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A Giant Buzzing Force in the Community Olivia at a War Amps CHAMP Seminar in 2009 (left) and today (right).

This year, The War Amps Key Tag Service is celebrating 75 years of returning lost keys to their owners. Donations to the Key Tag Service provide vital support to amputees across the country including Olivia Miller, 17, of Merrickville.

Olivia was born a right arm amputee and, as a member of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, is eligible for financial assistance for artificial limbs and adaptive devices, as well as peer support.

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helped me to be the person that I am today," says Olivia.

"I've been fitted with artificial limbs and devices that allow me to be active and do whatever I set my mind to. I've also attended CHAMP seminars over the years where I met other kids just like me and made lifelong friendships."

The Key Tag Service was launched in 1946 so that returning war amputee veterans could not only work for competitive wages, but also provide a service to Canadians that would generate funds for the Association's many

through public support of the Key Tag and Address Label Service.

"We'd like to thank the public for helping to make this service a success," says spokesperson Rob Larman, himself a Graduate of the CHAMP Program. "Your support funds essential programs for children like Olivia, veterans and all amputees across Canada."

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programs. The service continues to employ amputees and people with disabilities and has returned more than 1.5 million sets of lost keys to their owners.

Each key tag has a confidentially coded number. If you lose your keys, the finder can call the toll-free number on the back of the tag or place them in any mailbox in Canada, and The War Amps will return them to you by courier, free of charge.

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June is Gay Pride Month in Canada June has been designated as the month to celebrate the LGBTQ2 community, which includes individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and two-spirit as well as a range of other gender and sexual identities. Pride month is celebrated annually in Canada and is in solidarity with the US, which also celebrates in recognition of the fight for gay rights spanning a long history including the Stonewall riots, which took place in New York City in June 1969. These riots were a series of demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ2) community in response to police raids.

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nalized homosexual acts between consenting adults with the passage of the Criminal Law Amendment Act first introduced in December 1968.

Even with the amended legislation, many people were still being denied equal rights and freedom from discrimination. In 1971, people from Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and the surrounding areas gathered in the pouring rain at Parliament Hill for Canada's First Gay Liberation Protest and march. They presented a petition to the government with a list of ten demands for equal rights and protections.

The Pride movement and international pride parades and celebrations were spurred on after the World Health

Organization declared May 17, 1990 as the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

It was the date that WHO finally removed "homosexuality" from the International Classification of Diseases, sending a signal to the world that sexuality is not a disorder. It is a day for countries to coordinate national and international events that raise awareness of LGBTQ2 rights and stimulate interest in the LGBTQ2 struggle for equal rights worldwide.

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by Fred Schueler This spring we've had two European Hornets (Vespa crabro) that have somehow gotten into our living room, and have had to be let out the door. We've also had six, "It was bigger than any wasp I have ever seen!" e-mails from people from Osgoode to Prescott who have found my address from last year's article on this astonishing species - Fred Schueler & Aleta Karstad, European Hornets in North Grenville. North Grenville Times, 3 June 2020 - https://ngtimes.ca/europeanhornets-in-north-grenville/ - and have reported their observations of over-wintered queens looking for sites to establish colonies.

These are a species which has been in North America since the 19th Century, and as far as I've heard or experienced, they're pretty peaceful, especially when compared to the native, and especially the introduced "picnic wasp" (Vespula germanica), Yellowjackets. They nest in above-ground cavities of various kinds, so their nests aren't liable to be bumped into or stepped on, as those of open- or ground-nesting wasps are. I'm still interested in receiving reports on their occurrence. <bckcdb@ istar.ca> Fragile Inheritance Natural History www.ngtimes.ca

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Policy that pits us against each other

by Lorraine Rekmans More than 100 protesters have been arrested at Fairy Creek in BC for trying to protect old growth forests from logging. Though there is no universally accepted definition for an “old growth” forest, some researchers started using the term “old growth” to describe complex, biodiverse forests that are at least 150 years old. Environmentalists use the term to describe forests with large, old trees undisturbed by human impact.

The science behind forests tell us that old forests are like a giant carbon sink, and that trees from these old forests store an enormous amount of carbon in their trunks. The soil in these forests also store carbon. Current research on these types of old forests suggests that old trees can con-

tinue to capture large amounts of carbon, even into old age.

At one time, Canada had a National Forest Strategy that was a collaborative effort between provinces and stakeholders to define what sustainable forest management was all about. Considering that Canada is a forest nation that is a steward to 10% of the world’s forests, many folks felt it was important to define sustainability and set some criteria and indicators in place to manage how we treated the forest.

This project was a collaboration through the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers and offered hope that we could provide some type of universal forest management regime across the country to protect our forest legacy.

But, alas, the National Forest Strategy program of the Canadian Forest Service ended

in 2008.

In the absence of greener provincial policies around forest management, civil society, in an attempt to push for greener practices, formed the Forest Stewardship Council, which is an affiliate of the International Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and developed a forest management standard.

The standard is available to forest companies that wish to voluntarily take up the challenge to practice sustainable forest management and submit to independent audits of their operations to ensure compliance. In exchange for the costs that companies outlay to adhere to the FSC Forest Management Standard, they are able to take advantage of world markets that are looking for green label certifications. One forest company manager noted that,

even in the 2008 economic crisis, his company was able to do well in the market place, only because they were FSC certified. Industry thought that incorporating greener and socially just practices into forest management made good business sense, because that is what consumers are looking for.

The point is, that in the absence of sound, scientific, and progressive policy on sustainable forest management, industry and civil society had to react to fill in the gap, where provincial forest management regimes were deficient on questions of sustainability.

In this case, it is the province of BC which has jurisdiction over the management of natural resources, granted through the Canadian Constitution. Here, BC holds the responsibility for developing

forest management guidelines, which apparently, allow for the logging of old growth forests.

The protesters and the loggers are pitted against each other. One group wants to protect the carbon sink and limit carbon emissions in response to climate change, and the other group wants to go to work to earn a living wage, and they are battling each other on the ground, in the forest, under the shadow of deficient forest policy.

FSC’s standard isn’t perfect either, as they allow for certification of logging operations in old-growth forests. The standard bars the conversion of “high conservation value forests,” but green activists have been campaigning for years to broaden the definition to include forests that haven’t been previously logged.

In light of the climate crisis, and the high pressure stakes of protecting the earth’s global temperature from rising any higher, and leaving the world in an uninhabitable state, perhaps it’s time to review all resource management regimes with our climate change glasses on.

Social groups and political parties talk about a just transition to a greener future, and it’s time we get on with it, so we don’t have to go to battle with each other over the right to a liveable planet and the right to earning a living wage. These two things shouldn’t be mutually exclusive. If we want to protect our planet, we need to support our workers while we figure it out.

Advisory Committees an asset to council and community

Stacey Dickson, Councillor Kristin Strackerjan, and Mayor Nancy Peckford.

by Hilary Thomson Many councils across the province use advisory committees to help guide decision making and come up with fresh, new ideas that contribute to the well-being of their residents. While some municipalities take advantage of this opportunity to tap into citizen expertise more that others, North Grenville

council is focused on using the input of their advisory committees to make the municipality a great place to live.

On May 21, 2019, council approved new terms of reference for four existing advisory committees (Accessibility, Active Transportation, Community and Economic Development, and Heritage) and four brand new advisory committees (Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Arts and Cul-

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and are prepared to commit to the responsibilities and duties of being on the committee.

