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CORNWALL, Ontario - Tim Horton’s Bowl for Kids Sake in support of Big Brothers/ Big Sisters Cornwall returns for the 43rd year,

but in a different format. Like all things, Bowl for Kids Sake has had to adapt to the COVID19 pandemic.

This year’s fundraiser will be held virtually starting on Feb. 22 and will run until March 8.

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“We are encouraging people to find creative ways to bowl from home this year,” said Crystal Regnier, Fundraising Coordinator for Big Brothers/ Big Sisters Cornwall.

This year, instead of pins, how about empty water bottles? Instead of bowling with bowling balls this year, how about try snowballs? Or rolled up socks!

This year’s honourary chair of the event is Cornwall Mayor Bernadette Clement.

“I’m honoured to be chosen as honourary chair of Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids’ Sake. For the first time in 43 years, this event is going virtual,” Clement said. “Big Brothers and Big Sisters support the youth in our community through their mentorship programs. The impact that Big Brothers/ Big Sisters has on our community youth is incredible. Join me in getting the ball rolling and finding creative ways to bowl from home.”

There will be prizes for the most creative bowlers, as well as prizes for the person who raises the most money and the team that raises the most money. This year, because the event is being held virtually, there are no limits on team sizes.

Big Brothers/ Big Sisters Cornwall has a few ways to facilitate virtual bowling from home, including four Wii gaming consoles that can be borrowed for bowling and an online bowling game that will be available on the Big Brothers/ Big Sisters Cornwall website.

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As the year begins many of our business owners face more challenges ahead.

Between keeping on top of health directives and changing the way business is done, many experience anxiety and confusion about what programs they qualify for and where to apply.

For this reason the Cornwall & the

Counties Community Futures Development Corporation (CCCFDC) secured funding from FedDev Ontario to guide entrepreneurs regarding programs at all levels of government. This starts with some of the more widely publicized Federal programs such as the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) and the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS). Both of those programs underwent changes over the last 10 months.

In some cases business owners who weren’t eligible in the earlier days of the pandemic may now apply.

When some businesses are not eligible for the above federal programs is when our CCCDFC may help. We have received a lot of interest for the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund and our Technology Innovation Program.

My work entails asking lots of questions to make sure there is no stone unturned.

Many are unaware they may be eligible for reimbursement for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) or relief on property tax and energy costs. Both of those programs are through the Ontario government. We are also awaiting word about the Ontario Small Business grant, which Premier Ford announced before Christmas.

Regionally support is also available through the United Counties of SDG and our various Townships for the Regional Incentives Program. The Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre is another resource; in addition to their regular business knowledge webinars they now offer up to three free consulting sessions with experts in finance,

legal, marketing, technology and on-line solutions.

The resilience and ingenuity of our entrepreneurs has been nothing short of impressive. I have also fielded calls for input on start-up ideas and expansion of existing businesses. While most grants are aimed at supporting existing businesses, there is help for new businesses too!

My job is to stay on top of some 22 different initiatives, offered through our funding partners and agencies. As your CFDC COVID19 Business Relief Advisor I am here to help! Please reach out at dwagner@mycommunityfutures.ca or 613-703-7485.

CPS, Cornwall by-law respond to 211 calls related to COVID measures since March NICK SEEBRUCH

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CORNWALL, Ontario – The Cornwall Police Service (CPS) and the City of Cornwall By-Law department each have the authority to respond to and enforce complaints under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA) and the Reopening Ontario Act (ROA).

The acts are a part of the province of Ontario’s effort to fight the spread of the

COVID-19 pandemic, which began spreading in the province in March of 2020.

These acts are the laws under which the province and health unit have implemented restrictions related to fighting the pandemic including limits on numbers of patrons allowed inside stores, indoor mask requirements, limits on public gatherings, keeping certain businesses like restaurants from having sit-down dining, as well as the current Stay-at-Home order.

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Replacement of Civic Complex seats underway NICK SEEBRUCH

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CORNWALL, Ontario – City of Cornwall staff have begun replacing the nearly 5,000 seats in the Ed Lumley Arena a the Cornwall Civic Complex.

Most of the seats had been in the arena since it was built in 1976, with Parks and Recreation General Manager Jamie Fawthrop telling Cornwall City Council in Feb. 2020 that the cushioning in the seats had literally been reduced to dust, leaving some patrons sitting directly on the metal springs in the seating pan.

The total cost of the project was estimated at $305,000 and was added to the municipal budget in 2020.

Despite the price tag, councillors welcomed the idea of replacing the ancient seats.

“I’ve heard people say that they won’t go to anything in the Complex because they

don’t want to sit in the insert expletive here, seats,” he said.

“I watched three hours of curling, but I sat for 15 minutes because that’s all I could take,” added Councillor Glen Grant.

Fawthrop hoped that the replacement would be one step in giving the arena new life.

This is one of the things that can be done to revive the building, but money will need to be spent in order to do that,” Fawthrop said.

The City of Cornwall provided an update on Thursday, Jan. 21 of the work to replace the seating at the arena on their social media.

“Over the past few months, the Civic Complex’s arena seating has been replaced, one seat at a time. Here’s a look at the work being done by a dedicated crew of staff. We can’t wait to have you back in the arena when it’s safe,” reads a tweet from City of Cornwall staff members replacing the seating at the Cornwall Civic Complex.

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Ian St. John was a healthy adult from Cornwall who took precautions to keep himself and his family safe from COVID. A few months ago, however, he caught the virus. The following is St. John’s story, in his own words, of his harrowing experience, road to recovery, and the health issues that still plague him.

When I was tested for COVID and then found out I was positive I was scared as to what I should do. I was told to stay home and isolate and my wife had to sleep in another room. We used the same bathroom but disinfected every time we used it. The four of us in our home isolated. But 4 days later my breathing got worse and a wonderful nurse, Aleta from EOHU, after talking to me and realizing I couldn’t breathe called 911 and I had to go by ambulance to the hospital. Two paramedics came and I was having such a hard time breathing so he gave me a shot to relax me and gave me oxygen. My wife tells me that she and my daughter in law were standing at the window in tears and my son was outside making sure they took care of me. They were all in shock, I was too because I don’t remember that part. It was a long ride to the hospital.

