Seeing the sun at the library
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also have the opportunity to ask questions. Prior all-candidate debates have yielded considerable success. Rénovation Ontario cessera à Cornwall Un programme visant à aider les fa- milles à revenu faible ou modeste de Cornwall, prendra fin cette année, a déclaré Anne-Marie Fobert, coordon- natrice du programme de Logement social à Cornwall. Rénovation Ontario aurait attribué quelque 2,5 millions$ à près de 200 familles de Cornwall. «C’est un très bon programme qui a aidé plusieurs personnes, dont plu- sieurs propriétaires de maison ainsi que plusieurs entrepreneurs», a expliqué Mme Fobert. Les demandeurs doivent prouver que leurs revenus annuels ne dépassent pas 40 000$ et qu’ils ne dé- sirent pas déménager pour au moins 10 ans. Si leur demande est acceptée, ils pouvaient recevoir jusqu’à 16 000$.
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CORNWALL | All over the city, various col- ored signs have appeared on lawns and buildings. Red, blue and orange have tak- en over Cornwall and with good reasons: the 41 st provincial general elections have been set for June 12. The Cornwall Cham- ber of Commerce has also announced it will host an all-candidates debate on May 29, at 7 p.m., at the Cornwall Civic Com- plex, salon B. “The debate will give people from across Cornwall and the counties a chance to grill candidates and determine where they stand on … issues,” said chamber president Kevin Hargreaves. “When it is election day, the chamber urges everyone to remember each candidate’s promises.” Although much of the debate will fea- ture a moderator asking several questions to candidates, the public in attendance will
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Threats of rain evaporated on the morning of May 10, leaving way to clearing skies long enough for everyone to enjoy the sun’s full splendor. Well overdue in making its appearance, the sun was enjoyed not only from people’s backyards, but also through high powered solar telescopes on the library’s front terrace. Dozens of people en- joyed the event held by SD&G Backyard Astronomers who returned again this year to share their experiences as amateur astronomers. Small specks of what appeared to be dirt on the lens were actually solar flares as seen through the telescope. Ray Lalonde explained that one of those tiny specks on the surface of the sun was larger than the entire earth itself.
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