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Citizen’s group wants CGH site for $1
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GREG KIELEC greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
Death not suspicious Cornwall police will not be releasing any information regarding a person found dead in an area or brush north of Mon- treal Road east of St. Lawrence College on Sunday. Cornwall police spokeswo m an said the death was not suspicious in nature and the investigation is co m pleted. $10,000 in drugs Cornwall police seized $10,000 worth of methamphetamine pills, marijuana and an electroshock weapon during a traffic stop on McConnell Avenue early Satur- day morning. Cornwall Co mm unit y Police Service Street Cri m e Unit arrested three m en in the traffic stop around 12:30 a. m . Pierre Godard, 20 of Cornwall was charged with possession of a controlled substance- m etha m pheta m ine, posses- sion for the purpose of trafficking, pos- session of propert y obtained b y cri m e un- der $5,000 and unauthorized possession of weapon. He was held in custod y until court later that da y . David Gervais, 19 of Cornwall was charged with unauthorized possession of a weapon and released to appear in court on March 26. Anthon y Marini, 21 of Cornwall was charged with possession of a controlled substance - m arijuana and released to ap- pear in court on March 26. Broke into ex’s home A 23-year-old Cornwall man faces charges after he was accused of break- ing into the residence of his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend. It is alleged that since Feb. 25, he con- tinuousl y contacted his old ex-girlfriend. It is also alleged that on Frida y , he unlaw- full y gained access to her residence and police were contacted. He was charged with cri m inal harass- m ent, break and enter and three counts of breach of a probation order.
There isn’t too much you can buy for a dol- lar today, but a local group is hoping that is all it will take to purchase the former Cornwall General Hospital from the Corn- wall Community Hospital board. A crowd of about 50 people voted unani- m ousl y in favour of the proposal outlined b y group spokes m an Mark MacDonald at the RCAFA Wing 424 in Cornwall Thursda y evening. The offer – contingent on the province re- i m bursing the $2 m illion the hospital board will lose fro m the sale -- was presented to agents fro m Re/Max in Cornwall. The y in turn will present the proposal to the hos- pital board which is set to receive offers for the Second Street site at a m eeting to m or- row (Thursda y ). The procedure for acquiring the hospital site is being m odeled after a process suc- cessfull y used b y the cit y of Barrie, whose m a y or Janice Laking spearheaded a conver- sion of the old Ro y al Victoria Hospital to a m ulti-use, seniors-focused facilit y . “The y did a si m ilar thing to a hospital in Barrie 10 y ears ago,” MacDonald said, ex- plaining wh y he thinks the conversion of the for m er Cornwall General site to a m ulti- use, seniors’-focused facilit y is possible. “The y did it in Barrie and the y went through a process. We’re following the sa m e process,” he said. The successful conversion was recentl y detailed in an exclusive stor y in The Journal
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Mark MacDonald, spokes m an for the Concerned Citizens Coalition in Cornwall, de- tails a proposal to acquire the for m er Cornwall General Hospital site for $1 during a public m eeting at RCAFA Wing 424 this evening in Cornwall.
on Feb 13 quoting the for m er m a y or, an ad- m inistrative assistant at Victoria Village and a report detailing the success stor y which was presented to the Association of Munici- palities of Ontario. MacDonald said it is essential the whole co mm unit y co m e together to back the pro- posal if it is to be successful. “If all these steps fall into place, ever y - thing will co m e together. We have to get together as a group.” Laking, in a recent e m ail to The Journal , to Cornwall police. He is charged with robber y with firear m , possession of weapon for dangerous pur- pose and five counts of failing to co m pl y with a recognizance. He was held in custod y until court later that da y . He was bound b y a Conditional Sentence Order with the relevant condition of keep the peace and be of good behaviour. He was also bound b y a Recognizance with the
said she would be willing to help the citi- zen’s group with its plan if called upon. “Since the hospital was built with public m one y , the hospital board should be re- quired to seriousl y consider an y proposal that would keep the hospital, and or hos- pital propert y , in public hands, or in a use needed b y the co mm unit y .” “It can happen - we m ade it happen - and I hope the co mm unit y group in Cornwall is successful. If I can help in an y wa y I would be pleased to do so.”
A 32-year-old Akwesasne man has been charged in connection with an armed rob- bery at a Fourteenth Street West conve- nience store early Friday morning. Christopher Benedict is accused of de- m anding m one y and cigarettes fro m the store clerk around 2:15 a. m . after threaten- ing that he was carr y ing a concealed weap- on. Benedict was later located under the influence of drugs and alcohol, according relevant conditions, keep the peace and be of good behaviour, be at his address in Akwesasne, Ontario between 10:00 p. m . and 7:00 a. m ., except for work purposes, for m all y abstain fro m consu m ing an y alco- holic beverages, having in his possession or using drugs or other controlled substances, and having in his possession or carr y ing for an y purpose whatsoever offensive or re- stricted use weapons or i m itation weapons. Akwesasne man charged in armed convenience store robbery
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