The equity, 15 septembre 2010, mercredi 15 septembre 2010

[" Texte détérioré Turti z, r>Atr-E S Tracking Equity Volume 127.Issue No.r~ I lie voice of the Pontiac since iSX} www.thecquin.ca 4 ?W ednesday, September 15, 2010 SS cents LOUISE BROWN Equity Editor SHAWVILLE Sept 10.2010 He doesn\u2019t have the same lofty goal as Terry Fox, but he\u2019s following in the young man\u2019s footsteps, whether he knows it or not.Sokichi Takashita is 62 years old, barely speaks English, but his dream to walk from Vancouver to Halifax is slowly coming true.\"1 have a dream for a long time,\" he said.\"Since 1974.\" After he visited BC in 1977, he always wanted to make the gruelling trek across Canada.Back in Japan, he climbed many mountains to prepare himself for this trip.Trailing behind him is a rickshaw fashioned out of a large wooden box, containing all his worldly possessions.He stopped at the Giant Tiger just outside Shawville, to buy some rubber boots Meanwhile, a group raising money for the Terry Fox Run were selling hamburgers outside.Fox was a young man who never completed his dream to run across Canada from Halifax to Vancouver to raise awareness for cancer research Takashita doesn\u2019t go as fast and he doesn't even wear any socks.His feet were blistering rind bleeding w hen he showed the crowd that had gathered around him.The hamburger slingers took some time to lecture him on the need to protect his feet.Earlier this year, he said he crossed Australia in the same fashion.Australia was a lot flatter than Canada, he said \u2018I\u2019m very tired from the mountains In Ontario.\" said Takashita.\"I like Manitoba and Saskatchewan \" With animated hand gestures, he told the story of getting attacked by a bear.He was camping somewhere along the way, when a bear came knocked his tent over and rolled him three times He was later seen setting up camp in Bristol near Maryland Rd.and Hwy 148 and plodding along at a snail's pace on the way to Ottawa louae Brown.THE EQUITY Sokichi Takashita carries all his possessions in a rickshaw as he hikes across Canada.s' -\t;*\u2022, YouTube v ideo helps catch teen thieves des Collines Thursday on LOUISE BROWN Equity Editor QUYON Sept 9.2010 Police officers from MRC arrested five Quyon teens night.They are accused of stealing a go-kart and other various objects from Le Circuit Quyon Karting on at least three occasions between Aug.26 and Sept.4 Videos and photos taken by a surveillance camera and broadcast on YouTube helped identify the suspects Catharine Lalonde of Le Circuit Quyon said she was disappointed We just want our stuff back,\" she said.\"And if in anyway we can help the community then that's all a good thing \u2019 She set up the surveillance cameras in the hopes of catching the culprits after the first go-kart was stolen.When the second kart was stolen, the thieves were caught on tape.After only 200 views of her video, Lalonde had received some calls identifying the theives.\"They probably just stole them to go for a joy nde or something, but that s pretty expensive for us,\" she said.She hopes that after all this is over, they have learned a life lesson \"It\u2019s better they learned it young.\" she said.Lalonde is also missing a generator, a surveillance camera, tools, some chips and pop.Pop cans littered the ground of the facility and police also found finger prints there, Lalonde said She mentioned that it was a shame these kids have nothing better to do Part of the reason she built the go-kart track was so that young people in the area could have something to do with their free time.YouTube com Unidentified thieves break into Le Circuit Quyon to steal a go-kart.The video has since been removed from YouTube.The boys are aged between 13 and 16 They were questioned by police invest h i tors and were be released Later, they will face charges of bri iking and entenng, theft and mischief Outaouais food banks soon to be self-sufficient ANDREA CRANFIELD Equity Reporter GATINEAU Sept 3, 2010 When Jean Pigeon, the director general of Moisson Outaouais headed out to a press conference in Gatineau on Sept 3, he had no idea what was in store for him Pigeon quit his corporate job four years ago to start Moisson Outaouais, which provides food to different food banks across the Outaouais region.Right now, Pigeon is on a mission to build a warehouse costing $2.6 million to store food in.At the press conference.Pigeon was expecting to announce the launch of his fundraising campaign to build the warehouse He was shocked and elated when Richard Legault, the president of Brookfield Inc., announced that they would be donating $100,000 to Moisson Outaouais to help pay for the warehouse.Brookfield Inc.is an asset management company.