2016
Barry Bethune | Cecilia Cornelissen O'Neill | Raymond Gibbs| Bryan McKenzie | Char-Lan Junior "B" Rebels Team of 1985-86
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Cecilia Cornelissen O'NeillOriginally from Williamstown, Cecilia Cornelissen O’Neill has set numerous track and field records, has run marathons including Boston and has travelled world-wide representing the sport. She attended Char-Lan District High School where she was first from the school to qualify for OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association) in track and cross-country. She set records in the 1500 and 300 meter runs and participated in her first marathon in Montreal. She then went on to Queen’s University to study physical and health education. While there, she excelled further in her running and travelled to England to represent Canada. In 1986 at the age of 19 she attended the Canadian National Championship. She then moved to Bishop’s University where she received her teaching certificate. The World Masters competitor has opened a personal training business with four running groups, is a Tabata boot camp instructor and has received grants to get children involved in sports. Cornelissen O’Neill is now heading north to Janvier, Alberta, a remote First Nations community near Fort McMurray. There she will continue to instil the healthy and athletic lifestyle she believes comes from her roots and life in Glengarry.
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Bryan McKenzieBryan McKenzie of Williamstown has been called a true pioneer for Char-Lan district hockey as well as being a great leader and mentor. His long lasting sports history in the then Charlottenburg Township began when he started girls broomball, and helped build the baseball diamond and benches in St. Raphel’s. McKenzie had a big part to play in building the Char-Lan Minor Hockey Association, as he ran the rink at Iona Academy, was on the arena board, and coached numerous sports teams. He has coached baseball, soccer, and broomball. McKenzie, who started playing hockey at 12-years-old, has recently hung up his skates. But Glengarry sport still runs thick through his blood.
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Char-Lan Junior "B" Rebels Team of 1985-86The Char-Lan Rebels Jr “B” Hockey Club was founded in 1979. A group of nine men with hockey backgrounds pooled their resources and applied for a franchise in the Eastern Ontario Jr “B” Hockey League. The franchise was granted and the team began play for the 1979-80 season. The object of the new franchise was to provide a higher caliber of competition for the graduates of the Char-Lan minor hockey association program. The first Glengarry hockey team to become champions of the Eastern Ontario Junior “B” Hockey League (E.O.J.“B”.H.L) was the Char-Lan Rebels in the 1985-86 season. The team, which was based in Williamstown, brought excitement and a strong sense of pride to Glengarry. The Rebels knocked off Alexandria, Winchester, Navan and Brockville in the preliminary play-off rounds, before meeting the South Ottawa Canadians in the best of seven final. The Rebels defeated Ottawa in five games, to capture their first E.O.J.“B”.H.L. title.
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