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Joey Desjardins named to Canadian team for Tokyo Paralympic Games REID MASSON

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HAWKESBURY - Hawkesbury’s Joey Desjardins will be taking his handcycle to Toyko after being named to Canada’s Para-cycling team for the Paralympic Games.

The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Cycling Canada announced on July 7 the nine-member para-cycling team for the Tokyo Paralympic Games, which will take place from August 24 to September 5. Desjardins will race in the Men’s H3 Handcycling category along with two other Canadian competitors, veteran Charles Moreau and Alex Hyndman, who like Desjardins will be competing in his first games. The trio will see action in the road time trial and road race, which will take place from August 31 to September 3.

“Lots of uncertainty over the past year, but finally it came together for me,” said Desjardins, who found out he had qualified two weeks before it was officially announced. “I’ve received lots of nice messages of support.”

Desjardins, who has a Hawkesbury address but actually resides within Champlain Township, will train with his coach and Canadian cycling teammates at Cycling Canada’s training facility in Bromont, Quebec, until the games begin, before heading to Toyko.

Canada is taking five male and four female cyclists to the Paralympic Games, most of whom will be competing in their division as the sole representative for their country. The exception is in the Men’s H3 category, where Desjardins will compete along with two teammates he has been battling with for years.

“We know each other really well and we train all the time together,” explained the Vankleek Hill athlete, noting Canada is very strong in the category and the three competitors

Joey Desjardins has qualified for the Tokyo Paralympics. The Hawkesbury athlete will compete in the Men’s H3 Handcycling category.

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are also good friends. “Since the beginning we’ve been battling it out against each other and at the same time trying to build a (team).”

The extensive experience the three have in competing with each other will provide an advantage for the trio, Desjardins said, particularly in the road race, where they have spent a great deal of time working together as teammates.

“In the time trials everybody is against everybody, so in one aspect we try to beat each other in every time trial,” Desjardins says of the bond between the three. “But then during the road race we try to work together.”

“It’s a hard dynamic to adjust to, but it’s come a long way with us. I think we’re the only country sending more than one athlete in our category, so it’s going to be a nice advantage.”

The H3 group in which Desjardins competes has the greatest number of entries of any division and is considered the most competitive category in para cycling.

The level of competition and

dream of Paralympics competition was not even on the radar when Desjardins first took up the sport of handcycling after his injury in a motorcycle accident in 2009. He rode for fun up until 2013 “because I loved to do it”, before beginning to attend competitions after he dis-

covered there was a national team.

It was then the budding para-athlete met with coaches and trainers who gave him advice on how to progress to the next level.

The married father of two young girls has received tremendous support along his journey from his wife Vanessa and two daughters Stella and Zayla. Desjardins has also been helped along the way by his many sponsors, all of whom are listed on his Facebook page.

“There have been a select few who have been with me from the very beginning,” said Desjardins of his sponsors, taking a moment to make special mention of Hawkesbury physician John Fairfield. “Dr. Fairfield kind of kick-started this whole thing back in 2014 when he surprised me with a handful of people who got together and bought my first racing bike.”

“He got the sponsors on board with Doug Kego, and the Rotary and Clement Construction. That’s the core that got the ball rolling and believed in me then. It’s been quite the journey.”

At the Tokyo Paralympic Games Joey Desjardins will race in the Men’s H3 Handcycling category. The Hawkesbury athlete will see action in the road time trial and road race, which will take place from August 31 to September 3.

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The music is back! Vankleek Hill Porchfest will be first big event in village since start of pandemic REID MASSON Review Editor

Vankleek Hill’s own Celtic Flare will play at 95 Higginson Street in Vankleek Hill for Porchfest from 3-4 p.m. on Saturday, July 17. the day of the event.

Porchfest’s chairman said he expects crowds to be smaller in 2021 than at past events due to provincial health restrictions. There will be monitors at each porch while performers are playing to ensure masking and social distancing is being observed. Porchfest volunteers will also have masks to provide to anyone without one.

Porchfest organizers are also planning to video all of the musicians this year so that anyone who is

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VANKLEEK HILL - Porchfest will fill the streets with music this Saturday, July 17 – the first big event to be held in Vankleek Hill since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A total of 12 performers will play on 10 porches throughout the village from noon until 5 p.m. The event is smaller than in 2019, when 40 musicians played on more than 30 porches, but music lovers in Vankleek Hill are just thrilled to have the event back after it was cancelled along with virtually every other local event in 2020.

“There’s been a lot of really positive feedback on the fact (Porchfest) is happening,” said Porchfest Chairman Ken Duff. “I’ve had a number of emails and phone calls from people who can’t wait, because they haven’t missed one since the beginning and they’re anxious to see it again.”

Vankleek Hill’s 50 PROOF – fresh off its performance at the Canada PR 2021 virtual online concert – will kick off Porchfest this year. The popular local classic rock band will be playing acoustic rock favorites in front of Jan Amell Photography at 92 Main Street from noon until 1 p.m.

From 1-2 p.m. Foreman and Co. will be playing at 29 Hamil Street.

Also playing from 1-2 p.m. are Shannah Lee Kennedy at 50 Derby Street, and Gail Kingsley, who will perform at 22 Bertha.

Regular Windsor Strings Sans Wings performer Jeff Holtby will bring his acoustic stylings to 102 Higginson Street from 2-3 p.m.

Joining him at that time are The Co-Conspirators, who will be play-

ing at 43 Derby, and Vankleek Hill’s own Top of the Hill band, which will play at 64 Union.

The 3-4 p.m. slot is an allVankleek-Hill affair, with Celtic Flare playing at 95 Higginson Street, while Balance performs at 28 Mill. Joining them in the 3-4 p.m. timeslot will be solo artist Martin Lacelle, who will play at 31 Bertha Street.

Wrapping up the day and playing from 4-5 p.m. will be two musical duos from out of town. Pakenham, Ontario’s JR and The Gator – featuring Hawkesbury native John Griffiths – will be playing at 32 Mill Street, while Hudson-based Pagoda Starling will perform at 98 Higginson.

Low’s Realty Inc. in Vankleek Hill has returned as the title sponsor of Porchfest for 2021. The full schedule for Porchfest 2021 can be found here http://porchfestvankleekhill. ca/schedule-map/ . There will also be an information site set up this year at 26 Home Street to help guide visitors and provide information.

Unlike a normal year when bands sign themselves up on the Porchfest website, the musicians playing at the 2021 event were asked by invitation to play. Invitations were sent out to everyone who had played at multiple Porchfests and the 12 performers booked on a first-come-first-serve basis. A return to the normal format of open registration for musicians will return in 2022 after the pandemic is over.

All COVID-19 safety protocols in place at the time of the event must be followed. Masks and social distancing will be mandatory for spectators at Porchfest this year, regardless of what regulations are in place

Housing shortage complicates efforts to recruit workers from other countries JAMES MORGAN Review contributor

HAWKESBURY - Efforts to fill local employment and immigration needs continue in Hawkesbury and the surrounding area, but finding housing for newly-arrived immigrants is a significant challenge.

Following Hawkesbury’s designation as a Welcoming Francophone Community for French-speaking immigrants, Mayor Paula Assaly travelled to France and Belgium in 2019 for the Destination Canada

event. The mayor was joined by staff from the Employment Services Centre of Prescott and Russell, in order to promote Hawkesbury and the surrounding region as a welcoming place to work - and as a place where employees are greatly needed. The efforts to bring francophone immigrants to Hawkesbury are showing results.

“We have received approximately 12 immigrants to date, all of which have immigrated to Canada mainly because they were sponsored by their employers,” Assaly said, add-

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Housing shortage complicates efforts

Efforts to attract immigrants to Hawkesbury are facing a challenge however, and that is a severe shortage of sufficient housing. As several other stories in The Review have discussed in recent months, rental units in the Hawkesbury region are scarce.

“We do not have any apartments for these immigrants,” Mayor Assaly observed. “Except for a 16-unit building under construction on McGill Street, we have nowhere to lodge the upcoming immigrants in September.”

“The level of the crisis is such that we are looking at temporary lodging in residences for elderly persons and motels.”

Hawkesbury’s mayor is appealing to the community to help find housing for immigrants. She would like anyone who knows of accommodation that will be available as of September to contact her office at 613-632-0106, extension 2288.

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Welcoming immigrants to the community

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Contak Staffing Solutions of Hawkesbury Director Mélanie Desjardins said four people are conditionally coming from countries in Europe and Africa during the months ahead to fill bricklaying, agricultural, mechanical, and technical positions. She said two engineers have already relocated to the area. Contak is a staffing firm that recruits workers with a variety of skills and knowledge to fill vacant positions with various employers.

As mayor, Assaly’s role is to inform citizens of the need for immigrants and how to welcome and integrate them into the community.

This has been done through ‘Mayor’s Café’ events, where citizens of the municipality are invited to discuss different cultures and how to best welcome them to the community. Originally, the events were held as breakfasts at various restaurants around Hawkesbury. Due to the pandemic, the Mayor’s Café events moved online.

Projects taking shape

Assaly said more than 21 projects across the community are taking place that are not only designed to earn Hawkesbury’s place as a Wel-

coming Francophone Community from Immigration and Refugees Canada, but to help welcome and integrate immigrants. Assaly said the projects include the Mayor’s Café, a community garden at Old Mill Park, and educational seminars.

“We want them to be happy, settle down, and have a family,” Desjardins commented.

Specialized skills in demand

Contak recruits candidates to fill specific positions that often require specialized education and skills not in abundant supply locally. Desjardins said employers have had to reject contracts for their businesses because of not having enough skilled workers to help fulfill the obligations of supplying products.

“There’s just not enough humans,” she explained, adding the ratio of available jobs to people available to fill them is not balanced.

Immigrants arriving to work locally are usually younger and are on average in their early 40’s, according to Desjardins.

Contak looks after all of the administrative and bureaucratic aspects of bringing a new employee from their home country to a new job in Hawkesbury or the surrounding region. The work includes examining the education and training systems in the individual’s home country, interviewing, determining which immigration program the person should be processed through, and pre-screening.

Contak has an immigration consultant who manages the federal immigration paperwork and the Québec immigration paperwork, if necessary. Contak will also assist new arrivals with finding a place to live and ensure they are picked up from the airport upon arrival in Canada.

Inquiries welcome from employers

Desjardins knows some employers are unsure if hiring someone from out of the country is the right solution. She urges those who are unsure to call her with their questions.

Employers still have the final say if having someone from another country move to the region to fill a position does not work out, but those cases are rare.

“So far, we have a great success rate,” Contak’s director observed, adding those who move to Canada to work are in general very loyal. “It’s a big leap of faith for them coming here.”

Century-old Windsor Tavern expands outdoors after longest shutdown in its storied history REID MASSON Review Editor

VANKLEEK HILL - The Windsor Tavern is back serving customers, after the popular local watering hole’s longest shutdown in more than a century of operation.

The historic tavern - which opened its doors in Vankleek Hill for the first time in 1907 - is serving customers outdoors on a revamped and expanded patio. The space, resplendent with new outdoor furniture and fancy table umbrellas, allows customers at the Windsor to enjoy a bit of sunshine alongside the large outdoor event tent in the tavern’s parking lot.

“We’re outside, so we’re about half of our normal capacity, but we’re open,” said Mike St. Denis, who owns the Windsor with his brother Robby.

The two siblings took over the business from their parents Lynn and Mimi.

The Windsor has been owned by the St. Denis family since first opening. Mike says his ancestors could never have envisioned a situation where the bar

would have been shut down for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“My dad never dreamed of that in his life,” says Mike of his father, who still regularly visits the Windsor for a pint and a chat with friends. “We were always open seven days a week – we shut down only for Christmas and New Year’s Day.” Although somewhat dependent on weather, the outdoor spaces have been mostly busy since the tavern reopened – thanks to a very dry spring and early summer. When it does rain, the large event tent serves as a haven for guests.

