That Fellow Epps! The September issue of the Townships Sun is out, featuring the legacy of Bernard Epps, writer of Townships stories. Bernie was the larger-than-life writer and editor of the Townships Sun during the 1970s, 80s, and 90s.This special edition looks at his writing career, his quirky humour, and his many contributions to the…
A variety of entertainment! Thursday September 5 Registration and installation (opening of the site) Friday September 6 Judgements Horse Shows Visits from Schools Elyse Saunders Brittany Kennel Coty Robinson Saturday September 7 Street Truck and Semi Pulls Nikyta ASTTQ Pulls Horse Shows Sunday September 8 Ninja Warriors 4-H Show Farm Tractor Pulls Car Raffle …
Around since 1856, Brome Fair is organized by the Brome County Agricultural Society (BCAS). BCAS is a non-profit organization consisting of over 150 volunteers commited to its mandate of showcasing agricultural achievements and providing agricultural related educational opportunities to Brome Fair visitors. Brome Fair is an agricultural fair which takes place every Labour Day weekend.…
The Festival is just around the corner! It’s time to get ready for the festivities! Transportation Take advantage of our free shuttles that depart regularly from the Galeries Quatre-Saisons (on 13th Avenue, at the corner of rue du 24-Juin), Station du Cégep (Bus stop B), Place Fleurimont, and Parc Quintal (corner of Duplessis/Brûlotte).…
Summer weather is glorious in Quebec, typically continuing into autumn, offering wonderful opportunities to spend time in the great outdoors. We learned in childhood, though, to watch out for stinging and biting insects. Bees, wasps, hornets, biting flies, ants, and mosquitoes are standard fare we’ve all come to expects and guard against. I…
Congratulations to the Nunatsiaq News, who won second prize in the Best Community Newspaper Promotion Awards in this year’s Quebec Community Newspaper competition. (The Townships Sun won first prize for the 2023 inaugural Townships Young Voices Awards.) The Nunatsiak News’ second prize was for their 50th anniversary special edition in 2023.…
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,…