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[" Mention incorrecte : Numéro K ?\u2022Hua«r, The more we can.we have to educate the GENERAL POPULATION AND COMMUNITY THAT IT\u2019S NOT COOL TO WRITE \u2018I LOVE WHOEVER\u2019 ON THE ROCK WITH A SPRAY CAN WHEN THERE'S BEEN ART SITTING ON THERE FOR CENTURIES, 7 * MRC Pontiac Director General Remi Bertrand a w New path over old terri ton Above.Ottawa River Heritage Designations Committee Chair Larry Graham points out ancient pictographs decorating the face of Oiseau Rock amongst the modern graffiti.JULIELEE STITT Equity Reporter SHEENBORO July 9.2010 Rising 150 metres above the Ottawa River, Oiseau Rock stands as a testament of the Algonquins presence in Pontiac.Located in Sheenboro, the island was the site of an official nbbon cutting ceremony held Fnday afternoon opening the new trail system According to Algonquin beliefs, the rock was created when a man raised his arms towards the sky and transformed into what many today know as Oiseau Rock.The transformation is represented in one of approximately 60 pictographs on the rock, referred to as Nanabijou.Rene Tenasco was one of approxi- mately 12 people who attended the event from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, located near the town of Maniwaki \u201cIt's like going to meet a long lost friend, wondering what they must have been doing when they drew,' said Tenasco.It was Tenasco\u2019s first time visiting the site, but according to Chief Gilbert Whiteduck, it was something he grew up hearing about on the reserve.\u201cA lot of things come back.It\u2019s reconnecting to our ancient past,\" said the chief.While the rain may have deterred some, Whiteduck said the weather was a promising sign.\u201cIt\u2019s cleansing,\" he said.But time and enamored teenagers have left their tell-tale signs on the face of the rock.Aside from developing the area as another stop on the tounsm junket in Pontiac, Municipalité Régionale de Comté (MRC) Pontiac Director General Remi Bertrand hopes the new interpretive signs will educate the public and encourage them to drop their spray cans.\u201cThe more we can.we have to educate the general population and community that it\u2019s not cool to write 1 love whoever\u2019 on the rock with a spray can when there\u2019s been art sitting on there for centuries, I mean it just needs to be preserved,\u201d said Bertrand While he believes the site is important for its cultural and natural beauty, Bertrand said he hopes it will have positive implications for tounsm in the area.Former mayor of Sheenboro, Roy Perrault, echoed Bertrand\u2019s sentiments \u201cIt\u2019s nice that it\u2019s finally being recognized by the public and I hope that it will help our area in tounsm,\" said Perrault.Bertrand has been working at the MRC for three years and Friday was his first opportunity to travel to Upper Pontiac.\u201cIt\u2019s not often the MRC has a chance to work with the municipality of Sheenboro,\" said MRC Warden Michael McCrank, adding the change was welcomed.Signs placed along the trails are trilingual, with histoncal notes explained in French, English and Algonquin.Cultural Development Officer Benedikt Kuhn said the panels placed at strategic points along the trail are important in educating the public \u2018People are already going to visit Oiseau Rock, and through the panels we\u2019re educating people as to what they are actually seeing,\" said Kuhn.\u201cWhat we've come to learn is that people who have done the graffiti didn't actually know there were pictographs,\" he added While the majority of people have learned about the trips of French explorer Samuel de Champlain.Aboriginal history is not as promi nently showcased.\u201cWe are reminding people of the fact that part of Pontiac\u2019s history is the Algonquins being here,\" said Kuhn Whiteduck reiterated the importance of history.Please see TRAIL page two H HYUnORI OUR SMARTFST OfFERS EVER HYUNDAI PEMBROKE 1945 Petawawa Blvd., Pembroke 613-735-5636 salesahvundaioembroke.ca SMART ilASI OfHM A1S0 AVAILA8 lie \"0.9s ¦KWUS\u2019«Otf fttlMHI maw MMiTIfU lAtt $1.500 \u201927,895 ¦ MA *11 tONATA \u201824,350 \"0.9s \u2022cuaimiwd ^iftans am mi '««N0NC H*m MIA ~svr«ï.rœi-% rsa es ; r* AT Enchanté, www.thcequity.ca Volume 127.Issue No.2y The voice of the Pontiac since 1883 Wednesday, July 14, 2010 SS cents An upside to low water on the Ottawa River, exciting rafting anti.a ear mystery exposed Dial-up soon to be a memory LOUISE BROWN Equity Editor SHAWVILLE July 12.2010 The federal government will be making broadband internet accessible to more than 3,000 Pontiac residents over the next several months, said Lawrence Cannon, MP for Pontiac.This is going to take place as we speak,\" he said in a phone interview just before jetting off on a 20-day travel tour as minister of foreign affairs.In Pontiac, the investment in infrastructure will be spent on a tract of land between Shawville and Kazabazua where there was no broadband internet before.\"I know this is cottage country for a lot of people, but there are a lot of people who live there on a permanent basis,\" Cannon said.\u201cIn many cases, people work from their homes.I know that in rural Canada there are a lot of people that do that and they need these tools in order to exercise their profession.\" He predicts that this new infrastructure will bring many economic benefits to the area.\"There s the short term, of course, the guys that are going to be putting up the equipment.But longer term, 1 think it's once again, another step in the right direction to give rural Canada the same tools that urban Canada has taken for granted for a number years,\" Cannon continued \"Indeed people who decide that they want to have their autonomous capacity, this is another tool in the toolbox that enables independent people to work at home,\" said Cannon The $17.6 million spent across the province is conditional based on the performance of the companies delivering the service.\"We don t go and hand the money out without making sure that the company will be able to do this work, carry this work out.\" In the case of Pontiac, the company installing the towers and wires will be Xittel, and Cannon expressed his confidence in the competence of the internet service provider \u2018It's not a fly by night company,\" he said.It's a company that\u2019s been able to deliver on other projects.The work will most likely not affect cell phone reception in Pontiac The government of Canada's program deals with internet access and making sure that rural Canada has that access.\" Cannon maintained LOUISE BROWN Equity Editor SHAWVILLE July 8, 2010 Rafting companies in Pontiac are enjoying the low water levels on the Ottawa River, said Esprit Rafting's Dennis Blaedow and Aaron Reno at Horizon X \"We got tons of surfs, we got big waves, we got special features,\" said Reno, Horizon X\u2019s self proclaimed * mascot / hypeman \u2019.\"Pretty much, we\u2019re at our peak lev els here .\" Blaedow agreed wholeheartedly \u201cRight now, it\u2019s almost the perfect summer level, if it stays like this all summer well be happy \" The lack of snow this winter has caused river levels to decline all over the area \"Any snow that there was.went right into the ground,\" Blaedow said Michael Sanch is a regulations engineer with the Ottawa River Regulations Secretariat He monitors the river levels on a regular basis \"Over winter we had quite a light snow pack, there was not as much snow as normal,\" he said The river isn\u2019t breaking any records this year and there is no fear of poor water quality issues, but it\u2019s been a long time since the Ottawa River has received such a low amount of spnng runoff and precipitation.\u201cOur average flow on the nver from April until now, would be the lowest since 1915,\" Sarich said Charles Poirier is an engineer for Centre d\u2019Expertise Hydrique du Québec.\"The relatively dry spring also contributed to the low flow we recorded.It\u2019s not just that there was not enough snow \u2019 Although the Ottawa River is not breaking any records, other rivers in Quebec certainly are \"The low water levels are the lowest ever recorded on many nvers in the region,\" Poirier said The Dumoines River's flow is at least 10 per cent lower than it's previously recorded histoncal low And the Gatineau River is presently at half the flow rate of its historical low.The Gatineau River is quite big, but it indicates that the Ottawa River basin is low in hydraulicity,\" Poiner Photo courtMy ot Monion X Low Ottawa River water levels expose new rock formations and exciting rapids.added Hydraulicity simply refers to the rate of the flow of the water into the rivers in the area It's a situation that more commonly occurs in August and September, at the end of summer.Many people would assume that low water levels are bad for the rafting experience.It's true for most smaller nvers and lakes Please see WATER page two LOUISE BROWN Equity Editor QUYON July 8, 2010 Wednesday.July 7, in the Municipality of Pontiac, Quyon sector, a car reported stolen in Ottawa in June 2000 was found submerged in the Ottawa River A citizen, who was busy on the public wharf, noticed the red car under PiK#o courtMy c4 Martin Foumai MRC OM-Cotmot Rohca more than two metres of water After verifications, it was confirmed that no one was on board the Honda Civic, that the vehicle had just been launched in the nver.The discovery of this vehicle was made possible due to the fact that the water level is very low Otherwise, it would not have been possible to see the car.Enchanted Equity PIMOÛ1Q30?PAGE B Wednesday, Jul> 14.2010 w ww.theequitveu RAIL: Informative panels will educate public Continued from page one \"It's our collective history \u2022ne jnncnt history of the 'A.,' mquin but collective hstory for everyone,\u201d said .Whiteduck The installment of hiking U js unis not a short term project, said Jean Pierre Ledoux now retired from .the Centre Locaux de iH-veloppement\t(CLD) pon\u2019iac was involved with \u2022 r project since its mcep- A< ording to Ledoux the in,-, -nry of cultural affairs \u2022a ^ convinced of the poten- tial o: the area \u201cThey were convinced that t^is was a spectacular area for conservation,\u2019 said ledoux.After years of research and studies, Ledoux said the file moved to the front burn er when the idea of trails presented itself.The trail is accessible by foot trail, with the majority of visitors travelling bv boat from Ontario and Quebec.