COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Community Connections

SERVING THE AREA FROM KANEHSATÀ:KE TO ROSEMÈRE

Volume 17 / Issue 2 2,500 COPIES April /May 2016

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The City of Deux-Montagnes is fortunate to be able to count on Message from the the unwavering participation of numerous community organi- Mayor zations without which we would not be able to offer as many Dear citizens, activities to our citizens. We believe that it is essential to offer We are very happy to welcome our local organizations financial assistance to help them carry back the spring season. This out their activities. These organizations help support people in season is often associated with need, guide young athletes, comfort the elderly, etc. They are the upcoming renovations, clean- glue that holds us together. By volunteering their time and us- ing and putting away our win- ing their skills and expertise for the good of the population, the ter gear. accredited organizations of Deux-Montagnes reflect our city’s As you may already know, the vitality.” city has done some renovation A few reminders: work at the Olympia Park cha- * April 15 is the last day to take down your temporary car let just before winter. In the shelter upcoming weeks there will be * May 28 will be the 11th edition of the Horticultural Day to be major renovations at the Central Park chalet. They will in- held at the Municipal Garage between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. clude new facilities for the Shamrock Soccer Association and As part of the city’s beautification program, this day is an or- other local accredited organizations. ganized activity to encourage residents to take care of their At the library replacing carpets and a fresh coat of paint are lawns and gardens and is available for everyone. being done. Furthermore, at the Legion Hall a revamp of the Deux-Montagnes residents are invited to pick up free boxes of flooring has been done. annuals and perennials to begin their gardening projects. There Besides all of this work going on, we also had the annual grant will be an on-site information booth for those who wish to ceremony for the City Accredited Organizations of Deux- receive horticultural advice. Finally, it’s also a great opportu- Montagnes, at the Annette Savoie Hall in the Deux-Montagnes nity to meet your councillors who will cordially welcome you. Community Center on February 3. The ceremony presided by the City Council members honored 32 community organiza- We hope to see you soon, tions which were invited to share a financial contribution of Mayor Denis Martin $44 000.

The Community Connections Team Table of Contents The Community Connections is a 32-page community information magazine published in English every two months. Based in Deux-Montagnes, its volunteer writers Message from the Mayor 2 cover what is happening in the Anglophone and related communities from Around the House 3 Kanehsatà:ke to Rosemere. Board of Directers: Heather M, Brown, Doreen Draycott, Pat Glover, Martin Hensen Green Corner 15 T ish Abman, Eric Painter and Gordon Wetmore. Lion‘s Den 13 Editor-in-Chief, Layout Editor – Dave Byers ([email protected] A Look at Rosemere 18 Copy Editor - Senior write,: Gordon Wetmore ([email protected]) Treasurer, Advertising – Martin Hensen ([email protected]) Church Snoop 24/25 Sports Editor – Robert Fordham ([email protected]) Paravie 31 Church Pages Editor; Church Snoop – Eric Painter ([email protected]) Proof reading team – Heather Brown, Raju Cockburn, Gordon Wetmore, Dave 4Korners 14 Byers Sue Chef 27 Website Manager – Willy Speeckaert ([email protected]) Ron‘s Corner 26 Regular Contributors – Sue Sanders (Sue Chef), Carol Wetmore (Cartoonist), Paul Beatty and Karen Burell, Glenda Esguerra, Ron Kessler, Marge McCord, Dale Sports Rap Opinion 22 Hammond, Catherine Thériault, Sara Nicholson, Nancy Ryder, Kim Nymark, Announcements... 30 Margaret Fung-A-Ling, Ryan Kennedy Local Entrepreneurs 12 & 23 Student Correspondents 2015-2016 – Elizabeth and Jennifer Hua, Bailey Habberfield- Smith Printers: Hebdo-Litho. Nicole Gagliardi, [email protected] Community Connections Board of Directers: Heather M, Brown, Doreen Draycott, Pat Glover, Martin Hensen, Tish Abman, Eric Painter, Bobby Fordham and Gordon Wetmore. www.communityconnectionsdm.ca April/May 2016 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Page 3 Around the House with Paul and Karen By Paul Beatty and Karen Burrell It has been said that the heart of a planting your first edibles will turn so that you don’t have to water much. home is the kitchen but it is also a out to be a fruitless labor? Certain Look for vegetable container gardens source of frustration. Kitchens seem plants are ideal for those who want that are at least 10 inches wide and to have an ability to get messy fast!! to increase their chances of garden- 12 inches deep. Some vegetables need Coffee filters are wonderful to have on ing success. particularly large pots to grow. hand as they make great snack hold- Here’s a list of the top 10 easiest Standard-size tomatoes and vine ers for treats such as crackers, cook- vegetables you can grow, regardless crops, such as cucumbers, will do best ies and even popcorn! You can use of skill level. Carrots, green beans, for you in containers 20 inches or more them to clean counters, to use as cov- lettuce, cucumbers, spinach, toma- wide. Peppers like pots at least 16 ers when you’re cooking or heating toes, radishes, bell peppers, summer inches in diameter. In a pinch, most food in the microwave. If you have squash and basil. If you don’t have a will still grow in a 5-gallon or larger small kids or grandchildren, you likely lot of space or live in an apartment container. If your vegetable container have straws or tiny utensils that slip with a small balcony, you can grow garden does not have drainage holes, through the basket in your dish- these vegetables in containers you will need to add several. Plants washer. Place large glass beads in The only basic requirements are that grow tall or produce vines — like the dishwasher basket to keep those that the vegetable container is large tomatoes and cucumbers — will be items from slipping through. Stop enough to hold the plant and that it more productive when a cage is in- buying stainless steel cleaners and has drainage holes so excess water serted into the container at planting instead use baby oil or olive oil. Just a can escape. time. small dab on a soft cloth will erase Vegetable container gardens do Watering is the most important any marks and help prevent new ones best in full sun (at least 6 hours of di- thing for your vegetable container from forming. rect sun per day). When it comes to garden. Inspect your vegetables regu- I don’t know about you but I find size, the bigger the pot is, the better, larly to make sure the potting mix the cost of fresh vegetables is getting especially for beginners. The reason hasn’t dried out. Happy gardening! a little scary and we are thinking of for this is that large pots hold more Enjoy your fresh vegetables and don’t starting a little garden. Worried that soil — and thus, hold moisture longer forget to share them! Page 4 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS April/May 2016 Eyes Opened at Science Fair By Gordon Wetmore Visiting a high school science fair can be an eye opening experience. Certainly the animatronic eyes created by Lauren Svendsen at Lake of Two Mountains High School’s event January 14 drew crowds when they looked people up, down and sideways and batted their lashes at them. The eyes won a bronze medal for Grade 10.

For the Are You Safe? project, the team Gold for Grade 9 went to the of Timothy Eaton and David Owens imaginatively titled No Whey. Olivia employed a laptop and an Internet- Greig-Algier, who is lactose intolerant, and available hacking program and showed Amanda Walsh set out to produce a dairy how easily a simple password can be free yogurt – and succeeded. Applying broken and identities and banking chemistry, cooking and chilling to a information stolen. They typed in variety of products, they ended up with “hello123“ – which was broken in 21 mostly unsightly and unpalatable results seconds! They said that eight or more – except for coconut milk. It looked right, Kailey Tye Nicholas showed that music random characters employing lower case smelled right and tasted “good!” they does more than tame the savage breast. It and capital letters, numbers and agreed simultaneously. can also inhibit bacterial growth. After punctuation would take three or more seeing an article about how sewage plants minutes to crack, too long to be worth in Germany use Mozart to save thousands most hackers’ time. Their community of dollars in treatment costs, she grew service project took gold in Grade 11. bacterial cultures and tested results with different types of music. Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 was only middling effective, curbing growth to 135 colonies to white noise’s 193. Hip Hop (Dr. Dre’s “The Next Episode”) was the clear winner with only 109 colonies. Don’t go to a country music festival without lots of Other gold medal winners were Dylan hand sanitizer, though. Johnny Cash’s Palmer and Etienne Poirier (Grade 10) for “Folsom Prison Blues” stimulated the Orientation, and Cassidy Grande and growth of 223 colonies. Kailey’s Mozart Georgia Kaneilopoulos (Grade 7) for Effect project took silver for Grade 11. Leaves. Silver medalists were Jacob Dion and Dylan Darragh Diana Nicholson (Grade 10) for Ferro and Sierra Dobie Magnetic Switch; Daniel Tracton (Grade had noticed that 9) for Biodegradable Bags; Kimberly water from LTM’s Poirier (Grade 8) for Graphite Wires; and Lionel Pascal fountains often David Charlebois and Thomas Rondeau had a strong (Grade 7) for Dirtiest Places. metallic taste. Bronze medals went to Morgan Grell They hypothesized and David Bentley (Grade 10) for Can You that the water was Feel It?; Frederic De Clercq (Grade 9) for high in iron. Their Eco-Bike; Amber Kondilis (Grade 8) for tests showed they Telegraph; and Forrest Schaefer (Grade 7), had the wrong Electromagnets. LUNETTERIE F. FARHAT metal. The culprit There was no prize for funniest project was copper – with but I would nominate the phone holder 1908 Chemin D’Oka up to three times created so that teens could lie in bed and the recommended text, tweet or whatever! without having level on mornings to physically hold their devices. As after a weekend. creators Katrina Desnoyers and Noah “Water You Drink” Leduc (Grade 8) put it: “We’ve created a took bronze in whole new level of lazy for teenagers.” Eye Grade 11. (Photo 4) opening indeed! April /May 2016 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Page 5

lieve that our institutions must reflect this reality. There is a consensus on the issue. Should you like to share a situation that worries you, please do not hesitate to contact me. Benoit Charette Member for Deux-Montagnes Vice-chair of the Committee on Public Administration FOR A REFORM OF THE ELECTORAL Second Opposition Group critic for Canadian intergov- SYSTEM IN QUEBEC ernmental affairs Second Opposition Group critic for international relations I recently invited the political parties of the National As- and La Francophonie sembly to establish a technical committee to study the Second Opposition Group critic for the reform of demo- reform of Quebec’s electoral system. cratic institutions In order to achieve the much-needed overhaul of our demo- Second Opposition Group critic for the Laurentides re- cratic institutions, we must first examine the relevance of gion our current single-member plurality (first-past-the-post) 477, 25th Avenue voting system. Suite 230 With the existing system, the popular will is not respected. Saint-Eustache, QC J7P 4Y1 Undoubtedly, Quebecers would be better served by a Telephone: 450 623-4963 mixed proportional representation. With this goal in mind, Facebook : Charette.Coalition I proposed creating a transpartisan committee, ultimately leading to the adoption of a more democratic system. I also suggested we put a distinct emphasis on regional representation and gender balance. The advantage of mixed proportional representation is that the elected gov- ernment actually represents the will of the people. Our current voting system has led to 9 false majorities in the last 60 years, that is 9 elections out of 16. Consequently, the outcome of more than one election out of two did not reflect the people’s will. In a study, the Chief Electoral Officer demonstrated the feasibility of a compensatory mixed proportional repre- sentation. Unfortunately, this report was shelved. Bipartisanship is over in Quebec, and I thoroughly be-

Driving Safety in the “Golden Years” By Gordon Wetmore Introducing himself as their “trainer for today,” Jean-Pierre Mr. Leblanc said that the government wants drivers to keep Leblanc, retired RCMP and police driving instructor, spent their permits as long as it is safe for them to drive. Certain nearly three hours with some very interested older drivers physical handicaps can be compensated for by modifications February 18 at the Four Korners Family Resource Center in to vehicles; i.e., moving braking and acceleration controls to the Deux-Montagnes. driving console for people with leg problems. Drivers with Mr. Leblanc spoke on behalf of the Quebec branch of the certain vision issues may be required to wear glasses or Canadian Automobile Association Foundation on road safety forbidden to drive at night. for seniors and drivers with diminishing skills. After drivers turn 74, the Société de l’assurance automobile du “I’ve always liked driving; I’ve always liked cars,” he said. It Québec (SAAQ) sends them a letter with a medical form to be quickly became clear that he also liked people and answering completed by a health professional. The same thing will occur their questions about driving and safety. at age 80 and every two years after. A few drivers over 75 may He began by eliciting the group’s principal concerns: when be randomly selected to undergo an evaluation. would the government remove a driver’s licence, at what age Mr. Leblanc suggested several ways an older driver can assess would a driver be retested, whether a driver’s permit might him/herself. Pay attention to difficulties that arise in what used ever be returned if lifted for physical causes, and what are signs to be easily handled such as with vision when the sun is shining a driver’s skills may be diminishing. He addressed all of these in the windshield, in shady conditions, at night with an over the course of the workshop. oncoming vehicle. Good vision is essential to safe driving. “There is no age limit for good driving,” he told the group. A But more than just physically seeing, safe driving driver’s capacity is determined by health, not age. By law, any depends on visual habits, he cautioned. “You must look change in a driver’s capacity must be reported to the Société de at the right place at the right time.” l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) within 30 days. A He reviewed the multiple procedures for turning left driver who has experienced a diminution of physical and/or across traffic on a roadway and at an intersection, for intellectual capacity would undergo an evaluation, he said. Cont’d on p.17 Page 6 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS April / May 2016

