History

The Hydro pole that made Record history
History

The Hydro pole that made Record history

—  4 January

By Matthew McCully The pole you see here joins a very short list of catastrophes over the last 126 years that stopped The Record from being able to publish. We missed one day of publishing during the great Valentine’s Day blizzard of 2007 when…
18th century items found on site of Magog’s Autoparc Stanley

18th century items found on site of Magog’s Autoparc Stanley

By William Crooks Local Journalism Initiative An archeological site of note has been uncovered in Magog, one of many local sites…

Hybrid heritage fair deemed a success

Hybrid heritage fair deemed a success

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…

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…

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—  11 August 2022

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—  11 August 2022

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—  4 July 2022

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