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The Massawippi Valley Railway, and Its Lease to the Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers RR – by Carl Riff
The Massawippi Valley Railway, and its lease to the Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers RR – by Carl Riff The Massawappi Valley Railway Company was chartered in 1862 to provide a northern connection between the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad and the Grand Trunk. In 1869 work commenced on grading the line. At the same time the Massawippi Valley entered into an agreement with the Passumpsic to lease the railway for 999 years provided trains ran by July 1, 1870. The Massawippi raised money in Canada from various towns along the proposed route - and from the Passumpsic itself. July 1, 1870 saw both the formal opening of the Massawippi Valley Railway, and the lease to the Passumpsic for 999 years. The railway ran from the Passumpsic connection at North Derby north along Massawappi Lake to Lennoxville, with a short spur that ran to the border town of Stanstead - Rock lsland - Derbyline. Interchanges were made at Lennoxville with the broad gauge Grand Trunk. An express train ran at this time, leaving Lennoxville at 4:40 PM and arriving at White River Junction at 11:42 AM. The return train left White River Jct. at 8:20 PM and arrived at Lennoxville at 3:27 PM the next day. lt was in May of 1871 that the Stanstead Joumal disclosed that the Passumpsic had decided to run trains into Sherbrooke over three miles of the GTR by dual gauge track into the Grand Trunk Station. This proposal aroused the ire of more than one Ascot Township resident, for several weeks later a letter of complaint was sent to the Journal editor . -
Newport Water Bond Defeated
A new-old Meet Barton kind of classroom Graded School’s in Jay. new principal. 14 10 the Chronicle THE WEEKLY JOURNAL OF ORLEANS COUNTY TWO SECTIONS, 48 PAGES VOLUME 44, NUMBER 45 NOVEMBER 8, 2017 ONE DOLLAR Newport Congratulations, Rangers! water bond defeated by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Fewer than one out of ten Newport voters turned out Tuesday to defeat a proposed $3-million bond issue to supply water to the city’s east side. The measure was defeated 154 to 136, an 18- vote margin. Had the vote gone the other way, the bond would have paid for a 450,000-gallon water tower, a booster pump station, and a new floating cover for the Palin reservoir. Although the loan would have been for the full $3-million, the state loan fund would have charged a negative 3 percent interest rate on the 30-year bond. As a result, it would have cost the city only $1.8-million to repay the loan. The entire project was meant to replace water currently supplied by Derby Center. The village The Lake Region Union High School soccer team with their championship trophy and medallions on the field at water company and the city signed an agreement South Burlington High School following Saturday’s Division II final. The members of the team are Keith Herman, Dylan Gagnon, Logan Ingalls, Parker Perron, Riley Urie, Noah Royer, Caleb Rodgers, Brady Perron, Evan Inkel, in 1997 setting terms under which the village Mathew Menard, Chad Royer, Hunter Matte, Bradey Kerr, Mason Svag, Connor Lanou, Isaiah Braithwaite, would provide water for a proposed industrial Jackson King, Gabe Riendeau, Drew Dragesett, and Liam Kennedy. -
Railway Stations
RAILWAY STATIONS OF THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS Texts and Photography (except where noted) by Matthew Farfan (With special thanks to J. Derek Booth) The 19th century saw a massive railway boom all across the Eastern Townships. Driven by the need to access raw materials, the desire for rapid transit, the growth of industry, and a mania to build more and more branch lines, literally dozens of companies vied for territory and markets. By 1900, a network of local and regional railway lines crisscrossed virtually every corner of the region. The Grand Trunk (later Canadian National), Quebec Central, and Canadian Pacific railways emerged as the dominant players. The presence of a railway line was a major advantage to a small town. The stakes were high, and the good fortune of one town could mean the decline of another. Not surprisingly, local business leaders and politicians were enthusiastic railway boosters. Towns with an early advantage were those situated along the route of the Grand Trunk Railway. This line, completed in 1853, linked Montreal with the ice-free shipping facilities of Portland, Maine. Sherbrooke, Richmond, Acton Vale, and Coaticook were all situated along this route and enjoyed rapid growth as a result. Yet, the heyday of the train was relatively short-lived. With the development of the road network, the mass production of the automobile, and the growth of the trucking industry, railways declined throughout the 20th century, and many branch lines and stations were closed. Passenger service to some towns began to be scaled back or eliminated altogether in the 1950s, with station closures continuing along various lines throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. -
