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by Mayor Nancy Peckford Having grown up in a series of small towns in Newfoundland and Labrador, it was very clear to me, even as a child, how interwoven small businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators are into the fabric and identity of any place. There’s no doubt that North Grenville’s character, and its growth, has been and will be deeply impacted by the variety of businesses that have chosen to establish roots here, those that have made strategic decisions to expand here, and others who have, by necessity or by their own volition, closed their doors here. And it’s why economic development that is grounded in the history, realities, and hopes of our community is so vitally important.

Recently, members of the newly named Community and Economic Development Committee were invited to participate in a workshop on economic development. Our Deputy Mayor is passionate, as I am, about fostering an environment where we have a strong working relationship between the business community and the municipality, and where great care is taken to foster holistic environments for growth and success.

What struck me about this conversation was how quickly we all agreed, practically within the first hour, that growing more good jobs right here in our community needs to be among, if not, our top priority.

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population leaves our borders every morning, we were reminded of what Katie Nolan and OMAFRA repeatedly share when they deliver economic development workshops to towns like ours: that, while Amazon warehouses may look really sexy, and while they no doubt have their benefits, it is the retention and expansion of existing businesses that is crucial.

Because, overwhelmingly, businesses and entrepreneurs have already figured out the market, you have an intimate understanding of the business climate and the customer service mentality you need to succeed. And you are, more than any one else, most in tune with what needs to change, and what must stay the same, to create an enabling environment for your

prosperity and by extension, our community as a whole.

So, as your new Council, we see it as our job to listen.

And listen hard. We want you to know that, as your new Council, we deeply respect what you have to offer, and we embrace the opportunity to have honest and fulsome conversations with you. At the same time, it is the municipality’s job to ensure our foundation as a community is strong for smart and sustainable growth, and there are three areas where we have already invested time and energy.

The first area is County Road 43. From the day I took office, investment in crucial upgrades to CR 43 has been a daily preoccupation. This road is of huge economic, institutional, educational and agricultural importance to our community, and to the region.

So, from the minute I had my first conversation with Minister Clark, and County Warden Pat Sayeau, investment in CR 43 has been my mantra. And given the state of the road, it’s not a hard argument to make. So, I am very pleased to report that, as of late yesterday, the County, in partnership with the Municipality, has submitted a joint application to the province for a significant investment of $10 million, and the County has affirmed its intention to see this project through.

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continued from front page the point of CR 43 is not to speed people up on their way to Winchester, Smith Falls, or Perth, but to slow people down. To create a signature gateway boulevard into our community that invites people to look around and enjoy unique assets like Ferguson Forest, this amazing facility, Old Town Kemptville, and our six rural hamlets.

Another area where there’s been progress is the Kemptville Campus. Many of you in this room have been direct-

ly touched by the history of Kemptville College, because it offered a unique educational experience to a family member in the past, it provided employment opportunities and/or it created or sustained a customer base or market for local businesses.

The closure of the Campus was no doubt devastating for many reasons. But, since North Grenville assumed full responsibility for the College last April, some amazing things have happened. One year later,

We will embark upon master planning for the entire campus within several months.

Small education gardens near the green houses have been planted by students on the campus.

By acquiring 626 acres, we did not simply inherit a collection of buildings and lands, but a mission to serve not just our community, but eastern Ontario, in ways that promote innovation and business incubation, that sustain and grow opportunities for agricultural education and advance health & wellness.

Tourism is the final area I want to address. North Grenville has 1 million people at its doorstep, many of whom are eager to find affordable, family- friendly day tourism opportunities without the crowds, the parking nightmares, and the rush. Well guess what, here we are. A brilliant blend of urban and rural, flanked by two forests, a historic Agricultural college, hamlets that take you back in time, boutique retail, a UNESCO designated water way, award winning gardens, a diversity of farms, agricultural producers, a winery and so much more. But few outside of our borders hardly even know it, not unlike I would dare to suggest, some of our own newly arrived. We need to build basic tourism infrastructure, invest in a brand identity, and capitalize on what we already have.

So, I hope this has given you a good sense of where your new Council is at, and where we want to go, alongside you.

I have a favourite quote from my university days that I have often repeated. “Vision is the power to see – not just what is right in front of you, but what you know is meant to come”.

I look forward to being part of a powerful vision for our community that reaps rewards, not just for the present, but for the future of North Grenville.

the Kemptville Campus model as a mixed use, multi-tenant facility and is sustainable.

Of 17 main buildings, 14 are partially or fully occupied. We have partnerships with four school boards, three of whom have a very strong presence on the campus already and have invested significantly in key buildings. There have been ongoing capital investments facilitated by University of Guelph & Ag Research Institute of Ontario as part of the deal.

New Horizon Club presents 23rd Annual Variety Show

Front row L-R: Don Suffron, Margaret Hassell, Grayce Muir, Golida Tym, Emily Tym, Susan Ewing Back row: Janet Glaves, Mary Smith, Carol Scales and Ruby Schryburt

by Shirley Price Members of the New Horizon Club were entertained on April 24, as they participated in and watched the Club’s 23rd annual variety show with Helen Brazier as Emcee - a full program that included singers, skits, piano, piano and flute combo, jokes, comic readings and dances with the Can Can as the finale. The verdict? No one has more fun than seniors.

The spring program has included a Valentine party, celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, and a get together for lunch at the King Starr restaurant in Smiths’ Falls.

On May 8, at 2 pm, members and guests will be attending a “High Tea”, and will enjoy traditional scones with whipped cream and strawberry jam, a variety of sandwiches, squares and cookies with their tea. The 2018-19 membership year will end with the annual picnic, which will be held at noon in the Burritt’s Rapids Community Hall. Bring a picnic lunch and chairs, and dessert will be provided.

The New Horizon Club is an active group which offers members a variety of activities.

For information about program activities, dates, times, and membership please call Janet at 613-2737 or Shirley at 613-258-9315.

Time to get ready for the 2019 Rotary Canada Day Parade!

by Dr. Jo-Anne Bell, President and 2019 Rotary Canada Day Parade Chair, Kemptville Rotary Club Greetings and Happy Spring Everyone! The Kemptville Rotary Club is busily organizing the 2019 Canada Day Parade for July 1, and we invite you to join us. We all had a wonderful time last year, and we are looking to do it again!

As Chair of the Kemptville Rotary Club’s Canada Day Parade, I am pleased to announce the parade theme for the upcoming year: “Celebrating Canada – Our Home”. Parade planning is under way, and we hope that the theme for

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the 2019 Rotary Canada Day parade will inspire you. We are hoping that parade entries will come from the various service groups, volunteer organizations, youth clubs, farms, businesses, hamlets, and inspired individuals; the more the merrier! Your entry can be a float, a trailer, a vehicle (old, new or simply funky), or on foot. If you wish to participate on roller skates, aboard a four-wheeler, riding a tractor, bicycle, or on horse-back, we want to see you in the Rotary Canada Day Parade! In addition, everyone who creates a fabulous decoy for the Rotary Duck Decoy Challenge are invited to come and “walk with your duck”.

Remember our motto:

Don’t rain on our parade – keep calm and parade on! If you join us, we guarantee you will have lots of FUN! The Rotary Canada Day parade will begin at 4 pm (rain or shine) from Campus Drive at the Kemptville College Campus and will make its way through town along Prescott Street and just past Holy Cross Church on Clothier Street.

To register, or request more information about the parade, visit the Kemptville Rotary Club Website (http:// www.kemptvillerotary.ca/), click on Jo-Anne Bell, and send me an e-mail with Parade in the subject line. Registration is free.

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by Cathie Raina Kemptville Players Inc is ready to give you a good time on the opening night of its play, 'The Day They Kidnapped The Pope'. Put the Pope, a Rabbi, and a Cardinal together in a 1970s New York Jewish household and see what happens! Sam Leibowitz, a taxi driver, kidnaps the visiting Pope and takes him back to his home and holds him for ransom.

You will be quite surprised when you find out what the ransom is. Come out and enjoy this endearing comedy and a wonderful cast that brings it to life. The play runs from May 2 to May 5. Evening shows are at 7:30 pm, and the Sunday matinee is at 2 pm.

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by Hilary Thomson Grenville District High School (NGDHS) are gearing up for the opening night of their student-led production of Beauty and the Beast.

The musical is a mixture of three different versions of the show, the original animated Disney movie, the Broadway production, and the 2017 live remake. “We took the things we like from each version,” says Grade 11 student, Azaria Shams, who plays Belle. “We wanted to make it our own.”

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dents from every grade at NGDHS, including the Grades 7 and 8 from the junior school.

“Seeing all the grades come together has been great,” says Grade 12 student, Ethan VanDenbosh, who is playing the Beast. “You make connections across grades that you wouldn’t have made otherwise.”

Students have a hand in every aspect of the production: from picking the musical at the beginning of the year, to costumes, set design, choreography, and blocking. Gavin Watson, Grade 12, who plays Cogsworth, is helping their

23. “We are seeing what we envisioned from the start.”

Community performances will be held on Thursday, May 16, at 6:30 pm and Saturday, May 18, at 1:30 pm at NGDHS. The students will also be performing for their peers at NGDHS the week leading up to opening night.

“We hope to be full, and that everyone gives it their 100 per cent,” Azaria says.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12, and are available at the NGDHS office, or at the door.

teacher, Ms. Island, produce the play, which means he not only has to know his role, but everyone else’s too.

“Lots of the leads take on leadership roles as well,” Azaria says. “Balancing school and life and a lead role is difficult.”

The cast has been working hard at putting together a quality show for their peers and the community. At the end of April, the set was near completion and dress rehearsals were underway. “Now, with the costumes, everything has come together,” Ethan said at the rehearsal of April 3

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KDH Chili Cook-off results

The first prize winners. On the left is Andrea Corbett, Manager, Food and Nutrition Services and on the right is Mark Dillabough, Dietary Aide.

Kemptville District Hospital held its first annual Chili Cook-Off on Thursday, April 15, 2019 in its Courtyard. Sponsored by the KDH Staff Association, the event was a huge success! Nine teams vied for the top honours, with team names like ‘Chili Chili Bang Bang’, ‘3 Senoritas Chili’ and ‘Kara’s Hot Chili Girls’. Each one of the chilis was delicious; the judges, from the KDH Foundation Board, were hard-pressed to choose three winners, but choose they did!

