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Vol. 3, Issue 24
June 22, 2012
about CORNWALL PEOPLE for CORNWALL PEOPLE by CORNWALL PEOPLE
Presenting An Alternative Scientific Viewpoint
Article and photo by Julia Lucio The Creation Science Centre, situated at the back of the recently relocated Cornwall Wesleyan Church, is a new attraction Cornwall can be proud of. The elaborate display of dinosaurs, fossils and outer space related items is quite impressive, highly entertaining and kids will definitely enjoy it. But what is the Creation Science Centre? It’s an attempt to scientifically explain creation, to prove that evolution didn’t happen over millions of years and that intelligent design is behind the creation of human beings. It’s a way to explain why believers think there is a higher power. It’s a look at theological questions answered by logical explanations as to why something coming out of nothing is theoretically impossible. John Lounsberry is one of the men behind the vision. Years of research have gone into this facility. John is passionate about his theories and the museum lives and breathes this passion. After joining forces with like-minded individuals, the Creation Science Centre was born and is now filled with interesting theories backed up by convincing evidence about the possibility of creationism. But don’t worry! They won’t try to change your mind… They just want to tell their side of the story. One thing is certain, no matter what religion you follow, or not, it makes for a fun filled outing with the kids on any given Sunday.
Come see for yourself on June 23, 2012 as the new centre officially opens. 780 Sydney Street, Cornwall, Ontario K6H 3J6
www.creationsciencecentre.ca
A few lakeview lots are still available for 2012 Season. Other lots available. Lakeview Lots with trailers for sale. Call 613-931-1516 for information
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FOR SALE: white oak dining room set, one leaf, 6 chairs and 2 captain chairs, buffet with light inside, paid $6,000, asking $2,000. Telephone 613-932-8696.
FOR SALE: 2004 Victory Vegas motorcycle. Too much to list asking $14,000. Call 613-571-4595. FOR SALE: 1 wooden outside door and 1 aluminum screen door. Both 34” x 81 1/4”. $20 each, very good condition, plus a TV stand $10. Call 613-931-1781. FOR SALE: 10 piece York Vinyl weight set still in box, $49 OBO Call 613-938-6149.
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FOR SALE: Floor lamp like new $10. Ceramic table lamp, beige $6. Telephone 613-938-6149.
FOR SALE: New canvases for painting. 1-24”x36”, 9-8”x10”, 24-5”x7” also 24-4”x5” assorted frames. $150 package deal. Telephone 613-346-5583. Call 613-932-7045
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Rock the Vote 2012 gives a positive community message! Photos and Article by Jason Setnyk + Photo of Jason Setnyk and Bernadette Clement by Franca Raco It was a hot sunny day, but despite that, over a hundred and fifty people still made their way to the Church on Sydney throughout the course of Rock the Vote last Saturday. A diverse audience consisting of families, teenagers, young professionals, and senior citizens enjoyed seventeen acoustic sets including Graham Greer, Sara Murphy, Sean Harley, Switchgear, Rodney Rivette, and young-up-and-coming band Administrator. Guest speakers included MPP Jim McDonell, one of Canada's youngest mayors (from North Dundas) Eric Duncan, and Cornwall City Councilors Elaine MacDonald, Andre Rivette, Bernadette Clement, and Maurice Dupelle. Youth speakers included Chair of the Cornwall Youth Advisory Committee Rose McGill, NDP Youth Representative Carilyn Herbert, and Liberal Youth Representative Ally St-Jean. There was also an art show and an author's corner. Event organizer Jason Setnyk (seen in the first photo with Cornwall City Councilor Bernadette Clement), was pleased with the results. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had some of the best musical talent, visual artists, and literary artists from the community participate. I think the great weather kept some people away, however those in attendance enjoyed top notch entertainment, and a very positive message about voting and volunteeringâ&#x20AC;?. Guest speakers included Executive Director of the Agape Alyssa Blais, and founder of Child Haven International Fred Cappuccino. Rock the Vote would like to thank its media sponsors: Mix 96.1 FM, The Fox 101.5 FM, Ourhometown.ca, The Local Seeker, and CornwallUnderground.com. Rock the Vote would also like to thank it's friends of the festival: The Standard Freeholder, the Cornwall Daily, The Seaway News, Cogeco Television, Cornwall Transit, SD&G Culture, The Cornwall Regional Art Gallery, and Focus Art. Special thanks also goes out to Brock Frost and the Church on Sydney for hosting the show, and to Marc Carriere, Jamie Jarvo, and Rodney Rivette for their help with sound and the P.A. system.
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and yet ANOTHER GREAT EVENT rocked the City on Saturday June 16th ...
THIRD YEAR AND IT KEEPS ON GROWING Article by Dr. Paul Poirier This past weekend was Bikers Against Brain Cancer's third and best ride yet! Part 1 of the event actually started at the "Au Vieux Duluth" restaurant on Wednesday from 11am to 9pm where a special menu was offered all day long by restauranteur Alex Paradis and 100% of all collections of the day were donated to McGill University's "Montreal Neurological Institute". The French Canadian songwriter and singer (not to mention 1985 Genie award winner) "Marjo" also decided to affiliate herself to our cause. Fast forward to Saturday June 16th and part 2 of our event took place...the ride itself. From 9-11am was registration as well as a pancake breakfast offered by my brethren of the Kinsmen club of Cornwall. The ride itself was from 11-2pm and consisted of going east bound to Lancaster then north on hwy 34 to Alexandria which was followed with heading west toward Monkland and onto St Alberts cheese factory. From there we headed due south back to Cornwall and organized a Benson BBQ to receive the 100 plus bikers back on Pitt st (Earthway Family Chiropractic parking lot) and over 25 draw prizes were raffled off to finish the day. Note that both events were in honor of a ten year old boy with 3 brains surgeries to his credit, namely Devon Payette and we collected in total over $14,000 toward the cause. Moneys from the ride are being diverted to the Canadian Brain Tumour Foundation. Next year its expected that we'll hold the event in a larger venue as its getting tight at Earthway!
WHEN YOU’ VE GOT TO GO... by Jeannie Gagnon
... and who says nothing happens in Cornwall !!!
SEEKERS TRAVEL SECTION A different Caribbean destination that you may not have thought of is Trinidad and Tobago. Getting to the Islands is quite easy, with direct flights from Canada to the capital city, Port of Spain. Getting around the Islands is an adventure. They drive on the opposite side of the road, making it fun. Try driving a stick shift sitting on the opposite side of the car. Every time I wanted to signal, I turned on the windshield wipers. A trip to these islands quickly becomes an adventure in animal watching. A must see is the Caroni Swamp tour, just south of Port of Spain in Trinidad. The boat travels down a wonderful river where you can see four eyed fish, caiman, iguanas, snakes, and all kinds of colourful birds. But the spectacle is the scarlet ibis display (their national bird). There are thousands of these large red birds roosting in lush green trees. The scene is reminiscent of Christmas time, with your tree adorned in red ornaments. It is quite spectacular. If you like fish, Trinidad is the place to go. Along the northern coast, little local stands serve up the local delicacy, called “shark n’ bake.” Trust me, one is sufficient – they are tasty and very filling. A really awesome and quirky bed and breakfast we stayed at served freshly caught swordfish for breakfast every day. Incredible, right? Other little restaurants consist of a single, sweetly decorated table on someone’s deck. You make a reservation and they serve you up one of the best home cooked meals you will ever find, and dirt cheap, too!
THE LOCAL SEEKER (June 22 - pg. 4)
Driving along to the East coast, we happened upon an eerie ghost town. It still had its realtor signs up. The story behind the ghost town is that a child was taken by an anaconda in the nearby tributary. It was too devastating to stay, so the whole region just upped and left. To see a beautiful area marred by disaster is just so sad. When in Tobago, hire a local fisherman for a few dollars to take you to Little Tobago Island, otherwise known as “Bird of Paradise Island.” Once there, you can watch some fabulous birds nesting, such as the Red-billed Tropicbird and the Brown Boobie. Or, you can hire a local tour company and they will show you the same stuff but for 10 times the price. Plus, while waiting for the fisherman to come back you can do some great snorkelling. Rays, eels, and colourful fish abound. When you are touring any local beach on Tobago, try and help the local fishermen pull in their seine nets. They will give you a fish just as a thank you. I set mine back into the ocean to swim another day. They laughed and laughed but said it was okay. For an area not well travelled by North Americans, there really is an abundance of wonderful adventures to have. I quite enjoyed my first foray to the Caribbean, and highly recommend it to anyone with a sense of adventure and a love of wildlife. Bio: Jeannie Gagnon is a former National Parks Warden who traded in her gun for a pen and plane ticket. Follow her adventures monthly here.
