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In our latest episode, host Dan Laxer sits down with Nicholas Salter, Executive Director at Provincial Employment Roundtable (PERT), and John Buck, President and CEO at CEDEC, to explore the connection between literacy and employment. Together, they discuss how literacy serves as a foundational pathway to employment, the broader economic and community benefits of strengthening literacy skills, and much more.We're also featuring a Member Spotlight with Joanna Bateman, Executive Director at Literacy in Action, who shares how her learner-focused organization is supporting English-speaking communities in the Eastern Townships to build essential literacy skills.PERT website: https://pertquebec.ca/CEDEC website: https://cedec.ca/Literacy in Action website: https://www.lia-estrie.org/Community Empowerment Literacy Initiative (CELI) website: https://celi-quebec.org/Have questions or need help? Contact Literacy Quebec's Literacy Helpline or call 1-888-521-8181. Jump onto www.literacyquebec.org for events and to find what literacy services our members can offer you or someone you know. What's Literacy? is a podcast for English-speaking listeners and learners interested in everything and anything to do with literacy in Quebec and beyond. Follow our host, Dan Laxer, as he explores community building, lifelong learning, and the multiple types of literacy through his interviews with a range of special guests. Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at info@literacyquebec.org, call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec Special thanks: Podcast Theme Music ‘No Math' by Cú: Jaan Eerik Priks & Brian Francis Devaney
We explore this vibrant region, known for its stunning landscapes, mountains, local vineyards, and a plethora of agri-tourism opportunities. Our journey takes us through charming towns like Dunham, Bromont, and Frelighsburg, where we stay at the welcoming Gite La Maison Bleu and dine at Espace Old Mill, enjoying meals crafted from locally sourced ingredients.This episode includes many photos and short videos from this region of Quebec, edited by Teh Chin Liang, a GoNOMAD Contributor. We also visit innovative cideries and partake in activities such as mountain biking and disc golf, all while soaking in the views of the Vermont mountains. Join us as we discover the unique flavors and stories that this nearby region has to offer.https://youtu.be/o3TS6ncDJZcMentioned in this episode:Check out the Smart Travel PodcastThis week's show is supported by the new Smart Travel Podcast. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Check out Smart Travel at the Link below:Smart Travel PodcastCheck out all of our other travel podcasts from around the worldThis podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below.Voyascape Podcast Network
Martin McNicoll, founder of Distillerie des Cantons de l’Est This is the first episode in an occasional In The Channel series called “Life after the channel” – conversations with people who built careers in the Canadian IT channel and then went on to do something completely different. Martin McNicoll founded Gurus Solutions, originally ERP Guru, and grew it into one of NetSuite’s most decorated Canadian partners over nearly two decades – President’s Club, nine consecutive years as a Five Star Award winner, and offices from Montreal to Chicago. He sold the company in 2022 and turned his attention to something that had been brewing since a 50th birthday trip to Scotland: whisky. Distillerie des Cantons de l’Est is a grain-to-bottle operation in Mansonville, Quebec, where Martin and his team are growing organic barley and rye using regenerative agriculture, distilling on-site, and aging their whisky in oak casks. First barrels went in in December 2024, with the first whiskies expected around 2028. In this conversation, we talk about the failed attempt to buy a cask at Balvenie that started it all, the sale of Gurus and what made him finally say yes, why the skills he built running an ERP consultancy translate surprisingly well to running a distillery, and what it means to retrain a SaaS-speed brain for a product that takes years to mature. Martin also shares the story behind the McNicoll brand – his Scottish ancestors who came to Quebec with the 78th Fraser’s Highlanders in 1757 – and talks about the fight to get a distillery approved on Quebec agricultural land, replanting American oak for barrels that won’t be ready for 30 years, and what’s coming next, including a butterscotch liqueur later this year. Read Full Transcript Robert Dutt: Hello and welcome to In The Channel from ChannelBuzz.ca, bringing news and information to the Canadian IT channel community for the last 16 years. I’m Robert Dutt, editor of ChannelBuzz.ca and your host for the show. This episode is a little different from what you’re used to hearing on In The Channel. It’s the first in what I’m hoping becomes an occasional series I’m calling “Life After the Channel” – conversations with people who built careers in the Canadian IT channel and then went on to do something completely different. My guest today is Martin McNicoll. If you were in the NetSuite ecosystem in Canada at any point over the last two decades, you probably know Martin. He founded ERP Guru, which was later rebranded to Gurus Solutions, grew it into one of NetSuite’s top partners in the country, picked up every award in the book, and eventually sold the company in 2022. And then he went and did something that nobody saw coming. Martin’s now building a grain-to-bottle whisky distillery in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, growing his own organic barley and rye, aging his own barrels, and building a brand rooted in his family’s Scottish heritage going back to the 1700s. It’s a great story. So let’s get right into it, my chat with Martin McNicoll. [MUSIC] Robert: Martin, thanks for taking the time. Thanks for joining us. Martin McNicoll: Robert, it’s great to be here with you today. Robert: Nice to catch up. We ran into each other a lot at SuiteWorld. And for years, when I talked to Craig West about the channel in Canada for NetSuite, you guys would be one of the first names that came up. President’s Club, Five Star, the whole nine yards. And now you’re making whisky in the Eastern Townships. Walk me through that. How did we come to be where we’re at today? Martin: Well, it’s a note on Craig. He was my RSM. He was the guy managing me and Gurus when you started. He wasn’t like head of the channel. He actually came down to Montreal to help me start the practice. So we connected for all that time. But to go back to the whisky business, I’m a Scotch fan. I’m a whisky fan. And now, like eight years ago, for my 50th birthday, I went to Scotland with a bunch of friends and had a great time visiting distilleries for a full week, just drinking Scotch and having fun and eating good food. And when we came back, a couple of years later, it was COVID. And COVID, I think, happened and a lot of people got ideas of what they really want to do. And I have a cottage in the Eastern Townships, which is, for your listeners, a bit up north of Vermont. I’m 15 minutes from Jay Peak, which is a ski resort in Vermont, on the Canada side. Beautiful place. And we stayed there for the first year of COVID. We had amazing success with Gurus. I think for everybody in the channel, cloud services companies really boomed during that time. Everybody wanted to run their business from home. It was a great time. And I said, what can we do? We had supply chain issues our customers were trying to solve. And I said, what can I do? What can I contribute? I started with ideas of being a farmer. These were shut down pretty fast. But a friend of mine said, you know what, we can grow barley and rye and we can make whisky. And I said, oh, that’s a great idea. And then the hunt was on. We found some land – I mean, that’s the only thing we could do during COVID, drive around and look for land – and found great land with a great combination of good water and enough acreage to grow the cereals. And it started like that. And then a French company approached us to buy Gurus. And it was just the right timing. So everything happened. It just gave me more money to spend on booze, sort of saying. Robert: As it should be. So to your point on that 2018 trip to Scotland, I read that the dream sort of began with a mission of bringing home a cask of whisky. Is that true? Martin: It is true. We tried to, actually. When we went to the Balvenie and we said we’d like to buy one of your casks. And they looked at us like aliens. It’s like going to a Michelin restaurant and asking to buy the pan of the chef, right? Because the cask is part of the process. That’s what gives some of the aromas to the whisky. That’s where it’s aging. So you just can’t leave with the cask. You just can’t. I mean, I guess there were some barrel programs today, but you leave the cask there. You buy the liquid that’s in the cask, that’s all yours, but you can’t leave with the cask. But that was funny. That led to very interesting conversations at the distilleries in Scotland. Crazy Canadians trying to buy a cask. That’s the IP. That’s the trade secrets of the industry. Robert: So you had Gurus for 18 years, Alan Allman Associates comes knocking. You said initially you didn’t want to sell. What changed your mind? How much of it was about making room for the distillery that was already percolating in the back of your mind versus just feeling like it was the right time to do something new? Martin: I mean, it was that. I wanted to dedicate more time, because at that point the guy running Gurus was my COO, Dominic, and he was doing a great job. I was taking more time off and giving him more bandwidth on the business to run it. And I wanted him to be the president and continue running it. And these guys came in and they said, “We want to buy your company.” I said, “Okay, I’m not interested.” So they came back a couple times and the second time said, “Okay, how much do you want?” And I gave what I thought was a crazy number and they said yes. So I was done. And today it’s one of the most profitable businesses they have in their portfolio, and they’ve added other ERPs to the mix buying other companies in North America. And for the French, Quebec and Canada is kind of the bridgehead to go to the rest of Canada and the US. They needed a company that can speak English, which Gurus dealt with very well all the time. Not all of them do. But it was great for them. A great acquisition on their side. I’m still sitting on their board in Montreal every quarter, so it keeps me connected to the business, having fun there and very proud to see the company continue to thrive. Robert: You guys built Gurus through a string of acquisitions – Enabled Success, NetStra, MD Technical Resources. You had offices from Montreal to Chicago. When you look at what you’re doing now with the distillery – buying land, building infrastructure, hiring a master distiller – does it feel like it’s the same muscles that you built in building up Gurus, or is it completely different? Martin: It is the same thing. That’s very funny. I thought it would be something else. It’s not. It’s just managing people, managing providers. I mean, the problems are different – it’s like a truck being stuck emptying a cargo of casks going to the distillery, or a pump that is broken. But it’s like following up with the providers, finding the right partners, researching, researching, researching, reading. And all the skills that I’ve developed in BI and everything that we’ve built with Gurus is fully applied here at the distillery. So I started with cloud solutions first, and we’re using all the Google stack, which I always used, with their Google Cloud. All the data of the distillery is stored in a Google Cloud database and we can do analysis. It’s just great to look at it from a data perspective and have the right people to do the job. And I recognize what I’m good at and what I’m not good at. So I break stuff sometimes. That keeps me away from some pieces of equipment. Robert: One thing that jumped out on the website for the distillery was the grain-to-bottle concept. You grow the grain, you distill it, you age it, you sell it. You control the whole chain. For 20 years you kind of sat as the middleman doing the consulting and implementation in between NetSuite and the customer. Was it something about that experience that made you want to own the whole thing this time around? Martin: Definitely. And as you know, Robert, in the ERP channel, it’s not your software, it’s NetSuite. And my team understood the software, and the best successes we had were when we found a customer, sold NetSuite, understood the requirements, gave them a realistic estimate, implemented, and took them live with the right time frame. So that to me was like the perfect – everything that would work great, boom, boom, boom. We sold, we implemented, we took them live, converted all their data. Happy customers stayed with us for years. And that was a bit of that, right? Where the channel model is changing – like the Salesforce model, even NetSuite is changing where there’s more of a side where you need to work with a direct sales team, which by definition have different objectives. Their objective is to sell the software for as much as possible. As for a partner, when you do the implementation, there’s a lot in it for you also in year two and year three. So you want the whole thing to go as smooth as possible. Different pros and cons there. And I think that was definitely an inspiration in owning the whole supply chain and making the product. And even then, I need to buy bottles from China. Robert: Yeah, it’s the classic case study, right? If one person could make a nail, it would be completely impossible to gather all the skills you would need to go from getting the metal out of the earth to producing a nail, much less a bottle of whisky, much less enterprise ERP. The distillery website says patience is part of your essence, and whisky obviously is a product that has to age for years before you can sell a bottle. In the channel, again to the contrast you were just describing, everything’s about this quarter’s numbers, this year’s President’s Club. It’s fast, it’s iterative, things change very quickly, new features are added rapidly. How do you retrain your brain from