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Events Calendar Mushers hit the trail Saturday for the annual Eldorado Dog Sled Races.

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BY SUE DICKENS

Madoc Township - Enthusiasm for the 3rd annual Eldorado sled dog race was palpable even though the event’s four mushers and their dog teams was half the number entered last year.

The disappointing turnout didn’t stop the competitive focus of the main event, a 30-mile race, which was downsized to a 20-mile race due to warmer than usual weather conditions melting the snow.

Marmora musher Shane Cox of Omiske Kennels, who revived the Eldorado sled dog race after a four-year hiatus, was the winner this year with a time of 1:48:47.

The morning of the race Cox talked about how important it is for him to see it continue. “It’s nice to have this race. There’s not a lot of sled dog races around anymore,” he commented. “It’s local and keeps everybody coming back here.”

Mushers and their dogs arrived early on Sat. Feb. 18, for the 7 a.m. registration. Preparations were soon underway by the Lions Club for food and refreshments while volunteers set up a silent auction. A hand carved bear was up for grabs as well. Little Nippers races and more were part of family fun.

“Sled dog racing is about just be-

ing out there with the dogs . . . because they really enjoy it too,” commented one of the mushers, Frank Horn of Elphin, Ont. “I’m single and by myself out in the bush so the social part of racing is something I like as well.” He reminisced about competing before the hiatus when the races used to be an “80-miler, then a 50-miler.”

Saturday’s race started in a field across from the Madoc Township municipal offices, home base for the weekend. The mushers headed out at two-minute intervals along the Centre Hastings Heritage loop.

The sounds of the excited sled

dogs in harness, Alaskan Huskies for the most part, echoed across the fields of snow. As each musher took to the trail the dogs stopped barking as they focused on the task at hand and all that could be heard was the woosh of sleds sliding swiftly across the snow.

It wasn’t the 10-day 1,600 km Yukon Quest or the upcoming 2017 Iditarod, 1,850 km long, also known as the “Last Great Race,” and the field of competitors may have been fewer this year, but the Eldorado sled dog race was just as important to the dogs and mushers who continue to express their passion for the sport.

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Soup ‘R Challenge a tasty Family Day treat

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Havelock – The numbers might have been down but there was still plenty Soup “R Challenge fun at the Havelock-BelmontMethuen Community Centre.

It was hard not to like the relatively balmy, sunshiny Fam-

ily Day weather but the annual taste festival of locally made soup, chilli and desserts thrives on chilly outdoor temperatures – comfort food always does.

Still the ninth annual event, the second under the umbrella of Community Care Havelock, at-

tracted reasonably good crowds to the Lions Hall; families also enjoyed free skating in the arena downstairs courtesy of the municipality. “A lot of people have enjoyed this over the years and it’s something I always see in the newspa-

per and something people have always gone out to,� said Community Care coordinator Tammy Ross.

Ross says the event not only draws local residents but attracts visitors from across the district with families coming from places like Norwood, Campbellford, Cordova and Marmora.

The event was founded by the former TEACH (Training, Education and Careers Havelock)

Centre and last year Community Care took it on in order to keep the tradition rolling. “It’s more promotion and publicity and getting out into the community and keeping it running,� said Ross. “It’s not a huge fundraiser for us although we do make a little bit.�

This year’s event included five chilli entries, five soup entries and four dessert entries.

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Jacob Benjamin of the 1st Havelock Scouts shows off some Pavlova Zabaglione during the ninth annual Soup ‘R Challenge held on Family Day at the Havelock-Belmont-Community Centre.

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WARKWORTH & STONES CEMETERY 2017 REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS The Parks and Recreation Department is calling for quotes for regular maintenance of Warkworth Cemetery and Stones Cemetery for the 2017 season, both cemeteries are located within the Municipality of Trent Hills.

Regular maintenance will include one cut per week, trimming around all head stones, shrubs, trees, fences, sheds, etc. Regular maintenance would start on May 1, 2017 and continue until the end of September.

Bidders must be able to provide proof of liability insurance and WSIB Clearance Certificate. Bidders must also be able to provide references or current properties of this size, they currently maintain. It is the option of the bidder if they would like to quote on one cemetery or both cemeteries.

Warkworth Cemetery is 14.8 acres with 3,480 graves and is located at 13820 County Road #29, Warkworth, Ontario. Stones Cemetery is 2.9 acres with 740 graves and is located at 4450 County Road #25 Warkworth, Ontario. Aerial view of cemeteries are available upon request.

All submissions must be received by or before 2:00pm on Thursday March 9, 2015. Submissions ca be emailed to keeley.biron@trenthills.ca.

If you have any further questions, or would like to arrange for a site visit, please feel free to contact me at any time.

Thank you, Keeley Biron Municipality of Trent Hills P.O. Box 130, 66 Front Street South Campbellford, Ontario K0L 1L0 • Tel: 705-653-1900 ext. 233 • Fax: 705-653-5904

HERITAGE WEEK FEBRUARY 20-24, 2017 Trent Hills has proclaimed February 20-24, 2017 as Heritage Week.

This year the theme of Heritage Week is “My Ontario, A Vision Over Time”.

This theme ties in with the National Heritage Day theme of “My Canada”, celebrating Canada’s 150th Birthday.

Across Canada, Ontario and Trent Hills there will be numerous events and projects celebrating “Canada 150”.

During Heritage Week the Trent Hills Heritage Committee will kick off its Canada 150 Heritage Scavenger Hunt. Participants will have the opportunity to answer questions about Trent Hills many heritage properties.

Information to answer the questions can be obtained at the Trent Hills Heritage website, heritage brochures and by visiting the properties.

There are four prizes of $250 for the submissions with the most correct answers. There will a $100 prize awarded to a submission drawn from all participants.

The first five questions are listed below. More questions will be published each month. All submissions must be made by June 23, 2017.

Provide Addresses for the following properties: 1. Which designated property built for Alexander Bonneycastle looks onto the Trent Canal?

2. Built in 1958 by a noted Canadian architect.

3. Built in 1935, this arts and crafts cottage has remained in the builder’s family.

4. Built in 1881, this was a well-known Campbellford factory.

5. Owned by the McKelvie family for 90 years.

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DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS NOTICE To The users of the Trent Hills Municipal Drinking Water Systems: Drinking Water Quality Management System (DWQMS) NSF International Strategic Registrations is now the accreditation body under the Municipal Drinking Water Licensing Program (under the Safe Drinking Water Act) for the Municipality of Trent Hills water systems and DWQMS. The internal audit of the Trent Hills DWQMS was completed on July 6, 2016. The external annual surveillance audit was completed on July 14 and 15, 2016. These audits are available for review on the municipal web site.

The Municipality has successfully maintained a Quality Management System under Ontario’s Drinking Water Quality Management Standard certifying Trent Hills as an accredited operating authority in the Province of Ontario since 2010. Trent Hills received its Drinking Water Works Permit, Municipal Drinking Water License and Full Scope Accreditation for each of the Municipal drinking water systems in 2011. A financial business plan was completed and submitted in February of 2012 to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs.

Municipal Drinking Water Licenses must be renewed every five (5) years. The Municipality met all legislative requirements and was successful in renewing a Drinking Water Works Permit and Municipal Drinking Water License for each of the Municipal drinking water systems. As part of the renewal process, an updated financial plan was submitted to Ministry of Municipal Affairs.

Regulatory Compliance Please be advised that the annual Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Compliance Inspections for 2016/2017 for the Campbellford, Hastings and Warkworth drinking water systems are available on the Municipal web site.

Further, please be advised that the Municipal web site is continually updated to include the above changes pertaining to the Municipal Drinking Water Quality Management System.

The Province mandates the development of Quality Management Plans, for all Municipal Drinking water systems. The Trent Hills Operational Plan was filed with the province and came into effect September 1, 2009.

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Campbellford man jailed

Fire leaves home uninhabitable but no one was injured

BY JOHN CAMPBELL

Trent Hills – No one was home when a fire broke out in a house on 14th Line West, causing enough damage that it's no longer inhabitable.

“It will be a tear down,” Trent Hills Fire Chief Tim Blake said. He estimated the loss at $250,000.

The couple who live there were away when a neighbour on nearby Dunford's Lane spotted spotted the fire at their house and called it in.

Firefighters arrived around 12:30 a.m Feb. 15 and remained on scene until about 5 a.m., Blake said.

The fire started in the wall or floor area by a wood stove.

An investigation by the Ontario Fire Marshal's office and the OPP was unable to determine a cause but did conclude it was “unintentional,” Blake said.

It was the first house fire of the Fire ripped through this house on 14th Line West in Trent Hills and will year in Trent Hills.

have to be torn down. No one was home at the time.

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Otonabee- South Monaghan — A 30-Year-Old Campbellford man will pay with his time and his money for a couple of wild nights out.

Christopher Jones will spend 57 days in jail (on weekends) for assaulting a peace officer on Dec. 16 and a further $7,450 in fines for driving while drunk and without insurance.

Jones was charged with driving with more than 80mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood, two counts of failing to comply with court orders, novice driver with more than zero blood/alcohol concentration, driving with no

insurance and driving an unsafe vehicle.

In court on Feb. 1, he pleaded guilty of driving with more than the legal level of alcohol in his blood and was fined $1,200. He was also convicted of driving without insurance, which added a $6,250 fine.

For the assault on an OPP officer, he was sentenced to 57 days in jail and a year of probation.

While serving that time, he will put in a day each for uttering a threat on the same day and for violating his bail when arrested in January. The additional charges were withdrawn.

Man with no fixed address facing multiple charges Marmora — Konstantine Merianos, 23, of no fixed address was arrested by the Central Hastings OPP on Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. and charged with failing to comply with recognizance.

An investigation revealed Merianos breached conditions issued by the courts including entering a premise licensed to sell liquor and residing at a specified address.

Upon his arrest, he was found to be in possession of a prohibited

weapon and a large sum of Canadian money.

He was subsequently charged with: four counts of failing to comply with recognizance; knowledge of unauthorized possession of a weapon; possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000; and failing to comply with a probation order.

Merianos was held in custody for a bail hearing on Feb. 16.

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MUNICIPALITY OF TRENT HILLS ANNUAL DRINKING WATER REPORTS FOR 2016 The 2016 Annual and Summary Drinking Water Reports for the Campbellford, Warkworth and Hastings drinking water systems are now available free of charge at the Municipal Office and they are also posted on the Municipal web-site (www.trenthills.ca) The reports provide details of the water quality for the reporting year of 2016.

Other information pertaining to the Campbellford, Warkworth and Hastings Drinking Water Systems can be obtained by contacting the Municipal Office at 653-1900.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT/ COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following applications under Section 45 and Section 53 of the Planning Act will be heard by the Committee of Adjustment / Council on March 7th, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hastings Civic Centre, 6 Albert Street East, Hastings / Municipality of Trent Hills: 1. Severance Consent Application B03/2017 Concession 10, Part Lot 19, 101 Faux Road, Percy Ward.

The application proposes to create one (1) new parcel, being approximately two acres (with the existing residential dwelling), from approximately 50 acres.

