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ALL PACKAGED UP FOR THE PARADE Tiny Dancers, junior members of the Almonte Dance Academy, prove the best things come in small packages, and here, from left, to prove it are Halle Doxsee, Madison Farley, Lily Latham and Ashleigh Lowry with teacher Chantale Kutkewich. They were among many entries in Sunday’s Almonte Santa Claus Parade. For more, see Page 36.
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CARLETON PLACE – The curious donation of an Easter bunny may have saved Christmas for a young girl, and filled a gap in her heart, thanks to the Carleton Place Christmas Baskets and Angel Tree campaigns. At 9 p.m. on the evening of Nov. 29, a man knocked on the door of Christmas Basket co-ordinator Wayne Drummond to
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offer a box full of Christmas decorations and clothes, and other odd-and-ends that he might need to fill out some gaps in the Christmas baskets. Drummond graciously accepted, but, as he took inventory of the box’s contents with his wife, they came upon a stuffed Easter bunny. “What are we going to do with an Easter rabbit?” asked Wayne’s wife Lorna. The next day, they got their answer.
Lanark County warden Sharon Mousseau is facing competition for the job. Mousseau, the deputy reeve of Beckwith Township, could have as many as three competitors, including the deputy mayor of Carleton Place Ed Sonnenburg, when county council elects it 2012 warden. The inaugural meeting of county council is on the schedule for Dec. 13.
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MISSISSIPPI MILLS – Carleton Place could serve as a mentor to Perth if it chooses to merge its standalone police department with a proposed Lanark County-wide OPP. “It’s exactly the same as Carleton Place, it’s an amalgamation,” said Insp. Gerry Salisbury, the detachment commander for the Lanark County OPP. “But it’s a long ways even from consideration (for Perth),” he added. Lanark County Council has already expressed interest in studying the issue of having a countywide OPP force, rather than having OPP services contracted out piecemeal to various municipalities across the county. “Perth is interested in seeing the costing,” said Diane Smithson, the Town of Mississippi Mills’ chief administrative officer, speaking at the Mississippi Mills police services board meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
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Above, follow me to Christmas: It wouldn’t be Christmas in the Valley, without, well, Wayne Rostad singing “Christmas in the Valley,” one of his most famous songs. It kicked off the annual Light up the Night concert, as he does every year, on Mill Street in Almonte on Friday, Dec. 2. From an established star like Rostad, to an up-and-comer, right, Aaron Francis of Impact Percussion Ensemble and Street Drumline “dropped” his very own composition, “The Christmas Rap.”
ALMONTE – The annual Light up the Night concert on Mill Street once again heralded the arrival of Christmas in the Valley. A full crowd once again lined up Mississippi Mills’ most beautiful thoroughfare on Friday, Dec. 2, as hosts Wayne Rostad and Leanne Cusack led the festivities, with puppets, music, both secular and holy, traditional and rapping, drumming and, of course, the arrival of Santa Claus, just in time for a weekend of parades in Perth, Almonte and Pakenham. Photos and text by Desmond Devoy Very Social Media: At Singer Marleen Fawcett was the evening’s first performer. Her most recent album is right, CTV Ottawa News anchor Leanne Cusack “Thank God It’s Christmas.” take a picture of the crowd thronging Almonte’s Mill Street at co-host Wayne Rostad surveys the scene. Cusack later uploaded the picture from her iPhone to her Twitter account.
Light up the Night hosts Leanne Cusack and Wayne Rostad talk to a young girl named Mackenzie who got separated from her mother and approached Cusack for help in finding her. Cusack brought her up on stage and, within seconds, Mackenzie spotted her mother. Mom later picked her up back stage, but not before Mackenzie got to sing a duet with Rostad of a Christmas tune.
Above, members of the McMillan’s Ladies Broomball Team were out for the 10th year in a row with their familiar yellow buckets to collect funds for this year’s Light up the Night, and next year’s. From left, Wendy McNabb, Deb Dewar, and Sharon Jasper.
Lytle is CP Citizen of the Year CARLETON PLACE - The path to this year’s Carleton Place Citizen of the Year award apparently came in the shape of a labyrinth. That’s because Debbie Lytle, who received this year’s accolade during a ceremony at the Carleton Place arena on Friday, Dec. 2, is one of the main movers and shakers of the Submitted photo town’s community labyrinth, behind In the spotlight is Carleton Place Citizen of the Year Debbie Lytle, as former winners Lorna and the Carleton Place and Beckwith Wayne Drummond look on during a ceremony on Dec. 2.
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TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Lanark Highlands will hold a Public Meeting in order to consider an amendment to Development Charges By-Law 2009-1000 on the following date: Date: Thursday, December 15th, 2011 NOTE: DATE CORRECTION Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Municipal Office Council Chambers 75 George Street, Lanark PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Council has prepared a draft by-law which will apply to new development throughout the municipality. Development charges will be imposed on new development which increases the need for municipal services such as roads, fire protection, recreation and library services. Development charges are normally collected at the time a building permit is issued.
On Thursday, December 8th, the Youth Centre is host the 5th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in Lanark Village. This is an all ages, family event and we invite you to put it on your calendar and come this year to listen to festive music, drink hot chocolate and see beautiful lights. This year, we will light the tree at 6 p.m. at Pretty Goods and then have a reception at the Youth Centre where it’s warm and have activities for younger children. There will be entertainment by local youth musicians and more! For more information, please call 613-259-2012. Sponsored by: Gold Sponsors:
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The amendment to the existing development charges by-law will reduce the residential charge from $2865.41 to $2000.00 and will be valid until October 27th, 2014. Further amendments to By-Law 2009-1000, include the elimination of development charges on non-residential development and re-development of all buildings. Nonresidential development includes commercial, industrial, and farm buildings. ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed amendment to the Development Charges By-Law 2009-1000. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION related to the proposed amendment to the Development Charges By-Law 20091000 is available during regular office hours at the Municipal Office. Dated at the Township of Lanark Highlands this 3rd day of November, 2011. For further information contact: Township of Lanark Highlands Ross Trimble, Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk 75 George St., Lanark, ON, K0G 1K0 T: 613-259-2398 ext. 222 • F: 613-259-2291 • E: rtrimble@lanarkhighlands.ca • www.lanarkhighlands.ca
NOTICE Snow Removal 2011/12 The Township of Lanark Highlands will not be responsible for damages to mailboxes, newspaper boxes or parked vehicles where the said boxes or vehicles interfere with the snowploughing of Township roads. Parking of vehicles on Township roads and village streets from 12:00 midnight to 7:00 a.m. will not be permitted from Nov. 15, 2011 to Apr. 15, 2012. The Prohibition of parking applies to the entire road right-of-way, normally 10m (33’) from the centre of the road. It is an offence under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act to push snow onto or
across a Township road or street. The removal of such snow piles by the Township will be charged to the adjacent property owner. For further information contact: Township of Lanark Highlands Scott Cameron, Public Works Superintendant 75 George St., Lanark, ON K0G 1K0 T: 613-259-2398 ext. 239 F: 613-259-2291 E: scameron@lanarkhighlands.ca • www.lanarkhighlands.ca
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Heritage Museum. But her handiwork doesn’t end there. She has also shown her devotion to making Carleton Place a great place to live by her work on the Communities in Bloom committee and especially her work with the Garden of Hope in Riverside Park. The garden is made up of daffodils, due to bloom this spring, which helped raise funds for cancer research. The garden serves as a constant reminder that cancer can be beaten.
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Hats and mitts, turkeys and peanut butter: big demands need big hearts Continued from front Drummond was filling out an order for a single mother of three children who had moved to Carleton Place a few months ago. One of her middle children had a special request. “Somewhere along the way (during the move), she lost her (stuffed) rabbit,” said Drummond. Well, wasn’t she in luck, because guess what he had? Drummond was telling the story on the morning of Nov. 30 as he stopped by Murphy Chiropractic Health Centre in Carleton Place to pick up its big pile of donated winter clothing items, collected over the course of November during the annual Hats n’ Mitts campaign. The centre and its patients collected: • 63 hats; • 100 mittens; • 13 scarves; • 1 pair of slippers; • 1 snow suit; • And a partridge in a pear tree (okay, kidding about that one). In total, 178 items were collected. Dr. Sean Murphy noted many more people than ever before had hand-knitted hats and mittens to donate to the campaign, and he especially thanked the
“There’s a lot more girls this year,” said Drummond. “The town is full of girls!” he added with a laugh, pointing to rough figures that show that while he has about 131 boys under the age of 16 to account for, there are about 160 girls under 16 on his list too. Murphy and his wife Christine have picked out the name of a teenager to shop for on the Angel Tree list, and Murphy compared notes with Drummond on what is popular with the teens this year – for the boys, they really want Wal-Mart gift cards, the better with which to make electronics purchases. THE RIGHT TOY
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Christmas Baskets coordinator Wayne Drummond, centre, holding a snow suit, is surrounded by Dr. Sean Murphy and his staff at the Murphy Chiropractic Health Centre in Carleton Place on Wednesday, Nov. 30 for the wrap-up of their hats n’ mitts campaign. women of the sewing circle at the Waterside Retirement Community just up the road. Drummond was grateful for
the clothing, and noted while the need is still great, the demographics of that need are changing.
“I’m so tired of writing pyjama pants,” said Drummond in mock exasperation of the most sought-after clothing item for teenage girls that he enters on his spreadsheet, a computer program which also helps him search for, and connect, the right toy to the right child. As of Nov. 30, he and his helpers had about 218 Christmas hampers ready to go, roughly enough to feed 660 people. Drummond estimated that, by Saturday, Dec. 10, he would have enough hampers to feed about 1,000 people.
Drummond’s catchment area is from the Franktown area in the south, to Ashton in the east, Innisville in the west, and, roughly, the old Ramsay Township to the north. “It’s the old 257 exchange,” he said. “Now, we go by addresses.” While Drummond always knows to expect the unexpected, with last-minute additions to his list in the run up to Christmas when some people lose their jobs, there are other hiccups in this year’s plans. A friend of his who works with the local Giant Tiger has informed him that there are no more small jars of peanut butter to be had, and that the prices for peanut butter are going steadily up. “By Christmas, they’re telling him, that there won’t be any peanut butter because of floods in the United States,” said Drummond. Even the Beckwith Butcher, who supplies turkeys to the Christmas Baskets, is reporting a run on the gobbling birds. “It may be hard to get small turkeys,” said Drummond, with many American big box stores buying up turkeys as Black Friday, American Thanksgiving holiday and Christmas rush loss leaders.
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Location: Almonte Community Centre (Upper Hall) Wednesdays 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. from January 11 to March 7, 2012 $72.00 for 9 classes Location: Stewart Community Centre (Upper Hall) Thursday’s 1:30 – 3:00 pm from January 12 to March 8, 2012 $56.00 for 7 classes (classes cancelled Jan. 26 & Feb. 23) All ages welcome! Program registration begins Wednesday, January 4, 2012 (Almonte Old Town Hall) 7:00 p.m. 8:15 p.m. For more information please call 613-256-1077.
WINTER PARKING REGULATIONS Parking is prohibited on all streets and highways within the municipality of the Town of Mississippi Mills between 1:30 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. from November 1, 2011 to April 15, 2012; and when no parking signs are posted for snow removal. The penalty for non-conformance will be a fine and/or the vehicle towed
away at the owner’s expense. It is an offence to plow, shovel or deposit snow from private entrances across or onto municipal roadways. Mississippi Mills will not be responsible for damages to mail boxes, newspaper containers or other appurtenances that are privately owned and erected on municipal right-of-ways and are damaged through winter snowplowing operations. Please remember to adjust your driving speed to suit the prevailing weather and road conditions.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – MUNICIPAL CULTURAL PLAN The Town is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to map community cultural resources and to develop an outline of an actionable Municipal Cultural Plan as a component of the economic development strategy for the Town. Submissions for this RFP must be hand delivered in a sealed envelope marked “Confidential - Mississippi Mills Municipal Cultural Plan” no later than 12 o’clock noon, local time on Thursday, December 22, 2011 to: Ms. Diane Smithson, CAO Corporation of the Town of Mississippi Mills 3131 Old Perth Road, RR2 Almonte, ON K0A 1A0
The Town of Mississippi Mills is in the process of developing a solid waste management strategy. The goal of this project is to develop a recommended direction for the sustainable short and long term management of the Town’s solid waste.
Any submissions received after this date and time will be returned to the firm unopened. This condition will be strictly enforced.
A public open house will be held on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Almonte Old Town Hall, 14 Bridge Street.
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SINGLE CAR CRASH RATTLES ELDERLY DRIVER Members of the Ocean Wave Fire Company look at how to pop the smashed-up hood of a car, driven by an elderly lady, which had crashed into a caution sign post as she attempted to turn from Moore Street to Lansdowne Avenue in Carleton Place in the late afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 4. The driver was cared for by paramedics after her ordeal.
Continued from front The race for warden this year may be historic, considering the number of possible candidates. So far, four councillors have shown interest in putting their names in the ring for the coveted spot. Mousseau has confirmed she plans on putting her name in again. John Gemmell, deputy mayor of the Town of Perth has also shown interest in running for the warden’s chair, as has Keith Kerr, reeve of Tay Valley Township, and Carleton Place’s Sonnenburg. Cathie Ritchie, director of clerks’ services for the county, said at last week’s council meeting that a review of procedure is needed in the event of a tie during the vote. She gave a report to councillors outlining options should candidates receive equal amount of votes for the warden’s chair. “It became evident there will be multiple candidates for warden this year, which could result in a tie,” she told councillors. Ritchie said the main purpose of the report was to discuss various scenarios and options prior to the
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it’s free. There is no charge, but a contribution to the food bank (either a can or cash) would be welcome. That way, everyone can share in the gift. The band is a direct descendant of the Carleton Place Brass Band formed in the 1860s. The current version of the band was re-formed in 1994 by Jack Peckett. The band, a group of volunteers, is now under the direction of Graham Ingram and plays at many community events such as the Santa Claus Parade and the Remembrance Day service. Zion-Memorial United Church is located at 37 Franklin St. in Carleton Place.
