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ficers were called by a concerned citizen who had been following a suspected impaired driver on Cassburn Road in L’Orignal. The suspect was stopped by the citizen at the intersection of County Road 17 and Longueuil Street in L’Orignal. Con- stables Steve Roy, Luc Dénommée and Sergeant Patrick MacGregor responded to the call. Guy Sabourin, 53, of Lajoie Street, Lefaivre was charged with driving while his blood alcohol level was above the le- gal limit. His vehicle was seized for seven days and his driver’s licence suspended for 90 days. Pellet gun attacks The detachment is still investigating in- cidents of mischief where windows have been damaged by BB and pellet guns. Victims from St-Eugène, L’Orignal and Hawkesbury have been reporting dam- ages to windows caused by air guns. Anyone with information about any criminal matters can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or the Hawkesbury O.P.P. at 613-632-2729. Persons giving tips to Crime Stoppers that lead to an arrest may be eligible for a cash reward. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call dis- play. Callers remain anonymous and their presence will not be required in court. Tips can also be sent via text message and e-mail. For more information visit the Na- tional Capital Crime Stoppers’ website at www.CrimeStoppers.ca. “Many of our elementary teachers want to participate in activities they have tradi- tionally been involved in,” said Pietersma. “These activities have always been part of the overall school experience for all mem- bers of the school community including students and staff.” English-language public school teachers have been withdrawing from extra-curric- ular activities as a form of protest against a new contract imposed by the Ontario gov- ernment.
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HAWKESBURY | Snow blower thefts are among the crimes being investigated by the Hawkesbury Ontario Provincial Police detachment. January 14 and 15, four break-ins at a garage and sheds on Higginson, Régent and William Streets, Hawkesbury, were reported. Taken from a Higginson Street shed was an Onan 5,500-watt generator, model Pro 6000 E , serial number 1110018, on a dolly system with a flat tire. Other stolen items include a green 30-inch Yard- works snow blower with a 14-horsepower motor (Model #: 31AH6ZKH515 Serial #: 111688330089) and a small black and red Mastercraft snow blower with a 5.5-horse- power motor (Model #: 31AS3CAD516 Se- rial #: 1K16010586.) Anyone with informa- tion about these thefts is asked to contact Constable Steve Roy at 613-632-2729. 20 charges During the week of January 14 to 21, the detachment responded to 240 occur- rences and laid 20. Officers investigated five break and enters, six thefts and three assaults. Seven RIDE initiatives were con- ducted. There was one impaired driving charge laid. Citizen halts suspect January 18, shortly before 9:30 p.m., of- BROCKVILLE | The refusal by area public elementary school teachers to partici- pate in extra-curricular activities is ille- gal, contends the Upper Canada District School Board. The UCDSB and the Trillium Lakelands District School Board have filed an applica- tion with the labour board Ontario Labour Relations Board to determine whether the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontar- io has counselled unlawful strike activities. The OLRB was to consider the filing Friday, January 25. “We have gathered written evidence that we believe supports our position to the OLRB,” stated UCDSB chair Greg Pi- etersma. “The actions of the ETFO local chapter and provincial representatives are affecting students, classroom and school activities, as well as relations between staff members and are seriously under- mining public confidence.” The school boards want to turn atten- tion to student achievement by pointing out that ETFO’s counselling a withdrawal of extra-curricular activities interferes with the normal activities of the school board, its schools, and school programs.
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Business people argue the town of Hawkesbury ought to reverse its conversion of a section of Régent Street into a one-way lane. Business owners try to reverse one-way decision
at the January 14 council meeting, Khan and Portelance intend to return to council January 28. Khan complains, “I was not notified per- sonally before the one-way went in. That really bothers me.” But, during a brief discussion January 14, Mayor René Berthiaume noted that the town followed its procedure. Notices were posted in newspapers and on the town’s web page. Portelance was angry that the mayor “tried to brush us off.” Berthiaume referred Khan to chief ad- ministrator Jean-Yves Carrier, who later ex- plained the reasoning behind the decision. Neither Khan nor Portelance accept the town’s explanation, arguing that alterna- tives ought to be explored. “We want to open a discussion. At least somebody should give us a chance to dis- cuss it,”says Khan. Neighbouring businesses are also upset by the decision, relates Por- telance. A barrier has been erected, divert- ing westbound traffic southbound onto Stanley Street. “If the town wants to protect residents, there are better ways of doing it,” states Portelance.
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HAWKESBURY | The town of Hawkes- bury has not heard the last of a conve- nience-store operator who says he has suffered“big time” since the municipali- ty turned a section of Régent Street into a one-way lane. Ataur Khan has the support of other businesses and residents in his drive to convince the town to reconsider its deci- sion to turn a section of Régent between McGill and Stanley Streets into a one-way eastbound street. The move was meant to improve the safety of seniors living at the Man- oir McGill Manor, at Régent and McGill Streets. But Khan says the new flow has hurt sales at the McGill Street Dépanneur À Tout Prix, where revenues have dropped by “at least 20 per cent” since the street change formally went into effect in Octo- ber. “It makes no sense,” contends Robert Portelance, who owns the building. Dis- pleased with the response they received
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Une autre étape est franchie L’agrandissement de l’Hôpital Général de Hawkesbury a franchi une autre étape – l’approbation du gouvernement provincial de procéder avec l’appel d’offres sur la construction des nouvelles installations. En 2011, la province a donné son aval au projet de réaménagement de l’HGH. À la hauteur de 146 millions de dollars, ce projet est le plus ambitieux projet du secteur public et parapublic qui ait été entrepris dans Prescott- Russell depuis la construction de l’autoroute 417. La construction doit commencer en 2014 et s’étaler sur trois ans. L’HGH deviendra alors un hôpital régional de 96 lits offrant une gamme complète de services de niveaux communautaire, primaire et secondaire.
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