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Jack MacLaren knocks off Norm Sterling

OUT THERE The Carleton Place and District Youth Centre on Mill Street hosts a Skateboard-a-Thon on 5 April 16.

Newcomer will seek MPP seat this October NEVIL HUNT nevil.hunt@metroland.com

SWEET MUSIC Pakenham’s David Sale hosts a one man show, For Love of the Oboe, tonight at 7 p.m. 11

ROCKING TIME Four Carleton Place curlers surprise themselves with a title victory. 27

CARLETON-MISSISSIPPI MILLS – Jack MacLaren will represent the Progressive Conservatives in Carleton-Mississippi Mills in the Oct. 6 provincial election. MacLaren won the riding’s PC nomination meeting on March 31 at Scotiabank Place, knocking off Norm Sterling, who has served 34 years at Queen’s Park. Sterling had federal cabinet minister John Baird and Senator Mike Duffy in his corner, but came up short in the voting as roughly 1,500 party members cast their ballots. “I’m not shocked,” Sterling said after the results were announced, shortly before 10 p.m. “I’m somewhat relieved it’s over. It’s not the end of the world.” Sterling said he was hamstrung during the campaign to sign up supporters in the riding nomination battle. He complained that he had to do his regular work as an MPP and run a campaign at the same time. While the evening’s vote count wasn’t officially released, Sterling said the difference was “about 100 votes.” “We didn’t have the resources,” Sterling said, adding that he asked the party to push the nomination meeting back to a later date but was rebuffed. See LIBERTARIAN, page 3

Photo by Desmond Devoy

QUICK WORK Two members of the Mississippi Mills fire department use a chain saw to widen a hole in the roof of 326 Maude Street in Almonte on April 4, in order to vent smoke out through the roof. For more on the fire, see page 4.

Vimy Ridge Day this Saturday DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com

CARLETON PLACE – The battle that made Canada will be remembered at a special ceremony at Memorial Park this Saturday. The Battle of Vimy Ridge began in northern France on April 9, 1917. About 3,598 Canadians were killed and another 7,000 wounded in the fighting, but for many the battle marked Canada’s coming of age as a nation.

The ceremony will take place this Saturday, April 9, at 1 p.m. at Memorial Park, just behind the Carleton Place Public Library, 101 Beckwith St. While the Canadian maple leaf flag will be afforded it’s customary place of honour at the ceremony, the red ensign flag, which Canadian troops fought under during both world wars, and at Vimy Ridge, as well as the Korean War, will fly from the staff in a special flag-raising ceremony. See CEREMONY, page 2

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A Night for Sendai fundraiser for Japanese disaster victims DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com

ALMONTE – The same team that brought you last year’s Haitian earthquake relief fundraiser concert is back with another show to help the victims of last month’s earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. “We did that one (Haiti fundraiser) in about a week,” said the concert’s publicity director Jeff Mills. “This one has been more about three weeks. But we’re certainly going to go hard at it. We’ve pulled these players back to the table.” Even though they did

not have a lot of time to prepare, the Haitian fundraiser was able to generate $200,000 in donations. “Tickets will go quickly,” promised Mills of this year’s event. Mills and many of his friends were also involved in a local fundraiser for the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004. One of those people is Almonte and District High School (ADHS) athletics teacher Lynn Carss, who is helping organize the school’s contribution to the event, as well as various student musicians, who will perform. “We’re hoping to fill the hall with music,

song and dance,” said Mills. Not only will student musicians be on stage, but professional ones too, as well as poets, dancers and artists. ADHS and Save the Children Canada are co-hosting A Night for Sendai, the Japanese city of more than a million people that was worst hit by the twin disasters of March 11. The benefit concert will be held at Almonte Old Town Hall, 14 Bridge St., on Friday, April 15 at 7 p.m. Donations will also be accepted at the concert. The idea for the concert came to Mills by way of fellow organizer Jonas Barter, who is looking after the silent and live auction portion of the evening. “He phoned me up and said one word: ‘Japan,’” recalled Mills. Mills himself did some humanitarian work in Haiti before its earthquake in January 2010, but he pointed out that there was not the same level of connection with Japan in this

community as their had been with Haiti, which is why they were working so closely with Save the Children Canada, which is helping affected children in Japan. The earthquake hit northeast Japan at 12:46 a.m. Almonte time, and Mills could not believe the sights he woke up to on the television news later that morning. “It’s just horrific,” he said. “It’s horrible when you think about how many people are displaced, especially with earthquakes, tsunamis and nuclear disaster.” While the earthquakes and their aftershocks have stopped, and the tsunami waters receded, there is still a psychological block for many Japanese in that the nuclear crisis makes it hard to plan for an uncertain future. “It’s pretty hard to rebuild when you’re worried about contamination,” said Mills.

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Jeff Mills was one of the organizers of last year’s fundraising concert for the victims of the Haitian earthquake. This year, Mills and his friends will be reuniting to hold a fundraiser for the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, at the same venue, Almonte Old Town Hall, on Friday, April 15.

Ceremony marks Canada’s ‘coming of age’ Continued from front There will also likely be a military gun salute. “It’s a very important day. It is a very important ceremony,” said Ron Goebel, chair of the Carleton Place branch of the Royal Canadian Legion’s cenotaph restoration committee. “We recognize not only Vimy Ridge Day, but the importance of the red ensign as well.” The Carleton Place branch of the Royal Canadian Legion will host a social after the ceremony at 177 George St. About 289 Carleton Place citizens served in the First World War, 47 of whom were killed. With files from Brier Dodge

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Politics

Libertarian topples veteran centrist Continued from front

Speeches by both candidates preceded the voting. Both men were cheered on arrival and supporters waved Norm and Jack signs before and after they spoke. Neither candidate took direct aim at the other, but the contrast was clear, with Sterling reinforcing experience as the key, and MacLaren focused on smaller government and less regulation. Sterling was introduced by Ottawa West-Nepean MP Baird. “As we prepare for an election … we need Norm Sterling’s experience at Queen’s Park,” Baird said. Sterling cast himself as a friend of rural voters, even endorsing a plank of MacLaren’s campaign by expressing strong support for property rights. Sterling also spent time bashing the current McGuinty government while running through a list of local accomplishments, such as upgrades at the Queensway Carleton and Almonte hospitals. The incumbent MPP reminded members they could trust his experience. “I have the experience, knowledge and desire to change how parliament works and how the civil service works,” Sterling

said. MacLaren took the stage, drawing louder cheers and applause than Sterling. He talked about his rural roots and his background in business and agriculture. MacLaren bashed elected representatives who “toe the party line” instead of voting in their constituents’ interests. He also turned Sterling’s experience against him and left little doubt who he was alluding to when he criticized broken promises. “I am not a career politician,” MacLaren said. “I am not experienced at saying one thing and doing another.” HUDAK COMMENTS PC leader Tim Hudak issued a press release little more than an hour after MacLaren’s victory, congratulating the newcomer on his nomination. “As part of a strong PC team, Jack MacLaren will deliver change for hardworking families who need real relief and a chance to catch up,” Hudak said in the release. The PC leader also published thanks to Sterling for his time as MPP, a position Sterling will hold until the Legislature is dissolved prior to the Oct. 6 provincial election. “Norm’s commitment to public service and Ontario families is largely unparalleled in Canadian politics today,” Hudak said

in a press release. “Few members of Ontario’s provincial parliament have ever been able to say they’ve earned the trust and respect of their community to

have successfully served them for nine consecutive terms in office, for eight party leaders and four Premiers of Ontario in nine different Cabinet portfolios.”

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Jack MacLaren addresses provincial Progressive Conservative party members during the March 31 nomination battle at Scotiabank Place. The result means Norm Sterling will not be the PC candidate on the Oct. 6 provincial election ballot for the first time in more than three decades.

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The veteran MPP criticized MacLaren’s politics, saying “the party doesn’t want to go that far right, particularly in the urban areas.” MacLaren is a resident of West Carleton and a former president of the libertarian Ontario Landowners Association. He campaigned for more than a year for the PC nomination, encouraging supporters to buy the party memberships that made them eligible to vote tonight. “It’s not hard to understand what we’re about,” MacLaren said after the victory. “It’s the Rob Ford lesson,” he said, referring to Toronto’s new mayor. “Be true to what people are looking for.” MacLaren said that if elected to Queen’s Park in October, he’s ready to work with other Progressive Conservatives, including the ones who openly campaigned for Sterling. “We won fair and square,” he said. “There won’t be any ill will.” During Sterling’s concession speech, he suggested his political career may not be at an end, but declined to expand on that statement. “I’ll think that over tonight,” Sterling said, “and I’ll decide tomorrow.”

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Fire causes $200,000 in damage

Almonte solar project one year away

No injuries reported in April 4 Almonte blaze

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A field of solar panels will pop up in a field beside County Road 29 this time next year. International Power presented their near-final plans for the solar farm during a Mississippi Mills council meeting on Monday, April 4. The company plans to spend between $40 million and $50 million on the farm, which will cover about 30 hectares of land just north of Al-Car Quarry. International Power vice-president Michelle Chislett said the company hopes to start installation in the second quarter of 2012, with the job completed later the same year. The panels would produce about 10 megawatts of power. Chislett said many environmental hurdles will need to be jumped before work begins, at which time about 100 short-term jobs will be created. Coun. Paul Watters said some nearby residents have expressed concern about a possible eyesore in their neighbourhood, but seemed satisfied with Chislett’s pledge to create a visual barrier between County Road 29 and the solar farm, using vegetation or a berm. The company’s only concern with the location is the possibility of dust from the operation of the quarry landing on the solar panels and affecting their efficiency. Following the presentation, Chislett said a portion of the project investment will be spent in Ontario, with panel assembly taking place in this province. The company plans to hold a public open house in the summer.

ALMONTE – A fire has caused at least $200,000 damage to a unit at a housing complex at 326 Maude St. in Almonte. The fire broke out on the morning of Monday, April 4. “It was a single woman that lived in that unit that was burned, and a mother and daughter lived next door,” said Mississippi Mills fire Chief Art Brown. Brown added that he and his team are “not 100 per cent sure,” what caused the fire, but they are certain that it started down in the crawl space. He commended the construction of the Mills Community Support Corporation facility, which contained the fire to one unit, and prevented it from spreading to the rest of the six-unit building. “This shows you how if you put in the proper wall,

the fire won’t get over the wall,” said Brown. “The guys did a great save. The fire was just rolling when we got there.” The crews had to cut a metre-wide section of the roof off in order to fight the fire. “We had to do a lot of overhaul,” said Brown. “The apartment will pretty much have to be rebuilt.” BIG TURNOUT While the fire was attended by members of the Mississippi Mills fire department’s Almonte hall, members of the Pakenham brigade were also called in to help because the department was short staffed that morning. “That’s just the way it happened,” said Brown. Emergency vehicles lined the street at the intersection with St. James Street, as yellow fire hoses snaked across the street and on to front yards.

Above, three members of the Mississippi Mills fire department lower a ladder in through a hole cut into the roof of 326 Maude St. in Almonte on April 4, in their efforts to put out a fire. At right, a firefighter throws smoldering material out of a second-storey window. Photos by Desmond Devoy

Carleton Place Hospital receives donation from Scotiabank The Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital (CPDMH) Foundation is pleased to announce that Scotiabank has donated $1000 to help purchase new medical equipment for the Hospital. The donation was made on behalf of Cathy Currie, a member of the Hospital’s Board of Trustees, through Scotiabank’s Employee Volunteer Program. “The Board has always valued Cathy’s contributions to our organization and her input is very much appreciated during our meetings,” stated Brian Armstrong, Chair of CPDMH’s Board of Trustees. “The Board and I would like to the thank Cathy for accessing these funds on our behalf and more importantly for giving her valuable time to our organization.” Mrs. Currie came to the Carleton Place Branch of the Scotiabank as the Branch Manager in the fall of 2004 and joined the CPDMH Board of Trustees in June 2006. During her time on the Hospital’s Board, Mrs. Currie was a member of the Community and Public Relations Committee, RPUC (Resource Planning and Utilization Committee) and Patient Care & Ethics. In February 2011, Mrs. Currie left

her position as Branch Manager in Carleton Place to pursue other opportunities with Scotiabank. She will remain a member of the Hospital Board of Trustees until June 2011. “I have really enjoyed my time with the branch in Carleton Place and I would like to thank the community for making me feel welcome,”stated Mrs. Currie. “It has also been a pleasure to be involved with the Hospital and I am very grateful that my employer has been able to provide this grant from Scotiabank’s Employee Volunteer Program on my behalf.” Scotiabank’s Employee Volunteer Program was launched in 1998. The program provides donations of up to $1,000 to community organizations where individual employees and pensioners are active volunteers for at least 50 hours per year. In 2009, Scotiabank employees spent more than 299,000 hours volunteering and fundraising and Scotiabank contributed more than $43 million to support the volunteerism of their employees. Scotiabank is one of North America’s premier financial institutions and Canada’s most international bank.

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Second annual event raising funds for youth centre programming DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com

CARLETON PLACE – Skater boys and girls, now is your chance to grind it out on your skateboards, all for a chance to help other young people. The second annual Skateboard-a-Thon will be held at the Carleton Place and District Youth Centre, 25 Mill St., on Saturday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Teams of four or five will be taking turns skateboarding inside the centre, relay-style. The event attracted about 30 participants in 2010, who raised about $850 for programming at the centre. Last year, the centre took on a lot of the costs associated with running the event, but this year, the Ruwa Board Shop in Kingston will sponsor a large part of the day and the prizes. “That’s definitely a bonus,” said event coorganizer Jessica Bandy. “Last year, it was such a success and this year, the kids are already getting excited about it.” The numbers of interested youth is already up over last year. Permission and pledge forms for young

people interested in the event are available at the centre, as well as at Notre Dame Catholic High School and Carleton Place High School. Youth under the age of 18 have to have a permission form signed by a parent or guardian in order to participate. The youth centre can be reached at 613257-8901 or cpCOREyouthservices@gmail. com. Youth associated with the Skateboard-aThon will be canvassing neighbourhoods in the lead up to the event, soliciting funds. Each member will be wearing a special badge issued by the centre with their name, number and contact information. “For every $10 they make, they get entered into a draw,” said Bandy, with draws taking place every hour. “The person who raises the most money will get a package.” There will be more than just the sound of plastic wheels on wood and concrete – and the occasional wipeout – filling the former fire hall on April 16, with a professional DJ spinning tracks too. File photo Member Troy McDiarmid built the boxes Skaters show off their skills during last year’s first-ever Skateboard-a-Thon at the Carthat skateboarders will use for this year’s leton Place and District Youth Centre on Mill Street. This year’s event will be held at event. the same venue on Saturday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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PUBLIC OPEN HOUSES WARD BOUNDARY REALIGNMENT Date: Time: Location:

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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. S. Lavant Community Centre 4101 South Lavant Road

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www.lanarkhighlands.ca LANARK VILLAGE CURBSIDE SERVICE Pick-up is every Friday morning. Garbage & recycling MUST be set out by 7:00 AM to ensure pick-up. Cardboard boxes MUST be ﬂa ened for recycling. Detailed informa on about recycling and other waste diversion is available at www.lanarkhighlands.ca/Services/PublicWorks Please contact Cathie Green at the Municipal Oﬃce with ques ons or comments at 613.259.2398 Ext 249.

