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The community group Solidarity Kingston wants to see Kingston join the ranks of the “sanctuary cities” around that world. Sanctuary cities have official polices to ensure everyone can access municipal services, including public health and police, regardless of their immigration status. Toronto became the first sanctuary city in Canada in 2013. Montreal, London, and Hamilton all followed suit with unanimous city council votes, and Vancouver passed an "Access to City Services without Fear" policy. Numerous other cities in the United States and around the world have likewise declared themselves sanctuary cities. Dr. Reena Kukreja, a member of Solidarity Kingston and an instructor at Queen’s University, said the campaign is about “fairness and justice.” “Whether one un-
documented person or a thousand, Solidarity Kingston wants to see undocumented migrants able to access municipal services without fear.” Solidarity Kingston hopes to see an Access Without Fear policy put in place by Kingston City Council. This policy would allow any person to access city-funded services without being questioned about their immigration status or reported to the Canada Border Services Agency. City-funded services include public health, community centers and parks and recreations programs, public libraries, public transportation, and the Kingston Police. Right now, undocumented people in Kingston may be afraid to access city services—including the police—out of fear that they could be arrested, put in an immigration detention centre,
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Group hopes to make Kingston a sanctuary city fi nd themselves in dangerous working conditions where they are underpaid or mistreated by their employers, or even be afraid to use Kingston Transit to get to work or the grocery store. Karl Flecker said he hopes that people in Kingston will learn more about the realities of life for undocumented people, and then ask City Council and the mayor to support an Access Without Fear policy. “Tell them you want to see the city come out on the right side of history.” “We’re not asking for anything radical,” Flecker said, only for municipal policy to be made consistent with human rights commit-
ments that Ontario and Canada have already made. “This will let Kingston join with many other progressive cities around North American,” said Kukreja. Solidarity Kingston has a petition in favour of an Access Without Fear resolution and has collected over 500 signatures on paper and online; they hope to double that before number the issue appears before Kingston City Council. You can find more information, and sign the online petition, at solidaritykingston. wordpress.com or on Facebook.
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A very wet spring and high water levels, coupled with a record 110-millimetre rainfall event on July 24, has led to construction delays affecting drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. Work on the Bath Road multi-use path-
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tion season. The bridge work near the Invista plant, originally supposed to be competed in two years, has now stretched to four years and counting after being mired in repeated delays. The original contractor was fired last year over concerns about cost overruns and missed timelines, according to city officials overseeing the work. A new contractor, R.W. Tomlinson Ltd., was supposed to start this spring, but the $1.8-million work has been delayed by heavy rain and high water levels. The city was hoping to have the north side of the bridge repaired by August (the original contractor completed the southern section) but that timeline will be extended into the late fall season. A third waterfront project that is proceeding cautiously due to high lake levels is the $4.2-million revitalization work of Breakwater Park on King Street. The contractor says the work is proceeding on schedule, but it would be helpful to have lower water levels to do extensive shoreline improvements, such as improved swimming areas and a new bridge connection from the park to the soon-to-be-renamed Gordon Edgar Downie pier behind the water treatment plant. The contractor initially hoped to have the work done this fall, but the park’s facelift is now scheduled for completion by next spring.
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Buildings with benefi ts: City seeks fl exibility t negotiate trade-offs with developers City planners endorsed the Capitol condominium project at 223 Princess St., in partsai, because IN8 Developments promised to allocate 12 of the 212 units for affordable housing, plus provide community arts space, bicycle racks and electric vehicle charging stations within the 15-storey building, as well as money to help construct a nearby municipal parking garage. Former councillor Vicki Schmolka says IN8 Developments is providing money for the new parking facility, but it’s to help some of the condo owners have private spaces in the same public garage. “Why are we subsidizing parking for them? I don’t get it.” Critics dismissed the condo benefits as “ridiculously meagre” for a building that’s almost twice the height of what the zoning allows, and stressed the city’s Official Plan is “not for sale.” Schmolka and other citizens have appealed the highrise to the Ontario Municipal Board. Meanwhile, the unidentified owner of a largescale apartment development on midtown’s Princess Street approached the city with the idea of buying land a few blocks away for dedicated public parkland, in exchange for height and density easements. Councillors recently agreed to open formal negotiations on securing neighbourhood benefits. While staff may see the value in negotiating community goodies, skeptics worry it could open the fl oodgates to allow excessively tall buildings
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The City of Kingston is working on new guidelines that will spell out how developers can seek bigger residential buildings in exchange for community benefits. The developer-funded benefi ts may include such things as affordable housing, public waterfront access, additional parking, on-site community meeting space, enhanced transit facilities, outright cash payment to city coffers, plus other incentives that go beyond legislated requirements. In exchange, developers could be allowed to exceed the maximum height and density requirements on a particular site. City officials stress the density bonusing strategy is not intended to allow a developer to buy their own height, adding that any extra height or density must represent good planning on their own merits. Community benefits should not be used as a means to achieve ‘good planning’ by making a ‘bad’ application ‘good,’ but might validly make a ‘good’ application ‘better,’” according to guidelines now being drafted by planners. They also say the trade-offs should not be viewed as a municipal money grab, and must be linked to the project. “There must be a clear connection between the proposed development and the community benefits, demonstrating that the benefits pertain to the development.” Negotiating trade-offs is not a new concept in the realm of municipal growth. The province’s Planning Act already requires residential builders to pay development charges and provide parkland, or cash-in-lieu of parkland, for large-scale apartments or condominiums. But, these new formal guidelines would establish “clarity, consistency and transparency” to negotiate future trade-offs with developers. A public open house on July 25 sought input on the draft guidelines, with a final recommendation expected The proposed Capitol Condo was the focus of the early next year. The concept of community benefi ts community benefits discussion. Submitted photo has surfaced on a handful of recent occasions, receiving mixed reaction.
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Kingston Police issue apology for officer 'berating' and using 'profane' language toward elderly driver police road block was and hesitated slightly,” Vilela said. “The police offi cer looked directly at the tstaff ord@metroland.com driver and they made eye contact, and then the Nissan driver swerved around the poFollowing videos posted to social media lice cruiser and into the southbound lane of and the subsequent backlash from the public, Gardiners Road, and proceeded in the wrong Kingston Police issued a statement regarding way.” the incident in which an elderly man drove a The officer on the scene immediately startcar past a police blockade and into a deeply ed yelling at the driver to stop, but the driver fl ooded roadway; police confirmed that the continued at “an accelerated pace,” Vilela angry voice heard in the videos is that of the said. The offi cer on the scene indicated to officer on the scene. those around that this was the second time “The audio portion of this video captures that day someone had driven by him into the a male berating and using profane comments water. towards the driver,” the statement from Kings“The vehicle made it about half way and ton Police reads. then stalled, predictably. The police officer “Senior police management have now started mumbling to himself and yelling back learned that the voice on the video is that of at the vehicle, and immediately said ‘I’m going an officer with the Kingston Police.” to charge this driver,’” said Vilela. The video in question may have been one “(He) indicated that this was the second of two videos, which were taken by photographers on the scene, according to eyewitnesses. The Kingston Police officer and the elderly man who drove into the fl ooded roadway on July time that somebody had driven by him into the water, and that he was already soaked and In the video, the driver of a Nissan becomes 24. stuck after his car stalled halfway through the Cris Vilela/Metroland he wasn’t going to get himself soaked again.” The driver and the officer yelled back and deep water that had accumulated under the forth for about 10 minutes, Vilela said, during overpass on Gardiners Road. The videos were of his car, and the officer responds with evident urging the driver to exit his vehicle. widely circulated on both Facebook and Twit- frustration and some profane language. Metroland’s Cris Vilela, who was also on which the driver indicated he couldn’t get out ter. Comments on the posted videos varied, “I don’t care if you get wet! I’ve been soaked the scene, recalled what he saw, indicating the because it was too deep and he didn’t want to and included those in support of Kingston Po- for two and a half hours because of idiots like driver slowed down, veered around the police get wet. Eventually, the officer did get into the lice, as well as those condemning the officer’s you! Get out of the car now!” the officer can be road block already on the scene, and then water, once again, to assist the elderly driver aggressive tone and comments. heard yelling in the video. sped up in an apparent attempt to make it from his vehicle. In one of those two videos, the officer on the “Do you see the police car? With the f---ing through the water. Continued on page 7 scene can clearly be heard yelling to the driver. line taped across it? F---!” “I saw a Nissan that was going northbound The driver indicates he cannot open the door Two unidentified individuals can be heard on Gardiners Road and came up to where the BY TORI STAFFORD
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While the driver of the Nissan was not arrested, as the officer had originally hinted towards, he was charged under the Highway Traffic Act, according to Const. Cam Mack, media relations officer with Kingston Police, but that charge was later dropped. The Kingston Police Professional Standards Department is conducting an internal investigation into the officer’s conduct. Mack said he could not comment on any disciplinary action towards the officer in question, and would not identify the officer, referring to the statement the police released for any other details. “On behalf of Kingston Police we would like to apologize to the driver, his family and to our community,” the statement reads. “This type of behaviour by our members will not be condoned.”
