The equity, 20 mars 2002, mercredi 20 mars 2002

[" - Poul McGee, The EQUIW TOE-TAPPERS: Campbell\u2019s Bay got into the St.Patrick's Day celebrations with a two-hour concert at Memorial Park on John Street.Gary Cummings and friends provided the music for youngsters such as eight-year-old Vanessa Belland who got up and sang a couple of songs and sisters Savanna Beauparlant, 7, (front) and Samantha, 12, who did solo and duo step-dancing.Valley Leprechaun Willie Rivet also step-danced despite suffering from a sore leg.No snakes sighted on Paddy\u2019s Day By MICHAEL LLOYD Equity Reporter QUYON \u2014 St.Patrick's Day at Gavan s is a time-honoured tradition and like the claim Guinness beer makes, it's good for you.The faeries must have been out of beer in his trouser pocket, she said with a smile of remembrance on her face.\u201cHe slipped on some ice.and went over tea-kettle, if you know what I mean.\u201cAnd he felt some liquid trick-in full force, staving off the snow ling down his leg and looked up to storm that hit Monday.Fiddling, dancing and singing could be heard into the wee hours the sky and said: \u2018Oh Lord, please let that be blood!11* A few lads from Fitzroy Harbour came across in their boat of the morning \u201cI didn't even know about this this year place/1 said John Hamlin, from Ottawa \u2018 My roommate's from up MacIntyre, decked out in full here and he said if I came, I wouldn't be sorry; he was right The joyous day was mixed with emotions for some though, as some members of the family of stage as well, showing his stamina Ada Daley, who passed away on by taking what seemed to be the Saturday, gathered on the quieter fewest union breaks between sets, side of Cavan's to remember a \u201cWe had to/\u2019 said Tom green.\u201cThe ice is gone and the ferry\u2019s not running!\u2019 Canadian fiddle champ Louis Schryer was a mainstay on the i\u201d \u201cThe drink is flowing and the mood is high/\u2019 said one man in passing, greeting all who crossed great matriarch.who was involved with her community as much as her family; both will miss his path on his way out.\u201cI chased all the snakes this side her greatly.Quyon\u2019s own Gail Gavan per- of the river across the bridge formed musical sets and emceed myself'*\u2019 to the constantly packed house throughout the day, telling stories of yore about local legend, Donnie Gilchrist \u201cHe used to keep a pint celebration in the area The event ran from 1:30 p.m.until about 3 a m.and as always was the biggest St.Patrick\u2019s Day Vandals target post office was broken.The Pontiac MRC Sûreté du Québec was notified about the recent rash of vandalism, much of it occurring during the March break.\u201c1 called the police and they suggested that I advise the population about what\u2019s going on,\u201d Lavigne says.Lavigne posted a notice about the possibility of locking the building at night.Neighbourhood Watch has been notified of the recent spate of vandalism and the police have been asked to patrol the post office area.\u201cIt would be unpleasant to do this,\u201d Lavigne says.\u201cWe want to give good SHAWVILLE \u2014 If vandals don\u2019t service.\u201d stop damaging the lock-box area of the However, the recent acts of vandal-Shawville Canada Post office, man- ism may force management to recon agement may have to resort to locking sider the open door policy.\u201cThey set fire to the garbage can,\u201d \u201cIf it continues the only option we\tLavigne says.\u201cThe cleaner had to put have is to lock up at night,\u201d says post-\tit out.\u201d master Louise Lavigne.\u201cWe don't\tVandals also\tburned and/or punched want to go that way.It\u2019s an inconve-\tout the small\twindows in the front nience to the customers.\u201d Lavigne says customers would have sized hole was burned through one of to put a deposit on an access key to the windows.As well, the glass in the gain entrance after day business hours, display case at the post office entrance By PAUL MCGEE Equity Editor the front door after hours panel of the lock boxes.A cigarette No complaints as Valley Mutual boasts record year show in our company is promising.\u201d only show up to complain \u201cI\u2019d like to see people taking more of Smith said an interest, though.