Children's Treatment Centre - Cornwall Ontario

The CTC thanks 'Team Paquette' for your fabulous fundraising exploits this year along with your tremendous financial support and advocacy for the Children's Treatment Centre over the years as evidenced by an exemplary nine year running total of almost $39,000 you have collectively raised! In Isabelle [holding sign], Katie [back] and Charlotte [kneeling], we have three incredible young ladies [supported behind the scenes by their parents, Kim and Fern and by their grandmother, Brenda] helping make healing from past trauma possible for sexually and/or physically abused children and youth in Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry and Akwesasne.

Wow! That's a lot of cupcakes! Cupcakes for CTC by Isabelle raised a record breaking $7,652 by selling 3282 cupcakes!! All in support of the Children's Treatment Centre - Cornwall Ontario. Way to go ladies. ~ Dan

What a talented and generous young lady! The CTC thanks Ithaca Silva for her thoughtful donation and wishes her continued success with her writing pursuits!

The Children's Treatment Centre recognizes the extraordinary community contributions of CTC Co-Founder, Ray Jodoin and passes along our sympathies to his family and friends over Ray's recent passing.

Let's collectively make this a hugely successful 'healthy fundraiser' for all the children and youth accessing services at the CTC - past, present and future!

Attention all CTC Supporters!!

The Children’s Treatment Centre will be holding a virtual Bike-A-Thon that will span over the month of June. Choose your own location and route to cycle or walk. Participate along, with family members, friends, or colleagues anytime between June 1st– 30th.

Doug Grenkie is coordinating this event for participants from Dundas and the West Half of Stormont Counties and Peter Asquini is coordinating it for participants from Cornwall, East Half of Stormont and Glengarry Counties.

Sponsor Sheets can be downloaded from our website - 2024 Bike-a-Thon - Children's Treatment Centre (childrenstreatmentcentre.ca) or simply contact us by e-mail ([email protected]), mail (305A Second St. E., Cornwall, ON K6H 1Y8) or phone (613-933-4400).

FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT PARTICIPATE, CONSIDER SPONSORING SOMEONE YOU KNOW!

Some great news regarding our upcoming fall fundraiser!

The CTC thanks BMO for being an exemplary long time supporter of the Centre- support that has been made possible through the generosity of several of their branches and many of their employees. Talk about a community-minded financial institution!

Congratulations with a huge collective thank you to Rev. Claude Thibault and Mary Thibeault for your exemplary, longtime support of the CTC. Your devotion to the Centre and the Bike-a-Thon is truly inspiring!

Article and Photo credit goes to Todd Hambleton from the Standard Freeholder

A remarkable and genuine 'family fundraising initiative' for the CTC continues to impress and develop year after year for this important event!

Thank you to Sebastian Warner and the organizing committee of the St. Lawrence Marathon for their generous donation of $1000 to the Children's Treatment Centre. Pictured in the photo is St. Lawrence Marathon committee member, Joe Brouillet presenting the cheque to Kieran Kennedy from the CTC along with his daughter Addison and wife Laurie who were some of the many volunteers lending their time in support of such a great event!

The Children's Treatment Centre is proud to announce that $69,170 was raised last Friday night through the generosity of all of the CTC's devoted supporters who collectively made this event such a hugely successful evening. Whether you purchased a ticket for the delicious meal which was enjoyed by all; donated an item[s] to the silent and live auctions or purchased some of the amazing items auctioned off that evening - the Board of Directors, Staff and members of the organizing committee extend their heartfelt gratitude for your generosity. Special thanks goes to Blow Snow Removal for being the event sponsor; Paul Shoniker for generously volunteering his services to conduct the live auction and to the Best Western for the fabulous meal and room.-

Blow Snow Removal presents the first in-person Charity Auction & Dinner in support of the Children’s Treatment Centre since 2020. This event will be held on Friday, April 26th 2024 the at Best Western. Paul Shoniker has generously volunteered his services and will be conducting the live auction. There will also be a silent auction.
Event Details include:
Cash bar at 5 p.m.
Prime rib dinner served at 6 p.m. - 2 bottles of wine at each table of 8
Tickets are $125 per person.
If interested in attending this event, please contact the Children’s Treatment Centre at 613 933-4400

Let's all make this another hugely successful CTC fundraising event!

All stakeholders of the CTC [past, current and future] thank you Bob for your exemplary leadership, vision, advocacy and compassion as the Centre's Executive Director and one of the founding members of the Children's Treatment Centre. Your legacy is visible on so many fronts Bob Smith and on behalf of our many supporters, we thank you for your devotion to the thousands of children and families served since the Centre opened all those years ago! Wishing you a long, healthy and happy retirement Bob. Congratulations!

