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At its conclusion, Premier Pauline Marois, announced her satisfaction that the summit was a success, after having what she considered to be, a real dialogue with all the pertinent community members involved with education. I don’t believe everyone shared her sentiments. Days before it started, a request had been made by university student groups, la Commission de la Relève de la Coalition avenir Québec (CRCAQ) and la Commission-Jeunesse du Parti libéral du Québec (CJPLQ) that an observer seat, on behalf of the students, be present at the summit. Following a non-response from the government, they joined forces to denounce the situation, delivering a series of demands and a strong suggestion, that should they not be met, the consequences would be seen at the voting stations in the next election. To me, this joining of forces for a common cause defies the myth that language issues are still the major concern of most Quebec residents, as I have stated several times in the past. Mme. Marois gained two strikes against her with this summit; one, not respecting the young groups enough to even bother to offer a response to their request, and second, going ahead and raising tuition fees by 3%. Neither action will soon be forgotten. According to an article included in the Globe and Mail (February 27), written by Guy Breton, rector of the Université de Montréal, “The Quebec model of access to post secondary studies is a failure.” He went on to make a comparison between Ontario and Quebec, saying that twice as many students from disadvantaged backgrounds across the border are attending universities compared to here. Although this is just one of the issues regarding the status of our education system, is it any wonder why our students are so outraged? In contrast, locally on the political front, two of our elected officials are staunchly showing their support for their constituents. In the news again, is our local MP, Mylène Freeman (Argenteuil - Mirabel - Papineau), who, after having recently introduced her first private motion (M-400 Homes Not Connected to a Sanitation system) to the House of Commons, is now standing up for the one hundred and fifty workers at the Groupe Cascades plant in Lachute, who will lose not only their jobs, but their pensions when the plant closes at the end of this month. During her presentation to the House of Commons on February 28, she mentioned that compliance with the law is not enough and that solidarity is necessary when jobs are at stake due to plant closures. Ms. Freeman stated her intent to ensure these workers are treated with respect and justice and that she will continue to work to establish new measures to protect the pensions of Canadian workers. Here is someone fighting for the important issues we are all truly concerned about. Way to go, Mylène! Meanwhile, I think we can all learn an important lesson on problem solving from Mr. Chalifoux, the mayor of Ste. Agathe. When legally presented, without recourse, the demand to remove all English from the community bulletin, rather than blow off a lot of useless steam by raising useless objections, he opted to find an immediate solution. Thanks to his clarity of thinking, English speaking residents of Ste. Agathe, as well as anyone else interested in the city’s local affairs, will still have access to their information, in English, now found in a new Main Street quarterly column, The Municipal Bulletin, found this month on page 11. Mr. Chalifoux’s implementation of this action clearly demonstrates his ability and his intent to adhere to the confines of the law while still maintaining a strong support for the local English community of his municipality. Congratulations, Mayor Chalifoux for proving to us all that respect for others still means something in today’s society. Politics sure are exhausting - and here I thought running a newspaper was challenging! On a positive note, even though our economy is struggling these days, and that will likely be a topic for future discussion, a few new businesses have chosen the Laurentians as their choice of location to open their doors and you will find a few new venues to check out while on your excursions. Cuisines Saint-Sauveur has just opened on rue Principale and with spring “touch ups” in mind, you might want to check them out if you are planning any home renovation projects. Materdame,

a yoga studio gearing up for a new session within the next couple of weeks, is offering special classes for youngsters and/or parent-child work-outs; could be lots of fun to look into as well. As for the established businesses, new merchandise everywhere heralds the approaching spring season and there are some great specials out there even though we are still knee-deep in snow. With any luck, we will all be out in sandals and enjoying meals on the terraces before we know it. As usual, this month’s edition is packed with some great features, news stories and cultural events. A Happy Easter, Passover and St. Paddy’s Day to all! Enjoy the read, stay connected and I’ll see you next month….

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March 2013 3 Observations The Dark Side Of Environmentalism The Hidden Dangers of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs David MacFairlane - Main Street

“When half the things you are told are a lie, nothing exposed mercury even further. This is the recommended method; duct tape, yes... will surprise you more than the truth” - The Wizard. - duct tape…. (of course, you have that too.) You unroll a section of duct tape and from The Wizard of Oz, 1939. use the glued side to pick up the glass fragments and other visible debris, and Overall, what’s there to criticize about environmentalism? It’s a good thing to love place it in a sealed glass jar. Then wipe down the entire area with a wet cloth and care for people and the environment of our home planet, no? and place it in the jar too. Take the jar to the nearest recycling depot which ac- cepts hazardous material. That’s how you handle a broken CFL, and you will still These days, it is socially reprehensible to be found not recycling or tossing garbage have remaining mercury contamination in the environment for weeks afterward, out of your car window or smoking anywhere, and on and on. It is now also politi- particularly if it breaks on a carpet. A broken CFL in its retail bubble pack on the cally correct to be fervent advocates of good environmental practices, but here’s shelf is a health hazard to everyone. Think about that. where good sense tends to go off the rails and idealists become fanatics, when their environmental solutions do more harm than good and blindness overcomes When CFLs simply burn out, they are still classed as hazardous waste. In many judicious oversight. jurisdictions it is illegal to dispose of them in normal garbage but, of course, this is what really happens. Over 90% of CFLs (annually over 500 million estimated) end Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) are promoted universally as being the up in landfills around the world! The environmental consequences are too enor- answer to inefficient, energy-wasting, conventional incandescent bulbs (developed mous to consider due to the multiplier effect of so many tons of mercury seeping by Thomas Edison around 1880). Incandescent light bulbs (ILs) have been used in into the environment and water table each year. In Asia, where recycling is virtu- a variety of sizes, they are cheap to make and to buy and have been the primary ally unknown, all CFLs end up in the garbage. There is simply no awareness of the light source universally for generations. However, they are inefficient, converting dangers involved amongst most people around the world, including here in North only 5% of the energy consumed into light, the rest being converted into heat. America, where one would think that environmental awareness would be main- Because of their inefficiency, other types of lights are replacing them, particularly stream by now. Bottom line folks, these CFLs are dangerous, and in my opinion now by CFLs, which are brighter, more efficient (lumens/watt), last longer, but are should not be used anywhere in your homes or businesses. more expensive (3-10 times). In 2010, about 70% of the world’s lighting was pro- vided by ILs. Replacing them with CFLs would save about 400 Terawatts per year, It’s not as if there are no other alternatives to IL bulbs in the marketplace. In or 2.5% of the world’s electricity consumption (source: Wikipedia). Less energy fact, although I have not seen it mentioned anywhere officially, LED bulbs (Light consumption would also result in less carbon dioxide production by over 230 mil- Emitting Diodes) are far superior in all aspects to both ILs and CFLs and have lion tons, about equivalent to industrialized Taiwan. been making their appearance gradually for the past couple of years. LEDs are more energy efficient and last much longer than both CFLs and ILs. Also, LEDs Now, all this is well and good and, on the surface, it would seem like a good idea run cooler than ILs and significantly cooler than CFLs. You get full brightness im- to promote CFL use actively, an initiative that, in fact, most countries worldwide mediately, unlike CFLs. They tolerate frequent cycling (on/off) unlike the others. are doing, including Canada. Actually, they are being used everywhere. A recent They do not emit UV light; hence they do not attract bugs. They contain no toxic trip to SE Asia revealed how ubiquitous these CFLs have become already. Even chemicals and are not harmful to humans or the environment. tiny roadside stalls and thatched huts had CFLs hanging nakedly in sockets to il- luminate the goods for sale, and they were often the larger bulbs producing higher Overall, with LEDs you get better light, more efficiency, lower operating costs and lumens and costing more too. you will not pollute the environment and do not have to worry about handling and disposal. So why are they not better known and used? All this is true, but here’s the hidden downside. Incandescent bulbs are environ- mentally safe, while CFLs are dangerous and toxic, both to human health and When the environmental and human health costs of using CFLs are factored in, as the environment. well as the inefficiencies of ILs, it is shortsighted to discount LEDs as being more expensive and therefore unsuitable. This reasoning is patently false when the true All CFLs contain varying amounts of mercury (from 5-30 mg) according to the cost to health, the environment, handling and disposal are considered. Also, as bulb’s size. It is a toxic, heavy metal. When cold, the mercury in a bulb is in the market for LEDs increases, prices will inevitably decline. This is a win/win liquid form, but when hot it is in a gaseous form. Mercury gas is highly toxic. situation with no harmful side-effects. Below is a chart showing the comparative Even in liquid form, mercury is considered to be life threatening and a severe risk efficiencies of the various light bulbs: to human health and the environment, particularly to the water table. Even small amounts of mercury will cause severe respiratory tract, brain, kidney and central COMPARISON nervous system damage and many other medical conditions. In other words, it is Incandescent Halogen Flourescent LED LED LED a bio-accumulating toxin that damages all tissues and organs and attacks the ner- (Generic) (Philips) (Philips L-Prize) Electricity 60 W 42 W 13 W 9 W 12.5 W 10 W vous and endocrine systems of the body. Usage Only 1 gram of mercury can poison a 20-acre lake. To absorb the mercury in just Lumens 860 570 660 [41] 900 800 940 one CFL bulb to a level of human safety would require 16,700 cubic metres of Lumens/Watt 14.3 13.6 50.8 100 64 94 soil (source: Maine Dept of Environmental Protection). Bio-accumulated toxins Color Temperature 2700 3100 [42] 2700 3000 2700 2700 concentrate further up the food chain, thus a fish can contain 150,000 times more Kelvin mercury than it’s water environment. CRI 100 100 82 >75 85 92

A report in April 2011 in The Telegraph referred to a German study done by Ber- Lifespan 2,000 3,500 8,000 25,000 25,000 30,000 lin’s Alab laboratory indicating the presence of “carcinogenic substances” in CFLs (hours) and that “it is important that they are kept as far away as possible from the human Dear readers, we cannot continue to stumble down this road blindly. We are al- environment.” The lab claims that several carcinogenic chemicals and toxins are ready in enough trouble presently. We must not accept being told what to do and released when CFLs are switched on, including phenol, naphthalene and styrene. what choices to make, particularly when they run counter to our own best inter- Also, from the Federation of German Engineers comes the statement that “they ests. We do not have to demonstrate in the streets in order to show our indignation should not be used in unventilated areas and definitely not in the proximity of the over this particular manipulation. Simply refuse to buy these dangerous CFLs. head.” Of course, other researchers employed by academia insist CFLs are safe and Stock up on Incandescent bulbs while you can (and while they are available) and more studies are required. Other toxic chemicals in CFLs include arsenic, cyanide, support the use of LEDs wherever possible. (I have bought 5 years supply of ILs phosphor, cadmium, hexavalent chromium and polybrominated biphenyls. Very and refuse to use CFLs anywhere.) I buy LED flashlights and seek out other LED little research has been done on all these components of CFLs when combined in products wherever I can find them. Eventually, if you continue to support their this manner. Sounds like the devil’s brew, doesn’t it? use, LEDs will find their rightful place in the marketplace of good ideas, and these Now, for the big question; what happens when an IL bulb breaks? Basically, noth- damned CFLs will become a just a pathetic footnote in our history, consigned to ing; you just sweep it up and carry on. No harm has been done either to you or the dustbin of bad ideas that rank with snake oil and quackery. your environment. But, when a CFL bulb breaks, it is similar to a minor haz-mat You must wake up and stay alert; politicians and big business do not have your event. You must put on gloves and a mask immediately to avoid inhaling the toxic best interests at heart. Their guiding lights (pun intended) are re-election and prof- mercury vapours, and open all windows to ventilate the space. (Of course, we its, not your health and welfare. all have masks available for such events, don’t we?) Then.... NO!..... you can- not sweep or vacuum up the broken glass because that would only disperse the We are their suckers, born every day.

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March 2013 5 Response to pretext that everybody has access to February’s Editorial the American dream is convenient for Hear, hear to Susan MacDonald’s Wall street to be insatiably ruthless, TECH SOLUTIONS bang-on assessment (What’s etc. However, as we have seen with the on my mind, February issue) of Galileo episode, even the hard-nosed our provincial politics. Couldn’t Roman Catholic Church can, in time, agree with her more. be forced to recognize that in an open society, truth, however inconvenient, Susan (fed-up ) Heid cannot be veiled for long. Ste. Anne des Lacs Discovery Institute INC Ideology vs. Pure Reason One of the strategies of the Discovery Tpre- ECHSPAMacS Institute or of its Center for Science and loaded ipadS Purgatorius in defence renTalS iphoneS of Darwin Culture division, or of its public rela- pcS tions arm, Creative Response Concept, In his On the Origin of Spe- is to “drown the fish” by overwhelming cies, published in 1859, Darwin an issue with several pseudo-solutions. GaMeS established that all species of hI Speed, This is marketing in its purest form. For & GaMInG MoBIle & life have descended over time deVIceS renTalS instance, Kropotkin’s theory of coop- from common ancestors. The the reader’s voice the reader’s eration, allusion as being in lieu of the branching pattern of evolu- Darwin theory or the alien insemination SerVIce tion resulted from natural selection. TraInInG: theory, is feeble attempts to muddy this repaIrS appS This theory was a logical and factual WIrInG deVIceS inconvenient truth that the world, as we explanation of biodiversity. Archaeolo- caSeS know it, is the product of evolution. InSTall gists, anthropologists, geneticists and rouTerS InTeGraTe drIVeS GraphIc SeT up most religions have since accepted it. Of course, Kropotkin was right in pro- deSIGn Vindicated during his lifetime, Darwin posing that humans and other gregari- is described as one of the most influ- ous animals have been successful in Get Apple’s ipAd, iphone, MAc & ential figures in history. When he died surviving, because they have cooper- We Buy, in 1882, he was buried in Westminster ated with each other. Kropotkin`s ob- S, Accessories in the lAurentiAns Abbey, next to Herschel and Newton. It servation has been amply corroborated Sell and Trade is shocking that someone should assert (Martin Newak, Why we help, Coopera- apple MacS tion part of evolution) since he died in ad Facebook that Darwin is discredited, when the uSed S, ip scientific community, and most reli- 1921. This is not a substitute theory, but hone . Marketing gions, have acknowledged his theory. one of the tools evolution uses also like ip odS aleatory mutations, a result of sexual ip Man is a primate; the earliest identi- reproduction. and Workshop fied ancestor to all primates has been Answer our scheduling survey at named Purgatorius, a long extinct Ideology should never supplant pure recycle your old or cracked-screen facebook.com/techspa.inc squirrel-like, small rodent living some reason. iphones, ipads and ipods at and get a $5 discount, when 63 million years ago. I find it appropri- Denis Messier TechSpa. We’ll fix them and you register for the event. ate that this ancestor should come to find them a new home! the defence of allegations designed to To the citizens of Mille-Isles discredit inconvenient science, in order The results of the referendum concern- to defend obsolete canons. ing infrastructure spending in Mille-Isles Causality have been tabulated. 450.227.4118 TECHSPA.CA Voter turnout was impressive with It took balls for Darwin to publish his 75 aVe de la Gare d-6 GalerIe deS MonTS ST-SauVeur On the Origin of Species. Explaining 556 votes cast (1280 registered vot- in simple factual and logical words ers). 82 votes were in favour of the what had been the hub of a system multi-functional complex and 474 votes of belief, rattled the very foundations were against the project. Regarding the of most religions by proposing that city-hall/fire-station project, 125 votes the world was subject to the laws of were in favour of the project and 430 causality: hence deterministic. Man’s votes against. The message from voters TECHSPA Main Street March 2013 Ad natural arrogance made it difficult was clear and decisive. The citizens of to accept that his recent family tree Mille-Isles do not want to go ahead with was a 63 million yearlong succession the two projects as they have been pre- of mutations since Purgatorius. Yet, sented. Every opportunity was accorded Gift more recently, we know that we share the council to change and modify these all but 50 genes out of approximately projects but they went ahead, ignoring certificates 25,000 with the chimpanzee. And the wishes and input of the community. furthermore, among so many others, The democratic process was ignored available!! the common pig, Sus Scrofa, for those and the citizens had no other choice who care, shared a common ancestor than to sign the two registers and signal with man some 79 to 90 million years their opposition. This then led the coun- ago (Nature 491, Issue 7424 2012 Nov. cil to decide (without proper reflection) 15). Against such overwhelming evi- to hold a referendum. The results speak dence, it is indeed disconcerting that for themselves. That the vote was held someone would hint that the theory of on two Sundays (as mandated by law), Pet food, accessories, clothing, evolution is a lot of bull. but the registers were available for grooming products and counselling signing only during the week when it is Wishful thinking most inconvenient for voters, is further services for dogs, cats, birds, horses, True that man is born a wishful thinker indication of the council’s unwillingness rabbits and more. and does not easily let go of long- to bend. That 81% of votes cast are not established deceits. Man has a lengthy in favour of the two projects could be reputation of supporting pseudo-sci- seen as a vote of non-confidence in the ences contradicting inconvenient theo- council and mayor. The issues are too ries, but as with Galileo’s observation many to mention here but the bottom that the earth was not the center of the line is that we deserve respect and con- MouléesChamber du Nord Janof 2013 Commerce Main Street Ad Celebrates its universe, reason always triumphs over sideration from our elected representa- long-established fables. What is behind tives and expect that council will adjust 80th Anniversary! itself accordingly. The council remains these allegations: The Discovery In- The Chamber of Commerce of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts was incorporated on March divided and the population is anxious stitute, founded in 1990 and based in 9, 1933, and this month, it will celebrate its 80th anniversary. Very few among the 170 to hear just what they intend to do. Seattle, Washington. It is a non-profit Chambers of Commerce recognized in Quebec can boast eighty years of history without The 556 voters who cast their votes think tank with the avowed goal of dis- interruption! crediting evolution by manufacturing in the referendum and signed the two controversies to pursue a “religious, registers are to be congratulated for Tuesday, March 12 has been chosen as the official celebration date. “We thought about cultural and legal mission” (AAAS). their tenacity and involvement in their several options and decided to look to the future and highlight the past,” said Mr. The USA court has ruled (Kitzmiller vs. municipality. Ghyslain Valade, President of the Board of the Chamber of Commerce Ste. Agathe. To mark the occasion, a special evening has been organized for both business owners and Dover) that the Discovery Institute had Frans Sayers (fellow citizen) “religious not scientific views.” residents. Here is the program for the event on March 12: Inventing a cause for an effect is 4 pm - 5 pm: Meeting with Francois Charron (web workers). convenient; asserting that slaves did 5 pm - 7 pm: Presidents (members of the Chamber of Commerce) not have souls was convenient; the 7 pm - 9 pm: Conference - François Charron (open to all) spoliation of Africa on the pretext of cultural improvement was convenient; The event will take place at the Pavilion JA Ratelle Place Lagny. For reservations, please institutionalising inequality on the contact the Chamber of Commerce 819 326-3731 or email at [email protected]. 6 March 2013 NDP Launches “Our Region What People Need to Know About Bill 14 Abandoned” Campaign Beryl Wajsman Editor, The Suburban After campaigning with the slogan “Our region in power,” the Conservatives It dawned on me as I went through the interviews I gave following last week’s anti- completely abandoned Argenteuil-Papineau- Mirabel district. Bill 14 demonstration that many people, including commentators, did not know what this Bill is about. It is only tangentially about language. Language is the excuse for New Democrats launched a major campaign today to call the Conservatives to some of the most retrograde initiatives a western liberal jurisdiction can enact. Fol- order. The government prided itself on being for the regions in the May 2011 elec- lowing is a list of just five of the most shameful elements of the Bill. tion, but has completely abandoned its promises and is now governing against the interests of the Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel district. 1. The Bill eliminates the term of law “ethnic minorities” which is a human rights designation in the UN Covenant on Human Rights (1948), The UN Covenant on “In the May 2011 elections, the Conservatives’ slogan for their campaign in Que- Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (1992), The Inter- Parliamentary Alliance bec was ‘Our region in power,’” said New Democrat MP Mylène Freeman. Ste- Quebec City Declaration (Oct. 2012, accepted by this very government,) the Cana- phen Harper said: “A stable, majority Conservative government will address the dian Charter and the Quebec Charter, with the designation of “cultural communi- concerns of Quebecers from all regions and protect their interests by focusing on ties” which has no legal standing. Quebec thus becomes the first western democratic economic recovery, job creation and the security of our borders.” Nearly two years jurisdiction to opt out of an international human rights regime. after the elections, it’s clear the government has broken its promise. 2. The Bill gives inspectors for the OQLF the power to seize anything in a place of “The Conservatives have done exactly the opposite of what they promised. What business that they find objectionable; go to the director of criminal and penal pros- they’re doing will kill the regional economy. Seasonal work will be hugely affected ecutions; swear out an affidavit; and get a court judgment for $2500 without any no- by their reckless EI reform,” said Mylène Freeman. tice to the citizen. Quebec thus becomes the first western democratic jurisdiction to While they continue to subsidize oil companies, they’ve completely abandoned allow prosecutions without notice, a basic tenet of western law for a thousand years Quebec’s forestry industry. The government also gutted environmental protections and considered by Montesquieu in “Les ésprits des lois” to be the basis of civilized for our lakes and rivers and abolished fish habitat protections. legal regimes. Actually, Revenue Quebec officers had that power for a year and a half until revisions were made last year following my representations to then Finance Worse: The Conservatives are centralizing the Economic Development Agency’s re- Minister Raymond Bachand and Jean St-Gelais, then Director General of Revenue gional offices, closing regional post offices and cutting funding to CBC, which pro- Quebec, now head of the fonction publique. vides regional news. They also gutted the Community Access program, responsible for developing Internet access outside of major centres. “How can we ensure the 3. The Parti Québecois has, since its founding in 1970, made respect for “démocratie economic development of our regions if we take away these tools?” said Freeman. locale” a foundational organizing principle. Bill 14 will do away with bilingual status for the 89 municipalities, 70 with more than 90% francophone population, who have With the survival of our regions at stake, the NDP launched a campaign today to passed resolutions stating that they wish to retain their bilingual status. So much for remind the Conservative government of its promises to the population and our local democracy. region. Signs saying “Our region abandoned” will mock the Conservatives’ 2011 campaign and call Stephen Harper to order. 4. Sec. 33 of this Bill directs anglophone CEGEPs not to consider any applications from francophone students until all anglophone applications have been accepted. That’s “Together, let’s send a clear message to the Conservative government: we will called segregation. Would we ever accept this if instead of Anglophone, we used the stand up for our region. We will not sit on our hands before Stephen Harper, who word “men” and instead of francophone we used the word “women.” Standards based decided to abandon our regions,” said Freeman. on language are as discriminatory as those based on color, gender, or religion. The public is invited to visit the website: notreregionabandonnee.ca to learn more 5. Soldiers who risk their lives for our safety will be forced to send their children to about Conservative attacks on the regions. French schools even if they have been transferred here from other parts of the coun- The campaign will also extend to social media. People will be able to post pho- try and are themselves Anglophones. Eliminating the Bill 101 exemption for soldiers tos on Facebook and Twitter of the regions with the message we want to send to is simply odious. Stephen Harper. People should read the Bill, and understand the extent of injustice that is possible here. The bill is not about language. It is a venal attempt by a government that has had to back away from almost all its promises to keep its `”pur et dur” in line Community Infrastructure through the politics of demonization, nullification and interposition. Improvement Fund: Second Call To view in the Bill in English, google “Bill 14” and download the PDF. for Proposals Now Open The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communi- Local Currency Project Seeks a Name! ties and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Aviram - Certified Ecovillage Designer Quebec, notes that the second and last call for proposals under the Community Infra- structure Improvement Fund (CIIF) opened on February 18, 2013. Interested commu- In March 2012, six people gathered in Val David to create a local Laurentian cur- nity organizations are therefore invited to submit their projects online immediately. rency, expected to be launched by the summer of 2013. Having studied local money- projects that are happening all over the world, they have found these advantages. “Improving communities’ quality of life is a priority for the Government of Canada,” said Minister Lebel. “Residents in communities across Canada are already enjoying A local currency is, by definition, restrained to a certain locality, a geographic the benefits resulting from the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund.” region within which businesses, artisans and suppliers agree to use it. The local money does not have any value outside the region. This becomes important in The first call for proposals under the CIIF, which ran from July 25 to October 1, the context, that right now, 95% of the global money flow is used for speculation. 2012, was a resounding success. In all, 542 projects were submitted, representing That means only 5% of all currencies are available to the people! The rest goes $132 million in potential funding. The Agency therefore made choices, ultimately into Wall Street casinos and is responsible for a lot of economical, ecological and selecting 93 proposals. The projects mainly involved the rehabilitation and mod- humanitarian catastrophes. The local money changes hands within a community ernization of community infrastructure facilities. without the risk of being absorbed into the various financial bubbles. For this second call for proposals, applications for funding are to be sent using the The money is more than just a simple economical tool; it is the expression of rich- electronic form available on the Canada Economic Development Web site and must ness or abundance. While the current economy suggests that we consider money be received before April 30, 2013. as our primary wealth, we should remember the saying of the American Indians: About the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF) “When the last tree will be cut down, when the last river will be poisoned, when The CIIF is part of Canada’s 2012 Economic Action Plan and has a nationwide the last fish will have been caught- then we will know for sure that we cannot eat budget of $150 million, including $31.2 million to be invested in Quebec. This money.” A local currency represents a chance for citizens, to claim back this tool Fund aims to support the rehabilitation and improvement, including expansion, of and give it the usage deemed appropriate. Here are the goals of the network: existing community infrastructure facilities. • To give back an ethical sense to money so it may serve the expression of the hu- man potential and everybody can do what he loves to do (as work). For more information, visit the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund. • To change the horded money to a moving currency so it may serve us better. • To give a new meaning to wealth by fostering real community abundance. Robbery in Wentworth • To recreate a natural network of mutual help based on trust. On the morning of January 29, the Wentworth Recreation Centre’s directors were • To nurture solidarity by fostering community projects, to produce and trade in a disappointed and appalled to be informed that the two service doors and one entry respectful and sustainable manner and to develop a local consciousness. door had been stolen from the outdoor skating rink. In this sense, a local money project becomes a collective endeavor, where all mem- Just a short year ago, with the dedication and work of a team of W. R. C. volun- bers of a community will find their values and goals well represented. Finally, local teers, the generosity money initiatives have spread at a fast pace all over the planet, with more than of the community, 5000 projects in the making. Being very diverse in their functioning, they neverthe- a grant from the less foster local resilience, respect for individuals and their needs as well as respect Provincial govern- for the environment. ment and support It should be easy to understand the importance of having a name for the new cur- from the M.R.C. rency that symbolizes local identity and true values. This is why the group is turning d’Argenteuil and to the publics for help in finding a name that comes from within the community. the Township of Send your ideas to the following email: [email protected] Wentworth, the rink and visit our blog to leave your email address: www.notremonaielaurentienne. and building project wordpress.com so we can keep you posted on our progress! You can also leave any in the amount of suggestions, questions or commentaries. For further information, please contact $85,000 was real- Aviram at 450-224-7582. ized. Our question - WHY? - The steering committee for the local currency: Aviram, Carolann Durand, Clélia Lois Armitage Marsadié, François Legault, Jean-Jacques Crèvecœur et Philippe Derudder. March 2013 7 Simply Words on Paper Mylene Freeman in Solidarity with Cascades The Role of Doctors Employees in Lachute New Democrat MP has Changed... Mylène Freeman Jim Warbanks - Main Street (Argenteuil- Papineau- Mirabel) ... further change is inevitable. stood up for employees of the Because of my abiding interest and involvement at various levels in the health care network, I tend to read Cascades plant in a great deal of related material. Currently, I am about half way through Chronic Condition, a study of the Lachute, who will vast changes and real choices that Canadians must face, by Globe and Mail columnist Jeffrey Simpson. I lose their jobs next recommend the book, and envisage writing a column based on it at a later date. month because of However, I was struck by the controversial nature of two interviews reported in a recent digital edition the plant’s closure, of a French-language newsmagazine. The first was with the former President of College des médecins du in the House of Québec, Dr. Yves Lamontagne. Commenting on the profound changes he has observed in the last 50 years, Commons today. he claimed that entering medicine in the previous generation to his was akin to a religious vocation. He The one hundred considered his career choice to be a profession. Today, however, it has become simply another trade, he and fifty employees sadly noted. won’t just lose their He firmly believes that doctors have reached their earning peak and are slated to become mere salaried jobs at the end of March, but also their pensions. “These employees. Lamontagne attributes this loss of power and influence to the fact that doctors no longer play workers recently learned that their pensions will no longer a vital social and political role in their communities, opting instead to improve their lifestyle and economic be fully respected, even for those who are able to apply to conditions. work in one of Cascades other divisions,” said the MP. Feminization The MP noted that mere compliance with the law is not He bravely cites as one of the leading factors the feminization of medicine. The generational effect enough, and that what is needed is solidarity when jobs also comes into play. Younger doctors place a higher priority on lifestyle and family, thus reducing their are at stake due to plant closures. Freeman shared the availability to treat and interact with patients. A form of “bureaucratic medicine” is evolving, he claims. statement made by the president of the plant’s employees’ union, Mr. Daniel Brisebois, at the press conference: “I Lamontagne also deplores the trend towards excessive specialization, in which techniques (cardiology, want to believe that all this is legal, but it pisses me off all radiology, etc.) are remunerated at a higher rate than human interaction. On admission to hospital, the the same.” patient is compartmentalized, with each specialist dealing with his/her sphere of expertise; no one is treating the patient as a whole entity. He considers family doctors to be the foundation of good medicine. The MP for Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel says she will They would do a better job, if they received prompt support from the various specialists. continue to work with the stake-holders, levels of govern- ment and organizations involved to ensure these workers His tirade brought to mind our first family doctor when we moved to the Laurentians. Dr. John Crawford are treated with dignity and justice and to establish new Mackimmie cared for each of his patients as individuals, and knew their families. He had neither a measures to protect the pensions of Canadian workers. receptionist nor a nurse on staff at his office. Patients waited to be called by him in a rather stark waiting room. The appointment could last five minutes or fifty. You were assured of his personal monitoring of your case, if you required either hospital care or other treatment. St. Sauveur Ecocentre Home visit for Residents Only A home visit, if deemed beneficial, was not out of the question. I recall the story of a family living at one As of January 1, 2013, companies and businesses are no of the lakes north of town. The father was ill, and Dr. Mackimmie was ‘on the dock of the bay’ at the crack longer permitted to take their waste to the Ecocentre. of dawn, waiting for a sign of movement inside, so he could visit his patient. Residents of St. Sauveur, Piedmont, Morin Heights and A retired nurse at our local hospital, who still volunteers there, worked closely with him. She acknowledges Ste. Anne- des-Lacs, are still allowed, provided they show that he was a formidable presence there. Decidedly authoritarian, he expected and received prompt and proof of residency in these municipalities. The maximum diligent service from staff, but could also be relied upon to respond to a call inquiring where a specialized load allowed is a 4 ‘X 8’ trailer, combined with a box- instrument was stored, if required in the middle of the night. style truck pick up. For the commercial sector, construc- With deep family roots, he was highly respected and intimately involved in his community. He served a tion, renovation, and demolition residues make be taken lengthy term as Chairman of the local Laurentian School Board and played a vital role in its development. to the following sites: Such a presence is unimaginable today. Mironor Recycling Service: 6000, route 158 (Sir Wilfrid Credibility Laurier) Mirabel, J7N 2Z8; Tel: 450 280-1560 or 450 258- 2000; website: www.recyclage-sterling.com. Dr. Ruth Vander Stelt, President of the Québec Medical Association, agrees the authority and influence of the profession is in jeopardy, and its credibility needs to be refurbished. She also deplores the lack of Multi-recycling in Ste-Adèle: 1158 Road Notre Dame Ste. collaboration between general practitioners and specialists, poor medical organization, a leadership void Adèle (Quebec) J8B 1S4, Tel: 450 229-8188 Web Site: and lack of innovation in the quality of care. http://www.multirecyclage.com/. Doctors have contributed to their own demise, she insists, by organizing their practice to suit themselves, rather than the real needs of their clientele. There is a popular perception that “the doctor is working for himself, not for us!” Determinants She sees other determinants, such as social status, living conditions, educational level, a supportive social network, as more vital to good health. She too, questions the commitment of younger doctors. “A baby, a year off. I have the right!” It is the clash between individual rights or entitlements and societal needs. She also fears that doctors will become simple instruments of the State, issued a book of instructions, with the rest to follow. It is a bleak prognosis, but at least open discussion of these issues has been initiated by these two eminent professionals. My health, your health and the health of generations to come depend on the outcome!

