The increasing pressure on water resources due to climate change (more frequent and intense droughts less winter rainfall which is essential for recharging groundwater and the deterioration of water quality linked to production and consumption patterns call for more rational use and more structural management of water This includes investment in treatment and equipment to improve water quality closer monitoring of both drinking water networks to limit leaks and sewerage networks to prevent the risk of pollution and protect the natural environment Douaisis Agglo has merged its water and wastewater services under a single delegation the first of its kind in the Hauts-de-France region carried by a powerful brand: L'eau du Douaisis to produce 1 litre of drinking water at the Férin site 1.5 litres of water must be extracted from groundwater This is due to the special role played by one of the boreholes which acts as a hydraulic barrier against pollutants in the resource to protect the quality of the water collected by the other boreholes Thanks to a new membrane filtration treatment process the water from this borehole can be treated and distributed directly to the network without any additional abstraction from the resource This innovative solution will reduce water abstraction by 650,000m3 per year When it comes to preserving water resources and protecting natural environments That's why a range of measures will be launched to give them a better understanding of the water issues in the region and to help them manage their consumption more effectively The new drinking water service includes a target to reduce consumption by 5% by 2032 L'eau du Douaisis will be rolling out smart meters from the 1st quarter of 2025 to 33,000 households in the 8 communes where DOUAISIS AGGLO is responsible for drinking water: Aubigny-au-Bac Residents will be able to monitor real time water consumption on an online platform and be alerted in the event of leaks or over-consumption L’eau du Douaisis will carry out regular awareness campaigns across the region with schoolchildren or during local events Advice and good practice will also be shared on the website: leaududouaisis.com The Douaisis Agglo has a strong commitment to being close to users of water and wastewater services users will be able to find L'eau du Douaisis services at the future ‘Douaisis Agglo Services’ reception centre on the Place d'Armes in Douai L'eau du Douaisis will test a partnership with La Poste to develop a range of home services to help users detect leaks better understand bills and encourage more virtuous behaviour This innovative partnership is a first of its kind in France “Preserving water means acting for our future We have chosen to work with SUEZ on a strong shared commitment: to guarantee both the quality and availability of water This new public service delegation contract with SUEZ commits us not only to maintaining an efficient service for our residents but also to implementing sustainable solutions to protect our water Let's continue to make the Douaisis an exemplary region in which environmental protection goes hand in hand with quality of service for our residents.” André Trocmé is famous for his role in saving thousands of Jews from the Nazis as pastor of the village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon and the how did he become an international hero and uncompromising advocate of nonviolent resistance his private memoirs give a colorful and honest account of a person determined to stay true to his faith and convictions who despite his quirks was ready to stand his ground when world history came knocking Written for his children in the 1950s and first published in French in 2020 these memoirs trace André Trocmé’s extraordinary life: a bourgeois childhood; teenage years as a World War I refugee; studies abroad in New York City and tutored the Rockefeller children; military service in Algeria which cemented his pacifist stance; postings as a pastor in depressed areas of France; resisting fascism and hiding Jews in Le Chambon; a brief imprisonment and a stint underground; and globetrotting leadership in the International Fellowship of Reconciliation Trocmé also reveals the impact of personal tragedies: the untimely death of his mother in a car accident for which his father was responsible and This detailed first-person account from an eyewitness to pivotal moments in history will be of interest not just to scholars of the Holocaust but to all people who seek to follow their conscience and the teachings of their faith in trying times.  