SaaS speed to whisky speed? Martin: I’m still impatient. But you know what, you go out in the field. And in the last couple years we had a lot of rain. And we had issues with weeds going into our fields, because we took fields that were used for hay to give to cows. So there’s a lot of seeds that you need to take out of that land. And we’re doing it with regenerative agriculture techniques, where we don’t use Roundup, we don’t use chemicals. And sometimes you just sit there and you prepare the soil and then you go into the field and you make it super nice and you plant. And then two weeks later it’s full of weeds. Like hectares of weeds just popping up on top of your barley. And you’re like, yeah, what are you going to do? You try, you go in there first and you try to pull them out, and then you realize the scale of this. It’s impossible, right? So patience is pushed on you, I would say, in agriculture. And for the whisky, I mean, we’re tasting it. I love whisky. And we have now barrels that are one year old. And these are rye – rye is something that grows very fast, very high, super easy. It’s like a weed in itself if you talk to the farmers. So we had a great crop of rye and we made our first rye last year. So we were opening up that cask and tasting it now, and it is great. But you can taste after one year the immaturity of the whisky. So I think you have to trust your taste buds and say, okay, this is great. There’s something nice, nice colour, this is the direction I want it to take. But it’s not ready. So you sit on it, you put the cork on top of it, hammer it down, and then just wait again. And I’m telling people, when is it ready? It’s going to be ready when it’s ready. It’s going to be great. Robert: Can’t rush it. You’re working 60 acres of organic grain, you’re building your rickhouse, you’re hiring a master distiller, you’re planning a tasting centre. This doesn’t sound like a hobby thing for retirement. This is a full second career. Do you find you’re working harder now than you were when you were running Gurus? Martin: Definitely. Because at the end, when you build a business, you assemble a team and people know what to do. You’ve got a PMO office, a back office, and a marketing team. And now you’re alone. So I’m like, can I get some help here? I have nobody. So you’re back into entering data in QuickBooks. No, I’ve solved that, I delegated that. But it’s tough. And the problem is, when I sold the business, I told my wife I’m retiring. And she said, yeah, yeah, you’re retiring. But I didn’t think, and she didn’t think, it would be this intense in terms of running it. And you’re fighting against all the bureaucracy and you have to understand all the rules, environmental rules. And you have to understand, to be a farmer, you have to apply for a permit to be a farmer. So what’s your background, sir? Well, I’m a software engineer. So really, good thing. Do you know about farming? Absolutely not. Okay, what are you going to do about it? Well, I’m going to hire someone. Who is it? I don’t know. Well, you need to get the licence first. So no, I found someone actually that really helped me and was working in the prairies in Saskatchewan for more than 10 years, working with cereals there. So it’s assembling a team, making it work together, putting all the resources in place so they can succeed. It’s the same thing. What I like is the manual labour, which you don’t get in tech. I’ve lost some weight. So that’s good, being out there and working with the equipment. One of the projects we’re working on now – for your listeners, we’re in March and mid-March in Quebec, it’s still very cold, it’s like minus 15 Celsius – so it’s the last time we’ll be able to go in the forest. And what we’re doing is harvesting some trees to plant oak trees. We’re introducing Quercus alba, which is the American oak, into our forest, because we have more forest than we have land. And the goal would be in, I don’t know, 30 years – I won’t be there – to make some barrels, maybe. So again, in that supply chain of getting there. But there’s no more oak in the area. It was all cut down for the lumber industry. So we’re replanting. That’s one of the side projects. So we’re going to go out with the equipment on Friday and go in the woods and cut some trees. That’s something I didn’t used to do. And that’s what my job involves now. A chainsaw. I’m happy. Robert: This is what you get to invent for yourself. And if you’re happy, that’s brilliant. You’re making three types of whisky as I understand it – a single malt, you touched on the rye, and a Canadian bourbon, which is not a concept I’d heard before. Very interesting. I enjoy a whisky, I am not a well-educated drinker. But for those who are listening, what’s the vision of the distillery? What are you going for with the whisky products? Martin: So we’re looking to develop high-end whisky. We’re talking about $100 bottles. So it really needs to be fine-tuned to the taste of the different products that you build. When you talk about rye whisky, it’s mainly – the cereal has to be rye. Single malt is just barley. And when you talk about bourbon, or if you talk about bourbon in Kentucky, it’s mainly based out of corn. So we have corn also on the land and we’ve added some wheat that we’ve tried. It’s a mix of different – they call it a mash bill. So our mash bill, the cereals that get taken into the equipment for the mash to create a beer. We make a beer, then we distill that beer and that’s the whisky at the end. The big difference is the cereals. So that batch we had, I think it was two years ago, big winter, and we couldn’t get the rye out of our silos because of the amount of snow and ice that was out there. So we said, hey, we have some corn there. Why don’t we make some – it’s all Canadian whisky, right? If you look at the official denomination, it’s Canadian whisky. Don’t confuse marketing with the real stuff. But it’s a mash bill that involves more than 50% corn. In this one I think it’s 65% corn. And it has that – you’ll recognize it if you’re a bourbon drinker – that very sweet, mellow taste of corn that you get into the whisky. That’s what you get from bourbon. So that’s what we’re making with that corn. Robert: I look forward to trying that, actually. Hopefully someday. On your website, I love the clan story – the McNicoll ancestors coming over with the 78th Fraser’s Highlanders in 1757, fighting at Louisbourg and Quebec, settling in La Malbaie. And now you’re bringing that Scottish whisky tradition back to Quebec soil. How much of this, as well as the ability to play with the chainsaw and hopefully bring in some casks, how much of this is about honouring that heritage? Martin: Well, that was a big part. When I started to enjoy more whisky and go back to Scotland, I went back to the land of my ancestors. So that was Portree, close to the Isle of Skye. And there’s another area also, another region, that there’s two big areas that the McNicoll clan were. So I got to visit that. That was always part of the story. And then as I was publishing some of my content on Scotland, a professor from a university here in the Eastern Townships contacted me. He said, you know, I wrote a book on the McNicoll clan, the whole story. So we started to talk and that became a very nice collaboration between him and the distillery to tell more of the story, to the point where we decided to call the whisky McNicoll. So the whiskies are going to be called McNicoll, with the different types of whisky we’re going to sell. The brand itself is my last name, which is an honour to this Scot who came to America, really, because they fought down, they went down to New York with the 78th, and the original dude came back north. And my mother has French ancestry – she’s a Chevalier, she’s French, French, French – and then Scottish, Scottish, Scottish. And then there’s a mix. You can see there’s a mix in between those two. And you look at the genealogy, and that professor went back and he found all the ancestors and all the churches here in Quebec and went down to New York, went to Scotland to find all the origins. Very interesting to see the different clans and the French into making our population today. Robert: Very cool. You touched a little earlier on the bureaucracy and that kind of fun. You went through an interesting fight with Quebec’s Agricultural Land Protection Commission to get permission to build a distillery on farmland. Without getting too deep into the legal weeds, what was that like? And is that a challenge other people thinking about agritourism or value-added agriculture should be ready for? Martin: Definitely. And doing business in anything that involves food – there are some guidelines and some rules of law that you need to follow, which is, I would say, much harder than to open a NetSuite provider or a NetSuite partner licence. I had offices all across the US and also in the rest of Canada. It was 100 times easier to open an office in California than to start an agri business in Quebec, or even I would say Canada. Some provinces are easier than Quebec, but it was always a challenge. But I knew I was right. So one thing you learn is that you surround yourself with great people. My lawyers – that’s the thing you can do when you have money, you just lawyer up. But they were great at understanding everything that was going on. I found the expert and this woman knew exactly what was happening. She found some other people that were able to go through it. And we just had to go through all the legwork and convince the commission that what we’re doing is okay. And here’s why. But it’s a process and it’s frustrating because you’re there and you want to do this project. And you’re like, I’m going to be environmentally friendly. I’m going to do this from the grain to the bottle. I want to do all those different things. And then you see all those obstacles. But I think it’s part of the challenge, going through them and winning. At the end, I won. So that’s what counts. Robert: It is exactly what counts. So if someone in the channel who’s in a place that you were at when you were with Gurus is listening to this and thinking, I’d love to do something like that someday – not necessarily to be a competitor to you, but to sell the practice, go off and do something completely different, that’s their dream – what would you tell them, having gone through this process as far as you have now? Martin: I think the fact that they have done it before – starting a consulting firm and running it and dealing with customers – they’ve built their knowledge and their expertise and their resilience into doing anything else. I would always say that implementing an ERP system is the Formula One of computer science, because you have so much complexity. And if you fail, the company can die. They will not operate. Products will not ship. Invoices will not go out. You can cripple a business by doing a wrong implementation. So I would say you’re really prepared to do anything, in my mind, after the channel, after running that type of business. I think it’s just to look at what you like to do and what’s your ambition and take it head on. Robert: Good advice. Good advice from someone who has done it and is doing it. And my last and no doubt most important question – when do we get to actually taste the whisky? When do you get to market with your products? Martin: At least two years. So to be whisky, to be called whisky, it needs to be three years in a cask, in an oak cask. And for us, we just reached our first anniversary in December. So we still have a good two years to go. And we have to decide if we are going to put it in a bottle or not. We’re going to taste it and say, is it ready or not? And if not, I’m just going to sit on it again. However, we’re coming out with a liqueur that we’re making. It’s a butterscotch liqueur that our master distiller has been developing. And he’s working also on another liqueur that we want to put out, and we’re going to sell locally. Just to get some things out of the distillery with a Scottish-type accent. Our master distiller has also some Scottish ancestry. He went to school at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh to learn about the trade. So he’s got all those ancient recipes of Scottish liqueurs. We’re pulling out of that book to create some interesting products. So that should come in a couple of months, hopefully, if I can get my bottles from China. Robert: Fascinating stuff. Good luck. It’s been very interesting catching up and it’s always fascinating to hear about the journeys of folks who’ve made a career in the channel and see what they’re doing afterwards. All the best with getting that liqueur out, and the longer term getting those three whiskies out the door. Martin: Thank you, Robert. Robert: There you have it – Martin McNicoll, formerly of Gurus Solutions, currently of Distillerie des Cantons de l’Est. I’d like to thank Martin for his time and honestly for his openness. It’s not every day that someone walks you through what it’s actually like to trade quarterly SaaS targets for fields of organic barley and barrels that won’t be ready for three years. A couple things that stuck out for me in this conversation. First, the idea that the same muscles that Martin built running a channel business – the acquisitions, the growth planning, the systems thinking – are the same muscles he’s using to build the distillery. Different industry, same instincts. I think anyone running a channel practice will recognize themselves in that. And second, the patience piece. Martin talked about planting trees today for barrels he won’t use for 30 years. That’s a fundamentally different relationship with time than most of us have in the tech world. And I think that’s something worth sitting with. If you want to learn more about what Martin’s building, you can find the distillery at distilleriedescantons.ca, and we’ll have a link for that in the show notes. Keep an eye out for the butterscotch liqueur, which should be available before the whisky is. If you enjoyed the episode, do me a favour – follow or subscribe wherever you’re listening, whether it’s Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, wherever else you find your podcasts. And if you’re feeling generous, a rating or review goes a long way for a small show like ours. Until next time, I’m Robert Dutt for ChannelBuzz.ca, and I’ll see you in the channel.
