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Quinte’s take on modern midwifery

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Editor’s Desk CQL has the best readers.

They are vibrant and informed and fearless, engaging with us, taking us to task, and thankfully, giving us a pat on the back occasionally.

In the Editor’s Message in the spring issue, I wrote about the Picton roundabout, declaring it the first on a provincial highway, and the phone lines lit up. Well, emails arrived, questioning, thankfully, only my statement.

Catherine from Belleville wrote in part, “I was quite surprised by your definitive statement in your magazine about what you called the first roundabout ever built on a highway in Ontario. I grew up in Burlington, Ontario and am very familiar with the Stoney Creek Traffic Circle that existed for many years where Highway 20 joined the Queen Elizabeth Way. That traffic circle (Ontario is now calling them roundabouts after the English system of highway roundabouts) was part of my driving life for many years.”

Peter echoed her thoughts with, “I’m sure you must be too young to remember the roundabout on the QEW at Stoney Creek, southeast of Hamilton. It was eventually eliminated because it was the highest accident-producing spot in Ontario. Why are you discounting it?”

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more who must have questioned the statement, too, so we turned to the experts for clarification – the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Eastern Region.

With the help of Brandy Duhaime, the MTO Eastern Region Communications Coordinator, we invited Kathryn Moore, the Director of the Eastern Region, and David Brake, one of the lead engineers on the roundabout project, to meet us at, naturally, the roundabout in Picton.

They confirmed it is indeed the first roundabout on a provincial highway, explaining the Stoney Creek traffic circle varied significantly in terms of right-of-way. With a roundabout, those attempting to enter must yield to those already in the pattern. With a traffic circle, those already in must yield to those attempting to enter, essentially trapping them.

Kathryn Moore put it more diplomatically. “The traffic circle design no longer served modern traffic needs.”

The MTO team enjoyed the chance to revisit the County and their historic traffic feature (which was designed with a larger circumference and wider lanes than typical roundabouts to facilitate agricultural traffic inherent to the County), and shed some light on the mystery.

That’s part of the magic of this area – people want to be part of it, to be

informed and engaged, and to identify with its unique characteristics. Not all roads lead to County and Quinte, but every one of them has a story to tell.

In our last issue, Lindi Pierce wrote of Doctor Bruce Cronk in House Calls. The story and photos touched many hearts, and I wanted to share a wonderful letter I received from Dr. Cronk in July 2013.

It is best presented in his wonderful handwriting, evoking his incredible spirit.

It seems fitting to follow the doctors with this issue’s feature on Quinte Midwives. Regardless of which road we take, where our journeys end, and what we are in life, we all started out at exactly the same place – as a newborn, completely vulnerable and counting on someone to love us, to nurture us, to keep us safe and warm and fed.

This is one of the few stories we could ever present where we have all shared the same experience.

There are good stories ahead, so take CQL to the beach, sit back, and enjoy the summer.

Thanks for turning the page.

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No two snowflakes are identical and the same can be said for birth experiences. A woman’s final weeks of pregnancy are often fraught with worry about her baby’s birth. Of course, there are the chief concerns about the baby’s well-being, but other questions float around in a pregnant woman’s head. “Will I know when I’m in labour? How long will I be in labour? How much will it hurt? What if I have the baby in the car?” The questions go on and on. Luckily, for women in this region, the Quinte Midwives have heard it all and have helped hundreds of women throughout pregnancy and childbirth.

In my case, I hadn’t yet reached the point of obsessive worrying before my baby decided to come, four weeks early. Having moved to the Quinte area from Hamilton three years ago, I had never even been to Belleville General Hospital, much less visited Labour and Delivery. With four weeks to go, there was loads of time for that. Pack a bag?

Why bother, it will just sit in the corner for four more weeks. Not so.

In the middle of the night on October 17, 2014, after experiencing mild contractions and what may have been my water breaking, I figured something wasn’t quite right. At 4 a.m., I found myself lying on my couch with my iPhone, Googling “false labour,” and then as the contractions worsened, “how to measure contractions.” They were frequent and quite lengthy, but surely this couldn’t be happening yet. I consulted my binder from Quinte Midwives and learned, based on my situation, I should page the midwife on call.

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At 5 a.m. I roused my equally dumbfounded husband and paged the midwife. Within a few minutes, a sleepy Christie Miskelly called back. She had only arrived home at 11 p.m. after delivering a baby, but was ready to go again after I explained my symptoms. We agreed to meet at the hospital in an hour.

My contractions strengthened on the drive to the hospital and I was finally wrapping my head around the fact that this baby was coming. Soon. We entered the hospital and, like a scene out of a romantic comedy, spent the next ten minutes searching for Labour and Delivery, turning down wrong hallways and taking incorrect elevators, my pain increasing every step of the way.

We eventually found our way and were greeted by Christie and some smiling nurses.

I was whisked into a delivery room and no more than 20 minutes later, it was time to push. Since I was technically pre-term at 36 weeks, my care had to be transferred to the obstetrician on call, Dr. Melanie Chanda.

Midwives are specialists in low-risk births, so if complications arise during pregnancy (such as severe hypertension or gestational diabetes requiring pharmacological treatment), or at the time of birth (such as a breech baby or a necessary c-section), the care may be shared by a midwife and obstetrician or transferred completely to an obstetrician.

As I pushed, Dr. Chanda got into position to deliver the baby, with Christie and a nurse

ready to assist. Midwives work in pairs, so Christie’s partner Jeannette Davies was off to the side reassuring my stunned husband and preparing some instruments for the baby’s arrival. Pushing was taking everything I had in me and Christie could see that. She looked me in the eye and said, “Carly, you can do this.” I believed her. After a few more pushes, my little boy, Bennett Thomas Shutt, was born at 7:15 a.m.

Over the next hour or two, in my euphoric state of accomplishment, I watched incredible teamwork. Dr. Chanda and a nurse cared for me, while Jeannette took Bennett’s vitals and measurements, and Christie took care of the paperwork.

Often with midwife-assisted births, the mother and her baby can go home within a few hours of delivery. Midwives will visit the family in their home over the following days to monitor the mother’s recovery and the baby’s growth. They assist with breastfeeding and answer any questions the parents may have. For some women, this is the best part of having a midwife. Having this knowledgeable person, with whom they have built a relationship over the previous nine months, available in the first week is priceless.

