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By Jason IsaacThe Villager Editor

ROCKLAND - Any per-son living in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell that stillbelieves the riding to be aLiberal stronghold and thatthe previous election victo-ries by Conservative incum-bent Pierre Lemieux werenothing more than experi-mental voting or simply afluke, are still scratchingtheir collective heads thismorning trying to figure outhow the Liberal Party,always considered to be thenatural governing party ofCanada, was met withalmost complete decimationat the polls during Monday'sFederal Election. An elec-tion that not only gavePrime Minister StephenHarper the Majority govern-ment he has been strivingfor for the past five years,but saw Lemieux secure hisriding seat for a third term.

Of course GPR had oncebeen considered a Liberaljuggernaut since 1962, evenboasting one of the longestserving Liberal MPs in DonBoudria from 1984 to 2005.But the red tides started tochange to blue, maybe part-ly due to the spectre of theLiberals sponsorship scan-dal under then Prime

Minster Jean Chretien, andthen his successor PaulMartin, were too much forGPR residents to overlook.They took a chance on the

first time candidate andhanded Lemieux his firstwin by a slim margin of just203 votes in 2006. By elec-tion time two years later,

Lemieux had made himselfwell known around the rid-ing, attending as many con-stituent events as he could(which he claims now sits at

1200) and bringing in closeto $130 million dollars infederal funding to the rid-ing. Three years ago,Lemieux won by a vote

margin of 47 per cent. Lastnight his increase in popu-larity was evident again ashe garnered close to 50 percent of the vote over hisLiberal, NDP and GreenParty rivals.

During his victoryspeech on Monday night,the success of obtaining a'three-peat' and the politicalhistory of GPR humbledLemieux, "As many of youknow when I was first elect-ed Member of Parliament in2006 it was the first time inover 40 years that aConservative had beenelected as the Member ofParliament in the Glengarry-Prescott half of our ridingand since 1882 aConservative had beenelected in the Russell part ofthe riding. I have served ourcommunity with honestyand integrity, with commit-ment and hard work and Iwill continue to be a strongvoice for the people of ourriding. It is truly an honourto once again be your MP,"he said.

Lemieux was a late showto his victory party held atthe River Rock Innin Rockland. According tohis campaign manager,Veronique Bergeron, the re-elected MP was not takinganything for granted andhad been campaigning door-to-door right up until thefinal ballot was cast, alongwith volunteers that includ-ed his wife, Audrey and hisson Michael. He felt itwas important to be out

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Blue Monday

True BluePierre Lemieux (left) was re-elected for a third term as the Member of Parliament for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell during last Monday’s Federal Election. Many were predicting a stronger showingby Liberal candidate Julie Bourgeois, but in the end, the riding remained Conservative. Lemieuxis shown with his wife, Audrey, toasting a large crowd of supporters who came out to congratulatethe MP at the River Rock Inn in Rockland after the poll results declared him the winner. Forcomplete GPR local election coverage, read pages 1 to 5.

Photo By Jason Isaac

Conservativesget majority;Lemieuxretains seat

Election: True Bluecontinued from front

encouraging them to vote,even if some punditsthought that he had theelection wrapped up neatlyin a bow. By the time he didarrive, the crowd ofsupporters was alreadyworked up into a frenzyover the news of a electedConservative Majority andthe defeat of both LiberalLeader Michael Ignatieffand Bloc leader GillesDuceppe, and the garneringof the first seat for theGreen Party its leader,Elizabeth May. Eventhough pollsters had calledit last week, many were stillvisibly shocked to see therise to official Oppositionstatus by Jack Layton'sNew Democrats.

When asked what hethought of the collapse ofthe Bloc and of facing theNDP across the floor in theHouse of Commons,Lemieux said that he hadbeen too busy working hardto get the vote out in GPR topay too much attention tothe other election results butdid say that he was lookingforward to facing whomeverthe Opposition would bewhether it was NDP orLiberal. "We have worked

very well with theOpposition parties over theyears and we have much tobe proud of, most notably,being the longest servingminority government inCanadian history."

Heading into the homestretch of the election cam-paign, a surge of support forthe New Democrats made itlook like the Conservativeswere bound to repeat them-selves again and formanother minority govern-ment. While the 'OrangeWave' or 'Orange Crush' asit had been dubbed did turnmost of this election upsidedown, especially for theLiberal and the Bloc campsin the Province of Quebecwhere the NDP picked up arecord 60 seats, the wavestopped short of keepingPrime Minster Harper fromhis brass ring. This ofcourse had started as anelection nobody wanted anda campaign from all partiesthat most Canadians didn'tseem to care about. Formost voters in the end, how-ever, it came down to a mat-ter of sticking with 'the devilyou know'.

"The Prime Ministerdelivered the kind of assur-ances that Canadians want-ed to hear. That they have a

government that is focusedon jobs, on the economyand reasonable and afford-able initiatives to move usforward as a country," saidLemieux. Canadians sawMr. Harper and like whatthey saw. We are seeing thatresult here tonight."

Lemieux's campaign gotoff to a rocky start when hehad to defend his party'srecord and the charges ofalleged contempt of parlia-ment that formed the basisfor the Liberals and theNDP plunging Canadiansinto a third election in fiveyears. At the time, Lemieuxexplained that the Speakerof the House had recom-mended a review by specialcommittee be held to exam-ine whether or not theConservative had misled theHouse by withholding infor-mation. "We were neverofficially found in con-tempt," said Lemieux.Regardless, the accusationsabout contempt havedogged Lemieux, with mostof the mudslinging comingfrom his closest challengerin GPR, Liberal candidateJulie Bourgeois.

