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while the second was transported in stable condition
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This fall she is an International Chair in Humanities and Social Sciences, Université Rennes 2 (Brittany) in its new Graduate Studies program CAPS—Creative Approaches to Public Space
As a guest artist she is also given carte blanche for creative endeavours with numerous European collaborators
Panet-Raymond expands on her innovative approach to teaching
This particular seminar/workshop focused on ways that we inhabit and build legitimacy to occupy public space with art that both challenges and engages the community.It's part of a transnational collaboration in anthropology
The constellation of CAPS partners include University College
Cork in Ireland and University of Barcelona
Oslo Academy of the Arts and other European partners
I will be leading some workshops and giving a couple of public lectures and taking full advantage of having arts residencies where I have time and the resources to explore new sites
establish collaborations across disciplines in Rennes and in other countries
During the pandemic, I expanded the project Ensemble Ouvert to reach out and connect artists over different continents
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grieving over her mother's alleged murder in January has taken a back seat to duty: arranging cremation and a memorial service
and cleaning out the Bloomingburg rental house where Margaret Regalia was found dead
Now the Rosendale woman faces a new hurdle: trying to claim death benefits as her mother's beneficiary
Local 464A of the United Food and Commercial Workers union
whose members include ShopRite employees like Regalia
The union's letter cited language limiting payouts to deaths by natural causes
is vowing to press Panet's case when the union's trustees meet March 4
Their decision will determine not just a payout
but how Jennifer Panet views a union that represented her grandmother and counts her husband among its shop stewards
"It was very shocking considering my grandmother was a member of the union for 30-plus years," she said of the decision
was found dead in a house on Nashopa Road in Bloomingburg on Jan
is accused of second-degree murder in the case
It was Jennifer and Mike Panet who asked police to check the house when Regalia's store called to say she missed two days of work
the couple has spent an estimated $5,000 on cremation
the memorial service and removing Regalia's possessions from the Bloomingburg house
Both were shocked by the denial of the death benefit
which they said would be between $5,000 and $10,000
"I don't know what other word I could use to describe it."
the principal for Misner Insurance Agency in Fallsburg
Insurers commonly limit the benefit if a person kills themselves within two years of starting a policy
"I have never seen anything like that," he said of the Panets' case
"It's usually the opposite; they'll double or sometimes triple the benefit for an accidental death."
Modifying the plan requires a vote of the trustees
and Niccollai intends to press Jennifer Panet's case at next month's board meeting
He is "very hopeful" the benefit will be paid
and certainly the member doesn't need any more grief for us," he said
Nicole Panet-Raymond (Courtesy of Panet-Raymond family)
When Nicole Panet-Raymond's family found out she was missing on Mt
helmet lights and shovels to join the search and rescue effort
Searchers found the 19-year-old's body before her family arrived from Portland
The University of Oregon sophomore from Portland was one of two people who died Friday on Mt. Bachelor after they separately fell into holes at the base of trees
Nicole Panet-Raymond was an avid skier and adventurer who hoped one day to practice international law
She had a knack for striking up a conversation with anyone
"There's just waves of pain and anguish that are unending
It comes and subsides and then it comes and crashes upon you again," Marc Panet-Raymond said Monday
"There's no pain like losing a child
The father said the family received a call Friday afternoon from one of Nicole Panet-Raymond's friends who went skiing with her and the friend told them the group had lost track of her on the mountain
according to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
his wife and their younger son left their home in Portland and headed to Bend
They spoke with the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office and at least one search and rescue crew as they made their way to the mountain
After passing Detroit Lake about an hour and a half into the drive
they received a call from the sheriff's office
They were able to locate the area where Nicole's phone was and a crew was making their way there
"We thought it was a good sign because maybe the phone was on her and she just couldn't move," Marc Panet-Raymond said
They drove the rest of the way without getting another call from authorities
When they arrived to a parking lot at the mountain
Panet-Raymond said he thought they all were empty until his son pointed out one with its lights on and a man inside
Panet-Raymond went to the driver's side of the vehicle and asked if the man if he was part of the search and rescue effort
He was a deputy medical examiner and had been there for an hour
"My heart sank," the father said
"That's how I found out she was gone."
Searchers found her body at about 8:30 p.m. inside a tree well near the White Bark run
an intermediate skill level course on the mountain
Her body was 10 yards off the trail beneath six feet of snow
was discovered in another tree well in the West Bowls
He was taken off the mountain by emergency responders and died about an hour later
The last skiing-related death at Mt. Bachelor was in 2015
when a 29-year-old Bend man died after hitting a tree
The last death on the mountain involving a tree well occurred in 2002
Nicole Panet-Raymond had been skiing since she was 3
She attended Rieke Elementary School and St
She wasn't afraid to be "a goofball," her father said
and would regularly take her tooth bridge out to elicit laughs among friends
She was studying at the University of Oregon's Robert D
Clark Honors College as an international studies and Spanish double major
He said she planned to study in Spain in the fall and had already been to Norway
partly through friendships she'd maintained with foreign exchange students who had lived with their family
Panet-Raymond said he and his family were still too stricken with grief to attend a candlelight vigil Saturday at Rieke Elementary School
He said they've been heartened to see photos of the vigil showing at least 100 people who attended
Mary's Academy held a prayer service for the teen on Monday
"It helped show to us not only the breadth of the impact she had on people
but the depth as well," Marc Panet-Raymond said
genuine person who was very confident in who she was and lifted everyone who was around her."
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A one-time beloved high school for many military brats will be celebrating its 65th-anniversary reunion celebration this May
All former students and staff of CFB Petawawa’s General Panet High School are welcome to come
“We have kept in touch with many students (past and present) who are looking forward to returning for the 65th Anniversary Celebration
and every effort is being made to locate as many former staff and students as possible to make the event an even greater success,” writes the General Panet High School Reunion Committee
all those connected to the former General Panet High School are welcome for a fun-filled weekend
The event will connect all those who once called Panet their school
Former students and staff from Valour High School are also welcome to attend
The weekend will kick-off with a Meet and Greet at the Petawawa Civic Centre on Friday night
and the pinnacle event of the weekend will be the Saturday night Dinner and Dance
a Jam Session Saturday afternoon and a Sunday brunch
The General Panet High School Reunion Committee recognizes that this reunion is “more important than ever,” with many former students and teachers “getting up there in years.”
