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The Dinner has been held for a number of years now, and has always attracted a good crowd to enjoy the full turkey dinner and desserts, all of which is the work of volunteers and generous businesses in North Grenville. St. John’s

has hosted the Dinner since Leslie Hall became unavailable a few years ago, and organisers are grateful to the congregation at St. John’s for opening their building to the community for this wonderful event.

The original idea for the Dinner was that it would provide an opportunity for those who might otherwise be alone, as well as all who might want to enjoy a Christmas Day social event, with company, fellowship and fun. The entire event is free of charge, because all of the food, cooking, preparation and serving is provided by the community - a fantastic example of what North

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At the core of the event are four individuals, who wish to remain anonymous, who pull together the work of the volunteers and arrange the collection and preparation of the food. There is also a delivery service for those who can’t make it out to St. John’s on the day. Meals are delivered to homes around the region (by volunteer drivers, of course), so that everyone who wishes can be part of the event, even at a distance. An average of 35 deliveries are made each Christmas Day, so if you would like to have a Christmas meal brought to your

home, call 613-223-3979, or else email: communitychristmasdinner613@gmail.

There is also the option of a pick-up from St. John’s: just come to the venue during the hours of the Dinner and you can take away a complete meal or meals at your convenience.

This is a community event, designed simply to allow people to drop by and enjoy a lovely atmosphere, seasonal music, and a time of friendship with friends and neighbours, new and old. Oh yes, and a really fine Christmas meal. Be a part of this Christmas Day’s Community Dinner.

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Please enjoy a safe and happy Christmas Holiday!

Kemptville ReStore acknowledged it's volunteers with a Christmas Celebration on December 4. A delicious chili dinner was served, along with a wide assortment of potluck desserts. The Kemptville ReStore has seen increased sales this year, and a good part of that increase is because of the efforts of the volunteers. Store Manager, Vicki Simzer, thanked the volunteers for their time and dedication.

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Kemptville Legion Pipes & Drum Open January 1, 2019 12:00-4:00pm Playing from 12-12:30 The band Joy Ride is playing from 1-4:00 Drop by to say hello and have some light refreshments.

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North Grenville hits the charts to live in Canada, which it held for the past few years, was ended by, of all places, Oakville, Ontario. Toronto came 16th. But, for people in this part of the country, the most interesting statistic may be that Russell Township, just to the east of North Grenville, came third overall in Canada as the best place to live. The survey report gave some reasons for this: “Russell Township, Ont. — a small town outside Ottawa — came in third overall. If you’re looking for a place to live with real estate that won’t break the bank, Russell Township is also no. 1 in our new sub-ranking of the best places to live with housing prices under $500,000. Russell Township is among the top 10 most affordable cities in the country and is also among the top 25 per cent of cities with the lowest crime.”

Some of the figures regarding North Grenville may be interesting to local residents. The population of the municipality is given as 16,858, with an average household income of $104,660. The unemployment rate for the region is 5.1%, and the average value of “Primary Real estate”, meaning the family home, is $393,970.

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by David Shanahan Those of us who always said that North Grenville was a great place to live now have the statistics to prove it.

The MoneySense survey for Canada’s Best Places to Live 2018 has ranked North Grenville at number 69 out of the 415 communities across Canada covered by the survey.

On a provincial level, the municipality ranked at number 32 out of 150 communities in Ontario.

Given the large percentage of the population that can be classed as seniors, the statistics are equally good: North Grenville is number 40 as the Best Place to Retire, 17 places above Brockville.

MoneySense is a Canadian online personal finance and lifestyle magazine published by Rogers Publishing Limited, and the survey gathered data on 415 cities across the country and ranked how they measure up in 10 categories: Wealth and economy, affordability, population growth, taxes, commute, crime, weather, access to health care, amenities and culture. Environics Analytics worked with MoneySense in compiling the survey results.

The reign of Ottawa as the Number One place

which is a source of real irritation for taxpayers here, is calculated as 3% of the average income, leading to an average annual property tax bill of $3,376.

North Grenville has six Doctor’s offices, and we experience about 2,663 crimes per 100,000 population. That sounds like a lot until you remember that the actual population is only 16,858. That should work out at around 460 crimes per year. Strangely enough, for a community that seems to have a large

number of artists of all kinds, only 1.3% of the population are actually employed in the arts and recreation sector.

All in all, North GGrenville out of this survey looking like a good place to live. Coming 69 out of 415 communities across Canada is a remarkably good result for a lower tier municipality, and something that can be used to attract more business, more jobs and more residents to this amazing place.

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More people and their families are cared for and supported by hospice each year including many with the support of hospice volunteers.Volunteers provide important services to Beth Donovan Hospice (BDH) and the community it serves. From companionship, support to clients, families, or assistance with community outreach, or administration, volunteer contributions are essential to the important work provided.

BDH is expanding its volunteer program to meet the growing needs.Volunteer training will be offered Wednesday January 9, 2019 – Wednesday Feb. 6, 2019 from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at Beth Donovan Hospice.

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Children’s Holiday FunFest

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by Pat Babin on behalf of the Executive Committee It is hard to believe that seventeen years have come and gone since the first Children’s Holiday FunFest. Sponsored by the Friends of the North Grenville Public Library, the event focuses on musical entertainment for younger children who are accompanied by parents/ grandparents. The site is the Tallman Program Room at the North Grenville Public Library, and the date is December 29, beginning at 10 am. Admission is free*.

The program is orchestrated by Susan and Kerry Badgley, assisted by George Buys.

Refreshments for the last fourteen years have been donated by Giant Tiger through the kindness of Mr. Rick Kingsley, Owner. *Children are encouraged to donate a nonperishable food item for the benefit of the Salvation Army.

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With all spots filled within hours and a waiting list to boot, Food Explorers showed a clear need for youth-focused cooking education opportunities.

House of Lazarus is a food bank and outreach mission located in Mountain, serving hundreds of clients from surround-ing communities, including all of Dundas County, Grenville County and South Ottawa. Last year, 600 people were fed through HOL’s food bank, while 2,630 people were provided with food, clothing, furniture, and household goods through its outreach programming. A community-supported venture, House of Lazarus does not rely on government funding. It’s through HOL thrift stores, grants, donations, and fundraisers that its projects and programs happen.

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The Food Explorers culminating activity saw students prepare complete lasagna meals for their fami-lies at Winchester United Church.

“I loved cooking and I loved eating. I definitely loved all of it,” said one Dundas County youth following the completion of a seven-week cooking course. House of Lazarus, in partnership with Glengarry Inter-Agency Group’s Dundas Youth Centre, recently hosted Food Explorers, a food preparation course for youth. The program was made possible by a $2,735 grant from The Hershey Company, through Food Banks Canada. In addition to funding course supplies, the grant covered the purchase of blenders, food processors, and other cooking tools for the local

youth centre.

Eleven young people between the ages of 9 and 12 participated in the seven two-hour weekly sessions, which were held at Winchester United Church.

Each week, students received take home pages with recipes, cooking tips, and safety how-to information. The program goals included learning to follow a recipe, learning to safely use basic kitchen equipment and tools, exploring a variety of foods, learning how food affects the human body, and discovering individual food preferences.

“It was fun because I got to learn a lot of new

things and eat great food,” said participant, Kenadie.

“I learned a lot.”

The culminating exercise saw each participant prepare a full lasagna meal for their family, complete with Caesar salad and garlic buns. In addition to a massive multi-family meal, this final event saw each student take home their own graduating gift of cooking utensils. One parent had the following to say about the experience: “Thank you for running such a fun and useful

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And so this is Christmas...

by David Shanahan “...and what have we done?” I make no apologies for using John Lennon’s words every year at this time.

