{"id":6378,"date":"2022-06-14T10:38:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T14:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sadccoaticook.ca\/?p=3463"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:20:48","slug":"the-coaticook-sadc-presents-its-results-for-the-year-to-the-beat-of-gumboots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sadccoaticook.ca\/en\/the-coaticook-sadc-presents-its-results-for-the-year-to-the-beat-of-gumboots\/","title":{"rendered":"The Coaticook SADC presents its results for the year\u2026  to the beat of Gumboots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[row label=&#8221;Titre&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[col span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>PRESS RELEASE<\/h2>\n<p>[divider width=&#8221;150px&#8221; height=&#8221;10px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[row_inner label=&#8221;Row 1-7-4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[col_inner label=&#8221;Laissez vide&#8221; span=&#8221;1&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hide-for-small&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner]<br \/>\n[col_inner label=&#8221;Contenu&#8221; span=&#8221;10&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coaticook, June 9, 2022 <\/strong>\u2013 At its annual general meeting held at the Pavillon des arts et de la culture de Coaticook\u2014its first in-person AGM after two years of pandemic life\u2014the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d&#8217;aide au d\u00e9veloppement de la collectivit\u00e9 (SADC) de la r\u00e9gion de Coaticook presented its achievements from over the past year. The SADC is pleased with its results, in spite of another most unusual year.<\/p>\n<p>The permanent staff proudly presented the highlights of 2021-2022:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\">$393,337 in financing to businesses, in turn creating and maintaining 256 jobs;<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\">2,184 hours of business and community guidance;<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\">4 non-repayable financial assistance programs, including a new program for sustainable development initiatives, which funded 37 projects for a total of $99,787; and<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\">250 hours of volunteer work completed by 9 passionate directors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SADC president Serge Gosselin highlighted the work of the team of permanent employees, who prioritized guidance to businesses and organizations while taking into account the consequences of the pandemic and the challenges of the labour shortage. He also listed the projects carried out over the past year to enhance communications and better equip the region\u2019s entrepreneurs and organizations: \u201cDespite the fact that we were a small team most of the time, like many of you, we managed to improve our communications\u2014in our case thanks to our website revamp, the new <em>Road to Entrepreneurship <\/em>platform, and a redesigned, more accessible newsletter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gosselin also introduced the two new members who joined the Board of Directors over the past year\u2014F\u00e9lix Roy, representing the youth sector, and Judithe Provencher, representing the agri-food sector.<\/p>\n<p>He also took the opportunity to introduce the SADC\u2019s new business advisor, Andr\u00e9anne Courchesne, who was welcomed aboard on April 4th.<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner]<br \/>\n[col_inner label=&#8221;Laissez vide&#8221; span=&#8221;1&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hide-for-small&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[\/row_inner]<br \/>\n[row_inner label=&#8221;Titre&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[col_inner span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>After a two-year hiatus, the SADC holds the sixth edition of its Recognition Awards<\/h3>\n<p>[row_inner_1 label=&#8221;Row 1-7-4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[col_inner_1 label=&#8221;Laissez vide&#8221; span=&#8221;1&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hide-for-small&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<br \/>\n[col_inner_1 label=&#8221;Contenu&#8221; span=&#8221;10&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>At the evening awards ceremony, the SADC sought to honour the drive and courage that entrepreneurs and organizations have shown over the past two years. The winners were named across six categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><strong>Creativity: <\/strong>Genevi\u00e8ve Martin, Rituel G<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><strong>Determination: <\/strong>France S\u00e9n\u00e9cal, Camping du Lac Lyster<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><strong>Dedication: <\/strong>St\u00e9phanie Vachon, L&#8217;\u00c9veil, Ressource communautaire en sant\u00e9 mentale<strong> Vibrancy: <\/strong>Karine Belhadj, \u00c9picerie des Monts<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><strong>Perseverance: <\/strong>Marilaine Montminy, Yuzu sushi<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><strong>Jury\u2019s Pick, Involvement: <\/strong>\u00c9milie Drouin, Corporation de d\u00e9veloppement communautaire de la MRC de Coaticook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<br \/>\n[col_inner_1 label=&#8221;Laissez vide&#8221; span=&#8221;1&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hide-for-small&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<\/p>\n<p>[\/row_inner_1]<br \/>\n[row_inner_1]<\/p>\n<p>[col_inner_1 span=&#8221;6&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[ux_image id=&#8221;3389&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jury\u2019s Pick, Involvement<\/strong><br \/>\u00c9milie Drouin, Corporation de d\u00e9veloppement communautaire de la MRC de Coaticook, accompanied by Claude Paquet, Vice-President of Local Development<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<br \/>\n[col_inner_1 span=&#8221;6&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[ux_image id=&#8221;3391&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creativity Recognition Award<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0Genevi\u00e8ve Martin, Rituel G, accompanied by Raymond Racicot, Vice-President of Investment<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<\/p>\n<p>[\/row_inner_1]<br \/>\n[row_inner_1]<\/p>\n<p>[col_inner_1 span=&#8221;6&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[ux_image id=&#8221;3393&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vibrancy Recognition Award<br \/><\/strong>Karine Belhadj, \u00c9picerie des Monts, accompanied by Raymond Racicot, Vice-President of Investment\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<br \/>\n[col_inner_1 span=&#8221;6&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[ux_image id=&#8221;3395&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Determination Recognition Award<br \/><\/strong>France S\u00e9n\u00e9cal, Camping du Lac Lyster accompanied by Raymond Racicot, Vice-President of Investment and Andr\u00e9anne Courchesne, Business Advisor and Financial Analyst at the Coaticook SADC<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<\/p>\n<p>[\/row_inner_1]<br \/>\n[row_inner_1 label=&#8221;Row 2-6-4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[col_inner_1 label=&#8221;Laissez vide&#8221; span=&#8221;2&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hide-for-small&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<br \/>\n[col_inner_1 label=&#8221;Contenu&#8221; span=&#8221;8&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Recognition awards: Perseverance Award granted to Marilaine Montminy, Yuzu sushi; Dedication Award granted to St\u00e9phanie Vachon, l&#8217;\u00c9veil, ressource communautaire en sant\u00e9 mentale; the two winners were absent to receive their awards.<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<br \/>\n[col_inner_1 label=&#8221;Laissez vide&#8221; span=&#8221;2&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hide-for-small&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<\/p>\n<p>[\/row_inner_1]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[\/row_inner]<br \/>\n[row_inner label=&#8221;Titre&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[col_inner span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Upholding a tradition<\/h3>\n<p>[row_inner_1 label=&#8221;Row 1-7-4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[col_inner_1 label=&#8221;Laissez vide&#8221; span=&#8221;6&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hide-for-small&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[ux_gallery ids=&#8221;3383,3385&#8243; style=&#8221;none&#8221; type=&#8221;slider-full&#8221; slider_nav_style=&#8221;simple&#8221; slider_nav_position=&#8221;outside&#8221; slider_bullets=&#8221;true&#8221; auto_slide=&#8221;4000&#8243; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<br \/>\n[col_inner_1 label=&#8221;Contenu&#8221; span=&#8221;5&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with the tradition of making its annual general meeting a festive occasion, the SADC invited the Sankofa dance company to perform Gumboots to get the staff and directors moving their feet during the presentation of the year\u2019s results.<\/p>\n<p><em>L\u00e9gende : Prestation de danse Gumboots des membres du conseil d\u2019administration et de l\u2019\u00e9quipe des permanents avec la Compagnie Danse Sankofa<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<br \/>\n[col_inner_1 label=&#8221;Laissez vide&#8221; span=&#8221;1&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hide-for-small&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<\/p>\n<p>[\/row_inner_1]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner]<br \/>\n[col_inner span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Heartfelt thanks<\/h3>\n<p>[row_inner_1 label=&#8221;Row 1-7-4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[col_inner_1 label=&#8221;Laissez vide&#8221; span=&#8221;1&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hide-for-small&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<br \/>\n[col_inner_1 label=&#8221;Contenu&#8221; span=&#8221;4&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>To cap off the evening, the Coaticook SADC wanted to highlight the involvement of a volunteer with 20 years of experience on the Board of Directors, Ga\u00e9tan Labelle. As the Chair of the Board and the Vice-President of Investment for a number of years, he has been an exceptional advisor and resource person for the organization.