$2.8 million
4,500 trees
investment
to be
reaps 145
planted
jobs
along trail
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H AWKESBURY
P LANTAGENET
A $2.8 million investment by the
Prescott-Russell Community Development
Saturday, May 7, more than 4,500 trees
Corporation has reaped dividends in the
will be planted along Prescott and Russell
form of 145 jobs.
Recreational Trail.
Over the past year, the PRCDC invested
The project is part of the United Nations’
over $2,830,000 from its Investment Fund in
International Year of Forests and the result
various businesses in order to help create
of a partnership between the United
and maintain 145 direct jobs in Prescott-
Counties of Prescott and Russell, Prescott-
Russell.
Russell Stewardship, South Nation
The figures were presented at the
Conservation, Faculty of Science of the
corporation’s annual meeting in
University of Ottawa and Eastern Ontario
Hawkesbury, where Estelle Patenaude was
Snowmobile Club.
re-elected as chairperson of the board of
“It’s good news for trail users and trail
directors.
neighbors! Thousands of cedars, white
Roch “Blast” Desjardins prepares to make his début in the wrestling ring.
The PRCDC provided $582,000 in grants
spruce, white pines and red pines will
through the federal Eastern Ontario
embellish areas along the trail and around
Development Program to 48 projects in
the pavilions in Hammond, Bourget,
“Blast” Desjardins to
Prescott-Russell and granted $100,000
Plantagenet, Vankleek Hill and St-Eugène.
through the federal Small Business Internship
The trees will be very beneficial for the local
Program to provide 19 internships to 19
fauna and flora. They will also act as
businesses.
defend Hawkesbury’s pride
windbreakers, noise reducers and prevent
“The PRCDC will continue to make
soil erosion,” said Serge Lalonde, President
strategic investments to assist entrepreneurs,
of the Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail
businesses and communities to diversify and
Corporation.
in wrestling ring
adapt its programs and services to better
“We will need many volunteers to help
respond to the economic context,” says
with the tree plantation. People interested
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Patenaude.
wrestling. Leduc, who toured many times
in helping out are asked to report to one of
Gilles Lahaie was re-elected vice-chair
H AWKESBURY
around North America with his late brother
the pavilions at 9 a.m. A light lunch will be
and Sylvain Charlebois secretary-treasurer
Jos Leduc, will be present for the tribute.
served afterward, courtesy of Cuisine Jean
of the PRCDC.
Bernard,” explained Louise Bissonnette,
Affordable tickets
The Robert Hartley Sports Complex will
Industry Canada’s Community Futures
Project Officer for the Recreational Trail.
Tickets are now on sale : VIP – $20,
rumble May 14 when Great North Wrestling
(CF) Program, supports 278 CFDC’s across
Ringside - $15 ; regular seating – $10 ; an
Several groups have already confirmed their
will present an evening of wrestling,
Canada and through the federal Economic
participation in the tree planting activity :
additional $5 will be added for tickets sold at
featuring a blast of local talent.
Development Agency for Southern Ontario,
th Clarence-Rockland, 58 th
St-
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the door. They are available at the Robert-
The card, the first local wrestling
it supports 61 Community Futures
th
Bernard
de Fournier
and
9
Hartley Sports Complex, through Roch
spectacle in two years, will feature the
Development Corporations (CFDCs) – 24
St-Alphonse-de-Liguori from Hawkesbury
Desjardins at Turpin Autos, Steven Levac of
legendary Hacksaw Jim Duggan, who will
located in the North, and the remaining 37
and students from École secondaire catholique
Team Levac Exit Realty, and on the Internet
by then be a member of the WWE Hall of
serving rural Eastern and Southern Ontario.
de Plantagenet and École secondaire catholique
at www.ticketweb.ca. Great North Wrestling
Fame, will be brandishing his trademark 2
CFDCs offer a wide variety of programs and
de Rockland .
is an Ottawa-based company that promotes
by 4.
services supporting community economic
For more information or to confirm your
wrestling events in Canada. For more
More than seven individual and tag team
development and small business growth.
attendance, contact Louise Bissonnette at
information, contact Steven Levac at 613-
matches will be presented during the event.
