For the past 30 years, Japanese knotweed has steadily tightened its choke hold on our land. We used to feed …
World’s worst: Law now in effect against knotweed
Autoportrait : Le photographe a coupé la renouée japonaise aux deux semaines pendant sept ans avant de l’éradiquer d’une partie …
30 Years
It’s been 30 years since I arrived in the Haut-Saint-François. Hot and tired, we led the moving van up the …
Remembering Janis Graham
Janis Graham at the piano in 2012. PHOTO: R.A. Garber. An exceptional person left us last week, with piano music …
Exceptional municipalities
by R.A. Garber Exceptional people walk among us. I’m referring to the citizens of the 91 municipalities (or boroughs within …
CHRONIQUE | A dance we know
It’s been in the news lately, the recent update to Bill 101, the French Language Charter. I wondered how it …
CHRONIQUE | Tiny things
Beside the woodpile, I sat down on a log for a little break. Yes, I was wearing pants and boots. …
CHRONIQUE | My bin of plastics
My recycling bin is filling up fast these days. With plastic. No matter what I buy, it seems to come …
CHRONIQUE | My Mother
My mother was a gifted person who struggled to follow the Apostle Paul’s admonitions. How often I heard this verse: …
Étoile DUO : Accompagner nos jeunes mères
L’équipe de l’Étoile DUO (de gauche à droite), Crystel Labrie-Proulx, Erika Blouin, Catherine Meilleur, Amy Poirier, Karine Archambault, Léane Hébert, …
OPINION | Rewilding Our Hens
Our new young hens were shocked to see little green shoots emerging from the blanket of brown leaves in the …
SANTÉ | Les bienfaits du bain de forêt
Aujourd’hui, c’est le Jour de la Terre, une journée où l’on réfléchit généralement à ce que l’on peut faire pour …
OPINION | Lucky or unlucky?
Once there was an old Zen farmer whose car was a gas-guzzling rattletrap. One day it broke down.“Such bad luck!” …
Parking lotrip-off
Ipromise you, this is the last installment of our cross-border adventures! Listen in on my letter asking for justice. Mr. …
Apple across the border
Returning home from the belly of the beast, we got a bit careless. After all, we’re Canadians at a Canada …
Tyrants beware
“John Mitchell, Jr., Fighting Editor.”In Richmond’s Black History Museum and Cultural Centre, the metal plaque catches my eye. It looks …
A path
«Hope is like a path in the countryside. At first there is no path but if enough people walk on …
Griefs Cookshire-Eaton : Plaintes retirées, dossier clos
Les deux griefs déposés à la Ville de Cookshire-Eaton par l’employée Anick Fredette concernant l’ancien directeur général par intérim Jean-Charles …
L’église St Peter’s : Plusieurs appels et une offre, mais l’avenir reste incertain
L’avenir de l’église St Peter’s à Cookshire-Eaton reste incertain, selon Anthony De Carvalho, agent immobilier. Il cite notamment les exigences …
St. Peter’s Church : Many inquiries, but future still uncertain
The future of St. Peter’s Church in Cookshire-Eaton is still uncertain, according to Anthony De Carvalho, real estate agent. He …
On his shoulders
Sawyerville resident Colonel Garneau―Jack―was certainly a cornerstone of our community.Sadly, he left us last October 28. I was unable to …