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By Robyn Hurtubise Program Manager, Injury Prevention Eastern Ontario Health Unit
By Sara Lauzon Special to The Journal
my opportunity to find out everything and anything I could about my favourite house. In folders and books, I managed to figure out everyone who owned the property. One week later, I found a folder of pictures. At the bottom of one picture listed a name I had never read before: “Judge O’Reilly’s residence.” Puzzled and annoyed, I wanted to know why he was listed. Why hadn’t I found his name prior to this photograph? And more importantly, who was he? One house, one picture, and one name led me on a four year research adventure that would literally change my life. Almost a full year later, I decided to browse “Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry, a History” by John Graham Harkness. Upon reading the chapter on “Courts and Lawyers” I knew this was it. Sure enough, sitting before me on page 411 was a mini biography on Judge James Redmond O’Reilly. It was one sentence on this page that created a bond between me and the Judge. In this mini biography, it stated that Judge O’Reilly died of my biggest fear. His life was taken by surprise from a severe asthmatic spasm. That was it. For the next 3 years, my household became very much accustomed to hearing about my newly discovered Judge friend. Judge James Francis Redmond O’Reilly was born in Kingston, Ontario on Valentine’s Day in 1862 to James and Mary Ann (Redmond) O’Reilly. He was educated at the Regiopolis-Notre Dame College in Kingston, the Kingston Collegiate Institute, and St. Mary’s College in Montreal, Quebec. At fifteen years of age, James O’Reilly enrolled into Queen’s University to study Law. He graduated from the University with a B.A. and was awarded a gold medal in Political Economics in 1882. In May of 1885, Judge O’Reilly was admitted as a solicitor and called to the bar at Osgoode Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Judge O’Reilly successfully prac- ticed Law in Prescott for several years. He was appointed to Queen’s Council in 1899 and after the resignation of Judge Jacob Farrand Pringle in Cornwall, James Redmond O’Reilly was appointed as the Senior Judge for Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry on March 10, 1900. On Tuesday, April 23, 1929 after 29 years of service to our community, Judge O’Reilly suffered a severe asthma attack, a condition that would have made his life difficult and painful. Judge O’Reilly passed away in the Cornwall Courthouse that morning, a place where close friends say he would have chosen to take his final desper- ate breath. Despite not being in the best of health, O’Reilly was still a great adjudicator. The day he died started like any other, he did not appear medically distressed. Before court commenced, O’Reilly was struck with a sudden weakness and instructed Bailiff John Denneny to adjourn the court. O’Reilly was assisted to the judge’s chamber. Moments later, he began coughing vio- lently, caused by his affliction with asthma. Judge O’Reilly and I are separated by an entire century. Despite this, he taught me the greatest lesson of all: to believe in yourself, because anything is possible. April 23 2012 is a day I will never forget. I may have honoured his accomplishments as a judge, but he changed my life. Before his story, nobody had listened to mine.
I will always hold Judge James Redmond O’Reilly and the day he passed away very close to my heart. . Eighty-three years after the day he died, on a day that tragedy once struck, a celebration took place. Little did I know, by honouring his life, this judge would change mine. On April 23 2012, on the eighty third anniversary of his death, Judge James O’Reilly became my historical partner in crime. Together, we added a new page to Cornwall’s history. On the day of his ceremony, after researching his story for four years, I was provided with proof that anything is pos- sible. No matter how unrealistic a dream may seem, if you are willing to work for it, it can be accomplished. At seventeen years old, a huge part of me never believed that Judge O’Reilly’s commemoration ceremony would actually happen. Whenever I spoke about him, no one paid any attention to what I had to say. At that age, why would they? Despite being overlooked, the determination to honour a historical figure presided. After four long years of research, Judge O’Reilly received the recognition he deserved, and at twenty-one years old, I was finally heard. “Our” story started with a house. Growing up in Cornwall I spent a lot of time on foot patrol. I saw everything, and serendipity lead me to notice the glorious brick structure on the corner of First and Adolphus. At seventeen years old, 238 First Street East became an obsession. At the time, I was volunteering for Heritage Cornwall, and on Wednesdays that didn’t carry a lot of traffic, I was allowed to research in order to keep busy. This was