\u2018It was a special announcement that we weren\u2019t even aware of.\" said Pigeon.\u2018I didn\u2019t know they were going to do that until he said it this morning.We want to have a warehouse with 10,000 square feet worth of space.\" Pigeon explained that he needs the warehouse space because Moisson Outaouais delivers food to different agencies in the area.They also provide emergency relief shelter to homeless people.The warehouse would be located beside the airport in Gatineau Park.So far.Pigeon has $300,000 from Brookfield Inc They donated $200,000 to launch the campaign in 2009 and they are already talking about construction.Moisson Outaouais has a part nership with the Ottawa Food Bank, but that is going to end in 2011 Right now, the Ottawa Food Bank stores food for Moisson Outaouais.Drivers from Moisson Outaouais pick up the food and deliver it to 27 different agencies throughout the area including Bouffe Pontiac, a food bank in Campbell\u2019s Bay.See FOOD page two Chapeau explores need for retirement facility Graham drafted to Drummondvillc The grandson of the former mayor of Bristol has joined the major junior team, the Drummondville Voltigeurs.See DRAFTED page two \u2022uDnMM by Slum anhmm Collines to protide 9-11 to most of Pontiac LOUISE BROWN Equity Editor September 10 2010 New 9-11 cervices are coming for about 60 per cent of the municipalities in Pontiac, said Gabriel Lance, Assistant Director General of IQM PMrttm Many mayors and councillors are ready for the switch to a new dispatch service provided by MRC des Collines, but they are currently waiting for renovations at the dispatch centre in La Pêche to be completed \"I know that the service looks good, said Lance See 911 page two Murray on the sports honour roll NHL manager for Ottawa Senators end Shawville native Bryan Murray t ' be inducted into the Upper Ottawa, r Sports Honour It the Pembroke îorial Centra.Soe MURRAY W» LOUISE BROWN Equity Editor CHAPEAU Sept 12, 2010 The town of Chapeau may soon be on its way to gettmg its own assisted living centre, said Nathalie Sauve, a social housing consultant from Gatineau \"People have to leave and go to other cities because there are no services,\" she said Right now many residents of upper Pontiac leave the area if they can no longer live on their own.Some of them go as far away as Quebec City, while others cross the river and go to Pembroke or Renfrew \u2018But it\u2019s really expensive on the Ontario side,\u2019 Sauvé said That's why she was hired to work with a grassroots committee which was formed to oversee a feasibility study on the project and work on building the facility.A survey was distributed to each information session attendee and these results will determine whether a new residence is necessary for the area.\u2018We had a fantastic crowd out,* said Chapeau mayor Winston Sunstrum.\"But it's very important that people return the surveys.\" If enough people show an interest in building a new home, the process of finding a proper location and design can begin \"If the feasibility report is very positive, then we ll open a dialogue with Centres de santé et des services sociaux,* Sunstrum added The next step would be pinpointing an exact location for the building, something at least one resident is concerned about Norman Chaput said that the committee is planning this in the wrong order \"They need to find a place for it first,\u2019 he said.They should start with one step at a time \u2019 Sauvé was quick to dismiss the criticism.\u2018Well find that, no problem, we re look mg at a few spots,\u201d she said Most of the people at the information session were positive about the demand for a seniors\u2019 facility on Isle Aux Allumettes But, Sunstrum admitted that another plan for a private facility was abandoned a few years ago This time though, the board is deter mined to follow through \"We're a dedicated bunch,\" said William Archambault, director of the board of 12 volunteers who got the ball rolling this spring If all goes as planned, the proposed seniors home will be named Residence Meilleur du Haut Pontiac and ¦ >nstru< ti.n could begin in 2012 or 2013.The mayor took a moment to describe the vision of the group to the crowd of at least SO.