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Volume 6 Issue 10 March 13, 2015

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Since their Annual General Meeting which took place in January, The Cornwall Art Gallery (TAG) has seen director after director step up, only to quickly step down. It's been like a revolving door at TAG over the recent months.

Internal problems, however, have been present for much longer. I remember speaking with somebody who was part of the board years ago and them feeling like they were leading a sinking ship. Requests for funding were being handed in late year after year, but City money somehow kept coming. When serious questions were being asked by the board, answers were not forthcoming. There was a lot of mystery surrounding this little art space... The person eventually resigned from the board: you can't direct properly when you are not handed out the tools to do so.

The last board had done a good job getting all the ducks in a row. From what I hear, the financials looked good and in order. The board was finally working with other groups in the city: I even spearheaded, along with Linda Geisel , for Focus Art, a month long exhibition back in July--usually, the gallery is closed in July--which was very successful and engaged the public. In other words, everybody seemed to get along.

So what went wrong? Why the massive unified resignations? Why the lack of continuity from the old board to the new board?

There is a lot of hearsay going around. Some think there are just too many difficult individuals to work with... Some think too many agendas are present... Others blame the city... But nobody previously involved will really talk.

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I can only deduce, from the council's decision to cut funding to TAG, that they have the tax payers best interest at heart.

Money is scarce this budget and they are being cautious. I think the message is clear: show you can walk on your own, then we'll talk.

And maybe TAG can survive? The new board will have to perform nothing short of a miracle to see that happen, but is putting money in the Art Gallery at this point like trying to resuscitate someone who has been dead for a long, long time? Can it be done? Perhaps it is time to simply accept the fact that it is dead, mourn it, take a step back and learn from it. Then, and only then, we can open a discussion on rebirth.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.

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Letter to the Editor

Seeker Snapshot : $25,000 richer?

Editor,

Accountability is a law that all governments, elected officials and public servants must abide by. The opposition has now asked over 100 questions of the Premier regarding the Sudbury bribery scandal, yet we haven?t heard an answer.

Here are the facts: the Premier?s Deputy Chief of Staff Patricia Sorbara and Sudbury Police Services Board Chair Gerry Lougheed Jr. have been caught on tape apparently offering Andrew Olivier a public appointment in exchange for him not seeking the Liberal nomination.

According to the Chief Electoral Officer, this breaches the anti-bribery provisions of the Election Act and this file has been referred to the OPP for investigation. Our question is clear: when will Premier Wynne either dismiss or put on leave the two suspects to ensure they can?t exercise influence over government policy while the investigation is ongoing? I asked this question on several occasions, including on Tuesday. The Premier and her Ministers have so far ignored the questions by delivering Liberal marketing pitches, telling Opposition members what questions they should be asking, or shielding themselves by pretending that removing Sorbara and Lougheed from the levers of power would ?interfere? with the investigation. The Premier has also not scheduled her meeting with the anti-racket division of the OPP. Now longer than a month, this delay is unacceptable as the investigation needs her testimony. The Liberals should take examples from former governments and, just recently, the Ontario Provincial Police Association, where three senior staff members under RCMP investigation immediately took leaves of absence to ensure their organization wasn?t tarnished by scandal. The public expects the Premier of Ontario to govern with integrity and honesty ? why is she not doing the right thing?

Jim McDonell Member of Provincial Parliament Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry

March Break Workshops Each weekday the Benson Centre will be hosting a variety of fun and engaging sports and arts workshops.Ages and costs vary for each workshop.Children must pre-register for each program and can sign up for one or all of theworkshops. Workshop themes include We Got Game!

Ultimate Sports Fun, Youth Pick-Up Hockey, St. Patrick's Day Crafts, Youth Pick-Up Soccer, Little Chefs - Mexican Fiesta, Zumba Kids, Easter Crafts, Youth Badminton and the Princess Tea Parties. Register early as space is limited.

For additional information on these programs, please call the Benson Centre at 613-938-9898 or the Cornwall Aquatic Centre at 613-933-3586 or visit: www.Cornwall.ca/en/recreation/MarchBreakCamps.asp

Hundreds of UCDSB Students and Staff ?Shake It Off? in New Video (Eastern Ontario) ? Hundreds of students and staff from over 40 elementary and secondary schools across 1,200 kilometres of the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) are featured in a new video called ?2015 UCDSB Shake It Off.?

25K RICHER: Before the game last saturday, the Kings presented a cheque for $25,000 to fan Rodney Rivette, who?s second-intermission attempt on Jan. 17 was perfect in the Jenni MacDonald Dominion Lending $25,000 Shot contest.

The video, inspired by Taylor Swift?s hit song ?Shake It Off,? was created by the UCDSB Communications and Relationship Management department after the success of the ?UCDSB Happy Dance? video created in 2014.

Each participating school choreographed a dance that represented how students and staff felt about the song?s lyrics which encourage tolerance, inclusion, and speaks out against bullying. Many schools also incorporated the board?s # SEEMYVOICE hashtag that is used to promote equity and inclusion.

Ever walk by CCVS and get a sinking feeling?

Wikipedia defines a sinkhole as a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer.

Sinkholes may vary in size from 1 to 600 m (3.3 to 2,000 ft) both in diameter and depth, and vary in form from soil-lined bowls to bedrock-edged chasms. Sinkholes may be formed gradually or suddenly, and are found worldwide. More commonly, sinkholes occur in urban areas due to water main breaks or sewer collapses when old pipes give way.

They can also occur from the overpumping and extraction of groundwater and subsurface fluids.

Many residents got to witness a sinkhole first-hand on Wednesday on 5th Street right here in Cornwall. According to the City of Cornwall Facebook page, the cause of the hole was due to a water main break - the road was also seriously undermined. The water had been shut off in the surrounding areas and traffic was also blocked off from Adolphus to Sydney Streets. Crews remained on-site Thursday and the repair to the infrastructure has been completed. Public Works was hard at work to backfill the hole and traffic was expected to be re-opened by late Thursday.

The Seeker would like to commend city's Public Works department for their quick response in handling this situation. Keep up the great work!