Bourgeois also publiclycalled Lemieux a "liar"when he stated in a pressrelease that by calling theelection, her party was pre-venting "volunteer firefight-ers from benefiting from atax benefit of $3000," whichwas a key component of theConservatives Spring budg-et that died on the ordertable when the writ wasdropped. "Name calling andnegative attacks are all partof the Liberal strategy and Idon't run my campaign likethat," Lemieux commentedto The Villager last week.The MP gave kudos to hisentire campaign team dur-ing his speech. "We ran an

excellent campaign. Wecovered a lot of ground. Wehad an excellent team whoworked really hard even upuntil tonight. I am justdelighted what we were ableto accomplish in just fiveweeks. The biggest differ-ence has to be also that weran a positive campaign."

The MP also congratulat-ed his challengers. "It is achallenge to put your nameforward as a candidate; it's alot of work. They are repre-senting democracy whenthey do so, by giving peoplein the riding an opportunityto either vote for them orvote for their Party. I recog-nize that and congratulatethem on taking that step.”

Lemieux's next step is toget back to work in theHouse of Commons, vow-ing to push for the volunteerfirefighter tax credit to beput back into government'snext budget. He also saidthat he would try andadvance the issue ofCanada's supply manage-ment program, which pro-

vides support for farmersand livestock producersagainst the threat of globalcompetition, whether or nothe returns as theParliamentary Secretary toAgriculture. What aboutPierre Lemieux, FederalMinister of Agriculture? "Iwill have to leave that up tothe Prime Minister todecide, " he said with alaugh. Lemieux relied heav-ily on the support of thelocal farmers of GPR tokeep his seat. Farming isone of the top industriesthroughout the riding. "We,as Conservatives, are strongdefenders of supply man-agement. I am personally astrong defender of supplymanagement. If you speakwith farmers, they knowthat. They are happy withme and our government onthat position," saidLemieux.

As the curtain began todrop on this election,Lemieux took one lastopportunity to thank notonly the voters, his team,

and the countless volunteersand donors that lent a handto his campaign, but to givea heartfelt thanks to his fam-ily for their energy andencouragement. His wife of25 years, Audrey, told TheVillager, that it really wasn'tall that hard for her and theirfive children to supportLemieux in the race. In fact,it was daughter Julie thatencouraged Lemieux to runin 2006 and she stoodproudly behind him alongwith her sister Danielle andbrother Michael during hisaddress to the crowd inRockland.

"We are very proud ofPierre. We support himevery hour of every day, notjust during an election," saidAudrey Lemieux. "We arevery proud to have him asour MP, not just because heis my husband and a dad,but because he is so com-mitted. What you see iswhat you get. He is the realthing."

That, apparently, is justwhat the local electorateordered and will expect forthe next four years.

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Newly re-elected MP for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, Pierre Lemieux(middle) celebrates his victory with his family whom he thanked for theirsupport and encouragement during this latest Federal election campaign.From left, parents Guy and Diane Lemieux, wife Audrey, son Michael anddaughters Danielle and Julie. Missing are Lemieux’s eldest daughters,Rebecca and Elisabeth who were expected to arrive in Rockland onTuesday to congratulate their father on winning his third term for theConservatives. Photo By Jason Isaac

Lemieux wins third term in GPR

One of themost popularways for familiesto vacation on anaffordable basis iscamping in a trail-er. Just lookaround Russell and noticehow many trailers you seein the summertime.Trailers are not just foryoung families anymore,retired couples now usetrailers as temporary resi-dences to flee the coldweather and head south.The days of the musty can-vas tent trailer is coming toan end as some of thesemodern trailers rival thecomforts of our ownhomes. One friend of minehas a fifth wheel type trail-er that far exceeds thequality of my first apart-ment in both space and fin-ish.

One aspect of life in atrailer that must not beoverlooked is fire safety. Atrailer is your temporaryliving space and the sameattention to fire safetyshould apply here as itdoes in your own home.Your family's safety isworth spending a fewmoments to review mattersthat could save their lives.

Most of the safetyissues related to trailersalso apply to the home.First and foremost havingsmoke alarms that workand testing them on a regu-lar basis is key. Keep inmind as you camp in oraround wooded areas, besure to clean smoke alarmsregularly in case spiders orother insects get inside the

casing. Having aworking fireextinguisher in anaccessible spot isalso a must. Asalways, theimplementation

of a fire escape plan is nec-essary in any place inwhich you sleep. As mosttrailers only have one doorplanning your escape maybe a tougher task than firstthought. These three thingsif reviewed with diligencewill give you basic protec-tion should a fire occur,however as we know in thefire service, the best way toprotect yourself againstfire is to prevent havingone in the first place.

Kitchens are the mostcommon place for residen-tial fires to start and themost common reason: lackof attention to cooking.Considering that whencamping, the likelihood ofinterruptions increases andyou ,ust be diligent in pay-ing attention to the stove.Cooking also brings upother concerns. Due to thetighter quarters within atrailer keep children awayfrom the stove when cook-ing. A boiling pot of wateror sauce can cause painfuland serious burns if spilledonto a child, or adult forthat matter. Finally whencamping please keep inmind to store any fuels at asafe distance from yourtrailer. Should a fire occur,the last thing you want todo is add fuel to it.

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By Darren Matte

Villager StaffORLEANS— The Glengarry,

Prescott-Russell Green Party tooka step back not only failing toreach their objective of 10 per centof the vote, but also losing votesfrom the 2008 election.

At the beginning of her cam-paign, GPR Green candidateSylvie Lemieux said she wanted todouble the 5.36 per cent shereceived in 2008, unfortunately,she only received 3.56 per cent thistime around.