Today is Monday, March 23, 2026. Welcome to In Case You Missed It, our weekly five-minute rundown of important channel news stories that might have flown under the radar last week. This episode of In Case You Missed It is brought to you by ESET Canada. ESET's Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship is now open for 2026, with three $5,000 awards available to women pursuing careers in cybersecurity. Applications close April 8. Learn more and apply. On this episode: Bell Canada bets big on AI in Saskatchewan. Bell Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan announced a 300-megawatt AI data center outside Regina — Canada’s largest purpose-built facility, projected to generate up to $12 billion in economic value for the province. Cerebras Systems and CoreWeave are signed on as anchor tenants. For the Canadian channel, the downstream opportunities in connectivity, edge infrastructure, and AI professional services are worth watching, as is the data sovereignty angle of keeping AI compute on Canadian soil. The Globe and Mail’s take on what this signals about Bell’s broader AI strategy. WBM Technologies says buy your RAM now. WBM’s March IT Procurement Update is the most useful thing a Canadian partner has published this month. Every vendor category is listed as constrained. HPE has seen a 24-30% list price increase in March alone. Fortinet is implementing monthly 10% price increases. HP is coming with another 10%+ increase April 1. WBM’s recommendation: buy the RAM and storage you need for the lifetime of the system. Nature magazine is calling it “RAMmageddon.” AWS brings AI agents to partner selling. At its Global Partner Summit, AWS announced AI-powered sales agents in Partner Central, built on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore. Partners can upload meeting notes, auto-update opportunity records, check funding eligibility, and generate draft MAP funding requests. AWS reports 15% higher win rates and 44% faster close times from its solution matching engine. Another signal that vendors are using AI to fix the administrivia of partner selling. Exabeam launches new MSSP commercial framework. Exabeam expanded its APEX Partner Program with two new licensing models for MSSPs: a single pooled multi-tenant option and a federated subscription model. For partners building or scaling MSSP practices, it’s designed to offer more flexibility in packaging and pricing Exabeam’s SIEM and analytics platform. This week on In The Channel: Canadian MSPs plan the lowest pay increases of any region, and that might not be a bad thing (Tuesday) Most MSP contracts wouldn’t survive a courtroom — here’s where to start fixing that (Wednesday) Cisco Canada sees a “perfect storm” driving multi-year infrastructure refresh (Thursday) From NetSuite President’s Club to grain-to-bottle whisky in the Eastern Townships — our first Life After the Channel episode (Friday) Read Full Transcript Welcome to In Case You Missed It from ChannelBuzz.ca. I’m Robert Dutt, editor of ChannelBuzz.ca. Today is Monday, March 23rd, 2026. Let’s get your week started right. This week’s In Case You Missed It is brought to you by ESET Canada. ESET’s Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship is now open for 2026, with three $5,000 awards available to women pursuing careers in cybersecurity. Applications close April 8th. Learn more and apply at eset.com/ca. ESET – protecting progress. The biggest Canadian tech infrastructure story in a while landed last week, and it didn’t come from Toronto or Montreal or Vancouver. Bell Canada announced a partnership with SaskTel and SaskPower to build a 300-megawatt AI data center outside Regina, Saskatchewan. The facility is projected to generate up to $12 billion in economic value for the province, and it’s being positioned as Canada’s largest purpose-built data center. The anchor tenants tell you where this is headed: Cerebras Systems and CoreWeave, two of the biggest names in AI compute infrastructure, are signed on. This isn’t a general-purpose facility — it’s built for the kind of GPU-dense, power-hungry workloads that AI training and inference demand. For the Canadian channel, there are a few things to watch. Local IT providers in Saskatchewan and Western Canada could see downstream opportunities in connectivity, edge infrastructure, and professional services around AI deployments. The data sovereignty angle is real — keeping AI compute on Canadian soil is increasingly a selling point with public sector and regulated-industry customers. And the scale of this investment signals that Canada is becoming a serious destination for AI infrastructure, not just a market that consumes AI services built somewhere else. If you’re quoting hardware right now, you need to see WBM Technologies’ March procurement update. It’s the most useful thing a Canadian partner has published this month, and the message is blunt: They're telling customers to buy the RAM and storage you need to support your systems for the lifetime of that system. Every single vendor category WBM tracks is now listed as constrained. HPE has seen a 24 to 30 percent list price increase in March alone, with quote validity down to just 14 days. Fortinet is implementing monthly 10 percent price increases. Dell expects further adjustments on March 30th. And HP is coming with another minimum 10 percent increase on April 1st. WBM is linking to Nature magazine, which is calling this “RAMmageddon.” If you’ve been following our coverage of the component shortage over the past few weeks, this is the same story, but it’s accelerating. We’ll have a link to the full WBM update in the show notes. It’s worth bookmarking. Two weeks ago on this podcast, we talked about Ingram Micro’s AgenTeq platform and the push to bring agentic AI into the distribution workflow. Now AWS is doing something similar inside Partner Central. At its Global Partner Summit, AWS announced AI-powered sales agents built on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore. Partners can upload meeting notes and have opportunity records auto-updated. The agent flags whether a deal qualifies for AWS funding programs like MAP and can generate draft funding requests pre-filled with deal details. AWS says partners using its solution matching engine are seeing 15 percent higher win rates and 44 percent faster close times. The pattern is becoming clear: vendors are using AI to fix the messy middle of partner selling — the admin, the quoting, the funding applications, the administrivia. Worth watching how quickly this becomes table stakes. And finally, Exabeam launched a new commercial framework for MSSPs last week, offering two licensing models: a single pooled multi-tenant option and a federated subscription model. The idea is to give managed security service providers more flexibility in how they package and price Exabeam’s SIEM and analytics platform for their customers. For partners building or scaling MSSP practices, it’s worth a look. We’ll have a link in the show notes. Those are some of the things we were paying attention to last week. Big week ahead on In The Channel. Peter Kujawa from ConnectWise’s Service Leadership practice on why Canadian MSPs are planning the lowest pay increases of any region — and why that might not be a bad thing. Rob Scott from Monjur on why most MSP contracts wouldn’t survive a courtroom. Cisco Canada on the perfect storm driving a multi-year infrastructure refresh. And our very first Life After the Channel episode, with Martin McNicoll, who went from NetSuite President’s Club to making grain-to-bottle whisky in the Eastern Townships. For ChannelBuzz.ca, I’m Robert Dutt. Have a great week, and I’ll see you in the channel.
A quiet college town in Quebec, a missing teenager, and a family who refused to let her memory fade—this episode unravels the haunting case of Theresa Allore, a 19‑year‑old student whose disappearance and death in 1978 became one of Canada's most troubling unsolved mysteries.Follow Theresa's final weeks at Champlain College in Lennoxville, where she vanished under circumstances that never quite added up. When her body was discovered months later in a remote area, authorities quickly labeled the death a tragic accident. But her family—especially her brother, John Allore—saw too many inconsistencies, too many unanswered questions, and far too little investigative effort.The episode traces John's decades‑long fight to uncover the truth, from poring over forgotten police files to connecting Theresa's case with a disturbing pattern of violence against young women in the Eastern Townships. His relentless search for justice helped spark broader conversations about cold cases, victim advocacy, and systemic failures in how missing persons investigations were handled.This episode explores not only what happened to Theresa, but how her family's determination reshaped the way Canada confronts unsolved crimes. It's a story of loss, persistence, and the enduring power of refusing to look away.Sources:"Wish You Were Here" by John Allore & Patricia Pearson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join us on a farm tour of the Eastern Townships of Quebec, meet the folks to grow the food and make the wine in the towns of Dunham, Bromont and Frelighsburg.The Eastern Townships of Quebec offer a rich tapestry of agricultural experiences, adventure, and culinary delights, making it a must-visit destination for those who appreciate farm-to-fork dining. We explore this vibrant region, known for its stunning landscapes, mountains local vineyards, and a plethora of agri-tourism opportunities. Our journey takes us through charming towns like Dunham, Bromont, and Frelighsburg, where we stay at the welcoming Gite La Maison Bleu and dine at Espace Old Mill, enjoying meals crafted from locally sourced ingredients. We also visit innovative cideries and partake in activities such as mountain biking and disc golf, all while soaking in the views of the Vermont mountains. Join us as we discover the unique flavors and stories that this nearby region has to offer.Mentioned in this episode:Check out the new Smart Travel Podcast.This week's show is supported by the new Smart Travel Podcast. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Check out Smart Travel at the Link below:Smart Travel Podcast
“The Pensionne du Quebec was lit up like a party ship”We've got a Quebec selection for you on today's podcast. A story about Sam's school trip to Quebec City, plus a Stuart McLean script about cheese making in Quebec's Eastern Townships, and a backstory from Jess about the trip they took to write that story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Beauty and the Hell of It and Other Stories (Guernica, 2025) conjures up images of women who struggle through difficult transitions, unpleasant encounters, or ghastly boyfriends and husbands. One woman is a lesbian who sees the man who raped her a decade before, another suffers from bipolar disease, and a third is harassed by her professor. Some of them are grieving and others want vindication but few of them are living the lives they'd imagined. And then there's Liam, who is devastated by his young son's death, and who'd always loved the daughter of one of his father's wives. These are beautifully written, sensitive stories about a range of human reactions to the harsh realities of life and death. Lynda Williams is a freelance copyeditor and short fiction writer based in Calgary, Alberta. Her stories have appeared in Grain, The Humber Literary Review, and The New Quarterly, among others. Her literary influences include Raymond Carver, Pam Houston, and Lorrie Moore. Born and raised on a dairy farm in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Lynda arrived in Calgary after a 40-hour trip on a Greyhound bus, after which she took the best shower of her life. She has called Alberta home ever since. When she's not writing, Lynda can be found experimenting with gluten-free baking and bingeing New Girl on one of many streaming services. She has been married to her partner in crime for 12 years, and they share their home (and food) with the world's most adorable mini–Australian Shepherd, Cooper. She is a recipient of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award. For more information about Lynda and her work, visit her website here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
The Beauty and the Hell of It and Other Stories (Guernica, 2025) conjures up images of women who struggle through difficult transitions, unpleasant encounters, or ghastly boyfriends and husbands. One woman is a lesbian who sees the man who raped her a decade before, another suffers from bipolar disease, and a third is harassed by her professor. Some of them are grieving and others want vindication but few of them are living the lives they'd imagined. And then there's Liam, who is devastated by his young son's death, and who'd always loved the daughter of one of his father's wives. These are beautifully written, sensitive stories about a range of human reactions to the harsh realities of life and death. Lynda Williams is a freelance copyeditor and short fiction writer based in Calgary, Alberta. Her stories have appeared in Grain, The Humber Literary Review, and The New Quarterly, among others. Her literary influences include Raymond Carver, Pam Houston, and Lorrie Moore. Born and raised on a dairy farm in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Lynda arrived in Calgary after a 40-hour trip on a Greyhound bus, after which she took the best shower of her life. She has called Alberta home ever since. When she's not writing, Lynda can be found experimenting with gluten-free baking and bingeing New Girl on one of many streaming services. She has been married to her partner in crime for 12 years, and they share their home (and food) with the world's most adorable mini–Australian Shepherd, Cooper. She is a recipient of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award. For more information about Lynda and her work, visit her website here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature
Author Louise Penny, best known for her Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series set in the fictional Quebec village of Three Pines, has opened a coffee shop in Knowltown inspired by her writing. She joined Andrew Carter.
If you check out a compass or maps app, you may notice our sense of direction in Montreal is a bit … tilted.Our "north" leans pretty far west and if you head over to the South Shore and keep going, you end up in the Eastern Townships — which are not in Eastern Quebec. In this favourite episode from March 2024, we try to help you find your bearings by exploring our off-kilter geography.
A woman from the Eastern Townships is warning others to be vigilant after losing $15,000 in an online banking scam. Melissa Plett joined Andrew Carter to share her ordeal.
There's an effort underway by the Trump administration to defund public media in America. Vermont Public's CEO Vijay Singh will answer listener questions along with our own to get a clearer view of public media's mission, its message, and future if financial support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is eliminated.Plus, Quebec's Eastern Townships may be overshadowed by the glamour associated with the city of Montreal, but the editors of a new book called "Quebec's Eastern Townships and the World" argue the collection of towns just north of the border have their own historical and cultural footprint that reaches far beyond the province.
One of the Hells Angels who took part in the notorious slaughter of five of the biker gang's members in the Eastern Townships nearly four decades ago spent a few months behind bars following his arrest after he was badly injured in a collision last October. Nearly 35 years later the ghosts of the Lennoxville Purge still haunt the killers who assassinated them. Join us as we discuss.Please consider sponsoring the channel by signing up for our channel memberships. You can also support us by signing up for our podcast channel membership for $9.99 per month, where 100% of the membership price goes directly to us at https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dragon-s-lair-motorcycle-chaos--3267493/support.Follow us on: Instagram: BlackDragonBikerTVTikTok: BlackDragonBikertvTwitter: jbunchiiFacebook: BlackDragonBikerBuy Black Dragon Merchandise, Mugs, Hats, T-Shirts Books: https://blackdragonsgear.comDonate to our cause:Cashapp: $BikerPrezPayPal: jbunchiiZelle: jbunchii@aol.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/BlackDragonNPSubscribe to our new discord server https://discord.gg/dshaTSTSubscribe to our online news magazine www.bikerliberty.com Get 20% off Gothic biker rings by using my special discount code: blackdragon go to http://gthic.com?aff=147Join my News Letter to get the latest in MC protocol, biker club content, and my best picks for every day carry. https://johns-newsletter-43af29.beehiiv.com/subscribeGet my Audio Book Prospect's Bible an Audible: https://adbl.co/3OBsfl5Help us get to 30,000 subscribers on Instagram BlackDragonBikerTV. Thank you!