\u2018It will be a modern building, with nn e landscaped gardens and such,\" said Sunstrum.There would be private rooms, with a common lounge and dining room.In addition, affordable housing units are also likely to be included in the scheme.Residents fill out a survey to help organizers determine whether Chapeau needs a new seniors home \u201eV HYUnOPI INTRODUCING AN INDUSTRY LEADING 0 % FINANCING Jtw ACCINT 61 XHI OUT FOR 84 MONTHS * ' Mviinum Mi At ( Ml ¦ «nu *174 \u2022 0% - *0 Voe*\tVAMMo\trw c»r~ *179 - 0% - *0 *Mo rm mantra i *179 O' - *o mm iaxta h m i « mtt mum mmw a* mcvmo* * 0s 60 All «VMVVI MNf HYUNDAI PEMBROKE 1945 Petawawa Blvd.Pembroke 613-735-5636 sales@hvundaioembroke.ca W ednesday, September 15.2cio w \\\\ w theequin .ca Shaw ville businesses seems to be on a health kick latch ANDREA CRANFIELD Equity Reporter SHAWVILLE September 15 2010 Some big changes have taken place on Main St.in Shawville lately.The build ing formerly known as Ottawa Valley Supplies and before that McCredie\u2019s Garage was under construction for more than a year Half of the building is finally finished and has now opened up as a salon called Style 1 Unisex, a store selling health and natural products called All Natural Solutions and a spa called Spa pea\u2019s Wings.Sept.9 was the official opening, and the new own ers celebrated with a barbe cue and some free samples of their food products.On Oct 1, the other half of the building is opening up as a gym called Studio 332.Tammy Alexander, who runs All Natural Solutions, ran the store for two years in her home.The business grew until she eventually had to move it out of the house.\u201c1 was informed about the empty' building and decided to get a few people involved and offer everything in one place,\" she said.Diane Smith ran Style 1 salon on Main St.for 20 years, and she agreed to move into the new building with Alexander Beatrice Hoopfer joined the team to run the spa All Natural Solutions offers gluten free products for people with celiac or digestive problems There are also products with no white flour and no wheat.\u201cThere are a lot of people in Shawville with celiac, you\u2019d be surprised,\u201d said Alexander.She also gives ionic cleanses to detoxify the body People put their feet into some water and an ionic ray goes into the water and runs through their body.\"I can tell if a person needs cleansing in their liver, kidney, blood clot, whatever it may be,\" said Alexander.\u201cThere arc 7,200 nerve endings in the bottom of the feet; we cleanse through the bottom of the feet \u2019 Hoopfer is a certified reflexologist and a reiki (palm healing) master.She provides massages, mud wraps, facials, manicures and pedicures.The spa also has a whirlpool tub and a T zone vibration machine which is supposed to take what would be an hour\u2019s workout and reduce it to 10 minutes.There is an infrared sauna which means the heat in the sauna is the same heat that Andrea OartfMtfd THI EQUITY Cletus Pieschke is opening a gym in Shawville on Oct.1.Here he stands with some construction workers fixing up the building.Andrea Oanflekl THE EQUITY From left to right, Tammy Alexander, Diane Smith and Beatrice Hoopfer smile at the grand opening of their new three-in-one shop.They opened up a salon, spa and natural product store together in Shawville.goes into a baby incubator Café 349 provides food for full day spa packages During the opening, people chatted away outside, enjoying hamburgers and hot dogs Betty Shore came from Elora, Ont.for the barbecue.She is the worthy matron of the Masons of the Eastern Star who were putting on the barbecue Money from the barbecue went to the dialysis fund at the Shawville Hospital Shore thought the opening of the new store was wonderful They should have them everywhere,\" she said.\"I doni live here but if I lived here I would come, it\u2019s great.\" Next door, construction workers were toiling away getting Studio 332 ready for the first of the month.\u201cIt\u2019s a different business than ours, but they stuck with the health theme so it worked out great,\" said Alexander.Studio 332 will be a 2,000 square foot fitness centre with showers, locker rooms, weights, elliptical machines, three TV monitors and a sound system, spinning bikes, therapeutic bikes, tread mills, power racks and more.