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communautaire community link Le lien The Dalkeith Due to unforeseen circumstances Dalkeith REC Brunch will be cancelled Sunday March 20, 2016. Casselman Festival de la cabane à sucre, présenté par l’ACFO de Prescott et Russell, le samedi 26mars, de 9 h à 16 h à la Ferme Drouin de Casselman. Au programme : musique folklorique avec Louis Racine et Les Pourquoi pas? , contes et légendes par des artistes métis francophones, tire sur la neige et plusieurs autres activités gratuites! Information : www.acfopr. com. Pour réserver sa tablée : 613-764- 2181. Grenville-sur-la-Rouge Assemblée annuelle du Club de pêche Grenville-Harrington, le 19mars au sous-sol de l’église de Grenville. Hawkesbury The Prescott and Russell Community Services are seeking volunteers to be a member of the HawkesburyMeals-on- Wheels committee. Monthlymeetings. Info: 613-632-0939. Club d’Âge d’Or 50 –March 20 – 1:15 p.m. dart tournament; March 21 – 9:30 a.m. exercises, 1:15 p.m. sand bags, 6 p.m. dance lessons; March 22 – 10 a.m. dance lessons, 1:15 p.m. free activities, 6:30 darts; March 23 – 9:30 exercises, 1:15 p.m. pedtanque, 7 p.m. bridge club; March 24 – 1:15 p.m. free activities; March 25 & 26 – Hall Closed The Hawkesbury branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, located at 152 Nelson, holds live music and dancing every Sunday from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., and a Smoked Meat Dinner with live music on the last Friday of eachmonth. There is also cribbage every Tuesday from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and weekly darts Wednesday at 7 p.m. You do not have to be a member to attend, however, the Legion welcomes any new members.The Hall is available for rent. Information: 613-632-5136. A breakfast in aid of « Les œuvres des Chevaliers de Colomb Conseil de L’ascension #9952 » will be organized by the Knight of Columbus, L’Ascension council, branch # 9952 , Sunday, March 20, 2016, at St-Pierre Apôtre Parish, 470 Main Street, Hawkesbury, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Parking is available at École Paul VI. For information, call Pierre Ouellet at 613-874-1395. Vankleek Hill Vankleek Hill and District Nature SocietypresentsRodEwingtalkingabout his hike on the Pacific Rim National Park, Monday, March 21, 7 p.m., at Vankleek Hill High School (VCI), 5814 Hwy 34. New members are welcome. www.vankleekhillnaturesociety.org
Wind farm proposal gets green light
plain Township linked with the provincial electrical grid. The proposed wind farm would be capable of a combined produc- tion of 40 megawatts of electricity. Steve Dick, a retired mechanical engi- neer living near Lemieux in The Nation, is a spokesman for Save the Nation. He also described the IESO approval as «extremely disappointing» and that Premier Kathleen Wynne, local MPP Grant Crack, and other provincial officials «have lost all credibility» because of alleged promises during the last provincial election that communities which declared themselves as «unwilling hosts» would not be forced to accept wind farm in their areas. But Bob Chiarelli, provincial energy minister, indicated in reports to media that municipal officials are misreading what the government stated. During a legisla- tive committee session in 2013, Chiarelli stated it would be almost impossible for wind turbine project to go into a community «without some significant engagement.» But theminister later explained that did not mean a veto power. «We will not give a veto, and no jurisdic- tion gives a veto to a municipality on any kind of public infrastructure,» Chiarelli stat- ed. «That should have been clear to them.» Each wind project still needs separate environmental approvals as part of the appli- cation process. Dick indicated that Save the Nation is not finished opposing the Gauthier wind farm proposal. «The story doesn’t end,» he said. «The community is rallying once again. We know some of the landowners who signed agreements (with RES) are having second thoughts. Without the landowners on its side, a project can’t proceed.»
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
So far the chance of a wind farm in the St. Isidore village area is lookingmore certain all the time.Themayor forThe Nationmu- nicipality feels betrayed by Queen’s Park Three “green” energy projects proposed for the Five Counties region have received application approvals from the provincial government through the Independent Elec- tricity SystemOperator (IESO) agency.They include wind farms proposed for North Stor- mont and The Nation municipalities. The Gauthier wind park project of Renewable Energy Systems Canada (RES), based in Montréal, and Sierra Nevada Power (On- tario) Ltd. has blown up some ill will among bothThe Nationmunicipal council and a lo- cal grassroots protest group, Save the Nation. «Disappointed,» saidMayor François St- Amour when asked for comment during a phone interview. “We’ve declared ourselves an unwilling host.” St-Amour added that the provincial gov- ernment’s green energy policy overrides municipal authority and concerns regarding land use and planning.The one hope left for The Nation now is whether themunicipality can influence the project developers during the next phase of the planning process before actual construction begins. “We’ll soon find out,” said St-Amour. The Gauthier wind park proposal features up to 15 wind turbines, located on private properties within an area bounded by High- way 417, County Road 22, and Concession Road 5. A transmission line would connect with the distribution connection in Cham-
Save the Nation will now focus on con- vincing landowners, who have agreements to allowRES and Sierra Nevada Power to set up wind turbines on their holdings, to revoke those deals. Dick expressed confidence that the loss of a large enough number of agree- ments will make it impossible for the project to go ahead. «A number of those owners have already consulted us for information,» he said. WINDTURBINESmay be part of the future landscape view for residents around St. Isidore, thanks to provincial approval of a wind farm application. —photo archives seront les artistes qui monteront sur scène le 12 mars prochain, à la Salle Optimiste de Rockland. C’est Manon Séguin, qui a souvent fait les premières parties des spectacles de Mario Pelchat, qui ouvrira la soirée. Organisé par l’ACFO, cet événement permettra de mettre en lumière des artistes de la région, selon la coordonnatrice de l’événement, Vivianne Rochon. « C’est pour promouvoir et aider des jeunes adultes qui aiment la chanson et qui se produisent sur scène, a-t-elle expliqué. On veut faire connaître les jeunes artistes de la région. Ils ont beaucoup de talent. Il faut que les gens viennent les encourager. Et c’est une soirée pour faire passer les blues de l’hiver. Les gens peuvent venir écouter de la bonne musique et prendre un verre. Il y amême de l’espace si les gens veulent danser. » Le spectacle, qui durera près de 90 minutes, est ouvert à tous et aucun frais d’entrée n’est exigé. L’ACFO fait cependant appel à la générosité des gens. « Plutôt que de faire payer les gens, on a décidé d’y aller avec des contributions volontaires, a précisé Mme Rochon. Tout sera remis à la Banque alimentaire de Rockland. » Cet événement, qui commencera à 20 h, a pu être organisé grâce à une subvention du Conseil des arts de l’Ontario. Pour plus d’information sur cette soirée, les gens peuvent entrer en contact avec la coordonnatrice de l’événement, Vivianne Rochon, au 613-698-0076.
Des artistes de la région en vedette
pour permettre aux citoyens de patien- ter. En effet, la soirée En Chanson réunira quatre artistes locaux, dont l’objectif sera de divertir et de redonner le sourire aux gens qui n’en peuvent plus de l’hiver. Manon Séguin de L’Orignal, Mélissa Grat- ton-Smith, Alexandre Bougie et Sébastien Gratton, tous trois originaires de Rockland,
VÉRONIQUE CHARRON veronique.charron@eap.on.ca
Le printemps arrive dans près d’une ving- taine de jour et l’Association canadienne- française de l’Ontario (ACFO) de Prescott et Russell a mis sur pied un événement
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