“Once he was in the water, I think the officer’s demeanour changed noticeably. He was still, you know, visibly upset, but he had changed his tone from one of aggression to one of resigned frustration,” said Vilela, noting that one of the reasons the officer was yelling in the moments captured on video was due to the distance between the officer and the driver at the time. “He was visibly angry and he used strong language while he was up on the side of the bridge, and then when he got back in (the water), he was much more resigned and helpful … When he got closer to the driver and saw maybe his frailty and was able to more clearly see his advanced age, I think his demeanour changed to a more subdued one.” Another eyewitness, local phoIT’S FINALLY HERE - THE WEEKEND YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR! tographer James McColl, posted his video of the incident to Facebook, but EVERYONE WELCOME at the 26th Annual it was removed from the social media CLASSIC COUNTRY MUSIC site shortly thereafter when McColl began to receive threats online. McREUNION & JAMBOREE Coll was quick to point out the voice heard yelling profanities in the video was not his, despite what many commenters believed, and that he meant to cause no harm or disruption to Kingston Police or officer on the scene. “The driver ignored the road block and the cop tried to stop him,” McColl said of the event, noting that he perAugust 3 to 6, 2017 sonally feels the driver should not have Centennial Park - Trenton been driving. “The cop was being nice to him Come for the weekend or come for a day! in front of witnesses and, after a few *Nightly Main Stage Shows minutes, the driver ignored the cop’s *25 hours of Open Mic time request to get out of the car. Also, the *Sunday Gospel Show *Food *Vendor driver took a few minutes to straighten *Rough Camping *Fiddle Jam out his car and get his keys. He even sessions “Acoustic Guitar” workshop. honked his horn a few times.” FEATURED PERFORMERS INCLUDE: By all accounts given, including that of Kingston Police, the road was FRIDAY - 6:30 PM - Tim Sanders Band, clearly barricaded, and the driver of Pat Arnott, Naomi Bristow, Don Cochrane, the Nissan clearly drove around those Percy Kinney, Bonita Mercer, Lisa Schilling roadblocks on purpose. SATURDAY - 6:30 PM - Tim Sanders Band, “There were clear indications that Debbie Bechamp, Tyler Cochrane, the roadway was closed there,” said Fred Lewis, Bob McQuaid, John Milner, Vilela, noting there was caution tape James Ryce across the northbound lane, and a Utilities Kingston truck and Kingston SUNDAY GOSPEL SHOW: - 11:00 AM Police cruiser on the scene, the later of SUNDAY 6:30 PM - Tim Sanders Band, which had its lights flashing. Mitch Barker, Darlene Brooks, “It was very clear that the roadway Gloria Downer-Pearson, Rita Harpell, was closed and that the driver decided Winston James to circumvent the blockade.” NEWSPAPER RETRACTION FOR THE BEST BUY JULY 28TH CORPORATE FLYER In the July 28th flyer, page 3, the ACER Aspire E 17.3” Laptop with Intel® Core™ i5-7200U Processor (WebCode: 10497406) was incorrectly advertised with a touchscreen icon. Please be advised that this product does not have a touchscreen. Please see a Product Specialist for complete details. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers.
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I was never one of those kids who was fascinated by things that are “gross.� I never thought that bugs were cool, avoided gory movies and did my best to skip all the science classes where we had to dissect dead critters and animals soaked in formaldehyde. As an adult, I still can’t watch shows with a lot of blood, and some of my biggest fears are head lice and bed bugs. I know that as far as bugs go, ticks and the Lyme disease they carry are the real enemy. But, there’s something about the idea of many tiny bugs crawling around on my body or personal space — living off blood, multiplying at a rapid pace — that strikes fear in my heart. So, when on the second-last day of school, a note came home from Summer’s teacher saying that a child in the class had lice and everyone should check their own child, I promptly went into denial mode, because the prospect of her having this was not something I could deal with. After all, I survived an entire childhood of school lice outbreaks unscathed. Surely, my own kid would have the same luck. Plus, because of my fear, the idea of dealing with lice was out of the question. There was no way it could happen. It just couldn’t. I took a look through Summer’s hair anyway. Nothing. Good. I knew it.
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Sometimes, being a parent means remaining strong in the face of your worst fears Fast forward two weeks. My dad said he noticed Summer was scratching her head. Had I checked her for lice? Yes, I said. I had, but I would check again. I did, and still saw nothing. A week later, she was scratching a lot, and so was I. I also had an itchy rash on the back of my neck. “But, it can’t be from lice,â€? I said to Steve. “They live on your head. This is my neck.â€? Oh, the power of the naivetĂŠ/denial combination. Finally, I couldn’t take it anymore and took us both to the doctor. He laughed. “You don’t come to me for this,â€? he said. “This is not a medical issue. Just get the over-the-counter treatment from the drugstore.â€? Still, he was nice enough to look through Summer’s hair and did, in fact, find a live louse. I did my best to stay strong, but he could clearly sense I was upset. “Relax,â€? he said. “This is all part of the joy of having kids.â€? We both did the treatment, and I also did a ton of reading about lice online. This was, as usual, a bad idea. I learned that many of today’s lice have grown resistant to treatments that were basically 100 per cent effective in the ‘80s and ‘90s. I read horror stories about how all available treatments had failed some families; one family reportedly dealt with it for an
entire year. I was terrified, but did my best to outwardly remain strong. In the meantime, I obsessively combed through Summer’s and my own hair multiple times a day, removing any nits and dead/dying lice. A week after the first treatment, we did the second round, which is supposed to take care of any newly hatched eggs (*shiver*) that may have survived the first round. After that, you’re supposed to be in the clear. To make extra sure we got them all, we used a different kind of treatment the second time around, just in case the creepy crawlers were resistant to the first kind. After many licefree comb outs, I’m cautiously optimistic this nightmare is in the past. Throughout it all, I was surprised and proud of how well Summer handled the situation. She was very calm (noticeably less grossed out than her mother) and was even relatively patient through the hours of intense combing. I also managed to surprise myself. I drew on strength I never knew I had to deal with a situation that was very, very uncomfortable for me. I guess, like the doctor said, it’s all part of the fun of being a parent. You do these things because you have to — there is no other option — and come away stronger than ever.
