Sherbrooke Children’s venue ­project moving ­forward

Côté Scène, the Sherbrooke-based company specializing in theatre and dance productions for children aged six months to seventeen years of age, announced on Tuesday morning that thanks to donations from two major partners, they have surpassed their fundraising goal for the construction of a performance venue dedicated to young audiences by $50,000. Attributing their success to contributions from the four local Caisses Desjardins and the François Bourgeois Family, Robert Lussier, Chair of Côté Scène’s Board of Directors explained that the company has now raised $550,000 of the $500,000 needed to move the project forward. “I want all of the children of the region to be able to have access to the wonders of the performing arts,” said Esther Bourgeois of Hatley, daughter of former Lactantia President François Bourgeois and representative of the Bourgeois family and the François Bourgeois Foundation. See full story in the Wednesday, Feb. 21st edition of The Record.