COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

SERVING THE AREA FROM KANESATAKE TO ROSEMERE Volume 13 Issue 6 2,500 COPIES December/January 2013

15th Edition Santa Claus Relax Pee Wee PARADE Tournament , Dec. 2, Dec. 8-16, p. 21 p. 25

14th Edition Ringuette Tournament Jan. 6-13, p. 25

Habit for Humanity presents Lions Club 9th annual bookfair 2nd house, p. 4 p. 16-17 Community Connections Page 2 December/January 2013

helping to weaken the City’s finan- spect the city’s character, as well as cial position. our objective to ensure the City’s In order to ensure the City’s sustain- sustainability. ability, new revenues must be gen- By promoting responsible urban Message from erated and this must be accompa- development based on the princi- nied by the redevelopment of cer- ples of sustainable development, The Mayor tain sectors. To do this, it is essen- our vision for Deux-Montagnes over tial that our urban plan be changed. the next 15 years is of a healthy city, Greetings one and all, This will allow us to control our de- green and welcoming to 20,000 new On October 3, the City of Deux- velopment according to our needs inhabitants, with a better distribu- Montagnes held a citizen’s informa- while respecting the new standards tion of the tax base for our citizens, tion session on the future of our imposed by the government. Modi- a greater presence of local busi- city. This evening meeting was a fying our urban plan means framing nesses, restaurants and offices on follow-up to the public meeting that and structuring the sectors to de- our main roads, better access to our took place on June 12, on the pro- velop and redevelop them, in accor- waterways and pedestrian paths, posed regulation amending the ur- dance with our objectives. It also and dynamic and revitalized key ban plan. The October meeting was means establishing densification areas, offering public places where therefore, an opportunity to re- thresholds, ensuring the protection neighbourhood life is rich and ap- spond to questions and comments of our parks and green spaces, and preciated. raised during the last few weeks that we retain the city’s image and regarding this plan. its particular character. If the future of our city interests The City of Deux-Montagnes was After analysis, we have identified you, please consult the October 3rd shaped at the end of the 20th century a dozen projects that would create presentation and the related docu- on the bedroom community model, more than $204 million in new ments on the City’s website at which means that today, 85% of tax property values and annually gener- www.ville.deux-montagnes.qc.ca revenues come from the residential ate more than $2 million in new sector. Real estate development property taxes. The completion of Sincerely, reached maturity in the early 2000s these projects would meet the devel- Marc Lauzon opment guidelines of the City; re-

library opening hours or through interlibrary loan. Seated on one of the benches is Susan Dubuc Campbell For more information, contact the library at (450) 473-2702.

A Gift for Public Library Week: Large Print and Audio Books Collection Enriched by a Grant from the Deux- Montagnes Lions Club

Deux-Montagnes, October 23, Mayor Lauzon, Johanne Chaput, Martin and Betty Table of Contents 2012 – The Deux-Montagnes Hensen, Dave Byers, President Linda Hogue and Arthur Glover Public Library has received a Message from the Mayor 2 $1,500 grant from the Deux- Montagnes Lions Club on the Lions Den 6 occasion of Public Library Week, Memorial Donation School Matters 11 to enrich its collection of large print and audio books. The Dubuc Family have donated Church Mouse 14-15 Since 1980, the Lions Club has three memorial park benches to Sue Chef 23 contributed to these collections the city of Deux-Montagnes in that are mainly intended for honour of Doris, Annie Dubuc PANDA/CESAME 18-19 people with visual impairments, and Elizabeth O’Farrell Dubuc. Ron’s Corner 21 in both French and English. They are prominently situated on Through this annual funding, Oka Road. The City Council was Letter to the Editor 31 library members enjoy a good very supportive of this effort and 4Korners 10 variety of books for all tastes. hopes for other citizens to do the These collections are available same. Sports Rap 25-26 free of charge to members during A look at Rosemère 22

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LTMHS’ 4th an- their banners and gave out their the 2012 Colour Clash was the black nual Colour best team cheer. Points were team, led by a great group of senior Clash By Lillian Sirgent

Lake of Two Moun- tains High School held its fourth annual Colour Clash activities day on Tuesday, Septem- ber 25. The students were divided into eight different teams, each with a colour, and participated in many students. LTMHS leadership stu- fun games such as fruit Olympics, dents took charge for the day and messy marshmallow, human tic tac toe, awarded for winning games, par- ran all the activities for the students. and more in the morning. In the af- ticipation, and team spirit. There was much fun had by all and ternoon, a boy and a girl from each All day long, students could be we hope to see this wonderful event team dressed up as the opposite heard in the hallways cheering for continue at LTMHS for many more gender and put on a hilarious fash- their teams and encouraging each years to come. ion show. As well, teams showcased other to play. The winning team of

New Team of VPs at for five years before becoming a VP attention away from her family. She at Mother Theresa Junior and said that the support she has to give RHS Laurier Senior in Laval. He is re- for adjusting to high school By Gordon Wetmore sponsible for the Secondary 2 stu- “ultimately goes a lot more for the dents and has the dossiers for the moms than the students,” a situa- Principal Scott Traylen of soccer concentration option courses, tion that she understands. Rosemere High School found him- the Work Oriented Training Path The importance of family is a self with three new vice principals program, and the IPLC contained value that runs strong in all three this year who quickly forged what classes. About his fellow VPs, he VPs. Mr. Jakalian voiced their atti- he called a dynamic team. said they discovered their like tude: “We are replaceable at work. Most senior is Gail Spillane, who mindedness very quickly. “We hit We are not replaceable at home.” served previously as vice principal the ground running,” he said, and They also were adamant that their at Laurier Senior in Laval and for constantly bounce ideas off each jobs were hugely facilitated by the non- the last two years at Lake of Two other. He has bachelor degrees in teaching staff, especially secretaries Mountains High School. She and psychology (Concordia University) Cindy Bourgain, Maria Warner, Donna the other two vice-principals have and education (University of Ot- Lioumbas, and France Mimeau, school jelled together very well, she said. tawa) and a Masters in Educational organization technician Debbie Adams Ms. Spillane is the “go to” person Psychology (McGill). and administration manager Suzanne for academics and discipline for the Tina Miscio, whose dossier is the Desilets. Helpful, understanding, will- Secondary 3s and 4s. She said that Secondary 1s and Individualized ing to go beyond the call of duty and she has an open door policy for staff Education Plans, knows that her never shying away from work was how and students. “It’s my job to help foremost responsibility is aiding the they were described. both succeed.” In addition to her school’s youngest students in the Masters Degree in Educational transition from elementary to life in Leadership from McGill University a school where 80 percent of the (where she is currently working on 1500 students are older teenagers. a second M.Ed.), she is a certified “I have to be the mommy here,” she Cisco Academy computer instructor said, and it is a role she welcomes. and handles the technology dossier With a Bachelor of Education among the administrators. RHS has (Elementary) and a Masters in Edu- 27 Smart Boards and extensive wire- cational Leadership from McGill, The VP team at Rosemere High School less areas, and she credits the RHS she has been a vice-principal at teachers for embracing the latest Pinewood and McCaig elementary Principal Traylen, who has the dossier technologies and the students for schools and at Laval Junior High. for the Secondary 5s as well as the en- responding. The teachers do an She taught at the elementary tire school in general, said that he feels “awesome” job at extra-curricular level for more than 10 years, begin- fortunate to have three experienced vice activities, she said, and the RHS stu- ning at a remote Cree village more -principals who bring a refreshing and dents/parents/staff are a great com- than 11 hours by car from Montreal. important outlook to RHS. They in turn munity. For a brief time she served as princi- are quick to acknowledge his leadership For Sarmen Jakalian, coming to pal before asking to return to vice- in creating a milieu in which teamwork RHS is a happy reunion of sorts. He principal status. The principal’s job, flourishes. taught senior English at the school she said, took too much time and

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Habitat for Humanity Region of Deux- tres, Tilmar International, Gerald Paquette Entrepreneur Électriciens et Associes, Must Communications, Les Re- Montagnes House vêtements BAC S, Givre climatisation, M. Serge Larivie- re et compagnon, Lettrage André Lamoureux, MebWeb, On October 29, at 10:30 Les Gouttières Laurentides, Matériaux Coupal, Ouellet- am, Mirabel’s Deputy De- te Canada, Joe Loue Tout, B & B Concept Rénovation de nise Beaudoin, M. Andre distinction, Maçonnerie Artech, Dessins Drummond, Bessette, representing Mayor Paulus of Ste- Marthe-sur-le-lac, and other officials presented the keys for the newly completed Habitat for Hu- manity® home in Ste- Marthe-sur-le-lac. Volun- teers have been working tirelessly for five months to get the house located at 3031 de la rue Paul ready for its new occupants. It is safe, affordable and very chic.

The Champagne-Lapointe family, including twin daughters, Angie and Nikki, worked alongside the many volunteers to prepare the house, so that they could move in to it on Thursday, November 1.

Champagne-Lapointe family cutting ribbon with Presendent of Habit for Humanity Deux-Montagnes, \M. Denis Pilon

Couvreurs Coulombe, les Promenades Deux- Montagnes, the deputies of Riviere-des-Mille-Iles, Lau- rin Liu and from Mirabel Denise Beaudoin as well as Mayor Sonia Paulus of Ste-Marthe-sur-le-lac.

“We are living an incredible dream. We enter our new house as we enter a new part of our life. The twins will each have their own room, and they will be ecstatic. The house is full of good energy because it was built by Denis Pilon presenting keys to Champagne–Lapointe family people with big hearts. We are infinitely aware of that,” concluded Dominique, the young mother and new owner. Source et information: Habitat pour l’humanité région des Deux-Montagnes “The giving of the keys to the family is a unique mo- Valérie Sauve ment charged with emotions. It marks the end of the Responsables des relations publiques numerous efforts by all the members of our organiza- [email protected] tion, the valuable volunteers and our generous financial partners. I want to thank all the people implicated from near and far in the realization of this dream. Together we permit a family to leave the cycle of poverty and to become the owners of a house,” said M. Denis Pilon, president of Habitat for Humanity Region of Deux- Montagnes.

Many sponsors were involved in this project. Some of them who should be mentioned are: la Ville de Sain- te-Marthe-sur-le Lac, le Groupe Nepveu, Home Dépôt Canada, Holcim Canada, Genworth Financial Canada, Schneider Electric, la Fondation Banque Royale, Cons- truction Saint-Aubin, notary Jean Luc Page, Labre et Associes, Coffrage Caouette, Voyer Tremblay, Isolation 4 saisons, Fondation de bienfaisance, Molson Coors Ca- nada, Montreal Brique & Pierre, Melco Portes et Fenê-

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.Morton's Neuroma (Foot Common treatments for Martin Scutt is a graduate of Cornell Morton’s neuroma include custom- University (1992), New York pain): Symptoms and made, individually designed shoe College of Podiatric Medicine (1996) Treatment inserts (commonly known as arch and is a By Diane Castonguay supports or plantar orthotics). To clinical teacher A neuroma is a growth or benign reduce the pressure on the nerve, at UQTR. tumour that arises in the nerve cells. steroid injection into the area of foot C l i n i q u e More specifically, a Morton's pain, anti-inflammatory medication, P o d i a t r i q u e neuroma is a painful condition that or surgery is recommended. Rive Nord is involves the swelling and It is best not to ignore any the largest inflammation of a nerve located foot pain. Consult one of our podiatry clinic between the bones at the ball of the podiatrists if you experience a on the North Shore and the only foot. The most common area for a burning sensation in the ball of your clinic with a fully equipped surgical Morton’s neuroma is between your foot that is not improving even with room, xray machine and Cutera third and fourth toes. Common change of footwear and a reduction Genesis Plus Laser (fungal nails) on sensations include a “burning” in the activities that may cause site. sharp pain on the bottom of the foot stress to your feet. At Clinique For more information or or the sensation of standing on a Podiatrique Rive Nord (est. 1998), appointment please call (450) 979- pebble or a fold in your sock. Your ALL our care is provided by 0303 (260 Grande Cote, Rosemere toes may also sting, burn or feel podiatrists regardless of the nature near the train station). numb. of your problem. We A Morton’s neuroma may are extremely proud result from an of our fee schedule irritation, pressure which allows our or injury. This services to be means that the accessed by a wider g r o w t h o f population. Our thickened nerve team is dedicated to tissue (neuroma) is providing a high part of your body’s level of patient care response to the and services with a irritation or injury. work schedule that The risk accommodates even factors for developing a Morton’s the busiest of neuroma include improper, individuals and constrictive footwear that families. We are excessively binds the forefoot. Foot pleased to inform deformities such as bunions, you that the vast hammertoes, flatfeet or excessive majority of our new flexibility and high impact athletic patients are referred activities may also subject the foot to us by other to repetitive trauma (eg: Jogging or patients or health running). This condition is common practitioners. Thank in women and could be a result of you for your trust. wearing high heels. Dr Martin Scutt, podiatrist