This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on Nov. 24. It dropped for free subscribers on Dec. 1. To receive future episodes as soon as they're live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below:What There's a good reason that the Ikon Pass, despite considerable roster overlap and a more generous bucket of days, failed to kill Mountain Collective. It's not because Mountain Collective has established itself as a sort of bargain Ikon Junior, or because it's scored a few exclusive partners in Canada and the Western U.S. Rather, the Mountain Collective continues to exist because the member mountains like their little country club, and they're not about to let Alterra force a mass exodus. Not that Alterra has tried, necessarily (I frankly have no idea), but the company did pull its remaining mountains (Mammoth, Palisades, Sugarbush), out of the coalition in 2022. Mountain Collective survived that, just as it weathered the losses of Stowe and Whistler and Telluride (all to the Epic Pass) before it. As of 2024, six years after the introduction of the Ikon Pass that was supposed to kill it, the Mountain Collective, improbably, floats its largest roster ever.And dang, that roster. Monsters, all. Best case, you can go ski them. But the next best thing, for The Storm at least, is when these mountain leaders assemble for their annual meeting in New York City, which includes a night out with the media. Despite a bit of ambient noise, I set up in a corner of the bar and recorded a series of conversations with the leaders of some of the biggest, baddest mountains on the continent.Who* Stephen Kircher, President & CEO, Boyne Resorts* Dave Fields, President & General Manager, Snowbird, Utah* Brandon Ott, Marketing Director, Alta, Utah* Steve Paccagnan, President & CEO, Panorama, British Columbia* Geoff Buchheister, CEO, Aspen Skiing Company, Colorado* Pete Sonntag, VP & General Manager, Sun Valley, Idaho* Davy Ratchford, General Manager, Snowbasin, Utah* Aaron MacDonald, Chief Marketing Officer, Sun Peaks, British Columbia* Geordie Gillett, GM, Grand Targhee, Wyoming* Bridget Legnavsky, President & CEO, Sugar Bowl, California* Marc-André Meunier, Executive Marketing Director, Bromont, Quebec* Pete Woods, President, Ski Big 3, Alberta* Kendra Scurfield, VP of Brand & Communications, Sunshine, Alberta* Norio Kambayashi, director and GM, Niseko Hanazono, Japan* James Coleman, Managing Partner, Mountain Capital Partners* Mary Kate Buckley, CEO, Jackson Hole, WyomingRecorded onOctober 29, 2024About Mountain CollectiveMountain Collective gives you two days each at some badass mountains. There is a ton of overlap with the Ikon Pass, which I note below, but Mountain Collective is cheaper has no blackout dates.What we talked aboutBOYNE RESORTSThe PortfolioBig SkySunday RiverSugarloafTopicsYes a second eight-pack comes to Big Sky and it's a monster; why Sunday River joined the Mountain Collective; Sugarloaf's massive West Mountain expansion; and could more Boyne Resorts join Mountain Collective?More Boyne ResortsSNOWBIRDStats: 3,240 vertical feet | 2,500 skiable acres | 500 inches average annual snowfallTopicsThe new Wilbere lift; why fixed-grip; why 600 inches of snow is better than 900 inches; and how Snowbird and Alta access differ on the Ikon versus the Mountain Collective passes.Wilbere's new alignmentMore SnowbirdALTAStats: 2,538 vertical feet | 2,614 skiable acres | 540 inches average annual snowfallTopicsNot 903 inches but still a hell of a lot; why Alta's aiming for 612 inches this season; and plotting Mountain Collective trips in LCC.PANORAMAStats: 4,265 vertical feet | 2,975 skiable acres | 204 inches average annual snowfallTopicsPanorama opens earlier than most skiers think, but not for the reasons they think; opening wall-to-wall last winter; Tantum Bowl Cats; and the impact of Mountain Collective and Ikon on Panorama.More PanoramaASPEN SKIING COMPANYStatsAspen MountainAspen HighlandsButtermilkSnowmassTopicsLast year's Heroes expansion; ongoing improvements to the new terrain for 2024-25; why Aspen finally removed The Couch; who Aspen donated that lift to, and why; why the new Coney lift at Snowmass loads farther down the mountain; “we intend to replace a lift a year probably for the next 10 years”; where the next lift could be; and using your two Mountain Collective days to ski four Aspen resorts. On Maverick Mountain, MontanaDespite megapass high-tides swarming mountains throughout the West, there are still dozens of ski areas like Maverick Mountain, tucked into the backwoods, 2,020 vertical feet of nothing but you and a pair of sticks. Aspen's old Gent's Ridge quad will soon replace the top-to-bottom 1969 Riblet double chair that serves Maverick now:On the Snowmass masterplanAspen's plan is, according to Buchheister, install a lift per year for the next decade. Here are some of the improvements the company has in mind at Snowmass:On the Mountain Collective Pass starting at AspenChristian Knapp, who is now with Pacific Group Resorts, played a big part in developing the Mountain Collective via Aspen-Snowmass in 2012. He recounted that story on The Storm last year:More AspenSUN VALLEYStats* Bald Mountain: 3,400 vertical feet | 2,054 skiable acres | 200 inches average annual snowfall* Dollar Mountain: 628 vertical feetTopicsLast season's massive Challenger/Flying Squirrel lift updates; a Seattle Ridge lift update; World Cup Finals inbound; and Mountain Collective logistics between Bald and Dollar mountains.More Sun ValleySNOWBASINStats: 3,015 vertical feet | 3,000 skiable acres | 300 inches average annual snowfallTopicsThe Olympics return to Utah and Snowbasin; how Snowbasin's 2034 Olympic slate could differ from 2002; ski the downhill; how the DeMoisy six-pack changed the mountain; a lift upgrade for Becker; Porcupine on deck; and explaining the holdup on RFID.More SnowbasinSUN PEAKSStats: 2,894 vertical feet | 4,270 skiable acres | 237 inches average annual snowfallTopicsThe second-largest ski area in Canada; the new West Bowl quad; snow quality at the summit; and Ikon and Mountain Collective impact on the resort.The old versus new West Bowl liftsMore Sun PeaksGRAND TARGHEEStats: 2,270 vertical feet | 2,602 skiable acres | 500 inches average annual snowfallTopicsMaintaining that Targhee vibe in spite of change; the meaning of Mountain Collective; and combining your MC trip with other badass powder dumps.More Grand TargheeSUGAR BOWLStats: 1,500 vertical feet | 1,650 skiable acres | 500 inches average annual snowfallTopicsBig-time parks incoming; how those parks will differ from the ones at Boreal and Northstar; and reaction to Homewood closing.More Sugar BowlBROMONTStats: 1,175 vertical feet | 450 skiable acres | 210 inches average annual snowfallTopicsWhy this low-rise eastern bump was good enough for the Mountain Collective; grooming three times per day; the richness of Eastern Townships skiing; and where to stay for a Bromont trip.SKI BIG 3Stats* Banff Sunshine: 3,514 vertical feet | 3,358 skiable acres | 360 inches average annual snowfall* Lake Louise: 3,250 vertical feet | 4,200 skiable acres | 179 inches average annual snowfallSunshineLake LouiseTopicsThe new Super Angel Express sixer at Sunshine; the all-new Pipestone Express infill six-pack at Lake Louise; how Mountain Collective access is different from Ikon access at Lake Louise and Sunshine; why Norquay isn't part of Mountain Collective; and the long season at all three ski areas.SUNSHINEStats & map: see aboveTopicsSunshine's novel access route; why the mountain replaced Angel; the calculus behind installing a six-person chair; and growing up at Sunshine.NISEKO UNITEDStats: 3,438 vertical feet | 2,889 skiable acres | 590 inches average annual snowfallTopicsHow the various Niseko ski areas combine for one experience; so.much.snow; the best way to reach Niseko; car or no car?; getting your lift ticket; and where to stay.VALLE NEVADOStats: 2,658 vertical feet | 2,400 skiable acres | 240 inches average annual snowfallTopicsAn excellent winter in Chile; heli-skiing; buying the giant La Parva ski area, right next door; “our plan is to make it one of the biggest ski resorts in the world”; and why Mountain Capital Partners maintains its Ikon Pass and Mountain Collective partnerships even though the company has its own pass.More Valle/La Parva JACKSON HOLEStats: 4,139 vertical feet | 2,500 skiable acres | 459 inches average annual snowfallTopicsThe Sublette lift upgrade; why the new lift has fewer chairs; comparisons to the recent Thunder lift upgrade; venturing beyond the tram; and managing the skier experience in the Ikon/Mountain Collective era.More Jackson HoleWhat I got wrong* I said that Wilbere would be Snowbird's sixth quad. Wilbere will be Snowbird's seventh quad, and first fixed-grip quad.* I said Snowbird got “900-some inches” during the 2022-23 ski season. The final tally was 838 inches, according to Snowbird's website.The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 79/100 in 2024, and number 579 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stormskiing.com/subscribe
À l'occasion de sa revue de presse, lundi, Paul Arcand réagit à une enquête des Coops de l'information concernant les difficultés de joindre, par téléphone, le service à la clientèle de la Société d’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ). Pendant trois semaines, du 27 août au 13 septembre, l'équipe d'enquête a fait des appels du lundi au vendredi à différents moments de la journée. Sur les 30 appels, 24 se sont soldés par un échec. «Ils ont découvert que c'est impossible de parler à un être humain à la SAAQ [...] Un parcours du combattant. Et ce qui est particulier, parmi les essais qui ont été faits, c'est que vous pouvez attendre longtemps sur la ligne et paf! Ça raccroche [...] C'est mieux que c'était, mais c'est encore un cafouillage régulier à la SAAQ.» Autres sujets abordés Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation La situation au Proche-Orient Victoire de l’extrême droite en Autriche Les discours décousus de Donald Trump Pénurie de pharmaciens: on coupe dans les heures d’ouverture Commission scolaire Eastern Townships: les cours de francisation pourraient bientôt disparaître Montréal: le bruit, les odeurs et le marquage dans les rues Patrik Laine blessé: les fous se déchaînent sur les réseaux sociaux Voir https://www.cogecomedia.com/vie-privee pour notre politique de vie privée
Meet Kerri Gibson, the founder of Chalets Hygge, a collection Scandinavian-style cottages located in the heart of Quebec's Eastern Townships. In this episode, Kerri and I discuss an amazing collaboration that's reshaping how boutique hospitality entrepreneurs can market their properties. Kerri, along with Monique DeLorenzo from The Vermont A-Frame, have worked together to organize a strategic alliance of creators and hosts across New England for a Fall Creator Road Trip. Kerri takes us behind the scenes of this innovative project, where talented creators Maddie and Will from Guest House Creative hit the road, capturing stunning content across multiple short-term rentals and local businesses. Kerri shares invaluable insights on the power of intentionality in partnerships and how aligning with the right creators can elevate your brand without breaking the bank. We dive into detail around: What the goals of the project are How all participants in the roadshow — the creators, Kerri, Monique, as well as the incredible entrepreneurs at Lumen Camps and The Maine A-Frames will share and collaborate on content post-campaign What the big audience growth strategy of a MAJOR giveaway will look like Ideas for how other hospitality entrepreneurs might replicate something like this in their own market And so much more Follow along on this exciting journey by via the Instagram handles below: https://www.instagram.com/will_zimm_/ https://www.instagram.com/maddie_brandon/ https://www.instagram.com/guesthousecreativestudio/ https://www.instagram.com/maineaframe/ https://www.instagram.com/lumencamps/ https://www.instagram.com/thevermontaframe/ https://www.instagram.com/chalets_hygge/ This episode is brought to you by The Content House If you listen to this podcast, you likely care a lot about your brand. You care about building it thoughtfully and purposefully. What I love about Nate and the team at The Content House is that they truly understand this. They care about getting to know your style, your approach, and the unique quirks and features that make your collection of stays special. Their service is full end-to-end social media management and content creation. From shooting stunning videos and photos to editing, posting, and even sourcing influencers to partner with… The Content House specializes in working with hospitality entrepreneurs building well-branded, boutique collections, often in exotic or extra-special locations… Follow The Content House on Instagram Dunlap Hollow Reel Live Oak Lake Reel FLOHOM Reel Villa Stay Texas Ree About the Show Behind the Stays is brought to you by StayWatch — the internet's best resource for deals on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. You can subscribe, for free, at www.staywatch.ai Behind the Stays is hosted by Zach Busekrus, Co-founder of StayWatch, you can connect with him on Twitter at @zboozee or on LinkedIn.
