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Trash bashers scoured all across Quinte West BY ERIN STEWART to take out to our grandparent’s house to plant and then on the way Trenton — The 17th annual Quinte over here (public works yard) we deTrash Bash was another successful cided we’d do a trash bash along the year of cleaning up the Quinte Reriver so that we could make sure the gion on Earth day, Saturday April fish and the animals didn’t get any22. thing because of all the garbage,” she More than 400 residents came said. through the Quinte West public Hoard said it’s very important works yard during the Earth day to her to teach her children and the event to drop off trash the collected younger generations to take care of throughout the community, includthe environment and environmental ing Chuck and Kelly Cocek. safety. The Cocek’s cleaned up about “We only have one world and we half a kilometre of Tate Road for need to take care of it,” she said. “I four hours, collecting enough garfind that if we pass it on to the kids bage to fill a 12-foot trailer. and if we make it fun for the kids “We go for a walk along Tate then they’ll help to take care of the Road and we see this every year environment also and that’ll help to and it’s just sickening so we decided alleviate a lot of the waste.” to take on that road this year,” said Dan Orr, communications coChuck Cocek. ordinator at Quinte Waste Solutions, “We picked up three toilets, a bunch of tires, siding, bottles and Chuck Cocek picks up a tire while emptying the 12-foot trailer filled with said the trash bash went great. “I feel like the number of people cans and Tim Hortons cups, a lot trash along with help from Dan Orr and Kelly Cocek at the public works going out and picking up garbage, of house renovation materials we’re yard in Trenton on Saturday Apr. 22. Erin Stewarrt/Metroland especially with their families we’ve finding.” Cocek said he was looking for- day last year. all the time and we like it clean,” he had some little ones here today, has ward to cleaning up with his wife this “That’s just the type of people we said. “This year I got to help out and I grown a little bit over the past couple year after having to work on Earth are, we don’t like a mess, we go for was pretty happy, that way we got the years,” said Orr. “I think more of the community walks big stuff because we couldn’t get them is getting involved and going out and last year.” Quinland Hoard, Charlene Hoard picking up that litter that accumulates Dakota Deline, brought her two chil- over the year which is a great thing.” Trash bashers filled about two Evy Hoard and dren and her nieces Rae Deline pose out to celebrate Earth dumpsters full of compacted garbage at the public works yard with the help for a photo after day by participating of about 400-500 volunteers coming in events at the Quinte dropping off the Mall and picking up through in Trenton alone. trash they col- garbage in Trenton. New to the event this year was lected at the pub“We did a bunch of Prince Edward County, joining Bellic works yard in Earth type things, we leville, the Township of Tyendinaga Trenton on Satur- went and made Venus and Quinte West in the spring clean day Apr. 22. flytraps at the mall, up event. Erin Stewart/Metroland picked up tree seedlings

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Belleville police daily file police occurrences to local media. Sunday, after a fairly non-eventful day of police activities Saturday, police issued the following statement: “Yesterday afternoon officers on patrol spotted youths playing street hockey on Victoria Avenue and in the spirit of goodwill the officers joined in

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The case against the tattoo artist began in early March when police said they “received a complaint about a local businessman sexually assaulting a female patron while she was receiving services. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Branch continued the investigation and on April 3… arrested and charged 47-year old Kenneth Wayne Melvin, of Belleville with one count of committing an indecent act and one count of sexual assault.” Melvin has operated Skin Graffix Tattooing and Piercing on Dundas Street East for several years. Melvin had been released on an undertaking with strict conditions and a promise-to-appear in Belleville Provincial court on May 4. However, Belleville News has learned his appearance on the ensuing extra charges resulted in his bail being revoked. It is not known if Melvin has since been released from custody pending further court appearances.

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Trenton – A sunny spring day was the perfect weather for sipping and sampling beer, listening to music and eating street food during Hops on the Water at Trenton’s Farmers’ Market on Saturday Apr. 22. The family-friendly beer festival boasted craft breweries, wineries and cideries from the Bay of Quinte region, Prince Edward County and the greater South Eastern Ontario area, with inspired street foods and live entertainment from Big Black Smoke and Tailgate next to the Trent River. Robin Bouchard attended the craft beer festival for the afternoon and said he was having a fantastic time. “I love it, there’s a lot of people, people are nice, there’s a lot of variations of beer and I like it a lot,” he said. “The sun came out too so it’s perfect weather for drinking and listening to music and talking to people.” The beer selection was a lot better than he anticipated. Kristen Williams (L), Robin Bouchard (C) and Christine Promhouse (R) enjoy the Hops on “I find the beer quality here is a lot the Water event and their balloon hats made by Cassio Believe’s Ivan Demine on Saturday better and the variety is wider, therefor Apr. 22. there’s a good taste for everyone,” said Erin Stewart/Metroland Bouchard. “It’s good to have in TrenPalmer said the turnout was more than they expected, somewhere ton, right downtown by the farmers’ market where everyone knows, between 1,000 – 2,000 people, but they won’t know for sure until it’s a great place to have an event like this.” Nate Card, owner of Quinte West’s local Wild Card Brewing later in the week. “For all three of these events actually we sort of went into it not Company, said it was nice to have the craft beer festival hosted in knowing what to expect and for all three of the events they’ve all Trenton for the first time. “It’s awesome to have it here, it’s kind of nice we can say to people exceeded expectations,” he said. The Empire Theatre and Empire Productions will be bringing the that the brewery is just down the road and we see a lot of our day to next craft beer festival, the day customers too, it’s pretty fulfilling to see this,” he said. Card said the day was extremely busy and they released a new Homegrown County Craft STORE HOURS: summer seasonal called notoriously juicy, a New England pale ale Brewing Festival, to Prince Monday thru Sunday Edward County on October that sold out within a couple hours. 8:00am - 10:00pm 21 at the crystal palace. “My brother has run back and forth between the brewery three “We’re partnered with times today to deliver beer, so it’s been an astounding sort of amount of beer poured today, we were surprised,” he said. “We were not the Prince Edward County expecting this, with the weather turning that was the difference I Municipality and as well the breweries that are here tothink.” After 18 months in business, Card said Wild Card Brewing Com- day, specifically focused on pany has been a great whirlwind and production right now is up 50 the county, but there’s going per cent over last year and they continue to expand into the Greater to be a lot of the local guys that are around here today Toronto Area east. Card has been a part of the first two craft beer festivals in Bel- as well,” he said. Tickets, $20, are now on leville and said he will continue to be a part of such a great event. After the success of the first two beer festivals hosted by the Em- sale for the Homegrown pire Theatre in Bellville, Chris Palmer, Empire Theatre Manager, County Craft Brewing Festival, tickets can be found said Quinte West wanted to partner in the event. “It’s been fabulous, we love working with the Trenton crew, they’re online at www.theempirea great group of people, they do a great job, they’re very pro team theatre.com. and they’re great about doing events,” said Palmer.

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Betty Hutchison was Trenton’s ‘natural historian’ BY MARTIN DURKIN CFB Trenton - Betty Hutchison was a public relations person of distinction, one who will be greatly missed by all her comrades at the 8 Wing Officer’s Mess Ladies Club. Betty fulfilled her role in public relations with the club up until almost the moment she died on April 18 after a short illness. It was a position she was uniquely qualified for, according to her friends and comrades at the 8 Wing Officers’ Mess Ladies Club like President Rosemary Embree and Irene Funge. “She was the perfect public relations officer, the best we ever had,” stated Embree of the woman who had lived in Trenton since she was 12 years old. “She had a wide circle of friends.” “She was a driving force of the Ladies Club, an active member of St. George’s Church and an all-around wonderful person,” added club secretary Jocelyne Chambers. Embree said Betty could drive by a house in Trenton and tell you who lived in it and how long the family had lived there. “Betty was a natural historian,” Embree said. Betty was a woman of many interests and hidden talents, according to Irene Funge, another member of the Ladies Club. She played the clarinet in the high school band and maintained a love of music which exhibited itself through being a fan of the Trenton Citizen’s Band. She enjoyed good food, a good glass of wine and being around and helping her many friends and associates, Funge noted. “She was an absolutely terrific golfer, she curled, she loved to watch tennis, she was a good cook and she was always willing to drive people anywhere they needed to go before her eyesight became a problem,” Funge said. Well-organized, Betty would be working on projects six months in advance, buying snowsuits for the Coats for Kids program she supported with enthusiasm or supporting Trenton Memorial Hospital, another institution she supported and espoused at every opportunity. Betty worked for many years at various positions on the base and never relinquished that attachment to the base and its personnel, remaining a member of the Retired Associates of the Mess organization to the end. “She lived life right up to the end,” Funge said, adding that she supported the Ladies Club events by always bringing her friends along to help swell their numbers. Both Funge and Embree knew St. George’s Church would be filled for her funeral on April 21. “The groups at the church will miss her,” Funge noted. And she will certainly be missed by the 8 Wing Officers’ Mess Ladies Club, according to Embree. “She was a great friend and we will miss her,” Embree said. “She was a great worker behind the scenes and she never expected praise.” Betty was a good friend of Louise McDon6 Quinte West News - Thursday, April 27, 2017

ald, who died just a few months ahead of her. The loss of those two ladies, say many involved in the club, may ultimately spell the end for the last full-fledged Officers’ Mess Ladies Club in the Canadian Armed Forces. “I’m not sure we will be able to continue to function without these two ladies,” Embree said. “The younger ladies don’t seem to attend the meetings and the rest of us are just getting too old. We may have to close the club down soon,” she worries.

