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        Two Minutes in the Box                                                    City  Council has  the  power  to  enact  opinion on certain issues.
                                                                                    Through what are called  by-laws,  either to ask questions or provide their
                                                                                  laws throughout the city.  These are    By the time you read this, the City of
                                            though, they happen less frequently).  then enforced by by-law offi cers.    Cornwall’s second town hall meeting
                                            These meetings start at 7 p.m. and take   Currently, the city has several by-  will have passed. It took place on
                                            place in City Hall’s council chambers  laws that it enforces.  Among these,  June 5 and was focused on the future
                                            (360 Pitt Street).                    there is noise, litter, signs, smoking,  development of 504 Fourth Street East,
                                              They are open to anyone who  swimming,  fi shing,  and  wildlife  by-      the municipally owned property that
                         By Francis Racine
                                            wishes to attend them. They also are  laws.                                 used to house the Bob Turner arena.
                                            broadcast live on  YourTV, as well      Tenders for various projects and      Two options are currently on
                                            as on  the  City’s  Facebook page,  and  initiatives — from construction to  the table for the property — future
                                            Youtube  channel. You  can  also  view  equipment for various facilities and  affordable housing development or a
                                            them at a future date — they are all  everything else in between —get  teen focused Youth Space.
           s you might know, any municipal   saved online.                        approved during council meetings.       Being that these two options are
      Agovernment — whether it’s as           So why are these meetings so          Presentations from city departments  considerable, it’s no surprise that
      big as Toronto, or as small as a rural
                                            important? Well for one, the decisions  as well as delegations from community  council wanted to receive opinions
      township — needs to host council      that are taken around the council table  leaders  and  organizations  also  take  from residents that live around the
      meetings.  These are essential for    have a real impact on you and everyone  place during council meetings.      area.
      several different reasons, chief among
                                            else that lives in the City of Cornwall.  A way in which City Council ensures   As more important  issues  arise,
      them is to make the community           If for example — and again, this is  that it can gather the public’s feedback  you  can  be  sure  that  more  town  hall
      members’ voices heard at the decision-
                                            but an example — City Council voted  on various subjects is through town  meetings will take place. Have your
      making table.
                                            in favour of reducing the speed limit  hall meetings.                       voices heard and attend one.

         The City of Cornwall hosts regular  to 5km/h on all its roads, then let me   These are  hosted in Council        You  can  find  agendas  and  the
                                                                                                                                         While quantities last.

      council   meetings   every   second   tell you, traffic would be slowed down  Chambers  and  invite  any  Cornwall  schedule for future council meetings
      Monday of the month (in the summer  quite a bit.                            resident to address council directly —  by visiting: www.cornwall.ca/council
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                                         June’s Mom of the Month is Krystal Van
                                          Leishout. Krystal is a grade 4 teacher  Popcorn

                                           at Eamer’s Corners Public School, and                            Snowman

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                                           she coached the junior girls’ soccer
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                                           team at the school in the fall.     Chocolate
                                         hockey for the Cornwall Typhoons. This

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                                           Krystal has two children. “My
                                           daughter’s name is Kaye Mano, and she
                                          is 12 years old,” she says. “Kaye plays

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                                       on the U-13 A team as a defender. This past
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        the Most Sportsmanlike Player award. Kaye is also an avid swimmer and will
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        has recently started babysitting as well.” Krystal has always been on the
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