by the billions and parked in
safer jurisdictions like Switzerland,
Singapore and Caribbean off-shore
banks, bad debts are escalating,
economic activity is slowing, and
depression is the spectre that
haunts the region. The other problem is that since all economies are
inter-connected, the entire global
economic engine is sputtering and
the risk of collapse grows daily.
To look at this situation more
closely, let’s start here, at home
in Canada, the land “of moose,
maple syrup and Jean Poutine” as a US commentator said recently. (Does anyone
remember Rick Mercer telling the hapless George W. Bush that Canadian Prime
Minister “Jean Poutine” had endorsed his candidacy?) The Canadian problem is
not unlike the situation in the US - too much loose money sloshing around in the
banks, enormous budget deficits, excessive personal and government debts, and
fragile real estate and financial markets. Unlike the US, where the housing market
is in shambles, the Canadian housing market is presently in a colossal bubble and,
although we like to regard this situation as a sign of our prosperity, this “irrational
exuberance” will soon run dry when this bubble bursts, as all bubbles do, inevitably. While Americans are seriously deleveraging their debts, Canadians are blithely
spending and taking on more debt. On a household debt-to-GDP basis, Canadians
are deeper in debt than Americans by a good margin and this is something that
should concern us all.
The Huffington Post reported in September, “Household debt levels have reached
a new high, increasing the vulnerability of average Canadians to unexpected
economic shocks just at a time when uncertainty is mounting.” The renowned
US financial analyst, Jesse Colombo, stated recently that “Canada is caught up in
a full-blown bubble ...based on a commodities export boom, a massive housing
bubble that is larger than the US bubble was at its peak, a household debt bubble
and global “hot money” investment inflows......Canada faces severe economic
risks posed by the eventual popping of these bubbles” He goes on to say that
...”Canada’s housing bubble is now 40% larger than America’s bubble at its 2005
peak....price-to-rent ratios are flashing clear warning signs,....Vancouver homes are
now pricier than NYC homes....the popping of Canada’s housing bubble can easily
result in a Canadian version of the Lehman Brothers crisis as Canadian banks are
some of the most leveraged in the world.” Mr. Colombo warns that “with Canada
being the US’s largest export market, the risks posed by the popping of Canada’s
bubble are no trivial matter for the already suffering US, and thus global, economy.” He is not alone in issuing this warning of impending disaster; both the IMF
and Moody’s have warned about consumer and bank exposure to excessive debt
and leverage, and the Bank of Canada warned that Canadians are vulnerable to
two major, inter-linked events; a decline in housing prices and a sharp deterioration in the job market.
In fact, on December 14, Standard and Poor’s (S&P) downgraded the ratings of
six Canadian financial institutions, amongst them Scotia, National and Laurentian
banks and the Caisse, citing a softening economy, low interest rates and heightening economic risk in the banking system. S&P also placed these banks, as well as
BMO, CIBC and TD banks under review for possible further downgrades. Moody’s
has already cut the ratings of 15 of the world’s largest banks, including BofA, Citi,
JPM and Goldman Sachs.
The situation in the US is much worse than anyone, from the President on down,
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can admit to without causing panic in the markets and the population. The numbers are mind-boggling; stupendous budget deficits, over $100 trillion unfunded
liabilities, $16 trillion national debt and climbing, unemployment at around
20% according to Shadowstats, but claimed to be about 8% officially, 47 million
Americans on food stamps, 50% of whom have jobs, only 41% of households earn
a paycheque, Medicare and Social Security funds are bankrupt. Inflation is rising
and hyperinflation is waiting in the wings as the US Federal Reserve Bank (Fed)
keeps printing billions of dollars to buy US Govt. bonds in order to fund these
grotesque deficits, a suicidal policy at best. The Fed also lends these worthless dollars to the major banks for zero interest, and the banks, in turn, also buy US Govt.
bonds, which pay a guaranteed rate of interest, rather than lend the money out to
their customers, as they should in the course of normal banking practices.
But nothing is normal anymore, and the old rules do not apply anymore. The old
ideas of American free enterprise and free markets do not exist except in myth.
Everything has changed; the entire structures of government and financial markets are infected with greed and corruption, and the reckless abandon with which
the US pursues war and political hegemony can only bring the entire world to its
knees very soon. Although the US portrays itself as a nation seeking peace, nothing could be further from the truth, It has military stationed in 900 bases around
the world, with a budget exceeding $1.3 trillion, about 50% of the general budget of the US. It is the biggest warmonger and arms merchant the world has ever
known. The US government relentlessly becomes more intrusive and controlling
as it sinks deeper and deeper into debt, while inflation inexorably eats away at the
value of citizens’ dollars and destroys their savings, making them poorer month
after month, and there are no signs on the horizon of improvement in the business
climate worldwide.
I’m neither an optimist nor a pessimist; I do think of myself as a realist and I strive
to understand the nuances of everyday life as it unfolds before us to find some
context by which to understand how the events that we see happening around
us can affect us and our families. After all, preparedness is a virtue alien to the
masses, so, in order not to be panicked when a crisis hits, forward planning is the
answer. It will always pay a big dividend to one who is aware and foster a state of
mind that will distinguish a survivor from a victim.
For example, what if the ATM machines do not work one fine morning and the
banks are closed? What if you go to your local grocery store and the shelves are
empty because others, who got there before you, emptied them? What if you need
to fill up with gas and find long lines of cars ahead of you at the gas station, which
is rationing its supplies? What if, due to “force majeure” or some other emergency,
social services and other government payouts were suspended for a period of
time? Could you survive? Could you look after your loved ones and those who depend on you? Do you have any idea how close to total financial collapse we came
when Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, way back in 2008? The next financial
debacle will surpass Lehman’s implications by far. We are, perhaps, just one more
crisis away from collapse, when all the structural underpinnings of our systems of
social welfare and other entitlements start to crumble and society begins to revolt.
Get smart, dear readers. Do not count on any outside agency to save yourselves
and your families when the
crunch comes. You will be
all they have, and your wits
and your preparedness will
be all you will have to count
on when the structures of our
society begin to fail and your
survival skills are put to the
test. Impossible? That’s what
they said about the Titanic.
That’s also what they said
about the extent of Lehman
Brothers leverage in the
financial markets prior to its
collapse, and about Hitler during the early stages of his rampage through Europe.
Impossible! Yet, it happened and we were blown away by the magnitude of the
events that followed.
We survived the “end of time” on December 21, 2012, when the Mayan Calendar
indicated the end of recorded time. That date was widely misinterpreted to represent the end of the world. However, according to a Mayan shaman I heard interviewed on CJAD Radio, that date simply indicated the end of a long cycle of about
25,920 years and the beginning of another cycle. Contrary to popular thinking, the
Mayans saw time as cyclical; time without end, merely moving from one cycle (or
era) to another, without an end, without a beginning.
When the dominos begin to fall, they will bring the house down. 2013 will be a
year that none of us will ever forget.
*The 1994 Mexican economic crisis, known as the “Tequila Crisis”, was caused by
the sudden devaluation of the peso in December 1994, the last year of the administration of Carlos Salinas de Gortari who, to save his failing Presidency, launched a
high-deficit spending programme, to his final detriment.
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Jack’s Unsung Hero
Monthly column in memory of Jack Burger, founder and creator of Main Street.
Jack believed that regular people often do outstanding things for their community.
Snow Angels
that I thought they were all “hydro angels” coming to the rescue. They were both
grateful and pleased for the acknowledgement. The other day when we drove
through St. Sauveur, we actually counted 18 hydro trucks. By the way, many
Asplundh trucks and drivers also dotted our local towns.
By Lori Leonard
This month, we are featuring a number of Unsung Heroes who helped every
community across the Laurentians through a very trying holiday season.
These individuals worked tirelessly to clear our roads, restore electricity, and
provide medical assistance, shelter and food to residents in need throughout the
snowstorms in December. Their help was invaluable during this difficult period.
Thank you to everyone who helped out.
Recently, our communities were hit and shaken with three snowstorms, which led
to many power failures. In some cases power outages lasted longer than six days.
During the holiday season, most freezers were loaded up with Christmas goodies
and several families had guests staying at their homes.
While some people may have wood burning stoves sufficient enough to keep
warm, other families do not, thus leading to very low temperatures within their
homes. As well, with no power, many people lost a freezer full of food. It was not
just the cost of the frozen goods that people lost, but also the hours of labor it
took to make all of their cherished Christmas goodies such as tourtières, sausage
rolls and an array of baked goods. Due to low temperatures, pipes cracked,
froze or even worse, exploded, spraying water inside homes and with the cold
temperature, it was difficult to clean up or to reach a plumber, as they too, were
inundated with calls.
Many individuals worked tirelessly around the clock, in particular the hydro
crews. These committed individuals were on a mission and toiled in extremely
inclement weather (including leaving their families on Christmas Day) to help
everyone out in very difficult circumstances. Employees from Hydro-Quebec (St.
Jérôme office) were joined by hydro employees from several other cities such as
St. Bruno, Boisbriand and Montreal when they learned of our situation in the
Laurentians. In some cases, for many remote residences, they actually had to
painstakingly work on electrical problems one house at a time. Even though the
crews were exhausted, they smiled, maintained a positive attitude (after 6 days
of difficult work) and claimed that they would work until all power was restored
to everyone. They obviously did not look forward to the next snowstorm, which
hit us on December 27, however, they tried diligently to restore power to as
many homes as possible before this storm hit. When I talked to the hydro group,
whom I met at lunchtime at a nearby restaurant, I thanked them and told them
A huge thank you goes out to the “hydro phone angels” as well. These people
literally received thousands of calls from concerned, upset, Laurentian dwellers
that were without power throughout Christmas. These receptionists kept their wit
and calmness at all times. I know that even though we were personally without
power for only two days, I called them several times to know when power would
be restored in our particular area. They responded to all of my questions in a very
calm and reassuring manner.
Aside from our “hydro angels,” it was gratifying to see literally hundreds of
other “heroes” amongst us: neighbors who helped each other out by offering a
simple, warm meal, a cup of coffee or a welcome bath or shower, or neighbors
who offered to look after others’ children or pets while people tended to unusual,
necessary tasks. There were also those kind and generous souls who came to
assist complete strangers. Tow truck drivers were out in abundance, working
around the clock, helping to pull cars out of ditches or driveways. We experienced
our own situation, when a tow-truck driver tried to locate and help my partner,
Tom, whose car ended up off the road due to blustery, snow conditions. This
driver actually drove in the area for over an hour to find him to help out. Hats off
to this driver!
Paramedics, ambulance drivers and first care responders were also out on the
treacherous roads, ready to assist those who experienced accidents and who
required urgent medical care en route to hospitals. Work shifts were long and
tiring but they were on hand to deal with all emergencies.
Legions, churches, municipal community centres and other organizations opened
their doors, welcoming in those in search of warmth and a hot meal. There were
countless others who unselfishly offered assistance in any way possible.
For all of you, the hydro workers, hydro receptionists, first care responders,
ambulance drivers, nurses, physicians, tow truck drivers, plumbers or electricians,
kind neighbors and friends, you know who you are, thank you from the bottom
of our hearts for being our Unsung Heroes and for coming to assist us in our time
of need. This is what I call the “True spirit of Christmas.”
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NC - Parents are a child’s first teacher. Kids look up to them and mimic many of
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Commissioning of a Third Medical
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MRC d’Argenteuil Territory
Five years after the commissioning of a second medical
evacuation sled, the council of
the MRC d’Argenteuil is proud to
announce the addition of a third
sled, serving the territory of the
MRC d’Argenteuil.
In honour of Family Literacy Day’s 15th anniversary, taking place across the country on January 27, 2013, ABC Life Literacy Canada offers five, 15-minute bursts of
learning activities for both parents and kids:
• Read a story to your pet (or stuffed animal or friend). Children’s books are
usually short, and are a breeze to get through in 15 minutes.
This medical evacuation sled
is intended for transporting
any person in distress, injured
or sick, from a trail, or the
forest, to the road, under
the supervision of trained
ambulance personnel.
• Tell four knock-knock jokes. This helps practice oral communication.
• Text a friend or family member and tell them about your day.
• Bake some cookies. Most recipes take less than 15 minutes to prepare, plus,
measuring ingredients helps children understand math and numbers.
• Log on to your favourite online word game during Family Game Night. There are
great games available at www.hasbro.ca.
More information is available online at www.FamilyLiteracyDay.ca.
As was the case for the other two sleds, which were put into operation in 2002
and 2007 and are stored in Lachute and Gore, this emergency vehicle was kindly
made available to the population of the MRC d’Argenteuil by the Hibou Blanc
Snowmobile Club, owner of the sled.
The vehicle will be used in the event of a medical emergency occurring in the
forest or on a snowmobile, ATV or cross-country ski trail, with the assistance
of the Fire Department of the Township of Harrington, which is responsible for
storing the first-aid sled.
Is Poor Indoor Air Quality
Impacting Your Family’s Health?
Health Canada
For many families, the onset of cold weather often means more time indoors,
with the windows shut tight and the fireplace burning to keep out the chill.
All this time inside may leave you desperate for creative ways to keep the kids
entertained, but it should also bring another question to mind - is the quality of
the air in your home affecting your family’s health?
As Canadians, we spend close to 90% of our time inside; at home, at work and in
recreational environments. Most people, however, are unaware that poor indoor
air quality can have adverse effects on health. Mould, carbon monoxide, radon,
and dust mites - all may lurk in your home and could be a contributing factor to
poor health. The most effective strategies for improving indoor air quality are (in
the following order), 1) to eliminate the source of the contamination, 2) improve
your ventilation, and 3) filter the indoor air.
Combat mould
In general, the procedure for using the sled is as follows: upon receiving a call
from the Chaudière-Appalaches Emergency Call Centre (CAUCA) (911 call service),
the Township of Harrington Fire Department will transport the medical evacuation
sled by road to the location designated by the ambulance service, to enable the
patient to be transported by ambulance to the hospital as quickly as possible.
MRC d’Argenteuil Prefect Ronald Tittlit stated that the addition of a third medical
evacuation sled on the territory of the MRC will complement and improve the
emergency services already in place since 2002.
The Mayor of the Township of Harrington, Jacques Parent, welcomes the
conclusion of this agreement and wishes to express his sincere thanks to the
representatives of the Hibou Blanc Snowmobile Club, whose great kindness and
generosity and exceptional spirit of openness have made possible the realization
of this innovative project, which will certainly help to improve the safety of
outdoor enthusiasts in the Argenteuil region.
CAQ Action Committee Appointments
in the Laurentians
•C
onduct regular visual inspections of your home, looking for stains or
discolouration on floors, walls, window panels, fabrics and carpets.
• Promptly repair any leaks
Reduce carbon monoxide and radon gas levels
Both carbon monoxide and radon gas are odourless, colourless gasses that can
build up in your home. The key to reducing both is prevention, testing and
maintenance.
At low levels, carbon monoxide can cause flu-like symptoms including headaches,
fatigue and shortness of breath. At very high levels it can cause convulsions and
even death. Installing a Canadian Standards Association (CSA)-approved carbon
monoxide detector on each level of your home is key, but you should also follow
these simple steps:
•T
wice a year, check to make sure that your carbon monoxide detector has
batteries that are working, and that the detector itself is working.
•M
ake sure that all fuel-burning appliances such as furnaces, fireplaces, gas
stoves and water heaters are well maintained and working properly. Have your
appliances inspected by a professional at least once a year and be sure to use a
ventilation hood for gas stoves. Make sure your chimney is cleaned once a year.
•N
ever use a barbecue indoors, and don’t use kerosene or oil lamps in enclosed
areas unless they are specifically designed for indoor use.
•D
on’t let vehicles or other gas-powered tools (lawnmowers, snow blowers) idle
in the garage.
•T
obacco smoke is a source of carbon monoxide, so don’t let people smoke
indoors.
Following the CAQ Phase II tour, organized in order to meet the members and
party supporters, Coalition Avenir Quebec President Dominique Anglade is proud
to announce the appointment of new directors of various local action committees
in the Laurentians.
- Nicole Chouinard (Argenteuil)
- Philippe Sauvé (Groulx)
- Raymond Blouin (St. Jérôme)
“Their commitment to the Coalition is really an asset for us. This is what can
make the difference in the end between a large and a small victory,” said CAQ
Party Leader François Legault.
CAQ 1 year old
Coalition Avenir Québec celebrated its first anniversary as a political party
on November 14. Following a series of consultations conducted by François
Legault across Quebec in November 2011, thousands of Quebecers of all political
persuasions decided to establish a political vehicle capable of advancing Quebec
interests. “With these 19 MNAs and its thousands of members across the
province, the CAQ is the only political party to embody true change. Do not forget
that we are at the origin of the anti-corruption movement. We are very proud of
this and will continue as long as necessary,” said Anglade.
Tim Hortons Smile Cookies
Argenteuil Hospital Foundation
Receives $3380
Recent research by Health Canada estimates that 16 per cent of lung cancer deaths
among Canadians can be linked to radon exposure, making radon gas the second
leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoking. The good news is that it is
Lachute area residents have enjoyed cookies for a good cause during the annual
easy to reduce the risk.
Tim Hortons Smile Cookie fundraising campaign, which raised $2,380 for the
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can get into the home
Argenteuil Hospital Foundation to which was added an additional contribution of
undetected through cracks in the foundation or gaps around pipes. The only way
$1,000 from the local Tim Hortons franchisee. Yves Barbeau, owner of restaurants
to measure the radon level is to take a simple and inexpensive test. Health Canada
in the area and some of his employees presented the donations at the Bethany
recommends testing for a minimum of three months starting in the fall, when
Avenue Tim Hortons restaurant in Lachute on December 19.
windows and doors typically remain closed.
Community needs
As part of the long-term testing process, you can hire a certified professional
“The campaign this year was a great success, which would not have been possible
to test your home or purchase a do-it-yourself test kit. At the end of the testing
without the involvement of the entire Argenteuil population,” stated Foundation
period, send the detector to the laboratory and a report will be sent to you
indicating the level of radon in your home. If radon levels are found to exceed the Director General Marie-Josée Condrain. “In fact, the total of sales of chocolate
chip cookies was donated to the Foundation, which supports many projects at
Canadian guideline, it can usually be fixed at a reasonable price.
the Argenteuil Health and Social Services Centre. Funds collected will be used to
Improve Ventilation
purchase new medical equipment to allow the Health Centre to continue serving
By following the steps outlined above, you will help eliminate or reduce harmful
community needs.
chemicals in your home. After you’ve tackled the source of the problem, the
Nationally, Tim Hortons restaurant owners support 345 local fundraising initiatives
second key strategy for improving your indoor air quality is to increase your
through the Smile Cookies campaign. This year, funds raised totaled $4.2 million.
ventilation. Ventilation removes the stale indoor air and reduces indoor air
pollutants. Ventilation also helps limit the build-up of indoor moisture, which can The Argenteuil Hospital Foundation was created in 2002. For additional
information, visit the www.csssargenteuil.qc.ca website.
contribute to mould growth.
January 2013
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Simply Words on Paper
With Rights Must
Come Responsibilities
Jim Warbanks - Main Street
The much-discussed 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Bill of Rights (1791), as ratified by the States
and authenticated by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, reads: “A well regulated militia being
necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not
be infringed.” U.S. Supreme Court decisions have since influenced its interpretation, including
one that severed the link to service in a militia.
Despite the horror of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut
where 20 small children and six adults were killed by a teacher’s son and the two volunteer
firefighters later ambushed and killed by a gunman who spent 17 years in prison for murder in
New York, I was disinclined to comment on the gun control issue until I read an op-ed article by
contributor Lawrence Hunter published on the Forbes Magazine website.
Gun control
His claim is that gun control tramples on the certain virtues of a heavily-armed citizenry. He
insists that the 2nd Amendment was designed “to ensure that individuals retained the right and
means to defend themselves against any illegitimate attempt to do them harm, be it an attempt
by a private outlaw or government agents…to protect themselves against government as much
as against private bad guys and gangs.”
He insists that it was designed to “prevent individuals’ enslavement to government, not just
to guarantee people the right to hunt squirrels or sport shoot at targets.” This may indeed
have been a realistic expectation in the 18th century, but is surely not equally
applicable in the 21st century.
Short-arming
U.S. President Obama is seeking better background checks on potential gun
purchasers, as well as the banning of specific assault weapons and high-capacity
magazines. Hunter characterizes this as “short-arming the citizenry,” by limiting
the right to own and bear arms to those that “do not pose a threat to the
government’s self-proclaimed monopoly on the use of force.” Strange that he
does not advocate extending the provision in law to a heavier arsenal that might
include artillery and tanks. The government he mistrusts has access to much more
destructive armament than assault rifles.
In analyzing the militia provision in the legal text, he concedes that “state militias
were replaced by the National Guard in the early 20th century,” but still links 2nd
Amendment protection for “a person’s musket behind the door, later the shotgun
behind the door and today the M-4 behind the door.” One must wonder what he
envisages as adequate protection against the scrutiny by satellite prevalent now. A
compact surface-to-air missile behind the door?
Liberty
He quotes Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson: “When
governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the
government, there is tyranny,” claiming that he and Father of the Constitution
James Madison “understood as well that the greatest threat to liberty was not
foreign invasion or domestic unrest but rather a standing army and a militarized
police force without fear of the people and capable of inflicting tyranny.” It seems
to me that U.S. forces in two world wars and the conflicts that have followed
demonstrated power far exceeding anything that those supporting the maintenance
of arms in private hands could possibly challenge.
I can perhaps envision the Jefferson / Madison stance as justified in a small,
backward country under contested rule, but even the smallest conflict today
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Argenteuil Health and Social Services
Centre Recruitment Campaign
Your Reference Makes the Difference
Looking for GPs, medical specialists and nurses, the Argenteuil Health and Social
Services Centre is launching a major recruitment campaign, Your Reference
makes the difference, during the Holiday Season. This is intentional.
“The Holiday Season is quite appropriate for our campaign,” indicated Argenteuil
Health and Social Services Centre medical recruiter Mélanie Dumais. “While
enjoying this period when there are many exchanges with family, friends and
acquaintances, it becomes easier to think that every proposed Reference can
make the difference. Your Reference makes the difference is a very simple
principle. Everyone referring one of the persons sought by the Health Centre
leading to their hiring gets a reward (conditions apply).
Human Resources Director, Simon Drouin, maintained that “the more the
Health Centre has the required staff and a full medical team to provide care and
services to the population, the more it will benefit.” The CSSS has joined with
ambassadors to help spread the word: the CLD d’Argenteuil, Argenteuil MRC, the
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Argenteuil, Argenteuil hebdos -L’ExpressTribune, Le Regional, Planète Lov’ radio, the Société de Développement
Commercial de Lachute and l’Imprimerie Chal-Info.
To date, the Argenteuil Health and Social Services Centre has recruited a number
of nurses through its advertising distributed in the Publisac on Nov. 7 to some
200,000 households. “To meet our needs, we are looking for 18 people to join
our nursing team,” noted the Human Resources Director. Concerning the need for
medical staff, the medical recruiter has emphasized that “by May 2013 we will
have the privilege of having five new GPs. By July, it seems reasonable to believe
that seven other doctors will join the medical team in place.”
An efficient, high quality health care establishment for the
Argenteuil area is paramount. This recruitment campaign
solicits everyone, because everyone, near or far, needs
a good health care facility nearby. As part of this major
recruitment campaign, the population and ambassadors
play a key role. Spread the word!
Community Efforts in Gore
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government from overthrowing liberty. A people stripped of their
right of self defense is defenseless against their own government.”
Clearly the children in Connecticut and the volunteer firefighters
in New York were truly defenseless against legislative inaction, not
potential government tyranny.
Though deploring “a gun violence epidemic plaguing the United States,”
U.S. President Barack Obama has reiterated his support for the Second
Amendment, but has assembled a task force, led by Vice President Joe
Biden, to draft a set of proposals and vowed to take a close look “at
a culture that, all too often, glorifies guns and violence.” With public
opinion in the United States so fragmented, as demonstrated by Hunter’s screed in a reputable media
source, Obama’s best bet is to link eventual legislation to the individual responsibility which cannot be
dismissed when benefiting from any enshrined right.
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January 2013
This year, Holy Trinity Church, supported by the
Municipality of Gore and the Gore Fire Service, delivered
approximately 100 boxes of food to over 30 families
residing in Gore. Just before Christmas, each family
received boxes of both non-perishable and fresh or frozen
food, including a turkey and a Christmas log. The project
was managed by Rose Manconi (centre left) who, with her
husband, Don, has taken responsibility for the project for
the past several years.
The members of the Gore Senior’s Exercise Group
contribute a small amount of money each time they go to
a session and Terry and Mary Chuprun donate this money
to the church for community outreach programs. In the
summer, the money goes towards paying for school bags
for children in Gore. This Christmas, Terry and Mary gave
$500 towards the Christmas Baskets. Their efforts and
generosity contributed significantly towards the cost of the
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Reflections
The Importance of How we Die
or by patients are generally not taking place. However, according to Dr. Saul, when he and his team
actually began talking to people about death, “they
loved it.”
Steve Brecher - Main Street
How did the medical team achieve such a positive response?
“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way
I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something
to lose.” - Steve Jobs
First, they began asking patients the following
question: “If you lose the capacity to speak for
yourself, who would you choose to speak for
you?”
Dr. Peter Saul is the Director of Intensive Care at
Newcastle Private Hospital in Australia. He recently gave a compelling “TED Talk”
entitled “Dying in the 21st Century.”