Quinte West Mayor Harrison opposed to province’s proposed septic regulations BY ERIN STEWART

Trenton – Proposed regulation changes for septic tanks and treatment units for Ontario residents has Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison voicing his concern. The proposed changes to the building code by the provincial government state that every septic tank or treatment unit shall be cleaned within every five years or when sludge and scum occupy one-third of

the working capacity of the tank, whichever comes first. The second proposed change is that cleaning records of septic tanks and treatment units shall be kept be the operator of the sewage system for submission to the chief building official upon request. The rationale for the changes is to strengthen the maintenance requirements and to require record keeping but Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison said the cost of enforcing and managing the proposed regulations would be a burden on taxpayers. “I don’t think we need anther level of government telling us that we have to pump our septic tanks,” he said. “On top of that, if we do that, that means the city has to have somebody here who is like an inspector and records the information about people’s systems, that’s another expense that the city would have to pass on to our rate payers, we don’t need any more expenses, we’ve got enough.” Septic tank maintenance is the homeowner’s responsibility and if there are people who aren’t looking after their system properly then they should be dealt with, said Harrison. “Don’t try to deal with everybody under the same umbrella, deal with the ones that need to be dealt with,” he said. “I live in the country and my responsibility is to look after everything I have, my well and so on, and I pump my septic tanks every three years, that’s my responsibility and if I don’t do that I would have trouble that I would have to deal with.” Since 1998, the provincial Building Code has included maintenance provisions to protect Ontario’s ground and source water for public safety and the protection of lakes and rivers.

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So much for the populist wave In his victory speech on Sunday night Emmanuel Macron, the next president of France, said: “I want to become... the president of the patriots in the face of the threat from the nationalists.” The diswould be lost Gwynne Dyer tinction on most Trump supporters in the United States and on the “Little Englanders” who voted for Brexit in Britain, but it’s absolutely clear to the French, and indeed to most Europeans. In the United States the preferred word is “patriot”, but it usually just means “nationalist”, with flags flaunted and slogans chanted. “America First” says Trump, and the crowd replies “USA all the way!” You can’t imagine a British election rally doing that – the United Kingdom is too close to mainland Europe, where that sort of thing ended very badly – but the English nationalism behind Brexit was painfully obvious. For some in both countries it’s actually “white nationalism,” but even the many non-racists who voted for Trump or Brexit draw the line at the border or the water’s edge. There’s “us”, and on the far side there’s “them.” Whereas the French men and women who voted for Macron understand the difference between patriotism and nationalism very well. They will have to vote for Macron again in the run-off election on May 7, when his opponent will be the neo-fascist candidate, Marine Le Pen, but in that round they will be joined by almost all the people who voted for other presidential candidates in the first round. She is a nationalist; they are patriots. In Europe, nationalism is linked in the collective memory with the catastrophe of the last century’s great wars, and the racism that is often associated with it triggers images of Nazi extermination camps. Not all Europeans are immune to that kind of nationalism or political phenomena like Le Pen in France, Geert Wilders in the Netherlands and Beppo Grillo in Italy, but they remain a minority almost everywhere. That was not obvious four months ago. After the Brexit vote last June and Trump’s election in November, Europe’s ultra-nationalists were convinced that their moment had finally come – and many observers feared that they were right. Brexit seemed like the first step towards the break-up of the European Union, and from the Netherlands to Austria it felt like the fascists were at the door.

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Not so. Wilders’ party gained only a few seats in last month’s Dutch election and remains very much a minority taste. Marine Le Pen is no closer to the French presidency than her openly fascist father was 15 years ago: the National Front vote never breaks through the 25 percent ceiling. And the hard-right, antiimmigrant, anti-EU “Alternative for Germany” party has lost its leader and one-third of its popular support in the past month. Some of this is simply disillusionment. Significant numbers of Europeans were initially tempted to back local populist parties by the sheer flamboyance of Trump’s US electoral campaign. But the reality of the dysfunctional Trump White House has turned off most of those recent European converts to populist politics. By and large the hard-right parties of Europe are back where they were before The Donald burst upon the scene, with almost no chance of gaining real political power. It was a false alarm. The “populist wave” that seemed to be sweeping through Western politics turns out to be merely a storm in the much smaller teacup known as the “Anglosphere”. It’s only known this way to Europeans, who use the word, often tinged with contempt, to describe the deregulated economies and market-obsessed politics of the post-Reagan United States and post-Thatcher United Kingdom. (Australia occasionally gets an honourable mention too.) For a quarter of a century the politics of the Anglosphere has been consistently subservient to “the market” even when purportedly left-wing leaders like Bill Clinton and Tony Blair were in power. The result, as you would expect, has been somewhat higher economic growth rates, and a rapidly widening gulf between the incomes of the rich and the rest. The rest of the West has not been immune to this political fashion, but it has been far less prominent in the countries of the European Union (and even in deviant anglophone countries like Canada and New Zealand). Now the disparity in incomes between the 1 percent and the 99 percent has grown so great in the heartlands of the Anglosphere that the political chickens are coming home to roost. The response in both the United States and the United Kingdom is not real populism, which for all its faults does at least try to shrink income inequalities. It is standard right-wing politics in a populist style, using nationalism to distract the victims from the fact that these governments actually serve the rich. Move along, please. There’s nothing new to see here.

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Trump’s bombings may elicit the mother of all blowback Guest opinion by Faisal Kutty Years ago, a young man was interviewed by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) at my office. He was flagged for his “antiCanadian” views for opposing Ottawa’s involvement in Afghanistan. He had left Canada as an ardent supporter of Western intervention, but returned a security “threat” for his opposition. Extended family and friends killed or injured as “collateral damage” was the game changer. Intended or unintended, the dead are no less dead because we meant well, he observed. His story of radicalization is not unique. “With respect, you cannot continue to behave as if innocent deaths like those in my family are irrelevant,” wrote Faisal bin Ali Jabar in a letter addressed to then president Barack Obama in 2014. Jabar, who lost two relatives in a 2012 drone strike in Yemen, hit the target when he concluded, “you will defeat your own counterterrorism aims.” The logic applies to all bombings where civilians inevitably pay a steep price, often with their lives. These sentiments echo across the Muslim world where too often bombs drop more frequently than rain. Of course, the consequences of Western actions will not stay “there.” In fact, the reverberations from the “collateral damage” are and will continue to be felt “here” in the West. Indeed, numerous studies have confirmed that death and destruction in the Muslim world is a major recruiting tool. Court transcripts from the infamous Toronto 18 case, for instance, show that almost all of the youth charged with “plotting” terrorist attacks in Ontario in 2006 were shaken to the core by the suffering they saw. As The Toronto Star’s Michelle Shephard reported last year in a 10-year follow up story on some of the convicted: “They opposed the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, rallying not against the West’s rights and freedoms but because they believed those rights weren’t applied equally to Muslims.” As clear as this cause and effect calculus is, too many in positions of power just don’t get it. Or perhaps they don’t want to. Indeed two weeks ago the U.S. dropped the GBU 43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), dubbed the “mother of all bombs,” on Nangarhar province in Afghanistan. In doing so the Trump administration had to drop the “mother of all lies” as well. The bomb, sold as a precise munition that can be surgically placed on the doorsteps of the bad guys, and only the bad