Aside from it being from a wonderfully relevant song, even after all these years, it is always a question worth asking as we reach the end of one year and look ahead to the next. This season is always one where lists are drawn up of the best this, and the best that, of the past year. So some reflection is always timely in this, our last issue of 2018.

You will notice that we have a rather large Special Christmas Section this year: with input from young school children as well as a look back more than a century to what was happening in North Grenville and MerrickvilleWolford long before our time.

It’s always good to have some perspective on things; to realise that we are just the latest inhabitants of our communities, and wisdom did not begin with us.

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Perhaps this is even more important this Christmas.

We tend to think that life was always like this, and always will be. Or else, that life is better now than before, and always will be. It’s the “always will be” part of that idea that can lead us astray.

Because it seems to be the case that we are actually living through the end of one era in history, and the future is not as predictable as we might have assumed a year ago.

History is like that, I suppose. We take things for granted. But, looking back, we can see that this is not a sensible way to view the world. For example, in the 25 years between the start of the French Revolution and the Battle of Waterloo, Europe was constantly at war, France against the rest, until Napoleon was defeated and Europe entered a period of relative peace and prosperity for almost 55 years, until the Franco-Prussian War in 1870.

A state of unrest and conflict disturbed Europe for 30

years, from 1914 until 1945, after which institutions were established to try and keep the peace and bring prosperity.

The United Nations, World Trade Organisation, NATO, the European Union, and others actually saw Europe and North America prosper for decades. But that state of affairs is changing once more.

Putin is the new Czar, perhaps the new Stalin, and has challenged Europe and the Americas in new ways.

Brexit and the rise of Trump has encouraged right wing, and even autocratic, leaders around the world. The old system is failing. Of course, much of the apparent concord and open respect for human and civil rights, the rule of law, international diplomacy, etc., of the past was quite superficial. But holding to the ways of traditional diplomacy has now been abandoned.

Respect for rights of any kind has given way to what Kissinger and his like termed realpolitik.

Trump has shown that lying, boasting, and simplistic appeals to grievances, emo-

tive tribalism and providing permission for racist, misogynist, bigoted and sexist expression in public forums has changed the political atmosphere around the world, and not for the better. The apparent success of Vladimir Putin in affecting American and British politics, at least, has altered the way we have to look at international, as well as national, affairs.

Terrorism has come to the streets of the world’s cities in new ways. In the past, particularly since the 1960's, terrorism has been a homegrown phenomenon: the IRA, Red Brigades, Black September.

But now people are being run down by trucks in cities around the world for no political aim, but simply to wage war and kill ordinary people, with no narrow political aim.

This is not your typical Christmas message, but we are seeing a radical shift in world history and it has to make one think at this time of year.

Christianity continues after two thousand years, in spite of all the revolutions

with or without fact, in seconds. I am saddened but not surprised to hear that some members of our community have taken part in this type of banter on such a public forum.

Our community is usually a very welcoming community.

Sad to hear that our federal political leaders visited the area and were then attacked on social media by "disrespectful... immature... and disgraceful" comments. I can only hope that the RCMP will investigate any threatening or hateful comments made.

It should not be too difficult to trace the source of these comments.

I have a similar story to share that did not take place on social media. One or two days after the byelection held

in our riding, I was at a local gas station, in Kemptville. I had to enter the store to get a receipt. There was one elderly man in front of me and he proceeded to state out loud to the cashier "that anyone who voted Liberal should be shot".

I did not hear what led up to this statement, so I did not confront the elderly man. The cashier and I shared a look of confusion but went on with our usual business. It was not until I read your Editorial that I was reminded of this incident. It could have been taken as an outright threat and dealt with in an entirely different way.

The Canada I am proud of is one that is open to differences. Differences in culture, appearance, opinions,

political ideologies..., are welcome in the country I want to live in.

I can only hope that this type of bold, negative public commentary will remain a rare event.

Tony Camillone, Kemptville

and changes. It has often been stained and discredited at the hands of those who claim to be followers of Jesus, but were not. Killing in Jesus’ name is not the work of his followers, but of those who are disobeying him. Likewise, those who hate, discriminate for various reasons. Armies are blessed in his name: wars are waged in his name against other countries that also claim to be fighting in his cause.

None of this is Christian.

None of it is in accordance

with what he taught and what he is.

It is time that the world took another look at Jesus and who he was, is, and taught. In a time of darkness, we need light: “In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” [John 1.4-5] Merry Christmas to you and yours from all of us at the Times

FESTIVE RIDE DRIVER CHARGED

On December 1, 2018 at 12:52 a.m. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North Grenville officers were conducting a Festive RIDE spot check at Prescott Street and Van Buren Street.

A male, aged 24, of Winchester, ON was charged with: Driving While Ability Impaired, contrary to section 253(1) (a) of the Criminal Code of Canada; Driving with More than 80mgs of Alcohol in Blood, contrary to section 253(1)(b) of the CC. He is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on January 18, 2018.

If anyone suspects someone to be driving impaired please call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, I read your Editorial weekly and often enjoy your observations, opinions and commentary on local issues.

The December 5 edition struck a cord, namely that "the character of our public conversations is becoming more and more alarming".

I do believe that Trump's willingness to boldly state whatever he wants, true or not, is partly to blame. There certainly seems to be a greater willingness to cross the line when it comes to making inappropriate comments.

I am not a participant of social media platforms, but am well aware of how easily people can access the internet and fly off the handle spreading their ideology,

Dear Editor, In reference to “On the road to find out”: ‘We have the right to free speech’. We need to value that very highly.

Think of the journalist who lost his life recently in Turkey. We do not have the right to hate monger. We do have some laws to help with that, I believe. I do not use social media, so I was not aware of those comments. Once, a few years ago, I agreed to have a political sign put on my property. A neighbour called to ask me what my father would have thought about that. Maybe just a little intimidating?

In my opinion, Donald Trump does stir up hate and the worst in people. Divisive in the extreme. Whoever could suggests that the Prime Minister should be murdered

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is definitely a Hate Monger, and worse.

There is a letter in this week’s NG Times whose author speaks well for me.

My voting strategy is also ABC. They don’t protect the environment, or do anything about climate change; destroy wildlife, habitat, natural environments, if it means more money in our pockets. There is no longer a provincial advocate for children, the environment, or the French community.

The Premier has put at the head of the OPP a Commissioner who is a family friend.

How can that be objective?

Thanks again, another good and informative letter from Colin Creasey. Also, I didn’t realise it was the Snowmobile Club that was involved with the Rail Trail.

I use that trail often, and like to be away from traffic.

Kath Piché.

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opportunity to campaign for votes by not visiting, or even sending literature, to Bayfield Manor Retirement Home – a pool of seniors, with time to read, consider, and vote.

Maybe next time??

A disappointed Bayfield resident.

Dear Editor, To the kind driver of a dark coloured truck I profoundly thank the kind driver of the dark-coloured truck who was involved in the three-vehicle accident on County Road 43 in front of St. Michel's Catholic High School on Thursday, 15 November, at 4 pm. He came to me to offer his help, which was greatly appreciated. I would like to thank the other people who offered their help as well.

Unfortunately, I was not able to move. I spent twelve days in the Trauma Unit of the Civic Hospital. Main injuries were done by the Seat Belt. I'm in convalescence for a couple of months in a retirement residence in Kanata, to be close to my daughter.

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The new NG Council takes shape

by David Shanahan The newly-elected municipal Council for North Grenville is up and running, hitting their stride with remarkable speed, considering none of them have previous experience of municipal government.

The five members have been allocated their areas of responsibility, and have taken care with the symbolic details too. Each member has been named as “liaison” with each department, and the same approach will be taken in the new year when the various committees are established. Nancy Peckford is, of course, our representative on the United Counties

Council, and will liaise with Corporate Services in the municipal governance structure.

Jim McManaman is named Deputy Mayor, filling in for Nancy when she has to be away for council business.