Photo courtesy of Public Works Department, Cornwall - story Carol Grant

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ORGANIC FARMERS AND GARDENERS ARE MULTIPLYING!

by Countess Trottier/ Trotzier A few years back whoever heard of organic food, organic farming, organic lifestyles? It wasn't until the multinational agri-businesses began to marshal their dominating laboratory-made toxic insecticides, pesticides, fungicides, herbicides which began to cause dreadful pollution of our soils, waters, airs that many concerned women and menstarted to sprout the "New Era's Organic Farmers and Gardeners".

Yes, because of these concerned and determined Individuals, the 20th centurywould have been a complete disastrous time for humans throughout Canada and the world. As communism was spreading itscollectivization of small enterprising farmers and taking awaythe farmers' rights to ownership of decision-making, and with the above-noted multi-nationals and the governments were attempting to mass control agriculture and the small enterprising farmers, these Individuals prevented a massive despoilation of our country/ our world. They have proven that the pen, the plough, the organic seeds are more powerfull than guns and government-based oligarchies. Some of these Very Great Individuals are: Rachel Carson (1907-1964) who advanced the global environment movement... warning everyone about the dire environmental impact of laboratory-mass produced fertilizers in her must read book, "The Silent Spring." J.I. Rodale (1898-1971) was one of the first to advocatethe return to sustainable agriculture and organic farming. Dr. John R. Christopher (1909-1983) succeeded to cause the Herbal Renaissance of the 1960's. We must also include the determined and ongoing movements by the Aboriginal Peoples in North America who also helped to control the movement by the multinationals by speaking

out and claiming that We The People have Inalienable Divine Rights to Pure Foods, Soil, Air, Water.

And thus... on February 28th when the Canadian Organic Growers of the Ottawa-St.Lawrence/ Outaouais Chapter in partnership with Organic Meadow and Bauta Initiative on Canadian Seed Security met for their Eco-Farm Day 2015 Conference at The Ramada Inn in Cornwall it was a tribute to our early powerful Stewards. There were over 300 people who attended whose ages ran from 6 months! ... to earth steward teenage girls ... to several farmers of organic dairy farms ... to producers and savers of organically grown seeds ... toproducers of organic honey ... and to many so very well-informed people who refuse to let the 'GMO' (genetically modified organisms) from destroying ... Yes! Our Pure Divine Foods and our Soils and our Friends in Nature.

Small Farmers who milk healthy cows and who care about these beautiful animals, and the Growers of pure organically grown vegetables, fruits, herbs, and the other Small Entrepreneurs who are bringing "YOU" healthy foods, and give "YOU and YOUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN" a healthy way of life are doing their share to ensure a beautyfull, healthyPlanet Earth. Now it is up to each person to join in and become as informed as possible, and also to encourage these local producers by buying their products.

To help you to become more informed, please visit: www.cog.ca; also: www.naturalnews.com; as well as: www.davidsuzuki.org.

About Countess: I am a herbalist who is developing a complete line of pure, natural, organic beauty products; also, a line of pure products for pets; in addition, I help people design organic gardens ... for the butterflies, honey bees, the wildlife ... as well as pure foods for family members to enjoy! A few years ago I was inducted in the Ralph Nader Environmental Hall of Fame.

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SAUVE Students! I receive so many emails and phone calls from parents about their children in College and University. It?s a whole new world out there! Unfortunately, parents cannot claim their children?s rent, moving expenses or tuition.

Students must claim their own tuition, rent and moving expenses. In terms of tuition, a student, as long as they did not make more than $11,000 during the taxation year, can transfer up to $5,000 of their tuition and education credits to one parent. It is preferable if all tax returns, student and parents, are done at the same time by the same tax preparer to maximize deductions for all parties concerned. Either way, the student MUST claim their tuition on their taxes to determine the amount of the transfer PRIOR to a parent claiming the transfer on their income tax return.

A Student cannot deduct expenses like books, laptops or equipment you had to buy to take your course. When you receive your T2202 from your college or university, you will notice that there is a column B and C on the form showing the number of part-time and full-time months you attended school. For each month you attend school, you are given an education & textbook amount (Part Time: Education $120 Textbook: $20 / Full-Time: Education $400 Textbook: $65). These amounts form part of the tuition credits that can either be transferred to a parent, grandparent or spouse or accumulated to use in later years when the student works full time. Most institutions no longer mail these slips but must be download and printed through your student account. If you are attending a college or university that is not in Canada, they will provide you with a TL11-A which is the equivalent of the Canadian T2202A. For more information on this topic, visit my website http:/ / sauvetaxservices.ca/ tax-tips-2/ students/ JosĂŠe SauvĂŠ Sauve Tax Services

Watch out for the "TAX MAM" driving around Cornwall Love her plates!

UPCOM ING EVENT... VISIT WOM ENOFINFLUENCE.CA FOR DETAILS

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was John Clarkson from the UK who made a deep fried version weighing in at 11lbs which Atkins has more than doubled.

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G RANT I had the opportunity to promote my Photo Booth Rental at the International Women's Day show last weekend. It was great to see so many women out and about and to snap a few photos!

The 2nd Guinness World Record broken

by Fairy Sweet is for their Cadbury Cream Egg. The current Cream Egg record holder for a man-made egg is 8" inches high and 16" wide by pimpmysnack.com.

The Fairy Sweet version is doubled at 16" high and 22" wide weighing 12lbs. It took aproxiately 4 hours to make and has over 100,000 calories. The largest cream egg on record was made by Cadbury for their 35th anniversary. However, it was machine made.

And while I was there, local gourmet chocolatier, Sue-Anne Atkins from Fairy Sweet was on-hand to unveil that she has broken not one but TWO Guinness World Records for her amazing chocolate creations.

She has created the world's largest Ferrero Rocher (which are also available in "fairy bites") which weighs 24lbs and took approximately 7 hours to make. This fantastic chocolate has approximately 2million + calories and contains 1lb of Hazelnuts, 10lbs of Hazelnut/ chocolate mix, 8lbs of imported wafers and 4lbs of milk chocolate. The Previous record holder

Great turnout at the InternationalWom en?s Day

By Julia Lucio A large and steady crowd visited the International Women?s Day Show Sunday at the Cornwall Civic Complex.