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guys, is far from this. Laser- or satellite-guided bombs and weapons systems may hit their intended targets for the most part. But technical glitches and human error often mean civilians and allies also pay dearly. The sheer size and damage range is another factor. Weighing 21,600 pounds, the MOAD is the largest non-nuclear ordnance, which can kill and damage buildings within a 2.7-km radius. It causes deafness within a 3.2-km area and God only knows what else. Such a device is far from precise. Media reports claim 96 Daesh fighters were killed but U.S. officials are mum and have not allowed anyone into the area. How can something with such a broad point of impact be so precisely targeted when the area hit was home to thousands of non-combatants? How can officials be so sure that the bomb avoided children orphaned by previous attacks by the good guys or by Daesh and the Taliban? Will we ever learn the real human and long-term cost? This bombing of one of the poorest, most unstable and war-ravaged countries in the world, is yet more proof that the U.S. counterterrorism strategy is short-sighted, based on questionable assumptions, and risks escalating conflicts and increasing instability both at home and abroad. Sadly, a generation of Canadians and Americans have also only known the parallel world view of “us” versus “them.” This dichotomous outlook only serves to radicalize many in both camps by dehumanizing the other and fuelling perpetual war. Extreme violence whether by state or non-state actors begets only more violence and fuels the vicious cycle. Rather than stopping the next lone attacker in the homeland, these bombing runs will motivate many more. Instead of weakening the enemy, it will bring together sworn enemies against a common bigger enemy. As former U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich wrote: “It is precisely because we have chosen to fight “them” over there that we will have to fight “them” over here. If we roam the world looking for dragons to slay, some will follow us home.” Faisal Kutty is counsel to KSM Law, an associate professor at Valparaiso University Law School in Indiana and an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. @faisalkutty

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Striking workers protested line-crossing managers at Community Living Quinte West BY ERIN STEWART

Trenton — Community Living Campbellford/Brighton (CLCB) striking employees and union members protested against managers from Community Living Quinte West (CLQW) crossing the picket line at CLCB. About 25 striking employees from CLCB, members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), bused to the picket Wednesday April 19 at 11 Canal Street, Trenton, and were supported by many OPSEU members. Courtney Huycke, striking employee and OPSEU Local 316 bargaining team member, said CLQW is using their managers to do the role of the front line striking staff. “We condemn that behaviour, we don’t want scabs to cross the line, we want their managers to stay at their work site so that they can support and help the people that they support,” she said. “It’s prolonging the process because now they feel they don’t need us in the homes and that’s not OK, we know our jobs, we know how to care for these people, we do it properly and we want to get back to work and they’re prolonging it.” About 91 employees from CLCB have been striking since March 22 when a deal was not reached with their employer after three months of bargaining.

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Employees are protesting wages, but most importantly the use of personal vehicles, said Huycke, “The agency wants us to utilize our own personal vehicles, I utilize my vehicle every single week, but it’s who I pick and choose to be in my vehicle,” she said. “Sometimes the health and safety of me and the people I’m supporting are at risk and the second they say ‘you have to use your vehicle’ that could mean someone aggressive is going to be my car and that could cause a huge accident.” Huycke said it’s a liability, and a health and safety issue having to use personal vehicles. “If we could have the choice whether we can use our cars or not, that’s the most important thing to us,” she said. Right now, Huycke said, she believes the people CLCB support are not receiving the level of care they need while striking continues. “We support close to 200 people and the only people that are receiving support right now are our group homes, so that leaves about 100 vulnerable people in our community out of support,” she said. Huycke said they met with the minister of social services last Thursday in the hope that pressure will be put on the employer to get back to the table, but she has not received word yet on the next step. Starr Olsen, executive director at Community Living Quinte West, said their first priority is always the people community living supports and those people need to be supported while the strike continues.

“Someone needs to care for them. The union members, as a matter of protest that they are certainly entitled to, left their post as a protest and that is well within their legal rights, and I support that,” she said. “But I also support that the vulnerable people who have nothing to do with the labour dispute are also supported. We just think that is the right thing to do.” Olsen said she is very much opposed to picketing outside of people’s homes and the issue surrounding the use of employees' personal vehicles does not affect Quinte West. “I really believe that’s an issue Community Living Campbellford is addressing by offering to buy new vehicles and to pay for any extra insurance, but that is one of their issues and nothing that has anything to do with our agency,” she said. The strike is over. Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), Local 316, made the announcement in a press release Sunday, April 23, at 4:23 p.m. The members have voted to ratify the collective agreement reached between the Union and Community Living Campbellford/Brighton (CLCB), bringing the month-long strike to an end. The key issue of personal vehicles being a condition of employment was settled and workers will not be required to use their own cars for work-related duties. Other gains made at the bargaining table include increased training opportunities for part-timers, improved scheduling and mileage, as well as increased meal allowances.

St. Peter’s generosity leads to fun filled afternoon for students

BY ERIN STEWART major impact when they put their minds together to do something.” Warner said the donation will help more than 8,000 young people Trenton — St. Peter Catholic School raised $2,300 for the Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation and celebrated its Lenton Almsgiv- that come through Trenton Memorial Hospital over the course of ing success with snake kissing, hair dying and pie throwing events a year. “The future looks bright if we have kids like them to look out for on Friday, April 22. During Lent, St. Peter’s focused on helping the community by us and our health care,” she said. raising money for the hospital foundation and helping the global community by collecting soap for Canadian Food for Children. After surpassing the $1,000 goal, with the help of a $600 donation from the Vries family, students decided which events staff would Trent River, north of Dundas St. and south of the CPR railroad bridge. participate in based on how much money they raised. Students were ecstatic to fill the auditorium and watch staff complete the chosen events, excitedly laughing and cheering teachers on. “Staff happily ate mealworms, got pies in the face, kissed a snake, random danced, dyed their hair, had a bottle flip competition and 4 - Trenton west had buckets of ice dumped on their heads,” said St. Peter’s principal side of the Jacqueline Gauthier. Trent River, north “We are the small school with the big heart.” Wendy Warner, executive director of the Trenton Memorial Hosof Dundas St.and pital Foundation, accepted the donation from the Vries family and Senior Kindergarten student south of the CPR Tanner Hodgson holds the snake said she was overwhelmed with the school’s generosity. railroad bridge. “I couldn’t believe how well they did, it’s amazing, for a small for St. Peter Catholic School prinschool like that and kids that young to participate to that level, it’s cipal Jacqueline Gauthier to kiss. Erin Stewart/Metroland just incredible,” said Warner. “It just shows that they can still have a

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Golden Hawks fall flat, Raiders force Game 7 BY ERIN STEWART

Trenton — The Trenton Golden Hawks faced a tough 5-0 loss against the Georgetown Raiders when they had the opportunity to clinch the OJHL Championship series in Game 6 on Sunday, April 23 in Trenton. The championship series for the Buckland Cup will now head into Game 7 in Georgetown on Wednesday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. The game was played after our press deadline. Trenton allowed four power play goals, the first one three minutes into the game, and Coach Jerome Dupont said he Trenton Golden Hawks’ Nick Boddy blocks Georgetown’s was baffled by the team’s per- Jack Jacome from the puck during game six of the OJHL formance. championship series on Sunday April 23 in Trenton. Erin Stewart/Metroland “They outplayed us badly, (Chris) Janzen was the only 7 in Georgetown.” reason we were only down 2-0 (at the end of the Georgetown scored twice in the first after 16 first),” he said. shots on net, compared to Trenton’s eight. “I think we felt that all we had to do was suit The Raiders’ second power play goal came in up and we were going to get a victory and that’s the second period, bringing the score to 3-0. so far from the truth obviously.” A five minute cross checking major in the Coming off of their 5-2 victory in Georgetown third cost the Hawks two more power play goals, on Saturday, Dupont said he believed the team bringing the final to 5-0. was overconfident coming into Sunday’s match. Trenton went 0-7 on their power plays while “I thought we were immature in terms of our Georgetown went 4-8. demeanour on the ice and the penalties were a Georgetown faced 23 minutes in penalties on joke,” he said. 11 infractions while Trenton incurred 25 minMoving forward, Dupont said he thinks the utes on 12 infractions. team needs a break from the rink to regroup. Trenton’s goaltender Chris Janzen saved 30 “It’s been a lot of hockey and then we will re- out of 34 shots in 53 minutes and Elliot Gerth group, but the pain is definitely something that saved three out of four shots in seven minutes. needs to be harnessed and used for energy.” Georgetown’s Nicholas Latinovich saved all 28 Co-captain Lucas Brown said the team was shots sent his way. undisciplined with the amount of penalties they took and they couldn’t come back after the bad start they got off to. “They’re the best in the league on the power play so obviously we can’t let that happen again,” he said. “We’ve got to find a way to climb back out, we dug ourselves a hole early and we just couldn’t find our way out of it.” Brown said they have to come prepared. “If we can match theirs and be better than them next game then there’s no reason why we can’t take this in Game

