Region Remains at Yellow Alert As Cases Rise
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Charles Robert Real Estate Broker 514.346.3908 [email protected] See my properties on the back page and at Wednesday, September 23, 2020 charles-robert.com HERITAGE 20 pages Serving the Chateauguay Valley with distinction! Le Gleaner (en français) Citizens speak out against Where are they now? pages 14-18 library relocation page 3 page 7 Be sure to check out our Farm Supplement insert included with this week's Gleaner! Giant butterflies to land in the Haut-Saint-Laurent PHOTO Audrée Bourdeau The MRC du Haut-Saint-Laurent will unveil its Intermunicipal Butterfly Route featuring 17 unique butterflies on Friday, Sept. 25, at the Chateau building in Huntingdon. Be on the lookout in the coming days for the hand-painted butterflies located throughout the region in each of the 13 municipalities.See BUTTERFLIES on page 4. Region remains at yellow alert as cases rise Sarah Rennie have yet to be tightened as they to social and family gatherings based, which gives rise to more now are on the island of Montreal, during which measures are not contacts and a much larger pool in Quebec City, and in Chaudière- respected,” she asserts. Loslier of potentially infected people in Appalaches, which as of press then differentiates between the first the event someone who attends an A second wave of COVID-19 time had moved into the orange wave, where each case involved event later tests positive. has begun to build across the or moderate alert level. Across few contacts due to confinement, Loslier is careful to remind province, with daily numbers the province, public gatherings and thus fewer people had to be people that a yellow alert level continuing to increase at a were restricted to 50 people isolated and tested. She suggests means that we need to reinforce discomforting rate. In the Haut- on Sunday, with government that while there is no loss of our vigilance. Orange and red Saint-Laurent, numbers remain officials appealing desperately to control as of yet, events that are alerts will bring about greater quite low, and according to Quebecers to avoid meeting with taking place are more community- restrictions. Dr. Catherine Bélanger, the one another whenever possible. COVID-19 coordinator for the local health network, “there In a video posted to Facebook If you enjoyed this copy of The Gleaner and are no changes or concerns yet on Sept. 15, Dr. Julie Loslier, the locally.” director of the Montérégie public are not yet a subscriber, why not become one? health authority, says an increase Sign up online at www.the-gleaner.com or As part of the Montérégie, the has been observed in the number Valley is included in those regions of cases as well as the number of using the handy subscription form on page 11! still in the yellow alert (‘early outbreaks in the region. “Many Retail price: $2.61 CDN + tax warning’) zone, where measures of these outbreaks are related PURCHASE BEFORE DECEMBER 30TH 2020 AND GET A 50$ INSTANT REBATE STARTING AT $1199.99 This and That in Town Plow Day Spark art show opens Recycling for Haut Saint-Laurent The Chateauguay Valley Antique The opening of the group art The third and last day this Hinchinbrooke, MLS 13162065 COMMERCIAL Association’s annual plow day exhibition, also on the theme fall to drop off your household will be held Saturday, Sept. 26, of “Spark,” will happen Friday, hazardous waste is approaching: beginning at noon. This year’s Sept. 25, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Saturday, Oct. 10, between 8:30 location is Mac Campbell’s farm, Alfred-Langevin Cultural Hall in a.m. and 4 p.m., at the Très-Saint- 2611 Route 138, Ormstown. In Huntingdon. The show continues Sacrement town hall, 1180 Route Ormstown, MLS 10737848 COMMERCIAL case of rain, event will be held until Oct. 25. To comply with health 203. Only domestic materials Sunday, Sept. 27. Any questions safety measures, only 10 people at will be accepted. Please bring a about the event can be forwarded a time will be permitted to enter the proof of residence. For a detailed to the Chateauguay Valley Antique hall. Once they have passed through list of accepted items, consult the COUNTRY COUNTRY PROPERTY Association’s Facebook page. the exhibition, they must leave the Haut-Saint-Laurent MRC website: Godmanchester, MLS17569889, $330 000 Do you have photos of Havelock? hall