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Cornwall Mayor Nick Kaneb, centre, plugs his ears when the cannon was fired marking the start of the Bathtub Derby.
There have been numerous uses for the old Cornwall Canal, the one I like best is the Bathtub Derby. Born in 1968, when in the words of "Commodore" Dave Lafave "eight of us who might have known better sat down to organize a bathtub derby," the group pooled their resources consisting of one dog-eared photo of a tub competing in the Nainimo World Championships, one fellow who fancied himself as something of a naval architect, boundless enthusiasm and time off. Longing for a "veneer of respectability" to cover "a little of their insanity" for their proposed International Seaway Bathtub Derby, the group recruited Cornwall Chamber of Commerce Manager, Joe Gunn, along with his secretary Berniece Payment. Under the direction of Commodore Gunn, charter secretary Berneice and treasurer Bernie Chartrand, from French radio station CFML, directors Eric Watt and Russ Dewar from the "Standard-Freeholder," Alderman Angelo Lebano, William Huffy and former City Recreation director Rudy Payment were all shanghaied into the service of the bathtub navy. To separate "the men from the boys and not infrequently, both from their bathtubs," the Derby was preceded by the Great St. Lawrence Endurance Race. Starting in Brockville, contestants sailed, pushed or portaged their tubs east to Cornwall over or around the Hydro Dam into the Canal to finish at the foot of the Augustus Street swing bridge in present day Lamoureux Park.
Logo for the International Seaway Bathtub Derby.
Below: A triumphant Red Baron celebrates victory.
Bathtub Derby participants portage their tub past the dam to enter the last stretch of the Derby in the Cornwall Canal.
The Optimists' bathtub speeds down the Cornwall Canal.
Below: Bathutbs speed oass the finishing line at the old swing bridge now in Lamoureux Park.
In the 1970 race "15 tubs started...six arrived afloat and under their own power at Johnstown, just east of Prescott." The rest, well they wisely gave-up. A reporter noted: "Each tub was accompanied by a rescue boat, and the rescue boats were going crazy." "One tub swamped twice in the first seven kilometres (this crew was able to bail out and kept going the first time, but had no such luck on the second occasion.) Another gave Ewan Girard the Derby altitude record by turning a complete somersulat when it smacked into a two metre wave." A Derby Commodore and his Consort wave to admiring crowds lining the Cornwall Canal.
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Council made the right decision moving forward on the motion to create an Arts Council. There was no need to table this motion like Denis Carr had suggested. Kudos to the majority of City Councillors who have the vision to continue moving this process forward. Also a thumbs-up to Bernadette Clement for putting forth a motion to increase the size of this council from nine members to eleven. She is absolutely right, there are many hardworking people that would welcome the opportunity to serve on this committee, and I am pleased the majority of Councillors supported her motion.
The job pendulum continues to swing back and forth! 275 Star Tek workers were laid of at the
end of July. 320 more workers were laid off at the Olymel plant. However we did get some good news this week. The company Target is set to build a 1.3. million square foot Distribution Centre right here in Cornwall. The City continues to establish itself as a key transportation hub with these distribution centres. In the long run this should generate hundreds of new jobs. I wonder if employment will be a key issue locally in the upcoming provincial election? I think it's great that we have a Service Canada call centre here in Cornwall. Maybe we can get a Service Ontario call centre next, or something to that affect.
Comparing (red) apples to (orange) oranges. Mark MacDonald and Elaine MacDonald both ran as City Councillors in the 2006 municipal election. Mark is very popular in Cornwall, but so is Elaine. Elaine had more votes than Mark in 2006. It's apples and oranges I know, but it's the only tangible stat to compare the two candidates in the exact same election running for the same job(s). The only other comparison are recent web polls. Although these web polls are unscientific Elaine is currently in first place on Ourhometown and on the FreeNews and she finished second in the Standard Freeholder webpoll. Mark is dead last on all three polls. Elaine MacDonald is also very strong at debates, however winning debates does not win elections. She has the potential to make this a three person race, and to earn the NDP over ten thousand votes. However don't discount Mark MacDonald out just yet. Mark is a work horse, he has tenacity, and he is running to win this race. He proved that fact during the local Liberal nominations, and now with his face to face tour. Jim Brownell is also a very popular incumbent, so despite how unpopular the Provincial Liberals are in recent polls, it might not resonate as much here.