Council Meeting Schedule: Tuesday April 19th at 2:30 p.m. – Committee of the Whole Thursday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m. – Council Tuesday, May 10 at 2:30 p.m. – Committee of the Whole

PROPOSED ROAD CLOSING

As a result of the vote for the Deputy Mayor question on the ballot at the October 25th, 2010 Municipal Election, both the Mayor and Deputy Mayor will be elected by general vote at the next Municipal Election. Council is considering reducing the number of wards by one, from six to ﬁve wards, as the Deputy Mayor will no longer be a Ward Councillor.

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Township of Lanark Highlands proposes the passage of a by-law to stop up, close and sell a certain portion of an unopened road allowance which is no longer required for municipal purposes. Any person who believes they may be adversely affected by the closure of such unopened road allowance is asked to express their concerns in writing to the Clerk by May 16th The Council meeting will be held on:

A Ward adjustment plan has been developed and will be available for review and comment at the open houses. You will also have the opportunity to speak with Municipal Staff and those Members of Council present.

May 26th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. • Lanark Highlands Municipal Ofﬁce

The Ward adjustment plan will also be displayed at the Municipal Office. Comment sheets will be available at the Open Houses, at the Municipal Office and on the Township Website. We ask that you return them to the Municipal Office by no later than Monday, April 18th at 9:00 a.m. Your participation and input is requested to assist Council with making a final decision. Dated at the Township of Lanark Highlands this 25th day of March, 2011. For further information contact: Township of Lanark Highlands, Amanda Mabo, Clerk/Deputy CAO 75 George Street, Lanark, ON K0G 1K0 T: 613-259-2398 ext. 231 • F: 613-259-2291 • E: clerk@lanarkhighlands.ca • www.lanarkhighlands.ca

DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CLOSING: The portion of the unopened Road Allowance is located at: Lot 5 between Concessions 2 and 3 former Township of Dalhousie, Municipality of Lanark Highlands, County of Lanark. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed by-law is available at the Municipal Ofﬁce during regular business hours or by contacting the Planning Assistant at 613-259-2398 x 232 or jlaidlaw@lanarkhighlands.ca. Dated this 4th day of April, 2011 Amanda Mabo, Clerk 75 George Street, Lanark ON K0G 1K0 613-259-2398 x 231 • clerk@lanarkhighlands.ca

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Youth centre skateboard-a-thon rolls into CP on April 16

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Politics

County budget includes 2.86 per cent tax increase Council votes in favour of second emergency response vehicle, then passes budget CATHY JAMES Taxpayers will see two things coming from the Lanark County council chambers: a 2.86 per cent increase on their tax bill and a second emergency response vehicle on the roads. Reviewing the budget since January, Lanark County Council voted to pass the 2011 budget at its regular council meeting March 30. Yet, prior to the official vote, councillors had to make one last budgetary decision: whether to include the purchase and operation of a second emergency response vehicle. Councillors received a proposal earlier this month from Almonte General Hospital chief executive officer, Mary Wilson Trider. She outlined why the county requires a second ERV,

which is to reduce response times and guarantee this vehicle won’t get called out of the county. Council originally voted against the motion for the ERV purchase, with the majority concerned about increasing the overall budget. The topic was brought back on the table at the March 30 meeting. Wilson Trider presented the case once again, providing councillors with average county response times, as well as the number of life-threatening calls they receive on a daily basis. COVERAGE “These are the ones that keep me up at night, because I worry they won’t have the coverage they need,” said Wilson Trider. The current provincial ambulance dispatch system can have an ambulance respond to a call, even if it’s outside of its service region. The ERV can’t be called out, as only one paramedic operates the vehicle and it can’t transport patients. “The major advantage of the ERV is it can’t be deployed out of the area. The ERV will always

Wilson Trider responded. be in Lanark,” she explains. “Treatment starts when the The proposal has the second ERV operate five days a week ERV arrives,” she said, adding during the busiest call time from the second vehicle would keep the other ERV in Lanark High4 p.m. to midnight. The county’s chief adminis- lands and therefore providing trative officer, Peter Wagland, faster service to the rural townthen outlined the financial im- ships. Coun. Susan plications. The Freeman, who ERV purchase wasn’t at the and operation meeting when would cost “I don’t think people the ERV was $63,000 for 2011, initially proor almost $5 per mind paying $5 extra providhousehold per a year for emergency posed, ed her input. year. She said Coun. John services.” when she first Gemmell put came on counhis support becil 10 years hind the purchase. • Coun. Susan Freeman ago, there was no 911 system. “This is not “We did asphalt. This bring 911 and is not a bridge. people couldn’t imagine not havThis is life and death,” he said. Coun. Keith Kerr said this sec- ing it now,” she said, adding how ond vehicle wouldn’t improve emergency response is a necessary service. conditions. “I’m totally supportive of an “This ERV doesn’t do diddlysquat for the outlying areas,” he ERV. Our residents and visitors says, referring to how the sec- deserve this.” Coun. John Levi said he didn’t ond ERV will be based between Perth and Smiths Falls. “It’s just want the cost in this year’s budto reduce the numbers, because get, and proposed putting it the clock stops when the ERV ar- in the 2012 budget. Yet no one would second his motion, thererives.”

fore nixing his idea. Coun. John Fenik said for the past three budgets, council has been approached to add the second vehicle, and said he didn’t want to put it off any longer. “The need is now,” he said. “We may as well do this now.” Kerr asked for a recorded vote. RECORDED VOTE Kerr, Levi and Coun. Peter McLaren, Brian Stewart and Aubrey Churchill voted against the ERV purchase. The remaining councillors voted in favour to purchase and operate the second vehicle, except for Coun. Pat Dolan, who was not present. The majority ruled, and the ERV will be included in the 2011 budget, which was then officially passed. Freeman said she was happy with the end result. “I don’t think people mind paying $5 extra a year for emergency services, so I was very pleased, because I had no idea how it would go,” she said. “You could see it was not an easy vote and a lot of people voted against it and to me that was upsetting, but that is part of politics.” 459290

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Community

Carleton Place resident honoured by university

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STEP IN TIME Fiddler Wade Foster, left, performs during Sunday night’s Spring Country Show at the Carleton Place arena. The show drew more than 100 people, helpoing raise money for the Carleton Place hospital and the town hall renovations.

Carleton Place’s Graeme Bousada has been recognized by his school for his environmental efforts. Members of Mount Allison University’s class of 2011 celebrated some of their own during the annual grad banquet held in March. Bousada received the Gil Latter Memorial Award, awarded to a student who has volunteered their time and demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the Sackville community. Bousada, who is working towards his bachelor of arts in environmental studies has been involved in a number of environmentally-charged projects. Along with fellow members of his environmental issues seminar, Bousada has focused on development of an expanded farmers market plan for the Town of Sackville. Students have researched

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Graeme Bourada intends to record and release a solo album with original music. the experience of other farmers markets to learn from them, and recently organized several community consultation meetings to find ways to make the popular market more sustainable. Bousada worked at

Town of MISSISSIPPI MILLS MUNICIPAL WATER TESTING

BABYSITTING COURSE

The Town and the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) are conducting a door-to-door campaign to obtain water samples throughout the Almonte Ward for lead testing in the drinking water system. The lead sampling program is mandated to all water systems within the province under Ontario Regulation 170/03. OCWA and Town personnel will be canvassing select neighborhoods to obtain the pre-requisite number of random samples during March and early April 2011. Please note that all sampling personnel from the Town and the Ontario Clean Water Agency will be clearly identified with photo identification. This program is completed at no cost to the homeowner and the results will be shared with all participants.

Tuesdays & Thursdays April 26 to May 26 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Almonte District High School Class Room: 123 Cost: $50.00 (must be 12 years of age or older) Please call 613.256.1077 to register

LANDFILL PASSES Starting in 2011 landfill passes will expire and the expiry date will be on the top of the form. All dump passes from 2010 and earlier are still valid UNTIL September 1, 2011. No old dump pass will be accepted after September 1, 2011.

HOWIE ROAD LANDFILL HOURS WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Howie Road landfill site will be re-opening on Wednesdays starting April 13, 2011. The landfill site is also still open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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If you should have any questions concerning the program, please contact W. Troy Dunlop, Director of Roads and Public Works at 613-256-2064 Ext. 233.

Nature’s Route Farm in Point de Bute completing a summer internship. This summer, he is working with six friends to run and operate a 300person vegetable farm outside of Saint John, N.B.

2010 ANNUAL WATER TREATMENT FACILITY REPORT Residents are advised that the 2010 Annual report for the Almonte Water Treatment Facility is now available for public viewing. The document can be downloaded from the Town website or viewed at the public libraries. Please go to www.mississippimills.ca for full details.

FIRE BAN IN EFFECT There is a fire ban in effect from April 1 to May 15, 2011.

RECREATIONAL BALL HOCKEY PROGRAM Ages 11-15 April 26 to June 30 Almonte Community Centre

The program will run two days a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. Each session will start with a short warm- up consisting of a variety of short hockey drills and the remaining time will be spent on a game for all the players to enjoy. The cost of this 10 week recreation program is $80.00/person which should be paid at the time of at registration. The maximum number of participants will be 14 to ensure a fun and safe environment for all of those involved with the program. Registration is on April 12, 2011 from 7:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m in the Lobby at the Almonte Community Centre. For more information please contact the Recreation and Culture Department at (613) 256-1077 ext:24

YOUTH NIGHT PITCH-IN Sat., April 16, 9 am - noon. Pitch-In bags available at Nicholson’s Sundries, Pakenham; Clayton General Store; community mailboxes in Appleton; Baker Bob’s; and the Recreation and Culture office in Almonte’s Old Town Hall. We also ask that you join us in ‘Five Minute Fridays’ - where every week you go for a walk (drive) and pick up garbage along your street or on rural roadways in an effort to keep our Mississippi Mills looking good all year long.

Friday April 1 & 8, 2011 - Sports night at the Almonte High School. Entrance to the program is FREE!!!! Friday April 15th, 2011 - Pizza End of the season party!!. This is the final night for the Youth Nights program until October, 2011. Come on out for the final night of the season and enjoy a slice of pizza and good times with friends!! Entrance to the program is FREE!! Pop, Water and Chips will be sold for $1.00/each.

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There’s something in the air tonight

MacLaren’s election a sign of change

DESMOND DEVOY Des Says

he seasons are changing, and so too is the political landscape. While the federal election is still weeks away, change has already come to the provincial riding of Carleton-Mississippi Mills. And it’s hopefully a sign of things to come. By now, you’ve heard that Jack MacLaren, former president of the Ontario Landowners Association, has beaten longtime MPP Norm Sterling for the provincial Progressive Conservative nomination. Sterling, 69, has been serving since 1977, the time of Bill Davis and the Big Blue Machine…and disco. It was time for a change, after seven premiers and 34 years at Queen’s Park. He served in the cabinets of premiers Davis, Miller, Harris and Eves in nine different portfolios. A good, sterling, if you will, reputation. But it says something that even a last-minute endorsement from former premier Mike Harris was not enough to stem the tide against Sterling. Maybe it is a sign that, while this riding might not change its political stripe any time soon, the Tories neglect the grassroots at their peril. And it is a sign to Premier Dalton McGuinty that his re-election battle will be an uphill slog. After all, people are paying more for everything, from electricity, the HST, health premiums, cleaning products, you name it. People are fed up with useless regulations for farmers, down to what we eat at fast food restaurants, to what type of dogs we can have, that only seem to keep busybody bureaucrats employed in their ironclad jobs, with cushy pensions and rock solid job security. People hate being talked down to from Toronto. They want their voice to matter. There will be some who characterize this move as another riding captured by the OLA, painting it as eastern Ontario’s version of the Tea Party. Now the OLA is not everyone’s cup of tea – pardon the pun. But there’s something going on here. And no, it’s not some plot, as was insinuated recently by Liberal cabinet minister Bob Chiarelli. There’s only so many taxes people who are already struggling can pay for pie-in-the-sky green energy initiatives. The Liberals may mean well, but it’s easy to do supposedly great things with other people’s money.

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We wish to draw your attention to the extreme inconvenience resulting from the closure of Appleton Side Road between Highway 7 and Cavanagh Road east/west. This has incurred a seven-kilometre detour west to McNeely Avenue in Carleton Place. This detour could have been obviated by the construction of a short, temporary road between Cavanagh Road east and Highway 7 at the newly installed traffic lights on Highway 7. Also this would have maintained direct north-south access from Appleton Side Road (via Cavanagh Road east) through the traffic lights to Cemetery Side Road via McCuan Road. We request that pressure be brought to bear on the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to rectify this intolerable situation.

My daughter saw the hawk. I’m certain the hawk saw her. I wouldn’t have noticed the eagle had she not pointed it out. We were availing of the toddler-friendly play structure at St. James the Greater School in Smiths Falls a few weeks ago when she pointed up into the clear blue sky. There he was, majestic, a brown swirl in the sky, silently gliding on the wind, looking for that evening’s meal down below. Michaela was mesmerized for a time, then got distracted by digging her mittens into the sand or something. It reminded me of that scene from the 2004 movie Troy, where the king is holding council to decide if he will go to war. A sage man stands up to report that a farmer has reported an omen, something to do with a hawk seen in the sky, and that surely this is a sign of victory to come. A few days later, and out and about with the wee one, this time headed for Victoria Park in her stroller, I again looked up, way up, to see a Hercules military plane, its four silvery propeller blades shining in the sun. “Where is it heading?” I wondered. Afghanistan? Pakistan? Not the United Arab Emirates, that’s for sure, now that Camp Mirage has been scuttled, but maybe to Italy to help with the war effort in Libya? The next day, a breaking news bulletin online, that Canadian warplanes had bombed targets in Libya. I had to re-read it. Canadian planes. Bombing something. I’m used to reading that about American or British fighters, but Canadian? There’s something in the air these days. We’ve gotten ourselves involved in a Middle East war and even those who support the mission don’t know how it will end. We’d like the rebels to march on Tripoli, send Ghadaffi and his henchmen into exile, and set up a Turkish-style

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Remember the fallen To the Editor, I had a rather unique experience on March 24. A busload of firemen from the valley and beyond made the trek down to Listowel to attend the funeral of the two firemen that died there. Listowel, a town of about 5,200, was completely shut down that day. Schools. businesses, everything. The most amazing thing about that day was that even though there was probably over 7,000 people on the street, there wasn’t a sound anywhere in the town. The only thing to be heard was the sound of boots on the pavement. It’s really sad that when people lose their lives doing great things, they never get to see the results of their efforts. Kevin Currie Almonte

Highway detour intolerable To the Editor,

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Winds of Arab Awakening Continued from page 8 democracy. But we could also end up in a prolonged civil war too, or worse. Paul Simon’s new album is due out on April 12 and I’ve already heard one of the singles off of it, Getting Ready for Christmas Day. Man, this song is awesome. One of his best. It’s certainly going to become my favourite Christmas song, and it is really catchy. As usual, his lyrics are very

poignant, and this week in particular, with all that has been going on, one in particular stood out. “I got a nephew in Iraq/It’s his third time back/But it’s ending up the way it began/With the luck of a beginner/He’ll be eating turkey dinner/On some mountain top in Pakistan.” Let’s hope that our boys and girls won’t be eating Christmas dinner in Tripoli this year.

