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[" FWD - QUEBEC (Que.GOA 710 Study of Valley schools next on agenda for board strategic-planning committee ua Judith Taylor As Winston Churchill is supposed to have said, \u201cRumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated\u201d; this is equally true, for the next few years anyway, of recent rumors about the possible closing of one of Huntingdon\u2019s two elementary schools.English-speaking Valley residents have always worried about the future of their community schools, especially a sentimental favorite, the small country school at Franklin.Other institutions in Ormstown, Hemmingford, Valleyfield and Howick are equally vital to their communities.New school added When Quebec decreed the abolition of religious school boards in favor of linguistic ones a few years ago, the New Frontiers School Board inherited a second primary school in Huntingdon.St.Joseph's, previously part of the Huntingdon Catholic School Commission, now operates in parallel with the Academy, the historic Huntingdon school which last spring marked its 150th anniversary.This duplication has led to some nervousness on the part of Huntingdon residents who fear the eventual consolidation of all local English-speaking students into one of the buildings and the loss of the other school.\u201cRight now, we have too many students to fit into either one of the Huntingdon schools,\u201d New Frontiers director-general Ken Robertson told The Gleaner last week.\u201cThese rumors have no foundation.\u201d New study coming However, the school board is on the brink of a major re-assessment of all its Valley schools, following a similar three-year process which has resulted in the changing of some boundaries in Chateauguay.A new Strategic Planning Committee which includes four school commissioners has been named, and will start in February on the complicated process of long-term planning for the seven elementary schools and one high school (Chateauguay Valley Regional) in the Valley sector.Commissioners named to the planning group are David D\u2019Aoust and John Ryan of Huntingdon, Abdul Pirani of Valleyfield and David Wright from Chateauguay.They will consider present enrolments, economic factors and demographic trends before coming up with a report and recommendations, \u201cprobably at the end of 2004 or the beginning of 2005,\u201d according to [8 See Schools on i] Watnesiny, 0 ro 10, 2003 Ra PE 4 Dm, ts OI Ct Michel Hohuu Danh Nguyen PHARMACISTS tot itrons to better surye yo 4, Bridge Street, Ormstown 21 Lambton, Grmstown Franklin awaits water- dotting hearing January 20 PTO A lot is at stake for a local industry and its citizen opponents as the New Year approaches.January 20, 2004 is the date when Quebec's land zoning board ny's request for permission to bottle and sell groundwater from its property in Franklin Centre.CEO Michael Leahy says they have already invested \"a fortune\u201d in develop- logical studies required for the environmental permit.20 test wells were drilled in their orchards along Route 209 to examine natural flow rates, water quality and pumping impacts.They are located on the same site as (CPTAQ) will discuss the Leahy compa- Michael Leahy examines the overflow from some of hi< 20 test walls in Franklin Centre.(Photo: Phil Norton) os! Mayor predicts 2003 shortfall but Says tax increase not likely Mayor Stéphane Gendron is painting a rather gloomy picture of Huntingdon\u2019s financial health these days, but he maintains that there should be no need to raise taxes next year to deal with an anticipated 2003 deficit and the depletion of the town\u2019s accumulated surplus.In his first Mayor's Report, delivered Monday Nov.24 at a special council meeting at the Town Hall, Gendron said that after studying the figures for 2003, compiled under the previous administration, the town will likely be facing a deficit situation when the books are closed December 31.There is no one reason for this situation, he said, but rather a combination of factors.