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Success is an intricate dance for city native By Lisa Etherington-Runions
“Since the larger costume companies are mostly U.S. based, it was an opportune time for us to provide an alternate choice for Ca- nadian studios. When the U.S. exchange rate came down to a reasonable level we closed the compa- ny,” Pollard said. Those who know Pollard describe her as being very dedicated and positive. “Success to me means being able to enjoy doing what I do with people I enjoy spend- ing time with,” Pollard said. “Working with children is fun.” “I would like to think that over the years I helped youngsters gain confidence and self discipline through dance. Pollard wishes all youngsters had the op- portunity to play sports or take music or skating lessons: “Whatever they have an in- terest in,” explained Pollard. “I know that many cannot community. She spent 20 years with Corn- wall and Seaway Valley Tourism as market- ing and events co-ordinator, working with small business owners, assisting them with plans and marketing objectives. She was also involved in a training initia- tive with Hockey Canada for event organi- zation and marketing. Pollard has also volunteered with a num- ber of organizations and community events including Lift-Off, the Canada Day Festivi- ties, the Festival of Trees where she orga- nized the entertainment for a few years, was chairperson for the RBC Cup National Junior A Hockey Championships held in Cornwall in 2008. She has also been a long time member of Team Cornwall, and she currently volun- teers with Holy Trinity High School making costumes for theatre presentations. Pollard has been inspired by many people during her career, but readily admits that it is her parents who had the greatest influ- ence on her life. afford it, and it would be won- derful if some- how that could be changed.” Over the years, Pollard has been very active in the
“My dad was an amputee and suffered many years from bone cancer. He always had a positive outlook and rarely ever com- plained, even though he was in pain a good part of the time.” “Both he and my mom raised me to ap- preciate what I have and make the best of it no matter what.” There are never enough hours in the day for Pollard to do everything she wants to ac- complish. Her busy schedule also entails working closely with entrepreneurs, doing one-on- one business coaching, assisting with busi- ness plan development, and helping up- and-coming young entrepreneurs through programs such as Summer Company. In her spare time, she enjoys reading mys- teries, or watching musicals. “My taste in music is pretty varied be- cause of dance,” she said, adding she would have loved to have met either Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly. “They were fantastic dancers and I have always loved their movies.”
Candy Pollard sits in her office at the Corn- wall Business Enterprise Centre and remi- nisces about her childhood growing up in the Seaway City. The business consultant looks out over Lamoureux Park along the city’s waterfront, and seeing the bandshell, she is reminded of the first time she got on stage for a dance recital. At that point, she was hooked. Pollard has spent the majority of her adult life teaching dance and she still loves it. Born and raised in a small family, the Corn- wall native started dancing, at the urged of her doctor, when she was four years old. “I was born with club feet, and had to wear brown boots until I was four years old,” said Pollard. “At that point I was able to begin to wear
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normal shoes but my feet were still a little twisted and the doctor suggested that my par- ents start me in dance of some sort – High- land or ballet.” “Since my grandfa- ther was raised in Glen- garry the choice was Highland.”
“Success to me means being able to enjoy doing what I do with people I enjoy spending time with.”
Candy Pollard of the Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre in Cornwall.
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Throughout her childhood Pollard was involved with Glen Productions mainly as a dancer and member of the chorus. She eventually started ballet, jazz, tap and even baton and it became her passion. She later choreographed a number of shows and even tried her hand at direct- ing. It was a natural progression to begin teaching when she was in her late teens, and eventually she opened a dance studio, Studio “C”Dance School. “That was 22 years ago,” she explains. “My daughter Alanna and I teach many classes, and my husband Mike does all the paper- work and bookkeeping, keeping things or- ganized and running smoothly.” Using her artistic flair, Pollard even de- signed and sewed costumes, and also op- erated a costume company along with her daughter for about six years. Her company fabricated costumes for dance groups from different parts of Ontario, and as far away as Calgary and New Brunswick.
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Glen Walter death not suspicious
By Greg Kielec
noon that there was an “ongoing investiga- tion” into the death on Page Drive. He has since told The Journal that OPP officers have concluded their investigation and that the death is not suspicious Police were at the scene all day yesterday, according to one witness, who said a wom- an had been found dead at the bottom of her stairs.
Ontario Provincial Police are ruling a death in Glen Walter, just east of Cornwall, as “not suspicious”. Const. Pete Roberston of the OPP’s Stor- mont, Dundas and Glengarry detachment, confirmed to The Journal earlier this after-
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