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The Carleton Place and District Community Band and Zion-Memorial United church are giving everyone in Carleton Place an early Christmas gift. The Band will present ‘Sing in the Season’ in the church this Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. Everyone is invited to join with the band and sing favourite Christmas carols and songs such as ‘Silent Night’ and ‘The Coventry Carol’. And between singing, listen to the band play some wonderful Christmas music, including an arrangement of carols a la big band and Leroy Anderson’s ‘Sleigh Ride’. The presentation is a present because
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Meeting today in Montague to discuss OPP merger Continued from front “This is not to change what you have now,” said Salisbury. “(It would be) one big police model and one big police services board … (But) we’re just looking at it. There’s been no decisions made.” The Town of Smiths Falls was offered a chance to take part in such a study, but declined, according to Salisbury. A joint meeting of the Lanark County police services boards will meet today (Thursday) in Montague Township to explore the issue further. The Town of Carleton
Place amalgamated its own police force with the OPP after disbanding its own police detachment in April 2003. “There is not a fear factor but a concern factor with amalgamation,” said board member June Timmons. Board chairman Grant Chaplin, however, welcomed the possibility of a county-wide service. “It’s going to be much more flexible, much more efficient organization,” said Chaplin. The rising costs of policing might also prove to be an important factor in the
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inaugural meeting next Tuesday. “I read the procedural bylaw and it doesn’t account for situations where there is a tie,” she said, noting she decided to consult with council because the vote is ultimately the councillors’ decision. Peter Wagland, chief administrative officer of Lanark County, said the situation of having four councillors vie for the warden’s seat is unprecedented in recent years. At the November meeting, incumbent Mousseau said she believes it has been a good year for the county. She said that the first year of a four-year term of municipal council brought new faces to the county council arena. “Those new members have brought a lot to the council,” she said. “I think every single (councillor) comes to the table wanting to do what’s best for Lanark County.”Mousseau also noted the first year of a new term on council can prove challenging for county staff as well, in terms of orientating the councillors and the new warden. “I want to thank everyone for their hard work and support this year,” Mousseau said.
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CARLETON PLACE – The question “how can I help you?” can go a long way, especially when it comes to Ontario’s new accessibility standards for customer service. The new standards are effective Jan. 1, and apply to almost all businesses owners, including anyone that has one or more employees. On Dec. 1, members of the Carleton Place Chamber of Commerce heard from Louie DePalma from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce on how to properly implement standards, and what they mean. Ontario passed the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act in 2005, with the goal of implementing the customer service aspect by 2012. It highlights recognizing a wide range of disabilities – from physical and developmental, to learning and mental. The three major highlights DePalma had for business owners were not to make assumptions – such as assuming someone with a service animal is mentally handicapped, recognizing disabilities can be seen and unseen, and the magic words, “how can I help you?” “It’s not one size fits all,” DePalma said, and told the audience that simply asking what someone may need assistance with is the largest part of accessible customer service. Businesses that have 20 or more staff (which includes full-time, part-time and seasonal employees) are required produce a written set of policies and procedures for dealing with accessibility and prepare to report back to the government. Staff members at all businesses must also be trained in the new accessibility regulations that say businesses must make accommodations to allow disabled clientele to access goods and services with the same level of service as the nondisabled. Organizations with more than 20 employees must document the type of training and when it was given. Examples provided in the guide issued at the lunch include a clothing store that does not have accessible change rooms allowing an exception for a customer in a wheelchair, or finding a customer with a mental health disability a quiet table away from the crowds if he is bothered by
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them. While assistive devices, such as wheelchairs and walkers, do not need to be provided, they need to be accommodated for, as do service animals. DePalma, who is a former restaurant owner, said that service animals can go anywhere the public can, unless prohibited by law. One example would be in a restaurant, where the service animal must be allowed in, but cannot enter the kitchen. He also answered some tricky questions – like ones about accommodating both service dogs, and people with canine allergies – and reminded business owners that they have access to resources for tough questions. Overall, their best policy is to have a policy – written procedures and ways to deal with situations, such as whether to charge admission to a support person. ACCESSIBLE CARLETON PLACE Carleton Place resident Bobbie Atterbury also attended the session, with the goal of finding out what standards businesses will be held to when 2012 hits. Atterbury is an active resident who walks daily and does most of her shopping locally, along with her service dog, an English black lab named Autumn. “It’s good to know what rights I do have,” said Atterbury, who is visually impaired, and has had some tough encounters with employees, mostly in Ottawa. “And I didn’t know that if I had a complaint, that I could take it to someone higher up, and if my voice would be heard.” She said she has been rudely asked to see proof she needed a service dog, or told that no dogs are allowed, despite the fact that Autumn clearly wears service dog harness. It’s about how you ask about Autumn and accommodations that make the difference for Atterbury. The small town atmosphere tends to be more welcoming, with shop merchants knowing Atterbury and Autumn by name, or big box stores having greeters to assist her. “In my precious little town, I do get ‘Hello Bobbie, how can I help you today?’” she said. After over five and a half years with Autumn, Atterbury is glad that more staff will be getting training on how to
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MISSISSIPPI MILLS – Residents and town staff can officially look forward to seeing a new website for the Town of Mississippi Mills. Council approved staff ’s recommendation Monday to go ahead with their chosen company, eSolutions, to create a new town website. “In (our website’s) current configuration it does not serve us well – both from an internal management perspective and the external user aspect,” said Nicole Guthrie, community cultural programmer in the submitted recommendation to council
The company has created websites for more than 75 Canadian towns and municipalities, including the City of Toronto. Committee-of-the-whole voted to accept eSolutions bid, and for the cost of the website to not exceed $42,500, $7,500 of which would be allocated for add-ons from grant opportunities. Guthrie said that within the requests for proposals, companies were able to bid on more services. Some councillors raised an issue that eSolutions gave additional quotes for optional items – such as the ability to search meeting minutes and agendas by keyword. “I agree it’s a good add-on, but not up front, because you’re asking for trouble,” said Coun. Denzil Ferguson.
“I do have a problem with the procurement here. These are “nice-to-haves.” Following discussion, councillors voted to accept staff ’s recommendation. “We asked people who understand this stuff to make a recommendation,” said Coun. Duncan Abbott. “We’ve got an expert opinion. We’re micromanaging if we try and go any further.” Guthrie said that the company chosen to do the website will provide a higher quality product that is easier for both staff to update, and residents to access. It also has capabilities to add new features, if the town decides, over time. The last website design for Mississippi Screenshot of the new Mississippi Mills website Mills was done in 2006.
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MISSISSIPPI MILLS – Four months after it was first presented to Mississippi Mills council, volunteers have been authorized to start work on Augusta Street Park. Jeff Mills of Mills Community Support has spearheaded the effort to breathe new life into the park, and worked with recreation and culture staff to build a fivephase plan.
The Augusta Street Park Community Committee asked council for approval for each of the five phases, with the committee working through the recreation director Calvin Murphy. The group sought permission to fundraise and submit grant proposals, as well as receive $5,000 in the 2012 town budget for the park. After debate at the committeeof-the-whole meeting at the end of November, council approved
Monday for work to proceed on the first phase of the plan. The first phase includes a BMX pump track, community garden, relocation and painting of rocket ship play structure and swing set. All the phase-one projects are planned to be completed with volunteer labour, donated soil, the town backhoe and a $100 budget for painting supplies. The town approved $5,000 in the 2012 budget to be allocated towards the park rehabilitation
project. Council voted that final approval for each of phases two through five is to be given once plans are finalized and funds are raised. Phase two includes a fitness track, paved accessible pathway and footbridge, and is the most expensive phase, estimated at $46,000. Phase three includes a park sign and lighting, with phase four focusing on repairing the basketball court. The last phase proposes a splash pad at an approximate cost of $30,000 to be completed in
spring 2013. The group will be fundraising and applying for grants to cover costs of improving the park and making it more accessible for users. The committee-of-the-whole struck down the first recommendation with a 6-4 vote, which would have approved all projects, except for the splash pad, to move forward. The first phase is due to be completed this spring, with the hopes of the second and third phase to be done at the end of the summer.
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Opinion EDITORIAL
Tis it the season for re-gifting?
Occupy shifted discourse
BRIER DODGE Through Bri’s Eyes
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hat, exactly, did the Occupy Movement accomplish? We saw thousands of people in cities across North America and the other parts of the Western world spend days and weeks camped out in parks. For what, exactly? A lot. To begin with, Occupy brought together people from disparate groups with a common cause. One, to fight for social and economic equality; and two, to speak over the heads of the politicians, who regardless of which party they represent have often disappointed the 99 per cent by siding with the one per cent. They took the protest to those who now hold genuine power and influence in our democracy: the ultra-rich and their corporations. It’s a powerful of the phrase: “We are the 99 per cent.” It says everything to those willing to hear, and nothing to those who refuse. To sympathizers on the left it means social justice; to the moderate right it means the restoration of capitalism by the dismantling of monopolies and oligarchies. Occupy has made it impossible to ignore growing inequalities and related social injustices. The subject is now discussed with some depth in workplaces, universities and, yes, even newspapers. Even the business-friendly think-tank Conference Board of Canada is heeding the warning. It says income inequality has risen more in Canada than in the U.S. since the mid-1990s, and faster than in many other advanced countries. The moderate right finally understands that, by allowing middle class incomes to stagnate as they’ve done for 30 years when trickle-down economics and ‘all taxes bad’ mantras were first sung, eventually consumer spending would fizzle. That should concern the 100 per cent. Setting aside these types of discussions that took place regularly at Occupy protests, critics pretended to be baffled by the apparent lack of a central message. Yet they were fully aware that should some such catch-phrase as “down with capitalism” take hold, it would be ease to vilify. ‘There. Case closed,’ the critics could say. But the occupiers never fell for it. They insisted everyone had a unique and legitimate beef to pick with the one per cent. And by doing so they prolonged the discourse to the extent that it has changed politics. That there is now a chance to restore balance is an accomplishment the Occupy movement can be proud.
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Parents received wonderful care at Fairview
To the Editor An open letter to the members of the Almonte Hospital Board. A 10-year relationship with Fairview has come to a close with the passing of our mother, Mary Jane Dickson. During the past decade, both of our parents resided at Fairview Manor and received consistently attentive, respectful and loving care from the staff. We are particularly grateful for the gentle and professional management of their final days. Our confidence in the nursing care, combined with the staff ’s genuine interest in the well-being of our parents, assured us that they were always safe and
protected. As well, the wonderful, ongoing therapy and social programs were a vital part of their time at the Manor. Indeed, all the support staff (cleaners, office staff, laundry, food service, hairdresser ... ) are caring members of the Fairview team and responsible for the remarkable family environment at the facility. We ask that you, the board, convey our gratitude to these professionals in acknowledgement of their dedicated care. It is responsible for the excellent quality of the residents’ lives. Lin Dickson Sheila Black
‘My town’ organizers got talent To the Editor: On behalf of the members of impact percussion, I would like to thank the organizers of ‘My Town’s Got Talent 2011’ for putting this great event together. Special thanks to Jeff Gourgon (director and MC), Fraser Scantlebury (pro-
ducer) and Christy Bindhardt (assistant director) for all their hard work in providing the youth of Lanark County such a wonderful opportunity to perform. Bill Serson, director/instructor impact percussion Pakenham
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Re-gifting: economical or tacky? I’m not going to lie: I’ve done it. “Re-gifting” is the practice of taking a present that has been given to you, and giving it to someone else. It is frowned upon as a general no-no, but is it the worst holiday faux pas you could make – definitely not. But I can think of twice where I received awkwardly re-gifted presents, because it was clear that the person had left them sitting around the house for quite some time. One year, I was given a nice agenda – one that was two years old, for a long ago calendar year. I think tied with that experience was the nice box of (perishable) Christmas chocolates I got given as a present. In August. At the end of the day, it’s the thought that counts – so I said thank you, and I did appreciate the efforts of the agenda and chocolate gift-givers. It’s just not a situation I would want to be on the other side of. So I’d say that there are several major rules to follow if you plan to throw a re-gifted present into the holiday office pool. The item absolutely must be sealed. This applies to foods, wines and gift cards, as a $9.31 Tim’s card may seem a little fishy. Nothing should be clearly dated for the previous calendar year, or obvious that it was purchased more than a year in advance. Make sure that nothing personal was written inside of the gift. There’s no problem with re-gifting a copy of a book that you were given two copies of, but the cute note on the inside from your aunt might give you away. And, of course, there is the regifting golden rule: absolutely never gift someone with something they originally gave to you. But when done with tact, regifting can be an economical practice. Gifts won in silent auctions or from raffles at the local hockey tournament are often better suited to someone else, and can knock an item off your list. Publisher’s Liability: The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever arising from errors in advertisements beyond actual amount paid for space used by the part of the advertisement containing the error. The publisher shall not be liable for non-insertion of any advertisement. the publisher will not knowingly publish any advertisement which is illegal, misleading or offensive. The contents of this newspaper are protected by copyright and may be used only for your personal non-commercial purposes. All other rights are reserved and commercial use is prohibited. Permission to republish any material must be sought from the relevant copyright owner. R0051135988
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Marijuana ban based on nonsensical arguments To The Editor: I’ve been watching the arguments for and against the decriminalization of marijuana for 40 years now. As your editiorial (‘No Friends of Weed’, Canadian Gazette, Dec. 1) states, marijuana itself may have changed somewhat over the years, but the nonsensical arguments for continuing to make criminals out of drug users haven’t. Your front page story in the same issue, ‘Lanark prosecutor slams call to end marijuana prohibition’ contains all the classic lines. The first reason offered by prosecutor Mike Ross for rejecting calls for decriminalization is that “It’s against the law.” In other words, we should continue to make pot use against the law because it’s against the law - isn’t this just a bit circular? Second, he offers the old standby that not “enough research” has been done concerning the effects of pot. How about the Ledain Royal Commission, which studied the issue exhaustively and recommended decriminalization in Canada more than 40 years ago now? If this isn’t “enough research,” what would be enough? Is it possible that the “not enough research” argument is just an excuse for inaction? Then comes the “gateway drug” argument from Constable David Murphy - pot leads to harder stuff. This argument, dismissed by Time Magazine as “the myth that will not die,” has been debunked by study after study and yet is still used by people who should know better. Yes, I don’t doubt that Constable Murphy finds pot is being used by the same people who use harder, more dangerous drugs. I’m sure he also finds evidence of tobacco, alcohol, coffee and chocolate use - are these gateway drugs that should also be banned? Mr. Murphy and your editorial claim that “criminal gangs” who control the distribution of marijuana are adding dangerous and addictive substances to marijuana, making it more dangerous than it used to be. Hmmm - what could be done to take pot distribution away from criminals? How about making it a legal but controlled substance like alcohol and tobacco? Finally, there is a serious conflict of interest here. I find it a dangerous and undemocratic precedent that unelected officials charged with enforcing the law are advocating publicly about what the law should be. Peter Brown Carleton Place
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Government control of pot would make streets safer To the Editor: Re: ‘Drug prosecutor slams call to end marijuana prohibition’, Dec. 1 Canadian Gazette, by Desmond Devoy. Federal drug prosecutor Mike Ross has much in common with anti-prohibitionists like myself and other members of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). We also note that cannabis is “against the law” and want laws for the protection of society. However, Mr. Ross calls for more of the same failed enforcement activities. We urge Parliament to endorse government-regulated drug distribution, rather
than allowing violent criminal cartels to assume that role. With cannabis regulated and sold like tobacco or liquor, there would be no market for toxic or adulterated varieties of the plant. The harms which he and other police talk about are largely the outcome of marijuana’s legal status, and not its pharmacological properties. The claim that cannabis is a “gateway drug” is falsified by even a cursory look at the evidence. If the millions of people who used marijuana went on to use harder drugs, we should see vast armies of addicts in our cities.
