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CORNWALL, Ontario – On their website, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) highlighted the successes of Cornwall’s own Tony “Lightning” Luis a professional boxer and security officer at OPG’s R.H. Saunders Dam, which is in the city’s West End. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
Fight the COVID blues by staying active this winter NICK SEEBRUCH
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CORNWALL, Ontario - Getting outside and enjoying all of the winter activities on offer in the region is a great way to fight the COVID shutdown blues. In Cornwall, there are a few outdoor rinks located throughout the city that offer a wonderful chance for skaters of all skill levels. The city has even added a new rink behind the clocktower at Lamoureux Park. Rinks are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. • Rinks can be found at the following locations: • Alexander Park - Ninth and Adolphus • Dover Heights Park - Dover and Robertson • Grant Park - Kennedy and Grant
• King George Park - Seventh and York • Lamoureux Park - Water St • Mattice Park - Edward St • Memorial Park - Bedford and Third • Menard Park - Concorde Ave • Optimist Park - Sunnyside and St. Michel • Reg Campbell Park - Leitch and Fraser • Terry Fox Park - Mercier and Ross There is also Big Ben Ski Hill, Wednesday to Friday: 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the United Counties of SD&G, the Raisin Region Conservation Authority (RRCA) operates a number of sites that are offering outdoor fun this winter. “The RRCA’s Campground and Marina both provide immediate access to the St. Lawrence River; we are proud to offer opportunities for the public to connect with nature
and explore our local environment. Staff have been busy enhancing our properties with new camping gravel pads, trail and parking lot enhancements, and more. We look forward to welcoming our customers in 2021,” said Josianne Sabourin, RRCA Administrative Assistant. There are also a wide variety of trails to be hiked, skiied or snowshoed. The RRCA offers snowshoe rentals at Gray’s Creek for $7/day or $14/weekend. Reservations and payment must be made in advance by telephone by contacting (613) 938-3611 ext. 229. These are just a few activities offered in the region this winter. There is also the Summerstown Trails, and the trails in the South Nation Conservation Area and much more.
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ONTARIO – On Dec. 21 Premier Doug Ford announced that Ontario would enter a temporary shutdown at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 26. The shutdown will see all non-essential businesses be restricted to curbside service, delivery, or drive thru, with grocery stores and pharmacies being limited to 50 per cent capacity. Ford acknowledged in his announcement that this would put a strain on small businesses.
“These are decisions that are extremely difficult, but they are absolutely critical, and I know how much our businesses are struggling,” Ford said. “We will be launching the new Ontario Small Business Support grant which will provide a minimum of $10,000 and up to $20,000 to eligible small business owners to help them through this challenging time.” Further to the announcement of the new grant, the province has now provided more details on who will be eligible and how to apply.
Eligibility requirements for the Ontario Small Business Support grant are as follows: Businesses that are required to close or significantly restrict services due to the Provincewide Shutdown being imposed across the province effective 12:01 a.m. on December 26 Have fewer than 100 employees at the enterprise level Have experienced a minimum of 20 per cent revenue decline in April 2020 compared to April 2019. “The business must demonstrate they
experienced a revenue decline of at least 20 per cent when comparing monthly revenue in April 2019 and April 2020. This time period was selected because it reflects the impact of the public health measures in spring 2020, and as such provides a representation of the possible impact of these latest measures on small businesses,” reads a statement from the province. Businesses that were not in operation in April 2019, or April 2020 will have different criteria announced for them early in the New Year according to the province.
