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Volume 3, No 22 , 12 pages • CORNWALL, ON • APRIL 17, 2013

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WHISTLE-BLOWER TAKING MAYOR, CITY TO COURT OVER ALLEGED CONFLICT

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BLAZE SPARKED BY E-BIKE CHARGING ON FRONT PORCH

Cornwall firefighters hose down the charred remains of a two-storey home on Race Street last Tuesday. The blaze is being blamed on an improperly used e-bike charger. Please see page 3.

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Deputy fire chief takes city, mayor to court

have to fund his own legal defence be- cause the city is forbidden under the con- flict of interest act from funding his legal representation. City Clerk Helen Finn has refused to release thus far who has paid for Kilger’s representation. Hickley is one of two city employees who filed for whistleblower protection, ac- cording to a statement released by Ottawa lawyer Fay Brunning in early February, who represented another whistleblower, Diane Shay, in her successful cases against the city. “I hope to bring a fair and proper adjudi- cation of these matters by having a quali- fied external investigator or the court con- duct a proper investigation and make the necessary findings of credibility,” Hickley wrote in his statement. The City recently released a statement claiming that one of the whistleblower complaints has been deemed unfounded after an internal investigation. It is not clear to which whistle-blower case the city’s statement refers. Hickley, in opening his statement, wrote that he has filed “with great regret” his ap- plication against the City of Cornwall and Mayor Kilger. His evidence is currently un- der seal at the court, which is being asked to determine what, if any, evidence can be made public. “I am also seeking other relief against re- maining members of city council, seeking protection against retaliation for myself, and for other city employees who have relevant information to provide,” Hickley wrote. “To get to the truth of the whistleblower complaint I filed almost a year ago, protec- tion is needed. “ mance bond attached to the contract. He was told by a city official that the company will be underwriting the new work for 20 years. The aquatic centre, which opened in Sep- tember 2005, houses the Kinsmen Pool, a six-lane 25-meter tank, along with a two- storey waterslide, toddler leisure pool and large whirlpool. City purchasing supervisor Stephen Rand, in a March 11 report, noted the city had budgeted $200,000 for the project this year. He wrote that the planning and parks de- partment wants all the money to be left in the fund until after the project is complete “in order to cover unexpected additional expenses that could arise once the roof deck has been exposed.” Staff is also recommending any addition- al funds be allocation to the demolition of clubhouses at King George Park, Alexander Park and at the Joe St. Denis field near the Bob Turner Area.

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The city’s deputy fire chief has filed an application in Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Cornwall seeking a determina- tion of whether the city’s mayor is in con- flict of interest. “I am seeking a determination for the electors of Cornwall, as to whether or not Mayor (Bob) Kilger is in a conflict of inter- est under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act,” wrote Cornwall Fire Department Dep- uty Chief Robert Hickley in a statement re- leased Thursday. An official with the superior court in Cornwall confirmed an application was filed with the court by John Robert Hickley Thursday. She would not release any other information. The Journal is awaiting com- ment from Kilger. Hickley, in a statement sent to various Cornwall media, revealed he is the whis- tleblower who brought the complaint to Cornwall city council almost one year ago – on May 31, 2012. “The court has been given a copy of the whistleblower complaint and evidence, to allow a judge to make a determination as to whether or not there is a conflict of in- terest of Mayor Kilger under MCIA.” The mayor, in two media releases and in a statement at the March 25 meeting of Cornwall city council, denied that he is in conflict of interest, but even still, he will recuse himself from further discussions on the whistleblower cases. Hickley is representing himself in the court application made under the Ontario Cornwall’s eight-year-old aquatic centre will be getting a new lid. Amherst Roofing & Sheet Metal in Kings- ton has been chosen to replace the roof at the city pool, a process that will cost the city taxpayers $160,068. The design of the existing roof is causing large amounts of snow and ice build-up and slide onto a flat roof connection the aquatic centre to the Cornwall Civic Complex, ac- cording to a report to city council. The city installed snow stops on the sloped roof last year as a temporary mea- sure to minimize further damage after infra- red thermography revealed ice had punc- tured the roofing membrane. But ultimately it has decided an “inverted-roofing system” needs to be installed to avoid future prob- lems. The total bid from Amherst Roofing &

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Cornwall Deputy Fire Chief Robert Hickley, background, sits next to now acting fire chief Richard McCullough during budget deliberations at Cornwall city council in 2012. Hickley is taking the city and mayor to court over conflict of interest allega- tions.

Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, but is seeking an interim order from the court for

city-funded legal representation from him. According to sources, the mayor would

City to spend $160,068 to replace roof at aquatic centre GREG KIELEC GREG.KIELEC@EAP.ON.CA

This image shows the radically sloping roof of the Cornwall Aquatic Centre. The city will spend $160,068 for a new roof for the aquatic centre because of problems caused from snow sliding down the roof and onto a flat roof adjacent to the civic complex.

cussion about the centre’s roof at last Mon- day’s meeting of city council prompted by Councillor Gerry Samson, the only one to speak to the motion to approve the Kings- ton company’s bid. Samson asked if there would be a perfor-

Sheet Metal of $180,876 was the lowest of six bids submitted for the work, about $9,000 lower than the second lowest bid- der, John Gordon Construction of Cornwall which was the only local bidder. There was only little over a minute of dis-

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Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec resi- dents looking for work or a career change should plan to attend the Job Fair being organized by Eleven Points Logistics in Cornwall on April 26 from noon to 8 p.m. The company is looking to fill several hun- dred full-time positions, with a start date of June 2013. The event will take place at the massive 1.4 million sq.ft. distribution centre. Eleven Points Logistics looking to fill hundred of jobs

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The city’s acting fire chief is issuing a word of warning after a fire started by an improperly utilized e-bike battery charger gutted a Race Street home last Tuesday. Richard McCullough said the popular e-bikes and their batteries should not be stored or charged in the home, including a front porch, because of the danger of sparking a fire. “Follow proper procedures not to have it in the front porch of the house,” Mc- Cullough warned other e-bike users who may be putting themselves at risk by charging their bikes in their home. The building’s tenants escaped un- harmed after a “Good Samaritan” alerted the tenants to the fire in the front porch of the small, two-storey home facing the Legion Ballpark, McCullough said. “It started on the front porch and the whole building was involved by the time firefighters arrived,” he said. “The guys did a good job making sure it didn’t spread to other exposures.” But had the firefighters been a few minutes later in

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The Journal jcornwall@eap.on.ca The excitement around a Quilt of Belonging exhibit is about to explode with the un- veiling of a new documentary chronicling the historic making of the Quilt of Belong- ing and a“first of its kind”Youth Quilt Proj- ect created by close to 800 students from eastern Ontario and Akwesasne. Visitors are in for a special weekend from Friday to Sunday at the Nav Centre along the St. Lawrence River on Montreal Road at the eastern edge of Cornwall, according to organizers. The 120-foot long Quilt of Belonging, which includes works from every world na- tion and all Canada’s First Peoples, will be displayed along with the huge youth quilt. The youth display consists of stunning artis- tic blocks created by students from kinder- garten through high school, a testament to the creativity of Canada’s youth. The Quilt has long been included in school textbooks throughout Canada and educators have found it an effective tool for reaching youth. The pilot project will provide effective programming tools for educators nationally and internationally to teach much-needed core values—caring, responsibility, diversity and respect, orga- nizers say. The 48 minute documentary, which will be shown hourly throughout the exhibition dates, features heartwarming interviews with participants from a wide range of cul- tures. Esther Bryan, the originator of the project, chronicles the inspiration and early years of making this mammoth work of art, while photos and footage celebrate the gener- ous spirit of the volunteers who made the dream a reality. The Quilt of Belonging has impacted mil- lions in its 15-year journey, and along with the new documentary and school program will continue to reach out to the world, sharing the important message, A Place for All!, organizers proclaim. The outreach projects were funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and made pos- sible through partnerships with the Upper Canada District School Board, the Akwe- sasne Mohawk Board of Education, The Na- tive North American Travelling College and Heart of the City, and further supported by Service Ontario. The documentary was produced by Key- hart Productions in collaboration with Quilt of Belonging . The public exhibition will be Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 pm. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5: p.m. For more information, visit www.quiltofbelong- ing.ca . Quilt of Belonging to launch documentary and youth quilt at Nav Centre COMMUNITY