Clayton history book still missing To the Editor: On Monday night a very successful historical evening took place at the Almonte Town Hall celebrating the 175th anniversary of the founding of Ramsay and Pakenham Townships. Marilyn Snedden and her committee deserve a great deal of praise for organizing this event. As items recording our history were gathered together, we were reminded again that a very important document recording the history of Clayton Village has been mislaid. Someone borrowed one of the Clayton Tweedsmuir history books at an event in
Clayton a few years ago, and neglected to return it. The remaining Tweedsmuir histories of Clayton are now housed at Archives Lanark in Drummond Centre. If anyone knows where this book is, could you please arrange to have it returned to Archives Lanark (open first and third Friday and second and fourth Saturday each month, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) or call Rose Mary Sarsfield at 613-621-9300 to make arrangements for the return of this book. No questions asked. Rose Mary Sarsfield Almonte
Marijuana is no more a precursor to hard drugs than chewing gum is to whiskey. We believe that the lucrative contracts awarded to federal drug prosecutors for cannabis charges would come to an end under a program of science-based drug policies. More tax dollars could be spent on harm reduction efforts – or allocated to health care and education. We congratulate Mr. Ross for acknowledging the harms associated with mandatory minimum sentencing when he notes the current overcrowding in the Brockville jail.
This draconian sentencing policy will become commonplace when the federal Conservatives pass Bill C-10, ironically named ‘The Safe Streets and Communities Act’. We invite Mr. Ross to join LEAP Canada and work with us in the struggle for rational, evidence-based drug policies which have the real potential to create safer streets and communities. John Anderson, PhD Chair, Criminology Department Vice-President, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (Canada) Nanaimo, B.C.
Baha’is emphasize oneness To the Editor; I quite enjoyed Desmond Devoy’s article in the Canadian Gazette (‘Baha’i devotionals let you wrestle with big spiritual, earthly issues’, Dec. 1) on our multi-faith devotionals in Almonte. He drew points that well represented the ideas that came up during the evening, and the type of discussion that are typical of these gatherings. I’m glad he wrote about the inclusiveness of both the devotionals and the Baha’i faith. It’s very important to us that we promote a sense of community among people of all faiths.
The oneness of humanity is an important concept for Baha’is. There is one minor point I want to clarify though. When there are nine Baha’is in a community, they form a Local Spiritual Assembly. It wouldn’t be called a sect, as was stated in the article. Thank you so much for attending the devotional. We appreciate that Devoy gave up an evening with his family to join us and learn about our devotional gatherings and our faith. Carol Fortune Carleton Place
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Celebrity look-alikes rock out the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party CARLETON PLACE – The Moore House became party central this weekend as all sorts of celebrity-look-alikes made their way for a crazy, Mad Hatter’s Tea Party on Saturday, Dec. 3. The Town of Carleton Place’s recreation and culture department, in conjunction with the Mississippi Mudds drama troupe, put on the tea and activity afternoon for the young ones to promote the final weekend of
performances. Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, taking place at the town hall auditorium, will continue its run at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 10, with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are available through Arts Carleton Place, 132 Coleman St., or by calling 613-257-2031 Photos and text by Desmond Devoy.
Photos by Desmond Devoy
Ellen Degeneres meets Ringo Starr, er, rather, The White Rabbit meets The Mad Hatter at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. The two were sporting matching pink shoes, though the rabbit claims that her shoes were the real deal and his were merely knock-offs.
Top, The White Rabbit, Pat Black, takes the coat of the door mouse, 10-year-old Sydney Osborne, as she enters the Moore House. Left, Elizabeth Szucs, aka The March Hare, takes a big bite out of some cake, a staple of the Wonderland diet.
NOTICE OF A PROPOSAL By Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., in Partnership with Saturn Power Inc., to Engage in a Renewable Energy Project AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Project Name(s): Project Applicant: Project Locations:
Mississippi Mills Solar Park Project Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., in Partnership with Saturn Power Inc. The Project is located on the west side of Concession Road 12 S between Needham Sideroad and Panmure Road, in the Town of Mississippi Mills, County of Lanark
Dated at the Town of Mississippi Mills this November 7, 2011 Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., in Partnership with Saturn Power Inc., are planning to engage in a renewable energy project, which will require the issuance of a renewable energy approval (REA). The proposal to engage in this project and the project itself are subject to the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (ACT) Part V.O.1 and Ontario Regulation 359/09 (Regulation). This notice must be distributed in accordance with Section 15 of the Regulation prior to an application being submitted and assessed for completeness by the Ministry of Environment (MOE). The first Public Meeting is being held to provide initial information on the proposed project. The meeting will be an open house walk through format. You are welcome to attend at anytime during the hours indicated below. A second Public Meeting will be held at some point in 2012 to provide more detailed information on the proposed project. Meeting Location: Date: Thursday, December 15, 2011 Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Place: Almonte Community Centre – Upper Hall 182 Bridge Street Almonte, Ontario Project Description: Pursuant to the ACT and Regulation, the facility, in respect of which this project is to be engaged in, is a Class 3 Solar Facility. If approved, the facility would have a total maximum name plate capacity of 10 MW AC. The Project Location is identified on the map above. The Draft Project Description Report tilted Draft Project Description Report, Mississippi Mills Solar Park Project provides an overview of the proposed Project including location, components, activities and potential negative environmental effects. The solar energy generating facility will utilize photovoltaic (PV) panels installed on a series of fixed racking structures. DC electricity generated from the PV panels is converted to AC electricity by a series of inverters. The voltage level of the AC electricity produced by the inverter is then “stepped-up” to distribution level voltages by a series of transformers and a substation and then connected to the local distribution system. Written copies of the Draft Project Description Report are being made available for public inspection at www.canadian-solar.ca and at the local Town Hall, Town of Mississippi Mills, 3131 Old Perth Road, Almonte, Ontario.
Jeff Roy, Program Manager-Solar Farms Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. 545 Speedvale Ave. West Guelph, Ontario N1K 1E6 Tel: 519-837-1881 Fax: 519-837-2550 Email: jeff.roy@na.canadiansolar.ca
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Jennifer Petruniak, REA Project Manager Dillon Consulting Limited 235 Yorkland Blvd, Suite 800 Toronto, Ontario, M2J 4Y8 Tel: 416-229-4647 Fax: 416-229-4692 Email: jpetruniak@dillon.ca
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Ramsay, Pakenham residents celebrate their rural roots
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There was a warm feeling in the auditorium of the Almonte Old Town Hall on Monday, Nov. 28 as residents of Mississippi Mills gathered to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the former Townships of Ramsay and Pakenham. From 7 to 10 p.m. the hall was filled with people viewing Tweedsmuir Histories of seven Women’s Institutes and memorabilia from three museums as well as the Cedar Hill Schoolhouse, Archives Lanark and the Heritage Committee of Mississippi Mills. It was especially poignant for the Pakenham people since that day they had attended the funeral of Corinne MacFarlane, the Pakenham W.I. curator who worked on the dozen histories in the Pakenham display prepared by Margie Argue and the Fergusons . A slide show of early Pakenham photos prepared by Dan Paige entertained on the big screen and Celtic tunes by Cratur provided good music for the occasion. Katie Thom catered,
providing a bountiful table of homemade goodies. The formal part on the evening consisted of a history of each township, prepared by Marilyn Snedden and read by John Edwards and Denny Ferguson (who added their unique comments). Mayor John Levi brought greetings from the town of Mississippi Mills, sponsors of the event, and presented boxed Naismith medals to each of the former reeves, except Charles Gillan and Ralph Monette who were unable to attend. Present were Ian Paige and Harry Barr for Pakenham and Ron Robertson, Marg (Duncan) Brunton and Jim Lowry for Ramsay. The final item on the agenda was the premiere screening of a DVD –‘Hamlet Histories Bennie’s Corners, Blakeney and Leckie’s Corners’, produced by the Ramsay Women’s Institute with technical direction from Michael Dunn. Art and Terri Clarke created the artwork for the cover from a painting by Pat
Browne. The DVDs are available just in time for Christmas at Millstreet Bookstore in Almonte . Jim Lowry deserves credit for initiating the celebration and the informal planning committee who met twice worked well together. They were Mississippi Mills councillors Val Wilkinson, Sean McLaughlin, Denny Ferguson (and Margie); WI members Norma Paul, Barbara Elliston, Marilyn Snedden, Sietze Praamsma (representing the Clayton area); and Jim Lowry, Diane Smithson, Shawna Stone, Nicole Guthrie and the staff of the Recreation Department, who were helpful in many ways. Ron Caron was a valuable asset when it comes to lighting. Other rural councilors, Paul Watters and Duncan Abbott, welcomed people to the event. Thanks to all the people who prepared displays and shared their love of our heritage with the community. We do have a proud history to build on for the future.
Five former Reeves of Ramsay and Pakenham receive their Naismith medals from Mississippi Mills Mayor John Levi at the 175th anniversary celebrations of the two townships Nov. 28. From left are Pakenham’s Harry Barr and Ian Paige, Ramsay’s Jim Lowry, Mayor Levi, and Ramsay’s Marg Brunton and Ron Robertson.
Photos courtesy of Marilyn Snedden
Norma Paul displays Rocky Ridge Women’s Institute Tweedsmuir Histories to Brian Munro, John Edwards and Jill Moxley.
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CARLETON PLACE – Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the twinning of Carleton Place with Comrie, Scotland. To celebrate this milestone, several students will be taking part in the second-ever student exchange program, and a group of Carleton Place will be travelling to Britain to mark the occasion. “We’ve always been trying to get the youth involved,” said former Sisters City Committee member Ron Goebel, who is hoping to take part in the trip to Scotland. About four students are slated to take part in the exchange, which will take them to Ireland and Scotland, with the final two days devoted to Comrie. Many Carleton Place residents have worn down a path between the two towns,
Valley performers to sing at Kiwanis event JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Local teens will be hitting the high notes for charity at an annual Kiwanis fundraiser at the Villa Lucia Supper Club on this Sunday, Dec. 11. The annual event to raise money for Kiwanis Idol will be doing double duty this
with the first citizen trip from Canada attracting a stunning 116 people. “I know some communities that are twinned … in name only,” said Goebel. “There is no interaction.” But he sees this relationship, along with Carleton Place’s other sister city, Franklin, Tennessee, as sterling examples of how twinned cities should be, because of “the heritage aspect between Scotland and Carleton Place.” He pointed to a trip made by the Comrie pipe band in 1994. They were taken to St. Fillan’s cemetery in Beckwith Township, off of Cemetery Side Road. St. Fillan’s is also the name of a community very close to Comrie. Former funeral home director Alan Barker showed them around. “They were amazed to walk around and see their family names on the tombstones,” said Goebel. “That’s the linkage. There were a lot of Scots who emigrated
here. There is a real link to us. That’s what has kept the link alive.” Many Scots emigrated from the Perthshire area of Scotland to Beckwith Township and Carleton Place in 1818. One way in which the people of Comrie will ring in the new, 20th anniversary year, will be with a torch lighting ritual said to get rid of witches. “Comrie is one of the very few communities in Scotland that still has it, that maintains it,” said Goebel. To get the full burn, Scots soak the torches in kerosene for seven weeks before Jan. 1, then parade the torches around the town, knocking on every door to scare out any witches – and to take donations, of course. While there are cultural and linguistic similarities between Scotland and Canada, even the familiar is prone to getting lost in translation. Mayor Brian Costello brought over some maple syrup to Scotland during a 1996 trip, appropriate con-
year, with a portion of the proceeds going to Do it For Daron – an initiative to transform youth mental health that started in response to the suicide death of 14-yearold Daron Richardson in 2010. Among those performing at the Christmas Party will be Jordan McIntosh, the 15-year-old 2011 Kiwanis Idol winner from Carleton Place; 14-year-old Lindsay White, from Orleans who was the first runner-up; and Arnprior’s 17-year-old Jamie-Anne Bentz 17, who was the second runner-up.
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sidering that the town is within Lanark County, the maple syrup capital of Ontario. When he arrived, it turned out that the Scots have maple syrup of their very own. “It’s totally different than ours,” explained Goebel. “They appreciated it though.” The trip will likely head over to Scotland in May, and this is the first trip since the 15th anniversary trip in 2007. Goebel expressed his gratitude for the hard work done by the Sisters Cities Committee and its chairman Jeff Maguire to keep the lines of communication open, to keep the home fires burning, and the flow of people at a steady stream. “Over those 20 years,’ we’ve made many friendships and had some very good times,” said Goebel. Anyone interested in joining the trip should contact Geoff Thurston at Carlson Wagonlit Travel in Carleton Place at 613-257-4111.
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SCHEDULED MEETING DATES 2011 The Meeting Dates are as follows: Tuesday December 13th Tuesday December 13th Monday December 19th
6:00 PM Immed. Following 7:00 PM
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Detailed agendas for meetings are available for review on the Township website at www.twp.beckwith.on.ca or at the Township Office 24 hours prior to the meeting
CHRISTMAS OFFICE HOURS
The Beckwith Township Office will be closed: Friday, December 23rd, 2011 at noon and will re-open Monday, January 2nd, 2012 at 8:30 a.m.
Photo by Ted Dyke The person in the picture is a local cancer survivor who volunteered his time.
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No major spending programs slated for ’12 federal budget Carleton Place business represented at Minister Flaherty’s speech to Irish Canadian business group DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com
OTTAWA – Canadians should not expect the return to large stimulus spending programs in next year’s federal budget. “There will be no big spending programs,” said federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty during a speech to the Ireland Canada Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Dec. 5. “We’ll have some savings we can make in some parts of government … I do think it is a good idea to be fiscally conservative. But we need to be pragmatic (too).” Flaherty stated that his next budget will “stay the course,” and that the Harper government was “committed to keeping this country strong.” He joked that he and Michael Wilson, Brian Mulroney’s longtime finance minister, are in somewhat of a tie for longest string of budgets. Flaherty contends he has Wilson beat, eight to seven, but only if one includes the March budget that died when the government was defeated in the House of Commons, forcing the May 2 election.