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Celebrating the August long weekend - but why? While many of us are happy to have another summer long weekend to look forward to, does anyone actually know why we have a long weekend in August? Like Family Day, the civic holiday originated as a ‘day of recreation’ and was approved by Toronto City Council in 1969. Since then, the holiday has taken on many different names and meanings across the country. Some provinces recognize the day as a statutory holiday, while others don’t recognize the holiday at all (Quebec, Yukon, and most of Newfoundland). In British Columbia, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick, the holiday is used to recognize the province itself (e.g. in Saskatchewan it’s called Saskatchewan Day). In Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, the day is simply called a Civic Holiday and in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island the day is called Natal Day and is celebrated as a birthday for the two provinces. In Alberta, the day is known as Heritage Day, a day to celebrate the varied cultures and heritages in the province and in 1976 the Edmonton Heritage Festival was created. The three-day celebration of food, dance and handicrafts of cultures from around the world attracts thousands to the city each year. In Ontario, things get a bit more complicated and the name of the Civic holiday varies by city. In Toronto, the day is known as Simcoe Day, named after John Grave Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1791 to 1796. In Ottawa, the day is known as Colonel By Day, in recognition of Lieutenant Colonel John By who supervised the construction of the Rideau Canal. The day is known as George Hamilton Day in Hamilton, Joseph Brant Day in Burlington, Founders’ Day in Brantford, McLaughlin Day in Oshawa, Alexander Mackenzie Day in Sarnia, James Cockburn Day in Cobourg, Peter Robinson Day in Peterborough, and the list goes on. Kingston may not have a special name for the day, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t celebrated across the city. Get out and enjoy the warm weather and let’s hope it doesn’t rain!
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noted local heritage preservation consultant Andre Scheinman, who was brought in to the visioning process to assess the buildings. Time will tell whether this proposed mix of history and modernism can blend together without destroying the prison vision that aims to keep most of it in tact as a tourist attraction, unofficially known as Canada’s ‘Alcatraz.’ That was one of Kingston’s ‘inhumane’ Prison for Women has the topics that emerged during a marathon debate been closed for the better part of two decades fol- where councillors ultimately approved the vision for lowing a judicial commission’s recommendation to both the former prison and Portsmouth Olympic improve the treatment of female prisoners. Harbour. By most accounts, no one was sad when the Canada Lands Company, the government’s real doors of the 1930s penal facility closed for good in estate arm that expects to dispose of the prison 2000. that’s still owned by the Correctional Service of But the former P4W has been thrust into the Canada, says it costs $1.5 million a year just to spotlight once again over the way it was left to deteriorate. Purchased by Queen’s University and then, seemingly, forgotten. The heat turned off. The limestone building in disrepair. And the walls came down so everyone – in a city known for its prisons could watch this landmark with a notorious history fade into the future with no clear repurposing plan. That’s one reason why councillors jumped at the chance to approve a vision that aims to revitalize Kingston Penitentiary, the grandfather of Canada’s prison system, that’s located, fittingly, across the street from P4W. Coun. Liz Schell observed during council’s recent Kingston Pen visioning debate that P4W is a “cold building” after the feds walked away from it. “It’s (heritage) designated but that means nothThe forme prison for women was closed in ing,” she observed. Councillors don’t want the much larger and old- 2000. Submitted photo er KP property – with its impressive collection of architecturally significant buildings from the 19th century - to meet the same deteriorating fate, even if it means making trade-offs with the federal government, the prison’s owner. Notice to Residents of Odessa Compromises to maintain the city/federal partnership’s conceptual plan include The Loyalist Township Utilities Division will begin the annual allowing for two or three potential high- watermain and hydrant flushing program in Odessa on July rise residential buildings in Kingston Pen’s 31, 2017. southern section close to the water, with If during this process your water appears discolored, please the expected demolition of some 1920s- run the cold water tap until clear, approximately 10 minutes. era prison buildings and adjacent walls, If the discoloration persists, contact the Engineering Clerk at 613-386-7351, ext. 116. while preserving the front and central sections, walls and all, for a heritage showcase We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation. and ongoing tourism uses. If you are a person with a disability and need Loyalist Township “There have to be losses there to allow information in another format, please contact 613-386-7351 ext 100 some kind of reasonable development,” or e-mail info@loyalist.ca.
maintain the mothballed KP. Canada Lands says building up the density will help to offset some of the long-term costs to preserve other historic areas of the prison. While many details linked to the proposed highrise development – such as traffic, parking, building design, shadow and noise impacts, and demolition versus designations - still have to be determined, prison officials stress their goal is to not allow KP to become a derelict site. The goodwill shown by the federal government thus far cannot be under-stated. They could un-
dertake unilateral demolition, sell the site, or leave it abandoned without any municipal say, if they wanted. Instead, the feds say they are interested in working with the community to ensure the prison and marina’s long-term preservation. Yes, they could still be persuaded to drop the prison housing component, as many hope they will, but the current vision is still better than none at all. Mixing heritage and high-rises within Canada’s Alcatraz may be only way to save KP from a life sentence of uncertainty.
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Can’t find coins to pay for downtown parking? There’s an app for that BY BILL HUTCHINS
their time through additional payment without returning to their vehicle if they haven’t already over-stayed in the space. The app pilot is scheduled to be implemented later this year, and parking services will report back to council on the customer and city experience in one year’s time.
There will be a new way to pay for a parking spot in a handful of municipal lots in downtown Kingston starting later this year. Councillors approved a one-year pilot project to introduce a smart phone applicaOrientation Week tion to allow drivers to pay for short-term parking. The app can be downloaded for Queen’s University students will be alfree on your smart phone or tablet. Users must register in order to make an electronic lowed to make noise in designated areas for payment on the spot, instead of using coins seven nights in September. Campus leaders are planning ahead for or a credit card. The mobile payment option will be lim- the arrival of new students by asking the city ited to nine downtown surface lots that offer to grant late evening exemptions to the noise hourly parking with existing Pay and Dis- control bylaw, starting with the Labour Day play machines during the pilot study; Queen/ weekend. Councillors agreed to allow two additionKing Lot, Frontenac Lot, Drury Lot, Barrack Lot, Angrove Lot, Springer Memorial al orientation week events with amplified Lot, Upper & Lower Robert Bruce Lot, noise on the nights of Sunday, Sept. 3 and Armstrong Lot and McKee Memorial Lot. Councillors approved a contract with HonkMobile to use its technology to provide the app on the condition that regular payment options COACH & TOURS will also remain in place in the same parking locations. “You won’t need a smart phone to park downtown,” affirmed Coun. Jim Neill. EXPERIENCE THE ROAD TO Drivers who opt for the mobile EXCELLENCE payment option, at a location that’s tracked by GPS on their device, do Johnny Reid Monthly Blue Jays to September call for dates - “What Lovegames is All July About” Tour - Thursday, March 24/16 not need to display a paper receipt Orillia Boat Blue CruiseJays & Show.............................................................. 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The Community Harvest Market in Kingston celebrated Canada 150 on July 26 in a unique and historical way. The market, which has been operating for nine years now, started after the local grocery store closed and community members spoke up about their
needs. “When the IGA closed, it created a food desert because a lot of people don’t have vehicles and a lot of people can’t walk all the way downtown,” explained Kathy Sturmey, a member of Community Harvest Kingston. “We did surveys to find out what the people wanted to see and there was a lot of talk
about a farmer’s market.” After securing some funding, the market, which operates on the lot of St. Matthew’s United Church on Weller Avenue, started and with the help of a community garden on Elliott Avenue and a few more local farmers, the Community Harvest Market continues every Wednesday.
