March 2007 Newsletter

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NEIGHBOURS
REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROUYN-NORANDA
Scott showed us charm,
wit, heart and hilarity. His
tales of family life hit a funny
bone in all of us!!!
Jason Laurans - Wow...
what a fun time he showed
us... such cool connections
and a way of bringing the
crowd into the show!! He has
a power to make everyone
feel involved, and
create enormous
What an evening of fun
and giggles at
Neighbours’
Annual
Laugh
Attack
show
geared to make
us smile, happy,
and a little less
stressed for a
couple of hours!
energy.
The general consensus was "it was a
great show". An
event of this nature is
hit
or
miss
and
I
believe
that
Neighbours got a hit
on this one! Without a doubt,
Neighbours will be offering
I was impressed
by the professionalism and a knack the
comedians
showed
by
knowing our lifestyles and
habits; even if they did not
know our highways and
geography!!
Laugh Attack “08!
Carrie was wonderful
and did a great job pulling
the show
together and
Edi tor ’s No tes :
Insi de thi s iss ue:
Inside this issue:
Editor’s Notes:
W ishin g yo u a w on der f ul
Holid ay S eas on .
Once again we have tried to give
you a newsletter with information
of interest . Remember this is
your newsletter and if you would
like to add anything to it, please
stop by the office and speak to
Sharleen; we even have some
funding available for printed
articles!
Our nex t News le tt er sho uld be in F ebr u ar y - If yo u a ny c om me nts , su gge sti on or if you wou ld l ik e t o jo in th e
Chair Report
Street
Names Changing
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CC Report
Dave
Keon Arena
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Newsle tt er Tea m p lea se c on tac t
the of f ice!
News Boom?
Mining
Elections
Meet
the Candidates Evening
Noranda
Sugar
Shack
School
Writing Contest
Quebec
Elections
Entries / Health Reforms
Holiday
We
needFun
writers!!
4-5
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11
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4 &6-7
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6-7; 10-11
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Street Name changes throughout Rouyn-Noranda
Since the merging of the surrounding areas to Rouyn-Noranda we
have all been expecting that some
streets names would have to
change.
How many rue Principale’s
can one city have??
Within the district of RouynNoranda itself we are pretty lucky
and only 8 streets will be changing
names. 1) ave Dubois 2) chemin
Lafond 3) rue Lafond 4) rue Cotnoir 5) rue de la Montagne 6) ave
Desabrais 7) rue du Ruisseau 8)
Parc Quebec. Other districts are
not so lucky; Evain will be changNeighbours would like to put
together a list of influential
ing 20 street names!!!
There is a complete list avail- English Speaking persons who
able on line (city site) or call the may be considered as having a
s t reet n am ed aft er t h em !
office and Sharleen can help you
Neighbours
is willing to put
out if you are wondering about a
together and present our members
specific street.
ideas at the City meetings for this
There is a list of 8 criteria for purpose.
renaming these streets such as 1)
So we are asking our
avoid using the name of a living
members
to help us come up
person 2) avoid using points of
destination ex: Way – or South 3) with this list!!! If you have any
avoid the length of the credits suggestions please call Sharleen at
making their use difficult (ex: St- the office by the first week of
April as the meetings for RouynNorbert-of-Mount-Brown) etc…
Noranda start shortly after that!
Dave Keon Arena Enlargement Project: The majority of businesses
are now behind the project.
Rouyn-Noranda, 8 February 2007- In accordance with the
agreement made in order to join their efforts to carry out the
enlarging of the arena Dave-Keon, the City of Rouyn-Noranda is
happy to announce that the Huskies have reached the first
stage with brilliance, by collecting the signatures of more than
60 % of business people of Rouyn-Noranda.
Remember that 2 333 000 $ will be financed by business
taxes. For this purpose, the Huskies had the responsibility of
obtaining an agreement of at least 787 companies who pay
business taxes within the city’s territory.
