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PHOTO Laurie Ann Prevost A sign of the times, the traditional teddy bear at Rockburn Orchards in Hinchinbrooke now sports an apple-themed mask as he welcomes visitors for the 2020 U-pick apple season. Despite a dry start to the season, the are as bright, tangy and abundant as ever. The ongoing pandemic, however, will mean some important changes for those planning a visit to Valley orchards this fall. See more apple season coverage on pages 11 and 12. Stay the course with back-to-school COVID precautions Sarah Rennie thing right now is having protocols in undergoing chemotherapy or with coming up will be determining how to place that quickly remove from schools extreme respiratory illness should be manage symptoms for schoolchildren, any students who may be exhibiting considering this option. and with the opening of schools she is symptoms, and making sure testing is When asked if fear and a desire to keep expecting an increase in calls. “There is “COVID levels are really quite low available within two to five days. their children home from schools has bound to be an uptick,” she says, while in the province,” says Dr. Catherine In the current environment, though, been creating conflicts for local doctors noting doctors are being given access Bélanger, the COVID-19 coordinator “Almost no child should be excluded being asked to write notes for medical to material to help handle an increase for the Haut-Saint-Laurent LHN. The from school,” Bélanger says. “The exemptions, Bélanger is careful to say in patient load. The Ormstown and number of cases is especially low in the science does not justify keeping that she is fairly strict in her beliefs, Huntingdon medical centres are also Haut-Saint-Laurent, where the number children out of school for most health and that she does her best to explain still providing phone consultations to of infections has barely increased conditions that we encounter, for the situation and to reassure parents patients regardless of whether they in recent weeks and currently sits children or their parents or immediate who may be having doubts. “But, as a have a family doctor associated with cumulatively at 111. “We have a low family members in their household.” doctor, you make your decisions with either clinic. background level with outbreaks now She suggests those who should be kept what you are comfortable with. There that are being contained,” Bélanger home are children “who are quite ill at is no right or wrong.” see COVID notes, describing the situation as baseline,” including those undergoing For Bélanger, the real challenge page 6 manageable. active chemotherapy treatment, or “If there is a place where outbreaks those with diagnosed conditions can happen it is schools,” she says, that require routine treatment or If you enjoyed this copy of The Gleaner and noting that fortunately children do not hospitalization. Being worried about are not yet a subscriber, why not become one? seem to get that sick with the virus parents and grandparents should also Sign up online at www.the-gleaner.com or before echoing the concern that they not be used as a justification for keeping could, however, bring it into a household children out of schools right now. using the handy subscription form on page 11! where family members may be more Only those households with someone susceptible. She says the most important who is severely immuno-suppressed, Retail price: $2.61 CDN + tax

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Recycling for the security measures in place: As part of this event, the Société Reminders for photo contest, Haut-Saint-Laurent wear a mask, disinfect hands at historique de Saint-Anicet will be art show The second day of three days the entrance, and respect physical offering guided tours of the Saint- The MRC du Haut-Saint-Laurent this fall for residents of the MRC distances. Anicet church on Sunday, Sept. 13, is taking entries until Sept. 14 for du Haut-Saint-Laurent to drop off Girl Guide registration between 1 and 4 p.m. Saint-Anicet is its photography contest. There one of 85 municipalities in their hazardous household waste for With school starting back up, are two categories: youth (17 and recycling is approaching: Saturday, taking part in the event, which will under) and adult (18+). The theme so will Girl Guides. If you have a see the doors of 138 churches of all Sept. 19, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 daughter, granddaughter or niece this year is “Spark,” and prizes of p.m., at the Ormstown Eco Centre types opened wide to the public. up to $400 will be awarded. Entries aged 5-18 who likes to do crafts, All visits will take place according at 9 rue Saint-Paul. Only domestic program badges, camping, and a will be exhibited at Les Galeries materials will be accepted. Please to public health guidelines. More Ormstown from Sept. 26 to Oct. whole lot more, then join us on information on participating bring a proof of residence. For Sept. 15 starting at 6 p.m. at the 11. For all the information on the a detailed list of accepted items, churches can be found online at rules, the judging criteria, and Village church in Ormstown. Due journeesdupatrimoinereligieux.ca. consult the MRC du Haut-Saint- to COVID, we will be following how to submit photos, visit http:// Laurent website: http://mrchsl.com/ the public health guidelines and Reminder to register for mrchsl.com/en/developpement/ en/services/waste-management/ our meetings will be outdoors until Franklin’s Agro Vélo Tour des-arts-et-de-la-culture/ hhw. October (if it is raining or cold we concours-de-photographie Hemmingford council meetings Saturday, Sept. 19, Franklin will will cancel). For more information, be hosting its inaugural Agro Vélo The MRC’s group art exhibition, Both the village and the township contact Renée at 450-829-3685 or Tour cycling event. There are four also with the theme “Spark,” is will be holding public council 450-567-7994. different routes to choose from: 12 scheduled for Sept. 25 to Oct. 25 at meetings this fall. The village Religious Heritage Days km and 23 km, aimed at families and the Alfred Langevin Cultural Hall meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 8 The Quebec Religious Heritage beginner cyclists, as well as 47 km in Huntingdon. Today (Sept. 9) is p.m. at the recreation centre located Council will be celebrating heritage and 75 km for the more experienced the last day to submit works for this at 550 Goyette Ave. The township buildings from different periods riders. Cyclists must register online show by bringing them to the hall (at council meetings will be Monday, of construction during this year’s before the event to allow time for 10 King St., Huntingdon) between Sept. 14, and Monday, Oct. 5, at 8 Religious Heritage Days event, organizing the staggered departure 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. (closed noon p.m. at the same location. Persons which will take place on Sept. 12 times. Online registration at to 1 p.m.). For details, see http:// attending will have to respect and 13 throughout the province. municipalitedefranklin.ca. mrchsl.com/en/news/call-spark.

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Your recent article in the 26/8/20 away while my father, Crawford edition of The Gleaner about the Allan Anderson, was in Burma reopening of the general store at serving as a British Royal Marine Herdman “Corners” caught my commando. (My dad was born on attention. The store was owned by the second floor and we always my family for three generations, called it “Crawford’s Corners.”) from the latter half of the 1800s Following his return in 1945, the to just after the Second World business was sold. War. My grandfather, John Allan Anderson, was the last in our Robert Anderson family to run it. This photo (circa Previous chef/owner of Restaurant 1920s) shows him surrounded by Planète Terroir in Dewittville and a cacophony of period general past president of the Chateauguay store merchandise. He passed Valley Historical Society

PHOTO Bonnie DeCaen Accident knocks out power to Huntingdon main street A large transport truck struck a Hydro-Québec pole on Chateauguay St. in Huntingdon near the corner of Lorne St. around 1:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, leaving many on the town’s main street without power until around 5 p.m. Witnesses report hearing a loud bang as the semi-tractor and trailer drove into the pole, snapping it, and downing power lines across the stretch of highway. The Huntingdon Fire Department was quick to the scene and the road was subsequently blocked as officials worked to assess the damage and clear the street. According to witness Bonnie DeCaen, a car parked at the RONA hardware store across from the scene was caught by the accident, however once the power lines were cleared the owner was allowed to leave. No one was hurt, but residents in nearby buildings were evacuated out of concern over the situation. A team from Hydro- Québec remained on scene into the night and continued working the following PHOTO Courtesy of Robert Anderson morning until around 11 a.m. to repair the John Allan Anderson at the Herdman General Store, circa mid-1920s — taken by his wife damage. (Grantham) Anderson.

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Should a positive of the first week back at school level. “I wish the government on medical leave.” case arise, it will quickly be for students across the Valley. would leave us alone,” he adds, The teachers and staff who are communicated to parents. “There has been a gradual re-entry referring to the disruptions that working are now being asked to As of Sept. 6, the Quebec throughout our schools,” he says, result when an announcement is respond each morning to an online government had accumulated with staggered starts put in place made, and then hastily changed, questionnaire, essentially a self- a list of 47 schools across the to keep numbers lower during the as was the case with a recent health assessment, to ensure that province that had reported at first few days to allow students directive about the cancellation all those who do enter the schools least one case of COVID-19 to grow accustomed to the new of extracurricular sports and are well. In the event a teacher or infection within their respective routine, which now includes activities that was walked back a staff member responds positively communities. The hope is that no masks, social distancing, and day later. “I feel for everybody, as to certain questions pertaining to NFSB school will turn up on this rearranged classrooms. there are a lot of moving parts,” he COVID-19 symptoms, they are list, and everything is being done says, acknowledging that parents “The children are happy to required not to come to work. to ensure that the possibility of have had to be understanding and be back, and our teachers are “I have tried to remind staff and a positive diagnosis within our flexible as well. working especially hard to make our team that we are not medical schools is minimized. this happen,” he acknowledges, “After this first week we specialists, we are education “We are happy to have the kids suggesting that it has been “tough.” will have a better idea of our specialists, and we need to defer back,” says Buttars. “We have A particularly difficult aspect to numbers,” he notes, suggesting to public health.” As a result, a to prioritize safety and learning, manage continues to be the flow of this uncertainty has also been a pool of substitute teachers will but I have confidence that our information from the Ministry of challenge. To date, a total of 82 be available to schools, although team will continue to work hard. Education and the government in requests for homeschooling had efforts will be made to ensure We have challenges, but we are general. Often Buttars finds himself been filed with the board and 46 that teachers are kept to the same working through them.” Still, learning about new directives at students will require distance- school if possible. he adds, “I’d be lying if I said the same time as everyone else learning services due to medical At present, Buttars confirms, everything was perfect.” watching a live press conference. exemptions. 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The Gleaner • Le Gleaner 2020.09.09 page 3 NEWS Group aiming to save Mother-Child Centre at Hôpital du Suroît launches a petition On Tuesday, Sept. 1, a press Saint-Anicet, Sainte-Barbe, Saint- conference was held by the Save the Stanislas-de-Kostka, Beauharnois, Mother-Child Centre coordination and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, along committee, as well as a protest with many associations, community against the move of the centre from groups, and unions, have proposed Valleyfield to Vaudreuil. Over 100 resolutions requiring the full people participated in this protest maintenance of the services linked in Valleyfield, including committee to the Mother-Child Centre at the spokesperson Edith Gariépy, and Hôpital du Suroît. during the event they launched a It is in this context that we launch petition for residents of the area to our petition, which is registered at sign in support of their cause. The the National Assembly of Quebec following is their statement regarding and addressed to our Health Minister. said petition, and details as to why We invite all residents of Suroît to this initiative is important to them. join us and sign our petition. Access The new project of the Centre to the online petition can be found Intégré de Santé et Services PHOTO Courtesy of the Save the Mother-Child Centre coordination committee here: https://bit.ly/2Q47Ngw. You Concerned citizens gathered in Valleyfield on Sept. 1 to protest against the planned closing of Sociaux de la Montérégie Ouest, the Mother-Child Centre there after construction of the new hospital in Vaudreuil is completed. can also receive a paper copy of or CISSSMO, involves closing the the petition by leaving your name Mother Child Centre at the Hôpital making birth less accessible to future Zotique may prefer to give birth and telephone number at 450-373- du Suroît in efforts to centralize all parents, this decision undermines in Valleyfield versus Vaudreuil. In 4504 or sending an email requesting births for the region. Their plan to the development of this region by fact, the number of deliveries by it to direction@cdc-beauharnois- have it all moved to the new facilities promoting the establishment of young residents of Suroît in Vaudreuil will salaberry.org. in Vaudreuil will have serious families near Vaudreuil-Soulanges. most likely increase following the We’d like to make it clear that consequences on the population of The principal argument of the efforts underway to rejuvenate our we are in complete favour of the Beauharnois-Salaberry and the Haut- CISSSMO in justifying this decision population. Additionally, this decision construction of the new hospital Saint-Laurent. The Hôpital du Suroît is that the low number of annual by the CISSSMO has already caused in Vaudreuil, and its birth centre. Foundation has invested $1.8 million births by residents of Beauharnois- the displacement of gynecologists But this is not a reason to close the in donations to endow Valleyfield Salaberry and Haut-St-Laurent and pediatricians from Suroît to Mother-Child Centre at the Hôpital with a Mother-Child Centre that doesn’t justify the continuation of Vaudreuil-Soulanges. du Suroît. A health policy concerned responds wonderfully to the needs these services in Valleyfield. This When this plan was announced, the with meeting the needs of future of parents in our region. In addition does not hold true if we take into residents of southwest Quebec began parents in Beauharnois-Salaberry to cutting essential services in the account the fact that a certain number mobilising immediately. The MRC of and Haut-Saint-Laurent is not area and moving them more than an of future parents from Vaudreuil- Beauharnois-Salaberry, the municipal achieved by making these services hour trek outside of the MRC, thus Soulanges, Coteau-du-Lac, and St- councils of Franklin, Huntingdon, harder to access. (RP) Newly named street honours Dr. Georges Lefebvre Sarah Rennie father practised as a dedicated family doctor from their home situated on the corner of Prince The town of Huntingdon honoured and Bouchette Sts. for 45 years. A the life and contribution of Dr. childbirth specialist, he also worked Georges Lefebvre on Sept. 4 by in the former Huntingdon Hospital unveiling the street sign now bearing ER and as the coroner for the district his name. Rue du Docteur-Lefebvre of Beauharnois. is a new street that intersects with “He took his profession quite Prince St. in a now completed seriously,” notes Lefebvre, while housing development in the western detailing the steps in his father’s corner of the town. The street was career. Born in Saint-Antoine- inaugurated in the presence of Dr. Abbé, Georges Lefebvre moved Lefebvre’s two children, Denis with his family early in his life to and Lorraine Lefebvre, as well as PHOTO Sarah Rennie Huntingdon. As a student at what Rue du Docteur-Lefebvre in Huntingdon was inaugurated on Sept. 4 in the presence of Huntingdon mayor André Brunette was then Huntingdon Academy, he and municipal councillor Rémi Dr. Georges Lefebvre’s children Denis and Lorraine, as well as mayor André Brunette and earned a scholarship to attend McGill municipal councillor Rémi Robidoux Robidoux. University, where he completed a “It’s a nice tribute, for sure,” Bachelor of Arts before earning a officially retired in 1990 at the age achievements he made,” says André Denis Lefebvre says of the gesture medical degree. Dr. Lefebvre then of 70. Dr. Lefebvre passed away Brunette, Huntingdon’s mayor. in honour of his father. “It’s nice to interned at St. Mary’s Hospital in two years ago at the age of 98. “He was quite an important figure be recognized for all the years he Saint John, N.B., before serving “We wanted to honour Dr. throughout his career. Almost every put into this community. He worked as an army corps doctor in the Lefebvre for all of his dedication citizen that lives in this town knows day and night,” he adds, suggesting Maritimes during the Second World to our community, his medical about Dr. Lefebvre,” notes Brunette. with a laugh that “there was not War. He returned to Huntingdon in background, and for the beautiful “This is in his honour.” much privacy in the house.” His 1946 to start a family practice. He