It's the little things that make us mad! In our day to day lives, it's probably not stuff like genocide in Darfur, or children dying of aids that gets us really upset. Although truly unfortunate and heart break, it does not make our blood boil. It is those little things instead, like having to pay for those individual packets of jam. Yes, that's right, I said jam. There is a local restaurant on Brookdale Avenue that is charging $0.29 per packet of jam. A friend of mine had two packets of jam with her toast and eggs, and it cost her an extra $0.58. She was outraged! I understand why, because the price of jam wasn't on the menu, and they had never charged her for jam before. It's too bad the large injustices in life don't get our blood boiling the same way the small injustices do.
My name is Jason Setnyk, and these are my coffee grinds. Jason Setnyk is a local school teacher, journalist, artist, and community volunteer. Setnyk runs the Cornwall Underground blog, and is the founder and host of Cornwall's Rock for Charity and Rock the Vote. www.cornwallunderground.blogspot.com
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Cornwall City Council Meeting - Monday August 8th 2011
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City moves forward on the Arts! I believe City
Article and photographs by Jason Setnyk Council votes to establish an Arts Committee C i t y Council voted to establish a committee to review the Cultural Plan in detail. First Bernadette Clement put forth a motion that the number of members on this committee should be increased from nine members to eleven members. Maurice Dupelle seconded Clement's motion. Denis Carr wanted to table the initial motion to establish an art's committee until Denis Thibault returned. Thibault who spear-headed the Cultural Plan is on vacation and was absent from the Council meeting. Glen Grant said, "lets move this thing forward". Dupelle agreed, "people want to see us move forward". Carr's motion to table the initial motion was easily defeated. The newly established committee will include two City Councillors, five artists, and four more members from the community at large. Denis Carr said, "We should have five supporters of the Arts, but not necessarily artists". Carr also wanted to make sure the counties are included in any committee created. Mayor Bob Kilger added the stipulation that only if the counties wanted to be included, and the rest of Council was in agreement. A lay appointment committee will be established and people in the community who are interested can apply.
Artists in attendance at City Hall There was about thirty artists and supporters of the arts in attendance. Rose Desnoyers who is president of the Centre Culturel de Cornwall said, "It's a great recommendation that allows for the inclusion of artists". Sandra Taylor who is the President of Focus Art reflected on what she saw. "We had a good representation of all the arts here tonight. Tonight's resolution is a step in the right direction. The process will take time, and there is no purpose to delay". Rodney Rivette who is the spokesperson for the Seaway Cultural Arts Committee said, "Artists are united, and all groups are ready to work together to accomplish this goal".
Veterans' Service Clubs get Municipal Tax Exemption again City Council supported the request for a municipal tax exemption for the four veterans' service clubs to be granted for the years 2012 to 2017. David Murphy moved the motion for a municipal tax exemption for the four veterans' service clubs. Sydney Gardiner seconded the motion. David Murphy noted, "some bar and restaurant owners have concerns, but most support this exemption". For example Steve Ouderkirk of Rangatang's was critical of this exemption during the 2010 Municipal Election. Councillors like David Murphy, Bernadette Clement, and Elaine MacDonald all emphasized the excellent work these Service Clubs do for our community. The tax exemption for Service Clubs easily passed. Leslie O'Shaughnessy was the only Councillor to vote against it.
E-Bikes on the Agenda City Council endorsed allowing e-bikes on municipal bike paths until further public consultation and input from the Recreation Advisory Committee and the Accessibility Advisory Committee is received. Like artists, there were many E-bike users in attendance at the Council Meeting Monday night. Andre Rivette was concerned about E-Biker's safety, noting the close proximity of the St. Lawrence river to the bike path, and he also sited a near accident with a bicycler and a child near the splash pad. Despite Rivette's concern, the interim measure allowing e-bikes on the bike path passed. "We want to create an inclusive community", said Maurice Dupelle.