The deadline for registration and purchase of the full package is April 15
anyone can still join the celebration by attending the dance on May 20
welcomed hundreds of children of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members
many alumni of the school note that bonds formed here remained for a lifetime
“Past years have seen as many as 700 people at the reunion ranging in age from the 20s to the 90s and usually around 50 golfers at the tournament
dancing and the food is always fantastic (breakfasts
lunches and dinners from the very best local catering companies)
old yearbooks and uniforms will be on sale,” said Gary Serviss
Many alumni of the school have gone on to have astounding careers both in the CAF and beyond
Some notable alumni include: world-famous opera singer Joshua Hopkins
and winter Olympian Nordic skier Chris Jefferies
To learn more about the event, click here or the General Panet Reunion Facebook page here. Registration forms and requests can be sent here
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Skier killed on Mt. Bachelor remembered at candlelight vigil in Southwest Portlandby Lashay Wesley
PORTLAND, ORE. — Friends and family gathered Saturday night to remember the 19-year-old skier who died on Mt. Bachelor Friday.
Nicole Panet-Raymond was found by search and rescue crews after she went missing while skiing on the mountain.
The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said she was pronounced dead at the scene. She died at a tree well near the more difficult White Bark run near the Carousel lift.
"Tell people you love them. Hug everyone because you never know," saidMolly Jansky, a neighbor and longtime friend of Panet-Raymond. The two grew up together.
Jansky spoke at the vigil and asked everyone to keep Panet-Raymond's memory alive. She encouraged everyone to try and think of three memories of her on their way home.
"She was spunky, quick witted, always finding the good in people," she said.
Panet-Raymond was a student at the University of Oregon. She graduated in 2016 from St. Mary's Academy. The vigil was held at Rieke Elementary School, where Panet-Raymond went to school.
At the vigil, Jeff Simpson said she was a good, experienced skier. Judie Simpson told KATU News she enjoyed hiking and skiing.
"She's an adventurer, just like her parents. Her parents taught her the ways of the world and she was not afraid for anything," Judie Simpson.
Jeff Simpson said he spoke with Panet-Raymond's father on his way to Bend. He said Panet-Raymond's parents rushed to Central Oregon after she went missing.
"The whole way there all I could think about was how (they) must be feeling in that car over the Santiam Pass in the dark, alone, racing towards this place to understand what was happening with their daughter. That thought never left my mind. It's difficult. It's painful," Jeff Simpson said.
Growing up, Simpson said Panet-Raymond always left an impression on parents.
"She was an old soul. She's one of these people that at a very young age could communicate articulately with adults. Look you in the eye and start a conversation she was that kind of special person."
Attention all former and current students and staff of General Panet High School!
Coming up on the weekend of May 17-19, 2013, General Panet High School will be celebrating its 55th Anniversary. All former and current students and staff are invited to attend the following activities:
• Friday night Meet and Greet with D.J. at the Petawawa Civic Center;
• Saturday afternoon BBQ with teachers of General Panet High School;
• Saturday afternoon tour of the General Panet High School building;
• Saturday night Dinner & Dance (live band and D.J.) at the Petawawa Civic Center;
• Many sporting events (golf, horseshoes, etc.); and
Reunion organizers have kept in touch with many students (past and present) who are looking forward to returning for the 55th Anniversary Celebration, and every effort is being made to locate as many former staff and students as possible to make the event an even greater success.
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The time has come for the wrecking ball to take down Petawawa’s only high school
General Panet closed its doors this past winter when students transferred to the new Valour JK to 12 school on Civic Centre Road
“General Panet was like any Canadian high school in many ways
but different because our fathers and mothers were members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) or worked on Canadian Forces Base Petawawa
That created the bonds that withstand distance and time,” said Patricia Sanford
website host and co-chair of the Panet Reunion Committee
originally dubbed the Camp Petawawa High School when it was located at Rivercrest from 1958 to 1960
was named in honour of Major-General Henri-Alexandre Panet
Panet graduated from Royal Military College in 1891 and joined the Royal Canadian Artillery as a lieutenant in 1894
He served with distinction in the First World War in France with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and later commanded several regiments until his retirement in 1930
His local connection lies in the early years of Camp Petawawa
Panet personally commanded 26 artillery batteries here in 1912
When the Department of National Defence decided to convert Camp Petawawa from a wartime training ground to a permanent peacetime military establishment
The doors of “Petawawa Military Camp School” formally opened in the autumn of 1948 with some 89 pupils enrolling for the fall semester
The school’s population exploded to 1,109 by 1956
Watch General Panet being demolished
“With families constantly moving between bases
friendships between students were formed quickly and often reignited when families reconnected on different bases
complete with recreational and entertainment facilities
ensuring as students our evenings and weekends were spent in each other’s company,” said Sanford
The past students of Panet are represented in a wide variety of careers
with many following the family tradition of joining the CAF
Some past prominent students of Panet are Major General Mike Ward
former NHL players Joe Reekie and Ray Sheppard
Former Panet students have also served in the CAF all over the world
putting their lives on the line in Bosnia and Cyprus to Rwanda and Afghanistan
Panet lost one of its own in 2009 when Sapper Sean David Greenfield was killed in Afghanistan
His memory lives on through the charity Sean’s Smile
which raises funds to support the children of Afghanistan
In addition to hosting formal reunions every five years
informal past-student gatherings have taken place across the country for over 30 years
raises money for bursaries for Panet graduating students and contributes to local initiatives
The 2013 reunion provided a contribution for MRI machine and Civic Centre BBQ shelter,” said Sanford
The Panet Facebook page boasts over 220 members allowing the Panet Boomers
the difference between Panet and other high schools of its day was that students from other schools were merely friends
Students who attended Panet were part of the greater military family
uniquely supporting and understanding each other
Although the bricks and the mortar will be torn down
the spirit of Panet will live on the hearts of those who walked its halls
Details of the 2018 Panet Reunion can be found on their website.