These community-based, not-for-profit
613-673-1820.
677-8284
or
by
A film crew will be shooting scenes for an
organizations are staffed by professionals
The trail stretches 72 kilometres east to
steven@teamlevac.com.
upcoming behind-the-scenes wrestling
and are each governed by local volunteer
west across the counties. Five pavilions
documentary.
boards of directors familiar with their
located in St-Eugène, Vankleek Hill,
Recycling
Revenge for Hawkesbury?
community’s needs, concerns and future
Plantagenet, Bourget and Hammond offer
Abdullah the Butcher Jr., son of legendary
development priorities.
parking, toilets and an information kiosk.
Madman from the Soudan, will finally be
Access to the trail is free. The Recreational
centre
there, after several refusals to step into the
Trail is managed by Prescott and Russell
squared circle in Hawkesbury. “I have never
4-H fun
Economic Development and Tourism.
seen such a shabby and miserable town, just
moves
like the people living there. I’ve finally
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accepted to show that the little Hawkesbury
Québec helps
V ANKLEEK H ILL
boy I’ll face is as shabby as the rest!” he
forward
stated.
Hawkesbury will be sending hefty Roch
Did you know that 4-H programs are
fund
“Blast” Desjardins, sales representative at
open to all youth?
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Turpin Autos, who will climb into the ring
There are many exciting activities and
H AWKESBURY
for the first time. “Abdullah Jr. finally found
events taking place in the next few weeks,
the courage to bring his shabby face to
notes 4-H Ontario special events coordinator
Grenville
Hawkesbury. It’s now up to a local guy
Tammy Oswick-Kearney, of Vankleek Hill.
A zoning change was swiftly approved
make his time quite miserable in the ring,”
Here are just a few: Discovery Days – Open
by Hawkesbury town council Tuesday,
says Desjardins.
to youth ages 9 – 13 – take part in games and
completing another step towards the
school work
Local television host Martin Villeneuve
activities while learning about 4-H!
establishment of a new regional
will act as ring announcer.
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recyclable material sorting centre in town.
camps-conferences/discovery-days.aspx
Quite a main event
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Nobody expressed objections to the new
Wrestler and promoter Hannibal,
Progressive Ag Safety Days – Open to youth
“general industrial” label for the 3.4-acre
G RENVILLE
accompanied by his manager Catherine, will
ages 9 – 21 – these one-day events are jam-
site on Spence Avenue where Recycle
be going against American Ravenous Randy
packed with hands-on educational activities
Action inc. is transforming the former Fib
A sum of $225,000 in Québec
Myers for the main event in a no-
about
all
types
of
safety.
Pak plant into a centre that will sort about
government funds will help improve
disqualification bout. Recognized for his
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1,300 tonnes of materials collected each
elementary schools in the village of
hardcore style, Hannibal has no intention of
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year through the blue box program in
Grenville.
backing down in front of Myers: “I’ve pushed
Youth Adventure Camp – Open to youth
Hawkesbury, East Hawkesbury and
Grenville Elementary School will receive
to the limits guys like Abdullah the Butcher,
ages 13 – 15 – this four-day, three-night
Champlain. The non-profit organization
$125,000 for roof work while École
Kevin Nash, Terry Funk and Tommy
camp will get you moving and developing
must also get the go-ahead from the
Dansereau will be allocated $100,000 for
Dreamer; there won’t be much left with
your team building, goal setting and
Ontario Ministry of the Environment.
interior improvements.
Myers at the end of the night!”
communication
skills.
Recycle Action recently inked a ten-year
The money is part of a $2,021,203
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A tribute to Paul Leduc
lease with the Hawkesbury Industrial
investment the province is making in eight
Legendary wrestler Paul Leduc will be
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Investment Association to rent the former
schools in the region, Argenteuil MNA
honoured for his contribution in the ring
4-H is an organization of leaders building
Fib Pak location, which has been vacant
David Whissell has announced.
and for keeping alive the heritage of
leaders.
since the summer of 2009.
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