located on the south side of sin le noble in france, zigzag architecture has finished the construction of ‘groupe scolaire paulette deblock’ elementary school the project was the first step of the implementation of an urban planning strategy that aims to include ‘le raquet’ and ‘les epis’ into the city the school links ‘les epis’ district to the newly created ‘le raquet’ the concept of the educational building follows the environmental and social principles developed in the urban project brick and glass used in the façade give the building its presence the school acts as sin le noble’s entering gate and can be easily located from the distance superimposed on the network of roads of the district the building claims the boundaries of the 9,543 square meter plot its particular buckle shape resembles the nature of the topography the 5,500 square meter school can host 540 students in 18 classrooms shared leisure areas shape and link the preschool and the elementary school and affability can be felt throughout the complex the school acts as a gate into sin le noble and can be easily located from the distance because of the environmentally friendly requirements the project translated the sustainable building model regulations into features that nurtured its design: outside isolation the educational gardens are designed for the younger children to learn about a green approach to the environment the building claims the boundaries of the 9,543 square meters of the plot it can be read as both and open and secure while providing its users with a pleasant space for them to learn and socialize the school is also connected to an urban park which is currently under construction the planted roof works as a non-accessible hanging garden that combines beauty with energy regulation requirements the project translated the sustainable building mode regulations into features that nurtured its design designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here. happening now! partnering with antonio citterio, AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function, but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style, context, and personal expression. NewfoundlandOne hundred years after the end of the First World War Maybe I just wasn’t paying attention (that’s possible) I can’t remember a single conversation about him as a child My older brother Ken’s middle name is Nelson Subscribe now to access this story and more: Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience Sherren’s lot was cast long before any of us were even born If his picture is any indication he was a handsome imposing looking fellow when he signed on to serve King and country After rejecting Confederation with Canada in the later 1800s it — along with New Zealand — was granted Dominion status in the British Empire in 1907 So when war broke out in the summer of 1914 at first it looked like those wanting to volunteer would have to join up with the British or Canadian military But the government of the still relatively new country of Newfoundland had other ideas It sent Britain notice that it could raise a regiment of 500 volunteers to step forward and serve He was the son of my great-grandparents George and Sarah Sherren of Point Leamington Great-grandfather was a timber cruiser and logger employed by the Anglo Newfoundland Development Company And when Great Uncle Nelson signed up in April of 1916 he listed lumberman as his occupation as well he was just 18 years and eight months old according to his attestation papers These are important details that will get lost on his journey from lumberman to soldier to prisoner of war and Almost all of the details I have learned of Great Uncle Nelson’s service come from military records and letters including a mystery surrounding his fate that lasted close to two years A tragic and now infamous battle in the fields of France must have been in Nelson’s thoughts as he trained in St The Newfoundland Regiment had been all but wiped out in a few short moments near the village of Beaumont Hamel Fewer than 70 were able to answer roll call the next morning that’s exactly what Great Uncle Nelson did farther away from little Point Leamington than he had ever been in his18 years Few of the young men who originally stepped forward to serve had any idea what they were about to face the grim realities of modern warfare had to be playing on his mind I found the first glimpse into his new life in a letter home while he was training in Scotland: I have not heard a word from you since I left St Lou Saunders told me that you had one from me when he was home on leave but they have been there over a fortnight now and still no answer We came up here last Saturday for a fortnight’s shooting on the range A company has been here and gone back again They fired away 32 thousand rounds of ammunition so you see there is some shooting done here I have been promoted to corporal since I came over here Came on at 7 last night and won’t be relieved