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Prepare for lots of green ink in this week’s Times: it’s our St. Patrick’s Day edition.

As an Irishman, I’ve been quite amazed at how popular the day is around the world.

World sites light up in green: the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House, the Golden Gate Bridge. Why this Irish national day, rather than some other country’s? Perhaps it’s because you find the Irish everywhere, Ireland is a country with a long and sad history of emigration, after all. Perhaps it’s the culture: music, writers, actors; in fact, storytellers in all forms.

The Irish do love language, especially since their own was mainly lost to them through colonisation.

Ireland is both an ancient land, and a nation marking 100 years of political independence for the Republic this year. It is impossible to grow up in Ireland without being aware of history. Where I went to school, a 13th Century Norman castle stood on the grounds. Drimnagh Castle was built in the reign of King John (of Robin Hood fame), and throughout the centuries after was regularly attacked

by Gaelic tribes from the nearby Wicklow mountains, the O’Tooles. My best friend in school was Chris O’Toole,

from Wicklow. Both my father and grandfather served in the Home Guard in World War II, stationed in Drimnagh Castle: history is never far away.

Everywhere you go in Ireland, you’ll find ruins of castles and houses, from as far back as pre-Celtic times, right up to the 1916-1921 period, when much of central Dublin was destroyed by artillery, some British and some Irish.

Our songs, poetry, music and stories stem from a tradition millenia old. The oldest man-made structure in the world, they say, dating back 5,000 years, is called, with classic Irish understatement, Newgrange. It’s in the

Boyne Valley, a place made infamous by a certain battle in 1790 and still remembered annually by the Orange Order on July 12.

Ireland, they say, has too much history and too little geography. But what geography! To travel through Ireland is to become almost numb, overwhelmed by the beauty you see around you. Yes, perhaps there are many reasons why the Irish national day is marked all over the world.

That is the positive side of being Irish, and, for this week, that’s where the emphasis lies. Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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The great scourge of the Irish monasteries in the 7th and 8th centuries were the Viking longships that arrived suddenly, bringing death and destruction as they plundered the goods of the monks. In the margin of a manuscript from those days, an unknown monk noted with relief the storm winds blowing outside his cell.

There’s a wicker wind tonight, Wild upheavals in the sea; No fear now that the Viking hordes Will terrify me.

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A harmless coffee break can do more harm than you think.

Throughout the 18th century in Ireland, more and more of the old forests were cut down for settlements and farms. Once covering more than 90% of the island, the trees were mourned by one poet in Kilcash. An elegy to a world that was vanishing before him, where the Gaelic lords were patrons of poets and musicians: Cad a dhéanfaimid feasta gan adhmad?

Tá deireadh na gcoillte ar lár; níl trácht ar Chill Chais ná ar a teaghlach is ní bainfear a cling go bráth.

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(Now what will we do for timber, With the last of the woods laid low?

There’s no talk of Cill Chais or its household And its bell will be struck no more.

That dwelling where lived the good lady Most honoured and joyous of women Earls made their way over wave there And the sweet Mass once was said.)

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What a long, strange trip it’s been

by David Shanahan Céad míle fáilte. Welcome to our special St. Patrick’s Day edition of the Times. In these days of restricted travel and forced isolation, we thought it would be a nice idea to bring Ireland to you, some photographs, jokes, stories, and other Irish stuff. It is also a proper and appropriate way to mark my last issue of the Times as Editor. Yes, after eight years of weekly, and, before that, eight years of monthly newspapers, I am stepping aside. (I hear distant cheers and muffled cries. They must be about something else!).

The new Editor of the Times is Lorraine Rekmans, whom many of you will know or come across over the years. Lorraine has a very impressive background in journalism and activism in many areas. She will make a wonderful addition to the Times and brings a wealth of new ideas, a new perspective, after so many years of... well, me.

When Maggie and I

started the monthly North Grenville Community Newsletter away back in 2004, we weren’t sure exactly what we were doing. In fact, to this very day, there are people who still think we don’t know what we’re doing, and fair play to them. I’m not sure they’re entirely wrong. But we, and especially Maggie, saw a need for a local source of news about what was happening in North Grenville, so off we went. We were very much encouraged by Peter Nicol, a good friend and a veteran of local journalism.

