$ 0 - - & $ 5 * 7 * 5 r $ 0 . . 6 / * 5 : ‘BUTTERFLY CHILD’ BILLBOARD INSTALLED STEPHEN JEFFERY Stephen.jeffery@eap.on.ca
&/#3&'r#3*&'4 ATTRAPEZ L’AS Josée Bercier de Lefaivre a gagné 9722 dollars lors du tirage du 10 janvier de la loterie Catch the Ace du Russell Kin Club. Josée Bercier a acheté son billet gagnant à la Boutique Lady Jo à Embrun. Il reste 15 enveloppes dans la liste de tirage pour avoir une chance de gagner le grand prix de plus de 180 000 dollars. Le Russell Kin Club a récolté plus de 250 000 dollars jusqu’à présent avec sa loterie Attrapez l’as pour aider les organisations caritatives locales. – Gregg Chamberlain SEEDLINGS FOR SALE The South Nation Conservation Authority offers “over the counter” sales of bulk allotments of tree seedlings for lan- downers with small-scale reforestation plans that do not qualify for government subsidies for treeplanting. Bundles of 50 seedlings are available for prices ranging from 68¢ or higher per seedling depending on the tree species. Lan- downers pick up their seedling orders in spring. Information is also available on subsidies for large-scale treeplanting projects. Go to www.nation.on.ca for the information link. – Gregg Chamberlain UCDSB GRADUATION RATE The Upper Canada District School Board is getting closer to meeting its goal of a 90 per cent graduation rate. A four-year summary report noted that the rate rose from 73.4 per cent in 2017 to 86.2 per cent for 2020. – Gregg Chamberlain
Motorists travelling along Notre-Dame Street west of the Embrun roundabout can see a familiar face smiling at them from the side of the road. A new sign, displaying the name and face of Jonathan Pitre, has been installed near the future site of an accessible park to be named in his honour. The sign was built and installed at the request of Russell Township to advertise the approval of the park, which is due to be built later this year. Pitre, also known as the “Butterfly Boy”, was a Russell resident born with epidermo- lysis bullosa, a condition that makes skin fragile and prone to blisters. He helped spread awareness of the condition across Canada before his death in 2018. Council approved funding in the 2021 budget for both the park, which would be built as part of a multi-use recreation complex near the existing Russell Sports Dome in Embrun. The accessible park would be one of the first parts of the complex built. $BTTFMNBOCBTFE,#.FEJBEFTJHOFE the sign. In a statement on social media, the company said they were “proud to make this project a reality”. The park will be the first area in Pitre’s hometown named in his honour. An Ottawa Catholic elementary school is named after him, as is an Ottawa Senators development camp award for the hardest working player.
Un panneau a été installé le long de la rue Notre-Dame pour annoncer le qui sera bientôt construit et qui portera le nom de Jonathan Pitre. — photo Stephen Jeffery
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