The retained portion is vacant land. Zoning Amendment Application C02/2017 has been submitted in conjunction with this application.

2. Severance Consent Application B04/2017 Concession 9, Part Lot 15, County Road 25, Percy Ward.

The application proposes to create one (1) new parcel, being approximately two acres (vacant land / existing foundation of previous residential dwelling), from approximately 37 acres. The retained portion is vacant land. Zoning Amendment Application C03/2017 has been submitted in conjunction with this application.

3. Severance Consent Application B05/2017 Concession 5, Part Lot 8, County Road 30 / Victoria Street, Seymour Ward.

The application proposes to create one new parcel, being approximately 14.29 acres (vacant land), from approximately 18.48 acres.

4. Severance Consent Application B09/2017 Concession 5, Part Lots 19 and 20, 5th Line East, Seymour Ward.

The application proposes to create one new parcel, being approximately 1.5 acres in size (vacant land), from 21.45 acres. Zoning Amendment Application C08/2017 has been submitted in conjunction with this application.

The following applications will be heard by Council, following and upon the completion of the Committee of Adjustment meeting noted above.

1. Rezoning Application C01/2017 Concession 8, Part Lot 7, Concession Road 8 West, Percy Ward.

The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-law amendment is to recognize an existing 3.03 acre parcel of land, for residential building purposes.

The current zoning of the subject lands is Rural, Environmental Protection and Environmentally Sensitive. The proposed zoning for the subject lands is Rural Residential, Environmental Protection and Environmentally Sensitive.

2. Rezoning Application C02/2017 Concession 10, Part Lot 19, 101 Faux Road, Percy Ward.

The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-law amendment is to rezone the severed portion of Severance Application B03/2017, being approximately two acres in size (with the existing residential dwelling). The current Zoning is Rural, Environmental Protection and Environmentally Sensitive. The proposed

zoning for the subject lands is Rural Residential.

3. Rezoning Application C03/2017 Concession 9, Part Lot 15, County Road 25, Percy Ward.

The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-law amendment is to rezone the severed and retained portions of Severance Application B04/2017. The current Zoning is Agricultural and Environmentally Sensitive. The proposed zoning for the severed portion is Rural Residential. The proposed zoning for the retained portion is Agricultural Exception (*), to prohibit future residential development.

4. Rezoning Application C05/2017 8 – 10 Bridge Street West, former Town of Campbellford.

The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-Law amendment is to recognize a proposed change of use from Commercial uses on the main level to Residential uses on the main level, for lands located at 8 – 10 Bridge Street West, former Town of Campbellford. The current zoning of the subject lands is General Commercial (C1). The proposed zoning for the subject lands is General Commercial Exception TH-105-25.

5. Rezoning Application C07/2017 Concession 4, Part Lot 14, being Part 46 on RD. Plan 47, Hurlbutt Crescent, Percy Ward.

The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-law amendment is to recognize an existing 1.84 acre parcel of land, for residential building purposes. The current zoning of the subject lands is Rural. The proposed zoning for the subject lands is Special Rural Residential.

6. Rezoning Application C08/2017 Concession 5, Part Lots 19 and 20, 5th Line East, Seymour Ward.

The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-law amendment is to rezone the severed portion of Severance Application B09/2017. The current Zoning is Rural and Environmentally Sensitive. The proposed zoning for the subject lands is Rural Residential Exception, in which the Exception will acknowledge the reduced lot size within the Rural Zone.

7. Rezoning Application C21/2016 Plan 33, NW corner of Bridge Street North and Front Street West, Village of Hastings.

The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-Law amendment is to allow for the development of the subject land, recognizing proposed residential, commercial or retail uses. The current zoning is Open Space (OS) and Residential 1 (R1).

The proposed zoning is Residential 2 (R2) and General Commercial (C1), to conform to the Municipality of Trent Hills Zoning By-law 2010-105.

ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation, either in support of, or in opposition to, the application.

Written submissions can be made to the Clerk of the Municipality.

Additional information regarding these applications is available by contacting the Planning Department at 705-653-1900, ext. 224 or ext. 234, between 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, or by email: liz.mitchell@trenthills.ca

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OPINION

The (very) slow death of Islamic State “Unfortunately, it is unrealistic to expect zero civilian casualties in armed conflict,” said US Army Col. John L. Dorrian, the spokesperson of Combined Joint Task Force – OpGwynne Dyer eration Inherent Resolve. (Where do they get these ridiculous code-names?)

The CJTF/OIR is the US-led international force that was created to defeat Islamic State, but Dorrian was talking in particular about the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, captured by the forces of Islamic State more than two years ago.

There are still at least 650,000 civilians in the IS-controlled part of Mosul, and when the Iraqi army retakes it a lot of them will be killed or injured.

Col. Dorrian was just trying to “manage expectations”, as they say, but he needn’t have worried. As many civilians will probably be killed during the reconquest of Mosul as died in the Syrian army’s reconquest of eastern Aleppo in December, but it won’t get as much media attention – mainly because Islamic State is not as subtle as the Nusra Front, the rival Islamist organization that dominated eastern Aleppo.

The Nusra Front, now rebranded as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (Conquest of Syria Front) to disguise its allegiance to al-Qaeda, was clever enough to let little girls blog about the horrors of the siege of Aleppo, and the Western media obligingly ran it all without question. It was a holocaust, they reported, committed by the evil army of that wicked Bashar al-Assad.

The Western media won’t be saying that sort of thing about the inevitable deaths of innocent civilians during the retaking of Mosul, because the West supports the Iraqi army. In any case, Islamic State is probably too rigid to allow that kind of blog.

The Iraqi army’s attempt to take the city of Mosul back from Islamic State has already lasted almost as long as the siege of Stalingrad. So far, it has only managed to clear the suburbs on the east bank of the Tigris river, and civilian deaths have only been in the hundreds.

This week it began its assault on the main part of the city, which lies on the west bank. It may fight its way in to the core of the old city in another month or

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two, but street-fighting eats up armies, and the streets of the old city are narrow and twisting.

It may not even end in a decisive victory for the goverment forces. There are around 100,000 men in the force besieging Mosul, but most of them are Kurdish militia and “Popular Mobilization Units” of the Iraqi Army that must not be allowed to enter the city proper.

What’s left is the Iraqi regular army, probably no more than 30-40,000 strong around Mosul, and in particular the elite units of the Counter Terrorism Service who have borne the brunt of the fighting. Some of the CTS units have already suffered 50 percent casualties (killed and wounded), and overall Iraqi casualties are at least 5,000 before the final battle has even begun.

Let us be optimistic and assume that Mosul will ultimately fall. That would put an end to the Iraqi half of what used to be called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), but what happens to the Syrian part of Islamic State is still very much up in the air.

It was losing territory to the Syrian Kurds, whose army was advancing steadily on the IS capital at Raqqa in eastern Syria. The Syrian Kurds have done so well because they had US air support on call at all times. Indeed, the Kurds were America’s main ally in the Syrian civil war, and the only major ground force (apart from the Syrian army) that was actively fighting Islamic State.

But now all that is at risk because Turkey, which has been the main support of the Syrian rebels for years, has switched sides. It sees a semi-independent Kurdish state in northern Syria as a bigger threat to its territorial integrity than either IS or the Assad regime in Damascus. And it appears to have made a deal with Russia that will give it a free hand to destroy the Syrian Kurds.

It is not clear whether the Turkish army can actually do that without taking very large casualties, but it’s probably going to try. This means that the United States will have to choose between its ally of the past four years, the Syrian Kurdish army, and its faithless NATO ally, Turkey. It will probably choose Turkey, because it is more important, and abandon the Kurds to their fate.

The Kurds are used to being betrayed, so they won’t even be surprised. But it does mean that destroying Islamic State in Syria will have to wait for a while.

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The trouble with closing small schools Editorial by Stephen Petrick Like it or not – and a lot of people don’t – the landscape of public school neighbourhoods in the Quinte region is about to change.

The Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board is currently undergoing what’s called an Accommodation Review for Belleville, Central Hastings and Prince Edward County. That’s school board talk for studying which schools to close, which schools to expand and whether it makes sense to build new schools to accommodate changing populations.

Numerous options are on the table, but it appears several Belleville elementary schools and at least one Belleville high school will close. In Centre Hastings, Madoc Township Public School is on the chopping block and in PEC five elementary schools are at risk of closing.

After numerous committee and public meetings, school board trustees are expected to make a decision in June. When that decision comes, some groups are going to be outraged. On a topic as emotional as closing schools, there will never be consensus and odds are at least one parent group will feel their community got the shaft.

The issue is particularly sensitive in rural communities, where the loss of a school can mean the loss of a community’s identity. This is why there was a spirited turnout at a recent meeting at Centre Hastings Secondary School to discuss the fate of Madoc Township School and why the issue dominated discussion at a recent Hastings County council meeting.

The school board can’t be blamed for considering closing schools. The board – like many in the province – is facing declining enrolment almost everywhere and dozens of schools within the board are operating well under student capacity. The Ministry of Education funds school boards on a per pupil basis. So if the school board can host the same number of students in fewer schools, it will have more money for student programming and fewer costs associated with maintaining old buildings.

Unfortunately, this means that some of the

schools that are most endearing to their communities – small, rural schools; the kind where every adult inside knows every child’s name – are most at risk of closing. At the January Hastings County council meeting, Centre Hastings Mayor Tom Deline said the Ministry’s funding formula has to change. “You really can’t blame the school board,” he said. “The province has to change how they fund these things. It’s not good for rural Ontario.”

It’s a fair comment. But while people generally like the concept of rural schools people don’t like increased taxes so a move that asks school boards to not be as financially responsible as possible will never fly. And don’t expect the current provincial government to put together a policy that will allow more rural schools to remain open and appease rural voters. With hydro prices the way they are, this government has diminishing chances of winning seats in rural Ontario next election, so it’s probably not going to try.

The accommodation review will almost certainly end with a decision that forces the closure of several small schools and create large schools in central locations.

That trend is already happening in Belleville.

The new Harmony Public School, in northern Belleville, opened in 2014 and now serves more than 500 students from Jr. Kindergarten to Grade 8. Harry J. Clarke, in east Belleville, recently expanded to house about 800 students from JK to 8. Prince Charles Belleville, in the west, recently expanded to house 350.

Students at these schools still get a great education, but parents of Madoc Township School – where there are about 130 students – probably have an easier time getting in and out of the parking lot each day. They also probably have a lot more fun at school Christmas concerts too, where every one in attendance is a friend and neighbour.

Small schools do a great service for communities and kids, so let’s enjoy them while we can.

Unfortunately, they’re coming to an end soon and there’s not much anyone can do about it.

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Tweed – Municipality of Tweed Council plans a $1.1 million transfer from reserves to pay for anticipated 2017 expenditures, recreation user fees, higher arena fees and a tax levy hike of three per cent.

In 2016, a Tweed home assessed at $200,000 paid $1,317.48 in taxes. In 2017, taxes will rise by $40.92 to $1,358.40.