School Matters By Gordon Wetmore [email protected]

Bill 86 – As if “our” provincial government had not send to the Education Minister with created enough hardship and turmoil with its health care copies to interested parties. You policies, its contract nastiness with the public service, can email your response to SWLSB and its slash and burn withdrawal of finances for social Chairperson Jennifer Maccarone programs and daycares, now it’s pushing Bill 86. ([email protected]) or Bill 86 as it is written now will do away with linguistic print a copy, sign it, and mail it to school boards and replace them with regional boards her at Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, 235 Montée Lesage, whose managers (director generals) answer to the Rosemère, QC J7A 4Y6. Ms. Maccarone or Commissioner Ministry of Education, Leisure and Sport. That is a Guy Gagnon will make copies and send them on. violation of the constitutional guarantees to Anglophones to retain control over their public school education and Have a Look – For different views of what our school amounts to taxation without representation. The Liberal board’s students can produce by the time they are old cabinet claims the Bill would give real power to parents enough to drive, or nearly, check out these two You Tube and teachers – but all decisions belong to the ministry. entries. “We are not robots” from Lake of Two Mountains The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board administers a High School brings together science, music, creative huge territory that, if the Bill becomes law, would be writing, 3D printing, technology, drama and videography. divided into a number of smaller regions, each containing It is short, lively, light hearted and seriously good. The both English and French schools. Here are some of my other, “Wells funded by Rosemere High School - HVTO concerns: Would English schools in areas outside large clean water project funded by RHS” shows how good cities, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts or Sainte-Adéle for hearted students transformed health and living instance, have access to speech therapists, educational conditions for families half a world away. Just go to psychologists, curriculum developers and other www.youtube.com, enter the schools’ names and scroll specialists fluent in English? Would English schools with to the titles. You will be glad you did – and it won’t take small student populations be kept open? Lake of Two long. Mountains High School serves an area from Saint-Placide through Saint-Benoit and the Mirabel farming district. Summer School – Note to the SWLSB: take better care Would the Ministry keep it open if its student body with selecting summer school teachers. Summer school numbers less than 400? classes are a serious matter for the students who need them. Success can save a year in their development and ease progress when regular classes return; failure means they lose a summer and maybe get to CEGEP or trade school a year older than necessary. There are teachers who prepare courses designed for struggling students who must deal with a time frame that covers a term’s material in just one week. One such teacher, an experienced mathematics specialist with a prepared curriculum, was passed over because the hiring principal simply took whoever’s application was on the top of the pile. The teacher’s complaint was not about losing the pay; it was frustration that the choice was not made in a Chairperson Jennifer Maccarone, with way to benefit students. From having taught summer Commissioner Guy Gagnon, warned at a school, I totally agree with her/his aggravation. The citizens’ meeting February 8 that Bill 86 would earnest strivers who come to summer school deserve to take away Anglophones’ constitutional rights. have teachers selected by thought, not by the date an application arrived. “If you give up your rights today, you’ll never get them back.” Fundraiser – Want to gamble on a good time? Lake of Two Hearings on Bill 86 began in February. Why not let Mountains High School is holding a Casino Night whoever is the Minister of Education, Leisure and Sports Saturday, May 28, from 7:00 to 11:00 pm. A $25 ticket gets now, Premier Philippe Couillard and other politicians you $5000 in ‘funny money’ to play your favourite games. know how you feel about having your right to vote The casino has door prizes and a liquor license. Email removed, your right to your school boards removed, and [email protected] for tickets, but only if you are 18 years or services to your children threatened? Go to older. www.swlauriersb.qc.ca and look on the website page for Bill 86 – Important Information. You will find a letter to April /May 2016 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Page 7

European Union. In 2014, when Canada. On the other hand, I am very Conservative Joe Oliver was minister proud to be able to represent the of Finance, an agreement was Francophonie in the House of negotiated with the credit card Commons. The mandate of the companies to gradually reduce these Committee on Official Languages is to fees to 1.5%. However, this rate has ensure official languages are respected not always been fully adhered to in in the various Canadian government practice. For me, the bill could agencies. We expect to build the next promote reinvestment in the five - year Canada official language Canadian economy. I have argued in plan with Heritage Minister, Mélanie Ottawa that, by capping interchange Joly. fees, small merchants could save the funds they are currently sending to Official opening of the constituency the credit card companies and use office them to invest in innovation, renovate March 15 the official opening of my Linda Lapointe their premises, or hire more staff. constituency office took place. I was Députée / Member of Parliament Pre-budget consultation held in excited to see so many people that day. Rivière-des-Mille-Iles Boisbriand I have made it clear that my office is On January 29 in Boisbriand, my team here to help my community and to For further information : and I held a pre-budget consultation give great service to the population of Jamee St-Hilaire with the office of Ramez Ayoub, Rivière-des-Mille-Iles. In fact, my Legislative/Executive assistant Member of Parliament for Thérèse-de team and I can help you on such Ottawa – (613) 299-6462 Blainville. This roundtable was subjects as the Canada Pension Plan [email protected] attended by the Parliamentary (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS) and Secretary to the Minister of Finance, Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), Since the election and taking office François-Philippe Champagne, Veterans Affairs, Employment from the Conservatives, our Member for St-Maurice-Champlain. Insurance (EI), Citizenship and government has already taken real The consultations also brought Immigration, Canada Revenue action, for example tax cuts for the together business owners, mayors, Agency (CRA) and Passport Canada. middle class, an ambitious prefects and citizens, who were able Also, if you’re celebrating a wedding infrastructure investment plan, to share their ideas to boost the anniversary of 25 years or more, or a public consultations on the next economy of Rivière-des-Mille-Iles as birthday of 75 years or more, my budget and Canada’s comeback on the well as Basses-Laurentides. It was an office can send a congratulatory letter world stage. Like Ban Ki Moon important opportunity for economic on behalf of Prime Minister Justin expressed when he made a trip to stakeholders in Rivière-des-Mille-Iles Trudeau! Ottawa last month, “Canada is back!” to identify their regional priorities and have them heard in Ottawa for the I am absolutely delighted to serve you Indeed, I’m pleased to share with you 2016 budget, which was recenty as the Member for Rivière-des-Mille- some achievements I have already tabled. Roughly 50 stakeholders took Iles. I hope to meet you in the coming made since taking office last October. part in this meeting and made months and it would be a pleasure to recommendations that will be studied discuss issues that are important to Private members bill: Taking action by the Finance Department and you. on the interchange fees charged by considered in the budget. credit cards Only four months have passed since Appointment to standing committees Please contact me at: the election and I already introduced The House of Commons recently Ottawa Room 311 my private members bill in the House announced its parliamentary Justice Building of Commons. In fact, Canadian committees. I’ve been appointed to Ottawa Ontario households are increasingly using two standing committees. I am K1A 0A6 their credit cards for everyday honoured that Prime Minister Justin Tel: 613-992-7330 purchases, and the market share of Trudeau placed his trust in me by fax:613-992-2602 credit card purchases is nearing 40%. appointing me to the official Constituency office These fees can reach 4% in some cases. languages committee and the I have aimed to highlight the issue, international trade committee. The 61 Chemin de la Grande-Côte which affects the retail industry in Committee on International Trade Boisbriand, Québec J7G 1C8 particular, but also non-profit will tackle several issues such as a Tel. (450) 420-5525 organizations. If we take a closer look comprehensive study of the Trans- Fax. (450) 420-2575 at practices in other parts of the Pacific Partnership and the Canada- [email protected] world, Australia has capped these fees Europe Agreement. We already met up contact us in the office 5 days a week through legislation, as has the to twenty-five witnesses from across from 9:00 to 17:00 Page 8 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS April / May 2016

Ryan Kennedy, Financial Coach By Gordon Wetmore

In 2014, Ryan Kennedy faced a very Coaching: work experience, a desire to institutions may advise, but their big decision. do something valuable, the joy of purpose is to sell their investment training young athletes, and a book his packages, he said. He will not sell He was Supply Chain Director for mother gave him when he was 12. shares, bonds, GICs or anything else. Wesco Distribution Canada, part of His position with Wesco required his His goal is to have clients learn Wesco International Inc., North using sound financial practices. He principles and practices to control their America’s largest provider of enjoyed meeting its challenges, but money to their own profit. “If you can construction and electrical materials for creating more wealth for a large combine the ability to help people and federal, provincial and municipal company was not truly satisfying. make a career out of it, that’s the best of governments and large companies like He recalled when his mother, well- both worlds.” Rio Tinto. known real estate agent Geraldine To that end he offers three modules, However, a Wesco restructuring was Kennedy, gave him the book The Wealthy each having a fixed fee and lasting four going to move his position to the United Barber and how it hooked him forever months. “It’s not a crazy financial diet. States. on the artful science of managing You keep the same standard of living,” Neither Ryan nor his wife and their personal finances. he said. There are no hidden fees, he three children wanted to relocate. He said the level of debt carried by added. Deux-Montagnes is Ryan’s home town. ordinary people concerns him. Low After a year of applying his His closest relatives and good friends interest rates have encouraged a “don’t teachings, clients should be able to live here. Plus he was head coach of the save but borrow” mentality and what recoup at least the amount paid for the U15 Lions football team, an activity he he called “the illusion of prosperity.” instruction. If they do not, he will loved. Since he had made Wesco aware People earning in the $50 000 to $60 refund their money, he said. “It’s pretty that he was unwilling to move to the 000 range annually, maybe more with easy to save money, but people have to United States, it offered him a buyout two incomes, could be in for tough times know where to look.” package, which he took. Decision made. if borrowing rates go up a few The first step is a free one-hour meeting What to do next? Financial coaching, percentage points. “They might have to explore a client’s situation. Liberty as it turns out. RRSPs, a cottage, but they are not Financial Coaching can be reached by In an interview with the Community getting ahead.” phone at (514)-318-5305 and by email at Connections February 8 at his new office Through Liberty Financial Coaching, [email protected]. at 1808 Chemin d’Oka, Deux- Ryan will coach clients on how to or www.libertyfinancialcoaching.ca. Montagnes, Ryan explained what led manage cash flow, handle debt and Services are available in both official to his creating Liberty Financial invest. Banks and other financial languages. Coach’s Column – Game Plans for your Finances By Ryan Kennedy Welcome to this first installment of Barber, and Financial Freedom Without important to understand their the Coach’s Column. Some of you Sacrifice. Both of these books give business model in order to already know me as Coach Ryan, as fantastic overviews of some of the understand their limitations. First, I’m head coach of the Lions football primary areas that all of us should there is always an immense pressure team. What you may not know is that know, such as how to budget, save, for them to sell more products, such I’ve spent the last 15 plus years handle debt, and create an emergency as mutual funds and credit cards. This coaching large corporations on how fund; the various insurance offerings, is where they make the most money. to save money and become more mortgages, taxes, mutual funds and Second, they will (obviously) steer profitable. With this column, I want RRSPs. I did attend an elective course you toward their own brand name to let ordinary families in my home in CEGEP that covered these subjects, products. Is this a bad thing? Not area know about ways to grow their but I believe that this should be a necessarily, but similar competing finances and lower their debts. For mandatory course in high school. products may outperform theirs or those who want more detailed Without this knowledge, how do have lower management fees. The coaching, I have created Liberty people manage their way through the important thing to understand is that Financial Coaching with the express financial minefield? A lucky few may the pressure to sell you certain goal of offering the very best money have family or friends to mentor them products will always result in a bias management techniques. along the way. Many others rely on in the advice you receive from these The financial knowledge gap - banks and other financial institutions institutions. (This is why Liberty The school system does not offer what to take care of their money. But do Financial Coaching is a fee-only I consider a fundamental need of every these institutions always have the consulting service, guaranteeing that Canadian, knowledge of basic best interest of their clients at heart? the client’s best interest is all that is personal finance. As a teenager, I had The current financial landscape - in play.) the privilege of reading two excellent While many financial institutions Cont’d on p: 9 personal finance books: The Wealthy offer good products and services, it is April/ May 2016 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Page 9

