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September 2, 2010 | 40 Pages
#19 leaves the ice
Paralympian inspiration Todd Nicholson retires DEREK DUNN
ANOTHER TERM? Lynn Scott says she still has things she wants to accomplish as public school board trustee. 6
REASON TO RIDE Duncan Anderson, his family and Ayn McLeod hosted a horse show for a great cause last weekend. 10
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One of West Carleton’s most inspiring and renowned athletes, Todd Nicholson of Dunrobin, has hung up his sledge hockey blades. Nicholson, who sported number 19 with team Canada, was left with paraplegia in 1987 following a tragic car accident on route home after his high-school prom dance. A motivational speaker who has uplifted thousands of school children over the years, Nicholson saw the accident as a blessing. “My accident was the best thing that could have happened to me,” Nicholson said Tuesday, after issuing a press release on his retirement the day before. “It’s opened so many doors for me. I’ve met kings and queens and prime ministers; I was honoured with the Golden Jubilee. And I was such as a shy kid. I never would have made it this far.” Some of Nicholson’s accomplishments include: • Canada Paralympic team captain; • All-Star team member at both the 1998 and 2002 Paralympic Games; See ‘Party’ page 5
A BLAST AT SWAMPFEST Bill Duncan of the Kinburn Seniors Association rocks the village with a massive blast from the swivel gun at Swampfest last Saturday afternoon. See more festival photos on page 2. Photo by Derek Dunn
Pulling together for Lunney fire victims NEVIL HUNT nevil.hunt@metroland.com
Family comes first for the Ziebarths. Greg and Nancy Ziebarth and their four children lost their Lunney Road home to a fire on Aug. 18. No one was home at the time and no one was injured, but the home was a complete loss. On Saturday night, people from Pakenham to Dunrobin joined the Ziebarths for an evening of support and fundraising to help put the family back on its feet. Well-wishers arrived at W.
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