February - March 2010Vol. 01 – No. 05

81 Lambton streetOrmstown (Qc) J0S 1K0

Tel.: (450) 829-2625 Fax: (450) 829-4162

TABLE OF CONTENTSNews from the Council ........................ 2Our Community

Opening Hours .................................. 2Remembering Ormstown’s 100th ..... 2Closing of the pool ............................ 3Municipal Taxes ................................. 3Dog Licenses ..................................... 3

EventsThe Farmer’s Market.......................... 3CLocal Action Committee ................ 3Clothing Counter Sale ....................... 3

Recreation............................................. 4Public Safety......................................... 4Youth Section........................................ 52010 Winter Activities....................... 6-7

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Saint Valentine’s day, February 14th,is regarded in many countries as acelebration of love and friendship.

An estimated one billion Valentine cards aresent each year on Valentine's Day, a figure onlyoutweighed by the number of cards exchangedat Christmas.

February FertilityCelebrationsThe relationship of mid-February with loveand fertility dates to ancient times. In thecalendar of Ancient Athens, the period frommid-January to mid-February was the monthof Gamelion which was devoted to the sacredmarriage of Zeus and Hera. In ancient Rome, February 15th was namedthe Festival of Lupercus, the god of fertility,who was represented by being clothed in goat skins. At least three different saints were namedValentine and all three were martyrs. Theircelebration was set February14th by decree ofPope Gelasius 1, at around 498 AD. At thattime they were mentioned in the first book ofmartyrs:• Valentine of Rome, a priest who suffered

martyrdom in Rome in the second half ofthe third century and was buried on the Via Flaminia.

• Saint Valentine, a bishop of Interamma (the modern Terni), who also suffered

martyrdom in the second half of the thirdcentury ,was also buried on the Via Flaminia.

• A martyr in North Africa of whom not muchis known.

Valentine's Day has long been celebrated as thefeast of single people, not couples. During theday of celebration, unmarried maidens scatteredthemselves around the village and hid untilsingle boys found them. After this giant gameof hide and seek, couples were asked to marrywithin the year. This allowed the population todevelop and stimulated village growth.

Medieval TimesThe first mention of the St. Valentine’s Daywith a romantic connection dates back

to fourteenth century inEngland and France,where it was believed

that February 14th wasthe day that birds mated.This belief is mentionedin the writings of

Geoffrey Chaucer in thefourteenth century. It wascommon during this

period that loversexchange notes which they

called Valentines. One of the notesfrom the fourteenth century can be found inthe British Library. It is likely that manylegends about St. Valentine were inventedduring this period.

It was Otto of Grandson, poet and master tothe court of England, who introduced thiscustom of note giving to the Latin world,including the court of Savoy. Five poemswere dedicated to him: The Rhyme ofValentine (I and II), The GranssonComplaint of love of St. Valentine, TheDesire of Valentine and The Song of St.Valentine. In the early fifteenth century,Charles d'Orleans published Otto’s work atthe court of France. He himself wrote severalpoems dedicated to Saint Valentine.

Valentine in non-Western CulturesSince the 1980s, China and Taiwan haveexperienced a significant rise in the popularityValentine's Day, especially among youth, whichhas generated various commercial activities.

Besides Valentine's Day, there is thetraditional festival of Qi Qiao Jie, for lovers,from an ancient legend, which dates to theseventh day of the seventh lunar month.

In Japan, this practice isan obligation formany women,including officeworkers, whomust givechocolates toall their malecolleagues,sometimes atgreat cost.These chocolates arealso called giri choko,or "obligation chocolates".