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County council divided on reserves Lanark County councillors remain divided on its long-term financial plan after treasurer Kurt Greaves recommended the county plug more money into its reserves tank. At its corporate services meeting March 23, Greaves proposed they put nearly $2.8 million into its reserve funds. His recommendation comes after county used $4 million of reserve money for the 2010 budget and another $900,000 allotted in this year’s budget. Drawing this money will put the reserve tank lower

than the county’s current $17 million debt load. Greaves said this proposal provides financial cushioning for long-term county projects. “Our plan is to reduce our dependency on reserves,” he said. Graeves proposed transferring money into both existing and new reserves, which include reserves for a new public works garage, the Lanark Lodge rehabilitation, an ambulance nonministry funded reserve and any current work in progress. Coun, Ed Sonnenburg supported the idea.

“If we don’t put money in reserves now...it’s just going to get that much worse down the road,” he said. But some councillors would rather use some of that money to reduce the debt load. Coun. Val Wilkinson wanted to take some of the reserve money to help reduce the projected 2.6 per cent 2011 tax levy increase. Her idea was also turned down. Lanark County Warden Sharon Mousseau expressed her gratitude for Greaves’ efforts to increase the reserve funds while also reducing the debt.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about the oboe... ...but were afriad to ask DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com

PAKENHAM – For starters, an oboe is not a clarinet. Hopefully that will clear up at least one question people have about oboes before Pakenham resident David Sale’s one man show, For Love of the Oboe, at St. Andrew’s United Church, on Thursday, April 7, at 7 p.m. “They look similar enough I guess,” said David Sale. Sale tours throughout eastern Ontario with his oboe, but he is glad to be having a homecoming of sorts in Pakenham. “I do play occasionally at the church. It’s always nice to play in front of the hometown group,” said Sale. “I perform because I enjoy it.” The show, which is a fundraiser for the church, will be as educational as it is entertaining. “It’s a difficult show to explain. I’ve tried to come up with a term that will encapsulate it,” said Sale. “It’s a one man show that incorporates slides, talking and music and other things. If you can think of any one man show that you’ve seen, it’s much more than that…(But) I hope it

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Pakenham resident David Sale, second from left, also plays oboe with the fiVe group, seen here after a recent performance at a church in Picton, Ont. Sale will be performing at a fundraiser concert, at St. Andrew’s United Church in Pakenham on Thursday, April 7. computer company, but he has will be entertaining.” He will be accompanied by a never met anyone surprised to “virtual orchestra,” with a pia- learn he is also a professional nist, organist, harpsichordist musician in his spare time. “I think that there are more and singer, as well as a few surmulti-talented people in the prise guests. “You wouldn’t want to listen to world than we know,” he said. The program will include an hour and a half of an oboe,” he said. “So I try to create quite oboe favourites from the likes of Mozart, Bach, Purcell and Telea variety in that.” In the daytime, Sale runs a mann. But two lesser-known

composers, Antonio Pasculli and Bruno Labate, will also feature in the concert. “Both of them were oboists themselves, so they wrote for the instrument in such a way that only an oboist can,” said Sale. “They probably weren’t as good, to be quite blunt (as Mozart). And they didn’t have quite the same quantity of output that Mozart did.” Sale’s love affair with the oboe began in high school in Toronto. “We had a choice of instruments. I had already decided when I went in,” said Sale. “It was the sound that attracted me. I had heard it performed, and performed well. I took a liking to the instrument.” While his parents were supportive, some of his teachers were a little more suspicious of his decision. “Why would anyone in Grade 9 want to play an oboe?” they asked. While his parents were not musically inclined themselves, they were interested in the art form, and his father had an extensive record collection. “There was always music in

the house,” recalled Sale. He took his love of music all the way to the University of Toronto where he earned a musicology degree. Sale has performed his oboe with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Ottawa’s Divertimento Orchestra, the Woodstock Strings, Guelph Chamber Orchestra, and the Venturi Wind Quartet. He has also played for numerous Broadway shows in the pit orchestra, for such favourites as Oliver, My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, and The Music Man, for Royal City Music Productions and the Kitchener-Waterloo Music Society, as well as numerous Gilbert and Sullivan light operas. Locally, he still performs with The fiVe woodwind quartet. Sale moved to Pakenham in 2002. “Both of our kids were living in the Ottawa and we felt we wanted to be closer to them, and because we hoped that there would be grandchildren, and there are,” he said. His grandchildren are now two and three years old, and he would love if they could make it to today’s concert.

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Blakeney: What is, was, and might have been Talk, DVD viewing on history of Blakeney and other area hamlets in Appleton this weekend DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com

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APPLETON – A labour of love and a look back in time will now be preserved with the latest in technology. Local historian Marilyn Snedden will mark the southern Mississippi Mills DVD launch of Blakeney: Then and Now, at the North Lanark Regional Museum in Appleton this Sunday, April 10, at 2 p.m. The DVD came to fruition following many years of hard work by Snedden and the Ramsay Women’s Institute. In the 1970s, the institute began gathering together bits of important historical memorabilia about Blakeney, Bennies Corners and Leckies Corners. “We had quite a lot of photographs of Blakeney,” said Snedden. “Back in 1978, we put together an education kit for local educators to teach local history.” The education kits had elements added to them over the years as more people became aware of the initiative. “Sometimes, when you do a project, other things come out of the woodwork,” said Snedden. In time, the emerging technology of the early 1990s presented a new opportunity for Snedden and the institute to document the area’s past. “In 1990, we did one of the first videos of Bennies Corners,” said Snedden, following a grant from the Ontario Historical Society. “The volume wasn’t as loud as it should have been. It was early technology.” It is hoped that, in future, the institute will be able to get the history of all three hamlets onto a DVD. While Blakeney is still a thriving community, time is of the essence for Snedden and other longtime residents to put down into the public record what life was like in the village many years ago. “There’s getting to be less than a dozen of us who have lived here (in Blakeney) for more than 50 years,” said Snedden. There used to a number of thriving mills in Blakeney, but those structures have long since been demolished. “There’s nothing much left except for a few foundations,” similar to the mill foundations that can still be found on the banks of the river in Pakenham. “We have far more photos of Blakeney than the other two communities because it was far more successful.” Snedden noted that many seemingly new ideas have been thought of before. In her research, she came across an article from a 1901 edition of the Almonte Gazette which made mention of a

proposal to have a water power plant near the rapids in Blakeney. That idea is floating around even today. The history of Leckie’s Corners requires even more ardent preservation, since the only remnant of that settlement is the

Auld Kirk Cemetery. “In the mid 1800s, it was actually bigger than Almonte,” said Snedden. The railroad was supposed to travel up what is now the Eighth Line from Carleton Place to Pakenham, which would have avoided any river crossings.

“(But) the Rosamonds were just starting their woolen mills in Almonte and they wanted it (the railroad) to go through Almonte,” said Snedden. “The railroad changed everything. The little village (of Leckie’s Corners) just withered.”

As a result, two bridges had to be built over the Mississippi River to accommodate the railway line. “And now they’re tearing them up,” said Snedden. “Maybe, another century down the road, they will wish they hadn’t dug it up.”

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Dominican, it’s so shocking,” he said. “I’ve been in many countries, third world, developing, and I was in shock in Haiti…as (Dieudonne Batraville) said, it is the poorest country in the world.” Ferguson said he is 100 per cent certain the orphanage is legitimate, after inspecting Centre Vie and speaking at great lengths with Batraville, a Haitian-born Canadian who oversees the care of the orphans and the day-to-day operations. Batraville, an Almonte resident who spends a great deal of her time in Haiti, works as the field director for Rayjon Share Care, a not-for-profit charitable organization designed to support and develop projects in Haiti and other developing countries. She runs the orphanage in her free time.

People have opened their hearts to the orphans of Centre Vie, an orphanage in St. Marc, Haiti. However, more help is needed. According to Almonte and District High School teacher Breanna Bedor, the 29 Haitian orphans currently calling the Centre Vie their home are almost completely sponsored, but more funds are necessary for funding the day-today operations and future projects of the orphanage. The orphanage has been home for the children since a massive earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, leaving a trail of death and destruction on the streets of the already impoverished nation. Bedor has played a vital role in the success of the orphanage. In addition to organizing fundraisRECENT FUNDRAISING ers for Centre Vie, she developed the Centre Vie – Life Sponsorship Over the past year, Landon’s Program, a non-for-profit program where people can offer long- Bakery, a fundraising initiative term sponsorship to children liv- started by Bedor’s five-year-old son, Landon, raised $3,000 for the ing at Centre Vie orphanage. Bedor also helped the program orphanage. Local residents Tami Yeo and gain legitimacy by receiving fundJacqui Sandor ing through organized a the First Bapcharity craft tist Church in “With 29 kids, an sale in March Smiths Falls. that raised an She brought orphanage is quite additional $600 her idea to the for the orphanhead of the costly.” age. church’s misBedor said sion planning she team, Ron FerBreanna Bedor the estimates sponsorguson. ship program “After two or will raise three months, $16,000 annuthe church ally, not includapproved the ing additional program,” she said. “Pretty well all the kids have donations, but much more is necessary to ensure the children rebeen sponsored now.” Ferguson said the sponsorship ceive the help they require. “With 29 kids, an orphanage is program helps bring aid to the Haitian orphans, but does not quite costly,” Bedor said. “Just generate enough revenue to cover to feed them is about $2,000 per the orphanage’s day-to-day opera- month, not including school, medical supplies and clothing. It tions and projects. Before making any agreements takes a lot of funding to keep it with the Centre Vie sponsorship sustainable.” Bedor said she has already seen program, Ferguson travelled to the Haitian orphanage to ensure positive results from the program and Batraville’s work. its legitimacy. “It’s wonderful,” Bedor said. He was already performing volunteer service for two differ- “Now we see how the kids are ent missions in the Dominican thriving. They were unsure about Republic, so he hopped aboard a their futures, now they have a bus and travelled eight hours to sense of hope from the sponsorCentre Vie, to see the orphanage ship program and Dieudonne’s work.” first hand. Anyone interested in making a He said he felt culture shock when he arrived in the devastat- donation towards the orphanage, can visit www.lifecentre.weebly. ed country. “Crossing the border from the com. Tax receipts will be issued

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Almonte Communities in Bloom walkabout April 16 Five Minute Friday clean-up campaign launches this month DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com

ALMONTE – Spring has sprung, so it’s time to take stock. What is it that works, and doesn’t work, greenwise, in downtown Almonte? The Communities in Bloom committee of Almonte is hoping that you will strap on your walking shoes and meet up in front of the Almonte Old Town Hall, 14 Bridge St., at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, for a walkabout of the downtown core to spot potential bright and not-so-bright spots of natural beauty. “We’re going to be taking the points of Communities in Bloom…and photo documenting areas that are good, and areas that need improvement,” explained Nicole Guthrie, the community and cultural programmer for the Town of Mississippi Mills. “We’ll be having a look from a different point of view.” Guthrie is expecting people not to hold back with their opinions, with quotes ranging from “’Oh, yeah, that might not be so attractive,’ or ‘Wow, that is much nicer than I thought.’ There are also walkabouts planned for Clayton, Blakeney, and Appleton. The dates for those walkabouts will be announced at a later time.

Pakenham residents have already completed four walkabouts and driveabouts so far, and the information gleaned from these surveillance missions will be used by the Pakenham Horticultural Society and other community members to draft a five-year beautification plan using Communities in Bloom guidelines. “We’re going to try and have as many people as we can to look at our downtown core, but we do want to talk about our entranceways as well, our first impression of the community,” said Guthrie. “We’re encouraging everyone to bring a bag with them to pick up any garbage that they see.” The walkabout will look at things like tidiness and landscaping. Following the group’s founding at a community meeting on Jan. 30, which attracted more than 40 people, Guthrie commended the mentoring that the group has received from the Communities in Bloom committee in Carleton Place. “We know we have a lot of good things going on and we know that there is more we can be doing,” said Guthrie of the walkabouts. But the move for a greener Mississippi Mills does not end there. Guthrie is hoping that citizens will “take five” on Fridays, all to make for a brighter community.

“One of our big pushes will be our Five Minute Fridays to ask the communities to take five minutes on a Friday and pick up some garbage,” said Guthrie. “ Five minutes every Friday, if we get as many residents involved…that’s going to make a difference.” The campaign will kick off this month, and there is already one eager volunteer who is ready to help out – provided her strings don’t get knotted – in the guise of the Noreen Young-created puppet, Miss Mills. “We hope it is going to get people to think of Mississippi Mills,” as a whole, and not just the original townshipsturned-wards of old, said Guthrie. The Communities in Bloom committee already has quite a bit on its plate, but its heady schedule might be enough for the time being. “We’d love to rush right out and do all that we want to do. But we don’t have the manpower or the funding,” said Guthrie. “We hope that it is like a groundswell movement to make our community a five star bloom right off the bat…I always leave the beautification committee feeling really happy. But then I feel, oh, this is a lot of Photo by Robin Andrew work!” Miss Mills, another creation by Puppets Up! InternaOther green initiatives in the area tional Puppet Festival founder Noreen Young, will be include… on hand to help kick off Five Minute Fridays, which See WALKABOUT, page 15 will encourage residents to pick up trash for just five minutes on a Friday.

Stand-by radio communication station installed at AGH A stand-by radio communication station has been installed at the Almonte General Hospital (AGH) for use as a back-up facility during emergencies. The station will augment the Hospital’s existing communications infrastructure and be available with back-up electrical power in the event of a hydro failure, cell or telephone outage. Don Stewart, the assistant emergency coordinator representing the Almonte Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) group, proposed a few months ago that AGH purchase a radio communications transceiver, which would be installed and operated by members of the Almonte ARES group. AGH agreed and the station is now operational and interconnected to the ARES analog repeater system, providing coverage to all of Lanark County, east into Ottawa, north into Renfrew County and as far south as Belleville. In addition to connecting to the analog repeater system, the AGH station also has the capability to

connect to a state-of-the-art digital communication system known as D-STAR. D-STAR is a digital repeater project currently being implemented by the Almonte ARES group, as funds are raised. D-STAR, when fully operational, will be able to transmit and receive digital voice communication as well as text, graphics and GPS information. It will also be able to connect to the Internet.

AGH CEO Mary Wilson Trider sees the beneﬁt of this station as a community asset. “It will provide an important alternative to traditional communications systems during emergencies, with the further ability to connect with other local area hospitals that also have a back-up radio station,” Mrs. Wilson Trider said. “This would facilitate the exchange of information and the sharing of resources within the local medical community.” AGH is a member of the Community Control Group, which oversees the planning and implementation of emergency measures as required within Mississippi Mills. Almonte Amateur Radio Club President Rob Webb and D-STAR Project Coordinator Tom Bartello said they are very pleased to have this opportunity to utilize the skills and communications experience of local ARES members to support AGH and the Mississippi Mills community.

