Volume 3, No 21 , 16 pages • CORNWALL, ON • APRIL 10, 2013
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Kathy Bisson, director of logistics and equipment planning with the Cornwall Community Hospital, beams as she stands at the entrance to a state-of-the- art urology suite with a new urology table at a public unveiling of the hospital’s new west wing. The two-storey wing was unveiled to rave reviews during public tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Please see page 2.
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CRIME SCENE
Too close Christopher Watters, 54 of Cornwall was arrested on March 19 after he was ac- cused of breaching release conditions by coming near a residence he was or- dered to remain away from. He was bound b y an undertaking with the conditions of no contact directl y or indirectl y with certain people or fro m going within 100 m etres of their place of residence and to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. It is alleged that on March 18 , he was seen within 100 m eters of a residence contrar y to his conditions. He was charged with failing to co m pl y with un- dertaking and released to appear in court on April 16. Theft and breach A 24-year-old Cornwall man faces charg- es after he was accused of stealing prop- erty from a Marleau Avenue store. Ra y Greenwood was arrested on March 19 in connection with the March 15 theft. He was bound b y a probation order and an undertaking with the conditions to keep the peace and be of good behaviour He was charged with theft under $5,000, failing to co m pl y with an under- taking and breach of a probation order. Damage to restaurant A 58-year-old Cornwall man has been charged after he was accused of damag- ing property at a Montreal Road restau- rant just before 10:30 p.m. on March 19. Daniel Ouellette is charged with m is- chief under $5,000. He was released to appear in court on April 16 . Kicked the dog A 28-year-old Cornwall man placed him- self in double jeopardy when he was accused of not only assaulting his girl- friend, but also kicking their six-month- old dog. The m an was arrested last Wednesda y after it was alleged that the previous da y he assaulted his 33- y ear-old girlfriend during an altercation and kicked their dog. Neither the victi m nor the dog required m edical treat m ent. The m an was charged with do m estic assault and cruelt y to ani m als. He was held in custod y until court later that da y . Theft and mischief A 14- y ear-old Cornwall y outh was ar- rested on March 19 after it was alleged that 2013 the y outh re m oved propert y fro m his father and caused da m aged to the residence on March 7. Please see TRAFFIC STOP: Page 4
GREG KIELEC greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
The west wing of Cornwall Community Hospital’s McConnell Avenue site was un- veiled to glowing reviews Saturday. As m an y as 150 people were lined up out- side the wing housing a new e m ergenc y depart m ent, diagnostic equip m ent and op- erating roo m s for a public unveiling of the hospital’s crown jewel at 10 a. m . Saturda y . “It’s a drea m co m e true. I couldn’t be prouder,” said Margaret Darling, a registered nurse with 44 y ears of service at the hospi- tal. “It’s Cornwall’s ti m e to shine and we’re shining toda y .” Visitors arriving at the new wing were welco m ed b y hospital chief executive of- ficer Jeanette Despatie and hospital board chair Helen Periard to a large, air y entrance to the e m ergenc y depart m ent flooded nat- ural light fro m large windows. As the y wended their wa y through the hallwa y s to various depart m ents, the y were greeted b y staff on hand to answer ques- tions and highlight the new and i m proved features of the two-floor addition to the hospital. Despatie said she was hoping the new wing would i m press visitors be y ond what the y had i m agined, and b y all indications earl y Saturda y afternoon, the bright, uplift- ing new facilit y did just that. “I think it had the ‘wow’ factor,” Despatie bea m ed. “The reaction has been ver y posi- tive.” It was the onl y opportunit y for visitors – other than on a stretcher -- to see a ke y co m ponent of the wing, new surgical suites that will be disinfected and put into opera- tion shortl y , Despatie said.
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And she cautioned that there is still one m ore y ear of work to be done before the entire hospital restructuring is co m plete. “Then we will have a big shebang,” she said. Periard said there were plent y of surprises for visitors eager to get a peek at the new digs. “I believe the y were surprised b y ev- er y thing,” she said. One of the big attractions was the new m agnetic resonance i m aging m achine, housed in one of a nu m ber of diagnos- tic suites along a long hallwa y containing $15.5 m illion in high-tech equip m ent all raised b y public dollars. “Ever y one wanted to see the MRI,” Periard said. It was a piece of equip m ent fore m ost in the m ind of Colleen MacLean of Ingleside, who has travelled to Kingston in the past to get an MRI scan co m pleted. The MRI in Cornwall will lift a huge financial burden Margaret Darling, above, a registered nurse with Cornwall Co mm unity Hospi- tal, points to a new e m ergency treat m ent area at the hospitals’ new west wing. Pic- tured right, visitors talk in a well-lit foyer on the ground level of the wing.
