The equity, 15 octobre 2008, mercredi 15 octobre 2008

[" 125th Year, Issue No.42\tWednesday, October 15, 2008\t______________88 cents PM40C10387 R8S60 N^PfheVoic c of the Pontiac for 125 VgrTT / * dt.No photo available Cannon reloads WILBUR MCLEAN Equity Editor BRISTOL \u2022 Coronation Hall Cider Mill held its grand opening in Bristol village Saturday, welcoming hundreds of guests to its new operation devoted to apples and the sweet cider they produce.The Graham family operation will produce and sell apples on site with many of the apples used originating from the orchard of family member Greg Graham of Bristol.\u201cThe support and the excitement of friends and neighbours has been great,\u201d said Shawn Graham.The Graham family converted an old dance hall to the current mill, which includes a store to sell products made at the mill.\u201cThis place was the centre of the community then and we\u2019d like to make it the centre of the community again,\u201d said Shawn Graham.The original Coronation Hall sign from the dance hall is even being used.Among the products for sale are cider, pies, cookies and other apple-related treats.The family is hoping to receive permits to be able to sell hard (alcoholic) cider in the future.\u201cThere\u2019s a big demand for hard cider,\u201d said Shawn Graham.Shawn Graham said the process of opening the mill was a big learning experience.\u201cWe\u2019re still trying to see what kinds of apples produce what types of cider,\u201d said Shawn Graham.\u201cIf a certain type of apple is in season, well press that.\u201d The family\u2019s aim initially is to keep the business local, selling primarily to visitors and during cottage season targeting Pontiac\u2019s seasonal residents, according to Shawn Graham.\u201cWell be open a lot more in the summer,\u201d said Shawn Graham.Currently, the mill is open five days per week with the longest hours on Wilbur McLean.THE EQU'7^ Nine-year-old Brianna Tremblay of Ottawa churns away at a traditional apple cider machine Saturday, hoping to earn herself some juice.Saturdays.\u201cIt\u2019s something different for this area,\u201d said Greg Graham.WILBUR MCLEAN Equity Editor PONTIAC \u2022 With a triumphant double fist pump, Lawrence Cannon entered the Knights of Columbus Hall in La Pèche Tuesday evening, amid supporters chanting \u201cLawrence, Lawrence\u201d.The electorate in Pontiac riding chanted Cannon\u2019s name at the ballot Sox and elected him to a second term as its member of Parliament.Representing the Conservative Party, Cannon won with 14,013 votes, 32.62 per cent of the share in the riding, defeating second place finisher Cindy Duncan McMillan who earned 24.03 per cent (10,396 votes) and Bloc Québécois candidate Marius Tremblay, who picked up 22.37 per cent (9,556 votes).A far more low-key election night gathering than his 2006 victory welcomed Cannon\u2019s entrance at about 11:10 p.m., approximately 25 minutes after his victory was declared on French language television station, RDI.Cannon made the rounds, exchanging handshakes, hugs and kisses with the approximately 60 supporters who were on hand before being whisked away for television interviews and finally delivering a prepared speech to those in attendance.\u201cWhatever role I play in the next gov- ernment, I assure you my priority is this riding,\u201d said Cannon, while his supporters waved placards sporting his name and image.\u201cI want to give the same services in this riding as those available in large urban centres.\u201d Cannon, who served as the minister of transport in Stephen Harper\u2019s government for the last 32 months until Parliament\u2019s dissolution in September, made good on his standing as the favourite for Pontiac heading into the election campaign.Pontiac was considered a key riding across the country considering how close the results were in 2006.There were missteps along the way for Cannon this time around, most notably the mishap early in the campaign involving a Cannon assistant who told an Aboriginal protester in Maniwaki, \"If you behave and you're sober and there's no problems and if you don't do a sit down and whatever, I don't care,\u201d in regards to a request to meet with Cannon.The confrontation was broadcast on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and picked up among media outlets nationally.\u2022 The gaffe did not appear to play a role at the ballot box, however.The 3,600 vote victory was more than the 2,400 votes Cannon won his first mandate by in 2006, but still produced a competitive election battle in the riding.Thanks to a strong showing by NDP candidate Céline Brault, Cannon\u2019s vote percentage actually decreased from 2006, when 33.68 per cent of voters marked his name on their ballot.Meanwhile, Liberal Duncan McMillan improved her party\u2019s standing from their low point in the 2006 campaign, when incumbent David Smith produced the worst performance ever by a Liberal in the riding.\u201cI guess it\u2019s not my time.I have no regrets.1 feel like I did my very best so I am holding my head high,\u201d said Duncan-McMillan, who was at Kaffé 1817 in Wakefield on election night.About 40 supporters were on hand.Even as the results showed Cannon\u2019s lead growing as the night wore on, Duncan-McMillan\u2019s smile never faded and she still laughed and chatted with friends and supporters.\u201cThis time, (Cannon) really had to fight to hold his seat.He really had to campaign.\u201d Duncan-McMillan, a beef farmer from Farrelton, emphasized her local agricultural and community ties in the campaign and had been active since her nomination for the Liberal candidacy almost a year-and-a-half ago.She managed to close the number of Pontiac riding federal election results Lawrence Cannon, Conservative - 32.62% (14,013 votes) \u201c \u2014 ; - 1., wm p* i Cindy Duncan-McMillan, Liberal - 24.20% (10,396 votes) Marius Tremblay, Bloc Québécois - 22.24% (9,556 votes) votes between the Conservatives and Liberals by more than 900 votes from the 2006 election.After Tuesday night\u2019s result came clear, Duncan-McMillan stated a desire to maintain her Liberal candidacy.