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Continued from page 14 • Mississippi Mills Pitch-In Day, Saturday, April 16, 9 a.m. to noon. Pitch-in bags are available at Nicholson’s Sundries, Pakenham, Clayton General Store, community mailboxes in Appleton, Baker Bob’s in Almonte and the recreation and culture department offices at Almonte Old Town Hall. • Arbour Week in Mississippi Mills,

April 27 to May 4. • Arbour Week Film Night, Wednesday, April 27, 7 p.m., Stewart Community Centre arena hall, 112 MacFarlane St., Pakenham. Double feature, The Man Who Planted Trees, and Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathi. • Tree Bike Ride, Sunday, May 1, 9 a.m. Meet Jeff Mills at the Palms coffee shop, 78 Mill St., Almonte. The ride will be about 20 minutes long.

• Guest speaker Diana BeresfordKroeger will speak at the Almonte Old Town Hall, 14 Bridge St., at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, on the topic of the Global Forest: Its Impact on the Health and Wealth of the Planet. Tree Walks and Talks will be held at the following locations and times: • Thursday, April 28, 2 p.m. Mill of Kintail Conservation Area, with Brian Anderson.

• Friday, April 29, 7 p.m., at Al Potvin’s Arboretum, 38 Carss St., Almonte. • Sunday, May 1, 2 p.m., 1772 Clayton Rd., with Cliff Bennett. • Monday, May 2, 7 p.m. Stewart Community Centre arena, 112 MacFarlane St., with Ray Holland. • Tuesday, May 3, 2 p.m. Blakeney Park, with Brian Anderson. • Tuesday, May 3, 7 p.m. Appleton community mail boxes, with Mike O’Malley.

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Community Calendar The community calendar is free public service the Canadian Gazette provides for non-profit groups. Notices appear as space permits. Please submit your information at least two weeks prior to the event and include a daytime contact name and phone number in case we need to reach you for information or clarification. Keep submissions under 30 words. Notices can be e-mailed to desmond.devoy@metroland. com or dropped off at our office at 53 Bridge St. in Carleton Place.

MONDAY, APRIL 18 Almonte Quilters Guild meeting, 7 p.m., Almonte Civitan Hall, 500 Almonte St. Garage swap night tonight. Bring a maximum of five things to swap. Please bring dry footwear. New members always welcome.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21 Four-hand euchre, 7:30 p.m. 375 Country St., Almonte. Light lunch. Sponsored by the Town and Country Tenants Association. Contact Norma at 613-256-4179.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7 Four-hand euchre, 7:30 p.m. 375 Country St., Almonte. Light lunch. Sponsored by the Town and Country Tenants Association. Contact Norma at 613-256-4179. For Love of the Oboe, an evening with David Sale, 7 p.m. St. Andrew’s United Church, Pakenham. Refreshments to follow performance. Adults, $10, students, $5. Tickets available at the door. Call 613-6245593 for details.

FRIDAY, APRIL 8 Second annual Naismith Memorial Public School coffee house and Spring Fling, 260 King St., Almonte. Enjoy coffee, tea, desserts and live musical performances by parents of the students. Silent auction items. Tickets are available from the school, 613-256-3773.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Mississippi Little League Umpire Clinic, today and tomorrow, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Caldwell Street Public School, Carleton Place. All training and equipment is free, as is lunch. Open to baseball lovers aged 12 and up. For more information, contact Nancy McGee at 613253-3127 or Albert Smith at 613-257-5117. Mississippi Little League player registration, 1 to 3 p.m., Almonte Old Town Hall, 14 Bridge St.

FRIDAY, APRIL 22 Almonte lecture series welcomes Carleton University geography professor Ken Torrance who will speak on soil.

TUESDAY, APRIL 26 Photo by Les Humphreys

EASY RIDING: HITTING THE OPEN ROAD FOR SEASON OPENER The Almonte Bike Club welcomed springtime on Sunday, April 3 with their season opener. Five club members, from left to right, Rick White, Bob Giles, Bob Woods, Les Crane and Scott Smithson, couldn’t wait to get out onto the open road. They left the Almonte and District Community Centre parking lot for a jaunt to Pakenham.

Home consultants fair and silent auction, St. James’ Centennial Hall, 152 Church St., Franktown, 1 to 4 p.m. For further information, please call 613-283-3789. Carleton Place Royal Canadian Legion monthly breakfast, 8 to 11 a.m., 177 George St. Jean Priesto euchre tournament, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Carleton Place Royal Canadian Legion, 177 George St. Registration at 11 a.m. $10 donation to join. Call 613-257-1727 for details.

SUNDAY, APRIL 10 Blakeney, Then and Now, a special presentation by Marilyn Snedden, North Lanark Regional Museum, 647 River Rd., Appleton, 2 p.m. All welcome.

five-time Central Canada Male Vocalist of the Year, St. John’s Anglican Church, Innisville, 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 each, available at Temptations, 117 Bridge St., Carleton Place or at the door. Call 613-253-8201 for details. Spaghetti dinner at J.-L. Couroux School, 10 Findlay St., Carleton Place, 4 to 6 p.m. Tickets $5 per person, $15 for a family of four or more. Silent auction for more than 100 bowls painted by the school’s students.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12 The Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital Auxiliary’s annual roast beef luncheon will be held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 39 Bridge St.

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Roast beef supper, Tatlock Hall, 4 to 6:30 p.m. Adults, $12, children seven to 12, $6, children six and under, free. Call Carol at 613-256-1071 for details.

Local cyclists Les Humphreys and Dave McAuslan will discuss their experiences pedaling 1,600 kilometres across Cuba, during a slide presentation at Union Hall, 7 p.m.

An evening of bluegrass and gospel music with Bill White,

FRIDAY, APRIL 15 A Night for Sendai, a fund-

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raiser for the major Japanese city badly hit by last month’s earthquake and tsunami, at the Almonte Old Town Hall, 14 Bridge St., 7 p.m. Proceeds to Save the Children Canada, which is working in Japan. Tickets, $10 for adults, $5 for students, available at Mill Street Books, 52 Mill St., Almonte, and Baker Bob’s, 73 Little Bridge St. Donation boxes are also available at these locations. Ladies Auxiliary TGIF Friday Lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Carleton Place Royal Canadian Legion, 177 George St. All welcome. Call 613-257-1727 for details.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Mississippi Little League player registration, 10 a.m. to noon, Carleton Place arena boardroom. First annual “Re-Newed” bike sale, Arklan Community Public School, 123 Patterson Cres., Carleton Place, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sponsored by Arklan Fundraising Committee. Refreshments, police bike safety demonstration, draw for a

Blood donor clinic, Almonte Civitan Hall, 500 Almonte St., main hall, 2 to 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 Film Night at Stewart Community Centre arena hall, 7 p.m. Film: The Man Who Planted Trees and Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathi.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 28 Mississippi Mills Pitch-In Day, 9 a.m. to noon. Pitch-in bags are available at Nicholson’s Sundries, Pakenham, Clayton General Store, community mailboxes in Appleton, Baker Bob’s in Almonte and the recreation and culture department offices at Almonte Old Town Hall. Benefit fundraiser for the Dunham family, who lost everything in a fire, Almonte Royal Canadian Legion branch, 100 Bridge St., 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Gift certificate raffle, auction, several bands including, Brothers Through the Hills, Sweet Sounds, Bill Dougdale and Andy Bowes. Tickets can be purchased by calling 613-492-0902, for $5. Second annual Skateboarda-Thon: Skate of Mind, sponsored by Carleton Place and District Youth Centre, 15 Coleman St. Fundraiser for the youth centre. For details, please call the youth centre at 613-257-8901 or by email at cpCOREyouthservices@gmail. com.

Tree Walk and Talk with Brian Anderson, Mill of Kintail Conservation Area, 2 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 29 Halfway to Heaven, the new Mississippi Mudds musical, opens today at the Carleton Place town hall auditorium at 8 p.m. The musical will also be performed at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7. There will be a matinee performance on Sunday, May 1 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20, available from the Arts Carleton Place office, 132 Coleman St., Carleton Place. Call 613-257-2031 for details. Tree Talk and Walk at Al Potvin’s Arboretum, 38 Carss St., Almonte, 7 p.m. Roast beef dinner, Almonte United Church, 106 Elgin St., 5 to 7 p.m. Adults $12, children 12 and under $6, pre-schoolers free. Tickets available at the door, or by calling Bonnie at 613-256-2389 or Donna at 613-256-1894 or the church office at 613-256-1355.

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Beckwith’s Doug Smyth to carry NDP banner in vote New Democratic candidate hopes to be able to balance business, worker concerns DESMOND DEVOY BECKWITH TOWNSHIP – It’s a good thing the new NDP candidate works in the auto trade, because he will be clocking a lot of mileage covering the large riding of Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington. Doug Smyth, a 16-year-resident of Beckwith Township, is a development manager with an automotive technology company. He is a first-time candidate and is new to politics. He was acclaimed as the New Democratic Party’s candidate in the riding at a meeting in Sharbot Lake on Sunday, April 3. “I thought it was time to give something back to the country,” Smyth said. He had looked around at all of the different parties and found that the NDP

“I think most people...even if they’ve voted the same way for years, they are still willing to listen to some fresh ideas. ” Doug Smyth, NDP candidate was the best fit for him. He admits that while the right wing has long held this riding, he thinks that voters are ready for a change. “They’re not 100 per cent happy with any of the parties right now,” he said of the mood of voters. “I think most people…even if they’ve voted the same way for years, they are still willing to listen to

Independent candidate enters election race DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com

CARLETON PLACE – A Carleton Place-based lawyer will be give voters in Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington an independent choice on the ballot on May 2. “I don’t think it’s impossible,” Ralph Lee said of his chances of getting elected. “They (voters) are ready to have an open mind.” Lee added that he wants to earn votes, not to have voters simply park their votes with him because they are unhappy with the major parties. “I’m hoping to win this election,” said Lee. “I’m not running as a protest vote.” Lee will be setting up his campaign office within his Carleton Place law firm on Emily Street. For Lee, his decision to run stemmed from a sense of frustration with the two largest parties. “I couldn’t tell the difference between the big parties,” said Lee. “I felt (that with) the Harper Conservatives, because of their alleged corruption and RCMP investigations…it started to remind me of the corruption of the Chretien Liberals.” He adds that he does not expect that the Liberals, under Michael Ignatieff, could do much better. INDEPENDENT BALANCE OF POWER? If there is another minority

government elected, an independent MP could well prove to be a kingmaker. “They (the incoming government) are going to have to come to me and ask for my support,” said Lee. “They will have to take my election platform seriously. It’s going to send a message to the big parties that we are watching.” Apart from his background as a lawyer in family and divorce law, he has some political experience as the vice-president of the student union at Montreal’s Concordia University, looking after a student population of 30,000. While in that position, he helped open an advocacy centre on campus, and helped get the student radio station onto the public airwaves. He is also active with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and served with the Securities Commission of New Zealand where he lived for several years. With Canadians heading to the polls for the fourth time in seven years, Lee feels that this is affecting the ability for the federal government to get anything done. “We’re starting to look like Italy,” he said. For independents like himself, proportional representation would mean it would be easier for candidates like himself to get elected. “I believe that we need to look at our electoral system and have a discussion about how our system is,” he said, citing the system currently used in New Zealand.

Smyth notes he has been both an employee and an employer. “I understand both sides of the coin when it comes to business,” said Smyth. Smyth said he will have to work to overcome what he sees as misconceptions that people have of the NDP. “I think that they perceive us as a little more socialist than we really are,” he said. “We’re a lot more broadly based than that. We’re realistic that business must continue and prosper. We must find winwin solutions,” for both businesses and their workers. The NDP has made a point of promising to cancel the corporate tax cuts promised by Conservative party leader Stephen Harper. “Big business has to survive and they have their place, but I feel that the pendulum has swung too far the other way.”

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some fresh ideas.” When it comes to what was the defining moment that prompted him to throw his hat into the ring, he has a one-word answer. “Jets,” he said, of the Conservative government’s plan to purchase F-35 fighter jets, a plan likely to cost hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions. “We do need to support our military, but I don’t feel that that was the right choice,” said Smyth. “We only have so much money to go around…That was my moment.” Smyth was born and raised in Montreal, and lived in Alberta for six years, and Toronto for six years. He also spent time in Kingston, before moving to Beckwith Township. “I thought it was the best place to raise my family,” he said. While the NDP is a left-of-centre party,

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A little time can make a big difference Big Brothers Big Sisters program leaving its mark in communities TONIA KELLY “Mentoring is about the power of friendship. “Everyone needs someone to laugh with, share dreams, and just hang out. “With friends it’s the little things that mean the most.” • A sign at the entrance to the blue house There’s pride of ownership in that bright blue building at 82 William St. E. in Smiths Falls. It’s been the home of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County since 2008, and Jennifer Miller is the executive director. “The board of directors thought I was crazy because I wanted to paint the building bright blue, but it’s been good – nobody misses it,” she says. “We were paying rent at various locations for 35 years. Two years ago we managed to scrape enough money together, our wonderful bank loaned us the rest, and we bought this building. We’ve been fixing it up ever since.” The BBBS organization covers the large geographical area of Smiths Falls,

Perth, Carleton Place, Almonte, Lanark, Pakenham, and all the villages in between. The children seeking a Big Brother or Big Sister range in age from six to 16. Last year, 225 children were served in a variety of ways. The waiting list, and the need for volunteers, continues to grow. Some children are matched on the traditional one-on-one, long-term basis, and others take part in programs that have a beginning and end. As well, small groups of children are formed with one mentor, with the “mentor” to “mentee” ratio at a maximum of 1-4. Miller describes the variety of time commitments that volunteers make – perhaps an hour a week, or three hours a week for 10 weeks. A “snowbird” may be available for a cookie baking program from March until June. “We’ve had to say, ‘OK, if people’s lifestyles are changing, then we need to change too. It doesn’t need to be something that goes on forever,’” says Miller. “When the program has a start and a finish time the kids know, ‘OK I’m starting now, this will end in June. I’ll be OK when it finishes because I know when it’s finishing. No one’s letting me down.’” Donna Marie Burnell is a Perth resident who, a few years ago, made the long-term commitment to

Donna Marie Burnell has been a Big Sister for several years and finds that the fun and fulfilment from this relationship are mutual.

become a Big Sister when her Little Sister was six years old. Burnell says that she has always enjoyed being with kids, but admits that she felt apprehensive about their first meeting. “Yes, I wondered, what’s she going to think, is she going to like me, how will we get along? Kids know what they like and don’t like.” she says. “It was scary.” However, a case worker was with her for the first