*Article Credit goes to Todd Hambleton from the
Standard Freeholder

Today the Children's Treatment Centre congratulates our very valued community partner, Koala Place Child and Youth Advocacy Centre, on their 10 years of excellence in helping children live healthy and happy lives. What a beautiful facility with caring and competent staff and stakeholders..all fully visible during their impressive 10th anniversary open house celebration today. The Children's Treatment Centre wishes you continued success in the challenging but essential work you do and again thanks you for being a fabulous partner to our organization as well!

The moment has finally arrived as the CTC is thrilled to post the Hockey Road Trip Raffle list of Winners. The Children's Treatment Centre congratulates the seven prize winners while thanking all of our Event Sponsors of hockey tickets and the many community supporters who bought and/or sold tickets for this exciting and highly anticipated event that has been a great fundraising success story for the Centre for many years. Special thanks goes out to CTC volunteer receptionist, Mary Lalonde for her fabulous and tireless ongoing leadership with this particular event! Here are the winners:

1st prize winner is Reilly Gear [ticket #1327]
*3 Games/3Cities/3 Days: Round Trip for 2 people to three NHL games in Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal [January 13-15, 2024] along with $1000 plus accommodation and transportation by Via Rail First Class and Charmic Limousine]

2nd prize winner is Elizabeth Ferguson [ticket #0410]
*Round Trip for 2 people to see the visiting Edmonton Oilers play the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on March 23, 2024 along with $250 plus accommodation plus Via Rail Transportation

3rd prize winner is Paul Scrimshaw [ticket #0535]
*4 tickets to see the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets square off against the Montreal Canadians at the Centre Bell on March 12, 2024

4th prize winner is Katola Watson [ticket #1179]
*2 tickets to see the San Jose Sharks take on the home team Montreal Canadians on January 11, 2024 at the Centre Bell

5th prize winner is James McKay [ticket #0679]
*2 tickets to see the Anaheim Ducks faceoff against the host Montreal Canadians on February 13, 2024 at the Centre Bell

6th prize winner is Jane Loucks [ticket #1448]
*2 tickets to also see the visiting Anaheim Ducks faceoff battle the Montreal Canadians on February 13, 2024 at the Centre Bell

7th prize winner is Kyle Maloney [ticket #0835]
*4 tickets to watch the Laval Rocket host the Utica Comets in AHL action on January 31, 2024 at Place Bell -Laval QC

Yet another beautiful example of 'Generosity in Action' during the Christmas Season.....The Children's Treatment Centre wants to thank Kelly Dempster and her team from the Starbucks location at Baxtrom's Independent Grocer, for their generous donation of $400 toward the CTC. Your thoughtfulness is truly appreciated!

An extraordinary year of giving, in support of the Children’s Treatment Centre in Cornwall, continued on Monday.
Cornwall residents Bill and Darlene McGimpsey made a $10,000 donation to the CTC, the organization that has helped thousands of children in the region since opening 27 years ago in 1996.
“(The CTC is) something we wish didn’t have to exist, but there’s a need for it and we’re very lucky to have it in our community,” Bill McGimpsey said. “The main reason we make the donation is because we believe the time to get (kids and youths the help needed when dealing with abuse) is early on, during the childhood years.”
McGimpsey said it’s all about investing in children and youths in the community, and his family again this year joined other individuals and groups/organizations who’ve made a difference in allowing the CTC to continue offering the services it does.
The generosity came from across the region, and in June included the Sommers family in South Glengarry pledging a $35,000 yearly donation for 15 years. Also in 2023, the Robert Campeau Family Foundation, which has donated millions of dollars in both Canada and the U.S., donated $105,000 to the CTC.
There were many other supporters, and on Monday at the McGimpsey donation ceremony, Don Fairweather said the collective support continues to be crucial for the organization.
“We’re very blessed that there are people (like the McGimpseys), that year after year we have donors who step up – they allow us to continue to provide the services that we do,” he said.
Donations in recent years have been vital in the CTC’s sustainability, the centre limited in how it held some of its major fundraisers during and after the pandemic. But, slowly, and thankfully, more normal times have returned.
“We’re back to running face-to-face (fundraisers),” Fairweather said.
Monday’s donation was being made for a fourth straight year, the funding provided by Bill McGimpsey Insurance Inc. with the support of The Co-operators Advisor Community Fund; the fund is made available to further support a commitment to building community leadership and resiliency.
Since the CTC opened in 1996, nearly 3,000 children from over 2,500 families have attended the centre, and there continues to be a big need for its services.
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Treatment centre support in From left at Monday's donation gathering are Darlene McGimpsey, Alyssa McGimpsey, Bill McGimpsey, and Don Fairweather of the Children's Treatment Centre. Photo on Monday, December 11, 2023, in Cornwall, Ont. Todd Hambleton/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia NetworkPHOTO BY TODD HAMBLETON /Todd Hambleton/Standard-Freeholder