The project; evaluated at 10 M$ should be financed, in equal parts, by the three levels of government (federal, provincial and municipal). The City is responsible for writing the application request to
the governments, so far they have applied to the Ministry for Education, Leisure and the Sport.
Mayor Caouette stated: "It goes without saying
that the deputy of Rouyn-Noranda / Témiscamingue is now in the heart of the matter. Knowing his
eagerness to defend the files of his district, we are
confident to have an ambassador within the
governmental system" Very happy with the support shown so far for this project – the Mayor
added: "Of course, the project is not guaranteed
yet, there remain; still several stages to be completed, but the ball has been launched".
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Mining Boom ??
Lately when you google ‘Rouyn-Noranda News’ on the world wide web—you see a lot of
press releases from different mining companies—all talking about our region!!
Following are a few excepts from those press releases:
February 19, 2007 OAKVILLE, ONTARIO: St Andrew Announces First Shipments of Copper and
Gold Concentrates From Nixon Fork Gold Mine, Alaska …. Concentrates are being back-hauled by
air on the fuel planes from the Nixon Fork minesite to Fairbanks, Alaska where they are placed in
rail cars for transport by rail/barge to the Xstrata Copper Canada's Horne Smelter in RouynNoranda, Quebec.
TORONTO, ONTARIO - February 26, 2007 -- First Metals Inc…announces that its Board of Directors has approved the Company entering into a Cdn. $ 20 Million, three (3) year term loan arranged through Jennings Capital….This financing will permit the Company to meet all financial requirements associated with its Letter of Intent to custom mill ore at Xstrata Copper Canada's Horne
mill, located in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec…
POINTE-CLAIRE, QUEBEC - February 13, 2007 -- Rocmec Mining Inc…. is pleased to announce
a private placement of $1,500,000 through the sale of 6,818,182 common share units at $0.22 per
unit….Additionally and subject to the approval of the TSX Venture stock exchange, Rocmec Mining
Inc. announces that it will issue 1,155,000 flow-through shares, priced at $0.26 per share for an
amount of $300,300. A cash commission totalling $28,528 was paid…..The proceeds will be used
by the Company for underground development included in their bulk sampling program and the surface drill campaign at the Rocmec1 (Russian Kid) project located in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.
Meeting with Premier Charest
Your Chairperson Mitch, your Community
Coordinator Sharleen, and their spouses
were invited to a 5 to 7 where Premier
Charest was speaking. We are happy to report that he was aware of our presence in
the hall—and at the completion of his
speech he made a deliberate effort to shake
our hands and speak to us in English!
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Têtes à Claques
If you have even one French friend you have heard of
Têtes à Claques which is a Quebec humour website.
Over one million short videos are watched per day!
The characters are all made of modelling clay, and are
fairly simplistic. Michel Beaudet creates the figures
himself, and superimposes his own moving eyes and
mouth on their faces using a computer. This gives them
their very ugly appearance. In addition, Beaudet has a
box of fake, grotesque teeth, which he puts in while his
face is being filmed. The phrase tête à claques translates loosely as "a face so ugly, you want to slap it".
Work is underway to convert Têtes à Claques to formats for cell phones and iPods. There are also plans to
make a DVD in time for Christmas 2007 and Beaudet
has recently admitted that making English versions of
the comedy shorts is in his "game plan”. On February
1, 2007, Têtes à Claques announced a partnership with
Bell Canada to provide videos and other media on Bell
Mobility, Sympatico and ExpressVu service
NEIGHBOURS NEWSLETTER
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Neighbours is once again pleased to host
on your behalf:
Meet the Candidates Evening ‘07
Tuesday March 20, 2007
Doors open at 7 pm
First Speaker 7:30 pm
Noranda School Gym
Your opportunity to learn
more about each candidate
and his/her platform
Your opportunity to ask
questions that are important
to you!
