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City councillor visits Coventry, England A city councillor got to experience the Olympic excitement in England first-hand while participating in a recent official visit to the city of Coventry.
Feds announce funding toward child and youth advocacy centre
Councillor Denis Carr visited Coventry from July 26 to July 30 as part of an official delegation of representatives from Coven- try’s twin cities, of which Cornwall is one. The city of Coventry held a series of celebra- tions and events to coincide with the Olym- pic Games. During the trip, Carr got to network with his peers from Windsor, Ont., Dresden, Ger- many, Coventry, Rhode Island, Cork, Ireland and other cities around the world. He also got to spend some time with Coventry Lord Mayor Tim Sawdon. “We all got a chance to talk about our respective cities,” said Councillor Carr. “It was a great experience to be able to share ideas with other elected officials from cities around the world.” Godiva Awakes A big part of the celebrations in Coventry was dedicated to Godiva Awakes, a massive project to bring Coventry’s famous Lady Godiva to life. The community held a large Godiva cel- ebration and a parade featuring a 10-metre tall Godiva figure. In the lead-up to the event, the city of Coventry had asked its twin cities to do- nate a piece of fabric art for the project, and Cornwall’s contribution was designed and executed by local artist Esther Bryan, cre- ator of the well-known Quilt of Belonging. Coventry officials are planning to create a permanent exhibit showcasing the contri- butions from its sister cities. “They were very impressed with our con- tribution,” said Carr.
The federal government will provide $118,000 in funding to help establish a Child and Youth Advocacy Centre for young victims of abuse in the Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, and Ak- wesasne area. The funding announcement was made by federal justice minister Rob Nicholson in Cornwall on Thursday, accompanied by Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry MP Guy Lauzon. “Our government is committed to pro- tecting victims of crime and giving them a greater voice in the criminal justice system,” said Nicholson. “Today, along with my colleague Guy, we are taking action to support children and youth who are victims of abuse.” Lauzon said the federal government real- izes how difficult it is for victims of abuse to wend their way through the legal system. “For young victims of crime and abuse, navigating through the criminal justice sys- tem can be quite traumatic as well as physi- cally and mentally exhausting,” he said. “That is why our government is working to ensure young victims in the Cornwall area have access to high-quality programs - all under one roof.” The funding will go to local support or- ganization PrévAction over two years to as- sist in creating a child and youth advocacy centre that would offer co-ordinated ser- vices under one roof for children and youth who are victims of abuse. The funding will assist the organization’s leaders to visit se- lected established child advocacy centres in order to gather information about current approaches, programs, services and best practices. PrévAction will also work with numerous community leaders and partners in creat- ing a centre that improves the delivery of services and dissemination of information about abuse and its prevention. Richard Allaire, chair of PrévAction and Child and Youth Advocacy Centre, said the funding that will help create a much-needed re- source for our community. “We will incorporate other CYACs’ best practices into our centre’s operations, as we will use all the wisdom and efforts of our partners to see that justice is done for chil- dren, youth and their families with essential social, medical and mental health services.” The government has allocated more than $90 million over the past six years for initia- tives that benefit victims of crime.
Special photo
Cornwall city councillor Denis Carr, centre, is pictured with the Lord Mayor Tim Saw- don of Coventry and his wife, during a celebration of the Lady Godiva art project to which the city contributed.
The trip overseas proved to be familiar stomping grounds for Councillor Carr, who hails from England. “It was a great honour for me to represent Cornwall on this official visit,” added the veteran city councillor.The
city of Coventry covered the accommoda- tion and hospitality costs for the trip. Cornwall became a twin city with Coven- try in 1972. A 28-year old city man faces an assault charge after he was accused of injuring a ball hockey player two months ago. The man was charged Thursday after he was accused of injuring a 19-year-old man in an assault during a ball hockey game June 11 at the Benson Centre. The name of the accused is not being re- leased as it may identify the victim in this matter. The accused is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 11. Ball hockey assault
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