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The Voice of North Grenville

Ground broken at Fetherston

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Maurice Dumoulin, David Gordon and Kevin Loiselle begin work on the future of Fetherston Park The Residents Associa- Systems Inc., along with tion of the people of Fetherby David Shanahan tion, under the leadership some of his engineers and ston Park. They have put their For a long time, it seemed of Maurice Dumoulin, and staff, were there to present time, energy and money into that this day would never hap- with the strong and essential the Clearwater One system, saving their community and pen. Just two years ago, the support of the Association’s which will not only serve making it more than anyone residents of Fetherston Park Board, gathered to celebrate Fetherston for years to come, ever thought possible. They were being threatened with the beginning of work on the but the Park is also the first have overcome personaleviction by the Municipality new water and septic system place the system is being ity clashes, bureaucracy, and of North Grenville. Last Mon- which will ensure the future installed and will be a show- many setbacks, but emerged day morning, Mayor David of the Park, of which they place for Clearwater in the winners in the end. Whatever Gordon, CAO Brian Carré, are now the proud owners. It future. the future holds at the Park, and Public Works Director, was an amazing event, hard It seemed like a win-win- the event last Monday was Karen Dunlop were on hand to believe for those who had win, as the company, the ground-breaking in every to witness the beginning of a travelled such a long and municipality, but most of all way. new era for those same resi- stressful road over the previ- the residents of Fetherston, Although some believed dents, one which the three of ous two years. celebrated their achievement. things might have been done them had played a large role Kevin Loiselle, President None of this would have hapin bringing about. and CEO of Clearford Water pened without the determinacont’d on page 2

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Woman parachutist publishes poems of love

submitted by Terry Meagher Jo-Anne Pulfer of Kemptville has never fitted a stereotype. She became the fourth woman in the Canadian military to qualify as a parachutist

and served in both Bosnia and Afghanistan. In 2009, after she left the air force and her two children were grown, she returned to her childhood love of language and wrote her first book, Love is the Song.

The poems focus on love, light, truth and the beauty and mystery in nature. One of her poems describes a view from a helicopter over Afghanistan.

“Love touches everything,” she says, “just as the sunlight touches grass, trees and earth. There is a place for poems that lovers of poetry understand, a place that cannot be touched by human

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differently, and a solution found more quickly, still there is no denying the accomplishment of ordinary people doing extraordinary things together.

Credit should be given to the municipality: once a practical alternative to eviction was possible, they dedicated themselves to making this work and the residents are quick to acknowledge the work done by the three who attended the event.

Maurice was careful to give credit also to the Association’s lawyer, Rod Escayola, a partner in the law firm of Gowlings, who worked steadily with the commu-

hands.”

The book is divided into “Poems of love” followed by “Poems of nature” and “Reflections”. The final section consists of Haiku.

The sketches on the cover and inside have been drawn by an accomplished local artist, Henriette Savage.

Love is the Song, 85 pages, was published by Veterans Publications. You can buy the book, $10, at Business Strategies in Kemptville, The Merrickville Book Emporium and Canal Gallery & Frame Shop.

North Grenville student travels north with Students on Ice Expedition

By Beth Nicol On July 27, Heckston resident and North Grenville High School student, Alexis Kerr, joined 100 other high school and university students, and 80 educators, scientists, artists, Inuit leaders and Polar Explorers on a two week adventure to the Arctic. The program, “Students on Ice,” took them from Ottawa to the communities and coastal fjords of western Greenland, and across the Davis Strait to the Canadian High Arctic. They ventured into the eastern entrance to the North West Passage, to Pond Inlet, Sirmilik National Park and Beechey Island.

Students on Ice is an initiative which for the past 15 years has been taking students from around the world into Canada’s north to foster respect and understanding for northern ecology, its culture and for the planet in general.

Planned events include exposure to and participation in cultural events, exploration of the northern geography and participation in discussions on Arctic history, the impact of climate change and Arctic policies and governance.

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Alex came away with a greater understanding of the conflicting challenges those living in the north face.

Incredibly high costs for food increase the dependency on hunting in a landscape which is undergoing extreme changes. The interconnectedness of nations dealing with increasingly high water levels as the Greenland Polar Icecap and sea ice melt, the warming of the oceans and the impact of a rapidly changing world climate became much clearer to her as she states that, “We have to do more to understand what is happening in the Arctic and to the planet.”

Of her experience in general and her interactions with the people of the north, Alex says, “I learned to listen better from Inuit elders … and by using their knowledge about the Arctic, I think we will make better decisions for the future of the Arctic and the future of the planet.

Understanding the value to the planet of cultural diversity and the Inuit culture was the most profound part of my experience in the Arctic. We must do a better job of supporting and partnering with Inuit, to manage the negative

there was a melding of the world’s youth. This year, students from 18 nations had the opportunity to share the experience of a lifetime without the burden of political boundaries, governmental policies and economic initiatives. Alex met many students with whom she has kept contact, some on a daily basis.

She will be able to continue to interact with them through activities sponsored by SOI. Partnerships with a number of government and private corporations have supported the Students on Ice program over the years. Thanks to their generosity, over 80% of the youth participating are supported financially. Interested students must apply. If you have an interest in future expeditions to either the Arctic or the Antarctic, check it out on line.

impacts of the changes to the Arctic, but also to support them to take advantage of the opportunities that these changes also bring, so that the Inuit may continue to live in the Arctic.”

Along with fostering positive attitudes toward the Arctic and its natural resources,

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Mayor David Gordon put the spotlight where it belonged: “I’d like to thank the residents for not giving up on their homes. If it wasn’t for the

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Childhood Cancer Survivors invited to be part of Neon Night At last year’s Neon Night event to raise money for childhood cancer, Rikki Leigh Bergen stayed busy filling a number of volunteer roles. After handing out t-shirts at the registration desk, she assisted in face painting and directing participants where they needed to go – all of this while five months pregnant.

Riki thought it was important to aid the childhood cancer survivors attending the event because, though now an adult, she is one of them. Two decades ago, when she was only fifteen weeks old, she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that affects parts of the immune system. At the time, Riki was the youngest ever diagnosis of the disease in Canada. After a long battle and many visits to the hospital, she went into remission at two-and-a-half years old.

She says she doesn’t remember most of the experience, but still attests that her early years with cancer left behind an impression on her adult life. People frequently ask in conversation about her physical scars from the disease, so she often recounts her story. She also has to go to checkups regularly to make sure her body is doing well after the treatment she received so long ago.

“Even at 21 years old, I still have to worry about that sort of stuff,” she says.

She also describes suf-

fering sometimes from nightmares of being surrounded by nurses on a hospital bed, a situation she likely lived through more than once as a child.

As someone whose life has been fundamentally changed by cancer, Riki says she appreciated Neon Night last year as a time to reflect on her journey and to assist those who are now facing what she faced.

At one point in last year’s event, she got up onstage to speak on her history with cancer.

“It was very emotional,” she said of the experience. “Almost everybody there had some sort of connection with cancer.”