Prizes were awarded as follows: first prize to ‘Tracey’s Birthday Chili’ (the KDH Dietary Department); second prize to ‘Southwest of Ottawa Chili’ (Tanya Deans and the OR Department); and third prize to ‘Steph’s Chili’ (Steph Philips from HR and Dennis Piche from Building Services). Best table prize for decorations went to ‘Chili Chili Bang Bang’ (Laundry Services). After the judging, a vast amount of chili was consumed by staff, residents and visitors, to the accompaniment of live music provided by Greg Molson and Danno. Another Cook-Off is already being planned for this Fall!

Highlights from the UCDSB Board of Trustees Meeting Trustees with the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) met on Wednesday, April 24, to discuss several agenda items: District-wide Timetabling: Acting Superintendent Susan Rutters updated trustees on an initiative – known as a district-wide timetable - that will see all high schools in the district following the same five-period timetable by the 202021 school year. Key to this strategy is having bell-times for all secondary school timetables throughout the school district harmonized (such as start-times and end times, as well as the scheduling of lunch breaks), so that the Board can coordinate access to a wider variety of secondary school credit courses for students in Grades 9 to 12.

The concept was first presented to the Board in January 2018. The plan’s next step is to provide the opportunity for students to eventually explore a wider range of our courses offered digitally through our e-learning platform (D2L) Trustees were presented with the next phase of the District-Wide Timetable concept, which involves a program-pilot in the second semester of the 2019-20 school year at Gananoque Secondary School, North Dundas District High School, Almonte District High School and Seaway District High School.

These schools will all have the same bell schedule and daily structure, and will test the “Asynchronous eLearning” course model that uses video conferencing and other eLearning tools to deliver programs, at a specific time, to students at all four schools. Currently, six UCDSB high schools use a five-period timetable, however they are not yet fully harmonized.

Financial Briefing on Board and Provincial Budget: Senior Business Consultant Roger Richard presented an overview of the school board’s current revised budget, along with highlights from the 2019-20 provincial budget. The report was made to prepare trustees for the next step in their budget discussions for 2019-2020 and to update the Board on the next steps in the process. Richard outlined that the provincial government has allocated $29.8 billion in its 2019-20 budget for the education sector. At a district level, the UCDSB 2018-19 revised budget outlines operational spending of $378.1 million, with $274.5 million set aside for instruction.

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Nine & Dine Golf Fun Day & Lobster Dinner supports guide dogs for the blind

Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind presents their annual Nine & Dine Golf Fun Day & Lobster Dinner on Sunday, June 23, at The Meadows Golf & Country Club, 4335 Hawthorne Road, Ottawa. The day features nine holes of golf starting at 2 pm, followed by a full lobster dinner and silent auction, plus all the usual contests and fun of a charity tournament.

100% of the proceeds are directed towards the training of guide dogs for the blind.

Experienced golfers are welcome, but this is meant as a fun day of golf, so new or inexperienced players are encouraged to sign up.

Cost is $105 per player, or $420 per foursome. You can also enter a corporate team at a reduced rate. Golf is great, but many come for the lobster. Chicken and vegetarian options are also available.

For more information or to sign up, contact Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind at (613) 692-7777 or email events@ guidedogs.ca.

Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind was established as a registered charity in 1984. Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind has provided more than 850 professionally trained guide dogs to Canadians who are visually impaired from coast to coast. Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind also operates an Assistance Dogs Division, which trains assistance dogs for individuals in the Ottawa area with mobility-related disabilities.

To learn more about this event or Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, visit www.guidedogs.ca, or phone (613) 692-7777.

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May 1 – First Responders Day

by David Herman Since 2013, May 1 has been proclaimed as First Responders Day in Ontario, a chance to acknowledge and give thanks to the first responders of our community. In the provincial act, a first responder is identified as any of the following: police officers, firefighters, military personnel, paramedics, medical evacuation pilots, dispatchers, nurses, doctors, emergency medical technicians and emergency managers.

John R. Okum, Director of Emergency and Protective Services, and Fire Chief for North Grenville, says we should not forget those in the general public (good Samaritans) who identify an emergency situation, make the 9-1-1 call for assistance, and provide witness statements to authorities. And, mentioning 9-1-1, you have to include the

people who man the 9-1-1 call centres, who bring the proper responder to you in your time of need.

If you stop for a moment to think about it, we are so lucky to have all these people who respond immediately to help people in distress.

Many times, they are putting themselves in harm’s way and putting helping others ahead of themselves. The most obvious people are our friends and neighbors who make up the volunteers of our Fire Service.

About 15 years ago, my wife had a medical emergency, so I called 9-1-1 and the operator not only dispatched an ambulance and two paramedics, but also a member of our volunteer Fire Service.

He got the call and dropped what he was doing to rush to our aid on a very cold January night. He provided the additional hands to safely extract

my wife from our house and into the ambulance, and then went with the ambulance to the hospital. This particular volunteer is now the Deputy Chief of the Kemptville Fire Service.

Responding to medical calls to residences is not the only thing they do. They also respond to traffic accidents, fires, burglaries, and reports of domestic or sexual assault.

Some of the folks listed above do more than the couple of examples I have mentioned; many have devoted their lives to serving their community and their country.

These people are truly worthy of our respect and thanks for all they do for us. If you have a chance, reach out and tell them you appreciate all the things they do to make our community and country such great places to live.

www.leedsgrenville.com EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WEEK May 5 - May 11, 2019

Emergency Preparedness Week is a Canada-wide initiative to increase awareness of individual & family preparedness.

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by David Herman The week of May 5-11, has been designated nationally as Emergency Preparedness Week since 1996. EP Week encourages Canadians to take three simple steps to become better prepared to face a range of emergencies: 1) Know your risks, 2) Make a Plan, and 3) Make or buy an emergency Kit. I would recommend that you include your children in completing the three steps.

They may identify risks that, from their perspective, you would not think of. It allows them to have ownership of the plan and the overall idea of emergency preparedness.

And, by being involved in the preparation, they get to have their questions answered as the plan is built, and so they should come out of the exercise with a good understanding and appreciation of what is being done for the safety of their family.

The federal government has a very comprehensive website that will guide you every step of the way. The links for this site are: www. getprepared.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/ ep-wk/tlkt-en.aspx (English), and www.getprepared.gc.ca/ cnt/rsrcs/ep-wk/tlkt-fr.aspx (French).

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play in being prepared for an emergency, and building awareness is a great first step, so let’s look at the three steps.

In Ontario, a listing of risks may include: earthquakes (Buckingham PQ, just 56 KMs from Ottawa, saw the most powerful in 65 years in 2010, but there are approximately 5,000 earthquakes recorded in Canada each year); floods (all around us at this time of year); chemical releases(ammonia leaks, if near an arena); pandemic influenza (remember SARS); power outages (think The Ice Storm of ’98); tornadoes (Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec in 2018); and wildfires (bans on grass fires during the spring have helped here, but we have a lot of forest all around us).

Not on this list, but important to note, is extreme heat or cold. We have both at certain times of year. This list is not meant to be comprehensive, but it will give you a place to start thinking about potential risks. I am not trying to scare people, but to inform them of potential risks that do exist in our quiet little piece of Ontario.

Now that you have identified the potential risks in your area, I would suggest

The Emergency Management & Civil Protection Act requires all municipalities to have a plan that outlines how it will respond to emergencies within its jurisdiction. Please check your local municipality’s website for your local Emergency Plan.

KNOW THE RISKS This is an important part of being prepared during a natural disaster. Know the risks in your area & start to prepare. You should be aware of hazards that can trigger emergencies, such as bomb threats, chemical spills or infectious disease outbreaks.

discussing the possible risks and what your family can do to prepare for any eventuality. Your plan should include things such as safe exits from home or neighbourhood, meeting places, contact persons, health insurance information, and, if applicable, places for your pet to stay. The web page will guide you through it.

The last step is to put together, or purchase, an emergency preparedness kit.

This should be enough to sustain you and your family for at least 72 hours. The web page provides a list of basic requirements, as well as suggested additional supplies. If you prefer to buy a kit already made up, you can get them through the Canadian Red Cross and also online from the Salvation Army.

I hope that, during Emergency Preparedness Week, you will take the time to complete the three steps, so that your family is ready should an emergency event make the plan and kit necessary. When, and if, such an event does impact your family, you will thank yourself that you have been proactive.

WHAT DOES “SHELTER IN PLACE” MEAN? Get Inside, Stay Inside If local officials tell you to “stay put,” act quickly. Listen carefully to local radio/TV stations for instructions, because the exact directions will depend on the emergency. You should:

• Get inside. Bring your emergency supplies, & pets, if possible.

• Find a safe spot in this location. The spot depends on the

emergency, and stay put until officials say it is safe to leave.

For more information, visit emergency.cdc.gov/shelterinplace.asp

MAKE A PLAN It will help your family to have an emergency plan & know what to do in case of an emergency. Your family may not be together when an emergency occurs. Plan how to meet or how to contact one another & discuss what you would do in different situations.

To help fill out your home emergency plan, visit emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/beprepared/beprepar ed.html

BUILD A KIT In an emergency, you will need to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours. Your kit needs to be easy to carry & in a location that your family knows where it is. For items in an Emergency Kit, visit emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/beprepared/beprepar ed.html

USING TECHNOLOGY DURING A DISASTER • Use texting, email or social media to communicate.

• If you need to call, talk briefly to conserve phone battery.

• Unable to call? Wait 10 seconds before redialing to reduce network congestion. Remember cordless phones will not work in outages. Keep a corded phone in your home.

• Keep extra batteries or a charger for your mobile device.

• Keep your contact list updated.

ALERT READY In addition to TV & radio alerts, compatible mobile devices are able to receive emergency alert notifications from the Alert Ready system. Find out if your device is compatible at www.alertready.ca

Note: If your phone is not compatible, you can subscribe to receive emergency alerts by email, SMS texts and social media. www.GetPrepared.ca

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Coming back to you

by David Shanahan There is an intriguing mix of news in this issue of the Times. On the one hand, there’s a very positive piece from Mayor, Nancy Peckford, a talk she gave to local business people in which she lays out the importance she and her council colleagues have placed on encouraging the economic development of North Grenville, and giving some details on the progress that is being made in three areas of activity: the expansion of County Road 43, the new Kemptville Campus, and the promotion of tourism in the municipality.

