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by Deron Johnston It looked like Christmas Day with all of the smiling faces walking around downtown Kemptville this past Saturday. The Old Town Kemptville Business Improvement Area [BIA] hosted their Kids’ Christmas Downtown event and got an overwhelmingly positive response from families.

The BIA got caught a little off guard by the number of families that came downtown, but reacted quickly to keep everyone happy and things running smoothly. BIA Executive Director, John Barclay, was shocked when he arrived for setting up the event in the morning and saw that people were lined up early to pick up their free

stockings at the CIBC bank.

Kids were given a stocking supplied by the BIA and were then given a map of different participating businesses in the downtown area where they could stop to get treats to put in their stocking. The supply of stockings ran out, despite a quick trip to get more, but the families kept coming.

Organizers estimated that at least 200 children, plus their parents, came downtown, with some participating businesses also having to run out to get extra stocking stuffers.

Adding to the whole Christmas experience, the BIA arranged to have Precious Moments Carriages take people around the downtown area in their horse-drawn wagon. It was clearly a very popular activity, as it seemed

that the wagon was always full as it ferried people up and down Prescott Street, Clothier Street, and up to the B&H parking lot. The BIA also bought ingredients to make smores and solicited the help of the North Grenville Fire Service, who brought fire barrels to roast the marshmallows at both Rotary Park and the Post Office Park.

Thanks to the volunteers, there were plenty of sticky fingers running around Old Town.

One of the restaurants that participated even offered a ‘kids eat free until 3 pm special, and reported that they had a full restaurant for two solid hours from noon to 2 pm. Other businesses reported a jump in sales, or at least they saw a lot of new faces who got a chance to see their business

for the first time.

T h e o rg a n i z e r s a n d volunteers deserve a lot of praise for the great work they did in pulling off such a great family-friendly event. There were lots of new faces walking around downtown and some for the first time. One parent even exclaimed that they had no idea that the downtown was so family-friendly and said that she’d spend more time here, if they continued to host more events like this.

The event was obviously a big success and a great marketing activity to promote downtown Kemptville as a destination for families.

Creating a positive shopping and dining experience for families is a great way to showcase the positives that downtown has to offer.

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Fill-A-Bag campaign a great community success

by Hilary Thomson ‘Tis the season of giving, and one great example of people getting into the spirit is the 5th annual Fill-A-Bag campaign.

The campaign is run by the North Grenville Community Church in support of the Salvation Army Food Bank, but is really a community-wide initiative, says Fill-ABag coordinator, Charly Stewart. There are over 225 people involved in delivering paper bags door-to-door in the community, to be filled with non-perishable food items. A week later, the same people go around,

pick up the filled bags, and deliver them to a central area where they can be sorted and organized.

This year “Christmas Central” is in an empty store at the Kemptville Mall. The space has been donated to the Salvation Army as a short term sorting bay by Strathallen Property Management Inc. The large store was packed to the brim with peanut butter, cereal, soup, pasta and other non-perishable food items last Sunday, as cars rolled in with bag after bag full of food. “There were over 1,600 bags returned this year,” says Calvin Wong, the Director of the Salvation Army.

“We estimate that we collected about $35,000 worth of food.”

The food will not only fill the 120 food hampers that the Salvation Army is preparing for people in need over the holidays, it will also populate the food bank well into the Fall. “It’s such a generous c o m m u n i t y, ” C a l v i n s a y s . “ We ’ r e a l w a y s overwhelmed.”

Young people in the community played a huge role in this year’s Fill-A-Bag campaign.

About 70 members of the youth group AMPED students, from Southgate Community Church, were there last Tuesday evening,

helping to sort and organize food, which Calvin says takes about a week to do.

Other youth organizations that were involved included the Upper Canada Cyclone Hockey Team, the Kemptville Precision Dance Team, the Sea Cadets, the Scouts, and around 80 grade 7/8 students from North Grenville District High School, just to name a few.

“ I t ’s t h e y o u n g and the old working t o g e t h e r, ” C h a r l y says, beaming. “This is all because North Grenville people take care of North Grenville people.”

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School Board responds to Fraser Institute report card

by David Shanahan The annual Report Card on Ontario’s Elementary Schools was released by the Fraser Institute this month, and the results have caused the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) Director of Education, Stephen Sliwa, to issue a statement rejecting the idea of ranking schools in the province. Although the Director acknowledges that the UCDSB is “open to any data or study that provides information leading to improvements in our schools”, he states that there is “no evidence to show that ranking schools improves student learning; nor does it offer a precise understanding of exactly where improvement efforts should be directed”.

The Institute’s Report Card ranked 2,900 public and Catholic schools (and a small number of independent schools) based on nine academic indicators from results of annual province-wide reading, writing and math tests. Of the elementary schools in this area, Sainte Marguerite Bourgeois ranked highest, at number 639 of 2,900. The others came in as follows: Kemptville Public School 784; South Branch 1123; Merrickville PS 1283; Holy Cross, Kemptville, 1355; and Oxford Mills December 14, 2016

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The Fraser Institute believes that ranking schools in this way motivates schools to improve, year by year, and provides parents with a way of deciding which school their children should attend. “By comparing a school’s latest results with those of earlier years, we can see if the school is improving. By comparing a school’s results with those of neighbouring schools or schools having similar school and student characteristics, we can identify more successful schools and learn from them”.

However, Director Sliwa at the UCDSB disagrees: “There is no evidence to show that ranking schools improves student learning; nor does it offer a precise understanding of exactly where improvement efforts should be directed.

It is more accountable and useful to use data that measures achievement on a student-by-student basis. EQAO test results provide useful information on which to base strategies to improve our learning programs, but it is unfair and misleading to compare schools based only on these scores”.

He further believes that the Report only creates unfair and unrealistic

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expectations, providing an unbalanced picture which ignores the wider perspective on education which school boards take.

“Any process that ranks schools, such as the Fraser Institute’s report, projects an unrealistic impression about student achievement and the needs of schools, and certainly falls short of acknowledging gains in student learning that result from the intentional efforts of our schools and district.”

