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Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, the region’s medical officer of health, speaks to directors during a meeting at the Eastern Ontario Health Unit Thursday in Cornwall. Roumeliotis said a recent survey by the health unit has revealed troubling numbers on teenagers and thoughts of suicide. Please see page 2 FIVE YEARS OF PAIN A tear runs down the face of former Cornwall SD&G EMS paramedic Erica Stacey as she describes the suffering she has gone through since becoming injured on the job five years ago. She approached The Journal and The Cornwall Free News to tell her story in hope she can find a lawyer to take on her case. Please see page 5 .
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By Greg Kielec A city councillor who claims he was bul- lied during a closed session of Cornwall city council has called in an investigator to probe the case. Councillor Andre Rivette sent a complaint to the city’s closed meeting investigator, Stephen Fournier, early last week. It is expected that Fournier’s investigation will take about a month to complete. It may involve interviews of council members as well as the review of relevant city records. The city, on a section of its website entitled ClosedMeeting Investigations, notes that the city “shall ensure” that requests for closed neeting investigations “are dealt with in a fair, open and expeditious manner.” “The Corporation of the City of Cornwall shall ensure any report received from the In- vestigator related to an investigation under the Act, is placed on a public Agenda and that consideration of such reports are con- ducted in an open public session of Council and/or a Standing Committee of Council,” the section continues. Rivette complained to The Journal in early March that he had been “sandbagged” dur- ing a closed session of council on Feb. 27, just days after he quoted a figure of $1.4 million in settlements and legal fees paid out by the city the past year. The veteran councillor said at the time that the issue, which appeared to revolve around a subsequent video interview he did with The Cornwall Free News, should have never been discussed behind closed doors. greg.kielec@eap.on.ca Rivette launches closed meeting complaint
By Greg Kielec It will be up to an Ontario adjudicator to decide if the city should release de- tails of the departure of a former Glen Stor Dun Lodge administrator. The Journal’s request from any docu- ments, motions or resolutions regarding the departure of Donna Derouchie had been re- ferred to Tara Coccimilgio, a mediator with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. In a letter dated March 7, Coccimiligio wrote that mediation was unable to proceed because “the affected party”, Derouchie, did not consent to the release of the infor- mation. “No further mediation was possible and accordingly, this file is moving to adjudica- tion.” Derouchie quietly left Glen Stor Dun Lodge in July 2011, just weeks before the city was to be tried on a charge of intimidat- ing a whisteblower. The city pleaded guilty to retaliating against Health and Safety Of- ficer Diane Shay in October 2011. The Journal filed an appeal with the Infor- mation and Privacy Commissioner of On- tario under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection to Privacy Act after the city denied a request for details surrounding the departure of Derouchie late last year. According to Coccimiligio, “the records Request for details of Derouchie settlement heading to adjudicator
Photo by Greg Kielec Pictured above is the cover page of a letter, received by The Journal from the office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, notifying the newspaper its re- quest for information on a settlement with a former city administrator is heading to ad- judication.
ests; Section 12 relating to solicitor-client privilege; Section 14 relation to invasion of privacy. It could take up to a year for the case to make its way through adjudication, accord- ing to Coccimiligio. Follow @gkielec on Twitter. For breaking news, go to www.editionap.ca and click on The Journal. Email greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
remaining at issue consist of Minutes of Set- tlement and Release Agreement, Minutes In-Camera Committee of Council and one five-page letter with a three-page attach- ment.” The city has referred to four separate sec- tions of the Ontario Municipal Act is sup- port of its refusal to release the information: Section 6 of the Act relating to closed meet- ings; Section 11 relating to economic inter-
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Waterfont body lacking objectivity? Photos by Greg Kielec Waterfront Development Committee member Roy Perkins, left, and committee Vice-Chair Guy Menard, are pictured at a recent meeting of the waterfront committee, not long after the committee’s proposal to allow development in Lamoureux Park, east of the Cornwall Civic Complex, was roundly criticized by city councillors.
