Anothersuccessful
The 2nd annual Yarn-a-thon is in the books with an amazing $5052 for our local Legion branch5.
I want to thank everyone that donatedtothisgreatcause.Thankyou toMelanieMallekfordonatingusher
absolutely beautiful and yummy cupcakes made Special for this event. Thank you to JoanneAllaire for coming out to entertain us with her beautiful voice and guitar playing. Thank you Ceilidh OHearn for getting us moving withZumbamoves,somuchfun.Thank
youtomywonderfulcircleofcraftersfor their hard work and dedication, I could nothavedoneitwithoutyouall.WELL DONE GANG! I would also like to mentionthat2ofthe14crafterscameall thewayfromOttawatobeinthisevent.It wasanabsolutegreattime.
AlgomaDistrictSchoolBoardApprovesSchoolYearCalendarfor2025-2026
At the February 25th Regular Board Meeting,AlgomaDistrictSchoolBoard(ADSB), approved their School Year Calendar for 20252026.ADSB adoptsthecalendar,consistingofa 194 day school year, following our consultation process. The calendar will be submitted to the MinistryofEducationforfinalapproval.
The2025-2026SchoolYearCalendarwill besimilarthoughnotidenticalforallEnglishand French-language schools and all Public and Catholic school boards in the Algoma and Sudbury Districts including Blind River, Chapleau, Dubreuilville, Elliot Lake, Espanola, Hornepayne, Manitoulin Island, Massey, the
North Shore, Sault Ste. Marie, Spanish, Wawa andWhiteRiver.
OverviewoftheAlgomaDistrictSchoolBoard 2025-2026SchoolYear
! ADSB school staff begin on Tuesday, September2,2025(PDDay).
! ADSB students begin classes on Wednesday, September3,2025.
! The winter holiday schedule is set from December22,2025toJanuary2,2026inclusive.
! March Break is scheduled from March 16 to March20,2026.
! The last day of classes for staff and students is Friday,June26,2026.
ExaminationDaysforSecondarySchools January23to29,2026(5days)
June22to26,2026(5days)
ProfessionalActivityDaysforADSB:
1.September2,2025
2.September26,2025
3.November7,2025
4.January30,2026
5.March6,2026
6.April17,2026
7.June5,2026
The complete School Year Calendar for 2025-2026 will be available on the ADSB websiteatwww.adsb.on.ca.
Preventthespreadofillnessandprotectyourselfandothers
! If you are sick, you should stay at home and self-isolate until you don't have a fever and yourothersymptomshavebeenimprovingfor24 hours (or 48 hours if you had gastrointestinal symptomssuchasvomitingordiarrhea).
! Ifyoumustleaveyourhome,forexample, for testing or medical care, wear a well-fitted mask.
! Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissueanddiscardusedtissuesimmediatelyinthe garbageandwashyourhands.
! Washyourhands
! thoroughly and often (for at least 15 seconds), especially after using the bathroom, before eating or preparing food, as well as before entering or leaving a long-term care or retirement home, hospital, or daycare.
! Useanalcohol-basedhand rub if your hands are clean and washing your hands is not possible.
! Ifyouareathigherriskof severe outcomes from infection, consider wearing a mask in crowdedindoorpublicsettings.
! Do not handle or prepare foodforanyoneifyouareill.
! Carefully clean up vomit or feces. Wash or discard anything that was contaminated anddisinfectallsurfaces.
! Clean and disinfect washrooms and all surfaces that people frequently touch at least onceperdaywithasolutionmade with1parthouseholdbleachand 9 parts water. Most disinfecting wipes and household sprays DO NOTkillnorovirus.
!Vaccination
fortheremainderoftheseasonisawisechoice.
!Infectionpreventionandcontrol
! Public Health works closely with hospitals, long-term care homes, retirement homes, and other congregate care settings to ensureinfectionpreventionandcontrolmeasures are in place and to help control outbreaks of illness and minimize spread to people who are most vulnerable. Please follow the handwashing andmaskingguidelinesathospitalsorlong-term care or retirement homes, and avoid visiting residentsorpatientsifyoudon'tfeelwell.
!Regularupdates
! Public Health publishes weekly information online about local activity levels of respiratory illness, including COVID-19, influenza,andRSV,andpostsinformationabout all active outbreaks in the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts related to respiratory and entericillness.