Lemieux and fellow GreenParty candidate from Ottawa-Orleans, Paul Maillet, held a jointgathering at the Barley Mow inOrleans on election night. At thebeginning of the evening, Lemieux

felt that her campaign went verywell and was pleased with all ofthe work her volunteers did.

This election, Lemieuxincreased her budget from $5,000to $10,000 but it was not enough todouble her votes. Lemieuxreceived 2,055 votes down from2008 when she received 2,908.

Lemieux felt that she hadimproved from her previous cam-paign and was pleased with howthe debates went. Despite theresults, Lemieux says she stillbelieves in her party and her regionand will consider being the Greencandidate for the third time.


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Villager StaffEMBRUN— As election

results started to come in,the packed campaign officeof Liberal candidate JulieBourgeois began to recordresults on their white boardsfrom various polling sta-tions in Glengarry, Prescott-Russell (GPR). Soon how-ever, it was apparent thatthese results were not whatthe Liberals were hopingfor. After about 1/10 of theboards had been filled up,her campaign managermade the call to stop record-ing the results as she was notgoing to win.

At 10:15 an announce-ment was made to all inattendance that it was timeto come to a reality thatBourgeois would not win.Campaign organizers saidthat they had received num-bers from polls inCasselman and Hawkesburythat were not as positive asthey had expected. Theorganizers did however saythat they were pleasantlysurprised by the results inRussell, saying that they didbetter than expected.

After the announcementhad been made all eyes inthe building turned to thetelevision monitors andmurmurs of a majority start-ed. This became the newconcern for the Liberals inattendance. One womansaid, “If they get a majorityI’m moving.”

Another man noted thatthe split left vote was whatreally hurt Bourgeois andthe Liberals. “Look at theNDP candidate’s (DenisSeguin) numbers. We don’teven know who he is, he hasbeen nowhere in this cam-paign, if we would have got-ten half of those votes thingswould have been different.”

The building becamevery quiet at 10:30 as thetelevision stationsannounced a conservativemajority.

Soon after, Bourgeoisarrived. Despite the loss,Bourgeois was all smiles at

the turn out of supporterswho had come to greet her.She immediately addressedthem. “I am very proud ofthe campaign we ran. It wasa positive campaign and weworked very hard. We maynot have won tonight but wemade leaps forward for thefuture especially by gettingso many young peopleinvolved. We may not havewon the war but we wonsome battles. The LiberalParty will rebound from thelosses tonight and we willbe able to rebuild and bestronger next election. I amproud of all the work that

everybody did, thank youfor your support, we had agreat team and no one cantake that away from us.”

After talking with each ofher supporters personally,and taking numerous phonecalls Bourgeois summed upthe experience. “We ran anhonest campaign and I haveno regrets. It is quite encour-aging to see the atmospherehere tonight; I could nothave imagined that when Istarted out. “

One area that may havehurt Bourgeois was herabsence at the final debatein Alexandria. Bourgeoisspoke about what happened.“We had told organizers twoweeks prior that we wereunavailable, we asked formore details and they onlygot back to us the daybefore. Obviously they did-n’t want me there and Iguess it worked right?”

As for her political futureBourgeois has yet to makeany decisions. “I am justgoing to finish the night, itlooks like it will be a major-ity government so we havefour years to figure thatout.”

Bourgeois finished with17,698 votes good enoughfor 30.67 per cent of thevote in GPR. ConservativePierre Lemieux finishedwith 28,144 votes and 48.77per cent of the vote. ForLemieux, originally electedin 2006, this was the largestmargin of victory.

Bourgeois goes down to defeat in GPR

Above, Julie Bourgeois was all smiles when sheentered her campaign headquarters on electionnight, May 2, despite losing to Conservativeincumbent, Pierre Lemieux. Bourgeois told hersupporters that she was pleased with how hercampaign went and their support.

Photo By Darren Matte

Above, Green Party Candidate forGlengarry, Prescott-Russell, SylvieLemieux (right), held her election nightparty in conjunction with Ottawa-OrleansGreen candidate Paul Maillet. Lemieuxwas optimistic at the beginning of thenight that she could improve on her totalfrom the last election, but it was not to beas she gained only 3.56 per cent of thevote.

Photo By Darren Matte

Green Party takes astep back in local riding



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CASTORCountryBy Tom Van Dusen

I don’t want to say I told you so…but I told you so.

Way before election night, I calledin this space the outcome of the feder-al election in our home ridings ofGlengarry-Prescott-Russell, Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, and inNepean-Carleton.

I predicted the Conservative incum-bents in the ridings would be re-elect-ed because they deserved to be… andthey were. I saluted the calibre of theLiberal opponents in all three ridingsbut boldly announced they’d bedragged down by their national cam-paign and their leader MichaelIgnatieff. That’s what happened.

While I didn’t go completely out ona limb, I suggested the likely scenarioof a Conservative majority and demise,possibly even catastrophic, of theLiberals led by Iggy. Those two out-comes also came to pass.

The only thing I didn’t quite foreseewas “Orange Crush”, the extent of thebreath-taking rise of the NDP, particu-larly in Quebec but with impact acrossthe land, including in our three ridingswhere the party gained votes.

While I felt the Orange and the Redmight trade places in the House ofCommons, I thought there’d be a muchcloser sharing of seats. And I was root-ing for Green leader Elizabeth May…she deserved to get elected.

My ability to accurately predict theoutcome of this unwanted but very dra-matic election doesn’t make me somekind of guru.