Speaking with Aaron Rand is Sebastien Lebel-Grenier, Principal & Vice-Chancellor at Bishop's University.
Just twenty miles north of Vermont, the Eastern Townships of Quebec are 15 separate towns that all offer farms to visit, some unique activities like Velo Velant, and dining where the food is grown right in front of you!
Louise Penny's debut novel transports readers to the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada, and the fictitious village of Three Pines. The mysterious death of a retired teacher, Jane Neal, sends this secluded community into a fog of suspicion marked by the exhumation of buried secrets, insecurities and dark history. Working the case is Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, veteran of the Sûreté du Québec, whose peaceable personality puts him in good stead among the denizens of Three Pines. So pack your bag, readers, and book your B&B: visitors to the leafy lanes of "Still Life" can expect lessons in archery, antique furniture and amateur art! Fast Facts @4:00, Summary @19:30, Review from 43:30.
If you look at a compass or maps app, you may notice our sense of direction in Montreal is a bit…tilted. Our “north” leans pretty far west and if you head over to the South Shore and keep going, you end up in the Eastern Townships...which are not in Eastern Quebec. We'll try to help you find your bearings by exploring our off-kilter geography.
Kedrin Simms Brachman grew up in Knowlton, now lives in the U-S. Her father recently passed away and was cleaning out his house. While going through his tool box, she found a live grenade. She spoke to Andrew Carter.
For this very special French-language episode of the Rural Routes to Climate Solutions podcast, recorded in the late summer of 2023 during the Stories of Regeneration tour, Sara Maranda-Gauvin of Regeneration Canada talked with brothers Vincent and Simon-Pierre Bolduc of La Station: an organic farm and cheese factory in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
In this episode, Michael Newton and Dan Delmar welcome Philippe Choinière and Stacey Lecuyer, co-founders of Oneka. They tell us about their organic plant farm in the Eastern Townships, working with people who match their values, and committing to truly organic skincare. They are also joined by Ernie Furt, Tax Partner at BDO Canada to discuss communicating with your accountant during tax season.
Vermont Edition collected winter travel recommendations for Montreal and the Eastern Townships.
Embark on an expedition through Québec's Eastern Townships for breathtaking landscapes, vibrant wineries, and a rich tapestry of cultural heritage. Travel expert Darley Newman takes you to the luxurious lakeside retreat, Manoir Hovey, a favored haunt of the Clintons and mystery novelist Louise Penny in North Hatley. Indulge in delectable poutine and visit Leon Courville Vineyard with female winemaker Anne-Marie Lemire, while also trying unique outdoor adventures, including the zipline coaster at Mont Sutton and a treetop cycling.
Former Quebec Premier Jean Charest talks to Andrew Carter about the potential tuition hikes to Anglo universities in Quebec.
Embark on a journey without leaving the comfort of your headphones with the 'Travels with Darley' podcast. Join Emmy-award winning PBS travel host Darley Newman every Wednesday for an immersive experience that transports you to fascinating destinations with locals as your guides. This isn't just a travel podcast; it's your go-to source for expert advice, travel hacks, and inspiration to elevate your vacation planning. In Season One, unlock the secrets of hidden gems in Quebec, Santa Fe, Alabama, West Virginia, and beyond, where history, culture, and exceptional dining experiences await. George R.R. Martin, the mastermind behind "Game of Thrones," shares insights into the Sky Railway Western train adventure in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Explore iconic Alabama restaurants, the very places where music legends like Hank Williams and Civil Rights leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr. drew inspiration while savoring hot dogs and BBQ. Journey through Quebec City, the Eastern Townships and Montreal alongside expert foodies and guides, immersing yourself in the vibrant New France Festival and cycling through treetops at Mont Sutton. Hit subscribe or follow to unlock your passport to the world every Wednesday. Visit Darley-Newman.com for more exclusive content, and for real-time travel tips, connect with @darleynewman on all social media platforms and @travelswithdarley on Facebook. Let 'Travels with Darley' redefine your travel experience – one podcast episode at a time.
Have you ever been scammed? Ripped off? Betrayed? Lied to? Ever fallen for a sociopath? Are YOU a sociopath? How would you know if you were? These are the questions we discuss with Zoe Whittall, author of the bestselling novel “The Fake”. Zoe is a Canadian poet, teacher TV writer and novelist. She has won all sorts of awards for her work, including being shortlisted for the Giller Prize, and her 2016 novel, The Best Kind of People, is being developed for film by Sarah Polley. “The Fake” is her fifth novel, and tells the story of a charming con artist who changes the lives of two victims (or patsies, as Mo calls them). We also tackle humour and mental health, Judy Blume, and growing up in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. “The Fake” is published by Harper Collins. Zoe is currently working on a book based on the Gilmore Girls, to be edited by Jen Sookfong Lee - another Woman of Ill Repute! We love writing and would love for you to read what we write. Sign Up for our Substack Newsletter. If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Wendy and Maureen at womenofir@gmail.com A Transcription of the show can be found here. We now have a YouTube Channel! Please hit the Subscribe button when you get there. And because you asked for it - Future episodes will be in video form. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode we head to Quebec to chat with David-Alexandre Chabot, the founder of Timber & Fin. We talk mostly about David's career life, and how it changed dramatically when the pandemic started.Already having a business in mind, he decided to take it as an opportunity to start a company making high quality products. Starting with wood and ended up working with leather. His mission now is to create quality gear that can be passed down generations. David-Alexandre Chabot is a former lighting designer from Quebec's Eastern Townships. Over the course of his 15 year career within the theatre industry, his passion and interest for design and the arts have consistently grown. His work has been shown across Canada and internationally, eventually earning him a Cochon d'or award for Best Lighting Design. Having recently left lighting design behind in order to focus on his true passion: fly fishing, he became frustrated by the lack of responsibly-made, high-quality gear on the market. This inspired him to start Timber&Fins, a company dedicated to crafting heirloom-quality fly fishing gear.David was born in Quebec's Eastern Townships. His love for fishing started at a young age, when he and his brothers would spend hours throwing worms at whatever would bite.His passion for fly fishing was ignited six years ago, when he caught his very first trout using a fly he had tied the night before. More and more fascinated with the sport with each passing day, but unable to find quality fly fishing products that were responsibly made, he was moved to create Timber&Fins. We are committed to crafting heirloom quality fly fishing gear that enhances your fishing experience and that can be passed down from one generation to the next.Timber&Fins is a company dedicated to crafting heirloom-quality fly fishing gear that enhances the fishing experience and can be passed down from one generation to the next. Founded three years ago by David-Alexandre Chabot, Timber&Fins was created out of a desire to provide high-quality, responsibly-made fly fishing products. Visit us at www.timberandfins.com •Instagram https://instagram.com/timberandfins?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=u
Part of Quebec, Canada's Eastern Townships consist of nine territories, four national parks, and miles of hiking and biking routes, plus many public markets, vineyards, and wineries. A tourist mecca since 1850, the region borders three New England states and attracts 10 million visitors per year. Hear why when Shanny Halle joins TRAVEL ITCH RADIO on Thursday, March 16 for an interview with Dan Schlossberg and Maryellen Nugent Lee. Listen live at 8p New York time on iTunes, BlogTalkRadio.com, or the TRAVEL ITCH RADIO Facebook page. This will be episode #495 and is part of our 12th season.
David-Alexandre Chabot was born in Quebec's Eastern Townships. His love for fishing started at a young age, when he and his brothers would spend hours throwing worms at whatever would bite. His passion for fly fishing was ignited six years ago, when he caught his very first trout using a fly he had tied the night before. More and more fascinated with the sport with each passing day, but unable to find quality fly fishing products that were responsibly made, he was moved to create Timber&Fins. We are committed to crafting heirloom quality fly fishing gear that enhances your fishing experience and that can be passed down from one generation to the next. Check out https://www.brokentippet.com/ to get 15% off your next order,when you use cbflyfishing Be sure to sign up to our mailing list at https://www.cbflyfishing.ca/
There's Canadian famous, and then there's Famous famous. Like author Louise Penny. Luckily, she was Wendy's best friend in grade 9, so we were able to persuade her to come on the podcast. Maureen, Louise and Wendy talk all about friendship, fame, and facing fear. Too many f's? Well, that's her motto: Don't be Afraid. She's just published book #18 in her Three Pines Inspector Gamache series. A World of Curiosities. She will be speaking at the Indigo bookstore in Toronto on December 2nd, the same day Prime Video launches the Three Pines series with Alfred Molina as Gamache! 18 books in 18 years! A #1 New York Times Bestseller! Louise Penny's new book is out, the latest in her Inspector Armand Gamache Three Pines murder mysteries. A World of Curiosities. Often compared to a modern day Agatha Christie, her work is a lot more than cozy, with ill winds blowing in Quebec's Eastern Townships, the setting for all the murders. We talk about the books, about growing up, and the value of friendship. We love writing and would love for you to read what we write. Sign Up for our Substack Newsletter.
Gribblenation's Doug summarizes a bit about his trips through the Eastern Townships of Quebec. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gribblenation/support
This is a personal one for me. Yes, all the episodes are personal but this one involves some of my own grief. This episode is the Ultimate D, a title bestowed by my guest, one of my close friends, Zach. The ultimate D being death. Last year, my friend and Zach's wife Tarin, died. In this episode, Zach shares his love story, and about his grief, we talk about what it's like to be alone, after having the future you hoped for erased. And, we talk about what healing has looked like for him. Join The Big D community by supporting on Patreon or following along on Instagram! - Zach was born and raised in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, but now calls Toronto home. As part of his resetting of his life, he is just in the process of launching a brand new travel company called Dinosaur Trips that specializes in dinosaur and paleontology-based experiences to destinations around the world. Maybe this will be the first job he's had that he identifies as part of who he is, but maybe not. We'll see. The main things he cares about are music, movies, books, pop culture in general, and sports. Plus friends and family, because of course. And he has a dog named Dixie and a Montreal Canadiens-centric podcast called The Montreal Bias that may or may not come back at some point soon. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-big-d/message
Originally published January 6. 2017A show about the criminal investigative failure of the death of Theresa Allore from the Eastern Townships of Quebec. In this episode we focus on the murders of Manon Dube and Louise Camirand:www.theresaallore.com
The Chairman of the Eastern Townships School Board, Michael Murray, joined Andrew to provide an update on the school bus situation.
