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Deputy Mayor Jim McManaman, Councillor Kristen Strackerjan, Mayor Nancy Peckford, Councillor Doreen O'Sullivan, Councillor John Barclay The great Municipal ParticipACTION Community Challenge is on and the Municipality of North Grenville will be competing to win, against numerous municipalities across the country.

The ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge is a national physical activity initiative that encourages Canadians to get active.

Organizers are in search of Canada's Most Active Community.

It is open to everyone and all minutes tracked on the App and website from June 1 – 30 count towards a com-

munity’s total score. After June 30, 50 finalist communities will be invited to submit an application explaining why they deserve to be Canada's Most Active Community.

At the conclusion of the challenge, one community will earn the top prize of $100,000 and title of being Canada’s most active. In addition to the national winner, there will also be prizes for the most active community in each province and territory.

In order to participate, residents can download the free ParticipACTION app and track their physical activity

minutes. Based on your postal code, the App will attribute your activity minutes to your municipality, adding to the community’s total.

In 2019, the City of Enderby, BC which is home to 2,964 people, won the national challenge. That year, cities across Canada tracked a combined 265 million minutes of physical activity to compete for the grand prize.

The challenge is open to all organizations, schools, sport groups and workplaces to participate and track their minutes as a team. All group physical activity counts.

This pandemic has brought many challenges for us all and many of us had to cancel a lot of activities, but now more than ever we can find new ways to safely connect with our friends, family and strengthen our communities by participating in this challenge. This contest will support a good cause and help rally citizens around a common goal that helps them improve their fitness levels too.

You can walk, garden, bike, or take part in a virtual group exercise class. This is one activity that we can be, "all in this together!"

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Grant Program for Tourism and Travel Businesses The Ontario government is providing one-time payments of $10,000 to $20,000 to support eligible small businesses struggling to recover from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic through the new $100 million Ontario Tourism and Travel Small Business Support Grant.

Prior to the pandemic, Ontario’s tourism industry generated more than $36

billion in economic activity and supported more than 400,000 jobs across the province.

This program is designed to help the tourism industry reclaim its place as an economic powerhouse and key job creator in Ontario.

This grant will support eligible small tourism and travel businesses that did not receive the Ontario Small Business Support Grant

(OSBSG). It is designed for businesses such as; travel agents, hotels, motels, resorts, bed and breakfasts.

To qualify, businesses must have fewer than 100 employees and demonstrate they have experienced a minimum 20 per cent revenue decline between 2019 and 2020.

“Small tourism and travel businesses are a crucial and valued part of any com-

munity, and especially here in the beautiful Thousand Islands Region,” said Steve Clark, MPP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Small business owners can use the grant in whatever way makes the most sense for their business. Applications for this grant will close on Friday, June 25, 2021.

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Eligible business owners can apply for the Ontario Tourism and Travel Small Business Support Grant, as well as support to help with the cost of property taxes and energy bills online. Visit Ontario.ca/COVIDsupport for further eligibility details and to apply. For information on eligibilty and how to apply:https://www.ontario. ca/page/businesses-gethelp-covid-19-costs

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Canada Day is fast approaching and we want to start the celebrations a bit earlier with our Restaurant Challenge!

Are you a foodie? Want to try some unique dishes from our local eateries and restaurants, and vote weekly for a chance to win a gift card?

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The categories will be the following:

1. Most Canadian Dish 2. Most Creative Dish 3. Most Colourful Dish The intent of this event is to promote our local eateries, celebrate Canada, and provide a fun excuse for the community to eat out and vote for their favourite dish.

Stay Tuned! A list of participating restaurants and voting details will be featured in the June 2 edition of the North Grenville Times.

Interested in participating as a Restaurant or local eatery? Please email Chris Wilson at christopher_wilson1@hotmail.com The deadline to sign up as a participating restaurant or eatery is June 2, 2021.

For more information on upcoming Canada Day events, visit us on our Facebook page @ KDCA as well as @ Canada Day in North Grenville.

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Lunar Eclipse - May 26

by Gary Boyle, The Backyard Astronomer Eclipses are awe-inspiring sights that must be seen firsthand. In the early morning hours of May 26, the Full Flower Moon will pass into the earth's shadow of the first of two lunar eclipses seen this year. North America is poised to see a varying portion of the May 26 eclipse depending on where you live except for the Maritimes, Quebec as well as eastern and half of northern Ontario where the moon will have set before the eclipse begins. Eclipses occur as the sun, earth and moon are geometrically lined up, but this does not occur every month because of the moon's slightly tilted orbit as it circles the earth.

However, a few times a year

this lineup rewards us with an eclipse.

As the moon continues to slip into the earth's large, dark shadow, it takes on a burnt orange or copper colour which is very evident during mid-eclipse called totality. Commonly referred to as the "blood moon", people of antiquity saw this as a bad omen of a coming apocalypse or some religious meaning. Lunar eclipses are very safe to observe and photograph. This dramatic colour change on the lunar surface is the result of sunlight refracting through the earth's atmosphere much as we see during nightly sunsets. If you were on the moon during totality, you would see a beautiful thin orange layer of the earth's atmosphere and witness

is magnified. If you cannot find a solar filter, use a safe projection system. Project the sun's image through a spaghetti strainer a few inches away from the side of a building or sheet of paper and safely look at the small "happy faces" projected.

This avoids looking at the sun. Anything with a small hole, even a Ritz Cracker will do the trick.

Lunar eclipse times.

Eastern Time The partial umbral eclipse begins at 5:44 a.m.

Moon already below the horizon for most locations.

Known as "The Backyard Astronomer", Gary Boyle is an astronomy educator, guest speaker and monthly columnist for the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

He has been interviewed on more than 50 Canadian radio stations as well as television across Canada and the US. In recognition of his public outreach in astronomy, the International Astronomical Union has honoured him with the naming of Asteroid (22406) Garyboyle. Follow him on Twitter: @astroeducator or his website: www. wondersofastronomy.com

every sunset on the left half the earth and every sunrise on the right half at the same time. The next lunar eclipse will occur later this year on November 19 and will be seen from most of Canada in its entirety.

Two weeks after the lunar eclipse on June 10, there will be a spectacular sunrise partial solar eclipse observed primarily from the upper eastern part of the continent.

This is where precautions must be taken to prevent eye injury or even blindness. If the morning is clear those with solar filters will see the eclipse through distant trees and buildings which will make for a fantastic photo op.

Never look at the sun without a proper filter. Sunglasses are not designed to look directly at the sun. A few safe ways to observe this event is using a piece of #14 welder's glass (only number 14). Contact online reputable telescope dealers to purchase specialized eclipse glasses.

Remember to place the filter in front of the telescope, binoculars or camera lens thus reducing the damaging light by more than 99% before it

100 Women Who Care North Grenville Meeting

100 Women Who Care North Grenville is hosting its second quarterly meeting Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 7 pm

by Zoom. Please register via email to join our Zoom meeting.

The 3 nominated charities for this quarter are: Seniors Community Services Friends of the North Grenville Public Library (NGPL) Beth Donovan Hospice 100 Women Who Care NG has partnered with the Ottawa Community Foundation to streamline their donation process.

Members can log on to the Foundation's central website and enter "100 Women Who Care North Grenville" as the fund to receive their donation. This system automatically generates a tax receipt, making the whole operation that much easier.

Please do not choose to be anonymous.

We don't stop at 100 women: in fact, the more the merrier! We are looking to make the biggest local and immediate charitable impact we can. Reminder that 100% of the proceeds go towards the chosen charity that night.

Join us for the North Grenville Chapter of this amazing charity and help bring positive change to your community.

For more information on 100 Women Who Care North Grenville, visit them on Facebook or on their website.

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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND CLASS COUNSEL FEE APPROVAL THIS NOTICE IS TO ALL INDIVIDUALS WHOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION (“PERSONAL INFORMATION”) WAS IN THE POSSESSION OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES OF LANARK, LEEDS AND GRENVILLE, (“FCSLLG”) AND WAS DISCLOSED OR OBTAINED BY UNAUTHORIZED THIRD PARTIES ON OR BEFORE APRIL 18, 2016.

READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT MAY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. 1. What is this lawsuit about?

A representative Plaintiff (identified as M.M.) commenced a class proceeding against FCSLLG seeking damages on behalf of individuals whose Personal Information was in the possession of the FCSLLG and was disclosed or obtained by unauthorized third parties on or before April 18, 2016. This action was certified as a class proceeding on December 21, 2017. FCSLLG denies the allegations made against it in this class proceeding. Flaherty McCarthy LLP represents the class (“Class Counsel”).

2. Why is this notice being given?

The parties to the class proceeding reached a settlement (the “Settlement”) of this class proceeding. The Settlement is a compromise of disputed claims against FCSLLG without any admission of liability by FCSLLG. The Settlement was approved by the Honourable Mr. Justice C. MacLeod on May 3, 2021.

The purpose of this document is to provide notice of the approval of the Settlement and Class Counsel Fees, and to advise you how to make a claim for compensation pursuant to the Settlement Agreement.

3. Am I a member of the Class?

You are a member of the class and entitled to participate in the settlement if you fall into one of the following categories and have not validly opted-out of the class proceeding: 1. The 282 persons (including their estates or personal representatives) other than Kelley Denham, identified by name in a confidential FCSLLG document disclosed or obtained by unauthorized third parties on or before April 18, 2016 (an “Identified Class Member”, and collectively, the “Identified Class”); 2. Those persons who, during the period of April 1, 2015 to April 18, 2016, (i) were the spouse or common law partner of an Identified Class member, or (ii) otherwise stood loco parentis to the children or step-children of an Identified Class Member (an “Identifiable Adult Class Member”, and collectively the “Identifiable Adult Class”); or 3. Those persons who, during the period of April 1, 2015 to April 18, 2016, were a living child or step-child of an Identified Class Member (an “Identified Child Class Member”, and collectively, the “Identifiable Child Class”).

4. What settlement has been reached in this class proceeding?

Under the Settlement, FCSLLG will pay five million dollars ($5,000,000) (the “Gross Settlement Funds”), plus additional amounts for reasonable notice and administration costs, in exchange for, among other things, a full and final release of the claims against it. The Gross Settlement Funds have been reduced by the Court-approved Class Counsel fees, HST and disbursements. The remaining amount will be distributed in accordance with the Distribution Protocol in the Settlement Agreement, which includes a distribution to eligible class members as follows: 1. Up to $6,722 payable to each member of the Identified Class; 2. Up to $3,192 payable to each member of the Identifiable Child Class; 3. Up to $2,146 payable to each member of the Identifiable Adult Class; 5. How can I make a claim for compensation under the Settlement?

