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This Saturday July 30th,
Joel Sauve, pictured here,
is one of many musicians
playing the 2nd Annual
Sounds of Buskerville
in downtown Cornwall.
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Summer Concer tsBROUGHT TO YOU BY: All photographs were taken by veteran
Cornwall photographer Marcel Quenneville,
which were generously donated to the
Cornwall Community Museum in Lamoureux
Park by his daughter Barb Tobin. They are
part of the more than 10,000 photographs in
the museum's archives available for
research.
Waterfront outdoor summer concerts have been a part of Cornwall life for more than a century. Before the creation of Lamoureux Park theselargely free events centered around the bandshell in Central (Horovitz) Park.
In Lamoureux Park SUMMER HOURSThe Cornwall Community Museum
is now open Wednesday to Sunday
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A World War I era postcard showing the band shell in Central Park. Work on the
park started around 1896, the band shell was constructed a few years later "from
which, on fine summer evenings, the Citizen's Band , 59th Regiment Band (now the
SD & G Highlanders), or Fleck's Orchestra," discoursed "sweet music.".
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One tune they might have played was
Laurence Laroque’s CORNWALL BOOSTER SONG.
Verse 1 - There's a spot on the earth to me ever so dear
For it's mem'ries of friends and home.
My thoughts always turn to that town of good Cheer
No matter wherever I roam.
To just stroll up Main
And see once again
The King George Hotel
Where the best I'll obtain
Chorus
Cornwall, you're a wonder
You lead for miles around
St. Lawrence Park and your waterfront
Are the finest that can be found.
The whole place quotes from the Standard views,
The Palace knows how to amuse.
In fact Cornwall you have gained renown
As a Grand - Old - Town
Verse 2 - We all purchase our clothes in Dover's fine store,
Boots and shoes from Relyea have style.
While Donihee's meats are so good you want more,
Our post office wins by a mile.
Our schools stand the test,
Each church offers rest.
For instrumental music,
Hunter's is best
Chorus
A pre
World War I
postcard
showing
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Cornwall's
Citizen
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Cornwall City
B a n d ,
established in
1902. Front row:
Willy Graton,
Alec Jerome,
Philippe Delisle,
M. Lachambre,
N e l s o n
P l a m o n d o n ,
Emile St. Pierre, Alphonse Mossey.
Back row: Nelson Charlebois, Arthur Chevrier, Albert Charlebois, Edmond Payette, Bidou Pelletier, Arthur
St. Amand, Ovilla Larin, Alec Charlebois, H.M. King, director, Edward and Oliver Charlebois, Joe Delisle,
Joachim (Bill) Charlebois, Arthur Bergeron, Ernest Hamel, Pat Hurteau, Father Piteau. Mascot: Herbie King
A postcard showing Will Gaylord and his Texas Ramblers.
The North End Social Club Girls'
Band, 1964. The Club was
founded in 1948 to help young
people and sponsored minor
hockey, softball, lacrosse and
majorettes, to name just a few of
its activities. In 1953 the Club's
directors were: Thomas Hale,
Dominic A. Battista and
Theodore Murphy. The
executive also included Arthur
Ladouceur, Bernadette Groin,
Mrs. N.R. Verdone, James Duffy, Mrs. T. Hale, Mary Masson and Hormidas Giroux. Magistrate P.C. Bergeron
congratulated dthe Club on curbing local delinquency.
Our
Citizen's of
Tomorrow
Boys' Band,
in front of
the band
shell in
1946.
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Amy Winehouse is now a member of the 27
club. She joins the likes of Kurt Cobain, Jim
Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Brian
Jones who all died at the age of twenty-
seven. It's unfortunate about Amy
Winehouse, but it's even more unfortunate
about Norway.
Tragedy struck Norway. Nearly a hundred
people died from gunshots at a youth camp
and from an explosion at a government
building. This is the most devastating attack
Norway has faced since World War Two. Some may ask why Norway
would be a target for terrorism? Perhaps it is the country's
participation internationally in NATO, and therefore having troops in
both Afghanistan and Libya. Maybe it is for the printing of the Prophet
Mohammed cartoons in the Norwegian newspapers. Regardless of
what inspired this senseless jihad, the attacks were radical, irrational,
extremist, criminal, and immoral. No words can fairly describe just
how horrendous and awful these attacks are, and I can only hope that
justice can be found. My thoughts go out to the victims and their
families.
My thoughts also go out to Jack Layton. The NDP and official
opposition leader is battling cancer. I first met Jack Layton in 2003
when he was the keynote guest speaker at the first ever Cornwall
Rock the Vote. I've met him several more time since, and I think my
favourite encounter was at the Ottawa U NDP Pub night. I hope Jack
has a speedy recovery. I value his voice and vision in the House of
Commons.
Steven Harper has showed his hubris. Instead of governing he is
spending the summer politicking. At the Calgary Stampede he said
his party is moving Canada in a Conservative direction, and Canadians
are following. According to Harper, "Conservative values are Canadian
values. Canadian values are conservative values. They always were," I
am sure the 60% of Canadians who did not vote Conservative would
disagree with the Prime Minister's statement. But what about the
other 40% who did vote Conservative? What are these so-called
"values"? Is it misleading Parliament about G8 spending,
embezzlement, a billion dollar G20 boondoggle, support of asbestos
exports, proroguing Parliament twice, thirty-five billion spent on F35 planes
without engines, working with Bruce Carson a man with multiple fraud
convictions, giving billions of our tax dollars to their corporate partners, being
in contempt of Parliament, or how about a ballooning deficit?
The Conservatives are rubber and the Liberals are glue. Because no matter
what the Conservatives do, nothing ever sticks to them. People are still up in
arms about the Liberal's sponsorship scandal (and rightfully so), but the long
and dirty laundry list of the Conservatives never sticks. One day the Harper
Government will have to pay the price for their arrogance, but sadly not today.