Michel Rochon Named Honorary Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament The Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce in Ste. Agathe is proud to announce that Mr. Michel Rochon will serve as honorary chairman of the 17th edition of the annual golf tournament, which will take place on Monday, May 27, on the fairways of the Royal Laurentien Golf Club. Well-known in the region, Mr. Rochon owns three “Rotisserie St-Hubert,” including establishments in Ste. Agathe, Ste. Adèle and Mont Tremblant. Mr. Rochon is heavily involved in his community as a sponsor of Festi-Neige and also acts as chairman of the board of directors of the Medical Foundation of the Laurentians. “It’s always a pleasure to be associated with the Chamber of Commerce. We are fortunate that Ste. Agathe has a highly dynamic business group and I invite the entire business community to participate in the tournament and join me on the greens on May 27,” says Mr. Rochon. Committed to building LEED homes We must remember that the golf tournament is an important source of funding for the Chamber of Commerce. People who want to play in the tournament can now book their tickets by calling 819 326-3731. Tickets, including brunch, cart, dinner and golf course, are priced at $165, taxes included. It is also possible to sponsor a hole for $165 plus taxes. 8 March 2013 Viceroy Maisons Roco ad Main Street June 2012 Eco-Loan Program for the Replacement Veteran Sportscaster Randy Tieman of Septic Systems Named Grand Marshall of Hudson’s From 2008 to 2011, the Township of Gore in collaboration with the Argen- 4th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade teuil MRC, conducted surveys to get Hudson’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee is hugely pleased to announce that a clearer picture of the performance veteran sportscaster Randy Tieman will be the Grand Marshall of Hudson’s 4th of wastewater treatment systems for Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade! isolated dwellings and the integrity On Saturday, March 16 the CTV broadcaster so well-known to Montreal-area of the shoreline around the 12 most fans will lead the big parade down the town’s Main Road during the event inhabited lakes of the township. This that has quickly become one of the mainstays of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations picture confirms the importance of put- in the region. ting the emphasis on testing in regards to septic systems and shorelines. Indeed Parade Committee chief, Jim Beauchamp, couldn’t be more pleased. “Randy Tie- the results show, as elsewhere in Quebec, that a significant percentage of septic man has been one of the major voices of sports to so many of us,” said Beau- systems from isolated dwellings are obsolete and no longer meet the standards in champ. “The whole community will be excited to find out he’s Grand Marshall of 2011. However, the issue goes beyond the environmental aspect and becomes a our parade this year and will be extending a big welcome.” social and financial problem. In fact, over 65% of non-performing systems are serv- Tieman, who recently celebrated 25 years on the air with CTV, likes to say that ing homes valued at less than $90,000. Contrary to popular belief, which assumes he grew up with a radio in his ear. “I knew when I was 12 years old I was going that homes located on lakes are considered high-end resort homes, our finding to be in journalism,” Tieman says. “When the paper came in the morning and it shows that many lakes are inhabited by low-income rural communities. It becomes was late, I was late for school because I had to read the paper first.” difficult for them to consider a significant investment. Meanwhile, non-performing Tieman graduated from the broadcast journalism course at Fanshawe College in septic systems contribute to the degradation of the quality of the environment by pol- London, Ontario. Prior to working in television, he worked in radio at CHLO in luting our lakes and rivers, significantly reducing the residents’ quality of life. St. Thomas Ontario, CJBK in London, CKY Radio in Winnipeg (which has since For more than five years, the mayor of the Township of Gore, Scott Pearce, has become CTV Winnipeg), CFGO in Ottawa as well as CFCF radio in Montreal. He increased his efforts with the provincial and federal governments to find solutions has also worked at CJOH TV in Ottawa and, of course, at CTV Montreal. Tieman to this problem. Recently, he has gained the support of the Canadian and Quebec was the sports director both in Ottawa and for a short time here in Montreal. federations of municipalities who have asked governments for the establishment of Tieman has also survived Stage IV cancer, meningitis, a coma, open-heart sur- financial assistance programs for rural communities in need. These two federations gery and too many other medical miracles to mention, saying that he has been have a membership of over 2,900 municipalities and MRCs. Hopefully this victory “…stitched and scarred from under my right ear to the bottom of my left foot.” will encourage the governments to seriously further their actions towards one of our most valuable collective assets, our lakes. In his free time Tieman likes to coach his kids’ hockey teams and baseball teams; play golf; ride his horses (which he says he’s not all that good at but still enjoys); It is in this context that Mylène Freeman, MP for Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel, with sit in the sun with his wife and play with his dogs. He likes his steaks big, his the support of municipalities and the Argenteuil MRC, filed Motion M-400 in the lobsters bigger, and loves to drink cold beer, red wine and Amaretto. His favou- House of Commons last June regarding financial assistance for septic system instal- rite sports to watch and play are, in this order: baseball, golf and hockey. lations. The purpose of this motion is for the government to support provinces and municipalities in the search for solutions to problems related to non-performing Hudson’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee is now in full gear preparing for the septic systems. The subject was discussed in the House on February 5, 2013. The parade on March 16. NDP, the Liberals and the Bloc Quebecois have begun to demonstrate support in Those who wish to enter a float in the parade can now do so, and the exciting this matter. Unfortunately, some conservatives have criticized the motion, stat- process of finding the Queen of all The Irish for 2013—and a full court of Prin- ing that it is provincial jurisdiction. Conservatives focus on the Government of cesses - will soon be underway. Canada’s investment concerning the protection of water quality standards and the Hudson’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade has enjoyed tremendous involvement implementation of municipal infrastructure. In order for this motion to be adopted, by the community and citizens alike since its inception in 2010, and has become it will require more than a dozen Conservative MPs’ support. The issue will be one of the most popular events in Vaudreuil-Soulanges, drawing participants and discussed further in the House during the month of March. We invite you to visit supporters from the Montreal area to Ontario. Mylène Freeman’s Facebook page as well as the “Support Motion M400” page. In parallel with the steps taking place at federal and provincial levels, the Munici- pality of the Township of Gore is studying the feasibility of establishing a local Eco-Loan program. This program would allow the municipality to buy and replace out-dated septic systems and reach an agreement for reimbursement with resi- dents. At this phase of the project, the feasibility study is to evaluate and iden- tify the winning conditions necessary for establishing an Eco-Loan program. To achieve this, we need to identify the types of septic systems to meet the optimal environmental conditions, develop the financial structure of the program, develop a framework for municipal management of the program and to analyze the differ- ent scenarios for septic cleaning and waste management. Note that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and the Argenteuil MRC showed their support by participating financially in the planning of the Eco-Loan program. Once planned, the Eco-Loan program could be available to Gore residents, ide- ally in the year 2014. The municipality would be the first in Quebec and Canada to implement this type of program. In addition, the feasibility study process can be used in dozens of municipalities affected by this issue in Quebec who seek to establish a similar program for their residents. Throughout the steps at the federal government as well as the Eco-Loan program development, the Municipality of the Township of Gore wishes to thank Mylène Freeman, MP for Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel, Mr. Marc Carrière and Mrs. Agnes LITIGATION WITH LAND? Grondin of the Argenteuil MRC. The municipality would like to particularly thank their municipal inspector, Mr. Jason Morrison, who listened to the residents’ con- cerns and managed this project for many years. He has demonstrated his commit- I’M YOUR MAN! ment and perseverance throughout the development of this project.

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March 2013 9 ‘Al Gore’ at the Laurentian Club News From Sainte Agathe Joseph Graham [email protected] Jessica Million - Main Street

The Laurentian Club welcomed Charles Hodgson, No time like the present an electrical engineer who left his profession to devote his knowledge and training to concerns Winter is slowly ending and soon enough spring about climate change. will be at the doorstep. Now is a very good time for planning ahead and making preparations for the Hailing from Ottawa where he has worked hard summer months. Vacation plans, exterior renovations, to address climate change issues at the municipal repairs or improvements to the property, re-locating level, he participated in a training course with or upgrading your full-time location or purchasing Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project. Soft-spoken a vacation property. All this require lots of thought and planning and now is the and approachable, he did not cut the profile of time to get started. Don’t wait for the good weather to prime and inspire you; time someone driven by ideology or anger, and helped passes so quickly that by the time all the preparation and procedures are completed us to understand that his concerns were very it’s quite possible that summer will be finishing and you will have missed the boat. much mainstream, pointing out that not only is there a consensus in the science community, When purchasing real estate timing is hugely important. With the time it takes to but that over 190 governments, the World Bank, decide which available properties you are interested in viewing, and then there are Charles Hodgson the International Energy Agency, the Nobel the many, many visits, then comes the decision to purchase. This can take a few Foundation and the current American president are also among those concerned weeks or even months. Then once the choice is made, the time for the proper due about the issue. diligence is required, and by the time you get to the Notary’s office and the property becomes your new country cottage, there may still remain a month or two to enjoy He showed us a pretty remarkable series of graphs, originally published by the the good summer weather. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, that demonstrate just how far the summer temperatures have shifted from a baseline established between 1951 and As for primary residences, if it’s your first home you are thinking of buying, the 1980. Another graph showed how Montreal temperatures for 2012 met or exceeded timing here is crucial. It needs to be decided by the end of March that you will record highs 15 times but did not reach record lows even once. Closer to his not be renewing your lease. Then your search begins and everything has to be home, another study showed that the number of skating days for the Rideau Canal completed, move and all, by July 1. Whew! A big rush and a bit of stress but it is in Ottawa has dropped from the original 70 to only 55, forcing the move of many all worth it. Finally, your first home! Winterlude activities off the canal and into local parks. Purchasing for a 2nd or 3rd time for whatever reason… life change, upgrading Even while describing the international and scientific consensus, he cautioned as the family becomes larger or down sizing as the children grow and leave the us that it remains the responsibility of each of us to contribute to the process of nest, re-location etc… timing again is very important, so don’t put it off until the change and to work towards reducing the environmental footprint of our society. “feeling” really strikes or you may find yourself in a mad rush, poorly prepared, In response to a question about dissension and critics, he said that he does not only to end up not completing the desired goal and the summer would have passed seek to convince those who do not believe but instead to urge those who share you by. his concerns to come forward and to make sure that everything possible is done to Speaking of time, on February 25, the town of Ste. Agathe announced that as of encourage society to move in the right direction. March 1, the new regulation of hours for parking in many areas around town would He summed up with four steps we can each take to make a difference. These be limited to 2-3 hours. Rather than warnings, violation fines will be issued. The are: to save energy, to divest our portfolios from oil, gas & coal industries, to get measure was taken primarily to encourage business owners and their employees to involved in an environmental group and, probably the easiest and most important, change their behaviour of parking in front of their businesses, limiting the available to express our concerns to our politicians. He observed that while we are well parking spaces for clientele and shoppers. With 1500 parking spaces in 11 public served by Hydro Quebec, we can still take action in reducing our heating costs lots and 620 spaces on 11 private lots, finding a place to park for the day will and monitoring our travelling and purchasing habits. The issue of divesting, he hopefully be possible. The town is encouraging business owners to share the new said, can take the forms of re-examining our stock portfolios, simply abandoning plan for downtown parking found on the city’s website www.ville.sainte-agathe-des- those corporations that form a part of the problem, or on a more immediate level, monts.qc.ca, with their employees. make sure the appliances we have are up-to-date and that the old, inefficient Jessica Million 819-323-6581 [email protected] www.jessicamillion.com ones are disposed of properly. While he did not endorse any specific groups to get involved in, he underlined the importance of reminding our politicians of our concerns, observing that if they don’t hear from voters, they can safely conclude that it doesn’t matter when next they come looking for votes. Winter in the The audience turnout was large and questions and comments were highly Laurentians supportive of Charles Hodgson and the initiatives he is proposing. The Sultan’s of Snow, an all-male group of die-hard snowshoers, recently shared At the next meeting of the Laurentian Club, Dr. Denis A. St-Onge will discuss the an excursion with members of the “fair” Polar Continental Shelf Project, created by the Government of Canada in 1958 to gender. All enjoyed a wonderful outing. conduct scientific research and strengthen Canada’s sovereignty in the Far North. Please join us at Holy Trinity Church Hall, 12 Préfontaine Ouest in Sainte Agathe Submitted by Mark Allen, photo taken by on March 26 at 1:30 PM. 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Fondation des maladies du Coeur. The closing dinner at Spago: Soiree dans le noir About Sainte Adèle was very popular and plans for next year’s event are well underway. The festival Chris Lance - Main Street runs for a week and includes Valentine’s Day. This year’s edition was promoted in newspapers throughout our region and included the mailing of a slick full-colour The winter weather has been bitter this season. brochure to Ste. Adèle residents. Everybody has had or has a cold or the flu. Spring Hockey players from Ste. Agathe’s les Montagnards junior hockey team visited or warmer days will arrive at some point. But, Ste. Adèle primary students at Chante-Au-Vent. The team likes to visit groups as there are different strains of flu around. I got a flu part of their marketing plan. The young students played a pick-up hockey game shot earlier this year. Recently, I also got a vaccine in the school’s gym. There was also a Q & A session before the game. This junior for shingles in St. Sauveur at Vaccination Voyageur. hockey team provides great entertainment for local hockey fans. They play in Ste. Ms. Sonia Leroux and Mr. Denis Desilets, two Agathe’s arena - information for the team’s season schedule is available at www. young architects of the firm Atelier Idea de Ste. Adèle, are finally realizing their lesmontagnards.ca design of the People’s Pavillion in the centre of Ste. Adèle. Completion of the For those of you who are accustomed to dragging your used furniture to the end building is expected towards the end of 2013. The roof wave and curve invite of your driveway and letting the municipality cart it away, there are changes that the observer’s eye. The window details should encourage natural light in the have taken place effective January 1, 2013. These modifications are as follows: interior of the building. Hopefully, as the building goes up and begins its cultural Pickup will take place during the week following the second Sunday of each life in our community, the municipal tax will not reflect the upward curve of the month. The pickup will include furniture, couches, hot water tanks, single rugs building’s roof. (From the street passing by and with a first look, we as Adelois and rolled-up carpets, gardening furniture and accessories. should be proud of this grand, magnificent wooded structure). We will have to pay for this grand building one day so let’s hope that our aging taxpayers will What will no longer be picked up are refrigerators containing Freon and electronic have wheelchair access. household items like televisions, air conditioning units, and computers. But you can drop off these articles without cost at Ste. Adèle’s ecocentre. Dangerous The St. Bernard chapel of Ste. Adèle on Pierre-Peladeau opposite the Ste. construction materials will not be picked up. That includes old propane gas Marguerite Station post office, has been sold by the Roman Catholic Diocese tanks, old paint and solvents, varnishes, aerosol cans, batteries, oil and gas tanks. de St. Jérôme. The purchase price was $215,000. The new owner is la Societe Construction material like wood, cement items and bricks, wooden panels, doors Mere Meera du Canada. This Hindu-based group plans to use the building as and windows, asphalt by-products and metal will also not be picked up. These a meditation retreat and a place of residence for Mere Meera, the head of this materials can also be brought to the ecocenter, however there might be costs religious group, during her stays in Quebec. The little church was built in 1936- involved. For more information, you can call at 1 888 482 6676 ext 2 or 450 229 1937 and was named Saint-Bernard de Clairvoux. The building is the second 4984. Call ahead to check on the hours they are open for your drop-offs. meditation centre for Mere Meera followers in North America; the first was bought in 2011 in Port Colbourne, Ontario near Niagara Falls. The first collective It is almost spring and time to unload all that stuff you accumulate in your meditation took place on the 2nd of March. Reconstructive work is planned until garage or basement. The winter season is almost over. Soon Greg will be back April when we can expect the arrival of Mere Meera to her new retreat. for the tennis season at our municipal courts. I, for one, am tired of seeing the snow fly and the snow plows barricading Ste. Adèle residents into their The Festival J’Aime Ste. Adèle had a 1 million dollar windfall to our local homes. It’s time for shorts, tee shirts, barbeques, mosquitoes, black flies, golf, economy. The organizers also saw a record 6000 people participating in the swimming and longer daylight. And, please, don’t forget to wave to Mayor weekend activities during the mid-February celebration. One of the most popular Charbonneau and make him smile. activities is skating on Lac Rond and this helped organizers raise $2500 for the 10 March 2013 Citizens Honoured for Volunteer Work

