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Council considers Christmas lights in park NICK SEEBRUCH

CORNWALL, Ontario – At the Cornwall City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 26 Councillor Dean Hollingsworth asked for a report from administration on the feasibility of putting up Christmas lights and playing musing in Lamoureux Park this holiday season. The motion was seconded by Councillor Eric Bergeron.

“It was mentioned to me or articulated from a resident in the city who for whatever reason had been to Brockville region and said why can’t we do something like that,” Hollingsworth said, referring to a drive through light tour organized in the area. “It seemed like a good idea like a way to promote our municipality. We have a park with some lights and music to generate some action in the downtown core. People walking to and fro might stop in Le Village or Pitt St.

and perhaps make a purchase coming to and from.”

A problem with that proposal according to City Chief Administrative Officer Maureen Adams was the tight timeline to get these lights setup by the Christmas season.

“The timeline would be very challenging in my view,” said Cornwall Parks & Recreation Director Jamie Fawthrop. “The supply for the quantity of lights we’d be looking for would be in the four-to-six week range and the installation took two weeks.”

In 2016 Cornwall Council had approved spending $60,000 on lights in Lamoureux Park which were up for most of the following year in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary celebration.

Councillor Elaine MacDonald raised the idea that the public should be asked to put forward ideas of their own on what could take place in Lamoureux Park this winter.

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CORNWALL, Ontario – International Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse has begun taking collections for their annual Operation Christmas Child shoebox campaign.

The annual campaign sends toys, school supplies, and hygiene items, plus personal notes and photos in shoeboxes to children in need around the world.

Last year’s campaign saw Canadians donate nearly 500,000 shoeboxes alone.

In addition to donating contents for the shoeboxes, donors are also asked to donate $10 to cover shipping costs.

“Every shoebox gift is an opportunity to share God’s love with so many searching for hope,” said Randy Crosson, director of Operation Christmas Child. “These simple gifts are a tangible way to remind children that they are not alone or forgotten.”

Cornwall’s local organization collecting on behalf of Samaritan’s Purse is the First Baptist Church located at 310 York St. Those willing to contribute to the campaign are asked to fill a shoebox or clear plastic box

A young Costa Rican girl opening her shoebox. Photo credit Frank King. with their donations and drop them off at the Church during one of the following times: Nov. 16-20 9 a.m. – noon & 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.; Nov. 21 10 a.m. – noon; Nov. 22 9 a.m. – noon.

Flu season is here, get your shot PROVIDED BY THE EOHU CORNWALL, Ontario - The arrival of fall means flu season is here. The flu shot is the best protection against the flu, and with the presence of COVID-19 in the community, getting your flu shot is more important now than ever.

“I always recommend that people get the flu shot,” said Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer of Health at the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU). “But this year, it’s even more important that we make a collective effort to prevent the flu from spreading so that healthcare staff can focus their efforts on COVID patients instead of flu patients.” You can therefore do your part to help reduce the demand on the healthcare system by getting your flu shot.

Given that the flu and COVID-19 have similar symptoms, getting the flu shot could also help reduce the demand on COVID-19 assessment centres. The fewer number of people who develop flu symptoms, the fewer who will need to get tested for COVID-19.

Flu shots available throughout the region The flu shot is available at various locations throughout the five Eastern Counties and Cornwall, including through some healthcare providers, community health centres, participating pharmacies and by appointment at the EOHU. In addition to offering the flu shot at all six

offices, the EOHU has set up a drive-through clinic where people can get the flu shot from the comfort of their car. You must also book an appointment for this clinic by calling 613933-1375 or 1 800 267-7120.

Appointments at the EOHU will be available as of Nov. 2 and will be open to everyone.

However, priority will be given to people with young children, physical limitations, medical considerations, or special needs. Call to book yours starting on October 26th. Residents must bring a piece of identification to their appointment. To find out more about where you can get the flu shot, visit EOHU.ca.

Certain groups of people are at higher risk of complications from the flu and are strongly encouraged to get immunized. These include: • children 6 months to less than 5 years of age • people aged 65 and older • people with chronic medical conditions If you live with or provide care to someone who falls under one of the groups listed above, or care for newborn infants and children under 6 months of age, it is also highly recommended that you get immunized. This simple step could help protect you and those around you.

For more information about the flu shot, visit EOHU.ca or call the EOHU at 613-9331375 or 1 800 267-7120. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

South Glengarry—Canada’s Kilt Capital of 2020

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October has given the Township of South Glengarry the opportunity to give thanks to beautiful fall foliage, salute our South Glengarry Fire Department, and be provided the honour of being titled Canada’s Kilt Skate Capital of 2020.

While the Township remains vigilant on preventing the spread of COVID-19, it is important to highlight these stories and be reminded that we come from a community that remains a strong, safe, and beautiful place to call home.