Midwives continue caring for mother and baby at scheduled appointments, or on call if needed, during the baby’s first six weeks of life. After that, their family doctor takes over.

Prior to the mid-19th century, most women sought midwives or other local women to act as birth attendants. Doctors

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were sparse and viewed as unnecessary. The community would come together to support labouring women and care for their babies during their first days. Gradually, newly trained doctors immigrated to Canada from Europe, pushing their services onto local villages. They came bearing forceps and chloroform, with the intent to profit in their new communities. Some women relented while others resisted.

hospitals have granted midwives privileges; and while midwives tend to focus more on positioning and breathing during labour, they are able to offer some pain medication.

A woman labouring in hospital can even ask for an epidural. Depending on hospital policy, her care may be transferred to an obstetrician at that point, but the midwives will continue to assist with the birth and fully resume care once the baby is born.

Having trouble attaining the business they anticipated, doctors successfully petitioned the government to make midwifery illegal in Ontario in 1865. As the midwives were scorned and banned from attending births, many women went unattended during childbirth because they could not afford the doctors’ fees. Despite the dangers associated with this, it was not illegal.

Another common misunderstanding is that midwives and doulas are one in the same.

Doulas are hired by mothers and the costs are not covered by government health care plans. While their role is to assist a mother

during labour, their training is limited, they do not have professional standing in hospitals and cannot attend births on their own.

In recent years, this region has seen a resurgence of midwifery care, although there are many who remain sceptical.

“There are still a lot of people who think we’re uneducated, tree-hugging, Birkenstockwearing women,” said Stacey Lytle of Quinte Midwives. In fact, midwives are highly educated. The Midwifery Education Program was established in 1993 and is a four-year degree program offered at McMaster University, Ryerson University, and Laurentian University. Students spend many months in clinical placements working alongside established midwives.

After completing her master’s degree in Bio-medical Sciences in 2008, Emily Vrabac watched a news story about the growing demand for midwives in Ontario. She did some research and realized midwifery was a perfect fit for her. She went on to complete the Midwifery Education Program at McMaster University and had clinical placements in Hamilton, Guelph, Toronto, Kingston, Brockville, and Ottawa.

For many years, the medicalization of childbirth reigned and it wasn’t until the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s that the rebirth of midwifery began. In 1994, Ontario became the first province to legislate and fund midwifery. Since then, more than 180,000 babies have been born in the care of midwives at homes and hospitals in Ontario.

Quinte Midwife Jeannette Davies acknowledges there are still myths surrounding modern midwifery. “The three big myths are: you have to pay for our services; you have to have your baby at home; and we don’t allow pain medication.”

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“I love what I do, and I feel honoured to be a part of this memorable time in a woman’s life.”

The three tenets of midwifery are informed choice, choice of birthplace, and continuity of care. Midwives ensure women know their options and can make decisions throughout their pregnancy on matters such as prenatal testing and whether to have a hospital or home birth. Midwives get to know their clients and build a relationship over the duration of their care. They build familiarity and trust, which makes an oftenoverwhelming time in a family’s life easier.

“I enjoy getting to know my clients and being part of their journeys,” said Jeannette, who started as a midwife in 1986 in the United Kingdom, where midwifery is the norm. “I become a part of their life during that time and watch them evolve as a family.

It’s still a miracle to me every time a baby is born and I’m honoured to share that moment with a couple.”

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Quinte Midwives came to existence in 2006, after a committee of local women lobbied the Ministry of Health. Jeannette was the first on board, followed by Stacey and five others as the practice grew. In the beginning, the midwives were restricted to home births. If a client wanted a hospital birth, the midwives cared for her throughout pregnancy and an obstetrician took over for the delivery. It took the midwives two years to change the perceptions of health care authorities and receive hospital privileges, first in Picton then Belleville.

Despite Quinte Midwives receiving hospital privileges more than six years ago, the scope of their practice continues to bewilder many. The midwives hear of family physicians providing incorrect information to patients; telling them they are high-risk if they are a teen or over 35, or if they’ve had a previous miscarriage. In reality, most pregnancies are low-risk and therefore eligible for midwifery care.

While midwifery is becoming more prominent with each passing year, access to midwives remains a challenge. In fact, 40 per cent of women wishing to receive midwifery care in Ontario are unable to. Some hospitals in rural and remote communities continue to deny midwives privileges, while other hospitals limit privileges or cap the number

of births midwives can attend. Funding is often the cause of access issues, however, health care officials’ refusal to accept midwifery as a safe and valuable alternative can sometimes be to blame.

Quinte Midwives encourages women to call as soon as they have a positive pregnancy test to avoid the disappointment of being turned away, because, for now, the Quinte Midwives remain a small but mighty group.

The seven dedicated colleagues have a special relationship with each other and work great as a team. “When you’re often calling each other at 2 a.m., you need to get along well and be able to laugh,” said Jeannette. “We can have periods of exhausting business so we need to have a good team who all pulls together.”

Midwifery is rooted in our history as a civilization. The profession is forever evolving, as are those practicing it. What were once skilled herbalists who people turned to in childbirth or illness are now highly educated professionals who follow strict practice standards and codes of ethics.

Quinte Midwives, while still a fairly new practice, is highly regarded and becoming increasingly popular. The seven skilled and knowledgeable women continue to establish themselves in what is both one of the oldest and newest professions.

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Article by Catherine Stutt Photography by Daniel Vaughan The ancient sport of lawn bowls, one of the oldest competitive sports in the world, is flourishing the Quinte area. With four clubs in the vicinity and dozens of tournaments each season, the elegant sport continues its fine traditions.

Although not definitive, archeological evidence indicates an early form existed in Egypt 7,000 years ago. A cheeky mention on the Palo Alto, California Lawn Bowls Club website suggests the Egyptians were most likely trying to find a use for small round stones unfit for building pyramids.

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Bocce, a close cousin, was popular in Rome during the days of Julius Caesar around 100 years before the clock started ticking on a new era. France has another version known as boule and an offshoot called petanque, but they’re all close in structure.

