Catégorie : Tribune-Express (Hawkesbury)

The four students have been learning to figure skate as part of the program for the better part of a year, navigating shutdowns and uncertain ice availability, but all their work has paid off. Alice Brunet, Joannie Labre, and Coralie Labre received a bronze assessment, and Haylee Diotte Leduc received a silver assessment in their Star 1 showcase. 

“They were quite proud to be wearing the dress, they were very nervous on the ice of course,” said Starlettes Coach Nancy Neumann. “It’s the first time for them to skate in front of parents and other people, and it’s always a little bit nerve-wracking, but they’re looking forward to repeating it again next year and hopefully scoring a better score before they move up into the next level.” 

The CanSkate program teaches both kids and adults how to reach their skating goals. They help students meet baseline balance, control, and agility goals based on whatever they’re trying to do, whether it be figure skating, hockey, ringette, or just a loop around the rink. The Star showcases allow students to show what they’ve learned and receive feedback from judges on what portion of their routines they need to work on next. 

The Starlettes skated in the Star 1 showcase, which works on the most basic skating skills. The students showed off jumps, spins, spirals, and how they move on the ice, a typical showing for Star 1 assessments. The individual moves don’t get judged until at least Star 5, but overall they did very well. The assessments go up to Star 10. 

The date of their next event is uncertain, as rural areas have less ice time available for booking, especially in the summer. According to Neumann, local ice time is usually taken up by hockey or ringette, so the Skating Club often has to wait for Lachute or Vaudreuil-Dorion to announce a skating event. Travelling down to the Toronto area is too expensive to consider for recreational skaters. The club is hoping to go to Aylmer before Christmas. 

Meanwhile, the girls have been told to look for a piece of music to create their own choreography for, as that’s the next step in the CanSkate program. 

Council members listened to a presentation March 28 about a new subdivision project, Portail du Mont Roc Gateway, proposed for a four-hectare area near the intersection of Spence Street and Cameron Street. The site is a wooded area that borders Emerald Street, Sydney Street, and Stevens Street. 

« What we would like to do, » said Tracy Zander, of the planning consultant firm, ZanderPlan, « is bring a broader range of residences to your community. » 

The proposed Mont Roc subdivision would be a two-phase project that would result in 127 dwellings, featuring a mix of single-family, semi-detached, town house, and apartment buildings. Zander noted that the project plan would allow for some « secondary dwelling » units created as part of the original houses to help address Hawkesbury’s affordable housing needs. 

The developer has filed a draft plan for the project, along with a stormwater management plan, and done a geotechnical investigation of the site for the proposed subdivision. The aim of the March 28 public review session was to gather comments and questions from council and also from any interested residents. 

The main concerns expressed during the virtual meeting from several homeowners on the neighbouring streets were how the proposed development would affect their own property values and whether there was a risk of some individuals buying up several of the finished houses and semi-detached homes and then renting them out to transient tenants rather than to families who might settle down as a permanent part of the neighbourhood. 

The area proposed for the development is already zoned for residential use but some parts of the land are zoned for different types of residential development. The developer will need to apply at a later date for a rezoning amendment before construction can begin. 

Meanwhile the developer will continue gathering feedback on the proposed project to prepare a draft plan to submit to the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR) for planning approval. Then the zoning amendment application follows, along with presentation of a subdivision agreement to the municipality, marking out lot sites, and then registering the final plan. 

Anyone with concerns or questions about the proposed subdivision project can email the UCPR planning department at planning@prescott-russell.on.ca. 

On March 25, Hawkesbury officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) got a call about a pickup truck stolen from a house on Pilon Street, in Hawkesbury. It’s described as an orange 2017 Toyota Tacoma with a black tonneau cover and Ontario licence plat AR44162. They believe the truck was taken some time between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. on March 25. 

Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area at the time should call the Hawkesbury OPP at 1-888-310-1122, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- 8477 or online at www.ontariocrimestoppers.ca. 

Maleek Zaki, 18, has been found dead after a weekend search by police. He was last seen leaving a house party on Concession Road 2 in Alfred-Plantagenet on March 26. No other information has been released at this time, and the investigation is ongoing. 

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Hawkesbury OPP at 1-888-310-1122. 

Le conseil des Comtés-unis de Prescott-Russell (CUPR) approuve certaines révisions au plan régional des travaux publics pour cette année. Jérémie Bouchard, directeur des travaux publics des CUPR, a indiqué au conseil que le canton de Russell a confirmé son intention de reporter à l’année prochaine le projet de remplacement de l’égout pluvial de la rue Craig.  

Les CUPR avait alloué 1 million de dollars dans le budget 2022 comme part des comtés pour le projet, car il s’agit d’une route de comté. M. Bouchard a fait remarquer que le report des travaux de l’égout pluvial de la rue Craig à l’année prochaine offrait la possibilité aux CUPR de répondre à d’autres besoins en matière de travaux régionaux.  

Le conseil des CUPR a accepté la recommandation de M. Bouchard de réaffecter une partie du million de dollars destiné au projet de la rue Craig au repavage du tronçon à trois voies de la route de comté 17 à l’ouest de Plantagenet. Le tronçon de la route de comté est situé à l’intersection du chemin de concession 3. Le plan de gestion des actifs des CUPR indique qu’il doit être remis en état, avec une estimation préliminaire des coûts de 500 000$.  

Le personnel de M. Bouchard disposera d’une estimation plus précise du prix de ce nouvel ajout au calendrier des travaux de cette année après avoir reçu les résultats des appels d’offres pour le contrat de revêtement en asphalte chaud à la fin du mois de mars. M. Bouchard a également fait remarquer que d’autres projets de pavage supplémentaires pourraient être envisagés cette année dans le cadre des CUPR, selon que le contrat d’approvisionnement en asphalte s’avère moins coûteux que prévu.  