In order to be eligible for compensation under the Settlement, you must complete and submit an eligibility form to the Claims Administrator by November 23, 2021 at 11:59 pm. After this time, no further eligibility forms will be accepted or valid.

A copy of the eligibility Form can be accessed and submitted through the Claims Administrator’s website at http://www.fcssettlement.com/. You may also be required to submit additional documentation along with your eligibility form in order to qualify for compensation under the Settlement. Class members can obtain additional information about the Settlement and claims process by visiting http://www.fcssettlement.com/.

6. How much will Class Counsel be paid?

You will not have to pay any of the fees and expenses of Class Counsel. The Court has approved a contingency fee agreement and has fixed Class Counsel fees and disbursements in the amount of $1,904,500. This amount is comprised of $1,650,000 for legal fees, $214,500 for HST applicable to legal fees and $40,000 for disbursements inclusive of HST. 7. Where can I get additional information?

Information regarding the Settlement is available at https://www.fcssettlement.com/ and www.CASprivacybreach.com.

You can obtain more information about this Settlement by contacting Class Counsel or the Claims Administrator using the contact details listed below: CLASS COUNSEL:

CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR:

SEAN A. BROWN FLAHERTY MCCARTHY LLP Toronto-Dominion Centre 95 Wellington Street West 10th Floor, Suite 1000 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2N7 info@CASprivacybreach.com

FCSLLG Claims Administrator c/o RicePoint Administration Inc. P.O. Box 4454, Toronto Station A 25 The Esplanade, Toronto, ON M5W 4B1 The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has authorized distribution of this Notice.

Questions about this Notice should NOT be directed to the Court.

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Library’s 10th Anniversary -

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The Kemptville Norenberg Branch of the North Grenville Public Library is officially turning ten on May 28. This beautiful building, a jewel in the crown of downtown Kemptville, is the result of the entire community's efforts to create a library that they could be proud of. And what a building it is, with its dramatic architecture, comfortable modern spaces, and of course, ample shelves of books. It looks as good as it did on Opening Day, although admittedly a few of the books and armchairs may be showing the love

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from fundraising events you attended, memories of taking part in Library Sue's programs there, or perhaps about the building itself. If you have something you would like to share, please contact the CEO, Rachel Brown, by phone at 613258-4711 or by email at rbrown@ngpl.ca.

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Every year, the Spencerville Fair hosts one of the most unique contests, the Mammoth Pumpkin Competition… and it's back again! Part of this awesome contest is making sure you have the right seed to grow your mammoth pumpkin. The Spencerville Agricultural Society is selling the seeds from last year's Mammoth Pumpkin for $5. This $5 will also credit towards your 2022 Exhibitors fee.

The Mammoth Pumpkin Seeds are currently on sale at Clearly Feed and Seed which is located in Spencerville and Saunders Country Garden Center in Kemptville.

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they have received over the years.

The Room to Read Campaign, launched in 2008, spearheaded the fundraising efforts to build the new library and there are so many people to thank for their contributions. We hope to be able to thank them in person and to celebrate this achievement together, when it is safe to do so again.

In the meantime, the Library Board is asking for members of the community to share stories and photos about the new library, whether they be

Prizes Senior Class: 1st: $100, 2nd: $50, 3rd: $25 Prizes Junior Class - 12 years and under: 1st: $100, 2nd: $50, 3rd: $25 The 1st place prize money in the Junior Class has been increased to $100 thanks to the generosity of Erika Kiernicki on behalf of Ian William Carty. The winner of this class will also be presented with the Ian William Carty Trophy after the Spencerville Fair - Virtual Edition.

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OFA's showcases ongoing projects and initiatives during inaugural Research Day

By Louis Roesch, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture The pandemic has fostered many firsts, especially when it comes to virtual learning and engagement.

For the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), that came in the form of our first ever Research Day. The event provided the organization an opportunity to share updates, information and progress on projects and initiatives we're directly involved in.

OFA is proud to work with many collaborative partners on key challenges and issues facing Ontario farmers. The inaugural event garnered the attention of 168 attendees, comprised of

members, industry stakeholders and government representatives. We were pleased to see the participation of our memberships during a very busy time of year for farm businesses. This day was an opportunity to educate, inform and engage attendees on current research projects in a presentation, Q&A style format.

In a busy and ever-evolving sector, it can be difficult to keep up with the latest research and technology developments. Research Day was an opportunity to provide insightful and valuable sessions to members in a transferable way that shares knowledge and data collected from these projects that can be easily retained. OFA hosted eight sessions in total, and attendees were welcome to come and go throughout the day based on personal availability and interests. Sessions covered environment and climate change, farmland values, agriculture financial assessments, mental health

and wellness, and skilled labour.

Dr. Franco Berruti delivered the opening session on the thermochemical conversion of waste. Dr. Berruti's research through Western University facilities, is funded and supported by OFA as a partner on the advisory committee. This session highlighted economic and environmental opportunities that farmers can pursue in the future to reduce their carbon footprint. Dr. Amar Mohanty, a research chair in Sustainable Biomaterials at the University of Guelph, delivered a similar message with the concept of biodegradable bale wraps.

OFA supports this research of the alternative use of plant material for bale wraps as opposed to plastic to reduce farm waste.

Charles Lalonde carried the theme of environmental stewardship through the two sessions he led. The first discussed phosphorus runoff through the Thames River that has contributed to the growth of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie.

The Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative (PRC) is administered in part

by OFA and includes Mark Reusser, Vice President as Co-Chair of the collaborative.

Thames River PRC aims to provide members with the tools and knowledge to significantly improve the state of water in our Great Lakes.

On our farm near Chatham, Ontario, we host one of the testing stations and we want to share these efforts so more members know what is going on behind the scenes.

The research into different technologies that intercept and extract phosphorus from runoff will continue over the next two years. Charles also discussed the new Resilient Fields app, funded in part by OFA. This tool is supported to provide farmers with the resources to implement sustainable cropping solutions with the help of industry experts.

These sessions segue into the financial assessment on the federal carbon tax delivered by Dr. Al Mussell, Founder and Research Lead of Agri-Food Economic Systems. OFA hired Dr. Mussel to measure the carbon footprint of Ontario farmers, and determine if this matches the tax burden imposed on farmers. OFA was pleased to share

the cost and analysis report with members and industry stakeholders in an effort to illustrate the financial impact the carbon tax will have on our farm businesses. Professor Brady Deaton, from the University of Guelph, also provided an assessment on farmland rental values.

This data has been collected through surveys distributed

by OFA over a five-year period to fill a knowledge gap. We generally have a lot of data on farmland value, but this data collection provides insight and helpful information for members that are renting land or rent land to others.

OFA staff, Janine Lunn and Peter Sykanda, hosted a discussion surrounding the ongoing mental health initiatives that OFA is involved in.

Mental health and wellness continues to be a key priority for the organization, and working with strong community partners has allowed us to move from advocacy and awareness to action. The 'In the Know' mental health training sessions and the Farmer Wellness Program are supported by OFA. Both of these initiatives provide members and rural communi-

ties with resources and training tailored to the farming population to be more accessible, relevant and affordable.

The Feeding Your Future initiative was established

by OFA shortly after the onset of the pandemic as a response to labour shortages on farms across Ontario. Staff members, Danielle Collins and Michelle deNijs shared many opportunities available for agri-food employers to connect with job seekers. To ensure new hires are suitable for Ontario farm operations, there is a Worker Safety and Awareness Certificate available at a discounted rate.

We thank all members, industry stakeholders and government representatives for joining us and engaging in OFA's inaugural Research Day. It was a great opportunity to educate and ensure our members are aware and knowledgeable about the projects and initiatives OFA is working on for the betterment of agriculture.

Old Town Kemptville BIA focuses on future Ontario expediting process to file criminal and recovery for downtown businesses ward to several community ism is something that is very munity," Deron says. "We're Thomson charges electronically by Hilary The Old Town Kempt- events in the downtown, important and something that fortunate in that there are a The Ontario government is expanding the use of criminal eIntake - a digital platform that allows police officers to file criminal charges electronically. This system will be available in courthouses in the Central East Region this month, following successful launches in Northeastern and Northwestern Ontario. This initiative will also allow Justices of the Peace to enter their decisions and sign documents electronically and request additional information from police online.

Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said, "The expansion of criminal eIntake enables information to flow seamlessly from the police to the courts and allows our frontline officers to spend more time preventing and investigating crime. This is yet another step we are taking towards building a more connected criminal justice system."

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form will be available in six courthouses across Central Eastern Ontario including Peterborough, Newmarket and Oshawa. The Ontario government is working to ensure the platform is available province-wide by 2022.

Implementing the eIntake system is part of a series of digital initiatives the government is taking to build a justice system that is seamless, simple and efficient. The eIntake system is also part of Ontario Onwards: Ontario's COVID-19 Action Plan for a People-Focused Government , and one of more than 30 projects changing the way people and businesses interact with government.

The eIntake system was successfully piloted in Barrie and Orillia from November 2019 to September 2020.

More than 225,000 charging documents - known as Informations - are filed in person by police officers across the province each year.

once restrictions are lifted.

These plans include more promenade events, like the one held in partnership with the municipality last summer, Buskerfest in spring 2022 and of course the 104th International Ploughing Match set for fall 2022, which is expected to bring thousands of people to the municipality.

"I think it's important that we prepare our members and the downtown for that because we are talking about tens of thousands of people coming to our area," said BIA Executive Director Deron Johnston.

Tourism is also something that is on the BIA's radar and Deron hopes that the BIA will play an integral role. The municipality's new tourism coordinator started on Monday, and their goal will be to execute the new tourism strategy which was put together by MDB Insight earlier this year. The BIA will join the new tourism advisory committee that will help guide the implementation of the tourism strategy. "Tour-

ville Business Improvement Association (BIA) held their first meeting with their new Chair last Wednesday, welcoming Meagan Cumming to the position.