It is sad that he didn’t live to see the results of pushing us in that direction.

Those years were far from easy or sedate. We seemed to speak to the depths of some people, especially certain members of council, and life was rather exciting.

Coming from a very quiet and anonymous background, it was really strange to be named in very public places as some kind of radical troublemakers. Reference was made more than once to Irish leprechauns who should go back where they came from.

Ah, the good old days...

When the weekly NG Times began publication in November, 2012, North Grenville had changed considerably since we had started off. A growing population, ever-expanding development, new and more complex issues facing the community and its leaders, all gave added impetus to the new newspaper. Monthly was no longer enough, a weekly paper was required. It took time for people to tune into what we were doing, and many continued to mistake us for a certain corporate paper that was rapidly becoming less local both in content and in physical presence.

But time has aided the Times. During this past year, we wondered if we could survive the lockdowns and restrictions. What would there be to write about, when everything was closed down?

But I really believe that the Times came into its own in 2020, providing a vehicle for spreading reliable information, keeping people in touch with what was happening.

Without the support of this

community, we would not have kept going, it’s as simple as that. If this past year has taught me anything, it is that this genuinely is a great community where people pull together and want to support each other, business to business, person to person, heart to heart.

So, it’s time for a new vision, or a new way of seeing the vision. I am not disappearing completely, there will still be articles now and then, history, mythunderstandings, and others. I am leaving the position in order to focus on a new project: a history of North Grenville to be published in 2023, when we celebrate 25 years of amalgamation. This year is the 230th anniversary of the founding of Upper Canada, which became Ontario in 1867, as well as the anniversary of the first survey that laid out the boundaries of Oxford-on-Rideau. I am, by profession, a historian, and this seems to me to be the best way to use my time and talents for the next couple of years.

I recognise that people

have very divergent views on what we have done in the Times over the years, and even recently. But my hope, from the beginning, was that the paper would provide a way for people to share their ideas, opinions, reflections and events with their friends and neighbours, no matter what those opinions might be. It is vital in any democratic society that people have the freedom to express themselves, without hatred, without any destructive and negative words against others. This has not always been popular, and there was always a temptation not to publish those critical of me, the Times, or what was written. I am deeply thankful to those who have worked with me, especially Maggie, of course. But also Pat, Gord,

Peter, Christine, Hilary, and now Joselyn and Hayley.

May the road rise to meet you.

In all, sixteen years of talking to, with, and about the life and Times of North Grenville and beyond. Let me change a habit I’ve had of giving each editorial the name of a song, and instead just quote a line from one to sum up those 16 years: What a long strange trip it’s been!

to thank Mr. Stew Hamill for his very objective letter in the previous issue. Long time locals call it the Creek, newbies who want to make change call it the South Branch. In reality, the name has boiled down to personal preference and at the end of the day who really cares. May the Creek live on!

West of Kemptville it's called the Crik that runs all the way back to Wall's Falls, mud pout capital of the world.

Dr. W.J. Young, C.O.E. (RET).

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This seems to be against Ontario regulations as legal gathering limits for organized public events is set at 25 people or less.

So my questions regarding this are: who authorized this? Was our Municipality and/or Council of the Day aware of this event? Were the OPP and local Bylaw officers aware? Where does our Health department stand on this? And why would our Municipal Council place us at risk by inviting/allowing events such as this and encouraging people to gather in large groups (including those from high risk areas)?

This is extremely unfair to those of us following the regulations, as well as the local businesses who are hoping not to have to close their doors again. In light of what has just happened in nearby Lanark, with 50 plus people testing positive related to a social gathering, I feel we should expect better from all levels of authority whose first priority should be the safety of their citizens.

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to the end to see if this was a joke, an early 1st of April Fool or simply an advertisement for an extra strong Canabis. Am I surprised that the township wants to spend $132K to make Kemptville a “world class state of the art tourism destination”? I certainly am not. After the Wellington St. project, now probably $3M, picnic tables at $1k each, subsidized apartments where the builder reaps the benefit of the potential tenants, etc etc. What is there in Kemptville that could attract tourists? I will suggest almost nothing except the

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Shanahan and his staff for not only giving me this paper at no cost, but allowing everyone their opinion at no cost.