on city committees. He flatly denied that the Waterfront De- velopment Committee has been stacked with people in favour of building in park- land along city’s waterfront. “Absolutely none,” he replied when asked if there was a city agenda to stack the committee, ex- plaining that “not everybody can be on the committee.” Concern about the intentions of commit- tee members reached back as far March 2011. Committee members were ques- tioned at the time by member Michel Dubuc about why they initially applied to sit on the city government body after pub- lic concerns were raised about the objec- tivity of the committee, according to committee minutes. “Michel Dubuc advised that the reason he is bringing this matter to the committee is because he has heard through the com-
By Greg Kielec Two former members of city council’s Waterfront Development Committee members say the body has been stacked with members itching to building on city parkland. Bill Beatty and Bill Parisien say the ma- jority of the advisory committee’s mem- bership – 10 of 12 members -- were turfed Committee biased toward building along river, say former members
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in a recent interview. But he stressed com- mittee members do not control the com- mittee’s composition. “The waterfront committee is not deter- mined by us,” he said. “Council deter- mines the waterfront committee. We have no input, zero input, as far as the mem- bers.” Councillor Denis Thibault sits on the Wa- terfront Development Committee. He is one of five city council members on the Lay Appointment Committee which chooses which members of the public sit OCT. 20, 2011 6) Follow-up to Previous Meeting(s): i.) Parking Lot East of Civic Complex Roy Perkins advised that there is a piece of property right next to the Aquatic Cen- tre that is City-owned and has potential for development. He advised that he would like to have the possibilities of de- velopment for that property investigated. Stephen Alexander went through the in- formation that he had regarding the prop- erty: Please see WATERFRONT: Page 6 That Administration write a report to City Council to advise that the Waterfront Committee does not wish to take any fur- ther action on the Request for Proposal # 10-R for Park Design for “Lookout Pointe/Pointe Maligne” and wishes to close the file for the time being. CARRIED 9. New Business: i.) Development on Parking Lot East of Civic Complex – Roy Perkins Roy Perkins advised that there is City- owned land on the waterfront, particu- larly east of the Complex, and that the City should move as quickly as possible to decide what they wish to do with that land . . . Roy Perkins emphasized that we have to prioritize in order that we don’t miss out on a good opportunity.
site east of the complex for development at a June 16, 2011 committee meeting. He raised the proposal again at an Oct. 20, 2011 meeting and then at a Nov. 17, 2011 meeting, according to Waterfront Devel- opment Committee minutes. Perkins declined comment when reached by The Journal, citing a committee policy barring members other than the chair and vice-chair from speaking with the media. Vice-Chair Guy Menard did not directly address whether the committee has been stacked with pro-development members iii.) Lookout Point After some discussion, the members de- cided that they did not want to go ahead with this project. Members were advised that since this project was approved by Council, a report will have to be prepared to advise Council that the Waterfront Committee does not want to go ahead with the project. It was MOVED BY: Roy Perkins SECONDED BY: Guy Ménard The following is a short chronology of discussions at Cornwall’s Waterfront Development Committee leading up to its proposal in January to develop wa- terfront land east of the Cornwall Civic Complex in Lamoureux Park. MARCH 21, 2011 5) Declaration of Conflict of Interest: Michel Dubuc advised that the reason he is bringing this matter to the committee is because he has heard through the com- munity that some members of the Water- front Development Committee have special interest and would benefit finan- cially from development on the water- front. Therefore, he would like to have each member declared why they applied to be on this committee and what they ex- pect to be developed through the commit- tee. JUNE 16, 2011
after the fall 2010 municipal election make way for mem- bers in favouring of developing the city’s waterfront parkland. “We were booted off. It’s plain and simple,” said Parisien, a retired customs agent in an interview from his winter residence in
munity that some members of the Wa- terfront Develop- ment Committee have special interest and would benefit financially from de- velopment on the waterfront,” the minutes read. “Therefore, he would like to have each member de-
“We were booted off. It’s plain and simple.” Bill Parisien Former member of city’s Waterfront Development Committee
“Not everybody can be on the committee.” Denis Thibault Councillor and Waterfront Development Committee member
clared why they applied to be on this com- mittee and what they expect to be developed through the committee.” Committee members, in response, gave various reasons why they became mem- bers and what they would like to see ac- complished. Many of the members declared that they simply wanted to im- prove the city. None declared that they were in conflict. Dubuc declined to speak to The Journal on the record during a lengthy conversa- tion at his office recently, citing the water- front committee’s policy that only chair Lee Cassidy and vice-chair Menard may speak to the media.
