The equity, 29 août 2007, mercredi 29 août 2007

[" t i The Voice of the Pontiac since 1883 Flayers have a ball in Mansfield I page 8 PM40010387\tR8560 124th Year, Issue No.35 Wednesday, August 29, 2007 88 cents Park owner charged with sex assaults Don\u2019t be such a baby WILBUR MCLEAN the court appearance.Between July 23 and Aug.6 at the camp Equity Editor BRYSON \u2022 The owner of Bryson's Parc Mont ground, a 12-year-old girl was sexually Solitude II campground has been charged assaulted twice and also subjected to a with sex-related crimes following a series of death threat.incidents.n U I On Aug.10, a 44-year-old woman was the Vital Hérault, 53, was charged recently victim of a sexual assault and was later with three counts of sexual assault, one implored to lie to the police about the inci-count of uttering a death threat, one dent, attempt to obstruct justice and one indecent Vdl % .V \u2022 'zr; On Aug.14, a 26-year-old woman was the victim of a sexually indecent act when she Hérault made an appearance in Hull was unwillfully exposed to a man's penis.Herault's next court appearance is sched-According to Const.Mêlante Larouche, uled for Oct.1 in Campbell's Bay.He was Sûreté du Québec spokesperson, all of the released pending his next court appearance, incidents took place at the campground in Biyson.Two of the victims are purportedly physi- act.court on Monday, Aug.20.Hérault purchased the campground last year from the previous long time owners.Parc Mont Solitude II offers camping, cally handicapped, according to Gatineau paintball, miniature golf and whitewater newspaper, Le Droit who had a reporter at rafting, among a host of other activities.1 J y ^.i SV % : ; % 1* X k / < i A * * >CT* U,, r \" _ 4JM }?W.j* -% -'\u2022\tWllbur McLean.THE EQUITY An ugly baby bom Jo a dysfunctional couple was one of the highlights of the comedy show at the Otter Lake R.A.on Saturday night that raised money for the Ste.Marie school Breakfast Club program.Laughs bolster Otter Lake school\u2019sr volunteer breakfast club » 1 Money raised will keep up two-year long program ensuring every student eats breakfast at school .Amanda Dupuis.THE EQUITY Tedd Robinson performd a section of his most recent work of contemporary ! WILBUR MCLEAN dance entitled REDD at a private-venue performance In Otter Lake Thursday.| Equity Editor Robinson has been a dancer, teacher and choreographer for 25 years.fast program gathers a bunch of Future', where young entertainers we re winning,\" said Wilson.\"This retired citizens In Otter Lake once who seemingly have It all find they've community Is unbelievable.I don't OTTER LAKE \u2022 It's okay that on per week, who spend time baking lost It when they reunite years later; know If anybody In this community Saturday night, men dressed as muffins that are then stored and Having a Baby reintroduced the knows how to say women and sang at the top of their\tgiven\tto the students\tat Ste.Marie\tcouple from the first sketch, with\tWith their successes thus far, the lungs.\tevery\tmorning along\twith milk or\twife Erma Rehertz pregnant with an\tBreakfast Club also recently It Is not a problem that a cross-\tJuice.\toversized \u2014 and over-ugly \u2014 child,\texpanded, sponsoring a child in dressing, toothless faded pop singer The program has been an outright Finally, Amateur night at the bar' Bolivia with money previously was on stage at the Otter Lake success, with parents, teachers and produced a series of bumbling, fundraised during garage sales the Recreation Association building, nor community members taking note of drunken fools In hi]Inks at their past two years, that Batman flew across the room Its Importance.no'.\" \u2018Hard to give a name' to performer\u2019s modern dance local watering hole.\"Everyone has breakfast together \"We didn't rehearse much before- basically determined by how ambl-Desplte the oddities In front of and they all love It, whether they eat hand but It all came together In the tlous we want to be.\" said Wilson, The audience was astounded by the per- I hundreds of people, everything was breakfast at home or not,\" said end,\" said Gilles Quenneville, whose adding there could be other Ideas for term \"Interpretive dance.\"\tformance.\tfine because\tIt was all for the chll- Jennifer Dubeau, president of the\twife, Helene, originally came up with\texpansion In the future.It has many meanings, but\tIt most likely \"The performance\twas outstanding.