Lawn bowls is a target sport played on a flat surface, although there are minor contours to each green. The target – or jack – is rolled into position and players take turns attempting to get their bowl (never ball) closest, much like curling. The bowls are biased, which creates a curved delivery. It is a sport of precision and skill, and is played throughout the world.

The oldest surviving club is in Southampton, England, dating to 1299, and for centuries it was almost exclusive to nobility, hence the reference to crown bowls, which also may have reflected the uneven playing surface. Commoners were punished for playing, and the kings of England and France banished it outright, apparently fearful warriors would spend time perfecting their bowl rather than practicing archery skills necessary for military campaigns.

It remained the sport of the elite, and legend claims Sir Francis Drake refused to break away mid-match at Plymouth in 1588, even with the approach of the invading Spanish Armada. Numerous Shakespearean quotes reference the sport, including this one in iambic pentameter from Richard II, Act III, Scene IV in the Duke of York’s Garden.

Queen: What sport shall we devise here in this garden, To drive away the heavy thought of care?

First Lady: Madam, we’ll play at bowls.

Queen: ‘Twill make me think the world is full of rubs.

And that my fortune runs against the bias.

As the British Empire spread around the world, the sport followed, very much a Commonwealth pursuit. Less popular in the United States, Augustus Washington nonetheless is rumoured to have started construction of a bowling green in 1732, the year his son George was born.

Fewer than 200 years later, lawn bowls came to the Quinte Region, with a club starting in Brighton in 1925. It remains a thriving organization 90 years later. It is one of the few member-owned clubs, and certainly one of the oldest in the area. It sits on land purchased from the Lockwood family in 1925 for $500.

Even during the Great Depression, or perhaps partly because of it, lawn bowls remained a pursuit of the upper crust. Darcy Williams, who first bowled at the age of 10, remembers when his mother joined in 1945, shortly after the family bought the hardware store from Robert Harper, who was club president in 1941. “It was the thing for business people to be lawn bowlers,” he explained, continuing with an impressive list

of merchants and professionals who were members at the end of the Second World War. Mr. Harper sold lawn bowl equipment, and the Williams family continued the line.

“There were few children involved, and it was mostly active business people in their 30s and 40s.”

A second-generation bowler, Darcy’s mother Clara was a member of the club for 48 years, and served as treasurer for 47 of those.

Her precise handwriting and carefully kept ledgers remain with the club and chronicle far more than income and expense.

The club’s current secretary, Cheryl Langevin, studied the ledgers with great interest. “There are decades of data in these records,” she acknowledged. “Clara’s records tell a story of businesses of the past, community leaders, and a different way of life. They reflect not only the game but the history of the town, of businesses long gone, of people integral to Brighton’s growth.”

The club itself went through transitions.

A dozen years after its launch, members raised funds for a clubhouse, constructed in 1937, where it sits today at 10 Veterans Way in downtown Brighton. At the beginning, it was for men only, and later there were separate clubs for men and women, finally amalgamating in 1988. Ten years ago, lawn bowls and croquet joined forces, and it is now the Brighton Lawn Bowling and Croquet Club.

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Lenora Noyes joined in 1996 along with Shirley Irvine and Jackie Waldon.

Shirley claimed she joined for the fresh air and exercise, but almost 20 years later she admitted, “It gets in your blood.”

Lenora and Jackie won the district championship in 1998, with only two years’ experience. Jackie remembered a time when she played in two tournament each week, and last year Lenora played in 24 tournaments, including the five she organized for the club.

Like most volunteer entities, there have been challenges including declining membership and volunteer fatigue, but it is still a vibrant club. “It says something about the sport and the foundation when it has lasted 90 years,” noted Shirley.

It is a highly structured yet surprisingly inexpensive sport to pursue. Darcy said the fundamentals haven’t changed significantly since codified by the Scots centuries ago. Equipment consists of flat-soled shoes, a game-specific measuring tape, and the bowls, which retail for about $400 new, but Cheryl noted usually someone is upgrading so it is easy to find a used set. The club offers three free games to anyone interested, has club bowls available, and new members are always welcome.

Maintaining the greens is perhaps the biggest challenge. Paul Langevin, Cheryl’s husband, does most of the grooming, which is intensive. “The greens are like babies,” said Darcy. “They need to be nurtured. There is a very specific way to adjust the gradients to ensure the draw is correct and the bowls gravitate to the centre of the green.”

There is a verticutter – or vertical mower, two opposing cuts with a regular mower, a greens mower, fertilizing, trimming, rolling, and dragging just to get the greens ready for the season, and then regular maintenance at least three times a week. It, too, admit the members, is a highly refined very delicate and specific skill.

Due to the confined area and shorter lanes, the Brighton club can host tournaments, but not provincial championships, and that’s just fine with the regular bowlers.

“We miss it in the winter, and most of us do five-pin bowling in the offseason, but it’s good to be back outside,” smiled Cheryl. “It’s a beautiful way to spend a summer evening.”

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Room at the Inn Article by Lindi Pierce Photography by Daniel Vaughan In 1952, young Melitta Napaszing worked as a counter girl at the long-forgotten Bay of Quinte Tourist Court. The overnight cabin/ gas bar/lunch counter/grocery establishment sat on Highway 2, just west of Wallbridge Road near Belleville.

Nearby stood Montrose, the Graham estate, aristocratic and aloof among showplace gardens and sheltering trees, behind an impressive gate and a stone fence with iron cresting. Melitta described her only visit. “I had occasion to see the inside of the house...I had never seen a private domicile of such grandeur, the interior an absolute replica of a British manor.”

Melitta’s deferential awe was no doubt widely felt in the community, for the Graham family were Belleville’s industrial aristocracy.

Like Melitta, it’s possible that few locals entered the front door of Montrose.

What a door it is, framed by a decorative fanlight and sidelights, precisely centred in a smooth white seven-bay facade. Across that front, on both stories, stretch 70-foot wide verandas with crisp white railings. Six sets of French doors topped with transoms open onto the tiled veranda; seven glass doors open from the second floor. Monumental smooth columns support a haughty twostorey portico.

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Montrose recalls a southern colonial style, popular in the period before the American Civil War, the antebellum period. The house is wide but shallow, one room deep so cooling breezes flow easily. Think mint juleps. Think Scarlet O’Hara.