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WELCOME basketball court were on display. great night, for information please TO THE Mayor Marc Lauzon along with contact the hall at 450-473-5429 or Tom Whitton made a presentation Christine at 514-827-1361. LIONS DEN on behalf of the city for the work At this time the Heritage Club By Nancy Ryder Bobby has done for the community. would like to wish you a very It was also very nice that so many of Merry Christmas and all the very We would like his friends, family and other best for the New Year. to thank all organizations came out to support those who came Bobby on his special night, he well Cultural Association of Deux out to support our annual book fair. deserves it. Montagnes: All funds will go towards those in The Creative Seniors group is need through out our community. going very well in the community. Lions Linda Hogue and Heidi It takes many hands to keep up Benk presented three scholarships great programs. The Heritage Club to the graduating class at LTMHS. thanks you for all your hard work in Yes, it is that time of year again. keeping people happy. For further We will be selling our famous short information on the programs bread and fruit cakes. Remember, Darlene Gargul can be contacted. they make great last minute gifts for The group will be putting on a those people you have a hard time Christmas show. I have to say the finding gifts for. exercise trainer (Dale Hammond) is Keep your calendar free on January special and she worries so much 26, 2013 for our annual winter about her students. For Halloween carnival. Bring your family and she set a beautiful colourful table friends and enjoy a fun-filled day of with all the harvest colours, made activities. carrot soup, along with salads, pumpkin and carrot cakes. It was nice of her to spoil the group and we all appreciate her concern for us. Cheerily face-painted and October 27 - a Halloween dance costumed, happy children enjoyed was held at the hall and the an evening of creating splendid decorations including a tunnel faces for pumpkins at a pre-Hallowe’en added to the atmosphere. Plans to party given at the Little Yellow School include a pass for the children are in House by the Cultural Association of the works for next year. Elegent Deux Montagnes. Early in November, By Norma Lariviere Mess provided the music and many work began on the building’s roof, The Heritage Club is still very scary costumes added to the night. thanks to proceeds from several busy with all the new programs and Thanks to all those who supported fundraisers. The Association plans a different events. The Monday night this event. panoply of cultural activities throughout Dart League is well underway and November 3, Crib tournament – a the coming season. they have purchased new boards so good afternoon of cards, the kitchen there are no excuses for bad games. was open to serve the many players. Rosemere Vounteer Service The kitchen is open for hungry November 18 – the Annual General (RVS) presention people to purchase hamburgers and Meeting – 4:00 pm all Members and hot dogs. Thanks to Tom & June Non Members are invited to hear a Fleck and occasionally Norma for report on past year with the club. volunteering in the kitchen. To vote you must have been a paid The hall is also rented for belly up Member dancing on Tuesday evenings and November 25 – Grey Cup Party – on Wednesdays for Line dancing. 4:00 pm – The kitchen was open to Each 3rd Wednesday of the month provide some great Chili plus there is BINGO at 1:00 pm. The hall Smoked Meat. We hope you is opened at 12:00 pm for lunch. enjoyed the football game. RVS directors and staff giving a cheque Sally and her helpers do a great job November and December every of $1000 each to two charities. They also with the lunches. What a great way 2nd Friday it is Karaoke. No one has gave $500 each to two students for their to spend a fun afternoon. made it to the Canadian or education. The staff at the RVS are all We also had the chance to American Idol level so there is still volunteers and they do not celebrate the basketball retirement some time. charge tax on the goods that are party for Bobby Fordham put on by December 31 we will be holding a purchased there, as it is a non- his family. The hall was well NEW YEAR’S EVE dinner and profit group. The shop is down the hill decorated with plenty of good food dance, followed by a buffet after behind Rosemere Memorial and great music to dance to. Many midnight. Music will be provided Church, opposite the elementary pictures of Bobby’s past history by DJ Earl Flint and a band — Steve school . through his 25 years at the Fiset’s group. It does sound like a

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It has been a busy Through his testimony, we learnt Laurin Liu, MP, House of Com- fall, and I’ve taken that the Prime Minister's advisers mons, Canada. great pleasure in twisted some arms to get spending time in the Robert Abdallah, a man now ac- Or please contact me at: community by go- cused of being part of a corruption Ottawa: Rm 784, Confederation ing door-to-doors, scheme, appointed to a post with Building, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A attending commu- the Port of Montreal. We also learnt 0A6, nity events, and that Zambito and his partners put Tel.: 613-992-7330 sharing special mo- thousands of dollars into Conserva- ments with you (a tive coffers, namely contributing to Constituency: 172 St. Louis Street, special shout-out to the election campaign of Conserva- St. Eustache, Quebec J7R 1Y7 the graduating class of Lake of Two tive Senator Carignan, who was a Tel.: 450-473-4864 Fax: 450-473-9043 Mountains High School – one-third Conservative candidate at the time. Email: [email protected] of whom graduated with Honours!). Stephen Harper owes Canadians an Here are a few of the issues that explanation, and I’ll continue to call have marked the fall Parliamentary for an end to the Conservative’s po- session. litical culture of smoky rooms and kick-backs for their friends. New Guy Bélisle Library Tainted beef crisis: Can we opens in St. Eustache trust Ottawa? Monster budget bill leaves Ca- nadians behind The Conservatives’ response to our country’s largest-ever tainted beef In mid-October, the Conservatives crisis has many questioning delivered another monster budget whether they can be trusted with bill—trying to force through 400- that responsibility. plus pages of legislative changes. It was American inspectors, not Ca- They’ve clearly learned nothing nadian ones, who detected E.coli since the spring, when their last bacteria in beef from Canada’s XL monster bill forced through 400- Foods. And while the US moved to plus pages of harmful measures ban all XL imports, it took Canada with little debate. 12 days to issue even a small recall. In this new bill, protections for On September 25, Agriculture Min- thousands of Canadian waterways ister Gerry Ritz then tried to reas- are being cut so risky pipeline pro- The building offers a unique view of the sure Canadians that no tainted beef jects won’t be subject to environ- Rivière des Mille Îles, exceptional had reached consumers. The next mental review. The budget bill also brightness and a remarkable feature of day, media began reporting on Ca- cuts $500-million per year from re- places and spaces. Its architecture inte- nadians falling ill from tainted meat. search and development. Canadians deserve better than a Visit http://www.laurinliu.ca/en/ grates several eco-friendly principles, government that tries to mislead petitions-2 for a copy of the petition relying first on the compact volumes, them and that is incapable of ensur- calling on the Government on Can- the economy of energy and the use of ing their safety. ada to halt this practice of introduc- quality materials ensures project sus- ing omnibus legislation to avoid its tainability. Bringing integrity back to gov- democratic accountability to Cana- ernment dians. Simply print, sign, and mail to my parliamentary office – post- Canadians look to Ottawa and see a age paid. Prime Minister who promised to clean up Parliament—but who’s Diamond Jubilee Medals now too busy dodging scandals. In Ottawa, my team has been fighting Finally, I’d like to extend my con- hard to hold Mr. Harper account- gratulations to Harold Galley, Fran- able. cis Hutchinson, Neil MacDonald, Like many Quebecers, I have been Victor Smart and Bruce Vanier, who following the proceedings of the were awarded the Queen's Dia- "The new building will be the bridge Charbonneau Commission with mond Jubilee Medal for exemplary between the city and nature, between great interest. Businessman Lino contributions to their community the tranquility evoked by streams and Zambito’s testimony lifted the veil and country. the eventful life of the city. It will act as on a system of collusion, kickbacks I invite you to contact me by e- to the mafia and secret political fi- mail at [email protected] or by a flagship pavilion at the entrance to nancing. sending a postage-paid letter to our municipality,” stated Mayor Caron.

The opinions expressed by Ms. Liu, Member of Parliament for Riviere-des-Mille-Iles, do not necessarily reflect those of the Community Connections

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ager Sylvia Schatrowski, the other employees and volunteers answered questions and saw that all visitors were welcomed and informed.

4K OPEN HOUSE By Gordon Wetmore Photos by Doreen Draycott and Gordon Wetmore

The scope of the activities and Myrna Jacobs and Stella Cox of the services offered by or through the 4 United Church’s Out to Lunch program Korners Family Resource Center is astounding thanks to its myriad vol- What’s for Lunch nutrition pro- unteers and miniscule staff of three Manager Sylvia Schatrowski is bracketed gram, and the caregiver’s project. full-time and eight part-time em- by Board of Directors members, Peter Representatives from the Heri- ployees. Andreozzi and Colleen Baxter-Sullivan. tage Club were there to enrol people That became clear to the public for its wide range of fun and stimu- on the evening of October 4 at the Visitors could sign up for ser- lating activities. organization’s open house held at vices/activities given at the 4K or by In an interview with the Commu- its newly renovated headquarters in organizations associated with the Deux-Montagnes. 4K members and 4K. Sign-up tables were in every interested citizens from the town room except the kitchen. and surrounding communities Available to the public were toured the children’s play cen- PANDA (for families with children ter,and the conference room. with ADHD), Brain Waves (tutoring), quilting, Women’s Time Out, a diabetics support and exer- cise group, the Fun Friends anxiety prevention program (in association Christine Neumayer demonstrating Tai Chi. with seven schools).

nity Connections, Ms. Schatrowski said that the 4K’s programs and ser- vices extend throughout the Lauren- tians. Recently it opened an office in St. Agathe to provide information about services available in English. Children ‘s play center The 4K also often partners with the Lachute Learning Center for video conferencing projects (see separate story). She said that the 4K would bring Lisa Agombar of PANDA and Dale the popular Honky Tonk Road Show to Deux Montagnes in late Hammond of the diabetes exercise and November as a fundraiser. support group

The United Church’s Tuesday free lunch pro- gram, computer and painting Conference Room courses, the TOPS The kitchen (with its delicious weight control snacks and beverages) and the group, scrapbook- meeting rooms, all of which serve a ing, yoga, tai chi, multitude of functions. the Growing with Members of the Board of Directors, your Child mother executive director Rola Helou, man- -tot program, the

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diences while the audiences watched the presenters pro- jected on walls or large screens. At the 4K, 22 people took in the morning program, Treating Yourself Well with Diabetes, and 17 experienced the after- VIDEOCONFERENCING noon’s presentation, Loving AT 4K PERSONALIZES Your Feet. The technology for the videoconferences was han- INFORMATION dled by Timothy Foreman, coor- By Gordon Wetmore dinator with the Community Photos by Tim Foreman and Sylvia Learning Center that operates Schatrowski out of the Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute. He is Thea Demmers Polito informing the videoconference also on the 4K’s board of direc- audience at the 4K about nutrition for diabetics. tors. The advantage of the interac- tions made possible by the technol- ogy became apparent to me when I improve balance. The atmosphere dropped in on the Loving Your Feet was cordial and informal but the session. Presenter Rachel Zecuis, information was detailed and spe- R.N., foot care specialist, and Kelly cific. Howarth, who helped demonstrate Many members of the audience exercises, were leaning forward, ap- had attended the morning session parently looking at monitors show- on diabetes as well. They com- ing audiences at the viewing sites. mented that the session also had a “Oh, that’s good,” Ms. Howarth personal, informal approach but said. “I can see you doing it gave useful and easily understood (exercising),” Ms. Zecuis added. information regarding diet and nu- Timothy Foreman of the Community Learning The exchanges were warm, like trition. The presenter was Thea Center in Lachute. friends talking to friends instead of Demmers Polito, PDt., M.Sc. Both experts lecturing to mute receivers. sessions were moderated by Jo Ann By partnering with Lachute’s To demonstrate a flexibility exercise, Jones. Community Learning Center, the Ms. Howarth’s foot was elevated The two-hour video conferences 4K Family Resource Center gave and held by Ms. Zecuis. The camera were part of the CHSSN Commu- access to local people to participate zoomed in so that only the foot nity Health Education Program. in two interactive videoconferences could be seen. on health matters at its Deux Mon- “Oh, dear,” Ms. Howarth said, “I tagnes’ headquarters October 10. have a hole in my sock! No, two! The programs were beamed out to No, three!” eight sites throughout Quebec, in- By this time presenters and audi- cluding Sept Iles and the Magdelan ence were laughing heartily. Then Islands, from the Montreal Chil- with Ms. Howarth’s foot moving dren’s Hospital. The presenters, ex- and Ms. Zecuis explaining, we all perts in their fields, were able to see practised how to rotate our feet to and interact with their scattered au- maintain flexibility in the ankle and

