The library has about 5,000 members,
Metered bills, mixed results
from all segments of the community. “We
have people of all ages who come here –
young children, families, retired people,”
richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
on citizens.
says Belle-Isle. However, teenagers are a
But,non-profitorganizationswillbehard
H AWKESBURY
distinct minority.
hit.Forexample,socialclubswillpay$25,515
“We would like to get more teenagers to
this year compared to $5,837 last year. “A
use the library,” she relates. There are plans
Most Hawkesbury residents ought to
400 per cent increase is pretty strong,” said
to form a committee to find ways to attract
see little difference in their water and
CouncillorMarcTourangeau,futilelyurging
more young people to the Higginson Street
sewage bills when invoices based on
colleaguestogivecommunitygroupsabreak
facility.
meter readings are received in April. But
by reducing the increase to 200 per cent.
Electronic books
many businesses and organizations and
The Hawkesbury and District General
The library continues to evolve. An
the Hawkesbury and District General
Hospital will see its bill more than double,
addition is a section for teenagers, where an
Hospital will see their bills soar under a
from$44,001 to $100,298. Spikes will also be
iPad and electronic books are available.
new system approved by town council.
seen in the commercial sector, where total
A wide range of services and links is
Under the former method, town
billings are expected to rise from$192,991 to
accessible
through
the
residents paid $504 for water and sewage
$306,390. Restaurant and bar revenues are
www.bibliotheque.hawkesbury.on.ca web
Photo Richard Mahoney
services–aflatannualwaterrateof$260.28
anticipated to shoot up from $35,630 to
site, which was recently refurbished.
Chief librarian Lynn Belle-Isle uses an
and a fixed sewage rate of $244 per
$141,220.
It is the third time since the page was
iPadinasectionofthelibrarysetasidefor
residential unit.
Those numbers are projections, stressed
launched 12 years ago that the site has been
teenagers.
According to figures presented to town
Beaulieu, joking that if his estimates are
refreshed. The new site is more current and
council, a household that uses 15 cubic
accurate, “I will buy a Lotto 6-49 ticket.”
Good circulation
offers easier access to more services, notes
metres monthly will pay $506 for both
Consumption, and thus revenues, will
Michel Bruneau, one of the people
services this year. However, chief
undoubtedly drop once consumers receive
responsible for the Internet page.
richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
administrator and treasurer Normand
their first bills.
Wanted
H AWKESBURY
Beaulieu noted that since the 4,000 meters
Special Rates
One of the many features is a link to the
were installed in 2008 and 2009, readings
www.ourontario.ca site where historical
Because they are such large consumers,
have shown that 62 per cent of consumers
Whentheeconomyslowsdown,activity
photosofthetowncanbeviewed.Currently,
industries will be afforded special rates. “If
uselessthanthe15-cubic-meteryardstick.
atplacessuchasalibraryoftenaccelerates.
the file includes 162 photos, some going
we charged them the same basic rates, we
“I have been waiting for this moment
Such is the case with the Hawkesbury
back to 1820.
wouldbeclosingthem,”cautionedBeaulieu.
for 14 years,” saidCouncillor Alain Fraser,
PublicLibrary,whichisshowingtheeffects
Butlibrarystaffaretryingtobuildupthe
CouncillorMichelThibodeaucommented
who blames his 1997 election loss on his
of the recession.
image bank. If you have photos of
that the new billing method was fair and
support of meters that are designed to
“Our circulation increases when times
Hawkesbury’s past, contact the library.
justified.
encourageconservationandreducewaste.
aredifficult,”sayschieflibrarianLynnBelle-
Also new at the library are early literacy
“We use more than 15 cubic metres per
During a plebiscite that coincided with
Isle. “It is one of the few places where (in
stations, OverDrive audio books, a varied
month in our house,” he said, noting that
that
election,
residents
voted
return for a membership) you can get
activitiesprogramandaccesstotheAncestry
metered billing was the most equitable
overwhelminglyagainsttheinstallationof
something for free.”
Library Edition.
method. “I don’t expect my neighbour to
the devices. But since then, opposition has
payformyelectricity,”remarkedThibodeau.
petered out, particularly since the Ontario
Letter to The Editior
It is only reasonable to expect everyone to
government agreed in 2008 to foot the $1.8
pay user fees.
million bill to cover the installation of the
“Foryears,theresidentialsectorhasbeen
counters.
New music room panned
subsidizing the clubs and businesses,” he
He was quick to underline the minimal
argued.
impact the newbilling systemwould have
was approximately one-third larger than
The Editor,
what has just been built; there were risers,
ThefollowingisanOpenLettertothe
thefloorwascarpetedandtheceilingbaffled
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Upper Canada District School Board:
to absorb the volume of 40-plus
On a recent tour of the newVankleek
instruments playing in concert.
Hill Collegiate Institute, I set out to visit
Thenewroomhasnorisers,nocarpet,no
CLUB DE SOCCER PRO 17 - HAWKESBURY PÉRIODE D’INSCRIPTION 2011
HAWKESBURY PRO 17 - SOCCER CLUB 2011 REGISTRATION TIME!
the Music Room. I never found it.
baffles — just a tile floor with cinder-block
Instead, I came upon, what can only be
walls. The volume of a full band practice
described as, an Instrument Storage
must be horrendous. Even worse --
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WHERE?
Room.
whereas the old music room had windows
The
old
music
room
in three of the four walls, the new room has
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— unbelievably – no windows at all. This
airless, dead crypt constitutes the music
CINÉMA
QUAND?
WHEN?
room in the new VCI — a school which the
Board trumpets as a building of open space
Le samedi 12 février : 10 h à 14 h Le mercredi 16 février : 17 h à 20 h Le samedi 26 février : 10 h à 14 h
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and natural light.
No teacher could teach in this “music
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If what has been done to the music room
hadbeendonetothenewgymnasium,there
ROY DUPUIS ALL MOVIE STARTING FRIDAY FEB. 4
Le 24 février (centre de loisirs) de 18 h 30 à 20 h 30 et le samedi 5 mars à l’école St-Victor d’Alfred de 9 h à midi
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would be justifiable rioting in the streets. As
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aprofessionalmusicianandmusicteacher in
L’INSTINCT DE LA MORT
this community, I am appalled that this is
thebestthearchitectsandschoolboardcould
come up with. It is unacceptable and must
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WHO?
be corrected.
How is it to be corrected?
Enfants de 5 à 16 ans (31 décembre 2006 et plus.) Ligue mixte pour adultes 18 ans et plus. *PREUVE D’ÂGE REQUISE*
Children U5 to U16 (31-Dec-2006) Mixed adult league (18 and up) *PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED*.
A recent press release from the Upper
Canada District School Board claimed the
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boardhasabudgetsurplus.Good.TheBoard
must use the surplus to build a true music
room. In other words, complete what they
FRAIS?
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began.
60,00 $ par enfant. 100,00 $ pour les adultes de18 ans et plus
$60.00 per child, $100.00 adult 18 and up
It is bad enough that our music
community lost the theatre, now it has lost
even a music room in a brand new school.
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A.R.C.T., president
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