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Trenton — It’s better late than never; Trenton’s Community Gardens is keeping up with the times with the addition of a new score clock and upgraded technology. The $250,000 clock was installed just in time for the Trenton Golden Hawks’ game against the Georgetown Raiders on Thursday, April 20 and the clock at the far end of the ice was also upgraded. Bob Forder, manager of buildings and facilities for the City of Quinte West, said the four sided, four-by-seven inches, top of the line score clock is ready ahead of schedule for the DudleyHewitt Cup May 2-6. “We’re ecstatic, we really are, it’s been a lot of work, a lot of months in trying to be able to get it and a lot more months in anticipation of getting the infrastructure ready for it,” said Forder. “We couldn’t be happier with it.” Forder said the beams needed to be reinforced and a double metal beam had to be put up to hang the clock from. He doesn’t expect the clock will get hit with any pucks, but if it does, the clock is made up of small panels that can easily be clipped out and replaced, said Forder. The clock isn’t the only tech advancement happening at the rink. A new media centre is currently under construction at a cost of $150,000 from the city’s 2017 capital budget, and Forder said he expects it will also be finished before the Dudley.

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Volunteer & Info Quinte celebrates 50 years BY JACK EVANS

Belleville - Tributes and awards flew thick and fast at a banquet Saturday evening in the Banquet Centre to recognize the 50th anniversary of Volunteer Information Quinte. One key message was repeated by most speakers: without volunteers, there can be no community. Brenda Snider, executive director, also pointed out that the “information” part of the agency’s title is often swallowed up in the constant emphasis on volunteers. Yet it plays a key role, she said. “If you want to contact a certain agency or program, or find out what any service can do for you or is available, our help line is answered by real people 24-7 and they can tell you what you want to know. The number to call is simply – 211. “There are more than 1,500 programs and services in our data base and the 211 number can connect you with the best one quickly.” Snider’s own unique enthusiasm and dedication was the focus of many of the remarks, as around 25 people and organizations received recognition awards in the form of miniature inukshuks, representing humanity and help. From business operators to service clubs, donors and politicians, the accolades went on for more than an hour, followed by a fund raising auction of

four grand prizes and a dance. The auction items were donated by Shorelines Casino, Belleville, Donini Chocolate, Trenton Golden Hawks and Travelodge Hotel, Belleville. Tribute speakers included Ruth Ingersoll, president of Loyalist College, also representing the Community Development Council, and Kathy Murphy, executive director of the Quinte United Way. Both spoke of the value to their respective agencies and to the community of Volunteer and Information Quinte. Ingersoll calculated that the value in productivity of VIQ would at least amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars every year. Murphy noted that while her agency helps fund VIQ, their relationship helps out the United Way in many ways. The politicians involved, MPs Neil Ellis and Mike Bossio, MPP Todd Smith, Mayors Taso Christopher, of Belleville; Robert Quaiff, of Prince Edward County and Coun.Don Kuntze representing Quinte West, all gave gifts back in return in the form of certificates or plaques. Awards also went to JB Print Solutions, (Ian Anderson,) Darrel Smith for Investors Group Securities, Sears Asssociates, Travelodge Hotel (Blair Gamble and Alyssa Englesdofer,) Amica Quinte Gardens (Christine McKenzie and Tamara Brinknelll,) Investors Group (Darrell Smith,) Starboard

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Communications 95.5 & Cool 100 FM (Paul Ferguson,) Quinte Broadcasting (Tim Durkin,) Belleville Intelligencer, TV Cogeco (Ian Acton,) Rotary Club

of Belleville (Kelly McKinney,) Ingrid Moore, Mark Philbin, Maurice Rollins, Ross McDougall (McDougall Insurance and Financial,) Dianna Cairns

(Polish Day Spa,) Ryan Williams and John Williams (Williams Hotels,) John Cairns (past board chair) Andy Caletti (Belleville Toyota,) and Rosi Ouellette. All were singled out for their generous contributions of time, money and support in many ways. The history of Volunteer and Information Quinte was traced back to Ruth Burrows, who moved to Belleville with her husband, Freeman, shortly after the Second World War, having served in St. John’s with the Red Cross. She single-handedly lit a fire of volunteerism across the community and Canada, becoming first chair of the Canadian Association of Volunteer Bureaus and serving locally with the YMCA, Belleville General Hospital Auxiliary, Cheshire Homes and Loyalist College and inspiring the launch of the Ruth Burrows Volunteer Award now presented annually, of which she was the first recipient. Over the years, VIQ got involved with Meals on Wheels, Chistmas Sharing, school aid programs, First Adventure Child Development, Community Oriented Sentencing, Big Brothers and Sisters and Community Care Belleville, among other projects,. The agency now operates branch offices in Bancroft, Quinte West, Picton, Madoc, Tyendinaga and Deseronto. It also operates programs in schools to educate young people in the value of volunteering.

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Little help for besieged Ontario Farmers BY JACK EVANS

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Hastings County famers and those across Ontario face an increasingly crushing tax burden, but county councillors agree there is little they can do to help. Representatives of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, both local and provincial, attended the county’s Finance and Personnel Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday April 18 and presented a strong case. Their unchallenged figures showed that Hastings County farmers pay more than 68 per cent of the local municipal tax levy, compared with a provincial average of 64 per cent. (Centre Hastings farmers pay 98 per cent of the tax levy.) With projected increases as designated by MPAC, the official provincial assessment agency, farm assessment values over the next four years will rise to 102.9 per cent of the tax levy. “We just can’t keep up,” said Centre Hastings farmer Sue Grosvenor-Thorpe, spokesperson for the local Federation of Agriculture. She also stressed that while commercial, industrial and residential buildings can be built or removed, “Farmland is finite.” Also speaking was Ben Le Fort, senior policy analyst for

the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, who noted that residential assessment values in Ontario have increased by less than seven per cent in recent years, but farmland has gone up 68 per cent. He argued that it lies within the power of the county council to establish the weighting of taxes on the various categories. In other words, they can remove some of it from farming and put it on commercial industrial or residential. That is the problem for the county, countered Jim Pine, CAO. His official response was that it is not a possible answer as it is already difficult to get new commercial and industrial assessment in rural areas and the residential burden is already high. He and several council members argued that it is time for the provincial and federal levels of government to get involved to resolve the situation, which he acknowledged is a real problem. In a brief interview, Le Fort said the province, so far, has remained strictly hands-off on this issue. • In another presentation, this one for the Planning and Development Committee, representatives from the Bancroft Airport

reported on efforts to upgrade the landing facility there to meet recent and future growth patterns. Gary Gaudreau told how the airport started 50 years ago by then Bancroft Reeve Jack Brown. To complete plans, the airport, now owned and operated by the Bancroft Flying Club, has hired a consultant firm for a detailed plan at a cost of $24,800. They anticipate a grant from the province for half that cost and hope the county can kick in the other half. Councillors noted that the county budget already includes $8,000 for the air strip and moved to increase that by $4,400 to cover half. There was even a motion to offer to cover the entire amount if the grant application failed, but members preferred to wait and see on that. Meanwhile, county administration is prepared to assist with the grant application and also member municipalities will give letters of support for the grant, plus the county. The airport development is considered a key factor in the Bancroft area’s continued growth and success and for medical and emergency services.

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Justin and Sophie stopped in for a sip Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie, centre, were in Prince Edward County Sunday for a very low-key visit to mark Sophie’s 42nd birthday. The pair are shown here with folks from Hinterland Wine and others when the first couple popped in for a taste after earlier making a purchase of some wine from Norman Hardie Wines, a favourite of Sophie Trudeau, said sources. The Trudeaus later dined at Agrarian Bistro in Bloomfield. Twitter photo Hinterland Wine Co.

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is partnering with Workplace Safety & Prevention Services to offer a series of workshops to encourage local employers to protect and promote the psychological health, safety and wellbeing of workers. HPEPH is now recruiting workplaces for the Investing in Healthy Minds @ Work workshop series. This series of six half-day workshops will begin in September, and be offered monthly until February 2018, free of charge. Workshops will deliver practical knowledge that will empower business leaders to create feasible psychological health and safety action plans that are consistent with the National Standard on Psychological Health and Safety in the Work Place. The Investing in Healthy Minds @ Work project, made possible by a grant from Ontario Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Health and Safety Prevention and Innovation Program, is a joint effort between WSPS and 13 Ontario public health units.