Allophones Build Communities in the Rest of Quebec
More Allophones Calling Rest of Quebec Home: Numbers of persons whose mother tongue is neither English nor French rises sharply outside Montreal Jack Jedwab Executive Director Association for Canadian Studies February 10, 2009 Special for the Montreal Gazette For several years concerned with the overwhelming concentration of immigrants in Montreal, the government of Quebec has made efforts to encourage newcomers to settle in the regions outside of the province’s largest city. Its efforts may be bearing fruit judging by the results of the 2006 census. The combination of a slightly higher percentage of immigrants settling outside of Montreal in the rest of Quebec and the substantial increase in the numbers of immigrants admitted by the province since the beginning of the century has had an important impact on the demography of several regions. Indeed between 2001 and 2006 the increase has been so important that in several places the combined numbers of allophones surpassed the size of the anglophone population in areas with historically established English-speaking communities. In 1996 the headlines of major Quebec newspapers proclaimed that the number of mother tongie allophones in Montreal surpassed the number of anglophones. While in the rest of Quebec the number of anglophones still exceeded the number of allophones at the time of the 2006 census by now it is reasonably safe to assume that in the ROQ there are more allophones. As observed in the table below where there were more allophones than anglophones in 2001 (e.g. Baie-Comeau, Saguenay, Alma, St.Georges, Thetford Mines, Trois-Rivieres, Drummondville, Granby and Sorel) there are now more allophones. -
Répartition Des Cas De La COVID-19 Selon Les Municipalités De La Mauricie Et Du Centre-Du-Québec, 18 Juillet 2021 Au 22 Septembre 2021
Répartition des cas de la COVID-19 selon les municipalités de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, 18 juillet 2021 au 22 septembre 2021 Nombre de cas de la COVID-19, Nombre de cas de la COVID-19, Nombre de cas de la COVID-19, MRC de Drummond MRC d'Arthabaska MRC de Bécancour Municipalité N Municipalité N Municipalité N Drummondville 156 Chesterville < 5 Bécancour 46 Durham-Sud 0 Daveluyville < 5 Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent 0 L'Avenir 0 Ham-Nord < 5 Fortierville < 5 Lefebvre 0 Kingsey Falls 8 Manseau < 5 Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil 8 Maddington Falls < 5 Parisville < 5 Saint-Bonaventure < 5 Notre-Dame-de-Ham 0 Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets 0 Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover 15 Saint-Albert < 5 Saint-Sylvère 0 Saint-Edmond-De-Grantham < 5 Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska 6 Sainte-Cécile-de-Lévrard < 5 Saint-Eugène < 5 Saint-Louis-de-Blandford 0 Sainte-Françoise 5 Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey < 5 Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska 10 Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford 0 Saint-Germain-de-Grantham 5 Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick 0 Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard < 5 Saint-Guillaume 0 Saint-Rosaire 0 Wôlinak < 5 Saint-Lucien 0 Saint-Samuel 0 Reste du territoire 0 Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham 12 Saint-Valère 5 Total - MRC de Bécancour 63 ( + 0 ) Saint-Pie-de-Guire 0 Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton 10 Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults < 5 Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick 0 Wickham < 5 Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester < 5 Nombre de cas de la COVID-19, Total - MRC de Drummond 210 ( + 4 ) Sainte-Séraphine < 5 MRC de Nicolet-Yamaska Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens < 5 Tingwick 8 Municipalité N Nombre de cas de la COVID-19, Victoriaville -
Herbert Derick Collection (P058)
Eastern Townships Resource Centre Finding Aid - Herbert Derick collection (P058) Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.4.0 Printed: March 26, 2018 Language of description: English Finding aid prepared using Rules for Archival Description (RAD). Eastern Townships Resource Centre 2600, rue College Sherbrooke Quebec Canada J1M 1Z7 Telephone: 819-822-9600, poste 2261 Fax: 819-822-9661 Email: [email protected] www.etrc.ca http://www.townshiparchives.ca/index.php/herbert-derick-collection Herbert Derick collection Table of contents Summary information .................................................................................................................................... 18 Administrative history / Biographical sketch ................................................................................................ 18 Scope and content ......................................................................................................................................... 18 Notes .............................................................................................................................................................. 19 Collection holdings ........................................................................................................................................ 19 P058-001, Herbert R. Derick (1916-1994) ................................................................................................. 19 P058-001-01, Professional life ([1941?]-1993) ...................................................................................... -