We have, as she says, a lot to offer visitors and residents alike, and that is often gone unnoticed. That, she pledges, will change in the future.

But, to counter the optimism, we also publish some really worrying news concerning the future of the Ferguson Forest Centre. The Ontario Government has cut a major program, without

warning, which will have serious negative effects on our local economy. It is not the first time that the provincial government has threatened the existence of this wonderful facility in our community.

What used to be known as the Ferguson Forest Station had grown out of a tree transplant nursery that the Ontario Government had established in 1920 on twenty acres of land, and had been greatly expanded in 1945 and named for Kemptville’s one-time Reeve, and Ontario’s one-time Premier, G. Howard Ferguson.

But the Ministry of Natural Resources, who operated the Station, were losing $1 million every year by 1995, and it was a natural selection for the Harris Government to make in its first year of cutbacks and downloading.

But the local community were not prepared to lose such an important asset, and volunteers began to organise.

Sandra Lawn, Past Director with the Eastern Ontario Forest Group, in an interview at the time, pointed out that

would obviously make the property harder to dispose of, and limit MNR’s choices in the matter. This stand may well have saved the Station.

While negotiations continued between the MNR and Oxford Township, the seedlings still required attention. Weeding and irrigation continued to be provided by volunteers, organised by the Consortium. Local people came to help, as did people from Ottawa and surrounding areas. Buses of Mohawks arrived from Akwesasne to help in the work, and the extent of the voluntary effort must have come as a great source of encouragement to those working to save the Station.

In the end, it was the combined efforts of the three municipal councils, the numerous volunteers, and the local community that saved the Ferguson Forest Centre, which became a not-for-profit corporation leasing the land from the Municipality of North Grenville. It has continued to be both profitable and valued as a recreational

the service being provided by the Station could not be performed by another facility elsewhere in the Province.

The Province now had to dispose of the property, and under Ontario law, the right of first refusal went to the Oxford Township. If they were not interested, it would be offered to the Town of Kemptville, and after that the Township of South Gower.

If all three refused, the land would be put up for sale to private buyers. In July, MNR asked Oxford if they were interested. Oxford Reeve, Don Cameron, and Councillor Owen Fitz’gerald, argued in favour of Oxford expressing an interest in the purchase, if only to get more information about MNR’s plans and valuation of the property. Council agreed unanimously with his approach. Don Cameron informed MNR of Council’s decision, and added a very significant statement. Oxford would not be changing the zoning on the land, no matter who bought it. It would remain agricultural land. This

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, An open letter to Steve Clark, MPP. By cancelling the Interlibrary Loan Service, the Conservatives are basically saying "You (small town and rural communities) don't count. Your children and grandchildren do not need access to the books that will enable city kids to be better informed, better educated and better equipped for higher education. You (Seniors in small towns and rural communities) don't count. If you want access to the same movies, books, etc as urban voters, you'll have to pay more and you'll have to trek into the city to get them. You are less important to us and we don't mind letting you know that".

That the cancellation was done in such an abrupt and arbitrary manner is further indication of the Ford's government's disdain for the rural vote.

That's a pretty loud and clear message, and one the

voters in rural communities and small towns should remember on election day. It's the strong, loyal rural communities that have supported the PC party consistently.

How quickly the elected representatives have forgotten us.

You can be sure though, that they'll be calling at fund raising time, and election time.

I, for one, will not support a party that deliberately marginalizes the very community I live in. And, I'll actively lobby friends, neighbours and relatives to seek out a viable alternative to the arrogance of the Progressive Conservatives.

Libraries are a vital, even essential service and can't be simply replaced by the internet.

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OPP remind cyclists and motorists about road safety With warmer weather on the way and more cyclists taking to the streets, the Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding cyclists that they must stay alert and follow the rules of the road.

Cyclists are required to share the road with other vehicles. Bicycles should always ride with traffic, stay as far right as possible and use hand signals to alert others to your intended actions. Your bicycle should have a sounding device attached and if you are riding at night proper lighting is required.

The most important piece of safety equipment you need is an approved and properly fitted helmet. The law requires everyone under the age of 18 to wear a helmet but for safety reasons, the OPP recommends that all cyclists wear helmets at all times. Cyclists are also reminded to be aware of local bylaws regarding riding on the sidewalk as this may not be permitted in your municipality.

Dear Editor, In reference to you excellent Editorial entitled, “He ain’t heavy...he’s my brother”: How could anyone with a decent conscience not take offense at the atrocities that are the nature of the present President of the United States, no matter what your political position is?

If you compare the “Rainbow Flag” to a Swastika, how do you feel about Mr. Trump? People who are gay don’t exactly have a choice, I believe, nor does someone of colour, or someone born with a disability.

We do have a choice about having Nazi beliefs, and a choice about hating other people for ignorant based reasons.

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and commercial asset, one which we do not want ever to lose. Previous municipal politicians tried to dispose of it so as to develop the area “like Merivale Road”. The efforts of the Board, strongly supported by then-Councillor Terry Butler, saved it then.

Terry, who was just last week honoured by mayor, council and businesses for his lifetime of work on behalf of this community, would expect us to carry on that commitment and refuse to allow the Ferguson Forest Centre to close.

This is a good time, in a sense, for this crisis. We now have a municipal council that is committed to economic development of a sustainable kind, and the FFC is the epitome of that kind of enterprise.

We have a community that understands and values the FFC and what it provides to so many organisations and community groups, in addition to the economic benefits.

We can’t let another Ontario Government take this away from us. It’s coming back to you and me.

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Motorists also have a role to play in cycling safety.

• Drivers must leave a minimum of one-metre distance when passing a cyclist.

The penalty, if convicted under the Highway Traffic Act, is a fine of $110.

• Dooring- The penalty under the Highway Traffic Act for improper opening of a vehicle door (driver or passenger), is $365 if convicted.

The Grenville County OPP officers will be visible with proactive patrols and enforcement to ensure all road users stay alert and stay safe at all times.

For further information related to cycling laws and safety, please visit the following link: www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/bicycle-safety. shtml.

The OPP Easter Weekend Traffic Initiative The Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were busy making our highways safer over the Long Easter Weekend. Grenville County OPP laid 372 Pro-

vincial Offence Act tickets during this OPP campaign.

The OPP Easter weekend traffic Initiative yielded numerous charges, including: 307 speeding charges; 3 stunt driving charges; 8 seatbelt charges; 2 warn suspensions; and 52 other Highway Traffic Act and Liquor Licence Act charges.

Due to the dedication of the Grenville County officers, there were no reports of fatalities or serious motor vehicle collisions. This is a true testament to the commitment our Officers have to the public safety.

We remind the motoring public that speeding, seatbelts, and distracting driving are primary factors in motor vehicle collisions resulting in injuries and or death. Slow down, buckle up, and keep your eyes on the road, and you and your family will arrive alive.

If you see dangerous driving or suspect a driver of being impaired, call 9-1-1 immediately. You could be helping to save lives.

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Fiscal responsibility and fairness

by Jim Bertram Recent articles in the Times have given attention to the general subject of aspects of provincial funding in support of municipal budgets. This is a subject which, in my opinion, draws too little scrutiny on the part of the citizens of Ontario.

Yet, given its impact on municipal services and property tax levels, it deserves a great deal of attention.

Last week, in the article “Taking care of business”, David Shanahan discussed the rapidly shrinking and perhaps soon to disappear Ontario Municipal Partnership. He alluded to the fund as an attempt by the province, however inadequate, to ease the burden of the number of services downloaded conveniently by the province from their own area of responsibility onto the shoulders of municipalities and, of course, local payers of municipal taxes.

I had hoped that a new provincial government seriously interested, as they say they are, in the lives and futures of the citizens of Ontario might take a look at compensating municipal taxpayers for the many years of financial downloading of expensive programs from the province, which created the programs in the first place,

to municipalities. This was, of course, very useful for the various provincial governments. Expensive mandates were created at the provincial level. But, they didn’t have to pay for them. They could say that they were keeping provincial tax rates low. Except that they weren’t. The costs were simply being dumped into the municipal tax domain which, as I mentioned in a previous article, has much less in its fiscal toolbox with which to pay for the programs for which it ends up having responsibility. End result: increasing pressure on municipal tax rates. Thank you provincial government.

So much for hoping the province might look at being fair and taking responsibility for its own programs and mandates. At the same time as the OMPF is looking more and more like an endangered and soon to be extinct species, it is apparent that provincial funding for municipalities has never been what one might call balanced. As Steve Hammond wrote last week, vote-rich cities have benefited exponentially relative to small municipalities like ours from provincial funding.

For years, not only were we expected to devote what the Association of Municipalities of Ontario estimates as an average 27% to 30% share of

our budget to paying for provincial programs, but small municipalities had to endure a comparatively weak dribble of provincial funding relative to larger centres.

So – let’s look at some recent political facts. In 2018 our riding (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) voted massively Conservative in the provincial election. Numerous other (20 I believe) rural ridings also voted Conservative. Without the support of those ridings, the current government would not be in power. Basically, ladies and gentlemen, what I am saying is: You have power.

Collective power. The issues discussed in this article and related articles in this paper have a strong impact on you.

On your family finances. Your business. On YOUR personal financial status. I believe you care about this subject.

I hope so.

If I am correct in assuming that readers, as residents, DO care, you should be letting our provincial MPP, Steve Clarke, know, through e-mails and other means, what you think and what you expect. Let your County government know as well by contacting Mayor Peckford, who sits on County Council.

Write to the other members of our local Council to express

your ideas and expectations.

Phone them. The financial issues discussed here are municipal issues, and Council should not just lie down before the provincial juggernaut and let the municipality be steamrolled without a loud and active response.

While I recognise that the current provincial government has staggering financial challenges left over from the previous spendthrift government, this does not excuse it from taking an even-handed and fair approach to municipalities and THEIR fiscal challenges.

