The Gleaner Podcast

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In the second episode of The Gleaner Podcast, we will listen in on a conversation between two gentlemen who spent nearly a century living and farming on Covey Hill. Garth Waddell and Oscar Maynard share some of their memories and a lot of laughter in this interview with Chantal Hortop. To learn more about The Gleaner, or to explore other local content, please visit our website at www.the-gleaner.com.

Join us for the inaugural episode of The Gleaner podcast! In this episode, Erika Rosenbaum will be speaking to Neva Shelton of École de Danse Neva Shelton about the history of The Nutcracker as a ballet production in the Chateauguay Valley and beyond. To learn more about The Gleaner, or to explore other local content, please visit our website at www.the-gleaner.com.

Exciting things are coming in December – The Gleaner’s brand new podcast will be launched in the coming weeks! While The Gleaner has always been the voice for the Chateauguay Valley, we wanted to offer a medium that would let you actually hear those voices. You may know that the newspaper is celebrating its 160th anniversary in 2023, so even as we step into the future with this brand new podcast, we wanted to look back into the past. The voices we will be bringing you include keepers of local history, community leaders, and other people who simply have fascinating memories to share about various aspects of the Chateauguay Valley’s history. Keep an eye on this space, or better yet, subscribe now so you don’t miss a single episode of The Gleaner podcast! The Gleaner podcast is made possible in part by a grant from the Bourses d'initiatives en entrepreneuriat collectif, a call for projects designed to support the creation and development of social economy enterprises and projects throughout the Montérégie region. To learn more about The Gleaner, or to explore other local content, please visit our website at www.the-gleaner.com.