Itisstillnottoolatetomakepredictionsfor
rain throughout the two-day event. Some
2011, is it? Good. So let us dust off the crystal
people will say it is the worst rainfall they
ball, pump up the prescient skill set and
have ever seen. Large volumes of La Bouette
attempt to anticipate what will be making
will be consumed. In October, Don Boudria
headlines in our part of the world over the
will take his band on the road in an effort to
next year. Remember that these forecasts are
drum up support for Glengarry-Prescott-
written with tongue in cheek, so take them
RussellLiberalcandidateJulieBourgeois.The
withagrainofsaltwhilekeepinginmindthat
group will have its own theme song —GPR
sodium is not good for you. Here goes.
Trilogy.Itwillbeginwiththeline: “Therewas
Stranger things have happened
In January, in an effort to shake off the
a time in this fair land when Liberals always
winter blues and to justify looming tax hikes,
won....” In November, a new health study
will begin. Spectators will gag at the stench;
municipal councils in the Far East of Ontario
usually only visit Vankleek Hill for the
willshowthatpeopleinEasternOntariodrink
largevolumesofLaBouettewillbeconsumed.
will encourage the populace to drop by
Demolition Derby at the Fair, will volunteer
too much beer and eat too much cheese but
Thefederalgovernmentwillprovidefundsto
depression levels have dropped off. In
municipal buildings to see what is going on
tosampletheexperimentalbatches.Toensure
assessthelong-termsocio-economicimpacta
December, the Comité 100 jours in
during “open houses.” All municipalities in
no laws are broken, the tasters will be loaded
Hawkesburywill conclude an internal study
communitycansufferafterhavingdiscussed
the region say they will participate. Most do,
onto buses and transported to and from the
on transparency. The report will remain
the same issue, over and over again, for the
however, the town of Hawkesbury, which
brewery. The special brew, La Bouette, will
confidential. So, there you have some of the
past28years. TheGlengarryHighlandGames
fearsanyspontaneouscontactwithtaxpayers,
have a woody aroma and an after-taste that
items that may be getting your attention in
inMaxvillewillbeanotherhugesuccess.The
will delay its open house until officials have
actually gets better when healthy portions of
2011. Remember, before you start firing off e-
federalgovernmentwillfundastudyintothe
timetosetoutguidelinestoensure“decorum”
poutine are ingested. The Eastern Ontario
mails, that these predictions are not to be
effectsoflong-timeexposuretobagpipemusic.
is maintained. The open houses will be a big
Health Unit will not be amused. An April
taken too seriously, however, as they say,
InSeptember,aSummerFestivalwillbegin
hit. To draw more people to their facilities,
Fool’s Day gagwill go viral when pranksters
reality is often more fascinating than fiction
at Place des Pionniers inHawkesbury. It will
municipalities will hold lotteries. One lucky
post on Facebook a story that Alfred College
and anything can happen.
winner will get the chance to drive a snow
will become the Alfred E. Neuman College.
plowandknockoveronemailbox;thesecond-
The hilarity will peak when some Mad
C’est payant de perdre du poids!
prizewinnerwillgettorideinafiretruck;the
Magazine nuts converge on the agricultural
third-prize winner will visit a sewage plant;
college.TheywillbeherdedoffonLaBouette
OBTENEZ UNE REMISE EN ARGENT 11$ par livre! Résultats garantis.
fourth-prizewinnerwillbeforcedtovisittwo
Bus to Beau’s. In May, a huge traffic jamwill
sewage plants; the fifth-prize winner will be
clogAlexandria’sMain Street as people flock
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forced to attend a united counties council
to the town to gawk at the construction of all
meeting. InFebruary,theHawkesburylong-
the new commercial buildings. At the same
term plan committee, Le Comité 100 jours du
time,hordeswillbetravellingtheruralroutes
plan d’affaire visionnaire et stratégique (honest,
oftheFarEastseekingsolarpanels.TheEastern
Nancy a perdu 191 livres et 179 pouces. et 22 tailles de vêtements*
that iswhat it is called) will convene a special
Ontario Health Unit will issue a warning
meeting to discuss the open houses everyone
about bugs, bears, and gawking. Jean-Marc
else held in January. There will be a big
Lalonde will announce that he will not seek
snowstorm. People will swear it is the worst
re-election as Glengarry-Prescott-Russell’s
blizzard that they have ever seen. Because
M.P.P. He will launch his campaign for the
they have nothing better to do, former
mayoralty in Clarence-Rockland. In June, as
members of Hawkesbury council will begin
partofacampaigntocounterthedevastation
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attending council meetings, using question
of deforestation, the united counties of
periodtopokefunatthecurrentmembers.In
Prescott-Russellwillembarkonatree-planting
March,Hawkesbury’seconomicdevelopment
crusade. Tree nurseries will boom; sales of
department will convince Beau’s All Natural
blister cream will soar. In July, Hawkesbury
BrewingCompanyofVankleekHilltoconcoct
Mayor René Berthiaume will get a gong to
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a brew inspired by the Ottawa River and the
control the crowds lined up at the lectern
former Canadian International Paper mill in
during question period. In August, the
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town. Thousands of Hawkesburgers, who
decontamination of the former CIP lagoon
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