Former Chair Debbie Wilson was at the meeting and expressed her best wishes as the board continues to serve the downtown and BIA members. "I think there's a lot of champions in this group, and I think you can carry it forward," she said.

The BIA has been hoping to expand its footprint for some time now to increase membership and strengthen the organization. However, due to COVID-19, that project has been put on hold as they focus on supporting their members through multiple shutdowns. The BIA has been working hard at connecting with other community partners, like the municipality and the Chamber of Commerce, to help local businesses now and as they recover from COVID-19.

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we'll be focusing on for the rest of this year and moving forward," the municipality's Economic Development Officer, Matt Gilmer, told the BIA board.

One priority will be making the downtown bikefriendly, which Deron says will require the cooperation of their member businesses to make it happen.

While the BIA is maintaining a positive outlook and looking towards the future, Daren says many downtown businesses are struggling.

He is very proud of how many have adapted to the ever-changing climate of the pandemic. Thankfully, they haven't lost many businesses and the health of the downtown community has remained stable due to the variety of different servicebased and retail operations who have all be affected by the pandemic differently.

"That doesn't protect individual businesses, but just sort of the overall health of the downtown business com-

number of businesses here who have not really been as impacted as others. But that's not a reflection of sort of the individual businesses and some of the things they're going through."

To help support the business community, the Municipality announced last week that they will be providing $100,000 over two years to the BIA and the North Grenville Chamber of Commerce. Deron believes that with this investment from the municipality and other support programs that may be coming down the pipeline from provincial and federal government, there is definitely hope for Kemptville's downtown. "If we can just get through this, I feel like there's lots of good stuff coming our way," he said. "There's going to be lots of opportunities for us to support our local businesses and sort of help push them back either to where they were before, or higher in some cases." www.ngtimes.ca

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Network of Support for the community submitted by Beth Donovan Hospice Now, more than ever, people are longing for connection, comfort and a sense of community. At Beth Donovan Hospice we are striving to grow our "Network of Support" by offering a variety of complimentary programs throughout the remainder of 2021. These programs will aim to support this need for connection and will be available for clients, family, caregivers, volunteers, and our greater North Grenville community.

A bit about the programs: Throughout the months of May and June, clients and volunteers of Beth Donovan Hospice will be participating in a 'Reflective Writing' group.

This program is being offered online through Zoom with the hope for safer days ahead when the group can be held on the Beth Donovan Hospice grounds. This 8-week program is taught

by Amy Tibben, a former English teacher who believes in the importance of self-expression and creative outlets for everyone.

The participants will learn to process thoughts, beliefs, and emotions through reflective writing.

In June and July, you may wish to join us for "Calm in the Midst of Uncertainty: A Meditation Series". Meditation is a simple practice available to all, which can reduce stress, increase calmness and clarity, and promote happiness. Allow Peggy Vandervoort and Tina Gasser, community hospice volunteers, to guide you

along this 8-week Zoom series and introduce you to the meditation practice. Their goal will be to start you on a path toward greater peace, acceptance, and joy. Contact Peggy at peggy.vandervoort@ bethdonovanhospice.ca to register and obtain the zoom link.

Do you enjoy the calm and gentle stretch of yoga?

Yoga offers a combination of physical and mental exercises that for thousands of years have proven beneficial for all who have tried it. Yoga has the power to calm the mind and strengthen the body.

When Covid-19 restrictions allow, Tania, a Hospice volunteer, PSW and yoga instructor will guide you through weekly chair yoga sessions in the Hospice's backyard. Stay tuned for future dates and details.

Do you love to read and are you often seeking people to share your reading experiences with? You might want to consider joining our Book Club. The Hospice's book club meets via Zoom or face to face when safe to do so, every other month. This program offers a great way to meet new people, connect with others through the love of books, and to make new friends with common interests. For more details and to join, please call Beth Donovan Hospice at 613258-9611 or email bdh@ bethdonovanhospice.ca .

Have you ever walked a labyrinth? It has no tricks to it and no dead ends. Unlike a maze where you may feel lost, the labyrinth can help you find your way. A labyrinth is a complex path

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that leads from a beginning point to a center and it combines the imagery of the circle and the spiral into a meandering but purposeful path. It can represent a journey to our own center and back again out into the world and has long been used as a meditation tool. Thanks to a dedicated and imaginative group of volunteers and staff, and Kemptville Fencing and Decks, a circular healing garden with paths leading into a treed labyrinth are being created at the Hospice. We are eager to have you enjoy this safe, accessible, outdoor space where you can run, dance, sit, meditate, pray, and play.

Some of you may come with questions, others to just slow down and take time out from a busy life.

Some may come to find strength to take the next step, and many may come during times of grief and loss. We look forward to inviting you in the coming months to see and experience this unique and evolving space; one where you can simply relax and be present.

These programs could not be possible without the dedication, creativity, and kindness of the Beth Donovan Hospice volunteers. Perhaps joining the Hospice as a volunteer would help you find the connection, comfort, and sense of community you are longing for? For more information about volunteering or getting involved, please visit our website at www.bethdonovanhospice. ca or call 613-258-9611.

For updates related to COVID-19 and the North Grenville Municipal Centre visit: www.northgrenville.ca/coronavirus In light of the province-wide stay-at-home order, please be advised that the Municipal Centre is currently closed to the public. The Municipality remains operational to provide essential services and assistance to residents and businesses by virtual appointment only.

UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL MEETINGS

Council meetings will be conducted virtually via Zoom. Council meetings will be live streamed on YouTube commencing at 6:30 pm. To view the live stream visit: https://www.youtube.com/user/ NorthGrenville/featured For any members of the public wanting to attend the meeting virtually, pre-registration is required by e-mailing clerk@northgrenville.on.ca. To make a deputation in relation to an item on the agenda, please pre-register with the Clerk’s Office at the same e-mail address. Please provide your comments no later than two hours prior to the start of the meeting. If you require accommodation, please advise the Clerk’s Office when pre-registering so that they may best assist you.

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WASTE COLLECTION EVENTS

Leaf and Yard Waste: May 31 – June 4 and June 7 – 11 Bulky Item (NEW): June 14 – 18 and June 21-25 Bag tags for these collection dates available at: Bulky ($12.50) and Leaf/Yard ($1.00) – Jonsson’s Independent Leaf/Yard ($1.00) - Giant Tiger For more details and to purchase tags online visit: www.NGrecycles.ca.

BOOK YOUR COVID-19 VACCINE

The vaccination clinic is located at the North Grenville Municipal Centre in Kemptville: 285 County Road 44. The entrance is on the Southside of the building. If you are eligible, book your COVID-19 vaccine online at: www.ontario.ca/bookvaccine or call the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Vaccine Booking Number at: 1-844-369-1234.

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The Municipality of North Grenville is set to compete for Canada’s Most Active Community as part of the ParticipACTION’s Community Better Challenge (June 1 - 30). Every minute tracked during the month of June goes towards North Grenville’s overall score. For more information and to download the app visit: www.northgrenville.ca/GetActive.

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Continuing oppression in Canada – The Indian Act

by Lorraine Rekmans These are very grim times for our country. Within this era of pandemic, the most vulnerable suffer the most.

This past week, CBC News reported on a seven-year-old Cree boy who attempted suicide. He is recovering now in hospital. His community organized two funerals this week due to suicides, one for a 19-year-old girl and the other for a 32-year-old woman.

In 2016, Statistics Canada issued a report titled, “Suicide among First Nations people, Metis and Inuit 2011-2016,” which found that Indigenous people die by suicide at a rate of three times higher than non-Indigenous Canadians.

The news of this crisis in the small northern Manitoba community of Shamattawa First Nation came at the same time the inquest was in process into the death of Joyce Echaquan. Joyce was a 37-year-old Atikamekw woman who died at De Lanaudiere Hospital Centre in the Joliette region of Quebec.

She was the mother of seven children.

Minutes before she died, she broadcast herself live on Facebook, while an orderly

and a nurse were hurling racist slurs at her and mocking her. The irony of this inquest into Joyce’s death is that the nurses who abused her in this horrific manner have their names protected under a publication ban. Joyce’s pain and vulnerability and death are on display for us all to see, while the abusers are nameless.

The Statistics Canada report noted that the highest rates of Indigenous suicides are more than six times higher for Indigenous youth aged 15-24 than for the Canadian population. It is nearly twenty-four times higher for Inuit people.

The Centre for Suicide Prevention states that, “The effects of colonization and governmental policies of forced assimilation continue to cause acculturative stress and marginalization amongst the Indigenous population.”

What most Canadians likely don’t know is that colonization is an act that continues in Canada under the Indian Act, which is an Act of Parliament, and that colonization is not an action that is relegated to historical oppression, displacement and subjugation of Indigenous peoples. It happens every day, and it seems no place is safe, including hospitals. State led racism is followed by acts of

racism and aggression against Indigenous peoples in all segments of society. The Indian Act is a racist and genocidal piece of Canadians legislation that is still in effect this very day. Canadian policy over more than 100 years can be defined as a genocide of First Nations under the 1948 UN Genocide Convention. Why do Canadians allow this to continue?

In the news, we often hear about the detrimental effects that national government policy has on First Nation communities. Stories include Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, the lack of clean drinking water and deplorable living conditions, moldy schools and abject poverty. What we fail to understand collectively, is this is a result of current governmental policy and approaches, and not just the result of historical wrongs.

Under the Indian Act, First Nations are beneficiaries, and the Crown is the trustee, holding all First Nation assets in trust, on their behalf. Imagine if you will, that Canada was your uncle and was administering a trust fund on your behalf, and you found yourself living in a shack with a slop pail and no clean drinking water. Your recourse would be to hire a

lawyer and have your trustee fired. The Indian Act made it illegal for First Nations to develop their own economies.

In fact, it was illegal for “Indians” to leave the reserves up until the 1940s, when Canada ended its “Pass System.” It was illegal for “Indians” to hire a lawyer until 1951.

The Department of Indians Affairs, now Indigenous Services Canada, manages the Indian Trust Fund on behalf of First Nations. The monies in this fund came in part from the sale of reserve lands, and from resources taken off reserve lands, oil and gas revenues, gravel, and the sale of timber without a reforestation permit.

“Trust moneys are all moneys collected, received or held in trust by ISC for the use and benefit of First Nations and their members.