until 7 tonight I am kind of sleepy so I thought I would try and keep myself awake by writing a few letters This is an awful cold place in the night but warm in the day I think it is as cold here now as it is in Newfoundland the first of November Oh never mind…we will be going back to Ayr (Scotland) again Saturday after next I am not going to close this until 5:30 mail comes and see if there is a letter for me Take care of yourselves and don’t worry about me will you Great Uncle Nelson’s family was never far from his thoughts He asked the army to hold back 50 cents from his wages each pay to be sent home to his mother and a big offensive was planned to test the Germans in northern France Great Uncle Nelson would find himself in the middle of it The battle of Monchy le Preux began at 5:30 a.m. would attack a German strong point known as Infantry Hill along with the 1st Essex Battalion Great Uncle Nelson and his fellow soldiers pushed forward The 1st Essex Battalion reached its initial objective but the Germans mounted a powerful counterattack from the high ground against the Newfoundlanders Torn apart by machine gun fire they still managed to make it to the enemy trenches in front of infantry Hill and take cover But the Germans sent battalion after battalion small pockets of Newfoundlanders fought valiantly over 450 members of the Newfoundland Regiment were dead But in his records are found several eyewitness accounts: 2968 PTE MJ O’Brien: “I saw 2458 Cpl Sherren on the 14th of April lying face downward with three bullet wounds in the neck He was bleeding very much and I do not think he would recover That was about 500 yards from the starting off place A second accounting was recorded from the same commanding officer who faced destruction at Beaumont Hamel “Lance Corporal Twiner also saw this man badly wounded.” 1917 Nelson was officially declared missing wrote to the sergeant who had sent condolences and asked him to check on this new information I received your letter of the 13th with much thanks for your sympathy would like to inform you that we have been living in hopes of our boy being in Germany from this place was taken prisoner on April 14 and was wounded he wrote his mother on April the 29 and he said that he saw our boy the first day they were in Germany He said there were seven other Newfoundlanders dressed in the same room with him and our boy was one of them but Roberts did not say how our boy was wounded only said that he was very bad they were separated after being dressed and he was left there alone Roberts often speaks about him when writing home he is anxious to know if we get any letters from him This is the only information we have of our boy We feel sure that Roberts saw him as they were boys together at home Please Sir will you seek for further instructions as we are most anxious to hear It appears Great-grandfather George’s letter caused quite a stir The military did indeed know Roberts was a prisoner of war as on one document they noted where he was being held But there was no indication that they had attempted to contact him to inquire about Nelson was replied to by the Colonial Secretary on Nov with what can only be described as a terse and doubtful response even questioning the validity of the statement made by young Pte it appears the minister of Militia himself instructing that any new information be relayed as quickly as possible to his worried parents letters and telegrams flew across the Atlantic and around Europe trying to figure out what became of Great-uncle Nelson In December a query was even sent to Geneva Switzerland and the headquarters of the Red Cross the bravery of other young Newfoundlanders in battle was attracting attention Because of its valour in battle at Ypres and Cambrai never mind the devastating sacrifice at Monchy Le Preux or at Beaumont Hamel in December King George V granted the Newfoundland Regiment the honour of adding the designation “Royal” as a prefix to it’s name This was the only time in the First World that this honour was granted What could it have meant meant to George and Sarah Sherren Perhaps it gave them some swelling of pride to learn that the sacrifice their son made helped lead to such a “Royal” honour There could be no doubt every day brought personal turmoil Newfoundland had lost so many sons at this point The original 500 hundred had swollen to thousands Commerce was affected as the captains of industry and their sons were lost War debt was piling up as well for the young country a situation that would eventually end with Newfoundland’s demise as a nation Nelson Sherren in the German prisoner of war records now over a full year since their son stepped onto the battlefield Nelson’s mother signed to receive his returned personal effects I’m sure most