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Two Minutes in the Box with the City:

Quite the Year for Vandalism in Cornwall

The incident was the cherry on the top a local pool was cut, twice. Although it Cornwall —from St Joseph’s Pool, the
of a year that has been marred by several might seem like a harmless act, it meant Lamoureux Park Bandshell, Optimist
instances of vandalism throughout our that anyone — including young kids — Park, Kinsmen Park, St Theresa Park,
beautiful city. You might yourself have could venture into the pool area. all the way to the Cornwall Arts Centre.
noticed it — hateful words or symbols There were also reports of individuals These are only a handful of the
By Francis Racine on bike paths or sidewalks, damaged climbing on top of some facilities in incidents that City staff had to address.
facilities, and even cut fences.
Riverdale Park and St. Theresa Park to What these vandals might not notice
Here are a few of the instances that rip shingles off the roof and throw them — let’s be honest, they probably don’t
city employees came across this year. on the ground. really care — is that each incident
I’m sharing these with you so that causes much more than just physical
f you have happened to travel on you, the reader, might get a clearer Broken glass was thrown into the damage.
IBrookdale Avenue, there’s a good understanding of all the hard work children’s wading pool in Mattice Park,
chance that you’ve witnessed the that city staff members must undertake on the deck of the Reg Campbell Pool, Staff members must be diverted
amazing work that has been done by every year to address vandalism. and at the Riverdale splashpad — the away from their regular tasks to repair
Parks and Landscape department staff latter resulted in a cut on a child’s foot. the damage created. In addition to that,
members. I’m of course referring to the Early in the year, the bathrooms A shed at the Big Ben Ski Hill was funds that would otherwise be spent on
Christmas lights that have been installed in Lamoureux Park were severely burned to the ground and a memorial certain initiatives must be diverted to
at the traffic circle. damaged by vandals. Fixtures were plaque at Riverdale Park was also fixing that same damage.
quite literally ripped off the walls, toilets
Crews were out in cold weather a were clogged, and sinks damaged. The damaged. If you happen to witness any sort of
few weeks ago to install everything. incident meant that the bathrooms were Let’s not forget the countless vandalism on city property, don’t call
What you might not know is that just a temporarily closed to the public while things that were spraypainted across us. Instead, report it immediately to the
few days later, the area was vandalized staff addressed the damage. Similar Cornwall Police Service.
twice. Lights were ripped down from incidents also took place in facilities
trees and damaged. at King George, Kinsmen, and Reg Warner’s Insurance presents

Parks and Landscape staff quickly Campbell Parks. Member of the Month
fixed up the damage and the lights have Later in the summer, the fencing at
been on ever since. LISE C ARDINAL
LISE CARDINAL
Continued from page 48 Young Girls of Rochefort as a loose
Lise lives along the waterfront of the St. Lawrence River in
his stark disillusionment seeping into romantic trilogy – for instance, Marc Summerstown with her husband, Hubert. They have two children
a city of warmth. Michel plays the same character in – Eric who lives in Ottawa, and Rachel who lives in London. Their
And, for a moment, I’d like to turn Lola (Roland), telling of the love he grandson, Vincent, is in grade nine in Ottawa.
Career and Volunteering - Lise worked for 45 years as a
to the finale, without giving too much once held for Lola in this film. And, Registered Nurse in various environments including community
away. Look to the muted colours, to conclude, one more comment must care, acute care, and long term care. She completed her career as an
the snow, the location, and listen be made on the colours. Playful and Administrator and Director of Care at Chartwell, Lancaster. Lise has
volunteered for seven years as the treasurer of the Hôpital Glengarry
to the music, as it demonstrates the creative, the palettes often change in Memorial Hospital in Alexandria.
complexity of things. There is love, fascinating ways, with colours that
OSGA Activities - Hubert and Lise are recent cribbage Senior Games District 8 gold medal
melancholy, hope and loss, sadness were once the dominant background winners. They participated in cribbage at the OSGA Provincial Games in Peterborough this
and happiness in equal measure. becoming a single focal point in the summer. They had a great time.
For more OSGA District 8 information contact our District Coordinator at
The winner of the Palme D’or next room while another tone takes
lindav1262@gmail.com or visit https://district8.osga55plus.ca or follow us on Facebook.
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