\u201cIt\u2019s exactly like a gym you\u2019d see in the city but on a smaller sc alt \" said part owner C*etus Pieschke Bryan Murray and Pieschke bought the build ing intending to rent it out to someone else.The people who were planning on renting the building were going to use it as a gym.but the plans fell through \"The area wasn't going to be for us but we didn\u2019t want out.So we said we will run the gym.\" said Pieschke \u2018Seeing as though we were getting the space ready for other people anyways, we thought we\u2019d just do it.\" Pieschke and Murray are going to hire a personal trainer to come in and offer fitness classes as well.\"We will cater to the young, old, if they need physio, whatever the case may be.School kids to seniors, the whole nine yards,\" said Pieschke.He really wants the gym to be something that's good for the community and somewhere everybody feels welcome.\u2018We want to do something for the community and not just Shawville.It\u2019s for the whole Pontiac,\" said Pieschke.\u2018People are showing interest, it looks good.When people see the finished product, they can decide if they like it.We\u2019re doing it right, I think people will come.\u201d Louae Brown THE EQUITY Store manager Yves Pelletier gets the cash register ready at Aventure Totale in Waltham.The building was constructed out of wood harvested directly from the plot of land at Dempsey Rd.and Hwy.148.A new venture in Waltham LOUISE BROWN Equity Editor WALTHAM September 1, 2010 After 20 years of serving in the Toronto police forces, Les Carroll is moving back to Waltham with a plan.\u2018It's something I always wanted to do,\" Carroll said.\u201c1 had a little lock company in Toronto and the kids used to sell vegetables at the grocery store in Waltham, so we decided to take the next step.\" Three years ago, he bought land at Hwy.148 and Dempsey Rd.with his sights on setting up \u201csome kind of store\".In May, he cut down the trees on the lot, and used some of them in the const-sruction of the new 760 sq/m building.It's an impressive log cabin with a five metre high cathedral ceiling and walls that are almost four metres high.It's stocked to the brim with fishing, hunting, camping hardware and equestnan supplies.In the summer time, there was a greenhouse, which contained flowers and vegetables and his son was in charge of it.Carroll has plenty of training growing plants at Sunset Nursery in Pembroke, Ont \u201cWe pretty well sold out the greenhouse,' Carroll said.This fall brings a new adventure for the shop owner as he delves into selling hunting supplies.\u201cWe\u2019ve got about 100 hunting items in the store,\u2019 he said.\u201cWe don\u2019t sell guns but all kinds of hunting accessories.\u2019 His strategy involves carrying staples that the local population needs along with interesting and unique things that will bnng people in from far away.\u201cYou\u2019re going to find things in our store that you won\u2019t find anywhere else in Pontiac, like St.Croix rods,\u2019 he said The learning curve between selling vegetables at a roadside stand and managing a retail store is steep.\u201cIt didn\u2019t come quick and it sure didn\u2019t come easy,' Carroll admits.He had difficulty making the right connections with suppliers and finding quality product for a fair price.Carroll\u2019s favourite part of the business is interacting with customers and he can be found in the store quite often.\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of interesting people out there and that\u2019s the part I really enjoy,\" he said.There\u2019s more to come in the future.Carroll plans on extending the selection of camping supplies and he\u2019s also looking for on the entrepreneurial spirit, interested in running part of the store \u201cIf there\u2019s a partner out there who\u2019s interested in joining up we re willing to listen and see what they have to say,\" he said hopefully, but he warns that it won\u2019t be easy.\u201cDreams and reality can come together,\" he said, \u201cbut they don\u2019t with a wiggle of your nose.\" DRAFTED: Second goalie on team Continued from page 1 For some players, this level is a step below the NHL Domenic Graham is the team\u2019s second goalie.\"I think they liked me because my work ethic and how I play,\" Graham said.\u201cWe had a very young team in the AAA last year and I did very well for my age.