To list your community event, please email lornecdc@mts.net with details. Please note events may take up to a week to appear on the site.
Please visit the Coming Events page for full details of the events below.
JANUARY
Altamont Open Bonspiel(every full 3rd weekend of Jan)
FEBRUARY
Mariapolis Church BrunchMARCH
Altamont Poker DerbyAltamont Heart and Stroke Foundation Bingo
APRIL
Mariapolis Drama Club PerformanceMAY
Bruxelles Girls' Softball TournamentAll Communities - Heel Toe Poker Derby
Mariapolis & Notre Dame - Rally Cap Baseball May 12 and May 14
JUNE
Altamont Golf Tournament& Steak Fry
AUGUST
Altamont Baseball Tournament and Beer Garden (3rd Sunday)Mariapolis Mari-Happiness Ball Tournament - August long weekend
OCTOBER
Bruxelles Fall SupperSt-Alphonse Fall Dinner
NOVEMBER
Altamont United Church fundraising SupperAltamont Cancer and Arthritic Society Bingo
Mariapolis Live auction and Bake Sale
DECEMBER
Altamont Ladies Christmas SupperBruxelles School Christmas Concert
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THINK LOCAL, SHOP LOCAL RETURNS!
5 WEEKS TO WIN 1 OF 5 $100 BILLS
This year's Think Local, Shop Local contest will be slightly different. Mail in your shopping receipts for a chance to win one of 5 $100 bills.
The rules are simple:
1) Shop at 5 DIFFERENT businesses located in the RM of Lorne.
2) Mail copies of your 5 receipts for purchases made, along with your name, address & phone number to:
Lorne CDC
Think Local, Shop Local
Box 162
Swan Lake, MB R0G 2L0
The receipts, your info, and envelope are considered your entry. Only 1 entry per envelope is allowed. You may enter as many times as you wish.
3) Receipts MUST be from 5 different businesses located in the RM of Lorne (including the L.U.D.s of Lorne).
4) Receipts MUST be dated between October 31, 2011 and December 5, 2011.
5) Deadline for entries to be received is the draw date of December 7, 2011.
The rules are simple:
1) Shop at 5 DIFFERENT businesses located in the RM of Lorne.
2) Mail copies of your 5 receipts for purchases made, along with your name, address & phone number to:
Lorne CDC
Think Local, Shop Local
Box 162
Swan Lake, MB R0G 2L0
The receipts, your info, and envelope are considered your entry. Only 1 entry per envelope is allowed. You may enter as many times as you wish.
3) Receipts MUST be from 5 different businesses located in the RM of Lorne (including the L.U.D.s of Lorne).
4) Receipts MUST be dated between October 31, 2011 and December 5, 2011.
5) Deadline for entries to be received is the draw date of December 7, 2011.
LORNE APPRECIATION EVENING &
CENTURY FARMS
Photo courtesy Wayne Benedet thaumadzo.deviantart.com/gallery/
Thank you to everyone who made our first Lorne Appreciation Evening such a great success on November 4, 2011!
Special thanks to Les Kletke for replacing our original guest speaker at the last minute. The standing ovation said it all.
For those wishing to view a copy of the special slideshow of Century Farms, click here.
The RM of Lorne's rolling landscape
The Pembina River drains into a series of lakes in Lorne, including the popular Lake Seven near the hamlet of Swan Lake.
The very progressive Swan Lake First Nation also lies completely within the boundaries of the RM of Lorne.
The first settlers came to the RM of Lorne in 1878, attracted by the abundance of the farmlands and wildlife in the area. Lorne is still a vibrant agricultural region. There are many varieties of livestock, including dairy, beef and hogs, as well as PMU farms. It is a major center for growing cereal grains, such as wheat, barley and buckwheat, and oil seed crops, such as canola, flax and sunflowers. Potatoes are also an important crop.
Recently, hemp has joined the traditional crops being grown in Lorne. A few organic farms are also operating in Lorne.
In 2005, Manitoba's first wind farm was developed in the RM of Lorne. Expansion of the existing wind farm, as well as development of other wind farms have begun here and across Manitoba. Lorne is proud to be the Wind Capital of Manitoba, and home to such an innovative technological venture.
In addition to wind energy, Lorne is also home to a variety of industry, including parts and equipment manufacturing, concrete plants, gravel quarries, printing and graphics companies, cabinet manufacturing and much more.
The RM of Lorne has a special affinity to the arts. There are many artists, crafters, authors and musicians in Lorne. Paul Kane, the famous artist, mentions the swans on the lake in his 1858 works. His son, also named Paul, was married at St. Leon in 1885. The author Gabrielle Roy lived and taught here, and included Lorne in many of her famous novels, most notably "The Road Past Altamont" and "Children of My Heart".
Lorne is also home to a thriving recreational community. The many skating, curling and hockey rinks are in constant use during the winter. Baseball and Belgian Bowling are popular in the spring and summer. Eight Friendship Centres and seven Community Halls are host to a wide variety of activities throughout the whole year. Over ten churches serve Lorne's mosaic of nationalities and religions.
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