The origins of Valentine’s DayThe origins of Valentine’s Day

(Source: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/saint-valentin)

OUR COMMUNITY

MayorMr. Jacques Lapierre

Councillor, seat #01Mr. Michel Tudino

Councillor, seat #02Mr. Jacques Guilbault

Councillor, seat #03Mr. Steven Lalonde

Councillor, seat #04Mrs. Florence Bérard

Councillor, seat #05 Mr. Jean Côté

Councillor, seat #06Mr. Stéphane van Sundert

General Manager and Secretary Treasurer:Daniel Théroux

Public Works:Daniel Laberge

Recreation:Marie Lalonde

Director/Chef – Fire Department:Stephen Knox

Emergency Measures Coordinator: Jacques Lapierre

Municipal Inspector:Vacant

Pres. – Planning & Heritage Advisory Committee:Jean-Paul Beaulieu

Business Hours:Monday through Friday:9 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 4:30 pm

THE MAYOR’S OFFICE

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ARTICLES IN THE NEWSLETTER

The “Ormstown Voice” Newsletter is published every two months and is distributedat around the beginning of the month. Organizations in the municipality and those in

charge of activities are invited to send in their articles or news before the 5th of the preceding month. Articles should be forwarded as Word files with photographs

in separate files (JPG or BMP) by email to: loisirs@ormstown.net

FOR MORE INFORMATION: (450) 829-2625

2 • THE ORMSTOWN VOICE FEBRUARY-MARCH 2009

NEWS FROM THE COUNCIL

COUNCIL MEETINGS SCHEDULEFOR 2010

NO TAX INCREASE FOR 2010The budget for the year 2010 was adoptedwithout changing tax rates.

TOWN HALL BUSINESS HOURSMonday through Friday: 9 am to

12 noon and 1 pm to 4:30 pm

ROAD WORK SCHEDULE7 am to 4 pm

Monday through Friday

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MEETINGSPublic sessions are held every first Monday of the month. The population is invited to assist at

these meetings which are held at the Municipal Office situated at 81, Lambton street at 7:30 PM.A question period is reserved for citizens at the beginning of each session.

Telephone: (450) 829-2625 / Fax: (450) 829-4162

The autumn of 2009 reminded me that it hasalready been 20 years since we launched our608 page Souvenir Album of Ormstown! Thatwas on a Sunday, the 15th of October, in 1989,at the Recreation Center in Ormstown. It wasthe crowning moment to a wonderful adven-ture that allowed the English and French com-munities of Ormstown to unite together to for-ever preserve the rich 100-year history of itscitizens in a commemorative book.

The dedication of the many members of my com-mittee and the numerous other volunteers stillcontinues to impress me today. The special bondsbetween us, which grew as the project movedahead, contributed to the making of a body ofwork that surpassed everybody’s expectations.

This 3-year project, along with all the centen-nial celebrations, managed to capture the atten-tion of the citizens. Even today, this book isused as a reference tool in different places. Mycolleague and vice-president, ANN WHITE-HEAD (deceased) would have been proud toshare in this historical retrospective.

Of the 2000 copies printed, there are about 60 copies still available at the Ormstown TownHall at a cost of $35 apiece. Several copieswill be kept in the municipal archives,however, for reference purposes.

Let’s hope that the history of this beautifullocation will be preserved until the two hun-dredth anniversary!

ROLLANDE VINCENTPresident of the Committee 1989Translated by Nadia Geukjian

• February 1st• March 1st• April 5th• May 3rd• June 7th• July 5th

• August 2nd• September 13th• October 4th• November 1st• December 6th

REMEMBERING ORMSTOWN’S 100th ANNIVERSARY : 1889-1989

From left to right : J.-Guy Hudon, FederalM.P./ Louise Beauchamp, secretary / Diane T.-D’Amour, " Petite Histoire " author / PierreH.-Michaud, treasurer / Guylaine Gibeault-Robidoux, transcriber / Ann Whitehead, vice-president and Rollande Vincent, president.

P.S. Deputy Chenail was also present

FEBRUARY-MARCH 2009 THE ORMSTOWN VOICE • 3

OUR COMMUNITY

EVENTS

THE FARMER’S MARKET IN ORMSTOWNFree admission!Meet local producers. Come see, discover, try,taste and buy local products.February 7th: Prelude to Valentine’s DayMarch 7th: “ It’s almost Spring! ”April 18th: Summertime… soon!From 11AM to 4PMRecreation Centre, 87 Roy Street

Activities! Music! Tasting! Door Prize!www.farmersmarkethuntingdon.com(Fresh News section)

450-264-2690

LOCAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE HAUT ST-LAURENTACTIVITIESActivities for children aged 0-5 years oldand their parentsStory telling with VioletteTuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturdaymorning, in Huntingdon, Franklin andOrmstown