He is also liaison for Planning and Development [see the interview with Jim in this issue].

Craig McCormick will handle the Emergency and Protective Services brief, perhaps a natural fit for an old OPP Sergeant. Doreen O’Sullivan takes on Parks, Recreation and Culture; while John Barclay will be responsible for dealing with Public Works issues.

Council has plans to establish Committees early in

facing the Council, ready to supply information and help to the elected members.

This is a symbolic move and is just one of a number of more substantial changes this new council is making, and will make, to the way the business of council is conducted. But, although symbolic, these changes are also significant of a new attitude and approach to government on the part of Council and municipal staff alike which, if carried through the next four years, will establish a renewed dynamism in municipal affairs which can only be positive and an encouragement to the public to become even more involved in our own future.

the new year, and at that point the public will be invited to apply to serve on the various boards. Notices will appear in the Times to provide information of how, when and where applications may be submitted for consideration.

As will be noted in Deron Johnston’s article on the new Council’s first public meeting last week, there has been a change in the way in which Council and staff are arranged in the Council Chamber. To indicate their position as the ultimate decision-makers, Council sit in front, facing the public gallery, with only the Municipal Clerk seated with them. Municipal staff, specifically senior management, sit just in front of the public,

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have the ability to control the location of retail stores. They will be allowed anywhere in the municipality that is zoned for commercial use and a municipality is prohibited from creating a special category of zoning to restrict their location.

Municipalities are being offered the opportunity to opt out of having retail stores in their community, but must do so by January 22, 2019.

Municipalities may opt in at a later date, however if a municipality decides to opt in, the decision is final and they cannot choose to opt out at a later date.

The Ontario Cannabis Legalization Implementation Fund has been set up to provide $40 million of funding over 2 years to municipalities to help with the implementation costs of recreational cannabis legalization (i.e. increased enforcement, response to public inquiries, paramedic services, fire services and by-law/policy development). A minimum of $5,000 will be distributed in early January 2019 to all municipalities. This amount may be higher depending on the value attributed per household by the Province.

A second payment will be made following the January 22, 2019 deadline which will be distributed as follows: Municipalities that opt-in will be guaranteed $5,000 or more depending on the value attributed per household by the Province.

Municipalities that have opted-out will only receive $5,000 regardless of the number of households.

UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, January 14 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Monday, January 7 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. **NOTE: Council & Committee of the Whole meetings are live streamed and archived on the Municipal website. Agendas for upcoming meetings are published on the Friday prior to the meeting and minutes are posted after they are approved. Visit www.northgrenville.ca and click on Agendas & Minutes in the Govern tab.

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Council seeking public input on allowing cannabis retail stores Council must make a decision on whether to allow retail cannabis stores to operate within the Municipality of North Grenville by January 22, 2019. Before the decision is made, Council is collecting feedback from the public via a survey that is available online at the Municipal website (www.northgrenville.ca), or available for pick-up and return from the Municipal Office or the Library.

Recreational cannabis was legalized by the Federal Government on October 17, 2018, but left the rules and regulations around it up to each Province. In Ontario, regulations are currently being drafted to permit privately owned retail cannabis outlets, in addition to the online Ontario Cannabis Store. These stores and their operators will be licensed by the Alcohol & Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), following a mandatory notification period, and will be subject to strict rules around storage, signage, and promotions.

In order to receive a license, each retail store must be at least 150 metres from a school, only operate between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. Monday to Sunday, unless otherwise governed by by-law and may only sell licensed cannabis products as regulated by the Federal Government.

These regulations are expected to be in force for April 1, 2019 when the sale of recreational cannabis from retail stores will become legal. Beyond these regulations, municipalities do not

UPDATE UPDATE

Municipal Administration Offices - Closed December 24 thru December 28 & January 1 Public Library – Closed December 25, 26 & 31 and January 1 Waste Transfer Station – Closed December 25 & 26 and January 1 Garbage/Recycling Collection – No collection on December 25 and January 1. Delayed by a day for the rest of each week.

Facility and Ice Rentals MUST be booked by Friday, December 21. The arena staff will not be taking any new bookings during the office shutdown.

RETAIL CANNABIS SURVEY based on whether or not North Grenville opts in or opts out.

Feedback from the community about whether to opt in or opt out is being collected via the survey until January 10. In order to assist in completing the survey, Council will also be holding two information sessions: January 7 at the Municipal Centre (285 County Road 44) following the Committee of the Whole meeting at 6:30pm.

January 8 at the Bishops Mills Community Hall (38 Main St, Bishops Mills) at 6:30pm.

Additional information on the retail cannabis regulations is available from AGCO’s website at www.acgo.ca.

Municipalities that have opted-in will have a higher priority than those that have opted-out in accessing a $10 million fund to address costs from unforeseen circumstances.

The Province will provide 50% of the surplus of the Federal excise duty on recreational cannabis, if it exceeds $100 million over the first two years of legalization, to municipalities that have opted-in as of January 22, 2019. Opting-in at a later date will not qualify a municipality to receive this particular funding.

The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and the Municipality will receive a 50/50 split of the allocations

Council must make a decision on whether to allow retail cannabis stores to operate within the Municipality by January 22, 2019.

Before the decision is made, Council is collecting feedback from the public via a survey that is available online at the Municipal website (www.northgrenville.ca) or available for pick-up and return from the Municipal Office or the Library. The deadline is January 10.

WINTER PARKING RESTRICTIONS

Winter parking restrictions come into effect on November 15 and last through April 15. While restrictions are in effect, parking on Municipal roads is not allowed between 11:00 pm and 8:00 am. A vehicle which is parked in a manner interfering with snow clearing or removal operations may be issued a ticket and/or removed at the owner’s expense.

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Convincing Conservative victory in by-election around. After all, with the loss of Gord Brown, the Conservatives were running a relative unknown against someone has had a high level position within the federal government of Justin Trudeau.

The visit of the Prime Minister to both Kemptville and Brockville in support of Mary Jean McFall during the last days of the campaign was expected to give the Liberal vote a boost. His drive-by visit to Kemptville certainly drew a bigger crowd than that of Andrew Scheer or Elizabeth May, both of whom were visitors to the municipality around the same time.

Instead, Michael Barrett took 58% of the total vote cast, increasing his party’s

by David Shanahan There was a general air of voter apathy surrounding the recent by-election in the riding of Leeds-GrenvilleThousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, as the expected Conservative win surprised nobody, given the traditional leanings of the region’s voters. There was, however, some surprise at the size of Michael Barrett’s victory.

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share by 11 points, whereas the Liberals won just 36% of votes, a drop of five points on the general election. The Green’s Lorraine Rekmans came within a couple of dozen votes of overtaking Michelle Taylor of the NDP for third place.

A few things can be gleaned from these results.

First of all, with a voter turnout of just 34%, it seems the people of Leeds-GrenvilleThousand Islands and Rideau Lakes are tired of elections.

Three of them this year may have been one too many. The short campaign this time also took away from voter attention and a chance to take a close look at the candidates.

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find a date to hold an allcandidates meeting in this municipality for that reason.

The sometimes extreme reaction to Justin Trudeau visiting Kemptville also underlined the deep antagonism which exists in this part of the world for the Prime Minister personally, and this must have expressed itself in the voter turn-out for Michael Barrett.

In brief, the Tories turned out in numbers, the Grits didn’t match that. And so, normal service has been restored in North Grenville. That will please many and displease others. But the demographics of this riding are changing, however slowly, and the next round of elections should prove very interesting indeed. www.ngtimes.ca

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Big Sky Ranch’s Christmas Love Story

had only just arrived at the Sanctuary and hadn’t had much of an opportunity to look around…so I promptly flew over the fence of our enclosure and Alfie followed.

We enjoyed our look around, met our new neighbours, and then went home for a snack and a snooze in the sunshine.