To learn more about Sean’s Smile please visit their website
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Rennes 2 recently welcomed Professor Silvy Panet-Raymond
former Chair of the Department of Contemporary Dance at Concordia University (Montréal
QC). A teacher of choreography and the creative process
she has developed an expertise in pedagogical and artistic approaches to interdisciplinary creation and transmission processes which she is currently using in her work with the innovative graduate school CAPS – Creative Approaches to Public Space.
below she talks to us about her ongoing collaboration with the CAPS program and some of her other ongoing projects
Silvy Panet-Raymond: In 2016, I met a Rennes 2 Teaching and Research Associate, Ophélie Naessens, who had received a travel bursary to develop cooperation between Rennes 2 and Concordia University
She was also accompanying Rennes based choreographer Alain Michard
We exchanged a lot about Concordia’s dance program and some of the different things happening in Rennes
I was subsequently invited as a guest artist by the UFR Arts Plastiques in the fall of 2018
and that gave me the opportunity to work with the visual arts students here and meet some of the faculty and other guest artists
A while later, Marion Hohlfeldt (Director of CAPS) and some of her colleagues came to visit Concordia and I gave them a tour of our facilities, including something called the Milieux Institute for Art, Culture and Technology
It houses 8 research clusters that are very eclectic and dynamic centering on: performing arts
I think the Rennes team was quite inspired by that structure - that particular form of bringing together researchers and artists and students and having both the artistic practice and the research practice mixing in that manner.
it was great timing since it preceded the pedagogical launch of the CAPS Master’s program in September 2022.
in a way I'm wearing two hats: that of the International Chair in Social Sciences and Humanities where I help to construct partnerships
I've got a space at the Bois de Perrin site where I do my work and give artistic seminars for the Master’s program
we develop individual and collective projects through performative approaches
We explore different ways of embodying one's creative research and how it can extend to the public space
The interdisciplinary nature of CAPS and the fact that it's housed at Bois Perrin
means that students actively engage in shaping the place where they experiment
how do we diversify our experience of the public space so as to create a ground for things to grow
There are people in CAPS who are from a variety of fields like geography
I've invented or adapted pedagogical approaches to address the diversity of perspectives students bring to the course and conversely
I'm also working with the doctoral students
helping them how to rethink their research practices and protocols in relation to the body
to physically materialize and embody their ideas
It's pretty efficient way of revealing how ideas can take shape
It came together in a bit of a zeitgeist context
We know that what happens in a classroom is often a kind of a microcosm of what's happening in society
I noticed that there were ideological rifts that were forming between
how a person defines oneself by their craft and technical expertise
students who were more apt to a different kind of artistic
I really felt that this sort of specializing by opposition mentality was not very conducive to learning
teaching in these conditions is not much fun
I quickly had to find ways of circumventing the resistance that had grown between them and within themselves
they would also get to expand their potential beyond their own views and opinions
By removing some obstacles that were linked to things like expectations
we were left with the act of simply creating
I came up with an approach that included three things: authority
as key areas in which we could rethink how we were going to function together
I was looking for something that would be very simple to work with but that in the background touched on very complex issues
So I came up with this process and I tried it in a class
and it was immediately clear to me that I’d hit on something very interesting
we were left with the act of simply creating.
That provided us with a really dynamic opportunity for rethinking how we were going to work together
By creating that kind of acceptance of the openness
I saw that it boosted people's confidence; they were a lot more willing to playfully try things out
you’re creating a new type of open space and system
there are times when I feel that students are teachers of teachers
I know that I would not have taught myself some of the things I’ve learned without having been in certain teaching contexts
I try to bring these notions into everything I do
another key recurring theme concerns mobility; that is to say
particularly as we're working with creative approaches to public space
a public space at 10 am is not the same as the public space at 6 pm
Although it's creative approaches to public space
it should also almost be called creative approaches to space and time
Because if you think of creative approaches to public space in a static sort of way
you're forgetting that space has a life in time
It has a life in time because people are mobile
People are engaging in the space and people are crossing through it
They’re bringing part of their life into it and then taking part of their life out of it
So I try to get students to exercise that mobility
and it doesn't mean you have to be a great dancer to do it
You have to be able to sort of dance your ideas
Professor Panet-Raymond’s current artistic activities include her ongoing transmission project Ensemble Ouvert with contributions from over 200 artists from all continents and disciplines. She is also working to help develop a summer school program with CAPS and a possible microcredit course next year
Although General Panet High School closed its doors in 2015
former staff and students will celebrate the 60-year reunion
This reunion promises to be a special one as General Panet High was torn down after it closed
“It was a really old building and it was going to cost millions of dollars to update it in terms of everything
and it made more sense to tear it down and build a new building,” said Gary Serviss
a meet and greet will be held at the Petawawa Civic Centre
there will be many activities to partake in throughout the weekend
brunch and a chance to tour Valour JK-12 School
but Serviss said there’s no real way of telling how many will walk through the door this year
Saying they won’t know for sure until it’s over
all grew up together in the same town all went to school together,” said Serviss
“Whereas this is people came in for a couple of years and left
left and now they’re spread all over the world… this is like a global gathering of people that had brief little stay at this great high school.”