\" The 16-year-old has a \u201clate birthday\", which allows him to compete with younger players.He said that gives him an advantage in the game.Graham aspires to play on any NHL team in the future MURRAY: An accomplished athlete Continued from page 1 Jamie Bramburger is.the manager of community and -indent affairs at Algonquin College and one of the organizers of the honour roll.\"We were looking for indi-\\ duals who have inspired hers in sports, who have given back to community < auscs bv lending their name or presence,\u2019 he said.\"And Bryan Murray has certainly done that\u201d He\u2019s been involved in ho.key in the Ottawa Valiev and Pembroke for decades and Bramburger said it\u2019s tnnr to give him some recognition Murray was the coach of the Pembroke Lumber Kings Junior A team in 1977 and 78.\u2018In both of those years he won the league championship and he went on to the Centennial Cup play downs which is the Canadian cham pionship of junior hockey,\" Bramburger said Murray is among three individuals who will be inducted on Oct 13 at the Germania Club in Pembroke \u201cWe have not had any inductions in a decade so the time is right to do this,\u2019 he said.\u201cIt\u2019s something you don\u2019t want to do every year or it loses some of its appeal \u2019 The other two athletes Eire sdso quite accomplished Three time Special Olympian medalist and 1 snowshoer Brian Dinwoodie will be honoured, along with the first woman to be ; inducted, Ann Cochrane.She is noted for being involved in golf, baseball and figure skating, as well as | saving the Pembroke ! Lumber Kings from extinc tion in 1979 \u2018There are only five other people that have been hon- | oured in this fashion, so these three are joining a very elite group,\" Bramburger said FOOD: Bouffe Pontiac to benefit Continued from page 1 Bouffe Pontiac and Moisson OutaouEiis were both created in 2006 and Bouffe Pontiac is a member of Moisson OutaouEus.About 80 per cent of the food that Bouffe Pontiac receives comes from Moisson Outaouais.Once the warehouse is built, Moisson Outaouais will not need to rely on the Ottawa Food Bank anymore and the Outaouais region will be completely self-sufficient.For the last 15 yeEirs the Ottawa Food Bank was providing service to Outaousus.There was no regionEil food bank m .the Outaouais region, until Pigeon created Moisson Outaouais.\u201cThey are working to get a warehouse on the Quebec side that will service all of the Quebec agencies just like Bouffe Pontiac,\" sEud Ellen Boucher, director of Bouffe Pontiac \u201cThey worked resdlv hard to get an agreement with the Ottawa Food Bank to continue serving Quebec food banks until they get their warehouse It took a lot of negotiation \u2019 Drivers from Bouffe Pontiac used to drivé to the Ottawa Food Bank to pick up food Now, Bouffe Pontiac pays annual fees to have Moisson Outaouais deliver to them from the Ottawa Food Bank in a refngerated truck.Once the warehouse is built.Moisson OutaouEÜs will still deliver the food, it will just come from their warehouse instead.\u201cWe have a mandate to provide a big Eimount of food to local food bsuiks,\u2019 said Pigeon.\u2018We are like the Costco of food for IoceiI agencies snound here.\" Pigeon receives some money from the government but about 75 per cent of his operating budget comes from individual donations.He knew it would be tough having a non-profit organization when he created it.Four years Eigo, he had visited a food bsink and was shocked to see a child there getting a hEunburger.\"I was always exposed to poverty and I know what ooverty is.I know friends in Pontiac who didn\u2019t have all the chances in life, and 1 was always affected by that,\" SEud Pigeon.\u201cI really enjoy doing this.I think there\u2019s a real need People not eating everyday is not acceptable to me.\" Pigeon had friends working at Smurfit-Stone who lost their jobs when the mill went under He saw how they were suffering and how many of them were having difficulties making ends meet.\u201cHunger is a major problem in this suça.There are 31,000 people in the Outaouais region who don\u2019t know where their next meal is coming from.12,400 of those people are kids.We know the community has been affected by a lot of job cutbacks,\" said Pigeon \u2018We are helping just about 7,000 people every month We want to do more We need that warehouse to store food We just need to have a regionEil food bank where we CEin store it.