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CLARENCE CREEK MAN SAVES LIFE IN ROCKLAND
man for nearly 10 minutes until paramedics arrived, at which point they restarted Brise- bois’s heart with a defibrillator and loaded him into the ambulance. Brisebois says he has no memory of the event, recalling nothing until he awoke in the hospital. “They told me I was in front of the banana TUBOE u#SJTFCPJTTBJEi&WFOJGZPVBTLFE me from here to there, I have no clue. It’s a blank.” Brisebois was taken to the Heart Institute at the University of Ottawa, where a speedy recovery soothed the minds of friends and family. According to Louis Trudeau, a friend of Brisebois, he opened his eyes and moved his limbs that same day; by Sunday, he was awake and communicating, although sluggishly. “He’s doing very well, the heart institute EJEBOBNB[JOHKPC uTBJE5SVEFBVi8FSF all ecstatic, no permanent brain damage. He’s back home as of the fifth of February.” Brisebois is very grateful that Dollimont was nearby and offered his help, but Dolli- mont says it was a stroke of luck he was even in the store to begin with. Although he used to live in Rockland and worked at that same store, Dollimont moved away five years ago, and he was only in the area because he purchased a house in the area with his fiancée. He was in the right place at the right time, completely by coincidence. “For me to go into that store is very unlikely,” Dollimont said.
C’est un coup de chance qu’Austin Dollimont (gauche) se soit rendu au Food Basics de Rockland ce jour-là, une chance qui a sauvé la vie de Pierre Brisebois (droit). -photo Christopher Smith
CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
On January 21, 74-year-old Pierre Brise- bois was shopping at the Food Basics in Rockland when he collapsed in the middle of the produce area. Austin Dollimont was nearby and went over to offer his assistance, thinking that Brisebois had simply fallen over. Instead, he found that Brisebois wasn’t
breathing and had no heartbeat, having suffered a heart attack right there in the grocery store. “I thought I was going to come help you up,” he said. “And then it got really serious.” Dollimont instinctively fell back on his first aid training. He performed CPR on the
It was a stroke of luck that Austin Dollimont was visiting the Food Basics in Rockland that day, and that stroke of luck saved Pierre Brisebois’s life.
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ROCKLAND HELP CENTRE CENTRE D’AIDE ROCKLAND
Le Centre d’aide de Rockland a présenté un certificat d’appréciation pour exprimer sa sincère gratitude pour tous les services que le magasin Tigre Géant, sous votre direction, a fourni au Centre d’aide de Rockland au cours de l’année 2021. La possibilité d’avoir accès aux produits alimentaires nécessaires en vrac sur une base régulière a été grandement appréciée. L’excellente coopération des membres de votre personnel a rendu notre travail beaucoup plus facile. De plus, vous nous avez donné un accès temporaire aux congélateurs de votre magasin pour l’entreposage de 225 chapons, jusqu’à leur livraison à nos familles dans le besoin, le 17 décembre dernier. De plus, votre magasin a fait don d’une grande quantité de vêtements et d’articles divers pour notre friperie au cours de l’année, sans compter les cadeaux pour enfants donnés pendant la période de Noël. Il ne fait aucun doute que Tigre Géant est l’exemple parfait d’une bonne entreprise citoyenne, qui non seulement fait des affaires à Rockland, mais qui participe à la vie et à la bienveillance de ses citoyens. Au nom du conseil d’administration et de nos bénévoles, nous tenons à vous remercier, M. St-Martin, ainsi que tous vos employés, pour votre générosité. DANS LA PHOTO DE GAUCHE À DROITE : ERNIE HACKER, BÉNÉVOLE (CAMIONNEUR) AU CENTRE D’AIDE ROCKLAND, M. SYLVAIN ST-MARTIN, GÉRANT DU GIANT TIGER ROCKLAND,JEAN CHARTRAND, GÉRANT D’ÉPICERIE AU GIANT TIGER ET ANDRÉ-PERRAS, PRÉSIDENT DU CENTRE D’AIDE ROCKLAND. The Rockland Help Centre has presented a certificate of appreciation to express their sincere gratitude for all the services that the Giant Tiger store, under your direction, has provided to the Rockland Help Centre during the year 2021. The ability to access needed food products in bulk on a regular basis was greatly appreciated. The excellent cooperation of your staff members has made our job much easier. In addition, you have given us temporary access to your store’s freezers for the storage of 225 capons, until the delivery to our families in need, last December 17. Also, your store donated a large quantity of clothing and various items for our thrift store during the year, not to mention the help with gifts for children donated during the Christmas season. There is no doubt that Giant Tiger is a perfect example of a good corporate citizen, not only doing business in Rockland but participating in the lives and goodwill of its citizens. On behalf of the Board of Directors and our volunteers, we would like to thank you, Mr. St-Martin, and all your employees for your generosity. IN THE PICTURE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: BERNIE HACKER, TRUCK DRIVER AND VOLUNTEER AT THE HELP CENTER INROCKLAND,MR. SYLVAINST-MARTIN, MANAGER AT THE ROCKLAND GIANT TIGER,JEAN CHARTRAND, GROCERY STORE MANAGER AT GIANT TIGER ROCKLAND, ANDRÉ-PERRAS PRESIDENT OF THE ROCKLAND HELP CENTER.
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