Family OutingsOn the first Saturday of each month. Freetransportation by school bus

Stroller StrollingEvery Friday from 9:00am until 11:00am. Departure from Notre-Dame du RosaireSchool in Ormstown

Samedi de bouger3 Saturdays permonth from 10:30amuntil 12:30 at Heritage School in HuntingdonInfo : Nadia or Sophie at 450-264-9276 or visit our facebook group

This is a free service offered by the LocalAction Committee of the Haut St-Laurent(Except the family outings)

Cutoff dates for placingadvertisements andarticles in the bulletinThe next municipal news bulletin willbe published at the beginning of April.In order to correctly plan space, wemust receive the texts the 5th day of the preceding month of the desired publication.

POOL CLOSING FOR 2010 Following a compre-hensive analysis of theaging pool facilities, theCity Council adopted amoratorium on the useand renovation of the poolfor 2010.

There will be no activity ofany kind whatsoever at thepool this summer.

To help you plan pool related activities,Marie Lalonde, director of recreation for thecity, is gathering information related toswimming lessons being offered by neigh-boring municipalities. The results of hersearch will be published in the next issue.

Thank you for your cooperation. You mayrest assured that we'll keep you informed of developments in this matter during thecourse of the year.

Jacques LapierreMayor

NEZ ROUGE CAMPAIGN 2009During the 2009 Nez Rouge campaign, yourcity councilors Jean Côté, Michel Tudinoand Florence Bérard safely drove homeabout 15 people from Valleyfield surround-ings. The evening of December 11th, called“soirée des élus” was part of the campaignthat took place December 4th to 31st. This

year, Red Nose was celebrating its 25thanniversary. The Ormstown Municipalitycongratulates all volunteers that participatedas well as all users who called Red Noseand got home safe and sound.

For more information, see the Nez Rougeweb site at www.operationnezrouge.com

MUNICIPAL TAXES 2010The 2010 municipal tax bills will be mailedout at the beginning of March. The 1stinstalment is due on April 1st 2010.

WINTER PARKINGDon’t forget that it is strictly forbidden to park your vehicles on public roads and in parking lots in the Municipality ofOrmstown between November 15th andApril 15th, from midnight to 6:00 am.

SNOW REMOVALTo facilitate snow removal, please do notplace property markers on the side of theroad. Also, please respect snow removalsigns.

MAGASIN F. RATTÉ – INTERNET SITEYou can now place your orders withMagasin F. Ratté by internet. Their web site:www.fratte.com Happy shopping!

DOG LICENSESMr. Deglaire, our munic-ipal dog catcher, will bepassing by soon to renewdog licenses for 2010.

Please be ready ! It is stat-ed in the bylaws that alldog owners are obligatedto buy a license for eachone of their dogs and that all dogs wearthese tags at all times and dog owners mustpick up after their dogs.

Info: M. Deglaire: (450) 829-3770

GARBAGE ANDRECYCLING BINSTo facilitate snow removalon the sidewalks, please do not place your garbageand recycling bins on thesidewalk.

CHRISTMAS BASKETS – ORMSTOWN LIONS CLUBThe Lions Club wishes to thank those whodonated food and/or on December 12th dur-ing their door to door canvassing forChristmas baskets. Many families in ourmunicipality received Christmas baskets andthey thank you.

See you next year!

CLOTHING COUNTER SALE(End of Season)(St-Malachie Rectory)10 Bridge St. OrmstownWeek of March 22,2010Monday, March 22nd:10am to 12noonFriday, March 26th: 6:30 to8:30pmSaturday March 27th: 10am to 12noon

All items will be half price

QUILT 2010The Quilt kits for the yearly raffle by

the Women’s Auxilliary or the Barrie MemorialHospital are ready to be

assembled.

To get you kit callJean Lawrence au

450-829-3129.