The event, put up by the Seeker and doubling as a fundraiser for SASS and Maison Baldwin House, attracted women from as far as Montreal and Brockville and featured some 70 vendors offering a wide variety of products and services from beauty, to health, spirituality, jewelry, art and furniture, to massage therapy.

Fairy Sweet, one of the vendors who also was one of the three winner of the BOOTHS OF HONOUR, chose this venue to unveil their attempt in breaking a Guinness World Record.

While you may not wish to order such an elaborate version of your favourite chocolate, you can still visit Fairy Sweet on Facebook at https:/ / www.facebook.com/ fairysweetchocolate to order your Easter chocolate, or chocolate for any occasion. I can personally vouch for the excellent taste and quality as I have tried many of their products!

The Cornwall Chocolatier created what she claims to be the World?s largest FERRERO ROCHER and the World?s largest man-made Easter Egg ever recorded and unveiled her product at the show. The massive rocks were formally weighed and documented for further investigation by Guinness. ?We are so humbled to have been able to unveil our World Records with the Seeker Chicks?, said Sue-Anne Atkins, co-owner of Fairy Sweet. ?Julia and Mai-liis are very strong beautiful women and what better way to unveil something so grand and powerful than with a group of women on Women?s day!?

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/321691154215 for the egg BeautiControl and PartyLite were the other two ladies who won one of three booths of honour.

Those tables were auctioned off to the highest bidder and all revenues from the booths of honour will be going directly to SASS and Maison Baldwin House.

Debuting as a Motivational Speaker at the show was the one and only Roxanne Delage who gave a talk about her life in a small town. ?We wanted to keep our speaker local?, said Julia Lucio, show co-organizer. ?Roxanne is proof that you can stay in a small town and succeed, and that is very inspiring.?

Shall you want to own a piece of history, the two massive chocolates are now up for bids on Here are some snapshots of the event. ebay. Visit http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Worlds-largest-Fererro-Rocher-/321691159391 for the Rocher or

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Irish Stew and Corn Beef and Cabbage

Wh at t o d o wi t h yo u r k i d s o n M ARCH BREAK AN OPEN INVITATION Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) for Women of SDG&A is hosting a March Break Camp for Girls called ?I am an Emotional Creature?. This free camp will take place March 16th to 20th, from 10am till 4pm each day, at the Social, on Sydney St. in Cornwall.

All teen girls are invited to participate.

Through the Emotional Creature camp, we aim to boost self-esteem and empower young women. We will cover topics such as body image, bullying, teen pregnancy, violence against women, and activism. There will be various activities and guest speakers throughout the week, as well as a final performance in front of family and friends. The performance, a collection of monologues about the experiences of young women, will be on Friday March 20th at 7pm.

Any inquiries and those who wish to register can contact the Public Education and Volunteer Coordinator at SASS for Women, Jessika Thompson, by calling 613-932-1755 ex.27 or by email at volunteer@sassforwomen.ca.

Sarabeau Stable is offering it's March Break Camp for kids 5 and up. Each day includes one lesson, stable management, crafts and lots of horsey fun.

This is a prefect way for that horse crazy kid to spend the week.

Date March 16-20 Time 10-3:30 Cost is $200 for the week or $50 per day LIMITED SPACE ** deposit required to hold spot

They're back... Dinosaurs Will be Roaming the Library during March Break See next page for more info.

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Don't forget March break Clay Camps at Creation Workshop 812 Pitt St. Cornwall ...three clay projects for 25.00 including all materials.

Call for info: 613-935-5584 FOR MARCH BREAK ACTIVITIES at the BENSON CENTRE call 613-938-9898 or the CORNWALL AQUATIC CENTRE 613-933-3586 or visit: www.Cornwall.ca/ en/ recreation / MarchBreakCamps.asp

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Embark on a ride of prehistoric proportions during March Break 2015 as the library offers fun programs for the whole family to enjoy! From dinosaur movies to the future paleontologist program, we have lots of great activities. Chess camp, chess tournament, crafts, stories and song are among the programmes offered all week. You won't want to miss out. Apart from the Chess Camp, all our programs are free and most require registration.

Here are some of the programs offered: MONDAY, MARCH 16 Youth Movie Matinée

OTHER LIBRARY PROGRAMS

THE 8TH ANNUAL CORNWALL PUBLIC LIBRARY WRITING CONTEST March 1 to May 1, 2015. Write! Submit! Win! Join Lightfoot, Cera, Spike, Ducky, and Petrie in their first journey together and learn how they overcome the many challenges they Writers, warm up your keyboards. Enter the library?s writing contest on or before May 1, 2015 for a chance to win in either poetry or fiction face through value of teamwork, and friendship. A true classic categories. There are two groups that are targeted for the contest, teens tale. Yup, yup, yup! Audience: G aged 13 to 16 years of age and adults 17 years of age and older. First, second and third place finishers are awarded a prize while the fourth TUESDAY, MARCH 17 place finishers receive an Honorable mention. All participants receive a THE PALEONTOLOGISTS - Age: 6 to 13 years - 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm participatory prize when attending the Big Reveal held June 16, 2015 at Our amateur paleontologists will have a chance to work on a 7:00 pm. contest rules, forms and prize information can be found on the great craft. library?s website at www.library.cornwall.on.ca. ?THE LAND BEFORE TIME? - 2:00 pm

Mardi 17 mars LES EXPLORATEURS

FREE WORKSHOPS

Âge : 3 à 5 ans - 14 h 30 à 15 h15

SINGING BOWLS - Sunday, March 22 at 1:00 pm Learn how to play singing bowls and experience their unique vibration.

The workshop is offered by Utsahi St-Amand, the owner of The Garden of Light gift shop in Ottawa. Free Registration at the library or by telephone at 613-932-4796.