Having lived with cancer, and survived, and now raising a child of her own, Riki says she wants to support Neon Night event and also wants the community around her to understand how important it is.

“Everywhere you go, and everyone you know, will always have a connection with childhood cancer. And you coming to show your support and registering your family –it does help. The more people that show up and the more money we raise, the less children have to go through childhood cancer.”

She says she will be returning to Neon Night in Kemptville this year for another fun and successful event.

Are you a Childhood Cancer Survivor? Do you know someone in the area who is? Or perhaps a child who is battling now? Aside

and we need people to assist on the route, registration and entertainment/ activities. Those interested please email: lanarklg@ ontario.cancer.ca or call 1-800-367-2913 or 613267-1058.

To register for this year’s event, please visit www.cancer.ca/neonnightkemptville, or contact the Lanark, Leeds & Grenville office of the Canadian Cancer Society at 800367-2913 / 613-267-1058.

Everybody who registers before September 1 will be guaranteed to receive a free Neon Night t-shirt.

The Canadian Cancer Society is a national community-based organization dedicated to preventing cancer, saving lives and supporting people living with cancer through research funding, services and advocacy. We are Canada’s largest charity fighting all types of cancer and leading authority on cancer statistics and information. To learn more, call 1 888 939-3333, or visit cancer.ca.

from fundraising, an important part of Neon Night is to honour those children who have battled cancer in the past, or are living with it now. There will be a special childhood survivor Knighting Ceremony where survivors are paired with “heroes”, Olympic athletes and hopefuls who have come out to support the cause. There is no registration fee for child survivors, as well as up to two parents and a sibling.

Every year, 860 Canadians between the ages of birth and fourteen are diagnosed with cancer.

While the rate of diagnosis has remained stable over the last few decades, child cancer death rates have declined by 50% since 1985, thanks to innovative research. Today, 82% of childhood cancer patients will survive at least five years after their diagnosis.

Neon Night is a Canadian Cancer Society fundraiser in Kemptville taking place September 26 from 7 pm to 9 pm. Pre-party is at 5:30 pm. All proceeds raised will be used to fund the most promising Childhood Cancer Research and Support Services. Neon Night planning committee is looking for volunteers to help on event day. Volunteers are essential to the success of this event,

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Revolution, or Get Back

by David Shanahan It’s time to reopen an issue that had been temporarily put to one side after the last municipal election, and it is one that, in many ways, defines the level of our democracy. The Americans had a Revolution because they objected to being taxed without being represented.

In nineteenth century Upper Canada, there was a crisis over Representation by Population. In North Grenville, we deal with the fact that we have the smallest legally permissible Council in the Province.

The reason this is a good time to re-visit the topic is that there seems to be a strong likelihood that we will have to fill a vacancy on Council in the near future. The unconfirmed word is that a member of the current council has accepted a position in Toronto, and will be moving there soon. This comes from a number of very reliable sources. Should this position

become vacant, Council will need to replace that member and train in a newcomer to the job. If that is the case, why not appoint two or three new members of Council, instead of just one, and so train in a full complement at one time?

Compare, or rather, contrast, our level of representation with other municipalities in the United Counties of Leeds & Grenville. Our neighbours in MerrickvilleWolford, with a population of 2,850, as of 2011, have six councillors and a mayor.

Athens, population 3,053 has six councillors and a mayor.

Front of Yonge, with a population of around 3,000, has four councillors and a mayor.

The Township of Rideau Lakes, with just 10,207 residents, has a whopping nine councillors and a mayor.

Elizabethtown/Kitley, population 9,724, has a council of six councillors and a mayor.

North Grenville, population of around 16,000, has four councillors and a mayor. Before amalgamation in

1998, the three municipalities that make up North Grenville today, the Townships of Oxford and South Gower, and the Town of Kemptville, had more than fifteen councillors and three mayors, between them. Today, we have a larger population and deal with more complex issues, but we have to get by with less than a third of the size of council?

A majority of the current council stated openly last October that they favoured a larger council, as they felt there was too much work for five people to do efficiently or effectively. Much has been made of the fact that North Grenville is one of the fastest growing municipalities in the province. We are, apparently, both green and growing. But each councillor is representing a larger number of taxpayers, proportionately, than in any other municipality in the United Counties. That is bad for democracy, not to mention for the health of the elected representatives, who are stretched in both time

and energy to deal with the issues coming before them every week.

The result of all of this is that members of council are finding it almost impossible to initiate any measures in council, and have been reduced to considering recommendations made to them by staff. This was proved recently, when Councillor Jim Bertram became the first councillor in the history of North Grenville to introduce a Motion of Resolution in a council meeting.

The Municipal Act allows our council to expand its size through a vote among themselves. New councillors can be appointed by council, without going through a byelection. If we have to find one new councillor, why not take the opportunity of choosing two, or even three?

Staff may be capable and efficient, but they are not elected to decide the municipal agenda. Nevertheless, that is what has been happening ever since the framers of the

new North Grenville made the astonishing and shortsighted decision to reduce our public representation to just five individuals. It makes no sense to perpetrate that error.

The only possible complication comes from the report, however accurate it may be, that the member moving to Toronto wants to hold on to their seat on council! Aside altogether from the practical difficulties of trying to commute from the GTA for every council and committee meeting, there is the impossibility of adequately representing a community in which you do not live or work. It would be neither practical nor appropriate to try and do so.

Whatever about the legal status of such a councillor, basic ethics should preclude anyone from attempting to further limit the fair representation of residents at the municipal council table.

Our present council is the smallest body permitted by law in Ontario. This hardly reflects the status of

of blue posters directly beneath or unconsciously close to the road signs naming the community about to be entered is devious. Their location suggests the municipality endorses the candidate. Locating signs this way does not violate any laws, regulations or by-laws, but they who set signs in this manner strike me as ethically challenged.

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record in our Riding is far from exemplary. Their free trade deals have resulted in the loss of more than 400,000 manufacturing jobs in Canada. Some of these jobs were in Brockville and Gananoque.

Five years ago, 5000 families a month were using the Brockville food bank. Now it is 15,000! So much for their economic record. Our youth are leaving and we are an ageing population.

The new trade deals will hurt our Riding even more.

The European trade deal will open up municipal contracts to foreign bidding. No more will municipalities be able to favour local contrac-

tors to create local jobs. The Trans Pacific Partnership deal will delay access to low cost generic medicines by lengthening patent terms.

Drug costs will remain high for many and especially the elderly. The deal also wants to remove the supply management of our dairy industry to allow more foreign products.

This is another blow to rural economies.

Even our tourism is under attack! Under the new Navigation Protection Act, 99% of our lakes and rivers are no longer protected. This includes Charleston and Killenbec Lakes and Gananoque River and Lake. If the lake is

not part of the Rideau Canal system, it is not protected from pipeline and powerline projects, bulk water export and, under changes to the Fisheries Act, protection from becoming dumpsites for min-

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North Grenville within the United Counties, or even the Province. It is neither efficient, fair, democratic or acceptable. This must not be a matter of protecting the egos of councillors, but of recognising what is fair and required by present day realities. It should not be considered a revolution to get back to levels of political representation that we had a century ago.