\u201d Since there were no shareholders honouring the employees present, Larivière and president Eric Smith got to share the good news of into the type of year we had,\u201d he said the company\u2019s success in 2001 with By MICHAEL LLOYD Equity Reporter Larivière added to this sentiment.Valley Mutual held its annual general meeting at the Anglican Church Hall on Main Street Thursday to a room vacant of shareholders.SHAWVILLE \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of hard work that goes Three board seats were up for elec-However, this was seen as a good their fellow board members and about tion and motions were carried to reelect Ron Strutt, Hugh Hammond and sign by general-manager Denis 15 employees Larivière They made brief speeches and went president Eric Smith.All three mem hers were re-elected by acclamation.continued on page 2 \u201cA poor turn-out usually means a over the annual report.\u2018The confidence that our customers good year,\u201d he said.\u201cPeople usually 9 Church profits from murder What about Chubby Cheddar (John asked the crowd: \u201cIs it not everyone's Johnston), the rock n\u2019 roll star whom dream to stick a fork in a politician .\u2019\u201d OTTER LAKE \u2014 Sirens could be Tom knew wasn\u2019t what he seemed to heard at the Otter Lake RA hall as the be?Volunteer Fire Department carried the Or what about Ivan Spudnik (Rae skewered, bloodless body of Tom Bussière), who isn\u2019t making the easiest Dooley (MP Robert Bertrand) away.transition to capitalism?He\u2019d been murdered by a barbeque Could it have been Johnny Angel fork at a dinner party gone wrong.(Laurier Francoeur), who was Tom s Accusations and incriminating let- mechanic and in love with Bobby Sox?ters abounded, as each of the six mur- Maybe it was Tiara Diamond (June der suspects tried to weave a web of Francoeur), the beauty queen who has-deceit around everyone but them- n\u2019t been herself lately, and fiancé of the selves.\t\u201cnot so faithful\u201d Mr.Dooley.Each had their reasons, but who did By MIC HAEL LLOYD Equity Reporter \u201cThis was our first murder mystery.\" said organizer Beverly Dubeau.\u201cWe only had nine practices, which was not enough,\" she said.\u201cIf we do another, we\u2019ll be more prepared.\u201d Dubeau didn\u2019t know how much money had been raised, but she was happy with the turnout, and with the 50/50 draw which raised $200.\u201cWe had a deficit from building a new roof and other necessary repairs to our parish,\u201d Dubeau said, explaining the reason for the \u201cmurder.\u201d The case was solved and prizes of wine with glass sets, donated by Brian Blanchfield, were awarded to three Who did it?Was it Bobby Sox (Mary Johnston- it?Lafleur), Tom 's young sister, who Another question on the minds of the could have killed him because he 170 dinner guests, who'd been asked wouldn\u2019t let her run away to to guess the murderer, was: \u201cWho Hollywood and become a star?\tmade that incredible stew?\u201d Was it Barby Q (Erma Rebertz), The spirit of the evening was whose good looks and big schemes\tsummed up by Father Tim Moyle of who pretended to be Tiara, was the cul- St.Charles Borromeo parish, when he prit.worthy sleuths who were drawn from the many who guessed correctly that Tiara Diamond\u2019s twin sister, Hope, keep getting her into trouble?k * < =s ( r V k A.V Me hoe! Uoyd.THE EQUITY IS THERE AN ELECTION OFFICER IN THE HOUSE?: MP Robert Bertrand was a volunteer corpse for the murder mystery held at the RA hall in Otter Lake Saturday The Otter Lake Volunteer Fire Department was kind enough to dispose of the body.Committee silences private members\u2019 bill Wood (Nipissing) told the symbolic gesture.\u201d would House that \u201cthere is nothing stopping any of us from encouraging the practice.It erans that they are appreciated takes no act of Parliament to and respected,\u201d Buzan said.\u201cWe're cognizant of the fact Bertrand says while the veterans are deserving of two minutes of silence, that end can be achieved without govern- properly observe two minutes of silence at 11 a m.on MP Bertrand criticized over handling of Alliance MP\u2019s Remembrance Day motion says.Kenney\u2019s \u201cencourage all Canadians to \u201cIt would have gone a long way towards showing our vet- bill ment legislation \u201cHow do you enforce two November 11 encourage people to take time \u201cThis bill has been endorsed out and show respect for our it would be impossible to by every major veterans\u2019 veterans.