In the meantime they are making cuts to the CBC, and they want to privatize
Military Search and Rescue.
McDonell vs. MacDonald. In provincial politics local candidates Conservative
Jim McDonell and Liberal Mark MacDonald have been ping-ponging over small
business and hydro rates. Jim McDonell had a photo-op with a pool guy
presenting him with the Conservatives Small Business Bill of Rights. This so
called Bill of Rights aims to weaken unions and reduce the impact of WSIB
which looks after worker safety in the province. I am all for supporting small
businesses, but not at the expense of worker safety, or interfering with how
workers collectively bargain. Local NDP candidate Elaine MacDonald say's her
party wants to lower the small business income tax rate to 4%.
I am happy Lift-Off was a success! I am happy that the $30,000 loan was paid
back to the City of Cornwall. However the giant cheque and presentation did
seem a little over the top, a simple press release may have been more
appropriate. Nonetheless, congratulations to the volunteers, bands, and
organizers for another excellent event.
Upcoming events! This Saturday Governor General David Johnston will be at
the opening ceremonies of the Maxville Glengarry Highland Games. Also this
Saturday, downtown Cornwall is the venue for the Sounds of Buskerville
festival.
My name is Jason Setnyk, and these are my coffee grinds.
Jason Setnyk is a local school teacher, journalist, artist, and community
volunteer. Setnyk runs the Cornwall Underground blog, and is the founder and
host of Cornwall's Rock for Charity and Rock the Vote.
www.cornwallunderground.blogspot.com
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New Beginnings
We all find ourselves at crossroads in our lives at some point. It
can be a scary time, it can be a forced change or it may be the
result of unanswered prayers. Whatever the reason, you have to
embrace the change and let the doors open and see what
happens.
I have always wanted to write a blog, but didn’t for fear that it
would affect my career, but after my longtime position was
eliminated, I no longer have that fear. Writing is cathartic. It
opens you to releasing pain, anger, fear, disappointment, joy and
a myriad of other emotions.
If you do follow my blog, it will not be all about feelings. I want
my blog to be about what I see, what music I have heard lately,
tech tips, suggested local places I have visited and general
thoughts of raising a teenage boy who is on the path to
becoming a published author of a urban fantasy novel series. Is
the next Harry Potter series being written here in Cornwall and
under my roof? Maybe it is . I intend to help him find his path.
What my blog will be is a journey. It will include some humorous
musings, and me letting my hair down so to speak.
I was inspired to finally pursue writing a blog by attending the
Social Capital Conference a social media learnathon in Ottawa. It was a
few days after I lost my job, and I felt like I arrived in underwear when I
first got there because I did not have a business card and when I was
asked where I worked I kind of babbled. Why? Because I defined myself
by my career and when that was stripped away, I felt so self-conscious.
Then I realized, most people in there probably experience something
similar, and it is disheartening and scary, but how you react will
determine your success and your well-being.
I found out I have some of the best family, friends and loved ones. I
discovered that the people I connected with through business or
personal dealings, appreciated me and I realized I was not alone. My
tagline or personal quote has always been, ‘This Cinderella builds her
own castles.” Well this may be true, but it is nice to see there are many
people who will gladly roll up their sleeves and help, or be that shoulder
to lean on or that voice that helps me carry on . I am now strong enough
to accept the help, take the advice and rest my head for a little while.
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Article and Photo by Jason Setnyk
Joel Sauve's musical talents are definitely getting recognized. He was one of several nominations for the Seeker's musician
of the year, and he was awarded the title Cornwall musician of the year by another local publication and he uncrowned
local legend Graham Greer in the process.
Sometimes Joel plays solo gigs, sometimes he plays with drummer Jason Allaire in The Vague-Abonds, and sometimes
he also plays in Montreal band Playing With Diana. He also has a new project in the works with Jason Allaire, Rodney
Rivette, Marc Muir, and Joel Plamondon.
He attributes school as the place where he first learned about music.
“I grew up in Cornwall, and I started playing the recorder in Grade 5. I went to La Citadelle where I joined the Senior
Band in Grade 9 playing the clarinet, and then later the soprano/alto saxophones and oboe. High-school is where I was
also introduced to being part of a rock band”. In his youth he also played bass and become lead singer of Cornwall band
Pintail Drake.
After high school Joel Sauve went to University and continued learning about music there.
“I went to Concordia University in Integrated Music Studies then later in Electroacoustic Studies. My audition instrument was the Alto Saxophone. I studied
4 years, but never completed my Bachelor. I started working in the bars in Montreal as a sound man and host of open mic nights in various bars.” Sauve also
worked at Steve's Music Store in Montreal, and he was also in a variety of different bands including The Vague, and he played shows in the Montreal and
Cornwall area. The Vague recorded a 4 song demo, and it got regular rotation on 97.7 CHOM FM.
After The Vague folded, Sauve joined Montreal rock band Playing With Diana. They
recorded a full length LP called “The Path of Most Resistance” in 2009. Songs off that album
got radio air time on 97.7 CHOM FM, Mix 96FM in Montreal, and 101.9 FM The Bear in
Ottawa.
Joel Sauve, who is a private music teacher, still plays acoustic shows both solo and with
drummer Jason Allaire in The Vague-Abonds, playing shows in Cornwall, Ottawa, and the
surrounding area. Sauve recently played gigs in Ottawa for Canada Day, and Rock the
Vote and Rock for Charity in Cornwall. Sauve hopes to one day tour Canada.
“I would love to be able to make a living at just writing and playing music for the rest of
my life, however of a pipe dream that is. Not rich and famous, just enough to live an
enjoyable life. Touring Canada would be great!”
WHERE IS JOEL SAUVE PLAYING NEXT?
-Saturday July 30th - The 2nd Annual Sounds of Buskerville - Joel Sauve will play in
front of Schnitzels at 3:45pm.