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duties with the same unshakable dedication Dear Andrew Barber, OUR DIAMOND QUEEN that she has always shown, in good times and in bad. On behalf of the Senate of Canada, By Pastor John Thevenot As Canadians, we are a blessed people. please accept my congratulations on receiv- While most great nations of the world have ing the Queen Elizabeth II - Diamond Jubi- marked, each in its own way, the Diamond lee Medal. It was my sincere honour to be A major milestone in the history of Can- Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, we can fully able to nominate you for this deserved ada and of the Commonwealth has been participate, not as admiring onlookers, but award. reached in 2012. Canada’s sovereign, as fully-participating members of the great Queen Elizabeth II, has marked 60 years of family of nations who are privileged to call You were nominated for this prestigious service to Canadians. While this joyous this admirable Sovereign our own. Queen honour in recognition of the significant con- occasion has been duly noted and celebrated Elizabeth II has been a true friend of Can- tributions and achievements you have made in great and small ways throughout Canada ada throughout the years and we are proud to your community and Canada. I com- and throughout the Commonwealth and the to have her as our head of state. She has set mend you on your continued hard work and world in general, it has been greeted with a an example of faithfulness, loyalty and duty dedication to the betterment of Canadian relatively timid response here in the prov- that we admire greatly and that we would society. ince of Québec. all do well to emulate. Long may she reign! The great importance of our Queen’s This is a historic time for Canada and Diamond Jubilee cannot be overstated. If Korea, and I am all the more thankful to all for no other reason, all Canadians should Queen’s Medal the community pioneers who tirelessly laid reflect upon the fact that we who are alive By Emily Barber the foundation on which we stand. I am a and able to witness this historic milestone direct beneficiary of their painstaking ef- have certainly been smiled upon by history I am proud to say my forts and am proud to serve our community itself. Only since Queen Victoria, Canada’s brother Andrew Peter Barber in the Senate of Canada. first sovereign, celebrated her own Dia- has received a very special mond Jubilee in 1897, have we as a people award from the Canadian The Honourable Yonah Martin, been privileged to celebrate such an event Senate. Andy has worked Deputy Government Whip marking 60 years of service by our Head of tirelessly with the Canadian State. It is highly unlikely that our children Veterans Association and the or grandchildren will ever live to experience HMCS Haida Project. He had such an anniversary, and a Diamond Jubilee sailed on the HAIDA during Donation to Veterans’ Hospital. is an event that may not occur again for the Korean Conflict in the hundreds of years. For that reason alone, 1950s. we should certainly take time to reflect The Heritage Social Club presented a upon the significance of this occasion. November is a time for check for $3975.00 to St Anne’s Veter- In a day when genuine values are rapidly remembering our veterans, ans’ hospital from their annual softball eroding, when the very foundations of soci- those who have left us already and those tournament. ety are being shaken, when cynicism re- who are still here and working to keep the garding government and politics is at an all- memories alive. time high, we Canadians have been singu- The following congratulatory letter was larly blessed to have received a gift of ines- sent to Andy from the Honourable Yonah timable value, that of a head of state whose Martin, a Canadian Senator. devotion to duty has been impeccable and whose tireless effort to fulfill her multiple functions with dignity and honour have re- mained unparalleled. While some might choose the path of disdain for one born into such great wealth and prestige, it should be remembered that Queen Elizabeth II has gladly assumed her role on the stage of history, not in the time Borrom row, left to right: The veterans are and manner of her choosing, but rather as Mr. George Walsh, M. Paul-Èmile providence has seen fit to bestow such upon Lemouche, M. Jean-Albert Leblanc. her. Upon the death of her beloved father, King George VI, the new Queen, while still Top row, left to right: Mr. Bob Fordham, Mr. in the throes of shock and grief, promised Michael Neville, Mme Micheline St-Germain solemnly to “always work to advance the (liason officer at Ste. Anne's Hospital), happiness and prosperity of my peoples”. Mrs. Jessie Waldie, Mr. Paul Goyetche and Sixty years later, we stand in awe of her Ms. Debbie Standing (Heritage Softball & unwavering commitment to those words and Social Club). can only wonder how someone who has long ago reached the age at which most would seek to retire from professional life, should continue to perform her day to day

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in their area of expertise (also for a at all secondary grade levels. `Learn SCHOOL MATTERS fee). Quebec provides us with usernames For those students who require and passwords for all of our stu- extra help in English, French and dents annually. With MELS Janu- By Gordon Wetmore mathematics but whose parents ary supplemental exams on the ho- can’t afford private tutoring: They rizon, we also conduct intensive tu- For senior high school students, can contact the 4 Korners Family torials in science, history and Math especially those in grades 10 and 11, Resource Center at (450) 974- 404; subjects which are prerequisites these next few months are crucial. 3940 to find out about joining the for obtaining a high school diploma. Enough of the school year has Brainwaves program, which offers Ratihen:te High School, having a passed for struggling students to free tutoring for families of limited student population of about 50, know that they may need help. financial resources. does not have formal remediation or And help is available in their Struggling students can come tutoring programs, but students are schools, much of it free and the rest see me or parents can contact me for welcome to arrange for extra help relatively inexpensive. Descriptions information on remediation, tutor- from the individual teachers. of outside-of-class help follow: ing or to discuss getting back on The Learn Quebec services are From Wendy Wootten, Guidance track academically. available free to all students in Counsellor at Lake of Two Mountains From Scott Traylen, Principal of every school, elementary or secon- High School: Rosemere High School: All of our dary. Experienced teachers are Every LTM teacher offers remedia- teachers have remediation built into available Monday through Thurs- tion to students. These times differ their schedules, at recess and lunch. day evenings at but take place during recess and Students can simply go to the www.learnquebec.ca. lunch hour. Some teachers also teacher’s classroom at the desig- In her message sent to this year’s make themselves available to stu- nated times for help. As well, we graduates of LTM, Member of Par- dents after school on Tuesdays plan to continue our homework as- liament Laurin Liu noted that when we have late busses. Some sistance program, which operates young people are ambassadors of teachers also meet with students on Tuesdays and Thursdays after change. “It starts,” she said, “by outside of their remediation times school when we have our late day ensuring that the neediest among us by appointment. busses. (2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.) Again have what they need on a daily basis LTM does not have a peer- students simply sign up for late day … It starts by helping each other out, tutoring program set up in the busses and indicate the reason they and working together.” school but we do have a tutor are staying after school. This is the Help and the willingness to be help- list. The list includes Secondary 4 case for all activities; students must ful exist in our schools. If your child is and 5 students who are available to be supervised if they remain after struggling academically, encourage him tutor younger students in different school. We also encourage our stu- or her to seek out the help that is there subject areas (for a fee). It also in- dents to make use of the Learn Que- and to work with it. cludes teachers and former students bec website, which provides interac- who are available to tutor students tive tutorials in a variety of subjects

LTM/ LEGION Remembrance Catherine Vallieres read their own Day Ceremony prose and poetry that touched hearts By Gordon Wetmore across generations, and there was an Students and staff of Lake of Two emotional performance from the trio of Mountains High School held an Meagan Simon, Jacob Mold and impressive and solemn Remembrance Michael Wright. Under the direction of Day ceremony November 8, the last day teacher Greg Kizilov, the massed of classes before Sunday, November 11. acoustics of the guitar club members distributed prizes to the winners of the Two speakers from the military, and a chorus of students and teachers Legion’s poster and literary contest, Sergeant Artem Azbukin and Master reached everyone with the Pete Seegar assisted by teacher Kim White, who classic “Where have all the flowers was the principal organizer of the gone.” ceremony. LTMHS Principal Eric Ruggi The ceremony opened with an was master of ceremonies. unaccompanied performance of “O Canada” by student Monica Meza- Girard. Director General Robert Vallerand of the Sir Wilfred Laurier School Board gave the initial address. Piper Matthew Curiale introduced the two minutes of silence with the solemn “Last Post” and closed the proceedings Corporal Michel Thivierge, spoke with the lament “Amazing Grace.” Barney P. Hynes laying wreath at movingly of their experiences. Students Dan Dion, President of Royal Legion ceremony for Lions Club. Lindsay Parr, Jonathan Seifer and Canadian Legion Branch 185,

Community Connections Page 12 December/January 2013 MEDIEVAL FAIR Text and photos by Gordon Wetmore

The old stone walls surrounding the Manoir Goblensky’s spacious grounds provided the perfect set- ting for the St. Eustache Medieval Fair in early October. Unfortu- nately, cold and rain dampened two of the three days, but spectators and participants turned out nonetheless. Costumed spectators got in at a re- Axe throwing duced price. As the pictures show, there was plenty to see and do.