The UCDSB released its own report on the Board’s work for the past year. The report, entitled “Achieving Together: Leading and Learning for All”, outlines the b o a r d ’s s u c c e s s i n meeting the four strategic priorities of achieving excellence, ensuring equity, promoting wellbeing, and enhancing public confidence in the Board’s district, as set by the Board. Pointing to the Board’s wider vision of what a successful education entails, Mr. Sliwa noted that: “This report shows we are taking every opportunity to ensure we develop students who are smart, resilient, adaptable, innovative and caring, all with the intent of meeting our board mission of preparing every student for a successful life.”

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by David Shanahan This is a very confusing time of the year. On the one hand, we’re all looking forward to Christmas and all that means. On the other hand, there are more and more people in our community who can only look forward with anxiety and fear. I can’t remember a time when so many people were in need, and not just the ones you might expect.

We have families with jobs, reasonable incomes, who are finding it hard to make ends meet. It is almost becoming a cliche to talk about those who have to choose between paying hydro bills and buying groceries. But that is a fact of life these days.

Now we’re being told to expect to pay between 3% and 5% more for our food next year, which works out to an extra $420 for an average family.

This is on top of a rise of 2.5% this year already.

The really worrying fact is that vegetables and meats, the real staples for most people, could go up in price

by upwards of 6%. There are many reasons being put forward to explain the expected increases, including the weakness of the Canadian dollar, the uncertainty about international agreements, and the arrival of Donald Trump. But the reasons are not, perhaps, as important as the fact itself.

The local Salvation Army team have spent some money sending out full-colour Christmas cards asking for more help in supplying the needs of local families. According to their data, they have had 193 families use their services in 2016, that’s 473 individuals, including 143 children aged 17 and under. The food bank they operate was used more than 1,500 times. That is really troubling, and reflects a genuine cause of concern for this community.

Other social service agencies can report similar statistics for 2016, and no-one is anticipating an improvement in 2017. I recognise that most people would prefer to focus on the more positive aspects

of life in North Grenville, but as this is the one time of the year when people are prepared to make an effort to acknowledge these issues, it is important not to pass over the holidays and imagine that, once January rolls around, we can afford to forget it all again.

Now, this is a caring community: of that there is no doubt. In this issue, you can read about the success of this year’s Fill-A-Bag campaign, which collected around $35,000 worth of food for the Salvation Army Food bank. What is really encouraging about that story is that so many people were involved in the campaign this year, including high school students, scouts, Sea Cadets, and a youth group from a local church.

This really shows that the people of this area are willing and eager to get involved to make a difference in the lives of their neighbours.

A few years ago, an attempt was made to coordinate all such activities over the holiday season,

but they were frustrated by the unwillingness of the Salvation Army team to work with other groups. That must not stop future efforts. The problem is bigger than any one organisation, and far more important than anyone’s ego. It requires a united campaign, not just over Christmas, but throughout the year. The North Grenville Social Service Council exists for that very purpose, and it may be time to promote that campaign and see what can be done to get a clear picture of what is happening in North Grenville, so that we can arrange appropriate local solutions.

There are amazing people around here, with bright and practical ideas about how to change things for the better. Bringing together the local food producers, farmers’ market people, land owners and others with expertise, labour or energy to lend would be a wonderful way to begin the new year. In the meantime, volunteer to put in a shift on a kettle

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the ink is dry so in reality Wynne sold 15 million shares for $137,500,000 also I would like to note Wynne gave the OPG and Hydro One unions a $111 million loan to buy Hydro One stock and to secure their support in the sale of Hydro One. This is all politics and nothing to do with raising infrastructure cash more like vote buying ( how did loaning money raise infrastructure cash ) also Ontario will lose 500 thousand dollars a year in revenue because of the sale and I hope all Ontarian's fully support Fred Hahn & CUPE in their lawsuit against any further sale of Hydro One. The average cost for OPG to produce hydro is 6.04 cents per kWh average cost from wind turbines is 18.5 cents a

kWh and 55.9 cents a kWh from solar panels then add in the delivery charge if you ran a business like the Liberal's run hydro in Ontario how long would you be in business.

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In the coming weeks, a series of articles on local food and agriculture will be featured in the North Grenville Times. The Times believes that building a strong local agri-food system has the potential to create economic and social opportunities for North Grenville and our neighbouring areas in Eastern Ontario. We will attempt to tell you about what’s currently happening in agri-food, where the opportunities may be, and how we can build our own local agri-food system here. Lack of education about agri-food is the number one challenge, according to the industry itself, so we’ll do our best to help with that. Simply put, the more that you (and especially your children) know about food, the better off we all will be.

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start the ball rolling: we can do this ourselves. Join the Lions, or Rotary, or Kinsmen, or some other service club. Volunteer at a seniors’ residence, or your local school, or the Youth Centre. Find your place in this work, and find also the sense of purpose and meaning being part of this wonderful community can bring.

On December 8, 2016, the Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated several thefts from motor vehicles, which were reported in the Maitland area and appeared to have occurred overnight.

The OPP would like to take this opportunity to remind citizens that many thefts from vehicles can be prevented with some precautionary measures.

Here are some helpful tips and reminders: Always roll up your vehicle’s windows and lock the doors.

Never leave your vehicle unattended while it is running.

If you have a garage, use it and lock the door as well as your vehicle.

Never leave your car keys in plain view or in an easily accessible area.

Always park your vehicle in a well-lit area.

Never leave valuable objects or packages in full view. Put them in the trunk. Better yet, take them inside the residence.

To learn more about protecting your property, visit Property Security at www.opp.ca.

Report any suspicious persons and or activity to your local police agency or the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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(call Lynn Dolliver at 613-258-1638). Drop off food or toys. There are so many ways to help before Christmas.

