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Trivia Quiz: Early Settlement and Religion in the Eastern Townships

--February 12, 2019.

1. What was the very first form of agricultural produce that the early Townships colonists profited from?
a. Squash fields abandoned by members of the Abenaki nation
b. Pearl ash from the hardwood forests
c. Grains (flax, wheat, barley)
d. Beef and dairy products

2. Which group first permanently settled the Eastern Townships region?
a. Loyalists
b. American squatters
c. The Abenaki nation
d. Retired government officials

L to R: QAHN Project director Dwane Wilkin; MP and federal International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau; QAHN ED Matt

Major fire destroys historic building in downtown Magog

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Photo - CBC News

--October 16, 2018.

larger_magog.jpgA major fire razed a large historic building in the heart of downtown Magog in Quebec's Eastern Townships Tuesday morning.

The building was built in the early 1900s and had businesses on the main floor, with two floors of apartment units above.

Fifteen people are without a home because of the fire, but none of them were hurt. The city says a firefighter was lightly injured.

QAHN's own Terry Loucks (centre, holding sign) hosted the inauguration of Quebec's first National Healing Forest, on his proper