Now with that being said, in a previous letter I mentioned the brick and mortar plans for the new prison. As this has not yet materialized, I must go with Ms. Kath Piche's vision as mentioned in her weekly column. If this is the vision that is allowed to be planted in our minds, I totally agree with her.

I can see me driving down Old Highway 16 (County Road 44) looking to the left and seeing big muscle bound inmates pumping iron in the blazing hot sun surrounded by big fat bellied Prison Guards smoking stogies and resting their loaded shotguns across their arms. (they should know better, smoking is not good for you). And the children across the road innocently

watching this would be negatively affected. As I progress South and enter the super slab (416 Highway) I will see prisoners dressed in orange with ball and chain picking garbage. True to course they will be watched over by the same Prison Guards in mirrored aviator glasses.

Oh! Now let me stop my journey, I have no need to go further. I have solved one of the issues of the CAPP. A prison will never in your wildest dreams bring economic benefits. By Ms. Piche's vision I can see vintage prison films being produced in good olde North Grenville.

Now is the time for the Ministry of Correctional Services to step up to the plate and make concrete statements on what they are building as they obviously know as they have a completion date of 2027. You must know what you are building to know how long it takes.

In closing, I would like

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Dear Editor, Over last weekend, I noticed something that brought up a number of questions.

Driving down Davis Road I could see a large number of vehicles and trailers.

Asking at one of the local gas stations, I was told that the Snowmobile Drag Races were being held with well over 200 people from high risk areas like Lanark,

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Dear Editor, I am writing in regards to the article about the tourism coordinator being hired by the municipality. I read the article with great interest

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Council to host public meeting on Correctional Facility Council is hosting a public meeting on Tuesday, March 23 at 6:30 pm regarding the Correctional Facility.

“Council believes it is important for the community to have this opportunity to share their perspectives, express concerns, as well as ask questions about the correctional facility at a public meeting,” said Mayor Nancy

Peckford. “Since the facility was first announced by the Premier, I have made it my job as Mayor to insist that North Grenville has a voice at the provincial table regarding this development.”

In August 2020, the province announced plans to build a new Eastern Ontario Correctional Complex located on the “farm-side” lands by

the Kemptville Campus, approximately 182 acres that have been long owned by the province.

In November 2020, the Office of the Solicitor General Sylvia Jones held a public forum virtually for North Grenville residents. Subsequently, the Ministry of the Solicitor General, at the request of the Mayor and Council, held a

series of stakeholder engagement sessions.

“While we are not able to meet in person at this time, we encourage residents to join in virtually and share their comments or questions with Council,” added Councillor Kristin Strackerjan.

For members of the public wanting to make a delegation and/or attend the meeting

virtually, pre-registration is required by e-mailing clerk@ northgrenville.on.ca.

Members of the public are also invited to submit written comments via email to: input@northgrenville.on.ca or by mail (285 CR44 PO Box 130, Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0) no later then 4:00 pm on Monday, March 22.

Council meetings are cur-

rently conducted virtually via Zoom. Members of the public who wish to view the livestream (or recording) can watch in on the Municipal YouTube Channel at: https:// www.youtube.com/user/ NorthGrenville/featured

Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Region moved to Yellow - Protect Level by the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit On March 12, the government of Ontario announced that the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark region will move from the Green– Prevent level to the Yellow – Protect level of the Keeping Ontario Safe and Open COVID-19 Framework.

The sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in the region over the past two weeks means that the region is on the border between yellow and orange zones.

A Section 22 Class order was put into effect on March 5 in the Municipalities of Mississippi Mills, Carleton Place and Beckwith to reduce opportunities for people to gather and have close, unprotected contact with others outside their household in public and private facilities. Given there are new restrictions on food premises within the Yellow Zone, Section 5 Dining and Drinking Establishments of the Section 22 Order will be rescinded as of Monday, March 15, 2021 at 12:01 am.

