EMSB ADMIN. BUILDING BUGLE

Manon Bourasa and Liane Langlois. NEW TRANSLATOR: Welcome to Manon Bourassa , the new translator at the EMSB head office. She succeeds Aline Zerounian, who retired after 52 years of service. CHRISTMAS MARKET : Creatability is a local grass roots organization that aims to expose and celebrate the amazing artistic talents of people with special needs.  Creatability encourages the integration of people with special needs into productive roles in our communities by providing opportunities for them to meet the public, gain experience in selling their wares, and showcasing their enormous potential. Inspirations Newspaper  will be hosting a Creatability Christmas market in the EMSB Atrium on Thursday, November 24 (11 a.m. to 2 p.m).  We will feature beautiful hand-made jewelry by Sarah Aspler, delightful and original candles by Light A Dream, glass painted art with heart by The Big Blue Hug autism awareness project, and more! Come meet some of our star Creatability a...

PIXEL IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION: Meet Pixel, a gorgeous three-month old kitten. She is available for adoption and presently being taken care of by the Côte Saint-Luc Hospital for Animals. The CSL Cats Committee will cover the cost of her sterilization. Please let Mike know at mcohen@emsb.qc.ca. WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS: Please be sure to come take a look each week for the newspapers and publications dropped off at our building. They are in the large wooden shelf across from the security desk. BOOTH BIDS ADIEU: Very quietly the wonderful Tom Booth r ecently retired for good from the EMSB. Tom had stayed on in Education and Technology Services to assist us with many tasks. We will miss his friendly face around the building. WELCOME BACK:  It is so nice to see the smiling face of Liliane Abitbol back at 6000 Fieldings. The Student Services dynamo had taken time off for personal family reasons. RENTALS IS HER GAME: With the retirement of Nicole Orsali, Nadia Matalucci has steppe...

Mario Lévesque INTRODUCING MARIO : Mario Lévesque has been the head caretaker at the  EMSB Central Head Office on Fielding Avenue since July 2015 but he brings with him many years of experience since he first started his position with the Commission Scolaire Catholic de Montréal in 1980. Mario began his career in the army and was stationed in St. Jean where he trained as a mechanic for special vehicles. He went on to receive his driving training license at the largest training wing of the Royal Canadian Air Force in Borden, Ontario. He was later posted in the 5  Bataillion de Service in Valcartier as well as served as a mechanic in Mont Wright mines, which was then a major site for iron ore mining. In 1998 Quebec's previously divided religious school boards were represented by linguistic ones. Mario served as an on call mechanic for school buses, catering to special needs children with physical disabilities for the EMSB. With his mechanical expertise he serviced over 1...

KITTENS AVAILABLE : The Côte Saint-Luc Cats Committee wants to  find homes for some  more beautiful kittens: two girls and one boy. You can find all of the details here. We have quite an  excellent record of EMSB Central Head Office staff adopting kittens. HANDMADE HATS, BROOCHES AND  MORE: On Thursday, October 22 (11 a.m.to 1:30 p.m.)  Elizabeth Gregory Creations will set up shop in the Atrium at the EMSB Central Head Office. She will make available for sale her handmade crocheted retro style cloche hats featuring contrasting flowers and vintage buttons; and  original design flower brooches and cuff bracelets  (featuring magnetic closure) created from various shades  of repurposed leather. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to  Inspirations Newspaper. SALE                GLITTER FOR DREAMS         ...

These six kittens need good  homes. They are absolutely adorable. Trust us when we tell you that there can be no better pet than a cat. Please see this link for the full story and photos. These are two of the six kittens You might recognize Laura Paolillo. She is the interim executive secretary to Sandra Furfaro, Director of  Pedagogical and Information Technology Services. A graduate of John Caboto Elementary School and John F. Kennedy High School, read her inspiring story written by EMSB Communications and Marketing intern Zoe Bennett. Here is the link.

Welcome to the EMSB Administration Building Bugle. This will be the new place for announcements to be made to the building. Whether it is a book or clothing sale, news of upcoming nuptials or special anniversary, please send us your news. We are anxious to hear from you. The Côte Saint-Luc Cats Committee (CSLCC) will hold a fundraising concert on Tuesday, August 25 (7:30 p.m.) at the former Wagar High School (5785 Parkhaven).  Featured performers will be the Musicians of the World Symphony Orchestra (http://www.musiciansoftheworld.ca), conducted by Joseph Milo and  Montreal-born singer, dancer and actress Nicole Raviv. She now lives in New York, where she has performed in a number of Off Broadway productions. These two kittens were rescued by the committee and adopted . Funds raised from  A Bouquet of Classics and Other Fun Music  will go towards the CSLCC’s Trap, Neuter, Release and Adopt Program and Educhat (www.educhat.ca), the volunteer organizati...