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Fire razes barn
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By DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com
Simulated lockdown garners quick response. — Page P3
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EMC News – Construction equipment which just happened to be on the site of a major barn fire this week helped firefighters battle the flames even faster. “It was really handy,” admitted Greg Saunders, fire chief of the Drummond/North Elmsley Tay Valley Fire Rescue during an interview at his Perth office, of the excavator, which was used to tear down the barn walls, and move wooden beams about to allow firefighters to douse them with water. “It was perfect, it speeds everything up,” he said.
Fire ravaged a barn northeast of Perth Monday morning, leveling the structure and threatening a nearby home.
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Relay for Life events happening this Friday By ASHLEY KULP akulp@perfprint.ca
PDCI sends athletes to provincials this week. — Page P19
RELAY FOR LIFE
EMC Events – There is strength in numbers and nowhere is that more evident than with the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life fundraiser. Locally, the rebirth of the Smiths Falls Relay for Life kicks off this Friday evening, June 7 at 7 p.m. at Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute (SFDCI). In nearby Almonte, the Mississippi Mills Relay for Life in Gemmill Park will also unfold that night, with both events concluding at 7 a.m. Saturday morning, June 8. Over the course of those 12 hours, teams will come together to walk and run the track, honouring those who have lost their lives to cancer and celebrating the ones who have beat it. This is the signature annual event for the Canadian Cancer Society and funds raised will benefit the local Lanark, Leeds and Grenville unit, based in Perth. This year’s edition of the Relay
is particularly poignant as 2013 marks the 75th anniversary of the society. “We want everyone in the community to come and visit us (in Smiths Falls and Mississippi Mills) noted Amanda Gifford, fundraiser coordinator of the Lanark, Leeds and Grenville unit of the Canadian Cancer Society. “See what Relay for Life is all about and hopefully next year they’ll be so moved by the event they’ll want to put in a team.” Gifford indicated that the opening ceremonies for both Relay for Life events begin at 7 p.m., followed by the Survivor Walk and the parade of teams. Once the sun goes down, the track will be illuminated in light during the emotional luminary ceremony, set to take place at 10 p.m. Gifford said monies brought in from the Relay for Life will go towards cancer research, as well as local support services, including transportation and peer support programs.
Smiths Falls Locally, the Relay for Life is being revived in a big way this year. Having previously been held at the Lombardy Fairgrounds for the past 14 years, organizers have moved it to the SFDCI track in an effort to engage the community more. The theme ‘Groovin’ For a Cure’ was announced during the Relay launch back on March 7 at Chuckles Jack in Smiths Falls. Participants are encouraged to travel back in time to the 1960s and dig out those bell bottoms. “It’s a cozier setting based on participant feedback,” noted Canadian Cancer Society volunteer engagement coordinator Laurie Blackstock of the venue switch, back on March 7. “This site will provide us with a sense of community. It’s smaller and will bring people together more.” Forty-one teams walked and ran in last year’s Relay, which included 451 participants, 97 survivors and the lighting of 532
luminaries. According to Gifford, similar numbers are on par for this Friday’s event. “We have 22 teams on board and quite a few are very large. Participant numbers are more than we expected, so we’re happy,” she remarked. A total of $149,000 was raised at the Lombardy event last year, short of their $223,000 goal. Because this is the inaugural year for Smiths Falls, Gifford said no goal has been set. “We’re not sure what to expect this year,” she said. “...We’ll raise what we can and go on from there for next year.” Mississippi Mills Gemmill Park in Almonte will be transformed into an exotic destination as the second annual Relay for Life event there carries the theme ‘Tropically Relaying for Life.’ Gifford said the inaugural year for the fundraiser wildly exceeded the cancer society’s expectations. She hopes residents from Almon-
te, Carleton Place and Pakenham will come out to support the effort. “We had a woman, Allison Vaughan, approach us and she loved the Relay for Life and participated in it in Ottawa. She wanted to bring it home to Almonte,” she explained. “...And that first year blew us right out of the water!” With a goal of $38,000, the Mississippi Mills event nearly tripled that, bringing in $111,000. This year’s target is to raise $144,000. “We have 33 teams signed up for the Mississippi Mills event,” Gifford stated. She stressed that there is still plenty of time to make a donation to either Relay for Life event or to purchase a luminary. “People can donate or purchase a luminary online at www.relayforlife.ca or do it at the event,” Gifford said. For more information about Relay for Life, visit www.relayforlife.ca.
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