End-of-year accident claims two lives
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gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca Clarence Creek
it happened,” Const. Gauthier said. Police are certain that at the time of the accident, the vehicle carrying the two women was headed south on the road when it crossed over into the opposing lane and collided with a north-bound vehicle. At that point along the road a third vehicle was stopped in the southbound lane and signalling for a turn off of the road into a private driveway. Snow flurries that day had made road conditions slushy. Neighbourhood resident Pierre Goddard reported the wind was gusting in from the east at between 10 and 15 kilometres an hour. “Maybe even 20,” he said, adding that the particular stretch of road can prove very treacherous during the winter. “When it drops below zero overnight, sometimes you end up with a skating rink out here,” Goddard said. “This is a bad place for accidents.” Two days before the fatal accident, God- dard saw a car go off the road near the Champlain-Du Golf intersection because of “black ice” conditions. The driver of the car was a Cornwall woman who had come to visit family in the area. Public works snowplow trucks were out over the Dec. 31 weekend and again on Jan. 2 to clear the road and also spread road salt.
Henrie Street and Du Golf Street intersec- tions near the edge of the village boundary. Five people were involved in the acci- dent. Three received minor injuries but the two Bourget women, who were riding in the same vehicle, died as a result of the colli- sion. The OPP Technical Traffic Investigation unit was brought in to examine the site and determine the cause of the accident. As of press time OPP media liaison Const. Serge Gauthier reported there were no further updates from investigators. “We’ll probably never know exactly why
CLARENCE-ROCKLAND Clarence-Rockland Public Library hosts Children’s Story Time for ages 2 to 5, 10 a.m., every other Tuesday at the Bourget branch and every Wednesday at the Rockland branch. Register by phone to 446-5680 or at the library branches. RICEVILLE The Riceville Agricultural Society hosts a Sunday Brunch on Jan. 15, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the South Plantagenet Municipal Hall on County Road 9 near the Fournier in- tersection. Menu features home fries, sausage, bacon, baked beans, scrambled eggs, toast, various salads, and homemade desserts. ROCKLAND Blood donor clinic Jan. 13, 5 to 9 p.m., in the gymnasium of École Sainte-Trinité on St. Joseph Street. Sponsored by the Knights of Colum- bus (Council St. Edith Stein) and M & M Meats. Phone toll-free 1-888-236- 6283 to schedule an appointment. La Popote roulante de Rockland Meals on Wheels is ready to help. For details phone Diane at 482-0438 or Pierre at 446-7585. Friday Night Darts League at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Giroux Street. Play begins 7:30 p.m. Game fee $5. All welcome. Munchkin Music program at the Rockland Family Centre is a one-day- a-week free music program that helps develop language and listening skills, coordination, and cognitive skills for children ages 3 and 4 who begin ju- nior kindergarten the following year. For registration information phone Lynne or Rachelle at 446-4220. La Friperie de Rockland at 2815 Chamberland Street is open Thursday and Friday, 1 to 4 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. All profits go to the food bank. Youth Drop In, Friday evenings, 7 to 10 p.m., at The Upper Room at 928 Laporte Street, Unit 195 upper level. The program of music, bible study and other activities courtesy of Grace Presbyterian Church. WENDOVER Les Chevaliers de Colomb de Wendover will not have their bean supper event in January but will host it Feb. 10 at the Lucien Delorme Community Centre.
A Bourget family spent the New Year’s weekend in sorrow. Family and friends of Doris Billings, 74, and Bertha Clairoux, 51, were in mourning over the Dec. 31 weekend. A fatal accident in the early evening of Dec. 30 claimed the lives of the mother and daughter. Police, paramedics and other emergency personnel were called out at 6:30 p.m. to a three-vehicle collision on Champlain Street in Clarence Creek. The accident occurred on the section of road between the
Small kitchen fire sparks warning vision@eap.on.ca Rockland
Two days before Christmas and Clarence-Rockland firefighters find themselves dealing with a kitchen fire call. The afternoon summons Dec. 23 came from a residence near the Edwards Street and Laurier Street intersection. The fire was extinguished without any injuries to anyone. Homeowners are reminded to be careful when using stoves and ovens to prevent the chance of grease fires or anything igniting as a result of contact with an open flame. Also check to make sure that all electrical appliances have cords and plug-ins in good condition. Homeowners with fireplaces should also have their chimneys checked.
Photo Gregg Chamberlain While the weather so far has still been light on snowfall, motorists are urged to practise winter traffic safety when out on the roads.
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