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I’m not at all suggesting runny noses of children as the that we should not be monitoring temperature shift and the return our children’s health on a daily to school combine, as they do basis, or that keeping them home every year, to produce head colds. when sick is an imposition. I am In the context of the COVID-19 concerned about the chaos this pandemic, however, what was may cause to already overwhelmed once an annoying rite of passage families, early-childcare centres at the beginning of the school and schools. year now causes whole families I am also concerned that our to grind to a halt at a time when saturated health care system and things are already uncertain and its many complementary services, strange enough. such as tele-health support lines, Navigating this new abnormal may not be prepared for a spike is going to be a headache for in runny-nose-related calls from parents and teachers, who are now confused and frustrated families. An electric lamp should be placed and Cornwall. They have being asked to treat almost every In insisting that families carry on in close proximity to the west end constructed five courses within the insignificant childhood ailment as with daily work and school lives, of the bridge. last month, three of which were in a potential symptom of the virus. the Quebec government may 90 years ago this district. Stories abound about parents have underestimated the toll this Wednesday September 17, 1930 who were forced to collect their 60 years ago pretense of normality may take, Miniature Golf for Huntingdon children from isolation in daycares on all of us. Wednesday September 14, 1960 or schools because of a runny Huntingdon is now to the fore Keeping the Havelock Fair Dinner nose. Once the process has been Sarah Rennie in the world of modernism for Going for Patrons Saturday night will see the official opening of Huntingdon miniature Saturday morning dawned bright From the archives golf course. This eighteen-hole and clear as it always does for Gleaner course has been constructed on the Havelock Fair. We have heard it lot next to the Shell Service Station said that the people of Havelock 150 years ago 120 years ago opposite the Huntingdon Chateau. must “live right,” for the sun Thursday September 8, 1870 September 6, 1900 The work was begun on Wednesday always shines on Havelock on Fair Important Sale of Valuable Village Valleyfield last, and is now practically Day. Property The bridge over the M.C. completed. The spectacular sweep There were over two hours The subscriber offers for sale the Co’s feeder has been opened for which miniature golf has made of when 6 tables, seating 22 people whole of his Park Lots, in the village public traffic. We take advantage the U.S. and Canada this summer each, were full continuously and block of Huntingdon, comprising of this announcement to draw has now reached Huntingdon, waiting line stretched from dining about twenty-two acres of the best the attention of the police to the much to the gratification of a hall to ticket booth. Everyone land in said block, all cleared, well numerous complaints, made of number of townspeople who had was doing her level best to keep fenced and ditched, and in a good late, by ladies who have had not the privilege of playing the dishes filled and clean dishes state of cultivation. Will be sold in occasion to use the bridge in the game so much referred to of late moving, which incidentally was the fields as at present laid out, or evening, that there is a permanent by McManus in his “Maggie and a full time job for several fine in whole, to any desirous to make a gang of rowdies stationed in its Jiggs” comics. dishwashers who didn’t mind good investment. immediate vicinity, who make A number of natural hazards will when we “dumped in” handfuls it a point of insulting every one make of the local course one of the of silverware and announced that Also, his property on the front passing. Another complaint is, that best in existence. It will be open we need them back quickly. In street of Huntingdon, consisting carters and others using this bridge afternoons and evenings and all the meantime Mr. Wm Jackson, of a Dwelling House, Store, make it a practice of speeding their day should business warrant such. our kitchen boss, keeps the 3 (lately altered and improved), and horses over the bridge and on wet wonderful old ranges roaring, admitted to be the most convenient days take delight in doing so in The is being sponsored keeping the coffee bubbling in his for business purposes in the order that they may splash mud by Messrs. J. A. McCracken and big boilers and keeping an eagle village, with commodious stabling, over the foot passengers. We would Fred Langevin. eye on all the other huge kettles store house, carriage house, barn suggest that a couple of policemen The local course is being to see that everything is ready on and sheds, ice house, &c, all in be detailed for duty at this point constructed by the San Toy time. We thought everyone had a excellent order. and that they arrest such offenders. Miniature Golf Course Company of very successful day.

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The Gleaner • Le Gleaner 2020.09.09 page 5 LOCAL BUSINESSES Community supports Huntingdon Friperie Iris Delagrange at his home once it was full. The packed trailer was relocated thanks to Translated by Sarah Rennie a collaboration with the G.D. Rennie The Friperie Communautaire transport company (and brothers Dale Huntingdon has been in dire need and Greg Rennie), which provided the of help and citizens have responded semi-tractor required to haul it down generously to this call. The thrift Route 202 to its new resting place in store, which processes the donations Moore’s yard, where it is out of the it receives to either resell items in way. the store or recycle them by selling This admirable gesture, though, the material to other companies does not help to solve the problem in (sometimes internationally), was no the long term. Due to the pandemic, longer able to store the accumulated all thrift stores are facing a similar PHOTO Courtesy of the Friperie Communautaire Huntingdon surplus. dilemma, which became even more Douglas Moore generously offered a piece of his land on which to store the trailer containing “The recycling chain is broken,” acute after moving season in July: surplus items from the thrift store. explains Guy-Laine Joannette, the people donate material that has not Encouraging news and around 10,000 hours with all coordinator for the Friperie. “We want been sorted and, in many cases, with The news to emerge from the programs combined. The number of to avoid a situation where unsaleable little to no resale value. “We are asking Friperie’s recent annual general items sold and diverted from landfill donations wind up in a landfill at all for the collaboration of citizens to be meeting (AGM), which took place sites has increased significantly costs, but we no longer have the space more careful when sorting out what virtually, is promising. Following since 2010. The Friperie has sold to store it all.” to donate,” pleads Joannette. “If the a upheaval in 2018, it would approximately 979,000 items in Recently, a large white trailer was items are damaged, stained, torn, or seem 2019 was a consolidating year. the last decade and has generated temporarily installed in the Friperie’s too old, please do not donate them to a A number of key points and figures approximately $1.4 million in sales parking lot on Lorne St. in Huntingdon. second-hand store that will not be able are detailed in the annual report over the same period. A resident of Hinchinbrooke, Douglas to resell them.” (available soon online and in the The hope is that the situation Moore, had agreed to keep the trailer The Friperie is prepared to donate surplus items to artisans who could store). For example, the Friperie was continues to improve and that things repurpose the material (transforming able to employ its workers through return to normal somewhat so this 3-FAMILY GARAGE SALE jeans with holes in the knees into grants from Emploi-Québec for social, economic and environmental approximately 4,500 hours in 2019, business can continue to thrive. 2146 Tullochgorum, Ormstown tote bags, for example). They are also looking into international Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 12 & 13 for COVID. organizations; however, trade between COVID from 9 am to 5 pm What is important to remember right countries has not yet been restored due New Avon products, new Carters baby page 1 now is to follow the protocols set out to COVID-19, causing a breakdown clothes. Dishes, baby articles, etc. in schools, which should be applied in the usual recycling cycle. A second wave of COVID-19 is now in general as well. If an adult or child starting to build across Europe and Asia begins to show symptoms associated and while it is still unknown A second with the virus, they should immediately wave of COVID-19 is now starting to be isolated. Parents or individuals can build across Europe and Asia and while then contact either a family doctor it is still unknown whether the number of or public health official (1-877-644- positive cases of the virus will intensify 4545) to determine whether it would in Quebec and more locally in the Valley, be appropriate to be tested. Only our doctors are making sure they are the symptomatic person needs to be prepared. “October and November will isolated. “The idea is to keep people Dale Raithby / Kirk Feeny maybe be the months to watch as we from transmitting all sicknesses that go into flu season,” says Bélanger, who share symptoms with COVID,” explains Residential – Commercial – Industrial – Agricultural acknowledges this may be difficult to Bélanger. manage with so many possible types of “If we do it right, all sorts of respiratory infection starting to circulate at the same infections will be decreased,” she says, time. “It’s hard to clinically diagnose noting that what has not changed is Acknowledgement of Support COVID,” she admits. That being said, it the significance of good hand hygiene, is fortunate that even during the height social distancing, and wearing masks. The Chateauguay Valley Community Information Services, owner of of the first wave, only around 20 per cent “And, if you have any symptoms, stay The Gleaner, would like to gratefully acknowledge the Government of all those tested were actually positive away from people and get tested.” of Canada for the following support: The “Reinventing the Gleaner” business planning project (2020- 2021) has been made possible by the Community Media Strategic After 22 years of business, the time has come for Support Fund offered jointly by the Official Language Minority Mr. O to retire. It has been such a pleasure to Community Media Consortium and the Government of Canada serve this community and I sincerely thank you for (#CommunityMedia, #CMSSF). your patronage over the years. There will be a sale The engagement of an intern for 2020 has been provided through the last week of September, so please visit us before the domestic internships component of the “Young Canada Works at Building Careers in English and French” program, made possible by our doors close for the last time on October 1st. the Community Media Strategic Support Fund of the Government of Canada. Hans Odermatt The engagement of a summer student for 2020 has been provided through the Canada Summer Jobs program made possible by the 149 rue Chateauguay Government of Canada. Huntingdon QC J0S 1H0 T: 450-264-5231 F: 450-264-2916 [email protected] page 6 The Gleaner • Le Gleaner 2020.09.09 AGRICULTURE

PHOTOS Chantal Hortop Though their deep appreciation of their animals shows in the way they care for and speak Guillaume Asselin, a restaurant owner with a passion for sustainable food, now works full about all of them, the Tamworth pigs in particular have endeared themselves to Asselin and time at Le Mangeoir, which he co-owns with partner Marie Daudelin. Daudelin. Urban transplants’ budding business set for growth Chantal Hortop accelerate their plans, since with them]. They are really like them to Saint-Anicet, Asselin says Asselin’s restaurant, like so many puppies who like having their bellies they have been “charmed from the others, closed its doors during scratched!” Though pigs might start” by the surroundings and the lockdown, which allowed the have been new to them, Asselin has people, and have been gathering Before they had even found couple to devote the time they had dealt with caring for and processing information about places in the their farm in Saint-Anicet earlier been spending at the restaurant most of the other animals they now neighbouring area they can send this year, Marie Daudelin and to reading about agriculture and have, though on a smaller scale, and their guests next year. Guillaume Asselin had jumped putting together the resources they Daudelin’s father raised sheep, so With plans for expanded fruit and into the farming life with all four needed to get their project off the they have a good starting point for feet – in March, Asselin seeded vegetable production, a diversified ground. their project, which they expect to orchard, a garden of medicinal some 500 plants in the office of take off officially in 2021. the couple’s duplex in Montreal The current movement toward plants and some beekeeping in their and ordered nearly 400 chickens buying local is “perfect for our “Next year will be the official five-year plan, the flurry of work the before even seeing their property project,” Asselin says, as their opening of Le Mangeoir!” the couple has seen since undertaking on the Ridge Road. whole vision is centred around couple says, with Asselin adding: their project is unlikely to slow “local tourism, eating local, [and] “We will be starting culinary down, but both have moments in Asselin, a chef and restaurant events and opening our bed and their days where they step back and owner, was interested in growing buying local ... People were ready to change their eating habits and breakfast.” The couple’s passion enjoy their new life. his own ingredients, which the for the life they are building and couple began doing in the city, but they have needed a return to the Asselin says his favourite moment land: no pesticides, no hormones, their future projects is unequivocal, is when he “open[s] the chickens’ the couple’s aspirations quickly from animal and garden plans to outgrew the space they had. natural, organic, good for the door and there is a ‘highway’ of environment, etc.” Beyond the their vision for offering “farm stay” chickens who are so excited to Though they were already self- visits so guests can experience the sufficient in terms of vegetables for local aspect of their operation, they go outside!” As for Daudelin, have put great consideration into day-to-day workings of the farm. seeing the brightly shining stars their own consumption and Asselin “There are lots of projects on the was tending a garden that filled ensuring that their animals have in the evening is the highlight of happy and healthy lives, with plenty way!” Daudelin says, adding that her day, which seems appropriate some of the needs of his restaurant, people can “see the evolution of our Les Affamés, a larger property was of outdoor space and enclosures as the young entrepreneurs reach carefully thought out in terms of the project on our Facebook page” (Le for the stars with their dream of needed to take the vision a step Mangeoir). further. Daudelin, who had worked comfort of their livestock. a sustainable, locally connected Though they didn’t know the farm where guests can enjoy the in corporate event planning, had The year 2020 is one of building always dreamed of running a bed area before a search on the real same simple pleasures of country and learning for the couple, as they estate listing site Centris brought living they do. and breakfast, and these hopes, establish their herds and flocks of combined with their criteria of various animals on their property, living no more than an hour and which covers more than 100 acres a half from Montreal, brought (44 tillable). To date there are geese them to the farm they now call Le and ducks on the property’s pond, Mangeoir. a variety of breeds of laying hens On June 30 of this year, the (which they chose partly with the couple packed up their belongings, vision of gathering a rainbow of along with the three laying hens different-coloured eggs), some and three rabbits and the seedlings 300 meat chickens, four goats they had started months before (including a new buck), a handful with the faith that they would find of rabbits and a Jersey calf, as well ground to plant them. The seedlings as a border collie puppy named were far from the only planning Tako. They have also begun a herd Asselin and Daudelin had done, as of Tamworth pigs, a heritage breed there was a lot of research to carry originating in England that is known out, followed by the business plan for its hardiness and suitability for and grant applications that would an outdoor foraging life. “We didn’t secure the financing necessary for know anything about raising pigs,” their new venture. The advent of Asselin says, “and we have fallen the COVID-19 pandemic helped under their spell [since working Several varieties of geese and ducks grace the pond in front of the house on the Ridge Road.