Yes, of course, municipalities have to manage wisely in the fiscal area. But let’s establish a level playing field, where small municipalities receive a fair portion of available grant monies. And let’s end down-loading, as well as beginning a program to mitigate its effects. Let’s get that 27% -30% financial millstone off our necks, as we try to negotiate the tricky fiscal waters that will be coming in the direction of North Grenville over the next several years.

And let’s be active in pressing for fair change in favour of North Grenville’s citizens.

Leaving this task to the noisy few just won’t work. Let your voice be heard!

What’s the big picture on the carbon tax?

by Colin Creasey If it wasn’t bad enough that the Ford government reveals the shallowness of its thinking with a budget that focuses on booze, gambling, and tailgating, it now adds insult to injury by spending millions of dollars of taxpayer money on political advertizing regarding the Federal carbon tax. I guess that’s what Ford thinks is what his supporters want, but by not telling them about the tax credit, he is doing them a disservice.

Regarding the carbon tax on gasoline, I assume that there must be a few people around who have looked at their tax return this year, and have noticed the carbon tax credit. Mine was $231.

The Federal carbon tax on gas was 4.4 cents a litre. My tax credit of $231 would cover the extra cost of over 5,200 litres of gas. At 8 litres/100 km., I could drive 65,000 km. before using up this credit. As I only drive one third of that, I am way ahead financially.

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I understand that the cost of other things may go up, depending on how far away the supply source is, but if you buy locally, which is good for our community, then any rise in cost would be barely noticeable. So what is all the fuss? The answer to that is that this is all a distraction, meant to deflect attention from the cuts Ford is doing that really matter to the people of this province.

As an additional distraction, we now have this government dictating to business owners about displaying carbon tax stickers on their pumps, indicating how much of what we pay for a litre of gas is the carbon tax, and threatening fines of up to $10,000 if the station owners don’t comply by displaying these stickers.

This is all a thinly veiled attempt to get Andrew Scheer elected, by constantly reminding people about the Federal carbon tax. This is simply partisan politics, which should

be paid for by the Conservative Party, not the taxpayers of Ontario.

So, how much more is the taxpayer on the hook to enforce this stupidity? It’s bad enough that Ford is spending $30 million of taxpayer money on a court challenge regarding the Federal carbon tax; a fight that, from all accounts, he is likely to lose; so now the taxpayer is again on the hook for untold $millions of our tax money for an advertising campaign on TV and radio against the Federal carbon tax.

Ontarians are experiencing cuts to essential services and social supports, the list of which grows longer with every passing day. The Doug Ford government’s justification for service cuts, funding reductions, and policies that restrict access to services is always the same; Ontario is in a financial crisis. A big, scary financial crisis that must be addressed at any and all costs, even if the cost is long term

harm to Ontarians.

The Ford government has used misleading indicators to present deficit and debt trends in the outlook, making them look worse than they really are. Then there’s the old trick of disingenuously comparing public with household debt, one of this government’s favourites.

Individuals and families manage debt over a single lifecycle. It’s prudent for them to take on debt early in that cycle to pay for education or to purchase a home. Later on, ideally, they will move from borrowing to saving for retirement. Governments do not face the same lifecycle restraints. In fact, they have a responsibility to continue borrowing and investing for future generations. Each generation of taxpayers takes on some of the cost for providing services to previous generations, as well as their own and future generations.

Quite a different scenario from household debt.

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UPDATE UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS **NOTE: Committee of the Whole meetings are held on the first and second Tuesday of the month and Council meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month.

COUNCIL Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Tuesday, May 7 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

COMMITTEE & PUBLIC MEETINGS Task Force on Affordable Housing – Monday, May 6 at 6:30 pm at the Municipal Centre Special Committee of the Whole – Wednesday, May 8 at 2:30 pm at the Municipal Centre Public Meeting – Proposed Zoning Amendments – Wednesday, May 8 at 6:30 pm at the Municipal Centre Library Board – Thursday, May 9 at 7:00 pm at the Public Library, 1 Water St. **NOTE: Council and Committee of the Whole meetings are live streamed and archived on the Municipal website. Agendas for upcoming meetings are published on the Friday prior to the meeting and minutes are posted after they are approved. Visit www.northgrenville.ca and click on Agendas, Minutes & Video in the Govern tab.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Equipment Operator

The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting resumes from interested and qualified candidates for a full-time Equipment Operator. The closing date to receive applications is 4:00 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Further information is available at www.northgrenville.ca/careers.

Engineering Summer Student (Seasonal)

The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting resumes from interested and qualified candidates for an Engineering Summer Student (Seasonal). The closing date to receive applications is 4:00 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Further information is available at www.northgrenville.ca/careers.

2019 BURN PERMITS

In accordance with By-Law 33-12, a Burn Permit is required to conduct open burning on property located outside of the urban area. The entire application and renewal process is available online at www.northgrenville.ca. The online process also allows you to receive direct notification of special conditions such as fire bans and fire risk level. Burn permits are also still available at the Municipal Office or at the Fire Hall at 259 County Rd. 44 and the fee is $15. Please check conditions prior to burning by calling 613-706-1770.

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www.NorthGrenville.ca The current Ontario government is using financial fear mongering as cover for an agenda to privatize public services and reduce the role of government. It is driven by pure ideology, and does not care in the slightest about the impact of its policies on future generations, particularly regarding climate change, probably the biggest threat ever to all living things on this planet. All we get from Ford and his trained seals of a caucus on this is a scorched earth policy toward global warming.

I often wonder if all of those people who voted for Ford and his cronies are happy with what is going on. I know

that, for many of them, it is pretty much all about money in their pockets, and not much else. I have found that they are reluctant to discuss why they are conservatives. Life is a constant for them, and, while they notice that the world is changing around them, they still yearn for the “good old days”, expecting that if they keep voting the same old way, then the “good old days” will return.

I think it safe to say that ship has sailed. Changing times mean changing priorities. We need to keep looking at the big picture, otherwise we will keep going through this same old turmoil over and over again. www.ngtimes.ca

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Legion Br 212 Honours and Awards 2019

by Pam Owen Legion Branch 212 Kemptville celebrated its Annual Honours and Awards Banquet last Saturday evening at the Legion Hall. It was a full house, with many Veterans and members in attendance with their spouses.

Opening Ceremonies were carried out by Chair, Aubrey Callan, and welcomes offered

by President Julie O’Brien and Zone Commander Don Swerdfeger. Aubrey introduced the head table, recognized the various retired Veterans present by campaign,

invited various toasts and invited Legion Chaplain, Ken Gehrels, to offer a blessing for the food and company, and then the guests were invited to serve themselves in a buffet style supper. The food was plentiful and delicious (catered by Catered Affairs) and enjoyed by all.

Once the meal was finished, we got down to the enjoyable business of handing out the honours and awards.

It has been said many times over that it is volunteers that make up the fibre and backbone of a community. This

community. He also discussed how the Legion supports the up and coming youth of our area from the standpoint of the Cadets. He then presented President Julie with a plaque for Legion support on behalf of the Navy League of Canada.

Each year at the Legion’s Honours and Awards in April, and again during our Veteran’s Dinner in November, the Cadets from HMCS Defiant are called upon to clean up after the dinner. They serve with pride and distinction and are much appreciated by the many members present. It is a great way to blend the old with the new. It is also a way of mentoring that Veterans can offer the youth who may be contemplating a military career.

The Legion strives to support the children and youth in our community through various bursaries and donations to groups who support our youth. Barb Tobin from KYC (Kemptville Youth Centre) was invited up to receive a cheque for $5,000 for the Youth Centre. This is only one of the many donations that are

is quite apparent in Legion Branch 212, where everything and anything that happens there is done by volunteers!

The monthly breakfasts, dart leagues, weekly and monthly bingos, bartenders, as well as the day to day operations.

Peter Milsom, from the Navy League spoke of the members present and how the Legion is supported by these members. He went on to mention the quiet volunteers that work tireless hours behind the scenes to ensure the Legion remains a strong pillar of North Grenville’s

Kemptville Horticultural Society Spring Plant Sale The Kemptville Horticultural Society will hold its annual spring plant sale on Saturday, May 11, from 9 to 12, at 75 Campus Drive on the former Kemptville College Campus. There will be, as always, a good selection of perennials hoping to find that special place in your garden. So, if you are itching to get an early jump on gardening, join us for some excellent deals. To get there, take Campus Dr. at Service Ontario, directly across from the hospital, and continue to the greenhouses at the end of the road.

Anyone wishing to donate potted up perennials, as well as bagged tubers and bulbs, may drop them off at sale location on Friday, May 10, from 9 to 12. Have any questions? Call Linda at 258-2115.

SOLS budget cut affecting local libraries

by Hilary Thomson Libraries across the province are reeling after an announcement made by the provincial government that they were cutting the funding to the Southern Ontario Library Service (SOLS) and Ontario Library Service – North (OLS-North) by 50 per cent.

Both SOLS and OLSNorth provide essential services to libraries. One of SOLS’ most valuable services, the delivery of inter-library loans, was cut suddenly when the province slashed their budget in half, effective immediately, a couple of weeks ago.

“It is with great sadness that I have to inform public libraries in Southern Ontario that the SOLS inter-library May 1, 2019

loan delivery service will permanently cease to operate effective April 26, 2019,” wrote SOLS CEO, Barbara Franchetto, in a statement on their website. “I know this is sad and disappointing news, but, given the enormity of the cut to our operating budget, there is no alternative.”

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Michael Tibollo, released a statement on Thursday, April 18, saying that this funding cut should not have an impact on local libraries, as the government is maintaining base funding for libraries across the province. This base funding has remained stagnant for over 20 years, despite rising costs.

“Ontario Library Service – North and Southern Ontario Library Service are arm’s length agencies that have no

involvement in the day-to-day operations of Ontario’s public libraries,” he wrote.

North Grenville Public Library (NGPL) CEO, Rachel Brown, says this statement lacks the understanding of just how significant SOLS’ contributions are to small libraries like NGPL. Not only do they provide the inter-library loan service, they also facilitate group purchasing and provide important information and training for librarians and other library employees. “This really impacts library operations,” she says.

Merrickville Public Library (MPL) Librarian, MaryKate Laphen, agrees that this funding cut, and the sudden cancellation of inter-library loans, is a huge loss for libraries, especially those in

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rural areas. In 2018 alone, the MPL lent out and borrowed roughly 2,000 books in total. The NGPL received and shipped around 4,300. Both libraries support several book clubs who rely on the service to secure multiple copies of the titles they are reading. “It is going to have a huge impact on small libraries, which have fewer resources,” Mary-Kate says.