When we got to the hospital, we went to the second floor and I was put in a room by myself with blasts of air and then I was put in an isolated room. Two days later I was transferred to ICU. I don’t remember much of those first two days in ICU and later I found out that they almost lost me. They watched me 24 hours. Only doctors and nurses one at a time fully protected with PPE could come in. I could ring the buzzer and talk to them over an intercom to let them know what I needed however I had a hard time talking without gasping for air. My window wouldn’t open because of my isolation. I was completely sealed off. There was just a bed in the room, no bathroom. I was hooked up to an air machine and the tubing crossed my chest was so hot! I was not allowed to use a fan because of COVID and there was no air circulation. I was sweating all the time. All they could give me was ice water which helped. I had an IV, was given gravol, pain meds, had a needle every morning in my

tummy to prevent blood clots which hurt so much, I was tested for diabetes with a needle prick every morning and I wore an oxygen mask.

Luckily the doctors, nurses and staff in ICU were amazing! Doctor Westergaard was instrumental in my recovery and I want to thank him. I don’t remember much of that time, but he spoke with my wife on the phone and explained what he was doing. Doctor Arab was also there to help with my breathing.

The nurses were so good, one girl looked at me and said, you are going to be ok. I will never forget those words, they helped me so much because I felt so down. I was so uncertain about everything. Her words mattered so much.

I was in ICU for 13 days including Christmas day. I was able to stand up on that day and wave to my wife, son and daughter in law from the window. They were outside about 100 feet away, finally cleared of COVID themselves. I was exhausted but I could see them.

When I finally left the hospital after 17 days, I hadn’t seen any family during that time other than through the outside window that one day.

I was so excited to be home! I still had to isolate myself from everyone which was so hard. I had had COVID for 23 days by that point. I was weak and had lost 40 pounds including muscle during the two weeks I was in hospital.

I want to thank the doctors, nurses and staff at the Cornwall Community Hospital.

They saved my life. I get emotional just thinking of everything they are doing. They don’t stop. They are working all the time to make sure every patient is cared for and makes it through. Thank you to the EOHU, especially two nurses Kim and Aleta who were so important in helping myself and my family through a very scary time. Thank you to Vital Aire who set up my oxygen tank in our home and have always been there to answer any questions.

I also want to thank family, friends and neighbours who brought us food and anything else my family needed. While my family was also recovering from COVID and couldn’t do much of anything it was so important, especially while I was in hospital, to know they

Ian St. John were being taken care of. To everyone who prayed for me, I can’t say enough how much that helped. A great friend of ours, Kahontineh, recorded her voice in a Mohawk prayer. It was one of my weakest days and I firmly believe that everyone’s prayers were also instrumental in my healing. I am writing this 16 days after coming home. 39 days after contacting COVID. I have now been diagnosed with diabetes, COPD, and high blood pressure. All of which I am on medication for the first time. All due to COVID. I am hoping that with time and a good diet that my body will get better. I am still on oxygen attached to a 50-foot hose. My body is weak, I was always known as a strong man, so this is very strange to me. I can only do small tasks before I have to sit or have a nap. My days consist of being in my bedroom, bathroom or sitting in a chair in the living room. I can’t go anywhere else. My family is isolating from me as I am now immune compromised. If I get the slightest cold, it could be deadly.

I don’t know how I got COVID. I always wore a mask and we haven’t had people in our home for months and months. All I can think of is one day shopping for Christmas going into a store in Cornwall and I must have

touched something that someone else had. I always sanitized going into the store but please everyone remember to sanitize on the way out. This virus is like nothing before. It is dangerous. The Cornwall Community has helped in so many ways but so many more people are getting COVID, it is tough on them already. Be safe.

Seaway News asked Mr. St. John what words of warning he might have for the public.

You might compare COVID to having the flu or take it lightly, but you don’t want to go there under any circumstances, COVID can be a life and death situation.

It affects people differently but there are so many unknowns. You don’t know how it will affect you until you get it. Why take that chance? My wife had it. She is only two years younger than me. She wasn’t hospitalized but I was. Before COVID I was more fit than my wife and yet COVID hit me like a ton of bricks.

She was very sick but could manage her symptoms at home. I almost died. There are too many unknowns with this disease to take any chances at all.

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Headline Rd/ Hwy 138 roundabout project moving forward NICK SEEBRUCH

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SOUTH STORMONT, Ontario – The province of Ontario says it is moving forward with elements of a 2016 study to promote safety on Hwy 138.

The study features a range of recommendations, including commuter parking lots, which were installed on Cornwall Ctr. Rd. and Hwy 138 just outside St. Andrews West. The provincial government says it is ready and will begin implementing another recommendation from the study, installing a roundabout at the Headline Rd. intersection of Hwy 138.

Seaway News asked South Stormont Mayor Bryan McGillis about this development.

McGillis explained that he and other local officials were updated about the project by Ontario Minister for Transportation Caroline Mulroney at a meeting held during the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference.

“This is great news that we are very excited

about,” McGillis said.

The province will begin the design phase of the roundabout this year, with an expected completion date of the project sometime in 2022.

McGillis said that he expects that the installation of a roundabout at that intersection will make it safer and more efficient for traffic.

Other recommendations from the 2016 study that McGillis and other representatives discussed with Mulroney at the ROMA conference included the installation of passing lanes at key intersections, including at Wheeler Rd. McGillis said that Hwy 138 continues to be an area of focus for the OPP who monitor the highway with both their vehicles and aerial surveillance.

In 2020 there were 51 vehicle collisions on Hwy 138 in 2019, an increase from the previous year which saw 48, which was also an increase from the year before, 2017, which saw 47.

Hwy 138 road sign near the Headline Rd. intersection (Nick Seebruch/ Seaway News).

