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Art Hive By Richard Salem Standing Committee of the Your Arts aims to generate conversation by
Council, Cornwall & the Counties connecting people through the medium
Board, is an independent chapter of of visual art. There is no cost or theme,
the international Art Hive movement. we just provide a space where people can
Brought to Cornwall by the unstoppable get together and make art. We provide all
Yafa Goawily, inspired by her encounter
with it in Montreal, the Cornwall chapter the art materials, and there’s usually an
currently has two programs to offer. artist or two attending if anyone needs
“A Visit to the Artist’s Studio” is inspiration. We have been delivering
offered via Zoom on the first Saturday these sessions via Zoom during the
of each month. We invite local artists COVID restrictions and outdoors when
practicing a variety of disciplines (visual the weather permitted. We’ve had
arts, literary arts, performing arts, music, two indoor sessions this winter since
etc.) to share their experience and COVID restrictions eased. We are
showcase their work. These sessions
are recorded and shared on the YAC currently running a 1PM to 3PM session
YouTube channel where they are quite on the third Saturday of each month at
t its heart, an Art Hive is a cultures, and abilities together. It is about popular. We are now starting to produce the Cornwall Square Shopping Centre.
Awelcoming place to connect, make respect and learning through the various pre-recorded segments and share them We have also started a session at the
art, and build community. It is about disciplines of art and participants do not via our YouTube and social media feeds Cornwall Public Library from noon to
inclusion, bringing people of different require any artistic experience. as well. 1PM on Saturday, March 26th, and April
socio-economic backgrounds, ages, Cornwall Art Hive, governed as a “Art4All” is a free program which 30th.

Cornwall Hosting U20 National Broomball Championship

By Kevin Lajoie chair of the event organizing
committee.
t’s been a long wait but it’s finally
Games will be played on two of
Igame on for the U20 National
the ice pads over several days with
Broomball Championship in
Cornwall. the finals taking place on Saturday.
Over 300 players and team staff
The city will be playing host to
the national championship from are expected to participate in the
tournament and with six Ontario
Tuesday, April 12th to Saturday,
April 16th at the Benson Centre, teams participating in the event,
there’s a good chance that there will
Cornwall’s popular multi-sport
be a lot of spectators making the trip
facility. The tournament will
feature 16 under-20 teams from too.
Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and “We are partnering with a number
Manitoba, facing off for the right to of hotels in the city and restaurants
be crowned Canadian champions. too,” said deRepentigny. “It’s a huge
event and it brings a lot of positive
The tournament was originally
economic benefits to the host
scheduled to be held in Cornwall
in 2020 however the Covid-19 community.”
pandemic forced a halt to those plans Two local teams, the Eastern
just days before it was set to begin. Ontario Warriors (boys) and Seaway Photo Icelevel
It was a similar story in 2021 but an Valley Devils (girls) are co-hosting
improved outlook has prompted the the event. Both teams practice and was a huge success. for volunteers to help with the
green light for the event in 2022. play out of Finch. event and there are also sponsorship
So it will technically be the 2020 The event is sanctioned by the
It’s not the first time the Benson Canadian Broomball Federation, the opportunities available for local
championships – albeit in 2022. Centre hosts a major broomball official governing body of the sport businesses and organizations.
“It’s been a long road to this point event. In 2019, Cornwall played of broomball in Canada. For additional information,
and we’re excited to finally host the host to the 2019 Canadian Senior please contact deRepentigny at
event,” said Chris deRepentigny, Broomball Championships which The host committee is looking marcchrisderepentigny@gmail.com.