\u201cWhen you become convinced that something will work things turn around,\u201d said Ledoux.It was this persistence that caused Local Membre Assemblée Nationale Québec (MNA) Charlotte L Écuyer to support the venture, she told people at Friday's press conference.The two day event featured activities at Fort William as well, including a guided theatneal tour of the fort, a screening of a documentary and art exhibition with work by Algonquin artist Dean Ottawa Musical entertainment was also provided with fiddling and a performance from Elaine Rochon and the Shades of Sheen.Clarendon Mayor Jack Lang attended the event \u201cToday was the perfect opportunity to see Oiseau Rock., it\u2019s really something to be able to look at,\u201d said Lang.Financial partners in the project aside from the CLD and MRC Pontiac included Tourisme Outaouais, Ministère de la culture et de la communication, Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et de la Faune, Zone d Exploitation Contrôlée (ZEC) Saint Patnce, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions,Centre\tde Recherche d Emploi Pontiac and the municipality of Sheenboro.The Ottawa River played a main role in the festivities too.It was renamed Kichi Sibi for two days.Elaine Rochon and the Shades of Sheen sang a song in honour of the river and the event \u201cWe are the people of the Kichi Sibi River and we are the people of the land.We are descendants of Allumette Island, and we are here to share our land.\u2019 - i» J àrfàRQM U i f j\t\t\t\t -\t\t\tf\" ¦r\t* yards\u2019\t.gré *\tjBf Juletee Sint THE EQUITY A camera crew films the pictographs at Oiseau Rock.The ancient paintings are important archaeological artifacts of Algonquin and North American historical culture.WATER: American tourists flock to Pontiac Norway Bay Historical Society publishes much anticipated second book Continued from page one \u201cFor some locations on Chats Lake, some people have trouble bringing in their boats and getting access to their wharfs,\" \u2022Sarich said.\u201cThe Ottawa is such a -high volume river that it ¦doesn't make a whole lot of difference,\u201d Blaedow continued.\"The Rouge is almost dry, jhe Jacques Cartier\u2019s not «doing so well.\" said Reno.The Petawawa and JCppawa rivers are \u201cbasically vlned up\", Blaedow added.He has had to cancel trips \u2022to Kippawa and Matawa )i « ause the nvers were so ¦dry.The Baskatong Reservoir js so low, \u201cI can't even fathom that it would be that How,\u201d he said.Some of Blaedow's clients -in Maine, Pennsylvania and «Virginia, are finding it tough -t > find suitable rafting conditions \u201cThey basically have to carry their canoes down the river,\" he said.Frustrated, they come up north and find the Ottawa River at its best.At Esprit, the river is down about 10 inches from normal, but those low levels expose the special features of the river like rapids and rock formations People from as far away as France, Germany and Mongolia have taken rafting trips at Horizon X this summer.\u201cWhat we've been heanng is that they can't believe the backyard, that weve got here,\" Reno said.\u201cThe waves are just so big and exciting and they weren't expecting it at all.\u201d International rafters at Horizon X were particularly amazed by the wilderness experience they found in Pontiac this year.\u201cThey can t believe how much water and how much scenery and how much natural beauty.We ve got it all right here in our backyard \" Submitted bv Martin Berttor* 1 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Juty 12 ¦ 17 only JULY 12-17 \u2018to-stocfc merchandise only 1*1* \"ED barn BvtLML y m am 613-735-6831 Photo juDmltted Artonn Bouchard Pictured above is MRC Pontiac Family Policy Coordinator Ariann Bouchard.ANDREA CRANFIELD Equity Reporter PONTIAC July 14, 2010 Municipalities are joining together as part of the newly integrated family policy run by Ariann Bouchard, the MRC coordinator of the Family Policy.June 23 marked the first official joint family committee meeting.It took place in Shawvillc and the municipalities of Shawville and Portage du Fort participated \u201cIt's part of the family policy process.It\u2019s a first for this project It's very nice to work together.It's a jbint committee,\u201d said Bouchard.The process to begin the family policy started a year and a half ago Now commit lees are being put in place called family committees Municipalities are joining up to form committees together and work on the family policy in tandem.The family policy is a support program for municipalities in Pontiac.The goal is to create better living spaces for families in Pontiac as well as youth and seniors.Mouchard hopes the family policy will also draw newc omers into Pontiac by advertising and promoting *1 \u201cThe MRC Pontiac are the first ones in the Outaouais region to adopt this process.So far 12 out of the 18 municipalities in Pontiac have signed up for the family policy.Shawville and Portage du Fort have joined forces and are working together.Mansfield and Fort Coulonge are working together, Waltham and Allumettes Island are working together, Campbell's Bay, Litchfield, Bryson and Calumet Island are working together and Thorne and Otter Lake are working together.Instead of creating 12 committees, Bouchard paired each community by looking at where residents in each municipality shop, go to school, play sports etc.\u201cFamily committees are by community.For example Portage du Fort doesn\u2019t have a school or daycare or grocery store.Where do they go for their services?\" asked Bouchard \u201cMany people go to Shawville so it made sense to put them with Shawville ' She added, \u201cWe tried to do living committees instead of geographical limits.\u2019 Although these municipalities are working together, they are able to put into place action plans that are appropriate for each municipality \u201cWhen it comes down to JuMM Sfftt THE FULfTV Norway Bay cottager Roy Klllmartin spotted a smoking tree Saturday morning in Bristol.The tree was touching a hydro wire.In order to stop the smoke, he decided to climb the tree and break off the branch causing all the trouble.ipality.\u201cIn the action plan, if there is something specific like sidewalks, it will be each individual committee Shawville will not be responsible for Portage du Fort\u2019s sidewalks,\u2019 said Bouchard.Right now municipalities are writing the family policy to be introduced to council Citizens are also participating in the writing of the policy.\u201cEveryone has a chance to put their two cents in,\u2019 said Bouchard.\u201cThen we bring the action plan to council and they give us feedback.\u2019 The family policy is a three-year program that must be mandated by council.Before council adopts the action plan, there will be a public consultation.The action plan will be available for citizens to look over Bouchard is unsure what sort of consultation will take place as of yet It could be a commission, question and answer period or an on-line survey.\u201cAs long as it\u2019s a document and as long as they can look at it and comment that\u2019s what matters,\u2019 said Bouchard.\u201cThe document will be available for citizens to comment, ask questions about and modify.\u2019 She hopes the consultations will take place at the end of November or early December.When everyone is happy with the results, the action plan then goes back to council for final approval If everything goes according to plan, Bouchard said the final decision as to whether council will adopt the family policy would be made in May 2011.\u201cPeople say there is no money for the actions.If there is no money we have to find another way.If the family committee recommends to council to set up a play structure in the park for seniors that cost $15,000, we might have to find another way to finance it through another program,\" said Bouchard \u201cWe want this plan to be realistic.We want the actions we propose to be done \u2019 Bouchard said the family policy is new and it is a learning process for everyone so it moves forward in small steps.The MRC is trying to plan ahead and the action plans lay out goals for the next three years.\u201cThe idea is not to have a grocery list, the idea is to have a consensus of priorities in the upcoming years \u201cWe have to look at different sectors and see what priorities are to people,\u2019 Bouchard said There are many partners involved with the family plan including schools and community organizations.\"There is lots of participation.Everyone was afraid they wouldn\u2019t be able to get people to participate but it\u2019s going very well.I think everyone is surprised,\u2019 said Bouchard.\u201cMany people don\u2019t often have a chance to be a part of an official municipal committee.\u201cBy having everyone on board, everyone can have an opinion and a voice \u2019 The next family committee meeting is Aug.23 at 7 p m at Shawville Town Hall do the action plan, they might do a joint action plan but they might have an individual action plan.They don\u2019t have to do an action plan together,\u2019 said Bouchard.Once a family committee is formed, they take a snapshot of the community to find out what it offers The committees take a three step approach Step one is finding out what already exists.Step two is deciding what can be changed, modified or adapted Step three is deciding what can be created \u2019An action plan has to be very precise.Who does what?How much does it cost?etc.