City of Cornwall will show it's Rainbow Colours City Council proclaimed the week of August 29th to September 4th 2011 as "Pride Week" in the City of Cornwall. Furthermore Council approved the Pride Cornwall Flag to be flown at 340 Pitt Street during this same week. Pride Cornwall members in attendance were pleased with City Council's decision to support the LGBT community.
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In August of 2010, former film publicist and travel writer Bram Eisenthal was introduced to the novel concept of the Local Seeker. Amazed by the new type of micronewspaper, Bram immediately saw himself as the potentially first innovative spirit to open a Local Seeker franchise. The format, the uniqueness and, of course, the literary aspect involved, fell right up his alley. After spending years writing for other people, Bram found the idea of being his own publisher very appealing. He sat down with the Seeker Chicks and worked out the details. The West End Edition was then launched, offering people a slew of new and interesting reads. His “Briefly Bram” column followed him from the Suburban Newspaper where it was first featured, always offering a fresh perspective on up-andcoming topics. Read us in print or online at: www.westend.thelocalseeker.com In January of 2011, John Lucio opened his own version of the Local Seeker. Based on the same concept as the Cornwall paper, but facing different challenges, the Massena News offered a new perspective and a positive view of the city to the population of Massena, New York. John is the husband of Seeker Chick Julia. Therefore, franchising was a logical path for him to take after seeing how well the Local Seeker in Cornwall was doing. Contrarily to the other two papers, where people have come forth and offered to contribute various content, Massena is yet to feature its first local writer. Most of the content at the moment relies on John’s penmanship. The Massena News is a much more political paper, and John’s writing always strives to stir the population’s moral compass and instill a sense of pride and positiveness into the psyche of the community. John has been working closely with well placed people--even the mayor and the chief of police--to uplift the town and its citizens. Read us in print or online at: www.TheMassenaNews.com Who will be the next Local Seeker Dude or Seeker Chick? Where will this amazing new concept land? Rumour has it that Ottawa might be the Location… Then again, San Antonio Texas has expressed interest. What do you think Cornwall? One thing is certain. This Local Success Story is one we can be proud of!
Protest the Circus Article and Photo by Jason Setnyk About a dozen concerned citizens from Cornwall, Ottawa, and Brockville gathered in front of the Civic Complex Wednesday night carrying signs and protesting animal cruelty. The Shrine Circus was at the Cornwall Civic Complex entertaining hundreds of people and families, however a small group of people were concerned about the animals welfare and making their voices heard. According to Ottawa Animal Defense League spokesperson Michele Thorn who was in attendance, "they need to get the animals out of the act. Animal Free circuses work else where. Circus people say we don't have the facts, but the truth is animals living in captivity don't live as long". Thorn spoke at people walking and driving by on a megaphone. There have been mixed reactions to her message. Despite a few rude comments from passerby's, her group has deterred some people from attending the circus. "We've turned dozens of people away from attending circus's including a family of six who all had tickets". There are circus’s in other countries that are heavily criticized for committing animal abuse, however Canadian circuses have a reputation for being more humane.
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We’re in the “Dog Days” of summer – traditionally the hottest, steamiest time of year. But in a few weeks, the temperatures will begin to cool down. Nature isn’t alone in this heating-and-cooling pattern — you can also find evidence of it in the investment world. To be specific, today’s “hot” investments can lose their sizzle quickly — which means that, as an investor, you’ll need to take steps to avoid being left out in the cold. An investment can become “hot” — that is, its price can shoot up — for any of a number of reasons. For example, a company that provides a well-known product or service may decide to “go public” by making its shares available to investors; when this happens, the stocks become “hot” for a while. An investment may also become hot if a favourable event occurs, as might be the case with a drug company that gains permission to sell a medicine that’s much in demand. And some investments heat up because an “expert” is touting them in the media. But although different investments may get hot for different reasons, they all share one thing in common: They will cool off. In fact, by the time you and many other investors hear about a hot stock, it may already be cooling off. If you buy into an investment that’s been hot for a while, you should recognize that its “upside potential” may not be what you think. To help achieve your financial goals, you may be better off by not chasing after hot stocks. Instead, consider these ideas: Increase share ownership. One key to building wealth is to increase the amount of shares you own in your investments. Hot stocks are often expensive stocks, so you may be limited in the number of shares you can purchase. As an alternative, look for quality investments that are trading at reasonable prices. You might also consider buying additional shares in quality companies you already own.
