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L’administration a présenté cinq options au conseil, y compris une élection partielle, ce qui signifierait l’ajout d’une dépense pour cette année. Le conseil a choisi l’option deux. Les membres ont le droit, selon la loi, de nommer un conseiller et éviter une élec- tion spéciale et un processus de vérification formelle. Le maire Jean-Paul St-Pierre a fait remar- quer qu’il a entendu parler de «deux bonnes personnes» qui ont manifesté de l’intérêt pour le poste de conseiller. Le conseil vérifiera les curriculum vitae de ces candidats potentiels pour s’assurer qu’ils sont admissibles à siéger au conseil avant que le maire et les trois conseillers choisissent le successeur de M. Cullen.
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The Orient Express Terminal By Anne Donovan Special to the Reflet-News At the end of the nineteenth Century, passengers in Paris would board the Orient Express to travel to the ‘mysterious’ city of Constantinople (now Istanbul), in search of exotic spices, gold and other ‘eastern’ treasures, or so I tell myself. I can just imagine well-to-do Parisians disembarking in Constantinople (with a gun in their bags, at the recommendation of the train line), and being completely overwhelmed by the scene surrounding them. This is certainly how I felt upon arrival to the city. A large part of Istanbul is in Europe but this Europe is completely foreign to the Europe of France, Italy or even some of the Eastern European countries. This Europe feels foreign in its language, its culture, its diversity, its religion and its architecture. This was the end of the line of European destinations for us but it was also the beginning of a new and unorthodox experience. Our first encounter with the Turks was to be whisked away in a ‘taksi’ through har- rowing speed in an ocean of motor vehicles, pedestrians and hoards of cats, all moving every which way in the most unorganized fashion. We all made it alive to our apartment in the Beyoğlu district, which was fortunately stocked with litres of fresh water, since pipe water in Istanbul is not potable even for the locals. Coming from the city with the best aqueduct system in all the Roman Empire, it was hard to adjust to life without pure, clean, tap water. Imagine us taking our first shower in Istanbul, barely breathing, trying not to inadvertently swallow a drop of water. And then we go to a hamam (Turk- ish bath) where buckets of local water were thrown at us. We were submerged in a sea of foam and cold ‘diseased’ water, asked to relax under the expert hands of attendants trying to impregnate us with the essence of old traditions. But in the end, we loved it. I would say that Istanbul is certainly the city you should visit if you want a slow im- mersion into Islamic culture. Although the city is 98% Muslim, Istanbulites are accept- ing when it comes to personal beliefs and traditions. No one judges if one choses to pray in a conservative manner or decide on a more‘westernized’method. Women dress how they see fit; this is simply a personal choice. The Turks welcome Dervish ceremo- nies even if fundamental Islamists do not accept them. And I am glad they do so. We attended such a ceremony and I must say we were transfixed by the dervish dancers who were whirling round and round in a effort to become one with God, their right arm reaching for the sky while their left connected with the living through their bodies, a bridge with the mystical world. Of course, like most tourists, we got mosqued out. But being able to visit old Byzan- tine churches turned mosques after the Ottomans conquered Constantinople in 1453 was a treat. Only in Istanbul can you visit such buildings with mosaics still intact. The reason for this is that most late-period Byzantine mosaics were able to survive due to the Ottomans whitewashing them in an effort to cover figurative representations since Muslims believe these ‘idols’ stand between man and God. These mosaics clearly speak of a glorious period of Christian domination, but they also tell the story of how Turks are especially inclusive in their current beliefs, now protecting these Christian mosaics with pride. And if you want to visit the raw Istanbul culture, you simply need to step inside the maze of what is called the Grand Bazaar. This is the place where the world you know goes topsy-turvy. You get subjected to a frenzy of bold salesmen, bargaining buyers, overwhelming olfactory sensations (tea, spices, body odor?), even a Wall Street-like area where currency brokers are selling their ‘merchandise’ in a hysteria-like fashion. Funny how upon your third visit, to the bazaar or to a mosque, you are ready to ad- here to the proper customs and happy to be discovering a new facet of this Euro-Asian world. And without even noticing, Istanbul has grown on you.
EMBRUN | Le conseil municipal du can- ton de Russell a choisi l’option deux afin de combler un poste de conseiller, en- tre maintenant et les élections au mois d’octobre. Le mois dernier, le conseiller Craig Cul- len, ayant accepté le poste du directeur des travaux publics, a remis sa démission. Bien que des élections générales se dérouleront le 27 octobre, le conseil doit remplir le si- ège laissé vacant par le départ de M. Cullen avant le 2 mai.
Tax refund scam Everyone wants to get an income tax refund. Con artists hope to profit from that wish. OPP in some Eastern Ontario detachments have received calls about a suspicious email. The sender claims to be with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and states that the subject of the email is eligible for a tax refund of $521.51. The catch is the person has to click on a link to file a claim for the refund. That takes the victim to a website set up to look like the Canada Revenue Agency’s own website but it is a fake. There is a demand for a person’s social insurance number and other personal information as part of the bogus claim process. OPP have contacted the CRA and confirmed the agency never emails anyone to tell them they are entitled to a refund nor does it ask for sensitive personal I.D. information through email.
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