\" said dren.\tSte.Marie parent committee,\tthe Idea for the comedy event.The Dubeau said the money\tgiven to conjures up Images of strange costume and\tAnn Lawn, an Ottawa\tresident who owns a A group of enterprising volunteers\tDubeau has\ttwo children enrolled at couple undertook much\tof the orga- the Parent Committee could go to music that Is not typical or conventional.\tcottage In the area.\tput together an evening of comedy\tSte.Marie.\tnlzatlon for the event.\tany number of projects, and would \"It Involves a whole lot of other things.\"I found It very Interesting.It was a very and dance for the village, with all the The evening was a success with Robert Wilson, president of the likely be decided at the school's first Somehow, to the public, the term lnterpre-\tdifferent dance than what I'm used to see-\tmoney going to benefit Ste.Marie\thundreds filing In for\tthe two-hour\tBreakfast Club, said It appeared the\tgoverning board\tmeeting for the tlve dance simplifies It, said Robinson.\tlng, said Sharon René de Cotret, an audl-\tschool In Otter Lake.\tlong show, which was\tfollowed by a\tevening would be a financial sue-\tschool year \"These people are trained In all sorts of\tence member who lives down the street from\tThe bulk of the funds raised from\tdance.\tcess, though final figures would not different areas.\"\tRobinson.\"The amount of money we need Is AMANDA DUPUIS Equity Reporter LITCHFIELD \u2022 Tedd Robinson doesn't like the \"And It rhymes with Tedd,\" said | unexpectedly.Robinson.Last year money raised by the After step dancing by Jade and be available for a few more days.He Parent Committee went towards the the $5 entiy fee and bar proceeds will go to the ever-growing breakfast Damien Cote, a dysfunctional elder- estimated the Breakfast Club erection of a new slide and basket-program at the school, with the ly couple were pulled over by the requires $1,000 to operate per ball net on school grounds, remainder to aid the Institution s police for speeding, producing hilar- school year.\t\u201cIt's unique because here It's fous results.\t\"Our ticket sales determined If we shared by the whole community.Other sketches Included Into the were going to win, lose or draw and Every kid uses the park,\" she said.Robinson, a dancer himself, prefers the She has seen him perform three times term contemporary or modern dance, and said she always enjoys the shows, although he pointed out, \"It's really hard to \"I remember he did one with grapefruit give It a name.\"\tand It was fantastic.\" Robinson Is a well-known dancer who was Robinson has choreographed pieces that born In Ottawa but lives In Otter Lake.have appeared In the Canada Dance He has been teaching and choreographing Festival, New Dance Horizons and The dance professionally for 25 years.Robinson graced a small audience of 20 \"Usually I Just start to move.Usually, I people with a private-venue performance don't choreograph to music; I Just start with Thursday at Tedd\u2019s Bam, an old barn on his an activity.Then I find music and can adapt I AMANDA DUPUIS\t\u201cWe do It every year,\" said Louise cancer.\t\"He always used to say.Imagine get- property he transformed Into a stage.\twhat I did to the music,\" he said of how he Equity Reporter\tDonaldson, the executive director of Graham and his wife Charlene ting paid to do something I love'.\" \u201cI thought it was fabulous,\" said Mary gets his inspiration.\tj OTTAWA \u2022 Pontiac had a special the SADC.\tbecame Involved with the Central Due to his involvement with those Haslam.a Vancouver resident who is visit- Robinson has showcased his work all over ! place at the fairgrounds during the \"It's nice to have a Pontiac festival Canada Exhibition In the 1980s.two activities.Graham became the Ing her parents In Ottawa.\tthe world: Germany.Ireland, the Czech\t!\tCentral Canada Exhibition's\tOttawa\tand make sure Pontiac Is present (In\twhere they\tshowed horses.\tagricultural co-ordinator for the \"The venue Is perfect because of the con-\tRepublic, Japan, Scotland and various\tj\tSuperEx Friday.\tthe area).\"\tGraham\twas the director\tof\tthe\tCentral Canada Exhibition Ottawa - - provinces In Canada.