During an eight hour meeting on Valentine’s Day, Council reviewed all accounts to budget for 2017. Money in or out of reserves, in the general funds, earmarked for upcoming projects, is business as usual. Reserve Funds are a separate account used to pay municipal projects and Council’s share of funded projects. There was $3 million reserved at 2016 year end and maybe $4 million at the end of 2017.

In 2016, revenues were 3 per cent higher than expenses.

This year, Policing will cost $1 million and Fire protection $300,000. Some capital projects include; computers and software $20,000, sand storage dome $300,000, half of a new road grater $320,000, Victoria Street repairs $450,000 and, “because of the weather,” sand, salt, plowing and diesel, “are already $110,000 higher,” said Allan Broek, Public Works Manager. Quinte Conservation raised its levy by $13,500.

For Canada Day beautification and celebrations, each hamlet will receive $2,500 from a $50,000 reserve.

Since 2014, arena hydro has nearly doubled to $48,000, which is “about $133 per day,” said Councillor Jim Flier. This year’s energy retrofit for the arena will cost $236,500 minus $188,250 received from the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.

Public works is always the largest item at $2 million. The waste weigh-in scale has made money. “Revenues are $125 tonne coming in and cost $95 a tonne to have it removed … plus another $25,000 in scrap metal sales,” said Broek. “Raising the bag tags to $1.50 (in 2012) and the clear bags has decreased the amount going into landfill,” added Mayor JoAnne Albert. Waste reserves of $1 million are

Delegations at Tweed Budget meeting Evan Morton, Curator Tweed Heritage Centre Encouraged by number of researchers $55,000 balanced budget - upcoming challenges Council covers $6,600 rent and suggests funding possibilities Discontinues yard sale will leave this year $7000 short Wood shingle replacement, heritage project, could cost Needs volunteers to write grants and do computer work Derrick Little, Fire Chief Rawdon, Stirling & Tweed Fire Service Tweed costs up $13,000 to $313,955 include $10,000 decontamination washing machine & dryer $5,500 replace radio equipment $20,000 two gas furnaces, water heater to save $36,000 replace air packs $20,000 truck ½ ton 4x4 with extended cab $5,000 two dry hydrants Tweed Library Chairperson Al McNeil & CEO Shannon Burgess $176,000 budget - 2016 deficit $1,425.31 Tweed continues operating grant $126,000 Hydro high $8,865 (LED funding?) Gas low $2100 32 new patrons, successful meeting rentals and activities Hired part-time Program Developer $5,000 to replace library circulation system to Mandarin

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New fees include; soccer field rental at $26, tournaments at $56 and “due to the popularity of our splash pad,” said Mayor Albert, $2 per student for the splash pad. New fees apply to outside residents and schools.

Arena per hour fees are up $2. Prime time ice will cost $137, non prime time $89 and youth prime $97. Summer rental will go up $2 to $42 and summer reception rates up $50 to $350.

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Tweed streets busy with Winter Carnival

BY LYNN MARRIOTT

Tweed – Tweed bustled with Winter Carnival activities, despite the melting, dripping temperatures of last weekend.

There were cancellations, but the army of volunteers provided a dozen activities and the weekend was a resounding success.

Friday night the Torchlight Parade travelled to the Fair Grounds where Tweed Mayor, Jo-Anne Albert and Rachelle Hardesty, Community Development, officially opened the Carnival and then enjoyed a bonfire. That night, the Historical Society’s held a mini Carnival.

Saturday began with two hundred babies in strollers to pre teens, attending the Kids Games, BBQ and bonfire co-sponsored by Palmateers Abattoir. The melting made “Good snowballs to throw at Mr Tweedey,” a cardboard cutout and “every child got a ribbon just for having fun,” said organizer Will Austin, Chair Tweed Chamber of Commerce. “It was a great morning and everyone agreed to return next year,” said co-sponsor Lisa Lesage representing the Tweed Music Festival. The Craft and Bake Sale at the Tweed Agricultural Hall, “was busy,” said Sylvie Dunham, President of Tweed Agricultural Society.

At noon, Peter Spratt, Tweedsmuir Tavern, held a chili cook-off and a four division Pool

Tournament. A colouring contest, pre-entered by 150 Tweed students, was judged on Saturday afternoon. The four winners won prizes and ribbons.

Sunday morning began with the Kiwanis breakfast. Of its 33 members, most either cooked and served the breakfast or somehow were busy for four hours. Included was; a bakesale, “run by Kiwanians’ wives and friends,” a $2 raffle to win a BBQ dinner during the July 20th Kiwanis Chicken BBQ and a beginners curling contest, organized by Caroly Johnston, visible behind the glass by the busy breakfast tables. Outside a $15 raffle ticket gave a chance to a $13,500 ATV - TBA August 26th at the Elvis Festival and miniatures horses gave free rides to breakfasters. Sunday Lunch was beef stew at Tweed Lions Hungerford Hall, sponsored by the Club.

New to the Carnival was Songbuster, an improvised musical. “I saw this show so many times and loved it so much I asked them to join us,” said Tim Porter, Artistic Director of the Tweed and Company Theatre – the show’s producers. A dozen folks attended the sold out afternoon performance and returned in the evening, bringing friends. Organizers scrambled for extra chairs. Immediately after, fireworks lit the sky at the Tweed Fairgrounds signaling the end of a busy weekend.

For the second year, Steve Ferguson, left, won the Taste and Vote for the Best Chile contest. Mr Tweedey concurs. Donations went to the Tweed Food Bank. The afternoon Pool Tournament donated $200 to Heart of Hastings Hospice.

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The Curling Club was packed for four hours. $8 gave breakfasters pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausages adorned with the sweet taste of local maple syrup. “Kiwanis puts $35,000 back into the community for youth,” said Larry King, past Chair.

The parade, floats, walkers with glow sticks, Mr Tweedee, miniature horses and a police escort travelled Victoria street to the Tweed Fair Grounds.

Two dozen revelers joined Mr Tweedey for an evening bonfire and s’mores.

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The sudden death of Toront’s famous hairstylist Robert Gage is being mourned by friends in Warkworth who are posting tributes and photos Facebook photo

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Warkworth – Tributes continue following the sudden death of famous retired hairstylist Robert Gage of Toronto, who made Warkworth his second home while maintaining his ties to the city where he made a name for himself coiffing dignitaries and others.

Iconic photos and words of sympathy and support and even a poem appeared overnight and continue throughout the weekend

on Facebook from friends, family and clients of this man who became an icon in the hairstyling world.

He died suddenly on Thurs. Feb. 16 in the city.

He was 73.

On Fri., Feb. 17, Azzura Lalani of The Toronto Star wrote: “Robert Gage, a legendary Toronto hairstylist whose clientele was the who's who of Toronto is remembered fondly by friends.”

It was just last year that Gage was featured in the

Globe and Mail with a photo taken by local photographer Gary Mulcahey, whose work is well known here and in the city.

That article last February by Deirdre Kelly reported, “There's hardly a notable actor, director, princess, philanthropist, surgeon, premier, socialite and prime minister that Robert Gage hasn't coiffed.

This is some of what Ruth Shaw, who has had a myriad of business pursuits in Toronto and has retired to Warkworth, posted on Facebook in a dedication to Gage: “In the short time that I've lived in Warkworth I've been lucky enough to count Robert Gage as one of my closest friends. A man like no other, full of style, wit, humour, elegance, and a huge generous spirit. . . .”

Another post mentions the possibility of a memorial “in the good weather in Warkworth” as well as plans for “something in the Toronto area in the next couple of week” because Gage has requested no funeral . . . “So a gathering of some kind is in the works...”

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Shrine Club in Campbellford installs officers

BY JOHN CAMPBELL

Campbellford – The top officer for the Trent Valley Shrine Club is a retired officer, Bruce Thompson, formerly with the OPP. He was installed as president, by the potentate of the Rameses Shrine Club, David Rawn.

There are 37 clubs within the Rameses Shrine Centre, based in Toronto, covering an area that stretches from Niagara Falls to Kingston and north to Timmins. It has 2,900 members, 67 belonging to Trent Valley.

Shriners support 22 hospitals in North America, including one in Montreal.

“They totally fund whatever children need,” Rawn

said, including treatment for burns, cleft palates and brittle bones, for example.

You have to be a Mason to be a Shriner but not every Mason is a Shriner, he said.

Fundraisers in support of Shrine hospitals include the sale of draw tickets and Christmas cakes.

Money raised is also used to provide at no cost to families the transportation of children to the nearest Shrine hospital “that treats whatever that child needs,” Rawn said. “There are Shrine kids in every community in Ontario.”

He said “it’s just incredible” to see what the hospitals can do to help children in need of medical care.

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Selwyn Township Mayor Mary Smith will be the special guest at an International Women’s Day breakfast in Norwood on March 8. file photo

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Mary Smith, mayor of Selwyn township and chair of Peterborough Public Health, will join the first-ever International Women’s Day gathering in Norwood at the Asphodel-Norwood Community Centre’s Millennium Room.

The casual continental breakfast “offers an opportunity for everyone to contemplate our progress toward gender equality and to honour the contributions women have made, and are making, in Asphodel-Norwood, Ontario, Canada and around the world,” said organizer and host Debbie Lynch, an Asphodel-Norwood councillor.

The global theme for International Women’s Day is “Be Bold for Change” and Lynch said the breakfast gives local women a chance to share a meal together and celebrate achievements and talk about challenges.

Smith has been a prominent voice on the municipal scene for more than two decades; she was first elected to municipal council in 1998 as deputy-reeve of the Village of Lakefield and represented Lakefield as a ward councillor in the newly amal-

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Spike in death toll due to snowmobile-related accidents Orillia - Six recent snowmobile deaths have led the OPP and the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) to strongly urge snowmobilers to stop taking unnecessary risks while riding.

The latest series of incidents brings the number of snowmobile fatalities this winter to 13, compared to eight deaths at this point last season.

While lack of snow was a factor in last winter's lower numbers, the constant over the past two seasons "are the causal factors leading to the deaths."

Investigators with the OPP are linking the fatalities to riding on unsafe ice, speeding, loss of control, alcohol use and driver inattention - confirming that driver behaviours continue to cause otherwise preventable snowmobile deaths.

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Another collision claimed the life of one driver and left another in critical condition after two snowmobiles crashed head-on.

During the weekend, members of the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit brought the lifeless body of a male driver from a lake to the shore, making it the third incident of the season during which a snowmobiler died while riding on unsafe ice.

"The vast majority of these incidents are not random 'accidents' that can happen to just any snowmobiler. Somewhere along the way, a risk was taken or an error in judgment was made," stated OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair; provincial commander, traffic safety and operational support.

"Sadly, tragedies occurred at an alarming rate last week and the only way to prevent them is for every snowmobiler to eliminate

all forms of risk when riding."

Lisa Stackhouse, manager, participation and partnership development for the OFSC added, "As with all recreational activities, there are always risks. These latest incidents serve as tragic reminders that making smart choices while snowmobiling helps ensure that your journey will be as safe as it is enjoyable."

The OPP and OFSC remind the snowmobile community that family members can positively influence those who take unnecessary risks on a snowmobile.

If you suspect that a loved one's snowmobiling behaviour is placing them at risk, speak up and remind them how important it is to you and your family that they make it home safely after every ride.