Young Melitta’s amazement could be understood. Montrose was imposing, as it was meant to be, as was its legendary builder/owner, Robert James Graham.

Grandson of a very early Sidney township settler, R.J. Graham was the consummate entrepreneur. He made several fortunes in the food industry, in dairying and preserving fruits and vegetables. His groundbreaking dehydrating operation fed the troops in the First World War. Graham’s energy and vision stimulated much of early Belleville’s corporate development, he was the force behind many philanthropic ventures; he served as mayor.

He built Montrose, a gift for his wife Grace. Montrose was named for R.J.’s grandfather, youngest son of the Duke of Montrose, in Scotland, the family’s homeland. The home was originally planned as a summer place away from the bustle of 1916 Belleville. Montrose was modelled after the Old Governor’s Mansion (1839) in Milledgeville, Georgia, one of the new republic’s finest Greek Revival style buildings.

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In 1934, R.J. died; the will was the stuff of TV dramas. The will had entailed the house; a trust company and immediate family were trustees. As long as there was a

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living relative, they could reside at Montrose, but not own it. In the early 1980s, following the 1975 death of son Robert Bruce Graham without heirs, the contents of the house were liquidated by the trust company and the property sold.

Several owners later, Dianne and Wayne Campbell became the stewards of Montrose.

“We never expected to own something like this; we’re ordinary people,” Dianne explained, from the settee in the expansive drawing room with its gleaming oak floors and classically ornate fireplace. It seems

Wayne and Dianne were destined to become keepers of Montrose and its history. From the time Wayne, a Gallivan Road boy, was, “16 years and a minute old,” he made regular car trips around the area, always stopping to admire the big place on the Old Trent Road.

Years later, he showed Dianne the house, and they began to drive past whenever they were in Belleville.

In the summer of 2000, they learned ‘their house’ was for sale. It was their ‘Fantasy Island idea’ for 10 roller-coaster months, until finally they took the plunge and made

their offer. They became owners of Montrose.

Their Mississauga home sold to the first viewers. “Everything fell into place just as we needed it. I’m a great believer in positive energy; things come to you as you need them,” recalled Dianne. The family moved into Montrose mid-August 2001. Fortunately, major restoration had been done by previous owners. After a hurricane of rezoning and redecorating, furnishing, and detailing, Dianne and Wayne welcomed their first bed and breakfast guests to the Montrose Inn on November 21.

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Wayne and Dianne Campbell Immediately after that quiet debut, the couple hosted 700 Festival of Trees Home Tour visitors. Dianne’s mother and father greeted guests in gown and tuxedo, Wayne wore his kilt. The dining room sparkled with china, silver, and polished oak. Locals lined up in the rain to get a glimpse of the legendary house. Over subsequent years, many have visited to share their memories of the place. “People love Montrose and want to recount their connection with it.” A gentleman once arrived carrying a package of photos; it became a Graham family gallery in the upstairs hall.

Montrose already had experience with public events.

“Don’t Worry, no TB Outbreak,” ran the title of Chris Mallette’s item in the Belleville Intelligencer in July 1993. The quarantine notice on the Montrose gate was a prop; it set the scene for an episode of the longrunning television series Road to Avonlea.

Montrose was cast in the role of Thornhill, a New York state tuberculosis sanatorium, in the Christmas in June episode, shot during Ken and Rosemary Hubbs’ ownership of the home. Locals filled in as extras, curious bystanders lined Highway 2.

Dianne and Wayne undertook several creative and challenging projects to share the history of Montrose. Many of the events involved giving back to the community, a value the pair share.

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Last year the dining room and the menu at Montrose were transformed for a taping of the Cottage Life TV series Dining INNvasion. Dianne burst into astonished tears at the reveal of their oak-panelled dining room, transformed

by Rebecca Wise with candles, crystal, and $1,800 worth of fresh flowers.

Wayne worked behind the scenes with chef Victor Barry to produce a unique tea pairings menu, which two seatings of guests enjoyed for the cameras.

People make their own history at historic Montrose. Dianne and Wayne hosted well over 250 weddings, many birthdays (one to celebrate 97 years), wedding anniversaries (including a 65th), a bar mitzvah, a memorial service.

Cathedral tents in the shady west garden accommodated up to 100 at weddings; the verandas and drawing room were other popular venues. Intimate events are a good fit for the house; the couple

did all the coordination, ranging through, “Varying degrees of intense.”

Traditional afternoon tea at the Montrose Tea Room is a special occasion with tiny elegant sandwiches, scones and sweets, and tea in delicate china cups. Dianne served in the oakpanelled dining room decorated with oak furniture and treasured family glassware and china; Wayne finessed the kitchen. Guests made it special. Dianne recalls a little girl in her party dress, taking out her tiny purse to pay for her grandmother’s tea. This is a memory that will last.

Dianne was proud to share the historic house with guests. Wide oak stairs entice visitors up to the landing with its leaded glass casement window (a perfect wedding photo spot), then curve up to the guest hall. Every guest room tells a story - of the Graham dynasty, of the former and current owners. The study still features R.J.’s built-in oak office cabinetry and the 1920s Northern Electric intercom phone.

The views from the French doors, across the wide veranda and over the

gracious lawns to the bay conjure southern hospitality, yet a glance out back through the upstairs hall window recounts some local Sidney township history. The stone barn foundation belongs to the Montrose Dairy, burned in 1971; the 1830s drive shed is one of the oldest in the area. The double house nearby was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sato, gardener and housekeeper to Bruce and Winifred Graham.

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With every special event at Montrose, Dianne and Wayne Campbell and their guests added their stories to those of this unique and beautiful home. In mid-May, the next chapter in the history of Montrose began. New owners Suzette Cameron and Roger McIlmoyle became stewards of the old Graham place; they intend to carry on the tradition of awardwinning hospitality.

