Come out
and cheer
cyclist with a
cause
857, BOUL. CÉCILE, HAWKESBURY, ONTARIO
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H AWKESBURY
Linda Groulx hopes that a lot of
people will join her in welcoming her
brother, Bruce Fisher, to Hawkesbury
June 19.
Fisher, 71, is cycling from Brockville
to St. John’s, Newfoundland to raise
money for the Special Olympics
program.
The Hawkesbury Ontario Provincial
Police detachment, which also supports
the Special Olympics, will be providing
an escort.
Photo Linda Groulx
“I think it would be great if people
Bruce Fisher will pedal into Hawkesbury
came out to show their support. Perhaps
June 19 as part of his fund-raising cycle in
some local cyclists would also like to
aid of the Special Olympics.
cycle along with him,” says Groulx.
Fisher is scheduled to arrive in town
Help for job seekers
at about 1 p.m. or 2 p.m. Arriving from
Vankleek Hill on Highway 34, he will
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travel on Spence east to Tupper, north
A LEXANDRIA
to Lansdowne and east to Marc-André
Street where he will be greeted at
Laurentian Park, a neighbourhood
TheOntariogovernment is contributing
situated east of Tupper Street.
$174,652 to help five unemployed people
This is not the first time Fisher has
improve their skills.
undertaken such a feat. In 2009, he and
North Glengarry Township is paying
a friend cycled along County Road 17
$162,508 to the North Glengarry Quality
fromOttawa toHawkesbury en route to
Management Program, which is funded
the Newfoundland ferry.
through Employment Ontario.
However, on this trek, he will be
“By investing in our people and our
going solo most of the way. He will be
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accompanied by his niece on the Québec
for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell. Our Open
leg of the trip.
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Since he considers County Road 17 to
skilledandeducatedworkforce intheworld,
be too dangerous, Fisher is sticking
giving Ontario the competitive edge in
primarily to secondary roads.
securing a strong economy for the future,”
He hopes to cover an average of 100
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kilometres a day.
Marc Lalonde.
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