Snowflake and Bazaar Luncheon The auxiliary to the St. Joseph’s Con- tinuing Care Centre will hold its annual Snowflake and Bazaar Luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 14York Street. There will be a luncheon of soups, sandwiches and dessert from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Voyage à Saint-Eustache Le 7 décembre, le Centre Charles-Émile Claude organisera un voyage de Noël à Saint-Eustache, une banlieue de Mon- tréal. L’inscription coûte 70$. Elle inclut un repas, de l’animation, une séance de danse en ligne et des cadeaux. Tree lighting There will be a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Ingleside Fire Depart- ment on Saturday at 6 p.m. at 1 Maple Street in Ingleside. There will be caroling, gifts, goodies, hot chocolate and sleigh rides. Santa will arrive at 6:30 p.m. People are asked to bring a non-perishable food item or a toy for the Osnabruck Food and Toy Drive. Commemorating massacre Sexual Assault Support Services for Women, in partnership with Maison In- terlude House, will hold an event at 6 p.m. on Dec. 5 at Nav Canada to commemo- rate the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique massa- cre in Montreal. There will be a viewing of the Polytechnique movie and a moment of silence, followed by discussion and questions. To register, contact Céline Bus- sière at 613-932-1755 ext. 27. Chantons en choeur: le Messie La chorale Chorus Novus invite les chan- teurs et les instrumentistes à se joindre à des dizaines d’autres amateurs ou profes- sionnels pour exécuter l’oeuvre du Messie de Handel. L’événement aura lieu le 2 décembre à l’église Trinity Anglican et les portes ouvriront à 12h30. Pour vous in- former, veuillez appeler le chef du choeur, Brian Hubelitt, au 613-933-3991 ext. 21. OFL leader in Cornwall Sid Ryan, president of the Ontario Fed- eration of Labour, representing more than onemillionworkers in 54 unions, will be in Cornwall on Tuesday for a town hall meeting to discuss growing inequality in Ontario in light of the province’s austerity budget passed in March. The meeting will held at the RCAFA Wing 424 in Cornwall beginning at 5:30 p.m. Email your coming events to lyse. emond@eap.on.ca. // Envoyez vos événe- ments à lyse.emond@eap.on.ca. communautaire Le lien community link The
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On the afternoon of Nov. 5, a boat was observed arriving at the north side of the river at the foot of McConnell Avenue in Cornwall. Two cases of contraband tobac- co, wrapped in black garbage bags, were then passed from someone in the vessel to a nearby cyclist. Police arrested the cyclist, Blake Atwell, 37, of Cornwall. On Nov. 8, CRTF members were called to the Canadian Customs port of entry to arrest Charlie Goodleaf, 27, of Kahnawake, Que., and Nihawennah Lahache-McComb- er, 30, from Rooseveltown, N.Y. Both indi- viduals were caught at the port of entry with 22 cases of contraband tobacco, which was seized along with a 2010 Ford F-150. On Nov.10, CRTF members observed a smuggling vessel coming to shore in South Glengarry and departing shortly thereaf- ter. Fifty cases of contraband tobacco were found stacked on the shoreline. The police conducted surveillance and, after a while, a Ford F-150 pickup truck ar- rived at the location, and the lone male driver exited his vehicle and began loading the cases into the cab. Jeremy Leblanc, 18, of Alexandria, was arrested by CRTF mem- bers On Nov. 15, Canadian Border Servic- es Agency officers advised the CRTF that a vehicle had run through the Canadian Customs port of entry in Cornwall without stopping for inspection. A Cornwall resi- dent later called and alerted police that a vehicle, matching the description provided by CBSA, had stopped in front of her home and tossed out five boxes of cigarettes. CRTF members attended and seized the contraband. On Nov. 17, while conducting surveil- lance along the shores of the St. Lawrence River, CRTF members were led to a boat- house in South Glengarry. The owner of the property was unaware that his boathouse was being used for smuggling, and thirty- seven cases of contraband cigarettes were seized from it. On Nov. 19, while on patrol, CRTF members followed a suspicious vessel to the riverside in a known smuggling area in Bainsville. The officers closed in on the sus- pected drop location; the smuggling boat had left, but members discovered 100 cases of contraband cigarettes sitting on a resi- dent’s dock. The owner of the property had no knowledge of the contraband. Robyn Guindon Pharmacie Ltée. Centre d’achats Cornwall Square Cornwall Square Shopping Centre 1, rue Water St. E., Cornwall ON • 613 938-6060 LIVRAISON/DELIVERY Home Medication reviews Étude sur soins à domicile Mail East Court Mall 1380, 2e rue Est, Cornwall ON 1380, Second Street East • 613 937-0956
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Three accused cigarette smugglers might want to make sure they get a tune up the next time they decide to go out on a late fall smuggling run. The three men were nabbed by the Corn- wall Regional Task Force after throwing contraband smokes overboard while drift- ing down the St. Lawrence River in South Glengarry when they encountered engine trouble on Nov. 11. The stranded boaters were rescued by of- ficers deployed in boats manned by CRTF officers and Ontario Provincial Police, then promptly arrested for smuggling contra- band tobacco. Police fished 43 bags containing 870 bags of fine-cut tobacco from the river and also seized the boat used to transport the illegal tobacco. Kristian Smoke, 20, of Akwesasne, N.Y., Austin Thompson, 20, of Akwesasne, Que., and Skylar Crouse, 23, of Fort Covington, N.Y., were charged with smuggling contra- band tobacco. The CRFT made arrests and seizures in a number of other incidents over the past several weeks. In the late evening hours of Oct. 24, while conducting surveillance along the St. Lawrence River, near Cooper’s Marsh, in South Glengarry, members of the CRTF spotted two suspicious vessels near the shore. Police approached the shore and spotted a van parked near the water’s edge. Ste- phane Litalien, 25, and Phillip Cavanaugh, 24, both of Cornwall, fled on foot but were caught and arrested by CRTF members.
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Twenty-eight cases of contraband ciga- rettes were seized from the vehicle. In the early morning hours of Nov. 2, while conducting surveillance, CRTF mem- bers noted unusual boat activity in the Bainsville area. The members closed in on the closest shoreline and observed individ- uals moving contraband from the shore to a dock. Upon the members’ approach, the suspects attempted to hide in a forested area near an adjoining boathouse, but were unsuccessful. Patrick Desjardins, 38, of Vaudreuil- Dorion, Que., and Harley Vincent, 29, of Les Coteaux, Que., were arrested. Ninety cases of contraband tobacco were seized along with a pair of night-vision goggles. Around midnight on Nov. 4, during surveillance, CRTF members were led to a shoreline campground in South Glengarry. When police arrived, 100 cases of contra- band tobacco were found abandoned. During the later questioning of a suspect, police arrested Alexander Millar, 20, of Lan- caster, who was also found to be in posses- sion of a substance believed to be cocaine. This smuggling boat was seized by the CRFT after having engine trouble.
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