At least one member must be under the age of 25, and they make an effort to ensure the committee is gender balanced.

"We have a doctor who sits on the committee, we have a nurse, we have fitness professionals, and then there's just general wellness people who have lots of experience in all these different areas," Stacey says.

According to Stacey, the purpose of the Health, Wellness and Fitness Advisory Committee is to provide awareness and raise initiatives for residents related to health, wellbeing and fitness.

As wellness champions in the community, they take information and input back to council about local health trends and how the municipality can get involved. "We're kind of like that liaison between the people and the municipality."

Stacey says this council is extremely open and receptive to what the committee has to offer. The committee has been consulted when it comes to the redesign of Riverside Park, and council

ture, Environmental Action, Health, Wellness and Fitness).

These eight committees meet monthly to discuss issues and bring recommendations to council related to their terms of reference and mandate.

Local fitness trainer Stacey Dickson has been a member of the Health, Wellness and Fitness Advisory Committee since it was formed in May 2019. As a newcomer to North Grenville at the time, Stacey says she applied to be on the committee as a way to get more involved and offer her experience, skills and knowledge to the community.

"I thought that I would be a good team member, so I applied, and I got picked, which was great."

Stacey says a lot of thought is put into appointing members of the public to advisory committees. When it comes to the Health, Wellness and Fitness Advisory Committee, voting members are considered if they are: influential decision makers within the health profession, possess unique skills and/or experience that will benefit the work of the committee, have a good or unique understanding of the local health, wellness and fitness climate,

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jumped right on board when they suggested that the municipality participate in the national ParticipACTION Better Community Challenge throughout the month of June.

"I think it's quite brilliant, really, because council can't do it all," she says.

"To actually have these committees for the public to have their input and to participate in what happens in their community is great. They're actually listening to what it is that the residents of North Grenville need and want."

Stacey gets a great sense of purpose from being a part of the Health, Wellness and Fitness Advisory Committee.

She feels like she is contributing to the well-being of the community, which is very important to her. "I want to live in a community that's active and well and healthy," she says. "I feel that I can influence and encourage and motivate my community to be that way, and to keep it that way, and it just makes me feel like I'm doing my part."

The Health, Wellness and Fitness Advisory Committee is currently meeting more regularly to focus on the ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge. They

hope to get as many residents as possible moving, and be named Canada's most active community, with a grand prize of $100,000 which will be put towards improving municipal parks throughout North Grenville. To sign up visit: www.participaction.com/en-ca/programs/ community-challenge

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Personally, I find Dr. W.J. Young’s letter very arrogant and offensive.

1. I’d like to skip the idea of a Cannabis Growth Facility and Retail Store. We could do better.

2. A private Correctional and Treatment Centre? It would seem that Dr. Young’s head is ‘slightly’ swollen from his expert accomplishments!

Keep doing your work for us Jim Macmanaman, Ms Strackerjan and the rest of Council, and pay no heed!

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Let's get active North GrenvilleUPDATE Because we all win!

by Deputy Mayor Jim McManaman and Mayor Nancy Peckford It's been a long 15 months.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on everyone with gyms, organized sports, kids' playdates, and activities cancelled - affecting individuals of all ages.

When we were elected in 2018, Deputy Mayor and I knew that increasing residents' quality of life and our community's overall wellbeing was a big priority. With that in mind, North Grenville's first-ever Health, Fitness and Wellness Advisory Committee was established in 2019. Deputy Mayor Jim McManaman was keen to get this committee going, and as a busy Mayor and mother of 3, I jumped on board to find ways to become more physically active.

The Committee is comprised of a diverse group including fitness leaders, a gym teacher, nurses, public health experts, and more recently, an Emergency Room physician who works at CHEO, as well as an engineer!

Before the pandemic, the Committee was working hard to host North Grenville's inaugural Health and Wellness Expo, but of course, with the pandemic, those plans were put on ice. As we resumed meetings later in 2020 and 2021 over Zoom (more sitting, more screen time!), several Committee members expressed interest in North Grenville joining the ParticipACTION's Community Better Challenge for the month of June.

We were thrilled! The challenge is open to everyone in the month of June, whether you are 8 or 80, of any age or ability - not just those early morning runners (you know who you are!). Individuals, organizations, schools, sports' groups and even workplaces can all participate and track their minutes.

All individual and group physical activity counts. If you walk around the block or wash your car, you can track

your minutes. If you participate in a virtual fitness class through a local gym, your instructor can log those minutes for you (just make sure to confirm). Several local gym teachers will be tracking and logging the minutes of the kids who participate in their gym classes, virtual or in person.

All movement counts: gardening and yard work, walking your dog, washing your car, spring cleaning, chasing the kids around the house. It's not just traditional exercise.

What really matters is that you keep track of those minutes on a daily basis.

This means they have to be logged through the FREE ParticipACTION App that you can download on your phone or through the ParticipACTION website. The app will automatically assign you a community, based on your postal code.

While you can sync the App with many of the leading Fitness trackers (like a Fitbit), we strongly recommend you manually enter or verify your minutes on the App to ensure accuracy. By participating, you can help North Grenville earn the title for Canada's Most Active Community.

As a bonus, the top prize is $100,000 which we would dedicate to improving North Grenville's local parks!

Within the first two weeks of the Challenge, the most active TWENTY communities will be featured on a Leader Board by ParticpACTION so that they can track their progress vis a vis other communities. That's why we need residents to embrace the challenge early in June, so we qualify for the Leader Board.

The App also allows you to create your own group (8 people max) so that you can track your progress together.

In fact, Council has created our own team - the Mighty Quintet! We plan on challenging each other. Stay tuned for updates!

Overall, ParticipACTION is a fun and inclusive way

to motivate yourself, loved ones, friends, neighbours, and co-workers to just get moving. We have spent so many months apart and mostly in our homes. Through ParticpACTION, we can embrace the opportunity to do something together while being safe and investing in our health and well-being!

To Participate Step 1: Download the App Download the ParticipACTION app to track your minutes or sign up on the ParticipACTION website.

By using your NG Postal Code, your individual move minutes will be tracked and counted toward North Grenville's overall score.

Step 2: Sign up for the Community Better Challenge as an individual, or as an organization, or as a business. The more individuals and organizations that participate will help with our overall score.

Step 3: Track your Activity Track your minutes using the app or on the website.

You can even sync your fitness tracker with the app! If you are tracking on behalf of a group, organization or for other family members, make sure you track your minutes on the ParticipACTION website: https://www.participaction.com/en-ca/programs/ community-challenge.

Step 4: Get Moving Every move, step, rep and lap you track counts - so get moving!

Remember - the only thing you need to join the challenge is a North Grenville postal code.

Calendar: The Municipality has created a suggested daily activity in partnership with a variety of businesses and organizations. There are some prizes too! www.northgrenville.ca/ GetActive Facebook: @NGMCevents Let's Get ACTIVE NG! We are In It to WIN IT!

UPDATE 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.

Council agendas (including for closed sessions) may be found here: https://www.northgrenville.ca/govern/governance/agendas-and-minutes PLANNING PUBLIC MEETING • Council Meeting – June 9, 2021 o Proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment – Cannabis Processing and Production Facilities o Proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment – Rideau River Road o Proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment – Bedell Road

ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS Committee meetings will be conducted virtually via Zoom. For any members of the public wanting to attend the meeting virtually, pre-registration is required by e-mailing Jessica Workman at jworkman@northgrenville.on.ca •

Heritage Advisory Committee – Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 4:30 pm

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Community and Economic Development Advisory Committee – Monday, June 7, 2021

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Arts and Culture Advisory Committee – Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 5:00 pm

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Health Wellness and Fitness Advisory Committee – Monday, June 14, 2021 at 4:30 pm

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Visit www.northgrenville.ca/careers for more details

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 and Home Hardware 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.

