In this issue...
• Remembrance Day 2025
• Quebec doctor crisis will benefit other provinces greatly... but God help Quebec!
• Heartwarming story of newcomer family doing weekly cleanups in the community
• Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club Dinner & A Movie For A Year draw!
• By the numbers X 10 + 1
• HRH Prince Andrew becomes simply Mr. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, a public downfall not seen since the abdication of his great uncle, King Edward VIII
• Remembrance Day is on Tuesday, November 11
• Before you go: 7 things you may have missed in the news
• Trivia: Did you know?
• Quotes of note
• Enjoy the outdoors with the Greater Moncton Walking Group
• NEW! Christmas Coloring Fun by Rose Michaels
• Buy them now! Acadian Recipes and More - Volumes 1, 2 & 3, and Forgotten Recipes - Volume 1
• Monday, November 24: Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Trivia Night
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Remembrance Day 2025
Please note that there will be no newsletter published on November 10 due to Remembrance Day on Tuesday, November 11. The next edition of the newsletter will be published on November 17. Poppies are now available at a variety of locations in Canada. Please wear a poppy in honour of those who gave their lives for our freedom. If you're unsure about how to wear a poppy correctly, please check out the Royal Canadian Legion's article How to wear a poppy posted to their website.
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Quebec doctor crisis will benefit other provinces greatly... but God help Quebec!
The government of unpopular Quebec Premier François Legault has decided to go to war with the province's doctors in order to "fix" the health-care system. It is introducing measures that will force doctors to spend less time with patients (in order to see more of them) and has even threatened them with financial penalties if they don't meet targets. They will also be punished if they criticize the government - and possibly heavily fined if they decided to leave the provincel to practise elsewhere.
Article excerpt 1: "Instead of paying doctors on a fee-for-service model, Bill 2 introduces a new system called capitation. Under a primary care capitation model, doctors would be paid a fixed, upfront sum per patient assigned to them.
The payment would also be adjusted higher if a patient has more health risks. Patients’ vulnerability levels would be classified under four categories: healthy, minor chronic health condition, moderate health condition, and major health condition.
Olivier Jacques, an assistant professor at the Université de Montréal’s Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, says that is one of the positive aspects of the bill, but paying with capitation alone is not enough because there are not enough incentives to see more patients.
What is worrying for doctors is another new mechanism that links 10 per cent of their pay to performance indicators. That target was lowered from 25 per cent after pushback.
The so-called 'collective supplement,' according to the bill, would be paid to general practitioners and medical specialists upon meeting certain medical objectives that improve access to care. If those conditions aren’t met, doctors’ pay would be clawed back.
For example, one objective is for general practitioners to accommodate 17.5 million appointment slots per year. Another target is to have 75 per cent of patients who show up in emergency rooms to be seen by a doctor within 90 minutes of the time they are triaged."
The Quebec government is also threatening doctors with their very careers if they don't tow the line.
Article excerpt 2: "Bill 2 also includes a section that prohibits doctors from engaging in what the government considers 'concerted actions' to challenge government policies.
A concerted action, according to the bill, would result in 'stopping, reducing or slowing down the physician’s professional activity' or slow down training in the medical field."
There are already many reports of Quebec doctors inquiring with other provinces about moving there. Expect an exodus of doctors that will wreak havoc with their system! Someone needs to let the Quebec government know (I'm being sarcastic here) that doctors are hard to come by!
Read: What’s in Quebec’s controversial doctors’ bill? Related: N.B. sees surge in interest from Quebec physicians during labour dispute.
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Heartwarming story of newcomer family doing weekly cleanups in the community
It only takes a few minutes in any given conversation until the topic of increased immigration comes up - with some people thinking it's wonderful and some thinking it's not. Regardless, it's a fact that Canada is a country of immigrants, and that will not change.
CBC New Brunswick recently published a truly heartwarming story of a family who settled in Moncton from China who coped with their new surroundings by getting out there and doing something for their neighbourhood: regular cleanups!
Article excerpt: "Cheng En. Du said he wasn’t very confident when his mother came up with the idea of doing weekly garbage cleanups.
Du, who is 14, and his parents moved from China to Moncton last year.
As the family navigated through the process of settling in a new country, many Canadians offered their help, said mother Geng Chen.
In return, the family began cleaning up the neighbourhood each week as a way to give back.
'Our language was not good, we were unfamiliar with the place, and we faced a lot of life pressure,' Chen said in an email. 'But in the most difficult times, we received a lot of help.'"
