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The Ontario Community Newspapers Association launched the Hall of Fame Awards earlier this year, and received a number of nominations outlining the achievements and initiatives of a wide variety of newspaper pioneers. We are excited to unveil the extraordinar y individuals who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, to be celebrated and remembered for their tremendous contributions to community journalism.

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Donated iPads support seniors NICK SEEBRUCH

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CORNWALL, Ontario – Lahaie and Sullivan Cornwall Funeral Homes has donated iPads to long-term care and retirement homes in Cornwall.

Parisien Manor, St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre (SJCC) and Chateau Cornwall each received an iPad to help their seniors remain connected in the age of social distancing and self-isolation.

“We love finding creating ways to support our community and felt that the iPads would help keep the connection going within families separated by this terrible pandemic,”

said Laurie Sullivan-Kennedy of Lahaie and Sullivan. “Our funeral homes have been able to keep our standards of service high by adopting the use of technology and wanted to share some great possibilities with long term care & retirement homes so that the staff and residents can feel the benefits also.”

St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre has received several donations of tablets for their residents, including an iPad from Lahaie and Sullivan.

“I love being able to use the video conferencing technology,” said Phyllis Leroux, a resident at SJCC. “I was able to see and speak with my daughter in Toronto this week – and it made my heart so full”.

Marvel MacDonald of the Chartwell Chateau Cornwall Retirement Residence said that their seniors were grateful at the chance to have more options to connect with loved ones.

“Our residents always inspire us with their optimism, wisdom and trust and we have a chance to work with the community to connect more families with their loved ones via technology during COVID-19,” said MacDonald. “Lahaie and Sullivan has dispersed iPads throughout Cornwall and Chartwell Chateau Cornwall has been busy making connections with loved ones and putting smiles on everyone’s faces.”

A resident at Parisien Manor talks to a furry friend on a tablet. Submitted photo.

Cornwall weathering COVID-19 financial storm NICK SEEBRUCH

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CORNWALL, Ontario – During a special meeting on Wednesday, April 29, Cornwall City Council learned about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic was having on the city’s finances.

Cornwall’s Chief Financial Officer, Tracey Bailey, explained that despite 3,000 property owners requesting property tax deferrals, and income deficits in other departments, like Transit and Parks & Recreation, the City was currently looking at an overall operating defi-

cit of approximately $522,000.

Despite the deficit, the City is not planning to layoff any full-time employees.

“They are cautiously optimistic,” Councillor Claude McIntosh said of City administration.

“At least I can say that the deficit is not as big as I thought it was going to be.”

Through deferring tax payments for property owners, the City is missing out on $4.5 million in revenue currently, but some of that has been offset by savings found in lower fuel costs, and a $107,000 surplus in savings from part-time salaries. Some part-time

workers have been laid off, such as school crossing guards, and while the City does plan to hire some summer students, McIntosh said that it is possible that they would not hire their usual number.

“There was disbelief from the Councillors,” said Councillor Elaine MacDonald. “We were able to redeploy people.”

MacDonald credits the City’s strong financial position going into the pandemic for Cornwall being able to weather the storm.

With uncertainties around how long the pandemic, and the following financial

recovery will take to run their course, Bailey warned that some projects may have to be delayed, and departments re-evaluated.

“The duration of the current circumstances is unknown. Currently, the ongoing financial challenges relate to frontline staffing, Recreation programming revenue, Transit revenue, and Tourism (MAT),” reads Bailey’s report. “In the months ahead, Administration will bring a report to Council outlining operational savings and the possible deferral of capital projects in order to balance the City’s budget.”

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CORNWALL, Ontario – Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) TV have been chronicling the growth of an important institution in Cornwall.

What started as a grassroots movement in the Fall of 2009, has since grown into a community hub for developmentally disabled known as Beyond 21.

Beyond 21 was formed to fill the void of support in the lives of those living with developmental disabilities. Many of these individuals relied on the support they received in school, but when they are forced out of the school system at age 21, they, and there families were left without resources to turn to.

Beyond 21 became that resource to bridge the gap for these adults after high school.

The Vision Statement of Beyond 21 is: “To enable adults with developmental disabilities to live connected, respected, and contributing to our community.”

Tish Humphries, President of Beyond 21, and mother to a daughter with developmental

disabilities, explained what it is like for parents and their adult children in a world that does not have the support Beyond 21 provides.

“I had a contact who worked with families who had children with developmental disabilities, he said its hard now but be prepared as it will get harder the older they get. He was entirely right and that was quite obvious when I was looking for opportunities for Emma once she turned 21,there was nothing,” Humphries said. ” Two years ago, AMI came to Cornwall to chronicle Beyond 21, and they returned again this past fall to follow-up on the great developments of growth happening at the organization.

“Working with the AMI TV production crew was amazing,” said Jane McLaren, Executive Director of Beyond 21. “They made our participants feel so comfortable and also like superstars all at the same time.”

McLaren said that she hoped that the documentary being produced about Beyond 21 will generate understanding in the wider

community.

“For me I hope the ‘take away’ is the realization that the participants we work with, and all individuals who have a developmental disability, are people just like the rest of us,” she said. “They have hopes, dreams, joys, sorrows, talents, and gifts. And they want to be recognized and seen as the adults they are not the disabilities they live with. It was an opportunity to let people know that Beyond 21 is not a traditional program where adults with developmental disabilities and are taken care of. It is a place where adults who have similar challenges chose to come together, share life, laughter, and learning, and encourage each other to be the best that they can be in our community.”

Humphries hopes that the work of AMI TV will shine a light on a sometimes forgotten population.

“My hopes is that by sharing this beautiful video they no longer be the”forgotten population,”” she said. “They are seen as adults with dreams and hopes. People will see the joy and laughter they share when they have

First COVID-19 related deaths reported in EOHU region nseebruch@seawaynews.com

CORNWALL, Ontario – The Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) has reported two deaths due to COVID-19 as of Monday, May 4, 2020.

These are the first COVID-19 related deaths in the region.

A woman in her 70s and a man in his 80s

passed away from COVID-19 related causes at the Pinecrest Nursing Home in Plantagenet, Prescott-Russell on Sunday, May 3.

“I am saddened by this news. On behalf of the Board of Health and all EOHU staff, I am offering our condolences to the family and friends of the deceased residents,” said Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Chief Medical officer of Health with

the EOHU. “This tragic news reminds us that we must continue to work collectively through personal hygiene precautions and community-based public health measures, like physical distancing, to contain the virus and limit the number of cases and deaths.”

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“Besides protecting your family, it will help ensure that healthcare professionals can focus their efforts on those who need it most.”

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friends. They will see the potential rather than the deficit.”

Beyond 21 is currently running a fundraising project to renovate a new home for their organization. For more information about supporting the project, see the Beyond 21 website.

The AMI TV documentary featuring Beyond 21 can be found on the AMI TV website here: https://www.ami.ca/category/our-community/media/adulting-life-after-high-school

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Shaver inducted into Hall of Fame

The Ontario Community Newspapers Association launched the Hall of Fame Awards earlier this year, and received a number of nominations outlining the achievements and initiatives of a wide variety of newspaper pioneers. We are excited to unveil the extraordinary individuals who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, to be celebrated and remembered for their tremendous contributions to community journalism.

