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Covering Cornwall:
Gabriel Rivière-Reid
tience. “You can’t rush anything,” he high- lighted. “It’s just like photography. You have to wait to get the best shot.” Although he’s already quite involved in the community with his choice of employ- ment, he also decided to give back even more of his time to Cornwall. “I sit on the OSPCA community fundraiser building team,”he said proudly. “I’m also a part of the Agape Company building team.” Rivière-Reid is also a self-proclaimed political junkie. During the recent munici- pal elections, he was often seen running around various events, his trademark TVCo- geco microphone "rmly in his hand and a cameraman hot on his heels, as he tracked down candidates. “It really was an exciting election,” he said with a smile. “I’ve always been opinionated about di#erent things.” It’s therefore no wonder that the young man took over The Source ’s commentary section, appearing at the end of
years before I be- came an o!cial employee,” he ex- plained. “I started in January 2009. I asked around and I remember think- ing to myself, I’d love to try it!” As production as- sistant, the young man faces several chal- lenges, some big, some small. But when
council.
Despite never gradu- ated from any post second- having
FRANCIS RACINE francis.racine@eap.on.ca
CORNWALL | For once, Gabriel “Gab” Rivière-Reid was the one being inter- viewed, as he sat in a Brookdale restau- rant. O!cially known as a production assistant at the local CogecoTV station,
ary insti- t u t i o n s relating to broadcasting, the
Cornwall
the animal lover is known throughout the community as a man that always has an opinion and who is always ready to cover a story. “I do 40 hours a week,” he admit- ted, while smiling. “They’re just not
“..They tell me they don’t always agree with what I say, but that they love seeing me do it. And in the long run, that’s all what counts.”
it comes to his number one c h a l l e n g e when work- i n g ,
always at the same time. I’m out every weekend.” It turns out being a production assistant does add stress to what is already a pretty busy choice of employment. Rivière-Reid is not only in charge of covering local stories, but also of "lm- ing, editing and organizing them.
every broadcast, in order to ex- press his thoughts on various topics. “I know that not everyone agrees with me,” he admitted. “Sometimes I’ll be out some- where, and people recognize me. They tell me they don’t al- ways agree with what I say, but that they love seeing me do it. And in the long run, that’s all
“It’s a lot of work, but I love it,” he says. “I love the journalism aspect of it.” Appearing quite often on The Source, Cornwall and area’s
what counts.”
Rivière-Reid ponders for a moment before setting his mind on one speci"c thing: pa-
only local television news magazine show providing information and highlights of special events, sports and entertainment, Rivière-Reid also participates in the "lming of the Cornwall Colt’s games as well as city
native outlines that the amount of experi- ence he has amassed over his many years as a volunteer with the television station has taught much more than he thought. “I volunteered with TVCogeco for four
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Local Member of Parliament Guy Lauzon announced on October 29 that books of con- dolence for the families of Corporal Nathan Cirillo and Warrant O!cer Patrice Vincent are available for constituents of Stormont Dundas-South Glengarry to sign, at his con- stituency o!ce in Cornwall. “This is a simple way for constituents locally to o"er their sympathies to the families of these brave soldiers who served Canada so well,” said Lau- zon. The book will be available at 621 Pitt Street from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., until Remembrance Day. Lauzon will present the books to their respective families later this fall.
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