\u201cIn studying the documents.I! found that calculations involving some anticipated revenues were made in error or in ignorance of proper administrative procedures,\u201d he said.In addition.Gendron said the municipality's accumulated surplus, which amounted to some $1 million in 1999, has been completely wiped out over the past three vears.\u201cThere's nothing left, and the town can no longer count on the surplus as a source of extra money to make up for an operating deficit as of the end of December.\u201d Cash purchase He said the main factor in the dwindling of the surplus has been the acquisition of the former County Building for more than $500.000.a cash transaction made without long-term financing.\u201cThis purchase wiped out just about all the surplus, which was made up of tax-payers\u2019 money which could have been used [ See Report a page 3 +i] ing the product, including intensive geo- the original spring used by the municipality of Ormstown since 1913.The village changed its groundwater source to the Dumas Road but not because of à lack of water here.Lcahy's wells have a great capacity, as several of them cannot be capped duc to the natural pressure of water in the ground.They spill the pure resource into the ditch.Test runs À vear ago test pumping was conducted non-stop for + and 12 months.À notice was sent to Franklin residents advising them that pumping would go on tor 10 days and there were a million complaints\u201d for that period of time.recalls Michael Leahv.The well of one man did appear to go dry.he notes.but it turned out to be due to a malfunctioning pump.After ten days the complaints stopped as citizens figured the pumping was over.But it went on for another four months without any obvious impacts.\"The studies are complete and conclusive that everything is fine.\" says Leahy.He is confident that the researchers | See Water page 3 ] CR eT ARN ge 0e .# Ll Santa and Mrs.Claus arrived in Huntingdon on Saturday, just in time to herald the Valley's first meaningful snowstorm.The annual parade through the streets of town brought out lots of young families and other people eager to welcome the jolly couple, as pre-Christmas excitement continues to mount.About 300 gifts were given out to children by the (Photo: PL) Optimists at the Legion Hall following the parade.SLR boul.Mgr Langlois, Valleyfield = 450 3 373-4372 + 1 800 268.9859 RE CE wt eer « $10,000 off your lease orp hasé Z + 0% purchase financing Es + Win your vehicle (purchas [ 2 Beadle \u2014 dose fr detals ; automobilesregate@gmcanada.00 1 A te pores Ting A ALHES « Fn s8) r eu 2) years Î » Bocombor 10, 2003 » The Glesner > THIS AND THAT IN TOWN» WINTER - seems to have arrived on the weekend, just in time to put everyone in the holiday spirit.The snow was fluffy and light and easy it covered all the tired remnants of a summer\u2019s growth.So we can enjoy it until the novelty wears off, which could be as soon as the next snowstorm! OUR FALL - this year can pretty well be summed up in two words: wet and warm.A catch-up call to our weatherman Peter Finlayson in Ormstown yielded the information that the autumn months of September, October and November produced a total of 15 inches of precipitation.After 4.1 inches in September, our spirits were further dampened by a whopping 7.3 inches in October and another 4 inches in November.This is nearly double the normal total of eight to 9 inches for the period.\u201cTHIS WAS - the wettest fall I can recall in 40 years of keeping weather records,\u201d Peter said.November's moisture was made up of 3.9 inches of rain and only one inch of snow, melting down for the last tenth of an inch.Compare this with November 2002, with its 1.7 inches of rain and a whopping 26 inches of snow (equal to 2.6 inches of water) for a total of 4.3 inches.TEMPERATURES - were generally balmy, and Peter reported record highs of between 18 and 20 degrees C.on November 18, 19 and 24, helping to bring the average temperature for the month to 3.4 degrees.Compare that with the average November figure of 1.7 and last year\u2019s nasty 0.9 degrees.NEXT SATURDAY - December 13 at 8 p.m.at Ormstown\u2019s St.Paul\u2019s United Church, the Madrigal Choir will present its second Yuletide Concert under the direction of Irish native George Rice.The program includes Christmas music dating from the 15th century to the