fro m people on fixed inco m es who previ- ousl y travelled to Ottawa or Kingston for a scan, she said. Nanc y -Ann Bush, m anager of infection and prevention control, was welco m ing visitors on their wa y to exa m ine the new da y -surger y suites, said she was “incredibl y excited” about m oving into the new wing. “It’s ever y thing we expected and m ore. It’s bright and full of light.” Hospital changes parking rates Cornwall Community Hospital is changing to a variable parking rate from its flat rate of five dollars per day to better meet the needs of patients and visitors, according to the hospital. “Due to increased public de m and, we are evolving fro m a dail y rate s y ste m to a vari- able rate s y ste m , which will save people m one y when the y visit the hospital for a short period of ti m e,” said hospital co mm u- nications co-ordinator Shaun MacDonald. Under the new s y ste m , the m ini m u m rate drops to three dollars for visits of less than an hour, two dollars less than the previousl y used flat rate, but will increase to six dollars for visitors sta y ing longer than an hour, one dollar m ore than the previous flat rate. The Journal jcornwall@eap.on.ca
CCH reveals $1-million donors GREG KIELEC GREG.KIELEC@EAP.ON.CA
With the opening of the hospital’s new west wing, Cornwall Hospital Foundation is now able to unveil the name of the $1-mil- MJPOEPOPSTUPUIF0VS)PTQJUBMt0VS'VUVSF Campaign: Rose and David Bloomfield, owners of Cornwall’s Morbern Inc. The Bloo m fields whose gift re m ained anon ym ous for y ears will now leave a long- lasting legac y in the cit y . Cornwall Co mm u- nit y Hospital will na m e its new diagnostic depart m ent The Rose and David Bloo m field Diagnostic Centre in their honour. Given through the David Bloo m field Fa m - il y Foundation, the visionar y donation was a catal y st gift received earl y during the Our Hospital Our Future Ca m paign m otivating several other donors to support the project. “This region is i m portant to us,” sa y s David Bloo m field. “Rose and I started Morbern Inc. in Cornwall over 50 y ears ago. During that
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ti m e we’ve learned a few things. One of the m ost i m portant is that in business as in life, people are precious.”
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Police dismantle grow-op near schools
A traffic stop resulting in a marijuana po- session arrest turned into the bust of a major grow operation across the street from three schools recently. On the evening of March 20, following a traffic stop in Cornwall, m e m bers of the Cornwall Regional Task Force, Serious & Or- ganized Cri m e Section arrested a m ale for transporting m arijuana. Further investigation led police to execute a search warrant in the earl y m orning hours of March 21, at a residence located across the street fro m three schools in Cornwall.
RE/MAX CORNWALL REALTY INC. At this ti m e, a m an and a wo m an will be charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, contrar y to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Further charges are pending. As a result of their actions, investigators were able to dis m antle a m arijuana grow operation consisting of 22 plants. At the residence, police seized equip m ent used for cultivation and approxi m atel y 8.3 kilo- gra m s of bagged m arijuana read y for dis- tribution. A 2003 Silver Acura used to trans- port the drugs was also seized.
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A Cornwall high-tech firm was held out as a shining example for the province’s eco- nomic recovery by Ontario Premier Kath- leen Wynne last Wednesday. The newl y m inted Liberal pre m ier was in Cornwall to talk to business and politi- cal leaders at Sig m aPoint Technologies on Marleau Avenue, one of eight stops she has m ade around to province to hear concerns about the province’s econo my . The success of Sig m aPoint, a circuit board m anufacturer that e m plo y s close to 300 people, shows that Ontario co m panies can co m pete on the world stage, W y nne said after taking a tour around the factor y floor where she learned about different aspects of the co m pan y ’s production. She said it is evident there are areas that Ontario co m panies can co m pete against econo m ic powerhouses like China. “There are things that Ontario can do that other m arkets can’t do,” she said in response to a question fro m The Journal . She pointed to the burgeoning m anufac-
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War and Pitt Street Historic Pitt Street and Cornwall and the War of 1812 are the focus of the first two exhibits of the season at the Corn- wall Co mm unit y Museu m in La m oureux Park. The m useu m is open Wed. to Sun. 11 a m to 4 p m , ad m ission is free. 613 936-0842. Support and share Bereaved Fa m ilies of Ontario – Corn- wall & Area is holding a Support and Share Night on Wednesda y , April 10th, 2013 fro m 7 p. m . to 9 p. m . at 216 Mon- treal Road, Cornwall. If y ou have lost so m eone through death, BFO evenings are open to all be- reaved adults struggling with the loss of a loved one. The presentation will be followed b y a s m all group support. Together, we can help the healing begin. For m ore infor- m ation, please call 613.936.1455 or visit the drop-in centre fro m Monda y to Frida y fro m 9 a. m . – 4 p. m . Concert of favourites Out of the Shower!, a concert of fa- vourites with Felicit y Brown and Colleen Fitzpatrick, acco m panied b y Rose m ar y Brown, will occur on Sunda y , April 14 at 3 p. m . at Trinit y Anglican Church at 105 Second Street West in Cornwall. The cost is $10 at the door and a reception will fol- low. Those attending are