The great medieval pillow fight

Medieval transportation by Belgians

Family friendly, with swords

Swordplay instructions Her little pony loves being petted

A cordial discussion

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TOUGH MONTHS AHEAD FOR 4K? Without the financing agreement, ernment would renew the present con- By Gordon Wetmore however, the staff who work full time tribution arrangement, which would After March 31, 2013, the 4 Korners to coordinate, support, and provide necessarily include a lengthy hiatus in Family Resource Center may face facilities to the programs and services funding while Parliament considers. months of reduced services because a and who identify community needs and She was reluctant to speculate what a financing agreement with the federal recruit volunteers will have to be let go. less than best-case scenario would be. government will have run out. “If there is no one to coordinate, a ser- However, she could see another sce- Executive Director Rola Helou is vice just doesn’t happen.” nario in which the 4K would be inde- concerned because this sort of thing has The problem is that virtually all of pendent of contribution agreements or happened before. the 4K’s funding comes in as grants, she grants. “There are 33000 English speak- About 50 percent of the 4K’s operat- explained. “We can’t put aside money ers in the Laurentians,” she noted. “If ing revenues comes from the contribu- from specific grants. It must either be 20 percent became members of the 4K, tion agreement. Five years ago the first spent by a time limit or returned.” that would more than cover what version of the agreement expired and it The president of the family re- comes in from grants. And that would took the Canadian Government eight source center’s Board of Directors release all that time and expertise that is months to renew. During that two- stated that the end of the financial now tied up in writing grant applica- thirds of a year, full-time staff was laid agreement with the federal government tions.” off and services had to be slashed. March 31 will force the 4K to reduce Ms. Helou said that new members Since regular financing resumed, the services drastically. “The 4 Korners can sign up on the 4Kwebsite 4K has expanded from its Deux Mon- Family Resource Center plays a vital (www.4kornerscenter.org) by selecting tagnes origins. Its programs and ser- role in the health of our community in “Membership” from the pull down vices now extend throughout the Deux-Montagnes and throughout the menu on the left. They can use their Laurentians region, Ms. Helou told the Laurentians. Unfortunately 4 Korners' credit card and will be issued a tax re- Community Connections in an interview. future is at risk because federal govern- ceipt electronically. People can also visit (For a partial view of its activities, see ment funding is uncertain,” Peter An- the 4 Korners offices at 1906 chemin article page 8. “We have amazing dreozzi said. d’Oka in Deux Montagnes and in Ste volunteers,” she said. “Without them, Ms. Helou said that under the pre- Agathe at 50 Corbeil Street. The cost of none of the programs and services sent circumstances, a “best-case sce- membership is $25.00. could run.” nario” would be that the federal gov- Living With Diabetes Health And 5. Balance training when it comes to exercise. How much Exercise Plan at the 4K to do and how to do it safely is a big By Dale Hammond Today, more than nine million Cana- worry when starting out exercise pro- This is an eight-week course given dians live with diabetes or pre- gram, especially as we get older. As an Mondays and Wednesdays at the 4 diabetes , a condition that, if left un- older adult fitness specialist, I deal with Korners Family Resource Center in checked, puts you at risk of developing all kinds of diseases including heart Deux Montagnes. The course is de- Type 2 diabetes. This means that nearly conditions and high blood pressure. signed to help anyone who is pre- one in four Canadians either has diabe- These are some of the conditions that diabetic or diabetic. tes or pre-diabetes. More than 20 peo- often affect diabetics. All classes given The information provided in the ple are diagnosed with the disease keep that in mind, and modifications course will deal with the many health every hour of every day. (The Canadian for any disease will be made for their issues that arise from diabetes and how Diabetes Association) safety. I would also like to point out this to prevent its complications. This will Diabetes is a chronic, often debilitat- is not just an exercise class, but is spe- be done through discussions, informa- ing and sometimes fatal disease in cifically for diabetics or pre-diabetics. tion and exercises. The course will be which the body either cannot produce Class discussions and information are a facilitated by an Older Adult Fitness insulin or cannot properly use the insu- big part of it. Each week there is a new Specialist and Personal Trainer who has lin it produces. This leads to high levels topic to learn, including nutrition, risk a certificate in The Diabetes Strategy of glucose in the blood, which can dam- factors, strength training and many oth- Course from the Center for Activity and age organs, blood vessels and nerves. ers. Aging. The body needs insulin to use glucose It is very important for our commu- The course has been designed to help as an energy source. Much of this dam- nity to have a place such as the 4 participants understand the health risks age can be averted, especially in Type 2 Korners Family Resource Center to related to diabetes, how exercise and diabetes, by including exercise in daily have an established program given in diet can help improve their quality of life. People can learn how weight train- English to aid in the battle of this pan- life, and how to maintain and to con- ing works to lower their blood glucose demic. If people when first diagnosed tinue on the path to good health after levels by improving their insulin sensi- or who are diabetic already have a place the course is completed. tivity and building muscle mass, which to go to learn how to prevent the many Information on the five components increases the body’s ability to store glu- health problems associated with this of fitness will be discussed and learned cose. Then they have some control over disease and improve their daily lives, during class time. They are as follows: their disease and its outcome. This will we will have done our part in this com- 1. Warm-ups also help to lower blood pressure and munity to tackle diabetes head on. 2. Cardio reduce risks for heart problems at the For more information and registra- 3. Strength training same time. tion call Dale Hammond (450-473-5985) 4. Flexibility and cool-down Not everyone knows where to start or 4 Korners at (450 -974-3940).

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The Church Mouse By Norma Painter

Message from the We only pray that God will bless peace and good will, and fellowship with them and their families as they cele- all the heavenly host. May almighty God Church Mouse brate God’s greatest gift to us all, his bless you, the Father, and the Son, and son Jesus Christ. With thanks, and the Holy Spirit. Amen! Christ’s Mass great blessings to you all, and a very Merry Christmas. I would like to start Love, Norma All Saints on a positive note, but, I found myself discouraged lis- HOLY FAMILY Church tening to the radio stations. There is 248-18 th Ave. everything regarding snow, sleigh 1001 OKA ROAD Deux Montagnes rides, including even frosty, but one DEUX MONTAGNES, Priest: Reverend thing there isn’t, is any of the QUE, J7R 1L9 David Hart Christmas carols anything pertain- Tel: 450-473-2163 Tel: 450-473-9541 ing to Christ’s birth. This may not Website: www.holy- seem like such a big thing, but it has family-dm.ca Sunday services 11:00a m grown over the years, and if we E-mail: [email protected] Dec.1/Jan.5 Food for Body and want to be sure of true Christmas PARISH PRIEST: FATHER CYRIL Soul” monthly breakfast 8:30 am– music, it’s beautiful stories of the MACNEIL church hall Nativity, it seems like we must lis- Weekday Masses: Monday – Friday 9:00 Dec. 17. Ecumenical Christmas ten to Paul Reid—whose old fash- a.m. concert to benefit Agape Deux- ioned tapes help keep the true story Eucharistic Adoration: After Mass on Montagnes of Christmas, the greatest gift of all, Fridays Dec. 24, 7 pm: Family Service – alive. Weekend Masses: Saturday at 5:00 p.m. worship, music and fun for young A few years ago, I remember men- and Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and not so young. tioning my concern to two eminent ADVENT – CHRISTMAS - 2012: 11 pm: Traditional Candlelight Ser- clergymen who simply laughed, CONFESSIONS – Before each Mass vice and yet from that day, there seems MASS OF RECONCILIATION: Sunday, Dec. 20/Jan.31 Holy Communion to be a concentrated effort to take all December 2, 10:00 a.m. (First Sunday of service at Les Cascades 10:30 a m the carols, pertaining to the true As we approach the festive season Christmas, out, with perhaps the Advent) and reflect on yet another passing exception of Christmas day. It ADVENT MISSION: Wednesday, year, we may wonder what it would seems to be when we started on November 28, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. be like to live in a world without happy holidays, Season’s greetings, FEAST OF THE INCARNATION – hope of salvation, without grace and anything but Merry Christmas. CHRISTMAS mercy. I hope this doesn’t seem like a CHILDREN’S MASS - The Bible says that because of sin, downer- it isn’t meant to be, just MONDAY, Dec. 24, 6:00 p.m. which keeps us from God our crea- perhaps we could suggest people let MASS WITH SENIOR CHOIR - MON- tor, the world can be a very dark the media know how pleased and DAY, Dec. 24, TBA place. We thank God because of His grateful we are when they do play CHRISTMAS DAY MASS - TUES- grace and mercy; we have been the true Christmas carols. DAY, Dec. 25, 10:00 a.m. given a Saviour – Yeshua, Jesus, the Now I can end on the truly uplift- FEAST OF HOLY FAMILY - SUN- Light of the World. His very name ing note of true gratitude for all the DAY, Dec. 30, 10:00 a.m. followed by wine means that He alone can save us wonderful people who work so & cheese from our sins. Only Jesus can give hard for us all year. Each year we MASS OF ANTICIPATION - us peace and fill our hearts with joy. identify them by name and Church. MONDAY, Dec. 31. 5:00 p.m. This is good news indeed and worth There is no way to express enough SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY celebrating. We invite you to cele- thanks to these very dedicated con- MOTHER OF GOD (HOLY DAY OF OB- brate Jesus’ birth with us this Christ- tacts, and here they are in alphabeti- LIGATION)- mas. cal order:- - TUESDAY, JAN. 1, 2013- 10:00 a.m. May God bless you, CWL Progressive Whist Reverend David Lillian Bonneville - St. James Anglican Sat., Jan. 19 12:00 p.m. A new Cooking Workshop began Beverly Cordell - All Saints Anglican Nov. 7. Please contact Johanne CWL Pancake Tuesday, Tues. Feb. 12, 6:00 Lynne Fougere - Holy Family Hebert 514 815 4278 Pastor Fred Greenwood - People’s p.m. Tickets needed before this event. The Two Mountains Community Youth Carol Kirkpatrick - Rosemere United Ash Wednesday, Group meets every Friday from 7:30 – Diane Pratt - Christ Church United Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. 9:30, except for 4th Fridays. Anne-Marie Regimbald- Holy Cross A Christmas blessing for you: John Thevenot - Church of God When the Word became man, earth was Cont’d p. 15 joined to heaven. May He give you His

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December 9 - meeting for parents and The Church Mouse Worship- Sunday at 11:45 a.m. eve- children in levels 1 and 2 (10:45 to Cont’d from p.14 By Norma Painter ryone is welcome. 12:15) “Out to Lunch” for all residents of December 15– first meeting for parents All Saints Con’t from p.14 the area. Come and join us for a of children enrolled in First Commun- which is SPAM (Sports night At free lunch every Tuesday, except ion and Confirmation studies (9:30 to Mountainview). All high-school Dec 25, and Jan. 1, 12:00 noon until 11:00 am) aged teens welcome. 1:30 pm January 13 - meeting for parents and Zumba Exercise classes in the N.B. Children must be accompa- children in levels 1 and 2 (10:45 to church hall nied by an adult. All donations will 12:15) Zumba Gold - Monday 10:00 a m. be greatly appreciated. Volunteers January 26 – 2nd meeting for parents Zumba Fitness Monday, 7:30 p m welcome. For more info please of children enrolled in First Commun- Please contact Helene Lamothe at phone 450-473-4784 or Stella Cox ion and Confirmation studies (9:30 to 438-391-3537 450 623-5192. 11:00 am) Newly renovated rental space December 1 – Wine, Cheese and January 27 - meeting for parents and (kitchen and hall) available for Christmas tree evening. Come and children in levels 4 (10:45 to 12:15 pm) group meetings and activities decorate the sanctuary and sing Confirmation studies begin the week Rental Coordinator Patrick Beaulieu Christmas carols. of January 7 for classes D, E and F. T e l : 4 5 0 - 491-6279 rent- December 2, 11:30 am –Santa First Communion studies begin the [email protected] Claus Parade Open House, singing, week of January 14 for classes A, B and storytelling and a community lunch. C. DEUX- We’ll watch the parade together be- (For specific dates and times please re- MONTAGNES hind the church. Invite your friends. fer to our website calendar) December 18 – “Out to Lunch” CHURCH OF Christmas Dinner (next date Janu- People’s Church GOD ary 8, 2013) 305 5th Ave, 450 491 6873 December 24 –7:00 p.m. Christ- Deux-Montagnes, mas Eve Service with communion. Please note new time. Quebec J0N 1P0 Our annual fall event this year was December 30 – no regular wor- 450-472-4105 a blessing to so many people. The ship. Sunday service: 11:00 am Revelations Quartet from Ontario January 6- “First Sunday” Lunch Sunday school for children: 11:00am came and blessed us with a week- after worship. Christmas Eve Service: 7:00 pm end of great southern gospel quartet January 8, 2013 “Out to Lunch” A c h a n g e o f h e a r t : music. We are thankful to the folks Another Christmas season is upon at All Saints Anglican Church for HOLY CROSS (ROSEMERE) us and with that another festive arti- allowing us to use their facilities. cle. It only seems like yesterday I We are thankful to the many people Ste. Francoise Cabrini was writing about my favourite of the community who came out to 210 Rue de L’Eglise, Christmas cartoon in last year’s arti- support this endeavour and to be (Corner Grande Cote) cle and may I ask, do you remember blessed by the anointed singing of 450 621 2150 which one it was? I thought you this group of Christian men. The Fax 450 621 9080 would forget, so I'll remind you "A Christian message proclaimed in Charlie Brown Christmas". Well song is one of the most effective Parish Centre: 555 now I would like to inform you ways to communicate the truths of Lefrancois kind folks of my second favourite the Gospel in a way that all can re- www.holycrossrosemere.com Christmas cartoon of all time, and late to. The Revelations Quartet did Christmas Mass Schedule: that is (drum roll please), you just that in a wonderful way and the December 24 - 5hpm Family Mass with guessed it , "How The Grinch Stole presence of God with us during the Youth Choir and Trio Christmas" (the original television concerts was the greatest blessing of 10:30pm Late Mass with Adult Choir version). The great lesson of that all. Please come and visit our ser- (Ste Francoise Cabrini Church in cartoon and a watershed moment in vices on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at 815 Rosemere,) the life of the Grinch simply stated, Rockland St. in Deux-Montagnes. December 25 – 10:00am Christmas was a changed heart, (I believe his You will always receive a cordial Morning Mass. (Parish Centre) heart grew three times that day) as welcome amongst us. Pastor John January 1 – New Year’s Day Mass he finally understood the real mean- Thévenot (Parish Centre) ing of Christmas. Alas, what a sim- New Mass – Saturday afternoon: ple yet profound lesson for us to- Christ Church Saturdays we are offering a late after- day. To know the true meaning of noon mass at 4:30pm in our Parish Christmas, which is, "For God so loved the United Centre. world that He gave His one and only Son 214 14th Avenue, Faith Ed Program of Studies: that whosoever believes in Him should not Deux Montagnes December 2 – meeting for parents and perish, but have everlasting life." This is the children in levels 4 (10:45 to 12:15) gift that changes our hearts. Have a blessed Christmas. Cont’d p. 27

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Lions Club

By Martin and Betty Hensen Photos by Gord Wetmore, Gigi O’Brien and Eric Painter

Another book fair has come Volunteers starting to setup for the bookfair and gone and it was as successful as in previous years. Approximately 25000+ books were on sale, and the selection was as good as ever. On Saturday morning the first rush was not as crushing as last year. Customers came in steadily throughout the day. This made browsing for books easier and more pleasant, as was the case on Sunday.