\u201cI would like to finish the job,\u201d she said.This election was the first time since the existence of the Bloc Québécois the party did not finish second place in Pontiac.A small group of about 20 supporters gathered at La La Bistro in Buckingham on election night where Tremblay did not appear until 11:30 p.m., about 45 minutes after Cannon was named the victor.He made a brief speech, saying he was very satisfied with the party\u2019s result and that he remained optimistic despite feeling somewhat deceived.He congratulated Cannon and stated surprise that the race was not closer.In La Pèche, Cannon spoke extensively with reporters just before midnight.He said his immediate priorities in the next few days, he said with a smile, \u201cI think I\u2019m going to take a little bit of a rest\u201d.He then stated a desire to continue work with ongoing local projects, specifically noting the extension of Hwy.5 north of Gatineau.He responded to a question about a possible cabinet minister position in the new government by saying, \u201cYou know I can\u2019t answer that.That\u2019s up to the prime minister.\u201d The local Pontiac contingent at Cannon\u2019s election night celebration was far smaller than the approximately 15 local people who were on hand at Camp Fortune in Chelsea in 2006.Lou Stafford of Campbell\u2019s Bay and Jerry Ryan of Bryson were staunch supporters of Cannon\u2019s campaign again this year and both were volunteers.\u201cIt\u2019s hunting season,\u201d explained Stafford, noting that many Pontiacers who were big Cannon supporters were off moose hunting.Stafford said he was confident headed into the election that Cannon would be re-elected.\u201cNothing is a sure thing in politics but I was more confident this time than the last time.\u201d With files from Leah Iverson and Carole St-Aubin Photos by Tmi Eou»tv staff From top, Lawrence Cannon, centre, celebrates his election victory with Lou Stafford of Campbell\u2019s Bay, left, and Jerry Ryan of Bryson in La Pêche Tuesday night; Third place finisher Marius Tremblay of the Bloc Québécois made a short address to supporters in Buckingham after the results were announced; Liberal Cindy Duncan-McMillan watches television coverage with a supporter as election night continued in Wakefield.Drinking that sweet, sweet cider Céline Brault, NDP -15.49% (6,655 votes) André Sylvestre, Green - 5.16% (2,218 votes) I Benoit Legros, Marxist-Leninist - 0.28% (120 votes) rcn glER DODGE I you are! 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recently.Shawville\u2019s Pontiac High School maintained similar results to the 2007 report card and is the eighth-ranked school of the 19 high schools in the region.Chapeau\u2019s Dr.Wilbert Keon also improved and is now the 10th best school in the Outaouais based on aca- demics.The steady improvement shown b\\ ESSC is no mistake accor ding to the school\u2019s vice principal.France Lagarde She said a grant received to upgrade the school\u2019s science labs have paid dividends to students and help explain the improvement in science test scores.She also said the school reacted to its poor French test scores by introducing course in French grammar that previously didn't exist.\u201cWe worked very, very hard in French,\u201d she said.\u201cWe saw that grammar was a weak area so we added an extra period just to focus on that.\u201d The school of approximately 390 students has also experienced a sweeping change in its teaching staff in recent years, with many younger teachers replacing more experienced staff that have since retired.\u201cWe have a new group of teachers and they have really gone out of their way to get involved,\" commended Lagarde.ESSC also graduated 82.2 per cent of eligible students in 2007, a marked increase from the 70 per cent it achieved the year before.After years of rapid improvement in the rankings at PHS that eventually saw the school named one of the three most improved in the province last yearn, Pontiac has levelled off in the past two years of rankings.After an average ratnking of sixth in the region over the last five years, this year the school ranked eighth in the Outaouais.PHS improved in history, dropped in physicail science and stayed level in math, French and English.The school\u2019s graduation rate also fell from between 70 and 78 per cent over the last four years to 65.7 per cent this year.\u201cI welcome any report like this because it provides more information about our school,\u201d said PHS Principal Eldon Keon.He said the levelling off of the school\u2019s ranking does not bother him because, \u201cIt\u2019s easier to show improvement when you\u2019re starting at the bottom\u201d, but added that he and the staff were still looking for ways to get better.\u201cThere are always improvements to be made,\u201d he said.\u201cNobody here is resting on their laurels.\u201d Keon is in his first year as principal of PHS and he follows the extremely successful tenure of Mike Dubeau, who boosted the school from one of the worst in Québec to a school that was, at one point, in the top 10 of English language high schools in Quebec.