GET ACTIVE NORTH GRENVILLE!

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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Burritt's Rapids Community Hall -Party Like It's 2019 (some restrictions apply*)

We know you are really looking forward to spending some valuable physical as opposed to virtual face time with friends, family and coworkers. When permissible, any excuse will do to have a party: Take or renew your vows - if your partnership can survive Covid-19, it will endure anything!

Celebrations of a life well lived; Grandma's 81st birthday, an 18th wedding anniversary, a 2nd birthday party, or a party remembering someone who left a space behind when they passed.

A chance to have a staff meeting where no-one has to be reminded to un-mute themselves before speaking.

Whatever your excuse, we invite you to host it in the nicest hall around, the Burritt's Rapids Community

Hall, nestled in a beautiful hamlet worthy of the Bard himself. Ours is an historic Hall, well equipped for all sorts of celebrations, and we offer very competitive rates.

The Hall was recently refurbished and is surrounded by open green space - perfect for summer events. The gardens at the Hall and surrounding parkettes, including a butterfly way-station, are lovingly tended by committed community volunteers and are simply spectacular.

A short stroll brings you the UNESCO recognized world heritage site: the Rideau Canal, complete with a swing bridge built in the days of Colonel John By. *The Fine Print (we said there would be restrictions) When permitted to open, the Hall will operate based on Provincial Health unit guidelines Capacity will be limited to you and a few of your closest friends Masks are mandatory in the hall, party masks are preferred Food and beverages must

Armstrong, Lera Derrick

Lera D. Armstrong (nee Stone) passed away peacefully on May 8th 2012 after a brief battle with cancer. She as much loved by many, and will be missed by her family; son James (Ginny} and many nieces and nephews; and countless friends. Lera’s infectious humour, quick wit, and charm always left many smiles wherever she went. Lera was predeceased by husband Don and son Robert; sister’s Jean and Shirley.

Lera was born in North Gower Oct 8th 1932, and raised in Merrickville. A resident of Kemptville since 1955, she was active in raising a family, working at Armstrong’s Jewellery Store, Anderson’s Ladies Wear, and occasionally as a teaching assistant at K.C.A.T. A true genius with a needle and thread, she was always sewing, crocheting or quilting. In later years her hobbies include building minatures, a member of the Shout Sister! Choir; and participating with Don at many local antique car club events. She was one of the founding members of the Kemptville chapter of Victoria’s Quilts. Many words of gratitude to the staff of Bayfield Manor for making her last few years so happy and rewarding. And to the Kemptville District Hospital for the care given during her last days. Donations may be made to the Melanoma Network of Canada or Diabetes Canada, An angel while on earth, now one in heaven!

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be served in single portions (no buffets); boxed lunch and canned wine never tasted so good!

The paperwork is intense (cleaning and screening logs and indemnity agreements, Oh my!) but well worth it if it means seeing people up close.

Cancellations for any reason will be cheerfully 100% refunded; no proof or detailed explanation required, no note from Mother, etc.

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Breakfast is Served.... The female robin watches as the male feeds one of the three hatchlings. Photo by Michael Beelich.

Grenville Mayors fight Government invests over $6 million to to save local Police bring high-speed Services Boards “We believe as Mayors of

by Hilary Thomson Internet to central Grenville, that isn’t acceptable.”

The work of the North In January 2020, Mayor and eastern Ontario

Grenville Police Services Board (NGPSB) may be significantly impacted by provincial legislation at the end of this year.

Early on in their mandate, the current provincial government announced that they were working towards local Police Services Boards (PSB) being consolidated into one PSB per detachment. This means that by 2022, the North Grenville PSB, Prescott PSB, Merrickville-Wolford PSB and the Augusta PSB would all be dissolved, and one regional PSB created to serve all of Grenville County, which includes all these municipalities plus Edwardsburgh/Cardinal.

Mayor Nancy Peckford says the province’s decision to consolidate PSBs across the province is an effort to ensure the members of PSBs are properly trained and keep police detachments from having too many bodies to answer to.

Mayor Peckford believes that centralizing PBS, especially in a rural area like Grenville County, would prevent them from responding effectively to the needs of residents. “In a small or rural area like ours, it’s had these unintended consequences of potentially taking four boards and reducing it to one,” she says.

Peckford, along with previous NGPSB members Don Sherritt and Bruce Harrison, attended a conference of Ontario Police Services Board Associations to make the case for having more than one PSB per detachment in areas like Grenville County. “That case was being made very early in the game,” Mayor Peckford says. “Thankfully, the province did respond with a caveat that if you were a community, or you were a set of communities that felt that you needed your own dedicated Police Services Board, there was the chance to make that case to the Solicitor General.”

Mayor Peckford says all five Mayors have agreed to submit a request to the province to have up to three PSBs in Grenville County.

The idea is to combine PSBs where it makes sense, perhaps lumping North Grenville in with Merrickville-Wolford, Augusta with Edwarsburgh/Cardinal and Prescott having its own PSB. The mayors will be reconvening in early June to review the application, and will be submitting it to the Ministry of the Solicitor General by the end of the month.

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Through the Universal Broadband Fund’s (UBF) Rapid Response Stream, the Government of Canada is taking immediate action to get Canadians connected to the high-speed Internet they need.

The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, announced over $6 million in federal funding for Bell, Cogeco Connexion and Lakeland Networks. These investments will bring highspeed Internet to rural residents in 15 communities including, Leeds and Grenville, MerrickvilleWolford and Spencerville.

These projects will connect 2,374 underserved households in eastern and central Ontario to high-speed Internet. The funding will be distributed as follows; Bell: $2,637,164, Cogeco Connexion: $2,855,180 and Lakeland Networks: $701,055.

The $2.75-billion Universal Broadband Fund was launched on November 9, 2020. The projects announced last week were approved within six months of the formal launch of the program.

Projects funded under the UBF, as well as through other public and private

investments, will help connect 98% of Canadians to high-speed Internet by 2026 and achieve the national target of 100% connectivity by 2030.

"It's important for our community to receive its fair share of federal funding for critical projects and services, and after advocating to bring faster Internet access to rural residents in our community, today's federal funding announcement will help to connect more homes and businesses who especially now rely on high-speed Internet to work and learn from home, and to stay connected with their loved ones," said Michael Barrett, MP for Leeds Grenville Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.

When the Universal Broadband Fund was first announced in 2019, local municipalities, Internet service providers, and private sector companies in the region partnered together to improve connectivity for EdwardsburghCardinal and MerrickvilleWolford.

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Local great-grandmother of 33 awarded free hearing aids est modifiable risk factor for dementia.

A doctor's referral is not needed to book a hearing test, but it was Berneice’s doctor who suggested it. She booked a free test through HearingLife Canada's Kemptville location. The free test revealed that Berneice has profound hearing loss. She also faced another barrier: she is a retired widow on a pension and the cost of hearing devices is a significant investment.

