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LA CONSERVATION DE LA NATION SUD ORGANISE UN TOURNOI DE GOLF
CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
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sont acceptés. «Ce tournoi est bien plus qu’un simple tournoi de golf ; il s’agit d’un rassemblement de la communauté du bassin versant qui appuie les initiatives environnementales qui profitent à tout l’Est de l’Ontario «, a déclaré Pierre Leroux, président du conseil EBENJOJTUSBUJPOEFMB4/$FUNBJSFEV DBOUPOEF3VTTFMM
Les entreprises locales sont invitées à parrainer l’événement, avec plusieurs niveaux de parrainage disponibles allant de 250 $ à 1 500 $. Les dons pour les prix de présence et de tombola sont également les bienvenus. Pour vous inscrire ou pour obtenir de plus amples informations, visitez le site http:// www.nation.on.ca/golf.
Le “Tournoi de golf des amis de SNC” de South Nation Conservation (SNC) aura lieu en septembre afin de récolter des fonds pour la conservation des forêts. -Fj5PVSOPJEFHPMG'SJFOETPG4/$vBVSB
UCDSB CHAMPIONS FOR KIDS RAISE $45K AT GOLF TOURNAMENT
president of the Champions for Kids Foun- dation. “We continue to be impressed by the amount of support, passion, and community that is shown for C4K. That unwavering support remained strong throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the need for financial assistance from families continues, we are thankful, through the support of our donors, we are able to offer that help.” 5IPVTBOET PG 6$%4# TUVEFOUT IBWF benefited from C4K, raising over $2,000,000 since it started in 2008. The funds are mainly used to help underprivileged students participate in summer camps, sports, dance lessons, and other extracurricular activities. The Foundation also helps with unexpected costs when families need of extra support, providing items such as eyeglasses, EpiPens, and winter clothing.
CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
Over 160 golfers and volunteers came together for the 15th annual Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) Champions for Kids Foundation (C4K)’s golf tournament. The annual fundraiser teed off at the .JTTJTTJQQJ(PMG$MVCPO+VMZ3FHJTUSBUJPO auction items, and a 50/50 draw raised around $45,000 for the Foundation after all was said and done. “This event is generally our biggest event of the year and after two years without the tournament, people were excited to get back on the greens and raise money for PVSTUVEFOUTJOOFFE uTBJE$BTFZ/FMTPO
Previous SNC golf tournaments have been a huge success, and they’re hoping for another hole in one this year. —supplied photo
NEW BLACKSMITHING SCHOOL OPENS IN HAWKESBURY
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CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
TCZ.BTUFS#MBDLTNJUI+PTI7BO/PZ Initially run out of his home in Alexandria, he operated it as a general service blacksmith until he moved to Hammond in 2015 and reimagined it as a school. Then he moved it yet again in 2021, opening a new shop in Ottawa and relocating the Hammond location to Hawkesbury. /PUPOMZEPFT7BO/PZIBWFGPOENFNP - ries of machining parts in Hawkesbury, but there are also many practitioners of the craft in the area, and it’s far enough away from Ottawa that the two locations don’t have an overlapping demographic. The Hawkesbury shop focuses on old tooling, including a working line shaft and coal-fired forges, while the Ottawa location is more modern.
A focus on turn-of-the-century smithing techniques is the main draw for this forging school. Vans School of Blacksmithing opened on June 1, welcoming students of all ages three times a week at the former Wylie Building Supply on Highway 34. There they learn turn-of-the-century smithing techniques to craft their own metalworking projects based on early 1900s techniques and tools. There’s been a recent resurgence of interest in CMBDLTNJUIJOH TPNFUIJOH7BO/PZBUUSJCVUFT UP:PVUVCFDIBOOFMTUIBUTIPXDBTFCBDLZBSE blacksmithing projects. The school was founded in the early
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