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Resident’s altruistic gesture recognized by Township
VICKY CHARBONNEAU vicky.charbonneau@eap.on.ca
Fake sex assault charge Police have arrested and charged a woman in The Nation Municipality for filing a fake sex assault complaint. Emilie Lirette, 21, of The Nation now faces a public mischief charge following OPP investigation of an alleged sex assault dating back more than a year ago. The Hawkesbury OPP detachment issued a news release,Thursday, concerning the investigation of a report of a sex assault alleged to have occurred in a home in The Nation in June 2015. Police determined the report was false and proceeded to charge Lirette with public mischief related to the matter. She is now scheduled to appear in provincial court in L’Orignal on Jan. 11, 2017. – Gregg Chamberlain “Russell Townshipmust take the opportu- nity to showcase its successes whenever pos- sible. Ken exemplified the care and nature of his community”, said Leroux of Budel, who was unable to attend. He not only gave his time to a cause as so many of the Russell Township residents do, but he actually went one step further and donated 20 per cent of As recognition during last council meeting, mayor Pierre Leroux presented Russell resident Ken Budel with a Townshipmedal and certificate, on behalf of council and Russell Township residents.
Lors de la dernière séance du conseil de la municipalité de Russell, le geste ultime de don de soi d’un résident de Russell a été reconnu. En effet, Ken Budel a fait don d’une partie de son foie à la camarade de jeu de sa fille, Gianna-Lynn Favilla, alors âgée de huit ans, également de Russell. Gianna-Lynn souffre de la maladie de Crohn, une inflammation chronique du système digestif qui a laissé son foie en mauvais état. Malgré le fait qu’il n’était pas présent, le conseil a tenu à souligner cette histoire en lui décernant une médaille et un certificat. —photo Vicky Charbonneau
his liver. In doing so, he also ignited a pride in Russell Township and its residents.” Last April, Ken Budel donated part of his liver to his daughter’s friend, eight-year- old Gianna-Lynn Favilla, also fromRussell. Gianna-Lynn suffers from Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammation of the digestive sys- tem, which had left her liver in a bad shape.
Some sixmonths had passed after she had been put on the waiting list. Gianna-Lynn’s parents were almost left hopeless as a last- minute transplant was cancelled for safety reasons.That’s when Budel, who was finally proven to be a suitable match for Gianna- Lynn, turned out to be a life-changing factor in the equation.The surgery was performed
in Toronto, back in April 2016. Both are now doing great and Ken’s liver has since then 100-per cent regrown. As of today, ninety per cent of Canadians say they support organ and tissue donations, but fewer than 20 per cent have actually made plans to donate, according to the Ca- nadian Transplant Society.
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