Next, they inquired; “Have you spoken to that
person about what is important to you, so that
they could have a better idea about what to do
if you were to become incapacitated?”
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design. It is a global set of conferences
owned by a private non-profit foundation formed in 1984 to disseminate “ideas
worth spreading.” To date, TED Talks have been seen over 500 million times.
Dr. Saul began his talk by informing us that in the next 24 hours, 2,000 of our
brain cells will die and not be regenerated. So dying, he contends, is always occurring. Still, with the continual advances in medical science and technology, we
are striving to find new ways of prolonging life. This has led to a shift from the
traditional causes of death.
In First World countries we are no longer likely to die of starvation, violence or
acute diseases. In fact, current medical science and prevalent health care facilities have reduced how we will die to only 4 ways: sudden death, terminal illness,
organ failure and frailty.
First, sudden death is the least likely way that we will die. Notwithstanding accidents and acts of violence, sudden death is a rarity. Second, terminal illness is
more likely to occur in younger than in older people. For example, according to Dr.
Saul, only one in 10 people over the age of 80 will die of cancer.
That leaves organ failure and frailty. Dr. Saul refers to these two ways of dying as
“growth industries.” Frailty is the inevitable part of aging and is the main cause of
death today.
Since we are living longer, more of us are likely to die while in Intensive Care. Dr. Saul
informs us that, in the United States, 1 out of 10 people will die in Intensive Care. In
Miami, Florida, a haven for “golden-agers,” the number is increased to 1 in 5.
Having been intimately involved in the dying process of over 4,000 Intensive Care
patients for the past 35 years, Dr. Saul explains that we typically experience 7 times
the level of stress by dying in Intensive Care than anywhere else. Peripherally, the
stress that is likely to be felt by the families of those who die is also enormous.
The way in which we die continues to live on in the minds of those who survive
us. Therefore, how we die is important, not only to us, but also to those closest
to us. And yet, according to Dr. Saul, only 1 in 500 people that he surveyed had a
plan of what to do if they were to become seriously ill.
Discussions in regards to goals, treatments and outcomes, initiated either by doctors
In Dr. Saul’s experience, most of us want
to have control over how our dying process
proceeds. Therefore, he urges his patients to
reclaim that process from what he refers to as
the “medicalized model.”
Steve Jobs of Apple
What is certain is that we are all going to die
sooner or later. Nevertheless, surveys reveal that many of us are optimistic that
medical science will develop cures for diabetes, dementia, and cancer in the foreseeable future.
According to a recent Wall Street Journal survey, “fear of dying” has become one
of our most chronic diseases. Therefore we are encouraged to speak openly with
loved ones about their dying at the crucial stage of life. Furthermore, lying to protect them often leads to them feeling isolated.
Since for many it is still a taboo subject, our culture doesn’t adequately deal with
the importance of preparing to die. And yet, it can give us what we are all seeking;
peace of mind. Those versed in this process advise us to take every opportunity to
say “I love you” to those we care about.
Finally, there are currently several popular
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A Library Addict’s
Choice A pick of new books
at the Lachute Public Library for
residents of Harrington, Lachute, Gore
and Wentworth. Grif Hodge - Main Street
You are entitled to a no-charge library membership card
if you live in any of the municipalities listed above.
FICTION
Adler, Elizabeth - A Place In The Country: “Adler smoothly blends suspense and
romance in a tale of betrayal and murder” - Publisher’s Weekly.
Caroline Evans, in the wake of a divorce from her unfaithful, duplicitous husband,
James, leaves Singapore and settles with her 15-year-old daughter in the English
Cotswolds. She finds satisfaction working in a local pub. Suddenly, James appears
in the village and his subsequent murder in Singapore threatens to destroy
Caroline’s new life. This story works on many levels, including how often a
tragedy occurs when someone, desperately trying to be free of destructive forces
in life, is dragged into those same forces once more.
4Korners Offering Parenting Workshop
By Michelle Booth
At the beginning of September 2012, 4Korners Family Resource Center opened
its satellite office in Ste. Agathe at 50, Rue Corbeil. This office is the result of the
collaboration with the CSSS des Sommets and the English Communities Committee.
Rola Helou, the Executive Director of 4Korners, is planning to launch a parenting
workshop in Ste. Agathe in February 2013. The workshop is in response to a need, which
has been identified by the community. More than 70% of respondents to a questionnaire
distributed at Ste. Agathe Academy indicated a need for a parenting workshop.
The course will be held on Tuesday evenings from February 26 to April 30, facilitated
by Laura Young of www.mostimportantjob.com. Laura is a mother of 3 children, a
parenting coach and author of the book, The Most Important Job in the World.
After years of experience as a nanny, teacher, daycare worker and specials needs
educator, Laura realized that many of us have parenting challenges and so she
designed Parenting 101 to answer this need. Our day-to-day lives have become so
busy that we often feel way over our heads and this stress affects our family lives.
Laura designed her course with this reality in mind and acknowledges that parenting
is “more of an art than a science” and the idea of “a one size fits all family is not
realistic. We are all different and unique and this is what makes us special.”
Parenting 101 participants will receive Laura’s e-book, and a workbook. The course
aims to provide a positive, non-judgmental, safe environment for parents to come
together and learn from each other. Parents will learn to honor their children and
create the tools to focus on what is positive within their family dynamic. Laura
believes that each family needs to find the balance that suits their particular lifeChabon, Michael - Telegraph Avenue: This is another of those books that you will style. Parenting 101 offers a sensible guide to parenting with a dose of laughter. The
either like or hate. One reviewer at the Goodreads website says, “This book drove
busier we are in our lives, the more confused we may become, and this course will
me a little nuts. Its plot is overstuffed...” Another reviewer at the same website says, teach parents the tools to simplify their lives so they can find the time and energy to
“Sentence to sentence, just great. There’s some wonderful writing about babies,
achieve peace within their family lives.
commerce and old stores ...” Chabon has previously won a Pulitzer Prize.
According to Laura, our hectic lives can lead to a whole range of problems and as
Dickey, Eric Jerome - An Accidental Affair: In the midst of the filming of his
a result, we attempt to “fill the holes in our lives with things instead of love.” And
latest script, starring his wife Regina and her leading man, Johnny Bergs, James
while there are plenty of self-help books “there is so much information, people
Thicke receives a video of the two of them caught in the most compromising of
don’t know what to do with it all.”
situations. James responds to the affront by savagely attacking Johnny. Both the
Through Parenting 101, Laura’s goal is to help others through the process of raising
paparazzi and the police take an interest. James goes on the run, but he still tries
their kids and aims to help parents make choices and take action to ensure the
to protect Regina from Hollywood’s underbelly of lust and blackmail. Revenge
bond between them and their children is always strong. It will help parents accept
becomes his constant companion. Will an accidental affair spell permanent
the choices that they’ve made and end the guilt.
damage to their relationship?
Spaces are limited. To register or obtain more information call 1 888 974-3940
Garwood, Julie - Sweet Talk: When FBI agent Grayson Kincaid first encounters Olivia
or email: [email protected]. Parenting 101 is offered free of charge
MacKenzie, she makes quite an impression. The beautiful, tough, young attorney
to members of 4Korners. For membership information please call the toll free
has stumbled into the middle of an FBI sting operation and has reduced it to chaos number above or contact by email@
months of surveillance and careful planning go down the drain. Kincaid’s partner is
[email protected].
furious and lets Olivia know that she’s ticked off the wrong guy. After all, he’s FBI.
Ste Agathe office hours are Tuesdays from
But she’s something even scarier . . . she’s IRS and she’s on the trail of an elaborate
8:30 am - 4:30 pm located at 50 Rue Corbeil.
Ponzi scheme.
Brashares, Ann - Sisterhood Everlasting: Remember Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants and the delightful movie that was made from the novel? Now the setting is
ten years later and Tibby has sent tickets to the others for a reunion in Greece.
The jeans may be long-gone, but the sisterhood is still strong.
Roth, Veronica - Divergent: In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian, Chicago world, society
is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue;
Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the
peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteenyear-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives.
Beatrice makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
Sanford, John - Mad River: Virgil Flowers is on the trail of three teenagers on a
killing spree in rural Minnesota. By the time this Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
investigator closes in he is forced to call on the resources of an army of lawmen;
Sheriff Duke of Bare County, city cops and the National Guard. Compulsive reading.
NONFICTION
Young, Neil - Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream: Follows this Canadian’s
career that spans 40 years in Rock and Roll, Folk and Country musical genres.
He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as both an individual
artist and as a member of the group, Buffalo Springfield. He is known as an
environmental and political activist, a co-founder of Farm Aid and is a backer of
the Bridge School. His choice of material is quite eclectic. His most recent album
includes God Save the Queen set to a rock beat. But through his music runs his
love of Canada and the prairies. Schwarz, Shelley Peterman - Home Accessibility: 300 Tips For Making Life Easier
If you missed any of the six Harry Potter movies, the DVD collection has them all.
Other DVD titles that have received acclaim include War Horse, Tin Tin, the Narnia
and Shrek series and Where The Wild Things Are. There is a list of the titles broken
into the following headings: Fiction, Children’s, Animated titles, and Documentaries.
www.ville.lachute.qc.ca/biblio
News From Sainte Agathe
Jessica Million - Main Street
After some major dumps of snow, power outages
during the holiday season put a real damper on
things. No matter how beautiful it looked outside, if
you were shivering in the dark for a few days, I am
sure that you… like me, were not your regular happy
celebrant this year. Let’s hope its behind us for the
rest of the winter season and that the old saying “In
like a lion, out like a lamb” rings true this winter.
Now that the shortest and darkest days of the year are behind us and every day
is a little bit longer, we can look forward to more sunny days and nicer weather
for outdoor activities. Ste. Agathe’s Festi-Neige winter festival events continue
this year and there is a series of exciting activities every weekend throughout the
month of January. Here are some of the highlights to pencil into your calendar.
- Saturday, January 12 and Sunday, January 13 - It’s the St. Hubert Derby with
many teams of horses participating in the National Competition. The final race
is Sunday from 11 am - 3 pm, with a $ 10,000 prize for the first place winner!
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RGPA Offering Group Activities
The Relief Group for Persons with Aphasia (RGPA) invites all who have suffered
from a stroke, or Aphasia, to come share their life experiences with others living
in a similar situation. You are invited to participate in many varied activities, such
as singing, language stimulation, brain-gym, arts and crafts, board games, outings
etc. But mostly, join us for the enjoyment and warmth of friendship, which always
prevails. Jackie and Jeanne-Mance are two motivational providers who offer you
support, compassion and encouragement. Come join us every Friday morning
from 9 am to 1 pm at the CSSS Pavillon Lachute. For more information please
contact Jackie 450 533 5699 or Jeanne-Mance 450 562 4608. We will be more than
happy to answer any inquiries.
Our next fundraiser will be held on April 27, 2013, when we will present to you the
incomparable group, “Aphasic Theater.” More information will be coming soon.
Le groupe relève pour personnes aphasiques des Laurentides (GRPAL des
Laurentides) invite toute personne ayant subi un AVC et/ou est aphasique à venir
partager son vécu avec d’autres personnes dans la même situation, à participer
à des activités de toutes sortes du genre chansons, activités de stimulation de
langage, activités artistiques, jeux de société, sorties etc. mais surtout où le plaisir
et la chaleur humaine priment . Jackie et Jeanne-Mance sont deux intervenantes
qui vous offrent du soutien, de l’écoute et des encouragements. Venez-nous
rejoindre tous les vendredis matins au Pavillon du CSSS . Pour toute information
appelez Jeanne-Mance : 450 562-4608 ou Jackie : 450 533-5699. Venez-nous voir,
vous pourriez être agréablement surpris.
P.S: Notre prochaine levée de fonds, le 27 avril 2013, nous vous présenterons
l’incomparable «Théâtre Aphasique». Plus d’informations à venir bientôt.
- Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20 - RZR, All terrain-vehicles races,
Saturday competitions from 10 am - noon and Sunday, the ladies and special
personalities compete from 1 pm - 4 pm. $5000 in prizes to be won.
- Saturday, January 26 and Sunday, January 27 - Canadian Tire’s ice fishing
competition is back this year. With over 200 trout being added to the lake, this
competition is for people of all ages. Sign-up is from 8:30 am - noon and a
permit is required. The tournament ends on Sunday at 3 pm.
- Saturday, February 2 - Antique snow mobile exposition. Also, you can go on a
dog sled ride from 11 am - 4 pm.
- At 5 pm, everyone is invited to a Dinner/Dance supper for the Duchess of the
Carnival, $30 per person. The crowning and fireworks follow at 8 pm.
At this time I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the incredible work
and time sacrificed from their families, to all the Hydro Québec crews (and the
out-sourced crews from Ontario), who worked so hard during the past few weeks.
Hats off (not in the literal sense, too cold!), to all the employees of Hydro. I even
had the pleasure of receiving a phone call from one to advise me that one of my
rental clients power was back on there! Outstanding service!!!! Thank you!
Jessica Million www.jessicamillion.com [email protected]
January 2013
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The Canadian Ski Marathon, the longest
and oldest Nordic ski tour will be following
the 160 km route from Lachute to Gatineau
on February 9 - 10. This is its 47th annual
challenge. The tour is not a race and all
participants, regardless of distance travelled,
are winners. More details are available at
www.csm-mcs.com.
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The Morin Heights Viking Loppet, another
popular and important cross-country skiing
event in Eastern Canada follows on
February 24. This day is also open to
snowshoe enthusiasts and there are several
categories to enter for both disciplines.
Details can be found at www.skiloppet.com.
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The Hamsterdam basketball team was called for double-gerbiling.
This year Montreal hockey fans are Hab nots.
In the Mediterranean grape growing race, who is the currant leader?
Bugs was born in Allbunny, New York.
French poodles are tame. French wolves are wild because they haven’t been kept
in the loup.
Paris is for Louvrers.
Two Noodles For Sister Sara is my favourite spaghetti western.
A Michelin-Man-For-All-Seasons would have won Best Picture, but the in tire cast
was nailed.
Her life may have gone to pot but she still wears the pans in the family.
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Quebec Municipalities Infrastructure Program
$1.8 Million for the Val-David
Drinking Water System
Front left to right: Sylvain Pagé, MNA for Labelle and
representative for the Laurentian region, Mme. Nicole Davidson,
mayor of Val-David, and Claude Cousineau, MNA for Bertrand.
Back: Barbara Strachan, counselor of district #1, Raymond
Auclair, counselor of district #5, Yves Frenette, Director-General.
Labelle MNA Sylvain Pagé, responsible for the Laurentians
region, and President of the Government Caucus is pleased
to announce, on behalf of the Minister of Municipal Affairs,
Transport Minister and Jonquière MNA Sylvain Gaudreault,
that the Village of Val-David will receive government
financial assistance of up to $1,836,000 for the replacement
of water mains in the municipality. This assistance is
provided through the Programme d’infrastructures QuébecMunicipalities (PIQM).
More precisely, the project is intended for the replacement of
water mains along chemin de l’Air Pur, as well as de la Cèdrière,
des Chèvrefeuilles, des Fougères, des Lys, des Muguets, des
Pensées and des Roses streets in the Village of Val-David.
Access to quality public services
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“Every Quebecer should benefit from access to quality public
services. That’s why our government is committed to provide
municipalities with the necessary support to enable them to
renew and expand their infrastructure,” indicated Pagé.
“I am very pleased with the financial support today for
the Village of Val-David. I recognize the need for new
water infrastructure to provide adequate basic services to
the population, such as access to drinking water which is
a fundamental right, an essential service for all,” added
Bertrand MNA Claude Cousineau.
The realization of this project requires government financial
assistance of up to $1,836,000, under section 1.5 of the PIQM.
With a total budget of $462 million, the new PIQM program
component is intended not only to ensure the sustainability
of infrastructure, but also to enhance the quality of life of the
population and create many jobs across Quebec regions. This
funding is part of the Plan québécois des infrastructures, which
provides nearly $44.18 billion for the 2011 - 2016 period.
Extension of Cellular
Coverage in MRC d’Argenteuil
Rise in Flu and Gastroenteritis Cases
The Director of Public Health for the Laurentians, Dr Éric Goyer, has issued a public advisory about
the currently prevailing rise in flu activity as well as gastroenteritis cases in the Laurentians region.
Avoid emergency rooms
“Unless someone is experiencing complications, most infections caused by the flu virus or the
gastroenteritis virus can be treated at home without any need to visit either the emergency room
of a hospital or a health clinic,” stated Dr. Goyer. We recommend that anyone presenting flu-like
or gastroenteritis symptoms contact the Info-Santé help line by dialling 8-1-1. To help make sound
decisions when dealing with flu symptoms, please use the decision chart on the Agence website,
www.santelaurentides.qc.ca.
The MRC d’Argenteuil is very pleased to announce the
activation of a new cellular telecommunications site in the
Pine Hill sector of Brownsburg-Chatham. Recently, Bell
Mobility put into operation an HSPA site that will extend
its HSPA network coverage along Highway 327 between
Dalesville in Brownsburg-Chatham and Lac Émerald in
the municipality of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge. Given the hilly
topography of the area, the quality of cellular reception may
vary depending on the location of the receiving antenna
(mobile or Internet).
This HSPA signal will enable the use of mobile phones,
including smartphones, and provide access to mobile highspeed Internet using a Bell Mobility Turbo Stick or Turbo
Hub. It is the second cell tower that Bell Mobility has put
into operation within the MRC in 2012. Last May, Bell
Mobility installed an identical HSPA site in the municipality
of Mille-Isles.
Prevent spread
“This is important progress for the citizens of Argenteuil.
As well as mobile phone service, these two sites provide
access to high-speed Internet, a key priority for the MRC. In
addition, they provide coverage along significant portions of
two national highways (Highways 327 and 329) that were
still without cell coverage. We believe that the addition of
these two sites will significantly improve the safety of our
citizens and those passing through the area,” mentioned
Ronald Tittlit, Prefect of the MRC d’Argenteuil.
Flu vaccination is still available for the general public. Anyone interested in the flu vaccine should
contact their local health and social services centre. As a final recommendation, we remind you that
proper hand washing offers effective protection against infections and prevents the transmission of the
flu and gastroenteritis viruses.
Note that, for more than three years, the MRC d’Argenteuil
has been actively working on extending access to high-speed
Internet (HSI) throughout its territory, and that cellular
technology is an integral part of its strategy to do so.
Refrain from visiting
Please avoid contaminating your friends and loved ones staying in a hospital or a care facility for
persons with a loss of autonomy; to best protect them, we recommend that you refrain from any visits
while you are exhibiting flu symptoms (runny nose, sore throat, cough, fever, difficulty breathing)
or gastroenteritis symptoms (nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea). Please be aware that
gastroenteritis remains contagious for 24 to 48 hours after symptoms have disappeared.
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January 2013
Happy 40th Anniversary Franke Volvo
By Lori Leonard
Left, the original Franke Volvo. Right, the Franke Volvo of today, both on the same site in Ste. Agathe.
It is difficult to believe that Bernard Franke and the employees at Franke Volvo
are celebrating quite a milestone….. their 40th anniversary of operating the
business in the Laurentians.
Bernard Franke opened the Franke Volvo dealership, located at 180 Principale in Ste.
Agathe des Monts, in 1972. In fact, they are still located at the same address today,
although the appearance of both the building and the Volvo have evolved dramatically.
Bernard also opened a Mercedes-Benz dealership eight years later, in 1980.
Bernard explained that the most popular Volvo 40 years ago, was the 144 model,
which was produced and sold up until 1974, when it was replaced by the 240
model. The price tag for a Volvo in 1972 was a paltry $4,000 and the most
popular colors sold were dark blue metallic, orange and light blue metallic. Initial
sales of the Volvo were 20 cars per year which has advanced to a record number
of 336 cars per year.
Franke Volvo is currently the Canadian National record holder for Excellence
awards, with 12 Dealers of Excellence and 7 Presidents’ Challenge awards. Franke
Volvo is also very active within the community and participates and supports
a number of events, which include a sailing regatta for children, triathlons,
acrobatic skiing events, Pro-Rally racing, motor racing and cycling. As well, they
are a long-time supporter of the Fondation Tremblant.
In 2012, the Franke organization achieved the Gold Donor level for their
commitment to Fondation médicale des Laurentides. Today, the Franke Volvo
organization is run by CEO, Reinhilde Brand, President, Bernard Franke and
Vice-President, Sales, Alex Zucker. Best of luck and many more years of success.
Throughout the decades Volvo has progressed from a square, boxy car to a pinnacle
of Scandinavian luxury. Active and passive safety is still one of its core elements.
However, it has moved upscale into the luxury car segment. European performance,
craftsmanship and a very dynamic driving experience have been added.
Originally, the Volvo was driven by more men than women. These days, the
brand is really not gender specific. Conversely, certain models are driven more
frequently by women and other models are better appreciated by men.
The most significant changes throughout the years in the automobile industry
are that cars in general have become cleaner, safer, faster and more fuel-efficient.
Also, the fact remains that computer technology currently controls many of
today’s car functions. In the very near future, cars will also feature an autopilot.
The Volvo 144GL 1973. The car on the picture is identical to Franke Volvo’s first Volvo
demonstrator when the franchise business was started in fall 1972. What a beauty!
January 2013
13
News Wire From Weir
Air, Snow and Ice for the Weekend
Pharmacie Jean Coutu
Claudette Pilon-Smith - Main Street
If you’re lucky enough to be in the mountains, you’re
lucky enough!
Festi-Neige in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
The entire Festi-Neige
team was proud to invite
the public to the opening
of the sixth edition of
Fest-Neige on Saturday,
January 5 at 11 am. The
opening festival celebrated
the first weekend of activities with a focus on kites
and sculptures of snow
and ice.
Daniel Desjardins,
Executive Director of
the Chamber of Commerce of Ste. Agathe
would like to remind
the public that all
activities are free at
Festi-Neige and that
children and adults
can also enjoy the
slides and skating on
the lake.
Due to the snowstorms, power outages and computer
technical problems, Claudette was unable to share the
news from Weir with us this month, so, in place of
her regular column, here are a few happenings taking
place in the Weir-Montcalm area.
The municipal library houses a collection of 2300
books, in French and English and also has on loan another 1200 from the Regional
Centre of Public Services Libraries. The library also offers free Internet service.
Opening hours are Thursdays from 5 pm - 8 pm and Saturdays from 9 am - noon.
January 26, starting at 6 pm, there will be snowshoeing under the moon at Terravie.
For information, please call 450 227-5416.
February 8 - 17: Fun and family activities at the 4-Villages Winter Carnival - more
details to follow next month. Info available at www.4villages.org.
February 23: 11 am - Family Carnival Day with an evening performance at Morgan
Farm. For information please contact - 819 687-2434.
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Cell phones: How to Protect Yourself
By André Fauteux, Editor
La Maison du 21e siècle magazine www.maisonsaine.ca
Recent medical studies indicate that the risk of brain, auditory nerve or salivary
gland tumors may double with heavy use of a cell phone over a decade, defined
as at least 30 minutes per day. The risk of glioma (a brain cancer that kills people
in 400 days, on average) even quintuples in those who begin regular cell phone
use before the age of 20, according to a 2011 study by Swedish oncologist Lennart
Hardell. The tumor typically appears on the same side of the head as where the
handset is held. Many other studies have linked exposure to radiofrequency (RF)
microwave radiation from cell phones and towers with fertility problems, cancers
and various symptoms of intolerance to electromagnetic fields (EMFs), such as
migraines, insomnia, depression, tinnitus and burning skin. While the research is
inconclusive and contradictory (70% of studies financed by industry have found
no such links), in 2011, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified
RF microwaves as ‘’possibly carcinogenic.’’ Many European countries thus
recommend reducing your exposure to this kind of radiation.
Here is advice from the European Centre for Research and Independent Information
on electromagnetic radiation (CRIIREM) as well as from engineer Alasdair Philips of
the British group Powerwatch and American EMF consultant Cindy Sage.
Prefer wired phones or texting
•
Only use a cell or cordless phone when absolutely necessary and hold is as far
as possible from your body. Use a landline or text; or use the speaker mode or
an earpiece. Avoid Bluetooth-type headsets as they deliver EMFs into your ear.
Bluetube is preferrable because sound is delivered in the air through a plastic tube.
•
Kids under 15 should not a use cell phone except in an emergency, recommends
the British government. They are more vulnerable to EMFs because their bodies
are still growing. Also, lifelong EMF exposure has cumulative effects.
•
Pregnant women and those equipped with medical devices (pacemakers, hearing
aids, etc.) should also avoid wireless devices. The placenta water and embryo
cells are very sensitive to EMFs.
•
If you buy a cell phone, pick the one with the lowest Specific Absorption Rate
(SAR) of microwaves as as possible, preferably less than 0.7 watts per kilogram
of body weight. SAR values of North American models can be found on the
Environmental Working Group website (ewg.org). However, consider that a low
SAR value is not a guarantee of absolute safety unless you reduce your exposure
to a minimum. Cellphones with the lowest SAR values can kill body cells and
give the highest EMF doses if used heavily. Choose the model with the longest
conversation time, meaning it is less powerful (consuming less watts).
•
Avoid internal antenna cellphones. External antennas reduce your RF exposure.
•
The only way to disable a cellphone, besides removing the battery, is to put
it in airplane mode. Otherwise, it constantly communicates at full power with
the nearest base station. Select the airplane mode in the Applications list, via
Settings. It will stop all RF microwave emissions by disabling cellular, Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth and FM radio applications. You will still be able to take pictures, use
the calculator, alarm clock and write e-mails and text messages that you can
send later after reactivating your cell.
