Another "tremendous
“All hell
NEWSMAKERS OF 2011
victory"
broke loose”
attempt to encourage the public to help
In the May 2 federal election,
two years. In April 2010, Sue Delorme, the
with the probe.
Conservative Glengarry-Prescott-Russell
owner of the Sue Magoo’s bar, died after a
As Alexandria tried to deal with the
Go to the O.P.P. You Tube channel at
MP Pierre Lemieux celebrated his third
fire broke out above the Main Street
death of a young mother and her three
campaign win.
www.opp.ca to view the video.
establishment.
children, investigators tried to determine
“What a tremendous victory in this
If you have any information about this
Woman killed in hit
the cause of a devastating blaze on East
riding,” Lemieux said, as he and his wife,
crime callCrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477
Boundary Road August 19.
Audrey, raised specially-crafted mugs in a
or Detective/Constable Dan Fedele at 613-
Maxime Cholette, just 22months, passed
and run
toast to another electoral success for both
632-2729. Persons giving tips to Crime
away at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern
himself and his Conservative colleagues
Stoppersthatleadtoanarrestmaybeeligible
At the end of the year, Ontario
Ontario. His mother, Sarah, 22, and her two
elsewhere
in
Canada.
for a cash reward. Crime Stoppers does not
Provincial Police investigators were
otherchildren,Chloe,3andJacob,10months,
“Everyelectionwewinbyagreater amount
subscribe toCallDisplay.Your callwill stay
still trying to find who was responsible
were killed in the early morning fire. The
(of votes),” the returning MP said during a
anonymous and your presence won’t be
for
the hit-and-run death of 18-year-old
onlyremainingsurvivorof theblazewas the
media scrum. “It’s very humbling. They
needed in court. Tips can also be sent via
Jessica Godin, of Embrun, whose bodywas
children’s father, Martin Desjardins, who
(voters) can expect continued hard work
text message and e-mail. For more
found September 24 in Fournier.
suffered serious burns.
from me.”
informationvisittheNationalCapitalCrime
The victim was last seen alive September
Brian Sliepenbeek, who lives a couple
The numbers
Stoppers’
website
at
22 between 7 a.m. and 8:15 p.m. She was
housesnorthof the fire scene, said, “Mywife
G l e n g a r r y - P r e s c o t t - R u s s e l l
www.CrimeStoppers.ca.
foundby a Fournier resident September 24 at
ran over to help. I called 911. Then all hell
Pierre Lemieux, Conservative 28,144 (49%)
Gang makes
about 2:20 p.m. onDuParc Street, adjacent to
broke loose.” Rachel was one of the first
Julie Bourgeois, Liberal 17,698 (31%)
thepark.AutopsyresultsindicateGodindied
people on the scene and, at the request of
Denis Séguin, NDP 9,613 (17%)
as a result of injuries that may have been
firefighters, tendedtoMartin,whohad leapt
Sylvie Lemieux, Green 2,055 (3.7%)
national
sustained in a motor vehicle collision.
out of a window to escape the blaze. This
Jean-Serge Brisson, Libertarian 194 (0.4%)
Investigators are using You Tube in an
was the second fatal fire in Alexandria in
Voter turnout : 57,704 of 84,347 voters (68.4
%).
headlines
Earth moves all
Hawkesbury was in the national news
when the former CIBC branch manager
pleaded guilty to helping rob the Main
the time
Street bank in 2009 and to helping a gang
that carried out home invasions and
Earthtremors that rattledEasternOntario
burglaries.
and Western Québec are not a rare
France Maurice was sentenced to six
occurrence. Tremors happen in this district
yearsinprisonafteradmittinginL’Orignal
on a regular basis. The only difference with
court toher involvement in theDecember
the March 16 quake was that people felt
23, 2009 armed hold-up of the CIBC. She
Earth move.
pleaded guilty to a total of five charges,
Onaverage, the regionexperiences 100 to
Judge Robert Pelletier sentenced her to
150 small earthquakes every year.
four years for the bank robbery and two
The epicentre of the March 16 tremor,
more for a Hawkesbury home invasion.
which shook the region at 1:36 p.m., was
She received one-year sentences on theft
located six kilometres southeast of
of credit cards and criminal breach of
Hawkesbury, in the St-Eugène area of East
trust.
