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by Hilary Thomson The Tallman Group has officially changed its name to Rush Truck Centres of Canada Limited.

The Kemptville-based company has begun a joint venture with US truck dealer Rush Enterprises Inc. The deal was officially struck between the two businesses on February 25, 2019 and saw Rush Enterprises acquire 50 per cent of the Tallman Group. Marketing manager Nicola Shortt says the deal emerged through talks with Rush Enterprises as they were trying to glean some of their best practices. “It naturally evolved into Rush Truck Centre investing in Tallman Group,” she says.

The partnership will allow Tallman customers to access Rush Truck Centre services when traveling in the US. Nicola says Rush also has some cutting-edge customer service technology which will help them serve their customers better. “With this joint venture, there is more opportunity for growth and expansion of our dealership network in Ontario.”

The decision to change the Tallman Group name to Rush was not made lightly.

Nicola noted that while they wanted to remain loyal to the legacy of Tallman, changing the name made more sense in terms of cohesion. “It carries more weight for our clients to say they are a customer of Rush,” she says.

The Tallman Group was started in 1973 by Gerald Tallman and has grown to be the largest International Truck dealer in Canada. It employs over 600 people and operates 16 locations and six associate locations in Ontario. Rush is a much larger dealer, with over 100 dealership locations across the US. “We are excited to partner with Rush Enterprises, the largest and most successful truck dealer in North America,” said CEO of the Tallman Group Kevin G. Tallman “This joint venture will give our company access to capital and industryleading technology, which will be leveraged to accelerate our strategic initiatives within Canada.”

Fortunately, the deal will not jeopardize any jobs at the Tallman Group and their offices will continue to run as is.

Founder and Chairman Gerald Tallman says the name change will take some getting used to. It will definitely be an adjustment for Kemptville residents who have come to know the Tallman Group as a significant member of the business and local community. The Tallman family have been active community members and major supporters of the Kemptville District Hospital over the years. So much so that the emergency department was named the Tallman Family Emergency Department in their honour.

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submitted by Jenny Read Communications/Patient Relations Officer Kemptville District Hospital Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) threw a pizza party on June 14, 2018 to thank everyone who volunteered at Hey Day this year (held June 7 and 8). It takes about 200 volunteers to make the KDH auxiliary’s major annual garage sale fundraiser happen every year. Approximately 70 volunteers of all ages attended the second annual pizza party, enjoying the opportunity to visit with each other in a relaxed setting away from the hustle and bustle of the fundraiser. KDH’s VP of Corporate Services, Lana LeClair, expressed the hospital’s appreciation, with special mention of Jolene Stover, Convener for six successful years now. “On behalf of our staff, physicians, and our Board of Directors, please accept our gratitude for your longtime commitment,” she said.

“Funds raised at Hey Day are used to purchase essential medical equipment for patient care this means that your efforts put the best tools into the expert hands of our healthcare teams.”

A proud David Goode, who is a member of People First North Grenville, is employed parttime at KrisAlis Inc. He gives a thumbs up for a grateful gesture he received from his colleagues Rob and staff. His original tractor broke down a few weeks ago and was declared a casualty by the good folks at First Stop who had maintained his treasure in the past gratis, Rob was at a job for Ormond and Linda Johnston when he observed their old lawn mower tractor beside a new one, and inquired about purchasing it. When he explained why he was interested, they donated it for the new project. Rob and staff decided to make a gift of this special present to their co-worker when he showed up for work. Not only did it have his favourite NASCAR driver's number on it, but his name and a special seat that his grandfather had made for him.

What a wonderful day for David, and more so for our caring community of North Grenville. photo by Gord Logan Sharing is a wonderful experience....try it you'll like it!

The Friends of the Ferguson Forest Centre held their fourth annual Birds of Prey demonstration last Saturday. The Canadian Raptor Conservancy were on site showing off five birds of prey. photo by KC Gervais

It's time to nominate a community economic development leader

HAPPY Canada Day

The Leeds Grenville Economic Development Office is asking individuals, councils and economic development committees to identify candidates for the Bill Thake Memorial Award for Economic Development Leadership.

Before heading off for summer vacation, talk to your colleagues and community members about who is deserving of this award in your municipality. Many volunteers help to improve the economic vitality of Leeds Grenville. Our goal is to honour them for their ongoing efforts.