The remainder of the Section 22 Order remains in effect.

The move to the Yellow – Protect level means that strengthened public health measures came into effect in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark on Monday, March 15,

at 12:01 a.m. The additional measures include limited hours of operations for certain settings, limits on the hours for sale of liquor in food and beverage establishments, and limits on the number of individuals permitted in food and drinking establishments (6) and other settings.

Full details of the limitations and restrictions for the Yellow – Protect Level can be found on the Health Unit’s website: https://healthunit. org/health-information/covid-19/business-re-opening/ framework.

“The move from GreenPrevent to the Yellow – Protect level in our region highlights how quickly COVID-19 can spread when public health measures are not in place,” says Dr. Paula Stewart, Medical Officer of Health for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit. “Our staff are working diligently to follow-up with all people with COVID-19 and their high risk contacts to isolate them and prevent transmission in our community. We are relying on the residents, businesses, services and workplaces in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark to follow precautions to limit the spread of COVID-19 in their settings. It is in our hands to protect our communities, and prevent further restrictions at levels beyond yellow.”

Staying home and apart as much as we can is the most important thing we can do.

Being safe and protecting yourself means you are protecting your family, friends and co-workers.

S - Self-isolate if you have symptoms of COVID-19.

Consider getting tested M - Mask/face covering on properly when in enclosed public spaces and when physical distancing is a challenge outdoors.

A - Avoid touching your face.

R - Remain 2 metres/6 feet apart from people not part of your household – avoid play dates, and other close social contact. Social circles beyond the household are no long encouraged.

T - Twenty (20) seconds for regular hand hygiene.

Cover your coughs and sneezes.

The Keeping Ontario Safe and Open COVID-19 Framework categorizes public health unit regions into five levels: Green-Prevent, Yellow-Protect, Orange-Restrict, Red-Control, and Grey - Lockdown being a measure of last and urgent resort.

For more information about COVID-19, visit: https://healthunit.org/healthinformation/covid-19/business-re-opening/framework/ or call 1-800-660-5853.

visitors, with $132k this willrepresent more than 13,000 potential tourists...the best you could probably achieve.... another poor use of our taxpayer dollars.

Yves St-Pierre

We had many more letters to the editor, but due to lack of sapce and this special St. Patrick's Day issue, they will be put in next weeks issue.

UPDATE For updates related to COVID-19 and the North Grenville Municipal Centre visit: www.northgrenville.ca/coronavirus The Municipal Centre is open to the public Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL MEETINGS

Council meetings will be conducted virtually via Zoom. Council meetings will be live streamed on YouTube commencing at 6:30 pm. To view the live stream visit: https://www.youtube.com/user/ NorthGrenville/featured.

For any members of the public wanting to attend the meeting virtually, pre-registration is required by e-mailing clerk@northgrenville.on.ca. To make a deputation in relation to an item on the agenda, please pre-register with the Clerk’s Office at the same e-mail address.

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS Committee meetings will be conducted virtually via Zoom. For any members of the public wanting to attend the meeting virtually, pre-registration is required by e-mailing Jessica Workman at jworkman@northgrenville.on.ca Active Transportation Advisory Committee – Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 5:00 pm Environmental Action Advisory Committee – Monday, March 29, 2021 at 6:00 pm

NORTH GRENVILLE POLICE SERVICES BOARD Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 1:30 pm For any members of the public wanting to attend the meeting virtually, pre-registration is required by e-mailing Palak Mehta at pmehta@northgrenville.on.ca

BAG TAGS

Old bag tags can be refunded or exchanged at the Municipal Centre. Bag tags are now $2.75 per tag or a bundle of 8 for $22. The Municipality is providing additional weekend office hours (9:00 am – 1:00 pm) for residents to exchange their old garbage bag tags for new ones on the following dates:

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Visit www.northgrenville.ca/careers for more details Tourism Coordinator: Resumes must be received no later than 4:00 pm on April 2, 2021 Facilities Lead Hand: Resumes must be received no later than 4:00 pm on April 2, 2021 Parks and Trails Labourer: Resumes must be received no later than 4:00 pm on March 26, 2021 Spring/Summer Student Positions 2021: Resumes must be received no later than 4:00 pm on March 27, 2021 Board Members – Kemptville Campus: Resumes must be received no later than 4:00 pm on April 2, 2021

Letters cont'd Kemptville music festival.