We are excited to announce that Rick Shaver, Publisher, General Manager Seaway News Cornwall, is an inductee of the OCNA’s inaugural Hall of Fame.

Rick Shaver started his newspaper career in 1978 after graduating from St. Lawrence College in Cornwall, and a working at

Zellers. His first seven years were spent in sales with daily papers in Cornwall, Kirkland Lake and Brampton. In 1985 he opened the Cornwall Seaway News where he has devoted an additional 35 years.

“In September 1985, we produced and delivered our very first Seaway Shopping News,” said Rick Shaver in an article celebrating the paper’s 34th anniversary.

“Circulation was 29,850 and the internet wasn’t even a word yet. Our friends at RE/ MAX bought our back page, Cogeco, Seaway Chev, Cameron Real Estate, Cornwall Square and Farmboy still advertise with us today. “ Initially, the paper had a total of eight employees, including co-founder Dick Aubry.

Today, the Cornwall Seaway News has a full editorial department with an editor, reporter, cartoonist, 21 local monthly columnists, plus freelancers, a sales team of five, a production department and additional office staff.

In addition to the weekly newspaper, the Cornwall Seaway News also produces and distributes seven magazines, a website, a number of social media accounts and a weekly podcast.

Over the years, Rick has been awarded many recognition awards for his work within the community. He is credited with implementing many fundraisers, including the Cystic Fibrosis Pizza Night, which has raised over $150,000 after 14 years. In

1989 Rick chaired the first of many of the 32 years of the Cornwall Business Excellence Award evening, which provides recognition to businesses and individual dedication to city development. He was a member of the Journalism Program Advisory Board at St. Lawrence College, which allowed him to engage in the education of future newspaper graduates. His leadership in the Kinsmen Association has led to many projects in the community, also sitting on the Cornwall LiftOff board, Parade of Nations board, Cornwall Carbon Reduction Committee, Cornwall Aces board plus many others.

In 2017 he was recognized with a Community Award in Memory of Mary Knowles for being both a dedicated newspaperman and an avid community volunteer.

He was awarded the Business Excellence Lifetime Business Achievement from the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce in 2018, recognizing those who have made their mark in the world of commerce while also enhancing the community as a whole. He received the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.

Rick has become a familiar face at association conferences. He dedicated nearly 20 years to the Ontario Community Newspapers Association board, serving in various roles including President, Vice President and Treasurer. He also served

nine years on the Canadian Community Newspapers Association board.

In an article published in OCNA’s member newsletter, NewsClips, in February 2019, Rick notes that being on the board was the step to take as publisher in order to build a better relationship with the industry.

“There are so many friends and colleagues in the same position, and there are answers out there for everyone, we just need to work together to find them,” he said.

With 42 years of experience on his resume, Rick is still active at the paper and within his community and is happy to share his experience and knowledge with other publishers to achieve better success.

Which is why the Ontario Community Newspapers Association is thrilled to announce Rick Shaver as an inductee of the OCNA Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame Award recognizes and celebrates individuals who have made exemplary contributions to Ontario’s community newspapers. Inductees are respected community news professionals who have remained passionate about the industry throughout challenges, opportunities and changes. They are leaders who have helped community newspapers adapt and grow.

Remembering those who were hurt or killed at work NICK SEEBRUCH

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CORNWALL, Ontario – Every year, on April 28, Canada remembers those workers who were killed on the job, or sustained injury or illness through their work.

Usually, the Cornwall District Labour Council holds a memorial at the monument that honours those workers in Lamoureux Park in Cornwall. While the flags there have been lowered to half-mast, no gathering will take place this year because of the social distancing restrictions necessary to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Darby Bergin, MP for Cornwall-Stormont in the late nineteenth centur y was Canada’s first Surgeon General and advocated for safer workplaces, especially for

women and children. In previous years, Cornwall City Councillor Elaine MacDonald said that the fight for workers rights in Canada in many ways, began in Cornwall.

The City of Cornwall lowered all flags to half-mast in observance of the occasion.

“Today is the National Day of Mourning for injured workers. I would normally be in Lamoureux Park today at the commemoration that is organized by the Cornwall and District Labour Council and local union members,” wrote Cornwall Mayor Bernadette Clement. “This event is always a solemn and powerful event. I have devoted much of my legal career to representing injured workers and have had the honour to learn from them about resiliency and courage.”

The Cornwall Labour memorial in Lamoureux Park on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, National Day of Mourning for workers who fell ill, were injured, or killed on the job.

(Nick Seebruch / Seaway News).

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CORNWALL, Ontario – Cornwall Fire Services (CFS) declared that the cause of a fire on Wednesday, April 29 was the “careless” discarding of smoking materials.

CFS received the call at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday and arrived shortly there after to a three alarm blaze at a house containing three apartments in the 100 block of McConnell Ave. The home was severely damaged, but no injuries were reported.

“Smoking is the number one cause of fatal home fires in Canada, and during

these times of physical distancing, when residents are spending more time at home, it’s important to be vigilant,” said Fire Chief Pierre Voisine. “Luckily, no one was hurt.”

CFS offered the following tips to avoid smoking related fires: Discarding cigarette butts in large, deep ashtrays that cannot be knocked over, Emptying ashes into a metal container – not the garbage can, Smoking outside, Never smoking in bed, and Never extinguishing cigarettes in plant pots, which may contain a mixture of peat moss, shredded wood, and bark, that can easily ignite.

CFS firefighter pours water onto a burning building on McConnell Ave. on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Nick Seebruch/ Seaway News).

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During these turbulent times, we would like to highlight the continued courage and commitment of everyone who works in the health care, law enforcement, childcare, food service and utility sectors. We are extremely grateful.

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ONTARIO – The province of Ontario announced that it will be providing frontline workers with payment for working during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The province will be providing an extra $4 an hour to eligible frontline workers, furthermore, employees working more than 100 hours a month will receive lump sum payments of $250 per month for four months.

Employees in the following sectors will be eligible for the pandemic pay: Long term care workers, Retirement home workers, Emergency shelters, Supportive housing, Social ser vices congregate care settings, Corrections institutions and youth justice facilities Home and community care workers Some hospital staff Frontline clinical care workers are

eligible for the pay, along with those providing support services such as meal preparation and cleaning will qualify for pandemic pay, which begins immediately and will continue for 16 weeks.

“During these dark days, the Ontario spirit continues to shine through with everyday acts of heroism, courage, and compassion by our frontline workers,” said Premier Ford. “These people put themselves in harm’s way to care for our sick and vulnerable citizens. I am truly grateful, as are the people of Ontario, for their service, and it’s time we give something back to those who sacrifice so much day in and day out.”

“It is vital that we retain our frontline health care workers as we continue our fight to stop the spread of COVID-19,” said Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “We are taking further actions to continue to ensure that our healthcare workers are supported, and the health care sector maintains a safe staffing level, especially in places where it is needed the most.”

Being a healthcare worker during a pandemic NICK SEEBRUCH

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CORNWALL, Ontario – Life has changed dramatically for everyone because of the COVID19 pandemic, but likely none more so that those working on the frontline at the Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH).

