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Cornwall Seaway Blades win “B” Division

in Stittsville Tournament

By Dave MacDonald In their second game Cornwall
came away with a decisive
he Cornwall Seaway Blades victory winning 5-1 over the
THockey team sponsored by Glen Walter Knights and won
Medical Arts Pharmacy started the “B” title blanking Westport
off the 2014 season winning the Wreliks 3-0.

“B” title in the 55+ division at
the Stittsville tournament played The Cornwall squad has
on January 4th & 5th, 2014. their sights set on the Canada
Senior Games to be played
In the opening game of in Edmonton, Alberta in late
the three-game tournament August of this year, to which
Cornwall went the distance they have qualified by being

with the Athens Red Wings, medal winners in the Ontario

finishing regulation in a 1-1 Senior games.
draw. After eight rounds of Front row, from left: Dale Swerdfeger, Brian Reasbeck, Steve MacDonell
Cornwall will be entering (goalie), Earl McBean.
shoot-out, Athens prevailed. Back row, from left: Geoff Smith, Louis Denis, Claude Bourck, Alex
Steve MacDonell was stellar in more tournaments along with Herrington, Al Wagar, Gary Lalonde, Dave MacDonald, Randy Connors,
the Cornwall net throughout the spring & summer hockey in Terry Grant & Claude Regnier. Missing from the photo: Allan Hare, Dave

three games. preparation. Alguire & Rick Cameron Submitted Photo
What’s Your Type Of Winter Fitness?

By Erynn Henry The college feels that it is a top priority for them to saw a really great opportunity to provide a benefi t
offer these programs as a means of providing them to the students. “I think wellness is really important
t. Lawrence College-Cornwall (SLC) has just with the opportunity to help keep a fresh mind and and it is becoming increasingly more important

Sreleased their fitness schedule for the winter a healthy lifestyle. within colleges and universities specifically to

semester. The program is available to students and Jacquie Cartwright athletics and student life provide programs such as these,” says Cartwright.
faculty, as well as community members looking offi cer, as well as the fi tness instructors, Jordan “It ties in really well with the Health 101 (an
for a great way to stay healthy or to help them feel Ann Kevan de Haan, and Christina Collard are the interactive digital health and wellness magazine)
swimsuit ready for the hot months yet to come. minds behind the variety of programs chosen. They Continued on page 13

Karate Komments: Self-Defense Part Three:

Self-defense and the Law

emotions take over, it is often more about hurt be a crime, but claiming that they were justifi able
feelings, anger, pride, and ego than the original under the circumstances. If you participated in the
issue. The 90/10 solution often applies here – initiation or escalation of the situation, you stand
By Jim Riddell, the issue may only be 10 % of the situation, the a good chance of being considered a participant,
Seaway Karate Club other 90% is how it is handled.lt is very easy for and not a victim of violence. Generally we are
someone getting caught up in the moment, to allowed to use a reasonable amount of force
cross the line from self-defense to assault. Here to defend ourselves. Reasonable also means
n parts one and two, we looked at awareness, is a guideline to help you stay inside the legal stopping as soon as the assailant is no longer a
Iavoidance, self-assessment, and tailoring self- parameters. threat. Failure to do so could result in charges.
defense to individual needs. We now need to 1) You are in physical danger. You should not let the fear of legal repercussion’s
look at some of the complications and risks of 2) You did nothing to provoke or escalate the keep you from defending yourself, but having
using physical force to defend yourself. Self- situation. a basic understanding of what you are legally
defense is not open to individual interpretation; allowed, can help you make the proper choices if
3) You are being attacked.
it is a legally defined term. Section 34 (1) of the that need ever arises. In the next issue of Sports

Criminal Code of Canada states “Everyone who 4) You do only the minimum required to stop the Energy we will look at a practical self defense
is unlawfully assaulted, without having provoked threat. system using a lower level of force. Pressure
the assault, is justified in repelling force by force, You must be able to explain your actions and point systems, which are used by many police

if the force he uses is not intended to cause death justify the reasons why they were required. forces, provide the offi cer with the skills to be
or grievous bodily harm, and is no more than is Claiming that you acted in self-defense is known effective without using excessive force.

necessary to enable him to defend himself.” as an affirmative defense. This means that you KARATE QUOTE – Self –defense is mostly
The provocation part is very important – as are admitting to actions which would normally about what you don’t do.