urged to bring a non-perishable food ti m e for the food bank. Dinner Fundraiser The Patrons of St. Colu m ban Founda- tion is holding a chicken dinner fund- raiser on Sunda y , April 14 at the Ro y al Canadian Legion Branch 297 in Cornwall fro m 4:30 p. m . to 7 p. m . to raise funds for the restoration work at the historic St. Co- lu m ban’s Church in Cornwall. For further infor m ation contact Brian L y nch at 613- 933-8353. Boombastic St. Lawrence Secondar y School presents Boo m bastic – A Fashion Show on Wednes- da y , Ma y 15 at 7 p. m . at Saint Lawrence Secondar y School at 1450 Second Street East to raise m one y for the Children’s Treat m ent Centre. For m ore infor m a- tion e m ail Megan Deruchia at m egande- ruchia@hot m ail.co m . Email your coming events to lyse.emond@ eap.on.ca. // Envoyez vos événements à lyse. emond@eap.on.ca. communautaire Le lien community link The
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a Brookdale Avenue store and re m oved propert y without m aking an y atte m pts to pa y for the ite m s. The y were approached b y the store’s loss prevention officer when he was pushed and struck b y their vehicle. Cassandra Garreau, 24, was charged with robber y with violence and failing to co m pl y with an undertaking. She was held in custod y until court the following da y . Jana y Niles, 20, was charged with two counts of failing to co m pl y with an un- dertaking and robber y with violence. She was released to appear in court on Ma y 7.. Aggravated assault A Cornwall teen faces a charged aggra- vated assault after a 28-year-old man was assaulted in Montreal Road parking lot on Sunday. The m an was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Brandon Barkle y , 18 of Cornwall is charged with aggravated assault. He was held in custod y until court the following da y . Assaulting peace officer A St. Andrew’s woman faces a number of charges after she was accused of nar- rowly missing a police officer with her vehicle on Thursday. Delcar m en Guz m an, 42, was arrested on April 5 after it is alleged the previous da y she failed to co-operate with a m e m ber of the Cornwall Co mm unit y Police Service, operated a m otor vehicle in a dangerous m anner and nearl y struck the officer.
She is charged with dangerous opera- tion of a m otor vehicle, obstruct police, resisting arrest, assaulting a peace officer with a weapon and breach of a probation order. She was held in custod y until court the following da y . Drugs and driving Tanner Broadfoot, 20 of Tecumseh, was arrested shortly after 2 a.m. on Saturday after it is alleged he was found operat- ing a motor vehicle on Power Dam Drive while under the influence of alcohol. Further investigation revealed that he was in possession of a controlled sub- stance believed to be m arijuana. He was charged with i m paired opera- tion of a m otor vehicle and possession of a controlled substance. He was trans- ported for further testing which resulted in an additional charge of driving while over the legal blood-alcohol li m it. He was released to appear in court on April 11. Break-in instruments Three Quebec men face charges after a traffic stop on Highway 401 in South Glengarry by SD&G OPP at 7:30 a.m. on March 17. The stop revealed that the m ale driver and one of his m ale passengers were breaching their earlier release conditions. Further investigation revealed that the m ales were in possession of break in in- stru m ents. The driver and his two passengers were arrested and face charges of failing to co m pl y with an undertaking or recogni- zance; possession of break-in instru m ents and obstructing or resisting a peace of- ficer. The three m en aged 28, 29 and 31 were held in custod y pending an appear- ance in Cornwall court. Break and enter On March 16 at approximately 3 a.m., SD&G OPP officer responded to a report of a break and enter on Spring Street in Maxville. The investigation revealed that a m an had entered a residence and when con- fronted he left the scene. A 24- y ear-old m an, Sa m uel Trace of North Stor m ont, was located and arrested a short ti m e later.
The y outh was charged with theft un- der $5,000 and m ischief under $5,000. The y outh, whose na m e was not released as per provision under the Youth Cri m inal Justice Act, was released to an adult to ap- pear in court on April 20. Traffic nets weapon A March 17 traffic stop by SD&G OPP officers on Main Street in Alexandria turned up an unauthorized weapon on the vehicle’s driver. The stop revealed that the 22- y ear-old m ale passenger was breaching his earlier release conditions. Further investigation revealed that the 20- y ear-old fe m ale driv- er, Hope Vander Haeghe was in posses- sion of an unauthorized weapon. The m an was arrested and faces three counts of breach of probation and three counts of failing to co m pl y with Under- taking or recognizance. He was held in custod y pending an ap- pearance in Cornwall court. Vander Haeghe was arrested and faces charges of unauthorized possession of a weapon and breach of a probation order She is scheduled to appear Ma y 8 in Al- exandria court. Robbery with violence Two Cornwall woman are facing charges after it was alleged they pushed a struck a store’s loss prevention incident during an incident Sunday. It is alleged that the wo m en attended
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Cornwall city council approves 2.88 per cent tax hike
But the process quickl y beca m e bogged down in procedural wrangling between Ma y or Bob Kilger and Councillor Glen Grant, when Grant argued Kilger was out of order when he indicated he would allow council m e m bers to table m otions for changes to the $155 m illion docu m ent.