Letters to the editor Dear Editor: Blue signs are proliferating across the riding of Leeds-Grenville like ticks on a hot deer. We should not be seen as warm bodies which a certain party views as its rightful feast.

Signs in such numbers suggest a contempt for an electorate supposedly enticed to vote by the tidal wave of colour alone. I interpret the propagation of signs as representative of a party with deep pockets intent on raking cash from taxpayers. They who spend the most benefit the most from the 50 per cent of their costs legally hosed from public coffers.

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Municipalities show caution in dealings with Ontario The Association of Municipalities of Ontario [AMO] held their annual conference on August 16-19, in Niagara Falls. The gathering was attended by 1,600 members of council and municipal staff from the 444 municipalities of the province, including a team from North Grenville.

Delegates heard presentations on a wide variety of topics, from Community Hubs and Creative Living Options for Seniors, to Railways and Pipelines, and Best Practices in Emergency Preparedness.

The AMO Conference is an important event in the municipal year, and gives councillors and staff an opportunity to network, as well as to hear from political leaders and ministers. This year, there was a sense that municipalities are not comfortable with the Provincial Government, in spite of a relatively friendly speech to the delegates by Ted McMeekin, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The Minister talked about his

“Building Bridges Tour” of the province, which is designed to show he is listening to municipalities, and he quoted “one of my mentors, the late, great Senator Bobby Kennedy”: ‘The future is not a gift. It is an achievement’.

He ended his speech by expressing his belief that the government and the municipalities were friends, almost: “I want to continue to partner with you, listen to and respond to the needs in our towns and cities to achieve our shared goals. I’ve spent a lot of time over the past year on my Building Bridges tour meeting with councils and councillors across the province. We’ve worked hard to make friends. I think of AMO and its members as an association with no strangers… just friends we haven’t met yet. We have a good working relationship. We’re upfront with each other. We’re in this together.”

However, AMO President, Gary McNamara, who is the Mayor of the Town of

Tecumseh, was not convinced by the affable Minister. In his platform speech, the President addressed the subject of ongoing relations between the AMO and the government.

“Those discussions will be polite – and there will be lots of talk about consulting with us. And a warning is in order.

The words don’t resonate as well as they did a year or two ago. In an absence of progress, the message becomes grating.”

One of the on-going unresolved problems faced by all municipalities is the rising cost of insurance coverage.

Mr. McNamara said: “We all know that joint and several liability is a major concern for Ontario municipalities.

We were told that it would be fixed – we were working together on it. Then there was an about face and we were told to expect nothing.

The problem remains, and grows. Interest arbitration and capacity to pay is a major concern for us, and the editorial pages agree with us. We

need to have contracts settled through a balanced process – and we need to ensure that all Ontario municipalities can afford to deliver safe and effective emergency services.

The Province says that they are listening. Yet with every passing month, the problem festers and our unease grows”.

One of the most serious challenges facing municipalities like North Grenville is the loss of revenues from the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF), the North Grenville share of which is gradually disappearing. Mr. McNamara noted that AMO was “worried”, that the cost of providing services borne by municipalities is rising, and, where as “Municipal government wasn’t very important in 1867. Now we are on the front line, providing most of the government services that most people care the most about”. These services include roads, emergency services, waste management, and water and wastewater.

The Voice of North Grenville But, he said, “our access to revenue has not kept pace.

Many people question why the provincial and federal governments receive four or five times more tax revenue than our municipal share – which is just the nine cents on every household tax dollar. There is a strong case for municipal government to be better funded than it is – not just in Ontario, but in other jurisdictions across Canada...Financially, there is a little bite here and a little bite there”.

The other major concern covered in his speech related to increasing electricity costs in Ontario, which he said, has lost us industrial jobs. “To be blunt, the Hydro One matter is somewhat of a wedge issue for municipalities.” Although the planned sale of Hydro One will bring in revenues to be spent on infrastructure, it will not meet the needs already identified. “This $60 billion need does not include social housing, arenas and other types of assets that were not part of the gap analysis. AMO has pressed for

permanent and predictable infrastructure funding to address infrastructure needs.

One-off, application-based grant approaches do not get the job done.”

Mr. McNamara’s conclusion was part hope, part pre-emptive strike. “We make no apologies for being frank and direct. It’s needed at times. I believe the Premier will understand this – and that her government won’t put us in the penalty box for caring about our communities and saying what needs to be said.” That fear, of being put “in the penalty box” for complaining or speaking frankly to the government, is one that affects all municipalities, including our own.

Dependant, as we are, in provincial largesse to undertake infrastructure projects, such as the four-laning of CR43, municipalities may feel they have to step carefully and speak diplomatically, if they don’t want to have their plans rejected by the holders of the purse strings. It has happened to North Grenville before.

Province supports Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence The Ontario Government is investing over $1.1 million a year for the next three years to enhance specialized counselling services and community outreach support for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.

Premier Kathleen Wynne visited The Scarborough Hospital to announce the new funding for hospital-based Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Treatment Centres.

Of that funding, approximately $900,000 per year is allotted for enhancing existing specialized counselling services across the province, with an additional $200,000 to develop a province-wide community outreach program.

The government announced that it is also “taking steps to ensure that the Standards of Care for treatment centres are being met by enhancing performance reporting standards. Under this initiative, the government will also monitor treatment centres' results to ensure that the new investments are making a difference in the lives of those affected by sexual violence”.

The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care opened the first hospital-based sexual assault centre at Women’s College Hospital in 1984, and, in 1993, the ministry created the Ontario Network of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Treatment Centres, which now includes thirty-five centres across the province.

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These treatment centres operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and rely on on-call staff to meet the needs of patients arriving at any time.

In Canada, one in three women will experience some form of sexual assault in her lifetime.

The government announced the creation of It's Never Okay: An Action Plan to Stop Sexual Violence and Harassment on March 6, 2015. This is designed to be a ground-breaking plan to help change attitudes, provide more supports for survivors, and make workplaces and campuses safer and more responsive to complaints about sexual violence and harassment. The government has committed $41 million over three years to support the plan’s implementation.

In a statement on the investment project, the Premier said: “Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Treatment Centres are on the front lines of supporting victims of sexual violence in our communities.

With today’s announcement, our government is delivering on our commitment to the women of Ontario by investing in additional counselling services and community outreach to support survivors during the healing process.”

The urgency of the situation for women suffering from such violence was emphasised by other government

munity about the prevalence of sexual assault, as well as the enduring myths and misunderstandings which often affect people’s approach to the issue. The campaign is called: “It’s Never Okay”, and it contains statistics which should shock us all. “Although we know that sexual violence often goes unreported, research indicates that there are 460,000 sexual assaults in Canada each year. For every 1000 sexual assaults, only 33 are ever reported to the police; 12 result in charges laid; only 6 are prosecuted and only 3

ministers. Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and LongTerm Care, noted that: “Sexual violence is regrettably present in every community in this province — and that is not acceptable. We can, and must, do better.” And Tracy MacCharles, who is the Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues, pointed out that: “Sexual violence and harassment are shockingly prevalent in our society.”