Municipal bulletin March 2013 Mayor’s Message It is in January that a historic transaction was concluded for the city. The Sainte-Agathe campground, a group of buyers and the city fi- Denis Chalifoux, Mayor nally acquired the Stonehaven site after several months of dialogue. The two transactions (Investment-Quebec/City-Camping and Investment-Quebec/private group) were made possible thanks to a partnership that, over the course of many months and discussions has allowed Left to Right: Jean Dutil (Councilor Morin Heights), Dorothy Garayt (medal recipient), for a common vision for the development of the site, as well as favouring its protection. Penny Rose (medal recipient), MP Mylene Freeman, Mona Woods (Councilor Morin Heights), and local RCMP officer, Sylvain (Mountie). Thus, the partners agreed on portions of land to be acquired by each and everyone is satisfied with the projects outcome. (A map illustrating the parts acquired by each is presented within this bulletin). The Seventeen residents of the Laurentian region have been awarded the prestigious two objectives of the town have been met, because Lake Grignon, which is the town’s drinking water Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for outstanding community service. The Dia- supply, has been protected. In fact, no access and no construction will be allowed on its shores and the mond Jubilee Medal, in recognition of Queen Elizabeth’s 60th anniversary on the exceptional surrounding forest is also exempt from any construction. throne, is given to exemplary citizens who make a significant contribution to a “Camping Sainte-Agathe” was able to acquire for the sum of 1.1 M$, 55% of the Stonehaven domain which Canadian community. is 207 acres of land that will be used exclusively as park space and as an outdoor environmental centre. The organisation will improve its hiking trail network and further the development of the campground Most recipients were presented with their medals at a ceremony in Lachute on while maintaining strict respect of the environment, but most importantly, this acquisition paves the way February 23 officiated by local New Democrat MP, Mylène Freeman. “Our society for the establishment of a four seasons outdoor centre, which, with the Lake in the city centre, will make is better because of these people,” she said. “They have succeeded in making a Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts a destination of choice for outdoor activities. difference, one small gesture at a time.” The city has guaranteed the campgrounds’ loan to complete this transaction and, like New medal holders are: Emily for all of the campground’s infrastructure Clark, Louis Quevillon, André and capital, will become owner of the land McNicoll, Daniel Prévate, and once the loan is repaid. The campground Madeleine St-Denis, all from has done its homework and filed a solid Brownsburg-Chatham; Noella business plan that allowed to obtain financ- Douglas of Harrington; ing from a financial institution and also to get the endorsement of the Department of Penny Rose and Dorothy Municipal Affairs, Regions and Occupation Garayt of Morin-Heights; Pier- of the territory for the town’s bond. rette Lafrance and Carol Ann For its part, the city went ahead with the Namur from Saint-Joseph-du- acquisition, for an amount of $ 500,000, - Stonehaven - Lac; Géraldine Hutton from of a portion of the land on the edge of Lake Lac-Simon; Denis Renaud Grignon (30 acres) to help implement its Jean Dutil, Penny Rose, Dorothy Garayt, Mona Woods from Oka; Serge Blais, Sylvain drinking water filtration plant and various Legend: AcreAge / StonehAven ProPerty Chartrand and J-Arnaud Vanier, from Mirabel; Peter Gerogakakos of Lachute, and facilities and to ensure a long term supply Sylvain Duchêne of St. Jérôme. of drinking water for the town. 139 acres Private buyers - development We are very pleased to have entered into 30 acres city - public utility for drinking water Penny Rose perhaps spoke for all honorees: “The appreciation and recognition for vol- this partnership which led to a transaction 51 acres city - for future municipal camping unteers in our communities is truly rewarding. It is an honour to receive this award.” that has permanently ensured the protec- 156 acres city - conservation park tion of our drinking water supply and a har- 376 AcreS = totAL ProPerty of StonehAven monious development of this exceptional = ski de fond site which is Stonehaven. = access road

noteS: 1 the measurements outlined in this document are in 2013: meters. (S1) (1 meter = 3.2808 feet) (1m2 = 10.7639 ft2 a year of celebration To celebrate the 150 years of the town, the cultural and communications department will hold in the com- 514 8 94- 0084 ing months, several events to offer to the entire population, young and old, special events which will be RE/MAX LAURENTIDES INC., Real Estate Agent remembered for a long time to come. Several community organizations are also involved in the organization 286 rue Principale, Saint-Sauveur, QC, J0R 1R0 of certain activities. LAC DES CHATS BALMORAL AMAZING VIEW The kickoff of this year’s festivities was launched on January 6th during a grandiose mass celebrated by Bishop Monsigneur Paul Lortie and already, a tribute to J-A Ratelle has been organized for February during the snow festival. For its anniversary year, the city has been designated Fran- coville, with its twin city of Lagny-sur-Marne, to celebrate the French language. Several activities will be organised in the Fran- cofête from March 16th to the 24th, including a linguistic rally, $389 000 $475 000 $319 000 games about the French language and a dictation destined for ST-SAUVEUR MORIN-HEIGHTS ST-SAUVEUR A haven far from the noise, but a Prestigious Domaine Balmoral. SWISS style 5 minutes to villages of the general public. Prizes for participation will be given and few minutes to St-Sauveur. 3 bedroom REMAXMagnificent, open living quarters, St-Sauveur and Morin-Heights. Quiet the winners will receive their rewards at a gala March 30 at the house overlooking the lake. At your 3 bedrooms, 2 adjacent bathrooms. Mint and near services. Renovated, great Polyvalente-des-Monts. doorstep you will enjoy pedalo, condition high quality construction. taste and materials. Accommodations canoing and a clear lake to swim in. Landscaped with double garage. for parents or teens! 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Details remain to be clarified, but the festival of lights on the lake should also mark the anniversary in an impressive manner in the month of August. $625 000 $719 000 $350 000 The culmination will no doubt be the premiere presentation first of the film “Sainte-Agathe, 150 years” SAINTE-ANNE-dES-LAcS ST-SAUVEUR ESTéREL directed by Guy Fradette, which will be held in September 2013 at Théâtre Le Patriote. This film, which is 143 feet on lake. Private, flat land. Beautiful estate, 6 bedrooms! One level with view and access to in preparation since 2011, highlights the great moments of the history of Sainte-Agathe while dealing with Kayak, pedalo or swim! Renovated/ Magnificient view overlooks Lac Breton Lac du Nord. Open concept living expanded, cathedral ceiling. Sunny and the mountains! Ideal for family, area with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. the daily, social and cultural life of our town. dining room and solarium overlook lake. possible inter-generational. 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COM March 2013 11 St. Agathe Municipality: Main Street March 2013 Patricia Lafond March 2013 Main Street Ad Accroche-Coeur Launches KIDS’ Yoga IN MoRIN HEIgHTS 3rd Edition • SpRINg SESSIo N • AcademosCybermentorat and the Fondation Jean-Michel Anctil, parish of St. Eugene, 148 Watchorn, Morin Heights which recently consolidated all of its activities with the Québec Youth Min 5 students • Trial class $10 •8-weeks: $80 Foundation, will again reward persistence and self-transcendence to MORIN HEIGHTS: CLOSE TO SKI HILL & AROBIC CORRIDOR, students in all regions of Quebec. In the Laurentian region, four $500 A LOT TO OFFER, IDEAL FOR FULL-TIME OR WEEKEND GETAWAY. scholarships will be awarded. MOTIVATED SELLER! MLS 9770945 $189 000 This year, teachers and Sect-5 students of the Polyvalente-des-Monts à REvISED PRICE Sainte-Agathe, in the Laurentians held the launch of the third edition of the Accroche-Coeur Scholarships. For several years, Polyvalente- des-Montsà, has implemented several projects to help encourage young people to excel. For 2013, they joined the launch by encourag- ing teachers to identify students who have demonstrated determina- ACCESS LAKE BARRON: GORE VIEW ON WATER, 5 MIN. TO tion to succeed in their studies. MORIN-HEIGHTS’ ACTIVITIES, MODERN OPEN SPACE PLAN HaTHa Yoga gENTLE Yoga WITH AMPLE DAYLIGHT, REVISED PRICE & MOTIVATED TO The period for nominations began February 11 and will end on Sun- SELL!! $344 000 MLS 9063657 March 20 - May 22 March 15 - May 3 day, March 31, 2013. School stakeholders can nominate a student on CHILDREN CHILDREN paRENTS the website mabourse.ca. LILLIAN LALONDE ages 6-10 ages 3-5 & CHILDREN Real Estate Broker Wednesdays Fridays ages 5-12 The announcement of the winners and the awards ceremony will be Cell: 450 565 7780 in May 2013. Ofc: 450 229-6666 Mtl: 514-334-6666 4:15 - 5:15 4:15 - 5:15 Fridays 422, route 364 Morin Heights QC 5:30 - 6:30 The Québec Youth Foundation and Academos wish to thank the Min- istry of Education, Recreation and Sport for financial support, which DES SOMMETS • doubles for the third year, the number of scholarships being offered. Agence Immobilière. Franchisé indépendant YSaBEL 819-217-5827 et autonome de Remax Quebec Inc. (REgISTRaTIoN REQUIRED) vISIT www.LILLIANLALONDE.COM [email protected] • facebook.com/materdame Les Boys - a Film About Boys Directed by a Girl! Lalonde March 2013 Ysabel Yoga March 2013 Main Street Ad FREEMain Street BUSINESS Ad TRAINING Pick up valuable information to help run your business and network with local entrepreneurs at the same time!

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Website: http://m.youtube. com/#/watch?v=xwji6msdwAY&desktop_ Canada Economic Development offers a financial support to the SADC des Laurentides. uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dxwji6msdwAY Historical Society Welcomes its 600th Member The Historical and Genealogy Society of des Pays-d’en-Haut is pleased to have Cuisines recently welcomed its 600th member, Saint-Sauveur Claude Rodrigue. Turnkey solutions for your kitchen, Pierre Gravel, Presi- bathroom, storage and built-in projects. dent of the Soci- ety, welcomed Mr. Rodrigue, the latter www.cuisinesstsauveur.com being alderman of the City of Saint-Sauveur. 200 Principale, #17, St-Sauveur (450) 744-0400 If you are interested in joining the society, visit their website at www.shgph.org or call 450 227-2669 ext 427. 12 March 2013 Yoga for Youngsters A Spark of Jewish Identity at Materdame Ilania Abileah - Main Street This article is about Arnaldo Arturo Gómez Lotti, who was Susan MacDonald - Main Street born in Manzanillo, Cuba on July 7, 1968. His ancestry Ysabel Penelope, owner and yoga instructor of Materdame in includes Jewish, Spanish and Italian roots. Arnaldo was not Morin Heights, is providing parents with a fresh and engag- aware of his Jewish roots until 1998 when he traveled to Ha- ing new activity for their children; yoga for youngsters, with vana. All he knew was that his great-grandfather was a Jew. an entirely new twist. Arnaldo’s great-grandfather, Joseph Miller, was born in Chi- Born in Paris, from day one, Ysabel was not one to sit idle and was actively participat- cago, Illinois. In 1880 he travelled to Puerto Rico and mar- ing in gymnastics when she was only 3-years-old. As a young adult, she studied the- ried a local girl named Carmen Ayala. They had two sons, atre at the Lycée Auguste Renoir Co. and worked with several renowned French actors. Miguel Miller Ayala (Arnaldo’s grandfather) and his younger Loving movement and dance, she trained in this discipline in different countries and brother, Joseph Miller Ayala. Joseph Miller, a cabinetmaker, learned the various dance forms of Africa, Guadeloupe and many others. After several was widowed and after travelling to Santiago de Cuba, years of travelling around the world, Ysabel chose to settle in Quebec, the province Arnaldo, Yamilé & settled in Manzanillo and later returned to the United States where her mother tongue was spoken. In 2008, she began co-hosting Afro Caribbean Miriam December 2012 with his younger son. Miguel Miller stayed on near Manza- dance classes for children. in Havana, Cuba. nillo in the village of Pilon, and kept in touch with his father Looking to explore her passion for movement further, she enrolled in the Sivananda and brother until 1930, when he lost all contact. He married Carmen Vazquez Labrada Vedanta Centre, an international organization authentically teaching traditional yoga in and had three children including Isabel Miller Vazquez, Arnaldo’s grandmother. She its purest form, as it has been taught for centuries. After completion of the course, she married Diego Gomez Navarro in 1938; in 1939 Arnaldo’s father, Vicky Diego Go- commenced sharing her training with others interested in this spiritual discipline. mez Miller was born, and then his sister Miriam in 1940. Arnaldo says that his father always told him that his grandfather Miguel Miller was a Jew from Chicago. There are Today, Ysabel has expanded her student base to include young children, but has added no documents proving his Jewish origin, only a death certificate stating birthplace as her own unique elements to their classes, incorporating sounds and themed ideas to Puerto Rico and the names of his parents. help stimulate their imaginations. Children learn to become aware of their surround- ings and themselves while practicing movements that have been incorporated into Arnaldo Gomez Lotti graduated as a doctor of medicine from the University of Havana games and choreographed dances. Classes start with a warm-up of stretching exercises in 1991 and became a specialist in anaesthesia in 1995. He worked at the National derived from yoga and gymnastics. Institute of Neurology and Neuro-Surgery in Havana until recently. In 2006, in a civil wedding, Arnaldo married a non-Jewish woman, Yamilé, also a doctor. The couple has In addition to her regular classes, Ysabel offers joint sessions to parents and their chil- a daughter named Miriam. On December 26, 2012, after Yamilé officially converted dren in a manner, which helps to promote closeness and better parent/child communi- to Judaism, they had a traditional Jewish wedding at the Sephardic Synagogue of Ha- cation. It is an opportunity for shared time and bonding in a safe and friendly environ- vana. Arnaldo came to Canada in 2008 for training in his field at the McGill University ment. These sessions are open to parents with children as young as 3-years-old. Neurology Institute, in Montreal. During his visit to Montreal he met Aaron Remer, * Two new specialized yoga sessions will be starting this month. The first, GENTLE- who was impressed by the way Arnaldo found his roots. YOGA - winter/spring session is for kids aged 3-5 years. This course begins March In 1998 Arnaldo attended a Friday synagogue service in Havana. This made him 15 and will finish May 3. Class time is Fridays, 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm. Parents with realise that even though he only had a Jewish grandfather, his “Neshama” (Soul) was children aged 5-12 years are invited to attend a later class, which will be from entirely Jewish. In February 2002 Arnaldo officially converted to Judaism. He says that 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm. The 2nd course on the schedule is HATHA YOGA - spring session, his life has changed since he started living as a Jew. He joined the Sephardic Hebrew March 20 - May 22, geared for youngsters aged 6-10 years. It will take place on Center in Havana and even became the “Chazzan” (Cantor) of the congregation. Now, Wednesdays from 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm. Arnaldo, Yamilé and their daughter Miriam are on their way to realising the Jewish Both course sessions will take place at the Parish of St. Eugene in Morin Heights, 148 dream that Jews in exile have prayed for over the past two thousand years: “Next Year Watchorn. Trial classes are available for $10 and each full session is $80. There must in Jerusalem!” be 5 students to start the classes. As I am writing this I have received a message from Arnaldo saying “We are prepar- Parents wishing more information regarding the classes or wish to register for either ing all documents for “Aliya” to Israel! (Aliya=going up/immigration). 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Seven hours of trekking a day, taking in the majestic views and hot springs by the crater-lake; the sunrises awe-inspiring. Above the clouds, in pristine nature, the stillness is spiritual. We have met people from Australia, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Russians, Japanese and Swedes, South Africans, Americans and even some Canadians, who know people we know! I have met beautiful young people who give me hope for a better world and many “over 50 free spirits” living it up with less. I have been warmly received by the Balinese people, their children and families, and treated graciously with kindness and dignity. My heart is full. I have done many meditations: the book reading, wave watching, trekking Mt. Rinjani, sitting and waiting and finally, the stillness meditation. I have settled into a peaceful, quiet, worry-free heart and mind. To get there I had to make friends with a host of unsettling feelings and annoying, habitual thought patterns. 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Café O’Marguerites, 12 chemin Ste. Marguerite (in Ste. Marguerite) offers a very unique concept and is open every day from 8 am to 5 pm except Tuesday (closed). The Café specializes in offering healthy breakfasts and lunches within a lovely décor. The boutique has a variety of gluten-free, local, organic and eco-friendly bulk products. They also feature organic wine and artisanal beer. The Café offers great dinner shows with music as well as yoga classes, educational courses, soap making classes, documentary films, special feature lunches, etc… Phone 450 228- 4888, website: www.cafeomarguerites.com. Restaurant le Gourmet If you have friends coming up Table d’hôte supper every day of the week to the Laurentians, suggest Meeting room for gatherings and events the charming Café Ô Lit, (10 to 22 people) 1375 rue du Mont-Hibou, Ste. Brunch every Sunday $25* Adèle. This cozy auberge/B&B, *taxes & services not included owned for the past three years by Priscilla Lapointe Our chef, Luc invites you to savour and Marie-André Thollon, has four bedrooms all named our new splendid after various types of coffee; table d’hote and his house pastries. two bedrooms with a shared bathroom and two rooms with private bathrooms. Room rates Gift certificates available! are very reasonable and a marvelous choice of breakfasts is served with a choice of fresh fruit juice, croissants, bagels, eggs benedict, quiche, homemade banana bread and jams. 450 229-4068 or 514 805-4192, website: www. cafeolit.com. On February 2, La Boutique Claire de la Lune moved to their new location, at 301 rue Spa & Supper Principale in St. Sauveur. Lise What a great idea! Brunelle has been owner of this boutique for the past 15 Café Ô Lit interior, above, and exterior years. The store offers a wide 1-866-996-1796 choice of brand name bathing Rebate suits and fine lingerie and is open Monday to Friday from 10 am - 6 pm, Saturday www.spalerefuge.com facebook fan 10 am - 5 pm and Sunday 11 am - 5 pm. We wish you the best of luck for your 500, route 364 West, Morin Heights (Québec) Canada, J0R 1H0 new store. Phone 450 227-5156, website: www.auclairdelalune.ca. If you are looking for a friendly place Le Refuge January 2013 Main Street Ad to go for breakfast, lunch or simply an afternoon tea/ coffee with a pastry, drop by La Gourmandine, 81 rue St. Vincent Street in Ste. Agathe. They also plan to offer dinner in the near future. La Gourmandine Friendly, is an understatement; young owners, Eugenie Lee and Nicholas Texier, know all of their customers by first name. They, themselves met on a cruise ship and well, the rest is history. They offer a wide assortment of delicious and fresh salads, yummy chocolates and delectable homemade breads and pastries. They also offer Jewish specialties such as Challah bread, chopped liver and more. Nicholas and Eugenie are extremely proud to offer beautifully hand-made and decorated wedding cakes and catering services for weddings, parties and bar mitzvahs. Phone 819 326-7777, website: www.lagourmandine.ca. Assurances Godin, which already has offices in St. Sauveur and St. Adolphe d’Howard, has acquired Assurances Lafrenière et Saint-Amour in St. Donat. Congratulations to owners Mélanie Millette, Cynthia Millette, Anne Robert and Marie-Christine Millette. Good luck for the future. Congratulations to Claude Baril, Carole Lévesque, Benoit Loiselle and Hélène Kirouac who are the new owners of Hotel du Chasseur, located in Pine Hill. Both couples signed the dotted line on January 16. This hotel was formerly a home, built in 1929. Major renovations are currently underway and 4 bedrooms will be available to rent in mid-April, 2013. Hotel du Chasseur has a restaurant under the Piedmont VeteRinARY HoSPitAL name of La Rotisserie Le Chasseur, specializing in delicious chicken and ribs that 750, Rue PRinciPALe, Piedmont, Qc, J0R 1K0 is owned by a concessionaire. Hotel du Chasseur phone number is 450 533-5555. After more than 75 years serving as a Christian church, the St. Bernard Chapel, dr. david mance located on Pierre Peladeau Street in Ste. Marguerite, has been purchased by Societé Mere Meera. The members of this society will meet at the Chapel dr. Lyne Farmer periodically to meditate in silence (a special Hindu tradition). Congratulations to Edith Provost and the organizers of the 3rd annual Festival dr. madeleine tremblay J’aime Ste. Adèle. The turnout was superb this year with more than 6,000 people dr. Lisiane Rivest participating in the various events. Some of these outstanding events included spreading a 10,000 ft. patchwork heart on Lac Rond, skating and culinary activities. If your office or company will celebrate a special anniversary, or if you are moving to a new location, please feel free to send me an email at lori. [email protected]. 450 227-7888 March 2013 19 Vet Piedmont Feb 2013 Main Street Ad Job-Creating Green Economy: with Harper, Canada is Falling Behind, Big Time Will Dubitsky - Special to Main Street