Trust moneys are held in the Consolidated Revenue Fund, where public moneys are deposited, as defined under the Financial Administration Act.” – Indigenous Services Canada I have heard the pleas of Chief Eric Redhead, of Shamattawa First Nation, as he declared a state of emergency in his community, asking for resources to deal with mental health. He is entreating Canada, asking for assistance

development: look to the west of Food Basics. How will this by-law be enforced? Once a mature tree is cut down, it is not going to be replaced easily, and silly little fines are just a cost of doing business for developers. So, so often trees are "accidently" cut down with virtually no recourse to the perpetrator, so unless the by-law has REAL teeth, it will be ignored.

One other comment: Kemptville's motto is "Green, and Growing". In a new subdivision close-by, over the past three months, we have watched dump truck after dump truck after dump truck of fill being trucked in to raise the level for the new houses.

The planners allowed the development to proceed in, what is essentially, a swamp.

In all likelihood, each house will have to run a sump pump.

Added to this, each new house has at least two vehicles (most more) because the occupants have to travel into Kemptville for services. We fail to see how any of this amounts to "Green".

Kemptville is not unique any more. Sadly, it has very little to differentiate itself from any other small town in Canada. It has a non-descript, cookie-cut mall on its outskirts with an underutilized downtown; moving around requires a vehicle; and outof-town development has just increased traffic and created more pressure on infrastructure. Perhaps it might be time to think differently….really differently! Hopefully, NG's new CAO, Mr. Dyke, will have some interesting and intriguing ideas…..I wonder.

Andrew M. Thriscutt

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, Reading Mayor Peckford's message in the last NG Times, I would like to make a few comments. It is good to see her engaging with NG's residents through the newspaper and hear hers, and others’ thoughts on North Grenville. We moved to the area in 1990 and have looked at recent development with trepidation.

Mayor Peckford states "…..offer a range of housing options…..are walkable, have appropriate greenspace and are attractive to look at".

Agree wholeheartedly with having a 'range of housing options'. But, apart from the downtown core, Kemptville is NOT a walkable town: one has to have a car to get to the Hwy 43 mall; there has never been a sidewalk along Hwy 43; try walking around the The North Grenville Times is published weekly by North Grenville Times Inc. Marketing Gord J. Logan gord@ngtimes.ca 613-258-6402 May 26, 2021

mall; and sub-divisions have no sidewalks. Does walking along the side of a road constitute 'walkable'?

I would also contend that Kemptville's new housing is not "attractive to look at": it all looks the same as any other development anywhere else in Canada. When the new sub-division next to Food Basics was mooted, the developer built three nice showhouses. I don't see many (any?) of those houses within the development. However, it is good to see local builders making an effort to build houses with some modicum of design features and uniqueness. We salute them.

A tree canopy by-law would be most welcome.

However, as we see all-toooften, developers smash down and flatten all living things at the commencement of any

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to deal with a crisis that results in the loss of human lives. The Minister of Indigenous Services, Marc Miller, says he doesn’t think Canada is doing enough to support mental health in Indigenous communities. They have had the report on the suicide crisis since 2016.

Shamattawa First Nation has been under a drinking water advisory for two years.

We know Canada hasn’t been doing enough to support basic infrastructure. I hope Chief Redhead’s pleas get a better response than all the cries for clean drinking water, coming from all the communities across Canada.

In the meantime, most Canadians are probably wondering what they can do. They can stand up for justice and demand government action.

The Canadian government is your government, and the Indian Act is your legislation. Do you really want to keep it? Can we really allow for this to continue?

Editor’s Note: The use of the term “Indian” is the reference used when attributing things to the Indian Act. Canada has signed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. As a result, the term “Indigenous peoples” is used to describe the original people of Canada generally. When Canada amended its Constitution in 1982, it made reference to Aboriginal peoples and defined this group as including Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

Dear Editor, I would like to thank Joselyn Morley for her article, "Sustainability, The importance of wetlands", in the May 12, 2021 edition of the North Grenville times.

It was extremely informative. I particularly like her statement on how wetlands replenish the underground aquifers. Since so many farm fields are now tiled or are being tiled, the water that is already in the ground is being put back into either the cycle of evaporation or the runoff to rivers. This water, then, does not replenish the aquifers, making the wetlands very important.

Lynn Paibomesai

Dear Editor, I would like to say a very large thank you to a teacher at St Michael's High School.

I lost my purse while shopping and after returning to the store, I was surprised to find it had been returned by this man.What a relief!

A student of his works at this store and said he would not accept a reward. There are still honest people out there, but that this man is teaching the next generation is wonderful. I am sending my sincere gratitude to him and may God bless you.

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Dear Editor, I am one Kemptville resident who is deeply grateful for the efforts of JOG and CAPP. I’m sorry to say that I can’t join the ZOOM meeting because I don’t do the internet, but I absolutely cheer this meeting on.

I think the proposed project of the “Correctional Center” is sneaky and totally unfair.

And thank you Jim for the encouragement. I’m definitely on board with you on this one!

When I walk on the rail trail, I think of what might be with this prison, within sight I presume, and it is definitely not a pleasant thought.

Kath Piché

Dear Editor, I have read two articles about the rezoning of the North Grenville High School.

It would appear that the developer did not cross some "t's" or dot some "i's" in his enthusiasm to start the development and revitalization of downtown Kemptville at his own expense. The only person that seems to be willing to work around these minor issues is Amy Martin. I believe she is working within the parameters of her position and has the skills and is willing to navigate hurdles to facilitate progressive resolution. Job well done. Don't let others drag you down Amy. It is unclear to me if the concerns about consultation letters cont'd on page 9

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"No Job Too Small" letters cont'd applies to all North Grenville developers. It is perfectly clear that Council has drawn the bead on site specific and developer specific concern.

For Ms. Stackerjan and Deputy Mayor Jim Macmanaman to attend a meeting that was planned weeks in advance and not have the integrity to do some research on some of their own concerns is a cause for concern to the voting public. They should know about the heritage designation in their own Municipality. As for the status of the Cenotaph, that should have been researched by them before the meeting. I personally do not know the status of the Cenotaph but what I do know is this. When Ken Demelo bought the property, at his own expense, without being forced to, he made sure the Cenotaph was maintained, i.e., grass cutting, litter removal, hedge trimming, weed control, leaf removal before November 11 so that the grounds were as safe as possible for the elderly people attending the ceremony. The only problem on site was a sunken sewer grate owned by the Municipality. Still not fixed.

I know one person from Council who was at the meeting who was fully aware of Mr. Demelo's personal initiative at the Cenotaph. My question is why they did not speak up and clarify the situation. My guess is it did not May 26, 2021

suit the agenda of the evening.

It is obvious Mr. Demelo and his high school project is under close scrutiny. I believe this has potential to negate positive progress to revitalization.

I would suggest that Council against this initiative group together, have a private meeting then get back in the sandbox and play nice with the new boy at school.

I would also suggest that Mr. Macmanaman be refrained from throwing his big balls of red tape in any direction.

It is a Health and Safety issue and they could hit other Council members and Mayor who wish to run for reelection and one might bounce back and hit him.

Now, if everyone is in the sandbox and still can't get along I suggest some options.

1. Property owner builds Canabis Growth Facility with Retail Store on site with tours.

A great tourist attraction. I know of a store owner who would be very receptive.

2. Approach the Provincial Government to build a private Correctional and Treatment Centre that would be privately owned and leased back to the Government just like most OPP stations. This idea is not that far fetched because it's on Town water and sewer. That is the number 1 requirement for a Government Facility. It has proven it can handle approximately 350 students. Same requirements as incarcerates. And, oh yes, the Algonquin's have not laid

ing online, on-the-job and in-classroom education programming. Spark Power will also create scholarships to encourage youth to pursue rewarding careers in electrical professions. The program was announced by Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development.

“Young people need to know that a career in the electrical trades is in-demand, exciting and within reach,” said Minister McNaughton.

Spark Power’s free training is expected to start in August 2021, and will include electrical maintenance, power

claims to these grounds.

3. Take your investment dollars to Prescott. If they knew a man with his own money and his hands in his own pockets was coming to town, they would pin him to the sidewalk and not let him up until the nice Church ladies have prepared their small sandwiches, preserves and tea to welcome this individual and also they don't care what their river is called. They would embrace progress.

In closing, my expertise is as a Development Consultant and Correctional Facilities. I cannot question Mr. Macmanaman's expertise in asbestos or structural engineering.

Hopefully, Mr. Demelo will stick around long enough and have enough interest to question his credentials. I do not know if Jim knows of what he repeats or speaks.

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MPP Clark addresses northern Mayors at FONOM

by Lorraine Rekmans This year, the City of Timmins hosted the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities’ annual conference. It was a virtual event. FONOM is the unified voice of Northeastern Ontario, representing and advocating on behalf of 110 cities, towns and municipalities.

Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and MPP for Leeds Grenville Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes addressed the conference through an electronic broadcast. He talked about the pressures of dealing with COVID-19 and stated that the province has offered $500 million for municipalities in Ontario to deal with operational pressures caused by the pandemic.

He also stated that the Premier was asking Prime Minister Trudeau, on a daily basis, to close the international borders. Steve said that allowing international travel to continue was undermining all efforts to address COVID-19.

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generation systems and health and safety regulations for their workers and potential new employees. The new program will use a variety of modern learning techniques that make the training safer and more effective, including virtual reality and augmented reality, webinars, online training, hands-on training and job shadowing.

“We are thrilled to receive grant funding from the Skills Development Fund,̈ said Richard Jackson, President & CEO of Spark Power.

Spark Power is focusing on the company’s electricians, technicians, and apprentices.

This year-long program will enable them to continue implementing and expanding innovative educational technologies, cross-team training, and outreach to local high schools and post secondary institutions to recruit new talent within the power sector.

In addition to creating scholarships, Spark Power will provide paid placements for co-op students and apprentices to help them start their careers. Spark Power is an electrical company based in the community of Oakville.

In 2016, nearly 1 in 3 journeypersons in Ontario were over the age of 55.

The need to replace retiring workers is greater for skilled trades workers than for other occupations. In response, the Ontario government is investing $5.3 million in Spark Power Corporation, to support new and enhanced training for electrical workers.

A recent government announcement stated, “The Skills Development Fund investment of $5.3 million to Spark Power Corp provides an opportunity to deliver advanced training and employee development.”