After the General Panet High was torn down
Serviss managed to save 1000 bricks from the old building and he is selling them for $20 to raise money for the Valour Track and Field program
he wants to sell until they’re gone and give back to the Valour track and field team
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It is with deep sorrow that we share the passing of Bryon Donald Morris
who peacefully passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on November 1
Bryon Morris was born in Montreal to the late Wilfred Morris and the late Doris aka Betty (Raven)
Bryon Morris resided most of his life in Petawawa with his wife Jennifer Morris with their children Jenna and Terry (Emilie); his children from his first marriage
Brother-in-law to Jeannette Ballantyne-Sliwowski (Stan)
Allan McLaren (Cheryl) and the late Alex McLaren
Fond Uncle to Kasia Maves (Jonathan) and Alexandra McLaren
Fondly remembered by his extended family and friends
Bryon’s legacy will live on in the projects and initiatives he helped shape during his lifetime
His dedication to the welfare and success of students has left an impressionable mark
His belief for the wealth of knowledge passion for education and his dedication to his community
He will be greatly missed by all that had the privilege and knowledge of working with him
Bryon began his years of service as a Trustee for the town of Petawawa in 1976
After some time away from his role as trustee
he rejoined Board in 2014. During his tenure
Bryon was a dedicated member of all major committees
where his insights and leadership made a significant impact
He also held the esteemed position of Chair of the Board
guiding the District with a deep commitment to student success.
A proud graduate of General Panet High School
Bryon has degrees from Queen’s University (2)
Bryon was a lifetime learning and avid reader
he could often be found in his private library
Respecting Bryon’s wishes cremation has taken place
A memorial service will be held November 8
at 11:00 am at the Petawawa Presbyterian Church
A celebration of life will be held immediately following the service in the lower level of the church
As an expression of sympathy donations to The Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre
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The relationship between farmers and Princess Auto
the Canadian retail chain that marks its 90th anniversary this year
Farmers were the key link in Princess Auto’s transformation from an auto wrecker into a national mail-order company
later morphing into 54 stores across Canada with $1 billion in sales per year in farm
light industrial and home do-it-yourself products
The company was originally called Princess Auto Wrecking
founded in 1933 on Winnipeg’s Princess Avenue by a former merchant marine
the owner wanted to unload the failing business and found a seeming mark in 19-year-old Harvey Tallman
The retailer is now owned by a third generation of Tallmans
the auto wrecker had just three broken-down vehicles parked in back and generated almost no income
It was a painful start as Harvey Tallman learned the business and grew his auto parts inventory
He eventually built the company into the largest auto wrecker in Western Canada
Tallman died this year at age 99 but was interviewed earlier for a book on Princess Auto
The United States became a key source of auto parts for Tallman
Tallman began venturing to Minneapolis in the mid-1940s with friend Benny Kushner
and they would load up a boxcar of auto parts and rail it back to Winnipeg
Harvey spied a separate pile in the wrecking yard and asked what it was
It was stuff coming back from the Second World War
It had little to do with auto parts but Harvey was intrigued
Some items were lightly used and some were not used at all
The items sold for a fraction of the purchase price but you had to buy in large volumes
Tallman bought a truckload and crammed it into his Winnipeg shop
many of whom were young men returning from the war and familiar with army goods
Princess Auto was soon stuffing army surplus into every hole and crevice on its property
now on Fort Street near the historic Fort Garry Hotel
Harvey once shipped a rail carload of war surplus jerry cans and stored them on the roof
Farmers were always part of Princess Auto’s customer base
They now became its prime market when Harvey began shipping back industrial war surplus that he and his Princess Auto crew converted into farm equipment
Parts manufacturing had ground to a halt during the Second World War because of rationing and manpower shortages
so there was great demand for parts made from refurbished army surplus
farmers would come into Princess Auto complaining about not being able to get onto their fields because the ground was sopping wet
Team members at Princess Auto team came up with a solution: large airplane tires that the company bought at war surplus auctions
These were wide balloon-like tires with more surface and very little thread that didn’t get stuck
Farmers across the Prairies were soon bouncing across their fields on former aircraft tires
The trouble became accessing enough tires to meet farm demand
where acres of field had been turned into a warplane cemetery
“There were airplanes as far as you could see,” said Harvey
Harvey scoured magazines like Popular Mechanics and Mechanix Illustrated to get ideas on how to convert war surplus to farm and industrial equipment
One article in Popular Mechanics explained how to convert stainless steel oxygen tanks from aircraft into compressors
“I would need 300 compressors and they would get a private in the army who would go onto these planes and take one compressor off after another and bring them to me
Princess Auto began repurposing engines and other equipment from military trucks
It was discovered aircraft starters could be made into excellent winches
Another bestseller were generators from war surplus planes
Princess Auto team members converted them into portable arc welders that could be driven with a belt from a farm tractor
I saw someone made a welder out of an aircraft part
I had aircraft generators and took that information and built a portable arc welder,” said Harvey
We sold thousands of those right across the country because
no one was manufacturing them,” because of rationing and workforce shortages
Princess Auto also bought Canadian army surplus
Princess Auto also picked up airplane parts from the former Canadian military airport at Southport
Princess Auto bid on parts from airplanes that had cracked up during flight training and then stored for scrap metal
The company often bid against local farmers
Harvey even bought war surplus from Britain through an agent in Toronto: saddles
and Lee-Enfield rifles with magazine-fed bolt action
He advertised in farm publications but the product was still overwhelming his warehouses
So he bought a Polaroid camera and Gestetner machine to make bulletins and mass-mailed them to farmers
was transforming from an auto wrecker into a mail-order company
Princess Auto began printing catalogues in 1951
Farm customers filled out an order sheet in the catalogue
mailed them in and received their purchases by rail
70 percent of Princess Auto business was mail order
Princess Auto produced a million catalogues twice a year
and Princess Auto president and chief executive officer from 1989 to 2014
Princess Auto even produced a catalogue strictly for farmers in those days
“We produced a 100-page catalogue and we mailed it to every farmer in Canada,” said Bob
“And at that time there were over 400,000 farmers in Canada
So that was one of our first big mailings that we were doing.”
