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132nd year, Issue 14
April 05, 2012 | 52 Pages
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Fire destroys mobile home Pet killed in Van Dusen blaze STAFF
The Arnprior Packers may have lost the Valley-Metro final series to Gatineau, but they revived interest in Junior B hockey in town in a big way. It was a wonderfully entertaining end to the hockey season. – Page 20
EMC news – Home and grass fires are keeping Arnprior firefighters busy. The day after a home fire in Arnprior last week, the volunteer fire department was summoned to yet another residential structure fire on Wednesday, March 28. The fire department was also called out to help extinguish a grass fire that threatened nearby homes just east of town Monday afternoon (see Page 2). Fire chief John Okum said the firefighters were called at 7:38 p.m. last Wednesday to the report of a mobile home fire on Van Dusen Drive near the airport in Arnprior. Flames and black smoke could be seen from a distance as five Arnprior fire apparatus responded. When fire personnel arrived on scene, flames had already engulfed a large portion of the structure. The owner was home at the time of the fire and was able to escape without injury, but the family dog perished in the blaze.
Photo by Derek Dunn
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A mobile home near on Van Dusen Drive near the airport in Arnprior was completely destroyed and a family pet killed in a Wednesday evening fire.
Hear some beautiful opera music and raise funds for a good cause at an April 15 event that will benefit the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital’s digital mammography campaign. – Page 29
Churches to unite for Good Friday service St. Joseph’s, St. John
The Arnprior Chronicle-Guide wishes all its readers a safe and happy Easter holiday weekend. Our offices are closed on Good Friday, April 6 and will be open on Monday, April 9.
EMC news - For Good Friday services this year, Arnprior churches are ready to walk the talk. From north, south and east, Christians from nine local churches will, literally, carry the cross on their way to a special shared Good Friday Service at the Nick Smith Centre April 6 at 10:30 a.m. It is designed to demonstrate to Arnprior how local churches are working together. Organizers, including Andrew Love of Grace-St. Andrew’s United Church and Clark Young of Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church, say it will be a “powerful expression� of the vibrancy of churches in the community across many denominations. “It will be a very visible display of how Christians are united in their love of Christ,� says a news release promoting the event. Each group will carry a large cross that will be raised during the service.
The first group will gather at the Canadian Tire parking lot and will travel south down Daniel Street. The second group will gather at the Liquor Store on Daniel Street and travel west. And, the third group will gather at the parking lot of the St. John Chrysostom church on Albert Street and travel north. The groups will converge at the Nick Smith Centre. The gathering time for each group will be 9:30 a.m. This will provide ample time for prayer, fellowship and the walk itself. The walk will prepare participants for the significance of the Good Friday Service. The walk and the Good Friday Service are open to everyone. If someone would prefer to just attend the service, they are very welcome. There is plenty of parking space at the Nick Smith Centre. The churches are also having their own Easter services (see Page 40)
recognize Everyday Hero Sherry Haaima Sherry.haaima@metroland.com
EMC events - St. Joseph’s School in Arnprior recently recognized a pretty special ‘Everyday Hero’. Sheamus O’Connor was presented with a certificate for being an Everyday Hero after the nine-year-old helped a fellow student who had a candy lodged in his throat. Sheamus says another student was patting the boy’s back, but when that didn’t seem to help, he remembered something from the babysitting course his sister had just completed. “I did the Heimlich on him,� said Sheamus. Principal Mary-Lise Rowat praised Sheamus’ quick thinking and actions. “We are very proud of Sheamus’ ability to recognize someone who was in distress,� said Rowat.
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