Florida. His assessment was echoed by Beatty. “They changed 80 per cent of the committee members,” he said. Their concerns come as the waterfront committee forges ahead with a proposal to develop land in Lamoureux Park, just east of the Cornwall Civic Complex, for a ru- moured condominium – officially the committee has proposed the site for either residential or commercial development. According to minutes provided to The Journal by the city’s planning department, the proposal was brought up by commit- tee member Roy Perkins, who owns a building supply store in Cornwall, on three different occasions within five months. Perkins first proposed developing the
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Speaker encourages CCVS students to chase dreams
However, surviving the injury led himdown a road of self-discovery. “I realized how I was taking my life for granted,” he said. “That might sound cliché, but I want you to think about that. My hockey career was over, but I knew that I al- ways had a dream to become a speaker and author about leadership.” Over the past eleven years, Latulippe has realized that dream and now shares his life experiences with others. “What is the number one thing that is stop- ping us fromdoing what we want in life?” he asked the students. “It’s fear, anxiety, stress. We tell ourselves it’s impossible, it’s not going to happen, I’m not good enough.” Latulippe said when he first started think- ing about his speaking andwriting career, he contacted one of his favourite speakers, New York Times best-selling author Patrick Combs.
Assault and breach Laura Green, 39 of Cornwall was ar- rested on March 7 after an assault on a fe- male stranger. She was bound by two probation orders with the relevant condi- tion to keep the peace and be of good be- haviour. It is alleged that on March 2 she was at a Montreal Road establishment when she assaulted a 31-year-old female stranger. The victim did not required medical attention. Police were contacted and an investigation followed. She was charged with breach of probation order and assault. She was released to appear in court on April 3. Wasn’t dry Peter Thomas, 24 of Cornwall was ar- rested on the March 7 after he was spot- ted under the influence of alcohol. He was bound by a probation order with the condition of to abstain from the pur- chase/possession/consumption of alco- hol. It is alleged that on March 7 he was found to be under the influence of alcohol by a member of the Cornwall Community Police Service. He was charged with breach of probation order and released to appear in court on April 10. Fraud charge Carole Snyder, 45 of Cornwall was ar- rested on March 7. It is alleged that be- tween January 2010 and February 2011 “He was living my dream,” he said. Latulippe said that although he didn’t know a lot of English at the time, he still e- mailed Combs to tell him about how much he inspired him. In just three weeks, Latulippe and Combs chatted by e-mail, phone and then in person when Combs asked Latulippe to visit him for two days. At the end of the meeting, Combs had asked Latulippe to translate his book, Major in Success, and rewrite 50 per cent of it. “He told me I could be co-author,” Lat- ulippe said. “Three months after it was re- leased, it became an international best-seller.” Latulippe said that in less than a year, his life changed, and it was all because he set aside his fears and took a leap towards his goals. “Every time you have that doubt and you take action, you feel better,” said Latulippe. “If you are a student in grade 5 to 8, then mark this date on your calendar - Friday, May 4 -- because you are not going to want to miss the biggest and best dance party of the year,” Chief Dan Parkinson said at a breakfast held at the Boys & Girls Club of Cornwall/SDG to an- nounce the next MuchMusic Video Dance Cops and Rockers event. Speaking to an audience of school super- intendents, principals, teachers, students and various supporters, the chief recon- firmed his commitment to the Boys & Girls Club of Cornwall /SDG at Marlborough and First Street in Cornwall’s east end. “There are some pretty impressive prizes up for grabs for our top three fundraisers The Journal