The Charity Bowl football game between the St. Joseph Panthers and Holy Trinity Falcons held in support of the Children’s Treatment Centre raised $3,529.63. Seen at the cheque presentation are Grace Shoniker (aka Ferguson the Falcon); Connor McKinnon, HT athlete; Nancy McIntyre, HT Principal; Claude Doth, CTC Board Member; Joy Martel, SJCSS Principal; Chase Besner, SJCSS athlete and Endryanna Jeune-popa (aka Panthenator).

Attention all CTC supporters and hockey fans! Get your tickets now before they sell out!

This is the LAST weekend for The Ghost Walk for Charity at the Cornwall Square

SCARE HOURS – 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday, October 27th

Saturday, October 28th

NON-SCARE HOURS – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, October 28th

Sunday, October 29th

Proceeds to be donated to the Children’s Treatment Centre, Hospice Cornwall, Ronald McDonald House Ottawa, Cornwall Canada Day, Comfort Quilts & Centre 105

Ghost Walk For Charity | Cornwall ON | Facebook

Members of the Robert Campeau Family Foundation recognizing their support totalling $105,000 for the Children's Treatment Centre include, from left, Jacques Campeau (board chair/director), Gilberte McGrath (director), Christel Dettman (director), Judith Wilcox (board vice-chair/director), and Roland Villemaire (executive director), with longtime centre volunteer and frequent event honorary chair Sean Adams, on May 25, 2023.

Handout/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network

Robert Campeau foundation comes through for Children's Treatment Centre in Cornwall!

ALEXANDRIA — A foundation that made a huge difference in the services the Children’s Treatment Centre was able to provide during the pandemic has come through with another big contribution in 2023.

The Robert Campeau Family Foundation has donated $105,000 to the CTC, continuing its support for the organization that stretches back nearly two decades, to 2004.
“The Children’s Treatment Centre is very valued, it’s been near and dear to the foundation for many years,” said foundation vice-chair/director Judith Wilcox on Friday.
Wilcox said it was striking to the foundation during the pandemic there was a growing waiting list for services at the CTC. So, that led to a big donation back then, one the CTC said allowed it to add 14 hours of counselling time per week to address the waiting list.
The Robert Campeau Family Foundation has donated millions of dollars in both Canada and the U.S.; it’s a private foundation in founded in Canada in 1980, and with the purpose to support civic and social qualified charitable organizations.
There’s a Cornwall connection. Robert Campeau, who passed away in 2017 at age 94, was born in Sudbury, Ont., but he also has roots in the Seaway City. He would become a renowned developer first in Cornwall, and later in Ottawa, including a portfolio of numerous government buildings, such as the Place de Ville office towers complex and others in the capital. The company had locations including in Toronto and Houston, Texas, and was “regarded as one of Canada’s premiere developers,” Wilcox said, noting that Campeau even did developing in Germany in the late 1980s after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Wilcox said the foundation has over the years been very supportive of several causes in Cornwall and area, including with support for United Way Centraide SDG, the Agapè Centre and – very recently – it was a major donor to Habitat and Humanity Cornwall and the Counties for its current build in Maxville.
Wilcox herself has championed the CTC for years, and in 2014 was named winner of the CTC’s prestigious President’s Award. Wilcox, of Wilcox Law Office in Alexandria, has in more recent years had the firm donate $2,000 to the CTC each Christmas so it can purchase gifts for children.
Donations are of great value in the CTC’s sustainability – and even more vital in the last few years, the centre only beginning to again hold its major fundraisers in formats similar to the in-person events that were held for years before the pandemic.
The CTC has helped thousands of children in the region since opening 27 years ago

[Article written by Todd Hambleton from the Standard-Freeholder and published on October 24, 2023]

The 2023 Charity Bowl is set for Wednesday, October 11th for 6 pm at Joe St Denis Football Field. Whether or not it's the Holy Trinity Falcons or the St. Joseph's Panthers who emerge victorious on the field, as was the case last year, the big winner will be the Children's Treatment Centre who will be the recipient of funds raised from the game. The 2022 game ended in a convincing 37-6 win for the Panthers over the Falcons which pushed St. Joe's win streak in the big game to six in a row. Spirited pep rallies were held at both schools and students will be dressing in their school colours and pitching in $2 to get a game bracelet to attend tomorrow night's much anticipated showdown. Admission for other family members and those in the community will be $5. Come on out and enjoy some great football while supporting the Children's Treatment Centre - a true community gem!