The Township of South Glengarry hosted Glengarry’s “Great Canadian Kilt Skate” on March 1st in partnership with the Scottish Government and the Scottish Society of Ottawa and was proud to accept the title of Canada’s Kilt Skate Capital this year. The Township is always happy to celebrate our community’s Scottish heritage and our Recreation Department did a wonderful job putting together a family-friendly event that was equal parts Scottish Flare and Winter Celebration for everyone to enjoy.

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proceeding on schedule. The work is slated to be complete in early November and we thank all motorists for their continued patience as the project is completed.

The Township of South Glengarry continues to follow local public health advice and thanks the public for their continued efforts in keeping our community safe.

While Halloween is just around the corner, public health officials strongly recommend that local residents avoid traditional ways of celebrating Halloween, including not trick-or-treating this year, but rather to choose safer alternatives instead.

As you shop locally or move about the community this time of year, please remember to stay home if you feel sick and follow public health guidelines. Most importantly, we ask you to be mindful of the mental health effects of COVID-19, whether it is having to be tested, changes in routines, or being socially isolated, we understand all of these adjustments can be new and exhausting to our mental health. Remember that we are all adjusting and will continue to learn as we navigate this environment together (apart) as a community and thank you for your continued support in keeping our community a safe and healthy place to be.

Take care, stay healthy and be well.

Sincerely, Mayor Frank Prevost

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Canadians in participating in Orange Shirt Day to recognize and acknowledge the thousands of Indigenous children sent away to residential schools in Canada by honouring those impacted, remembering those lost, and affirming our commitment to reconciliation with the reminder that every child matters. The Township will participate in another upcoming awareness day by proudly wearing purple on October 27th to raise awareness on the rights of children and youth to safety and well-being during Ontario’s Dress Purple Day. We invite the community to participate with us to raise awareness for this important cause.

With more people cooking at home now more than ever, the South Glengarry Fire Services reminded everyone in South Glengarry to take simple steps to prevent kitchen fires during this year’s Fire Prevention Theme: “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!” Simple tips during Fire Prevention Week, held October 4th-10th included: always staying in the kitchen when cooking, cooking responsibly, and keeping young children away from the hot stove.

Please note that the Township landfill site has rotated to the Beaver Brook Road Landfill located at 19281 Beaver Brook Road, Martintown and will be available for registered residents of South Glengarry on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 9am to 5pm until May 31, 2021.

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CORNWALL, Ontario – On Wednesday evening, Oct. 21, Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School sent parents a letter informing them that a person at the school had tested positive for COVID-19.

In a letter obtained by Seaway News students in M. Burke’s CGC 1DF Geography and students in J. Lee’s ENG 1D English have been told to stay at home until contacted by either the school or the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU).

The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO) has issued the following instructions for parents of students in those classes: Keep your child at home tomorrow. Do not send your child to school (including any classes), to the before and after school daycare, or to any extracurricular activities (e.g. art or sport programs, student job) until you receive notice from the EOHU that your child is permitted to return.

Your child and all household members should be monitored carefully for symptoms.

The child who may have been exposed to COVID-19 should avoid close contact with others in your home as much as possible. In the case of a younger child, try to limit contact to one adult caregiver, where possible.

If your child or any household member shows symptoms of COVID-19, immediately isolate them from others. Call the EOHU at 1 800 267-7120 (press 5). You may be asked to get your child (or other family members) tested at a local assessment centre.

Follow public health measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19, as well as any additional guidance provided by the EOHU. The CDSBEO has stated that it will be disinfecting all areas that the individual may have been in, and will work with the EOHU on contact tracing.

Students who were not in the classes listed above may go back to school, unless they have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 or if they themselves are showing symptoms of the virus.

Asymptomatic COVID-19 testing offered at Pharmasave Long Sault NICK SEEBRUCH

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LONG SAULT, Ontario – The Pharmasave in Long Sault will be one of the first pharmacies in the region to offer testing for those who may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus, but who are showing no symptoms (asymptomatic).

At the end of September, the Ontario government began to allow pharmacies to test for COVID-19 in patients who are asymptomatic.

Only pharmacies in Toronto, Ottawa, and their surrounding areas were included in the first expansion of testing. Prior to this

expansion, testing was only available at COVID-19 assessment centres setup and run by local Health Units.

Starting on Tuesday, Oct. 27 the Long Sault Pharmasave will begin testing asymptomatic patients.

Those who are eligible for asymptomatic testing at a pharmacy include caregivers, residents, care providers or other employees of long-term care facilities, or retirement residences, community living, or other congregate care settings, with the exception of schools. A visitor to a long-term care facility, homeless or women’s shelter employees, farm workers, those who identify as

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The testing area is cleaned with peroxide after each individual is tested, and with acidic bleach at the end of each testing day.