Did you know that the federal government introduced new regulations for child restraint systems and booster seats in January 2012? The regulations were upgraded in order to align them with those of the United States and to include new Canadian testing requirements. The new regulations ensure an appropriate level of safety for children and take into account the most up-to-date technology available for testing. Here are some of the major changes made to the Canadian regulations: • A lap/shoulder seat belt testing requirement has been added for all types of car seats as this type of seat belt has been found in most vehicles for years; • Changes have been made to the way child seats are tested, adopting most of the United States’ testing methods; • Changes have been made to the testing requirements for booster seats. While these new regulations were put in place to improve child safety, it is not necessary to replace your child’s car seat because of them. That being said, you should replace your car seat if it was in a vehicle that was involved in a collision. Even if your child wasn’t in the seat when it occurred, it could be damaged. All child seats have expiry dates, so you should also replace yours when it expires, or when you notice that the shell or materials on the seat are ripped or damaged. If you use a car seat or booster seat past its expiry date, you may be putting your child’s life at risk and could be found guilty of breaking the law. Also keep in mind that it is illegal to use a car seat purchased outside of Canada, as every country has its own car seat standards. And don’t forget! If you own a car seat or booster seat that was made before January 1 2012, Health Canada’s Consumer Product Safety Act states that you are not allowed to sell it, give it away or even lend it as it may not meet the current requirements. For more information, visit the EOHU’s website at www.eohu.ca and click on the Car Seats topic under the Parents - Children tab. Comprendre les nouveaux règlements concernant les sièges d’auto pour enfants Saviez-vous que le gouvernement fédéral a introduit en janvier 2012 des nouveaux règlements pour les ensembles de retenue pour enfants et les sièges d’appoint? La mise à niveau des règlements visait à les harmoniser avec ceux des États-Unis et inclure les nouvelles exigences canadiennes concernant les essais. Les nouveaux règlements assurent un niveau approprié de sécurité pour les enfants et tiennent compte des plus récentes technologies de mise à l’essai. Voici quelques-uns des changements majeurs apportés aux règlements canadiens : • Les sièges d’auto fixés avec la ceinture de sécurité sous-abdominale/baudrier installée dans la plupart des autos depuis des années font dorénavant l’objet d’essais supplémentaires; • Des changements ont été apportés aux essais des sièges d’auto, adoptant la plupart des méthodes d’essais des États-Unis; • Les critères d’essais auxquels sont soumis les sièges d’appoint ont aussi changé. Même si ces nouvelles mesures ont été adoptées pour accroître la sécurité des enfants, il n’est pas nécessaire pour autant de remplacer votre siège d’auto. Toutefois, vous devez remplacer votre siège d’auto si le véhicule dans lequel il se trouve est impliqué dans une collision, et ce même si votre enfant n’y était pas installé au moment de l’accident. Le siège pourrait être endommagé. Tous les sièges d’auto ont une durée de vie utile, ou date limite. Vous devrez remplacer votre siège d’auto lorsque la date limite est atteinte, ou lorsque vous remarquez que l’enveloppe ou les matériaux du siège sont déchirés ou endommagés. Si vous utilisez un siège d’auto ou un siège d’appoint au-delà de sa date limite, vous mettez la vie de votre enfant en danger et pourriez être reconnu coupable d’avoir enfreint la loi. Et n’oubliez pas qu’il est illégal d’utiliser un siège d’auto acheté à l’extérieur du Canada, car les normes en ce qui concerne les ensembles de retenue pour enfant sont différentes dans chaque pays. Rappelez-vous, si vous possédez un siège d’auto ou un siège d’appoint fabriqué avant le 1er janvier 2012, qu’en vertu de la Loi sur la sécurité des produits de consommation de Santé Canada il est interdit de le vendre, le donner ou même le prêter, car il peut ne pas répondre aux dernières exigences de Santé Canada. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site Web du BSEO au www.bseo.ca et cliquez sur le sujet Sièges d’auto dans la section Parents – Enfants. par Robyn Hurtubise Gestionnaire de programmes, Prévention des blessures Bureau de santé de l’est de l’Ontario
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