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Bill to curb arbitration awards defeated

which includes Cornwall Mayor Bob Kilger, issued a press release April 10 lending its weight to the bill that would tailor arbitration awards for essential services like police and fire on a municipality’s ability to pay. But the Liberals and New Democrats teamed up to vote down the bill one day later onThursday, according to JimMcDonell, MPP for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, who along with his Progressive Conservative col-

leagues voted in favour of the legislation. The mayors’ committee, which on April 4 endorsed Bill 44, Public Sector Capacity to Pay Act 2013, issued a press release the day before the failed vote Thursday at Queen’s Park lend- ing its support to the proposed legislation in- troduced by PCMPP JimWilson on March 28. According to a release from McDonell, “the Act wouldhave enacted significant reforms to the current arbitration system and answered demands being made by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.” The Act would have enshrined capacity to pay as a principle for arbitrated settlements, which would have to take into account local economic factors such as the evolution of the tax base and local unemployment statistics, he wrote. Councillors in Cornwall and small cities across the province have complained that the arbitration system, which often bases its deci- sion on awards made to emergency services in large cities like Toronto, put an increased burden on smaller municipalities which have less tax revenue. Recent provincial arbitration awards such the 27 per cent increase given to firefighters in Scugog, the 20 per cent increase handed out to Stratford’s full-time firefighters and dispatchers, and the 11.7 per cent increase awarded to police in Windsor make it clear that the current arbitration system is unsus- tainable, according to themayor’s committee. BothWilson and Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark attended the April 4 special meeting of the EOMC to give a presentation on Bill 44, which introduces Ministry of Labour over- sight to arbitration, requires that arbitrators provide full written reasons for their deci- sions, and establishes criteria that tie arbitra- tion awards to the “capacity to pay” of local municipalities. The mayors’ committee chair Brett Todd had encouraged the governing Liberal party “to take a serious look” at the bill and work with the other parties and the municipalities of Ontario “to move this issue forward and embrace real, meaningful reformwith arbitra- tion.” He said the bill was “pretty much exactly what the EOMC was looking for in terms of interest arbitration reform that addresses the broken current system that has put our tax- payers on the hook for wildly escalating pub- lic sector salaries.”

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A provincial bill that would have changed the arbitration systemtomake awardsmore affordable for small cities like Cornwall has been voted down in the Ontario legislature. The Eastern Ontario Mayors’ Committee,

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TheRiverKingsdroppedGame1ontheroad in their second round series 3-1 to Sorel. Cornwall heads home trailing early in this young series. Cornwall did have home ice advantage but started on the road due to local scheduling conflicts. River KIngs lose first game of series versus Sorel

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Colts take first game in final versus Raiders Colts’ sniper Michael Pontarelli scores his hattrick goal to lead his team to a 4-3 win over the Carleton Place Canadians in CCHL playoff semi-final action in Cornwall. The league’s top scorer broke out for a four-point night in Game 6 to help the Colts tie the series at three games each before finishing off the Canadians in Game 7 in Carleton Place.

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leton Place in which they edged the home team 2-1. It was yet another suspenseful come- from behind win for the Colts, who fell be- hind 1-0 on a goal by Luke Martin from Elias Ghantous and Tyson Stewart just 7:11 into the game. Alexandre Gendron tied the game for the Colts on a set up from Marly Quince and Michael Pontarelli with just 2:27 left in the first frame in which the Colts were outshot 16 to 9. The game remained tied 1-1 until the middle of the third period when Billy Ulrick atoned for a high-sticking minor late in the second period when he tipped in a shot by Mitch Zion. There were only two penalties in the game, both to the Colts. Jordan Piccolino, who was huge in net for the Colts with 40 stops on 41 shots, has turned away 120 of 126 shots to lead his team to three consecutive victories Follow @CornwallJournal on Twitter for live updates. Click on The Journal at www. editionap.ca for post-game stories.