We had the Ribs festival but it is my understanding that the township wanted too much money for the rental of the parking lot. The downtown is a mix of empty buildings, a few basic restaurants and some shops that local people enjoy. There is nothing there to attract tourists. The only thing we can hope (outside of a miracle) is that people en route to Merrickville stop for a coffee, a hot dog or an ice cream. Suggestion....if you offer a $10 gift card to

Members of the public are invited to submit written comments via email to input@northgrenville.on.ca or by mail (285 CR44 PO Box 130, Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0) no later then 4:00 pm on Monday, March 22, 2021. For more details visit www.northgrenville.ca

2021 INTERIM TAX BILLS

All 2021 Interim Tax Bills have been mailed. If you have not received your bill, please contact the Administration Office. The installment due date is March 31, 2021. Final tax bills for all tax classes will be mailed in June. Reminder: Payments can be made by credit card when paying online through our website.

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The hole digger wiped his brow and sighed, "Well, I suppose it probably looks odd because we're normally a three-person team. But today the lad who plants the trees called in sick."

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Newgrange, County Meath. Newgrange is a Stone Age (Neolithic) monument in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, and was constructed about 5,200 years ago (3,200 B.C.). Newgrange is a large circular mound 85m (279ft) in diameter and 13m (43ft) high with a 19m (63ft) stone passageway and chambers inside. The mound is ringed by 97 large kerbstones, some of which are engraved with symbols called megalithic art.

Newgrange is best known for the illumination of its passage and chamber by the winter solstice sun. Above the entrance to the passage there is a opening called a roof-box.[Photo 5] Its purpose is to allow sunlight to penetrate the chamber on the shortest days of the year, around December 21st, the winter solstice. At dawn, from December 19th to 23rd, a narrow beam of light penetrates the roof-box and reaches the floor of the chamber, gradually extending to the rear of the chamber.

As the sun rises higher, the beam widens within the chamber so that the whole room becomes dramatically illuminated. This event lasts for 17 minutes, beginning around 9am. The accuracy of Newgrange as a time-telling device is remarkable when one considers that it was built 500 years before the Great Pyramids and more than 1,000 years before Stonehenge.

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This collection of gold bracelets are on display in the National Museum in Dublin and are an example of Celtic or pre-Celtic workmanship. The gold was mined in Ireland.

Ancient Ireland It might be thought that an island on the far edges of Europe would have been isolated and out of the mainstream of culture and commerce in ancient times. But, in fact, Ireland was part of a complex network of trading routes, as these axeheads show. They date from between 4,000 and 3,800 B.C., and are made from jadeitite which was quarried in the northern Italian Alps. They were most likely had a ceremonial function, as they show no sign of being used.

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This collection of buildings, known as beehive cells, are located at Fahan on the Dingle Peninsula. It is thought that they were part of a pilgrimage route that stretched from Spain all the way to Mount Brandon on the Peninsula in the early Sixth Century and later. This settlement may have been a stop on the way along the Saints Road to Brandon on the other side of the peninsula.

Gallarus Oratory.

This small chapel, also on the Dingle Peninsula, remains watertight and stable, even after centuries of Atlantic wind and rain. Its precise age is unknown.

Local poet, Mícheál ó Fionnáin, wrote in Irish of this site.

Gallarus Oratory Gallarus A boat turned upside down I walk loudly on the stones.

The Tears of God are washing the footpath I am sitting in front of the Oratory Content, patient, breathing ornate hymns, full of grace, listening to the melodious music of the blackbird in the heather.

The miracle of the stones beside me.

Gallarus.

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Ireland has a very great number of monastic ruins.

Wherever you go, you will find sites, some more preserved than others. In County Wicklow is the famous Glendalough, the Valley of Two Lakes, where a monastic city, famed throughout Europe, was founded by Kevin and was a major centre of learning and spirituality from around 6th Century. The ‘City’ consists of a number of monastic remains, and the most impressive being the Round Tower which stands 30m high. The main group of monastic buildings lies downstream near the Round Tower.

