Hill man
Charges
charged
pending in
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V ANKLEEK
H ILL
fatal crash
A 57-year-old Vankleek Hill man has
been charged following a November 12
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accident that claimed the life of a
V ANKLEEK
H ILL
Hawkesbury woman.
Ernest Roebuck, of Mill Street, was
charged with failure to yield from a private
Charges are pending as police continue
road after Adrienne Duval, 59, of Laurier
Photo Richard Mahoney
toinvestigateacollisionwhichclaimedthe
Street, Hawkesbury, was killed in the
FlowershavebeenplacedwheretwoVankleekHillteenagerswerekilledinacollision
lives of two Vankleek Hill teenagers
collision which occurred at about 1 p.m.
Monday night.
Monday night.
November 12 on County Road 20 just west
accident. Both victims were transported to the Ottawa General Hospital for a post- mortem. The Nation Township Fire Department assisted O.P.P. officers and paramedics from the Prescott-Russell Emergency Services at the scene. Naomi Théoret, a grade 12 student at l’École secondaire Le Sommet in Hawkesbury, and Garett Allen, a graduate of Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute, had been dating for a few months.
Garett Allen, 18, who lived on the family
O.P.P. technical traffic collision
of Pearl Road. An investigation by the
farmonCassburnRoad,andNaomiThéoret,
investigators and an O.P.P. commercial
Ontario Provincial Police revealed that the
17, of Concession 2 in The Nation, were
vehicle officer were sent to the scene to
victimwasdrivingamotorcycle westbound
pronounceddeadatthesceneoftheaccident.
support the investigation led by Constable
on County road 20. As she approached a
The tragedy occurred shortly before 5:30
Dominique Sauvé of the Hawkesbury
privatedrivewaylocatedwestofPearlRoad
p.m. January 10 on Concession 2 between
detachment. It has not yet been determined
on County road 20, a dump truck would
Claude Duval Road and County Road 10,
whether speed was a factor in the crash.
haveattemptedtocrosstheroadnorthbound
reports the Hawkesbury Ontario Provincial
Information collected at the scene and
pulling out of the private drive into the path
Police detachment.
computer programs will help investigators
of the motorcycle. Adrienne Duval was
Garett Allen was driving a 1994 GMC
determinethecircumstancessurroundingthe
pronounceddeadatthesceneoftheaccident.
pick-up truck westbound on Concession 2
when it hit a loaded semi-trailer that was
Photo Richard Mahoney
parked blocking the westbound lane.
AL’Orignalmanhas been charged
The owner of the truck, who had taken
following a head-on collision last
the tractor to a service centre, had not put
week on Hawkesbury’s Main
outflarestowarnmotoristsabouttheparked
Street. Claude Gérard Proulx, 44,
trailer, says detachment spokesperson
of Victoria Street, L’Orignal, was
Constable Pierre Dubois.
charged with failing to drive in a
“There were no flares or cones put out,”
marked lane after an eastbound
relates Dubois.
Mustang crossed the centre line
The victims were not wearing seatbelts,
and struck a Cherokee driven by
the officer adds.
Benoit Crête, 45, of Hawkesbury.
Both drivers suffered minor
injuries while both vehicles
CINÉMA
sustainedsubstantialdamage,says
Hawkesbury Ontario Provincial
Police detachment spokesman
Constable Pierre Dubois.
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Maison de la Famille talks resume
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En français ROY DUPUIS
criticized the management of the Groupe
members voted 100 per cent in favour of
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L’INSTINCT DE LA MORT
Action pour l’enfant, la famille et la
strikeaction.
communautédePrescott-Russellsincetalks
Vankleek Hill hosts stars
broke down. Through the Fiers de nos
enfants programs at the Maisons de la
Representatives of seven striking
FRI. AND SAT. AT 6:30 AND 8:45 SUN. AND WEEKDAY AT 7:00 SUNDAY MATINÉE AT 1H30 STARTING FRIDAY JAN. 14 ENEMI PUBLIC NO 1
The stars of the National Capital Junior
famille, staff provide support for children
Maisons de la famille workers in Prescott-
HockeyLeaguewillconvergeonVankleek
aged 0 to 6 and their parents. Worksites
Russell have returned to the bargaining
Hill Sunday, February 20 for the league’s
include three Maisons de la famille, in
table. The members of the Ontario Public
first All Star Game.
Hawkesbury,Embrun,andRockland.There
Service Employees Union have been on the
The Cougars are hosting the event which
are also several satellite centres. The union
picket lines since November 17.
begins at 1 p.m. Between the second and
ContractnegotiationsresumedFridayand
had said that the impasse arose because the
third periods, awards will be presented to
were set to continue January 11. ”These
employer would not back down on its
the top players in the circuit, which was
workershavebeenoutonstrikerightthrough
demand to be able to move workers from
formed this year primarily with teams from
the holiday season,” said OPSEU Staff
one town to another. “The employer wants
theformerEasternOntarioJuniorCHockey
Representative, Paul Sharkey. “They are
to be able to switch people from place to
League.
prepared to do what it takes to ensure we
place at its own whim, with no
The East Division is comprised of
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reach a fair agreement.” The union will not
compensation,”OPSEUhaddeclared.Other
Vankleek Hill, Embrun, St-Isidore, and
be discussing the issues publicly while talks
key issues in negotiations include the
Cumberlandwhile theWest Division teams
continue with the employer. This is a change
employer’s imposition of split shifts and
are Rockland, Gatineau, Papineauville and
in tactics for the union which has openly
non-consecutive days off. In late October,
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