The Ontario Government launched a new campaign in March of this year designed to inform the general com-

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lead to a conviction.”

Sexual assault victimization rates are five times higher for women under the age of 35. Sexual violence crosses all social boundaries.

It is experienced by women, girls, men and boys of every age and culture. It can occur anytime, anywhere, anyplace.

It is a crime.

If you, or someone you know, is suffering from sexual violence or harassment, there is help available close by North Grenville. The Lanark County Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Program is lo-

cated at Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital, 60 Cornelia St., 613-283-2330, ext. 1258.

In Ottawa, there is a Sexual Assault Partner Abuse Care Program at The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus Emergency Department at 1053 Carling Ave. [613-761-4366 613-761-4140 (TTY), 613-798-5555, ext. 16555 (admin.)]

In the case of children, the Ottawa Pediatric Sexual Assault unit is at CHEO, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, 401 Smyth Rd. 613737-7600, ext. 2939.

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Movement on teachers’ strike plans Developments in efforts to avert strikes by Ontario teachers continued over the past week, with some progress being made in one area, and serious preparations for industrial action being announced in another.

Ontario’s public high school teachers announced a tentative contract deal with the province, but it is not expected that there will be a ratification vote until later in September.

The draft agreement reached by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’

Federation, which represents more than 60,000 teachers, does not cover support workers like education assistants, social workers and custodians. Talks covering issues raised by that sector are expected to continue.

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The Ontario Provincial Police Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau - Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), the OPP Community Drug Action Team - Project Paradigm and members of the OPP Emergency Response team (ERT) executed a Controlled Drug and Substance Search Warrant at a residence in the Town of Kemptville.

At 10:45 pm on August 18, police entered a home on Blossom Road and seized a quantity of marihuana and currency.

Two occupants, a man aged 21 and a woman aged 51, were arrested and charged with possession of schedule 2 (marihuana) for the purpose of trafficking. The accused individuals were released and are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice of Ontario in Kemptville on the October 17, 2015.

Anyone with information on the above occurrence is asked to call Grenville County O.P.P. Communication Centre at 1-888-310-1122, the Kemptville Detachment at 613-258-3441 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-(TIPS) 8477 or submit your tip on-line at www.tipsubmit.com. Crime Stoppers does not want your name, you don't go to court, and you could earn cash reward.

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legal strike position, as are members of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association. Negotiations continue for those unions, as do talks covering members of the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens.

The union representing the Catholic School teachers, ETFO, has announced plans to launch what they are calling “phase two” of the campaign first started earlier this year. According to EFTO statements, the workto-rule campaign means

teachers won’t organise field trips, carry on fund raising activities, arrange meet the parent nights, or take part in some administrative and professional development activities. They will, for now, run extracurricular activities, as long as they take place during regular school hours.

Very little is being said by the various School Boards involved, as no-one wants to adversely influence on-going negotiations or the workers’ consideration of tentative agreements.

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UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, September 14th at 6:45 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Tuesday, September 8th at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. For agenda information, please contact the Clerk’s Office or visit the Municipal website.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES The following employment opportunity is currently posted at www.northgrenville.ca/employment.cfm: • Part-Time Seasonal Arena Attendant Please visit our website for more information.

2015 BURN PERMITS In accordance with By-Law 33-12, a Burn Permit is required to conduct open burning on property located outside of the urban area. Burn Permits for 2015 are available at the Municipal Office or at the Fire Hall at 259 County Rd. 44 for a fee of $15.

Please contact the Fire Hall at 613-258-2438 ext.

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GARAGE SALES Garage sales in North Grenville are regulated

by By-Law 10-03. No licence or fee is required, but there are regulations which you must follow.

Signage is NOT permitted in traffic circles or attached to traffic signs. Please ensure signage is removed after your sale. Before having a garage sale, please obtain a copy of this by-law from the Municipal Office or website at www.northgrenville.ca/files/10-03.pdf.

The Municipality of North Grenville 285 County Road 44 PO Box 130 Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0 Tel: 613-258-9569 Fax: 613-258-9620 general@northgrenville.on.ca Building: 613-258-4424 Fax: 613-258-1441 Fire Services Info: 613-258-2438 Fax: 613-258-1031 By-Law Services: 613-258-2438 ext. 6 Police Administration: 613-258-3441 Animal Control: 613-862-9002

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Building a Sustainable North Grenville Another beautiful Thursday and the boys from Lafarge-Derek Thomas, Brent Samson with Claude Boisvert, took time out to serve up some scrumptious burgers and dogs to raise $542 for our Kemptville District Hospital.

Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, the photo was not usable, but kudos go out to Community Services /Media Relations Officer PC Cathy Lindsey with cadet Ashley Jones for their weekly endeavour to help make the BBQ successful.

Drop by for next week's lunch hosted by Tallman Truck Centre with proceeds going to People First North Grenville.... see you there.

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Dream dream dream: part III

by Peter Johnson Hello again, redoubtable readers. It has been a while, hasn't it? Last year's return from vacation had me musing about the Rob Ford comedy at the rehab center, where he had made everyone's life miserable while he spent some time out of the public eye, trying to make Torontonians think he was turning his life around and ridding himself of his demons. Life has a way of resetting your priorities, doesn't it Mr Ford? May all your medical news be good news; may you go on to do wonderful things for your city.

Upon this year's return to the land of newspapers, television and internet availability, I see that we are in the beginning stages of another Harper government machination: the lengthy election.

The pages are filled with little else; well, that and the Mike Duffy trial. This must be very frustrating for a man who has created the most tight-lipped, buttoned-down, secretive government in the short history of Canada. Now, as he jets about the country to staged partisan gatherings, he is accompanied by as few as three journalists. Long ago, they realized that they weren't going to be allowed to ask any questions; there certainly weren't going to be any answers, and if there were any major announcements to be made, they would probably pop up on Facebook or Twitter...or the next time he, the PM went overseas.

Now, before you move on to something else, let me assure you that this is not another biased, anti-Harper rant. That is becoming a very crowded street corner.

Instead, what I would like to rant about...because, after all, ranting has been proven to be very good for a man's health...is the disappearance of democracy in this wonderful country of ours.

If this were a bedtime story, it might go something like this: 'Once upon a time, not so long ago, there was a new country called Upper/Lower Canada. As this new country grew into a bigger country, it dreamed of being the best country in the world. It wanted to be a country where people were free to speak their minds, free to worship in whatever way they wished, and free to choose whichever form of government they wanted. The model they chose was the Westminster August 26, 2015

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Parliamentary system - the one that Winston Churchill would later claim was mostly, pretty terrible, but better than any of the alternatives.

'The people felt like they were a part of their government. They voted for their representatives, and even improved on the system by making their votes private. In those heady days, the leader of the governing party, the Prime Minister, spoke to Parliament and, thereby, spoke to the people. There was even an amendment made called, 'The Freedom of Information Act', which guaranteed that the people could delve into the secretive aspects of their government and see if they could find out what was really going on.