Photo Caption: Nikolai Adams (left) with a GoldenEye theatrical poster, and Sean Adams with a GoldenEye advance poster.

Taken from today's Standard Freeholder with credit given to
Todd Hambleton

A Special Bond-themed night at Port Theatre in Cornwall for
Children’s Treatment Centre

Memories of this Children's Treatment Centre fundraiser could last forever.
A father and son team in Cornwall has planned a James Bond themed event that'll have the feel of a Hollywood premiere, a special screening of the iconic 1995 spy film GoldenEye on
Oct. 21, at the Port Theatre that will look even better than when it opened 80 years ago.
“It'll be a very luxurious evening,” promised Sean Adams, a Cornwall lawyer who has spent years both behind the scenes in fundraising and out front as a public face of the CTC, the organization that has helped thousands of children in the region since opening 27 years ago in 1996.
The event will have a very special guest from Los Angeles – GoldenEye screenwriter Bruce Feirstein in attendance to introduce the movie and have a question-and-answer period afterwards.
Many members of the Cornwall community that are starring in this special night, supporters of the event including Dr. Dany Tombler – he's made available a 1965 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud for guests to enjoy while strolling the red carpet on the way into the venue – Tom Kaneb and Mike Aube with their generous donations, the crew at Clean All, the team at Dubuc Eye Care Centre who'll make hundreds of parking spots available for the gathering.
The other member of the Adams team making the memories happen is Sean's son Nikolai, a Cornwall movie critic whose filmizon.com is presenting the event.
“I'm kind of like (Sean's) wingman,” said Nikolai, of course a long-time CTC supporter but who for this fundraiser took a leading role when he brainstormed ideas to support the Port Theatre on Montreal Road, a refurbished and once-again popular entertainment hall that's in the process of having its historic exterior sign and marquee restored.
With one of Sean Adams' major CTC fundraising projects, the annual Boxing for Change, KO'D by COVID -19 a few years ago, the family began thinking outside the ring at ideas for raising money for a vital centre that has its service in constant demand. What the Adamses have come up with includes a live auction hosted by a professional auctioneer, unique items up for grab such as three separate signed photographs from Roger Moore, George Lazenby and Richard Kiel (aka Jaws), and original movie posters from multiple Bond films that have been donated by OC Dugout of Anaheim, Cali., and Hollywood Canteen of Toronto.
There are limited-edition posters designed by Stacey Case of the Cornwall Stamp Co. available for purchase, and the first 150 guests to arrive receiving a long-stem rose from Flowers Cornwall and with a number attached and for an opportunity to win a specially-made diamond necklace courtesy of Pommier Jewellers.
Bond themes will play over the speakers as guests arrive, ushers from Toronto clad in black tuxedos will greet them, attendees will have their photo taken with a lifesize standee of Pierce Brosnan, massive original French Grande posters for the three films written by Feirstein will be on display, and beverages including James Bond's favourite from bars set up throughout the venue are available.
“(Martinis) shaken, not stirred,” Sean Adams said.
The event managed to get expedited approval to be held – organizers only got word in August that it would be a go for this fall. And, having Feirstein in attendance is considered quite a coup – the writer of the first three Pierce Brosnan Bond features, including Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World is Not Enough, will be graciously flying in from L.A. to engage the gathering the Port.
Do note it's a “no cellphone event,” the Bond franchise being very protective of its property. That means the Oct 21 spectacle will truly be for Cornwall eyes only, but, several professional photographers will be covering every angle at the theatre including from Roy's Studio and Icelevel Photography; pictures will be made available free of charge not long after the soirée.
Tickets are very limited and cost $70, which includes a drink ticket, and are available at the Port Theatre box office, open from 1 to 4 p.m. daily, or when a movie is being shown. Doors will open at 5 p.m., with the show starting promptly at 6:30 p.m.