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meeting at the little girl’s house. A case worker is always in the background, available to discuss con-

cerns and provide guidance. “You’re not going in cold and being on your own,” says Burnell. “There’s always a strong support system behind you.” Burnell mentions a common concern of the children – what happens when they’ve been in a long-term relationship, then turn 16 and are out of the program? “I reassure her that, sure, we can still be friends. But right now, that’s a big concern for her,” she says. “Just being a friend, that’s what it’s all about. I’m not there to replace the parent in any way. “We get together once a week and if something happens and I can’t make it, she understands. The important thing is just to keep that contact up, even

with a phone call. To just not show up, I think that would be the worst thing in the world.” And Burnell says she learns something new every day. “When I’m with her it’s a fun time, and fun to see everything from her perspective.…I’m amazed at what insights she has and the strong little character that’s hiding in there, and I hope that it can come out and everybody will see what a great kid she is, and the potential that’s there.” MANY OPTIONS The Couples for Kids program is another longerterm commitment, an opportunity to volunteer with your partner or spouse and be matched to a Little Brother or Little Sister, a great way for them to give the gift of friendship to a child, with the possibility of continuing the friendship after the program has ended. See THINK BIG, page 22

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Think big with BBBS Continued from page 21 “Even with today’s busy lifestyles, it’s a way for a couple to spend time together doing something very worthwhile,” says Miller. As well as the programs that work directly with children at BBBS, Miller discusses the common thread running through every worthwhile organization – the unceasing need to raise money. BBBS receives no funding from any level of government. It receives 16 percent of its annual budget from the United Way, and while it has received money from the Trillium Foundation, there is currently no active grant with that organization. It has received some one-time grants, and has been fortunate to receive some private donations. Also, their two thrift stores, and several annual events, combine to augment its income. “Working with children is not for everyone,” says Miller. “But that doesn’t mean you don’t believe in what we do, that you don’t want to support us. We’re looking for people to help with events, people on our board of directors, on our committees, and volunteers at our thrift stores. There’s a role for everyone here.” For more information, you can visit www.bigbrothersbigsisterslanark.ca

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CARLETON PLACE – If you have a poem on your lips, a picture you want to capture in your mind’s eye, or a painting tingling to get out of the end of your fingertips, Arts Carleton Place has a place where you can let it all out. The arts group will host an Expressions of Carleton Place Youth Art Competition, with submissions for visual art, digital photography, slam and regular poetry. The group will accept entries until Sunday, May 1. All artwork must be submitted to the Arts Carleton Place office at 132 Coleman St., Carleton Place, by Friday, May 20, to facilitate judging. A slam poetry evening will likely be held sometime before June 11 to facilitate live judging, since that type of poetry is as much about performance and live delivery as it about written style and substance. The top three poetry and slam poetry competitors will be called upon to perform at the Carleton Place Business Improvement Area’s (BIA) Lambs Down Park Festival on Saturday, June 11, where music has always been a part of the fun. “Slam poetry is on the rise,” said Pauline Fitchett, project co-ordinator for Arts Carleton Place. “Not everyone know what slam poetry is.” Slam poetry is a type of performance art, using personal poetry in a live setting, usually at a po-

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Danielle Gregoire preps kids who participated in the Carleton Place Public Library’s March break programming to present their slam poetry. etry slam, a competitive event. The competition is open to young people from age six to 18, with categories divided up for ages six to 10, 11 to 14, and 15 to 18. There is no entry fee. First prize in each category is prize of $50, while second and third place will be a grab bag of prizes from sponsor stores. “I’d love to take them (the winners) on a mini-tour of Carleton Place throughout the summer if I could,” said Fitchett. “I would like, at some point in the summer, to put all of the entrants on display,” at the Bridge Street Bazaar, for example. The idea for the project came about through the Express Yourself program at Beckwith Public

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School last year, and it seemed only natural that the first competition should focus on Carleton Place itself. “It just made sense,” said Fitchett. “We’re a Carleton Placebased organization and we want to promote the town.” Fitchett is a 21-year resident of the town and has worked for Arts

Carleton Place since last October. She is intrigued to see what the town’s young people think about their hometown. “What inspires you?” she asks of competitors. “Is it a building (in Carleton Place)? Is it the natural beauty of Carleton Place? Is it a person? It could be a butterfly in a park. We’re trying to keep it wide open.” While the contest is about Carleton Place, it is open to young people from Beckwith Township and Mississippi Mills as well. Students will be asked to include a two sentence description about what their art work is about. Another way in which the group will be reaching out to young people will be their newly launched Facebook page. Entry forms and rules for the competition are available from several locations around town including Arts Carleton Place, 132 Coleman St. You can also click on www. artscarletonplace.com, email artscpoffice@gmail.com, or call 613-257-2031. All area high schools and elementary schools also have forms and rules.

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A BIG WIN AT HOME Hums said they played against the Rachel Homan team, an accomplished team who was the favourite to win. “Codey had a triple takeout followed by a double takeout,” Hums said. “Fans were going nuts.” The team is mixed in two different ways – two males and two females, but two age groups as well. “They’re from a different era,” said Powell, about Patterson and Quackenbush, who are much younger. While Hums said it’s anyone’s game and comes down to the right shot at the right time, Patterson said he has high hopes for the team. “Hopefully winning,” he said. “Obviously.”

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Spring hockey is returning to Arnprior. Frank Nicholson, one-time owner of the Ottawa Valley Selects and organizer of the popular Canada Day series that used to run in town, has announced the introduction of the Ottawa Valley Elite series. The event, which will run April 15, 16 and 17 at the Nick Smith Centre, will showcase some of the finest midget-age players in Eastern Ontario and beyond, says Nicholson. Teams involved in the event include the Arnprior Packers, the Almonte Thunder and others coming from as far away as the Adirondacks and Lake Placid. “Just judging from the size of some of these kids, it’ll be an entertaining series,” said Nicholson. The series involves eight teams in two divisions and Nicholson says he hopes the schedule will be finalized by next week. The Arnprior team will be made up of players from this year’s midget or junior teams or individuals being considered for next year’s teams. Nicholson used to run the Ottawa Valley Selects, hosts of the Canada Day hockey series, which started in 1979 and was always a great event.

There are some 40 or 50 current NHLers who played in the Canada Day series, Nicholson said. Just like the Canada Day tournament, the April series will allow players to display their talents for scouts. “The central league will likely be scouting it as well as the junior B teams,” said Nicholson. The best of the best will be taking to the ice so teams should be prepared. Nicholson said this year’s event will be a trial run and there’s a chance the tournament could be expanded to other divisions. Recreation director Glenn Arthur is happy to welcome Nicholson back to the Nick Smith Centre. “It’s nice to see spring hockey back,” said Arthur. “It gives the kids a chance to keep playing now that we’ve just finished playoffs and they’re still in really good shape.” Arnpriorites will have a unique opportunity as spectators, too, said Arthur. “Arnprior is a hockey town and this will give the hockey fans an opportunity to see some great hockey,” says Arthur. He says the town can definitely expect economic spinoff with players and spectators frequenting Arnprior’s hotels, gas stations, restaurants and other establishments.

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CARLETON PLACE – When Carleton Place hosted the regional championships, curler Kerry Powell thought it would be a waste not to enter a team at his home club. Powell, who plays skip, got together a couple of other curlers from the club, putting together the team of Maelane Hums (lead), Codey Patterson (second), Heather Quackenbush (third) and himself. The team went in with no expectations, but came out regional champions – advancing them to the John Shea Insurance Mixed Provincial Championships. The team left on April 6 for the championship, which will run until Sunday at the High Park Club in Toronto. If the team does well at provincials, they will advance to the national champi-

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Sea cadets qualify for provicial championship Over 65 sea, army and air cadet marksmanship competitors from eastern Ontario met at the Major Holland VC Armouries in Ottawa on March 20 to put their skills to a higher test; the Zone Cadet Marksmanship Competition for eastern region (Ontario). RCSCC Lanark placed second at the championship. They were narrowly edged out by an Army Cadet Corps by eight points. An outstanding result considering they were fifth last year with a score of 1334/1600. The cadets improved their score by 130 points to 1464/1600 this year. Of special note was first-

year shooter able seaman Haley Thompson who placed third overall for junior individuals at the competition with a score of 363/400. This is the first time in RCSCC Lanarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history the cadets have advanced to the provincial championships. The team will travel to Trenton, Ont., for the Provincial Cadet Marksmanship Championship on for April 8 to 10. They will face stiff competition as the firstplace national team has come from this provincial competition for the last three years. The competition reinforces the cadetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; training in marksmanship and firearms safety, emphasizing the sporting aspects of Olympicstyle target shooting. Cadets ex-

perience a sense of achievement and personal satisfaction as their skill improves. Acceptance of responsibility and gaining a healthy respect for firearms are other benefits derived from cadet marksmanship training. The cadets see the value of working together as a team as each of their targets create the overall team score but they still work on their personal best and can qualify for medals on their individual scores. Several of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Olympic marksmen were introduced to the sport through the cadet marksmanship program. Anyone interested in more information about RCSCC Lanark can call 613-257-7951.

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Kids ready to play CARLETON PLACE – J.-L. Couroux school will have a new playstructure installed on April 30, and more volunteers are welcome to take part in the day’s work. The school held fundraisers the last few months, including a giant garage sale last Saturday and a spaghetti dinner this week. A bottle drive at the Carleton Place Beer Store also helped raise money. Organizers of the fundraising say they’re entering “crunch time” and with more donations hope to be able to pay for the new playstructure in advance. Otherwise the school volunteers will have to pay off the rest of the cost. To volunteer with the installation of the playstructure, call the school at 613-521-0607 or visit cp.ltbk.ca for details.

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Community HOME SWEET HOME The Pakenham Home Show brought thousands out to see the latest trends last weekend. Below, Florence Pivato, left, and Yvette Ballard take a break at the Almonte Country Depot booth. At right, Martina Lunn gets a peek inside a legends-class racecar at the Capital City Speedway display.

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Seven-year-old Katri looks over a table full of stuffed toys during J.-L. Couroux school’s giant garage sale on Saturday, April 2. The sale was a fundraiser for the playstructure slated for installation on April 30.

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Amanda Burn, left, and Mykayla King sport 4-H paint on Sunday at Fulton’s Pancake House. Club members raised funds by applying facepaint to children.

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Lanark 4-H youth will be travelling to Ponoka, Alta., as part of the 4-H Youth Exchanges Canada 2011 program. This summer, 14 youth will head west as part of the exchange, which will see them visit the Calgary Stampede, local ranches – and of course the Edmonton Mall – said participant Mykayla King. Mykayla, 14, is a participant in different 4-H clubs such as farm safety and square dancing. When asked what she expected, she said, “A lot of horses. That’s what you hear about in Alberta – and rodeos.” 4-H leaders Bev Savard, Laura Gale and Lorraine Downey will chaperone the group during their week. Later in the summer, the youth from Ponoka and their chaperones will travel to Lanark

County for a week. “We plan to show them some famous Lanark County hospitality and provide unique learning experiences,” said Downey. Mykayla said she is excited to bring the group to the canoe club, since she took part in activities there last summer and it is the oldest flat water canoe club in Canada. “We need to raise over $8,000 to help cover the costs of hosting the Ponoka 4-H members,” said Savard. “It is our group’s responsibility to pay for all the expenses while in Ontario. These include transportation, admission fees, meals a welcome party and farewell celebrations.” Travel costs between Ontario and Alberta are covered by the Department of Canadian Heritage, but there will still be fundraising to do. On Sunday, the group held a fundraiser at Fulton’s Pancake House.

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LANARK – Lanark County has a fire ban in effect that started April 1. Burritt’s Rapids, near Kemptville, had a bush fire on March 30. The fire saw 50 firefighters and 14 fire trucks dispatched, with all extra emergency vehicles rushing as soon as they could to help fight the thick black smoke, which could be smelt in Carleton Place.

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Students from Almonte District High School travel to Orillia March 26 and 27 to take part in a conference on inclusivity. From right, Steven Mc Phail, Jordan Fee, Kyle Code, Rick Vaughan, AJ Shewchuk, Megan Toompuu, Emile Scott, Emily Clapperton, Jessica Vongsouneth, Faith Smithson and Ben Church.

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ing a book.” The ADHS students compared the atmosphere of the conference to the atmosphere of their own high school, and noticed the differences. Several students repeated a theme they agreed on, everyone was popular at the conference. Staff supervisor Christie Reitsma was overwhelmed at the impact the conference had on the students, who were eager to share their experiences and want to share what they learned with the rest of the school. ADHS principal Laurie McCabe came to the lunchtime meeting between the participants and Reitsma and asked the students what they could do to continue the program and share their skills locally with their community. The students have a lot of ideas to make incoming ADHS students approach high school with a different attitude that accepts others. Jeff Mills was also in attendance, representing the Mills Community Support. Together with the Civitan Club of Almonte, the Hub, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Almonte Baptist Church and Stan Mills, the students were all able to attend the weekend for $30 each. The enthusiastic group of students said they were excited to try and make ADHS a school that was more inclusive of all students, especially with physical disabilities, or students who may not feel as accepted. Participant Kyle Code said that every person needs to have a supportive environment and acceptance in order to thrive, especially students who may be segregated into different classes. “You can’t put a seed into an empty container,” Code said. “And expect it to grow.”

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Mills fire Chief Art Brown. He said that fire departments have already been called out. He cautioned against all open air fires, even outside of the area or after the burn ban. “People think, ‘Oh yeah, I can get it out,’” he said, noting that you can be charged for an out of control fire any time of the year. “By the time they call us, it’s really turned into something they can’t handle.” He said there were people who ignored the burn ban and had open fires last year. The fine is $350 per vehicle in attendance at any burn. “It cost them a bit of cash,” Brown said.

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The Fraser Institute, a research group based in Vancouver, released their report card on Ontario elementary and secondary schools for last school year. Rankings for schools are assigned based on academic performance on grade 3, 6 and 9 testing. Many superintendants and school board members from across the province disregard the Fraser Institute studies, largely in part because it is based on academic performance on standardized tests. Standardized test results for a group can easily be thrown off by one or two individuals – or raised significantly, in other cases, say critics. The Upper Canada District School Board is one of those groups. It issued a statement saying, “The ranking of schools, on a comparative basis (such as the Fraser Report), does not offer a

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HITTING A HIGH NOTE Naismith Memorial Public School students practise on Saturday for Monday night’s performance with the Gryphon Trio in Almonte. The show was part of the band’s outreachg program, called Listen Up!

precise understanding of exactly where improvement efforts should be directed and, as such, is regarded by our staff as having limited use.” The board did say they consider any information valuable towards developing educational programs, but that information from a variety of sources, such and reports from individual teachers and principals, is needed to properly evaluate schools. Arklan Community Public School, Holy Name of Mary Separate School and J.-L. CourouxCatholic Elementary School were the only three schools out of all eligible elementary and secondary schools to fall in the upper half of the rankings. London Central Secondary School was the highest ranked secondary school in Ontario, with St. Michael High School in Kemptville ranking fourth. Almost all of the top 30 elementary schools were in the GTA. St. Joseph’s Separate School in Arnprior ranked 29 out of 2,733 eligible schools.

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Community CLOWNING AROUND Molly Penny the clown and three-year-old Mickey Green enjoy playing with bubbles during a warm Sunday afternoon at Fulton’s Pancake House on April 3. The Caring Clown Connection of Smiths Falls brought out the inner clown in kids and adults.