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That development and sustainable development are opposing forces and consequently is, it is going for a 35% target, and offshore wind will play a major role in achiev- their Bills C-38 and C-45, with their draconian anti-environmental components, are ing this target. To this end, the German development bank, KFW, will be backing justified. Nothing could be further from the truth. offshore wind development with $7.2B (€5B) in financing. The green energy sectors are one of the globe’s fastest growing sectors. In 2011, Conclusion global investments in renewable energy amounted to $280B. The US led the pack While Canada continues to adhere to the old model, to the effect that energy is with $56B invested and 23.2% of US venture capital activity committed to the US a natural resource commodity, the rest of the world is moving to a model where renewable energy sectors. European totals were $100B and China was at $47.4B. energy technologies are the new commodities. Because Canada is not a major participant in the green economy, with each pass- The US, Europe, China, India and other developed nations are well-engaged in ing year Canada falls further behind other developed countries. As well, Canada the migration to a green economy; from supporting domestic innovation, to the can expect the growth of the green job creation gap to accelerate over the next few construction of green technology manufacturing plants, to the development of years. clean energy production sites, and more generally, to the expansion of national The following global Canadian and green economy overview underlines the order and international markets. By doing so, they are concurrently pursuing greater of magnitude of the cost of Conservative policies but also the enormity of the task energy independence and participating in the one of the globe’s most important Canada will face to catch up once the Conservative bleak years have ended. job-creation sectors. China To date, in the absence of a federal government presence, Canadian green econ- Beginning with China, the country has become the largest clean energy market in omy activity has essentially been limited to provincial government initiatives. the world and a leader in the manufacturing of clean technologies for both domes- While Ontario is making some significant progress, for at least the next 2 and a tic and international markets. While thermal generation (e.g. coal-fired generat- half years, Canada will largely miss out on the global green economy opportuni- ing plants) continue to dominate new installations of electrical power generation ties, both in terms of spreading the energy related wealth across the country (not totalling, 50.7 GW in 2012, wind energy came in second with a record 13.2 GW just in Alberta), and in terms of developing a Canadian green technology industry installed in 2012. China currently has 75.6 GW of installed wind power production to serve domestic and export markets alike. Perhaps more disheartening, Canadian capacity and the projections are for 200 GW by 2020. (Note Quebec’s total electric- innovation capabilities are not being supported. The Conservative government’s ity capacity is 37 GW not including Churchill). With respect to solar energy, there failure to invest in innovation today, limits Canada’s ability to develop and manu- are 14 GW in the pipeline and projections for 2020 are in the order of 50 GW. facture the products for tomorrow’s economy and tomorrow’s jobs. Note, for the first time in about 40 years, there are no dedicated federal funds for sustainable Translated into jobs, China’s solar photovoltaic (electricity) sector employed development innovation projects. 300,000 in 2011 and the solar heating/cooling (thermal) sector, 800,000. The wind sector alone is expected to represent 500,000 jobs by 2020 up from In the next article, the modest progress achieved in Canada will be described, that 150,000 in 2009. is progress made by provincial governments in the absence of meaningful action on the part of the federal government. The US The US energy portrait is also changing very quickly. The US is the world’s second largest clean energy market. Wind was the largest new source of electrical power generation in 2012 with 13.1 GW of new installations, bringing the total installed capacity to 60 GW or 6% of the US electrical supply. This US migration to a green economy was kick-started with the American Recov- ery and Reinvestment Act, which pumped $70B into the green economy during the 2009 to 2011 period, the first half of the first Obama mandate. Republicans have put the brakes on this since then but the momentum has been established. There are about 75,000 people working in the US wind sector and over 500 facilities manufacturing turbine components. There are 82,000 jobs in the US solar photovoltaic sector, 152,000 in biomass and 10,000 in the geothermal sectors. When one adds the sum of the various parts of the renewable energy sectors, re- newable energy capacity in the US doubled in the 5 years from 2008 to 2012. Meanwhile in parallel, between 2007 and 2012, oil consumption as a percentage of total US energy consumption, dropped from 39.3% to 36.7%. As well, the con- sumption of coal has dropped from 22.5% of total US energy consumption in 2007 to 18.1% in 2012. The impacts of the above-mentioned factors, combined with investments in energy efficiency by power utilities, and improved average fuel consumption of US ve- hicles, have resulted in a 13% drop in US CO2 emissions from 2007 to 2012. 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Germany has shut down 8 of its nuclear plants and intends to shut down the remaining 9 by 2022. Germany’s installed wind capacity was 31.3 GW in 2012, representing 30% of the European Union total. The 2011 job total for the wind sector was 101,000. Germany’s installed capacity of solar energy in 2012 reached 32 GW, making it the 20 March 2013 GymSpa January 2013 Main Street Ad of the house. From here the water could be easily pumped by Run For Cover... A Look at Shelter hand into the kitchen and bathroom for domestic use. There was also a wood-fired furnace located in the basement that heated the Our New Building World house during the cold seasons. Near the house, the builders erect- ed a wooden tower, which had the latest wind powered generator Frans Sayers - Main Street to power lights and simple appliances. Heating was accomplished Standing under a leafy tree during a sudden spring using wood, cooking was done on a combination gas/wood stove rainstorm or digging a hole in the snow to seek and the refrigerator was also run on gas. In the absence of gas many older houses cover from the rapacious winds and icy cold we see had a summer kitchen attached to the house off the main kitchen in order that the how our environment plays an important role in house didn’t overheat in the summer due to cooking. For some, the stove (heavy how and why we shelter ourselves. We have been cast-iron) would be moved into the summer kitchen and then moved back after forever preoccupied with shelter. the warm days and nights turned cold. This exemplifies how innovation is born of necessity and good ideas are built upon, as some of these are now seeing a rebirth Using locally available materials and the resources at hand we created shelters and into our present world. workplaces within which we could function, cook, nurture and feel safe. Often, we imitated creatures around us excavating a hole into the side of a hill to provide Today, one can go into any box store and buy a rain barrel that will fill with water protection while a more permanent structure could be put together. Examples exist from the roof; this water can then be used to water gardens without taxing the in the open-air museums of Europe depicting the history of the regions. supply of potable water. From Bedouin tents and northern igloos to luxury homes and palaces, the full Log structures we see today are the offspring of generations gone before, just as range of structures is staggering. Industry and technology have brought us ways the adobe buildings of the southwest. When we look at today’s building, whether and means of expression in our built environment that had not even been imag- “Earthships” using discarded tires or the boxes with appliquéd ornament and ined just a short time ago. The natural materials we have always relied upon are incredible sameness (all made of ticky tacky), it is important to keep in mind that still there but now there are composites, alloys and hybrids that allow us even these are structures reflecting societal and individual needs, means and aspira- greater means of expression. Industry and technology have also made more tions. Climate, environment, and human activities lead us to erect structures that choices available to more people. meet the demands of the present, drawing on past WELCOME TO OUR NEW OFFICE IN In recent times, there has been a marked shift in just how we adapt shelter and experience to guide us into ST-SAUVEUR the built environment to our ever-changing needs. Information and goods are just replacing our Sears office in St-Jérôme. the future. Future articles Our experienced people will be pleased to help you. a mouse click away and the things that inspire us in our building now come from will look at co-housing, far and wide. Underlying this, we have basic needs to respond to and accommo- in-home food production, date in our daily lives. schools and commu- A closer examination of the built environment around us is quite revealing and nity buildings, as well as 200 PRINCIPALE, #10, ST-SAUVEUR can even be inspirational. 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Robinson March 28 - 6 pm: Maundy Thursday - DALESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH Liturgy & potluck supper in the church hall. March 22: 6 pm - TGIF smoked meat dinner 245 Dalesville Road, Brownsburg-Chatham Worship Service Sundays at 10:30 am March 31: 9 am - 1 pm - Easter Brunch Pastor Eddie Buchanan - 450 533-6729 Followed by Coffee Hour & Fellowship March 29 - 2 pm: Good Friday - Ecumenical service beginning at Grace Church, For information on any event call Everyond Welcome Sunday School: 10 am then continuing at Arundel United Church 450 226-2213 (after 12 noon) Worship service: 10:45 am Mar. 14 & 21 - & Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, Huberdeau Lenten Services and Luncheons: Hymn Sing: - Every 4th Sunday of the First lunch served at 11:15 am followed March 30 - 7:30 pm: Easter Vigil - month - 7 pm at noon with a church service and another St-Sauveur Roman Catholic Church lunch sitting at 12:30 pm. March 31 - 10 am: Easter Sunday - BROOKDALE UNITED CHURCH, BOILEAU Branch 70 Filiale Mar. 29: 10:30 am - Good Friday Service. Holy Eucharist Info: 819 687-2752 Lachute Sunday services in Grace Church at 10 am March 16: 6 pm - St. Patrick’s Day Dinner - HOUSE OF ISRAEL CONGREGATION LACHUTE BAPTIST CHURCH every week followed by coffee & fellowship. (corn beef & cabbage) $15. 27 Rue St Henri West, Ste. Agathe 45 Ave. Argenteuil - 450 562 8352 Office: 819 326-4320 MILLE ISLES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH March 29: 5 pm - Smoked Meat Dinner $9 Sunday School 9:45 am - Worship Service -11 am For info call 450 562-2952 after 2 pm Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study -7 pm Spiritual Leader: Rabbi Emanuel Carlebach The Mille Isles Presbyterian Church Services are scheduled for the last Sunday We invite you to welcome new Pastor and Mrs. Cell: 514 918-9080 • [email protected] Rénald Leroux. Sunday, March 17 at 2 pm. of each month. Services every Sabbath, weekend & holidays Services every Sunday in July and August. LOST RIVER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Branch 71 Filiale HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH Please come and join us. 5152 Lost River Road, Lost River 12 Préfontaine St. West, Ste. Agathe Brownsburg ST. SIMEON’S ANGLICAN CHURCH SERVICES START 11 am: Eveyone is welcome. (corner of Tour du Lac and Préfontaine) March 12: 7:30 pm - General Meeting. 445 rue Principal, Lachute Rev. Canon Ralph Leavitt: 819 326-2146 March 17: 10 am - 1 pm - St. Patrick’s Brunch TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH The Rev. Paul Tidman: 450 562-2917 Everyone welcome! 757 du Village, Morin Heights Services every Sunday at 8 am (Breakfast afterwards in a restaurant) All are welcome to our services March 28: 7 pm - Military Whist. Worship Service Sundays 11 am And also at 10 am March10: 8:45 am - Family Service Sandwiches, tea or coffee $3. Rector: Rev. Bryce Sangster 450 226 5307 (Music, Sunday school, coffee hour). New Members welcome to join e-mail: [email protected] 10 am - Communion & Music Open 3 pm - closing Please join us. Visitors very welcome. Christians of all denominations are March 13: 5 pm - Service & Bible Study welcome. Dress is casual. For information, please call Trevor Holmes March 17: 10 am - Morning Prayer 450-562-8728 or Jim Lavis 450 566-5771. ST. FRANCIS OF THE BIRDS Parking and elevator for handicapped. ANGLICAN CHURCH March 20: 5:30 pm - Lenten Service SHAWBRIDGE UNITED CHURCH 94 Ave. St. Denis, St. Sauveur March 24: 10 am - Palm Sunday 450 227-2180 1264 Principale, Prévost (corner de La Station) March 28: 5:30 pm - Maundy Thursday Branch 192 Filiale Service Sundays 9:30 am. Rector: is seeking members for the congregation. Rev. Bryce Sangster 450 226-5307 Sunday service time is 9:15 am March 29: 12 Noon Good Friday [email protected]. All welcome. Rouge River You are welcome to join us after the service. March 31: 10 am - Easter Mar. 14: 2 pm - L.A. Meeting UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA April 7: 8:30 am - Communion Mar. 15: 6 pm - T.G.I.F. Rouge Valley Pastoral Charge THE ANGLICAN CHURCHES 10 am - Communion with Music NOTRE DAME DES MONTS PARISH March 16: 2 pm - General Meeting Lee Ann Hogle, Worship Leader 819 687-3331 Please join us for coffee, tea March 20: 5:30 pm -Bean Festival Everyone welcome. Huberdeau 10:30 am Laurel 9 am and treats after most services. March 30: 5:30 pm - Corned Beef Dinner CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CENTRE Montfort 9 am Morin Hts 10:30 am 16-Island-Lake 10:30 am Weir 9 am PARISHES OF THE April 5: 6 pm - TGIF OF THE LAURENTIANS (CFCL) LOWER LAURENTIANS April 6 - Bowling Party-Register at bar. Chalet Pauline Vanier 33 de l’Église, St. Sauveur ARUNDEL UNITED CHURCH St. Aiden’s - Wentworth Cribbage every Tuesday night 7:30 pm 17, du Village, Arundel 819 687-3331 86 Louisa Rd - Louisa 450 226-7621, 450 229-5029, 450 229-7858 Bridge every Wednesday afternoon from 1 pm Sunday Worship Service 9:30 am March 17: 10 am - Morning Prayer Darts on Fridays of Please join us every Sunday at 10 am EAS As well as alternating services at St. Paul’s - Dunany PY T TGIF’s at 3:30 pm P E HARRINGTON UNITED CHURCH & 11:30 am at Harrington and Avoca 1127 Dunany Rd, Gore A R Legion is looking for a ! H ST. ANDREWS UNITED CHURCH, AVOCA During winter, no wheelchair accessibility. March 31: 2 pm - Easter Sunday chef/cook for our monthly Alternating Sundays - 11:30 am dinner and/or for our Holy Trinity - Lakefield Everyone is welcome. ALONG THE OTTAWA T.G.I.F.’s. For more details March 24: 10 am - Holy Communion call 819-687-3148 ST. 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NEXT MEETING: each month, September through April (excluding December). Join this group of ladies Mondays and Saturday, April 20, 1 pm The Annual General Meeting and luncheon will be held in May. Fridays at 9:15am at the GROUP DISCUSSION Annual membership is $25 per person. Guests $10. Come St. Adolphe d’Howard Community Meetings are conducted in English along and bring a friend. Feel free to share your ideas for future ADMISSION IS FREE speakers and/or other suggestions. For those who are joining or Center on Rue de College. For more For more information about meetings and the renewing, please come early to help ease congestion at the door. info call Betty Reymond at group's other services call For more info contact the [email protected] June Angus 450-226-3641 Email: [email protected] or call June at 450-226-3641. 450 226-6491 or Robin Bradley PO Box 2645, Morin Heights QC J0R 1H0 at 819 327-2176. We look forward to seeing you March 26! Resource library available. Bring a friend or family member. 26 March 2013 COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCE DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCE CELL: 819.321.7022 CELL: 819.321.7022 www.brygittelupien.com March 2013 www.brygittelupien.com Lost River Community Harrington Valley Mont Tremblant Local Hero Modified Centre Upcoming Events & District Fiddle Club On March 10, from 9 am until noon, the Lost Meeting every 2nd Friday of the month Slopestyle Event on March16 River Community Center will be hosting their for an evening jam session with lots of danc- Celebrate the marvels of the season with your friends and the staffers with Adrena- monthly breakfast. The menu will consist of ing. Please come and join us at the Margaret line and Burton boutiques. There will be a modified slope-style event, but without ham, bacon, scrambled eggs, pancakes, fruit, Memorial Presbyterian Church, 463, rue a judge! You - The boarders and skiers - will vote for the winners based on the toast juice and tea or coffee. Adults $6 and Principale in Lachute for a great evening of children $3. Hope you can make it! entertainment. For information, please call results of two jams. $3,000 in prizes to be won! Here are a few details. On March 17 the board of the LRCC will be 819 687-3468. Description: Friendly, jump and rail competition. Participants vote for the best figure of the day on jumps and rails. holding their St. Patrick’s Day dinner. Doors Arundel Municipal will open at 5 pm and dinner will be served at Place: Adrénaline Park, Promenade trail 6 pm. They will be having a traditional corned Library Lecture Series beef supper with dessert. There will be music, 2 Village Street, Friday evenings, 7 pm Age categories: door prizes and much fun to be had, so come For info, call the library at 819 687-8246. - Men (snowboard and ski) along and join them in the wearing of the - Women (snowboard and ski) “Green.” This dinner is BYOB. Weekly Meditation - Junior (14 years old and under, snow- Wednesday evenings: 7 pm - 8:30 pm. Morin board and ski) Club de la Bonne En- Heights/St. Adolphe. Open to all, no medita- Prizes: Over $3,000 in merchandise will tion experience needed. For information call be shared among the participants, thanks tente of Boileau, 702 Grace Bubeck: 450-226-3251. chemin de Boileau to the event sponsors: Burton, Red, Salo- Tuesdays: 7 pm - Cards - 500 - Gore Seniors Network mon, Electric, Anon, Volcom and Nixon. March 24: 7:30 pm - Military Whist, EAT & GREET: Takes place every last Monday Schedule: Participants’ Meeting March 30: 11 am - Easter Egg Hunt, of the month at 12:30 pm at the Trinity (Park’s entrance) at noon Registration required: Community Centre, 2, Cambria Road in Gore. Competition (slope style) 1 pm to 3:30 pm Chantal Parent, 819-687-8318 For more info contact Cécilia at 450 562-2161 Award Ceremony, 3:30 p.m. For more information: 819 687-9710 Dany’s Book Club Registration: Pre-registration at Adrena- St. Simeon’s Players invites you to join us for a monthly meeting. line Store from March 1 until the day of players present We exchange our reading experiences with the competition. a chosen bestseller and share our thoughts Terms and Conditions: St. Simeon’s Players present during a round-table discussion. General area Aladdin & His Wonderful, Magical Lamp of Ste. Anne des lacs. For information call Rules: Open to skiers and snowboarders of St. Simeon’s Anglican Church, Lachute Dany at 450 224-5469. all levels. Helmet and retention strap mandatory. Date: April 19, 20, 26 Time: Door opens at 6:30 pm Willkommen Purchase: Cash-payment only. Homemade desserts, coffee & tea at 7:00 pm Sind sie interessiert and der Pflege der Pre-registration at Adrenaline Store between Tickets, $15 - sold in advance, please call 450 Deutschen Sprache?Deutschsprachiger Klub March 1 and the day of the event. 533 4359 sucht neue Mitglieder. Treffen einmal im If under 18, signature of risk acknowledgment form by Monat: Kontakt: Luise 613 678-6320 a parent or legal guardian at registration is required. Harrington Eva 450 451-0930 Meals-on-Wheels Refund: Can be refunded up to 3 days before the event. Do you know someone who may be having Bazaar in Lachute Restriction: Maximum of 100 participants. difficulty preparing hot meals at home? We “Le mouvement personne d’abord’’ invites deliver meals to the Harrington area every you to come and find everything at low, low For more information, visit www.tremblant.ca. Monday morning - $4 per meal. For further prices! Location: 177, Bethany in Lachute. information contact Rose at 819 687-2659. Tues. & Wed. 10 am - 4 pm Thurs. 10 am - 8 pm and Fri. 10 am - 2 pm Lachute Baptist Church Also open the 1st Sat of the month. Gambling problem TO POST A Extends Invitation We are a non-profit organization supporting We, at the Lachute Baptist Church, 45, Argen- young people suffering from intellectual in your family? COMMUNITY teuil Ave, would like to invite you to join us as deficiencies to integrate and participate in the we welcome Pastor and Mrs. Rénald Leroux, development of their own store. Donations of Gam-Anon might help ANNOUNCEMENT as our new pastor. Sun, March 17 at 2 pm. clothing, shoes, books, etc. are appreciated. parents and friends of OR EVENT FREE OF Amaryllis Women’s Choir compulsive gamblers. is pleased to announce a performance of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater Amaryllis will CHARGE, EMAIL: be joined by members of the National Arts Centre orchestra (Sinfonia Sacra) and the 514 484-6666 Sparrow’s Children’s Choir to present this beautiful 13-movement cantata in its entirety. MAIN.STREET The music meditates on the suffering of Christ’s mother during His crucifixion. 1 866 484-6664 SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 4:00 at Knox Presbyterian Church, 29 High Street Vankleek @XPLORNET.CA Hill. Tickets $20, at the door or reserved in advance by contacting a choir member www.gam-anon.org or The Review in Vankleek Hill. Information: 613 527-1149. FAX: 819 242-2022

L’Alcool est-il un PROBLÈME Morin Heights Historical Association pour vous? LECTURE/CONFERENCE SERIES Is alcohol a PROBLEM ALCOOLIQUES ANONYMES SUNDAY APRIL 14, AT 2 PM for you? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS ST. EUGENE CHURCH, MORIN HEIGHTS ¿El Alcohol es ALCOHÓLICOS ANÓNIMOS Association historique de Morin-Heights un PROBLEMA Aide téléphonique • Helpline • Ayuda telefonica para usted? 1 877 790-2526 Internet: www.aa87.org Guest speaker JOSEPH GRAHAM will talk about the aboriginal history of our Edible Make your event a region KICHISIPI: the Ottawa River at time Art memorable one with of contact. Everyone is welcome. Tasty a custom design by Shawna C.P. / P.O. BOX 2693, MORIN HEIGHTS, QC, CANADA J0R 1H0 CAKE morinheightshistory.org 450 226-5756 [email protected] March 2013 27 Hugo Lapointe - of Franz Liszt. Also on the program Mathieu Gaudet - Prévost Tapis Rouge - is Debussy’s Moonlight, works by In this concert, this unique virtuoso- St. Jérôme Beethoven (the 1st movement from Out & pianist plays the romantic music of “On roule et on the fifth symphony), the Spring Sonata Robert Schumann. Mathieu Gaudet gronde” is the title by Schubert and will close with the obtained a masters degree in music About of Hugo Lapointe’s opening of Wilhelm Tell by Rossini. from the John Hopkins University Sat. Mar. 16, 8 pm. $25. St. Antoine third album that in Baltimore, Maryland, as well as Ilania Abileah - Main Street openly touches on Church, 705, boul. des Laurentides, St. a doctorate from the University of love, family and Jérôme. Tickets are on sale at the Ste. Montreal, having studied with Paul society, and includes Rose flower store facing the hospital, Stewart and Marc Durand. He is pieces from his or at the door on concert night as of the recipient of several prestigious previous shows. Sat. Mar. 9, 8 pm - 7:15 pm. 450 419-9148 or visit www. competition awards. Mathieu Music dinner 6 pm, show 8 pm. Show only concertchandelle.com. recorded his first solo album playing Marie-Josée Lord - Ste. Adèle $25 + tax, dinner-show $50 + tax, Renée Martel Rachmaninoff in 2008. He has (adults 18 +). Reserve your tickets on - En Scène - performed as a soloist and chamber An internationally acclaimed soprano line or by telephone. Le Tapis Rouge, St. Jérôme musician throughout Canada and singer who draws the audience into 338 St-Georges, St. Jérôme. www.tapis- Renée Martel the United States, India and France, rouge.ca. 450 436-7500 presents and conducts concertos by Mozart Ext. 230. “Une femme Candlelight Concert - libre,” which St. Antoine Church, won the Félix St. Jérôme award in 2012. Renée Pianist, Alejandra has enjoyed Cifuntes Diaz, and a remarkable violinist, Grégor career. Mar. Monlun, offer an 8, 7 pm. $40. intimate evening Salle André- of music rendered Prévost, 535, poetic by candlelight. rue, Filion, They will start with St. Jérôme. J.S. Bach and move 450 432- on to Mozart, the Renée Martel - En Scène - 0660 www. romance of Chopin St. Jérôme enscene.ca. and the virtuosity La Sinfonia de Lanaudière - En Scène - St. Jérôme A program with Marc Marie-Josée Lord - Ste. Adèle Hervieux, dedicated to French Mathieu Gaudet - Prévost songs by Charlebois, Ferland, a lyrical universe with classical and Haydn. In addition, he is a Vigneault, Leclerc, Aznavour, (Bizet, Verdi) and world music with doctor of medicine and is involved Bécaud, Lama, Fugain and different styles (Plamondon, Ferland, in international social justice and even Piaf and Reno! Sun. Mar. Lama). Sat. Mar. 30, 8 pm. $37.50. environmental causes. Sat. Apr. 13, 8 10, 3 pm. $44. Salle André- Diffusion Ste. Adèle: Salle Augustin- pm: $30. Saint-François Xavier Church, Prévost, 535, rue Filion, St. Norbert-Morin, 258 Boul. Ste. Adèle. 994, rue Principale, Prévost. 450 436- Jérôme. 450 432-0660 www. 450 229-2724 450 745-3161 www. 3037. www.diffusionsamalgamme.com. diffusionsteadele.ca. Candlelight Concert - St. Antoine Church, St. Jérôme enscene.ca.