OPP investigate two snowmobile crashes, one fatality nseebruch@seawaynews.media

SD&G, Ontario – The OPP SD&G detachment is investigating after two accidents over the weekend involving snowmobiles.

The first incident occurred on Saturday, Jan. 23 near Ingleside in South Stormont.

The OPP report that shortly after 2 p.m. on

County Rd. 2 between Dickinson Rd. and Killarney Rd. an eastbound passenger vehicle collided with a snowmobile as it entered the roadway.

A 44-year-old South Stormont man was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and passenger of the vehicle were uninjured.

The identity of the deceased was being

withheld until the notification of next-of-kin. An investigation continues.

The second incident occurred on Sunday, Jan. 24 in Alexandria, North Glengarry on County Rd. 34 shortly before 3 p.m. between Auld McMillan Rd. and MacDonald Ave. As with the incident in South Stormont, the snowmobile was struck by a passenger vehicle

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Bus stops closed at Riverview Manor due to outbreak concerns NICK SEEBRUCH

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CORNWALL, Ontario – A COVID-19 outbreak at Riverview Manor has lead to the closure of a City of Cornwall bus stop.

Riverview Manor, which is located on the corner of Montreal Rd. and Danis Ave. is a community living facility, which reported a COVID-19 outbreak to the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) on Jan. 9.

As of Monday, Jan. 25 there are 16 resident and six staff members who have been infected with COVID-19 and tragically, one resident has died in hospital after contracting the virus in the facility.

Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer of Health with the EOHU stated in his call to the media on Monday that containing the outbreak at Riverview Manor has proven difficult.

“It is a very challenging place because the nature of the individuals there. Some of them have mental health issues so compliance is

quite difficult, so that is what we are struggling with,” he said. “Yes, we are trying to keep people there. It is an outbreak. We are trying to not have people go off. It is difficult for us to manage and that’s one of the complications in addition to having COVID there and having the outbreak precautions because of the difficulties in compliance due to mental health issues there and the nature of the clients.”

Len Tapp, Division Manager of Cornwall Transit said that he made the decision to close the bus stops in the area of Riverview Manor out of an abundance of caution.

“We are not allowing residents from the facility on our buses at this time out of an abundance of caution. We are concerned about what is going on at the facility,” Tapp said.

The next closest stops to Riverview Manor on Montreal Rd. are at Lefevbre Ave. and Gardner Ave. to the east and Kirkman Crt. to the West.

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Bell Let’s Talk Day Jan. 28 NICK SEEBRUCH

This year is the eleventh anniversary of Bell Let’s Talk Day, and Bell highlighted the progress made by the initiative over the past decade.

“In a recent survey conducted by Nielsen Consumer Insights, 83 per cent of Canadians now say they are comfortable speaking with others about mental health, compared to only 42 per cent in 2012,” reads a statement from Bell Canada.

Locally, the City of Cornwall will hold a flag raising at in front of the Justice Building to recognize the fight against the stigma around mental health issues.

The CMHA will also be holding a virtual event over Microsoft teams starting at 6:30

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CORNWALL, Ontario – The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Champlain East will be holding their annual event on Bell Let’s Talk Day, which falls on Jan. 28 this year.

Every year, the Bell Let’s Talk Day drives to fight the stigma around mental health issues, and supports mental health resources at the same time.

Throughout the day, Bell will donate $0.05 for every call and text made by Bell Wireless customers towards mental health initiatives.

Additionally they will donate $0.05 for each use of the hashtag #BellLetsTalk on social media platforms.

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Time to move-up from dial-up NICK SEEBRUCH

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If we are to grow as a region, better internet is key. At their meeting last week, the United Counties of SD&G Council approved a motion to pen a letter of support for Xplornet’s application to the Canada’s Universal Broadband Fund. The $1.75 billion fund supports projects aimed at expanding access to high speed internet across the country.

This is just the latest in a series of efforts to bring high speed internet to our largely rural region. I for one welcome the introduction of a private interest in building high speed internet infrastructure in SD&G, because while there have been promises from different levels of government over the years, their efforts have advanced less like broadband, and more like dial-up.

Way back in 2015 then Prime Minister Stephen Harper was promising faster internet for our area during a campaign stop in Lancaster, South Glengarry.

“Fast, reliable internet today is essential to realize economic opportunity and to create jobs,” said Harper. “Right now, Canadians are selling products, managing relationships with customers and suppliers, and recruiting new employees, all online. So much business is now on the internet that small businesses with broadband access can take advantage of opportunities that once were only open to the ‘Big Guys.’”

Harper’s sentiments then have only become truer now, especially with the ongoing pandemic.

Twice earlier this month there were widespread outages in internet service provided by major companies like Cogeco.

This disruption affected not just the sizeable number of at-home workers, but also their children, as suddenly they found themselves isolated from the rest of their class and unable to learn.

Also, due to the pandemic, the internet is now one of the few ways that many can socialize with family and friends outside of their bubble. Whether they be a grandparent wanting to see their grandchildren, or a COVID-19 patient in a hospital isolated from their family, the internet is now a must have utility just like running water and electricity.

Like I said, getting better, faster internet in our region has been a promised goal from both the province and the federal government for years now, let us just hope that it is well worth the wait.

In 2019, the Canada Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) declared that an internet download speed of 50 megabytes (MB) per second and an upload speed of 10 MB per second as the minimum level of internet service. Ten years ago when I was still living with my parents at their home in rural South Glengarry, their internet topped out at less than 1 MB per second download speed and half that for

uploads.

The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) an organization dedicated to bringing faster internet to rural municipalities estimated at that time that it would take until 2030 to reach the CRTC’s minimum level of service without significant public funding.

In 2019 EORN announced that it and its members would contribute $71 million towards getting better internet in rural areas.

At that time, Stormont, Dundas, South Glengarry MPP Jim McDonell welcomed the news and acknowledged that it was an area that needed some much needed attention.

“It is essential that proper infrastructure is in place to support public safety across the province, especially in Stormont-DundasSouth Glengarry, where cellular coverage is often lacking,” said Stormont, Dundas and

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

South Glengarry MPP Jim McDonell.

