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Wife Begins at Forty at Playhouse
Woman threatened
GREG KIELEC greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
By Greg Kielec greg.kielec@eap.on.ca A 32-year-old Akwesasne woman faces a raft of serious charges after she was ac- cused of threatening to kill a 40-year-old female acquaintance on Thursday while pointing a firearm at her. Jaimee Lee Square is charged with point- ing a firearm, being an occupant of motor vehicle knowing there was a firearm, failing to comply with a recognizance, possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, unau- thorized possession of a firearm and utter- ing a threat to cause death. Square was bound by a recognizance with the condition to not possess any firearm, cross bow, weapons, ammo, and explosives. The victim in the incident was not injured. Square was held in custody until court to- day. In another weapons related incident, a Cornwall teen has been charged after he threatened a group home staff member with a knife on Thursday. The 16-year-old is charged with assault with a weapon, pos- session of a weapon for dangerous purpose and breach of a probation order. The charges come on the heels of a knife wielding incident during an attempted car theft at the city boat launch late Wednes- day evening. Timothy Paul Lapierre, 48, of Cornwall faces charges in connection with that incident. acquaintance with handgun, police say Development Corporation for supporting Team Cornwall in its efforts to raise the pro- file of Cornwall and the surrounding area,” said Mr. Latour. “This grant is a significant milestone in Team Cornwall’s history.” About Team Cornwall Team Cornwall is a group of business peo- ple who have banded together to promote Cornwall to their business contacts around the world. Working closely with Cornwall Economic Development, the Chamber of Commerce and other local organizations, Team Cornwall members help spread the word about the considerable advantages of living and doing business in our hometown. More information about the meeting and Team Cornwall can be found on the Team Cornwall website at www.TeamCornwall. com.
Wife Begins at Forty, Upper Canada Play- house’s latest production, is already gen- erating some buzz – albeit at the dinner table of two principal actors. Brian Young and Alison Lawrence -- them- selves married now for eight years -- play a couple, George and Linda, struggling to save their marriage after encountering a mid-life crisis. It is not always easy for actors to leave their work at the office, and suffice it to say, Lawrence’s role in the play has generating some interesting discussions at home. “Because all of this stuff is going on in your mind, it prompts discussions,” said Lawrence, who married Young after being cast with him in Norm Foster’s play Wrong for Each Other. “This play is about relationships and stuff … it starts stirring things up and it just in- evitably becomes a conversation were hav- ing over dinner,” she said during a press conference just down the street from the Playhouse to promote the production. It is hard not to take on such a role with- out extrapolating the trials and tribulations of the characters to your own life, she in- ferred. “You start talking about the play and you are going to start asking some of the same questions about your own life.” The comedy details the roller-coaster ride the efforts the Harper family and their help- ful neighbours, Roger and Betty Dixon as they try to help George rescue his flounder- ing union. “He’s happily married. He thinks every- thing is going fine in his marriage – he’s content,” explained Young. All of a sudden Team Cornwall Chair Gilles Latour an- nounced today that Amanda Asselin has been selected for the position of Commu- nications/Development Coordinator with Team Cornwall. “One of the challenges that Team Corn- wall has continually faced is the lack of a dedicated resource person to help out with communications and fundraising activities,” said Latour. “Amanda comes to us with a diverse back- ground and we’re excited by her enthusi- asm, energy and passion.” Asselin is a Cornwall native and she most recently worked as an Auditor with the Ot- tawa office of Ernst and Young. She has experience in public relations/ communications through previous roles with the City of Ottawa and the Benson or- ganization.
Photo Greg Kielec
Pictured, from left, are actorsWalter Learning, BrianYoung and Alison Lawrence from Upper Canada Playhouse’s latest productionWife Begins at Forty.
he gets “bowled a googly”when he realizes his marriage is not as“idyllic”as he believed. The satire also features veteran actor Wal- ter Learning as George’s father, Bernard, and Kyle Orzech, who plays George and Linda’s son, Leonard. Rounding out the cast
is Richard Bauer – who also directs the com- edy -- as neighbour Roger Dixon, and a dog named Chopper. The production runs from Aug. 2 to Aug. 26. Call 613-543-3713 for more information or go to www.uppercanadaplayhouse.com
Team Cornwall hires communications/development co-ordinator
“Cornwall is a beautiful city in which to work and live and I’m excited about join- ing Team Cornwall and helping the orga- nization in its mission of promoting the achievements of our social and business community,” said Asselin. Through this term position of approxi- mately nine months, Asselin will assist Team Cornwall in carrying out its mission of pro- moting Cornwall and Area and as a great place to live, work and invest. Among other things, Amanda will be re- sponsible for carrying out new marketing and communications initiatives, building and fostering community partnerships and developing new financial opportunities for the organization. These activities will have a positive ef- fect on job retention and creation, private sector investment and the continued eco-
nomic diversification within Cornwall and SD & G. Funding for the Eastern Ontario Develop- ment Program is provided by the Federal Economic Development Agency for South- ern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) and is deliv- ered by the 15 local Community Futures De- velopment Corporations in Eastern Ontario. “Community based initiatives that en- courage positive change are fundamental to growing our region,” said Charlene Ma- cLennan, Senior Advisor of Grants and Proj- ects for the SD&G CFDC. “Volunteers have led this grass roots orga- nization for many years. With support from the Eastern Ontario Development Program, Amanda will ensure that Team Cornwall’s vi- sion and objectives are achieved,” said Ma- cLennan. “I’d like to thank to Community Futures
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