\tPontiac Day, which Is a special The main focus of the day was a Ottawa Winter Fair and resided over SuperEx in 1998, which meant he The set, which lasted Just over an hour.\t\u201cI think 1 was always Interested In (dance)\tevent that takes place\teach\tyear at\ttribute to the late Jack Graham, the\tthe Capital\tAgri Festival during\tthe\twas in charge of all the activities was one-third of Robinson's most recent\tas a little kid.\" said Robinson, \"but I didn't\tthe exhibition, alms to\tpromote and\tprevious mayor of Bristol.\t1990s.\tthat took place In the Aberdeen solo entitled REDD, an acronym that stands start training tn it until I was in university.\" distribute as much Information Graham passed away March 17 \"It's something that he really.Pavllllon.Please see DANCE, page two\t, about the Pontiac as possible.\tafter a short battle with esophageal really enjoyed doing.\" said Charlene.Please see PONTIAC, page two parent committee.Started two years ago the break- Former Bristol mayor honoured at Ottawa SuperEx National Art Centre In Ottawa.tent of the show.\" for reading, dreaming and dying.107 Victoria Ave.Shawville BACK TO SCHOOL LCD BLOWOUT!!! 19\" ACER LCD PC Monitors w/3yr warranty $199 37\" VIEWSONIC HIDEF LCD TV $999 USED PC Monitors 17\" From $15.00 !! 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Page 2 The Equity Wednesday, August 29, 2007 Congratulations and Best Wishes to Amy Paul on her 100th Birthday August 30, 2007 Graduation TT#I# 4 : 'A- .Barn Roofs House Roofs Call Lee Newton 819-647-2350 r 0 N, N i V ' ïx» i s i I n s » i Working for the Pontiac FRI., AUG.31 z -w ¦ 1 Page 3 Wednesday, August 29, 2007 The equity Isaac Lemay doing well one year after bone marrow transplant Carleton Place vicbennettmotors.com LL Don't buy a new or used car without calling MICK ARMITAGE or else!!! 613-859-7740 613-226-9178 AMANDA DUPUIS At only two months old tiocytosis (FHLH) Isaac received his first shots \u201cI was always the type to sound to see if there was a would never know he was \u201cFHLH is very hard\tto\tnever let go,\" explained\tproblem with his heart caus-\tsick.You\twould\tnever\tknow diagnose because it's on the\tGodin.\u201cI was so protective.I\tlng the Brovlac to malfunc-\the had\toperations,\"\tsaid was always like, why don't\ttlon when it was discovered\tGodin.After two days spent\tat\tyou have a mask on, why\the had a thick layer of water Isaac was taken to the the Children\u2019s Hospital\tof\tdidn't you wash your\tsurrounding his heart.E-mail: mickarmitage@sympatico.ca Equity Reporter BRYSON \u2022 It has been one and suffered a high fever year since 20-month-old Isaac Lemay underwent a Godin bone marrow transplant and his parents Cynthia Godin, hospital and was later diag- Eastern Ontario (CHEO), hands?\" 21, and Martin Lemay, 28, nosed with a rare immuno- Isaac became known as the See you at the Shawville Fair \u201cHe wasn't normal,\" said inside,\" said Godin Isaac will return to CHEO Aug.29 for shots, which ! \"He had 300 millilitres of scares Godin \"When you live in a hospl- water on his heart.Babies are happy to report he is logic disorder called familial second case of FHLH at the tal and germs become such that have 100 millilitres turn he\u2019s not protected against a reality, it takes over your blue and die,\" said Godin A doctor who had worked whole life.You become so Join ûft» SS during the Shawville Fair for delicious Hot Meals including Hot Roast Beef Dinner with Chef Jen Sicard.Breakfast served daily.\"It's still stressful because r hemophagocytic lymphohis- hospital since 1985 doing much better anything: meningitis, chick-\"The water was crushing enpox,\" said Godin.\"He has-with the only other case rec- enveloped in this lifestyle his heart and I was so n\u2019t had any shots yet.ognized the symptoms of because you Just want to scared.I thought Oh my Usually kids get them when Isaac\u2019s swollen spleen, liver protect your child.\" and abdomen God, he was doing so well they\u2019re young.\" and now this is happening.\u2019 I felt so helpless.For once (the make him sick,\" she said of to the \u201cI\u2019m scared it\u2019s going to a diameter of 54 centimetres, or double the normal size for j0 me, he\u2019s perfect YOU doctors) couldn\u2019t give me an the upcoming shots a baby his age.\twould never know he was answer.