The Xplornet initiative mentioned at the top of this article is a step in the right direction.

Recent internet outages and continued slow speeds across much of the region shows that more public-private partnerships like this one are needed to get the region where it needs to go.

With the pandemic leading to a greater and greater dependence on fast and reliable internet, all regional municipalities, including the City of Cornwall should go all-in on investing in this essential utility.

What do you think readers? Has your reliance on the internet changed over the past year? Email me a Letter to the Editor at nseebruch@seawaynews.media

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Indigenous Rights Dear Editor, I was quite dismayed by the racist incident directed at a resident of Akwesasne. People do not seem to be aware that there is a 230 year old treaty with the Indigenous nations of Canada and the US and the respective governments in whose jurisdiction their territory lies. In the past both Canada and the US have broken treaties to suit their own political realities and the desire for economic expansion.

According to The Pine Tree League, a legal defense organization for Indian rights, “Since 1794, Aboriginal Peoples have been guaranteed the right to trade and travel between the United States and Canada, which was then a territory of Great Britain. This right is recognized in Article III of the Jay Treaty, also

known as the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation of 1794 and subsequent laws that stem from the Jay Treaty. “ It was further endorsed by the Treaty of Ghent which ended the war of 1812. In it was a provision which “promised to restore the rights forthwith of Indigenous peoples which existed before the war.”

Thus the territory of Akwesasne, which has been arbitrarily split by provincial, state and federal borders, allows for all the residents of the territory to travel and work anywhere in the territory. In addition, they are not subject to customs tariffs when crossing borders. As subsequent federal and Ontario governments who are the inheritors of British treaties, we are bound to respect those treaties.

We could see what happens when

governments decide to ignore treaties: the Oka crisis at Kanesatake and Khanewake, Ipperwash, and others. People’s lives are disrupted and people die. So let us remember that the Mohawks of Akwesasne are on their traditional territory when they come to

Cornwall for medical treatment, to shop or visit family. They are an integral part of Cornwall’s economy and social life of the community. No more of this racism.

Arthur Horovitch, Cornwall, Ontario

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There is nothing new when it comes to controversial arbitration awards. They go hand-in-hand. Read on: A Jan. 25, 1970 arbitration ruling in the contract tug-of-war between the police commission and the Cornwall Police Association raised the ire of council members and hints of retaliation.

Judge J. H. Reynolds told the city it had to give the association members a retroactive increase of $1,100 for 1969 and $600 for 1970. The total $1,700 worked out to a $32 a week increase. He also approved a 40-hour work week, down from 42 hours.

The ruling raised a first-class constable’s salary to $8,600.

Ald. Ralph Carrara said the judge’s ruling made a “mockery of contract negotiations” and placed an unfair burden on the backs of taxpayers. He called for changes to the “one-sided” arbitration system. Other councillors agreed.

Judge Reynolds could be forgiven if Charles Dickinson’s “Tale of Two Cities” came to mind as he heard two vastly different views of the city. Police association lawyer Hugh Dancause painted a picture of a prosperous, pleasing, well-guarded community with a bright future. On the other hand, police commission lawyer Reid Campbell gave a gloom-and-doom presentation that had the city on the verge of economic collapse that would be hastened by an “excessive” award.

After hearing the gloom-and-doom pitch

by Campbell, the judge noted, with a smile, “With that kind of presentation, you (Campbell) will never be invited by the

chamber of commerce to write a promotional piece (for the city).”

Two days before the judge issued his decision, Police Chief Allan Clarke presented his annual (1969) report which said that the department was interviewing candidates to fill two vacant positions that would bring the “authorized” strength to 60 sworn officers, which included 34 patrol constables.

The chief said he hoped to have the two recruits doing six-week basic training at Alymer Police College by the end of February.

During the previous 12 months the force had hired four officers – Jean Legroux, Robert Smith, Sylvio Labelle and Stanley Willis – to plug holes.

The manpower shortage, the chief noted, was why overtime had shot up to $14,882 in 1969 from $8,551 the previous year.

But after seeing the arbitration decision to give what members of council thought was an exorbitant pay increase, the talk was of holding the force’s “authorized” strength at 58 to help pay for the increase.

Mayor Nick Kaneb, a member of the police commission, took Chief Clarke to task for moving ahead with plans to add two more officers to the payroll.

The mayor said the chief was not going to get his two additional officers.

“We (police commission) do the hiring, not the police chief,” said the mayor.

Out of nowhere, Ald. Angelo Lebano called for the amalgamation of the fire and police departments, claiming that it had been done it other cities. *********** After closing its rayon division, which had operated since 1949, and terminating 650 production workers in December, Courtaulds (Canada) Ltd. On Jan. 27, 1970 it was taking steps to keep the rest of the plant operating and saving the 800 jobs.

Several cost-saving steps were in the

Nick Wolochatiuk Dances with Words

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There are people who are in no way responsible for their mistakes, lack of skill or any other shortcoming. They had the misfortune of being raised by ‘feral cats’ (incompetent or doting parents), or those who were denied education, and those who have suffered brain injuries through accident, drug abuse or illness.

The ones I have a beef with are the thoughtless ones who believe they are the chosen ones, the only ones deserving of being ‘Number One.’ I think it all starts in the home, with any little one who is taught that the Universe revolves around only her (or him) and that they deserve everything be handed to them on a silver platter. When a work shovel is handed to them, they insist it’s someone

else’s job, not theirs. If a lunch room monitor draws their attention to litter that they, or someone else has left behind, they protest, “Who, me? That’s the janitor’s job!” That’s the child who is never taught to clear the table after dinner. That’s the teen who says, “Put the toilet seat down: why?” That’s the ‘adult’ who a dozen years later cranks down the car window, then fires what’s left of his ‘happy meal’ onto the road.

To allow a maximum number of vehicles to make a left turn at traffic-lights, the correct procedure is to advance to the middle of the intersection, then make the turn when opposing traffic allows. However, the self-centered driver advances only as far as the line, preventing the one or two cars immediately behind from also making the dash when the coast is clear. ‘Mr. The Universe Revolves Around Me’ gives no thought to those behind him.

