Colts clinch second place overall
Schools make the cut Two Cornwall schools have made a list of the top 20 fastest improving Ontario elementary schools pub- lished by The Fraser Institute on Monday. Placing ninth on the list is St Anne’s Catholic School, and placing 16th is East Front Public School. The annual ranking of Ontario ele- mentary schools allows parents to re- view the academic performance of their child’s school over the past five years and compare it to that of other schools in their community and across the province, according to the institute. “Our report card is the only objective, reliable tool that shows which schools across Ontario have improved, or fallen behind, in terms of reading, writing, and mathematics over the past five years,” said Michael Thomas, Fraser In- stitute associate director of school per- formance studies. New NDP executive The Stormont-Dundas-South Glen- garry provincial and federal NDP rid- ing associations elected their executive members for 2012 at their joint annual general meetings on Feb. 29 at the Navy Veterans Association in Cornwall. Former Cornwall Mayor Brian Lynch was re-elected as president of both the SDSG provincial and federal NDP rid- ing associations. Lynch said that 2011 was a very busy year for the local NDP as they increased the local membership by 40 per cent and ran strong local federal and provin- cial election campaigns. EMS headquarters feted Federal, provincial, and municipal representatives gathered Friday to cel- ebrate the completion and grand open- ing of the new regional ambulance headquarters, which provides emer- gency medical services to residents of Cornwall and the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry . The new, 28,000-square-foot facility is located on Campbell Street in Corn- wall’s Business Park and allows Corn- wall and S, D & G Emergency Medical Services to consolidate its entire admin- istrative, logistical and operational services under one roof. City drinking water best For the fourth straight year, the city of Cornwall’s drinking water system has scored a perfect inspection rating from the Ontario Ministry of Environment. “These results once again confirm that the citizens of Cornwall enjoy drinking water that is second to none,” said Mayor Bob Kilger. The city of Cornwall received a 100 per cent inspection rating in its 2011- 2012 drinking water system inspection report following a thorough inspection of Cornwall’s drinking water system on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The Ministry of En- vironment inspection covered a wide range of areas such as treatment processes, training and certification, water quality monitoring and reporting mechanisms. TO THE POINT News in brief from Cornwall and the surrounding area
By Greg Kielec The Cornwall Colts clinched second over- all in the Central Canada Hockey League over the weekend without even hitting the ice. A 3-0 Brockville loss to the Ottawa Junior Senators – the Colts likely first-round oppo- nent -- on Saturday ensured the Colts will finish in second, regardless of the outcome of the teams’ remaining games. The Colts set themselves up to clinch sec- ond place with a 7-3 win over the fourth- overall Carleton Place Canadians Thursday night. It was a stellar performance for Tyson Spink , who scored four goals, including a backhand while on his knees to lead the Colts to the win. The win left the Colts second-overall with a five-point cushion over the Brockville Braves who remain third overall, one point ahead of the Carleton Place Canadians. The Nepean Raiders sit atop the league standings eight points ahead of the Colts. Michael Borkowski – who potted a goal and three assists for a four point game – got the Colts’ got on the board at the 15:16 mark of the first period. Spink scored a powerplay marker two minutes later and then notched another one three minutes into the second period to make it 3-0. It looked like the Colts were on their way to a rout after Michael Phillips made it 4-0 nine minutes into the second period, but the fourth overall Canadians closed the gap to two with two quick goals just a little over two minutes apart midway into the second. Roman Ammirato expanded the Colts lead to three goals one minute later, but Carleton Place scored 25 seconds later to close the gap again. But if the Canadians had any thoughts Have Ottawa in their sights for first round of playoffs March 15 The Upper Canada Playhouse is a hub of activity these days with the construction of a new production storage area and the official opening of the recently com- pleted new box office. But the real action begins when Norm Foster’s hilarious hit comedy The Four- some soon takes to the stage, running from March 16-April 1. In fact the four funny guys who’ll keep audiences in stitches have