Episodes

  • 10. Irish music in the Chateauguay Valley with Patricia Mageean Martin, Kathleen Hackett Mueller and Callan Forrester
    Feb 28 2024

    In this, the final episode of the inaugural season of The Gleaner podcast, Callan Forrester speaks to Patricia Mageean Martin and Kathleen Hackett Mueller about Irish music in the Chateauguay Valley and the upcoming Irish Music afternoon to be held on March 16.

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    28 mins
  • 9. Undertaking the family business: The history of the Rodrigue Montpetit et Fils Funeral Home with Jacques Montpetit, Claudie Remillard, and Sarah Rennie
    Feb 21 2024

    In this, the ninth episode of this season of The Gleaner Podcast, Sarah Rennie speaks to Jacques Montpetit and Claudie Remillard of the Rodrigue Montpetit et Fils Funeral Home about the 70-year history of their family business.

    To learn more about The Gleaner, or to explore other local content, please visit our website at www.the-gleaner.com.

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    38 mins
  • 8. Two centuries of curling in Riverfield with Scott Templeton and Callan Forrester
    Feb 14 2024

    In this, the eighth episode of The Gleaner Podcast, The Gleaner's Callan Forrester speaks to Scott Templeton about the long history of the Riverfield Curling Club.

    To learn more about The Gleaner, or to explore other local content, please visit our website at www.the-gleaner.com.

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    20 mins
  • 7. A half-century of the Ormstown Saracens with Dave Hardy, Phylicia Brunette and Sarah Rennie
    Feb 7 2024

    In this, the seventh episode of the first season of The Gleaner Podcast, Sarah Rennie is joined by Dave Hardy and Phylicia Brunette to look back at the history of the Ormstown Saracens Rugby Club, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary.

    To learn more about The Gleaner, or to explore other local content, please visit our website at www.the-gleaner.com.

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    22 mins
  • 6. The WI's vitality in the Valley with Linda Janes and Chantal Hortop
    Jan 31 2024

    In this, the sixth episode of The Gleaner Podcast, Chantal Hortop speaks to Linda Janes, who has long led the Chateauguay Huntingdon County Women's Institute and has recently become the president of the organization for the province of Quebec. She speaks about how strong the organization remains in the Valley, and some of the history of the organization at large.

    If you are interested in becoming a member of the Women's Institute anywhere in Quebec, you can visit quebecwi.com.

    To learn more about The Gleaner, or to explore other local content, please visit our website at www.the-gleaner.com.

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    26 mins
  • 5. Environmental activism in the Chateauguay Valley with Holly Dressel and Sarah Rennie
    Jan 24 2024

    In this, the fifth episode in this season of The Gleaner Podcast, The Gleaner's Sarah Rennie speaks to Holly Dressel about the legacy of environmental activism in the Valley and the ways in which residents of the area have stood up against projects that threatened the land and water around them.

    To learn more about The Gleaner, or to explore other local content, please visit our website at www.the-gleaner.com.

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    29 mins
  • 4. Filing a family history with Murray McEwen and Callan Forrester
    Jan 17 2024

    In this, the fourth episode in this season of The Gleaner Podcast, Callan Forrester speaks to Murray McEwen, who put into motion a project documenting the history of the McEwen family in Ormstown. The documentary was presented at a family reunion in 2023, and Callan speaks to Mr McEwen about the process and the family.

    To learn more about The Gleaner, or to explore other local content, please visit our website at www.the-gleaner.com.

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    19 mins
  • 3. The keepers of history in the Chateauguay Valley with Ken Dolphin, Carolyn Cameron, Connie McClintock, Myrna Paquette, and Chantal Hortop
    Jan 10 2024

    In this, the third episode of The Gleaner Podcast, Chantal Hortop speaks to those who help to run two of the historical societies in the Chateauguay Valley. From the Chateauguay Valley Historical Society, you'll hear from Ken Dolphin, Carolyn Cameron and Connie McClintock; and then Myrna Paquette of Archives Hemmingford will speak about that organization's history and mission.

    To learn more about The Gleaner, or to explore other local content, please visit our website at www.the-gleaner.com.

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    31 mins