He’s the driver who misinterprets the purpose of the parallel lines in a parking lot. He parks as if his hood ornament should be

centered on one of those lines. Or diagonally (“Don’t ding my gorgeous new car.”). The result: two precious parking spots are occupied by ‘Mr. Me’. In a hurry, he occupies a handicapped parking space – it’s near the door, so convenient.

After his shopping is done, he doesn’t bother returning the cart to the corral. As he drives away, it’s just jettisoned beside his car, to be yet another nuisance to others.

Now he’s in a hurry to get to work. On highway 31 from Morrisburg or 138 from Cornwall, he tries to make up the five extra minutes he spent lingering over his second cup of coffee.

To make up those precious minutes it’ll take going 20 kph over the limit and making five reckless passes on those two-lane hilly highways.

There’s a place for such people. It’s on the MV SHIP OF FOOLS, the shambles of a cruise ship that I’d like to charter, where attempts would be made to re-educate and rehabilitate characters such as those I’ve just described.

had an annual income of $36,800. *********** GOOD SAMARITANS When he moved to Cornwall from Welland seven years ago after retiring from the Seaway Authority, Rick Buttle was attracted by Cornwall’s reputation as a small friendly city with ample amenities.

That was re-affirmed on Jan. 18 when he took a nasty tumble while walking on First Street East, near his condo.

He was trying to get out of the way of an approaching car on the narrow, one-way street, made even more narrow by snowbanks, when he fell. He took to the side of the street after he found the sidewalk too icy in places.

“The driver slowed down, so I figured I could at least give her more room. So I attempted to move over to the sidewalk,” recalled Buttle.

He lost his balance and crashed facefirst. He was sprawled on the sidewalk, stunned and bleeding, when the folks in the car stopped and came to his aid. The husband helped him to his feet and walked a groggy Buttle to his condo, two blocks away.

“Just shows what a great city this is,” said Buttle.

“My face isn’t as pretty as it was,” laughed the Montreal native, “but other than than bruises and a swollen nose, I’m okay.”

TRIVIA ANSWER Pierre Trudeau was serving in the Canadian Officers’ Training Corps as an officer cadet when the Second World War in Europe ended.

TRIVIA This item made its first appearance on Cornwall grocery store shelves on Feb. 8, 1949: 1) Milk in plastic bags, 2) Horse meat, 3) Oleomargarine, 4) Kool-Aid, 5) Diet Coca-Cola.

QUOTED “A pack of jackasses led by a lion is superior to a pack of lions led by a jackass.” - Gen. George Washington

MV SHIP OF FOOLS – I’ve described some of the social misfits who deserve to spend the rest of their days languishing on a cruise ship such as this. It will go nowhere. Its only purpose would be to act as a reform centre.

(Photo by Nick Wolochatiuk)

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works, including reducing the plant’s office staff.

The mill staggered along with several attempts at new products that failed. In November 1992 the company announced the plant, which opened in 1924 and once had a payroll of 2,000, was closing.

It left behind some of the most toxic landscape in the city.

ALSO THIS WEEK IN 1970 - Ald. Roy Brunet said that if city council meetings were taped, some of his colleagues might be more careful of what they said during meetings. He said the system of having a secretary record meetings in shorthand was not good enough. ... Cornwall Family Welfare Service Bureau was concerned how rising cost of food would impact low income families. Food prices climbed 4.3% during 1969, bringing the average monthly grocery bill to $152 for a family of four. Another increase was expect in 1970. ... St. Lawrence College named Cy Page chair of business administration, Albert (Bert) Martin, chair of business systems, and Wes Libbey chair of mathematics and electronics ... New York Cafe, 129 Pitt St., was under new management. ... The Tri-County (Public) Board of Education unveiled a fiveyear capital plan that called for $9 million to be spent on schools. It included $3.2 million for a new high school in Stormont, a $1.5M addition to GVSS and $1.M to replace an old section of CCVS. ... Lalonde’s Meat Market, Marlborough Street and Montreal Road, was destroyed by fire. The blaze also damaged Collins Confectionary and a barber shop. Omer Legault not only lost his barber shop but he, his wife and seven children who lived upstairs were homeless. .... Roxborough Township launched a find-a-doctor campaign. A provincial grant guaranteed the doctor $26,000 a year. The average Ontario family doctor

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Remote learning to continue until Feb. 10 NICK SEEBRUCH

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CORNWALL, Ontario – In an announcement on Wednesday, Jan. 20, the Ministry of Education announced that students within the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) region will continue with learning remotely until Feb. 10.

“On the advice from the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the government is allowing seven public health units and over 100,000 students to return to class on Monday, January 25,” reads a statement from Education Minister Stephen Lecce. “Getting students back into class is our top priority.

According to Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health and leading medical and scientific experts, including the Hospital for Sick Children, Ontario’s schools are safe places for learning. To ensure schools remain safe, the government is introducing additional measures including provincewide targeted asymptomatic testing, enhanced screening, mandatory masking for students in Grades

1-3 and outdoors where physical distancing cannot be maintained.”

The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) shared the following information in addition to the Ministry’s announcement.

As announced earlier this month, it is required that all students in Grades 1-12 will need to wear non-medical or cloth masks indoors at school, including in hallways and during class times, on school transportation and outdoors during recess where students cannot maintain physical distancing.

Masking in Kindergarten is optional but encouraged.

For Grade 9-12 students currently using non-digital resources, new packages need to be picked up on Thursday, Jan. 21 and completed packages returned. The final package for the quadmester will need to be returned to your teacher no later than Thursday, Jan. 28 for evaluation. Please contact your teacher if you have any questions.

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce takes questions on Tuesday, May 19. File photo.

For Grades 9 -12 students who go to school in the Eastern Ontario Health Unit, PA day on Monday, February 1 to find out if Quadmester 3 synchronously or asynchronteachers will be in touch on the designated those students want to proceed with ously with digital or non-digital resources.

