In Days of Yore

Shaun Telfer, owner of the Morrisburg Canadian Tire store, and David Lapier, Jumpstart Project organizer, were at Seaway District High School on Friday, June 12, to receive a cheque for $1,589.39. The money was raised by the Seaway Spartans and the Iroquois-Matilda Lions club at the Fun Run held at the Iroquois Beach on May 9. The special Jumpstart event was organized by Allysa Mayhew and Jenna Douma, both students at Seaway and junior Lions. “We had a great fun run,” said principal Don Lewis, “and an excellent turn out. There were 90 participants from a baby in a stroller to a runner who was 75 plus. We were pleased to contribute to the Jumpstart project.” From the left are Don Lewis, Shaun Telfer, Iroquois-Matilda Lion, Nancy Barkley (who was also Jenna and Allysa’s mentor), David Lapier, Allysa Mayhew and Jenna Douma.

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Last Wednesday, January 30, co-workers, customers and friends helped Morrisburg Branch Manager Connie Kirkwood celebrate her 30 year career with the Bank of Montreal. Kirkwood, who lives in Morrisburg, began her career in Ottawa…in a location that is now a Dairy Queen, she says with a laugh. During her 30 years with the bank, she has been located throughout Ontario. From Ottawa, she went to Kingston and then farther west to Don Mills and then Burlington. She is originally from Pembroke and started her career right out of school, beginning as a teller and working her way up to loans clerk, and eventually to loans officer. Since 2002, she has been at various locations as Branch Manager. Most recently, she was in Finch for six years and Winchester for seven. She has been in Morrisburg for just over one year. “It’s been an amazing career. I’ve enjoyed all of it, especially the people I’ve met over the years. I still run into people I have worked with.” Kirkwood’s 30 years with BMO have involved a lot of changes. “Lots of changes, all for the better,” she says, recalling how “we used to calculate interest manually. There were no computers back then.”

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