Des histoires, des chansons, des bricos, de tout pour s?amuser.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18

THE EXPLORERS - Age: 3 to 5 years 2:30 pm to 3:15 pm Our little explorers will love to take part in stories, do crafts, and sing songs GET YOUR GARDEN READY THIS SPRING Thursday, April 2, 7:00 p.m.

Learn tips and tricks from Diane Lunan of Marlin Orchards & Garden THURSDAY, MARCH 19 Center to awaken your sleeping garden for optimal results. Sign up for THE FLUFFY DINOSAURS - 3 to 14 years - 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm free at the library or by phone. Limited space.

Agilityand obediencedog demo. In partnershipwith Compassion CPR TRAINING : Learn how to perform CPR on adults and receive your certification. 2 hour class provided by Cornwall EMS instructors. One of Canines two sessions to choose from. Monday, April 13 OR Monday, May 11, 2015 MONDAY, MARCH 16 TO FRIDAY, MARCH 20 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. This training is provided free of charge for individuals only, no groups. You must be 16 years old or more.

CHESS CAMP All Ages - 9:30 am - 1:30 pm Registration is mandatory in person at the library or by phone.

Cost: $20.00 upon registration

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Celebrate Recovery Fountaingate Christian Assembly Cornwall (A christian centered recovery program through twelve steps and 8 biblical principles, and the 3 door program ) Find freedom from your Hurts,Habits, and Hang-ups through God's Healing power. We meet every Friday at 7:30pm 949 Mohawk Drive Cornwall Ontario in the church sanctuary. Everyone is welcom (free coffee, live worship and fellowship) for more information (613 932-0685 or www.fountaingate .org

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Snowshoeing in Summerstown Forest Visit us at CornwallOutDoorClub.ca or on Facebook Creation Science Centre Saturdays from 1 - 5pm.

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Cornwall Quilters Guild Monthly Meeting 7 pm.

St-Matthews Lutheran Church Hall, 1504 2nd St. W. This month?s meeting features a trunk show.

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St Columban's CWL St Patrick's Day Tea 1:30 pm to 3 pm. St. Columban's activity room inside the Agape Center, 40 5th St. W. Bake sale & basket draw. Admission: 6$ Is food a problem for you? Do you eat when you?re not hungry? Do you binge, purge or restrict?

Is your weight affecting your life? Contact Overeaters Anonymous - No dues - No fees NO weigh-ins No diets Meetings Tuesdays at 7 PM Cornwall Wesleyan Church ? 780 Sydney Street, Cornwall, ON for info call 613-932-1510 "The Gathering Place" is at the Cornwall Wesleyan Church its a group for everyone who wants to make a friend be a friend and bring that friend to Christ!. We meet every Tuesday at 6:30 pm at the Wesleyan Church. Fellowship starts at 6:30 coffee and fellowship time and the gathering for 7:00pm. This is the place that encourages, worships and gives you the opportunity to express yourself with new and old friends.

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Irish Stew Dinner Sunday, March 15th at 5 pm. Knox St. Paul's United Church, 800 12th St. E. (off of McConnell N.) Tickets 20$ available at the door or call: 613.938.3704

TUESDAY

St. Patrick's Day Dance Royal Canadian Legion, 415 2nd St. W. Music with Brian Graham from 3 pm. Irish stew: 6$ & corn beef & cabbage: 9$ served from 4:30 pm.

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Smart City Toastmasters Club- offers you the opportunity to learn communication skills and gives you the practical leadership experience in a positive environment. Meetings are on the 1st&3rd Wednesdays of each month@ St. Lawrence College-Cornwall Campus River Room # 3150

Launching the Young Living Revolution at the Ramada Inn. 2pm. Join us and learn HOW TO UNLOCK YOUR WEALTH and be the PIONEER who makes the breakthrough to his FORTUNE all while helping others do the same! Young Living Members $5 $10 at the door. Not a member of YL-you are a guest admission is FREE

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CareFor Walk-In Wellness Clinc 11 am to 3 pm, 205 Amelia St. Registered nurse on site for health counselling, blood pressure checks, diabetes & cholesterol checks etc.

Vagabond Theater Presents Sin Sex & The CIA March 20,21,26-28 at 8 pm & March 22nd at 2 pm. Dreambuilder Studios, 2107 2nd St. W. Tickets: 15$ at Scotiabank, Brookdale & Seaway Senior Citizens Club, 1010 Guy St Celebrate Recovery Fountaingate Christian Assembly Cornwall (A christian centered recovery program through twelve steps and 8 biblical principles, and the 3 door program ) Find freedom from your Hurts,Habits, and Hang-ups through God's Healing power. We meet every Friday at 7:30pm 949 Mohawk Drive Cornwall Ontario in the church sanctuary. Everyone is welcom (free coffee, live worship and fellowship) for more information (613 932-0685 or www.fountaingate .org The 9th Annual Cornwall's Best Restaurant Pizza Tasting is happening at the Best Western Parkway Inn & Conference Centre on Friday March 20th @ 6p in the Cabaret Room in support of local charities.Featuring food from 8 local pizzerias & can enter an all-dressed pizza to be judged as "Best in Cornwall There will be a live auction, pizza, more pizza and a great fellowship.

Tickets available at ScotiaBank on Brookdale Ave. 6PM Single TIcket - $25 Group of 8 - $200

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WEDNESDAY

St. Patrick's Day Party from 3 pm. RCAFA Wing 424, 240 Water St. W. Great music & loots of fun with Bob & Ducky. Irish stew served.

Worship and the Word at fountaingate Christian Assembly, 949 Mohawk Drive Cornwall. 10:30 AM

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THURSDAY Alley & the Streetcats at Deke & Squeaks

Friends of Vets Support Group, meeting the first and third Thursday of every month at 7pm. 780 Sydney Street, parking in the back, free coffee.

It's time for the

SEEKERS CHOICE AWARDS!

C eleb r at ing 5 year s in Business!

Nominate your favourite businesses, artists, athletes and volunteers today! They could win the coveted SEEKERS CHOICE! Visit www.theseeker.ca and click on the award to nominate!

Winners to be revealed at the Cornwall Golf and Country Club.

