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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 mis- chief under $5,000 and released to appear in court on May 7. Man faces charges after properties spray painted
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A jumbo jet miraculously 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 by none other than North Glengarry resident Robert Pearson, who achieved legendary status when he became the first pilot to use gliding skills to bring a powerless jumbo jet to a safe landing. It is not often that aircraft and automo- biles share the same strip of concrete but on July 23, 1983, the brand new, state-of- the-art 767 passenger jet appeared out of the sky after running out of fuel at 41,000 feet over the western prairies. The powerless aircraft made a safe but bumpy landing on a local drag strip which was formerly a RCAF military base runway in Gimli, Man. Affectionately nicknamed the ‘Gimli Glider’, it made international head- lines due to the skill and bravery of Captain
Pearson and his flight crew. The story was the subject of several docu- mentaries and a feature film starring Wil- liam Devane entitlted Falling from the Sky: Flight 174. The television movie featured a Pearson in a cameo role. He is standing out- side a flight simulator when frustrated stu- dent pilots exit in frustration, after failing to successfully glide a virtual jumbo jet to a safe landing. When they claim that there is no way a jumbo jet as such could be glided to a safe landing, Pearson tells them yes it is pos- sible, and it was actually done in real life in 1983. Air Canada had initially blamed Pear- son and his crew for the near-disaster, but a subsequent investigation placed the blame on Air Canada. On the 25th anniversary of the incident in 2008, pilots Pearson and Maurice Quintal were celebrated in a parade in Gimli, and a mural was dedicated to commemorate 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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