Page 16 - Sports Energy News, Cornwall, Issue No 92

16 Issue #92 September 2020 www.sportsenergynews.com

Walkin’ The Beat With The Cornwall Police Service

or other piece of clothing accidentally response. It is important to also talk
Over the last year, the CPS has
activates the keypad, causing the to children about what to do if they
received 9-1-1 calls from residents
advising that someone else’s property emergency call. A lot of these calls accidentally call 9-1-1, and to explain
had blown onto their yard during also happen when young children are the importance of staying on the line
a wind storm, inquiring about how given cellphones and smartphones to to tell the operator it was an accident.
to obtain a Police Record Check, play with as toys. What many people
do not realize is that every 9-1-1 call, To prevent accidental 9-1-1 calls,
and even advising that their furnace I recommend familiarizing yourself
was not working. These are not life- whether intentional or not, results
in a dispatcher having to determine with your phone’s emergency features.
threatening emergencies.
whether a real emergency exists and Use the phone’s keypad lock, turn off
While it is easy enough to if police, fire, or paramedics should the phone’s 9-1-1-autodial feature,

Stephanie McRae misunderstand what constitutes be dispatched. and do not program the number into
Communications Co-ordinator an emergency, it is important to your phone’s speed dial directory.
With every unintentional call
remember that non-emergency received, valuable seconds may be
or most, I would hope there is a calls take time and resources away taken away from someone who really The CPS is always available to help
Fnever a time in your life where from residents who genuinely need needs help. In addition, police must anyone who needs it, 24/7. We simply
you have to dial 9-1-1. The reality immediate help. follow up with each 9-1-1 call by ask that you use the right number to
is, however, emergencies happen and In 2019, the CPS had over two making contact with the caller. reach us. 9-1-1 is available for all
people require immediate help. That thousand 9-1-1 calls for service. Of If you place an accidental 9-1-1 crimes in progress or where lives or
is what we are here for. these calls, many were accidental. call, please stay on the line to tell property are in immediate danger.
Surprisingly, many people are less Pocket dials or unintentional calls the operator that it was an accident. Our non-emergency line at 613-932-
2110 can be used for assistance with
aware of the circumstances that do to 9-1-1 happen when a mobile device, Emergency responders will act if the non-urgent matters.
not require a call to 9-1-1. carried in a pocket, purse, backpack, call is disconnected or there is no

Making Waves on the St. Lawrence River

By Christine Ouellet

oating on the St. Lawrence
BRiver is a great way to
spend a beautiful sunny and
warm day. It makes for a perfect
Saturday and is a wonderful
antidote for the mind, especially
during a pandemic. Boating
offers a sort of light at the end
of the confinement tunnel.

Maurice Rose and his family
are some of the many avid
boaters who are using their love
of the water to escape the chaos
of the pandemic. On the day
of interview, Maurice, his wife
Brittany, and their daughters
were preparing to take their good
friends, Antony and Camilia out
on the St. Lawrence to enjoy a
day excursion on their 32ft.
Rinker.
Maurice Rose, Anthony Leneveu, Britany, Camilia Zaki, Sophie, Emily and Britany Rose. Photo Submitted
When they have several days
off, the Rose family likes to Antony and Camilia, they also of the COVID-19 pandemic enjoy their boat more than ever
travel west and boat in the 1000 stay local, making waves around on it, Maurice says that a few and boating remains the best
Islands area. Or they will head the Cornwall Island area. places are closed or not offering activity. For Maurice and his
east towards Sorel Tracy in When asked about this the same level of services. But family, being on the water is
Quebec. But like the day with boating season and the effects he insists that people want to paradise.