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In addition to his work at the Dam, Luis trains upwards of 20 hours a week with his coach and father Jorge Luis, always preparing for his next fight in the ring. Luis also volunteers his time in the community through mentoring youth at the Laurencrest Youth Residence. “The values I have in my life now may not have come to the surface sooner had I not been tested through boxing,” said Luis. “You have to be a little crazy to be a fighter. Whether that’s work ethic, discipline, or having to respond to adversity. My philosophy is if there’s a problem, find three different
solutions. Because there’s always a second chance, another way around the problem.” Luis had one over 100 amateur boxing fights by the age of 12, and turned pro at 20. His win-loss record is 29 wins, four losses, and 10 knockouts. Among Luis’ boxing accolades are three reigns with the World Boxing Council’s Continental Americas title in the lightweight division and one reign with the North American title. Luis faced down challenges in both his boxing career and personal life including the death of his mother from a brain aneurysm shortly after he turned pro. After spending some time employed doing social work, Luis turned to the OPG for a new
career, hoping it would allow him to spend more time with his family, including his young son Miguel, focus on his boxing career and continue with his community service. While Luis was rejected in his original application to OPG, he was undeterred and applied again when a new vacancy came up. As a security officer with OPG, Luis patrols the grounds of the Dam, screens visitors, and helps to ensure that the public keep a safe and respectful distance from the Dam’s Tony Luis as a security officer at OPG. operations. Submitted photo. “Right now, with my job at OPG, my boxing, I’m very passionate about trying to be the and my involvement with youth, I’m very satis- best version of myself for my son, who is fied and content with what I’m doing,” he said. non-verbal but working through it. He’s taught “But above everything else, I’m a father, and me and his mom a lot about not giving up.”
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MAYOR CHRISTMAS MESSAGES What a year 2020 has been. It is difficult to put words to the past year which served as one of the more challenging in some time. However, during the holiday season it is time to look ahead with hope for the next year. There has been good news with the COVID-19 vaccines on their way, some light at the end of the tunnel. At the Municipality we are looking forward to new projects that
will help serve our community. We know the challenges that our residents can face, as many of us have faced them as well. It is our hope to continue our hard work to make South Dundas an even better place to live.
We encourage you to continue to participate in the community, raise your voice for the issues that are closest to your hearts and help us do what is right for the region. We thank each of you for your efforts in reducing the impact of the pandemic. While there is still work to be done, it will get better. The holidays are set to look quite different from previous years, but this too can be something hopeful. By protecting
ourselves and others, we can give each other the gift of a recovering community, sooner. Our commitment to the health of our neighbours is what the holiday spirit is all about. On behalf of Council and staff, I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Stay safe. Steven Byvelds, Mayor Municipality of South Dundas
As we head into the last month of the 2020, many of us will be searching for words to describe this past year. Challenging, constraining, intimidating, the list will vary depending on our own situation, but we have all been impacted by COVID 19 in some way. The vast majority of us have never seen a pandemic and it is unsettling, but it is reassuring to know we are not in this alone. As a matter of fact the entire world is working on this and we will get through it together. We have many reasons for optimism, our health specialist have instituted safety
protocols that are working when applied, the pharmaceutical industry has several vaccines which have proven effective and they are in mass production now. December is a good month to end a tough year on because it is the month of hope. The festive season is built on hope and the challenges that history has provided give us lots of reason for hope because we have bested all those challenges just as we will overcome COVID
19. On a personal note, Christmas is a very special time of year for me. My fondest memories are dominated by friends and family. It is funny how the more things change the more they remain the same. Last Sunday our sons were on a zoom call with their cousins catching that same Christmas spirit. These young adults now stretch from Perth, Scotland to the BC Rockies. I am confident that 2021 will be a year that allows us to get back to our normal lifestyle, where the many organizations and individuals who contribute to our quality of
life can resume their normal activities. If we try to find something positive to take away from the experience of the past 9 months, perhaps it would be to cherish more the many aspects of our lifestyle that we sometimes take for granted. So on behalf of your Municipal Council and the staff of North Stormont, I would like to encourage you to make the most of this holiday season that you can, and we will enter 2021 together and full of hope. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Respectfully, Jim Wert Mayor, North Stormont
This year has been a year of questions, concerns and fears. We have managed very well in SDG to control the spread of this virus that has impacted all of us, and I want to thank everyone for adhering to the direction of Dr. Paul Roumeliotis and to thank Dr. Paul
for leading us during this pandemic. We have to be mindful and continue to practice all of the safety precautions that control the spread of
Covid-19. This holiday season is going to be quite different than any we’ve experienced, but so has this year. I’ve been asked what my Christmas wish for this year is and it is that we do the best we can to stay safe and start the
new year with a renewed determination to ensure that we stay healthy. I want to wish everyone, from my family to yours’, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Season’s greetings, Tony Fraser, Mayor of North Dundas
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With 2020 behind us and 2021 just a head, I am going to use my column this week to predict what I think we will see in the New Year. Obviously, there is always a risk to making these predictions. Last year’s column looking ahead at 2020 was completely thrown out the window with the arrival of the pandemic.