The sorting of the books into the different categories started in April, and was done by Lorraine McKenna, Betty Hensen, Casey Rose, Monique Therrien, Therese Olivier and Martin Hensen. Many hours went into this labour of love. Don Snell provided a lot of the work of lugging the packed boxes, and Volunteers putting some of the 27000 volumes on the getting rid of the empty ones and the garbage. tables. More than half had to remain in boxes beneath the tables until sales created space. The collection of the books was made a lot easier with the valuable aid of Mr. André Ouellet, who accepted books at the Maison des Citoyens. Dave Byers, Heather Brown, Art Glover and Don Snell picked up books where people were not able to deliver them. They also provided us with a steady supply of empty banana boxes. These emptied boxes held about a third of the Monique Therrien and Therese Olivier ran a boutique with beautifully wrapped Christmas books that were sold. presents at the book fair, combining children’s books with furry friends or toys. Each and every present was much admired and eagerly purchased..

The Lions Cafe that was run by Lions Heidi Benk and Pat Glover was a success with delicious food served.

Bookfair’s youngest customer Wise shoppers also checked the boxes beneath the tables

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Book Fair

We are grateful for the many volunteers who helped us set up on Friday morning, in addition to all the Lions Club members. The City crew was great in transporting the books from the sorting place to the Veterans’ hall. It was gratifying to see Mayor Marc Lauzon come out on this day to help us by lugging heavy boxes of books into place. Martin Hensen with the fair’s signature book Some of the left over books were donated to the Mc bag. Gill Multi-lingual Children’s library, a division of Librarians without borders, and we helped out St. James United Church in Rosemere by giving them some of our books for their sale.

The food drive that took place during the book fair was a success, taking into account that this was the first time that we combined it with a food drive. Nine big containers of non-perishable items were collected. Thanks to all the generous donors.

Last but not least, thanks to all the people who donated books and who made this sale possible, thus allowing the Lions Club to broaden our help to the needy in our community and region. The ladies of the Christmas Shop with their first customer. Next year will be our 10th Anniversary of the Lions book fair. Starting in January 2013 books can again be donated at the Maison des Citoyens. We hope to see you all again at next year’s book fair on October 26 and 27. Happy reading to you until then.!

For the organizing committee: Lions Martin Hensen, Lorraine McKenna and Betty Hensen.

Therese Olivier, Andre Ouellet and Betty Hensen with food items for Agape

Betty and Martin Hensen with volunteers from Librarians without Borders who received a donation of books for their project.

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328 Grande Cote with how the day goes by, but it is also your child help you come up with a St. Eustache, Que. important to spice things up a bit by song or a rhyme to help you remember J7P 1E7 putting little changes into the routine. what you need to do. By Jennifer Works This can be something as little as play- Our children who attend our stimula- ing a game of I spy during bath time tion workshops need a set schedule to with your child or have your child tell get them through the activity or it Same routines, new ideas you the story at story time. This not would be chaos! They come to rely on Now that the first two months of school only makes something that must be the routine that we provide for them have gone by, we have all gotten into a done on an everyday basis fun for kids, and this helps prepare them for the fu- routine of how things go in our every- but it also helps you as parents. Instead ture when they go on to kindergarten day lives. Even I had to get into my of feeling like a task that must be done and elementary school where they will own routine as I am the newest member or getting into the slump of the same have a set routine. I know that for my- of CESAME and had to learn how thing day after day, by making little self working at CESAME I am never things work here. Each week when the changes it keeps you and your child on bored as the routine may stay the same, children attend our stimulation classes, your toes. but it is constantly different at the same they have a set routine that is the same Being stuck in traffic can be boring for time. Our children are able to have fun one for the school year. Every time our most adults and so imagine what that and adapt to the little changes in their children come here we have the same can be like for a child. On the car ride schedule and leave us with their beauti- schedule with the activities that we do home from daycare or school talk about ful smiles week after week. changing each time; even the toys that yours and your child’s day. Ask your For more information about the services the children get to play with at free play child in the car what they see or what that we offer at C.E.S.A.M.E please do change each time the children come sounds they are hearing. Take these not hesitate to give us a call at 450-623- here. What I’m trying to say that it can moments and make a game out of your 5677. be important to have a routine to help to do list when you get home, have

What’s “NEXT” for PANDA involved in PANDA; members sensed We gladly accept Mrs. Sandra BLSO? her passion, dedication and Capogreco and Mme. Diane Haché to a On September 22nd commitment and she assumed her two two year term along with Mrs. Tammy PANDA BLSO held year term again and again. King, Mme. Araceli Ramirez, Mrs. its annual general On this cloudy day, Jacqueline Danielle Lahaie and Mme. Lili Giroux assembly and family highlighted last year’s activities, who are going into their second year of day at the summarized her time with PANDA and a two year term. Pomiculteure Du spoke of the support and significance We say good-bye to Bucheron in St. that PANDA has played in her life. She Jacqueline Powers Joseph Du Lac. Despite cloudy skies described how important it was to w h o w i l l b e and a prediction of rain, families came make use of the resources available and remembered for her out to show their support and enjoy the to recognize how helpful this can be for many hours of day’s events. While the adults oneself and those around us; Jacqueline volunteerism, prepared for the assembly, children and was once again speaking from her dedication and teens enjoyed picking and decorating heart. Our annual general assembly commitment as well pumpkins as well as henna art. was not just a meeting of budget and her famous Mrs. Jacqueline Powers, a board program presentations, it evolved into a expression in board meetings member with PANDA had indicated passionate discussion of what it means “NEXT” that always helped moved weeks earlier that she had an to work together. things along! We at PANDA wish announcement to make to the team and you the very best in your future directors. Jacqueline explained that endeavours. while this was not an easy decision to To everyone involved, thank you make after more than eight years of for your time and energy put dedication and involvement, she had towards ensuring PANDA BLSO decided not to present herself as a meets the standards of the candidate which means the community. Anglophone chapter had a vacant seat “Coming together is a beginning. on its board of directors. Keeping together is progress. Working Initially Jacqueline’s involvement in together is success.” ~ Henry Ford~ PANDA was supporting activities such For more information about our as “Creative Kids” and conferences and As we move forward in the services at PANDA BLSO contact workshops for parents. Jacqueline 2012/2013 calendar year of PANDA, we Lisa Agombar at 514-713-5353, assumed a seat on our board of welcome the new board of directors [email protected] or visit our directors for a two year term, eagerly who will govern the organization to website at www.pandablso.ca under presenting herself as a candidate when ensure you continue to have the “English” for our 2012/2013 it came time for re-election. Jacqueline information and support necessary calendar of exciting conferences and maintained her seat by sharing her while living with symptoms of ADHD. guest speakers! reasons for wanting to continue to be

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greedy and corrupt individuals. paying enough taxes by auditing They have been voted to power by individuals, such as in the restau- US to represent US. Their responsi- rant industry. Cash registers are di- bilities consist of distributing our rectly connected to government cen- hard earned tax money fairly and trals. Let us not forget the salespeo- DECEPTION: justly to improve our day to day ple who have claimed too many ex- lives! penses. WHAT A BUNCH OF We have all been watching the We hear the name of the Mayor CRAP! events unfold as the Charbonneau of Laval, as well as other municipal Police departments have had to Inquest exposes more and more cor- politicians with large amounts of modify their procedures to be more ruption in all levels of government cash in safety deposit boxes, invest- transparent and must allow the and the construction industry. We ments most can only dream of … Committee d’eontoligie inspectors have heard how pricing for road etc., etc., etc. Well, how the hell did to come in at will. They verify inter- repairs were falsified. Charging for that happen??? nal operations and expenditures. large numbers of cubic meters of Most mayors have regular em- Well, why are we not insisting that either cement or asphalt, yet deliv- ployments prior to taking power. those we elect, MUST be subjected ering far lesser amounts, thus creat- Some may have been notaries, some to regular mandatory audits to at- ing a substantial bank roll to split small business owners or salespeo- tempt to ensure no unexplainable up amongst the players. ple to name only a few. Well, can change in lifestyles. When I see Autoroute 13 being someone tell me that those who go I believe our elected officials should dug up only a few years after being from making their salaries, although be well paid for their work of repre- completely redone, it makes me some higher than others, living a senting large numbers of citizens in wonder. Were substandard materi- good “middleclass” to “upper absentia. They should have a rea- als used, were amounts of materials middleclass” lifestyle, to owning sonable expense account and pen- falsified….? I could see the on ramp yachts, seadoos, chalets, big cars, sion plan, all being part and parcel from Autoroute 13 south to the 40 taking extravagant trips, and own- of the job prior to putting your west where the asphalt was re- ing huge houses in a short time name on a ballot and assuming the placed half way into the ramp, and frame? Either they made very good responsibilities of others. then old destroyed, patched, even investments at a high rate of return That being said, I would love to dangerous asphalt for about 750 or … ? be an investigator working on these feet, and then new asphalt again. Municipal, provincial and federal corruption cases because at least Who decided not to do the most government representatives have you know you won’t run out of dangerous section? Was it paid for? access to information that can create work! Who pocketed what??? personal gain unfairly, which is not These are my thoughts … what We have become too complacent. part of what they are paid for. Our are yours? We allow our municipal, provincial government has decided to crack and federal funds to be devoured by down on small businesses for not

issues more than men. Not enough 1. I will succeed in losing pounds and sleep triggers appetite hormones, and regain excellent health. stimulates hunger, resulting in overeat- 2. I will fit in fashionable clothing. Weight Loss is Tough ing. 3. My cholesterol will improve. for Women So now the weight loss strategies are 4. I will have more energy and en- By Glenda Esguerra out the window. Stress builds up, fa- joy activities with my family. Whether you are tigue sets in, disappointment kicks in 5. I will be more attractive to my trying to lose five and sadness and depression settle in. spouse. pounds, 15 pounds or 100 pounds, it is Women turn to cravings more easily 6. My job will be less tiring, I will a challenge to get the numbers to go than men do, it seems. We reach for perform better and make more down. Women often face medical and foods high in fat and sugar. Rather money. emotional difficulties that block their than suppressing the cravings, we run By acknowledging, recognizing efforts to slim down. fast toward these comfort foods. and accepting these challenges, More often than the men, women As we get older, we say that our me- you’ll be more likely to learn to feel stress as they go through their day tabolism slows down. But this isn’t the fight the urges to cave in to cravings filled with work, family and social life. case. The metabolism may be slower, and feelings of surrender. Your Not that we have difficulties necessarily but that’s because we load up our body health is important. Put a priority juggling the three, but rather we often with “low-nutrient-density-per-calorie” on your life. Only when you are feel guilty when one interrupts with foods and we become less physically healthy can you expect to help eve- one of the others. Then, poof, stress- active. Naturally the metabolism slows ryone around you. hormones go up. down. Our efforts with various diets If you have any questions for me, Long hours at work, the commute, and exercise programs decrease when please don’t hesitate to contact me dinner, children’s homework, lunches, favourable results don’t come. I sug- at Paravie. baths, catch up with paper work, and gest that you make a list of goals that (514) 512-5600 lack of sleep usually result from all this. losing weight will help you accomplish. www.paravie.ca Women tend to be affected by these Here are a few ideas:

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New English Laurentian an alien vessel… his father is not from though my main character (MC) earth! Tommy suffers personal loss, he is sur- Author: Debbie Brown rounded by people who do have his main By Emily Barber The challenges Tommy faces go beyond interest at heart. adapting to a new home and school. But The story had originally been aimed at a When I heard that my friends Denise and first, he has to survive Jayden… the reluc- young adult audience, but there is definitely Jim Brown's daughter Debbie had written a tant, unsympathetic tutor, tasked to help something in it for everyone. I feel real book I was naturally curious about the book him fit in. When he finally thinks things emotions and interactions are important, and the trials and tribulations she endured in are better, things come crashing down as and I tried to capture this in my writing. I writing it and having it published. I went to he learns that being born with amethyst have had some readers say they connect to AMAZON.CA and bought a copy of her eyes has made him the target of some very the adults in the story more than the MC. book entitled unfriendly beings." I returned to the instructor I had ten "Amethyst Eyes". years earlier to have the novel profession- I was drawn into Debbie's story: Ever since Amethyst ally edited. I printed up the manuscript and the story after the Eyes has been released, I have had the sent it off to San Antonio, Texas. Needless first few pages… pleasure of meeting people from to say, I was anxious to hear what she I don't usually around the world to share and talk thought of it. SHE LOVED IT! And I read that genre of about my book. One question that is sighed in relief. The next step was to send fiction so I was often asked is “Why did you write it?” out queries to both publishers and agents. surprised by my In all honesty, writing the book kept This requires both patience and persever- positive reaction me sane. I came home from the hospi- ance. to this story. tal broken hearted and confused. My The first acceptance I got was from an baby (Emma) had died because of agent, but after consulting the "writers Be- I asked Debbie medical negligence and there was this ware" website, I declined the offer. The why she wrote gaping hole inside of me. I had trouble next offer came in from a publisher, but this book and the following is her answer breathing and sleeping. My toddler when they explained that the book would to my questions. Zoey was only 21 months old and very only come onto the market some 18 months (An excerpt from the book) much in need of her mother, so I could- later, I again declined and went with as- Amyethyst Eyes: n't allow myself to sink into a depres- sisted publishing. This allowed me to hold "Waking up in the sion. my book a few weeks later. I needed to hospital from the I signed up for a writing course complete this project as part of my healing. car accident that through the Institute of Children's Lit- I live in the Laurentians, minutes from claimed his erature (ICL), and used reading, writing ski hills. My book can be found in over 100 mother's life, 15 and homework ( along with caring for online book stores, from Chapters, to Ama- year- old Tommy Zoey), to keep me moving from day to zon, Barnes and Noble, and Powell's. The is told his father is day. only store in Québec at this point to have it on his way. Un- The idea of for Amethyst Eyes stems on the shelves is Quintessence in St. Sau- aware of his fa- back to a writing assignment I had had veur. ther's true iden- ten years earlier. So alongside my I know many of you have young readers tity, or the reason course I started expanding on it. By the on your mind for buying Christmas and he left so long time I had completed my course and birthday gifts, so by giving them the book ago, the teen is became a graduate of ICL my novel had of one of our local authors not only will it unprepared for the been written. lead them into a new adventure but it may reality of the life he must now lead. In the I needed to create a place where peo- also help nurture a love of reading. blink of an eye, Tommy finds himself on ple cared about people, and even

Rosemere High School Follows threatening disease. The students The students all crossed the in the Footsteps of a Hero r a n i n t h e R o s e m e r e finish line, some smiling By Sarah Mailhot, Secondary 1 neighbourhood, cheered on by victoriously, some drenched in neighbours and locals. sweat and ready to collapse. Deep Terry Fox was an inspiring inside, they probably all knew, they Canadian figure who marked the didn’t merely run for themselves. lives of people across the country They ran for the courageous, and reached international status as persevering, determined man, Terry the man who fought for cancer. On Fox, and his everlasting dream of October 3, RHS participated in their conquering cancer. fourth annual Terry Fox Run with a October third was a foggy morning, “I'm not a dreamer, and I'm not goal to donate $6000 to the Terry and as the air horn blared, you saying this will initiate any kind of Fox Foundation. could almost feel the adrenaline definitive answer or cure to cancer, The entire school had trained for pulse through the runners. The but I believe in miracles. I have to.”- this event for the preceding eight students took off into the mud Terry Fox weeks, determined to prove they splattered field, into a race that had the power to conquer the life- would change lives.

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Santa Claus Parade Golf Tour- It’s well known that Santa Claus loves tation and float costs. We need your nament to give gifts. The Golf tournament gives support to continue this local and pres- him the ability to spoil a few young tigious event. Your help with getting By John A. Green people from the region by offering them new contacts (sponsors), your participa- On September 20, 2012 the 10th an- a present that will help with their com- tion and time would be greatly appreci- nual golf tournament to support our munity or artistic activities. For exam- ated. 43th Santa Claus parade took place at ple, the Deux-Montagnes Naval League Please visit our website at at the 8th edition and Moran Academy www.paradedm.ca of Irish Dancers last year and the Mai- Our most precious gift at this time son des jeunes de Deux-Montagnes and in the many years to come is our this year for the 10th edition. HEALTH. Please take care of your- Many community organizations have selves and your families. participated regularly in this commu- nity parade. Santa Claus is happy to Santa Claus Parade make this gesture to thank them for their accomplishments and to contrib- Press Release ute to upgrading their resources. At the 43rd Santa Claus parade the Tournament committee and volunteers theme this year is the “music of the world.” People are encouraged to bring the Lachute Golf Club. their own portable musical instruments It was a great day for all 96 golfers and participate in making music along who took to the fairways and enjoyed a with the bands that will be marching in fresh but sunny day. The committee it this year. chose for this year’s fund raiser as hon- New and used toys will be collected orary president Gérald (Gerry) Charle- by the Optimist Club at the beginning bois, co-president du comite de l’Ouest- Members of Maison des jeunes receiving of the parade. These gifts will be dis- de-l`Iles campagne “Les meilleurs soins presents from tournament committee tributed by Agape to children in the area who need them. Used toys that Again special a thank you goes to Perry need cleaning and repairs are brought Mandanici, our Master of Ceremonies, and a mention of gratitude to Denis to JouJou Recup’R where intellectually Naud, who is a master at running a golf handicapped persons learn to give them tournament and who took over the a second life before they are put into presidency of this event. their store in St. Eustache. To our volunteers, Dave Byers and On December 2, the parade will be- Art Glover, who took care of the bar gin at 1:00 pm at the corner of 20th Ave- sante, Ginette Banville, who clicked nue and move along Oka Road to 15th photos for our archives all day, Brigitte Avenue. There it will turn and continue Winners: Gerry Charlebois foursome Blanchet, our registration agent and go- to Henri Dunant Street, where it will with Denis Naud and John A. Green to person for her continuous hard work, continue to 11th Avenue. Then it will thank you. And finally, to the rest of turn back down to Oka Road and end at pour la Vie”. the committee and our host, the City Hall. Please make sure to be there Thanks to the support of our partici- Lachute Golf Club (Groupe Baudet), and dress your children warmly as pants and major sponsors, City of Deux represented by Helene Desforges, who watching the parade takes about an -Montagnes, Groupe JCL, L’Éveil, Sonia have supported us in our cause from hour and a half. Sénécal (IGA), Denis Naud the beginning, our gratitude and Former parades can be viewed in the (Denturologist), Yves Lasalle (Daoust thanks. archives and information about this years’ Cleaners). These local partners are also In closing, may I remind you of the parade can be viewed at www.paradedm.ca. members of the committee and for the up-coming 43rd parade? This is the past few years have given a lot of their largest Santa Claus COMMUNITY PA- time. Please support them. Thanks go RADE. It will be held on Sunday, De- to Daren Auger, who made available to cember 2, starting at 13:00. As in previ- all golfers a chance to win for a Hole in ous years the Optimist Club will be col- One, a 2012 Camaro convertible from lecting new TOYS as well as CLEAN Chevrolet 440. This contest was super- and FUNCTIONAL ones. They will be vised by volunteer France Bricault. A turned over to Agapé, our local resource special thanks to Tony Marvantano for group, which will assure their distribution his constant support and to all the es- within our community. For the Christmas tablishments who sponsored partici- holidays would you please support this 2012 Santa Claus Parade committee pants and donated prizes. Without their cause. support the day could not have been . the true success it was. The golf tournament is the parade’s main financial support. As the years www.paradedm.ca Santa Claus, generous with commu- go by, the event costs more and more to nity youths run, especially the bands with transpor-

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of the National Assembly in Quebec now found on the license plates of most A Look at Rosemere City. This month on Dec. 9, from 10:00 Quebec motor vehicles and are gener- By Marge McCord am to 8:00 pm at Externat Sacre-Coeur, ally held to represent a recollection of Lefrancois St. we can go to vote for a Quebec’s history under French rule. In September, Marge Costello, presi- new mayor. Nothing could be further from the case. dent of the Rosemere Volunteer Ser- Congratulations to Maurice Labelle These words were part of a short cou- vices (R.V.S.) attended the high school and his wife Denise Gervais on the oc- plet, composed by Eugene Tache, the graduation ceremonies at Rosemere casion of their 60th Anniversary on Sep- architect for the building and also the High School and presented the two tember 1. They celebrated with family. Deputy Minister of Public Works in scholarships they give each year – one Labelle is a pioneer name in our town. Quebec. The full text was: to a girl – the other to a boy. They The Labelle home is a heritage building Je me souviens earned the scholarships because they at the corner of Grande Cote and Cedar Que ne sous le lys made the most progress of all the stu- and is used commercially. It has re- Je fleuris sous la rose. dents in their final year. In October, the cently been refaced and is looking great. R.V.S. presented cheques to the I can remember in the early 50s when This translates to: Rosemere Foundation and Elderhostel the bottom was our Post Office and we I remember for the good work they do in Rosemere. stopped by to pick up our mail. We That born under the lily (French) On Thursday, October 8, the R.V.S. held would often meet people like ourselves, I blossom under the rose (British). their first General Meeting for the mem- who were new to the area. bers with reports, and then lunch was Three Christmas Bazaars were held 2012 Rosemere in Bloom Competition served. The boutique is open Monday last month. Holy Cross Parish on Sun- to Friday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. If day, the 4th of November, St. James An- For the Commercial section – the La- you are looking for gifts – it is a good glican on Saturday the 10th of Novem- belle Boulevard sector of the Rosemere place to pick one or two up, with De- ber and Rosemere Memorial on the 17th Golf Club was the Grand Winner (4 cember 25 just around the corner. of November. St. James Anglican also Roses). Their flowers were beautiful While there, you can enjoy a cup of tea had a Book Sale on Nov. 17. this year. or coffee. “Je me souviens” – where did this say- Elections: Our ex-mayor, Helene Da- ing come from? When the present Have a great holiday season, a Merry neault decided to run in provincial poli- building of the Quebec Legislature was Christmas and a happy and healthy tics for the Coalition Avenir Quebec completed in 1883, the words “Je me New Year (2013). (C.A.Q.) party in our riding (Groulx). souviens” or “I remember” were carved She won the seat and is now a member into the stonework. These words are