Coach’s Column Cont’d on p: 9 The debt cycle - such as the Envelope System and financial coach is the best path to Canadian households are now Supplier Substitution to free up cash ensure success. What does a financial struggling with record levels of debt. flow. These techniques allow you to coach do? Much like a personal trainer Many Canadians have taken save money without sacrificing your or a sport’s coach, a financial coach advantage of record low interest standard of living. The freed up cash teaches clients proper techniques, rates to increase their debt loads, flow is then put to work to eliminate guides them through the process and using cheap credit to renovate their debt using a third technique called the supports them with advice. The houses, buy large ticket items or even Debt Snowball - All of these strategies coach’s goal is to educate and go on vacation. But this leaves them are tried and tested and have helped empower clients to take full control of in a very precarious situation, where thousands of people get out of the debt their financial future. This is done in a real estate correction or an interest cycle. an environment that is both rate spike could put them in a very What is a Financial Coach? - You may professional and confidential. bad spot. It creates a very tight be thinking that it takes both a good You can find out more by following my monthly budget and leaves people understanding of the techniques as blog at libertyfinancialplanning.ca or by feeling vulnerable and stressed. well as a lot of discipline to make them reading the next edition of Community There is a better way out of the debt work. Well, you would be right. The Connections, where I’ll be introducing the cycle. It starts by taking control of majority of people do not possess this Pyramid of Financial Needs. your budget, and using techniques discipline, and therefore hiring a Looking Forward to a New Football Season By Ryan Kennedy Spring is always an interesting time tackling skills can be picked up very school football. In our region, the for a football coach. Before the new quickly by rookies who apply Polyvalente Deux-Montagnes season begins, coaches for the themselves. This allows kids who Centurions draw a lot of players that youngest (5-7 years) to the oldest have never played before to become previously played in the Regional levels (16-17 years) look forward to impact players in their very first year. League (ARFLL). The Anglophone receiving their players list. As Forrest My last year’s Defensive MVP was a community has been a great source of Gump famously said: ”You never first time player. new talent for us, as there are no know what you’re gonna get.” Will I’ve had some prospective players’ English high school teams in the our veteran players return? Will we parents ask me if their kids were too region. While playing for their school get some promising new recruits? slow, too small or not athletic enough team can be a good choice for some This is one of my favorite times, as I’m to play. The answer is an emphatic no! athletes, I think that the Lions offer a often pleasantly surprised how some Because of the many different great alternative for others. Our returning players have matured and positions on a football team, we need smaller team sizes typically allow for some new kids show a lot of promise. many different types of athletes to fill more playing time, with some players One advantage of football them. One of the great pleasures I’ve playing bothways offense and compared to some other sports is the had over the years is seeing young defense. We also offer a bilingual and relatively easy learning curve facing men and women that had not highly experienced coaching staff. new players. As a comparison, hockey succeeded in other sports become If your son or daughter has always has a steep learning curve because of valuable and respected members of showed interest in football or is the difficulties of learning to skate and our team. Not only do they learn the looking for a new challenge, maybe a stick handle. In football, blocking and value of physical activity, they also football try-out should be in their developfuture. We have teams from Titan level important life (ages 5-7) up to Midget (ages 16-17). skills like Practice season is from April to July, teamwork, while games run from August to accountability, November. The cost of playing is very self-confidence reasonable ($215-$515 depending on and leadership. age). This includes all required One of the equipment excluding cleats and challenges we face undergarments. Refunds are in the U15 Lions available before the end of try-outs. (ages 12-14) is For more information, please call 514- players switching 318-5376 or visit us at arfll.com. over to high Page 10 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS April / May 2016 Stress of Caregiving Story by Gordon Wetmore; Photo by Eric Painter

responsible for a $33 million department and numerous managers who reported to her. She found she cared for the managers and when she could help them, her happiness swelled and work was satisfying. At another time, during a serious domestic problem, “I chose anger over everything.” Its dominance over her thinking showed up in limp, lustreless hair and unhealthy skin tones. She suggested ways to think (or rethink), breathe, stand, sit, move and communicate, to counteract stress hormones with oxytocin and let the body (“It’s an incredible system!”) rid itself of toxins. Ms. Piazza said that she has used yoga for 20 years, adding, “You’re doing yoga when you play cards.” Belly breathing will calm the body and mind. Inhale With a smile and an elbow bump (“I’m starting a cold.”), slowly through the nose to inflate the lungs fully; then speaker Josephine Piazza met each person entering Salle exhale slowly through the mouth to empty them. Annette Savoie in the Deux-Montagnes Community Exhaling usually takes longer than inhaling. She Centre January 27 to attend a conference on the stress of recommended hunching the shoulders and giving a loud caregiving. “Huh!” to expel toxins hiding at the very bottom of the Then, commencing her presentation by greeting each lungs. That will also combat calcium build up in the member of the audience by name, she proceeded with wit shoulders, increasing mobility, she said. and warmth to develop her theme that each person’s Walking with a hunch is not recommended, however. nature “responds with its own vibration” to events. “It’s “This will kill you slowly.” Movement flushes out toxins. not the traffic jam. It’s how you react to the traffic jam.” Stretch every day, do gentle twisting in the mornings, The conference was sponsored by Proche Aidants, a walk three times a week for 10 minutes, and drink a half committee of local service providers for the needs of cup of water every 30 minutes. When driving or sitting caregivers. Host organizer 4 Korners Family Resource for a long time, raise and lower each buttock. Center, Centre integré santé et de services sociaux des She recommended practicing a stable stance with feet Laurentides (CSSS), Groupé pour personnes aphasiques spread just wider than the shoulders. Belly breathe and Laurentides (GRPAL), Coop de Solidarité Bon-Ménage, look slightly in front with a soft focus. “This is your Societé Alzheimer des Laurentides, Cap-Emmaus, and space,” she said. LAPPUi Laurentides (Pour les proches aidants d’aines) had kiosks with information about their services and spoke briefly about their organizations. Ms. Piazza, who described herself as a Type-A personality, said that stress is an ancient physical and chemical reaction to threat, and it is instant. In “flashes of a second” the adrenal glands react. Thinking quickens, the heart beats faster, blood sugar elevates, muscles get ready to fight or run, capillaries shut down and skin gets tougher. Energy burns in the gut while perspiration cools the body. Stress these days comes more from perceived threats than physical ones, but the body cannot tell the difference, she said. Caretakers, especially for the “sandwich generation” coping with aging parents and dependent If you can, take the occasional weekend off or get a children, can easily experience stress overload. massage. Massages let blood get to the extremities. She Will stress kill you? It can, she said, if allowed to go particularly recommended everyone to massage both feet unchained. for 30 seconds twice a day. “Spread the toes. Feet are the Recovery and regeneration happen automatically, nerve points of the body.” given rest and time. It takes approximately 48 hours for Ms. Piazza left the group with five principles for facing cells to regenerate after being exhausted, she said. “Stress a stressful situation: (1) Believe it can be overcome. (2) can get too much if we don’t know how to deal with it.” Make a resolution that you can prevail. (3) Solicit help: On the other hand, “if you like what you are living, you’ll “Often there is no best choice, but there is a choice that find ways to make yourself happy.” will be better than not choosing.” (4) Remember people Using her own experience as an example, she recounted who have overcome. (5) If one choice does not work, try a period in her life when she was a corporate executive another. April /May 2016 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Page 11

Caregiving and 550 Kilometers By Michael Walker

I have lived in Quebec now for 29 resistance of course. Like all of us, she happen to everyone. No one is above years. I came from New Jersey, where loves her independence, which is losses. Just look at the Kennedy family. my 85 year old mom still lives. I am diminishing slowly. The losses they experienced were the closest relative to her, travelling One thing I learned, while I earned more than anyone could imagine. But to New Jersey (NJ) as often as it takes my master’s degree in counselling on these losses don’t often happen all at to bring her to doctors’ appointments. the topic that I fell in love with, loss once. Thank God for that, eh! Any emergencies that arise, I will be and grief counselling. Consider this As we grow older and become there. Since technically I live in for a moment, we are builders from caregivers ourselves, especially to another country and 550 kilometers the moment we are born…learning those we love, the best we can do is away, there have been some and growing, and developing, best we can! We arrange for helpers challenges. dreaming, hoping, working hard at through services provided by local My sister lives approximately school, graduating, dating, marrying, organizations, church groups, social 3,000 kilometers away in Seattle, and having children and grand- services, non-profit groups that Washington. In spite of the distance, children. Then there is a turn that specialize in helping, as well as my sister is an amazing team player takes place. For some it is so gradual through family members. My sister for my mom. She will make all her you really don’t notice it. Around 55 is a big help for me, even though she appointments, pay her bills and take years old, we start to reverse all that is thousands of kilometers away. care of her banking online. Team work building and accumulating, and we As we grow into these stages, we has worked well for us, and for this I begin that process of losing. That’s are not alone. Those before us have am grateful. right, we start to lose what we held gone through this, and we can learn My mom is your standard mom, on to, our teeth, our health, our hair to accept the challenges, which makes single (divorced), worked hard her (well, for me that was a bit earlier). the process much easier to handle. We whole life, now retired. She is blind We lose loved ones, be it parents, can’t hold on to what we don’t have in one eye, and so doesn’t drive. Since aunts and uncles, friends and any more, but we can embrace what her fall a few years ago, she doesn’t neighbors. We lose our children as is ahead of us when it comes. Family, venture out like she used to. We have well. This is scary for anyone when services and friends make these times set up a caretaker for her that comes this takes place! a bit more comforting. in five times a week for three hours a As primary caretakers, we are day, doing various things like laundry, taking care of our aging parents, who For all those who serve in this shopping for food, and any other are struggling with losses of all kind capacity, thank you! errands she might need doing. This of things, including their has been a great relief for us for sure. I independence. We can assure them, Married 39 years, the Walkers live in Sainte- have on numerous times tried to coax we can comfort them and remind Marthe-sur-le-lac. Parents and her to move closer to Montreal, but them of the glorious days gone by. My grandparents, they lost a son in 2014. she won’t have anything to do with wife recently lost her mom to Michael Walker has pastored a church in that. She’s a Jersey girl in the truest dementia right after her mom turned Ville St. Laurent for 28 years and for 10 sense. My mom has lived in the same 90 years old. A woman who had never years also hosted a 15-minute radio program apartment since 1971 and has no been sick, had only been hospitalized Mondays through Fridays on a New York plans to leave! Therefore, my sister twice in her life time. station. His next venture will involve four and I decided to make her life as Losses are natural! We fight against evenings a week in Ottawa working for the comfortable and carefree as possible. them, we don’t want to experience U.S. embassy. We have had some success, with some them, but they are real, and they ESBL Makes CTV News Well-known television reporter Aphrodite Salas and cameraman Robert Carrier of CTV Montreal’s news team covered the Sunday, January 24, meeting of Équité Santé Basses Laurentides (ESBL) at the 4 Korners Family Resource Center in Deux-Montagnes.

Their story ran on the CTV webcast and its late night newscast on the 24th as well as the noon newscast on the 25th. It highlighted how the citizens group has identified that the Lower Laurentians‘s health services are the most underfinanced and inadequate in all of Quebec. Here Ms. Salas and Mr. Carrier chat with two of the ESBL leaders, Duncan Hart Cameron and Elizabeth Saccà. Page 12 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS April /May 2016 New Family Restaurant - Coq Au Vin By Cookie Smith

Coq Au Vin is open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and supper, with the exception of Sundays, offering breakfast and lunch only and closing at 3:00 pm. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4:00 pm to closing, children eat free from the children’s menu. Nick and Stefania offer parents this opportunity to afford to eat out with their family.