Suzette, Roger, and family welcomed guests at the inn just two short weeks after taking ownership. A B&B was on their minds for semi-retirement later, but when Suzette found Montrose on a real estate website during one of Roger’s business trips (she tends to shop during those absences) they knew the fit was right. They have been recounting their experiences in their blog, Innkeeper Montrose Inn. The couple’s values are home-centred and handmade; the conservation ethic pervades each project. Before the move Suzette, a talented seamstress, created the draperies for the rooms. She plans to serve only homemade fare at the inn’s tables. Suzette has put her considerable decorating talents to work, changing the palette in the guestrooms, each now named for their mothers and grandmothers, and installing the couple’s lovingly collected furniture and treasures.

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Although the couple intends to continue the Montrose Inn teas, bed and breakfast accommodation, and special functions, they also have some creative long-range plans for the property and buildings. They have already begun thinking about hosting special theme weekends in honour of Montrose’s 100th anniversary.

The inn is changing, but its traditions are honoured.

Before they left, Dianne and Wayne presented the new innkeepers with the painting of Montrose, which hangs above the fireplace. Dianne believes it belongs to the inn, a symbol of its welcome. The story goes that the hauntingly beautiful painting was done after the Second World War by a displaced Czechoslovakian who found refuge with the Grahams, his way of saying thank you for the hospitality he experienced at Montrose.

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Sodom and Gommorah Monsieur Guillaume Demorest did his best. Banished from France during the Huguenot persecution, later a refugee from New York state after the American Revolution, he found a peaceful backwater in Upper Canada to set up once again.

He established a mill on the outflow creek from Fish Lake in 1800 and grew a village - Demorestville - in Sophiasburgh, Prince Edward County.

Around the mill grew such civilizing influences as three churches, three stores, local services, and industries from dressmaking to blacksmithing. Fine frame architecture in the fashionable Greek Revival style advertised the community’s sophistication.

Alas, loggers gave Demorest’s village a reputation for hard drinking and shenanigans, and Demorestville gained the nickname Sodom, recalling a Biblical town destroyed for its wickedness.

Fortunately, the name-calling died down.

Eventually, it was the distance from deep ports, and later the railway, and then poor

soil denying the area its share of the Barley Days wealth, which destroyed Demorestville.

Today the village is a bedroom community, distinguished by a few well-preserved fine early houses and an impressive township hall.

Nestled below the edge of the escarpment where Demorest’s mill stood, is the sleepy former mill village of Smith’s Mills. The frame gristmill is gone, although from the bridge over a bend in the creek, its spirit can be readily evoked. The distinctive circa 1820 Loyalist Georgian frame home of miller Benjamin Smith still stands. Past it, an ambitious little road struggles back up the face of the escarpment.

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With only a simple idea in mind, two high school students made a huge difference in their community.

Abigail Gorrell and Chloe Graham of St. Paul Catholic School sat down at the beginning of April and thought about what they could do to leave a mark on their high school before graduating.

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fundraising effort to raise money for the Trenton Memorial Hospital as well as paint the streets red, blue, green, yellow, purple, and pink.

“We all go to the hospital,” said Chloe, explaining they picked supporting the TMH because it was something all four high schools and their students use and it keeps their fundraiser local.

With the end of the school year right around the corner, Chloe and Abigail knew they would have to work hard and quickly to get this done. “We came up with the idea one day after our student council meeting. Four days later we were making meetings with the city,” said Abigail. Chloe and Abigail, along with council teacher Maria Morris formed a team to get the event organized.

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the run, spoke with the city and the hospital to arrange the event, recruited volunteers for colour stations and runner control, booked food and other essentials for after the run, registered 750 participants, and still managed to be students at the same time. “These girls have a lot to be proud of,” said Maria.

Once planning began, Chloe and Abigail found the amount of support from the community was unbelievable. Volunteers from all of the schools, parent councils, city officials, downtown business owners, and hospital officials lined the path of the run and showered students in a colour cloud of chaos.

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The event began early May 15 at St. Paul and led five kilometres throughout downtown Trenton, looping back to the school. With 750 participants and more than $15,000 raised, the funds helped purchase one of three vital signs machines needed at TMH. “It just came from an idea and all of a sudden we raised $15,000,” said Chloe.

Students from Trenton High School, East Northumberland Secondary School, Marc-Garneau, and St. Paul as well as other community members united for the purpose to have fun and support their community.

“TMH is extremely fortunate to have these young people in our community,” said Wendy Warner, chair of the Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation. “Their efforts go to prove philanthropy is alive and well.” Wendy accepted the donation the day of the event on behalf of the hospital and extended thanks on behalf of staff and patients.

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the most memorable events St. Paul will ever host. Chloe said she hopes younger students can see them as an inspiration to achieve their own goals. “This shows other youth you don’t have to be a crazy big corporation to raise money for your community,” she said. “We’re three people.”

The flurries of different colours and the clouds of dye are being encouraged to continue in future years. “The blueprints are down,” said Chloe. Both Abigail and Chloe said they hope the success of this first ever event will only continue to grow in years to come.

Come fall, Chloe and Abigail will be off to start their post-secondary adventures at their respective schools. Chloe will be attending Guelph University for animal biology and Abigail will be studying business at Wilfrid Laurier University.

The dedication and hard work of these two 18-year-old students definitely paid off in the eyes of the Trenton community.

With a passion to get things done and the desire to leave an impression on their school, Abigail and Chloe have succeeded in making a difference in their community.

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Living the pastoral dream in Bloomfield

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The blue and white-trimmed board and batten house at 10 Mill Street in Bloomfield has much more history attached to it than perceived at first glance.

Originally a church built 120 to 140 years ago and then an event hall, the house now owned by Bryan Rogers and Patricia

McDermott was recently converted into their forever home. Neighbours say the church originally sat across the creek and was rolled to the present site on logs. About 40 to 60 years ago, an addition was added on the front of the church.

As difficult as it sounds to move a church on logs across a creek, the conversion from church to home has been

equally challenging for this energetic and committed young family. They have been working on the project for nine years and see the end in sight this year – finally.

They have come a long way with this project in those nine years – from a facility which still featured an altar and pews from its days as a church. When they first moved in people were still dropping in to COUNTY & QUINTE LIVING summer 2015

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“I was very creeped out because the pews were still lined up.” revisit the church (a couple once walked in while Bryan was laying on a couch reading).

With the conversion of the cloak and study rooms, it is a very liveable, modern family home with high ceilings and prominent wood beams.