she fraudulently obtain payment from the Ontario government. Police were con- tacted and an investigation followed. She was charged with fraud over $5,000 and released to appear in court on April 24. Teen faces drug charge On March 7, at approximately 11:30 a.m., SD&G OPP officers responded to a report of a youth in possession of mari- huana at a high school in North Dundas Township. The investigation revealed that a 15- year-old male was possession of approx- imately 30 grams of suspected marijuana. He was arrested and faces a charge o possession schedule II cannabis mari- juana. He is scheduled to appear April 5 in Cornwall court. The name of the youth is not being re- leased due to the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Snowmobiles stolen On March 7, at approximately 2:30 p.m., SD&G OPP officers responded to a theft on Belmeade Road in North Dundas Township. The investigation revealed that some- time between March 3 and March 7, un- known suspects attended a residence and removed two Artic Cat snowmobiles from a shed. The investigation is ongoing. “Other people’s opinions of you don’t have to be your reality.” After his presentation, Latulippe talked about why he wanted to be a speaker. “I’ve always been attracted by coaches and positive people,” he said. “[Speaking to stu- dents] brings me back tomy roots. They need to define who they are. A lot of what I talk about resonated with what they are going through.” Latulippe was brought to the school as part of the Police Youth Symposium, a week of events hosted by the Cornwall Community Police Service, to share with youth healthy lifestyle choices and tools. The presentation at CCVS was Latulippe’s fifth of the week. “It’s all about us getting into the commu- nity and bringing students the tools they need to make healthy lifestyle choices,” said Blake Paquin, who works in public affairs for the Cornwall Community Police Service. again this year. We hope and believe that we can shatter last year’s attendance and get even more of our youth out to experi- ence and enjoy the event, mixing it up on the dance floor with many of our officers and volunteers,” added Parkinson. The event, which can accommodate up to 1,100 students, will once again be hosted at the Cornwall Armouries on Fourth Street East. The innovative program unites police officers and volunteers from the commu- nity with students from grades 5 to 8 in Cornwall schools, who in turn use pledge sheets to raise funds for the new Boys & Girls Club of Cornwall/SDG. By raising a minimum $25 in total pledges, the students receive a personalized and numbered Cops and Rockers dance pass and a chance to win prizes.
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The Journal The Champlain LHIN board of directors is has announced the appointment of Chantale LeClerc as the new chief exec- utive officer. The announcement follows a comprehen- sive national search, in which a committee of the LHIN board of directors seriously considered 17 candidates. LeClerc has been Interim CEO since Octo- ber 2011. She joined the LHIN in 2008 as senior director of health system integration. In that position, she was responsible for a number of key initiatives. She has enjoyed a 20-year health-care ca- reer across various health sectors and in roles related to clinical care, research, edu- cation, professional practice and senior ad- ministration. Prior to joining the Champlain LHIN, LeClerc held the position of chief nursing of- ficer at SCO Health Service, now known as Bruyère Continuing Care. She holds a Master of Science from the Uni- versity of Toronto and graduated from the Wharton Fellows Program in Management for Nurse Executives. She has published articles in peer-re- viewed journals and received several lead- ership awards, including an Award of Excellence from the Ontario Hospital Asso- ciation. “As a nurse and health-care planner, Chan- Motivational bilingual speaker and author Martin Latulippe visited Cornwall Colle- giate and Vocational School last Thursday to talk to students about getting involved in what they believe in, and overcoming obstacles. The energetic presenter shared with stu- dents his experiences as a hockey player, and how he survived a terrible hockey accident. At the 2001 World University Champi- onships in Poland, Latulippe – who was the Team Canada captain – sustained a hockey skate cut to the neck. “In a split second, you’re living your dream,” he said. “And the next, you’re para- lyzed. I couldn’t feel the left side of my body.” Luckily, Latulippe recovered from the in- jury, but his hockey career came to an end.
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tale LeClerc possesses that wonderful com- bination of front-line experience and deci- sion-making expertise,” said Dr. Wilbert Keon, chair of the Champlain LHIN board. “Her innovative work in developing new seniors’ programs has been exemplary, and her thoughtful and collaborative approach to complex challenges is one of her greatest strengths.” Special photo Interim CEO Chantale LeClerc has been named the new CEO of the Champlain LHIN.
