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--October 13, 2021. The Townships Sun has a new editor, announced David Wright, the president of the board. Rachel Garber is replacing Barbara Heath, who passed away suddenly a few weeks ago. "We are happy to welcome Rachel to the Townships Sun team, and we look forward to growing the magazine together," Wright said. "My passions are writing, photography and art," said Garber. "And I love living in the Townships. It's a match made in heaven to work on The Townships Sun. I'm really happy to have landed here."

--October 6, 2021. Joseph W Graham, best-selling author of Naming the Laurentians, announces the imminent launch of his new book Insatiable Hunger: Colonial Encounters in Context, the product of 12 years of research on contact between Christian European settlers and the Indigenous populations of the Americas, and the period of proselytization, trade, disease, and war between the early 16th and early 19th century. It is a work that offers new insight into the truth needed to achieve reconciliation.

--October 6, 2021. It’s a lot easier to read the stories behind heritage sites in and around Sherbrooke, now that the Lennoxville-Ascot Historical & Museum Society (LAHMS) has completed work repairing and replacing seven bilingual historic interpretation panels.

RESOLUTION QAHN Board of Directors (September 21, 2021) RE: Modernization of Canada’s Official Languages Act Considering that at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN), held on September 12, 2021, the Board discussed at length the Government of Canada’s proposal to modernize the Official Languages Act;

RESOLUTION QAHN Board of Directors (September 21, 2021) RE: Quebec’s Bill 96 At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN), held on September 12, 2021, the Board discussed at length the Government of Quebec’s proposed Bill 96 (An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec). Considering that the English-language minority community of Quebec has a long history of distinguished contributions to all facets of Quebec society;

The following is a part of a new series of selfie-videos recorded by some of the members of the far-flung Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network! Look for them on https://www.facebook.com/QAHNCanada/. This week we travel to Vancouver, B.C., to meet QAHN's former President who shows us that you can't take Quebec out of the Quebecer.

--September 15, 2021. The Marion Phelps Award is presented annually by the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) in recognition of outstanding long-term contributions by an individual to the preservation and promotion of Anglophone heritage in the province of Quebec. This year, QAHN is pleased to present this prestigious award to Steven Aulis, a volunteer with the Canterbury Committee of the Bury Historical and Heritage Society. A formal presentation ceremony took place during an open house at the Canterbury Church, near Bury, on Sunday, September 12.

--September 15, 2021. The Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network’s prestigious Richard Evans Award recognizes outstanding long-term contributions by an organization or group of volunteers to the preservation and promotion of Anglophone heritage in the province of Quebec. QAHN is pleased to present the 2021 Richard Evans Award to the Château Ramezay English-speaking Guides Association. And on Tuesday, September 14, a formal presentation took place on the grounds of the historic Château Ramezay in Old Montreal.

The filming of QAHN's second "Scandal Makers" mini-documentary series is continuing throughout the summer and fall.

--September 1, 2021. For the second year in a row, the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) will partner with local cultural organizations to support museum and heritage activities that explore the history of Quebec’s diverse English-speaking communities. The Belonging and Identity in English Quebec initiative is funded by Quebec's SRQEA and will enable QAHN to provide mentorship and grants of up to $5,000 to 11 different communities.