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EYE ON SOCIETY
ARTS, CULTURE AND POLITICS Thank you! Thank you to everyone who participated in Rock the Vote 2012 last weekend! Checkout an article and photos in this week's Local Seeker. Arts Council? SD&G Culture asked on Facebook: What role would a culture & arts council play for your cultural & artistic endeavours? My reply: First and foremost we would have representation and a strong well organized voice to speak to various levels of government including municipal governments - a key issue might be infrastructure. Furthermore, an arts and culture council can help better promote arts and culture in our community such as visual art exhibits, writing and photography workshops, theater and live music, and community festivals (all key to quality of life, economic development, education, and tourism). This promotion helps both the community and the artist. A council could be set up with the infrastructure to help local artists and festivals apply for grants and funding. The more successful our artists and culture events are, the more beneficial it is to Cornwall and SD&G as a whole. Through an arts council we can have a strong united front that represents a lot of the artists, arts and culture stakeholders, and organizations. United we will have a much stronger voices versus individuals and individual organizations approaching council. Hence better representation through unity. Representation can mean something else altogether - having diverse representation of our artistic and cultural community on the Arts Council itself e.g. music, theater, visual artists and photographers, literary artists, ceramic art, arts and culture event coordinators and entrepreneurs who work with arts and culture, etc.. Also male and female, multicultural, different age groups, etc... I support the formation of an Arts Council, and it is important step to move the agenda of Arts and Culture forward.
Arts in the Park Concert Series 2012! The popular Arts in the Park concert series will return to the Lions Club Bandshell in Lamoureux Park this summer, and organizers have a number of new events planned to go along with the traditional music performances. In addition to free concerts, the 2012 Arts in the Park series will feature two free outdoor movie nights, a Seaway Valley Theatre production and “Artists in the Park,” an exhibition of local artists on select concert nights. “We think these new events will create some extra excitement around Arts in the Park this year,” said Lorne Taillon, Leisure Arts Coordinator. “With the mix of music, theatre and movies, we believe this year’s line-up has something for everyone.” Now in its 27th season, Arts in the Park is a free, family-friendly series of concerts and events that take place throughout the summer. All performances begin at 7 pm, weather permitting. This year’s program kicks off on Tuesday, June 19th with a show by Whiskey Sour, followed by a performance by Seaway Winds on Wednesday, June 20th and Bruce Ciccarelli on Thursday, June 21st. Other performers slated for this year include Graham Greer, Mike McAnany, Maximum 80, Les Bons Vivants, Revival, Butlers, Switchgear and more. The outdoor movies will be held on Saturday, July 7th and Friday, August 10th, while the Seaway Valley Theatre Company will take over the bandshell stage as they present Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) from August 2nd to 5th. See upcoming concert listings in this weeks Local seeker!
THE LOCAL SEEKER (June 22 - pg. 5)
The Environment and Social Justice! City supports new garden initiative by the Agapè Centre! The Agapè Centre is continuing its fight to weed out hunger through a new community project supported by Fountaingate Christian Assembly, the City of Cornwall and numerous other partners. Fountaingate Christian Assembly has donated a piece of land on their Mohawk Drive property to the Agapè Centre for a vegetable garden, and the produce will be used in the Centre’s food bank and soup kitchen to feed residents in need. “Everybody should have the opportunity to eat fresh vegetables and fruits,” said Alyssa Blais, Executive Director of the Agapè Centre. The City of Cornwall is assisting with the project by providing compost and bark mulch for the garden. The City’s Environmental Services Department provided 6 truckloads of compost and 2 loads of bark mulch, and the Municipal Works Department arranged to have the material delivered to the site. If successful, the garden will reduce the amount of vegetables the Agapè Centre must purchase for its soup kitchen. It will also serve as an added bonus for clients of the food bank, who don’t often receive fresh vegetables given the cost involved. Former Mayor speaks up about waterfront development! Here is an excellent letter by Brian Lynch: I am pleased that so many local residents attended the waterfront public meetings on June 12 to express their opposition to the City of Cornwall Waterfront Development Committee’s proposed three to four storey condominium project or commercial building on the city’s waterfront between the Civic Complex/Aquatic Centre and Marina 200. I hope that the Waterfront Development Committee got the message that local residents do not want private developments on our downtown waterfront parkland and will respect the wishes of the people. If this ill-considered proposal by the Waterfront Development Committee is approved, it will open the door to other private developments on our downtown waterfront parkland, including a hotel and more condos. We should learn from the experience of other Ontario cities that have paved over their waterfronts as a result of private developments. The city’s prime downtown waterfront parkland between the cotton mills in the east and the Domtar property in the west should remain as parkland for the enjoyment of the people of this community and visitors to our city. Furthermore, there are many other places in Cornwall that are available to developers to build private residential and commercial buildings. The city’s downtown waterfront parkland is a great asset and attraction for the city of Cornwall which promotes recreation, culture, heritage preservation, tourism, and improves the quality of life in our community. We should not give up to private developers our beautiful downtown waterfront parkland which has been a gathering place for the enjoyment of our residents and visitors since 1974. (Well said Brian!).
My name is Jason Setnyk, and this is my eye on society. Jason Setnyk is a local high school teacher, journalist, published and award winning author, photographer, arts and culture event coordinator, and a community volunteer sitting on numerous boards and committees. http: //jason-setnyk.blogspot.ca
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Canada Day 2012: Here is a press release from the Canada Day Committee: Again this year, local artists have come forward to offer their talents to the community to enjoy. This year will be an experience that will be enjoyed by all. At 12:00 noon dignitaries will gather along with the singing of the National Anthem by the talented Dreamkid singers. But all the fun starts at 12:30 p.m. with Beat Central Dance Company led by the talented Jane Hennessey Craibe. This new and dynamic group is sure to give the crowd a visual and musical experience that will thrill people of all ages. Time Table: At 1:00 p.m. the vocal styles of Chuck . At 1:45 p.m., local rock and blues singer Carey Grant. At 3:00 p.m. Jessica Bourbonnais with the French band Touché, and joining the band this year will be guest star Philip St. Arnaud. At 3:45 p.m. we have a special treat for the young and young at heart with the group Flowdroidz. At 4:30 p.m. Local boy makes good Chris Benton from Glassnote records in New York city hits the stage. At 5:15 p.m. Rebecca Skye will be performing a mixture of R & B, popular French songs, and even the odd fiddle song for the Celtic fans. At 6:15 p.m. we have the band Smokin Mirrors.
At 7:30 p.m. we have the group Shot In The Dark featuring the talented and beautiful Tammy McRae. At 8:45 p.m. veteran rocker Kelly (the voice) Heenan fronts the retro dynamic super group Lost Boyz. This 80's 80's 80's and nothing but 80's!At 10:00 we will be lighting up the sky with great fireworks. As you can see, this day is definitely not the same ol same ol here in Cornwall, Ontario. For the Kids: In the Children’s Tent there will be an endless supply of great entertainment and fun events for the kids. Everything from a hilarious magic show, to some of the best kid’s songs of all time. Everyone loves Little Ray’s Reptiles, as well as a new dynamic Petting Zoo. There will be face painting. At 2:00 there will also be a fun non-competitive talent show where all kids can get up sing a song, tell a joke, do a dance, and best of all it is all free.
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MORTGAGE MATTERS with Derrick Cracknell
Looking Beyond Mortgage Rates
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It’s easy to get caught up in the idea that comparing mortgage rates will guarantee you get the best bang for your mortgage buck. While this may be true for particular situations, there are many scenarios where this strategy is not effective. Following are three reasons why it doesn’t always pay to make a decision based solely on rates. Reason #1 Your long-term plan and risk tolerance should determine which mortgage product is right for you. This product may or may not have the lowest rate. For instance, there are cases where lenders will offer lower rates for insured mortgages. With insured mortgages, however, you’re charged an insurance premium, which is usually added to the mortgage amount. But if you’re not planning on keeping the property for a long enough time to offset that cost, it may be better to take an uninsured mortgage with a slightly higher rate. The cost difference you will pay with the higher interest rate may still be less than what you may pay in insurance premiums. As another example, if you prefer to budget for a consistent payment and can’t handle rate fluctuations, it may be better to go with a higher fixed-rate mortgage. If you think current rates are low enough and you will be living in your property for at least five years, it may be wise to also opt for a mortgage with a longer term.