Hawkesbury.
Serving her time in Joliette, Maurice
The depth of the earthquake was 12.8
will be eligible for parole within a year.
kilometres.
Her sentencing ends a lengthy legal
No significant damage was reported and
process that beganwhensheand tenother
none would be expected for an event of this
members of the group, many of her
size, says Earthquakes Canada.
Merci à Johanne Portelance pour avoir fait appel à nos services et pour son assistance dans la réalisation de ce merveilleux projet.... Merci à Liette Valade pour son aide généreuse également... Merci à M. le maire René Berthiaume et aux conseillers municipaux de la Ville de Hawkesbury pour la confiance qu’ils ont mise en nous... Merci à Larry Bogue et Corey Assaly de la COMZAC pour nous avoir permis de créer la nouvelle image du père Noël et pour nous avoir encadré dans la réalisation du char allégorique. Merci à Carol Mongeon d’avoir accepté d’incarner ce merveilleux personnage et surtout d’avoir été notre “vrai” père Noël. Merci à Fredérick Miner pour son aide précieuse, sa disponibilité et son dévouement... Merci àPaulaAssalyduCentre culturel LeChenail pour cette inestimable donation de cadeaux pour les enfants... Merci à Loïc-Arnaud pour son aide appréciée... Merci à Diane pour les merveilleux chocolats chauds le soir du défilé... Merci à nos trois lutins : Manon Labelle, Lorraine Séguin et Jacinthe Labelle, pour leur spontanéité et leur joie de vivre. Merci à la choralede l’amitiéetMoniqueSéguinpour labelleambiance... Merci aussi à Chantal, journaliste du Carillon, pour le beau reportage sur cet événement... Et surtout, merci à vous tous qui nous encouragez à aller encore plus loin dans ce beau projet! Grâce à vous, nous sommes en mesure de réaliser ces événements et nous avons déjà hâte de vous annoncer ce qui suivra en 2012. Joyeuses Fêtes à tous! Dominique Carrière et Ovila David Huard Le Jardin des Pionniers
relatives from Brownsburg-Chatham,
Theeffectswerefeltacrossavastterritory,
were arrested in February, 2010 in
from Ottawa to Lachute, to Fiske’s Corner.
connection with a series of nine home
Steven Waite loses
invasions and robberies committed
between November, 2009 and January,
battle to cancer
2010 in Hawkesbury, Alfred, Mirabel,
Vankleek Hill and Ste-Anne-de-Prescott.
A funeral service was held May 20 for
Inspector Steven Waite, commander of the
Prescott County Ontario Provincial Police
CINÉMA
detachment in Hawkesbury, who lost his
battle to cancer Saturday.
The 48-year-old Hawkesbury native is
survived by his wife, Diane, and two
children. Steve Waite started his policing
Grenville (Qc) 819-242-3131
LAURENTIAN
career with the Hawkesbury Police Service
CINEMA
in 1985.
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Dalco employees
among creditors
About 20 Dalco Concept employees are
without jobs, and large sums of unpaid
wages, after theHawkesbury firmwent into
VEN. À 6H30 ET 8H30 LUN. AU JEU. 2 AU 5 Jan. À 7:00
receivership in July. Production at the
Tupper Street factory stopped in early July
after the company was forced into
receivership.
One former worker, who has found a job
elsewhere, relates that former employees
were owed several thousand dollars.
Cement plant
opposition
FRI. DEC 30 AT 6:30 & 9:00 MON. TO THURS Jan. 2 to 5 AT 7:00
In October, a group of residents began a
campaign against Colacem Canada’s plan
to build a cement manufacturing plant
southwest of L'Orignal. The company says
the new industry, slated for a site on the
north side of County Road 17, will feature
the latest in production and environmental
Ville de/Town of
protectionfacilities.TheproposedL’Orignal
VEN. 30 DEC. À 1H30
Cement Manufacturing Plant must clear
www.cinemaclock.com Quebec Grenville
several hurdles before it becomes a reality.
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