If you have someone in mind within the 10 member municipalities of Leeds Grenville, consider putting their name forward. You can connect with us at econdev@uclg.on.ca or call Deanna Clark at 613-342-3840, ext. 5360. Nomination forms are now available on our Summit 2019 webpage in both Word Document or PDF. Deadline: Friday, September 27th, 4 p.m.

The award will be presented at the 11th annual Leeds Grenville Economic Development Summit on Friday, November 22, 2019.

Be sure to save the date in your calendars for this event.

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RBC celebrates 150th Birthday Some of the staff at the Kemptville RBC branch, with Mayor Nancy Peckford (far right), celebrating the Bank's 150th birthday on Friday with cake and cupcakes. MPP Steve Clark also presented them with a certificate of congratulations from the Province. The Kemptville branch opened at their current location at the Kemptville Mall on November 24, 1997.

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enough, he was also a multiple award winner. Monga garnered two Campus awards for the Kemptville Campus; the CSE Consulting Award, and the Lions Club of Kemptville award. Monga also was presented with the Trustee Award for Character Always, which is one of the Provincial, Regional and Schoolwide Awards. Not bad for his first year in Canada. I can hardly wait to see what more he will

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Monga, as he prefers to be called, was trying to enroll at Algonquin College, but he was unable to pass the required English comprehension test. I have been told by people who were working with him to pass the test that they doubted that many high school grads would be able to pass the test. Not to be deterred, he enrolled at TR Leger, where over the past 6 months Monga has not only upgraded his English comprehension but has earned his full High School diploma. If that was not

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Kemptville Live asks for more space

by Hilary Thomson

North Grenville Council instructed staff at Committee of the Whole on June 11 to work with Kemptville Live to clear more space for the festival on the Kemptville College Campus.

Karen Bedard of Kemptville Live made a presentation at the meeting explaining that Kemptville Live is growing steadily and is in need of more space for the festival to continue to make the Campus its home. “We have seen a growth of 200 per cent over four years,” Karen told council. “If we want to sustain this festival in Kemptville, we do need a little bit more room.”

There is about an acre of land behind their main event field that they would like to have cleared to make room for the growing festival. Karen said that part of the area looks like it was a disposal site, and it doesn’t look like there is anything substantial there in

terms of forestry. However, she did add she would encourage that an assessment of the area be done in terms of forestry as part of the process.

“My ask of council would be to give us permission to work along with the board, to look for a viable proposal in how to clear the land and work on cost sharing to make that happen,” Karen said. “I think that making that land where it is a little more useful would be useful to the entire community once you have a master plan there at the college.”

Karen says that Kemptville Live hopes that at least part of the area can be cleared for this year’s Kemptville Live festival in July.

North Grenville CAO Brian Carre told council at Committee of the Whole that he sees no reason why council would not allow this to happen. “In fact, I see it as an improvement for the Kemptville Live festival but also for the community

hub,” he said. It would allow for more green space on the campus and make it easier for them to care for a path that currently runs behind the property that has proven difficult to manage. “From the financials that Karen has presented with respect to the dollars spent in our community over those four days, it’s certainly something we need to keep in mind when we’re working in partnership with the festival,” he added.

A couple of residents voiced their concern about the clearing of the area at the council meeting of June 18. “What I am wondering is how well that piece of property, small as it is, has been studied? Are people aware of how rare some of the trees and shrubs on it are? What birds and small animals live there?” resident Michael Whittaker asked at the meeting. “I just felt that this thing was being pushed ahead and if the Kemptville Live is looking

at another five years, what’s another year to wait? Or if it’s going to max out in five years, what is the point of clearing the property?”

Michael also noted at the meeting that there were several rare and native trees on the property, including the Honey Locust, a large Black Cherry and an American Elm. “And I am simply reporting back on the flora,” he said.

“As much as possible should be preserved, conserved and protected.”

Mayor Nancy Peckford responded to Michael, stating that they have been assured that nothing will happen with the land without it coming back to council first. “We’ve received assurance from staff that nothing will happen without it coming back to us now that we recognize that there may be more biodiversity than we had initially understood,” she said at the meeting.

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Council votes to spend extra $42,000 on lighted crossing on Concession

by Hilary Thomson North Grenville Municipal Council has decided to spend upwards of $42,000 to make a section of Concession Road safer for pedestrians.