! For more information on respiratory and entericillnessandprecautionstotake,pleasevisit phsd.caorcallPublicHealthSudbury&Districts at705.522.9200(toll-free1.866.522.9200).
! Getting vaccinated now and staying up to date with vaccinations for influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is still a goodidea.Weareinthemiddleof theseasonforrespiratoryillness, and increasing your protection
Chapleau Moments
by MichaelJ. Morris
ImaginedecidingtomovetoChapleauin 1900andmakingtheentirejourneybycanoeand onfootfromMooseFactorytoyournewhome.
That's exactly what contributed to a population increase to the fledgling community onthemainlineoftheCanadianPacificRailway as First Nations families made the journey and theopportunityforgainfulemploymentinanew location. Writing in Chapleau Trails, edited by Dr.WilliamR.Pellow,IanWhitementionsmany of these families who migrated, but I will just sharesomeofhisstoryinthiscolumn.Mr.White is the uncle of John "Charlie" White born and raisedinChapleau,whodiedonMarch12,2009, and I will give you details on how you may rememberhimbelow.
Mr.White writes in ChapleauTrails that his grandparents Stephen and Jane Potts left MooseFactoryin1900,stoppedforthewinterin MatticeandthenstayedattheBrunswickHouse Reserve on Missanabie Lake before arriving in Chapleau. His mother was nine years old at the time and with her older sister Barbara walked mostofthejourneybyfollowingtheshoreline.
He explains that this was necessary becausehisgrandfatherhadonlytwocanoesand room for three people in each vessel along with the possessions, they brought with them. In ChapleautheybuiltahouseonAberdeenStreet.
After settling in Chapleau, Mr. White notes that the Elders of the community became devout members of St. John'sAnglican Church, butassomecouldnotgetouttoattendservicesat thechurch,theygatheredathomesforprayerand enlightenment. He notes that Esther (Sanders) Swansonwastheirself-taughtorganistandchoir leader on Sunday afternoons, and "their joy of singingcouldbeheardintheneighbourhood."
At age seven Mr.White joined the choir of St. John's with Terry and John Way-White, David and Elbert Collinson, Lorne and John Woodard, Edwin Good, Jim and Keith Searle with Reginald Thrush as choirmaster. "I remember my first morning, it was Easter Sunday 1927, and my grandpa was sitting near the entrance when we entered the church. I can stillseehissmileofapproval..."
Mr. White also writes about the "Lower Town"hockeyteamandsomeofthefamousFirst
MovingtoChapleauin1900fromMooseFactory bycanoeandwalkingtheshoreline
Nations players from the early years. "Bob Turner was the noted goalie. Tony Cachagee a fast skating forward. Mickey Linklater was called to play for Glace Bay of the Maritime LeagueandJoeWolotco,notoftheFirstNation but a member of the team was called to play for the Windsor Bulldogs of the Ontario Hockey League."
He also notes that his older brothers Donald and John (Charlie's father) and a cousin Oliver "Doc" Potts and the Corston boys and Mickey and Farmer Linklater competed in the townsoftballleague,addingthatJackShoupand "Bunt" Burrows shared umpire duties, "both of whom sometimes bore the brunt of sharp criticism."
Mr.White, who served in theThirdAnti Tank Regiment of the Royal CanadianArmy in World War II, shares much more of life in Chapleau and I encourage you to read it in Chapleau Trails but now I want to switch to rememberinghisnephewJohn"Charlie"White.
I received a message from David McMillan, who now lives in Selkirk, Manitoba aboutawayinwhichwecanrememberCharlie.
David wrote that when Charlie died, Jean, his wife, and the family had intended to set up a Trust Account for a future Scholarship Fund in Charlie's name where individuals could make memorial donations in lieu of flowers. "In speaking with Jean recently, I've learned that the logistics of following that intendedcourseofactionareso overwhelming that the undertaking has unfortunately hadtobeabandoned.
"As an alternative Jean andthefamilyfeelthatCharlie's second choice would have been to have donations made in his memory to St. John's Anglican Church in Chapleau where, in hisyouth,Charliewasamember of the congregation. St. John's was also an institution with which he maintained a close tie and relationship until his untimelypassing."