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doors open 8:00 pm $5 COVER 616 Pitt Street, Cornwall 613-936-9898

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THO M PSO N This week I'm sharing with you one of my favourite cookie recipes. They are a snap to make and you can bake them the same day or freeze the rolls for another day.

Cynthia Pfotenhauer while shopping in my store Saturday shared with me a great way to make your own disinfectant wipes at a fraction of the cost of store bought wipes. Read on and see how easy they are to make yourself. Thanks Cynthia for caring and sharing.

EASY REFRI GERATOR COOKI ES I have made these lovely refrigerator cookies since 1976. You can vary them by adding chopped cherries or coconut. I like them with sliced toasted almonds. The cookie dough can quickly be made and then you just form the dough into rolls, wrap tightly and freeze or refrigerate until needed. To make them, just slice off as many cookies as you want to bake at a time. It's as easy as that!

INGREDIENTS: 1/ 4 cup Crisco shortening - 1/ 4 cup butter - 1 cup[ of brown sugar, packed - 1 egg -1/ 2 tsp. vanilla - 1- 3/ 4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour - 1/ 2 level tsp. baking soda - 1/ 4 tsp. fine salt - 1 to 1- 1/ 2 cups sliced toasted almonds METHOD: -If you are going to bake the cookies the day you mix the dough, you need to chill the rolls of cookie dough for a couple of hours at least, to chill the dough thoroughly before you slice it into cookies.

-In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and butter. Add to this the egg and vanilla. Cream this until light and fluffy.

-Stir in the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix well.

EA SY REFRI GERA TOR COOKI ES MAKE YOUR OWN DISINFECTANT WIPES Cynthia got this recipe from the pinterest web site. She has been making her own disinfectant wipes successfully saving a ton of money. She gets her kids to wipe out the bathroom sink with them after brushing their teeth. See how easy they are to make: Take a roll of paper towels and cut them in half across.

Use 1/ 2 cup of Lysol disinfectant cleaner or Pinesol or Mr. Clean, added to 3 cups of water.

The water can be hot or cold, it doesn't matter.

Mix together.

Pour this mixture into a container deep and wide enough to hold the 1/ 2 roll of paper towels. Put the roll of paper towels into the mixture. Allow this to sit overnight. In the morning, the cardboard roll in the middle of the paper towels will be soft and the liquid is all absorbed. Pull out the cardboard roll. Now from the centre the paper towels will be easily dispensed as needed. Pull out one at a time.

What a great idea!

-Toast the sliced almonds in a 350 degree oven for about 5 to 6 minutes, just until they turn golden in colour. Cool them to room temperature before adding them into the cookie dough.

ANOTHER TIP: FOR GENERAL CLEANING:

-Form rolls with the cookie dough about 2" in diameter. Wrap the rolls of dough in waxed paper or plastic wrap. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.

Just mix equal amounts of plain white vinegar with water for any general cleaning in your home.

-To bake, set your oven to 350 degrees F. Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper or grease them.

-Slice the cookies about 1/ 5" thick. Place them on your prepared baking sheets. -Bake them for about 8 or 9 minutes, just until they turn a light golden in colour.

-Cool the cookies on a wire cooling rack and then place them in your cookie jar. They freeze well. ENJOY!

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w om en after w ar ds, leaving the couple's gar age a sea of bald heads by m id-evening.

"I feel ener gized and I feel pow er ful -- I r eally do -- w ith ever ybody suppor ting m e," Johnston said as the event began to w ind dow n. "And it's over w helm ing to m e how m uch suppor t I have."

The speed w ith w hich the novel event cam e together cam e as a sur pr ise to Johnston. It took life in just the m anner of a few days, piggybacked onto her br other Denis' fam ed "gr ease night" that he holds on a r egular occasion to cook up m outh-w ater ing fr ench fr ies for fr iends and fam ily.

It has been a shor t lear ning cur ve for Johnston, w ho w as diagnosed w ith an aggr essive for m of br east cancer not long befor e the head-shaving event.

Hair- razing e ve nt support s cance r f ight e r

By Gr eg Kielec The gloves cam e off -- and plenty of hair -- to battle cancer in Cor nw all last Fr iday.

M or e than 20 people, sur r ounded by about 30 onlooker s, par ted w ith their locks in solidar ity w ith city cancer fighter Car ole Johnston dur ing a par ty to suppor t her fight against br east cancer. M any going under the r azor w er e fam ily and the ages r anged fr om ear ly teens r ight up to senior s.

It w as an over w helm ing show of suppor t for Johnston, w ho r ecently had sur ger y to r em ove one br east and is now under going chem other apy befor e facing m or e sur ger y. And it w as fitting that Johnston -- tr ue to her per sonality -- led the w ay.

Her long blond locks w er e the fir st to go -- her husband Tr oy Blackadder w as entr usted to do the honour s -- follow ed by steady pr ocession of br ave m en and

"I've done a lot of sear ching thr oughout this cancer and I didn't w ant to be stuck in the cor ner cr ying, so I just em br aced it and lear ned ever ything I could," she said.

And she has alr eady w or king to r aise the pr ofile of br east cancer to help pr ovide com for t for other s w ho m ight be fighting the disease.

"I talk to people all the tim e so I can gain know ledge and I w ant to show know ledge too," she said. "'It feels good to be that per son. I r eally w ant to do that for other people and help them ."

Cancer can be incr edibly expensive to tr eat. In fact, m ost Canadians w ould likely be unable to affor d tr eatm ent if it w asn't for our univer sal health cover age. But people m ay not r ealize their ar e also ancillar y costs that can take their toll on the financial health of a cancer fighter : Gas, par king, hom eopathic tr eatm ents, all of w hich com e dir ectly out of the patient's pocket.

Those ar e the costs that Johnston's cousin Deana Johnston War d is taking on thr ough a Go Fund Me cam paign(w w w.gofundm e.com /boobsar eover r ated) w hich has alr eady exceeded Johnston War d's initial goal of $2,000.

"I just felt it w as an oppor tunity. I know w hat Car ole's been thr ough and I know she w ouldn't speak up and say she needs som e help and it takes another per son to step up," she said at the event.