Buy appropriate investments. Even if you can afford to buy some shares in hot stocks, should you? These stocks may not be suitable for your needs, for any number of reasons: too risky for your risk tolerance, too similar to other stocks you already own, and so on. You need to own investments that are appropriate for your individual needs. Of course, you also need to keep in mind that any investment in stocks — whether hot or not — will fluctuate with changes in market conditions and may be worth more or less than your original investment when you sell. Diversify your holdings. By continually pursuing hot investments, you might end up with an unbalanced, non-diversified portfolio. By diversifying your holdings, you can help reduce the impact of volatility on your portfolio. However, diversification, by itself, cannot guarantee a profit or protect against loss. Think long term. Chasing hot stocks is strictly a short-term move. Successful investors adhere to long-term strategies that require discipline, patience and a constant focus on the future. By following these suggestions, you’re unlikely to experience the “thrill” of chasing after hot investments — but you will get the satisfaction of building a portfolio designed to help meet your important investment goals. Edward Jones. Member Canadian Investor Protection Fund. local Edward Jones advisor, BRIAN SEGUIN (613) 932-6161 89 Tollgate Road West, Unit 2 , Cornwall, ON K6J 5L5 -
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Facing Fears I am afraid of spiders. The way they move, dangle, spin webs, have multiple eyes and legs, seriously creep me out. It is a fear I have had for as long as I can remember and stemmed from a dream I had as a child, where my mom was trying to kill one in the house and it wouldn’t die. She tried using bug spray and it grew and along with it developed my irrational fear of spiders. I jump in fear when I see them, screech unbelievable decibels when one crawls past me or has the gall to try and climb on me. It is truly terrifying to me and incredibly funny to whoever witnesses my antics at their appearance. Taking my son to see The Chamber of Secrets – the second installment of the Harry Potter series turned traumatic when Ron Weasley’s fear of spiders was realized with the appearance of the gynormous ones. To this day, I have not been able to watch that sequence. My friend Sue and I recently saw the final Harry Potter movie and as soon as I saw the creepy shadow, I knew they were back and still squinted through that part. It is not a totally irrational fear either, my son and my mom are both allergic to their bites and swell when the nasty arachnids get them. So why am I saying I have faced my fear, when clearly I still have issues with them? Well, it is because I have called a truce so to speak with one that has taken residency at my front entrance way outside my home.
I first met him a few days after I felt the inevitable loss of not going to work. He startled me and I slammed my door closed, hoping he’d go away. Well he didn’t. My son who is now a teenager and writing an urban fantasy novel series with a new villain that is a spider like character, has been fascinated with it. I tried to find the courage to knock it down, but can’t seem to. It isn’t hurting us and it is catching other unwanted guests. Recently one of my sisters, came over for a visit and didn’t notice it until Brad pointed it out and told my niece to watch out that it doesn’t land in her hair which got us all a little edgy, but also brought up the fact that I was terrified of these creatures. Maybe I am maturing and finally coming to terms with them. I know I am not looking forward to proof reading Brad’s second book when he introduces the villain Widow Black, I may never sit through the Harry Potter scenes with the spiders, and as much as I like John Goodman, I’ll never be able to endure ‘Arachnophobia’, but “Charlie” in the front corner of my doorway can stay; as long as he remains outside. If he ventures in, the screeches will be heard and the shoes will be flung, from a considerable distance. Follow Kris Ward’s blog at:
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Optimist Minor Softball Tristar Sports Challenge The first annual Tristar Sports Challenge took place at Optimist Park on July 23rd, 2011. This fun day was sponsored by the Optimist Club of Cornwall and the Cornwall Optimist Minor Softball League (COMSL). In attendance were some 150 children, all members of the COMSL, their coaching staff and members of the Optimist club of Cornwall. Everyone came out to enjoy the beautiful day and compete in Strength, Accuracy, and Agility challenges against their teammates and rival team members. t Club) with the first second Ralph Brunton (Organizer, Optimis wee division. and third place winners in the pee
Individuals competed in four separate age categories in three events: base running speed, hitting distance, and throwing accuracy. Lunch was provided for all participants by the Optimist Club of Cornwall. Medals were awarded for the top three competitors in all four age categories. The COMSL welcomes children 4-17 years of age. Boys and girls play together at all age levels and the facilities are great at optimist park in Cornwall. Several generous local contractors contributed for prizes that all children in attendance were eligible to win such as: New Baseball Gloves, Bats, Equipment Bags etc. This year our sponsors included: Pecore Electric, Tim Crites Plumbing, Envirotec Custom Foam Insulation, Dwight Lefave from ReMax, and Adams Home Services.