(The loving volunteers at Big Sky were quick to finish off the construction of our enclosure’s roof. Our new home is now safe, comfortable and perfect).

It has become quite apparent that we are a couple in love. Alfie adores me (I know because he is always unfolding his lovely tail feathers and shivering them rapidly at me, so he can catch the sunlight). His display of bluegreen shimmers and sparkles catching the light never fails to make me happy that we are together.

Our story of love and devotion to each other is out there for everyone to see.

We only have eyes for each other, are totally devoted to one another, and hope that we inspire all who visit that true love can be found in the most humble of places.

Merry Christmas to everyone from Alfie, myself, our animal friends, and all the volunteers and staff at Big Sky Ranch. We invite you to enjoy the Season and give to those who may not enjoy as much as you.

Josie and Alfie

by Pam Owen Wishing all of the faithful followers of Big Sky Ranch in the North Grenville Times a very Merry Christmas!

During the Christmas Season, many of our thoughts move past the commercialism and hype, and we prefer to focus on the meaning of sharing with others, being surrounded by family and friends and offering the best of ourselves to those around us.

As I was pondering which of the many animals that call Big Sky Ranch home to tell their story, I realized that a story of love and commitment would be perfect! So, allow me to introduce you to Alfie and Josie, the devoted couple of the year.

This past Summer at the Sanctuary, great excitement was felt when an opportunity arose to take in a pair of Piebald Peacocks that a gentleman was surrendering. He had raised them, but recently retired, and was looking for a safe home for his beloved birds. Big Sky opened their doors and arms to such a loving and beautiful couple. It was decided that, as in many couples, Josie should tell the story and Alfie would fill in any blanks.

Josie, the Piebald Peacock here, reporting from Big Sky Ranch. Alfie and I have the most incredible mix of beautiful blue-green mixed with white colouring that you have ever laid eyes on.

We were raised domestically, and our colour is a variant not found in wild birds. Alfie is a bit of a show off, as he takes great pleasure in showing off his gorgeous tail! I am more muted in colours and have a shorter tail, as I am a peahen, or female. Birders will understand the reasons, so let me explain, so everyone will know why my muted colours are for protection and camouflage, so I am not a target when I am protecting eggs or my offspring. Having shorter tail-feathers is also an asset, as they help me to fly more easily.

Being the adventurous one, I was pleased to show just how advantageous my ability to fly could be. We

Maiden voyage

by Deron Johnston The new North Grenville Council held their first official meeting as Committee of the Whole (CoW) on Monday, December 10, at 6:30 pm at the North Grenville Municipal Centre (NGMC).

The meeting was a long one and ran until 8:50 pm, but that’s to be expected as the new council gets acquainted with the processes and agenda of a formal meeting in the council chambers.

Furthermore, for an initial meeting, there seemed to be a very full agenda, with the new council members appearing comfortable asking questions of municipal staff and making comments of their own on a variety of agenda items.

Speaking of council chambers, there was a new format to how council and municipal staff were positioned physically within the space they occupy for meetings in the theatre. Council December 19, 2018

remain as they did before, in front of the theatre stage facing the theatre seats where members of the public and press sit. Municipal staff now sit with their backs to the theatre seats and face council in two separate rows, with one row of three chairs on the left side and one row of three chairs on the right side.

The only exception is the Clerk, who now sits on the Mayor’s left. If a member of municipal staff need to speak to a matter, they must get up to a lectern to the left of the chamber, where they face council on the left, and their municipal colleagues on the right. The table for questions from the press and public remains in the middle and lies between the two rows of municipal employees.

Newly sworn-in Mayor, Nancy Peckford, took some time to adjust to the process of chairing this type of meeting, but she demonstrated good humour as Clerk Cahl Pomin-

ville offered his assistance to guide council’s deliberations.

There’s no doubt she’ll have the hang of it in short order.

Unlike the previous mayor, Mayor Peckford made the effort to elaborate on certain points and added context to the discussions to help attendees and those watching at home understand some of the items that were being considered.

One hot button item of discussion was a recent accident at the NGMC in which a van drove into the side of the building causing damage to the building itself.

Through discussions, it was discovered that the estimate to repair the damage will cost approximately $16,000, but the municipality’s insurance deductible is $25,000. Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture, Mark Guy, advised that it was not worthwhile to use the insurance, but recommended instead to take the money to repair the building

out of a contingency reserve.

This sparked the question as to why the driver who caused the accident was not responsible for the damage, and why the municipality had to assume those costs.

The end result of this back and forth was that municipal staff were asked to exhaust all options to recover the costs through insurance, and report back at Monday’s Council meeting.

Mayor Peckford also advised that there will be two public meetings to solicit resident feedback about whether the Municipality of North Grenville should allow cannabis retail shops in North Grenville. CAO, Brian Carré, added that the dates for those two meetings will be after the Committee of the Whole meeting on January 7 at the NGMC, and then at the Bishops Mills Community Hall on January 8.

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Beware of courier scams This story was related by someone who fell victim to a scam which takes advantage of the recent Canada Post strikes and resulting backlog in deliveries. As many companies resorted to using couriers for deliveries, some con men came up with yet another way to defraud people of their money. Her story is as follows: Wednesday a week ago, I had a phone call from someone saying that he was from some outfit called: "Express Couriers," (The name could be any courier company).

He asked if I was going to be home because there was a package for me that required a signature. The caller said that the delivery would arrive at my home in roughly an hour. Sure enough, about an hour later, a uniformed delivery man turned up with a beautiful basket of flowers and a bottle of wine. I was very surprised since there was no special occasion or holiday, and I certainly didn't expect anything like it.

Intrigued, I inquired as to who the sender was.

The courier replied, "I don't know, I'm only delivering the package." Apparently, a greeting card was being sent separately. (The card has never arrived!) There was also a consignment note with the gift.

He then went on to explain that because the gift contained alcohol, there was a $3.50 "delivery/ verification charge," providing proof that he had actually delivered the package to an adult (of legal drinking age), and not just left it on the doorstep where it could be stolen or taken by anyone, especially a minor.

This sounded logical, and I offered to pay him cash. He then said that the delivery company required payment to be by credit or debit card only, so that everything is properly accounted for, and

this would help in keeping a legal record of the transaction. He added, "Couriers don't carry cash to avoid loss, or be likely targets for robbery."

My husband, who by this time was standing beside me, pulled out his credit card, and 'John,' the "delivery man," asked him to swipe the card on a small mobile card machine with a small screen and keypad. Frank, my husband, was asked to enter his PIN number and a receipt was printed out. He was given a copy of the transaction. The guy said everything was in order, and wished us good day.

To our horrible surprise, between Thursday and the following Monday, $4,000 had been charged/withdrawn from our credit/debit account at various ATM machines.

Apparently the "mobile credit card machine," which the deliveryman carried now had all the info necessary to create a "dummy" card with all our card details including the PIN number.

Upon finding out about the illegal transactions on our card, we immediately notified the bank which issued us a new card, and our credit/debit account was closed. We also personally went to the Police, where it was confirmed that it is definitely a scam because several households had been similarly hit.

WARNING: Be wary of accepting any "surprise gift or package," which you neither expected nor personally ordered, especially if it involves any kind of payment as a condition of receiving the gift or package. Also, never accept anything If you do not personally know or there is no proper identification of who the sender is.

Above all, the only time you should give out any personal credit/debit card information is when you yourself initiated the purchase or transaction!

tions of Council and CoW Meetings will be changing. Meetings will now take place on Tuesdays, starting in February, 2019. The first and second Tuesday of each month will be Committee of the Whole meetings. The third Tuesday will be a regular Council Meeting at the NGMC and the fourth Tuesday will be a Town Hall style meeting in different locations across the municipality, including rural hamlets where appropriate facilities exists.