The Gleaner • Le Gleaner 2020.09.09 page 7 ENVIRONMENT Seeding trouble: herbicide drift can do damage Holly Dressel 600 cases of dicamba/Roundup beekeepers against large grain apply the chemicals themselves, damage, on 1.1 million acres, were farmers, it’s not that simple. Grain contracting this out to professional under investigation. Here in Canada, farmers are also in a bind. As many sprayers. In that situation, a contractor This past June, a U.S. federal it is harder to litigate and also harder opponents of genetically modified with X number of farms to do by a court found the weed-killer dicamba to access data; but in the Chateauguay crops noted decades ago, the weeds certain date may not want to let a illegal to use in the United States. Valley, 8 million bees perished in supposedly suppressed by chemical wind get in the way of emptying his A broad-spectrum herbicide used June, and the court cases in the wake herbicides have often come back as tank. He may also not be in direct in tandem with herbicide-resistant, of this event that decimated the hives “super-weeds,” resistant to the earlier, contact with an agronomist and not genetically engineered seeds of corn of our area’s largest honey producer “milder” chemicals (despite the understand all the label implications. and soy, dicamba is widely employed are arguing this is due to spraying with evidence indicating many lymphomas Monsanto/BASF knew all this in Canada, including here in the these formulations in windy, warm in users, Roundup is classified this would happen. The Guardian article Chateauguay Valley. Back in 2014, weather. Joel Laberge of Miellerie way). Dicamba and other once- revealed that a report prepared for a document by Health Canada stated St-Stanislas, whose honey crop this banned, now-revived chemicals like Monsanto as early as 2009 expected that “between 500,000 and 1 million year, also suffering from drought, is, 2,4-D (a component of Agent Orange such “off-target” movement of their kilograms of dicamba, its amine salt or new dicamba/Roundup blends, its butoxyethyl ester are sold annually causing “crop loss,” “lawsuits,” and in Canada.” (Beyond agricultural use, “negative press around pesticides.” dicamba is also an ingredient in some With their hundreds of billions in lawn treatments.) annual profits, they merely allocated In the recent U.S. case, the 9th circuit a fund to handle that. What excited Court of Appeals in San Francisco, them far more were the new profits “Citing unprecedented drift damage and also the fact that spray drift brings to millions of acres,” referred in new clients. Neighbours start using its 56-page official verdict (which this seed system so their own crops was challenged but upheld again won’t be poisoned by the dicamba in August) to the “enormous and being sprayed next door. unprecedented damage” caused by Tremendous effort was expended dicamba in the last few years, damage by BASF/Monsanto to prevent that has “torn apart the social fabric independent testing of these products of many farming communities.” and also to convince regulatory There are hundreds of legal cases agencies of their safety. Daniel Green, pending, of farmers whose crops have deputy head of the Green Party of been damaged by the “volatility” Canada, renowned for his decades of dicamba combinations, that is, of work on toxic contamination in their ability to be taken up by wind Quebec, says that, “Once a pesticide is and weather to kill or harm crops registered in Canada, it’s very hard to in neighbouring fields. The largest de-register it. The amount of evidence peach farm in Georgia was destroyed that has to be brought forward means this way, but even other corn and soy PHOTO Miellerie St-Stanislas/Facebook a lot of people will be hurt in the crops suffer, lacking resistance to the Joel Laberge of Miellerie St-Stanislas predicts a honey shortage in Quebec this year, given interim.” So why was it approved in herbicide. Here in the Chateauguay the lower-than-average production, which can be at least partly attributed to issues with the first place? Green says, “Clearly dicamba spray drift, coupled with higher demand. Valley, something similar is starting Canada has been lax in its followup to happen. not surprisingly, far less than normal, implicated in many health issues) are of effects after registration.” As were It must be established that the says, “There will be a honey shortage now being developed and sold with other levels of protection. particular ‘seed system’ using for sure in Quebec, probably more seeds treated to resist them to combat The Gleaner attempted to contact resistant seeds and the herbicide coming in from western Canada.” It the water hemp, Palmer amaranth and some local agronomists but was dicamba, especially in concert could have been a good year instead mares’ tail that learned to fight these unsuccessful as of press time. The with the now strongly implicated of a horrible one for him. “There’s chemicals. This cycle will repeat, so Ordre des Agronomes du Québec was carcinogen glyphosate (Roundup), is lots of demand for honey, because of the developers, BASF/Monsanto, in a controversy involving pesticides a relative newcomer. Dicamba itself the virus; as with a cold, people want have in the works 12 products that just last year, when whistleblower had been used since the 1940s to to treat with it.” escalate in toxicity to pair with ever- Louis Robert was fired by MAPAQ clear weeds in late fall or early winter more resistant corn and soy. for going public with evidence that only, when its well-known volatility Laberge echoes almost all the similar pesticide-treated seeds (in farmers in litigation against dicamba The Health Canada directives, (spray drift) couldn’t impact followed by Quebec regulatory that case, bee-toxic neonics), were neighbouring crops. But in 2016, spray drift in saying he doesn’t want unneeded in 95 per cent of cases to sue the neighbour against whom agencies such as MAPAQ, echo the the U.S. Environmental Protection developers in saying the new dicamba where Quebec agronomists were Agency approved new dicamba he has the clearest evidence (there recommending them. There was were others spraying in the high wind preparations, like Xtend, are “safe mixtures and directives developed when used properly.” But as revealed further evidence that a system of by BASF/Monsanto, to be used with that day as well). But he has little “bonuses and commissions” to their choice. With laboratory samples and in internal emails made public in an crops genetically engineered to be article in The Guardian last March, salaries was driving recommendations resistant to these herbicides. The witnesses, there is a now civil suit of such use. (Robert was later pending, filed by his son, and a penal BASF/Monsanto fully realized that directives claimed the volatility had because dicamba had been used for reinstated.) been reduced and it could be sprayed one by MAPAQ, Quebec’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food. decades in different formulations and In the dicamba seed case, Joel even in warm spring and summer in different seasons, many farmers Laberge says, “Don’t tell me the weather when the corn and soy “Those will impact the industry. It’s important, it will give control would simply apply their old practices agronomists checked on that, at all fields it’s used on are surrounded by to these new, early summer spraying 1,200 farms around here, analyzing, other crops. Health Canada joined in of these products a precedent in jurisprudence,” Laberge says, adding regimes — with potentially disastrous and saying they really needed these with approvals, although so far our effects on the crops and pollinators treated seeds.” He hopes that, if there agencies have stayed silent on this that he “wants there to be a future for beekeepers and for bees.” around them. Corn and soy farmers is to be a future for mixed farming, summer’s U.S. ban. also have a short window for spring “Farmers will be much more By mid-July of only its second If this seems like pitting fruit field treatment following seeding, conscious and conscientious about season of use in the U.S., more than growers, organic farmers and so they’re rushed; many don’t even what they put in the ground.”

page 8 The Gleaner • Le Gleaner 2020.09.09 POLICE BLOTTER Drugs, tobacco seized, speeders stopped

Narcotics seized in Ormstown cars and two trailers were also con- An investigation that began sev- fiscated during the course of the eral months ago led to the seizure operation. of several types of narcotics from a The five persons arrested were residence located on McNeil St. in released and will appear before the Ormstown on Aug. 28. court at a later date to face charges Police officers of the Sûreté du of possession of unstamped tobac- Québec’s Haut-Saint-Laurent sta- co products under the Excise Act, tion, in collaboration with dog han- 2001. dlers, seized over 1,500 metham- The RCMP has issued an appeal phetamine tablets, approximately to the public, reminding all that 75 grams of cocaine, around 100 the illicit tobacco trade presents a grams of cannabis, over 150 phar- threat to the health and safety of maceutical pills and an unspecified Canadians. It is illegal to possess amount of Canadian money. or sell tobacco products that are not The seized substances will now packaged or stamped as required by be subject to an analysis to confirm Canadian law. It is important to be their exact nature. No arrests have aware that the purchase of contra- been made to date in this case, how- band tobacco products is funding criminal activity. ANNUAL ever the investigation continues. Anyone with information on the Speeding in Ormstown sale of illegal tobacco products or On Aug. 29, at approximately other illegal activities can contact 8:45 p.m., officers from the local the RCMP at 1-800-771-5401. MEETING Sûreté du Québec station stopped Traffic violations in school zones a motorist for excessive speeding rd on Highway 201 in Ormstown. The As part of the back-to-school sea- Wednesday, September 23 , 2020 driver was travelling at 153 km/h in son, various police operations are at 7:00 pm a 90 km/h zone. being carried out throughout the Grove Hall, Huntingdon The 44-year-old driver, a resident province. On the morning of Sept. 1, of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, was is- Sûréte du Québec officers from the sued a ticket for $1,238 as well as 14 MRC du Beauharnois-Salaberry- demerit points. His driver’s licence de-Valleyfield, were present outside The Gleaner is owned and operated by a non- was immediately suspended for a elementary schools in Valleyfield profit organization, the Chateauguay Valley period of seven days in accordance and Sainte-Martine to ensure com- with the Highway Safety Code. pliance with the Highway Safety Community Information Services Code. Officers issued a total of (CVCIS). Become a member (only $10!), The Sûreté du Québec would like eight tickets for not respecting the to remind drivers that speed is one speed limit in a school zone as well support the cause and celebrate the first year of the main causes of fatal collisions as four tickets for other offences. on Quebec roads and that the risk of of The Gleaner’s relaunch. An exciting evening being involved in an accident dou- With the return to school, the of reports, board elections and plans for the bles every 5 km/h above the speed presence of school buses, pedes- limit. trians, cyclists and crossing guards future. Sign up early, as space is limited due to will increase traffic on the road net- COVID-19 restrictions. Five arrested in Saint-Anicet work. All road users are encouraged to exercise caution to ensure the On Aug. 25, officers from the safety of all. Salaberry-de-Valleyfield de- tachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), with the assistance of the Sûréte du Québec, seized over 632 kg of contraband tobacco valued at $148,697. Five people from Saint-Anicet were arrested in connection with this seizure. Register online at The police intercepted the indi- viduals as they were attempting to https://tinyurl.com/CVCIS2020AGM import unstamped cut tobacco us- or call 844-450-5055 ext. 711 ing two pleasure craft on Lac Saint- François. The primary suspects had been under surveillance for several weeks. More info: Officers also executed a search at PHOTO RCMP www.cvcis.ca a private residence which resulted The RCMP arrested five people in Saint- in the seizure of $8,100. Several Anicet after the seizure of over 632 kg of Light refreshments will be served vehicles, including two boats, three contraband tobacco on Aug. 25. LOCAL BUSINESSES Huntingdon’s Mr. O closes up shop Yvonne Lewis Langlois he has decided to close his store. the Valley. It offered new and used has seen them all. He was repairing Located on Chateauguay St. in computers, computer repairs and computers even before Windows Huntingdon, Mr. O’s Computer an internet café. But on Oct. 1, XP (released in 2001). “You grow “It was time,” states Hans Store has been the go-to place for Odermatt will officially retire. His into the computer business,” he Odermatt. After 22 years as Mr. O, the computer needs of so many in wife Wendy retired last year and says. In the early days of his store when he turned 65 in April he made he opened an on-site internet café up his mind to join her. offering customers access to the Odermatt chose another career World Wide Web back when almost Job path in his early years, working no one could go online at home. for decades as a paramedic. After Originally he had six chairs, but studies in that field in his native slowly went down to two stations as offers Switzerland, he emigrated in 1979, people bought their own computers. completed paramedic courses in COVID-19 has now closed down Montreal and the United States, and the café side completely. Besides To advertise here, please contact Lorelei then began working in Huntingdon the fax machine that sends 10 to 15 at 844-450-5055, extension 712 or [email protected] and Montreal. However, eventually faxes every day and the customers an accident at work while lifting a who come to make copies or buy patient changed all that. His injury supplies, the store is relatively quiet. TRUCK DRIVERS required several back surgeries and Odermatt hopes to sell his put an end to his paramedic career. building, which has the store on Treatment and recovery took about NOW HIRING: NEEDED the ground floor and a residence three years, and during that time above, to some up-and-coming he started to take computer tech • COOK Quebec, Ontario, entrepreneur. “I was hoping to spark courses, further exploring an interest somebody’s interest in the business. • ASSISTANT COOK New York State he had already developed before I will give them everything I have, (Full- or part-time) the accident. “It was something that every tool I have,” he laughs. He is got me out in the morning and got actively looking for a place to retire •WAITER/WAITRESS Tannahill Transport Ltd. me going … I needed something to. He has been checking out places (Full- or part-time, bilingual) 450-829-2521 else to do. I just couldn’t just lie from Franklin to Nova Scotia. “I Please send your CV by email to on my back,” he says. At the end just want to have a little place that’s [email protected] of the surgeries he was able to take [email protected] quiet,” he says. He would also like the exams for computer repair and to travel when the pandemic is over, sales. “Then I started my little shop as he has many friends and family with one little desk and chair and in Europe. He also looks forward to I built it up to what it is today,” staying busy pursuing his hobbies Odermatt says with some pride. of drone flying and building wooden Leahy Orchards Inc At first the store was in his home; models from Ukraine. then he moved it to the building Mr. O is proud to say that over the is looking for: across from the pharmacy in years he has built 503 computers Huntingdon, and in 2004 he bought from scratch and none has ever the stone building where his store is come back with problems. He wants Operators located today. “It’s a great location to thank the community for all its for a business, as it is in the centre support during the span of his store, General labourers of town,” he says. adding, “I think that I will miss Twenty-two years means a lot of the people more than the business Quality control technicians changes in technology, and Mr. O itself." Electromechanics Electrotechnicians Forklift operators Truck drivers

