Teen girls charged in St. Isidore murder
CAO retirement deal wasn’t approved by council: Rivette
By Greg Kielec
play, according to Ontario Provincial Po- lice. They are not releasing the cause of death. Nico Joseph Soubliere, 20, of Greely and Cody Henry, 19, of Ottawa, have both been charged with first degree murder and con- spiracy to commit and indictable offence. They were remanded into custody after ap- pearing in Ontario Provincial Court in L’Orignal on July 3. Martin Lamoureux, 18, of St. Isidore, is charged with second degree murder, coun- selling to commit an indictable offence and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence. He reappeared in Ontario Provincial Court, L’Orignal on July 3, at which time he was remanded into custody. A 17-year-old from Greely has been charged with accessory after the fact. She appeared last Tuesday, at which time she was also remanded into custody. greg.kielec@eap.on.ca The suspect is described as a 35-year-old white male with a slim build and brown, shaggy hair. He has tattoos on his arms and is approximately 5’10” tall. The ATV is believed to be a dark coloured 2008-2010 Polaris with a burned out head- light. Anyone with information on the identity of the driver may call Det-Const. Robert Ar- chambault at 613-933-5000 extension 2470 or Crime Stoppers at 613-937-8477. from the Cornwall police. Cornwall police were contacted and an in- vestigation followed. The man was charged with two counts of sexual assault and released to appear in court on July 24. The man’s name was not released as it may indentify the victim in this incident.
By Greg Kielec
A deal to allow Cornwall CAO Paul Fitz- patrick to retire early next year was never approved by city council, says a veteran councillor. “I’m not happy with the process – myself and a few others,” Councillor Andre Rivette said in an interview with The Journal and Cornwall Free News last week. Mayor Bob Kilger announced Friday that the embattled CAO will retire at the end of January 2013 after 28 years with the city, six of those as CAO. Rivette claims the final agreement with Fitzpatrick never came to the council table for approval, despite assurances that would in fact happen. “I think myself and other councillors are frustrated the agreement was supposed to come back to council for final review and that was the interpretation of not only myself . . .“ “Three councillors that I know of had the same interpretation and it didn’t happen that way. I was told the only guy who got the final document is the mayor. We were shown some documents and they were taken away by staff at the end of the meet- ing.” The Journal sent an email to Kilger last Wednesday asking him to respond to Riv- ette’s claims. The Journal also asked whether Kilger is willing to make the details of Fitz- patrick’s retirement deal public and whether Fitzpatrick will be working up to his retire- ment day or if he will be taking paid leave. Kilger, in a reply email Thursday, said he would respond to the questions “in the next few days.” But in an email Monday, he said he could not comment because Rivette’s comments pertain to an in camera meeting, which “as you well know is ‘Confidential’ by its very nature.” Rivette said how Fitzpatrick’s retirement was handled is yet another example of the lack of transparency at city hall, something he and former councillor Leslie O’Shaugh- nessy have complained about in the past. “I think it is a good time to get a good look on where Cornwall wants to go and look at transparency,” Rivette said. “I think the community needs more transparency. I don’t think there is enough transparency and I think people have the right to now.” He says the public should pressure city hall for greater transparency, especially on pay- outs given to former administration. If the information isn’t forthcoming, they should contact local MPP JimMcDonnell or the On- tario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. He also suggested a petition be struck demanding answers from city coun- cil. He also put the onus on Kilger to ensure the press and public are informed about crucial special meetings at city hall, something that has not always happened the past several months. “Transparency at city hall is not a priority and I think taxpayers should be told everything that is going on. I think it’s im- portant. I think it goes back to the leader.”
Two North Stormont girls have been im- plicated in the death of a 24-year-old man in St. Isidore last Saturday. The teen girls are among five people fac- ing charges in the death of Joey Faubert, whose lifeless body was found near a French Catholic Elementary School around 11:25 a.m. The two, aged 16 and 18, both face charges of conspiracy to commit and indictable of- fence. They were both released to appear in Ontario Provincial Court in L’Orignal on Aug. 1. The 16-year-old cannot be identified under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Police are not releasing the name of the 18-year-old for fear it may identify the 16- year-old suspect. A post-mortem conducted Monday con- cluded that Faubert died as a result of foul
City copy struck by ATV driver
File photo A retirement deal for Cornwall CAO Paul Fitzpatrick was never approved by the full city council, says one councillor.
By Greg Kielec
The Cornwall Community Police Service is appealing to the public to help identify the driver of an all-terrain vehicle which struck a police officer on July 1 in Lam- oureux Park. The officer was riding the Cornwall police patrol motorcycle when he was stuck by the ATV. He was not injured, according to Cornwall police.
City clerk retiring
By Greg Kielec
Just days after Cornwall’s CAO an- nounced his impending retirement, the city’s clerk, Denise Labelle-Geli- nas has announced she will be leaving her job. Paul Fitzpatrick announced Friday he will retire as CAO early next year. And in a press release last Tuesday he annopunced Labelle-Gelinas will retire at the end of September. The retirement announced comes al- most one week after Labelle-Gelinas failed yet again to notify the public about a special closed-door council meeting. It is an omission which has become all too common over the past eight months, during which a number of council meetings were held without public notice, directly contravening the Ontario Municipal Act. Labelle-Gelinas, who became clerk in 2001, has been employed with the city for more than 36 years. She also came under fire for public supporting Mayor Bob Kilger in his 2010 re-election campaign through her Facebook page. Labelle-Gelinas joined the city as a jun- ior tax collector, in 1976. She was ap- pointed deputy clerk in 1991, and named city clerk in 2001. “It has been my privilege to serve sev- eral different councils, and to execute the duties of the clerk’s office on behalf of the citizens of Cornwall,” Labelle– Gelinas said in a press release.
Williamstown man charged with sexual assault
The Journal
A 22-year-old Williamstown man was ar- rested on June 30 in connection with a sexual assault. It is alleged that during the early hours of June 16, he sexually assaulted a 23-year-old female acquaintance, according to a release
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