S’il reste des fonds excédentaires dans le budget des travaux de cette année après l’attribution du contrat d’approvisionnement en asphalte, il se peut que le service des travaux publics présente un autre rapport en juin recommandant d’autres ajouts au calendrier des travaux de 2022. 

18-year-old Hawkesbury student Maleek Zaki has been found dead after attending a house party on Concession Road 2 in Alfred-Plantagenet on March 26.  No other information has been released at this time, and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Hawkesbury OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

On March 25, Hawkesbury officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) got a call about a pickup truck stolen from a house on Pilon Street, in Hawkesbury. It’s described as an orange 2017 Toyota Tacoma with a black tonneau cover and Ontario licence plat AR44162. They believe the truck was taken some time between 1am and 7am on March 25.

Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area at the time should call the Hawkesbury OPP at 1-888-310-1122. You can also contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- 8477 or online at www.ontariocrimestoppers.ca. You won’t give your name, you won’t go to court, and you could earn a cash reward.

Last month, Franco-Ontarian singer-songwriter Janie Renée announced the launch of her fourth album, Inesperado. To celebrate, she’s hosting a live music event at Accent Meubles Furniture Store, 5676 Highway 34, in Vankleek Hill. Tickets are $20 and will include a copy of the album, free food and drinks, and a live music performance by Janie Renée herself. In collaboration with several well-known Brazilian artists from Rio de Janeiro, along with several Brazilian-Canadian artists from right here in Canada, Renée will bring a taste of Brazilian culture and togetherness to listeners.

She says she planned the event because she wanted to do something unique for the album launch, something nobody had ever done before, like launch a music album in a furniture store. She also thought this would tie in with the themes of the album nicely.

“You know how this pandemic has brought about this darkness? How everybody’s tired and cranky? I wanted to bring sunshine into it,” Renée said. “I wanted people to remember the joy in their life. Things that are inherently so beautiful that you can’t forget about them. So telling someone, for example, that you love someone in capital letters. Does it matter if you say it in capital letters? Well yeah! Today if you write in capital letters, people think you’re angry, you’re shouting. But what if I’m shouting out my love? Could that be beautiful?”

Renée was born in St. Eugene and went to school in Vankleek Hill. She has been surrounded by music and the arts her entire life, beginning her professional career at 11-years-old in an arts troupe started by her childhood piano teacher. She was the first Franco-Ontarian artist to win Radio Canada’s Ontario Pop, broadcasted live from Confederation Park, and is heavily involved in community projects involving the arts, especially for high school students.

Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8MDJ5RXAV3A3W. Masks will be required, and guests are encouraged to bring flip flops or other sandals.

Les Hawks entamaient la semaine en affrontant les Bears à Smiths Falls mardi dernier. Les Hawks ont été les premiers à s’inscrire au pointage lorsque Jérémy Tremblay a marqué son 9e but de la saison sur des passes de Kerfalla Toure et de Ryan Murphy. Toutefois, les Bears ont réussi à créer l’égalité avant la fin du premier vingt lorsque Shaymus Stevenson a fait vibrer les cordages pour l’équipe locale, aidé par Colton Chipman. 

Après un deuxième engagement sans but, les Bears ont pris les devants pour la première fois du match en début de troisième période grâce au 25e but de Sean James, aidé par Jacob Lesser et Isaac Barrett. Toutefois, les Hawks ont réussi à créer l’égalité en avantage numérique quelques minutes plus tard pour envoyer le match en prolongation. C’est Thomas Cusson qui a inscrit son 15e but pour Hawkesbury, aidé par Rylee Hlusiak et Ryan Murphy. 

La période de prolongation n’a pas suffi pour déterminer le vainqueur, et c’est finalement Thomas Cusson qui a réussi à déjouer Will McEvoy, le gardien des Bears, en tirs de barrage pour donner la victoire à son équipe. 

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Les Hawks accueillaient les Nationals de Rockland au Complexe sportif Robert Hartley vendredi dernier. Les Hawks n’ont fait qu’une bouchée des Nats, dominant leurs adversaires 42-28 au chapitre des tirs au but pour finalement l’emporter par la marque de 7-3. Kerfalla Toure a réussi un tour du chapeau en plus d’ajouter une mention d’aide à sa fiche pour mener les Hawks vers la victoire. Mark Cooper a inscrit un but et deux passes, Ryan Murphy et William Gendron ont obtenu trois passes chacun, Nicolas Tan, Rylee Hlusiak et Jakson Kirk ont marqué un but chacun, et Josh Spratt, Thomas Cusson, Max Klanow, Félix Sauvé et Jérémy Tremblay ont obtenu une mention d’aide chacun pour l’équipe locale.  

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Finalement, les Hawks rendaient visite aux Wolves à Renfrew dimanche dernier. Les visiteurs ont ben entamé la rencontre, mais après avoir pris une avance de 2-1 après vingt minutes de jeu, les Wolves sont revenus de l’arrière pour créer l’égalité 3-3 après deux périodes et ensuite ajouter trois autres buts lors du troisième engagement pour finalement l’emporter par la marque de 6-3. 

Jaskon Kirk, Josh Spratt et William Gendron ont inscrit les buts pour Hawkesbury dans la défaite, Rylee Hlusiak a obtenu deux mentions d’aide et Jérémy Quesnel, Félix Sauvé, Landon Brownlee et Mark Copper ont obtenu une passe chacun. 

Les Hawks de Hawkesbury occupent présentement le deuxième rang de la division Yzerman dans la CCHL, 12 points derrière les Junior Senators d’Ottawa et 18 points devant les Grads de Navan.