Congratulations to Cedric Gallant of the Nunatsiaq News, who won second prize in the Best Feature Article Awards in the 2024 Quebec Community Newspaper Awards competition. (The Townships Sun came in first with Marie Moliner’s “Megantic, Then and Now.”) Gallant’s winning article was “Who really discovered this remote Nazi weather station on the…
The Low Down also joined us in taking home an award for Best Community Promotion. (We won first prize for our Townships Young Voices inaugural edition.) “In a creative promotion entitled: “No News is Bad News,” the Low Down published a virtually blank newspaper, demonstrating what would be lost if yet another local…
The Low Down to Hull & Back won third place in the Best Feature Article Awards, sharing the podium with the Townships Sun (first place for “Megantic, Then and Now” by Marie Moliner), and the Nunatsiak News. The Low Down award winner was Trevor Greenway, editor, and his story was entitled “Wakefield mom has ‘no…
EXPO Cookshire Fair Whether it is to see the region, for those who are nostalgic of their childhood, those who want to escape, those who are eager to learn more about technologies, to see the best 4 X 4 and horse pulls; the Cookshire Fair is for you! 819 875-3771 [email protected] CP 988,…
HERE IS HOW IT ALL BEGAN… In 1824, a group of farmers, sharing the same concerns, decided to get together and go into action. Their discussions were fruitful, and in 1828, the Bedford County Agricultural Society was official recognized. At the time the county included the Missisquoi, Brome and Shefford counties. A year later, following…
The 2024 Ayer’s Cliff Fair For people of all ages, there is always a lot going at the fair! Competitions, shows, music, artisans, and midway rides, all included in the price of admission. www.ayersclifffair.com www.facebook.com/AyersCliffFair Photos and images courtesy of Ayer’s Cliff Fair © 2024
A Visit to Brandy Creek by Ruby Robinson & Beverly Taber Smith On a beautiful day this summer, 12 members of the CFUW Dining Out Club travelled to Valcourt for lunch on the terrace at the Brandy Creek Bistro. Some of the dishes we chose from the menu were: Fish and chips. Burgers. An especially…
The Old North Church Cemetery on the North Road to Hatley Village by Janet Little McLellan The Old North Church Cemetery is the oldest of three cemeteries in Hatley Township. It was restored in 1990 and the Old North Church Cemetery Association was formed to continue with its maintenance and to do genealogical research for…
2024-07-09 Flipbook blog
Flipbook or page-down pdf: Which is best? If you have an e-subscription to the Townships Sun, you know you can go to the TownshipsSun.ca home page, click on the “Latest Issue,” input your email address and password, and view your PDF version of the latest issue in full colour. Every page in full colour! (The…