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28 March 2013 Ragleela Quintet - Catherine Durand - Val Morin Bruno Pelletier - En Scène - David Giguère - En Scène - St. Jérôme Indian Music - Prévost Singer Catherine Durand is well St. Jérôme David is a singer/writer who has Indian-inspired music played by respected on the Quebec music scene. This singer presents “Rendus là.” performed on stage and screen as the following musicians: Uwe She will perform new songs. Sat. Mar Sat. Mar. 23, 7 pm. $40. Salle André- an actor. He sings from his album Neumann (sitar & sansa), Jean-Marc 16, 8 pm: $30. Théâtre du Marais: Prévost, 535, rue Filion, St. Jérôme. Hisser Haut. Mar. 22, 8 pm. $27. Salle Hébert (guitar), Shawn Mativetski 1201, 10e Avenue, Val Morin. 819 322- 450 432-0660 www.enscene.ca. Antony-Lessard, 101, place du Curé- (percussion), Marie-Soleil Bélanger 1414. [email protected]. Labelle, St. Jérôme - 450 432-0660 Glenn Miller Orchestra is coming! www.enscene.ca. This prestigious orchestra has recently been touring in Quebec and has Gilles Vigneault - “Vivre debout” - received accolades in the media. Ste. Agathe They play the great favourites such An evening with Quebec-renowned as In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, poet-singer, Gilles Vigneault, who Chattanooga Choo Choo, and Tuxedo inaugurated this theatre in 1967. Sat. Junction. The orchestra celebrated its Apr. 20, 8 pm. $52. Théâtre le Patriote, 75th anniversary and continues to play 258, rue Saint-Venant, Ste. Agathe. 819 the music of the legendary Glenn, now 326-3655, [email protected]. led by musical director, singer and organizer, Nick Hilscher. The orchestra blends the sound of saxophones, Clubs trumpets, trombones, bass, drums, Bistro l’Ange Vagabond - piano and vocals, reviving the 30s-40s Ragleela Quintet - Indian Music - Prévost St. Adolphe d’Howard (violin) and Éric Breton (percussion). Madile Puijalon Plays Debussy - Steve Hill (solo) Fri. Mar. 8, 8 pm. They fuse the rich melodic heritage of St. Sauveur $25. Will Driving West. Sat. Mar. 9, 8 Indian music with western harmony. Pianist, Madile Puijalon, will play the pm. Keith Kouna, Fri. Apr. 19, 8 pm. Uwe Neumann founded the group in second collection of Préludes by Claude $20. Reservations are required! L’Ange 1990, who upon arrival in Montreal Debussy. By reservation only. $20 Vagabond, 1818, Ch du Village, St. in 2000, was joined by guitarists Jean- adult, $10 children under 12. Concerts Adolphe d’Howard. 819 714-0213. Marc Hébert and Shawn Mativetsky. take place Sat. Mar. 16, 7:30 pm and In 2002, they recorded the Caravan Sun. Mar. 17, 3 pm. 120, chemin album, which got good reviews in the Boyer, St. Sauveur. 450 227-3910, On Stage Montreal papers. In 2006, Ragleela [email protected]. Grandpa is Not a Cash Cow and obtained the prize of Star Galaxy of Grandma Won’t Take Any Bull - Radio-Canada. On their Jai-Ma album, Myriane Bourgeois - Prévost Lachute they perform exotic world music. This young, classical, pianist and singer A play written by François Jobin, Sat. Mar. 16, 8 pm. $30. Diffusion studied piano with Michel Brousseau adapted to English by Lise Landry Amal’Gamme, Église Saint-François- at age fourteen, and at sixteen, classic and Jeffrey Nethercott and directed Xavier; 994, rue Principale, Prévost. vocals with soprano, Maria Knapik at by Marie-Claude Hénault. The play, Lionel-Groulx College in Ste. Thérese. dealing with the plight of the elderly, Pierre Jasmin, pianist - Prévost Glenn Miller Orchestra - St. Jérôme She completed her 2nd level studies will open in Lachute with the first A recital of Beethoven sonatas by at the McGill Music Conservatory and swing of Glenn Miller, who used a three shows: Thurs. Apr. 4, 2 pm; virtuoso pianist, Pierre Jasmin. Sat. has won several honourable mentions, Duke Ellington’s saying: “It Don’t Mean Sat. Apr. 6, 7:30 pm and Sun. Apr. 7, Mar. 23, 8 pm. $30. Saint-François medals and grants. Sat. Apr. 6, 8 pm. a Thing If it Ain’t Got that Swing!” 2 pm. Tickets: $5. Not to be missed! Xavier Church, 994, rue Principale, $20. Saint-François Xavier Church, 994, March 17, 3 pm. $60. Salle André- Théâtre des Petits Bonheurs, 523, rue Prevost. 450 436-3037. www. rue Principale, Prévost. 450 436-3037. Prévost: 535 rue Filion, St. Jérôme - Berry. Lachute, across from the old diffusionsamalgamme.com. www.diffusionsamalgamme.com. 450 432-0660, www.enscene.ca. train station. 450 562-3600.

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March 2013 29 Le Chantecler March 2013 Main Street Ad Messmer - En Scène - St. Jérôme Marie-Claude Desjardins - Reflexions - ARTS Morin Heights “Intemporel” won Messmer the 2012 On Screen - Brownsburg-Chatham ARTS Morin Heights 30th anniversary “Most popular Show” at the Olivier Painter, Marie-Claude Desjardins, will starts with a collective show titled Gala. Two shows. Thurs. Mar. 21 & Opera exhibit her work from Wed. Mar. 6 “Reflexions” at the Morin Heights Fri. Mar. 22, 8 pm. Tickets: $52. Opera screenings in HD directly from to Sun. Apr. 14. Opening hours: Tue. Library. The show opens March 9 the Metropolitan Opera New York - Wed. Thurs. 5 pm - 8 pm, Fri. 11:30 and 10 from noon to 4 pm and will Pinocchio - St. Jérôme two locations in the Laurentians: Pine am - 2 pm, and 5 pm - 9 pm, Sat. stay open to the public until Sat. For the very young crowd - Pinocchio, Cinéma: Phase 2, 1146, rue Valiquette, 5 - 8 pm. Restaurant Faim-Fino, 338, Mar. 16, 4 pm. Morin Heights Library: Mar. 24, 3 pm. Salle André-Prévost, Ste. Adèle 855 739-7463 and Cinéma rue des Érables, Brownsburg-Chatham, 823 Village Rd. Morin Heights. www. 535, rue Filion, St. Jérôme, 450 432- Carrefour du nord: 900 Boulevard 450 407-0708. For more information artsmorinheights.com. 0660. www.enscene.ca. Grignon, St. Jérôme, 450 436-5944. call La Société culturelle du Pavillon $25 adult, $22.50 seniors and children des Jardins: 450 495-8022 [email protected] Le Temps … Nous - Val David Sylvain Larocque - Le Tapis Rouge - under 12. http://www.cinemapine. scpj.wordpress.com. An exhibition by Lise Bolduc, Lorraine St. Jérôme com. http://www.cinemast-jerome. Joannette, Jean-Sébastien Lajeunesse, com/horaire Roger Lauzon - This comedian has presented three one- Maison de la culture - Lachute Lucien Lisabelle, and Mirka Monette. man shows. His last show earned him Exhibition continues until Mar. 17 at Francesca da Rimini - Zandonai Until March 21, Roger Lauzon the “2010 Olivier” as the best comedian the Val David Church in the community will exhibit his recent collection of show of the year. He also wrote, “Mars A love story inspired by an episode hall. 2490, rue de l’Église, Val-David photographs in which he zooms in et Vénus,” in which he starred. He is a from Dante’s Inferno, this opera was Open: Sat. 10 am - 4 pm, Sun. 1 pm regular at the Just for Laughs Festival. first performed in 1914. The love duet - 4 pm. 819 322-5690. letempsnous@ He will present a new program Sat. aria is quite beautiful. Conductor: yahoo.ca. Mar. 30; dinner 6 pm, show 8 pm. Marco Armiliato. Cast: Francesca (Eva- Show only $25 + tax, dinner-show Maria Westbroek), Paolo (Marcello Group Exhibition - St. Faustin $50 + tax, (adults 18+). Reserve your Giordani), Malatestino (Robert A group exhibition of Laurentian artist tickets on line or by telephone. Le Tapis Brubaker), Gianciotto (Mark Delavan). opens Mar. 9 and continues to Apr. Rouge, 338 St-Georges, St. Jérôme. www. Sat. Mar. 16, 12 pm. 200 min. 21. Maison des arts et de la culture de tapis-rouge.ca 450 436-7500 Ext. 230 Saint-Faustin, 1171, de la Pisciculture, St. Faustin Lac-Carré. Open: Tue. to Dominic Paquet - Le Tapis Rouge - Sun. 11 am to 5 pm. 819 688-2676. St. Jérôme [email protected] www. Dominic Paquet has been a comedian maisondesarts.ca. for the past fifteen years. His latest one-man show, “Dominic Paquet voit Two artists share the walls at the le jour,” has played to full houses. Sat. St. Colomban Library Apr. 13, dinner 6 pm, show 8 pm. During the month of March, two Show only $35 + taxes, dinner-show artists, Lucette Clément and Angèle $60 + taxes. (Adults 18 +). Reserve Daniel, will share the exhibition walls your tickets on line or by telephone. at the library. Lucette Clement started Le Tapis Rouge Saint-Jérôme, 338 painting in the 70s, with oils and St-Georges, St. Jérôme. www.tapis- in 1993 took up watercolours. She rouge.ca. 450 436-7500, ext. 230. joined various art associations and Roger Lauzon - Maison de la culture - participated in exhibitions in the Laval, Lise Dion - En Scène - St. Jérôme Lachute “Le temps qui court” won the title on sights he encounters “Show of the Year.” The other two during his forays into shows scheduled for this comedian the forests of Quebec. were sold out - this is an added show: This will be followed Thurs. Mar. 14, 8 pm. Tickets: $52. Visual Arts on Apr. 7 - 25 by a Salle André-Prévost: 535 rue Filion, St. display of photographs Jérôme. 450 432-0660, www.enscene.ca. Louise Bloom - by youth participating Val David Exhibit Centre in a competition. The Collectif Sortie 76 - Val Morin Louise Bloom’s collection, “Dear project is directed by Eric Collectif Sortie 76 is a group of ten Alice: Reflections from the Looking Poplin from the Youth women, who, for the past few years, Glass,” is a collection of work that has Employment Centre in have been putting on different activities been expanding for quite a few years. Lachute. Opening hours: during International Women’s Week, Exhibition continues until May 19. Mon. 10 am to 3 pm, Tue. including a show for the benefit Centre d’exposition de Val David, 2495, 10 am to 6 pm, Wed. & Two artists share the walls at the St. Colomban Library of helping women in need. In the rue de l’Église, Val-David. Opening Thurs. 10 am to 8 pm, past, they based their show on “The hours: Wed. - Sun, 11 am - 5 pm. Fri. 10 am to 6 pm, Sat. & Sun 10 am www.culture.val-david.qc.ca. to 4 pm. Maison de la culture, 378, rue Laurentians and Montreal areas. She 819 322-7474. Principale, Lachute. 450 562-3781. paints landscape, still life, animals and houses. Angèle Daniel has been Gabrielle Laforest - Mont Laurier Jessica Peters - drawing and painting since 1997. She is a member of the Ste. Adèle The exhibit by the Montreal artist, “Back and Forth” - St. Jérôme Art Association, and exhibits in the Gabrielle Laforest, titled “Les trois Jessica depicts countryside and urban Laurentians. Her paintings are inspired énigmes,” opened in February and landscapes comprised of architectural by nature. The show opens March 7 includes twelve large-size canvases. structures. She plays with perspectives and continues to the end of the month. Gabrielle Laforest holds both a BA and and presents a new reality of landscape Opening hours: Mon. to Thurs. 10 Masters degrees from the University representation. She uses acrylic, latex, am - 8 pm, Sat. & Sun: 10 am - 2 pm. of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM). She enamel and spray cans, which renders St. Colomban Library, 347, Montée de has been exhibiting her work for the her creations unique, vibrant and rich l’Église, St. Colomban. 450 436-1453 past ten years and is now represented in texture. She juxtaposes impasto and ext. 302 [email protected]. by the Lilian Rodriguez Gallery. Show flat surfaces, as well as scraping and Collectif Sortie 76 - Val Morin sanding. She cuts precise forms and Michel Normandeau et al - Mont Vagina Monologues” by Eve Ensler. incorporates them into compositions. In Tremblant This year, they are presenting new her new body of work, she combines surprise material. Sat. Mar. 23, 8 traces of human life to reinforce the Recent artwork by the painter, Michel pm. $20. Théâtre du Marais: 1201, past. Exhibition continues until April Normandeau, is being displayed at the 10e Avenue, Val Morin. 819 322-1414. 7. Musée d’art contemporain des Salle Alphonse-Desjardins from Feb. [email protected]. Laurentides, 101, place du Curé-Labelle, 20 to Mar. 10. This is a self-taught St. Jérôme. Opening hours: Tue. - Sun. artist who has been living in the Francois Morency - Val Morin noon to 5 pm. 450 432-7171. www. Laurentians since 1993. He loves to François Morency is a well-known museelaurentides.ca. paint outdoors in the Mont Tremblant Quebec comedian. During his 15-year area; bad weather and extreme cold career, he created 3 solo shows and ICI par les arts - St. Jérôme temperatures do not deter him from painting outdoors. Another exhibition performed 500 times to very large The centre presents a collective will follow in the same hall and will audiences. He presented 8 galas (Just exhibition to mark International include paintings by twelve artists (that for Laughs Festival) and appeared on Women’s Week starting Mar. 7. he gathered to paint on March 8-10); to over one thousand radio programs. He Opening hours: Mon. - Wed. 9 am - 5 Gabrielle Laforest - Mont Laurier be exhibited Mar. 13-17. Open Wed. 1 won the Olivier for Best Radio Program pm, Thurs. 9 am - 9 pm, Friday 9 am pm - 5 pm, Thurs. & Fri. 1 pm - 9 pm. four years in a row. He now returns continues until Apr. 20. Maison de la - 5 pm and Saturday 11 am - 4 pm. Salle Alphonse-Desjardins, 1145, rue de with his fourth one-man show. Sat. culture, 385, rue du Pont, Mont Laurier, Closed Sundays! ICI par les arts, 712, St. Jovite, Mt. Tremblant. 819 425-8614, Apr. 6, 8 pm. $35. Théâtre du Marais: Québec 819 623-2441. ceml@lino. rue St. Georges, St. Jérôme. 450-569- ext. 2500 www.villedemont-tremblant. 1201, 10e Avenue, Val Morin. 819 322- sympatico.ca, www.expomontlaurier.ca. 4000 www.iciparlesarts.com. 1414. [email protected]. qc.ca. 30 March 2013 Be an owner for $270* a week! LeLe BoiséBoisé DesDesErablesErables NEW BUILDING PROJECT IN SAINT SAUVEUR In the village, 52 av des érables 50%50% SOLD!SOLD!