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Free teen skate success The City of Cornwall’s Youth Advi- sory Committee, spearheaded by Councillor Maurice Dupelle, hosted a “Free Teen Skate” recently at the new Benson Centre. More than 200 teens from the area attended the skate and related activities. The crowd rocked to the band Admin- istrator’s live tunes, including its origi- nal song “Bitter” and danced to the tunes of DJs Joshie Josh, Axel Al and DaVince, thanks to an anonymous donor. The teens warmed up with hot chocolate donated by the Trinity Angli- can Church. Councillors Dupelle and Bernadette Clément were among those in attendance. “CYAC members identified the need for additional cultural activities as the number one priority and I’m absolutely thrilled that we can provide this type of event for them,” said Councillor Dupelle. Visitor centre open Ontario Power Generation’s St. Lawrence Power Development Visitor Centre is open during March Break, from from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Bring your family out for some March Break fun at the visitor centre. Take a tour, learn the history of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project, and check out cool, interactive displays for all ages. On Wednesday, the St. Lawrence River Institute presents an environmental workshop on inverte- brates, with workshops at 12 noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Participants will learn about the various groups of inver- tebrates, their importance in the food web, and how they are used to help de- termine water quality. Coping with mental illness Families struggling with the chal- lenges of mental illness in their midst can get help through a free, 11-week training session offered by volun- teers trained by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, starting Thursday, March 29 in Cornwall from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The course is specifically aimed at helping relatives and/or friends cope with a loved one suffering from a men- tal illness such as depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia. While the 11-week series of sessions is free, par- ticipants must register ahead of time by contacting the Cornwall Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association at 613-933-5845 or 1-800-493-8271. Maxville school recognized Staff members at Maxville Public School were honoured last Wednes- day with a prestigious High Perform- ance School Award from the Upper Canada District School Board. Staff members earned the board award for demonstrating high performance in their innovative teaching practices, for creating a caring learning environment, and for maintaining positive adult rela- tionships that are student-focused. The school was also cited for having a princi- pal who serves as an instructional leader. TO THE POINT News in brief from Cornwall and the surrounding area
Former Cornwall SD&G EMS paramedic loses everything after becoming injured on the job Photo by Greg Kielec Tears well up in the eyes of Erica Stacey as she describes her life’sdownward sprial after she was injured while working as a para- medic with Cornwall SD&G EMS in 2007.
ance Board and make its way through five different union representatives. , As she sits at The Journal office, a two-inch thick binder of documentation in front of her, she doesn’t even know whether she has been fired or if she is still an employee of the city. “Yes, I felt I was bullied,” Stacey said, a refrain that has become all too familiar on the news pages in Cornwall lately. “I was harassed constantly.” Tears flowed as she described what tor- ment she endured --the harassment, intim- idation and lack of empathy as she was forced to complete mundane and at times meaningless tasks -- to satisfy the city’s re- turn to work program. ‘IT WAS AGONY’ “My pain wasn’t validated. Violation is kind of similar,” she said, struggling to find words to describe her sense of betrayal. “It was agony.” Stacey returned to Cornwall last week for the first time in years to describe her ordeal in a joint interview with The Journal and The Cornwall Free News. The painful mem- ories were almost overwhelming as she ap- proached the city limits en route to an interview with The Journal and The Corn- wall Free News. “Once I was hitting Headline (Road) my heart was beating out of my chest. It was a very difficult drive to come here today,” said Stacey, who had developed anxiety so badly because of the treatment she received after he injury that she would stop and vomit on the way to work. She contacted The Cornwall Free News after reading about an eerily similar case – former city employee Marie Ann Pilon who won a human rights case against the city late last year after management failed to ac- commodate a health condition she had which required her to take frequent bath- room breaks. ‘I HAD LOST HOPE’: Page 6
