Council to invite royal couple to city
City okays $575,565 for outside agencies
By Greg Kielec
By Greg Kielec
The invitation is out, the preparations are being made . . . okay, maybe the preparations have yet to be made, but the city is offering to roll out the wel- come mat to a certain Royal couple. Cornwall city council endorsed a proposal last Monday to invite Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and Camilla Parker- Bowles, the Duchess of Cornwall, to the Seaway city during an their May Canadian tour. “We would be thrilled to be a part of the itinerary for this special tour to mark the Di- amond Jubilee year of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne,” wrote Cornwall Mayor Bob Kilger in an in- vitation letter sent to Governor General David Johnston. “Our community’s connection and sup- port for The Royal Family and the Com- monwealth extends well beyond the name association that we share with The Duchess of Cornwall. From the original settlement of our community by Loyalists in 1784 to the wartime efforts of past generations, the City of Cornwall has a long and proud associa- tion with the Commonwealth.” Councillor Bernadette Clement questioned what the cost would be should the Royal Couple accept the invitation, but city Chief Administrative Officer Paul Fitzpatrick said it would be too difficult to predict without an exact itinerary. In addition to the title of Prince of Wales, Prince Charles is also the Duke of Cornwall. Since their marriage in 2005, Prince Charles’ second wife Camilla has used the style Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall rather than Princess of Wales.
Cornwall city council has given its blessing for $575,565 in funding for outside agen- cies this year. The fundingwas approved by Cornwall city council with little fanfare at its meeting last Monday. The top recipients are Cornwall & Seaway Valley Tourismwith $181,144; S.D. & G. His- torical Society with $111,871, Aultsville The- atre with $97,000 and the Cornwall Regional Art Gallery which will receive $70,000. Councillor Glen Grant said he was reluctant in support the total, especially when seniors clubs that met with the city’s budget commit- tee are paying somuch in rent. But Councillor Elaine MacDonald urged her fellow council- lors to pass the motion and said it is a tribute to their dedication that the agencies survived last year in spite of a 10 per cent funding cut. City council had set a $500,000 funding last year, about abandoned the cap early on in the budget process. Councillor DavidMurphy, at the end of last week’s meeting, gave notice he will attempt to reintroduce the cap for 2013 in a motion at the next council meeting. Also receiving city funding this year are: Heritage Cornwall - $14,750; Seaway Senior Citizens Club #1201 - $30,000; Groupe Ren- aissance Group - $20,000; Centre Charles- Emile Claude - $30,000; Centre Culturel de Cornwall ¬- $16,000; Skate Cornwall - $5,000. All the agencies receiving fundingmust pro- vide a mid-year review to the city. The city will also require financial statements signed by two directors and a statement of revenues and expenditures for future grant requests. Follow @gkielec on Twitter for live news.
Photo by Greg Kielec City councillor Bernadette Clement speaks at a meeting of council last Monday. Clement wondered how much a royal visit would cost the city.
The city of Cornwall has played host to a few Royal visits in the past, including a visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1984 to help mark the City of Cornwall’s Bicen- tennial celebrations. The Queen also visited Cornwall in 1959 for the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project. The city’s connection to the Royal Family dates back more than two centuries. Origi-
nally settled as New Johnstown in 1784, the name was eventually changed to Cornwall in honour of Prince George, the Duke of Cornwall. Like the city itself, many of Corn- wall’s older streets – such as York, Augus- tus, Cumberland, Pitt, Bedford, Amelia, Adolphus, Gloucester and Marlborough – were also named in honour of members of the Royal Family. Personne, pas même un de vos proches, n’a le droit de vous forcer à lui donner de l’argent par la ruse, la manipulation ou la menace . Si une personne en qui vous avez confiance profite de vous, vous pouvez obtenir de l’aide. Protégez- vous et protégez les gens que
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