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Havelock Hub gets new co-ordinator

BY BILL FREEMAN

Havelock - The Havelock Hub has a new co-ordinator.

Amanda O'Rourke, well known through her work with Nourish Havelock, steps into the position recently shared by Anne Rushton and Matt Ferguson, who've moved on to new opportunities.

"It's really nice to be from Havelock and to be able to support people from the area," O'Rourke said during an interview.

The Havelock "collaborative hub" is a "one window service" pilot project out of the Havelock Medical Centre that brings together at least 11 different organizations and agencies, and a variety of services offered in house.

The Community Counselling Resource Centre and the Peterborough Poverty Reduction Network are the lead partners.

The hub opened a year ago and is making its mark, says Rosemary O'Donnell, manager of the Housing Resource Centre and chair of the Havelock Hub steering committee.

"It's been very encouraging. It builds every month," said O'Donnell.

At last count, O'Donnell says 28 individual families were using hub services, often multiple times.

"We're really happy with the growth."

They're halfway through the 18-month pilot and O'Donnell says there's "sufficient funding" to carry them through until Dec. 31, 2017.

"We will be attempting to find sustainable support to continue after that date."

She hopes more Peterborough-based agencies "find the resources to deliver services in house" through the hub.

Those that can't have the option of using Skype to talk with clients, O'Donnell says, something the Peterborough Community Legal Centre already does.

"At least half the services we deliver are for people who are at risk of homelessness, disconnection of services or are just struggling to afford their housing," she says.

They do a great deal of outreach and last summer had a student promoting the program. O'Rourke will be speaking to Havelock area organizations as well.

"It's a constant effort (to raise awareness)," says O'Donnell.

"The hub concept is growing and working extremely well."

They'd like to see more eligible people apply for the On-

tario Energy Support program.

"It still has a relatively low membership compared to people who qualify," says O'Donnell.

There is a great deal of concern about hydro costs in the area, she notes.

The Hub offers everything from employment assistance and housing support to professional counselling services for individuals, couples and families and free legal services for low income residents.

O'Donnell says they'd like a youth member (25 and under) on the steering committee.

The committee, with its diverse local membership, is vitally important, she says.

"They inform our work because they are from the community and they help us make decisions about new directions."

The township, she adds, has been "amazing in its support."

For more information or to make an appointment, call 705-778-7272 or visit Monday (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Wednesday (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.) and Friday (9 a.m. to noon).

Team Eagle flying higher with lift from Northumberland CFDC

BY JOHN CAMPBELL

that is a true beacon for every rural community in Canada," number is) probably double that," Cudmore said.

"One thousand units at $450,000 each with a 50 per cent proving you don't have to be located in California, New York margin is a pretty attractive business case, but we've got to or Toronto, or attached to Harvard or MIT, to be an innovaget there," he added, by getting regulators onside, and ramp- tor and achieve global success. ing up manufacturing and marketing.

"We have a window of five to eight years to do that, (which) is a huge job for a small company like ours, so that's why we need partnerships (and) capital funding," Cudmore said.

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Campbellford - It was fitting that Team Eagle played host for the annual general meeting of the Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation.

After all, it's Northumberland CFDC that arranged for the funding support the company needed to commercialize a revolutionary system it's developed to prevent runway excursions at airports around the world.

Years in the making, Eagle's Braking Availability Tester (BAT) provides accurate information on runway surface conditions contaminated by ice, snow or slush so that pilots can better calculate an aircraft's stopping capability on touch down and avoid overruns that can be costly, and sometimes fatal.

Paul Cudmore, the company's chief operating officer, told the gathering that Team Eagle was at "a precarious time" when it linked up with Northumberland CFDC (and through it, the Eastern Ontario Development Program and then the Build in Canada Innovation Program).

The company had started on the second generation of the BAT prototype and needed funding help to take it to the next level.

The several hundred thousand dollars it received in support "injected some energy into our product," Cudmore said, and now the company is about to deliver the first commercial version of the BAT to Transport Canada for testing and ultimately regulatory approval.

The assistance came "at the right time for us (and was) a perfect fit for where we were" in the BAT's development, Cudmore said.

The company used to money "to push (the project) forward and keep New owner it going."

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Double feature exhibition kicks off 2017 at Arts and Heritage Centre

BY SUE DICKENS

Warkworth – A double feature exhibition that is being held at the Arts and Heritage Centre (Ah!) here opens with a reception on Sat. March 4 at 7 p.m. The free exhibition continues until March 26.

These two exhibitions herald 2017 for the Centre which is home for everything from art exhibitions to family art workshops.

Bee-Cause and Effect is an “exciting exhibition” of deconstructed beehives by artist Fred Gottschalk who will be hosting a talk on Sat. March 25 at 1 p.m.

“I reconfigure deconstructed hives, then add to and play off the different characters of each hive element utilizing the man-made symmetry of the exteriors, metal lids scarred with the history of the beekeeper’s labour, and physical history of the bees themselves within the interiors of the hives,” he said. He is married to Canadian children's book author and illustrator Jan Thornhill and they live in Havelock.

The second exhibition is called “The Cenotaph Project” and features photographs of Northumberland Cenotaphs and stories mapped out in the County.

“This exhibition marks the community coming together to honour the memory of our soldiers,” commented Rebecca Baptista, arts administrator.

Visitors will be encouraged to memorialize in writing their connections to individual soldiers. These collected stories will be archived and donated to Northumberland County Archives.

Photography by the Northumberland Photography Club is “graciously” on loan from the Art Gallery of Northumberland.

The talk series with special guest speakers is yet to be announced.

For more information about these and more upcoming events go to: https://ahcentre.ca/

One day is not enough to celebrate women

BY SUE DICKENS

Marmora — On March 8, 2017, it will have been more than a century since the first International Women’s Day (IWD) was celebrated, but for Rev. Janice Chrysler, “one day is not enough,” so for the past several years she has been organizing a week of events.

To help, the Municipality of Marmora and Lake has, for the past three years, declared March 1 to 8 International Women’s Week.

During this week area women will be promoting their businesses and services with special offers, workshops, demonstrations and more. As well, local businesses will honour the women in their community by placing large purple and white bows made by Sue’s Flowers on their storefronts.

“I think it’s important for women in Marmora to be part of the International Women’s Week not only as business owners but as strong women in the community to inspire other women to take part and inspire younger women to get involved in their community and possibly inspire them to open their own small business,” said Wendy McCoy, co-owner of Possibilities, a specialty shop in town.

Using the hashtag #WomenJustWanttoHaveFun, Rev. Chrysler said the speaker sessions will reflect that theme along with IWD’s campaign #BeBoldForChange.

I’ve always been an advocate for equal rights for everybody,” she commented.

“I am promoting the theme women in wellness.”

March 4 has been set aside to do just that.

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Choral Evensong fills the pews at Marmora’s St. Paul’s church

Marmora - A Choral Evensong was presented at St. Paul's Anglican Church and pews were packed for the event which was held on Jan. 29 at 4 p.m.

The setting for this service of Evensong was written

by Canadian composer Jean Le Buis, professor of organ and music theory at the Montreal Conservatory of Music, and "beautifully" presented by the Senior Choir of St. Thomas' Anglican Church, Belleville.

Choirmasters were Francine Nguyen-Savaria and Matthieu Latreille with the Rev. Fr. Robert Wright officiating.

The choir sang to an audience that filled the church and the reception that followed provided a relaxed time for dessert, tea, coffee and fellowship for everyone.

St. Paul's was honoured to host this very special event and wants to extend warmest thanks to all who attended.

St. Thomas' Choral Academy is supported by the Anglican Foundation of Canada.

Trent Hills approves 2017 budget at 1.8% increase

BY JOHN CAMPBELL

Trent Hills – The $20.5 million municipal budget approved by council will bump up residential property taxes by at least 1.8 per cent.

For a property valued at $215,000, the increase will add $30 more to this year’s tax bill, raising it to $1,685.

That’s if there has been no change in their assessed value but “all of us know that that’s probably not what’s happening in the real world,” Trent Hills director of finance Valerie Nesbitt pointed out in presenting the 2017 budget to council.

So she provided several examples of the impact the new tax rate will have on residential properties that have increased in value, as a result of a province-wide update carried out by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation.

For a property in Trent Hills assessed at $207,000 that increased in value to $211,500, the tax would go up by 4.02 per cent, or $64.05, to $1,657.21.

A $252,000 property reassessed at $258,750 would pay $2,027.44 in taxes – an increase of $87.94, or 4.53 per cent.

(To calculate what the new tax will be on your property, divide its assessed value by 1,000 and multiply by $7.84) The examples cover only the municipal portion of property taxes, and not that for education or county.

Highlights contained in the budget presentation included: -- the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund allocation increasing by $273,900 to $3,110,000, which helps offset the

tax rate for the municipality -- a 1.75 per cent increase in staff wages -- a projected $133,000 increase in hydro costs, with the Hastings Field House in particular being affected significantly -- $135,000 for year one of landfill closure costs Of the $20.5 million the municipality will need to operate and to undertake capital programs, $11.9 million will be raised through the tax levy.

The highest spending areas are in: roads, $7,984,882 (an increase of $1,850,102); parks and recreation, $2,833,834 (an increase of $165,047); police, $2,471,659 (a decrease of $113,218); fire, $1,487,062 ($42,216 increase), and; community development, $787,202 (an increase of $331,266, largely because downtown revitalization, town square improvements, and heritage centre rehabilitation) Most of the $4,976,538 earmarked for capital expenditures will take place in the roads department ($3,828,138), with reconstructing Doxsee Avenue ($1,306,528), resurfacing roads ($460,000), and purchasing a grader ($400,000) topping the list.

No need to change the farm tax ratio: Most of council’s discussion of the budget had to do with higher taxes farmers will have to pay because of the substantial increase in farmland values across Ontario.

Farmland is currently taxed at 25 per cent the residential rate and Northumberland County, which has the authority

to change that, has been asked to reduce that to 20 per cent, which Nesbitt noted would mean the other tax classes would have to make up the shortfall.

If a change in the tax ratio were made, the 1.8 per cent increase in the residential property tax would move up to 2.3 per cent (on a property that hasn’t changed in value).

“It’s a shift of about $58,000,” Nesbitt said.

“It’s going to be a tough decision because ultimately somebody is going to have to pay the bill,” Mayor Hector Macmillan said.

Councillor Cathy Redden said she “would not like to see that change take place.”

“If there’s relief or change given to the farm tax, we’re going to end up putting a majority of that on the residential,” she said.

What swayed council were figures Nesbitt included in the budget showing the impact of higher assessments on farmland.

Of the examples she provided, even the one that showed the most increase in value, by $40,000 to $150,400, would end up paying just $82 more in taxes, at $294.

“Nobody wants to pay more, that goes without saying,” Macmillan said.

Redden’s motion that Trent Hills support keeping the current tax ratio in place was approved by council.

Trent Hills rejects ranked ballots in electing council members

BY JOHN CAMPBELL

Trent Hills – Council has rejected ranked ballots for the 2018 municipal election.

