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Continued from page 16 had been one hell of a roller coaster Continued on page 15 so Mrs. Claus would have a
ride and that he planned on going out
on the line against Cornwall Police Ski-Doo lineup, the REV Gen5 comfy seat to join in the winter
Sergeant Dave McLean. It was a close swinging against cancer. platform and 10” touchscreen. festivities.”
fight with Dave McLean getting the Sitting down and chatting with The Renegade X-RS 850 E-TEC Like usual, Santa couldn’t leave
decision in what was another very Dave in early November, we talked
with these features comes in two our cozy town without leaving
successful fundraiser, with Dave about the various sports that he colour options, but of course his
saying that “I was looking forward had been involved in, his induction behind some holiday cheer.
to a rematch that never happened.” into the Cornwall Sports HOF, as preference was the Hyper Silver “As we said our goodbyes, Santa
The covid pandemic forced the well as his 2018 induction into the and “Santa” Red. gave a warm chuckle that he had
cancellation of almost everything the South Stormont Sports HOF for “We told Mr. Claus that we were
following year and then in early 2021, broadcasting, with Dave saying, officially checked off his personal
after experiencing sporadic and minor “Make no mistake, I wasn’t being sold out, but in true holiday magic Christmas shopping list and could
chest pain for a few days, Dave went fashion, with a nod and a wink, now focus on the last items on
inducted into either Hall of Fame
to the Cornwall Community Hospital Santa told us to go check out the ‘big list.’ Then Santa hopped
for my athletism, broadcasting was
to have it checked out. Following back. We could barely believe our on his Renegade, engaged launch
something that I wanted to do right
some tests, a chest x-ray and a CT eyes! A Ski-Doo crate with a tag mode, and in a flurry of snow he
scan, Dave, who was 48 years old from the time I was a kid. There addressed OE Powersports, C/O
at the time and a non-smoker, was are some very good athletes being the one and only Mr. Santa Claus! was off. Over the roar of the turbo
diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. inducted next August and I’m honored engine, we heard him call out “Ho
During his treatments Dave has kept to have my name included with them. Our technicians got to work and Ho, Merry Christmas,” shared
his many friends updated on his social I’ve had the opportunity to headline in no time, we had Santa’s new Bourdon. “We would like to
media pages. On Sept 22 on his Team two marquee boxing events in my whip built, fueled, and ready to thank Santa and all our customers
Murphy FB page Dave announced that hometown, been involved with a lot of hit the trails with his elves,” said for another great year and wish
things had taken a turn for the worse committees, I ‘ve met so many people Bourdon. “We even installed a everyone a wonderful holiday
and that he had been told that he only along the way, and I take a lot of pride passenger seat with heated grips
had a few months left, saying that it in all of that.” season!”