Customers have lined up for the Windsor Tavern’s annual golf tournament, which takes place at La Cite Golf Course this Saturday, July 17. The popular event is sold out and the two brothers are expecting participants will be eager to hit the links this weekend with their fellow Windsor regulars.

“It’s our 33rd annual tournament and we’ve got over 100 golfers – it’s going to be a lot of fun,” Mike said.

The Windsor is also planning a number of activities to be held outside over

Brothers Robby (left) and Mike St. Denis, owners of the Windsor Tavern in Vankleek Hill.

The popular Vankleek Hill watering hole has been owned by the St. Denis family since it first opened in 1907.

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the summer, including several charity events and musical performances. A fundraiser for the Arbor Gallery with local band 50 PROOF is being held on August 7. A fundraiser is also planned for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in early September, with multiple musicians playing.

Coming up on July 25, fire-brand poet and humourist Brunty is back at the tavern (see separate story).

With Ontario moving to Stage 3 on July 16, the Windsor will once again be open to indoor customers, although

with a 25 per cent capacity limit. In the meantime - and afterwards - the owners of the Windsor hope regulars will enjoy the new outdoor patio.

“There’s an extra 200 square feet to allow people to be socially distant and comfortable,” said the tavern’s co-owner. “I can’t see things getting back to normal for at least a few months.”

“We’ve got all new patio tables and chairs and they’re very comfortable.

We hope people will come down and enjoy one.”

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One municipality considering downsizing number of councillors

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he Township of Alfred and Plantagenet is considering reducing the size of its council.

This isn’t the first change in structure for that municipality, which reduced the number of wards in the municipality from four to two in 2016.

The municipality was formed in 1997 when four small municipalities merged to create the Township of Alfred-Plantagenet. That year marked many local mergers, with the Town of Hawkesbury and the Township of East Hawkesbury the only municipal entities to remain intact in Prescott-Russell.

Now, Alfred-Plantagenet council is considering retaining its ward structure, but reducing the number of councillors representing each ward from three – to two per ward.

That would reduce council to four members plus the mayor, or a total of five members.

It’s a tall order for an existing council to consider reducing its numbers. Consider that few major changes have taken place at the municipal representation level since 1997.

Yet sometimes, it is time to re-think things, and as many have pointed out in recent months, the number of councillors governing the 85,000-citizen population in Prescott-Russell is considerable, when one compares it to the 24 councillors plus a mayor seated at the City of Ottawa council table, serving the 1.1 million-plus popula-

tion. A 24th ward was approved late last year, and it is estimated that the average population per ward is 47,900, according to reports.

Champlain Township has eight councillors and one mayor serving its 8,700 population. The Town of Hawkesbury has one mayor and six councillors for its population of 10,260.

The Township of East Hawkesbury has three councillors, one deputy-mayor and one mayor serving about 3,500 citizens.

Consider also that each of the eight municipalities has its own roster of professionals in place. Municipal responsibilities and expenditures have grown.

As times have changed, complexity has increased and decisions are often beyond what a group of mostly-male elected officials can figure out by having a brief discussion. Reports are required. Professional analysis and recommendations, along with transparent tracking of decision methodology are part of all municipal decisions these days.

But it isn’t exclusively about the numbers and the money. Before anyone advocates for one, counties-wide council whereby each of the *former* municipalities becomes a ward, we should think about what that might look like.

But given the paltry participation at council meetings

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by the public, one honestly wonders if anyone would notice.

It would be a boon for us in the news business, to be sure. Instead of monitoring eight municipal councils, we would be down to keeping an eye on one bunch of decision-makers. And then, there is the county level of government to consider. How well do you feel represented by your mayor, remembering that the mayors of smaller municipalities may be outvoted, thanks to the weighted voting system which affords more votes to some municipalities.

To outsiders, Prescott-Russell may look similar from one end to the other, but to its citizens, the community identities, history, priorities and needs vary between towns and municipalities. Let’s be honest; many citizens have never even left their own communities to explore other parts of Prescott-Russell. They are more likely to plan a trip elsewhere than visit somewhere within 45 minutes of here.

It is always good to examine our collective consciousness and look at ourselves as well as those around us.

We share similarities and could benefit by learning about our neighbours – and standing with them when they need us.

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Paper clips Last week, we asked the question: What do people want to read? Perhaps the better question might be: how much do people want to read?

While there are still articles which we refer to as “long form” in which the writer provides background and perspective when writing about an issue, such as the shortage of affordable housing, or improving long-term health care.

But the quick, online browsing reader is likely to read the first sentence – maybe two – of a news item and move on to the next story.

Our impatience has grown while our attention span is shrinking.

In this age of instant information, it’s tough deciding what to place in the pages of this newspaper. We try to offer a mix of news you can’t find anywhere else, along with stories about people – their victories, their challenges (sometimes challenging their elected leaders or their community to do better) and their struggles.

We know that most of our readers are gathering news from various sources every day and so, we try to bring you something different – news that is inspiring and thoughtful.

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Time to accept Colacem reality

Most people pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.

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Our political representatives must realize that in my 47 years in the area, approximately 11750 individuals have graduated from our area schools and a substantial number have sought futures elsewhere.

Mr. Drouin and Ms. Simard, you represent all constituents throughout the County of Prescott-Russell, and your duty is to enhance the abilities of our communities to be prosperous.

Should there be no further unwarranted delays by the opposition, this project has the potential of being the most scrutinized project by MOE and environmentalists in recent history simply due to the notoriety. I live here also.

Economically, once established, the facility will generate tax revenues to offset inflationary increases to our property taxes. In 2013, the Asset Management Plan calculated ALL properties within the Township of Champlain were assessed with a financial obligation of $69,367 for their portion of infrastructure repairs/replacement/upgrades.

It should be noted: Escalation of material/labour costs and deterioration of roads, water and sewage systems, culverts, bridges, etc. over the years since have altered the VALUE stated. The township has performed interim repairs/upgrades with fiscal responsibility and grants received from both levels of governments, but we are still playing catch-up.

So, in closing, I would ask Action Champlain and its members to accept this reality and let’s move forward constructively and yes, hold Colacem – along with all industries as responsible partners in the prosperity of all communities of Prescott-Russell.

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TO THE EDITOR, Yes, you just knew, I would have a word or two to comment on Action Champlain’s appeal of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) decision in favour of Colacem by the Superior Court of Ontario.

The courts rejected Action Champlain’s appeal on the basis it was lacking in substance as I had initially stated in my comments of July 27th.

The recent involvement of our MPP Amanda Simard and MP Francis Drouin at this late stage is a veiled attempt to gain recognition for upcoming re-election hopes. Let us note, Colacem’s proposal was initiated back in 2011. To the best of the writer’s recollection, now is the first occasion our political representatives voiced public opposition and participation. Furthermore, I would cite their letter

submitted to the Ontario Minister of Environment states “Premier Legault acknowledged publicly in March 2021 that it was a catastrophe to have built a cement plant in Port-Daniel-Gascons (Baie des Chaleurs). We want to avoid this situation in our community before it is too late.” As representatives, they should realize the Quebec Government in its misguided wisdom exempted the McInnes Cement Plant from any Environmental Assessment on January 31st, 2014 enabling the current detrimental environmental situation to exist.

Any comparison to that facility is completely unwarranted and erroneous. Over the past 10 years, Colacem has responded in a responsible manner to objections raised from all quarters and by all accounts, various authoritative bodies have agreed to grant their approvals. From the writer’s perspective, it is unlikely the Ministers will embarrass their counterparts by withdrawing approvals already granted without foundation other than “NOT IN MY BACK YARD” commentary.

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Reader responds to editorial about volunteers being needed to fill the gap left by organizations that no longer exist DEAR EDITOR, Regarding the editorial on organizations which no longer exist and the need for volunteers to ‘fill the gap’.

Just as there was need for the Public Institutions Inspection Panel until it was foolishly terminated by a hear-no-evil government, so too, is there pressing need for rigorous and frequent inspection of long-term care and retirement residences. The failure to do so is unforgivable in light of what happened, and is still happen-

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Government lacks courage to act on residential school murders

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TO THE EDITOR, I read with interest in the flyer that Francis Drouin sent to my home recently and his comments about the missing (the proper word would be murdered) Indigenous children. All of us are ashamed to see these numbers, which will be going much higher, and there is lots of chatter about who is responsible for this and who should pay. We Canadians certainly bear some responsibility for this and have been and should continue to pay

ing, with the onslaught of COVID. The extinction of the citizen-driven Pollution Watch is similarly short-sighted and leaves one wondering whose interests were being served by its dissolution - corporate elites or those of the people. We will soon see just how vital this public service was, and is, as we enter the environmental darkness of a cement plant.

The idea of citizens being empaneled to serve on inspection panels to protect our common-wealth is as valid as requiring citizens to voluntarily serve jury duty in court cases.

Having been betrayed and failed by the United Counties and LPAT, perhaps the time has come to form our own Pollution Watch to protect us from corporations more interested in the bottom line than in our lives.

SINCERELY, IAN HEPBURN

for this part of our history.

However the most guilty party for these murders is the Catholic Church and their leader will not even apologize. The easiest and fairest way to pay for this is for all government is to start taxing all churches who were involved in these murders and give the taxes to the Indigenous Canadians. If they cannot, or refuse to pay, sell the buildings and give it to the victims’ families. After 100 years of getting these funds, the debt will be partially paid.

Do you think we have any government, elected people in our country with courage to do this ????????????????? I doubt it.

TO THE EDITOR This letter is in response to the previous letter that was in The Review, Daniel Cloutier’s letter was inspiring and insightful of an archaic broken machine.

As for the second letter from Simard and Drouin, I found it totally despicable. The information they presented were facts already out there and after all the years Action Champlain committed to the cause, why did this MPP and MP come to the scene now? It’s election time, that’s why.

Who knows, maybe like the last election two months before, $7.5 million will be given to the local farmers association. It’s amazing how many votes you come by with that kind of money.

Since we’re talking politics and government, let’s talk residential schools. That whole situation was orchestrated by our first prime minister along with other political types who were the architects of this mass inhumane treatment of young, innocent children at the hands of religious believers wanting to beat, rape and starve these tender souls, to forcefully change the very fabric of their beliefs.

The fact that this happened at all is unthinkable and the way it happened is unforgivable. They were literally being forced to fit into a mold the Canadian government wanted them to fit into. Assimilation or uniformity ...at all costs.

They were taken from their fam-

ilies at the age of five or six with no choice to refuse. At the age of 18 they were given $20 and told to leave and find their way back home.

As all this pain and suffering was being put on to the children for decades, when indigenous women went to hospitals for various procedures they were being sterilized without their consent or knowledge. Hospitals would not do this without direct instruction from the government, our Canadian government.

Native people were here in this country long before all us Europeans came along. They helped us cope, they were the original stewards of the land.

They do more than just protect the land and wildlife, they are the land itself.

In closing, I believe that all Canadian prime ministers and premiers of all provinces, all the doctors who operated and all the various religious followers who were instrumental in this atrocity all have blood on their hands, that will never wash off.

Have we the people learned anything from these revelations, maybe, the big question will we remember, or will it just be a flash in the pan that the government will cover up with lies and empty promises. They are real good at that, cause they do it all the time.

Thanks again Action Champlain, I think we all need to take a good look inside and see what we’re really made of.

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- By Mike Gasher

Mike Gasher is a former newspaper reporter and editor and taught for two decades as a journalism professor at Concordia University in Montreal.

He has published several books and academic articles on journalism and the media, including the textbook “Media and Communication in Canada”.

Now retired, he lives in L’Orignal.

I’ve had a lot of jobs in my life. Some of them were great, at least for a while – golf caddy, sportswriter, university professor.

Others? Not so much. Counting worms in a bait shop, hand-scrubbing algae off the hulls of boats at a marina, picking stones on a farm, stacking hay in the loft of a barn, painting houses, selling menswear, washing floors, working as a restaurant server/cook/ dishwasher/cashier.