Coq Au Vin’s menu has a good variety at very reasonable prices and their service is fast, efficient and friendly! Stephania always comes to greet you with a warm smile. Another feather in their cap was the inspector’s report, which described their establishment as the cleanest he/ she had seen in a long time! Nick Retsinas and Stefania Dermitzaki owners of Coq Au Vin This restaurant offers the best value and quality breakfast in town! Myself, family, friends and return A new family restaurant opened its doors November 23 customers can attest to that. To accompany the delicious at 1910 Oka Road at the corner of 20th Avenue in Deux- breakfast, I especially enjoy the side dish of cut fresh fruit Montagnes. Proud owners Nick Retsinas and Stefania with a drizzle of Stefania’s homemade pastry cream. Nice Dermitzaki renovated the site with a crisp, clean black touch! They also offer home style comfort food that you and white theme and matching artwork. They also closed don’t usually find in restaurants: i.e. meatloaf, shepherd’s in the front entrance to keep out the cold. pie, chicken pot pie, in addition to Triple-A Angus steaks, burgers, poutine, club sandwiches, pizza and their Nick grew up in Deux-Montagnes and attended St. Jude signature dish, Coq Au Vin. Besides the menu, there are Elementary and Lake of Two Mountains High School. No three specials on the board everyday for lunch, including stranger to the restaurant business, Nick was entrenched soup or salad, tea or coffee and dessert. Everything is in the field from the age of 12, starting at his father’s homemade including their pizza sauce, pancakes, waffles, Brasserie Chambord in St. Jerome. He began at the bottom etc. Nick cooks with fresh olive oil shipped to him from of the ladder washing dishes and at 17 he was in charge his parents’ olive trees in Greece, but the couple only buy of the restaurant. “My dad taught me everything I know local produce to keep their menu authentic. and stressed the importance of quality!” said Nick. He also worked at Nickel’s Restaurant. The 11 employees and handymen are all from the community. Nick feels their success is thanks to the Nick lived in Greece for several years and opened his support of the local people, as well as the quality and own restaurant called The Crazy Canadian, and managed freshness of their food. another restaurant as well. This was when he met the lovely Stefania from the beautiful island of Crete. Nick and Stefania like to pay back by donating to local Eventually Nick returned home and Stefania joined him schools and organizations. They gave 40 pounds of four years ago and became manager of Persil for three spaghetti to Polyvalente Deux Montgnes for an event and years, a fruit and vegetable store on Oka Road in Ste- five or six vouchers for free meals and discounts to the Marthe-sur-le-Lac, where She also did a lot of cooking Lions’ Club. and baking. Nick and Stefania have exciting plans for the future: “It’s good to be back in the old neighbourhood. It’s like more homemade desserts by Stefania, a delivery service, a big family in Two Mountains. Very homey…feels like a ‘terrasse’ on the 20th Avenue side of the building, and guests coming to our home, rather than clients,” remarked hosting BBQs during the summer. They are also planning Nick. Stefania added, “Everyone is so excited that the new menu choices for this spring, such as seafood, surf ‘n restaurant is open again … and we’re here to stay!” turf, more meat varieties for mixed grills, and fruits and vegetables in season. The couple are equally positive and passionate about their new ‘labour of love,’ Coq Au Vin. Wine and spirits are Coq Au Vin offers free WiFi, and Nick and Stefania invite available and easy-going jazz plays in the background you to visit their Facebook page at Resto Coq Au Vin. For providing a relaxing ambiance. Nick and Stefania reservations, call 450-473-5500. On behalf of the encourage customers to enjoy their evening and linger Community Connections, we wish Nick and Stefania for as long as they like, not feeling they have to eat and continued success in their new endeavour! run. April /May 2016 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Page 13

The Lions’ Den – By Nancy Ryder

Seniors Day went very well and the more than one hun- dred seniors who attended had a great time. We had a very successful Winter Carnival and everyone We will be holding our Harold Vaague Scholarship Bowl- who was there seemed to enjoy themselves during this ing fundraiser on April 16 at the St. Eustache Shopping event. We were lucky with the warm temperature that Centre’s bowling centre from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The day that the snow was there for the out-door activities. cost is $12.00. Ask a Lion if you want tickets We hope to see you at our upcoming events and thank you all for your continued support.

On Feb 3 we presented the Deux-Montagnes Library with a donation of $2000.00 towards the purchase of large print and audio books for the community.

Is discipline necessary? Tips from C.E.S.A.M.E. By Jessica Pirozzi

Discipline is often frowned upon, or we do not have the right consequence you choose is age-appropriate for your child. To be tools to go forward with it the right way. It’s hard sometimes to effective, it’s important to maintain consistency in your determine if we are too strict or too soft. Disciplining is a long- interventions. Both parents should take the time to discuss and term investment and is crucial for our children’s education. agree on the same rules, because if the parents don’t agree then Here are some tips to help you maintain a healthy and balanced it can’t be clear for your children! discipline with your child. Did you know that C.E.S.A.M.E. offers discipline workshops? Promote their independence: Make a routine, attribute age- Twice a year, in the fall and winter, we have two of our team appropriate chores (setting the table, cleaning up their plates, members who work with parents to teach them and give them putting the dirty laundry in the basket, cleaning up their toys, tools for better disciplining. The workshops last for 10-11 weeks folding towels…), encourage their good behaviour (“Good job!, and are given in the evening from 6: 30 to 8: 30 pm. Daycare is I’m proud of you! Aren’t you proud of yourself?”). Help your offered to parents who need babysitting for their kids while children accomplish a task rather than doing it for them. Change they do the workshop. You will learn about the different types their “I can’t do it!” to “Can you help me?” of parenting, naming needs, self-esteem, communication and Manage your emotions: take a deep breath to calm down and expressing emotions. consider a situation before acting and giving a consequence You can call anytime to put your name on the waiting list. that you might regret! The next workshop will begin in the fall of 2016. The cost is 50$ Consequences: It is crucial that you give consequences that you for one adult or 75$ for a couple. will be able to maintain, and it’s very important that the Page 14 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS April /May 2016

Need to see a Doctor? By Kim Nymark

It is that time of the year again: cold care). ter your RAMQ number, the name of and flu season! Every year, hundreds your town or the name of your regular of thousands of Quebecers are affected Navigating the Bonjour-santé clinic. If your regular clinic does not by one or both of them. When you are website is quick and simple. The offer an on-line search service, you will feeling under the weather, what ac- home page offers three main choices: be re-directed to a consultation in an- tions should you take? 1. I need to see a doctor today or other walk-in clinic and will go tomorrow; through the same process as in option First of all, before attempting to see 2. I need to see a doctor from my 1. a doctor, remember to call 8-1-1 for regular clinic; Info-Santé service. Info-Santé is the 3. I need to see a medical specialist. Option 3: This is a new service and bilingual, province-wide telephone If you select the first option: you will allows any patient with a family doc- help line for answers to health ques- then have to enter your postal code, tor’s referral for a consultation with a tions. If you have a non-urgent health your RAMQ number, your email ad- specialist to visit the website and sign question, your first thought should dress and whether your requested up for a centralized waiting list. As always be to call Info-Santé. Health appointment is related to a work or soon as Bonjour-santé finds an avail- care professionals are on duty 24 car accident. A pop-up will appear able appointment, the registered pa- hours a day, 7 days a week to answer suggesting that you consult Info- tient will receive a phone call or an your calls. santé 8-1-1 for assistance should you email to book an appointment. Patients have any doubts about your health will be asked the name of the doctor If you need to see a doctor after con- condition. By pressing continue, referring them to a specialist, the per- sulting Info-Santé but are not able to search results will appear indicating mit number of the referring doctor and get an appointment at your regular up to three choices of possible ap- what type of specialist is required. clinic and don’t want to spend hours pointments at various times during at the emergency room, Bonjour- the day. Then click ‘Proceed’ and you A video on how to use Bonjour-santé santé (https://en.bonjour-sante.ca) is will be asked for credit card infor- is at: www.clinic.bonjour-sante.ca/pa- the answer. Bonjour-santé is a bilin- mation. As soon as your payment is tients/. gual web service that will look for a completed, you will receive details on Contact: [email protected] for doctor within 70 km of your postal the possible appointments and you 4 Korners Family Resource Center: 1- code who is available immediately. can choose the one that is most con- 888-974-3940 Among the search results, you will venient. A confirmation email will be shown the best 3 matches consid- then be sent to you. ering the following criteria: the dis- It is as simple as tance, the availabilities and the time that, you will have of the request. Since this search serv- a doctor’s appoint- ice for a walk-in clinic consultation is ment! a commercial service, a charge of $15 + taxes is payable. Once the payment Should you is completed, NO refunds will be is- want to see a doc- sued. You will not have to pay for tor from your regu- your appointment: all physicians of- lar clinic, you will fering their appointments online par- choose the second ticipate in the RAMQ (Régie de option. Again, you l’assurance maladie Québec – medi- will be asked to en- April / May 2016 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Page 15 The Green Corner By Sara Nicholson [email protected] rather than starting them as seed on your own. In the future, I personally plan to grow only scallions, because It’s April! If you would like to grow they can be grown like garlic (planted your own food this summer, it’s time in the fall from a bulb) which are easy to start transplanting if you haven’t to grow and don’t take much time or already. effort. Laziness is genius they say! When growing food in your own Plants that can be directly seeded always consider getting vegetable backyard, there are two options: in the summer include: arugula, baskets from a community supported grow from seed or buy transplants. beans, beets, cabbage, carrots, corn, agriculture (CSA) farm. On the north Growing from seed will save you endives, fennel, kale, collards, shore you can sign up to a CSA money, but it will take some time and kohlrabi, lettuce, scallions, bok choy, through Equiterre (they connect effort to start your own seedlings. parsnips, radishes, rutabagas, farmers to the public). In joining a CSA If you have a sunny window, you spinach, Swiss chard and turnips you can choose to receive a basket of can easily start some plants indoors. (among others). produce weekly or biweekly for either Any seed can be planted directly To know when to plant each of these 1-2 people or 3-4 people. You normally outdoors, but seeds are more likely to vegetables, there is a lovely table at pay for your baskets up front at the survive and sprout when you start www.westcoastseeds.com. Look up beginning of the season and receive them indoors. Here’s why: a) they the Vegetable Planting Chart for them from June through to October. don’t have to compete with weeds, and Southern Ontario and Montreal or e- The 4K center in Deux-Montagnes b) the environment (heat, humidity, mail me and I would be happy to send offer different sized baskets at wind, and rain/water) is more it to you or tell you when to plant reasonable prices all year round. controlled. There are also some plants what if you have any specific If you don’t grow your own food or that take a while to grow, and our questions. buy a CSA basket from a local farmer, summers aren’t that long. You There are many places to buy seeds. then you can still eat healthily and actually need to start some vegetables Some of the smaller, local, organic seed support local business by doing your indoors before the summer season so distributors are: Ferme Tourne Sol, Les groceries at local farmers’ markets or that they have enough time to grow Jardins de l’Ecoumene and Greta’s local organic grocery stores. to maturity. Organics (On). You can go directly to I know many of us still shop at IGA, Plants to start indoors and their websites and order seeds online Metro, and Super C and it is not my transplant once it is warmer include: or you can find them for sale at local intention to boycott these stores. I asparagus, broccoli, brussels sprouts, organic stores. believe they can be part of the cabbage, cauliflower, celery, In fact, on April 2, Seeds of Diversity solution. I would simply ask you to cucumbers, eggplant, leeks, onions, is hosting a Seedy Saturday in Dorval remain mindful when you are buying parsley, peppers, pumpkin, squash, (1510 Chemin Herron) where there your food to think local, think organic. and tomatoes. will be workshops, seed vendors and This is for your health and that of the *Onions need to be started early a seed swap. planet. The more we support small (from mid-February to the end of You can also find seeds or scale local organic businesses, the March/beginning of April) in order to transplants at the Atwater or Jean better off we will all be, physically and be ready to transplant in the summer. Talon markets. monetarily! Based on personal experience, it is best If you won’t be growing your own Remember, if you have any to simply buy them as transplants vegetables this summer, you can questions, I am more than happy to answer them! Page 16 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS April / May 2016 Visionary Art Connects Cultures Story and photos by Gordon Wetmore

A spectacular mural by students of Lake of Two The ambitious scope of the project led to adding Mountains High School has brought visions of their another half dozen dedicated painters. Released from interconnecting values to life on the walls of their some class time, students also worked at lunch periods, Breakfast Club community room. after school and on a pedagogical day. Guiding the technical production were brother and sister professional muralists Melissa-Ann Ledo and Kevin Ledo, who clearly enjoyed working with the students.

LTMHS English teacher Kimberly Sanchez-Soares was also a staff advisor on the project, which was funded by a grant from the Sir Wilfrid Laurier Foundation. In addition, she and Ms. Deer Standup are working on a new curriculum for the school’s English department that will include more Aboriginal works to expose students to the richness of this area of Canadian literature. Guiding the students: muralists Melissa-Ann and Kevin Ledo and cultural advisor Sandra Owen:nakon Deer Standup. About a dozen boys and girls from all grade levels and the Power department designed the mural, staff advisor Laurie King said. Interviewed during the focussed bustle of a painting period, Mohawk cultural advisor Sandra Owen:nakon Deer Standup added that the inspiration for the images were generated entirely by the students. “All the ideas came from them,” said Ms. Deer Standup, a former teacher and a third-year Ph.D. student in education at McGill University.