Last to be converted were the narthex, nave, and chancel. Bryan remembers spending a night in the chancel when he first moved in, lying on a pew in a sleeping bag with his laptop computer propped up on the back of the altar as he watched a movie. Patricia recalled her initial feelings about the altar and pews in the structure she eventually hoped to call her home.

“Nice years ago, I was very creeped out because the pews were still lined up. I said to Bryan, ‘I don’t think I can do this,’ but in the end, it really doesn’t look like a church anymore, and that was part of getting comfortable. It’s beautiful and we love it.

Looking back to what it was and what it is today, we just shake our heads.”

More than just the structure has changed in those nice years. Bryan and Patricia have grown considerably as people, as a family, and their careers have taken drastically different courses. In those nice years, the descriptors used for these young people have run the gamut.

Bryan has a Master’s of Science in zoology and a Master’s in journalism and was working as a producer in the film industry when he first thought about moving to Prince Edward County. He is now the general manager of Keint-He Winery, and quite literally learned the industry from the ground up. The vineyard is a family operation, including Bryan’s mother, father, and sister. His father retired and came to Bryan one day and told him he was starting a winery and he would like Bryan to be involved. Bryan committed to the venture quickly, admittedly under a very false impression.

“Being a beer drinker almost exclusively at that point, my only knowledge of vineyards is what I saw in movies where someone would be leisurely walking down a row with a pocket knife cutting fruit off the vine and tasting it,” he laughed now. “That sounded like my speed.”

Unfortunately, as he learned very quickly, it is the exact opposite of that romantic dream.

“It’s completely different,” he acknowledged. “It’s back-breaking work, hard work with long hours. I’m happy and my body is happy that I’m not out there doing that now,” noting he has progressed to working the retail end of the winery.

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Even his educational background did not lend itself to the wine making industry, he readily admitted. “The science had nothing to do with wine or viticulture. “I was studying frog mating and ecological behaviour.”

Making a snap decision about his new career is totally out of character for him, according to both Bryan and Patricia.

He would normally research something exhaustively prior to committing to it or even before making a purchase.

“It’s ridiculous,” Patricia confirmed.

Bryan refers to it now as fortuitous, adding because it was a family business, it forced him to stick with it longer than he might normally have and begin to consider this step along life’s highway as more permanent.

“I started to appreciate the benefits of having a career as opposed to having a job, of establishing roots, family, and a home in a community,” he noted. “I started to think long-term instead of living in the now all the time.”

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“A lot has changed in eight years,” Patricia said after hearing Bryan acknowledge he originally thought the church would be a great place to have a party. “Things change and life happens,” they both acknowledged.

“Without the winery, I don’t know if Bryan and I would have discovered the County,” she said. “Now that we are here, it really is a beautiful place to live. When Bryan first told me the family was opening a winery in the area, he referenced Picton, and I misheard Penticton in British Columbia. I thought, how the hell am I going to commute to that, but it all worked out,” she laughed.

Sometimes luck has truly been on their side as it, “All worked out.”

“Do you ever wonder why second floors don’t have kitchens?” Bryan asked. “It’s because if the sink overflows, you flood your entire house, not just the kitchen.

That’s what happened here.”

The floors were not exactly level, so the overflow mechanism in the sink never really came into play and the water just ran

out one side of the sink and onto the floor and eventually into the walls and down to the lower levels.

“It was a blessing in disguise,” Bryan acknowledged, forcing them to combine some of their own money with the insurance coverage and make the kitchen drastically different from its original design.

Updated and very modern, the kitchen remains very far away from the front door and up a flight of stairs, as part of an open space featuring a dining and living space now contemporary and comfortably liveable. Bedrooms spread off this area for the children and dining and living areas make it a place where the family spends a great deal of time together.

This area also features a unique aspect of this transformed home. There are double doors very high up on the walls, accessing storage spaces which were not easily incorporated into the lower areas. Used to open spaces in their loft conversion in the old Wrigley chewing gum factory in Toronto, Bryan felt he could not go back

to more confined spaces, thus the open concept living area with storage spaces up and out of the way.

The family moved in 2007 and the first renovation began in 2008. That project included turning two kids’ rooms in the lower portion of the house into a master bedroom and office, a cloak room into a bar, and the men’s and women’s bathrooms became a laundry room.

Each subsequent year, when they managed to save a little more money, they began another aspect of the renovation, including removing the synthetic stone façade at the front of the structure, the vinyl siding on the remainder of the building, and the metal roof. At this point they added board and batten siding.

“The big surprise that first year was learning the church was supported by logs and no structural foundation,” he recalled. “Our proximity to the creek dictates we can’t go down much more than four-and-a-half feet without compromising the watershed, so there

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“They are not just looking to get the job done; they are looking to get the job done right.”

As the project continued and the winery began to get off the ground, this couple obviously decided they needed a little more excitement in their lives and along “We are difficult,” Bryan readily admitted. came their son, a brother for big sister “We don’t know anything about building Helena. Excitement for sure, but obviously and they tolerate us wanting to tweak not enough to satisfy this energetic couple. ideas or change directions entirely midFour months later, Patricia bought a job. They never even scowl or make a face,” building on the main street of Bloomfield he laughed. and started the Agrarian Cheese Market The downstairs living room is a prime and Speakeasy, which eventually became example. the Agrarian Bistro and Speakeasy - a “Ducon came in and took our idea and huge change from her position as a TD ran with it in a favourable way,” Bryan branch manager in Toronto. recalled. Looking up, “It was a ceiling The couple smiled at each other as they like this but it was all wood and that recall this challenging time. was really one of the big draws of this “Making cappuccinos with Helena property – wood floors, wainscoting, and standing beside me and Hudson in his car wood ceilings – it just seemed so grand! seat is pretty funny,” Patricia smiled.