'Now, moving ahead 148 years, many changes had been forced upon the original dream. The dream of having all the members of parliament meet in one place, the House of Commons, a place where all elected representatives could ask questions and get answers, had died. Instead, the House of Commons had become a shameful disappointment. where questions were ignored and those asking the questions were insulted to the extent of the rules of protocol. The Prime Minister rarely attended. When he did, he treated the people, through their representatives, with disdain.

'Laws were drawn up by the ruling Party. Where, in the past, the Opposition was asked for amendments and revisions, these were not allowed any longer. These laws still had to be voted on, but the debate was always cut off. After the habitual invocation of closure, the Bills were read quickly, then sent off to the Senate to be passed

by appointees of the Prime Minister, who had directed these minions on how to vote.

'To further shroud the entire process in secrecy, these future laws were turned into massive Omnibus Bills that were thousands of pages long. They may have been disguised as a Budget Bill, but hidden away in the back pages would be amendments to the benefits to veterans, or a tax loophole for corporations.

You could ask your elected representative in Parliament for an explanation, but you likely did not get a response.

You see, members of the ruling party were restricted in what they could communicate - to anyone.'

Moving forward to the present, the question would seem to be: What happened to the dream? How did the idea of a wonderful country with the best system of government possible turn into this?

And the next question would seem to be: How do we get back control of our government? Because we sure as heck don't have any control whatsoever in how things are done right now. This system is turning into something else.

That dream is dead. Call it a dictatorship or an oligarchy: it doesn't matter. But to think that it is an effective democracy is to be dreaming in technicolour.

It's time to wake up. Time to take back our dream and our system of governance and our country. To take part in the voting process is the triumph of hope over experience. Bad government results when good people don't vote.

Come on good people, let's opt for hope and vote for change, change in the manner in which we are governed. It's a beautiful dream. And you can make it come true.

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by David Shanahan One of the great successes of recent years has been the takeover of the old Community Centre in Riverside Park by the Curling Club. It has brought new life to that building and has added a new dimension to recreation facilities in North Grenville. This week, the Club celebrates a decade in the old Community Centre building, and a successful project of adapting the old to the new.

But that building almost never happened. In fact, it was the cause of some deep divisions, and not only within the Kemptville Town Council of the day. Not only was it almost never built, it was nearly built somewhere else, and caused tremendous conflict and confusion in the Kemptville Council, and among the public, in 1968.

The site had been occupied by the Kemptville Arena from 1930 until it was demolished in May, 1967. The official plan called for the site to be redeveloped and a new Community Centre built to replace the old Arena. Public meetings were held, and a special easement was obtained from the North Grenville District High School to enable construction workers to access the new building site. By the end of 1967, a Community Centre Board had been set up, including two Councillors, and tenders were invited for the construction of the Centre. Everything seemed clear sailing for the new facility.

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complicated at a Council meeting on February 19, 1968. Representatives of the High School Board arrived to announce that they wanted to buy the site to use for a High School extension. In fact, they said, if they didn’t get the land, the High School itself might have to close and a new one built in Spencerville.

This caused more than a little consternation, as Councillors accused the High School board of making a “shotgun affair” of the thing. They also complained that, not only had the High School Board agreed to the location of the Community Centre, they had actually asked for it to be located there. It was pointed out that changing the site of the Community Centre would add between $35,000 and $50,000 to the cost. Ironically, at the same meeting, Council were to vote to appoint one of their members to the High School Board.

The newspapers got involved next. A commentary in the Advance almost accused all parties involved of somehow being in cahoots on the whole deal; that certain parties had known all along that the High School wanted the land themselves. The Board quickly called a public meeting to explain that they were only asking to buy the property because they had heard of serious conflicts within Council regarding the siting of the Community Centre, and nothing had happened to bring the project forward for some time. They were faced with the necessity of expanding the High School, and needed land adjacent to the

school if this were to be done.

The Community Centre Board also wrote a letter to the Advance complaining about the commentary the previous week. It was not a friendly letter.“For an individual to enter into a controversy with the Editor of a newspaper is a hazardous business...” it began. It went on to accuse the Advance of not printing certain pertinent information regarding the background to the affair, and condemned the suggestion that parties were privy to plans of the High School Board from the beginning as “insane”. The Editor replied, on the same page, with a blistering attack on the letter writer. “No person, organization, board, or what have you is going to use this paper as their private little whipping boy, by any stretch of the information.” If the paper had failed to report any facts, it was because the Boards had not decided whether to welcome the press to their meetings. Furthermore, the Board was at fault for not informing the press. The sting in the tale was, referring to the letter: “It doesn’t tell the whole story, but it is informative”. Relations between politicians and a free press were always thus!

The C. C. Board pressed ahead, announcing that a major fund-raising drive would take place in March, with a target of $25,000 to be found within the community. The new Centre would cost about $281,329, a very large sum in 1968, with Kemptville, Oxford-On-Rideau and South Gower sharing in the costs.

Then came a major blow:

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the Ontario Municipal Board [OMB] refused to approve the new building. This only brought out even more clearly the sharp divisions on Council regarding the siting of the Centre. The newspaper reports refer to the “accusations of lobbying, bickering, rumour spreading...finger waving and accusations of scuttling the project”. But all agreed that another approach to the OMB was essential.

Wherever it was to be located, the Centre had to go ahead.

Of course, the next obvious step for any Council was to have another report prepared regarding the site.

“It is understood that this study has already been undertaken but no results are available at present”. By June, the OMB had approved the Centre once proper financing had been agreed upon, but the divisions within Council continued, with the mayor going along with the project on condition that no further land would be required for parking. Only two tenders for building the Centre were actually received, but it was hoped that work would begin in the summer.

Another strange echo to our own day was heard at a Council meeting that June.

The old Armoury Building was about to be acquired by the Town and the local Scouts asked Council to make it available for their activities.

Mayor Ralph Raina informed them that the local Volunteer Firemen had also asked for the use of the buildings, which we know as the Old Fire Hall. Although, clearly the Firemen were given the

building, the Scouts were allowed use of it also. This very month, the Scouts again asked for the same building from Council.

But even before the Centre was started, a comprehensive plan for redeveloping Riverside Park was presented to Council. This involved moving the Community Centre to the far side of the Park, and had obviously been a long time in the planning. Perhaps this helps explain the divisions in Council concerning the location of the Community Centre. The Riverside Plan cost $1,500 and Council could not decide what to do with it. One more ironic touch came during the discussion in Council of this plan, when Councillor Lorne Elliott pointed out that the plan called for a Curling Rink to be erected near the Community Centre. This, he felt, was not a good idea, as “a curling rink would certainly have a bar and...this would not be a good situation so close to the Centre”. The irony is, of course, that the Centre is today’s Curling Club.