already arrived and it promises to be a fun-filled early start to the Playhouse’s new 2012 Season. The Playhouse has built its reputation on laughs, and audiences will get a bellyful of those as veteran actors Jesse Collins, Richard Bauer, Sweeney MacArthur and Brian Young bring this popular comedy to life on The Playhouse stage that set de- signer Sean Free has transformed into a functional golf course. In fact two chunks of the stage have had to be removed to allow the actors to properly swing their golf clubs. One of this popular playwright’s funniest plays to date, the show features four friends who meet after years apart for a round of golf. In the course of this reunion they catch up with each other’s lives and their stories, secrets, schemes and surprises have consistently left audiences howling with laughter in virtually every theatre in the country for years. Women in the audi- ence have just as much fun as the men as The Journal
of completing the comeback, they were ex- tinguished by Spink who notched his third goal of the game on a powerplay with less than four minutes to play in the second. Spink scored his fourth goal, another pow- erplay maker, with less than eight minutes left in the game to make it 7-3. He is now tied with Ryan MacLean of Nepean for third in league scoring with 85 points. Borkowski’s four-point night moves him into fifth place in league scoring with 82 points. The Colts play their final regular season Photos by Greg Kielec Cornwall Colts captain Kyle Baun, above, eyes a point shot for a possible deflection during action against the Carleton Place Canadians Thursday in Cornwall. Below right, Tyson Spink lead the Colts with four goals, including a highlight reel back- hand from his knees for the hattrick late in the second period. the characters reveal their insecurities and engage in an hilarious and poignant game of one-upmanship as the play unfolds. “The great thing about the show is the fact that you don’t have to know a thing about golf. It’s just a fun thing for them to be doing as the comedy unfolds,” said Artistic Director Donnie Bowes. “It’s full of the kind of humour audiences have come to rely on Norm Foster to de- liver-comedy that comes from real peoples’ lives and predicaments. And the cast is iron-clad.” The characters are an interesting mix of men from all walks of life. There’s Ted, played by Jesse Collins, who’s on his sec- ond marriage with a younger woman and just a tad insecure about the age difference. A drinker, he fills his golf bag with enough beer to ignite the foursome as the game progresses. Collins also directs the play, bringing his experience and love of both di- recting and golf to the play. Brian Young plays Cameron, a worrier and a hypochondriac by nature who’s in- secure about his job as a TV ad salesman. Richard Bauer plays Rick, an arrogant, womanizing and manipulative bachelor who sells boats for a living. Finally there’s Donnie, a regular family man with four kids who considers himself a loser and is a terrible golfer. All in all the cast has all the ingredients, talent and experience for a wild and crazy show. Collins, who has had an enviable ca- reer as a stage, TV and film actor and direc-
game at home against Cumberland on Thursday. They begin playoff action on March 15. greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
The Foursome to hit Upper Canada Playhouse stage
tor, and was last seen at The Playhouse in The Affections of May which he also di- rected along with Norm Foster’s Bedtime Stories. He has starred in theatres in Toronto and across the country, as well as in many tele- vision shows including the seasonal classic The Santa Clause as well as five seasons as the star of CTV’s Katts N Dog. He also re- ceived an Emmy nomination for directing the children’s TV program Zooboomafoo. Bauer is familiar with Playhouse audi- ences as an actor and director and was seen in Not Now, Darling, which he also di- rected, and the holiday play, Dear Santa. Young was also seen last Season in Not Now, Darling as well as such past produc- tions as On Golden Pond and The Odd Couple Female Version. MacArthur, who starred in Mervish Production’s Mama Mia, and has been seen in countless musi- cals and plays in the Toronto theatre scene, returns after several seasons where he was seen in such shows as Perfect Wedding and Looking. Often described as a hole-in-one comedy and a laughfest that’s filled with superb one-liners, The Foursome promises to be just the tonic audiences need to chase away the winter blues. The Playhouse onstage golf course is groomed and the four hilarious guys are ready to go. But the audience will be the big winner when this hilarious season opener hits the stage. Call 613-543-3713 for ticket information.
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