I’ve heard of other less appealing jobs. A reporter I knew once wrote a series of articles about the worst jobs in Alabama. Second prize went to alligator bounty hunters -- a team of guys in a small boat, patrolling swamps, luring gators with spoiled meat. The tricky bit was getting the gator into the boat before they shot it; to collect the bounty, they had to produce the hide after all. First prize? A man who worked for the sewage department in Birmingham; I’d rather not describe what his job entailed. Another guy I knew had a part-time job collecting urine samples from horses at a racetrack. Hold still!

But I find myself reflecting sometimes on the jobs I wanted to have -- until I really think about them.

I must say I dispelled quickly the idea of playing professional football; I once attended a junior try-out camp, but a stomach problem – no guts! – put an end to that pipe dream. Or delusion.

Other options were more realistic. For a time I wanted to be a radio DJ. A friend and I would listen to the local AM rock station all day long, we’d cue records on my parents’ stereo and practice song intros.

He actually became a DJ. I moved on.

I thought about being a long-haul truck driver – the open road, tunes playing on the cab stereo, coconut-cream pie and hot coffee at the truck stop.

But I’m not mechanically inclined, which is probably important, I get sleepy driving at night, and the one time I rented a big U-Haul for a move across Canada, I ground the gears every time I tried to shift for the first day and a half. I was totally confused when I stopped at a service station and had to determine which of the two diesel pumps I should use.

After having worked as a reporter at a number of newspapers, I’ve often dreamed of having my own small-town paper, filled, of course, with good reporting and insightful commentary. But if I didn’t have the stomach for football, I’m equally ill-suited to the business side of the operation – drumming up advertising and subscriptions. And this was before the internet.

I love pubs, especially those rustic country pubs with all their old wood furnishings, farmyard antiques nailed to the walls, maybe live music on weekends, with good burgers and a great variety of craft beers on tap. Wouldn’t it be great to have a place like that?

Sorry, but my parents’ experience running a small restaurant, working often 16 hours on their feet all day, face-to-face with every type of customer, cleaning up and doing the books by hand at closing time, wakes me from that dream.

Same with the café idea. I love cafés, partly because I love coffee, but I also enjoy the scene, especially in those cozy cafés where there is soft music playing

– maybe classical, maybe jazz or folk -- where you can sit for hours, reading or writing, people-watching, or meeting a friend. Very cool. Or just eavesdropping on the neighbouring conversations. But then, see above; I don’t really want to be cooped up all day behind an espresso machine watching other people enjoy themselves.

The point – and I do have one – is that we tend to see the good parts, and only think later about – or discover for ourselves – the naughty bits. Sportswriters aren’t always as welcome in the locker room or the clubhouse as you might think, and not all athletes are friendly, engaging people – most, in my experience, but certainly not all. Being a university prof has many fine moments, but I never again want to grade a student’s paper; that’s where the money is earned. Golf caddy? My feet hurt just thinking about it.

And football? I read recently that the average NFL career is 3.3 years, and within three years of retirement, three-quarters of players are broke. Then what?

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Hop houses on Ridge Road (County Road 10) Part 1 - The rise and decline of hops In this multi-part series, Review contributor André Dumont takes a look at the historic Hop Houses that used to thrive along Ridge Road (County Road 10), east of the village of Fournier. Many of the hop house buildings are still standing and can be seen during a drive along County Road 10. This week, Part 1 of the series looks at the rise and decline of hop farming in the region.

Hops give an intriguing flavour not only to beer, but also to local history. Along Ridge Road, they were once the number one culture.

What is left? A few hop kilns and fair share intrigue.

“From here on Concession 7 (south of St-Bernardin) all the way to Riceville, all you could see were hops”, says 93-year-old St-Bernardin resident Armand Besner.

In a recent interview with The Review, Besner recounted how hops were a labour-intensive culture. Entire families were hired for harvest, while men like him manned the kilns day and night.

In the late 1940s, hops suddenly disappeared,” recalls Fournier resident Patrick Sloan, who owns what is likely the only remaining hop house that is not located on ‘the Ridge’. “It just stopped and we never talked about it.”

With the help of Mr. Sloan, we have identified five hop houses that are still standing. All but his are on the north side of Ridge Road (County Road 10), east of Fournier. #1 3022, County Road 15 (near Fournier village septic installations) #2 County Road 10, east of Fourni-

er village, across from house # 5580 #3 County Road 10 across from house # 5780 (this one still has its chimney visible on the roof) #4 County Road 10 across from house # 6080 (roof vent still visible) #5 County Road 10 across from house # 6180, at intersection of Concession 6.

Are there more remaining? Historical evidence suggests that hops cultivation was not limited just to fields lining Ridge Road and that as many as thirty kilns may have once stood. If you know of a hop house not listed above, please share the information with us!

In the mid-1890s, hops were a well-established culture in the area.

The village of St-Bernardin (1912) didn’t exist, but Fournier (1867) and Riceville (1849) were already flourishing farming communities.

First published in 1896, the History of the Counties of Argenteuil, Quebec and Prescott, Ontario, by teacher and writer Cyrus Thomas, provides the following information about hops in what was then the Township of South Plantagenet: “Considerable attention has been given in past years to hop-growing,

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One of several hop houses that can still be seen standing along County Road 10 east of Fournier. PHOTO BY ANDRÉ DUMONT

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that is not located on County Road 10.

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but owing to the present low prices of hops, a number of farmers have decided to abandon this industry.

There are thirty hop-yards in the township, raising annually from one to six tons each; the largest hop-field comprises 14 acres.”

A few lines later, Thomas says of Riceville that it is “the great hop-growing part of the district”.

According to the St-Bernardin 1912-2012 parish book, hops were a very profitable culture in the 1930s and 1940s. But by 1948, most fields had been converted to other crops.

Why? A number of factors seem to have contributed to the decline of hops. The St-Bernardin Parish book mentions difficulties in controlling “insect and viruses”, increasing labour costs, competition

from Western Canada and unstable prices.

First-hand documentation or testimonials would be needed to establish the exactitude of these causes, just like factual evidence is required to confirm the assertion that Molson brewery owners came in person from Montreal to buy dried hops at the local kilns.

What information does your family have about local hops history? Should you have any documents or photos, please share them with us! You can send any information you have to editor@thereview.com .

What does it look like inside a hop house? Our Hop Houses on the Ridge series continues in the July 28 edition of The Review, with a close look at the buildings.

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CORNWALL - Theodore Tugboat is moving, and he’s been drawing crowds to harbours along the way.

Theodore is a life-size version of the model used as the lead character in the children’s television series that aired on CBC Television from 1993 to 2001. Theodore and his friends lived and worked in the Big Harbour, which on the show was a remarkably accurate scale model of Halifax Harbour. The Harbourmaster host and narrator of Theodore Tugboat was Halifax-bornand-raised Denny Doherty, formerly a member of The Mamas and the Papas.

The popularity of the TV show inspired a real-life Theodore to be built at a shipyard in Dayspring, Nova Scotia, with an accurate face and red cap just like the television model, which is now at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax. From 2000 to 2020, the full-sized Theodore was a popular sight at Halifax Harbour and offered tours. In 2020, the tug’s owners announced they were going to sell Theodore to fulfill a similar tour and educational role on the Great Lakes, based out of Hamilton.

Theodore is 65 feet long, 22 feet wide, and weighs 105 tons. He is powered by a 400-horsepower CAT diesel engine. His draught is 10 feet.

Theodore began his long journey on June 11. Many people in Halifax and Nova Scotia were sad to see the tug leave as it had become almost as much of a symbol as its other seagoing ambassador, the schooner Bluenose II. The popular tugboat is scheduled to arrive in Hamilton on July 18. He has already visited other ports in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Québec before

beginning the climb through the St. Lawrence Seaway locks at St. Lambert and Beauharnois.

Theodore was moored at Cornwall Harbour from July 6-8. He was to give Americans a closer look by passing through the Eisenhower and Snell locks, before returning to Canadian waters at the Iroquois locks.

Other planned stops on the St. Lawrence River in Ontario include Prescott, Brockville, and Kingston before Theodore enters Lake Ontario.

Engineer and deckhand Laurie Simm is the man who has been keeping Theodore in good mechanical shape on the long journey. Simm has worked on ships since 1978 and was excited to be hired for the unique excursion. He was looking forward to another trip from the Atlantic Ocean, up the St. Lawrence, and through the seaway into the Great Lakes.

“I enjoyed the trip,” said Simm, who hails from the village of Florence on Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island.

Once Theodore is delivered to the new owners in Hamilton, Simm gets a free flight home to Nova Scotia that will be much faster than the five-week journey aboard the tug.

On Wednesday, July 7, curious visitors of all ages were parking their cars or walking to the wharf at Cornwall Harbour to see the famous tugboat. Younger children were amused by the smiling tugboat wearing a red cap, while young adults, parents, and grandparents remembered seeing Theodore on television.

“Theodore’s quite popular,” said Simm.

The cheerful tugboat has attracted a lot of attention among pandemic-weary Canadians on its voyage from Halifax to its new freshwater home, where Theodore will become a familiar part of another big harbour.

“He’ll make new friends once he gets to Hamilton,” said Simm.

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Local producers of various food and craft items were set up on rue MacVicar in Brownsburg for the outdoor market on July 10. PHOTO: JAMES MORGAN

The outdoor market returned to Brownsburg-Chatham on Saturday, July 10. Vendors offering fresh vegetables, meat, baking, beverages, and arts and crafts set up on rue MacVicar in Brownsburg.

The selection of products made it possible for shoppers to make a meal

completely composed of ingredients grown or raised in Brownsburg-Chatham.

There are three more market dates scheduled. They are August 14, September 11, and October 16. The location for the market will remain the same and the hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parking is available beside the Arena Gilles-Lupien on rue MacVicar.

Québec gives gas tax revenue to municipalities in Argenteuil JAMES MORGAN

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The Québec government has announced allotments of provincial gasoline tax revenue to municipalities for 2021. The Argenteuil electoral district is receiving $7,474,366, which will be distributed among 17 municipalities. The district includes the nine municipalities of the MRC d’Argenteuil, and the neighbouring municipalities of Arundel, Barkmere, Lac des Seize-Iles, Montcalm, Morin-Heights, St-Adolphe-d’Howard, St-Colomban, and Wentworth-Nord.

The gas tax funding was announced by Argenteuil member of the National Assembly Agnès Grondin. It will be used for drinking water, wastewater treatment, and infrastructure projects in each mu-

nicipality.

“Our government is mobilizing and deploying major means to ensure that implementation of quality municipal infrastructure in our region, including achievement for supporting the economic vitality of our region,” said Grondin.

The total amount being distributed to the nine MRC d’Argenteuil municipalities is $4,001,004. Lachute is receiving the most funding.

The remaining amount is going to neighbouring municipalities, including $1,885,971 to St-Colomban.

Québec gas tax funding among MRC d’Argenteuil municipalities

Lachute $1,477,629 Brownsburg-Chatham $817,467 St-André-d’Argenteuil $314,027

Brownsburg-Chatham farm a finalist for award JAMES MORGAN Review contributor

Ferme La Roquette in Brownsburg-Chatham was recently a finalist for a major regional business award in Québec.

The organic, cooperative farm located on Route 148 between Autoroute 50 and the Lachute boundary was one of two local finalists at the Québec-wide level of the OSEntreprendre challenge. The other finalist was Brasserie Sir John Brewing Company in Lachute.

La Roquette began in 2020 and grows vegetables which are distributed to customers through its community-supported agriculture program, and for sale at the farm each Friday and Saturday.

Argenteuil member of the Québec National Assembly Agnès Grondin announced new gas-tax funding for municipalities in the province.

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Les Fruits du Poirier is working on more growth this year, after an exceptionally busy season in 2020.

“Last year was exceptional, because people had nowhere to go,” says Robert Poirier, owner of the popular pick-your-own farm located at 2535 Concession Road 3 in St-Eugéne. “On Saturdays the parking lot was full every week.”