immediately. The wearing of a http://mrchsl.com/en/services/ The municipality of Havelock face covering is mandatory. waste-management/hhw is looking for old black and white photographs of the region and its COUNTRY COUNTRY PROPERTY Women’s Auxiliary promises Très St-Sacrement, MLS 19351760, $85 000 residents to add to its collection, preserving them for future generations. On Sunday, Oct. 4, from $200,000 to Barrie Memorial 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Havelock town The 2020 fundraising and with a larger donation. hall, organizers of this project will be membership drive for the Women’s McClintock says the WA is ready COUNTRY COUNTRY PROPERTY available to meet with participants Dundee – SOLD to scan their photographs and take Auxiliary of the Barrie Memorial to take on a big project, adding that it the time to identify them. This is in Hospital is officially underway, and will be meeting with members of the anticipation of an exhibit of the full with a big goal of providing the Barrie hospital administration to see what collection being planned. If you’re Memorial Hospital with a $200,000 they feel is most needed. “COVID COUNTRY COUNTRY budget for new medical equipment. proved how important our local PROPERTY interested in contributing your old St-Anicet – SOLD photographs, leave a message at A major difference this year is that, hospital and staff are to us. A new 450-826-4741. due to the public health measures in piece of equipment is often difficult place against COVID-19, canvassers to approve,” she says, noting that Journées de la Culture: Mandala will not be going door-to-door to ask things can move quickly if there is in the street, Ormstown FARM for donations. funding to back up the demand. Hinchinbrooke – SOLD Saturday, Sept. 26, the 12th annual mandala in the street event will be “Everyone has their list of names In order for such a project to work held in Ormstown. From 11 a.m. to and we are asking our canvassers however, the WA is relying even 4 p.m., come to the CIBC parking to call people this year,” says more on its fundraising drive this lot on rue du Moulin to see this Joanne McClintock, the chair of the year. The annual Christmas Bazaar FARM Hinchinbrooke, MLS 26477239 beautiful work of art. membership committee. “We are has been cancelled, as were all other Spark photo contest judging hoping the word will get out this fundraisers this summer. Don’t forget to stop by the Galeries way.” The network of canvassers is To facilitate donations, a new Ormstown to see all the wonderful key to the WA’s fundraising capacity, website is in the works, and the WA submissions for the Haut-Saint-Laurent which led to the purchase of nearly now accepts funds via e-transfer sent FARM Elgin, MLS 10353742, $510 000 photo contest on the theme of “Spark,” $163,000 worth of equipment in to [email protected], and to participate in the public vote, 2019. She hopes people will continue and by cheque mailed to the WA at Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to purchase their $5 memberships 28 Gale St., Ormstown, J0S 1K0. FARM St-Anicet – SOLD Montreal exhibition for Havelock artist Professional artists often fly under the Montreal Museum School of lockdown.” The exhibition opened on the radar at home. This is largely Fine Arts and completing a BFA at Sept. 18 and continues until Oct. 24. the case for Catherine Farish, a Concordia University, she studied LAND Franklin, MLS 11738821 $610 000 professional artist and Havelock with a master silkscreen artist from resident who is presenting a new solo France before developing her own exhibit at the Galerie Simon Blais in technique, which she has been using Montreal this fall. for over 25 years. She was elected to The painter and silkscreen artist’s the Royal Canadian Academy of the LAND Godmanchester, 10778611 $22 500 work is considered by many to be Arts in 2008. “emotionally sophisticated and Her new solo exhibition, provocative,” her website states, and Unforeseen, “brings together two PHOTO Courtesy of Catherine Farish has been exhibited in Europe, Asia, groups of works, one created just “Lockdown — day 3,” one of Catherine LAND Franklin, MLS 17342057 $85 000 and the United States in over 40 before the COVID-19 pandemic Farish’s new works in her exhibition solo shows. After graduating from and the other during the resulting Unforeseen. 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