Flaherty was speaking at a meeting of the Ottawa chapter of the Ireland Canada Chamber of Commerce, at the home of Ireland’s ambassador to Canada, Dr. Raymond Bassett, in Rockcliffe Park, on the very day that the Irish government was unveiling its budget for 2012. “They do go over two days in Ireland and it sounds like an excruciating ordeal,” said Flaherty, wincing not only at his Irish counterpart having to endure two days of budget presentations, but also having to cut 2.2 billion euros in government funds. The cuts are being done in conjunction with hiking taxes by 1.6 billion euros in an effort to eliminate a 16-billion euro deficit and right an economy that is seeing 1,000 young people a week leaving the country. In Canada, however, which has not had to re-capitalize its banks, the story is different. “We will work our way out of this deficit and we are on track to do it,” said Flaherty. He stressed that a balanced budget, and debt reduction are important so that “we have more money for things we need,” which cannot happen
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Joseph Martin, co-founder of Norcan Hydraulic Turbine Inc., based in Carleton Place, and a native of County Kildare, speaks with federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, while Martin’s wife Valerie looks on. if that money is tied up in interest payments. While Ireland is having its own problems, other European countries such as Greece and Italy are facing even more dire circumstances, and Flaherty took his European counterparts to task for not dealing with the problems more forcefully, and earlier. “The delay that has occurred
by the Europeans over the last two years has been very costly,” said Flaherty, noting the crisis would have been less costly had Europeans acted sooner. “I hope that they are resolute in their efforts,” said Flaherty. He noted that “this isn’t an isolated world,” and Europe’s problems are already being felt here. “We get shocks and things hap-
pen more quickly,” added Flaherty. For example, the Gross Domestic Product numbers that were reduced for Canada between May and October of this year were, according to Flaherty, the result of the debt crisis problems in Europe. “I wish my colleagues in the euro zone well,” said Flaherty, adding it is an important week that could make or break Europe’s integrated single currency. Just this past weekend, former European Commission president Jacques Delors stated the euro was “flawed” on how it was implemented and because European countries looked the other way when places such as Greece, for example, did not meet the membership criteria to join the euro, but were admitted anyway. Flaherty said that struggling European countries would have to start “implementing steps (that are) verifiable,” either by the International Monetary Fund or another body, to show they are serious in their efforts. See ‘POLITICIANS’ Page 15
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Continued from Page 14 He also noted Europe was not the only place still experiencing economic struggles after the bust of 2008. “There are some positive indicators in the U.S. economy,” said Flaherty. “But lots of volatility.” Referring again to his host, Dr. Bassett, he praised Ireland for learning from its mistakes, and for being a good example in how to get out of crisis. “Ireland is showing the way of what must be done in a European country,” said Flaherty. “Nobody wants to take their bitter medicine … (But Ireland is) taking the necessary steps to put the crisis behind them.” Another way in which Canada and Ireland are tied economically is that Canada represents Ireland at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Bassett returned the compliment, telling the assembled about the “high esteem that Canada is held in financial circles.” Bassett also addressed his own country’s financial problems, which is seeing the return of mass migration away from the Emerald Isle. “I love to see young Irish people arriving in Canada, but I wish it was under better circumstances,” said Bassett. “I’d like to say we’ve turned the corner (but) it’s a long road back.” Bassett also commended Canada for its “appropriate and prudent” banking regu-
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Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, fourth from the left, with the board of directors of the Ireland Canada Chamber of Commerce’s Ottawa chapter, with Ireland’s Ambassador to Canada, Dr. Ray Bassett, at the ambassador’s residence in Rockcliffe Park on Monday, Dec. 5. lations, something “my own country did not do.” FLAHERTY’S IRISH ODYSSEY When Flaherty himself took a vacation to Ireland this past August, he came face to face with some of the anger many Irish people feel at greedy bankers and lax reg-
ulations that brought Ireland from the robust Celtic Tiger economy to its current black days. Out on the links at a golf club in the west of Ireland, Flaherty was putting with some fellow Canadian parliamentarians. One MP asked the Irish caddies how Ireland had gotten itself into such a mess.
“It was the filthy politicians and the bankers,” said one of the caddies. “Except, he didn’t use the word filthy,” recalled Flaherty. Later, out around the eighth hole, someone pulled the caddies aside and informed them that they were, in fact, caddying for a group of Canadian parliamentarians, including the finance minister. That little tidbit of information changed their outlook considerably. “We really need your like here,” they said afterwards of Flaherty and Canada’s sound economic management. The Flaherty clan hails from County Galway, and Flaherty can trace his lineage back to three brothers who came over from there and landed in St. John, New Brunswick in 1830. During his recent summer sojourn to Ireland, he got talking with a man from Galway. “Any time you come over to Galway, you can use my hooker,” said the Galwayman. “A hooker, for those of you who don’t know, is a fishing boat,” Flaherty told the crowd. Appropriately enough, the Flahertys were known as pirates. In fact, written in Gaelic above a doorway in Galway, are enscribed the words: “From the wrath of the O’Flahertys, deliver us.” “Good preparation for being a finance minister,” quipped Flaherty. “(But) we don’t call it pillaging any more. We call it taxes.”
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FIRING UP FOR MOVEMBER Firefighters at Carleton Place’s Ocean Wave Fire Company grew out their mo’s for Movember through last month. In total, their team raised $922 to donate towards the cause, Prostate Cancer Canada.
To help Ontario households stay warm this winter, Enbridge Gas, together with United Way, has again launched a Winter Warmth program. The program is operated in Lanark County by the Almontebased Mills Community Support Corporation, one of 20 community agencies that take on the task throughout the province. Winter Warmth provides financial assistance to low-income households struggling to pay their heating bills during the winter months. “The Winter Warmth program is a vital part of our efforts to assist customers who are having difficulty paying their heating bills,” explained Enbridge Gas Distribution president Guy Jarvis. “Thanks to the network of community agencies through United Way, the program is available to help customers in need get through the cold winter months.”
Enbridge customers in need of financial assistance to pay their natural gas bills can learn more about applying for the Winter Warmth program by calling the Mills Corporation at 613-256-1031, ext. 24. Enbridge Gas Distribution’s call centre can also advise customers about how to apply (1877-Enbridge). After successful completion of the application process, onetime funding will be credited directly to the applicant’s natural gas bill. Eligible grant recipients must be Enbridge residential service customers who cannot pay their natural gas bills due to reduced income levels or extenuating circumstances, whose accounts are in arrears or at risk of going into arrears and who have recently received a disconnection notice. For more information, visit www.enbridgegas.com/winterwarmth.
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CHRISTMAS CARD CONTEST WINNERS From left to right, Carambeck Public School students Brayden Brezden, 8, Emily Rose McGhee, 9, Leah Bunker, 8, and Hayden Morden, 9, hold up their winning drawings for the Town of Carleton Place’s Christmas card decorating contest. Carleton Place Mayor Wendy LeBlanc treated the winning students, and their classmates, to a pizza lunch on Monday, Dec. 5. Also pictured is the school’s principal, Steve Ferguson.
The Carleton Place High School (CPHS) Student Council led Grade 9 students on a field trip to the Carp Road Landfill Nov. 29 to promote the importance of recycling. Grade 12 student and Student Council member Jenn Rogers initially came up with the idea to promote recycling to Grade 9 students, and brought the idea to the rest of Student Council. “They said to go for it,” she said. “The plan is to do this with the Grade 9 students each year.” Rogers said it was very interesting for the students and her to tour the landfill
and discuss expansion concerns and recycling options. “We’re trying to say that we have so much garbage that we don’t know what to do with it,” she said. This week, Student Council was scheduled to share what they learned with the rest of the school during an assembly. “CPHS cares about recycling,” said Nelson Parker, a Grade 11 student and member of Student Council. “These students will soon be in Grade 12, so we hope that they pass this message on. “Jenn did this all on her own,” he added. “She is a philanthropist.”
Almonte students make cardboard boats Almonte District High School students participated in the Skills Canada-Ontario Cardboard Boat Races on Nov. 29 in Ottawa. In just two hours, 28 teams of four students each constructed their boats using only two sheets of cardboard and duct tape. Following this, the races were on, with soggy vessels making their way across the pool. The races provided an opportunity for 568 Ontario high school students to test their math and technology skills in a “real-world,” fun and competitive environment. Meanwhile, 31 teams participated in a video challenge at five of the six races, filming short promotional videos of the day. The Ottawa race was one of six com-
petitions across the province. At each event, three teams of secondary school students were awarded with gold, silver or bronze medals, based on the judges’ scores for speed and durability and other factors such as teamwork. Sir Robert Borden High School of Nepean won gold, followed by two Kingston teams. They move on to the Provincial Cardboard Boat Races Feb. 21 in Waterloo. Skills Canada – Ontario is a not-forprofit organization dedicated to promoting careers in the skilled trades and technologies to young Ontarians through a variety of interactive programs, competitions, and events. For more information about the cardboard boat races, visit: www.skillsontario.com.
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Ontarians pay too much for insurance, booze The auditor general’s annual report Monday confirms Conservative contentions that Ontario’s government is “broken” and needs a drastic overhaul, says Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington MPP Randy Hillier. In a news release, Hillier applauded Auditor General Jim McCarter for his “condemnation” of the provincial government, saying it shows Ontario residents are paying too much for car insurance and alcohol, among other things. “The Auditor General’s report today demonstrates to me that not only is the Ontario treasury broke with a quarter trillion dollar debt, but the implementation of all programs are significantly broken,” said Hillier. “The report is a damning account of how broken our current government really under Premier McGuinty. This is his report card and he scored a perfect zero out of 10.” In the 2011 report, the auditor general revealed Ontario pays the highest auto insurance premiums in the Country, yet the government does nothing to prevent fraud or exorbitant injury claims, said Hillier. The auditor general also found that no study was done to evaluate the Liberals’ renewable energy policy, he added. Hillier said the auditor general also warns that while the Liberals may be creating some
temporary jobs, their expensive energy experiments are killing thousands more permanent private-sector jobs in the broader economy. The reports shows people could also be paying less at the LCBO, said Hillier. GIVE BACK THE POWER Hillier is strongly supporting a bill introduced by his fellow Conservative MPP Todd Smith that would give back power over green energy projects to local governments. The Local Municipality Democracy Act would overturn the Green Energy and Green Economy Act of 2009 that removed municipal and local authority from the decision-making process on green energy projects. “Too many of my constituents have been negatively impacted by McGuinty’s green energy nightmare; they have become exposed to diminished property values and a diminished quality of life,” said Hillier “The rights of our municipal councils and local property owners to have a direct input in the decision-making process on these projects is essential in a free and democratic society,” Hillier added. “This Bill will allow our communities to make these important decisions, not bureaucrats in Toronto.”
Do You Have a Financial Plan for 2012? STACIE ROBERTSON Many people use the new year as an opportunity for a fresh start in various aspects of their lives. One of the most common is starting a fitness regimen. But when it comes to your financial health, you might find that it’s a good idea to get started before 2011 ends if you want to be well positioned to take advantage of what 2012 has to offer. The first step is to conduct a thorough review of your financial life. Unless you know where you are today, you won’t be able to map out a strategy for tomorrow. You can start by making sure that your goals and objectives remain viable and realistic. And it’s very important to be clear on these, ensuring they’re well-defined and in line with your current circumstances in life. It’s especially important to revisit your financial goals if you’ve recently experienced major developments in your life, such as a change in employment, the birth of a child, or retirement. In trying to achieve your goals, you’ll want to help ensure that your investments are appropriate for your needs and risk tolerance, and that your portfolio is properly diversified. Keep in mind, though, that diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss. You’re Invited
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Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington MPP Randy Hillier has blamed “government delays” for stalling Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital’s efforts for redevelopment since 2003. Speaking in the Legislature Monday, Hillier condemned the “perpetual maze” that has “trapped” the project. “The population growth in Carleton Place in this time has been significant, and demand for services and beds have increased well beyond the hospital’s ability to serve under its current conditions,” Hillier said in his statement. “The Hospital Board has had to deal with countless arms of the Ministry of Health, yet neither the Champlain LHIN nor the Capital Funding branch of Health & Long Term Care will commit to the Board that the
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Carleton Place hosts first-ever art tour New artists’ club founded this month DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com
CARLETON PLACE – Carleton Place’s artists were all over the map this weekend. And if you had two feet and a heart beat, you had your first chance, ever, to see them all in one winter jaunt. The first-ever Carleton Place Art Tour and Sale was held this past Sunday, Dec. 4, in what organizers hope will become an annual event, like the annual Crown and Pumpkin art tour in Mississippi Mills every fall. “Carleton Place really needs one (an art tour),” said sculptor and potter Victoria Jenkins, the main dynamic, creative force behind the tour. “We haven’t had an artists tour here in eight, nine years.” Jenkins was standing beside her creations, one of several artists at the Old Train Station, the starting point for the tour. “We’re getting people coming from Ottawa,” she said happily, adding it is helping Carleton Place establish itself not only as a commuter suburb of Ottawa, but a place with its own independent, artistic identity. “We’re trying to show some of the very different types of arts in Carleton Place,” said Jenkins, with musicians and poets on hand for the tour too. “We’ve had a really positive response from the artists in the community.” Jenkins added that a new artists’ club had its first meeting last week and will meet once a month, with various talks
and demonstrations. “It’s to make it a much more cohesive community for the artists,” said Jenkins. Those looking to join can call her at 613-257-2588, and all artists are welcome to join. All told there were 17 artists at eight locations throughout the tour, including: 1. Old Train Station, 132 Coleman St.; 2. Blue Horizons Photography, 6 Lake Ave. West; 3. Surrounding Memories, 77A Bridge St.; 4. M.J. Lancaster Studio, 127 John St. ; 5. Brush Strokes, 129 Bridge St.; 6. Ballygibblin’s Restaurant, 151 Bridge St.; 7. Picture It Studio, 154 Beckwith St.; 8. Heather McTavish, 207 High St. The artists included: • Brenda Milne (paintings, mixed media); • Jo-Ann Zorzi (mixed media); • Rikva Waas (mixed media); • Victoria Jenkins (pottery and sculpture); • Autumn Belnap (photography); • Strachan Johnson (painting); • M.J. Lancaster (painting) ; • Angelique Willard (painting); • William Cooke (photography); • Fay Lavergne (painting and mixed media); • Donna Naprstek (painting); • Ilona Monahan (painting); • Steve Thompson (photography); • Coleen Schingh (acrylic painting); • Heather McTavish (prints, drawings, paintings); • Tracy Lamb (photography).
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Victoria Jenkins, sculptor, potter and organizer of the first ever Carleton Place Art Tour and Sale, holds up one of her prized pots at the Old Train Station stop of the tour on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Israeli-born artist Rikva Waas stands beside two of her works – the lower one of which really compliments her jacket – the larger piece entitled ‘Fortress’, and the smaller piece entitled ‘My World’.
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SEEKING ONE (1) BOARD MEMBER The Lanark County Municipal Trails Corporation (LCMTC) seeks one volunteer to join its Board of Directors, for a two-year term, as a public member, to provide input and perspective from a local point of view. Applicants must be a resident of Lanark County.
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The LCMTC is a not for profit organization with a mandate to develop, maintain, promote and market County owned trails and to support local trail organizations, with a view to developing a network of area trails. Currently, we are working with volunteer groups to extend the Baird Trail, develop the Big Ben Memorial Trail and to improve the Tay River Pathway.
