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drainage ditch.

conditional approval of the town of

“ Fun for

Fire safety has also been an issue.

Hawkesbury.

Best Western

The plans, which were submitted by

Work has already begun on the 651-

owner Raj Patel in October, call for the use

square-metre, three-storey wing, which will

of wooden, not steel, framing. The design

include a swimming pool and an apartment.

everyone”

expands

has been scrutinized by consultants and

The municipality, which has issued a

the town because of concern about

conditional building permit, has stipulated

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available water pressure in the area.

that a drainage easement be secured,

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S T

-B ERNARDIN

To be built on a 1.9-acre construction

municipal planner Manon Belle-Isle told

H AWKESBURY

site, the addition will increase the motel’s

council Monday.

capacity to 66 rooms.

Drainage,

“Fun for everyone” is the theme of the

Construction of a 16-room addition at

Built in 1990, the original 38-room

safety issues

St-Bernardin Winter Carnival that will be

the Best Western L’Héritage motel on

building was expanded to 50 rooms in

Drainage became a factor because a

held Saturday, February 4 at the Caledonia

Tupper Street has received the

2003.

parking lot will be relocated closer to a

Community Centre.

Outdoor activities start at 1 p.m. There

will be horse-drawn sleigh rides, sliding

for kids, campfire, hot chocolate, maple

taffy and other activities in the forest.

Participants are invited to take the free

shuttle at the community centre to get to the

outdoor activities site near the village.

Roger Hamelin and his musicians will

be entertaining the indoor crowd at the big

hall with country music and a dance from

1 p.m. to 5 p.m. A spaghetti supper and the

best home-made dessert contest will fill up

empty stomachs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

A magic show featuring Maxime

Surprenant will start at 7 p.m., followed by

a special introduction of the ladies who

were once Carnival queens and duchesses.

Chansonnier Réjean Desjardins from La

boîte à chansons will keep everyone on their

feet after 9 p.m.

The full program is available online at

www.st-bernardin.ca or call 613-678-6471

formoreinformation.Theeventisorganized

by St-Bernardin Historical and Cultural

Society and St-Bernardin Family Activity

Club, with the support of The Nation

Municipality, St-Bernardin firefighters and

Caisse populaire de la Vallée.

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V ANKLEEK

H ILL

“My interest in Vankleek Hill and its

history stems from my residency here for

the past five years,” says Dr. Brendan

Cavanaugh. “This is an amazing village

with an amazing past and it was home to

some amazing people.”

That is why hewill present a talk entitled

“This Old House and What it Means”: The

OriginalHigginsonsofVankleekHill February

4 at 7:30 p.m. at Arbor Gallery, 36 Home

Ave. The story is a wonderful mix of facts

and folklore about the very important part

the Higginson family played in the

development of our village, including the

construction of the house now known as

Arbor Gallery.

Dr. Cavanaugh is Secretary General of

TDH Canada with offices in Vankleek Hill.

He is a lecturer at McGill University and a

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There are certain individuals who have

left a lasting mark upon the face of our local

history, individuals who clearly practised

the civic virtues that led to the founding, the

growth, and the development of our

communities.

William and Thomas Higginson were

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two of them. The house that crowns

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Vankleek Hill, today identified as 36 Home

Ave., stands as a quiet memorial to the

numerous benefits the Higginsons brought

to Vankleek Hill. Moreover the fact that the

site today is home to significant community

services extends the Higginson spirit of

civic benefit to the present and future. This

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interactive talk attempts to report some of

the things the Higginsons accomplished

for the community and to suggest that they,

perhaps among others whose stories may

be told another time, might well be

considered by history as local heroes of the

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Series call 613-678-5086, or visit

www.vankleekhill.ca/events

or

www.arborgallery.org.

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