One wonderful event takes place on Christmas Day itself. The second annual Community Christmas Dinner is happening at Leslie Hall between 11.30 and 3 pm on the 25th. A full turkey dinner, desserts, live music, door prizes, all served up free of charge to anyone who wants to drop by. And how is this happening? Because this community cares, and people have donated time, food, cooking, serving, and anything else that’s needed, so that we can all gather together for an hour or two to celebrate the Great Birthday, with no charge and no strings.

That is what North Grenville does: that is what we must carry forward into the new year, so that noone will be left behind, no-one ignored in their time of need, loneliness, loss, or crisis. We don’t have to wait for someone in an official capacity to

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Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: Under the Liberals since 2003 OPG / Hydro One's ratepayers liabilities have increased to $9.2 billion dollars as of Dec 31 2014, which is from stranded debt and unfunded pension and benefit liabilities which means we are on the hook for this debt so with Ontario paying the highest hydro rates in North America (how could the Liberal's allow this to happen.. ) Premier Wynne states Ontario must sell 60% of Hydro One to raise infrastructure money but premier Wynne loans First Nations 268 million dollars to buy Hydro One stock the share value was $26.00 but premier Wynne sold them for $18.10 a share so if you discount 15 million shares at $8.10 that would equal $121,500,000 profit for First Nations before

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Board appointments at the CDSBEO annual meeting

Mr. Todd Lalonde, Tr u s t e e f o r C i t y o f Cornwall and Glengarry C o u n t y, h a s b e e n acclaimed to the position of Chair for the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario. It will be the first term as Chair for Mr. Lalonde, who is entering his eleventh year as a Catholic School Trustee. Mr. Lalonde served the Board as ViceChair during the last term.

M r. L a l o n d e t o l d Trustees, “I would like to thank my fellow trustees for the confidence they’ve given me to be their Chair for the next year. Being around this table and serving Catholic education is an honour, and I am excited to embark on this journey, supported by the experience and expertise of

my fellow trustees. I would also like to congratulate the CDSBEO staff and administration, for the good work they do each day. I also look forward to working with Trustee Reil, who has great experience as an educator and trustee.”

Mr. Lalonde succeeds Mr. Brent Laton, Trustee for Grenville County and Elizabethtown-Kitley Township. Mr. Laton had served five consecutive t e r m s a s C h a i r. M r.

Lalonde also offered thanks to Mr. Laton for his years of exceptional service as Board Chair.

The Board of Trustees also elected Robin Reil, Trustee for City of Brockville, Town of Smiths Falls, and Leeds County to the position of Vice-Chair. Mr. Reil has

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Trustees.

The 2014-2018 CDSBEO Board of Trustees are: Mr. Ron Eamer - Trustee, City of Cornwall and Glengarry County Mrs. Nancy Kirby - Trustee, Lanark County Mr. Todd Lalonde - Trustee, City of Cornwall and Glengarry County Mr. Brent Laton - Trustee, Grenville County and Elizabethtown-Kitley Township Mr. Robin Reil, - Trustee, City of Brockville, Town of Smiths Falls, and Leeds County Mrs. Karen McAllister Trustee, Dundas and Stormont Counties Mrs. Sue Wilson - Trustee, Prescott and Russell Counties Ms. Alexa Meeson – Catholic Student Trustee, 2016-2017 The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario operates 40 elementary and 10 secondary schools across eight counties. The CDSBEO offers excellence in Catholic education through provincial-leading programs to approximately 12,900 students.

been serving as a Catholic School Trustee since 2003. “I do appreciate the support of my fellow Trustees, and I commend Executive Council for the great work they do. I look forward to us working as a team for the good of our students.”

Director of Education, Wm. J. Gartland, congratulated Mr. Lalonde and Mr. Reil. "The annual meeting is a wonderful celebration of our Catholic faith, and an opportunity to renew our dedication to Catholic education. I know that both Mr. Lalonde and Mr. Reil share that dedication and it will be a pleasure to work with them, and all of the Trustees as they continue to provide leadership and governance to the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario."

The Board welcomed Archbishop Brendan O’Brien of the Kingston Archdiocese, who presided at Mass to begin the evening. His Grace offered his thanks to Trustees and Senior Administration for the work they do to preserve and protect their Catholic faith and Catholic education. The Archbishop also blessed all CDSBEO

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UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, January 9 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Monday, December 19 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. For agenda information, please visit the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca/document-library.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS Police Services Board – Tuesday, December 20 at 1:30 pm at the Municipal Centre

2017 PRE-BUDGET SURVEY

The 2017 pre-budget survey is available on the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca and copies were mailed to homes in the Municipality. The deadline to submit completed surveys is noon on Friday, December 16. Paper copies can be submitted at the Municipal Office (285 County Rd. 44) or the Library (1 Water St.).

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE CHANGES Oxford Mills Waste Transfer Station Saturday, Dec. 24 9 am to noon Monday, Dec. 26 CLOSED Tuesday, Dec. 27 9 am to 4 pm Wednesday, Dec. 28 CLOSED Thursday, Dec. 29 CLOSED Friday, Dec. 30 9 am to 4 pm Saturday, Dec. 31 9 am to 4 pm Monday, Jan. 2 CLOSED Solid Waste & Recycling Pick-up There will be no pick-up on Monday, December 26. All solid waste and recycling pick-up for the week of December 26 to 30 will be delayed one day.

There will be NO changes to the solid waste and recycling pick-up schedule for the week of January 2 to 6.

