Friday File: Square Queen Reading time: 1 min
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When it became clear that the annual Lennoxville Street Festival would have to be cancelled two years ago, the town went got work on an alternative. The goal was to create a site that belonged to the entire community; a space that catered to a variety of interests and needs. The result is an ever-growing town square that hosts a slew of community projects, events and activities.One this week’s Friday File – Lennoxville borough president Claude Charron and Commerce Sherbrooke’s Anne-Sophie Demers tell us all about the Square Queen initiative.
Sowing the seeds of community in Square Queen 31 May 2021 at 18 h 04 min Reading time: 30 s
By Gordon Lambie
A work bee took place last Saturday to prepare new garden beds at the Square Queen public space in Lennoxville. The event drew a number of volunteers, including tenants from the Mon Shack supervised housing resource and other members of the community.
“It was such a nice day; it was perfect,” said Josée Parent, Executive Director of Mon Shack, who said that her organization was approached about getting involved by Anne-Sophie Demers, who coordinates the space through Commerce Sherbrooke. “I thought the idea was just amazing because it is something created by, for, and with the community, which are the same values we have at Mon Shack,” she shared.