Cheques payable to St. John's Anglican Church can be sent to the Church at Box 756, Chapleau,ONP0M1K0andbe assured that your contribution will be greatly appreciated by
both St. John's and Charlie's family, David advised.
Donation acknowledgements (excluding monetary contribution amounts) will be forwarded to Jean by St. John's as they are received, and formal receipts for Income Tax purposes will, regardless of the amount contributed, be mailed out to donors in January 2011.
ThankstoIanWhite,amemberofoneof Chapleau's pioneer families for sharing their story to give me a context to write about rememberingCharlie,whoIalwaysthoughtwas the star on the hockey team, to whom I once passedthepuckandhescored,andwhooncetold me during a road hockey game on the outdoor rinkbesidehishomeonAberdeenStreet,"You're prettygood."
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The first instalment of the 2025 water, sewer and refuse collectionbilling is due February28th,2025
A 1.25% penalty isimposed monthly on overdue accounts.
CONSOMMATEURS D’EAU
Le premier versement du compte d'eau, d'égout et de déchets pour 2025 est payable le 28Fevrier, 2025.
Une pénalité de 1.25%est imposée chaque moissur les paiements tardifs.
Les Jones Treasurer/Trésorier Tax Collector/Percepteur de taxes
from OTTAWA Rapport d’Ottawa
by/par Carol Hughes Federal member of Parliament Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing
Theresureismorethanenoughgoingon intheworldtodrawourattentionawayfromthe operatingproceduresoftheFederalgovernment. Trump, his nonsensical trade wars, his kowtowing to Russian aggression against our longtime ally Ukraine, and the ineptitude of his attempts to run his own government (such as firingfederalaviationstafftoclearlypoorresults, as well as accidentally firing nuclear safety workers) have sucked all of the air out of the room. But it's important to draw attention to issuesthatarehappeningathomeaswell,anda recent report has lent credence to a particular issuethatneedstobefocusedon:theoutsourcing ofgovernmentcontractsandservices.
In 2024, the Federal government has spent a record $17.8 billion on outsourced contractsthatarenotadministereddirectlybythe governmentitself.Despitehardcommitmentsto reduce the costs of government contracts, the costsofwhichactuallyroseby13.5percentyearover-year. There are the obvious contracts that become national news because they become scandals,suchasArriveCan.Theappwascreated from a sole-source contract that started as an $80,000investmentandgrewintoa$54million boondoggle. We'veknownforsometimethatthe federal government struggles to hire internally for projects they need done, particularly in departments like National Defence ($5.6 billion in2023/24)andPublicServicesandProcurement ($3.05 billion), especially on IT specialization, lawyers, and consultants, but it becomes a selffulfilling prophecy where outsourcing begets moreoutsourcing.
Government contracts, in and of themselves, aren't necessarily an issue, but it is when you are dumping money into private companies rather than hiring within the public serviceitself.Theincreaseinoutsideconsulting means that the same accountability or transparency rules that apply to public servants donotapplytogovernmentcontracts.Theuseof consultants has been especially egregious in placeswherethegovernmenthasspentanabsurd amountofmoney,particularlyforAmericanand international firms doing business with the Federal government. According to Public Accounts, the federal government spent $308 million to hire accounting and professional servicesgiantDeloittein2024,22timesthe$14 million the firm was receiving from the federal
GovernmentOutsourcingCostingCanadiansRecordAmounts
government a decade ago in 2013-14. Other companies that the federal government contracted out specialization to included: IBM (who many will remember as the sole source contractor responsible for the Phoenix debacle) at$190million;Accenture,anotherinternational consulting firm, was given $43 million in contractsin2024;CGIreceived$36million;and KPMGreceived$28million.