-Also on Saturday July 30th Joel Sauve's Montreal band Playing with Diana is playing a show at La Maison at 10pm.
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SOLUTIONS ON PAGE 19
HOW TO CLEAN THE HOUSE IN 2011
1. Open a new file in your PC..
2. Name it 'Housework.'
3. Send it to the RECYCLE BIN.
4. Empty the RECYCLE BIN.
5. Your PC will ask you, 'Are you sure you want to delete Housework permanently?'
6. Calmly answer, 'Yes' and press mouse button firmly...
7. Feel better?
Works for me!
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Launch Your Summertime
Investment Strategy
Now that summer is officially here, you may be
looking forward to vacations, barbecues, ballgames
and other events of the season. But even while
you’re engaged in these activities, you can’t forget
about other aspects of your life — such as your
plans to achieve your long-term financial goals.
However, your summer activities can actually
provide you with some valuable lessons on managing your
investment strategy.
Here are a few possibilities:
• Plan your trip. If you’re taking a long road trip this summer,
you’ll need to choose your vehicle, map out your route, determine how far
you want to go each day and be quite certain of your destination. And,
essentially, the same is true for your investment strategy. You need to
choose the right investment vehicles, familiarize yourself with your ultimate
goals (such as a comfortable retirement) and chart your progress along the
way.
• Try to avoid getting burned. If you’re going to spend a lot
of time outdoors this summer, you may need to apply some sunscreen. But
you don’t have to be exposed to the sun to get “burned” — it can happen in
the investment world, too. However, you can help prevent this from
happening. How? By building a diversified portfolio. If most of your money
is tied up in just one type of investment, and that asset class falls victim to
a downturn, your portfolio could take big hit. But while some investments
are moving down, others may be moving up, so it makes sense to spread
your money amongst a range of vehicles appropriate for your risk tolerance,
investment goals and time horizon. Of course, diversification, by itself,
cannot guarantee a profit or protect against loss, but it can help reduce the
effects of volatility on your portfolio.
• Keep yourself “hydrated.”When you’re outside on hot days, you can
lose a lot of fluids, so you need to drink plenty of liquids to remain hydrated. As an
investor, you also need a reasonable amount of liquidity. In the severe market
downturn of 2008 and early 2009, many investors found they had insufficient
amounts of the type of liquid investments — cash and cash equivalents — that held
up better than other, more aggressive vehicles. Furthermore, if you are relatively
illiquid, you may have to dip into your longer-term investments to pay for short-term
emergency needs. Try to always keep an adequate level of liquidity in your holdings.
• Dress for the season. As you go about your summer activities, you
won’t always wear the same clothes. On hot days, you might want to wear shorts, but
on cool, rainy days, you might need heavier items or even a raincoat. And as you go
through life, you may need to adjust your investment approach depending on your
individual financial “season.” For example, early in your career, you might be able to
afford to invest more aggressively, as you’ll have more opportunities to recover from
the inevitable short-term downturns. As you close in on retirement, though, you may
need to take a more conservative approach so that you can lower your investment
risk when you need to access your money.
So there you have them — some ideas for “summertime investing.” Use them wisely,
and they may be of value to you long after summer is over.
Edward Jones. Member Canadian Investor Protection Fund.
local Edward Jones advisor,
BRIAN SEGUIN
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“FACE TO FACE”
RIDING ROAD TRIP BEGINS
CORNWALL - MPP Jim Brownell today officially launched the
beginning of S-D-S-G Liberal Candidate Mark A. MacDonald’s Riding
road trip. Speaking to Mark’s family and members of his Campaign
Team, MPP Brownell offered words of encouragement and advice.
“Go get ‘em” Jim stated as he fittingly christened the tour the “FACE
TO FACE” Riding road trip. “As far as I know, something like this has
never been done before and it rivals Ed Lumley’s helicopter tour
when he criss-crossed the riding years ago”, Brownell (below in the
photo with Mark) stated.
MPP Jim Brownell along with the Ontario Liberal Government have
made massive investments in Stormont - Dundas - South -
Glengarry and the “infrastructure landscape” has been forever
changed.
MacDonald stated that “every part of the riding has been
dramatically improved because of Jim’s hard work”, and that
“Ontario is on the road to recovery and during these uncertain
economic times it’s important that we stay focused and stay on
track”, he went on to state.
Mark outlined the initial phase of the “Face to Face” tour which, after
leaving Cornwall, will make initial stops in St. Andrews and
Monkland followed by spending the early part of next week in the
Morrisburg area.
Explaining that the Tories were fundamentally opposed to building
new hospitals, arenas and health centres as a way of combating the
global economic crisis, MacDonald told a group of family and
friends that “I intend to follow in Jim’s footsteps and work hard to
make sure that we protect what we have and continue to build on
that progress and not allow deep cuts to the public system that
we’ve come to enjoy”.
“Forward-Together”, MacDonald stated as he left his childhood
home, bidding farewell to his mother, who was on hand to see him
off.
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Dear Joe,I have just bought my first home with myhusband. I have never done any homerepairs before but the house we havebought looks terrible inside. The coloursare like 70's colours and there is wallpaperin a lot of the rooms. What I want to do isstrip off all the wallpaper and paint thewhole house. The problem is I don't knowwhere to start. We are in no hurry to movein, we have like a month or so, so if I canpaint a room a day then I think it should beready by the time ourcurrent lease is up. Please help.Megan.
Dear Megan,Congratulations on your new home. Yourplan is ambitious but you have givenyourself a reasonable timeline. Good Start.But prepare to work really hard over thenext month, especially if you are holdingdown a full time job at the same time. Aroom a day is reasonable but if you aredoing it after hours, you probably won'tachieve it. If you are stripping wallpapertoo, allow yourself two days per room asthere will inevitably be repairs to be madeto the drywall underneath.