\u201cIt\u2019s nice for a new principal coming in to have everybody on the same page,\u201d said Keon.Dr.Wilbert Keon school, with 11 ! students, experienced an improvement in this year\u2019s ranking thanks to increases in history and physical science marks, as well as a boost in the school\u2019s graduation rate from 66.6 per cent in 2006 to 74.1 per cent in the most recent rankings.The school\u2019s ranking was its highest since 2004.The new rankings are the first time since 2003 ESSC was ranked the highest of the three Pontiac high schools.This year, ESSC is ranked in the top third of the 474 Quebec high schools that were included in the report.ESSC is also one of the least affluent schools in the Outaouais, in terms of annual income by its students\u2019 parents.With an average annual income of $46,300, ESSC was well ahead of other schools in the Outaouais with similar levels of income.The three schools with a lower average annual income were ranked 12th, 16th and 19th of the 19 regional schools included, well behind ESSC\u2019s fifth place ranking.The average annual income for PHS was listed at $52,700 while Dr.Keon was listed at $60,700.The rankings produced by the Fraser Institute annually examine publicly available information from the Québec Ministiy of Education.Released annually, the report card ranks every school in the province for which data is available according to a number of indicators, including test scores of Grade 11 students in a number of subjects and graduation rates, while taking into account differences in results by gender and socio-economic conditions of the area.\tf Information for this year\u2019s rankings was culled from the 2006-2007 school year.¦ae.Wilbur McLean, Thé Equity 2008 4-H President Kalie Dufault accepts the Katie Gagnon Memorial Award from fellow member Jordan Barber Saturday at the 4-H banquet.4-H wraps WILBUR MCLEAN Equity Editor SHAWVILLE \u2022 The Shawville 4-H Club concluded its year with an awards banquet held Saturday evening at the R.A.Hall in Shawville.Dozens of awards were presented in beef, dairy, junior, steer, homemaker and horse categories from the winners that were named at Friday and Saturday of the Shawville Fair.This year\u2019s 4-H President Kalie Dufault won the Katie Leigh Gagnon Memorial Award, the most coveted among the 35 4-H members.up year with banquet It is awarded to the member who best exemplifies the essence of 4-H in a particular year and is named for the active 4-H member who died in a car accident a few years ago and is still recalled by some current 4-H members.Dufault was also named this year\u2019s most outstanding/improved member according to votes made by fellow members.Abraham Laferrière was named the most outstanding first year member.The evening began with an all-you-can-eat buffet catered by Billy T\u2019s in Clarendon.\u201cYou can\u2019t believe how much these kids eat,\u201d laughed Wendy Stewart, one of the 4-H leaders.Within the next couple of weeks, 4-H will elect its executive for next year.The 2008 executive consisted of Dufault, president; Tim Dumouchel, vice president;\tTravis Kluke/Brandon Crawford, secretary; Jennifer Dale, treasurer; Jocelyn Closs and Jennifer Dale, senior directors; Jordan Barber and Kluke, junior directors; Kyle Dufault, press reporter; Closs, steer president and Kalie Dufault, steer secretary.Mixed feelings about new dress code at ESSC CAROLE ST-AUBIN Equity Reporter PONTIAC \u2022 A bit of controversy is stirring over the new dress code at École Secondaire Sieur de Coulonge.Though ESSC Administration says it has been well received, some parents and students do not agree.The dress code has been in effect since the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year, it hasn\u2019t been enforced in a primitive way, according to Vice Principal France Lagarde.It has been received in overall good spirits with the exception of one recent incident, said Lagarde, adding that when the students feel the need to express themselves the teachers usually give them the opportunity to do so, but they are told that they need to follow certain protocols.\u201cOn October 2, we were informed that the students were going to strike and leave the school.Approximately 100 students then protested during lunch break and when the bell rang 12 students refused to go back to class, \u201c Lagarde told The Equity.Those students consequently faced a one-day suspension, she added.While parents like the concept of a dress code, the question of price becomes an issue.This is especially true for single parent Karen Presley who has two children attending ESSC this year.\u201cThe clothes are expensive, the quality is poor, and the price was never mentioned in the survey,\u201d said Presley, adding that frequent washing has caused fading and shrinking of the garments.The school has opened an on-site store for parents who wish to purchase additional pieces of clothing for their children throughout the school year, it is opened every other day.Parent Kelly Côté said that for $240 she purchased seven items: the gym outfit, one zippered sweater, and four polo shirts.Of the seven items, the only piece to actually display the school logo was the gym shirt.The concept of the students sporting a consistent look is a bit off balance because of the different colours of clothing, according to Côté, whose daughter dislikes the dress code.\u201cI don\u2019t really like it, because I can\u2019t express myself with the clothes I wear,\u201d said Jade Côté, a secondary two student.When asked why she didn\u2019t participate in the recent strike, she replied, \u201cbecause I didn't want to get in trouble.\u201d The ESSC students themselves originally instigated the concept of adhering to a dress code, and in a survey done before Christmas last year, more than 63 per cent of the students said they would conform to a school dress code.The survey was then mailed out to the parents.Of the 448 surveys sent, 41 percent were returned to the school.Because of fami- lies with more than one child attending at that time, this represented 56 per cent of the student body, according to Lagarde.This resulted in 68 per cent of the parents voting in favour of the dress code, 25 per cent against it, and seven per cent of the parents remained undecided.The school\u2019s governing board then voted upon the proposed dress code, before it was put into place for beginning of this school year.The code consists of a white or ruby, long or short sleeve polo, with optional navy blue v-neck sweater that may be worn over the white polo.No hooded sweatshirts or logos are allowed, but for the bottom half of their attire, the students can wear what- ever they choose.