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If you are interested in serving your community, as a member of this exciting organization, please submit a completed Board of Directors Application Form, to the undersigned, by January 11th, 2012. Forms are available at the County of Lanark Public Works Building or on the County’s Website at: http://www.county.lanark.on.ca/pagefactory.aspx?PageID= 267&PageMode=View The gingerbread house workshop was put on by the Carleton Place and District Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, Dec. 3 at Ernie’s on Albert Street, as part of Christmas activities throughout the downtown. Top, Ryan Carroll helps his daughter Hayley Carroll, 6, place some red icing around a window frame, to make their gingerbread home extra sweet – and as a good source of insulation too with the cold weather setting in. Left, Hillary McFarlane, 4, was delighted to help out by putting a string of green icing along the roof of the gingerbread house she had built with the help of her family. Photos by Desmond Devoy
Please contact the undersigned if you have any questions. Steve Allan, P.Eng., LCMTC Secretary/Treasurer Lanark County Public Works Building 99 Christie Lake Road P.O. Box 37, Perth, ON, K7H 3C6 Telephone: 613-267-1353, Ext. 3101 Fax: 613-267-2793 E-mail: sallan@lanarkcounty.ca
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olidays and fruitcake have long been intertwined. Fruitcakes are often mocked, detested and discarded. Few gifted foods create such strong derision. However, fruitcake is tradition. And as most people know, Christmas is all about tradition. Fruitcake is an enduring tradition, most simply because the food, well, endures. Most fruitcakes will last 8 to 12 months if wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and stored in an airtight container. If frozen, their lifespan could be endless. Jokingly, many families have said fruitcake is the only food durable enough to become an heirloom. While mocked, it may entice a few people to know just how fruitcake has become a holiday treat. The oldest references to fruitcake date back to Roman times. Ancient crusaders and hunters consumed fruitcake made with preserved fruits, pomegranate seeds, pine nuts, raisins, and honey. Fruitcake was a durable commodity that could persevere on long trips. Because of its combination of ingredients, fruitcake was also a good source of energy, much the way a trail mix is
good for today’s hikers. In the 1700s, Europeans baked a ceremonial fruitcake at the end of the nut harvest. It was saved and eaten the following year at the harvest, with the hopes it would spur another successful harvest. Fruitcake evolved into more of a delicacy in the 1800s, even being served with tea in high society. It is rumored that Queen Victoria waited a year to eat a gifted fruitcake as a show of restraint and moderation. Fruitcake can be an integral part of a holiday celebration and not because it’s being used to block drafts from under a door. Instead of giving fruitcakes as gifts, they should be served as part of the holiday feast. In addition to the sugar cookies and pies on the Christmas table, celebrants can serve slices of fruitcake featuring their favorite ingredients.
To the Citizens of Carleton Place: May this season bring a time of peace, joy, hope, love and sharing to you and your families. Wendy LeBlanc, Mayor
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afterward and plan for that location as soon as possible. That’s because it can be particularly difficult to dig a large hole in which to plant a tree when the ground is thoroughly frozen. Laying the groundwork for the hole in advance will make post-Christmas planting possible. Tree experts say that a live tree should not exceed 5 feet in height. Larger, more mature trees can have difficulty acclimating to transplanting and may go into shock. Try to keep the tree outdoors as much as possible and only have it indoors to decorate for a maximum of 2 weeks, otherwise the warm, indoor temperatures may mimic spring and bring the tree out of dormancy. When getting ready to transplant the tree outside, transition it back to the cold by keeping it in the garage for a few days before moving outside.
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Kids and gifts: how much is too much? family. If you have younger children, decide on the number of gifts for each. With older children, you might want to establish a dollar amount rather than a gift amount. Once you’ve made the plan, stick to it -- no matter what.
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Sometimes one big gift makes a lot more sense. If your child would love a new bike or a trampoline or horseback riding lesMake a gift plan sons, consider asking extended Before setting out on your first family members to contribute to shopping expedition, devise a that item or to items that go with plan that makes sense for your it, such as a helmet or other gear.
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If Grandpa Mike or Aunt Emily has a reputation for heaping on the presents at Christmas or Chanukah, let them know ahead of time that one will do, then offer a suggestion that is sure to please your son or daughter. If they insist that they want to do more, consider asking them to make a donation in your child’s name to a charitable organization or to purchase a gift for a local child in need.
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espite the many messages from all corners promoting a “more is better” philosophy when it comes to holiday gifts, the truth is far more complex – especially for children. While most parents work hard to give their kids everything they need and much of what they want, it is often hard to draw the line, prompting many well-intentioned moms and dads to ask, “How much is too much?” In general, the answer lies within each family. Parents should purchase what makes sense to them and what they believe their children will use and appreciate. However, in recent years, child psychologists and experts in child development have returned to these questions as economic conditions have forced many families to scale back, both throughout the year and during the holiday season. Books such as “The Pampered Child Syndrome” (Jessica Kingsley, 2006) by Maggie Mamen and “Give Me, Get Me, Buy Me” (HCI, 2010) by Donna Corwin and several others on the same topic offer similar conclusions: When children are given too much over the course of their childhoods, they can develop a serious case of entitlement, become unappreciative of what they have and begin to equate love with “stuff.” And for younger children, receiving a huge pile of gifts in one sitting can be both overwhelming and overstimulating. If you have been wondering about these issues, here are some general guidelines for having a fun-filled holiday with just enough stuff.
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andy canes are very popular holiday treats and are often used to decorate Christmas trees. That hooked shape certainly makes them whimsical and able to hang on tree boughs. But candy canes weren’t always the curved and colorful treats they are today. In the 1700s, candy canes were nothing more than straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorate Christmas trees. A choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral decided that having the ends bent to depict a shepherd’s crook and passing them out during church services would help keep children quiet. It was not until roughly the 20th century that candy canes acquired their red stripes. Some surmise that the candy cane is shaped like a shepherd’s crook to represent Jesus Christ, who tended to his flock of supporters. Others say that it’s a “J” for Jesus. Regardless of their shape, hundreds of thousands of candy canes are now manufactured and shipped for the holiday season each year.
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Staple of holiday decor has deep history hances are, holiday revelers will find themselves underneath the mistletoe at least once this holiday season. While they might know what to do when that time comes, they might not know the history of that plant above their heads. Especially sacred to Celtic Druids, mistletoe was believed to bestow life and fertility, while also protecting against poison and
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serving as an aphrodisiac. Mistletoe would later take on a more political meaning, as the ritual of cutting the mistletoe came to symbolize the emasculation of the old king by his successor. Nowadays, mistletoe is typically hung in doorways or entryways from one room to another. This tradition can also trace itself back several centuries to the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages, branches of mistletoe were hung from ceilings to ward off
evil spirits. Throughout Europe, mistletoe was placed over doorways in the house as well as the stables as a means to preventing the entrance of witches. The tradition of kissing underneath the mistletoe likely stems from the belief that mistletoe bestows fertility and is often associated with the Roman festival of Saturnalia, a period of merrymaking that pre-dated Christmas. In 18th century England, a young lady standing underneath the
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mistletoe could not refuse to be kissed. Once kissed, the kiss would signify deep romance or eternal friendship. History also suggests that mistletoe was a symbol of peace. In Scandinavia, mistletoe was considered a plant of peace. When standing underneath the mistletoe, enemies could declare a truce and spouses could end any marital turmoil with a kiss.
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inexpensive matting for photos. • Wrap other presents in paper that has been preserved well. • Shred the paper and use it as filler in packing boxes or as a decorative filling for gift bags. • Employ origami and use leftover gift wrap as your paper of choice. • Line shelves or drawers with the paper to protect surfaces. • Make decoupage holiday decorations for next year. • Crumple up the paper and use it to stuff into tall boots so they keep their shape. • Trace the pattern of an envelope on the paper and cut out your own envelopes for little notes or holiday greetings for next year. • Cover a holey bulletin board with a piece of gift wrap for a festive look. • Find out which types of paper can be collected by curbside recycling and wrap it up with your newspapers. • Give paper to the kids to play with. Chances are they can come up with many other great ideas.
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fter the holidays have come and gone, it’s time to pack away the decorations, take down the tree and haul large bags of trash to the curb. If much of that trash filling garbage bags is discarded wrapping paper, there may be better ways to put the paper to use. The gift wrap industry earns roughly $2.6 billion in retail sales each year. Tons of paper trash is generated from the gift wrap people use to conceal gifts for Christmas, Chanukah and other special occasions throughout the year. As much fun as all the different patterns of wrapping paper can be, gift wrap is a relatively unnecessary bit of decor, purchased with the intent of being ripped away and discarded. There are many ways that wrapping paper can be reused or recycled. Here are a few to think about. • Save some scraps of paper to use for children’s art projects at school and home. • Use in scrapbooking or as an
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s global economic woes continue, holiday spending remains difficult to predict. In 2010, holiday spending rose more than five percent from the year before, according to MasterCard AdvisorsTM SpendingPulseTM. That increase surprised forecasters, many of whom predicted holiday spending would decline for the fifth straight year. With the holiday season on the horizon once again, no one truly knows what consumer response will be. But many consumers figure to exercise some restraint this holiday season, sticking to a budget when buying gifts for family and friends. While budgets are good ways to limit spending, a holiday spending budget doesn’t mean shoppers can’t still put a smile on their loved ones’ faces. In fact, with a few tips, holiday shoppers can stick to their budgets and still enjoy a happy holiday season. • Get creative. Holiday gifts don’t have to be bought at the local mall or from an online retail-
er. Gift-givers with unique talents can create their own gifts and save some money along the way. For example, shoppers skilled at woodworking can create a personalized wood carving for a friend or family member. Good at knitting? Knit a scarf, mittens or even a blanket for a loved one who lives in a cold weather region. Such personalized gifts are often especially meaningful to their recipients, who appreciate the time and effort such keepsakes take to create. • Be patient. Nowadays, many families are so spread out geographically that they don’t always get together on Christmas Day. If that’s the case and you won’t be seeing your family until a few days after Christmas, take advantage of the special sales offered in the days after the actual holiday. Items are often heavily discounted, and if you can stay patient, your patience might just pay off with substantial savings. • Establish spending rules with family members before the shopping season begins. In an effort to reduce some of the financial bur-
den of the holiday season, many families have begun to place spending limits on holiday shopping. This saves everyone money and ensures no one finds themselves with substantial debt come the new year. • Do a gift exchange with family and friends. Many larger families have also begun to do a gift exchange rather than asking members of the family to buy
gifts for each and every member of the family. In a gift exchange, each member of the family draws a name out of a hat and then only buys a gift for that specific person. This even has the added benefit of allowing shoppers to buy something a little more expensive for a family member since they aren’t obligated to buy gifts for anyone else. • Start early. The earlier you
begin your holiday shopping, the more you can spread out your spending. This reduces the financial stress of the season while still allowing shoppers to get something special for everyone on their shopping list. Holiday spending may or may not increase this holiday season. But savvy shoppers can still make the most of their spending without breaking the bank.
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THE MAN OF THE HOUR Come Christmastime, children all around the world await the arrival of Santa Claus. Although many of his abilities are the result of folklore, there actually was a Santa Claus, or St. Nicholas. The real St. Nicholas lived in Turkey. He was a bishop in the town of Myra during the fourth century. According to Dutch legend, Sinter Klaas, or St. Nicholas, brought gifts at Christmas, either through an open window or down a chimney. This legend is the basis of the Santa Claus we know and love today. St. Nicholas takes on many personas depending on the country in which his tale is being told. For most, he is a plump and jolly man with a penchant for cookies and milk.
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Holiday parades, either the creatively lit evening variety or the brighter daylight sort, are a favourite feature in towns across the region.
Some traditions older than you think any Christmas traditions are older than some celebrants might think. The tradition of lighting up a Christmas tree, for example, dates back to the days before Christmas lights. Before electric-powered twinkle lights were invented and even before electricity was discovered, people used actual candles to adorn the Christmas tree. As one can imagine, having an open flame next to a dried-out tree made for some fast fires. That’s why it was customary to keep a bucket of water next to the tree as well. As if fire wasn’t enough, the tinsel used to decorate trees was made from strips of silver and even lead – something that is now known to be a health hazard to adults and children alike. Although we’ve come a long way from candles and lead, trees that are overly dry paired with lights that have
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frayed wires can just as easily lead to fires. Plus, plastic tinsel can be a choking hazard for children and pets. One Christmas staple that has lost its status as a safety hazard is thepoinsettia plant. Poinsettias are a tropical plant that have become a fixture during the Christmas season. It has long been thought that poinsettias are poisonous to people and animals. While there is some toxicity to the plant, it would require the ingestion of hundreds of leaves to get a toxic dose of a plant’s poison. Ingestion may simply cause a case of vomiting or diarrhea instead. But poinsettia leaves are said to have an unpleasant taste, so one bite and most children and animals will probably turn away. Perhaps one of the biggest hazards come Christmas – both then and now – is not having enough turkey or eggnog to go around for holiday guests!
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son, so make sure there’s plenty of eggnog on hand. And don’t forget the gingerbread cookies, either. As people enjoy holiday goodies, make sure they do so with holiday music playing in the background. Choose songs that guests know and to which they can sing along. Such sing-alongs might become especially memorable once guests have a glass or two of eggnog in them. • Host a holiday giveaway. Though it can be fun to do a Secret Santa, chances are guests already have enough gifts to buy. But hosts can spice things up with a holiday giveaway that rewards guests. Host a holiday-themed
home for guests. A successful holiday party is one that is safe, so be sure to prearrange travel home for guests just in case anyone overindulges in holiday cheer. When sending out invitations, seek volunteers to be designated drivers, and avoid drinking alcohol yourself. For larger parties, call a local taxi service and arrange for a couple of cabs to be on call when the party ends.
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greetings through the mail has been in place for centuries. Those who send out e-cards can establish a list of recipients by compiling the most current e-mail addresses of friends and family. Individual e-greetings are more personal. However, some people choose to post one universal greeting online through a social networking site, like Facebook. Although e-cards can be sent immediately, that doesn’t mean you should wait until the last minute to send them. Let the person enjoy the sentiments for a few weeks, just as you would with a paper card. Add a few personalized sentiments to the greeting so it’s not just a bland, mass e-mailed sentiment. Consider designing your own greeting card as another option. Use either design or wordprocessing software to create a card and then save it as a PDF file, which can be opened with a program like Acrobat® Reader. It can then be e-mailed as an attachment.