All I did was correctly assess themood of Canadians outside Quebecwhich I based on my own mood:Minority government fatigue, fed upwith parliamentary political shenani-gans, a desire for stable, long-termgovernment, a focus on sound eco-

nomic management, and a preferencefor proven track records at the locallevel.

As did scores of fellow Canadians, Icame up with the solution of aConservative majority government.

As for the opposition, the NDP risecouldn’t happen to a nicer party. WhileI’ve had trouble voting for it becauseof its tendency to overspend, I’vealways liked the NDP with its save-the-world policies and its often eccen-tric leaders. It’ll be fascinating to seewhat Jack Layton and his new recruitsfrom Québec achieve as OfficialOpposition for the first time inCanadian political history.

And Jack slew the Bloc Québécoisdragon! Who would have thunk it onlya few short weeks ago! What the hellhappened to reduce the BQ to a fringeparty without official status inParliament? Why was the NDP theinstrument chosen by Quebecers eitherto return to the federalist fold or to atleast give the BQ an amazing spank-ing?

The pundits will be dining out onthis turn of events for months!

Probably more than separatists whowanted to punish him, federalists feel atwinge of sadness for chief BlocheadGilles Duceppe who, over 20 years,ironically became part of the nationalpolitical mix. Just like Iggy, the extentof voter retribution led to Duceppe’sdemise in his own riding.

Does it really mean that Quebecersare back, that the sovereignty optionhas crumbled? Probably not. The nextprovincial election will be a moremeaningful test of the current level ofQuébec loyalty to Canada.

Do you want me to call it? OK… aminority for the Quebec Liberals, bar-ring a revival of the provincial wing ofthe NDP party. If that happens, any-thing goes.

Getting back to our local ridings,

Pierre Lemieux, Guy Lauzon, andPierre Poilievre won with enviablemajorities in PRG, SDSG and Nepean-Carleton respectively. They all ransolid campaigns based on impressiverecords of service and the proventheme that a Conservative governmentwas best equipped to continue to man-age the Canadian economy, preferablyover four years.

As I mentioned, that theme obvi-ously resonated with Canadians acrossthe land. We may be the most affluentsociety on earth and we may providesome of the most elaborate social safe-ty nets, such as universal health care,but we’re also the highest taxed peopleon the planet. The line has to be drawnand only the Conservatives are pre-pared to draw it.

In a recent column, I made the casethat one of our hardworking MPsshould be named to the nextConservative Cabinet. While theyshare the Ottawa rural ring riding spot-light with returning Tory powerhousesGord Brown in Leeds-Grenville, ScottReid in Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox andAddington, Gordon O’Connor inCarleton-Mississippi Mills (who hasalready enjoyed Cabinet time) andperennial national media whipping girlCheryl Gallant in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, our guys deserve carefulconsideration.

Calling the shots

LETTERS Editorto the

Not asimpressedas reportedThe Editor,

In the article, "TMESworkshop provide answerswhile creating more ques-tions" (Villager, April 13,2011), I was reported assaying that I was "veryimpressed with what they(TMES) have looked at interms of the groundwaterand the geology of thearea". I don't remembersaying exactly that andwould like to clarify that Iwas not impressed with thegeological and groundwa-ter information that wasprovided. Geological Information

TMES indicated that therock beds in the quarry aretilted two to three degreesslightly west of northacross the site, but those

beds were formed fromsediments laid down inwater and on land, whichmeans that they should behorizontal. Other thanbeing tilted, the beds arenot deformed. TMES saidthat this is a good indica-tion that there are no faultsin the area. I hope theyhave no-fault insurance, asI would ask why the bedsare tilted at all!

They showed a map ofarea faults, obtained fromthe Ontario GeologicalSurvey, but insisted thatthere was no movement onany area faults in the last10,000 years. Clearly theydon't understand that earth-quakes are caused by a slip-ping movement along afault.

I guess since none of theproponents live in the areathey would not have felt themagnitude 5.0 earthquakeon June 23, 2010 or themagnitude 4.3 earthquake

on March 16, 2011. Groundwater Info

TMES printed out across section of the quarrysite and the projected soiland rock layers over to theVars-Winchester eskerlocated north of Embrun.They printed it at 1:1 scalerather than the usual 10:1scale to show how far awayit was from the proposedCRRRC site. This was anattempt to indicate that theVars-Winchester eskeraquifer is very far awayfrom the proposed dumpand would not contaminatethe municipal wells of Vars,Limoges, Embrun-Marionville, Winchesterand Chesterville.

They also quoted arecent study done for theSouth Nation ConservationAuthority indicating thatthe esker receives its mainsource of water from rain-water and surface waterand not from groundwater.

This was of little conso-lation to the neighbouringlandowners to the proposeddump who are on privatewells.

TMES also indicated theground surface around thequarry is about 82-85 m.above sea level (ASL), thebottom elevation of thequarry is at 74 m. ASL andthe local water table waslocated at 80-81 m. ASL.This means the water tableis about 6 m. above thebase of the quarry. Theycontinued to make thestatement that the water inthe quarry is all surfacewater (rain, snow melt andsurface runoff) and doesnot include groundwater. Iam baffled to understandhow this is possible!

So was I impressed withall of the information?Clearly not!

Harry Baker

Russell

The Editor,

The 12th AnnualPoutmasters FishingTournament was a greatsuccess again this year.Things were a little sketchywith the recent weather wewere experiencing, but welucked out with two sun-filled days on Saturday andSunday. The sun was shin-ing on the tournament inmany more ways besidesthe weather conditions asgoals were reached onceagain. Although financeshave not been finalized yet,this year's tournamentshould reach over $5000raised for the CanadianCancer Society.