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Things will get better . . . slowly
The year 2020 has been decried as a terrible time for everyone, with most eagerly awaiting its end. From the pandemic, to forest fires, an economic downturn and more, 2020 has had more adversity to offer us that we usually see in five years. When the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1 however, not much will have changed. We will still be living with the pandemic, and the economy will not have even begun to recover yet as a result of the lockdown that was announced for Dec. 26, but at least in 2021, there will be a light at the end of the tunnel. The COVID-19 vaccine is expected to begin distribution in the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) region in the early spring, and, with any luck, the lockdown will end as planned on Jan. 23. Building on up
One of the big stories that was first
covered in Seaway News this year was about the hot housing market in Cornwall and the surrounding area. I expect that there will be an increase in new housing developments in Cornwall and the surrounding area. Cornwall Mayor Bernadette Clement has already said that she wants to see a housing taskforce formed to address the city’s housing needs. We already know that there is going to be one affordable housing project located on the corner of McConnell Ave and Ninth St. I think that we will also see more private developers building homes in Cornwall as well. If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us anything, it is that a lot of jobs can be done from home, and that this has been one of the factors driving the hot housing market in the area. Workers realize that they don’t have to live close to their work, in a sometimes claustrophobicly packed city like Toronto. Instead during this pandemic, many have opted to leave big city life behind to work remotely in smaller towns like Cornwall. This hot housing market is good for sellers, developers, and also the Cornwall taxpayer. With more housing being built that means the City of Cornwall will be collecting more in development charges. This will help the city weather the financial storm caused by the pandemic bet-
ter than it otherwise would have. Tourism re-imagined
Like I said above, in 2021 the COVID19 pandemic is still going to be with us. For the tourism industry in 2020 that meant a lot of events being cancelled, and a loss of outside visitors to the region. Tourism had to be re-thought quickly, and in 2021 I think we will see a more vibrant and active summer than we did in this past year. The tourism industry has now had time to re-imagine itself and I think we can expect better events, and more activities than we did in the first year of the pandemic. I believe that we are going to see a stronger focus on tourism catering to
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
residents who live in a region, rather than focusing on attracting visitors. Successful tourism activities from this past year have all been outdoor based, a trend I expect will continue. The Art Walk from this past summer saw Cornwall residents come out and enjoy their downtown for an evening. In South Glengarry, the Holiday Sparkle event just wrapped up a couple of weeks ago, and it saw over 5,000 cars drive through. I am not certain what tourism will definitely look like in 2021, but I can say that it will be livelier than this past year. What do you think readers? What do you expect is in store for 2021? Email me a Letter to the Editor at nseebruch@seawaynews.media
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Thank you firefighters Dear Editor, As a resident of Long Sault, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to our local Firefighter’s Association for organizing and
conducting the annual Food Basket Drive in our area. A special thank you to all for volunteering their time, their vehicles, and their day off to make this event so
successful every year. The generosity and Community Spirit of Station #1 in Long Sault and its residents is a true testament to the community we are proud to call home.