To start off, you will want to set up a'staging area', preferably this will be an areawith running water that is central to thehouse, the kitchen is ideal. This is where allyour prepwork and storage and cleaningwill take place when the rest of the house isunder renovation, it will subsequenty bethe last room to be finished. From there,plan to begin in the rooms furthest fromthe staging area, so that travelling throughthe unfinished rooms will not damagework you have already completed. Then,when you finish a room, close the door.
Now, you should try to overlap severalrooms at a time, for example; when theprimer is drying in one room, you can dospot repairs in the next room, and whileyour patches dry in that room, you can
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move to the next roomand strip the wall paper. Once the paper isdone, then the first room is probably readyfor a first coat on the trim. Once the first coatis on the trim the second room may be readyfor primer, and so on... Before any workcommences be sure you have a good supplyof rags and drop cloths in the form of oldtowels and sheets. As careful as you are,paint drips and rollers splatter, and its betterto avoid the mess then to have to clean it up
after.
Now 'what about masking tape?' you ask. Well, themasking tape people are not going to like me forsaying it, but with a few exceptions, the only timeyou need masking tape is when spray equipment isinvolved, it will be used to protect the edges offloors, windows and anything that can't beoversprayed. If you are painting with brush androller, all you need is an angle brush and a steadyhand to achieve nice straight lines provided yourespect the process. When you paint an entireroom, there is a sequence to be followed.
First, you fill all nail holes, etc. in drywall withdrywall compound applied with a putty knife andsanded when dry. Use 'painters caulk' to seal alljoints and edges of trim. Vinyl spackle for nail holesin trim applied with a finger.
Once the prep is done, the entire room is primed. Ifthe house was smoked in, you will want astain/odour blocking primer. If the house is morethan 30 years old, you will want an oil or shellacbased primer to prevent any oilbasedvs.waterbased paint issues. After the primer is dry,the ceiling is painted. Don't worry about sloppingon the walls, get two even coats on the ceiling.
Then the trim is painted. Again, don't worry aboutgetting paint on the walls, worry about two niceeven coats on the trim. Now, if you have crownmouldings then you will want to paint the trim firstand then the ceiling because you will brush theceiling colour up to the crown moulding as step 2.
Once the ceiling and trim are done, now the wallcolour is applied. Brush (cut) first around all plugsand switches and along all trim, top and bottom, allinside corners and along the ceiling (this is where asteady hand makes a difference). To best maintaina sharp edge, fill the end of the brush with paintand holding the brush like a pencil make a passabout 1/4 inch from the finished edge, then afterwetting the brush again, make a second pass overthe same distance cutting right up to the edge. It'lltake a few passes to get the hang of it. Then roll thefirst coat getting as close to the obstacles aspossible to minimize brush strokes. After the firstcoat is dry to the touch, the second coat can beapplied right away following the same process.
To strip wallpaper you will want to again set up yourdrop sheets on the floor. Have at hand a pump stylelawn sprayer if you're doing a lot of walls or at leasta good spray bottle. In this you will mix acommercially available enzyme with water. Peel offthe vinyl skin of the wallpaper and spray theenzyme on the backing that remains on the wall.Let stand for 5 minutes. Respray the backing and
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with a 4 inch putty knife start to peel off the backingfrom the wall. After all the paper is off you will haveto wash the wall down with TSP (trisodiumphosphate). Then it is ready to patch and paint.
If you choose your colours carefully and do a qualityjob with your prepwork, you should be happy withyour newly painted house for many years to come.Likewise a well decorated house will sell quicker andfor 20-25% more than a drab dated home. A paintjob should be redone every 4-5 years so if thecolours are good it's simple to recoat with the samecolour. Changing colours though is a bit morelabour intensive so choose wisely.
I hope I have set you on the right course. Happypainting.Joe
Dear Joe,My breaker goes off everytime I use the toaster andthe microwave at the same time. Why does thishappen and what can I do to fix it?T.M.
OK T.M.,Basically what's happening is the appliances aredemanding more power then the circuit is able toprovide. And honestly, there is nothing YOU can doabout it.
You will have to contact a licensed electrician andthey will remedy the problem one of two ways: Theywill pull a new wire to the receptacle and provideyou with a 'split plug' in which each outlet will be onits own breaker. That way no two appliances will bedrawing from the same power source at the sametime.
Alternatively, and if you can help it, don't do it thisway, he may change out the breaker and increasethe amperage to that circuit. He will only do this ifthe circuit is appropriately sized for additionalamperage.
Only a QUALIFIED electrician will know if this is safeunder the circumstances. DO NOT do this yourself.Or you just may not be able to eat toast and Ramennoodles at the same time anymore. ;) Be sure youask a friend for a referral to a contractor they knowand trust if you don't have one yourself.
Thanks for the question T.M.,Joe
Thank you to everyone for your contributions this
week. If I didn't answer your question, keep
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and renovation advice.
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Well grounded in the Coffee Shop BusinessArticle and Photo by Jason Setnyk
Poet T.S Eliot once said, “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons”.
Customers sitting on the comfortable chairs at The Grind Internet Cafe and
Espresso Bar could metaphorically do just that.
With a relaxing atmosphere, functional space for work and business, local art
on the walls, and free newspapers to read, the Grind serves a diverse group
of patrons speciality coffees, teas, food, and desserts.
Owner Susan Martin and her daughter and
manager Kayla Martin have both become well
grounded in the coffee shop business. The
Grind is a family run business in the heart of
downtown Cornwall Ontario, located at 35
Second Street East next to the Cornwall Public
Library.
“We're beside the Library, and we like that
association, kind of like Starbucks (with their
bookstores). It's a really good location”, explains
Susan Martin.
With the onslaught of corporate coffee shop chains, The Grind offers a
unique experience for local residents. “We're unique, you can unwind at
the Grind and feel very comfortable”.
The Grind has been open for just over a year now and has received rave
reviews. The Grind won the 2011 Seeker Award for Best New Business.