The support thePoutmasters receives frompeople within our commu-nities continues to amazeme by surpassing myexpectations. From thededicated participants, whoturn out year after yearlooking for that big fish, tothe contributors, who with-out hesitation provide uswith the resources to put onthis fabulous event, I can-not thank you enough.Russell and the surround-ing communities havesome extremely specialbusiness people and groupssuch as the South NationConservation Authority(SNC). These employeesgo above and beyond theirnormal job duties byattending events like oursright from the planningstage to the event date andseldom receive the level ofthanks they deserve. Yourdedication is truly an inspi-ration to the rest of us.Additionally, SNC pro-vides us with financial sup-port for the tournament;thank you.

The Township ofRussell so graciously pro-vides us with grant supportin addition to the use of theRussell pool area for ourheadquarters. TheTownship also provides uswith all the on-site recy-

cling and garbage require-ments - thank you!

The Russell Scotiabankstaff also participates in ourevent every year, whethersun, rain or snow.Scotiabank adds to the con-tribution made to theCanadian Cancer societyby matching a portion ofthe weekend revenues;thank you.

With so many business-es being approached by somany groups with excellentcauses, I would like tothank all of you for sup-porting the Poutmasters aswell as all the other groupsin our communities. Iwould also like to specificgive thanks to the RussellLions Club, Graydex,Direct Energy BusinessServices, Hydro One,Wallace Service Centre,and many more businessesthat make the Poutmastersa success - thank you!

Thank you to RJ'sPronto, Barry's HomeHardware, and Town andCountry Video who tookearly registration for thetournament.

Please look for ourentire list of sponsors onthe www.poutmasters.comwebsite and visit theseplaces of business whenyou can, even if it is to justsay thank you.

To the volunteers whogive up much more thanjust a weekend from theirpersonal lives, I wish Icould do more than simplythank you for all you do.You consistently blow myexpectations out of thewater. Your dedication anddetermination is second tonone - thank you!

I will make an officialannouncement in the mediaonce the total figures aregathered for the CanadianCancer Society.

Thank you to all and seeyou in 2012!

Mike Leman

Poutmasters Organizer

I 'fish' you all thanks!


Jackie Mitchell, EmbrunVoted: Liberal

"We just have to get Harper out of there. He has not been doing me any favours at all.

I recently retired and I feel that there is a whole lot more that they can do for retirees. I am

not married and do not have any children and we have been

left holding the bag to paying the bulk part of the taxes for

years. I know that the Liberals are not that different in their

plans but I sort of like that 'Family Pack' that Ignatieff was

talking about. It seems to have more things in it for me than

what Harper was talking about. As far as Jack Layton goes,

I think anybody from Ontario should have learned their les-

son from Bob Rae Days."

Francine Nadeau,EmbrunVoted: NDP

"Last time I voted for

Harper because I was sick

and tired of the Liberals. I

like to watch politics on tel-

evision and Harper, no

more. He wants to run

Canada by himself and he

doesn't listen to anybody -

it's "my way or no one

else's". As for the Liberals,

as a party, it's over. Their

whole policies are not good

at all. That's too bad for Julie

(Bourgeois), but I had to

vote NDP and Denis Seguin.

I had to vote for change."


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Allison Toohey-Faughnan, Russell Voted: Conservative

"Watching on all the social media sites like youTube andseeing all the hate ads that the other parties have thrown in,digging deep for anything they could do to try and get peo-ple not to vote for Conservatives versus to vote for theirparty, kind of bugged me. I actually think that it is importantto have a minority government because then it would be alittle more even. I hope that all our politicians are going togrow up and start making decisions that are the best forCanada and not just for their own parties."

Andrea White, EmbrunVoted: Liberal

"The Liberal platform is

more reflective of what our

family stands for. The bilin-

gual issues are really impor-

tant as well. We were really

interested in the CBC's Vote

Compass that gave us kind

of an overview of what the

Liberals were going for,

which reflected what we

were really interested in as

well."

Jennifer Bell-Harding,RussellVoted: NDP

"My husband is going to

kill me for saying this, but I

looked up on his (NDP can-

didate Denis Seguin) and he

works for the Peace and

Development Association.

That's what I am all about."

Charles Wilson, EmbrunVoted: Liberal

"I voted this way because of the contempt issues

with the Harper government. I like Ignatieff's ideas on

education and his learning passport. Also his help for

seniors and support for healthcare - that played well for

me."

Daniel Thibault, Embrun Voted: Conservative

"I am a university student and the Liberals considered

raising the taxes. To me that is the part that would really hit

me because I don't have a lot of money to begin with.

Having to give extra every time you buy anything is some-

thing that I cannot afford right now."

Gerry Lanctot, Embrun Voted: Conservative

"The man that took us

out of the recession

should be the one running

the country. That man is

Harper."

Jean Hamilton, Russell - Voted: Conservative

"I like Pierre Lemieux and I know him personally. He is a very

pleasant man and has done a lot for this Township and the riding. He

is always willing to help the farmers. He is simply a great guy."

Tony Bass, Russell - Voted: Conservative"There are lots of countries out there that aren't doing as well as

Canada. If, all of a sudden, we give power to another Party that doesn't

know how they're going to do it, I am more comfortable sticking with the

status quo right now."

The Villager took its microphone down to thepolling stations in Russell and Embrun onElection Day to let you have your say on whatparty earned your support and what issue wasthe driving voice that helped you to make upyour mind in the voting booth. Here is asample of what you had to say.

Having your sayon Election Day


A windy wallopAbove, the highlighted

area shows the

decorative cross

bending backwards as

well as other structural

damage to the steeple

of St-Jacques Catholic

Church on Notre Dame

St. in Embrun. The

damage was caused by

a windstorm that tore

through the area last

Thursday.