A sudden frost in late May delayed the start of the pick-your-own season, pushing back the farm’s grand opening by a week, but haskap berries were in full season at the opening event on June 19. Haskap - a super-fruit with five times more phenols than blueberries, is in season until mid-July - as are black raspberries. Yellow and red raspberries will be in season until the end of July.

Eight varieties of gooseberries are also in season from the middle of July until mid-August, as are red and black currants and jostaberries.

Les Fruits du Poirier offers pick-your-own until mid-October, with different varieties coming into season throughout the year. A complete calendar of all of the fruits by season can be found on the main page of the Les Fruits du Poirier website https://lesfruitsdupoirier.com/.

In addition to the various berries available throughout the year, Les Fruits du Poirier has more than 350 fruit trees on the property, including apple,

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pear, and plum varieties. All of the produce grown on the farm has been carefully selected for its beneficial properties.

“All of the fruits we plant have health benefits,” Poirier explains. “Haskap, for example, is the BUILDING LOTS fruit that contains the most antioxidants. We AVAILABLE IN also have aronia, which VANKLEEK HILL is very good for preventing heart disease.”

Les Fruits du Poirer introduced a full kitchen on the property two years ago. The kitchen offers fresh, homemade pies of whatever fruits are in season at the time. Visitors can also purchase jellies, jams and chutneys, with the

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The pies are incomparable to a store-bought pie, with all natural ingredients, including butter and eggs in the crust.

“We use minimum sugar and we try to keep the fruit as natural as possible,” Poirer says proudly, noting the pies use four kilograms of fruit for each kilogram of sugar. “Everything we do is healthy.”

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Members can visit on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in addition to the weekends, and can reserve for picnics anytime of the year. More information on memberships can be found here https://lesfruitsdupoirier.com/membership .

“As a member, you can come and enjoy your day any way you like,” Poirier says. “It’s like having a home away from home.”

Anyone who would like to plan a visit to Les Fruits du Poirier can call 613402-3599. You can also visit the farm’s website or Facebook page https://www. facebook.com/lesfruitsdupoirier/ .

Ferme des petits-rêves rescues farm animals and welcomes visitors JAMES MORGAN Review contributor

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Small dreams are coming true at Ferme des petits-rêves near Ste-Annede-Prescott.

Marie-Josée Lambert owns the animal rescue farm and operates it with her daughters Émilie and Lea. Lambert purchased the 23-acre property in November 2020. It was formerly owned

by Gilbert Lanthier. Lambert takes in animals from farmers who do not have the capacity to look after them.

“We bought in November and opened the rescue,” said Lambert.

A human resources consultant by profession, Lambert previously lived in Vaudreuil before moving to the farm. She had been looking for property to start an animal rescue farm for two years.

“For me, it’s therapy,” said Lambert.

Currently, Ferme des petits-rêves expenses are being paid for entirely by Lambert, who has kept her full-time job. Those expenses include feeding animals and constructing pens for them.

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“My pay goes to the farm,” she said.

The farm operates as a registered business in Ontario, but Lambert will take donations to go towards food costs. She is hoping to arrange to receive scraps from restaurants or institutions such as retirement homes for use as livestock food.

Farms require labour, and aside from her daughters, Lambert is relying on others to help.

“I have volunteers helping.”

“Every week, it’s more and more time,” she added.

Cattle, miniature horses, pigs, chickens, and goats are among the animals being housed at Ferme des petits-rêves. Lambert has travelled as far as Kingston to collect pheasants now living at the farm.

“There seems to be a demand for it, definitely,” she said.

Lambert added she is not concerned about running out of space at the farm.

Lea, Marie-Josée, and Émilie with Zorro the miniature horse and some baby goats at Ferme des petits-rêves near Ste-Anne-de-Prescott.

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On June 23, the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) launched the Broue & Chew Road Trip. Enthusiasts of local food and beverages will now be able to explore two new travel routes: the Gourmet Route in the Vankleek Hill area, and the Brewers Route, which covers the entire region.

“Our tourism businesses are an important economic development driver for Prescott and Russell. With that in mind, we felt it would be a good idea to give these businesses an opportunity to share their expertise through tours featuring 14 microbreweries, wineries, local markets, and many specialty products,” said UCPR Warden Stéphane Sarrazin.

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“We designed the Broue and Chew road trip to support existing tourist attractions, diversify available activities, and make it easier for visitors to discover local food processors, food producers, and artisans,” said UCPR Director of Economic Development and Tourism, Carole Lavigne.

Visitors may download their Broue & Chew map directly from the Broue & Chew Road Trip websit:e. http://en.prescott-russell.on.ca/ visitors_and_leisure/broue-chew_ road_trip The map also includes the Popsilos circuit (artwork on silos) and offers the possibility to discover several complementary businesses along the way. Tourists may follow the routes as they are marked on the map or choose their own route.

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“We look forward to working alongside her to grow the industry and continue to focus on the priorities and opportunities that will stimulate economic growth for all Ontarians,” Brekveld added.

“Minister Thompson understands the need of rural communities and farmers, and we know she will look for new ways of supporting and helping grow farm businesses and rural economies,” said Grain Farmers of Ontario Chair Brendan Byrne.

Beef Farmers of Ontario President Rob Lipsett described Thompson as an ally of farmers and is hopeful she will assist beef farmers with challenges facing their industry.

“We are also anxious to find ways to address the lack of processing capacity in the province and how we can work together to ensure Ontarians and our global partners have access to a reliable supply of Ontario beef.”

Chicken Farmers of Ontario Chair Ed Benjamins was optimistic about relations between Thompson and the supply-managed poultry industry.

“With her extensive experience working with Ontario’s farming communities, the CFO Board of Directors looks forward to meeting the new Minister and collaborating to advance mutual priorities and support for supply management.”

Ontario Sheep Farmers Chair Marc Carere welcomed Thompson’s appointment as OMAFRA Minister but also outlined what the organization’s priorities are with the new minister. “Our immediate focus will be to ensure that the suite of business risk management programs, including the provincial risk management program, will work for sheep farmers.”

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For nearly one month, Ontario has had a new Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). On June 18, Premier Doug Ford announced a cabinet shuffle. Lisa Thompson, the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Huron-Bruce is now the minister, replacing Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman, who was removed from cabinet.

Thompson, a dairy goat farmer from Teeswater in Bruce County, previously served as Minister of Government and Consumer Services and Minister of Education. Before being elected as an MPP in 2011, Thompson was the General Manager of the Ontario Dairy Goat Cooperative and has also served as Chair of the Board for the Ontario 4-H Foundation, and Vice Chair of Ontario Agri-Food Education Inc. Leaders of Ontario’s major farm and commodity producer groups have had various reactions to Thompson’s appointment as agriculture minister.

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Local agricultural fairs either cancelled or cautiously going ahead this year JAMES MORGAN Review contributor

At least two local agricultural fairs are going ahead in some form this year, while others are cancelled.

The Vankleek Hill Fair has been cancelled for 2021. But a few activities are being planned. A Holstein Show will take place on the Friday of fair weekend (August 13), but the show will not be open to spectators.

A car rally is being organized for the Saturday (August 14) of fair weekend and a tractor parade is in the works for Sunday, August 15. More details will be announced as they become available.

“We cannot hold our large events because of current attendance restrictions in place, and the unpredictability of the future,” said Vankleek Hill Agricultural Society President Amanda McDonald.

The fair was originally scheduled for August 12 to 15.

Canada’s oldest annual fair, the Williamstown Fair, presented by the St. Lawrence Valley Agricultural Society, will take place on August 7, at the historic fairgrounds in Williamstown. However, no complete schedule of events and activities has yet been announced. For updates, go to https://williamstownfair.ca/ .

The Riceville Agricultural Society is optimistic that the 2021 Riceville Fair will go ahead.

“We haven’t cancelled it,” said President Tobias Hovey.

He is hopeful for Stage Two and Stage Three of Ontario’s reopening plan because more people will be allowed to attend community events.

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Fairs in Maxville and Lachute have been cancelled again in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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The federal government has removed the limit of the reference margin threshold for farmers to be eligible for support through the AgriStability program.

AgriStability offers farmers financial compensation for losses experienced during the year and is a business risk management program under the federal-provincial Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

The elimination of the reference margin limit will be made retroactive to the 2020 program year.

According to statements from Argenteuil-La Petite Nation Member of Parliament Stéphane Lauzon, and Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, the removal of the reference margin could increase total payouts to farmers across the country by $95 million.

The objectives behind making the change are to help simplify the program and help farmers in need by increasing the level of support for agricultural operations with lower al-

lowable expenses. This change is an important step towards making the program easier to understand, more accessible, and fairer for some sectors, who might have been left out of the program under the previous rules.

“We’ve been looking at ways to get them to increase the threshold to trigger some of these programs,” said John McCart of Grenville-sur-laRouge, who represents farmers across the Outaouais and Laurentides region of Québec for the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA), the province’s largest farm organization.

According to McCart, the process of applying for AgriStability assistance was discouraging for many farmers.

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McCart is hopeful the changes will make the program more accessible for farmers.

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Market back for another year in Brownsburg-Chatham JAMES MORGAN Review contributor

A public market is returning to Brownsburg-Chatham this summer and fall. The town of Brownsburg-Chatham has decided to again hold the market to give local producers and farmers the opportunity to sell their products.

The market dates for this year are July 10, August 14, September 11, and October 16.

The town is promoting the market as the best place to find quality local products.

“We have already had the experience of a public market and the idea of ​​once again offering this privilege to our citizens and to our producers, farmers and traders was made possible during the last year,” said Acting Mayor Kévin Maurice.

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Hawkesbury Hawks seek sponsors, players for annual golf tournament REID MASSON Review Editor

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

The Hawkesbury Hawks Junior A hockey club is hosting its annual golf tournament on August 8, in memory of the team’s former assistant general manager Lou Nistico.

The event is being held at La Cite Golf Course in Hawkesbury on August 8, beginning at 8 a.m. The tournament is being held as a ‘scramble’ format with a traditional start and teams will be notified of their tee times in advance. The registration fee is $100 per player, which includes a round of golf, cart and a boxed lunch. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there is no dinner being held this year.

In addition to being a key member of the Hawks’ executive team, Nistico - who passed away on November 27, 2020, at the age of 67 - was him-

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self a fine hockey player. Known as Leapin’ Lou during his professional career due to his exuberant goal celebrations, Nistico played three games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 186 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA), notching 20 goals for the Birmingham Bulls during the 1976-77 WHA season.

The Hawks are also looking to recruit sponsors for the tournament, which helps raise funds for the organization’s Junior A and under 18 teams.

Sponsors can support the golf tournament by donating a gift or gift certificate, or by sponsoring a hole.

Anyone seeking more information on the Hawkesbury Hawks Golf Tournament can contact Rick Dorval via email at rick_15_dorval@hotmail. com .

Sid MacCallum is seen here signing copies of his recently-released book called “All My Best. From Me To You” in which he shares stories from three decades of teaching, along with some life lessons. This was the first round of books, which are being delivered or picked up by all of those who ordered prior to May 30, 2021. From the sale proceeds, MacCallum has donated $500 to the not-for-profit Vankleek Hill Sports Club, as well as making a $500 donation to the recent Beau’s 5K for Ovarian Cancer in memory of former student Ashley Cowan.

The second and final round of sales for his book continues until August 15th. MacCallum has made a proposal to Pleasant Corners Public School to fund a fitness and participation project for current students who will be attending PCPS this coming fall.

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Argenteuil SPCA closes facility on Route 148 in St-Philippe JAMES MORGAN Review contributor

ST-PHILIPPE - The Argenteuil Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has closed its facility on Route 148 in St-Philippe. According to SPCA President Hugo Blanchette, the organization still exists.

“We’re still there,” he said.

The former facility which the SPCA rented, was located in a vacant restaurant on Route 148. The building is now for sale.

The SPCA was founded in 2019. On June 22, 2021, it posted a statement on Facebook explaining the closure was happening because of financial losses due to the town of Brownsburg-Chatham terminating its animal control agreement with the SPCA, which had been approved on February 2, 2021.