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1772, route 209 PHOTO Sarah Rennie Franklin, Qc After 22 years in the business, on Oct. 1 Hans Odermatt will retire from running Mr. O’s Com- puter Store on Chateauguay St. in Huntingdon. page 10 The Gleaner • Le Gleaner 2020.09.09 AGRICULTURE Orchards expect good yield despite dry spring Sarah Rennie conditions they encountered right out of the gates last spring. “Things In collaboration with Rachel Patenaude now are right on tee, really,” he notes, The nights have started to cool and saying he expects to start harvesting hints of reds are tinting maple leaves his marquee SweeTango apples while the orchards seem heavy with sometime this week. fruit along the 202, where there has COVID impacts been a marked increase in traffic. It can mean only one thing: apple At their apple storage in season has officially started in the Hinchinbrooke, Mary Stevenson is Valley. wearing the traditional red shirt while serving customers, though this year a When asked how the apple season rainbow icon has been added to the is looking, Mary Stevenson of design. The impact of the COVID-19 Stevenson Orchards inhales deeply. pandemic on the orchard has been all “Maybe because we’ve been around but erased by now, but in the spring for so many years, we have learned work was delayed by the late arrival of PHOTO Sarah Rennie to always say ‘at the moment’,” she their crew of 24 Jamaican temporary The cooler nights are ripening apples across the Valley, including those at Rockburn Orchards, says with a laugh, though the weight shown being perused by a duo of apple fans here. foreign workers and the quarantine of being dependent on so much that period after they did finally get here. is out of her control echoes deeply in were McIntosh and apples, clients will be understanding and her words. “So, at the moment, it’s Due to arrive on April 1, the first before the apple arrived in patient with the new public health looking very good.” group of workers arrived 24 days later the late 1960s. The first large planting guidelines. On the bright side, and had to be picked up in Toronto. of Empire apples at Stevenson’s did “The orchard is very big, so social By late summer the association Les Once transported back to the orchard, not occur until 1978, and he says the distancing while picking won’t be a Producteurs de pommes du Québec they served a 14-day quarantine popularity of that brand has also been problem.” was predicting a harvest of around before finally starting to work in decreasing over the years. 5,524,000 bushels of apples, which Prevost has also modified the kiosk early May. The remaining members is lower than the average for the last At Rockburn Orchards this spring, at the orchard to allow for safer of the team arrived with fewer hassles five years. At the same time, growers a two-acre plantation was started distancing. Rockburn Orchards also during the first week of August. are optimistic about the quality of the with 2,600 young apple trees of a few created a new website designed to apples to be picked over the coming The worker shortage caused by the different varieties, including some allow people to purchase and pay weeks. shuttering of borders during the first that are harvested later in the season. for their apples, baked goods and wave of the pandemic is still an issue “With the fall months getting warmer, “The apples are looking great,” says even U-pick bags online to minimize for many growers in the region. By it’s more and more difficult to get Laurie Ann Prevost, of Rockburn contact if they prefer not to handle cash far, however, the industry that took nicely coloured apples in September,” Orchards in Hinchinbrooke. “They at the kiosk. Visitors can pre-purchase the hardest hit from the delayed or says Prevost, who planted some are sizing up nicely with the rain and a U-pick bag and order the baked cancelled arrival of workers was the varieties that don’t need to turn red, the heat. We have had a few close calls goods of their choice ahead of time, vegetable growers in the neighbouring such as , as well as a with some storms, but no damage so arrive at the kiosk on the weekend and MRC des Jardins du Napierville. few varieties that she is hoping will head into the orchard with the least far,” she adds, suggesting that cooler become quite popular. They also nights have been helping to turn the Industry in transition amount of contact possible. “We even planted more , “because offer curbside pickup,” she notes. apples a deep red while also working The local apple industry has been who doesn’t love Honeycrisp,” she Stevenson Orchards have also to convert starch to sugar to give the seeing a shift in recent years in the exclaims. The plantation marks the now had to change the way they fruit their tart but sweet flavour. demand for new varieties of apples first big planting project for Prevost, traditionally welcomed visitors Prevost hopes the cooler nights will such as the popular Honeycrisp now and while she’s happy with how it is to their apple storage with a continue into mid-September to help grown at most local orchards as looking so far, it will be three years complimentary glass of apple . ready the McIntosh. “They always well as SweeTango, which is grown before any fruit from these trees can The freshly pressed juice may not need everything in their favour to turn exclusively at Stevenson Orchards. be harvested. Both Rockburn and Stevenson be served individually this season, nice and red; lots of pruning, cold U-pick during a pandemic nights and some sunshine.” Her crop Orchards started new orchards this and masks must be worn inside their of Honeycrisp apples is also coming spring, planting almost exclusively “Having an orchard that is open bright red storage facility, but the along well and should be perfect these new brands of apples. to the public is always a challenge,” apples and juice will taste just as good. It’s a promise. for U-pick around the third week of The Stevensons converted a Prevost says, adding they are hoping September. McIntosh orchard that had been “It’s been a long season, and it planted in the mid 1960s into a 10- started very early,” says Tim Petch acre plantation of 10,000 dwarf SUBSCRIBE TO THE GLEANER of Petch Orchards in Hemmingford. SweeTango trees in June. As the only by returning this coupon to the address below, or sign up “Everything turned out all right. 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page 12 The Gleaner • Le Gleaner 2020.09.09 VOICES FROM THE VALLEY: COPING WITH THE PANDEMIC Local brings Danser : Donner production back home Sarah Rennie in time. “We are creating a moment with them,” says Cossette-Masse, of his dancers and their audience. Professional dancer, choreographer The choreography is inspired by and director Sébastien Cossette-Masse movements that promote the flow of saw his dance career come full circle on energy through the body, as dancers Aug. 28 when his company Nouveau jump, twirl, touch and interact with Mouvement performed for people their environment in new ways. A living at the Résidence Ormstown, a certified energy therapist, Cossette- mere block down the road from where Masse says he works with his dancers he took his first dance lesson. Native in such a way that they become open to Franklin, Cossette-Masse brought to creating these links. At the end of his production of Danser : Donner to the performance, the residents were the region, where a troupe of eight invited to move with the dancers. professional contemporary dancers Cossette-Masse has been dancing mesmerized the Ormstown audience professionally since 2011, and and another at the Résidence Riviera in has danced for a number of elite PHOTO Courtesy of Sébastien Cossette-Masse Huntingdon as well. companies including Corps Publique Professional dancer, choreographer and director Sébastien Cossette-Masse (far left), who “They were all on the front porch, and Compagnie Marie Chouinard. hails from Franklin, brought his production of Danser : Donner to the Résidence Ormstown as well as the Résidence Riviera in Huntingdon on Aug. 28. like loges at an Italian theatre,” His passion has allowed him to take Cossette-Masse says of performing the stage in more than 33 countries on hit by the pandemic: people living in as a student with the Neva Shelton for the residents in Huntingdon. In four continents. In 2018, after deciding seniors’ residences. School of Dance and he wanted to give Ormstown the performance took he wanted to start developing his own After a GoFundMe campaign raised something back to this community. place in the flower garden, with the creations, he launched his company enough money to produce the show, “I really wanted to bring a dance to scent of freshly cut grass adding to the Nouveau Mouvement. he and a troupe of around 15 dancers Ormstown,” he says. “I am really atmosphere. “It was very touching,” he When the pandemic struck, his worked together across the Zoom happy with the residences for accepting says of the experience, while noting the projects all came to an immediate platform to create and interpret the this initiative,” he adds, noting that his residents were surprised to discover stop. “I asked myself, what can I do to choreography. The first presentation mother, who lives in Franklin, also contemporary dance at their doorstep help?” he says. Rather than pitching in of Danser : Donner took place on June came to see the show. and seemed to really enjoy the show. on a farm or volunteering in a CHSLD, 5 outside a residence in Contrecoeur. Cossette-Masse hopes to be able to Danser : Donner features at least five he decided to fall back on his talent It has now been performed for continue presenting Danser : Donner solo dances where each one is offered to and came up with Danser : Donner, numerous residences in Montreal and throughout the province. More a single person. The dancers approach a show inspired by the energetic and in Sherbrooke, where in some cases the information on Nouveau Mouvement, a resident and present that person with subtle exchanges that exist between residents in the audience were related as well as a link to a crowdfunding a bouquet of flowers before dancing two people. “It was great. I saw to dancers. campaign to bring Danser : Donner especially for them. The other dancers lemons and made lemonade,” he says For Cossette-Masse it was important to over 50 residences in Quebec, join with the soloist in creating a of his decision to create something that he bring the performance home. can be found online at www. spontaneous, lively and tender instance specifically for those who were hardest He took his first steps as a dancer nouveaumouvement.com. A love of dance in the time of COVID-19 Iris Delagrange who won’t be sending their children to dance this year, either out of fear Translated by Sarah Rennie of the virus or because of a family Like everywhere else in Quebec, member at home who is considered here in the Valley Neva Shelton and more at risk. Others prefer not to her team of dance instructors were travel at this time (some classes are forced to abandon dance classes in held in Valleyfield, Huntingdon, or person as of mid-March. As a result, Ormstown) while some anticipate the the end of the spring session was classes will have to be cancelled and moved to the Zoom platform. prefer not to attend sessions on Zoom “A quarter of our clientele were if it once again becomes necessary. not able to continue, mainly because Shelton admits she is lucky as she of internet access. But we increased is able to count on an extraordinary our number of adult dancers with our group of young assistants, senior online classes: people from Ottawa students and dynamic teachers who and even from Métis-sur-Mer!” will not hesitate to lend a hand if the says Neva Shelton, head teacher virus returns and concrete solutions and owner of the region’s renowned are needed to continue providing dance school of the same name. lessons. “It warms my heart to PHOTO Courtesy of Neva Shelton With the start of the school year, see how well the next generation classes will resume in person but with The dynamic team of teachers and assistants at the Neva Shelton School of Dance. of teachers is able to organize unprecedented measures in place to themselves as I gradually prepare to ensure everyone’s safety. “Classes lessons and masks will be mandatory COVID-19, several ideas have been leave the teaching and organizational are smaller, students will have to stay for students over the age of 10, as suggested, such as presenting a show responsibilities to my young on their mark on the floor, enter and well as teachers. The measures will like the traditional Nutcracker at the teachers,” says Shelton, hinting at exit through different doors, keep increase the workload for the dance end of the year in smaller groups or retirement. The entire school team their street clothes in a closed bag on teacher and her assistants. Videos even virtually, depending on how the is ready to pirouette and change a designated chair, and all will have explaining the different protocols situation with the virus evolves in the direction in a flash if necessary, to a designated place at the barre for will be sent to parents before classes coming weeks. “Creativity and great ensure the classes continue — in ballet exercises,” Shelton explains. resume. care is our motto,” says Shelton. good health, of course — whether in The rooms will be cleaned between As for performances during However, there are many families person or virtually.

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Fizzy apple art

Making a "volcano" using baking 3. Make your baking soda "paint" by soda and vinegar is a classic mixing equal parts baking soda and science experiment, but did you water. know you can use the same method to make beautiful and unique art? Let's get started! You need: RAMBOUR Card stock or white cardboard REDDELICIOUS (matte, not shiny!) CORTLAND REDPRINCE Baking sheet/tray COXSORANGEPIPPIN RUSSET Baking soda CRISPIN LADYAPPLE SANSA EMPIRE LOBO SOPSOFWINE Food colouring FAMEUSE MACOUN Vinegar MAIDENSBLUSH SUNRISE Squirt bottle or eye dropper (you 4. Paint/spread the baking soda MCINTOSH SWEETANGO can use a small spoon if you do paint on the apples. GINGERGOLD NORTHERNSPY WICKSON not have these) 5. Choose colours for your apples GOLDENDELICIOUS OPALESCENT Paintbrush and make each colour as follows: HOLSTEIN PAULARED WINTERBANANA mix 2 tablespoons of vinegar with Scissors HONEYCRISP WOLFRIVER a few drops of food colouring in a small dish or container. Repeat HUDSONSGOLDENGEM PINKLADY YELLOWTRANSPARENT for remaining colours until you have all you need for you apples. Apples can be various shades of Colour the apples! red, green and yellow, but feel free to make your apples any colour you like! 6. Using the squirt bottle, eye dropper, or spoon, dribble your colours onto the baking soda paste on the apples. 7. When the fizzing has stopped, Method: let your apples dry and then hang 1. Draw the outline of an apple them up as a fall decoration. on your piece of card stock/ cardboard. You can do something like the shape above (but bigger!), or look at a real apple to decide on the shape. Different varieties of apples have different shapes, from rounder to more oval, and many are not symmetrical, so there are lots of shapes for you to choose from! 2. Cut out your card stock apples and place them on the baking sheet. ARTS Daniel McKell had fun making new album for kids Sarah Rennie implanted in the back of his mind. To say the album was a long time coming would be an understatement. Singer-songwriter and musician Some of the songs on the album date Daniel McKell will be launching back more than 10 years, although his first and long-awaited children’s the majority were written in the last album, Welcome to the Purple Park, five years. with a live concert on the grounds of The process of writing music for a Grove Hall in Huntingdon on Sept. younger audience came naturally to 12. McKell. “It’s very positive and fun “This time around it is a full-on because the songs are lighter,” he family style album,” says the artist admits, though the album is not just whose music has in the past been for kids, there’s a depth to his work described as a kind of kids’ music that will please parents as well as for adults. The album had been in more mature audiences. the works for a while, however the The album name, Welcome to combination of his three children the Purple Park, was inspired by a being interested in the kind of fond memory of when his firstborn music he was recording, and the PHOTOS Courtesy of Daniel McKell was a baby and they were living in Ormstown-based singer-songwriter Daniel McKell will be launching his new children’s album COVID-19 pandemic, propelled him Montreal. “We would go to this park, on Sept. 12 in Huntingdon. to finish it sooner rather than later. but it didn’t have a name,” he says, “It’s exciting,” he says of the final suggesting that friends started to product. “It took a lot of work, but it refer to it as the Purple Park. “It’s just has been a fun process and it really a good place to be,” he smiles. “And just felt like it was now or never.” a safe place. A good safe place to be.” McKell was especially pleased his The launch will take place children took such a keen interest during the mini Arts Alive Festival not only in the final version of the happening Sept. 12 in Huntingdon. songs but in the entire process of “The timing seemed right,” he says of recording and producing the album. the decision to hold a concert despite ‘Welcome to the Purple Park’ is self- all the public health regulations. He produced with a few special guests admits the show has come together a and was recorded in his home studio. bit hastily, but that this seems to be His children even sing on the album, another side effect of the pandemic. making it a true family project. “Sometimes there is a thing called McKell, who is from Ormstown, last minute magic,” he says with a has been playing in bands and smile. recording music for much of his life. The concert will take place To suggest the desire to record this outdoors, where distancing will be type of album came as a easy, in a familiar environment to would be a mistake. “I always thought McKell, who has played the Arts I would write some kids’ music, even Alive Festival at Grove Hall in the when I was 18 years old,” he laughs, past. Tickets for the event are on sale The name of McKell's new album was inspired by a park he used to visit with his eldest child. suggesting the possibility was now on the Grove Hall website. The musician says "it's just a good place to be." Grove Hall to host Mini Arts Alive Festival Sarah Rennie opportunity to play for a live and with artist Deirdre Potash for youth vibrancy that we had during the Arts local crowd once again. “It just all between the ages of 7 and 14. The Alive Festival is still an important of a sudden turned into a mini Arts workshop is a youthLEADarts thing. We don’t want to lose that,” Mark and Tina Bye, the owners Alive Festival,” she says, of the initiative, with which the Summer says an impassioned Bye, who of Grove Hall in Huntingdon, traditional arts festival that made a Arts Camp at Grove Hall was admits the pandemic has greatly have been slowly finding their point of highlighting the arts from affiliated. YouthLEADarts is driven impacted the local arts scene. way toward a new normal when it many perspectives that was once a by a network of young people who “We are in that sweet spot right comes to promoting the arts during summer staple at the Hall. work together, through the arts, to now, before everyone goes back a pandemic. Over the summer the encourage and support one another. into hibernation,” she laughs, The event kicks off at 11 a.m. with local venue hosted a comedy show The individuals who make up this referring at once to the fact the always adorable Teddy Bears with renowned comedian Derek network, several of whom attended students are just back in school Picnic, but with a few COVID- Seguin, and a very popular Summer this and previous year’s arts camps, and to the impending second wave inspired modifications. It will be Arts Camp for young people. On are brought together and mentored of the pandemic that could see a bring-your-own-blanket event, Sept. 12, they will once again bring by artist-educators such as Bye us all shuttered once more. “We Bye says with a laugh, noting that music back to their big tent on and Potash, who are both listed as do encourage everyone to bring the picnic blankets will also help to the grounds by the Chateauguay mentors with the network. The clay hand sanitizer and a mask,” she ensure social distancing. Some light River with performances by local workshop will aim to start around says, adding that face coverings snacks and juice will be provided. favourites Daniel McKell and the 12:45. The festival will then break will be mandatory indoors and The picnic will be followed at 11:30 Durham County Poets. for lunch with the return of the recommended outdoors whenever with the official launch of Daniel Durham County Poets to Grove possible as well. For Tina Bye, the time was right. McKell’s new album, Welcome to Hall scheduled to start at 2 p.m. To purchase tickets, and for more McKell has his new children’s the Purple Park. album to launch and the band The hope for Bye is that the mini information including COVID-19 members of the Durham County The concert will be followed by a Arts Alive Festival will bring people precautions, visit the Grove Hall Poets were just waiting for an ‘Make a Wish Box’ clay workshop back together. “The community website at www.grovehall.ca.

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If your child shows one or more of these symptoms for more than 24 hours or if you believe that a family member was exposed to COVID-19, use the COVID-19 Symptom Self Assessment Tool available at: Québec.ca/decisioncovid19 to get a recommendation on the next steps to take. Every year, fall in Québec Watch for symptoms is marked by a change from lazy summer days to a new routine. This year, we all need to stay alert to protect our kids while letting them attend school and educational childcare services. Fever General symptoms If in doubt, Be careful at Safely restarting Working together, we Children ages 5 or under: • Sudden loss of sense of smell stay home school, in daycare activities can give them the chance without nasal congestion, Rectal temperature of 38.5°C • Any child showing symptoms should and in educational Even when it is possible to resume to succeed! (101.3°F) or higher with or without a loss of taste remain at home and limit contact with activities, you must follow all of the • Major fatigue childcare services Children ages 6 years and older: others. If the symptoms persist for more relevant public health guidelines, • Signifi cant loss of appetite than 24 hours, use the Self-Assessment If your child shows symptoms, you including those provided by a health Oral temperature of 38.1°C It’s important • Tool or call 1 877 644-4545 to fi nd out will be asked to come and pick them professional. Never end an isolation (100.6°F) or higher • General muscle pain (not to follow the related to physical exertion) what to do. up immediately. Call 1 877 644-4545 period early. and follow the guidelines that will health and safety Your child should not go to school if: be provided. guidelines • Your local public health authority has Parents and sta will be informed if • Keep a distance of 2 metres told you to self-isolate. a child that is part of the same class between adults and children. • There is a risk of the child being group tests positive for COVID-19. Anyone determined by the public • Wear a face covering when infected or if you believe they may have been in contact with someone health authorities to be at moderate taking public transit and when or high risk will be contacted, removed indoors in closed spaces. who has COVID-19. Respiratory symptoms Gastrointestinal symptoms from the school, daycare or childcare • Wash hands often. • You are self-isolating for 14 days after service, and tested. travelling outside Canada. • Follow the guidelines provided • Cough (new or worse) • Nausea Parents and sta will be quickly for educational childcare • Shortness of breath, di› culty • Vomiting Children who are self-isolating at services and for schools, home may still be able to access notifi ed if regional public health breathing Diarrhea including school daycares. • distance learning support. Contact authorities deem it necessary to • Sore throat • Stomach aches the staˆ at your child’s school for close down a facility or group. • Runny or stu y nose more information.

