Here are five stories to know today, with the focus first on Cornwall, SDG&A and Akwesasne, then on Canada’s new instant payment system.
Cornwall and Area Arts Hall of Fame inducts nine honourees
The Centre for the Arts Collective inducted six people and three organizations into the Cornwall and Area Arts Hall of Fame at a gala attended by about 100 guests, including Senator Bernadette Clement, Cornwall Seaway News reports. The individual inductees are theatre advocate and fundraiser Katie Burke, former mayor Brian Lynch, visual artist Tamia Doll, writer and historian Ginette Guy Mayer, Franco-Ontarian author David Menard and theatre pioneer Robert Perron. The Glengarry Artists’ Collective, the Cornwall Concert Series and Seaway Winds were honoured as organizations. Performers at the gala included Bear Fox, Penny Bedard, John Fracalanza and Linda Dacres. The honours recognize artists and groups who have shaped cultural life in Cornwall and the Counties. Source: Cornwall Seaway News.
Red Ribbon Forces breakfast thanks local military and police
The Red Ribbon Forces held their annual thank-you breakfast for military and police members at the Cornwall Township Lions Club in Bonville, an event the group has hosted for 20 years, Cornwall Seaway News reports. More than 40 local and Canadian businesses and individuals sponsored the breakfast. The SDG volunteer group was founded in 2006 by Brian Goodfellow and Eleanor Bookman and has raised more than $85,000 for veterans, police and their families, through Support our Troops car magnets, stickers and events. Perry Coughlan explained the Table of Honour, which uses items such as an empty chair, a red rose and an inverted glass to remember fallen comrades, and attendees included MP Eric Duncan. With Remembrance Day tomorrow, the breakfast is a reminder of the local volunteers who support service members year-round. Source: Cornwall Seaway News.
Jim Brownell launches his latest book on the Lost Villages
Moulinette native Jim Brownell launched his second book, Lost…As the Waters Rose – A History in Narratives, on November 8 at the Lost Villages Brewery, The Seeker reported. The book tells the story of the villages affected by the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project in 73 short narratives; Brownell was 10 when he watched his hometown disappear. Lorne “Bud” Johnston, who appears in the cover photograph of a family on a flooded road looking toward Moulinette, travelled from Orleans for the launch. Brownell said he is working on a third book about the more than 150 houses Hydro moved into Long Sault and would like to hear from people who live in them. Signed copies are next available at the Friendly Circle Senior Citizens Club Market at the South Stormont Community Centre, 2 Mille Roches Road, Long Sault, on Saturday, November 14, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Source: The Seeker.
Glengarry Memorial Hospital switches to Epic health records
Hôpital Glengarry Memorial Hospital in Alexandria has launched Epic, a new electronic health record system, Cornwall Seaway News reports. The hospital is one of 18 health care organizations in the Atlas Alliance, which share a secure record so authorized care teams at partner sites can see a patient’s medications, allergies, past care and test results. MyChart has replaced Connected Care as the hospital’s patient portal, letting patients see results and appointments from participating organizations in one account, and people who already use MyChart at hospitals such as The Ottawa Hospital, Winchester, Hawkesbury or Kemptville can keep their existing accounts. The last three years of records will move to MyChart, while older records remain available through the hospital’s Health Records department. For Glengarry patients who get care at more than one hospital in the alliance, their health information can now follow them. Source: Cornwall Seaway News.
Canada’s Real-Time Rail instant payment system goes live
Payments Canada launched its Real-Time Rail national payment system on Monday, November 9, The Canadian Press reports, letting participating members exchange, clear and settle payments in real time. The first participants include Wealthsimple, Koho, Peoples Trust Co., Questbank, Paramount Commerce, DoBusiness.com, Digital Commerce Bank and Bank of America, with all the major Canadian financial institutions expected to join in the coming months. BetaKit reports the system has been in development since 2015 and was first targeted for 2019, and that sources told it none of the Big Six banks were likely to join the first phase. The expected benefits include lower processing costs, less reliance on cash and cheques and faster access to money once it is sent. For Cornwall-area households and small businesses, faster payments will depend on whether their own financial institution is connected. Sources: The Canadian Press (via BNN Bloomberg) and BetaKit.
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