Cornwall Public Library’s TD Summer Reading Club was officially launched last Wednesday, June 20 at the library with the participation of many of its local sponsors along with children and their families. The main goal of the reading club is to keep kids, aged 3 to 13 years, reading throughout the summer months. This year’s theme is IMAGINE! Imagination is the ability to conceive images and ideas, and also to transform or colour reality. Imagining is creating! What a wonderful introduction to Imagine, the theme of the Cornwall Public Library’s TD Summer Reading Club 2012. As its name suggests, this theme will familiarize young readers with literature of the fantastic. Readers will be charmed by fantasy stories and novels and they will be enthralled by tales of wonder. Imagine a summer of books, games and activities that will give free rein to young people's imaginations. Be sure not to miss the TD Summer Reading Club. It will be wonderful, fantastical, and Phantasmagorical! Len Tapp, Cornwall Transit Manager and Chief Librarian, Dawn Kiddell sign a partnership agreement at the launch.
Reason #2 One of the biggest mistakes people make when merely comparing mortgage rates is failing to consider important factors such as prepayment options to help pay off the mortgage faster; whether secondary financing options are allowed; early payout penalties; or what fees are involved.
Cornwall Transit, the Ride component of Read to Ride, is once again partnering with the library to offer free summer long transportation for any child enrolled in the reading program. An adult gets to ride along with them for free as well. And this year, if they are 11 to 13 years old, they can bring a friend along. Full details at the library.
It’s not enough to simply compare mortgage rates because you have to know what “clauses” are contained within the mortgage deal. There may be cases where you will find a lender with the lowest rate and who is willing to pay for your closing costs, or even provide you with cashbacks after closing.
We thank our sponsors for their support in helping the children of our community read all summer long and be better prepared for their return to school in September.
Reason #3 Lenders can change their rates at any time. As such, if you’re shopping for rates with one lender and then approach another that gives you a lower rate, it’s quite possible that the first lender has also dropped its rates. This is why it’s important to get pre-approved with a lender once you find a mortgage that fits your needs. In some cases, you can secure your rate and conditions for up to 120 days. These are just three reasons why it’s not enough to merely compare mortgage rates. The mortgage rate you may qualify for is also highly dependent upon your credit score - among other things. In order to get the best mortgage deals, you need to have solid credit.
Derrick Cracknell, Mortgage Agent, Lic #10001993 Telephone: 613-662-2377
Ribbon cutting to officially launch the start of this season’s Summer Reading Club Our sponsors: Astro Printing, Baxtrom’s Your Independent Grocer, Club Optimiste et Club Octogone Région Cornwall, City of Cornwall - Civic Complex, Cornwall Transit, the Friends of the Cornwall Public Library, Kumon Math and Reading Center, Optimist Cornwall, Partir d’un bon pas, Rotary International, Standard-Freeholder, Sunrise Rotary Club,
Registrations have begun at the library in the Youth department, second floor. The library is located on the corner of Second and Sydney streets.
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The Local Seekers The Passing of Lily By Bob Sloan, CDPA Chair Just three short years ago, I rallied the neighbourhood to come together to lobby for a free public off-leash park for the canine community of Cornwall. To our surprise the process has taking much longer to complete than we had anticipated, but it has not hindered our committee’s efforts to see the project through. Sadly, last week, one of our valued committee member said goodbye to her furry friend named Lily. Alex M joined the CDPA at the first meeting, and has become a major voice in our group ever since. She joined us because she believed that this project would suit Cornwall well, and certainly was needed, especially after having fostered a poorly socialized dog. Lily needed help, and the park would be the perfect place to train her in obedience. Alex is a conscientious dog owner who was ready to commit to countless hours of committee work required for such a project. So we shared a few tears, while we remembered how silly Lily would be when I visited Alex’s home. Like sneaking up behind me on the back of the couch to reach out to me, and gently paw my shoulder to get my attention. “Hey you forgot to pet me when you came in!” would have been her words if she could speak. We all would laugh at the human side of her, and then I would graciously give her a lengthy scritch to assure her I did notice her presence. Alex has always expressed her feelings through poetry, and here is a beautiful tribute she wrote to say goodbye to her dear friend Lily. If you are a dog owner, this will touch you, and if you are not, you don’t know what you are missing when you open your home to a dog.
Even When I Said I Wouldn’t I miss you Lily, Even when I said I wouldn’t. Like when I swear, You used to keep me in check, With those puppy dog eyes, Always thinking it was your fault. When it thunders, Which it seems to do more now, And I notice you’re not sleeping, On my head, panting. When the door gets left open, And I don’t panic anymore, That you go loose, And are eating the neighbour’s dog. I miss you Lily, Even when I said I wouldn’t. And it breaks my heart.
I've only been privileged to call Cornwall home for 6 months now but from the time I arrived, I've been an avid reader of The Local Seeker. Often, I wouldn't be able to find a copy in town so I'd find myself soaking up the “good news” stories via the e-version online. I couldn't get enough! As a stranger to this land, I was first drawn in and later hooked on this paper by the sincerity of the columnists and the obvious love for the community. Now, it is my pleasure to work with the Seeker Chicks! There is an African mentality called “ubuntu” pronounced “oo-boon-too”.This small word represents big philosophies. Derived from the Bantu languages of southern African (Swahili is one such language), ubuntu translates to “I am what I am because of who we all are.” As a society, we often find ourselves estranged from one another. Technology that was created to connect us often works to further estrange us. Try as we might, there is still no substitute for genuine person-to-person relationship. And I think that is how we at The Local Seeker can contribute. We are all seekers! Whether you're seeking work, a top-notch real estate agent, social connections or a good yard sale. We're here to connect you. My name is Jenna McDonald and I'm proud to call Cornwall home and to be part of The Local Seeker family. It would be my pleasure to be part of the finding in your seeking. I can't wait to meet you! Jenna is a writer, a new wife, an antique fanatic, an all-around lover of life and now most recently, she is our ad sales rep here at The Local Seeker. You can reach her at jenna.mcdonald@thelocalseeker.com or at 613.935.3763
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After turning down numerous invitations by various people to participate in the local Relay for Life for several years now, I made the decision this year to attend my first event. Up until now, I had no desire to attend an event that in my mind seemed to celebrate a disease that was throwing a major monkey wrench into my life’s pathway. In my head, all I could picture were the people I had seen on television and in photos hugging and smiling. I did not equate any positive feelings with my cancer experience whatsoever. Cancer had cost me my career, a relationship, my house and my income. It had drained my energy, my faith and my life savings. Why would I want to celebrate any of these things? I also wasn’t ready to face the guilt. When you are surviving your cancer and others around you succumb to the disease, a huge sense of guilt takes over. Why me? Why did she die and I was given the chance to live? I experienced this guilt a great deal when we lost members in group therapy or when I would see young children and teens at my appointments at the cancer centre. Up until January of this year, I hadn’t had a “clean” scan in four years. Battling cancer was still very real for me, and the Relay was just too much reality for me to handle. When I was invited to take part in Relay for Life this year, I didn’t have to think twice. My cancer was gone and I needed to face my past in order to move ahead.
