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1000 km Event of the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie
MNA STÉPHANE BILLETTE WILL SPONSOR

HEMMINGFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Mona ROCHON

The MNA for Huntingdon and Minister for
Small and Medium Enterprises, Regulatory
Streaming and Regional Economic
Development, Mr. Stéphane Billette, as part
of his participation in the 1000 km event of
the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie 2018, will sponsor
Hemmingford Elementary School, of the New
Frontiers School Board.

Since the beginning of his participation in
the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie, the MNA for
Huntingdon has offered more than $100,000
to raise awareness, among elementary school
students, of the importance of adopting
healthy lifestyles and to promote physical
activity among youth and their families.
This will be the sixth participation of MNA
Billette in the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie, which transaction confirmation. the help of this sponsorship have yet to be
consists of 1000 km bike ride in 60 hours Hemmingford Elementary School is a bilin- determined. However, school principal James
between Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and the gual as well as English elementary school. Walker would like to purchase new equip-
Montreal Olympic Stadium. The start of this There are currently 95 children enrolled in the ment for the school’s gym, which will be used
10th annual edition will begin in Saguenay on school. The projects which will be funded with for phys ed classes. n
June 14 and will end in Montreal on June 17.
Mr. Billette will be part of the National Ciné-Cinema presents
Assembly team, which also includes MNA’s “LOVING VINCENT” ON MAY 4 AND 6
François Bonnardel, Sylvain Pagé, Alexandre
Cloutier and Sébastien Schneeberger. The story takes place in Paris in 1891. Vincent Van Gogh’s brother receives a letter from
The MNA Stéphane Billette invites the pop- Armand Roulin telling him that the painter has committed suicide. Certain circumstances
ulation to make a donation. The donations bring Armand to carry out an investigation during which he comes to discover much more
will be used to support projects that promote about the artist. May 4, 2018
healthy lifestyles and research into hereditary This animated film has been entirely created using 120 paintings created by the Dutch
orphan diseases. To contribute, all you need to artist, Vincent Van Gogh (1853–1890). The directors, Dorota Kobila, also a painter, and Hugh
do is issue a cheque or money order payable Welchman (Oscar for the best short animated film in 2008 for Pierre et le loup), took on a
to “Go Le Grand Défi” and mail it to 528 rue real challenge in using these works by Van Gogh to create the images for the film. Each
Frontière, Hemmingford (Québec) J0L 1H0, character was played by an actor and each scene filmed was then reproduced, image by
or contribute directly online on the site image, by some one hundred artists, using oil paint and creating images in Van Gogh’s style.
www.legdpl.com following these steps: The painted images were then photographed to create the animated film composed of over The Southwest News
• Select your type of donator (personal or 62,000 images!
corporate) Loving Vincent will be presented in its original English version on Friday, May 4 at 7:30
• Select the team Assemblée nationale p.m. and in French on Sunday, May 6 at 2 p.m. at the Little Green Library at 4 Lorne in
• Select Donate to a specific member: Huntingdon. It is a film for all audiences. Admission is $7 for adults and $3 for young
“Stéphane Billette” people 16 years of age or under. For more information, please consult the library’s website
• Continue the steps until you obtain the or Facebook page. n - Page 33