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‘we’re working on it’,” Stacey said. In the subsequent four years she lost al- most everything in her life that she cher- ished -- her job as a paramedic, her spouse, and suffered a nervous breakdown -- all the while fighting to get her treatment for her injury and retraining for a new career. She lives her life in limbo, struggling to move forward but unable to put the past behind her. Stacey has spent five years watching her case be tossed back and forth between the city and the Workplace Safety and Insur- I know in retrospect I should have con- tacted the Human Rights Tribunal in 2008 myself. I realize now I shouldn’t have put all my trust in my union, I naively thought my union would handle the situation. To this day I do not know why they didn’t fight harder for such a blatant case. I am still un- able to get help because they exist. As all the important timelines of possible human rights reporting have disappeared, I am try- ing to find a way to get my life/ a life back. I was fighting for my human rights in 2008 and I became hospitalized. Everything stopped. Its 2012 and I’m still here. The following is an excerpt of an email sent to The Journal by Erica Stacey summarizing her misgivings about her disability case. After sending this email I heard back from CUPE National and Met with a CUPE rep from Toronto as well as the regional rep. After a couple of meetings it was decided they could not help me without affecting my benefits, and as a result are dropping both my grievances. Stated I can look for a lawyer for help, and wished me luck. ‘I shouldn’t have put all my trust in my union’
When paramedic Erica Stacey was called to a possible drug overdose on Feb. 23, 2007, little did she know how much her life would change in the coming months and years. She and her partner arrived to a lengthy country lane in Dundas County covered with about six inches of snow. “We were able to drive up the driveway but only so far -- approximately 10 feet from front steps,” which “is not unusual,” said Stacey. But as the two lifted the stretcher to clear the wheels from the snow-covered lane, something happened, Stacey said. “I felt like I was suddenly giving birth thru the scapula. The muscle spasms were so se- vere.” What the 37-year-old Ottawa-area resident thought at the time was just a minor muscle pull turned out to be a serious neck injury which propelled her into an uncontrolled descent which became her own personal hell. ‘PUSHED BEYOND MY LIMITS’ She lost the use of her right arm and was in constant pain from nerve pressure from her neck injury. She was relegated to desk job at a substantially lower wage sorting through paperwork, “and I was often pushed beyond my limits,” she said. Even worse, she could not take her pain medication before her hour-long drive to work from Ottawa and she was forbidden by city management from taking the pain medication while at work. So she suffered through her work day, often in tears from the excruciating pain. “I felt that right there was a human rights violation,” she said. “I was told that pain doesn’t matter.” She would complain to her union about working in constant agony and that the new logistics job was too demanding for someone who had largely lost the use of one arm. The response: “’Just comply’, and
Colts kick off playoffs vs Junior Senators
By Greg Kielec
The Cornwall Colts begin the first round of the playoffs against the Ottawa Junior Senators on Thursday in Cornwall. The first game of the first-round series be- gins at 7:30 p.m. at the Ed Lumley Arena. The Colts will be back at the Ed Lumley for Game 3 on Sunday at 7 p.m. after facing the Junior Senators at home Saturday. The Colts won the season series four games to one against the seventh place Jun- ior Senators. They last played on Feb. 23 in Cornwall, a rowdy affair which saw an early scrap and plenty of penalties. The Colts held on for a 6-4 win after a late surge by the Senators in that game. The Colts ended the season on a winning note last Thursday, defeating the Cumber- land Grads 4-1 at the Ed Lumley Arena in Cornwall. The Colts began the game with a Spink triumvirate – Tyson and Tyler cen- tred by their 15-year-old brother Tanner. The win moved the Colts within five points of the league-leading Nepean Raiders. They finish the regular season with 43 wins over 62 games for a total of 92 points, eight more than the third place Brockville Braves. The Colts wrapped up the season with two players in the top 10 in league scoring. Concern has also been raised over an at- tempt to remove city planner Stephen Alexander from the committee. The sugges- tion was made by Thibault at a March 17 committee meeting, one month after the committee requested a copy of its terms of reference and priority list from city plan- ning. Thibault said he suggested another plan- ning department official be considered to sit on the committee to free up time for Alexan- der. Asked if there was a campaign to turf Alexander from the committee, he said: “Absolutely not … from my perspective. I respect Stephen and I respect the work he does.” Alexander is away on holidays and could not be reached for comment. Neither Beatty of Parisien has alleged any wrongdoing on the part of committee mem- bers, nor have any formal allegations been made against committee members. The committee ignited a small firestorm in Cornwall late January when it told council it would like to see land east of the Cornwall Civic Complex developed for residential or commercial use. The proposal was greeted with skepticism by the majority of council members. Committee members were still smarting over the intense criticism at a meeting of the Waterfront Development Committee at the civic complex one month after the proposal which generated a flurry of largely negative public reaction. Perkins, speaking at the meeting, said de- bate over the proposal has created “an op- portunity to have a great conversation” with the public over development of waterfront land and he said the committee could use public consultation “to share a bigger vision of what could happen.” He said he was disappointed with some of remarks from council members, but he in- sisted it was never the committee’s intent to push the proposal through: “It’s always about public input.” He also reaffirmed that the waterfront site BUILDING OPPOSITION:From Page 3
Photo by Greg Kielec The Cornwall Colts kick off playoff action Thursday against the Ottawa Junior Senators at the Ed Lumley Arena in Corwnall.