“That's pretty impressive, of all the businesses nominated it is an honour
that people voted for us”, says Susan Martin.
The Grind has also become a mecca for local artists. “We've had a few
open mics, we participated in Apples and Arts, and we will probably do
that again. Cornwall is such a talented down
in regards to the arts”.
Some local artists have their work displayed
on the walls of the Grind. “Tracy-Lynn
Chisholm, Emily MacLeod, and others are
given an opportunity to show their art, and
we have sold quite a few paintings too".
ANY UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE GRIND?
According to manager Kayla Martin, “The
next open mics are August 4th and August
18th”.
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SATURDAY JULY 30THThe 2nd Annual Sounds of Buskerville
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Adult Friendly Bridge Club - Study Room - 6:15 PM-8:15 PM.
Adult Tri-County Chess Club - 6:15 PM-8:15 PM.
THE CORNWALL PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 1 2011 FOR THE CIVIC HOLIDAY.We will re-open on Tuesday, August 2 at 9 a.m. The book return near the library’s north entrance is available 24 hours a day.
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Youth and Children "Little Fishies" - 2:30 PM-3:15 PM.A new story time theme presented weekly
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May we have a word with you?Cornwall Scrabble (Ages 16 & up) - 1:00 -3:30 pm
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FRIDAY AUGUST 5THRock for Play Structures II @ La Maison in Cornwall.
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HOORAY! A HOLIDAY WEEKENDI know that Monday is just a one-day
holiday, but when I always work on
Saturday, it sure is nice to have that
extra day off. Before it arrives, I
mentally plan what extra things I can
do...e.g. time to spend in my garden, read a bit more of the
book I've started a couple of weeks ago, go visit our kids, the list
can go on and on. You may like to try my recipes this weekend
and fit them in with your holiday plans. Both will travel well if
you plan on a picnic. Enjoy a great week!
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This recipe uses Salad Seasoning Supreme, which can only be found in my store, Sharyn's Pantry. Instead of always using linguini pasta, try for a
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little or no dressing splashing on your good blouse or t-shirt as you eat the salad.You can vary the vegetables according to the season. I like to use
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500 grams of dry, uncooked raw pasta (linguini, medium bows or vegetable fusilli work well)
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4 tbps., or to taste, good quality grated Parmesan Cheese
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1 cup of celery, diced or sliced thinly
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carrots, diced red onion. Check out your fridge's crisper or vegetable garden and see what you can use here.
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• Boil the pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water until the pasta is just cooked, but still firm--al dente. Don't let the pasta overcook!
• Drain the pasta well in a colander and transfer it to a large bowl.
• While the pasta is still hot,pour the Italian dressing over it. Add the Salad Seasoning Supreme and the grated Parmesan Cheese as well. Mix to
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• If possible, allow the salad to sit in your fridge for at least 12 hours before you plan to serve it. This will allow the flavours to develop. If you don't
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• Just before serving, add in the veggies you wish to use, any of the above mentioned will be delicious. You may need to add a little more salad
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• The salad will keep well refrigerated for 5 or 6 days. It's great to take in your lunch with no worry of any mayonnaise in it. It travels well. ENJOY! dip
the bread, face down into the almonds, allowing the almond slices to stick on
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• Arrange the bread face up on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake until the brie softens and the nuts are lightly toasted. This will take about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and top each slice with a
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I said it many times, and I repeat it again. Social Media
has changed the way we do business. It has opened
doors that would have normally never been opened.
Tweeter, Facebook, Linkedin, have become a normal way to market our
products and services in the hopes of acquiring new customers or simply
keeping in touch with existing ones.
Last week, while doing just that, I got very frustrated with my internet, which
was intermittently up and down. I tweeted about it. My post was: "What is
wrong with Cogeco Today?" Two minutes later, I was tagged in a post by
Cogeco that said: "@seeker_chick Hello, Can I help you? Have you called us at 1-
855-542-2805, there might be known problems in your area? Thank you
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touch with their clients. But it got me thinking. Would their money and
resources be better spent insuring that service does not get interrupted in
the first place, rather than paying people to monitor the threads of tweets
in which they are mentioned?
That, people, in my opinion, is part of the problem in business these days.
Much focus is given into trying to acquire new clients instead of
maintaining existing ones. Yes, Cogeco offered me support through
twitter, but when I called, I got very little help. Ultimately, it took 3 days
for my internet to be back to normal. I wouldn't call that good service.
(Note: no offense to Cogeco who normally is great -- I suspect the water
main breakage had something to do with it, but it's pure speculation)
This tendency is now bleeding into small businesses too. Just remember.
Every minute you spend on Facebook is a minute you do not spend on
your actual client base. Every tweet you tweet is time that you could
have spent improving your existing services. I'm not insinuating to give
up social networking all together. No. Not at all. It has its place. I'm just
advising you to be careful with the amount of time given to it. You want
results to be positive, not detrimental.
Opinions? Email me at [email protected]
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Plein Air
for the Artist Soul
Many of you who know me may find it
hard to believe but I hate “Plein Air”
painting. Even though I hate it I go at
least once a week when the weather
allows and plan trips to places such as
South Carolina, and the Laurentians to
go “Plein Air” painting for days or
weeks at a time. I really hate dragging all my
gear up trails and along paths that sometimes are only for the
sure footed to get to a spot where I feel inspired to paint. Not
to mention all the stuff you have to cart with you, the bug spray,
sunscreen, water, snacks to eat, chairs, easels, your painting
necessities and toilet paper ( Don’t ask what that is for, we’re in
the bush it’s for exactly what you think it’s for).
Finally you find the perfect spot and get to work, if it’s hot you
sweat; if it’s cold you freeze but at the end of the day you often
will go home with a great painting or at least a good start to
one.
So why do I do it this “Plein Air” painting if I hate it so much,
because it teaches me a lot about myself and my commitment
to my craft. Too often we want everything to be perfect,
comfortable and convenient but it is rarely that way.
