The Timmins Daily Press

Thursday, October 21, 2010
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Serving Timmins and the James Bay Frontier
Vol. 73 No. 184
ANTIQUES: Great Canadian Roadshow in Timmins this week
Treasure hunters
KATE MCLAREN
The Daily Press
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Mr. Canada at work in his
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MUSIC: Timmins country music performer joins impressive list of those honoured
Nadeau to be inducted into Great Northern Opry
KATE MCLAREN
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NEW RECORD
Blasting through the last
granite barrier at the
Gotthard Base Tunnel has
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of the 57 km-long freight rail
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Terry Koutros, manager of the Great Canadian Roadshow examines a rare silver dollar minted in 1948. The
coin, one of the show’s most valuable finds in Timmins so far, fetched almost $2,000 for one lucky local
resident. The road show is in town until Sunday at the Timmins Inn and Suites.
Come next fall, Timmins resident Yvan Nadeau will be an
official hall-of-famer.
The country crooner will join
other Timmins inductees like
Gordon Lapierre, Ernie Moulton
and Leslie-Anne Dupuis in the
Great Northern Opry.
Although Nadeau works
underground at Goldcorp full
time, he said music has been his
passion as he has travelled
around the region performing
with his band Yvan and the Banditos.
The musician entered the
local music scene at an early
age, playing backup for various
bands including that of his nowwife Linda’s father.
“Linda’s been a big supporter
of my music,” he said.
While he will be inducted as a
single musician, Nadeau
attributes his success to his
bandmates Dan Champagne,
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“As a band, we work really
hard together. It’s the band that
makes the sound. I’m doing
what I do today because of
them.”
Along with performing at bars
and celebrations, Nadeau also
plays for the less-fortunate, like
shut-ins and chronic-care
patients at Timmins and District
Hospital.
“I think being inducted into
the Great Northern Opry has a
lot to do with the volunteer
work people do,” he said. “I’m
very versatile, I can perform in
either French or English, and all
different types of country
music.”
He said he plays “everything
from Hank Williams and Merle
Haggard to Alan Jackson and
Dierks Bentley,” and travels to
jamborees throughout the North
during the summer to perform.
One of his biggest fans, he
said, is granddaughter Brianna,
5.
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As a band, we work
really hard together.
It’s the band that makes the
sound. I’m doing what I do
today because of them.”
Yvan Nadeau
KATE MCLAREN The Daily Press
Local musician Yvan Nadeau is the Great Northern Opry’s next
inductee, set to be inducted in September 2011. In order to raise
funds for his trip to the induction ceremony in Sault Ste. Marie, local
performers are holding a fundraiser this Saturday at JJ’s Ranch.
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“She just loves Johnny Cash.
I have an album and that’s all
she wants to listen to when
she’s here. She comes with us
to the jamborees and she just
loves it.”
Nadeau said he is honoured
to become a member of the
Great Northern Opry but at the
same time has mixed emotions.
“To receive recognition for
something I love to do, it’s
amazing. I feel there are so
many others who deserve it, and
I hope they continue to induct
musicians on a regular basis.”
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AT THE RINK
KATE MCLAREN The Daily Press
Although the victims were
not seriously injured, one
female suffered a fat lip from
the paintball hitting her in the
face. The other girl was struck
on the arm.
“Nothing major happened
injury-wise, but keep in mind
that these paintball guns shoot
at high speeds, so it’s very possible someone could lose an
eye,” said McColeman.
Criminal incidents involving
paintball guns are rare, but the
public should be aware that
implications could be serious,
McColeman added.
“If someone gets caught
shooting off a paintball gun at
someone, they could be
charged with assault with a
weapon. It’s not something that
we take lightly.”
He said Timmins Police Service officers remain on the
lookout for a vehicle matching
the description of the car
linked to Monday’s shooting.
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After a tour stop in Timmins
in September, the show decided
to return to the city a second
time due to the high level of
interest.
“It’s more coins and gold
we’re looking for, but we’ve seen
lots of things here in Timmins
along the lines of toys, dishes
and military gear.”
One particular item of interest
that came through was a rare
1948 silver dollar which fetched
close to $2,000 due to the limited number of these coins ever
minted.
“That coin is definitely one of
the best quality things we’ve
seen in Timmins. It was kept in
pristine condition and the gentleman who brought it in was
quite surprised when he found
out the value of the coin.”
For war expert Tom King, it is
finding rarities like this that
make his job worthwhile.
“I’ve seen American coins
from the 1800s, I’ve seen British
cavalry swords and one-of-akind pieces from Tiffany & Co.
How cool is that that we get to
see stuff people only read
about?”
With Timmins being a mining
town, Roadshow staff expects to
see many gold coins and jewelry
come through the door.
“A lot of people don’t know
what they’re holding in their
hands, or what they have at
home, so it’s up to us to educate them,” said Koutros.
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Timmins Police are investigating a drive-by shooting involving
a paintball gun.
One of the victims was struck
in the face.
Police were searching Timmins streets for suspects following the incident which Monday
night.
Timmins Police Const. Al
McColeman said two females
were walking along Algonquin
Ave. at Cedar St. when they were
struck by cartridges from a
paintball gun.
“The girls saw a car speeding
away following the incident, but
they weren’t 100% sure that’s
where the shots came from,”
said McColeman.
Police were unable to locate
the vehicle, described as a white
Ford Focus with tinted windows.
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Toys, trinkets, and treasures
taking up space in the closets of
Timmins residents may put
money in pockets this week.
The Great Canadian Roadshow is in town this week and
the show’s manager, Terry
Koutros, said the expert buyers
are keeping an eye out for valuables.
“We have war, coin and jewelry experts on hand here as
well as other resources, should
the need arise.”
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