Hosting the Relay for Life ended up being one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I met many wonderful, giving people. I saw families, like my own, fighting back against the disease. I saw friends, relatives and strangers all selflessly working together. While I piggy-backed my daughter for the survivor’s victory walk, I felt every positive emotion that could possibly have come out of my cancer experience. The evening also turned out to be an excellent educational opportunity for my daughter, whom I had kept relatively sheltered up until now, from my “cancer life”. She was surprised to learn that children and teens could be affected by cancer. She is already looking forward to next year’s event and is planning what our team costumes will be. Seeing so many other yellow shirts, including an uncle, was extremely moving. Relay for Life felt like a great big, compassionate hug from the community. To everyone who puts their time and effort into events like Relay for Life, thank you. And great big hugs back to you. Sara Murphy is a freelance journalist, musician, cancer survivor, community cheerleader and mom. To reach Sara for questions or comments, email saramurphymedia@gmail.com You can also visit her websites at www.saramurphymusic.com or www.saramurphymedia.com
I have to share this amazing juicing challenge p a r t i c i p a n t ’s testimonial with all of you. If this doesn’t convince you that your best life is waiting for you, I don’t know what will! “My name is Nathalie and I am 22 years old. I have been on a perpetual diet since I was 12 years old. Throughout this time I have been constantly in a cycle of weight loss and gain. I have been virtually every size and weight; from a size 4 to 14, 115 to 200 lbs. Looking back however, I was never happy with my appearance, and was always fighting against myself and my body to be like the gorgeous starlets that grace every glossy magazine. My idea of beauty has always been unrealistic at best and this has contributed to extreme workouts and minimal food intake in high school, which helped my weight loss, but I was hungry for four years. Once I arrived at university, my stress level increased, contributing to lack of activity, motivation and a craving for comfort food. This was the perfect recipe for weight gain, and true to form I regained all the weight that I had lost in high school. During my years in university, I would try every fad diet out there, and every attempt saw more failure and decreased motivation. I reached a point where I would stay on a diet for less than a day without breaking it. I was pretty depressed about my situation, feeling like a failure and a reject since I couldn’t even commit to a diet for more than a month, week or even a day. I would spend a lot of time on Facebook looking at how much fun all these “skinny” girls were having and wished I was them. During these wasted hours, I saw that Sylvie (the Health Nut) had begun a juice cleanse. I found this interesting and kept watching her journey. I finally decided to email her to get more information. I received an email back informing me that June 2nd, Sylvie (the Health Nut) and Lisa (from Spirit Tree Yoga) were hosting a juicing seminar. I replied and signed up for this juicing challenge. I arrived at the seminar not knowing what to expect. First , Sylvie demonstrated the recipes - which I was surprised tasted pretty good - and then we had a viewing of the juicing documentary Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, which inspired me and renewed my desire to be healthy. The Sunday before the challenge I gathered my juicer and fruits and vegetables and was getting PUMPED up for this challenge. Day 1 flew by, everything was falling into place, the smoothie was filling, the juice was refreshing and I just had a bit of fatigue. Day 2 started with a loss of 3.5 lbs! However the day itself was tough. I was tired and had a headache and everyone at work was eating junk food which I was really craving. At the end of day, I just wanted to curl up into a ball and sleep for the next couple of days. Day 3, my most challenging day, started with no weight loss! I was disappointed and angry but decided to keep going, and went to my workout. I was very worried that my regular boot camp would be very challenging, however it was the best workout of recent memories, and even though I had not lost any weight I felt energized and strong. Days 4 through 7, I began feeling healthier and energized - a feeling I’d been lacking in my pre-cleanse life. All my small successes were validated by my daily correspondence with Sylvie that really pushed me to keep going. This culminated in the view of Hungry for a Change at the followup juicing seminar that Sylvie hosted on the Monday. If nothing else, this documentary is key to every health journey, it answered all my questions and fears about living a life not based on weight lost or gained, but on health. Through the documentary I saw myself in many of the experts’ examples of why humans get so unhealthy, and appreciated the solutions they offered to rectify this. Eating clean and green is the key to health and everything else will then fall into place. I am on my final day of full juicing, I have lost 15 pounds and my face is clearing up without the use of my expensive facial soap. I plan to still have a smoothie in the morning, salad at lunch and a green drink for supper for the next couple of weeks and transition into a mostly raw lifestyle from then on. This cleanse was a journey that I strongly urge everyone to try at least once in their life. For me, it was my one way ticket to health with no return in sight.” Nathalie Dilabio
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HEADING For HAPPY with Sara Murphy
Facing the past while walking the walk
Nathalie is an amazing woman, that has found her solution to living her best life ever! If you have been sitting on the fence about joining our juicing challenge, maybe this heartfelt testimonial will help make up your mind.
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Knights of Columbus Annual Yard Sale From June 22, 2012 to June 24, 2012 - Friday June 22nd: 1 pm to 8 pm, Saturday, June 23rd: 7 am to 3 pm & Sunday June 24th: 9 am to 12 noon. St. Joseph's Parish Hall, Oak & Maple St., Lancaster.
Jerry's Karaoke from 4:30 pm. MISCELLANEOUS RCAFA Wing 424, 240 Water St. W. Serving fish & chips, fish rolls & poutine. 124th Annual Maxville Fair Fairgrounds (Maxville)
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Dreams "Under the Stars" Join us on NAV CENTRE's beautiful outdoor grounds to experience several Mediterranean countries' food, music and culture without ever leaving Cornwall's starlit skies. Tickets $75, available at Cornwall hospital foundation, Scotiabank and Rona home centre School is out Celebrations Upper Canada Campgrounds (Morrisburg) 613-543-2201 Ghost Hunting at the Lost Villages Lost Villages Museum (Long Sault) 613534-2197 Historical Driving Tour Glengarry Pioneer (Dunvegan) 613-527-5230 Art Fayre Glengarry Pioneer (Dunvegan) 613-527-5230
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124th Annual Maxville Fair Fairgrounds (Maxville)
St. Andrews Fun Day For All Ages from 1 pm to 4 pm. St. Andrew’s Parish Hall, St. Andrews West. Games, entertainment, silent auction and more!. Please bring a lawn chair
Rides, Games & Entertainment At Eamers Fest from 10 am to 3 pm. Eamers Corners Public School, 2258 Pitt St. Entrance fee: 2$, all rides wrist band: 25$
GRAND OPENING of the Cornwall Wesleyan Church new location and the Creation Science Centre.
SUNDAY, JUNE 24
Worship and the word with Pastor Brad Montsion. Fountaingate Christian Assembly - 949 Mohawk drive. Back to Classic Music-Lauretta Altman & Daniella Bernstein Festival Alexandria (Alexandria) 613-5254141 Bus Tour of the Lost Villages Lost Villages Museum (Long Sault) 613534-2197
Stock Car Racing Cornwall Motor Speedway (Cornwall) 613-938-3945
Art Fayre Glengarry Pioneer Museum (Dunvegan) 613-527-5230 124th Annual Maxville Fair Fairgrounds (Maxville)
RHSJ Fund 3rd Annual Champagne & Strawberry Festival 2 pm. Champagne, berries, a chocolate fountain & the magic of David Jans. Tickets: 25$ per person by calling 613.933.6040 Ext 21167. Strawberry Social & Bake Sale from 2 pm to 4 pm. Salem United Church, 19042 County Rd. 2, Summerstown. 8$ per person. To reserve tickets call: 613.931.1468.
St.Lawrence Valley Cemetery Annual Memorial Service 2:30 pm.
15570 County Rd 2 west of Long Sault. Guest speaker: Rev. Richard Green, music by the C-Way Sound Barbershop Chorus
St Columban's Old Fashioned Parish Social 12 noon to 4 pm. 36 4th St. W. Games, face painting, animal balloons, musical entertainment & barbeque. Free admission. Please bring your lawn chair.
MONDAY, JUNE 25
Glengarry Seniors Outreach Strawberry Social 1 pm to 4 pm. 20 Victoria St., Lancaster. Serving freshly picked local strawberries with homemade scones and ice cream.
TUESDAY, JUNE 26 Mass For The Unborn 7 pm. St Peter's Church grounds, 2900 2nd St. E. Rain or shine
Cornwall Regional Art Gallery James Hrkach Exhibition * Meet the artist reception. 7 pm. 168 Pitt St. The works are largely oil paintings, are explorations into figurative composition. Bereaved Families Adult Afternoon Support Group Meeting from 1 pm to 3 pm, 216 Montreal Rd. Topic: managing transitions in your life. Call 613.936.1455 for more information
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9TH ANNUAL MOPAR MAGIC CAR SHOW Saturday, June 30 Lamoureux Park Cornwall 10am – 4pm Girl Guides BBQ all day Music by Johnny B. Good
Strawberry Social 4:30 pm to 6 pm. Trinity United Church, Ingleside. Adults: 9$, Children 5 to 12: 4.50$, Under 5: free
THURSDAY, JUNE 28 Downtown Wine Down at the Church on Sydney. 130 Sydney Street 5:00pm The Church on Sydney is happy to present yet another Downtown Wine Down. This is an opportunity for members and non-members to attend a social event winding down after a long hard week. Come mingle with some of the city's most impressive entrepreneurs & creative minds. Members $5.00 nonmembers $10.00
FRIDAY, JUNE 29 Afternoon Tea - Cornwall Community Museum (Cornwall) 613-936-0280 or pbmuseum@bellnet.ca Include Program Spaghetti Dinner from 5 pm to 8 pm. Knights of Columbus Hall, 205 Amelia St. 8$ per person. Help make things happen for special needs people in our community.
