Generous citizens make a difference
Susan Jacques Local non-profit volunteer groups and citizens came together to support those in need over the holiday season. Here…
Icy plunges can be good for health
Charlie Scott Why would anyone swim in icy water? Oddly enough, there’s a wonderful appeal to a polar plunge. Since…
TBL budget: mill rate plunges
Francine Bastien Property valuation, revenues, expenses, are all going up in Town of Brome Lake this year, except the mill…
Seed exchange and pollinator workshop
Susan Jacques What better way to shed the winter blues and prepare for the gardening season than exchanging seeds and…
2024/25 Christmas Bird Count
Thomas Moore This year’s 34th Lac-Brome Christmas Bird Count (and 125th Audubon count) took place on December 28th on a…
The new assessment roll is sometimes unfair
Francine Bastien Brome Lake property owners recently received a new assessment notice for their property for 2025-26-27. A ritual that…
Lost Nation: from preacher’s curse to loggers’ paradise
Matthew Elder Of the hundreds of villages, hamlets and crossroads in the Eastern Townships, Brome County has perhaps the one…
Knowlton Pub: 50years strong
Patricia Lavoie Fifty years for any enterprise is a milestone of success and survival. The Knowlton Pub has hit that…
Neighbours helping neighbours in need
Robert Paterson You feel short of breath and a sharp pain in your chest. You dial 911. In minutes, a…
Here comes Santa Claus
Robert Paterson This year, on the first Saturday of December, a colourful line-up of Christmas floats, costumed locals, and critters…
The holiday season is upon us
John Griffin Knowlton is dressed to the eyeballs in shiny trappings. Lampposts are swagged in pine boughs, artificial snow drifts…
Brome Lake Christmas Bird Count
Tom Moore Saturday December 28 is the date of the 34th Brome Lake Christmas bird count and 2024 marks the…
TBL Council – November
Summary of the TBL minutes The town has renewed the garbage, recycling and compost collection contract with Ricova. Citizens are…
West Bolton Council – Nov.
Tony Rotherham The mayor and all councillors were present. There were nine residents in attendance. The meeting opened with the…
Tony Raikes Smith hands over reigns of Local Youth Foundation
Anne Stairs Sonia (Tony) Raikes Smith can be certain of one thing. After years working with the Brome Missisquoi Youth…
The Lakeview is back as a centre of community life in Brome Lake.
When Tempo interviewed Chantale Bourgeois and Brendan Cote in June 2024 (Link), they promised breakfast. This promise has been met,…
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