From the looks and sounds of this new council, it appears as if there may be a lot more discussion coming from the council table than previously heard, and that North Grenville residents are about to be consulted and engaged on a scale not seen before. Hopefully, municipal staff are up for this new and unfamiliar challenge.

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Located in the growing town of Kemptville, Kemptville Building Centre is a locally family-owned and operated home improvement centre (Rona), furniture and appliance showroom (Kemptville Interiors), and Design Service and Installation Studio (KBC Design Studio). The North Grenville community has enjoyed great customer service and generous community support from KBC since 1975.

Whether you’re looking for lumber, flooring, paint, windows, appliances, or a new kitchen or bathroom, KBC has it all. Our three departments operate under the same roof with a team of employees who share a common goal of combining an attention to detail with superior product quality and friendly, knowledgeable service. KBC is your one-stop shop for everything you could possibly need for your home improvement projects. In order to serve our customers in the best way possible, we have 8 delivery vehicles available with free delivery in the Kemptville area for the month of December.

Wednesday, December 12th – Community Service Council Thursday, December 13th – Snowsuit Fund Friday, December 14th – Knights of Columbus Saturday, December 15th – Salvation Army Sunday, November 16th – Kemptville Youth Centre We appreciate all of our customers and want to send out a thank you for your continued business, so please come see us! Here are some of our 50+ employees, with many years of experience, waiting to help you with your future home improvement needs.

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Addiction services for women

by Champlain LHIN Teri Hansen used to visit the emergency room at Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital frequently due to alcohol addiction and its resulting complications.

She ended up in the emergency room more than half a dozen times in one year, as a result of pancreatitis, falls or dehydration.

Teri would stay in a hospital bed for withdrawal management, go home, and find herself back in hospital again. “Every time I was at the hospital, I would say ‘I am not going to drink anymore,’ but I returned home and I was alone with my grief and I would start drinking again,” says the 48-year-old mother of two.

In spring 2017, Teri was admitted to the Maison Gilles Chagnon residential addictions stabilization program in Ottawa, which serves women with addictions and concurrent mental health issues who are motivated to improve their health.

Montfort Renaissance, a Champlain LHIN-funded community-based agency, developed and operates the bilingual program with support and annual funding from the LHIN. Accommodating 10 residents at a time for 6 to

8 weeks, the program teaches clients foundational life skills, boosts their self-confidence, and promotes the importance of developing and maintaining a daily routine for their well-being.

“I didn’t know the difference between day and night when I was sick. The curtains in my apartment were always closed and I was laying down on my couch. If it wasn’t for the TV, I didn’t know what time of the day it was,” Teri says, adding, “I learned my sleep schedule at the Maison Gilles Chagnon.”

Prior to this program, women with severe substance use issues who completed a withdrawal management program would re-enter the community and often return to an unsafe environment and unstable lifestyle.

“Now, Maison Gilles Chagnon offers an opportunity for these women to stabilize and work through post-acute withdrawal symptoms,” says Rod Olfert, a specialist in mental health and addictions services at the Champlain LHIN. “It filled a gap in women’s addictions stabilization services. Clients of the program are more able to confront and exit a revolving progression of addiction

who is equipped with opioidsubstitute therapies. Recent data show that approximately 60 per cent of clients admitted to the program completed it successfully and transitioned to longer-term treatment—a positive result for such a vulnerable population.

Teri transitioned successfully from Maison Gilles Chagnon, moving to Brockville for her next stage of treatment. But it was at Maison Gilles Chagnon that she started to turn her life around. “I learned that there are people who loved me even when I don’t love myself.

I learned that women can come together and support each other through almost anything. I learned that I could have a second chance, really. I learned that my story wasn’t over yet. I had my 47th birthday there. The party that they threw for me and the card I got just made me feel special.”

Sober for more than a year, Teri feels more confident, lives happily with her partner, and has reconnected with family and friends. She now has a career as a personal support worker.

Since she has completed treatment, she has been in hospital once for knee sur-

and abuse, and adopt a lifestyle of recovery and healthier living.”

Stabilization is a crucial step along the healing journey between withdrawal management (sometimes known as “detox”) and longer-term treatment. Michael Caruso, a coordinator at Montfort Renaissance who manages the program, explains the gap in stabilization services had been discussed by local health leaders for about 20 years before Maison Gilles Chagnon was created. “Hats off to the LHIN for having come through with that,” Michael says.

Champlain LHIN CEO Chantale LeClerc says the program improves access to much-needed, communitybased health care for women.

“It’s a great example of how we’re building health programs that transform lives, improve the patient experience, and keep people out of the emergency room by providing better options,” she explains.

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OPP CHARITY BBQ A GREAT SUCCESS!

The OPP Christmas Charity Barbeque on Thursday, December 6 was a great success! Thanks to our great community, a total of $872, as well as food and toys, were donated to the Salvation Army Christmas Campaign. Special thanks to our sponsors Royal LePage Team Realty and Country Style Coffee.

Kindling for Kids makes fourth donation of the year

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by Hilary Thomson Local initiative, Kindling for Kids, made their fourth donation of the year last Thursday to Children’s Mental Health of Leeds and Grenville (CMHLG). Spearheaded by retired police officer, and December 19, 2018

new Councillor, Craig McCormick, Kindling for Kids sells five-dollar bags of kindling at various businesses in North Grenville and surrounding area to raise money for children’s mental health services.

Craig presented CMHLG Executive Director, Lorena

Crosbie, with their fourth $500 donation of the year, bringing the grand total to $2,000 donated in 2018. Lorena says the money stays local and allows them to be a bit more flexible in helping children in need. A lot of the money goes towards funding transportation to allow kids to

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access mental health services outside the community. It also helps fund their Making Play Possible program, which helps kids access extracurricular activities. “It gives us some discretionary ability outside the budget,” she says.

Willows Agriservices in the South Gower business park is one of the outlets that has signed on to sell the kindling. A new business in North Grenville, they took over what used to be Rooney Feeds in September. Lauren Harman, one of the owners, says they wanted to get involved because they know how important access to mental health services is for many children and youth. “Mental health is such a huge issue,” she says. “Reducing stigma is important, as well as improving access to services.”

Kindling for Kids celebrated their first anniversary in November, selling 1,600 bags of kindling in one year.

Craig says he would entertain the possibility of growing the initiative, depending on the location of the business. If new locations are added to the present list of stores, the

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New Merrickville-Wolford Council holds first meeting

by Hilary Thomson The new council of Merrickville-Wolford held their first meeting on Monday, December 10. It was a relatively light meeting in terms of agenda items, but it definitely set the tone for the how council will be working moving forward.

One of the agenda items was the approval of the cost of OPP services for 2019. Although council has little to no control over the amount the municipality has to pay for policing services, Councillor Timothy Molloy refused to approve the OPP cost, as Council didn’t have an overall budget for the Village on the table. The bylaw approving the cost of OPP services was still passed, however Councillor Molloy raised his hand to make sure everyone knew he was clearly opposed.

“To not be able to see a budget in front of us is a little bit strange,” he said.

Council received a letter from MPP Steve Clark asking them to participate in informing their residents of the province’s Housing Supply Action Plan. The province’s goal is to gather information on how to increase the supply

and mix of housing, speed up development timelines, and drive down costs. As part of the consultation process, they are undertaking a fundamental review of all aspects of the development approvals process as it relates to building more houses people can afford, and attracting and retaining new business investments. Councillor Molloy mentioned that this might be a good opportunity to discuss bringing natural gas to the north side of the river in Merrickville. He sees this as a great opportunity to attract housing and new businesses to the municipality.

Council also passed the group benefits plan for municipal staff at the meeting.

Councillor Bob Foster asked Treasurer Kirsten Rahm how long the municipality had been with the current supplier of this service, and whether their insurance broker was satisfied with the plan as presented. Kirsten assured council that the broker was happy with the group benefits package and that there was a review scheduled for 2019.