Those interested or are in need of a COVID19 test and are asymptomatic are asked to book an appointment online through Pharmasave. Patients with an appointment are asked to attend the back of the building and call the number listed on the back door three minutes prior to their appointment.

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DOES FOOD CONTROL YOUR LIFE? Do you constantly diet, starve, binge or purge? Do you hate your body? Do you eat and feel guilty? STOP hurting yourself with food. There is a place for you! We meet every Monday evening at 6:30pm at Wesleyan Church, 780 Sydney, Cornwall.

You are not alone. Contact 613-8205669 or oa.cornwall@gmail.com

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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: Louise 613-932-7557.

IS SOMEONE’S DRINKING BOTHERING YOU? You are not alone. There is help and hope. Call 613-937-4880 or visit www. al-anon.org HOW DO I PARTICIPATE IN THE CALLS On the day and time of a chosen program, use these steps to connect and call yourself into that program

WITHOUT WALLS PROGRAM 506 Pitt Street, Cornwall

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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC In partnership with the (OACAO) Older Adult Centres’ Association of Ontario & sponsored by the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25: 10:00-10:30 am TRIVIA with Pauline 2:00 – 2:30 pm Lahaie & Sullivan Funeral Home THURSDAYS, NOVEMBER 5, 12, 19, 26: 10:00 am Exercise LUNCH PICK UP

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LET’S GET CONNECTED 1. Pre-register by contacting 613-932-4969 2. You can download ZOOM, but it is not necessary.

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#SaveOurChildren Cornwall held an Awareness March and raised funds through an auction with donations from generous local merchants, the sale of their #SaveOurChildren merchandise and a collection of jar donations placed in various stores. All proceeds raised were donated to the Children’s Treatment Centre. Seen in the photo are (l-r) Carole Cardinal-Lortie, Vice-President, Children’s Treatment Centre accepting a cheque for $2,052.05 from organizers, Denise McDonald & Daniele Brabant. Missing from the photo is organizer, Samantha Martin-Macpherson.

LADIES VIRTUAL CHRISTMAS GALA being held by Sisters for Life from Nov. 15 – 20th through Facebook. This gala offers an online auction amongst other events.

Sisters for Life have been fundraising to fight cancer since 2013 and have raised a total of $131,632.38. To learn more about Sisters for Life visit them on Facebook:Sisters for Life - Choose Hope and Anything is Possible.

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THE SEAWAY SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB, 506 Pitt St. at Fifth St. is offering an activity called Knit Wits. Wool is provided by the centre. Finished products are donated to organizations such as Agape, nursing homes, schools, etc. You can also knit for your own personal use if you bring your own wool. Offered to members every Wednesday 1-3pm. Due to Covid-19 you must pre-register on Tuesday from 9-11:30am. If you would like to become a member or want more info. call the centre 613-932-4969 Monday to Friday between 9 am and 11:30am.

THE CORNWALL NEW HORIZONS classes for music have started this year and we are outdoors for now. Learn to play a band instrument and read music.

Come back to play an instrument you played when in school. Info: Raymond Lacroix 613-360-1817 or email lacroixr425@gmail.com.

SEAWAY SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB is now partially open with social distancing and mandatory adherence to EOHU guidelines. At this time we offer fitness classes, darts, knitting, Swedish weaving and line dancing (experienced level only).

More details: (613) 932-4969.

ENCORE EDUCATION CENTRE (SD&G Seniors’ Education Centre Inc.)- NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Friday, Oct. 30,1:30pm, Encore Education Centre, 146 Chevrier Ave., CCEC Auditorium.

Please be aware that attendees will be required to wear face coverings, and that social distancing measures will be in effect. Because there remains a possibility that changing circumstances could require cancellation of this meeting, we would strongly suggest that you confirm 24 hours prior by calling the Encore office at 613-937-1525.

SUMMERSTOWN TRAILS: Sat, Oct. 31, annual Trail Clean-up Day for the XC ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails at Summerstown Forest (1.6 km north of exit 804 of Highway 401). 9am.-noon.

Members and trail users are invited to come out and help.

CORNWALL COMFORT QUILTS are handmade for and given to Cancer patients. If you or someone you know is in need of a quilt, please contact: Nicole 613 935-5593, Janice 613 936-1951 or Laura 613 936-2179. Due to these difficult times we are all facing with COVID-19, curb side pick up with the use of a mask is in place at this time.

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SPAGHETTI FUNDRAISER sponsored by the Knights of Columbus 755 on Friday, October 30. Lunch served from 11:30am to 1pm and Supper served from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. (205 Amelia St. downstairs hall). Info: 613-932-7600.

