Borough of Jacques-Cartier - Ville de Sherbrooke

Borough ServicesMaison des jeunes Azimut Nord to relocateBorough ServicesThe Borough of Jacques-Cartier community is working togetherto fund a move for the Maison des jeunes Azimut Nord. For thepast 18 years, the youth centre has been working with Boroughyouth between the ages of 12 and 17. “Our young people areassets – we must work with them to improve their quality oflife. We must give them the room they deserve to expressthemselves and flourish. It’s vital that the youth centre’s locationbe accessible and meet the needs of neighbourhood teenagers,”said Karine Fortin, President of the Maison des jeunes AzimutNord.On February 10, 2012, a fundraising committee made upof elected officials, Borough employees, business people,representatives from the youth centre, and residents organizeda fondue dinner that raised $27 450 towards the relocation ofthe youth centre.Thank you for your great generosity!Join us for the fundraising activitiy in 2013!Committee members and sponsors in attendance: (1 st row– left to right): Marc Dufour, David Murray, Marc Denault,Maryse Domingue, Karine Fortin, and Chantal L’Espérance.(2 nd row – left to right): Pierre Tardif, Richard Dion, Jean-YvesLa Rougery, Laval Chartré, Jean-Benoît Desbiens, Marie-Frédérique Tremblay, and Michel Godbout.Members missing from the photo: Nathalie Goguen, RichardCaron, Kacy Pépin, and Nathalie Croteau.Jacques-CartierSEEKING EXHIBITORSLast October, the Borough created an arts and culturecommittee. Committee members have already held a fewmeetings and its current mandate is to enhance and increaseactivities at the Centre communautaire et culturel throughvisual art exhibitions.As part of its recent opening, the Centre communautaire etculturel de l’Arrondissement de Jacques-Cartier is seekingvisual arts projects to brighten up the facilities and create itsfirst programming. With a mission to increase cultural activitiesin the Borough, the committee invites artists, groups, schoolsand presenters to submit their projects.Acting in sync with what is currently available, the centreis open to different approaches, highlighting its policy thatfocuses on freedom, accessibility, and the heterogeneousand multidisciplinary character of its exhibitions to createa dynamic environment where proximity and experienceunite artists and the community.For more details, consult the complete call for projects onthe city Web site, in the Borough of Jacques-Cartier section.Comité Viede quartierNord (CVQN)The CVQN is made up of residents, community organizations,and institutions in the Borough of Jacques-Cartier that wishto contribute to improving the quality life of residents onvarious levels: personal, family, social, cultural, economicand environmental.The CVQN is also responsible for supporting and organizingactivities in disadvantaged neighbourhoods of our community.Citizen involvement is at the heart of this approach. Thecommittee alo pursues actions associated with social andeconomic integration of immigrants living in the Borough.With this in mind, a welcome and integration party will beorganized in late April for new arrivals to the Borough.Don’t miss the next issue of the La Voix du Nord newspapercoming out this summer. This community newspaper isdistributed to about 18 000 homes and families in theBorough through the Publi-sac. For more information aboutCVQN actions and resources in our neighbourhood, friend uson Facebook.Information: contactcvqn@gmail.com158INFOSHERBROOKOIS | Spring - Summer 2012