The possibility of having Cannabis outlets in Merrickville-Wolford was discussed briefly, with council agreeing

with CAO Doug Robertson’s met for quite some time, and would be detrimental to the council would be asked to report that more public input he thought it was strange to process. “All committees attend any meetings to cover is needed before they pass a extend committees that were feel that what they are doing their bases until a council liresolution to allow, or ban, already “dead in the water.” is important,” Councillor aison can be appointed. There the shops in the Municipal- His recommendation was that Bob Foster pointed out. “It’s will be the opportunity for ity. Doug says there is a they end all committees and smart for committees to be new members of the public to public meeting scheduled for start fresh. The problem with extended. It’s been done, and sit on the committees starting at the end of February 2018.

January 7, 2019 to allow the this was that the Planning it’s not a bad idea.”

Volunteer forms are available In the end, it was decided Advisory Committee is still residents of MerrickvilleWolford to give their input deep into the municipality’s that the extension of the com- on the municipality’s website. on whether or not they want Official Plan review, and mittees of council would pot shops in the municipality. disbanding them at this point stand, and that a member of “It is very beneficial to have input, one way or another,” said Mayor Doug Struthers at the meeting.

Council will have to make a decision at their first meeting of the new year to meet the deadline to opt in or out by January 22, 2019. If council does not meet the deadline, cannabis stores will be allowed in the municipality by default.

Finally, council discussed the decision of the previous council to extend the committees of council for three months past their original end-date, to aid in continuity after the election. Mayor Doug Struthers seemed to think this was beneficial. “I don’t see a problem with the extension,” he said at the meeting. “It will give us time to review mandates, expecta- Pat Sayeau presented with the official Warden’s gavel by outgoing Warden, Robin Jones. tions, and gauge interest.”

Councillor Michael Leeds and Grenville Township of Edwardsburgh “it is important that we are Cameron pointed out that counties councillors elected Cardinal, as Warden for 2019- focused on keeping our own many committees had not Pat Sayeau, Mayor of the 2020. Warden Sayeau was house in good order. Local first elected as Mayor of the governance at its very best Township of Edwardsburgh begins at home.”

Cardinal in 2014, and is curOutgoing Warden, Robin rently starting his second term Jones, said it is important for on Counties Council. the new Council to work toFor the term ahead, Mr. gether. Mayor Jones thanked Sayeau made reference to the Counties Council and staff MERRICKVILLE challenges, stating “the pro- for their support and work vincial government’s money during her term of office. She woes will make the four-year extended her congratulations term of the new council very to Warden Sayeau and offered challenging.” He predicted to assist him in any way. that the province will be Justice of Peace John “tight-fisted when dolling Doran administered the Oath out grants” and the Coun- of Office to Council and Warties Council will need to be den Sayeau. Dr. David Ward, careful and prioritize their Parish of Lakes and Locks, admissions@fulfordprep.com needs. “The counties must set Anglican Diocese of Ontario, fulfordprep.com its priorities and make only delivered the invocation. carefully costed-out requests Several special guests were of the province.” on hand for the inaugural To those assembled at the meeting. Michael Jiggins, inaugural meeting Wednes- Executive Assistant to the day morning, Warden Sayeau Honourable Steve Clark, Gastated he looks forward to nanoque Mayor Ted Lojko, working with staff and Coun- and Prescott Mayor Brett 100% University Acceptance cil. As a keen watcher of the Todd were present to express Counties finances, he said their congratulations.

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FULFORD PREPARATORY COLLEGE

Notice of Special Council Meeting Regarding Cannabis Retail Sales The Council of the Corporation of the Village of MerrickvilleWolford will be holding a Special Council Meeting to receive information from staff and is inviting public input regarding the alternative to opt-out of allowing Cannabis Retail Stores in the Municipality in advance of the provincial deadline of January 22, 2019.

When: January 7, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Where: Municipal Office, 317 Brock Street West, Merrickville Council anticipates voting on this issue at their regular meeting on January 14, 2019 and would like to consider public input on the matter. As such, should you wish to comment to either oppose or support the allowance of cannabis retail stores in Merrickville-Wolford, we kindly request that you make your submissions in writing, limited to one page, by January 3rd, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. Please send your submissions via email to deputyclerk@merrickville-wolford.ca or drop them off at the Municipal Office located at 317 Brock Street West, Merrickville.

Please note that all submissions will be made public, including identities.

For more information, please contact: Doug Robertson, MBA CAO / Clerk / Director, Economic Development 613-269-4791, ext. 229 cao@merrickville-wolford.ca

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A successful Christmas in Merrickville

by Hilary Thomson The annual Christmas in Merrickville event drew a record number of people to the Village on December 1. The event began with a very successful Breakfast with Santa, hosted by the Legion, serving 400 hot meals to parents and children, eager to get upstairs and take a photo with the jolly old man himself. Wagon rides were available starting at 8:30 am, thanks to the generous support of the Lions Club.

The rides ran until 10:30 am and then again from around 1 pm to 8 pm, breaking to allow the horses to be in the parade. “That’s a large expense for us,” says Christmas in Merrickville organizer Mark Scullino. “We were really appreciative of the Lions Club partnering with [us] again.”

The parade itself was around 30 per cent larger than last year, with many new and returning creative floats.

This included local com-

pany, Craviations’ Wonderful Flying Time Machine. The helicopter-like apparatus also served as an attraction along St. Lawrence Street after the parade. Adults and kids had the opportunity to sit in the Time Machine and take photos. Mark says the owners of Craviations had so much fun that they have already signed up to be at Christmas in Merrickville next year.

There were also many activities happening throughout the day, throughout the Village. The annual Cookie Walk and Weigh at the Merrickville Community Centre raised almost $1,300 for the Merrickville Daycare.

The Merrickville United Arts Centre hosted a successful Vendors Market, led by Christmas in Merrickville volunteer, Heather Snow, which saw a record number of vendors this year. École Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys also held several workshops

throughout the day, including make-your own kinetic sand.

The Chili Tent saw eleven entries, with The Yellow Canoe claiming the top prize, and Merrickville-Wolford in Bloom awarded Nana B’s Bakery first prize in their Best Decorated Business competition, and second place to Diluca’s Italian Restaurant.

Mark estimates that they had between 9,000 and 10,000 people in the Village throughout the day. People came from all over Eastern Ontario, the US, and the Village even saw a few overseas visitors from France and Germany.

The event was an incredible boost to the local economy, with many store-owners reporting a record day for sales. “My discussions with merchants and the community have identified to me that they recognize a real value in this event,” Mark says.

This was The Joy of Olives owner, Carrie Stewart’s,

first Christmas in Merrickville and she says she was blown away by the event.

“Christmas in Merrickville was a wonderful experience and a tremendous business day,” she says.

Lianne Kult-Aultman, of the Wick Witch, says she and her staff look forward to Christmas in Merrickville all year. “The spirit of the community is incredible,” she says. “From the parade, to the visits from Santa, the carollers, watching people roast marshmallows, the horsedrawn carriages. It’s like being in a Christmas movie.”

Lianne says that, while it is definitely a great day for sales, it is seeing the same faces, year after year, that makes the event the official kick-off to the holiday season. “The support of customers wanting to spend their money locally on thoughtful, handcrafted gifts is incredible,” she says.

Classic Theatre Festival wins two awards

The Classic Theatre Festival's Associate Producer Matthew Behrens, Board Secretary Stephen Dale, and Actor Catherine McNally celebrate at the National Arts Centre's Capital Theatre Awards.

When members of the National Capital Region's theatre scene gathered at the National Arts Centre on December 3, the Classic Theatre Festival was honoured with two Capital Theatre Awards, capping off its 9th successful summer season in heritage Perth.