present, Carol and hymn settings by composers including Dufay, Praetorius, Lutoslawski and Rutter.A selection of 16th century French Chansons and Vaughan Williams\u2019 much-loved Fantasia on Christmas Carols with soloist Elisabeth Churchill will also be featured.IN ORMSTOWN - the local Branch 196 of the Royal Canadian Legion will a Roast Beef Supper at the Legion Hall from 5-7:30 p.m.on Saturday evening Dec.13.Check last week\u2019s ad for more information.Sounds like a great way to begin the evening before going on to the Madrigal concert! AT STE-AGNES - de Dundee, a Christmas Eve Celebration is planned for 10 p.m.at the Parish church.Music and chants will be featured at the special service, along with a Nativity tableau with parishioners taking part.All are welcome.VETERAN VOLUNTEER - around town Hank Cross is delighted with the success of his most-recent fund-raising effort, which produced $535 for the Montreal Children\u2019s Hospital Telethon of Stars.He and students at the Huntingdon Academy where he has helped out for the past 15 years are challenging other elementary schools in the Valley to match or improve on their record.THERE IS STILL TIME - There are 2 issues left before our Christmas Holidays.Our December 17 issue will be followed by our final issue of the year, which will be on newsstands one day early on Tuesday, December 23.The final issue will include our Christmas Supplement.THE ADVERTISING DEADLINE - for the last issue is Friday, December 19 at 4 p.m.The Gleaner office will close at 5 p.m.on Tuesday, December 23.This will be your last chance to purchase a gift subscription for a loved one.We will reopen Monday, January 5, 2004 at 9 a.m.FIRST ISSUE - of the new year will be January 7.Everyone at The Gleaner would like to wish you a safe and happy holiday.YOU HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY - to send in your recipes, hints and family customs that make the holiday special for you.These will be published in our annual Christmas Supplement.FOR OUR READERS - who choose to share their holiday ideas, we offer the chance to win a Gleaner subscription for one year.either for you.or as a Christmas gift for someone else if you already subscribe.Two winners will be drawn, one cach from English and French-language contributors.JOIN THE SPIRIT - of togetherness at Christmas.Drop your clearly-written recipes or hints in at the Gleaner office during regular office hours, mail them Canadiana 1 2 3 ACROSS | Rough fish 5 Gratuity 8 Nightingale prop 12 Wind instrument 13 Expression of triumph 14 Ancient buffalo 15 Scourge 16 Ms Lennon 17 Gusto 18 Aspiration 20 Melts 22 Mil.org.23 Rower's requirement 24 Pieces of poetry 27 Scandinavian people 31 Sheltered side 32 little teapot! 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shortly after a hiatus and re-organization.The Residence-Elle is one of those institutions about which it\u2019s hard to be exactly jolly, since its raison d\u2019étre is the danger which can exist for some women and their children.But we would be very ashamed if this area did not recognize the very real need and offer help to women who may have no other means of escaping a bad situation.We hope the shelter gets back in action soon.But wouldn't it be great if we didn\u2019t need one?Unfortunately, there is no doubt that we do.JT) ad» ® GILIEANER ©» FHS [ 120 years ago ] December 6, 1893 STAINED GLASS The central panel in the chancel of St.John\u2019s Church of this place has been filled by a beautiful stained window, bearing a representation of Christ as the Good Shepherd.It is a gift from Mrs.S.H.Schuyler and Mrs.