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“People in the area didn’t really want charity, they wanted to have choice and they wanted to be able to be independent,” said Sturmey about the market. “They don’t want to have to go through hoops to go to a food bank and it has been a great success.” Because of grants, the produce and goods at the market are sold at a lower cost and that has made the market extremely accessible. “There are five vendors here on a regular basis and we are always looking for more and we are always running out of produce,” said Sturmey. The market also works to bring community members together and thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation for Kingston and Area, they were able to do just that with a special event on July 26. “We wanted to recognize the First Peoples and bring the community together so we organized a bit of a celebration,” said Sturmey. “There is lunch and performers and it really is a fun time.” MPP for Kingston and the Islands, Sophie Kiwala, was also on hand for the celebration and she was so pleased to see so many community members coming together. “I know whenever I travel, one of the
first things I try to find is a community marke” she said. “I am so pleased to see that this garden continues to grow and it is an indication that healthy, fresh, and local food is needed and wanted.” Community members were also invited to participate in a smudging ceremony at the market and many were happy to learn about the tradition and what it means. “Sage is being used today and it is used for cleansing and purifying,” explained Jolie Brant, Indigenous counsellor at the Sexual Assault Centre in Kingston and a member of the National Aboriginal Committee in Kingston. “In gatherings it helps us to bring our minds together as one and it is a reminder to honour ourselves and others and we are doing that today.” Kiwala hopes that the celebration and the market itself will serve as an inspiration to other community members, too. “The need for good food that is affordable and accessible will only continue and we hope that this endeavour will sprout more projects like this, no pun intended.” The Community Harvest Market operates each Wednesday from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Matthew’s United Church, 31 Weller Ave.
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Summer half over and Wolfe Island busier than ever BY MARGARET KNOTT
Amazing, really. In the last month Wolfe Island, Marysville in particular, has become what can be called in tourism terms a “destination.” Its been a busy summer, on the island with different events happening weekend after weekend, and people coming and going, in spite of ‘iffy’ weather. And the closure of Big Sandy Bay, an important tourist component, due to the flooding that has affected the conservation site and access to its beach and dunes. Frontenac Islands Mayor Doyle is optimistic however. “ The dunes took thousands of years to happen with the wind and waves blowing across the water. In spite of what’s happened, when the flood waters finally recede, there will be a lot more sand on the beach, the wind will blow and the long slow process of rebuilding the dunes will begin again,” he said. The Big Sandy Bay Management Area is owned by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, it is operated by the Township of Frontenac Islands and is one of the township’s biggest tourist attractions. The township will be looking for ways to reinforce the dunes with MNRF. Yet, in spite of its closure, this summer people are lining up to visit the island. Not only are they lining up to come on the weekends but during the week as well. More
and more of them are leaving vehicles behind and walking on the ferry, too small to accommodate the numbers of people and vehicles waiting. And boats of many types: sail, luxury, fishing, also Sea-Doo’s, etc. anchor not far off shore in the village bay or come right in and tie up at one of the many docking areas at The Island Grill and The General Wolfe Inn, both in the heart of the village. Welcomed not only by the lights and sound of music wafting over the water, but by islanders as well. Historic Horne’s Ferry, on Wolfe Island, an important May 1 to late October international route to the USA, also experienced some difficulty with water overlapping the dock at times during the high water period, but is maintaining a regular schedule. The Wolfe Island Grill has 26 boat slips, a covered side patio should it rain, a restaurant, outside patio and a regular variety of musicians, good food and, among other things, their own Wolfe Island Springs Craft Beer. Just down the street, the licensed “Wolfie”, owned and operated by the General Wolfe Inn, has an accessible out door patio, a light menu, and a music space and boat docking facilities. The Inn itself, accommodation /restaurant, is open for business. The Inn’s new owners have big plans for the place. Islanders often ask about the formal dining room, so popular years ago.
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A large new mural of a very young General Wolfe is underway on the side of the Inn. And there is the WIPP (Wolfe Island Pub and Pizzeria). You just never know what James Kirkham has in store for you but you are sure to get a warm welcome. The Dreamcatcher Inn, though for sale, continues to receive guests. The Stone Heron Gallery, behind the Town Hall, is open Thursdays through to Mondays. The WI Craft shop located beside the Gallery, the Old House Museum and the Information Centre are open most days. Bill Speers’ Cycle Wolfe Island, bike rental, is a busy place too. The WI Boat Club Book Sale continues. Fargo’s, The Bakery, great coffee, and ice cream … a great place to visit. As Wolfe Island waits for the second ferry promised by the province, one can’t help thinking about what the island will need to accommodate the many more visitors who will come our way. Perhaps a child friendly motel, a camp ground, more businesses, shops, a local transportation system, more houses, bike lanes … water …. What do you think? Around Town: *Best Wishes to Vernal Yott, 95 years of a good life. Mr. Yott is a veteran of the Merchant Marine during the Second World War, much loved and respected by all who know him. ** Hats off to the MTO Summer students who keep the ferry lines
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Kingston softball team eyes Nationals one of the top 16 teams in the entire province.” The status is a huge accomplishment for The Kingston Kobras novice girls' softball Swaine and his team of players, all aged 14 team has had a great year, and they hope that or under, as the team has been working together to get to this point for the past eight continues in the coming weeks. “We recently won the bronze medal at a years. “When we started, we were hardly even local tournament in Napanee - that was one of four qualifying tournaments that went competing at the lowest level,” said Swaine. on in Ontario to determine the teams who “We went to our first tournament and got would compete for the provincial title,” said destroyed, and the other teams had equipment we didn’t even have. But then slowly coach Jon Swaine. “Our bronze medal puts us in that top di- with time we have gotten better and better vision in all of Ontario, which means we are and here we are.” Player Brooke Beleza, 13, has been with BY MANDY MARCINIAK
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Michelle Dorey has always been fascinated by haunted houses, ghost stories and the spookier elements of life so when she decided to take up writing, these stories seemed like a good place to start from. “I was more of a reader most of my life and I devoured books and it was only after I retired that I toyed around with the idea of writing,” she explained. “I started reading books about writing. I read a lot of work by Stephen King and then I dabbled in writing a bit and just went for it.” Dorey was born and raised in Kingston, she went to Queen’s to study sociology and psychology and she raised her family in Kingston with her husband Jim, who is now also her partner in her writing venture. A few years ago Michelle and Jim attended a haunted walk in Kingston, something Michelle had done before, and as they heard the stories they became more and more intrigued. “I remember standing at the courthouse and then hearing a story that happened at Queen’s and that really caught our interest,” said Michelle. “We wanted to know more and that kind of lead to making up our own stories. You get to an age and you realize that if you have an interest in something and you want
to do it, you should just do it now, so I did.” With Jim’s encouragement, Michelle started writing and soon she had developed a series of books entitled The Hauntings of Kingston. “There are five books in the series and I had a lot of fun writing all of them,” she said. “Some take place outside of the city on Loughborough Lake and one on Wolfe Island and I like to write about the locations I know.” All of the books are self-published on Amazon and as ebooks and recently, Michelle started a new series called The Mystical Veil that features a young woman who moves to Kingston to live with her grandmother and find her life’s mission in the process. “I love developing the stories,” Michelle said of her latest work. “When the germ of an idea is there and then you fill in the what ifs and you try to make the experience as creepy and eerie as possible, I have a lot of fun with that.” Michelle admits her characters often end up coming into her own life, too, and they become the topic of many dinner conversations. “We make dinner together and talk about the stories and it develops further through that,” she said. Jim also enjoys this process, although sometimes he wonders about
his wife’s mental state. “I will ask her how it is going and some days she will tell me ‘Oh, you won’t believe what Keira did today’ and I just look at her and ask what she did and it is like we are discussing a real person,” he explained. “It is stuff she is making up and it sounds crazy, but the characters do take over in that sense and we love it.” Michelle has received great feedback and reviews on her books online and most of her readers come from the United States, the U.K. and Australia, but she would like to see her books take off more locally. “They are locally based and I wanted to have a bit of a back list before promoting more locally, “ she said. “Now, I hope people take an interest and they enjoy them too.” Promotion has always been a hurdle for Dorey and without the help of Jim, who is also retired, it would be a lot harder. The duo admits that they are enjoying this new-found career in their retirement and it has become a labour of love. “We have been inspired by other writers on Amazon that have selfpublished too and their success stories,” said Jim. “It is a lot of work, but it is also really rewarding.” Michelle hopes to keep writing and she is already close to completing a third book in her current series. She loves telling stories and she
Michelle Dorey with some of her Kingston focused haunted stories. Mandy Marciniak/Metroland
hopes people enjoy reading them, too. “It is light entertainment and if this is your genre then you won’t be disappointed,” she said. “My hope is that the readers will get some goosebumps and chills and maybe they
will want to leave the light on longer at night. That is what I love about stories like this and I hope those elements are there in my work, too.” For more about Michelle Dorey and her work visit her website at michelledorey.com.