Protect yourself
•
Never put a cellphone against your head: in their user’s guides, manufacturers
recommend keeping it up to an inch away. CBC News discovered this is to
respect national RF exposure limits which are considered lax because they don’t
consider possible long-term health effects. Many experts recommend holding the
cell at least 20 inches from the body using speaker mode.
•
Based in Ontario, Lessemef.com sells various protective devices. The Skin-Blok
($11.95) is a thin transparent fabric that sticks to the cellphone block RFs by
at least 40 dB but is inappropriate for touchscreens. It also offers the famous
BlocSock ($24.95), a cover that reduces exposure by 96% during calls and while
carrying the phone. Finally, the RF3 Envi Headset ($ 29.99 or $ 39.99 with an
ear hook) is similar to the Bluetube and reduces head exposure by 99%.
•
Avoid so-called protective chips: they give a false sense of security and
encourage heavy use of cellphones and other electronic devices, which can be
dangerous if the chip is defective.
•
Do not carry your phone in a shirt pocket or on your waist. If you must to carry
it on you, use a protective sleeve and prefer the back pocket of your pants while
keeping the antenna pointing backwards.
Limit your calls
•
Limit the number and duration of calls, ideally no more than five or six daily
and lasting two or three minutes. Observe an average of an hour and a half
between calls. Exposure limits are based on six-minute calls by a grown man
(youths receive greater head and body doses per kg of body weight).
•
Only use your cell in top reception conditions (no less than four bars on your
display screen). For each bar missing, your phone compensates with greater
power and doubles your radiation dose.
•
Do not call while moving, whether walking, driving or in public transit : motion
also makes your cellphone boost its output. Never call even in a parked car :
emissions are increased because reception is poorer through metal which creates
the “Faraday cage” effect, blocking, capturing and reflecting RF microwaves.
•
Keep your cellphone upright and away from you while calling, as emissions are
strongest before it starts ringing.
•
Know that when you use your cell in public, others may suffer the radiation
emitted by your phone. European surveys have shown that more than 10% of
people have become intolerant to passive EMF - exposure up to four meters
away in the case of former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland.
At night, never put an activated mobile phone less than 20 inches (50 cm) from
your head. It should ideally be in airplane mode if you use it as an alarm clock
and never under your pillow!
For more details: www.powerwatch.org.uk
•
January 2013
15
Really Pretend! Reality and
S T R I C T LY B U S I N E S S
Imagination in Picture Books
By Lori Leonard
Marion Hodge - Main Street
In the last twenty
years Canadians have
enjoyed a flood of
books from which to
choose just the right
title. Fact and fiction
alike, if you share a
passion for children’s
literature, in particular
the very special
experience known as
a picture book, then
you understand the
wistfulness I feel when
I have to take just one
book and leave the
other thousand beautiful
works on the shelf.
Lots of special anniversaries this month…..
Happy 40th anniversary to Denis and Denise Parent of Boutique Denis Parent,
who are celebrating 40 years of business in our community! Wow, what an
achievement!
Thank you for always being there to help us decide on the latest in skis, ski boots,
ski apparel, snow shoes, cross-country gear and much more. May your success
continue for many more years to come.
Happy 25th Anniversary to Tapis LGL. Congratulations to Denis Monette and
Louis Gauthier. It is quite a landmark and rarity to be able to celebrate 25 years of
business in St. Sauveur.
Congratulations on achieving 15 years of business for Océann Coiffure. Bravo to
Roxane, Brigitte and Céline. They are located at 895 boul. des Laurentides (in the
Interclub complex) in Piedmont. Many more successful years to you.
Axis Store
Happy 10th anniversary to Scott
Reeves, Fréderic Lamarche and Philippe
Chouinard, owners of the Axis Store
(and related franchise stores) located
in Piedmont. We wish you many more
successful years! You can see a special
10th anniversary documentary (which
is free) about Axis at youtube.com/
axisboutique. Also, the Surf Outlet
Store, located at 684 Ch. Avila (facing
Axis) will be closed as of mid-January
2013.
Congratulations to the new members of the Chambre de Commerce Committee.
They are Johanne Roy (Caisse Desjardins de la Vallée des Pays-d’en-Haut),
Jacques Gariépy (SADC des Laurentides), Marcel Ménard (consultant RH),
Mélanie Beauchamp (Étude Major Lazure Notaire Inc.), François Parizeau
(François Parizeau Law Office), Anne Léger (Sutton Laurentides) and Mathieu
Bergeron (Multi-Prêt).
Welcome Parfumeries du Nord to St. Sauveur. This new perfumerie is located at
200 Principale St. in the Promenades St. Sauveur (#1A). They offer a wide variety
of fragrances such as Ralph Lauren, Gucci, Armani, Givency, Yves St-Laurent
Phone: 450 227-3636
We are really pleased to hear that
Maestro Restaurant, is now “open for
business” in their beautiful new building
which replaces the one that burned
down last summer. Maestro is located at
339 Principale St. in St. Sauveur. Best of
luck to owner Sylvain Cormier. Phone:
450 227-2999
One might assume that a book about multiplication would be the last place to
find a sense of wonder. But in Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar the reader is
shown an intricate and beautiful jar. Inside the jar is a sea. Upon the sea is an
island. On the island are two countries, each with three mountains. The story
continues until we end with the original jar standing in the cupboard. The
author’s explanation, and further development of the concept of factorials at
the end of the book, emphasizes the pattern of increasingly larger numbers of
things evident throughout the story.
Cabaret St- Sauveur has recently
moved to their new address at 389 rue
Principale, St. Sauveur. This is a great
place for “baby boomers” to meet. They
have several types of interesting evenings
such as Karaoke on Wednesdays, Dinner
and Dancing on Fridays and Saturdays
and social dancing on Sundays. For more
information call 450 227-4605.
With a teaching background in mathematics, and a fascination with science,
Mitsumasa Anno exemplifies what he called, “teaching without teaching providing the conditions that allow children to learn for him or herself. In
treating children with respect for their innate sense of curiosity and ability to
think abstractly, Anno’s work joins other artists and writers who have crafted
enduring narratives that are loved by children and adults. Where the Wild
Things Are, by Maurice Sendak, came out in 1963 and has sold over 19 million
copies, as well as being recreated in different media, including a film released
in 2009, and appeared on many year-end Top Ten lists.
Institut MediSpa has recently relocated
New Maestro Restaurant
to 108 rue Principale, St. Sauveur. Good
luck in your new location. www.institutmedispa.com, phone 450 744-1440
La Clinique Podiatrique des Monts located at 125 de l’Eglise, St. Sauveur has
opened a brand new office at 409 rue John F. Kennedy in St. Jérôme. They can be
reached for both locations at 450 744-3244. Best of luck with your new office!
Le Lounge - Pub Urbain located at 193 rue de la Gare, St. Sauveur has recently
changed its look and concept. They will have a live DJ on Thursdays and Fridays
and live musicians on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Drop by for a visit. For more
info call 450 227-0166.
If your office/company is celebrating a special anniversary or if you are
moving your office to a new location, please send me an e-mail at lori.
[email protected].
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One author/illustrator
who has been celebrated
over the past 40 years
is Japanese illustrator
Mitsumasa Anno. In
1984, Anno received
children’s literature’s
highest honour, the
Hans Christian Andersen
Medal, in recognition
for his unique gift for
communicating to both
East and West. In an
interview concerning his book, show Me a Story! Why Picture Books Matter,
Leonard S. Marcus spoke to Anno about how children think. Anno believes
that children are able to think abstractly. Even a two-year-old will recognize
a stick figure as Mother or Father, according to Mitsumaso Anno. He adds, “A
child’s mind, unlike an adult’s, can absorb anything and accept any number of
new ideas. For this reason, it is not always good to teach only ‘correct’ ideas to
children. Scientific understanding is important, but imagination should also be
encouraged. When some adults see a rainbow, they think they must explain the
color spectrum to a child. The sense of wonder at such things should come first.”
I know that I am not alone in having picture book characters take up
permanent residence in my imagination. As a teacher, I have enjoyed listening
to children and adults describe their own pictorial companions. Picture books
play a vital role in our lives. If this were not so, would we be able to recall
with ease a favourite story that made a powerful impression on us? We return
again and again to an image that resonates with us. Such an image carries a
message that seems as though it is for us alone.
Editor’s note: Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative created by
ABC Life Literacy Canada to help raise awareness for literacy. It is an annual
event scheduled on January 27. For ideas on activities to share with your
family, please visit the website www.abclifeliteracy.ca.
The Municipality of Wentworth is Set to Bear the
Responsibility to Preserve the Lac Rogers Dam
At the public meeting of December 3,
2012, the City Council of Wentworth
decided, unanimously with its
members, to meet the immediate
requirements of Revenue Québec
and the Centre d’expertise hydrique
du Québec (CEHQ), and declare
the intention of the municipality to
take over the responsibility for the
Wentworth Lac Rogers Dam.
The council’s decision involves the
support of the CEHQ, Revenue Québec
and an agreement for the creation of a
working group, uniting property owners
of Lac Rogers and representatives of the
municipality.
Mayor, Edmund Kasprzyk, says, “The
fifty lakes on the territory of Wentworth
are the gems of our environmental
heritage and any event that poses a
threat should be considered a priority
by politicians and the administration of
Wentworth.”
All the facts surrounding the issue of
the Lac Rogers dam had been examined
at a public information meeting held
Friday, November 23. On this occasion,
representatives from Revenue Quebec
January 2013
and CEHQ had responded positively
to the request of Mayor Ed Kasprzyk
to grant a reasonable time prior to
the work that would have disastrous
consequences on the surrounding
properties.
On this occasion, representatives from
Revenue Québec and the CEHQ had
responded positively to the request
of Mayor Edmund Kasprzyk to delay
the opening of the dam so that an
alternative could be found. This would
have turned it into nothing more than a
mere stream.
January 2013
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Geezer’s Corner
Don’t you just hate people who are whining all of the time? I like to refer to those individuals
as having a bad bout of Whinnieosis. Now, don’t go running for your medical dictionary to
look up this common ailment, as most medical practitioners don’t recognize its existence. As
they have no idea how to treat it, they’ll stuff cotton in their ears and hope that the complaining person will go away. You have to be careful of Whinnieosis as it’s very contagious and you
will find it in abundance in your everyday activities. It’s a sneaky sickness and will creep up
on you if you aren’t prepared. There is an antidote for this malady however and it’s free and
it always works. All you have to do is laugh. When some dour old curmudgeon tries to infect
Dale Dawson - Main Street
you with this disorder, just step back a safe distance and laugh. If you can’t really laugh - fake
it. Once you har, har, har at him a few times and you see the confusion on his face, the real
laughter will come along. Within a few seconds you will be walking away in a great mood
and Whinnieosis free. You may have even cured the curmudgeon. You may think that I’m kidding, but I’m not. If you want to live longer and enjoy each day, avoid all
grumpy types that try to bring you down into their dismal world of gloom. Keep yourself armed with a belly laugh at your disposal.
Keep on
Laughing
I shouldn’t be saying this, but old Auntie Anna and her parrot had two of the worst cases of Whinnieosis that I’ve ever encountered. That old darlin’ could whine the
bark off a butternut tree while the parrot mumbled on in the same manner. They liked to moan in stereo. Over time we got to know the different levels of seriousness
in their fussing by the tone of their anguish. We could ignore them when their wailing was carried out in a clear soprano pitch as that indicated they were lamenting
about some minor incident; we did pay attention however, when the screeching reached a frequency that shattered glass. We never did figure out which one of them
was responsible for breaking windows. Of course, everyone went running for their black clothes when the old dears resorted to their heartbreaking bass mode of the
ailment. I was younger back then and didn’t recognize that they suffered from this blight. What a pity that none of us understood that all we had to do was laugh at
them and maybe they would have been cured. I suspect that if we could have cured Auntie Anna that the parrot would have recovered also.
I recall a man that suffered from the worst case of this disorder ever and he was nasty besides. The sky was always grey
in his world and it was everybody else’s fault. Most people knew that the only way to get along with Mr. Winkle was to
ignore him or as Uncle Zack used to say, “Pretend he’s a stump. Don’t even nod in passing or you’ll get him going.” Awe,
but it was hard for some to ignore him completely. One day in late January the fellow was in the back yard splitting wood
for Aunt Maudie. She’d been warned to leave him alone, but it was a bitterly cold day and she wanted to be nice to the old
grouch. She stood on the back step and sweetly called out, “My, its cold today, Mr. Winkle…” Before she could finish, he
yelled, “Too damned cold for me!” He threw the axe down and stomped out of the yard. Aunt Maudie didn’t laugh at this
behaviour and would have chased him down the road if she’d had her boots on.
This condition was a problem through the centuries and it’s only recently that we’ve discovered the cure. I can see it
all now: Old Glug limping out of his cave grumbling at his mate while tugging with both hands at his bear skin drawers. “Hey Glota, are you sure you remembered the fabric softener when you washed my favourite undies in the creek?
They’ve shrunk and there’s nothing worse than
a bear skin wedgie.” He went on tugging, grumbling and complaining until sundown. Now, here
was the place where poor Glota should have hidden behind a tree and laughed at him. She could
have cured his sickness, but she’d flunked out of
Frozen Mammoth U just before the final semester
on whiney mate clubbing.
Okay, I’m starting to wander off into the enchanted
kingdom now, so before I go - I’d just like to mention
that it’s important to keep on laughing and there is
plenty out there to laugh about.
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It is not often that a group of red and
green-clad teenagers are seen running
around Lachute; however they made
their 2nd annual appearance on
December 12. The LRHS Santa Run is
well on the way to becoming a holiday
tradition within both LRHS and the local
community. Fifty-six members of our
staff and student body gathered together
in an effort to raise money, which was
later donated to several charities.
Despite a damp and cold morning, the
weather had cleared up by noon and
runners were left with a beautiful sunny
day that stayed with us the entire time.
After running from LRHS down to Main
Street, we received a very kind welcome
at LES, where the students were all
excited to receive their candy canes and
meet Santa. His 6 km run was probably
good training for his big night to follow.
The staff organisers of the event would
like to thank all the students who
participated, and in particular, the LES
staff who opened their doors to us.
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Have a
Happy New Year
filled with
love, health and
prosperity.
January 2013
GORE
A Youthful Perspective
The Last Desperate
Cry for Help
Yaneka McFarland - Main Street
WINTER CARNIVAL
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2013
COME JOIN US AT THE
TRINITY
COMMUNITY CENTER
I have chosen to speak about suicide because I was
recently,
personally and deeply saddened by the loss
of a teenager ….
Raising suicide awareness could help prevent the heartbreak and pain of so many
families and communities. It’s not about the statistics and numbers but it’s about
the people. Support each other and do not blame.
Loss; it’s the pain that never truly goes away, the grief that looms over you like
a dark storm cloud. A family member, a friend, or even someone you have only
seen once. The sad thing is that you only realize how much they actually mean to
you when they are gone…
When dealing with a suicide, all you seem to think is “what if?” What could I
have done differently? A wave of questions hits you so hard, you are no longer
able to think and there are no answers.
On the outside they may seem fine; just the average teen with teenage problems. What
we don’t see is the pain and anger, eating away on the inside. Every day is a struggle
and only adds to their heavy load resting on their fragile selves. It all boils inside them
until they have finally had enough; suicide is the last desperate cry for help.
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There are so many tragic stories about young teens who take their own lives but
only when it happens close to home, does suicide truly become a reality. Suicide
is not a subject of ordinary conversation but rather a delicate matter. However, it
should not be regarded as a taboo or a topic that is frowned upon. We cannot be
afraid to speak up and be there for one another.
As an adolescent, I know that it is hard to talk about it. We are afraid of
judgement or being perceived in a different way. There are alternative resources
such as Kids Help Phone and the Faubourg des Laurentides, which are available
24/7 and remains anonymous. Calling is not a sign of weakness but one of
courage; asking for help and more importantly admitting you need it. A qualified
and experienced resource person will listen, counsel and give you tools to deal
with the pain.
ALL DAY LONG
ACTIVITIES FOR
THE ENTIRE FAMILY,
FEATURING:
Assorted arts and crafts, horse
sleigh rides, crafts for sale,
contests, various sports including
hockey, and lots to eat!
THE EVENING WILL INCLUDE:
Spaghetti dinner with live music and
dance, a demonstration of the
Afro-Brazilian martial art: Capoeira
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!
Personally, I cannot imagine being in such a dark place where you feel so alone
it becomes unbearable to even live. We don’t understand suicide: how they felt
or what they were going through will always remain a mystery. I ask myself the
question; what were they thinking in their final moments? Did they consider all
the people who loved them who they were leaving behind with nothing but grief
and confusion? Why? The guilt and the sorrow we experience when we think
of the reasons why they left us behind? The only thing we can do is move on.
It does not mean to forget but to accept and continue living life like they would
have wanted us to.
To those who are no longer with us; You were young and didn’t realize how
precious life was. Now you are gone, but your memory will live on like a burning
flame to bring the light to those in dark places.
Kids Help Phone: 1 800 668-6868 - Faubourg Des Laurentides: 1 866 277-3553.
ARC (Awareness
Resource Center)
Comes to
the Rescue
Lori Leonard - Main Street
ARC is a non-profit organization, providing support and help to those who need
assistance to handle troublesome, stressful challenges in their lives (relationships
with themselves, a partner or a child). People often call ARC to seek guidance or
tools as a last resort, after they have tried everything possible to resolve their issues.
Communication problems between family members are often a major factor. Teens
and adults often don’t know how to express themselves properly and sadly, often end
up in a crisis situation, or even worse, try to commit suicide.
For more information and dinner
reservations contact Tammy Hall
450 562-2025 ext. 21
Director, Millie Demitro, explained that many people are just not aware of their
behaviors or reactions as they act on automatic reflex, which must be changed.
Millie has always had an inner calling to defend and protect children. She
completed her studies in the US with teachings by Dr. Wayne Dyer and Louise
Hay. While living in New Jersey, Millie read about the suicide statistics in
Quebec and noted that it was rated as the 3rd highest in the world. She decided
to do something about it and returned to Quebec in 2005. Upon her return, she
commenced work with Attitude Resource Center, which is now called ARC.
Workshops are offered at ARC to assist people to determine what the problem is
and then clients are offered other ways to deal with their particular situations.
Services offered at the center are Self-Esteem Workshops, Overcoming Grief,
Teenage weekends, Couples’ weekends, Universal Laws and Financial Security.
Or visit our website:
www.cantondegore.qc.ca
ARC also offers a “New Course on Life Session,” which is a four-day, five-night
course. All of the participants stay at Centre In’Afu, located in the Laurentians.
This course offers people the opportunity to examine their lives and rid themselves
of excess pressure and confusion that block their pathways to happiness.
Millie Demitro and her team, comprised of five facilitators, provide the course.
They include Marc Jarry, President, who works with teens, Benoit Corbeil,
a psychotherapist, Frederic Allaire, Life Coach, and Stéphane Martin, ARC
Administrator. Each of these members brings their own special “gift” to the sessions.
The overall mission of ARC is to bring out the best in people who want to improve
their quality of life. If you would like more information, please call ARC at 450
563-1004. Website is www.awarenessresourcecenter.org.
January 2013
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January 2013
Call to Artists
About Sainte Adèle
Chris Lance - Main Street
Ilania Abileah - Main Street
Completely covered with snow, Ste. Adèle looks
very seasonal. Streetlight poles laden with icecoloured lights line our streets. Northbound buses
dropped-off friends and relatives during Xmas
week, however, that influx of people have left town
now leaving us with a few things to think about as 2013 rolls in.
The skeleton of wood in the village centre, the People’s Pavilion, stands still and
needs to be finished. The SQ has settled into the overall picture of our town. After
all the hell broke out with the mayors in Laval, Montreal and other towns and
cities throughout Quebec that have been caught with their hands in municipal
coffers accepting bribes and favours from the construction and engineer firms,
one hopes that our town is clean. Other administrations have been caught and
dismissed in our recent past history. It must be difficult being a politician at
the municipal, provincial or federal level. Look at the recent mess created by
Doctor Arthur Porter, the former head of the MUHC and his apparent ties with
the mafia, SNC Lavalin, prominent English business elite, the provincial liberals
and of course our Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, who appointed Dr. Porter, to
the Security Intelligence Review Committee to keep tabs on the operations of
Canada’s spy agency, CSIS. What a web of deception, misrepresentation, fraud,
bribery, payoffs, and now, problems for the existing hospitals operating at a
huge loss. There will be cut backs to the General Hospital, perhaps the Quebec
government might act as trustee and administer the hospital. There was a time
that our Ste. Adèle was run by the Quebec government.
Our mayor, Mr. Charbonneau, must not relish being a politician who is building
an expensive new building, knowing citizens must be wondering if he is honest.
What do we have in place to make sure he is honest? We do have Quebec’s anticorruption task force, but they seem to have their hands full these past months.
There is absolutely no reason to think our mayor is dishonest. He is full of
political ideas for our town, and gets so enthusiastic at gatherings, that he looks
like he will pop-out of his shirt and jacket one day. Stay honest Mr. Mayor.
This is the first month of the New Year. Our taxes are up, the savings for our new
police department change is years away and probably will be forgotten. But, our
town looks quaint, safe and wonderful in the winter. You can ski, skate, sit or
walk on Lac Rond. Enjoy hot chocolate and horse-drawn sleigh rides at Centre
Equestre le Zephyr. You can play hockey, but can’t watch it (yet). You can make
fires and have dinners at home with friends, or, at one of our great restos. You
can even check out the artwork on the walls at the local IGA. You can also enjoy
great films at our Pine Theatre and feed your pets with great food from Moulees
du Nord or see Harmonium, at the Salle Augustin-Norbert-Morin on January 26.
Order in a great party-pizza for the Super Bowl from Restaurant Med Pizza, or
chicken from St-Hubert. You can breakfast at numerous venues including the
hidden gem, Starca, over in Mont Rolland, or a local favourite, like John LeGrec,
in the town centre beside Lise Paris Coiffure for men. From the window of John
LeGrec, you can stare at the wood-skeleton structure of the People’s Pavilion and
sit and watch our tax dollars get boarded up. Think constructive thoughts.
Arts Morin Heights: Arts Morin Heights celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2013.
Artists from the Pays-d’en-Haut region who are interested in joining can find
information and application forms on the website: www.artsmorinheights.com.
Through the years, Arts Morin Heights has grown and become a dynamic group,
playing an important part in the cultural scene of the region. From the traditional
highlight in the form of an annual exhibition, they have now evolved to a thriving
group with monthly exhibitions at the Library. The group has over thirty members
who do painting and sculpture, wood turning, pottery, stained glass, photography,
ceramics, photography and more.
Laurentian Funds for the Arts & Letters: The Laurentian Council of culture
calls for artists to submit their portfolios for the funds available. A total of
$190,000 per year is allotted to professional artists and writers and professional
art organisations in the Laurentians. Due date: Jan. 21, 2013! Conseil de la culture
des Laurentides, 223 rue St. Georges, Suite 400, St. Jérôme, 450 432-2425. Contact
Karine Gariépy: [email protected] 1 866 432-2680, ext. 106.
http://www.culturelaurentides.com.
L’En Verre du Décor - St. Sauveur: The 11th “L’En Verre du Décor” will be held in St.
Sauveur and will feature artists who work with fire: glass & ceramic arts. This event
has become a tradition in the Laurentians. In 2013, it will take place on July 12-14,
between 10 am and 6 pm daily, at Park Filion, next to the St. Sauveur Church. Artists
are encouraged to register early to enjoy maximum publicity. Registration package
is available on line www.passagedartistes.com (“inscription” button). The cost of
registration includes a 10 x 10’ booth and a table (72 x 30”). There is no commission
on sales. The event will be advertised in local media as well as Magazine “Traces”
(circulation 24 000 copies). Contact: Annie Depont, Passage d’Artistes, 6 rue Filion, St.
Sauveur. 514 833-8718 www.passagedartistes.com.
13th Annual Young Laurentian Visual Artists’ Competition: The “Musée
d’art contemporain des Laurentides” is holding its annual competition of young
Laurentian Visual artists. There are two prizes: the 1st is for research and creation
offered by Rochon, Thériault, Chartrand, services conseils, le Groupe Platinum
construction et le Musée d’art contemporain des Laurentides. The value is $2,500
and also entitles the winner to have a solo exhibition at the museum. The 2nd
grant is for training at “Atelier de l’Île” of Val David, a value of $1000, which
covers initiation in silk-screening by one of the master printers of the center,
comprising seven days of assisted-production (including materials required for
printing), a limited edition, plus lodging and living expenses. The contest is for
artists with a career of less than ten years, and young artists under thirty-five
years of age, who reside in the Laurentians or originate from the region. The
contest is open to artists practicing painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing,
photography and video art. Due date is January 25! Registration package is
available on the museum’s website www.museelaurentides.ca or at the museum,
101, place du Curé-Labelle, St. Jérôme. 450 432-7171.
You may have noticed the protection car at the Hydro site near the Metro. It
seems thieves have been digging up cables that contain cooper at these electrical
stations. At $3 a pound, I guess there is a profit if you can mine enough electricalwiring. It will cost Hydro millions in security costs.
Just saw our mayor having breakfast at John Le Grec restaurant. We wished each
other a good morning and we both sat and stared out the window at the pavilion.