Municipal Office Friday, Dec. 23 Monday, Dec. 26 Tuesday, Dec. 27 Friday, Dec. 30 Monday, Jan. 2

8:30 am to 5:00 pm CLOSED CLOSED 8:30 am to 5 pm CLOSED

North Grenville Public Libraries Kemptville Branch Saturday, Dec. 24 CLOSED Monday, Dec. 26 CLOSED Tuesday, Dec. 27 CLOSED Saturday, Dec. 31 CLOSED Monday, Jan. 2 CLOSED Burritts Rapids Branch Saturday, Dec. 24 CLOSED Tuesday, Dec. 27 CLOSED Saturday, Dec. 31 CLOSED

WINTER PARKING RESTRICTIONS

Winter parking restrictions came 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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Three Kemptville 73’s earn a spot on Team Canada East. Three Kemptville 73’s, Bobby Dow, Owen Guy and Quinn Wichers have earned a spot on Team Canada East to be played in Bonnyville, Alta. from December 11 - 17. The World Junior A Challenge is a showcase of Canadian and international Junior A talent, and the three local players have been recognised as belonging in this elite competition. by the sportsguy Thursday night’s road game in Cornwall against the Colts without three major components for the Kemptville 73’s proved too much. 73’s Beauparlant combined with Elder to Jed Raby to hammer it home for first mark on the sheet at 14:31. Colts answered back at 7:50 when Orr to Konnor Mac Cormick beat Hodgins and close out the frame with a tie.

Second session found Kemptville riding the slab and Konnor MacCormick with helpers from Markell and Poirier for PPG and his second at 7:50. Hodgins faced 20 shots to Lascelle’s 6.

Last twenty was end to end excitement, but Cornwall picked up their insurance at 7:06 as Dean Derouchie rifled it home. Can’t win games in the sin-bin, giving up draws and expecting your stopper to bail you out.

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Concern about public access to College grounds

by David Shanahan The extensive grounds of Kemptville College have been a popular place for walkers, cyclists and runners for many years, and they provide a wonderful venue for some outdoor exercise.

Recently, some regular users of the grounds have noticed an increasing number of security cars patrolling the grounds, and others have been stopped and questioned by the occupants of these vehicles. Sections of the grounds now have “No Trespassing” signs set up, with locked gates in areas that have been open to the public until now.

The Times approached the Municipality about this, and CAO, Brian Carré contacted staff at the College and reports

that public access to the College will continue in most areas. “The campus, although a private property (understanding that this may be counter to the perception by some that it was, and is public property), has and will continue to provide the public with access for vehicular traffic, walking, and dog walking - that has not changed”.

H o w e v e r, B r i a n pointed out that there are new tenants in some of the campus buildings now, and they require more security protocols.

“What has changed on the campus is the student population. As you know, the campus welcomed the French Catholic and French Public Schools Boards in September of this year along with preschool, elementary and secondary students. With

dog walkers to pick up after their pets, and keep pets on leashes.

The new gates and “No Trespassing” signs are also a result of the schools opening on the College grounds. Brian noted that: “The Security guard takes note of vehicular traffic on site - to reiterate, for the safety and security of the new student population.

To mitigate theft and vandalism, gates have been installed at various locations across campus grounds. No trespassing signs were also recently put in place in areas deemed potentially hazardous to the public”.

Whatever the future holds for the old Kemptville College grounds, new tenants and new uses of the facilities will mean changes to the ways in which the public have access to the property.

However, CAO Carré notes that, “Although this may represent a change for the public, most people are very willing to comply in the best interests of the children”.

that comes mandatory school board protocols regarding safety and security which need to be in place. To that end, a security guard is on-site, and patrols the campus with particular attention on the grounds, parking, roads, and walkways within what are now designated school zones”.

Most residents will agree that these new requirements are quite reasonable and the safety and security of the children at the two schools should be of paramount importance.

The presence of so many school children has also necessitated that steps be taken to restrict use of the grounds by dog walkers.

The security personnel are re-directing dog owners away from the school zones, and signage has been posted to encourage

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by Susan Smith, Executive Director, Kemptville & District Home Support December flurries are here…from snow flurries to the flurries of the holidays. There are so many activities happening at this time of year. This is always a fun, albeit busy, time at Kemptville & District Home Support! This Wednesday, we are having our delicious Christmas meal at the United Church with 110 people in the Christmas spirit, relaxing and enjoying themselves.

This is always a great time of great food, fun and Christmas music.

This Friday December 16, we are having our first Christmas Open House from 2-4 pm. KDHSI’s Board of Directors are hosting and extending an invitation to everyone to come out. We are all looking forward to seeing as many people as possible.

Rides are also available for those who would like to join us. There will be ‘Afternoon Tea’ provided

by Kemptville Retirement Living, for everyone to enjoy.

Something else that we

are having fun planning is our 1st Annual Big Band Dance coming April 8, 2017. At first, the date seemed like a long time away; however, the days, weeks and months keep flying by! This is going to be a great evening. It will be fun to dress up a bit and have an evening out. There will be delicious food and the music will keep your toes tapping. The Jivewires will be performing and, from all accounts, we will be well entertained. We are very excited to announce that David Shanahan has agreed to MC the event!

‘Gift Cards’ for the Big Band Dance are available for Christmas giving. This is a unique gift, and has the added bonus of helping to support KDHSI. It feels like years since Lorne and I have had the pleasure of going to a Big Bandthemed dance. We have purchased our tickets as well as several gift cards for family…shhh don’t tell!

With all of the bustle around us, it is so important for us to remember to slow down and enjoy the moments, and, more importantly, enjoy the

people in our lives. I have been reminded several times this past week to make sure I have balance in my life, and this is the perfect time of year to do just that!

Our Christmas newsletter is now ready. If you aren’t on our mailing list, please stop by and pick one up, or call and we can mail it out to you.

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Merry Christmas Mr. Scrooge!!!

by Rob Lunan As many of you know, I work in accounting, bookkeeping and payroll.

Recently a client (who shall remain unnamed) approached us to calculate what he is owed from the Federal Government’s scandalplagued Phoenix Pay system.

In case you haven’t heard about the Phoenix problem, the government introduced a new IBM payroll system in January of this year. Since then, 80,000 hard working people - including many who live in North Grenville - have had their pay messed up. The stories range from not getting their pay increase, to not getting paid at all for months, and workers losing their homes because of it. These have all been widely reported

and will not be regurgitated here. (Just search Google on this topic and you will find over 30,000 directly related articles.) However, I will report on a few things that you may not know.

First: you may have heard, back in the early Fall, Judy M. Foote (the federal minister responsible) promise that if anyone was not paid properly, they could simply contact her department for an advance to cover them, and it would be processed within days.