\u2019 said Bouchard.The MRC Pontiac will ask Pontiac residents how things can be improved in their community.Concerns must be municipal issues and may include sports, recreation, leisure, schools, housing, parking, building accessibility etc.If one municipality is concerned about something particular, that municipals ty would draw up an action plan specific to that munie- The Old Depot in Otter Lake recognized for historical value, to be nan ANDREA CRANFIELD Equity Reporter OTTER LAKE July 14,2010 The 171-year-old building known as the Old Depot is tucked away in Otter Lake along Hwy.301.It\u2019s situated along the highway on a bend in the road.It\u2019s easy to miss, but once found, the building stretches 60 feet long and «he property unfolds acre iipon acre.The municipality of Otter Lake, with the help of the Local Dèvelopment Center (CLD) is designating the Old Depot as a heritage budding in August.\u201cResearch is made regarding the historical value of buildings The building has to have been built before the T*)50s and it must have a heritage value,\" said Emilie Chazelas, a cultural development officer from the CLD \u201cIt depends on the historical value of the building.Is there someone famous associated with it?What did the building used to be?What is the architectural style?\u201d The Old Depot\u2019s history is rich.According to the book Century of Unity by Basil Quaile, written in 1976, it was built around 1839 and was surrounded by a forest of white pines.The Old Depot is situated between Otter Lake and Farm Lake.It overlooks Farm Lake and most of the lake and shoreline is visible from the front porch.It was around the same time that Philemon Wight and \u201chis men\" shut down their forest operation of cut ting square timber and began cutting saw logs.The Old Depot, along with several other buildings was used for storing supplies such as flour, molasses and pork for employers of the saw log company and hay apd oats for horses.In the 1920s a scaler called Philip Gardiner from Gilmour and Hughson (a lumber mill operation) purchased the Old Depot property.He sold the property to David Cohen in the 1930s When Cohen died in 1945, it was sold to Harland and Ruth Collins who fixed up the place They operated a reforestation program on the property The Collins\u2019 son Chnstopher and daughter Julie eventually took over the house.In 2007, Jerry Dubeau, the current owner of the Old Depot, bought the place from Julie Collins.Probably the most well-known visitor to the Old Depot was Prince Arthur of England who visited in 1872.He was on a hunting tnp and stayed at the building while in Pontiac \u201cThere is a plaque on Picanoc Road stating that the prince did stay there.He spent the night.A logging company owned it at the time and he came as their guest,\u2019 said Dubeau Chazelas said the Old Depot is one of the most important building that Otter Lake has.Right now Dubeau is not using the building for anything in particular When he bought it, it was starting to fall apart and one of the walls was caved in.He is working to restore it and get everything fixed up \u201cIt was 11 years ago that the previous owner (Chnstopher Collins) died, so by the time I bought it, it was starting to fall apart.One side of the house was collapsing and we had to fix that up.We put in new logs and it\u2019s OK now,\u201d said Dubeau.He said that he is in the process of repairing the place and fixing everything up and will do something with it eventually.\u201cWe live right across the road from Farm Lake.When I bought the farm there were 535 acres on the site.We have seven acres on Farm Lake We could do something really nice with the place,\u2019 Dubeau exclaimed.He replaced a lot of logs that were rotting, took out the upstairs, is putting in a bathroom and more One room of the house is filled with random artifacts.Some of them are Dubeau\u2019s and some were left there over the years.In this muse-umesque room there is a barber's chair, an accordion, a piano, glass bottles from 1915, old beer bottles, sla helmets, paintings, a clock and more It would be a history lover\u2019s dream come true.The room also contained the metal heads of some axes that were used to make the Old Depot When the building was made, the logs were cut with these axes.After the logs were chopped, they were smoothed out with the head of the axe Today, the axe marks are still visible in the wood.There are different kinds of wood that make up the foundation of the Old Depot including white pine and cheny.Dubeau said he thought about requesting hentage status because the building was so old.Then the MRC did a study and decided that the Old Depot would be designated as a hentage building.Andrea Cranfleéd THÉ EQUITY The Old Depot building in Otter Lake was built in 1839.In August it is being recognized as an official heritage building in Pontiac.It is currently being restored by the owner Jerry Dubeau.The CLD hired Claude Bergeron from Bergeron and Gagnon Inc.in Quebec City to do a survey about a year ago to see which buildings in Pontiac might be classified as hentage buildings.Bergeron and Gagnon Inc.are consultants in cultural heritage and museology.Bergeron looked at about Ahdreo CranftBO THE EQUITY Jerry Dubeau who owns the Old Depot in Otter Lake shows off two axe heads originally used to build the Old Depot in 1839.313 buildings in Pontiac and designated 30 sites that have high heritage value, including the Old Depot.\u201cIt\u2019s the first step.We still have to do research to complete everything.The second step is being done this summer (another survey),\u2019 said Chazelas \u201cWe hope to have 100 more hentage buildings.There are so many old buildings in Pontiac\u2019 Chazelas said there are different factors that classify a building as having heritage status.For example if it has value for the population, the history of the building, how old it is, etc.\u2019It\u2019s difficult to say if a building is hentage or not.This one is a heritage building because of the square log construction.This one is in really good condition,\u2019 said Chazelas.When the owner of a heritage building restores it, Chazelas said it is important for them to try and keep the originality and historical look.\u2019For example, the owner tan change the matenal of the roof, but we will ask the owner to keep the original shape of the roof,\u2019 said Chazelas.\u201cThey can change the matenal of the windows but we ask them to keep the same size windows.\" Chazelas said this will keep the history and identity of the building.She is hoping once the second survey is done that more buildings will be identified as heritage buildings.Right now there is no bylaw keeping heritagebuilding owners from changing the buildings at all.In August there will be a vote for a bylaw stating that building owners must adhere to the guidelines set by the municipality in regards to restoring the exterior of the building.\u201cWe want to be flexible and give options to owners,\u2019 said Chazelas.\u201cThe bylaw is a good document to give the owner different options and help them with a plan for the building.It\u2019s a way of helping owners keep the identity and history of the building in tact.\u2019 Dubeau recognizes that the municipality wants to protect the heritage of the building and Chazelas said he is very respectful of the history of the Old Depot.ATTENTION LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS Ontario Stockyards Inc., Cookstoun.Ontario is an approved facility to market Quebec livestock If you choose to market your livestock through Ontario Stockyards Inc we would require your stakeholder number and a site number For more information and to market your livestock please contact Ontario Stockyards Inc.at: Telephone: 705-458-4000 Fax: 705-458-4100 Email: info6ontariostockyards.on.ca Pontiac Fish and Game Protective Assoc.Annual Fishing Tournament > July 24,2010 Bryson, Quebec Sj 7:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.Canteen on site: Hot dogs, Hamburgers, Soft Drinks and Coffee Supper at Lion's Hall, Bryson followed by: the winning prizes, door prizes and raffle prizes which include a 2000 w.generator, a down rigger and portable fish finder.$1,000 in cash prizes available to be won.Adults (12 and up) $10.Children 11 and under are free For more information contact Joe at 819-648-5038.FOR SALE 1992 Ford F350 Diesel Truck with Dump Box Hoist For more information contact the Shawville Municipal Office at 819 647-2979 Send your quote to the Municipal Office at: 350 Main Street.Box 339 Shawville.Quebec J0X 2Y0 Telephone : 819 647-2979 Fax : 819 647-6895 No later then 3:00 pm on August 10, 2010. 1 he vc)ice < >t the P< mtiac since 1KN3 Wednesday Jul\\ 14.2010 age Youth learn leadership and cooperation while rocking the boat ANDREA CRANFIELD Equity Reporter PONTIAC July 7, 2010 Eleven youth between the ages of 14 and 17 headed out across the Ottawa River which would be their home for the next two days.There was laughter and excitement in the air as the canoes glided through the water, the youth not knowing the challenges that lay ahead Holly Richardson, a youth development agent at the Table Jeunesse, Lucille Bélair, a youth entrepreneurship awareness officer with Carrefour Jeunesse-Emploi du Pontiac (CJEP) and Ray Bretzlafff, the owner of Purelife Adventures were accompanying the youth on their trip.The convoy left from Espnt Rafting in Davidson on July 7 and was to land at Horizon X in Calumet Island on July 9.It was the second edition of Pontiac's Youth Leadership camp.\u201cIt was so great.The kids had so much fun.It was a great learning opportunity for them,\" said Belair.\u201cThe heat was a little bit intense but we still succeeded, it was a great experience.