\" He was working in the fundrsusing sector at his job so he figured he could use his knowledge and apply it to Moisson Outaouais He wanted to create an organ iza tion that was different but also business-minded.He brought youth into the organization, which he believes is contributing to its success.\u201cWe want companies to gather stround the project and make it a reality,\" said Pigeon.\u201cI love this region Hunger is unacceptable Everyone deserves to have at least three meals a day.I think most people would agree with me.We work many, many hours every week, but it\u2019s worth it, I wouldn\u2019t change anything Me and my staff have tremendous passion in what we do.\u201c 9-11: Shawville mayor ready for change Continued from page 1 Shawville mayor Albert Armstrong is enthusiastic about the switch.He said that he hopes other municipalities come onboEud \u2018It will probably be more economical,\" he said Dispatchers at MRC des Collines are already busy adapting their services for other regions in Quebec They are currently co-ordinating 9-11 dispatch service for MRC Papineau and they are finding they don\u2019t have enough room to accommodate the extra staff Martin Fournel is the public relations officer for MRC des Collines.He SEud that they are converting one of their conference rooms into a dispatch centre.\u201cWe\u2019re making the services bigger and better,\u2019 he said \"Eventually if other MRCs want to join in, we\u2019re going to be ready for that.\" The new dispatch centre will be twice the size of the facility they have now, which currently houses only two full time dispatchers Bryson Anna Stewart 819-648-2351 Happy belated anniversary greet ings to Joanne Stewart and Ray Evans Wishing you both many more happy years together! Birthday greetings to BeulEih Stewart of Shawville.Hope you had a great day! A very happy birthday to our grandson, Jacob Stewart of Mansfield and also his mom Sylvie Beland They celebrate three days apart.Also our little great grand daughter Talia Desrochers who will be two years old The family of Dorcas Sparling of Campbell\u2019s Bay celebrated her birthday Sun .Sept.12 at the Lion\u2019s Hall in Campbell\u2019s Bay.Jim and I attended It was a very nice party and the lunch was great There were over 50 people in attendance.So, happy 65th birthday Dorcas On Friday we had lunch with my sister Phyllis and Elewyn Kealey of Arnpnor Our Lionettes has started again for another year under our new President Marie Stewart We had a lovely supper We are having our annual potluck supper Oct., 5.This is our charter event We are also collecting pennies for the Snow Suit Fund.So, if anyone has pennies please call Jeannette Romain at 648-2542 or myself Any donations would be greatly appreciated Our deepest sympathy to the Lance and Dumouchel families on the death of a mother, sister and grandmother Regina Lance, wife of the late Dan LEince, family of Calumet IsUmd They moved to Pembroke years ago, where she still lived Jim and I attended her wake in Pembroke Friday evening Her funeral mass was in Pembroke Saturday morning and her burial was on Calumet Island in the St.Ann\u2019s Cemetery Get well wishes going out to Carrol] Mainville who is a patient in the hospital Birthday greetings to Guy Racine Hope you had a great day.Visiting with us over the weekend was Lori Deschamps of Sudbury, her daughter Sylvie of Victoria, B.C and her other daugther Renee and Renee\u2019s daughter lill of Ottawa It\u2019s not a good picture and I\u2019ll tell you why Our friend \"Denis\" is very shy He\u2019ll shave his head and shine your boots, just don\u2019t ask him to did up his roots He s earl) to bed and early to nse, he does hate mosquitoes and black flies A man for all jobs a gla/cr bv trade, there s not a dish that he hasn\u2019t made A husband, a father; a brother, a son; and as a friend he's #1 Happy 50th Rirthday Hud (got y* 1 «*\u2022 know wt m 5 days aartyi (better early than late) We would like to thank all of our employees that volunteered their time at this year's fair.We are proud to have team members that work so um ÆTjQGJFi CONSTRUCTION n \\ M'HW ( VSWIV is« KHI.KNII4 WIMI M hard to support both their company and their community.Thanks, Tom and Suzie Orr Happy 65th Birthday Dorcas Sept.13.2010 Love Lome and family NCordonnier iAenaissance Shoe Maker François Rollin, Prop.530.rue Baume.Fort-Coulonge, QC J0X 1V0 Tél: 819-683-2496 \u2022 Fax: 819-683-3650 Mardi au vendredi 