We wanted to maybe put in some coffering Bryan says another healthy dose of irony through the whole ceiling and then maybe was then dealt to them when Hudson put in some sun tubes or skylights. developed intolerances to dairy, soy, “They came back and said they were gluten, and peanuts while they were in the going to go with the skylight idea, run dairy business, hence the Agrarian Bistro some beams across the cathedral portion, and Speakeasy. and then do the waffling around the The restaurant progressed slowly but perimeter. They made our idea even better,” steadily and garnered a stellar reputation Bryan exclaimed. as it developed its menu. Along the way, “When we were down there talking Patricia and Bryan learned some tough life about it, we were both pretty stubborn lessons, and some important lessons about about keeping the wood ceiling and running a business. At the top of that list getting the sun tunnels,” Patricia added, is always hire good people. Patricia speaks noting the living space is now bright, highly of her chef and the people who cheery, and the throbbing heart of this work in the restaurant, as does Bryan of magnificent home. the people at the winery.

“We have a great deal of respect for “It’s all coming along very well and we them,” Bryan noted. “We have given them attribute a lot of that to surrounding a lot of work between the two businesses, ourselves with good people,” they agreed. but it’s well deserved. I would say David “We have learned a lot of tough lessons is a friend, as well. I know a lot of the along the way but the same is true in any guys who work for them. I know them by new venture.” name, even details about their lives. They Ducon Contractors and Homes was know more about our lives because they one of those good decisions, according to are in our businesses and home, and I like both Bryan and Patricia. Recommended them and they are another business where originally by Ernie Margetson, an engineer David hires good people.” they were working with, Ducon has All of which has proven important proved invaluable to the couple in their for this tenacious, busy, and energetic many projects, but principally with their couple now living their pastoral dream in house.

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The sights and delights of a midsummer cottage garden.

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“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.”

– William Shakespeare

In its lush verdant glory, the late spring garden has undergone change. There is a sense of departure, but also one of an arrival of sorts as its replacement charges in, signalling a crucial point as the garden reaches maturity. The transformation is a significant one. A colourful and tantalizing theatrical production is about to begin; a stage show many weeks in the making. The spectacle requiring many hours of work, hard labour, and careful planning comes together almost effortlessly.

With the arrival of sunshine, heat and a more humid air mass, the late spring garden evolves into its summer cloak. It starts with many clematis varieties coming into bloom; the stunning vertical climbers enchant with an array of pink, purple, and white patterned combinations. It is the large, distinctive blooms of the candy-striped pink and white Nelly Moser providing a touch of whimsy to the garden’s structure.

With the heat turned up a few notches, July sees the garden burst into its next phase of colourful life, whether it is in the form of annuals, perennials, and shrubbery or native plants. Towering graceful stems of wine-red and soft-pink hollyhocks sway hypnotically in gentle rhythm with the summer breeze.

Pink bell-shaped flowers of foxglove dazzle, and are welcomed by visiting hummingbirds.

Yellow evening primrose uplifts the spirit, a patch of willowy cosmos delicately sways, and stately spears of blue delphiniums soar.

The prolific-blooming rose of Sharon stands with honeycomb dahlia blooms to dazzling effect.

At its peak of frenetic growth, the cottage garden exists in a proliferation of multicolour; a kaleidoscope where every colour and plant combination work together no matter the order or design. There appears no organized theme, symmetry, or blocks of structured colour, but instead the palette is as varied and as wild as its creator allows.

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formal arrangement. It is where flamboyant and bold meets graceful and dainty. In the eclectic rendition, colours meld, textures complement, every shape and size of plant material works as one, and the flow is as a painter may emulate a sweeping landscape.

There is a naturally occurring balance and proportion to the cottage garden borders. It is more than a tantalizing treat for the senses, as every plant has a place and is a welcome performer to the show.

seeding sweet pea fills the gaps as its tendrils cling and climb, grabbing onto everything in its path. Stunning pure-white trumpet flowers of datura, much loved by bees and hummingbirds, are the starlet of the July garden. Exquisitely fragranced, its blooms glow warmly as dusk emerges, easily captivating and seducing those within its grasp.

With the dial set to maximum, August bakes in its temporary tropical environment as late-season perennials put on their colourful finale. The long-lasting blooms of phlox dominate the hot, dry days of late summer, appearing as flowering fireworks: every conceivable hue of radiant pink, mauve, and purple light up the garden in the spectacular show. Mounds of daylilies work in harmony, blooming non-stop as the impressive tapestry steals the show.

Mouth-watering, ice cream colours of lemon and creamy yellow, sumptuous pale orange sorbet, and dreamy peach meet with dark oranges and rust reds. Romantic pink and white Asiatic lilies add a touch of the exotic.

A garden is often a reflection of its owner, its carer, and its creator. The artistry takes on As colour drifts through the carefree its own personality, where individual style landscape, deep pink Echinacea stand alongside erect spikes of luscious creamycultivates creativity. It is a place to nurture white yucca blooms. The velvet silvery-grey and nourish, to contemplate and cherish, foliage of lamb’s ears look stunning en masse, and to enjoy and indulge. It is a summer as striking fluorescent-pink button-like sanctuary, an airy floral tribute, and a place As dusk slides into night, the deafening flowers complement the white petals and to surrender the mind as it dissolves into whirr of cicadas softens as fireflies begin to yellow centres of Shasta daisies. At the front the whirl of colour, unusual textures, and light up the night. At first darkness, their of the border, apart from the crowd, red delicious bouquets. Exuberant jewel tones magical appearance, and then sudden and pink and orange Oriental poppies mix shine as red salvia and bee balm make a bold disappearance, as they appear to jump and with the elegance of a rose garden, where statement. Billowing purple-blue Russian hover, is a delight to watch as they evoke shades of soft apricot and mellow yellow sage bask with the star of the late summer fond summertime memories and embrace mingle with the irresistible and intoxicating Dr. Ken Madison & Associates bellevilledental.ca the true essence of summer. border, sun-loving yellow rudbeckia. scent of floribunda Honey Perfume. Self-

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Glenora Article and Photography by Gerry Fraiberg

Many folks in Prince Edward County still refer to the 19th century limestone building nestled below Lake on the Mountain at Glenora as the fish hatchery. The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) operated a fish hatchery here from the 1920s until the late ’50s, but the image remains decades later.

Built as a mill in 1872, water was piped 60 metres from the lake above to power the turbine. Now the MNR’s Glenora Fisheries Station, the building is home to the Lake Ontario Management Unit, which oversees an area stretching 700 kilometres from the Quebec border on the Lake St. Francis part of the St. Lawrence River to the Niagara River and south to the United States border.