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Welcome to Maple Glen Estates & an Otty Lake lifestyle just 5 minutes from heritage Perth - this totally renovated 3000+ square foot home offers quality & spaciousness just a stone`s throw from the beach - 4 bedrooms & 3 full baths - a fireplace in both the living room and family room - hardwood flooring & tile on the main level - a large screenedin porch is conveniently located off the dining room for the barbeque - large rec room/den/office on the lower level - double attached garage/workshop. $379,000 - MLS#786592. Bob Ferguson (C) 613-812-8871 www.bobsperthhomes.ca

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Saturday, April 9 1:30 - 3 p.m. 282 McVeety Road – Elmgrove to Hughes to McVeety. Private Nature Retreat – traditional, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, red brick farmhouse built in 1895 – many updates and wonderful convenient extras added. The current owners love the privacy, sights and sounds of nature, ski and walking trails, and the relaxing warmth and character – you will, too! Come see it – 13+ acres, 10 min. to Perth - $354,900. MLS # 777616 Call Joanne Bennell, 613 812-0505 or Barbara Shepherd, 613 326-1361

Saturday, April 9 • 2-3 p.m. 394 Kenyon Rd., Reduced $249,900 - Beautiful 6.84 acre grounds & wooded area surrounding it - excellent access on paved road only 10 minutes to downtown Perth - this 1536 sq ft log bungalow has seen many updates & renovations completed in the past few years - very bright & cheery interior with the log walls exposed - new flooring throughout most of both levels - beautiful fieldstone fireplace with pine mantle highlights the spacious liv rm - country sized eat-in kitchen has loads of counter & cupboard space & has a new counter top & built-in dishwasher - main level laundry, 2 bedrms & 4 pce bath finish off the main level - lower level is almost finished including fam rm with ext. Access, bedrm & rec. rm (could be 4th bedrm) - 24x24 det. garage/workshop + single att. gar., central air, newer oil furnace & oil tank, paved drive, partially fenced yard great for kids or pets, greenhouse studio, gazeebo, newer shingles, waterfall & pond, gorgeous perennial flower beds. Directions: Scotch Line (Cty Rd. 10), left on Otty Lake North Shore Rd., follow to Kenyon Rd. to #394. Hostess: Sheri, 613-812-1215

Saturday, April 9 • 12-1:30 p.m. 103 North Street, Unit 202 $209,000 - The ‘Thom’ model, named after Alexander Thom, builder of Perth’s 1st mills & a former military surgeon - gorgeous elevated view of the Tay River which also overlooks Canada`s oldest golf course - quiet building located only a few blocks from downtown heritage Perth - features of this well cared for unit are 2 good sized bedrooms each with oversized closet, 2 bathrooms, freshly painted interior, steamed carpets, neutral decor, double closet & ceramic tile at front foyer, washer & dryer in storage room, efficient kitchen with built-in dishwasher & pass through to the dining area - it`s a corner unit with large windows, efficient natural gas heat & hot water, central air conditioning & terrace door to your own private riverside balcony, common hobby room and lounge, plus tennis & shuffle board courts. Hostess: Sheri 613-812-1215

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Dalhousie Lake 250 Hall Shore Rd. - $329,000 - gorgeous level lot with a fabulous view of Dalhousie Lake-great access on year round maintained road on the south shore of the lake-level entry into the water would make it perfect for family members of any age-the 3 bedroom bungalow is in mint condition, like a new home with many features like open concept kitchen, dining, living room space all facing the lake, 2 bathrooms, main floor laundry, gleaming oak flooring just installed in past year, lots of pine cabinets & breakfast bar in kitchen, newer windows & exterior doors, lifetime guarantee on the new fibreglass shingles, efficient heat pump central air, central vac, water softener-double detached garage plus single garage at the lake for all the extra ‘toys’ - 10x15 insulated porch is a lovely 3 season room-lakeside deck-a real gem! Sheri 613-812-1215

14 Beckwith St., E., Perth - $ 219,900 - What a fabulous location in downtown heritage Perth-walk to all amenities & activities at any time of year-one of Wampole Houses built in the early 1900’s-this home is in lovely condition with refinished hardwood floors on the main level, gas fireplace in the living room, spacious formal dining area opens to the updated pine kitchen complete with breakfast counter & stained glass window-loads of room in front foyer with conenient access to the powder room-uper level houses 2 bedrooms (3rd is currently used as master dressing room)-finished attic area is an ideal teenager hangout or private office space-backdoor access to large deck overlooking courtyard/patio area & fenced backyard-enclosed side porch, good dry basement-an ideal in town property-own a part of Perth’s history! Sheri 613-812-1215

Newboro Lake - $289,000 - 396 Garrett Road, Crosby. Enjoy four season Rideau waterfront living in this 3 bedrm bungalow on Newboro Lake. Very natural 2 acre lot, this home is ideal for a naturalist, ﬁsherman, hunter or family that desires absolute privacy. Oversized eat-in kitchen with lovely harvest kitchen table included that seats up to 14, hardwood ﬂoors, sheltered deck with expansive view down the lake, living room with patio doors to deck kept cozy with a propane stove and full height undeveloped basement with walk out - perfect for the hobbyist. CALL or EMAIL Julia Scotland 613-390-0401 julia-scotland@coldwellbanker.ca.

NEW LISTING - WATERFRONT

Silver Lake $229,900 – 1034 Hoyle Lane - 4 season bungalow on Silver Lake. Level lot 100 ft good waterfront - and outdoor space for evening campﬁres or a game of football – screened sun porch, large eat-in kitchen, living room with patio door to the expansive deck, 3 bedrm, bath/laundry all on one level, new propane furnace, bunkie and shed to store the toys. As an investment property, the summer rent would pay the mortgage or renovate and ﬂip if that’s your style. All in all - a good waterfront property at an even better price! CALL or EMAIL Julia Scotland 613-390-0401 julia-scotland@coldwellbanker.ca.

Sand Lake - $289,000 - 21C Walnut Point Road. Don’t miss out on this lovely 3 bdrm, 2 bath furnished cottage on the Rideau system - Sand Lake near Davis Lock with easy 4 season access. Enjoy privacy with 250 ft of beautiful rocky shore graced with tall pines and an amazing view up the lake, large master with updated ensuite bath, open concept kitchen, dining and living space, laundry room and a screened porch to while away the bug-free evenings. Priced to sell! CALL or EMAIL Julia Scotland 613-390-0401 julia-scotland@coldwellbanker.ca.

$379,900 - 11 B3 Bass Lake - Close to Rideau Ferry this 2 + 1 bedroom home or cottage has a beautiful waterfront with natural rocky shore, sunny solarium/porch with a fantastic lakeview, one level living, ﬁreplace, new detached double car garage and bunkie for extra guests. CALL or EMAIL Julia Scotland 613-390-0401 julia-scotland@coldwellbanker.ca.

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QUALITY EASTERN WHITE CEDAR LUMBER, decking and fencing. CEDAR TREES for hedging, nursery stock; installation and delivery available. Pricing, call 613-628-5232 or visit www.warrencedarpro ducts.com.

PUREBRED Rottweiller puppies. Parents on site. First shots, tails and dew claws done. $600. Call 613-2572869. HUNTING

HUNTER SAFETY CANADIAN FIREARMS SCOOTER SPECIAL COURSE at Arnprior, 25% Off Select Models May 27, 28, 29. WenBuy/sell Stair lifts, da Cochran, 613Porch lifts, Scooters, 256-2409. Bath lifts, Hospital beds, etc. Call SILVER HUNTER SAFETY CaCROSS, 613-231- nadian Firearms 3549. Course. Courses and exams held throughout WHITE CEDAR LUM- the year. Free course if BER. Decking, fencing, you organize a group; all dimensions, rough exams available. Wenor dressed. Timbers da Cochran, 613-256and V-joints also 2409. available. Call Tom at McCann’s Forest ProdINDUSTRIAL ucts, 613-628-6199 or COMMERCIAL SPACE 613-633-3911. RETAIL SPACE for rent. HOT TUB (spa) cov- 3,600 sq. ft. (wareavailable, ers. Best price, best housing) quality. All shapes and corner of Hooper and colours available. Call Cavanagh Road, Carle1 - 8 6 6 - 6 5 2 - 6 8 3 7. ton Place. 613-2539203. www.thecoverguy.ca

2 bedroom, second floor, with large balcony, private entrance. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer and utilities all included. $1,200/month. First and last. Bridge Street in Carleton Place. Call Ray, 6132 BEDROOM HOUSE 725-7795 (days) or FOR RENT IN AL- 613-253-1311 (evenMONTE. Good neigh- ings). bourhood. Renovated 2 years ago. 4 applianc- 1 bedroom apartment es, with fireplace. Call located on Richardson 613-256-3152. Side Road (between Carp and Stittsville). CENTRAL LAKE AVE. $625/month plus W. Upper second- heat and hydro. floor 600 sq. ft. flat, 2 Available May 1. bedrooms. Full-size Call Scott, 613-266bathroom, open-con- 0021. cept kitchen, living room, fridge, stove, parking, deck. $825 plus hydro. May 1. CLEAN, QUIET, RESPONSIBLE TENANT ONLY. 613-862-2043. 1&2 4 BEDROOM HOUSE, 8739 Copeland Rd., Ashton. Fully furnished, with garage. $1,600/ month, includes heat and light. Mature adults only, for short or long term. For details, call 613-838-3960.

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Secure Adult Building Carleton Place No Smoking No Pets $685 & up

CARLETON PLACE: Small 2 bedroom home in a rather busy location, available soon. No pets. $710 per month plus utilities. 613-2535242. CARLETON PLACE: Short-term rental, by the month. Large 3 bedroom home, available May 1. $1,420 plus utilities. Call now, 613257-5711.

GREEN HARDWOOD, $90 a cord delivered; also dry hardwood and 8-foot logs available. 613-2575095.

ALMONTE: 2 BEDROOM, 2 storey, semidetached, 1-1/2 baths. Fridge, stove, washer and dryer. Nice, quiet area. No pets. Available May 1. $850/ month plus utilities. 613-256-3324.

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CARLETON PLACE: 2 bedroom home. Lower-level family room, large private yard. Close to schools/ park.Available June 1. $1,250 plus utilities. 613-229-1400.

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ALMONTE: 1 bedroom apartment, newly decorated, ground floor, central location. Appliances and heat included. Suitable for 1 person, no pets. References required. Call 613256-1790. 3 BEDROOM, central Carleton Place. 5 appliances, hardwood and ceramic flooring, gas fireplace. No pets. $1,125 plus utilities, available immediately. 613-301-8402. CARLETON PLACE: 2 bedroom apartment, available immediately, $800/month plus heat and hydro. Also a bachelor apartment, available May 1, $600/month plus heat and hydro. 613-2572087.

ROOM FOR RENT

ROOM TO RENT. Shared kitchen, bathroom, living rooms. Mill Street, Almonte. References required. $400/ month. 613-256-8836.

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ROOMS FOR RENT, Almonte and Carleton Place. $460 per month. Shared bathroom and kitchen privileges. 613-253-7777.

HOUSES FOR SALE

LOST & FOUND

Move in to Your Dream Home Before Spring!! Nothing to do but move in and enjoy the peace and tranquility. Custom (Quality) Built in 2009 with your family in mind. One acre lot for the kids to play in. Dead end road, NO trafﬁc. Minutes from the town of Renfrew and the Ottawa River. 45 Minutes to Kanata. 3+1 Bedroom, 1 ½ Baths. Beautiful custom cabinets, with corion counters. Large back deck looking into a very private Back yard. Established perennial beds, cement walkways at back and interlock walkway at the front with a charming front porch swing. Finished basement with wet bar, rec room, mud room and cold storage. Call 613-432-3714 for more info or visit www.propertysold.ca/6472 and view the other pictures.

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941 CAT loader, Massey 255 with a loader, two 45-foot storage trailers, one 45-foot office trailer, 1937 baby crib (excellent condition), early 1900s baby rocker (made out of oak), 3 oldfashioned school desks, 3 church benches, 2 horse cutters (church sleigh and ordinary sleigh), EARLY BIRD SPECIAL ON LEFTOVER FIREWOOD. Call for more details, 613-837-6637.

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CARLETON PLACE: Large 3 bedroom duplex, great location. Available April 1. $955 plus utilities. Call now, 613-257-5711.

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NOTRE DAME YEARBOOK brought into the Canadian Gazette office a long time ago. It’s from the second year that the school was open and belongs to someone named Amanda. Book can be picked up at our office at 53 Bridge Street, across from the post office. MUSIC, DANCE INSTRUCTIONS

PIANO LESSONS. RCM teacher has openings for students, children/adults. Learn for credit or fun. 613256-4304. WORLD-CLASS DRUMMER (of Five Man Electrical Band) is now accepting students. Private lessons, limited enrolment, free consultation. Call Steve, 613831-5029. www.steve hollingworth.ca

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COURSES

WELDING made fast and easy. Saturday classes, hands on experience/learn cutting techniques/ arc welding, and M.I.G., T.I.G. Course available. Certiﬁcate course, tax deductible

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HORSE, TACK, EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENT sale, Galetta Livestock, half-hour west Kanata, 10 minutes east Arnprior. Saturday, April 23. Tack 10 a.m., equipment FREE CATALOGUE: 1- noon, horses 2 p.m. 800-353-7864. HAL- Consign early. Gail, FORD’S - butcher equip- 613-622-1295. ment and supplies, leather, beads, craft PETS kits, animal-control equipment + trapping supplies. Order from GOLDEN DOODLE & our new web store and Labradoodle pups, get free shipping until ready to go, Shawville, August 31, 2011. $450. Vet checked, first www.halfordsmailor needles and dewormed. der.com 613-223-5015. *HOT TUB (SPA) covers - best price, best quality. All shapes and colours. Call 1-866585-0056. www.the coverguy.ca

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$$MONEY$$ Consolidate debts, mortgages to 95%. No income, bad credit OK! Better Option Mortgage #10969, 1-800-2821169. www.mortgageontario.com

CERTIFIED MASON 10 years’ experience, chimney repair and restoration, cultured stone, parging, repointing. Brick, block and stone. Small/big job specialist. Free estimates. Work guaranteed. 613-250-0290.

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TRI-MAC RENOVATIONS. Drywall, tile, carpentry, finished basement, bathrooms, doors, hardwood, stipple, etc. Insured, reliable and experienced. Ian, cell, 613-795SEND A LOAD to the 1918, 613-256dump, cheap. Clean up 7264. clutter, garage-sale leftovers or leaf and yard waste. 613-2564613. LAWN & GARDEN

MOSSEAU’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE. Spring clean-up is here; for ground rolling, dethatching and aerating and seasonal grass cutting, please call for appointment, free estimate: home, 613-4324477, cell, 613-4321860.

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DORIS DAY HOME CLEANING Personalized, quality cleaning at prices ‘U’ can afford. Weekly/biweekly/monthly. References available. Please call Doris at WSIB FREE case as613-798-0429. sessment. NO UPFRONT FEE for FILE ESCAPE HOME R E P R E S E N TAT I O N . CLEANING – 18 years’ Over $100 million in experience, for all your settlements. Call tollcleaning needs. Free free, 1-888-747-6474, estimates. Vacuum and quote #123. cleaning products supplied. 613-277-2766. HOME IMPROVEMENTS

SAVE UP TO $800 on a new high-efficiency furnace and air-conditioning bundle from Direct Energy. Call 1866-917-8630 before April 30. Terms apply.