Kilger, concerned that council m e m bers would not be allowed an opportunit y to stu m p for extra funding for outside agen- cies, wanted councillors to be allowed to i mm ediatel y table m otions supporting a $60,000 funding increase to be split a m ong five outside agencies.
But Grant argued that council was bound to follow the process set in the agenda, which outlined the second ite m of action for the m eeting was the approval of the 2013 budget.
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Cornwall city councillors managed to spend some more money, but still hold their 2013 budget to a 2.88 increase after a marathon final budget meeting Wednes- day night. Council m e m bers approved an extra $60,000 in last- m inute funding for outside agencies at the urging of Councillor Elaine MacDonald, but the m one y will be taken fro m last y ear’s surplus to avoid further in- creasing taxes. The extra m one y went to two seniors groups to access provincial funding, a lo- cal genealog y group for storage space and subsequent m ove to the base m ent of the Cornwall librar y , a new group to aid devel- op m entall y challenged adults and for food for the soup kitchen at the Agape Centre. The extra spending was approved b y the m ajorit y of council. Despite the pro- testations, it essentiall y overturned a cap of $500,000 initiated for outside agenc y funding during the budget deliberations m onths ago. The 2.88 per cent increase will add an ex- tra $72 to the tax bill of a ho m eowner who paid $2,500 last y ear, or roughl y $29 m ore per $1,000 of taxes. The budget had alread y been endorsed b y the cit y ’s budget steering co mm ittee co m prised of all council m e m bers and was set to be approved as presented during a special council m eeting last Wednesda y evening at cit y hall.
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During it’s discovery weekend, on March 23th and 24th, Make Way For Youth (Place aux jeunes Ontario) welcomed 11 post-secondary students interested in discovering the many benefits of living in Prescott-Russell, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) and Cornwall. Place aux jeunes Ontario aims to facilitate the establishment of young graduates and respond to the needs of skilled labor in the region. The participants were able to establish professional and valuable contacts during the weekend.
Le séjour exploratoire de Place aux jeunes Ontario, initiative du RDÉE Ontario, s’est déroulé les 23 et 24 mars lors duquel 11 jeunes diplômés postsecondaires se sont déplacés pour découvrir la région de Prescott-Russell, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry (SDG) et Cornwall. Place aux jeunes Ontario vise à faciliter l’établissement des jeunes gradués bilingues et à répondre aux besoins de main- d’œuvre spécialisée de la région. Les jeunes professionnels ont eu la chance de rencontrer une vingtaine d’intervenants et d’employeurs au cours des diverses activités.
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Procedural wrangling leads to marathon session CORNWALL: From Page 5
The onl y wa y the budget could be changed was if a m end m ents were tabled after the m ain m otion to approve the bud- get was tabled, he told Kilger. After so m e tense debate, and with the m a y or inferring that he didn’t want an y - one to “sandbag” the “de m ocratic” right of council m e m bers advocate for budget changes, Clerk Helen Finn advised that the budget could be changed via the a m end- m ent process. The procedural debate was just the beginning of a drawn-out process during which councillors argued for bud- get reductions, an across the board wage freeze and even dipping into the cit y ’s budget for e m plo y ee sal- aries to co m e up with the extra $60,000 requested b y Mac- Donald. Once it was decided council would fund the extra cash for outside agencies fro m a $96,000 surplus fro m the cit y ’s 2012 bud- get, there was even m ore debate, with councillors MacDonald and Bernadette Cle m ent arguing the m one y should co m e fro m the tax base, a m ove which would have further increased this y ear’s tax hike. MacDonald said using the 2012 budget surplus which had been placed in the cit y ’s working reserve fund “sets a dangerous precedent” for the future funding of outside agencies and “devalues” their progra m s. Her argu m ent was backed b y Cle m ent. “Ulti m atel y , I’d like to see it co m e fro m the tax base,” she told fellow councillors, but added she had no proble m taking the m one y fro m the working reserves if that was the will of council. The surplus money is tax- payer money. That is money we collected last year that we didn’t use. It’s only logical we use that.”
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Cornwall city council added $60,000 to their budget for outside agencies last Wednesday after a last- m inute plea fro m Councillor Elaine MacDonald, above, on behalf of five groups and organizations. The m oney will co m e fro m last year’s $96,000 surplus that was initially tagged to bolster the city’s working reserve fund.