The final move in the

epic came at a Council meeting in August, 1968, when a petition was presented, signed by almost three hundred residents, asking that the site of the Centre be moved. Mayor Raina, who was still hoping to have the Riverside Park plan accepted, asked for a vote on the petition. It was pointed out that there had already been two votes taken, both of which had approved the Arena site. But, after hours of discussion, at 1 am, the Arena site was approved by three votes to two. (It should be noted that Council meetings seemed to run until midnight on several occasions during this time). Mayor Raina called for a united front behind the new Centre, and work began on the site the following morning.

The facts seem to be that there were various schemes in play in 1968 regarding Riverside Park and its redevelopment. As a result, the building of the Community Centre became a controversial matter involving competing plans and designs and studies, all costing the taxpayers money.

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160th Spencerville Fair, September 10 to 13, 2015 From the opening ceremonies Thursday, September 10th, to classic country on stage Sunday afternoon September 13, the 160th Spencerville Fair is sure to have something to entice fairgoers of all ages. To celebrate this amazing milestone, everything has been Supersized.

The Spencerville Fair is famous for its first class entertainment and this year your Fairboard has outdone themselves. Safe from mother nature under our HUGE entertainment tent, you are guaranteed a good time. Taking the stage on Friday September 11 is April Wine with Alex Ryder opening, and Saturday September 12 is Easton Corbin with Blackwell as their opener.

For ticket prices and outlets visit spencervillefair.ca.

(19+ ID required for admis-

sion) Other entertainment, included in fair admission, features the Bowes Brothers on Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon be sure to see Moe Bandy with Marie Bottrell and Tommy Cash.

Get there early as this is always a packed and entertaining show. A supersized entertainment lineup that has something for everyone.

Robertson Amusements is once again providing us with a fantastic midway, along with a fabulous fireworks display that is happening on Friday night.

Out on the enormous fairgrounds, there’s something going on from morning to night, including performances by an acrobatic team, amazing dogs, an illusionist, a puppet tamer, blacksmith, a chainsaw carver and a petting zoo. Back this year are the

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Helicopter rides – weather permitting.

Add a craft and artisan marketplace, lots of food, exhibit buildings packed with culinary, floral, vegetable and homecraft entries, goat, poultry, sheep and cattle and horse shows, (PS – even our fair entry prize money has been supersized!) sawmill and antique displays, tractor pulls and a demolition derby, and you’ve got four days chuck full of lots of things to see and do. Visit spencervillefair.ca or facebook for our full supersized line-up of entertainment and ticket information.

The 160TH SPENCERVILLE FAIR, September 10 to 13, 2015.

WE’RE EXPECTING YOU… rain or shine!

Friday, September 11th, 2015

Alex Ryder Saturday, September 12th, 2015

The North Grenville Historical Society [NGHS] has added another level of interest to the Heritage Car Rally planned for September 26, Heritage Day in North Grenville. The NGHS will be holding a car rally, a kind of historical treasure hunt by car, all around the municipality, as drivers and passengers track down the clues and gather the information in the shortest possible time to try and win the NGHS Heritage Rally Trophy.

And what a trophy it is.

When local developer, Rob Thompson, was taking apart the old Bright Spot Restaurant building on Clothier Street a couple of months ago, he was careful to preserve as much of the original timbers as possible, for use in future buildings on the site. A section of those beams was donated by Rob to the NGHS and has now been transformed into a wonderful and appropriate trophy by Ron Gould, who, August 26, 2015

April Wine

Blackwell

Easton Corbin

Saturday (Afternoon) Free Show!

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Marie Bottrell

Moe Bandy

Historic Trophy for the Heritage Car Rally among many other talents, has now shown himself to be an expert worker in wood.

Ron has calculated the age of the wood used: “We know that the building was about 145 years old. The beam contains the heart of the tree and 169 rings can be counted.

As the trophy section also contains the heart of the tree (on the front, beside the upper peg hole), it can be said that the wood of the trophy took just over a century to grow and the piece dates from the late 1600s to the late 1700s.

Conservatively the trophy is at least 315 years old”.

The bottom of the trophy is stamped with the following: “This wood was recovered from the 1870 Bedingfield building, 21 Clothier Street, Kemptville, Ontario, courtesy Rob Thompson Reality Corp.” and dated 2015.

Ron has designed the trophy to reflect the event at which it will be awarded: a heritage car rally. “Two gauges from the early 1960s were fitted into new counterbored holes. They show what rally drivers fear most: oil pressure at 0 and temp rising above normal”. The trophy is 13.5 inches high and 5 inches square at the base (34.3 cm high, 12.7 cm sq base) and weighs 6.343 lb or 2.877 Kg. A canvas bag with string draw closure has been provided to store and transport the trophy.

Ron has agreed to make a miniature of the trophy, so the winner of the rally will have a permanent memento of

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The Bowes Brothers

*Photo ID Required 19+ for Friday and Saturday

Friday // $20 advance, $25 door Saturday // $30 advance, $35 door Sunday // Free with admission Advance tickets available until 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 9th at or call 888-222-6608. in Kemptville, Fair OffIce Joe’s Computer, Home Hardware in or can be purchased locally at Spencerville, and the Family Dollar Store in Prescott.

the rally. This is a wonderful trophy to have associated with the Heritage Car Rally, and makes the event of even more historical importance, and, of course, really fun. If you are interested in registering for the Car Rally, you can either call 613-276-6095, or go to the NGHS website and use the form there. Don’t forget, registration also includes dinner at the Curling Club that evening. Cost is $25 per person. www.northgrenvillehistoricalsociety.ca

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The Kemptville Youth Centre (KYC) is hosting Book Fair, Ferguson Forest Centre, 9-5 pm. Book donations will be accepted on August 8 at the Ferguson Forest Centre from 10 am to 2 pm. Volunteers are needed to help make this event a success. For more information, please call 613258-5212.

Victorian Tea from 1-3 pm, Bishop’s Mills Community Hall, hosted by BMWI. $5 adult, $3 child; contact Patricia Habberjam: 258 3683.

Oxford-On-Rideau Bird Club Sale at South Mountain Fair Grounds.

Doors open at 9 am. For more info, call 613-258-2080.

MS 50th anniversary of Leeds Grenville Chapter dinner. Brockville Memorial Centre. Reception 5 pm, Dinner 6 pm. Entertainment. Tickets $50 per person, table of 8 $400. For info contact Margaret Mohr, 613-258-2626, or lionelmohr10@gmail.com

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BNI Networking Group Breakfast, Grenville Mutual Insurance Building, 380 Colonnade Drive, 7- 8:30 am. Call 613-918-0430 for more information.

Bridge- St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $4. "All levels of bridge players welcome. Come discover Duplicate Bridge. "Info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691.

The Branch Artisans Guild, North Grenville Community Church, 2659 Concession Street every 3rd Tuesday, 7 pm. New members welcomed!

NG Photography Club - first Wed. of every month from 7-9 pm at the Auditorium of the Municipal Centre from Sept. to June. Check our website for more information on outings and upcoming events. ngphotoclub.ca Klub 67 Euchre every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month beginning September 9th; 1:15 p.m. St. John's United Church downstairs.

Everyone welcome, $5.00.

Bingo- First and third Wednesday of the month, Kemptville Legion.