Seaway News welcomes letters to the editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words and may be edited fo clarity or length. Please send your letters by email to nseebruch@seawaynews.media or by mail to 501 Campbell Street, Unit 6, Cornwall, ON K6H 6X5. Include name, address and phone number.
Once again, thank you and Merry Christmas. Sinceerely, Deb Hannan, Long Sault, Ontario
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Good riddance to a rotten year Claude McIntosh Mac’s Musings
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It is said that an optimist stays up to see the New Year in, but a pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. If that is the case, we are going to have a lot of pessimists watching the countdown to midnight on Dec. 31 to make sure a bruised and battered Father Time stumbles out the door. Good riddance. Sorry to see you go, but don’t let the door hit your butt on the way out. Yup, it has been that kind of wild and wacky year. A year ago, most of us had no idea what Zoom was or how it worked. The idea of remote learning was just that – remote. Once opposed by teachers’ unions, now it is seen as a way to keep educators safe. It could mean the end of snow days. Who thought that the day would come when one could walk into a bank wearing a mask and not be mistaken for a bank robber. In the face of flagging attendance, who thought that churches, particularly mainstream Protestant and Roman Catholic churches, would be urging the faithful to stay home. We now know that Wuhan is a city in China. The pandemic gave birth to senior shopping hours. Hey, what the heck, we’re up at 6 a.m. looking for something to do. This was a first: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was not booed while presenting the Stanley Cup in a Canadian rink. The Toronto Blue Jays shuffled off to Buffalo. It was bottom up as the lowly toilet paper would move to the top of everyone’s grocery
list with reports of fights over the last few rolls on the shelf. That a sneeze or cough would raise eyebrows and the sniffles would keep a kid out of school. People actually saying, “I’ll tough it out. The ER department isn’t a safe place to be.” And who would have imagined an ultraright Conservative Premier (Doug Ford) standing before television cameras and telling Ontarians to hell with the deficit, we’re turning on the spending tap. How do like that, Andrea? BACK IN TIME CIRCA 1965/66 Rather than add an increase to the cost of collecting garbage in the city, contractor Allan J. McDonald reduced his price in a bid for a new five-year contract. The new rate kicked in on Jan. 1, 1966. The former contract, signed in 1960, paid the McDonald firm $494 a day. In his tender, one of six received, the price was reduced to $385 a day, a saving of $127,000. The contractor agreed to continue twice-aweek residential pick up and three-time-aweek commercial collections, along with the annual Christmas tree collection. An added feature was spring and fall special collections of trash. ********** In early January 1966, residents of Glenview Heights went public with a list of complaints about the four-year-old rent-geared-to-income housing project operated by Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and the Ontario government. It was pointed that only 40% of the units were occupied and that 28 residents had moved out in the previous two months. Little wonder. Stuck in the middle of no where, there was no access to public transit, no mail service, no nearby stores and the project manager, the third in four years, operated the project like it was a military boot camp.