The town was to pay the SPCA $52,000 in 2021 and again in 2022 for dog-related animal control services.

The SPCA statement alleged that Brownsburg-Chatham Councillor Stephen Rowland, who had served as a member of the SPCA board and its Secretary-Treasurer, had withheld documents regarding SPCA finances and funds paid to the SPCA when a dog was adopted. The SPCA statement said it had launched a complaint with the Commission municipale du Québec (CMQ), the province’s municipal oversight agency, against Rowland.

The statement was subsequently removed because the allegations made

within it were potentially libelous.

Town council, with Mr. Rowland having withdrawn from the vote, voted unanimously to end the animal control contract on June 15 and revert to its previous dog catcher. According to the municipal news release, the town had received several complaints about the quality of service from a representative of the SPCA, the town had identified examples of the SPCA not upholding the contract, and the SPCA did not follow advice it had received from the town.

Blanchette said the town never informed the SPCA of its complaints.

“They never asked to corroborate with our registry because we record all of our interventions.”

Blanchette said he only ever attended one intervention for the SPCA, which involved dogs, and he immediately notified the town about the situation.

The town of Brownsburg-Chatham issued a news release on June 23 stating there was misinformation circulating on social media about municipality’s relationship with the SPCA. The news release from the town also told the SPCA to stop spreading false allegations about the nature of the town’s relationship with the organization.

During an interview with The Review on June 25, Rowland pointed out that there is no provincial oversight of SPCA’s across Québec, adding that anyone can register a business called an SPCA. Rowland outlined his brief history with the SPCA. Rowland said when his

wife Cheryl Goodman became an SPCA Argenteuil board member in late 2020, the organization had no administrative direction.

“No business plan, no accounting, no procedures, no general regulations.”

Rowland said there is no general membership and the only official members of the SPCA are its board members.

There has been a large turnover (about 10) in the membership of the board in less than a year.

Blanchette and Goodman asked Rowland, who has an MBA and many years of business experience, to help organize the management of the SPCA. Rowland created a five-year business plan and developed accounting and budgeting procedures for the organization. Rowland created all the forms and procedures for the animal control and adoption files. Rowland and Goodman initiated the Friends of the SPCA Argenteuil five-star program to allow supporters to have memberships. The Argenteuil SPCA has not yet become a federally approved charitable organization.

When Brownsburg-Chatham council approved the animal control contract on February 2, Rowland did not participate in the vote because he was planning to provide personal loans to the SPCA. On February 2, Rowland was appointed by the town to be its voting representative on the board of the SPCA. In January and February, Rowland had developed a meeting agenda con-

taining 19 resolutions establishing administrative policies and procedures, and all of them were adopted unanimously by the board on February 4. At the same board meeting, Rowland was appointed secretary-treasurer of the SPCA. Rowland said the progress was short-lived.

“Within two weeks, it started going downhill.”

Blanchette allegedly decided that only one vote per household was allowed at board meetings, and disallowed Goodman from voting. She resigned from the board. Rowland proposed enlarging the four-person board to seven or nine members, but Blanchette objected.

Rowland decided to not loan additional money to the SPCA and asked the town to replace him as its board representative. Councillor Antoine Laurin became the new representative until the animal control agreement was terminated. By the time Rowland and Goodman left the SPCA, they had donated hundreds of hours of their time and $1,500. They had also loaned more than $2,900 which Rowland never expects to see.

According to Blanchette, the board continues to exist, but with three members, following the absence of the municipal representatives.

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The following is a list of the award winners for the PCPS graduating class of 2021.

Nathalie Clermont Trophy, Excellence in French Immersion Program, Anya Djema, Mélizange Picard; MacDonald Trophy, Excellence in Language Arts, Kaylie Owen, Hannah Eastwood; K&W Assaly, Excellence in Core French, Avery Cadieux; Freda Todd Award, Excellence in Creative Writing, Kaylie Owen (Creative Writing), Emily Donner (Creative Writing), Excellence in Visual Arts, Nela Jokovic (Visual Arts), Frances Kerr (Visual Arts); Folkard-Stewart Drama Award, Outstanding Achievement in Dramatic Arts, Mélanie Quévillon, Christopher Goyette, Tori Arsenault; MacLeod Trophy, Excellence in Music, Atlas (Eva Fay) Jette, Addison Paquette; LeRoy Trophy, excellence in Health & Physical Education, Reid Cunning, Rory Vaisanen, Amber Abraham; Fitzpatrick Award, Best Male Athlete, Reid Cunning, Gavin Easterbrook; Burwash Award, Best Female Athlete, Morgan McRae, Addison Paquette; Bob Nield Trophy, Outstanding Achievement in History, Brayden Tessier, Parker Hall; Dunsmore Trophy, Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics, Parker Hall, Anya Djema, Kaylie Owen; Peggy Carpenter Trophy, Excellence in Geography, Amber Abraham, Mélizange Picard; Kelly Trophy, Outstanding Achievement in Science, Samuel Kos, Christopher Goyette; Wyman Bradford Award, Reaching Potential Award, Leland Willmott, Jorja Dallas; Knox Presbyterian Church Citizenship Award, Outstanding Contribution in all Areas of Student Life, Nisa Faubert, Heidi Zihlmann; Perseverance & Resiliency Award, Julia Rahman, Zacharia Gravelle-Maisoneuve; Carkner Trophy, Most Improved Male Student in Grade 8 Year, Aiden Young, Ezechiel Gutknecht; Rainey Trophy, Most Improved Female Student in Grade 8 Year, Morgan Macrae, Nisa Faubert; Trustee’s Award for Character Education, Logan Collins, Tabassum Kaisar, Rebecca McCullough; Rob Brougham Award, Great Respect for and a Love of Nature and the Outdoors, Ryder Hatz, Nathan Hatz; Cunning Trophy, Highest Academic Achievement, Parker Hall, Kaylie Owen; Principal’s Award, Principal’s Award for Student Leadership. Parker Hall.

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LEFAIVRE-MONTEBELLO Ferry new owners Éric Allard and Sylvain Daigle reopened the ferry service on Friday, July 9. Ferry hours are from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Allard and Daigle want to invite everyone to take a ferry ride this summer and meet the new owners and crew.

Alfred and Plantagenet seeks public input on proposal to reduce council The Township of Alfred and Plantagenet is considering a reduction of the size of its council.

The municipality was formed on January 1, 1997 when the Township of Alfred, Village of Alfred, the Township of North Plantagenet, and the Village of Plantagenet amalgamated.

Following the 1997 election there were seven councillors representing four wards. In 2016, council voted to eliminate two of the wards, creating Ward 1, comprised of Alfred, Lefaivre and Treadwell, and Ward 2, comprised of Curran, Pendleton, Plantagenet, and Wendover.

The current proposal would not alter the existing Ward structure but would reduce the number of councillors

per ward from three each to two each, which would result in a five-member council including the mayor.

Residents of Alfred and Plantagenet are invited to share their opinions on the proposal to reduce the size of council by completing a short survey between July 16 and September 10 using the link on the township’s official Facebook page, or www.alfred-plantagenet. com/survey .

For further information, residents may contact township Clerk Annie Rochefort, from Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., by e-mail: arochefort@alfred-plantagenet. com or by phone at 613-673-4797, extension 225.

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Argenteuil SPCA closes facility Continued from Page 35 On March 8, Rowland attempted to return his SPCA documents to Blanchette at the building in St-Philippe. Goodman and Laurin accompanied him, but Blanchette would not let them inside.

“They refuse to take the documents,” said Rowland.

“They refuse to have the financial statements audited,” he added.

Rowland is surprised that Blanchette told another newspaper than only $1,500 had been received in donations. Rowland stated that, as of the beginning of March, more than $12,000 in cash donations had been received in addition to food, cages, and other merchandise. Rowland wonders why the SPCA does not publish an accounting of its financial activities.

According to Rowland, on April 12, Blanchette contacted the CMQ and complained that Rowland kept money and withheld documents. On June 11, Rowland met with three CMQ investigators and the complaint against him was dropped.

Rowland said the recent months involving the SPCA were emotionally difficult for him and Goodman. He would like to see what he described as “a real SPCA” serve Argenteuil and hopes the SPCA in St-Agathe-des-Monts or St-Calixte could consider opening a branch in Argenteuil.

However, Blanchette seems determined to keep SPCA Argenteuil open.

“We closed the building in Brownsburg-Chatham. It does not mean the end of the SPCA.” He said the SPCA would like a new space it could rent for a maximum of $500 per month and said it could even relocate to Ontario if necessary.

New neighbours coming for Hawkesbury’s octagonal house

HAWKESBURY - Foundations are poured for new duplex townhouses being constructed next to the historic octagon-shaped house on McGill Street in Hawkesbury.

In March, 2020, Hawkesbury town council approved the severance of the vacant land from the property of the octagonal house at 517 McGill Street.

Council then followed the approval process to permit Habitations Robert Inc. to build up to 24 townhouse units on the site.

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Whooosh! That’s how fast the month of June flew by! A whirlwind of a ride through birthdays, wedding anniversaries, and pre-wedding celebrations. All safely planned following the COVID-19 regulations of course.

So many memories were made, but I can’t help but wonder, how many of them will truly be remembered? They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but are those thousand words always worth missing out on truly being present in the moment?

Pictures are certainly a great way to preserve memories, but as I snapped away at all our gatherings, phone constantly in my hand, I had to ask myself if this is really how I want to always spend each event; looking through a camera lens. Constantly standing on the outside, capturing everyone else’s special moments, but not always being a part of them myself. Instead of feeling present, processing and creating my own memories, I feel like I’m processing it all from behind a lens instead.

Our little munchkin turned two in June. When you think about it, two years is really not a long time, but when I look back at pictures and videos of my newborn baby, I have a hard time remembering what it felt like to hold those tiny hands and feet. Now he runs around like a little man, full of life and energy. Am I missing out on all the memories from those first months because I spent most of my time on my phone, or is it simply because I was still in shock after such an immediate life change?

When you become a mom, you kind of go on robot mode for a while until you figure out your new routines and tricks to get through each day. There could be many factors that play into why it seems so much harder to live in the moment and retain memories, without needing to reach for your phone. For me the biggest step is acknowledging the situation and wanting to take action to remember to look through my own eyes instead of the eye of a machine.

After such a busy month, a much-needed cottage getaway was on the calendar. A break from reality, with close family and friends, was exactly what the doctor ordered. Poor service, meant there was no excuse for any of us to spend the weekend on our phones. Most of us didn’t even bother carrying them around. I decided to turn mine off and truly soak in the peace and tranquility the beautiful lake had to offer.

During an early morning paddle-board ride, the water was like a mirror and the fresh air filled our lungs. As we paddled across the lake, it was as if we were gliding through the clouds - the reflection from the sky being so clear on the water. Rays of sunlight glittered across the water, like sparklers on a birthday cake. Pure bliss. Moments like that are exactly what I needed to remind myself that it is possible to appreciate and process nature’s beauty without needing to capture it through a camera lens.

Memories can be shared just as well through stories - both written and spoken. We shouldn’t need weekends away from civilization to remind ourselves of the importance of being present in our day-to-day activities and processing them through the lenses of the naked eye.

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As a community service, the obituaries published during the weeks we are not producing a print edition will be published the following week in print as well as appearing in the e-edition.

For those who do have access to the internet, please note that our regular weekly edition is on the home page of our website, and our weekly edition is open to everyone during this time.

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DAWSON, GERALD January 16, 1939 - June 30, 2021 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our dad, Gerald Dawson of Lachute. Dad died suddenly at home on June 30th. He was 82 years old. He will be missed beyond words. His funeral will be held on Sunday, August 8th in the Chapel at Mozart DesForges Funeral home. Viewing will begin at 1pm and the service to commence at 3pm with the interment of the urn immediately following at the Lachute Protestant Cemetery. _____________________________________________

HAY, MARJORIE 1st October 1939-2nd July 2021 Peacefully at Lachute hospital, on July 2nd, 2021 in her 82nd year.