The cancellation of the inter-library loans delivery service has also cost 24 people their jobs, one of whom, Rachel says, is a resident of North Grenville. It is unclear how many more services will have to be cut, as SOLS figures out how they are going to survive with half the budget.

“We are waiting to see what SOLS is going to do,” MaryKate says. “I don’t know how

presented to various groups over the course of a year.

Award pins were handed out to many present, recognising the numbers of years they had been Legion members, and the Past Serving Executive were awarded their medals and bars for their service over the past year. President Julie presented Certificates of Appreciation to the many volunteers present. It was a steady stream of members, and an indication of the tremendous support and positive power that volunteers bring to keep an organization such as the Legion running.

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the North Grenville Times, was kept busy taking photos as each of the presentations was made. The highlight (for me anyway) was the final acknowledgment of the Past Presidents that were present.

These were the backbone of the volunteers! They were the ones that answers the call, “the buck stops here”!

Kudos (Bravo Zulu) to all volunteers!

Photo: Past Presidents: l-r: Doug Bruton, Carol St-Germain, Hester Horricks, Ray Ansell. Seated: Current President Julie O’Brien and our most senior Past President Ray Parker.

Kemptville Optometric Centre opens its doors

by Tanya Philion The Kemptville Optometric Centre held its grand opening at the new location, 2674 County Road 43. Steve Clark, MPP, Mayor Nancy Peckford, and the Municipal Council were in attendance to welcome the new business to North Grenville, and partake in the ribbon cutting ceremony. Cake and beverages were served and enjoyed by all who attended.

Dr. Mark Goodwin will be bringing his 24 years of experience, and Marcus Barlow will be bringing his 11 years of experience, to our growing community. Being familiar with this area, they both see how essential it is to have more optometrists in small communities, and are proud to be bringing their expertise to North Grenville. Kemptville Optometric Centre offers a large variety of glasses in style and strengths, two examination rooms, two optometrists, and Registered Optician, Kelsey McDiarmid. it’s going to pan out, but it’s not going to be good.”

Rachel says that, while the loss of the inter-library loan delivery service is very unfortunate, there is still hope. The database that SOLS runs is currently suspended, as SOLS clears out all the current requests for books and figures out what to do next. However, there is some indication that the database will be able to be used in the future, if individual libraries find a way to transport the books between libraries using their own budgets. “Canada Post is not a terrible option,” she says. “They do give a discounted rate for mailing books.”

While libraries may not be seen as an essential service to those at Queens Park, Rachel says they are an integral part

of a healthy community. “Not having books available is a loss to quality of life,” she says. “We need the dust to settle before we can see what happens with inter-library loans [longterm].”

As of now, patrons will not be able to order books from other libraries. Books that have already been delivered, or are in transit, will still be available. If you currently have a loaned book, the NGPL is asking that you return it at your earliest convenience. After April 26, the library will have to absorb the cost of returning the books to their respective libraries. Any questions can be directed to interloan@ngpl.ca.

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Spring Home Improvement 2019

We should congratulate ourselves at surviving yet another winter. And what a strange season it was, freezing and thawing and freezing and thawing, over and over again. But here we are ready to get outdoors again and see what the garden is like. Or perhaps we’ll throw open the windows and doors and give the house a lick of paint, new floors, or even a whole new room! Who knows what we can do in the sunshine?

There’s going to be a flurry of activity around as North Grenville and Merrickville residents start flooding into local businesses for their spring home improvement projects. We are blessed in this area with many local businesses that offer a wide variety of products and services to make all spring home improvement projects easier, less expensive and more attractive. Whether you’re looking for plants, paint, building materials, a local service provider or just some good advice, we’ve got you covered!

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Rideau Woodland Ramble The garden centre is nestled into the heart of the Ramble, and is intended to be an experience, like visiting the garden, as opposed to simply a commercial area. It is anchored by one of Canada's largest glass enclosed Gazebos-Ramble House, home to an information and seating area as well as the sales area. All plant material is displayed in a manner to highlight colour and texture, contrasts, and impact, as opposed to alphabetical location, hence the Centre as experience and learning tool. All the gardens and trails connect to the Centre.

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(NC) Just because we live in the Great White North doesn’t mean we should limit our time enjoying our outdoor space to just three months of the year. Although winter may feel like it will never end, looking for ways to maximize our time outside even before the snow starts to melt is always a good idea.

Here are some ways to get your backyard ready for spring and get a fullyears-worth out of your space at the same time, regardless of its size: Indoor setups outside. Optimized outdoor landscaping can help divide your exterior into “rooms” like the inside of your home. When planning your space outside, think of a cooking area, a dining area or even a living area with office space or a fire pit instead of fireplace. Retailers are expanding their product lineups to offer entertainment systems, lighting and high-quality, living room-worthy furniture and décor that is weather-resistant and super easy to clean and maintain. Simply look for specially treated fabrics for couches, cushions and rugs.

Add appliances. If you thought your backyard was just for barbecuing, you’re missing out. From pizza ovens and smokers to outdoor kitchens complete with fridge, dishwasher, sink and even a beer tap, TA Appliances have introduced a dream outdoor kitchen collection that will have you grilling and chilling 365 days of the year. If you’re thinking of putting in a fridge, make sure you install an outdoor rated one. Outdoor fridges, while somewhat more expensive, provide added protection from the elements ensuring they’ll be around for a lot longer.

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Top Five Home Improvement Trends for 2019 News Media Canada Spring is the busiest months for the home improvement industry as homeowners typically begin planning home renovation projects this time of year. If you’re planning to reno in 2019, check out our list of five of the top trends in design, products and techniques for transforming your home.

If you’re looking to make a big change this year, a kitchen or bathroom renovation is the way to go. These two rooms continue to top lists as the most popular remodeling projects, especially if you are looking to sell your home as they typically provide the highest return on investment and add significant value in the eyes of potential buyers.

Sustainability is “In” This trend has been around for a while and

this year will see it extend to everything from choosing energy-efficient appliances and sustainably made building materials to conscious design planning with a focus on the concept of ‘less is more’.

To maximize this trend, you will want to make the most of your home’s space by creating rooms that are both functional and beautifully designed. Choose sustainable products like natural fibre area rugs, recycled floor materials and repurposed décor items.

Floral fabrics and wallpapers make a statement Floral print furniture will be a popular way to incorporate this trend in your home. A bold patterned chair or sofa is a great option and really pops when paired with a solid wall color to keep the space grounded. Looking for less

of a commitment than purchasing a new piece of furniture? Try a fun wallpaper in a floral pattern in the bedroom or bathroom.

Create an accent wall and keep the remaining walls more neutral to really make a statement.

Double islands double the function Kitchen tables are out and extra surfaces that can be used for cooking and eating, as well as ample storage, are in.

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“A home's exterior plays an important role in shaping a prospective purchasers' decisions,” explains Norm Jensen of Royal LePage Network Realty Corp. “As the first point of contact, these areas often help set the tone and encourage buyers to positively visualize themselves owning the home.”

An attractive exterior doesn't have to break the bank. According to Jensen, there are a number of ways you can create a stunning outside environment without much effort or money. Here are just a few tips to carry you through the selling season: Clear the clutter. One of the easiest ways to make any outdoor space come to life is to keep it clean and tidy. This lets buyers visualize how they will make the space their own when it trades hands.

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Coloured cabinetry. Add contrast to your kitchen by painting your cabinets with a bold colour. Painted cabinetry is an easy and cost-effective way to liven and freshen up any space. In 2019, we’re seeing cabinets painted in moody hues like matte black, navy and forest green. If the thought of going to the dark side scares you, try incorporating a mediumtoned grey or even light oak cabinetry into your design. Contrary to popular belief, coloured cabinetry can be extremely neutral.

Accessorize with pops of matte black. A touch of matte black is a great complementary colour for several reasons, one of them being that it can add design balance to your space, especially if most of your furnishings are white. It’s no wonder matte black is turning up in all aspects of design, from handles and faucets to sinks and appliances. While you may feel that matte black airs more on the modern side, it can be easily used in traditional design as well. A great way to ease into this look is by infusing pops of black into your kitchen, as the shade complements nearly all colour palettes.

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Community Grant policy adopted by council

It is a thrilling time at Fulford Preparatory College. Due to outstanding cooperation from our constituents, we are ready to step out of the shadow of our namesake and stand on our own, with new programs and new branding that represents who we truly are- a private boarding and day school that is Distinctly Canadian – Uniquely Global. Therefore, we are delighted to announce the expansion of our programs to include welcoming grade 9 students to our school. Additionally, we are bursting with pride to soon be known as Merrick Preparatory School- an apt name recognizing the community that has embraced us with warmth and enthusiasm. This change will be official on July 2, 2019. We invite you to contact us today to learn more about us and to find out for yourselves what the excitement is all about. www.fulfordprep.com/excitingnews.

by Hilary Thomson The Municipality of Merrickville-Wolford has officially released its new Community Grants program policy. This was created after a suggestion made by staff that they create a policy to receive all the applications for Community Grants for the year at one time. It was also suggested that the application criteria be standardized, so they could evaluate each application effectively and allocate available funds fairly.

This is a marked departure from the previous piecemeal approach, which made it difficult to keep track of the municipality’s budgetary constraints surrounding municipal grants. In 2018, council waived $12,900 worth of rental fees for the Community Centre, which took up a large part of the $13,650 earmarked

Transfer of municipal lands to RCHS comes back to council

by Hilary Thomson Merrickville-Wolford council held a lengthy discussion at their last council meeting about transferring a piece of municipal property to Rideau Community Health Services (RCHS).

The decision was made to proceed with the process of transferring the land that houses the Merrickville District Community Health Centre (MDCHC) to RCHS, which was decided during the last term of council. The chair of RCHS, Jacques Pelletier, said in August, 2018, that they want to own the land that houses their $2 million health-care facility, because, should the building need upgrades in the future, it will be easier to secure funding from the government or private lenders if they own the land where it is located.