The relationship between farmers and retailer was cemented
Princess Auto is still aggressive in the surplus market but in industrial surplus — product that finds itself in limbo because of a deal gone sour for usually innocuous reasons
Princess Auto will acquire the product whether or not it fits its product line
That leads to many surprises for customers
who may see everything from electric bicycles to wooden crossbows
from souped-up snow blowers to inflatable catamarans
The full history of Princess Auto is told in the book
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When Langley resident Wes Heppell isn’t busy with his family’s century-old potato potato farm
or the related Hardbite all-natural potato chip company
the farmer and businessman estimates he devotes as much as three to four hours a night on his collectible cards hobby
“It’s kind of my life’s passion,” Heppell told the Langley Advance Times on Sunday
the third day of the Western Canada Collectibles Experience at the Langley Events Centre
Heppell was one of more than 225 vendors on the floor for the sports collectors convention at the LEC
I’m on the other side of the table as a buyer,” Heppell remarked
”I also connect a lot with collectors who sent me want lists because I really enjoy the interaction with the collectors and the people in the hobby world,” Hepell explained
but also movie and TV show collectables,” Panet said
along with some well-preserved 1940’s-era Superman colour comics pages from the Toronto Star
“I’ve been doing this for about 25 years,” Panet elaborated
Panet said he made the trip because of the person organizing the event
and it’s just a fun show,” Panet commented
long-time show promoter and vintage expert
Novakowski admitted to some concern about the timing of the event
“Having it on Easter week weekend we were a little concerned,” he noted
with the draw of athletic stars Denis Savard
Andy Moog and Charlene Labonte and related autograph opportunities
One of the biggest events of its kind in Canada
the Langley show boasted corporate participation by sports card industry leaders like Upper Deck
said the popularity of the show has meant it now happens twice a year
“We go November and April every year,” Dinwoodie related
“November shows were becoming so successful
we decided there was a need for it to go twice a year
and as you can see it’s been quite successful as well.”
More pictures from the Easter weekend show can be viewed online at the Langley Advance Tines Facebook page
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Fellowes and Opeongo high schools dominated the courts during county-level varsity badminton championships recently at Dundonald Hall
Each high school won two championship finals each
while Fellowes led all schools in points during the Upper Ottawa Valley High School Athletic Association (UOVHSAA) Varsity Badminton Tournament hosted by General Panet High School
Fellowes' Stanley Chow secured first place in the boys singles match outdistancing Tanner Bourque
Opeongo's Nicole Cloutier took the varsity girls singles final beating Abbey Freemark
L'Equinoxe's Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey and Gabriel Garand captured the varsity boys doubles title
downing their teammates Olivier Lavoie-Harvey and Matthew Robillard
Renfrew Collegiate Institute's Carly McHenry and Jessie-Lyn Carrier won the competitive girls doubles championship
beating second place Marissa Mulligan and Megan McMaster from Opeongo
General Panet's Hannah Krueger and Travis Beauregard defeated their teammates Brittany O'Connor and Tanner Trautrim
Fellowes' Coty Higgins won the boys singles title
followed by teammate Mark Parsonage in second
Opeongo's Kelsey Jessup and Hannah Wagner took first in the open girls double
while their teammates Brittany Wilson and Kayci Genry finished in second place
beating Opeongo's Brayden Martell and Riley Panke
General Panet's Mykaila Robinson and Jordan Brown defeated St
Joseph's Ryan McNulty and Morgan McNulty to capture the open mixed doubles final
The tournament ended with the following schools finishing in the top three in points: Fellowes High School with 35 points
General Panet with 34 points and Opeongo with 27 points
The varsity winners competed at the Eastern Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association finals in Cornwall on April 23
Sean Chase is a Daily Observer multimedia journalist
sean.chase@sunmedia.ca
This past summer the beloved General Panet High School in Petawawa
closed its doors forever and was torn down to the ground
But before the wrecking ball could wreak its havoc
1000 bricks were salvaged from the outer wall of the building
They are now being sold so all those alumni who cherished the school can have a piece of it forever
General Panet High School disappeared forever
It was unceremoniously demolished after 55 years of educating the youth of CFB Petawawa and the Town of Petawawa
General Panet had a special place in the hearts and minds of all those who attended
and I felt it was important that the alumni had an opportunity to own a piece of that once cherished building,” said Gary Serviss former teacher at General Panet High School
Chief General Panet Archaeologist and the one behind the bricks campaign
each brick was carefully restored with an air impact chisel to remove the mortar
They were then washed with a power wash and set with a commemorative plaque
and news of this has quickly caught wind throughout the alumni community
“The bricks have caught on like wildfire on social media and are selling quite fast
many to alumni from far away,” stated Serviss
Proceeds from the bricks sale will be used towards completing the track and field facility at the new school
Approximately $1,000,000 needs to be raised to rubberize the track surface
The money will also be used to purchase supplies such as hurdles
“General Panet High School meant a tremendous amount to those who attended and to those who worked there
I have heard many stories of people driving by the now empty lot where Panet once stood and getting quite emotional
For those hit hardest by Panet’s loss may take some comfort in the fact that the statue of General Panet
that once stood in the front lobby of the school
is being meticulously restored by the Garrison Petawawa Museum,” said Serviss
Once the statue is fully restored it will be on glass display in the Canex Retail Complex
that is being built on the former site of General Panet High School
To own a piece of General Panet High School contact Gary Serviss at [email protected]
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"It's been an amazing journey full of outsized memories folded over decades," he wrote in a farewell letter
who studied in Concordia's cinema and literature programs
founded his company under the name Lock Danseurs; it initially took to the stage on June 10
La La La Human Steps performed to critical acclaim at hundreds of venues around the world
Silvy Panet-Raymond
chair of Concordia's Department of Contemporary Dance
says the company's influence on the artform was considerable: it willed the public to pay attention by pushing the physical and aesthetic boundaries of dance
"The physical demands of the work meant new ways of training the body to perform at high speed
with lightning-quick reflexes and daredevil leaps — and catching a partner’s weight
the company proposed a unique relationship between dancer and choreographer
and the image is shaped very much like a recognizable 'trademark'
It captures the imagination and the attention with every reproduction."