\u201cThough we have been noticing that fewer students are actually wearing jeans,\u201d said Lagarde.The garment required for gym is a plain grey t-shirt with navy blue shorts or long pants.\u201cThe first day was just phenomenal, school spirit was high, there was a great wow factor,\u201d said Lagarde.\u201cOut of the 395 students, there are about 20-25 students who don\u2019t conform to the dress code on a daily basis.It is usually for a couple of different reasons.Either they have been shortsighted and didn\u2019t order enough, or they haven\u2019t received it from the supplier yet.But there are a few who are just contesting,\u201d Lagarde added.Hats off to cancer research at Otter Lake bar Carole St-Aubln.THE EQUITY Friends at Le P\u2019tit Bar in Otter Lake show their support for Angus Cameron\u2019s fundraising efforts in support of cancer research.Pictured left to right are, Rachelle Lapointe, Rick Wiles, Gus Cameron, Joanne Cameron, John Elliot and Pat Durkin.CAROLE ST-AUBIN Equity Reporter Otter Lake \u2022 More than 230 hats were sold in a month to raise money for cancer research at Le P'tit Bar in Otter Lake.Angus Cameron who is in the middle of a battle with cancer, has been a hat collector for over 25 years, picking them up wherever he went.He came up with the fundraising idea, bringing in more than 300 baseball caps from his own collection to begin selling them with the support of the bar\u2019s coowner, Rachelle Lapointe.\u201cWe are asking for a minimum donation of two dollars per hat, but no one has ever just given the two dollars so far,\u201d said Lapointe.The family of Ottawa Senators\u2019 General Manager and Shawville native Bryan Murray, has donated four Senators hats to the fundraiser.Those hats sold very quickly, fetching donations of $20 each.Though Cameron didn\u2019t have a favourite one, other noteworthy hats sold from his collection were a Bruce Springsteen and a Chicago Bulls hat, both of which also sold for $20.A show of support that was memorable for Cameron was when a Luskville Teacher who said he planned to use the hats in a school project, bought the entire ceiling of hats for $50.When the bar owner had finished hanging another bunch of hats, the teacher did the same thing again for $50.\u201cMy goal is to reach $1,000 for the Queensway Carleton\tHospital\u2019s Intensive Care Unit where I went for treatments,\" said Cameron.To help keep the fundraiser going, another local man has promised to bring 150 hats from his own collection to add to Cameron\u2019s remaining hats, Lapointe said, adding that they will keep on selling them for as long as they can.When asked if he thought he might even pass that amount, he simply answered \u201cI hope so.\u201d Cameron, who currently lives in Ottawa but has a summer home in Otter Lake, endured a tracheotomy procedure about four years ago.But his battle with cancer did not end there.Though the throat cancer is now under control, it was recently discovered that he had a rare type of lung cancer requiring another surgical procedure that he underwent about a month-and-a-half ago.He then began chemotherapy treatments Shawville ML Lyse Lacourse p.*1 647-5932 , lysie_wheezy@ W ¦ hotmail.com Our deepest condolences to the Smith family who lost Fern this passed week.Congratulations to the Graham family on the wonderful opening of their apple cider, apples and small tea room at Confederation Hall in that had to be put on hold after only two treatments, because their effect on his kidneys.His wife Joanne, a nurse and winner of the \u2018employee of the year\u2019 title at the Carleton Hospital last month, was due to retire in January 2009, but took an early retirement to care for her husband.The Camerons are pleased with the support they\u2019ve received in the community in such a short amount of time, and were glad to announce they had tallied more than $700 as of early October.Bristol.The official opening took place on Sat., Oct.11 at 2 p.m.The parking lot was full.There were free samples of apple cider and free apples and they were extremely delicious.There was also an accompanying fun day at Pine Lodge which was really well attended.October 14 was voting day.There will be a Christmas Bazaar Tea at St.Edward's Church on Nov.15.Have a great week.To Fran, that adorable red haired girl: HAPPY BIRTHDAY With love from your much younger sister, Mary.The family of Pearl Keon invites you to celebrate her 90th Birthday on Saturday, October 25th from 1:00 p.m.- 3 p.m.at the Cobden Legion.Best Wishes only, please Sixty, Sexy and Sassy Helen Happy Birthday Love from your cowboy Maurice and your young \u2019uns 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at 470 5th Concession.There were no known injuries to humans.The fire began at approximately 2 p.m.and firefighters from the Shawville-Clarendon fire department arrived on scene about half-an-hour later, along with two police cruisers.By that time, the fire was raging and firefighters attempted to prevent the fire from spreading to the Strutts nearby house and workshop.High winds made it extremely difficult for fire crews to contain the fire.Of particular concern were torches and other flammable equipment in the workshop.The house and workshop were still not safe from the flames in the early evening Tuesday.For a while, the hefty winds impeded the work of firefighters who had to change positions in order to avoid the heavy smoke lofting across the property.Ruth Strutt was very emotional, but expressed concern about the bawling calves that were saved from one of the buildings as they tried to round them up.Many neighbours and community members gathered at the property.About 100 people were either in the field on the Strutt\u2019s property or in their vehicle on the 5th Concession.