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Cahill, who graduated from Holy Cross this past June, hopes to raise $100,000 through her Riding to Remember campaign and she has already raised nearly $9,000 through corporate sponsors, including a donation of $2,500 from RBC in Kingston. “The response has been really positive and I have done a lot of work to get the word out,” she said. “It is a big goal, but we hope to set up a booth at the Royal if we get there.” Lesley Kimble, volunteer and fundrais-
ing co-ordinator for the Alzheimer Society of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington, was thrilled when she heard about Cahill’s campaign and she hopes that it will raise awareness with a new group of community members. “Dementia is not something that is on most teenagers' radars and she is hitting a new demographic,” she said. “These are kids who are growing up and their parents and grandparents may be experiencing dementia. The numbers are growing immensely and they need to be aware.” Kimble agrees that the goal will be tough to achieve, but she feels that Cahill can do
Left to right: J e n n i f e r Lemieux, vicepresident, branch manager at RBC, Cassandra Cahill and her father Shawn, and Lesley Kimble, volunteer and fundraising coordinator for the Alzheimer Society of Kingstonon July 25. Mandy Marciniak/ Metroland
it; if she does, it would make a huge impact locally. “The impact of this donation will be huge. We have over 4,000 people in KFL&A diagnosed with dementia in some form,” she said. “With this, we could enhance our programs and start new programs and it would really make a huge impact.” The campaign is already making an impact on Cahill’s life and she has shared her goals with her grandmothers, too. “They both know about the campaign and they are really supportive,” she said. "Their Alzheimer’s is hard to deal with at times, but seeing me ride makes them hap-
py, and spending time with the horses does too.” She hopes that the campaign will be a success and she is encouraging people to lend their support. “I really just want to raise awareness and help the community however I can,” she said. “I hope this makes an impact.” For more information about Riding to Remember, visit the campaign’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pg/ridingtoremember/photos/?ref=page_internal
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Kingston writers live the dream Local writers Meg Freer and Bob MacKenzie spent part of their summer at the crossroads of eastern Europe and western Asia, mingling with writers from around the world. Not knowing the other was doing the same thing, each applied to Summer Literary Series (SLS), an international literary study and cultural organization based in Montreal, for fellowships to the summer program to be held in Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia. With more than 500 applicants for the coveted 30 fellowships, neither thought they had a chance
to attend the July 9—22 event. Surprise. Meg and Bob learned that they’d been awarded the fellowships. Then each discovered that the other was also going. That two writers from the same small city in Canada were selected could be considered a fluke, unless you realize these are two talented people who are part of the creative web of this region. “That’s the magic of Kingston,” said Freer. “Mostly, there were people from New York City and California, some people from the east coast, Hong Kong, Mauritius, and other countries, but only a couple of other Canadians.” Founded in 1998, SLS brings together writers from North America, Europe and Africa in places like Georgia and Kenya. Meg Freer finds freedom in writing. A piano teacher by trade, she started to write poetry in 2015. To be considered for a fellowship with SLS,
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ized it was a once in a lifetime opportunity.” Same for MacKenzie. “My kids have grown up in an artistic community with me,” he said. “They were happy to see me going. They know that’s my world.” Getting there was the most difficult part. Between about 18 hours in the air and down time between connecting flights, it took almost 24 hours to reach their destination. Continued on page 19
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Kingston writers live the dream fair bit about the craft there; it was useful for me.” She explained that she hadn’t been Once on the ground, there were aware of themes and patterns in her some surprises. Pleasant ones. written work prior to the seminars. “People warned us because they For Bob MacKenzie, it was a somethought it would be dangerous,” said what different experience. MacKenzie. “Tbilisi is the safest and “I’ve been writing all my life, and most peaceful city I’ve ever seen. We have been in workshops since I was 18,” never saw any sign of violence, just he said. “What Tbilisi did for me was families talking to each other, mothers give me ideas. I write what I see and feel. calling children and children playing. I Just being there in that wonderful place could spend a year there.” and the many people I met and talked “For a big city, Tbilisi was a very to was an inspiration. The visuals, the easy going place,” said Freer. “There architecture and streets will enable me was a lack of noise you would expect to write new and different material. from a big city. I loved it. I wouldn’t go This gave me a whole other world to out of my way to return to other big explore.” cities I’ve visited, aside from New York They did point out that they have a City. But Tbilisi, I would definitely go rather skewed view of the city of a oneback there.” and-a-half million people as they spent Both writers said they were im- all their time in old Tbilisi, not out in pressed by the artistic nature of Tbilisi. the suburbs where, like in every large Freer explained that even the streets city, you’ll find malls and familiar corhave an artistic flair, many named after porate box stores. artists rather than taking on names of Like Dorothy in Oz, even though politicians or rich corporate sponsors. “You’ll have streets named after poets, writers, artists, musicians, architects,” she said. “Buildings and places are marked with plaques naming an artist.” MacKenzie pointed out one humorous exception: “There’s a George W. Bush Street,” he said, and laughed. “Because he visited one time.” Not only did these writers find the seminars interesting, each thought the country itself was inspiring. “I don’t want to go on tours and see all the nice stuff,” said MacKenzie. “I’m very much a street person. I loved meeting the Georgians. They are wonderful people. Some speak English fairly well, but, regardless, they are all willing to communicate with you in some way. The place is amazing. There’s architecture from the time of Christ to things that are futuristic.” Freer said that being inspired to write isn’t necessarily related to a specific seminar site. “That wasn’t the point,” she said. “They wanted to immerse us in the culture. Much of the time, I sat and observed people. I took lots of notes on food and the natural world. When I write, I tend to focus on specific images from the natural world and colours, and there was so much colour in Tbilisi.” Above all, Meg Freer sensed that Tbilisi is a location that honours artists. “That is their life: art and culture,” she said. “It’s all about art. You don’t get the same sense as in other cities where they talk politics, and there are protests and people seem stressed. People are not talking about politics or the president in Tbilisi. You meet people and talk art.” As far as writing skills, Freer said she came away with new skills. “From the writing workshop itself, I received good feedback, and I know there are characteristics of my writing I can improve,” she said. “I never learned how to write. I jumped in off the deep end, and don’t actually know some of the conventions and rules. I learned a Continued from page 18
they each experienced wonderful things in Tbilisi, there’s still no place like home. Meg Freer was born in Seattle and grew up in the United States, spending a lot of time in Montana. She met her husband, a Canadian, in the U.S.A., and the couple moved to Kingston when he was hired at Queen’s University. They’ve been happily settled here for many years and have two teenaged children. Freer says she can’t imagine living anywhere other than Kingston. Bob MacKenzie grew up in Alberta. After completing his master’s degree in English literature/creative writing, he came to Queen’s University for the Artists in Community Education program. He said that with his kids here, he wouldn’t leave Kingston. All is well; we’ll be keeping these two talented writers in town, regardless of any world travels. For more information about the Summer Literary Seminars, visit sumlitsem.org. To explore the blog Meg Freer and
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in the Prairies because most of the natural prairie was gone, having been tilled over as crop land. Ontario, with all of these rights of way cleared of forests, had become a refuge for prairie plants and wildlife. We had unwittingly created linear prairies where none had existed before. I started to wonder just how much of a sanctuary we had created. With the help of Google Maps, I was able to figure out that the prairies created along highways, pipelines, railways, and hydro lines through Northern Ontario totalled about 850 square kilometres. That is as much prairie as had been lost to the construction of the cities of Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Regina. If I were to include the numerous secondary highways and logging roads, there would be enough land to replace the losses to Calgary and Edmonton as well. Our countryside here in Kingston has linear prairies, as well. There are about 650 hectares of meadow along our roads and utility corridors. That is more land than the Little Cataraqui Creek and Lemoines Point Conservation areas combined.