The androgynous image evolved over the years."
who graduated from Concordia in 2014 with a bachelor's in urban planning
performed with La La La Human Steps from 2000 to 2010
Panet-Raymond remembers her also enrolling in a third-year class in contemporary technique
"Here was this dancer who was so riveting in Amelia — the award-winning film released by La La La Human Steps in 2002 — being totally humble and happy to do a daily morning class with other Concordia students."
This hands-on approach also extended to Lock himself.
In the early 1980s, Elizabeth Langley, founder of Concordia’s contemporary dance program, asked him to teach classes at the university. The appointment only lasted a few months but, as Panet-Raymond recalls, he made a huge impression on his students, many of whom went on to produce big, bold works.
"His connection was as choreographer teaching emerging choreographers, rather than dancers."
The demise of La La La Human Steps points to a need for more public support for dance companies, Panet-Raymond says. "We have to realize that they create much-needed employment and they also require solid, reliable operating funds."
But the impact of this particular company will endure. "A lot of dancers have absorbed the influence of La La La directly or indirectly. That won’t disappear."
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Blending two homes into one takes compromise, a lot of compromise, says the publicly reserved Jim Taggart.
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“I am just lucky and very happy. Jane made far more compromises,” says the senior member of the extended Taggart family and chair of the Taggart Group of Companies, which builds roads, bridges, highrise condos and suburban communities across the city.
“Jane” is Jane Panet, Taggart’s wife of three years and respected in her own right as a retired public servant, strong supporter of the arts and health communities and dedicated gardener.
The two lost their spouses within months of each other in 2009, both to cancer.
Panet and Taggart had met at Carleton University in the late ’50s. He was in engineering; she earned an honours degree in English. They socialized as couples, skied at Mont Ste. Marie and sat on different voluntary boards together.
They lived near each other in Rockcliffe Park. Panet and her husband, de Lobe Panet, were in a home with many stairs, while Taggart and his wife, Judy, lived in a dramatic tan brick bungalow with a spectacular central courtyard dominated by a towering fiscus tree.
When the time came to combine homes, “the bungalow made more sense. We live on one level,” says the 72-year-old Taggart, who says when he leaves it will be on a stretcher. “This is a better house for getting older in,” adds Panet, also 72.
During summer and early fall weekends, they shuttle between her newly constructed cottage on McGregor Lake in the Gatineau Hills and the Taggart cottage on Big Rideau Lake.
In between, they relax in the modern bungalow, a home designed by Ottawa architect Robin Fyfe in the ’80s.
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“You can’t keep all your stuff. There is just too much,” says Panet, who cherishes her collection of canvases by Joan Sutherland, which hang on a deep charcoal grey wall connecting the dining room and living room.
Patrick McCarron, a designer who died last year, helped the couple with placing the art and giving their new shared home a fresh look.
In the dining room, Panet’s traditional chairs snuggle up to Taggart’s crisp-lined glass and wood dining room table. One of her massive crystal bowls rests on the glass top. Nearby, an elegant and ornate silver service long in the Panet family sits on a low table. There is also an oil portrait of an early member of the much-storied Panet family.
“I am the family caretaker of many of these pieces,” she says with an easy, open smile. “One day they will belong to my children.”
The couple spends many happy hours in the family room, where simple couches sit beside a massive stone fireplace and Panet’s Chinese cabinet shines softly in the sunlight, topped with a family portrait of the large Taggart family.
“Every year we do a picture at the Big Rideau cottages. It is a tradition,” says Taggart.
Nearby, pictures of Panet’s three children and six grandchildren sit beside happy pictures of his two children and four grandchildren.
The two friends are content, looking forward to growing old together in a house filled with newly minted memories.
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They may no longer have the bricks and mortar
Panthers have vowed that the spirit of General Panet will live on once their beloved high school closes its doors for good
Panet alumni young and old gathered over the Victoria Day weekend to mark the 55th anniversary of the area's oldest high school
The Petawawa Civic Centre was decked out in the high school's traditional green and black as aging alumni embraced and joked with former teachers
It had been an emotional three days for many former Panthers who not only renewed acquaintances but took the opportunity to visit the high school of their youth one last time
that's part of my heritage gone." remarked Carolyn Lescombe
who has come to embody the Panther spirit as a veteran member of the reunion committee
The teachers were great and everyone got along so well."
The highlight of the reunion was a special alumni dinner Saturday night at the Civic Centre
Addressing the packed arena of over 400 current and former Panthers
former vice-principal Bryon Morris delivered greetings on behalf of the high school congratulating the alumni for periodically staging the largest school reunion in the county
"General Panet is all of you," said Morris
"General Panet as a building may have one more year of life
General Panet as a community will live on for years to come."
History was plastered on the walls as alumni strolled around the arena looking at displays of old yearbooks
The very name "General Panet" pays tribute to Petawawa's rich military heritage
Henri Alexandre Panet commanded Canada's artillery division in the First World War and personally supervised 26 field batteries at Camp Petawawa in 1912
is scheduled for closure in 2014 once a new K-12 facility is built on Civic Centre Road
No one knows what will happen to the current school
built in 1960 after Panet moved over from the former Rivercrest
Mayor Bob Sweet said the new K-12 school will only write a new chapter for Panet
"I hope that new high school continues in the tradition that General Panet has shown over the last 55 years and that they create the wonderful memories that you all talk about today," said Sweet
Many of the former teachers and students were united in their contention that the spirit of General Panet will live on long after the school is gone
Former history teacher Cy Steele insisted that just the fact that alumni come together every few years will ensure Panet's survival
who once led the infamous great student strike of March 1971 when more than 200 students walked out to protest a new dress code at school dances
wholeheartedly agreed with his old teacher
"We had the best times of our lives right here in Petawawa," said King
whose four children and two grandchildren also graduated from Panet
"We have to get the young guns to keep this going
We're all getting older and maybe we'll be here in walkers but we'll still be rocking."