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Chaque automne au On surveille les symptômes Québec, les vacances laissent place à une nouvelle routine. Cette année, on reste vigilants pour assurer la sécurité de nos enfants. Ainsi, en leur permettant de continuer à fréquenter leur milieu Fièvre Symptômes généraux En cas de doute, On agit avec On reprend éducatif, on leur o re les Enfant de 0-5 ansŒ: • Perte soudaine d’odorat sans on reste à la maison précaution à l’école nos activités meilleures chances de congestion nasale, avec ou sans température rectale de 38,5 °C • Si des symptômes apparaissent chez et au service de garde Lorsque la reprise de vos activités est réussir! (101,3 °F) et plus perte de goût votre enfant, il est recommandé qu’il autorisée, toujours le faire selon les Grande fatigue Si votre enfant présente des symptômes, • reste à la maison et que ses contacts consignes de santé publique reçues. Enfant de 6 ans et plusŒ: on vous demandera de venir le chercher • Perte d’appétit importante avec les autres personnes soient limités. Respectez toujours les consignes que température de 38,1 °C dans les plus brefs délais. Vous devrez On respecte • buccale Si les symptômes sont toujours présents vous donne un professionnel de la santé. (100,6 °F) et plus • Douleurs musculaires généralisées composer le 1 877 644-4545 et suivre 24 heures après leur apparition, utilisez Ne mettez jamais fi n prématurément à les consignes (non liées à un e¢ ort physique) les directives qui vous seront données. sanitaires l’outil d’autoévaluation ou composez le une période d’isolement recommandée. 1 877 644-4545 pour connaître la Si un enfant dans un groupe reçoit un marche à suivre. • On garde une distance de deux diagnostic positif à un test de COVID-19, les parents et le personnel seront mètres entre les adultes et les Votre enfant ne doit pas fréquenter son informés. Les personnes considérées enfants. milieu éducatifŒ: comme étant à risque modéré ou élevé • On porte un couvre-visage dans par les autorités de santé publique si vous avez reçu une consigne les transports en commun et les • seront contactées, retirées du milieu et d’isolement de la direction de santé espaces intérieurs fermés. testées. publique; • On se lave les mains Symptômes respiratoires Symptômes gastro-intestinaux régulièrement. • s’il y a un risque que votre enfant soit Si la fermeture d’un groupe ou d’un • Toux (nouvelle ou aggravée) • Nausées atteint ou si vous croyez qu’il a été en On suit les consignes spécifi ques établissement est jugée nécessaire par • contact avec un cas de COVID-19; au service de garde éducatif à • Essou¤ ement, di¥ culté à respirer • Vomissements les responsables régionaux de santé publique, les parents et le personnel l’enfance et à l’école, incluant le • Mal de gorge • Diarrhée • si vous êtes en période d’isolement de 14 jours après un séjour hors du seront informés rapidement. service de garde scolaire. Nez qui coule Maux de ventre • • Canada. ou nez bouché Si votre enfant est en isolement à la maison, il peut bénéfi cier d’un soutien pédagogique à distance. Parlez-en aux personnes-ressources de son école.

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ROULEAUX DE TARTE AUX POMMES Ces rouleaux satisferont toute envie de INSTRUCTIONS tarte aux pommes avec beaucoup moins Préchauffez le four à 350 degrés et de travail ! Prenez-en un pour un petit préparez une plaque de cuisson avec déjeuner facile ou servez le tout avec de du papier parchemin ou un tapis de la crème glacée pour le dessert. cuisson en silicone. Utilisez un rouleau à pâtisserie (ou Temps de préparation : 5 minutes votre main !) pour aplatir les tranches Temps de cuisson : 15 minutes de pain. Durée totale : 20 minutes Résultat : 6 rouleaux Répartissez les pommes hachées entre les tranches de pain et saupoudrez chacune d'une cuillère à café de sucre INGRÉDIENTS à la cannelle. Roulez soigneusement le pain autour des pommes et mettez-le 6 morceaux de pain de mie/pain tranché dans le beurre de tous les côtés, puis (vous pouvez aussi utiliser du pain fait dans le sucre cannelle pour l'enrober. maison, mais il peut être un peu plus délicat à rouler) Posez-les sur la plaque du four. Course au trésor d'automne Mélange cannelle/sucre (1/3 de tasse de Pouvez-vous trouver toutes ces choses dehorss? sucre et une cuillère à soupe de cannelle) Faites cuire au four pendant 15 minutes ou jusqu'à ce qu'ils soient croustillants. Cochez les éléments de la liste au fur et à mesure que vous 3 c. à soupe de beurre, fondu sur une assiette Laissez refroidir 5 minutes et servez les trouvez, mais laissez-les où ils sont 1 grosse ou 2 petites pommes, coupées chaud. - une feuille rouge - une feuille brune en cubes de 1 cm adapté de thehappierhomemaker.com

- une pomme de pin - quelque chose que quelqu'un a échappé Il y a dix choses dans cette image qui n'ont pas leur place: trouvez-les et encerclez-les ! - une toile d'araignée - une fleur

- de la mousse - la maison d'un animal

- une plume - un nuage en forme d'animal

- un ver de terre - de l'écorce

- un gland - la trace d'un animal (soit des empreintes de pas, soit un - une branche en forme de Y chemin tracé dans l'herbe ou les broussailles)

- un insecte - une racine

- une roche colorée - un arbre brisé Rue nommé pour COMMENT NOUS Dr. Lefebvre page 22 JOINDRE: Saison des pommes page 23 [email protected] Pétition pour sauver le (844) 450-5055 Centre Mère-Enfant page 24 www.le-gleaner.com Friperie soutenu par la mercredi le 9 septembre 2020 page 26 The Gleaner / Le Gleaner communauté 32 pages

La saison des pommes bat son plein

PHOTO Laurie Ann Prevost Signe des temps, le traditionnel ours en peluche des Vergers Rockburn à Hinchinbrooke arbore désormais un masque sur le thème de la pomme pour accueillir les visiteurs à l’occasion de la saison d’autocueillette des pommes de 2020. Malgré un début de saison sec, les pommes sont toujours aussi éclatantes, sucrées, acidulées, et abondantes. La pandémie actuelle entraînera cependant des changements importants pour ceux qui prévoient de visiter les vergers de la région cet automne. Gardons le cap avec les précautions COVID Sarah Rennie « Presqu’aucun enfant ne devrait en tant que médecins, nous prenons les symptômes sont similaires — ainsi que être exclus de l’école, » dit Bélanger. décisions avec lesquelles nous sommes le nombre de patients ayant besoin de Traduit par Iris Delagrange « La science ne justifie pas de garder confortables. Il n’y a pas de bonne et de soins. « C’est difficile de diagnostiquer « Les niveaux COVID sont bas dans les enfants à la maison pour la plupart mauvaise décision. » le COVID-19, » admet-elle. Pourtant la province, » explique le Dr. Catherine des familles et de leurs conditions Pour Bélanger, le défi à venir sera nous avons eu de la chance que lors de la Bélanger, coordonnatrice COVID-19 médicales. » Elle ajoute que les enfants de déterminer comment gérer les première vague, seulement 20 pourcent pour le réseau local de santé du Haut- qui devraient rester chez eux sont les symptômes chez les enfants scolarisés des cas testés étaient positifs. Saint-Laurent. Le nombre de cas est très malades, comme ceux qui suivent et elle s’attend à une augmentation Ce qui est donc primordial en ce particulièrement bas dans le Haut-Saint- des traitements contre le cancer ou qui des appels. « Nous allons connaitre un moment est de suivre les protocoles Laurent avec un niveau d’infection qui doivent se rendre à l’hôpital de manière rebond, c’est assez inévitable, » ajoutant à l’école et ailleurs. Si un adulte ou un a peu bougé dans les dernières semaines régulière pour des traitements. Les que les médecins sont prêts à faire face enfant a des symptômes du virus, il devrait et est resté à un cumulatif de 111. « Nous inquiétudes face aux contacts avec les à une augmentation des cas. Les centres être immédiatement isolé. Les parents avons un faible taux de transmission parents et les grands-parents ne devraient médicaux de Ormstown et Huntingdon et individus peuvent contacter leur et les éclosions sont gérées, » ajoute pas justifier de garder les enfants àla continuent d’offrir des consultations médecin de famille ou la santé publique Bélanger, décrivant la situation actuelle maison. Seuls les ménages où vivent téléphoniques et cela même si les (1-877-644-4545) afin de déterminer si comme étant stable. des personnes immuno-déprimées, sous patients n’ont pas de médecin de famille un test est approprié. Seule la personne « S’il y a un endroit ou des éclosions traitement de chimiothérapie ou encore dans la clinique. symptomatique doit être isolée. « L’idée peuvent se produire, c’est dans les avec des conditions respiratoires sévères Une deuxième vague a commencé en c’est de limiter la transmission de tout écoles, » dit-elle, notant qu’heureusement devraient considérer cette option. Europe et en Asie et il est impossible virus qui s’apparente au COVID-19, » les enfants ne sont pas très malades du Lorsque questionnée sur le désir de de prévoir si le nombre de cas va explique Bélanger. virus mais ajoutant qu’ils pourraient renvoyer les enfants à l’école coûte augmenter dramatiquement au Québec « Si nous faisons cela comme il le transmettre le virus aux adultes de la que coûte et la capacité des médecins et plus localement, dans la Vallée, mais faut, toutes les maladies respiratoires maison. Elle rappelle donc que le plus à produire des billets d’exemption les médecins s’y préparent. « Octobre et vont être sous contrôle, » dit-elle, notant important en ce moment est de respecter aux patients, Bélanger dit avec novembre seront des mois à surveiller qu’il est toujours important de porter les protocoles en retirant de l’école précaution qu’elle est assez stricte dans alors que nous entrerons dans la son masque, de se laver les mains et les élèves montrant des symptômes et ses croyances et qu’elle fait de son saison de la grippe, » dit Bélanger, de garder ses distances. « Si vous avez s’assurer qu’ils soient testés en dedans mieux pour expliquer aux parents la reconnaissant qu’il va être compliqué des symptômes, restez loin des gens et de cinq jours. situation afin de les rassurer. « Mais, de gérer plusieurs maladies — dont les faites-vous tester. »

SANI- Si vous avez apprécié cette copie du Gleaner VRAC et vous aimeriez vous abonner, vous pouvez le faire à www.le-gleaner.com ou avec la Location de toilettes et formulaire à la page 27! nettoyage de fosses septiques $ Prix de détail : 2,61 CDN + taxes 450-264-2048 ou 1-877-264-2048 HUNTINGDON Une rue baptisée en l’honneur du Dr. Georges Lefebvre à Huntingdon Sarah Rennie dit Denis Lefebvre du geste Abbé, Georges Lefebvre a médecine familiale à Huntingdon. en l’honneur de son père. Traduit par Iris Delagrange déménagé rapidement avec sa Il a pris sa retraite officiellement « C’est bien de reconnaitre famille à Huntingdon. Comme en 1990 à 70 ans et est mort il y a La ville de Huntingdon à toutes les années ou il a servi la élève de la Huntingdon Academy, deux ans à l’âge de 98 ans. fait honneur à la vie et aux communauté. Il travaillat nuit et il a décroché une bourse d’études « Nous voulions lui faire contributions du Dr Georges jour, » ajoute-t-il, notant qu’Il pour aller étudier à McGill honneur pour tout ce qu’il a Lefebvre le 4 septembre dernier y avait peu d’intimité dans la University, complétant un fait pour la communauté, son en révélant le panneau montrant la maison. Leur père a pratiqué la Bachelor of Arts avant d’obtenir expérience médicale et tous nouvelle rue qui porte maintenant médecine familiale depuis sa son diplôme en médecine. Il a les accomplissements qu’il a son nom. La rue du Docteur- maison à l’angle de Prince et ensuite complété son internat réalisé, » explique le maire André Lefebvre croise la rue Prince et Bouchette pendant 45 ans. Il était au St-Mary’s Hospital de Saint Brunette. « Il était une figure fait partie du nouveau quartier spécialiste des accouchements et John, Nouveau Brunswick, avant importante pour beaucoup de du village. La rue a été inaugurée travaillait également aux urgences de servir comme médecin dans gens et pendant toute sa carrière. en présence des enfants du Dr de l’hôpital de Huntingdon et l’armée pendant la deuxième Presque tout le monde qui vit ici Lefebvre, Denis et Lorraine comme médecin légiste pour le guerre mondiale. En 1946, la le connaissait, » ajoute Brunette. Lefebvre, ainsi que du maire de district de Beauharnois. guerre terminée, il s’établit en « C’est un honneur. » Huntingdon André Brunette et « Il prenait son métier très au du conseiller municipal Rémi sérieux, » explique Lefebvre, Robidoux. racontant les détails de la vie de « C’est un bel hommage, » son père. Né à Saint-Antoine-