Highlanders party at the Armoury, $5 per couple; and the New Parkway (Cafe Gaiety), $20 a couple. .... The Palace Theatre was showing a New Year’s Eve midnight move. All seats were $1. .. The Glendale in Summerstown was serving frog legs. ..Shirley’s Restaurant, Zappia’s Restaurant and Harvey’s Fish and Chips offered New Year’s Day specials. ... Cornwall Royals downed Buckingham 8-2 in a Central Junior Hockey League game. Bordie Harrington, with three goals, Garry Leroux, Bob Deschamps, Roger Levert, Ray Barnes and Ron Ward scored the Cornwall goals. ... Cornwall Collegiate graduate Charlie (Chuck) Harrison was preparing for a tryout with the Ottawa Rough Riders in July. The offensive lineman played his fourth and final year at Western Michigan. ... Mayor Elzear Emard said the deputy minister of education indicated to him that Cornwall had a good chance of obtaining one of the community colleges being established in the province in 1966. ... The Standard-Freeholder named the Bill Dickie rink (Len Engen, Arnie Fraser and John Riddell) as the top curling story in 1965. The rink brought the Cornwall club its first Colts title. ... City lawyer Pat Rudden was named a Queen’s Counsel (QC) by the provincial attorney general’s office. ... The price of a small pack of cigarettes increased to 40 cents from 36 cents. A large pack of smokes was upped to 50 cents. TRIVIA ANSWER The Book of Matthew doesn’t say how many wise men came from the East. It just says wise men. TRIVIA In the 1997 federal election this future mayor of Cornwall ran for the Progressive Conser vatives in Stormont-Dundas. QUOTED – “New Year’s Day now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.” - Mark Twain
physically present but this experience will result in some of our business practices being conducted differently post COVID-19. I look forward to seeing how this plays out. COVID-19 wasn’t the only major event to impact CPS in 2020. The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the subsequent emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement has resulted in introspective thought and consideration of systemic racism and the role of the police in serving racialized communities. CPS is committed to working collaboratively with our community on making meaningful change and our first significant step forward is the development of an Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Plan which will shape the course of our relationship with our ever changing community for years to come. Beyond these two significant events, in 2020 CPS has continued to work diligently towards a safer Cornwall by pursuing its strategic goals of community engagement,
organizational excellence and crime reduction. These efforts will continue into 2021 and will be the basis for our next Strategic Plan which will be under development early in the New Year. Finally, I remind you of the recent advice of Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer of Health for the Eastern Ontario Health Unit that we celebrate the holidays safely while protecting our loved ones and our community by limiting in-person celebrations to the people we live with, or with one other household if you live alone. When we are out in public, we should continue to avoid crowds, wear our masks, keep 2 metres distance from others and clean our hands regularly. On behalf of the Cornwall Police Service I wish you all a safe and healthy holiday season and I look forward to sharing more news about the efforts of the Cornwall Police Service in 2021.
Looking back on 2020 WALKING THE BEAT WITH THE CHIEF
CHIEF DANNY AIKMAN
It’s that time of the year when we reflect on the past 12 months to celebrate our successes and contemplate the possibilities for 2021. Obviously COVID-19 has a grip on our daily existence as 2020 winds down. Collectively we are adapting to ever-changing and sometimes confusing developments about the disease. Cornwall has seen a late year surge in the number of COVID-19 positive cases and this is a significant concern. Recent news about game changing vaccines
is very much welcome and encouraging. I’ll be rolling up my sleeve when it’s my turn to be vaccinated and I hope you will too. The men and women of the Cornwall Police Service (CPS) have faced the challenges of COVID-19 head on. I am tremendously proud of our frontline officers who have dealt with, not only fears about contracting COVID-19, but have also demonstrated incredible flexibility as we morphed into the “Public Health Police.” It’s a community safety role none of us ever envisioned, but one which we have adapted to with pride and professionalism. CPS support staff have also played a key role in ensuring, not only the safety of our police officers, but also in keeping our business continuity functioning with incredible stability. Many of us have worked remotely while being supported by our IT staff and many administrative functions haven’t missed a beat. The workplace feels different as we limit the number of employees