Members endorsed a staff report prepared by deputy clerk Candice Doiron recommending the municipality stick with the traditional first-past-the-post system whereby the candidate receiving the largest number of votes is elected.

“For ranked ballot voting, in a ward single member election, instead of voting for a single candidate, you rank the list of candidates in order of your preference (first choice, second choice, third choice, etc.),” Doiron explained.

The candidate who receives 50 per cent or more of the first place votes is declared the winner. Failing that, “the contender with the fewest votes is dropped from the ballot and his or her supporters’ second choices are counted and added to vote totals for the applicable remaining candidates,” she said.

“Since no Canadian jurisdiction currently uses ranked balloting, there is no opportunity to learn from past experience in terms of mitigating administrative or financial risks associated with the introduction of this totally new and untested voting methodology and ensuring compliance with the principles of the Municipal Elections Act.” Doiron advocated staying with the current system because a “considerable amount of time and election funding would have to be dedicated to public education and resources to inform voters about this new system.”

That’s because ranked balloting “could lead to public confusion and increase the number of spoiled ballots in the election. It could also affect the amount of time needed to prepare and test the voting system in advance of the election” and it could require a voter to use multiple ballots.

Moreover, in order to be transparent with voting results, more detailed information would have to be provided than the number of ballots used, such as the number of declined, rejected and exhausted ballots in each round.

“The requirement for this additional detail could cause time delays in the reporting of election results,” Doiron said.

The major benefits to making the switch are that voters would have “the opportunity to indicate their preferences beyond their first choice” and it might “encourage them to be more engaged in considering their choices.”

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moved to Madoc Public School. Concerns have been voiced by him and others that the lack of playground space, “sense of community”, and time for one-on-one teaching will all be lost if the proposal goes ahead.

“I don’t care what the dollars are. The end game should just be the students. Education is all encompassing and includes a playground, your programs ... math and English, it’s not just about the chequebook,” he added.

Gray also talked about the fact that enrolment at Madoc Public School is about 97 per cent now. In his opinion moving more students to the school from Madoc township and adding students that might enrol in the newly offered French Immersion program, could put Madoc Public School over capacity.

“The only option then would be to close down a resource room and make it into a classroom. They don’t have room for portables on that property,” he commented.

He also questions where the $2.9 million figure for renovations to Madoc Township School ($7 million at the high school, $2.3 million at Madoc Public) comes from. “Has this been tendered? Has this been vetted?” he asked.

A request to add a second ARC group meeting to the schedule was agreed to by the school board. It is scheduled for Thurs. Feb. 23 at Central Hastings Secondary School in Madoc.

The public can attend but will not have input.

People First hoping to expand its membership to broaden reach

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BY JOHN CAMPBELL

Campbellford – People First Northumberland is a self-advocate group that promotes the rights, abilities and strengths of people who have an intellectual disability.

It also serves as an advisory team to Community Living Campbellford/ Brighton's board of directors.

With just 10 people in the group, members are looking to increase that l-r, Jill Thurston, Genene Weekes, Andrew Frigault, Jennifer Grol, number and broaden their reach by Jane Wellard, Lynne Simpson, Amand VVilneff, Melissa Cowey, and engaging more of their peers in their activities.

Michelle Buchanan, Franklin Carwardine and Mary Fennell.

John Campbell/Metroland “We want to get bigger so people can know what we stand for and what we're all about,” said People First president Jennifer Grol at an open house held Feb. 16.

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Randy Gray, his daughter Brittany and wife Denise, all attended Madoc Township Public School and are adding their voices to those opposed to its proposed closure.

Madoc — Parents say they have more questions than answers when it comes to gaining access to information about the accommodation reviews announced by the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board that have been approved for schools in the Madoc, Belleville and Prince Edward County.

“The biggest thing is lack of transparency. Our Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) is a sham because they are not being provided transparent numbers,” said Randy Gray, who is one of those parents. He and his wife Denise and daughter Brittany, are joining others in their fight to save Madoc Township Public School from being closed.

“How do you report back to the board if they (ARC) are not being supplied with appropriate information so they can answer questions of parents and their viable concerns,” he asked.

Gray and his wife, her four sisters and the couple’s daughter all attended Madoc Township Public School. “I have a grandson there and have a history with the school. I can see why parents are upset. I would still be concerned even if I didn’t have family at the school.

These kids are our future. They could be future reeves, scientists etc.,” he added angrily.

Gray said the accommodation review “has been thrown in our faces.”

For him, it is about the quality of education he believes the students will lose if they are

do.”

Classroom talks and other speaking engagements are “a great way to get involved in the community and to show them what we can do,” she said.

The aim in reaching out publicly is “to get everybody to be included, it doesn't matter what they're doing,”or “whether they have a disability or not,” said Community Living coordinator of support and services Melissa Cowey.

Schoolchildren are especially receptive to People First's message.

“The kids are amazing, their hands are going up all the time asking questions and getting engaged,” said “The kids absolutely love it.”

This is the third year members will be going into schools in Trent Hills to make a presentation, but the plan is “to branch out a little bit into Brighton” as well, Cowey said.

Members “have grown so much” since joining the group and are “more comfortable” speaking in public.

“It changed me into a better person,” Grol said.

“I'm outspoken more than what I used to be.”

People First Northumberland also acts as a resource for people who receive developmental services, hosts fun social events, organizes an annual conference, and fund raises to support its ongoing advocacy efforts.

Employment Opportunity Currently, we are looking to fill the following existing vacancy:

Report sets next steps to enhance community response to homelessness Homelessness exists in Northumberland County. While perhaps not as visible as in urban centres, data collected through a November survey, and officially released this month in a report to Council, reveals 238 individuals and 66 families experiencing or at risk of homelessness in our community. The report, entitled ‘A Home for Everyone is Key’, coupled with a report assessing local capacity, is a central output of Northumberland’s 20,000 Homes Campaign efforts. Both reports contain recommendations for immediate actions and longer-term strategies to end homelessness in Northumberland.

Also in this issue online: • Alderville First Nation and County begin work on waste management agreement • Farming representatives present on assessments and taxes • Two Northumberland paramedics receive Exemplary Service medals Next County Council Meeting: March 15, 2017 For Minutes & More visit: www.northumberlandcounty.ca/Portal For News and Notices go to: www.northumberlandcounty.ca/newsroom

- Administrative Clerk, Land Use Planning & Inspection Services Check out the full job posting on our website at www.northumberlandcounty.ca Please note that accommodations are available, upon request, to support applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.

Please e-mail your request to accessibility@northumberlandcounty.ca or call 905-372-3329 ext. 2327.

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Winter Classic highlights minor hockey in Warkworth

Percy Minor Hockey Association’s Winter Classic 2017 kicked off Feb. 17 with an alumni ringette game, followed by a mini-showdown between IP (Initiation Program) and tyke players, and a pair of games involving senior and junior alumni. There was also a special presentation honouring sponsors whose support made it possible for the association to purchase new sweaters this season. The event continued Feb. 18 with PMHA teams in action, playing league or playoff games.

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Batawa racers make podium, OFSSAA Batawa Ski Racing Club is quickly coming to the close of its 2017 competitive season, with several ski racers taking to springlike slopes for competitions over the Feb. 18-19 weekend.

U12 Wildcats This past weekend, Batawa U12 Wildcats participated in their final official race of the season at Brimacombe ski resort.

Batawa’s Haleigh MacPherson placed 1st and Anna Schmoll placed second. Following close behind were Molly Henderson in fourth, Holly Liu in fifth, Alexia Bianchi in sixth and Ileana De Luca in eighth. Racers Andi Hunt, Sara Parent and Sophia Smith also raced well. In the boys’ division, Spencer DullardKrizay placed fifth and Jonah Hope ninth. Austin Barrett and

Local skaters shine at STARSkate

Local skaters successful at the 2017 Eastern Ontario STARSkate Invitational Championship ‘EOSIC’ that took place February 17-19 in Courtice Ontario. Julia Baird of the Trenton Figure Skating Club earned a bronze medal in the Juvenile Under 14 and Madison Myers of the Stirling Figure Skating Club won gold in the event. Myers was a double gold winner also earning a gold medal in the Star 9 event. Julia Baird and Madison Myers will represent Eastern Ontario at the 2017 Skate Ontario Championships March 17-19 in Port Colborne. Both Baird and Myers are coached by Lindsay Newbery, shown here.

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Evander Bentley also raced well with two clean runs.

In addition to Sunday’s race, some of these racers continued on to race at Craigleigh for a Family Day invitational. Congratulations to Haleigh Macpherson, Anna Schmoll, Alexia Bianchi, Ileana De Luca, Molly Henderson, Holly Liu and Spencer Dullard-Krizay. The racers all raced very well on a very icy course and coaches Dave and Julie MacPherson said they were most proud of their racers.

U14 Tigers The Batawa U14 Tigers completed in their final race of the season at Snow Valley this past Saturday. Congratulations to

Batawa’s Emma Sabine-Craig who took gold. In the boys’ race Batawa’s Isaac Hollinger placed fourth.

U16 Batawa Bandits did not compete this past weekend but four members of the team who competed at Bay of Quinte and COSSA, which were held at Devil’s Elbow Ski Hill near Peterborough, ski for the Nicholson Catholic College team. NCC won gold in the Division 2 racing at both Bay of Quinte and COSSA and so they will go on to OFSSAA February 27 and 28.

Chloe O’Boyle Kelly had the fastest overall time with combined results in two runs of Giant Slalom and Slalom, Reena Liu, Annissa Bray and Hannah O’Boyle Kelly followed closely behind.

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Love of curling in the air at Ladies Valentine Bonspiel

BY SUE DICKENS

Campbellford — Love for the sport of curling was in the air at the Ladies Valentine Bonspiel, a tradition that dates back to 1986.

Since then women have enjoyed the daylong bonspiel competing for the trophy and having fun doing it.

The overall winner was a team from Campbellford led by Skip Judy Hodgins with fellow curlers Doris Wellman as vice, Sharon Moore second, and Nancy McDonald lead. Their names will appear on the bonspiel trophy. They won the second draw.

A team from Colborne won the first draw and was led by Skip Bonnie Arnold.

Hosted at the Campbellford and District Racquet and Curling Club this popular bonspiel attracts curlers from Trent Hills and beyond.

“We have a full slate of curlers, 16 teams,” commented curler Nan MacDougall. “Actually we had more that wanted in but we were at our limit,” she added.

When asked about her strategy on the ice, she commented, “Because it’s a point spiel you’re

actually trying to steal in every end which changes the way you play.”

The bonspiel featured a lunch and wine served by some of the men who curl at the club, making the day a treat for the ladies who really got into the spirit of Valentine’s Day. A group of curlers led by Skip Nan Hendren from the West Northumberland Curling Club in Cobourg adorned themselves with novelty heart head boppers adding to the festive atmosphere of the event.

Hendren commented on her team’s strategy, voicing what many others thought about the bonspiel: “It’s a day to go score some points and have some fun.”

Although they didn’t win the trophy these curlers from the West Northumberland Curling Club donned their heart shaped head boppers and made the most of the Ladies Valentine Bonspiel held in Campbellford: from left, Judi Curtis, vice; Cheryl Lowry, lead; Judy Wilson, second; and Nan Hendren, skip.