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Roughing things out

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A Remarkable Person: Patricia Sachiko Omoto By Gordon Wetmore Japanese and traditional French Canadian food on the table. of the Forever Young Theatre Company At her funeral February 19, daughter (whose members provided the beautiful Diane Lauzon eulogized her mother’s music at her funeral).She was an artist, forgiving nature “whose faith in God seamstress, costume designer, floral was undeniable, whose love was arranger, dancer, cake baker and boundless and energy unmatched.” Pat’s decorator. She participated in fund raising Japanese culture shone through in “her and charitable causes for more than 30 quiet respectful nature and her devotion years and volunteered at Meals on Wheels to her family.” for 15 years. Pat’s open-minded views were reflected In her final year, ill and in pain, she came in the ecumenical nature of her funeral, to a meeting of a local citizens group to With the passing of Patricia (Pat) Omoto which took place in Deux-Montagnes at speak about problems she had on February 15, our area lost another of Holy Family Parish, a Roman Catholic encountered in getting timely health care, its remarkable citizens. Born to Japanese Church. The dignified ceremony was in hopes that her story could smooth the parents in Vancouver on October 13, 1931, presided over by Father Stephan way for others to get attended to better. she and her family spent five years in an Diraviam, assisted by Reverend David Later, when friends visited her in hospital internment camp in rural British Hart, the Anglican priest at All Saints or palliative care, her first concern was Columbia after the attack on Pearl Church, and both Catholics and that they were comfortably seated. Harbour. All Japanese internees’ Protestants were invited to take Daughter Diane, in her eulogy, possessions, including the family’s communion. described Pat as a giving, compassionate grocery store, were confiscated in 1943. In his eulogy, Reverend Hart called Pat and kind person, yet too humble to accept After the war ended, they were forced to “one of the earliest exponents of Christian- recognition for such qualities. Speaking move to Quebec Zen, a fusion of two world faiths.” For to Pat directly on behalf of her now grown One might think that she would be her, he said, it was the heart that mattered, children, she said, “Mom, it will be with bitter after those experiences, but that was and “she saw into a person’s soul… In a all our love and pride that we will speak not Pat’s way. Conversations with her world of prejudice, Pat was ahead of her of you. Thank you for the happy moments children painted a picture of a person who time.” we shared, the love you gave us and the lived by inclusive values that they Pat was married twice. Her first way you cared. You’ve touched us in absorbed. In lean times, she purchased a marriage, to Gabrielle Lauzon, had to take ways that have changed us forever, set of the World Book Encyclopaedia and place in a United Church in Toronto when making us better from knowing you. To read to them from it every day to stimulate Montreal’s Catholic churches refused have had you in our lives was the greatest their learning. Even when there was not them permission because Pat was blessing of all.” a lot to eat, she encouraged them to Buddhist. Decades later, then a widow, Patricia Sachiko Omoto is survived by practise proper table manners so they she married Ken Collins, “the love of her her children Carole (Rolly), Diane (Michel), would learn good etiquette. “There was later life,” also in a United Church. He Richard (Lyne), and Linda (Alain); no swearing in our house,” said her predeceased her a year and a half ago. grandchildren and great-grandchildren, daughter Carole Lauzon Cloutier. At Multi-talented and community as well as other family members and Christmas dinners, they had both minded, Pat was an enthusiastic member friends.

Driving Safty - Cont’d from p. 5 down, make sure.” He said that defensive What should people do if they believe passing on a two lane highway, and for driving means to plan ahead. “To react is someone is no longer capable of driving railroad crossings in remote areas (“roll too late.” safely? “You must take action,” he said. down your windows, look, listen”). He He warned that fatigue is a leading Report the person to their doctor, another reminded people to check blind spots, use cause of accidents, and fighting fatigue is health professional, a family member, the directional signals, keep distractions to a very dangerous. police, a close friend, or the SAAQ at 1- minimum, and be alert far enough ahead Mr. Leblanc said that the CAA has 800-561-2858. to observe the “move over” law. useful brochures and a website where “The reported person may have to A driver should be positioned senior drivers can evaluate their driving submit to an evaluation,” he said. Having comfortably, be able to check mirrors, see skills at seniordriving.caa.ca/en. Senior one’s keys taken away may not be the end ahead easily and keep track of the car’s drivers should also consider their driving of the world, but “that can be hard to position relative to vehicles around it. record over the past two years for number face, though.” Before backing up, use all the mirrors and, of tickets received and minor accidents. One statistic he cited was surprisingly if the car has one, the rear camera to be Drivers can renew their knowledge in positive. In 1973, with 2 million vehicles sure the way is clear. However, a driver the latest Driver’s Handbook and Driving a on the road, 2209 people died in road should turn body and head to actually Passenger Vehicle, both available from the accidents; in 2014, there were 6 million look through the rear window while SAAQ and book stores. Taking a refresher vehicles but just 336 deaths. Better driving backwards. driving course might be a good idea for designed cars, more safety equipment, “Judge by where you are at a specific some. better roads, and driver education made time - and check,” he emphasized. “Slow the difference, he said. Page 18 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS April /May 2016 A Look at Rosemere By Marge McCord April is finally here and with spring up some of the swamp land. Eventu- well as private ones in Rosemere. The we look forward to better, warmer ally, our streets were paved and mail churches include English and French weather. Spring flowers – crocuses was delivered to our homes. Old Catholic, Anglican and United. At one daffodils, tulips, flowering trees, trees families such as Gilmour, Tylee, time food shopping locally was sparse in general. Wow. Labelle and others helped build the but today there are many choices in On February 12, the Rosemere Volun- town. In 1922, the golf course was the area. With many activities, it is a teer Services (R.V.S.) held a general built with land bought from Gilmours great town to bring up kids. The train meeting with the usual general busi- and Tylees. The Tylees also gave the service to Montreal is ideal, especially ness and a great Valentine lunch. The land to build the Rosemere Memorial if you work in the downtown core. In next general meeting will be Friday, United Church. the old days, there were very few May 20, at 11:30 am with lunch, and The town purchased an old building trains per day. We have enjoyed our that day the R.V.S. Boutique will close from Camp Bouchard, the army camp years in Rosemere and are not sorry for the summer. It will reopen in Sep- in Blainville, which was our first we moved here. tember. They have some very nice Community Centre where meetings Obituaries: In January, Hap Dawson, merchandise so drop in and have a were held, the Drama workshop put a long-term resident, passed away look. Local artist Gertrude Antoine on plays, and there was a library and after a short illness. She is survived Barwick has donated a painting to be a school. Eventually the town gave by her husband Tex, daughter Susan raffled off in the month of May. Tickets permission for a group to open the (Don), son Bruce, and grandchildren may be purchased at the R.V.S. Bou- Victorian Order of Nurses shop, now Jeremie and Camille. Hap and Tex tique. the R.V.S. shop, in a small room at were very active in our community. Don’t forget Mothers’ Day, which falls front of the building. Our sincere condolences go to Tex and on Sunday, May 8. All the best goes Later the town put up a new build- his family. out to all you moms. ing to house the library, the Horizon Margaret Finlayson, long- time resident Way back when we moved to Rose- Club, V.O.N. shop and halls to rent of Rosemere, passed away in Toronto re- mere in the ‘50s, we had wells and sep- for different occasions. Later a swim- cently. She is survived by her son Ian of tic tanks. Our well water was so hard ming pool was built at the back of that Toronto, and we would like to give our that after a short period we had to rent building for swimming lessons, rec- sympathy to him. a water softener because it was cor- reational swimming, etc. Now this There must be news items out there that roding everything. The side streets building is strictly a Library and the people would like to hear about. If so, call were not paved and in the spring to new Community Centre is where the me at 450-437-5231. keep the dust down, the town would Rosemere Memo- put oil down – what a mess! There rial Church is, the was a fair amount of swamp land Horizon Club, which brought lots of mosquitoes, so where Meals on the town would come around and Wheels are pre- spray with DDT – now illegal. pared. Down- Our phone was a party-line to start stairs is the R.V.S. but fairly quickly, we got our own line. shop and halls for We picked up our mail at a post office rent for different at the corner of Grande Cote and Ce- activities. dar. That was fun because we got to There are very meet new people. In the ‘60s the wa- good public ter mains were put in and shortly af- schools, English ter the sewers. Having sewers dried and French, as April /May 2016 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Page 19 Rosemere’s 12th Biannual Book Sale St. James Anglican Church in Rosemere is hosting its 12th our sales twice a year. This way people can stock up for used book sale Saturday, May 28. Every year we collect their summer reading at our May sale, and in the fall do like thousands of French and English books, sort them by genre, the squirrels and stock up for the long winter months. Be- and open our doors in May and October for two great book sides books we offer CDs, DVDs, games, puzzles, gift bas- sales. kets, raffle prizes and more. Our hot dog lunch is a great hit also. We invite anyone who hasn’t been to our sale before to give it a try. We also welcome our devoted customers who come from as far as the South Shore and The Laurentians to come back again this year. St. James is a small congregation with a big heart, Apart from being a friendly church, it serves as a community cen- tre with its Drop-In Centre on Wednesdays, a venue for so- cial events throughout the year, and a gathering place for various functions such as AA, yoga, weddings, etc. We accept book donations year round. The books can be dropped off on Wednesdays between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm, That day the friendly “Purple Ladies” and gents of the St. or call Diane at 450-621-6881 or Donna at 514-560-5441 to James Volunteer Group don their purple shirts to assist the arrange a convenient time. many bibliophiles that come in search of good literature. We look forward to seeing our old and new friends on We have a very good assortment of books and the prices are May 28. a steal. Children’s books are only $0.25, regular paperbacks are $0.50, and hardcover and large paperbacks are $1.50. The book sales started in 2010 when two of the Purple Ladies thought of a way to find affordable books and con- tribute to their local community. While our events are smaller than our counterpart in Deux-Montagnes, we hold Page 20 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS April /May 2016 24-Hour Fast for Sustainability Story and photo by Jennifer and Elizabeth Hua, RHS Correspondents On Friday, January 22, four members of the RHS Student The visitors were greeted Council, along with Mr. Don Palmerella, accepted warmly by new and Laurentian Regional High School’s invitation to familiar faces alike. Sainte participate in a 24-hour fast which would raise funds to Agathe Academy arrived purchase goats for families overseas. soon after, bringing the Elizabeth Jennifer total attendance to well over one hundred starving people. Ensuing activities included a variety of sports and an escape-the-room challenge, which kept students occupied until summons were issued for an assembly in the high school auditorium. There, LRHS representatives hosted a mini WE Day, featuring talented student singers and speakers who provided both entertainment and motivation. Afterward, a digital scavenger hunt had teams racing the halls for clues, and two movies, a comedy and a thriller, were played back-to-back for any who wanted to avoid sleep a little longer. Mats, inflatable mattresses, and sleeping bags were rolled out in the gymnasiums when students at last settled down for the evening. Sponsored students from Rosemere High School and An early start the following morning enticed everyone Sainte Agathe Academy joined others January 22 at host with the promise of a warm meal. Food donations were school Laurentians Regional High School in Lachute for cooked and dished out, as the 24-hour fast came to an 24 hours of fasting to raise funds and awareness to coun- end. After bidding farewell to new friends, Rosemere teract starvation due to poverty and promote sustainable participants returned home with the memory of an practices. inspirational, educational, and successful day still fresh After a hearty breakfast, participants brought sleeping in their hearts. bags to school in eager preparation for the night to come. All funds were donated through the Free the Children Usual classes were attended, and the temptation of lunch organization to supply a sustainable source of food and was conquered through homework and conversation. income to impoverished families. By experiencing hunger Once the last bus departed at 2:30 pm, the five-some first hand, RHS succeeded in raising awareness and gathered in the lower foyer to await a taxi that would bonding with others who were also willing to take action bring them to their westward destination. and make a difference.

You are Important to Me Day Story and photos by Jennifer and Elizabeth Hua, RHS Correspondents

In accordance with Suicide Prevention Week, Rosemere High School hosted “You are Important to Me Day” on Wednesday, February 3. Mysterious posters had beckoned students to the lower foyer since the Monday prior, so when Agente Chantal Lefebvre arrived with an arsenal of clothespins embedded with the name of the event and instructions to “Pass it on,” enthusiasm was already high and pulsing.