Car ole has also accepting offline donations w hich ar e be r ecor ded on the gofundm e.com site, Johnston War d said.

"It's ver y expensive, extr em ely expensive and she is doing ever ything she possibly can because she know s that the odds of this cancer ar e so difficult that she w ants to put her self in the str ongest place possible to beat this."

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You have probably heard the term ?pre-approval?. Real Estate agents will often ask home buyers if they are pre-approved. This term is deceiving. In most cases, a home buyer actually has a ?rate hold? instead of a ?pre-approval?. The only way to be sure if you have a pre-approval is if your Mortgage specialist has collected, examined, and verified all of the required income and down payment documentation (and current mortgage information in the case of a refinance or renewal). Even with a pre-approval, a lender will have to approve the offer, MLS Listing, and documentation when the time comes. It is wise to see a Mortgage Agent at least 6 months before the date that you would like your mortgage to close. Usually, if there are any issues that need to be tidied up, 6 months will allow the time needed to collect the correct documentation and make a mortgage application stronger. Once all of your documentation is verified, a Mortgage Agent can advise you on the appropriate purchase price that you would realistically qualify for. A good Mortgage advisor will make sure you understand the monthly mortgage payment amounts. You will be made aware of other monthly costs, such as Property taxes, Water taxes, Insurance, and Utilities, to get a more accurate picture of the true cost of owning a home. It?s better to be prepared than surprised when it comes to owning a home!!

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A FIRST PAINT-FOR WELLNESS: The setting was perfect. Eleven members of Focus Art came together to paint in a spacious hall at OPG on March 5th.

Together we discovered the contagious feeling of caring for each other, the liberty to experiment and talk about our projects. Moses Lasata, our troubadour, played and sang for us several time during the day when he wasn?t sculpting. It was great. At one point we stopped to listen to a presentation by Robert Ménard, a therapist from the Centre de Santé communataire de l?Estrie who guided us through some information about depression and suicide. From the exchange we took as much as we invested. Mostly we learned that depression can happen to anyone and that the support of a group of like-minded friends is the best defense.

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Upon leaving Robert, challenged us with several ideas for paintings: to paint our inner strengths, to represent our inner weaknesses, the importance of being part of this group in life and finally the message (scar) left by a suicide. Real life experience expressed through art. There will be another paint-in in the near future.

Stay tuned.

Here are a few of the participants of the paint-in. Robert Ménard, Carolyn Davis, Carole Jeghers, Moses Lasata, Kathleen Morin, Patricia Fish, Hélène Sauvé, Barbara Darling and Libby Cameron.

Here is a poem composed by one of our artists to welcome Spring.

Gardenias in the Rain It seems like the snow will endure for years From the last leaves?downfall till a blossom appears.

It?s only this time since the first fall of snow.

You know spring has begun when the crocuses grow.

Be aware of the winds When they seek out the land.

For the garden can?t grow If it?s covered in snow.

What could smell finer than Faberge scent?

That tempts and entices at beginning of Lent Forgotten the fragrance of essence so rare With the smell of gardenias filling the air.

The gown of my lady silk sparkling and bright, As the stars in the sky they brighten the night The petals that are covered with dew The rain the gardenias that grew Carolyn H. Davis

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KIELEC TAG author of its own misfortune The Art Gallery in Cornwall may have finally killed the goose that laid the golden egg.

TAG, formally the Cornwall Regional Art Gallery, had fallen out of favour with council over recent years over late grant applications and a constant turnover of directors on its board of directors. On Monday, the city's budget committee decided it had run out of goodwill.

A depleted budget committtee, further reduced during the TAG funding vote by some peculiar declarations of interest (none of those who declared a conflict have a pecuniary interest in the gallery), voted Monday to cut the city's umbilical cord to the gallery. TAG has been effectively weaned off the city's monetary lifeline after receiving $13,500 in funding up until this point in 2015.

It is a rather anti-climactic end to a spectacular slow-motion implosion which has been in the making since the gallery first missed an important city grant application deadline a few years ago and recently got by with reduced city funding after missing a subsequent deadline.

To make matters worse, Your Arts Council, a rival organization surviving on a $100,000 government grant the past two years was also denied the money it needed to continue with its Futures funding coming to an end. They were allocated $12,500, a far cry from the $35,000

LINGUIST IC In the context of the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of French presence in Ontario, on February 27th, area francophones were treated to a royal feast of HUMOUR at the Aultsville Theater by the ?JUSTE POUR RIRE/ JUST FOR LAUGHS? organization in partnership with the following groups:

advocates said they needed to secure provincial Trillium funding.

It did not have to play out this way. When I joined the board of TAG a few months ago at the urging of another 2014 city council candidate, Roland Besner, the future of the art gallery was full of promise. From the night of TAG's annual general meeting we decided that in order to be successful we had to put the past behind us a create a new, stable vision for the future.

But the euphoria of the nomination meeting and the subsequent formation of a new board and accompanying slate of officers was shortlived. I had serious questions about how the board was to be governed in light of the lack of transitional or succession planning by the previous board. The newfound unity fell victim to myriad separate agendas and disagreements over how to move forward.

Disagreements turned to bitterness and in short order degenerated into personal attacks.

It was in this climate that I decided for personal and professional reasons that it would be best that I resign from my secretary-treasurer position on the board. President Besner, vice-president Eric Covington and media spokesman Marc Pilote were soon to follow. Not long after that, another city council candidate, Mary Ann Hug resigned, leaving the TAG board with just three members.

New members have been appointed although there has been some question whether the board had the necessary quorum to appoint new members and whether -- as laid out in legislation governing not-for-profit charities -that a general membership meeting should have been called to deal with the board's decimation.

In the end, all the work scrambling to keep TAG afloat after the mass resignation of its former

M USINGS identical or similar to their French equivalent.

3. Every Canadian has equal access to them.

French & English are taught in every Canadian school.

Allow me to list some of the many attributes that come with this life skill that we promote in ACFO-CentreCulturel-Desjardins-Richelieu-CSDCEO-École all schools of Canada, as listed by Nationale de a B.C. association called, ?French l?Humour-l?Amalgame-Chod for the Future?.