Going for distance!!!
Your support this year was greatly appreciated. If you have any questions or comments, would like to register to play in the COMSL next season, volunteer to coach, become an umpire or make a donation for the second annual Tristar Sports Challenge you can contact the Presidents: Jean and Monique Roy 613-938-2026 or Executives: Joe and Kim Adams 613-551-5932. We look forward to another successful season in 2012. Thanks again to the organizers, participants and sponsors that made this year such a success.
ts Jean Roy and Monique Event organizers. League Presiden Kim Adams with prizes Sauve-Roy, and executives Joe and donated by local sponsors
This is just one of the many fun activities that the kids who are members of the Cornwall Optimist Minor Softball League get to enjoy. The COMSL welcomes children 4-17 years of age. Boys and girls play together at all age levels and the facilities are great at optimist park in Cornwall.
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Dear Joe Adams, In the apartment I just moved into, there is new laminate floors. I think the landlord did it himself. They look okay, but all around the edges there are gaps and the boards are uneven. Why is this and is there something I can do, or get the landlord to do to make it look better? The place is good and the price is affordable but this drives me crazy. Thank you for your help, Marcel. Marcel, Thank you for your question. I appreciate your dilemma because stuff like that drives me insane too....to see a job well done but not completed, or a job poorly done that is just a waste of good material. I can't be completely sure of your situation just from your description, but it sounds to me that in his preparation for the installation of the laminate floor he didn't remove the existing trim or following installation didn't finish the trim. Laminate flooring, or floating floor, does just that...float. It is not mechanically fastened to any part of the house, only itself. The reason for this is that the material it is made out of is not dimensionally stable, so with changes in heat and humidity, the actual size of the planks changes...quite drastically sometimes. As such, it requires a space to be left around the perimeter to allow for this movement. If the space is insufficient, when the product swells, it will bind against the walls and buckle the floor. This results in chipped edges and broken joints effectively ruining a new floor. Conversely, if the product is installed in super humid conditions and it dries out in the winter it will pull away from the walls and leave an unsightly gap around the room. After the product is installed, the edges will need to be covered with the baseboard. Most modern baseboards that run about 1/4" to 3/8" in thickness are insufficient to conceal the gaps in floating flooring, so a substantial quarter round moulding or 'base shoe' will be required to cover the space that can exceed 1/2" depending on the size of the room. It sounds to me like this is the step that was missed, so it should be a simple fix to add the base shoe and cover that gap. easy enough to do yourself or have the landlord come in and polish it off in an hour or two. Thank you for your contribution, Joe Thank you to everyone for your contributions this week. If I didn't answer your question, keep watching here each week for more household tips and renovation advice. You can email your questions to: Aboutthehouse@adamshomeservices.caFor additional information about me and what is going on in your community, please visit our website:
Dear Joe, My contractor came in to refinish the hardwood floors in my living room. After I had had the whole house painted and thought I was finished, he came to do the work and when he left there was a lot of scuffs on the paint and damage around the baseboards. I haven't paid in full for the work yet, nor have I confronted him about the damage he did to my freshly painted walls. I feel he should come good for the repairs that will need to be done before I move the furniture back in. What is your opinion on this and how do I go about addressing my concerns with him? Thank you for your help, Yours truly, Distressed Walls. Dear Distressed, I sympathize with your dilemma, and on behalf of contractors everywhere apologize for any extra work that we may have incurred in the process of doing our jobs. The fact of the matter is that accidents happen. And if I damage something in the process of my work I am honest with the customer and replace or repair the damage and if the problem is major enough that's where my