I waved at him as he left the restaurant.
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Get out and enjoy this season, lots of snow has fallen. Cold, crisp, crunchingsidewalks and paths through the woods wait. Stay safe and have a Happy Year.
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Happy New Year, my friends! I wish you all a healthy year for without health, life
is more difficult. I also wish you lots of love, another important ingredient of life.
Let’s have a quick look at 2012! Clearly a buyer’s market and lots of good deals
were made. Those who had enough guts to get off the fence and buy, did very
well; the ones still on the fence will probably stay there in 2013 unless they find
the right property and believe that the end of the world is not on the threshold.
Lots of people invest in brick and mortar (homes) or dirt, rock, trees and water
(land) instead of the stock market. Investing in real estate is not an easy thing to
do but it can be very profitable, especially if you will use and enjoy the property.
Some people prefer only to invest in real estate. Financial advisers often overlook
real estate as potential investments, but long-term properties, that can be included
as part of a client’s estate, is a very feasible option.
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My advice for 2013 is for sellers to clean their home and property; refresh the
paint and make it look its best without spending like crazy. The interior as well
as the exterior should be spic and span. The properties that showed the best, and
were listed at the right price, sold well last year. Vendors need to adjust to the
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Jean Allaire: 2012
Volunteer of the Year
The Lemuel Cushing House
The Board and the management team of the
City of Mont Tremblant honored 60 volunteers
involved in the 14 committees of the City during
the Volunteer Recognition Evening, December
12, at the Village Church. Domaine SaintBernard trustee, Jean Allaire was named the 2012
Volunteer of the Year.
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Allaire has been a volunteer in the city since
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Acting mayor, Roxanne Lacasse,
trustee. “He is a lover of open spaces and pays
and the recipient of recognition
great attention to conservation in order to leave
award, Jean Allaire.
a precious legacy for future generations. For over
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at work. He is open-minded, has lively repartee, and demonstrates a great sense of
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Allaire is a retired lawyer, and he is a Quebec politician well known for having
founded the Action démocratique du Québec party in 1994 and for writing the
Allaire Report in 1991.
Acting Mayor Roxanne Lacasse praised the achievements of members of
committees and commissions during 2012, such as: the Steven Guilbeault
conference on climate change, the Christmas decorations workshop, the Mon
Tremblant fleuri and Mon Tremblant Magique contests, planting trees as part
of the un enfant, un arbre program, the Fête des sucres, the green day for the
exchange of perennials, and participation in the Guignolée food drive.
The Volunteer Recognition Evening is an annual event that pays tribute to 60 citizens
who volunteer for the well-being of the community. They share their talents, skills
and experiences within the 14 municipal committees and commissions.
Palliacco’s First Trek Under the Stars
PALLIACCO is organizing its first Trek Under the Stars on January 26, from 5 pm to 9
pm at Domaine Saint Bernard in Mont Tremblant. This fundraising activity will be held
annually and will kick off PALLIACCO’s annual fundraising campaign.
PALLIACCO is a non-profit organization that provides support to people with cancer,
to the terminally ill, to caregivers and to the bereaved. During the last year, from
November 2011 to October 2012, 165 clients benefited from PALLIACCO’s services
and 880 services were rendered, such as accompaniment in the home, individual
monitoring, access to a support group for cancer patients, for caregivers and for the
bereaved, etc.
A Trek Under the Stars is a fundraising activity to help PALLIACCO to continue its
work and to continue to provide these valuable services to its clients who are in great
need of them. The totality of donations received are to provide services to beneficiaries.
A Trek Under the Stars... it is a torchlight trek of approximately seven kilometres, on
cross-country skis, on snowshoes or on foot, with two scheduled stops for tasting and
ending with a wine and cheese at the Petit Saint Bernard.
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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
January 2013
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
LA LÉGION
ROYALE CANADIENNE
Branch 171 Filiale
Morin Heights
Jan. 12: 5 pm - Honnours Awards
Feb. 9: 6 pm - Valentine’s Day Supper.
Donation $15.
1st & 3rd Mondays: 1 pm - Military Whist
2nd & 4th Mondays: 1 pm - Cribbage
Wed. & Fri. 7 pm - Darts
(maximum 24 players).
Happy New Year and all our best wishes
for a wonderful year in 2013!
For information on any event call
450 226-2213 (after 12 noon)
Branch 70 Filiale
Lachute
Feb: 28: 6 pm - Smoked Meat Dinner, $9.
SENIOR CARDS
Euchre: every Tues. 1 pm
Cribbage: every 2nd Thursday at 1 pm
Shuffleboard: every 2nd Thursday at 1 pm
Happy New Year to all and best of health,
happiness and prosperity in the new year!
For info call 450 562-2952 after 2 pm
Branch 71 Filiale
Brownsburg
Happy New Year!
Downstairs bar/lounge (side-entrance)
Fridays from 3 pm - closing
For information , please call Trevor Holmes
450-562-8728 or Jim Lavis 450 566-5771.
Branch 192 Filiale
Rouge River
Jan 13: 10 am - 1 pm - Legion Brunch
Jan18: 6 pm - T.G.I.F.
Jan 19: 11 am - General Meeting
Jan 19: 1 pm - Bowling Party
Jan 26: 5:30 pm - Dinner ROBBIE BURNS
Cribbage every Tuesday night at 7:30 pm
Bridge every Wednesday afternoon 1 pm
Darts on T.G.I.F. Fridays at 3:30 pm
Rental of legion hall is available for all
communities served by our legion.
For info: call 819 687-9143 or 819 687-3148
Happy New Year 2013 may you have health, joy & peace!
To find out what is going on in and
for the English community in the
Laurentians, go to: http://www.cssssommets.com/english/70/English.html
to see the Community Calendar of
meetings and other events across the
territory. Check it also to help you set the
date for your own meetings to make sure
that there is nothing else scheduled for
that date. Instructions are on the site for
having your events posted too.
BADMINTON!
Join this group of ladies Mondays and
Fridays at 9:15am at the
St. Adolphe d’Howard Community
Center on Rue de College. For more
info call Betty Reymond at
450 226-6491 or Robin Bradley
at 819 327-2176.
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REL I GI O U S
SE R V IC E S
MORIN HEIGHTS UNITED CHURCH
831 ch. Du Village
January Sunday services will be held
at the regular time at 10:30 am
MARGARET RODGER MEMORIAL
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
463 Principale St. Lachute
450 562-6797 Minister Dr. Douglas Robinson
CHABAD OF SAUVEUR
Jewish educational & social events
Call Rabbi Ezagui 514 703-1770
or visit www.chabadsauveur.com
Lenten Services and Luncheons: February
28, March 7, March 14 and March 21. First
lunch served at 11:15 am followed at 12
pm with a church service and another
luncheon sitting at 12:30 pm.
DALESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
245 Dalesville Road, Brownsburg-Chatham
Pastor Eddie Buchanan - 450 533-6729
Sunday school 10 am,
Worship Service 10:45 am
BROOKDALE UNITED CHURCH, BOILEAU
Info: 819 687-2752
Friday, March 1: 2 pm - World Day of Prayer
HOUSE OF ISRAEL CONGREGATION
27 Rue St Henri West, Ste. Agathe
Office: 819 326-4320
Spiritual Leader: Rabbi Emanuel Carlebach
Cell: 514 918-9080 • [email protected]
Services every Sabbath, weekend & holidays
LACHUTE BAPTIST CHURCH
45 Ave. Argenteuil - 450 562 8352
Sunday School 9:45 am - Worship Service -11 am
Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study -7 pm
HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH
12 Préfontaine St. West, Ste. Agathe
(corner of Tour du Lac and Préfontaine)
Rev. Canon Ralph Leavitt: 819 326-2146
Services every Sunday at 8 am
(Breakfast afterwards in a restaurant)
And also at 10 am
(Music, Sunday school, coffee hour).
Christians of all denominations are welcome.
Dress is casual.
Parking and elevator for handicapped.
LOST RIVER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
5152 Lost River Road, Lost River
SERVICES START 11 am: Eveyone is welcome.
TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH
757 du Village, Morin Heights
Worship Service Sundays 11 am
Rector: Rev. Bryce Sangster 450 226 5307
e-mail: [email protected]
Please join us. Visitors very welcome.
ST. FRANCIS OF THE BIRDS
ANGLICAN CHURCH
94 Ave. St. Denis, St. Sauveur
450 227-2180
Service Sundays 9:30 am. Rector:
Rev. Bryce Sangster 450 226-5307
[email protected]. All welcome.
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Rouge Valley Pastoral Charge
Lee Ann Hogle, Worship Leader 819 687-3331
Everyone welcome.
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CENTRE
OF THE LAURENTIANS (CFCL)
Chalet Pauline Vanier
33 de l’Église, St. Sauveur
450 226-7621, 450 229-5029, 450 229-7858
Please join us every Sunday at 10 am
HARRINGTON UNITED CHURCH &
ST. ANDREWS UNITED CHURCH, AVOCA
Alternating Sundays - 11:30 am
Everyone is welcome.
VICTORY HARVEST CHURCH
361 des Erables , Brownsburg-Chatham
Sunday Service 10:30 am
Pastor Steve Roach 450 533-9161
Call to confirm: Wed. 7 pm Prayer/Bible Study
ST. ANDREWS EAST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
5 John Abbott Street, St. André d’Argenteuil
Information: 450 537-8560
Please call for schedule of services.
SHAWBRIDGE UNITED CHURCH
1264 Principale, Prévost (corner de La Station)
is seeking members for the congregation.
Sunday service time is 9:15 am
You are welcome to join us after the service.
MILLE ISLES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Mille Isles Presbyterian Church Services
are scheduled for the last Sunday of
each month. Please come and join us.
THE ANGLICAN CHURCHES
NOTRE DAME DES MONTS PARISH
Huberdeau 10:30 am Laurel
9 am
Montfort
9 am
Morin Hts 10:30 am
16-Island-Lake 10:30 am Weir
9 am
ANGLICAN PARISH
OF ARUNDEL & WEIR
Grace Church, Arundel:
services are held every Sunday at 10 am.
Refreshments will be served after the service.
Jan. 22: 7 pm - an ecumenical & bilingual
service of prayer during the Week of Prayer
for Christian Unity.
Refreshments will be served after the service.
Feb. 3: The Annual Vestry Meeting for
all members of the parish will take place
after the service.
All are most welcome to attend bienvenue à tous & toutes!
ARUNDEL UNITED CHURCH
17, du Village, Arundel 819 687-3331
Sunday Worship Service 9:30 am
As well as alternating services at 11:30 am
at Harrington and Avoca.
We regret that during the winter months,
there is no wheelchair accessibility.
January 2013 meeting for cancer patients,
families and caregivers is
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
January 19 - 1 pm
GROUP DISCUSSONS
St. Eugene Hall (rear entrance)
148 Watchorn, Morin Heights
NEXT MEETING:
Saturday, February 16, 1 pm
Holistic Journaling with Jill Boileau
Meetings are conducted in English
ADMISSION IS FREE
For more information about meetings and the
group's other services call
June Angus 450-226-3641 Email: [email protected]
PO Box 2645, Morin Heights QC J0R 1H0
Resource library available. Bring a friend or family member.
January 2013
ALONG THE OTTAWA
9:15 am Sunday services held in Christ
Church, Montebello, Holy Trinity, Calumet,
and Church of the Nativity, L’Orignal
11 am Sunday services held in St. Matthew’s,
Grenville and Holy Trinity, Hawkesbury
ST. SIMEON’S ANGLICAN CHURCH
445 rue Principal, Lachute
The Rev. Paul Tidman: 450 562-2917
All are welcome to our services
Jan. 13: 10 am - Communion with Music
Jan. 20: 10 am - Morning Prayer
Jan. 27:10 am - Communion with Music
Feb. 3: 8:30 am - Communion
10 am - Communion with Music
Feb. 10: 8:45 am - Family Service
10 am - Communion & Music
Feb. 13: 5 pm - Ash Wednesday Service
Feb. 17: 10 am - Morning Prayer
Feb. 20: 5 pm - Service and Bible Study
Feb. 24: 10 am - Communion with Music
Feb. 27: 5 pm - Service and Bible Study
Mar. 3: 10 am - Communion & Music
Mar. 6: 5 pm - Service and Bible Study
Mar. 10: 8:45 am - Family Service
10 am - Communion & Music
Mar. 17: 10am - Morning Prayer
Mar. 24: 10 am - Palm Sunday Service
Mar. 28: 5 pm - Maundy Thursday Service
Mar. 29: 12:00 noon - Good Friday Service
Mar. 30: Easter Vigil
Mar. 31: 10 am - Easter Sunday Service
Please join us for coffee, tea and treats
after most services.
PARISHES OF THE
LOWER LAURENTIANS
St. Aiden’s - Louisa
86 Louisa Road, Wentworth
Jan. 20: 10 am - Morning Prayer
Feb. 17: 10 am - Holy Communion
March 17: 10 am - Morning Prayer
St. Paul’s - Dunany
1127 Dunany Road, Gore
March 31: 2 pm - Easter Sunday
Holy Trinity, Lakefield
Jan. 27: 10 am - Holy Communion
March 24: 10 am - Holy Communion
March 29: 10 am - Stations of the Cross
Christ Church - Mille Isles
1258 Mille Isles Road, Mille Isles
Jan. 13: 10 am - Holy Communion
March 10: 10 am - Holy Communion
March 31: 10 am - Easter Sunday
Joyful Noise Choir
A new session is about to begin if you want to share your voice with us,
and get ready for SPRING! Now is the time.
Starts: January 15th, 2013 @ 7pm
Community Centre
St-Eugene’s, 148 Watchorn, Morin Heights, Qc.
Joyful Noise Choir sings an eclectic assortment
of music in four part harmony.
JNC will present a delightful concert on
June 2nd, 2013.
Please contact Penny Rose at
450 226-2746 or [email protected].
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
January 2013
Harrington Valley
& District Fiddle Club
Lost River
Community Centre
will be meeting every second Friday of the
month, starting January 11, for an evening
jam session with lots of dancing. Please come
and join us at the Margaret Memorial Presbyterian Church, 463, rue Principale in Lachute
for a great evening of entertainment. For
information, please call 819 687-3468.
January 27: Annual curling fun spiel at the
Brownsburg Curling Club. For registration or
information please call Ruth at 819687-3733
Harrington
Meals-on-Wheels
Do you know someone who may be having
difficulty preparing hot meals at home? We
deliver meals to the Harrington area every
Monday morning - $4 per meal. For further
information contact Rose at 819 687-2659.
Arundel Municipal
Library Lecture Series
2 Village Street, Friday evenings, 7 pm
For info, call the library at 819 687-8246.
Gore Seniors Network
EAT & GREET: Takes place every last Monday
of the month at 12:30 pm at the Trinity
Community Centre, 2, Cambria Road in Gore.
For more info contact Cécilia at 450 562-2161.
Bazaar in Lachute
“Le mouvement personne d’abord’’ invites
you to come and find everything at low, low
prices! Location: 177, Bethany in Lachute.
Tuesday & Wednesday 10 am - 4 pm,
Thursday 10 am - 8 pm and Friday 10 am - 2 pm.
Also open the 1st Sat of the month.
We are a non-profit organization supporting
young people suffering from intellectual
deficiencies to integrate and participate in the
development of their own store. Donations of
clothing, shoes, books, etc. are appreciated.
WHY BE A VOLUNTEER?
It’s not for money. It’s not for fame.
It’s not for any personal gain.
It’s just for love of fellow man.
It’s just to give a helping hand.
It’s just to give a little of oneself.
That’s something
you can’t buy with wealth.
It’s not the medals, worn with pride.
It’s for that feeling deep inside.
It’s your reward down in your heart.
The feeling that you’ve been a part.
Of helping others, far and near that’s what makes one want to
be a VOLUNTEER.
February 2: The Lost River Carnival at the community center. Outdoor activities will include
children’s games in the morning and hockey,
sawing contests and other outdoor activities
in the afternoon. A canteen will be set up in
the community center for hotdogs and drinks
for lunch. For further information or to register
for any of the outdoor activities please call the
Lost River General store at 819 687-2477. In
the afternoon, there will be a cash bar, which
will be open to and through our famous, delicious potluck supper that will be served at 6
pm. For information please call Ruth at 819
687-3733 or Lynn at 819 687-2616.
February 10: 9 am till noon - Monthly
breakfast. The menu will be scrambled eggs,
sausage, bacon, beans, French toast, fruit,
juice, tea and coffee. The cost is $6 for adults
and $3 for children. Looking forward to seeing
everyone for our Valentines Day breakfast.
Bring your sweeties out for a romantic and
delicious breakfast.
Weekly Meditation
Wednesday evenings: 7 pm - 8:30 pm. Morin
Heights/St. Adolphe. Open to all, no meditation experience needed. For information call
Grace Bubeck: 450-226-3251.
Willkommen
Sind sie interessiert and der Pflege der
Deutschen Sprache?Deutschsprachiger Klub
sucht neue Mitglieder. Treffen einmal im
Monat: Kontakt: Luise 613 678-6320
Eva 450 451-0930
Dany’s Book Club
invites you to join us for a monthly meeting.
We exchange our reading experiences with
a chosen bestseller and share our thoughts
during a round-table discussion. General area
of Ste. Anne des lacs. For information call
Dany at 450 224-5469.
THE LAURENTIAN CLUB
OF CANADA
Join Allen Macartney for highlights
of his solo Yukon paddling adventure.
TUESDAY, January 22, 2013 - 1:30 pm
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH HALL,
12 Préfontaine St. W., Ste. Agathe des Monts
Last summer, Allen Macartney retraced the route of the 1898
Klondike gold rush by canoe. He paddled solo from Whitehorse to
the Arctic Circle -1300 km - all alone in grizzly bear territory. Allen
will share highlights of his trip using photos and videos.
All Laurentian Club meetings are in English, discussion is lively and
refreshments are served, so reserve the fourth Tuesday of each
month, September through April (excluding December). The Annual General Meeting and luncheon will be held in May.
Annual membership is $25 per person. Guests $10. Come along
and bring a friend. Feel free to share your ideas for future speakers
and/or other suggestions. For those who are joining or renewing,
please come early to help ease congestion at the door.
For information contact [email protected]
or call June at 450 226-3641.
We look forward to seeing you January 22!
TO POST A COMMUNITY
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FREE OF CHARGE, EMAIL:
[email protected]
FAX: 819 242-2022
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It is with great pride that the MRC
d’Argenteuil made an official presentation of diplomas to 24 firefighters
who have successfully completed the
Firefighter I course - Pumper Operator,
Extrication Officer and non-urban. The
ceremony took place on December 10
at the MRC d’Argenteuil for firefighters
from the municipalities of BrownsburgChatham, Gore, Grenville, Grenville-surla-Rouge, Lachute and Wentworth.
In the presence of MNA for Argenteuil,
Roland Richer, and the deputy warden
of the MRC, Scott Pearce, the registrar
of the l’École nationale des pompiers
du Québec (ENPQ), Benoit Laroche,
awarded 24 diplomas to the firefighters of the MRC d’Argenteuil, under
the watchful eyes of their families and
elected officials.
The MRC d’Argenteuil submitted a
draft covering its fire safety plan, in
accordance with Article 20 of the Fire
Safety Act, to the Minister of Public
Security, Jacques Dupuis, who issued
the certificate of conformity of the plan
in August 2005. Since then, the MRC
implemented the actions to be taken to
achieve the eight objectives of the plan.
Among these actions, the upgrade of
the training of firefighters and officers
of the nine fire departments operating
in the territory of the MRC d’Argenteuil
was a major issue. It was for this reason
that the MRC ratified an agreement on
September 11, 2006, with ENPQ for
managing training across its territory.
Therefore, the MRC d’Argenteuil is now
able to provide training sessions accredited by ENPQ in accordance to the
demands and needs of the constituent
municipalities.
The fire safety coordinator and person
responsible for the implementation of the agreement
for the MRC d’Argenteuil,
Sylvain Modérie, says it is
now easier for firefighters
within local municipalities,
through this agreement,
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coast. This will be another incredible challenge for Steve. Why?
Because Steve wants to raise funds and awareness to help disconnected kids and people afflicted by cancer.
To get an excellent start on fundraising and to make good “cents,”
Steve and members of his team will distribute large water containers in well-known stores and places located in the Laurentians to
start collecting pennies for this extremely worthwhile cause.
So, if you see one of these large water containers labeled with the
Steve O’Brien Foundation logo, please drop in some cents for the
cause. It makes good “sense”! As we get closer to the date, you will
hear more information about Steve’s Cross-Canada Tour.
January 2013
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Ilania Abileah - Main Street
Music
Andrée Belle-Isle - Val Morin
Originating from Rouyn-Noranda, this
Montreal singer has been performing
on the international scene since 1996.
She sang in casinos, bars and at
corporate events, in Quebec, the United
States, Mexico and Africa. She released
her first album in 2011. In this program,
Andrée Belle-Isle - Val Morin
the singer/songwriter presents her
original repertoire as well as a few
other pieces. Two other musicians,
playing guitar and bass, accompany
her on stage. Fri. Jan. 25, 8 pm.
Tickets: $20. Théâtre du Marais: 1201,
10e Avenue, Val Morin. 819 322-1414.
[email protected].
Leclerc - Brel Val Morin
For Love of Country En Scène - St. Jérôme
Yann Perreau - Val Morin
The nephews of
famous singers
(Jacques Brel and
Félix Leclerc), Bruno
and Gaëtan are
getting together to
pay homage to their
respective uncles.
Bruno Brel’s voice
Following the success of the televised
series on ARTV, this is a performance
on stage to please country music lovers,
with Guylaine Tanguay and other
popular Quebec country artists. Sat.
Jan. 19, 8 pm. Tickets: $36. Salle
André-Prévost: 535 Rue Filion, St.
Jérôme. 450 432-0660, www.enscene.ca.
Adam Karch Val Morin
“Cotton Fields” is Adam
Karch’s homage to
Afro-American music
with the top blues of
the 1930s plus a few
original songs. Sat.
Jan. 19, 8 pm. Tickets:
$25. Theâtre du Marais:
Bruno Brel who performs January 26 in Val Morin with
1201, 10e Avenue, Val
Gaëtan Leclerc
Morin. 819 322-1414.
and style are similar to his uncle’s,
[email protected].
but, uniquely his own. He has been
Marie-Mai - St. Jérôme
performing since the age of sixteen.
The themes of his evocative songs
For her fourth tour, Pop-Rock singer/
are drawn from daily life, as well as
writer, Marie-Mai, presents songs
heart-breaking world events; songs that from her recent gold album, “Tournée
may bring tears to one’s eyes, such
Miroir.” Marie-Mai recently received a
as “La Rivière Bambou,” dealing with
gold award at the Félix event of 2012.
the Rwanda genocide, or, “La Terre de
Sat. Jan. 26, 8 pm. Tickets: $48.25,
Picardie” and “Les vent des dunes,”
Salle André-Prévost: 535 Rue Filion, St.
describing the beauty of Normandy.
His voice is warm, his compositions
enchanting and touching. Gaëtan
Premiere Ciel - Harmonium Leclerc follows in the footsteps of his
Ste. Adèle
illustrious uncle, poet, Félix Leclerc.
Having performed in the Laurentians
He recorded the album “Hommage à
this past autumn, this is a show that
Félix” (1999) and “Chante Leclerc …
is making waves. Here is another
Chante” (2003) and was invited to
chance to see them. Sat. Jan. 26, 8
perform on the stage of the Plains of
pm Tickets $48 - Tabagie Le Calumet,
Abraham in Quebec. With his voice,
1128 boul. de Ste. Adèle, 450 229-2724
he commemorates his legendary
or by phone 450 745-3161. Diffusion
uncle. Sat. Jan. 26, 8 pm. Tickets:
Ste. Adèle: Salle Augustin-Norbert$35. Théâtre du Marais: 1201, 10e
Morin, 258 Boul. Ste. Adèle. www.
Avenue, Val Morin. 819 322-1414.
diffusionsteadele.ca.
[email protected].
Yann Perreau sings the words of
Claude Péloquin. Perreau won the Félix
Songwriter of the Year Award in 2009
and another Félix award for Show of
the Year, in 2011. “À genoux dans le
désir.” Fri. Feb. 1 and Sat. Feb. 2, 8
pm. Tickets: $35. Théâtre du Marais:
1201, 10e Avenue, Val Morin. 819 3221414. [email protected].
Dans les souliers d’Elvis En Scène - St. Jérôme
This is a special project celebrating 35
years since the death of the King of
Rock. The project “In Elvis’s Shoes,”
is a competition where contestants
are judged by submitted videoperformances. Winners are invited to
perform in regional semi-finals and
will participate in recording the album,
”Dans les souliers d’Elvis.” Winners
will go on to the final show, Mar. 24,
at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier. The firstplace winner will win a trip for two
to Memphis, Tennessee for the “Elvis
Week 2013.” Sun. Jan. 27, 7 pm.
Tickets: $25. Salle André-Prévost: 535
Rue Filion, St. Jérôme. 450 432-0660,
www.enscene.ca.
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Trio Lajoie Mozart Evening - Prévost
Solomé Leclerc - En-Scène St. Jérôme
Ariane Lajoie (violin), Chloé
Dominguez (cello), and Akiko
Tominaga (piano). Arian Lajoie
achieved her doctorate at the University
of Montreal, studying with Vladimir
Landsman in 2007. She plays with
the Claudel Canimex Quartet and
Solomé Leclerc - “Sous les arbres.”