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Residents claimed that the manager had his own interpretation of the regulations covering public housing. It was not uncommon for him to arrived unannounced to inspect a unit. Monthly rents ranged from $94 to $114 and were based on annual income. However, the residents claimed that the manager on his own often adjusted rents month-to-month. ********** Cornwall had two 1966 New Year’s Day babies. The first was a baby girl born at Cornwall General Hospital at 8:44 a.m. to Lyndon and Judy Lalonde of Cornwall. The second, a boy, was born a few hours later at Hotel Dieu Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. John Manuel. The first baby born in the United Counties was a baby girl born at Winchester Hospital (1:01 a.m.) to Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Barkley of RR2 Williamsburg. ********** ALSO THIS WEEK IN 1965/1966 – After a green Christmas when the mercury hit 56F, the highest Christmas Day reading in 30 years (no talk of climate change/global warming), winter-like conditions returned with snow and below freezing temperatures. ... A transit shed at the Cornwall Habour was under construction. The department of transport was enlarging the harbour deck with several tons of fill purchased from Domtar for $10,000. The fill came from the mill’s excavation site. Storage tanks were expected to be erected just west of the harbour. ... Mayor-elect Dr. Elzear Emard played host to a get-acquainted party at his home for members of council and other officials. The guest list included Judge G. E. Brennan, Magistrate P. C. Bergeron, Police Chief Allan Clarke and Fire Chief Lucien Carriere. Reg Woodward of the Club Restaurant was hired as caterer. PART TWO New Year’s Eve parties included the Cornwallis Hotel (Queen Elizabeth room), $10 a couple; the SD and G
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ARIES: Watch out: it wouldn’t be surprising if a misunderstanding with someone close to you disrupts your routine. You’ll need to take special care when dealing with certain people, and you’ll feel like you’re walking on eggshells. TAURUS: You can’t put off cleaning any longer. The holidays are over, and you need to move on to serious matters. At work, you’ll land the position of your dreams following the unexpected departure of a colleague. GEMINI: Now’s an excellent time to embrace self-care and learn to respect yourself. You’ll ver something you’re passionate also disco about and take the first steps to steer your life in that direction. CANCER: Whether you have time off or not, you’ll spend the week with your family or at least at home. Use the next few days to reassess your decor and move around some furniture to help clear your mind. LEO: You’re facing a lot of pressure or too much stress. It’s hard to find balance. When you want solitude, you’ll be surrounded by people, but when you’re alone, you’ll be wishing your friends were around. VIRGO: You’ll take the opportunity to return or exchange items in stores. You’ll also come across a bunch of great deals, and you’ll decide you can afford to treat yourself. LIBRA: If you’re still off work, take the opportunity to spend time outdoors with family or friends. You’ll also feel the need to move. Even if it’s a solo trip, you’ll go on an adventure to satisfy your intrepid spirit. SCORPIO: You’ll be easily confused and distracted. You’ll start to feel a buildup of fatigue. Try to take advantage of your days off to get enough rest. You might also have too much on your plate. SAGITTARIUS: The party continues! There will be plenty of occasions to celebrate, and you’ll be invited to all of them. At work, you’ll feel overwhelmed by a large and demanding group of clients. CAPRICORN: Time will be in short supply, and you won’t be able to ignore any of your responsibilities. Your boss might also ask you to come into work when you were supposed to have time off. AQUARIUS: A getaway might be planned at the last minute. You’ll also be incredibly excited about the idea of a new learning opportunity. For example, you might seriously consider going back to school. PISCES: You’ll head into the new year feeling very emotional. In both your personal and professional life, you’ll face new challenges that mark a kind of new beginning.
Cornwall Economic Development looks back on 2020 NICK SEEBRUCH
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CORNWALL, Ontario – Cornwall Economic Development held their annual Year in Review showcase on Thursday morning, Dec. 17. The mark that the COVID-19 pandemic has left on the city was reflected in the annual presentation that highlights local successes and developments. The presentation itself, which usually takes place early in the morning at Galaxy Cinemas, was moved online and held over zoom, with dozens of participants tuning in to watch the review of 2020 as presented by Bob Peters, Cornwall’s Division Manager for Economic Development. Successes that Peters featured in the
2020 Year in Review included Cornwall being selected for a provincial program designed to find employment for immigrants to Canada. Peters reminded the viewers that prior to the COVID-19 lockdown, Cornwall hosted the Ontario Curling Championships, with the winning men’s team including Cornwall’s own Matt Camm. The COVID-19 pandemic of course, dominated 2020 and it was no different for Cornwall, and Peters took the time to highlight the different organizations and events that stepped up to the challenge presented by this global health crisis. This included the $2.2 million dollars in COVID-19 relief funds for businesses disbursed by the Cornwall & Counties Community Futures Development Corporation
(CFDC). Annual charity events like the United Way Wine & Cheese had to adapt to rules around social distancing, but they still managed to raise over $30,000. “This highlights the ingenuity of our non-profits and the need for us to support them throughout the year,” said Peters. Tourism as a part of the Cornwall economy required ingenuity to continue to find ways to showcase the city during a pandemic. Seaway News’ Christmas at Home was one One such development from Cornwall of the highlights featured in the 2020 Year Economic Development was the Staycation in Review. guide, which highlighted all of the local gems One thing that the 2020 Year in Review that residents could partake in. “It is a wonderful guide that came together had in common with previous editions was very quickly with the help of our friends at that it was recorded by YourTV and will be broadcast in the near future on channell 11. Seaway News,” Peters said.
