ATVers charged during crackdown
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operate any vehicle when consuming
A LFRED
alcohol. Read the instruction manual and
followmanufacturer’s recommendations.
Several charges were laid against all-
terrain vehicle operators during a blitz by
Body recovered
police in the Alfred area on the Easter
weekend.
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Respondingtocomplaintsfromresidents
S T -A NDRÉ
about ATVs and dirt bikes, the Ontario
Provincial Police Ontario East Region Snow
Vehicle, Al-Terrain Vehicle and Vessel
The body of Sébastien Martineau,
Enforcement (SAVE) Team and the
reported missing in late December, was
HawkesburyO.P.P.detachmentintercepted
found last Friday at the Hydro-Québec
many ATVs.
Carillon dam at St-André d’Argenteuil.
Here is a list of the offences: failure to
Foulplayisnotsuspectedinthedeathof
register ATV, expired plates, failure towear
the 23-year-old Grenville man who is
helmet on off-road vehicle, unlawfully
believed to have slipped into the Ottawa
driving off-road vehicle on highway,
River near the Long Sault Bridge in
operating unapproved off-road vehicles on
Hawkesbury December 23, the last time he
the roadway, absence of low-pressure
was seen alive. Shortly before noon April
bearingtiresonanoff-roadvehicle,carrying
29, a Hydro-Québec employee discovered
passengers on off-road vehicles on the
the corpse at the dam on the Ottawa River,
highway, G-1 driver operating an ATV on
relates Hawkesbury Ontario Provincial
the roadway.
Police detachment spokesman Constable
Officers also stopped automobiles on the
Pierre Dubois.
roadway where seat belt charges were laid.
The employee alerted the Sûreté du
Photo Richard Mahoney
A driver of a motor vehicle was charged for
Québec who later notified the O.P.P.
Champlain Township Mayor Gary Barton, Hawkesbury Mayor René Berthiaume,
followingtoocloselyandoneradar-detector
ThebodywassenttoMontréalbytheSQ
Natural ResourcesMinister Linda Jeffrey andGlengarry-Prescott-RussellM.P.P. Jean-
wasseized. ATVoperatorsmustremember
for a post mortem.
Marc Lalonde.
to always wear an approved helmet. Never
$31 million clean-up
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to start this summer
richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
help provide its residents with cleaner air
H AWKESBURY
and water, benefit the local economy, and
create a clean, green space for residents and
tourists,” the government says.
Many things have changed since
“This project is a significant investment
lobbying began years ago for the removal
in the health of the environment and will
of wastes from the former Canadian
provide cleaner air andwater for the people
International Paper waste lagoon in
living in Hawkesbury. It will also provide
Hawkesbury.
recreational clean and green space on the
“The value of the project has also
waterfront for the future,” said Jeffrey.
changed,” said Glengarry-Prescott-Russell
“The clean-up of this site is excellent
M.P.P. Jean-Marc Lalonde.
newsforthepeopleofHawkesbury.Cleaner
PRIX SPÉCIAL 77000 $
Originally estimated at $20 million, the
air andwater alongwith a better waterfront
price tag has now jumped to $31 million,
willmakeEasternOntariomorecompetitive
however, Ontario Ministry of Natural
and offer an even better quality of life,” said
Resourcesofficialsstressthatafirmcostwill
Lalonde.
not be known until tenders are received.
The Canadian International Paper
“This is a great day for Hawkesbury,”
Companybeganoperationsinthe1890sand
Natural Resources Minister Linda Jeffrey
continued until 1985 when it closed the mill
said last week in announcing that the first
Equipé d’un moteur Perkins de 87 hp, d’un godet avant de 93 po avec attache hydraulique, godet arrière de 30 po avec attache rapide, rétrocaveuse avec une profondeur d’excavation de 19 pi 3 po à pleine extension. Poids en opération de 6 887 kg (15 150 lb). Grande cabine spacieuse, siège à l’air (ride control), A/C et chauffage, transmission inverseur de marche électro-hydraulique à 4 vitesses avant et 4 arrière.
and tore it down.
phaseoftheclean-upwillbeginthissummer.
The land was re-established as Crown
An evaluation of the best way to excavate
landandtheprovinceassumedresponsibility
sludge and remove wastewater at the site
for the lagoon.
will help develop a plan for rehabilitating
At the time the mill closed, there were no
the site.
regulations in place requiring the company
Theintentistodividethelagoonintotwo
Financement à 2.9% ou 4200 $ rabais comptant
to clean it up. Waste disposal sites are now
sections. Sludge will be pumped from the
required by law to have approved closure
east lagoon to a discharge point in the west
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plans in place.
lagoon. The wastes will then be covered.
Tendering for phase one of the project
Thefinalresultwillbearecreationalarea.
will start in early May, with testing and
“Cleaning up the former Canadian
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evaluation work expected to start in July of
International Paper Wet Lagoon site will
this year.
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