Sat. Feb. 9, 8 pm. Tickets: $27. Salle
Antony-Lessard: 101 Place du CuréLabelle, St. Jérôme. 450 432-0660
www.enscene.ca.
3rd “J’aime Ste. Adèle” Festival
Mark your calendars for St. Valentine’s
weekend, Feb. 15, 16, & 17. Ste.
Adèle celebrates “love” with a
program featuring well-known artists’
performances, snow activities, culinary
workshops, art exhibits and much
more. Tickets: 450 229-2724 or 450
745-3161. http://www.jmsteadele.com.
France d’Amour - Café de la Gare St. Sauveur
Trio Lajoie - Mozart Evening - Prevost
received a grant from the CALQ. She
plays a Baptiste Vuillaume violin, lent
to her by Canimex. Chloé Dominguez
recently received her doctorate from
McGill University studying with
Matt Haimovitz, where she studied
with a private stipend offered by the
Golden Violin of the Schulich Music
School. She plays the Nicolas Gagliano
McConnell cello of 1824, lent to her by
the Canada Council of the Arts. Akiko
Tominaga was born in Japan, received
her degree at the Curtis Institute of
Music in Philadelphia and studied at
the Glenn Gould School in Toronto. She
obtained her doctorate at the University
of Montreal under the direction of
Marc Durand and has been described
by Claude Gingras of “La Presse”
as a mature, imaginative performer.
She now teaches at the Mount Royal
College in Calgary. Sat. Feb. 2, 8 pm.
Tickets: $25. St-François Xavier Church,
994, rue Principale, Prevost. 450 4363037. www.diffusionsamalgamme.com.
Kim Richardson & Barbara Secours Jazzilarant - Val Morin
“Bubble Bath & Champagne” is a
program including some well-known,
soft, jazz songs and a few new ones.
France d’Amour sings “Unforgettable,”
“Hound Dog,” “The Look of Love”
(Diana Krall), and “What a Wonderful
World,” as well as some new
compositions. It promises to be an
evening of sheer delight. Doors open
for dinner at 6 pm. Section - A: $100;
Section - B: $90; Section - C: $80; Show
only $40 (check availability two weeks
before show). Sat. Feb. 16. Café de la
Gare, 90, rue de la Gare, St. Sauveur
450 227-1368. www.lecafedelagare.com.
Live musicians perform on weekends.
Tavernak: 555, boul. Ste. Adèle, local
122 (Promenades Ste. Adèle), near the
Métro store, Ste. Adèle. 450 745-1716.
http://tavernak.ca.
Bistro l’Ange Vagabond St. Adolphe d’Howard
Musicians perform every weekend.
Reservations are required! L’Ange
Vagabond, 1818, Chemin du village,
St. Adolphe d’Howard, Reservations:
819 714-0213.
Brian Tyler’s Thursday Night Blues
Jams - Lachute
Kim Richardson & Barbara Secours
This popular singer previously sang
with different groups until she took
the solo route in 1999 with her first
album, “Le Chihuahua,” which
received three Félix awards. Her
second album, “Papillons,” came out in
2001, strengthening her standing as a
songwriter on the Quebec music scene.
Her words are touching and her music
has a hint of country, rock and folk.
She returns to the Laurentians with
a unique recital. Fri. Feb. 8, 8 pm.
[email protected].
Different musicians perform every
weekend at “Le Mouton Noir,” 2301,
rue de l’Église, Val-David info@
bistromoutonnoir.com 819 322-1571.
Fred Pellerin presents his new program
titled “De peigne et de misère.” Fri.
Feb. 1, and Sat. Feb. 2 at 8 pm.
www.enscene.ca.
On Screen Opera
Produced by “Theatre Dream Team,”
written by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt,
directed by Hugues Frenette, featuring
actors Emmanuel Bédard and Vincent
Campoux. A Nobel Prize winner
accepts to meet a journalist… Sat.
Feb. 9, 8 pm. Tickets $44. Salle AndréPrévost: 535 Rue Filion, St. Jérôme. 450
432-0660, www.enscene.ca.
Maria Stuarda - Donizetti Met Premiere
Sugar Sammy- En Scène - St. Jérôme
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, one
of the world’s most exciting singers, in
the role of Mary, Queen of Scots. Elza
van den Heever sings Elizabeth I, and
Maurizio Benini conducts. January 19,
12:55 pm. Duration: 3h 15m.
Rigoletto - Verdi
Rigoletto - Verdi: Diana Damrau.
Blues with the Brian Tyler Team and
invited guest musicians - one never
knows who will take the microphone.
The restaurant has a “Table d’hôte” for
supper, or you can come in for drinks
or coffee and dessert. Thursdays: 8:45
pm. Au Vieux Charbon, 481 Principale,
Lachute. 450 562-3030.
Live Music at Ye Olde Orchard Pub St. Sauveur
The programming for live music
on Tuesday, Friday & Saturday is
announced at the pub, as well as on
their website. Ye Olde Orchard Pub,
173, rue Principale, St. Sauveur. 450
227-8888. www.yeoldeorchard.com.
“100% en français” is the title of
Sugar Sammy’s new show! This is
a comedian who plays for sold-out
shows around the world performing
in four languages, English, French,
Punjabi and Hindi. Born in Canada to
Indian parents, Sugar Sammy draws
his material from Indian ancestry,
arranged marriages, drugs and other
relationships. His Canadian success
began at the “Just for Laughs” festival,
where he was the first comedian to
perform in both English and French.
He appeared in the festival for six
consecutive years in addition to
performing in other festivals around
the world, such as the Sydney Comedy
Festival and the Cape Town Comedy
Festival. In June 2009, he was featured
in a comedy special, “Sugar Sammy
Live in Concert” for HBO Canada.
He also appeared in other comedy
This is a new production at the Met.
Sat. Feb. 16, duration 3 h. Conductor:
Michèle Mariotti. The cast: Gilda:
Diana Damrau, Maddalena: Oksana
Volkova, Duke of Mantua: Piotr
Beczala, Rigoletto: Željko Lučić,
Sparafucile: Štefan Kocán. Rigoletto
is an opera in three acts based on the
play “Le roi s’amuse,” by Victor Hugo.
On Stage
Puppet Theatre for children Val Morin
“Janvier et les histoires oubliés” is
a puppet theatre telling the story of
Janvier; the village vagabond has
a knack for finding lost objects. He
is assigned a mission to help find
stories from the past with the help
of a black horse. For children aged
3 to 8. Sun. Feb. 10, 2 pm. Tickets:
$8/$12. Théâtre du Marais: 1201, 10e
[email protected].
Dorice Simon - Val Morin
Brian Tyler’s Thursday Night Blues - Lachute
Variations Énigmatiques - En Scène St. Jérôme
Opera screenings in HD directly from
the Metropolitan Opera New York two locations in the Laurentians: Pine
Cinema: Phase 2, 1146, rue Valiquette,
Ste. Adèle 855 739-7463; and Cinéma
Carrefour du nord: 900 Boulevard
Grignon, St. Jérôme, 450 436-5944.
http://www.cinemapine.com. http://
www.cinemast-jerome.com/horaire/
Tavernak - Ste. Adèle
The Lounge has recently been
renovated. They feature live musicians
every Wednesday. Le Lounge, 193
Avenue de la Gare, St. Sauveur. 450
227-0166. www.publelounge.com.
Mara Tremblay - Val-Morin
Fred Pellerin - En Scène - St. Jérôme
Weekly Club &
Pub Live Music
“Le Lounge” - St. Sauveur
“Jazzilarant” is a dynamic duo
reminiscent of some famous duos of
the 50s. Barbara and Kim revisit the
music that inspired them and add
a touch of humour. Karl Surprenan
(bass), Paul Shrofel (piano) and JeanFrançois Beaudet (guitar) join them
on stage. Sat. Feb. 16, 8 pm. Tickets:
$35. Théâtre du Marais: 1201, 10e
[email protected].
Le Mouton Noir - Val David
A story telling comedian, Dorice
Simon presents a live, colourful, and
creative show. Sat. Jan. 12, 8 pm.
[email protected].
Réveillon - En Scène - St. Jérôme
A mayor (without opposition for the
past 37 years) of the small municipality
of St. Mathieu de Gonsague, Gérard is
campaigning again on New Year’s Day
in the community hall with the city
employees and their families, in fact,
almost the entire village. Everything
goes smoothly, until this time, when
there is another candidate running.
With: Michel Charette, Pierrette
Robitaille, Jeff Boudreault & Martin
Héroux. Sat. Jan. 12, 8 pm. Tickets:
$44. Salle André-Prévost: 535 Rue
Filion, St. Jérôme. 450 432-0660, www.
enscene.ca.
January 2013
Sugar Sammy - En Scène - St. Jérôme
(Photo credit Montreal Gazette)
shows on television. He won the
Just for Laughs Comedy Award for
“Discovery of the Festival” as well as
other honours and nominations. Sugar
Sammy has performed in the USA, UK,
Australia, South Africa, India, Ireland,
Holland, Dubai, Germany, Hong Kong,
Thailand, The Philippines and the
Caribbean, and toured across Canada.
It is surprising how well Sugar Sammy
delivers in French…in his words; he
wished to have success east of St.
Laurence Street! Thurs. Feb. 7 and Fri.
Feb. 8, 8 pm. Tickets $38. Salle AndréPrévost: 535 Rue Filion, St. Jérôme. 450
Les Denis Drolet -En Scène St. Jérôme
The Denis Drolet present a third
program, “Comme du monde” in
which they are trying to live as the rest
of the world does: an elegant house,
a prestigious job, dressed properly,
having children, a dog that does not
shed too much…trying to be accepted.
Fri. Jan. 11 8 pm. Tickets: $25. Salle
André-Prévost: 535 Rue Filion, St.
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Alexandre Barrette - En Scène St. Jérôme
Visual Arts
Monique Bélisle Re-visits her Travels Brownsburg-Chatham
A first one-man show titled “Et
personne d’autre” by a unique, original
stand-up comedian. Fri. Jan. 18, 8 pm.
Tickets $38. Tickets: $38. Salle AndréPrévost: 535 Rue Filion, St. Jérôme. 450
Genevieve Oligny St. Adolphe d’Howard
Until Jan. 20 an exhibition of paintings
by the students of Bouchard School in
Brownsburg-Chatham, directed by their
teacher Isabelle Lalonde, will be on
display. As of Wed. Jan. 23, another
exhibition, titled “(re)Voyage(r),” by
Monique Bélisle of the group Arts
Morin Heights, will be exhibited until
Sun. Mar. 3. Monique has an affinity
towards structures, be it houses or
public buildings such as churches, and
sights around the world. She draws
on her experience as a professional
architect, a profession, which she
studied at the Carleton University,
Ottawa. She now concentrates on
Queen Ka - Val Morin
Queen Ka is a humorous and poetic
“Slammer.” Her name is Elkahna
Talbi. She is a Concordia University
graduate in the theatre program who,
since 2006, has also been known as
Queen KA in the French slam-poetry/
spoken-word scene. Fri. Feb. 15. 8 pm.
[email protected].
LNI “Sur la route” - En Scène St. Jérôme
La donation by Geneviere Oligny
During the ski season, Mont Avalanche
features artwork by the St. Adolphe
d’Howard artist, Genevieve Oligny.
She creates unique lanterns of
light and shadows, using paper,
lace and other materials, to
create a magical atmosphere
after sunset. The center also
provides weekend après ski
entertainment with various
musicians. Mont-Avalanche
Sports Station, 1657, chemin
de l’Avalanche, St. Adolphe
d’Howard, 819 327-3232 info@
mont-avalanche.com.
LNI “Sur la route” - En Scène - St. Jérôme
This is the 35th year of the LNI team
improvisations shows. It started in
Ste. Agathe in November and now the
improvisations continue on the road.
The “Théâtre de la Ligue Nationale
d’Improvisation (LNI)” presents game
shows conceived by Robert Gravel and
Yvon Leduc. Thurs. Jan. 24, 7 pm.
www.enscene.ca.
Denise & Pieter Mayer St. Faustin
The solo exhibit “Capter l’imaginaire,”
by Denise and Pieter Mayer, is on until
January 13. The digital print work
is derived from camera, with minute
details, weaving in dreamy imagery.
La Maison des arts et de la culture de
St. Faustin, 1171, de la Pisciculture,
St-Faustin-Lac-Carré. Open: Tue. to Sun.
11 am to 5 pm. 819 688-2676 maison.
[email protected] www.maisondesarts.ca.
hours: Tue. Wed. Thurs. 11:30 am - 2
pm and 5 pm - 8 pm and Fri. & Sat.
11:30 am - 2 pm and 5 pm - 9 pm.
Restaurant Faim-Fino, 338, rue des
Érables, Brownsburg-Chatham, 450
407-0708. For more information call
La Société culturelle du Pavillon des
Jardins: 450 495-8022 [email protected]
scpj.wordpress.com.
Daniel Hogue and Denis Fecteau Val David Exhibit Centre
Exhibition continues to Feb. 24.
On Sat. Jan. 19 at 3 pm, meet the
sculptors. Daniel Hogue, who lives in
Val David and Montreal, teaches art
at the CEGEP du Vieux-Montréal. Les
êtres de traverse, by Denis Fecteau,
is an exhibit of drawings and
mock-ups. The artist lives in
Rawdon and teaches art at the
Lanaudière regional CEGEP in
Joliette. Centre d’exposition
de Val David, 2495, rue de
l’Église, Val David. Opening
hours: Wed. - Sun; 11 am 5 pm 819 322-7474. www.
culture.val-david.qc.ca.
Bill Vazan - “Soundings”
at the Museum - St. Jérôme
Monique Bélisle Re-visits her Travels
visual art. Her visual language includes
linear ink drawings of structures
augmented by colour. Monique favours
small images on paper. Despite her
architectural training, her paintings are
done with light-handed lines, almost
as if she sketches to capture something
seen fleetingly, through the window of
a car. She presents a fragment or the
main features of each place, mostly a
door or a window, and surrounds it
with soft watercolours. She shares her
travel impressions with the viewer in a
pleasant aesthetic manner. Opening
Bill Vazan’s project is titled
“Soundings” (1964 to present).
Each piece of this collection is
associated with a different site from
which the artist kept a bit of earth
or rocks. This exhibition continues
to Feb. 10. It will be followed by an
exhibition titled Va-et-vient/Back and
Forth, by Jessica Peters, which is a
new body of work including large
canvases inspired by Laurentian
urban landscapes. Musée d’art
contemporain des Laurentides, 101,
place du Curé-Labelle St. Jérôme.
Opening hours: Tue. to Sun. noon
to 5 pm. 450 432-7171. www.
museelaurentides.ca.
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ICI par les arts - St. Jérôme
An emerging artist,
‘’Francheska,’’ presents her
colourful acrylic paintings
starting with her vernissage,
which took place on Thurs.,
Jan. 10, during a 5 à 7. The
exhibit will run until the
end of January. This will
be followed by a collective
exhibition to celebrate “Love
& Peace,” starting Feb. 6.
Opening hours: Mon. - Wed.
9 am - 5 pm; Thurs. 9 am 9 pm; Friday 9 am - 5 pm;
and Saturday 11 am - 4 pm.
Closed Sundays! ICI par les
arts, 712, rue St. Georges, St.
Jérôme. 450-569-4000 www.
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A mixed-media artist, Emmanuelle De
Rouville exhibits from Feb. 3 to 21.
Opening hours: Mon. 10 am to 3 pm;
Tue. 10 am to 6 pm; Wed. & Thurs. 10
am to 8 pm; Fri. 10 am to 6 pm; Sat.
& Sun 10 am to 4 pm. Maison de la
culture, 378, rue Principale, Lachute.
450 562-3781.
Le Temps… Nous - Val David
“Le Temps …Nous” presents the
work of artists Lise Bolduc, Lorraine
Joannette, Jean-Sébastien Lajeunesse,
Lucien Lisabelle, and Mirka Monette.
Exhibition continues until Mar. 17 at
the Val David Church. Community Hall
at the Church, 2490, rue de l’Église,
Val David. Open Saturdays from 10 am
to 4 pm and Sundays from 1 pm to
4 pm. Free admission. 819 322 5690.
[email protected].
Gallery Montfort
The group of artists of the Montfort
Gallery present their winter
exhibition, which opens Sat. Feb. 2,
2 pm to 4 pm. You can meet all the
participating artists until March 3.
The exhibit is open weekends from
noon to 4 pm. Pavillon Montfort,
160 rue Principale Wentworth-Nord,
450 226-7898.
Patrycja Walton - Mont Laurier
Patrycja Walton studied Craft and
Design (1974-76) in Brockville, Ontario
and then transferred her studies to the
Alberta College of Art in Calgary (19771979) where she graduated in Textile
Design. She furthered her education
at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute,
followed by studies at the Visual Arts
Centre in Westmount. Walton has
exhibited widely and her works can be
found in both private and public
Patrycja Walton - Mont Laurier
collections in British Columbia, Alberta,
Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, USA
and France. This exhibition is a Tea
Cup series: “Une tempête dans une
tasse de thé (A storm in a teacup)”
by Patrycja Walton of Montreal. Fifty
works made of collage and recycled
materials, some accompanied by
writing. Each assembly describes a
moment of solitude represented by a
teacup at the corner of a table. The
artist questions daily life, domesticity,
motherhood, family life, love, personal
relationships, age and feminine
identity. Each cup represents a moment
of reflection in the life of the artist and
her place in the world. These different
visions follow the progression along
the artist’s loss of sight. The artist
utilises her handicap with tactility of
the material, a sense, which became
important. Show opened Jan. 10 and
continues to Feb. 23. Maison de la
culture 385, rue du Pont, Mont Laurier,
Québec 819 623-2441 ceml@lino.
sympatico.ca www.expomontlaurier.ca.
Country Fairs
2nd Snow Festival St. André d’Argenteuil
The 2nd Snow Festival will take
place February 9, at the Ice Fishing
Center, 340 route du Long-Sault, St.
André d’Argenteuil. The organizer
is calling for new activities to
be presented to the board for
consideration. Interested exhibitors
should contact Mélissa Larente
for a registration document, at
[email protected].
15th Festi-Vent - St. Placide
Another date to mark on your
calendars: The annual Kite Festival at
St. Placide will be held on February
16 & 17. This is an event to be
enjoyed by the whole family! The
program includes giant kites, kite
workshops, musical performances,
outdoor fun activities and lots more.
www.festi-vent.com.
Art News
4th Amat’Art Competition
The winner of the fourth Amat’Art
competition is pianist, Jerome Vezina,
of Morin Heights. Amat’Art wishes
to extend their appreciation to the
musical organizations who supported
this event: The Metropolitan Orchestra,
The Appassionata Ensemble, Cammac
Musical Camp, The Contemporary
Ensemble of Montreal, The New
“Ensemble Moderne” and the Coop
Vincent-d’Indy, as well as the sponsors:
Caisse Desjardins of “La Vallée-desPays-d’en-Haut,” MRC Pays d’en Haut,
Assembly Member, Claude Cousineau,
and a private sponsor who provided
financial support. The 5th Amat’Art
2013 is already being planned. The
renowned concert pianist, Michel
Fournier, is planning to be on the 2013
jury. 514 912-3060. www.amat-art.org.
5th Parle-moi d’amour l’Échelon des Pays-d’en-Haut
The project “Parle-moi d’amour dans
les Pays-d’en-Haut” will exhibit selected
artwork during the St. Valentine’s
period and conduct a silent auction at
the St. Sauveur Library, Chalet Pauline
Vanier. The l’Échelon des Pays-d’enHaut, is a community center that
welcomes adults with mental health
problems. For information contact
Marie Andrée Dupuis, at 514 894-0421.
L’échelon des-Pays-d’en-Haut, 734, rue
Principale, Piedmont 450 227-1996.
Please submit items for
inclusion in the next edition
(covering the period
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by January 20 to:
[email protected],
or call me at 450 226-3889.
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Viennetta Ristorante Lachute Ilania Abileah - Main Street
Dining
Out
Ilania Abileah Main Street
Ever since I moved to the Laurentians in 1992,
Viennetta has been the Lachute destination for
celebrating family events, monthly association meetings
and friends’ get-togethers. Whenever one comes to
Viennetta there is either a group of people having a
party, or, the reception hall is filled with members
from some organization. The restaurant has been
open to the public since 1976, and is currently under
the management of Savvas and Bruce Vassiliou, who
warmly welcome their customers into the restaurant.
The atmosphere is friendly with a brightly lit,
windowed dining room. And the service is amicable.
Viennetta is a place to come after shopping on market
day or just to meet up with friends for a relaxed meal
as we recently did with my friends of the Red-Hat
Glitzy-Butterflies of Mille Isles. At the table beside
us was Michael Dubois, who writes the Main Street
Healthy Channels
Perimenopause,
Menopause and
Acupuncture
Christopher Garbrecht, Ac. - Main Street
I know that I already wrote an article about hot flashes and acupuncture, but I
often have women come into my clinic for help with various symptoms related
to menopause, so I decided to write a general article about this stage of life. It
corresponds to the end of the reproductive period for women. It usually occurs
around the age of 50. This is when the ovaries stop producing ova, as well as the
hormones, estrogen and progesterone. Medically speaking, a woman is considered
menopausal when she has not had a menstruation during 12 consecutive months.
The period of 2 to 7 years before menopause is called perimenopause. This is the
time when the ovulation becomes irregular and the level of estrogen in the body
can fluctuate. It is generally during this period of transition when the menstruation
becomes erratic and the more troubling symptoms such as hot flashes, sleep
problems and mood swings may occur. The intensity of symptoms varies from one
woman to another.
The more common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause include hot flashes,
night sweats, sleep problems, mood swings, a drop in libido, dryness of mucus
membranes and hair, aging of the skin, and slight weight gain. It is important to keep
in mind that this is a natural part of aging, but it is also a transition which comes with
a lot of physiological changes. Because of these changes it is often a period of time
when a woman feels emotionally vulnerable. This is why it is a good idea to have a
solid set of lifestyle habits in place before any symptoms arise.
The best lifestyle habits for a woman to work on, particularly during her 40’s, include
a proper diet rich in calcium, vitamin D, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin K, and
omega-3’s. A diet rich in phytoestrogens, such as soybeans, flax seeds, chickpeas,
and onions is also essential in order to help replace the loss of estrogen. Practicing
regular exercise that works the heart and the joints, as well as exercises that work on
flexibility and equilibrium are important to help with loss of bone density and mood
swings. Finally, cultivating a positive attitude towards life in general is essential during
this transitional phase of life.
The Glitzy Butterflies of Mille Isles - Front Left to right: Eileen Kerr, Sylvia Miron, and
Joan Hudson; back left to right: June Ward, Beverly Riddell, and Françoise Talbot.
column, “My Health in Mind,” with a group of people who organize outdooroutings for people over fifty in the Lachute area.
The restaurant’s cuisine is Italian and French, with a daily lunch menu including
smoked meat, chicken, pork & pasta, trout with leek (Truite à la tombée de poireaux),
veal hamburger steak with mushrooms, and smoked-salmon salad (Price range $10
to $15). I chose the trout with a creamy leek sauce, served with rice and vegetables.
It was very tasty ($16.10 tax included). One of my friends took the roast-beef plate
and really enjoyed every morsel. The table d’hôte also includes salad, soup of the day
(or minestrone), a daily dessert and coffee. They also serve organic coffee ($2.50). At
lunchtime they offer a 10-oz draft beer for $3.25, and of course, you can order wine
by the bottle or glass.
This restaurant serves moderately
priced, familiar dishes as well as
some to suit different tastes. The
regular evening menu includes
salads, pasta dishes, beef, veal,
seafood, pizza and combination
plates. The restaurant is open
for lunch and dinner and ample
parking is available. Reservations
are encouraged! Viennetta
Ristorante: 324 Bethany, Lachute
450 562-0291.
In Western medicine, there are a few common pharmaceutical approaches to help
combat the different problems associated with menopause. General hormonal therapy
replaces hormones that the ovaries stop secreting. This therapy helps the majority of
women to reduce or stop their menopausal symptoms. It is important to note however,
that the majority of women have their symptoms reappear once they stop taking the
hormones as their bodies go through a hormonal transition once again. Hormonal
therapy is generally reserved for women with symptoms which severely affect their
quality of life. Local hormonal therapy can be used to help with the thinning and
drying of mucus membranes. Finally, non-hormonal treatments can be used to help
with certain symptoms related to menopause. These treatments usually include antidepressants, hypertension medication, and various medications for osteoporosis.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, menopause is principally associated with the kidneys.
The kidneys represent the base of all our energy which comes from our genes and
from our lifestyle (quality of food, water, and exercise). This kidney energy is further
divided into two, the Yin and the Yang. The Yin represents matter and our bodily
mass. It is associated with coldness, rest, the descent of movement, water, the night,
etc. The Yang represents movement and circulation. We associate it with heat, activity,
the rise of movement, fire, day, etc. During menopause, it is this Yin energy of the
kidneys which often declines for women. This decline of Yin creates an imbalance
between Yin and Yang and explains the symptoms associated with menopause. For
example, as the Yin, which is associated with cooling, lowers, the Yang, which is
associated with heat, becomes more amplified and hot flashes and night sweats result.
It is most important to realize that as we age, we go through various transitions. We
have already gone through transitions from being a baby to being a toddler, from being
a child to being a teenager, and from being a teenager to being an adult. This is one
more natural transition for a woman to go through. With the proper lifestyle choices
and professional help, it can be a very smooth transition.
