by Ross Murray It would be hard to find a more appropriate setting than the Bury Armoury Community Centre for the launch of The Eastern Townships Adventure by the late Bernard Epps. Not only did the British-born Epps make his home in the area but he embraced the Eastern Townships, collecting and writing its stories…
Pitching to a Newsroom: Tips and Strategies from the CBC by Daniel Kirchin For content creators, artists, and community organizers, pitching a story to a newsroom can feel like an intimidating leap. How do you cut through the noise to ensure your story gets noticed by busy journalists? Recently, CBC Montreal and Quebec’s communications team…
An exhibit of 25 photos selected from the Townships Sun archives ― that’s the delightful bonus offered to guests next week at the launches of the newly published two-volume set of The Eastern Townships Adventure by Bernard Epps. Over the past 50 years, the Townships Sun has published many historical articles and photos. Buried…
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Left to Right: Andrew Blanchard (Blanchard Litho), Jody Robinson (ETRC), Rachel Garber (Townships Sun), Angela Leuck (Shoreline Press), and Denis Palmer (artist). — EPPS Team, photo by John Mackley Endings/Beginnings – As the Sun Rises by R.A. Garber The Townships Sun used to publish books under the “Sun Books” label. Some four decades later, we…
Yes, Bernard Epps’s The Eastern Townships Adventure, Volume 1 & 2, has come alive! Please visit our brand-new SHOP page on this website to learn all about this new edition, and how and where to get yours. Who’s publishing it? The Townships Sun, the Eastern Townships Resource Centre, and Shoreline Press have joined forces to…
Bury, November 14, 2024. The long-awaited two-volume set of The Eastern Townships Adventure by Bernard “Bernie” Epps will be released this December 1st at the first of three exciting holiday launches. The first, a gala Christmas Tea and Launch, will be hosted by the Bury Historical & Heritage Society on Sunday, December 1st, at…
“Camp N” or “Camp 42” (i.e. prison), located beside what is now the Talbot Prison, bordering a well-travelled bike path along the St. Francis River in Sherbrooke. Prisoners walk back to their quarters in November 1945. The walkway connected two separate sections of the camp. — (Source: Dept. of National Defence, LAC PA-114463, POWsinCanada.ca) …
As heard on CJMQ and CIDI Community radio stations! Bernard Epps has given us a treasure-trove of tales about fascinating folk living their lives with passionate purpose. (Guy Rex Rodgers) Between now and November 15 is your chance to pre-order these two new books for only $45! You’ve heard the story…
Bernie Epps’s typewriter invites you to preorder “The Eastern Townships Adventure” by Bernard Epps. Volume 1: A History to 1837 Volume 2: 1837 to 1900 Townships Sun Eastern Townships Resource Centre Shoreline Press have joined forces to publish this riveting read by Bernard Epps, Townships writer & historian. Supported by the Bélanger-Gardner Foundation •…