The explosion in outsourcing and government contracting has two clear detriments. One, as noted earlier, it hampers public accounting, meaning it becomes harder and harder to know exactly what a company is doing for the federal government. It becomes hardertoknowhowmuchmoneyisbeingspent, andexactlywhatthatmoneyisbeinginvestedin. This is why ArriveCan felt so underhanded. It startedasagovernmentcontracttocreateanapp designed to ease airline passengers through customs, and became a $54 million waste of money,wherebyeventheAuditorGeneralcould onlyestimatesomeofthespendinginvolved.The
other issue with government contracting at this level is the amount of dependence it creates. Phoenix is a prime example because it is IBM who designed and ultimately controls the payment system, and any changes to Phoenix requirethatIBMisinvolved,notonlybecauseof potential wording in their contract, but also because they have the knowledge the governmentrequirestooperateorfixPhoenixif something goes wrong. It becomes a selfperpetuatingsystem,wherethelackofabilityfor the federal public service to deal with certain complex problems persist, they must rely on contractswithfirmswhospecializein“helping” the federal government. Those firms create systemsthatonlytheycanoperate,sothefederal governmentgetstrappedusingthosefirmstodo the work they need through inefficient “shadow publicservants”atmultinationalcompanies. Canadians have a right to know that the government is spending tax dollars efficiently. Overuse of private contracting hampers our abilitytokeepgovernmentleanandefficient.
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Avectoutcequisepassedanslemonde,il y a de quoi détourner notre attention des procédures opérationnelles du gouvernement fédéral. Trump et ses guerres commerciales absurdes,sacomplaisanceàl'égarddel'agression russecontrenotrealliédelonguedate,l'Ukraine, l'amateurisme dont il fait preuve dans ses tentativespourdirigersonpropregouvernement (comme en licenciant du personnel de l'aviation fédéralepourdesrésultatsclairementmédiocres, ouenrenvoyantaccidentellementdestravailleurs du domaine de la sécurité nucléaire) ont sidéré biendesgens.Maisilestimportantdes'intéresser aussiauxproblèmesquenousavonscheznous;à ce propos, un rapport paru récemment vient confirmer la nécessité de s'occuper d'une questionenparticulier:l'impartitiondescontrats etdesservicesgouvernementaux.
En 2024, le gouvernement fédéral a dépensé la somme record de 17,8 milliards de dollars en contrats de sous-traitance qui ne sont pasadministrésdirectementparlegouvernement lui-même. Malgré les engagements fermes à réduire les coûts des contrats gouvernementaux, danslesfaits,cescoûtsontaugmentéde13,5% d'une année à l'autre. Il y a des contrats qui, évidemment, finissent par faire la une des nouvelles nationales parce qu'ils font scandale, commeceluipourl'applicationArriveCan.Cette application a été créée à la faveur d'un contrat à fournisseur unique qui a commencé avec un investissement de 80 000 $ et qui a fini par devenirungâchisde54millionsdedollars.Nous savons depuis un certain temps déjà que le gouvernementfédéraladeladifficultéàrecruter
àl'internepourdesprojetsqu'ildoitmeneràbien, en particulier dans des ministères comme la Défense nationale (5,6 milliards de dollars en 2023-2024) ou Services publics et Approvisionnement (3,05 milliards de dollars), surtout des professionnels spécialisés en TI, des avocats et des consultants; et cela devient une prophétie autoréalisatrice où l'impartition crée plusd'impartition. Lescontratsgouvernementaux,ensoi,ne sontpasnécessairementunproblème,maisilsle deviennentquandoninjectedel'argentdansdes entreprises privées au lieu d'embaucher du personnel au sein de la fonction publique ellemême. Avec l'augmentation du recours aux consultants externes, les règles de reddition de comptesoudetransparencequis'appliquentaux fonctionnaires ne s'appliquent pas à ceux qui obtiennent des contrats gouvernementaux. Le recours à des consultants a été particulièrement frappant là où le gouvernement a dépensé des quantités d'argent aberrantes, particulièrement pourdessociétésaméricainesetd'ailleursdansle monde faisant affaire avec le gouvernement fédéral. Selon les Comptes publics, le gouvernementfédéraladépensé308millionsde dollars pour retenir les services du géant de la comptabilité et des services professionnels Deloitte,en2024,cequiest22foisplusqueles14 millions de dollars que la firme recevait du gouvernementfédéralilya10ans,en2013-2014. Parmi les autres sociétés avec lesquelles le gouvernement fédéral a conclu des contrats de sous-traitancepourdesservicesspécialisésilya: SuiteP.7
5changestoknowaheadofthetax-filingdeadline
(NC)The deadline to file your 2024 income tax andbenefitreturnisApril30,2025.Whileyou’re working on your taxes, there are a number of changes that could impact your tax situation. Herearefivethatyoushouldknow. It’s easier than ever to manage your tax affairsonline
TheCanadaRevenueAgencyhas simplified the process for registeringforanaccount,which allows you to manage your personal tax information online. Instead of waiting for a security code in the mail, you can verify your identity immediately with the document verification service.