(Colonel) McEachern in memory of their parents.Their father, William Bowron, was pone of the founders of this village and long its leading resident.NEW TEACHER Mr.Forbes, who arrived lately from Scotland, has been engaged as assistant in the Academy.His testimonials show that [ 80 years ago ] december 8, 1843 HAPPY WITH SERVICE (Huntingdon Council) À copy of a resolution passed by the Council of the Village of Ormstown was read asking the Provincial Police to give more prompt action in cases of robberies and such like occurring in that town.The Ormstown Council asked the Huntingdon Council to forward a similar resolution to the Police authorities.The council decided that they were not dissatisfied with the service given by the Provincial Police and therefore no action was taken.KEEPING WARM If consumers are careful, \u201cNobody will [ 30 years ago | December 12, 1073 BUILDING SOLD Ormstown Council at its Dec.8 meeting approved the sale of the Borden plant to Jean Lussier of Huntingdon for $12,000 with down payment of $2,000 and the balance in $2,000 annual instalments at nine per cent.The site may be used for a chemical fertilizer mixing plant or for a corn dryer but any projected industry must be approved by the provincial Department of the Environment.FILTRATION PLANT The Quebec government has approved a grant of $436,913 to Huntingdon for he is well educated and has had considerable experience in teaching at Aberdeen.Several new scholars have been enrolled and the prospect is that Principal Phillips will have a large increase after New Year.The Academy has never been in a more efficient state, and it is gratifying to see that parents are realizing the fact.ECONOMIC GROWTH We hear that over $5,000 has been subscribed toward the proposed organ factory.Most people take one or more shares, feeling that the enterprise will help the village even if the dividends at first are small.go cold this winter,\u201d Munitions Minister Howe told a press conference.The coal situation now was better than the Munitions Department \u201chad any right to expect,\u201d with the supply of bituminous larger than it was last year.Hard coal was still in short supply, so the consumer should not be \u201cchoosey\u201d (sic) when feeding the furnace.The fuel oil situation was \u201csatisfactory\u201d, and supplies would see consumers through the winter.The supply of fuel wood, Mr.Howe believed, would \u201cmeet the situation\u201d.Because of the continuing mild weather, there had been a 10 per cent saving in coal consumption from the volume used in the same period last year up to December 1.renovation of the town\u2019s water filtration plant, a program which is to cost $726,000.News of the grant came from Ken Fraser, member of the National Assembly for Huntingdon Riding, and it originated with Municipal Affairs Minister Goldbloom.CAB FARES RISE As of Jan.1, 1974 taxi rates in the Huntingdon area and all through the Chateauguay Valley come under the Quebec Transport Commission for license and permit purposes and rates will jump from the current 25 to 30 cents a mile to 50 to 60 cents a mile.The charge for waiting time will be 10 cents a 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ÉDUCATEUR(TRICE) FORMÉ(E) : a de 32! heures semaine pour ul 'un remplacemen de congé de maternité t Veulllez faire parvent votre curculum vitae 17 décembre 200.C.PE.Do-MI-Si-La-| Doté 27, rue Prince, suite suite 203 Huntingdon ) (québec Télécopieur (450) 264-3426 3212704-101203-4 gray TITRE 10 XH Até-Martine Les Huskies atome À de Huntingdon grands champions Patrice Laflamme Les Huskies atome A de Huntingdon ont remporté les grands honneurs de leur catégorie du récent tournoi inter-régional de hockey de Sainte-Martine.La formation de Huntingdon a fait fleche de tout bois en remportant ses cing matchs a disputer lors de cette compétition.Apres avoir battu les Pingouins Delta Laval 3-1 en levée de rideau, les Huskies ont défait successivement les Prédateurs 3 de Valleyfield 3-2, les Aigles de Berthier 2- 1 et les Cougars de Lakeshore 5-2 pour atteindre la grande finale.Opposés au Sieurs de Longueuil, ils ont triomphé par la marque de 3-1, remportant ainsi la bannière de championnat de leur classe.En plus de remporté le titre de leur section, les Huskies ont été déclarés l\u2019équipe la plus disciplinée du tournoi.L'association du hockey mineur de Huntingdon tient à féliciter les joueurs et les entraîneurs pour leur exploit ainsi que les supporters qui ont encouragé ces jeunes tout au long du tournoi.Vie 24 SOURCE CANADA PROVINCE DE QUEBEC DISTRICT DE BEAUHARNOIS AVIS Prenez avis que Me Nathalie Daoust, notaire exerçant à l'étude Pilon, Ménard et Daoust au 62 rue Châteauguay, Huntingdon, district de Beauharnois, province de Québec, JOS 1H0 est en possession du