\" Last year 10 youth participated in the camp and went to Les Cabines de la Chute, where they did a cooking challenge, horseback riding, zip lining and more.All the while working on leadership and self esteem skills.Belair said it was a big success.This year Belair and Richardson thought a canoeing tnp would be perfect.Anyone between the ages of 14 to 17 could attend as long as they lived in Pontiac.No canoe experience was necessary.The goal of the camp has to teach youth leadership, cooperation skills and build self-confidence.Belair and Richardson also hoped the youth would have fun and learn something new.\u201cEveryone should have a goal and it doesn't necessarily have to be about canoeing.If someone\u2019s goal is to finish the trip and they do, then they've reached that goal.But if they had another goal and didn\u2019t finish, that\u2019s OK too,' said Richardson.The trip was sponsored by CJEP who partnered with Purelife\tAdventures.Branches of CJEP including the Pontiac Youth Table, Place for Youth, Défi and Ideo 16/17 also helped make the tnp possible.Before the campers left, they spent a few hours in the water, learning what to do if their canoes tipped over.Then Jim Coffey from Espnt Rafting talked about what Pontiac has to offer.He told them they should discover Pontiac because there is so much available.He also said they should do what they love and love what they do and not be afraid to do what they love.Coffey said that everyone says there is nothing to do in Pontiac and it\u2019s completely wrong There is so much to do; there are no limits Part of the reason for the tnp was to allow the youth to try something new and different and show them new expenences in Pontiac.\u201cWe were trying to find a way to get the kids to do something and get involved.We're helping them discover what's in Pontiac,* said Belair The group canoed dunng the day and participated in activities at night.The first day, the group paddled to Le Patro in Fort Coulonge where they spent the night.On July 8, they continued their voyage and were scheduled to stop at Honxon X in Calumet Island.It was so hot they made an unscheduled stop in Campbell\u2019s Bay on the way there.They arrived safely home on July 9 Throughout the trip, Bretzlaff talked about what it\u2019s like to own a business.He encouraged the youth to think about entrepreneur-ship opportunities in Pontiac and explore the avenues available to them.At night, around the bonfire, everyone played games such as \u201cMarshmallow River.\u2019 One foot had to be on a marshmallow at all times.If someone stepped off the marshmallow, they then lost that marshmallow The goal was to get across the metaphorical river.\u201cIf you have no more marshmallows then you can't get over They had to work together so it taught them teamwork.It also taught them how to lead their team,\" said Belair.They also did circle activities where the youth talked about their families and got to know one another better.\u201cThey got to talk about anything and everything,\" said Belair.The only mishap dunng the trip was when one canoe tipped over and the boaters fell overboard The boat didn't flip over but some water did get in the boat \u201cI think the kids wanted to \u2019*iS.t-Vbu iU^.\\ ?*1Wr **- Andrea CranfleW THE EQUITY In the first canoe, Donny Dubeau (front) and Danny Langevin Soucie (back), and in the second canoe.Stéphane Dumoulin-Boisvert (front) and Maxime Martineau (back), practice their canoeing skills before heading out on their trip.Andrea Cranftew THE EQUITY Eleven youth and their leaders get ready to head out on a three -day canoe trip on the Ottawa River.It was the second edition of Pontiac's Youth Leadership camp.Shawville WÊL Lyse Lacourse K1 647-5932 v lysie wheezy @ hotmail.com Canada Day, what a proud day for Shawville! Starting with the fabulous breakfast hosted by the Shawville Lions, many were served and thoroughly enjoyed themselves Followed by a Ilea market which was a new attraction, this year was well attended Bravo to all who enjoyed the wares of businesses, individuals and causes Sounds of delightful music was played by our very own Simon Clarke at several venues throughout the day The entire parade route was a sea of red and white, a true sight to behold! Majorettes, pipe bands, antique vehicles, tractors and horse drawn carnages to name a few of the floats The pig roast was delicious Every delectable morsel was eaten by an appreciative crowd This was hosted by our Shawville-Clarendon Fire Department.Dinner was then followed by spectacular fireworks presented by our fire department.Visitors were awed by the welcoming spint of our community.Congratulations to all the organizers, volunteers, and vendors and individuals who made this special day a dream, The Impressions Gallery will be hosting the exhibition Sacred Gardens by Naomi Hellos from July 3 to July 31 from Tuesdays to Saturdays A wonderful Canada Day barbecue was held at Brian and Susan Thomsons home Everyone who attended had a grejit time.Congratulations to the new Mr.and Mrs.Mike Gauthier who were married on Saturday.July 10 at St-F.dward the Confessor Church in Bristol Mines The bride was the former Alyssa Belanger, daughter of Pat and Colleen Belanger of Shawville A reception fol lowed at the Shawville Agricultural Centre.Alyssa and Mike will be honeymooning in Italy.An 80th birthday tea was held for Dr.Michelle Lawton-Gregory\ton Saturday, July 10 at my home.Many of Mom\u2019s former colleagues, friends and family gathered for a tea.Thank you to all who participated.A surprise 50th birthday party was held in honour of Pierre Contant (husband of Diane Lacourse) at Fort-William Fnends, family and colleagues gathered for a wonderful day and evening of fine food, music and fun Welcome to the half century club Pierre! The upcoming Jamboree will be held this coming weekend at the Armstrong Farm It promises once again to be a wonderful weekend of music Our deepest condolences to the Dorzek family on the loss of Jarrett who died trag ically last week Happy anniversary to Joy and Pierre Mousseau who will be married 17 years this month from mom and dad Waltham Helen Perry 689-2652 jacobg42@hot mail.com A very happy birthday to Scott Leroy who is celebrating today.Have a good one Scott.Jennifer Farina, Abi, Ally and Amy, of North Carolina, are spending a couple of weeks visiting Jen\u2019s dad Harvey Gale, Rhonda, Mark and other family members and friends.Jen's husband Roger was here for a week but he had to return to work.Jodi and Mike, Alex, Mikaela and Benjamin Bryson Anna Stewart 648-2351 On Saturday we attended Steve Ostrom s 30th birthday party at Auberge Mont Blanc in Portage du Fort.Steve had a lovely party The food was great and so was the music.Steve sang a few songs with his mother, Pâquerette Megan Pat nek played the fiddle, beautiful as always Eldon Ostrom also sang a beautiful anniversary song for Mr and Mrs.Omer Spencer who cel ebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Rev and Pat MacDonald are celebrating their 58th and Jim and I are celebrating our 50th July 16 Also, happy 35th to Brent and Pâquerette Ostrom On Sunday.Jim and I.along with Helen and Pat Wallace dropped in on Lise and Tommy Donnelly.They have just returned from a beautiful two-week trip to P.E.I, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.While they were in Nova Scotia, they visited Lyne and Chris Grimes and their baby girl Gabrielle.On Sunday, our family and friends gathered at Rhonda and Mark\u2019s to celebrate Isabella's sixth, birthday.We enjoyed a tasty barbecue, cake and ice cream The children enjoyed breaking open a sun face pinata full of candy, swimming, rides on Poppa Larry\u2019s pontoon and tubing behind Mark's boat Special anniversary-wishes and love are extended to my sister Joyce and husband Jim had an open house for Lise's parents, Omre and Mrs Spencer's 60th annviersary It was so nice to see Denis Spencer and his wife Barb Denis is the son of Colette Spencer Denis was the one who was injured in Honduras.He is doing great Also, Dillon and Merielle Kinsley were there Dillon asked me if I had hurt my hand last week as I had no notes in The Equity I am glad I am missed when I don\u2019t write.Heather Stewart and Cindy Helland returned home after spending 11 days in Ohio visiting friends.Visiting us over the past weeks were our son, Shawn and Chantal of Ottawa, Jean and Lori Deschamps of Dowling, Renee Deshamps of Ottawa and her daughter Lilly O'Brien, Bernice Stewart of Cartier and Diane Stewart of Ottawa Birthday greetings to our Grandson Scott Lepine.Quenneville, of Cornwall, who are celebrating their 43rd wedding anniversary July 15.May you both be blessed with God's richest blessings.Warm anniversary wishes are extended to Carolyn and Gerard Pharand who are also celebrating their 43rd wedding anniversary July 15.May you also be blessed with God\u2019s richest blessings.Special birthday wishes and love are wished to Elizabeth Ethier.who is celebrating her birthday July 18.May you have a wonderful day, aunt Libby and all the best is wished to you from all your family and dear Mike O\u2019Brien of Calgary, Wendv Galhnger and Steve Wallace of Ottawa.Bernadette Piche of Calumet Island Hope you all had a great day! Belated birthday-greetings to Muriel Groves Also, Happy Birthday to Arlene Saunders Happy anniversary to Elewvn and Phyllis Kealev of Arnpnor Happy anniversary to Stéphane and Micheline Beland of Mansfield They share their anniversary with Jim and I, only many years less.Greetings to Phyllis and Mervin Smith Phyllis is home and doing fine Our deepest sympathy to Dawson and Faye Morehead on the death of their daugh ter Lynn of Rockland She was 33 years old A memon al service will be held in the Campbell\u2019s Bay United Church on Sunday, July 18 at 3 pm Deepest sympathy to all of Lynn's family and friends skills get in the water because it was so hot I think they were just fooling around I figured they did it on purpose because they were laughing so hard.* said Belair.Once everyone arrived safely at Horizon X, owner Martin Bertrand, talked about how he started a business and what it takes to be an entrepreneur Guillame Danis-Bertrand, 16, participated in the Youth Leadership Camp He has been canoeing before and once did a tnp on the Noire River in Waltham.He said this was nothing new to him.