Also, when you’re registeredandhavefullaccessto the portal, you’ll be able to use the new online chat service in youraccounttodiscussaccountspecific questions and issues with a live agent without having tocall.
First-timehomebuyerwithdrawals
Areyouplanningtowithdrawfundsfrom yourRegisteredRetirementSavingsPlantobuy orbuildyourfirsthome?Ifso,youshouldknow that eligible first-time homebuyers can now
withdrawupto$60,000.
Short-termrentals
If you operate a non-compliant shortterm rental property, you cannot deduct any related expenses incurred during the portion of thetaxyearwhereitisnon-compliant.For2024, thereisanexceptionthataslongasyourproperty becamecompliantwiththeapplicablelawsofthe municipality or province where it is located by December 31, 2024, you are considered compliantforallof2024.
Volunteerfirefighters’exemptionamount
Are you a volunteer firefighter or a search-and-rescuevolunteer?Ifyouareandyou completedatleast200hoursofservicelastyear, theamountyourcreditisbasedonhasincreased from$3,000to$6,000.
SimpleFileservices
Lower-income individuals may receive an invitation from the agency to file their tax returnsecurelyoverthephoneordigitally. Learn about other changes for this tax season at canada.ca/taxes-whats-new.
What’sneededforsafewaterinFirstNationscommunities?
(NC) Everyone in Canada should have clean drinking water. That’s why many of us are rightfully concerned about long-term drinking water
advisories, in place for years or even decades, in some First Nations communities. But what’s actuallyneededtosolvetheproblem?Herearefour thingstoknow:
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RéjeanRaymond,OperationsDirector TownshipofChapleau 20PineStreet,P.O.Box129 Chapleau,ON,P0M1K0 Ph.705-864-1330 rraymond@chapleau.ca visitchapleau.ca February18,2025
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The process is complex. Lifting long-term drinking water advisoriesiscomplexandrequires collaboration and investment. First Nations, the federal government and environmental public health officers all have different roleswhenitcomestomakingsure thatwaterissafeforcommunities to use.The decision to lift a longterm drinking water advisory is usually made by a community’s chief and council, often based on recommendations from environmentalpublichealthofficers.
Infrastructure may be needed.Achievingcleanwatercan mean new system design work or repairstoexistinginfrastructure.If a new water treatment system is needed, it can take three to four yearstocomplete.
Local workforce developmentisrequired.Beyondphysical infrastructure, investments also need to support the recruitment and training of local water operators to ensure First Nations communities can sustainably manage their own water systems andensuresafedrinkingwaterfor
generationstocome.
Changeishappening.Fortunately,muchof this work is already happening. There have been 1,415waterandwastewaterprojectsimplemented inFirstNationscommunitiessince2015,including infrastructureprojectsandtrainingopportunitiesto wateroperators.Theseimprovementshavemadea difference to nearly 600 communities, serving approximately478,000people.
Still, there is much work to be done. First Nations communities and the Government of Canada have plans to address the remaining longtermdrinkingwateradvisories.
Learn more about the work being done to achieve clean water for all at canada.ca/water-onreserve.
Lastweekssolutions
MOMENTS IN TIME
On March 11, 1903, accordion-playing musician and entertainer Lawrence Welk, aka the "King of Champagne Music," was bornonafarminruralNorthDakota.
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IBM(dontbeaucoupsesouviendrontquec'estle fournisseur unique responsable de la débâcle du système Phénix), avec 190 millions de dollars; Accenture, un autre cabinet international d'experts-conseils, qui a obtenu des contrats totalisant 43 millions de dollars en 2024; CGI, quiareçu36millionsdedollars;etKPMG,quia reçu28millionsdedollars.
L'explosiondurecoursàlasous-traitance etàlapassationdemarchésparlegouvernement présente deux inconvénients majeurs. Le premier, comme indiqué précédemment, c'est quecelanuitàlacomptabilitépublique,puisqu'il devient de plus en plus difficile de savoir exactement ce qu'une entreprise fait pour le gouvernementfédéral.Ildevientplusdifficilede savoircombiend'argentestdépenséetdansquoi exactementcetargentestinvesti.C'estpourquoi lecontratpourArriveCanestdevenusiinsidieux.