Because the transfer of the land requires a severance, it was considered by the municipality’s Planning Advisory Committee, which recommended that it be sent to the Consent Granting Authority (CGA) of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville for approval.

Merrickville-Wolford Chief Building Official, Randy Wilkinson, says that the severance has been conditionally approved by the CGA, and they will be rendering a written decision shortly.

If it is approved, the RCHS will eventually own the parcel of land that houses the building, and will continue leasing the parking lot from May 1, 2019

the municipality at $1 per year, as they have done for the past two decades.

The decision came back to council at the meeting of April 23, and some councillors expressed concern about the granting of the land to the RCHS, because they were unaware of the organization’s background and reasoning for wanting to own the land. Deputy Mayor Michael Cameron was worried that the municipality would lose out if the MDCHC folds and the building and land is sold together. Councillor Timothy Molloy mentioned the possibility of having a clause in the agreement stating that, should the Health Centre fold, Merrickville-Wolford would regain ownership of the land.

Randy told council that, should they grant the transfer, the next step will be to draw up the final land registry papers and deed for the land. “Assuming there are no appeals of the Decision of Committee, there will be a one-year period to register a new deed,” Randy says.

“Within this time period, the legal details will be completed, and the land transferred over to the Health Services board.” RCHS has agreed to pay all the fees associated with the severance and transfer of the land.

It seems that the original information presented to the previous council has been lost in the shuffle of the election, and Council felt that they did not have sufficient information to make the decision to continue with

the process of transferring the land to the RCHS at the last council meeting. Mayor Doug Struthers suggested that they defer the decision until they can hear a delegation, or more information from the RCHS, to gain clarity on the reasons they want to own the land. “I would like a clear answer from the Health Centre,” said Deputy Mayor Cameron.

for Community Grants. This year’s budget for the grants program is $17,000.

Community Grants include both monetary donations and in-kind services, such as use of municipal property at reduced or no cost, and/or use of municipal equipment (barricades, operational staff support etc.).

Eligible applicants include charity organizations, notfor-profits, sports groups, and associations and volunteer groups. They must also be based in Merrickville-Wolford and provide benefit to the residents of the Municipality.

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by Hilary Thomson New terms of reference for municipal committees have been prepared by staff and presented to council. The municipality has already adopted the terms of reference, and has put a call out for volunteers to join the Committee of Adjustment, and the Property Standards Committees. Both are legislated committees.

The Committee of Adjustment’s role is to consider the authorization of minor variances and usage of properties in accordance with the Planning Act. The Property Standards Committee is established to hear lawful appeals from an order issued by the Village Property Standards Officer. The Committee may determine if the order shall be upheld, modified, or rescinded, or decide to extend the time for complying with the order.

Terms of reference for other non-legislated committees were also presented to council at the last meeting. These include the Agricultural Advisory Committee, the Environmental Advisory Committee, the Economic Development Advisory Committee, the Recreation Advisory Committee, and the Heritage Advisory Committee. Council will now review the terms of reference for the various committees and decide whether they want to keep the committee structure as is, or create new committees which they feel would better serve the needs of the community.

Deputy Mayor Michael Cameron felt that this was too large a discussion to include in a regular council meeting and that a special meeting should be held to discuss their options.

Mayor Doug Struthers suggested they hold the special meeting before the next regular meeting of council, so they could officially finalize the committees mid-May and put out a call for volunteers for all the non-legislated committees at once.

For more information on how to apply to volunteer for the Property Standards Committee or Committee of Adjustment, visit the municipal website.

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The policy dictates that all Community Grant applications must be submitted to the Municipality by January 31 of the calendar year the funds will be spent. For 2019, the Community Grants deadline is May 17, at 4 pm.

For more information and to access the full policy, application form, and post project reporting document, visit the municipal website.

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by Deron Johnston Well, it appears that Spring may finally have arrived. One of the sure signs of Spring is the arrival of the Easter Bunny Hop in Downtown Kemptville. This year’s Hop was described by one of the participating businesses as “the most people we’ve ever seen for one of these events”. The Easter Bunny Hop is a special event that was held on Saturday, April 13, where over twenty businesses in the Downtown BIA footprint opened their doors to visitors and gave out treats, hosted creative activities, and had special offers and giveaways. By several accounts, it was estimated that approximately 400 people came through Downtown Kemptville to participate in the Hop and explore the area.

Thanks to all of the sponsors, participating businesses and the volunteers, including the BIA Events Committee, who put in a lot of work to make this event so successful.

This year, the BIA is once again going to offer a special draw of two VIP tickets to the Kemptville Live Music Festival, happening July 18-21 at the Kemptville Campus. A special passport program is being developed to add more value to the contest for participating

sponsors and BIA family members. Watch for more details coming out in May. The lineup for this year’s festival looks like another great one!

The BIA Board of Management is happy to let you know that we are almost ready to roll out the Digital Service Squad program. The program was developed by the Ontario Business Improvement Area Association (OBIAA) in cooperation with OMAFRA. The Old Town Kemptville BIA received a grant that will pay for the hiring of someone on a shortterm contract to go around to individual members to assess the needs of the business and then provide advice on how the business can increase their online digital presence.

This consultation and advice will be a free service provided through this Digital Service Squad program. So, Downtown Kemptville family members, watch for more information coming out soon and expect to see someone show up at your door soon to talk “digital”!

Recently, as Executive Director, I attended the OBIAA Annual Conference, which was held in Ottawa this year. It was a full three days of workshops, breakout learning sessions, peer-to-peer sessions and daily keynote

speakers. A wide range of topics were covered including ones like: BIA expansion, effective social marketing, creating and organizing impactful events and parking challenges. In my report submitted to the Board about the conference, I wrote that I found the most beneficial part of the conference was the peer-to-peer sessions. I was both relieved and surprised to hear that no matter what the size or where it was located, all BIAs seem to have similar challenges around parking, volunteer recruitment, expansion, member engagement

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by Vanessa Skelton Come out and enjoy musical time travel to the Renaissance for the North Grenville Concert Choir spring concert, “Now is the month of May(ing)”. The May Day celebrations occur on the weekend of May 10-12, when this band of renaissance revellers will amuse the audience with their songs related to birds and harmony and love and volcanos. Volcanos!? Yes, volcanos were apparently an interesting choice for lyrics in the year 1600.

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Choir Director, Phillip Konopka, has selected twenty charming songs that have soaring harmonies and catchy refrains. Because of Phillip’s musical talent and skill as a director, he has been able to encourage each singer to develop their abilities and produce the best combined sound for each song. The choir will be singing in several languages, which has proved to be quite tricky. Luckily, there are several songs with “fa la la” in the English and Italian lyrics, or “don don don” in the French lyrics. The song titles

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The BIA has recently been working with the Municipality of North Grenville to simplify how we communicate as a BIA. We now have a municipal email address, bia@northgrenville.on.ca, and a municipal phone number so that people can now call us. The phone number is 613-258-9569 ext. 401. This is exciting for us, as we’ve never had a phone number for the BIA before. Thanks again to the Municipality of North Grenville for their partnership on this.

Merrickville United Arts Centre, and Sunday, May 12 at 2 pm at St. John United Church in Kemptville. A reception with home-baked treats will follow the Sunday concert to celebrate Mother’s Day. Tickets are $15 for adults and are available at Brewed Awakenings in Kemptville, or on-line at ngcc.eventbrite. ca. Tickets for children under 12 are $10 at the door only, but contact ngconcertchoir@ gmail.com to reserve. tell stories of love, with “My Bonny Lass”, “Bonjour mon coeur”, or translated to “Hello my heart”, and “Matona, mia cara”, or, in English, “My dear lady”. The theme of love and spring is prevalent in the songs and is befitting a concert on Mother’s Day weekend. Why not bring your mother to tell her how much you love her?

The concerts are being held in three different locations in the area, with Friday, May 10 at 7:30 pm at Manotick United Church, Saturday, May 11 at 7:30 pm at

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Good news! The deadline for submissions for the MyView Youth Film Festival has been extended for one week. Youth ages 10-24 in Eastern Ontario now have until midnight on Wednesday May 8th to submit their film.

Encouraging community engagement and youth voices, as well as empowering youth to be producers of media instead of passive consumers are the driving forces for this popular film festival.

Fantastic age-category prizes (sponsored by YourTV) and the grand prize of $1000 (co-sponsored by McGahey Insurance and Grenville Mutual) are great motivators as well.

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Ontario Government cancels 50 Million Tree Program

On Tuesday, April 16, 2019, the CEO of North Greenville’s Ferguson Tree Nursery received a phone call from Forests Ontario, informing him that the provincial government had cancelled the 50 Million Tree Program (50MTP), effective immediately. No explanation was provided. Forests Ontario sent a follow-up letter of confirmation on April 18, in which they requested that Ferguson Forest Centre not inform the public at that time, to allow Forests Ontario time to formulate a response to the cut. Forests Ontario, a notfor-profit charity, had been responsible for delivery of the provincial government’s 50 Million Tree Program.

The loss of this program will have a significant impact on the Ferguson Forest Centre, as well as many other growers and planters in the province, and will have enormous negative economic and environmental impacts.

At a time when the global scientific community is continually uncovering a growing knowledge on the importance of forests and finding ever-increasing evidence of the vast benefits of reforestation, it is hard to imagine how a government could be so short-sighted, especially in the face of increasingly extreme weather-driven events such as the flooding that is happening now across much of Ontario, and beyond.

It is doubly baffling when, just last month, on March 2, Queen’s Park announced the release of a new Forests Ontario report “The Economic Value of Tree Planting in Southern Ontario”, prepared

by Guelph-based consulting firm Green Analytics.

Highlights from the release are as follows: At the Ontario Legislature, Rob Keen, Registered Professional Forester and Forests Ontario CEO along with Peter Emon, long standing County of Renfrew Councilor and Reeve of Renfrew, described how the province has benefited from ten planting seasons of the 50MTP. Since 2008, the Program has facilitated the planting of more than 24 million trees over 14,800 hectares, an area equivalent to one-quarter the size of Lake Simcoe. These plantings sequester 19,000 tonnes of carbon each year - the same amount of carbon emitted May 1, 2019

from driving more than 80 million kilometres.