Councillor Andre Rivette, however, ar- gued it was m isleading to suggest the ex- tra $60,000 fro m working reserves was not taxpa y ers’ dollars. “The surplus m one y is
tone earl y in the m eeting b y advocating a staff wage freeze for 2013, argued that while people are struggling to sta y in their ho m es the cit y keeps increasing taxes with that we continue to raise taxes but we don’t see an y proactive stuff in staffing,” said Dupelle. “As a council, we are the people who hold the purse strings. We need to dig deeper,” he insisted. Councillor Denis Thibault noted the cit y is spending $3 m illion in direct taxpa y er dol- “It alarms me that we continue to raise taxes but we don’t see any proactive stuff in staffing.” Maurice Dupelle no co mm ensu- rate increase in services. “It alar m s m e
lars m ore than last y ear. “To m e, that doesn’t co m pute.”He said if his ho m e expenses were rising at the rate of the cit y ’s spending, “the bank would be knocking at the door”. Councillor Gerr y Sa m son also m ade an i m - passioned plea for seniors and single-parent fa m ilies who are losing their ho m es under the heav y burden of cit y taxes which are be- ing noticed around the province for being “wa y up there”. “We’ve got to quit hitting the taxpa y er. We’re taking ever y penn y the y have out of their pockets,” he argued. But in the end, the budget – aside fro m the a m end m ents withdraw $60,000 extra fro m reserves for outside agencies -- was passed as presented without an y further reductions to the proposed 2.88 per cent tax increase.
taxpa y er m one y . That is m one y we collected last y ear that we didn’t use. It’s onl y logical we use that.” There was also so m e senti m ent expressed dur- ing the m eeting
that the cit y cannot continue to increase taxes without affecting the cit y ’s m ost vul- nerable citizens, its poor and elderl y . Councillor Maurice Dupelle, who set the
The $100,000 club for Catholic District School Board of EO
Donna Balemba, Elementary School Principal .................................$111,377 Sylvie Bédard, Elementary School Principal .....................................$114,414 Marc-André Bélanger, Elementary School Teacher .........................$101,890 Judith Boucher, Elementary School Principal ...................................$114,414 Brent Bovaird, Secondary School Principal ......................................$115,512 Alex Bujacz, Elementary School Principal ........................................$114,414 John Cameron, Secondary School Principal ....................................$122,932 Natalie Cameron, Secondary School Principal .................................$120,093 David Chaplin, Secondary School Principal ......................................$120,093 Daniel Conway, Secondary School Principal ....................................$120,093 Linda Coughlin, Curriculum Consultant .............................................$101,335 Paul Cox, Elementary School Vice-Principal ....................................$103,980 Kenneth Crosby, Secondary School Principal ..................................$122,932 Michael Crossan, Elementary School Vice-Principal ........................$108,781 Dan Curtis, Secondary School Vice-Principal ...................................$107,261 Frances Derochie, Principal of Curriculum .......................................$122,932 Jennifer Deschamps, Curriculum Consultant ....................................$102,302 Kevin Dionne, Secondary School Teacher .......................................$100,358 Barbara Dobrowolski, OECTA President ..........................................$104,950 Lori Anne Donovan, Elementary Vice-Principal ................................$100,164 France Dupuis, French Consultant ...................................................$104,702 John Paul Elliott, Elementary School Principal .................................$114,414 Catherine Empey, Elementary School Principal ...............................$116,351 Sheila Farris, Elementary School Principal .......................................$122,932 Dawn Fewer, Coordinator of Special Education ...............................$103,950 Dale Fobert, OECTA Vice-President .................................................$102,301 Susan Forbes, Elementary Vice- Principal .......................................$100,083
William Gartland, Director of Education & Secretary ........................$205,708 Heather Gerber, Secondary Vice-Principal .......................................$107,807 Michael Glofcheskie, Special Education Consultant .........................$102,302 Gordon Greffe, Associate Director & Treasurer ................................$180,425 Robert Hannigan, Elementary School Principal ................................$112,666 Donaleen Hawes, Superintendent of School Effectiveness ..............$160,051 John Healey, Secondary School Principal ...................................$122,932.00 Kevin Hogan, Elementary School Vice-Principal ..............................$105,398 Richard James, Secondary School Principal ....................................$120,660 Thomas Jordan, Elementary School Principal ..................................$122,932 Bernie Kehoe, Manager of Plant Operations & Maintenance ...........$115,167 Julia Kelso,Secondary School Vice-Principal ....................................$108,680 David Kennedy, Elementary School Principal ...................................$114,414 Krista Kiiffner, Supervising Psychologist ...........................................$109,703 Donna Koekkoek, Secondary School Principal .................................$122,932 Paula Kolodzie-Moffat, Secondary Vice-Principal .............................$105,842 Stacey Krol, Secondary Vice-Principal ..............................................$105,842 Caroline Labelle, Elementary School Principal .................................$111,574 Theresa Lalonde Pankow, Elementary School Principal ..................$114,414 Katherine Laushway, Elementary School Principal ..........................$114,414 Dan Lesser, Elementary School Principal .........................................$111,574 Armando Lopes, Elementary School Principal ..................................$109,448 Kennedy MacDonald, Elementary School Principal ..........................$114,414 Paul MacDonald, Elementary School Principal .................................$110,155 Walter MacDonald, School Principal .................................................$107,261 Paul Mantha, Elementary School Principal .......................................$109,447 Joy Martel, Elementary School Principal ..........................................$109,447