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- A violent windstormpassed through the regionlast Thursday leaving aswath of broken hydropoles, downed trees, miss-ing shingles, flattened barnsand sheds, as well as a fewsplit nerves from residentsin its wake. EnvironmentCanada had issued a severewind warning earlier thatmorning with expectedwind gusts ranging from 60to 90 kilometres per hour.For a brief period late in theafternoon, the storm alsobrought heavy rain and athunderstorm that whippedthrough Russell Township.

The freak wind stormwas attributed to a large treeuprooting and crashingacross Mill St. in Russelland a quarter of the villageplunged into darkness,including homes in OldTowne West as well as thegrocery and hardwarestores, and the pharmacy forclose to 24 hours whilerepairs had to be made onhydro lines to restore power.

More dangerously, thewind caused the mainsteeple on the St-JacquesCatholic Church on NotreDame St. in Embrun tosway back and forth, result-ing in extensive damage tothe structure, leaving thesteeple and an ornamentalcross bent backwards to thenorth. Members of theEmbrun Fire Departmentand a Russell Townshipmaintenance crew workedon removing one of the dec-orative chimney tops fromthe east side of the churchon Friday morning which

had also buckled in the windand was at risk of fallingonto the street below. Anengineer has been broughtin to investigate the struc-tural damage to the Place ofWorship that celebrates 155years in 2011.

According to first

reports, there are definite

signs of structural deteriora-

tion and weakness that pose

an immediate threat to the

safety of anyone entering

the church or being within

its vicinity. Yellow caution

tape is still up around the

perimetre of the church to

keep people at a safe dis-

tance. It was that warning

that kept parishioners away

from Sunday Mass this past

weekend. Instead services

were held at the Embrun

Community Centre. There is

no indication if and when

the congregation will be

allowed back into St-

Jacques or how long before

the structure can be stabi-

lized and repairs completed

to deem the church safe to

the public.

Last year, a complete

refurbishment of the

Catholic Church in

Casselman was completed

that included repairs to the

steeple. While insurance

may pay for some of the

damage at St-Jacques, the

congregation may have to

come up with a lot of money

on their own to support their

church's upgrades. Speaking

with one St-Jacques parish-

ioner who wished to remain

anonymous, he told The

Villager, "Casselman went

through the trouble with

their church now I guess it's

Embrun's turn."

Wild windstorm wreaks havoc across region

Risky BusinessAbove, a Hydro One

road crew works to

replace a broken hydro

pole along St.

Guillaume Road just

North of Embrun;

left, a member of

the Embrun Fire

Department and the

Russell Township

maintenance crew

member work on

removing one of the

decorative chimneys on

top of St-Jacques

Catholic Church in

Embrun.Photos by Jason Isaac



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DOOLEY - Darrell and Sarah Dooley, along with big sister, Isabella and big brother Troy, celebrate the speedy arrival of Victoria Grace

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Marc Dignard, BSc. PT.Stéphane Gougeon, BSc. PT.Kevin Moore, BSc. PT.Janette Marquardt, BSc. PT.Serge Lanteigne, BSc. PT.EMBRUN 657 Notre-Dame, Embrun, ON K0A 1W1 Tel: (613) 443-3843 Fax: (613) 443-3721ROCKLAND 208-2741 Chamberland, Rockland ON K4K 0B8 Tel: (613) 446-2891 Fax: (613) 446-2893www.actionplusphysio.com

NOW OFFERING: MASSAGE & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

MIXED PARTYin honour of

Jennifer Armstrong & Jason ChambersSaturday, May 7, 2011

9 pm-1 amCrysler Community Centre

Live Music by ‘Hands Down’Light Lunch Served

Tickets: $5 per person

VILLAGERClassiffiedsDeadline 3 p.m. Mondayy

11--886666--307-3541

[email protected]@storm.ca VOLUNTEERS

VOLUNTEER NOW!

Organizations or individuals

who have tasks which could

be done by students looking

for their volunteer hours, are

welcome to advertise in this

space free of charge for

TWO (2) weeks. Call The

Villager at 1-866-307-3541

with your requests.tfc

Wanted - Volunteer

student(s) for lawn mowing

and yard work for a day,

month or the season. I’m on

Des Pins St. and can pick

you up/drop you off if you

need a ride. Please contact

Judy Hill at

[email protected]

or 613-445-2849 before 6

pm.tfc

COMING EVENTS

DESSERT AND CARD

PARTY

WDMH AUXILIARY

Monday May 9th at 1:15.

Cost $5.00. McIntosh Senior

Support Centre,

Williamsburg.41

RUMMAGE/GARAGE/

PLANT SALE

Held by St. Andrew’s and St.

Paul’s United Church, Friday

May 13 from 2pm to 8 pm

and Saturday May 14 fronm

8 am to 2 pm. Donations

accepted Tues. May 3 and

10, Wed. May 4 & 11, Thurs.

May 5 & 12, 9 am to noon

and Wed. May 4 & 11 5:30

pm to 9 pm and Saturday

May 7 9am to 2 pm. Plant,

perennials dug from crowd-

ed gardens, will be sold on

Saturday only.41-1

COMING EVENTS

BAZAAR AND LUNCHEON

ST. MARY’S

ANGLICAN CHURCH

139 Castor Street, Russell

May 7 - ll am to 1 pm. Best

salad bar in town! Everyone

Welcome and bring a friend.