\u201cI went for fun, to go on a trip It's always fun camping.\" he said HAY!! ¦ See us for your needs TWINE \u2022 WRAP \u2022 BAGS * NET WRAP \u2022 INNOCULANT \u2022 TARPS \u2022 SILAGE SHEETS \u2022 FERTILIZER MICKS8U8G 613- 735-3688 PEMBROKE 613-732-2843 SHAWVILLE 818-647-2814 M&R FEEDS ACE Welding and Repairs MOBILE SERVICE Farm \u2022 Commercial Residential Competitive Rates 613-294-6680 819-647-3306 WE HAVE LAND BUYERS LOOKING FOR 50 TO 650 ACRE FARMS AND BUSH LAND PRE APPROVED.CONFIDENTIAL.£ CALL US NOW MARK JAMES RYAN \u201csrr 1-613-614-7150 \u2022state brr*er 210 eft Aylmer\t_ Gatmeau QC J9H 1A2\twww.mryan.ca\tMarti J«m*t Ryan 819-684-6363\t* Eagle Village First Nation in Kipawa, QC Presents Our 3rd Annual August 20-21-22, 2010 \\fl FESTIVAL ENTERTAINERS ^ Crew l The Good Brothers Ivory Higdon\t \t Hard Ryde Charlie Major Kipawa River Band Widdifield Station Sheri 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EQUITY\u201d 133 Centre St., Shawville, Quebec www.theequity.ca Wednesday, July 14.2010 w u w.thccquiry.ca Luskville s Festival Enchanté gives young classical musicians a chance LOUISE BROWN Equity Editor LUSKVILLE July 9 2010 Highlighting the talents of lixal up and < omtng classi-¦ .musii ians is the focus of Ft .mal Enchanté at Venturing Hills Farm in L ;k\\ille said organizer Debbie Bradley Taking shelter from the riz/le on her wide, plantation style porch, she explained the purpose of i lmg the festival for the second year in a row.Young people go away and study, and there\u2019s nowhere to perform when they get back,\" Bradley She created the festival, along with her husband Peter Becke, so that local musicians would have an opportunity to mingle and hone their skills without leaving home.Many of them go abroad and they don t have a home anymore,\u201d he said.Everyone who performs here has to have a link with the Ottawa Valley.\u201d Phil Holmes is a homegrown opera singer He grew up in Shawville and still lives there today.\"I have no interest in leaving,\" he said with a laugh.\u201cI have too much invested in my home.\u201d Corey Arnold is an opera singer in his third year at Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio.He's got roots in Ottawa, but he said he needs to explore the world beyond North America to be a really great singer He plans on training in Europe and perhaps coming back to Canada afterwards.\u201cI think that opera singers, more than other musicians, need to experience more in their lives,\u201d he said and listed all of the joys that come with travel abroad, like learning new languages and observing history first hand.\u201cThese intricacies, most singers don t do, they just focus on performing.\" But he definitely enjoys corning back home, especially to Festival Enchanté.Arnold is good friends with Carson Becke, Peters son.\"We haven t seen each other in three years, so it was nice to see him again,\u201d Arnold said.\u201cI'm a very in your face kind of guy.So when I see him, I say \u2018Carson!\u2019\u201d His face brightens into a wide smile and he spreads his arms out in a big hugging gesture.\u201cAnd I opened my arms and he just looked at me and said, \u201cYou've done too many musicals.\u201d1 Artistic director, Jean Desmarais believes in the power of personal touches such as this, but he emphasizes the importance of the learning opportunities that are inherent in a classical music festival \u201cWe learn a lot by osmosis,\u201d he said.The young performers are constantly learning from the more experienced performers, and the older performers will also pick up new techniques from the younger ones \u201cThe learning process is natural.\" he said \u201cWe learn by mimicking.\u201d The musicians and guests mingle with each other throughout the evening, learning, critiquing and just having fun \u201cIt's one thing to meet in a reception hall after the concert, but this is something else,\u201d Holmes said gesturing to the meticulous garden in the front yard of the farmhouse \u201cI'm so happy there s something in the Pontiac,\u201d he continued, comparing this event to others south of the river, like the Valley Festival.\u201cThis is going to be big.\" Bradley and Becke bought Venturing Hills Farm in 2007 and when they are not hosting concerts, they are boarding horses and training professional nders.Right now, they have 20 horses and an Olympian coach.Becke and Bradley's children are all very talented musicians.When Bradley-converted the top floor of his horse barn into a recording studio, the idea of holding concerts on the farm came naturally.\u201cI built a place for them to make music, so I thought I sr.ould make it so people can have concerts here,\u201d he said.A few local musicians, including the Ottawa Citizen's jazz columnist, Peter Hum.have recorded there in the past.At the festival's opening gala dinner, 60 people dined in the beautifully restored barn amidst wrought iron chandeliers and candlelight.The chefs at Café 349 designed a 100 km dinner especially for the festival Most ingredients for the meal came from within 100 km of Luskville.If it didn\u2019t, it was at least processed nearby Meanwhile, the young opera singers entertained the crowd and gave a pre- Quyon Jill McBane 458-2366 Well it\u2019s that time of year again for horse shows.Duck and Danny Trudeau attended the Ottawa Valley Light Horse Show They came home with two firsts in the open class and one second and three champions in the stake class.Off to a good start lads.Happy birthday to Hugh Hammond and Donnie Campbell who both celebrate July 14.Also to Ronnie Hodgins July 18 and Robert Miller July 21 of R & R Farms.There was a family reunion on Saturday for the descendants of Fred and Mildred Bailey.Everyone gathered at Melissa Pine's in Haley Station, a perfect spot to celebrate Bev Pine\u2019s special birthday.It was a super day with lots of games and food and special events that had been planned by the birthday girl herself.JamFest was another suc-< essful event and well attended.Plans are already underway for their 10th anniversary next year.Mel and lsla Daley of Burlington enjoyed their w rk camping in Quvon with Millie and Kennv Daley after attending JamFest.Well, it\u2019s time for S! awville Jamboree, so get 1 r dancing shoes on and ie enjoy some great country music.The weather seems to be hot but that's what we need I' ¦ 'his event No rain for the weekend, please.Trailers started coming in Sunday after Renfrew's Bluegrass event.So come on folks get out and help support your community.Business should be hopping with all the people coming into town for this music fest.Remember that on Thursday night it's a free night, open mic so please sign up and try out vour talents and make your town proud of you.Music will start at 7:30 pm., so get vour name on the list.The more that sign up, the better.Then the show starts again on Friday night Hope everyone gets to enjoy some of the music.The volunteers have worked hard to bring this event to our area, so please be pleasant and smile Show them how much we appreciate all the work that is put into an event like this Have a great time all Ida Mae sends special thanks to Jason, Brett, Virginia and Tony for joining her at the HOPE Volleyball SummerFest this past Saturday and helping her enjoy the day.She appreciates your ongoing support and fun spirits.Happy belated birthday to Stephanie McColgan with love and hugs from Ida Mae The Quyon Family Centre will be closed for the summer holidays from July 19 to Aug 2.The doors will open for business again Tuesday Aug.3.view of what is to come Yolanda and Carson Becke played a stormy-sounding piano-violin duet and Megan McPhee sang an aria from Carmen.Donnie Deacon of the National Arts Centre Orchestra garnered laughs and applause when he said that his untuned violin was \u201cgood enough for jazz\u201d.Bradley said she likes to expenment with new things at the 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around 11 a.m.instead.By 11 a.m., it was 35 degrees Celsius and we were melting as we packed the car.We could hardly wait to get to the lake.But as soon as we got to the cottage and opened the doors we could tell there was a musty smell and when we flicked the light switch.you guessed it no electricity.I told the girls I'd have to go to a nearby cottage with a phone and call Hydro Quebec.As I left the cottage 1 was checking the lines, and sure enough ! found a tree across them.So I drove to Nancy and Guy Lariviere\u2019s.Nancy was at home and they had power.She saw that 1 was cooked and kindly turned her air conditioner even higher to help me cool off.She gave me her portable phone and 1 called the power company.I was on hold for 40 minutes while I listened to elevator music.Nancy gave me a tour of her house Finally a voice came on the phone.I thought I had it made now.But I didn't.I had a lot of explaining to do before the operator would dispatch a truck.After one hour of being on the phone, which was now stuck to my ear with sweat, she finally dispatched a truck.I humbly apologized to Nancy for soaking her phone, and thanked her for her generosity.I then drove back to the cottage.Theresa and Isabell were still putting things away.But we had to clean out the fndge and wait for the electricity to come back on before we could put anything in it.Hydro Quebec workers were there within the hour, cut off the tree, fixed the problem and left It took the hydro guys less time to drive all the way out there and fix the problem than the time it took me to call in.Now we had to let the fridge get cold before we could put anything in it.So we decided to go for a swim around 3 p.m.I could hardly wait to get in and cool off.Wrong again.It was like jumping in to a warm bath.I swam further out but it was still warm.So we got out of the lake and decided to sit outside and play cards.Well, that was fun too.That\u2019s when the deer and horse flies started chewing