Blainville-Art - “Éclosions printanières” Blainville-Art - would be appreciated. Gallery opening “Éclosions printanières” hours: Thurs. & Fri. 6 pm - 9 pm and Blainville-Art presents a new collective Sat. & Sun. 10 am - 5 pm. Galerie exhibition and competition, on the d’Art de Blainville, 1000, chemin de theme “Spring Outbreaks,” Mar. 7 - 24. Plan-Bouchard. www.blainville-art.org The show opening will be held Fri. Mar. 15, 7 pm - 9 pm, at which time Please submit items for prizes in different categories will be inclusion in the next edition awarded. There will be a raffle for a (covering the period Apr. 12 - painting by Dariana Ugalde to benefit May 10), by Mar 22 to: ilania@ TURNKEY PROJECT the “Opération Enfants Soleil.” Raffle IlaniaAbileah.com, or call me tickets are free, however, donations at 450 226-3889. IN HARMONY WITH NATURE! 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The hockey trip has become a tradition at LRHS. In the past the Blues have travelled to Buffalo, école de danse March 2013 Main Street ad Pittsburgh, Boston, the Maritimes and Lake Placid. Where to next?? March 2013 31 Aux Lubies Gourmandes - LRHS Variety Show Lachute Katharine Morrill - Main Street The end of February traditionally signifies the coming of spring, however, for This little restaurant-boutique is located in a house LRHS’ singers, musicians and dancers, this time of year is much more than a on a back street, and is open for breakfast and lunch. simple changing of the seasons. On the 28th of February and the 1st of March, The owner, Lucie-Anne Pilote, a native from the approximately 60 students performed in the annual Variety Show. Our show is not Charlevoix region, has a particular passion for organic simply a spur-of-the-moment event, it is the end result of hours of practice and and local produce and she serves vegetables from the Agri-Choux farm in Lachute and other local products. Daily lunch specials are marked on a blackboard. Lunch menu consists of a soup, sandwich, a choice Dining of two or three salads and coffee, served with a nice spice cookie. The last time I visited, the menu featured a serving of salmon in a white sauce with Out salad (cost of complete meal $14.60 tax included). Ilania Abileah - My friend chose a ham sandwich and said it was Main Street very good. The décor is warm and pleasant and local artists are featured on the walls. This time, it was Francine Turgeon, who does charming pastels of dedication beginning with auditions in November, and culminating in a week spent countryside scenery. The food is nicely served and refining the acts in the auditorium. the price is right. What a nice hidden eatery for a meal away from home. It has From a participant’s point of view, the magic of Variety Show is in the evolution become quite popular with the locals. If you plan to go, either go early, or wait of the acts. We start off as individual musicians or signers, and bring our talents for the lunch rush hour to pass to ensure convenient parking and a table. Lucie- together under the direction of Mr. Morrill and Mr. Foreman, in order to produce Anne also takes reservations for groups of eight people for dinner and she has an fully orchestrated presentation pieces. Musicians support singers without regard for alcohol permit. grade level or musical preference. It is a tremendously educational and enriching The boutique Aux Lubies Gourmandes offers a large variety of organic products experience. Tirelessly working to ensure the acts sound and look great, a full tech from Argenteuil, Charlevoix and the Eastern Townships. There is honey from crew including a sound engineer, light support, video and projection crew, and stage- Mathews in St. André d’Argenteuil, wine from the Negondo winery in Mirabel, hands freely give their time. Thursday night’s intermission bake sale was hosted by and the Riviere du Chene winery in St. Eustache, chocolates from L’Éveil du members of the drama club, who will be performing “Dracula” on the 11th and 12th printemps in Brownsburg, beer from the Dieu du Ciel brewery in St. Jérôme, of April. We are all extremely lucky to be capable of participating in such an event. preserves from local farms, wool blankets from Bob Rodgers’ Laine d’Argenteuil, The memories we create in the auditorium are memories that will, without a doubt, lavender preparations, tisanes, and fair-trade coffees. Aux Lubies Gourmandes, remain with us long after we have moved on. 432, rue Lafleur, Lachute www.auxlubiesgourmandes.com 450 566-5976. Samsonite Travel Converter Kit Recalled La Gourmandine - Ste. 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No other Samsonite converter models are being recalled. with two or three salads added on the plate. The choice of salads is interesting, Hazard identified: The converter may overheat, posing a fire or burn hazard, if a there are breads galore, yummy pastry and chocolates prepared right there and load in excess of 50 watts is applied to the converter while in the 50-watt setting. packaged handsomely. Do yourself a favour and take the time to look at the display of exotic salads, terrine’s and other delicacies before you choose. I chose Samsonite and Health Canada have received three reports of converters overheating in the daily special; a veggie-burger and herbed pasta with a choice of three salads Canada. There have been no reports of any injuries or significant property damage. on a large rectangular plate with a good cup of coffee - total $13.80; my friend Number sold: Approximately 3,000 units were sold across Canada in retail stores. opted for a large cheese bagel and coffee. Everything is freshly prepared, cooked Time period sold: The converters were sold from January 2011 through December 2012. and baked on location. One can meet Chef Nicolas Texier himself at the cash, Place of origin: Manufactured in China tending to customers with a friendly smile. On your way out, you might wish to Companies: Manufacturer - Minwa China (Pinghu) Electronics Co., Ltd. CHINA stop at the front boutique where Eugenie Lee can be seen behind the counter with Distributor: Samsonite Canada Inc., Stratford Ontario, CANADA an enticing display of “Little Sins” pastry, cakes, and beautiful gift baskets. The restaurant also offers catering services and has a second floor reception room for What you should do: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled weddings and other family celebrations. La Gourmandine, 81, rue Saint-Vincent, travel converters and contact Samsonite to return the product for a full refund. Ste. Agathe. 819 326-7777. www.lagourmandine.ca. 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As most of the Banks/Caisses will guarantee SLR device, a cell phone or tablet, or use good old-fashioned film, anything that your interest rate for a period up to a maximum of 90 days for refinancing your will capture garden images for study, reflection or reference is a valuable and es- property, or sometimes up to six months, in order to buy one, the intelligent move sential gardening tool. would be to secure your interest rate by qualifying yourself with your creditor Nothing tells the (Banks, Caisses, etc…) and leave your application pending until the interest rates story better than a reach the lowest possible rate, and then freeze it for the next couple of months. If photo showing how you wait too long to secure your rate, you might have a significant difference with spectacular your what you could have had, if the rate goes up, in the middle of the year. So, even perennial garden if you don’t need money right now, if your credit is good, it might be a good thing bloomed throughout for you to go through with that strategy/process, in order to have the best result. a long hot summer. Remember, if you have a transferrable mortgage with a low rate on a property, let’s A picture can also say at 2.99% for example, for a period of 5 years and that the said interest rate, record the fact that on the market, has just raised, let’s say to 4.5%, for the same term of 5 years, it all of the peren- could mean a difference of interest payments of $15,000, more of less, for a loan of nial colour seemed $200,000. So, if you have a property on the market financed at a low rate, com- to come at once, pared to a higher market rate, then, either your property will sell first or you will indicating that a get a higher market price than the other properties, simply because your buyer will wider variety of save a great deal buying your house. Unfortunately, you will never know when the plants with different interest rate will rise again, so you better be on your guard, financially speaking. flowering schedules Credit is a working tool; bad use of it will create stress that could lead to bank- could improve your ruptcy, and a good use of it could move you ahead in your financial affairs to a garden. higher level. You should always have a portion of your assets in liquidity and some Where exactly are of it in real estate investments (the most secure of the market). If you maintain a all your spring bulbs good credit line against your assets, if the bank rates are high you get a nice return planted? Take a on your liquidity (term deposit). If, on the other hand, inflation is high, your real picture while they estate portfolio will appreciate accordingly, and if the overall economy is weak, are in full bloom. then your margins of credit will be useful. Then when it comes If you have any questions regarding the topic of this article, please call me at time to plant more my cell: 514-688-3131 or tel: 450 227-6229. bulbs next fall, you’ll know exactly where they should SPCA Adoptions be added. A photo showing how much space those heirloom tomatoes or zucchini plants occupied last year can remind you they were too crowded; so remember to plant them further apart next season. And, if you can’t recall last year’s vegetable garden rotation, check your photos for an instant update. Having trouble identifying a garden specimen or noxious weed? Take a picture. Of- ten this is the easiest way to compare the plant in question with possibilities found on the Internet. A photo is also a portable, simple way to bring the plant along when you seek help from your local garden centre. Are leaves curling and turning brown or yellow? Is a plant developing black, gray or transparent spots? Are holes appearing on foliage overnight and you can’t figure My name is Bingo. I’m an adorable I’m Minouche, the gorgeous tabby cat. Even out why? Is the weirdest bug you’ve ever seen turning your cabbage patch or bean 2-year-old male Doberman. I’m an though I’m 3 1/2 years old, I’m still tiny plants into a buffet? Take a picture. Once again this is an easy way to carry the intelligent, expressive and funny and look like a kitten. I’m quite dainty and evidence with you as you seek a solution in a gardening book, on the Internet or in dog. I get along well with other walk like a gentle princess. One good look person when consulting an expert. Many cameras have handy “macro” settings to animals and although I’m a bit into my eyes and you’ll fall in love. Please take close-ups that capture lots of detail in sharp focus. independent, I’m willing to do come and see me; a cage is not a place for Toting a camera along when you are out and about in the world is also strongly anything for a treat. a cat like me! recommended. It is a great way to collect and record ideas. Whether you are visit- ing friends or family for a backyard barbecue, taking a drive in the country or tour- ing formal public gardens, the world is full of inspiration. Latin Dance at the Meridian 74 - Walking around the block in my neighbourhood, I saw bountiful zucchini plants St. Jérôme with their roots firmly planted in a veggie patch but their trailers were spreading with abandon on the garden’s surrounding lawn. What a great way to optimize By Claudette Hay - Main Street space! So keep your eyes open, you’re bound to discover interesting and innovative ways to trellis or string up beans, peas or any other unwieldy, vine-like plants. Or take note of unusual containers, baskets or pots that people have transformed into unique planters. A visit to the Les Jardins de Métis - public gardens in the Gaspe - provided me with plenty of inspiration for new combinations of shade-loving flowering plants. A wonderful bonus of such public gardens is that most of the plants, trees or shrubs are labelled. If something catches your eye and you like it, take a picture of the specimen with the name plaque included. Later you won’t be guessing which photo matches up with the plant names you scribbled on a scrap of paper. When traveling in a tropical climate it’s also interesting to snap photos of your favourite houseplants growing in their natural habitat. On a recent trip to Hawaii, I was amazed to see philodendron, English ivy, asparagus fern and spider plants used as ground cover and border plants around palm trees. Hedges of flowering hibiscus and bougainvillea were also a sight to behold. Garden pictures such as these or any photos of your favourite garden scenes are a great way to brighten up the long dark days of winter. These pictures can go anywhere as the desktop back- The Laurentian Hispanic Association invites you to come and join in an ground on any of our electronic devices. evening of fun, dancing to music from the South. The Orchestra of Mike Teruel, When I know spring is just around the corner but has not quite arrived in the accompanied by Marco Nolazco and Petter Barza from El Salvador, will be Laurentians, I take a special photo of blossoming trees that I took one spring at the playing traditional cumbia, merengue and salsa! There will also be a DJ and Montreal Botanical Gardens and I let it inspire me for a few weeks as the back- two sensual dancers to encourage your participation! Sat. Mar. 9, 8 pm, $10 ground on my laptop screen. (includes a drink). The Meridian 74, 181, rue Brière, St. Jérôme. 450 436-5247. What inspires you? Next time you see it, take a picture. Happy snapping. [email protected]. (IA) March 2013 33 Kindergarten Artists Host Impressive Loving it All Vernissage in Morin Heights Joan Beauregard - Main Street What if I Thursday, February 28, Morin Heights Elementary School hosted Get Angry? a very special event; a vernissage, Grace Bubeck - Main Street showcasing artworks by the kinder- garten classes of Morin Heights and Since my column acquired its heading, I’m sure Ste. Adèle elementary schools. some of you must have been wondering whether this is a realistic proposition. Can we really love it all? And if we do, what about The cafeteria of Morin Heights all the emotions and thoughts that are far from being positive, let alone loving? School was transformed into an art gallery. Each young artist’s work was So I got really upset today! It was over an exchange I had with a good friend displayed on its own panel, along of mine. The details don’t really matter. Anger showed up and it inspired me to with a professional-quality display- write about how loving it all could apply to it. card giving the title of the piece and I just want to say that I don’t have all the answers. I’m a human being learning artist name. It also displayed a story created by the artist, describing what inspired them to to live her life, just as you are. I’m also a therapist, counselor and workshop do the work. Every piece was painted on a canvas and thanks to the woodworking efforts of leader, helping others to live their lives better and less painfully. So I spend more one parent, all were presented in similar wooden frames. time dealing with, and reflecting on, these themes than most people, and that’s The vernissage was the culmination of a one-month project by kindergarten teachers, certainly a qualifying mark. But the fact that I can have quite a temper myself is Natalie Losier and Lee-Ann Mascis. The classes from both schools shared several sessions probably even more à propos. I know what I’m talking about! of artistic-creation exercises, such as colour-mixing, brush techniques, how colour repre- And this brings me to my main point. Loving it all doesn’t mean that we’ll sents feelings, how art can express mood, movement, etc. The project also included a trip to actually love everything that we come across in our lives. It cannot possibly the Montreal Museum of Fine arts imply this, because that’s not how we’re hardwired as human beings. We’re to see the works of noted Quebec not made to just have positive emotions, so we can’t possibly aspire to that. We artists and to take part in art work- wouldn’t be human if we did. We’d be some new age robots, or like the fictitious shops run by the museum, specifi- inhabitants of the classic novel, Brave New World. cally for school classes. What does it mean, then, to love it all when anger arises? First of all, it means Comments from teachers, parents, accepting ourselves in our emotional reaction instead of judging the anger and the principal of Morin Heights ourselves as not ok, or feeling guilty or even ashamed about it. Even if we don’t School, Christian St. Pierre, and want to get upset or angry, we can still allow ourselves to have an understandable other guests all echoed the same reaction. For most people, negative emotions are not under their control; they just opinion- that it was a great experi- pop up, as it were. If we’re more used to working with ourselves at this level, ence for the 2 classes and that the we start to have more choices over how to respond. But there’ll continue to be result was far beyond expectation. situations where a knee-jerk emotional reflex hits us before we can catch it. Natalie Losier and Lee-Ann Mascis, teachers So this, in fact, is what needs our love and acceptance most: our very human emotional challenges, and ourselves, as and when we are so challenged. And Child Fitness here is where it gets interesting. To the extent that we can love ourselves like this, we’ll also be able to let go of our criticism of others when they are grappling with their own reactions. Nobody is perfect in this department, including us. When we Birthday Parties: realize this, we’ve come a long way on the road to loving it all. It’s good, of course, to learn not to take our anger out on others. It’s best Gifts & Themes to expressed in a way that doesn’t attack or hurt. Learning this is easier when we don’t get stuck in guilt or shame about it, or assume that we’re right. Ultimately, Keep Kids Active it’s all about allowing ourselves to be human without taking our reactions too By Efrat Laksman, co-owner gym Action Fitness seriously. Emotions tend to pass anyway, unless we’re intent on holding on to them, like a dog to a bone. in St. Donat - Main Street So next time, when another angry bone happens to get caught between your If you are invited to a child’s birthday and you do not know what present to get, teeth, do some growling if you must, love yourself anyway, and drop the bone as here are some great alternative ideas from the usual clothing, dolls, video games soon as you can. Apologize if need be, and then have a good laugh about it all! and DVDs. A present that stands out from the rest, that can be used over and over again will surely be appreciated and remembered. To contact Grace call 450.226.3251, or go to www.heartoftransformation.org or www.heartoflovehealing.net. How about a mini scooter, rollerblades or roller skates, skateboard or bicycle? All of these can help a child keep in shape, active and entertained. Having these handy To contact Grace call 450 226.3251, or go to www.heartoftransformation.org or will help kids stay outside, away from the TV and get out of the house. Be sure www.heartoflovehealing.net. to check the recommended age on the box before purchasing. If a bicycle is a bit pricey, try getting together with other parents to purchase it. Sometimes, the parents of the birthday kid are planning to purchase a big (or expensive) present and the other parents can buy the accessories such as a helmet, padding, outfit or shoes. Co-ops Popping Up in the Laurentians There are smaller sport-related items that are loads of fun as well. How about Ilania Abileah - Main Street a soccer ball, basketball, football, indoor ping-pong set, badminton racquets At a recent seminar held in Val David, the team of Claudine Lalonde and Martin and birdie, skip rope, or hoola-hoops. Depending on the child’s age, you can Van den Borre of CDR Outaouais-Laurentides started their training session with try a mini outdoor or indoor golf set or foam version of the soccer, basket or some interesting statistics about cooperatives in Quebec. There are about three footballs. I suggest you confirm with the parents before purchasing a mini indoor thousand cooperatives employing over eighty thousand people that do business trampoline. It takes up quite some space and security is an issue if the child is of millions of dollars and operate equipment valued at over hundred-thirty very rambunctious. And while I’m at it, the same goes for a drum set, not every million. These cooperatives operate under the Quebec law defining a cooperative family will appreciate this kind of present! as a legal entity. Keeping kids active physically is very important. However, another aspect of People attending the seminar were either already operating a cooperative, or, overall health is mental fitness. A mind that is not numbed by television or video are in the process of creating one. The objectives were of a wide specter and games is more alert. Memory function is increased and overall comprehension at included many good causes such as Les Marguerites, a café-boutique in Ste. school is improved. A great birthday present is board games. There are so many Marguerite serving locally produced and organic food, health cooperatives in types of board games. There are board games for younger children where they Ste. Marguerite, St. Hypolite and Prévost that run medical clinics that ensure will learn about colors and counting skills, and there are games that are mind availability of care to residents, organic gardens that also hope to open a venue teasers that will test a child in different ways to solve a problem. As well, there for selling what they grow, help for the elderly in their homes, snowshoeing trails are educational games. Some of these will teach a child how to do math, locate in the Montfort region, revival of a small store and restaurant in a village situated geographical locations, or solve problems. This is a fun way to complement what far from facilities and a newly re-opened restaurant in Val-David, which hosted is taught at school, especially if a child has difficulty in a particular subject. the training session and offered a sumptuous luncheon. And some games are just plain old fun. One that is sure to cause a lot of laughs is Co-op Le Baril Roulant is a micro-brewery/bistro featuring local produce, musical the game twister. Do you remember it? It is a plastic carpet with different colored performances such as folk, jazz and other types of music and art exhibitions (one circles. The players had to place their hands or feet on different colors all at the wall was graced with charming drawings by Joanne Martel). Eight people work in same time, twisting around the other players and trying not to fall down. this micro-brewery, three of whom are the founding members; Sonia, Isabelle and Sports also make a great theme for birthday parties, especially when the sugar- Patrick,who graciously served us our meal. They have fourteen beer pumps and in rush of eating all that cake kicks in. In the summer, a mini Olympics for children the future plan to increase to twenty-one. Their menu includes familiar, comfort and their parents or an outdoor soccer match. During the winter, a snowball fight food and interesting plates. We had a thick vegetable soup served with beet or castle building contest are great choices. A friend of mine bought a dozen sprouts on top, a three-cheese quiche with salad, coffee and cranberry cookies hoola-hoops and held contests for the children in her backyard. freshly baked on location. Le Baril Roulant is located at 2434, rue de l’Église, Val A little 8 year old does not care if his sweater is Tommy Hilfiger from a boutique or David, just across from the 1001-Pots. 819 320-0069. www.barylroulant.com George from Wal-Mart. Think practical and useful for presents. An item that the child “Cooperate and Build” is the motto of CDR whose team offers training sessions, will use over and over again is much more meaningful than another Disney movie! visit locations, give advice and guide those who embark on creating a co-op. The When children have fun and do something different at the party, they will definitely Laurentian office is located in Ste. Thérese. 450 951-6334 or toll-free: 866 643- remember it. It was not just that there was a clown doing some tricks again. 2885. www.cdlrol.coop. 34 March 2013 locations. 229 Montée Rochon, Brownsburg-Chatham, Qc J8G 2J7 514 962-4265 Argenteuil Delights [email protected] Fermebelleroche.blogspot.com Ilania Abileah - Main Street Laine d’Argenteuil & Agneaux d’Argenteuil: natural wool blankets and lamb There are some lovely meat; cuts: rack, chops, legs, roast, cubes, sausages, minced, and meat pies. It is secrets to be discovered, best to phone ahead! 170 Route des Seigneurs, St. André D’Argenteuil, Qc J0V 1X0 hidden in the Argenteuil 450 562-5703 [email protected]. region - natural and Les entreprises Agri-Choux Inc.: certified organic vegetables and weekly organic organic foods produced baskets, spices, wheat and corn flour, aromatic salts, sprout grains, teas and herbal locally. A cooperative, teas, coffee and gift baskets. During the winter months they have their own Coopérative de carrots, cabbages, Spanish onions and potatoes, and organic vegetables from other Solidarité Découvertes farms. Their store is open Saturdays 9 am to 5 pm. The farm is located ½ km from d’Argenteuil, was the Lachute Flea market. 551 rue St. Jean Brownsburg-Chatham, Qc J8G 1M2 450 formed a year ago and 562 6779 [email protected] www.agrichoux.com. their president, Mr. Bob Rodgers, reports that L’Éveil du printemps: chocolate in many shapes, forms. 170 Rue Principale, they have participated Brownsburg, QC J8G 2Z5. http://www.leveilduprintemps.ca/ leveilduprintemps@ in eight very successful hotmail.com 450-533-4034. market events, and Le Troupeau Bénit: Greek and Canadian cheeses, Greek yogurt, frozen Greek mentioned markets are meals, pastries, jams, chocolates, herbal tea, soap and goat milk lotions, byzantine already planned for icons, quilts, candy and cookie boxes, and beeswax candles. Monastery of the next July and August Virgin Mary the Consolatory, 827 ch. de la Carrière, Brownsburg-Chatham, Qc J8G in St. André, Lachute, 1K7 450 533-4313 - 450 533-1170 http://www.monastere.org, monsterevmc@ and beyond. These gmail.com. Mr. Bob Rodgers, president of Coopérative de Solidarité markets feature organic Découvertes d’Argenteuil, with his wife May. vegetables, edible flowers, herbal tea, caramels and other surprise discoveries, fruits, breads, meats, THANK YOU, Main Street Distribution Team sausages, honey, organic wines, chocolates, gourmet preserves and sauces, organic flour, soaps, candles, wool blankets and lots more. Here are some producers who are open to the public, or may be contacted for an appointment. Aux Cassis d’Argenteuil: (black current wine, liquor, syrup and jelly, and lovely gift packages) - Paul Hébert and Carole Valiquette. 210 Route des Seigneurs (Rte. 327), St. Andre d’Argenteuil, Qc J0V 1X0. www.cassisargenteuil.com info@ cassisargenteuil.com 450 562-0879. Érablière du Sanglier: (wild boar sausages, food preserves, and bison meat (from Ferme d’Élevage de Bisons 165 Ch. St. Jérusalem, Lachute). 8405, Chemin St. Jérusalem, Lachute QC, J8H 2C5, 450 562-7932, 514 731-0808, erablieredusanglier@ gmail.com http://www.erablieredusanglier.com/index.htm. Ferme Belle Roche: Organic vegetables, preserves and sauces. Weekly vegetable Guy Lamoureux Joel Ryshpan Steve Kennedy baskets from end of June to end of October, delivered to pre-determined distribution

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Stress and Lifestyle

Life these days feels so complicated at times. In past, our worries surrounded much simpler notions. Life in the time of our grandparents was about survival, growing food, family values, defending our own, living close to the land and observing the cycles of life attentively for direction and insight. Mothers and fathers spent days with their children teaching them the ways of life; grandma and grandpa sat at the diner table, sharing their years of accrued wisdom. Respect was demanded and given; honesty was not questioned and a handshake was your word, once given, never broken. Some years were bumper crop times and others were laden with pestilence or draught. This is how humans lived up until this last century.

Today, few people have held on to the knowledge of how to be self-sustainable. Few know how to take care of themselves; know which plants are edible or have knowledge of basic home or medical care, all things that were basic knowledge in days past. We have given our power over to the companies who supply us with all we think we need to survive in exchange for what? Are we better off then we were? Are we stronger, wiser, happier and healthier? From where I stand as a holistic practitioner, I rarely have the pleasure these days to meet a truly healthy person. Something is not adding up here. We now have a society that is so stressed from trying to pay for all these things we once used to create ourselves, I wonder if the trade-off has been worth our present conditions. It would almost seem that our culture has possibly made some unhealthy lifestyle decisions that may well see the need to change very soon. This way we have become, the way we now choose to live, is what is creating so much stress, and hence, disease in everyone’s life. Every day, we hear of someone else we know who has cancer or some other dreadful illness. It is not healthy and it is not normal. It has to stop and we have to make better choices. My personal experience has shown me that simplicity of living and lost values must return, to an extent, if we are to survive our present creation. This illusion most live of a limitless material world is out of control and is not what we wanted, I don’t think, when we decided to live the way we do now.

We spend hours away from our family, trying to earn enough paper to supply all our wants, entrusting the precious life lessons of our children to other adults so we can pay for the extravagant lifestyles we are told we need. It never seems to be enough. How can that be? How is it we are in need of so much? Why is it, that no matter how much we buy or accumulate, we still feel we are lacking? We believe, when we are told, that this new thing is now what we need to buy. Then, the next thing we know, we need more then we can afford, and so the credit game begins and stress rises to a whole new level.

Imagine what it must have been like when money was not such a big deal. Those were the days that life, difficult with many hardships, was simple and pure. Where have those days gone? I fear they are at the wayside, along with our freedoms. We gave up our freedom, our ability to sustain ourselves in exchange for gilded gold cages called offices and warehouses. Was it really worth it? The free trade deal we made with the corporatist may have us holding the short end of the stick.

The main cause of our disease(s) is stress, caused by our need to have. Stress is a fairly new concept that made its début with the uprising of materialism. Stress has only really become a serious issue since we began giving over our self-responsibility of survival to the corporatist, meaning big companies that supply us with all that we need to survive. Since then, we move less; we basically stopped thinking for ourselves, we stopped questioning the things they feed us. We often turn a blind eye to how, where and with what our “stuff” is produced and for what? To be exonerated from having to supply us with our basic needs? To have more time to buy more of the new gadgets they tell us we need to be happy????... So more stuff is created for us to buy; we get stressed and makes ourselves sick, for it seems we can never get enough money ahead to manage all the stuff we are told we need...Is this just not a bit confusing?

My husband and I decided to step “off grid” and today, after years of simplifying our lives, we watch as the world goes crazy. We are still very much a part of society, but instead of being in it, we simply make use of those areas that we truly find valuable. We can come and go as we please without getting lost to life as we once were. As to our new way of life, our stress has pretty well completely left us and we are finding that we need much less to be happy and healthy. We actually have never had this amazing sense of peace or freedom; before we carried this stressful weight of always wondering how ends were going to be met. We now take joy in growing our food, living a simplistic way that most could not even conceive exists in this day and age. Oh well, at least we can watch and wait as others also see and so it goes... Oshtalo everyone...Michèle St.Amour 2013

March 2013 35 Nature’s Gift The Force of Gravity By Rose Labrie - Main Street Can you really stand an egg on its end? Theory is that during the fall and spring equinoxes, the sun and the earth’s gravitational pull are in a delicate balance therefore allowing an egg to stand on its end. This is not a myth. I witnessed this to be true one June 21, when my soul partner tested this challenge with a positive outcome. Yes, the egg did stand on its end! I was fascinated by the forces of gravity and what they bring to our world for this process also causes the change in seasons. What is an equinox? Equinox, derived from Latin, meaning “equal night” because night and day are nearly exactly the same length, 12 hours. There are two equinoxes every year, one in March known as the spring equinox and one in September known as the fall equinox. During the two equinoxes, the Earth’s axis tilts neither from nor towards the sun therefore causing a change in gravity. The egg challenge I witnessed was not on the equinox but on the June solstice, or summer solstice, which varies between June 20 and June 22, depending on the year. A second solstice occurs in December, or the winter solstice between December 20 and 23. The June solstice occurs when the sun is at it’s furthest point from the equator, and the Earth’s North Pole tilts 23.5 degrees directly towards the sun, resulting in the beginning of summer. During the December solstice the North Pole tilts 23.5 degrees away from the sun resulting in the beginning of winter. A change in gravity occurs during these four occasions which, in more simpler terms, can be identified as the first day of spring, March 20, 7:02 am, first day of summer, June 21, 1:04 am, first day of fall, September 22, 4:44 pm and the first day of winter, December 21, 12:11 pm. These are the exact dates and hours for the year 2013. I will be taking the egg challenge again this year and I invite you all to have fun trying to take the challenge yourselves. 450 420-0270

Lachute to Install Pressure Reducing Omnispec March 2013 Main Street Ad AC4116135 Valves in 80 Homes As required by the regulations concerning the obligation to install a pressure reducer, adopted at the City Council meeting on February 4, when the water pressure exceeds 90 pounds, the owner of a building connected to the water network system, is obliged to install a pressure reducer to protect its water supply system and avoid failure. In April, following the commencement of the groundwater collection system, certain sec- tors of the city (1) will actually be affected by potential increases in water pressure. For more than a week, the City of Lachute communicated actively with the owners of affected buildings (about 80), to inform them that the city is responsible for the purchase and installation of a pressure reducer in their building, that would need to be installed by mid-March. Concerned citizens have already been notified and a first contact has taken place. There will be no fee involved for these owners, as the council has provided an availability budget of $20,000 for the February session to cover all the costs of purchase and installation of this equipment in the affected buildings. It is important to remember that the residents will have nothing to pay. The evaluation for the cost of purchasing and installing the pressure-reducing equipment will be approxi- mately $200 per building. The City of Lachute invites the public to monitor the record of commissioning under- ground wells by regularly checking the website of the City of Lachute, in the section In- fo-Works at ville.lachute.qc.ca. This is a simple and effective way to keep well informed!

36 March 2013 A Youthful Perspective The Fish Took the Bait Taking the Leap Yaneka McFarland - Main Street

Reaching what we aspire to do in life is like standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon. Seeing the opposite side, what we want to achieve is the easy part; however, getting there is as daunting as the void in between. The thought of being finally on our own may seem like a dream come true, but isn’t it a little frightening? At first, it’s all set before you: the yellow brick road leading to the end of High School. Then, you take a dive and enter the realm of independence. This is the time when we step off the path and begin to make our own way. We take charge of our lives and are responsible for every decision we make, right or wrong.