The grounds were entered through the Gateway, which has two round headed granite arches. The monastery in its heyday included workshops, areas for manuscript writing and copying, guest houses, an infirmary, farm buildings and dwellings for both the monks and a large lay population. The buildings which survive probably date from between the 10th and 12th centuries. The destruction of the settlement by English forces in 1398 left it a ruin but it continued as a church of local importance and a place of pilgrimage. www.ngtimes.ca

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Dec 18, 1963 Feb 19, 2021 Well, it appears the brain tumor has won. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Elizabeth at the age of 57, following her battle with cancer. Beloved wife of 26 years to Don Doucette, very proud mom of Katherine, Michael and Harrison Doucette. Loving step mother to Jonathan (Erica), Tanya (Scott) and their wonderful babies.

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Please note that community grants are intended to be supplementary to an organization’s main sources of funding and shall not be the primary revenue source. It is not the intent of this program to provide sustainable funding or to create long-term financial dependency.

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Merrickville library partners with community to promote growing local food

maybe if you get some good plants and it’s successful, you Local Journalism Initiative Reporter want to try saving seeds and you have extra, then it’s very Sustainable Merrick- appreciated to be donated ville-Wolford has partnered back; then we can keep the with the Merrickville Public cycle going,” she says.

To help support the seed Library to bring a seed lilibrary, Sustainable Merrickbrary to the community.

Librarian Mary-Kate ville-Wolford sent a request to Laphen says Sustainable the Merrickville Lions Club, Merrickville-Wolford first who generously donated $800 approached the Library last to get the project off the spring with the idea of set- ground. Emalie says that ting up a seed library. Un- with the Lion’s support and fortunately, they were unable the donations they that have to move forward with the received from the community, project due to COVID-19. they will have a good bank Now that the community is of seeds for the community accustomed to working with to choose from. The focus pandemic and social distanc- will be on growing vegetaing protocols, the two groups bles, to support Sustainable decided to move ahead with Merrickville-Wolford’s goal the idea, especially with so of promoting access to local many people expressing an food in the community, but interest in gardening during some flower seeds will also be available. Being able to grow pandemic times.

The goal of the seed your own food is an empowlibrary is to offer a wide ering skill that Sustainable range of seeds for people Merrickville-Wolford wants to pick up for free. If seed to help foster in the communilibrary users are successful ty. One of her favourite things in their gardening efforts, about saving seeds is that you the request is that they re- are saving them from a plant donate seeds for the follow- that has adapted specifically ing season. “It’s the same to the growing conditions of concept of a library,” says the local community. “That Emalie Kamrath of Sustain- just means that season after able Merrickville-Wolford. season, if we keep saving the “You borrow seeds now and seeds of the strongest plants,

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we’re essentially developing seeds that are perfect for our area,” she says.

According to Mary-Kate, the library is looking into organizing a Zoom session with someone who knows about growing seeds for those who might need some support.

“We’re going to have some information on the [Sustainable Merrickville-Wolford] website and a link on our website for when people get started, if they would like some more information about it.”

The first day of the seed library will be Saturday, March 20 (the first day of spring) and Emalie is planning on being at the Library to assist people who have questions about which seeds to choose. Seeds will be available when the Library is open, and MaryKate says they will continue running the program until the inventory runs out or until the growing season has come to an end.

Emalie hopes that the seed library will help foster connection and promote sustainability in the municipality. “It’s a nice project to do together as a community and feel connected in this learning experience of growing our own food,” she says.

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Solutions to last week’s Sudoku

The Irish Millionaire Mick, from Dublin , appeared on 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' and towards the end of the program had already won 500,000 euros.

"You've done very well so far," said the show's presenter, "but for a million euros, you've only got one life-line left, phone a friend. Everything is riding on this question.

Will you go for it?"

"Sure," said Mick. "I'll have a go!"

“Which of the following birds does NOT build its own nest? a) Sparrow b) Thrush, c) Magpie, d) Cuckoo?"