Reeve Emon observed that in addition to obvious environmental benefits, “Tree planting leads to jobs and economic gains, as nurseries, landowners, municipalities and forestry consultants engage in tree planting activities.” The County of Renfrew, Ontario’s largest county, is located one hour west of Ottawa in the Ottawa Valley - an area well-known for its history of forestry, where families have taken excellent care of the region’s forest resources for more than six decades.

Through the 50MTP, more than one million trees have been planted in the County of Renfrew.

The 50MTP plants 2.3 million trees each year. According to the report, these plantings create a direct annual expenditure stimulus of $7.2 million per year and result in a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) stimulus of $12.7 million annually.

“The employment generated by the 50MTP is equivalent to 103 full time jobs per year, or more than 300 full-time seasonal jobs,” explains Mr. Keen. This does not even begin to consider the jobs supported by the extra 180,000 trees planted annually though other programs leveraged by Forests Ontario.

Mr. Keen shared more good news by referring to the report’s calculations of the ecosystem service benefits derived from tree planting.

Ecosystem services are the direct and indirect contributions of ecosystems to human well-being, and can include carbon sequestration, recreation opportunities, gas regulation, water supply regulation, and nutrient and waste regulation.

Using standardized techniques for calculating ecosystem services, Green Analytics demonstrated that the trees planted through Forests Ontario’s efforts are conservatively valued at $82.7 million annually. For every $1.80 that the Government of Ontario provides Forests Ontario to support tree planting, no less than $19.85 in ecosystem service value is derived; this translates to an 11:1 return on investment. “The value of the ecosystem services will increase over time as planted trees mature and new trees continue to be planted,” notes

Mr. Keen.

From Reeve Emon’s perspective as an elected municipal representative for 30 years, he wishes that there were more programs that provide this kind of value, both in terms of cost efficiency, and economic, environmental and societal benefits. “This report is important, because it speaks to all three of these ‘legs of the stool,’” explains Emon, who went on to say, “Renfrew County landowners know trees; they believe planting trees is important for the environment and economy. This makes the 50MTP a good use of taxpayer dollars.

When I talk with other politicians across the province, nobody ever says I want fewer trees.

He concludes, “Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Yakabuski can tell his cabinet colleagues that even before the ecosystem services are calculated, he is realizing a 3:1 return on his investment in the 50MTP.” Mr. Keen’s message to Natural Resources and Forestry Minister, John Yakabuski and his cabinet colleagues, about the clear benefits of 50MTP, seems to have fallen on deaf ears.

MPP John Yakabuski released a statement on April 25, in which he states that the 50MTP is nothing more than the previous Liberal government’s frivolous use of taxpayer dollars and claims the program was unnecessary duplication that couldn’t compete with the volume of trees replanted by the logging industry.

One would expect the

Minister of Natural Resources to know the difference between the requirement for the logging industry to plant trees and the reforestation efforts of conservation organizations, stewardship groups and First Nations for environmental benefit. The logging industry plants in order to replace the trees they cut and to ensure their industry’s future, replacing mature trees with seedlings. One might also expect Leeds - Grenville MPP Steve Clark to stand up and fight to keep a beneficial program with such a positive economic and environmental impact within his riding.

Neither seems to be the case.

Clearly, the loss of 50MTP will have significant impacts to the economy and our environment. At a time when the impacts of global warming are, and will increasingly be, far more significant than previously believed, this program is more important than ever.

This is a crucial time to plant more trees each year, not less.

As a result of the cancellation of the highly acclaimed 50MTP, the Ferguson Forest Centre must now cut its seedling program significantly, lay off staff and refrain from filling a large number of seasonal positions this summer and fall. The loss of these jobs at Ferguson, and likely at other affected seedling and planting operations, will affect many local economies across the province, however this loss of reforestation will ultimately be most harmful to the environment, with the loss contributing to more severe storms, poorer air quality, reduced carbon mitigation, soil erosion and flooding.

Action must be taken not only to re-establish this program, but also to strengthen it. The not-for-profit, self-sustaining Ferguson Forest Centre Corporation (FFCC) was created in November 2000

and provides policy and direction for the Centre. It operates through its volunteer board of directors and professional staff. The Centre consists of the Ferguson Tree Nursery, Veteran’s Way Memorial Park, the Arboretum, Anniversary Park, Kinderwood and many nature trails and forested lands. It also supports numerous organizations and services including the Friends of the Ferguson Forest Centre, the Giving Garden and the Ferguson Forest Dog Park.

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The guided bird walk will follow Turtle Trail, a 1.5 km forest pathway along the south branch of the Rideau River. Meet at Anniversary Park at 9 AM. Estimated walk time: three hours.

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May 6 Blood Donor Event at the W.B. George Centre in the Kemptville Campus at 48 Shearer St., 1:30-4 pm and 5:30-8 pm.Your donation is crucial to save lives. Book your appointment at blood.ca Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus May 11 Kemptville Horticultural Society Spring Plant Sale, 9 to 12 pm at 75 Campus Drive on the former Kemptville College Campus. Info: Linda at 613-258-2115 May 11 OMCA plant, garage and bake sale, Maplewood Park, 8 am-12 noon.

Join us for directions to registered vendors or seek your own treasures in Oxford Mills. Drop in at the park for a coffee and pastry.

May 11 Gorgeous Grannies and Friends' Spring Plant & Bake Sale, Cornerstone Wesleyan Church, 6556 Prince of Wales Drive, North Gower,9 am-12 noon. All proceeds go to The Stephen Lewis Foundation which supports women and children in sub-Saharan Africa. For more info, call 613-258-8958.

May 15 Spring Trails Walk, Merrickville District Trails Society. Meet at 10 am at Burritt’s Rapids Locks (#17), walk to the Stoney Steps on Brassils Creek in Marlborough Forest, along Rideau Trail. About 6 km return, 2 hours. No dogs, but all others welcome.

Weekly and recurring events Mon North Grenville Arts Guild, 2nd Mon/mth, 7 pm, Masonic Hall, 311 Van Buren St. All welcome. More info at www.ngartsguild.ca Kemptville Quilters Guild, 2nd Mon./mth at the Kemptville Pentecostal Church, 1964 County Road 43, 7 pm. New members welcome.

Kemptville Cancer Support Group, 3rd Mon/mth, St. John’s United Church, 2 pm. For info call Ellen Vibert-Miller at 613-258-7778.

Modern square dance club, Grenville Gremlins, 7:30-10 pm, NG Municipal Centre.

Newcomer Bridge-St John's United Church 12:15pm. Cost $5.00. All levels welcome.

Info 613-806-4495 or 613-795-7155.

Men’s Darts League at the Legion, 7 pm. Starting 10 Sept through to April. All are welcome. $5. per night.

Tues Rotary Club meeting, Kemptville Legion, 6:30 pm.

18+ Mixed basketball at Holy Cross School Gym from 7-9 pm. $5/night or $60/season. Call Jeff at (613) 816-8345 for more info.

Ladies Darts League, Kemptville Legion, 7 pm through to April. All are welcome, $5 per player.

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Bridge St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. Info, call. 613-806-4495 to 613-795-7155.

The Branch Artisans Guild, NG Community Church, 2659 Concession St. every 3 rd Tue/mth, 7pm. New members welcomed Wed NG Photography Club - 1st Wed./mth, 7-9 pm, at the Grenville Mutual Insurance, 380 Colonnade Drive. See ngphotoclub.ca for info.

Klub 67 Euchre every 2nd &4th Wed/mth, 1 pm, St. John's United Church.

Everyone welcome. $5.00. (No euchre July & August) Bingo- 1st & 3rd Wed/mth., Kemptville Legion, 1 pm. All welcome.

New Horizon Club, Burritt`s Rapids Community Hall. Adults 55 plus welcome.

For info re programs and membership, call Golida Tym 258-3894.

Probus Club of North Grenville, 3rd Wed./mth. Everyone is welcome to join us at 9:30 am at St Paul's Presbyterian Church Hall for fellowship.

Holy Cross Church monthly suppers, 1st Wed/mth. Adults $8, Children $5. All are welcomed.

NGPL Science and Technology Group meetings, 1st/Wed/mth, 7- 9 pm in the program room at the Library.

Euchre, Rideau Glen Golf Course, 6:30 sharp, $5, share the wealth tickets sold, all proceeds go back to the players. May 1-Oct 9.

Thu Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:15- pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. For more info, call 613-806-4495 or 613-795-7155.

North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting 1st & 3rd Thurs/mth., 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 790 7665.

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Fri Friendship Lunch, 11:30-1 pm, St. John’s United Church. Free, everyone welcome.

Sat Kemptville Legion breakfast, 8 - 10 am 3rd Sat/mth, 100 Reuben Crescent. Adults $6, Children 6 and under $3. All welcome.

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Sun Bingo, Kemptville Legion – Last Sun/mth, Doors open 6 pm, guaranteed $400 jackpot. Refreshments available.

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by Hilary Thomson The Kemptville Black Sox men’s fastpitch softball team is returning for its second season in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League. Back to lead the 13-player team are pitchers Shannon Borho and Dan Thompson, along with two up-and-comers, Tom Hanna and Zach Thompson. “This year’s goal is to finish in the top half of the league to get home field in the play-offs,” says team spokesperson, Hugh Murray.

The season will begin on May 15 in Manotick against last year’s finalist the Kars Aces. Home games will be played on Wednesday evenings at Riverside Park at 8:45pm. The Kemptville Black Sox will be playing on home turf on May 22, May 29, June 12, June 19, June 26, July 3, July 10 and July 17.

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by Carrie Smith, Kemptville Physiotherapy Centre What sport requires you to bend over for hours at a time, to pull and push repeatedly, to lift and carry heavy loads over rough terrain, and to reach beyond your arm’s length while kneeling?

Why, it’s gardening of course! Now, add in no warmup or cool-down, and do all of this in the blistering sun.

That’s a typical workout for a gardener!

We see lots of gardening related injuries in the spring, when everyone is anxious to get their hands dirty and get the garden in shape. But, unfortunately for most people, their gardens are in better shape than they are!

There are lots of ways to help reduce gardening related aches and pains. Improved tools with better grips

and handles, taking multiple breaks, keeping hydrated, and bending with your knees instead of your back, are just a few.

But have you ever thought about actually warming up before hitting the garden?

