‘GET ON BOARD’ GETS BOOST
CRIME SCENE News in brief from the OPP, Cornwall Community Police Service
facing charges after a domestic incident on County Road 2 on at 10 p.m. on Sun- day. The woman faces charges of assault; mischief domestic and uttering a threat to cause death or bodily harm She was held in custody pending an ap- pearance in Cornwall court. Indecent act A 17-year-old Cornwall teen facing charges after he was accused of making an obscene gesture toward his 56-year-old neighbour. The teen was arrested on May 9. He is charged with committing an inde- cent act, breach of undertaking and breach of a probation order. He was released to an adult to appear in court on June 14. His name was not released as per provision under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Fraud charges An 18-year-old Cornwall man faces fraud charges after a police raid on a Pitt Street residence. The Cornwall Commu- nity Police Service Criminal Investigation Division conducted a search warrant at a Pitt Street residence on May 9. It is al- leged that between Jan. 12 and 14, Timo- thy Todd McDonald removed property from vehicles, used stolen credit cards and personated a 39-year-old and 44- year-old male victims. He is charged with fraud under $5,000, two counts of posses- sion of property obtained by crime and personation.
Child sexual assault charges A 37-year-old North Dundas resident is facing sex charges in connection with his- torical sexual assaults on a young girl. SD&G OPP, assisted by the SD&G OPP Crime Unit, arrested the man on Satur- day. He faces charges of sexual assault, sex- ual interference with a person under 16 years of age; sexual exploitation; invita- tion to sexual touching under 16 years of age; sexual exploitation – invite; fail to comply – undertaking before officer in charge He was held in custody pending an ap- pearance in Cornwall court. Domestic incident On Friday, at approximately 3:30 p.m., SD&G OPP officers responded to a report of a domestic incident on County Road 31, North Dundas Township. The investigation revealed that a female and her 37-year-old husband were in- volved in a verbal altercation that re- sulted in the male threatening the female and damaging property in the residence. He was arrested and faces charges of utter threat to cause death or bodily harm, mischief under $5,000. He was held in custody pending an ap- pearance in Cornwall court. Woman charged in incident A 22-year-old South Stormont woman is
Submitted photo Cooper Marsh Conservators, Inc., a registered charity, has received a $1,000 donation from the Ontario Power Generation. The money goes towards its “Get on Board” proj- ect, aimed at raising funding to revitalize the Cooper Marsh wetland, starting with re- placement of the aging boardwalk. New boardwalk-linked viewing platforms will be added to overlook additional areas of open water designed to attract more wildlife. From left, are Dr. Robin Poole ,CMC Inc fundraising chair; Linda Halliday, public af- fairs officer OPG; and Jacques Legault CMC Inc. chair.
CREATIVE MINDS COME TOGETHER
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE FERMETURE DE BRETELLES Les bretelles en direction est de l’autoroute 401 seront fermées périodiquement entre le lundi 15 mai et le samedi le 19 mai et entre le lundi 21 mai et le samedi 26 mai. Les bretelles en direction ouest de l’autoroute 401 seront fer- mées périodiquement entre le lundi 21 mai et le samedi le 26 mai et entre le lundi 28 mai et le samedi 2 juin. Ces fermetures sont mises en place pour faciliter la nouvelle orientation de la rue Moulinette. L’information sur les fermetures de rues provinciales peut se trouver a l’adresse suivante: http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/french/traveller/trip/ Highway 401 eastbound on and off ramps at Moulinette Road are scheduled to be closed periodically throughout the week of Mon- day May 15 to Saturday May 19 and Monday May 21 to Saturday May 26. Also the Highway 401 westbound on and off ramps at Moulinette Road are scheduled to be closed periodically through- out the week of Monday May 21 to Saturday May 26 and Monday May 28 to Saturday June 2. These closures are being set up to facilitate the realignment of Moulinette Road. Ministry of Transportation construction and traveller information can be found at: http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/trip/ HIGHWAY 401 RAMP CLOSURES – HIGHWAY 401 AT MOULINETTE ROAD BRIDGE
Photo by Katina Diep Students from St-Lawrence High School presented art pieces from schools from all over Eastern Ontario from Upper Canada District School Board for three days, last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Cornwall Square Mall. Drawings, paintings, sculptures of papier mâché, stained glass pieces and even a Lego construction pasted on a T-shirt, all displayed to show amazing talent on various themes. Pictured from left Christa Lariv- iere, Tanis Laframboise, Bailey Laurin, Nathon Ponzo and Brandon St-Jacques.
LANDSCAPES AND NATURE
Submitted photo Artist Libby Cameron’s work is presently gracing the walls of the Corrid’Art art gallery, depicting landscapes and other elements of nature. Of all the mediums available she prefers pastel, as well as pen and ink. “I’ve worked with oil and as I am a very impatient artist, oils are too slow to dry, she said candidly. Visitors can discover her work, along with the paintings of other local artist Bev Leroux, until May 24. For more information, go to http://centreculturelcornwall.org/.
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