Predeceased by husband Lucien Rossaert and brother Bruce Hay. She is survived by her son Brian Rossaert and daughter Irene Rossaert (Chris), grandchildren Cynthia Rossaert, Audrey June St-Georges, Samuel Collette, great granddaughter Laurianne Dupuis and brother Angus Hay (Danielle), as well as many friends and family members. Due to the current circumstances with Covid19, a service will be held privately. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

If you wish to express your sympathies through a donation, please consider The Committee of Ladies Volunteers of the Residence of Lachute, 377 rue Principale, Lachute, QC J8H 1Y1 or Lucien N. Rossaert Memorial Scholarship, c/o Concordia University, 1455 boul. De Maisonneuve 0., QC H3G 1M8. ____________________________________________

DOMARACKI, HAZEL AUDREY (NÉE IRVING) Jan. 13, 1928 - June 15, 2021 It is with great sadness that we share the sudden passing of Hazel Audrey Domaracki in her 94th year.

Born in Grenville, QC, daughter of the late Rev. Joseph and Marjorie (Walker) Irving, Audrey had a long life, and was always positive, regardless of what fate threw her way. She lived in St. Lambert, QC, where she worked at Bell, then in Windsor, ON, where she worked at the University of Windsor, and for the past 30 years in Hawkesbury, ON. Audrey is predeceased by her beloved husband John Domaracki, step-daughters Sue Horner (the late Al) and Lynne Walker (Jim), and grandchildren Jeffrey Horner and Kerry Walker. She leaves to mourn sons Gary (Donna), Brian (Jill) and David (Donna) Millward, grandchildren Lisa Horner-Olver (Matthew), David Horner (Meredith) and Shannon Walker (Stuart), Adam, Ryan, Taylor (Kim), Marc, and Kelsey Millward, and great- grandchildren Max and Elliot Horner, and Hayden and Chase Millward. Audrey had dozens of friends world-wide with whom she kept in contact regularly, and was supported by many in her Hawkesbury community, in particular, her “angel”, Tammy and neighbours Normand and Louise, Lynn and Peter. She was a committed Christian, supporting both her church and a plethora of charities. Her smile, gentle disposition and warm hugs will be missed by all who knew her. It is imagined that she is now being serenaded on high by John. Burial will take place in a private ceremony in the near future. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. In Audrey’s memory, please make a donation to Cassburn United Church (c/o 508 Fries Avenue, L’Orignal, ON K0B 1X0) or your favourite charity. To express your condolences or make a donation please visit www.hillcrestfuneralhome.ca A Tree of Remembrance for Audrey will be planted at the McAlpine Forever Forest, for more information visit www. treesofremembrance.com Funeral arrangements entrusted to Hillcrest Funeral Home 151 Bond Street, Vankleek Hill, ON K0B 1R0 (866)678-2001.

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HOWES, RAYMONDE Peacefully at the Hawkesbury General Hospital on Friday, July 2, 2021 Raymonde Howes (née Beaulne) of Hawkesbury passed away at the age of 67. Beloved daughter of the late Laurent Beaulne and the late Laura Isabelle Tessier. Loving wife of Kenneth Howes. Dear sister of Claire (Philippe), Danielle (Gerald) and Michel (Lisette). Predeceased by her sisters Élaine, Bernadette, Giséle and Diane and her brothers Laurent Jr., Robert and Richard. Fondly remembered by her many brothersin-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, and nephews. The family would like to thank the staff of Bayshore and the staff of the Palliative Care of the Hawkesbury General Hospital. Family and friends may visit at the Hillcrest Funeral Home 151 Bond Street, Vankleek Hill on Friday, July 9,2021 from 11 am to 1:15 pm followed by a Funeral Service at the Cassburn Cemetery at 2 pm.

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Dear son-in-law of Debbie Barton (the late Doug). The best brother-in-law to Jan Barton and Jason Hachey. Fun-loving uncle to Tyler and Malcolm Seguin, Brayden, Sadie, and Peyton MacLennan, Jarod, and Blake Hachey.

Bert will be sadly missed by his aunts, uncles, cousins, and extended family.

He will be fondly remembered by his many friends and the community that supported him and his family. A special Thank you to Dr. Anthony Di Cintio and Bert’s favourite nurse Sherry McDonald for their incredible care, compassion and support they provided to Bert and his family. The family would also like to recognize Bert’s team of doctors, nurses and all staff at the Ottawa Hospital-General Campus and The Ottawa Hospital-Cancer Centre. Due to current restrictions a Private Service will be held at the Vankleek Hill Fair Grounds on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 1 pm followed by a Private burial at the Kirk Hill United Church Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to view the service by Live Webcast at www.hillcrestfuneralhome.ca To recognize and encourage the youth to enter the trades, two scholarships have been created to honour Bert's memory. Donations can be made to the Bert MacLennan Scholarship For The Trades, GDHS- Attn-Kim Kennedy 212 Main Street North, Alexandria, ON K0C 1A0 or VCI - Attn Lois Lintell, PO Box 961, Vankleek Hill, ON K0B 1R0 would be deeply appreciated. To express your condolences or make a donation please visit www.hillcrestfuneralhome. ca A Tree of Remembrance will be planted for Bert in the McAlpine Forever Forest, for more information visit www.treesofremembrance.com Funeral arrangements entrusted to Hillcrest Funeral Home Ltd., 151 Bond Street, Vankleek Hill, ON K0B 1R0 (866) 678-2001.

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MAHON, REID Suddenly on Sunday morning June 20, 2021 while spending time with his family at the cottage, a place he loved, Reid Mahon of Vankleek Hill passed away at the age of 57. Beloved son of the late Donavon and Beverley Mahon. Reid was a loving husband and his sweetie, Heather will miss him deeply. He was a caring Dad to Tawnie and Weslee (Bryanna). Reid will always be “My Poppa” to his cherished granddaughter Ayjay. He will be dearly missed by his brother Mark (Claudia). A fun loving uncle to Curtis. He will be fondly remembered by his aunts and uncles; Eileen Barton, Alan Mahon (Naomi), Anne Mady (Bob), Alwyn Evans, and their familles. Predeceased by his aunts Doreen and Joan (Ed Ignacz). He was a special son-in-law to Sherrill Baker. Reid always enjoyed spending time at the lake with his family and friends where he would make everyone smile and made sure everyone was happy. He loved the outdoors, camp fires and everything to do with the lake. In the winter you could find him sledding or skiing. A Private Celebration of Reid’s Life will be held at a later date. To honour Reid’s passion for his community and sports a donation in his memory to the Vankleek Hill Sports Club, 1232 Emerson Road, Vankleek Hill, ON K0B 1R0 or by etransfer to: admin@vkhsc.ca would be appreciated. To express your condolences or make a donation please visit www.hillcrestfuneralhome. ca A Tree of Remembrance for Reid will be planted in the McAlpine Forever Forest for more information visit www.treesofremembrance.com Funeral arrangements entrusted to Hillcrest Funeral Home Ltd., 151 Bond Street, Vankleek hill, ON K0B 1R0 (866) 678-2001.

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PARKER, JEAN (NEE MACKIMMIE)

1939-2021 Peacefully at her residence on Wednesday, June 30th, 2021 in her 82nd year. Beloved wife of the late Donald Parker. Loving mother of Kent (Renee) and Janet. Cherished grandmother of Matthew. Also survived by her sister Margaret, sister-in-law Carol, brother-in-law Mac and her niece and nephews and many friends. Due to the current circumstances with Covid19, a service will be held privately. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. If you wish to express your sympathies through a donation, please consider St. Simeon's Anglican Church or the Lachute Protestant Cemetery. ____________________________________________

Cards of Thanks HYDE - The family of the late Wendell Hyde would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the many people who offered love and support during these past 4 months. All of your cards of sympathy, beautiful flowers, delicious foods prepared for us, calls, emails, and memorial donations to the Vankleek Hill Food Bank were deeply appreciated. Wendell and I could not have made it through those final challenging months without the support of this community. We also want to thank Mark and Lisa Henderson of Hillcrest Funeral Home for their kindness and professional attention to every detail.

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PÉLADEAU, MARIO It is with sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Mario Péladeau of Hawkesbury, Ontario. Mario passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at the age of 65. Beloved spouse of Diane Duval; dear son of the late Raymond Péladeau and Georgette St-Jean (Germain Martin); brother of Johanne (Richard Wood), late Ginette, Chantal (Louis Houle) and Mireille (Jean Morin). Also survived by his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Eva (Gérald Lepage), Lorraine (Robert Villeneuve), Gaston (Lorraine Sabourin), Lucienne (Bernard Montpetit) and Henri Duval (Wanda Jean-Louis). He will be fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews and friends. Predeceased by one brother-in-law, Raymond Duval (Carole Théorêt). Due to the current circumstances, a Private Family Celebration of Mario’s Life will be held at a later date. For those who wish, please consider donations to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation, 40 Ruskin Street, Room H2408, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Lamarre & Son Funeral Home, 453 St. Philippe Street, Alfred, Ontario, (613) 6792802. For messages of condolences, to notify the family that a donation has been made or any additional information, please visit our website at www.lamarrefh.ca _____________________________________________

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Mass on Thursdays at 11:00am and most Tuesdays at 7 pm Reservations required for all Masses by phoning 613-632-2464 during office hours. ________________ United Church of Canada GENESIS COOPERATIVE Rev. Phyllis Dietrich 613-678-5499 genesiscc@bellnet.ca Services begin again at the following churches: ALEXANDRIA - 09:15 am TRINITY - 09:30 am PENDLETON - 10:00 am DALHOUSIE MILLS - 11:15 am No services in July at: Cassburn, Kirk Hill, East Hawkesbury. ____________________ KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Knox Presbyterian Church Now is the time that we need Jesus the most so join us for Worship Sunday Morning at 11:00 a.m.

livestreamed on Knox FaceBook & www.knoxvkh.ca Rev. James Douglas 613.678.3985 / revjames@knoxvkh.ca Church & Hall are Wheelchair Accessible 29 High Street, Vankleek Hill, ON K0B 1R0 ______________ PAROISSE SAINT-GRÉGOIRE ÉGLISE CATHOLIQUE M. L’abbé Pierre Dalin Domerson paroissestgregoirevkh@gmail.com 613-678-2610 Jusqu’à nouvel ordre du bureau de santé, Seulement 54 personnes peuvent participer À chacune de nos célébrations suivantes : Messe du samedi – 16 h Messe du dimanche – 11 h Masque obligatoire, distanciation à respecter

Enregistrement à la porte _____________ EGLISE ADVENTISTE HAWKESBURY 5372 Hwy 34, Vankleek Hill 613-674-1449 No services until new regulations in place. _______________ St. John’s Anglican Church Vankleek Hill & St. Paul’s Fenaghvale www.vkh.ca Reverend Canon Robert Heard Interim, Priest-in-Charge Sunday Service via Zoom until further notice.

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UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA in the Lower Laurentians 450-562-6161 / 819-242-7487 In-person worship – First Sunday of each month 9:15 am - Knox-Wesley, Grenville 11am - Lachute United 1:30 pm - Harrington United Third Sunday of each month 9:15 am - Knox-Wesley, Grenville 11am - Lachute United Or join in by ZOOM each Sunday at 11am https://zoom.us/j/886476852 or by phone 1 438 809 7799 Meeting ID 886 476 852# ______________ ST. JUDE’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Fr. Richard Lorenz 372 Geneviève St. at Bon Pasteur Hawkesbury, Ontario www.stjudesparish2020.com 632-2464 Mass Schedule Saturdays at 4:00 p.m.

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Brownsburg-Chatham mayor back on job as investigation dropped JAMES MORGAN Review contributor

BROWNSBURG-CHATHAM Mayor Catherine Trickey returned to her official duties for the July 6 council meeting. A Sûreté du Québec (SQ) investigation into a complaint against

the mayor has been closed.

On March 25, the SQ received a complaint that Trickey had allegedly wanted the legs broken of frequent political adversary, Martin Charron.