Info Evelyn at 613-445-

2089.41-1

USED CLOTHING SALE

St. Mary’s Anglican Church

used clothing sale. May 28,

9a.m. to 12 p.m. Clothing

donations accepted Sunday

and Wednesday mornings 9

-12 am at 139 Castor Street,

Russell.40-1

COMING EVENTS

VILLAGE VOICES

Village Voices Women’s

Choir presents “What a

Wonderful World”. With

guests The Ottawa Youth

Harp Ensemble. Sat. May

14, 2011 at 7:30 pm at Trinity

Bible Church, 4101

Stagecoach Rd., Osgoode.

Tickets $10 Children 12 and

under free. Refreshments.

More information at

[email protected]

or 613-821-2174

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By Mark Lalonde

RCSC President

Special to the Villager

RUSSELL - These words ran true this past week

when the RCSC opened its doors at the Community and

Sport Centre to register kids for the TYRit Golf and

TYRit Tennis programs. Adults also registered for ten-

nis lessons (group and individual). The RCSC is proud

to offer the community these new sport programs to

help teach kids between the ages of 7 and 12, the

FUNdamentals of golf and tennis in a structured setting.

Two willing and talented young men, Nick

Bergeron/RCSC Director and Luke De Freitas/Certified

Tennis Instructor, were on hand to answer questions and

take care of registration. Both Nick and Luke are look-

ing forward to introducing kids to tennis and golf out at

the Centre in the coming weeks/months. In addition,

Luke is anxious to help beginners and more experienced

tennis players bring their tennis skills to the next level.

For parents/adults who missed last week’s registra-

tion dates, the RCSC will hold another registration ses-

sion on Wednesday May 11 at the Community Sport

Centre from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The initial reaction from the parents and kids who

signed up has been very encouraging. Parents were par-

ticularly pleased to learn that new sport programs were

being offered closer to home, in the village of Russell.

Other new RCSC initiatives to look forward to in the

coming weeks are a brand new canteen service out at

the Community and Sport Club. The RCSC is also the

proud sponsor of the 2nd Annual Russell Run, which

will take place on May 14 over at the Centre.

For more information on these new programs and

up-coming events, visit: www.rcsc-cscr.ca

By Darren Mate

Villager Sports

ROCKLAND - Basketball gold came

home with the Russell Public School bas-

ketball team last week, as they were able to

win a tournament at Rockland Public

School. The tournament was an Upper

Canada School Board Invitational tourna-

ment and took place on April 27.

The Russell team included Nick

Campbell, Aidan Friend, Nick Goodwin,

Morgan Gostick, Jonah Kelly, Nash

MacLean, Kyle Montgomery, Hannah

Toth, Brandon VanBruinessen and

Kalleigh Young. Grade-two teacher,

Rejean Lablond, coached the squad.

It was a tournament that featured five

teams in total, Pleasant Corners Public

School Team 1 and Team 2 from Vankleek

Hill, St. Patrick Catholic School from

Rockland, Rockland Public School and

Russell.

Russell’s day began with them taking on

Team 1 from Pleasant Corners. The team

had a solid game and pulled out the victo-

ry. Next up was St. Patrick. St. Patrick was

a very strong team, but Russell kept it

close, but lost by one point, 16-15. That

turned out to be the only loss for the team

in the round robin. Russell rebounded in

their third game against the host Rockland

Public. They picked up the win and

improved to 2-1. With a spot in the finals

on the line, Russell met Pleasant Corners 2

in their final round robin game. Once again

they were victorious and earned a berth in

the championship.

The finals had been determined by the

team records from the round robin. The top

two teams met for the gold, while the third

and fourth best met for the bronze. The

finals ended up being a rematch with the

only team that beat Russell in the round

robin, St. Patrick. It was a very close,

defensive game that came right down to

the wire. With three minutes to go, Russell

led 5-4 but St. Patrick was charging. Coach

Lablond called a time out, and whatever

was said seemed to work. Russell took

control, scoring two more baskets in the

final minutes to win the game 9-5.

Lablond was very proud of his team’s

performance. “I would like to congratulate

all the players for demonstrating great

sportsmanship and playing so well in the

tournament.”

RPS captures gold

Above, The Russell Public School basketball team took home the goldmedal at the Upper Canada District School Board Invitational Tournamentat Rockland Public School on April 27. Here the team poses with theirmedals, front row from left, Aidan Friend and Hannah Toth, middle row,from left, Brandon Van Bruinessen, Kalleigh Young and Morgan Gostick,Back row, from left, Coach Rejean Leblond, Jonah Kelly, Nick Campbell,Nash MacLean, Kyle Montgomery and Nick Goodwin.

Photo Courtesy of Rejean Leblanc

Poutmasters Tournament brings families down to the riverAt left, you would think by their last names brothers Curtis and Thomas Baas of Russell would be looking to catch a few

Bigmouth Bass from the Castor River, but instead it was mudpout they were after during two and a half days of fine

fishing at the 12th Annual Poutmasters Tournament organized by a slew of volunteers and lead by Russell’s Mike Leman.

Many families even camped out overnight along the riverbank looking to catch the biggest fish and win some of the prizes

that were up for grabs, all donated by various businesses in Russell Township and the surrounding area. The Baas boys

show off their new fishing rod and lure kit that they won for catching a 455-gram and a 375-gram mudpout respectively.

Even their mother Wilma got into the act by winning one of the two canoes that were donated by Graydex and Wallace

Service Centre. In all 272 fishermen were registered to compete in the derby including 3-year old Mannix Chiweshe and

his mom Noemie Côte of Russell (above). The event was also a fundraiser for the Cdn Cancer Society.Photos by Jason Isaac

If you build it, they will come


By Catherine Thompson

Etcetera PublicationsRUSSELL - The Russell Ladies Night

on April 30 was not only a great “fundrais-er”, but also the kind of “fun raiser” thatladies from around the area have been talk-ing about for the last eight years.

