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      Cornwall’s Touch A Truck Event



      By Francis Racine                     us to reach Cornwall families and to
                                            really deliver an important message
        Cornwall’s Touch a Truck event is   — that we, as a city, are there for
       coming back August 24!               them,” said General Manager of
        Want to get a closer look at a Fire   Human Services and Long-Term Care
      Truck or a City of Cornwall plow —    Mellissa  Morgan.  “We  always look
      then here’s your chance! The City of   forward to hosting Touch a Truck.”
      Cornwall’s  popular Touch  a Truck      As in previous years, the city’s
      event  —  which saw  thousands  of    biggest sprinkler will also make an
      visitors attend last year and learn   appearance,  thanks  to  the  Cornwall
      more — will be hosted on August 24.   Fire Service. “It’s always a pleasure
        The free event will take place      seeing all of the smiling faces that
      right in front of the Cornwall Civic   attend our Touch a Truck events,” said
      Complex, from 5:30 p.m. until 8       Cornwall Fire Services Deputy Chief,
      p.m.  A  sensory-friendly  portion  of   Leighton  Woods. “We thoroughly
      the event will again be hosted from   enjoy being able to deliver our safety
      5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. “Our  Touch    message all the while having fun.”
      a  Truck event is an excellent way    This year’s  Touch a  Truck event
      for Cornwall families to learn all    will once more conclude with a free
      about the important services that are   family movie at Lamoureux Park’s
      offered to them by our city,” said    bandshell, complete with free bags of                                                         Photo Submitted
      Communications  Officer  Francis      popcorn (limited supply.) The movie
      Racine. “I invite everyone in         will start at 8:15 p.m. The title of the   It Is What It Is • ESPN Layoffs
      Cornwall to attend this great and free   movie will be released closer to the
      event!” In addition to being able to   event date.                          By Peter Collins                      is  hitting  at  a  .410  clip? We  know
      get a closer look at many of the City    A vendor will also be on site to                                         by watching him that Cale Makar
      of Cornwall’s vehicles, such as plows,   sell food and drinks leading up to the                                   is an outstanding defenceman. Do
      police cruisers, street sweepers,     movie.                                                                      we need to know that his “Corsi” is
      ambulances, and more; residents will    For more information, please                                              56.8? It seems like Disney, which
      also have the opportunity to learn    contact the City’s Communications                                           owns sports network leader ESPN,
      more about various city departments.   Officer,  Francis  Racine  at  fracine@  ’ve often wondered why the large   has realized that enough is enough,
      “An interactive event like this enables   cornwall.ca.                      IAmerican and Canadian sports
                                                                                  networks decided to over-employ and   and last February laid-off 7,000 staff
                                                                                  over-cover televised sporting events   members. Now in June they ‘ve
                                                                                  in  professional  sports.  To  fill  pre-  followed up by laying off twenty
                                                                                  game, post game, and intermissions,   on-camera positions.  These layoffs
                                                                                  they parade out an endless supply     included  long  time  employees;
                                                                                  of experts, ex players, and sports    Suzy  Kolber, Jalen Rose, Max
                                                                                  personalities to explain to us what’s   Kellerman, and Jeff  Van Gundy.
                                                                                  going on with the game. The NFL       These downsizings will save Disney
                                                                                  may be the worst of the offenders,    upwards of 5.5 billion dollars, and
                                                                                  with as many as five talking heads    potentially save our brains from more
                                                                                  trying to explain the game during a   superfluous  information.  I  long  for
                                                                                  fifteen-minute halftime intermission.   the simpler days of Duke and Dave
                                                                                  Do we need to know that when it’s     announcing Expos games, Foster
                                                                                  minus 10 degrees at Lambeau Field     Hewitt  talking  about  the  Leafs,
                                                                                  in December Aaron Rodgers record      or maybe Don Chevrier waxing
                                                                                  is twelve wins and four losses? Do    poetically about the CFL. Let’s just
                                                                                  we need to know that on Mother’s      talk about the game, that should be
                                                               Photo Submitted    Day Mookie Betts of the Dodgers       enough!
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