Tyson Spink sits third in scoring with 42 goals and 50 assists for a total of 92 points. Michael Borkowski sits in sixth with 28 goals and 59 assists for 87 points.
save percentage. He backstopped the Colts to 34 wins over 48 games, earning five shutouts. greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
Colts goaltender Lukas Hafner is the top goaltender in the CCHL regular season with a meagre 2.11 goals against average and an impressive 1,313 saves for a .929
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lic consul But Parisien, speaking to The Journal after the initial waterfront condo debate in late January, is skeptical about what consulta- tion will achieve. “I’m deeply concerned about the public consultation process and I question whether it’s worth having.” Beatty said the newly constituted water- front committee is simply wants something to show for all the work it has done on the waterfront development issue. “The water- front committee is very anxious to get some- thing done.” But Thibault said development of the city’s valuable waterfront property along the St. Lawrence River has always been a “hot but- ton” issue. “It’s not an easy situation. Every- body wants to do the right thing.” The members were advised that it is im- portant that the Civic Complex parking spaces that would be taken away would have to be replaced. This would be an item to be negotiated with any potential developer. The cost for replacing those parking spaces could be approximately $300,000. That amount would have to be verified and would depend on the design. There was a question on whether this should be stated in the report. There was also a suggestion that text be included to reflect that a development would bring more people and vibrancy to the area. Plan and the Waterfront Plan would have to be amended. The Waterfront Develop- ment Committee should hold an open house to receive comments from the pub- lic initially. The Committee would then have to report back to Council and, if ap- proved, the Official Plan, Zoning By-law and Waterfront Plan would have to be amended. i.) Draft Report to Council on Devel- opability of Lands East of the Civic Com- plex
east of the civic complex “is a good piece of property.” But he worried people will be turned off from the proposal because they don’t have the big picture. Committee member Eric Lang acknowl- edged at the meeting it may have been “a bit of a misstep” raising the idea of a possible waterfront condominium. “But really, this is just part of the process.” He said he has received “negative” reac- tion to the proposal, but he has also received many positive comments about the plan. “I think we just need to take a little bit of step back and a breather. I think we need to just relax a bit and get on with it.” The waterfront committee has formed a sub-committee of five members to discuss how to move the plan forward through pub- Roy Perkins advised that he would like to move forward with the development of a process that the Committee would have to follow to see if it would be feasible to develop the lands east of the Civic Com- plex to present to Council and that the members of the Waterfront Development Committee should present for support. Stephen Alexander . . . advised that if Council approves this, then the Official Continued from Page 3 After some discussion, it was MOVED BY: Councillor Glen Grant SECONDED BY: Roy Perkins That the Waterfront Development Com- mittee investigate the strategy behind re- leasing lands, for development on the waterfront east of the Civic Complex, overlooking the Marina and discuss how to secure Council concurrence to proceed to secure public input. NOV. 17, 2011 6) Follow-up to Previous Meeting(s): i.) Member Input and Ideas – Strategy for Lands East of Civic Complex