An investigation followed and Trickey was questioned by police.

Charron was a councillor in

Brownsburg-Chatham until 2017 and unsuccessfully ran for mayor in that year’s election, losing to Trickey.

During the past four years, Charron has regularly attended council meetings and criticized the actions of the mayor during question period.

Trickey recently received a letter

UCPR sets terms for aid to Centre d’accueil Roger-Séguin CLARENCE CREEK - United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) council has approved a resolution outlining the terms of providing $12.5 million to assist a proposed redevelopment project at the Centre d’accueil Roger-Séguin (CARS) long-term care facility in Clarence Creek.

The UCPR-owned and operated Prescott and Russell Residence is located in Hawkesbury, but many people from communities in the Russell County area in the west choose the not-for-profit CARS because it is closer for them.

The resolution approved by council on June 23 states the UCPR will provide $500,000 each year for 25 years to CARS, but the facility must obtain a financing guarantee from Infrastructure Ontario to ensure the remaining $11.7- million cost of the project is covered.

Other conditions in the resolution state that CARS must enter into a redevelopment agreement with the Ministry of Long-Term Care, and that the terms and conditions of the UCPR support be clearly outlined in the final funding agreement. That agreement must also include clauses giving future UCPR councils the right to withdraw the funding commitment if they deem it necessary, that the financing be strictly limited to $500,000 per year for 25 years with no other contributions related to the CARS redevelopment, and that the UCPR will not act as a guarantor of the

Infrastructure Ontario loan. The resolution also requests the agreement be reviewed by UCPR legal counsel.

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Stéphane Parisien said the resolution was drafted to meet criteria set by council for assisting the CARS redevelopment project. The eight UCPR mayors had discussed financial assistance for CARS during the past two months before reaching a consensus on the content of the resolution.

Mayors of municipalities in the western part of the UCPR, including Guy Desjardins of Clarence-Rockland, Daniel Lafleur of Casselman, and François St-Amour of La Nation have expressed past support for the UCPR contributing financially to the Roger-Séguin redevelopment.

“The resolution addresses exactly what we discussed,” said UCPR Treasurer Valérie Parisien.

Champlain Township Mayor Normand Riopel asked if registered vote was possible. CAO Parisien said a registered vote was unnecessary on a resolution, unlike with by-laws. CAO Parisien told Riopel CARS was comfortable with the terms that had been established in the resolution.

“Infrastructure Ontario knows our intentions,” CAO Parisien added.

“I’m not against the project,” Riopel emphasized, adding he wants to protect CARS in the financing agreement.

The mayors unanimously voted to adopt the resolution.

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For Sale- Pride Mobility Scooter; 4-Wheel ‘Travel’ Model Go-Go 50LX with CTS suspension, 300lb capacity, Battery pack, manuals included, Nearly new condition, $1000, Photos available- Email grahamjoycee75@ gmail.com or call 613-677-3335 before 5:00pm ________________________________ For Sale- Pride Power Lift/Recliner Chair Model LC525iL, 375lb capacity, heat and massage feature, infinite-position, Back-up battery, manuals included, very clean, excellent condition, $750 Photos availableemail grahamjoycee75@gmail.com or call 613-6773335 before 5:00pm _________________________________ Two 7’sections; White PVC-Each contains 2 panels that open18”x49” and 1 solid 36”x51” $300.00 each OBOText 613-678-8141. _________________________________ Roxton table with 4 chairs and a hutch $250.

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dated June 28 from the SQ. The letter stated that the file had been forwarded to an attorney, who studied it and determined not to pursue criminal proceedings against Trickey because it was impossible to find proof without reasonable doubt that any wrong had been done.

The allegations against Trickey stemmed from Trickey giving $2,000 to Réjean Dunn. The payment was later interpreted as related to the mayor’s alleged comment about wanting to injure Charron. However, Trickey said in an interview with The Review on May 26 that she had loaned the money to Dunn because he needed to pay for car repairs. The mayor said Dunn also did excavation work on her property.

During the investigation, Trickey had delegated all of her responsibilities to Councillor Kévin Maurice, but she did not resign as mayor.

Trickey read the letter from the SQ at the beginning of the July 6 council meeting and expressed relief to have resumed her role as mayor following 45 days away from the job.

As COVID-19 restrictions are removed, municipal meetings in Québec are now open to public attendance.

At the July 6 Brownsburg-Chatham council meeting, Charron was present, sitting in the front row across from Trickey, and again commented on various issues during question period.

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July 14 to July 27, 2021 Highlighted: Balance / Being true to yourself / Removing blockages & letting go.

By Raven B. Dance ravendance@protonmail.com www. ravendance.net Intuitive Counselor (M.W.) Magic Words PISCES February 19 - March 20 You may be feeling like you’re riding a roller-coaster-emotions are high, hope you have been practicing your ‘deep breathing exercises’-you are going to need them.

Lucky # 5 M.W. “I flow with the experiences - I am flexible.”

ARIES March 21 - April 19

Life is a tough climb at times but going with the flow will calm all the rough waters. Have a good step ladder ready!

Lucky # 7 M.W.: “I am cool, calm and collected.”

TAURUS April 20 - May 20 Hoarding of money does not guarantee life-long security, however, saving for a rainy day is always a good idea. Life is short, enjoying it makes it worthwhile.

Lucky #1 M.W. “I remember to keep balance in all things.”

GEMINI May 21 - June 20 Building castles in the sky? Disappointment looms if expectations aren’t lowered.

Lucky # 2 M.W. “I have a clear vision of my reality.”

CANCER June 21 - July 22 Being a water sign, it’s a good time for you to be by your element. Relax, de-stress and look at your dreams and goals more closely, you will see the possibilities.

Lucky # 8 M.W.: “I envision my potentials and act on what I truly want.”

LEO July 23 - August 22 You may appear cold and distant to some, but Leo,

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Lucky # 9 M.W.: “I allow myself a much-needed break.”

LIBRA September 23 - October 21 I know, there are always things to be done and to correct, detoxing your body and brain is on the menu - be gentle with yourself - plenty of time.

Lucky # 5 M.W.: “I know my limits.”

SCORPIO October 22- November 21 Peace and calm is a priority at the present. One step at the time. Try a new recipe instead.

Lucky # 1 M.W.: “I know when to step back.”

SAGITTARIUS November 22 - December 21 Paint / construction / building & rebuilding. Wow, busy schedule - just make sure you are delegating and wearing good shoes.

Lucky # 13 - 4 M.W.: “I get physical with my body.”

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 19 Tina Turner once sang a song with a question “What’s Love Got to do with It! Answer: Everything!”

Lucky # 14 - 5 M.W.: “I am capable of love and being loved.”

AQUARIUS January 20 - February 18 This is a time for careful choices & wisdom - take your time to make those important decisions. If you go too quickly you will certainly regret them.

Lucky # 1 M.W.: “I stop and listen to my gut.”

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Book sale at the Champlain Library July 17 The Champlain Library will be holding a book sale on Saturday, July 17, in front of the library at 94 Main Street in Vankleek Hill from noon until 3 pm. The Friends of the Library will also be holding a book sale at the Vankleek Hill Farmers’ Market at 79 Derby Avenue from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Items for sale will include fiction

and non-fiction books in both English and French. The library staff is looking forward to seeing everyone at the book sale and in the meantime you can visit bc-cl.ca or call 613-678-2216 for more information.

Although the library is currently closed to the public, curbside pickup service is available Monday to Friday from 1-5 p.m.

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The Champlain Library is encouraging patrons to celebrate the richness, diversity and breadth of Canadian literature during the month of July. Library members can borrow, read and talk about Canadian books – whether they are in English or French, for children, teens or adults.

Need some suggestions on what to read? Check out the library’s catalogue and search for your favourite Canadian author, or books about Canada. Staff picks will also be promoted during the month.

The library has book bags for children and adults on various themes if you’re not sure what to read. Adult book bags this month will contain magazines, books by Canadian authors, a music CD and a DVD (Canadian content where possible). Don’t delay. Borrow a Canadian book today.

To reserve library items for curbside pickup service visit bc-cl.ca or call 613678-2216.

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SMART, AFFECTIONATE AND FRIENDLY, MEET MISS VICKIE! MISS VICKIE, FEMALE, HUSKY X, 1-YEAR-OLD: Miss Vickie is friendly, smart, affectionate, and a young mother. She gave birth to four puppies shortly after she arrived at Animatch. By the end of July, she’ll have taught them everything she can and will be ready to move into her own forever home. Miss Vickie will require lots of physical exercise and stimulation, like obedience classes.

If you can’t face the outdoors in all four seasons, she’s not the dog for you. Children should be older and sturdy, and she does well with other dogs. Cats are meant to be chased. If you think you’re the one to guide her into her new life, fill out the form and ask for Miss Vickie.

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Poet, humourist Brunty back for outdoor performance at Windsor Tavern on July 25 Fire-brand poet and humourist Brunty returns to The Windsor Tavern at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 25, where he will captivate the crowd from the newly-extended outside deck and beer garden.

It has been almost two years since Brunty regaled audiences with his unique style of poetry and humour. Accessible, comprehensible, free from obscure metaphors and vague symbolism, but overflowing with cleverly chosen words woven into ebullient ‘everyman/ woman’ poems, Brunty delivers like a seasoned actor, rather than an academic venturing a tepid recital.

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AUGUST 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21 10 am to 4 pm For information or to donate books, CDs and DVDs please call Robin at 613-676-0443.

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Most community activities are on hiatus during this lockdown.

Some instructors are offering virtual classes.

Livestream Zumba classes on Zoom: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Pre-recorded classes available daily. To register for any of these, go to https://louises.zumba.com Listen to your favourite song. Draw what comes to mind! All ages.

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MINI FILM “Ice Breakers” 15 min Champlain Library, 94 Main St., Vankleek Hill.

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MONDAY, JULY 19

Grab & Go Kit (Dinosaur Wind Chime), 6 yrs+ Champlain Library, 94 Main St., Vankleek Hill.

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FRIDAY, JULY 16

StoryWalk in Woodhills Park, 10am-4pm, 0-5 yrs; DIY Tween Craft on Zoom, 11 yrs+, 4pm Champlain Library, 94 Main St., Vankleek Hill.

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Make a fortune teller (Activity sheets), all ages.

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THURSDAY, JULY 15

Let’s Talk Science Kits, 5 yrs + Champlain Library, 94 Main St., Vankleek Hill.

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and thrives at being able to connect with fans.

The readings at the Windsor on July 25 will also have an added attraction.

Brunty has collaborated with his publicity partner, Maggi Macaulay to produce a limited graphic edition of four of his selected works. There will be a total of 10 limited edition prints of each of these classic Brunty poems beautifully designed and printed for sale at the venue and hand signed by both Brunty and Maggi.

Admission is free to see Brunty on July 25. Reservations can be made by phoning the Windsor Tavern at 613678-2122.

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Many will remember the Vankleek Hill poet’s ‘Shooting the S—t’ poetry reading and the launch of his book of the same title, as well as his numerous readings in the Windsor Tavern and Le Chateau in Hudson.

Brunty does not simply compose poems - he lives the poems that are eclectic, humorous, heartwarming and heartfelt. He has also had the past 18 months of pandemic lifestyle to conjure up a mesmerizing and inspiring new collection. Don’t worry, this is far from a ‘woe is me’ body of work. It is quixotic and replete with bon ami and mirth.

There is a reason Brunty performs in pubs, taverns and bars - entertaining and inspiring audiences with his poetic performances. It is because the artist knows where his audience lives

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Poet, humourist and immaculate dresser Brunty will bring his unique style of firebrand poetry to the Windsor Tavern in Vankleek Hill on Sunday, July 25.

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by Reid Masson from The Review Archives

This week in local history for July 14­, 2021 10 Years ago Students asked to transition to online learning The Review, July 13, 2011 – VANKLEEK HILL Students, even those at the high-school level, are increasingly living their lives online, so should they also be asked to take some of their courses online?