During lunch hour, volunteers distributed pegs that were in turn presented to supportive individuals who impacted student life. People were encouraged to inscribe the names of these and other influential figures on a chart, which was hung by the school entrance doors. RHS would like to recognize the Prévention Section of the Community and the Public Relations Division of the Régie intermunicipale de police Thérèse-De-Blainville for their financial support and initiative, both of which Agente Chantal Lefebvre of the Régie intermunicipale proved instrumental in making the day a reality. de police Thérèse-De-Blainville with Rosemere High School students for You Are Important to Me Day. April /May 2016 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Page 21 A Shout out From the Cambodian Water Project By RHS Correspondents Elizabeth and Jennifer Hua Ms. Enrica Vani, Ms. Catarina Canto Carreiro, and Ms. Benevolence has allowed the project to grow, and par- Wendy Jocelyn Haas extend a warm thank-you for all the ticipation has become greater than ever before. Although support and generosity given to the Cambodian Water tremendous amounts of time, effort and money have al- Project. Enthusiastic volunteers and a loving community lowed for the cause’s continued success, help is still have raised about $2000 in the past year alone, which needed! Prizes for upcoming raffles and more used books means that another eight families have access to clean for lunch-hour sales are greatly sought and appreciated. water. A better world is a healthier world. Provide opportunity; In April, the annual Read-a-Thon will commence again. provide a future. Save the life of a child by donating to- Students will be encouraged to find sponsors willing to day. donate a sum in accordance to the amount of literature For more information, please contact Ms. Vani consumed or the number of hours spent reading during ([email protected]), Ms. Canto Carreiro the month. All profits raised will be reinvested in water ([email protected]), or Ms. Wendy Jocelyn wells overseas. Haas ([email protected]). Rosemere High School Takes on Les Misérables By RHS Correspondents Elizabeth and Jennifer Hua Led by Ms. Stephanie Cocking, the Rosemere High School been dubbed “incredibly inspiring” by the RHS students. drama club has launched into final rehearsals for what Practices are held every Tuesday and Thursday after many consider the most ambitious project of their nine- school, along with two additional rehearsals on pedagogi- year production history. cal days throughout the year. Costumes and props are a On April 14 and 15, 30 stu- collection of reused, purchased, donated, and hand-made dents will don the guises of conflicted 19th century fig- ures as they struggle through the epic novel by French au- thor Victor Hugo. Long be- fore Les Misérables was adapted for cinema, Ms. Cocking was already enamored by the rich and raw tale of ex-convict Jean Valjean. Motivated by the passion of her parents, she visited theatres across Eu- Les Misérables director rope and pursued the dra- Stephanie Cocking matic arts in post-secondary school education. Acting as- The Rosemere High cast of Les Misérables at pirations were quickly traded for a teaching degree, and rehearsal Ms. Cocking directed her first musical at Lake of Two Moun- articles. While any and all help is welcome, “I’m a stickler tains High School in Deux-Montagnes. Two years later, for the period. If it doesn’t correspond, it won’t be used,” she transferred to Rosemere where her illustrious career Ms. Cocking stated. truly began. Les Misérables is an experience, like any large project, Since then, from the onset of each school year, posters which will only serve to strengthen the resolve and confi- beckon young actors to the stage. Auditions are open to all dence of those involved. Alumni have repeatedly returned grade levels, and parts are distributed according to pres- to help with staging and makeup, and current students ence, relevance, voice, and talent - not experience. Since have formed lasting relationships with fellow cast and many of the senior students have been recurrently in- crew of each grade and stature. “We are like a family,” Ms. volved with the productions, an unspoken mentor-pupil Cocking said. relationship ties the club together. Aside from the obvious affiliates, techies and six other “I try to make sure nobody gets bored,” Ms. Cocking teachers bring the drama club to a staggering 50 mem- explained. “The teenagers today [tend to] get a bum rap. If bers. Each is instrumental for production, whether their they find the right thing, they can be committed.” role be on stage or behind the scenes. With 10 practices remaining and a crew that far exceeded any expectation, Although the rights for each performance are purchased Ms. Cocking revealed, “It was not as hard as I thought it from Music Theatre International, the amount of time, la- would be, [but] I will let you know at the end just how bour, and commitment which turns script into reality has ambitious it was.” Page 22 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS April /May 2016

cities you can play golf and hockey on the same day. In the very near future there will be expansion and the front runner is Las Vegas, not a hockey city, a gambling/tourist 24/7 city.

Quebec City a very passionate hockey city with a new Hockey fantastic sports complex/arena is second choice. The NHL On Jan. 23 at the Olympia arena, Deux-Montagnes in the already makes a huge profit, they just want more. It is Atom A hockey division the Deux-Montagnes Panthers just pure GREED. played the Blainville Bastions. It was a fast paced game on the part of both teams. It was an action packed game Another potential place would be Halifax/Dartmouth. as they skated to a 2-2 draw. It was a fun game to watch The metro population is 450,000 with hockey passion and as a fan of young upcoming hockey players. The Panther’s it would be the only major pro-sports team in the goalie made numerous great saves. A well earned point Maritimes. They need a team. Twenty-three of the 30 for both teams and great for parents. Bobbyb teams are in the US. I know pro-hockey/sports is a Ringuette business but expand to Canadian hockey cities. Be fair, they will make money, the existing owners make plenty of On Saturday, February 27 at 11:00 am the Deux- money as well as the league. We in Canada have the Montagnes Coyotes played Trois Rivieres in a Novice B climate, passion, support, money and TV coverage to have Ringuette game. Deux-Montagnes lead 4-1 after the first franchises. Montreal and Toronto are two of the three period; then Trois Rivieres scored twice to get within a wealthiest teams in the league. goal. The Coyotes with tenacious pressure scored three That’s my opinion, what’s yours? in row to earn a great victory 7-3. Well done Deux- [email protected] Montagnes The Deux-Montagnes Benjamine A Team won the provincial championship and are going to PEI to represent Sports Rap: My Second Opinion Quebec in the eastern championship. Good luck to our team. By Bobby Fordham, Sports Editor [email protected] ©Facebook The Montreal Canadiens have been a defensive minded hockey team for the past 15-20 years. The REASON is our head coaches, Guy Carbonneau, Jacques Martin and now Michel Therrien were/are all defensive coaches with no offensive implementation at all. Playing 60 minutes of defense with no power plays relates to very little offence. This leaves our goalie to win the game. Montreal needs a quality offensive minded head coach with very good assistants. They still have to preach back- checking and positioning, implement a power play system Benjamine A Provincial Champions (2016) using all five players, and select a captain with energy that will lead on and off the ice. My pick would be Gallagher. Changes have to be made for this team to Sports Rap: My Opinion realistically win another Stanley Cup. You cannot expect the goalie to be the only reason to win. This is still a By Bobby Fordham, Sports Editor TEAM sport. [email protected] That’s my opinion, what’s yours? [email protected] No Canadian city’s NHL franchise has won the Stanley Cup since 1993. It was the Montreal Canadiens that defeated the Los Angeles Kings. Since then only American Dale Hammond city franchises have won the cup with mostly Canadian Certifié Can-Fit-Pro born players on their rosters. We have to come up with a Certified Can-Fit-Pro solution to keep these Canadian born players in Canada. Spécialste en conditionement All NHL players are paid in US currency so that cannot be physique pour les ainés the reason. Spécialiste en entrainement personnel One reason might be Gary Bettman. He is American; Older Adult Fitness Specialist - Personal Trainer therefore he promotes hockey more in the USA than Specialist Canada and the American owners open their pocket books Tel.: 450-473-5985 / 514-213-6796 and sign the best Canadian players. Plus in most American courriel/email: [email protected] April/May 2016 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Page 23 Après Vous Café offers a taste of the Mediterranean and decadent desserts By Margaret Fung-A-Ling Meals may be prepared for take-out from individual to family-style portions. Taking out even two small choco- late biscuits was a unique experience; they were wrapped with such refreshing care in an impeccably designed “micro-box”, complete with integrated handle, it felt like I was taking home a delicate treasure.

Lena Panagiotopoulos and Hovsep Danelian, proprietors The aroma of fresh baked bread and croissants drift in On Saturday and Sunday, from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm, a pro- the morning air around the corner of 18th Avenue and motional buffet breakfast is served ($8.50/person) which Chemin d’Oka since Après Vous Café opened their doors includes scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon, homemade sau- on December 20th. sages, mini pizzas, crepes, Aremian and Greek salads and As soon as you walk in, trays of Greek and Armenian pastries, baked beans and coffee with refills. Unique fea- baklavas, glistening with honey, are captivating – tradi- tures of the buffet are the Greek and Armenian sample tional desserts from the original homes of proprietors Lena dishes, such as Lahmajoun (Armenian Pizza) made with Panagiotopoulos and Hovsep Danelian. A variety of minced meat, vegetables and herbs or simply with just baklavas are offered; the Greek almond-filled as well as thyme and cheese), giving clients the opportunity to add the Armenian versions with pistachio and walnut fill- a touch of Mediterranean flavour to their breakfast. A ings. recent Saturday breakfast included a sampling of Lena’s freshly made Loukoumades (or Greek puffs); warm, light as air, with just a hint of a cinnamon/sugar coating – just sublime!

Greek and Armenian Baklava

The display case at the entrance is filled with a decadent array of desserts followed by a section with baskets of crusty specialty breads, croissants, a variety of “sand- wich rolls,” and vegetable pies such as onion rolls filled with olives, cheese, ham and herbs and spanakopita (a Greek spinach pie with ricotta and feta). Greek and Armenian flavours permeate the menu and extend to daily lunch specials, such as “Le Jardin d’ Athènes” with spinach, arugula, green onions, and homemade croûtons, and “La Vraie Moussaka Grecque”. Weekly lunch specials will soon be available on the Café’s Facebook Page. Page 24 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS April /May 2016 The Church Mouse by Eric Painter

Message from the Church Snoop of God and by the singing and preach- ing Prayer) Spring is in the air, and all the lovely ing ministry of our dear sister. We • 5th Sunday- BCP flowers will soon be in bloom. To think pray that this is the beginning of an Two Mountains Community Youth that just one month ago, I had returned even greater move of God in our Group for all high-school aged teens, from a day up north, where I was help- church. The exciting news is that our meets at All Saints Church every Fri- ing a friend clear snow that was any- Sunday services have been moved to day from 7:30 – 9:30, except for every where between 5 and 20 feet high. It 10:30 a.m. This should make it easier 3rd Friday, which is SPAM (Sports was a beautiful sunshiny day. What for some to be able to attend who were night at Mountainview). we need is a positive attitude every previously unable to do so. As we April 2/May 7 “Food for Body and day, and to help one another, and re- approach the Easter season, the im- Soul” monthly breakfast member, if you can’t say something portant thing to remember is that God 9:30 am- church hall nice about a person, then don’t say has raised Jesus from the dead. (Acts April 28/May 26 Holy Communion anything at all. 13:30) This one historical event has service at Les Cascades 10:30 In this troubled world we can carry transformed the lives of millions of April 30 Afternoon Tea in the church on Jesus’ message by our Christian people for over 2000 years. We serve hall 2:00, $12 works of kindness and understand- a living Saviour, Hallelujah! Pastor e-mail: [email protected] ing. As simple as a sincere smile, a and Mrs. Thévenot Website: http:// helping hand, a look of courage, and www.allsaintsdeuxmontagnes.ca the ability to listen to aching hearts. Christ Church United Recently renovated rental space (kitchen Through it all, His teaching and words 214-14 Avenue, Deux Montagnes and hall) available for group meetings were of kindness, forgiveness, and love www.christchurchunited.com and activities* Phone Jerry East 450-623- for each other. God bless. Worship Sunday 4929 [email protected] The Church Snoop, Eric. at 11:45 am. Eve- ryone is wel- PEOPLE’S CHURCH Freedom Baptist Church come. . 370 5th Ave, Deux Montagnes 215 St Laurent; 106-108. St. Eustache 450- 472-4105 www.freedombaptist1611.org “Out to Lunch” for all residents of the area. Come and Sunday morning join us for a free lunch at Christ Church worship service (address above) every Tuesday at 12:30 11:00 a.m. pm. until 1:15 pm. Two -Words. N.B. Children must be accompanied by What words an adult. All donations will be greatly would you use to appreciated. Volunteers welcome. For describe Easter? Chocolate, family, Near corner of 25th Ave., off 640 more info please contact Christ Church lillies, Spring & warmth. 450-473-4784 or Stella Cox For the Christian, two very important Sunday worship at 10:00 am, 11:00 450 623-5192 words come to mind, ‘Risen & For- am, and 6:00 pm Upcoming Services: given’. Wednesday night prayer meeting Apr. 7/ May 5. Dominoes and Laughs Very simply stated if Jesus Christ was and Bible study at 7:00 pm 1-3 pm. First Thursday of the month. not raised from the dead, then He would not have defeated death and CHURCH OF GOD Meet in church hall. Come join the fun. sin, and therefore unable to forgive us 815 Rockland St. Apr. 15/ May 20. Friday Fun. Dominoes of our sins. The Apostle Paul put it this 450-491-6873 with Judy in the church hall from 1-3 way, “if Christ has not been raised, Pastors John and Arlene Thévenot your faith is futile; you are still in your (450) 491-6873 pm. Third Friday of the month. Mar. 27: Easter Sunday sins” (1 Cor. 15:17), However, the greatest victory ever All Saints accomplished, was the resurrection of Church the Son of God, which leads to the 248-18th Ave. Deux greatest hope for all who have placed Montagnes their faith and trust in Christ as Lord Telephone: Greetings in the name of Jesus, the and Saviour,( eternal life) , “But thanks 450-473-9541 be to God. He gives us the victory name above every name. As of this Sunday services with Sunday school through our Lord Jesus Christ”, (1 Cor. writing, we are in the midst of a won- and nursery at 10:30 am 15:57). I trust you have this wonder- derful revival with Evangelist Anita • 1st Sunday – Morning Prayer Pearce from Saskatchewan. We have ful hope. • 2nd / 4th Sunday – Holy Communion Church Snoop cont’d p. 25 been mightily blessed by the presence • 3rd Sunday – Family service (Morn- April /May 2016 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Page 25 The Church Mouse Confirmation for the children will be HOLY CROSS PARISH Cont’d from p. 24 on Saturday, April 16th at 5:30 p.m. ROSEMERE Spring is a miraculous experience. The whole world comes alive after the Ste. Francoise Cabrini Church, ROSEMERE MEMORIAL 210 Rue de L’Eglise, Rosemere CHURCH winter in which it seemed that every- thing was dead. The world comes Parish Centre: 555 Lefrancois, 200 Grande Cote, Rosemere filled with color and the scent of deli- 450-621-2150 Fax: 450-621-9080 cious greenery. The world that seemed www.holycrossrosemere.com so dull and cold has come alive once April 8, Military again. Little did we know that beneath Whist Parish the cold hard ground the plants and Center, 555 trees were preparing for rebirth. Lefrancois. Spring gives us hope for rejuvenation April 20, Movie 450-437-5560. in our own lives as well. Spring is a Night Par- https://www.facebook.com/.../Rose- time to renew the excitement and zest ish Center, 555 Lefrancois. mere-Memorial.../ for life that lives inside. May Date TBA Garage Sale Par- We continue our 2 services a month- No special events are planned for Apr ish Center, 555 Lefrancois. at 11:30 a.m. and May. We hope to see everyone May Date TBA Bake Sale After Apr. 10 - Lay worship leader weekly at our services. 9:00 am mass at St. Francoise Cabrini Apr. 24 - Communion, with Rev. Helen For Companies wishing to advertise Church Hliaras in our Parish Bulletin, please contact May 12 - Lay worship leader the office: Monday, Wednesday, and Please call the Holy Cross Parish office May 26 - Rev. Helen Hliaras Friday 9:30 to Noon. at 450-621-2150 for more details. We hope to have some “good news” May God Bless You and yours. Thank you, God bless. by the next issue. St. James Anglican Church 328 Pine St. Rosemere, QC Annual grant ceremony for the City Accredited Tel: 450-621-6466 [email protected] Organizations of Deux-Montagnes Sunday service 9:00 am Please join us for our St. George’s Day Social tea.2:00 pm to 4:00 pm., Saturday, 23 April. If you have a “Fascinator ” this is the day to wear it. Tea, Cucumber sandwiches, and pastries. A voluntary quiz on Coronation Street, England, Door prizes and a goodwill of- fering. May 28 10:00 am, Book Fair.....one stop shopping for all of your summer reading needs at low prices. Hot Dogs served. We have space available for rent, family gatherings, office parties, or large group 4 Korners Family Resource Center, Agapé Deux-Montagnes , Ass. des meetings. bénévoles du CHSLD Vigi Deux-Montagnes, Association culturelle de More information regarding these events Deux-Montagnes, Carrefour Péri-naissance, Centre d’entraide Racine- will be found on our St. James Webpage. Lavoie, CESAME Centre pour l’enfance en santé mentale, Club de pétanque HOLY FAMILY PARISH de Deux-Montagnes, Club Lions Deux-Montagnes, Club social Héritage, Comité d’aide alimentaire des Patriotes, Comité de la parade du Père Noël 1001 Ch. d’Oka, DEUX -MONTAGNES, Deux-Montagnes, Comité de loisir des résidents du Manoir Grand-Moulin, Tel. 450-473-2163 Community Connections, the voice of Two Mountains, Coop. de solidarité E-Mail: [email protected] des arts des Basses-Laurentides, Corp. de la Maison des citoyens de Deux- Website: www.holy-family-dm.ca Montagnes, Corps de cadet de la ligue navale D.M. # 107, Dépannage Masses are cel- Saint-Agapit, Fondation Émile-Z.-Laviolette, Grenier populaire, Guilde de courtepointe des Deux-Montagnes, La Comédie humaine, Le ebrated: Wed – Ludusium, Maison des jeunes de Deux-Montagnes, Meals on Wheels, Friday 9:00 a.m. S.O.S. Jeunesse, Société d’histoire régionale de Deux-Montagnes, Société Saturday’s 5:30 d’horticulture et d’écologie de Deux-Montagnes, Théâtre de la petite p.m. comédie, Women’s Time Out Sunday’s 11:00 a.m. Page 26 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS April /May 2016