My client did that - several times - and never got one single advance. Not a penny.

And the same non-action happened to many others.

Meanwhile, the Minister happily trotted across the country doing the radio and TV circuit promising this same…how does one say this politely? …lie. (Golly, sorry, how un-Canadian of me…I should have said “error”.)

Second: the same minister promised it would all be fixed

by October - it hasn’t. In fact, my client, who works 40 hrs a week, is now being paid absolutely nothing, because the users of the Phoenix Pay

manner in Ontario is a crime and punishable by fines and imprisonment. But who do we fine? If you fine the government and they have to pay – it is us, the tax payers, who foot the bill. The ones who implemented this system too early (Rosanna Di Paola and her gang of bungling incompetents – who by the way were hoping for an early implementation bonus, and who were warned by experts not to implement the system because it wasn’t ready) should be fired, as an example, and IBM (the complicit vendor who is involved in a lawsuit in Australia over a similar problem, should pay at least 50% of the fix cost, which is currently estimated at “more than 45 million dollars”. But does anyone in this administration have the guts to do what is right? Time will tell - and memories will be long.

system think he was overpaid and is now clawing back all his pay – even though for six months he was underpaid by almost 50%. His reward for being patient is that now he works full time and gets nothing. This is two months after the Minister’s promised fix date, and there is still no end in sight for this poor (literally) worker. And he is not alone. There are still at least 15,000 others in a similar situation. And so, their T4’s at year-end will also be wrong, meaning that in 2017, (should they ever get their pay corrected and thereby bumped into a higher tax bracket) they will pay too much tax on the false catchup payment. (Earnings on a T4 are reported on a cash, not accrual, basis). I guess that is part of their evil plan to partially pay off the cost of fixing this debacle - collect more tax from those affected.

As if those workers don’t have enough problems. Nice plan, Mr. Scrooge.

Third: perpetrators of this crime are un-touchable. To say it is a crime is correct. To not pay workers in a timely

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Lansdowne’s Agricultural Summit

by Deron Johnston On Friday, December 9, the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands hosted an agricultural summit at the Lansdowne Community Hall.

Approximately eighty people attended the event, including MP Gord Brown and MPP Steve Clark. Attending from North Grenville were Councillor Donovan Arnaud and North Grenville Economic Development officer Teri Devine. Also in attendance was a state assemblywoman from nearby New York state and an economic development manager. During her address, the assemblywoman noted how interesting it was to hear that both regions, despite being in different countries, have very similar economic challenges. She felt it was important to have regular dialogue between the two regions and that we could learn a lot from each other.

The keynote speaker for the morning was Rebecca Mackenzie of the Culinary Tourism Alliance. Rebecca was an excellent speaker and shared a lot of relevant information about culinary tourism. In her 20’s, she helped Prince Edward County develop their tenyear food tourism strategy December 14, 2016

and the ‘Taste Trail’ program (including wineries, craft breweries, distilleries, cideries, restaurants, and specialty food shops) that is recognized as a world class food tourism initiative. At one point she stressed how important it was for culinary/ local food tourism to appeal to millennials. She said that, by 2020, this group of 18-39 year olds will dominate tourism by controlling half of the world’s tourism dollars. This group will use their online research skills to choose where they will spend their money.

They’re also looking for an authentic ‘behind the scenes’ experience, where they can learn the where, why, and how of how things are done and made.

Rebecca had some very specific advice for local food tourism businesses.

Perfecting your onsite visitor experience, telling your story effectively, online and in person, making it really easy to buy products from your business, and regularly innovating and bringing new products into your market, were some of her key pieces of advice. Rebecca pointed out that China is a key market for tourism. With a growing middle class and the largest population in the world, China spent $292

billion on tourism in 2015.

Like millennials, Chinese travellers are also looking for an authentic experience, but they also want good food and good wine.

After a local food lunch of roast beef, steamed vegetables, mashed potatoes, coleslaw and other farm table favourites, the afternoon portion of the agenda kicked off with local North Grenville resident, Katie Nolan of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs, moderating a discussion panel of local food entrepreneurs. Wendy Banks of Wendy’s Mobile Market, Bruce Davis of Gananoque Brewing Company, and Charlie Forman of Forman Farms made up the panel.

Each one talked briefly about their business, and then the discussion moved into questions from the moderator and the audience.

Some of the takeaways from the panel discussion were that, as a business owner, you’ve got to be creative and resourceful to solve some of your problems. The panel also talked about the need for perseverance as a business owner. Charlie said that he tried to grow quinoa at his farm this year, but it ended up being the worst crop failure he’s ever had. However, he

plans to try again next year, because he thinks it will work and it’s potentially very profitable. One of the many questions from the audience was what each panel member felt was the best tool for attracting new customers.

Without missing a beat, each member responded that social media was simply the best way to attract new customers.

Overall, the summit was very informative and a day well spent, with lots of time for questions and networking.

Maybe there’s an opportunity to host a similar event in North Grenville? Our North Grenville Rural Summit is supposed to take place every two years. Perhaps, in the years when there’s no rural summit, there could be an agri-food summit hosted at the former Kemptville College. Creating a municipal rural affairs and agri-food committee to help organize these two events would be a great first step.

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Hallelujah North Grenville Concert Choir!

by Hilary Thomson Last weekend, the North Grenville Concert Choir was joined by the Divertimento Orchestra and several guest soloists in a rendition of Handel’s Messiah.

The Choir performed three shows, one in Merrickville at the Merrickville United Church, and two in Kemptville at the Saint James Anglican Church. I went to the performance in Kemptville on Saturday afternoon and the church was packed. I am sure the show was sold out and it turned out that it was for good reason.

It’s hard to believe that both the North Grenville Concert Choir and the Divertimento Orchestra are amateur organizations. The show rivalled anything that I have seen at larger venues in Ottawa, including the National Arts Centre.

The four young guest

soloists were impeccable; but the star of the show was definitely soprano Carolyn Beaudoin. I was blown away every time she opened her mouth to hit another perfect angel-like note.