on us.But we are tough and as we dried they dwindled away.Now it was time to put the stuff from the cooler into the fridge.That\u2019s when we discovered our luck wasn\u2019t going to change.The fridge was barely cool.It\u2019s a good thing we brought a lot of ice because we had to keep everything in the coolers.Karen Stevenson joined us about 5 p m We had a game of Pictionary and were in bed by 11 p.m.We were exhausted The next day Karen had to leave before noon It was another scorcher, so we spent it going in and out of the river But I had to make a fast trip into town for more ice.We were settled down and comfy playing cards outside when the skies opened up I ran for the car to put up the windows and the girls grabbed the stuff off the picnic table and we ran inside.Now as much as I know we needed rain why did it have to pour on my day off?So we played cards again in the cottage and went to bed early because Theresa had to work the next morning.We left the cottage at 7:45 a.m.Friday By the time I unloaded the girls and drove home it was 9:30.As I was approaching my laneway, I saw someone in the yard.It was my cousin Ramona Dunahee's car.When I got into the house there was Ramona, with her dog, Charlotte and my Aunt Yvonne Mayhew from Victoria.BC.What a surprise.It has been a long time since I've seen my aunt.So I was very happy to hear about what she was doing and chit chat about our families.I made them breakfast and then we played a game of Salade.Then I had to get ready for work at 3 p.m.They decided to stay overnight again and waited for me to come home at 11:15 p.m.They were waiting up for me.We chatted until 1:30 a.m I had to be back at work at 7 a.m.on Saturday so 1 didn't get much sleep But I didn't care because I was so happy to see my aunt and cousin.The next morning they got up with me and we said our goodbyes They were heading to Ann and Emile\tMayhew s in Luskville for breakfast.Aunt Yvonne will be staying at Ramona's until July 21, so anyone wishing to see her just give me a call and 111 give you the phone number.Happy birthday to Lana Desjardins July 14, Gerald\tBrown, Sharon Gravelle and Donna Black July 17, Melissa Kavanagh July 18, Susie Smith, Rick Belland and Kayla Frost July 19, Mavis Kluke and Pete Pepin July 20.Happy anniversary to Charles and Jill Heaphy July 14, and Pauline and Tim Hearty July 18.Otter Lake Elizabeth Hahn 453-7326 Theresa Tubman and\tMark Richard attended the wedding of Blaine and Valerie Sparling's daughter and her husband Kaylie and David Pro.Kaylie is the granddaughter of Florence Sparling.Also attending were Lloyd and Lynn Kluke.Recent visitors with Mrs.Hilda Mayhew and Elizabeth Hahn were Erica Hyde and Jeff of Richmond, BC.and Willard Mayhew of Cardinal and Garnet Mayhew of Osgoode.Pontiac songstresses take second place in Napanee Submrttod by Jen Groot The finalists from the Cangig country music competition performed at the Country Roads Music Festival in Napanee on July 10.Bria Hearty from Shawville took second place in the Junior category and Adrienne Taylor from Bristol finished second in the Open division.Pictured from left are Dave Williams, Bria Hearty.Adrienne Taylor, Andria Bretzlaff and Cody Greer.Caldwell Hermonie Sharpe 647-3459 Our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Mary Caroline Findlay who passed away July 3 at the age of 90 years.Our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Lewina Harkness, wife of the late W.Lloyd Hogan, who passed away July 4.She was buried in Norway Bay United Cemetery We are really getting cottage weather and plen ty of it.Someone said it was going to stay hot for the rest of the summer.But I guess well just have to wait and see The cottagers will sure be happy.Our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Robert Calvert beloved husband of Lorraine Maissoneuve who passed away July 6.He was the loving father of Mark.Patricia, Jennifer and Stephanie.He was the son of the late Robert Calvert and stepson of Mary Calvert of Bristol He will be sadly missed by all who knew him Birthday congratulations to Brenda Rooney who celebrated her 70th at a birthday dinner at her sister Gwen and husband Albert Armstrong's place in Shawville May you enjoy many more Brenda.Birthday congratulations to Karen Sarsfield of Calgary, July 15.She is the daughter of Nelson and Mary Walls of Sudbury, formerly of Shawville.Anniversary congratulations to my neighbours Dan and Rhonda Tremblay who celebrated July 8.Visiting us on Friday afternoon was my daughter Connie Hunter of Golden Lake Anniversary congratulations to Rev.Leslie and Pauline Grant of Shawville and also of the Bristol Ridge Pentecostal Church who celebrated 50 years of marriage this past weekend.Les and Pauline are highly thought of in Bristol and throughout Pontiac Les who is supposed to be retired has actually never retired He and his won derful wife take part anywhere help is needed Bristol Ridge is without a pastor so they are still making this little country church a place to talk about with pot luck dinners, some breakfasts as well, a Christmas program You could go on and on When they call in at our home Pauline brings some of her home baked goodies with her.No doubt she does the same elsewhere.Les also fills in at other churches when the need arises.His piano and organ playing is well worth listening to.He vis its at the hospital and holds services at different homes.Pauline is on the hospital auxiliary.Their life is full of doing good for others.The best of everything in years to come to you both.Quite often children who are interested in the past leave it too long before asking their ances tors about their roots Well Norway Bay Historical Society hasn\u2019t left the younger genera tion in the dark but have brought them even more up to date with their new edition This includes more information which wasn\u2019t in the first book This book is called Norn on and 1-5 pm.) 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annual Randy Powell Memorial golf tournament Pow'ell was 52 when he passed away from a heart attack last year.\u201cIt's very important to all of us,\" said Randy\u2019s mother Melba Powell who volunteered at the event.\u201cI\u2019m delighted to be here.I enjoy taking part and contributing any way 1 can,\" she added.Tickets for the event were sold for $50, with the pnee covering the cost of golfing, half a cart and a steak supper, held at the bar.The event was sponsored by Atkinson's Bar, located on Hwy.148 and attracted 98 golfers, raising a grand tally of $4,100 for the Heart Institute.Attendees also enjoyed music from local cover band Streamer who performed at the bar until 11 p.m.Bristol Mayor Brent Orr attended the golf tournament.\u201cIt\u2019s a great cause and he was a great friend,\u201d said Orr about Powell.Kelsey Stanley was golfing with friends.\u201cI came out to support the cause and friends and family,\" she said.While it was the first tournament held in Powell\u2019s honour, the event has been sponsored by Atkinson's for 15 years.Combined with fundraising efforts by the Shawville Curling Club, over the years the golf tournament has raised over $100,000.Atkinson was pleased with the response.\u201cI had a great time,\" he said.The Heart Institute was also represented that day.\u201cOne of the main bucks from the Institute came up,\u201d said Atkinson.Willard Smith donated a Katnertne Hyrwi THf EQUITY The Randy Powell Memorial Trophy presented by Atkinsons Bar for the Heart Institute Golf Tournament was awarded to the winning team of, from left, Ryan Powell, Tim Murray (who was standing in for Jeff Powell), Robert McCord and Tim Powell.JiAelee srm THE EQUITY Waiting to tee off.Sitting from left to right are golfers Dave Thomson, Kelsey Stanley.Chris Lowrey, Blake Howarth and Kim Ostrom.clock and table for the event.According to Thorne Mayor Ross Vowles, who played in the tournament, community support is always important \u201cEverybody should support fundraisers in any way they can.It doesn't matter whether it\u2019s the heart institute, cancer or dialysis.Get out there and support them, that\u2019s what we can do to help,\" said Vowles.Winning Team: Tim Powell, Tim Mun-ay, Jeff Powell and Robert McCord.Longest Drive for Men: Steve McCord.Longest Drive\tfor Women: Margaret Holt.Closest to the Pin on the third hole for Men: Randy Labadie.Closest to the Pin on the third hole for Women: Kathy Murray.Money awarded to Quyon fishing derby winner LouIm Iw the equity Jr wm?f>iii '-wSF* v.\\ t % % II * \u2022 After almost a month of waiting, the big day finally came for Mike Albert.He was presented with a $10,000 cheque for catching the tagged fish in the Pontiac Mallard, Fish & Game Club's annual pike derby in Quyon.John Atkinson has been sponsoring the cost of the insurance for the prize for the past 10 years, \u201cft was good to have someone finally win,\u201d he said.\u201cIt\u2019s been six years since the last big prize has been won,\" said outgoing president Ron Trudeau.Albert plans on buying his wife an electric wheelchair with the money.Sheenboro Betty Morris 689-5023 _____Last week, gradu- A la ating ceremonies were held for 2010 Secondary V students of Dr.Wilbert Keon School.Rev.Mitch Beachey celebrated Mass at St.Alphonsus Church followed by a meal at the Upper Pontiac Sports Complex Master of Ceremonies for the evening was teacher, Christine Emond.Valedictorian was Amber Souliere.\tParent\tguest speaker was Shannon McDonald while student council speakers were Kelsey McDonald and Alyssa Romain.