Thanks for reading. If you have any questions or comments about perimenopause,
menopause, or acupuncture, please e-mail me at:
Viennetta Roast Beef plate
[email protected] or consult my blog at: acupuncturevaldavid.blogspot.com.
11am to 11pm
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Moe’s January 2013 Main Street Ad
January 2013
About Food
2 tbsp (30 mL) mild curry paste
Slow-Cooker:
Indian-Spiced Chicken
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp (15 mL) grated gingerroot
3 tbsp (45 mL) all-purpose flour
Topping:
Slow cooker meals are a wonderful and
easy way to prepare some of the best
comfort foods that will always warm the
soul and bring smiles to the table. Here
is a simple tasty dish to help ward off
the winter chill.
2/3 cup (150 mL) thinly sliced red
onions
Ingredients:
2 tbsp (30 mL) chopped fresh coriander
1 tbsp (15 ml) vegetable oil
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
2 tbsp (30 mL) lime juice or lemon juice
3/4 cup (175 mL) plain yogurt
Preparation:
12 chicken thighs, skinned
In Dutch oven, heat oil over mediumhigh heat; brown chicken. Transfer to
slow cooker. Drain fat from pan.
4 cups (1 L) thinly sliced onions
1/2 cup (125 ml) orange juice
1/2 cup (125 ml) sodium-reduced
chicken stock
Fry onions, stirring occasionally, until
almost softened, about 10 minutes;
scrape over chicken.
Whisk together orange juice, stock,
curry paste, garlic and ginger; pour into
slow cooker. Cover and cook on low
for 4 to 6 hours or until juices run clear
when chicken is pierced.
Scrape onions off chicken. With slotted
spoon, transfer chicken to platter;
cover and keep warm. Whisk flour
with 1/4 cup (50 ml) water; whisk into
slow cooker. Cover and cook on high
until thickened, about 15 minutes. Pour
over chicken.
Topping: Meanwhile, sprinkle onion
with salt; let stand for 15 minutes.
Rinse in cold water; pat dry. In small
bowl, toss onion with lime juice. Top
each serving with yogurt then red onion
and sprinkle with coriander.
Additional information:
Bone-in thighs are best for this dish because they stay moist and tender. Serve
with basmati rice.
R E A L E S TAT E B R O K E R S
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When selling becomes serious business
O v e r 2 5 y e a r s o f d y n a m i s m , e x p e r i e n c e a n d p r o fe s s i o n a l i s m
CLOSE TO AMENITIES
VERY DESIRABLE
RECENT MAJOR RENOVATIONS
SEMI-COMMERCIAL
CLOSE TO AN ACRE
Ste. Adèle. Slow combustion stove, nearly two
acres, screened porch, cold strge, recent const,
heated pool, hot tub, sauna, dbl gas frplc, garage,
MLS 9568564.
$399 500
Ste. Adèle, great location, recent const, 2-floor
garage with 3 lockers. Lake access, pool, tennis
courts at country club, roomy, exquisite kitchen,
MLS 10514707.
$359 500
Ste. Adèle. Great value for the quality of home.
Detached garage, close to all amenities, exceptional view, immense solarium, hot tub, gas frplc,
MLS 9365967.
$329 500
Ste. Adèle. Well-maintained triplex, recent
evaluation $300,000. Heart of village, possibility
of $18,000/yr. revenue. For rent at $1500/month,
MLS 8660558.
$289 500
Val Morin. 3 floors, 3 bedrooms, slow combustion
stove, well-landscaped, easy access, pool, lots
of storage, cathedral ceiling in master bedroom,
MLS 9479283.
$274 500
NEAR BELLE-NEIGE SKI HILL
CLOSE TO GOLF BALMORAL
60’ BORDERS LAC DES SOURCES
NICE “QUEBECOISE”
INUNDATED WITH LIGHT
Val Morin, recent const, mountain view, can be
multi-generation home, duplex, or single. Gas
fireplace in each lodging, easy access,
MLS 10488074.
$255 000
Morin Heights. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, near
aerobic corridor, quiet location. Austrian style,
attached garage, 2 fireplaces, visible beams,
MLS 9011555.
$239 000
St. Hippolyte. Level terrain, quiet and peaceful
area with good sun, cathedral ceilings, stone
fireplace, possibility of acquiring adjacent land,
MLS 10564515.
$179 500
Ste. Marguerite, easy access, 3 bedrooms, recent renos, warm/charming/wooded, intimate
lot, slow combustion stove, terrace with pergola,
MLS 9032988.
$179 500
Ste. Marguerite, recent renos include kitchen.
Intimate, level lot borders stream, open concept,
cathedral ceilings, with mezzanine and spa,
MLS 10965552.
$169 500
VERY AFFORDABLE
CLOSE TO ALL AMENITIES
MAJOR RENOVATIONS
LAND FOR SALE
LAND FOR SALE
Ste. Adèle. Corner condo. View of ski hills, fireplace, terrace, good orientation for sunlight,
open concept, 3 bedrooms incl. 1 soundproofed,
MLS 9104415.
$159 500
Ste. Adèle. Priced below municipal evaluation,
corner unit condo, corner fireplace, three bedrooms all on the same floor, open concept,
MLS 10278446.
$144 500
Val Morin. In the heart of the village, close to
walking paths, 3 bedrooms on one level covered
terrace, cabana, 9 foot ceilings,
MLS 9136511.
$139 500
St. Faustin Lac Carré. 2.6 acres bordering golf
course, incredible view of both golf course and
mountains, close to walking path, ready to build,
MLS 9841898.
$109 500
Ste. Adèle. 21,727 sq ft, municipal water, pretty
topography, up and coming area with easy access, infrastructure for water entry paid,
MLS 8720492.
$49 500 + taxes
Office: 450-745-0160 Ste-Adèle: 450-229-2957 Montréal: 514-877-5508
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Jean Fortain Via Capitale • January 2013 Main Street Ad • Half Page
January 2013
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Now available!
THE all-NEW
2013 XV CROSSTREK
With All-Wheel Drive
Features
Cash purchase starting from
$26,205
*
StANDArD
•Subaru’s symmetrical full-time All-Wheel Drive system
•HighperformanceSUBARUBOXERengine
•VehicleDynamicsControlSystemandTractionControlSystem
Freight and preparation included, taxes extra
Financing and leasing available
•17-inchbespokealuminiumalloywheels
•Raised-profileroofrails
•Bluetooth®mobilephoneconnectivity(voice-activated)
optionAL
•Lineartronic®CVT(continuouslyvariabletransmission)
foragreaterfuelefficiency
XV CROSSTREK
Fuel economy (L/100 km) ∆
CVT Lineartronic® City 8.2 / Hwy 6.0
5MT City 8.9 / Hwy 6.7
Recommended minimum octane: 87
Estimated Data
* Cash purchase starting from $26,205, taxes extra, for the 2013 XV Crosstrek (DX1-TP), with manual transmission. On buying, freight and preparation ($1,595), taxes on air conditioning ($100) and on new tires ($15) are included. Dealer may sell for less. ∆ The fuel consumption
data are estimates based on information compiled by Natural Resources Canada. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving conditions, driver habits and vehicle load. Technical specifications are subject to change without any prior notice. Vehicles shown for illustration
purposes only. See your local participating Subaru Dealer for complete program details on this offer.
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January 2013
Living Country
End of the World
Beth Farrar - Main Street
We woke the Friday morning before Christmas
expecting to go to the LRHS Christmas breakfast,
but instead, were faced with the second
snowstorm of the week. School had been
cancelled. The boys were okay with that but it was another day of shovelling,
not only for us, but also some customers who ask the boys to keep their
walkways, stairs and decks clear of snow.
So, it was annoying when the power went out at 7:25 am that morning. We had
already had a stretch of power outage earlier in the week. Tuesday saw us with
a full bathtub of water and candles and flashlights at the ready. Hubby had gone
to pick up our eldest son at the train station, as CEGEP was finished for this
term and he was home for the hollies. Luckily, he called and I asked him to pick
up something for supper. The power was back on by 8:30 pm and life was good.
We weren’t as prepared for Friday’s power failure and shame on us. Essentially,
the bathtub wasn’t filled and the next three days were spent melting snow on
the fireplace so we could wash dishes and flush the toilet. Ah, the finer things
in life!
People have often asked us why we keep a landline telephone and it’s just for
these instances that we do so. Without a landline we would be totally cut off
from the world and not know that Hydro “was aware of the situation and power
would be restored by 8:30 pm.” Every time we called, the time power would be
restored was pushed back 12 hours or so. We gave up calling for updates when
they told us that it would be on Monday at 11 pm; too depressing. But Hydro
was working their buns off and kudos to all those who worked long hours to get
our power on before Xmas; we had it back Sunday night. Thank you!
So, what do you do for three days with no power and three boys? Well, there
were no computers, though we had some battery life to watch one movie. The
eldest and youngest both read The Hobbit and we had some wild games of
Crazy 8 Countdown. I sat around a table with my boys joking and laughing
about things from our pasts, and learned more about them in a few hours, than I
had in a few years! They are a funny bunch of guys.
Hubby was able to find a great deal on a generator in Laval on a Xmas lunch
outing on the Saturday and it saved our collective minds from dark winter
depression. As we approached home that Saturday afternoon, we noticed that
some lights were on at homes along Rte. 329. The lights were on at the Gore
town office. They were on at the top of our road, but not at any homes on our
road. We could see the homes across the lake had power and their lights winked
at us across the frozen water.
Hubby got that generator up and running within an hour, hooking up the fridge,
one light and the T.V. We gathered around the light like survivors who had
been locked away for years and cared not what we watched on the television.
Cooking shows? Yes, please! American football? Why not! We cooked supper on
the fireplace and ate together in the shining glow of that one light bulb hanging
above the table.
Throughout the power failure, the boys were obliged to fulfill their commitment
to their snow removal clients and had to wait until a huge tree was removed
from Sherritt Road, in order to even reach one woman’s house. At least it broke
the monotony of the day.
Sunday dawned, still no welcoming light on my T.V. to let me know that we
were up and running. Hubby and I headed out to get more gas for the generator
and drinking water for the humans. He had a few errands to run in the afternoon
and once again the boys and I gathered around the kitchen table to play a game
of Crazy 8 Countdown. I don’t think I’ll be playing that game anytime soon.
After another fireplace-cooked supper, it was off to good friends, Al and Betty’s,
for a wonderful hot shower.
As fate would have it, an hour after supper and the shower, the power came
back on. There was much rejoicing and dancing about the kitchen. The boys
were turning on lights and I was yelling at them to turn them off! Don’t overload
things you young thoughtless numbskulls. But the power was back to stay.
With only a few lights allowed, they scampered down to the basement to turn
something electronic on! Fair enough.
And hubby and I? We turned off the generator and washed up the dishes in
water still hot from our tank. We left the Christmas tree lights on and headed
upstairs to kick back and relax after the stress of the last three days. Yes, that’s
it, relaxing. Relaxing so much that we fell asleep by 8:30 pm!
So, Friday didn’t bring the end of the world, as we knew it, just a re-adjustment
of what’s important in life. Being together and safe, having drinking water and
heat, and knowing that no matter how hard you try, you can’t beat the boys at a
stinking card game!
Happy New Year!
Oshtalo
Michèle St. Amour ©2012
January 2013
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Two Dynamic Leaders RE/MAX Laurentides, St. Sauveur
Nature’s Gift
Healing Through Nature
By Lori Leonard - Main Street
By Rose Labrie - Main Street
RE/MAX has very interesting beginnings in the Laurentians. Ann and André Pilon
purchased the first RE/MAX offices, which were located in Ste. Adèle, St. Sauveur,
St. Jovite and Mt. Laurier, twenty-nine years ago and then, nine years later, sold
all of them except for the one in St. Sauveur.
Marc-André and Louis-Charles Ménard, RE/MAX.
Marc-André, son of Ann and
André Pïlon, started in the
real estate business in 1984
when he was only 21 years
old, which in those days,
was highly uncommon. Most
agents were in their thirties or
forties, but Marc-André grew
up learning all the ins and
outs from his parents.
Marc-André and Louis-Charles Ménard became partners and purchased the RE/MAX
office in St. Sauveur in 2010. In 2012, it came full circle when they also purchased
the offices in Ste. Agathe and St. Donat, and opened one in St. Adolphe d’Howard.
In fact, the brand-new office in Ste. Agathe just recently opened on October 1.
Two years ago, there were only 21 agents. Now, RE/MAX Laurentides boasts close
to 50 agents, almost an equal number of men and women. In 2012, RE/MAX also
launched their fresh, new magazine, which includes 4 issues per year. They are
the only real estate company in the Lower Laurentians to have launched this type
of magazine. They have also launched an info-letter and a new website.
Marc-André and Louis-Charles explained how the role of a real estate agent has
changed over the years. It has become more of a friendship with clients rather
than an agent/client relationship. They both realize there is so much emotion
involved when buying or selling a home, as a home embraces all the fond
memories of a family’s life. It’s no wonder it is difficult for families to hang out
the “For Sale” sign.
These two men have much in common. Both Marc-André and Louis-Charles
totally enjoy real estate and strongly believe in community. RE/MAX Laurentides
has donated more than $300,000 to charities over the past ten years and have
been involved with Enfant Soleil for the last 30 years. RE/MAX Laurentides has
also held a blood drive to raise funds for them for the last two years.
Louis-Charles has an 8-year-old daughter, Elyse, who loves to dance and a son,
Julien, who is 20 and attends military college. Marc-André has three daughters
who also love to dance; 19-year-old Laurence, 17-year-old Rafäel and 16-year-old
Ève-lyne. I guess their dancing daughters are what keep these men on their toes.
Louis-Charles and Marc-André both enjoy skiing and golfing in St. Sauveur and
Mont Tremblant.
Here are some interesting real estate facts:
I am the storm in the pit of your stomach, my
lightning supplies electrical shocks
I am the clamp in your chest that tightens until you
can breath no more
I am the merry-go-round spinning and whirling in
your head until you are dizzy
I am the ghost that haunts you in your sleep
I am the broken compressor that deprives you
of energy
I am the poison creating nausea
I am the virus increasing or lowering your appetite
I am the voice of confusion
I am the sadness that makes you cry a river of tears
I am the darkness in your soul, for you no longer
see the light
I have no sense of time or place
I cannot be seen
I cannot be heard
I cannot be touched, I am intangible
I AM DEPRESSION
I am certain that there will be many different reactions to the above poem. This is
where I was five years ago. If you have been there, you will understand and if you
have never been in such a dark place you do not want to go there.
Along with talk therapy and taking medication looking at the world through
my camera has helped me heal and find my way back home. Nature has been
the main resource for my healing. Taking a walk in the woods with a cool wind
blowing on my face, soft moss under my feet as I walk, the musty smell of fallen
leaves, music of birds singing and warm sunshine seeping through the trees is a
therapy session that has no price.
This has taken me away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, which we all
deserve to do once in a while. Also during what I call my, run away moments,
I have encountered specimens of rare birds, interesting vegetation and beautiful
scenery which all have turned into beautiful photography.
This year I have been given the privilege to share my nature journeys and photography
with the readers of Main Street. I thank Steve and Susan for this new adventure ahead
and I am anxious to share it with everyone who would also like to share this with
everyone who would also like to enjoy a few run-away moments with nature.
An inspection of
- The average lot size in the Laurentians is 35,000 to 50,000 square feet.
- On average, it takes 150 days to sell a house under $300,000, 6 months to sell a
house selling between $300,000 to $750,000 and an average of one to two years
to sell a house that is priced over $750,000.
- The most popular areas to buy a home currently are Prévost, Ste. Anne des Lacs,
Morin Heights and St. Adolphe d’Howard.
your central system when
the seasons change is
- 20% of people change their home every 5 years.
- More people are working from home and are now buying their primary, not their
secondary home, in the Laurentians.
a wise choice.
- It is a lot less expensive to purchase an older home and renovate it rather than
building a new home.
Louis-Charles and Marc-André hope that when you are thinking of buying or
selling a home you will drop by their office to meet their brokers. And while
out on the slopes or greens, you never know, you just might meet one of these
dynamic men on the golf course or ski hill.
RE/MAX Laurentides: 286 rue Principale, St. Sauveur; 450 227-8411, lcmenard@
me.com or [email protected].
SPCA - Waiting for Love
Meet Betty Boop and
Sarah, two mature cats
who have been living at
the SPCA for quite some
time. Both have watched
many young kittens,
small cats and even a few
of the big boys come and
go, and yet both are still
at the shelter dreaming
of their “forever homes.”
They are hoping they will
soon find a place to call
their own, with loving
families and people to
cuddle with.
Betty Boop is a sweet, 4-year-old with semi-long hair. Her lovely tri-colour of white,
cream and grey gives her a very special elegant appeal. Sarah, only 2 years old, also
wears a dramatic semi-long coat. Her darker colour gives her a serious appearance
but she is bright and curious and loves attention.
Both these lovely felines have been spayed and vaccinated and are available for
adoption at the SPCA-LL, 355, rue Demontigny, Ste. Agathe. Please call 819 326-4059.
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My Health in Mind
“My Health in Mind” in Brownsburg-Chatham and Lachute
Michael Dubois - Main Street
If you have been following the “My
Health in Mind” program in Argenteuil,
you know that seven out of nine
municipalities are fully committed to
making health their number one priority.
To that effect, it is with great pleasure
that the MRC d’Argenteuil announces the
arrival of the initiative in the remaining
two municipalities, Brownsburg-Chatham
and Lachute. To keep right with the
program’s maxim “A unique approach
for each municipality,” it will be slightly
altered to really stick to the realities of the
last two towns. Though tailored to their
specific needs, Brownsburg-Chatham and
Lachute will tackle the same issues the
program has set out to improve.
• A smoke-free environment (0 tobacco);
• Healthy eating (5 fruits and vegetables or more per day);
• The practice of regular physical activity (30 minutes of daily exercise or more). Both municipalities have started drafting an action plan that will address and
act upon those three fundamental foci. Bolstered by its own experience in
implementing the program in the other municipalities of the territory, the “My
Health in Mind” team expects very positive and innovative initiatives from
Brownsburg-Chatham and Lachute!
It is also noteworthy to mention that the “My Health in Mind” program will come
to an end on December 31, 2013. Ergo, this month marks the inception of the last
year of the initiative and, we hope, its most promising. Not only does it mean that
this year will touch the remaining citizens residing in the last two municipalities,
representing 50% of the total population of the MRC, but it also means every
single municipality of the MRC d’Argenteuil will have an action plan entirely
dedicated to health concerns in their community.
The MRC d’Argenteuil continues to be a leader in community health across the
province and wishes a happy New Year to its innovative program and most
importantly to all its citizens.
Québec en forme Argenteuil
For the beginning of 2013, the local partners group of Québec en Forme Argenteuil
is pleased to offer their very best wishes of health to all Argenteuil kids and their
families. For this New Year, we promise you some exciting novelties and will
focus on the adoption of physically active lifestyles and healthy diets throughout
the MRC d’Argenteuil. Here are some examples:
- For all of you curious kids, go on WIXX.ca quickly, but be careful, you never
know what activity is coming your way! For all parents and others who are
curious, visit operationwixx.ca and be ready to witness a revolution amongst
pre-teens in Québec!
- Family gardening near you! The project Un trésor dans mon jardin comes alive
in several municipalities. From seed to harvest, discover the origin of food and
get ready to chew on truly fresh veggies!
Have we caught your attention? Our local partners group is more dynamic than
ever and wants to offer the whole community opportunities to move for fun!
Schools, community organizations, municipal services, “My Health in Mind”
committees, and more, are invited to join the group and take action! For more
information or to make your interest known, contact Renée-Claude Bergeron,
coordinator of the local partners group Québec en Forme Argenteuil at 450
562-1623.
Not to be missed
Open swimming schedule at the Lachute indoor pool (452, Argenteuil avenue)
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 7 pm - 8:30 pm Sunday: 2 pm - 4 pm
Children and students: $1. Adults: $2. Wearing a bathing cap is compulsory.
Open skating and hockey schedule
Arena Kevin- Lowe - Pierre-Pagé, Lachute
Open skating: Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm (free of charge)
Friday, 6 pm - 7:15 pm ($1 children, adults $2.50)
Open hockey: Tuesday, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Ages 16 + (free of charge)
Thursday, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Ages 15 - (free of charge)
Arena Gilles-Lupien, Brownsburg-Chatham
Open skating: Sunday, 12 noon - 1 :15 pm ($1 children, adults $2.50)
Open hockey: Thursday, 4 pm - 5 pm Ages 16 + (free of charge)
Friday, 4 pm - 5 pm Ages 15 - (free of charge)
Discovery Walk
The 50+ Bouger+ Committee invites you to its next walking event on Tuesday,
January 15, 2013, on the enchanting site of the Wilson Waterfall in the Parc
régional de la Rivière-du-Nord. For more information about the departure time
and meeting place, contact Michael Dubois at 450 566-0530, ext 2305.
For any questions or suggestions, contact Michael Dubois at mdubois@
argenteuil.qc.ca or call 450 566-0530, Ext. 2305. Have you missed the previous
column? You can find it at www.argenteuil.qc.ca.
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The Wonderful
Joys of Winter:
Ice Scream!
Emergency
Department
Priority Checklist
By now we’re all in the midst of continuously shovelling out from yet another big dump
of snow or on a steady diet of crackers and water due to a post-Christmas of barren
wallets and inflated turkey tummies. It’s January, or in the Canadian psyche, the onethird mark in our angst about “do I clean the roof” and “it’s cheaper to put Alcool in my
windshield washer container than the $8 blue crap made from leftover popsicles.”
In winter, we all share in the symptoms of menopause in that getting in one’s car with
a parka only makes you feel like you’re in a sweat lodge, followed by parking and
having the bitter cold invade your body as you try to zip up your Michelin suit with
numb fingers. Vanity prevails for many, mostly men, who don’t want to have whatever
hair they have left looking like Gene Wilder’s or Einstein’s by wearing a hat. Gloves
and mitts are hardly worth mentioning as by this time of winter most of us only have
one, the other presumed to have gone to meet that sock which vanished from the dryer.
Have you found yourself sitting in the waiting room of the emergency department at
the hospital, wondering when you were going to be seen? Did you hear people who
arrived after you, being called in while you were left to cool your heels for hours? Did
you wonder how the decisions were made regarding who has priority for treatment in
the emergency room? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, read on to
learn how the Laurentian Hospital of the CSSS des Sommets has worked to make the
process understandable and transparent to you.
Working with the Users’ Committee and the staff in the emergency department,
the communications office of the CSSS des Sommets has produced an explanation
of the levels of priority that the triage nurse uses to establish the order in which
patients are seen. This document is available separately in both English and French,
so, even if the triage nurse happens not to speak English well, you can receive the
explanation in this written form, with your priority level checked off, knowing that
Cleaning the walk is a solitary function, monotonous and the daily repetition is right
the triage nurse deals with the identical information in both languages. On the back
out of Groundhog Day. The only aspect of that exercise, aside from working on a
of the page containing the numbered list of priorities is a section that explains all the
coronary and a sore back, is the tranquility. Amongst men, it is understood that when
doing this job, the quiet is so sweet that one dares not speak, unless to say ^@$# when other factors that affect the speed at which you will be seen, such as the number of
people waiting, the arrival of ambulances, and the number of doctors on duty at that
the shovel strikes ice and careens back into your chin.
particular time.
The driveway section of this commentary has a life of its own, a somewhat sadistic
When you arrive, unless it is by ambulance, the first thing you do is wait opposite the
and almost predictable episode in the maintenance of winter. Each one of us can recall
slaving away at it for hours soaked in sweat, shivering as the driveway is finally passable. door to the triage nurse’s office until you are called in for evaluation. That is when you
After that moment when you realize that whoever you are now going to visit will have to will be given a preliminary examination, have your vital signs checked, and be asked
a series of questions designed to help the nurse understand your medical history and
endure a drenched and post mega-perspired guest, the sound of evil fills the air.
your current complaint. The nurse will then make a decision about the urgency of your
You run and jump into your car, realizing, all at once, that you should have warmed it
case. It is at this point that you will be given the form with your priority level marked
up earlier as you can’t see through the windows. Suddenly, like a re-make of Godzilla
in a box at the top of the page, so that you can compare your situation to the standards
with chains clamoring, the plow barrels by. You leap out of the vehicle waving
for all degrees of urgency.
frantically for it not to...whoosh...three feet of slushy snow now makes your entrance
Adjacent to the box where the nurse will have written a number from 1 to 5 are boxes
impassable, and you can see in the plow’s rear-view mirror, Satan behind the wheel
for the nurse to check whether you can or cannot have anything to eat or drink while
grinning like Dexter after another kill.
you wait. It is important to follow these instructions because it can affect any tests and
For those of you who heat with oil and have an outdoor tank, it is akin to having
examinations that you will undergo later.
royalty visit who then leaves you with a thank you note for $600. Why royalty? Well,
Beneath the box where your priority code has been written is a list of the 5 levels of
much like the red carpet, the delivery guy will not grace your yard unless the path is
priority, beginning with the most urgent, called Resuscitation, and described as when
clean. Must be the brother of the snowplow guy in some devious plot.
your life is in immediate danger from such events as cardiopulmonary arrest or major
Every year I complain about having to dress like a human club sandwich, walking in
trauma. At Priority 2, you are considered to be in Very Urgent Condition, meaning that
Herman Munster moon boots, you know the ones where the liner always comes out
there is potential danger to your life, the integrity of a limb or its function, which may
when you remove them. With snow pants and a parka, when walking alone at night in be caused by something such as a heart attack or a stroke.
the tranquility of the Laurentians, comes a touch of paranoia most people don’t admit
Urgent Condition, at Priority 3, means that your current state presents risks, but your
to. That swish-swish of material, which breaks the sounds of silence, causes one to
life is not in danger, such as if you are feeling chest pain or are bleeding heavily. If
feel as if either the big bad wolf, or worse, is following. I’ve tried to attach little rearview mirrors to the shoulders of my coat but they won’t stay upright. Walking swiftly is your state does not require immediate treatment for such things as a sprained ankle
or a urinary tract infection, you will be classed as a Priority 4, Semi-urgent Condition.
almost pointless in all that gear because the faster you walk, the closer and louder the
Minor health problems like a cold or back pain, whose investigation and treatment can
sound appears to be. ‘I’m Just Saying’ it’s a very Twilight Zone experience.
be delayed, are the lowest priority, at number 5.