-Cityof Cornwall-CEPEO-Dialogue ( www.french-future.org.)

Among the 14 performers, one humorist, Katherine Levac, made a statement that resonated very well in our bilingual community: ?Ma plus grande fierté c?est d?être bilingue » « My greatest pride is that of being bilingual » Being immersed in bilingualism, Cornwallites sometimes take this life skill for granted, a skill that opens so many doors, not only in our area, but in our country, and around the world really.

I sometimes wonder if we, as Canadians, realize our luck in having French & English as the official languages of our nation . .

They are so similar: 1. Same alphabet 2. 40% of English words are

DID YOU KNOW that . . .

1. French and English are the only two languages taught in every country in the world.

2. French is the official language of the Red Cross.

3. French is the official language of the Universal Postal Union.

4. French is the language of diplomacy.

5. French is one of the two official languages of the Olympic Games.

6. French is one of the official languages of the UNITED NATIONS, NATO and UNESCO. 7. New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories , the Yukon and Nunavut have English and

board prior to the most recent AGM may have been for naught. It appears the art gallery's fate was sealed long before Monday's vote on its $70,000 funding request. I would venture its fate may have been decided even before last fall's election.

Now there are two art directors who may very well be without jobs as the fate of their competing organizations -- TAG and YAC -- hang in the balance. It is a pity, because there were plenty of opportunities for the arts community to come together under a common cause over the past few years to avoid Monday's outcome.

And certainly TAG has had more than its share of opportunities to demonstrate to council that it had put its tumultuous past behind it.

But as difficult as it may be appearing before council with hat in hand every spring, you cannot bite the hand that feeds you without expecting some type of consequence. This time, council members decided to bite back.

Greg Kielec is an award-winning reporter and editor with 25-years experience in the new industry in Cornwall and the surrounding area.

He served as a member of TAG's board of directors for a short while earlier this year.

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8. French is the lingua franca of Art, Cuisine, Dance and Fashion.

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There are over 700 French-Language universities in the world.

10.French-speaking Africa represents an area larger than the USA. 11. Many scholarships are offered to bilingual students.

12. French is the language of love.

13. Salaries are higher for bilingual workers than they are for unilingual workers.

14. French opens doors to careers in Teaching, Business, Diplomacy, Research, Translation, Interpretation, Travel and more .

15. If you bump into Johnny Depp, or Sidney Crosby or even the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong II, you could have a French conversation in French and English . The latter was sent to Switzerland for his education.

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Hi there to all of you avid readers reading Cornwall's & the S.D & G. area's most postive and informative REAL paper this week!!! We finally are out of Old Man Winter's freezing and snow-filled grip!!! THANK GOODNESS IT'S ALL OVER!!!

GOOD BYE Winter!!! HELLO Spring!!! I certainly welcomed the above zero temperatures this week and of course seeing our Canadian Geese returning back HOME after a long vacation down South.

Lucky Ganders!!! I can hardly wait to see my first Robin this year. "Here Robin, Robin." Be sure to CHECK OUT ~The Seeker's~ very own weather forecaster, ~Johnny Radar's~ (5) day weather forecast each and every week to find out the weather around the Cornwall area.

I would like to share with you that John and I had a most FUNderful time last Saturday evening at our friends, Greg and Lise Cooper's, for an early St. Patrick's Day party, along with 16 or more others...(I'm not too sure, as I lost count after 16.)

Their many guests included John and myself, the charasmatic Carol Grant and her handosme fiancee, Randy Sauve, his beautiful daughter, Melissa, the ever so fun and friendly Amanda Bourassa and her beau, Troy Murray, along with Jeff Webb, the exciting Elektra Sim-eaume, the pretty Guylaine and her hubby, Michael Galvin, Christina McAllister-Lapierre, the dashing JeffnCher Lalonde, Cameron Neal, Kim Dolan and her sweet, better half Shirley, all who showed up throughout the evening in various shapes and sizes. Everyone was wearing and showing off their Finest and Funniest "Greenery" for the evening.

The music was so well choosen (by Lise) that it kept us Irish folk a Tippin' (our drinks) & a Tappin'. (our wee and not so wee feet) The guests' and hosts' Snacks-O-Plenty were most Deeelicious to the tip of this Irish girl's tongue!!! We truly enjoyed ourselves with the cheerful company of all of the attendees and our HOSTS, (Greg & Lise & their handsome chauffeur son, Grant.) I must say that everyone was Awesomer, then Awesome that night!!! Oh, yes I had almost forgotten that there was a PRIZE for the evening's "Best Dressed." Guess Who WON??? Well, Yes, Twas I!!! Hurray! Hurray For Moi, Me & I!!! P.S. Here's a fact about the ~St. Patricks Day Parade~ in Montreal, Quebec... The St. Patrick's Day parade has been held annually without interruption since 1824.

~St. Patrick's Day~ itself, however, has been celebrated in Montreal since as far back as 1759 by the Irish soldiers in the Montreal Garrison, following the British conquest of New France.

Now that is something for the Canadian Irish to be PROUD about!!! Remember though, this weekend to have a designated driver, or to take a taxi home. There is never an excuse to drink and drive!

TIP OF THE WEEK: It's that TIME of year to get your spring clothing and footwear out of storage for yet another season. I know that you put your clothes and things away clean last fall, so all you have to do is 1.

Toss them (your clothes and cloth coats and things) into the dryer with a damp towel and a dryer sheet for 15 minutes or so to "freshen" things up and get rid of the storage smell. 2. With your leather, woolen and nylon coats and hats, you can hang them up outside to get the wonderful effects from the fresh, cool wind and the "sanitizing rays" of the sun to help to "freshen" them up as well. 3.The same goes for your boots, shoes and sandals, (for all of you Krock wearers.) All you have to do is leave them outside to soak up the rays of the sunshine and to "freshen" them up with the cold, cleansing winds. 4. If you don't have an outside area... then you can hang your coats and things in your open window. 5. Placing your boots and shoes there will "freshen" them up too. Do you realize that there are ONLY (7) Days left until the first Day of Spring??? I sure am looking forward to March 20th this year!!! HAPPY (almost) SPRING TIME EVERYONE. Do try to enjoy this very Special time of year when everything is reborn and new once again...