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RECREATION

OPTMIST CLUB NEWSSpaghetti Dinner The spaghetti dinner on November 28th last year enabled us to donate $1040 to Campaignon Childhood Cancer. Thank you

Piedmont Slides TripSunday, February 28th Registration will be on Saturday, February20th from 9am to 12pm at the RecreationCenter

Blood Drive Thank you to all of the 97 donors who cameand donated at the drive last January 11th …..until next year

THE FOLLOWING ARE OUROPTI-VOYAGES WINNERS:Guy Léger et Lyne Bouchard (1st)Benoît Carrière (2nd)Imprimerie Multigraph (3rd)

Richard Daigneault et Francine Pouliot (4th)Congratulations, and Bon Voyage!!

MARCH BREAK ACTIVITIESThe Ormstown Municipality and severalorganizations are working together to scheduleactivities for the week of March Break. Detailswill be forthcoming in a pamphlet

BADMINTONEvery Monday from 7 to 9 pm at theOrmstown Recreation Centre. 87 Roy St.

Bring your own equipment !

SKATING RINK AND SLIDESCHEDULE (weather permitting)

Recreation CenterMonday to Friday: 4 pm to 10 pm Saturday and Sunday: noon to 10 pm

Parc des érablesMonday to Friday: 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Saturday: noon to 9 pmSunday: noon to 8 pm

There is supervision during these hours.

LIBRARY SCHEDULE Info: 450-829-3249

Tuesday 7:00 to 9:00 pm

Wednesday Noon to 3:00 pm

Thursday 7:00 to 9:00 pm

Saturday 10:00 am to noon

SUMMER JOBS 2010Day Camp

Recruitment of student personnel, for the summer of 2010, will begin soon. Please watch for announcements in the Gleaner andthe Municipal Bulletin.

Deadline: April 16th 2010, 4:30 pm

PUBLIC SAFETY

Service, professionalism, respect and integrity.

In collaboration with:

The Municipalityof Ormstown

SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION: MOTORISTS BE CAREFUL! School zones are risk areas... Be attentive where school buses are pres-ent.. Obey traffic signs and speed limits

New safety measures, advanced signals have been installed in school busesSchool bus drivers will now indicate inadvance their intention to stop. This meas-ure is aimed at slowing traffic in front andbehind the school bus in order to avoidsudden braking or acceleration by

motorists. Going forward, there are twosteps to remember:

1. Prepare to stop when a school bus acti-vates its four flashing yellow lights oralternatively, its hazard lights.

2. Stop your vehicle at least five metersfrom the bus when the school bus’sflashing red lights and stop sign areactivated.

Remember...

Passing a school bus whose red lights are flashing imposes an accumulation of 9 demerit points and a fine ranging frombetween $ 274 and $ 438. This amount,which is subject to change, includes finesprescribed in the Road Safety Code, courtfees and a contribution to the VCF (otherfees may be added).

This ruling is not binding when a bus ispassed on a roadway divided by a median.

(Source: SAAQ)

Start of a school zone

These areas are accompanied by a posted traffic sign. Speed limits regarding circumstances or time of day must be respected, and are usually applied to periods

during school activities.

These signs warn of the possible presence of a school bus stopped to

pick up or let off schoolchildren.

Speed limits in these zones can be setat 30 km / h or 50km / h, as deemed

appropriate

Advanced signal at a school zone or school crossing

Stop ahead of a signaling school bus

Speed limit

FEBRUARY-MARCH 2009 THE ORMSTOWN VOICE • 5

YOUTH SECTION

12 ERRORSOur artist reproduced this drawing and has voluntarily forgotten 12 details... If you look closely, you will surely find them yourself.

Did you know?In case of emergency, you can

reach the Sûreté du Québec at the call center

by dialing 310-4141 or *4141for cellular phones.

You can also dial 911.

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Only 13% of children and youth in Canada (from 5 to 19 years) meet the recommendations outlined in the

Guide to Physical Activity Guides for Children and Youth.

Over the last thirty years, the overweight rate has more than doubled from14% to 29%, and the obesity rate has tripled from 3% to 9%in adolescents from 12 to 17 years

Canadian youths from ages 6 to 10 years spend an averageof 7 hours 25 minutes per day on weekends and 5 hours 56 minutes per day during theweek in front of a television or computer screen.

The sports participation rate among young Canadians aged 15 to 18 years decreased from77% to 59% between 1992 and 2005.

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