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No free ambulance ride
What you can
correctional centre detainees.
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If the exceptions not apply to you, you
L ACHUTE
should expect to receive a bill from the
feed
ambulance transport that provided the
Did you realize that, with certain
service. If the state of health of the person
Richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
exceptions, every trip to a hospital by
permits, other means of transportationmay
ambulance is charged to the person
be used.
H AWKESBURY
transported, even if the call for an
For Argenteuil MRC residents, the
ambulance was made by someone else?
Transport adapté et collectif (TAC) adapted
The town of Hawkesbury has tweaked
That is a question Argenteuil residents
transport service provides specific services
its controversial rule meant to limit the
are being asked to consider.
for the clientele with reduced mobility. A
kinds of wild creatures people can legally
For Québec residents, the service
TAC objective, among others, is “to provide
feed in town.
currently costs $125 (basic pick-up cost) to
handicapped persons with a degree of
Last summer, fur flew when the town’s
which is added a $1.75 per kilometre
mobility and autonomy comparable to that
proposed by-law included feral cats on the
travelled.Thisuserfeecoversonlyafraction
available to the general population.” For
list of “wild animals” that could not be fed.
of the true cost of transport by ambulance,
more information, contact TAC at 450 562-
However, in the revised edict, feral cats
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5797orbye-mail:tacmrca@argenteuil.qc.ca.
have been excluded.
government.
Plus, there is Accompagnement-
A fine of $200will be imposed on anyone
There are exceptions, however.
transport, provided by the Centre d’action
caught feeding “pest birds” and a specific
Governments pay fees for those injured in
bénévole
Association
Solidarité
group of “wild animals.”
a road accident or a workplace mishap,
d’Argenteuil Volunteer Action Centre, a
The “wild animals” grouping includes
persons transported from one health care
service recognized by the ministère de la
skunks, raccoons, foxes, bears, groundhogs
centre to another, persons 65 years of age
Santé et des services sociaux. Thanks to
and deer.
and above when the service is considered
reliable volunteers, this service allows users
Photo Richard Mahoney
The list of “pest birds” includes pigeons,
to be medically justified, members of the
to get to their health care facility. To contact
This blue jay can still be legally fed in
doves, seagulls, crows “and the like that if
Canadian Forces, veterans, aboriginals and
the Centre, call 450 562-7447 or e-mail
Hawkesbury.
gathering in numbers, become a nuisance
Inuit registered on a reserve and
info@solidaritearg.qc.ca.
and may cause damage to properties.”
As for “wild animals,” the definition
includes but is not limited to skunks,
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raccoons,foxes,bear,groundhogs,deerand
feral cats.
Birders are not affected because the law
does would not apply to birds and wild
animals feeding on berries, fruits and seeds
naturally growing in trees or in soil. Nor
would it affect the use of bird feeders that
are built to feed small birds such as
cardinals, finches, jaws, martins, sparrows
and the like.
Two more
food bank
theft charges
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H AWKESBURY
Two more Hawkesbury men have
been charged in connection with the
December 24 theft at the Hawkesbury
Central Food Bank.
Patrick Gorry, 34, of Thériault Street,
and Stéphane Hotte, 40, of Main Street,
have been charged with possession of
property obtained by crime.
The Hawkesbury Ontario Provincial
Police detachment had earlier charged
Richard Gorry, 46, of Main Street, with the
same offence. Constable Raoul Doucet has
been investigating the break-in at theMain
Street food bank, where two computers, 12
cases of sausages and approximately $100
had been stolen Christmas Eve. If you
have any information about the theft call
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or call
Total TELECOM 2988 HWY. 34, HAWKESBURY, ON
the Hawkesbury O.P.P. at 613-632-2729.
Break and Enter
AbreakandenterwasreportedSaturday
shortly after 10:30 p.m. Someone broke into
a Higginson Street residence, Hawkesbury
byenteringviaabackdoorwhiletheresident
was away for a few hours. A watch, ring
and a bottle of prescribed Oxycontin pills
were stolen. Constable John Léger is
investigating.
51 charges
Officers laid a total of 51 charges during
a three-week initiative on County Road 17
between Tupper Street and County Road 4.
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13 with other offences.
The increased enforcement initiative
was in response to as fatal collision that
occurred on County Road 17 January 11.
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