Luckily for Berneice, the National Campaign for Better Hearing gives Canadians access to hearing devices they may not have otherwise been able to afford. For every hearing test taken at a HearingLife Canada clinic, $4 is allocated through HearingLife's "Give Back Program" to the Campaign that donates devices to those in need. The

by Jessica Leach It's only been a few weeks since Berneice Bailey was fitted for hearing devices and she says, "it feels great, wonderful; it's a whole different world."

Bailey, 83, who lives in nearby Iroquois, Ontario, has been living with hearing loss for several years. Until COVID-19 made mask wearing mandatory, she survived by lip reading. She has since been struggling to hear her family members, including her six kids, twelve grandchildren and a whopping thirtythree great-grandchildren.

"It's hard to socialize with people when you can't hear them," she said.

According to a 2020 report, nearly half of Canadians aged 60 and older have some form of hearing loss, which has been found to be the larg-

Campaign also recommends those over the age of 60 make hearing tests part of their annual health regimen with the catchy reminder: "Test your ears at 60 years."

"I nominated Berneice for the Campaign for Better Hearing because, as a greatgrandmother to thirty-three and with six children of her own, it's clear that she has to contend with complex listening situations, made all the more challenging due to COVID-19 masks," said Danielle Menzies-Toman, an audiologist at HearingLife Canada's Kemptville location. "Despite everything, she remains a sharp-witted lady in good physical health, and I was committed to helping her stay this way."

Menzies-Toman says that, because hearing loss is associated with dementia and

other cognitive and social challenges, fitting people with hearing aids helps restore the auditory input and keeps the brain "fit."

“I would describe this as the 'use it or lose it' approach to keeping the brain healthy and strong," she said. "It's my hope that these hearing aids will keep Berneice's brain active and her life interesting and meaningful as she ages."

When asked what advice she would give to anyone considering getting their hearing tested, Berneice enthusiastically says, "Do it." She's already encouraged a few of her friends to get their hearing checked.

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North Grenville Police Services Board addresses traffic concerns in municipality

by Hilary Thomson

The North Grenville Police Services Board (NGPSB) held their monthly meeting last Wednesday, focusing on addressing speeding in the municipality.

At the beginning of the meeting, Acting Inspector (AI) Joshua Kingsley of the Grenville County detachment gave the NGPSB a brief overview of the OPP's work in the municipality over the past month. Although instances of certain crimes (uttering threats, theft over $5000, fraud) have increased as compared to the same period last year, numbers are still low. "We're pretty much in line with what we saw last year," he said at the meeting. "The categories might change - a little bit more assault, a little bit less property crimes and vice versa - but there's nothing that jumps out to say we've seen any significant trends in any policing that draws any great concern for me at this point."

AI Kingsley also highlighted the implementation of their mobile crisis response team which includes a mental health nurse. He says this team responded to four calls for service in North Grenville in the month of April and was able to successfully divert people in crisis from the criminal stream to the mental health stream. This program has been in place for about a year, and AI Kingsley says they are hoping to increase the availability of their menJune 2, 2021

tal health nurse who is able to streamline service and get people in need connected to social services, whether that be mental health services, counselling services, drug addiction services or housing. "What we tend to see is a significant decrease in the repetitive calls for service after we have engaged with our mobile crisis response team," he said.

Mayor Nancy Peckford was the first to highlight the issue of speeding in the municipality, especially on residential roads within Kemptville's downtown core. AI Kingsley noted that the OPP usually waits for a speeding hot spot to be identified before they assign officers to enforce speed limits in a particular area. This happened on Wellington Road earlier this year when the OPP did a blitz in the hope of curtailing speeding along the thoroughfare that connects downtown to Colonnade.

Mayor Peckford noted that the municipality has also been fielding a lot of requests for stop signs to reduce speeding along Maley Street and Clothier Street, which both run parallel to County Road 43. "I know there are some other rural and urban roads that I think would benefit from a little TLC, if you will, if you guys are able to get there," Mayor Peckford said.

AI Kingsley said that if the OPP do get a lot of complaints through the NGPSB or council, they will look into conducting a traffic assessment of the area to see where the issues are. If the OPP feel it is an enforcement issue,

they will do a high-level blitz to hopefully change driver behaviour. If traffic calming measures are needed, the OPP will work with the municipality to provide advice for curtailing speeding in the area. AI Kingsley also noted that digital speed signs are a very strong traffic calming resource. Installing these signs is also something that the municipality can implement without OPP involvement.

"What I find the most effective is short durations, and move them around because we don't want people to get stagnant and just say that's a fixture I'm use to seeing," he said.

Councillor John Barclay believes the municipality currently has three digital speed signs in their possession, but he would be in favour of acquiring more. "We definitely need a lot more," he said.

"I think two or three more would be great." Member of the NGPSB, Debbie Wilson, agreed. "They're expensive, but I think it's a necessity."

The NGPSB also has a new protocol for handling resident complaints relating to traffic in the municipality. All complaints must be captured by a Traffic Concern Form, which can be found on the municipal website. Once completed, the form will go to Public Works staff and they will contact the resident to tell them what actions will be taken to address the complaint.

If the complaint is validated, a request for enforcement will be forwarded to the OPP detachment commander and copied to the Chair of the NGPSB. The validation of a com-

plaint is completely based on enforcement warrants agreed upon by the NGPSB, OPP and the Municipality. The OPP detachment commander will report back to Public Works staff on any actions taken, and a report will be presented to the NGPSB the next meeting.

"It's very different from the

last protocol that we had and it's much simpler, but I think that's part of the benefit," Councillor Barclay said.

Mayor Nancy Peckford agreed with the new protocol; however, she noted that residents should be given a timeline as to when their complaint might be addressed.

Councillor Barclay said that a 30-day turnaround would be the goal, however it is something that needs to be discussed internally with the public works department.

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An early image of the original Anglican Church mentioned

by Patton in his report. It is of very poor quality, but remains the only photo we have of the building.

by David Shanahan In November, 1839, an Anglican travelling missionary named Morris toured the northern townships of Upper Canada and reported to the Bishop of Quebec on what he found. The places he visited were mostly the townships between the Rideau and the Ottawa Rivers, but included Oxford, South Gower, Wolford and Marlborough. His report included the following status report by Henry Patton (also spelled Patten in the records), resident minister

in Kemptville and Secretary of the Clerical Association in Upper Canada (spelling is as in the original): Rectory of Kemptville, Rev. H. Patten. Mr. P. reports.

"The Townships in which I officiate, either regularly, or occasionally, are Oxford, Marlborough, Wolford, North and South Gower, and comprise a tract of country nearly forty miles long, and varying in breadth from ten to twenty miles, with an aggregate scattered population of 5000 Souls. In the five Townships I have seven preaching stations, and to do Justice to

the people I ought to have twice as many more, but it is morally impossible to extend my labour. The two extreme Stations at which I preach are distant thirty six miles.

The Township of Oxford contains about two thousand Inhabitants, of whom nearly one third I believe belong to my charge; In this township is situated the Village of Kemptville, where I reside; here we have a neat Church, with a Bell, and a Burial ground well enclosed. This Township alone would amply employ the best efforts of one Clergyman, as there ought to be divine service performed in three different places within its limits.

Marlbrough. Here is a handsome frame Church, and a Burial ground well enclosed.

The Township contains about eight hundred Inhabitants, half of them, or more, belonging to the Church, only a part of this Township is under my care, the rest being attached to Richmond on account of its Proximity.

In Wolford is situated the Village of Merrickville, where the people, by great and praiseworthy exertions, have succeeded in erecting a handsome stone Church.

This Township contains about fourteen hundred Inhabitants.