When I was young, I used to play dress-up and pretended to be an adult, as I’m sure Tournament winners: Left to right - Michel Fortin, Marc Ouimet, Kevin Campeau, Élodie we all did. I didn’t realize what growing up really meant then, and now that adulthood Legault, Luc Charbonneau, Louis Savard et Joseph Duffek. is just around the corner, I almost wish that I could go back in time to when my biggest worries were who to play with at recess. Hundreds of people participated in the fishing tournament, organized by Sno-Fest In secondary four, we are told from the very get-go that this is our most important year. and in collaboration with the Association for Hunting and Fishing Ste. Agathe, It’s where we have to be at our best at all times and remember that whatever we do which recently took place on Lac des Sables. from now on will follow us through to CEGEP and could very well be our make it or During the week, everyone worked to build a pool directly into the lake, through break it moment. which they dropped more than a thousand trout for youngsters 12 years and Furthermore, the recurring question of what we want to be when we grow up now under to set their lines for. Over 450 young people left with their trout and becomes a serious inquiry. Moreover, our teachers and parents expect an earnest and benefited from helpful tips from the volunteers of the Hunting and Fishing well thought out answer. Perhaps you have known what you’ve wanted to do from the Association. Young fishermen were able to have their trout cleaned by the very beginning or, like many, the possibilities broaden with every coming year. volunteers. “In preparing the fish of the children and showing parents how to prepare and cook them, we know they will eat their catch and develop a taste We also have to keep in mind that whichever career path we do choose isn’t set in for the sport of fishing,” stated Michel Fortin, President of the Hunting and stone. Now is the time to explore and take advantage of every opportunity that is Fishing Association. presented. Make mistakes; take a wrong turn that just might bring you to where you never knew you needed to be. Daniel Desjardins wishes to acknowledge the excellent work of the Hunting and Fishing Association’s volunteers who worked diligently throughout the week While you stand there now and think about how to get across, why not just take a preceding the tournament in frigid conditions to prepare the basin for fishing. “It chance and leap... was the hottest hands in the water when coming out!” said Daniel Desjardins, the head honcho of Snow Festi. Congratulations to all the winners: Largest Trout: Luc Charbonneau (1.2 lb). Longest Fish: Marc Ouimet (pike, of 27 inches). Highest number recorded: Louis Savard (33 catches). Grass fisherman: Élodie Legault (12 years and under). Participant of the 2013 edition: Kevin Campeau Several prizes were also awarded to fishermen who were present at the ceremony. 41,816 Kilometers for Staying in School Real Estate The Laurentians toured the earth! Maximize Your Real Estate Agent Paul Dalbec - Main Street Broker-owner, Royal Lepage, Mont-Tremblant

How can a buyer or a seller get the best out of his agent? That is an important question and I think that it starts with trust and relationship. The trust goes both ways; you need to trust your agent and he or she needs to trust you. I have seen clients holding back important information too often. On the other hand, an agent that doesn’t keep contact, or doesn’t tell the client what he is doing, doesn’t work either. From February 11 to 15, Partners for Educational Success in the Laurentians Your agent is there for you and most of the time he has been referred to you by (PREL) gave appointments throughout the region, to highlight the “days of someone you trust. When a client tells an agent he is looking to buy a property persistence” (JPS). For the occasion, a synchronized walk took place on February using a few different agents, it is not helpful at all. It dissuades the agent from 11 in which schools, municipalities, businesses and other organizations wishing to working really hard for the client. When a buyer tells his agent that he is working show their support for students to stay in school were invited to participate. with him alone, there is a relationship. The conversation is real and after discuss- The kickoff of JPS was Friday, February 8, when a puck was dropped during a ing the needs, and understanding what the buyer is looking for, the agent can work hockey match of the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. For the occasion, the players properly and really help the buyer to find the right property. Don’t forget that your wore green laces and white and green ribbons on their helmets. On February 11, agent has access to every property listed and most agents work very well with the walk got underway, led by the players and regional spokeswoman, Sylvie other agents. Fréchette. “Everyone should feel challenged by the phenomenon of school The seller will also gain in trust and relationship with an agent when he sticks to dropout, because it is the future of young people and society that depends on it that agent more than three months, or more than one mandate in a slow market. and it is now that we must act. Let us remember that this issue concerns Quebec, Communication is the key in that relationship. The agent must do the work, com- so we must value education so that young people graduate, “said Madame municate well and should come with good references. Sometimes, the vibes are Fréchette. not there, and never will be; don’t waste your time with that agent. Often though, The involvement of the Armada is also at the school level, as players are called there is a good relationship; that’s important and the key to success. upon to give lectures to talk about perseverance with students. By the end of If an agent feels that he has the trust of the buyer or seller, he can work with a February, 12 schools in the Laurentians will have been visited and more than clear mind and concentrate on finding the right home, or finding the right buyer, 1000 students will have attended student-athletes conferences presented by the instead of worrying about losing the buyer or the listing. Some sellers interview Armada team players. three different agents because they haven’t had an agent referred to them. That is Statement Challenge: 41,816 kilometers in the Laurentians understandable because they need to find the right relationship. The agent needs a track record, and if new in the business, he needs to show he has support. February 11: 41,816 kms. were travelled as part of the synchronized walk. 41,816 people were mobilized and contributed “their” kilometer to cross the distance of Find the right fit by relationship and trust. The agent IS working for you but needs the circumference of the earth! to feel your trust. If that is established, then the agent will do wonders for you. Good agents are well trained, enjoy their clients, get results for them and even “We are very proud to have exceeded the goal we set for ourselves. We have have fun doing so. demonstrated, in an original way, that people have the Laurentian willingness and ability to work together for the sake of staying in school,” said the CEO of PREL, If you have any questions regarding the topic of this article, please contact me Annie Grand Mourcel. In total, 134 schools and 40 organizations participated in at 819 425-3777. I’m never too busy for your referrals, 993 rue de St-Jovite, the second edition of this event. Mont-Tremblant, Qc. 819 425-3777. March 2013 37 Off the Grid The Winter Report Peter Cloutier - Main Street

Well, we seem to be paying for our soft winter of last year with this year’s snow and cold. So far, it seems to be a high price. However, after that first big storm, the trees remained covered with snow for a long time and we had Christmas picture postcard scenes for quite a few weeks, so it was not all bad. So far, living off the grid this winter has been great; this is the seventh year spent here on, now what was that name? --- oh yeah, White Agony Creek. Apt! Just kidding! Even when the weather is at it’s most ferocious I am snug, warm and dry, but with just enough trouble to make life interesting. Besides the weather, there have been only two other concerns to my well-being, both regarding the fish and wildlife. There was no sun to speak of for a couple of months and the turbine was supply- ing my electrical needs using only one of the two nozzles. There was only enough water for the one because the cold overcame the melt. Eating my lunch one bitter Au delà de l’imaginaire March 2013 Main Street Ad day, I noticed on the power monitor of the system that no power was being pro- duced, Egad! Swimming through the snow, between the trees, down the slope to the turbine house, it occurred to me that the water in the 250-foot long delivery GIANT pipe might have frozen. My worst fear! Perhaps something electrical had fouled up. Oh joy! Upon opening the lid to the turbine house it was clear the turbine was not turning and there was no water to turn it. No water? No water! Frozen? Arghh! Clearing the snow away from the two delivery valves, those two knife valves that TIGER were an experiment, which worked out very well, I opened the delivery pipe drain valve. Water trickled out with increasing force as the just forming ice melted, too close! So the pipe was OK and something else had stopped the water flow to the turbine. As I opened the valve to the other nozzle I heard the rush of water and the sweet whine of the turbine was like music. Obviously something was preventing the water from going through the first nozzle. Easy to remove, it was off in a flash. Your familY What the #$%@&*. A fish! A small sunfish about two inches long was jammed in the nozzle. How the? What the? Impossible with that whoop-de-do filter that was installed at the pond! Up the hill through twenty foot deep snow and -22 cold to the non-existent filter. Non-existent? No, there it was lying at the bottom, 5 feet discount store down, just under the main shut-off valve. I had placed the valve about 3 feet below the water level so it would not freeze. Also, the overflow to the pond was directly above the valve so the continually flowing outgoing water would not freeze. That way I could see the valve, filter, frogs, fish, salamanders and pollywags all winter. It appeared, as told to me by the tracks in the snow, that an otter had used this open doorway to the pond to do some fishing and his diving into the water had Votre magasin jarred the filter from it’s mounting allowing the little fish to be sucked into the pipe. Having learned the hard way last year not to put flesh into water that cold I cut a forked stick to snag the filter and put it back where it belonged and then bent the catch so it would not happen again. Case closed, but noteworthy. d’escompte More excitement when that same afternoon the wonder dog and I went for a walk through the forest taking the “loop” trail. On our way home in the twilight, I became aware that we were being followed by three coyotes. They were hanging back about eighty feet, but definitely following, and not just for curiosity. Cookie familial was a little ahead of me and unaware of the coyotes as she was too busy looking for squirrels. Their interest was, of course, for Cookie, not me. When I called her to me she finally noticed them and at first seemed interested. I was afraid she would prop: françois thibault run to them, which is exactly what they wanted, but she must have realized the danger and stayed right with me all the way home. The coyotes followed us all the way to the driveway, 60 feet from the house. A little unsettling but old hat to one 370, principale, lachute who lives off the grid. Now we go prepared. Another concern, minor, but a problem all the same, is the reflection of the bright 450-562-7428 sun off the snow. It happens every year when the sun is waking up and getting stronger but it is happening about a month earlier than usual. The intense light on GoodMon - GoodsFri: 8 am to 9& pm Great / Sat & Sun: Services 8 am to 5 pm in the solar panels causes an “over- charging”condition to the batteries. The inverter starts beeping; it’s warning, then it just shuts down for a few seconds. Not serious come in and pick up your copy of main street! but annoying. If something electrical is “on” the condition is worse because the in- verter thinks it should be charging the batteries if electricity is being used, so there LACHUTE is an overall over-charge. The remedy, I suppose, would be to cover the panels with a thin sheet or perhaps a shade made of very fine plastic mosquito screen. A Giant Tiger Feb 2013 Main Street Ad tarp would not be a good idea, as the trapped heat would harm the panels. What- Weekday ever is used should be easily installed and removed; if it got wet and froze to the Lunch Specials panels there would be a bigger problem. Starting at $9.50 We don’t need big problems living off the grid; little ones provide us with all the excitement we need for the benefit of our mental health. 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Lachute Good Goods & Great Services in Lachute - Feb 2013 Main Street Benjamin Abileah (1930-2013) English Link - CSSS Ilania Abileah - Main Street Benjamin Abileah passed away on Improving December 12, 2012, at the age of 82. “Onkl Benny,” as his family fondly called him, was the first-born Israeli to have the Abileah Services Across family name (previously Niswitzski). People pass away every day; each life has a the Laurentians value to someone, especially if that life has Sheila Eskenazi - Main Street touched so many, has contributed so much As mentioned in last month’s column, a major meeting was organized by Rola Helou of and has left a great legacy. With Benny 4 Korners Family Resource Center that brought together twenty-five people from across departing, a chapter in the Abileah Family the Laurentians representing more than a dozen groups actively involved in the health is now closed. I am but a messenger of the and social services sector. The purpose of the meeting was twofold: firstly, to work now “elderly” generation of our family. together to prepare a presentation to be given by a group of community representatives My grandparents, Miriam & Ephraim in Quebec City at a CHSSN conference in mid-February, and secondly, to develop a list Abileah, were married in Warsaw, Poland. of priorities for our region. The meeting was held in St-Sauveur on January 17. The young couple moved to Vienna Austria, The CHSSN (Community Health and Social Services Network) is a province-wide where my grandfather taught and composed music. They had a daughter Julia, organization that helps coordinate the delivery of services in English, with funding then sons Hans (my father), Willy and Rudy. The house in Vienna was a hub primarily from the federal government’s minority language support programs. 4 Korners for many family members. Many family members passed through or lived there has received a grant for the purpose of establishing a strong network made up of at some time in their youth, a tradition that was kept by Aunt Julie who kept a advisory committees in the Laurentians, called LESAN - Laurentian English Services family home in Kansas City, USA, where uncle Benny went to study. Advisory Network. There are currently five such committees, including the English Benny was born in Tel-Aviv where my grandfather had established a home for the Communities Committee of the CSSS des Sommets, which has been working since 2005 family in 1926. The story in the family is, that when grandfather heard the first to improve the quality of English-language services in the MRC des Laurentides. Other speeches Hitler made in Bavaria, he said, “This is not going to be a place for similar groups have been organized, including ones in Argenteuil, Deux Montagnes, Jews” and so, went on to Israel. He opened a music store and then brought Marie Kanesatake and the recently formed one in Pays d’en Haut. Each of these groups over. They moved to Haifa, where the family was known for the “Abileah” music prepared a short presentation on their local accomplishments and achievements. These store. They both taught piano and my two uncles, Willy and Rudy, taught violin, included the development of services for caregivers, the adaptation of a play on elder viola and cello, and played with the Haifa Philharmonic Orchestra. Everybody in abuse that will be presented this spring, workshops and information meetings on the family played one instrument or another at some time in their childhood; we topics like drug abuse and parenting, an anti-stress program for young children that has fell asleep to the music of Mozart or Hayden. In the book, History of Haifa, there gone into our schools, the translation of documents, and improved communications. is a story that when the synagogue could not get a cantor for the high-holidays, A PowerPoint presentation was created for Quebec City with carefully choreographed my grandfather (whose father was a well known cantor in Russia) was obliged to parts for the different members in order to deliver the message that great strides have sing and it was the first time they heard “Aïda” music for Yom-Kippur. been made and are continuing in the Laurentians. Although I won’t be attending the meeting, our Committee will be ably represented by the communications director Grandpa Ephraim composed music, in fact, one of his songs “Ma Nishtana” for the Ste-Agathe satellite office of 4 Korners, Kim Nymark, and by Alain Paquette, is sung all over the world each year at the Passover Seder. Almost everybody Director of Communications and Community Relations at the CSSS des Sommets. who gets married in our family does so to the music of the Seven Blessings, written by Ephraim Abileah. Grandpa Abileah was a pacifist; his son, Willy was The second major task undertaken at the St-Sauveur meeting was the development of the organizer of the Israeli Pacifist movement, while his brother, Hans, was a a list of priorities for the continued improvement of the delivery of services in English decorated Lieutenant Colonel in the communications sector of the Israeli army in the health and social services network. The participants worked in small groups, and yet they respected each other. Rudy Abileah organized musical events and discussing their experiences and going over a questionnaire prepared by 4 Korners to represented musicians and Benny represented the country and worked towards identify the most important directions to take in the coming year. In addition to the five peace through improving agriculture in the region. committees mentioned above, participants represented a number of other organizations, including the Quebec government health department’s Agence de la santé et des Benny served in the army, where he met his wife Ruthy. He joined the Israeli services sociaux des Laurentides, the CSSSs in Deux Montagnes and Argenteuil, diplomatic corps for a thirty-four-year diplomatic career. Until his stroke last year, Laurentian Elementary and Regional High Schools and the Community Learning Centre and after his retirement in 1996, at the level of Ambassador, Benny was active in Lachute, the Centre jeunesse des Laurentides and Seniors Action Quebec. After in government programs. Benny and Ruthy served in Nicosia, Cyprus, Manila in much discussion, each participant filled out the questionnaire with their personal the Philippines, New York, Los-Angeles, and Washington in the United States, ratings and then each table developed its consensus response. Not surprisingly, there Toronto, Canada, and even the Republic of Georgia. was general agreement that the two most important priorities are to work with partners In Canada, Benny was Israel ‘s Consul General in Toronto (1987-1991). Since to improve access to English services and to better communicate with the English 1996, Benny worked actively as a senior adviser for “Mashav” and was the communities to let them know what services are available to them. Strategies for regional coordinator of its Regional Agricultural Program of Egypt-Israel-Jordan- accomplishing these goals were also prioritized, and other ideas, while lower down on Palestinian Authority, a collaborative border-crossing project that continues the list, will also be pursued, including making sure that community members who are undisturbed despite regional unrest. not represented by any of the existing advisory groups are also involved in the process Benny Abileah was loved and respected by all who crossed paths with him. His and the outcomes. Your thoughts and concerns are always welcome. wife Ruthy, his daughter Dafna, his son Amir and three grandchildren survive Sheila Eskenazi is president of the English Communities Committee of the CSSS des him. You will be greatly missed Uncle Benny! Farewell! Sommets: [email protected].

Do you all vacuums in general. After he plays himself out from a few laps inside the house, he Geezer’s Corner remember will line himself up in front of the oncoming beast. He’ll paw the floor and then launch when the himself with all the speed he can muster at the scary brute, but at the last second he lady of the always decides to jump over it. His athletic skills aren’t anything to brag about, as he Vacuum Wars house took only makes it halfway. Dale Dawson - Main Street out her Sometimes a terrible fight develops over his miscues. I might add that when this hap- frustra- pens it doesn’t do anything to brighten the wife’s disposition. It usually ends up in a tions with any mortals who interrupted her serenity by three-way scrap with Hugo scrambling down the basement stairs to take refuge with us pummeling the pile out of the living room carpet with in our neutral zone. a broom? Granny, in a fit of temper, would haul a rug that weighed more than she did outside mumbling in- Higgins is a member of my son’s family who must weigh at least five pounds and fears coherently and toss it over a cedar rail fence, then proceed to give that despicable object nothing. He’ll bite anything that annoys him and nothing annoys him more than a a beating that would frighten family members and passing livestock. That was back in vacuum cleaner. When the vacuum is roaring along full bore and intelligent life forms the days before there was a vacuum cleaner in the house or a receptacle to plug it into. are keeping clear, Higgins will speed out of nowhere and try to bulldoze the monstrosity onto its side. They fight every time they meet and it always ends up in a draw. Vacuum cleaners are still used by housekeepers to take out frustrations. Now, instead of beating the carpet with a broom, the broom is used to beat the vacuum cleaner. My Animal lover: I’ll be serious for a moment when I say that my wife has worn out and chief advisor has had a long, ongoing feud with vacuum cleaners. She has worn out and killed many vacuums over the years. The main reason is that we’ve had dogs and cats beaten up quite a number over the years. I’ve studied the situation and now recognize in the house. She’s always been an animal lover but also hell-bent on keeping a clean that a real vacuum pro goes into a peculiar zone when it’s time to fire up the cantanker- house and those two things don’t go well together. Animals that shed their coats and ous dust-devouring apparatus. One must learn to recognize the signs and make oneself balky vacuum cleaners can go a long way toward causing friction instead of domestic scarce when the vacuum pro gets that frenzied gleam in her eye. bliss. At our home, the household pets are quicker than I am at detecting the signs of the We decided sometime back to get rid of most of the carpets, thereby giving the animal upcoming chaos. Hugo Basset doesn’t put a lot of thought into how he handles the hair fewer places to hide. You can imagine my disappointment when she and Hugo situation; he only knows that he doesn’t trust any machine that screams like a banshee managed to destroy two more vacuum cleaners; they didn’t discriminate: one was a can- and will swallow his tail. The hateful gizmo roaring into action while the wife wrestles ister, the other an upright. They were slaughtered without any remorse and so I threw it gamely across the room would frighten larger dogs than Hugo. He bares his teeth and, out some more carpet. after careful contemplation, runs as fast as his short legs can carry him on a grand tour Then came the day when shopping, we came face to face with a large central vac system of the house, leaving a trail of debris in his wake. that the clerk claimed would handle a 12,000 square foot house. Well, even with my less Howling monster: So, here you have the better half furiously pushing the howling than overwhelming math skills, the machine seemed more than adequate - plus the fact monster as it gobbles up anything in its path, the family cats are climbing the doors and that the canister could be hung on the wall, out of Hugo’s reach. Man! We were thrilled curtains to escape the pandemonium, while I’ve managed along with Kelly (Hugo’s and took the large contraption home. I installed it, then we remembered - I’d thrown out assistant) to escape into the basement. Hugo has a rather unusual way of combating the last of the carpets. March 2013 39 was good for his word, and in 1911 when the young Cochand The Story Behind... arrived, McGibbon received him and underwrote the costs, putting him up at a boarding house called the Laurentide Inn. McGibbon is quoted in an article written about him in the Douglas Lorne McGibbon, Canadian Courier, July 1912, as saying that earning money was hardly the point of his working life. It was the game. Benefactor Sadly, it was a game he was doomed to lose. In the 1920s Joseph Graham - Main Street, [email protected] his health failed again and he is said to have lost his mental health as well. The records show that in 1921 McGibbon put No monument commemorates him, no street carries Stonehaven up as part of the collateral to protect a bond issue his name, yet Douglas Lorne McGibbon was the that was due. According to local legend, he tried to sell the country property and greatest benefactor in the history of Sainte Agathe. A man of vision, it was he who when it became evident that his sale would not make him solvent, he responded in saw to the building of the Laurentian Sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis a dramatic and colourful way. Sometime in the mid-twenties, McGibbon hosted the and it was also he who saw the potential of skiing and got it on the right track. largest party ever held in Sainte Agathe. He was perhaps the only person who could McGibbon was a tall, imposing man who drove himself beyond his limits. As a get everyone to come to such an event. He was loved and respected by all. According result, ill health dogged his working life and dictated the kind of work he could to Georges Lortie, who attended the party as a child, everyone went: the municipal do. In 1908 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and on February 19 of that year councillors, the second-home owners, local tradespeople, merchants and the town he was hospitalised in Saranac Lake, New York. A Canadian first and foremost, he families. There were fireworks on his lakefront peninsula and revelry and rejoicing. determined that people who contracted the disease in Montreal should not have Who could refuse to attend the party of such a great benefactor? Only McGibbon to leave their country to be treated. Even while ill and bedridden in New York, he knew that the coffers were empty and the partygoers would have to foot the bill. had set in motion the creation of a tuberculosis sanatorium. He and his associates, When he died on April 20, 1927, his wife renounced his estate. The debts were doctors J. Roddick Byers and Hugh Kinghorn, engaged Saranac Lake architects greater than the assets. Even so, his spirit may well have governed the title to Scopes and Feustman to build the ‘San.’ When he was discharged from the hospital, Stonehaven as it found its way into the hands of the Oblate order: they used it as a one of his first actions was to go to Sainte Agathe to follow through on the project. retreat and to receive tuberculosis patients. McGibbon personally contributed $50,000 of the initial $72,800 cost of construction *See Municipal Bulletin about Stonehaven’s future on page 11. and the main pavilion opened in 1911. In a letter to Dr. Learn Phelps, medical director References available upon request. of the Laurentian San in the 1950s, Dr. Byers wrote that McGibbon had contributed $150,000 capital to the construction of the first hospital and that he (McGibbon) and Dr. Kinghorn picked up the annual deficit for some years thereafter. The best view of their hospital today is from rue des Ardoises, off rue Godon, at the top of rue Albert, but if you wish to see it, don’t procrastinate. That stunning building, a significant part of the built heritage of Sainte Agathe, is at risk of falling to the wrecker’s ball. In May 1909, McGibbon acquired a farm on the shore of Lac des Sables where he built Stonehaven, his country estate, and it became one of the best known of the great-houses of Sainte Agathe.* It sat near the stone mansion of Sir Mortimer Davis with only the property of Lord Shaughnessy in between, and all three of these magnificent buildings still grace the hillside on the south side of Lac des Sables. When McGibbon was well enough to join skiers at the nearby Manitou Club, he made what might have been his most important contribution to the history of the Laurentians. He asked Ernst des Baillets, one of the three des Baillets brothers who came from Switzerland, if Ernst could find someone to teach skiing in Sainte Agathe - McGibbon would cover the costs. At that time there were no professional skiers anywhere in Canada. In fact, few people had even attempted to ski. In Switzerland, though, the elders of the tiny village of La Sagne had had the foresight to hire a Norwegian to teach skiing way back in the 1890s. A local six-year-old, taken with the idea, entered a race with his boots nailed to barrel staves in 1896 - and he won. La Sagne is a village situated in a valley at an altitude of over 1030 metres (3,379 feet) in the township of Vaud, above Neuchâtel. The mountains rise above the valley to heights of over 1400 metres (4593 feet). Des Baillets heard about this young skier during his visit in 1910 and went to meet him and his family. Almost 20 years old, the young man, whose name was Emile Constant Cochand, told him he would like to come to Canada to teach skiing but that he had to finish his military service, where he was instructing Swiss ski troops. He would come the next year. Lorne McGibbon