\u201cWe were working on our barn and came out to get a load of cement when we saw the hay loft on fire,\u201d said neighbour Doris Beck, who was visibly upset at the scene.Wilbur McLean.THE EQUITY The roof of a barn on the Strutt property in Clarendon was bright orange with fire just before collapsing Tuesday afternoon.Strong winds made the fire more difficult to fight and smoke became a problem during firefighters' battle.Neighbour Tina Caldwell Chimney fire put out quickly A small chimney fire had quickly put out.was also bothered by the fire.\u201cWe went out to vote and saw the smoke and flames from the highway,\u201d she said.The Shawville-Clarendon Fire Department was called to another fire Tuesday at about 5 p.m.at 579 King Street in Shawville.broken out at the home and some of the firefighters who had been at the fire on 5th Concession transferred there, though the fire was Within 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Fire halts production at Hobbs mill Submitted by Gregory Peckett The fire at the Hobbs Mill in Shawville raged early Sunday morning, as seen in an image captured from a video taken by resident Gregory Peckett.LEAH IVERSON Equity Reporter SHAWVILLE \u2022 H.I.Hobbs and Sons Mill in Shawville is open for business but unable to produce seed after the mill caught fire last Sunday, causing extensive damage to the building.Firefighters got the call just after 3 a.m.on Sunday morning and ended up battling the blaze more than a day later.Extra help was called for immediately, with firefighters from Bristol and Campbell\u2019s Bay - Litchfield lending a hand.There were approximately 30 firefighters at the scene, with the last out-of-town truck leaving at 7 p.m.Monday night.\u201cWe spent about 30 hours on site,\u201d said Shawville-Clarendon firefighter Tim McCann.\"It was a very difficult fire to fight.The way the feed mill is built with the vertical building there was smoldering in some of the inner boxes in the mill we couldn't get to, so we had to stay.1' McCann said the knowledge gained from the firefighter training really helped the fire crew properly tackle the blaze.\"The training we took has made such a difference,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cWe all went into that fire knowing what we were dealing with a lot better.\u201d Both King Street and Main Street were blocked near the mill for two days.As for the mill, it is still open on a minimal basis but production is at a stand-still as staff are unable to make or mix any feed.The mill previously caught fire in 1999 and staff installed a sprinkler system shortly after.The cause of the fire is currently unknown.A spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec said the fire is currently being investigated and whether the fire is criminal is not yet known.Kitchen fire Firefighters were called to a home on Shaw Street in the early hours last Saturday after a kitchen caught fire.\u201cIt was put out by two fire extinguishers,\u201d said McCann.There was some smoke and heat damage to the home.Nobody was injured.Pontiac out of service due to Luskville fire Submitted by Julie Charbonneau While Pontiac slept, this barn in Luskville burned on Wednesday, Oct.8, causing Pontiac to go without phone service or Internet access for a while.LEAH IVERSON Equity Reporter LUSKVILLE \u2022 It was just before midnight last Wednesday and while much of Pontiac was fast asleep in their beds, Luskville resident Julie Charbonneau was awoken by a loud knock on the door.As she opened the door, she was alarmed by a group of panicked motorists shouting fire\u2019 and pleading to her to use the house phone.\u201cThey came in screaming for me to call the police to tell them there\u2019s a bam on fire,\u201d said Charbonneau.\u201cThe house phone wasn\u2019t working and we were all trying to call the police with our cell phones, with the reception cutting in and out.\u201d While the group desperately tried to find phone service, across the street the fire was quickly spreading, burning any telephone lines in its path.When Luskville firefighters arrived on scene, the flames at the intersection of Chemin de la Montagne and Hwy.148 had already filled the sky.\u201cThe barn was fully engulfed by the time we got here just after 11:30 p.m.,\u201d said Luskville firefighter Brian Middlemiss while on scene just after 10 a.m.last Thursday.\u201cIt looked like a red October.We've been here all night and it\u2019s taken 18 guys (firemen) to put out the fire.\u201d While firefighters were busy putting out the blaze, the rest of Pontiac was waking up to discover the technical problems.The burned telephone lines affected all residential and business lines, as well as shut down all Internet access.\u201cAll our systems were down from around 11:35 p.m.on Wednesday until roughly 9 a.m.the next morning,\u201d said Linda Laliberté, general manager at the Royal Bank in Shawville.\u201cAnyone trying to use the bank machines throughout the night would not have been able to, but everything was up and running by the next working day.\u201d When Télébec got word the fire was affecting phone lines, the staff attempted to contact local radio stations to give residents a heads up.\u201cWe were first notified about the fire at around 6 a.m.and we tried to reach the radio stations to tell people we were working on the problem but we couldn\u2019t reach them because the phones were down,\u201d said Josée Plouffe, communications and public affairs manager at Télébec.\u201cWe sent out technicians from Expertech to the fire.Bell technicians were also near the site so they worked to fix the problem.\u201d While phone and Internet resumed just after 9 a.m.on Thursday, the traffic flow near the fire remained slow thoughout the day.Blazes strike Coulonge, Otter Lake CAROLE ST-AUBIN Equity Reporter PONTIAC \u2022 Early Friday morning fires in the villages of Otter Lake and Fort Coulonge have added to a growing list of recent fires that Pontiac\u2019s volunteer fire fighters have had to deal with.In Otter Lake, the Martineau Avenue home was vacant at the time of the fire, but owner Juliette St-Pierre said her sons stayed there when they visited from Toronto.St-Pierre, who saw the flame when she woke up in her neighbouring house at about 12:30 a.m to take some medication, said she immediately called 911.Fire fighters were on the scene to keep the fire from spreading to nearby cars in St-Pierre\u2019s impound lot between the two houses, and remained on site to contend with hot spots until about 10 a.m.The home was completely destroyed.When Fort Coulonge fire fighters arrived at the scene of an abandoned house Bord de l\u2019eau road in Fort Coulonge at 4 a.m.that same morning, the fire was well advanced, according to Fire Chief, Gaétan Fortin.