do I watch? What happened to CTV, constantly update our knowledge of CBC and the three or four other chan- the latest life changing apps available nels we used to be happy with? on some phone!

I go to the grocery store and I have When people ask, “yes, but do they By Ron Kesseler to pass my own groceries over a scan- have our experience?“ Well, the an- ner, select the mode of payment, bag swer is YES, the young generation has THE WAY WE WERE them and out I go. What happened to, more knowledge than we “oldies” “Hello, how are you, did you find eve- could ever share. Why, because WE Hello, everyone. It is time for another rything you were looking for?” created these monsters! Not that I uplifting article. I think they keep ask- think it’s not fantastic that someone ing me to do this because they believe I see videos everywhere from peo- can get the answer to any question in I say things that everyone thinks but ple that filmed something with their a matter of seconds, but rather the lack do not necessarily say. So now it is phone: lightning strikes, tornadoes, of talent to use your brain to figure going to be an article specifically aimed animal attacks, funny dancing couples out a problem. at all of the readers about my age (60s). and the list goes on and on. What hap- Is it just me, or does every man, woman pened to trying to explain to someone, These are my thoughts, what are and child now have a cell phone? We something you saw which was short yours? see people walking blindly down the of a miracle, using sidewalk texting, or playing a game. more adjectives than We see people in restaurants speaking you thought you less to their dinner partner and more knew, and some to someone on Twitter. We see drivers thinking, “Yeah going down the road swaying from one sure, we believe lane to another. Why?. They’re texting you!.“ someone. I for one, miss the Do you remember the days when days of human con- you actually had to pick up a phone tact, playing sports and call someone to make plans for together, exchanging your evening, or make a meeting place stories over a where everyone would meet? Where milkshake, driving have they gone? my car that I just re- paired myself. Well, My four grandchildren (the young- you get the mes- est is two) all know how to use cell sage. phones and tablets! They correct me at times with a “Hey, Pips, don’t you I hope that we, know how to do that? Let me show the new “golden you!” agers,” are able to explain to our Even our cars, now they talk to us, grandchildren tell us when something is broken, what it was like be- when to change oil. Cameras tell you fore technology if someone is behind you, with gadg- took over our lives, ets fit for an astronaut. What hap- causing us to lose pened to the cars that we could change our “people skills,” our own oil in, and use the “chrome” and forcing us to bumpers as a parking tool?

Of course there is the GPS, a gadget that tells us when to turn, how far we have to go, how fast it will take us to get there. What happened to your wife yelling, “Pull over here. Ask someone where we are“?

I turn on my television and it takes me 15 minutes to figure out my PVR and what it has recorded, what it has not. Then which of the 250 channels April /May 2016 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Page 27

Sue Chef Potatoes Dauphinoise Chocolate Strawberry Delight Hi again! 2 cups Strawberries, washed, hulled Here’s to celebrating 4 Potatoes, peeled and thinly and halved Mom’s! Whatever you sliced 8 oz Mascarpone cheese, room serve for Mother’s Day 4 tbsp Butter temperature dinner, your Mom is sure ½ cup Gruyere cheese, grated 1/3 cup Sugar to be thrilled. If you are Salt and Pepper 1 tsp Vanilla stumped on what to serve 2 oz Semi-sweet chocolate, melted and you might want to try Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. cooled out this menu. This is Butter a baking dish and arrange a 2 tbsp Grand Marnier liqueur definitely a special layer of potatoes on the bottom. Dot ¼ cup Pistachios, finely chopped occasion dinner! with half of the butter and sprinkle Mint sprigs half of the cheese over top. Sprinkle Beat together Mascarpone cheese, sugar, Menu with salt and pepper and add the vanilla, cooled chocolate and Grand Bruschetta second layer of potatoes, remaining Marnier. Place in a serving bowl in the Buttered Asparagus butter and cheese. Sprinkle with center of a platter. Sprinkle chopped Potatoes Dauphinoise salt and pepper. Cover the dish pistachios on top. Arrange strawberry Rack of Lamb with Mustard Sauce with tin foil and bake for about 1 halves decoratively around dipping Chocolate Strawberry Delight hour or until the potatoes are fork mixture. Garnish with mint sprigs. Serve (Serves 4) tender. Garnish with a little right away with dessert forks or fondue sprinkle of paprika. forks. Bruschetta As always, I hope you enjoy! Rack of Lamb with Mustard Sauce Sue Sanders 2 Tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced 1 cup Fresh basil, chopped ½ cup Olive oil 4 Large slices of Italian bread 2 tbsp Rosemary, dried 4 Garlic clove, peeled and halved 2 tbsp Parsley, chopped lengthwise 4 Racks of lamb ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, freshly Salt and pepper grated Salt and pepper Mix oil, parsley, salt and pepper. Combine tomatoes and basil in a large Cut each rack in half. Add lamb to bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. oil mixture and let marinate for an Grill the bread on one side. While the hour in the fridge. Remove from toast is still hot, rub the garlic all over fridge and let rest for 15 minutes at the crusty surface. Cut each slice in half. room temperature before placing Top with tomato mixture and sprinkle on the BBQ. with Parmesan cheese. Serve right BBQ over med heat for about 10 away. minutes per side. The outside will be nicely browned and the inside Buttered Asparagus should be a pale pink. Serve with mustard sauce, which follows. 1 lb Asparagus, woody stem snapped off Mustard Sauce 2 tbsp Butter ¼ cup Chicken broth 2 tbsp Dijon mustard Salt and pepper 1 tsp Lemon juice Place asparagus in a large pot of boiling 2/3 cup 35% water. Boil until they are tender but cream still firm. Remove from heat, drain, and Salt and pepper submerge asparagus in ice cold water to stop the cooking process. Just before Mix mustard, serving, melt the butter in a large frying lemon juice, salt pan. Add the chicken broth and and pepper. asparagus. Cook over medium high Whip in cream heat until most of the broth evaporates. with an electric Season with salt and pepper. Plate and mixer until drizzle the butter over top. Serve right mixture thickens. away. Page 28 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS April /May 2016

How Bad Posture Affects Our Bodies By Dale Hammond The importance of good posture can although it may have been developing or icy patches. This will also prevent bring up many images in our minds. Most since childhood. Your spine is the basis of having pain in the back of the neck after a likely what your Mother told you to do. posture. If your posture is bad, your spine long walk. Her reminders to straighten up and stop can be misaligned. Spinal misalignments Gastrointestinal problems can be slouching were good advice. These were may cause interference in nerve made worse by poor posture and head true words of wisdom from a functioning. When you repeat poor forward lean. This can affect the musculoskeletal point of view. When we posture every day, your body’s structure (peristaltic function) movement to push sit up straight or stand tall in the military slowly changes and adapts to it, resulting food through your intestines, which may position we align our joints the way they in misalignment and pain. cause your gastrointestinal system to are supposed to be. This reduces joint A forward head leaning position with function ineffectively. forces compression and tissue loads shoulders rounding forward is called Many of us never think about our (Saunders 1985). The neutral spine is a Kyphosis or is sometimes called posture and the direct affect it has on our word we often hear when describing the Dowager’s hump. This can be a result of a health. I hope this article will lead you to correct alignment of our spines. It is a degenerative disease such as arthritis or taking a good look at your posture and stable efficient alignment that requires the osteoporosis where small compression trying to correct it on a daily basis. It is least amount of muscle contraction to fractures at the vertebra are weak and never too late to start. support the spinal joints and is ideal for collapse on top of each other. This causes any movements that are made away from the spine to roll forward into a stooped Here are some tips to help. the body from the extremities. These posture, which can lead to chronic pain, To help manage postural problems while extremities also have an important role improper breathing or pinched nerves. sitting at a computer or desk all day, there to play, for example, the ankles and the For every inch your neck goes forward are several good sites online to aid in a knees can influence our body’s alignment there is an extra 10 lbs. of weight on your correct office set up. You can try and impact force production (Starrrett neck. Most cases of Kyphosis are mild, wikihow.com, or mayoclinic.org. 2013). Over pronation or eversion of the but some can cause severe pain, breathing Remember what you do every day can make foot is caused by an inward roll of the foot and digestive difficulties. Bad posture a big difference in your health. while walking or running and on how caused by slouching can also cause pain, When standing, keep your shoulders the foot pushes off during our walking gait. muscle tension in the shoulders and upper back and relaxed, pull in your abdomen and Those who over pronate tend to push off back. If continued, poor posture may from the big toe and second toe. As a result, become permanent and contribute to keep your feet about hip distance apart. the shock from the foot’s impact does not joint degeneration of the spine. Leaning Balance evenly on both feet with your spread out evenly and the ankle will have or hunching over can affect your lung knees slightly bent. Try not to tilt your trouble stabilizing the rest of the body. capacity by as much as 30 percent. You head forward or backward. This can cause a variety of orthopedic will have increased shallow breaths, and To test yourself for good posture take issues such as Achilles tendonitis, not take in enough oxygenated blood. this wall test. Stand with your head, runner’s knee, patella tendonitis, plantar Your lungs will not be working to capacity. shoulder blades and buttocks touching a fasciitis, shin splints and knee pain. The This can affect your heart and brain and wall and have your heels about 2 to 4 inches opposite of this foot condition is lead to heart and vascular disorders. (5 to 10 centimeters) away from the wall. supination and inversion, meaning the When you lean your head forward while Reach back and slide your hand behind foot leans outwardly away from the body. seated, this may cause you to clench your the curve in your lower back, with your This puts you at an increased risk of an jaw and your facial muscles. This can lead ankle sprain or fall. One method used for to headaches and jaw pain and affect the palm flat against the wall. Ideally you correction of these biomechanical temporomandibular joint by wearing it should feel one hand’s thickness between problems is with the use of orthotics. This down. Bad posture caused from sitting your back and the wall. If there is too much can improve or completely heal an injury all day will cause your hip flexors to space, tighten your abs to flatten the curve in about half the cases. Another thing to shorten and can cause compression on the in your back. If there is too little space, keep in mind is how the position of one discs of your spine. This will result in back arch your back so that your hand fits joint, whether stationary or moving pain. comfortably behind you. Walk away from directly affects the joint position above The slouched forward-leaning posture the wall maintaining this posture. This is and below it. When people over pronate, while walking can set you up for a fall, as how you should maintain your posture their knees tend to buckle inward (knee this puts you in a precarious position throughout the day. valgus) which affect’s their ability to with gravity pulling you downwards. Exercise classes given in Deux- produce force and support joint position. When walking, it is important to have Much like a car with poor shocks, it is a good posture as a forward lean can also Montagnes at The Heritage Social Club, matter of time before something will slow the initiation of taking a quick step 503 Cedar Ave, Deux-Montagnes break down. One of the most common forward should you need it. It is safer to Rosemere Holy Cross Parish Centre, 555 consequences of bad posture for people walk with good posture, shoulders back Lefrançois Street or call Dale Hammond over 35 is low back pain. It is often down and relaxed. Look ahead about 10 at 450-473-5985 interpreted as a sure sign of aging, to 15 feet scanning for any possible dips April / May 2016 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Page 29 Opération Enfant Soleil Gives $9,698 to the CISSS des Laurentides – Lac-des-Deux- Montagnes Point of Service Source: Jean-Christophe Nicolas Opération Enfant Soleil