THE ANNUAL ROTARY TRIVIA NIGHT is Nov. 20,7:30pm, a virtual trivia experience. A donation of $10 per person is suggested for the link to play.

Proceeds to community projects. Info www.cornwallsunriserotary.com or email rotaryclubofcornwallsunrise@gmail.com TRI-COUNTY LITERACY COUNCIL is pleased to offer FREE 2-Week Training through Zoom: Communication Counts.

In this training we will explore assertiveness, dealing with conflict and difficult people, and so much more. Benefit from guest speakers. Register, call TriCounty Literacy Council at 613-932-7161.

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Get your flu shot. Unless you’re allergic to eggs. If you’re not allergic to eggs, then there is no reason to not get the flu shot. The flu shot does not, ever, give you the flu. There is a chance that you will get chills and a fever, but this is not the flu. If you get chills and a fever after getting the flu shot, that means that it is working. A flu shot is supposed to illicit an immune response to protect you from the virus by building up antibodies. Any fever or chills that might come after getting the shot is purely temporary.

This year, it is more important than ever to get the flu. The flu has similar symptoms to COVID-19, but the results are very different. For example, the estimated mortality rate of the seasonal flu is around 0.1 per cent, whereas the mortality rate for COVID-19 is at around one-to-three per cent.

As a region, we are already seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases. So far in October here have been 210 new cases of COVID-19, which has made October the highest month for new COVID cases for our region since the pandemic began. October will likely double the number of cases the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU)

region saw in September, which before October, was the previous high watermark.

A person getting the flu shot will be helping to protect their loved ones, co-workers, and even strangers from getting sick, but if someone thinks that none of those things matter, they will also be protecting themselves. Getting the flu shot will help doctors rule that out if a patient who has gotten the shot is still showing flu like symptoms. The flu shot is not 100 per cent effective, but it is estimated at being between 40 per cent and 60 per cent effective, which again, will make a difference this year.

A lot has been made of the number of deaths caused by COVID-19. In the United States for example at time of writing there have been over 225,000 deaths connected to the virus, but what that number can’t measure are the number of people who died of COVID without ever getting the disease.

Even now, in hotspots throughout the United States hospitals are at capacity, with ambulances waiting for hours sometimes to drop off patients.

There are people who have experienced other medical emergencies who

have died because of this. If a hospital system is overwhelmed, they aren’t able to bring to bear resources for other medical issues in the way they normally would. If an ambulance is waiting for hours to drop a COVID-19 patient off at a hospital, then they might not be out treating someone who is dying of a heart attack. The same is true if a hospital emergency room is at capacity, where is someone experiencing anaphylactic shock supposed to go?

By getting the flu shot this year, you are ensuring that you, or someone you love might not get the flu, and if they might not get the flu, then they might not have to go to the hospital, and if they might not have to go to the

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The last time I looked, there are still only two sides to every coin.

It would be ludicrous to claim that COVID19 is a good thing. It has caused death and suffering. Essential service workers such as doctors, nurses and social workers are putting in exhausting and stress-inducing overtime. Governments are resorting to massive deficit spending; tenants unable to make rent are living under the dark cloud of eviction; tournaments and conventions of all kind are being cancelled; ma ‘n pa businesses are boarding up their doors, educational routines

and courses scrubbed.

Let’s take a look at the other side of the coin, the brighter side. Here are some firsthand examples from my point of view.

Until the arrival of the virus, one of my neighbours had to endure a 120 km each-way daily commute to his office in Montreal. His home is now his office. With the driving time now his own, he decided to dust off his woodworking tools and skills to build a canoe.

This is to be no ordinary canoe. With the help of his daughter, he has taken a set of plans and several varieties of carefully selected wood and is gradually creating a work of art. I’ve watched him cut curves with the precision of a surgeon’s scalpel. His array of fine tools would just about match those in Santa’s Workshop. This canoe’s gunwales have Rubenesque curves. He has painstakingly laminated black walnut and other cherished

woods to craft stripes that mimic those of a zebra, or the markings of Allied aircraft on D-Day. Michelle, another friend who has also been freed from commuting, has set herself to the restoration of a cute 1961 Ace travel trailer from the ground up. Its frame awaits sandblasting and repainting. She tells me she has already spent more on reupholstering it than she did on the original purchase of her find.

This is a project made possible by the unexpected gift of time.

I’m told there are unusual shortages of flour, yeast and other baking, cooking and preserving supplies. There is a spike in demand for cook books.

The resultant higher weight scale readings are fortunately being dealt with by adults rediscovering the joys of bicycling. Youngsters only slightly beyond the toddler stage are

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hospital, then hospital staff might be able to save lives they wouldn’t have been able to save because they were busy treating someone with the flu who might not have needed to be there.