Since the pandemic began, the CCH has seen rules and regulations around staff, patients, and visitors rapidly change.

The hospital’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has become a COVID19 assessment centre and at time of writing, they have tested roughly 200 individuals.

Cornwall currently has 10 positive cases of COVID-19. There are 61 cases currently across the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) region. Five of those cases have been hospitalized with three in the CCH’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Dr. Lorne Scharf, Chief of Staff at the CCH and an Emergency Room (ER) doctor explained ways that the hospital has changed to cope with the pandemic.

Dr. Scharf explained that the ER had been re-arranged to better adapt to infection control, but that the CCH ER already had a leg up in that area.

“The ER was designed right after the SARS crisis, so it is designed with this in mind,” Dr. Scharf said.

Dr. Scharf also gave his insight on what it feels like to go to work as a healthcare worker during a pandemic.

“It feels different going into work,” he said.

“Every step you take you feel like you are a

lot more deliberate. We’ve always had risk as healthcare workers, but in this particular case it is particularly scary.”

Dr. Scharf said that all of the staff have shown great levels of dedication, pointing to one doctor who worked at the CCH for 30 years who came out of retirement to help with the pandemic.

“I think it has brought out the best in everyone,” he said.

The CCH has implemented several new measures to keep the staff healthy and safe during the pandemic.

Sarah Kaplan in the COVID-19 Staff Wellness Lead at the CCH and she explained that the hospital was screening all employees entering at both entrances, and that staff who have symptoms of COVID-19 or test positive are sent home.

The CCH’s support for their staff also extends to emotional support, Kaplan giving the example of an employee who is coping with being unable to see her grandchildren.

“You have the stuff that everyone else is dealing with, but you also have to go into work,” she explained.

“Concerns with their situation at home are a real concern for a lot of staff who are also family caregivers,” Kaplan went on to say.

Kaplan hoped that local grocery stores might be able to ease the burden on healthcare workers by giving them a dedicated time to shop separately from the rest of the clientele, much as they have done for seniors.

Kaplan gave a few tips for how patients, staff and general residents of Cornwall can cope with the pandemic, and social

distancing.

Understand the facts around the virus and risks to yourself.

Take a break from COVID-19 related news as to not get burned out.

Take care of your body Go outside everyday.

Develop a plan for things you fear.

“It is normal to experience sadness and anxiety, but if you find it is having a negative

impact, then it is time to try and seek out help,” she said.

Kaplan said that those who have a loved one in the hospital, and want to give them, or any other patient some support can always fill out and send an e-card, which are available on the CCH’s website https://www.cornwallhospital.ca/en/caremail

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WINCHESTER, Ontario – Reta Lalonde may be retiring after 35 and a half years at Winchester District Memorial Hospital “WDMH”, but she says she won’t really be leaving ‘her family’ during this extraordinary time. “I chose my retirement date long before COVID-19 arrived,” she says. “I’m saying farewell, but I will definitely be back to help out.”

Reta arrived at WDMH more than three decades ago with three of her nursing school classmates from St. Lawrence College in Cornwall. “We trained together, got our first jobs together, and three of us are still here,” she laughs. “We didn’t want to go anywhere else.”

Reta grew up on St. Lawrence Drive in Ingleside. When she got married, she

moved across the lawn to the house next door. She and her husband Ivan have been there ever since, raising their family.

Most of Reta’s career at WDMH has been on the Medical/Surgical Unit as she loves caring for surgical patients. She worked in Obstetrics for about 15 years.

She has also enjoyed teaching future caregivers. “Some of the students that I helped to train are now working at WDMH,” she says. “Things are in good hands with this next generation.”

Reta’s colleagues are happy that she will be coming back on a casual basis in the future. Reta sums things up: “It’s the right thing to do. I’ve known some of my colleagues longer than my own children!”

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If there is a sliver of silver lining peeking its head through the COVID-19 thunder clouds it is the overdue recognition of the work performed by so many who have toiled behind the scenes, especially in health care.

People like part-time personal support worker Arlene Reid, a 53-year-old Brampton mother of five who died a week after testing positive for COVID-19. She could have stayed home when the virus started sweeping through nursing and long-term care homes in the Toronto area. But with staff shortages she felt it was her duty to help out despite the risks.

The pity of it all is that it has taken a pandemic of biblical proportion for the work of unheralded behind-the-scenes front-line workers, folks like Arlene Reid, to get the recognition they deserve.

The CBC reported on Monday that 2,700 Ontario health care workers have contracted COVID-19. Many of them under the age of 50.

Union leader Smokey Thomas said such workers, often at the lower end of the pay scale, are putting their personal safety on the line to perform vital work while so many work from home.

And not just in health care but those labouring in meat packing plants and serving the public behind protective Plexiglas shields.

To all we say, dieu benisse, merci beaucoup BACK IN TIME - May 1937: Saying a breadwinner could not support his family on 35 cents an hour, Mayor Aaron Horovitz convinced city council to increase the hourly rate for municipal labourers to 40 cents. The mayor pointed out that at best a man earning 35 cents an hour was taking home $15 a week.

“It is pretty hard to live on such a small amount,” said the mayor. “Especially in these times.”

His motion received unanimous approval.

Ald. Fred Lefebvre said Cornwall Township was paying its labourers a starvation wage of $1 a day.

Mayor Horovitz said he hoped the move by the city would encourage Howard Smith Paper Mill and other local industries to raise their hour rates to 40 cents. He said he had increased the hourly wage for workers at his Prince Clothing factory.

ALSO THIS MONTH IN 1937: Stormont MP Lionel Chevrier said Canada was “over-governed” and should be reduced to five provinces.

He proposed amalgamating British Columbia, Alberta and the Yukon, folding Saskatchewan and Manitoba into one province and making the Maritimes a single province. ... After he told Magistrate P. C. Bergeron he could not pay the $500 fine, which was in addition to six months in jail, a Legault Avenue man found guilty of possessing bootlegged alcohol was given an additional six months. It was his second offence. ...

The 135-year-old Good Shepherd Church rectory on First Street East, believed to be the oldest home in Cornwall, was torn down to make room for a new rectory. The thick log walls made installation of pumbing and electricity difficult. .... Fire destroyed the Louis Hurtubise residence at 317 Fourth St. W. ... A strike by 200 students at the Mohawk School in Hogansburg ended after three days. The students were protesting the transfer of principal Ernest Martin and his wife, a teacher at the school. .... Alexandria

Diocese Bishop Felix Couturier officiated at the confirmation of 514 boys and girls at Nativity Church. ... St. Lawrence Sanatorium at Glen Walter was expected to be completed by the end of June. It would serve residents recovering form tuberculosis. ... The coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth was celebrated at the Athletic Grounds with 10,000 spectators on hand. Two parades, one starting in Dollard Park and the other from Memorial Park converged on the Athletic Grounds. A total of 6,000 participated in the parades, including 4,500 students. .... The only baby born on Coronation day was a baby girl to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fortier and 22 1/2 Louisa.