\u201cWe had the fire under control within one hour, but the house had sawdust insulation in its walls, so we remained at the scene until approximately 9 a.m.because it created many hot spots,\u201d said Fortin.A fiery fall The last two months have been busy for Pontiac firefighters.The following is a list of fires that have occurred during that time.\u2022\tBarn fire in Clarendon, Oct.14.- Barns and silos on the property of Ronald and Ruth Strutt burned down in the afternoon, killing some dairy cows.\u2022\tResidential fire in Shawville, Oct.14 - A home on King St.caught fire, but was put out minutes later.\u2022\tFeed Mill fire in Shawville, Oct.12 - Hobbs Mill goes up in flames \u2022\tKitchen fire in Shawville, Oct.11 - A small kitchen fire was quickly extinguished on Shaw St.in Shawville.\u2022\tResidential fire in Otter Lake, Oct.10 - The Martineau Avenue home was vacant at the time.The home was completely destroyed.\u2022\tResidential fire in Fort Coulonge, Oct.10 - An abandoned home on Bord de L\u2019eau Rd.caught fire.\u2022\tBarn fire in Luskville, Oct.8 A barn caught fire, destroying neighbouring telephone lines, which left Pontiac temporarily without phone or Internet service.\u2022\tHouse fire in Mansfield, Oct.5 - A fire started in the backyard patio of a home.Police suspected criminal activity.\u2022\tFatal residential fire In Sheen, Sept.27 - House fire in Sheen took the life of 69-vear-old mother of two Norma Perrault.Police suspect a cigarette to be the cause.\u2022\tGarage fire in Nichabeau, Mid-Sept.- The garage portion of a building on Chemin de L'eglise caught fire.\u2022\tResidential fire in Chichester, Aug.26 - The home of Shelly and Brian Douglas went up in flames.The fire ruined all the contents inside.\u2022\tFred\u2019s Hotel in Chapeau fire, Aug.26 - The famous Fred\u2019s Hotel built in 1840 burnt to the ground.\u2022\tFamily homestead in Bristol fire, Aug.19 - The home was a regular gathering place for the Bell Family.\u2022\tTwo businesses on fire in Fort Coulonge, Aug.17 -Two businesses on Rue Principal caught fire and suffered heavy damage.\u2022\tBarn fire in Calumet Island, Aug.14 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Canada i the Publications 2007 WINNER NEWSPAPERS COMPETITION 133 Centre the eleciion in Pontiac The first time politician would be smart to give the nomination a second shot, as she has surely learned a lot during this process and her devotion to community and local issues couold serve her well in a future election.NDP candidate Céline Brault performed exceptionally for the second consecutive election.She finished a strong fourth and again made huge strides for her party in the riding by largely focusing on the area in and around her Chelsea home.What\u2019s remarkable is that Brault did so well despite being employed full-time as a teacher throughout the election campaign.One marvels to think what she would be capable of if given the opportunity to campaign on a full-time basis.The Bloc Québécois went a different route with their candidate this time around by nominating an opera and symphony composer, Marius Tremblay.His third place showing will likely be considered a disappointment considering some thought the Bloc could give Cannon a strong run for their money in Pontiac in this election.Since their existence, the Bloc have nominated a different candidate in Pontiac in every single election.Don\u2019t expect that trend to change.Consider it unlikely Tremblay will return as the local candidate.This is the 12th time in 40 general elections that there has been a minority government.Green candidate André Sylvestre did well to increase his party\u2019s vote tally by more than 700.Another candidate who worked full-time during the campaign period \u2014 Sylvestre \u2018is a physician \u2014 he did well to expound some of the messages of the Green Party and likely ben-efitted from the party\u2019s growing national profile.WM Carole St-Aubin, THE EQUITY Tree in the headlights OUR OPINION I Reflecting on For the third time in four years, Pontiacers headed to the polls and for the second straight election, Conservative Lawrence Cannon had his hand raised in victory.Pontiacers now know what to expect from Lawrence Cannon.Rest assured, he will be a cabinet minister once again and he will likely be Stephen Harper\u2019s Québec lieutenant again.His influence nationally may grow even larger with the Conservative minority a stronger one now than the one formed in 2006.In fact, it wouldn\u2019t be surprising to see Cannon earn himself a more high profile cabinet position, though the ministry of transport portfolio suited him well considering his experience with public transit in Gatineau.Cannon was intelligent during his campaign, never promising to be more physically present in the riding, which was perhaps the largest complaint against him in Pontiac.Doing so would be an empty promise.With his high profile, Cannon will never be an MP who will regularly show up to community suppers or fundraisers.Judging by the election results, it seems Pontiacers are comfortable with that fact.Cannon is a smart man who has surrounded himself with smart people throughout the riding, including here in Pontiac county.While he himself may be inaccessible compared to his predecessors locally, Cannon is well-armed with a network of people who are hired to serve the electorate.As for the other local candidates, Liberal Cindy Duncan-McMillan did well to recover from the poor showing by the Liberals in 2006.While Cannon\u2019s victory was a clear one, Duncan-McMillan made a respectable showing and passed the Bloc Québécois in the process.ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM I Ottawa River Waterway: A dream unravels Tourism often rears its head as a solution to vanquish regional unemployment.Of course, there is no single solution to economic prosperity.Supporters of the Ottawa River Waterway will be disappointed to ¦hear the project appears to have been abandoned.What\u2019s the story?Ottawa River: Ancient trade route \u2022\tFirst Nations\u2019 peoples used the Ottawa River as a trade route linking the Atlantic (via \u2022the St.Lawrence) to the Great Lakes.Europeans followed their lead: explorers, fur \u2022\ttraders, settlers and commercial entrepreneurs recognized the importance of this first Trans-Canada highway.Wild rapids such as \u2022\tat Quyon and Fitzroy Harbour\u2019s Chat\u2019s Falls \u2022impeded the route, so paddlers had to portage canoes and goods around the white-\u2022water.: Even though the Grand Canal scheme aimed to develop the Ottawa River into a I commercial shipping route in the late 1800s, 'blasting a canal through the Canadian Shield rock at Quyon proved exorbitantly costly.Then the St.Lawrence Seaway was constructed between the years 1954 and 1959, 'thus ending the dreams of those who promoted the Ottawa\u2019s more northerly network as the primary link to the Great Lakes and \u2019Canada\u2019s interior.Ottawa RiverWaterway ; Enter the Ottawa River Waterway project as a concept in the late eighties.It would mean building six bypasses consisting of twelve 'boat launches (one at the in-take, one at the ,out-take) to allow recreational boaters to 'travel along the Ottawa River from .Nepean/Aylmer to Lake Temiskaming - a distance of more than 500 kilometres.Promoters claimed there would be an infusion of tourism dollars and entrepreneurs spoke about building marinas, country inns (and restaurants in such villages as Chapeau.I Construction commenced on the western-;most bypass systems and the first phase of ,the Ottawa River Waterway opened Aug.21, '1993\t(www.nt.net/valerieb ,/fileslktem/lktem.htm).Funding came from (frderal.Ontario and Quebec governments.(Subsequently, bypasses were built at Portage ;du Fort and Bryson, Chapeau and Desjardinsville, Rapides de Joachims, Mattawa and Temiskaming.The final bypass at Fitzroy Harbour opened Monday, July 24, ;2006 after an environmental assessment (approved its construction (go to (www.ceaa.gc.ca/052/details-;t ng.rfm?pid= 17247 for assessment details).Project costs .Millions of dollars were spent upon the promotion, feasibility and environmental studies \u2022for the Waterway, not to mention the con-\u2022struction and ongoing operation and mainte- nance of the bypasses.Unfortunately, I have been unable to discover how much the entire waterway has cost taxpayers despite getting current contact names of key spokespeople from the MRC Pontiac.That\u2019s because Brian Adams, spokesperson for the Ottawa River Waterway, declined to return my three calls requesting an interview during the week of Oct.6.Similarly, Mayor Dale Levesque Madore of Rapides des Joachims did not reply.According to files from The Ottawa Citizen and the Ottawa Riverkeeper\u2019s website (ottawariverkeeper.ca) the sixth and last bypass at Fitzroy Harbour alone cost $2.3 million.and costs per boat Boats were originally charged $20 to negotiate each bypass, a fee which was raised in 2006\tto $50 per boat.But in 2006, another procedure was added according to Jim Gibson, owner of Pointe aux Pins lodge in Rapides de Joachims.\u201cIn 2006 the price rose from $35 a portage to $50.So boats paid $600 to negotiate all six bypasses if they wanted to do a return trip.Unfortunately, this fee was applied regardless of whether it was a 16-18 footer or 24-foot boat \u2014 and that\u2019s unfair,\u201d said Gibson.\u201cBut that year, they also forced people to reserve ahead.Now, that\u2019s ridiculous! The Waterway is supposed to be for tourists enjoying a relaxing holiday and boaters want to explore and relax.Besides, here in Swisha (Rapides de sJoachims), MRC Pontiac hired someone from Chapeau to do the portaging \u2014 and it takes an hour and fifteen minutes just for that individual to drive here.This inconvenienced the tourists so much.\u201d Such changes, Gibson and others feel are directly responsible for the decline in boaters.He adds, \u201cThree years ago we\u2019d been seeing about 350 boats a summer in Swisha; in 2007\tthère were about 150; last year there were only about 30 who used it.\u201d Considering the millions of taxpayers dollars spent on the Waterway, the public ought to expect there would be some realistic effort to keep it open.Dividing Gibson\u2019s figure of 530 boats rising the bypass at Swisha and into the cost of Fitzroy Harbour\u2019s bypass ($2.5M) alone, we get the sum of $4,716.98 per boat.(Unscientific, I know.but it gives us an indication.) And of course, this doesn\u2019t factor in the fee boaters paid, nor the ongoing maintenance of the bypasses.October 8, 2008: Closure of Waterway In the Aug.27 edition of The Equity, editor Wilbur McLean reported that the waterway was possibly going to close (see Ottawa River Waterway shutdown being considered).On Oct.7, 1 called MRC Pontiac offices to see what the status is, and spoke with Nancy Dagenais-Elliott, Assistant to the Mayor\u2019s Committees.She said the MRC Pontiac passed two resolutions affecting the Waterway during their Mayor\u2019s Council meeting on Sept 22/08.According to her, the MRC agreed to continue to provide frinding for bypass site costs, storage and maintenance of equipment and docks.However, the MRC withdrew operational funding to the waterways for the MRC of Pontiac segment.On Oct.8 I spoke again with Jim Gibson who confirmed the Waterway has been closed - possibly permanently.According to him, the MRC Pontiac hopes a private buyer will step in to keep the Waterway open.Reflects Gibson, \u201cAs a lodge owner and resident of the Pontiac who welcomes tourists to the area, I\u2019m very disappointed.Boaters enjoyed the bypasses a lot and as a tourism feature for this region, the Waterway was and is a good idea.It\u2019s sad so much has been spent and now it seems it\u2019s closed.There should have been more promotion: people cannot use it if they don\u2019t know it exists.