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Youth bonspiel inspires next generation of curlers

BY SUE DICKENS

Campbellford – The 5th annual Youth Curlers’ Bonspiel is focused on inspiring the next generation of curlers said co-organizer Rooke Meiklejohn.

He and Ron Hart worked hard to put the day-long bonspiel together which was held Sun., Feb. 19 at the Campbellford curling club. A total of 12 teams meant 48 young curlers from six different clubs competed on the ice. Campbellford teams competed against curlers form Brighton, Colborne, Trenton, Tweed and Quinte.

There were two youth divisions, Bantam, ages 13 to 16 years and the younger Little Rock curlers, ages 8 to 12 years.

The Bantams played six ends and the Little Rocks played four ends.

“You need to develop younger curlers to eventually take the place of the older ones,” said Meiklejohn.

The Bantam champion is a team from Tweed led by Skip Emily Morton with fellow curlers Maria Morton, vice; Lindsay Marshall, sec-

Little Rock champion is a team from Campbellford led by Skip Tyler Hart with fellow curlers Julien Antoniuk, vice; Liam Mahoney, second; and Finley Mahoney, lead.

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Little Rock champion is a team from Campbellford led by Skip Tyler Hart with fellow curlers Julien Antoniuk, vice; Liam Mahoney, second; and Finley Mahoney, lead.

A presentation of trophies and medals at the end of the bonspiel wrapped up what was a very full day for the young curlers.

The entry fee helped cover the cost of the bonspiel and “anything left over goes to the Campbellford youth curling program at the club,” said Meiklejohn.

An avid curler for the past 30 years, Meiklejohn concluded, “I like the social aspect and camaraderie but more and more just the way I see youth growing up, it is a form of exercise too. I think anytime you can promote healthy lifestyle and exercise it’s a good thing.”

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Fire toasted wieners and marshmallows – Everyone loves a fire. The smell of toasting marshmallows and wieners quickly drew crowds of all ages to a campfire set up just to one side of the main reception area at the Frink Centre for Monday’s Family Day event.

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BY JACK EVANS

Thurlow - Talk about spring fever!

Crowds in their hundreds children, parents, grandparents, neighbours and outdoor lovers flooded Quinte Conservation’s Frink Centre area Monday for what was billed as a “Family Day” event. On a brilliant, sunny February day with the feel of spring

in the air and temperatures in the thawing zone, the response was almost overwhelming. Cars lined both sides of the narrow road for more than a kilometre even before the three-hour event was half over and people were still coming.

Mud, wet and ice were the predominant ground cover with most of the snow trampled down but slippery conditions made

trail hiking difficult if not dangerous. But in the main part of the complex, a large bonfire provided the means to heat wieners and marshmallows on sticks and generate some warmth for cold tootsies, while conservation authority staff greeted visitors with programs and directions of where to go.

Nearby, strumming his guitar

and belting out songs was Belleville musician Joe Callaghan, assisted by Mary Tiessen, singing, dancing and banging coconut shells for percussion. Beyond that again, in an evergreen thicket, people gathered pre-cut small trees, branches, sticks and twigs and demonstrated their skills at building emergency forest shelters.

And in the new pavilion, children worked at tables on making wildlife-based art works.

One building was also serving soup and bannock, at least until it ran out.

When one spectator humorously suggested the agency had “created a monster,” staff just laughed and blamed it on the excellent weather and a holiday.

Health workers get together in effort to solve opioid crisis

BY STEPHEN PETRICK

Belleville – Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s resident medical officer of health is optimistic a workshop hosted here recently will prove to be a first step in a collective effort to solve the region’s opioid crisis.

Health care workers representing a range of disciplines and emergency workers, including police and paramedics, attended

a recent health unit meeting to discuss the issue, which is causing alarm in the industry and starting to make headlines.

Opioid drugs are pain-killers such as such as morphine and methadone. Many types are legal and prescribed by doctors. Other types, such as heroin, are illegal.

But legal opioids can easily be abused, Oglaza said, explaining that they’re intended for patients

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A recent Ontario Drug Policy Research Network paper said there were 10,513 opioid drug users in Hastings County in 2015.

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It also said that opioid drug use was cited in 45 visits to hospital emergency rooms in 2014.

The county also experienced 10 deaths related to opioid drug use in 2013, the most recent year for which such data is available.

While the opioid crisis is a nation-wide issue, these statistics make Hastings County one of the Ontario regions most impacted, officials say.

Oglaza knows the opioid crises cannot be solved overnight, but said the session provided an important step towards addressing the problem.

Physicians shared information on how to practically reduce a patient’s opioid drug use.

They also discussed new medical guidelines on proper dosages to prescribe for opioid drugs – and those guidelines have shifted dramatically as more has become known about the crisis.

Some drugs called for dosages of no more than 200 milligrams to treat problems, Oglaza explained. Now, the threshold for the same drugs is in the 50 to 90 mg range.

“That’s a significant shift,” Oglaza said. “Before we didn’t know about the harm.”

Another concern for health care workers is the belief that

Correction A story in last week’s Belleville News about the Quinte Symphony’s coming “Avec Plaisir” concert on Sunday, Feb. 26, included incorrect ticket prices. The correct prices are $25 for adults, $20

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many people who develop opioid addictions could be accessing them from a family member who has a prescription for legitimate reasons.

That problem’s trickier to solve, but needs to be addressed, Oglaza said.

“It’s hard to fully know the magnitude of that, but that’s also a concern,” he said, explaining that doctors have to talk to patients about the risks associated with such drugs, especially if the get into the hands of a child or grandchild.

“It’s very difficult to qualify.

There’s no easy way to get data on the magnitude of the problem, but it’s something we should be aware of.”

Oglaza said health workers will continue to discuss the problem and think of new ways to address it. That could include partnering with the Southeast Local Health Integration Network on projects, such as the distribution of Naloxone, an antidote to opioids.

The health unit is currently distributing Naloxone kits to anyone who needs them through a program called The Lifesaver Program.

But, as Oglaza said “there’s a lot more work to be done.”

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Mr. Trudeau, honour your promise Dear Editor, During the 2015 Canadian federal election campaign Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, promised in no uncertain terms that that election would be Canada’s last under its firstpast-the-post (FPTP) electoral system.

Recently however, we’ve been informed that Trudeau has decided not to honour that promise, citing a perceived lack of consensus as his reason.

But, since the Liberals, NDP and Greens all campaigned on a platform of electoral reform and all told received over 60% of Canadians’ votes - how is that not a consensus to proceed with electoral reform? Then how can one not conclude that Trudeau never intended to keep his promise but used it merely as a deceptive ploy intended to lure NDP and Green votes to his Liberals in order to assure his election victory?

Still, Canada’s pseudo democracy, that is, its antiquated and democratically deficient electoral system, remains in dire need of a substantial upgrade.

To illustrate, in the 2008 federal election the Green Party

received 937,613 votes or 6.78% of the vote and “won” 0% of the seats - leaving all Green voters without representation.

On the other hand, the Bloc Quebecois received 1,379,991 votes or 9.98% of the vote and “won” 49 seats or 15.9% of the seats - leaving Bloc voters overrepresented.

If that election had been conducted under Proportional Representation, the Green Party with 6.78% of the vote would have proportionally earned 6.78% of the seats, i.e., 21 seats, rather than the 0% of seats that First-Past-The-Post yielded, and all Green voters would’ve received due representation.

When it comes to the Bloc Quebecois, under PR, instead of acquiring a disproportionate 15.9% of the seats it would have received 9.98% of the seats in direct proportion to the 9.98% of the vote it received from actual voters. Instead of winning 49 seats, it would have actually earned 31 seats.

If 39% of the people vote for the Liberals, should they get 54% of the seats and 100% of the power? If 7% of the people vote Green, should they get 0% of the seats, and thus be denied

their democratic right to representation?

Should we continue to allow an electoral system to unconscionably distort the paramount will of the people, as our First-Past-The-Post system has done for 150 years?

It’s time to update our antiquated electoral system to Proportional Representation wherein the democratic will of the people remains paramount and is thus accurately mirrored in the makeup of representative government.

Most of the world’s great democracies use proportional voting systems for a good reason - because they are obviously much more democratic than disproportional ones such as FPTP. Mr. Trudeau, honour your promise, a promise that was significantly instrumental in bringing you to power in the first place. Update our electoral system with a truly democratic one: Proportional Representation.

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A rose is, indeed, a rose. Except for our Shield Rose

Gentle Reader, I suppose I should rephrase that just a titch. Rose purchasers comprise the most peculiar group of plant people that a nursery worker will ever see. These folk are passionate, knowledgeable and have an amazing memory concerning rosarians they have met over the decades.

I’d like clear up some of the terms I have heard over the years in reference to rosarians. A rosier is not some one who grows or tends roses. Sources tell me that a rosier is a “fallen angel” working as some form of an administrator in Hell. (I can now imagine name signs popping up on desks in offices all across this paper’s cachement: Jack (or Jill) Secretary, Rosier.)

Neither is a Rotarian some one who is horticulturally engaged; nor is a Rosicrucian although I’ve heard the latter two mixed up for each other.

I’ve met several proper rosarians over the years. Unfortunately, I no longer remember the name Roses comprise one of the most of the gentleman who cared for peculiar groups of woody plants Belleville’s Corby Park. But I do that a nursery offers up for sale. recall several long conversations

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with him when I worked in that city. I do remember Mary Smith (not the Mary of Vic- although I know both of them very well) who walked me around her collection of antique roses that she had planted before the Second World War Winn Steele cared for some of the most exquisiely handsome shrubs i have ever seen; I think she hand-polished them daily.

Tim Bucknell, down at Rambling Rose in The County, ranks right up there with the best of them.

Roses are such easy plants to grow and enjoy. Read their bio, see what they need and decide whether or not you can meet those needs. If you can, buy the rose and enjoy it. There are so many different cultivars available that it is almost impossible to keep track of them, which also points to their reliability.

Over the years, various government organisations (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) have set up rose breeding and trialling programmes to develop varieties hardy to our Canadian climate.

Without a doubt, that has been a

tremendous success story. Parkland roses Cuthbert Grant and Morden Blush, from the Morden Research Station in Manitoba, plus Explorer roses Martin Frobisher and J.P. Connell, from the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, comprise a collection that will stop passers-by in their tracks.

These roses, and others in both series, are still available and merit your time to check them out.

Consider their provenance (buy Canadian, eh!), their winter-hardiness (-35degC), and they are own-root. The latter means they are not grafted so that if something happens to the tops during a really harsh winter, the shoots arising in the spring will be true to the cultivar.

Times change, GR, and those programs are no longer up and running. Sigh. However, the folks down at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, located in the frigid environs of the Niagara Escarpment, have taken up the challenge. Okay, that was a bit of a snide comment and modern tech-

nology (modern being anything invented since I finished school) easily takes location out of the equation. The other bit that is worthy of noting is that many of the folks from the various rose centres have found a new home there. It has to be said that these scientists campaigned fiercely to keep all of the research notes, the paperwork proving provenance and all the other miscellaneous administrative and scientific records from the dustbin when some bureaucratic mandarin closed the books.