Besides the congregation in, and about Merrickville, there

is a Station for Divine Service seven or eight miles beyond the Village. Here is great and pressing need for the Services of a resident Clergyman. Merrickville is sixteen miles from my residence, I have never been able to afford it service more than once a fortnight, and that always in the evening.—During the past Winter, the Rev. W. Wait, has officiated in a very zealous and efficient manner at this place, and the neighbouring Station, once in four weeks.

South Gower. The Church families here are but few in number, but North Gower contains between five and six hundred Inhabitants, a large proportion of whom attach themselves to my Cure—and I am fully persuaded a very large congregation might be formed here, if a Clergyman could attend them every Sunday. At present Mr. Wait visits them once in four weeks on Sunday, and his services have been highly appreciated. His attendance however will end in May. These five Townships then are partially supplied—it is however indeed but partially, and in a degree utterly inadequate to the wants—for where the sphere of labour is so extensive, occasional visits which cannot be followed up by pastoral intercourse, and pastoral supervision,

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will do little more than keep together the zealous members of the Church—and cannot be expected to retain much influence over the young and the thoughtless.”

Mr. Patten desires especially to remark for your Lordship's Information, "that the expectation of having a Clergyman stationed among them at Merrickville, rendered the people much more zealous in erecting their Church, and a desire of seeing their Spiritual wants more effectually supplied, as well as relieving myself from a part of a laborious charge far too extensive for my strength,

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There seems to be two ways of looking at the world in which we live, and the life we live in it.

It all depends on how you think it all started. Is the universe, and everything in it, just the result of random coming together of cells and molecules over immensely huge amounts of time? This would mean that there is no design, no plan, no meaning and no purpose to any of it, other than what we choose to give it. But of what value are our choices, if we, too, are just the result of random collections of atoms?

How can we place any credence on our thoughts, our feelings, or our very existence, if it is all based on such a meaningless foundation?

The alternative view is that the universe and everything in it, including ourselves, was designed.

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it sees evidence of design everywhere we look, from the minutest particle of matter to the undeniable laws which govern the cosmos. Amazingly, even the most determined opponents of this view, men like Stephen Hawking or Richard Dawkins, agree that the universe does look as if it were designed. But, they claim that it only seems designed. It cannot, they say, possibly be the result of design, because there can be no Designer.

Why not? Because they don’t believe it. Such faith is disturbing, held, as it is, in the face of such overwhelming evidence.

When asked how the universe started, Dawkins admitted: “Nobody knows how it got started”, but was emphatic that it wasn’t created. He believes life started with the first selfreplicating molecule, but then repeats that we don’t know how that could have happened either. There’s a lot of faith involved in this position he takes: blind

faith based on no scientific evidence. Dawkins has since said he regretted what he said next: that somewhere else in the universe a civilization evolved and then travelled to Earth and started the same process here. This, it seems to me, simply moves everything back one step, still not explaining how life evolved on that other planet somewhere else.

[Source: https://youtu.be/t-w26yhZ6M].

Dawkins clearly loves Science Fiction. In fact, it is increasingly the case that opponents of intelligent design, as it is called, are turning more and more to science fiction for their explanations of the universe.

I find it very worrying indeed that the majority of people in our society appear to have completely accepted an anti-design viewpoint to the extent that any suggestion that there is intelligent design involved in the universe is met with either laughter or anger.

I heard a man inter-

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viewed on CBC claiming to be a scientist and stating that there is absolutely no evidence for intelligent design in the universe. This is in spite of the fact that noone can explain how life began, for example. Oh, the Big Bang started it?

How can that be the start?

What went Bang? What is consciousness and where did it come from? So many creatures are so perfectly designed for their environment: is that not design?

No, say opponents: that is because they evolved, adapted over millennia to perfectly fit their environment. Then how did they survive for millennia before “evolving” what they needed to survive? Are things like love, honour, morality just arbitrary, the result of atoms colliding? If so, how come they collide the same way in everyone, so that we all value love and honour, and despise other aspects of human behaviour?

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makes me equally anxious to see a Clergyman stationed there."

The editor who published this material noted: “I may add here that I am informed by the Bishop, the roads, and modes of communication, in the districts are worse than in almost any other part of Canada, which makes the Duties of the Travelling Missionary more necessary, rendering it impossible for the fixed Clergy to devote the time required for visiting the remote and scattered Settlers, with justice to their own flocks.”

using terms that acknowledge aspects of design.

They speak of “Nature designed...”, or even “Mother nature has designed...”. But they attribute the design to sources incapable of doing any such thing. “Chance” is a favourite. But Chance doesn’t exist: it is a term we use, not an objective reality. Similarly, Time cannot create, design, or do anything. Note: I have not mentioned God, or Jesus at all. I am simply pointing out that the world around us, and even more the world inside us, clearly indicates the existence of design. Who, or what the Designer might be, is another question. Of course, I have my convinced opin-

ion on that.

Look at the facts, the evidence. Consider for yourself, and don’t just accept what people with agendas and assumptions want you to believe. It is not nearly as simple as you’ve been told. Let me end with a quote from Lee Strobel that sums things up for me: “To continue in atheism, I would need to believe that nothing produces everything, non-life produces life, randomness produces fine-tuning, chaos produces information, unconsciousness produces consciousness, and nonreason produces reason.

I simply didn't have that much faith.” There is much yet to consider, I think.

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by Bill Adams I was impressed by David Shanahan's thoughtful essay, Myth Understandings in the May 5 Times, on the topic of science and religion. David suggests that both of these are, "….involved in a study of what really is, what lies behind the reality of existence."

As the essay makes clear, science cannot make claims such as "the supernatural does not or cannot exist" since, in his view, there is no way to prove or disprove what cannot be observed, and thereby outside the reach of the sciences. With parallel logic, he suggests that religion cannot prove the existence of God through scientific means.

I submit that David's argument also raises the concept of "faith" or "belief", to understand how to reach the degree of certainty he has with respect to his belief in Christianity, which has interested me over the years as David published his many articles in the Times.

On May 5 he challenged his readers to further discuss science and religion, prompting

this response.

A Faith and Science Forum has met in North Grenville for at least 22 years. The Forum is a diverse group of people meeting to discuss a wide range of books, articles and other material involving faith and science. Six to ten attendees show up to share their knowledge and vision on these and related topics.

The conversation is usually led by the member who sponsored the book, but, topics can also involve societal issues, such as the ethics of artificial intelligence. We often touch on creation-evolution, but also swerve into subjects like ecology and the environment, personal faith or doubt, local concerns, and of course, politics, although we usually avoid heated debate.

My involvement with the Forum began in 2015 when it met in Leslie Hall. When the Hall closed in 2017, the group moved to the Christian Reformed Church on County Rd. 18, where it now meets on the second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month, COVID permitting. (For the last year we have been meet-

matter at the atomic and subatomic level, as described by the theory of quantum physics, in which observed phenomena are remote from our everyday human experience.

We were intrigued by the possibility that quantum effects may in some way related to free-will and consciousness, both topics also of interest to the group.

In our studies, we have also been exposed to authors who claim that the immense complexity of biological systems can only be explained by the intentional addition of information by some form of intelligent agent. Even authors of science fiction books, such as Calculating God by Canadian Robert J Sawyer, which suggests how paleontology and evolution might provide evidence of the divine, can offer insights into the relation between science and religion.