I was also impressed by the range of the Choir itself.

Everyone was in tune and the melodies of the alto, soprano, tenor and bass sections melded together beautifully to create a sound that would have made Handel proud.

At the end of the show, the audience rose to their feet as the choir, soloists and orchestra joined together in an encore of Hallelujah, with some eager audience members joining in.

Overall, it was a wonderful way to spend a chilly Saturday afternoon and it was so nice to have such a quality performance so close to home. Congratulations to everyone who made the concert such a roaring success.

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Green and Growing

by Woody Armour The North Grenville Council has been promoting and advertising the “Green and Growing” program for quite some time now, at least five years or more. Council has spent large sums of money on this program and gone into significant debt as a result.

There are advertising signs all around the Kemptville area. But, what is “Green and Growing”?

Using the recent Rural Summit model, let us use a tour bus, one with a stereo system, to tour the region and attempt to discover “green and growing”. As the bus pulls away, we can hear, over the stereo system, Peter Paul and Mary softly singing: Where have all the dollars gone, Long time passing, Gone to builders, every one, W h e re h a v e a l l t h e builders gone, Long time passing , Gone to Florida, every one.

As we approach Heckston, we look around: nothing here. So, moving on to the southern edge of the municipality, again nothing new, just bumpy rough gravel roads. On to Oxford Station; again nothing new. Now we go to the other corner of the Municipality, Bishop’s Mills.

Sleepy little place, but, again, nothing. On to Oxford Mills: again nothing; however, there is a small plaque attached to the decaying stonework on one of the two heritage buildings. “A politician’s value is reflected in their action”, whatever that means.

Nothing else, so on to Burritts Rapids. Again, other than the sound of the river, nothing. “Where has all the money gone……”. So, back to Kemptville. Then, coming into the town, we have something! Under construction are boxes, ticky tacky little boxes. Just past them is a dog poop park, a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise under construction, and automobile traffic - lots of automobile traffic - and large For Sale signs in the nearby field. Is this it? Is this where the money has gone?

Appears so, there is nothing else, we have looked all over the municipality.

So, as a result of the green and growing tour, we must come to the conclusion that the “green and growing concept” is an expensive and unproductive venture that must be replaced.

Since this is a rural area (thus the Rural Summit title), our best course of action is to build upon our best assets, which are rural oriented.

Thus we must start with an Agricultural Committee as a Committee of Council. This committee existed for many years, but was dissolved by the current Council, within a period of two weeks, from start of the process to finish.

This was a strange thing to do, given the Kemptville College situation, the McSweeny report, and the subsequent BDC report recommending rural action.

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festivals, such as strawberry festivals, garlic festivals, maple sugaring days in the spring, etc. These festivals would assist the centre-town merchants and would be an innovative solution to the down town which the box stores could not match.

4) The possibility of the near term building of local brew pubs and a cheese factory.

5) Assuming an innovative management, the possibility of exports abroad. Small companies in Europe will be exporting to us, so we should be able to export to Europe. It is a matter of innovation, attitude and leadership, and that is what the Agricultural Committee can provide; something that the council cannot.

Therefore, I would propose another Rural Summit in February, 2017.

This summit’s purpose is to ensure that the Agricultural Committee is in place, to expand and promote these suggestions, and to hold open roundtable discussions on the various possibilities. In short, an imaginative innovative and transparent gathering.

Some of the topics may include solar power farm equipment, small scale agricultural robots (essential if we are to compete internationally), crops for high/low tunnels, various types and styles of hoop houses, discussions of root rhizospheres, grafting, soil ecology, bees, ducks and any

the down town area, the Agricultural Committee must be reinstated. It was dissolved for some mysterious reason within a short period of time, no one knows why for certain,( which represents a lack of transparency), so it can certainly be reinstated within a short period of time, 60 days at maximum.

This reinstatement vote will separate the luddites from the builders, and have a major positive effect on the future of the municipality. This vote will also differentiate the “spend and tax” councillors from the “efficient managers” on council.

In the last article, the potential local agricultural market was outlined in a verifiable manner, indicating jobs and spin off benefits.

The Agricultural Committee is the method by which this potential can be unlocked within a reasonable time frame. It is far superior to any other option available at this time to the residents of the community.

Some of the immediate benefits will be: 1) a covered Farmers Market which would also serve as a local centre of commerce, featuring local produce, quick foods, local crafts, and the like.

2) A much larger selection of local foods at better prices, and, with imaginative management, food tourism and innovative restaurant menus.

3) A series of agriculturally-oriented

other interesting topic we can copy from upcoming shows in the U.S. Although I have discussed “farming”, the equine industry is also a large local industry.

They, the “horse industries”, have not been discussed only because we know so little about them, just that they draw many people each week to the immediate area and purchase large amounts of raw materials locally. It is the only local industry that does this. This industry draws more people to the area than any program that has been promoted by the BIA etc., and does it on a weekly basis.

The Councils’ choice with respect to the Agricultural Committee will be interesting.

I leave you to your thoughts.

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Youngsters of Yore, 1:30 pm, Library Program Room. Christmas Party KDHSI Christmas Open House, 2-4 pm, 215 Sanders St.. The Board of Directors are hosting and extending an invitation to everyone to come out. ‘Afternoon Tea’ provided by Kemptville Retirement Living.

Candlelight Carol Service, St. Andrew's United Church, Bishop's Mills 7 pm. Refreshments to follow in the Church Hall. All are welcome to attend.

Cantata, The Wondrous Story, 10 am at St. John’s United Church, 400 Prescott Street. St. John’s is fully accessible.

Blood Donor Clinic at the North Grenville Municipal Centre in Kemptville from 12:30 -3:30 pm and from 5-8 pm. Sponsored by the Kemptville Masons. Christmas is the time of giving, please help someone by giving the gift of life. Book an appointment at blood.ca Christmas Day Community Dinner, Leslie Hall, 19 Clothier Street, noon to 2 pm. Turkey or Ham with all the trimmings.