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fun in the snow is often left to the kids, don’t assume adults won’t enjoy building some snowmen or a good old fashioned snowball fight in the backyard. If outdoor fun is going to be on the docket, be sure to remind guests to dress appropriately. And make sure there’s plenty of hot chocolate ready once everyone goes back inside to warm up. • Prearrange transportation
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round of Trivial Pursuit or a holiday movie trivia game that encourages guests to compete for prizes. Prizes can be small and inexpensive, but guests will be sure to enjoy some friendly competition for holiday-themed prizes. • Don’t be afraid to take it outside. For those who live in regions with significant snowfall, consider inviting guests outside to have some fun in the snow. While
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he holidays are the most festive time of the year, and no holiday season is complete without a party or two with family and friends. Be it to celebrate a religious holiday or to ring in the New Year, a holiday party is an essential element to the holiday season. While it’s always great to be a guest, hosting a holiday party is a great way to show friends and family how much they mean to you. This holiday season, consider the following tips to ensure your holiday party is as memorable as the season is merry. • Make it a themed party. The holiday season is filled with festivities, from office parties to neighborhood gatherings to gatherings with family. For more casual affairs, set your party apart with a theme. For example, a Christmas sweater party, where each guest wears a Christmas sweater, can be a fun way to excite guests and inspire a few laughs. Give a prize to the guest with the most ornate sweater. If sweaters aren’t your thing, then encourage guests to dress up like some favorite holiday characters, including Santa Claus, Frosty the Snowman or even Rudolph. • Don’t forget the holiday fare. Just like parties are a staple of the holiday season, so, too, are certain foods and types of music. Few people indulge in some eggnog outside of the holiday sea-
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uch of what makes the holiday season so special is the traditions that people hold dear. While some families have traditions that stretch back decades, there is plenty of opportunity to embrace new means of celebration to breathe new life into Christmas, Chanukkah or the season’s other holidays. Chances are you’re already hanging stockings or going carolling this year. You can add some of these and modify as they fit for your family. • Feed the wildlife. During the cold days of winter, birds and small animals that don’t hibernate may find it difficult to forage for food. By trimming an outdoor pine tree in edible snacks you’ll have a beautiful tree and one that benefits the wildlife as well. String peanuts and other nuts for the squirrels. Make little ornaments out of suet and string for the birds. Berries and corn can be enjoyed by all. Be sure to choose a tree that is far enough away from the home. • Create a photo Advent calendar. Make your own Advent calendar that has small doors that open up to photos of different family members. Or use a collection of children’s pictures that showcase how they’ve changed as they’ve grown older. • “Adopt” a child for holiday gifts. Each year you can bring a smile to a child in need by purchasing a present for an underprivileged kid. Some post offices sponsor “Letters from Santa” events where participants can respond to one of the thousands of letters mailed to The North Pole. Or work with a local charity that organizes events to bring gifts to children in hospitals or in foster care. • Holiday story countdown. Every night in December watch a movie or read a story that tells an uplifting holiday tale. Use this as a method of counting down until Christmas. On the night prior, reading “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” should suffice. • Remember someone who has passed on.The holiday season is one made beautiful by lit candles and twinkling lights. Remember a loved one or a friend who has passed away by lighting a remembrance candle in his or her honor. It’s a way this person can still be part of the festivities. • Have a holiday sing-a-long. Sure it may be tradition to go around the neighborhood singing carols, but it’s just as fun indoors. Have a singing party where guests are given lyrics to popular tunes they can sing around the piano or karaoke machine. • Bring some joy to a public servant. Police officers, firefighters, military personnel ... many of these workers do not get off for the holidays. There are a certain number of public servants who must remain on call in the event of an emergency. Treat these peo-
ple to something enjoyable when they may be missing their own festivities. Cook or cater a meal for a fire house, deliver cookies to the police station or put together care packages for people living on
a military base. • Banish the holiday blues. When the holidays are set to go for another year, many people find they become a little down. After all, a home that was once filled
with merry trinkets may now go back to the bare essentials. Create a tradition where everyone in the family receives one more gift – a personalized ornament that can be packed away for use next
year – that’s given in January before the decorations are packed away. It’s another opportunity to open a present, and it symbolizes looking forward to the joy of next year.
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SUBMITTED BY THE MILL OF KINTAIL The public is welcome to step into the world of holidays past at the Mill of Kintail Country Christmas this Saturday, Dec. 10. Take a stroll or sleigh ride, strap on your blades and go for a spin around the rink, and enjoy stories by the fire and a children only gift shop, complete with wrapping elves. There’s hot apple cider and home baking. New this year is a hand-hewn log
bench-making demonstration. The celebration is hosted by Mississippi Valley Conservation at the Mill of Kintail Conservation Area. “This is our fifth Kintail Country Christmas and it keeps getting better,” said museum curator Stephanie Kolsters. “It’s become a tradition for many; visitors come to the Mill of Kintail then head off to get their Christmas trees or have dinner in town. It’s nice to think that we’ve helped create traditions and
memories for families.” Kintail Country Christmas has a faithful group of supporters, including Foodies Fine Food, Mill of Kintail Museum Committee, Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists, Mississippi Mills’ museums, Ramsay Women’s Institute, Metroland Media and many other volunteers. Father Christmas will also be visiting Kintail Country Christmas. He invites everyone to come and see him in the museum gallery. Each family will receive a
free photograph. “Family and friends are what this magical season is all about,” said Kolsters. “We invite you to enjoy all the traditions of the holiday season and spend time with your loved ones surrounded by the beauty of the conservation area.” The festivities run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $15 per vehicle. Visit www.mvc.on.ca for a detailed schedule of events and site map.
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BASKET BOOST Thanks to the generosity of the Santa Parade spectators in Carleton Place, the Carleton Place and District Civitan members who collected monetary donations for the Christmas baskets along the parade route were able to present a cheque to Wayne Drummond, chairman of the Christmas Basket Program, for $3,141. This was the largest amount collected of any year. Shown presenting the cheque is Civitian member Isabelle Randell. Over 2,200 pounds of non-perishable food was also gathered for the food bank.
Almonte Lions still collecting names and donations for Christmas Baskets SUBMITTED BY THE ALMONTE LIONS With less than two weeks to go before the Almonte Lions Club makes its annual distribution of Christmas food baskets to needy residents of Mississippi Mills, the club is still accepting names of potential basket recipients. Although the Mills Community Support Corporation, which partners with the Lions Club in the project, has a good handle on the names of those requiring food baskets, the public is requested to contact either the Lions Club or The Mills if they know of someone who is in need of help who is not yet on the list for a basket. Donations for the purchase of food continue to come in. The fund received a much-needed shot in the arm last week when the Salvation Army in Smiths Falls pledged a donation of $600 to help this year’s project. Appeal letters were sent out in Novem-
ber to area organizations, businesses and individuals for donations and the response has been very heart-warming. Donations of non-perishable food items have also been received. Anyone missed in the mail-out, or those wishing to help with the Christmas Basket project, either with a donation or the name of a family or individual needing help at this time of the year, is asked to telephone either Lion Garth Teskey at 613-256-6778 or Jeff Mills at The Mills at 613-256-4700. Donations of either food or money may also be left at the Sears outlet at the rear of Pike’s Heritage Court at the foot of Mill Street. Your assistance is very much appreciated. The Lions also fed almost 450 children and parents free hot dogs and hot chocolate at the Almonte Community Centre following this weekend’s Christmas parade.
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he Canadian Cancer Society’s Wheels of Hope campaign has had an overwhelming response in the Brockville area, as potential volunteer drivers have come out in droves. “It’s been amazing,” said Lanark, Leeds and Grenville unit manager Leanne Crain-Waddell. “We’ve had nonstop calls.” More than 30 people have volunteered after hearing about the Wheels of Hope campaign in local media. Crain-Waddell said the local branch has received calls from all over, but Brockville has really risen to the challenge. “Thank you for all the support we have received,” Crain-Waddell stressed. She added that much of the tri-county area still needs more drivers, particularly in Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Gananoque, Kemptville, Merrickville and in Rideau Lakes. “These are areas where we’re still really struggling,” she admitted. “We still have some areas where there are major gaps.” Without enough volunteer drivers, the Canadian Cancer Society has to turn away potential clients who need to be driven to treatments and appointments. “The drivers that are there are doing their very best,” CrainWaddell stressed. “The more we have to help out, the better it would be.” The Wheels of Hope campaign runs until the end of December, with a goal of $25,000 – which works out to 417 rides to cancer treatment. The cancer society hopes local residents will still sponsor the last 142 rides, as the campaign has reached 66 per cent of its goal. “It’s an example of how strong the community is here in Lanark, Leeds & Grenville,” Crain-Waddell said. “I’ve talked to other units who don’t have the success that we do. “It’s a tight community.” Those who are interested in helping out as a volunteer driver, on a regular basis or a few times a month, can call the local branch of the
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Canadian Cancer Society at 613-267-1058. Those wishing to donate to the campaign can do the same. In Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, the Canadian Cancer Society facilitates about 3,500 rides each year. Many are for chemotherapy and radiation, with some one-way trips to drop off and pick up patients from lodges, and others to wait for people having treatments. Volunteers go through a training program to prepare themselves to be drivers. “I always tell them, you’re driving our precious cargo,” Crain-Waddell said. The Wheels of Hope campaign ends December 31, 2011. If you would like to donate money to help get a local cancer patient to their cancer treatments you can call (613) 2671058 or 1 800 367-2913 or contribute online at www.cancer.ca/wheelsofhopeLLG. The Lanark, Leeds & Grenville Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society is pleased to partner with Metroland Media, Lake 88.1 FM and BNTV/BrockNews as sponsors of Wheels of Hope.
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Christmas SANTA CLAUS PAYS ALMONTE A VISIT The annual Santa Claus Parade brought out sports clubs, businesses, politicians and charities by the dozens on Sunday, Dec. 4, as parade floats made their way from the Almonte and District Communi-
ty Centre down Bridge Street, on to Mill Street, around the town and back to celebrate the arrival of the holiday season in the town. Photos and text by Desmond Devoy
Members of the Almonte Tae Kwon Do club used waves and jingled bells instead of kicks and deflections during their walk down Bridge Street.
Santa and Mrs. Claus rounded out the parade, as Santa pointed to a boy on the sidewalk, as if to say, “Even though it’s parade day, I’m still watching you.”
Newly-elected Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Jack MacLaren and his wife take part in their first-ever Almonte Santa Claus parade.
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Paul’s United Church, Franktown. Call 613-257-4345 for details. Carleton Place Royal Canadian Legion branch 192 Christmas party, 2 p.m., at 177 George St. Le Club Optimiste de Carleton Place Pancake Breakfast with Santa Claus, 9 a.m. to noon, St. Mary’s Roman Catholic church hall, 28 Hawthorn St., Carleton Place. Tickets, $5 for adults, $3 for children. Bake sale and children’s Christmas shop on site.
THURSDAY, DEC. 8 Christmas Cantata, 7:30 p.m., Almonte Presbyterian church, 111 Church St., Almonte, performed by the Renfrew Presbyterian Chancel Choir. Free-will offering, with proceeds going towards the Lanark County Food Bank. Refreshments following the show.
Christmas Bake Sale and Lunch, St. Paul’s United Church, Franktown, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. , Call Jennifer Butler at 613-257-4345.
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From now until Friday, Dec. 23, drop off a new, unwrapped toy or non-perishable food donation, Monday through Friday, at Vic Bennett Motors Ltd., 375 McNeely Ave., Carleton Place, for their fifth annual Santa’s Helper Toy and Food Drive. Donations will be delivered to the Carleton Place Christmas Basket/Angel Tree Fund and the Lanark County Food Bank.
SATURDAY, DEC. 10 TYPS (Taking Young People Seriously) Youth Centre’s annual Night of Stars, honouring local youth, 7 to 9 p.m., 65 Mill St., behind Kentfield Kids. Youth awards and performances. For details, call 613256-8485 or email Rachel@ typsyouthcentre.org, or click on typsyouthcentre.org. Single parenting support group, 1 to 4 p.m., 30 Bennett St., Carleton Place. Free child care. Please call 613-259-2182 or 1-866-762-0496 for mandatory registration. Enjoy a Christmas breakfast with Santa Claus and the Carambeck Public School Choir, 8 to 11 a.m., at the Carleton Place Royal Canadian Legion branch 192, 177 George St. Christmas dance, featuring the Glen Silverson Band, 8 p.m. to midnight. Hosted by St. Andrew’s United Church R0011210209
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COMMUNITIES IN BLOOM YARD OF THE WEEK 64 Prince St. – This lovely home shows it is ready for the holiday season, whether you go by the during the day or night. Resident Linda Greene credits her husband, Richard, for all of the decorations that adorn their tidy and wellmaintained yard. The Carleton Place Communities in Bloom committee thanks everyone for the nominations that have been received – the final Yard of the Week for 2011 will run in next week’s paper. at the Stewart Community Centre, 112 MacFarlane St., Pakenham. Light lunch. Tickets, $12, available at The Spectacle Shoppe, 10 Houston Dr., Nicholson’s and The General Store in Almonte, and the Arnprior Book Shop, 152 John St. North. Call 613-624-5400 for details. Fifth Annual Kintail Country Christmas, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mill of Kintail Conservation Area, 2854 Ramsay Concession Eight, Mississippi Mills. Admission, $15 per vehicle. Crafts, treasure hunt, fire-side stories, horse-drawn wagon rides, holiday music, children-only gift shop, photographs with Father Christmas, skating and snowshoeing. Call 613-2563610 or mvc.on.ca.
SUNDAY, DEC. 11 “Sing in the Season,” with the Carleton Place and District
Community Band, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Zion-Memorial United Church, 37 Franklin St., Carleton Place. A donation to the food bank is welcome. For information, please call 613253-4737. Valley Voices Christmas Concert, 7 p.m., Almonte United Church, 106 Elgin St. Tickets, $7, at Baker Bob’s, 79 Little Bridge St., Almonte, and from choir members, Tickets, $10 at the door. Proceeds shared with the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum. Call Amanda at 613-256-0134 for details.
Mills Home Support General Diners Luncheon, in the Mills boardroom at 67 Industrial Dr. Cost, $9. Free transportation and Christmas entertainment provided by The Saturday Singers. Call Home Support at 613-256-4700 to make a reservation.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14 Fairview Manor Auxiliary pot luck in the Manor’s Great Room, 95 Spring St., Almonte, at noon. The annual Christmas party will follow. Contact Sheila Lefebvre at 613-2563113, ext. 2908 for details.
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Christmas Around the World concert by the Carleton Place Town Singers, 7 p.m., St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 39 Bridge St., Carleton Place. Admission $10. Snow date, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m., same location.
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FRIDAY, DEC. 16 Bid euchre game, 1 p.m., Waterside Retirement Community, 105 McNeely Ave., Carleton Place. Refreshments will be served. Fundraiser for the District 7A Senior Games Association. For information, please call 613-256-1744. Beckwith Youth Glow-inthe-Dark Dance at Brunton Community Hall, 1702 9th Line Rd., 6 to 9 p.m. Admission, $3. Chance to win prizes. Games Night at Tatlock Hall, 7:30 p.m. Activities include Wii bowling, crokinole, cribbage and refreshments. All welcome. Call 613-256-1071 for information and/or directions.
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Lyle Dillabough presents “A Carleton Place Country Christmas Showcase,” at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 39 Bridge St., Carleton Place, 2 p.m. Fundraiser for the Lanark County Food Bank. Tickets are $10 and are available at Temptations, 117 Bridge St., SRC Music, 124 Moore St., and at the door. For details, call 613-257-4970.