Vehicle collisions down 30 per cent in 2020 NICK SEEBRUCH

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CORNWALL, Ontario – In their annual Collision Report the Cornwall Police Service (CPS) reports that vehicle collisions were down 30 per cent in 2020 from the previous year.

There were 1,008 vehicle collisions reported

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Collisions occurred most commonly on clear days, when the road was dry and the driver was driving normally. The most common type of collision was a single vehicle collision.

There were 178 collisions where a driver failed to remain at the scene.

There were 19 collisions involving

pedestrians. Five times a pedestrian was struck

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CORNWALL NEWCOMERS CLUB welcomes women who have moved in the last 4 years to Cornwall and the surrounding areas within the SD&G Counties.

Info: Louise 613-932-7557 to learn more about the club and its activities.

TRI-COUNTY LITERACY COUNCIL is offering a free training program designed to learn strategies for Workforce Wellness. Classes start on Feb. 8, 2021.

Offered on-line through Zoom Mon.Thurs., 10-11:30 am.

Info: 613-932-7161.

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when the driver failed to yield the right-of-way.

There were 14 collisions where the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

The intersection that saw the most accidents in 2020 was Marlborough St. and Second St. E.

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to CPS in 2020 compared to 1,440 in 2019.

The top three months for collisions were January, February and November, with Friday being the most common day for a collision at 178.

The most common times of day for a collision to occur was at 1 p.m. or 4 p.m.

Cornwall Living… Cornwall is a place where you can succeed, and where your family will thrive. retail areas continue to be developed and filled with local families upgrading or new people moving in.

Cornwall’s very popular magazine, Cornwall Living, was first published in May 2008.

Cornwall Living has emerged as the premiere publication in Eastern Ontario – profiling Cornwall and the surrounding region with over 132 pages of stories showcasing life in Cornwall and the area, including health care, music, sports, real

estate as well as small and large business development.

The magazine also has stories on the city’s francophone roots.

The magazine featured over 100 photos taken by over a dozen talented local photographers plus many local stories and profiles.

Cornwall Living is designed and produced by Seaway News, in cooperation with Cornwall Economic Development.

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Cornwall is a great place to live.

Surrounded by Akwesasne and the Counties of SDG, this area is a gem and letting people know you are part of it will enhance your business profile.

As this area grows, so does the business commitment to open small, medium and large operations along with a mixture of industry and health services.

The coordinated infrastructure growth in both the city and townships has seen many new and exciting subdivisions and

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Les participants du PQD cette année.

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Tenez bon.

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ONTARIO - Les directions d’école ont le mandat, entre autres, d’assurer la réussite des élèves et de veiller au bien-être des élèves et du personnel de leur école. C’est pourquoi le Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien (CSDCEO) est fier d’offrir un nouveau Programme de qualification à la direction (PDQ) à tous les membres du personnel enseignant qui désirent accéder à un éventuel poste de direction ou de direction adjointe d’école.

Le PQD a un nouveau format et il est offert complètement à distance.

Le PQD est un programme unique au CSDCEO qui est offert par nos directions d’école chevronnées ainsi que des invités.

Ce programme de qualification à la direction est donc pour nos futurs membres à la direction et offert par nos membres actuels qui font une différence au CSDCEO! La formation d’une durée de quatre (4) mois offre aux participantes et aux participants la possibilité d’accéder à un poste de leadership dès le début de l’année scolaire 2021-2022. De plus, le programme est offert de façon virtuelle les fins de semaine.

« Au CSDCEO, nous ne cessons d’innover. Nous sommes très fiers de notre nouveau Programme de qualification à la direction! Quoi de mieux qu’un programme PAR nos directions, POUR nos directions afin d’assurer la réussite de nos élèves.

Comme le dit si bien notre slogan, c’est Ensemble que nous faisons toute une différence! », de partager M. François Turpin, directeur de l’éducation et secrétaire.

Le Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien (CSDCEO) est le plus grand réseau d’écoles de langue française dans les cinq comtés de Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Prescott et Russell. En plus d’avoir le plus haut taux de diplomation de la région (93,9 %), le CSDCEO offre des programmes pour la réussite de tous les élèves, des valeurs catholiques, un français de qualité et un certificat de bilinguisme. Le CSDCEO assure l’éducation à plus de 10 100 élèves, répartis dans plusieurs centres de la petite enfance (garderies), 25 écoles élémentaires, 7 écoles secondaires et le Centre d’éducation et de formation de l’Est ontarien (CÉFEO).

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La mission de l’OHJD est de veiller au bien-être de la communauté, à la promotion, la défense des droits des personnes vulnérables (immigrants et surtout les demandeurs d’asiles, à l’amélioration d’infrastructures locales, l’amélioration des conditions de vie, des loisirs et du divertissement culturel dédiée à l’éducation et à l’intégration des jeunes, des personnes et des familles immigrantes ainsi qu’ à la création et au développement de la francophonie en tissant des liens étroits avec la communauté francophone.

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La maladie à coronavirus (COVID-19) a touché encore plus durement les familles vulnérables, qui ont perdu leurs emplois ou qui souffrent déjà d’insécurité alimentaire, mais aussi, cette situation a eu un impact particulièrement important sur la scolarité de leurs enfants. Pour aider les familles vulnérables à faire face à cette pandémie, pour les fêtes de fin d’année 2019-2020, l’Organisation Horizon Jeunesse Démunie (OHJD), par l’entremise du programme de subventions aux organismes communautaires sans but lucratif et du Programme d’équipement et de formation sur la prévention de la transmission des maladies, en réponse à la COVID-19 de la Croix-Rouge canadienne, financé par le Fonds d’urgence pour l’appui communautaire du gouvernement fédéral, octroyé par Emploi et Développement social Canada, l’OHJD a distribué 223 paniers de Noël, des kits d’hygiènes sanitaires et des brochures sur l’importance de porter et de manipuler les masques, pour venir en aide à ces personnes touchées par les impacts sanitaires, sociaux et économiques de cette pandémie.