In Saint-Eustache, on February 25 as part of the annual provin- nology and welcoming environments in regional hospitals, cial tour, Josée Lavigueur and Isabelle Cyr, Opération Enfant where children can be treated near their families. Soleil hosts, gave $9,698 to the CISSS des Laurentides – Lac-des- Thanks to the generosity of thousands of Quebecers, the sup- Deux-Montagnes point of service. This grant will fund in part port of volunteers and the dedication of our partners, over the acquisition of an electronic thermometer, an air-oxygen $190 million has been distributed throughout the province. To blender (a device that distributes a continuous blend of air and learn more, visit www.operationenfantsoleil.ca. oxygen) and a bedside monitor (a device that continuously monitors the vital signs of children). Since 2005, Opération En- fant Soleil has given $223,221 to this centre. To date, $975,809 has been given out in the Laurentides region to provide children with the best possible care and optimal quality of life during hospitalization thanks to the creation of recovery-promoting environments. Noah Lefebvre, 5 years old, the Laurentide’s Enfant Soleil Noah has Prader-Willi syndrome, an illness characterized by the deregulation of several hormones that will need to be sup- plemented for his whole life. From birth, it was obvious that something was wrong. He did not move or cry, and he could not feed. When he was two days old, he was transferred to the CHU Sainte-Justine, where he spent the first month of his life. A sensi- tive and generous boy, Noah inspires happiness around him. He’s a little ray of sunshine that the clouds cannot obscure. The stories of the Enfants Soleil from all regions of Quebec will be presented on June 4 and 5 during the Opération Enfant Soleil (left to right) Back : Guy Dumoulin, father of Alexis Dumoulin, Telethon. The Telethon will be broadcast on the TVA network Enfant Soleil des Laurentides 2015, Josée Lavigueur, live from the Youth Pavilion in Québec and will feature projects animatrice of d’Opération Enfant Soleil, Luce Pelletier, chef that have been accomplished all across the province. de l’unité des naissances et de la pédiatrie, Hôpital de Saint- About Opération Enfant Soleil Eustache, Lysann Sévigny, mother of d’Alexis, Claire Godin, Opération Enfant Soleil raises funds for the development of high- directrice adjointe au développement et programmes quality paediatrics for all sick children in Quebec. spécifiques à la Direction du programme, CISSS des Donations raised have made it possible to carry out hundreds Laurentides, Isabelle Cyr, animatrice d’Opération Enfant of projects each year in local organizations as well as major Soleil, Jean-Sébastien Lefebvre et Geneviève Charbonneau, paediatric centres, which are equipped with cutting-edge tech- parents of Noah Lefebvre, Enfant Soleil des Laurentides 2016. PIEPER, Jerry (January 2, 1959 - highly regarded by those in his field and, often going March 4, 2016) above and beyond customer expectations, he held a Family and friends of Jerry Pieper devoted clientele for decades. Peace, love, and happiness gathered at All Saints Anglican Church are yours now and forever, Jerry. in Deux-Montagnes Saturday, March 12 If we could write a story for a memorial service to remember his It would be the greatest ever told life and mourn his passing. His greatest of a kind and loving father love was that which he held for his wife Who had a heart of gold. of 20 years, Elizabeth Smart, and twin daughters Grace and Fawn, and he will We could write a million pages be sadly missed by them. He is also But still be ubable to say, just how survived by his mother, Helga Much we love and miss him Daalwyk Varwyk, his brother Rainer (Giuseppina De Every single day. Vellis) and sister Sylvia (Jemane Gessesse). He was predeceased by his father, Karl Pieper. Jerry will be We will remember all he taught us remembered fondly by mother- and father-in- law We are hurt but won’t be sad Yolande and Victor Smart, their family, as well as other Because he’ll send us down the answers relatives and friends. Passionate about his trade as a And he’ll always be OUR DAD. master plumber and contractor extraordinaire, he was Page 30 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS April /May 2016

Birthdays. May 28 Our mission consists of offering an envi- Benoît Lauzé, April, 7 Lions garage sale 9:00 am to 3:00 pm ronment fitting to a teen’s image and pro- Pat O’Neill, April, 17 at the Horizon Center (Lions Den) 111 viding activities, listening services, sup- Adam Horwood, April, 18 - 13th Ave Deux-Montagnes. To rent a port and intervention enabling the youth Gerry Kennedy, April, 18 table $10.00 call Owen Ryder (450) to better evolve in our society’s present Dede Wright, April, 29 974-4167 context. Dave Byers, May. 6 Heritage Social Club Events We are open five 5 days per week and our Diane O’Neill, May, 10 schedule varies according to the season. Sue Flint, May, 13 April Upcoming Events At la Maison des jeunes you will find a Tony Del Balso, May 14 Darts: Monday April 4-11-18-25 Darts pool table, an Internet room, a living room Ian Turner, May 17 start: 7:30 pm Serving: Hot Dogs and with a TV, DVD, Xbox One and a Play Bob Ilkiew, May 25 Hamburgers Station. We also have a baby Fooze table Pat Klotz, May 31 Karaoke: Friday April 1-15-29 Karaoke and we can use the soccer field when there 8:00 pm. Menu: Hot Dogs – Hamburgers are no games. Memorial – Grilled Cheese We offer year long activities such as an Nathalie Lyle Crib Tournament: Sunday April 3 Cost: outing to La Ronde, a summer camp, a Joyce Robinson $6.00. Kitchen opens @ 12:00 pm. winter camp during spring break, horse Elayne Stevenson, Registration @ 12:30 pm riding, and much more. Pat Le Gresley Tournament starts @ 1:00 pm Services are offered in both languages, Wally Robinson Monthly Luncheon: Wednesday April English and French. 13, Cost: $10.00 To become a member of la Maison des Doors open @ 11:30 am. Lunch served @ jeunes, a teen has to be between 11 years Legion 12:00 pm. Serving: Lemon Chicken & 9 months and 18 years old. Branch veggies, Dessert, coffee and tea Drugs and alcohol are strictly forbidden Bingo: Wednesday April 16 Cost: $6.50 185 at la Maison des jeunes and during all Doors open @ 12:30 pm – Bingo start 1:00 outings. Being under the influence or in pm possession of any drugs or alcohol would May Events! May Upcoming Events result in immediate expulsion. On Sunday May 8, Come join us at the Crib Tournament: Sunday May 1 Cost: Our staff is there to listen, help and make legion for Mother’s Day Dinner. Free for $6.00.Kitchen opens @ 12:00 pm. sure that all teens are safe. Contact us at mother’s! Starts at 5 :00 pm. Registration @ 12:30 pm. Tournament (450) 491-3958. starts @ 1:00 pm A membership costs $2.00 per year, and it Deux-Montagnes Monthly Luncheon: Wednesday May 11 gives the teens some rebates on our ac- Lions Club Cost: $10.00. Doors open @ 11:30 am. Lunch tivities. We only ask teens to participate served @ 12:00 pm. Serving: Ham & Cheese in our fund raising activities and to re- Crepes with Béchamel sauce Dessert, coffee spect our few rules and regulations. Self- and tea. respect, as well as the respect for others, Bingo: Wednesday May 18 Cost: $6.50 personnel, volunteers, materials used and Doors open @ 12:30 pm - Bingo starts 1:00 the environment are our biggest rules. pm. HALL RENTAL All Saints Church April 16, 7:00 pm Karaoke: Friday May 13 & 27 - ‘Pot Luck‘. Space available for rent for Zumba, Harold Vaage Scholarship Fund Doors open @ 6:30 pm. Karaoke starts @ yoga, day care, etc. Bowling Night at St. Eustache 8:00 pm Newly renovated kitchen facilities and shopping centre, price $12.00 shoes large hall for weddings, receptions, included. Door prizes. For tickets call Maison des jeunes baptisms, etc. “Large pull down screen Loraine McKenna (450) 472-0070 de Deux-Montagnes for presentations and movies” May 7, 6:30 pm Please visit our Facebook page: Fundraiser to benefit La Chacuniere. The Maison des jeunes of Deux-Montagnes ( www.facebook.com/groups/ Cornbeef and Cabbage dinner. price is a non profit organisation that was allsaintsdeuxmontagnes/) $20.00, licenced bar. Door prizes. founded in 1991. for more info and pictures.Email: Veterians Hall 141 Grand Moulin, We are located at Central Park on 13th [email protected] Deux-Montagnes. Avenue next to the pool. Phone: 450-473-9541 April /May 2016 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Page 31

I want to make meal preparation in your home simpler. So Paravie Fitness is sharing this table with you so that everyone can get involved in making healthier meals. If you have any questions to ask me, please don’t hesitate Nutrition – to call. If you need a personalized workout, nutritional evaluation or a fitness assessment, please contact me. “Macronutrients 101” for We can schedule a consultation: [email protected], the KIDS and the Entire Facebook, or 514-512-5600. Family By Glenda Esguerra, Paravie, Personal Fitness Specialist Macronutrients: Proteins, Carbohydrates (or Carbs), Fats and Water

At Paravie Fitness, we had discussions on how to get our kids on board with eating better and how to keep making healthier choices. With meal preparation, the entire fam- ily can get involved. We need to make sure that everyone can differentiate between healthy and unhealthy foods. PROTEIN: The job of protein – is to build muscles, and organs. It repairs cuts, muscles, bones and more. It makes your body strong and well, so you can work and play. Foods that have protein: red meat, chicken, fish, beans, eggs, nuts, milk, cheese, and yogurt CARBOHYDRATES: The job of carbs – these are the body’s fuel, energy source, and food for the body. Foods that have carbs: there are GOOD carbs and BAD carbs. Good carbs are whole grains, fruits and vegeta- bles. Bad carbs are in sugar, soft drinks, cakes and cookies that are high in sugar, candies, and even sports drinks. FATS: The job of fats: they act as protectors of our body’s or- gans. Fats keep our body warm in cold weather. They also keep the bones and joints working smoothly. And fats are our body’s reserve tank for an energy source. Foods that have fats: fish, avocadoes, seeds and nuts and oils WATER: The job of water: to keep nutrients moving throughout the body. It keeps the body hydrated, that means to have enough water. It also helps all the body systems to work well. Advertising rates Community Connections rates effective January 2016 until further notice. No of issues 1+2 3+4 5+6 Size cost per issue Business card $60.00 $55.00 $50.00 1/8 of a page $85.00 $80.00 $75.00 For further information please contact: Martin 1/4 of a page $150.00 $140.00 $135.00 Hensen 450-473-1932 or Dave Byers at 514- 1/2 of a page $225.00 $210.00 $200.00 602-7054. Ads can be forwarded to Page $425.00 $410.00 $400.00 [email protected] 1" banner $115.00 $105.00 $100.00 or to [email protected] 2" banner $165.00 $155.00 $150.00 Please contact us to ensure that we have space 3"banner $225.00 $210.00 $200.00 for your valuable ad.