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CORNWALL, Ontario – It was announced on Dec. 21 that the province of Ontario would enter a shutdown starting at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 26. The City of Cornwall has released a list of services that will be affected by this shutdown, as has the United Counties of SD&G. CORNWALL: OPEN WITH PRECAUTIONS: Paramedics, police officers, and firefighters will continue to respond to 911 calls. Please keep your distance while COVID-19 screening takes place, and wear your mask. Calls to 911 should be limited to emergencies. Cornwall Transit continues to operate. Please take the bus only for essential trips (such as work, groceries, and trips to the pharmacy). Wear your mask, sanitize your hands, keep your
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Seen on Facebook: Thank you to Farm Boy for putting up a shelter for customers while self distancing in line. Any chance other stores will follow this?
Remember that even during a shutdown, It is the time of year for resolutions. What most businesses are still open through curbside pick-up service, take out, or drive through. will you do differently in 2021? Support your local businesses during this difSeen on Facebook: I went to Scotia Bank ficult time. today to replace my lost debit card. There was Seen on Facebook: So this morning I wrote a nice lady directing people at the door. It was well organized and I had great service from the my daughter’s PC wasn’t working just shutteller who served me. A big help as I was down on her and thats what she uses to comalready a little upset with losing my card at the municate with others cause she suffers from worst possible time. She made sure all of my anxiety of being out in public and I’d like to questions were answered. The guy at the door thank Andrew Walker Tech Services for stepCarol-Ann Breedyk made a $1,000 donation to the Cornwall Optimist Club in memory of when I left, was telling people to have a good ping in and helping to solve the problem thank you God bless and Merry Christmas to you! her father, Nick Breedyk who was an Optimist for 40 years, and served as club president. day. Thank you so much Scotia Bank! Carol-Ann Breedyk, owner and chef of Tilly’s Eatery in Cornwall’s downtown, raised the money by donating $1 from each sandwich sold since November. She is pictured here holding a picture of her father with Terry Muir, current Cornwall Optimist Club President at Tilly’s on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 (Nick Seebruch/ Seaway News).
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Seen on Facebook: I would like to give a big thank you to the Children Christmas Fund and all the organizations involved with distributing Christmas Basket. It is the time of year for resolutions. What will you do differently in 2021? A big shout out of appreciation to all of Cornwall’s service clubs. These clubs are the ones who raise most of the money in the community for worthy causes like Hospice, the United Way, Agape Centre and more. In more ways than one, Cornwall would be a poorer place without its service clubs. Considering reaching out to one and offering a hand. Have a cute pet you’d like to share with the world? Email their photo and a short caption to nseebruch@seawaynews.media for them to appear in our Pet Corner. If someone calls you from the Health Unit to do contact tracing for COVID-19, please have patience and take the 10 minutes to talk to them. It could help save a life.