Safety along Concession Road has been a hot topic for several years. In 2016, a petition signed by residents was presented to council outlining their concerns about the speed at which some people were traveling along the road, and some suggestions on how it could be addressed.

Mayor Nancy Peckford says pedestrian safety was also an issue when she was knocking on doors in the neighbourhoods surrounding the road.

Kemptville District Hospital, two schools and one of the entrances to the Kemptville College, which includes three more schools and several other organizations, are on Concession Road.

Because of the concern expressed by residents, a traffic study was done of Concession Road and Prescott Street to assess the area and figure out what the municipality could do to make it safer. The report prepared by the consulting firm WSP came back with a number of recommendations which were presented to council on March 12. The recommendations included several speed mitigating tactics, as well as a suggested pedestrian June 26, 2019

crossing at Concession Road and Campus Drive, right by the Service Ontario. It was suggested that it be a basic crossing, including signage on the road sufficiently set back from sidewalks, lines painted on the road and illumination from a streetlight.

After the WSP presentation, council directed staff to do a further investigation into whether a higher-class system with a crossing light would be warranted at that intersection.

At the committee of the whole meeting on June 11, Director of Public Works Karen Dunlop told council that staff agreed with the WSP report that a system with a crossing light was not warranted. The staff report also stated that the area should continue to be monitored yearly to see if the situation changes over time.

All members of council except for Mayor Nancy Peckford were in favour of staff’s recommendation. “I am not confident that our residents will believe this is a strong enough mitigation measure,” she said at the meeting. The rest of council seemed comfortable with the report because its conclusions were evidence-based and prepared by knowledgeable traffic control experts, as well as their own staff. “To me, we have to go by evidence and data, otherwise we would be putting these things on every street,” Deputy Mayor Jim

McManaman said. “I want to make sure we are answering this question with the data.”

When it was called to question, the motion to accept staff’s recommendations was carried. However, at the council meeting of June 18, Councillor John Barclay brought the question back to council.

“I had a change of heart after some sober second thought and I have on the table a motion to amend the resolution that we recommended last week,” he said. His motion recommended that they go ahead with spending the extra $42,000 that staff had outlined to put in place a higher-class crosswalk, with a crossing light at the intersection. “I think there is a great concern amongst the community about the security of that crossing and that an extra step is warranted,” he explained. “We have the hospital, elementary schools and high schools. It’s the perfect storm of concern and danger crossing that road.” The motion also suggested that they use the funds from the federal gas tax to pay for the crossing system.

Councillor Kristin Strackerjan also seemed to have a change of heart. “As a parent of three kids who will hopefully be on the campus for the duration of their elementary and secondary schooling, I think that it’s a wise move and it will hopefully open

more families and children to be able to walk to school,” she said.

Deputy Mayor McManaman was the only member of council who opposed the motion, stating that he was still more comfortable with the evidence-based approach taken by WSP and municipal staff. “I believe the study was a good spend,” he said.

“I travel that road every day and I don’t see that this would make a big difference.”

When it came to a vote, the motion to accept the recommendations of WSP but go ahead with the extra $42,000 to install the higher-class crossing system was carried.

Deputy Mayor McManaman was the only one to reject the motion. “[There is] no doubt that we are in a very classic chicken and egg situation, where parents aren’t utilizing the existing infrastructure and are in fact hesitant to encourage kids to walk to school,” Mayor Peckford said. “It’s about that neighbourhood and we heard loud and clear from a variety of residents, young and old, that they have a variety of concerns – which lead to the original study.”

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Door opens for transit

By Deron Johnson Back in 2017, the North Grenville Times created an online survey on public transit. The questions were focused on trying to determine if people felt there was a need for a transit system and if people would be comfortable seeing a limited amount of money in the annual municipal budget for a transit system (above the revenue generated by user fees) among other topics. The survey results indicated that 76% of respondents wanted to see a transit system. A total of 61% of people were comfortable with a limited amount of money incorporated into the municipal budget for maintaining a transit system.

With the recent announcement from the federal government that North Grenville will be receiving double the usual amount of federal gas tax funding (which translates to approximately $1 million compared to the usual $500,000), it appears there’s an extra $500,000 that is available to be invested in a project that meets the eligibility requirements like establishing a public transit system.