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@ Anglican Church Road, Tay Valley from Perth take Hwy 7 west approx 7 km & turn onto Anglican Church Road (signs) on Tues., Aug. 22/17 @ 6 pm (on site) ~ UNRESERVED Building Lot ~ Auctioning a surveyed 1.1 acre (+/-) building lot unreserved regardless of price. Adjoining land owners, pay attention! Add value to your property & buy up this lot. For others, a well treed lot on a quiet paved road awaiting your house designs. Taxes; $276.00 (+/-) For private viewing, terms & conditions please call our office at 613-267-6027.
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~ Sold UNRESERVED to Settle an Estate ~ Was a recent flourishing business in Northbrook, a quaint, rural community located just north of Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hwy #7. Neighbouring attractions including B & Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Bon Echo Prov. Park, petting farms, resorts, lodges & many other venues made it so well received. Featuring a concrete block bldg. w/ a spacious living room. Eatin kitchen. 3 bedrooms. 3 pce bath w/ shower. 200 amp service. Oil tank (new â&#x20AC;&#x2122;17). Central air. On well & septic. Caged in dog run. Lot size 100 ft frontage x 125 ft depth (+/-). Yearly taxes $ 2,260.92 (+/-). Zoned General Commercial C1. Including a 3 door extra large pizza oven. Ice cream freezer. Chest freezer. Meat slicer. Refrigerated prep table. Walk-in 220v cooler. Elec. MA-216 cash register. Lge built-in safe. Qty DVDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. To be sold to the highest bidder regardless of price. To be sold secondly & also unreserved is an 8 ft x 18 ft (+/-) Chip Wagon w/ 2 fryers, char broiler, exhaust hood/range w/ fire suppression & an elec. MA-216 cash register. For private viewing, terms & conditions please call our office at 613-267-6027.
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~ Great Value. Priced To Sell ~ Just minutes east of Brockville located on a quiet unopened road. Country living near the city. Enjoy the large private yard w/ 0.473 acres (+/-). Featuring a 2 storie vinyl sided home w/ steel roof. Main floor includes eat-in kitchen, dining room, living room having accessible patio door entrance, a bedroom & a 4 pce bath. 2 bedrooms & 2 piece powder room upstairs. Basement has a partially finished rec-room & service room which houses a Newmac wood/oil combination furnace (recently inspected & serviced), an owned oil fired water heater & a 200 amp service. Has an attached woodshed which includes a wood shoot & a heavy duty woodbox on wheels. An attached garage (concrete floor) w/ parking for 1 or for storage. Man door or garage entry mudroom to house. Includes washer, dryer, fridge, stove & 21â&#x20AC;&#x2122; above ground pool. Irregular lot size .473 acres (+/-). Taxes $1851.49 (+/-). On well & septic. For private viewing, terms & conditions please call our office at 613-267-6027. Mr. Herbison, 45 years a Millwright, accumulated a nonexhaustive list of tools. These new &/or like-new tools & equipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t can certainly overlap & be used with other tradespeople. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in your tool box? Bring a lawn chair & participate in the bidding. Terms on Chattels; Cash, Cheque, Debit, Visa, M/C Catering
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Bath Legion Every Monday evening - Shuffleboard, 7p.m., $2 per play Every Wednesday morning -Legion Breakfast, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. Every Thursday is “Tasty Tall Boy Thursdays”. Tall Boys will be $4.25 all day Thursday plus buy one meal get the second for half price (must be an entree, dine in only, drinks not included) Come enjoy lunch with a friend! Moved from Tuesdays to Thursdays. July 28 - honey garlic chicken Every Friday come join us for lunch at the Legion. Good food, good company! 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Family Fishing Day - Sunday, Aug. 13 from 9 a.m. to noon on the shores of the United Empire Loyalist Heritage Centre and Park, 54 Adolphustown Road, Adolphustown, Ontario. ( Highway # 33 on the way to the Picton ferry ) This event is open to all boys and girls 16 years and under. The young anglers are asked to bring rods and reels, if available, we will attempt to supply them if required, and a parent or guardian. There will be prizes for everyone as well as a free lunch for all provided by Bath and District Lions Club. This fishing day is part of the Canada-wide celebration, To learn more, visit www.catchfishing.com.
Wednesday Walkers - Ideal for people interested in healthy exercise walking at a comfortable pace with some social interaction. Walks depart every Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 pm. For details, contact Helen at hkramer@ outlook.com or 613-766-0482 with your name and phone number. Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 560: Friday, Aug. 4 - The Legion presents R n R Karaoke entertaining from 8 to 12 with $2.50 cover for non members. Everyone welcome. Saturday, Aug. 5 -Catch the Ace, Progressive Jackpot--Fundraiser...Licence #795527...gambling helpline: 1-800-230-3505 will be drawn at 5:00 pm. You can’t win if you don’t buy a ticket. For more info call the Legion 560 at (613)548-4570. Monday, Aug. 7 - Ladies’ Auxillary will be hosting a BBQ from 2 to 5. Shirley Skinner will be providing music to dance to. The St. George’s Cathedral Summer Concerts continue on Thursday, Aug. 10 from 12:15 to 12:50 p.m. with the young pianist Leonid Nediak performing a program of music by himself and Ludwig van Beethoven. At just 13 years of age, Nediak has already established himself as a gifted performer, and has won many prestigious awards and performed with many orchestras across North America. The series will continue every Thursday through Aug. 31. Admission is free, with a voluntary offering collected. Visit www.stgeorgescathedral.ca or www.facebook.com/ StGeorgeConcerts or call 613-5484617. The Cathedral is at 270 King St. E. (at Johnson) in Kingston. Join us for a mid-day musical interlude! Paint the Town! Plein Air Painting Weekend - Calling artists of all ages and stages! Join us Sept. 8, 9 and 10 for three days of FREE plein air painting/sketching in downtown Kingston’s historical Swamp Ward and Inner Harbour neighbourhoods. The Kingston School of Art (KSOA) is hosting its 5th annual Paint the
Town! as part of the International Plein Air Painters Organization’s Great WORLDWIDE Artist Paint Out. A display of work created during the weekend and a reception will be held. For details and free registration: www.ksoa.info or ksoa@kingston. net or 613-549-1528. The Bath Sunday Market will continue each week until October. New vendors are welcome. Set up next Sunday and speak to Don.This Sunday enjoy accompanying music while you shop. Emmanuel United Church Sharing Centre in Odessa. Closed until August 8 at 10 a.m. Our summer clearance sale will start at that time. On the Wall - Kingston’s live street art festival Monday, Aug. 21 - Saturday, Aug. 26 - Come and watch artists do their thing on the retaining wall behind Rideaucrest. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Douglas R. Fluhrer Park, 2 North St. in downtown Kingston - along the waterfront north of the causeway on the west side of the Great Cataraqui River. All welcome! Sponsored by the Friends of Kingston Inner Harbour. More info? Mary Farrar- 613-544-1246 The RCHA Golf TournamentSunday, Aug. 13 at Garrison Golf and Curling Club (CFB Kingston).www. ggcc.on.ca Hawaiian Theme! Garrison is an 18-hole, par-72, golf course. Cost: $75 each - includes 18 holes of golf, shared cart, dinner and prizes including best dressed for the theme! Scramble format with male, female and mixed teams encouraged. Setup at 11:30 am, with tee-offs starting at noon. The awards presentation and dinner after golf is at the RCHA Club 193 Ontario St., Kingston. Dinner available for non-golfers: $15 Dinner generously provided by: Blu Martini. Pre-registration.Please signXS DW WKH 5&+$ UG ÀRRU RQ WKH *ROI sign-up sheet on the Bulletin Board and at the bar, for either the Golf Tournament or the dinner. Payment on sign-up is requested. 613-5428152 after 3 p.m. $25 Cancellation fee: after August 6.