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NEIGHBOURS NEWSLETTER
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Sugar Shack Day
At
Le Domaine de
L’Erabliere
In Remigny
Sunday April 1st, 2007
$5.00 for members
$2.50 for children under 11
$20.00 for non-members
Included in price:
• Bus ride to and from Remigny (bus
to leave Neighbours office at noon)
•
Lunch (served at 2pm)
•
One Taffy Pull
•
One sleigh ride
•
Sliding hill
•
Tour of Maple Syrup production!
To reserve your seat please call the
office or any Board member!
To guarantee your seat on the bus
you must pre-pay at the office!
Confirmations are needed—
Limited space!!!
Come join the fun!!!!
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Mario Provencher
My name is Renaud—
I am 164th on the
waiting list for daycare! Here are the reasons my parents are
voting ADQ!
Time for Action
• PROVIDE ALL FAMILIES A
SIGNIFICANT ALLOWANCE
FOR EACH CHILD NOT ATTENDING A SUBSIDIZED DAYCARE CENTRE.
• GIVE A $5,000 ALLOWANCE
FOR THE BIRTH OR ADOPTION
OF A 3RD OR ADDITIONAL
CHILD.
• INCLUDE INFERT ILIT Y
TREATMENT WITHIN THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE
RANGE OF SERVICES.
Johanne Morasse’s liabilities:
Making Education a Priority
- Promote employment of specialists in supporting children having
learning disabilities. - Cut down the number of students per class by
the end of elementary school and the beginning of high school in economically disadvantage communities.
- Start up new education programs (College diploma in Agri-food, BA in Forestry and Mining)
Protecting the Environment
- Expand the protected areas network (12% of the province of Quebec
within 10 years) - Increment services offered by the Regional Department
of Environment in order to enable new projects analysis.
Rebuilding Local Economy
- Implement new value added wood processing plants - Support emergence of specialized agri-food products - Intensify forest management operations - Support the ACCORD program niches of excellence (mines,
wood building systems, grass-fed beef)
Uniting
- Shift our focus on family welfare, enrichment of community action and
improved fairness for people on Social Assistance.
Promoting access to Health Care
- Reinvest in home care and disease prevention - Train and hire nurse
practitioners - Create new Family Medicine Groups (FMG)
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Together we can build a
successful future for Québec
2007-2012 Action Plan
An evening for the Anglophone Population.
Come meet the Candidate Daniel Bernard
who will address you on the Quebec
Liberal Action Plan.
No information was forthcoming from the Quebec
Solidaire Party Office.
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NEIGHBOURS NEWSLETTER
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NEIGHBOURS
REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROUYN
-NORANDA
Mailing address: PO Box 2277
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
J9X 5A9
Location: 95 8th Street
MISSION STATEMENT
Neighbours Regional Association of Rouyn-Noranda is a volunteer-based organization who
believe in a vital future for our community.
We serve the English-speaking population of the Rouyn Noranda area through facilitating
information sharing, defending the right of access to service in English and organizing social
Telephone: (819) 762-0882
Fax: (819) 762-0883
neighbours@cablevision.qc.ca
and cultural events.
We are committed to strengthening networks within the English and French speaking population as well as encouraging community development initiatives .
Objectives:
To facilitate information sharing within the ESC of Rouyn Noranda area
To strengthen networks within English-speaking and French speaking community
To defend the rights of our members to access services in English
In partnership with:
To organize social and cultural events
To support community development initiatives
Up-Coming Events
March
13th—Board of Director Meeting
18th—Support Group Meeting!!!
20th—Meet the Candidates!!!
Neighbours
is looking for persons
interested in writing articles for our
newsletter.
27th—Video Conference
Diabetes – Type 2—Noranda School
Any Topic—Any length
Debut of Neighbours Website!
April
1st—Sugar Shack Day!
Neighbours will compensate articles
that are used in our Newsletter!
17th—Video Conference
Bone Health (Arthritis, Osteoporosis)
Neighbours Social Volleyball
Monday Evenings at 7:00 pm
For more information call
the office!