Come on out and enjoy this fabulous and always entertaining event which never ceases to disappoint on the creativity and sheer spookiness values. The 2023 proceeds will be distributed to the Children's Treatment Centre, Hospice Cornwall, Ronald McDonald House Ottawa, Cornwall Canada Day, Comfort Quilts and Centre 105.

The Children’s Treatment Centre is thrilled to announce that it has been selected this year as one of the charities to receive funds from The Ghost Walk for Charity in Cornwall - Ghost Walk For Charity | Cornwall ON | Facebook

Renowned artist Susan Aglukark was effusive in her praise for the Children’s Treatment Centre of Cornwall and Area on Monday morning, as she helped kick off the annual Celebrity Walk and Breakfast fundraising campaign. Aglukark spoke to a packed room at the Best Western Parkway Inn, and shared some of the songs she’s performed throughout her career chosen because each of them marked a key point in her journey as she continues to heal from the trauma of an assault that happened when she was seven years old.

“What you are offering here (at the centre) is a safe place— and the most important thing a child needs is a safe space,” Aglukark said. “You are creating and allowing a space to just be… because you can’t rush healing.”

Aglukark spoke about her experiences after “the lights shut off and I got very, very confused” following her abuse, particularly when the first significant steps that happened in 1990-91when she moved from Arviat, Nunavut, which was still part of the Northwest Territories at the time. She said she had to leave Arviat because that physical distance was the only way she wouldn’t keep seeing her abuser -a man who was released following his sentence for her abuse but continued to abuse other children in the community.

Working as a translator within the federal government led to an opportunity where she wanted to share some of the poems she’d written. A poem she wrote while attending high school in Yellowknife was recorded and went into heavy rotation on MuchMusic, which led to an inquiry from the CBC on whether she had more music to share.
“In that early writing, I now understand was expression,” Aglukark said. “Whatever was going on was really, really good for me.”

Those first forays into the music industry were happenstances, as she now describes them, that allowed her to connect with and be a part of a community of artists while she continued her healing journey. As she continued to write and record, she created other moments to exhale — as she described it — and find an ability to come to terms with the damage done to her by her abuser.

“It’s been a privilege to share one healed-enough story with you,” Aglukark said somewhat self-depricatingly, noting how since the early 1990s she’s been able to come to points where she could say she was fine, that she was doing well.

The fundraiser continues through the fall season. To join and support a Celebrity Walk and Breakfast team, or create your own team, contact the centre at 613-933-4400.
Founded in 1996, the centre has helped over 2,700 children who are victims of abuse by providing counselling and support at no cost to them or their families. The centre relies on the communities of Cornwall, SDG, and Akwesasne to support its work as it receives no government funding.

Pictured below is Susan Aglukark performing during her presentation at the Children's Treatment Centre's Celebrity Walk and Breakfast kickoff on Monday September 11, 2023 in Cornwall, Ont. Hugo Rodrigues/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network ARTICLE and PHOTO BY HUGO RODRIGUES /Hugo Rodrigues/Standard-Freeholder

The Children's Treatment Centre wishes to thank and congratulate Katherine MacDonald and her son, Liam along with their team of supporters for organizing the inaugural Glengarry Bike-a-thon. This event took place under sunny skies on Saturday, September 9, 2023 .in Alexandria, Ontario. Glengarrians, in their true supportive nature came out in impressive numbers and enjoyed the option of participating in 20 km or 10 km cycling routes or a five kilometre walk inside Island Park. A group of SDG OPP officers from the highway safety division helped prepare a barbeque lunch which added to the quality of the event and demonstrated true community partner support. Other local supporters included the Alexandria branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, Tapis Ranger, McDonell-Levert Insurance and Giant Tiger. Katherine MacDonald and her husband Alistair MacDonald, Owners of Munro & Morris/Wilson Funeral Homes were instrumental in helping secure a satellite branch of Children's Treatment Centre in Alexandria. Katherine is hoping that the $10,000 raised from the event will increase the satellite office from part-time to full-time status as the Alexandria office serves about 10 per cent of the children who receive treatment through the Centre. Katherine and her son Liam will be gathering input from participants to help build upon the many successes of the 2023 inaugural bike-a-thon for the 2024 edition. The Centre thanks the organizers, sponsors and participants for their generoisty in support of a superb cause - The CTC Alexandria satellite office and the children it serves.

Pictured below is Liam MacDonald and a group of bikers crossing the finish line as his mother, Children's Treatment Centre Glengarry Bike-a-thon organizer Katherine MacDonald and other supporters welcome them in Island Park