Here is the exciting bit: they have released their first rose in the 49th Parallel Series just in time for our nation’s 150th. The Canadian Shield Rose is a compact floribunda producing scarlet blooms (very double- 41+ petals), exceptionally hardy, and will be available at many locations this spring; I have seen it in the catalog of a local nursery.

As an aside, the above mentioned folk are also responsible for the Canadian Artist series with offerings like the Emily Carr.

Friends of Zion created to breathe life back into rural church Marmora - The Friends of Zion has been formed to discuss the fate of the little Zion United Church, located 12 km northeast of Marmora on Centre Line Road.

This is a church that has been described as "the social and spiritual centre of the farming community," and like so many small rural churches it was a place to pray and a place to socialize and gather.

A letter with a pledge sheet has been distributed in the hopes of raising money to save this rural church for generations to come and can be found around town at the local drugstore, library, post office, bank and in some shops and businesses too.

Barb McCaw, chair of the Friends of Zion, said, "I went to strawberry socials with my dad out there and went to a wedding of a friend. This committee we have, we're trying to make it so it is feasible to do that kind of thing again. If we had even two services a year and people donated it would probably be enough money to keep it going."

"There is not much wrong with the church, apparently the brick needs to be redone a little but it's not a big rush and the roof is good ... inside it's immaculate," McCaw noted.

A group of seven along with the advisory team of Ann and Andrew Philpot; Zion Trustee George Robertson; and St. Andrew's (United Church) Trustee Pat Marrett, make up the Friends of Zion.

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Zion Church history

The Friends of Zion held their first meeting in January at the Marmora Historical Foundation office: from left, Cathie Jones; Chair Barb McCaw; Lois and Grant Moffatt; Anne and Andrew Philpot; Frank Reid, George Robertson; Pat Marrett. Photo taken by another member Marg Kitchen. Marg Kitchen photo sible for the caretaking, upkeep and has other duties as well.

Their goal to preserve the structure and explore what the building might be used for in the future.

"It's very rural and sitting in the middle of the graveyard. I know that people who have family in the graveyard are concerned saying yes we will help," commented McCaw. For McCaw and many others in the

community the connection to this small rural church is strong. "My dad, (Cecil Bell) and his family and brother Leslie lived right across the road. In fact he lit the fires at the church for two years." She thinks the fires were lit on the night before a Sunday church service and people paid to light it. And although McCaw never went to the church, she said, "Half of my family is buried in the cemetery."

The cemetery is very much used, and

the church and cemetery are now associated with the main charge in Marmora, the St. Andrew's United Church.

The board of trustees is waiting for the presbytery to officially amalgamate the two, at which point they can start to do some tax deductible fundraising for the preservation of Zion.

Anyone wanting to donate can contact: Barb McCaw at 613-472-1927 or email: barbmccaw@hotmail.com

According to the Marmora Historical Foundation, The Zion Church was established in 1884 as Zion Methodist Church in what is known as Malone in Marmora and Lake Township.

It is a 30&prime; x 40&prime; church with brick walls and stone foundation that seats 125. An attached wooden drive shed, 24&prime; x 64&prime; was built about the same time and was eventually finished to act as a hall in the 1950s.

Due to aging population Zion ceased to have regular services years ago, but has a yearly anniversary service in September that is well attended by the charge.

Sources: http://www. m a r m o r a h i s t o r y. c a / zion-united-church/ and http://marmorachurches. com/wordpress/

TRAVEL

Clockwise, counter-clockwise on the Equator in Ecuador The Equator, an imaginary line on the globe that is equidistant from the North and South Poles, divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It runs through a lot of different countries, but Ecuador seems to take a particular pride in its geographical location. After all, “Ecuador” is the Spanish for “Equator”. Therefore, the Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World) complex was built near Quito, Ecuador’s capital city, to celebrate this.

I visited this complex on my visit to Ecuador, and I stood on the very line that’s said to mark the imaginary Equator. However, I learned that more recent and accurate studies have determined that this mammoth statue was actually ‘off the mark’ and not located precisely on that imaginary line at all. Still, a lot of tourists visit this particular monument and get a photo taken of them straddling that line, supposedly standing in both hemispheres at once!

The Mitad del Mundo complex includes a series of pavilions, too, with both Spanish and Ecuadorian ones, and a French one that displays the history of the Geodesic Mission of 1736 - 1744, in which Charles-Marie la Condamine and his team determined (they thought) the precise position of the latitude of 0 degrees.

There’s also a series of hummingbird statues lining the pathway to the monument, and there’s a Planetarium on this property as well.

Inside the monument itself is the Ethnographic Museum, which focuses on the different regions of the country, including its various tribes and ethnic groups; this includes an overview of its variety of housing, boats, and musical instruments. It’s also possible to ascend to the top of this monument and enjoy the view. However, the main part of the complex seems to be a series of handicraft and souvenir shops, with lots of Ecuadorian handicrafts and equator-related trinkets for sale. I also discovered that some of these shops would even stamp my passport with the Equator Monument logo, to indicate that, indeed, I’d made it to the Equator!

After this visit to the Mitad del Mundo, I also checked out the nearby Inti-Nan Solar Museum, which is said to be more precisely located on the actual imaginary line of the Equator. Be that as it may, it’s a very interesting place to visit, for not only does it also have the supposed line of the Equator to stand on, but it also demonstrates a series of tests to

‘prove’ that you’re actually visiting the Equator.

For example, our guide had us stand on either side of the Equator, with a globe on the line itself.

If we were standing north of the Equator, we said that the globe was spinning counterclockwise, and if we were standing south of the Equator, we said it was spinning clockwise. We couldn’t believe what the other group was saying, so we switched sides and did this experiment again, only to find that we agreed with the original conclusions. That was a rather fascinating discovery!

Another test had us watch water exiting a sink, and it swirled clockwise or counterclockwise, depending on the side of the Equator it was placed on; however, when located precisely on the Equator, the water shot straight down! Then our guide had us line up on the Equator, close our eyes, and try to walk along the line.

We discovered that there was ‘a pull’ from one side of the Equator or the other, so it was almost impossible to walk along the line itself. However, when we opened our eyes and concentrated, it was easier to walk a straight path.

Yet another test was to try balancing an egg on the head of a nail at the Equator. Some of us were actually able to do this, and a certificate was given out to the successful ones. I managed to get a photo of this phenomenon.

These various ‘proofs’ were, indeed, fascinating experiences.

This trip to the Equator was not a part of the specific itinerary on the Indus Travels tour (www. indus.travels/ecuador) that I was on, so I decided that I just had to see this for myself. After all, how often would I be so close to the Middle of the World? During our

At the Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World) complex near Quito, Ecuador.

John M. Smith/Metroland

tour group’s included trip around Quito on our first morning, I overheard a couple of people talking about visiting the Mitad del Mundo that very afternoon, during our free time, and I asked if I could join them. We could simply share the extra expense. Our hotel arranged for the three of us to have a taxi, with an English-

speaking driver (Jose), and this turned out to be a real bargain.

Jose drove us to both these aforementioned points of interest, and he also took us to the fascinating Pululahua Crater, where we stood at the summit and peered down into the lush farmland, where about 100 people lived within the crater itself. This guided tour was more than 2 hours in length,

with Jose with us the entire time, and the entire cost was $60.00 ($20.00 each), plus our entrance fees to the two museums/monuments. Try getting a taxi driver to do that here!

The actual Equator may be somewhat illusive, but this visit in Ecuador was worthwhile, informative, and entertaining.

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At the Inti-Nan Solar Museum near Quito, Ecuador.

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Albert Winds take a tour through Europe March 3 Belleville - The Albert College Community Winds will be performing their ‘European Grand Tour’ concert on Friday, March 3 at 7 p.m. The evening will feature famous music from across Europe.

The band will take the audience to ancient Rome, on a Norwegian trek, on a Russian winter sleigh ride, to a British Coronation and through the 19th Century with the romantic era music of Beethoven, Dvorak and Von Suppé to name a few. The concert will also feature European-themed refreshments in a café atmosphere in the College’s Ackerman Hall. The audience can look forward to hearing additional performances by the Albert College Jazz Band and Sax Quartet. The Albert College Community Winds is an award-winning 55-piece concert band that has been bringing together students and adults for the past five years in a collaborative environment to produce highly entertaining music. The band rehearses weekly and performs several shows throughout the year.

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The evening will be hosted by Grade 12 student Rosemary, who is also the Arts/ Head Prefect at Albert College. She recently starred as Maria in the College’s production of ‘The Sound of Music’ and will be a featured soloist in “I Dreamed a Dream” from ‘Les Miserable.’ Another featured soloist will be Grade 12 student Kaitlin, who is also the Active Citizenship Prefect at Albert College.

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EVENTS BELLEVILLE QUINTE FIELD Naturalist meeting, Feb. 27, 7pm, Sills Auditorium, Bridge Street United Church. All welcome, by donation.

BELLEVILLE CLUB 39 The Land-OLakes Cruisers Band Feb 24 RCL Br. 99 132 Pinnacle St. Belleville Ont (upstairs) from 8pm to Midnight Singles & Couples are welcome. Members $10 non Members $12 Lunch will be served 613-396-0162 or 613-966-6596 INN FROM the Cold Winter Food Ministry Program Hot Meals for 42 nights ends Feb. 28 - Bridge St. United Church, 60 Bridge St. E. side door. Free hot meals Doors 4 p.m., coffee/soup 4:30 p.m., meals 5-6:30 p.m. No registration required. 613962-9178.

LIONS CLUB, every 2nd and 4th Tues. dinner and meeting. 2nd Tues. catered dinner, 4th Tues. pot luck. both at 7p.m. Meeting 7:45 p.m. 119 Station Street. Please call 613 962-6559 to leave a message.

HAPPY HARMONY Women¹s Choir sings hits from across the decades with emphasis of 50s/60s Thursdays 7-9 pm at Brittany Brant Music Centre, off Hwy #2 ten minutes east of Belleville Hospital.

Phone 613-438-7664. Join us for a free trial MEALS ON Wheels Belleville: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday a hot meal delivered to your door around noon.

Frozen meals available for delivery. Info Joanne at 613-969-0130 PHIL NORTON last in his series of talks, Parrott Gallery, in conjunction with his exhibition “Photography Adventures”.

The talk on Feb 23, 5:30 -8 p.m. will be a demonstration of the complexity of the natural world interacting with human activity. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. 613-968-6731 x2240 or email gallery@bellevillelibrary.ca QUINTE REGION Crokinole Club, every Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Quinte Wellness Centre, Cannifton Rd., Belleville. http://www. qrcc.ca . Info: Dave Brown at 613-9677720 or Louis Gauthier at 613-849-0690.

BELLEVILLE GENERAL Hospital Auxiliary seeks adults and students at least 16 years of age to volunteer daytime Monday to Friday. Some weekend shifts available.

613-969-7400 ext 2297 www.qhc.on.ca MONTHLY DOODLING sessions, 3rd Thursday of month. Bring your creations, tools of the trade, and share your creativity.