To ensure sustainability, the workshops will provide employers with cost effective and accessible mental health resources and training that leverage and reflect the diversity and resources in each participating community. “The Investing in Healthy Minds @ Work workshop series will feature skilled WSPS facilitators and review evidence-based solutions to help local employers create plans to improve mental health and safety in their workplace,” says Jillian Gumbley, Health Promotion Manager. “Facilitators from HPEPH will also be involved in these collaborative workshops, co-presenting materials that require the perspective of our own region.” For more information on the workshops, including how to register, attend upcoming information sessions held on April 25 and 27 at the Belleville HPEPH office. More information is also available at http://hpepublichealth. ca/professionals/workplaces, or by calling 613-966-5500. Space is limited.

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Public Health officials make final push to get school kids immunized BY STEPHEN PETRICK

Belleville – Suspension notices were given to more than 300 students who did not have up-to-date immunizations by an April 20 deadline date, as promised by the health unit’s immunization program. But, the vast majority of students in the Hastings-Prince Edward region have up-to-date immunization records, now; meaning local schools should be safe places for students to avoid a host of contagious diseases. Parents for the most part heeded the notices of suspensions, leading to dozens of students attending

clinics in Quinte West and Belleville on Friday, April 21, said Bill Sherlock, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s immunization program manager. In an interview on April 21, he said he expects the number of students without proper immunization records to be small in a matter of days. Clinics were to continue at the health unit’s Belleville and Quinte West offices the following Monday. Students who got their shots at the clinics had their suspension notices withdrawn immediately. As part of Ontario’s Immunization of School Pupils Act, par-

ents of children attending school must provide Public Health with proof of their child’s immunization against the following diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis (whooping cough), meningococcal disease, and varicella (chickenpox - for children born in 2010 or later). In January, Public Health officials sent reminders out to parents of students who did not have upto-date records. They targeted students who were 7 (the age at which a child should have all of their immunization shots) and age 17 (the age where students are due to receive some

booster shots). Sherlock said he was happy with parents’ response to these notices. He said 4,600 notices went out in January, so the fact that there were only 300-some outstanding records by late April was encouraging. “I’ll be pleased when it’s down to less than 20,” he said. Parents who object to having their children immunized for religious or conscientious reasons can have them withdrawn from the immunization program, however they have to sign a form for Public Health and have it notarized. Only about three per cent of Ontarians choose this method, Sherlock said.

Another one per cent of Ontario kids are also exempt from immunizations for special medical reasons. But public health officials highly recommend the shots for most students and say they are effective at preventing outbreaks at schools. The suspension notices are given to encourage parents to act quickly on getting immunization records to public health, Sherlock said. Some don’t realize that family physicians do not forward records to Public Health, as the responsibility lies with the family. “We don’t want to disrupt students’ academic year,” Sherlock said.

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rake gently run over the surface did not bring up any of last year’s dead blades. And there was no fragrance; that wonderful good earthy smell which teems with life was absent. I contented myself with cleaning up debris and setting out containers. At the moment those containers are empty. We’re not quite sure where they’ll repose during the season and it is much easier to re-arrange empty pots. Once the discerning eye has decided (and that eye does not belong to me, aka “Pot Mule”), they will be filled up. I’d like to share a little story with you about a lawn issue that came up concerning weed seeds in purchased soil. A gentlemen came into the store very upset about weed seeds that were obviously in the packaged bags of soil which he had purchased. He had prepared a seed bed and then sowed

with the correct blend of seed for his lawn. Apparently, every square inch was soon completely covered by a green plant- not grass. In fact, even his hanging baskets had the same weed in them. The only thing they had in common with the lawn was that he had used the same all-purpose soil. There are two things to point out. While this gentleman was frustrated he never lost his cool nor did he ever use his “position” as a customer in a confrontational manner. He did stick to his point. The second, having visited his property in a follow-up, he is an accomplished hands-on gardener. As we know, commercially prepared soils and composts are weed-free when they leave the production yard and remain so as long as the bags aren’t ripped. So, our staff were quite correct in telling him this. It was very clear to us that the weed seed bank

had been disturbed and that was why the weeds were present. It was equally clear to him that this wasn’t so because the same weeds were now in his containers. As it turned out, I was out and about a few days later doing tree checks, and I stopped at his place. He had already replaced the soil so I couldn’t see any of the weeds. We did have a nice chat and I had to confess that I was stumped. I could not come up with any explanation. A few days later, he was back to pick up some bulk soil and he told me had “discovered” what had happened. He had entertained friends during the time of the lawn work. He received a phone from them call a day earlier asking how his lawn was coming along. Knowing their host, and unable to resist, they had sprinkled all of the new soil, including that in containers, with chia seeds!

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BELLEVILLE ASTRONOMY DAY, April 29. Join us at Zwick’s Park East, top of the toboggan hill (weather permitting) 9-10:30pm. information booth at the Quinte Mall April 30. MEMOIR WRITING Workshop May 4, 11, 18, 10am–noon Belleville Public Library. Beginner and experienced writers welcome. register before April 28 613-968-5276. BLOOD CLINIC Belleville Fish and Game Club 170 Elmwood Drive May 1, 1pm–7pm GENEALOGY 101 Workshop: April 1 or May 27, 1-4:30pm Belleville Public Library pre-registration is required. 613968-6731 ext. 2237. TRILLIUM SENIORS Club has Monday Bingo; Tuesday Cribbage; Wednesday Euchre; Thursday Carpet Bowling & Shuffleboard; Friday Darts. Cribbage on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Come by 12:45pm Open to all Seniors 50 and over. 613-968-2526 UNLEASH YOUR inner Rock Star with Happy Harmony Women’s Choir. Sing 50s/60s songs Thursdays 7-9 p.m at Brittany Brant Music Centre, off Hwy 2 ten minutes east of Belleville Hospital, phone 613-438-7664. No auditions required. SPEAKER EVENT: Therapeutic Touch, May 2, 6-7:30pm in the third floor Meeting Room Belleville Public Library No registration required 613-968-6731 x2237

BRIGHTON BREASTFEEDING CLINIC and Support, May 2, 10am-Noon, Ontario Early Years Centre 170 Main St. Family Health Nurse provides one-on-one breastfeeding support. Appointments preferred; drop-ins welcome. Call 1-866-888-4577. TOBACCO TALKS Quit-Smoking Support Program, May 3, 1 pm, Brighton Health Service Centre 1st Floor, 170 Main St. Drop-in or make appointment.1-866-888-4577, ext. 1518. FRIENDS OF Ferris Provincial Park Guided Walks resume again this 2017 season. meet at the east end of the Suspension Bridge 9am every Tuesday from May 2-Dec. 12, rain or shine. walk for about one hour using various combinations of the extensive trail system. This year there will be a 150 Birthday Celebration flavour. STAMPS, COINS and Postcard Event First of 7 planned Saturday Events covering our 2017 season April 29, 2017Show Hours 10:30am-3:30pm, Brighton’s King Edward Community Centre / Hockey Rink Complex,75 Elizabeth St.Hwy #2 B6 Section B - Thursday, April 27, 2017

East, Free admission and parking. TRINITY-ST. ANDREW’S United Church CLOTHING DEPOT, 58 Prince Edward Street. Store hours:Wednesday, 10-2, Thursday, 10-2, Friday, 10-6pm and Saturday, 10-1. donations welcome during business hours. Bag Sale last week of each month. Interested in Volunteering? Jean 613-242-5387 PROBUS CLUB of Presqu’ile invites retired or semi-retired people (singles or couples) to monthly meetings. Guest speakers, presentations, refreshments. Held the third Wednesday every month at the King Edward Park Community Centre, Doors open: 9:30–noon. Jean 613-2425387 or visit probusnorthumberland.com YARD AND PLANT Sale, Trinity-St. Andrew’s U.C. 56 Prince Edward St., Brighton. May 5, 8am-5 pm, May 6 8am1pm, rain or shine. IMPRESSIONISTIC LANDSCAPES in Acrylic Workshop with Bob Pennycook May 3, 2-5pm or 6-9pm $10 CCN’s Activity Room To register, call (613) 475-4190 APRIL 28 Spring Fling Pub Night at the Brighton Legion. Roast Pork Dinner and Entertainment by D. J. Jeff Murray. Dinner 6pm. dance 7-11pm. Tickets sold at the Bar in the Legion $20. APRIL 30; Brighton L.A. Gourmet Breakfast. 9-11:30 am. An excellent full breakfast for $7 JOYFULL NOISE Women’s Choir practices every Monday evening 7-9pm. The Smoke House, 6 Oliphant Road. We sing popular music of 50’s, 60’s,70’s. no auditions, you do not need to read music. New members always welcome!1-877-4386 SUPPERS READY Wednesdays, 5-6 pmTrinity-St.Andrrw¹s United Church, 56 Prince Edward St. There is no charge for this meal but donations are accepted. BRIGHTON CLOTHING Depot 5 Craig St Open Thurs 10–4; Fri 10–8; Sat 10–1 Please No Furniture Or Tvs