Another interesting recent development is MPP and Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Steve Clark’s news that North Grenville would be receiving a onetime payment of $632,832 from the provincial govern-

ment for service delivery enhancements which could include “capital investments and other projects”.

Additionally, as of April 2, 2019, the first intake was announced for federal and provincial funding for public transit infrastructure focused on public transit systems outside the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area. Eighty-five municipal governments were able to nominate public transit projects through the Grants Ontario website. According to the Association of Municipalities Ontario, the funds available are $1.62 billion of the overall $15.6 billion in federal and provincial transit funds under the Investing In Canada Plan.

In February 2018, the Municipality of North Grenville applied for a $500,000 grant from the provincial Community Transportation Grant Program. The grant focused on the creation of an internal service route in Kemptville and enhancements to the current accessible transportation services provided by the former North Grenville Accessible Transportation (NGAT) organization. These services are now provided by a local business called Allegiance Transportation Services (ATS) who also provide a commuter service on weekdays to Ottawa. Though the grant application was not successful, the work that was put into the original proposal

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could be very useful to a future application.

It certainly appears that the financial stars are aligning for a project like the creation of a public transit system.

An initiative like this would appear to connect strategically with the current efforts being made by Mayor Nancy Peckford’s Affordable Housing Task Force. The mayor herself has mentioned an interest in looking at transit in North Grenville as recently as the last Committee of the Whole meeting. With potentially over $1 million already available locally before considering an application for further grant funding, it would appear that the time to pull the trigger on creating a customized “Made In North Grenville” transit system may have arrived. Stay tuned.

and Friday last week in the hopes of making that section of County Road 43 safer for both pedestrians and motorists. “It is a good news story that is unfortunately based on a tragedy,” Councillor Barclay said.

Mayor Nancy Peckford said that while it would have been nice to wait to have the lights included in the overhaul of County Road 43, she believes it was prudent to spend some of the municipality’s resources now to better ensure both pedestrian and vehicular safety. “It will take a couple of years for that bridge to be rebuilt, so as much as we might have wanted to have waited for the big County Road 43 overhaul, I think this was the

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Councillor John Barclay announced at the council meeting of June 18 that the new lights would be installed at the bridge where 63-yearold Gary Boal was killed in 2017. “There was a bit of an agitation at the time to try and get some lights on that bridge,” Councillor Barclay said at the meeting. “It became something that when elected I really wanted to attack.”

Councillor Barclay says that after working with Director of Public Works Karen Dunlop and speaking with the County, they were able to get the ball rolling. The lights were installed on Thursday

best way to go at this stage of the game,” she said.

Sixty thousand dollars was earmarked in this year’s budget for the project; however, Karen says it is likely that it will cost less. “We do anticipate it will be tens of thousands under the budgetary allotment,” she said.

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Start your celebrating Saturday We are The Grateful Kids

because all three of our moms are in their 90’s! We’re also grateful for the opportunity to play popular singalong songs for you.

From 50’s rock ‘n roll to popular tunes of today, you may hear one of your favourites.

Hope you have as much fun as we’re having!

Rosewood - This Trio combines a wide variety of your favourite songs, stories and of course fun! Bring your dancing shoes and voices, come join this Kemptville, Ontario group get the party started !

Kick off your Canada Day weekend with this great FREE community event at Riverside Park!

The Kemptville District Community Association in collaboration with Jamming Around Man Productions presents: Rockin' at Riverside Saturday, June 29th from 1-10 pm Rockin’ at Riverside will be hosting an amazing lineup of live entertainment! Several bands will play throughout the day, there will be a refreshment tent where everyone can enjoy a few adult beverages and the 100 Women Who Care North Grenville will be providing a barbeque throughout the event along with people from 100 Men Who Care North Grenville and 100 Kids Who Care North Grenville. BBQ starts at 4pm.

It is our hope to raise awareness and funds for the 100 People Who Care movement here in North Grenville through this BBQ! Volunteers are welcome to help serve up the BBQ. Email us at info@100womenwhocareng.com Bring your appetites and come on over to the BBQ tent for dinner and snacks- we’ve got you covered! Here’s a sneak peak to the menu.

