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g e l a G rand y . T he p ro j e c t w as o ffic ia lly l a u n c hed A p ri l 22 to mar k E arth D a y . G rand y said the initiati v e o ff ers se v era l b ene fi ts to her st u dents. I t sho w s st u- dents the v a lu e of team w or k and c om - m u nit y p artnershi p s. “T hro ug h this p ro j e c t , st u dents ta k e a l eadershi p ro l e in the c omm u nit y,” she said of the p i l ot. “I t he lp s st u dents l earn a b o u t a l ternati v e ener gy and w a y s to he lp o u r c o u ntr y b e c ome se l f - s uffic ient. ” T he s c hoo l is c o ll e c tin g food w aste from its b rea k fast p ro g ram and its foods
p ro g ram. T he materia l w i ll b e k e p t in s p e c ia l c ontainers s uppl ied by C ooter Muck Pro b i - oti c s. S c hoo l sta ff mem b ers w i ll treat the w aste w ith a c om p an y p rod uc t c a ll ed C om p ost g- enie , w hi c h c ontains p ro b ioti c b a c teria that k ee p odo u r do w n and assist w ith the de - c om p osition p ro c ess. T he c om p an y w i ll c o l- l e c t the food w aste and then p ro c ess it at an area fa c i l it y, g eneratin g h y dro g en. U nder the p i l ot p ro j e c t , the c om p an y w i ll r u n that h y dro g en thro ug h a f u e l c e ll that p rod uc es “g reen ” e l e c tri c it y . T he c om p an y needs a minim u m of 1 0 T hai l and. Zu m b a fans w i ll a l so p erform l i v e , so y o u c an g et in some exer c ise at the same time. Sim ul taneo u s v is u a l arts sho w s are l o - c ated at the Ar b or G a ll er y and St. J ohn ’ s C h u r c h H a ll w here an afternoon tea w i ll b e ser v ed. F or more information , v isit www . v an kl ee k hi ll . c a / e v ents , www .fa c e b oo k . c om /p hi l ar b erex c e ll ente v ents. or c a ll 613-6 78 -5 08 6 .
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VANKLEEK HILL | Students at Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute (VCI) are helping tack- le the giant problem of energy sustain- ability by turning to tiny bugs in themuck. T he s c hoo l is p arti c i p atin g in a c om p an y p i l ot p ro j e c t that is w or k in g w ith l o c a l fi rm C ooter Muck Pro b ioti c s on w a y s to u se de c om p osin g food w aste to c reate f u e l to g enerate e l e c tri c it y, said VCI Prin c i p a l An -
Cooter Muck’s Compostgenie.
k i l o g rams of c om p osta bl e matter ( food w aste , c o ff ee g ro u nds , p i zz a b oxes , et c . ) to r u n a demonstration of the f u e l c e ll . T he materia l is b ein g c o ll e c ted on an on g oin g b asis. As p art of the p ro j e c t , tea c hers w i ll b e en c o u ra g ed to ta lk a b o u t the e ff ort in fami ly st u dies , food , s c ien c e and other cl asses so st u dents c an u nderstand the need for and v a lu e of s u staina bl e ener gy . T here are other s u staina b i l it y p ro g rams b ein g started at the s c hoo l to c om pl e - ment the c om p ostin g initiati v e. VCI sta ff mem b ers pl an to start a s c hoo l v e g eta bl e g arden to g ro w fresh v e g eta bl es for the foods p ro g ram. T he p ro j e c t w i ll c ontin u e u nti l the end of the semester.
32nd edition of the May Show VANKLEEK HILL | The village of Vankleek Hill will be alive with the sights and sounds of music, dance, arts and crafts during the 32 nd edition of the May Show Festival. and c erami c s to name ju st a fe w . And food de l i c a c ies for e v er y taste and p a l ate : from c innamon bu ns to the w onderf ul F ren c h macarons , from pull ed p or k to p o u tine.