It will provide free training and upgrade their exist-

port broadband internet access, and $625 million for highways and bridges to be repaired in northern Ontario.

“I’m pleased to be in partnership with our municipalities as we address operating pressures related to COVID-19, modernize local service delivery, and support economic development,” said MPP Clark, in a Tweet following the conference. Premier Doug Ford also addressed the conference through an electronic broadcast.

In the days preceding their annual meeting, a delegation of FONOM met with Jill Dunlop, Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues, to discuss the Province’s Municipal Code of Conduct.

The Ontario government is launching consultations with the municipal sector to strengthen accountability for council members. The

province wants to ensure that councillors and heads of council maintain a safe and respectful workplace and carry out their duties as elected officials in an ethical and responsible manner.

Associate Minister Dunlop is leading the municipal consultations.

In a press release announcing the Code of Conduct, MPP Clark said, "We want to gather input to ensure there are adequate mechanisms in place to hold council members accountable for any unacceptable behaviour. It's critical that everyone feels safe and respected in the workplace, and that they know there are accountability measures in place for members who violate codes of conduct."

One of the key issues that FONOM is working on is reinstating passenger rail for municipalities in the northern part of Ontario.

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Fire ravages the W. A. Barnes & Sons store on Prescott Street, November, 1973.

by David Shanahan We live in a very transitory society. People and families move around a lot, depending on work, education, or even the seasons for those fortunate enough to follow the sun. In the history of North Grenville, there were families that arrived very early on and stayed for generations, where others didn’t stay long enough to be recorded in the census returns, every ten years. Every now and then, there’s a hint, a document or a letter, that lets us know of someone who passed through here on their way to somewhere else. But others left their mark in a very significant way, and one of those is the Barnes family.

Many people will remember the W. A. Barnes store on Prescott Street. It stood for many decades as a reminder of the family. It all started some time before 1840, when William James Barnes arrived in Kemptville from Quebec and set up in business on Clothier Street as a carriage maker. This was a valued and practical profession in an age when

everyone used carriages and wagons to get about and to transport goods and produce.

W. J. Barnes was born around 1810 and was married to Maryann, seven years his junior. They had a large family after they settled in Kemptville, with four or five sons and four daughters. He must have been prospering in his business, as the 1851 census lists a servant living in the house, Almira Mat, aged 14. The sons entered into their father’s business for a time, but three or four eventually moved to California. The daughters, as they say, married well, becoming linked to some of the leading families in the area.

Alexander, the youngest son, spent some time “out west”, which may have been California, as when he returned to Kemptville in 1878 he opened the California Tin Shop, operating as a stove and tinware merchant on Prescott Street. But in 1888, Alexander and his wife, Lily Shaver returned to California with their four children because of Alex’s poor health. There

he died in 1901 at the age of just 49. It was most likely tuberculosis that afflicted him, as it did so many in the Nineteenth Century.

His store on Prescott Street was taken over by his brother, William A. Barnes, who gave his name to the store which remained in business until it burned down in November, 1973. That is a remarkable record: over 100 years in business, aside from a short period after the Great Fire of May, 1872, which destroyed all of Prescott Street. By the time W. A. Barnes had taken over the business, his father was dead. The patriarch, William James Barnes, died in 1887, aged 76, and is buried in St. James cemetery in Kemptville. His widow moved in with W. A., and died in 1892, also aged 76, and is buried beside her husband.

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William A.’s wife, was ten years younger than her husband, and at the age of 19 already had a son, also called William.

They eventually had six children, and when he retired in 1923, the business was taken over by his sons, John Leslie and Harvey, who continued in partnership until Harvey bought out his brother in 1948. W. A. Barnes served on the Kemptville Village Council and played a prominent role in the business and social life of the community. He died in 1943, and Mary Jane followed him five years later. They lived on Clothier Street, and the family business remained on the site first purchased by Alexander in 1878, where they provided heating, plumbing and electrical service, as well as selling hardware and electronic goods. There was also a warehouse located on Water Street. In

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The fire was noticed by a neighbouring businessman who alerted the authorities and managed to evacuate tenants living above the store. The blaze took more than eight hours to get under control, but the firefighters prevented it spreading to the neighbouring buildings. The building was completely destroyed, but, most tragic, a firefighter from the Edwardsburg Fire Department, Bert Montgomery, took ill and died after being taken to the Kemptville Hospital. The Edwardsburg men had arrived to help fight the fire, as did an off-duty firefighter from Ottawa, in town visiting friends, who borrowed a coat and helmet and joined the battle for three hours.

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Birds eat bugs

by Joselyn Morley Not all birds eat seeds.

People love to put up bird feeders, and fill them with seeds, but there are many birds that would thank you for some bugs. You can do a lot to attract a variety of birds to your yard by encouraging a diversity of insect life. Bluebirds like grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, larvae, and moths. Cardinals like beetles, grasshoppers, leafhoppers, stinkbugs, and snails. Chickadees like aphids, whitefly, caterpillars, ants, and earwigs. Grosbeaks like larvae, caterpillars, and beetles. Nuthatches like tree and shrub insects such as borers, caterpillars, ants, and earwigs.

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Local Members of Parliament Eric Duncan (Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry) and Michael Barrett (Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) applauded the efforts of their elected counterparts south of the border as they urge the New York State Department of Health to expand their vaccination program to include truck drivers, who are deemed as essential workers, entering New York from Canada.

Earlier this week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that non-New Yorkers who are tourists are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. In a joint letter to New York State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker, State Senator Patty Ritchie and State Assemblyman Mark Walczyk requested clarification regarding whether the expanded eligibility includes commercial truckers entering New York from Canada.

Currently it is not clear if the eligibility would apply to Canadian truck drivers. They have asked the Health Commissioner to clarify and definitely expand the eligibility in the same manner that other border states in Western Canada and the United States have already done.

MP Duncan said he was delighted to hear the news of a possible expansion.

"I am delighted to see the advocacy that is being done by my counterparts in Upstate NY to expand their vaccination program to include those Canadians crossing the border with essential goods. We understand that the economic relationship between the North Country and Eastern Ontario is one of mutual benefit. The sooner we can vaccinate more people, the sooner we can start the process of re-opening the border and resuming cross border visits and our normal trade relations."

MP Barrett said, "I am grateful for the efforts of our neighbouring US representatives to include essential Canadian truck drivers in the State of New York's vaccination program. The opportunity for Canadian truck drivers to be vaccinated and protected sooner is an important step towards our goal for the safe reopening of the Canada-US border, and I look forward to continuing the work with our counterparts on the shared economic and social ties between our two countries and our border communities."

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Birds Canada has launched a new conservation initiative called "Gardening for Birds" that promotes the creation of nature-friendly gardens that will benefit birds across Canada. The website BirdGardens.ca has videos, facts, and resources, alongside practical information that will help Canadians from all provinces and territories protect birds and wildlife.

"Gardening for Birds" has a database of 500 native plants.

You can learn what species of plants are best suited to a specific part of the country, and what birds you can attract to your area. You can even focus on specific interests such as finding good pollinator plants for butterflies or hummingbirds, or find out what kind of coniferous trees will attract finches.

This website, and movement, focuses on making

areas of our lives, such as our yards, more hospitable for many different types of wildlife. It goes further than merely putting sunflower seeds in a bird feeder to attract cardinals (although that's still a very worthwhile and rewarding thing to do!). Native plants will attract native birds, insects, amphibians, and other animals. These small ecosystems focus on the complete system, not just one type of bird. Not all birds eat sunflower seeds!

Knowing what kind of plants and insects will attract which birds is exciting. Helping to build ecosystems for a variety of species is rewarding. This website is full of practical information, with the goal of helping people be empowered to help in conservation. It doesn't need to be daunting or overwhelming. Even smallscale efforts can benefit local and migratory birds. Even small changes can yield big results, helping to create natural habitats though choosing native plants that attract birds, offering water sources, and helping to provide places to nest and roost. You don't need a hummingbird feeder if you plant some flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies, such as bee balm, lupine, salvia, butterfly weed, cardinal flower, and wild bergamot.

For help to make a garden hospitable to birds, including the ones who eat bugs, check them out BirdGardens.ca

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North Grenville addresses noise in the community

by Hilary Thomson North Grenville council and staff have been grappling with the issue of regulating noise in the municipality for the past few months.

Although this issue is not new in the municipality, it was first brought to this council

by Sarah Bowie, a concerned resident of Law Road who says her family's life has been disrupted because of the use of motocross bikes on the property next door. "If I'm out on my patio, it is decimal-wise louder than having a vacuum cleaner running next to my head," she says. "That's how insane this noise is."

This prompted the municipality to examine the current noise by-law which was enacted in 2014 in response to a group of citizens who were concerned about excessive noise in residential areas. In a report provided to council at the time, Dr. Paula Stewart of the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit stated that according to the World Health Organization, there are large-scale epidemiological studies linking exposure to environmental noise to adverse health affects.

The current bylaw states that noise that has the potential to affect surrounding residents should not persist for more the 20 minutes per hour. The revised bylaw put together by staff reduced the time allowed for persistent noise to 10 minutes per hour.

It also suggested stronger provisions with respect to reducing incidents of noise created by modified mufflers, limiting the idling of vehicles in residential areas, and streamlining the process to apply for an exemption for special events.

The draft bylaw was released for community input on April 7 and by the council meeting on May 18, staff had received 46 comments from residents who were both for and against the revised bylaw. Many residents felt that the bylaw would limit their ability to use their property for recreational activities that involve motor vehicles, which is something that it quite common in the rural area.

Others were in favour of the revised bylaw and suggested changes to make it even more stringent.

Mayor Nancy Peckford says council and staff recognize that this is a complex

issue as it relates to the freedom of rural residents being able to enjoy their land. "A lot of people in North Grenville obviously cherish living in more rural parts of our community, and we don't want to compromise their ability to enjoy their rural properties," she said.

Because of this, council agreed not to pass the bylaw with the revisions and wait until the municipality has gone through their strategic planning process to address the issue which will allow them to promote further community input and discussion.

The strategic plan is scheduled to be complete by January 2022.

When it comes to motocross specifically, Mayor Peckford says they are looking into establishing an ad hoc committee which will be comprised of those within the motocross community and those who feel impacted by their activities. "We want to be confident that it will be a productive and constructive forum, so we're exploring that opportunity now with staff to see if we can potentially use that as a mechanism to address these concerns."