"I haven't got a clue." said Mick, ''So I'll use my last lifeline and phone my friend Paddy back home in Dublin ..."

Mick called up his mate, and told him the circumstances and repeated the question to him. "Well, Mick!" cried Paddy. "Dat's simple it's a cuckoo." "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

Mick hung up the phone and told Chris, "I'll go with cuckoo as my answer."

"Is that your final answer?" asked Chris. "That it is." There was a long, long pause and then the presenter screamed, "Cuckoo is the correct answer! Mick, you've won 1 million euros!"

The next night, Mick invited Paddy to their local pub to buy him a drink. "Tell me, Paddy? How in Heaven's name did you know it was the Cuckoo that doesn't build its own nest?"

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Carbon Monoxide Safety Awareness Campaign “Working together in Our Community – Think Safe” The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), Ontario’s fuels safety regulator, and the Hawkins-Gignac Foundation for CO Education, have launched their 2021 Carbon Monoxide (CO) Safety Awareness Campaign in parts of Eastern, Ontario including here in our community of North Grenville and runs from March 15-30, 2021.

With over 65% of all CO injuries and fatalities in Ontario occurring in homes,

the approximate two-week campaign, themed “Working together in Our Community – Think Safe”, focuses on delivering important CO safety messages to community residents through various mediums including, community posters, direct mail, handouts, social media, radio and other communication channels.

What is Carbon Monoxide (CO)?

CO is known as the silent killer because it is an invisible, tasteless and odourless gas that can be deadly. CO is produced when fuels such as propane, gasoline, natu-

Love NG LIVE

by Joselyn Morley Love NG Live is a new initiative being introduced to help spotlight local businesses. Hilary Thomson and Daren Givoque will host a weekly show, beginning on Monday, March 22, at 7 pm. Each week, a business will be highlighted, focusing on the people behind the business.

At the press conference to launch the initiative on March 11, Mayor Nancy Peckford offered a supportive message, explaining that "Love NG started as a campaign to encourage residents to shop local, and support local businesses, particularly during the pandemic.

Love NG Live is an exciting initiative that will provide an opportunity for residents to learn more about the people behind our unique local businesses."

There are over 2000 businesses in North Grenville. Various partners in the project introduced themselves, and threw their support behind the plan. Darren Johnson of the Old Town Kemptville BIA is excited to see the entrepreneurs come into the spotlight to tell their compelling stories. These stories will help people connect to the businesses and the owners. He's also looking forward to working collaboratively with all the business partners, for it is an excellent opportunity to highlight what the various organisations can do together. Karen Quigley of the North Grenville Chamber of Commerce, and Matt Gillmer, Economic Development Officer at North Grenville spoke enthusiastically about this initiative.

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Development Corporation (CFDC), reminded everyone that the businesses are there to support so many community events. It's tremendously important to support the local businesses because when you do, the money stays in the community.

The tech wizard behind this project is Frank Desormeaux, owner of Livestream Junkies. He is a new entrepreneur in Kemptville, and has been in business for about a year. He decided he needed to do something to help some of the local businesses and knows there are a lot of stories to tell. The focus of the show will be to tell their stories, find out who they are, how hard they work, and what is behind their business. His hope is that people fall in love with the businesses, and will really try to shop local first.

He's encouraged by so many people coming together to work on this project. The pilot has 11 episodes, but the plan is to try different things, to

ral gas, heating oil or wood do not burn completely in fuel-burning appliances such as furnaces, gas or wood fireplaces, hot water heaters, stoves, barbeques, portable fuel-burning heaters and generators and vehicles.

Be in the Know About CO-Take Action, Think Safe: Have all fuel-burning appliances inspected annually by a TSSA-certified fuel technician.

Install and regularly test certified CO alarms in your home.

During the TSSA Carbon Monoxide (CO) Safety

Awareness Campaign, North Grenville will be sharing information and tips on how to prevent CO in your home.

Follow along on Facebook and Twitter.

