The Way We Were
July 27, 1994
25 Years Ago
Calumet soldier off to Rwanda: Today, Sylvain LaSalle will leave a land of plenty and enter a world of hate. Rwanda.
The Calumet Island man boarded a jetliner destined for Kigali, the central-African country’s capital. Along with 300 other soldiers from a Kingston, Ont. based army unit, Master Corporal LaSalle is participating in an United Nations-led operation to lessen the suffering of Rwandans.
The communications hub for the United Nations mission, Sylvain’s regiment will be housed in the middle of a Kigali soccer stadium.
“I’m anxious to be able to do something to make things better over there. It’s a challenge I look forward to,” says LaSalle.
Storm keeps crews busy: The sudden storm that hit the Ottawa Valley last Thursday kept local firefighters busy following its trail of destruction.
At about 2:40 p.m., Quyon firefighters were called to the farm of Paul Chatillon on the Pontiac side of the Bristol Town Line. Lightning had struck a barn there.
The firefighters dispatched 10 men and three vehicles.
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