Staff also recommended

in their report that the mediation process that is in the current bylaw be utilized to help rectify neighbour disputes when it comes to noise or other complaints. "Community mediation is the way to go rather than arbitration or someone enforcing a bylaw," Councillor John Barclay said at the May 18 meeting. "I think in the spirit of the kind of community we want, we would like to believe that there is a process that we can use to resolve conflicts."

Sarah is concerned that even a noise bylaw won't be enough to stop people from using motocross bikes near

people's homes. She believes that there should also be some regulations surrounding the proximity of these tracks to a residence. While she admits that it hasn't been an issue since the fall, she is concerned that once the land dries up after the spring melt, the motocross bikes will be back. "I'm in this predicament where I've been so proactive," she says. "I've sent emails to everybody, like I've done everything I'm supposed to do but the threat is imminent."

That being said, Todd Durie, who was the one responsible for building the motocross jumps and riding

his bike on the land next to Sarah's house in the fall, says they will not be back this summer. He plans on building a house on the property in the future ,and admits that the jumps may have been too close to the residence next door. He says he is committed to making sure any further use of motocross bikes on the property does not disturb the neighbours. "I don't want to create problems," he says.

"We'll be here and maybe they'll be there forever, and hopefully we can get along."

North Grenville Arts Guild - The Fourth Installment

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The NGAG is happy to share the fourth canvas in their Co-Operative Canvas Project. As many are by now aware, there are a total of 10 canvases, cooperatively painted by 10 of the members of the guild. These are for the upcoming auction in support of the North Grenville Library and their community outreach programs. This canvas is the cooperative work of the following seven artists: Leahbeth Harding, Tammy Keith, Aleta Karstad, Rose David, Caroline Marshall, Lisa Mackinley, and Barb Buchanan.

Leahbeth began this work by putting down the first layer on this canvas using a lovely deep blue, "in a swishy texture and then branches spreading out across the surface. I was thinking of secret places, enchanted forests, and deep peaceful nights. I think its journey played out very close to my initial thoughts.

Tammy Keith was the next artist to receive the canvas and says, "When I first saw this piece, I immediately saw a mystical tree. So, I add12

ed pearlescent ink as flowers."

The painting was then passed to Aleta Karstad. "I painted the birds on this one it looks so different now with the water, bridge, and goldfish that I hardly recognize it! The tiny flowers were a challenge, painted in detail so early in the collaboration, that it was hard to think what to do with it - but the curving vine stems had a rhythm that seemed to call for something musical and playful - so I thought of birds! They were all just done out of my head, with no photo reference. I wanted to preserve the fantasy feel of the painting. I'm really pleased with the way it turned out! " Aleta then transferred the canvas to Rose David. When she received it, she questioned what the birds were so interested in. "I decided to give them a focal point and added the swimming koi. In this way I was able to tie in the sky, tree branches and water".

Caroline Marshall, was the fifth artist to get the work in progress. "When I received this piece, I thought of the

four elements: Air (branches, blossoms and birds); Water (fish); Fire (the yellow bird like a Phoenix rising) ... and so I painted the bridge and river banks to add the fourth element, Earth."

Lisa Mackinley received the painting next and added her touches to it. "I was the second to last one on this canvas. I added a moon, definition to the birds and highlighted everything in a moonlit manner. (I added glow in the dark too)."

Barb Buchanan was the artist to add the last and final touches to the work. "I added highlights to the branches and I lightened up the back on the blue bird at the bottom. I also added a branch for him to stand on."

Each of the artists bring their own personal style and eye to each canvas at every step of the process. They all hope you are enjoying the result of this co-operative venture. For more on the story, please visit the NGAG Facebook page.

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New Learning Format available for JK and SK The Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) is very proud to introduce Explor'A, a brandnew, flexible approach to learning for junior and senior kindergartners. In March 2020, the CECCE launched its first alternative learning format, the Virtual Learning Academy, and it is innovating once again by making this third learning format available to families.

Explor'A provides a framework and support for parents who choose homebased rather than schoolbased education for their junior and senior kindergartners. This learning format honours children's and families' rhythms and interests and reduces screen time significantly.

The Explor'A program features several live and prerecorded classes per week, but parents can also use the CECCE's independent learning kit to support their child's learning. The kit includes a selection of activities that families can choose to integrate into their daily routine to stimulate their child's learning.

Explor'A also offers a nature school option that is sure to delight many children. Students enrolled in this option will attend a unique weekly learning opportunity in a forest or other natural setting.

The CECCE is proud to be the first francophone school board to partner with Andrew Fleck Children's Services (AFCS), which has an excellent reputation locally.

Nature school will be facilitated by CECCE educators in collaboration with AFCS in the magnificent surroundings of Wesley Clover Parks. More locations in central and east Ottawa will be announced soon, as well as other areas within the CECCE territory.

CHEO pediatric infectious disease specialist and CECCE parent Dr. Nisha Thampi is excited about the new program. "I'm happy to hear that the CECCE has developed an outdoor learning program. One of the reasons we decided to enroll our children at École élémentaire catholique Au Coeur d'Ottawa is that it offers classes in a natural outdoor setting.

"The CECCE has always been a leader in education, and the pandemic prompted our experts to take a fresh look at what we offer and come up with more options that are adapted to families' needs, including great programs like Explor'A. We heard from families with young children that neither in-person nor online learning suited their particular circumstances. They need an alternative, and this brand-new learning format will address

Auntie Anabel that need," said CECCE Chair Johanne Lacombe.

"We're proud of this initiative to add a third format for our youngest students because a stimulating introduction to learning is key to building a strong foundation that prepares them for elementary school. I am confident that parents and guardians will appreciate the nature school element because it gives children an opportunity to learn, develop social skills and make new friends in a natural outdoor setting. The nature school aspect and the flexibility of this learning format will no doubt be a winning combination," said CECCE Director of Education Marc Bertrand.

For more on the program, please visit the Explor'A website. A virtual information session will be held on Wednesday, June 2, at 6 p.m.

To register for the information session or apply to the program, click here to fill out the Explor'A application form.

The CECCE is the largest Canadian network of Frenchlanguage schools outside Quebec.

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CORRECTION

What do mosquitoes and relatives have in common? They both share your blood. Did you see the swarms of those little suckers out this week?

They were relentless. In all my years, I have never seen them this bad. Did you know that a US biotech firm, Oxitec, has released male genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys with an intention to suppress the wild mosquito populations? These mosquitoes are engineered to carry a lethal gene, and when the modified pests mate with wild female mosquitoes, the lethal gene gets passed on. Only female mosquitoes bite people (male mosquitoes exclusively drink nectar). Oh brother!

If only mosquitoes would drink fat instead of blood, I wouldn’t complain so much.

In the May 19 issue of the North Grenville Times on Page 6, in the article “Citizens Against the Proposed Prison and Jail Opposition Group gearing up their campaign,” the group CAPP was erroneously referred to as Citizens Against the Proposed Prison. The correct name of the group is Coalition Against the Proposed Prison.

Apologies for the error. The Editor

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Rideau Valley Conservation Authority meets challenges even in the pandemic

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CROSSWORD

2020 was a year like no other, but Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) staff and conservation partners worked diligently to serve the watershed while keeping everyone safe during the global pandemic.

"We are very proud of how quickly and efficiently RVCA staff were able to pivot in 2020," said Sommer Casgrain-Robertson, RVCA General Manager. "We faced challenges head on and were busier than ever."

The RVCA's 2020 Annual Report highlights a banner year for some departments, including a 50 per cent increase in visitors to its 11 conservation areas and record numbers of planning and development applications. Staff also navigated significant changes to the Conservation Authorities Act, introduced in the final weeks of 2020.

The RVCA is one of 36 Conservation Authorities across the province tasked with watershed management to protect people, property and environment. For 55 years, the RVCA has provided quality programs and services based on this watershed model for the people who live, work and play in the Rideau Valley watershed. Programs range from tree planting to water quality monitoring to flood forecasting.

They serve a watershed of more than 4,000 km2, stretching from Central Frontenac to ACROSS 42. Inveigled Merrickville-Wolford and downriver to the City of Ottawa. Through science, stewardship and 1. Jewish scholar 44. At one time (archaic) education, the RVCA strives to manage local natural resources sustainably to ensure a healthy 6. Abundant 45. French for "Room" 10. Friends watershed for the future.

48. Valleys "Our programs protect the health of our watershed and the people who live here," said Casgrain- 14. Exotic 50. Talon Robertson. "But we don't do our work alone. We are grateful to our many partners that help us 15. Historical periods 51. Legislature 16. Way out achieve our goals - our municipalities and countless individuals, organizations and businesses."

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300,000 visitors to RVCA's 11 conservation areas (an increase of 50 per cent).

58. Fertile area in a desert 19. Type of cereal grass $396,488 in grants allocated to farmers and landowners for projects to improve water quality, 20. A strong liking 59. Lascivious look 60. Satyr valued at more than $1.3 million.

22. Drudgery 61. Break forcefully 231,050 trees planted in the Rideau Valley watershed, bringing our total to 6.6 million trees 23. Hospitality to strangers 62. Combustible pile 24. Devilfish planted since 1984.

63. Kitty (poker) 25. Convenience 14,554 trees and shrubs planted on 92 waterfront properties to naturalize shorelines.

64. Slips 1,844 students participated in curriculum-based outdoor education programs, before staff 29. Sell to the highest bidder DOWN 31. Adolescent pivoted to providing online resources for teachers and parents.

1. Incline 33. Enfold 1,422 Planning Act applications reviewed, 1,099 property inquiries completed through Section 2. Winglike 37. Bring into existence 28 of the Conservation Authorities Act and 724 septic system applications processed for new 38. Excusable 3. Common hop or replacement sites in Ottawa and Tay Valley Township.

4. Meat from cows 39. Gland secretion 1,385 free butternut seedlings distributed to replace dead and dying endangered butternut trees. 41. Bearberry 5. Alphabetical listing of topics 156 sites sampled for water quality on lakes, rivers and major tributaries.

44 sites sampled in spring and fall for the Ontario Benthic Biomonitoring Network.

Solutions to last week’s Sudoku 3.1 kilometres of shorelines naturalized with trees and shrubs.