Christmas Pageant, 6:30 p.m., The Lighthouse Free Methodist Church, 355 Moffatt St., Carleton Place. All welcome. Call 613-257-4255 for details. Tapestry of Light Celtic Christmas concert, featuring community voices, accompanied by a Celtic winds consort, 7:30 p.m., St. Andrew’s United Church, 2585 County Rd. 29, Pakenham. Donations to the Lanark County Food Bank gratefully accepted. Call 613624-5400 for details.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21 Fairview Manor hosts a soup and sandwich luncheon and bake sale from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Manor’s Great Room, 95 Spring St., Almonte. Reservations are required for lunch. Cost is $5. Contact Sheila Lefebvre at 613-2563113, ext. 2908 for details.
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Youth and adults alike braved the chilly weather in Pakenham Saturday to be warmed by a visit from none other than Santa Claus himself. The North Pole resident, along with his Mrs. Claus, made Pakenham one of many area stops on the weekend. When asked for comment, Santa simply said he was just here to have fun; he already knew who’d been naughty or nice. Top right, he gives a wave to his many fans who lined the parade route. Top left, there were young and old at the parade – cruising along in a wide variety of vehicles, like these friendly faces who were alongside trucks, vintage cars, school buses and emergency service vehicles. Bottom left, some were better on foot - including this walker with a Mt. Pakenham bib on, and furry friend. Bottom middle, aspiring Mississippi Mills firefighter Jay Gleeson, 10, hands out candy during the Pakenham Santa Claus parade on Saturday. Bottom right, 1½ year old Carson Cross, from Arnprior, waves from the comfort of a flashy 1956 210 Chevrolet Townsman.
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TOUGH WEEK FOR THE JR. A CANADIANS The Carleton Place Canadians suffered another challenging week, losing two of their three games. Above, Shayne Morrissey carries the puck around a Kanata Stallions player on the road on Nov. 29. Right, Jay Llewelyn watches as he sneaks the puck past Stallions goalie Brandon Lane in the second period. Despite the goal, Carleton Place lost 3-2 to Kanata. They played a double-header against Brockville on the weekend, and while they posted a 3-2 win on the road on Friday night, the tables turned and they suffered a 3-2 overtime loss at home on Sunday. The Canadians are now tied with the Cornwall Colts (who have a one-game advantage) for first place in their Robinson division. They next play at home this Friday at 7:45 p.m. against the once powerhouse Pembroke Lumber Kings. For more photos from the Canadians vs. Stallions game, visit www.yourottawaregion.com
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enth. “It was chaotic out there, and we managed to avoid the crashes and ski relaxed,� said Jones in a Cross Country Canada press release. “I love racing sprint relays, so it was really fun to pair up with Chandra and battle with the other ladies out there.� The winners were the Norwegian pair of Mari Eide and Maiken Caspersen, while a second Canadian women’s pair placed 21st. There’s no Christmas break for the skiers just yet though – the World Cup circuit will be in Davos, Switzerland on Dec. 10.
ALMONTE – Almonte’s Perianne Jones teamed up with Alberta’s Chandra Crawford in the team sprint competition in Dusseldorf, Germany over the weekend. The duo finished in a solid seventh place, fresh off Crawford’s best result in several years the day before, a fourthplace individual sprint competition. Jones competed in both the team and individual sprint competitions, finishing 32nd in the individual event. Jones and Crawford finished third in the semifinal heat, and Jones was lucky to avoid an New Jewelry is in!!! early crash Give and Get Program on the first turn of her this season: first lap. She Bring an unwrapped toy or kids passed the outdoor wear and get 10% off race on to your purchase! Crawford in Wednesday Night is Men’s Night. fourth place, Open until 8 p.m. but the pair Free gift wrapping, gourmet sampling finished behind their Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Photo by NordicFocus s e m i - f i n a l now open until 8 p.m. until Christmas!!! Perianne Jones competes in the FIS world cup event in heat place63 Gore St. E., Perth • 613-267-7065 Duesseldorf, Germany in the individual sprint event. ment in sevwww.kellysofperth.ca • Remember... we deliver
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Countdown is on for World Broomball Championships BRIER DODGE brier.dodge@metroland.com
It’s under a year until the area hosts the 2012 World Broomball Championships, and organizers are starting to get excited as plans are made. Host communities Arnprior, Carleton Place, Beckwith and Mississippi Mills joined host committee members Wednesday to launch the lead-up to the event at a press conference. The tournament is being held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, 2012 at the Almonte Community Centre, Nick Smith Centre in Arnprior, Beckwith Community Centre, Carleton Place Community Centre and Pakenham Community Centre. Players and teams will rotate through the ice surfaces, with each team playing at as many different arenas as possible. “Why the Ottawa Valley?” said host chairman George Brown. “It’s got a strong hold on broomball in Canada. We have a history; there are many junior, senior, and ladies’ national champions here.” Currently, the Gamblers broomball team, composed of players primarily from Almonte and Pakenham, are the Canadian juvenile broomball champions after taking home the gold medal in Manitoba this spring. “I’ve been here for 12 years,” said Marc Desparois, VP of Operations for the International Federation of Broomball Associations. “And this will be the best tournament.” Desparois said that the goal is to increase the number of countries represented at the championship, as 16 countries playing under standardized rules is the minimum to be an Olympic sport. “With 16, we can do the Olympics,” he said. “So in 10, 15
years, maybe we’ll be seeing it.” Brown said the goal is to have 64 teams participating in the four divisions - women’s, men’s, co-ed and masters, and expects to see between nine and 12 countries participate. The municipalities were all represented at the conference, and echoed the same excitement throughout. Mississippi Mills mayor John Levi reflected on his own days playing broomball in Pakenham - “we had to have a half a dozen balls because when they froze, they broke.” He also noted the financially positive side of hosting the games, as while most teams will stay at hotels in Kanata, Valley arenas, restaurants and venues will be booked throughout the week. “It’s a big economic stimulus to an area and we’re happy to share Photo by Brier Dodge it with the Valley,” he said. Beckwith Reeve Richard Kidd speaks at the press conference last week launching Brown said they expect the tournament to bring in about five the lead-up to the World Broomball Championships to be played in this area. million dollars to the area over the course of the tournament. Organizers said they were very happy to have Arn- ships in the past. “This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase Ottawa prior’s representative, Glen Arthur, on board. Arthur served as the chair of the Telus Cup in 2008 when it Valley hospitality,” said Carleton Place Mayor Wendy was hosted at the Nick Smith Centre. Arnprior has also LeBlanc. “So we can show people what our small towns played host to the national women’s hockey champion- are all about.”
Mount Pakenham now offering gift cards LAURA KELLAND-MAY Skiing In Schools
Just in time for the holiday gift giving season, Mount Pakenham gift cards have arrived. Available from $20 upwards, Mount Pakenham gift cards can be used to purchase season’s passes, lift tickets, lessons, rentals, purchases at the retail shop and cafeteria. The plastic cards are customized with the blue Mount Pakenham logo and, Submittted photo for customer conveMount Pakenham offi ce manager Samantha Thompson is letnience, the cards are ting people know that the ski hill offers gift cards. reloadable. Samantha Thompson. Pakenham understands its customer base “We have been growing with the needs of our customers … gift cards are very popular. Gone are through the years,” said office manager the days when people would bring in cash Samantha Thompson. “Gift certificates to pay for their lift passes. Now they carry are still popular but gift cards allow con- plastic and gift cards are the next step,” venience and flexibility for the custom- she said. Gift cards can be purchased in person er.” Thompson is confident the gift cards at the Mount Pakenham ski hill or can be will be a hit with its customers. “Mount bought by calling 613-624-5290.
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CARLETON PLACE – This year, 110 individual students will go through the strength and conditioning class at Carleton Place High School. Teacher Brian Dickie is using the Crossfit program to teach students about weightlifting and building strength. Crossfit is a strength and conditioning program designed to be adaptable and universal to different sports and body types. As a physical education teacher, Dickie became interested in the program and started using some of the training techniques in the CPHS weight room. He eventually became certified in the program, making the CPHS weight room an official Crossfit gym, and allowing him to start teaching it as a credit course. The course is run at a Grade 11 and 12 level, and given as a physical education credit. Dickie said the course is great, because it lets him teach students about proper technique and efficient way to safely build muscle. “That’s what’s exciting about this, the education,” he said. His students all keep blogs about their workouts, and monitor their weight and repetitions throughout the semester. The biggest misconception about his class is that it will make females “bulk up,” he said. “A lot of girls think they’ll get bulky (from lifting heavy weights),” he said. “But it doesn’t take long once they’ve been doing it for them to realize (they don’t).” Dickie now runs four classes a year, two each semester, and uses the gym and techniques to train Carleton Place Canadians Junior A hockey players one night a week. The facility is also open as weight room for students four nights a week and used for kettlebell classes. Students develop individual programs and work towards building up strength. The individuality of the program was emphasized during a recent push and pull competition – when the total weight lifted was put in comparison to the student’s body weight to determine a winner. Competition is an aspect of Crossfit that Dickie hopes to bring to CPHS now the program has been well established.
There are annual Crossfit games, which regularly see firemen, police officers and military officers competing alongside a wide variety of athletes. He hopes to bring a Crossfit competition to the school, starting internally, and working up to hosting outside competitors from other gyms. It’s an ideal group to push towards competition, Dickie said, because the students can learn the fundamentals in Grade 11, use the gym throughout the year after school, and return in Grade 12 to improve. “I like the Crossfit class because it’s organized, and I like having a set, personalized work-out to do each time I come in, said Grade 12 student Stephanie Melbourn, who took the Grade 11 class as well. Crossfit focuses heavily on “old-school gymnastics,” Dickie said, as well as traditional basic strength exercises, like pull-ups, squats and Olympic lifts. With students on their own personal work-out plan, the course has allowed a perfect outlet for students who enjoy fitness to learn more about techniques and training, and apply it to sports outside of the weight room. “It works so perfectly,” Dickie said.
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Above and bottom right, Grade 11 and 12 students at CPHS in the strength and conditioning classes for the fall semester. Four classes in total will run this year. Top right, a student works on an exercise in the CPHS weight room during the Crossfit class.
Almonte rink wins Big Brothers Bonspiel A sold-out curling bonspiel raised more than $3,000 recently for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County. Teams from around the county joined in on the fun tournament. Some curl regularly and some were trying the sport for the first time. The winning team was the Almonte Civitan Club, with members Brian Kelly, Wendy Kelly, Liz Barron and Doug Younger-Lewis. The trophy brings bragging rights for the year. Major sponsors included the Kinsmen Club of Smiths Falls and Tim Hortons. “Their support allows us to cover the costs associated with the event, and it means that all registration fees from participants can go right to our programs,” said Big Brothers Big Sisters executive director Jennifer Miller. “We’re thrilled to have had them involved again.” The registration fee always includes a chili dinner, which is almost as popular as the bonspiel itself. Chili is made by Rob Burns and Brad Larocque. Funds raised from the event go to fund mentoring programs for local children. More information about the programs can Photo courtesy of Jennifer Miller be found at www.bigbrothersbigsisterslanark.ca or by calling Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County board chairman Robert Hubbard, left, presents the Curl for Kids bonspiel the agency at 613-283-0570. trophy to the winning Almonte Civitan rink of Brian Kelly, Doug Younger-Lewis, Liz Barron and Wendy Kelly.
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Dan and Angela are pleased to announce the arrival of TESSA LEIGH CREAMER born November 16, 2011 at the St. Catharines General Hospital. Little sister for Eve. Proud grandparents are Sandy and Patricia Hamilton, Almonte, Ont., and Dan and Diane Creamer, Seeley‛s Bay, Ont.
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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
ZIEBARTH In memory of Hazel Ziebarth December 7, 2008 Standing in this little country cemetery alone, Referring to the dates on your tombstone, From your beginning to your end on Earth, We noted that first came the date of your birth. We spoke of the second date with some tears, But we knew what mattered most of all, Was the dash between the years. For the dash represented all the time, That you spent upon this Earth, And now only those who loved you, Know what that little dash is worth, For it matters not how much we own, The cars, the house, the cash, What matters is how we live and love, And how we spend our dash. If we treat each other with respect, And more often wear a smile, Remembering this little dash, May only last awhile. your eulogy is being read, With your life’s actions to rehash, Would you be pleased with the things, They have to say, About how you spent your dash. Thanks for your guidance, love and great memories, Melba Cavanagh and Merlyn Ziebarth Debbie and Dave Barr Garnie and Doreen Ziebarth Eldon and Tina Ziebarth All eleven grandchildren And twenty-seven great grandchildren Which you adored
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2007 - Timmins, Percy Allen 2008 - McCallum, Helen Inze 2009 - LeBlanc, Mary Theresa Bernadette 2009 - Rawson, Kay Elizabeth
9th 1977 - Metcalfe, James Robert “Jimmy” 1985 - McLean, Esther 1985 - Garland, Mary Edna 1988 - Cowan, Earl Barber 2001 - Veninga, Albert 2004 - Beland, Sylvio Charles 2009 - Jefferies, Brett David Gordon
12th 1982 - Royce, Agnes Winnifred 1997 - Barr, Sylvia Ann 2000 - Watson, John Boyd “Jack” 2000 - Sadler, Carl Frederick
11th 1982 - Gleeson, John James “Jack” 1985 - Vaughan, James Edward 1989 - McConeghy, Ronald John 1998 - Ogilvie, Sally Gay 2004 - Walker, William Francis “Bill” 2005 - McPhail, Lawrence Arnold “Laurie”
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13th 1977 - Sandberg, Elis 1999 - Wark, Jeanette 2001 - Donahue, Patrick Thomas 2006 - McCann, Alice Jean 2008 - Tims, Mary Margaret 2008 - Desarmia, Arthur Louis 14th 1975 - Beckett, John George 1980 - Ladouceur, Alfred Isadore 1984 - McAuliffe, Dennis Patrick
Almonte, Ontario 613-256-3313 319058
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Sadler: In loving memory of a dear husband, father and Poppa, Carl, who left us suddenly December 12, 2000. He was taken without any warning His going left hearts filled with pain But though he is gone from amongst us In our hearts he will always remain. Always remembered, Shirley, Carol Ann, Beverley, Kathryn and families
IN MEMORIAM
BRYDGES, Allan December 6, 2010 He was taken without any warning, His going left hearts filled with pain; But though he is gone from amongst us, In our hearts he will always remain. Lots of love, Mom and Dad, Glen and Elaine, Harvey and Gail, all your nieces and nephews
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way of saying “thank you” to the many families who have shown confidence 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...“We Remember”.
