The story began more than a year ago when Manuel Tadros’ niece, Nicole Tarazi, a businesswoman, was browsing a website. The family was then looking for a place to “have family parties”.
“At the time, I didn’t pay too much attention because it was big. But a few months later, she sent it back to me and I saw the beauty of the place again,” says Mr. Tadros.
It is possible to make reservations at Manoir Sweetsburg now. Lunches are offered on weekends and starting in July, they will be offered every day. (Stéphane Champagne/La Voix de l’Est)
He was quickly charmed by the bedrooms, the living room, the dining room and the reception room. Additionally, each of the bedrooms contains its own bathroom.
It was then that he was visited with his family. It was enough for them to buy.
“The region is magnificent! We are very in love with the manor!” assures Mr. Tadros.
On April 15, 2024, the family quartet therefore became owners of the premises.
“We bought the manor with the aim of keeping its original vocation, of making it a B&B.”
— Manuel Tadros, co-owner of Manoir Sweetsburg
Having a hostel has always been a dream for Nicole Tarazi, but according to Mr Tadros, she felt she was still too young yet.
“She always said to herself that she wanted to have a Bed and Breakfast, but it was a little too early for her. She was thinking of doing that later, but the opportunity was great, and the desire was there. The admiration for the place was there and all the stars aligned between the four of us,” explains Mr. Tadros.
The manor is now operational and it is already possible to stay there. It is Madga Tadros who is in charge of its general management.
Music programming
A new project could see the light of day in the fall, that of presenting shows twice a week in the reception room.
An artistic program will be offered starting in September for people who want to spend a wonderful evening in Cowansville in an enchanting place. (Stéphane Champagne/La Voix de l’Est)
Through humor, classical music, poetry, jazz or even conferences, the artists could be from the region or even be friends of Mr. Tadros. The program promises to be varied.
The events will be open to the public and the reception room will be able to accommodate between 50 and 70 people.
“We want people from the region to come. That the people of Cowansville find a nice place to go, once or twice a week, with friends to attend a show.”
— Manuel Tadros
People can also rent the mansion for weddings, birthdays or special events.
A little history
Sweetsburg Manor is a Victorian inn built in 1875. It is named because Sweetsburg was a neighboring village of Cowansville which was named in memory of Gardner Sweet, one of the first inhabitants of the territory.
The village was located approximately three kilometers from Cowansville and was officially annexed in 1964. It is, today, considered a district of Cowansville.
Manoir Sweetsburg is located at 795 rue Principale in Cowansville. (Stéphane Champagne/La Voix de l’Est)
It was a man named Ernest Racicot born in Montreal in 1835 and who lost his parents at a very young age who built the manor.
He settled in Sweetsburg in 1859.
In 1875, he built the magnificent Sweetsburg residence that we know today.
Manuel Tadros, a well-established artist in Quebec who works in several fields such as cinema, theater, television and several others. (Melany Bernier/provided)
About Manuel Tadros
Born September 30, 1956 in Cairo, Egypt, Manuel Tadros arrived in Quebec with his parents when he was 10 years old.
He began his career as a singer at the end of the 70s, then he began to compose for artists such as Véronic Dicaire, Roch Voisine, Patrick Norman and several others.
Throughout his career, he has played in 9 plays, more than 25 cinema films, around thirty TV series, not to mention advertising voices, variety shows and numerous animations.
In addition to being a great dubbing artist – he has notably been the Quebec voice of Antonio Banderas, Kevin Bacon and Martin Lawrence over the years – the singer-songwriter is also the father of filmmaker Xavier Dolan, who had also shot the music video for the singer Adele, Easy On Mein Sutton, near Cowansville, a few years ago.