There has been considerable turnover in attendance through the years as people move in and out of our community. We invite people of all ages and any or no faith to join us for informative,

ing virtually via Zoom.) I have no special training in the philosophy of science or in religion, but have experience working as a scientist in physical chemistry for almost 60 years. Regarding my religious position, I am by birth an Anglican, but do not attend church. I joined the group because of my interest in topics such as those raised in David's essay!

As an example of the discussions, The Language of God, by Francis Collins director of the human genome project, challenged us to understand the exploration of the our genome and its meaning for us all. Besides being a recognized scientist, Collins is also a Christian. One of our group members found it interesting that Collins' own perspective on the origin and development of human beings, as revealed through the genome, moved him closer to the reality of a divine Creator.

We have also studied a number of books by physicists on topics such as the origin of the universe and its ultimate fate, as well as what underlies the behaviour of

Bill C-233 (the Sex Selective Abortion Act) debated in the House of Commons submitted byWe Need A Law, Ottawa Bill C-233, is a private member's bill which would implement an Act to amend the Criminal Code to make it an offence for a medical practitioner to perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought solely on the grounds of the child's genetic sex. It also requires the Minister of Health, after consultation with representatives of the provincial governments responsible for health, to establish guidelines respecting information provided by a medical practitioner in relation to a request for an abortion.

"The MPs who spoke clearly understood what Bill C-233 is seeking to achieve, but there was a disconnect between the content of the bill and the focus of the speeches," said Tabitha Ewert, Legal Counsel for We Need a Law. "All condemned the practice of sex selective abortion, but they used their time to speak about other abortion related issues rather than dealing with this inherently sexist practice."

"This bill asks our leaders to recognize that there is at least one reason that abortion June 2, 2021

is wrong, and to take a stand that says no one should be aborted based on their sex," continued Ewert. "In Canada, we strive for equality of the sexes, yet we allow abortion to be used for sex selection.

We know that girls are disproportionately targeted for sex selective abortions. Now is the time for our lawmakers to take a stand against sexism by supporting Bill C-233."

MP Cathay Wagantall, the sponsor of Bill C-233, focused on the fact that her bill is very specific in its aim to target the discrimination inherent in sex selective abortion. She spoke about the need to value men and women equally, and the fact that sex selection is already illegal for in vitro fertilization where sex cannot be a factor in choosing which embryo to implant.

Wagantall cited poll results showing that more than 80% of Canadians oppose sex selective abortion. She shared evidence from the Canadian Medical Association Journal indicating that sex selective abortion happens in Canada, and that doctors have tried to find ways to discourage it. Doctors need a tool that allows them to refuse to perform sex selective abortions,

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respectful and wide-ranging discussions on a variety of subjects, usually based on a recent book, magazine article, Internet site, or report from some public speaking event.

Try us out for an evening or come when you can; the discussions will surely challenge and expand your thinking!

We will add your name to our e-mail distribution for details of upcoming sessions, discussion-starter materials, and random eclectic sharing between meetings.

Finally, I want to thank David for his persistence in addressing questions of faith and science in our community, which for many people are rarely considered deeply, but which can provide guidance for planning and managing our lives in meaningful and rewarding ways.

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and Bill C-233 provides that.

Those who spoke to the bill have so far failed to address the focus of Wagantall's bill - the sex-based discrimination inherent in sex selective abortion. "Canada has no abortion law," said Ewert, "and sex selective abortion is a clear example of why law matters. If we had a law against sex selective abortion, it would send a message that we as a society really do value girls and boys equally from the earliest stages of life. While we still wouldn't ask women why they were choosing an abortion, doctors could communicate to them that choosing abortion based on sex is illegal, making it clear that baby girls are no less valuable than baby boys."

"In this second hour of debate, we will be looking for signs that lawmakers are taking the issue of sexism seriously. The time for words is past, we need to see action that addresses this inequality. We hope to see a growing number of MPs speak favourably to Bill C-233 and show the necessary courage required to correct the injustice of sex selective abortion."

Ontario Clean Air Alliance Fortis Inc., a $56 billion company which owns 10 electric and gas utilities, is seeking a second handout from Canadian taxpayers to finance its proposed Lake Erie transmission line. If built, this transmission line will enable gas-fired electricity exports from Ontario to Pennsylvania. The federal government has offed to provide a $655 million low-interest loan through the Canada Infrastructure Bank to subsidize the construction of the company's Lake Erie transmission line.

Ontario's Energy Minister, Greg Rickford has directed the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) to negotiate a contact with Fortis that will require Ontario's electricity consumers to backstop Fortis if the project is not financially viable, says Angela Bischoff of Ontario Clean Air Alliance, who takes issue with taxpayers subsidizing this $56 billion company. Fortis Inc. is a St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador-based international electric utility holding company. It operates in Canada, 9

the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean.

Clean Air Alliance expressed concerns that this deal will result in increased greenhouse gas pollution in order to provide cheaper electricity rates for consumers in Pennsylvania.

Minister Rickford has asked for a year end report on the project to determine the greenhouse gas impacts of the proposed Lake Erie transmission line, and suggestions for alternative new transmission lines with Quebec and Manitoba.

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Amazon made $386 billion in the pandemic last year. Amazon made off like a bunch of bandits in this lockdown too, while the average working person or low-income person couldn’t even buy an essential pair of socks or shoes, or work boots.

Yes folks, there are still people working out there.

The unemployment rate is at nearly 10% in this pandemic.

Unless you have a credit card, which, believe it or not, a lot of people don’t, you will not be able to “shop” online, or do curbside pick up for that matter. There is no logic to the closure of retail stores that provide things that the average person needs.

I was talking to a roofer the other day, and he told me he was about to start a new job and he couldn’t buy knee-pads, because they are non-essential, just like a lot of safety equipment that people need on the job. He couldn’t buy them anywhere because he had no credit card, and no income, as he was just starting a new job. It’s just another example of the fact that we are all in this together, but we are in different boats in this storm.

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North Grenville Arts Guild Project reaches mid-point

Ten artists, ten canvases, and a myriad of ideas are the basis of this local art project. The North Grenville Arts Guild ( NGAG) has reached the half-way point in the Co-operative Canvas Project. As past articles have mentioned, this venture is to initiate a public auction, the proceeds of which will go to support the North Grenville Public Library’s commu-

nity programs.

The following artists contributed to this canvas: Aleta Karstad, Meredith Luce, Caroline Marshall, Rose David, Barb Buchanan, Lisa Mackinley, and Tammy Keith.

The blank canvas began with Aleta Karstad laying the groundwork for this painting. Aleta is well known in the community for her love of nature.

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have used for collage in a few experimental paintings in my studio. I love the delicate pattern created by the topography and water depth lines. I felt that this heavy paper would provide some dimensions to the painting and would mimic the papery leaves of the ferns,” she said.

As the third artist, Caroline Marshall said the painting, “was clearly a forest floor at the time. So, I painted the blue mushrooms to add to this theme.”

Rose David was the fourth artist to make contributions to the work. “When I received this canvas, I immediately thought of a forest floor. I intensified some of the background and foliage, and then added the leaf and ladybug for something to imply insect life.”

Barb Buchanan described the work as whimsical and decided to put more emphasis on the curly fiddleheads, “by adding lines and dots using “Cerne Relief” to help make them “Pop” - I added a bit more to this afterwards too.”

