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“The girl who stole Cornwall’s heart” FRANCIS RACINE francis.racine@eap.on.ca
“Every one of these inmates has a story to tell,” she said when she first announced her project. “Most are sad, but some are very interesting.” Take the case of Duncan Mckimon for example; a man whose fate will forever be linked to the House of Refuge. Having been received at the establishment at the age of 65, the man had tried to escape multiple times, after which he would get caught and sent back shortly after. On one occasion, however, while on one of his many esca- pades, Mckimon was struck and killed by a train. In a last twist of faith, his body was buried on the House’s property. More information on Sara Lauzon’s prior or current projects is available on her web- site at www.saraloveshistory.com. Driving snowmobile while under the influence A local man was nabbed by police af- ter he was caught driving his snowmo- bile while under the influence of alcohol. Samuel Pelletier-Behrendt, 22, of Cornwall, was arrested on February 28 and charged with impaired operation of motor vehicle and over 80. It is alleged that, on February 28, the man was found to be operating a snowmobile in the area of Water Street and Gloucester Street while under the influence of alcohol. He was taken into custody dur- ing a traffic stop, charged accordingly and released to appear in court on March 10.
Cornwall’s Sara Lauzon is hoping to raise a monument to commemorate the House of Refuge inmates buried at the St. Lawrence Valley Union cemetery. According to the young historian, 29 bodies are interred without as much as a grave marker. “ It also seems that the said bodies would’ve been buried in pairs. “According to these entries, it says there are 18 plots,” said a confident Lauzon. “It means that they buried two bodies per plot.” “According to these entries, it says there are 18 plots,” said a confident Lauzon. “It means that they buried two bodies per plot.” So far, the local historian doesn’t know if other Cornwall cemeteries harbor other House of Refuge inmates. Although she knows that the remains of 29 individuals were uncovered in 1985, she also is aware that an unknown amount of remains were unearthed in 1997-1998. “I don’t know if there are more of them buried in that cem- etery, or in any other cemetery,” she ex- plained. Lauzon knows full well the many steps of creating a monument. The Cornwall resident has, in the past, created a picture
Photo : Francis Racine
frame commemorating the death of Corn- wall Judge James O’Reilly, who succumbed to an asthma attack, while in his courtroom. “I know I’m going to have to do some fund- raising,” she said. “I’m thinking of doing an- other lecture. I don’t really know what I’ll be doing.” Lauzon was recently contacted by CBC radio and interviewed live on the air. “She (Wei Chen) contacted me by email to say
that she was closely following the (little) girl that stole Cornwall’s heart,” explained an obviously excited Lauzon. Calling herself Cornwall’s House of Ref- uge researcher and advocate, the Univer- sity of Ottawa graduate has extensively researched the building and is currently try- ing to research all 906 residents that, at one point in their lives, called the establishment their home.
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