9, Cambria road Gore (Québec) J0V 1K0 Tel .: 450 562-2025 April 2019 Vol. 09 – N° 03

MARTHA WAINWRIGHT HOLY TRINITY CHURCH CONCERTS SAVE THE DATES

April 27 th , 2019 Special price $45

May 11 th , 2019 Kitchen Orkestra Interactive World Folk

June 15 th , 2019 Keltik Pilgrim Celtic

August 17 th , 2019 Carlos Marcelo Martinez Latino/Flamenco

September 14 th , 2019 Slocan Ramble rs Bluegrass

Tickets: th • $25 with reservations APRIL 27 2019 • $30 at the door Tickets: $45 with réservations Reservations / info: Info: Jody 450.562.2025, ext.: 3543 Jody 450 562-2025 Holy Trinity Church, 4 Cambria road, Gore (Qc) extension 3543 Doors open at 7 pm / Concert begins at 8 pm Concerts begin at 8:00 pm With an undeniable voice and an arsenal of powerful songs, Martha Wainwright is a Doors open at 7:30 pm beguiling performer and a refreshingly different force in music. Martha was born in New York City to folk legends Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III. She is 's sister and they often collaborate in shows and on records. Martha tours her music around the world to sold out audiences on several continents. TABLE OF CONTENTSS ‘’ is poised to be her best record yet. This album returns to the rawness of her first release and includes songs by Martha, as well as songs written by notable Municipal News ...... 2 artists such as Beth Orton, Glen Hansard, her brother Rufus Wainwright, Michael Community ...... 2-4 Ondaatje, and Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs. Do not miss this opportunity to hear Our Seniors ...... 4 Martha Wainwright in concert in such an intimate venue as the Holy Trinity Church. Monthly Calendar ...... 4 Reserve your tickets early not to be disappointed. Easter Contest ...... 5 Call Jody at 450 562-2025 extension 3543. Churches ...... 5 Advertising ...... 6 THE MAYOR’S OFFICE MUNICIPAL NEWS Your Municipal Council MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR your mayor, I have always stressed the Dear residents, importance that our municipal staff work for, and with residents to ensure the best Most of you are aware by now that our quality of life possible in our community. very popular municipal inspector Jason Morrison has decided to go off on his own That principle will never change, even with and expand his personal enterprise. the occasional change to our municipal team. We have had the honour and pleasure of working with Jason on many community I am certain that Jason’s mandate as mayor Scott Pearce projects over the past 13 years and we will of Wentworth, as well as his business Mayor miss him greatly as an inspector, but we endeavours will be of great success. His know he will continue to be a friend of the dedication and loyalty towards not just entire Gore community. Gore and Wentworth but the entire We are extremely proud that Jason will be Argenteuil community makes him a great able to fulfill his dream and help others asset and a leader throughout our region. realize their dreams by designing their construction projects. On behalf of the Gore community I would like to wish Jason and his beautiful family Don Manconi Clark Shaw We are confident that Jason’s way of nothing but success in their future Councillor n°1 Councillor n°2 working with residents to find solutions endeavours. to construction, by-law or development issues will continue with our inspectors, Your mayor, Jérôme and Maxime, at the town hall. As Scott Pearce

COMMUNITY

Alain Giroux Shirley Roy ENVIRONMENT DAY Councillor n°3 Councillor n°4 The Gore Environment Day will be taking place on Sunday May 19 th 2019 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. If you wish to reserve a table for artisans, please contact Jody Anker at 450 562-2025 extension 3543 or [email protected] We will also be needing volunteers for that day, if you wish to lend us a hand, please contact Jody.

Anik Korosec Anselmo Marandola Councillor n°5 Councillor n°6

General Manager: Julie Boyer Assistant General Manager: Dominique Aubry Secretary-Treasurer : Sarah Channell Assistant-manager finances, assistant fire service, assistant secretary-treasurer Diane Chales Accounting : Louise Desjardins, Director of finances Jennifer Thompson, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Administrative Coordinator: Sylvie Barsalo Taxation and reception: Tammy Hall Municipal Inspectors: Don Pressé, Geneviève Dubuc, Jérôme Mercier, Maxime Asselin Recreation Manager: Jody Anker Fire chief and site operations coordinator How to submit your articles to the Newslette r: for the emergency preparedness plan: Luc Gauthier «The Gore Express» is published monthly and is distributed at the beginning Business Hours: of each month. The community is encouraged to submit information pertaining to events, local From Monday to Thursday from organizations or community news before the 15 th of the month preceding the publication. Just send 9:00 am to 5:00 pm your Word files and photos in separate files (JPG or BMP) by email to: [email protected] Friday from 9:00 am to noon Graphic Design & printing of Newsletter: FOR MORE INFORMATIO N: 450 562-2025 Les Publications Municipales – 1 877 553-1955