As the fifth artist, Lisa Mackinley made her con-

Meredith Luce was the next artist to add her touches to the work. “I struggled to resist adding realism details to the fiddlehead shapes that Aleta created in the base layer. As I was only the second contributor, I decided to play with texture rather than resorting to my comfort zone of nature illustration and realism. I have a stack of old nautical maps of the region that I

tributions to the painting.

“I was second to last with this one. Stared at it for a while. It was pretty open to interpretation as it was our one mixed canvases, and yet it still had open space.

Honestly, I wanted to keep it's uniqueness and decided to put a few different paint techniques on. Keeping it different than the rest of our collection. This one too has glow in the dark.

But it was the mushrooms on the painting that moved me forward with the altered reality look. Also, I love faces and hadn’t done one

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Finally, as the last artist to add to the work Tammy Keith said, “When I received this piece, I felt it was already completed and a great job at that. Really, the only thing I felt I could contribute was to finish it with a varnish.”

And so with this, the middle point, the Guild has only five of the original ten left to showcase. Please visit the NGAG Facebook page to see more of this project, and for coming updates on the Auction.

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Bob Dylan’s 80th dream

by David Shanahan Last week, Bob Dylan celebrated his 80th birthday. After sixty years and more than 500 songs, many of them considered classics, this man has been compared to William Shakespeare for the sheer genius of his writing and influence. If you are one of those whose only comment about Dylan is that “he can’t sing”, well don’t think twice, it’s all right.

The Bard from Hibbing brought a new morning to how singers are evaluated, a changing of the guards from the traditional crooner to give voices like his, or Leonard Cohen, or Kate Bush, Neil Young, a shelter from the storm.

They could have a career because he led the way.

I’m not arguing that his voice is something fantastic. All I really want to do is say that Dylan always knew what he was doing, creating a character, a past and a myth, going from Robert Zimmerman to Bob Dylan, from Minnesota to Greenwich Village, from acoustic to electric, from the Gates of Eden to Desolation Row. There is a reason why he was recognized with the Nobel Prize for Literature: the way in which he plays with words, with ideas, with language, is truly groundbreaking. He has more in common, perhaps, with Yeats and Rimbaud and Joyce than with Woody Guthrie or Pete Seeger. He is a poet of wonderful words, a critic, a cynic, one who can shatter pomposity or express deepest feelings, sometimes with simply a change in the tone of his voice. Singing? Yes, he sings, but more than that, he gives life, emotion, intensity to the words.

Everyone thinks of Dylan as the great protest singer of the 60's, a title he has been trying to lose ever since. But what can you say when he writes songs like Blowin’ In The

Wind, A Hard Rain’s AGonna Fall, Masters of War, and With God On Our Side, among so many, many others? How can anyone better the simple questions he asks of the arms dealers: Let me ask you one question: Is your money that good? Will it buy you forgiveness? Do you think that it could? I think you will find when your death takes its toll, all the money you made will never buy back your soul .” Before we knew the word rendition, he wrote about, “at midnight all the agents and the superhuman crew come out and round up everyone that knows more than they do. Then they bring them to the factory where the heart-attack machine is strapped across their shoulders.”

A decade before Nixon and Watergate, he warned that: “even the president of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked”. He warned of environmental dangers back in 1963, when “the pellets of poison are flooding their waters”. In fact, there can hardly be a subject he hasn’t dealt with in those sixty years and 500 songs.

I asked myself if I could write an entire article using only Dylan lyrics, or song titles, and the answer was “yes I think it can be easily done”.

Then there are the movies in songs that Dylan produces on a regular basis.

Think of Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts, for example. You can see the story play out in your mind like a film. Or Brownsville Girl, which manages to be a movie in which a movie is a central theme.

It begins: “Well, there was this movie I seen one time.

About a man riding ’cross the desert and it starred Gregory Peck”.

You can talk about his political songs too, because we live in a political world where everything is broken. The Lonesome

Death of Hattie Carrol is a fierce condemnation of one William Zanzinger who killed poor Hattie Carroll, and of the system that let him off with a 6-month sentence. Hurricane is a another masterpiece of reporting, one which led to the release of Hurricane Carter.

Dylan can be vicious.

Think of Positively 4th Street, about so-called friends who stab you in the back: “Yes, I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes.

You'd know what a drag it is to see you.” Or the quite exquisite put down of Ballad of a Thin Man: “Something is happening, but you don’t know what it is. Do you, Mr. Jones?”

But, equally, who has ever written more beautiful love songs? Make You Feel My Love; If You See Her, Say Hello; Tomorrow Is A Long Time, or the heart-breaking Most of the Time; most writers would retire after just one or two of those songs.

“Most of the time, I know exactly where it all went.

I don't cheat on myself, I don't run and hide, hide from the feelings that are buried inside. I don't compromise and I don't pretend. I don't even care if I ever see her again.

Most of the time.”

The Jokerman at 80 may be knockin’ on Heaven’s door, but, like a rolling stone, he calls on Mr. Tambourine Man to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free.

But for now, the groom’s still waiting at the altar, it’s not dark yet, and we can say in truth, you’re gonna make me lonesome when you go. Happy birthday Bob.

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DOWN 1. Wrinkled fruit 2. Paths 3. Not fulfilled 4. Calypso offshoot 5. Arrived 6. S-shaped moldings 7. Grumble 8. Purple varieties of quartz 9. Cover 10. A citrus fruit 11. Causing an autonomic response 12. Exposed 13. Notch 18. Area of South Africa 22. Lazily 24. A long way off 26. Anagram of "Sees" 28. Type of wheat 29. Nile bird 30. Codger 31. Remove, as a hat 32. Wicked 33. Covered in wax 34. Perturbing 37. A person who lacks good judgment 38. Annul 40. Identical or fraternal 41. Heart artery 43. Craving 44. A heavily built seabird 46. Ringlets 47. Balderdash 48. Map within a map 49. Curses 50. Smudge 51. Anagram of "Note" 53. Brass instrument 56. J 57. Not high

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Ontario supports Virtual Learning at Queen's University and St. Lawrence College The Ontario government is supporting 33 innovative virtual learning projects at Queen's University and St. Lawrence College to help provide students with more choice and access to high-quality postsecondary education and retraining opportunities.

The projects are part of the province's Virtual Learning Strategy announced last December and support key priority areas that include creating or adapting digital content, equipping faculty and students with skills and resources to teach and learn online and identifying educational technologies to support online courses and programs.

"The economic recovery for Ontario will be driven by innovation and by equipping our workforce with the tools and training that they require to succeed," said Steve Clark, MPP for Leeds-GrenvilleThousand Islands and Rideau Lakes and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

"Virtual Learning is increasingly important across our educational systems and both Queen's and St. Lawrence are leveraging their world class reputations to build partnerships that drive online educational excellence."

St. Lawrence College, in partnership with Mohawk College, is creating a virtual reality (VR) assessment report that tracks a learners'

progress and demonstration of key competencies. This work will promote flexibility and portability of learning. The project is receiving $48,400.

Queen's University, in collaboration with Northern College, is creating a new online course for applied digital transformation in the mining sector. This course responds to the increasing demand for professionals who are competent in the field of Digital Transformation relating to the mining industry. Students will learn skills to effectively apply and implement Digital Transformation in the mining industry.

The province is investing more than $70 million to implement Ontario's Virtual Learning Strategy, including $21.4 million announced in the 2021 Ontario Budget, Ontario's Action Plan: Protecting People's Health and Our Economy.

"At SLC we appreciate the ways Ontario's government is supporting innovation and our students, to help adapt program platforms and content for today's digital environment," said Glenn Vollebregt, President and CEO of St. Lawrence College.