A c ts on the main sta g e in the c entre of to w n w i ll feat u re a g reat v ariet y of m u si c, c hora l g ro up s , ro ck and ro ll, fl amen c o , j a zz and blu es. O n c e a g ain , the b e lly dan c ers of Grace Haven Dancers w i ll p erform traditiona l M o - ro cc an dan c in g w hi l e the cl assi c a l and e l- e g ant p erformers of Thai Group of Ottawa w i ll p resent ori g ina l m u si c and dan c e from
F or t w o da y s , M a y 1 8 and 1 9 , M ain Street is c on v erted into a bu st l in g, c o l o u rf ul c re - ati v e m él an g e of sin g ers , dan c ers , artists and artisans w ith one - of - a -k ind c reations : stained gl ass , w ood c ar v in g, b ead w or k
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The Stormont-Dundas-Glen- garry Ontario Provincial Po- lice detachment took in the Alexandria Home and Trade Show recently. A display was set up offering a variety of safety literature, including child identification pack- ages donated by the Alexan- dria Lions Club. An impaired driving simulation exercise with the use of “Fatal Vision” goggles was also available. A young guest shows off her “Junior Constable” sticker. Alexandria Lions Club mem- bers Gaétan Ravary (left) and Marc Leblanc present Constable Joel Doiron with child identification pack- ages
C ham pl ain T o w nshi p is as k in g the O ntario T ri ll i u m F o u ndation to p ro v ide $15, 000 to - w ards the insta ll ation of b oards at an o u t - door rin k in V an kl ee k H i ll . T he mone y w o ul d g o to w ards the estimated $ 80 , 000 a g ro up intends to s p end on the s k atin g s u rfa c e l o - c ated in M i ll Street Par k . T he g ro up ho p es to raise $4 0 , 000 w hi l e a s u m of $4 0 , 000 is to b e ta k en from a reser v e c reated fo ll o w in g the sa l e of V an kl ee k H i ll Hy dro.
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V an kl ee k H i ll p hoto g ra p her Reenie M arx is amon g the fiv e artists p arti c i p atin g in “Opu s 8 : V en u s D ismem b ered ,” at the A b- b e y for the Arts in Gl en N e v is. T he v ernis - sa g e is S u nda y, M a y 1 2 , from noon to 4 p .m. at 2 14 89 B u ttern u t L ane , Gl en N e v is (N orth L an c aster ) . F or more information v isit www .thea bb e y . c a or p hone 613-34 7 - 16 02. Artists M i k e C oo p er , Reenie M arx , C ristian A lu as , F ran k Qu inn and G era l d S w ift in v esti g ate the c on c e p t of b ea u t y by formin g c om p onents of V en u s and Adonis into w ho l e ima g es. W hen she immi g rated to C anada in 1 97 3, M arx ’ s p assion for p ho - to g ra p h y too k a b a ck seat to a c areer in ed uc ation and on ly res u rfa c ed p o w erf ully in 200 5 w hen she retired. W ithin a y ear she had ta ug ht herse l f the b asi c s of di g i - ta l p hoto g ra p h y and b e g an exhi b itin g and se ll in g w or k p rofessiona lly in Québ e c, O n - tario , and the U nited States. FestivalWesterndeSt-Tite Du 7 au 9 septembre 499 $ (en occ. double) 479 $ (en occ. triple) Comprend : Transport en autobus de luxe, départ d’Embrun, Casselman, St-Isidore, Herb’s (Vankleek Hill). Deux nuits d’hôtel, deux déjeuners, souper méchoui, rodéo avec parade, spectacle acadien dimanche soir, visite de Radio-Canada et enregistrement de France Castel et Michel Barette Ledépôtde100$,non remboursable,doitêtre reçuavant le15mai2013 Réservez maintenant auprès de Marielle 613 987-2326 ou 613 443-1417 marielle.provost@marlintravel.ca
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