Now that the holidays are over, most of us who leave for work between 7 & 9 get
If at any time that your state of health deteriorates while you are waiting, advise the
to play the weekday game “behind the school bus.” This is a hit or miss experience
triage nurse immediately.
largely due to the fact that it isn’t only up to you. The bus can suddenly appear from
a cloak of invisibility like a yellow stealth, it’s flashing red lights snapping you to
If you have any questions or comments about the service you receive in the emergency
attention. If you’re behind the bus in winter, you’re burning 5 extra litres of gas with
room, or anywhere else in the CSSS des Sommets network, contact the Users’
the stop, idle and go. In the case of my trusty old Intrigue, it’s more, a case of shake
Committee, your advocate for dealing with the system, at comite.usagers.sommets@
rattle and roll. Though glad the little darlings are safely on the bus, it’s a one-in-three
ssss.gouv.qc.ca, by phone at 819 324-4000 ext. 4334 or toll-free at 1 855 SOMMETS
chance that when you wave, in the hope of getting a smile in return from one of the
ext.4334, or by leaving a written message in the box placed for that purpose in the
smiling angels, a middle finger or a stuck-out tongue is your prize.
emergency waiting room.
Don’t do the friendly wave with a high school bus, as you are likely to learn that a full
moon can take place in the daylight in a moving vehicle.
Heart of Healing
Loving It All
Old habits
and new
challenges
There is
nothing
Grace Bubeck - Main Street
like a fourday power
outage to catapult us right out of our habitual way
of life into a scramble of creative responses and
improvised solutions! Of course, not everybody in
the Laurentians was equally affected by this preChristmas gift of tons of snow and trees on power lines. I met a colleague in the
supermarket who has municipal water and a gas stove, and who told me that it
wasn’t a big deal for her family. The situation was definitely more precarious for
me: I was functioning without running water, cooking on a basic little wood stove
in the basement, and relying on candle light and a pocket lamp after dark.
It was certainly a very interesting experience, the longest I have had to face since
I moved to the Laurentians seven and a half years ago. I enjoyed the sense of
adventure, and I had some brilliant and some not so bright ideas about how to
deal with the various challenges along the way. I also realized just how much
time and energy are spent on the essentials of life when we have to make do
without the creature comforts that we usually take for granted. For sure, there is
a strong “woman of the woods” that comes out in those situations and carries
me through, but it was with immense relief and gratitude that I sank into a
deliciously warm and soothing bath just in time to get myself back into civilized
shape for a Christmas eve party.
So, here is what occurs to me in reflecting about this experience: we don’t really
Sheila Eskenazi is president of the English Communities Committee of the CSSS des
Sommets: [email protected].
need emergency situations to take us out of our usual habits and we might want
to consider which ones really serve us well before we get back into them. Routines
certainly make our lives easier and they create a comfortable predictability. But,
they also restrict and limit us, in the range of what we do. For example, we reach
out more to others than we usually do in emergency situations, both to help and to
ask for help. Isn’t that a good thing? Wouldn’t we do well to continue doing so a
bit more than we tend to do under more normal circumstances?
How about being a bit more adventurous in general, just to introduce some
unusual colors into our more habitual everyday color-scheme? How about taking
a gentle yoga class if you’re the tough gym type, or doing a creative arts activity
if you’re the practical type and vice versa? How about going to bed early if
you’re a late night bird or getting up early if you tend to sleep in? The gift of
extra-ordinary - that is, out of the ordinary - situations is the unusual things they
introduce us to and this can stimulate us in all sorts of new ways.
Life is a balancing act between too much and not enough stimulation. Too much
is taxing and tiring, not enough leads to stagnation. For most of us, especially as
we grow older and more set in our habits, going stale is the more likely danger!
So, it could be very helpful to offer ourselves some new challenges. Not because
we have to, but because we’ll become more alive and grow in new directions as
we meet them. For this New Year, then, I wish you good health and happiness in
all ways and just the right balance between the easy groove of old habits and the
invigorating excitement of new experiments!
To contact Grace call 450 226.3251, or go to www.heartoftransformation.org or
www.heartoflovehealing.net.
Editor’s note: Last month, you may have noticed, Loving What Is, headed this
column. This was a special tribute of recognition for being the inspiration in the
search for a new title for Grace.
January 2013
39
The Story Behind...
Hill 70, Saint Sauveur
the injured, and news of the Russian revolution undermined morale. If
the Russians pulled out of the war, one million German troops would
be freed up to move west.
Cochand, the first professional hired to teach skiing in Canada was
effectively evicted from the Laurentide Inn in Ste. Agathe when the
building was seconded to the war effort in 1915 and began to fill
Joseph Graham - Main Street - [email protected]
with poison gas victims. A vulnerable seed cast to the winds of fate,
Cochand and his young wife, Cordon-Bleu chef Léa Berger, established
“We were soaked through with rain and
perspiration from the efforts we had been making to themselves in a summer cottage in Ste. Marguerite where they struggled to keep
skiing alive in the Laurentian hills during the war years. Thomas Drummond,
get through the clinging mud (…)we huddled down
president of the Montreal Ski Club, sent guests, allowing the fledgling ski centre
in the nearest shell hole and covered ourselves
to survive, but it is hard to imagine patronizing such an establishment today.
with a groundsheet, hoping for some sort of comfort out of the rain, and partly
The cottage had neither electricity nor running water in a winter when the
believed the sheet would also protect us from the rain of shells. … [R]eloading
thermometer dipped to forty below - where Fahrenheit and Celsius meet. Émile
ourselves we pushed through the mud again and amid the din of the bursting
shells I called to Stephens, but got no response and just assumed he hadn’t heard would carry water in from a stream to be heated and supplied to the guests,
allowing them to wash up in the mornings.
me. He was never seen or heard from again. He had not deserted. He had not
been captured. One of those shells that fell behind me had burst and Stephens
The home front faced other challenges as the Spanish Flu rampaged through the
was no more.” - Private John Pritchard, Sudbury, Ontario.
Laurentians in 1916, striking the Cochands and others in their neighbourhood,
but, thanks to help from the Soeurs de la Charité de la Providence at Lac Masson,
The quote, taken from Norman Leach’s summary of Passchendaele on the forces.
the Cochands and skiing survived. As 1917 began, they faced rationing and
gc.ca website, makes no mention of the first name of Stephens, nor where he
shortages while the conscription debate tore the country apart. Conservative
came from. Shell holes could be ten feet deep and filled with water. The sheer
Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden, elected in 1911, faced re-election as the law
number of craters left muddy ridges between them, making it impossible to use
worked its way through Parliament that summer. Seeing the real risk of a loss, he
horses or mules. Duckboards - horizontal ladders - were laid across the gaps,
tried to form a wartime coalition, but the conscription bill split the Liberal party
allowing the young men to each carry 24 kilograms of equipment with the firm
in two. In September, he passed a bill enfranchising women for the first time, but
orders that, if a soldier fell, his companions were not to attempt a rescue - to
only if they were involved in the war effort, serving in the military or as nurses,
reduce the risk of additional drownings.
or were the sisters, wives or mothers of servicemen. Men serving overseas were
You can find a memorial in many Laurentian towns where a list of the local boys
also enfranchised, giving Bennett the power to distribute overseas votes into the
and men commemorates their loss in the war that was to end all wars. What
ridings as he chose. The election in December gave his wartime Unionist coalition
you won’t easily find is the names of the survivors, nor of those whose hearts
a majority, and across the country, including in the Laurentians, conscripts went
were in the Laurentians, such as Guy Drummond, killed at Ypres in 1915 - names
into hiding, often with their hunting rifles. It was hardly an atmosphere to entice
commemorated in Montreal, but whose survival would have added much to the
skiers seeking a vacation getaway.
growth of the Laurentians and its history. Nor will you find the names of those
…to be continued.
men who survived atrocities and injuries, such as Paul d’Allmen, who became
a part of the Laurentians in the years after the war. At the time, the Laurentians
boasted foresters, farmers and nascent vacation communities, the most
prominent of these last being around Ste. Agathe. Skiing had barely begun in the
Laurentians before the war, with the arrival of Émile Cochand from Switzerland
and the opening of places like the Manitou Club.
The Notary Knows
Even though historians are hard-pressed to answer the question of what the Great
War was about, Canada is said to have come into its own with the taking of
Vimy Ridge, in April 1917. Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng, commander of the
Canadian forces, and Arthur Currie, commander of the Canadian First Division,
were the masterminds. Casualties included 3500 Canadians dead and twice that
number wounded, with no statistics for the German side. Afterwards, Byng was
appointed to the command of the British Third Army and Arthur Currie, a onetime teacher and real estate developer from B.C. who was later knighted for his
role, assumed command of the Canadian forces.
A week after Vimy Ridge, the French army attempted to push through German
lines on the Western Front, but the advance had not anticipated a new
lightweight German machinegun’s effectiveness, and the French army, suffering
from almost 200,000 casualties including 29,000 deaths, became temporarily
neutralized by mutinies. The French field hospitals collapsed under the weight of
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$114.98. Since the 1st of January 2013 and considering the harmonization of the
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the rate of the QST will be raised to 9.975%. Consequently, there will be no
change in the end for the consumer, given that the total of GST and QST will
be 14.975%.
So, when you buy a new residential house (not for rent), the GST will always
remain reimbursable, as a credit to the new buyer representing 36% of the
amount of the GST and this for a property of maximum value of $450,000
whereas for the QST, since last year the reimbursement given as a credit to the
new buyer has been raised to 50% of the QST paid for a maximum value of
$300,000. Furthermore, the amount of reimbursement of the QST from $250,000
diminishes, as you get closer to $300,000 value. The reimbursement of the GST
also diminishes, as you get closer to the amount of $450,000. Nevertheless, the
reimbursement of GST cannot exceed $6,300 and $9,975 for the QST. Above
$350,000 you get less reimbursement of the GST and from $250,000 you get less
reimbursement for the QST. There is no reimbursement of tax if the price or the
fair market value exceeds $450,000 for the GST and $300,000 for the QST. On
the other hand, the general economy is still in good health even if some areas
are more affected than others. We have to realize that the actual interest rate for
borrowing is very low (the lowest in 50 years) and some of us still continue to
borrow more than we can afford. Everybody wishes that the interest rate would
remain low so the cost of living will be affordable for most of us, otherwise it
will not be a pretty sight. I wish you a Happy New Year for 2013 and hope that
next year will be a great year.
For more information, do not hesitate to contact me, and I will be pleased to
serve you. Tel: 450 227-7077 or cell: 514 688-3131.
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The horse is a misunderstood animal.
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Those were the most nervous noodles I have ever
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Obituaries
BEATTIE, Robert Grant (Grant)
Farmer of 85 years
Lived his entire life on the farm and
died peacefully after a brief stay at the
Lachute Residence on Sat. Jan. 5, in his
98th year. Son of the late James Campbell Beattie and the late Elizabeth Boyd
Chambers. Beloved husband of sixtytwo years of Marjorie (nee:Dixon) and
loving father of Bill (Ellen) of Kingston
and Barbara (Tim Barber) of Ottawa.
Cherished grandfather of Daryl (LeBinh), Ryan, Catherine (Matthew Audley)
and Ian Beattie and Janet, Kristen and
David Barber. Survived by his sisters
Alda Oswald, Eileen Thompson and
Mabel Canning (Keith), his sister-in-law
Emma Dalrymple and his brother-in-law
Robert Dixon (Joan).
Also survived by many nieces
and nephews and their families.
Predeceased by his sister Janet and his
brother Ross. A celebration of Grant’s
life will be held on Saturday, January
12, at 2 pm at the Margaret Rodger
Memorial Presbyterian Church, rue
Principale, Lachute, Qc. A reception
will follow in the church hall. In
Memoriam donations may be made
to the Canadian Cancer Society, The
Canadian Bible Society or the charity of
your choice. Arrangements entrusted to
the J.P. MacKimmie Funeral Home, 660
rue Principale, Lachute, Qc.
GREEN, Basil
On Tues. Dec. 4, long-time resident and
pillar of the Morin Heights community
Basil Austin Green passed away
suddenly in his home after a brief but
intense battle with cancer. He was 84
years young.
Basil will be forever remembered by
his wife of 46 years, Lucille, daughter
Aliesha and son-in-law Lemuel, son
Darren and daughter-in-law, Narnia,
grandson Noah and sister Joan. A
Celebration of Life tribute will be held
on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 11 am
in the Morin Heights United Church,
831 Village Road, with Lay Preacher
Elizabeth Monaco officiating and a
reception to follow.
Memorial donations may be made to
the Canadian Wildlife Federation or to
the Daylily Garden, family and friends
intend to plant in the spring by the
scenic pond Basil himself built.
Speaker Series at Arbor Gallery
The 17th annual edition of the Speaker Series, “Interesting Talks with Interesting People,”
at Arbor Gallery, (36 Home Avenue, Vankleek Hill) kicks off this Sat. Jan. 12 and runs for
14 consecutive weeks, ending Sat. April 13. Start time is 7:30 pm, $6 per person.
“We cover a wide range of subjects at the Speaker Series,” says Phil Arber. “There is a
great deal of interest in alternative health issues so these subjects are prominent in the
2013 program. As well, controversial issues like obesity and biodynamic farming are also
on our program. Informative discussions about the Internet, traveling in the Arctic and
the Nature of the Universe round out the list.” Note: 2 presentations in French: Jan. 12 “Étienne Brulé - premier Franco-Ontarien” and March 2 - “Yoga du rire.”
“We are working towards a two-pronged approach in the coming years - one series in
French and one series in English. Of course these will necessitate individual evenings but we are testing the waters this year to check out the community’s response. Hopefully
it will be positive,” says organizer Arber.
Printed brochures of the 2013 Speaker Series can be obtained at most local retail outlets.
As well, the program is online at www.arborgallery.org, at www.vankleekhill.ca/events
as well as at our Facebook Page (philarberexcellentevents). Fresh local refreshments are
always a treat on site as well.
Arbor Gallery welcomes feedback and commentary on its 2013 program. As well we are
always open to suggestions for next year’s Speaker Series. We can be reached at 613 6785086 or via our FB page. Everyone is welcome - Bienvenue à tous!
Laurentians Care
MACKAY, Barbara Ann (nee: Scott)
1941 - 2012
At the Montreal Neuro on Monday,
December 31, 2012 in her seventysecond year. Beloved wife of Gordon
MacKay. Dear mother of Pamela (Dan
Egarhos) and Scott. Loving grandmother
of Leah and Larissa. Barbara was the
daughter of the late Arnold Scott and
his wife, the late Lydia Millar. Funeral
service was held on Friday, January
4, 2013 at 3 PM in the Chapel of the
J.P. MacKimmie Funeral Home, 660
rue Principale, Lachute, Qc. In lieu of
flowers, the family would appreciate a
donation in Barbara’s name to the ALS
Fund, Dr. Angela Genge, MNI, 3801
University St., Montreal, Qc. H3A 2B4.
MAXWELL, Roland E.
Peacefully at the CSSS d’Argenteuil,
Lachute, Qc. on Friday, December 21,
2012 in his eighty-seventh year. Beloved
husband of Shirley Soule. Dear brother
of Marion. Also survived by his nephew
Michael (Anne-Marie). Predeceased
by his brother Harold. Funeral service
was held on Thursday, December
27, 2012 at 2 pm in the chapel of the
J.P. MacKimmie Funeral Home, 660
rue Principale, Lachute, Qc. In lieu of
flowers donations to the C N I B or
the charity of your choice would be
appreciated by the family.
Happy New Year!
Christina Vincelli - Main Street
The L-CARE TEAM is sending wishes that you will all find happiness and balance
in your life for the 2013 New Year and years to come. “Father Time” recommends
a really fresh start. New ideas, new learnings, new challenges, new friends and
new beginnings.
Caregiver Tip: New Year, New log. Do yourself a favour. Take a load off your mind
by writing everything down. Never had a log? There’s never been a better time to
start something new, than January! Logs are not only good to help your mind relax,
they are a wonderful way to refer back to tips, issues and events.
Professional caregiver, family caregiver or volunteer... log is the way to go!
Here is the continuation of the story on young caregivers caring for their ailing
parents and how they are overlooked as those needing support. Posted in the
Toronto Star by Andrea Gordon, Family Issues Reporter.
Often these young caregivers are struggling with huge responsibilities at home,
along with the turmoil of teenage years, schoolwork, peer pressure and trying
to find out what they want for their future. “Without adequate support the
young carers risk trading ‘normal’ childhood and adolescent experiences and
development, for the demands of care giving,” was reported in the Toronto Star.
There is a 3-year report on young carers in Canada: Hidden Costs and Benefits of
Young Care Giving. It is the first report to paint a national picture of this basically
invisible group. As there are no formal statistics on the number of caregivers in
Canada, a report from Vancouver stated that 12% of teens between the ages of
12 - 17 were young carers.
There is a program in Canada “Young Cares Initiative” (www.youngcares.ca)
formed by a collation of community organizations, such as our own local tables
for seniors and caregivers, of which Laurentians CARE is an active member such
as, CASA, through Des Sommets and the Table des Ainées, at Pay’s D’en Haut and
TAAL, Antoine Labelle. These organizations are spread throughout the various
regions in Canada. These communities offer Drop-Ins for consultation and offer
activities such as sports, cooking etc. This offers a respite for young caregivers.
This also provides a platform for the families and caregivers to meet and exchange
ideas and stories and to receive support.
“It’s staggering to know, what the youth bring to the informal care-giving
contingent,” mentions Dena Maule, Executive Director for Hospice Toronto. Hospice
Toronto runs a similar program, which is funded by the community and the federal
government.
Mrs. Latour knows, first-hand, the benefits of support aimed at kids in care-giving
roles at home, having seen her children go through it.
What helped her family, were services offered through The Young Carer’s
Initiative Program that met her day-to-day needs such as cooking classes for her
son James, and Yoga for her daughter and for them, a chance to drop in and meet
new friends. Not only was it practical, it met the needs for support in a most
non-judgemental way and it was fun. It’s vitally important that there’s a body of
Canadian research to support what’s available for young caregivers.
Laurentians Caregivers Association recognizes the need for support for all
caregivers of all ages. We are looking forward to the new 3 - 5 year “Master
Action Plan” that will be presented at the Annual General Meeting this May.
The Mission will be to offer a Laurentians CARE drop-in center for caregivers
of all ages and seniors. The center will provide, respite, training for caregivers,
consultation for families, activities and socialization. A major fundraising
campaign will be highlighted for the entire year at the AGM. As of January 2013,
support groups for caregivers will be offered in Morin Heights, St Sauveur, Val
David, Arundel and Mont Tremblant.
An information session for those who would like to become caregivers or would
like information on what L-CARE can offer, will be held at St Eugene’s on Sunday,
January 27.
For more information please contact L-CARE at the toll free number 855 522-7372.
Please remember L-CARE in your donations for the New Year, as our respite
workshops are the best, helping those in need of socialization and stimulation. To
continue this wonderful activity financial assistance is a must. All donations can
be made out to the Laurentians Caregivers Association Resource Center, 4057 Ave.
Des Lys, Val Morin, and Quebec J0T2R0.
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January 2013
Off the Grid
The Wonder Dog
Peter Cloutier - Main Street
The Wonder dog! So named, because it’s a wonder
she is still alive! Well, that is one reason. I’ve
mentioned in the past, that when she was just a pup
(she will be three on the first of January) she got
into some “milk soap,” a chemical used to clean and
disinfect milking equipment. Almost killed her! Then, anti-freeze leaking from the
tractor, oh yeah that was fun. Then the episode involving poison ivy and the skin
infection, followed by a real doozie eating an entire block of rat poison, Warfarin
no less, an anti-coagulant that causes its victims to bleed to death internally
because their blood is so thin. That was close. Well, she had a closer call
yesterday. I put birdseed out and of course it attracts our neighbours, the 47,526
squirrels living in our community, and, Cookie being Cookie, wanted to um, play.
That’s it - she wanted to play in the snow with her buddies. They played hide
and seek and Cookie was “it.”
Being such a clever dog, she soon found one under my car... somewhere, or so
she thought. I continued with my breakfast and expanding my mind reading a
1956 Popular Mechanics magazine. I couldn’t actually see what was going on but
I became aware of a kind of ominous thumping noise outside. Investigating the
source, here was the XYZ Wonder dog, on her back under the car with only her
back legs, tail and stomach visible. When I got to the car I could see her front
legs braced against the bottom of the rocker panel, paws spread, claws gripping
the metal edge, and she was just tugging and ripping and growling at something
immoveable. Just going to town on it! The whole car was rocking! All this in a
foot of wet snow! “Must be one heck of a tough squirrel,” thinks I. Not so! The
little Bitch (female dog) had the parking brake cable by the neck, twisted and
torn from it’s mounting and she was worrying it into oblivion. A cuff on her butt
and several violent and vigorous expletives got her attention and changed her
mind about the squirrel, which was up a cedar tree laughing it’s tail off. Upon
closer examination I found the remains of a rubber boot of the type to keep dirt
and water away from something delicate. Also, a plastic box, that used to be
about eight inches square, was now in two pieces four inches square. It was the
snug waterproof home of the gas tank pollution controls. The fuel tube to the
tank was ripped as well as the return hose and one of the rear drive axle C.V.
boots. In her efforts to get at the squirrel the dog was ready and able to rip the
whole damn car to shreds! We’re talking serious and expensive stuff to fix here!
After a few more, no, a lot more violent and vigorous expletives and entertaining
thoughts of the joys of possibly living totally alone, I had to admit she was just a
dog being a dog and it was I who had inadvertently invited “the Crimson Horde”
in the first place. So, being a wiser yet soon to be poorer man, I returned to the
warmth of the house thankful to be able to live in such a quiet, peaceful, actually
idyllic place. Living in harmony with nature and all her creatures. “At one with,”
as it were. Zen! I went through the still open door to my breakfast... two of the
#$%&*@%$ were on the table eating my toast!
Awhile ago, I had said that I wanted to make some changes to the micro hydro
system that has been adding to my solar system on cloudy days (like the past
six weeks). Well I did. Now, instead of the water travelling through 30 feet of
two inch pipe before reaching the three-inch pipe it is now three inch all the
way. It is also about 50 feet shorter going from 300 feet in length to 250 feet.
The filter is bigger, easier to clean and is far away from the problem-causing
bottom organic matter. These changes change the output from 74 watts to 93
watts. Not bad at all! As a bonus, the intake is closer to one of the springs that
feed the lake (pond) so the inflowing spring water, being warmer, prevents
ice from forming around the shutoff valve. Something strange… When I walk
Cookie at night, we walk by this spring, which empties only a few inches below
the water level near the path, I have seen fish, frogs, salamanders and tadpoles.
Yes tadpoles! Under the ice in the warmer water which swirls in the cold water.
Weird, even though it is all water you can see the difference in texture? Density
perhaps? Like when you pour sugar water into clear water. It swirls and mixes.
All this with six inches of ice covering the rest of the pond. Neat! Makes one
shake their head at the wonder of it all.
Keep Safe While Shovelling the Snow
NC - The heavy lifting can be a pain in more ways than one, so these tips from the
Ontario Chiropractic Association will help keep your back in top shape:
• Don’t let the snow pile up: If the weather report calls for several days of snow,
frequent shovelling will allow you to move smaller amounts of snow each time.
It’s far less strenuous in the long run.
• Pick the right shovel: Use a lightweight pusher-type shovel. If you are using a
metal shovel, spray it with Teflon first, so snow won’t stick to it.
• Push, don’t throw: Always push the snow to the side rather than throw it. That
way you avoid lifting heavy shovelfuls of snow, and sudden twisting or turning
movements.
• Bend your knees: As with any heavy object, you need to use your knees, leg, and
arm muscles to do the pushing and lifting, while keeping your back straight.
• Take a break: If you feel tired or short of
breath, stop and take a rest. Shake out your
arms and legs. Stop shovelling immediately
if you feel chest pain or back pain. If you
have back pain that is severe or that persists
for more than a day after shovelling, see a
chiropractor. If you have chest pain that is
severe, see a doctor immediately.
More information is available online at www.
chiropractic.on.ca.
VAL DAVID - $134 900
STE. MARGUERITE - $119 000
STE. AGATHE - $139 000
NEW PRICE! NOTARIZED ACCESS TO LAKE PAQUIN ± 5
min walk. Quiet area, beautiful large private 29,833 sf
lot, mountain views. Garage. 18 ft. above ground pool.