hope that they would ever see their son again had faded by now and the receipt of some of the last personal things he touched would surely have brought renewed grief finally made an official statement regarding Cpl 1917( one day after the battle at Monchy Le Preux) I saw Cpl Nelson Sherren in 1st field ambulance at Douai He was wounded badly about the face and was unconscious I having spoke to him to which he (unclear) did not Still there was no definitive understanding of Uncle Nelson’s fate We live in a world where information/communication not only has your child stepped forward into battle he has done so on the other side of the ocean and has disappeared for approaching two years Both mom and dad were writing everyone they could think of to find out what became of their son you had to think all that was left was to wonder where his final resting place was that too was not an easy question to answer two years after Uncle Nelson’s disappearance a receipt was signed for family to receive his final pay What must George and Sarah Sherren have thought about that money they probably didn’t think that at all… it was the finality of it all And the reality was that in post-war Newfoundland times were tough and quickly getting tougher One last gesture from their son to help Mom and Dad he had indeed survived the battle of Monchy Le Preux in desperate condition as a prisoner of war his survival as such was likely marked more in hours than in days Then word came from the Newfoundland Contingent pay and records office in London that Cpl Nelson Sherren may have been mistakenly buried under another name along with a soldier of the Essex Regiment The burial site made sense as it was the last place anyone had seen him but somehow the name attached to it was one “J Oinge.” You can see on this Graves Registration Report form received July 31st 1920 where they have scratched out the name “Oinge” and replaced it with Sherran This is not surprising as there are no fewer than half a dozen different spellings of the name “Sherren” in these documents If only Great-uncle Nelson could have been granted those three additional years But when he signed on in April of 1916 he was 18 years So he did not live to see his 20th birthday The other surprising note about this final piece of documentation is that it puts his date of death as May 7th Given that the battle took place on April 14th does this mean that Uncle Nelson lived almost a month as a prisoner of war Given the severe nature of his observed injuries it also seems unlikely that this date of death is accurate We will probably also never know why he was buried together with George Hurrell 1917… now forever comrades in death after the battle that claimed both their lives I looked all over the city for the cemetery and had almost given up There it was — he was — as if he had called to me I have to take it on faith that this sunny corner of the Douai Communal Cemetery Reg Sherren is a Newfoundlander and a freelance writer who spent his career on television and radio with CBC He lives in Winnipeg and has a summer home in N.L Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Mataduree kana afaan %% tiin dubbisuu barbaaddaa ANTIWAAN ISKAALAKIIN ijoollummaa isaatti farda gabaabaa ittiin hojjetu qaba ture Iddoo lafa jalaa albuuda kasalaa itti baasanii fi gadi fageenyi isaa meetira 500 taʼe keessaa albuuda kasalaa feʼuuf karaa lafa jalaa ifa baayʼee hin qabne keessaa kasala feʼanii waliin tiratu Abbaan Antiwaan iddoo albuuda kasalaa itti baasanitti lafti irratti jigee waan miidhameef maaticha gargaaruuf iddoo kasala itti baasan keessa guyyaatti saʼaatii sagaliif akka hojjetu Antiwaaniin erguuf dirqame Antiwaanis yeroo tokko iddoo albuuda kasalaa itti baasanitti lafti irratti jigee xinnumaaf duʼa jalaa oole Antiwaan ijoollee hedduu waggoota 1920mmanii fi 1930mmanitti Faransaay keessatti warra Poolaandii dhufan irraa dhalatan keessaa tokko dha Namoonni Poolaandii gara Faransaayitti kan godaanan maaliifi Yeroo Poolaandi Waraana Addunyaa Tokkoffaa booda bilisummaa ishee deebistee argattu biyyattii keessatti baayʼinni uummataa rakkina uumee ture Faransaay dhiironni miliyoona tokkoo ol taʼan waraanichaan waan jalaa duʼaniif hojii iddoo albuuda kasalaa itti baasanitti hojjetamuuf namoonni hedduun ishee barbaachisu turan mootummaan Faransaayii fi mootummaan Poolaandi Fulbaana 1919tti walii galtee godaansaa walii mallatteessan Bara 1931tti lammiileen Poolaandi Faransaay keessa jiraatan lakkoofsi isaanii 507,800 kan gaʼe siʼa taʼu hedduun isaaniis naannoo kaabaa albuudni kasalaa itti baafamu jiraatu turan Lammiileen Poolaandi warri ciminaan hojjetan kun ilaalcha amantiidhaaf qaban dabalatee aadaawwan isaanii adda taʼan qabatanii dhufanii turan Antiwaan inni amma umuriin isaa waggaa 90 taʼe wanta yaadatu