That is the question parents and administrators are discussing as the 2010-2011 school year wraps up at Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute and other area high schools. Faced with a steady decline in enroll-

This Week in History - July 9, 2011 - The demolition derby returned to the 186th annual Lachute Fair with a bang.

Highlights included a driver who lost his steering wheel halfway through the derby, another that flipped his car and a few which were pushed over barrier blocks. Seen here, a car that had been removed from the arena burst into flames in the driver’s pit area.

ment numbers, the Upper Canada District School Board is but one of the local boards considering a switch to online learning for certain courses; namely calculus and physics.

25 Years Ago Surprise police appointment gets mixed reaction The Review, July 10, 1996 – HAWKESBURY – The appointment of an acting chief of the Hawkesbury Police Service has raised new hopes for a fresh start for the department. Paul Roy, a staff sergeant with the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Service, took over on July 8 as interim director of the force headed by Chief Michel Denis for the past 11 years. With officers calling for his resignation, Denis went on sick leave July 1.

50 Years Ago Thousands tour Hawkesbury English School The Review, July 14, 1971 – HAWKESBURY - Some 500 former pupils and teachers registered at the Hawkesbury English School for the reunion weekend. It is estimated more than a thousand persons toured the school and/or attended the Saturday night dance. Many also took the opportunity to tour the new Prescott County Public School. Saturday night, the Holiday Motel’s Bonsoir Lounge was filled to capacity with music from the orchestra under George Seay providing just the right background.

75 Years Ago Break-in at Bond’s Service Station The Review, July 11, 1946 – VANKLEEK HILL – Erwin J Bond’s Service Station, situated on High Street South, was broken into early Wednesday morning. The thief or thieves gained entrance by breaking a plate glass window, blew open the safe and took $24 in cash; also two new tires and all files and papers relating to the business.

100 Years Ago Cars without lights a serious problem The Review, July 8, 1921 – VANKLEEK HILL – Last Saturday evening we counted some 26 cars parked on Main Street without lights; five more were parked on the wrong side. Three cars passed through out streets at 10 p.m. without lights and four cars had only one light. All this is direct violation of the law. There will be a serious accident at the corner of Main and High streets if the traffic regulations are not kept by one driver out of 25.

125 Years Ago Fingers crushed at McLaurin factory The Review, July 17, 1896 – Ed Roberts had the fingers of his right hand badly crushed last Friday, while attempting to adjust a belt in McLaurin’s factory. The accident might have had more serious results after his foot slipped, throwing his hand into the cog wheels. Mr. Roberts’ agility alone saved him from serious injury.

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Bonnie and Her 21 Children

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This is a continuation of Chapter 12 from “Bonnie and Her 21 Children”, a book written by her husband, Fred Cappuccino about their children and the family’s adventures together.

The chapters from Fred’s book will be presented every second week in this space. If you like what you read and want to buy a copy of the book for yourself or to give as a gift, email louise@ thereview.ca to arrange for safe pick-up at The Review at 76 Main Street, Vankleek Hill or send an email to: fredcappuccino@gmail.com

Chapter 12 Summer Home in Vermont – Our Ninth Child After we chased out the groundhogs, the house wasn’t a bad place to spend two summers while still living in Pointe Claire. The logs were hand-hewn and snugly fit. We felt like intruders, staying in a home built of cedar from the land itself by skilled craftspeople, who also cleared the land and piled huge boulders in fence-rows.

Here in Scottish country (Glengarry County) we had to have a loch, so we hired a derrick that was working in the area. Loch Haven is now five feet deep, 20 feet wide and 130 feet long - a joy to watch all year round. Every spring we would take the youngest kids, with buckets and window screens, to the local stream to catch minnows - probably against the law - bringing 50 or 100 back to Loch Haven. In the fall the Great Blue Heron would swoop in and devour 93.8 % of our fish crop. Some winters a few survived under the ice and the next spring there were hundreds of tiny baby fish.

Our log house, built in the 1860s, and our 12-seater van.

Chapter 13 - Fifteen Bangladesh Babies – Our 10th Child

Shikha Deepa Margaret Cappuccino arrived in 1972. She is named for the nuns who saved her life – Sisters Deepa and Margaret Mary. Shikha, her original name, is Hindi for “flame”. Shikha is also named for her great-aunt Margaret Trevis.

In 1971, Bonnie read media reports predicting some 5000 babies would be born as a result of the Bangladesh war of independence, fathered by enemy Pakistani soldiers. These children would be classified as “mixed race” and would be outcasts. Bonnie hoped the Bangladesh government might allow overseas adoptions and we planned on travelling there to see if we could bring back some of those babies.

Meanwhile, Families for Children received its charter as an official adoption agency. In this capacity we went to see the first Bangladesh High Commissioner, Mr Momin, in Ottawa. He said he would write to Bangladesh on our behalf.

On our second visit he told us he had received word from a Bangladesh government minister, Rab Chowdhury, that inter-country adoption had been approved in principle. Mr Momin also gave us the name of his sister-in-law, Mrs Zahira Rashid, who would help us in Bangladesh. Donations came in from Anglican, Catholic, as well as Unitarian groups, totalling $5000. The trip was on.

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The same, but different

Donation to Hawkesbury Food Bank

Knights of Columbus Council 9952 has provided a $2,000 donation to the Hawkesbury Central Food Bank. The donation was presented at the food bank’s new location at 419 Cartier Boulevard in Hawkesbury. At the left is Grand Knight Jacques Paquette delivering the cheque to Hawkesbury Central Food Bank President François Petit.

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Champlain Library offers StoryWalk® at local park VANKLEEK HILL – The Champlain Library is participating in the TD Summer Reading Club’s exciting new outdoor reading activity called StoryWalk®, which will be offered by over 550 libraries across the country this summer.

TD Summer Reading Club StoryWalk® is comprised of 17 outdoor panels featuring text and illustrations from The Thing Lou Couldn’t Do, a short children’s story by Canadian author and illustrator Ashley Spires. While following local public health guidance, StoryWalk® visitors are invited to read the story as they stroll from one page to the next along an outdoor path in Woodlands Park on Home Avenue in Vankleek Hill.

This story will be available on Tuesday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To learn more or to register your child in the Summer Reading Club visit the Champlain Library’s website at bc-cl.ca or call 613-6782216.

Every summer for over two decades, the TD Summer Reading Club has inspired kids to explore the fun of reading their way—the key to nurturing a lifelong love of reading. Library and Archives Canada is proud of this long-standing relationship with TD Bank Group and the Toronto Public Library, and of collaborating with thousands of libraries across Canada to support children’s literacy and promote Canadian authors, illustrators and stories. ~ PRESS RELEASE

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I did recognize the historic designs – the type of clothing one sees at a historic re-enactment: soldier jackets, breeches, long floral dresses and aprons.

But the variety of patterns available made me realize how very drab we all are when it comes to how we dress.

While those in uniform are clearly defined for us (police, paramedics, firefighters, doctors, nurses), most of us are not defined by our clothing. It feels as if we used to be more defined by how we dress.

Did everyone recognize a cheesemaker by the smock that he wore?

The Afghan Nomad dress tells a story, even if it isn’t necessarily what I would wear when travelling a mountain trail.

The beauty of a Tibetan Panel Coat might get your attention. I kind of liked the look of a Croatian shirt, too. Somehow, these garments began to look more and more familiar as I looked through the offerings online.

Japanese field clothes– the Hippari (a buttonless jacket which crosses in the front and ties with a belt and Monpei, or field pants, for women – looked familiar, too.

I think that is because I can see this happening: clothing is becoming prettier (take a look at today’s shirts for men) and more comfortable (kimonos, tops and tights for women).

We are looking to long-ago traditional wear for inspiration and making it our own.

It had started before the pandemic, but this paring down to essentials was inevitable, seeing as how we have examined so many parts of our lives and found something wanting.

I, for one, look forward to a recentering to clothing that is based on good design, beauty and affordable quality instead of the disposable clothing that has been sold to us as being a good thing.

It isn’t.

It would be more than okay if we all dressed with a little more originality.

Dressed in our pirate shirts and cheesemaker smocks, we would be similar, each in our own way.

Inspire! The origin of the word, “inspire” is about breathing in, or taking in. On this page, we invite you to breathe in some of the good things happening in the communities where we live! Do you have an inspiring or fun story to share? Email: editor@thereview.ca Or visit www.thereview.ca to submit when inspiration strikes!

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By Louise Sproule louise@thereview.ca Philatelists. Bird-watchers. People study butterflies. Some collect opera music. Some of us watch the same few movies over and over, to the point where we can recite the dialogue along with the actors.

Gardeners who never stop. Word freaks who point out spelling errors on signs. Photographers who get up at the earliest hour so that the light will be just right.

Despite our similarities, there are so many differences, so many vagaries, that set us apart from each other and make us different.

We choose our friends based on some indescribable assembly of characteristics, mannerisms, their sense of humour, attentiveness and their interests and loyalty to us -- and each of us has friends who are different from each other. How does that work?

Despite our vast differences, we find those who are like us and who in turn, like us.

Our friends like the same books as us, grow impatient at the same point in a movie, love or hate the same types of food and listen to the same music.

Each of us “gets” the other. We are easy being together. We are forever grateful to find friends and partners among the thousands upon thousands who live in our community – never mind the millions of people in the world from whom we can choose.

Yes, we are particular when it comes to sharing a confidence, or choosing to spend time with another.

Yet, for the most part, we are all the same.

We somehow dress mostly alike, speak alike and use a common vocabulary and we all know how to order food in a restaurant and how to pay the bill when it’s time to go.

It was the simplest thing that sent my mind on a tangent this week.

Folkwear. If you don’t know what I am talking about, you’re in for a treat.

There is a website dedicated to folkwear paper patterns, where you can order them, of course, to sew your own distinct clothing. These designs are not new, but trust me, you will not meet someone else at a party wearing these designs.

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The ups and downs of downsizing The very word “downsizing” can be–well–a downer. If the time has come for a different lifestyle, for freedom to travel and for freedom from housework and home maintenance, that should be considered an “up” kind of move.

It is so easy for years to pass as we live in our homes and then one day, we realize that several bedrooms, packed closets, a basement, garage, shed and too much living space become evident. We still want a nice place to live, but the large space that once seemed so necessary now feels like a burden.

There is freedom to be found by seizing the opportunity to create the lifestyle you want when you are no longer taking care of children or teenagers on a daily basis. Of course, our adult children still mean the world to us, but we don’t have to show our love for them by continuing to live in a four-bedroom home with two rec rooms and a large kitchen.

Unless that is how you want to live. Once you realize that you can

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decide what you and your partner want, other decisions will seem easier. Perhaps a two-bedroom condo is where you would live after you sell your home. You can choose your new home carefully and if you have extra equity, perhaps it is time to enjoy a trip or two or spend part of the year living somewhere else.

Maybe you want to move from an urban area to a rural community to enjoy the connectedness and neighbourhood feeling of a small town. Or you might want to live in a vibrant city, close to shops, and cultural events, all within walking distance – a place where you can accommodate old friends and show them the best that the city has to offer.

Talk to others who have made big life changes and see how it went for them. If you are thinking of moving to a smaller space, begin thinning out your possessions slowly. There are lots of articles you can read about reducing clutter and tidying up, so take advantage of gathering some inspiration.

If you are happy and you know it – stay put. If your home is too big for you, there are situations where you can create a secondary dwelling unit to generate more income. Check with your municipality to see what you can do at your property. Use the extra income for your next project or for a travel adventure!

THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR YOUR DREAM BUSINESS! This commercial property could be your next investment or the perfect location for your dream business! Centrally located in the growing community/tourist destination of Vankleek Hill on a busy street with terrific visibility! Located near the main intersection, thousands of vehicles pass by every day. Suited for retail or office space, with plenty of parking out front. Large windows are the perfect showcase for what’s inside! Both spaces are currently rented, but one space will be available as of August 1, 2021 for a new tenant or for your business or office!

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