"It started with 3 chickens" The perfect intro to this episode with Kristen Gingera of Cheeky Creek Farm. I was so thrilled to be able to talk to Kristen. Partially because I hadn't chatted with a manifestor in a while, and mainly because I have been so curious about her story and her life as a farmer. Kristen and her husband Corey had been living on the South Shore of Montreal when they decided to make a big move out to the Eastern Townships and buy a farm with Kristen's in-laws. Kristen was a teacher and Corey an electrician. When they started their farming journey there was a lot they needed to figure out. But 7 years later they seem to have their feet on the ground (and Kristen got her chickens!) They now have 3 kids and Kristen proudly calls herself a farmer. She's also realized that as manifestor it's ok to kick a project off the ground and then pass it off to others. She also is a very strong believer in eating locally sourced food and that mangos should only be eaten on vacation (just kidding...but have a listen to find out what I mean!) This episode has encouraged me to think more about what I put in my body. I highly encourage connecting with Kristen on IG (her reels are great). And if you live in the area head over to her website to order from her farm! IG: https://www.instagram.com/cheekycreekfarm_mama/ Website: https://www.cheekycreek.com/home-1
Nestled in the Eastern Townships of South Western Quebec, Knowlton is home to its namesake brewery, La Knowlton Co., which is renowned in the region for its easy-drinking, approachable craft beers. Co-Founder Nicholas Allan joined Cee for a great chat about their story and build-out, why they make crushable beers, how they came up with their unique art direction, their approach to experimentation, their gorgeous brewery, and a whole lot more. They got into a bunch of the beers, including their English Special Bitter, their West Coast IPA, their Cream Ale, their Berry Cream Ale, their DDH Oat Cream Double IPA and their Irish Red Ale. Cheers! BAOS Podcast Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube | Website | Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads
This week, instead of bringing you a podcast interview, I'd like to share something a bit more personal. I'd like tell you about my father, Prof. Dr. Max G. Krell. In so many ways, he's the reason I'm the person I am today. My father was a nuclear physicist. He was born in 1935 in Lower Silesia, a region that was part of Germany before the Second World War and is now part of Poland. He studied Physics at the university of Erlangen, in Bavaria, which is where he met my mother. As newlyweds, they moved to Karlsruhe, another German university town, so that my father could pursue his doctorate. They then relocated to Geneva, where my father worked at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) for several years. Eventually, my father accepted a tenure-track position in the department of Physics at the Université de Sherbrooke in Quebec. Leaving behind all their family and friends, my parents immigrated to Canada. My mother was almost eight months pregnant at the time, and I was born about a month after they had settled into their small apartment near the university campus. My father had a three-decades long career as a science professor in Sherbrooke. He finally retired in 1999, and happily devoted himself to his 100-acre hobby farm. He had bought the property, a ten-minute drive from the university, when I was two years old. It was a perfectly square, partially forested piece of land, with an old “saltbox” style farmhouse, a barn, and a couple of ponds. This was the backdrop of my childhood. To my father, that farm was his very own piece of Paradise, something he could have never afforded if he had stayed in Germany. He often told me about his own childhood, vividly remembering the years around World War II. At the end of the war, he and his family had had to flee their village and head west to safety, with basically just the clothes on their backs and whatever they could carry on foot. The years right after the war, his formative years, were especially difficult. His family had to start all over in a new town, mourning loved ones lost in the war, rebuilding their lives from scratch, and food was in short supply. I suppose that's why my father was obsessed with the idea of having his own land and being as food self-sufficient as possible. My mother, whose family had also had to flee westward at the end of the war, was on the same page. Thinking back now, I realize what a wonderfully idyllic childhood I had, growing up in the beautiful countryside of the Eastern Townships – though I often dreamed of city life, especially as a teenager. We had a huge vegetable garden, fruit trees, berry shrubs, beehives, a small herd of sheep, rabbits, ducks, geese, and more. I was immersed in the natural world, seeing things grow around me, planting things, harvesting things, witnessing the cycle of life, and knowing exactly where most of my food came from. For my father, the proximity to nature combined with his training as a scientist, also led to environmental activism. In my teens, I remember several citizen-led, pro-environmental initiatives that my father helped launch and organize, which were driven by the prospect of local authorities making potentially disastrous decisions. All through my youth, I witnessed my father fight stubbornly, unflinchingly for what he believed was right, even when it meant opposing the powers-that-be. He taught me some very important lessons about stepping up when it matters and fighting for the greater good. He shaped the core values that I carry with me as an adult: a belief in science, in justice, in personal integrity, and in social responsibility. On April 16th, 2002, exactly three years into his retirement, my father died unexpectedly of a massive stroke. He never got to meet his only grandchild, who was born the year after his death. But I know he would have been so incredibly proud. He also never got to see me launch my own business. But I know he would have been extremely supportive and interested, especially with regards to my new focus on Cleantech. No doubt whatsoever, he would have had a lot to say about the inherent risks of nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels. I wish he was still with us. This Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday, marks the 20th anniversary of my father's passing. On the one hand, I can't believe it's already been 20 years. On the other hand, so much has happened in those years – many things that would absolutely amaze and thrill him, and other things that would completely outrage and dismay him. I'm pretty sure that if he were still alive, at the age of 87, he'd be as involved as ever in his local community of environmental activists. My father was a man of strong principles, deep moral convictions, and a level of personal integrity that seems all too rare these days. He believed in fairness, honesty, and accountability. And he wasn't afraid to say unpopular things if he felt that truth and justice were at stake. I'm incredibly proud to be his daughter. In so many ways, his legacy is what drives me now. So this Easter long weekend, I will celebrate my father's life, and I will remember all the things that made him a such wonderful dad and a truly great human being. Whether you're celebrating Easter, Passover, Ramadan, or Songkran, I hope that you're able to spend it with family or friends, sharing memories of loved ones who have passed, and cherishing your time together. Kathrin
For those of you coming in fresh to this website / podcast this is what we have so far. Twelve chapters, the stories are all interrelated, in some cases the stories are connected. The narrative all focuses on a region in southeastern Quebec known as The Eastern Townships that I call, Quebexico.For more information please visit the website: www.theresaallore.com
I would like you to stop thinking of the deaths of Louise Camirand, Manon Dube and Theresa Allore as connected cases. The basis for that argument was something suggested by criminologist, Kim Rossmo when he recommended - based on the geographic proximity of the crimes - that Quebec Police look at the cases together. It was supported by another criminologist who stated that it is "statistically improbable" that a serial killer didn't commit three similar murders in the space of 19 months in the Eastern Townships. These are just theories, an hypothesis...For more information please visit the website: https://theresaallore.com/2022/02/26/theresa-allore-case-update-1/
On Friday, March 15, 1974 two Atomes gang members were shot and killed by Gitans in a four hour battled that started in a tavern parking lot, continued at the local hospital, and ended in the downtown streets of Sherbrooke. Any high schooler can tell you the leader of the Roman Empire was betrayed and assassinated on March 15, the Ides of March in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. The Night of the Long Knives is by far not the only moment of gang conflict in the Eastern Townships region in the 1970s, but it is the most well known event, in Sherbrooke. It's a story that many locals would just as soon forget. But it can't and shouldn't be forgotten because in many ways it speaks to the heart of the character of Sherbrooke.For more information please visit the website: https://theresaallore.com/2022/02/20/the-night-of-the-long-knives/
There's an even more frightening theory than the one where it's "statistically improbable" that a serial killed didn't commit three similar murders in the space of 19 months in the Eastern Townships: the idea that all sorts of people were getting away with some very bad things, including murder in the era of my sister Theresa's murder. One of the ideas that has persisted over the years is the theory of a folie-a-deux; more than one offender committing these murders, as a shared, escalating experience with one partner being more dominant, possibly older than the other. For more information please visit the website: https://theresaallore.com/2022/01/15/folie-a-deux/
Quebec police believed they had tracked the men down to a motel in Rock Forest, Quebec, a small community in the Eastern Townships wedged between the city of Sherbrooke and the town of Magog. Police stormed the Chatillon motel in the early hours of the morning of December 23, 1983 strafing the carpet layers' room with bullets from an UZI submachine gun, wounding Jean-Paul Beaumont and killing Serge Beaudoin who died four hours later in a Sherbrooke hospital. We pick up after the Coroner's Inquest, where it was determined that officers Roger Dion, André Castonguay and Michel Salvail were criminally responsible for the violent death of Serge Beaudoin, opening the door for criminal charges.For more information visit the website: https://theresaallore.com/2021/12/11/bang-bang-knock-knock-the-rock-forest-massacre-part-2/
The 1983 Rock Forest Massacre in which two carpet layers were mistaken for armed and dangerous criminals involved in the fatal shooting of a Brinks security guard. Quebec police believed they had tracked the men down to a motel in Rock Forest, Quebec, a small community in the Eastern Townships wedged between the city of Sherbrooke and the town of Magog. Police stormed the Chatillon motel in the early hours of the morning of December 23, 1983 strafing the carpet layers' room with bullets from an UZI submachine gun, wounding Jean-Paul Beaumont and killing Serge Beaudoin who died four hours later in a Sherbrooke hospital.For more information please visit the website: https://theresaallore.com/2021/11/27/bang-bang-knock-knock-the-rock-forest-massacre-part-1-wkt5-20/
In this episode, I sit down with obstetrician gynaecologist, Dr. Joanna Baxter to discuss: Local statistics on c-section vs vaginal birth. How is this trend changing?The negative stigma around c-section Reasons why a c-section may be planned during pregnancy. Can this be purely elective?Reasons why a planned vaginal birth needs to move to a c-section once labour has startedHow the decision is made to have a forceps birth vs c-sectionWays physiotherapists help women prepare for birthEach person is an individual The benefits to being flexible in your thinking as you prepare for birthOriginally from the Eastern Townships in Quebec Dr. Baxter graduated medical school from McGill, and completed her residency in Obstetrics and gynaecology in 2015 from UBC. Initially she practiced in the lower mainland before making the move to the Okanagan. Dr. Baxter enjoys the outdoors, and takes full advantage of the Okanagan life style. She is an avid backcountry camper, hiker, skier, mountain biker, wake surfer and paddle boarder. Dr. Baxter is a practicing OBGYN at KGH and her practice is highly varied with a special interest in high risk obstetrics, minimally invasive gynaecological surgery, and pelvic reconstructive surgery for prolapse. Looking for more info?Listen to episode 8- Ways to prepare for a c-section Listen to episode 14 - Supporting your body the first 6 weeks after c-section Thanks for joining me! Here is where you can find more:To make a donation to offset the cost of production click donate:DonateWant more details on the small groups?Contact: mel@mommyberries.commy online course to walk you through pregnancy, birth prep and postpartum recovery: https://mommyberries.comI offer online 1:1 appointments to help you address the physical symptoms holding you back from living your best life. Follow me on:InstagramFacebookYouTubeSupport the show
On this episode Amanda and Marco discuss their trip and stay in Quebec, they visit the Eastern Townships and stay in a most quaint in called Auberge la chocolatiere and then they head to Montreal and stay and a more contemporary and modern hotel, along the way they talk about skiing in Aspen Colorado and Amanda cleans her purse. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On AMI Audio's program “outdoors with Lawrence Gunther” we explore Quebec's Eastern Townships on motorbikes and more. Join Lawrence and Lilly as they pic apples, picnic on mountain tops, tour Quebec's Eastern Townships aboard motorbikes, and prepare a Thanksgiving feast complete with a deep-fried turkey. Lots of tips on riding aboard motorcycles blind, and expert advice on two versus three wheeled motorcycles.
Join Alex and Bill as they sit Jess Hobbs in the hot seat. While Jess has been a regular guest host on many shows in the past, it's time to get to know her better! The trio sits down to talk photography, travel, BBQ Chicken, life in the Eastern Townships, and so much more! We are also pleased to welcome Jess aboard as part of the hosting team for 2022, as Alex will be taking a short break for part of next year.
Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by asking listeners whether they prefer to return to the office or work from home at this point in the pandemic. Charlie Sennott gives an update on top international news. He critiques the U.S. government's response to Haitian migrants at the border and the U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians. Sennott is a GBH News analyst and the founder and CEO of The GroundTruth Project. Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett takes questions from callers about all things vaccines. She discusses the ethics and uses of booster shots and the status of vaccine trials for children. Gergen Barnett teaches in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center and Boston University Medical School. Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III critique some Christian leaders' hypocrisy in discouraging COVID-19 vaccines. They also talk about what it means for Boston that none of the three Black mayoral candidates made it through the preliminary election. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist, the Boston voice for Detour's African American Heritage Trail and a visiting researcher in the Religion and Conflict Transformation Program at the Boston University School of Theology. Price is the founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston. Together, they host GBH's All Rev'd Up podcast. Christopher Muther share memories from his recent trip to Quebec's Eastern Townships, and discuss the decision by the European Union to remove the U.S. from its safe travel list. Muther is a travel writer and columnist for the Boston Globe. We end the show by asking listeners about their thoughts on the ethics of booster shots in the United States.
I met Eleni at a virtual networking event and as soon as I heard about her offerings I said "I need that. I need her". Eleni has embraced her windy, bumpy path that has been full of roadblocks and self-discoveries. She sees the power in the words that we use and encourages others to not only speak in a clear and confident way but to feel comfortable taking up space that each of us deserves to take up. Eleni helped me create my Alignment Toolkit online program (which will be launched in the fall of 2021) and I honestly wouldn't have been able to do it without her. She is a Manifestor who naturally feels the urge to follow her strategy of informing and who has learned to really trust the pings with her splenic authority. She knows she is here to make an impact - which is exactly how a manifestor can live in true alignment. If you would like to connect with Eleni you can find her at: Website: elenidr.com IG: @elenidracopoulos If you would like to order some delicious coffee to enjoy while listening to your favourite podcast (this one of course) head on over to: https://www.virginhillcoffee.com/ And to get your 10% off with orders over $50 enter promo code: JAIME AND if you would like to treat yourself to a spa experience out in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, head on over to spabolton.com and book yourself a spa experience with promo code jaime15 to get 15% off!
In this episode, I talk to my manifesting-generator friend Megan. It was really hard to keep this episode under an hour because we had SO much to talk about. We chatted about all things on being a female entrepreneur, self-worth, navigating the restaurant industry, women supporting women, and everything in between. Megan is a doula who has created a business where she leads a team of doulas who are here to support women through their pre and post-natal experiences. Their mission is to help you enjoy the ride through this crazy, wonderful, and exciting time in your life with expert advice and down-to-earth vibes. Since Megan works with me at Marina Knowlton we also had a good chat about the service industry and all of the ups and downs that come with it. Whether you are trying to get pregnant, are pregnant, or dealing with the new world of motherhood, I highly recommend reaching out to Megan! If you would like to connect with Megan you can find her at: Website: bumpandglow.ca IG: @bumpglow If you would like to order some delicious coffee to enjoy while listening to your favourite podcast (this one of course) head on over to: https://www.virginhillcoffee.com/ And to get your 10% off with orders over $50 enter promo code: JAIME AND if you would like to treat yourself to a spa experience out in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, head on over to spabolton.com and book yourself a spa experience with promo code jaime15 to get 15% off!
Dave accidentally drops some house keys down into the gutter and he ventures deep into the storm sewer to go collect them.
Meghan and Jennifer June chat with, Sarah Holmes about her journey from Dance school to a career in special care, to one as a personal trainer/fitness instructor/dance teacher. We dig into burnout, the pros and cons of narcissism, weight loss and body positivity, Sarah's life-changing epiphany and, most importantly, Lee. “I definitely changed lives with my boobs” - Jennifer June Chapman “The best way to change lives is with boobs”- Sarah Katie Holmes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendly.tree Instagram: @earth2sarah About Sarah: Sarah's love for all things movement and creativity began in her early childhood and blossomed into adulthood when she moved to Toronto at the age of 17 to become a triple threat performer. With Step Up, 5: All In the movie, Mary Poppins the musical, music videos and television performances under her belt, Sarah feels great importance in sharing the power of movement, performance, creativity, self-discovery and connection to the growing youth as well as adults. Over the last 7 years, Sarah has focused on teaching dance and movement to all ages ranging from 6 months old to 50 + in dance studios, daycares, elementary schools, community centres, high schools, corporate businesses and gymnastic centres. Last year Sarah quit her 11-year career working with the mentally disabled and moved back to the Eastern Townships, her home, to become a small business owner. During her career with the mentally disabled, she encountered burnout, depression and learned how to rise above with self-love, movement and action. She aspires to continue teaching the importance of movement, dance and self-love to small children and adults alike. As a group fitness instructor and personal trainer, she also assumes her role as a body acceptance and self-love teacher. She now runs an online gym providing virtual fitness and wellness classes, movement programs, private training, group training, dance classes for all ages and dance programs in elementary schools.
Melissa Haney is originally from Inukjuak, Quebec. A small fly-in only community on the Hudson Bay. Flying in and out regularly growing up, she never thought of flying as a career. She attended Concordia University and was not too sure what she wanted to do for a career. She applied at Air Inuit as a flight attendant for a new challenge, September 11th, 2001 was her first day solo as a Flight Attendant. As much as this day was to change aviation worldwide, it made her realize how much she wanted to be a part of the industry. After a year working as a flight attendant, she decided to begin flight training having heard the stories from the pilots she worked with. She attended Cornwall Aviation and completed her commercial/multi IFR in 9 months. She started in the Air Inuit ground school for the Twin Otter soon after; now having the opportunity to work above and see the vast Nunavik tundra from a different view. After gaining experience she moved to the Dash 8 as a first officer. In 2016 she was promoted to Captain on the Dash 8 and was the first female Inuit Captain. In 2017 the Canadian 99s honored her with a commemorative stamp for this accomplishment. In the last year she has become the assistant chief pilot for Dash 8 operations at Air Inuit and is also the coordinator for the Sparrow Program which supports Inuit youth pursuing their pilot licence. Living in the beautiful Eastern Townships and raising 2 young children she also promotes women in aviation as the Quebec Ambassador for the Elevate Aviation Wing. Melissa can be found on Instagram @nunavikflygal and on LinkedIn by searching her name.
This month World Book Club talks to acclaimed Canadian writer Louise Penny about the very first in her astonishingly successful series of Inspector Gamache crime novels. When a much-loved inhabitant of the village of Three Pines in the Eastern Townships of Quebec is found dead in the woods during Thanksgiving, the locals are certain that it was just a tragic hunting accident. But Chief Inspector Armand Gamache from Montreal suspects foul play and won’t rest until he’s rootled out the darkness at the heart of this seemingly peaceable and bucolic community. His always courteous but also insistent sleuthing gradually brings to light the family secrets and long-held grudges seething under its apparently serene surface. (Picture: Louise Penny. Photo credit: Jean-Francois Berube.)
Alexandre Hupe of the Eastern Townships, just South of Montreal, was trained as a glass blower and is a glass artist and builder. He found that the repetitive nature of production glass blowing gruelling and decided it wasn’t for him. Alex is a glass creator, explorer and free thinker. He is also the acting President of GAAC - Glass Art Association in Canada. This role allows him to contribute to a wider community and stay connected to the fragile and exciting material that drew him in years ago.Alexandre Hupé holds a college degree in glass art from Espace Verre, Montreal. Inspired by the relation in which humans are shaped by their environment, and fascinated by the optical qualities of light in glass, he uses blown, solid and sand casted glass to create complex sculptures and modular LED illuminate surfaces. He lives and work in Québec, Ontario and British Columbia. · https://alexandrehupeart.com/· https://gaacanada.ca/· https://home.cmog.org· https://www.instagram.com/gaacanada/?hl=en
The People of the Eastern Townships should have dealt with Bill Morton from the first moment he threatened violence.For more information please visit the website: www.theresaallore.com
Jon MacAulay is a singer/songwriter and guitar player from the Eastern Townships of Quebec, soon to be a mainstay of the Calgary scene. We talked about Americana music, jazz guitar and the blue eyes of Frank Sinatra.
In the episode: -Author Catherine McKenzie talks about her mystery novel I'll Never Tell, which takes place past and present at summer camp in Quebec's Eastern Townships. During the conversation, McKenzie provides advice for young writers, talks about who she read growing up, where she writes her books, how she plans out her stories, and more. - Nick Burgess plays music from the Segal Centre - CORONA Serenades: Yara Zeitoun: O mio babbino caro
TALES OF THE CYPHER AVEC SUGY ET EMIL, CYPHERSONS (FR) EPISODE 4 - SCARY ARI (FUNKY STEPS) Un autre solide show cette semaine alors qu'on reçoit le doyen de la ville de Sherbrooke, le Maître Ariel aka Ariel qui fait peur aka SCARY ARI du crew Funky Steps. On en apprend sur l'histoire du break dans les Cantons de l'Est, de ses inspirations ainsi que des moments chauds dans son parcours. Un artiste complet en qui nous avons énormément de respect, une encyclopédie de connaissances, une brute de b-boy et un legitime bon gars overall. Bonne écoute! Another solid show this week, this time featuring the dean of Sherbrooke, master Ariel aka the scariest aka SCARY ARI from Funky Steps Crew. We discover the story of breaking in the Eastern Townships region. He shares with us his many inspirations and the heated moments of his breaking career. A very well-rounded artist which whom we respect a lot, a true encyclopedia of knowledge, a dope b-boy and a legitimately great dude. Enjoy the show! Pour suivre les aventures musicales d'Ariel : https://www.facebook.com/ARIALofficiel/ Pour nous suivre: www.cyphersons.com IG @CYPHERSONS Musique par @benito_turntable et @sqreeb https://uglypitch.bandcamp.com/album/flashkick-beat-tape
What's the one thing you can do when visiting wine regions to make it your best trip ever? How can yoga help you become a better wine taster? How do you calibrate your palate and why should you do it? What's it like competing in the World's Best Sommelier Competition? How can you develop your wine tasting vocabulary? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, Master Sommelier Elyse Lambert shares tips on how you can become a better wine taster. Highlights How can Le guide des Méchants Raisins help you learn about wine? Which simple tip does Elyse recommend for you when pairing wine and food? How can you make the most out of a trip to French wine regions? What key strategy should you keep in mind when visiting wine regions? Which wine can you pair perfectly with pizza? Why should you taste with a variety of people you don’t know? How can yoga help you become a Master Sommelier? When should you calibrate your palate and how can you do so? How can you develop your wine tasting vocabulary? Which Canadian wine regions should you keep your eye on? What role does humility play for a sommelier? About Elyse Lambert Born in Montréal, Québec, Élyse Lambert graduated with a degree in hotel management from the prestigious Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec (ITHQ) in 1998 and as Sommelier from L’École Hôtelière des Laurentides in 1999. Her career as a Sommelier began in the Québec Laurentians at the award winning Relais & Châteaux l’Eau à la Bouche. Her next move was to the Eastern Townships where, from 2000 to 2004, she was an integral member of the sommelier team at Auberge Hatley, a 5 diamond CAA – Relais & Châteaux. Throughout her exciting career path, Elyse continued to earn credibility for her craft and accolades in Canadian and international competitions. Elyse Lambert is now the 5th Best Sommelier of the World 2016. She is currently working as a Sommelier Consultant and continues sharing her passion at Radio-Canada’s morning show, Medium Large and as a wine column in Journal de Montreal. Elyse lives in Montreal and consults for private and corporate clients and is often invited to facilitate wine education seminars and to speak at corporate functions in Canada and around the world. To learn more about the resources mentioned in this episode, visit the https://www.nataliemaclean.com/67.