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Modern square dance club, Grenville Gremlins,7:30-10 pm, Leslie Hall on Clothier St. BNI Networking Group Breakfast, Grenville Mutual Insurance Building, 380 Colonnade Dr, 7- 8:30 am. Info: 613-918-0430.

Bridge- St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $4. All levels of bridge players welcome. 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 Wednesday of every month from 7-9 pm at the Grenville Mutual Building Conference room. See ngphotoclub.ca Klub 67 Euchre every 2nd & 4th Wed. beginning Sept. 14, 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church. Everyone welcome $5.00.

Bingo- 1st & 3rd Wed., Kemptville Legion, 1 pm. All welcome.

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Kemptville Legion cribbage night, 2nd and 4th Wed. Start time 7 pm. All welcome. Come and play for fun.

New Horizon Club, 2nd & 4th Wed. at the Burritt`s Rapids Community Hall. Regular meetings begin at 2 pm. Special events with lunch begin at noon. Programs call 258-9315, membership info Janet at 269-2737.

Holy Cross Church monthly suppers, 1st Wed of the month, starting October 5. Adults $8, Children $5. All are welcomed.

Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:45 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691.

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

Twice The Fun Games (200 Sanders St. Unit 103) is your host for Game Night, 2nd and 4th Fri., 6-10 pm. Bring your favourite game or borrow one from their library. All ages welcome.

Friendship Lunch, Leslie Hall, hosted by St. James, Holy Cross, Salvation Army, St. John and Kemptville Pentecostal Churches, 11:30 am.

Donations accepted but not expected, everyone welcome.

Kemptville Legion breakfast, 8 - 10 am 3rd Sat. Adults $5. Children under 12 $3. All welcome.

Kerith Debt Freedom Centre – Provides free and confidential coaching to help you get and stay out of debt, 2nd & 4th Sat.of each month. Call 613-258-4815 x 103 or www.kdfc.ca to request an appointment.

Twice The Fun Games (200 Sanders St. Unit 103) selects a game for their “Organized Play” and "Learn to Play" events, 1-4 pm . No experience needed. See what games are coming up, sign up for their newsletter.

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

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Merrickville Public School’s Play for Everyone Campaign gets support from local business

Members of the Breathe Dance Company spread holiday cheer last Monday at Hilltop Manor. They performed for the residents and also handed out Christmas cards.

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At an assembly on Friday, December 2, Monkman Forming Ltd. presented a cheque to the Merrickville Public School to support the building of the new play structure.

The Merrickville Public School’s Advisory Council has been fundraising for a new play structure through the Play for Everyone campaign. The current play structure is almost 25 years old and is in need of repairs and is not accessible for all children.

Monkman Forming is a family business and has a vested interest in supporting this community school. Eric Monkman’s granddaughter, Sophie, just started Junior Kindergarten at MPS this past September. Monkman Forming was contracted in the building of the new Learning Commons addition on the school in 2014. This Merrickville business encourages other business owners in the area to support the Play for Everyone campaign to give the children at MPS a fun, safe and accessible play structure that will promote their learning and physical development.

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Moves to protect urban water

by Hilary Thomson Water Protection Zone signs have been placed in designated areas in Kemptville and Merrickville as a reminder to residents to look after their water.

The signs are part of a provincial initiative to let people know that water is being taken from local rivers, lakes and underground aquifers to support the needs of the population. The three signs in Kemptville, and one in Merrickville, mark the areas around municipal wells where source water is used and needs to be cared for. The fourth well, which is in Kemptville, has not been accounted for because, when the program was first initiated, it was not in existence.

North Grenville Director of Public Works, Karen Dunlop, says they hope to have the fourth well included in the provincial Source Protection Act by next year.

According to the Mississipi-Rideau Source Protection Region website, there are multiple reasons why paying attention to how we treat our water is a good idea. For example, water treatment systems are not able to take all contaminants out of the water, particularly certain chemicals. Preventing contamination in the first place is the best way to make sure the water continues to be safe to use. From a financial point of view, it is much easier to keep water clean than to clean it up. According to the website, an oil spill from 2010 in Eastern Ontario cost $1,000,000 to clean up. The spill might have been prevented if the oil tank that leaked had been kept in good repair. Overall, having accessible, clean water is integral to the health of a community, protecting property values, promoting tourism, recreation and business development, and safeguarding wildlife in the area.

If you live or work within the Source Protection Areas, visit www.mrsourcewater.ca to find out how you can ensure that you are doing all you can to protect the health of the water in your area.

The Municipality of Merrickville-Wolford is in the process of hiring a deputy clerk to help with some of the administrative needs of the Municipality. “There are things we are required to do through legislation that aren’t being done,” says CAO John Regan. “Running a municipality isn’t like it was ten years ago.”

Just one of the roles of the new Deputy Clerk will be to get the municipality up to speed in terms of their filing system. Documents that go back as far at the turn of the twentieth century are currently piled unorganized in the back of the

municipal offices. “This is my nightmare,” says John, as he takes a book of Minutes from 1914 off the top shelf. “This should be in the archives or a museum.”

The Deputy Clerk will be charged with going through the immense number of files in the back room, organizing them and putting them into an electronic filing system. John hopes they will also be able to set up a new IT system, as their current one is over thirty years old and works poorly, at best. “I told council I’m losing some sleep over this, because I want to ensure we’re running efficiently and effectively,” John says. “I don’t think they want to pay me what they’re paying me to

do filing.”

John says it is quite common for municipalities to have a deputy clerk, and he believes having one is integral for the future success of Merrickville-Wolford.

Having someone to take over some of the more onerous tasks of the clerk will free up some time for John to focus on his CAO duties. “I want to do some economic development as well,” he says. “There just aren’t enough hours in the day.”

Candidates have already been screened and interviews are in progress. John says he hopes to have the position filled by the beginning of the New Year.

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SNG’s 2016 Give North Grenville Silent Auction a huge success!

