Canadian Club of the Yamaska Valley

The Canadian Club of the Yamaska Valley invites everyone to celebrate Christmas music at its December 5th meeting at the Auberge West Brome on route 139. Music will be provided by the group In-A-Chord which is a trio of women, Linda Carey, Pauline Lavigne and Joanne Dinarzo accompanied by Donald Patriquin on the piano. Donald Patriquin is an internationally known composer, particularly of choral works, who taught in the Faculty of Music at McGill University for many years.... The group will sing popular standards as well as some lesser known carols and has developed a varied repertoire with a swing jazz style. Their enthusiasm will inspire guests to join in a cheery singalong befitting the festive season. The group In-A-Chord has participated in many fund raisers and sung at residences for seniors. In 2014, accompanied by Donald Patriquin, they recorded a program for Stop!T.V. As well, they have performed for coffee houses at Emmanuel United Church in Cowansville and in Knowlton United Church. The Canadian Club of the Yamaska Valley fosters an interest in public affairs and cultivates an understanding of Canadian culture. Non-members are welcome for a fee of $10. per person. The program starts at 2 o'clock and those wishing to dine at the Auberge West Brome beforehand should contact the auberge at 450 266 7552 or 1 888 902 7663. For more information contact our president at 450 372 4562 Post for meeting of 5 December, 2016

The first meeting of the 2016-2017 Season will be on Monday, September 12th at 2 pm at the Auberge West Brome. The speaker will be Stan Neil and the title of his talk will be "Why Equador"? Stan Neil attended Granby High School, Waterloo Trade School, the Institute Technique de Vaudreuil, Mt. Claire State University in New Jersey and attended sessions at McGill. He studied drafting, mechanics, mechanical design and heavy equipment operation. He has worked in the engineering... office at Bruck Mills, then at SNC on a Texaco project and at the Point Lepreau Nucleur plant in New Brunswick. He served as Manager of Buildings, Equipment and Transportation for the District of Bedford School Board. Upon returning SNC, he worked on a major Venezuelan oil project. In the mid-eighties he joined Paramax Electronics which was established by the Federal Government to oversee the construction of twelve frigates for the Canadian Navy. In 1993, he incorporated ‘Maison d’Enseignement S. E. Neil Inc.’ and did government recognized management training courses including ISO certification and CSST related courses. Please note that, whereas there is normally a fee of $10. for guests, it will be waived for this, the first meeting of the season. For those wanting lunch before the meeting, please make reservations with the Auberge West Brome: Telephone (450) 266-7552

Dru Oja Jay addresses Canadian Club May 2, 2016 "What if the natives stopped subsidizing Canada?" Is the title of an address to be given at the Canadian Club of the Yamaska Valley 's annual spring luncheon on May 2 at 12 o clock in the Auberge West Brome. Dru Oja Jay, is the presenter and his thoughtful answers to this question reflect his broad array of experiences in community organizing. He has worked with solidarity movements in Haiti, indigenous communities in Albe...rta, Quebec and Ontario and many cooperatives including Mountain Equipment and the Media coop. As well, he has co-initiated campaigns with groups such as the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and is currently executive director of Friends of Public Service. He has published articles on topics including environmental issues, indigenous - settler relations, NGO's, and fair trade.Along with Nikolas Barry Shaw, he has written a book entitled "Paved with Good intentions. Canada's development NGO's from idealism to imperialism` Among his other interests include the design of web sites and printed material, good pastry and travel. He holds a B.A from Mount Allison University, in New Brunswick. Everyone is welcome. Reservations for the luncheon should be made through Claire Hobbs at 450 295 2349 . Tickets for members are $26 and for non members $35. For the speech only beginning at 2 pm, non members $10. For more information about the club check the website at www.canadianclub-yamaskavalley.ca.

Join the Yamaska Valley Canadian Club in welcome Alanna Mitchel, Award-wijnning Science Journalist & Global Thinker to speak on Monday, April 04, 2016 at 2:00 PM on "Seasick: The Global Ocean in Crisis" More information can be found on the website: http://canadianclub-yamaskavalley.ca//alanna_mitchel_awar/

Next meeting of the Canadian Club of the Yamaska Valley, Monday March 7th, 2 pm at the Auberge West Brome Jim Manson presents the Miner family of Granby.... Jim Manson, a historian specializing in the Eastern Townships will enlighten and amuse members of the Canadian Club on March 7 at 2 o'clock in the Auberge West Brome. His topic is the Miner family and their role in the industrial development of Granby. When Harlow Miner first arrived in Granby in the 1820's there were 4 "good houses"and mostly English speaking residents. Through the generations the family owned a tannery, a carriage manufacturing company, controlled the hydraulic power in the 1880's and eventually Granby Rubber Company. Manson will situate this entrepreneurial activity in a Quebec that was rapidly changing with industrialization. His talk is bound to be insightful and humorous. As a teacher, Jim Manson has stimulated many audiences from those who attend the very popular Brome County Historical lectures and historical excursions across the country to university students at Concordia, McGill and Bishops Universities. Presently he is a professor of history at Champlain College of Vermont's international campus in Montreal where he teaches Canadian history, American and Canadian relations and human rights and globalization. He has degrees from Concordia and McGill and has written three books on the "Townships Smaller World: Eastern Townships and the Imperial Age"; "From Isolation to Integration the changing face of the Townships 1830-67 "and" the Loyal Americans of New England and New York." All are welcome. The fee for non-members is $10. Reservations for lunch at 12 o'clock at the Auberge ,can be made by phoning 450-266-7552