COVID-19 is not the flu. The Center for Disease Control in the United States estimates that the flu kills between 12,000-61,000 Americans annually. COVID-19 has killed more than 225,000 Americans in less than a year.

Be smart, don’t be selfish. Get your flu shot, wear a mask, save lives and let’s all get through this together.

Have a topic you would like to comment on? Email me a Letter to the Editor at nseebruch@seawaynews. media

learning how to steer, pedal and brake with the help of training wheels and the steadying hand of a parent who is home more than away at work.

Getting a dog or cat as a pet is now an ‘in’ thing. The annual dog shows at Woodlands Park and Farran’s Point have been cancelled.

However, I can now enjoy the daily morning, noon and evening pet-walking show. Shortlegged dachshunds try to keep up with the guy at the other end of the leash. Energetic Jack Russells tax the strength of the women trying to keep them in check. Docile golden retrievers gaze at the undisciplined behaviour of the others.

For those of us who have been gifted with free time, here’s our chance to use it wisely.

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today’s dollars it was a $3,116 fine. Of course, it wasn’t the first time he appeared before the magistrate.

No problem, said the magistrate who gave the man a six-month jail sentence in lieu of the fine.

Off to the slammer he went to start his sentence.

Total time from arrest to start of jail sentence: 60 minutes.

ALSO THIS WEEK IN 1934 - The Mille Roches Red Cross Auxiliary was raising money to build a monument in the village in memory of village men killed in the First World War. The plan called for the monument to be erected on the public school grounds. ... The Ontario government was moving ahead with a plan to replace all small community police forces with the Ontario Provincial Police and paying half the salaries of municipal police officers on the remaining forces. ... The Cunard-White Star’s Queen Mary passenger ship under construction in England was booking passengers for the maiden voyage to the United States in 1936. Among those who had booked were wealthy Cornwall residents Mr. And Mrs. John Cline. ... Ralph A. Cook was the new governor of the counties jail, while Thomas Ault was hired as a new turnkey (aka guard). ... Six local hotels had their beverage room licences renewed by the province. The licences allowed the Cornwallis, King George, New Windsor, Carleton, Royal

and Ratelle’s to sell beer. A licence was granted to the Miron hotel under construction at Brennan’s Corners. ... Roma Seguin, a 16-year-old orphan, was starting his second week at Canadian Cottons mill when he was killed after being caught beneath a descending freight elevator. ... It was proposed that the city purchase the park at Seventh and York streets. The owner, Levi Miller, had loaned the park to the city.

TRIVIA ANSWER – Cornwall Cougars of the Quebec Provincial Hockey League signed former National Hockey League defenceman Sprague Cleghorn as coach.

Under his mentorship the Cougars lost their first six games. After an 11-0 loss at home, Cleghorn was fired. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958. A recent edition of The Hockey News named him the 25th best NHL defenceman of all-time.

TRIVIA This piece of local history was made on Dec. 9. 1946: 1) Cornwall Street Railway introduced bus service to complement street cars, 2) The provincial government gave Cornwall official city status, 3) Mary Mack became the first woman to serve on council, 4) Cornwall’s first radio station, CKSF, went on the air, 5) Constructed

by Roy Bingley Engineering, the Albert L was launched at the dry docks. It was the first all-steel vessel of her type built in Canada.

QUOTED - “I spent 90% of my money on booze and women ... and wasted the other 10%.” - Rock’n’roll legend Ronnie Hawkins.

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A collection of musings on Halloween trick-or-treating during a pandemic that is hanging on like a hair on a biscuit. * One way to maintain the two-metre social distancing guideline is to use a slingshot to catapult bags of candy from the front door. * With very little work a piece of old eves trough makes a great candy chute. A pool noodle also works. * Instead of handing out tooth brushes, hand out Lysol wraps or small bottles of hand sanitizer. * Keep a log of kids (names, addresses and phone numbers) who come to the door, just in case. * If you are going to dangle a bag of candy on the end of a hockey stick, make sure the stick is two-metres long. * Fill a fog machine with hand sanitizer. It will produce a virus-killing mist over the walkway. * Want to make sure your little trick-ortreater keeps the proper distance, dress him or her up as a basketball net. An old hula-hoop also works. * You can always go high tech and replace the traditional door-to-door thing with Skypeo-Ween or Zoom-o-Ween.

One other thing. Strange isn’t it. All year we preach to our kids about the danger of taking candy from strangers then once a year – on Oct. 31 – we send them out to do just that. ________________________________ A Stratford superior court justice found himself in hot water in October 1934 for offending French Canadians during a manslaughter trial he was presiding over at the United Counties court house.

Justice M. C. Makins was told that a witness being called spoke little English and would require a translator.

