There will be no information meeting on Chelsea’s Meredith Centre tonight, where the municipal council and consultant Clem Pelot were to explain the decision to cut the arena from the community centre’s plans. Read More…
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MRC des Collines Police Spokesperson Martin Fournel looks across Jamieson Lake, as the department's nautical unit trolls for the body of a missing Ottawa Man. Photo by Trevor Greenway of the Low Down
MRC des Collines police are searching for the body of a 40-year-old Ottawa man who went missing Aug. 28 near Wakefield, Quebec.
The man was reported missing in the city, but a Jamieson Lake cottager spotted a vehicle and called police Aug. 30. When MRC des Collines police arrived at the lake, just off
Shouldice Road, they found the man’s car, a bicycle and some personal effects.
According to MRC Spokesperson Martin Fournel, it’s believed the man was suicidal and took his own life, although nothing has been confirmed.
Sept. 1 Front page
“The individual unhooked a dock, went on the lake and probably drowned himself,” said Fournel. “We are looking for a body right now.”
When the Low Down arrived before noon Aug. 31, the police water-patrol unit was on hand, using grappling hooks in their search for the body which, at press time, had not been found. A Surete du Quebec diving team was called in to continue the search.
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An elderly Gracefield, Quebec couple is dead after a head-on collision on Hwy 105 in Venosta, late in the afternoon on Aug. 30. Read More…
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The Wakefield, Quebec hospital is looking for more doctors.
As a student at Heritage College, Michelle Lajzerowicz had an auspicious Career Day encounter with Dr. Stuart Geggie, who encouraged her to come and work at the Wakefield, Quebec hospital when she was older.
A few years later, as a resident at the Montfort Hospital in Ottawa, a colleague mentioned the option of doing her rural posting in Wakefield. Read More…
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An energetic group of children jump up and down as TSN begins its live broadcast at the Kraft Celebration Tour Aug. 26
It was the busiest weekend in Wakefield, Quebec, as the Kraft Celebration Tour and Wakefest both hit the village with a punch. The Low Down hit the pavement all weekend long. Click here for our online photo gallery. Pick up this week’s edition of the Low Down for more photos from the weekend.
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Sportscentre co-hosts Darren Dutchyshen and Jennifer Hedger were in Wakefield, Quebec Thursday morning as part of the Kraft Celebration Tour. The two boradcasters took in the sights from above, as Dutchyshen took the plunge off the Great Canadian Bungee. The Low Down was there, documenting the event for our latest installment of Video Fridays on Low Down Television ( LDTV.) Video by Trevor Greenway. More Kraft Celebration Tour videos to come. Click here for more LDTV videos
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Former mayor Grant calls for Chelsea, Quebec to abandon sinking Meredith Centre plan
Just when the Meredith Centre proponents in Chelsea, Quebec breathe sighs of relief after receiving the long-awaited funding extension, the coalition that brought the centre into being is coming apart.
Former Chelsea mayor Judy Grant, who served as the Chelsea Foundation’s honourary chair of fundraising until last summer, said it’s time to abandon the community centre plan.
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Grant points to escalating municipal debt, undefined costs for the centre’s water and sewage, and alterations to its plan she feels won’t sit well with some who voted ‘Yes’ in the June 2009 referendum as reasons to scrap the Meredith Centre.
“I think if they called another referendum today, I think it would be a little bit different,” she said, adding that the referendum was for a specific proposal that is no longer being delivered. “I think if they change it, they need to go back to the people.” Read More…
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An MRC des Collines officer cleans up some police tape on Cremazie St. in Cantley on the early morning of Aug. 21. Trevor Greenway photo
A 59-year-old Cantley, Quebec man died after he was shot during an armed standoff with police Aug. 20.
Claude D’Auteuil was shot by the MRC des Collines Police tactical unit after emerging from his Cantley home at 108 rue Cremazie, where he had barricaded himself earlier.
According to Surete du Quebec Spokesperson Steve Lalande, D’Auteuil called police at 4:30 p.m., threatening to kill himself. When they arrived on the scene, MRC des Collines police noticed that he was armed with a handgun and quickly called for backup. Read More…
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Bids on the construction of the Wakefield, Quebec community centre have come back with costs much higher than expected, meaning some features in the plans, such as natural wood finishes and a geothermal heating system, may have to be scrapped. Read More…
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The Hilotrons will be playing the Black Sheep for Wakefest this Saturday.
Wakefest has finally arrived in Wakefield, Quebec. It’s only one day away, starting with the launch of the nude calendar on Aug. 26 at Cafe Molo. It all starts at 8 p.m. this Thursday. There are plenty of other activities to take in this week, with the live TSN broadcast for the Kraft tour celebration taking place at 6 p.m. on Thursday on Riverside Drive. Also on for this week is Buster Keaton’s movie the General at the covered bridge on Friday. The Hilotrons hold up the fort on Saturday at the Black Sheep Inn, but it doesn’t stop there. The Wakefield Grannies are hosting their annual Great Granny Concert on Sunday at the covered bridge. For more information and a complete festival schedule, visit the website here
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