The 20th annual awards ceremony, organized by

some of Canada’s top theatre reviewers, presented Torontobased performer, Catherine McNally, with a Best Actress Award for her performance as Kitty Warren in the Festival's 2018 production of the GB Shaw classic, Mrs. Warren's Profession, which was directed by the Festival's Artistic Producer Laurel Smith. In a new surprise category for

an outstanding body of work in publicity and outreach, Festival Associate Producer, Matthew Behrens, was given the Audrey Ashley Award, named for the late writer who worked as the Ottawa Citizen's music and drama editor for an unprecedented 25 years.

Since the Classic Theatre Festival in Perth was founded

by Laurel Smith in Perth in 2009, it has garnered consistently strong reviews as well as multiple awards nominations for artistic excellence.

Smith herself was nominated this year both for Best Direction – her third nomination in the category since 2016 – and Best Production (again, her third consecutive nomination) for the nail-biting thriller Angel Street, aka Gaslight.

The Festival is now busily preparing for its 10th anni-

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versary season in 2019. Next season's mainstage offerings will feature the 9th-longest running play in Broadway history, the remarkable WW2-era romantic comedy, The Voice of the Turtle (by John Van Druten); George Bernard Shaw's most popular play, the hilarious Pygmalion (the basis for the musical My Fair Lady); and the longestrunning comedy-thriller in Broadway history, Ira Levin's Deathtrap (by the author of Rosemary's Baby, The Boys from Brazil and The Stepford Wives).

The Festival also plans its 5th annual season of theatrical walking plays with a brand new show on how residents of Perth came together to survive the Great Depression (running five mornings and two evenings a week). In addition, after the Festival's huge success of its completely sold-out dinner theatre run at Michael's Table, a new dinner theatre show will play both Tuesday evenings and Tuesday at lunchtime from June 4 to the end of August. It will feature the Shaw satire on the Roman Empire, Androcles and the Lion.

Those interested in enjoying deep discounts to the 10th anniversary season can receive 25% savings on a season flex pass between now and December 31, and they don't have to pick their dates until next summer. Tickets can be ordered online at www. classictheatre.ca or by calling 1-877-283-1283.

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Some thoughts on a confused salutation

By David Shanahan It is just so easy to offend people these days, isn’t it? On our Facebook page the other day, one of our staff wished everyone Happy Holidays.

The poor dear didn’t know what they were doing! Immediately, post after post reminded her in the most definite manner that the proper phrase is Merry Christmas.

According to one poster, that is how it is done in Kemptville! So there!

Let me nail my colours to the mast, as they say, before I get nailed there instead. I am a Christian (that should offend some people right off the bat), and I always emphasise the Christmas aspect of this season. I recognise, as a professional historian, that, historically, this is the main point of the season, and the birth of Jesus is the “reason for the season”. To top off that particular old saying, let me add the one that states: “Wise men still seek Him”.

The date may have been borrowed from an older festival, but its focus for the last two thousand years has been on the birth of Jesus.

However, it is also a holiday season, if only on Christmas Day and New Years Day for some. So, wishing everyone Happy Holidays is hardly an insulting thing to say, is it? If people don’t want to acknowledge the fact that Christmas is a Christian celebration, that’s fine. Pretending isn’t always dangerous to one’s mental health.

Of course, when it reaches the rather insane stage where people complain that nativity scenes and prayer should be banned from a Christian celebration, it does veer towards the paranoid or even psychotic.

After all, the same people are usually the ones who demand toleration and respect for every other ideology, religious belief, or political affiliation. Christians are possibly a minority group these days, outnumbered by the nominal, watered-down kind, or, even worse, the compromised and deeply confused type one finds supporting the current American President.

Where was I? Oh, right: which is the proper salutation for this time of year. Fact: it

is Christmas, and wanting people to be merry and happy is not a negative thing. Fact: it is a national holiday, and wishing people to be happy at this time of year is also not a negative thing. So, depending on your preference, you can use one, or other, or both of these greetings without giving offense. In a rational world, anyway.

But, in this fallen, sad and broken world of ours, let me give the last word to André Chagnon, a local resident. He has posted on that infamous Facebook entry what I consider to be a magnificent salutation: one which expresses so well the current, rather excited, state of mind of the average Canadian. After all, we must be fair, universally tolerant, nonjudgmental, open-minded, and so many other things that make our heads spin. Over to you, André: “Please accept my nondenominational holiday wishes with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2019, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make Canada great.

Not to imply that Canada is necessarily greater than any other country. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith, gender or sexual preference of the wish.”

To which, I can only add: Amen.

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5. Where was “A Christmas Carol” written?

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Is local food safer?

by Deron Johnston Recently, there was a massive recall on romaine lettuce across North America because of possible contamination with E. coli. A particularly nasty strain of E. coli, called “E. coli 0157”, was thought to be the guilty party and may be responsible for impacting twenty-seven people in Canada (specifically in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick) and as many as fifty-two Americans across multiple states.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to discourage people from eating romaine lettuce that was harvested from the “central Coastal growing regions of Northern and Central California”, where the suspected contamination is believed to have originated.

This is not the first time that romaine lettuce has been the source of an E. coli outbreak this year. Another incident happened in the Spring and into the Summer in the U.S. Due to the huge volume of food handled by some large-scale food operations, this means that any problems that arise can literally impact thousands of people’s health,

not to mention the money lost and food that gets wasted due to mass food recalls. Unfortunately, it may take days or weeks to trace a problem back to the original source, as there may be multiple producers involved as well as other factors. The extent of the negative effect on public health is also difficult to determine, because not everyone will report their illness, visit a doctor, or will know that a type of food that they consumed may be responsible for their illness.

Through all of this wasted food, money lost because of wasted food, and potential negative health outcomes for humans, is it not time to consider moving away from large-scale food systems to smaller regional systems?

This is not to say that our current food system is unsafe, or not working. It just appears to be logical that a local food system that handles less food might make it much easier to track problems to the source and could result in less waste.

Just like large food systems, local food producers are also closely monitored by the health unit, which has strict standards on the handling, preparation and storage of

food, along with regular and surprise inspections.

Food security is an issue that more and more people are becoming aware of. Food security, as defined by the United Nations' Committee on World Food Security, is the condition in which all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.

Mass food recalls from this type of contamination can put our food security at risk and point to the potential vulnerability of these large-scale food systems.

The saying: “Know your farmer, know your food”, is not just a catchy slogan used by the Kemptville Farmers’ Market, but also an important concept to consider when making decisions about how to feed yourself and your family. Speaking of farmers’ markets, if you’re at a booth, asking a question about one of their food products, chances are that the person you’re talking to either picked it, made it, or grew it, and quite possibly all three. How’s that for tracing things back to the source?

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73's staying positive after coach replaced #7

John Beaton Nick name: Beats Hometown: Ottawa, ON Position: Centre Previous Team: KV 73's Inspiration: My parents Favourite TV Show: Sports Centre Favourite Actor: Will Farrell Favourite Musician: Drake Fav. Food: Steak Life as a 73’s Jr “A” Player: Hectic, but rewarding

How do you like me now...Jesse Dick splits the "D", then deeks Connor Murphy through the five-hole to spoil his SO attempt during Wednesday night battle against Carleton Place Canadians by the sportsguy Sunday afternoon’s battle against Ottawa Junior Senators in Kemptville 73' s barn was another lost effort, as they laid off the throttle in the third to suffer a 6-2 loss. Kemptville came out flying in the first, as they played stride for stride to shut down Ottawa's main snipers and strike first.

73's, with man advantage, York across to Fraser as Joseph Samson slammed PPG

by Joshua Ward at 16:29.

Kemptville out-shot Ottawa 9-7.