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June 23 Strawberry Pic Nic. Charlottenburg Park 3:00 pm June 23 Camp Stove Cook Off. Charlotenburg Park 4:00 pm June 24 Hike & Supper.Colton NY 9:00 am Jume 29 Movie Night. Cornwall June 30- juLY 2. Camping & Canada Day Cel.ebration. Gatineau/ Ottawa
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Worship & Praise Night SATURDAY PRAISE AND WORSHIP NIGHT" Fountaingate Christian Assembly church 942 Mohawk Drive. Take Brockdale North turn left at Toll Gate pass the train tracks to the right unto Mohawk Drive. We meet once a month on every 2nd Saturday at 7:00pm in the church sanctuary. We celebrate and offer praise to a mighty God that we serve. The night is filled with worship music, personal testimony, and co operate prayer. We want to invite believers and non believers for some good fellowship. Everyone is Welcome
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The St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences, located on the campus of St. Lawrence College. is hosting its annual Community Open House on Thursday, June 28, from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. This event welcomes members of the public of all ages to come on down to visit the River Institute and take part in lab experiments and sampling expeditions in the river, among other activities. For more information, 613-936-6620 or visit www.riverinstitute.ca Every
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FRIDAY JUNE 22ND all. Switchgear @ Rangatangs in Cornw
SATURDAY JUNE 23RD Kill for Change Erebos, Ponderous Chain, and Murphy's Inn in Cornwall. SATURDAY JUNE 23RD k in Lancaster. Tribute to Bon Jovi @ Lancaster Par
SATURDAY JUNE 23RD in Alexandria. Game of Skate @ The Skate Park SUNDAY JUNE 24TH ys @ the Festival Twenty Fingers Eighty-Eight Ke in Alexandria. Alexandria on 3689 County Road TUESDAY JUNE 26TH Band Shell in Cornwall. Maximum 80 @ Lamoureux Park WEDNESDAY JUNE 27TH eux Park Band Shell in Cornwall. Seaway Winds Performance @ Lamour THURSDAY JUNE 28TH Band Shell in Cornwall. Les Bon Vivants @ Lamoureux Park
THURSDAY JUNE 28TH open mic Woodworks Plan C presents an xandria. @ The Grind in Cornwall.Park in Ale THURSDAY JUNE 28TH h on Sydney in Cornwall. Downtown Wine Down @ The Churc
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Finding your Mentor How on earth will I find someone to mentor me? You are probably asking this question if you were reading last week’s column. Actually it is easier than you think but how long it will take is up to you. My first question is; are you involved in social activities that bring you together with other Artists like you? Are you in local Theatre, Art Clubs, Dance Groups, active at the Music nights that local Café’s offer. If you are you are halfway there; if you are not you need to make this your first step. It is difficult to find a mentor at a baseball game or the grocery store (I say difficult not impossible because I never limit the mysterious ways of the Universe). It is considerably easier to find a painting mentor at an art association meeting or an acting mentor at the local community theatre, easier and there are more individuals to get to know and getting to know your future mentor is the next step.
The object of step two is to find your Kindred Spirit. Someone who not only do you connect with immediately but someone who, on an intellectual level, you can talk to about anything and feel totally comfortable doing so. They also need to have some measure of ability that exceeds yours, either in achievements or just plain know how. The third thing you will look for is the individual’s willingness to share what they know with others. Once you have these factors working together between you and that person you have found your Mentor. You may never formally create a bond as Mentor and protégé but spiritually you will. My Mentor Elaine Bigelow may not even know that she has been that for me the past 22 years, we just connected when I wandered into her studio looking lost and she has taken me under her wing and fed me knowledge until she kicked me out of my comfort zone one day and told me to start to fly. She has always seen us as equals just at different stages of development and now she sees me as standing shoulder to shoulder with her. I will always be her humble student, listening to her words of wisdom in awe of her talent. This is the kind of relationship you want to develop with the person who will guide you throughout your Artistic career. Someone who will never be jealous of you or keep you down to make them look good, which doesn’t mean they will never critique what you do. The ability to tell you the truth is important as long as you know that it comes with love and respect for what you do and in time will only move you forward. If your Mentor tells you to give up and get a day job; run do not walk as far away from that person as you can get they are not your Kindred Spirit. In closing finding someone to mentor you and share your creative journey is a great blessing, don’t be afraid to reach out and grab it with both hands. Thank you Elaine for being that blessing and thank you Tracy for giving me a chance to share your Journey with you. Sandra Taylor Hedges, Fine Artist, Teacher and Past President of Focus Art sandra-taylor-.artistwebsites.com studioonecatsquared.com Focusartonline.org rulesforpainting.blogspot.com
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HEALTH 101 (continued) Defining Terms Have you ever gone to see a general practitioner or specialist and came our more confused than you walked in? This is all to common a situation and it's not because doctors are trying to pull the wool over your eyes...they often forget that the person in front of them is "lay" (meaning uneducated in terms of a knowledge base in anatomy or physiology!) That being said, I thought a crash course in medical terminology might be of use to the readers. So let's begin with the basics:
Arthritis....A Commonly Used Word Anytime you see a word with the suffix "itis" it simply means "inflammation" of whatever word is in front of it (such as bursITIS or diverticulITIS or what's best known by most of us...arthrITIS). The term "arth" simply means "joint" as another example! Now one must remember that there are literally over 100 types of arthritis. The most common are osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and gout as well as psoriatic arthritis. These must not be misinterpreted as being the same as arthrosis which is a NON inflammatory form of arthritis that affects predominantly the body's "weight bearing" joints (ie knees, hips and spine) thereby wearing out the cartilage prematurely!
Solution To This Dilemma Exercise (but I prefer the term increased motion) of one's joints, be it daily knee bends, calisthenics, tai chi, yoga, etc. The more we push our bodies beyond their usual comfort zones the more gains we'll get long term. Far and away, the best form of exercise with stacks of data to back up its claim is to walk daily. For those of you that are online I'd recommend you go to "YOU TUBE" and key in the words "Dr. Mike Evans, MD" and "23 and a half hours" & you'll be directed to the most comprehensive 9 min video on preventative medicine and staying heathy!!! Dr. Paul Poirier
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EMPLOYMENT SEEKER Job Hunting 24/7 A lot of people say that looking for a job is a job unto itself. It’s true. A lot of hard work is involved and in order to succeed and do well we have to be on top of our game. There are a few differences however. Firstly we don’t get paid, but more importantly we never clock out at the end of the day – or at least we shouldn’t.
A common trap many job seekers fall into is thinking that the job hunt is a Monday to Friday, nine to five activity. It isn’t. It never ends and you don’t get to leave work at the end of the day. We live in a world with an economy that never sleeps; a world where the rules of work have changed considerably. We need to be ready for an interview or at least an opportunity to market ourselves 24 / 7. You never know where you will be when an opportunity to promote yourself arises. You’re at the grocery store talking to someone in line; at a restaurant and you strike up a conversation with someone next to you; or simply talking to a neighbour down the street. Everyone is potentially a useful contact. If they can’t help you land a job, they might know someone who can. How can you be ready for that chance encounter with a potential employer? Adopt the mindset that you are constantly in job-hunting mode. It takes some energy but can produce dividends. Most people have a computer or access to one and the ability to print. For a couple of dollars you can design and print business or calling cards that are in essence mini walletsized resumes. I was given one recently at a job fair I exhibited at, and on it the job seeker had listed his contact details and a few bullet points detailing experience and qualifications. Under his name was a headline stating the type of job he was looking to land. If you can’t print cards yourself or want something that looks a little more polished, Vistaprint.ca has a series of free business cards for which you pay just shipping costs. They will be branded with the Vistaprint name, but for 250 free mini resumes this is a small compromise. Paying a little more will allow you to choose from a variety of additional designs and no Vistaprint logo.