Free 10am-12 pm., John M. Parrott Art Gallery. Rachel comeau_rachel@hotmail. com or www.facebook.com/groups/thedoodlegroup/

Edward Community Centre All Welcome WATERCOLOUR PAINTING Workshop Mar 1, 2-5pm $10 6-9pm $10 46 Prince Edward Street, Unit #14, Must pre-register, (613)475 4190 FEB 26, Brighton Legion L.A. Gourmet breakfast, 9-11:30am, $7.00.

BRIGHTON ALL Star Concert band rehearses every wed evening in the ENSS music room in Brighton from 7-9. Everyone welcome TRINITY-ST. ANDREW’S United Church CLOTHING DEPOT, 58 Prince Edward Street, Open Wed, 10-2, Thurs, 10-2, Fri 10-6pm, Sat, 10-1. All donations welcome Delight in our Winter line-up of clothes and accessories! 613-242-5387 TAKE TIME Out Group for Ladies and Gentlemen! Meets 3rd Monday, every month, 10am-12pm programs, speakers presentations, Light Refreshments No cost, wheelchair accessible. Trinity-St.Andrew’s United Church, 613-242-5387 PROBUS CLUB of Presqu’ile invites retired or semi-retired people (singles or couples) to monthly meetings. Guest speakers, presentations, refreshments. third Wednesday every month King Edward Park Community Centre. 9:30 - noon 613-242-5387 http:// www.probusnorthumberland.com

Church Pancake Supper Feb 28 4:30-6:30 p.m. Adults - $8, children under 12 - $5 and preschoolers - free.

FRANKFORD LEGION: Mondays Cribbage 1pm. Tuesdays, Euchre 1pm; Line dancing 7pm. Wednesdays, Seniors¹ Euchre 1 pm; Open Snooker 7pm. Thursdays Ladies Pool and Mens Darts 7pm. Fridays Mixed Fun Darts 7pm.

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Classes every Tuesday 1pm, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Frankford. 613-398-6407 MOONSHOT EUCHRE every Wednesday, 1pm. Tournaments Every 3rd Sunday of the Month, 1pm. Frankford Lions Club

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GOSPEL SING Ivanhoe Wesleyan Standard Church 609 Slab St. Feb 25, 7 PM. Free will offering will be dedicated to the ongoing ministries of the church.

MADOC LEGION Branch 363 welcomes everyone to an afternoon of CRIBBAGE on Feb 26. Registration is 12-12:30pm play begins 12:30 pm SHARP. $5 and refreshments are available.

MADOC AM Indoor Walk: Mon, Wed, and Fri from 8:30-9:30AM. Centre Hastings Secondary School, 129 Elgin St. 1-800-5541564 to pre-register if you are not already a member of the Indoor Walk Program MADOC ACTIVE Living Exercise: Every Wednesday, 10:30AM. Trinity United Church, 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if you are not already a member of the Active Living Program ROYAL CANADIAN Legion Br 363 Madoc: Mixed Darts every Thursday 7 pm. Random draw for teams.

CROKINOLE: THIRD Friday of every month, 8 p.m. at Trinity United Church (side entrance), St. Lawrence St. East. $2.50/person. Door prizes. Light lunch.

are welcome.613 398-0952 TREE & Shrub Seedlings - order for spring 2017. Native species available. Sold in bundles of 10 seedlings. Deciduous trees & shrubs $12.50/bundle; evergreens $10/ bundle. $10 S&H fee per order. 613-3943915 ext 252, ewa.bednarczuk@ltc.on.ca or order on-line at www.ltc.on.ca ROYAL CANADIAN Legion Br. 110 Trenton Presents A concert and dance Dean James Feb 25 SEWING SOCIAL, Tuesdays, 1-4pm, Trenton Library Bring your sewing machine (with power cord and foot control), your selected project, and an extension cord. Beginners are welcome. kristar@ quintewest.ca OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS meeting every Tuesday and Friday, 9:15 a.m. Seniors Centre, Bay St., Trenton. www.oa.org

FEB 28 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Lunch at St. George’s Church, Hastings, 11 am2pm. $8.

WATERCOLOUR PAINTING Art WorkTWEED shop Mar 2, 9am-12pm $10 Hastings Civic BLOOD PRESSURE Clinic: March 1: Centre Hall, 6 Albert St. East, Must pre23 McCamon Ave, 8am-12pm. 1-800-554register, (705)653-1411 1564 to pre-register if you are not already ST. GEORGE’S Church, Hastings, weekly a member of the Blood Pressure Program used book sale every Wednesday, 10am TWEED LIONS Charity Jamboree Feb.26 -2pm.bargain prices. Enter at rear of church.

MARMORA 1-4 p.m. at St. Edmunds Hall, Stoco BandTOPS (TAKE Off Pounds Sensibly) meetFUNSPIEL: MARMORA & Area Curling Maurice O’Donnell and Friends Open ings Wednesdays at the Trinity United Church. Weigh-in 5-5:45pm and meet- Club,2 Crawford Drive, Saturday February Mic, Dancing,Canteen $8 ing 6-7pm. Join anytime. (705) 696-3359 25 at 7 PM. $10/adult $5/child. Everyone TWEED TUESDAY bid euchre at 7 p.m.,, welcome.

CAMPBELLFORD and Thursday regular euchre at 1 p.m.

SALVATION ARMY Lunch, 11:30AM ‘TOBACCO TALKS’ Quit-Smoking Sup- 1:00PM on the 2nd and the 4th Friday Actinolite hall. 613 403-1720. port Program, Mar 2, 1 pm, Campbellford from September to June, Civic Centre, STIRLING FEB 26 STIRLING LEGION Sunday TWEED LEGION in-house Sports continCommunity Resource Centre (65 Bridge Hastings. Everyone welcome Brunch from 8am-1pm. Adults: $9 Chil- ues with the Pool League on Wednesday St. E.). Drop-in or make appointment. For dren: $5 Children under 5 are free. Ev- at 6:30, Shuffleboard Thursday at 7 and more information, call the Health Unit at HAVELOCK Darts Friday at 7:30. Euchre is offered eryone welcome.

1-866-888-4577, ext. 1518. bi-weekly on Saturdays in-house events GOSPEL SINGS at Stone Jug Hall Hwy INDOOR WALKING and Exercise Pro- 7, 1.5 km east of Havelock. 7pm Dona- STIRLING CLUB 55 and Over regular are open to everyone, 613-478-1865 gram St. John’s United Church Auditorium tions only. last sat of each month. Robert euchre every Wednesday in Stirling Le- FREE CRAVING Change workshop at gion 1pm. $2 to play, prizes and treats. every Tuesday and Friday from 10-11am. & Sharon 613-473-2755 Also monthly birthday celebrations. 613- Gateway CHC to change your thinking Please bring clean, comfortable shoes. 50 to change your eating habits. 613-478FEB 25 Havelock Legion 8 Ottawa St.That 395-3559 Bridge St. W.705-653-2283 1211 ext. 228.

Hypnotist Guy-Richard Cole Doors 7pm CAMPBELLFORD LEGION Br 103, 34 Show 8pm Dance to follow Advanced TRENTON TWEED TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Bridge St Campbellford, 705 653 2450. tickets $17 At Door $20 Mondays, 10-11:30 am, 23 McCamon SLEEP WELL Group Program: Learn Thurs 730 pm open 8-ball, Sunday 3-7 Avenue, Tweed (Hillside Apartments) ComTRADITIONAL COUNTRY Music Jam effective ways to get a good night’s sleep. pm open Jam Session No cover Sessionsm Ol¹Town Hall, Matheson and Fridays - Feb. 10-Mar. 3, 1:30–3:30pm, 70 mon Room. $2 per week. 613-478-9957.

Oak Streets, every Wednesday. Doors 12, Murphy St., Trenton. Advance registration SENIOR MEN’S ‘Huff and Puff’ Exercise CODRINGTON tunes 1pm. Bring instruments, voice, song required. 613-962-0000, ext. 233.

Class, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-11 AM, NORTH BRIGHTON Seniors Club book Musicians and visitors welcomed QUINTE SYMPHONY performing Ca- Land O’ Lakes Curling Club. Instructed looking for new members. Meeting 3rd mille Saint-Saens’ Symphony #3 Feb 26, muscle toning, balance and stretching. bring Wednesday of month. Potluck lunch at MADOC 2:30p.m. http://thequintesymphony.com/ your own mat. 7/class or $40 monthly. noon followed by short business meetFEB 23 Climate Change: New Ways for new-events/ for details, ticket information, 613-478-5994 ing, guest speakers, cards. 613-475-4631.

Wildlife. Hastings Stewardship Council Winter Speaker Series. focus on deer and MESSY CHURCH St. George’s Church, TYENDINAGA COLBORNE wild turkeys. 7-9pm Huntington Veterans Parish House 25 John St. crafts, games, FREE EXERCISE Class, Tuesdays and Community Hall, 11379 Highway 62, in learning about God and enjoying a meal FREE LUNCH Time Fitness with Active Thursdays 9:15–9:45 am, Keeler Centre. Ivanhoe. $5. Kids are free. 613-391-9034 together.5- 7pm. Feb 24 theme Love Con- membership at the Tyendinaga Fitness Designed for seniors or those with physical or info@hastingsstewardship.ca quers All, The Story of Joseph - Trust God Resource Centre. $20.00 for seniors (55 +) $30.00 for adults no taxes or contracts limitations. (905) 355-2989. in all things. 613-394-4244.

Open to the Public. Stop in classes 12:15pm MADOC PANCAKE Supper. Feb. 28 EVERY SATURDAY is Meat Draw, 5-7pm.St. John’s Anglican Church Hall, RETIRED WOMEN Teachers, Trenton & Monday to Thursday. (613) 962-2822 BRIGHTON Colborne Legion. Draws at 3pm, 4pm 115 Durham St. N. Adults $8, Children District, Mar 2, 11:30am at Trenton United TOBACCO TALKS Quit-Smoking Sup- and 5pm. $8.00 for nine chances to win. under 12 yrs. $4, Preschoolers - free Family Church. Shari Bryden will speak on Crop port Program, Mar 1, 1 pm, Brighton Health Everyone is welcome.

Out Kids Cancer. Soup & Sandwiches $12 rate children under 12 yrs. $20 Service Centre (1st Floor, 170 Main St.).

(Guests $15). All retired women teachers Drop-in or make appointment. For more FRANKFORD information, call the Health Unit at 1-866- BEEF ‘N Pork Buffet Quinte Masonic 888-4577, ext. 1518.

Centre 33 King Dr. Feb. 24 Social Hour MEN’S BREAKFAST Feb 25 9am. Evan- 5:15 Dinner 6:15 $15. All welcome!

Follow us on Facebook: gel Church 30 Butler St E.Free to first TOPS (TAKE off Pounds Sensibly), timers Join us for breakfast, music, speaker Wednesday, Anglican Church Hall, 60 www.facebook.com/InsideBelleville and fellowship 613 745 2444 N Trent weigh-in 3-3:30pm. meeting On Twitter @InBelleville BRIGHTON GARDEN Club Feb 28, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

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