Junior Senators bounced back in the second, as Faisal Alsaif, with helpers from Brant and Remer, rifled it on the shoulder of Thomson Phinney to trickle in for a tie at 5:40. Boulerice combined with Walsh to find Noah Rowe on the doorstep at 15:24 for Junior Senators to go ahead. Patterson worked the half boards with Pawlikowski to Ashton Fry to drive it through a six inch opening at 17:17 to make it even again and close out the period. Ottawa outgunned Kemptville 10 to 5.

Final twenty belonged to the Junior Senators, as they stepped into overdrive to count four unanswered tallies. Boulerice combined with Darcy Walsh to open the flood gates at 6:00. Rowe to Smart caught Kyle Jackson through the neutral zone to launch a missile home at 7:48. Combination of Remer with Brant to Geoff Dempster going hard to redirect it top shelf at 16:01.

Boulerice to Jackson ahead to Darcy Walsh for his second of the game at 16:17 and give Ottawa a 6-2 lead and victory.

Junior Senators hammered 73's 15-7. Both clubs had 4 PP opportunities with Kemptville capitalizing on one and Ottawa without results. PK for both squads were on point December 19, 2018

A Wednesday night game with Carleton Place Canadians in our barn proved to be too much for our boys, as we suffered 4-1 defeat. Initial frame remained scoreless, as 73's skated man to man with strong fore check and hard hits that frustrated the big guys on the Canadians.

Carleton Place only outshot Kemptville by one with 8 to 7 SOG. Carleton Place played their drop to trailer game and behind the goal set up, as the Tupker team found John Copeland driving to the lane to stuff it right top shelf to beat Jarret Fiske at 4:44. Then similar shot top left, as B. Tupker dropped it off to Jake Code in the slot at 11:12 to make it 2 to zip. Kemptville with man advantage, as McLean ahead to Thousand up the boards over to Jesse Dick with a full head of steam to split the D and deck a sprawling Connor Murphy for PPG to spoil his SO attempt at 11:55. David Poirier, with helpers from Sterrett with Francis, to close out the second at 19:01. Canadians came on strong with 17 SOG to 73's 10.

Final go around remained open ended, as both clubs ran full-out end to end, with the stoppers putting on a clinic.

Kemptville pulled Fiske for extra attacker at 19:22 to try and get back in the game, but 73's lost possession and Bourhas, with Code to Jackson Sterrett, for EN at 19:31 to cap a 4-1 victory for Carleton Place. Canadians only outshot 73's by 15-14. Both teams recorded 4 PP with Kemptville capitalizing on one.

Friday night's contest was in the den of the Smiths Falls Bears to bring home a 4-1 win for your Kemptville 73's.

Bears opened the period with man advantage, as Todd and Larabie found Joey Warywoda PPG to put it by Jarrett Fiske at 11:23.73's countered on the PP, when Thousand with Pawlikowski, back to Cameron McLean to slam PPG over Jake Smith's shoulder at 16:42 to wind it down at one all. Kemptville outshot Smiths Falls by 12 to 8.

Second session with opportunities for both sides and Kemptville finding themselves warming the slab, as an aggressive play from Fry to Joseph Samson screaming through the neutral zone to count a SHG at 4:47. Kemptville still on the attack, outgunning Smiths Falls 15 to 10 to end second with 1-goal lead. This twenty saw the

Bears unwaffle as they were accessed 30 PIM to give the 73's ample time to capitalize without results.

Last twenty, with Bear's in the sin bin, 73's took advantage on PP as McLean combined with Jacob Thousand for PPG and 15th for the season at :45 for the insurance.

Ryan Pawlikowski would do it with a razzle dazzle play for his 10th, to end the evening with 4-1 winner. Bears pulled their stopper for extra attacker at 17:08, but the Kemptville 73's consistency shut them down to close this chapter.

Smith's Falls came out on top, with 16 SOG to Kemptville's 11. Kemptville had 7 PP attempts with 2 results and Smith's Falls had 6 with 1 result.

Next home game we face the Nepean Raiders on Friday, December 21 at 7:30.

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Join us to hear about our 2018 season, potential and immediate changes coming for 2019, and to volunteer for positions to help organize the league.

We have room for anyone who is interested in helping run a successful 2019 Softball and Baseball season! From odd jobs on the front lines, to executive directors behind the scenes, we need you! You do not have to be a Wildcats parent to volunteer to participate. We do have opportunities for students to collect volunteer hours as well.

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L-R L.Gen Chuck Lamarre, CWP John Pereira, CWO Dominique Geoffroy Photo credit: Able Seaman Anne-Marie Brisson - Imaging Services CFSU(O) A North Grenville resident received one of the country’s highest honours for volunteerism last week for his lengthy career as a leader with Scouts Canada.

John Pereira immigrated to Canada from Portugal when he was only six-years-old.

Prior to that, he was living in Mozambique where his parents owned a successful variety store. Unfortunately, he and his family were forced to flee the country because of political and social unrest in 1976.

As soon as John was 18, he became a Canadian citizen and joined the military.

He wanted to give back to a country which had welcomed his family during their time of need. He also felt connected to the military, because it was British troops that saved his mother and brother when they were infected with malaria while they were still living in Mozambique. “We drove to Malawi to get help from British armed forces,” he remembers. “They survived because of them.”

His will to give back was also what made him get involved with the Scouts 25 years ago. John has reached out to the scouting group in every town or city where he has been posted, and volunteered to become a leader.

He has worked primarily with the Cub Scouts, because he enjoys the 8-10 year-old age group. He is dedicated to the Scouts and has even kept in touch with his Cub Scout packs through three tours overseas. “I like to be part of the whole process of developing kids to be the best they can be,” he says.

When John moved to Kemptville in 2017, he started as a leader with the 2nd Kemptville Cub Scout Pack. He is very impressed with the leadership and the December 19, 2018

membership of the group in Kemptville, and he is really enjoying his time with them.

“All this gives back to Canada and the community,” he says.

“I really want to help out as much as I can.”

John was very surprised when he heard that he was going to be awarded the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers from the Governor General’s Office. “I was taken aback,” he says. “I’ve been recognised for other things with the Scouts, but never on a national level.”

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John was presented his medal, which he will wear on his military uniform, at a special ceremony at his workplace last Wednesday. “There are so many people I have worked with who deserve [this medal],” he says. “Now that I know it exists, I might nominate someone myself.”

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Students from Morrisburg Public School made 467 empathy cards that were distributed to patients and staff at WDMH. Cards will also be shared with residents at Dundas Manor. submitted by Jane Adams “That was wonderful”.

“I know some of those children”. “Thank you so much”. These were just some of the comments overheard as students from Morrisburg Public School toured WDMH, handing out empathy cards and singing Christmas carols for patients and staff. For the past 12 years, teacher Sarah Barclay Thomas has organized this festive tradition.

It was all part of the annual Judy Lannin Christmas Wish Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 11. The program provides an opportunity to make a donation in memory, or in honour, of someone near

and dear to your heart.

“For those of us who have made an in-memoriam gift, we are missing someone from our lives.

But they are always there, in our hearts and in the back of our minds. For those of us who have made a gift in honour of someone, we are grateful to know you, and we value you more than you will know,” explained the Foundation’s Managing Director Kristen Casselman, just before the giant tree was lit up. “We each have our own way of remembering, reflecting, showing appreciation, and caring. Thank you.”

WDMH Chief of Staff, Dr. Darren Tse, spoke about the impact of the

Wish Tree donations. “Every gift ensures we can provide the very best and safest care at WDMH. Thank you for your support and for being part of this festive tradition. You truly make a difference!”

Special thanks to the Seaway Valley Singers, who serenaded the crowd, as well as the many sponsors of The Judy Lannin Christmas Wish Tree. Proceeds from the program go to the Family Care Fund, to help ensure that WDMH can continue to provide compassionate, excellent health care – close to home.

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