him stand out. Be prepared to sell yourself at a moment’s notice. The job hunt never ends and potential opportunities lie around every corner. The trick is being prepared to meet and seize them. Quick Bio John has been involved in recruiting in the Cornwall and SD&G area for the past several years having interviewed, selected and onboarded hundreds of employees for some of the area’s biggest companies. He has lived and worked as far afield as the UK and Hong Kong in a variety of fields. Before becoming a Logistics and Warehouse Sector Staffing and Talent Acquisition Specialist, he was in private practice as an Inward Investment Economic Development consultant in Montreal after having lived an exciting period as a Canadian Forces Intelligence Officer. With a Masters degree in Public Policy and Public Administration from Concordia University he is a firm believer in the value of education and dedicates much of his time helping develop and coach new employees to assist them in achieving their professional and personal goals. He can be reached via email at johnparsons01@gmail.com or you can follow his Twitter feed: @johnaparsons
Most people today have a smart phone or a tablet that is permanently glued to them – I do! For the job hunter or anyone in fact looking to promote themselves or a business, these are incredible devices. We can always carry a full resume in our pocket that can be emailed at a moment’s notice. Portfolios of past work or project details can be stored and shared. If the person you meet has a Twitter or LinkedIn page you can instantly add their contact details and they can add yours. Exploiting the opportunity to whip out a phone, email a resume or surf over to your LinkedIn profile will also show whomever you are talking to that you are comfortable with current technologies. Receiving the mini business card resume from the job hunter mentioned above told me that he was serious about finding a job and that it was a process he was engaged in. It showed me that he was always on the look-out and never wasted an opportunity to promote himself. This definitely made
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The Benefits of Yoga Many of us know that practicing Yoga is good for you, but are you aware of what is really going on in your body? A regular yoga practice can benefit us on a physiological and psychological level. Below are some of the important benefits:
Physiological Benefits: Posture improves Strength and resiliency increase Endurance increases Energy level increases Weight normalizes Sleep improves Immunity increases Pain decreases Steadiness improves Depth perception improves Balance improves Integrated functioning of body parts improves Stable autonomic nervous system equilibrium Pulse rate decreases Respiratory rate decreases Blood Pressure decreases EEG - alpha waves increase (theta, delta, and beta waves also increase during various stages of meditation) Cardiovascular efficiency increases Respiratory efficiency increases Gastrointestinal function normalizes Endocrine function normalizes Excretory functions improve Musculoskeletal flexibility and joint range of motion increase Breath-holding time increases Joint range of motion increase Grip strength increases Eye-hand coordination improves Dexterity skills improve Reaction time improves
Psychological Benefits: Mood improves and subjective well-being increases Self-acceptance and self-actualization increase Social adjustment increases Anxiety and Depression decrease Hostility decreases Concentration improves Memory improves Attention improves Learning efficiency improves Social skills increase Well-being increases As you see, there are so many benefits to practicing yoga. Why not invest some time to experience these benefits for yourself? You have to make the time in your schedule to invest in yourself. We cannot be there for our families and our community when we are totally depleted. By taking the time to commit to a regular practice of yoga, you experience these benefits and will be able to give to your family and community. Yoga is not difficult and does not require flexibility or coordination. It just requires your presence! Karma Yoga is a yoga class that is donationbased. Spirit Tree Yoga offers a Karma Yoga class every Monday from 5:30pm-6:30pm. All donations are given to a local charity. This class is a great beginner class to try. The suggested minimum donation is $5. By attending the Karma Yoga class, you are not only getting to experience the benefits of yoga but you are also supporting organizations in your community. To date, Spirit Tree Yoga has donated $250 and 50lbs of food to the Maison Baldwin House, $150 to the Cornwall Community Hospital Foundation, and $200 to the Cornwall Hospice. So , come out to Spirit Tree Yoga on Monday nights at 5:30pm, do some yoga, experience the benefits and support your community! Upcoming Events Namaste, Lisa Blanchard, Spirit Tree Yoga www.spirittreeyoga.net
Reverse – umm, self explanatory? The little ‘R’ on the dial that says you are going backwards? Osmosis – a subtle or gradual absorption or mingling (Dictionary .com) Or...
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The tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semi permeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane. (also Dictionary.com) Gotta love the internet. Makes writing these columns so much easier... And I don’t plagiarize...I paraphrase.
Reverse Osmosis has been around for a long time. First observed in 1748 by a French clergyman and physicist, Jean-Antoine Nollet. For 200 years after that, could only be created in a lab setting. In 1949 UCLA started looking at the process as a means to remove the salt from salt water – desalination. Finally, by 2001 15,200 desalination plants were in operation or in the planning stages. And the Navy just loved it... Simply put, this process we are discussing, in relation to water use, is pushing water through a membrane to take everything out of it. There is much more involved in the process than I am allowed to go into here (brevity is what I keep hearing the Seeker Chicks/Editor ask of me. APPARENTLY, I get long-winded...), so I will instead discuss the results. Clean water. Nothin’ in it. Plain ol’ H2O. And while most would think that this is a great idea, some don’t necessarily agree. There are two different trains of thought on Reverse Osmosis. Because it removes all the good minerals along with the bad stuff, RO water isn’t good for you. It leeches out the minerals in your body. From your stomach. Where the stomach acids are. Huh?
There are other, opposite opinions of RO water that agree that, yes, it does take out the minerals, but it also removes impurities and particles larger than .001 microns. Put that in perspective. Tobacco smoke is between .01 and 1 micron. A printed dot is 615 microns. Typical atmospheric dust ranges from .001 to 10 microns. It’s SMALL! REALLY REALLY SMALL! It also takes out things like zinc, mercury, lead, arsenic, barium, cyanide...you know, all the BAD stuff. I like my water neat, thank you. And I’ll just eat a carrot or two to replace all those minerals that I’m missing... I’m in the Water Treatment business. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at brent@cleanwaterguy.com
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Just over half of all Canadian weddings last year occurred between July and September, according to Weddingbells’ annual reader survey. If you’re planning a late summer wedding, you have a lot to think about right now. However, one of those topics should be your investment strategy. It’s important that you and your future spouse decide to make investment decisions that will help you reach your long-term goals. Of course, the investment process can seem confusing to just one person, so you might think it will be twice as difficult for the two of you. But that’s not necessarily so. You can launch an investment strategy that can serve you well throughout your lives together by following these few basic steps: Identify your goals. When you start out, you may have short-term goals, such as saving enough for a down payment on a house. As you move through the years, your goals will become longer-term in nature. For example, if you have children, you might set a goal of paying for their post-secondary education. And you will need to establish a goal of saving for retirement. Your first step toward achieving all these goals is identifying them.
Commit to regular investing. When you begin your careers, you and your spouse may not have a lot of disposable income, but you still need to commit yourselves to putting aside some money each month – even if it’s only a small amount – for investment purposes.
Reconcile your investment styles. You and your future spouse may have different orientations toward investing. By nature, you might be an aggressive investor, while your future spouse could be more conservative, or vice versa. This divergence does not have to be a problem, but you should communicate your preferences clearly to each other when choosing investments together. If you and your future spouse each compromise a bit, you can come up with a joint portfolio that works for both of you. Be co-managers. You probably know many married couples in which one spouse handles all the finances and investments. This isn’t necessarily a good model to follow. You and your future spouse will benefit if you both are familiar with your investment situation and capable of making decisions. Nobody knows what the future will hold, and if one spouse suddenly finds himself or herself in charge of the family finances, with no preparation, it can lead to troubles.
Dear Joe, I am replacing the bathtub in my master bathroom. The house is about thirty years old and I would like to upgrade the insulation in the wall behind the tub. What choices do I have besides the traditional pink fiberglass and what do you recommend? Thank you for your advice…love your column. Rob.
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Dear Rob, Thank you for the great question. You have a few choices. Obviously, like anything, the quality will increase as the price increases. The pink is the lowest. It is the bare minimum that building code will allow, but is really not that effective and requires a plastic vapour barrier on the WARM side of the wall to complete the system. This can be difficult to install properly and lead to drafts and condensation and mould growth. The second choice is mineral fiber insulation, a much more pleasant product to work with, first of all. Much more rigid in its shape, it fills the wall cavity much better and will not droop over time. It is easy to cut using a bread knife and is not itchy like the fiberglass. This is my first choice for a budget installation. It costs about 25% more but its benefits are well worth it. Still requires the vapour barrier though. Finally you have the option of the two part urethane spray foam insulation. This is available as a DIY kit, or can be hired out to a professional spray foam installer. The base price for the contractor is about $600. They won’t start the truck for less than that, but that gives you an installation of about 600 board feet of product; enough to do the bathroom wall and probably all the basement headers in your home…also a great investment. The DIY kit is handy, works ok, doesn’t have as high quality a product, or great a yield, and doesn’t install quite so cleanly, but it still costs about $600. Either way you go, it’s a far superior end product compared to traditional batt insulation. Plus, with a bonded foam product you don’t need a plastic vapour barrier…the foam is both a moisture barrier/air barrier and insulation in one…What A Deal!!!
Whichever way you choose to go, swapping out the old insulation is a great idea. Thirty years of dirt and moisture and god knows what else is enough to knock the efficiency out of the old fiberglass, plus even the new pink is more efficient than that made even 15 or twenty years ago. So for the cost of a bag of insulation, might as well do it while you have it open. Keep up the good work and thanks for reading. Joe Keep watching here each week for more household tips and renovation advice. It's FREE to submit a question and you can email them to: Aboutthehouse@adamshomeservices.ca, or Text them to 613-551-5932. For additional information about me and what’s going on in your community, please visit our website: www.adamshomeservices.ca. Don’t forget to Like us on Facebook and read past letters on our blog: adamshomeservices.blogspot.ca. And remember, whatever you do, do it well, because a job well done stays well done forever.
