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VANKLEEK HILL FOODBANK JAMBOREE
ANTOINE MESSIER antoine.messier@eap.on.ca
tavern’s patio from early afternoon to 11 p.m. “What we try to do is address different BHFHSPVQTXJUIUIFNVTJDTUZMFT TBZT. Richard Charest, a member of the organizing committee. “In the early afternoon, music targeted older age groups while the late-night shows were meant for a younger generation. .FNCFSTPGUIF7BOLMFFL)JMM4QPSUT Club were on site, cooking hamburgers and hot-dogs to raise funds for their own association. Food was provided to the club by the Vankleek Hill Foodland. This is the first time the event has taken place since 2019.
The Foodbank Jamboree at the Windsor Tavern raises over $8000 for the Vankleek Hill Foodbank. The event raised around $5300 for the foodbank. Scotia Bank then provided a matching donation of $3000 for a total of approximately $8300. The cost of the event was covered entirely by sponsors, which allows all the profits from the $20 entry fee to be distributed directly to the Foodbank. Outdoor concerts were given on the
POLLINATOR PATCHES IN CHAMPLAIN
ANTOINE MESSIER antoine.messierr@eap.on.ca
Butterflyway Project in Champlain. The 31 volunteers in Champlain Township received toolkits and information on how to plant pollinator patches from the David Suzuki Foundation. The goal was to establish a dozen pollinator patches in Vankleek Hill and the surrounding areas. The Champlain Butterflyway Project received seeds from Vankleek Hill Foodland and the local horti- cultural club to help. This spring alone, over 30 garden patches were planted One garden can be found in front of UIFMJCSBSZPO.BJO4USFFUJO7BOLMFFL)JMM Another will be planted by schoolchildren at Curé-Labrosse Catholic Elementary School in St-Eugene.
The Champlain Township Public Library in association with the David Suzuki Foundation are planting garden patches with native wildflowers for bees and butterflies to find food and shelter. The Butterflyway Project, launched by the David Suzuki Foundation in 2017, is a Canadian volunteer-led movement. “The mission of this project is to grow pollinator patches in local areas with local flowers for pollinators to thrive” said Alicia Heinzle, children and youth librarian at the Champlain library and coordinator for the
Le Foodbank Jamboree à la Taverne Windsor a amassé plus de 8 000$ pour la Banque Alimentaire de Vankleek Hill.-photo Antoine Messier
LE NOUVEAU FOURGON DE SAUVETAGE AMÉLIORÉ ARRIVE
Les bénévoles de Butterflyway plantent des fleurs sauvages indigènes dans leur propre jardin. —photo fournie
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East Hawkesbury Township Fire Chief Bryce Luker (right) and department Captain Joel Myre were happy to see the new, and bigger, rescue van arrive at the township municipal office July 8. The vehicle, built to order by Battleshield Industries Ltd. of Var, is three times bigger than the old rescue van, with greater capacity to carry all the equipment needed to meet any emergency situation. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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l’ancien fourgon du service. Le chef Luker a noté que la nouvelle unité a une capacité significative pour transporter les pinces de sauvetage et tout autre équipement dont les pompiers auront besoin lorsqu’ils répondront à des appels de sauvetage d’urgence. La nouvelle fourgonnette deviendra la principale unité du service pour répondre aux appels de sauvetage. Toutefois, le chef Luker a fait remarquer que l’ancien fourgon fera toujours partie de la flotte du service en tant qu’unité de sauvetage secondaire. j/PVTTPNNFTVOFDPNNVOBVUÊUSÍT étendue, avec trois casernes de pompiers, BEÊDMBSÊMFDIFG-VLFS/PVTBJNPOTMJEÊF EBWPJSVOEFVYJÍNFDBNJPOEFTBVWFUBHFv
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Le Service des incendies du canton de Hawkesbury Est compte une nouvelle addition à sa flotte de véhicules. 6OFOPVWFMMFGPVSHPOOFUUFEFTBVWFUBHF faite sur mesure, est arrivée au bureau municipal du canton le 8 juillet. Le véhicule a été construit par Battleshield Industries Ltd. de Vars, au coût d’environ 350 000 $, taxes comprises, ce qui, selon le chef des pompiers Bryce Luker, est bien en deçà du budget alloué pour la fourgonnette. Le nouveau fourgon de sauvetage a été construit à partir d’un châssis de camion Freightliner et est trois fois plus grand que
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