\u201d Alliance MP Jason Kenney As well, Bertrand says with group, including the Royal \u201cI strongly support the senti-MP Robert (Calgary Southeast) Monday, thousands of private members\u2019 Canadian Legion, plus 55,000 ment of Bill C-297 regarding approached by the Royal the observance of a two minute Canadian Legion in his riding to have the bill introduced.minutes of silence on people Canadian Bertrand said.)\" enforce.\u201d Commons by By PAUL MCGEE Equity Editor Buzan said Kenney was PONTIAC Bertrand says the decision to\tMarch 11, says the Private\tbills introduced to the House\tCanadians who\tsigned a peti- declare a private members' bill\tMembers\u2019 Bill Committee,\teach session, the committee\tlion endorsing\tthe bill, the\tsilence,\tWood\ttold the\tHouse, as \u201cnon-votable\u201d has nothing\twhich screens all private mem-\thas to cull those bills not\tlargest petition\tintroduced in\t\u201cHowever, we\tdo not\tneed a\tThis\tis\tthe\tsecond\ttime to do with paying respect to the\tbers\u2019 bills, declared Bill C-279\tdeemed necessary to governing\tthe current parliament,\u201d said\tpiece of\tlegislation to\tdo the\tKenney\tfailed to\thave\ta\tprivate country\u2019s war veterans and\tnon-votable because it wasn\u2019t\tthe country.\tKenney in a press release\tcriti- right thing.\tmembers bill on the two min- peacekeepers.\tpractical nor enforceable.\u201cWe need more time spent on cal of Bertrand and the com- Mark Buzan, Kenneys spe- utes of silence declared non- Rather, Bertrand says Bill C-\tBertrand is not a member of\tbills for running\tthe country mittee for its decision.\tcial assistant\ttold THE Eqi ll> votable.Kenney introduced a 297, introduced in the House of this committee.\tand its finances,\u201d Bertrand However, Liberal MP Bob that the bill was largely a similar bill in 1998.EQUITY correspondent Daley dies Ada Daley, longtime EQUITY correspondent and Quyon native, died at the Pontiac Community Hospital Friday.She was 82.Daley began writing for THE EQUITY in the mid-1980s, covering the community of Quyon and area.Daley was noted for her prompt delivery of news concerning the community and its inhabitants, from near and far.\u201cShe was reliable, reporting accurate news from the Quyon area with often a little humour thrown in,\u201d says EQUITY publisher Heather Dickson.\u201cHer weekly column will be missed by all of her readers.\u201d QUYON ¦ ft r .V » .^ y :Z Ada Daley Born Ada Margaret Muldoon in Beech grove April 16, 1919, she married Quyon\u2019s Francis Daley Aug.22, 1942.Ada had worked as an elementary school teacher in Quyon and Aylmer before she married.Throughout her life, Ada was active in the community and served with the Catholic Women\u2019s League for many years.\u201cShe was very religious all her life,\u201d says her eldest son Mel Daley.Ada was known as a loving, caring person who devoted a great deal of her life to the community.\u201cShe cared a lot about other people,\u201d Mel says.Ada was also kept busy raising a large, musical family which to this day plays at the annual Cavan\u2019s Hotel St.Patrick\u2019s Day party, of which she was a supporter.\u201cIf she was going to pick a time for her last hurrah, St.Patrick\u2019s Day would be it,\u201d Mel says.Ada, who played piano, passed on a love of music to her children, most of whom play one or more instruments.\u201cShe was the one who got me started in music,\u201d Mel says.\u201cShe was a very big inspiration to us all.\u201d Survivors include children Mel, Lome, Urbie, Jim, Kenny, Lorraine, Donna, Helen and Jo Anne and 27 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.She is also survived by brother Charlie Muldoon and sister Loretta Carroll.Ada is predeceased by her husband Francis, two children, and five brothers and one sister.Police chase Accord to Quyon ditch Police continue to search for three men who fled a stolen vehicle after a high-speed police chase from Luskville to Quyon last week.MRC des Collines Public Security spokesperson Const.Joel Blain says the 1987 Honda Accord, reporteed stolen by the Ottawa -Carleton Regional Police, was ditched near Murray Road and Hwy.148 just east of Quyon Wednesday, March 14.