Novice Celtics Keep on Rolling
by Scott McMaster What could the Cornwall Novice Celtics do to follow up their first tournament victory of the year last weekend at the Sonny Herrington Invitational? They simply outscored their opponents the Kahnawake Mohawks and Akwesasne Storm 21 - 3 and improved their season record to 11 wins, 2 losses and a tie. The team traveled to Kahnawake and dominated play downing the Hunters 10-3.Josh Barnes led the Celtics with a hat trick. Brock Turcotte fired a pair with single goals awarded to Cameron Fraser, Landen Sinfield, Seamus O'Connell, Kaleb Malyon, and Ben Houle. Houle and Ewan McMaster earned assists. Playing on home turf at the Benson Centre the Celtics cruised to a 11-0 blanking of the Storm. Daylan Ezard and Agathe Fontaine shared the shut-out between the pipes. Barnes scored 4 times, with Turcotte adding a pair. Houle, McMaster, Maximus Bourgon, Shane Gaudreau and Alex Dovas rounded out the scoring. Gaudreau and Malyon assisted on two apiece with single assists to Tyler Bowen,Conner Hum, Sinfield, Houle and Owen Carter.
By following these suggestions, you can make long-term investing a rewarding part of your marriage. And the sooner you get started, the greater those rewards can be. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Advisor. Edward Jones, Member Canadian Investor Protection Fund.
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A weekly look at racing from both sides of the 1000 Islands After a couple weekends of unstable weather playing havoc with my racing plans, this weekend was the contrary with a phenomenal week of racing. My racing adventures started with an excursion to the south with a rare visit to Penn Can Speedway for their $10,000 to win “Clash at the Can” event. On Friday night, it was back to the usual visit to Mohawk International Raceway in Hogansburg, New York and on to Brockville Speedway on Saturday, ending with a visit to Cornwall Speedway on Sunday night. I had only been to Penn Can Speedway on one other occasion, and that was as I was passing through, and really didn’t stay the entire night. Penn Can is a great little track, and promoter Brett Deyo had put together an excellent show with 60 Modifieds on hand. I really enjoyed my visit to the track and look forward to my next trip. The track offers a rather unique layout, with very tight, moderately-banked corners that provided lots of excitement throughout the evening. In the end, it was Danny Johnson taking home the win over Pennsylvania/New Jersey regulars Ryan Godown and Jeff Strunk. Legendary driver Billy Pauch finished fourth with Ryan Watt rounding out the top five. The Street Stocks had a fantastic battle throughout the race, with Rich Green and Earl Zimmer battling side by side for the final laps. Zimmer spun on the final lap, allowing Green to cruise to the win in the 25 lap main event.
On Friday night I returned to Mohawk International Raceway. After two weeks of rainouts, it was nice to get back to the track under sunny skies. The 25 lap Modified feature went green to checkered without incident, and 2011 champion and Rookie of the Year Chris Raabe moved from his 14th place starting spot to take the win after a great battle amongst the top five. Dale Planck started even further back in the field and moved into second in the closing laps, finishing in the runner-up position. Roy Tarbell finished third, Billy Dunn was fourth driving the Laurent Ladouceur backup car, while Perry Francis rounded out the top five. Dylan Evoy captured the 35 lap Frenchie’s “Drive One” Sportsman Series over Gilles Godard, Brandon Hagan, Dana Aikins and Mike Arquiett. PJ Peters won the Pro Stock main event, Dean Pronovost was the Mod Lite winner, and Matthew Aubin won the Bandit feature in a race that was called after just six laps due to a nasty flip in turn three and four. The next stop on my weekend schedule was Brockville Speedway. The 30 lap Modified feature came down to a ten lap duel between two of the best as Dale Planck and Lee Gill battled lapped traffic in the closing laps and put on an exciting race to the finish. Planck gained the lead as they worked around the slower traffic, and then lost it in similar fashion. With three laps to go, Planck made the race winning pass, and became the first repeat winner after six events in the Modified division at Brockville. The Sportsman main event was exciting as well, with Jessica Power taking the win in the 25 lap race. Power, who is rapidly becoming a fan favorite at Brockville, held off 2011 champion and current points leader Chris Herbison to take the win. Dylan Evoy finished third, Doug O’Blenis was fourth and Bruce Makinson had a strong run in fifth. Steve Kearney won his first ever Street Stock feature, Quincy Roberts picked up his second win in a row in the Rookie division and Jason Powers was the Vintage Modified feature winner. Like most Sundays, I traveled to Cornwall Speedway for their events. Carey Terrance dominated the 30 lap Modified feature. Laurent Ladouceur finished second, Dale Planck was third, Joel Doiron charged back from an earlier incident to finish fourth, with Bobby Herrington coming in fifth. Ryan Arbuthnot captured his first career Sportsman victory. He used the outside lane to pass Cory Winters for the win. Winters was second, Dan Jalbert was third followed by Corey Wheeler and Chris Herbison. Dion Oakes won the Pro Stock feature, Andrew Giroux was the Semi Pro winner and Matthew Aubin picked up his second feature win of the weekend in the Mini Stock class. This coming week will be one of the busiest weeks of the summer. It all begins at Can Am Motorsports Park on Wednesday night for their SUNY Canton Shootout, 45 lap, $3000 to win event for the Modifieds, with a $500 bonus to the top Small Block. Sportsman and Thunder Cars are also on the schedule. Racing action will continue on Thursday as Mohawk International Raceway hosts the 358 Modified DIRTcar Series, plus a Mohawk Racing Parts Series race for the Pro Stocks, and a regular show for Sportsman, Mod Lite and Bandits. Friday night’s plans are still up in the air, but tentatively, I hope to get to Autodrome Granby for the World of Outlaw Late Models or Brewerton Speedway. On Saturday I will be at Brockville, and then back to Cornwall on Sunday for their own World of Outlaw Late Model Series event. If you can’t make it to the track, you can always follow along at home with my live raceday reports from the track. Follow Finish Line Web Design on Twitter @finishlineweb17, Facebook at facebook.com/finishlineweb17 or at my website, finishlinewebdesign.ca. I look forward to seeing everyone at the track in just another week. I hope you continue to enjoy my weekly column. As always, any comments or suggestions can be sent to crevelle@ripnet.com
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Carey Terrance victorious at Cornwall Motor Speedway! by Martin Bélanger A beautiful Father’s Day evening awaited Cornwall Motor Speedway race fans as a full program involving all five divisions was on the card for Graham Masonry and Vertical Equipment Night. Shane Pecore led the way in the Jiffy Auto Service Modified Feature over Carey Terrance and Bobby Herrington as caution came out on lap 1 as Kayle Robidoux and Gage Morin came together. Terrance got the lead on the restart over Pecore and Herrington. At the halfway point, Terrance is tearing up the field in first as Herrington is second, followed by Pecore and Stéphane Lafrance and Laurent Ladouceur. Tim O’Brien had issues on lap 16 and caution came out. One more lap was completed as Joel Doiron and Luke Whitteker got tangled in the backstretch. Terrance got a sizeable lead as Herrington and Ladouceur are the top 3. Lee Miller and Marc Therrien brought the caution with 4 laps to go. Terrance led the final laps as Ladouceur got second over a hard charging Planck who completed the podium. In the 20-lap Home Hardware Alexandria Pro-Stock feature, Rock Aubin grabbed the lead from Claude Parisien on the second lap while Dan Desnoyers was in third. Aubin had a good lead over the field as Marc Lalonde made his way through second as George Renaud was in third at the halfway point. The first yellow was shown on lap 12 for Mathieu Bougie. A great battle for the lead on the restart as Aubin and Dion Oakes shared the lead while Joey Ladouceur cracked the top 3 as caution came out on lap 15. Oakes was in the lead as Rosco Garreau stopped with 3 laps to go. Oakes led the final circuit to win his first feature of the season at Cornwall over Valade, Ladouceur, Aubin and Michel Desjardins completed the top 5. A field of 21 cars took the green in the Storm Realty Tracy Wheeler Sportsman feature as Adam Rozon took the lead over Brian Comeau and Thomas Cook. Rozon led the first six laps as Corey Winters got the lead just before Chris Herbison brought the caution on the following lap. Winters in the lead for 3 more laps as Jenna David brought the caution at the halfway point. Winters in the lead as Ryan Arbuthnot was now running second in front of Comeau. Arbuthnot used the high line to get by Winters for the lead on lap 14 as Dan Jalbert was now running in third. Arbuthnot led the final laps to capture his first win of the season over Winters and Jalbert. Benoit Dubois got the lead on lap 2 in the Evans Bus Line Semi-Pro and led until lap 13 when Andrew Giroux passed him. Giroux led the final laps to win his second feature in a row over Dubois and Joe Woods completed the podium. In the Crazy Dave’s DJ Services Mini-Stock feature, Justin Desrosiers was the early leader as Mike Gaucher was charging for the lead. Caution came out on lap 3 for Chris James who stopped in turn 4. Gaucher got the lead on the restart as Mathieu Aubin was now third behind Desrosier at the halfway point. Gaucher got a right front flat tire on lap 9 giving the lead to Aubin while Martin Bernard was now in second. Aubin resisted to charges from Bernard and captured his second feature of the season over Bernard and Joel Pilon completed the top 3.