greffe et des dossiers de Me Claude Ménard (autrefois) notaire a Huntingdon, a titre de cessionnaire avec la permission du Comité administratif, tel qu'il appert d'une résolution en date du 20 novembre 2003.Les heures de bureau sont du lundi au vendredi de 9h00 à 17h00 (le soir sur rendezvous).Pour toutes informations, veuillez téléphoner au (450) 264-5336.Nathalie Daoust, notaire 3211749-101203-4 Commission scolaire New | Frontier p 214, McLeod, Chateaugu ar Québec, J emowrisng Téléphone (450) 691- Fax Csi) oar 0643 AVIS PUBLIC Est par la présente donné que le Centre Administratif et le Service des taxes scolaires de la Commission scolaire New Frontiers située au 214, rue McLeod, Châteauguay, Québec, seront fermés du 22 décembre 2003 au 2 janvier 2004, inclusivement.Donné à Châteauguay, Québec, ce 3e jour de décembre, 2003.Linda Donohue 3212690-101203-4 Secrétaire générale FONDS POUR BOURSE D'ETUDES McCRIMMON Des applications sont demandées d'étudiants (tes) qui désirent obtenir une bourse afin de commencer ou continuer leurs études dans une école de musique reconnue.Les applications devront parvenir au plus tard le 31 décembre 2003 à: lan Ferns 5 rue Ferns Huntingdon, Qc, JOS 1H0 284-5388 3212692-101203-4 tn ro nee JINN Even newcomers assigned to jobs on MRC committees During the MRC's final monthly meeting of the year, the Council of Mayors announced the members of the various committees for 2004.Following the naming of Havelock mayor Jeannine Giroux-Lavallée as prefect, succeeding Donald Frier, Alain Castagner of St-Anicet was elected to take her former place as vice-prefect for a one-year term.The two new mayors, elected last month, will receive their first committee assignments for the MRC.Huntingdon's Stéphane Gendron will serve on the committees for the Regional Municipal Court, the FIL (Local Investment Fund), and Risk Management, and will represent the MRC on the Montérégie Regional Development Council.His Hinchinbrooke colleague Normand Crête will join the Consultative Committee on Agriculture, and those working on the Schéma d'Aménagement and Watercourses.Both newcomers were also named to the CLD\u2019s administrative committee.A full list of committce members follows: MRC Administration: Gilles Bigras (St- Chrysostome), John McCaig (Ormstown) and Albert Billette (Tres-St-Sacrement) join the Prefect and Vice-prefect.CLD Administration: a total of 10 mayors will sit on the Haut-St-Laurent board: Jeannine Giroux-Lavallée, Alain Castagner.Noélla Daoust (Elgin), Normand Crete, Jean Armstrong (Dundee).Pierre Poirier (Godmanchester), Stéphane Gendron, Gilles Bigras, John McCaig and Jean- Claude Chantigny (Ste-Barbe).Schéma d\u2019Aménagement (Land Planning): Normand Crete.Pierre Poirier.and Noëlla Daoust.sée Gard cod C optician\u201d Josée Caza now at your service at Wee Gio 1 { OPTICIAN - £ # Fo Offers you A > until Dec.31st, 2003 a Free iy antiglare coating @ with the purchase §§¢ of a frame & prescription lenses We offer you GSSILOR products Huntingdon & 70, Chéteauguay St.: (450) 264-9532 Ormstown 4, Bridge St.(Galeries d'ormstown) (450) 829-3001 = 3211564-101203-05 Alain Castagner of St-Anicet: new MRC Vice-prefect.Municipal Court: Robert Doré (Howick) and Stéphane Gendron.Agriculture: Normand Crete, Noëlla Daoust and Jeannine Giroux- Lavallée.Public Security: Claude Chantigny, Robert Doré, Jeannine Giroux- Lavallée and Alain Castagner.Industrial rental property: Gilles Bigras, Noëlla Daoust, Robert Doré and Pierre Barrière (Franklin) along with the Prefect and Vice-prefect.Watercourses: Gilles Bigras, Jean Armstrong, Normand Crête, and Albert Billette.FIL: Stéphane Gendron, Noëlla Daoust and Pierre Barrière.Cultural Policy: Alain Castagner will represent the MRC on this group.Private Forests: Jeannine Giroux- Lavallée is the MRC representative.Montérégie Regional Development: Jean-Claude Chantigny and Stéphane Gendron will represent the Haut-St- Laurent.Droulers Site (Les Aventuriers de l\u2019archéologie dans le Haut-St-Laurent): Alain Castagner is the MRC representa- Jean- Tho Gloaser » December 10, 2008 » 18 Huntingdon should have voice on MRC public security: Mayor Huntingdon mayor Stéphane Gendron finds it unacceptable that