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Hybrid heritage fair deemed a success
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Hybrid heritage fair deemed a success

—  5 October 2022

By Gordon Lambie This past Sunday the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) held its sixth annual Heritage Fair in a hybrid model, with guests welcome at the Colby-Curtis Museum in Stanstead as well as online. “You never know with these events…
Reflections from the Queen’s “common face across Canada”

Reflections from the Queen’s “common face across Canada”

It would be hard to find someone in the Eastern Townships who has spent more time in close contact with Queen Elizabeth II than Bob…

Richmond Fair memories from Claudia Villemaire

Richmond Fair memories from Claudia Villemaire

In the lead up to this weekend’s fair in Richmond, the last of the season, The Record reached out to long-time fair correspondent…

Fossmobile returns for victory lap in Sherbrooke this weekend

Fossmobile returns for victory lap in Sherbrooke this weekend

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