HERE AND THERE: The preference for credit/ debit card transactions during the crisis has pushed society farther down the cashless society road. ... Who would have thought the day would come when you could walk into a bank - in some cases after waiting outside for half an hour - wearing a mask and not have a teller shift an anxious finger toward the alarm button. ... At her first media briefing, the new White House press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, promised never to tell a lie to the media. If true, she won’t last six months. In case you were wondering, the job comes with an annual salary of $179,700. .. Vice-President Mike Spence and his wife have strong evangelical Protestant beliefs, which doesn’t hurt Trump with his evangelical base. But they once had strong Roman Catholic beliefs. They left the Catholic Church in the mid1980s. They were married in the Catholic Church despite the fact she was divorced.

THIS AND THAT: Seems odd that you can’t launch a boat but you can join 100 or so other people in Walmart. .... As of Tuesday, there were 101 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Eastern Ontario Health Unit region (Cornwall, United Counties and Prescott-Russell) with just 14 in Cornwall. Prescott-Russell accounts for 67% of the cases. And while the 70-and-older age group is said to be the most vulnerable and accounts for a large share of Ontario cases, in the Eastern region only 12 of the 101 confirmed cases involve people over the age of 70. Hardest hit age group, with 24 cases, is 60-69. ... As if things weren’t depressing enough with a killer pandemic on the loose, along comes news that a Polar vortex will move into the province and produce historic cold for the rest of spring and early summer. This was followed by a report that killer hornets have reached our west coast from Asia. ... Well, we’ve found a sure-fire way to reduce our carbon footprint and reverse climate change: Just kill off the economy. ... Is there an emergency room doctor CNN has not interviewed? ... Watch NY governor Andrew Cuomo’s daily news briefings and you say, “Why isn’t this guy running for president?”

SPORTS STUFF: After emerging from quarantine, do Canadians want to be sitting at home in July and August watching the National Hockey League’s desperate attempt at finishing the season in empty arenas so it can pick up millions of dollars in television revenue?

TRIVIA: Ryan Gosling calls Cornwall his home town. However, he was born in this Ontario city before his family moved to Cornwall when he was a toddler. Was it 1) Windsor, 2) Burlington, 3) Strathroy, 4) London, 5) Kingston.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Part of Pottery Point which was bulldozed to improve the flow of the St. Lawrence River was better know as Lover’s Lane.

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For the past six weeks, whenever you go out for a walk or a drive, you see very few people out on the roads. If you take a trip down main street, you see many shops that are closed. On social media, you can see many who are getting more than a little restless being at home for so long and not seeing anyone.

All of this, is to stop the COVID-19 pandemic and save as many lives as possible. This is what we must do to do our part, stay home, keep social distance from others, and continue on the best we can. Really, that’s it for the average person. Stay home, do your best.

There have been some who have called the fight against COVID-19 a war, well, me, likely you, and most of the people you know, are literally on the home front. Like in previous wars, we all have to do our part. Unlike in previous wars though, we aren’t being asked to ration our food, or hide in a cramped bunker. We just have to stay home, and we are doing that to help the people on the frontlines.

In this war, if we are going to continue with that analogy, those on the frontlines are not soldiers with guns, but doctors, nurses, PSWs, paramedics, police officers, grocery store employees, truck drivers and more.

We are staying home to keep them safe and make their job easier.

This week’s edition of the Cornwall Seaway News is a tribute to those frontline workers. I have spent the last few weeks talking to many of them. A common response from each of them, whether they be a PSW, a nurse, or even a delivery driver, is that they were surprised that Seaway News wanted to learn their story and were grateful for the thanks they were receiving from the community.

From staff members at the Cornwall

Community Hospital, you hear sentiments like “So proud to help the community through this,” “I feel like am a making a difference and that my role is important,” and “I am enjoying my work; helping people get better so they can go home feels like important work.”

These are just some examples of what a frontline worker is experiencing at the Cornwall Community Hospital.

Maureen Froats, a nurse with 34 years of experience is currently working at Carefor Hospice Cornwall. Hospice provides comfort and care to their patients and their patients families during the most difficult time in their lives. Social distancing and the pandemic have meant that Maureen’s job has changed a little are many, too many to feature here, but we community during this pandemic, email thank you all for what you have done. bit. me a Letter to the Editor at nseebruch@ If you know a frontline worker who has One of the hardest things about the pandemic for patients at Hospice is that made a difference to you or our seawaynews.media their number of visitors has been limited.

Nurses like Maureen have to do the best they can to fill that void whenever possible. Maureen knows that it isn’t the same, but she said she was proud to do what she could for her patients and their families during this time.

Whether they be a paramedic giving an at home COVID-19 test, or a nurse caring for a COVID-19 patient in the ICU, or a grocery store clerk interacting with hundreds of people every day who need food, all of these frontline workers are going out and doing their jobs so the rest of us can live as normal lives as possible.

We, the rest of the populace, have been told over, and over again that the safest thing we can do is to stay home, but some of us cannot do that. Some of us have to To the front line workers, essential services and all truck drivers. go out, into work, and interact directly with For keeping us safe, fed and supplied. the realities COVID-19 pandemic everyday so that the rest of us can stay at home CORNWALL GRAVEL where it is safe.

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CORNWALL, Ontario – Maureen Froats is a Registered Nurse (RN) with 34 years of experience. For the last five years she has been working at Carefor Hospice Cornwall, and she says they have been some of the best years of her career, but she has noticed some changes since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Because of the pandemic, there have been changes at Hospice made both for the safety of staff, visitors, and patients.

“We have always been very hands on with our care,” said Froats. “Having to keep our distance and wear masks takes away that personal touch.

There is a difference.”

Froats explained that clinical staff members are provided with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) like gowns and masks.

Volunteers are not being allowed in the building, and the number of visitors have been limited.

Froats explained the special difficulty that not having visitors has not just on the patients, but

also on the families.

“We don’t treat just the patients here, but the family as well, but now patients are only allowed one visitor at a time,” she said.

She explained that those patients who are in imminent end-of-life care are allowed to have up to two visitors, and that Hospice tries to fill the gap with phone calls, Face Time on smartphones and other electronic devices, and allowing visitors to come to the window.

“It is not the same, but it is the best we can do,” she said.

Jason Samson, Director of Operations, Eastern Counties Carefor Health & Community Services explained that it was Carefor’s priority to ensure their staff had the PPE that they needed. Samson went on to explain that the real balancing act for Hospice is between providing support, and providing safety.

“It would be unfortunate if things moved too fast and we had to roll them back again,” he said.

That being said, Samson does hope to be able to bring back some volunteer, and family based programs like their bereaved support group.

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This pandemic has changed the way we look at the word “normal”.

A “normal” trip to the grocery store now means waiting in line outside, following arrows, and shopping more carefully.

A “normal” afternoon with young children poses new challenges as recreation facilities and entertainment venues are closed.

A “normal” workday may mean working in a newly set up home office. It may mean wearing extra personal protective equipment, or keeping distance from co-workers.

Our new status quo has also changed the way we look at frontline staff. Health workers, from hospital staff to paramedics to longterm care teams, are top of mind. But now, so

are grocery store employees, transit operators, mail carriers and delivery drivers, and manufacturers.

