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Cumberland: Woman, 54 killed in vehicle accident at Dunning
and Beaton (Innes)
Wendover: Driver (from Rockland?) airlifted to hospital after crash east of Ottawa
St. Albert: Major fire at the cheese factory - Read updates and after effects...
Navan Fair 2013 - Theme: "Stirup Some Fun"
Plantagenet: Crash kills Dominique Malette
Plantagenet: Residents say NO to asphalt plant
Fire crews battle blaze in Vars
EOHU: Restaurant reports to be made available to
the public
Navan: Visitors come from Navan, Ireland
Thieves crash car through doors of Embrun food bank, steal a
lot of food
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Cumberland - Dunning at Beaton (Innes):
Woman, 54, killed in vehicle accidnet on Sunday morning |
(Cumb erland, Sunday, March 10, 2013) At approximately 7:43 a.m., two vehicles were involved in an accident
at the intersection of Dunning Road and Beaton (Innes) Road. One woman pronounced dead at the scene.
The female, Janet Clermont, 54, was travelling northbound on Dunning Road driving a Chrysler Sebring. At the same
time, a male (age 24) was driving an Infiniti eastbound on Beaton Road. The Infiniti failed to stop for the stop
sign and entered the intersection nearly missing one vehicle before impacting with the Chrysler. The impact of
the collision caused both vehicles to lose control entering the northeast ditch of Dunning Road.
(Click on pics to enlarge.)
Ottawa Police Service have charged Wassim Outifrakh, 24 year old, of Ottawa with one count of dangerous operation
 of a motor vehicle causing death and
one count of driving while ability impaired causing death. He is also charged with Exceeds 80mg blood alcohol content
motor vehicle causing accident with fatality.
The Collision Investigations Unit is still investigating. Anyone with information about this collision is asked
to contact the Ottawa Police Collision Investigations Unit at 613-0236-1222 ext. 2481 or phone Crime Stoppers at
613-233-8477 or toll free at 1-800-222-8477.
CBC: Man charged with impaired driving in fatal Ottawa crash
CTV Story: Driver charged with impaired driving causing death
CTV News: Video
Ottawa Citizen: Janet Clermont was doing what she always did on Sunday mornings... |
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Wendover:
Driver (from Rockland?) airlifted to hospital |
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(Click on picture to view helicopter take off.)
The CBC News reported that a woman was airlifted to an Ottawa hospital in critical condition
after her car collided with an 18-wheeler in Eastern Ontario near the town of Wendover. The crash happened at about
9 a.m. near the intersection of County Road 17 and Concession Road 19, about 50 km east of Ottawa.
Wendover firefighters using the "jaws of life" extricated the woman from the vehicle
before she was airlifted to hospital, said Prescott and Russell paramedic spokesman Gilles Lacroix.
The driver of the car was the only person in her vehicle. She was in critical condition at the
time of transport, Lacroix said.
Traffic was diverted for several hours while police nvestigated.
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St. Albert:
Major fire at the cheese factory |
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(An early photo before fire gutted two buildings and area evacuated. Click on pic to enlarge)
( For all new relating to the St. Albert Cheese Factory, please
click here.)
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Navan:
2013 Fair theme is "Stirrup Some Fun" |
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 (EMC News, Posted Thursday,
January 31, 2013) The Cumberland Township Agricultural Society, which runs the annual Navan Fair, offered some updates at the recent annual
meeting for its upcoming 68th fair year, to be held from August 8 to 11.
- This year's theme: "Stirrup Some Fun"
- Springfest planned for June 15
Award Winners:
Several awards were given to the members who have gone above and beyond.
- The Sam and Janet Rathwell Family Award went to the Charlebois and Levesque family.
- Audrey Hamilton received the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies Service Diploma.
- the Navan Fair Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Ardyth Elliott.
- The Cumberland Township Agricultural Society Youth of Distinction Award went to Sydney, Taylor
and Byron McNeely.
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Plantagenet:
Early morning crash kills Dominique Malette |
 (Thursday,
November 22, 2012) A Plantagenet man is dead after he was ejected from his car when it slammed into a hydro pole
near the village early Thursday morning.
Ontario Provincial Police are trying to figure out what led to the accident.
Dominique Malette, 26, was driving a 2004 Dodge SX2 on County Road 9 between Station and Water Streets around 2:20
Thursday morning, when the vehicle left the road.
Malette was ejected from the car when it hit a hydro pole. He was pronounced dead at the scene. |
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Plantagenet:
Anti-asphalt community continues to lobby, awaiting council vote, Oct. 10
 (Plantagenet, October 2012) When PB
Paving and Landscaping chose to build its proposed asphalt plant on a vacant plot of land along County Road 17
in Plantagenet, local residents came together to protest. They made their intentions known at a public meeting
in July when some 300 angry residents showed up to voice their concerns.
For an update on their subsequent activity and current status, visit our feature page which includes multi-links
and related news. Read
more...
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 Fire crews battle blaze in Vars
(Tuesday, August 21, 2012) Ottawa fire fighters were called to a farmhouse on Forced
Road near Rockdale and Russell Roads just before 7 a.m.this morning.
While it's not clear what sparked the blaze, firefighters believe it started in the kitchen. Fortunately no one
was inside the home when the fire broke out, and crews were able to prevent it from spreading to the neighbouring
barn.
Cause of fire is still undetermined. An estimate in damages is still unknown.
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Eastern Ontario Health Unit's (EOHU):
Restaurant reports to be made available to the public
 According to the Vankleek Hill Review, the deadline for the launch of the Eastern Ontario Health Unit's (EOHU) online disclosure system to make restaurant reports
available to the public has been pushed back once again.
The EOHU's territory includes all municipalities within the five counties - Prescott, Russell,
Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry - as well as the City of Cornwall. (Click on logo to enlarge.) Read more...
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Navan News: Visitors from Navan, Ireland
 Orleans Online, Thursday, August 9, 2012) The town of Navan, Ontario welcomed 41 special guests from the town of Navan,
Ireland on Thursday during the first day of a four day visit.
The 42 guests posed for a group picture outside St. Mary/s Anglican Church at noon and then went inside for a short
tour before sitting down to lunch with some of Navan's oldest residents.
The visitors all hail from Navan, County Meath, pop. 28,600, about 50 km northwest of Dublin. The same place where
Navan, Ontario founder Michael O'Meara hailed from. Read more... |
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Thieves crash car through doors of Embrun food bank, steal
a lot of food
Update: (Embrun)
Robbed food bank buoyed by community support.
After the devastating robbery of a local food bank, the people of Russell County and beyond
have made Christmas come early. Read more... |
A “large amount o f food” was stolen from the Good Neighbours Food Bank in Embrun after a vehicle smashed into
the building’s rear doors.
The Ontario Provincial Police in Russell Country investigation indicates that between 10:00pm on July 23 and 8:45am
on July 24, 2012, an unknown vehicle smashed the rear doors to gain entry. The unknown suspect(s) fled with
a large amount of food.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Russell County OPP at 613-443-4499 or Crimestoppers
at 1-800-222-8477. Read more... |
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