Concern for pedestrian safety after a hit-and-run in Kemptville

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By Clare Weissflog for Sustainable North Grenville A fun and festive evening was had by all who attended the 2016 Give North Grenville Silent Auction at Maplewood Hall in Oxford Mills last week. With warm, spiced beverages, delicious finger foods and live music from the lovely ladies of Bella Borealis, there was not much more you could ask for. A record total of over $1,200 was collected to seed the 10th Annual North Grenville Sustainability Fair on April 23, 2017, and support our monthly events throughout the year. SNG would like to acknowledge the generosity of the many local businesses, entrepreneurs and artists as well as some kind-hearted individuals who donated our wonderful array of over 40 items!

A big thank you to all our contributors: Fiddlehead Soup, Bella Borealis, Twice the Fun Games, Brewed Awakenings, The Workshop Dance Studio, Body & Sole, Downtowne Ice Cream Shoppe, Alpaca Tracks, Love My Buns, Aubin Farm, Vincent Spa Garage, Rideau Roastery, Home and Beyond, Geronimo Coffee House, The Crusty Baker, To Be Continued, Ahimsa Naturopathic & Yoga, Grahame’s Bakery, Don Munz, Ian Angus, John & Fran Brauneisen, Tom Graham, Barbara Gour, Bill Adams, Nora Devette, Meredith Luce (Luce Ends), Victor Desroches, Aleta Karstad, Jan & Arn Snyder(Forest Row Farm),Creative Catherine.

Support your local community and your friends and neighbours who own or work at local businesses; think about shopping locally for some of your Christmas and holiday gifts this year. Sustain what you value.

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At two o’clock on the afternoon of December 6, Jennifer Cunning was walking along Clothier Street with her 5-month old daughter, Millie, in a stroller, when a black SUV pulled out of a parking area at Benson Auto and hit the stroller. The driver, according to the OPP, “backed up and drove around the pedestrians and left the scene”. Fortunately, neither Jennifer nor Millie were hurt, but Jennifer says that “it was a very horrifying day for my family”.

The driver of the vehicle has not yet been caught by police, who are eager to hear from witnesses. 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

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As a pedestrian, it is imperative that you are aware of your surroundings, don’t become distracted and do not ever assume a driver sees you, even if you can see them. If you are on the roadways during dusk, darkness or are in adverse weather conditions, ensure you are visible by dressing with reflective or light coloured clothing, listen, watch for approaching traffic and stay on sidewalks or well onto the shoulder of the road.

Once again, anyone with information about the black SUV which struck Millie’s stroller should contact the OPP 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.

Christmas is the perfect time to support local businesses. Buy Christmas presents from small local businesses and self-employed people.

Buy from neighbours who sell online, from local artisans, bookstores, florists, jewellers, bakers and craftspeople. Enjoy a hot chocolate at a local small café. Keeping your money in the community means jobs, more money flowing through your neighbours’ businesses. That way, more local people will have a better Christmas.

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Ironically, the incident occurred on the same day the OPP issued a statement about pedestrian safety and the increasing number of incidents where people are fatally struck by vehicles as they walk along the streets and roads of the province.

Already 30 pedestrians have lost their lives on OPP patrolled roadways this year. This is 66% higher than the same period in 2015, when 18 pedestrians were killed. Over this same time period, officers in East Region investigated 16 motor vehicle collisions that involved pedestrian fatalities. As of December 6, 2016, OPP have investigated 8 pedestrian fatalities which matches the total of pedestrian fatalities in 2015.

Unlike the driver in the collision with Jennifer and Millie, if you find yourself involved in a motor vehicle collision you are encouraged to remain with your vehicle. If you do need

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by Jim Dolan The place to be last Saturday, December 10, was the North Grenville Curling Club in Kemptville. The club held its annual Turkey Spiel that was a great success and the winners were in the mood to celebrate.

However, one lady stole the show, Norma Fisher. Norma’s team may have only finished second in their curling draw, but Norma was in the spotlight at the scrumptious turkey dinner put on by the club.

The club threw a surprise 95th birthday celebration for Norma. With her family and her curling friends in attendance, Norma was piped to the spotlight. There she was presented with a beautiful birthday cake, and a bouquet of roses. All in attendance then sang Happy Birthday. It was a great celebration for a remarkable lady.

Thank You Al Wetzel, Gail Pattman, Catherine McCarthy and Bob Featherston, the organizing committee, and their great team of elves for making this year’s Turkey Spiel a lot more memorable.

Norma turned 95 on Tuesday, December 13. Norma, the community hopes your actual birthday brought you lots of laughter and many opportunities to remember how blessed you are to have a loving family and so many friends.

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Oxford Mills resident wins gold medal from the royal conservatory of music

submitted by Jeff Embleton, Manager, Public Relations The Royal Conservatory Oxford Mills resident Hanna MacNaughtan has won a Gold Medal for scoring the top mark in Ontario on The Royal Conservatory's Level 6 Harp examination. She received the award at a recent ceremony in Toronto at The Royal

Conservatory’s national headquarters.

Hanna is one of our adult students. She has been taking harp lessons for the last five years with Richmond teacher Lucile Brais Hildesheim. She is a registered oncology nurse at Ottawa General Hospital and sometimes brings her travel harp to the office to play for patients.

Regional Gold Medals are awarded each academic year (September 1 to August 31) to Conservatory examination candidates in Preparatory A and B and Grades 1 to 10 who achieve the highest mark in their respective province or designated region. Eligible candidates must score at least 80% on their practical examination and must have completed the co-requisite theory examinations for their respective grade and discipline. Gold

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T h e R o y a l Conservatory of Music is one of the largest and most respected music and arts education institutions in the world. Providing the definitive standard of excellence in music education through its curriculum, assessments, performances, and teacher education programs, The Conservatory has had a substantial impact on the lives of millions of people globally. The Royal Conservatory Certificate Program provides a recognized standard of m u s i cal ach i ev em en t through an effectively sequenced course of study and individual student examinations from beginner to advanced levels. Each year, nearly 100,000 examinations are written in communities across North America.

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