Start thinking of gardening as a sport – hockey players don’t step on the ice and instantly start playing; runners do a dynamic warm up and get their muscles stretched before pounding the pavement; and soccer players are always kicking the ball around before the whistle blows.

Next time you head to the garden, do a 5-minute walk around your property, and actually admire your garden before you dive into it. Take a long-handled rake or hoe; use it as a support for balance and as a device to help stretch your shoulders. To

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Enjoy the warm-up and we hope to NOT see you in the clinic for any gardening injuries!

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The honey house is growing

by Deron Johnston Last Wednesday night was the first meeting of the new Committee of Adjustment. The committee is currently made up of members of council, with Planner, Jordan Jackson, acting as Secretary/ Treasurer. Having the committee filled with members of council was recommended by municipal staff.

By definition, the Committee of Adjustment is a tribunal appointed by municipal council that (according to Section 45 of the Planning Act) makes decisions on minor variances from the zoning by-law and to grant permission for altering or changing a lawful non-conforming use of land, buildings or structures.

Part of what made this first meeting interesting was the subject property: that of Peter Vichos Enterprises, or as some may call it, the Honey House, which is located on Oxford Street East. Peter was making an application for a minor variance to allow him to expand his current building to potentially house the contents of four trailers that are used for storage on the property.

The four storage trailers were deemed illegal according to municipal bylaws, which led to charges being filed against Peter. The charges are still active and part of a pending court case between the Municipality of North Grenville and Peter, which was stayed by the presiding judge in hopes that a resolution through this process would provide a positive outcome.

The meeting began with Mayor Nancy Peckford stating how important it was, to herself and the rest of council, that everyone be given ample time to speak on the matter, including Peter, with the considerable length of the meeting (two hours and fifteen minutes) confirming her point.

Following the mayor, Phil Gerrard, the Director of Planning, delivered a report on the application, including a recommendation to approve the minor variance. Phil outlined that the business operating on the property is a legal, non-conforming operation.

This means that the business is legal to operate, but it is operating in the wrong type of zone. It lies in a residential, and not a commercial or agricultural, area. Due to May 1, 2019

the fact that the business has been doing the same type of work since before the area was zoned residential, it is allowed to continue, but only if it doesn’t change the type of work it does.

After the report, Peter was given an opportunity to speak to the application, which he did. He explained that he submitted the application in hopes of expanding his current building in order to empty the storage trailers and move their contents inside.

He expressed his belief that this was the best possible solution that would both al-

leviate the concerns of local residents and the municipality, but would also allow him to continue to operate his business the way he has been since buying the business from his father.

Residents who had concerns or comments about the application were then given an opportunity to speak. In total, six residents spoke, with two of them expressing their support for Peter and his business. The other four residents expressed concerns about a range of issues, such as noise from trucking activity, fear of being stung by bees, and

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the new building being too close to the property lines of neighbouring properties.

However, each resident also took the time to speak very supportively of the apiary, the owner and the product itself.

The process to get to this point has been a long and costly one for Peter and his business, spanning two years.

His partner, Sherry Jordan, came up to the microphone and made a passionate call for some closure on the matter.

She expressed her frustration over the money that the small business has already had to pay and factoring in the an-

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ticipated cost of $100,000 for the expansion of the building, plus the additional costs that will result from meeting any conditions placed on the expansion, including possibly being required to install a fence between the Honey House and the next door neighbour. Another condition will probably be that the setback from a neighbouring property may have to be greater than planned. This wasn’t a serious problem for Peter, as he said that he submitted the smallest setback possible, but it could be

changed to be more than the current 1.97 metres.

In the end, council voted in favour of allowing the minor variance, but there will be a minor site plan agreement necessary in order to allow the project to proceed.

Though it wasn’t exactly what Peter was hoping for, it was a decision that seemed to mostly satisfy the residents and still allow the project to move forward.

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A Growing Concern

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by Deron Johnston There’s a new gang in town. Their numbers are growing quickly and they’re looking to expand. They started out online, and now they’re getting so big that they’re looking for a physical space to conduct some of their operations. Are you scared? You shouldn’t be, I’m talking about the Kemptville Gardeners.

They started just a couple of months ago as a Facebook group which has quickly grown to 183 members as of this past Saturday afternoon. Speaking of this past Saturday afternoon, the Kemptville Gardeners (KG) hosted their first event at the North Grenville Public Library.

Called Seedy Saturday, it attracted approximately 200 people to Downtown Kemptville.

Seedy Saturday was the brainchild of four members of the KG (Emily Kelly, Samantha Macuzzi, Denise Mahoney and Susanne Larner) who, while chatting back and forth in their Facebook group, realized that Kemptville didn’t have a seed swap or seed exchange for people who liked to grow things.

“I was looking for seeds for Heirloom Tomatoes, and then we realized that we couldn’t find any mention of a seed exchange in Kemptville. There were exchanges in other places, so we just decided to start one here” explained Emily Kelly, who was herself a presenter at the recent Rural Summit. So, the four of them got to work and Seedy Saturday was born.

It was obvious, from the number of people who attended, that there is a need and want on behalf of people who like to garden and grow things for this type of event. The group is also looking at branching out to potentially offer a variety of workshops and other programming.

From talking with the four women who organized the event, the workshops might just be the beginning. This certainly sounds like one gang that we should all hope grows like a weed!

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by Hilary Thomson Local accounting firm, WPG Professional Corporation, welcomed a special guest to their office last Thursday. Derek Bradley, from Smith Falls, was honoured with an Academy Award in February for the developing performance capture technology used in various Disney franchises, including the Marvel and Star Wars movies. He was at WPG to visit his father, who works there, and firm owner and family friend Alan Gutman.

Derek did his undergraduate and Masters degree in computer science at Carleton University. Originally, he thought he would go into software engineering, but, during his Masters, he started studying computer graphics and fell in love with it. “I loved the visual feedback that you get,” he says.

During his Masters, he started studying something called augmented reality, where you insert virtual items into photos and video in real time. After his second degree, he decided to go further and do his PhD at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Part of his doctoral research was studying technology that did the reverse of augmented reality, putting real life objects into the digital world.

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UBC during his doctoral studies, he was impressed

by Derek’s work and offered to fly him out to the Disney Research facility in Zurich to check it out. Derek secured a job there and has now been working for Disney Research for just over eight years.

The technology that earned him the Academy Award was developed by a team of four people at the Disney Research lab over a number of years. The technology, called Medusa Performance capture, can reconstruct the shape and motion of an actor’s face without the need for markers, special make up, or special lighting.

Not only is the technology portable and simple to use, it also achieved a quality of performance capture that had never been achieved before.

“It hit a new bar for quality,” Derek says. “That’s what made it stand out.”

The technology has been used in roughly 20 movies since 2014. The first movie that used it was Disney’s Maleficent, for the three flower pixie characters. Other movies include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Jungle Book, Doctor Strange, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Derek’s name is also in the credits of the highly anticipated final movie of the Avengers franchise, Avengers: Endgame, which

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came out last weekend. An example of the technology in use is the large purple villain in the movie, Thanos, played

by Josh Brolin.

Derek says the Academy Awards for science and technology are set up a little differently than the ones seen on TV. There was still an awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, but he and his colleagues were told they had won in December 2018. Derek says that the press was told before the academy called the winners, so he found out from a friend at around midnight. The first thing he did was call his parents in Smiths Falls. “I didn’t get much sleep that night,” he remembers. “We celebrated at the office the next day”.

Although they didn’t get the traditional Oscar statuette, Derek and his colleagues did get certificates, which he still thinks is pretty cool. It is still sitting on his desk, reminding him of his achievement. He says he is lucky to work at a place where his research translates to something concrete. “It’s nice working at Disney, because my research makes a difference you can actually see”.

Derek says that innovation is always happening Disney Research lab, and there is definitely more cool stuff to come. “It’s not the end of the story,” he says.

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by Lynn Ford My name is Lynn Ford, Founder and President of TLC Ministries, based in Mountain, Ontario. We are hosting a fundraising Dinner/Dance/Auction event on May 11 at The New Rideau Restaurant, featuring the band Ambush, to support our Tree of Life Project. Our mission is to meet and help people where they are; and we do this locally and abroad.

During visits to poor areas in the Dominican Republic to deliver food and minister to the people, we became aware of many pregnancies among young girls, with 85% to 90% of them between the ages of 12 and 16 yrs old. Many are left to their own devices, turned away by their families because of lack of food and living conditions. Others are, unfortunately, left with no other choice but to stay in abusive relationships. Most will leave school, never to return. Many are following their mother’s lifestyle cycle for lack of education. This is where The Tree of Life was birthed.

We purchased a piece of land almost three years ago. The time has come to build and give life to the project: to build a refuge home, where these young mothers can come and feel safe, accepted, and loved, just as they are. A place where they can be supported, uplifted, encouraged, and taught basic life skills. Empower them to feel worthy to create a better life for themselves and their children. Provide them with tools to change their current situation for a brighter future. Giving them a safe place where their children can come while they are at work, or searching for work.

There is room for 250 to attend our event. We thought it would be a great date, just before Mother’s Day, to raise support for single moms. The tickets are $65 each, which includes a full buffet and dance. An income tax-deductible receipt will be issued for $25. We will have door prizes, silent and live auction, and games. We would love to fill the venue and make our fundraiser event a great success for the love of these young mothers. You may purchase tickets without a fee by calling me at 613-869-1191, or at The New Rideau Restaurant. Or through Ambush HTTPS://AMBUSHKEMPTVILLE.EVENTBRITE.CA. If we could have everyone like us on FB The Tree of Life Project to increase exposure, that would be great! tlc2005.org@gmail.com.

Forest Creek residents with some of the litter we collected.

by Bill Kozak Here is yet another reason why living in Kemptville is so great.

There are many among us that demonstrate their commitment to their community. The residents of Forest Creek have gone above and beyond the call of duty. As part of the week long Pitch In program, about 20 residents of Forest Creek came out to help with the clean up.

The day started cold and grey and got steadily worse as the work began. The cold rain turned to hail at one point, but it didn’t dampen the spirit of this dedicated group.

Litter, largely from fast food outlets in the Colonnade Mall and nearby construction, accounted for most of the volume. Please remember, someone will have to pick up the wrappers and drink containers that you throw out your window.

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