Christmas Lights
Discover your community’s best decorated homes using our Christmas Lights Map!
www.Cornwall.ca/connected
Winter Parking
On-street parking is prohibited from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. throughout the winter.
www.Cornwall.ca/winterpark This is Titan, gorgeous dalmatian, 4 months old December 23rd, 2020. Very smart boy, love having him for our new family member. Email your favourite pet photo along with a small caption and we’ll publish it so all our readers can enjoy it, too! editorial@cornwallseawaynews.com
Christmas Tree Pickup
Set out your real Christmas tree January 4 to 8 for curbside collection.
Sidewalk Parking
For the safety of your neighbours and the efficiency of our plow operators, please do not block the sidewalk.
www.Cornwall.ca/snow
Stay Active
Walk at the Benson Centre or swim at the Aquatic Centre.
www.Cornwall.ca
Wrapping Paper Pickup
Special collection! Wrapping paper will be collected at the curb if it is set out in clear bags.
www.Cornwall.ca/waste
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Dave Smith in South Stormont organized a Have a community comment you would like gift certificate campaign this month to help to share? Email nseebruch@seawaynews. support local businesses. Each gift certificate media for it to appear in Scuttlebutt. purchased entered the buyer into a draw for $700 worth of gift certificates. The draw was held on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and the winner was W. Fetterly of South Stormont. In total, the campaign sold $15,000 worth of gift cards.
I’ll drink to that! Nick Wolochatiuk Dances with Words
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The holiday season is full of decisions, decisions, decisions. What present to get for Uncle Charlie? Turkey or ham for Christmas dinner? Is it time to tell the kids about Santa? How many guests will COVID-19 regulations allow us to have to ring in the New Year? During most of December, the line-ups outside the LCBO and the Beer Store have been as long as the one at the women’s washroom during the seventh inning stretch or when the trans-Canada bus finally makes its long-overdue rest stop. Preparations for social gatherings invariably include
this question: “What drinks shall we serve?” If I consulted a sommelier about what should be served with lobster, he’d suggest a wine that offers subtle citrus nuances and the aroma and flavour of a Chardonnay. Of course, the next question is “Should it be from California’s sierra, Burgundy of central France, or the outback of Australia?” My choice would be none of those mentioned. After dinner, what digestif shall it be? Cognac may be your preference. Others may opt for tsikoudia, or a fortified wine such as port, maybe even something like Drambuie or Sambuca. I’ll pass on every one of those. Perhaps it’s a more casual gathering, rather than a formal dinner. Due to the pandemic, Corona is definitely off the list. Yuengling has a China ring to it, but it has absolutely nothing to do with China, so scratch that one too. Miller Lite would add an
American touch, even though the virus has closed the border. The Brits prefer their ale served at room temperature. As far as I’m concerned, the only thing that should be at room temperature is a room. My father was once a waiter in a hotel. You may think I picked up a lot of beverage knowledge from him. As you may have noticed by now, I have some very contrary drinking preferences. My very first choice for every drinking occasion is water. At the top of the list are a couple of my favourites. One comes out of the Kushaqua roadside at Thatcherville. The other tumbles into an old bathtub at the base of Azure Mountain, where it is shared by passing bears and deer. Both of those places are in the Adirondacks. Nothing that comes out of a 250 ml bottle can compare to any ‘eau de source’. Alas, we have no access to New York, or anywhere outside of
Canada, until the border opens. I do have other preferred drinks. Squeezed, right in front of me, orange or lemonade juices with lots of pulp are great. Some canned or bottled ‘juices’ have more artificial chemical ingredients (colourings, preservatives, flavours) in them than the years Methuselah lived. Also on my list of preferred drinks are hot chocolate or a coffee in the morning or evening, prepared over a crackling campfire, beside a lake, in the shadow of a mountain. Another favourite is tea accompanied by shortbread or a butter tart, sipped in front of a wood stove. None of the above is followed by driving impairment, slurring of speech, drivel talk, loss of memory or a hangover. All my drinks are best when consumed with a friend. Whatever you imbibe on New Year’s Eve, and during the rest of the year, I wish it brings you good health and happiness.
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