Nutrient Loading and Impacts in Lake Champlain – Missisquoi Bay and Lake Memphremagog
Nutrient Loading and Impacts in Lake Champlain – Missisquoi Bay and Lake Memphremagog Missisquoi Bay. IJC Collection Lake Memphremagog. IJC Collection Missisquoi Bay Cyanobacteria. Pierre Leduc Prepared by the International Joint Commission April 21, 2020 Table of Contents I. Synthesis Document ........................................................................................................................ 3 A. Context ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Cyanobacteria .................................................................................................................................. 3 Actions and Consequences of Non-action ........................................................................................ 3 The Governments’ Reference ........................................................................................................... 4 IJC’s Approach to the Reference ...................................................................................................... 5 Workshops to Review Science and Policy on Nutrient Loading ........................................................ 6 Public Meeting and Online Consultation .......................................................................................... 6 B. IJC Analysis of SAG Reports ....................................................................................................... 7 C. Common Basin Recommendations and IJC Recommendations -
Procès-Verbal De La Séance Ordinaire Du 8 Juin 2020
PROCÈS-VERBAL DE LA SÉANCE ORDINAIRE DU 8 JUIN 2020 Procès-verbal de la séance ordinaire du conseil de la Municipalité de Saint-Pie-de-Guire, tenue le lundi 8 juin 2020 à 20h00, à huis clos, à la salle du conseil municipal sous la présidence de monsieur Benoît Bourque, maire avec un enregistrement audio de la séance. Sont présents à cette séance extraordinaire les conseillers suivants : Louis Véronneau Benoît Yergeau Frédéric Tremblay Georges Martel Sont absents, les conseillers Céline Jutras et Jonathan Bussière. Assiste également à la séance par visioconférence madame Annick Vincent à titre de directrice générale et secrétaire-trésorière. Chacune de ces personnes s’est identifiée individuellement. CONSIDÉRANT le décret numéro 177-2020 du 13 mars 2020 qui a déclaré l’état d’urgence sanitaire sur tout le territoire québécois pour une période initiale de dix jours ; CONSIDÉRANT les décrets subséquents qui prolongent cet état d’urgence, soit jusqu’au 10 juin 2020; CONSIDÉRANT l’arrêté ministériel numéro 2020-029, daté du 26 avril 2020, de la ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux, qui précise que toute séance peut se tenir à l’aide d’un moyen permettant à tous les membres de communiquer immédiatement entre eux; CONSIDÉRANT que selon ce même arrêté, lorsque la loi prévoit qu’une séance doit être publique, celle-ci doit être publicisée dès que possible par tout moyen permettant au public de connaître la teneur des discussions entre les participants et le résultat de la délibération des membres CONSIDÉRANT qu’il est dans l’intérêt public -
TOWNSHIPS ODDITIES and EXTREMES Text and Photography (Except Where Noted): Matthew Farfan
TOWNSHIPS ODDITIES AND EXTREMES Text and photography (except where noted): Matthew Farfan The following tour features fourteen attractions found in the Eastern Townships, each of which is either odd or unique in some way, or else the smallest, largest, longest, shortest, highest, or oldest of its kind. Sites range from a slave burial ground, to the highest village in Quebec, to the largest open-pit asbestos mine in the Western Hemisphere. 1) Slave Burial Ground: “Nigger Rock” & the Black Community of Saint-Armand Strong oral tradition and increasing hard evidence suggest that there was once a substantial slave community in Saint-Armand. According to tradition, a large outcrop of rock near the village, known for generations by the derogatory term “Nigger Rock,” was a burial ground for slaves two centuries ago. The "Rock" is located on what was once the property of Philip Luke, a Loyalist, who settled in the area after the American Revolution, and who, documents show, arrived with slaves he inherited from his mother. Oral tradition surrounding the site is strong among Saint-Armand's older residents, some of whom recall stories from their parents or from their childhood about the old slave burial ground or about the blacks in the area. “Nigger Rock” is believed to be the only known burial ground in Canada for blacks who were born and died in slavery. In 2003, a plaque was presented to the municipality by the Government of Quebec. It reads (in French): “Oral tradition holds that near here, at a place known as Nigger Rock, many black slaves were buried between 1794 and 1833. -
