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Friday Nov 20

CHUSâ€ˆTelethon just around the corner 7:36 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The countdown is on for the annual CHUS (Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke) Foundation telethon and with the 30th anniversary celebration of the televised fundraiser there are promises of surprises and top-notch artists, according to Foundation director Michel Fortin.
Miners reach settlement over pension 7:36 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
ASBESTOS – A class action lawsuit worth $20 million launched by retired Jeffrey mine employees six years ago against their pension fund mangers has been settled out of court for $7.5 million.

Thursday Nov 19

RCMP seize close to half a million contraband cigarettes 10:36 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Tuesday morning, the Estrie division of the RCMP – with help from the Sûreté du Québec and the Sherbrooke Police – searched five local premises, leading to the seizure of some 430,000 contraband cigarettes and seven vehicles. Five people were arrested as a result of the searches.
Merchants want tax and parking reduction 10:36 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The lakeside village of North Hatley is slowly losing its reputation as a vibrant summer tourist haven, according to the village’s Merchants Association, and if council doesn’t make some changes with its 2010 budget, existing business owners fear the worst.

Wednesday Nov 18

410 changes approved by council 6:21 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Monday night saw the plan to change the location of the Highway 410-route 108 interchange in the Eastern part of Lennoxville approved by the Sherbrooke Municipal Council.
Sherbrookeâ€™s new council convenes for first time since the election 6:21 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Sherbrooke Mayor Bernard Sévigny and the rest of the freshly elected councillors had the first public Municipal Council meeting at City Hall on Monday night. In front of a larger-than-usual crowd of people, the city’s 57th Mayor took the time to welcome the new council members in an opening address.

Tuesday Nov 17

Charest talks energy in Boston 7:06 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
With the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen just a few short weeks away, Quebec Premier Jean Charest has been hard at work promoting the benefits of hydro-electricity.
Sherbrooke awarded age-friendly city 7:06 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Sherbrooke has been recognized as the first age-friendly city in the province as part of the provincial government’s “ age-friendly Municipalities” pilot project.

Monday Nov 16

SÃ©vigny sworn in as Sherbrooke Mayor 6:21 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
It’s official. This past Thursday night saw the swearing in of Bernard Sévigny as the 57th Mayor of Sherbrooke.
Price to fill executive committee seat 6:21 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The under representation of Lennoxville and Anglophones may be a thing of the past as Lennoxville’s new borough president David Price has been chosen to sit on one of Sherbrooke’s most prestigious committees.

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