\u2019\t\"It's putting something \"It\u2019s hectic,\" said Godin, you would never know Doctors at CHEO had to foreign into his body and I \"You\u2019ve never been in the ^ ^ operations\tdrain the fluid from around know some people do get hospital with your child\t^ liwii.\tIsaac's heart more than once sick.I\u2019m anxious to see if he except to have him and then\t-cyntiha Godm all of a sudden it's like\tmother of Isaac Lemay what\u2019s going on?\" \"It\u2019s not fun,\" she said.\"I really wanted to be there but it\u2019s not fun to look at.\" because it kept coming back, has any reaction.There\u2019s \"That's what they didn\u2019t nothing to protect his immune system.\" The overall experience understand,\" said Godin.11 The stress of dealing with it became to be too much for with their child has matured 1 A A ^ ! & [ Shawville 4-H Club 'S'il ^ There was hope the strug- the young couple and both Godin and Lemay well The disease is more com- gles would end once Isaac caused them to split up beyond their years, monly found in the United was brought home after the briefly States and in Sweden, where transplant, but that was not the genes are often passed the case.requires other clubs or organizations to work in the 4-H food booth at the Shawville Fair, \"We appreciate life so \"We didn't have the much,\" said Godin, \"and we strength left,\" said Godin, appreciate each other.We His parents noticed he \"There was nothing left.We treat him like any other kid.\" Isaac spent close to one would scream constantly ran out of Juice.\" year in the hospital and was when lying on his back.not allowed to have any visi- He was not acting normal and was able to return home tors.He underwent so he was taken back to the to Bryson once more.chemotherapy treatments hospital where he had to Godin said she and Lemay sick we never regretted hav-and was on 12 different undergo three surgeries for were weary at first because ing him.\" types of medication The experience at the hos- tube that connects to his situation before where they who have lived through It pital was stressful for both heart to pull the best blood thought everything was We re really, really lucky.\" and is used for administer- going to be okay when it \"When you're not in your ing the different medication, wasn't, home and you can't enjoy \"For a long time, it would- \"(But) everything is fine,\" having another child, your newborn child, it's as n't work,\" said Godin.\tsaid Godin.\"(Isaac) gets less \"If we would even want though you have no one to \"There were all these sick than I do.\" turn to,\" said Godin.\taspects (about the tube) and\tOne year after the bone she said Photo submitted by Cynthia Godin and Martin Lemay Godin said she and Lemay we thought that could be it marrow transplant, Isaac Is Isaac Lemay, who turns two In December, under- were constantly worried went a bone marrow transplant one year ago and about leaving the room and over.\" exposing their son to germs.Isaac went for an ultra-\t\"To me, he's perfect.You happen.\" f(0t Friday and Saturday, August 31 and September 1st from 11 a m.- 6 p.m.on Isaac turns two years old Isaac ended up recovering on December 14.\u201cThere's no regret,\" said Godin.\u201cEven when he was Contact Cindy Smiley 819-647-3317 1 the Brovlac in his chest, a they felt they had been in the \u201cYou won\u2019t find many kids CHIMNEY CLEANING parents Godin said she and Lemay would think twice about A* LEE NEWTON another child, we couldn\u2019t,\" I Call evenings 819-647-6975 \u201c(FHLH) Is genetic, so we all of our fight would be down from 12 medications to would have a 50-50 chance of having the same thing one is doing well.RVs star of show in Bristol gathering ShawvilleFair ~ NEW TRUCK PULu|class Bi-annual campers\u2019 get-together held for third time WILBUR MCLEAN Equity Editor BRISTOL® What do you get when 80 recreational valued at $160,000 vehicles and their owners get together?camper on site was $100,000.His own, a 2001 Newmar Kountry Star originally This year we have received an Annual Trophy.It will go to the winner of our New Diesel Class.\u201cThe Diesel Challenge\u201d will be open to all street legal diesel trucks, any mods, NO added weight, ie winches, steel plates, fuel tank, etc.Max.draw bar height 3\" ring, 21\" from ground.