COIN AND STAMP SALE New location the RA CENTRE - 2451 Riverside Drive Sunday, APRIL 10, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Information: 613-749-1847. mmacdc342@rog ers.com (Buy/Sell)

FIREARMS AUCTION SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 10 A.M. AT SWITZER’S AUCTION CENTRE, 25414 HIGHWAY 62 SOUTH, BANCROFT, ONT. From several estates, antique, collectible commemeratives, target and hunting. Selection of Oneida and Mackenzie bear traps. Over 250 new and used rifles, shotguns, handguns, crossbows, antique rifles, reloading equipment, parts and knives. See our complete listing at: www.switzers auction.com and check back for regular updates. We still have room for your quality consignments in this and future sales. Paul Switzer, Auctioneer/Appraiser, 1-613-332-5581, 1800-694-2609 or email: info@swit zersauction.com.

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Maple Spring Season

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Weekends: horse drawn rides, trails Seniors Music Days: April 13, 20, 21 (11 am - 1:30 pm) Near Pakenham 613-256-3867

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NEEDED NOW: AZ DRIVERS & OWNER OPS. We seek professional, safety-minded drivers to join a leading international carrier with financial stability, competitive pay and benefits, great lanes, quality freight, on dry vans only. Brand new trucks available. Lease program available. Call Celadon Canada, Kitchener, HOUSE CLEANER Part-/full-time wanted 1-800-332-0518. www. for west-end location. celadoncanada.com Must be reliable and self-motivated, with exlargest perience and car re- OTTAWA’S quired. Excellent op- lawn and property portunity for top sala- maintenance company pays $120-$360 DAIry. 613-832-4941 or LY for outdoor spring/ email résumé: quality summer work. Hiring honest, competitive and maidinc@gmail.com. energetic individuals to fill our variJOIN OUR harvesting ous 2011 positions. online @ or field supervising Apply team at Cedar Hill Ber- www.SpringMasters ry Farm in Pakenham. Jobs.com This is a great summer job for teens and adults. Minimum age 14. Call Ria at 613256-2014.

GARAGE SALES YARD SALES

IN THE MATTER OF the Estate of Paul G. Nelson, late of the Town of Carleton Place and owner of Paul G. Nelson Enterprises Inc. operating as Paul Nelson Foto Source located at 132 Coleman Street, Carleton Place, Ontario, who died on February 28th, 2011. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the Trustees Act (Ontario) to all persons having a claim against the said estate to send to the Undersigned, Solicitor for the Personal Representative of the Estate of the deceased, their name, address, a statement of their claim, and the nature of the security (if any) held by them before the 31st day of May, 2011. AND TAKE NOTICE that after the last mentioned date the said Personal Representative will proceed to distribute the assets of the said Deceased among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims which the Personal Representative shall then have notice, and that the said Personal Representative will not be liable for the said Assets or any part thereof to any person or persons of whose claim(s) notice shall not have been received at the time of distribution. Dated at the Carleton Place, Ontario, this 4th day of April, 2011 Kenneth J. Bennett Barrister & Solicitor 32 Beckwith Street Carleton Place, Ontario K7C 27S Telephone (613) 257 – 1655 Facsimile (613) 257-8837 Solicitor for the Personal Representative

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HOMEWORKERS NEEDED!!! Full- and part-time positions are available - will train. Online data entry, typing work, e-mail reading, PC/clerical work, homemailers, assembling products. HURRY, SPOTS GO FAST! www.Ontario JobsAtHome.com

LOCAL COMPANY REQUIRES working foreGARAGE-ESTATE man/operator, miniHELP WANTED SALES, Saturday, April 9, mum 5 years’ expe8 a.m. 1621 Ramrience, backhoe or sey Concession 12 (off MATURE, EXPERI- bulldozer operator. March Road just east of ENCED servers re- Benefits available. Alomonte). quired. Drop résumé off Fax résumé in conto 73 Bridge St., Car- fidence to 613leton Place. 839-1730. HUGE GARAGE SALE – SOMETHING FOR LOOKING FOR EVERYONE! Saturday, good, reliable help PAID IN ADVANCE! April 9, 2011, 8 a.m. to wanted, deck and Make $1,000 weekly 12 noon. Pakenham fence builders. Seri- mailing brochures from arena, ice surface, 112 ous inquiries only. home. 100% legit! InMacFarlane Street. Lots Fax résumé to come is guaranteed! different ven- 6 1 3 - 8 3 6 - No experience reENTERTAINMENT of dors. Toys, clothes, 3571 or call quired. Enrol today! Webkinz, household 613-831-5066. www.national-work . items and much more! CONNECT WITH com YOUR FUTURE. Learn from the past, master the present! Call A LEGAL NOTICE True Psychic NOW! $3.19/minute, 1-877478-4410 (18+), 1900-783-3800. Answers to all your quesNOTICE TO CREDITORS tions!

COMING EVENTS

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ARNPRIOR FARMERS’ MARKET on Elgin Street West invites farmers, gardeners, artists, crafters and home-cooking vendors to participate in markets to be held Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. from May 28-Oct. 8. A seasonal fee has been introduced. Occasional vendors also welcome. For further information, contact the market convener: 613-6220611 or jim@antique setc.ca

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HELP WANTED

The Clayton Seniors Housing Corporation, Management Company

The Clayton Seniors Housing Corporation Board of Directors is seeking

New Board Members

is soliciting bids for Carpet Replacement

for its Board of Directors to commence in June 2011

To replace the existing carpeting in the hallways and common areas of the 25 unit housing complex Scope includes but not limited to: • removal and disposal of existing carpeting within common hallways and common areas • recommendation of treatment of ﬂooring underneath carpet • recommendation of best type of commercial carpeting for our needs • installation of carpeting • replacement or repair of transition strips at all doorways • clean up

The Clayton Seniors Housing Corporation is a private, non-profit housing corporation, home to 25 Seniors. It was established for the purpose of providing and operating housing accommodation only. Serving on the board would allow you to make a contribution as a volunteer to the community. All interested parties should contact Joanne Beaton, Property Manager, at 613-256-6769, by April 30th, 2011 CL24059

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GARDENS, PONDS and waterfalls. Custom design and installation. Maintenance (one-time or ongoing). 613-818-9050.

COMING EVENTS

For a copy of the Tender Package please contact, Joanne Beaton, 613-256-6769 Closing date for bids April 30, 2011

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Physiotherapy Assistants and Kinesiologists Needed immediately for work in Renfrew. Excellent remuneration. Rewarding work. Email rĂŠsumĂŠ: Sandeep.Kulkar ni@ActiveHealth. ca; fax: 613-5996139. WANTED: PART-TIME GENERAL LABOURER, hard worker, not afraid of heights. Call Kevin, 613-253-4764.

Star Fleet Trucking HIRING! DRIVERS, FARMERS, RANCHERS and RETIREES needed with 3/4-ton or 1-ton pickup trucks to deliver new travel trailers fifth wheels from US manufacturers to dealers throughout Canada. Free IRP plate for your truck and low insurance rates! Prefer commercial licence or 3 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; towing experience. Top pay! Call Craig, 1-877-8904523. www.starfleettrucking.com

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STUDENT with driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licence for summer employment as required for yard work and a variety of duties. Gibson Properties, 613-2575711.

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Just inside the main entrance of the C.R. Gamble Funeral Home is a book of remembrance. Each day we turn a page in the book. The names of those we have served are inscribed on that date along with the year in which they passed away. It is our way of honouring and remembering a life that was lived. It is also our

way of saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;thank youâ&#x20AC;? to the many families who have shown conďŹ dence in us since we came to Almonte in 1973. Some families are unable to visit this book on the anniversary of the death of those they love. For this reason we are proud to publish these names weekly as our way of saying...â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Rememberâ&#x20AC;?.

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April 8th 1982 - Waddell, Kenneth Ernest 1982 - Ladouceur, Joseph Camille 2005 - Byrne, Gertrude Agatha (Gert)

Dana MacDonald / Chad St.Louis

April 9th 1990 - Deugo, John Wesley 2000 - Millar, Dora Emma 2009 - Racine, Irene Marion

Gord and Val MacDonald are excited to announce the engagement of their daughter, Dana MacDonald to Chad St.Louis, son of Carla Klop and Bill Whitney of Monkton, Vermont, and Michael and Kathy St.Louis of Langley, British Columbia. A winter wedding will take place on February 4, 2012 at Mont Tremblant, Quebec.

April 13th 1972 - Paul, Laura Myrtle 2007 - Owens, Col. Walter John 2008 - Potvin, Barbara Ann

April 10th 1981 - Smithson, Charlotte Bernice Doris 1985 - Donahue, Desmond Andrew 1993 - Kirk, Kenneth John 1998 - Bickley, Lt. Col. The Rev. George F. 2003 - Norton, Josephine Lucy

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HIRING STUDENTS FOR 2011 PEAK SEASON Do you want more than â&#x20AC;&#x153;just another summer job?â&#x20AC;? How about an exciting summer spent working in and around our lovely vacation resort located on beautiful White Lake?

Many positions available for the summerâ&#x20AC;Ś Lifeguards (Lifesaving CertiďŹ ed) Restaurant Servers (Smart Serve CertiďŹ ed) Marina Staff (Safe Boating License) Grocery store clerk Maintenance Staff Prep cook House Keeping Recreation Department

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BECAUSE CANCER IS IN YOUR COMMUNITY, SO ARE WE. Your donation is needed to fund life-saving cancer research and vital support services for people living with cancer. Please give generously when a Canadian Cancer Society volunteer knocks at your door this April.

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LALONDE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In loving memory of a very special wife, mother and grandmother, Irene, who passed away April 11, 2010. Our lives go on without you But nothing is the same; We have to hide our heartaches When someone speaks your name. Sad are the hearts that love you, Silent the tears that fall, Living our lives without you Is the hardest part of all. You meant so very much to us, Your heart was kind and true, And when we needed someone We could always count on you. The special years will not return When we were all together; But with the love within our hearts You will walk with us forever.

LAROSE Alfred Joseph (Fred)

In loving memory of our loved one Who passed away on March 31st, 2007. When a loved one becomes a memory, Memory becomes a treasure, We treasure the memories, Love leaves a memory no one can take away. Sadly missed and always remembered. Wife Norma and your family.

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WEDDINGS, BAPTISMS and funerals, location of your choice. Also available: small weddings, my home, weekdays. The Rev. Alan Gallichan, 613726-0400.

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Love always, Carman and family

IN MEMORIAM

LALONDE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In loving memory of a dear Mom, Irene, who passed away April 11, 2010. God called your name so quietly, That only you could hear; And no one heard the footsteps Of angels drawing near. It broke our hearts to lose you But you did not go alone, For part of me went with you, The day God called you home. Loving you forever, Heather

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YOUNG, Jack February 12, 1953 – April 1, 2011 Peacefully at the Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus while surrounded by family early Friday morning, April 1st, 2011 at the age of 58 years. Beloved husband of Terry (nee Taylor). Loved father of Kendra Axhorn (Mark) of Cole Harbour, N.S.; Ross Young of Ottawa and Mary Young of Toronto. Proud grandfather of Keldon, Anika and Xavier Axhorn. Dear son of the late Bryce Young and the late Velma Hamilton. Cherished brother of Iris Young (Peter Quarrington) of Stittsville and uncle of Craig, Jean and Kate Pragnell and Kris Quarrington. Much loved son-in-law of Alex and Mary Lawson of Almonte and brotherin-law of April Taylor of Ottawa, Tracy DuVall (Robert) of Barrie, Philip Taylor (Gloria Ospina) of Arlington, Virginia and Grae Taylor of Ottawa. Jack is also survived by his former spouse, Debra Williams of Bedford, N.S.. Touched and deeply missed by friends and many others. Jack was a well loved member of the White Lake community and of Glad Tidings Church in Arnprior and the West Carleton Christian Assembly in Kinburn. Family and friends are invited to the Pilon Family Funeral Home, 50 John Street North, Arnprior for visitation on Tuesday, April 5th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Service to celebrate Jack’s life will be conducted in Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church, 116 Baskin Drive West, Arnprior on Wednesday morning, April 6th at 11 o’clock. Cremation will follow. In memory of Jack, a donation made to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, Ducks Unlimited or Valley Heritage Radio would be most appreciated by the family.

Laurin, Paul Peacefully at Pembroke Regional Hospital at the age of 72. Proud father of Suzanne (Blair) Moxon and Yvonne (Paul) Day. Loving “Grampy” to Alex, Robertson, Eric and Foster. An avid fisherman and former air force pilot, he will be missed by family and friends.

McRae, Rick Unexpectedly at home on Tuesday March 29, 2011, at the age of 42. Predeceased by his parents David and Doreen McRae. Loving brother of Rhonda Landriault. Dear uncle of Christopher. Predeceased by his nephew Eddie.

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At Paul’s request, there will be no visitation or service. Donations in his memory may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association. Arrangements entrusted to the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, Carleton Place, ON (613) 257-3113 www.barkerfh.com

Friends had visited the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Ave., Carleton Place on Monday April 4, 2011, from 5:00 p.m. until the funeral service in the chapel at 7:00 p.m. For those who wish, a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. www.barkerfh.com

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Passed away peacefully with his family by his side in Kingston on March 28, 2011 Robert “Toby” Gerald Waugh at the age of 76. Beloved husband of Catherine (Bishop). Much loved father of Julia (Bruce) Guthrie, Jerry (Gwen), Jana Kelly (Doug Botham) and JoAnn. Cherished Poppa to Brooke, Noel and Shea Guthrie, Alanah and Colton Waugh, Caitlyn, Kristyn and Karelyn Kelly and Taylor Hanna. Toby was a loving great grandfather of Raine, Greysin, Cali and Dakota. He will be fondly remembered by his sister JoAnn Cullen (Dennis Latimer), as well as his extended family and friends. As per Toby’s wish, funeral services will remain private for family. Should you wish, memorial contributions may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation. For condolences or further information please visit: www.blairand son.com.

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Friends called at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Sunday April 3, 2011, from 1 – 3 p.m. and 6 – 8 p.m. Funeral service Monday in the chapel at 2:00 p.m. Interment later in the spring at Munster Union Cemetery. If so desired Memorial donations to Christ Church, Ashton or Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital Foundation would be greatly appreciated. “May God hold you in the palm of his Hand CL24095

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New tourism idea includes deck of cards The 2011-12 board of directors for the Carleton Place Chamber of Commerce was elected on March 31 at the annual general meeting. Elected were: • Sunny Briden, Buster’s Bar and Grill. • Gord Cowie, Metroland Media. • Cindy Hobbs, Royal Bank of Canada. • Roger Holmes, Carleton Refrigeration Heating and Cooling. • Ryan Hunt, Royal Bank of Canada. • Tracy Lamb, Mopani Communications. • Dawn Lanouette, Collins Barrow Chartered Accountants. • Linda Pond, Customer Connects. • Patti Saulnier, Accountapotamus. • Elizabeth Taylor, Carleton Place Manor. • Adam Vaughn, TD Canada Trust. • Jerry Flynn, Carleton Place council. The President’s Award was presented to Gerald Kirby 2010-11 president Cindy Hobbs. Hobbs addressed the crowd, which she said is unique because “we are competitors, but we support each other.” Hobbs also welcomed in 2011-12 president Tracy Lamb, who served as vice-president for 2010-11. Photo by Brier Dodge Lamb announced a new tourism venture, a deck of The 2010-11 board of directors of the Carleton Place Chamber cards called the 52 Things to See and Do in Carleton of Commerce was elected and welcomed in on March 31 at the Place. The cards will be sold starting at the end of April annual general meeting at Tilly’s Smokehouse. for $3 at the gift shop.

