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       Continued from page 28               Long Sault hill, which attracted  Continued from page 38                    there and have room left over.”
                                            800 people over the duration of the
      which my dad was suffering from.      event. In July of 2023, Paul and      forging cherished memories along        The  Eclipse  Cross is one  of
      My grandfather, Henri, and my dad,    his team at Aero Concept Systems      the way.                              Wilkinson’s favourites  for many
      Francois, had a paint and body repair   created the inaugural version         When he’s not on the soccer  reasons.
      shop on Alice Street. The chemicals   of Luminous Long Sault. “  As  field  or  cheering  on  his  team,
      used in the hardeners for the paint   Luminous Long Sault was being  Wilkinson is busy showcasing                   “I personally like this car as it
      were  a  definite  contributor  to  his   created, we wanted to test what a   the latest models at Cornwall       has a sporty/aggressive look, but
      condition,” Paul shared, adding that   light show could become. The first   Mitsubishi.  One vehicle  he’s        at the same time, it also has all the
      much of his entrepreneurial drive     thing that I did was reach out to the                                       capabilities to be the perfect family
      comes from his father’s influence.    St. Lawrence Parks Commission         particularly  excited  about  is the   vehicle and fun for everyone to
         Retirement hasn’t slowed Paul      and they were extremely supportive    new 2024 Eclipse Cross.               enjoy,” said Wilkinson.
      down at all as he now has several     of us. It checked all the boxes of      “The car you are looking at
      irons in the fire. He owns the Raw Fit   what a community event should be,  here is the new 2024 Eclipse            With his infectious enthusiasm
      Gym, which is located in the Long     it was environmentally conscious,  Cross,” said  Wilkinson. “This           and genuine warmth, Wilkinson is
      Sault Plaza. He also owns Police      family friendly, for all ages, and    fun crossover SUV is perfect for      not just selling cars—he’s creating
      Fit Canada, which is currently        was representative of what Long                                             memorable experiences for every
      doing the physical evaluations for    Sault and our area is all about.      all  your day-to-day needs.  With     customer who walks through the
      forty-two agencies and services,      We had seventy-two drones last        a great sporty look, it’s also very   doors  of Cornwall Mitsubishi.
      a few of them being the RCMP,         summer, this coming July 6th, our     practical with its large storage area
      Cornwall Police, Ottawa Police,       second edition will have over one     in the back, so you can throw your    Drop by to get the perfect car for
      Parliament Detective Services,        hundred.”                             golf bags or your hockey bags in      your lifestyle!
      and the Canadian Border Services.       The  first Aero  Concept  Systems
      Paul has six employees at Police      event will be held Saturday,                 Looking for...
      Fit Canada which operates out of      May 1st, at the newly christened
      La Cite College in Ottawa and has     Optimist Park Drone Sport Field,
      a second location in Hamilton. He     301 Sunnyside  Ave., with Paul               job search help?
      also does the physical evaluations    saying, “May is Mental Health
      for the Police Foundation students    Month, and this event will
      from both La Cite and Algonquin       highlight Drone Sport, but will also
      Colleges.                             emphasize the importance of mental
         In 2015 Paul and Diane built their   health  awareness,  inclusivity,  and
      custom home in Long Sault, an area    community solidarity.”
      which has always been special for       On his 55th birthday, Paul took on
      Paul. The St. Onge family, parents    the role of Humanitarian Workforce
      Francois and  Therese, Paul, his      Training Coordinator for the Search
      sister Diane, and brother Daniel,     and  Rescue  Volunteer Association
      (who is eight yrs. older and one      of Canada. In this capacity, Paul will
      foot shorter, Paul added), spent a    be working on the development of          See what our clients are saying about us!
      significant  amount  of  time  around   training programs for the more than
                                                                                         “Very helpful and definitely supportive.
      Long Sault. “For fourteen summers     9000 Ground Search and Rescue              I am really happy I took the step forward to go into this
      we camped at Woodlands, as soon       (GSAR) volunteers across Canada.                        agency for assistance!”           Virtual

      as school was out, we were there      Recently, Paul was appointed by                “The agency’s team is very helpful.       Services
      for the summer. My mom is eighty-     MPP Nolan Quinn to the Ontario                        Full of great suggestions!”
      eight years old, and she still has that   Foundation Review Committee for           Connect with us today                     Available!
      camper in her backyard, covered       the Champlain Catchment, which
      with a tarp.  There are too many      encompasses Ottawa, Renfrew,
      good memories there for any of us     Prescott-Russell,   and     SD&G.
      to let it go.”                        Family plays a central role in Paul’s
         Paul is best known locally for     motivations and endeavours, he                                                     This Employment Ontario service is funded in part by the
      being the catalyst behind several     and  Diane  have  five  children  and                                               Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.
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