The advent of a new school was seen as a positive move by some
said moving the school closer to the community will erase the notion it is a base school and solidify it in the public's eyes as Petawawa's High School
"The fact my kids couldn't go to my school bothered me," said Hill
who looks back fondly on his tenure at the school which ended in 1997
They were from all over and the comraderie was there."
who started teaching at Panet the same year as Hill
described the school as a close-knit community that never had a very large student body or faculty
He recalled the enrollment reached its high mark in 1974 when they had a population of 729 students
"We had such a small staff then that everyone got to know each other really well," said Serviss
"We had such a small student body so that closeness was nice."
Regardless of the school's inevitable fate
this reunion was not sombre as students and staff chose to reflect on their years at Panet and the special memories that were made
"There was one class that I was in and there were four Judy's," recounted Judy Foster (Fader)
"The teacher put us in four different rows and labelled us Judi one
We confused her all to heck but it was a lot of fun."
Alumni came from across the country and around the world to attend the 55th anniversary
including some from as far away as Australia
enjoys coming to these reunions noting that this year she came across people she had gone to school with at Rivercrest and Pinecrest
She added she can understand the need to replace Panet with a new school with updated facilities and technology
"We went to the school today and it was sad," she said
"I found my locker and I went into the gym and the wood floors are the same as when we were there."
The future of the General Panet Alumni Committee will be determined in the days and months following the reunion
Committee chairman Doug Armstrong said they plan to continue once a new executive has been put in place
the Panet Alumni remains one of the most organized groups of its kind encouraging former students and staff to keep in touch through a comprehensive website
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Airtel Malawi Plc has introduced a no-validity data bundle named ‘PaNet NoVa’
for 1GB which will offer Airtel customers more freedom to surf the internet at their leisure
Effective today (April 22) Airtel has also revised the prices and volumes for some daily
and monthly data bundles and are immediately available by dialing *301# or using the My Airtel mobile App
This has been announced as the company rolled out the reduction of data prices which was announced by Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) as directed by the Ministry of Information to engage the mobile network operators to review and revise the current data prices
The price reduction is more especially the lower volume bundles which are commonly used by the majority of internet users in the country
The new PaNet Nova 1GB bundle with no validity is at K3,500 while the reduced data rates are:
* 1GB weekly (7 days) from K2,500 to K2,000;
* 1.2GB monthly (30 days) from K3,500 to K2,400;
* 2GB monthly from K5,000 to K4,000; while
* 3.5GB monthly remains at K7,000 as well as 350MB weekly at K1,000
that appealed for mobile phone service providers to reduce data cost which Minister of Information
Gospel Kazako also enhanced by asking the mobile operators to consider not putting expiry dates for bundles — saying consumers need to be left to plan on when to use their bundles
“Airtel Malawi Plc is constantly looking at new ways to create value for customer,” it says in a statement issued by Norah Chavula-Chirwa — Airtel’s PR
Corporate Communications & CSR Manager
“The Company has continued to invest in the country’s 4G network which now covers over 65% of the country providing more convenience and freedom for over 5 million Airtel Malawi customers.”
The statement quotes Airtel Malawi Managing Director
Charles Kamoto as saying: “At Airtel Malawi
we strive to offer our customers the best service with the best products for the best value
“This second revision of our data prices is evidence of our commitment to meet our customers’ needs
The ‘PaNet NoVa’ bundle is a fantastic new offering
suitable for customers who prefer convenience and flexibility.”
Airtel Malawi Plc also introduced a new ‘Kugulula’ voice calling rate
which is enabling Airtel Malawi prepaid customers to call any network at any time at a guaranteed flat rate of only K30 per minute
The Airtel ‘Kugulula’ rate at K30 per minute translates to 50 tambala per second and work at all times of the day regardless of location within Malawi
Customers who opt in for Airtel ‘Kugulula’ also enjoy the additional night calling benefit for Airtel-to-Airtel calls at flat rate of only K5 per minute (approximately 8 tambala per second) from 10:00pm to 5:59am
customers simply dial *265# to subscribe or unsubscribe
Airtel also introduced a service of which customers are now instantly redeeming KhetheKhethe airtime royalty bonus when they make a call
buy a bundle or use internet worth K1,000 and above
The past bonus reclaim system was through customers dialing *600# on the 14th of every month
The KhetheKhethe service is now more convenient and comes with more rewards to customers on any day of the month that they transact
After buying airtime or data of K1,000 and above (in multiples of K1,000)
the customers get a notification SMS that they have received their instant bonus
The details are using airtime to browse the Internet (data bonus of 100MB valid for a day); buying a data bundle (data bonus of 100MB valid for a day); using airtime to make a call (coming with a voice bonus of 5 minutes Airtel to Airtel) and buying a voice bundle (also with voice bonus of 5 minutes Airtel to Airtel)
All should be worth K1,000 and above (in multiples of K1,000) and to check one’s ‘Khethekhethe’ balance
Airtel Malawi Plc is the country’s leading mobile service provider offering 4G/LTE
2G and 3G wireless networks and and high speed flat broadband internet services
Airtel Malawi also offers the largest mobile commerce service in the country through Airtel Money which was launched in Malawi in February 2011
Airtel Malawi is a subsidiary of Airtel Africa Plc — a Pan-African telecommunications company with operations in 14 countries across Africa
Can someone please explain to me what makes the new No Va bundle so special?