his not represented on the MRC\u2019s Public Security Committee for 2004.When committee jobs were allocated to the various Haut-St-Laurent mayors at their November 26 meeting, Gendron, a newcomer to the Council of Mayors, was not named to the six-member working group, although he will serve on several other MRC committees.The Public Security committee is made up of the MRC Prefect and Vice Prefect as ex-officio members; two other mayors, for 2004 Howick\u2019s Robert Doré and Jean- Claude Chantigny of Ste-Barbe, along with the sergeant in charge and one other police officer from the Ormstown-based Haut-St- Laurent SQ detachment, which covers the whole MRC territory.Need for input Gendron\u2019s reaction was to appeal the decision to new Prefect Jeannine Giroux- an automatic seat on the group, or at least that he be permitted to attend committee meetings as an observer without voting privileges.His reasons include the fact that Huntingdon is the only \u201ctown\u201d among the other rural and semi-rural municipalities in the MRC, and that its relatively high crime rate and its need for more police services make representation on the committee imperative.He pointed to the fact that André Brunette, his predecessor as Huntingdon mayor, sat on the Public Security Committee from its inception in 1997 until 2002, when he was dropped from the roster.After speaking with Gendron, the Prefect said that she would study the matter and make some suggestions for consideration by her colleagues at the January MRC meeting.\u201cThe final decision will be made by the mayors,\u201d she said.Lavallée, asking that Huntingdon be given (PL/IT) tive.Suroît SADC (Community Risk Management: John McCaig, Development): Jeannine Giroux-Lavallée Robert Doré and Stéphane Gendron.represents the MRC.Waste Management: Alain Castagner, Suroit Tourism Bureau: Jeannine John McCaig, and Pierre Poirier.Giroux-Lavallée.(PL/JT) 3212682-101203-05 Change your job.Change your life.welding & fitting high pressure welding autornotive technologies Interior decorating & display residential & commerical draffing office technologies & accounting Only 20 minutes from Montreal Courses funded by the Ministry of Education Free transportation from Angrignon metro Loans and bursaries available i Www.novacareer.com x ; + ?SI AAA bn ét dan 20 » Bocomber 10, 2008 » The Blosner The debate about where to set up Huntingdon\u2019s long-awaited skate park continues, with the rejection of a previously- favored site and the proposal of at least two other possible locations.Last week\u2019s public meeting on the issue allowed additional input from council members, young sports enthusiasts and a former town councillor who spoke up against using part of Prince Arthur Park for the skate park.Ex-councillor Maurice Pilon strongly supports keeping Prince Arthur Park in its present guise.\u201cThe skate park will not be a thing of beauty, and careful thought should be given to its location in order to preserve our town\u2019s green spaces,\u201d he said.Under the previous administration, Municipal Inspector Omar Moussaoui, who now also oversees any recreation facil- itics in town, had prepared a plan for Prince Arthur Park rather than Sellar Park, the other site proposed at the time.Irregularities connected with a building permit prevented that plan from getting off the ground and forced the new council to take another look at the project.New suggestions Possibilities discussed included Sellar Park, a part of the lot behind the former Town Hall, and the former IGA parking lot on Bouchette St.For the half-dozen youngsters at the session, the last alternative was » een at ee NF VA gepos=æmæ ,, | Kids, councillors, others discuss pros and cons of skate- park sites CERTIFIED ad a] a favorite.\u201cIt would be practical to have the skate park there because it\u2019s nearer to the downtown business area,\u201d agreed skate-board- ers Josh Odermatt, Cory Campbell and Catlin Deme.Resident Guy- Ann Lefebvre and councillor Paul de Martin insisted that the best location would be near the FE USED ® CARS ° 2001 Chevy Malibu LS 2001 Honda Civic LG 1999 Chrysler Intrepid 1999 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