PHOTO Bonnie DeCaen Accident coupe le courant sur RÉSIDENTIEL PHOTO Sarah Rennie & AGRICOLE La rue du Docteur-Lefebvre à Huntingdon la rue principale d’Huntingdon a été inaugurée le 4 septembre dernier en Toiture métallique présence des enfants du Dr Georges Lefeb- Un gros camion de transport a s’affairaient à vérifier les dommages. Bardeaux d’asphalte vre, Denis et Lorraine, ainsi que du maire An- percuté un poteau d’Hydro-Québec Selon Bonnie DeCaen, qui était MAX CLARKE Toit pente faible dré Brunette et du conseiller Rémi Robidoux. sur la rue Châteauguay à Huntingdon sur place, une voiture stationnée Fascia/soffit (450) 802-7972 près de l’angle de la rue Lorne vers devant la quincaillerie RONA a 163 Alexandre, Valleyfield RÉPARATION 13h45 le vendredi 4 septembre, été impliquée dans l’accident, [email protected] TOITURE 24/7 plongeant une bonne partie de la mais les lignes électriques ont été rue principale dans le noir jusqu’à enlevées rapidement, permettant au environ 17h. propriétaire du véhicule de quitter Après 22 ans d’activité, le moment est venu pour Des témoins ont raconté avoir les lieux sans encombre. Monsieur O de prendre sa retraite. Ce fut un grand entendu un énorme bruit lorsque le Personne n’a été blessé mais les camion et sa remorque ont percuté résidents des immeubles alentours plaisir de servir cette communauté et je vous remercie le poteau, le pliant et emportant les ont été évacués par précaution et sincèrement pour votre patronage au fil des ans. Il y lignes électriques jusqu’au milieu n’ont pas pu rejoindre leur logement aura une vente la dernière semaine de septembre, alors de la rue. Le Service des Incendies que plus tard dans la journée. Une n’hésitez pas à nous rendre visite avant la fermeture de de la ville est arrivé sur les lieux équipe d’Hydro-Québec a par très rapidement et la route a été la suite continuer à travailler sur nos portes pour la dernière fois le 1er octobre. barrée pendant que les pompiers l’incident jusqu’au lendemain 11h et techniciens d’Hydro-Québec afin de réparer les dommages. (S.R.) Hans Odermatt URÉTHANE 149 rue Chateauguay GICLÉE Huntingdon QC J0S 1H0 CELLULOSE ISONORISATION T: 450-264-5231 ENLÈVEMENT F: 450-264-2916 D’ISOLATION [email protected] RBQ 5774-6802-01 Tel: (450) 829-3001 TYLER 514-567-4655 - KENT 514-796-0727 8-B rue Church, Ormstown (Qc) page 22 The Gleaner • Le Gleaner 2020.09.09 AGRICULTURE Les pomiculteurs espèrent un bon rendement Sarah Rennie producteurs sont optimistes quant dommage jusqu’à présent, » Tim Petch, de Petch Orchards à à la qualité des pommes à cueillir ajoute-t-elle, disant que les nuits Hemmingford. « Tout s’est bien Traduit par Ian Ward dans les prochaines semaines. plus fraîches ont contribué à passé. La floraison était bonne, Pour la saison 2020, les « Les pommes sont donner aux pommes un rouge et comme le temps était très sec, Producteurs de pommes du magnifiques, » déclare Laurie Ann profond tout en travaillant à la il y a eu très peu de tavelure, » Québec prévoient une récolte Prevost, de Rockburn Orchards conversion de l’amidon en sucre ajoute-t-il, avant de préciser d’environ 5 524 000 boisseaux à Hinchinbrooke. « Elles se pour donner aux fruits leur goût qu’il est reconnaissant pour la de pommes, ce qui est inférieur calibrent bien avec la pluie et la aigre mais sucré. pluie, « mais ce n’est pas fini à la moyenne des cinq dernières chaleur. Nous avons eu quelques « La saison a été longue, et elle tant que les pommes ne sont pas années. En même temps, les tempêtes à peine, mais aucun a commencé très tôt, » explique cueillies. » Saveurs de la Vallée: C'EST LA SAISON DES POMMMES Cette année, choisissez nous pour vos activités Au Coeur de Mon Verger aux pommes. Autocueillette tous les week-ends Plaisir, prix abordables et qualité sont du 5 septembre au 11 octobre. au rendez-vous. Tous les détails des Produits gourmets en vente au kiosque. Jeux gonflables pour les enfants. activités sont sur notre site internet. Venez goûter à nos beignets aux pommes Visitez notre boutique en ligne pour servis tout chauds! faire vos achats d’avance ! 551 Covey Hill, Havelock JOS 2CO 450 247-2485 1019 Route 202, Franklin • 450 827-2565 www.aucoeurdemonverger.com www.vergershillspring.com

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PHOTO Courtoisie du groupe Sauvons nos Services Centre Mère-Enfant du Suroît Importante mobilisation à Valleyfield le 1 septembre pour le lancement de la pétition qui vise à faire renverser la décision du CISSSMO de fermer le Centre Mère-Enfant de l’Hôpital du Suroît. Centre Mère-Enfant de l’Hôpital du Suroît: une pétition lancée La lutte contre la délocalisation avec la construction d’un hôpital des services d’accouchement et de flambant neuf à Vaudreuil, on veut pédiatrie du Centre Mère-Enfant attirer des familles. de l’Hôpital du Suroît à Valleyfield Le retrait de services essentiels, a pris un nouveau tournant avec le comme celui offert par la maternité lancement d’une pétition afin de de Valleyfield, est un sujet chaud tenter de sauver le centre. dans un contexte ou l’on dépense Pour le CISSSMO (Centre intégré beaucoup de temps et d’argent pour de santé et de services sociaux de la attirer des nouveaux arrivants dans Montérégie Ouest), il n’y a pas assez des régions comme le Haut-Saint- ASSEMBLÉE de résidentes des MRC du Haut- Laurent tout en essayant de maintenir Saint-Laurent et de Beauharnois- un niveau de service adéquat pour la Salaberry qui choisissent d’accoucher population déjà installée. à cette maternité, et cela malgré un La pétition aura pour but de montrer investissement de $1.8 millions de la grande mobilisation des citoyens de ANNUELLE la part de la Fondation de l’Hôpital la région en faveur du maintien de ces du Suroît. Selon le groupe Sauvons services et cela même si le CISSSMO nos Services Centre Mère-Enfant du a déjà fait savoir qu’il ne changerait Mercredi le 23 septembre 2020 Suroît, cet argument n’est pas valable pas d’avis et que les accouchements à 19h00 car beaucoup de futurs parents des cesseraient dès que l’hôpital de environs, comme les résidents de Vaudreuil serait ouvert. Grove Hall, Huntingdon Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Coteau-du-Lac « Nous invitons tous les résidents ou Saint-Zotique viennent dans ce du Suroît et toutes les personnes centre pour y donner naissance. soucieuses de justice à signer cette Le Gleaner appartient et est exploité par un Pour le groupe, l’argument est pétition, » explique Edith Gariépy, organisme à but non lucratif, les Services purement technocrate et économique: une porte-parole du groupe Sauvons nos Services Centre Mère-Enfant d’information communautaire de la Vallée du Suroît. « On peut y avoir accès de la Châteauguay (SICVC). Devenez mem- Injection - Silencieux - Freins à l’adresse suivante: https://bit. Suspension - Air climatisé ly/2Q47Ngw. Il est également possible bre (seulement 10 $!), soutenez la cause et de se procurer une copie papier de la célébrez la première année de la relance de T: 450.829-4227 pétition en laissant son nom et son F: 450.829.4248 numéro de téléphone au 450-373- Le Gleaner. Une soirée passionnante de rap- [email protected] 4504 ou en écrivant à direction@cdc- 1471 Route 201, Ormstown Qc ports, d’élections au conseil d’administration beauharnois-salaberry.org. » (ID) et des projets pour l’avenir. Inscrivez-vous tôt Reconnaissance du soutien car l’espace est limité en raison des restrictions Les Services d’information communautaire de la Vallée de la COVID-19. Châteauguay, propriétaire du Gleaner, tiennent à remercier le gouvernement du Canada pour le soutien suivant: Le projet de planification des activités «Réinventer Le Gleaner» (2020- 2021) a été rendu possible grâce au Fonds d’appui stratégique aux médias communautaires offert conjointement par le Consortium des médias communautaires des langues officielles en situation minoritaire et le gouvernement du Canada (#CommunityMedia, #CMSSF). Inscrivez-vous en ligne à L’engagement d’un stagiaire pour 2020 a été assuré dans le cadre du volet stages nationaux du programme «Jeunesse Canada au travail pour https://tinyurl.com/AGA2020SICVC une carrière en français et en anglais», rendu possible par le Fonds ou 844-450-5055, poste 711 d’appui stratégique aux médias communautaires du gouvernement du Canada. L’engagement d’un étudiant d’été pour 2020 a été assuré dans le Plus d’informations : cadre du programme Emplois d’été Canada rendu possible par le www.sicvc.ca gouvernement du Canada. Des goûters légers seront servis ARTS Sébastien Cossette-Masse amène son spectacle Danser : Donner à des maisons pour ainés locales Sarah Rennie de découvrir la danse contemporaine et ont beaucoup aimé le show. Traduit par Iris Delagrange Danser : Donner présente au moins Le danseur professionnel, cinq solos et chacun de ces solos est chorégraphe et directeur Sébastien offert à une personne dans le public. Cossette-Masse a vu sa carrière Le danseur s’approche du résident et dans le milieu de la danse boucler lui présente un bouquet de fleurs avant une boucle importante lorsque le 28 de danser spécialement pour lui. Les août dernier sa compagnie Nouveau autres danseurs se joignent ensuite à lui Mouvement a présenté un spectacle à afin de créer un mouvement spontané, la Résidence Ormstown, à quelques vivant et tendre. « Nous créons un pas du lieu dans lequel il a fait ses moment avec eux, » dit-il, en parlant de premiers pas de danse. Natif de ses danseurs et du public. Franklin, Cossette-Masse a amené Cossette-Masse danse prof- sa production Danser : Donner essionnellement depuis 2011 et dans la région, avec une troupe à dansé pour des compagnies PHOTO Courtoisie de Sébastien Cossette-Masse de huit danseurs contemporains prestigieuses comme Corps Publique Le danseur, chorégraphe et directeur professionnel Sébastien Cossette-Masse, qui vient professionnels qui ont emerveillé le et la Compagnie Marie Chouinard. Sa de Franklin, a présenté son spectacle Danser : Donner à des résidences de Ormstown et Huntingdon le 28 août dernier. public de Ormstown et Huntingdon. passion l’a emmené sur scène dans plus « Ils étaient tous sur la galerie devant de 33 pays et 4 continents. En 2018, il faire ce qu’il savait le mieux faire: danser, Pour Cossette-Masse, c’était très la résidence, comme des loges d’un décide de créer ses propres spectacles et a créé Danser : Donner, un spectacle important de venir présenter son théâtre Italien, » explique Cossette- et sa propre compagnie, Nouveau inspiré des échanges énergétiques spectacle chez lui. Il a commencé à Masse de sa performance à la Mouvement. subtiles entre deux personnes. « C’était danser avec l’école de danse Neva Résidence Riviera, Huntingdon. À Quand la pandémie a frappé, toutes génial. J’ai vu des citrons, j’ai fait de la Shelton et voulait redonner à sa Ormstown, le spectacle a eu lieu dans ses activités se sont arrêtées. « Je me suis limonade, » dit-il de sa décision de créer communauté. Tout le monde état ravi le jardin. « C’était très touchant, » demandé ce que je pouvais faire pour quelque chose adressé à ceux qui ont de voir ce show à Ormstown et sa le danseur dit de cette expérience, aider, » dit-il. Plutôt que de travailler en le plus été touchés par la pandémie: les maman, résidente de Frankln, avait fait notant que les résidents étaient surpris CHSLD ou sur une ferme, il a décidé de gens dans les résidences. le déplacement pour le voir! Cossette- Masse espère pouvoir continuer sa tournée avec Danser : Donner à travers L’amour de la danse au temps du COVID-19 la province. Plus d’informations sur Iris Delagrange Nouveau Mouvement ainsi qu’un lien vers la campagne de financement et le spectacle sont disponibles sur www. Comme partout au Québec, ici nouveaumouvement.com. Neva Shelton et ses professeurs de danse ont été forcés d’abandonner les cours de danse en personne à partir Remerciements de la mi-mars dernière. Tout s’est donc passé sur Zoom pour la fin de Carte de remerciement la session du printemps. « Vingt-cinq Très touché par les nombreuses pourcent de notre clientèle n’a pas marques de sympathie qui nous ont pu suivre à cause, principalement, été témoignées lors du décès de Rachel de l’accès à internet. En revanche, Latreille (Lalonde), nous vous exprimons nos sincères remerciements. avec les classes en ligne, nous avons PHOTO Courtoisie de Neva Shelton augmenté notre nombre de danseurs L’équipe dynamique de professeures et assistantes de l’école de danse Neva Shelton. Carole, Donald, Stéphane et familles adultes : des gens d’Ottawa et même expliquant les différents protocoles Zoom si cela devient nécessaire. de Métis-sur-Mer! » raconte Neva seront d’ailleurs envoyées aux Résidence Funéraire Shelton, professeur et propriétaire Shelton a de la chance, car elle a parents avant la reprise des cours. de l’école de danse éponyme bien avec elle un groupe extraordinaire McGerrigle Inc. connue de la région. Pour ce qui est des projets de de jeunes assistantes, élèves Incinération Avec la rentrée de septembre spectacles en temps de COVID-19, séniors et professeurs dynamiques Pré-arrangements entamée, les cours vont donc plusieurs idées ont été suggérées qui n’hésiteront pas à prêter main Propriétaire: Ilse Laliberté reprendre en personne, avec des comme par exemple la tenue d’un forte si le virus fait un retour dans 70 Lambton, Ormstown Qc • (450) 829-2214 mesures inédites en place pour spectacle comme le désormais la communauté et l’école doit www.mcgerrigle.com tenter de garantir la sécurité de traditionnel Casse-Noisette à la fin de trouver des solutions concrètes tous. « Les classes sont plus petites, l’année en plus petits groupes ou même pour poursuivre les leçons. « Cela les élèves devront rester sur leur de façon virtuelle, dépendamment de me réchauffe le cœur de voir à marque au sol, entrer et sortir par ce qui se passe avec le virus dans quel point la relève est capable 82 rue Roy, Ormstown, QC une porte différente, garder leurs les semaines à venir. « Créativité et de s’organiser car je me prépare T. 450.829.2386 affaires de ville dans un sac fermé grande précaution est notre adage, » progressivement à laisser les F. 450.829.1126 sur une chaise attitrée, et auront dit Shelton. Il y a cependant plusieurs responsabilités d’enseignement [email protected] une place attitrée à la barre pour familles qui n’enverront pas leur et d’organisation à mes jeunes les exercices de ballet, » explique enfant danser cette année, à cause professeurs, » explique Shelton à Shelton. Les lieux seront nettoyés de la peur du virus ou encore à cause propos d’une retraite éventuelle. entre chaque leçon et les masques d’un membre de la famille plus à Toute l’équipe de l’école est donc Fleurs seront obligatoires pour les élèves risque à la maison. D’autres préfèrent prête à faire une pirouette afin de et de plus de 10 ans. (Ainsi que pour ne pas trop voyager (certains cours changer de direction en un éclair si les professeurs, cela va sans dire!) se donnent à Valleyfield, Huntingdon tel est le besoin, afin d’assurer les Cadeaux ou Ormstown) et d’autres anticipent cours — en santé bien évidemment La charge de travail sera donc plus (450) 264-4844 grande pour la professeure de danse que les cours vont être annulés et — que cela soit en personne ou 131 Chateauguay, Huntingdon et ses jeunes assistantes. Des vidéos ne veulent pas suivre la session sur virtuellement.