Games start at 1 pm. All welcome. Refreshments available.

Klub 67 Euchre every second and fourth Wed. of the month, 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church downstairs. Everyone welcome, $5.00.

Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:45 pm. Cost $5, partner preferred but not necessary. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691.

North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting 1st & 3rd Thurs. of the month, 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 258-7665.

2nd and 4th Friday Every Month, 6-10 pm Twice The Fun Games (206 Prescott Street) is your host for Game Night. Bring your favourite game or borrow one from our library. All ages welcome!

The Kerith Debt Freedom Centre. Confidential coaches will help you get out of debt and stay out of debt. Free, open on the 2nd and 4th Sat. of the month from 9:30-11:30 at the NG Community Church.

Appointments can be made at kdfc.ca or by calling 613-258-4815 x103.

Kemptville and Area Walking Group, Municipal Centre - Early birds: 8 am, others 8:30 am. Contact: Eva 258-4487.

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40. Request 41. The language of Persia 42. Daddies 43. In an innocent manner 45. Tablet 49. A gesture of assent 50. Nightclub 53. Abrasion 57. Deductive 59. Boyfriend 60. Make out (slang) 61. Fragrance 62. Not first 63. Sounds of disapproval 64. Lugged 65. North American deer (plural) DOWN 1. "___ we forget"

2. Pledge 3. Scottish hillside 4. Viscera 5. Cross section 6. Found in a cafeteria 7. Snake-like fish 8. Soon 9. Carpenter's groove 10. Units of land 11. Equipment 12. Small egg 13. Plateaux 19. Roasters 21. Barley beards 25. 20th-century art movement 26. X X X X 27. Scallion 28. Beautify 29. Body 30. Classical Greek 31. Mineral rock 34. Whacks 35. Egg-shaped 36. Not difficult 38. Prohibit 39. Praiseworthy 41. Passionate 42. Impoverished 44. Undressed 45. Barely enough 46. Paths 47. By surprise 48. Speaks 51. French for "State" 52. Novice 53. Identical 54. Blue-green 55. Keg 56. Shacks 58. Small portable bed

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FFC Correction

The Ferguson Forest Centre wishes to correct some information they released last week about an event taking place on September 8. The visit to the greenhouses that day is by invitation only and is not open to the public. The FFC apologises for any confusion or inconvenience.

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If your child is planning to sleep over with a friend, make sure the home is safe from fire. Here are some things to consider: Before you say "yes"...

Are there working smoke alarms on every storey and outside each sleeping area?

Will the children be supervised throughout the stay?

Do they have a home fire escape planthat includes two ways out and a meeting place outside?

Are there two escape routes from the room where your child will be sleeping?

Will the parents walk through their escape plan with your child?

Are the parents cautious with smoking materials, matches and lighters, and candles?

If the home has security bars, do they have quick release devices inside so your child can get out in the event of an emergency.

If a fire occurred in your home tonight, would your family get out safely? Everyone must know what to do and where to go when the smoke alarm sounds. Take a few minutes with everyone in your household to make

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outside Choose a meeting place a safe distance from your home that everyone will remember. A tree, street light or a neighbour’s home are all good choices. In case of fire, everyone will go directly to this meeting place so they can be accounted for.

6. Call the fire department from outside your home Don’t waste valuable seconds calling the fire department from inside your home. Once you have safely escaped, call the fire department from a cell phone or a neighbour’s home.

7. Practice your escape Review the plan with everyone in your household. Walk through the escape routes for each room with the entire family. Use this walk-through exercise to check your escape routes, making sure all exits are practical and easy to use.

Then hold a fire drill twice a year and time how long it takes. In a real fire, you must react without hesitation as your escape routes may be quickly blocked by smoke or flames.

Develop a home fire escape plan today…it could save your life tonight!

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a home fire escape plan, following the instructions below.

1. Draw a floor plan of your home 2. Include all possible emergency exits Draw in all the doors, windows and stairways. This will show you and your family all possible escape routes at a glance. Include any features, such as the roof of a garage or porch that would help in your escape.

3. Show two ways out of every room, if possible. The door will be the main exit from each room. However, if the door is blocked by smoke or fire, identify an alternate escape route, which could be a window. Make sure that all windows can open easily and that everyone knows how to escape through them to safety.

If windows have security bars, equip them with quickreleasing devices.

4. Does anyone need help to escape?

Decide in advance who will assist the very young, older adults or people with disabilities in your household.

A few minutes of planning will save valuable seconds in a real emergency.

5. Choose a meeting place

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Part-time Seasonal Arena Attendant The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting resumes from interested and qualified candidates for the position of Part-time Seasonal Arena Attendant.

This position requires availability for evenings and weekends from September 11, 2015 – March 31, 2016. $10.55/hour, First Aid/CPR & WHMIS is considered an asset.

A resume and references must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m. Friday, September 4th, 2015 to: Christa Stewart, EA/HR Coordinator Municipality of North Grenville 285 County Road 44, Box 130, Kemptville ON K0G 1J0 Telephone: 613-258-9569 x 155 Fax: 613-258-9620 e-mail: cstewart@northgrenville.on.ca The Municipality of North Grenville is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments. We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act will only be used for candidate selection.

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Junior team goes undefeated

by Dan Piche The Seaway District 7 Junior Selects U14 Baseball team participated in the 3rd annual Kanata Kup this past weekend, featuring teams from Ontario, Quebec, New York and New Hampshire. The Selects continued to smash the baseball around the field as they went undefeated in the four-game round robin, outscoring the opposition 47-15. In the final, they faced the host Kanata Cubs and mercied them 13-1 after 4 1/2 innings. As has been the story all season. The defence was led by the five starting pitchers Bailey Geneau, Ben Medynski, Lucas Bennis, Noah Williams and Nathaniel Van Putten who all got one victory apiece and combined to give up only 14 runs all weekend between them. The Selects also took all three categories in the skills competition, involving base running, fielding and the home run contest, led by Nathaniel Van Putten's two home runs. This represented the third tournament the Selects have won this season, as they earlier won the Kingston Thunder U14 and Orleans U14 Summer Slam.

Front row L - R: Dean Lapier, Ben Medynski, Shane McFarlane, Lucas Bennis, Noah Williams, Max Johnston Back row L - R: Coach Calvin Medynski, Nathaniel Van Putten, Mano Salvador, Bailey Geneau, Jonah Bennis, Ben Lapier, Jacob Servage, Coach Jason Mourato, Coach Chris Servage.

Kemptville Wildcats join Kanata for success in Coach Pitch All Star Tournament

by Warren O'Callaghan Although their house league season had been over for a month, a dedicated group of 6-8 year old KWBSC Wildcat players

refused to let the baseball season end! Volunteering to join an All-Star team, these youngsters had only four practices to prepare for a highly competitive tournament hosted by the Cornwall River Rats Baseball

organization on August 1516, and attended by seven Eastern Ontario teams that had played together for the whole season. The team was able to sport some super swag All Star T-shirts thanks to the sponsorship of m5

Digital of Kemptville.