contractors insurance takes over. But, if the issue is no fault of my own or due to some underlying defect, then although it still must be addressed, I am reluctant to accept liability for the repairs. When you undertake a whole room makeover or renovation like yours, you have to understand that there is a process to be followed. Hiring a general contractor who understands this and can schedule the subcontractors in the appropriate order will prevent most or all damage and scheduling conflicts. Refinishing hardwood floors falls somewhere between drywall/plaster repairs and installation of baseboards/trim with painting following in sequence shortly thereafter. Now whether you did the painting yourself or had it contracted out, the order in which it was done not only inconvenienced the contractors who came after but left the door wide open for potential damage and the subsequent repairs. Honestly, unless your contractor was negligent and did severe damage to your walls through sheer carelessness, then the scuffs marks and splatters of stain on the walls are just part of his process and do not indicate poor workmanship or liability. At best, the floors should have been done after the drywall had been completed, and at least, they should have been done with one coat of paint on the walls with a finish top coat to complete the project. The baseboards and quarter round need to be painted after the floor is done anyway, so in my opinion that step should be left until last. Painting is always the finishing touch. A rule of thumb, the first thing you see should be the last thing that's done. So anyway, talk to you contractor, he should be reasonable and perhaps find some middle ground, but don't withhold payment lest you burn a bridge and earn a reputation as a difficult customer. It works both ways. Best of luck and enjoy your new living space. Joe.
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The Cornwall Regional Art Gallery is gearing up to celebrate Culture Days this Fall with a weekend festival on Pitt Street.
The first annual Pitt Street Artfest will take place on Saturday, October 1st, from 10 AM to 10 PM, and Sunday October 2nd, from 12 PM to 5 PM. The majority of activities will be on Pitt Street, between First and Second Street. The Gallery is sending a call to any individuals or groups who want to help create a community event of music, crafts, food, entertainment, heritage, and story-telling to celebrate our region’s cultural richness.
If interested in participating or volunteering please email vince@cornwallregionalartgallery.ca ABOUT CULTURE DAYS: • • • • • • •
Culture Days is a collaborative pan-Canadian, volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. Culture Days is a grassroots movement that self-mobilizes to implement concurrent, annual, province-wide public participation events that take place throughout the country over the last weekend of September. This year, Culture Days is taking place throughout the country on September 30, October 1 & 2. Thousands of artists, individuals, organizations and communities are involved in organizing Culture Days. Culture Days events feature free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to participate “behind the scenes,” to discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, curators, and designers at work in their community. Culture Days is the largest-ever grassroots campaign to celebrate the arts and promote cultural participation in Canada. You can find out more via the Culture Days web site: CultureDays.ca
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Elaine MacDonald's recipe for success
NDP BBQ draws 100 people Article and photos by Jason Setnyk Cornwall Ontario -- The local NDP riding association held their second annual BBQ at Lamoureux Park on Sunday August 7th. Over one hundred people attended the event to enjoy a free BBQ, food, and drinks. The most popular drink of the day was Orange Crush. Local provincial NDP candidate Elaine MacDonald says, "Events like this one are a chance to build a community and to build a movement. We ask people to volunteer and work for us, and now this is a chance to give back and thank people for their support". Carilyne Hébert organized face painting, and Elaine MacDonald helped co-ordinate kite flying. There was also live music by The Keegan Larose band, and Paul Aubin spun some tunes as DJ. In addition to the music, MacDonald and Jalbert both addressed the crowd as guest speakers. Earlier in the afternoon former federal candidate Darlene Jalbert was cooking wieners on the BBQ sporting an orange cooking apron.
