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Dancing among the dandelions Community – With just a brief shower on Saturday, the weather was near perfect for the Dandelion Festival, which returned to Prescott Street in Kemptville May 23 to 25. In addition to a focus on bringing in talent such The Bishops Mills Community Day featured fun and a special bit of history. Page K15

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as Amanda Rheaume, the festival included vendors, kids activities as well as a walking dance party, on Saturday, where music and bodies flooded the streets to shake their limbs.

Ice rink rental rates face proposed increase Proposal would increase ice rink rates two per cent, sports field rentals five per cent By JEFF MACKEY jeff.mackey@metroland.com

News - The North Grenville Council has approved increases in its ice rink rates. As of 2013, adult prime-time ice rates were $178 per hour, compared to $160 in Smiths Fall and a mere $116 per hour in North Dundas. “We are a community where I feel people can afford the kind of rates that we charge,” said Mark Guy, director of parks, recreation and culture with the municipality

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of North Grenville. “We are still much lower than the city of Ottawa so we do get a lot of business from teams from the city.” Fees are not increasing across the board, however, as school rental rates will drop from $94 per hour to $75 under the new scheme. South Grenville, North Dundas and Mississippi Mills have no charge for school groups, while Smiths Falls charges $35, according to a 2013 North Grenville report. Having the highest rates in the

municipality’s area of competi“Kemptville has always been tion hasn’t affected the parks and good to us,” says Barb E. Levere, president of the Upper Canada Cyclones. “We would love to “We are a community have more ice time in Kemptville where I feel people can but unfortunately other people need it, too.” afford the kind of rates Still, with major arenas under that we charge.” construction across the region, North Grenville officials warned MARK GUY, DIRECTOR PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURE that if rates continue to rise, and when new rinks are built, teams recreation department’s ability may start going elsewhere. to sell ice time, as the rinks are A five per cent increase to generally sold out on a year-to- sports field rates, as well as a $5 year basis. per hour practice rate, were also

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passed, but these changes would not take effect until September of 2015. “We only increase (ice rates) once every two years. The local organizations know about that and like it so that they can set their budgets in advance,” said Guy. Some worry the increased rates favour larger hockey organizations over the average Kemptville resident. This could push local teams to earlier and later times when booking ice.

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