My thanks go out to everyone who has made sacrifices over the past two months.

I have seen this idea repeated often on social media: When this pandemic ends, we do not need to rush back to the old “normal.”

We can build on the lessons learned during the first months of 2020.

I hope our gratitude for essential and frontline workers and volunteers is one of the pillars that remains. We were thankful before, of course – but the new daily outpouring of support has been heartening and given me hope on otherwise dark days.

To everyone who has helped a neighbour, friend, or stranger: thank you.

The City of Cornwall is taking steps to help residents, businesses and social service providers. You can learn about the resources available to our community at Cornwall.ca/ coronavirus.

Finally, I would like to remind you that your actions count. Now is not the time to find ways around the restrictions. The province and public health officials will guide us

through a gradual re-opening of our economy.

Stay home. Stay connected. Stay hopeful.

More than ever, we need to come together to And this week, take an extra moment or two ensure the sacrifices made over the last two months were not in vain. to thank a frontline worker or volunteer.

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We always appreciate your effort, dedication and loyalty to us and our business.

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right now, the funds we collect support urgent needs at CCH during COVID-19.

You might be surprised that CCH has the only ICU/ventilator capacity outside of Ottawa in our region. To protect our community, CCH has expanded from 11 to 28 ICU beds and increased from five to 13 ventilators. Should the need arise, measures have been taken to more than double acute care beds. This type of change normally takes years of planning and saving.

Preparedness requires a vast array of equipment, from stretchers to stethoscopes, computers to commodes, medication carts to mattresses and so much more. If giving back is an option, please consider donating online at www.cornwallhospitalfoundation.ca. In the meantime, from our CCHF family to yours, we wish you the gift of good health.

To all the health care workers

We send you deep gratitude for putting yourself on the frontline of this virus to care for our community. We send you strength and courage.

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to rejoin former CCH colleagues in the fight against COVID-19, to artwork from local school children, to generous donations of PPE and food by individuals and businesses for our front lines – these are the stories we’re committed to sharing.

Acts of kindness have also come to us from afar. I was elated to hear from Mobilizing Masks, an organization that distributes essential PPE to health care workers. Originally conceived for Toronto, they now donate to hospitals across Ontario. Thanks to their good work, a volunteer pilot, and local CAA partner Herb’s Towing, CCH received an incredible 5,900 surgical masks, 200 face shields and 100 surgical gowns. This exceptional gift is a shining example that we really are all in this together.

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CORNWALL, Ontario – Helping those in distress is the job of a paramedic, and that job can be dangerous even in normal situations, but the COVID-19 pandemic, is not a normal situation.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way everyone lives their lives. For most, the pandemic has meant staying home, not going out, and this is done to keep the population separated, but safe.

For paramedics, it is the opposite. They do not have the luxury of staying home and staying socially distant from others.

Now, more than ever, paramedics are being asked to go out into the world and help fight the pandemic on the frontlines.

This is true for our own Cornwall and SD&G paramedics. Since March, Cornwall and SD&G paramedics have been doing at home testing for COVID-19.

This testing is available to the most

vulnerable members of the population for whom going to an assessment centre is Cornwall and SD&G either not feasible or is too much of a risk. paramedic Leigh Wheeler These tests are necessary to help track demonstrates an the progress of COVID-19 in our communat-home COVID-19 test. ity and to get help to those who need it while keeping everyone else safe, but it also exposes Cornwall paramedics to this highly contagious virus.

Thankfully, the Eastern Ontario Health Unit has yet to report any cases of COVID19 in any paramedics.

To date, the Cornwall and SD&G paramedics have conducted hundreds of at home COVID-19 tests and that number includes some of the area’s nursing homes.

There are approximately 20 members of the Cornwall and SD&G Paramedic Service who have been trained to do at home fortunate that they were not experiencing training paramedics in at home testing.

COVID-19 testing. shortages.

The paramedics are given Personal “There is definitely a fear,” said Leigh “We will be able to see this thing to the Protective Equipment and Wheeler said Wheeler, a paramedic with 15 years of experience and the one responsible for that the Cornwall and SD&G paramedics were end,” he said. “Which is hopefully soon.”

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CORNWALL, Ontario – For a little over two years, Bryan Smart has been delivering delicious chicken, and savory ribs from St. Hubert in Cornwall. He is one of roughly seven drivers that work at the Cornwall St. Hubert.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many other workers were either furloughed, or began working from home, but not Bryan.

St. Hubert’s like other restaurants, were named an essential service by the province.

While he doesn’t drive an ambulance, or work in an Emergency Room, Bryan is still a frontline worker, dealing with the public faceto-face every day.

When asked what has changed in his work since the pandemic began, Bryan explained that the biggest changes were in demand, and in cleaning procedures.

“Business has picked up big time,” he said.

“It has grown exponentially.”

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Bryan Smart in his St. Hubert delivery vehicle. been wearing gloves, cleaning his vehicle, and upon return from a delivery, cleans his delivery bag.

Being a frontline worker, Bryan was asked if the feeling of going into work has changed.

“It doesn’t bother me per se,” he said. “I’m washing my hands several times a day after each and every customer, and I get new gloves. Nothing is safe or guaranteed 100 per cent of the time.”

Bryan said that while he was not a nurse, or a doctor, he felt honoured in doing his part as an essential worker.

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Cinq conseils pour garder la santé durant la crise de la COVID-19 COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE DE JEAN COUTU ONTARIO - L’humanité vit actuellement une crise sans précédent due à la propagation du coronavirus, et le Canada ne fait pas exception.

Demeurer en santé et en sécurité est devenu une priorité et une préoccupation de tous les instants.

La crise de la COVID-19 bouleverse la routine et les habitudes de bien des gens. Alors que plusieurs doivent rester à la maison, d’autres doivent au contraire redoubler d’ardeur au travail pour affronter cette situation absolument exceptionnelle et tenter de limiter ses conséquences.

Au-delà du risque de contamination par le coronavirus, cette crise peut menacer, dans une certaine mesure, la gestion efficace de notre santé. Et si cela représentait l’occasion parfaite de revoir notre mode de vie, et de l’améliorer?

Que l’on passe nos journées au travail ou à la maison, nous pouvons tous faire de notre santé une priorité pour éviter qu’elle ne se détériore.

Voici quelques conseils pour vous aider à bien prendre soin de votre santé (et de votre système immunitaire) durant la crise de la COVID-19.

Mangez sainement.

Suivez les recommandations du guide alimentaire.

Ne grignotez pas pour vous désennuyer. Faitesvous des réserves de collations santé pour vos rages de grignotage (crudités, fruits frais, noix, yogourt ou fromage à faible teneur en gras, etc.).

Surveillez vos portions. Quand on a du temps devant soi, il est facile de trop manger et on

risque évidemment de prendre du poids.

Mastiquez bien vos aliments et retrouvez le plaisir de manger lentement. Cela aide à manger moins et à garder un poids santé.

Si possible, prenez vos repas en famille.

Si vous travaillez beaucoup, accordez-vous du temps pour bien manger.

Partez à la découverte de nouvelles recettes santé.

