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Tony Luis named ambassador of the year
IMPAIRED Carol Ladouceur, 49, of Green Valley, was arrested on March 1 and charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle. She was later released to attend court on March 18.
determination – come in handy outside the ring as well. The St. Lawrence College graduate works in the social services field, where he devotes his time to help guide troubled teens towards a better path in life. He’s also a Co-Chair of Teen Cornwall, a local organization that provides bursaries to outstanding local high school students. “I really enjoy helping others and I’m living my dream,” Luis added. “My plan is to give back as much as I can whenever possible throughout the community.” Luis is the second person to receive the Team Cornwall Ambassador of the Year Award. “Tony is certainly a deserving candidate for this award,” said Gilles Latour, Chair of Team Cornwall. “This young man has helped raise Cornwall’s profile and he’s become a tremendous source of pride for his hometown.”
OVERCOME RESISTANCE, ASSAULT, THEFT UNDER, FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT, BREACHES
FRANCIS RACINE francis.racine@eap.on.ca
A 33-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on February 28 and charged with as- sault, theft under, overcome resistance, forcible confinement and eight counts of breach of probation for failing to keep the peace and being in the possession of alcohol. His name was not released as it might identify the victim in the matter.
CORNWALL | From humble beginnings at his hometown Champs East Side Boxing Club, Tony Luis has risen to become one of Canada’s most promising young boxers. In the span of a few short years, the 26-year-old Cornwall native has amassed an impressive 17-2 professional record, and he’s held both the Quebec Lightweight Championship and the WBC Junior Welter- weight Intercontinental Championship. Outside the ring, “Lightning” Luis’ list of achievements continues to grow. He’s a past winner of the Jacques Richard Trophy as Cornwall’s top sports personality, and he’s also been named an Ambassador of Goodwill by the World Boxing Council. Now the young boxer can add another accolade to the list: Team Cornwall Ambassador of the Year. Luis was presented with the award during the recent Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards Dinner in recognition of his efforts to raise the profile of his hometown both at home and abroad. In addition to serving as a role model and giving back to his community through various volunteer initiatives, Luis never misses a chance to promote Cornwall to others whenever the opportunity arises. “My community has been tremendous,” said Luis. “Hopefully my next fight can be close to my hometown because I’ve got great support here and Cornwall means everything to me!” Luis’ championship qualities, perseverance, hard work, resiliency,
PUBLIC INTOXICATION, THREATS, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Shawn Valade, 39, of Cornwall, was arrested on March 2 and charged with threats to life and possession of a controlled substance as well as being intoxicated in a public place. Once at police headquarters the man was also found to be in posses- sion of a small quantity of marijuana. He was charged accordingly and later released to appear in court on March 25. THREATS TO LIFE A 40-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on March 4 and charged with threats to life. He was taken into custody, charged accordingly and held for a bail hearing. His name was not released as it might identify the victim in the matter. BREACH A 42-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on March 3 and charged with breaching a recognizance for being within 100 meters of someone for which he has conditions to stay away from and for failing to keep the peace. He was transported to police headquarters and held for a bail hearing. His name was not released as it might identify the victim in the matter. Shawna Mitchell, 35, of Cornwall, was arrested on March 3 and charged with breaching an undertaking for having failed to attend for prints as directed and for failing to keep the peace. On March 3, the woman was taken into custody, charged accordingly and held for a bail hearing. THEFT UNDER $5000 Jonathan Derouchie, 40, of Cornwall, was arrested on March 3 and charged with theft under $5000. On the same day, the man attended police headquarters for an unrelated matter and was taken into custody, charged accordingly and held for a bail hearing. DRUGWARRANT Norman Travers, 24, and Carole-Anne Berniquez, 23, both of Cornwall, were ar- rested on March 3 as a result of a drug warrant being executed. As a result of a war- rant being executed, Norman Travers was accused of possession of fentanyl, pos- session for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl, possession of marijuana, possession of oxycodone, possession of buprenorphine, possession of property obtained by crime. Carole-Anne Berniquez was accused of possession of fentanyl, possession of marijuana, possession of oxycodone and possession of buprenorphine. It is alleged that the Cornwall Street Crime Unit seized the following drugs: 4.2 grams of marijuana: street value of $42, 2.5 Oxycodone 5mg-pills: street value $15, soboxin pills: street value of $20, a quantity of canadian currency, 13 fentanyl patch- es 100mg: street value of $3000. Both were taken into custody, charged accordingly and later released to appear in court on April 17. WARRANT, BREACH A 17-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on March 4 on the strength of a war- rant for breaching her probation order by not residing at a specified address and failing to keep the peace. She was taken into custody on the strength of the warrant and held for a bail hearing. Her name was not released as per provisions of theYouth Criminal Justice Act. ASSAULT POLICE, ESCAPE LAWFUL CUSTODY, BREACH An 18-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on March 4 and charged with breach- ing his probation orders for being out past curfew and failing to keep the peace. He was also charged for escaping lawful custody and assaulting police. His name was not released as per provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act as the probation orders stem from when the man was a youth.
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Pictured are Tony Luis and Gilles Latour, Chair of Team Cornwall. Luis was recently named as Cornwall’s Ambassador of the Year.
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The Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry provincial and federal NDP riding associa-
Madeleine Lebrun, women’s representa- tive, Carilyne Hebert, youth representative,
tions elected their executive members for 2014 at their joint annual general meet- ings on March 5, at the Navy Veterans Association in Cornwall. Brian Lynch was re-elect- ed as president of both the SDSG provincial and federal NDP riding associations. Also elected to serve on the 16 member local NDP rid- ing associations’ executives were Elaine MacDonald as vice president. Paul Aubin, re- cording secretary, David Den- neny, chief financial officer,
Trevor Tolley, Darlene Jalbert, Marion Adams, Jason Setnyk, Ian Wilson, Jack St. Thomas, Patricia Sylvia, Alison Parker, David Mcilveen, Bonnie Lau- zon as members-at-large. Brian Lynch and Carilyne Hebert were also elected as the local NDP provincial councillors. Elaine MacDonald, a twice- elected Cornwall city coun- cillor, was nominated as the provincial NDP candidate in SDSG at a nomination meet- ing last year on March 27, 2013. (FR)
BrianLynchwas elected once again as president of both the SDSG NDP provincial and federal riding associations.
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