(All diesels will run in this class.) As before we will have 3/4 Gas and 1/2 ton Gas classes.The farthest trip he had made in it was a 23,000 It may sound like the start of a bad joke but judg- kilometre, 77-day jaunt to Alaska, ing by the weekend s gathering in Wyman, the RV's range in price from about $30,000 up to $1.2 answer is \u2018A darn good time\u2019 Don and Judy Campbell, former owners of Midwestern United States, especially Indiana, which Campbell s Welding, held their third bi-annual is renowned for their RV production, campers' get-together where people from as far away Part of the weekend event, which had campers set-as Woodstock.Ont.parked their RV and spent time ting up shop as early as the Tuesday before, includ-throwing horseshoes, listening to music, barbequing ed performers, and overall enjoying all things RVing % r 1- Ü5 < million and are manufactured primarily in the The sponsor for this Annual Trophy is \\Jauto parts it will get the winner\u2019s name on it and be on display at their new store on Highway 148, Shawville.Go in to BensoiTs to get all the goodies for your diesel.Local talent included Bonnie and Jim, Roily \"It s mostly people we met camping and friends of Bernier, the fiddling Daleys of Quyon and popular ours,\" said Don Campbell.In its first year the event drew 25 campers, the second year was 58, showing that people do hold an luck supper and a fortune teller Interest in gatherings like the Campbell's Campbell estimated the average cost of each Campbell songstress Gall Gavan i,\tl .\tWilbur McLean.THE EQUITY Other events included a pig roast, garage sale, pot Bryson Robinson of Arnprlor gently lobs a horseshoe at the Recreational Vehicle gathering held in \"You sure meet a lot of people camping,\" said Wyman on the weekend.Eighty RVs were on the property of Don and Judy Campbell.Any questions call Tom Orr 1-613-880-1487 Fair promotes healthy living OVERTIME I LUKE MURPHY NHL commissioner for a day - NEW - NEW - NEW - NEW - NEW - NEW - NEW - £ PONTIAC \u2022 the show.I'd change the and so on.Does that sound Someone configuration of the pay rate, fair?But another player, once asked so that each player got paid such as a third line player, me, if I was for his production, and not would need 20 goals to the National what he\u2019s done in the past Hockey League 1 0%off Seniors\u2019 Day 5E 5 receive an extra $20,000\u2014or something in those lines.I\u2019d set every player in the Again, it all depends on the league to make the same, player and what coaches Commissioner for one day, base salary\u2014let\u2019s say and GMs consider that plaÿ-what changes would I make $500.000.That\u2019s nothing to er to be worth, and what to the game?Now don\u2019t get me wrong, I that kind of money?think Commissioner Gary Bettman is doing a fine Job,\ttract with bonuses, incen-\tplace, I think there'd be and the sport of hockey is as\tttves for all players to work\tfewer players having that fast paced, intensely exciting\tharder and be more produc-\tone highly productive sea- as it\u2019s ever been.The league\tlive\u2014thus increasing the\tson, usually the last season has done a remarkable Job\texcitement of each game,\tin their contract, and then off getting back on track\tFor forwards\u2014production in\tafter signing a blockbuster since the lockout.I do\tgoals, assists, and points\tdeal, taking the next four\tPBBM believe that some rule\twould all be rewarded with\tyears off.These bonuses\tsa6e\ttherapist changes have helped the extra income.These num- would give players that Filling a void, Davis appointment speed of the game, and\tbers can be calculated and\tadded Incentive to work\topened\tup a health food hockey is turning the page\tstructured by agents and\tharder and give it their all,\tstore\tin\tApril on Hwy.148 included vitamin and outside of Shawville.\tsupplements that could To celebrate the nature be taken home, available of her business last health shakes and a For instance Numerous vendors gather to educate locals % Wednesday, August 29 Full Grocery Line.Family Clothing and Footwear.Housewares.Health and Beauty aids.Toys.Gifts.Pet Department and so much more.All at 10% OFF Seniors\u2019 Day.Aug.29 $ £ l iBi spit at! Who couldn\u2019t live off kind of production they expect him to bring to the Now, I\u2019d scatter each con- team.If this structure was In $ WILBUR MCLEAN something for ourselves.