“You speak English, don’t you?” barked the justice.

“How long have you lived in this country?”

Speaking to the court room, the justice added, “If I had my way, I would not give the vote to anyone in this country who could not

speak English.”

The Crown attorney noted that if that were the case, a lot of people in this district would not be able to vote.

The St. Jean Baptiste Society of Cornwall wasted no time in lashing out at the judge’s remarks and fired off a complaint to the prime minister, the justice minister and several other government officials. The society demanded that the justice apologize.

A few days later the society announced that it had received a written apology from the justice who said his remarks were aimed at an individual (witness) and not French Canadians “for whom I have the greatest respect.”

The society said it accepted the apology. ________________________________ In the 1930s, country doctor Mahlon Locke put a new twist, literally, on the treatment of arthritis and related illnesses.

While the medical community expressed skepticism, thousands of patients showed up week in and week out at Dr. Locke’s outdoor clinic in tiny Williamsburg for treatment that involved the physician manipulating the legs and arms of the afflicted.

The lines stretched from sunrise to sunset. Many wore leg braces, were pushed in wheelchairs, hobbled along on crutches or were carried on stretchers. They came from all over North America. Most were among the well-to-do who could afford the travel and treatment which lasted a minute or two, at best. There were no appointments.

Patients just showed up.

The Standard-Freeholder reported that on Oct. 29, 1934 Dr. Locke treated 2,400 patients, a record for the backyard clinic.

It was a profitable one-man medical assembly line. ________________________________ Justice moved at a faster clip in the 1930s. In fact, compared to today’s lumbering court system, it moved at the speed of light.

Take the case of a Cornwall Township man who was arrested at his Montreal Road home by two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers on the night of Oct. 28, 1934 less than a half hour after he purchased a gallon of moonshine.

He was hustled directly to the town court above the Pitt Street police station where he pleaded guilty. When the magistrate fined him $200, the man announced that he couldn’t pay the fine. Little wonder. In

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La CNS octroie 10 000 $ de subventions à des groupes communautaires COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE DE LA CNS

Le personnel de SNC et les membres du Chesterville Green Gang plantent des érables à sucre à l’épaisseur à l’aréna de Chesterville le 9 octobre 2020.

Mesman, responsable des communications de la CNS. La CNS a accordé 35 000 $ dans le cadre de son Programme de subventions aux projets communautaires liés à l’environnement depuis 2015 et espère allouer des fonds

pour des événements ou des projets environnementaux en 2021.

POUR DE PLUS AMPLES INFORMATIONS : Kelsey Smith, adjointe à l’intendance et à la sensibilisation, 1-877-984-2948, ksmith@ nation.on.ca.

Pour freiner la COVID-19, vous avez la solution dans l’écart sanitaire.

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FINCH, Ontario - La Conservation de la Nation Sud (CNS) a attribué 10 000 $ à 28 municipalités et groupes communautaires locaux dans le cadre de son Programme de subventions aux projets communautaires liés à l’environnement, afin de soutenir des projets de plantation d’arbres et d’arbustes et de jardins communautaires cet automne.

Parmi les bénéficiaires de ces subventions figurent le Green Gang de Chesterville, le Club Rotary de Chesterville, le musée du canton d’Osgoode, l’école secondaire Tagwi, la Société agricole de Mountain, la Société agricole de Kenyon, l’Association communautaire de Greely, le Club Lions de Lefaivre, la Bibliothèque publique de Russell, de même que les cantons d’Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, d’Augusta, d’Alfred et Plantagenet, de Russell, et la Cité de Clarence-Rockland.

Le Programme de subventions aux projets communautaires liés à l’environnement de la CNS encourage et soutient régulièrement les événements communautaires organisés dans le bassin versant de l’Office de protection de la nature qui favorisent l’utilisation récréative de nos rivières et de l’environnement local.

Le Comité des communications de la CNS

a alloué cette année 10 000 $ de financement à répartir par le biais du populaire Programme de subventions ; mais les événements communautaires ont été en grande partie annulés en raison de la pandémie, et les subventions disponibles auraient pu ne pas être allouées.

En conséquence, la CNS a modifié le programme pour inclure temporairement des projets de plantation d’arbres et d’arbustes, et de jardins communautaires, afin d’aider les groupes locaux et les organismes à but non lucratif à accéder à ces fonds en toute sécurité pour planter plus d’arbres avant la fin de l’année.