8 Rideau River and 3 Ottawa River flood messages issued.

The RVCA is grateful for the local support for conservation authorities that resulted in improved amendments and inspired the province to work more collaboratively with conservation authorities and municipalities moving forward.

"Thank you to everyone who helped us through a challenging year," said Ms. CasgrainRobertson. "We are grateful for your continued support and commitment to watershed health and resilience."

For your copy of the RVCA 2020 Annual Report, visit www.rvca.ca or call 613-692-3571 or 1-800-267-3504 for a hard copy.

The Food Corner

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by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville Sunday morning is always Big Breakfast time at our farm, The Forest at LilyPond. So, we are always looking for variations on the breakfast theme. This recipe for Apple Pancake (yup, no "S" on the end of the word "pancake”) is a bit of a surprise since it reads like a breakfast cake. Serve it with some maple sausages for a special treat. You might even drizzle it with some maple syrup. We use our neighbour Doug's, which is dark and full-flavoured.

Apple Pancake Ingredients ¼ cup of butter ¼ cup of white granulated sugar + another ¼ cup 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 3 medium size apples, peeled and sliced (I always like a tart apple for cooking) 4 eggs, separated 1/3 cup of flour ½ teaspoon of backing powder A pinch of salt 1/3 cup of milk Preparation 1. Melt the butter in a 10X12 inch pan in a 400F oven.

2. Mix the first ¼ cup of sugar with the cinnamon and sprinkle over the butter.

3. Top with the apple slices and return to the oven for 8 to 10 minutes.

4. Beat the egg whites till foamy.

5. Gradually add sugar until the egg whites peak.

6. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt and blend in the 4 egg yolks and milk.

7. Fold the egg whites into the mixture.

8. Spread evenly over the apples and bake at 400F for 20 minutes.

Happy Sunday morning! Please keep in touch as a good many do, at my email address: pcormier@ranaprocess.com. All the best!

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Road Safety Reminder

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Council pays tribute to North Grenville's Public Works Team

Warmer weather means that road construction season is in effect. The North Grenville Road Safety Committee is reminding drivers to slow down and share the road with work crews. Fines are doubled for speeding in a construction zone when workers are present.

Drivers can also be fined up to $500 and three demerit points for not obeying the sign of the traffic control person.

Tips for driving through construction zones: Plan ahead and avoid delays. Be aware of construction zones and consider alternative routes.

Pay attention at all times. Do not be distracted by the radio or cell phones; do not eat or drink while driving.

Adhere to the posted speed limit and other signage.

Watch for workers, signs, traffic signals, pavement markings, or uneven pavement.

Keep a safe distance between vehicles - sudden stops are common in construction zones.

Expect the unexpected. Road surfaces and traffic patterns change frequently in work zones. Anticipate detours and stops.

Planned road construction projects for North Grenville in 2021 include: County Road 44 Wellington Road River Road Bolton Road Scotch Line Road W Tompkins Road Latimer, Latourell, Pelton, Sheppard Roads Boundary Road Lindsay Road Sanderson Road Stone Road Crozier Road Van Buren Street Irishtown Road The Road Safety public awareness campaign aims to promote safe driving behaviours and make roads in North Grenville safer for all users. A portion of the campaign is funded with a grant provided by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.

The North Grenville Road Safety Campaign Committee is comprised of the Municipality of North Grenville, the North Grenville Police Services Board, the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, the Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police, and the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.

Visit our website for more details on the campaign including safe route school maps: www.northgrenville.ca/roadsafety.

Photo provided by the Municipality of North Grenville - Steve Hamilton with the Grader Council would like to pay tribute to the Municipality of North Grenville's public works professionals, including engineers, roads crews, water quality employees, managers and other staff.

Public Works Week was held May 16 – 22, 2021.

"We recognize the substantial contributions our Public Works Team makes to ensuring our community's health, safety, and quality of life is both maintained and

enhanced," said Mayor Nancy Peckford.

North Grenville's Public Works Team oversees municipal infrastructure, facilities and services that are of vital importance to day-to-day operations.

"Water and wastewater treatment, roads and bridges, traffic signals and lighting, sanitation, as well as winter maintenance and safety are just some of the ways in which the Municipality's dedicated Public Works Team contributes

day in and day out to North Grenville," highlighted Mayor Peckford.

As Council liaison for public works, John Barclay noted, "Public works is one of the key foundations of a rural - urban community like ours. With a small but very dedicated staff, it is remarkable how much gets done no matter what the season."

This year's theme, "Stronger Together" emphasizes the opportunity for residents to better appreciate the important role that public infrastructure and services play in our daily lives.

It is often easy to take it for granted, but without the steadfast commitment and contribution of North Grenville's Public works staff, many of whom go above and beyond to serve North Grenville, our community would look remarkably different.

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by David Shanahan Tourism Strategy implentation: Municipal Council has approved the establishment of a Tourism Advisory Committee [TAC] and the hiring a full-time permanent tourism coordinator to implement the Tourism Strategy which was approved by council on January 12 last. The TAC will be a sub-committee of the Community and Economic Development Advisory Committee (CEDAC). As recommended in the Tourism Strategy, members of this subcommittee will be appointed by Council. The staff report recommending the establishment of the

TAC described the proposed structure of the Committee.

“The Subcommittee will be made up of five to seven tourism operators with direct involvement in serving visitors. The Subcommittee will provide recommendations to Council on the implementation of the Tourism Strategy and feedback to staff on product development initiatives and marketing.”

Council will expect an annual report from the TAC on their activities and achievements. It is expected that the Municipality will soon be calling for applicants to act as members of the subcommittee, and the terms of reference for the TAC will be established and approved

assurance of interest, so $900 is expected to add to revenues this year. The BIA believes that more businesses may be interested in becoming an associate member, which will further add to the operating budget of the organization.

As always, the BIA operates on a strictly limited budget and keeps costs as low as possible. It is calculated that the net budgetary surplus at the end of this year will be $12.

“Iddy Biddy Corn Maze”: The International Plowing Match (IPM) will be held in North Grenville in 2022. The IPM is a major agricultural event that draws in tens of thousands of visitors to take part in the competitions and

by Council before the first meeting of the appointed committee.

BIA levy agreed: Council approved the annual levy for the Old Town Kemptville Business Improvement Area [BIA].

The BIA requires a levy of $25,500 which will be levied on the property owners within the BIA area. The budget for the year ending December 31, 2021 relies almost entirely on this levy, although a new initiative of the BIA is expected to supplement revenues. This is a new category for businesses in Kemptville, called Associate memberships, which will be set at $300 per business. Three businesses have given verbal

Bulk items collection dates rescheduled

by David Shanahan The Municipality’s new waste and organics collection system, which came into effect in February, also included a schedule for the collection of bulky items, which would have their own tag or tags, depending on content. At the time it was launched, residents were provided with an informational booklet that detailed the waste program, including the seasonal collection of bulky items and leaf and yard waste. The Spring bulky item collection was scheduled for May 17 through the 29 with the leaf and yard waste being collected May 31 through June 11.

However, the Spring collection needed to be rescheduled due to the Provincial COVID 19 stay-at-home order. The new dates for the collection will be June 14 through June 18, and June 21 through June 25.

A list of materials that will require one bulky item tag and others that will require

two bulky item tags was developed. Because of the stay-at-home order, the Municipal offices were closed, and the tags required for the Spring collection were only available for online purchase, which was not an option for everyone. To ensure that tags would be available at the Municipal office, the Municipality worked with the contractor to reschedule the event.

The new scheduled dates for bulky item collection are June 14 through the 25. There is no change to the leaf and yard waste collection schedule, which remains May 31 through June 11.

Information will be released that details the proper curbside placement of bulky items and leaf and yard waste.

Accepted leaf and yard waste items include twigs, fallen fruit, pinecones, lawn and garden trimmings, leaves, plants and weeds, branches no longer than 1.25m and 5cm in diameter. Any items that are not included in the accepted

list are considered not acceptable. Leaf and yard waste may be placed at the curb in paper bags and bound bundles with the appropriate tag attached and visible. Reusable containers or bins may also be used if they have a lid to prevent wind dispersion. Bins must be labeled to identify that they contain leaf and yard waste, and the tag should be placed on top of the material so that it is clearly visible when the lid is removed.

Details about the bulky item collection are that small items will require one tag and large items require two tags.

Large items are over eighty (80) pounds. Small items are the remaining items in the acceptable list and may be bulked together to a maximum of eighty (80) pounds.

All items shall be placed in a manageable way that allows for safe and efficient collection. Smaller items shall be grouped and bagged or contained for efficient and safe collection.

Bulky items and leaf and yard waste items should be placed at the curb on the same day no later than 7 am with the other materials that are scheduled for collection that week.

The benefit to rescheduling the bulky item collection is that it will allow residents time to purchase the required tag at the Municipal office if they are unable to purchase them online. A list of the items which can be collected under this category was included in the brochure issued last February. The list can also be found on the municipal website under Municipal Services.

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Municipality provides funding to support Chamber of Commerce and BIA During the midst of a third and extended lockdown, the Municipality of North Grenville has partnered with the local Chamber of Commerce and Old Town Kemptville Business Improvement Association (BIA) to enhance their capacity to provide focused support and solutions to North Grenville's business community.

The Municipality is providing $100,000 to both organizations - over two years - to ensure they have May 26, 2021

the necessary staff who are fully equipped to support local businesses during these unprecedented times.

"This has been a very chaotic and extremely challenging year for so many business leaders," said Mayor Nancy Peckford. "Ensuring our local businesses can fully benefit from the invaluable networks and expertise offered by both the Chamber and the BIA is crucial during this time."

The grant will allow

both the Chamber and BIA to retain one full time Executive Director to implement a business support program. The BIA and the Chamber are each responsible for the hiring of this individual. The Municipality will not direct the selection of the candidate or oversee the hiring process.

"This grant is intended to significantly enhance the ability of the Municipality, the BIA and the Chamber to work pro-actively and collaboratively over the

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long-term," added Deputy Mayor Jim McManaman.

"The impacts of COVID will persist for years to come. It is imperative that we create a positive and constructive environment in which our entire business community can succeed," McManaman noted.