\u201cThe three suspects ran into the bush and haven\u2019t been found,\u201d Const.Blain said Monday, continued on page 2 QUYON T/7 ( 0 r From Russia with Team Pontiac Globe Project - page 4 and s Hockey playoffs, Valley and Outaouais hockey shifts into final rounds - page 9 I t i i W % lemor X J « ¦pH m m * .% r 4- : Y ¦ | # NEWS BRIEFS 1 Sr The Voice of the Pontiac since 1883 \u2022 Box 4300, Shawville, Québec, Canada J0X2Y0 \u2022 www.theequity.ea \u2022 etjuity@achillcs.net \u2022 119th Year, No.11 Wednesday.March 20.2002 » 87 cents r\u2014 £ A .* § / v * n 11 ST\u2014 i ; V ¦Î -¦î : 8.- n Page 2, The Equity, Wednesday, March 20, 2002 FROM THE FRONT Happy Birthday; Margaret March 23, 2002 Valley Mutual\u2019s record year Police chase Accord to Quyon ditch, suspects escape % 2001 fiscal year with an close to 7,000 policy hold- continued from page 1 Also announced was a life accumulated surplus of ers in the region and holds insurance policy that only about $2.3 million, which is about $7.2 million in fixed Promutuel carries, called about $100,000 more than assets.¦s Rf.continued from page 1 station when the suspects didn\u2019t want to stop,\" Const.The three men are in their failed to stop the Honda Plain said, mid-20s.One of the sus- when asked to do so by\tConst.Plain said his force pects, who had a beard, was police, and sped away west wearing a mid-length , blue- bound on Hwy.148.grey coat The chase began in the ted the vehicle afternoon at a I.uskville gas Sonerco in Luskville but it involvement.Love you lots, Neil and kids Kimi, Tom, Cory The local Valley Mutual The board of directors has been in business for Prompt Support.Any insured member is was assisted in the chase by automatically eligible for it even passed a motion to add almost 60 years and is asso-the Sûreté du Québec.As of \u201cOur police officer spot- press time, THE EQUITY was at the not able to confirmthe SQ\u2019s death.last year.and it pays $2,500 to their $156,000 from last year\u2019s ciated with the bigger beneficiary in the event of income, making the total Groupe Promutuel, that is ____\tsurplus about $2.5 million.celebrating its 150th year of The company ended its The company represents existence this year.Spring thaw road rules fQ) CAMPBELL\u2019S BAY CIMENT (SERVING QUEBEC AND ONTARIO) By Paul mcgee Equity' Editor PONTIAC \u2014 Despite the occur, wintery weather of the past Transport Québec says the couple of days, spring thaw impact of transport during regulations for heavy vehi- the thaw period is therefore des are in place on Pontiac more important now that the roads.\tnumber of commercial vehi- ing this 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manufacturer.Taxes are applicable to total purchase price before the $1,000 rebate amount is deducted These offers may not be combined with any other offer, with the exception of the rebate to the graduates Powertrain Warranty is for 5 years or 100 000 km.whichever occurs first.Based on most recent retail registrations.See your Ford of Canada dealer for additional details a 1 i i I » V rl'HE EQUITY, Wednesday.March 20, 2002, Page 3 * X ft) bJj 3 ti O : E S A ft) E % * % K o 3 A CZ) 0^ N p-3 £ Another year of being 39?\u2019Hope you have a good one.Jrom attofus in the west.25 Years Ago March 9, 1977 commenced last Thursday of 1927 with a clean sheet, wire on Saturday the sad tid- we have decided to offer our ings of the death of his son The first robin of the sea- used cars at the following James, who was engaged in son was seen in Harry prices for immediate sale: the Michigan lumber Local news: For a few Imison\u2019s garden on Tuesday.1923 Ford Coupe, $250; woods.The young man, 50 Years Ago March 13, 1952 I in Southern Ontario J 11 Planning council receives $12,000: Thomas H Lefebvre, MP, is pleased to\thours Tuesday\twe thought\tThat wise bird evidently\t1919\tFord\tTouring, $50;\twho was about 23 years of that the Pontiac\tsomething had\tgone wrong\tsensed where the early\t1921\tFord\tTouring, $90;\tage was killed by the falling worm was likely to be\t1923\tFord\tTouring, $140;\tlimb of a tree.1923 McLaughlin 4 touring, Hockey: Just before the $300; 924 Studebaker Light Wednesday, March 27th, 10 am - 4 pm Front Street, Campbell's Bay Come shop and have coffee and donuts m f announce i Social Planning Council has\twith our advance warnings of received a grant in the\tthe arrival