Monday, Aug. 7- Henderson United Church hosts a complete hot pork luncheon from 11:00 – 1:30 at the Henderson Hall (north of Arden on Henderson Rd) serving pork, gravy, potatoes, vegetable, roll, dessert, refreshments- all by donation to help out Henderson United Church- the little white church on the corner. Your attendance and donation will help the church to serve God at home, around the world and also help with mission projects, increased hydro bills and windows that badly need replacement. It’s yummy in the tummy- come to the country. Info 613-336-2467. 14th Annual Fogies and Friend golf tournament. Early Bird Deadline Aug. 4. Tournament date: Friday, Sept. 8 at the Amherstview Golf Club. $100/golfer. Price includes shotgun start, golf cart, dinner & prizes. For more information or to register, call 613.548.7810 or visit 56 Francis St. Kingston Archery Club - Provincial Field Archery Championships. On behalf of the Ontario Association of Archers the provincial championships take place Saturday and Sunday August 26th and 27th, 2017 at the Kingston Archery Club Outdoor Range located at 2043 Battersea Road, Kingston (North of Hwy 401 and Montreal St.). Tournament registration info is at kingstonarcheryclub.org and early bird must be received by August 12th. In celebration of 152 years of archery in Kingston participants 17 years and under shoot FREE. Shotgun start 10:00am Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday. 6XPPHU ¿WQHVV %DFN\DUG RU ODNHVLGH DTXD¿WQHVV IRU JURXSV RU LQGLviduals. Personal training and adult learn to swim/stroke technique. ConWDFW FHUWL¿HG &DQ )LW 3UR 3HUVRQDO 7UDLQHU -LOO :HHVH ZZZ ¿WQHVVwithjill.ca. 613-888-8922. Rideau Trail Club of Kingston - Friday, Aug. 4 Urban Walk - Level 1, easy pace, 10 km. Meet at the Marshlands Conservation Area parking lot opposite Commodore’s Cove on
King St W. Walk to the Train Station and return. Bring water, snack, and wear sturdy shoes. Meet to depart at 9 am. Leader: Sharen 613-544-6022 Saturday, Aug. 5 Simcoe Island Walkabout. Level 1, moderate pace, ~10 km. Enjoy the two ferry rides and the stunning vistas of Kingston City from Simcoe Island. Time for waterside picnic lunch and possible swim stop. Meet at the Wolfe Island Ferry dock beside Tim Hortons in time to carpool and board the 8:30 am ferry. Leader: Audrey 613- 384-6244 Tuesday, Aug. 8 Summer Morning Hike - Level 1, slow to moderate pace, ~4 km. Jones Falls Dam circular walk. See this historical engineering wonder and museum by the Rideau Canal. Eat packed lunch by the locks. Depart Canadian Tire Parking Lot along Bath Road 9 am. Gas $6, Leader Bob 613-544-9222. The Congregation of Perth Road United Church is celebrating our 133rd anniversary, Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. Guest speaker will be Duncan Sinclair. A luncheon and social hour will follow in the S.S. Hall. For more info call 613-3532470. Friday Night Baha’i Fireside – Aug 4. Discussion: Baha’u’llah’s teaching “The peoples of the world, of whatever race or religion, derive their inspiration from one heavenly Source, and are the subjects of one God” Friday, Aug 4 at 7 pm at 99 York St. All are welcome. Further info:bahais@kingston.net. Friday, Aug. 4, Fish Fry 4:30 to 7 p.m.,by Mike Mundell at St Margaret’s Hall, Wolfe Island. Adults $15, Children 12 and under $6. Take-outs available. Call in a takeout order of more than 10 dinners and receive a $2 discount per adult dinner. Perfect for family ball teams. Call (613) 3852202 at least 30 minutes in advance. Orders can be placed Aug. 3 and 4, up to 5 p.m. on the 4th. St. Margaret’s Hall is a short walk. You can leave your car in Kingston to avoid the line-ups. Ferry leaves Kingston at 4,5 and 6 p.m.
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Father’s idea ended in Mary and family running for cover
Mother said Father was playing with fire, and as it turned out, he was. It had to do with the constant annoyance of mosquitoes, which invaded us every summer. There was nothing we liked better at the end of a day, than to escape the heat of the house and move our kitchen chairs out in the back yard,
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and sit a spell as the night closed in around us. Mother would play her mouth organ, and my sister Audrey would sing, and off in the distance we might hear the frogs. My brother Everett, who could whistle better than anyone in Northcote, when coached would join Mother and Audrey. If you weren’t sitting on a kitchen chair, you were on a blanket on the ground, and since I was scared in the dark, I would sit as close to Mother as possible. We wouldn’t be out there more than a few minutes when one after the other of us would be swatting our arms and bare legs, hoping to connect with the horde of mosquitoes laying in wait for us. Soon Mother would say, “Enough of this, those blessed mosquitoes are eating us alive.”
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When we got inside, and Mother lit the lamp, we saw that Father’s straw hat was minus its front brim, and his face was blackened with soot. He went right to the wash basin on the bench at the back door. Mother was determined that none of us should go to bed until the fire was out, but Father said it would burn itself out, and we had nothing to worry about. Mother wasn’t so sure. He was right of course. It didn’t take long for the feed bags to burn down. As for sitting out on a summer evening, that was the end of that. The mosquitoes won the battle. All that remained of Father’s idea was a half burnt stick of wood, a brown pile of burnt feed bags, and the smell of coal oil which lingered in the back yard for days. And just to remind us of Father’s attempt to rid us of the summer plague of mosquitoes was a circle of burnt grass right in the middle of the back yard. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www.smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca
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Then one night Father said he had an idea, and he vanished into the drive shed and lit the lantern. We had no idea what he was up to, but we could hear the hammer, and soon we could smell coal oil. We could faintly see his outline when he came out of the drive shed with the lantern in one hand and a long piece of wood wrapped at one end with piles of feed bags. And it reeked to high heaven of coal oil. Father told us to put our chairs in a circle, and once we settled down, he took a match from his pocket, scraped it along the thigh of his overalls, and touched the match to the coal oil soaked bags on the end of the piece of wood. It sounded like a huge whoosh, like many people taking a big breath at the same time, and the whole thing burst into flames, and pieces of the feed bags flew everywhere. The fire lit up the entire area, including the barn yard, and the coal oil which had dripped down the piece of wood, set it on fire too, and those sitting on the kitchen chairs knocked them over trying to get away from the flames which I was sure were going to burn down the entire farm, including the log house and barns! Father dropped the flaming coal oil soaked mass and headed for the house right behind us. We didn’t need a lantern to see our way.
