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Longevity Acrylics Wildcat (red #16) Tyson Lafave being hunted
down by Wilson Funeral Home Wildcat (blue #41) Braeden Keenan
at the Joe St.Denis field. Longevity took the victory in a tight game
20-16 to capture first place overall in the Spring Peewee divison.
Photo Submitted
22 Issue #101 June 2021 www.sportsenergynews.com

Note from Our Provincial

Representative

Stormont-Dundas-South

Glengarry MPP

Interview

FAT BIKE DONATED TO SUMMERSTOWN TRAILS with
ctive Sport Physiotherapy owner Christian Séguin has donated a second fat bike to the
AFriends of the Summerstown Trails (FOTST). This means that six fat bikes will now be MPP Jim MacDonell
available for rental next winter at the trails. Accepting the bike are Steve Sutherland of Total
Cyclery and Sports, who sponsor the repair and maintenance of the bikes, and Larry Eamer,
FOTST board member.
am happy to report that our region continues to make encouraging progress
Match Your Area Knowledge I beating back COVID-19. We ended last month with a rolling weekly average

Play Thom’s Trivia of 50 cases per 100,000 residents and have chopped it to below 20 for the week
ending Thursday, May 27. We would have been unable to accomplish this feat
Question 1 without our residents’ sacrifices and dedication to follow new restrictions.
1 - On June 7, 1960, the Cornwall Island PeeWee Many of us are looking forward to embracing many of our outdoor recreational
lacrosse team beat Dube’s BP 16-4. Can you name the pastimes, and this process advances this cause. The case reduction has allowed
CSHOF member who scored three goals for Dube’s? the government to make plans to turn on the green light for a more typical
Question 2 summer. The new Roadmap to Reopen Ontario provides us with a three-step
2 - In June of 1960, the city was wondering what vision. Each step will follow the next depending on the increased vaccinations,
to do with the canal now that ship traffic had been coupled with falling hospitalization and positivity rates. Step One is expected to
begin on or before June 14, depending on continued progress. Please visit https://
moved to the new channel. What idea was considered www.ontario.ca/page/reopening-ontario for complete details.
a whimsical suggestion for the canal’s future?
Question 3 As we look around the world, we see that the new, more dangerous Variants
of Global Concern continue to pose a severe threat, requiring continued caution.
3 - He was born on June 4th, 1960 in Cornwall. His parents were the
son of a local contractor and daughter of a long time butcher shop owner. While the path may not be clear, we are determined to avoid the setbacks of the
Who is it? Turn to page 26 for Answers fourth wave that other counties have experienced. Our Eastern Ontario Health
Unit’s vaccination team and our hospitals, pharmacies, health clinics, and EMS
delivered close to 45,000 vaccine doses in May, closing in on 105,000 doses.
Rotary Club of Cornwall’s We started May booking appointments for adults 55 years of age and over and
have advanced to those 12 years of age and older this past week. Plans are
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Our pharmacy program is also expanding to provide the Moderna and Pfizer
New Date vaccines. Currently, there are 11 pharmacies in Cornwall and SDG available for
appointments. This number will continue to grow as vaccine deliveries increase,
June 26 with eighteen approved locations. Contrary to the other vaccines, AstraZeneca
has recommended a 12-week interval between doses to achieve its maximum
effectiveness. As a result, pharmacies that provided the first dose of AstraZeneca
St Lawrence College will be contacting their clients to arrange for a second dose, starting with those
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I know parents and children are hoping to return to in-class learning.
8:00 am – 12:00 pm Considering the successes we have achieved this month, a decision on
Cost: reopening schools could be forthcoming very soon. The provincial science table
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the negative experiences and setbacks of other jurisdictions. Until vaccination
previously purchased tickets levels increase further, we must be careful not to trigger a fourth wave and a
will be honoured further lockdown that would negate the significant progress we have achieved.
Experts agree that the increased mobility from reopening our schools will cause
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return our students to school as quickly as possible, but no one wins if a further
• syrup lockdown is required, undoing the progress made over the past months.
• sausage As more vacation and recreational opportunities return as summer
approaches, the government has taken another critical step to ensuring local
• juice tourism operators and organizers are ready. I expect the new Ontario Tourism
and Travel Small Business Support Grant which was announced this month,
• fruit cup will do a lot to assist business owners. Applications for the one-time grant of
between $10,000 and $20,000 are available for qualified applicants at www.
All proceeds go to support The Rotary Club’s Ontario.ca/COVID.
efforts locally & internationally. Remember to follow our public health guidelines. Please stay safe and save
lives.