The Ontario government is transforming virtual learning across the province by supporting nearly 400 innovative projects at colleges, universities and Indigenous Institutes.

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Preparation for the pie 1. Cook the sausage in a pan with ¼ cup of water in the bottom in a 350 degree oven for about 35 minutes (do not overcook).

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markable people. Recently, our Treasurer Stephen Bent of CIBC resigned The Old Town Kempt- from our Board. Ste ville BIA, like many other phen's knowledge and organizations around experience working on North Grenville, is pri- the Boards of other BIAs, marily run by volunteers. including Manotick and Though the volunteers Barrhaven, has been esthemselves may come sential to the growth and and go, the work they've development of the BIA. done and the memories Stephen could always be they've created will live counted on to prove a long into the future. We no-nonsense approach to are truly blessed. problem-solving and deciThe BIA has been the sion-making. We wish Stebeneficiary of the time phen nothing but success and energy of some re- as he continues to provide

Submitted by Deron Johnston, Old Town Kemptville BIA

Good day dear readers, Today is sunny, but cool, with not so much wind as the last few days have brought us. Hopefully your spirits are going up as the warm weather returns and, hopefully, you are all staying healthy and well. Our birds all seem to be thriving, although not in their previous numbers, due to their pre-occupation with the raising of new families. We watch daily as territories are vied for and then either won, or just left without anyone taking over. Our nesting boxes have interested a House Wren, Bluebirds and Tree Swallows. The Wren was first to try and stake a claim, by singing his little heart out to attract a mate to join him, so far to no avail; but he's still out there singing though! He has been displaced by the bigger Bluebirds and Tree Swallows, who sort of muscled him out to inspect them for themselves, but they too haven't made a firm commitment to any of them. At one stage there was both types of bird, with one on one box and the other on another, although they both seem to prefer the same one! Anyway that's the one out of four to choose from, that they have both inspected both inside and out and still no firm commitment!

Whilst they have been going through the motions, the other birds are still busy and a pair of beautiful Goldfinches were seen feeding together in our Catalpa tree, and the bean type pods seemed to be interesting them. At one stage the pair were joined by a Bluebird, which enabled me to get a picture of all three together, - quite the treat!

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The Board is blessed with leaders who devote their time and energy to creating an environment for businesses to thrive and to making downtown the premier community hub for culture, entertainment, wellness and community events.

Outside of the Board, there are many other volunteers who bring the activities, promotions and events of the BIA to life so that everyone can come and enjoy everything that downtown has to offer.

Volunteers such as Tammy Hurlbert, Herb and Debbie Cloutier, Wendy Embleton, Debbie Wilson, Brenda Ward, Hilary Thomson, Amanda and Mary-Anne Leang, Nancy Onlock, David Burns, Nick Savoie,

Carolyn Lundy, Terri-Lyn McEvoy, Karen Bedard and so many others have contributed immeasurably.

Thank you for everything that all of you have done and will do for us.

We are humbled every day by the level of commitment and the sacrifices made by our volunteers in order to support our downtown community.

So many hours are spent discussing, planning, organizing and executing the various programming designed to benefit our member businesses, their employees and the greater community. We are beyond grateful for everything that they do for us. During these pandemic times, it’s easy to become focused on all of the negativity around us.

The strength of our volunteers makes it easy for us to stay positive about today and the future.

Lastly, if there's one thing that we can say to truly summarize how we feel about our volunteers, it's "Our volunteers are better than yours"!

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How diet and inflammation affect colon cancer

It's been said "We are what we eat," or "garbage in garbage out." Less catchy advice might be "Eat an antiinflammatory diet, rather than a pro-inflammatory one." It could make the difference in the likelihood of developing a malignancy of the large bowel. Not many people realize that if you take away skin cancers, colon cancer is the third most common malignancy in North America.

A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Oncology, points out a strong association between chronic inflammation and the risk of colon cancer.

Researchers at Harvard University discovered that people who had dietary patterns that triggered chronic inflammation were 32 percent more likely to develop colon cancer than those who followed a lowered inflammatory diet.

Dr. Joel Mason, Director of the Vitamins and Carcinogenesis Laboratory, Tufts University, says, "This study adds to previous evidence that inflammation is an important factor in colon cancer and that a diet with less potential to cause inflammation can decrease the risk."

How did Harvard researchers determine what foods were associated with inflammation and what foods fought it? They analyzed the health and nutrition habits of 120,000 people over a 26year period. This involved 18 food groups and tracking how they affected inflammatory markers in the blood.

Diets with the lowest level of inflammatory potential were tea, coffee, dark yellow vegetables, dark and leafy greens. In contrast, diets with the highest level of inflammation included processed meat, red meat June 2, 2021

and sugar-sweetened carbonized beverages.

Overweight or obese males did not fare well.

They were 48 percent more likely to develop cancer of the colon over the course of the study than those who consumed a low inflammatory diet. But even lean males were at higher risk, although not as much as the obese ones.

What about women? It's strange that being overweight or obese did not increase or decrease the risk of colon malignancy in females.

But in lean women who had the most pro-inflammatory diet, there was a 31 percent greater risk of colon cancer than those who consumed the least inflammatory diet.

Researchers were not certain if these findings were related to hormonal changes in women.

So, what's the message?

It pays dividends to stay active and not gain weight.

This is not the first time nutritionists have told us that leafy green vegetables are more conducive to a longer life and it's prudent to decrease the amount of red meat consumed. Hopefully, it will help make everyone realize that the use of sugar sweetened beverages is not a healthy habit.

An equally strong message remains that North Americans are needlessly dying from colon cancer due to a fear of having a colonoscopy performed. We know that colon cancer begins in a polyp that remains localized, providing ample time for colonoscopy and removable of this lesion.

This procedure should be done regularly starting at 50 years of age or younger, and usually ending at 75 years.

Discuss with your doctor whether this is the age for

you to end colonoscopy.

If several colonoscopies have been done over the years without any polyps being detected, the decision is usually to stop. The reason being that it's unlikely one will form after the age of 75 and if it does some other event will end life, long before a slow growing polyp causes trouble.

The discomfort of colonoscopy is miniscule to the suffering of terminal colon cancer. For those dead set against the procedure, stool card tests done at home are an option. So, never, never, fall into the trap of skipping these life-saving tests.

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COVID-19 Vaccine for youth Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to expand, and the vaccine is now available to youth aged 12 and over.

As of May 23, 2021, youth aged 12 and over across Ontario became eligible to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment through the provincial booking system and call centre, as well as at select pharmacies administering the Pfizer vaccine.

To book an appointment online, these individuals must already be 12 years old as of the date of their booking.

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Individuals who are not 12 years old as of May 23, 2021 can book an appointment for a later date through the provincial call centre, or directly through public health units that use their own booking system.

The Pfizer vaccine is currently the only COVID-19 vaccine that has been authorized by Health Canada for use in individuals aged 12 and over. In addition, the province is encouraging eligible family members who have not received a vaccine to attend these clinics to get youth and their families vaccinated as quickly as possible. The changes

are at the request of some public health units to remove barriers for families requesting vaccines.

The province is on track to have administered a first dose of COVID-19 vaccines to ten million Ontarians by the end of June and 65 per cent of Ontarians aged 18 and over before the end of May. The province expects to reach all youth aged 12 and over with a first dose before the end of June and with a second dose by the end of August 2021.

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