2 • THE GORE EXPRESS APRIL 2019 COMMUNITY STUDY ON THE ARGENTEUIL homestead having belonged to the Scott DAY CAMP CHIMNEY SWIFT family whose name the road now bears. Bilingual day camp Tiberias M.J. Développement ornithologique Argenteuil To find out about our upcoming 152 Scott road in Gore (DOA) is looking for all relevant activities, subscribe to our newsletter at Boys and girls from 5 to 13 years of age information concerning a very rare small lessentiersdegore.com and follow us on Monday to Friday bird in southern Quebec and in Argenteuil: facebook/lessentiersdegore. Starting end of June to August 9 th , 2019 the Chimney Swift. This small black bird the size of a swallow formerly nestled in Cost: $125 per week with reservation before June 1 st , 2019 tall hollow trees but has adapted to nest in masonry chimneys since the beginning of $135 per week after June 1 st , 2019 colonization; fireplaces that are becoming www.ancredonbosco.org increasingly rare. If you know of nesting For a reservation form please send an sites or Chimney Swift sites (chimneys, e-mail to [email protected] or phone church steeples, tall hollow trees, etc.) in 514 351-6233 your area, please contact DOA at During the summer: 450 431-3370 (places [email protected] are limited) DOA is preparing a large study on this bird throughout the Argenteuil area and COMMUNITY BREAKFAST needs all your observations. This species is classified as vulnerable in Canada and Come and enjoy delicious waffles only conservation efforts at their nesting with us at our monthly community breakfast. We will be offering you a sites can allow for some recovery of their waffle bar with several toppings, fruit, numbers. juice and coffee, all for $5 per person. NEWS FROM THE TRAILS Date : Sunday, April 7 th 2019 Fifteen people partici pated From: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm in the fifth edition of the Trinity Community Center, annual ''March, Snow 2 Cambria Road. March'' hike. With motivation and MAYOR’S SAINT-PATRICK’S DAY Come good humor, we headed DINNER AND DANCE in large out towards the border of Over 95 people celebrated with the very numbers, Mille-Isles. During our talented Rachel. It was a huge success. we are hike, we saw many fresh Thank you to all those who came out to waiting moose tracks. Towards celebrate with us and to our volunteers. for you! the end, we passed by the Next event is planned for October. Hope remnants of a pioneer to see you then!

A BIG THANK YOU! Congratulations I also wish to thank to the our sponsors who donated The success of a carnival in a small winners of the gifts and services. Hope to community like ours is thanks to volun - lumberjack see you all again next year! teers and participants. I want to thank them games, Patrick all from the bottom of my heart. To Sakina Doiron and Khan for being my assistant par excellence Pierre Hébert! this year, THANK YOU!

APRIL 2019 THE GORE EXPRESS • 3 COMMUNITY OUR SENIORS NESTING BOXES IN GORE WORKSHOP FOR SENIORS – On the land of Parc FREE (in English only) Denommé, Parc des Pionniers Tuesday April 9 th from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm and in Braemar Pond, a total of 43 birdhouses were Trinity Community Center, installed in 2018 and were YOUR MONTHLY “RENDEZ-VOUS” 2 Cambria road. verified in March 2019. EAT & GREET Light lunch offered by 4 Korners familly ressouce center. Here are the results following their Date: Monday April 29 th , 2019 verification: In collaboration with the Sûreté du Québec Heure: 12:15 PM In 27 Tree Swallow birdhouses, we had and FADOQ des Laurentides. success with 4 nests. Place: Trinity Community Center 2 chemin Cambria, Gore We will talk about fraud, abuse and In 14 duck birdhouses, we have 1 Hooded mistreatment. merganser nest, 1 American robin nest, The menu: Soup, roll, salad, coffee and 1 Crested tyrant nest, 2 duck nests (Wood dessert duck and Hooded merganser) and Cost: At your discretion (for the seniors’ 2 squirrel nests. network fund) Finally, for the 2 Barred owl birdhouses, A beautiful opportunity unfortunately no nest is present at the not to be missed! moment. Information: Jody 450 562-2025 It is only the first breeding season and extension 3543 during the next season, there should be more use of nesting boxes. We are grateful to Développement ornithologique Argenteuil (DOA) who installed these nesting boxes and ensure For additional information, please call their follow-up. 819 216-7091

MONTHLY CALENDAR APRIL 2019

SMTWT F S 123456 Municipal Council meeting 8:00 pm Recycling

Community 7 8910 11 12 13 waffle breakfast Seniors’ Garbage 9:00 am to workshop Large garbage Blues jam 12:30 pm 12 noon item pick-up 8:00 pm Holy Trinity 14 15 16 17 Holy Trinity 18 Church 19 20 Church Maundy Good Friday and Thursday 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross Recycling 11:00 am 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Blues jam Church Concert Easter Garbage 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 28 29 30 Holy Trinity Seniors’ Church service Eat & Greet 11:00 am 12:15 pm

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CHURCH SERVICES IN THE PARISH OF THE LOWER LAURENTIANS April 14 th 2019 April 19 th 2019 April 21 st 2019 Christ Church Holy Trinity Church St. Paul's Church, 1258 Mille Isles road, Mille-Isles 4 Cambria road, Gore 1127 Dunany road, Gore • Palm Sunday and • Good Friday and Stations of the • Easter Sunday and Holy Holy Communion – 11:00 am Cross – 11:00 am Communion – 4:00 pm April 18 th 2019 April 21 st 2019 April 28 th 2019 Holy Trinity Church St. Aidan’s Church 4 Cambria road, Gore 86 Lake Louisa road, Wentworth Holy Trinity Church • Maundy Thursday and Holy • Easter Sunday and Holy 4 Cambria road, Gore Communion – 7:00 pm Communion – 11:00 am • Holy Communion – 11:00 am

EASTER CONTEST THE MUNICIPALITY OF GORE INVITES CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 12 TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EASTER THEMED COLOURING AND DRAWING CONTEST! There are 3 age categories : For the 3 to 5 year category, print and Please include your name, phone number • 3 years to 5 years (colouring contest), colour the Easter themed drawing below. and age. • 6 years to 8 years and 9 years to Bring your drawing to the municipal office 12 years (create a drawing by hand in in person or scan and email it back to Jody Have Fun and black and white or in colour with the at [email protected] by April theme ‘what does Easter mean to you’). 15 th , 2019. Good Luck!

APRIL 2019 THE GORE EXPRESS • 5 ADVERTISING

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