Sunny, open concept great room (living room, dining
room and kitchen). Covered porch and large balcony
overlooks courtyard/mountains. ± 5 MIN FROM VILLAGE.
NEW PRICE! Renovated in 2008: roof, wall insulation,
treated wood gallery, floor in bathroom. Large level terrain (7484 Sq Ft) facing the trail and the river. 5 minutes
from Ste Agathe and about 1.5 km from the village of
Val-David. Exterior paint, soffits and aluminium facia
done in 2012.
Property located near all activities. Just steps from the
beautiful Lake Masson (municipal beach), skiing, snowmobile paths, skating rink, restaurant, etc. Good condition, warm, stone fireplace, good investment possibility
for rental, or to keep at a nominal cost.
Charming property with attic has 3 bedrooms and an
office. Good condition. New kitchen and bathroom,
Bathroom with shower. Large lot of 66,713 sf. Only 7
minutes from the village from Highways 117 and 15.
Ideal as a first home.
QUICK OCCUPANCY! Sunny, Spacious 3-bedroom bungalow, south-facing view of the mountains. Peaceful
street, Large landscaped 29,890 sf lot, fruit trees, above
ground pool, no neighbours behind. Access to the beach
at Lake René. Good condition, several recent renovations. Less than 5 minutes from the village.
VAL MORIN - $249 900
STE. ADèLE - $249 000
Good condition. Many recent renovations to the
kitchen, and floor of bathroom in principal residence.
Large balcony with unistone in courtyard. Landscaping, etc. The 5 1/2 is vacant for the owner or as an
income opportunity and the 3 1/2 is NOW RENTED at
$500/mo. Private courtyard in the back. A MUST SEE!
“Canadiana” with 12 ft high, 24 X 24 insulated, heated
garage. Charming, large beams, hardwood and ceramic
floors. Very bright with a beautiful view of the mountains, Lake Raymond and the golf course. Kitchen with
oak cabinets, ceramic counters. Stone fireplace with
slow-combustion stove insert. Very private and peaceful.
ACCESS TO LAKE THEODORE. VIEW OF LAKE AND
SANDY BEACH. Spacious. Sunny, private courtyard. Huge
open concept living/dining area, cathedral ceiling and
16 ft windowed wall, 48,000 BTU propane stone fireplace. 3 large bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. 2 garages with
total of 3 doors + a 3/4. Sunny balcony. 52,093 sf lot.
Charming with lots of character, wide plank hard wood
flooring, large beams, casement windows, beautiful
wood cabinets. 4 bedrooms, possibility of extra bathroom. Renovate basement to your own needs. Beautiful large wooded lot, no neighbours in back except the
North River, just steps away. Near Hwy 15 and the 117.
Wel-maintained fieldstone property. Far Hills area,
adjacent to the Regional Park. 17,496 sf lot bordered
by Val-Morin/Val-David Park. 3 bedrooms. Magnificent
stone fireplace in the living room. Large sunny kitchen.
Beautiful terrain. Garage with paved driveway. NEW
wells (private) FALL 2012.
ST. JéRôME - $165 000
STE. LUCIE - $169 000
Within walking distance of the village, Walking path,
regional park. 3-bedroom bungalow, one currently used
as a den. Large kitchen and dining room. Basement
with family room (height 6.6ft) slow combustion stove
and external output. Carport and spacious sunny gallery
with views of Mount Césaire. 17,707 sf lot.
CORNER UNIT. Great condo with 2 bedrooms in the attic. In very good condition. Easy access. Access to the
outdoor heated in-ground pool, trails, and cross-country
skiing trail at the rear of the domaine. Near the sandy
beaches of Lac Des Sables, the village, restaurants,
shops, services etc.
Quality construction, private site overlooking mountains and Mont Belle Neige. Bright, oak cupboards and
woodwork, oak and ceramic flooring. Slow combustion
fireplace and cathedral ceiling in living room. Finished
basement with exit. Landscaped 28,974 sf lot also has
trails. Close to ski hills, Hwy 15 and the village.
REPOSSESSION! 3-bedroom, 2 bathroom bungalow. 24x23
garage. Semi-basement of about 6.5 ft in height. SOLD
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF QUALITY. LEGAL RISKS AND
DANGERS OF THE PURCHASER. Buyer must sign an
obligatory annex to the seller with any promise to purchase. Roof (shingles) redone 2012. Needs renovations.
NOTARIZED ACCESS TO BEAUTIFUL LAKE SARAZIN (apx
250m from property). Multi-level home in very good
condition, cedar dining room/solarium with full sun.
Huge living room, natural stone fireplace. 3 bedrooms.
Bathroom with shower. 12x22 garage, Beautiful 22,471 sf
lot less than 10 min to Ste. Agathe, via Hwys 117 and 15.
More properties at www.etiennesavard.com
January 2013
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Zach Factor Monthly column in memory
of Neil Zach, co-creator and first editor of Main Street.
Predictions 2013
Lys Chisholm and Marcus Nerenberg - Main Street
“One sees clearly only with the heart.
What is essential is invisible to the eye”
- The Fox to the Little Prince in “Le Petite Prince”
In 1943, St. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote a novella
entitled, “The Little Prince,” a simple philosophical treatise where The Little Prince
travels to six planets and meets 6 foolish men. Zach factor has taken the liberty to
identify some of the potential candidates for these jobs. Among them are:
The King - alias La Premiere Ministre. She sold her castle illegally to a French
Citizen. Quebec is one of the few provinces to have strict laws concerning the sale
of agricultural land to foreigners. Expect the new buyer to be fast tracked through
our immigration system, leaving others who have waited for years, in the dust.
Amidst puffy outbursts of bad English, Pauline will make so many embarrassing
mistakes that a new, well-read, fluently bilingual, internationally recognized,
radically federalist Liberal leader will breeze into office in late fall of 2013.
The Negotiator -The Negotiator is a sad and lonesome soul that lives on a tiny
ice-free planet by himself. He negotiates to forget that he is ashamed of his greed.
However, he believes in a 48-game season by the end of January. The fans believe
in learning to play masters hockey at their local rinks. Estimates put the collective
fan weight-loss this season at 5 times the national average.
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Media Clown - The media clown wants attention all the time. He asks the little
prince to clap for him whenever he writes another sensational school-shooting
story. He says that he’s the most wonderful, funny and admired person in the
world and we should be grateful to know graphic, horrendous details, of how
many rounds the shooter used on the children killed. With the suicide of the
British Nurse in charge of Princess Kate and the fabricated Facebook page of a
Lanza family member, advertised by the New York Post, media outlets, for better
or worse, will be the new target of ethical examination and revised laws on the
freedom of the press.
For inFormation:
450-227-9307
514-948-3078
1-888-908-3078
[email protected]
Merchant - The merchant sells pills that would replace water. A big box-store now
sells pills that will replace food. If you want anything, you need only go there.
Soon, other stores will not be necessary as everything we need will be grown and
produced in China. You will save 53 minutes of parking, and opening and closing
store doors, but will spend 53 minutes more in a check-out line.
The Street Lighter - The street lighter turns on and off the street-light that he has
on his planet. Whenever he turns the light on, a new life is born, and the sun
rises. Whenever he turns off the light, someone dies, and the sun sets. The Federal
Reserve “boss” turns up and down the interest rates on his planet. Whenever
he turns the rates down, a new credit line is born. Whenever he turns the rates
up, a credit line dies. For now, the rates are down but don’t be fooled. The more
we buy, the higher the carbon effects and greater the storms. Expect the fiscal
cliff effects in May 2013 when astrologically we fall under the same planetary
influences as in November 2008.
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Medic Florid Sept 2012 Main Street Ad
Economists and Astrologers are expecting the Fiscal cliff effects in May, 2013 “Help. The
cliff is melting!”
Businessman - On his planet, the businessman works all the time keeping track of
how many stars he possesses. Prof. Sylvain Charlebois, associate dean of research
and graduate studies in Guelph’s College of Management and Economics reports
“Retail food prices are expected to grow faster than inflation and to increase
steadily.” Price hikes for staples such as meat (4-6%), eggs (3%) bread (3-5%)
and cheese are expected to drive record numbers of people to food banks. Prices
are soaring due to huge crop losses of feed grain, drought and global weather
effects this past summer. Don’t expect this to get better anytime soon.
Geographer - The geographer draws maps in his atlas. The UN Environmental
Agency was in Nairobi drawing maps around global marine ecosystems, such
as mangrove forests, sea-grass meadows and saltwater marshes. These systems
capture and store a significant amount of atmospheric carbon. The full potential of
these “blue carbon” habitats to mitigate climate change remains overlooked and
under protected.
The Train Person sends trains in all different directions on his planet like our
NOAA weather experts. Recently, NOAA scientists finally concluded that four
factors determined global temperatures: carbon dioxide levels, volcanic eruptions,
Pacific El Niño pattern and the Sun’s activity. The maximum of the solar sunspot
is not yet over. According to emergency preparedness experts the best actions for
2013 are: have at least 3 months food, water and supplies on hand. Take on no
new debt and pay down old debts. Buy physical gold and silver. Put real-estate
purchases on hold. Find back-up energy sources, solar panels, generators. Safely
store hard copies of important documents. Keep an evacuation bug-out pack near
a door so you can evacuate within 5 minutes of any local disaster.
Happy year ahead Zachians! Be prepared!
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January 2013
50 + Fit Tip 72
Ramble On
The Freedom
Travels - Part 1
Resolute Reasoning
Barry Young - Main Street
“The changes in our life must come from the
impossibility to live otherwise than the demands of
conscience, not from our mental resolution to try a
new form of life.” - Leo Tolstoy
It is now sometime in the middle of January and, of course, many of us have
made and in several cases already broken our New Year’s resolutions.
The most common resolution is to lose weight and get into shape, and as Jay
Leno so comically pointed out, there are now more over-weight people in
America than average-weight people. So, in fact, over-weight people are now
the average. This means that anyone who made a resolution to achieve average
weight succeeded. Now, if anyone wants some advice on quitting smoking, I have
a method that works like a charm, and I am great at it, because it has already
worked 7 times for me. There are a myriad of other promises made on New Year’s
but if you look at any one of them, they are all demanding the same thing of us:
to become a better person than we were the year before.
A few years ago, someone taught me about setting goals and he actually had a
brilliant system for success by breaking down goals into short, medium and longterm. He also taught me that we must only set goals that are attainable. Many of
us have several things we would like to change, or make better, and the only way
of doing this is to be serious about it and have a plan to actually make it happen.
After a certain age many of us have faced several failures, be it divorce, lost
jobs or a host of others. As a defence mechanism for these failures we usually
end up making all type of excuses and placing blame on either our bosses or
our exes, and this attitude must be changed. By taking full responsibility for our
past failures, we are actually empowering ourselves. As long as we can fault the
outside world for our nonfeasance, we are actually saying that we do not have it
within ourselves to achieve our success.
To prove our theory right, we must first learn to take baby-steps by setting very
short-term goals for ourselves, say for instance, going one day without eating
any junk food, or promising to take a 10-minute walk. Do this a few times and
realize that we now have become successful at the task and move onto something
medium-term, such as paying off an additional $50 on our credit card bill this
month. Once we have learned to make short-term and medium-term goals, and
never fail, it is time to easily step up to long-term goals. I say easily, because
most of the long-term goals are just a matter of repeating the short or mediumterm ones for a longer period of time.
In other words, don’t make a blind resolution, such as losing 50 pounds this year;
break it down by starting with the small steps. After you learn how much weight
you can lose in 1 week with the walks and decreased junk food, the medium-
Lisa McLellan - Main Street - www.lmfitness.ca
The wind is blowing. The air is soft and warm. The
water is a translucent turquoise green. The rhythm of
the waves reminds me to let go, let be. I see the rugged terrain of volcano-formed
Lombok Island from where I sit on Gili Air Island. I see rain falling over there on
the horizon but I can also see the pink of the setting sun and the silhouette of a
twin-mast sailboat. The power of nature once again soothing my over used nerves.
Island life. Hot, sweet, slow. It takes time to unwind. How do I get so wound up?
I am in Indonesia near Bali, halfway around the world! I am travelling with Dan
and Anthony. Twenty-five hours in a plane. We are on an adventure. And really,
it is very different here. Travelling opens your mind to new ideas, new people and
unexpected experiences. Adjust,
relax, observe. Surrender to
the difference. Let your self be
moved, feel uncomfortable even
and embrace the unknown.
Dan is playing the guitar, which
he bought in Amlapura for
$22. A 30-minute scooter ride
away, through steep, narrow
and winding mountain roads
-YEEHAH - with a view of rice
terraces straight out of National
Geographic. Awe-inspiring. He
is playing with Julien, the violin
player from France, who studied
music in India. Sometimes I
sing. What can I say? Life is
good and magic happens in an
instant, if you allow ...
The snorkelling is absolutely
fantastic. Thousands of fish
every size, shape and colour
from the striped Lionfish to the
Pencil fish to the camouflaging
Cuttlefish. Spotted turtles too.
Big blue starfish in a colourful
coral reef teeming with life.
Endless expressions and
variations on a theme, some so
graceful others awkward and quirky looking. Creation was in a most experimental
and adventurous phase when designing fish and coral! A whole silent, underwater
universe that I can watch like TV, floating effortlessly in the buoyancy of salt
water, to the calming sound of my breath ... breathing in and breathing out.
What exactly drew me to Bali I am not sure, but what has struck me, besides
the glorious nature, is the culture. Here they practice gratitude for life everyday
through the ritual of making offerings. The offerings are both meditation and
prayer, prepared by making little baskets from banana leaves and reeds which are
filled with flower petals, rice, fruit and other sundries as well as a stick of burning
incense and then lovingly placed with a blessing. These offerings can be found
everywhere on tables, in front of your door, on the sidewalk, in shrines and at
alters. The offerings are made by young and old, male or female and always in a
state of deep reverence for the spirit of life. When trees or rocks are wrapped in
cloth (and they are even in the remotest of areas) this signifies, and reminds us,
that these spirits are sacred and must not be harmed in any way.
Making offerings is very serious business but done with such simplicity and
sincerity of heart. When you make an offering, you are paying respect, you are
honouring, you are caring for, feeling gratitude ... quieting the mind, freeing the
heart. The Balinese are a peaceful and joyful people, giving rather than taking,
never aggressive but very persistent if they want to sell you something. They have
a day where they pray for the whole world and a day of stillness were everything,
stops including airplanes. I am humbled by the depth and authenticity of their
feeling for the sacredness and magic of life.
term goal becomes merely a repetition of what you have already proven yourself
capable of achieving. Once you reach your desired weight, the long-term goal
becomes simple maintenance.
This same system applies for anything: make goals that are achievable, have an
actual plan and then stick to it. I have gone through this personally for the last
11 years and believe me it works. About 2 years ago a guest at my 50th birthday
party quoted their uncle, “If we don’t do something to help at least 1 person
during our lifetime then our existence was meaningless” and as a result of this,
one of my biggest goals has become “to make a difference.” In the August edition
of Main Street, I wrote an article titled, The Power of Moo, where I complained
how the CRTC was (according to law) going to shut down the TSN 990 radio
station. I also started a petition, posted all over Facebook and it worked! Now,
I don’t take personal credit for this success, but in this case, we “little guys,”
defeated Goliath and TSN can now be found on 690 on your AM dial, and I was
part of the action.
Without what I had learned about positive thinking and being goal-motivated 11
years ago, I never would have done this and certainly would not have chosen the
topic for this month’s column, so.....
Live better, laugh more, love with no boundaries and make it happen!
They have a lot to learn about garbage though! Plastic, the scourge of all
developing nations litters the countryside, filling the gullies, floating in the
oceans, scarring the beaches. For some reason they just don’t see it. They don’t
seem to realize that the plastic will not decompose and return to the earth like
organic matter does. The irony doesn’t escape me. They are also suffering the
uglification brought on by tourism and the almighty dollar ... but who am I to
judge their desire for the comfort money can buy?
What is it that I want to share with you with regards to the New Year? I don’t
know... try something different? Open your heart and let life live in you. Don’t
neglect what is sacred. Take care of yourself. Do the smiling meditation often. If
it is truly the beginning
of an evolution in
consciousness as is
prophesied, than so
be it. What could be
better than that in
2013? Do your part and
grow in consciousness,
in spirit, in love. I am.
Let yourself dream my
friends. Don’t wait;
act now!
January 2013
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Whatever became of Josephine?
Lyndsay Wood Main Street January 2013
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Chris Beames - Special to Main Street
In the mid 1950’s, I
was a tobacco planter
employed in what was
then British North
Borneo. One day, I
rescued a baby orangutan
from some hunters
who were trying to
sell the little animal.
Knowing orangs were
protected, I reported
the matter to the local
Forestry Department,
who said they would
send someone to look
at the orang. After the
inspectors came and gave
Josephine a clean bill
of health, the Director
of Forests called to say
he would write to the
U.K. to see which zoo
might be interested in
a baby female orang, and get back to me. Meanwhile, I should tend and care for
Josephine! And I could call if I needed help or advice. At that time, I was living
about three hours away, by Longboat, from the headquarters of the tobacco estate.
However, I had about fifty families under my supervision who were thrilled to
be part of Josephine’s support group. A few months passed, during which time
Josephine grew in size and strength, way beyond my expectations. She roamed
free in my house and compound, and was pampered by the community at large.
However, being young, curious and energetic, Josephine was very destructive; a
real problem when you lived in a palm-thatched bungalow! I never trained her
to use doors so she crashed through the walls and the roof of my house at will.
Then one day, I received a message on my two-way radio from headquarters
saying the forestry officer would be visiting me within the next 48 hours. It was
time for Josephine to travel to her new home in England. She was going to the
North of England Zoological Society in Chester and would be arriving in midsummer, when it was warm enough for her to play outside. A large, tearful crowd
of friends and estate workers watched as I carried Josephine up the gangplank of
the coastal steamer and handed her over into the care of the captain. Now, some
53 years later, an old friend contacted me to get the details of my Josephine tale.
That made me curious to find out whatever happened to Josephine. I sent an
email to the Chester Zoo and this is the response I recently received from Lynne
Ainscough, Living Collections Directorate Secretary, Chester Zoo: “Thank you
for your email, what an interesting story! I have been advised that a Sumatran
Orangutan by the name of Josephine is reported to have arrived at Chester Zoo
on September 12, 1959. She died on July 11, 1968. However, she gave birth to a
male hybrid (Bornean x Sumatran - before the days that species could easily be
identified using DNA screening) on June 14, 1968. He was called Rajang and is
currently residing at Colchester Zoo!” Chris Beames is a long-time resident of
Morin Heights where he continues to live with his wife Frances.
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Stone Soup’s On
Claudette Hay - Main Street
Michel Labrèche Jan 2013 Main Street Ad
Choosing something you believe
in to, ahem, “creatively”
write about each month
isn’t easy; so many topics
out there. So, like wanting to
cook up something from scratch,
you look in the mind’s pantry,
gather ingredients, hope for
inspiration and chance putting
something together. Sure
enough, something happens
after working at it, like stirring
or flavouring a soup till it tastes
just right. The writer, Annaliese
Jakimides, expresses it similarly
with, “...I don’t know where I’m
going until I arrive somewhere and
it’s often a surprise to me.” Same thing happened to me while searching for a
January topic.
Timely enough, and as Providence would have it, January just happens to
be soup month for some in colder climates. It warms innards, while keeping
temperaments cool. The subject is important enough, and who could doubt it
with all the soul remedies Chicken Soup books offer. Staring down into a warm
bowl of it when troubled, and watching the way noodles keep popping up when
sinking, could serve as therapy when feeling down. The soup profile is rising
and sits high on the list of volunteerism, what with college students spending
their spare time working in soup kitchens and coffee klatch groups overheard
bragging about who spends the most time volunteering in them. Soup’s been
invited to academia, where professors invite students to their “Soup and Science”
presentations. Soup goes way back to 16th and 17th century folklore tales, among
which, includes the popular, “Stone Soup,” where a beggar fools people into
helping him make real soup from a stone and water. The mythological, very old
century folkloric Stone or St. Bernard’s Soup illustrates how sharing helps the
needy. Aubrey Davis adapted the story into Jewish context for children in Bone
Button Borsch, which he used for a Hanukkah reading. On the culinary side,
the Toucinho de Almeirim restaurant in Portugal is well known for its “ sopa de
pedra.” Soup bones out-flavour any soup-cube, and my grandmother saved all her
bones, boiling them down to release the marrow she believed helped ward
off illness. She called it her “antibody soup.” You used to be able to ask the
butcher for free soup bones, often termed as dog bones, but they’ve now found
their place among other choice cuts on the meat counter. I’m beginning to think
that the soup tasting party I held before Christmas was right in sync with soup’s
new status.
Celebrate January with Stone Soup in the pot and see what comes up.
January 2013
Garden Talk
LAND FOR SALE
Houseplants
are Good For Us
June Angus - Main Street
Why do so many people, even non-gardeners, have
such a fascination with houseplants? For starters,
they allow us to surround ourselves with a taste
of nature indoors. In our climate, that’s really important since outdoor vegetation
remains dormant for almost half the year. An abundance of scientific research also
confirms what all houseplant lovers have known for generations; plants are simply
good for us.
St-Sauveur: 43,000 square
feet. Perfect for nature enthusiasts.
Close to downtown St-Sauveur and
Morin Heights villages. Ready to
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St-Sauveur: In a private park
with 2000 feet on the Jackson River.
This 8-acre lot comes ready to build with
driveway and building area. Exceptional
river view. Soil sample, septic plan with
implantation included. $165,000
Morin-Heights: 51,000
square feet. Wooded lot, with full
municipal road and water. 2 minutes’
walking distance to village. Direct
access to cross country ski trails.
Morin-Heights: 4-acre estate
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forest, very private. Walking distance to
Morin-Heights village and elementary
school. $0.87 per square foot.
St-Adolphe: 5 minutes’ drive
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Not only do they add
flair to our décor, they
also help to create
healthier environments
by cleaning the air
inside modern buildings.
Research in the 1980’s,
conducted by NASA
scientists, found
surprising evidence
that indoor plants were
capable of absorbing
and removing everyday
pollutants, such as
Formaldehyde, found
virtually everywhere;
Trichloroethylene (TCE)
found in inks, paints and
adhesives; and Benzene,
present in common items
such as oils, plastics and
rubber. These pollutants
can irritate the skin
and the mucous
membranes of the eyes,
nose and throat.
While healthy houseplants filter and remove these potentially harmful irritants from
your home or office, some plants can do a better job than others. For example, a
peace lily in your bathroom can help prevent mould. Microscopic mould spores are
absorbed by the leaves and transferred to the plant’s roots to be used as food. The
result is cleaner tiles and shower curtains along with less sneezing and scrubbing
for you. A peace lily also absorbs atmospheric vapors such as acetone and alcohol
commonly found in grooming products. Spider plants make great bathroom plants for
the same reasons.
A Boston fern in the bedroom can help moisturize your skin because these plants act
as humidifiers. They restore moisture to the air by releasing water vapor in exchange
for atmospheric pollutants, which the plant converts to fuel. Gerbera daisies are
another good addition to the bedroom. While most plants absorb carbon dioxide and
give off oxygen during the day, these plants conduct the process at night. Higher levels
of atmospheric oxygen help to stabilize breathing and increase the duration of sleep.
African Violets not only look good sitting on a desk, but they can also enhance your
brainpower while you admire them. Gazing at flowering plants in the purple family
stimulates the release of adrenaline. This energizing hormone improves creativity.
Purple also triggers the release of endorphins, which ease stress and improve mood.
If violets are not your thing, the body will respond to flowering plants of any color by
boosting oxygen flow to the brain, resulting in relaxation.
Promotes Wellbeing: Studies have also found that plants are good for our
psychological wellbeing. They add peace, serenity and calm to their surroundings
making these spaces friendlier places in which to live and work. Plants symbolize
friendship and nature and appear to have a peaceful, calming, effect on most people.
This may explain why plants are so popular at weddings, funerals, holidays, and
birthdays and as gifts for hospital patients.
In fact, the overall benefits derived from living and working with plants have been
incorporated into therapeutic practices in a variety of settings including nursing homes,
hospitals, rehab centers, schools and correctional facilities. Some people are specifically
trained as horticultural therapists, others, including social workers, teachers, nurses,
occupational therapists and physiotherapists, simply use interactions between people
and plants, individually or in groups, as a way of improving or developing physical and
mental capabilities or social interactions.
Whether it’s for cleaner air, peace and ambience or a more balanced environment, you
don’t need many indoor plants to make a difference; one plant for every 90 square feet
or so is all that it takes to create a healthier space.
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A Little History: So, how did all this get started? Since the time of ancient Romans
and Egyptians, there is documented evidence that humans have been collecting and
cultivating houseplants by taking plants that thrive in nature and then bringing them
indoors to make them an integral part of their lives.
During the centuries of world exploration by Europeans, many new exotic plants were
discovered and brought back to home countries where they were displayed in the
homes of the wealthy. The Victorians attempted to bring their favourite plants indoors
to sustain their beauty year round. In the 1800’s, North America saw parlours adorned
with beautiful green plants. But it was not until glass windows and heated rooms
became more prevalent in the late 19th century that houseplants really caught on for
the masses.
So whether you’re growing a few African violets on a windowsill or a massive palm
in a giant pot, you are part of a movement that stretches over millennia. And the
bottom line is that deep down we must have always known that it’s good for us to
live with plants.
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