Lastly, know the symptoms of CO poisoning. They are similar to the flu – nausea, headache, burning eyes, confusion and drowsiness – except there is no fever. If they appear, it is imperative to get everyone outside to fresh air immediately and call 911 or the local fire department.

explore various interviewing techniques and approaches, such as panel or group discussions. Their goal is to really connect with the viewers.

Hopefully the viewers will provide feedback so that the show can give them more of what they like.

The first show will stream live Monday, March 22, 7 pm, on LoveNG.ca. It will also be broadcast on several other Facebook pages. It's a weekly show, and there's the possibility of it going to cable in the future.

Get in touch at lovenglive@livestreamjunkies.com, or through the Chamber of Commerce, Old Town BIA, or CDFC.

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A tourist stops to ask directions from a local. “Can you tell the quickest way to Donegal?”

The local replies: “Tell me, are you walking, or driving?”

“I’m driving”, says the tourist.

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Ronald Gordon Stewart 1 Year on March 24, 2021

It has been one year since our beloved Ron left this world and us. As husband and father, brother, uncle and friend, he gave us so many memories of his love, kindness, generosity and support. We are so grateful to have had Ron in our lives and to know that part of him is in our hearts in all we say and do. He will forever live within us and beside us as we walk from day to day.

“We remember not just that you died, but that you lived – and that your life gave us memories too beautiful to forget.” You were our gift, our strength, our guidance and our protector. We celebrate you and find comfort in your peace.

And we all need to remember that Ron felt his life was fulfilled. He said many times that his happiness in life was complete – he knew that he was blessed more than most – and that we all were given the best of his time with us.

A Memorial Service is still to be planned for when travel and safety permit.

Forever loved and forever missed by wife Heather, sons Jesse with Kaja, and Lucas with Taylor.

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Mystery and intrigue – Local author releases sequel

by Hilary Thomson

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A local author has just released the sequel to her much loved first book. Catherine Butler published the Japson Club in 2017, which follows a timid young woman named Anna as she gets caught in scandal and an underworld of crime at an exclusive equestrian club in England.

The sequel, called The Wolff

Legacy, picks up three weeks after the end of The Japson Club as Anna grapples with the trauma of what happened to her in the first book. When her job in construction gives her the opportunity to work in Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, she hopes it will be her opportunity to heal.

However, a character from her past keeps popping up and threatening to pull her back into the chaos. Readers are also introduced to journalist,

tor to Guernsey, and served as an important source of information about the island as she was writing the book. She also enjoyed reaching out to business owners and residents of the island to make sure she was setting the scene as realistically as possible. “That was a nice experience. I was reaching out to people and people were reaching back and interested in the book.”

Anna’s job in construction mirrors Catherine’s own career, and she was able to use her experience to really highlight what it is like for a woman to work in a male dominated field. “Her life as a project manager in construction, and some of the frustrations she has in the corporate world, are things that I have experienced. So, it’s quite nice to be able to tell that story through her.”

The Wolff Legacy is darker in nature than The Japson Club, but Catherine hopes that her readers will still enjoy the novel and be able to connect to the characters.

“I really love it when people identify with the characters, and it makes them think about their own motivations. By getting people to start thinking about their feelings, you

Maria, who is given the task of interviewing an old lady on her deathbed with a dark past and a strange connection to Anna and her story.

Catherine says the process of writing The Wolff Legacy was different than The Japson Club, in that it was more thoughtful and calculated.

“The initial mindset was almost like an engineer came along and put the structure in, and then the artist came along and put the feeling and the emotion into the story,” she says. She attributes this to the lessons she learned while writing her first book, but also to the fact that she was in a completely different mindset this time around.

“When I wrote The Japson Club, I was a new mother and living in the kind of weird surreal existence that you live as the mother of a young child, where time has a different feeling. This time, I was a professional, working a day job on a very structured kind of time-table.”

The inspiration to make Guernsey the backdrop for The Wolff Legacy came from several trips to the island with her father. Catherine has only been to the island twice, but her father was a frequent visi-

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The Wolff Legacy is now available online through Amazon, Chapters/Indigo, and most other online book retailers. You can also request of copy directly from Catherine, by contacting her on Facebook under CJ Butler, or visiting her website www. cjbutler.net.

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