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Jalbert who is on the BBQ sub-committee with Diane Besner, Paul Aubin, and Carilyne Hébert says, "There are people I never met before today. I am happy with the turnout". Events like these are a chance for party members to network with current members and with new people too. Mario Leclerc was also happy with turnout. He said, "this is awesome man, our family is getting bigger". Leclerc and his wife danced on the bandshell stage later in the afternoon while Paul Aubin was spinning some more tunes.
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NDP Provincial Riding Association President Brian Lynch said, "We had over 100 people come out today. I am pleased with the turn-out. It's a way to reach out to our members and the public, to celebrate our gains in the recent election and our gains in Stormont— Dundas—South Glengarry. We're going to build on these gains with our candidate Elaine MacDonald".
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An Arts Council without Artists? Yes, folks it’s hard to believe but some of our Council members namely Mr. Carr believe that the five spots on the Arts Council that are allocated to Community Artists in the Mapping Committee’s report should be replaced by Business people who appreciate and support the arts. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t heard it myself at the Council meeting on Monday August the 8th, 2011. The strange thing is that unless I am mistaken Artists who support themselves wholly or in part are business people and would obviously appreciate and support the Arts in general. So why does Councillor Carr’s statement bother me? Its simple, this is yet another attempt to make those of us in the Arts Community look like a bunch of dim witted, going nowhere losers. Trust me on this one folks, I have heard them all; flakes, lazy, unemployable, not able to finish anything and my favourite; can’t get along with each other. Most of these out of the mouths of some of our City Councillors (when they didn’t realise I was eves dropping of course).
I know several of the local Artists from many different disciplines and one thing they are not, is lazy. By its very nature the Arts business is a tough one and success is a fleeting thing. These people are not working with a guaranteed income and everyday is a new day that may or may not make them money. We are subject to the economy and flighty tastes of the everyday consumer who may love us today and hate us tomorrow. We are bombarded constantly with people and organizations wanting us to donate our time, talent and money to help the community, which we frequently do because Artists are the voice of the community. Do we understand about money and business? Many of us (including myself) have spent years in business from a variety of aspects including sales, management, education and business ownership. To the argument about Artists can’t work together or get along, this one makes me laugh all you need to do is go on to the news channels or even Cogeco Community TV and see how well our elected Officials get along, often behaving like kids fighting over toys at a day care. Perhaps we should eliminate the positions on the Arts Council that the City Councillors get because we know politicians can’t get along either, hmmm. I myself work with a Board of 12 Artists on the Focus Art Board and 6 Artists on the SCAC (Seaway Cultural Arts Committee) and we get along just fine, thank you, because we all have a vision for the future of our groups and that keeps us centered. Artists have shown the world what it means to have a vision and make it a reality, and isn’t that what we really need on an Arts Council or any Council for that matter. Sandra Taylor Hedges
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Cornwall Waterfest presents ARTFEST Article and Photo by Jason Setnyk
CORNWALL WATERFEST (Friday, August 12 - Sunday, August 14th)
will celebrate it's second year with an artistic bang! Sara Murphy has called-out local artists to participate in the first ever community artists/artisans market at the historic Cornwall Canal. ARTFEST takes place on SATURDAY AUGUST 13th and SUNDAY AUGUST 14th from 10AM - 4PM. The artists market will feature unique jewellery, paintings, drawings, stained glass, photography, textiles, handcrafts, bath and body products and more, all for sale and created by local artists and artisans. Sandra Taylor (below) who is president of Focus Art will be one of the artists participating in the first ever Artfest.
“It's good as an artist to be in the public, and exposed to local people. It presents many opportunities, not just selling paintings”, explains Sandra Taylor. According to Sara Murphy, over 2000 people attended Waterfest last year, so this will be a great opportunity for local artists to network and met new people. “There are a lot of people who go to park events, and not galleries”, says Sandra Taylor. “It's a chance to promote being an art teacher, at a Gallery it is just about selling a product. In galleries, most will keep half of the sale price, so at festivals it's easier to sell smaller paintings, and to sell prints for reasonable amounts of money”.