Waskaganish presents a classic Canadian epic of lost and found love, brutality, and murder, from the Polish pogroms to southern England, to regions of Quebec affected by the 1980s political unrest: Waskaganish, Montréal, and the Eastern Townships.We experience the unraveling of the connection between an exquisite blue diamond necklace and the missing 16.25 caret Eagle Diamond – one of the biggest diamonds ever recovered in the continental United States, stolen in 1964 from New York’s Museum of Natural History – and what lies beneath the cratonic rocks of Waskaganish, a small Cree community at the junction of the Rupert River and James Bay, and the lives of the Montrealers it touched.One man with deep-rooted connections to Waskaganish was wealthy, ruthless entrepreneur Robert Steinman. He and a young, geologist, Avrum Wood, the great-grandson of Polish-Jewish immigrant Charles Wood, who found the Eagle Diamond in 1876 on his rented farm in Eagle, Wisconsin, had a dream that changed forever the lives of those it touched, including the epic’s protagonist, striking, amber-eyed food and nutrition expert Hannah Epstein Star, internist Jonathan Star, Cree physician Rebecca Stone, and, ultimately, actor/director Kurt Garnet.We can identify and empathize with the protagonist as she struggles to maintain her moral compass and optimism in a society rife with pseudo-science, racism, insatiable greed, deceit, love, lust and loss, and brutality. The journey through the boreal forests of Waskaganish and the genteel urban quilt of the unique Montreal neighborhoods are described intimately as the lives of the leading characters emerge and the novel's complex plot unfolds.https://amzn.to/2teS0DOSTART YOUR OWN PODCAST:https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=694901Thank You so much for supporting this show.Support the show (http://www.buzzsprout.com/757583)
My first podcast episode in mp3 An interview with Deborah Henderson-Author of a fictional novel called "The Missing Pieces" this story is about severe trauma and a woman's struggle to survive the aftermath. Like her main character Bobby is a survivor who finds strength to keep going. Deborah finds peace today living with her husband in the Eastern Townships surrounded by lakes and mountains while fulfilling her purpose to be an inspiration to others.
My first podcast episode An interview with Deborah Henderson - Author of a fictional novel called "The Missing Pieces" this story is about severe trauma and a woman's struggle to survive the aftermath. Like her main character Bobby, is a survivor who finds strength to keep going. Deborah finds peace today living with her husband in the Eastern Townships surrounded by lakes and mountains while fulfilling her purpose to be an inspiration to others. You may get a copy of her book by clicking on the following links: https://www.amazon.ca/Missing-Pieces-Deborah-Henderson/dp/0228811538 https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Writer/The-Missing-Pieces-Fiction-Novel-By-Deborah-Henderson-1977735759008337/
The Lac-Mégantic rail disaster occurred in the town of Lac-Mégantic, in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada, at approximately 01:15 EDT, on July 6, 2013, when an unattended 74-car freight train carrying Bakken Formation crude oil rolled down a 1.2% grade from Nantes and derailed downtown, resulting in the fire and explosion of multiple tank cars. Forty-two people were confirmed dead, with five more missing and presumed dead. More than 30 buildings in the town's centre, roughly half of the downtown area, were destroyed, and all but three of the thirty-nine remaining downtown buildings had to be demolished due to petroleum contamination of the townsite. Initial newspaper reports described a 1-kilometre (0.6 mi) blast radius. The Cornfield Meet: Rail Disasters is brought to you by Sargent Signals (Andy) and Mrs. Sargent Signals (Michele). Contact us here: Web Page: http://cornfieldmeet.show Email: thecornfieldmeet@gmail.com Follow us here: Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/thecornfieldmeet Facebook: http://facebook.com/thecornfieldmeet Twitter: @CornfieldMeet Instagram: thecornfieldmeet Become a Patreon here and help keep our show going: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thecornfieldmeet Help us to get the word out about our podcast! Subscribe and most importantly review here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cornfield-meet/id1466432944 Andy's Ending Music: Artist: Crass Song: Bloody Revolution's Link: https://youtu.be/khxsqf_L_v0 Music created by Michele Sargent using GarageBand.
Welcome to the Martini Minute, this is what's new in the world of luxury: Enjoy the thrill of soaring to your resort in a seaplane in the scenic countryside of Quebec. After boarding your private Cessna operated by Hydravion Aventure, you’ll fly over stunning landscapes to the Eastern Townships, landing on Lake Massawippi at the Manoir Hovey dock.
This week a special edition as the Link was on site on Thursday at the Montreal "Salon de l"Immigration- Immigration Expo" in Montreal (video of show at bottom) Hosts were Levon and Marc. along with several special guests. (audio version below, video of show at bottom) ListenEN_The_Link-20190531-WEE15 Starting us off was Jonathon Chodjai, president of the expo who explains how it has grown and some of the services and opportunities provided at the expo. These include help in preparing resumes (C.V.) adapted to Canadian styles, job opportunities and recruiting, education opportunities and information about the multitude of services to help newcomers understand and navigate the often new and confusing culture, laws, and bureaucracy systems in Canada. Also as guests and to give some examples of those services and opportunities, Oscar Gonsalez of the Central Quebec School Board ( Commission scolaire Central Quebec) who spoke about the education opportunities to learn in a bilingual environment in the central Quebec region, and the advantages. Thousands of visitors came to learn more about integration, jobs, careers, education, and other aids to their new lives in Canada (Leo Gimeno-rCI) Patricia Grzesiak with the immigrant interconnection programme, developed as an initiative of the Montreal Chamber of Commerce which connects newcomers with career paths and related businesses. Melissa Medeiros- who accompanied the Eastern Township’s delegation to promote the more relaxed atmosphere of Quebec’s Eastern Townships as a wonderful education, job, and career location outside the province’s two major urban centres of greater Montreal, and Quebec City and David de Palma of the National Bank, explaining about the workings of the Canadian banking system and the importance for newcomers to understand how banking and credit work in Canada. This was the 8th addition of the annual Salon de l"immigration, an annual event held at the convention centre in downtown Montreal. Watch The Link May 30th 2019! Images of the week window.jQuery || document.write('
Martha Pellerin was a musician, scholar, advocate, educator and song collector—to name just a few of her many roles. Her family immigrated to Vermont from the Eastern Townships of Quebec in the 1960s, settling in Barre. Growing up, Martha navigated a complicated landscape of culture and identity. While her family spoke French at home and maintained strong ties to Quebec, Martha also spent much of her life immersed in American culture and the English language. Ultimately she found her calling, unifying these dual elements of herself and proudly identifying as a Franco-American. Martha worked her whole adult life to understand the nuances therein, to draw out, document and sustain the stories, songs and traditions of her family and community and to help others do the same. She was committed to “progressing the culture” of Franco-Americans in Vermont and beyond. Martha died of cancer in 1998 at 37 years old - much too soon. In this episode we hear recordings of Martha from the VFC archives as well as interviews with her son, Ian Drury, and with Burlington-based musician Michele Choiniere, one of many Franco-American Vermonters whose life was touched by Martha.
Thanks to the good folks at the Cantons de l'Est Tourism Office, we were blessed with the opportunity to meet with Stan Groves, owner and head brewer at Golden Lion, the oldest and longest running brewpub in the province of Quebec. Located in Sherbrooke in the gorgeous Eastern Townships, we chatted with Stan about what the scene was like in the '80s and how it changed along the way. Beers Reviewed: Golden Lion Irish Stout; Golden Lion Lion's Pride. This episode is brought to you by High Season Co. - @highseasonco // highseasonco.com Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads // bit.ly/CeeBrewHeads Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube! // bit.ly/BAOSYouTube
The sound of a train in the night… it's a comforting sound that tells us somebody's out there in the darkness. But to the people of Lac-Mégantic in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, the sound of a train has very different associations. It's a reminder of that night — July 6, 2013 just after 1 am, when a runaway train barrelled into town, killing 47 people and decimating the core of the small town of approximately 6,000 people. Bruce Campbell has just written a book called The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster – Public Betrayal, Justice Denied, published by James Lorimer and Company. He's the former Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and is the author of three major reports and a number of media commentaries on the Lac-Mégantic tragedy. The book is the story of one runaway train and a small town catastrophe. It's also a larger story about how free market ideology of unfettered markets, big oil and deregulation caused the tragedy. Bruce Campbell managed to blend the two aspects of the story – the political issues and the human repercussions, painting a vivid picture of the town and its people and the long term effects of policy failures on individual lives. He speaks to rabble podcast exec producer Victoria Fenner. You can read an excerpt from the book here. Image: Wikipedia – Police Helicopter View of Lac-Mégantic If you're in Toronto tomorrow, November 9, 2018, join Bruce Campbell at the Centre for Social Innovation, 720 Bathurst for his Toronto book launch. It's from 5-7 pm. Help make rabble sustainable. Please consider supporting our work with a monthly donation. Support rabble.ca today for as little as $1 per month!
Sophie Lymburner is a soulful entrepreneur. In addition to being a marketing guru, she's a good friend and the founder of YogaTribes, the Montreal based international yoga platform bringing together yoga teachers and their respective yogi tribes. The site was founded by Sophie and her team after she discovered the power of yoga when offereing free yoga classes to her staff in her former offices. The rest, as they say, is history. YogaTribes is a terrific hub, comparable to Uber and Airband B in other spheres, where one can locate, and reserve and pay for a yoga class. The site has been praised by world-renowned luminairies such as Elena Brower, a New York based yoga teacher with an impressive pedigree who was in Montreal this past February for the Expo Yoga. In addition to being the perfect gathering place for yogis and teachers, YogaTribes hosts a number of amazing events throughout the year, including the eponymous (and well worth it!) YogaTribes Sound Off, where headsets provide an intimate connection with teachers and ambient music, a remarkable multi-sensory experience like no other. On June 21st, on International Yoga Day, YogaTribes will unveil its programming for Tout le monde yoga, a summertime yoga program that will offer Montrealers free yoga all summer long, as well as officially launch its collaborative and commercial platform for yoga. Through a partnership with studios and instructors in the Greater Montreal Area, YogaTribes has developed a diverse original programming with over 75 free classes offered between June 21st and September 20th. Tout Le Monde Yoga, is a jam-packed calender of yoga events for the summer months, which to my absolute delight, includes outdoor yoga, yoga at Place des Arts, spinning yoga, as well as a wonder full outdoor yoga experiences during the Oneka Open House in the Eastern Townships. ( I'm thrilled to mention that I will be part of the programming for this amazing weekend, more details to come soon!) What I admire most about Sophie is her steadfast dedication to her innovative platform, her immense creativity, her passion, and her can-do attitude. I've never heard her complain or recoil in front of any business challenge. Sophie is a role model for all entrepreneurs, young and old, who have that fire in their belly and who want to make a difference in the world. If you're a fan of yoga, I encourage you to join the YogaTribes community today. You can do so here. Also, listen in on the podcast to find out more about the awesome events coming up this summer in Montreal and the Townships. Thank you Sophie for sharing your passions, lighting that flame, and sharing your gifts with the world. You're an inspiration for us all.
Maple Stars and Stripes: Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast
The post MSS-073-Drouin Collection Records-part 2 appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast. Moving on…to eleven more record sets from the Drouin Collection records. These records span the United States, Quebec, Ontario, and the Eastern Townships. They cover Catholic as well as Protestant records. They begin with the settlement period, and some go into the 21st century. Bertrand Desjardins joins us again to walk us through these collections. […] The post MSS-073-Drouin Collection Records-part 2 appeared first on Maple Stars and Stripes - Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast.
“The Write for Rights campaign is really a beautiful campaign, where once a year instead of writing to governments to tell them that we ask or demand that they release prisoners, we write directly to persons who are in danger or who are struggling for their rights and we want to give them a word of support,” said Mireille Elchacar, Amnesty International’s spokesperson for the Eastern Townships region in the Province of Quebec.
Robert Martellacci, Publisher, The MindShare Learning Report shares a MindShare Learning moment with Ron Canuel, CEA Chief Executive Officer – Learn how this former Director General of the Eastern Townships School Board in Quebec successfully launched one of Canada’s first one-to-one laptop initiatives across his district. Ron has over 34 years of experience in the public education sector, most recently as Director General of the Eastern Townships School Board in Quebec. / Chef de la direction de l'ACE - Détenant plus de 34 ans d’expérience dans le secteur de l’éducation publique, plus récemment à la direction générale de la Commission scolaire Eastern Townships au Québec.
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