<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<br \/>\n[col_inner_1 label=&#8221;Laissez vide&#8221; span=&#8221;7&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hide-for-small&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[ux_image id=&#8221;3387&#8243; image_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;true&#8221; caption=&#8221;true&#8221; lightbox_caption=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner_1]<\/p>\n<p>[\/row_inner_1]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[\/row_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col]<\/p>\n<p>[\/row]<br \/>\n[row label=&#8221;Titre&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[col span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Upcoming initiatives<\/h3>\n<p>[row_inner label=&#8221;Row 1-7-4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[col_inner label=&#8221;Laissez vide&#8221; span=&#8221;1&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hide-for-small&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner]<br \/>\n[col_inner label=&#8221;Contenu&#8221; span=&#8221;10&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>With the benefit of a complete team, the SADC aims to continue to play a key role in helping local businesses grow in the coming year. The SADC also wishes to continue its program L&#8217;essayer, c&#8217;est l&#8217;adopter, which strives to help along new employees\u2019 integration into businesses. The SADC additionally wishes to pursue its involvement in the housing project, supported by the MRC de Coaticook, to improve access to housing and to assist area businesses in setting up promising sustainable-development initiatives through its new Virage vert program seeking to accelerate sustainable development in Quebec regions.<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner]<br \/>\n[col_inner label=&#8221;Laissez vide&#8221; span=&#8221;1&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hide-for-small&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[\/row_inner]<br \/>\n[ux_image id=&#8221;3464&#8243; width=&#8221;82&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[divider width=&#8221;150px&#8221; height=&#8221;10px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[row_inner label=&#8221;Titre&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[col_inner span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Source<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Marie-H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Th\u00e9berge<br \/><\/strong>Local Development and Communication Officer<\/p>\n<p>Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019aide au d\u00e9veloppement de la collectivit\u00e9 de la r\u00e9gion de Coaticook<br \/>Phone: 819 849-3053, poste 123<br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:agentededev@sadccoaticook.ca\">agentededev@sadccoaticook.ca<\/a><br \/>Website : <a href=\"https:\/\/sadccoaticook.ca\/en\/\">wp278860.wpdns.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/col_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[\/row_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[\/col]<\/p>\n<p>[\/row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[row label=&#8221;Titre&#8221;] [col span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;] PRESS RELEASE [divider width=&#8221;150px&#8221; height=&#8221;10px&#8221;] [row_inner label=&#8221;Row 1-7-4&#8243;] [col_inner label=&#8221;Laissez vide&#8221; span=&#8221;1&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hide-for-small&#8221;] [\/col_inner] [col_inner label=&#8221;Contenu&#8221; span=&#8221;10&#8243; span__sm=&#8221;12&#8243;] Coaticook, June 9, 2022 \u2013 At its annual general meeting held at the Pavillon des arts et de la culture de Coaticook\u2014its first in-person AGM after two years of pandemic life\u2014the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3455,"featured_media":5887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[133,136],"tags":[79],"class_list":["post-6378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sadc-en","tag-press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sadccoaticook.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sadccoaticook.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sadccoaticook.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sadccoaticook.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3455"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sadccoaticook.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6378"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sadccoaticook.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6535,"href":"https:\/\/sadccoaticook.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6378\/revisions\/6535"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sadccoaticook.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sadccoaticook.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sadccoaticook.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sadccoaticook.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}