Inspiration is almost never found in your livingroom or studio
for that matter but it is found in the beautiful places that we
find at the end of a narrow path whether that path is on a hiking
trail or in the day to day things we do to survive. If we literally
go out into nature we are never disappointed in the beauty that
surrounds us and reminds us what we have often forgotten,
that this planet we call home is ours to paint, sing and dance
about. It is our vision of this home of ours that reminds others
of the importance of taking care of it for the next generation.
The other important thing I discovered about painting
outdoors is the calming effect it has on my soul. Artists are
constantly battling with our Left and Right Brains for control;
this often leads to stress and depression. It is hard to feel
stressed when you sit next to a shallow stream rushing and
gurgling its way down a mountain. Depression soon
disappears when you are in the forest breathing the earthy
smells and listening to the birds singing and chattering in the
trees.
This “Plein Air” experience is not the exclusive domain of the
Painter, many a musician feels the energy change when they
perform in a outdoor venue. Writers and Poets often seek the
quiet places in nature to do their work, and have you ever
danced or taken part in outdoor theatre? Away from the noise
of the city, the phone and your computer it’s a different world.
To quote Dr. Suess “It’s better out there in the wide open air!“.
So get your hiking boots on, gather your gear and let’s go and
be one with Nature!
Sandra Taylor Hedges, Fine Artist,
Teacher and President of L’association Focus Art Association
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The Plein Air Junkies and friends spent a week painting up a storm in the Laurentians
earlier in July. The Artists rented a cottage on Lac Gervais near Labelle Quebec, just
20 min north of Tremblant for a week of painting the local landscape. “The cost per
Artist was minimal as we shared the rental fee between 6 of us” said Sandra Taylor
Hedges, “We each took turns being cook for the day and that gave the others a
chance to relax.”
Artists Sandra Taylor Hedges, Pat Campbell of the Cornwall Plein Air Junkies and
friends Adele Constantineau, Bev Leroux, Lorraine Lalonde, and Danielle Duplantie
spent a wonderful week taking in the local sights and drawing inspiration from the
landscape. It wasn’t all work though; they also went Kayaking, swimming and took
in the Blues Festival on in Mont Tremblant. Between the 6 Artists they produced an
amazing 30 paintings. “It was hard not to be inspired, everywhere you turned there
was something beautiful to want to paint”said Pat Campbell, who produced 11 of the
paintings herself.
For some it was their first time at location painting and found the experience
exhilarating “I can’t believe I produced two paintings in one week” laughed novice
painter Lorraine Lalonde, “It usually takes me months to finish a painting, there is
something to be said for working quickly. I love the spontaneous look of my
paintings”. Spontaneity is nothing new to Sandra Taylor Hedges. As a veteran
outdoor painter she has learned to find the center of interest and work quickly to
capture the essence of the view being painted. She advocates to all artists the
importance of working outside of the studio on location. “The energy of the
landscape speaks to you, it’s important to be sensitive to it. This like all things takes
practice. In Plein Air painting it’s about the emotion of the moment not the details
that count.”
This is the second trip for the Junkies this summer. In June Sandra and Pat, along
with partner Rose Desnoyers visited Amherst Island just west of Kingston, Ontario
along with 6 other artists from all over Ontario. What’s next for the junkies?
Charlevoix, Georgian Bay and Newfoundland are on the short list.
Sandra Taylor Hedges
Pat, Sandra, Bev
and Lorraine
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Pat Campbell
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$700 raised for Hospice CornwallArticle and photographs by Jason Setnyk
Rock for Charity on July 22nd at La Maison helped raise $800 for Hospice
Cornwall through donations at the door, and generous donations from La
Maison and from Rodney Rivette. The event was well attended, with over 150
people coming out to enjoy great music and an important cause. Guest
speaker Sandy Collette addressed the crowd explaining how a hospice serves
our community. One musician playing that night already knew just how
important a hospice is based on a very personal experience. Denis Andre
explains, "It was truly a great honour for myself and Boozehound to play this
show. My father was in the hospice when he passed and it felt amazing to
help the kind and generous nurses and staff. From the bottom of our hearts. Thank you." A long limo pulled up to La Maison that night and a
bachelorette party of twenty-five came into the bar, and those ladies really enjoyed Boozehound's set. Joel Ouellette who opened up the show says,
"The show had a great energy, it was a night to remember!" According to Bud O'Byrne who played second, "It seemed like everyone piled in at once.
The place was packed in thirty minutes. a lot of Cornwall's finest musicians and wild-men played their hearts out. A fine show!" Tommy Heatley also
played that night. According to him, “it was a
great night indeed, and as a
solo musician last night it was
humbling to get an
opportunity to play with
everyone. The talent around
me was phenomenal. It was an
honour." Joel Sauve and the
Vague-Abonds also played a
set. Sauve says, "It's nice to see
fellow musicians come
together to raise money for a
charity event, in this case
Cornwall Hospice, and leave
their egos at the door. We all
have respect for each other and
giving back to the Cornwall
community is something to be recognized! Good work, yet again Jason Setnyk!" Rodney Rivette, who does sound and karaoke at La Maison, is also
a professional musician with over twenty years of experience. He joined The Vague-Abonds on stage for their last few songs singing and playing
guitar. Rivette reflects on the night, "Good times, great music, and most of all raised a lot of money for a great cause. Cornwall Hospice the work you
do is much appreciated". Hospice Cornwall is a service under the management of Carefor Health and Community Services. It is a 10 bed facility
offering end of life services for patients and their loved ones in a supportive and peaceful setting. To date Jason Setnyk's Rock the Vote has raised
about $7000 for various charities and non profit groups that make Cornwall and SD&G a better community to live in. According to Jason Setnyk, "Rock
for Charity will return sometime after the provincial election, booking great music, and helping support awesome local causes".