ennaa dubbatu “Akaakayyuun koo Joseef waaʼee Caaffata Qulqullaaʼoo karaa ulfina qabeessa taʼeen dubbata ture; miira akkanaa akka qabaatu kan godhe immoo abbaa isaa ti” jedheera maatiiwwan lammii Poolaandi taʼanii fi albuuda kasalaa baasan uffata baʼeessa taʼe uffatanii waldaa dhaqu turan; namoonni Faransaay amantiidhaaf iddoo guddaa hin kennine garuu kun isaan hin gammachiisu ture Namoonni Poolaandi hedduun yeroo jalqabaatiif Barattoota Macaafa Qulqulluu bara 1904 kaasee naannoo sanatti lallabaa turanii wajjin kan wal argan Noor-Paa-da-Kaaleetti ture Masaraan Eegumsaa Afaan Poolaandiin jiʼa jiʼaan maxxanfamuu kan jalqabe siʼa taʼu barruun Za Gooldan Eej (yeroo ammaatti Dammaqaa jedhama) immoo bara 1925tti afaan sanaan baʼuu jalqabe Maatiiwwan hedduun yaada Caaffata Qulqullaaʼoo barruuleen kun akkasumas kitaabni Za Haarp Oov Gaad jedhamuu fi Afaan Poolaanditti hiikame qabatanitti gammadanii turan  Maatiin Antiwaan waaʼee Barattoota Macaafa Qulqulluu kan beekan eessuma isaa isa bara 1924tti yeroo jalqabaatiif walgaʼii irratti argame irraa ti Wagguma sana keessa Buraay-een-Artooyisitti Barattoonni Macaafa Qulqulluu Afaan Poolaandiin walgaʼii guddaa isa jalqabaa godhatan Yeroo jiʼa tokko hin guunne gidduutti immoo magaaluma sana keessatti bakka buʼaa waajjira muummee kan taʼe Joseef Raazarfordi bakka namoonni 2,000 ol taʼan argamanitti haasaa sabaa dhiheesse Obboleessi keenya Raazarfordi walgaʼicha irratti namoonni Poolaandi hedduun argamuu isaaniitti gammadee akkana jedhe: “Yihowaan gara Faransaay kan isin fide dhugaa akka dhageessaniifi Amma isinii fi ijoolleen keessan namoota Faransaay gargaaruu qabdu Hojiin lallabaa guddaan hojjetamuu qaba; Yihowaan hojii kanaaf babalʼistoota hedduu ni argamsiisa.” Kiristiyaanonni biyya Poolaandi kun akkuma hojii albuuda qotuu irratti cimanii hojjetanitti hojii lallabaa irrattis garaa guutuudhaan hirmaachaa turan isaan keessaa tokko tokko dhugaa baratan namootatti himuuf gara biyya isaanii Poolaanditti deebiʼaniiru Shiteepaan Koosiyaakii fi Yaan Zaabuudaan obboloota naannoo Poolaandi isa balʼaa taʼetti misiraachicha lallabuuf Faransaayii deeman keessaa tokko dha babalʼistoonni Afaan Poolaandi dubbatan hedduun Faransaayitti hafanii obboloota isaanii lammii Faransaay taʼanii wajjin hinaaffaadhaan lallabuu isaanii itti fufaniiru Walgaʼii guddaa bara 1926tti Saan-la-Noobla keessatti godhame irratti sagantaa Afaan Poolaandiin geggeeffame irratti namoonni 1,000 isa Afaan Faransaayiin geggeeffame irratti immoo namoonni 300 argamanii turan “Waggaa sana keessa obboloonni 332 taʼan eebbifamuu [of murteessuu] isaanii cuuphamuudhaan argisiisaniiru” jechuudhaan gabaaseera gumiiwwan Faransaay keessatti argaman 84 keessaa 32 Afaan Poolaandiin kan geggeeffaman turan Meeshaalee namoonni Poolaandi albuuda baasan itti fayyadamanii fi iddoo albuudaa Deeshii ishee Saan-la-Noobla bakka Antiwaa Iskaalakiin itti hojjetetti dhihoo jirtu Bara 1947tti Dhugaa Baatonni Yihowaa hedduun afeerraa mootummaan Poolaandi isaanii dhiheesse fudhatanii gara Poolaanditti deebiʼaniiru waggaa sanatti lakkoofsi babalʼistootaa parsantii 10n dabaluun isaa carraaqqiin isaanii fi obboloonni isaanii Faransaayitti argaman godhan buʼaa akka argamsiise argisiisa Sana boodas bara 1948 hanga 1950tti parsantii 20 Waajjirri damee Faransaay babalʼistoonni haaraan kun leenjii akka argatan gargaaruuf bara 1948tti yeroo jalqabaatiif daawwattoota ol aanaa aanaa muudeera Obboloota shanan achitti ergaman keessaa arfan isaanii namoota biyya Poolaandi kan turan siʼa taʼu isaan keessaa tokko Antiwaa Iskaalakii ture Dhugaa Baatota Yihowaa Faransaayi keessatti argaman keessaa baayʼeen isaanii maqaa Poolaandi akaakayyuuwwan isaanii warri sana dura achi turanii fi hojii albuuda baasuutiinis taʼe hojii lallabaatiin cimoo turan ittiin waamamaa turaniin waamamu Harʼas godaantonni hedduun Faransaay keessatti dhugaa barachaa jiru Labsitoonni biyya kan biraatii dhufan gara biyya isaaniitti yoo deebiʼanis taʼe biyyuma dhaqan yoo jiraatan fakkeenya labsitoota Mootummichaa sana dura Poolaandi keessa turanii hinaaffaadhaan hordofu.—Kuusaa keenya Faransaayitti argamu irraa Labsitoonni Mootummichaa jalqabaa Poortugaal keessa turan gufuuwwan akkamii moʼaniiru Midhaan ‘bilchaatee fi haammamuuf gaʼee’ akka ture obboleessa keenya Raasil kan amansiise maali dha Barattoonni Kitaaba Qulqulluu walgaʼii guddaa bara 1922⁠tti godhan booda gorsa Mootummichaa fi mootummaa isaa beeksisaa!” jedhu hojii irra kan oolchan akkamitti Xumura bara 1920mmanii fi jalqaba bara 1930mmaniitti qajeelchitoonni hinaaffaa qaban misiraachoo Mootummaa Waaqayyoo baadiyyaa Awustiraaliyaa keessatti babalʼisuuf kutannoo akka qaban argisiisaniiru Biritaaniyaa keessatti waggoota kudhaniif lakkoofsa babalʼistootaa irratti guddinni hin argamne Wanti xumura irratti haalli isaa akka jijjiiramu godhe maali dha?