Les modifications du programme de l’Office de protection de la nature ont connu un succès retentissant : 9 subventions ont été accordées au début de l’année et 19 demandes supplémentaires ont été récemment approuvées, ce qui a permis d’allouer la totalité des fonds pour cette année, et d’aider à soutenir les jardins communautaires et à planter plus de 60 grands arbres indigènes sur des propriétés publiques. « Nous ne pourrions être plus heureux de soutenir nos partenaires locaux dans leurs efforts pour améliorer notre environnement local et faire du bien à leur communauté, surtout en ces temps difficiles », a déclaré John

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New city salt building ready for winter NICK SEEBRUCH

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CORNWALL, Ontario – The City of Cornwall celebrated their newly completed salt storage facility at the Municipal Works Yard on Friday, Oct. 23.

The $4.5 million facility can hold 7,000 tonnes of salt, more than 10 times the amount of the old building.

Bill de Wit, the City of Cornwall’s General Manager for Infrastructure and Municipal Works explained that a 2016 study determined that all of the buildings in the Municipal Works Yard were in need of replacing, and the completion of the new salt storage building marks the end of the first phase of the yard’s remodeling.

Design of the new building was handled by WSP, with Moray Associates handling the geological engineering and Louis W. Bray Construction Inc. handling the construction of the facility itself.

“It is nice in these COVID times to talk about something that moves us forward,”

Mayor Bernadette Clement cuts the ribbon for the new salt facility at the City of Cornwall Municipal Works Yard as Michael Bray of Louis W. Bray Construction Inc., Councillor Claude McIntosh, Councillor Elaine MacDonald, Councillor Syd Gardiner, General Manager for Infrastructure and Municipal Works Bill de Witt, and City of Cornwall CAO Maureen Adams look on on Friday, October 23, 2020. (Nick Seebruch/ Seaway News) Cornwall Mayor Bernadette Clement said of the new building, referring to the global COVID-19 pandemic. “This construction sends the message home that this will be a new campus for Municipal Works.”

Mayor Clement explained that 7,000 tonnes of road salt would get the city through a normal winter.

“I wish you all as normal a winter as possible,” Mayor Clement said. “We will be able

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Cornwall Council receives COVID update NICK SEEBRUCH

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CORNWALL, Ontario – Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer of Health with the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) was invited to brief Cornwall City Council on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region.

He explained that September was the highest month for new COVID-19 cases across the EOHU region, including Cornwall, with the exception of October, which has since more than doubled the number of new cases seen in September.

There have been 550 recorded cases of COVID-19 since March, with 225 currently active.

“We had more case in September than in March and April, and we more than doubled in October and we aren’t even at the end of October yet,” Dr. Roumeliotis explained, saying that the rising numbers had brought the region to the attention of the Ministry of

Health last week, with the province nearly ordering the region to recede back into Stage 2 of the provincial pandemic recovery.

In Cornwall currently there are currently 14 active cases of COVID-19, with 49 overall since the start of the pandemic. There are currently seven people in the region who are hospitalized with COVID-19, two of which are in an Intensive Care Unit. There have been 17 deaths because of COVID-19.

The positivity rate of COVID-19 in the region has risen from 0.6 per cent in March to about 2.5 per cent at present.

Dr. Roumeliotis explained that his reaction to the increase in numbers was a middle of the road approach. Late Friday night, Oct. 23, Dr. Roumeliotis issued a new Section 22 order placing new regulations on restaurants, gyms, and personal care services, limiting numbers of patrons allowed inside facilities, and requiring patrons to wear

masks, and for owners to take contact information for tracing purposes.

He went on to say that he had spoken to some restaurant owners who felt that these new regulations were not overly onerous.

An issue that councillors brought up with Dr. Roumeliotis was of Quebecers coming to Cornwall to avoid COVID-19 restrictions in their own province.

“I think that we need to look at a border closure on Sunday at the very least because we are seeing a large number of Quebec plates in our parking lots,” said Councillor Todd Bennett.

Dr. Roumeliotis said that closing the border was something that was not in his power, but that he has been having ongoing discussions about such a move with MPP Jim McDonell who represents the riding of Stormont, Dundas, and South Glengarry.

In terms of Halloween celebrations this year, Dr. Roumeliotis told Council that he

would not forbid traditional Halloween celebrations, but did discourage them.

“Obviously no Halloween parties,” he said.

“We aren’t forbidding it, we are discouraging it.”

“We are discouraging traditional Trick-orTreating,” he went on to say. “We don’t want people to gather. We’ve had cases from students gathering in the school yard. We don’t want people gathering.”

Dr. Roumeliotis promised Council for more specific data to better help communicate with residents of Cornwall. He also praised Cornwall-SDG Paramedics who have been conducting at home testing, and testing in long-term care facilities.

“SDG Paramedics have been excellent, they have been our mobile wing of testing,” he said. “We are tremendously appreciative of that.”

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The price tag to meet the affordable housing need in the region would be $182,371,070 in the next five years, and $92,618,712 in the five years following that.

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to provide long term affordable housing.