Restez actif physiquement.

Si vous devez travailler beaucoup durant la crise, gardez-vous des moments pour le sport ou l’exercice. Cela contribuera grandement à maintenir votre santé physique et mentale.

Si vous êtes à la maison, ajoutez une activité physique à votre horaire chaque jour.

Renouez avec un sport que vous n’avez pas fait depuis longtemps (marche, course, vélo, etc.).

Profitez du retour du beau temps pour pratiquer des activités extérieures. En plus de vous faire bouger, cela vous permettra de vous oxygéner.

Envisagez l’achat d’équipement pour faire de l’exercice à l’intérieur (tapis roulant, vélo stationnaire, etc.) Établissez une routine de sommeil.

Que vous soyez au travail ou à la maison durant la crise, offrez-vous du temps de sommeil de qualité.

Si vous travaillez à la maison ou êtes en congé et en avez envie, vous pouvez faire des siestes.

Assurez-vous qu’elles ne dépassent pas 90

COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE DU LE BSEO Aujourd’hui, Dr Paul Roumeliotis, Médecin hygiéniste du Bureau de santé de l’est de l’Ontario (BSEO), confirme les deux premiers décès liés au COVID-19 dans la région du bureau de santé. Une femme âgée d’une soixante-dizaine d’années et un homme dans la quatre-vingtaine sont décédés à la suite de complications liées au COVID-19 à la résidence de soins Pinecrest à Plantagenet le 3 mai, qui est présentement aux prises avec une flambée de COVID-19. « Cette nouvelle m’attriste et, au nom du Conseil de santé et du personnel du BSEO, je transmets nos condoléances aux amis et à la famille des défunts », dit Dr Roumeliotis. « Cette annonce tragique nous rappelle qu’il nous faut continuer à travailler ensemble à prendre des mesures d’hygiène personnelle et de santé publique dans la communauté, tel l’éloignement physique, pour contenir le virus et limiter le nombre de cas et de décès. » Pour le BSEO, tester le personnel et les résidents des établissements de soins de longue durée est une priorité. Les tests de dépistage sont en cours dans tous les établissements sous son autorité, lesquels devraient être terminés d’ici la fin de la semaine.

Les mesures de précaution sont essentielles Le BSEO désire rappeler à tous les résidents des Comtés unis de Stormont, Dundas et Glengarry, de Prescott-Russell et de la ville de Cornwall que des mesures de précaution sont essentielles pour protéger le grand public,

incluant les plus vulnérables comme les personnes âgées et celles qui sont atteintes de conditions médicales préexistantes. « Je reconnais que l’éloignement social peut devenir lourd et difficile pour les gens, mais j’incite quand même tout le monde à rester chez eux autant que possible et à éviter toutes les sorties non essentielles », déclare Dr Roumeliotis. « En plus de protéger votre famille, il permet d’assurer que les professionnels de la santé puissent concentrer leurs efforts sur ceux qui ont le plus besoin d’eux. » Pour réduire la propagation du COVID-19, le BSEO vous recommande de : • Vous laver les mains souvent à l’eau savonneuse ou utiliser un désinfectant pour les mains • Éviter de vous toucher les yeux, le nez et la bouche à moins de vous être lavé les mains juste avant • Couvrir votre toux ou vos éternuements dans un mouchoir ou dans le creux du bras, au lieu de votre main • Rester à un minimum de 2 mètres (6 pieds) des autres • Rester à la maison autant que possible • Si vous ne vous sentez pas bien, ne quittez pas votre domicile à moins que ce soit pour des raisons médicales Pour en savoir plus sur le COVID-19, veuillez consulter BSEO.ca/coronavirus et le site Web de la province à Ontario.ca/coronavirus.

minutes, et faites-les avant 15 h pour ne pas affecter votre sommeil nocturne.

Essayez de toujours vous coucher et vous lever environ à la même heure.

Revoyez votre routine avant le coucher.

Réduisez l’usage d’appareils électroniques, la caféine, l’alcool et les activités professionnelles, ou toute autre activité stimulante, dans les deux heures précédant le coucher.

Privilégiez les activités relaxantes comme lire, méditer, écouter de la musique douce, prendre un bain, faire un casse-tête, etc.

Cessez de fumer.

Si vous êtes confiné à la maison, profitez-en pour arrêter de fumer.

Utilisez une aide antitabagique pour augmenter vos chances de succès.

Informez-vous. Visitez le site Québec sans tabac.

Trouvez des activités pouvant vous aider à gérer vos envies de fumer : marcher, tricoter, lire, faire un sudoku, boire un verre de limonade fraîche, etc.

Consultez votre pharmacien pour qu’il vous aide dans votre démarche. Il pourrait entre autres vous prescrire une thérapie de remplacement de la nicotine (ex. : gomme, pastille, timbre, inhalateur ou vaporisateur).

Prenez soin de votre santé mentale au quotidien

Apprenez à mieux gérer le stress.

Vivez dans le moment présent (« ici et maintenant »). Ne ressassez pas le passé et ne vous projetez pas dans le futur. Évitez de tomber dans la rumination et l’anticipation.

Posez tous les jours des gestes de bienveillance (prendre soin d’autres personnes). Une petite pensée ou attention, un cadeau modeste, une surprise agréable, un repas préparé avec amour, etc. Il est démontré scientifiquement que prendre soin des autres favorise la santé mentale.

Intéressez-vous aux nouvelles liées au coronavirus, mais limitez votre temps d’exposition à ce sujet. Tenez-vous-en aux meilleures sources d’information, et intéressez-vous à d’autres sujets plus positifs.

Limitez l’usage d’appareils technologiques.

Découvrez de nouveaux horizons!

Misez sur la créativité et l’apprentissage. Vous aimez dessiner, peindre, bricoler, jouer de la musique, écrire? Vous aimeriez apprendre une nouvelle langue ou à jouer d’un instrument de musique? Profitez de ce temps d’arrêt pour nourrir votre cerveau de belle façon.

Pour plus de conseils sur le maintien de la santé durant la crise de la COVID-19, consultez votre pharmacien.

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Vos efforts pour vaincre la COVID-19 marchent.

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Nous comptons sur votre détermination et votre coopération pour freiner la propagation.

La COVID-19 peut être mortelle.

Ne mettez pas votre famille et vos amis en danger.

Restez chez vous. Tenez bon. Sauvez des vies.

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sales. For example last week we firmed up two home sales, the 1st sale was a slab home on Dunbar Avenue where the seller saved over $9,300 (including hst) in the cost of commission*, the 2nd home on South Branch Road (Cty Rd 19) the seller saved over $12,800 (including hst) in the cost of commission*, the 3rd property sale that we handled last week was a small commercial building in the Long Sault Industrial Park. If this sale goes through the seller will save over $14,600 (including hst) in real estate commission.* * These clients will pay just 2% plus hst versus paying a hypothetical 5% real estate commission in the above transactions. We handled these sales to the buyers directly without having to pay an outside brokerage which will result in our maximum commission saving options. We have created a smaller more nimble business model with less overhead which is why we can offer our clients and customers great service and savings with our company’s Reduced Commission Saving Program.

