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26 DECEMBER 2016 Issue #49 www.sportsenergynews.com

Summerstown Forest Receives New Educational Signs

By Victoria Klassen of the Environment Foundation.
The $3,000 grant that went towards
t the beginning of November, the signs was locally raised money
Afour interpretive signs were matched by TD Bank.
unveiled and installed in the Around 1,000 elementary students
Summerstown Forest. The forest
visit the forest each year with their
has 20 km of ski trails and 10 km of class for a half-day program. The
snowshoe trails, maintained by the
Friends of the Summerstown Trails. children get to snowshoe or cross
country ski and enjoy the trails,
The signs inform visitors of the warm up with some hot chocolate,
birds, trees, and wetlands in the forest,
and are back to school by lunch time.
and have a conservation message. Tibi says they hope these signs will
“We hope that it will enhance the
improve the education value for the
experience of the users by providing students.
them interesting information about
some of the generalities and specifics There are around 4,000 visits to the
of Summerstown Forest,” said Jean- forest each winter to enjoy the nature
Pierre Tibi, board member of the and outdoor activities. Along with
Friends of the Summerstown Trails. the school programs, the Friends of
The Friends of the Summerstown the Summerstown Trails also offer
Trails partnered with the Township lessons, weekend equipment rentals,
of Glengarry and were successful in and a Family Day party for the
receiving a grant from the TD Friends community.
Photo Submitted

Rebels Win Gold In Napanee

By Staff Writer

arlier this month, Char-Lan
ERebels Bantam B1 travelled
to Embrun to play in its first
tournament of the year. A total of 16
teams (6 House “A” and 10 House
“B”) from Eastern Ontario and
Quebec participated in the three-day
tournament.

Char-Lan advanced to the quarter-
finals with a 1-1-1 record in round-
robin play. In round-robin action,
the Rebels tied Cumberland Dukes
1-1, beat South End 6-1, and lost
2-1 against Casselman Vikings. In
the quarter-finals, down 1-0 to the
Coyotes des Collines, the Rebels
tied the game at 1-1 late in the game.
Noah Seguin scored the overtime
goal to advance to the semis. In the
semis, it was a rematch with South
End. The game was not as easy this
time around. The Rebels dominated
the game but couldn’t beat their net Front row: Tyson Zimmer, Cameron Roy, Cameron Richer, Stéphane Simard, Oliver Hughes, Aidan
minder. They scored two late goals Champagne, Noah Seguin
Back row: Assistant Coach Al Zimmer, Head Coach Dan Roy, Ben Vandrish, Curtis St. Onge, Drew Hambleton,
in the third period securing the win Keean McDonnell, Andrew Dirven, Seth Rorabeck, Edward Chauvette, Trainer Mark Champagne, Assistant
and a spot in the final game. Coach Leonard Seguin Photo Submitted
In the Gold Medal game, the
Rebels played the host Embrun minders were the difference in the edge Embrun 3-2. It was great to see The coaches and parents were very
Panthers. It was a tight contest game. Down a goal once again, the the kids battle through adversity and happy with the performance of the
Rebels scored 2 unanswered goals in come back in all three playoff games players throughout the tournament.
throughout the game. Both teams Kudos to the tournament organizers
played exceptionally. The two net the last three minutes of the game to on Sunday.
for a job well done.