8th 1982 - Miller, Gordon William “Bill” 1986 - Hallonquist, Florence Amelia 2004 - Thompson, Vera Margaret 2007 - Martin, Sandra Jean 2009 - LeBlanc, Jean Audrey
10th 1985 - Watson, Neil George
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NEILSON, William John Lorne
Lorne passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Trillium Ridge Residence at the age of 84. Lorne is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Edith. Beloved father to Rick of Kingston, Dave of Calgary, Mike of Nassau and Lauren (Michael) Detheridge of Calgary. Cherished grandpa to Chelsea, Neil, Sarah, Elora and Dyah. Dear brother to Alice Melanson of Pakenham and Marion Timmins (Bert) of Almonte, sister-in-law Jean Neilson and brother-in-law John Buck. Lorne is predeceased by his parents John and Elsie Neilson, brother Wilfred, sons Stephen and Christopher. Lorne worked for 44 years with Alcan and retired in 1987. Cremation has taken place. Final place of rest, Glenhaven Memorial Gardens.
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Peacefully at Almonte on Thursday, December 1, 2011. Jeanette May Stewart of Almonte, in her 94th year Beloved wife and best friend of the late William J. Stewart. Dear daughter of the late Alex and Jean Virgin. Dearly loved and respected mother of Catharine (Lloyd) Allinotte of Charleston Lake, Wilma Haliburton (Paul) and Donald (Ruth) Stewart both of Almonte. Predeceased by her daughter, Betty Donaldson, her sister, Mrs. Edith Hamilton and brother, Nathan Virgin. Also survived by nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Will never be forgotten by her many nieces, nephews and son-in-law Gerald Donaldson. Family and friends may call at the C. R. GAMBLE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL INC. 127 Church St., Almonte, Ontario. 613-256-3313 On Sunday, December 4, 2011 from 2pm to 4pm and 7pm to 9pm. Funeral Service in the Chapel on Monday, December 5, 2011 at 11 am. Interment at Guthrie United Cemetery in Clayton. For those who are so inclined donations may be made at the funeral home in memory of Jeanette to the Almonte United Church or Canadian Diabetes Association. Condolences & Tributes www.crgamble.com
(Died December 2, 2011)
McLean, Vera Mae (nee Griffith) Peacefully in Fairview Manor at Almonte, Ontario on Friday, December 2, 2011, in her 97th year. Predeceased by her husband Orville. Cherished mother of Phyllis Kelly (Fred) of Carleton Place, Glenna McLean of Calgary, Kathleen Spencer (Dennis) of Edmonton and John McLean (Linda) of Edmonton. Loving step-mother of Eleanor Wright (Graham) of Calgary and step-mother-in-law of Terry McLean (Gary deceased) of Ottawa. Devoted and proud grandmother of 21, greatgrandmother of 43 and great-greatgrandmother of 17. Predeceased by her siblings Isobel, Orville, Dorothy and Robert. The Funeral Friends called at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, from 12 noon until funeral service in the chapel at 2 p.m.
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inSPIRE Church Carleton Place We are holding preview services on December 11th and 18th at 11am and December 24th at 6pm at Calvary Christian Academy. Please contact us for more information! Phone: 613-552-1323 Email: inSPIREchurchCP@gmail.com Web: www.myinspirenetwork.com Pastor: Scott Ridenour St. Paul’s Anglican Church 62 Clyde St., Almonte Parish Office 613 256-1771 www.stpaulsalmonte.ca office@stpaulsalmonte.ca The Rev. Pat Martin SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:00 a.m. - Quiet traditional 9:15 a.m. - Choir and Organ 11:00 a.m. - Contemporary Praise We share a coffee hour between services at 10:30am. Come and be welcome. Almonte Presbyterian Church 111 Church St. 613.256.2184 apc@trytel.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. Children’s Litrugy, Youth Ministry, Bible Study, Prayer Circle (check website for times and programs) www.holynameofmaryparish.com St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church 28 Hawthorne Ave., CP Fr. Augustine Mendonça, 613-257-1284, 613-257-1630 MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 5pm Sunday 9am & 10:30am HANDICAP ACCESS 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
Cornerstone Community Church A Free Methodist Congregation (Just east of Tim Horton’s) 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 a.m. - Sunday Morning Worship Christmas Eve Service 7:00pm 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 The Bridge Kanata (The Wesleyan Church) 285 Didsbury Rd., Kanata (Behind Canadian Tire) 613-592-7635 www.bridgechurches.ca Sunday Worship Services: 9:00am & 11:00am Bridge Kids (ages 3- Grade 5) at both services. Nursery Care available Sr. Pastor: Rev. S. Allan Summers Pastor of Spritual Development: Rev. Dave Kornelsen Pastor of Student Ministries: Ben Margeson Director of Children’s Ministries: Lisa Summers Grace Anglican Church An Anglican Network in Canada Church You are invited to worship with us Sunday Morning @ 9:30am Dec 18th – Lessons & Carols 6pm (no morning service) Dec 24th – Christmas Eve at 4pm (no Christmas morning service on the 25th) Clayton Community Hall - Clayton Lay Pastor: Trudy Hardy 613-256-2644 www.graceanglicanchurch.ca Calvary Pentecostal Church Phone: 613 257 3484 Email: calvarychurch@sympatico.ca www.calvarycp.ca
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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 Sunday December 11th, 2011 Ashton - 9:30am Munster - 11:00am 613-693-1849 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 Carleton Place Baptist Church 299 Bridge St. Carleton Place 613-257-1889 Pastor: Brian Affleck Sunday School 10am Worship 11am Children’s Church provided Prayer & Bible Study Wednesday 7pm All Welcome! Handicap access Air Conditioned Almonte United Church 106 Elgin Street, Almonte Tel: 256-1355 Rev. Mary Royal Organist & Music Director: Neil Milnes 10:30 am - 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.
St. James Anglican Church 225 Edmund Street, Carleton Place, Ontario • 613.257.3178 Web site: stjamescarletonplace.org Sunday, December 11th, 2011 Advent Three 8am Holy Eucharist Church School classes in Parish Hall followed by Youth Group gathering 4:30pm Jazz Vespers with music by Elise Letourneau & Tim Bedner Thursday December 15th, 2011 10am Holy Eucharist Rector The Rev. David Andrew Assistant Curate The Rev. Carolyn Sharp Organist Mr. Ralph Langtry Choir Director Pat Grainger
Eternal Hope Anglican Church Affiliated with the Anglican Network in Canada Come, worship with us! DECEMBER Sunday Services & Sunday School 10 am Worshipping at 117 Victoria St. Carleton Place Info: Dave Kemp, Lay Pastor 613-257-5490 www.eternalhopechurch.ca 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 Parish of Franktown & Innisville Anglican Churches Sunday Services: Rev. Laurette Glasgow 613-257-1340 St. James, Franktown 8:30 a.m. St. John’s, Innisville 10:30 a.m. All are welcome! St. George Anglican Church Clayton ON Holy Eucharist Sunday 11:30am Reverend M.E Berry 613-624-5463 All Welcome! Stgeorgechurchclayton.webs.com
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The lights go down, the shuffling and conversations stop and I hear myself whispering: “This is going to be another great talk.” And so it was as the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) public lecture series continued Oct. 20 with the presentation ‘Avoiding Attack: Design and Deception in Nature’. The guest speaker, Dr. Tom Sherratt from Carleton University’s Biology Department, would be comfortable being described as an ‘evolutionary biologist’, in that his “primary interest is in how natural selection has acted, and continues to act to produce organismal traits.” His research interests, both theoretical and experimental, are in evolutionary ecology. He quickly outlined the solutions animals have evolved to avoid being attacked by predators in the natural world. The first of these, and most obvious, is to avoid detection. Fortunately for potential prey animals, there are a good number of ways to disguise themselves. Crypsis, or matching your background, challenges a predator. So does masquerading. The science behind this was explained using the Winnie the Pooh and the honey tree story (in which Pooh tries to fool the bees by pretending to be a little black rain cloud). Disruptive patterns break up your shape. Disruptive colouration can also do the trick. Dr. Sherratt’s lab researchers went out looking for Yellow-Banded Underwing Moths and Carpet Moths on trees to see if
the way they rested on the bark, vertically, horizontally, or somewhere in between reduced their rate of being attacked. They discovered that the best way to survive if you’re an Underwing is to hang on vertically and head down and this is what they do. Orienting yourself with the bark worked better for Carpet Moths. Just remember - camouflage is good; without it, you’d better find another strategy. Develop a defense and advertise it! That is, use ‘warning colours’, develop spines, get a stinger, or develop a toxin. A classic example is the poison arrow frog with its toxicity and very bright warning colours, raising the big question, why do warning signals tend to be conspicuous? And, Dr. Sherratt asked, “Do invertebrate predators pay attention to warning signals?” To answer this, the lab researchers tempted dragonflies with wasps, hover flies, bees and flies attached to sticks. The dragonflies attacked one and all, not paying attention to black and yellow markings or any other warning signs. Instead they seemed to be very size-selective about their potential prey, choosing the smaller flies and bees. But what if you, the prey, have no defenses from predators? This brings up the third solution that Dr. Sherratt illustrated with more fascinating images: Look like something defended. In other words be a mimic. If you’re an edible species, ‘the mimic’ evolves to resemble an inedible one, ‘the model’. Thus the prey species gains a degree of protection from predators by resembling an unpalatable or otherwise defended species.
Winter bird count season underway Several mallards were callAs of Dec. 1, the winter ing as they came towards birding count season starts us, looking for handouts. in Ontario, until Feb. 29, The marsh is quite ex2012. tensive. In the bird-of-prey Last year, 198 species were exhibit, one cage had a barn recorded, with the annual owl, and the only other spetotal usually at 196. Perhaps cies on view was a male this time, with the warmer snowy owl. Both birds temperatures, we will pass hooted at us as we watched the 200-species mark. them. These temperatures may We returned home via Cohelp the injured Canada bourg, to deliver a parcel to goose observed by Allan GodGeorgina’s daughter. Havdard on Nov. 20 in Metcalfe ing picked up two parcels Park in Almonte. for Georgina, we drove to The last week of NovemLYNDA C. BENNETT the harbour to see the birds, ber brought 120 cedar waxfour gull species - ringwings to Joyce and Mike Strictly for the Birds billed, herring, Bonaparte, Jaques backyard in Carleton and great black-backed Place. Also in Carleton Place, Georgina Doe had some dark-eyed juncos - plus several long-tailed ducks and mallards were swimming there. in front of her residence. One common loon in winter plumage, Up in Pakenham Ward, Ray Holland spotted 19 Bohemian waxwings, the larg- a single double-crested cormorant, and a pair of black ducks made good viewing. er cousin of the cedars. On a weekend visit to one of our daugh- One pair of red-breasted mergansers flew ters in Barrie, they took us on a surprise out of the harbour. Our regular feeder birds are coming drive to Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre. Our two-year-old granddaughter had a fun daily for their food, and a red and a black time, especially near the bird feeders. A squirrel are enjoying the seeds that are black-capped chickadee landed on her knocked out of the feeders. Please call Lynda at 613-256-5013, or hand, and she was thrilled. Along the boardwalk, two trumpeter email bennett@magma.ca with bird reswans came close to the fence and honked. ports.
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Evolutionary Biologist Tom Sherratt, right, receives an enthusiastic thanks from Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists president Joyce Clinton at the conclusion of his talk on design and deception in nature. This is Batesian mimicry, named after Bates a contemporary of Charles Darwin. Another kind of mimicry, Műllerian, named after Műller, also a contemporary of Darwin, occurs when ‘an unpalatable or venomous species resembles another of the same’. Sound familiar? Dr. Sherratt wound up his talk with a quiz. He showed an image of wasp mimics, 18 insects of various taxa all on one page, and asked which ones were wasps. Some of the look-a-likes were bees, some flies and so on, but picking out the wasps was tough. There were only four in the
whole bunch. No one guessed correctly, but one or two in the audience were close. Very humbling. After the talk, Dr. Sherratt fielded questions from the crowd. There were lots of good questions, a sure sign that the talk was well received. I found a great source of further insight into these questions and more, in a book entitled Avoiding Attack - The Evolutionary Ecology of Crypsis, Warning Signals and Mimicry, co-authored by our speaker Thomas Sherratt, Graeme Ruxton and Michael Speed. Dr. Sherratt asked some of the big questions in evolution in his talk which only wetted our appetites for more big questions. Fortunately we can get some relief from this hunger in another of his books Big Questions in Ecology and Evolution co-authored with David Wilkinson. E.T. Seton, in his book Two Little Savages, wrote a one-sentence preface as follows: “Because I have known the torment of thirst I would dig a well where others may drink.” He was referring to his “torment of thirst” for knowledge of the natural world. Tom Sherratt gave us a hearty drink from his well. Go online for Dr. Sherratt’s lab, website and email. One of Dr. Sherratt’s doctoral candidates, Tom Hossie, has a caterpillar of the day blog about caterpillars and their eyespots. One actually appears to wink. MVFN’s natural history lecture series resumes Jan. 19.
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COOKIES FOR CARING Top, Pamela MacArthur really made Levi Smith’s day at the bake sale at the Moore House in downtown Carleton Place on Saturday, Dec. 3 with his very own gingerbread man. Proceeds from the sale went to the Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Left, Donna Petrie shows off some of the lovely caramel-filled cupcakes at the bake sale.
Municipal Matters • Thursday, December 8, 2011
December 13, 2011
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Holiday Hours: Please note, on Friday, Dec. 23, the Town Hall will close at Noon for the Holiday Season. It will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. The meetings on December 27th will be cancelled with regular meetings resuming on January 10th, 2012. For Agenda items, please see the Town’s website (www.carletonplace.ca). Agendas are posted by 4:00 p.m on Fridays
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WINTER PARKING
At their meeting October 11, 2011 Carleton Place Town Council enacted significant changes to the Town’s policy on winter parking. The new parking restrictions, which will take effect with the coming winter season (November 15th – April 1st), are meant to mirror the system used by the City of Ottawa in order to reduce any possible confusion. In short this means: 1. Any time Environment Canada forecasts a snowfall of 7 cm or more an overnight parking ban will be in effect. This includes any forecast that calls for a range of snowfall exceeding 7 cm (ie. 5 to 10 cm). 2. When this ban is in effect parking is prohibited on all town streets between 11 pm and 7 am to allow for snow clearing operations. Vehicles parked in violation of the ban will be ticketed and towed to a nearby street where the snow has been cleared already. 3. The existing ban on parking on streets where snow removal operations are taking place remains in effect. With the new system signage will be placed on streets prior to snow removal in order to give people time to remove their vehicles. Vehicles that are not moved will be ticketed and towed to a nearby street. 4. Town staff have been directed to determine the most efficient means to notify the public when a parking ban has been issued. This will include notification being posted on the municipal website (http://www.carletonplace.ca/) and citizens are urged to check this website if in doubt. Additionally, since the system mirrors Ottawa’s, residents should monitor local television and radio and if there is a parking ban in Ottawa, then there is also a ban in effect in Carleton Place. Council is confident that these improvements to our winter parking restrictions will allow our citizens more flexibility in parking their vehicles while at the same time ensuring that our streets can be cleared of snow in a timely and efficient manner. Any resident with questions about the changes should feel free to contact Les Reynolds, Director of Protective Services at 613-257-5526 or lreynolds@carletonplace.ca for more information.
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