Guide to Spiritual and Religious Journeys in Québec
Guide to Guide Spiritual and Religious Journeys and Religious Spiritual his one-of-a-kind guidebook is an invitation to discover a panoply T of spiritual and sacred places in every region of Québec. Its 15 inspirational tours and magnificent photos reveal an exceptionally rich heritage unequalled anywhere else in North America. The Guide to Spiritual and Religious Journeys in Québec will delight pilgrims whose journeys are prompted by their faith as well as those in Québec drawn by art, architecture, and history. The tours offer unique spiritual experiences while exploring countless sacred places: shrines, basilicas, museums, churches, cemeteries, ways of the cross, and temples of a variety of faiths. You’ll also meet remarkable individuals and communities, and enjoy contemplation and reflection while communing with nature. ISBN : 978-2-76582-678-1 (version numérique) www.ulyssesguides.com Guide to Spiritual and Religious Journeys in Québec Research and Writing: Siham Jamaa Photo Credits Translation: Elke Love, Matthew McLauchlin, Christine Poulin, Tanya Solari, John Sweet Cover Page Forest trail © iStockphoto.com/Nikada; Saint Editors: Pierre Ledoux and Claude Morneau Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal © iStockphoto. com/AK2; Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica- Copy Editing: Elke Love, Matthew McLauchlin Cathedral © Daniel Abel-photographe; Our Lady Editing Assistant: Ambroise Gabriel of the Cape Shrine gardens © Michel Julien; Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Shrine © Sainte-Anne- Graphic Design and Layout: Pascal Biet de-Beaupré Shrine; Ermitage Saint-Antoine de Lac-Bouchette © Ermitage Saint-Antoine de This work was produced under the direction of Olivier Gougeon and Claude Morneau. Lac-Bouchette Back Cover Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac © iStockphoto. -
Le Rôle Du Paysage Dans L'évolution D'une Ville Industrielle
Université de Montréal Le rôle du paysage dans l’évolution d’une ville industrielle La géographie structurale de Drummondville par Evelyne Lemaire Faculté de l’aménagement Mémoire présenté à la Faculté des études supérieures en vue de l’obtention du grade de M.Sc.A (Aménagement) option aménagement février 2011 © Evelyne Lemaire, 2011 II Université de Montréal Faculté des études supérieures et postdoctorales Ce mémoire intitulé: Le rôle du paysage dans l’évolution d’une ville industrielle La géographie structurale de Drummondville Présenté par : Evelyne Lemaire a été évalué par un jury composé des personnes suivantes : Isabelle Thomas-Maret ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- président-rapporteur Gérard Beaudet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- directeur de recherche Isabelle Laterreur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- membre du jury III Sommaire Dans cette recherche, nous tentons de démontrer le rôle du paysage dans la structuration des villes industrielles, afin de justifier sa considération dans les outils de planification. Pour atteindre cet objectif, nous nous penchons sur une ville manufacturière du Centre-du-Québec : Drummondville. Nous utilisons une méthodologie en trois étapes. Nous réalisons en premier lieu un historique puis une analyse paysagère. Pour dépasser la simple description des paysages et de l’évolution de la forme urbaine, nous interprétons ensuite ces résultats en fonction des domaines -
Journal of Eastern Townships Studies Revue D'études Des Cantons De L'est
J OURNAL OF JOURNAL OF EASTERN TOWNSHIPS STUDIES E ASTERN REVUE D’ÉTUDES DES T OWNSHIPS CANTONS DE L’EST S TUDIES / R EVUE D ’ ÉTUDES DES C ANTONS DE L ’E ST JETS/RECE Centre de recherche des Cantons de l’Est Eastern Townships Research Centre F ISSN 1192-7062 22 EASTERN TOWNSHIPS RESEARCH CENTRE / CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DES CANTONS DE L’EST EDITORIAL AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE COMITÉ DE RÉDACTION ET DE GESTION Tom Fletcher Bishop’s University (Environmental Studies and Geography) Editor Marie Thibault Executive Director, ETRC/CRCE Editorial Assistant J. Derek Booth Bishop’s University (Environmental Studies and Geography) Peter Gossage Université de Sherbrooke (Histoire et sciences politiques) Jean Levasseur Bishop’s University (Études françaises et québécoises) Monique Nadeau-Saumier Colby-Curtis Museum Jonathan Rittenhouse Bishop’s University (Vice-Principal Academic) CONSULTANTS Guy Laperrière Université de Sherbrooke (Histoire et sciences politiques) J.I. Little Simon Fraser University (History) COMITÉ EXTERNE DE RÉDACTION EXTERNAL EDITORIAL COMMITTEE G. Caldwell Martinville D. Cartwright University of Western Ontario A. Désilets Sherbrooke J-M. Dubois Université de Sherbrooke J-C. Dupont Université Laval M. Echenberg McGill University L. Lacroix Université du Québec à Montréal G. Lane Lennoxville G. Laperrière Université de Sherbrooke M. Lessard Université du Québec à Montréal J.I. Little Simon Fraser University J.O. Lundgren McGill University A. Mercier Collège de Sherbrooke R. Milot Collège de Sherbrooke M. Phelps Knowlton C. Rose Bishop’s