... ''As life gradually stabilized, we developed the idea of giving back to the community... if we can consistently clean up the streets around us every week, it will not only improve the environment, but also be a return to Canada,' Chen wrote."
If that story doesn't warm the cockles of even the coldest heart out there, there's no hope for the world!
Read: Newcomer family in Moncton does weekly cleanups to show gratitude.
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Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club Dinner & A Movie For A Year draw!
Hi everyone! After a six-year hiatus, the Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club's Dinner & A Movie For A Year draw is back!
One early-bird prize of a gift basket featuring a popcorn popper and other goodies will be drawn on November 24, while our grand prize consisting of 12 x $100 gift cards to local restaurants (that's $1,200 in total, folks!) and 24 movie tickets will be drawn on December 9! Tickets are $20 each or 3 for $50. If you're interested, please message me on Facebook, email me at brian@briancormier.com or call me at 506-874-8725! We can make payment arrangements from there!
The Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club supports our community through the funds we raise. Some of our recent charities and organizations include:
• Ronald McDonald Family Room (The Moncton Hospital)
• Diabetes Canada "D Camps" (summer camps for children)
• Anglophone East School District School Supplies Drive
• Atlantic Wellness
• Junior Achievement New Brunswick
• Make-A-Wish Canada - New Brunswick Chapter
• Krista Richard's Community Sports Program
• Krista Richard's Bikes and Trikes for Everyone Program
• McNaughton High School Reach for the Top Team
• Boys and Girls Club of Moncton
• Peter McKee Community Food Centre
• Antler Breakfast
• YWCA Moncton
• Quilts of Valour
• Project Linus - Moncton Chapter
• Karing Kitchen
• Habitat for Humanity
... and many more throughout the years!
Thanks in advance for your support!
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HRH Prince Andrew becomes simply Mr. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, a public downfall not seen since the abdication of his great uncle, King Edward VIII
Prince Andrew's - err... Mr. Windsor's - past involvement with infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been the subject of much grief in the British royal family and with the British public for years, it seems.
The issue finally came to a head this week when King Charles pretty much officially booted Andrew out of the family, removing his titles and evicting him from his royal residence. Prince Andrew is no more. He'll now simply be known as Mr. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor - a lowly commoner, albeit a rich one, I assume.
Article excerpt: "King Charles has stripped his younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and forced him out of his Windsor home, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, seeking to distance the royals from him over his links to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
Andrew, 65, the younger brother of Charles and second son of the late Queen Elizabeth, has come under mounting pressure in recent years over his behaviour and his ties to the late sex offender Epstein. Earlier this month, he was forced to stop using his title of Duke of York.
Charles has now escalated his actions against Andrew by stripping him of all his titles, leaving him to be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
The Buckingham Palace statement said a formal notice had now been served on Andrew to surrender the lease of his Royal Lodge mansion on the Windsor Estate, west of London, and he will move to alternative private accommodation on the Sandringham estate in eastern England.
The decision by the king, who is still undergoing regular treatment for cancer, marks one of the most dramatic moves against a member of the royal family in modern British history."
The King's decision does not affect Mr. Windsor's children, Princess Bearice and Princess Eugenie, who both retain their titles. A good decision, as the sins of the father shouldn't affect others except him.
Read: King Charles III strips brother Andrew of titles and his home. Related: Andrew stripped of "prince" title and will move out of Royal Lodge.
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Trivia: Did you know?
In Snow White, of the 7 dwarves, only Dopey doesn't speak. The rest all speak... or sneeze.
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Quotes of note
• 1. "Let us never forget the solemn truth that the nation is not constituted of the living alone."
- Sir Robert Borden, Prime Minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920 (1854-1937) (shown in photo)
• 2. "Remembrance Day is when the country stops for two minutes of silence, to pay respects to those who gave their lives and our veterans who fought for our freedom."
- Douglas Phillips
• 3. "The honour of carrying the Canadian flag… brings with it a sense of duty, privilege, and above all, great pride."
- Tessa Virtue
• 4. "On this Remembrance Day I’m feeling grateful. The sacrifice and service of those in the Canadian Armed Forces has made our way of life possible."
- Naheed Nenshi
• 5. "God of our fathers, known of old,
Lord of our far-flung battle-line,
Beneath whose awful Hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine -
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget - lest we forget!"