After finding out that busy summer holiday schedules of team members would mean that they would be three players short to join the tournament, the players and parents refused to quit.

A Kanata Little League team was in the same situation, wanting to enter the tournament but having only four players. There was an idea to join forces, and the "KEMPTATA ALL-STARS" were born.

The Kemptville lads, most participating in their first ever baseball tournament, arrived bright and early at 8:30 am on Saturday, nervously looking to meet their new Kanata teammates. Kemptville Head Coach Jimmy Hogan quoted his son as saying "I don't know if we'll win, but I hope I make new friends!"

Well, they managed to do

both! Despite the last minute combination, the skill and determination of the boys prevailed. During the Round Robin portion of the tournament, the "Kemptata" boys posted a 2 win - 1 loss record. They first defeated the host team, Cornwall, then beat a fierce Casselman squad. The run of victories was only halted in the third game by a powerhouse South Ottawa Canadians team.

The 2-1 record of the unlikely dream team was good enough to earn them a berth in the A semi-finals. Their opponents: the same powerful South Ottawa team that had defeated them. Now, game-tested and bonded by friendship, the boys played a much closer game, battling the whole way, only to lose a squeaker to the South Ottawa team, who went on to

win the tournament.

The Kanata Coach, Ryan Hobbins, said: "Jimmy, the Kemptville coach, and his players made our boys feel welcome and part of the team. We had a great time!"

Special thanks from the team go to Leah Gough, the Wildcats Coach Pitch convenor who was instrumental in putting the team together.

Two summer days of kids learning about friendship, teamwork and baseball, what could be better?!

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Small producers need more support

by Hilary Thomson The local food movement is at an all-time high in Ontario. With the release of its First Annual Food Report a few weeks ago, it is clear that the Province is ready and willing to support local food and the agricultural industry.

Here in North Grenville, however, there seems to be a disconnect between the goal of the province to support local food producers and what is actually happening on the ground. The issue seems to lie in the fact that there isn’t anywhere for small, local farmers to sell their products: an issue that is obviously paramount, if they are hoping to make a living farming in North Grenville.

Woody Armour has a food stand at Stinsons gas station on Highway 43, and he sees the issue first hand on a daily basis. He does not pay anything for his spot, however he says that all the other gas stations charge a lot for the farms to set up their stalls and sell their produce on their property. This only allows for the larger operations, who have the money to pay the fees to set up shop in these coveted areas.

The obvious option for small producers would be to participate in the Kemptville Kinsmen’s Farmers Market which runs every Sunday from 12-4pm in the B&H parking lot. Although this seems simple, Woody says that, in his experience, this just isn’t a viable or lucrative option for farmers, especially if they are first starting out.

“It is impossible to make enough money to support yourself as a farmer in four hours on a Sunday,” he says.

John and Cora Beking, of Beking’s Poultry Farm, choose not to attend the Farmers Market because they have “made it a policy that Sunday is for church and family.”

They do attend other fourhour farmers markets in the area, all of which are on Saturday, which is a much more popular choice for farmers markets throughout Ontario.

Woody is also adamant about the importance of knowledge and information in the farming industry. With the Municipal Agricultural Committee having fallen by the wayside after the last election, farmers have nowhere to turn to gather information about the newest rules and regulations regarding food safety and production or cutting edge technologies which will help foster their business.

“The agricultural community in this area is much larger than all the businesses put together,” Woody explains. “Yet farmers are not represented at all.”

Quotas are opening up in Ontario to allow smaller

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producers to make a living selling their products. For example, the Chicken Farmers of Ontario just launched the ‘Artisanal Chicken” program which will allow farmers to raise between 600-3,000 chickens annually for select target markets (like farmers markets). If someone in North Grenville wants to take advantage of this program, where are they going to sell their products?

The existing stalls on Highway 43 may also be in danger in the future because of the plan to widen the roads.

Once that project is complete, there won’t be any room at the gas stations or along the road for many of the fruit and vegetable stalls.

Kemptville is a rural hub.

Farmers are a part of rural life and looking after their interests can only help the local economy and the people that live in the area. In Woody’s opinion, there is so much the Municipality could be doing to support them. But they aren’t.

“There is a lack of opportunity despite the fact that it’s probably the largest industry in the area.”

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There’s A Hole

by Deron Johnston For some time now, there's been an obvious hole in the North Grenville business community. The hole represents the fact that there's been a shortfall in support for local businesses across the municipality. A case could be made that this is happening at one of the most critical times in the history of the North Grenville’s business community. The municipality is on the verge of major residential growth over the next ten years, but it seems very little is happening in the way of economic development outside of that residential growth. According to an OMAFRA report from 2013, 80% of job creation comes from the expansion of existing businesses. So, when the local business community is successful, it's better for everyone. Supporting local businesses and ensuring their success will also send a message to businesses outside the area that if they re-locate or start their business here, their chance of success is greater.

Business owners talk to each other and if the word about North Grenville is positive, the doorbell will start ringing.

This hole has created a need within the business community that has fostered the creation of smaller business organizations like the North Grenville Business Builders and Kemptville Women in Business, to name just two.

These smaller organizations might lack the money and resources of larger organizations like the Chamber of Commerce, but they've created an environment for small business owners to get together, network, counsel and support each other on a personalized level. Mentorships are a product of this environment and they are very important relationships in the small business community. They allow successful business people to share their knowledge and experience with people who are just starting out or going through a difficult time with their own business.

The Old Town Kemptville BIA just received their business plan from the consultant and are seeking input on a number of topics, including whether the BIA in its current form is sustainable for the future (the plan will also be forwarded to the municipality for review).

Using the plan, they're also

trying to define what the role of the BIA should be in the business community going forward. The North Grenville Chamber of Commerce also just completed work on their official plan. A re-vamping of their website, working closely with North Grenville Business Retention and Expansion Alliance (BR+E), and a re-dedication to expanding membership (including convincing former members of the value of returning) are some of the things that the Chamber will be working on in the days ahead. It's critical for North Grenville that these two organizations are healthy, sustainable and can work effectively together.

On the surface, it would seem that too many business community groups means less members for each group and might subsequently weaken some of them. In fact, all of these groups could serve an important role in the future of the business community. Not every businessperson has the same needs, so having more than one option could be very helpful. If someone had a bad experience with one group, now they have other options.

Or, maybe someone realizes that they can fulfil one need with one group and another

need with another group.

Another way to look at it for the benefit of the business owners, is that having lots of choice may force each organization to demonstrate better value for their members, or work harder to be more effective rather than just being confident because they're the only game in town.

All groups have the potential to contribute to the future success of local businesses and economic development

in North Grenville. What's important to remember is not to repeat the failures of the past and ensure that everyone works collaboratively for the greater good. I'm sure most businesspeople would prefer to float together rather than drown alone.

Hopefully, that important hole can be plugged fairly quickly. If local businesses can become more successful and expand, we could see more residents working lo-

cally and spending more money here in North Grenville, where we all could benefit from it. Ottawa already gets enough of our money.

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