Get Yourselves Up, Get Dressed & Get Out & About!!!

You know that we had to turn our CLOCKS, one hour ahead last Saturday evening for ~Spring Daylight Savings Time~.

Cornwall Seaway Lions Club donates $2500.00 to the Encore Seniors' Learning Centre.

The Cornwall Seaway Lions donated $2500 last February to the Encore Senior's Learning Centre to help out with the rising costs of classroom rental.

The Centre is a non-profit organization that offers several courses for free or at a very low cost to an average of 521 seniors per semester.

In Photo left to right: Michelle Huntley, CSLC member & Ray Riley President Encore Cornwall

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Well, I don't know about all of you, but it certainly affected my "bio-rythyms" and my mood (3) days after the time change. I couldn't get to sleep right away and when I did finally fall asleep, I had the most peculiar of dreams. I, also woke up feeling all groggy and out of sorts.

I looked this up and found out this information... The University of British Columbia's sleep expert, Stanley Coren says, "~Spring Daylight Saving Time~ is a period when people lose a little extra time. We then are looking at all kinds of different types of accidents happening." Dr. Coren also found out that there is a 5 to 7 % increase in accident fatalities during the three (3) days following ~Spring Daylight Saving Time~." Phew, I am happy to now know that it wasn't just me. I feel so good knowing that I am NOT going or feeling CRAZY, afterall!!! Well, just maybe a bittle, bit. Teeheehee.

Until Next Week... LIFE is just like this...Sometimes HAPPY, sometimes SAD, sometimes FUNNY, sometimes BORING & sometimes, BAD. But, this is another New Day and the ~SUN~ is shining ~Bright~!

So Come On - Have A Beautiful Smile For A Beautiful Day!!! Please Share that SMILE on this Beautiful Day!!!

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HEALTH NUT Spr ing is almost her e and along wit h t hat comes new hope, new life and new goals. I always t ake t his t ime of t he year t o put my life in check, count my blessings and say t hanks for all of t he goodness t hat sur r ounds me.

I r ealize how t r uly lucky I am t o have an amazing life par t ner , a soul mat e t hat can only be found once in a lifet ime. My husband t r uly under st ands me and somehow finds it wit hin himself t o let me live out my dr eam and passion, t o never st op me fr om per sever ing t o at t ain my per sonal goals in life. He is my r ock, my number one fan, always t her e t o suppor t and love me uncondit ionally.

Our son is t he best gift of all! He is our biggest accomplishment and we ar e so blessed t o have him in our lives! We lear n t o see t he wor ld t hr ough his eyes, full of hope and dr eams. We ar e ver y for t unat e t hat he is a huge par t of our life jour ney, our biggest blessing for sur e?

Last but not least always feeling so blessed t o be sur r ounded by loving family and fr iends t hat mean t he wor ld t o us.

I n healt h

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Écrire une page d?histoire par les arts Le Centre culturel de Cornwall participait aux activités du 20e anniversaire de la Journée nationale de l?enfant. Une des activités élaborées avait été faite en collaboration avec les étudiants en arts de madame Josée Poirier à La Citadelle. Les étudiants ont peint des chaises ayant pour sujets les droits des enfants. Les ? uvres d?art ont émerveillé tous ceux qui les ont vues. Elles ont été présentées à l?Armoirie, à la salle Nativité lors du Noël d?antan et lors d?une réunion de l?Association Focus Art. Le député de Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry, M. Guy Lauzon, était l?une des personnes qui a admiré les merveilleuses chaises. Il a voulu donner un nouvel essor à ces ? uvres d?art.

C?est ainsi que le 26 février 2015, vingt-deux étudiants de La Citadelle accompagnés de leurs chaises, leur professeur, madame Josée Poirier, ainsi que la présidente du Centre culturel de Cornwall, madame Lucie Hart, et son

trésorier, monsieur Richard Charlebois, se sont rendus au Parlement du Canada à Ottawa.

Le député Guy Lauzon a fait une allocation à la Chambre des communes concernant une excellente collaboration qui a donné naissance à ces ? uvres d?art et invitant ses collègues à venir les admirer. ?

Aujourd?hui, sur la Colline du Parlement, le Centre culturel de Cornwall vous présente un grand projet qu?ils ont entrepris avec des étudiants locaux. Pour la célébration de la Journée nationale de l?enfant, des étudiants de La Citadelle et leur professeur, madame Josée Poirier, ont créé une campagne d?art unique. Utilisant des chaises, chaque étudiant a choisi le thème qu?il voulait illustrer et a décidé du style ainsi que de la façon de le démontrer. Tout simplement leur travail est magnifique et unique. ?Ministres et députés sont venus rencontrer les jeunes étudiants et admirer leurs ? uvres.

Madame Josée Poirier a fait remarquer à ses étudiants que c?est le plus bel exemple de ce qu?elle cherchait à leur transmettre dans ses cours d?art : ?

En utilisant une technique sûre et en s?appliquant à bien exprimer sa pensée par les arts, on peut transmettre un message qui réussira à se faire entendre. ?

Pour sa part, madame Lucie Hart, présidente du Centre culturel de Cornwall a tenu à exprimer sa fierté en ces mots : C?est extraordinaire que l?on puisse ? commencer avec une idée, trouver un professeur convaincu et des étudiants talentueux pour arriver à un tel résultat.

Grâce à monsieur Lauzon, nous avons donné une merveilleuse expérience à nos jeunes, démontré la vitalité de la francophonie à Cornwall et reflété l?importance des arts pour toute une communauté. Le Centre culturel de Cornwall et La Citadelle ont écrit une nouvelle page d?histoire puisqu?ils sont maintenant entrés dans les annales de la Chambre des Communes. Quelle merveilleuse façon de démontrer l?importance des enfants pour notre ville de Cornwall. ?

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