Former mayor fails to file reports: clerk CARLETON PLACE – The town clerk reports that former mayor Paul Dulmage has failed to file financial statements following October’s municipal election. The failure to file means Dulmage cannot be elected to any office until the paperwork is done. The information came to light at the April 5 planning and protection committee meeting. MOTORCYCLE STUNT On the same evening, councillors on the physical environment committee told a stunt motorcycle promoter to take a flying leap. Town staff were contacted by an Ottawa promoter seeking the OK to stage a world-record motorcycle jump on private property in Carleton Place. The rider was expected to jump through flaming walls, and the promoter estimated up to 20,000 people might attend. The committee decided not to provide a temporary rezoning that would allow the jump to take place in the town. FARMERS MARKET The town will fund the next two stages of the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market structure, planned for the former Canadian Tire lot on Beckwith Street. The preparation of a concept design for the northern part of the property and construction drawings for the proposed market building were approved by the physical environment committee at a cost of $8,500.

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Community

Trumpeters seen swanning about LYNDA C. BENNETT Strictly for the Birds

Two trumpeter swans, swimming on the Jock River near the Ninth Concession in Beckwith Township, have been spotted by several people: George Duck on March 23, Rod Goodwin on March 25, Brian Brazeau on March 26, and Randy Marinelli on March 28. I had gone to look three times with no sighting. Then, on April 1, there they were! They looked so calm and serene, it was a pleasure to finally see them. In Mississippi Mills, on March 25, Joyce Clinton sent an email to tell us that she had had an eastern bluebird in her garden. The next day, my friend Randy Marinelli mentioned a gentleman he met

along Cemetery Side Road in Beckwith, who had also seen a bluebird. A sign of spring for many people is the return of the red-winged blackbirds. Neil Carleton of Almonte called one day to say he’d had one in his yard. The next day there were 12, all males, as the females come back about two weeks later. While completing my last Project Feeder Watch, of birds coming to our feeders, on April 2, a single redwing came to a feeder. The following day, a common grackle came to dine. At Mary and Howard Robinson’s property on Tatlock Road in Mississippi Mills, on the evening of March 25 at 7 p.m., they heard, then saw, a barred owl sitting in a tree along their lane. It is breeding time for these owls, and the parent birds

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keep in touch by calling, to let their partner know where they are. On a walk with naturalist club members on March 28, the group noted a ruffed grouse at the north end of Ramsay Concession Five. On March 29, Arie Piet and his wife saw a great blue heron on their pond, near Boyd Settlement. He saw a bald eagle by Sylvannia Lodge, at Taylor Lake. In Pakenham Ward, Ray Holland observed two bald eagles foraging on a deer carcass at Bennies Corners on March 28. When he returned two hours later, the eagles were gone. In Ashton on April 3, Mary Johnson reported an American kestrel in a tree outside her window. Please call Lynda at 613-256-5013, or email: bennett@magma.ca, with bird reports.

The Mississippi Mills beautification committee invites you to consider: • Join our two-hour walkabout of Almonte, starting at the Old Town Hall this Saturday, April 9, at 10 a.m. During this Community in Blooms event, you will help to plan how best to enhance its beauty. Bring your gloves and a bag. • Order $1 seedlings of Fraser fir (beautiful, but deer find them tasty), Norway spruce and Colorado blue spruce (great for windbreaks) to re-green your property. To order, please call Bonnie Hawkins at 2561077 by April 21, and pick up your seedlings on April 29

at the Old Town Hall. DONATE AND PLANT • Donate and plant a serviceberry along Bay Hill/ Almonte Street in Gemmill Park. The beautification committee would like to replace the trees removed for the new sewage line. To participate in this project, place your order with the Mississippi Mills Chamber of Commerce by April 21 at www.mississippimills.com. A serviceberry costs $70 plus tax. Tree pickup and planting takes place on April 30. Please also call Nicole Guthrie, 256-1077, ext. 22, to inform her of your plan.

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YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP

Almonte United Church 106 Elgin Street, Almonte Tel: 256-1355 Rev. Jeff de Jonge Organist & Music Director: Neil Milnes 10:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship & Sunday School • Child Care Available Website: www.almonteunited.com Email: offi ce@almonteunited.com Office Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Mon-Fri. For Transportation call the office. All Welcome!

St. Paul’s Anglican Church 62 Clyde St., Almonte Parish Office 613 256-1771 www.stpaulsalmonte.ca office@stpaulalmonte Incumbent Rev. Pat Martin SUNDAY WORSHIP 8am- Quiet Traditional 9:15am - Choir and Organ 11am - Contemporary praise We share a coffee hour between the services at about 10:30am Children Programs at 11am Come and be welcome! Almonte Presbyterian Church 111 Church St. 613.256.2184 apc@tryel.com Rev. Alison & Rev. Brian Sharpe Mr. George Stewart Organist and Choir Director Sunday 10:30am Worship Service & Sunday School Nursery care Available ALL WELCOME! Transportation is available by calling Elford Giles 613.256.2460 Holy Name of Mary St. Mary’s Parish Almonte 613.256.1034 Father Lindsay Harrison SATURDAY MASS 4:30 p.m. SUNDAY MASS 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Cornerstone Community Church A Free Methodist Congregation (Just east of Tim Horton’s) Lead Pastor: Rev. Glen Snider Youth Pastor: Andrew Klinger 613.256.4995 www.cornerstone.almonte.ca SUNDAY 10:00 a.m. Worship Service & Sunday School FRIDAY 7:00 p.m. Youth Group Almonte Baptist Church 207 Reserve St. 613.256.5655 Pastor: Paul Benson www.almonte.baptistchurch.com 11:00 a.m. - Sunday Morning Worship Nursery Care and Junior Church Available Reformed Presbyterian Church 273 Almonte St., Almonte Services: 10 am. each Sunday 11:30 am. Sabbath School Classes Second services at: 2:00 pm. 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays. 6:00 pm. 2nd & 4th Sundays Weekly Bible Studies For Information613-256-2816 – mhdyck@rogers.com Pastor Matt Dyck

Grace Anglican Church An Anglican Network in Canada Church You are invited to worship with us Sunday Morning @ 9:30am Clayton Community Hall Clayton Lay Pastor: Trudy Hardy 613-256-2644 www.graceanglicanchurch.ca

Ottawa Valley Vineyard Church Loving God, Loving People, Having Fun When: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Where: Carleton Place High School 613-257-6045 www.ottawavalleyvineyard.ca

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St. James Anglican Church 225 Edmund Street, Carleton Place, Ontario • 613.257.3178 Web site: stjamescarletonplace.org Sunday April 10th, 2011 Fifth Sunday of Lent 8am Holy Eucharist 10am Choral Eucharist Youth Group meets after the service Thursday April 14th, 2011 10am Holy Eucharist Rector The Rev. David Andrew Organist Mr. Ralph Langtry Choir Director Pat Grainger St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 39 Bridge St. • Tel. 613-257-3133 Minister Rev. Tony Boonstra B.ED, B.TH., M.DIV. Organist and Choir Director Susan Harron Sunday Service at 10:30 a.m. The porch lamp is lit. Nursery Available Every Sunday Handicap Access The Bridge @ Kanata (The Wesleyan Church) 285 Didsbury Rd., Kanata (Behind Canadian Tire) 613-592-7635 www.bridgechurches.ca Sunday Worship Services: 9 am & 11 am Kidz Zone (ages 3- Grade 5) during both services Nursery Care available in both services Sr. Pastor: Rev. S. Allan Summers Pastor of Student Ministries: Ben Margeson Director of Children’s Ministries: Lisa Summers

Zion-Memorial United Church 37 Franklin Street • 613-257-2133 10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. - Sunday School Nursery FULLY ACCESSIBLE Minister: Rev. Peter W. Dahlin, B.A., M.Div. Organist: Mr. Tony Stuart WARM WELCOME TO ALL! The United Church of Canada Ashton-Munster Pastoral Charge Ashton, Munster & Prospect 613-693-1849 Sunday April 10th, 2011 Munster 9:30am Ashton 11:00am Rev. Matt Gallinger Everyone Welcome The Lighthouse 355 Moffatt St. 613-257-4255 Pastor: Doug Anderson W-mail: info@cplighthouse.org Web: www.cplighthouse.org Sunday Services 10am Celebration Service & Children’s Church Contact us for more information. Seventh Day Adventist Church 117 Victoria St. 613-257-5109 www.carletonplaceadventists.org Pastor: Adriaan van der Lingen 613-979-1161 SATURDAY SERVICES Sabbath School - 9:30 a.m. Divine Service - 11:00 a.m. EVERYONE WELCOME Calvary Pentecostal Church Phone: 613 257 3484 Email: calvarychurch@sympatico.ca www.calvarycp.ca Parish of Franktown & Innisville Anglican Churches Sunday Services: Rev. Robyn Cuming 613-257-1340 St. James, Franktown 8:30 a.m. St. John’s, Innisville 10:30 a.m. All are welcome!

Carleton Place Baptist Church 299 Bridge St. Carleton Place 613-257-1889 Pastor: Brian Affleck Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am Children’s Church provided Wednesday 7:00 pm Prayer & Bible Study Thursday 10:00 am Coffee and Conversation All welcome! Handicap access St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church 28 Hawthorne Ave., CP Fr. Augustine Mendonça, 613-257-1284, 613-257-1630 Mass Schedule Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. HANDICAP ACCESS Eternal Hope Anglican Church Affiliated with the Anglican Network in Canada Come, worship with us! APRIL Sunday Services and Children’s Program at 10:00 am 3rd & 10th - Morning Prayer 17th - Palm Sunday - Holy Communion Rev. Desiree Stedman 21st - 7:30 pm - Maundy Thursday Service 22nd - 1 pm - Good Friday Service 24th - Easter Service “Come Celebrate the Resurrection” Holy Communion - Rev. Archie Hunter Worshipping at 117 Victoria St. Carleton Place Info: Dave Kemp, Lay Pastor 613-257-5490 www.eternalhopechurch.ca Destiny Church Speaking to your potential your past does not determine your future Meeting at 17A Albert St., Carleton Place Sundays 10 a.m. Pastor Jamie Robertson 613-978-5723

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011 7:00p.m Council Followed by: Policy Review Committee Major Topics: Procedural Bylaw Economic Development

EMERGENCY NUMBERS Police • Fire • Ambulance

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TOWN OF CARLETON PLACE TREE PLANTING PROGRAM 2011 In efforts to ensure the Town’s tree population is maintained and enhanced for years to come, the Town is making trees available to residents at a subsidized rate. For $20.00 (taxes included) a tree of 25mm (1 inch) in thickness and 6’ to 8’ in height will be made available. Species available are: • Sugar Maple • Red Oak • Schubert Chokecherry

• Black Walnut • Crab Apple • MacIntosh Apple

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Municipal Matters • Thursday, April 7th, 2011

SPRING LEAF COLLECTION NOTICE Due to many requests from the residents of Carleton Place, this year we will be collecting leaves for a limited time only. The spring collection begins on Monday April 18, 2011 and will end April 29, 2011. Starting May 7th, residents can use our compost facility on Patterson Crescent on Saturday mornings (8am-noon) to dispose of yard waste. Leaves must be place at the curb in paper bags before 8am. Plastic bags will NOT be collected! Branches and other yard waste will NOT be collected.

CENSUS Community Information brought to you by the Town 2011 of Carleton Place The 2011 Census and the new National Household Survey

Vouchers for trees will be available for collection at one of two information sessions that will be held at the Arena: Wed. May 4, from 7p.m. to 8p.m. or Tues. May 10, from 7p.m. to 8p.m. Because these trees are subsidized anyone who has their name on a tree list must attend (or have previously attended) one of the two sessions to be eligible for a tree voucher. Residents must call before these sessions in order to be placed on a list for a tree. Call 257-2253 to have your name placed on the list or leave a message providing your name, address, telephone number and tree desired and your name will be placed on the list. There are a limited number of trees available. Trees will be provided on a first come first served basis. These trees are available ONLY to taxpayers of the Town of Carleton Place. Information sessions are open to the public for general information regarding tree planting and maintenance.

(NHS) will be held in May 2011. Population estimates obtained from the census are used to allocate transfer payments from the federal government to the province and from the province to municipalities. Obtaining every resident’s participation is key to ensuring the municipality gets the data that is needed to plan, develop, and evaluate municipal programs and services such as schools, daycare, police and fire services, public transportation services and housing and roads. Please take time to complete your census questionnaire! SUMMER STUDENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Carleton Place Public Works Department is currently accepting resumes for a several summer student positions. Compost / HHW Facilities - Students must be available to work from 7:30am to 12:30pm Saturday mornings Spring through Fall. Successful candidates will enjoy working outdoors and interacting with the public at our compost facility and household hazardous waste depot. Submit your covering letter (including availability) and resume by email to Sharyl Andrews (sandrews@carletonplace. ca). Submissions can be emailed or dropped off at 175 Bridge Street before April 15th at noon.

For more information: www.carletonplace.ca

PROPOSED CLASS II DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION - DP2-01-2011 – 45 BATES DRIVE TAKE NOTICE that an application for a Class II Development Permit has been received. The Development Permit By-law of the Town of Carleton Place outlines that a Class II Development Permit request is subject to notice of said proposal and a period for the submission of comments from the public. Comments must be received by April 20, 2011. The subject land is legally described as Part of Lot 2, Concession 7, being Part 1 on 27R26R-3199, Ramsay, Town of Carleton Place. The property is designated Employment. To construct a 372 m2 addition to an existing 465 m2 commercial workshop. The proposal identifies a total of 19 proposed parking spaces, one being for handicapped parking. An amendment to reduce the rear yard setback from 8 m to 6.8 m is also proposed for the addition. Any person may request that a Class II Development Permit application be referred to Council by means of written request to the Director of Planning and De-

velopment. Requests may be forwarded by personal service, ordinary mail or facsimile and must include the name and address of the person or organization requesting the referral to Council as well as the reason(s) for the request. Additional information in relation to the proposed development permit is available for inspection between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday and between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm Friday in the office of the Director of Planning and Development at the Town Hall, or by calling 613 257-6213. DATED AT THE TOWN OF CARLETON PLACE THIS 5th day of April, 2011. L.Young Director of Planning and Development Town of Carleton Place 175 Bridge Street Carleton Place, Ontario K7C 2V8 460358

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