Why did u (Airtel Malawi) not include Social bundles
Imagine what if water and electricity units could have expiry dates
it’s their way of making sure you pay more when your data expires
They make a LOT of money from data that was purchased but never used
These telco companies are forcing subscribers to use and buy data bundles when they don’t have to
Write open letter to President Chakwera appealing for consideration Rwandan nationals living in Malawi have written President Dr
A reminder of decades passed will come to an end this fall when General Panet High School in Petawawa
General Panet High School was one of the last high schools left on a base that was established by the Department of National Defense (DND)
General Panet High School was a quintessential embodiment of schools that was a part of the DND’s nationwide school system in the late 20th century
These schools personified the military spirit for young children while establishing close bonds between children all used to moving from base to base
“Panet is the best kept secret of the county
It’s in a military environment and the children are more respectful
there are fewer problems and there’s a greater sense of camaraderie amongst the staff…kids knew each other from previous postings,” recalls Bryon Morris a former student and teacher at Panet High School
It wasn’t until the end of World War II that the education of military children was considered a responsibility of DND
After months of debate and discussion between the three service branches and DND
the order to establish schools for children of military members was approved in April 1947
The order called for schools to be built on bases for children that did not have access to any other schools
A provision was also made for reimbursement of the non-resident school fees that some required to pay to the local boards
The first of these schools began opening its doors in September 1947 with a reported enrollment of 1,174
By March of 1958 eighteen schools were established nationwide with an enrollment of 2,600
The establishment of these schools went hand-in-hand with building permanent married quarters (PMQ) for bases of all three service branches
This created a community for military families and it is reported that it encouraged more young men to join the military
A common theme for many of the schools was the environment of camaraderie and understanding for what a child of a military parent may be experiencing
another former student and teacher at Panet High School
the curriculum would integrate information about places a parent may be deployed to
“You would integrate more into your curriculum about where their parents were
or Haiti or whatever was happening in the world
and their parents were participating in it
I think you would fill them in on what was going on more than civilian children,” explained Servis
Events like Remembrance Day had a special significance and Servis recalls how visitors would often be stunned to see the children attending the ceremonies so quietly and diligently
“We make a pretty big deal of Remembrance Day
And a lot of people come to these ceremonies and they are just completely floored by the fact that these kids will sit there for an hour and a half and not say a word,” said Servis
The military also provided support to schools on base whether it was by donating giant air conditioners or putting on artillery relay shows
Since the school was closed to the general public and civilians needed a pass to enter the base
Servis remembers how the base was often considered mysterious by the local people
a mystery that remained even after the schools were open to the public
You couldn’t get on it and finally when it opened to the public there was still some trepidation about what was going on at the base and sending your children there,” noted Servis
Strategic assessments and budget cuts forced DND to turn the schools over to provincial boards in the early 1990s
This allowed both civilians and military children who did not reside on base
many schools established on bases nationwide have closed due to decreasing enrollments due to newer public schools
General Panet along with two elementary schools became part of the Renfrew County School Board
Many students and teachers felt very little change during the transition besides the growing enrollment allowing them to establish larger sports teams
“The school still had a strong military flavor to it
Panet was still Panet…the heart of the school was still the same,” said Morris
General Panet remained open for several decades after the transition but the building began to deteriorate and in 2008 the local board was promised funding by the Ministry of Education
will accommodate all three schools that were on base
The new school is located in the town of Petawawa
The school was set to open in September 2014
Servis is among many who do not mind spending a few extra weeks in General Panet
“We had our big goodbyes in June we had a big assembly and we knew it was going to get torn down by the end of September or October
So now that it’s going to be open for another 5 or 6 weeks I’m not all that disappointed
Even some of the kids are excited that they get to go Panet for a little longer
And that shows you the effect Panet has,” said Servis
Though many former and current students are sad to the see the old school go
there is also much excitement for the new school
“They are delighted to be getting a new school
They’re excited because its state-of-the-art and it will be the biggest in our board
There’s a lot of excitement around it,” said Stephanie Giesebrecht Executive Assistant to the Director of Communications of Renfrew County School Board
General Panet produced many notable graduates including Tommy MacDonald
the bass player for the band Hedley; Tony Grace
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Mobile telecommunications network operator Airtel Malawi on Tuesday evening
treated urban youth to a data fair and launch of Airtel PaNet bundles at the Blantyre Sports Club
Several influential urban artists and showbiz personalities witnessed the event that added colour to the vibrancy of Airtel Internet
Hashtag #AirtelPaNet trended highly on Twitter as celebrities created a big buzz about the launch which was hosted by urban music radio personality Joy Nathu
Also present during the function were footballers from Nyasa Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers FC
Some of these players present were Peter Wadabwa
Artist who performed during the colorful ceremony included Martse
The pictures ARE highlighting some key moments of the night
The article does not explain what it means
I am posting this using an Airtel dongle with a PaNet bundle
Mafikizolo shows scheduled for Blantyre and Lilongwe have been called off
In what could be seen as a timely intervention for ‘General January,’ Airtel Malawi has introduced a new data bundle – PaNet Social Combo Bundle
which will allow its customers use any of the four popular social media platforms of Whatsapp
Instagram and Twitter at a single purchase
Making the announcement during a press briefing at Airtel head office in Lilongwe on Thursday
the company’s marketing director Frank Magombo said the new data bundle would not only make life for data customers convenient but also affordable
“People have been complaining that there was no data bundle for Instagram and that existing social media bundles are expensive
They have been running out of data bundles after forgetting to go offline while using face book or Whatsapp
PaNet Social Combo Bundle will help the customers save their units as it is cheaper,” said Magombo
The Airtel Marketing Director said the introduction of the new data bundle was part of the smartphone network’s efforts to entrench data as a way of life into the daily lives of Malawians and bridge the ICT gap by encouraging more customers to use data and connect with communities online and the rest of the world
customers will be able to purchase PaNet Social Combo Bundle by dialing *301#
The bundle will be available in the following categories: 50MB/1 day @K150
Last year Airtel came up with the Bandulo Bandulo promotion
which encouraged customers to use bundles for browsing
sending messages and networking through internet or social media
Consider introducing data bundle specifically for College students to ease their academic work
the network is not only for students better make a different and reasonable request mr changayizga
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