IT’S 2012: Continued from Page 5 Stacey – at a dead end and desperate for help – met The Journal and the Cornwall Free News in Morrisburg two weeks ago. Days later, although fearful of retribution from the city, she decided to go public with her story. “Until this week, I had lost hope,” said Stacey, tears welling up in her eyes and even- tually trickling down her cheeks. “They made it very difficult to get up in the morn- ing.” Stacey appears to be caught in a bonafide case of Catch-22: She has been unable to se- cure legal help because of her unionmember- ship, but the union has been unwilling or unable to fight the city on the issue. “I have exhausted all avenues of help. My union no longer assists me and I don’t have the financial resources to get my own lawyer,” Stacey said. She believes “many things” could have been done to make her transition back into the work force a success. But to this day, she still doesn’t knowwhy she was treated so cal- lously. “Maybe they didn’t believe me,” she said, “or maybe they were trying to get me to quit.” But in the end, one thing was quite ev- ident for Stacey: “They make it quite diffi- cult.” ‘I had lost hope’ Photo by Greg Kielec A Workplace Safety and Insurance Board claim provided by Erica Stacey indicating she was being harassed while working for Cornwall SD&G EMS.
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Forte d’une population de plus de 890 millions d’habitants et de 220 millions de locuteurs de français de par le monde, l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) a pour mission de donner corps à une solidarité active entre les 75 États et gouvernements qui la composent (56membres et 19 observateurs) - soit plus du tiers des États membres des Nations unies. La Francophonie est le dispositif institutionnel qui organise les relations politiques et de coopération entre les États etgouvernementsdel’OIF,ayantenpartage l’usage de la langue française et le respect des valeurs universelles. Le dispositif institutionnel de la Francophonie comprend des instances politiques décisionnelles dont la plus haute est le Sommet des chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement qui se réunit tous les deux ans, et le Secrétaire général de la Francophonie, clé de voûte de ce système. Depuis 2003, le Secrétaire général de la Francophonie est Abdou Diouf, ancien Président de la République du Sénégal. La coopération multilatérale francophone est mise en œuvre par l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie et quatre opérateurs spécialisés. L’OIF a été fondée en 1970 sur la base du Traité de Niamey (Niger). Elle mène des actions politiques et de coopération multilatérale pour donner corps à une solidaritéactiveaubénéficedespopulations de ses Etats et gouvernements membres. Elle agit dans le respect de la diversité culturelle et linguistique et au service de la promotion de la langue française, de la paix et du développement durable. La Francophonie dispose d’un organe consultatif, l’Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF). L é é l é
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Quelques statistiques Parlé et appris sur tous les continents, le français compte plus de 220 millions de locuteurs à travers le monde. Il occupe la deuxième place au palmarès des langues étrangères les plus apprises, après l’anglais, et la neuvième sur la liste des langues les plus parlées dans le monde. Fait réjouissant, le français est appelé à être parlé par un nombre croissant de locuteurs. En effet, selon les démographes, on pourrait compter plus de 715 millions de francophones sur la planète en 2050, dont 85 % proviendraient du continent africain. En ce moment, plus de 50 % des locuteurs français demeurent sur le continent africain. C’est ensuite en Europe que l’on en trouve le plus grand nombre.
«C’est la langue de mon cœur et le cœur de ma vie», a écrit Michel Rivard dans sa superbe chanson Le cœur de ma vie. Cette langue a nulle autre pareille, et la Journée internationale de la Francophonie lui est dédiée, chaque 20 mars. Cette année, le thème choisi est Le français est une chance . Pourquoi avoir choisi le 20 mars? Pour commémorer la signature du traité de Niamey, le 20mars 1970, fondé sur le partage de la langue française et des valeurs universelles. Ce traité a officialisé la création de l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, qui a fait de la promotion et de la reconnaissance de la diversité des cultures un facteur de dialogue et de paix au service du développement. Cet organisme compte aujourd’hui 75 États et gouvernements.
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