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Cornwall Multi-Sport Club Profile: Norm Warner

By Diane Hunter top of Mt. Royal.”
Although Warner struggled with
orm Warner had a wonderfully his health towards the end of his life,
Nbusy life. Some of his many he found a way to enjoy his last days
accomplishments included being with dignity. “Norm had a valiant
president of the Cornwall and Area fi ght against bladder cancer and at
Insurance Brokers Association, the end of the day when things got
President of the Cornwall Chamber diffi cult before he died, he went to
of Commerce and Director of the Miami and spent the winter there
Ontario Chamber of Commerce and instead of being in a hospital or a
was the founder of the Cornwall nursing home,” said John. “He left
Multi-Cultural Festival. In 1984 Miami, drove his friend Victoria
Warner was elected to the House of to JFK airport, then on to Cornwall
Commons and sat on the Finance where he went to the funeral home,
Committee as a federal member of wrote his obituary, booked a fl ight for
parliament. his son to fly in from L.A. and said

good bye to us. Without the sport
But those who loved him and knew
of running it could have been quite
him well remember Warner for some
different.”
of his many other accomplishments, Norm Warner in 2010 approaching the finish line of a 50k ultra marathon

specifically sports. Warner started Warner had many favourite sports, on top of Mt. Royal. Supplied photo
running at the age of 60, and the but running became the sport he
number and types of races he enjoyed in his later years. “Earlier in
Since 2008, Ed returns every year to homemade muffi ns, curds, fruit
completed is amazing, and for his life, he was an avid Royals and NHL
participate in the race.” bread, etc. or we would clean out
efforts he received the Cornwall hockey and CFL football fan,” said
the food supply in a small diner
Multisport Club Male Runner of John. “Playing sports, like most kids John said their Sunday morning
the Year in 2010. “Within six years in Cornwall in the 50’s, he played runs followed by a great brunch somewhere in Glengarry.”
of taking up the sport of running, them all, however later in life when is what he will miss most about
To the community, Warner was
Norm became an accomplished long he turned 60, he took up the sport of his brother. “As a runner you can
influential in civic affairs, wise

distance runner, completing several running and enjoyed following the eat anything and everything, and
in the ways of insurance, opening
marathons and three ultra marathons, exploits of our area’s top runners. His lose weight,” said John. “We both
three offices of Norman Warner

plus many other races,” said Warner’s favourite runner was multi-age group learned to run with the Raisin River
Insurance Brokers in S.D.&G. and in
brother John Warner. “A few years world record holder Ed Whitlock Ramblers in Williamstown coached
Cornwall, and was a well-respected
ago, Norm ran a 50k ultra marathon. from Milton, Ontario. Norm met by local marathon legends Wendell
politician. To those that knew him
He ran from Pointe-Claire along the Ed in 2008 in Williamstown at the and Sheila Lafave. We ran our brains
well, he was a great sportsman and
edge of the St. Lawrence River to the 100th anniversary re-enactment race out with them on a Sunday morning
east end of Montreal and then to the of Tom Longboat’s legendary win. then stuffed ourselves silly with an even greater person.
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