Organized by the Russell Ladies Nightsubcommittee of the Russell AgriculturalSociety, the event sold 600 tickets andraised $22,000 from a silent and live auc-tion for the Foundation Fighting Blindness,while Scotiabank’s Russell branch toppedup the collection with a $5,000 cheque.

On the fun side was the western theme.The arena was decorated to the hilt, andmost female guests wore western parapher-nalia as did a few male volunteers like DonKettles with the Russell AgriculturalSociety who met guests riding a large inflat-able bronco.

Other highlights included a deliciousdinner served by A J Catering, an action-filled auction by Stewart and Erin Jamesand entertainment by Ambush and the FrontEnd.

During the live auction of 35 itemsdonated by businesses and individuals, E2Construction and Renovations’ offer ofeight hours work by two men brought in$1,000, while four NHL hockey game tick-ets from the Ottawa Senators raised $550and legal fees from Campbell & Sabourinnetted $550.

Later, event co-chair Judy McFaul saidshe was “extremely pleased at being soldout. Raising $27,000 for the Foundation isfantastic, especially in that price range.”

McFaul said she is lucky to have hereyesight, but others are not so lucky, espe-cially when there is no way of finding outwhether an eye disease will strike or not. “Ijust can’t imagine what it would be like notto be able to see.”

“There are so many causes for them tochoose from,” said special guest WyattMcWilliams. “The ladies really know howto turn fun into a fundraiser and I can’tthank everyone enough. As for the fundrais-er, a lot of effort goes into these events. It’shuge being a person with a disability andhaving a cane. It’s great to see the commu-nity come together like that. At first I justlived with it, but now with new research instem cells, gene therapy, there’s a light atthe end of the tunnel for other people downthe road.”

Retinitis pigmentosa hasn’t stopped thecourageous Navan farmer from aiding thecommunity either in his hometown oracross Canada and from winning the Orderof Canada as a result. McWilliams had togive up driving in 1993 because the diseasewas just getting started, but it is now in theadvanced stages. He now relies on goodfriends for many things, like a drive, help-ing with his cash crop, and raisingClydesdales and beef cattle.

Despite the hurdles, McWilliams hasmasterminded such causes as Hay West, across Canada campaign to help prairiefarmers stricken by drought in 2002 andFood Aid for the Ottawa Food Bank in2005, to help both the needy and raisemoney for local beef farmers hit by lowprices from BSE. Food Aid is still goingstrong, with a seventh event set for June 3.

McWilliams is also known for his workwith others in entering a 50 Clydesdalehitch for the Navan Fair’s 50th anniversaryand achieving a Guiness World Record.

Another speaker, Heather Christy, aretired manager of an accessibility centrewith the federal government, said her twoadult sons have retinitis pigmentosa, andboth have competed internationally atSpecial Olympics. She discussed how elec-tronic improvements in the workplace are

helping people with visual disabilities anduniversities, colleges and municipalities areaccommodating the visually impaired. “Theonly thing missing is a cure,” she said.

David Kong, past president of theOttawa chapter of the Foundation FightingBlindness mentioned several types ofdegenerative eye disease like maculardegeneration and retinitis pigmentosa, forwhich there is no known cure or treatment.Kong said the national chapter has raisedover $19-million over the last 25 years andthe Ottawa chapter has raised over a mil-lion.

Although there is no known cure ortreatment, scientists like Dr. ValerieWallace and Dr. Catherine Tsilfidis workingout of the Ottawa Eye Institute have donepromising research on the root causes ofretinal degenerative disease.

Kong stressed the fact that when peopledonate to the Foundation FightingBlindness, they are supporting researchdone in Ottawa that will benefit people in

the local community, and not disappear toan unknown place.

In addition to boosting the Foundation’sfinances, the evening raised public aware-ness of a little-known charity. The RussellLadies Night committee has a custom ofselecting causes that are not well known butdeserving assistance.

Asked if the Foundation was chosen as apayback to McWilliams for his ownfundraising efforts, McFaul said it didn’tstart out that way.

“It came to our attention that a privatedonor who was matching funding for theFoundation on a thirty-to-one basis hadended it in December. We thought maybethis is a great cause. Wyatt talked toLaurwie Hamilton from our committee andshe called and asked what we thought aboutthis. I spoke to the Foundation and wasimpressed with what they were doing. Theyspoke to the committee and it went fromthere,” McFaul explained. “Now we’replanning for our ninth annual event.”


On April 9, Taggart Miller Environmental Services hosted two groundwater workshops in Russell. We’d

understand the science of groundwater assessment and

We encourage interested persons to visit the

Mr. Hubert BourqueProject Manager

Taggart Miller Environmental Servicesc/o 225 Metcalfe Street, Suite 708

Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre

(CRRRC)

Happy Mother’s DayFrom Embrun Florist

RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO EURPHORIA

GIFTS, PLANTS, FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS

Russell Ladies Night raises $22,000 for Foundation Fighting Blindness

Above, from left to right, David Kong, past president of the Foundation FightingBlindness, Wyatt McWilliams, Russell Ladies Night co-chairs Judy McFaul,Lynn Rochon and MC Y101 announcer Nancy Stapleton pose with big cheques,$5,000 from Scotiabank in Russell and $22,000 from the Russell AgriculturalSociety to the Foundation Fighting Blindness, representing the proceeds ofRussell Ladies Night on April 29. Photo By Catherine Thompson

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