\u201d He\u2019s right.It is outrageous so much public money has been spent on the Waterway only to see it possibly or probably permanently closed.Environment of concern Whenever a tourism project such as this stumbles and fails, repercussions reverberate throughout the region.People point to failures and say, \u201cSee?Tourism\u2019s a crock.It can\u2019t do anything to help the region economically.\u201d However, that\u2019s not quite accurate, is it?We can\u2019t simply throw money at a project, see it built then watch it fail due to insufficient, misdirected promotion, plus no reliable infrastructure and so on.Residents on both sides of the Ottawa River desperately want, need and deserve sustainable, worthwhile jobs.This sort of unprofessional project management where a few people\u2019s pockets are lined utterly fails to serve us - and the region, fairly or well.Local residents know the river to be not only beautiful but also ecologically significant.The Ottawa Riverkeeper and countless concerned citizens were vigilant in protecting the river from as much harmful development as possible.(The Riverkeeper has been concerned about the project\u2019s significant risks to the shoreline since 2003, and in 2006 she voiced successful opposition to the Fitzroy bypass going through Fitzroy Provincial Park, Morris Island Conservation Area and Willola Beach.If the Waterway project is dead, what will happen to the boat launches?Will they remain?At what cost?And, at what cost to the shoreline, which ought to be re-naturalized if boats are not going to be using the facilities?Will the Ottawa River Waterway continue as a navigable water route to Lake Temiskaming?The jury\u2019s out.Mayors?Waterway spokespeople?Comments?Katharine Fletcher is a freelance environmen tal, nature, garden and ecotourism writer.Contact her at chesleyfaallstream net.Katharine Fletcher *?, SECOND YEAR OF THE THREE-YE AR ASSESSMENT ROLL IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned, lhat : THE THREE YEAR ASSESSMENT ROLL for the Municipality of Pontiac, in 2009, will be in force for its' second fiscal year, and anyone may consult it during regular office hours In conformity with the provisions of article 74 I of the Act Respecting Municipal Taxation, notice is also given that any person interested, may in view of this assessment, file an application for review, as provided in section \\ of chapter X of this law.to the effect that the evaluator has not given a modification that should have been done in virtue of the law To be receivable, an application for review must meet the following conditions : -\tmust be filed during the course of the fiscal year in which some event justifies a modification to the roll in virtue of the law or during the course of the following fiscal year: -\tmust be filed at the following address or sent there by registered mail: MRC des Collines-de-\u2019Outaouais 216 chemin Old Chelsea Chelsea (Quebec) J9B IJ4 -\tmust fill out the required form for these purposes which is available at the above-mentioned address; -\tmust be accompanied by the sum of money established in the MRC des Collines-de-l'Oulaouais by-law no 43-97and applicable to the unit of assessment that is intended by the application for review.GIVEN IN PONTIAC, this 26th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT Sylvain Bertrand Director general DON\u2019T DEIAY 2008 Birth Announcements for the January 7, 2009 edition of THE EQUITY THE EQUITY is planning a SAMPLE special birth announcement spread, featuring photos of babies born in 2008 with announcements, for the issue of Jan.7, 2009.Advertisement: Includes a one column (1 1/2\u201d wide) photo and 50 word write-up.Additional words welcome at 15c (plus taxes) per word.Cost: Photo in colour $39.49 + $2.37 GST + $3.14 QST = $45.00.Photo in black and white: $30.72 + $1.84 GST+ $2.44 QST = $35.00 Payment: All announcements must be prepaid cheques payable to Pontiac Printshop Ltd.Information: Photos may , be of any size, reduction or enlargement will be made to adjust the size to 1 1/2\u201d.Photos may be picked up after January 7, 2009, or, enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope and it will be returned.Deadline: Dec 31, 2008 Mail or drop-off to THE EQUITY 133 Centre Street, P.O.Box 4300 Shawville.Quebec J0X 2Y0 Or e-mail: display@persona Attention: Katherine Hynes 819-647-2204 , Xrt t \u201e Tessa Barton Dickson/Barton - Leslie.Jason and big brother Owen Ross are thrilled to announce the birth of Tessa James \u201cLadybug\u201d Barton, bom February 14th, 2008 at the Maison des Naissances in Gatineau.Our wonderful midwives helped us bring her into the world as the sun was rising on her Oma\u2019s birthday Proud grandparents are Heather Dickson and Greg Hayley (Oma & Opa) ot Shawville, Ross Dickson and Diana Bracegirdle of Perth, and Austin and Geraldine Barton ol Nepean Leslie.Jason Owen and Tessa live in Wakefield I October '08\tNovember 08 s\tm\tt\tw\tt\tf\ts \t\t\t1\t2\t3\t4 5\t6\t7\t8\t9\t10\t11 12\t13\t14\t15\t16\t17\t18 19\t20\t21\t22\t23\t24\t25 26\t27\t28\t29\t30\t31\t COMING EVENTS s\tm\tt\tw\tt\tf\ts 1 2\t3\t4\t5\t6\t7\t1 8 9\t10\t11\t12\t13\t14\t15 16\t17\t18\t19\t20\t21\t22 23\t24\t25\t26\t27\t28\t29 30\t\t\t\t\t\t Ml\tSC\tELLA\t\ttlMEOI\t\tUS \u2022 'PWPPP-M\tft VI\t MHHHpgnpMgiippB|\t MISCELLANEOUS REAL ESTATE FOR SALE DEATH PUBLIC NOTICES MEMORIAM NOTICES Thurs.Oct.16 - Harvest Supper at St.Paul's Anglican Church Hall 4:30 - 7 p.m $121 Adult: S6/child; 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