• A reminder that due to new city regulations, residents who whish to hold a yard or garage sale must do so during specific weekends, the second one this year being August 14-15th. No permit is necessary.

• Transports Québec will start roadworks on the Highway 10 - Exit 78 access ramps starting this September enabling greater traffic flow and security.

• Highlights of City Council's meeting of August 2nd are:
  
  
  • The Council has received citizen's demands regarding problems with recent heavy rainfalls; many residences where flooded and the Council asked the administration to produce a report outlining plausible solutions in order to definitely settle this problem.
    
    
  • City Council minutes of the August 2nd meeting are available for review.
    

• Residential development in Bromont continues to break previous records, especially with the launch of the Medican project, le Cercle des Cantons, which this month inaugurates the construction of its first 60 unit condominium building. View the latest statistics on residential development.
  
  
  
  
  

• The Café Internet is moving! Starting August 16th, the Centre d'accès communautaire à Internet de Bromont (CACIB) will be relocated at the Community center, 40 Compton road. Meanwhile, computers with Internet access are available at the municipal and school library.
  
  
• Families of the Les Patriotes residential development are invited to this year's annual picnic. The event will take place Saturday August 14th, starting at 1 pm. You can get in touch with Annie Gaudreau at 534-3089 for more information.
  
  
• Héma-Québec and the mayor, Mrs Quinlan, invite you to Bromont's annual blood donors clinic on Monday August 16th. Volunteers will be waiting for you from 2 pm to 8 pm at the Centre communautaire located on Compton road. The goal to reach this year is 145 donors.
  
  
• Le Service des loisirs, de la culture et de la vie communautaire will be offering this fall's guide to community activities starting August 18th on the website www.bromont.com. Take note that the subscription period will end September 6th. A printed version of the guide will be available per request at 534-4414.
  
  
• This year's City of Bromont's Concours maisons fleuries 2004 will happen at the Community Center August 24th, 7 pm. Consult the Club horticole de Bromont website for more details.
  
  
• The municipal beach, next to Gaspé road on Frontenac street, is open to the public weekdays from 1 pm to 5 pm and week-ends from noon to 6 pm. A volleyball area, playground and picnic tables are also available on the spot. Since year 2000, the Ministère de l'environnement gives the Bromont beach an «A» rating water quality. Free access to the facilities including parking.
  
  
• Le Centre de la nature de Bromont (formerly Bromont sur le lac) is open to the public again for swimming and hill-walking. Family rates per car are $10 for the first adult and $3 per additional passenger. Opening hours are from 10 am to 6 pm everyday.
  
  
• Still a few weeks left to appreciate local talents offering enjoyable performances at Les Beaux dimanche de Bromont. Concerts take place each Sunday afternoon at 4 pm in John-Savage park:
  
  

  • Sunday August 8th : Verdict (Réjean Falardeau), chansons populaires.
    
  • Sunday August 15th : Trio Bernard d'Anjou, jazz.
    
  • Sunday August 22th : Danielle Corriveau et Serge Côté, flûte à bec et guitare.
    
  • Sunday August 29th : Marc-André Côté, musique folklorique, accordéon à sapin.
    
    

  A reminder that even on rainy days, concerts are presented indoors at the Arena.

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