\" Besides vitamins and a supplements on site, Equity Editor SHAWVILLE \u2022 With desire to be healthy, Angle Davis had a foot reflexolo-Davls noted a problem gist who gave free samples with the Pontiac £ of her comforting work on There were no health site DEADLINE MONDAY 5 p.m.n L OUR OPINION I Pontiac knows how to help YOUR OPINION The Voice of the Pontiac since 1883 It really should not be a surprise anymore.\tRather the opposite is true, however.Each week there appears to be at least a cou- The sense of community if often overlooked by PleaS© help bring IHV QrandSOH home pie of stories of the goodwill demonstrated by locals who have experienced nothing but the local people in order to help others.Selfless acts seem a distinct part of the Pontiac way.Last week, a donation box located in Portage Ste.Marie parent, Jennifer Dubeau, opened That's when our nightmare began.That day we were rushed to CHEO Hospital, where after many tests du Fort s River Club produced enough funds to Saturday s comedy show by saying.It takes a and procedures they told us he had AML leukemia, (acute myeloid leukemia).The team of oncologists replace the stolen bike of local man.Jeff community to raise a child\", a cliché, but one decided they would treat his cancer for six months very aggressively with chemo.Tayten began Cameron.It took less than three weeks to raise that applies rarely anymore.\tchemotherapy on Dec.22, 2005.the $355 needed.\tYet something about dozens of people In a vil-\tHe was initially treated with a PIC line and had a double brouviac inserted on Jan.24, 2006.During On the weekend, dozens of volunteers put lage gathering to help their school children his chemotherapy Tayten had quite a few major complications.After his first course of chemo he devel-together a successful comedy show with the seems old-fashioned, some city-goers would oped typhilitis as well as acute renal failure.He required CWH as well as hemodialysis for his renal fail-money going to help the Ste.Marie School perhaps argue it was archaic, even.\ture.He also had status asthamaticus.Tayten developed six episodes of febrile neutropenia and three breakfast club and the school's Parent This area proves that not to be the case, how- episodes of septic shock.He went to the Intensive Care Unit once with acute renal failure and septic shock Committee.\tever.\tand once with febrile neutropenia causing septic shock.He also had two episodes of influenza A.His last Two weeks ago, a well-attended benefit was Now it appears Pontiac\u2019s time has come to chemotherapy was complicated by pneumonia which required a bronchoscopy for Investigation.Tayten held for a Clarendon farmer who was unable to help again.\trecovered quite well from all of these episodes.work because of a broken leg.\tOn this page you will read the plea of Bryson\u2019s\tDuring his therapy, Tayten received 38 units of packed red blood cells, 47 units of platelets and four Never mind that most of the comedy show vol-\tSandy Larocque,\twhose grandson is beginning\tunits of albumin unteers and none of the Breakfast Club com-\this second fight with cancer at 12 years old.\tAs you can see Tatyen went through quite an ordeal.Although he kept in touch with his classmates mittee members have children or grandchildren The family needs help to pay the bills that and friends with a laptop loaned from CHEO he was very anxious to get back home.On May 25, 2006 enrolled at the school.\thave been piling up as a result of Tayten Court\u2019s Tayten received his last chemo treatment and we finally went home on June 28, 2006.Consider that the Pontiac economy has been\tillness.\tThe six and a half month ordeal was very difficult for Tayten as well as for my family.I am a grand- struggling for years, with many families forced THE Equity is\tconfident that the Pontiac\u2019s\tmother bringing up my two grandchildren.So, while I stayed with Tayten for the whole six months in hos- to take lesser-paying jobs or seek new work help is on the way.\tpital his sister was taken care of by family.At the end of Tayten's treatment we were exhausted and glad altogether because of mill closures.\tSurely, there are people out there with ideas to be home again.During that time we were physically, emotionally and financially depleted.We had used Struggling industry usually brings with it for benefits or fundraisers. f# \u201eVw/ fclfi F « F ?* * *4 ^4ù'«