PENNY WISE AND DOLLAR As a result, First Nations Third World nations. And begin FOOLISH communities must make difficult supporting First Nations financially financial decisions and slash and technically, with balanced By Michael Kanentase Rice budgets to repay the debt. This budgets that deliver quality occurs through salary freezes, which infrastructure and social programs After reading Christopher are entering their sixth year in that will help them become Curtis’ article “Divided Kanesatake Kanesatake, and elimination of jobs financially and institutionally stable. tries to heal” in the Montreal Gazette, and cuts in social programs. The It is the least the Federal I was disheartened he didn’t dig a resulting austerity heightens Government can do after the little deeper into the root causes of tensions amongst people in divisions and hardships they have the divisions. The Federal Kanesatake who must compete for fostered. The Department of Indian government plays an important role fewer jobs at reduced pay and Affairs can choose to be penny wise in the debt and divisions in program resources. It is to the and dollar foolish by maintaining Kanesatake. Much like credit card people of Kanesatake’s credit that the status quo or engaging in companies that encourage you to they do not lash out like the meaningful negotiations with spend knowing you cannot repay, disgruntled Britons who rioted in Kanesatake and other First Nations. the Department of Indian and jolly old English cities. Britons are Nia:wen. Northern Affairs underfunds First only facing austerity cuts now; how Nations communities and fosters would they react if they were dissension by allowing select experiencing them since 1867 like Teacher and social commentator leaders to overspend their budgets. First Nations peoples have? Michael Kanentase Rice has been Then it publicly criticizes First The Federal government Nations leaders and communities must cease underfunding First involved in education in Kanewake, for being financially irresponsible Nations communities and treating Kanesatake and Deux Montagnes. and in need of departmental them like the Montreal Expos and intervention, aka co-management Québec’s’ infrastructure; expecting The opinions expressed here are Mr. and/or third party management. them to deliver the best possible Rice’s own and do not necessarily The Federal government could have product. Ottawa could make intervened to prevent abuses but amends by forgiving Kanesatake’s reflect those of the Community chose to look the other way until and other First Nations Connections. after the damage was done. communities’ debt like it does for

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Fillet Mignon in Cream Sauce and to fry for about 5 more minutes, Sue Chef Mushrooms breaking up and turning over pota- By Susan Sanders toes several times. Potatoes should 4 Fillet Mignon, 1“ thick be golden crispy outside and tender 2 Cloves Garlic, crushed inside! Hi again! A lot of 1 oz. Butter, families have their 2 tbsp. Onion, finely chopped Asparagus with Parmesan own traditional meal 1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce for Christmas and 1 tbsp. Lemon Juice 2 lbs. Asparagus, tough stems for New Years’ Day, so, for this Salt and Pepper (bottom) snapped off Christmas Holiday issue, I’ve de- 1 tbsp. Parsley, washed and finely ½ cup Butter, melted cided to plan a dinner for New chopped ¾ cup Parmesan, freshly grated Years’ Eve. 2 tbsp. Brandy Pepper, freshly ground This dinner is a little pricey, but it is 3 tbsp. Cream, 35% Bring a saucepan of salted water to the New Year!! Enjoy this meal 20 Mushrooms, cleaned and a boil. Gently cook asparagus with your favorite wine, and of sliced spears just until fork tender, drain. course, Champagne to ring in the Flatten steaks slightly. Fry onions in Arrange asparagus in layers in an New Year. butter over moderate heat until sof- ovenproof dish. Sprinkle each layer tened. Add garlic and cook a min- with melted butter, grated parme- Menu ute or two more. Remove from pan, san and pepper. Bake in a pre- Avocado with Shrimp set aside. Turn heat to medium heated oven set at 400 degrees, for Fillet Mignon in Cream Sauce with high and fry steaks for 1-2 minutes about 15 minutes. Serve immedi- Mushrooms per side. Return the onion and gar- ately. Fried Potatoes with Onion lic to the fry pan. Add the Worces- Asparagus with Parmesan tershire sauce, lemon juice, salt and Apples with Maple Syrup over Ice Apples with Maple syrup over Ice pepper. Ignite brandy and add to Cream Cream the pan. Simmer for 1 minute. Add (Serves 4 ) the cream and heat without bring- 4 Apples, halved and cored ing to a boil. Meanwhile, sauté ¼ cup Maple Syrup, pure Avocado with Shrimp sliced mushrooms in a little butter 1 ½ tsp Butter, melted until done to your liking. ¾ cup Water 2 Avocados, Haas Serve steaks topped with sautéed Vanilla Ice Cream 12 Black Tiger Shrimp, cooked mushrooms. Place apples in a baking dish just and deveined large enough to hold apples, cut ¼ cup Mayonnaise Fried Potatoes with Onion side up. Mix the remaining ingredi- 2 tsp. Parsley, finely chopped. ents, (except the ice cream), and Salt and Pepper, to taste. 4 Potatoes, boiled, cooled and pour over the apples. Bake at 350 de- Hot Sauce, a dash or two. sliced into ½ inch slices. grees, uncovered, for about 1 ½ - 2 Lemon, cut into wedges. 1 tbsp. Butter. hours. The apples should be soft and Cut avocados in half, twisting to 2 tbsp. vegetable oil. the maple syrup pretty thick. Baste, a separate. Remove pit by piercing 1 Onion, medium size, thinly few times during baking. Serve over slightly with knife blade and twist- sliced. top vanilla ice cream. ing. Scoop out flesh from avocados Salt and Pepper leaving shell halves intact. Slice 1 tbsp. Parsley, washed and finely Merry Christmas shrimp in half on an angle. Mix chopped shrimp, avocado, mayonnaise, pars- Heat butter and oil in a large fry As always, I hope you enjoy! ley, salt, pepper and hot sauce. pan over high heat. When the but- Place neatly into avocado shells and ter and oil foam, add the potatoes Sue Sanders serve, with lemon wedges on the and reduce the heat to medium. side. Brown on one side. Turn potatoes over and add the onion. Continue

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BUDDY JACOBS ANNUAL all the trimmings, always brings Dean Martin, Doris Day, Shania CORN BEEF DINNER in a sell-out crowd. Reverend Twain and Willie Nelson, Cathy Hamilton thanked the Johnny Cash and June Carter. Jacob Family and all the people The music was provided by local Fundraiser for Christ Church who came to encourage this DJ Brian Snell. There was also a United fundraiser for Christ Church. noisemaker called Denis and a By Cookie Smith As an added treat this year joke teller named Alain St- Jacques. In memory of the late Buddy At the end of the evening, as a Jacobs and to continue his tradition, the Jacobs Family of Laval West held their 8th annual

after dinner, we were entertained by a group of local seniors called “Dean Martin and the Golden Girls”, organized by Mary and Gerry Boudreault. token of appreciation, Reverend Gerry, who was Dean Martin, Cathy presented Jay Jacobs with Ken and Pat Collins as Willie Nelson and was the MC for the show. Ken a laminated picture of him and Shania Twain and Pat Collins, Mary and Gerry his father on their bikes. This Corn Beef Dinner at Christ Anna Kromka, Donna and Carol successful dinner/show Collins and Sandy Horwood all fundraiser was truly enjoyed by Church United in Deux- got on stage in various all! Montagnes. The popular corn costumes, singing and beef, cooked to perfection with impersonating such favourites as

U5 house league before being in- Brianna Mills, commited athlete, Finalist Tapis Rouge du vited to join the St Eustache U10 AA who trains with enthusiasm daily. Soccer Quebec team and then making the jump to Member of the Regional Sections FC Boisbriand in 2007-8, where she 2009, Brianna Mills, a has been playing AAA soccer with After the TSR was invited to Team 16 year old Deux the U16 and U17 AAA teams (for a Québec camp. Montagnes born- total of over 25 games in one sea- Her physical play on defence, and-raised soc- son!) this past season. Her participa- Her long passes, accurate power cer dynamo in tion in the Séléctions Régionales shot and leadership qualities, the AAA Ligue 2009 earned her an invitation to the Leading by example, are all quali- de soccer élite du Team Quebec camp. She currently ties sought by any coach who wants Québec (LSEQ), attends St. Gabriel in the Sport- to be successful at the highest level. the highest non- Etudes program (their team was (Armando Melo and David Pilon, professional both league and season champions coaches) level league, was nominated as a with the RSEQ for the 2011-2012 finalist to the Tapis rouge du soccer year). Brianna has always worn #10 québécois this week. This makes her (whenever possible, some coaches one of the top 22 female U16 players assign numbers based on position in Quebec according to the Federa- on the field); it has special meaning tion de Soccer. The Tapis Rouge is to her as this was the firefighter dedicated to elite soccer in Quebec, number of her father, Capt. Brad meaning the LSEQ and the Premiere Mills of the Deux Montagnes Fire Ligue du Quebec. The winner was Department, when she started play- to be announced at the Gala on Oc- ing soccer back U5 with the Sham- tober 28 in Laval, where finalists rocks. would be greeted by the media on the RDS red carpet before enjoying She was "Athlete du mois" in Taken from: an afternoon of entertainment and January 2011, and her coaches had http://www.soccerlaurentides.ca/ awards. this to say about her: wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ Brianna began her soccer career Bulletin-vo.10-11-no.4.pdf with the Two Mountains Shamrocks

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team. For example, in 2010 and state and/or control what the play- 2011, the Texas Rangers represented ers should earn. They own the busi- the American League. They had the ness, they made the investment, and most wins but were not the home they gambled on the franchise to Basketball Deux-Montagnes is team, so no designated hitter for succeed, not the players. Therefore starting a new era led by newly ap- them and they lost both World Se- they also have an obligation to pay pointed President Steve Menard ries. Remember, the format for the the employees of the arenas, who and executive members Greg Barr series is 2-3-2, so if the away team will suffer the most. The players and Tommy Lapierre. Games are does not get the split in the first two only care about themselves. If they played at Ecole Emmanuel-Chenard games they have no chance. Since do not get the money they want, in Deux-Montagnes. They play a 15 2000 the league that won the All they go to another team that will game schedule with a three-game Star Game won the World Series pay them more money and help round-robin playoff and then hold a nine times and only lost four times. them win while the team they came banquet on the first Saturday of Change the format, that's my opin- from will most likely lose and not May each year. Registration is only ion. What's yours ? (I would like draw the fans and eventually lose $80 a year and you keep your uni- some of you sports jocks to chal- money. So I am in favour of the form. Again I would like to thank lenge my opinion and respond be- owners and for the players to re- all players, coaches, timers, scorers, cause either agree with my opinion duce the existing revenue sharing to referees, Harry Huss, and especially or you do not read it. If you dis- at least 50%. Let the players get a all of the parents for my 25 great agree, let me know. I know you all real job and see how they do in the years. It was my honour to serve have an opinion, so express it.) industrial world. Let any of the you all as President of Basketball Yours sportingly, BobbyB, bobby- wealthiest players own a team and Deux-Montagnes. Good luck to the [email protected]. you will see the franchise go belly new executive and players as they up within three to five years. I will prepare to carry on the program for MY OPINION: NHL not miss the NHL. There is lots of many more years. hockey available such as the AHL, MY OPINION: MLB The NHL is locked out reason be- QMJHL, OHL, WHL, World Jun- ing the owners and employees iors, KHL highlights, Junior B and In Major League Baseball every (players) do not agree on what the A, and real sports like the NBA and year they have the All Star Game, players ought to be earning. The the NFL, whose revenue sharing is which is a July spectacle watched by owners want the players to take a below 50%. Our CFL is extremely millions of baseball fans in North cut in salary so that the revenue underpaid and more exciting, so, America and around the world. The sharing will be 50/50 but the players greedy NHL players, take the cut winner of the game dictates which do not want this to happen, there- and then we will have National league will be the home team for the fore no hockey. We already know Hockey League hockey. That's my World Series Fall Classic. I disagree the players are extremely overpaid opinion. with this format. The baseball sea- with some of the most outlandish What's yours? son is 162 games and the team with salaries in sports. The owners own [email protected] the most wins should be the home the teams and they have the right to Pee Wee Tournament Deux Montagnes For the next two seasons (1988-1990) Jocelyn wore Dec. 8-16, 2012 the #45 sweater for the Tricolours. During his NHL career, Jocelyn had the luck to play This year the Relax Tournament celebrates for such teams as the Chicago Blackhawks where he its 15th anniversary and will welcome a to- passed five seasons, the Hartford Whalers, the New tal of 36 teams, of class A, B, BB, and CC. Jersey Devils, the Calgary Flames and the Phoenix To highlight this event the Organizing Coyotes. Committee will ensure that all youth After having suffered numerous injuries, Jocelyn took hockey players and FSR that join us will his retirement in 1999 and today we can find him on RELAX keep a totally memorable experience. RDS TV as a sports analyst. We hope to count you amongst us at the event. This year’s President of Honour is Coyotes Deux-Montagnes Ringuette Jocelyn Lemieux Tournament, Jan. 6-13, 2013 Born November 18, 1967 at Mont Laurier, Jocelyn Lemieux has participated in more The committee is working hard preparing for the than 600 National Hockey League games. 14th annual ringuette tournament. There will be After having scored 57 times for the Laval eight categories, pre-moustique to cadette B. The Titans (LHJMQ) in the 1985-86 season, Jocelyn was girls are aged four to 19. Keep watching the asso- drafted by the St. Louis Blues where he started his ciation website for updated information NHL career. During his rookie season (1986-87) www.ardm.ca or contact committee president An- Jocelyn scored 10 goals. nie Belisle at [email protected] or phone 514-516-8633.

