Heather Darch
When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in August 2017, it dumped 27 trillion gallons of water over the state. One of the many stories that made international headlines in the aftermath of the storm was the potential threat of 350 giant alligators escaping their enclosure from the 15-acre Gator Country Wildlife and Alligator Adventure Park in…
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Decades ago, places like The Old Mill Bar located in the community of Stanbridge East, Québec, were a mainstay of rural village life. The local bars in the small communities that dotted the Eastern Townships had unique qualities all their own and were a home away from home for some. Citizens convened there to shoot…
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Le Tour first appeared in September 1983 with 16 pages of information and stories about our region. Its mission was clear right from the start – to bridge the communication gap. Those working in the tourism sector saw a rift between tourists and the local population. Visitors to the region were unaware of the region’s…
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The first Canadian Parliament began in a noble fashion on November 7th 1867 with the Throne Speech delivered by the Right Honourable Viscount Monck. Among the measures that Lord Monck presented in his reflections on the Act of Union was the promise to develop a « scheme of militia organization and defence. » There to hear the…
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Elias Truax Jr. was made of sturdy stuff. While he lived a life not unlike many of the first Loyalist settlers who came to Missisquoi County in the 1780s, his name appears in the historical record a number of times; most notably when he was a nonagenarian – a person in their nineties. Elias Truax…
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When the first settlers came to the Eastern Townships, they quickly began to clear the thick forest and its undergrowth and turn the countryside into ploughed fields and pastures. In the early store ledgers for Missisquoi County dating from the late 18th century, it was noted that those working to pay off their debts to…
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Her name was Flavia. She didn’t have a last name or at least no one bothered to use it. We don’t know her age, or if she was married or had children. We don’t know if she was born here, in Africa, the United States, or even England. We don’t know where or when she…
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