"The financial support from the municipality will allow the North Grenville Chamber of Commerce to provide far more to our local businesses through

events over the course of a week. The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the Municipality is seeking support for an innovative attraction for the IPM, an ‘Iddy Biddy Corn Maze’. Five acres of land would be needed to accommodate the proposed maze, and this would be undertaken in cooperation with the Kemptville Campus. The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee is working to establish community partners to assist in the establishment of the maze, including the donation of seed, machinery and labour. The Committee would take leadership over this project.

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Baldwin's Birds

Hello Dear Readers, Hopefully this finds you in better spirits, as the skies brighten and life, in general, slowly starts to improve. Our birds continue to entertain us with the odd surprise visitor to the garden. This week we have seen a Brown Thrasher which took a bath in our garden water feature, and also another bird found commonly near water banks, an Eastern Kingbird. The latter, not a regular in our garden, is a "Fly Catcher" and can be seen perching in the trees and flitting down and back rapidly, as it dispenses with its prey. They do us the favor of getting rid of a few "Mozzies" when they are here, so it is a win-win situation! Other birds are the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds, the Woodpeckers, both the Hairy ("Huge") and Downy ( "Diminutive") types, and our other regulars. Talking of the last three birds, a friend of ours saw both types of the woodpeckers actually feeding from their Hummingbird feeder, which is an unusual occurrence, I think.

We have hanging feeders in front of our living room window for both species, but have never witnessed this type of behaviour ourselves by them, perhaps you have? With the nesting season still going in full-swing, and more availability of natural foods, there is not quite the same amount of activity around our feeders as a couple of weeks ago, but there are still plenty of birds to be seen, by you all, in your gardens, so enjoy! Stay safe and well.

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"We appreciate this important investment which will enable the BIA to significantly expand its outreach to members - and build on events and initia-

tives that will attract even more people to Old Town Kemptville," said new Old Town Kemptville BIA Chair Meagan Cumming.

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by Hilary Thomson A North Grenville resident is stepping outside (or inside) the box when it comes to building a home.

Nicole Stephens first got interested in tiny homes during this pandemic, when she was stuck living in her parent's basement. Unable to afford a home in North Grenville due to the high cost of real estate, she started thinking about her options for building her own tiny home.

When, last October, she came across a business in Oxford Station that supplied shipping containers for various uses, she felt like it was the perfect fit and contacted them right away.

Nicole says the owner of Ontario Container Supply, Dwight Brown, was extremely helpful in helping her source the container, cutting out the holes for the windows and doors and delivering it to her parent's property to be transformed into her new home. An electrician by trade, Dwight has been in the shipping container business since mid-2019 and has been selling and renting shipping containers for storage,

bunkhouses, lunchrooms, and increasingly tiny homes all across Ontario. The retired containers come from Hong Kong and are then shipped to Montreal or Toronto where Dwight or a member of his team picks them up.

Although shipping container homes are currently prohibited in North Grenville, Dwight believes this will change as more people realize what a good option they are for affordable dwellings.

"I think now because of their accessibility and affordability, people, municipalities and cities are coming around to the idea and realization that you can build something that's nice, that's safe, that's a promising, bright dwelling unit and it doesn't have to look like a shipping container," he says.

Although Dwight does offer complete shipping container renovation, Nicole's father will be doing most of the work to make her new home a reality. According to Nicole, it is a slow process as they learn all the idiosyncrasies of building a home out of a shipping container; but they are hoping to have it completed by September.

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"I like this area."

Nicole is really looking forward to having her own space and, at 27, not having a mortgage. Her budget for the renovations to create her new 324 square foot home is around $20,000, less than the cost of a down payment for a home in North Grenville.

Once the build is complete, she hopes to be able to hold an open house so that people can see what a shipping container home can look like. "I'm just super excited to see the end result, as is everyone else," she says.

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Ontario announces a 3-step plan for reopening The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, has released its Roadmap to Reopen, a three-step plan to reopen the province and gradually lift public health measures.

The steps are based on the province-wide vaccination rate and improvements in key public health indicators.

In response to recent improvements to these indicators, Ontario will allow more outdoor recreational amenities to reopen, effective May 22, 2021 at 12:01 am.

"As a result of the strict public health measures we introduced to stop the spread of COVID-19 variants, we are seeing a steady improvement in our situation as ICU and hospital numbers begin to stabilize," said Premier Doug Ford. "While we must remain conscious of the continued threat the virus poses, with millions of Ontarians having received at least their first dose of vaccine we can now begin the process of a slow and cautious re-opening of the province in full consultation with our public health professionals."

Roadmap to Reopen outlines three steps to opening, however the dates for these steps will be dependent on vaccination rates, and rates of COVID 19 cases. The province-wide emergency brake restrictions remain in effect while the province assesses when it will be moving to Step One of the roadmap with the Stay at Home order expiring on June 2.

Step One is focused on resuming outdoor activities with smaller crowds where the risk of transmission is lower, and permitting retail with restrictions. This includes allowing outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people, outdoor dining with up to four people per table and non-essential retail at 15 per cent capacity.

Step Two will further expand outdoor activities and resume limited indoor May 26, 2021

services with small numbers of people where face coverings are worn. This includes outdoor gatherings of up to 25 people, outdoor sports and leagues, personal care services where face coverings can be worn and with capacity limits, as well as indoor religious services, rites or ceremony gatherings at 15 per cent capacity.

Step Three will see expanding access to indoor settings, with restrictions, including where there are larger numbers of people and where face coverings can't always be worn. This includes indoor sports and recreational fitness; indoor dining, museums, art galleries and libraries, and casinos and bingo halls, with capacity limits.

The province will remain in each step for at least 21 days to evaluate any impacts on key public health and health system indicators. If at the end of the 21 days, the following vaccination thresholds have been met, along with positive trends in other key public health indicators, then the province will move to the next step: Step 1: 60 per cent of adults vaccinated with one dose.

Step 2: 70 per cent of adults vaccinated with one dose and 20 per cent vaccinated with two doses.

Step 3: 70 to 80 per cent of adults vaccinated with one dose and 25 per cent vaccinated with two doses.

Based on current trends in key health indicators, including the provincial vaccination rate, the government expects to enter Step One of the Roadmap the week of June 14, 2021. The province will confirm closer to the expected start of Step One. "While we know that now is not yet the moment to reopen, Ontarians deserve to know the path forward" said Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health.

"Brighter days are ahead and we believe this Roadmap represents a path out of the pandemic and will encourage

holds. All other public health and workplace safety measures under the province-wide emergency brake will remain in effect.

At this time, publicly funded and private elementary and secondary schools in the province will continue to operate under teacher-led remote learning. Data will be assessed on an ongoing basis and medical experts, including the Chief Medical Officer of Health, and other health officials will be consulted to determine if it may be safe to resume in-person learning.

"Due to the stringent efforts of Ontarians following public health and workplace safety measures, we have reached the point where we can begin preparing to exit the province-wide emergency

Ontarians to get vaccinated and to continue following public health advice."

Effective May 22, 2021 at 12:01 am the province will reopen outdoor recreational amenities with restrictions in place, such as the need to maintain physical distancing. These amenities include but are not limited to golf courses and driving ranges, soccer and other sports fields, tennis and basketball courts, and skate parks. No outdoor sports or recreational classes are permitted. Outdoor limits for social gatherings and organized public events will be expanded to five people, which will allow these amenities to be used for up to five people, including with members of different house-

brake and lift the Stay-atHome order," said Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health. "We must remain vigilant however, as the fight against COVID-19 is not over and our case counts, ICU capacity and hospitalizations are still concerning. It remains critical that all Ontarians continue to follow all public health and workplace safety measures currently in place to help further reduce transmission and save lives."

Ontario has administered first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines to over 58.5 per cent of Ontarians aged 18 and over. Over two million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ontario since the start of May, and the province remains on track to have administered

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How to Make Takeout Meals Healthy

Eating takeout meals can be a way of life, often driven by the necessity for fast, convenient food. During the pandemic, enthusiasts for restaurant dining have created a surge in demand for takeout meals. Unfortunately, fast food outlets have never been beacons of nutritional value. But have times changed? With the plethora of new home meal delivery services and more conscious consumers, is it possible to eat healthy delivery or pickup meals?

Here are three tips.

First, watch out for sugar and salt. Today, most sodium consumed is from added salt during commercial food processing. Fast food outlets often use high levels of salt.

Restaurants also tend to use excess salt. One study by Tufts University found that a single full-service meal contained more than twice the daily recommendation of 2,300 milligrams of sodium.

Sodium is found in soups,

bread, processed meats, sauces and dressings. So, look carefully at the menu and enquire about low sodium options. Even if it is not offered on the menu, ask if you can swap French fries for a healthy fruit cup or cottage cheese.

Processed meat such as pepperoni, bacon, sausage, deli turkey and ham have been linked to cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and premature death. So, always think of moderation when choosing these foods.

Try to order seafood and poultry, looking for dishes that are baked, broiled, grilled, and steamed, rather than ones that are deep fried, breaded and served with butter and cream sauce.

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amounts of sodium in other foods.

Go for high fiber bread, crackers, cereals and snacks, as fibre in the diet lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, Type 2 diabetes and even constipation.

Avoid sugary drinks and enormous desserts that contribute little good to your health.

The second tip is to limit portion sizes. Tufts researchers show how difficult it is to limit calories. One study showed that some restaurant meals (even without the drinks, appetizers, or dessert) contained more calories than recommended for an entire day for an average adult!

Studies also show that when people are presented with more food than they require, they will eat it. Many restaurants are overly generous with serving sizes.

So order half sizes, split a meal with someone else, or choose appetizers instead of an entrée. When ordering delivered meals involving large quantities of food, set aside a portion for a subsequent meal.

The third tip is to be careful about falling victim to the convenience of take-out and

delivery. Instead of relying on services that bring food to you, make the effort to go to where healthier food options are available. For example, take the time to go for a walk to a take-out meal and get some much-needed outdoor refreshment. Have a picnic in a park.

Delivery services are wonderful, but they reinforce a sedentary lifestyle. Even the time spent standing while cooking in the kitchen is easily lost when a delivered meal becomes the ideal companion to the couch and more screen time.

Give it a try. Find a neighbourhood restaurant having healthy choices. Build time into your day for a walk to pick-up food. Take your own water bottle. Eat smaller portions while enjoying the scene in a nearby park. With the walk back home, you will feel satiated, refreshed, and healthier.

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