Shannon McDougald, Elementary School Principal .........................$114,414 Eva McHenry, Secondary School Vice-Principal ..............................$106,998 David McLeod, Elementary School Principal ....................................$108,681 Roderick McLeod, Special Education Consultant .............................$102,302 Judith Dallas McStravick, Special Education Consultant ..................$102,302 Cindy Morgan, Religious Education Consultant ................................$102,302 Mark Musca, Superintendent of School Effectiveness ......................$154,124 Donna Nielsen, Elementary School Principal ...................................$114,414 Bonnie Norton, Manager of Finance $115,167 Christopher Oldford, Elementary School Principal ............................$113,321 Danny Palumbo, Secondary School Vice-Principal ..........................$105,842 Jennifer Perkin, Elementary School Principal ...................................$114,414 Paula Perrault, Principal of Special Education ..................................$117,690 Marlene Picard, Elementary School Principal ...................................$114,414 Katherine Pilon, Curriculum Consultant ............................................$102,302 Nancy Prest, Curriculum Consultant .................................................$100,054 James Proulx, Manager of Info. & Comm. Technology ....................$115,167 Dorothy Quattrocchi, Elementary School Principal ...........................$111,574 James Roberts, Principal of Religious Education .............................$122,932 Charlotte Rouleau, Superintendent of School Effectiveness ............$145,779 Renée Rozon, Secondary School Principal ......................................$119,638 Sylvia Shackles, Elementary School Principal ..................................$114,542 Ralph Sharples, Elementary School Principal ..................................$112,288 Marg Shea-Lawrence, Superintendent of School Effectiveness .......$160,051 Richard Soudant, Educational Data Analysis Coordinator ................$103,950 Deanne Strong, Elementary School Principal ...................................$109,248 Stephanie Swenson, Elementary School Principal ...........................$114,414
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Sheldon Brisson, 20 of Cornwall was ar- rested after property at several locations was damaged Sunday by spray painting. He was charged with five counts of m is- chief under $5,000 and released to appear in court on Ma y 7. Man faces charges after properties spray painted
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A ju m bo jet m iraculously glided to a safe landing by pilot Robert Pearson of North Glengarry will be auction off later this week. The Boeing 767 was landed safely on an abandoned runway after running out of fuel over Manitoba in 1983. Powerless jumbo jet miraculously landed by local pilot to be auctioned
A former Air Canada Boeing 767 whose pilot made a miraculous landing 30 years ago at a former RCAF base in Manitoba, and is now being offered for sale by Blen- heim, Ont., based auction house -- Collec- tor Car Productions. The plane was piloted b y none other than North Glengarr y resident Robert Pearson, who achieved legendar y status when he beca m e the first pilot to use gliding skills to bring a powerless ju m bo jet to a safe landing. It is not often that aircraft and auto m o- biles share the sa m e strip of concrete but on Jul y 23, 1983, the brand new, state-of- the-art 767 passenger jet appeared out of the sk y after running out of fuel at 41,000 feet over the western prairies. The powerless aircraft m ade a safe but bu m p y landing on a local drag strip which was for m erl y a RCAF m ilitar y base runwa y in Gi m li, Man. Affectionatel y nickna m ed the ‘Gi m li Glider’, it m ade international head- lines due to the skill and braver y of Captain
Pearson and his flight crew. The stor y was the subject of several docu- m entaries and a feature fil m starring Wil- lia m Devane entitlted Falling fro m the Sk y : Flight 174. The television m ovie featured a Pearson in a ca m eo role. He is standing out- side a flight si m ulator when frustrated stu- dent pilots exit in frustration, after failing to successfull y glide a virtual ju m bo jet to a safe landing. When the y clai m that there is no wa y a ju m bo jet as such could be glided to a safe landing, Pearson tells the m y es it is pos- sible, and it was actuall y done in real life in 1983. Air Canada had initiall y bla m ed Pear- son and his crew for the near-disaster, but a subsequent investigation placed the bla m e on Air Canada. On the 25th anniversar y of the incident in 2008, pilots Pearson and Maurice Quintal were celebrated in a parade in Gi m li, and a m ural was dedicated to co mm e m orate the landing.
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Cornwall Community Hospital provides acute care hospital services and is governed by a board of twelve elected volunteers and six ex-officio directors. Board members are expected to attend meetings of the Board, as well as regular committee meetings. As volunteer directors of a charitable corporation, board members are not paid for their services. Directors will be selected according to their skill, experience and personal qualities. The hospital seeks a balance within the board while considering unique requirements of the corporation at the time. Individuals who wish to be considered as a candidate for membership on the Board of Directors are requested to obtain an application form by contacting us: Tel: (613) 938-4240, Ext. 2262 Fax: (613) 930-4502 communications@cornwallhospital.ca The deadline for applications is Friday, April 19, 2013.