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CORNWALL, Ontario – At their meeting on Monday, Jan. 25, Cornwall City Council rejected a motion from councillors Eric Bergeron and Dean Hollingsworth to change the way that the various city departments present their operating budgets.

The motion asked that department heads present their operating budgets in detail as they would their capital budgets, along with pointing out any changes from the previous year.

Council was deeply divided by the motion.

“We’ve received our budget book. It has been a couple of weeks now,” said Councillor Carilyne Hébert.

Hébert said that it was unfair to administration to have them “sing for their supper” in a budget meeting.

“To go through operational budgets line-byline is such a slap of the face. I think we should be doing our homework right now. We will still have a three day budget deliberation regardless of this and I will do my homework,” Hébert said.

Councillor Elaine MacDonald pointed out that any information that a councillor could want about the budget was already readily available.

“I have never heard any member of administration say I won’t tell you or I won’t answer that.

Even the most trivial information. No one has ever been denied information around this table,” she said.

MacDonald went on to state that she felt this was “late in the day” to be asking administration to change their presentation system for this year’s budget, with those presentations being roughly a week away.

“I think this is an attempt at micromanaging to an level I’ve never seen before around this council table,” MacDonald added.

Councillor Dean Hollingsworth who seconded the motion said that going over the city budget was the main job of a councillor and therefore, should be done meticulously.

“Budgeting is 60 per cent of our job,” he said.

“Line-by-line will be meticulous, but that’s part of the job. I don’t understand this notion that you should sit there quietly and let them go on their way or that you should have all your questions ready based on what you’ve read.”

Eric Bergeron, who was the main mover of the motion, said that budget meetings were the

time to have this information presented to council and when council should be asking the questions.

“Quarterly reports are not where we should question whether we would fund something going forward. That is what budget is for,” he said. “The reason why this notice was made was to give our department heads enough time to make it to our meeting.”

“I’m trying to get department heads to say “hey, here is the difference from last year,”” Bergeron added. “I’d really like us as a council to look at the operating budget the same way we do capital. It’s very confusing for me that we would look at capital in detail, and not operating in detail.”

Councillor Glen Grant countered that this was a matter of preparedness, which is a councillor’s responsibility.

“I take the budget book, compare it to 2019, then to 2020, then to 2021 then base my questions on that,” he said. “I do my homework before budgets. We get these reports throughout the year. There isn’t much change.”

Mayor Bernadette Clement explained that while she agreed the budget was an important responsibility of council, she felt that the work being asked of in the motion was already being done.

“I agree with the comments made about budget process being pretty much the single most important thing that we do. A city our size has significant challenges around that. We are a full service city, but we are not a big city. We don’t have a lot of people to pay for all of these crucial services that we need. So there is a lot of focus on growth,” she said. “I’m not concerned about long meetings. I never have been.”

“The issue that I have with this motion, is that I think that all of this work is already being done.

I think these opportunities are always present,” Clement added that if councillors had concerns or changes they wanted to make to the operating budget of any department, they could bring that motion forward during a meeting.

The motion failed 6-5 with Mayor Bernadette Clement and councillors Carilyne Hébert, Elaine MacDonald, Glen Grant, Claude McIntosh, and Syd Gardiner voting against and councillors Eric Bergeron, Dean Hollingsworth, Justin Towndale, Maurice Dupelle and Todd Bennett voting in favour.

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Passed away peacefully at 89 years old at Carefor Hospice on January 21, 2021. Survived by his wife of 59 years, Kathleen Kane Vallee, his sons Mark (Cathy), and Kelly (Nathalie). Survived by his sisters Rita Vallee and Evelyn (late Mort) Belmore. Predeceased by his son Peter, his parents John and Regina (Struthers) Vallee, an infant brother Lucien, Léo (Pauline), Reina (late Roger) Leduc, Roland (Yolande) and Victor. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews and extended family.

He was a longtime proprietor of a Canadian Tire Store for 29 and a half years in Granby, Québec. In his retirement years in Glen Walter, he was a beekeeper and an avid wood worker who generously gifted his productions to family, friends, and many charities. A very special thank you to Dr. El Salibi, Dr. Leigh, Dr. Poilly, and the staff at Carefor Hospice. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society and Carefor Hospice would be greatly appreciated. A private Liturgy of the Word will be held on Wednesday January 27, 2021, and a commemorative service will be held on July 24, 2021 at St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church.

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David Murphy says THANK YOU to Shoeless Joe’s, their staff and of course the community!

Because of all your efforts, over $1,000 was raised for Team Murphy for the Optimist Club in support of local families who need assistance going to and from out of town cancer treatments.

Bob Sloan pictured with Henry Burris. “He was with his family at the Benson Center when I spotted him, and he was happy to do a selfie with me. I sure was a very happy Ottawa fan,” Sloan writes.

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CORNWALL, Ontario – Two students from St. Lawrence College, Cornwall campus have donated dozens of winter coats to Big Brothers/ Big Sisters Cornwall.

The donation was made by Elli Cruz and Danai Delorme who are in the Police Foundations program at St. Lawrence College.

“A BIG thank you to two Police Foundations students from St. Lawrence College who organized and ran a coat drive to which they donated all the coats to our agency to be given out to our families. We appreciate the support and we can’t wait for our families to put them to use,” reads a statement from Big Brothers/ Big Sisters Cornwall.

“We came up with the idea of a snowsuit drive because for one we wanted to stay proactive in the community and volunteer as much as we can,” reads a not from Cruz and Delorme that they sent to Big Brothers/ Big Sisters Cornwall. “Also, with everything that’s going on right now, everyone being stuck inside their homes, businesses going under and people losing their jobs, we wanted to spread a little bit of positivity. A lot of people have enough luxury to own dozens of winter coats at home that they never really use including ourselves, so we decided to donate them and encourage others to do the same and surprisingly enough we were able to collect around 50 of them of both kids and adult size winter coats.

Some of the donated coats. Submitted photo.