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Carey Terrance victorious (Cont.) Sunday, June 24 will be one of the biggest events of the season at Cornwall as the World of Outlaws Late Models will return after a year’s absence. The Nortrax 50, a 50-lap action packed feature race will be presented along with a full program in all other regular classes as the Sportsman will have the night off. For more information on the upcoming events at the speedway, you can visit the website at www.cornwallspeedway or join us on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cornwallmotorspeedway for useful information and fun contests!
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Jiffy Auto Service Modified Feature Results (30 laps) Carey Terrance, Laurent Ladouceur, Dale Planck, Joel Doiron, Bobby Herrington, Stephane Lafrance, Luke Whitteker, Kyle Dingwall, Shane Pecore, Tim O'Brien, Marc Therrien, Brian McDonald, Bruno Lepage, Lee Miller, Chris Raabe, Gage Morin, Kayle Robidoux
Dion Oakes, Ghislain Valade, Joey Ladouceur, Rock Aubin, Michel Desjardins, Marc Lalonde, Dave Seguin, George Renaud, Steve Johnston, Dan Desnoyers, Claude Parisien, Chris Tremblay, Charles David Beauchamp, Ryan Stabler, Mathieu Bougie, Rosco Garreau Storm Realty Tracy Wheeler Sportsman Feature Results (20 laps) Ryan Arbuthnot, Corey Winters, Dan Jalbert, Corey Wheeler, Chris Herbison, Brian Comeau, Gilles Godard, Mitch Primeau, Billy Cook, Ryan Robertson, Adam Rozon, Tammy Jalbert, Dillon Sallows, Thomas Cook, Tabatha Murphy, Pat Dumouchel, Jenna David, Scott Sturnell, Mike Stacey, Louie Jackson jr, Terry Ladouceur Evans Bus Lines Semi-Pro Feature Results (15 laps) Andrew Giroux, Benoit Dubois, Joe Woods, Michael McCargar, Wes Bilmer ,Beau Miller, Kevin McCrae, Robert Delormier, Junior Delormier, Roger D'Amour, Patrick Lalonde (DNS), Jake Deer (DNS) Crazy Dave’s DJ Services Mini-Stock Feature Results (12 laps) Mathieu Aubin, Martin Bernard, Joel Pilon, Justin Desrosiers, Pier-Luc Lemieux, Francis Remillard, Elizabeth Gauthier, Danny Lefebvre, Jamie McKee, Mike Gaucher ,Chris James, Dan Cook, Michael Blais
River Kings add veteran Sarault The Cornwall River Kings had the first overall pick at the LNAH draft last weekend, and as promised they selected former NHL first-round pick Sasha Pokulok. The River Kings made a bigger splash later on in the day with a blockbuster trade, acquiring former NHLer Yves Sarault from Riviere-du-Loup. Sarault, who will be 40 in December, will be a great fit in Cornwall – he is a head coach at the Ontario Hockey Academy. Cornwall would go on to select locals Jeff Legue (15th overall), Brennan Barker (25th), Ian Boots (46th) and Jonathon Jasper (67th). Not all of these players will be in the lineup this fall, but their rights belong to the River Kings nonetheless. Jonquiere made a couple of interesting picks, selecting Ramzi Abid in the third round and Pierre-Luc Leblond-Letourneau in the eighth round. Abid is from Montreal and he played for Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Nashville in the NHL. He's spent the last two seasons overseas in Austria. Leblond-Letourneau spent last season with the AHL's Abbotsford Heat and also played three games with the Calgary Flames. Saint-Georges drafted Cory Pecker in the fourth round. The former OHL sniper has spent the last four seasons in the Swiss league after two years with the AHL's Binghamton Senators.
SPEAKING OF DRAFTS: I always look forward to watching the first round of the NHL Entry Draft. It’s going to be interesting this year with three Canadian teams picking in the Top 5. Edmonton, for the third straight year, gets the first pick. Montreal (third) and Toronto (fifth) will also draft high. Edmonton has to go with the best player available: Nail Yakupov. Montreal is in need of a big centre and they should select Alexander Galchenyuk. The Maple Leafs could use a talented centre themselves, but Brian Burke might opt for ‘want’ instead of ‘need’ and go for a big defencemen such as Griffin Reinhart if he’s still available. Filip (I’m not related to Peter) Forsberg would be a good option as well. KOVY BACK IN MTL: Alex Kovalev was in Montreal this week for his annual golf tournament, and made it known that he’d love to wear a Habs jersey next season. Kovalev played in the KHL for part of last season. The enigmatic Russian will be 40 in February.
CURIOUS GEORGES: Meanwhile, Georges Laraque is also looking to get back to the NHL. The 35 year old played for Montreal Canadiens coach Michel Therrien back in Junior for the Granby Bisons. Montreal brought back Therrien, who hadn't coached in 3½ years, so it wouldn't surprise me if they gave Laraque a look. The enforcer hasn't played since 2009-10. AGING POPULATION: Dominik Hasek (47) and Alex Kovalev (39) want back in the NHL and it appears Jaromir Jagr (40) and Teemu Selanne (41) will be coming back for more. Next, Daniel Alfredsson (39) and Martin Brodeur (40) are expected to decide if they’ll keep playing. Maybe Nick Lidstrom (42) should reconsider his retirement. Dwayne Roloson is currently the oldest player in the NHL at 42, but he is an unrestricted free agent.
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BIG CAREER BREWING: Brett Lawrie finally got the opportunity to face the team that drafted him this week. On Monday night, Lawrie homered in his very first at bat vs. the Milwaukee Brewers, the team that dealt him to the Blue Jays back in December of 2010. The Langley, B.C. native couldn’t be happier in Toronto but it still has to be a good feeling sticking it to the team that gave up on you. UP-HILL BATTLE: Former Blue Jays 2B Aaron Hill seems to be enjoying his first full season with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Hill hit for the cycle earlier this week, becoming only the fifth Diamondback to do so. Hill, who was dealt to Arizona last August along with John McDonald for Kelly Johnson, is having a decent rebound season; he is on pace for 20 home runs and 70 RBI and is hitting .284 through Monday. Hill batted .225 and .205 in his final two seasons in Toronto. BLOW TO ROTATION: The Blue Jays starting rotation was dealt a huge blow this week when they heard the three most dreaded words in baseball: Tommy John surgery. Kyle Drabek underwent the surgery this week after feeling a popping sensation in his elbow last week in a start vs. Washington. Drabek, 24, is actually going through the procedure for the second time in his career. The first time around, he needed 13 months to recover. Starters Brandon Morrow (strained rib cage muscle) and Drew Hutchinson (elbow) are also out. WIDE OPEN: With former champs Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell in the final pairing at last weekend's U.S. Open, it seemed unlikely that anyone else would surpass them. But, for the ninth straight major, a first-time winner was crowned. Webb Simpson joined Bubba Watson (2012 Masters), Keegan Bradley (2011 PGA), Darren Clarke (2011 Open), Rory McIlroy (2011 U.S. Open), Charl Schwartzel (2011 Masters), Martin Kaymer (2010 PGA), Louis Oosthuizen (2010 Open) and McDowell (2010 U.S. Open) as recent first-time winners. With the win, Simpson moved up to No. 5 in the World Rankings, one spot behind Tiger Woods. CASHING IN: Forbes released its list of Top 100 highest paid athletes this week and the man atop the list is Floyd “Money” Mayweather, who is in jail right now. Mayweather earned $85 million U.S. for his last two fights. Boxer Manny Pacquiao, who lost his WBO welterweight title earlier this month, was second with $62 million. Tiger Woods, who was No. 1 on the list since 2001, placed third this past year with $59.4 million in winnings and endorsements. NBA star Lebron James was next ($53 million) followed by tennis legend Roger Federer ($52.7 million). Two women made the Top 100: tennis players Maria Sharapova (26th at $27.9 million) and Li Na came (81st at $18.4 million). Football players dominated the list with 30 entries. Peyton Manning was the highest in 10th at $42.4 million. Athletes from 11 different sports made the Top 100, including two cricket players – not a single hockey player made the cut however. PIPER’S POINT: There you have it; jurors decided Roger Clemens didn’t lie to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs. The Clemens ordeal seemed to last longer than his 24-year career in the majors, and frankly I misremember most of the details. Email Rodney at rodwilson@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @piperspoints
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