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211 information service reaches Prescott-Russell

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families and professionals to community

Bilingual and certified information and

a laid-off employee wanting to find out

The 211 information service is now

agencies and people facing barriers due to

referral specialists answer 211 calls 24/7,

about employment insurance, a teenager

available in Prescott-Russell.

languages, poverty or personal difficulty.

even on statutory holidays.

trying to deal with school or social issues, a

What is 211?

Here are just a few examples:

211 is free, confidential and multilingual

familysearching for childcare service in the

It is an easy-to-remember, three-digit,

Asonseekingtransportationforhisaging

(150 languages). The information is also

community, a mother wondering where

non-emergency telephone number that

parents,aseniorseekinghome-caresupport,

available online at www.211ontario.ca

she can enrol her daughter in soccer.

connectscallerstoafullrangeofcommunity,

Who benefits from 211?

social,

government

and

health

Everyone benefits - from individuals,

FAITES VOUS UN CADEAU!

services.

à partir de 19 995 $ * ça vaut le coup!

Start the new year with

a new start in education

Dodge Grand Caravan 2012

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Centre Coordinator with the elearning

H AWKESBURY

network in Hawkesbury.

The elearnnetwork.ca program is now

distributing its winter 2012 course guides in

“Why wait until September to begin

Hawkesbury. Local residents can find

your new start?,” says Sylvain Lefebvre,

hundreds of online programs and courses

byOntario’spublicuniversitiesandcolleges,

Rabais de 2 500 $

Rabais de 8 000 $ *

literacy and other training organizations,

Dodge Journey 2012

Gingerbread

starting in January 2012.

*Inclus toutes les rabais du manufacturier.

“There is still time to register for online

programsandcoursesbeginning in January.

WWW.HAWKESBURYCHRYSLER.CA 1030, AVE. SPENCE, HAWKESBURY, ON K6A 3H9 613 632-0941 • 1 888 632-0941

Study from home or at the Hawkesbury

HAWKESBURY CHRYSLER

house

access centre. Online education has many

options and we are here to help,” says

Lefebvre.

competition

Presentations

HewillbegivingpresentationsDecember

Monique Leduc 613 679-2801 “LET 28 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU!” Sales repres ntative

19 at the Hawkesbury Public Library, in

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French at 6:30 p.m. and in English at 7:30

V ANKLEEK

H ILL

p.m. From a basic computer skills course to

a full university degree, students havemore

Tel.: 613 446-5544 2885 Chamberland St., Rockland ON K4K 1M7

Three high schools are vying for

options than everwhenpursing their online

honours in the first Gingerbread

studies.

Competition the village of Vankleek Hill

Using technology such as web

andVankleekHillCollegiate Institute are

conferencing, audioconferencing and

hosting Saturday, December 17 at 10:30

1994-2010 2007 2002-2009

videoconferencing, students can decide

a.m. at the high school on Highway 34.

8.44-ACRE HOBBY FARM WITH POND 3-bedroom bungalow with full unfinished basement. Woodstove. Possibility of severing 1 lot. Can keep horses. Approx. 35 minutes east of Ottawa.

OWN FOR APPROX. $700/MONTH Including capital interest and property taxes. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Carpet-free. Municipal services. Beautiful corner lot close to park and school. Plantagenet.

which course best suits their needs.

Gingerbreadhousebuilders fromTagwi

“For many people, leaving their homes,

High School in Avonmore, Glengarry

their families or their jobs to pursue post-

DistrictHighSchoolinAlexandriaandfrom

secondary education can be impossible,”

VCI will submit their creations to a panel of

saidShaunBaron,Director,Recruitmentand

judges and the public.

Student Services, East Central Ontario

“We hope to have seven schools at next

$175,000

$109,900

year’s competition as there are three more

Region.

CAN’T BEAT THIS PRICE! All-brick bungalow,

NEED A LOT OF SPACE 3+1 bedrooms, 3

local schools starting a culinaryprogramin

“Byusingtechnologyandinnovationthat

January 2012,” says Phil Arber of Excellent

enable people to stay in their communities

Events, coordinator of the Gingerbread

whileconnectingwiththecollege,university

PAY LESS, WORK A LITTLE! 1+2-bedroom, all-brick bungalow. Newer roof, large shed, nice landscaping. Space for RV. Municipal services in St-Isidore. Commuter buses to Ottawa. bathrooms. Family room on main floor. Large mud room and more. Garage, in-ground pool, natural gas heating. Plantagenet.

finished basement, air condition, carport, only few feet from Ottawa river in Lefaivre. RIVERFRONT LOT 70’X148’ Cannot build on it. Dock your boat, fish or just enjoy nature. Plantagenet.

Competition.

or other training provider allowing them to

The event is apt for the village that

reach their goals, we’re able to make the

promotes its gingerbread architectural

$144,900

$209,900

impossible, possible.”

treatments. “Vankleek Hill calls itself the

Visit theaccess centreat 570KitchenerSt.,

Gingerbread Capital of Ontario, so this

Hawkesbury to pick up a copy of the winter

Gingerbread Competition is just a natural

2012 course guide.

attraction to add to the village’s repertoire

Morethan800onlineprogramsand10,000

of events. If all goes as planned, we may

online courses offered by the network’s

open an adult competition in 2012,” says

EducationalPartnersaresupportedthrough

Arber.

$15,900

$149,900

the organization’s 112 access centres.

Each county will be represented on the

Visit elearnnetwork.caor contactnorth.ca

$37,900 Commercial corner lot in village core of Plantagenet. Full services. Vendor willing to help with financing.

$39,900 2.09 commercial acres inVillage of Alfred. Could be rezoned residential. Fully serviced. Vendor willing to helpwith financing.

panel, but the real judgeswill be the public.

to download the winter 2012 course guide

Everyone is invited to come out and cheer

and to search the up-to-date database of all

for her and his favourite gingerbread

creation.

online courses and programs.

There are great prizes for all contestants,

sponsored by the Farmers’ Market.There is

no indication yet as to what the schools

Voici l’heure de tombée des annonces commerciales pour les publications des 23 et 30 décembre 2011.

The deadline for commercial ads in our December 23 rd & 30 th 2011 editions.

have produced.

There are only two rules: the basic

material must be gingerbread and all other

ingredients must be edible. For further

information, call 613-678-5086 or check out

Édition du 23 décembre le mardi 20 décembre, 10 h Édition du 30 décembre le jeudi 22 décembre, 14 h

December 30 th edition Thursday, December 22 nd , 2 p.m. December 23 rd edition, Tuesday December 20, 10 a.m.

www.vankleekhill.ca/events.

Bowling For Seniors

Here is something that might be right up

your alley : An invitation to join the Joyeux

quilleurs, for bowlers 60 years of age and

over, every Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the

Hawkesbury lanes. Call 613-675-2903 if you

want to give it a roll.

Brunch In Pointe-au-Chêne

LeCentreCommunautaireCampbell, the

former Pointe-au-Chêne church, hosts a

Téléphonez une de nos représentantes afin de réserver votre espace 1 800 267-0850 | 613 632-4155 1100 Aberdeen, Hawkesbury, ON

community brunch the fourth Sunday of

every month. Breakfast is served by

volunteersfor$7peradultand$4forchildren

under 12.

Natalie Lanthier-Lamontagne

Marie-Ève Mercier

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