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Bogus bills are back in Eastern Ontario GREGGCHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
tered through the window transparency should be the same denomination numbers as are present in larger size on the main part of the bill. Some of these little numbers may also appear backwards. Some of the maple leaves bordering the large window should also cross over into the window. The frosted maple leaf window on the bill should have a transparent outline. Hold- ing the bill over or in front of a strong light should also reveal hidden numbers in a cir- cle showing the bill’s denomination. The older currencies still in circulation also have several hidden features that help show they are not counterfeit. These fea- tures can be seen when the bill is held up against a strong light.
That C-note in the wallet may not be the real deal. The OPP issued a warning that counterfeit $100 bills have started to show up again in Eastern Ontario. All paper currency in Canada includes features to show that it is authentic. The current design for the $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 bills also include features that make it very difficult, if not impossible, to counter- feit but that does not stop some criminals from trying to find ways to do so. The OPP alert concerns the older issue of $100 bills that are still in circulation. These ones can be counterfeited but there are still ways to detect a fake. The current crop of counterfeit currency all have the same sets of serial numbers repeating on each copy of the bogus bills. Anyone concerned about any $100 bills they have should take the money to the nearest bank, credit union or Caisse popu- laire for examination and report to the po- lice any counterfeits detected. Polymer paper The current version of Canadian currency uses polymer instead of paper. This makes for a more long-lasting bill, reduces the amount and expense of printing currency for the federal government, and also pre- vents most counterfeiters from just using a regular copy machine to run off fakes. The polymer bill also has other features embed- ded in the plastic to foil high-tech counter- feiters. The newer currencies also have a variety of other features to help detect real bills from fake ones. A real bill has raised ink, ob- vious to finger touch, on the large numbers, the shoulders of the large portraits of the Queen or the prime ministers, and on the words «Bank of Canada» and «Banque du Canada». The large window containing the portrait and a building should have transparency. Also tilting the bank note should reveal col- our changes in the building picture. Scat-
They include a vertical bar on the right- hand side of the obverse side, which has a large portrait of the queen or a prime minis- ter on the left side. Also revealed in the light on the right-hand side is a smaller portrait hidden in the weave of the paper. On the old $20 bill this hidden portrait is of Queen Elizabeth II. Proposed Russell landfill site still under consideration Photo Gregg Chamberlain
The new version of the Canadian $100 bill has special features to make it difficult, if not impossible, for counterfeiters to mimic. But the older currency still in circulation can still be duplicated.
Accusé de voie de fait Unhommeâgéde18ans, deHammond, a été inculpé pour voie de fait. Le 9 avril, les agents se sont rendus à une résidence de la rue Lacroix, à Hammond. À cet endroit, une femme a rapporté avoir été agressée par son fils. Bryan A. Lindsay devra répondre à une accusation de voie de fait et omission de se conformer à une condition d’une promesse de comparaître. Drogues Le 7 avril, des policiers se sont rendus à l’école Rockland District High School. Sur les lieux, deux adolescents, âgés de 16 et 15 ans, ont été arrêtés. Ils devront répondre à une accusation de possession de marijuana en deçà de 30 grammes. Violence Un homme âgé de 36 ans, de Russell, a été arrêté relativement à un cas de violence conjugale. Le 12 avril, des agents se sont rendus à une résidence de la rue Second, à Russell. Une femme en détresse avait rapporté que son ex-partenaire lui avait envoyé des textos menaçants. L’homme a été accusé de harcèlement criminel – comportement menaçant et d’avoir proféré des menaces de causer la mort et des lésions corporelles. Le 13 avril, une femme a rapporté avoir été menacée par son ex-partenaire. L’incident est survenu sur la rue Blais, à Embrun. Un homme âgé de 25 ans, d’Ottawa, a été accusé de menace de causer la mort ou des lésions corporelles. Méfait Les policiers ont arrêté un homme de Cornwall pour méfait. Le 9 avril, des agents ont répondu à un appel pour vol de voiture au magasin Tigre Géant, à Casselman. Une enquête a toutefois révélé qu’il s’agissait d’un canular. Conséquemment, Paul Chartrand, âgé de 69 ans, de Cornwall, devra répondre à une accusation de méfait public pour avoir rapporté qu’une infraction avait été commise alors qu’elle ne l’avait pas été. scène policière
In response to a request by members of the Citizens’ Environmental Stewardship Association-East of Ottawa, the Ministry of the Environment Approvals Branch staffer and Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre (CRRRC) project officer, Lorna Zappone, confirmed that the Russell site proposed by Taggart Miller Envi- ronmental Services (TMES) as a potential landfill is not officially abandoned. In a conversation on April 9, Zappone said that because the proponent’s environ- mental assessment is based on the Terms of Reference, which included both the North Russell and Boundary Road sites, TMES could reconsider the Russell site at any time. Meanwhile the Capital Region Citizens’ Coalition for Protection of the Environment (group opposing the Boundary Road site) has stated a geotechnical expert recently hired by them states the leda clay at the proposed Boundary Road site is too structurally weak to support a landfill. (CV)
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