- Rudyard Kipling
• 6. "In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
• 7. "Winter is an etching, spring a watercolour, summer an oil painting, and autumn a mosaic of them all."
- Stanley Horowitz
• 8. "If a word in the dictionary was misspelled how would we know?"
- Steven Wright
• 9. "The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades."
- Demetri Martin
• 10. "My school was so tough, the school newspaper had an obituary section."
- Norm Macdonald
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Enjoy the outdoors with the Greater Moncton Walking Group
In November, the group will be walking in Irishtown Nature Park on Elmwood Drive, with meetup in the main parking lot.
The group meets for walks every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30 a.m. New participants are always welcome! For more information, please contact Wayne Harrigan at 506-386-2187 or via email.
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NEW! Christmas Coloring Fun by Rose Michaels
Do you like to colour? Do you know people who like to colour? The new Rose Michaels brand of colouring books for people of all ages is now available on Amazon Canada for $13.99 CAD, Amazon USA for $9.99 USD and in a number of other international Amazon marketplaces, as well. (International prices vary.)
NEW! Celebrate the magic of the season with Christmas Coloring Fun by Rose Michaels - a delightful coloring book created just for children. Inside, you’ll find a joyful collection of traditional Christmas scenes, from Santa Claus and his reindeer to sparkling Christmas trees, playful elves, and jolly snowmen. Each page is filled with festive cheer, perfect for little hands to bring to life with color. Whether enjoyed in the weeks before Christmas to build excitement or given as a special holiday gift, this book is sure to brighten spirits and create warm memories. A perfect way to share the joy of the season! A total of 50 images are available in the book with a blank page on the other side of the image if you want to use markers.
• Amazon Canada: amzn.to/3X2ylRP
• Amazon USA: amzn.to/4oD7l7d
To view the entire list of Rose Michaels' colouring books, visit her website or follow her Facebook page.
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Buy them now! Acadian Recipes and More - Volumes 1, 2 & 3, and Forgotten Recipes - Volume 1
My three volumes of Acadian recipe books (English and French) and Forgotten Recipes - Volume 1 are out now and make a great addition to your recipe book library or a gift for someone else! They are available on Amazon Canada, Amazon USA and in some local retail outlets in Southeastern New Brunswick:
• Chapters, Dieppe NB: Volumes 1-3, Forgotten Recipes
• Le P'tit Coin Acadien Poutine Râpée, Bouctouche: Volumes 1-3, Forgotten Recipes
• Monument-Lefebvre, Memramcook NB: Volumes 1-3
• Centre culturel Kent-Sud, Bouctouche NB: Volumes 1-3 (French versions only)
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Monday, November 24: Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Trivia Night
The next Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club Trivia Night will be held at St. Louis Bar & Grill, 1405 Mountain Road, Moncton, on Monday, November 24, beginning at 6:30 p.m. $10 per person (cash only).
Participants may play as teams or individuals. The winning team gets 50% of the door receipts as their prize.
It is strongly suggested that participants arrive by 5:15-5:30 p.m. for a seat. Trivia begins at 6:30 p.m. sharp and is usually over by 8-8:15 p.m. Everyone welcome!
Please note that restaurant reservations are NOT available for this event. First come, first served. Limited seating of approximately 50 guests.
Participants may bring an optional non-perishable food item (box of granola bars, Kraft Dinner, cereal, canned goods, etc.) for distribution at Krista Richard's Community Sports Program events, of which the Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club is a sponsor. Any donations will be gratefully received and provided to Krista for distribution to her program participants (school-aged children from Moncton-area schools).
Since Rotary Trivia Nights began in 2016, the Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club has donated more than $20,000 to Atlantic Wellness, Karing Kitchen, Ray of Hope Kitchen, Salvus Clinic, The Humanity Project, BGC Moncton (Moncton Boys & Girls Club), Junior Achievement New Brunswick, Project Linus - Moncton Chapter, Habitat for Humanity, Junior Achievement New Brunswick, Children's Wish Canada, Krista Richard's Community Sports Program and Bicycle Program, Diabetes Canada's D-Camps for kids, and Anglophone East School District's School Supplies Drive, among others.
The Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club gratefully acknowledges the kind and generous sponsorship of our restaurant partner, St. Louis Bar & Grill.
PLEASE NOTE: There is a no telephone rule at these events. The answers cannot be researched except among discussion with your team members.
Facebook event listing: bit.ly/3JyQDqK
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