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The Municipality of the District of St. Mary's will be recognizing Monday, September 19, 2022, as a holiday in honour of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's funeral service. Please note the Municipal Office and Transfer Station will be closed on this day.

The Municipality of the District of St. Mary's was thrilled to officially launch the Seeds of Literacy Program on World Literacy Day, September 8th, 2022. We were excited to host the Paper Bag Princess who shared her exciting adventures with our youth attendees. Sherbrooke Opportunities Society - SHOPS provided the delicious refreshments and hosted us in their program room located in St. Mary's Education Centre/Academy's Memorial Place. Youth were excited to browse our catalogue and many chose to borrow books and play with our hands on activities.

Thank you to everyone who attended. Keep an eye out for Seeds of Literacy Programming throughout St. Mary's this fall and winter.

Special congratulations to Patty Lou McGrath who was the winner of a copy of the book A Boy Named Bat. Thank you for sharing our event information Patty Lou! 

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) would like to invite organizations to a virtual presentation that will provide information and guidance that could help your organization prepare a strong and complete application in the next Call for Proposal. The application period for the 2022/2023 Call for Proposal is from September 21st, 2022 to November 1st, 2022.

This presentation will last approximately 35 minutes and there will be time afterward for questions you may have.
If you would like to attend, please reply to this email and tell us:

Session options:
• Wednesday September 21st:
o Session 1 – 10:00 am
o Session 2 – 1:00 pm * French only session
• Thursday September 22nd:
o Session 1 – 10:00 am
o Session 2 – 1:00 pm
• Friday September 23rd:
o Session 1 – 10:00 am
o Session 2 – 1:00 pm
• Monday September 26th:
o Session 1 – 10:00 am * French only session
o Session 2 – 1:00 pm
• Tuesday September 27th:
o Session 1 – 10:00 am
o Session 2 – 1:00 pm
• Thursday September 29th:
o Session 1 – 10:00 am
o Session 2 – 1:00 pm

As a reminder, the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) provides the opportunity for organizations to apply for grants of up to $25,000 to support community-based projects that involve and benefit seniors. Organizations submit their application through the annual Call for Proposal.

Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to have the information session email sent to you. Organizations can register for a session by emailing the New Horizons for Seniors team.

Community Posting:
Free Community Presentation on Wednesday, September 14th at 2pm. Join us for Mi'kmaw birch bark canoe building with traditional artisan Todd Labrador at the Sherbrooke Village Exhibit Centre. Todd will also present Thursday, September 15th at 11am to 2pm.