This is not intended to solicit properties already listed for sale. If you are thinking of selling and are not listed why not call a local trusted Real Estate Brokerage.

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In our company’s 60 plus years in business of selling homes in Cornwall & Area we have seen a lot of ups and downs in our real estate market, we have gone through numerous recessions and market swings, but we have never experienced “anything like this” with COVID-19.

The Province has designated real estate as an “Essential Service” and we have been working much differently but working nonetheless which is why you may have noticed many of our signs marked “SOLD” as you drive around our community. I know the market has changed in many ways, for example we now usually require less showings to find a buyer, we now ask buyers and sellers general health questions prior to showings taking place and we take extra steps to minimize contact for both our safety and our client/customer’s safety.

In my opinion as the Broker of Record/Owner of Cameron Real Estate Brokerage, the world has for sure changed but in this COVID-19 world local real estate listing volume is down however the sale values in many segments of our local market have so far remained level and somewhat stable.

This is more than likely a result of: FIRSTLY there are less new listings coming on the market compared to prior years, therefore less selection of homes for buyers to choose from.

SECONDLY interest rates are very low creating the opportunity for some buyers that have never seen interest rates like this before to buy. Again in my opinion, this must be why our local real estate market is still moving somewhat.

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JONES, Georgette – peacefully, at Heartwood Long Term Care on Monday April 27, 2020. Georgette (neé Hermier) Jones of Cornwall; age 90. Formerly married to Paul LeMoeligou and formerly married to J. Clifford Jones. Loving Mother of Danielle, Jean-Marcel (Melodie), Mario (Diane), Martine and Michel. Proud grandmother of Sébastien, Mylène, Marie-France, Dominic, Matthieu, Alexandre, Michele, Nicolas and great grandmother of Samuel, Thomas, Anouk, Alexi, Titus, Aryanna, Benjamin, Arthur and Beatrice. Beloved daughter of the late Georges Hermier, the late Andréa (neé Lebrun) and step daughter of the late Maurice Egler. Survived by three sisters Christiane, Huguette, Colette, step sisters Michelle and Lilianne, and step brothers Jean, Pierre, Jack and Christian. Predeceased by her sisters Jeanine, Jacqueline, Josette and brothers André, Michel and step sisters Claude and Jacky. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to LAHAIE & SULLIVAN CORNWALL HOMES WEST BRANCH 20 Seventh Street West (613-932-8482). As expressions of sympathy donations to the Charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. Messages of condolence may be left at www.lahaiesullivan.ca.

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Board of Directors Conseil d’administration The Children’s Aid Society of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry provides child welfare services in Cornwall and SD&G and is governed by a Board of ten volunteers. Board members are expected to attend monthly meetings of the Board as well as regular committee meetings.

Board meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Committee meetings are also held over the lunch hour. Board members are volunteers and are not paid for their services.

Board members will be selected according to their skill, experience and personal qualities. The CAS seeks a balance within the Board while considering the unique requirements of the agency at this time.

The Children’s Aid Society of SD&G is committed to building a diverse Board representative of the communities we serve. We encourage and are pleased to consider applications from all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital/family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, indigenous status, age (however, Board members must be at least 18 years of age) or disability. We are committed to providing a barrier-free environment and accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Individuals interested in joining our Board of Directors are asked to submit an application and resumé to Lori Loseth at lori.loseth@cwcas.ca.

An application form and further information about the organization can be found on our website at https://www.cassdg.ca/en/the-society/who-we-are/the-team or by calling 613-938-5208.

The deadline for applications is May 29, 2020. _________________________________________________________________ La Société de l’aide à l’enfance de Stormont, Dundas et Glengarry (SDG) fournit des services d’aide à l’enfance à Cornwall et dans les comtés unis de SDG et est dirigée par un conseil d’administration composé de dix bénévoles. On s’attend à ce que les membres du conseil d’administration assistent aux réunions mensuelles du conseil ainsi qu’aux réunions régulières des comités. Les réunions du conseil d’administration ont lieu le premier mercredi de chaque mois, de 11 h 30 à 13 h 30.

Les réunions du comité se tiennent elles aussi pendant l’heure du dîner. Les membres du conseil d’administration y siègent à titre volontaire et ne sont pas rémunérés pour leurs services.

Les membres du conseil seront sélectionnés en fonction de leurs compétences, de leur expérience et de leurs qualités personnelles. La Société recherche un équilibre au sein de son conseil, tout en tenant compte des besoins actuels uniques de l’organisation.

La Société de l’aide à l’enfance de SDG s’est engagée à établir un conseil d’administration diversifié représentatif des collectivités que nous desservons. Nous encourageons et nous nous ferons un plaisir d’examiner les demandes présentées par tous les candidats qualifiés, sans égard à la race, à la couleur, à la citoyenneté, à la religion, au sexe, à la situation matrimoniale/familiale, à l’orientation sexuelle, à l’identité sexuelle, au statut d’Autochtone, à l’âge (toutefois, les membres du conseil d’administration doivent avoir au moins 18 ans) ou à l’incapacité. Nous nous engageons à offrir un environnement sans obstacle, et des mesures d’adaptation sont disponibles sur demande pour les candidats qui participent à tous les aspects du processus de sélection.

Les personnes intéressées à se joindre à notre conseil d’administration sont invitées à soumettre une demande et un curriculum vitae à Lori Loseth à l’adresse lori.loseth@cwcas.ca. Vous trouverez un formulaire de demande et de plus amples renseignements au sujet de notre organisme sur notre site Web à l’adresse https://www.cassdg.ca/fr/la-societe/qui-nous-sommes/l-equipe; vous pouvez aussi appeler au 613-938-5208.

La date limite pour la présentation des demandes est le 29 mai 2020.

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Hydrant Flushing and Maintenance Program Hydrant flushing will be carried out from May 1 – 31, 2020

May 14 and May 21 – Only residents living east of Wales Road (Cty Rd. 12)

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF PESTICIDE USE For the promotion of public health and safety as noted within subsection 7.1 (2) of the Pesticides Act, the Township of South Stormont intends to utilize Wagar and Corput Weed Control Inc. to control noxious weeds along the following roadside locations.

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North Lunenburg Rd W Otto Road Roxborough-Boundary Rd E Roxborough-Boundary Rd W Sandtown Rd Saving St Shaver Rd Smith Rd Trillium Rd Waldroff Rd Wilburn Rd Willy Allan Rd Willy Bill Rd Witteveen Rd

Please contact the Township if you require more detailed information regarding our program, including additional information on how to post “NO SPRAY” signage in front of your property. This information is available on the Township Website www.southstormont.ca

NOTICE: It is our wish to serve you through the classifieds, however, Seaway News can’t possibly verify the legitimacy of all ads. DO NOT SEND MONEY OR GIVE YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER to any company offering employment. Legitimate firms do not charge potential employees for a job.

Opportunities to earn money at home by assembling products, etc. should be examined carefully. Check references of these companies. Do not send money or give your credit card number until you are satisfied you are going to get what you bargained for. Let the buyer beware.