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March 2013 updated in his eighty-first year, James lost his Peter) and her clan. Forever a builder Obituaries battle with leukemia. He will be sorely of community, he cherished all those IN MEMORIAM missed by his wife of fifty-eight years, he connected with: first in Como and THOMAS GEORGE SMYTH ARMSTRONG, Ruth (nee: Maslin) Joan (Walsh), his son, Jamie (Sheryl) downtown Montreal, then Connaught Peacefully at the CSSS d’Argenteuil, La- and his family and friends. A celebra- Avenue and Montreal’s west-end (the APRIL 21, 1929 - MARCH 2, 2010 chute, Quebec on Friday, March 1, 2013 tion of his life will be held in the spring Frazer-Hickson Library), the McGill A beloved in her seventy-sixth year. Beloved wife with the date to be announced at a pool and finally the Arundel Valley. husband, of Robert Armstrong of Lachute, Qc. future time. Arrangements entrusted to Special thanks to all his wonderful father, Dear mother of Tony and Cindy. Loving the J.P. MacKimmie Funeral Home, 660 healthcare providers in Ste.Agathe and grandfather grandmother of Morgan Armstrong. At rue Principale, Lachute, Qc. especially at Montreal’s Jewish Gen- and friend the request of the deceased there will LAFLEUR, Marilyn (nee: Wert) eral Hospital. A memorial service will who left us not be a funeral service or visitation. be held on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at three years In memoriam, donations may be made Peacefully at her residence on Friday, 2:30 PM at the Grace Church, Arundel, ago. Those to the Ladies Auxiliary of the Hopital March 1, 2013 at the age of seventy- Quebec. In lieu of flowers donations we love don’t d’Argenteuil, 145 ave. de la Providence, three. Beloved wife of Jeff Lafleur. Dear to Palliative Care, Ste.Agathe des Mont go away. They walk beside us Lachute, Qc. J8H 4C7. Arrangements mother of Daniel, Dara-Lyn (Mario Laurentian Hospital or the Segal Cancer everyday. Still loved, still missed, entrusted to the J.P. MacKimmie Funeral Montpetit) and Caroline (Jim MacDon- Centre of the Jewish General Hospital. still very dear. Love Doreen, Home, 660 rue Principale, Lachute, Qc. ald). Loving grandmother of Sheldon, Arrangements entrusted to the J.P. Mac- Cindy (Derek), Heather (Hal), Chad, Tanisha, Dakota and great- Kimmie Funeral Home, 660 rue Princi- Tyler, Taylor and Courtney. BEATTIE, Marjorie Murdoch grandmother of Matteo and Carter. Also pale, Lachute, Qc. (nee: Dixon)(1922 - 2013) survived by her brothers Darryl (Joan), Wayne, Terry (Louise) and her sister Trina (Alvin). A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2013 Avoid a Major Health Risk for Women at 11:30 am at the Dalesville Baptist (NC) - Women are more likely to ignore key warning signs of a leading cause of Church. In lieu of flowers donations to death, says Bobbe Wood, president of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. the ALS Society of Quebec, 5415 Pare St., Suite 200, Montreal, QC, H4P 1P7 According to the Foundation, heart disease and stroke kills seven times more would be appreciated by the family. women than breast cancer. Nine in 10 Canadian women have at least one signifi- Arrangements entrusted to the J.P. cant risk factor for heart disease or stroke. MacKimmie Funeral Home Ltd., 660 rue Since 1999, Bobbe Wood has championed innovative cardiovascular research, ad- Principale, Lachute,Qc. vocacy and public awareness initiatives on both the provincial and national levels. STEWART, Betty “As women, we sometimes think that it’s nothing. We’re just a little run down May 28, 1916 - February 7, 2013 today and we’ll deal with it later,’” says Wood. “Women are less likely than men to believe they’re having a heart attack or stroke, and more likely to delay treatment, putting their lives at risk.” Be aware and act, asks Wood of Canadian women. Heart attack warning signs include: • Chest discomfort (uncomfortable • Discomfort in other areas of the up- Peacefully with her daughter by her chest pressure, squeezing, fullness or per body (neck, jaw, shoulder, arms, side on February 15, 2013 at the La- pain, burning or heaviness) back) chute Residence after a long decline • Nausea • Shortness of breath following a brain injury, 16 years ago. • Light-headedness. • Sweating The family would like to thank the staff and volunteers of The Lachute Resi- Signs of a stroke are one or more of: dence for the warm, supportive home • Weakness: Sudden loss of strength or • Vision problems: Sudden trouble with they provided Mum during the last 10 sudden numbness in the face, arm or vision, even if temporary years of her life. Pre-deceased by her leg, even if temporary • Headache: Sudden severe and unusual loving husband of 63 years, Grant, in • Trouble speaking: Sudden difficulty headache January of this year. Dear mother of Bill speaking or understanding or sudden • Dizziness: Sudden loss of balance, (Ellen) and Barbara (Tim Barber) and confusion, even if temporary loving grandmother of Daryl (LeBinh), especially with any of the above signs Ryan, Catherine (Matthew Audley) and Recognizing these warning signs of heart attack and stroke can save women’s Ian Beattie, Janet, Kristen and David lives. Call 911 or your local emergency number immediately at the first sign of a Peacefully at St. Jérôme hospital on Barber. Marjorie was the youngest heart attack or stroke. You can assess your risk for heart disease and stroke by tak- February 7, 2013, after a short illness, daughter of the late Albert Dixon and ing an online quiz at TheHeartTruth.ca/quiz. the late Elizabeth (Lizzie) Silverson of in her 97th year. Née Euretta O’Dell www.newscanada.com. Brownsburg-Chatham. She is survived Moore. Born in Hemmingford to Ernest by her sister, Emma Dalrymple (the late Moore and Sarah McNaughton. Long- Ken) and brother Robert Dixon (Joan) time resident of Morin Heights and as well as sisters-in-law Alda Oswald Lachute; World War 2 “bomb girl” in (the late Albert), Eileen Thompson (the Brownsburg. She was predeceased late Albert) and Mabel Canning (Keith). by her husband Sidney, parents and Also survived by many nieces and sisters Clara and Doris. A bridge-player nephews. Marjorie was pre-deceased extraordinaire who loved to joke and by her sister, Alberta, brother Douglas tease, she had nine lives and survived (the late Lillian) and brother-in-law being hit by a train, a brain tumour, Ross Beattie (Isabel). In lieu of flowers broken hips, macular degeneration, the family asks In Memoriam donations breast cancer and several small strokes. be made to the Brain Injury Associa- She will be missed by her son, Don, tion of Canada, 440 Laurier Ave., West, daughter-in-law June Angus, grandsons Suite 200, Ottawa, On. K1R 7X6 and the Jason (Marie-Christine) and Dylan online address is www.biac-aclc.ca. (Melanie), as well as many nieces and nephews, grandnieces and nephews, A celebration and service of gratitude and many friends. A memorial service for Marjorie’s life was held at 2 pm on will be held in Morin Heights in May. Saturday, February 23, at the Margaret Rodger Memorial Presbyterian Church. THOMAS, James (Jim) Arrangements entrusted to the J.P. Mac- Gracious and sociable to the end, Kimmie Funeral Home, 660 rue Princi- Timmis/Bubba/GrandSam/ passed pale, Lachute, Qc. away peacefully on Monday afternoon, DOHERTY, Barry (1953 – 2013) February 25, 2013 at the age of eighty- two after a surprisingly lengthy battle Dear friend of Charity Wicks and Pierre with pancreatic cancer. His tremendous Beliveau died suddenly, on Sunday Feb- character will be sorely missed by his ruary 17, 2013. All friends and relatives loving wife Pat (Clare) Flanagan of are welcome to join us at a wake to be fifty-seven years and his children Tim held at Hotel Le Chasseur, Saint Michel (Angela), Leigh (Martin), Ian (Laura) du Wentworth (Pine Hill) on Saturday, and Mark (Sylvie) as well as his twelve March 9 at 1 pm. Barry you will be grandchildren. As founder of TLIM forever in our hearts and remembered Enterprises and co-founder of Martin- as a true friend. Thomas, his lifelong passion for gift FIELD, James Henry Joseph and table ware took him every year to the gift show in Toronto where he At the CSSS d’Argenteuil, Lachute, Que- always looked forward to visiting his bec. On Thursday, February 21, 2013, much loved sister Gerda Kaegi (Hans 42 March 2013 shopping. My Health in Mind Nutrition Month® 2013 is dedicated to helping Canadians put their ‘Best Food Forward’ when grocery shopping. The campaign website Saint-André-d’Argenteuil offers you great tips to help you set up good practices, and allow you to make informed decisions about meal planning, so you plan and prepare healthier meals for your family. It also provides Gets Political you with easy recipes, nutritional tips and alternatives, as well Michael Dubois - Main Street as printable material to remind you to keep up with the healthy choices. Visit www.nutrition2013.ca for more information. The “My Health in Mind” committee of Saint-André- d’Argenteuil has taken upon itself to make their Not to be missed municipality a healthier community, as are the 8 other committees of the MRC of Open swimming schedule at the Lachute indoor pool (452, Argenteuil avenue) Argenteuil. Where the Saint-André-d’Argenteuil committee differs from the rest Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 7 pm - 8:30 pm Sunday: 2 pm - 4 pm is that it is one of the first to undertake political actions to make it so, drawing Children and students: $1, adults $2. Wearing a bathing cap is compulsory. a notice of motion, which argues the necessity for a bylaw favouring healthy lifestyles. The already health-conscious Town Council voted unanimously in Open skating and hockey schedule favour of bylaw 84, which stipulates the following: Aréna Kevin-Lowe - Pierre-Pagé, Lachute Smoking and Second-hand Smoke Open skating: Monday and Wednesday, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm (free of charge) It is now prohibited to smoke: Friday, 6 pm - 7:15 pm ($1 children, adults $2.50). • On every municipally owned property (parks, camping, tennis court, etc.), Open hockey: Tuesday, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm. Ages 16 + (free of charge). building, machinery or vehicle; Thursday, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm. Ages 15 - (free of charge). • In a 9-meter perimeter around municipally owned properties Aréna Gilles-Lupien, Brownsburg-Chatham • And during all public events (even outdoors). Open skating: Sunday, 12 noon - 1:15 pm ($1 children, adults $2.50) Healthy Eating Open hockey: Thursday, 4 pm - 5 pm; ages 16 + (free of charge) • The municipality takes it upon itself to make healthy food available to its citizens during popular events. Friday, 4 pm - 5 pm; ages 15 - (free of charge) Budget “Mangez et bougez…contre le cancer” Conference Since everyone knows someone who • The council has voted an annual budget in order to sustain initiatives undertaken by the “My Health in Mind” committee after the program ends in has been affected by cancer, we are December 2013. more and more interested in the DWARFDWARF idea of preventing this scourge. The Bylaw 84 and its articles were implemented January 2013. Argenteuil Health and Social Services LION-HEADLION-HEAD The municipality of Saint-André-d’Argenteuil shines on a regional level through Centre “healthy lifestyle habits” team this inspiring initiative. The front fighting for better lifestyles has grown to be nutritionist and kinesiologist invite BUNNIESBUNNIES threefold: social, environmental and political. It is only with a united front that you to a free workshop on Tuesday, Born end of December, they will see tangible results of their great efforts towards the betterment of their March 26, 2013. Information and ready to go to new homes soon. community health. registration at 450 537-3527, ext. 2706. Home-raised, litter trained. Other municipalities are also on their way to adopting new bylaws dedicated For any questions or suggestions, 2 males - 1 grey, 1 white & beige, to the promotion of healthy lifestyles. Keep your eyes peeled for the next “My contact Michael Dubois at 1 female - grey. Long-haired. 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Bachelor in base- bath, large sunny terrace, inground pool. Lots of char- ramic floor. 14 x 30 Cabana. Access to the beach of the outside access. septic system redone in 2008. 16x20 ment with poss. for intergenerational lodging. Beautiful acter. Nearby services, village, ski and outdoor activities. Doncaster river right in front. garage to be finished. Priced for quick sale! level lot, 21,226 sq ft. View of stream and Mont Césaire. More properties at www.etiennesavard.com March 2013 43 Zach Factor Monthly column in memory of Neil Zach, co-creator and first editor of Main Street. When Schist Happens Lys Chisholm and Marcus Nerenberg - Main Street “I believe that in the end the truth will conquer” - John Wycliffe In 1936, during an excavation of one of the Great tombs of the first Egyptian Dynasty, The Mastaba of Prince Sabu, renowned Egyptologist Walter Brian Emery found amongst utensils and funerary items a very unusual object. It is a circular, tri-lobed wheel. He could only describe it as a bowl. The object is approximately 61 centimeters in diameter, and 10.6 centimeters in height in the center. There are 3 distinct handles, 3 folds, and a circular drilled core with no signs of hand tooling. It is made of one solid piece of schist, a very fragile and delicate rock. Even the most highly equipped computer laser stone cutter we have today could not replicate this disk. The disk sits in a dusty case in the Cairo Museum. It is identified as an incense burner although there is no evidence of this. To this day it sits there, stupefying Egyptologists. Its age and technological sophistication interferes with their concepts of the people who lived at this time. The possibility exists that some form of advanced technology underpinned the most ancient peoples of Egypt. A 5000 year-old carved schist disc found in an The early Dynastic period LOCAL, REGIONAL Egyptian tomb still baffles researchers. Photo of Egypt was a time of Credit: Jon Bodsworth/The Egypt Archive AND NATIONAL PRIZES extraordinary achievement. It was the age of the pyramid builders when some of the largest and most sophisticated structures of all time were built. Since first encountered by the west, the pyramids of Egypt have clearly been documented to be far beyond the technological and engineering capabilities of such a primitive culture. In recent years growing numbers of professionals are re-examining how Egyptians had advanced mathematical and engineering knowledge and how this knowledge came to be lost in time. Professor Carmen Boulter of the University of Calgary has been part of a team of Egyptologists looking at evidence with new eyes. She has linked up 22 pyramids in NEW BUSINESS CREATORS what is called the Band of Peace, to an ancient riverbed, where the Nile originally flowed thousands of years earlier. The geology of rock doesn’t lie. Robert Schock, geologist from Boston University has clearly identified water erosion from run-off DO YOU HAVE A PROJECT ? down the plateau of the Great Pyramid to the outcropping of the Sphinx. 99% of all geologists agree that the last time water flowed there was 9,000 years ago. The Giza plateau is the only location on the globe that quadrisects the land WE HAVE A CONTEST ! masses of our planet into 4 equal sections. We only became conscious of the existence of other continents 600 years ago. The only way the ancients could have Bio-Food knowledgeably placed the pyramids is if they had had a perfect understanding from an aerial perspective. Boulter and others have debunked the myth that the Commerce Pyramids were tombs. She says “There have never been signs of tomb painting so characteristic of tombs or the existence of mummies”. Social Economy In 1888, a British electrical engineer named Siemens climbed to the top of the Great Pyramid with guides before sunrise. As they sat atop, his Arab guide Business Operation, created a ringing sound when he opened and closed his fingers. Siemens, sensing the electricity, created a laden jar from an open wine bottle, wrapped a wet Processing, Production newspaper around it and raised it above his head. The effect was a burst of static sparks from the bottle. When his guides panicked and tried to stop him, the Technical and Technological guides got an electric shock sending them fleeing down the pyramid. Today the largest structures that we create, at a cost of billions of dollars, are Innovation hydroelectric dams. We do so because we know what kind of return these will give entire populations for food production and living standards. Alternative Services to individuals thinking today is looking at the possibility that the Great Pyramid, and the 21 others, may be simply that; tools to distribute massive amounts of energy. Despite that the Services to companies Giza Plateau is a World Heritage Site, The Egyptian HOW TO PARTICIPATE ? Superior Council 1. WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN; of Antiquities guardedly issues 2. FILL OUT AN ENTRY few research FORM ONLINE. permits to those who do not follow the classic Egyptologists timeline of events. Unfortunately, changing this time For information: line also clashes with the Koran and the Bible Or contact versions of the time of creation. It is Marie-Isabelle Poupart at SADC des Laurentides at understandable that 1 888 229-3001 ext. 26 or [email protected] the chief Imams of Islam or the Pope do not want controversy to drive away believers- a risk when your story doesn’t Caisses des Laurentides-Nord fit the evidence. But, it’s too late, the evidence grows. Schist happened. For more info: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugWCRliG4Rg. Canada Economic Development offers a financial support to the SADC des Laurentides. 44 March 2013 Healthy Channels Ramble On Gastro- Laissez Faire oesophageal My Pasta Reflux Barry Young - Main Street “Pasta-gate” averted! Buona Notte menu shall not Christopher Garbrecht, Ac. - Main Street change! Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease is a condition in which the food or liquid travels from the Thank you for having some common sense here, but I would still like to play stomach back into the oesophagus. It is a fairly common digestive disorder. The stomach myth-buster for a moment. produces extremely acidic substances in order to help digest food within the stomach. If this acidic juice goes up into the area where the oesophagus and the stomach connect, it First of all pasta was never discovered by Marco Polo in China; it was brought to inflames the oesophagus and gives a feeling of burning and irritation. Sicily hundreds of years earlier by the Arabs and possibly existed even thousands of years prior to that. Next, the dreaded OLF, or as we now refer to them, “The An improper functioning of the lower oesophageal sphincter often causes heartburn. Language Police,” was introduced in 1961 by Jean Lesage’s Liberal Party and Normally, this sphincter stops the contents of the stomach from flowing back into the not by the PQ. After that, this over-enthusiastic inspector was never trying to oesophagus, and it only opens to let food into the stomach. This problem could also remove the word pasta from the English translation, but was only doing his job by be caused by a hiatus hernia. In this case, the part of the stomach that connects to the pointing out that the French Academy, a world-wide organization, would suggest oesophagus has moved up into the chest cavity by the diaphragm. the use of the actual French word “pates” to be in its place on the French portion Symptoms are often associated with a burning sensation behind the sternum that is of the menu. There was no attack against the English community intended by this exacerbated after eating and while lying down. This problem is also associated with acidic inspector, since the legality of keeping the English word pasta for the translation regurgitations that leave a bitter taste in the mouth. Symptoms are often chronic and was never put into question. medications often only help temporarily to stop the gastric reflux, but it comes back. Bill 22, which was introduced by Bourassa’s Liberal party in 1972, again not the If left untreated, complications can include inflammation and lesions on the PQ, did require that the wording on the menu be predominantly French and this oesophagus, and ulcers on the oesophagus. It is a good idea to consult your doctor if: is where the problem started. In the early 70’s, in an attempt to quell French the burning sensation and regurgitations happen many times in a week, the symptoms Nationalism, Bourassa introduced the first laws (Bill 22) that totally went against affect your sleep, the symptoms come back quickly after stopping to take antacids, our rights to freedom of speech. However, because it was done by the Liberals, and/or the symptoms have gone on for more than a year. the English population never did much in terms of fighting it since the Liberals were supposedly their protectors and so quietly accepted their fate. As most people know, there are plenty of over-the-counter medications on the market to help with heartburn. There are antacids such as Rolaids® and Tums® that neutralize So here’s the thing; no one with any common sense would argue that the French the acid in the stomach. There are also H2 antagonists such as Pepcid® and Zantac® that language should not be promoted, neither should anyone lack the understanding lower the production of acid by the stomach. These are fine for an occasional bout of that in North America the minority language would be swallowed in a gulp if heartburn due to over-eating, but you should check with your doctor if you are taking these it were not in some way protected. So, the inherent problem here is not the medications for more than two or three weeks at a time. A doctor can also prescribe Proton ideology, but rather the methodology, of the implementation. pump inhibitors such as Nexium® or Pantoloc® to help with this problem. Everyone living in Quebec, no matter what their mother tongue is, should have If you struggle with heartburn, the first thing to do is to look at a few lifestyle changes. the same question on their lips: “How much intervention should we allow our The most important is to lose weight if you are obese or overweight. Next, quitting government to have in our private lives?” I believe, as a society, that we need laws smoking and lowering your alcohol consumption is another excellent option. It is best when it comes to to not over-eat as well. Certain foods can sometimes aggravate the symptoms. Watch basics such as theft out for coffee, chocolate, fatty fried foods, spicy foods, carbonated beverages, citrus and murder. I also fruits and their juices, tomatoes, milk, onions, and mint. It is also best to wait at least believe in having two or three hours before lying down. You can also try slightly raising the head of an elected body to your bed. Finally, you might want to look at the side effects of any medications you control some of our are taking, as some can cause reflux symptoms or contribute to an irritation of the spending, whether oesophagus. for schools, roads or even protecting In Traditional Chinese Medicine there are several Chinese disease entities that may our borders. correspond to gastro-oesophageal reflux. In other words, gastro-oesophageal reflux But, how did we cannot be equated with any single Chinese disease, but overlaps several of them. allow our elected The main Chinese disease entities resembling aspects of this condition are: ‘Gnawing government get to hunger’, which is characterized by an uncomfortable sensation of the epigastrium that a point where it mimics pain but is not actually pain and mimics hunger but is not actually hunger. would protect the ‘Regurgitation of food’ indicates a condition in which the patient suddenly brings up free speech of a food, usually several hours after eating. ‘Dysphagia and blockage’ is characterized Nazi, but dictate by an inability to swallow, with the food getting stuck between the throat and the to restaurants diaphragm, or the food may enter the stomach but the patient quickly spits phlegm. what they are is ‘Sour regurgitation’ comprises the regurgitation of acid, sour fluids coming up allowed to print on gradually and welling up in the mouth before being swallowed. Finally, ‘Sour vomiting’ their menus? I still consists of sudden vomiting of acid, sour fluids. An acupuncture treatment for gastro- don’t understand oesophageal reflux takes into account the individual symptoms of each patient. the non-smoking laws either, for that matter. If I have the money to build an The general approach is to smooth the movement of the stomach so that the food office building with a restaurant on the main floor, should it not be my right to continues on its proper path down towards the small intestine and not up towards the determine if I want the hazard of cigarettes on my premises? If someone wants oesophagus. to go to a smoke-filled bar, let him or her have the choice; Second Cup opened I hope that this gives you a better understanding of heartburn. If you have any the first non-smoking coffee shop in Quebec and they did just fine without our questions or comments please e-mail me at: [email protected] or consult my blog government having to tell them it was a great idea. at: acupuncturevaldavid.blogspot.com. So, once again, I plead to Mme Marois; let’s worry about the right things. Promote the French language all you want as it is in all our interests to maintain USA and Canada clocks spring forward the unique multiculturalism of our great province. But do so without oppressing anyone else. Continue to educate our children and teach them proper language to Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, skills in both English and French; it is a wonderful thing and our bilingualism makes us more valuable as employees worldwide. When it comes to business, it March 10 2013 at 2:00 am local time. is hard enough in this economy to get by, and unemployment is raging, so make it easier and encourage new companies to come here and open their doors. In general, everywhere I go, there is no issue between English and French citizens, so in the words of the great Lennon & McCartney, song, Let it be!

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