The Gleaner • Le Gleaner 2020.09.09 page 25 ENTREPRISES LOCALES Friperie de Huntingdon: soutien des citoyens Iris Delgrange générosité. plus stocker les surplus accumulés. faire de la transformation (jeans L’organisme, qui traite les dons « La chaîne de recyclage est brisée, » troués en petits sac, etc) ou encore reçus soit pour les revendre (revenus explique Guy-Laine Joannette, à des organismes internationaux, La Friperie Communautaire principaux), soit pour les recycler en coordonnatrice de la friperie. « Nous mais les échanges entre les pays ne Huntingdon avait besoin d’aide ; des les revendant à d’autres compagnies voulons éviter à tout prix que les dons sont pas encore rétablis à cause du citoyens ont répondu à cet appel avec (parfois à l’international), ne pouvait qui ne sont pas vendables se retrouvent COVID-19, provoquant une rupture sur des sites d’enfouissement, mais du cycle de recyclage habituel des nous n’avons plus la place pour les objets. Offres stocker. » Du côté de l’assemblée générale Temporairement, une grosse annuelle (AGA) de 2019, qui a eu remorque blanche avait été installée lieu dernièrement de façon virtuelle, d'emploi dans le stationnement de la friperie, les nouvelles sont encourageantes: rue Lorne à Huntingdon. C’est alors selon le rapport annuel, après de qu’un citoyen, Douglas Moore de grands changements en 2018, 2019 a Hinchinbrooke, a offert à l’organisme été l’année de la consolidation. Voici Pour faire de la publicité ici, veuillez contacter Lorelei d’accueillir la remorque chez lui. En quelques chiffres-clefs (le rapport au 844-450-5055, poste 712 ou [email protected] collaboration avec l’entreprise G.D. complet sera disponible très bientôt Rennie (et les frères Dale et Greg à la fripere et sur le site internet de Rennie ) qui a fourni le camion pour celle-ci): le transport, la remorque est donc - La friperie emploie des personnes CAMIONNEURS maintenant entreposée à un endroit où principalement grâce à des subventions elle ne gêne pas. d’Emploi-Québec a raison d’environ RECHERCHE: RECHERCHÉS Par contre, cela ne règle pas le 4,500 heures pour 2019 et 10,000 • CUISINIER(ÈRE) problème à long terme, car depuis la heures tous programmes confondus. Quebec, Ontario, pandémie, toutes les friperies font face - La friperie a vu son nombre • AIDE CUISINIER(ÈRE) au même problème qui s’est notamment d’items vendus et détournés des (Temps plein / partiel) État de New York accentué après les déménagements de sites d’enfouissements augmenter juillet: les gens font des dons souvent considérablement depuis 2010. La •SERVEUR(SE) Tannahill Transport Ltée. peu triés et beaucoup de stock n’est friperie a vendu environ 979,000 (Temps plein / partiel, bilingue) 450-829-2521 pas revendable. « Nous demandons articles dans les 10 dernières années. Envoyer votre CV par courriel [email protected] aux citoyens leur collaboration pour - La friperie a généré environ [email protected] qu’ils fassent un tri plus rigoureux, » 1,417,000$ depuis 2010. conseille Joannette: « Si les articles Espérons que la situation sont abîmés, tachés, déchirés ou s’améliore encore et que les choses encore trop vieux, n’en faites pas reviennent quelque peu à la normale don à la friperie qui ne pourra pas les afin de permettre aux entreprises à revendre. » vocation sociales, économiques et Vergers Leahy Inc L’organisme est prêt à donner ces environnementales de continuer à surplus à des artisans qui pourraient survivre. Nous sommes à la recherche de:

Opérateurs Journaliers Techniciens contrôle qualité Électromécanicien Électrotechniciens Caristes PHOTO Courtoisie de la Friperie Communautaire de Huntingdon Douglas Moore a généreusement offert un bout de son terrain pour y entreposer la remorque Camionneurs contenant des articles accumulés de la friperie.

Saint-Anicet participera aux Journées du patrimoine religieux Le Conseil du patrimoine religieux entre 13 et 16 heures. Saint-Anicet du Québec va célébrer les édifices est l'une des 85 municipalités patrimoniaux de différentes époques du Québec qui participent à VOTRE FUTUR EMPLOI VOUS ATTEND! lors de l'édition 2020 des Journées l'événement, qui ouvrira les portes du patrimoine religieux, qui se de 138 églises de tous genres [email protected] ou (450) 827-2544 déroulera les 12 et 13 septembre au public. Toutes les visites se dans toute la province. Dans le dérouleront conformément aux cadre de cet événement, la Société directives de la santé publique. Pour 1772, route 209 historique de Saint-Anicet offrira plus d'informations sur les églises Franklin, Qc des visites guidées de l'église Saint- participantes, consultez le site web Anicet le dimanche 13 septembre, journeesdupatrimoinereligieux.ca. page 26 The Gleaner • Le Gleaner 2020.09.09 AGRICULTURE

Guillaume Asselin, propriétaire de restaurant passionné par PHOTOS Chantal Hortop Asselin et Daudelin montrent une profonde appréciation pour l’alimentation durable, travaille désormais à plein temps au Plusieurs variétés d’oies et de canards se retrouvent dans tous leurs animaux, mais sont particulièrement séduits par Mangeoire, dont il est copropriétaire avec Marie Daudelin. l’étang devant la maison sur le chemin Ridge. les porcs Tamworth qu'ils ont acquis cet été. Transplants à la campagne : un projet d’entreprise prêt à croître Chantal Hortop à accélérer leurs plans, puisque le cochons », dit Asselin, « et nous dit qu’ils ont été « charmés dès Traduit par Rachel Arsenault restaurant de Asselin, comme tant sommes tombés sous le charme le début » par les environs et les Avant même de trouver leur ferme d’autres, a fermé ses portes pendant [depuis que nous travaillons avec gens, et qu’ils ont déjà recueilli à Saint-Anicet, Marie Daudelin le confinement, ce qui a permis eux]. Ce sont de vrais pitous qui des informations sur les attraits et Guillaume Asselin ont sauté à au couple de consacrer le temps aiment se faire gratter la bedaine ! » avoisinants où ils pourront envoyer pieds joints dans la vie agricole auparavant passé au restaurant à Si l’élevage des porcs est nouveau, leurs invités l’année prochaine. — en mars, Asselin avait quelque lire sur l’agriculture et à rassembler Asselin est tout de même familier Production extensive de fruits et 500 semis dans le bureau du duplex les ressources nécessaires au avec la plupart des autres animaux légumes, verger diversifié, jardin de du couple montréalais et il avait démarrage de leur projet. dans sa ferme, quoique à plus petite plantes médicinales et apiculture se commandé près de 400 poulets. La tendance actuelle à l’achat échelle, et le père de Daudelin a retrouvent dans le plan quinquennal Tout cela avant même de voir le local est « parfaite pour notre élevé des moutons — c’est donc des deux partenaires. Le rythme de terrain sur le chemin Ridge. projet », déclare Asselin. En dire que les deux partenaires ont travail que le couple a connu depuis un bon point de départ pour leur Asselin, chef cuisinier et effet, la vision de Asselin et les débuts du projet ne devrait pas projet, qu’ils espèrent lancer propriétaire d’un restaurant, Daudelin est centrée sur le ralentir de sitôt, mais chaque jour officiellement en 2021. souhaitait faire pousser ses « tourisme local, manger locale [et] vient avec des moments de recul ingrédients, ce que le couple a l’achat local […] Les gens étaient « L’année prochaine, ce sera où chacun profite de sa nouvelle commencé à faire en ville. Les prêts à changer leurs habitudes l’ouverture officielle du Mangeoir », vie. Le moment préféré d'Asselin aspirations des deux partenaires alimentaires et qu'ils avaient besoin déclare le couple, qui ajoute que le arrive quand il « ouvre la porte des ont rapidement dépassé l’espace d’un retour à la terre : sans pesticides, projet a déjà commencé : « Nous poules et qu'il y une “autoroute” disponible ; les deux arrivaient à sans hormones, naturel, biologique, allons débuter nos événements de pondeuses trop excités de sortir produire leurs propres légumes et sain pour l’environnement, etc. ». culinaires et ouvrir le [gîte] » La dehors ». Quant à Daudelin, voir les Asselin entretenait un jardin qui Au-delà de l’aspect local de leur passion du couple pour la vie qu’il étoiles briller le soir est le moment fournissait une partie du restaurant, projet, les partenaires veillent à ce met en place et ses projets d’avenir fort de sa journée, ce qui semble Les Affamés, mais un plus grand que leurs animaux aient une vie est sans équivoque, des projets approprié — les deux partenaires terrain était nécessaire pour faire heureuse et saine, avec beaucoup d’animaux et de jardins à l’envie d’affaires ne sauraient viser plus passer le projet du couple à un niveau d’espace extérieur et des enclos d’offrir des « visites à la ferme » haut avec leur projet de ferme supérieur. Daudelin, qui détient soigneusement pensés pour le pour que les invités puissent faire durable, ancrée localement, où les de l’expérience en organisation confort du bétail. l’expérience du quotidien de la invités pourront profiter des mêmes d’événements, a toujours rêvé de L’année 2020 en est une de ferme. « Donc, plusieurs projets plaisirs de la vie à la campagne tenir un gîte. Les espoirs des deux construction et d’apprentissage à venir! » Daudelin ajoute que les qu’eux. partenaires, combinés au critère pour le couple, alors qu’il installe gens peuvent « voir l’évolution de vivre à une heure et demie ou ses différents troupeaux sur sa terre de notre projet sur notre page moins de Montréal, les a menés à la de plus de 100 acres (44 cultivables). Facebook » (Le Mangeoir). ferme qu’ils appellent maintenant À ce jour, on retrouve des oies et Asselin et Daudelin ne Le Mangeoir. des canards dans l’étang, diverses connaissaient pas la région avant Le 30 juin dernier, le couple a variétés de poules pondeuses qu’une recherche sur Centris, un déménagé toutes ses choses, y (choisies en partie dans l’objectif site de référencement immobilier, compris les trois poules pondeuses, de créer un arc-en-ciel d’œufs les mène à Saint-Anicet. Asselin les trois lapins et les semis de couleurs différentes), environ démarrés des mois plus tôt avec 300 poulets de chair, quatre chèvres ABONNEZ-VOUS AU GLEANER la confiance qu’un terrain pour les (dont un nouveau bouc), quelques en envoyant ce coupon à l’adresse ci dessous planter les accueillerait à temps. lapins, un veau Jersey et un chiot ou en vous inscrivant en ligne sur www.le-gleaner.com Les semis n’étaient pas le seul plan Border Collie nommé Tako. 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The Gleaner • Le Gleaner 2020.09.09 page 27 L’ostéopathie, une discipline mal connue Iris Delagrange une meilleure synergie entre tous les intervenants de la santé afin de permettre une guérison optimale. Selon Ostéopathie Québec, Les défis restent cependant « L’ostéopathie est une approche nombreux pour les ostéopathes car manuelle dont l’objectif est de il n’existe aucun ordre professionnel rétablir la fonctionnalité des spécifique à la profession et la structures et des systèmes du corps nature même de la pratique amène humain afin d’optimiser sa capacité son lot de challenges, comme d’autorégulation. Cette pratique l’explique Rolland : « Beaucoup est basée sur des connaissances d’interventions que nous apprenons approfondies des sciences de la sont considérés comme des santé et des interactions propres gestes de type médical et donc, à l’équilibre de l’organisme. » paradoxalement, nous ne pouvons En Europe, c’est une approche les appliquer. On doit travailler très populaire que les patients autour, ce qui représente un défi choisissent très souvent pour toutes énorme. » Les résultats sont pourtant sortes de maux. PHOTO Courtoisie de Joshua Blair là. « Ce qui est le plus intéressant Au Québec, c’est encore une c’est de trouver le traitement unique discipline méconnue, mais qui Joshua Blair, qui a fermé son bureau à Ormstown le 24 août, souhaite remercier chaleureusement tous les patients qui sont passés par son cabinet ainsi que pour leur pour chaque personne, » explique gagne en popularité depuis confiance et leur dévotion sur le (parfois long!) chemin de la guérison. Blair. En plus de la manipulation, quelques années. La région a déjà il y a le ressenti, ce qui fait eu la chance de compter plusieurs digestif, le système nerveux, » au pays, selon Blair. Pour lui, c’est partie intégrante du processus de praticiens talentueux, dont Caroline explique-t-elle. « C’est un travail la qualité de l’enseignement jumelé traitement de l’ostéopathe. Peu de Rolland à Ormstown et Saint-Louis- d’équipe avec le patient, peu au manque de praticiens qui rend disciplines prennent en compte de-Gonzague et Joshua Blair, qui, importe son âge, » car, dit-elle, les l’expérience « moyenne » pour l’énergie du corps, vu en ostéopathie jusqu’à très récemment, recevait ostéopathes peuvent travailler aussi beaucoup de patients qui ont testé comme le « courant » qui passe des clients à Ormstown. bien sur des très jeunes enfants (8 les traitements. « Plus la discipline entre le thérapeute et le patient. semaines) que sur des personnes sera populaire et meilleure sera « Beaucoup de patients viennent Pourtant, il s’agit bel et bien d’une très âgées (plus de 90 ans). l’enseignement et la pratique, et plus me voir et n’ont aucune idée de ce manipulation à la fois mécanique les gens seront satisfaits, » dit-il. qu’est l’ostéopathie, » raconte Blair. Pourtant fondée en 1874 en et énergétique au même titre, par Pourtant, les gens ont entendu dire Amérique du Nord (USA), la L’éducation est également au exemple, que l’acupuncture. que l’approche était plus centrée discipline n’a connu le succès ici centre de la pratique de Rolland, Et en ce moment avec le sur le corps dans sa globalité, sur le que vers les années 1930. Comme en qui ne fait pas juste « manipuler » COVID-19? Rolland explique avec fond du problème, pas simplement Europe, la discipline reste alors très ses patients mais s’applique à les un demi-sourire que cela devient sur le symptôme ou la blessure. médicale. Ce n’est que depuis peu conscientiser sur leur propre corps, compliqué de traiter un bébé de Selon Rolland, sa discipline est qu’elle est plus « libre ». C’est une leur propre énergie et leur propre 3 mois qui tire constamment sur merveilleuse car elle peut traiter de approche qui est cependant difficile cheminement de guérison. Un point la visière de l’ostéopathe pour tout : « les articulations, le système à enseigner et il existe peu d’écoles essentiel, dit-elle, est également l’enlever!