\tPrincipal\tNeil Fleming also addressed the graduates with best wishes for their future endeavors Graduates and their awards\twere\tJoshua Lariviere (French Immersion Language.Brookfield Energy), Travis Sheel; Matthew Chartrand (Student Body), Stetson Baker (Armand Emond Memorial),\tAdam\tFuisz; Dillon Throp (Wayne Mrlntyre-English, Congeniality, Wayne Venne -History), Travis Andrews (Rotary Club, Lepine s Garage, Heritage College), Jessica Boisclair (Father Olsen- Politeness, Pontiac Health Centre), Olivia Boudens; Victoria McKay; Amber Souliere (Chapeau CWL- Sportsmanship, Caisse Populaire Desjardins Chapeau French); Peter L Smith,\t(Cooperative Forestière de l\u2019Outaouais, Dr.Wilbert Keon ).Brittany\tMirault (Promutuel La Vallee, Chapeau and District Lions Club, Municipality of Chichester,\tMcGill University), Bailey Fleury (Armand Emond Memorial, Municipality of Allumette Island).Alyssa Romain St.Joseph CWL, Art Fleming and Sons, Hansen Award of Distinction, La Salle Bus Lines, Charlotte LEeuyer), Kelsey McDonald (Principal and Teachers' Leadership, Outdoor Education, Art Fleming and Sons.Knights of Columbus, Governing Board, Municipality of Sheenboro, Ministry of Education Sports and Leisure).Congratulations to all the students, I know most of these young people because my grandaughter Kelsey McDonald is in this class of 2010.Kelsey and Travis Andrews also were awarded a prestigious medal, The Lieutenant\tGoverner General's Youth Medal at a special ceremony at the French CEGEP last month We are so very proud of you all and of course my grandaughter Kelsey I am especially proud of you.Julie Stitt did a great job of covering our Canada Day events for The Equity this year Thank you Julie.Happy birthday to my grandson Nelson Morris who celebrates his 13th birthday July 12.The official opening of the Oiseau Rock Trail was held at Fort William on Saturday.There were many excellent speakers, and an Aboriginal ceremony A lunch was provided followed by entertainment by Elaine Rochon and the Shades of Sheen.After the rainstorm, some brave souls ventured up to the rock.Congratulations to Dr Wilbert and Anne Keon who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last week at Northfork I hope they have many more happy years together A memorial service was held for David Morris in Eganville on Saturday.Our deepest sympathy to Margaret, Bill and his family Welcome back to Sandra and Larry McGregor who have returned to their cot tage for the summer Otem William, grandchild to Sandra and Larry w\u2019as born April 6th in Nairobi, Kenya Larry and Sandra had a wonderful visit with their daughter Sarah and baby Otem They spent a week sight seeing in Paris and then a month in Nairobi While in Kenya they enjoyed a safari The animals were beautiful to watch.The only hard part of their whole tnp was leaving Happy birthday to Alyssa Romain who celebrates her 17th birthday July 14 ! was sorry to hear that my former neighbor Bobby Brennan passed away after a long fight with cancer.He was such a wonderful fnend to my kids when they were growing up My deepest sympathy to Barbara and his family and his sister Mary Eind her family He will be sadly missed I was sorry to gear Dan McCool passed away.He is the son of Helen Donnelly and the late James McCool.Our sympathy to the family Congratulations to Megan Gardiner and James Bourgoin on their engagement Megan is the daughter of our 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www.theequity.ca » i I Wednesday, July 14.2010 I Tie \\ t >icc < >t rhe P< >nriae si nee 1KN3 I \u2018a^e 11 Investissements supplémentaires dans le secteur forestier Investissements de 1,47 M$ pour l\u2019Outaouais GATINEAU \u2022 Le ministre délègue aux Transports, ministre responsable de l'Outaouais et député de Papineau.M Norman MacMillan, la députée de Gatineau, Mme Stéphanie Vallee, la députée de Pontiac, Mme Charlotte L'Écuyer, la députée de Hull, Mme Maryse Gaudreault et le député de Chapleau, M Marc Carrière.ont annoncé au nom de la vice-première ministre, ministre des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune et ministre responsable du Plan Nord, Mme Nathalie Normandeau, un investissement de 1,47 M$ dont 1,12 M$ dans le cadre du Programme d\"aide à la mise en valeur des forêts privées (PAMVFP) et 347 978 M$ pour le Programme de créauon d\u2019emplois en forêt (PCEFT Programma d'aède à la misa an valeur des forêts privées (PAMVFP) L'aide financière accordée en vertu du Programme d'aide à la mise en valeur des forêts privées (PAMVFP) permettra à la region de mieux planifier ses acuvités forestières dans les boisés pnvés.Les travaux ayant pour but la production de bois d'oeuvre, l\u2019aménagement des peuplements, notamment des érablières, et l'amelioration de la productivité des boisés sont IM* T* '-viMrê ,»4 «r.*1 ' \t vises.La gestion de ce programme a été deleguee aux agences régionales de mise en valeur des forêts privées \u2022 Dans une perspective d'aménagement durable, les agences régionales de mise en valeur des forêts pnvees jouent un rôle essentiel pour favonser la concertation entre les divers agents régionaux de développement \u2022, a déclare Nathalie Normandeau Cette aide financière de 1,12 M$ provient d'une enveloppe totale de 28,5 MS allouée à la mise en valeur des forêts pnvees du Québec pour l'exercice financier 2010-2011 \u2022 C'est une excellente nouvelle pour la région, pour les entrepreneurs forestiers et pour les propriétaires de boisés privés qui pourront continuer a mettre en valeur leur richesse \u2022, a renchén Norman MacMillan.Programme de création d'emplois en forêt (PCEF) Par ailleurs, la ministre Normandeau a indique que \u2022 l'aide accordée en vertu du Programme de creation d'emplois en forêt illustre bien la volonté de notre gouvernement de continuer à soutenir les efforts des tra- Ligue de hockey junior de la Capitale National vailleurs sylvicoles et d\u2019encourager le développement du secteur forestier en Outaouais ».Ce programme touche autant la forêt publique que la forêt privée 11 s'adresse aux cooperatives forestières, aux organismes de gestion en commun, aux communautés autochtones, aux entreprises privées ainsi qu a toute entreprise ou à tout organisme engagé dans l'aménagement forestier.\u2022\tLe PCEF a pour but de valoriser les metiers liés à la récolte et à l'amenagement forestier tout en contribuant au\tdéveloppement économique de nos régions \u2022, a ajoute le ministre Norman MacMillan Cette aide financière de 347 978 $ provient d'une enveloppe totale de 15 M$ du PCEF pour l'exercice financier 2010-2011.\u2022\tNotre gouvernement axe ses interventions sur la promotion d\u2019une gestion durable des ressources du milieu forestier Nous travaillons à favoriser la vitalité socioéconomique des municipalités du Quebec.Maigre le contexte budgetaire difficile, nous avons jugé important de préserver des mesures destinées à la forêt privée et à la création d'emplois ainsi qu'au\tdéveloppement durable de nos régions forestières \u2022, a conclu la ministre.MUNICIPALITÉ DE LITCHFIELD AVIS \"PUBLIC\" NOTICE LE BUREAU MUNICIPAL SERA FERME 1E 14-15-16-19-20-21-72-23 II II I El 2010 POUR VACANCES ANNUELLES.LE BUREAU SERA OUVERT.HTSDI LE 26 JUILLET.2010 A 911.I HE MUNICIPAL OFFICE Wil l BE CLOSED JULY 14-15 16 19-20-21 22 2 ' Mit FOR ANNUAL HOLIDAYS.THE OFFICE WILL BE OPENED MONDAY.JULY 26TH.2010 AT 9:00 A.M.MERCMHASK YOU JACQUELINE BR1SEBOIS SEC TRÉS/D G Avis public OFFRE D\u2019EMPLOI À TEMPS PARTIEL Les demandes comme préposé à l'entretien du Pavillon TP Tan de Bry son pour personnes Retraitées sont maintenant solicitées.le ou (la) postulant (e) devra pouvoir exécuter les tâches suivantes -\tTâches de nature préventive relativement au terrain.-\tTâches de nature préventive refinement au bâtiment.-\tTâches de nature corrective qui ne nécessitent pas une main d'oeuvre spécialisée; -\tTâches de nature connil tel que des menus travaux artisanaux de menuiserie, plomberie, d'inspection des logements selon les normes de l'Office pour s assurer de leur bon état.-\tEn plus des qualités requises pour les taches précitées, le (la) postulant(e) devra posséder une bonne personnalité permettant une bonne communication avec les locataires; -\tÊtre bilingue et être résidentiel de la Municipalité de Bryson Le salaire offert est celui prévu pour la Gestion des Immeubles de l'office d'Habitation de Bryson et (cl que décrété par Société d'Habitation du Québec SVP.Envoyer votre résumé avant date 31 juillet 2010 a DIRECTRICE OMH de BRYSON 915.rue Principale.C.P 119 Bry son.Québec J0X IH0 GATINEAU \u2022 U Ligue de Hockey Junior de la Capitale Nationale est une realitée suite a un an de négotiation et travail.La ligue tombe sous 1ÜDHA et Hockey Canada.La Ligue est présentement composer de huit équipes de niveau Junior basée au Quebec et Ontario.Séparer en deux divisions, Us joueront quand même toutes les équipes durant la saison régulière mais seront classée par division Les Équipes : Division Ouest Division Est Rockland \u2019Nationals\u201dLes Panthères\u2019 d'Embrun \u2018Les Prédateurs\u2019 de La Pèche Cumberland \u201cBandits\u2019 \u201cVikings\"\tde Papineauville .\u201cLes Aigles\u2019 de St-Isidore \u2019L\u2019Express\" de Gatineau \u2019Cougars\u2019 de Vankleek HiU Les joueurs intérreser a participer aux camps d\u2019entrainement et autre activ-itées pre-saison de differentes équipes peuvent consulter le site de la ligue www.ncjhl.com, sélectionner links, sélectionner une équipe et visioncr les coordonnées ainsi que les dates d\u2019activitées pré-saison.Les équipes peuvent soliciter un pré-enregistrement aux activitées L'Executif de la ligue est très encourager par l'intérêt et la participation des équipes qui ont tous contribuer a la création de la ligue.