This years Artfest features the works of Sandra Taylor Hedges, Patrick Guindon, Bev Leroux, Shannon Leigh (Simply Scorching), Bee Tree Crafts, Brad Pennell, Anita Huygen, Bev Murphy, Micheline Tanguay, Siggy Leslie, Stu Thompson, Libby Cameron, Khadijah VakilNorma O'Collin and Sara Murphy. For more information on this year's Artfest email Sara at saramurphy@live.ca
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Alexandria’ infamous Sk8Fest is returning this year on Friday August 12th and Saturday 13th for its eight edition. This year the event Solution for SEEKER CROSSWORD will feature 16 bands (many from Cornwall) and a newly redesigned skatepark and an eS sponsored game of SKATE. Doors open at 2:30 on Friday and at 11:30 on Saturday and the event will be running until 10 PM both days at the Glengarry Sports Palace (170 MacDonald Blvd. in Alexandria). A phenomenal lineup that will include a plethora of musical styles (From Punk, Heavy Alternative to Ska and Rap) will come together until 10PM both days. Featured bands this will will include Slyde, Insurrection, Doll, The Superstitions, a Primitive evolution, EWA and many more. Beside the musical acts, this year will feature new ramps sponsored by Alexandria’s Raage Skateshop (organizer and corporate sponsor) and the Alexandria and District Chamber of Commerce. This is an event that has grown in popularity and is highly anticipated as an end of summer sk8 and youth gathering. Entry to the event is only $12 for the entire day at the door.
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For more information go to sk8fest.com or find us on facebook at facebook.com/sk8fest or follow us on twitter @sk8fest This year, the community is getting more involved with many sponsorships from local businesses. Proceeds from the event will go toward the next phase of the Alexandria Skate Park. For more information, please contact Alain at alain@sk8fest.com or 613-525-5422. Come out and enjoy a GREAT two days of skate and music all for a wonderful cause!
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Professionally Chilling With ... new think-tank, "Google Ideas". The Internet giant would like to make the world a better place and toward that objective it arranged the Summit Against Violent Extremism (SAVE) in Dublin, Ireland this past June.
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KNOCK ON NORWEGIAN WOOD In the aftermath of Norway's recent mass murder of over 75 people, it's refreshing to hear that Google has come up with a better idea via its
Among others in attendance at the summit were an ex-neo-Nazi skinhead, a couple of former Islamist extremists, and someone who was once a member of a violent street gang. Transforming their hatred and that of other extremist "formers" takes time and many at the Google Summit likened it to the tortuous process of conquering addiction. Google Ideas is keen to promote the role of technology in the battle against extremism and there were a
number of suggestions that came out of the summit. The suggestions included an online encyclopedia to debunk the narratives of extremist groups, a WikiKoran to offer different interpretations of scripture and to encourage debate, and a video game set in the gang world where the winning strategy would require getting characters to abandon their thuggish ways. Google is not alone in fostering a greater sense of getting along. Here in Cornwall, a group of us of different local faith and new age backgrounds have taken a lotech, preventative maintenance approach to fostering a spirit of tolerance. Just over a year ago, we spontaneously launched the Cornwall Interfaith Partnership (CIP) at an interfaith dinner dedicated to addressing world peace, poverty, and the environment. We were
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jump-started in examining these major issues as a result of the meeting of major world leaders at the 2010 G8/G20 Summit in Canada. We, at CIP have since shifted our focus to various local initiatives. For example, we invited each other into our places of community assembly, examined the rising hostility to Islam, engaged in cross-cultural dialogue with the students at St. Lawrence College, and held a public observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day. The formation of the Cornwall Interfaith Partnership is all the more fortuitous in light of recent tragic events overseas. CIP's work will bear fruit and we welcome access to the technical and creative resources of organizations like Google. Knock on Norwegian Wood! I welcome your comments at gary.friedman@cornwallgroove.ca
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