Lead Planning Biologist Colin Lake explained the unit manages fish populations in both commercial and recreational fisheries in conjunction with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Since fish don’t recognize borders, the team has a good working relationship with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Fisheries management involves studying the fish population as well as the human element.

Colin said they use gill nets and trawls as a major part of their study. Samples are brought back to the lab at Glenora where they are measured and weighed, then dissected to determine the age and health of the fish.

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The crown jewel of the research fleet is Ontario Explorer, a purpose-built 20 metre vessel with a 112 tonne displacement and seven metre beam, featuring the latest navigation and safety gear, delivered in 2010 at a cost of $2.5 million. Far from luxurious, it gives scientists a safe, reliable, and comfortable work platform including a galley and washroom - something lacking in the old converted cramped fishing boats it replaces.

The boat carries a full complement of life jackets, immersion suits, and two life rafts, along with a Zodiac to tow them to safety. There are two Electronic Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB), a satellite phone, and an infrared camera to help locate a person overboard in the night. When all

else fails, there are traditional navigation aids - a clock, magnetic compass, and a bell.

The wooden ship’s wheel is another nod to tradition, which Vessel Master Jon Chicoine noted he prefers to stainless steel, as he proudly demonstrated the Furuno NavNet 3D navigation system.

Below deck, there is space to hold two large stainless steel tanks used for fish stocking, along with trawls and gill net lifters.

Every year the ministry stocks approximately 2.5 million fish into Lake Ontario, including up to 500,000 lake trout.

Colin explained, “Our goal is to restore the lake trout species lost in the late 1950s due to the sudden abundance of sea lamprey which

is a predatory, parasitic, jawless fish. It’s an invasive species in the lake, much like a leech.”

A binational effort to control sea lamprey is ongoing, costing millions of dollars.

A truckload of lake trout yearlings arrives at the Glenora dock from the MNR’s Harwood Fish Culture Station on Rice Lake.

Thousands are piped into the stainless steel tanks in the hold of the Ontario Explorer. At a speed of eight knots, it takes three hours to get to Main Duck Island - one spot where the fish are released.

The Glenora Fisheries Station is renowned in the scientific community because of the quality and quantity of data gathered for well over 50 years. Colin explained they look

“Our goal is to restore the lake trout species lost in the late 1950s due to the sudden abundance of sea lamprey which is a predatory, parasitic, jawless fish.”

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at the numbers of fish, the species, the distribution of the fish, the overall health of the population, and the age of the fish. This involves standardized protocols using similar gear at a similar location at a similar time of year, year after year.

For instance, Colin noted their data helps understand zebra mussel impacts since the 1990s.

Aside from the fish population, the scientists based at Glenora get out on the lake and Bay of Quinte to talk to anglers, recording how many people are fishing, what species they are targeting, and their success rate. Colin explained, “The angling community is an important clientele we want to keep happy as well as all the businesses relying on those anglers.”

Beyond serving the needs of anglers and the commercial fishery, Colin noted the Lake Ontario Management Unit offers an invaluable understanding of the health of Lake Ontario based on decades of studying the changes occurring in the fish community.

With the population in the greater Toronto area projected to increase 40 per cent over the next 35 years, the demand for clean drinking water and elimination of waste water will have a huge impact on Lake Ontario.

Colin observed the fish community is a good way to take the pulse of the health of the lake. The information gathered at the Lake Ontario Management Unit has relevance to everyone in the province, not just those who like to fish.

Colin admitted serving at the Glenora Fisheries Station is a dream job, with many scientists and staff staying 20 and 30 years. “It is an incredible facility and Prince Edward County is a great place to live.”

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S a i ta rg ’s G r av i ta s Q u o t i e n T Gravitas Quotient is a measure of o n e ’s r e s e r v e s o f i n n e r w i s d o m .

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What recipe for a successful home life do you want to share?

Always listen carefully to what your wife has to say.

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We all hope there will be one more time. One more time for what?

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What do you wish your mother understood about you?

I hated those hats she made me wear as a child.

If you were going to launch a new prohibition, what would you outlaw?

Whaling.

How would you like to rewire your brain?

I would like to be able to read at twice the speed I do now. In my line of work, it would be very handy.

If you were to ask for Divine intervention, what would it be for?

Asking for Divine intervention is a dangerous precedent to set.

What are you fatally attracted to?

Single malt scotch.

Give one example of life’s absurdities.

The Toronto Maple Leafs.

Why do we sometimes crave chaos?

Because it beats the opposite, order can be exceedingly boring.

How do you stay clear of the rocks and shoals?

You don’t, you learn to deal with them.

Why should we hang onto our illusions?

Because the first step in creating something is imagining it.

What would your father make of you now?

He is still alive and quite unsurprised at the path I have taken. As much as he may have wanted me to take over the family farm, he knew milking cows twice a day wasn’t in the cards.

When do reality and fantasy merge?

Spring training.

If you were in charge of the world for one day, what would you change?

My compensation package. Seriously, I would change my dog back into a pup again.

What takes you down the rabbit hole?

I suppose nothing really. It would be a tight fit if something did.

How can we escape the trap line of our own obsessions?

Why would we want to?

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About B ra d: Brad Martin is a book addict. Fortunately, he is also President of Penguin Random House, one of the world’s largest publishers. Finding something to read is not one of his problems.

Finding time and space for all the books is. Each time he moves, he needs more space. His retreat in the County has plenty of space. In university at McGill, the walk home after class involved a choice - a quart of beer from the dépanneur or a paperback book from the used bookstore.

While studying for his graduate degree at University of Toronto, Brad worked as a waiter at the Old Fish Market. The bar upstairs, Coasters, was a publishers’ hang out and one day the sales manager for McClelland and Stewart offered Brad a job. It was also at Coasters where Brad met his wife, Donna Hayes, who ran Harlequin Books for many years and recently retired to try her hand at viticulture.

Brad moved to Penguin Books, then to Bantam Doubleday Dell and then to Random House when the German media company Bertelsmann bought it. The new Random House then merged with Penguin to create Penguin Random House. Brad and Donna live on a farm in the County with Red, their miniature longhaired Dachshund and lots of books.

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