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General Vanier Intermediate School Hosts Closing CeremoniesStudents, staff members, and alumni of General Vanier Intermediate
School (GVIS) along with community members had the opportunity to
relive the school’s rich history and celebrate over 45 years of success at the
GVIS Closing Ceremonies on July 22-23.
Guests had the opportunity to take part in a variety of activities including
a Friday evening Wine and Cheese, school tour, athletic events,
continental breakfast, and a look at hundreds of pieces of memorabilia.
In addition, the official closing ceremony included a performance by the
Akwesasne Women's Singing Society, a wonderful speech by Gold
Medalist Lori Dupuis, and GVIS reflections from former staff and students,”
said Principal Robert Currier.
“The closing of General Vanier is a big loss to the Cornwall and Akwesasne
communities,” said Currier. “I am proud to say that the school has mirrored
the diversity of Canada and the Cornwall community through its various
cultures that include English, French, Mohawk and multicultural
populations. The closing ceremonies gave many former students along
with other Cornwall and area citizens a chance to celebrate its
distinguished multicultural heritage.”
Currier is also the principal of Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School
which will transition to a Grades 7-12 school this fall. In addition, St.
Lawrence Intermediate School – which will be known as St. Lawrence
Secondary School in September – will become a Grades 7-11 school this
fall, and a Grades 7-12 school in September 2012.
“I would like to say thanks to all of the members of the Closing Ceremonies
Committee who helped to make the event such a success,” he said. “The
number of people that attended certainly exceeded our expectations.
“The positive
comments about
the closing
weekend activities
from former staff
and alumni are
too numerous to
mention,” he
added. “In true Viking form, the committee made sure that the GVIS celebration was one that
people will fondly remember.”
For more information please call:
Robert Currier
Principal
Cornwall Collegiate
and Vocational School
613-932-8360
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GV Closing Memorabilia
Photos of GV Closing activities
and 2 students from the last
graduating class of 2011
showing their certificates
Ethan Dempster (left) and
Kristofer Renaud (Right)
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by Mario Leclerc
Research by labour experts
Richard Freeman and James
Medoff concluded that
organizations with labour
unions experience less
employee turnover. Unions
also allow employees to
feel like they have a voice
in the workplace, which can reduce
feelings of frustration that could lead to turnover.
The business of unions is to provide a balance by
addressing the issues that don’t interest the
financiers and others, such as job security, pensions
and benefits, equality and so on. The labour
movements speak for all working people not just its
due-paying members. The reality is the individual
worker is always more vulnerable than the boss, and
that’s why unions were invented. Society needs
checks and balances, unions do fulfill that important
role.
The notoriously conservative World Bank released a
report in February 13, 2003 saying that labour unions
are good for the economy and equity.
Based on more than a thousand studies of the
effects of labour unions and collective bargaining on
the performance of national economies, the World
Bank report found that workers who belong to trade
unions earn higher wages, work fewer hours, receive
more training, and have longer job tenure on
average than their non-unionized counterparts.
High rates of unionization also lead to lower
inequality of earnings, especially for women and
minority groups, says the report, entitled ‘Unions and
Collective Bargaining: Economic Effects in a Global
Environment.’
But unionization is not just good for individual workers – the
study also found that countries fare better economically if
large numbers of workers belong to trade unions.
More specifically, the study shows that high unionization rates
are associated with lower unemployment and inflation, higher productivity,
and speedier adjustments to economic shocks.
Union seeks a society which affirms the essential equality of human beings
and embraces the goal of equality of condition. It does this by defending
existing social programs against cutbacks, by advocating new programs
such as universally available national childcare system and by pushing for
economic reforms that transfer power to those who work for a salary or a
wage.
Unions works for a change in the strategic balance so that business can no
longer impose concession on the rest of society.
In contrast to the right-wing globalization agenda, which prevents whole
nations from setting their own economic course, the labour movement
affirms the importance of community-based economic development. To
that end, the Unions support policies aimed at strengthening cooperatives
and credit unions, whose goal is to reinvest capital in local communities.
The left remains what it has always been – the party of equality. And the
right continues to be what it has always been – the party of inequality. All
the specific questions in our politics – globalization, competitiveness, the
deficit, unemployment, taxation and the welfare state are really debates
about equality versus inequality.
Unfortunately, as long as power, greed, and tyranny dwell in the hearts of
humankind, there will always be a need to protect the many from just such
a few.
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Parade of nations is looking for donations of art and crafts supplies or
copying services for children colouring pictures to help Nancy Sylvain
make the most beautiful children international crafts for the festival on
September 17th and 18th. These items can be seen at
www.paradeofnations.com under People festival. Looking for shoe
boxes, empty plastic containers such as margarine, sour cream and
cottage cheese; Aquafina and Fusion ONLY empty water bottles;
jingle bells or very small bells; heavy weight card stock (4 ply), paper
plates, rolls of paper large size (3 feet high maximum), sand paper,
colouring crayons, construction paper all colours, glue sticks,
donations, small macaroni shells boxes. Call 613-936-6873 or drop at
1621 Joyce, Cornwall.
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Chamber to Issue Ontario Photo ID Cards
Cornwall – The Cornwall & Area Chamber of Commerce, Service Ontario site today
announced it has been selected by the provincial government as one of the initial issuing
offices for the new Ontario photo ID card beginning July 25. The announcement was made
by Service Ontario.
“The government introduced the photo ID card to make it easier for people who do not have
photo identification such as a driver’s licence,” reports Strasser. “This secure card will be
recognized as government-issued identification for Ontarians 16 and over and will make it
easier for non-drivers to perform everyday transactions such as cashing a cheque or
returning merchandise to a store.”
To acquire a card, applicants must satisfy three elements: their legal name, date of birth and
a signature. Acceptable documents may include a birth certificate, passport, Ontario Health
Card, Ontario student card with a signature, a Canadian Certificate of Indian Status, or
marriage certificate.