9h à 17h - Samedi 9h à 13h Tuesday to Friday 9 to 5 - Saturday 9 to 1 ST.MARY S PARISH ROAST BEEF SUPPER Sunday, September 19 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm Quyon I.ions Hall 2 Ferry Road Quyon.QC Adults: $12.00 hildren 10 & under $6.00 ©Western Quebec Literacy Council invites you to attend our annual General Meeting Saturday.September 25, 2010 Jack Graham Bnstol Community Centre, Bnslol.Quebec 9 45 Continental breakfast & Registration 10:15 Annual General Meeting 11 00 Awards & Volunteer Recognition 12 00 Bullet lunch 1 00 Guest speaker Judy King.PhD.MHSc.BHSc PT \"Literacy and Health - Living with Chronic Illnesses\" 2:00 Door prizes and Networking RSVP BY September 17 to WQLC: 1-888-647-3112 Or mail W Q L C .PO Box 266.Shawville, QC J0X 2Y0 Or email: info@wq-literacy.org ST.ANDREW\u2019S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1 Hurdle) Road, Gatineau (Aylmer) Anniversary Service - 4:00 p m Anniversary Banquet - 6:00 p m.Centre Ernest-Lattion Centre, 30 rue Court Gatineau (Aylmer).Québec Banquet tickets arc $2500 and may he purchased by calling Nellie Jc /«,un 819 684-4071 or Dehi Brown 819-684-5989 185th Anniversary as a Congregation 150th Anniversary at our current locale on Sunday, September 26, 2010 Worship Service - 9:30 a m ^ \"Believe .(\t^ ; in Local Agriculture.\" Thank you to all our exhibitors, sponsors ami volunteers who contributed to the success of the 2010 Shawville Fair.Thanks also to: -\tShawville and Clarendon mayors, councillors and staff -\tShawvi 1 le/CIarendon Fire Department The tolerant residents of Shawville Thunk you Tor your support, hard work, co-operation and patience.The Directors of Tontine Agricultural Society \u201cShaw ville Fair\" $10.00 Including taxes No appointment necessary.Also: Health Card.Native Status.FAC Pontiac Printshop llomr of Tin Fiji tty 133 Centre St., Shawville \u2022 819-647-2204 DONE HERE?t ) ? Wednesday, September 15, 2010 1*^3 The voice of the Pontiac since 1883 Belgians, Percherons plus Clydesdales equals a whole lot of heavy horses at the Shawville Fair ANDREA CRANFIELD Equity Reporter SHAWVILLE Sept 3, 2010 One by one, Clydesdales, Percherons and Belgians trot up and down the field at the Shawville Fair The gigantic animals were groomed immaculately, their coats sparkling and their tails braided.The horse lead line classes took place first thing in the morning on Friday, the second day of the fair.There were 111 heavy horses competing in the Shawville Fair this year, some in the lead classes, some in the hitch classes and some in both.Horses came from both Ontario and Quebec to compete.Mavis Hanna, the director of the heavy horse show said it was difficult finding space to keep all of the horses at the fair.Only horses of the same breed and age were allowed to compete against each other in the lead classes.Many of the horses three years and older would go on to compete in the hitch shows but the younger horses were only showing in the lead classes, being too young for hitching.\u201cThe lead horses are purebred heavy draft horses.Contestants bring in the horses, line them up in front of the judge and run in front of him so he can see the gait and carriage of the horse,\u2019 said Hanna.Horses are judged on conformation, appearance, breed characteristics and movement among other things.Horses were awarded up to tenth place.Maryse Allard, 17, came from Chapeau to complete in the lead line classes with a number of Clydesdales.She has been showing them since she was born \u2018It\u2019s a family thing.1 grew up on a farm,\u2019 she said *1 have always loved horses.* Allard and her family currently have 33 Clydesdales on their farm in Chapeau Allard also drives hitches and said driving her horses is her favourite activity.Many of the horses she had at the fair were completing in both the lead and hitch classes.They ranged in age from nine months to seven years of-age.Allard also completes in shows in Navan, Carp, Metcalfe,\tRichmond, Renfrew and the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto.\u201cIt's a lot of fun.It's not scary being around the horses at all even though they\u2019re big, I\u2019m used to it,\u2019 said Allard.Andrea CranfleM.THE EOUfTV Maryse Allard receives a trophy in the heavy horse lead classes for her impressive Clydesdale.There are 33 Clydesdales on Allard's family farm.Quyon minor baseball champions .Submitted by V»de$l îkjfîfflh "]