PUBLISHER’S LIABILITY FOR ERROR: The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. The publisher’s liability for other errors or omissions in connection with any advertisement is strictly limited to publication of the advertisement in any subsequent issue or the refund of any monies paid for the advertisement.

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Commencing on May 13, 2020 (weather permitting) and ending July 11, 2020 For further information contact: Wagar and Corput Weed Control - 613-938-2117 or Township of South Stormont – 1-800-265-3915

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CORNWALL, Ontario – The St. Lawrence River Institute has added a new scientist to their team.

On Thursday, April 30, the River Institute announced that Dr. Mary Ann Perron would be joining their team and working on studying the health of the Upper St. Lawrence River. Being bilingual, the River Institute hopes Dr. Perron will help them better liaise and get feedback from the French community.

“We are very excited to have Mary Ann join our team,” said Dr. Jeff Ridal, Executive Director of the River Institute, “She brings expertise and breadth to the Institute, and I look forward to her contributions to our research program here at the River Institute.”

“I am excited to join the incredible team at the River Institute and to discover more about the St. Lawrence River here in Cornwall,” said Perron. “I can’t think of a better place to combine work and my passion for the great outdoors!”

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CORNWALL, Ontario – The RCMP announced the winners of their annual Name the Puppy contest.

Annually, the RCMP has held a contest to let young Canadians name their next batch of canine officers.

This year, all names had to start with the letter “N”. Logan Grant of Cornwall was one of 13 winners with his submission of Neeka.

The full list of winners is as follows: Nanuq: Hunter Lowe (Rankin Inlet, Nunavut) Narco: Lucas Beyea (Loon Lake, Saskatchewan) Narley: Avery Moreau (Surrey, British Columbia) Neeka: Logan Grant (Cornwall, Ontario) Nelly: Thomas Lafrenière (Gatineau, Quebec) Nero: Malcolm Costain (Elmsdale, Prince Edward Island) Newman: Landon MacDougall (Truro, Nova Scotia) Nina: Aleesha Hanna (Napan, New Brunswick) Nixon: Gannon Myers (Port au Choix, Newfoundland and Labrador) Niya: Sabella Nickerson (Bowden, Alberta) Noah: Jeremiah Olson (Fort McPherson, North West Territories)

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Nova: Maddison Cresswell (Carcross, Yukon) Nytro: Denise Tackaberry (Kelwood, Manitoba) Each winner will receive a 8×10-inch photo of the pup they named, a plush dog, and a water bottle.

“Thank you to all the children who entered,” said Staff Sergeant Gary Creed, Senior Trainer and acting Officer in Charge of the Police Dog Service Training Centre. “And thank you to all the teachers who make this part of their class work. These 13 names will serve our dogs with pride.”

Council creates fund for small businesses CORNWALL, Ontario – Cornwall City Council has created a $500,000 loan fund to support small businesses in Cornwall.

The fund will be dolled out to businesses in $5,000 allotments, split in two payments.

The first payment of $2,500 would be immediate to help sustain the business, the second half would serve as a transitional fund for businesses who need to pivot their model in order to re-open; such things might include installing plexiglass to protect cashiers from being infected with COVID-19.

Businesses that are eligible to apply for one of the $5,000 loans must be for-profit

enterprises that operate in Cornwall with 25 or fewer employees which can prove that they have been adversely affected by the COVID19 pandemic.

The City will be creating the fund by dipping into the Brownfields Reserve. The Brownfields Reserve is a $1 million fund used to reimburse businesses who clean-up toxic lands for development.

The City plans to fully repay the $500,000 taken from the Brownfield Reserve as the loans are repaid. If businesses repay $4,000 of their $5,000 loan by Dec. 31, 2022, then $1,000 of that loan will be forgiven.

Mark Boileau, City of Cornwall’s General Manager of Planning and Infrastructure explained that time was of the essence in

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CORNWALL NEWCOMERS CLUB welcomes women who have moved in the last 4 years to Cornwall and the surrounding areas within the SD&G Counties. Info: Deborah 613-360-4628 to learn more about the club and its activities.

CORNWALL WESLEYAN CHURCH invites you to our Sunday Morning Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. Kids Konnect Church for children ages 4 – 12 years.

Nursery is also available. Bible Study Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Men’s Fellowship Meeting at 8:30 a.m. the first Saturday of the Month. For further activities refer to www.cornwallwesleyanchurch.on.ca or call 613-936-9166.

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establishing this Small Business Emergency Loan Program.

“It is something that needs to be turned around quickly,” said Boileau. “There are businesses that are facing hardship and need this quickly.”

The deadline to apply for the fund is May 15. Cornwall’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Maureen Adams stated that application forms should be available on the City of Cornwall website by April 30.

“Small businesses are hurting, no question about it,” said Councillor Claude McIntosh. “You can open the doors again, but will people come in. Bars and restaurants especially.”

Concerns were raised over the number of

applications that the City might receive, with Mark Boileau estimating that there were roughly 2,000 businesses in Cornwall, with the fund only able to cover 100 of them.

Boileau stated that should the City receive a large number of applications, that he would return to Council with the idea of the program being revisited.

Councillor Syd Gardiner voiced his support for the fund, but asked what would happen if a business shutdown without being able to repay their loan.

“The whole goal of this program is to provide support to those businesses that are detrimentally affected,” said Adams. “Is there a risk, definitely.”

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Thank you to Angele D’Alessio of the Canadian Mental Health Association for shining a spot light on Mental Health in Cornwall during Mental Health Week. Now, more than ever, it is important to remember that mental health and physical health are two parts of the same whole and need to be cared for together.

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I saw a photo of abandoned stolen shopping carts in the East End near Alice St. on Facebook. There were five carts from No Frills, eight from Food Basics, and one from Shoppers Drug Mart. Those carts are about $300 each, and taking them is theft. I hope that any CPS officers who see anyone walking around town pushing a cart stops and charges that person.

I might not have voted for Doug Ford or the Progressive Conservatives in the last election, but I’ll admit, I am actually impressed with how he has handled this pandemic, especially when compared to Trump, who Ford is often compared against. Compared to Trump, Ford has been level headed, honest, and reassuring that he is doing all he can for the public health, while actually balancing that with the economy and not putting one before the other.

A belated congratulations to Christie Hollingsworth for her new job at St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre. It is great to work with you again and hear about all of the great news happening over there.

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Today, Thom Racine is getting his head shaved to raise money for St. Vincent de Paul.

Great work Thom and for a great cause too. I think they raised nearly $1,500.

Edward and family thank the staff of Quinn House at St.Joseph’s CCC for your wonderful care of our lovely Denise. You are doing great work in very trying times!

St. Lawrence College has changed the name of all of their sports teams to the St. Lawrence Surge. Hopefully the new name will help all teams Surge to victory.

Seen on Facebook: On behalf of the 3rd Cornwall Scouting group I would like to ask everyone in Cornwall and area to please consider donating your empty beer, wine and liquor bottles to our group. If you would like to please contact 780-800-3603 or email pickup@scoutsbottledrive.com and they will contact us to make arrangements to pick up your empties. Alternatively you can email 3rd.cornwall.scouts@gmail.com and contact us directly.

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4. Thank those on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19 for their courage and commitment.

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