\u2022 Tous les gens impliquer à l\u2019administration des huit équipes et les exécutifs de la ligue se sont dévouer a participer activement au longue rencontres et discussions avant d\u2019arriver au point ou on se retrouvent aujourd'hui.Il ne fallait pas perdre de vue la mission de notre ligue, soit de permettre au joueurs finissants des ligues Mineurs de poursuivre leurs aspirations de Hockeyeur tous en encouragent les joueurs de la categorie Junior de continuer a developer leurs habilitées au hockey et leurs talents inter personnelle.Ceci sem- ble être le front commun du groupe.L\u2019ouverture de la saison sera un \u2019SHOWCASE\u2019 qui aura lieu samedi le 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renseignements au sujet des plans de gestion de l\u2019eau, visitez ontario ca/mnr Pour obtenir des mises à jour des niveaux d'eau, visitez opg corn t* Ontario ONTARIOFOWER GENERATION N s 1 Page 12 Wednesday, July 14.2010 www .rhecquity.ea The race is on: Pontiac stars leave their mark on Luskville track JULIELEE STITT Equity Reporter PONTIAC July 14 2010 On the surface, it may not seem like Marc Sauvé and Robert Brown don\u2019t have much in common.Forty-six year old Sauvé is described by fnends as quiet, while at sixty-four, Brown is known for his guitar playing and singing voice One thing the two men have in common, is a love for racing and a reputation on the track.According to Luskville Dragway owner Arnie Malcolm, Pontiac is home to some of the best drivers in the country.A resident of Luskville, Sauvé grew up in Aylmer and sat behind the wheel as a race car driver for the first time at the age of 17.On June 13, Sauvé beat one of the best racers in the semi-pro division, winning the race at Grand Bend Motorplex.\u201cMarc beat the world champion at Grand Bend race track He beat one of the best in the business,* said Malcolm At his home track, Sauvé leads in the number of points for the season and hasn't lost yet.The driver said he can remember when he first started racing and the first words he would hear when he got home after a day spent at the track Sauvé would be greeted by his mother\u2019s voice, asking him whether he had won his race.A question he said that annoyed him during a slow season when wins didn't come easily.Despite his love for driving, Sauvé wasn\u2019t always able to race.After the death of his mother and financial limitations Sauvé put driving \u201con ice for awhile,\u201d he said.He has made his return to the track, having won every race he has competed in this season According to the driver, being able to be behind the wheel rather than sitting in the stands has always been the best part for him Before Sauvé had seen his first race, another race car driver was making a name for himself Shawville resident Robert Brown grew up fixing hot rods and dreaming of having one of his own someday.\u2018Bobby\u2019s quite a story He\u2019s one of the originals He\u2019s the pioneer of this area and was a star back in the day,* said Malcolm.The dragway owner said he can remember growing up, watching Brown race when men rolled their sleeves to tuck away their cigarettes and pants were hemmed to be short.When Brown started racing in 1967, he would travel to Naperville to compete.According to Brown, hell never forget his first race, because he won it driving a blue 1969 Dart GTS \u201cIVe been at it so long it\u2019s an addiction,* said Brown.According to the retired mechanic, the rush he would feel was comparable to near death experiences, of which he has had his share \u2018Sitting behind the wheel, your knees would shake getting in line ready to run \u201cIt was the adrenaline rush, there was nothing else like it in the world.\" When he gets behind the wheel now, Brown is calm and cool, with all traces of youth removed, replaced by a desire to win.\u201cThe longer you\u2019re at it, you lose the adrenaline,\u2019 he confessed Today, fans are just as likely to see Brown acting as crew chief on the track as holding a spot behind the wheel.While the mechanic has driven his share of cars over the years, he said the last two have been special The two cars Brown refers to were completely hand built by himself and a friend \u201cThere's not much I haven't done,* said Brown, pausing before adding on a chuckle, \u201cthat\u2019s the advantage of being an old man * While he still loves the track, in January 2009 Brown underwent triple bypass surgery which caused him to slow down Brown bought a guitar and began taking lessons \u2018I\u2019m quite good at it and 1 love that too \u2019 According to Malcolm, Brown can be found Saturday nights at the dragway singing with his guitar, mixing his two loves: cars and music.In a hobby that has spanned 43 years.Brown said he has seen many changes on the track The cars have gotten a lot faster.\u2018It\u2019s astronomical Race cars that used to take 10 seconds to do the quarter mile at a hundred-and-some miles an hour are now doing it in 4.5 seconds at 320 miles an hour,\u201d said Brown.According to the seasoned driver, amateurs today are driving at speeds faster than professionals were 20 years ago.While Sauvé and Brown have developed reputations on the track, Malcolm said there are a lot of young talented drivers in the area \u201cI like to think I'm the guy that bred them,\u2019 laughs Malcolm Malcolm has been operating Luskville Dragway since 1979 According to the owner, racing is tough, and Luskville breeds some of the toughest on the tracks \u201cWe don\u2019t have the best race track m the world It\u2019s older, it\u2019s smaller and the joke has always been, if you can win at Luskville, you can win any place,' laughed Malcolm Photo SuOmWpd Dv Undo MonKalo Pictured Is Race Car driver Marc Sauvé.The Luskville resident hasn't lost a race yet this season.The seniors are really showing the juniors a thing or two about golf lately ANDREA CRANFIELD Equity Reporter NORWAY BAY July 8,2010 There isn\u2019t much in life that\u2019s free these days, but kids between the ages of eight to 16 golfed for free at Norway Bay Golf Course last week as part of the Take a Kid to the Course Week.From July 5 to July 11, kids who were accompanied by a paying adult, golfed free.Take a Kid to the Course Week is a national event developed by the National Golf Course Owners Association Canada.Its purpose is to encourage juniors to take up golfing while also spending time with their families.\u201cIt\u2019s a family initiative to introduce juniors to golf.It\u2019s a really big program that\u2019s growing every year,\u2019 said Linda Thompson, the part-owner of Norway Bay Golf Course.The program is established all over eastern Ontario and western Quebec, More than 600 courses participate across the country.Thompson said that because of the heat, fewer golfers came out than normally would have.\u201cSo far the heat has been unbearable.Some come early in the morning and some come early in the evening.I wouldn\u2019t encourage young golfers to be out in this heat,\u201d she said.\u201cI am hoping the weather moderates.It\u2019s a great program to encourage kids.\u201d Every junior that takes part in the program receives a ballot for a chance to win a trip for two to Miami including two rounds of golf.The program ties in with the junior golf day camp program taking place at Norway Bay Golf Course, which kicks off the same week.Every Thursday for the month of July, two age groups of kids 10 and under and 11 to 14 are taught golf by the seniors who golf at Norway Bay.The first week they are learning putting, the second week is chipping, the third week is the full swing, Andrea Oonfield THE EQUITY Ed Watters teaches Quinn Stewart, 12, a few golfing tips during the junior golf day camp at Norway Bay Golf Course on July 8.Stewart attended the camp last year and really enjoyed it Golfers thrive despite the heat wave creeping over Pontiac ANDREA CRANFIELD Equity Reporter NORWAY BAY July 7, 2010 July 7 proved to be a very hot and sticky day The humidity hung in the air and the sweltering sun did not let up all day.This didn\u2019t stop 22 members of the Norway Bay Seniors Golf Association from heading out to the Norway Bay Golf Course for nine rounds of golf.Guests Jim Jones.Harry Robinson, Jeff Robinson and Bnan Drummond came out to play as well Tom Dunbar got the lowest gross score with a 41.Forty one must be a lucky number in golf as it also received the win last week.Dunbar was on a roll as he won thé lowest net score with a 28.Gil Gélineau got second place with a 30.Jim Power got his ball closest to the pm on hole number three.Don McCaffrey got his ball closest to the pin on the second shot on hole number five.The longest drive on hole number eight was made by Carl Kappes It was a good day for McCaffrey who won $25 in the 50/50 draw The beer jug winners were Jones, Harry Robinson, Jeff Robinson and Jerry Nitchly.New members for 2010 are Tom Healey, Terry Gamble, Ralph Young, Drummond and Wilf Brous seau.the fourth week going farther with the full swing and for the fifth week the kids 66 I really enjoy working with children.They\u2019re really willing to learn.\u2014Ed Watters __________________55 play a full round of golf.The senior men take a group of kids and introduce them to golf,\u201d said Thompson.During the first week 17 kids came out for the younger age group and 13 kids came out for the older age group.There are usually about four kids in a group for every two adults.Ed Watters has been teaching golf to juniors for about 10 years now and said it is very satisfying watching them take an interest in the game.\u201cI really enjoy working with children They\u2019re really willing to learn,\u201d he said \u201cThey give me more than I give to them.\u2019 Watters played junior hockey for 14 years in a house league.When he stopped playing, he started helping out with the kids participating in the league He has been working with children for many years because of the satisfaction he gets from watching them have fun and learning.\u201cWorking with children over years gives me an honour.Each kid is a challenge,\u201d he said.Watters, along with Richard Parker, Wayne Langford and Gilbert Gelineau agreed that it can be a bit of a challenge to teach such young children.\u201cBy the end they are losing their attention span a little bit,\" said Watters.Parker added, \u201cIt\u2019s hard to teach them when they are young It\u2019s supposed to be quiet on the golf course and they run around yelling and some of them are chasing bugs.\u201d Watters said that he couldn't have asked for a better group of kids and he really enjoyed the first week of the course.Quinn Stewart, 12, 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