Facts at a glance:
• The photo card will cost $35 and is valid for five years.
• Approximately 1.5 million Ontarians aged 16 years and over do not have a valid driver’s
licence. • Ontario joins eight other provinces that offer a government-issued photo ID card.
• The Ontario photo card comes with the same security features as the driver’s licence to
help prevent fraud and identity theft.
For more information on how to apply for the Photo ID card, interested parties may contact
the Chamber at 613-933-4004.
For more information, contact:
Lezlie Strasser, Executive Manager
T. 613-933-4004
Call to Photographers
The Cornwall Regional Art Gallery is looking forsubmissions to its second annual Juried Photography
Exhibition, taking placeAugust 17 to September 16, 2011.
The competition is open to all photographers, using anytype of photographic process: colour or black and white,
traditional or manipulated.Entrants can submit up to three works.
The entry fee is $20 for gallery members and $30 for non-members.
The show’s awards night and reception will take placeThursday night, August 25 at 7 pm.
The Gallery will be accepting entries from August 3 to 6,2011, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
For more information or to get a registration form visit theGallery at 168 Pitt Street, Cornwall ON or visit its website
at www.cornwallregionalartgallery.ca.
OPEN HOUSE
at the EARLY YEARS CENTRE (550 Ninth St.E) FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH FROM 10AM-1PM
Join us for an Open House at the Cornwall Early YearsNeighbourhood Site. Children’s entertainer Gerry Mitchell will beperforming, local children’s book author Patrick Guindon will readhis new book “Sad Monster and the Wishing Tree” and present a
craft. There will also be face painting and outdoor water play! Free for families and their children ages 0-6 years. For more
information contact Joanne at 613-930-9211 ext.226.
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and the Parade
of Nations
On Tuesday, June
27th, 2011,
members of the
team of the Parade
of Nations for the
Developmental ly
challenged and those
with specials needs, met at
Pommier Jewellers, 6 Second Street East Cornwall to announce the
nomination of Mr. André Pommier as 2011 Parade Marshall during the
Parade of Nations People and Kite Festival. Mr. Pommier was selected
by for his continuous dedication towards our community. For the
occasion André Pommier donated a Canadian diamond heart shape
sterling silver solitaire pendant.
The purpose of the People and kite festival:
- a fundraiser for a Light in the Tunnel Program for the
developmentally challenged and those with special needs;
- an opportunity to thank everyone for what they do for our
community;
· - a celebration of our personal accomplishments no matter the size;
· - a celebration of our ancestral origins;
· - a promotion of our local artists, artisans performers, writers; and
· - an introduction of local businesses, profit and non-profit
organizations and groups of all kinds.
The festival showcases a parade, multicultural entertainment and others for all
ages, a gigantic trade show for artists, artisans, writers, performers, groups,
associations and businesses of all kinds, kite flying and various contests. The
festival will be held on 17th and 18th September 2011. You may obtain additional
information at www.pardeofnations.com, by calling 613-936-6873 or by e-mail at
[email protected]. At the moment, the Parade of nations urgently needs
volunteers.
In the picture below, from left to right: Dr Natavarlal Hiralal Shah, permanent
Honorary Chair, Rich Shaver, permanent Ambassador, Marie Morrell, Founder and
Executive Director of the Parade of nations, André Pommier 2011 Parade
Marshall, Art Levert, Director Parade of nations "A light in the Tunnel Program" for
the Developmentally Challenged (emotional, physical and mental) and those
with special needs, one of the many 2011 program beneficiary Alain Bouvier .
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Earlybird Tickets—Final Week!This is the last week to purchase earlybird tickets
for the Aultsville Wednesday Night Movie Series.
Get your tickets at the discounted price at the Civic Complex Box Office. You can also phone in your orderat 613-938-9400 for pick up later.
After July 29th, tickets will remain on sale at theregular price.
Visit www.aultsvilletheatre.comfor pricing details and movie info..
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Graphic Designer
Is poutine the national food
of Canada and, if so, should
Canadians be proud of that
fact just like Scots are proud
of haggis fulfilling the same
designation for them? Surely
French fries with cheese
curds and brown gravy are
no worse than the Scottish
concoction of minced offal and
oatmeal stuffed into a sheep’s
stomach.
And a food doesn't have to be unique
to a specific country to maintain a
special national status there. For
example, waffles are popular in any of
a number of countries, but what is it
that makes Belgians consider the
waffle to be a Belgian waffle? It might
just be in the eating of this special
treat on a bone-chilling damp of a
Belgian winter day surrounded by
familiar local topography.
To this I might add that for many a
Canadian youth there is nothing like
going out with friends to eat poutine
after the bars have closed. The dish is
great for sopping up all the booze
consumed earlier in the evening.
By the same token, Canadians chefs with
national reputations often do gourmet
takes on poutine. Some upscale
Canadian eateries have been known to
feature a poutine of the day on the
menu; let's say something like Local
Organic Frites as Braised Lamb Poutine
paired with a glass of Bodega Estepa
2007 Pinot Noir.
This still doesn't take away from the fact
that given its caloric content, poutine
might just kill you if eaten often. Its
critics joke that it should only be
consumed by the heartless.
As many Canadians see it, the mention of
Canada to a foreigner, particularly to an
American, instantly conjures up images
of hockey players, Royal Canadian
Mounted Police, lumberjacks, igloos,
and, of course, canoes and moose. The
list goes on, but does not include a
national dish - unless you select maple
syrup, which is customarily poured on
something else, or the entire Tim
Horton's doughnut chain.
When asked in surveys what
particularly makes them proud of their
country, Canadians tend to name
hockey, followed by multiculturalism
(which they envision as a lumpy stew
rather than a melting pot), or the
national health care system. Poutine
thus may be the appropriate national
food for a country that prides itself on
lumpy multiculturalism - whatever
impact it has on that other point of
pride, the national health-care system.
I welcome your comments at
Gary Friedman
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