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Relay fundraiser Join us at Bobby’s Place located at 718 Montreal Road for a Charity Barbecue to celebrate our 23 rd anniversary on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All net proceeds from the hot dog and hamburger sales will be remitted to the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Singles Meetup The Singles 55+ Meetup Group will gather on Friday, June 7 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the RCAFA Wing 424 at Wa- ter Street West in Cornwall. Singles from Cornwall and surrounding areas are wel- come to attend. For more information, please send an e-mail to singles55group@ yahoo.ca. Support and share Bereaved Families of Ontario – Corn- wall & Area is holding a Support and Share Night onWednesday, June 12, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 216 Montreal Road, Cornwall. If you have lost someone through death, BFO evenings are open to all be- reaved adults struggling with the loss of a loved one. The presentation will be followed by a small group support. Together, we can help the healing begin. For more infor- mation, please call 613.936.1455 or visit the drop-in centre fromMonday to Friday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Haiku exhibition The Cornwall Public Library will present to the public an exhibition of Haiku paint- ings from June 8 to June 22. More than 30 paintings will be on show along with the haiku that they depict. Artist and writer will be introduced to each other during the opening ceremonies to be held on June 12 between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., until that time their identities remain a closely guarded secret known only to the exhi- bition’s organizer, Lorna Foreman, who is both an artist and a writer).All haiku paint- ings will be for sale. A haiku painting com- prises both the painting and the haiku for which the author will receive a $30 fee. All haikus written will be on display with the orphaned ones (those with no painting) on a special “Home Wanted” board. These haikus may also be purchased for $15. Meet SASS Come and meet the SASS staff on the June 17 at 7 p.m. at the sexual assault survivor support group’s annual general meeting. There will be an opportunity to get to know the SASS staff after the meet- ing. The AGM will take place at 125 Amelia St. in Cornwall. Call Claudette Cella at 613- 932-1755 ext. 23 to confirm your presence. communautaire Le lien community link The
Fifty attend city’s public engagement exercise
GREG KIELEC greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
Cornwall residents had their say on the fu- ture of Cornwall during a public engage- ment session at the Cornwall Civic Com- plex last Wednesday. About 30 peoplewere on hand for the first of round of about six focus groups tasked with coming up with ideas for a specific sec- tion of the city. Scribes at each table were recording suggestions made by the public. The community engagement session, which ran until 7 p.m. at Salon B on the low- er level of the civic complex, was held to get public input on what should be the city’s current priorities. “There were approximately 50 people who attended, and they represented a good cross-section of the community,” said Kevin Lajoie of the city’s economic develop- ment department. “Participants were invited to share their thoughts on a vision and priorities for the city, and city staff were on hand to serve as scribes and record all of the comments. ” The input received touched on a “wide spectrum of topics and subjects”, according to Lajoie. In general, some of the more common items that were mentioned included pro- motion of the city/job attraction/resident attraction/retaining youth ; t ransparency and accountability ; d owntown revitaliza- tion; improvements to waterfront ; m ore special events and i ncreased communica- tions
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Brian Lynch, former Cornwall mayor and local NDP riding association president, left, makes a point at one of the focus groups while scribe Melissa Morgan, program su- pervisor of social services, looks on during a community engagement session held by the City at the Cornwall Civic Complex last Wednesday afternoon.
“Another interesting note - we received a number of comments from participants who said they were pleased with the event itself and they would like to see it happen more often,” Lajoie said. People who were unable to attend the live session can fill out an online survey www.Cornwall.ca or via hard copies avail- able at various city buildings. The completed surveys, along with the data collected at the community engage- ment session, will be compiled and submit- ted to the City of Cornwall to be used in its strategic planning exercise. In a recent press release announcing the session, city Chief Administrative Officer Norm Levac said “input from the public is a key part” of the city’s strategic planning
exercise. In addition to the public input compo- nent, the strategic planning exercise will also consist of an internal survey of city employees and two strategic planning ses- sions with city council. The first city council session was held on Sunday, the second will be held Thursday. A final report is expected to be complet- ed by Friday, June 14 and is expected to be presented to council at its regular meeting of Monday, June 24. The strategic planning exercise is being led by the St. Lawrence College Corporate Learning and Performance Improvement office, which delivers professional devel- opment and consulting services to a wide range of private and public sector clients.
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