by Melanie Cutting – With a little time off for good behaviour, I’ve been “singing” with the Bishop’s University Singers for roughly 20 years. Not quite so long as Tom Matthews, but still… Before then, I had zero experience with choirs, or singing for that matter, but I had just retired…
Arts editor for the Townships Sun, Marie Moliner is a community catalyst. A systems thinker who doesn’t shy away from complexity, and a creative force who brings structure, spark, and soul, and sometimes chaos, wherever she goes. Her leadership in public service has shaped national initiatives, but it’s her local love—especially for the next generation—that…
by Ann Louise Carson – Our beautiful Eastern Townships are home to a vibrant dairy industry. “Dairying” has evolved extremely rapidly, and today’s reality may be quite far from the image that some Townshippers have. In this era of supporting our local economy, let’s take a look at this way of life ― so much…
by Dan Kirchin If you’re an English-speaking artist living anywhere in Quebec except Montreal, there’s an important opportunity for you to help shape the future of the arts in your region — but time is running out! The English-Language Arts Network (ELAN) currently has a province-wide survey aimed specifically at regional English-speaking artists. The deadline…
by Marie Moliner Stanstead, QC – April 6, 2025. The Townships Sun’s much-anticipated 2025 Townships Young Voices Awards wrapped up Sunday, April 6, at the Dufferin Heights Golf Club in Stanstead, Quebec. Bringing together some 150 finalists, friends, and family members, the event was a passionate celebration of young talent from across the Eastern Townships.…
This Townships Sun is a microcosm of the nitty gritty of everyday life in the rural Eastern Townships, with its hundreds of farms, conservation and residential areas. That’s at the ground level. On this foundation are built our cultural and educational networks, tourism, business, and political concerns. These days, the politics, especially from our southern…
Join us on an exciting tour of a maple tree farm in the Eastern Townships as we discover a groundbreaking way to harvest syrup, and taste the future! http://townshipssun.ca Townships Sun Video by Xania Keane & Robert Donichie Have a Happy April 1st! #townshipssun TownshipsSun.ca (Articles and letters and videos…
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The Townships Young Voices Awards Gala will be taking place on Sunday April 6, 2025 at the Dufferin Heights Golf Club (4115 QC-143) in Stanstead from 2pm until 4pm. The prize-giving event will be a celebration of all Townships Young voices participants. For more info or to RSVP, please email: [email protected]
Inside the Haskell Library on March 21, 2025, Pauline Lussier and Chris Blais stood side-by-side at the line marking the Canada – United States border in the front hall, and fielded questions from the media. Their message? The residents of Stanstead and Derby Line are friends and neighbours, and that will remain unchanged by the “uneducated” policy…