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Open Letter activities organized by our devoted saw fit to meet with the Mayor, the community and sports City Manager or any other Director organizations, which take place to inform themselves on these issues during the day, the evening or on that suddenly are of concern to weekends. them. But, what have they done THE ABSENT ARE For me, these gatherings and over the course of the last three ALWAYS WRONG! meetings form an integral part of years? my work as a city councillor. I must I find it deplorable that they try be aware of what is going on in my to taint the people working in good I write this letter to follow up on city and maintain a presence with faith who wish to move the City a press release from the three my fellow citizens. It is my forward. These unfounded opposition councillors, whom I responsibility as an elected official, comments contribute to fueling the consider very opportunistic. They and I fully accept this. cynicism and distrust toward claim to be satisfied “that there will I am not complaining, even if it is politicians, and add nothing finally be controls on the actions of a fact that I give up a lot of my constructive to the City Mayor Lauzon.” It makes you personal time. That being said, I do Personally, I would not be wonder where they were over the not accept at all that people who are surprised that the three opposition course of the last three years in involved only sparingly in councillors will become much more order to make such a statement. municipal life, even though they are present in the coming months. Just like the vast majority of city elected officials, bring doubt to my Why, do you ask? In anticipation of councillors in the province of integrity and that of members of my the November 2013 elections, of Quebec, I have a full time job and I party. course! have to organize my schedule I am not shy to state that the I am sorry, my colleagues, but I within this municipal reality. As three councillors, who have raised consider that the work of a such, I arrange my schedule doubt with regards to the Mayor’s councillor must be taken seriously accordingly in order to participate ethics, are not very present at all in throughout the entire mandate, and in various meetings, caucuses, work meetings, where fundamental not just on the eve of the next council meetings, along with the issues are discussed. Some of them election, just to look good… Urban Planning Advisory plan their vacations without at all Committee (CCU) and other taking into account municipal issues commissions and corporations, and some of them answer their Mario St-Charles including various committees, such messages only when they see fit. City Councillor, « du Lac » District as the “Maison des jeunes”, the I find it curious that they are [email protected] “Maison du citoyen”, the “Boisé” casting doubt as to the “real montagnes.qc.ca corporation, and so on. I also motives”, whereas over the course participate in numerous community of the last three years, none of them

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AC Tips cont’d from p.5 rability. Never move a laptop when in The Drop in Centre will close for the Beware of software that “LOOKS Free” operation (unless your hard drive is Christmas season on Wednesday, De- but that often installs toolbars or hacks SSD) as this could damage your hard your search provider and/or homepage. drive that spins at 5400-7200 rpm’s. cember 12 and will re-open Wednesday i.e.: SearchConduit or Babylon Search. Hibernate or turn it off before moving January 9 at 10am until 2pm. To get rid of these you can scan your it. Also don’t block the air inlets/outlets Becky & Winston Fraser are your hosts PC for free with MALWAREBYTES of the cooling system, i.e.: using it on and look forward to your fellowship. ANTI-MALWARE or Microsoft Virus soft bedding or pillows/cushions; this A Military Whist is scheduled for and Security Solution Center on the could cause overheating and damage web. the mainboard, memory or CPU. Use a Friday 18 January at 7:30pm. Details are Beware of fraudulent phone calls Lap Desk (cushion with a hard surface pending. from weird numbers, i.e. fake Microsoft on top. St. James would like to take this op- representatives that call you up to In a recent report it was discovered portunity to wish everyone all the won- “help” you resolve a problem with your that many major brands of computers PC. Just tell them you’re going to call were infected with dormant viruses/ ders of Christmas and beautiful memo- your regular PC technician. This is be- spyware directly on the assembly line. ries throughout the coming year. God coming more and more frequent. Full Story on the web (Seattle Times: Bless! Beware of FAKE Anti-Virus programs From brand new laptop to infected by (Trojan.FakeAV). Contact your real pressing 'on') This is why we at ACS Rosemere Memorial antivirus provider or technician for de- for many years now prefer using soft- tails. ware directly from Microsoft with 200 Grande Cote, For your Home Internet Connection “untouched” authentic Discs. Rosemere OpenDNS can help you manage and Please note all these procedures can Ste.Therese United block or allow websites (Parental Con- be executed by an expert if you don’t 24 rue Saint-Charles trol). It is also possible to use the pay- feel up to doing it yourself. Please con- , Sainte-Therese ing version of this type of Filtering in a tact us for any questions you may have Business (Productivity Control). after reading this document. Kanesatake United Use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome To buy a new custom-made PC or to 209 rue des Anges, as your browser they are faster and upgrade or repair your existing one, Oka. more secure. feel free to contact us. Make sure to use “strong passwords” Invest in an SSD Drive and extra mem- Information for all for your web based email accounts, and ory (RAM) to speed up your PC churches – 450-437-5560 make sure to fill in the account recovery www.rosemerememorial.org questions. Always @ your service, When Accessing Secure Websites (web Daniel Gingras Saturday, December 1 - Kanesatake based email, on-line bank, anything (If you would like this information in United Church Bazaar - 10 a.m. to 2 using HTTPS :) use your browser’s pri- French, please see our website at p.m. vate browsing mode. This will prevent www.communityconnectionsdm.ca) Turn right on the street where you take it from storing temp files on your PC, the Oka ferry. especially if you’re not on your PC, plus Church Mouse cont’d from p. 15 ADVENT SERVICES you won’t have to empty the temp files ST. JAMES ANGLICAN Dec. 2 - Advent 1 - Advent Communion when closing the window or tab. will be celebrated at all 3 churches. Empty your PC’s temp files with the Dec. 9 - Advent 2 - Advent services at Windows disk cleanup tool or Ccleaner; all 3 churches, with Christmas tree your antivirus won’t have to scan them decorating at Rosemere. and viruses will have fewer hiding Dec. 16 - Advent 3 - The Rosemere places in your computer. Choir will be presenting the Cantata Defragmenting your hard drives is also "Silent Was the Night" by Lani Smith at recommended to speed up your PC’s the Rosemere Memorial service at 11 operation and prolong your hard 328 Pine St. ROSEMERE a.m. and at the Kanesatake service drive’s lifecycle. 450-621-6466 at 3 p.m. Back up all your important files regu- [email protected] Dec. 23 - NO SERVICE IN ALL THREE larly. Hard drives are very mechanical Sunday services 9:30 a m Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve services at 7:30 and are one of the most often replaced Dec. 24, Christmas Eve service 9:00 p m p.m. in both Rosemere Memorial and part in a computer or laptop. Extract- Kanesatake ing data from a defective hard drive is The Candlelight Service of Carols & Dec. 30 - One service only-11 a.m. at almost always possible but can cost Lessons will take place on Sunday De- Kanesatake. hundreds, even thousands of dollars. A cember 9 at 4pm. Come and enjoy the January services go back to our regular good Backup Drive costs about a hun- music of the Christmas Season. Festive schedule. dred dollars. Sincere wishes for a happy holiday sea- refreshments and fellowship follow the Please be mindful of the following son to all. with laptops: Do not always leave them service. A donation of non-perishable plugged-in; this can harm your battery items for the under privileged of and greatly reduce its lifecycle and du- Rosemere would be appreciated.

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a little extra help; this is where we The group, which is facilitated by a Birthdays volunteer and a social worker could make things easier for you. trained by the Canadian Cancer So- Brandon Green, Dec. 1, ciety, will meet every 4th Thursday Janet Turner, Dec. 2, of the month. Cathy Rickert, Dec 10, Elaine V. Brown, Dec. 14, Date of next meeting: Thursday Zackary Green. Dec. 14, Carol Ratcliffe, Dec. 16, Every week, Monday and Friday December 20, 2012 David R.A. Brown, Dec. 16, volunteers are delivering meals for Doreen Draycott, Dec. 20, an amount of 4.00$ each meal. This Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Orane Green, Dec. 22, service is offered to anyone who has Father Cyril MacNiel. Dec. 22, a permanent or temporary physical Location: United Church Hall, 240 Cheryl Smith, Dec. 25, disability, due to a variety of rea- St-Martin, Oka Tess Moscato,Dec 29, sons such as: recovering from an Frank Glover, Dec. 31, accident, surgery, illness, handi- For more information, please call Rebecca Glover-Therrien, Dec. 31, capped or being senior citizens. Re- (450) 974-3940 or email Betty Hensen, Jan. 2, gardless of your financial situation, [email protected]. Machaela Mason, Jan. 4, this service is available to individu- Angelo Kennedy Marricco, Jan. 4, als of all agesFor further informa- Wayne Davis, Jan. 4, tion call Alet Bossé at 450-621-9179, Amory Benk, Jan. 5, Annie G’sell at 450-965-9233 or Jean-Guy Levesque, Jan. 10, Nicole Roy at 450-621-9313. James Kennedy, Jan. 11, Geoff Bliss, Jan. 11, Pierrette (Pat) Rauzon - Jan. 14, Cancer support group in Nancy Tibbins, Jan. 22, our area Mathias Benk, Jan. 24.

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LAUGHTER YOGA up to two hours at a time whereas medication did not help By Carol Wetmore much. There are no negative side effects to laughter and it Photos by Sylvia Schatrowski reduces pain, lowers blood pressure, improves the immune system, relieves depression and stops anxiety. It also makes The 4 Korners Family Resource Center, through a grant you happy. from L’Appui des Laurentides for caregivers, treated us to a In the second half of the program we joined in various ex- wonderful experience at Women’s Time Out on November 1. ercises that included making laughing sounds like HO-HO Sylvia Schatrowski introduced us to a Laughter Yoga in- HA-HA-HA while clapping our hands to a one-two cha-cha- structor, Brigitte Legal, who told us all about the many health cha beat. We also had to do silly gestures and interact with and psychological and emotional benefits of laughter and each other so that we quickly overcame our embarrassment yoga breathing exercises. and started to laugh at ourselves and each other. This was a lot of fun and we all got pumped up and energized going around the room waving stiffly like the Queen or dancing and clapping. These exercises were developed by Dr Madan Kataria, who started the first laughter club in India. Today there are thousands of Laughter Yoga clubs throughout many coun- tries. To calm us down after all our excitement Brigitte led us in various meditations and visualization exercises and taught us how to breathe deeply into our abdomens and relax. We felt like little children who laugh naturally, and we were rewarded with a balloon that we could blow up and Brigitte Legal leading the ladies in Laughter Yoga make funny noises with whenever we felt the need to laugh It may seem obvious to most people that laughter makes us and wanted to feel better. feel good, but it seems that not many of us laugh enough It is best to laugh in company as it is extremely contagious, these days and so have a greater amount of stress, depression and that is the benefit of joining a group. However, even and illness than we did during the 1930s and the Great De- alone you can make funny faces in the mirror, do the laugh- pression. According to Brigitte, people actually laughed more ing dance and turn your balloon into a whoopee cushion. then than today. I personally was very grateful to have had an opportunity to relax and enjoy a good laugh with so many nice people for Fortunately there is something we can do about this, as de- a couple of hours on a Thursday. For more information you liberate or fake laughter has the same benefits to our health as can call the 4 Korners at 450-974-3940. natural laughter. “It’s a matter of faking it until you make it,” she quoted Dr. Dale Anderson. Brigitte told us about Norman Cousins, a journalist who cured himself of a painful debilitating condition by watching For more great stories and photos please visit our web- comedy films. He found that laughing stopped his pain for site: http://www.communityconnectionsdm.ca/

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