originaires de Saint-Anicet ont été activité criminelle. RAPPORT POLICIER arrêtés. Vous avez des renseignements Les policiers ont intercepté les relativement au commerce de produits Substances illicites et individus au moment où ils tentaient du tabac illégaux ou d’autres activités d’importer au Canada du tabac haché illicites? Communiquez avec la GRC infractions routières non estampillé à l’aide de deux bateaux au 1-800-771-5401. Saisie de stupéfiants à Ormstown où la limite de vitesse est fixée à de plaisance, sur le lac St-François. Infractions routières dans les zones Le 28 août dernier, les policiers 90km/h. Les principaux suspects étaient sous scolaires de la Sûreté du Québec du Haut- Le conducteur âgé de 44 ans, de surveillance depuis quelques semaines. Dans le cadre de la rentrée scolaire, Saint-Laurent, avec la collaboration Valleyfield, s’est vu recevoir un constat Une perquisition dans une résidence diverses opérations sont et seront des maîtres-chiens, ont effectué une d’infraction de 1238$ avec l’inscription privée a permis de saisir la somme effectuées partout en province, perquisition dans une résidence sur la de 14 points d’inaptitude à son dossier de 8 100 $. Cette saisie s’ajoute à celles notamment par les policiers de rue McNeil à Ormstown. de conduite. Son permis de conduire effectuées au cours de l’opération, où la Sûreté du Québec de la MRC de L’enquête qui a débuté depuis a été suspendu sur le champ pour une plusieurs véhicules, dont deux bateaux, Beauharnois Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. quelques mois, a permis la saisie période de 7 jours conformément au trois voitures et deux remorques, ont Le 1er septembre, les policiers étaient de plus de 1500 comprimés de Code de la sécurité routière. été confisqués. présents en matinée aux abords des méthamphétamine, environ 75 La Sûreté du Québec rappelle que la Les cinq individus interpellés ont écoles primaires des municipalités de gr de Cocaïne, environ 100 gr de vitesse est l’une des premières causes été relâchés et ils comparaîtront à Salaberry-de-Valleyfield et de Sainte- cannabis, plus de 150 comprimés de de collisions mortelles à survenir sur une date ultérieure. Ils feront face Martine afin de faire de la prévention médicaments, et de l’argent canadien. les routes du Québec et que le risque à des accusations de possession de et s’assurer du respect du code de la L’ensemble des substances saisies d’être impliqué dans une collision produits du tabac non estampillés, sécurité routière. Au total, les policiers sera analysé pour confirmer leur nature double à tous les 5 km/h au-dessus de conformément à la Loi de 2001 sur ont émis huit constats pour le non- exacte. L’enquête est toujours en cours. la limite de vitesse permise. l’Accise. respect de la limite de vitesse permise Aucune arrestation n’à été effectuée à Tabac de contrebande : arrestations Appel au public dans une zone scolaire et quatre ce jour. et saisies Le commerce illicite du tabac constats pour des infractions autres. Excès de vitesse à Ormstown Dans la soirée du 25 août constitue une menace pour la sécurité Avec la rentrée scolaire, la présence Le 29 août, vers 20h45, les policiers dernier, les policiers de la GRC et la santé des citoyens. La loi interdit d’autobus d’écoliers, de piétons, de de la Sûreté du Québec de la MRC du du détachement de Valleyfield, de posséder ou de vendre des produits cyclistes et de brigadiers amènera une Haut-Saint-Laurent sont intervenus avec l’assistance de la Sûreté du du tabac qui ne sont pas conformément augmentation de l’achalandage du après avoir capté un automobiliste Québec, ont saisi plus de 632 kg de empaquetés et estampillés. En achetant réseau routier. Tous les usagers de la circulant en grand excès de vitesse tabac de contrebande, d’une valeur des produits dérivés du tabac illégal, route devront redoubler de prudence (153/h) sur la Route 201, à Ormstown, totalisant 148 697 $. Cinq individus les consommateurs financent une afin d’assurer la sécurité de tous. page 28 The Gleaner • Le Gleaner 2020.09.09 Valley Crossword: Apple-y ever after A unique Created by Chantal Hortop season for Zachary L’Heureux Eric Tremblay Le Journal Saint-François Translated by Sarah Rennie New city, new team, but in the context of a pandemic. This is the reality in which Zachary L’Heureux will play this season. It’s a challenge that does not scare the Sainte- Martine native, even if this is his last year to make his mark in the eyes of National Hockey League scouts. “I’m not putting any extra pressure on myself,” says the player, who at the time of this interview was observing a quarantine at a hotel in Halifax. “I’ll take it one game at a time. I know my potential. If I come prepared, good things will happen for me.” The left winger had 53 points Answers on in 55 games last year with the Moncton Wildcats and was a finalist page 31 for rookie of the year in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Just ahead of this year’s draft, his a group of orphans. Paltrow named their daughter, born rights and those of another player Across 20. According to legend, this man in 2004, Apple. were transferred to the Halifax 2. When comparing two very differ- was said to have wandered the early 7. A ______is one person Mooseheads in return for five draft ent things, you are said to be com- United States planting apple trees by who has a negative effect on others picks. paring apples to ______. leaving seeds wherever he went. (2 in a group. (2 wds) In Halifax, he’ll be part of a very 4. ______for apples, or Apple wds) 8. This U.S. state has the apple blos- good organization, he says. The Dunking, is a Halloween activity in 21. When carefully laid plans are ru- som as its state flower. winger believes he will have every some places, and in others is an ined, one might says someone has opportunity to showcase his talent event at horse shows. 9. Apple Computers was founded in "upset the ______." 1976 by Steve ______and Steve and leadership with a team that can 5. The science of apple growing. go far. The move also comes at a 23. "The Son of Man" by Belgian Wozniak. 6. Legend has it that Sir Isaac key time when NHL teams will be ______painter René Margritte 11. The forbidden fruit ______came to understand looking to secure his rights in the portrays a man in business attire with ______ate in Genesis is gravity when an apple fell on his his face hidden by a green apple. often portrayed as an apple. (3 wds) 2021 draft. But first he will have to head. 25. During Rosh Hashanah, the play this season in a unique context. 14. A short-sheeted bed. (3 wds) The Mooseheads will face off in 10. If something is considered Jewish New Year, it is customary to 60 games but only against other to be stereotypical of the coun- eat apples dipped in this "to evoke a 15. This apple-based brandy variety Maritime teams, starting on Oct. 1. try in question, it is said to be as sweet new year." must be grown in the Normandy re- ______as . 27. "The apple doesn't fall far from gion of France in order to merit the 12. In the legend of ______the tree" means that someone offical name. Tell, which is thought to have in- behaves in a similar way to their 16. The Big Apple. (3 wds) spired Friedrich Schiller's play of ______. the same name, the main character 22. The use of "apples and pears" 30. If you are the apple of someone's shoots an apple off his son's head instead of this word for a set of steps ______, you are someone most with a crossbow. leading from one floor of a building cherished, above others. to another is an example of Cockney 13. Apple Records was founded in 31. This part of the human throat is (or London) rhyming slang. 1968 by the members of this English commonly called the Adam's apple. rock band. (2 wds) 24. Apples are a member of the 32. A social gathering of farmers ______family. 17. "Don't ______the ap- (particularly in the U.S.) to help gath- ple tree" was a song made famous 26. Road apple or alley apple is an- er in the apple harvest, or process by The Andrews Sisters and Glenn other word for horse ______. the fruit. (2 wds) Miller during World War II. (2 wds) 28. When this fruit was introduced 18. The only species of apple native to Europe, it was referred to as "love to North America. Down apple." 19. In the 1975 Walt Disney Film 1. An apple a day keeps the 29. Two thirds of the fibre and many PHOTO Journal Saint-François "The Apple ______Gang," a ______away. antioxidants are found in the apple's After an outstanding season with the gambler is tricked into taking care of 3. Chris Martin and ______. Moncton Wildcats, Zachary L’Heureux will play for the Halifax Mooseheads this fall.

The Gleaner • Le Gleaner 2020.09.09 page 29 HEALTH AND WELLNESS MWCN brings music to seniors’ residences The Haut-Saint-Laurent “Let’s throughout the area, and Wilson of the COVID-19 isolation period visit our seniors challenge” and her team searched for different in March. takes place every year during types of entertainment for each Posters with encouraging the month of June. Residents week that would work within messages were also donated to are encouraged to visit with a the confines of the public health each residence visited to remind senior in their life either by way regulations at the time, including seniors they had not been forgotten of a phone call, in-person visit, exercise classes, bands and even a through this crisis. or via video chat services. The live DJ. Volunteer visits were made The project was deemed such COVID-19 pandemic inserted weekly to residences throughout a success that it was continued another degree aof difficulty into the Valley, including ones in through the month of July. “A this year’s challenge, however Huntingdon, Ormstown, Howick, special thank you goes out to all the Huntingdon wing of the Franklin, and Saint-Chrysostome. the musical volunteers who gave Montérégie West Community “The seniors gathered on their their time to make a difference Network (MWCN) decided that front porches, balconies, or they in the life of so many community rather than give up they would set up chairs outside and clapped members,” says Wilson. innovate. hands. Some even got up and The MWCN has continued to Kim Wilson, a project danced,” Wilson says, while run a number of programs aimed coordinator with the MWCN, recounting the heartwarming at breaking the isolation of seniors began to approach different experience of watching the in the community throughout partners from the Haut-Saint- audience come to life at the sound the pandemic. Activities have Laurent Seniors’ Table to see of old favourites. “The music been taking place throughout the if there was any way they could seemed to bring smiles to people’s summer as well at the MWCN work together during this difficult faces and raise spirits,” she adds. Wellness Centre, located at 72 time for seniors to provide Wilson notes how Karen Lauren, Dalhousie St. in Huntingdon. entertainment for Valley CHSLDs the director of Kay’s Residence For more information, or to learn and HLMs. “And we haven’t In Huntingdon, had told her that about all of the different services PHOTO Courtesy of the MWCN looked back,” says Wilson. their visit marked the first time offered by the MWCN, contact Seniors at a local residence enjoyed a musi- A schedule was drawn up of the the residents were outside on the the Wellness Centre at 450-264- cal break this summer, thanks to the MWCN. different CHSLDs and residences front porch together since the start 3596. (SR) The often-misunderstood practice of osteopathy Iris Delagrange team with patients, no matter their order and the very nature of the which osteopathy regards as acting age,” she explains, as osteopaths practice includes a fair share of like a ‘current’ flowing between Translated by Sarah Rennie are able to work with children, challenges. “Many of the techniques therapist and patient. For this According to Osteopathy Québec, including infants as young as we learn are considered to be reason, it is important to consider “Osteopathy is a manual approach eight weeks old, as well as elderly medical and, paradoxically, we are osteopathy as both mechanical and whose objective is to restore the patients over 90. not able to apply them. We have to energetic manipulation, much in the functionality of the structures and The practice was founded work around this, which is a huge same vein as acupuncture. systems of the human body in in 1874 in North America (USA), challenge,” explains Rolland. And, as far as offering treatment order to optimize its self-regulation however it remained well on the “The most interesting thing is during a pandemic is concerned, capacity. This practice is based on fringe here until the 1930s. As in finding the right treatment for each Rolland explains with a half-smile in-depth knowledge of the health Europe, the discipline is closely person,” says Blair. In addition to that it is complicated to treat a three- sciences and interactions specific to tied to medical practice. It is only in manipulation techniques, there is month-old baby who is constantly the balance of the body.” more recent years that it has become also the sense of touch, which is pulling on the osteopath’s visor to A very popular approach in more ‘open.’ It remains an approach an integral part of an osteopath’s remove it. Europe, where patients often turn that is difficult to teach and there treatment process. Few disciplines to osteopathy to treat all types of are few schools in the country, take into account the body’s energy, ailments, the practice remains a according to Blair, who explains it relatively unknown discipline in is the quality of teaching combined Quebec but has been gaining in with a lack of practitioners that popularity in recent years. This area leaves some patients unconvinced is fortunate to have several talented after treatments. “As the discipline practitioners, including Caroline becomes more popular, the teaching Rolland in Ormstown and Saint- and practice will improve, and the Louis-de-Gonzague, and Joshua more satisfied people will be,” he Blair, who recently closed his says. office in Ormstown to chase a new Education is also central to adventure out West. Rolland’s practice, which is less “Many patients come to see me about “manipulating” her patients, and have no idea what osteopathy and more about teaching them to is,” says Blair. Often patients become more aware of their own have heard that this approach is bodies, their own energy, and more focused on the whole body their healing journey. An essential and aims to treat the root of the point has to be the development of problem and not just symptoms or better synergy between healthcare injury. For Rolland, the discipline providers in general to allow for is exceptional as you can treat more optimal healing. practically everything: “the joints, That being said, there remain PHOTO Joshua Blair the digestive system, the nervous many challenges for osteopaths as Osteopath Joshua Blair closed his Ormstown practice on Aug. 24. In moving on from the system,” she says. “We work as a there is no specific professional Valley, he would like to thank all the patients who have come through his office for their trust and devotion on the (sometimes long) road to recovery. page 30 The Gleaner • Le Gleaner 2020.09.09 New book for local author and historian

Sarah Rennie Furcall will be selling her book from her home located at 485 Scotch Concession (Rang des Écossais), Lang may yur lum reek is a traditional Sainte-Martine, on Sept. 11 and Scottish greeting meaning “long may 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather your chimney smoke.” It’s tantamount permitting. The weekend would have th to wishing a long life unto those being been reserved for the 149 edition greeted. The saying also happens to of the Havelock Fair, and as Furcall be the title of a new book by local suggests, “historically they have had author and historian Jean Furcall. “A good weather,” she says. The book is sign of smoke was a sign of life,” says priced at $10, and along with the book, Furcall, who aimed to capture a slice the author's previous publication of life in the Chateauguay Valley with "Family Heritage" will be included as her latest offering. a bonus. This is book number three for Furcall, who has also co-authored two books with fellow historian and Died niece Donna Templeton. “This time I really focused on activities,” she says, noting that in her other books she has tended to tell stories related to the lives of different individuals. This one “is about the things that make the Chateauguay Valley what it is as a special place,” she says, while describing some of the stories included in the 63-page book. Furcall writes about the early pioneers, about the buffalo coming to Huntingdon, pulling ice from the river, rifle associations, picnics and plowing matches. She even included her favourite Aunt Big’s gingersnap recipe “for a change.” And, of course, OBITUARY PHOTO Courtesy of Jean Furcall there is a chapter on curling. “You CAMERON. Lachlan Author and historian Jean Furcall will be selling her latest ode to the Chateauguay Valley and 1945-2020 can’t escape curling if you live in the its people on Sept. 11 and 12 in front of her home on the Scotch Concession. Lachlan Cameron, better known as Butch, Chateauguay Valley,” she laughs. passed away on August 29, 2020 at the A number of the stories included in brother, Jim, “the kindest and most to preserve the past. If we lose our Barrie Memorial Hospital, aged 74 years. the book were started some time ago, gentle man anywhere,” she says, and heritage, we lose a great deal,” she Loved husband of Carolyn Templeton for however she became more serious she acknowledges the contribution of says. Furcall considers her books 47 years, father of Nancy (Jody L’Écuyer), about completing the collection this many including her nieces, Brenda to be a contribution to her beloved Elen (Steve Gruer), Ashley (Robyn Wyer) past winter, although she says the Elder for her technical help, and Sue Chateauguay Valley. “It is something and Grandpa to Rylee, Calvin and Asher. Ellen of TLC Global, who took care I can do,” she says. “To me it is very Predeceased by his parents Argyle Cameron pandemic was not one of the reasons and Jessie McCormick and his sister Jane. of the production side. Furcall also special.” behind her push to see it finished. “I’ve He will be greatly missed by many relatives, had good inspiration and good help,” thanks The Gleaner as a source of A graduate of Howick High School, friends and neighbours. Furcall studied at Bishop’s University she says, noting she received a lot of continued inspiration as well as for its Lachlan was proud to be the 6th generation encouragement both from Templeton vital role over several generations in before also attending the universities of Camerons to live at the end of the and Lynn Bryson, another niece. recording our collective experiences. of New Brunswick, McGill and Outardes. He was passionate about farming, The book is dedicated to her oldest “I really believe it is important Concordia. She returned to the Valley loved crop tours, excellent Holsteins and and settled on the Scotch Concession enjoyed a good laugh. Crossword puzzle answers with husband Nicholas, where they The funeral was held on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020 at St. Paul’s United Church. (puzzle on page 29) raised a family while she continued her teaching and library career, which In his memory, donations may be spanned 32 years, mainly at Valley made to the Women’s Auxiliary of the Barrie Memorial Hospital, 28 Gale St., schools. Ormstown, QC J0S 1K0, or by e-transfer at [email protected] Arrangements entrusted to McGerrigle Cards of Thanks Funeral Home inc. Ormstown mcgerrigle.com Card of Thanks We were very touched by the many expressions of sympathy shown to us following the passing of Rachel Latreille 82 Roy Street, Ormstown, QC (Lalonde) and would like to express our T. 450.829.2386 sincerest thanks. F. 450.829.1126 Carole, Donald, Stéphane [email protected] and their families

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