CAMPBELLFORD CELEBRATE SPEECH and Hearing Month, May 4, 10am, Ontario Early Years Centre Rotary Hall, 179 Saskatoon Ave. join us for a circle time to promote early literacy, fun activity and healthy snack. A Public Health Nurse will be present to provide information on speech and language milestones 1-866-888-4577. TOBACCO TALKS Quit-Smoking Support Program, May 4, 1pm, Campbellford Community Resource Centre 65 Bridge St. E. Drop-in or make appointment. 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1518. SEXUAL HEALTH Clinic, May 2, 10am -Noon. The clinic provides clients with confidential access to sexual health services.to make appointment, call 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1205. CAMPBELLFORD & District Horticultural Society monthly meeting, followed by presentation on Beekeeping 101 May 1, 7:30pm. Christ Church Anglican, Church & Kent Streets. http://www. gardenontario.org/site.php/campbellford & on Facebook

RUMMAGE SALE: Christ Church Anglican, Kent St., April 27,12:30-4pm, April 28, 9am-4pm, April 29 BAG DAY 9am -12:30pm AUXILIARY TO Campbellford Memorial Hospital presents”Forever Fashions” April 29 Campbellford Legion, social hour 1pm show 2-4pm, Raffles, 50/50 draw, door prizes and refreshments. Cash bar opens 1pm.Tickets at the door and CMH gift shop. 705-632-1023 MAY 4, Photography Workshop 9-11am Campbellford – Forrest Dennis Seniors Centre. To register, (705)653-1411. APRIL 29 Campbellford Legion Br 103 34 Bridge St. 9pm-1am Live Band “STIR” cash bar age of majority PUBLIC WELCOME ST. MARY’S Church Mom to Mom Yard Sale Spring Fundraising Event! not just clothing...Craft vendors are welcome. in the gym of St. Mary School April 29, 9am-3pm. Tables are $25. Call Peggy Clark to reserve a table 705-653-5090

FRANKFORD BEEF ‘N Pork Buffet at Quinte Masonic Centre, 33 King Dr. April 28, Social Hour 5:15, Dinner 6:15. $15. All welcome! FRANKFORD UNITED Church U.C.W. Annual Rummange Sale April 28 9am4pm, April 29 9-11am. Please come and shop! FRANKFORD UNITED Church: Sunday service with Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome. OPEN MIC, first Friday of the month, TGIF Mixed Darts, 4-7 pm. Frankford Legion MAPLEVIEW COMMUNITY and Seniors Club 1030 Mapleview Road, Frankford Euchre every Tuesday at 1 p.m. everyone welcome BASIC FOOT Care the 2nd and 4th Monday of each Month 1030 Mapleview Road, Frankford $25 please call Jody 613-921-3245 or Sharon 613-395-3751 to set up an appointment All are welcome.

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Swiss Alps the backdrop to awesome train travel BY JOHN M. SMITH

Switzerland offers some of the most spectacular mountain train rides anywhere, and I’ve had the good fortune to enjoy some of these incredible adventure treks. Despite the steep gradients encountered, I never felt in any danger. After all, the Swiss train system is one of the safest and most efficient to be found anywhere in the world, and the views encountered are, indeed, magnificent! One of my personal favourites was my excursion up Mount Pilatus, near Lucerne, for it included a ride on the world’s steepest cogwheel railway. A cogwheel railway has horizontal gears added to the coaches, consisting of tooth-geared wheels, and they provide the extra traction to climb, in this case to the summit of Pilatus Kulm. This particular ascent was part of what’s known as “the Golden Round Trip”, for it included a boat trip from Lucerne to Alpnachstad, the cogwheel ride to the peak, and then a series of aerial cableway and gondola rides back down, followed by a bus ride from Kriens back to Lucerne. I even stopped at Fraakmuntegg on the descent, to check out Switzerland’s longest toboggan run and Pilatus Rope Park (where I found 10 ‘exercise trails’, of varying difficulty). Another enjoyable experience in this same part of the country was my ascent of Mount Rigi, on Europe’s first ever mountain railway, and to make my excursion even more special, I did a section of this route (from Rigi Kaltbad to Rigi Kulm) on an old steam locomotive (built in 1873) that was in service at the time of my visit. Another breathtaking rail trip that can begin in Lucerne is the William Tell Express, which takes you through the St. Gotthard Mountains, via a series of switch-back tunnels, into the city of Bellinzona, (where you can tour several intriguing castles). There’s also the Golden Pass Line, which connects central Switzerland and Lake Geneva, and it includes a crossing of the spectacular Brunig Pass. A network of mountain trains from another popular Swiss destination, Interlaken, culminates at the Jungfraujoch, site of the highest train station in Europe (at 3, 454 m). The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage Site is, itself, among the world’s most scenic mountain landscapes. It’s dominated by three major peaks (Eiger; Monch; Jungfrau), is located in the most glaciated region of the Alps, and contains the Great Aletsch Glacier (the longest glacier in these mountains). It’s definitely worth a visit! And while in this spectacular area, I hiked to Oeschinen Lake, which was formed from a rock slide, and I discovered that the colour and setting of this beautiful mountain lake reminded me somewhat of Canada’s own Lake

A ride on the world’s steepest cogwheel railway. John M. Smith/Metroland

Enjoying the magnificent Swiss Alps by rail. Louise. However, Lake Oeschinen is smaller and it has a plethora of cows and cowbells in its vicinity! While in this Jungfrau region, you might also like to experience the Bernese-Oberland-Bahn, which connects Interlaken with Lauterbrunnen and Grindewald as it winds through the beautiful Lutschine River Valley. Or you might also like to travel on the Wengernalp , the longest cogwheel railway in Switzerland, which connects Lauterbrunnen and Wengen with Grindewald (over the Kleine Scheidegg). Yet another fantastic option is the Schynige-Platte-Bahn, which will take you from Wilderswil

and more than 90 tunnels and 290 tunnel of ice! Switzerland’s mountain trains are, the spectacular Matterhorn as you ap- indeed, awesome, and I’d certainly proach Zermatt. recommend checking them out - and Upon arrival in Zermatt, I took purchasing a Swiss Travel Pass or yet another mountain train, this time Swiss Travel Pass Flex for this ento the Gornergrat (at 3,089 m), and deavour. You can then travel, at no I descended (on foot) to Riffel Lake, additional cost, by train, bus, and where I saw several ibex grazing and boat throughout the country for the where, on a clear day, there’s an awe- period of time designated on your some reflection of the Matterhorn. Pass. You’ll also receive free entrance There’s also a wonderful excursion to more than 500 museums and a 50% from Zermatt, via cable cars, to Mat- reduction on most mountain rail and terhorn Glacier Paradise (at 3,883 m), cableways – and children can travel where it’s possible to ski year-round. with parents for free. From up here, it’s possible to view 38 For More Information: www. mountain peaks that are all over 4,000 MySwitzerland.com; www.swisstravm in height, including France’s Mont elsystem.ch (Travel and accommodation proBlanc, and it’s also possible to journey inside a glacier - walking through a vided by Switzerland Tourism)

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When it comes to barbershop harmony, Patrick Headley knows no gender. Having taken over as director of the men’s barbershop chorus, A Cappella Quinte, as of Jan. 1 Headley, of Bloomfield, has now been appointed as new director of the women’s barbershop chorus, the Belleville Sweet Adelines. Both choruses have major engagements coming up within the next few days. A Cappella Quinte holds its annual concert on Saturday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Maranatha Church; the Sweet Adelines will be performing as part of a fashion show on Thursday, May 25 at 7 p.m. in the Thurlow Community Hall on Harmony Road. Longtime Sweet Adelines member Cheryl Street, who has directed the chorus for the past five years, has announced her retirement as director, “but I will continue singing as a member,” she stated. After due process, the women’s chorus has appointed Headley as new chorus director. The Sweet Adelines sing the same type of fourpart barbershop harmony a cappella (unaccompanied) as the men do, but normally a few keys lower. Using the same arrangements as the men, they would be singing in the high C and even higher notes. The men sing those In contra-tenor or falsetto. The women’s group meet Mondays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the lower level of Quinte Garens on College Street. Their website is: bayofquintechorus.webs.com. Chartered in 1975, the local Sweet Adelines have been a popular source for local entertainment, with around 20 members. Headley, a professional musician and an award-winning bassoonist, has earned the respect

