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125 years at the Cornwall Golf and Country Club

time was Ninth Street near the parcel of land four miles east of holes in 1958. The challenging
By Thom Racine train station. It didn’t stay there town was purchased for a longer holes guarded by bunkers and
very long though, moving west nine-hole course. The two venues small putting surfaces make the
istorical places often come to an area along Cumberland operated under the CGC until a CGCC a target golf experience.
Hwith many stories, most Street, north of Second Street flood and ice jam in 1929 ruined
The club holds an Open
from yesteryear. And while it to Fifth and bordered by Wood several homes, the club house,
Championship every year,
is true that the golf course just Lane on the west. We know it as and a few greens forcing the east
drawing pros from all over
east of Cornwall has seen many Brookdale Avenue today. end riverfront location to close.
slices, hooks, and great putts, In 1914, that lease expired and The 70-acre estate lands of Ontario and Quebec. Club
the first tee shot at the Cornwall manager Sylvain Lascelle is
the club moved east along the St. Guy Carleton Colquhoun west of
Golf Course was taken north of Lawrence River near the space Glen Walter have remained the proud to boast that currently over
the Armories between Fifth and where St. Lawrence College historic home of the club since 400 members (men and women
Ninth Streets during the summer and L’école secondaire publique 1926. It started out as many alike) call the course home,
of 1896. although anyone can play pretty
L’Héritage sit today. While it was courses do, as a nine-hole track
The CGC was built on leased a quaint setting which earned and some of the original fairways much any time.
land east of Marlborough Street. the nickname The Park Course, remain today. The tenth hole was Here’s to the next 125 years! I
A few years later, it moved to the the mid-twenties saw a need for the original first hole until the wonder what the course will look
north end of town, which at that expansion and a seventy-acre expansion of the course to 18 like then.

New Event at the Summerstown
Cornwall’s Oldest Paint,
Blind & Shutter Store.
Trails: Mountain/Fat Bike Race
Family owned Business Since 1988
Presents “Famous Sports Quotes” To Be Held

“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change may By Jean Pierre Tibi cordoned off for the race and this will
be run as a relay race, with one rider
be.” John Wooden of each team on the trail at the same
time. The loop will be approximately
5 km long, and each rider on a team
SHUTTERS must ride a minimum of one lap.
SHUTTERS
For this first edition, only 10 teams
will be accepted. “We want to see
how this goes for the first year and are
SA VE looking to make it bigger next year”,
SAVE
said race director, Joe McNamara. He
35 35 % % TTrails are hosting a new event women, mixed, and youth teams.”
went on to add: “It’ll be a great event,
and anyone can register as men,
Event Objective: A Challenge to see how many kilometres a team of three riders can complete in six hours at
he Friends of the Summerstown
the Summerstown Trails.
The winners will be the ones
this year at the Summerstown trails:
Date: October 2, 2020
completing the most laps in the
a mountain bike/fat bike race will be
Location: Summerstown Forest, Ontario
6-hour period.
held on Saturday, October 16, starting
In Support of
at 9:00 a.m. in the old parking lot. This
Information and the registration
“race” is in fact more of a challenge
Since 1988 Agenda: Registration – 7:00 to 8:30 form are available on the
Team Meeting/Briefing – 8:30 to 8:45
Celebrating 33 years to see how many kilometres a team Summerstown trails Facebook page.
Race – 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
of three riders can complete in six
Post Event Awards – 3:30 p.m.
Quality & Service At The Right Price! hours at the Summerstown Trails. The Summerstown trails are located
Paints, Blinds, Shutters Course: Start/Loop Finish/Check In and Out – in the old parking lot
on County Road 27 (Summerstown
A designated loop, starting and
Road), 1.6 km north of exit 804 on
finishing at the old parking lot, will be
Loop 1 –
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the 401.
Remaining Loops – 10 > A5 (to top of first hill) > 15 > A1 (to old parking lot)
Rules: Riders must stop to help another rider in distress asking, “Do you need help?” If the answer
is, “Yes”, it is the rider that is not in distress responsibility to get help as soon as possible
by alerting an event organizer. Exiting the course is allowed if that is the fastest route. Team
will not be disqualified for doing this and a free lap will be added to their distance.
Each rider on a team must ride 1 lap minimum.
Unsportsmanlike behaviour (yelling at other riders, aggressive passing…) will lead to a
disqualification.
Bikes must have a minimum 2-inch (50mm) tire.
Bike must be in good working order and tail ready.

Riders must check in and out of the course at the timing table.
A wristband must be passed at each lap. If a rider is doing multiple laps. They must stop at
the timing table and put both feet down and notify the timer. Not doing any of these will
lead to a penalty of 2 km removed from total distance.

Riders must be self sufficient (carry tubes, mulit-tool, pump or CO2).
Teams found to be cutting the course will be disqualified.