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The Cornwall Colts have taken the first game of their CCHL final against the Ne- pean Raiders. The Colts, who had home ice advantage, were forced to start the series on the road because the Ed Lumley Arena was hosting the Spring Home and Leisure Show. But the scheduling blip didn’t seem to af- fect them, as they kicked off the game with three unanswered goals to defeat the Raid- ers 3-2 thanks to another yeoman like per- formance by Jordan Piccolino who turned aside 43 of 45 shots directed his way. Alexandre Gendron had a breakout game for the Colts with two goals, including the game winner. Andrew Ming had the other Colts’ marker. Marly Quince also had a two- point game with two assists. The Colts headed home for two con- secutive games against the Raiders, who knocked off league favourite Ottawa Jr. Senators last Wednesday to earn their berth in the final. The Colts were home Tuesday (check www.editionap.ca for results) and will be back at the Ed Lumley Arena Thurs- day as they regain their home ice advan- tage. The Colts were four for five against the Raiders in regular season play with one of their victories coming via shootout. The Colts, down three games to two, earned a berth in Bogart Cup finals by edg- ing the Carleton Place Canadians 4-3 on April 8 to force a nail-biting Game 7 in Car-

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The Ontario Labour Relations Board has ruled that the withdrawal of extra-curricu- lar activities by English elementary school teachers upset with new provincial legisla- tion constituted an illegal strike. “The withdrawal in combination or in concert of participation in voluntary co- instructional (or extracurricular) activities as listed in Appendix A and B in paragraph 27 of this decision constitutes a “strike” within the meaning of the Education Act ,” read the deci- sion posted by the OLRB. The decision is the result of a complaint by the Upper Canada District School Board and the Trillium Lakelands District School Board. The boards argued the withdrawal of ser- vices by elementary teachers upset with the provincial government’s Bill 115 was illegal. While the UCDSB highlighted the board’s ruling on that withdrawal of services by teachers constituted an illegal strike, mem- bers of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario including its president -- took to Twitter to trumpet a section of the ruling re- asserting that extra-curricular activities by teachers are in fact voluntary. “OLRB confirms what we have said from day one – individual ETFO members make their own decisions and have the right and freedom to do so,”wrote ETFO President Sam Hammond on Twitter shortly after the deci- sion was released. One of a number of embittered teachers taking to social media to vent about the de- cision, wrote “the OLRB’s decision has made me seriously consider not participating in additional duties for the rest of my career.” The UCDSB lauded the decision which states “the voluntary withdrawal of volun- tary co-instructional or extracurricular activi- ties constitutes a ‘strike’ within the meaning of the Education Act.” Both school boards “troubled by the in- creasingly hostile pressure placed on ele- mentary teachers by representatives of ETFO to continue to withdraw services and their participation in a number of activities,”filed a complaint with the labour board in January. “The application focused on how recent ac- tionsbyETFO interferedwith thenormal activi- ties of a school board, its schools, and school programs,”reads a statement from the board. David Thomas, UCDSB director of educa- tion, said the ruling “brings clarity for teach- ers and principals” that teachers are per- mitted to “freely choose” to participate in co-curricular or extracurricular activities. “This precedent-setting decision confirms that when a union is in an illegal strike po- sition, counseling to boycott activities is not permissible.” Teacher action illegal strike, OLRB rules GREG KIELEC GREG.KIELEC@EAP.ON.CA

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Len Peddle, a 15-year- Forty-eight participants from 11 area schools put their wits to the test to wow the judges at the 38 th annual United Counties Science Fair on Saturday. The day-long exhibition, during which ex- hibitors were quizzed by a number of judg- es about their scientific displays, wrapped up with an awards ceremony in the St. Law- rence High School cafetorium late Saturday afternoon. Chairman Jason Marshall, in announcing the awards ceremony, said the annual event creates “life experiences that will never be forgotten” by participating students. He also challenged participants to re- member that even if they did not win award, they did not lose. It just meant that some other projects were “slightly better” than their projects. A 15-year-judge, Les Peddle, took a mo- ment to speak to The Journal after a lengthy discussion with Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School student Kiran Hashmi about her project on a cheap, environmen- tally friendly way to clean silver. “What always amazes me is the creativ- ity of these students,” Peddle said, standing near a row of displays detailing everything from the viscosity of liquids to the use of in- novative building materials. The projects were judged on the ex- perimentation techniques used by stu- dents, as well the students’ ability to vo- calize their knowledge of their subject to demonstrate they have a true grasp of the goals and end results of their experi- ments, he said. “It’s the verbal part that puts it all togeth- er,” he said. “I’ve seen some interesting proj- ects over the years.” His only lament is fewer students are The EOMC, which represents more than 400,000 citizens in 11 urbanmunicipalities in eastern Ontario outside of the City of Otta- wa, has made reforming interest arbitration a key part of the group’s 2013 priorities, and has been lobbying the Liberal government on this topic. On Feb. 25 EOMC members met with Min- ister of Labour Yasir Naqvi, Progressive Con- servative leader Tim Hudak and a number of members of his caucus, and members of the NDP caucus to encourage all three parties to work together to fix arbitration. One of the key changes in Bill 44 would have been the establishment of a “capacity to pay” division within the Ontario Ministry of Finance that would collect and publish BILL: From Page 4