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Road loss puts Colts on ropes against Canadians
GREG KIELEC greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
The Cornwall Colts fell behind in their CCHL semi-final series with a 6-3 road loss to the Carleton Place Canadians Saturday night. The Carleton Place win put the m up three ga m es to two in the series with a chance to close out the Colts this past Monda y night at the Ed Lu m le y Arena. (Check The Journal at www.editionap.ca for post-ga m e stor y ). It is the second consecutive road ga m e that the Colts took an earl y lead against the Canadians onl y to see their ga m e fall apart in the final period. The Colts looked read y to replicate their 3-2 rebound victor y at the Ed Lu m le y after an 8-3 thrashing fro m Carleton Place just one night earlier. Carleton Place scored first m id- wa y through the first period, but the Colts quickl y replied with two goals b y Brandon Howes at the 11:43 m ark and 15:53 m ark to give the Colts the lead. Christian Weidauer tied the ga m e 2-2 with a power pla y m arker just 48 seconds into the second, but the Colts regained the lead less than a m inute later on a goal b y Michael Pontarelli on a set up b y Pietro Antonelli for a 3-2 lead. But Carleton Place scored four unanswered goals in the third fro m Lucas Gonu, Alex Globke, Kevin Dufour and Evan Peterson on an e m pt y net, for a convincing 6-3 victor y . It was another bus y night for Colts’ goal- tender Jordan Piccolino, who was a standout in the Colts’ Thursda y night win. Piccolino faced 45 shots Saturda y night, co m pared to a paltr y 17 directed at Canadians’ net m inder Brendan O’Neill b y the Colts. The Cornwall Colts ensured a Ga m e 6 with
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Cornwall Colts goaltender Jordan Piccolino watches the puck sail wide as Ale x Globke drives to the net in a shower of snow Thurs- day night in Cornwall.
a 3-2 win over the Carleton Place Canadians to knot up their CCHL se m i-final series at two ga m es apiece. Marl y Quince opened the scoring 12:44 into the ga m e on a set up fro m Pietro An- tonelli and Stephen Johnson in a period dur- ing which the Colts do m inated the ph y sical pla y and were winning m ost of the puck battles. But Kevin Dufour tied the ga m e for the Canadians with just 36 seconds left in the first. The Colts regained their lead on a dra m atic penalt y shot b y league scoring title winner
Michael Pontarelli 3:22 into the second and Stephen Johnson sent the crowd to its feet just two m inutes later on a set up fro m Jake Bannister and Mitch Zion to increase the Colts’ lead to 3-1. But Carleton Place cli m bed to within one goal of the Colts on a point shot b y Kell y Su mm ers late in the second when a Colts defender coughed up the puck after falling at the end boards, one of a nu m ber of ti m es throughout the ga m e that pla y ers see m ed to get caught up in ruts at the rink’s edges. The Colts m anaged to hold off the Cana-
dians throughout the third period, and were set to cruise to eas y victor y after a roughing penalt y was handed to the Canadians’ Devin Ca m pbell near the Colts’ blueline with just 2:27 left in the ga m e. But their co m fort zone quickl y dissipated after Bill y Ulrick picked up a slashing m inor with just 1:35 left to pla y , leaving the Colts down two m en with the Canadians’ penalt y expired and their goalie pulled. The Colts m issed a couple of chances at the e m pt y net, but still m anaged to hold off the Canadians for the victor y .
‘Epitomizes true spirit of philanthrophy’ Parking rate only good for one visit
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the gate will rise allowing the m to leave the propert y . Visitors to the hospital on consecutive da y s y ou will be charged for ever y 24-hour- ti m e period. Monthl y parking passes are still available for purchase at the cashier’s desk, beside patient registration. Also under the new s y ste m , if so m eone enters the lot and discovers it is full, their ticket will allow the m to leave without pa y - ing provided the y leave within 10 m inutes. “It is i m portant to note that visitors should onl y pa y for parking when the y are full y prepared to leave and not when first enter- ing the building,” said MacDonald, adding “there will be a grace period of 20 m inutes to allow for people to reach their vehicles and leave safel y .” Each ter m inal is equipped with a two-wa y interco m station linked directl y to the secu- rit y office. The public m a y push the button when assistance is needed, and are encour- aged to ask staff and volunteers for help whenever necessar y , MacDonald said.
privileged to have been able to m ake this gift. David and I feel that we all have to do our part to better our environ m ent howev- er we can. We wanted our contribution to last well into our children’s future and into our grandchildren’s future.” The Our Hospital Our Future Capital Ca m - paign was initiated in 2004 to raise $12.1 m illion fro m the co mm unit y to fund Corn- wall Co mm unit y Hospital’s redevelop m ent project. The ca m paign reached its goal in 2009 after receiving gifts fro m 3,166 donors. With its partners, Cornwall Co mm unit y Hospital’s m ission is to provide, facilitate and enable high-qualit y health services and education to the co mm unities it serves; in doing so, it is co mm itted to providing ser- vices in both official languages and to the effective m anage m ent and use of its re- sources. Cornwall Hospital Foundation is a registered charit y whose m ission is to en- able sustainable healthcare philanthrop y to support the hospital in providing high- qualit y health services to area residents.
