As a reader of the Townships Sun magazine, you already know our commitment to provide high-quality, engaging stories and images to the English-language community of the Townships: past, present and future. Now we need your support. We want to celebrate the Townships Sun’s 50th anniversary this February with a one-time, double-size “Legacy Edition.” This means double the work for our volunteers,…
As a reader of the Townships Sun magazine, you already know our commitment to provide high-quality, engaging stories and images to the English-language community of the Townships: past, present and future. Now we need your support. We want to celebrate the Townships Sun’s 50th anniversary this February with a one-time, double-size “Legacy Edition.” This means double the work for our volunteers,…
Book Fest! The Townships Sun Holiday Book Fest invites all book lovers to meet with an exciting line-up of 25 or more recent Townships authors who will display and talk about their books. Enjoy a program of short readings, panel discussions, videos, and music throughout the day. A free pancake breakfast will be served until 1 p.m., and tea and…
Townships Sun 50th Anniversary Event: Ross Murray Stole the Show Sherbrooke, November 13, 2023. Invited author Ross Murray entertained a cozy crowd of more than 40 at the second Books & Brunch offered by the Townships Sun in Lennoxville last Sunday. The buffet was plentiful and the books table did brisk business. “Ross Murray easily…
Sherbrooke, November 2, 2023. Invited authors Ross Murray and Louise Carson will be featured at the second Books & Brunch offered by the Townships Sun. The event is to take place on Sunday, November 12, from noon to 2 p.m., at the Amédée-Beaudoin Community Centre, 10 Samuel-Grantham, Lennoxville. The first Books & Brunch, on October 15,…
The Townships Sun launched its new online archives last Friday and rolled out plans for a year of activities celebrating its 50th year of publication. Archives Project The Archives Project saw the entire 50 years of its publication scanned and uploaded to the Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), where they can be consulted…
The Townships Sun is an English-language non-profit community magazine that explores the life and culture of the English-speaking communities in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada. Its mission is to promote Townships living while, through the publication of a magazine, encouraging the full participation of English-speaking community members in the life of Quebec society.
Initiated by the Eastern Townships Social Action Group, the Townships Sun was founded on July 1st, 1973. Its first issue was published on February 8, 1974, at a crucial moment in the history of the English-speaking Townships community.
“Our main interest was to help the English-speaking community adapt to what was going on in Quebec. That was the time of the ‘great exodus.’ A lot of English speakers were scared, a bit, of the nationalist movement, and a lot of people were leaving,” explained Russell Pocock, one of the ETSAG founding members.
Since its momentous beginnings, the Townships Sun has published between 9 and 12 issues per year, documenting the history and stories of English speakers in the Eastern Townships, and responding to their concerns and aspirations. Started as a newspaper, it has evolved into a creative community magazine.
A dedicated team of volunteers currently publish nine issues per year, with varied articles, stories, poetry, art, and photos on themes of interest to Townshippers, whether they live in the Eastern Townships or further afield.
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Townships Sun Inc. (Soleil des Cantons inc.) is a non-profit volunteer organization that publishes the Townships Sun nine times a year. Member of: Quebec Community Newspapers Association (QCNA), the English Language Arts Network (ELAN), and Canadian Advertising Rates & Data (CARD). Registered with La Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec. Publication Mail Agreement: #40016398. Printed on 100 per cent recycled paper made in Quebec, by Imprimerie Blanchard Litho Inc. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada, the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, and the Ville de Sherbrooke, in the form of project and operations grants.
The Eastern Townships are located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Abenaki people.
Les Cantons de l’Est sont situés sur le territoire traditionnel et non cédé du peuple Abénaki.