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Len Peddle, a judge with the United Counties Science Fair, talks with Kiran Hashmi of Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School about her project on an environmentally friendly way to clean silver..

participating in the annual science fair, a trend which has been seen right across the country. Hashmi’s project evolved out of a con- versation with her mother about silver jew- elry which she was no longer wearing. Her mother told her she didn’t wear it anymore because the silver was tarnished. “I said I wanted to clean that silver,” Hash- mi told The Journal. The end result of her experimentation was a cost-efficient way of cleaning silver by information about interest arbitration in the public sector so that the average taxpayer would be better informed about arbitration awards. It also would have established a roster of qualified, minister of labour approved arbi- trators to replace the ad hoc system current- unaffordable settlements for municipal government workers on taxpayers.” “Under the current broken arbitration system, decisions are taking years to be reached and forcing increasingly

simply using a three-volt battery connected to two wires and a pan filled with a solution of water, salt and baking soda. The system allows its user to clean silver much more cheaply and safely than com- mercial silver polishers which can contain harmful chemicals why can cause hypos- mia, a loss of the sense of smell. “I think it (the commercial cleaner) has ad- vantages, but I think it has more disadvan- tages,” Hashmi said. “This is a cheaper way as well. Anyone can ly in place with no government oversight. McDonell said the current system “is not fair and is putting important services at risk – like fire trucks, police cruisers and health care services.” “Under the current broken arbitration sys- tem, decisions are taking years to be reached and forcing increasingly unaffordable settle- ments for municipal government workers on taxpayers. And all because the arbitrators who manage this system think local govern- ments can just keep raising taxes to pay for them.” McDonell said the Act had the support of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and numerous municipal councils, including Cornwall. “Yet the last time the PCs tried to pass a law making the changes they need, it was voted down by the Liberals and NDP.”

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PUZZLE NO. 655

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WEEKLY RECIPE

WEEK OF APRIL 14 TO 20, 2013

What are straw mushrooms? These small mushrooms are widely available in supermarkets both in canned and dried produce. INGREDIENTS : - 2 whole chicken breasts - 15 ml (3 tsp) cornflour - 5 ml (1 tsp) salt - 2 ml (1/2 tsp) five-spice powder - 6 spring onions - 1 x 430 g (15 oz) can straw mushrooms - 1 canned bamboo shoot - Oil for deep frying - 250 ml (1 cup) peeled walnuts or blanched almonds - 125 ml (1/2 cup) stock Seen Goo Gai Lau To Yan (Chicken and walnuts with straw mushrooms)

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ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 655

- 5 ml (1 tsp) light soy sauce - 5 ml (1 tsp) extra cornflour - 15 ml (1 tbsp) cold water

CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING

PUZZLE NO. 392

METHOD : Remove skin from chicken breasts and with a sharp knife cut flesh from bones. Skin and bones can be simmered in a little water and used for stock. Cut chicken meat into small dice. Combine cornflour, salt and five-spice powder and sprinkle over chicken. Toss to coat. Cut spring onions into bite-size lengths. Drain straw mushrooms and cut each mushroom in half. Dice bamboo shoot. Heat oil and deep fry walnuts or almonds until golden. Drain and set aside. Fry chicken pieces, a third at a time, in deep oil over high heat just until they change colour. This takes about 1 minute for each lot. As they are fried, lift them out with a slotted spoon and drain on absorbent paper. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of oil. Add vegetables to pan and stir-fry over high heat for 1 minute. Add stock. Mix soy and extra cornflour with cold water, add to pan, stir until it thickens. Add chicken pieces and heat through. Turn off heat, stir in nuts and serve immediately with rice noodles.

ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 392

HOW TO PLAY: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: You must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column, or 3x3 box .

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