Low’s last-minute offer may save St. Mike’s

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by admin on May 17, 2013

May 15 Low Down front page

May 15 Low Down front page

The municipality of Low is doing its part in the plight to save St. Michael’s School with an $800,000 commitment to build a brand new gym, cultural centre and library, available for use by students as well as the greater community.

The news comes at a perfect time – just as parents, students and teachers are gearing up for the final fight to keep the school open. A last public consultation, slated for May 30, is all that’s left before commissioners at the Western Quebec School Board (WQSB) make a decision on whether or not to close the school for good in 2014.

“It will hopefully save the school and convince the school board to keep it open,” said parent Nancy Hall, also the chair of the People for the Future of St. Michael’s committee. She said the funding announcement to help build the $2.4 million gym and library should turn things around for the school. Presently, an increasing number of parents are opting to register their kids at Philemon Wright High School and Hadley Junior High out of sheer uncertainty over St. Michael’s future. [click to continue…]

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Burglars busted for baker’s dozen

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by admin on May 17, 2013

Two 19-year-old Chelsea, Quebec men are facing at least a dozen break and enter and theft charges, and are suspected of stealing a grey Porsche 911 Carrera S last summer in Chelsea.

Police also arrested another 17-year-old minor from Gatineau for the break-ins.

All three were arrested on the weekend.

According to MRC des Collines Police Spokesperson Martin Fournel, the 12 break-ins that his force was able to link to the three teens occurred between the fall of last year and spring of 2013. Fournel wasn’t able to say how much worth in goods the three made off with over the last eight or so months, but one of the thefts included a firearm stolen from one of the culprit’s neighbour’s house. Click to continue

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Unclear child assistance application nets mother thousands in back payments

May 15, 2013

A Chelsea woman, who fought for more than $2,000 in child assistance payments, has paved the way for Quebec parents who gave, and will give birth across the border. Claire McNeil didn’t know about the quarterly cheques,until her kids were each more than three-years-old, and wanted to claim the missed payments. Yet it was too [...]

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Steam train needs private money for speedy return

May 15, 2013

The Compagnie de chemin de fer de l’Outaouais (CCFO) is looking for someone to run its historic tourist train through the Gatineau Hills starting 2014. The hope is that a private company will bring much need money in to help get the train back on track.

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“It’s been a long, cold, lonely winter”

May 15, 2013

Did everyone else thank their makers the warm weather finally bestowed itself upon this sun-forsaken place? Am I the only one who feels like a wretch emerged after months of survival in some cold, dark, snow-bound, snot-filled cave?

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Wakefield Covered Bridge Run returns this weekend

May 3, 2013

The Wakefield Covered Bridge Run returns this weekend with a five and 10-km run and a duathlon. For more information click here

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Cops say Chelsea man sold house two weeks before allegedly torching it

May 2, 2013

A 51-year-old Chelsea man is facing arson charges after he allegedly torched his own home and later smoked a cigar on his balcony, while taunting cops on April 29. Police say Greg Wilson eventually fell off his stoop and was apprehended by a MRC des Collines Police tactical squad just seconds before the roof collapsed [...]

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Hills towing duo ready to pull you out of trouble

May 2, 2013

They may not be adding a Hills gas station to the equation, but Gary Jones and Shannon Ryan are getting ready to pull you out of the ditch or bail you out when your car won’t start after a late night game of darts. The two Wakefielders are starting their own tow truck company, to [...]

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Chelsea Days returns!

May 1, 2013

It looked like the days were numbered for Chelsea Days.

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Canada’s Fiddler Fine-tunes Fiddleheads in Chelsea

May 1, 2013

Musical mentor Gordon Stobbe stopped in Chelsea to fine-tune a group of aspiring musical theatre kids this past weekend. Anyone who visited the basement of the Chelsea United Church on April 29 would have caught the tail end of the fiddler’s weekend-long workshop with youth from the Chelsea/Wakefield Fiddleheads. Click to continue

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