The Town of Sutton inaugurated the newly renovated Place Rosanne-Cohen on Monday. Place Rosanne Cohen provides citizens with the opportunity to take part in a game of pétanque; a sport particularly enjoyed by senior residents due to its accessibility.

Gerald Cutting, who served as president of the Townshippers’ Association, has stepped down from his role after 12 years of service. The Townshippers’ Association is one of the only organizations that promotes and protects the interest of English-speaking Townshippers in Quebec.

Farnham Elementary School has a new project, the Farnham Elementary School Gentlemen’s Society. The project invites the male students of Farnham Elementary to take part in after-school activities with volunteer Nicholas Robert.

Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton is getting its first artistic circuit Village des métiers d’art Sainte-Étienne-de-Bolton. Taking place over two weekends in July, the circuit will allow visitors to connect with artists in the municipality and to discover the how-tos of their craft in a collective exhibition at the municipal park.

After a two-year absence, La Fondation au Diapason is hosting the 16th edition of its annual golf tournament Tournoi de golf Au Diapason. The foundation supports La Maison au Diapason (La Maison), who provides palliative and psychological care services to people at the end of life and their families in the Brome-Missiquoi and Haute-Yamaska regions. Taking place at Club de Golf Cowansville and Club de golf Château-Bromont, the golf tournament is one of its largest fundraising events to support La Maison’s operation budget and to provide quality care to its patients.

In the heart of Dunham lies a special craft market that provides local artists their stepping stone. Marché des Artisanats Dunham opened its doors in 2018 with owner Michilynn Dubeau wanting to provide women with a space to network their artwork and where they could connect with other artists. With over 30 artists and counting, all doing things a little bit differently, Marché des Artisanats Dunham has something for everyone who will walk through its doors this summer.

Knowlton Players is getting set to put on its second major theatre production since the pandemic began two years ago titled If Books Could Kill. The production is in support of the Pettes Memorial Library who is currently in the midst of a major fundraising campaign to add an extension onto the back of its building. The extension will serve as a multi-purpose space for the community. Having collaborated in the past, Knowlton Players and Pettes Memorial are combining their efforts to help raise money for the cause.

Renaissance Lac-Brome (RLB), in partnership with the Town of Brome Lake, has launched a new project called the Educational Patrol Project. RLB is a non-profit organization that protects and helps restore Brome Lake and its watershed. The organization’s new project is focused on educating and informing Brome Lake residents about the impacts of rainwater runoff on the lake and how they can do their part in minimizing its effect on the environment. It will also involve collecting data for the Town of Brome Lake to move forward with other projects.

Work has officially begun on the Town of Brome Lake’s public access project, a project that will provide citizens access to the lake in the Bondville sector. With the financial support of the Carke Foundation and the Poulin family, a 13-acre piece of land, formerly owned by the Poulin’s, was purchased at the corner of Cowell and Bondville Street in 2019. This property served as the site for the famous Terrace Inn during the 20th century and will now become an additional recreational space for residents alongside the already existing Douglas Beach and Tiffany Beach.

Tick season is here and the Eastern Townships is seeing an increase in the density of infected black legged tics. Jade Savage, professor in the Biological Sciences Department and creator of eTick, a designated tic platform to keep the the public and scientific community informed, speaks on the current tick situation in the region and provides tips to help keep people, and their pets, safe.

The Salle Alec et Gérard Pelletier venue in Sutton has found new administration in Sutton Encore. Described by director Vanessa Lauzon as a “collective” that celebrates a variety of art forms, Sutton Encore is in the process of switching things up and has prepared a unique program to provide the community with experiences they can’t help but remember.

After a two year hiatus, Brome Fair, the largest rural agricultural fair in Quebec, is officially back. Planning since 2021, the Brome County Agricultural Society (BCAS) has kept Brome Fair traditions up its sleeve and plans on hosting an event that is familiar, but loaded with fun. As always, on Labor Day weekend, all roads lead to Brome Fair.

“It feels great, and nerve-racking, and a whole bunch of things rolled up into one,” said Diana Frizzle, co-chair for the publicity committee for Brome Fair.

Schools across the Eastern Townships will have the opportunity to take part in science workshops for the 2022-2023 school year thanks to the Inspecteur Génético project. The project was initiative by Dr. Estelle Chamoux of the Biology Department at Bishop’s University (B.U.) back in 2019. Following the pandemic, Chamoux wanted to expand the project and get more schools involved. The Inspecteur Génético project received $58, 240 in funding from the Ministry of Economy and Innovation with the aim to spark interest in scientific careers.

The village of Knowlton has a gained a new business in Le Pantry Knowlton. Le Pantry Knowlton, started by entrepreneurial couple Leila and Benoit, has taken over the space once occupied by La Cyclerie de Knowlton. Leila and Benoit’s mission with their new business venture is to to be there for the local community and to provide the opportunity to local producers and entrepreneurs the opportunity to expand their markets.

Eastern Townships filmmaker, writer and photographer Louise Abbott, with the help of her husband Niels Jensen, who is also a photographer, has wrapped up her most recent film The Mountains of Potton. The film was originally supposed to be a photography project for the Potton Heritage Association highlighting the various mountains within the Potton region in all four seasons, but Abbott realized the potential the project had to be made into a short film.

“It quickly became clear that some of the aerial views that Neils largely took (…) would be the most interesting for viewers. It really gives viewers a unique perspective of the mountains, most have not seen aerial views of them,” said Abbott.

The Town of Brome is attempting to implement a new bylaw, Bylaw 596-12, with the purpose of giving the municipality more control over short-term rentals. A registry was held on May 27 and 28 that provided citizens with the opportunity to sign against the bylaw. Only 218 signatures were needed to determine how the town was going to move forward, but over 300 signatures ended up being collected. As a result, the municipal council will be deciding at its next meeting on July 4 if they are going to hold a referendum.