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CORNWALL, Ontario – This Saturday, May 26, the 14th annual Rachel’s Kids Garden Party and Charity Auction for Rachel’s Kids House of Hope will be taking place at the Cornwall Golf and Country Club. So far, it looks like it will be a beautiful day for this year’s event. Co-chairing the event this year is Sean Cowan, a Grade 9 student attending St. Lawrence Secondary School. Sean was diagnosed with a form of Leukemia in 2015, but is nearing his goal of recovery, with his last appointment for chemo happening this month. Chemo brought Sean’s blood cell count down to a low level, and he had to stay in his room, in isolation, for a year and a half. Rachel’s Kids helped Sean break his isolation by getting him a Playstation4, a TV and a nice setup in his room. “The PS4 helped,” he said. “It gave me some-
thing to do and I could talk to my friends.” Money raised by the Garden Party fundraiser go to support Rachel’s Kids programs like their Small Moments of Joy program. The Small Moments of Joy program aims to do just that, bring a small moment of joy to a child suffering through a life-threatening or chronic illness. The first child helped through the Small Moments of Joy program was Joel Fast. Joel lives with developmental delays as a result of cancer treatment. Through the Small Moments of Joy program, Rachel’s Kids provided Joel with a pool. Since then, more than 50 kids have been helped throughout Cornwall and SD&G through the Small Moments of Joy program. Last year, the Garden Party raised $161,000 for Rachel’s Kids House of Hope The event will run from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and will have live music delicious food, a silent and live auction and more. For more information, call the Rachel’s Kids House of Hope at 613-933-3946.
City worker strike begins in Cornwall
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Cornwall Walk for ALS on June 2
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Police hold East End open house
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CORNWALL, Ontario - With no fruitful negotiations taking place between the City of Cornwall, and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), paramedics, librarians and outside workers are now on strike. “It certainly didn’t need to come to
CORNWALL, Ontario – The WALK for ALS will be happening on June 2 this year, starting at St. Lawrence College at 9:30 a.m. Mark Vivarais, 61, was diagnosed with ALS in December of 2017 and is this
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CORNWALL, Ontario - The Cornwall Community Police Service (CCPS) held their annual East End Station Open House on Montreal Rd. on Thursday, May 17, 2018. “This is a great event to get our community partners out,”
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