Members of the Belleville Sweet Adelines women’s barbershop harmony chorus. photo submitted

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A final draft of a new official plan for Hastings County will be presented at the county planning committee’s May meeting, the committee was advised at its April meeting last week. Planning staff said that after many months of study, the new OP will contain no surprises and hopes it will be passed and ratified by the province before the end of the year. The new plan can’t come soon enough for Centre Hastings Mayor Ton De-

line. “Our zoning bylaw is 15 years old and it no longer works,” he said, indicating a strong interest to get a new plan in place as soon as possible. Also introduced to the committee was a new staff member, Mark Hanley, who is taking over as small business consultant with the county’s economic development department. Department head Andrew Redden described Hanley as a man with many years of experience in the eco-

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New county program provides loans for household repairs Northumberland County – Renovate Northumberland is a new program that will allow eligible homeowners to access interest-free, forgivable loans up to a maximum of $25,000 to repair household deficiencies. They can also receive grants up to a maximum of $5,000 to reduce physical barriers in order to make a residence more accessible. Northumberland County is collaborating with Habitat for Humanity Northumberland to create a single application process for this and the ReNew It program. A joint pre-screening application and selection process will make it easier for seniors, people with disabilities and low-income residents to access funds to maintain their homes in good repair. Renovate Northumberland will “improve the living conditions of homeowners in need, helping more people to stay in their own homes,” County Warden Mark Walas said in a news release. “This program is in direct support of goals outlined in the County’s 10 Year Housing and Homelessness Plan, and reinforces the County’s position that a home for everyone is key.” Building on the policy guidelines for the Ontario Renovates program, the new initiative will encourage applicants to make environmentally friendly decisions and to realize savings

through the use of energysaving products or systems, improving housing affordability over the long term. Similarly, Habitat for Humanity’s ReNew It program, launched in 2014, makes interest-free loans and volunteer labour available to low-income homeowners for much-needed repairs. The organization said without this support, individuals and families were often faced with having to vacate their residences. This program offers an affordable alternative to relocation. “By partnering with Northumberland County to streamline the application process for these two programs, we are making these programs more accessible to people in need,” said Habitat for Humanity Northumberland executive director Meaghan MacDonald. Northumberland United Way is the principal ReNew It program funder. “With an aging population, Northumberland has an increasing number of residents that need this type of assistance, and affordability can be a big challenge,” said CEO Lynda Kay. “We are thrilled to see further streamlining of the application process in coordination with the County program, to more effectively deliver this much-needed support to the greatest number of people in our community.”

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Folk legend Allan Fraser at The Old Church April 29 Quinte West - Folk duo Fraser & Girard are in Quinte West Saturday April 29 at the Old Church Theatre. They’ve been described as “the best since Ian & Sylvia.” Groucho Marx liked Allan Fraser’s music so much he invited him for dinner at his home in the Hollywood Hills. The New York Times said of Fraser’s songs, “With this range of feeling, dense imagery and unexpected depth, these words may well find a place in the oral tradition of poetry.” In the U.S., National Public Radio (NPR) listed Allan’s signature song, Dance Hall Girls, as one of the 10 best songs of all time. Songwriter Hall of Fame member John Oates recorded Dance Hall Girls on two recent albums which he calls a tribute to the songs that shaped his career. Fraser is best known as one half of Fraser & DeBolt who toured extensively and recorded two influential albums with Columbia Records. Canadian Folk Music Awards nominee Marianne Girard has recorded three solo albums and appeared on many compilation albums, as artist and session musician. She has toured her music in North America and Europe to such praise as: “This Canadian Nightingale has not left my player in weeks” said RTL Radio Belgium and the Toronto Star wrote of Girard, “a voice that’s

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unequivocally pure and unrestrained.” The Old Church Theatre is a comfortable, beautifully restored historic building located at 940 Bonisteel Road. It is a unique and intimate venue where reservations are always recommended. Advance tickets are available online at www. oldchurch.ca or by calling Lesley Bonisteel at 613-848-1411.

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Folk duo Fraser & Girard are in Quinte West Saturday April 29 at the Old Church Theatre.

Well known Quinte area soprano Elizabeth McDonald will be one of three young women involved in a unique concert arranged by the Quinte Society for Chamber Music in at St. Paul’s United Church, Stirling on Saturday, May 13 at 7 p.m. Also taking part will be Emily Martin, an accomplished operatic soloist and Kathryn Tremills, pianist, who has also appeared as a concert soloist across Canada and the United States.

This chamber music ensemble will perform an art song recital, including Schumann’s “Frauenliebe und leben” and “Try Me Good King,” (the last words of the wives of Henry VIII) by Libby Larson. Admission at the door is $15. The society’s mission is to expose audiences young and old to the intimate beauty of chamber music. This is also an opportunity to see at affordable prices the musical talent of the future.

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CAMERON, Edna Annette Peacefully at the Applefest Lodge, Brighton on Saturday, April 15, 2017, age 87 years. Edna Cameron of Brighton, daughter of the late Earl Skinkle and the late Ethel (Brown). Beloved wife of the late Donald Ray Cameron. Loving Mother of Linda and her husband Brian Gilbert of Toronto, Dennis Cameron and his wife Karen of Kingston, Lois and her husband Dave Harrison of Carrying Place, and Rick Cameron and his wife Wendy of Codrington. Dear sister of June and her husband Baxter Ramsey of Deep River. Predeceased by her sisters, Joy Adams (Everett), Jean Sayles, and her brothers Elwood Skinkle and Lorne Skinkle. Survived by her brother-in-law Jim Sayles of Campbellford and her sisterin-laws Helen Skinkle of Prescott, Margaret Cameron of Milton and Betty Scott of Bancroft. Sadly missed by her dear friend and companion Harold Gainforth. Lovingly remembered by her nine grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and her many nieces, nephews and friends. The family will receive friends at the Brighton Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton on Thursday, April 20, 2017 from 9:30 AM. Service to follow in the funeral home at 11:00 AM and then interment at the Mount Olivet Cemetery and reception at the Codrington Community Centre. As an expression of sympathy donations to the Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto would be appreciated by the family.

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COMING EVENTS ALL YOU CAN EAT ROAST BEEF BUFFET at Petherick Corners Lodge Hall Saturday April 29th Starts at 5pm $12.00 for Adults Children 12 & under $6.00 Wheelchair Accessible Everyone Welcome

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Marmora Merchant Market Open House Sunday April 30th 1-2 pm For those interested in finding out more about our market or in becoming merchants. Come and see our beautifully renovated facility, check out the table placements and ask your questions. You can also fill out an application, should you wish to. 1 McGill St. Marmora 705-957-4177

2 Gas Lawn movers $65.00 each Snowblower $175.00, Ford 12V battery $45.00 (good), TV cabinet $30.00, 26” Men’s bike $75.00, Kitchen table & 2 chairs $75.00 (good) Call 613-847-5480

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DEATH NOTICE

ROWAN, Ivan William David Passed away peacefully at his home in Brighton on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, age 84 years. Ivan Rowan, son of the late Harold Rowan and the late Rosella (Wood). Loving husband of Margaret Ann (Reid). Dear father of Robin Rowan (Gina Harrison) of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Shelley Rowan (Glen Scriver) of Trenton, Bob Rowan and his wife Angie of Glen Ross, and Bryan Rowan of Trenton. Brother of Mervin Rowan and his wife Jackie of Lindsay. Sadly missed by his nine grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and his nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the Brighton Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton on Friday, April 21, 2017 from 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at the Evangel Pentecostal Church, 30 Butler Street West, Brighton on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 11 o’clock. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Evangel Pentecostal Church, Brighton, or Kidney Foundation would be appreciated by the family. www.rushnellfamilyservices.com

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BROOKS, Lorraine Reta At the Trenton Memorial Hospital on Sunday, April 16, 2017, age 90 years. Lorraine Brooks of Brighton, daughter of the late Austin Arthur and the late Lucinda Beatrice (White). Beloved wife of the late Wallace John Brooks. Loving mother of Barbara Broughton (Bill Joyce) of Trenton, Beverley Mattison and her husband Donald of Brighton, and Barry Brooks of Trenton. Predeceased by her sister Thelma Duncan, and her brother Ronald Arthur. Survived by her sisterin-law Joan Arthur of Toronto. Sadly missed by her five grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and her many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the Brighton Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton on Thursday, April 20, 2017 from 7 to 9 p.m., and on Friday from 1 o’clock. Service in the funeral home on Friday, April 21, 2017 at 2 o’clock. Interment Carrying Place Annex Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Evangel Pentecostal Church, Brighton, would be appreciated by the family. www.rushnellfamilyservices.com

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Early buy Spring Sale on all Central Boiler models and thermopex pipe.

