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Sherbrooke’s 2010 budget was adopted on Monday during the last municipal council meeting of the year. Citizens will experience a 0.5 percent tax increase for 2010; a “modest increase” according to Mayor Bernard Sévigny.
The increase is less than the city’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase, a fact that was emphasized by Sherbrooke’s Mayor. “Just because the CPI is going up does not mean we have to increase taxes at that same rate,” said Sévigny during the meeting. “It is up to (us) to manage the cost increases, not the citizens of Sherbrooke to take on tax increases that surpass the CPI.” |
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The Michael Tinker Brass Ensemble is a quartet of brass instruments (2 trumpets, trombone, euphonium) playing late 19th early 20th century renditions of popular Christmas carols played in a similar fashion by various Salvation Army Bands throughout Europe and North America. For the third consecutive year this group of musicians, mostly members of the Sherbrooke Wind Ensemble of the University of Sherbrooke’s School of Music have played concerts in various senior homes such as the Wales Home in Richmond, le Manoir du Musée, le Manoir de Sherbrooke and St-Francis Manor in Lennoxville. On Sunday, Brass Ensemble performed a Christmas concert during the Eucharistic service at St_Patrick’s Church in Sherbrooke.
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Sherbrooke transit is offering commuters free rides for the holidays.
The free service is being offered for city transit on December 24 and 31 (there is no service on December 25 or January 1) as well as paratransit service on December 24, 25, 31 and January 1. 
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The Val Saint-Francois community kitchen collective, Les Tabliers en folie, has gotten a boost of $1,500 through the Fondation Tirelire, or Piggy Bank Foundation. The donation was made earlier this month by the Foundation, establised by Quebec Hog farmers, to help alleviate hunger. 
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With only four days left until Christmas, your stockings are most likely hung by the chimney with care and the children are hoping Saint Nicolas soon will be here, but what if you have no stockings, chimney or home for that matter?
The homeless population in the Sherbrooke area have a different set of hopes this holiday season, and all winter long. They hope to stay warm, which is why Lennoxville’s MHE (Mental Health Estrie) has yet again successfully kicked off its Walk in my Shoes-HUGS for the Homeless Campaign. 
PHOTO: JEN YOUNG Sherbrooke’s homeless shelter, Accueil Poirier’s coordinator stands with MHE (Mental Health Estrie) executive director Judy Ross, president Esther Barnett and Poirier’s counsellor France Perrault last week after the gift of warmth was donated by the dozens. |
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