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portation Action Group. “Our vision for the City is that of a vibrant, resilient community with clean air, healthy citizens, and a safe, accessible and interconnected transporta- tion system. The Commuter Challenge is a fantastic way for us to work towards making that vision a reality.” The Commuter Challenge, which was hosted by the City of Cornwall, the Tran- sition Cornwall + Active Transportation
FRANCIS RACINE francis.racine@eap.on.ca
CORNWALL | Participation in Cornwall’s first Commuter Challenge event exceed- ed expectations, with 15 workplaces and 142 residents participating locally in the national event that was held during the
Action Group and the Eastern Ontario Health Unit, encou- raged residents to leave their cars at home and take ad- vantage of the envi-
week of June 1 to 7. “The level of par- ticipation was great, much better than we anticipated for our first year,” said Chan- tal Lalonde, Health
The level of participation was great, much better than we anticipated for our first year Chantal Lalonde
ronmental and health benefits of active and sustainable modes of transportation such as walking, cycling, taking transit, car- pooling and even telecommuting. Thanks to the high participation level, Cornwall ranked in second place in Canada, behind North Vancouver, for mid-sized cities. In total, the Cornwall participants logged over 630 active/sustainable commutes, burned up to 131,000 calories, saved over 750 litres of fuel and avoided over 1,800 ki- lograms of CO2. “It was great to see so many residents and workplaces getting involved in this initia- tive and sharing their photos and stories online,” added Mrs. Lalonde. The grand prize winners of this year’s event were Lori Loseth and Matthew LeDrew, who both commuted by bicycle
Educator Promoter at the Eastern Ontario Health Unit and co-chair of the Active Trans-
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Pictured is Chantal Lalonde of the Eastern Ontario Health Unit, Lori Loseth and Mat- thew Ledrew, the winners of the Commuter Challenge bike prizes from BicycleWorld and Total Cyclery Sports, acting mayor Elaine MacDonald and John Towndrow of Transition Cornwall +, and acting
La troupe de théâtre de Cornwall présentera la pièce (bilingue) de Jean- Paul Sartre intitulée Huis Clos, le 27 juin prochain, au Social (130, rue Sydney). Mélanie Bennet, Emily Brown et Yves Denis offriront donc leurs multiples talents dans l’espoir de bien divertir les amateurs de théâtre de la région. Pour plus amples renseignements, les inté- ressés peuvent contacter la troupe au cornwall.troupedetheatre@gmail.com. Un différent genre de Huis Clos
ed for their use of Cornwall Transit, litres of fuel saved, kilograms of CO2 avoided and number of modes of transportation used.
throughout the entire challenge. They were each awarded a brand new commuter bicy- cle from BicycleWorld and Total Cyclery and Sports. Additional winners were also select-
Excellente journée pour un barbecue
A MESSAGE TO OUR CUSTOMERS Cornwall Electric trims tree limbs away from overhead power lines in order to achieve two critical objectives: 1. Public Safety 2. Reliability of Electric Service Many service outages and interruptions are caused by tree limbs which when affected by wind or ice fall into power lines causing damage to wires, short circuits and other problems. This creates potential danger for the homeowner and their property, danger that can be avoided by not planting tall-growing trees under or near electric wires, and by routine tree trimming. Cornwall Electric utilizes tree trimmers trained in proper tree trimming techniques around energized lines. The trees are cleared the distance required to create a sufficient air barrier around the wires to reduce branch contacts due to icing and wind. Generally the branches are trimmed back to the parent limb on the tree. This practice allows the pruning cuts to “heal” more rapidly, reducing the chances of insect and disease damage, and promotes a healthier growth of branches that are directed away from the power lines.
Photo Francis Racine
L’odeur des hot-dogs remplissait l’air au Centre Charles-Émile-Claude lors du récent barbecue annuel. Celui-ci était organisé pour célébrer les activités estivales. L’activi- té a commencé avec une messe après laquelle plusieurs membres se sont rencontrés. «Plusieurs personnes viennent même de leurs chalets pour y participer, a expliqué Roger Frappier, président du Centre. C’est important pour la santé mentale.» C’est aussi un rappel que plusieurs activités autrefois annulées pendant l’été se poursui- vront maintenant à l’année longue. «Au cours des dernières années, on devait arrê- ter les activités demandant plus d’effort physique, comme la danse, a-t-il expliqué. Mais maintenant que nous avons installé l’air climatisé dans la grande salle, elles se prolongeront toute l’année.» Ci-dessus, on reconnaît Jean-Claude Laroche et Jacques Thuot, tous deux maîtres du barbecue.
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