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Child uninjured after chase ends in charges
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March 27, Constable Mario Bourgeois stopped a 2009 Hyundai Elantra on High- way 417. Diana Ford, 55, of Ottawa, was charged with operating a vehicle without insurance. The same charge was laid March 27 when Constable Anne-Christine Gauth- ier stopped a red Chevrolet driven by 41-year-old Chantal Paquette, of Station Road, Alfred-Plantagenet, while she was travelling on County Road 9 in Plantagenet. The officer also pulled over a 1999 Buick Regal on Concession Street in Plantagenet. James Dean McKinley, 46, of Alfred-Planta- genet, was driving with no insurance on the car. March 30, Constable Sébastien Brisson was on patrol on Highway 417 when he in- tercepted a Mazda Tribute 2006 for speed- ing. Jean-Georges Roadchild, 42, of Ottawa, was charged with driving while under sus- pension and failing to have an insurance card. In each case, the vehicles were towed away. The fine for failing to have insurance on a vehicle is $5,000. April 5, Constable Luc Lecuyer was on patrol in Alfred-Plantagenet when he ob- served a green 2001 Honda Civic travel- ing on County Road 9. Kevin Wilson, 34, of Rockland, was charged with driving while under suspension, driving without a valid permit, using improper validation and op- erating a vehicle without insurance. Truck driver charged On the evening of March 31, Constable Dominic Sauvé was sent to the scene of a re- ported accident on Highway 417 in Cham- plain Township where a tractor-trailer was reported to be in a ditch. A 2006 Freight- liner truck was found on the side of the road. Edgardo Gonzalez was subsequently charged with driving while his blood alco- hol content was over the legal limit and fail- ing to maintain a proper daily log. North Glengarry break-in Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry Ontario Pro- vincial Police officers are investigating a re- port of a break and enter on County Road 10, North Glengarry Township. Sometime between March 26 and April 5, somebody stole two flat-screen T.Vs, a computer and a printer from the home. Syrup lifted Sometime over the weekend, crooks broke into a Main Street, Alexandria resi- dence and took several bottles of maple syrup and frozen goods. .5ŏ$!,$!. ŏ %!/ Funeral services were held Tuesday for Al- exandria councillor and businessman Gary Shepherd, who passed away April 3 at the age of 68. North Glengarry Township councillor at large, Shepherd died in hospital last Wednesday night from complications re- lated to aortic aneurysm surgery. ”He was a dedicated and hard-working councillor, representing North Glengarry residents since 1992,” the township said on its web- site. “Councillor Shepherd’s tireless work ethic was evidenced by his long tenure, continu- ally focusing on customer service and ac- countability for ratepayers.”
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A small child escaped injury after be- ing involved in a high-speed police chase that began in Wendover and ended with a crash in a Clarence-Rockland parking lot March 30. The child was riding in the back of a Ponti- ac, in an unsecured car seat, during the pur- suit that started at 11 a.m. when Constable Pascal Boudreau of the Hawkesbury O.P.P. detachment noticed an expired licence plate on a vehicle travelling on Principale Street. The officer followed the vehicle and attempted to stop the car that was travel- ling at a high rate of speed, the detachment relates. As thedriver continuedwestboundonOld Highway 17, the officer lost sight of the vehi- cle and ended the chase for safety reasons. A fewminutes later, the driver was arrested by officers of the Russell County O.P.P. detach- ment. The vehicle was found in the ditch of a parking lot at a MacEwen gas station on County Road 17 in Clarence-Rockland. Jason Michael Jones, 26, of Wendover was charged with flight from police officer, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, criminal negligence causing harm, racing a motor vehicle, driving with an expired plant and an uninsured vehicle, and failing to en- sure an infant was properly secured. Man charged with bogus theft report A L’Orignal man has been charged after he allegedly made a false burglary report to police March 26. Daniel Laprade, 44, was charged with public mischief after Hawkesbury Ontario Provincial Police officers were called to in- vestigate a report of a break and enter at a County Road 17 residence in L’Orignal. A heavily intoxicated man reported that someone had broken into his apartment while he was away during the evening, re- ports the detachment. The investigation, led by Constable Jonathan Bouchard, re- vealed that the man falsely reported the theft of appliances from his apartment and that he had staged a break and enter scene. He is scheduled to appear in court April 24. Someone found guilty of public mischief is liable to imprisonment for up to 5 years. Speeding charge A 21-year-old Champlain Township man has been charged after a vehicle was pulled over March 28 on Highway 34. Constable Donald Petryna, of the High- way Safety Division was on patrol when he observed a black 1993 Honda DSI travelling at 135 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone. Ja- cob Baron, of Front Road, was charged with racing a motor vehicle. The driver’s licence and vehicle were seized for seven days. He is scheduled to appear in L’Orignal Court June 13. Many charged for no insurance In the span of a week, several motorists have been charged with failure to have their vehicles insured. March 25, an officer on Highway 417 in- tercepted a Toyota Corolla for travelling 128km/h in a posted 100km/h zone. Ali Sa- lih, 33, of Ottawa was charged with driving a vehicle without insurance and without a valid permit.