Au début, il s'agissait d'un contrat gouvernemental pour la création d'une application conçue pour faciliter le passage aux douanes des voyageurs aériens, mais qui s'est transformé ensuite en un gaspillage de 54 millions de dollars et pour lequel même la vérificatricegénéralen'apuestimerquecertaines des dépenses engagées. Le deuxième inconvénient,aveclapassationdemarchésparle gouvernement à un tel niveau, c'est le degré de dépendance que cela crée. Phénix en est un excellent exemple, car c'est IBM qui a conçu et qui contrôle, ultimement, le système de paie; et tout changement apporté à Phénix doit se faire avec la participation d'IBM, non seulement en raison des clauses éventuelles du contrat, mais aussi parce que la compagnie possède les connaissances dont le gouvernement a besoin pour exploiter Phénix ou le réparer si quelque chose ne fonctionne pas. On entre alors dans un système qui s'autoentretient, dans lequel l'incapacité de la fonction publique fédérale à régler certains problèmes complexes persiste, et
entreprises spécialisées dans des services destinésà«aider»legouvernementfédéral.Ces entreprises créent des systèmes qu'elles sont les seules à pouvoir exploiter, de sorte que le gouvernement fédéral se retrouve piégé en faisantappelàleursservicespourfaireletravail dont il a besoin en ayant recours aux « fonctionnaires fantômes » inefficaces de ces multinationales.
La population canadienne a le droit de savoirsilegouvernementdépensecorrectement l'argent des contribuables. Le recours excessif à la sous-traitance au secteur privé nuit à notre capacité à maintenir une approche de gestion allégéeetefficacedugouvernement.
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Un hiver animé au cœur de notre communauté L’hiver transforme notre petite communauté en un véritable terrain de jeu pour les amateurs de plein air et de culture. Entre les spectacles organisés par le Centre culturel, les activités mises en place par divers organismes et les nombreuses sorties extérieures, il y en a pour tous les goûts !Les passionnés de nature profitent pleinement des joies de la saison : pêche sur glace, ski, randonnées en raquettes, aventures en motoneige, et bien plus encore. Ces traditions bien ancrées font partie de
Centre culturel Louis-Hémon
notre identité et rassemblent les amoureux de l’hiver. De son côté, le Carnaval annuel réunit petits et grands autour de festivités hautes en couleur, mettant en lumière l’esprit chaleureux qui nous unit malgré le froid.Nous avons la chance d’avoir une telle diversité d’activités dans notre communauté. Ces événements, souvent organisés par des organismes à but non lucratif et portés par des bénévoles dévoués, méritent d’être choyés et encouragés. Grâce à eux, notre hiver est loin d’être monotone !
50 ans de culture et de passion : Le Centre culturel Louis-Hémon célèbre un demisiècle d’histoireDepuis maintenant 50 ans, le Centre culturel Louis-Hémon est un pilier essentiel de notre communauté, offrant des événements, des spectacles et des activités qui rassemblent et inspirent. Cette année, c’est avec fierté et émotion que nous soulignons cet anniversaire marquant, un témoignage de l’engagement et de la passion qui animent ce lieu depuis sa fondation.Au fil des décennies, le Centre culturel a su évoluer et s’adapter, tout en restant fidèle à sa mission : promouvoir, développer et diffuser les éléments de la culture francoontarienne ainsi que les arts en général, au bénéfice de la population francophone de la communauté et des environs. Concerts, expositions, théâtre, ateliers… autant d’initiatives qui ont permis à plusieurs
générations de découvrir et d’apprécier la richesse culturelle de notre région. En septembre 2024, nous avons organisé un souper et un spectacle afin de souligner cet événement marquant, rassemblant la communauté autour d’un moment de célébration et de reconnaissance. Ce fut l’occasion de revisiter les moments forts du passé tout en regardant vers l’avenir, avec de nouveaux projets et collaborations à venir.Nous sommes chanceux d’avoir un Centre aussi dynamique au cœur de notre communauté. Son succès repose sur l’engagement des bénévoles, des artistes et des organismes qui ont contribué à en faire un lieu vivant et essentiel. Célébrons ensemble 50 ans de culture, de partage et d’inspiration, et souhaitons au Centre culturel encore de nombreuses années de succès !