The rate is only good for one visit. A visitor who leaves and returns in the same day must pay for parking a second time. Upon arrival to the parking area, visitors will be required to push a button on the entr y ter m inal that will dispense a ticket that m ust be brought into the hospital with the m . The y m ust be inserted in one of the pa y stations inside the building to obtain a pass to exit the parking lot. The pa y stations are located on the first floor of the Janet MacDonell Pavilion and in the waiting roo m in the e m ergenc y depart- m ent. The parking passes can be redee m ed at the m achines with cash, credit, or debit cards. After pa y ing the required a m ount at one of the pa y stations, a button m ust be pushed to obtain a receipt to use when ex- iting the lot. Upon driving to the exit gate, visitors m ust insert their receipt into the designated slot, at which ti m e the ar m of
“With this gift we wished to help sustain our fa m il y ’s, our friends’, our co-workers’ and our co mm unit y ’s health and welfare for y ears to co m e.” Connie Vard y , executive Director of Corn- wall Hospital Foundation said the Bloo m - field fa m il y “epito m izes the true spirit of philanthrop y . It gives m e great pleasure to be able to announce this gift after so m an y y ears. Mr. and Mrs. Bloo m field were defi- nitel y cha m pions of the ca m paign. Thank y ou to the Bloo m field fa m il y for their co m - m it m ent towards the entire region.” Jeanette Despatie, CEO of Cornwall Co m - m unit y Hospital, also expressed her grati- tude for the “generous donation. The Rose and David Bloo m field Diagnostic Centre was an i m portant part of the Redevelop- m ent Project. The diagnostic centre is now second to none. Our hospital is so m ething to be proud of.” Rose Bloo m field said she and David “feel
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Glengarry Pioneer Museum launching its new direction
Country concert at Playhouse The Journal jcornwall@eap.on.ca The Upper Canada Playhouse is gearing up for its popular live spring country con- cert. This season audiences will be treated to Wichita Line m an starring Pla y house fa- vourite, singer and fiddler Aaron Solo m on and co-starring another popular Pla y house singing sensation, Leisa Wa y , both seen in the past hit concerts Countr y Jukebox, Pat- s y Cline and Doll y Parton. The concert highlights the m usic of Glen Ca m pbell. But that’s just the beginning. Like all of its past countr y concerts, this show will give audiences a whole lot m ore, with a variet y of hit songs fro m m an y of their fa- vourite countr y legends. “The interesting thing about both Aaron Solo m on and Glen Ca m pbell is that the y both have the facilit y to sound just like the stars whose sings the y ’re singing,” said Ar- tistic Director Donnie Bowes. “And because Ca m pbell worked with so m an y popular artists, audiences are going to enjo y a reall y great m ix of m usic fro m a whole variet y of singers as well.” Solo m on and Wa y , together with the five- piece Wa y ward Wind Band, will light up the stage and keep folks’ feet tapping for an en- tertaining night of fabulous m usic. The list of great artists and their m u- sic featured in the show goes on and on, fro m Ca m pbell’s hits Rhinestone Cowbo y , Gentle on M y Mind, B y the Ti m e I Get to Phoenix, Galveston, Southern Nights, Tr y a Little Kindness and It’s Onl y Make Believe, to a great five-song Beach Bo y s m edle y with such tunes as Surfin’ USA and Help Me Rhonda. Also there will be a Bobbie Gentr y m ed- le y featuring such hits as All I Have to Do is Drea m b y the Everl y Brothers, a Tan y a Tucker m edle y featuring Bobb y Darin’s ,Drea m Lover, a Paul McCartne y classic Mull of Kint y re and the Roger Miller co m ic hits Dang Me and King of The Road. “And that’s just so m e of the variet y of hits in the first half of the show,” added Bowes. ‘The second act is loaded with tons m ore and will also showcase Aaron’s fa m ous fid- dle and guitar talents that our audience has co m e to enjo y .’ Solo m on brings to life Johnn y Cash’s Fol- so m Prison and will also join Wa y in a great Anne Murra y Medle y including the hits Snowbird and the Bob D y lan tune, Ain’t No Use in Wonderin’ Wh y , Babe a m ong others. Solo m on and guitarist Ki m Ratcliffe will also thrill audiences with a dueling-guitar version of The Willia m Tell Overture. Wichita Line m an runs at Upper Canada Pla y house April 23 through Ma y 5 with shows at 2 p. m . at 8 p. m . For tickets, call 543-3713/1-877-550-3650 or go to the Pla y - house website at www.uppercanadapla y - house.co m .
The Glengarry Pioneer Museum is set to launch its 51st year as guardian of the heritage of Glengarry with a new struc- ture to be unveiled at their annual general meeting and potluck supper to be held on Friday evening, April 19, at the Recreation
Hall in Dunvegan. Infor m ation on the new structure for the m useu m will be available at the m eeting. The evening will start at 6 p. m . with a pot- luck supper followed b y a short business m eeting to approve the budget for 2013
and to elect officers and m e m bers of its m anage m ent co mm ittee. Those in attendance will have the oppor- tunit y to see and purchase copies of the Pioneer Museu m ’s special co mm e m orative book.
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