Bury is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality Le Haut-Saint-François (; ''The Upper Saint-François t. Francis'' is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada in the Estrie region. Its seat is in Cookshire-Eaton, and it is named for the Saint-François River which runs ...

in the

Estrie Estrie () is an administrative region of Quebec that comprises the Eastern Townships. ''Estrie'', a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of ''est'', "east". Originally settled by anglophones, today it is about 90 per cent francophone. Angl ...

region of

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, Canada. Bury is home to a

Canada Day Canada Day (french: Fête du Canada), formerly known as Dominion Day (french: Fête du Dominion), is the national day of Canada. A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 18 ...

celebration which is well known in the Estrie region and which draws in triple the town's population for a parade and events in the park. Bury, although it has no

restaurant A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearan ...

s or cinemas, has a multitude of churches and one canteen. About 48% of Bury's population are bilingual (English and French), 39% only speaks French and 13% only speaks English. In 1981, Mrs. Isabel Harrison of Bury was chosen by the

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as the Silver Cross Mother. Each year, a mother is invited to lay a wreath during the

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ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on behalf of all mothers who have lost children in the service of their country. Widows and survivors of Canadian Forces' casualties are eligible to receive and wear the Memorial Cross.

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Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Estrie Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality {{Estrie-geo-stub