of Spring at 12:40\tfound amount of $12,000 for a\tpm next Tuesday.Flooded project submitted to the\tcellars, sidewalks and roads\tcurtain was taken down on\tSix, $600.The\tHowards Department of the Secretary\tmade it look as if Spring had\tlocal hockey activities a\tMotor Sales, of State.To date, the sneaked up on us ahead of team from Arnprior came\t\u2022 \u2022 \u2022 Canadian Government has\ttime.The sudden thaw and\tover here on Friday night to granted more than $52,000\train threw local traffic for a\ttry conclusions with a local\t1Q0 YcafS\tASO to the Pontiac Social\tloop in axle-deep slush and\tsquad, composed of a few\t® March 13, 1902 ADAT MEETING TONIGHT The family of Laura Moore Invites everyone to come help us celebrate her Wednesday, March 20 7:00 p.m., Atkinson\u2019s Bar, Shawville We will have Jocelyn Dumais to speak on the Ontario/Quebec Construction Dispute water until Mayor Emerson members of the league team to be Cotie called out the storm and a few others who had Planning council.Tom Sullivan 90th Birthday on Saturday, March 23, 2002, starting at 7 p.m.at the R.A.Hall in Campbell's Bay.Local news: The village inducted into Boxing Hall troops and personally super- not taken a very active part of Fort Coulonge, like of Fame: While attending vised Duff Laviolette bull- during the league series.The Shawville, has only two the Ontario Winter Games dozing the gutters open and game was a very exciting cases of smallpox.Both in North Bay recently, clearing the village streets so contest and at times the cases are better, but unlike Chapeau\u2019s Mr Boxing, Tom- that traffic could get through, spectators were uncertain as Shawville, Fort Coulonge my Sullivan, was informed Anyhow, the weather\u2019s back to whether they were watch- Council, we believe, provid-that he would be inducted to normal and according to ing an exhibition of hockey ed a temporary hospital and into the Canadian Boxing our calculations Spring is but or water polo.The score at nurse for these cases.An Hall of Fame by Tony 96 hours and 40 minutes full time was four all, and unused house near the vil-Unitas, the founder and awa>' and lies approximately when twenty minutes over- lage was rented by the coun- 119 miles to the south of us Best Wishes Only Atkinson\u2019s Bar Hwy.148, Shawville time had been played it still\tcil and a man, who formerly Hiram Thrasher dies at\tremained tied -\tfive all.\thad the smallpox hired to brochure:\tThe\tgoals of\tthe\tFort Coulonge: The funeral\tArnprior notched\tthe first\ttake care of the patients.CRDO were\texplained\ton\tof Hiram Thrasher who died\tcounter when play\twas con-\tShawville, of course, has no Monday Council by three CRDO held Sunday from his late called in their favor Teachers director Come for a Springtime visit to CRDO proposes tourist Friday, March 22 - THIRD WAVE to County al his home, March 6, was tinued and the game was habitation available for such purposes.We have no wanted: employ houses; so that if a Louis Thrasher, who was a life- Application will be received contagious hospital is to be Best in Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll Michel residence in Mansfield.Mr representatives: Grinet, Pierre Lapointe and Jean Pierre long resident of the Cou- up to noon on Thursday, provided the corporation St Amour.At the moment longe district, one of the few April 7 for teachers for the will require to undertake its they are particularly inter- old pioneers, had witnessed fourteen schools of Clar- erection, ested in furthering the aims many changes in the pro- endon, also three for ele- Messrs Shaw and Elliott of the agricultural commu- gress and development of mentary department of began tapping their sugar nity and in promoting (his district.He was born in Shawville High School.Sal- bush on Thursday last, tourism in their region Fort Coulonge, in 1871, and ary for Clarendon Schools - The Leslie Council passed which includes Pontiac, has been a farmer.\t$60.00.Teachers holding the compulsory vaccination Intermediate diplomas pre- by-law on Monday of last ferred.Applicants to state week.One case of smallpox 7 5 Years Ago date of diploma and Church was reported in Leslie last Munch 17.1927\t\"\"\"\tW\"k Local news:\tPlowing In order to open the season Stark\u2019s Corners, 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