Some are pleasantly enthralled by the sights and sounds of the majestic creatures, the graceful harbingers of changing seasons that fill the skies, winging their way north in those iconic V formations. Others salivate at the thought of the inimitable wild taste of the fowl, perfectly roasted and served with vegetables, or maybe on a bed of rice, accompanied by a robust wine. Whether you shoot the flocks with a camera or prefer to aim at the “rib eye of the sky” with a weapon, you are bound to encounter the big birds at least twice a year in this part of the world. Unfortunately, too many people encounter Canada geese too often, because some birds overstay their welcome, hanging around all year instead of joining the migrating packs. Alas, herein lies the problem – wild geese are supposed to be wild. If they hang around a house, field or park too long, they are no longer considered wild and they quick- ly cross that fine line, and into the category known as “nuisance wildlife.” (Yes, there are some people who are like that, too.) Anyway, as this is being written, the migration of the huge honkers is in full flight. And so far, they are a welcome sight, as they provide overhead spectacles on a daily basis. Since we are located within a flyway for the nomadic geese, we can hear the flocks night and day. Fortunately, the invasions are relatively brief as most of the flocks move on after the northern bodies of water have thawed. At this point in the season, they have yet to become those dreaded“resident”geese, the ones that never migrate, the hungry creatures that give the species a bad rap. The birds are unjustifiably blamed for a plethora of alleged health and environmental problems, contends the Coalition to Prevent the Destruction of Canada Geese, an Amer- ican-based group formed in 1993 to prevent the killing of thousands of geese in New York State. The coalition suspects that those who advocate culling flocks are misguided or, worse, phony. “Whether by ignorance or premeditated deceit, the misinformation they dis- pense can usually be traced to the government wildlife-killing establishment and their beneficiaries (“sport” hunters, weapon manufacturers, etc.).” Meanwhile, back in Canada, folks who grow sick and tired of tip-toeing around geese poop have a wide range of deterrents available. If the honkers are driving you bonkers, you may want to try decoys, sprinklers, remote control boats. You might get a blast from firing off cannons or fireworks. If they don’t work, there are other options – flags, swans, dogs, vegetation barriers, lasers, and “hu- mane hatch control.”On the other hand, doing nothing is also a viable and feasible alter- native. After a long winter, which never seems to want to end, the honk of the graceful Branta Canadensis is such a happy noise. It signals the beginning of new beginnings and fresh hope. The sights and sounds of geese remind us that it will soon be time to start opening the windows, preparing the garden, tuning up the lawn mower and getting back to that vital home improvement project that was set aside back in the fall. In the boonies, we are lucky to be surrounded by a variety of wildlife. We can learn to get along with wild turkeys, coyotes, deer, moose, fishers, weasels, skunks, groundhogs, moles, foxes, chipmunks, turtles, and of course, an assortment of birds. Regardless of what nature throws at us, adopting the proper attitude is the easiest and the most effective course of action. It also helps if you walk lightly and wear robust rub- ber boots.
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