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Reader says: We have been extremely forDid you know? … Cornwall is the only community of its size in the country not to tunate that the number of Covid-19 cases in use residential water meters to set the Cornwall has been very low. We have been water rate. wearing masks, using hand sanitizer and staying 2 metres apart. However, I am predicting Cornwall did a great job planting all those that we will see a spike in new cases in about Mums at the Cenotaph.... congratulations.

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Water Meters- Just another tax increase of $85 for residential taxpayers and only for 7 years. Does anyone expect to see the $85 removed from our bill? Why not look at other areas to find the 14 million? Try other government grants, what about repaying the taxpayers, for bailing out the commercial assessment fiasco, city to receive large settlement, do we still own the 25 million dollars? This council is solving all their problems by dumping them on to the taxpayers. Council was elected to help the taxpayers not make it worse. While councillors get their raises many taxpayers are on a fixed income. Common, please give us a break too and don’t forget the tenants, their rents will go up also.

Let’s talk seatbelts. Do they always save lives? No. Could you find reports and studies about the dangers of seatbelts? Yes. Is the consensus of professionals still that they are beneficial and will likely save more lives? Yes. It would be irresponsible for us as a newspaper to present both pro-seatbelt and anti-seatbelt arguments side-by-side as if they had equal weight and relevance, and this is why you will not see coverage of anti-face mask stories in this paper.

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Where do ghosts buy their Halloween candy? At the ghost-ery store!

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Our new Kitten: Opie has been a wonderful addition to our family. He was adopted from PawPortunity Rescue.

They have many cats and kittens looking for forever homes.

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

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Desks for the at home classroom NICK SEEBRUCH

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CORNWALL, Ontario – Roland Besner and his wife are retired, and he has taken up furniture making as an at home hobby.

In addition to his hobby, Roland and his wife enjoy travelling, but the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that any opportunity to do that has been put on hold. Due to the pandemic, Roland has taken a deeper dive into his interest in furniture making and decided to put his hobby to good use and help others affected by the pandemic.

“I like making furniture,” Roland said. “It is a hobby I picked up over the years. I make my own designs and I prototype them.”

When Roland saw that many students

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would be learning from home during the pandemic, he found an opportunity to put his interest in furniture making to work to help make at home learning a little bit easier.

Over the course of three weeks, Roland made 20 desks for students learning at home. The surface of the desk is made out of melamine board and the rest is spruce wood.

“It is a way to get them off the couch, or out of bed, and studying in front of a desk,” said Roland. “If this goes as well as I think it will, I will be prepared to make more.”

Roland said that any parent who cannot afford a desk for their child, but would like one of the ones he made, can email him at roland.besner@sympatico.ca

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QUESTIONS FOR CITY OF CORNWALL LANDLORDS AND/OR PROPERTY MANAGERS:

This program would allow the City of

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Cornwall to register rental units in this community. There is currently limited data on rental units in Cornwall.

Residential Rental Licensing will…

apply if you have multiple buildings.

Are you in support of a rental registry? ____ yes

____ no

____ unsure

buildings, Assist the by-law department’s property standards enforcement response, Assist City administration to better understand the availability of housing, and the community’s housing needs,

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What is the average length of residency by your tenants? ____ one year or less

Please explain why:

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____ more than four years

Assist the fire department’s emergency response to multi-unit

How many units are in your building(s)? Check all that

How would you rate the quality of your unit(s)?

Please provide any additional feedback:

_____ very safe and well-maintained _____ somewhat safe and maintained _____ very unsafe and poorly maintained Would you object to a small administrative fee for registration in the rental registry? ____ yes

____ no

____ unsure

Please suggest an appropriate fee: _______

Ensure residents are benefitting from safe, high-quality housing, Ensure landlords meet certain standards to ensure the health and safety of residents is protected, Ensure rental units include required essentials such as smoke alarms, plumbing, heating, and water

QUESTIONS FOR CITY OF CORNWALL TENANTS: Your postal code: ______________________ Are you in support of a rental registry? ____ yes

____ no

____ unsure

Please explain why:

How long have you been in your current rental? _____ one year or less _____ one to three years _____ more than three years Please provide any additional feedback:

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How would you rate the quality of your rental unit?

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The survey is also available online at www.Cornwall.ca/rent in both English and French.

QUESTIONS FOR CITY OF CORNWALL RESIDENTS WHO ARE NOT LANDLORDS, PROPERTY MANAGERS, OR TENANTS: Your postal code: ______________________

Return your completed survey to:

Mail: Emma Meldrum PO Box 877 Cornwall ON, K6H5T9 Drop off: City Hall, 360 Pitt Street Email: feedback@cornwall.ca

DEADLINE: Monday, November 16

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____ no

____ unsure

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