Dr. Paul supports continued at home learning NICK SEEBRUCH

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CORNWALL, Ontario – In a statement to media, Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer of Health with the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) said he agreed with the province’s decision to keep students in the region out of the classroom for the time being.

On Wednesday, Jan. 20, the Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce announced that the EOHU was one of the health unit regions where students would continue with at-home learning, while students in other parts of the province prepare to return to the classroom.

“Local data such as the positivity rate (percentage of tests in our area that are positive), the rolling weekly rate of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population, the high number of outbreaks, and the increase in COVID-related hospitalizations indicate that there is still a high level of community transmission across the EOHU territory, effectively putting the all areas of the EOHU region in the high-red or grey zone according to the government’s COVID-19 Response Framework,” Dr. Roumeliotis explained.

“Furthermore, as of last week, the EOHU region was among the top 10 health unit regions in the province with the highest

transmission rates. For these reasons, I support the government’s decision to continue remote learning for students in our region, until the COVID-19 data shows that new cases have decreased enough that it is safe to resume in-person classes,” Dr. Roumeliotis added.

Dr. Roumeliotis said that there was good news and positive changes on the horizon.

“In recent days, there are signs that the provincial shutdown and stay-at-home restrictions are having a positive impact on new COVID-19 cases in the EOHU region,” Dr. Roumeliotis wrote in his statement. “While there is still a high rate of community

transmission in our area, we are starting to see a downward trend in new cases. If this trend continues, we can look forward to returning to in-person learning in the near future.”

“However, to ensure that we keep moving in the right direction, we need to continue working together and following public health measures to reduce the number of new cases of COVID-19 in our community. This includes staying at home as much as possible, wearing a mask and keeping a 2-metre distance from others when you must go into the community, and continuing with remote learning for the time being,” Dr. Roumeliotis concluded.

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Cornwall, ON – A 25-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on January 25th, 2021 and charged with the following: · Mischief under $5000 · Uttering threats · Administer noxious substance · Resist police · Assault police with a weapon x 3 · Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose x 2 It is alleged during the early morning hours on January 25th, 2021, the intoxicated man had damaged the walls in his mother’s residence and police were contacted. During the investigation, the man was in possession of pepper spray and administered it in the direction of a police officer and further threatened to assault two police officers with a knife. It is also alleged the man made threats to kill one of the officers. The man was taken into custody, charged accordingly and held for a bail hearing. His name was not released as it would identify the victim in the matter.

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Cornwall, ON – Eric Guerin, 46, of Cornwall was arrested on January 22nd, 2021 and charged with theft under $5000. It is alleged on January 22nd, the man located a wallet in the parking lot of a Second Street business and subsequently took a quantity of bank cards and money from the wallet before returning into the business. Police were contacted and an investigation ensued. On January 22nd, 2021, police located the man and took him into custody. He was charged accordingly and released to appear in court on April 6th, 2021.

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Cornwall, ON – A 31-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on January 22nd, 2021 and charged with assault with a weapon, as well as breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged during an altercation with his common-law-wife, the man assaulted her with a beer can and police were contacted to investigate. During the investigation, the man was taken into custody, charged accordingly and held for a bail hearing. His name was not released as it would identify the victim in the matter.

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No payments for 90 days (payment deferral) offer is available on any new and unregistered Honda vehicle financed through Honda Financial Services (on approved credit), and delivered at a participating Honda dealer, between January 5 to February 1, 2021. Monthly payments are deferred for 90 days from the start of the finance contract, and the term of the contract will be extended accordingly. Applicable interest charges will not accrue during the first 60 days of the contract. After 60 days applicable interest will start to accrue, and no later than 90 days from the start of the contract the purchaser will begin to repay principal and applicable interest over the scheduled term of the contract. Offer ends February 1, 2021 and is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Dealer may sell for less. Visit Honda.ca or your Honda dealer for details. ◊Ask your dealer for details. Limited time lease offers available through Honda Financial Services Inc. (HFS), to qualified retail customers on approved credit. Weekly payments include freight and PDI (ranges from $1,670 to $1,840 depending on model), tire & environmental fee ($21) [This fee covers the cost to Honda Canada of collecting and recycling tires], A/C charge ($100), and OMVIC fee ($10). Taxes, licence, insurance and registration are extra. ΩRepresentative weekly lease example: 2020 Civic LX Sedan MT (Model FC2E5LEX) // 2021 CR-V LX 2WD (Model RW1H2MES) // 2021 Accord SE-AEB Sedan CVT (Model CV1F2ME) on a 60-month term with 260 weekly payments at 1.99% // 2.99% // 4.99% lease APR. Weekly payment is $60.21// $83.73 // $103.31 with $0 down or equivalent trade-in and $0 total lease incentive included. Civic LX Sedan MT lease offer includes the $1,000 Honda Bonus. Down payments, $0 security deposit and first weekly payment due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $15,654.71 // $21,768.51 // $26,860.28. 100,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometres. PPSA lien registration fee of $40.00 and lien registering agent’s fee of $6.50, due at time of delivery are not included. 2020 Civic LX Sedan MT // 2021 CR-V LX 2WD // 2021 Accord SE all shown in Platinum White Pearl. Additional charge of $300.00 applies for premium paint colour. ^Must be leased/financed through Honda Financial Services (HFS), on approved credit, and delivered by February 1, 2021. Honda Bonus: (i) will be deducted from the negotiated vehicle price after taxes; (ii) can be combined with lease or finance rates advertised by HFS; and (iii) cannot be applied to past transactions. No cash surrender or other value. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. Dealer trade may be necessary (but may not be available in all cases). See your participating Honda dealer for details. For all offers: licence, insurance, PPSA, other taxes (including HST) and excess wear and tear are extra. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price. Offers only valid for Ontario residents at participating Ontario Honda Dealers. Dealer may lease for less. Dealer order/trade may be necessary (but may not be available in all cases). Colour availability may vary by dealer. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. Offers, prices and features subject to change without notice. See your Ontario Honda Dealer or visit HondaOntario.com for full details.

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