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NOW IS THE TIME TO GET READY FOR YOUR SUMMER Zumba Fitness 1 hour classes. Mondays 5:30 pm Brighton Masonic Hall, Wednesdays 6 pm at ENSS single gym. Call 42” Adjustable Hospital Cynthia 613-847-1183. Bed with mattress $600, bath chair never used $50, FARM walker with wheels $50. 613-968-5397

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NEW & USED APPLIANCES USED REFRIGERATORS Stoves, washers, dryers, freezers, 3 months old & up. Sold with written guarantee. Fridges $100. and up.

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PAYS CASH $$$ For good used appliances in working order or not, but no junk, please. VISA & MASTERCARD accepted. We have our own financing also. Shop at our competitors and then come see for yourself, quality at low prices. Open evenings 7 days a week. WE DELIVER.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS In the Estate of Ronald Peter Arends All persons having claims against the estate of RONALD PETER ARENDS, late of the Municipality of Brighton, County of Northumberland, labourer, who died on or about the 10th day of March, 2017, are hereby notified to send particulars of same to the undersigned on or before the 4th day of May, 2017, after which date the estate will be distributed with regard only to the claims of which the undersigned shall then have notice and the undersigned will not be liable to any person of whose claim they shall not then have notice. DATED at Brighton the 13th day of April, 2017. AMANDA ARENDS Estate Trustee by her solicitors THOMPSON LAW OFFICE 67 Main Street, P.O. Box 40 Brighton, Ontario K0K 1H0

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Stirling Manor Nursing Home is accepting applications for Registered Nurses Registered Practical Nurses for Part Time and Casual Positions Must have good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario and have a recent vulnerable sector police check. Experience working with seniors in long term care and the ability to perform tasks that are necessary for the position. Please forward resume and cover letter to: Dawn Clare Director of Nursing 218 Edward St. Box 220 Stirling, ON K0K 3E0 dclare@bellnet.ca

TOWNSHIP OF HAVELOCK-BELMONT-METHUEN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (LEVEL 1) PERMANENT CLOSING DATE: MAY 11, 2017

Working within the Public Works Department the equipment operator level 1 position will be responsible for the operation of various pieces of municipalityowned construction and maintenance equipment. The successful candidate will be expected to complete physically, labour-intense tasks in both summer and winter climates. We are looking for a motivated individual with the ability to work effectively within a small team. Demonstrated independence, leadership and good judgement and the ability to meet clear objectives are requirements. Tasks include but are not limited to; loading, hauling and unloading materials, supplies, and equipment, performing minor equipment/ machinery repairs, maintaining municipal roads, bridges, and culverts. The successful candidate must have proven experience operating tandem and single axle combination snow plow trucks, backhoe and sidewalk machine experience with standard vehicle safety and employment health and safety procedures. Requirements for the position include a high school diploma or equivalent and a valid Class D driver’s licence with a Z endorsement. An up-to-date copy of a driver’s abstract proving a clean driver’s record must be attached with resume. The successful candidate will be required to work a 40 hour work week and be available, if required to respond to evening / weekend work shifts. The individual will be on call during the winter maintenance season. The Township offers a comprehensive benefits package, enrollment in the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) and competitive salary that corresponds with work duties. The salary range for this position is from $39,670 to $47,604 (under review). A detailed job description can be found on the Townships website at www.hbmtwp.ca Qualified candidates are invited to submit a CONFIDENTIAL detailed cover letter and resume by e-mail or regular mail no later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday May 11th, 2017 to: Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen P.O. Box 10, Havelock, ON K0L 1Z0 Attention: Pat Kemp, Chief Administrative Officer e-mail: pkemp@hbmtwp.ca Candidates are encouraged to inform of any accommodating requests so that they can be dealt with throughout the recruitment process. Personal information is collected pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used only to evaluate the suitability of applicants for employment.

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OPSEU/Pathways CEO cross swords in dispute BY STEPHEN PETRICK

Belleville – An intense labour battle from Campbellford-Brighton spilled onto the streets of Quinte West and Belleville on Wednesday, April 19, as then-striking Community Living employees protested what they called “scab” workers doing their jobs. Protests took place outside Pathways to Independence in Belleville and Community Living Quinte West, two employers, union leaders charged, were sending managers to help out at Community Living Campbellford/Brighton, where employees have been on strike since March 22. But in a strange twist, the Pathways to Independence CEO Lorrie Heffernan told the Belleville News that no Pathways employees were crossing picket lines “and there are

no plans to. They’re (protesting) on incorrect information.” The Ontario Public Service Employees Union Local 316, which represented the 91 striking employees in a dispute that ended last weekend, organized the protests. The Belleville protest drew supporters from several other OPSEU locals from across the region. Between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., a group several dozen strong paraded around Pathways’ front entrance off Pinnacle Street, holding signs, waving flags and dancing to protest-oriented music. OPSEU 316 union leaders Shawn Devries and Courtney Huycke said the protest was meant to be peaceful and not confrontational. But they also made it clear they were upset their employer has hired “scab” workers, to cross picket lines. Devries said, to his knowl-

edge, there was one or two Pathways employees crossing OPSEU picket lines to work at Community Living. “We’d like our employer to fight their own battles … do their own job and leave us alone,” he said. Heffernan not only disputed that charge, she said the protest was not as peaceful as the union claimed. She said several protesters entered the building “yelling and chanting.” Police were eventually called to calm the situation, but no charges were laid. “I don’t think there was any intent for violence, but because of the extreme language … it was very upsetting for our clients,” she said. The labour dispute, union leaders said, largely centred on Community Living’s insistence on having front-line employees use personal vehicles for work; a con-

dition that was voluntary but not mandatory in past contracts. The two sides came to an agreement on the weekend, allowing Community Living employees to go back to work. A key element of the settlement was that employees not be required to use their own vehicles. The nearly-month old work stoppage led to OPSEU President Warren “Smokey” Thomas visiting Campbellford for a spirited rally and to pickets taking place outside Community Living group homes, an action that was condemned to the point it drew a counter protest. But union leaders insisted that the strike and all the pickets that took place during the work stoppage were legal. Community Living Brighton/ Campbellford serves about 200 clients. About half of them live in

group homes and are were receiving services during the strike. But about 100 others are vulnerable and were not receiving services, Hucycke said. “We want to get back to work. But we’re not willing to jeopardize our health and safety or the health and safety of those who we’re looking after,” she said last Wednesday, before the settlement was reached.. Devries and Hucycke said the employees were in good spirits throughout the strike and OPSEU was prepared for a long strike, as the union has a $72 million strike fund to support members in long labour battles. “This has been the best teambuilding experience ever,” said Huycke, watching the picketers dance and smile around the Pathways site in a show of solidarity. “And that has to be reported.”

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mosquito filter basket, an overflow adaptor, a spigot and an overflow hose. Downspout diverters, stands and flower pots are also available for purchase.” Pre-ordered rain barrels will be available for pick up on May 12 at Potter’s Creek Conservation Area in Belleville from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Buyers will be able to pick up barrels in the parking lot on the south side of Highway 2. Quinte Conservation’s Adopt An Acre program will receive $10 from every rain barrel sold and $2 from each downspout diverter, stand or flower pot sold. The Adopt An Acre program helps to preserve and protect local natural heritage lands. Quinte Conservation is a community-based environmental protection agency. It serves 18 municipalities in the watersheds of the Moira, Napanee and Salmon Rivers and Prince Edward County.

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Greg Woodbeck (right), owner of Woodbeck Auto Parts Ltd. of Stirling, gave a tour of his auto parts facility to Hastings-Lennox and Addington MP Mike Bossio on Tuesday, April 18. Terry McNamee/Metroland

and recycling the parts to sell to customers across Canada. Now the business also will include older vehicles going for scrap metal. “The scrap side of things will always be secondary,” he said. “We’ve always been a parts business, but with new regulations, I saw opportunity.” With the increase in business, the facility, which is located at

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