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Many creatures and plants have taken advantage of the open spaces that we have provided between the trees. Mammals such as groundhogs, skunks, and deer have taken up residence. These animals thrive on open meadows next to forests. Unfortunately, they also end up as roadkill, which is why turkey vultures have come to live here as well. Voles, moles, and field mice also love these open grasslands, as do the hawks that eat them. Speaking of birds, I remember when Killdeer first appeared in Northern Ontario, drawn to nest on the open and undisturbed ground. Other birds such as bobolinks and bluebirds have also found a new home in these meadows. Many displaced prairie plants have shown up here as well, carried eastward as seeds on trains and trucks: tallgrass prairie plants such as switchgrass, big bluestem, cinquefoil, asters, daisies, clover, and milkweed. Our vibrant autumn colours come from these flowers. One of the more important plants is milkweed. Not only does it give off a beautiful fragrance, but it
is also the only plant that monarch butterfly caterpillars will eat. By providing habitat on the edge of our roads for milkweed, we have probably helped save the monarch butterfly. These wide-open linear prairies have also attracted some not-so-welcome plants such as ragweed, which has a pollen that causes allergic reactions. Another unwelcome set of plants are giant hogweed, wild parsnip, and poison ivy, which cause burns when they come into contact with skin. There are also the very tall grasses known as phragmites, which are spreading quickly to choke out our shorelines. These plants have spread far too wide and have caused serious problems. This is why municipalities and the Ministry of Transportation have started mowing the boulevards of roads again. This mowing is going to seriously impact our sanctuary linear prairies. Cutting down all of the plants, bad and good, is going to reduce the variety of plants and reduce the number of animals, birds, and insects that depend on them. A double-edged sword that is hard to reconcile.
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Hardly a week goes by without another major news story warning that automation and artificial intelligence will eliminate large numbers of jobs. It’s been estimated that self-driving cars and transport trucks will eliminate more than four million jobs in North America. Other reports suggest that between 6 per cent and 50 per cent of all jobs could be replaced by robots and artificial intelligence in the coming decades. These predictions are dramatic. But they’re hardly new to farming. In 1931, one third of Canadians lived on farms. In that same year, according to Statistics Canada, only 13 per cent of those farms had tractors. Most work was done by hand or with help from horses and horse-powered machinery. The proliferation of ever-larger tractors and tractor equipment, especially after the Second World War, eliminated almost all of the farm jobs that existed a century ago. With a combine harvester the size of a small house, one grain farmer can now bring in more corn or wheat in a day than 100 farmworkers could have handled in 1931. Typical farm acreages, especially on the prairies, have grown accordingly. And this trend is not over. While completely self-driving tractors are still experimental, many top-of-the-line new tractors and combines have GPS-assisted steering. Automated robotic milking machines are becoming more common on dairy farmers. Large greenhouses have automatic sorting machines that can sort and box peppers or other produce based on size, shape, and colour. Farmers have already experienced, to some extent, what it is like to be “replaced” by machines. And I think there are lessons to be learned from that experience. One lesson is that it matters a great
deal who owns the machines. We fabriThese are tractors that farmers have would allow them to do their own recate equipment on our farm from time paid hundreds of thousands of dollars pairs. There is a growing “right to reto time. We own those implements, we for; but if they aren’t allowed to fix their pair” movement around tractors and build them to match our needs, and own tractors, do they really own those many other machines. they can reduce some of the drudg- machines? Or do they merely possess The high price of this automated ery involved in labour-intensive tasks them? machinery is another problem; bigger like weeding beds, harvesting garlic or According to media reports, many and faster machines let farmers process washing root vegetables. farmers took to downloading hacked more product, sure. But they don’t necBut in highly automated farm equip- firmware from Eastern European essarily keep any more of that income. ment is not always designed with the websites, and replacing their tractor’s While farms bring in higher and higher farmer’s autonomy in mind. Many firmware with a “pirated” version that levels of gross income, farmers’ net innew tractors are come—the amount designed with they actually get to built-in software keep at the end of (firmware) that the day—has largeprevent farmers ly stagnated over from fixing their the last 50 years. own tractors. This The biggest year it was reportproblem is that ed that some John farmers often must Deere tractors go into debt to have firmware that keep increasing will shut down the their scale of promachines if repairs duction. A robotic are made by the milking barn can farmer—instead cost more than a of at an expensive quarter of a million John Deere dealerdollars, which will ship—or if generic require a farmer to replacement parts are used instead of John Deere brand- The author working with a regular, non-robotic tractors at his family ed parts. farm. Copyright Andree Thorpe Photography.
take out a loan. Most of the profit from that new milking robot is probably going to a bank, not to a farmer. Which is perhaps the biggest economic danger of automation—not that it can eliminate jobs, but that all of the profits are likely to be reaped by the wealthiest people and institutions in the world. By the people who already have the most money. This is something we’ll have to understand and contend with in the coming decades; there are no easy answers. There is a little bit of good news in all this, for community-oriented farmers like my family. We know the people who buy our food by name. We hold work bees and host a kid’s day camp so that people can visit the farm, get their hands dirty, and spend time in nature. The important thing to remember is that humans are not robots. We need community, we need good food, and we need to spend time with other living creatures. No matter how many robots there are in the world, that human need is not going away. Aric McBay is a farmer and author.
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This great country bungalow sits on an acre of land within easy reach of both Kingston and Napanee. The house consists of the main 2 bedroom part featuring an attractive open concept layout with a gorgeous kitchen, hardwood throughout. The other portion of the house is a nicely finished main floor 1 bedroom in law suite which is currently rented out. Metal roof, multiple sheds, deck off rear, newly upgraded. Water treatment and ample parking are just some of the other features that will make this a great home for you. MLS# 451260101
5885 Davey Dr, verona • $674,900 Welcome to peacefulness & serenity....the features at 5885 Davey Drive are endless! With over 3500 sq ft of finished living space, this unique home is sure to impress - 4 beds, 3.5 baths, cathedral ceilings, skylights, spacious eat-in kitchen, separate dining & sitting area, large family room w wood burning fireplace, main floor master w 4-piece ensuite, open loft area perfect for office or den, fully finished basement w three additional beds & 2 full baths, workshop, two large rec room areas & cozy new pellet stove. Additional highlights of this home are plentiful.... in-law potential (kitchen has electrical & plumbing), walkup basement, large bright windows allowing oodles of natural light, main floor laundry, inside entry from double car garage (drywalled w extra storage area) & spacious mud room. Recent updates incl propane furnace (‘17), HWT (‘16), Hot Tub (‘14), pellet stove (‘13), A/C (‘10). Close to all amenities, and located on a private & secluded lot at the end of a cul-de-sac, it is just under 3 acres & situated along Hardwood Creek possessing beautiful water views & also numerous walking trails w so much natural foliage and nature life! You will love the peaceful tranquility of Davey Drive from the 3-season sunroom or one of two decks. Relax in your hot tub & admire the sunsets from your fire pit in the evenings....it will blow you away! MLS# 361470271
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Choose from our selection of plans or use your own to build in one of Kingston`s best neighborhoods. 25 CRERAR BLVD
27 CRERAR BLVD
MLS#362610162 $899,900
MLS#17605663 $1,119,900
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Kingston Homefinder.ca - Thursday, August 3, 2017