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with police vehicle, Fire Services with Fire Truck and Ambulance Services with ambulance on display. Children of all ages will love viewing the emergency equipment and their operators.

Market customers are asked to join in the fun by wearing red and white, and decorating baby carriages, wagons and pets with red and white. Our lovely face

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Veterans and First responders will receive a free strawberry shortcake. Vendors will be decorating stalls and themselves in our National colours in celebration of Canada Day. For further information, please visit our website at www.kemptvillefarmersmarket.ca

painter, Jenna, will be there to paint faces. We will have bubbles and hula hoops at the welcome table. If you bring your dog or baby carriage, decorate them with red and white. Come join us in a fun day of market shopping with a truly downhome Canadian flair.

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Community Breakfast at the Royal Canadian Legion ($) Bodhi Tree Volunteer Warm Up Yoga Flag Raising Ceremony hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion Refreshment Tent & Food Vendors Open ($) Madison Montessori Kid Zone Open Stef’s Quality Painting Toddler Zone Open R. Rose Automotive Teen Zone Open Willow & Rose Art Projects Street Curling hosted by the North Grenville Curling Club Highway 43 Car Club Display That Hunting Store Archery Booth Fun to You Face Painting ($) Countryside Henna Tattoos, Feather Hair Extensions ($) Reptile Rainforest Road Show Water Gun Battles Legion Stage: Joyride Leeds Grenville Fibre Extravaganza Knitting Circle Games to Go Video Gaming Organized Kids Games Urbandale Main Stage: Sing Song Party Time (Children’s Entertainer) Frank’s Soccer Training Academy Free Clinic Free Public Swim at the Kemptville Pool Mr. Mozzarella Volunteer Pizza Break Get Cronk’d Kids’ Obstacle Course Urbandale Main Stage: Jillian Brady (Alternative/Pop) Bodhi Tree Yoga Free Class Paws 4 Fun Dog Agility Demonstration Rock My House Music Centre Try An Instrument Booth Bingo at the Royal Canadian Legion Southgate Inflatable Fun Free Family Swim at the Kemptville Pool Demos & a Game of Bike & Skate Legion Stage: Kitchen Party Urbandale Main Stage: Happy Crap (East Coast/Celtic/Irish) Get Cronk’d Kids’ Obstacle Course Free Public Swim at the Kemptville Pool Rotary Canada Day Parade (Watch from Prescott/Clothier Street) Urbandale Main Stage: Maple Grove (Folk/Rock/Alternative) Woodlands Chicken Dinners by Jamming Around Man Productions ($) Legion Stage: Bordertown Boys Free Canada Day Birthday Cake sponsored by Grahame’s Bakery Old Town Kemptville BIA Contest Draw for Kemptville Live VIP Passes Mr. Mozzarella Volunteer Pizza Break Urbandale Main Stage: Cory M. Coons & Band (Melodic Rock/Roots Rock) Urbandale Main Stage: Age of Wisdom (Classic Rock) Ontario Parenting Connection Kids’ Family Glow Party Urbandale Main Stage: The Town Pants (Celtic Flavoured Folk Rock) Canadian Tire Kemptville Fireworks Display

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Health and Safety are among Council’s top priorities

by Mayor Nancy Peckford with contributions from Councillor John Barclay This past week, your new municipal Council was once again confronted with the realities of a high growth community where traffic is intensifying and road safety concerns are pervasive.

After many months of effort on the part of Councillor John Barclay and our municipal public works department, light poles and LED lights have finally been installed on the bridge at County Road 43. We expect the switch to be flipped on these lights in the coming days.

This measure follows the tragic and high profile fatality that occurred in June of 2017 when municipal employee, Gary Boal (63), was killed while attempting to cross the bridge at 10 pm one Saturday evening.

Despite the fact that a new bridge is on the horizon for some time in the future (approx. 3 years), Council agreed during the budget process that creating more illumination in this area could not wait. At the same time as the lights were going up on the CR 43 bridge, however, we learned of another vehicular accident near the intersection of Counties Road 43 and 22 at South Gower drive.

Many residents in this area have expressed their ongoing frustrations with a challenging intersection

where residents on South Gower drive are having to pull out onto an increasingly busy highway (County Road 43).

We have asked the Counties to host a meeting for residents and business leaders in July, where folks will have the opportunity to provide input at an earlier stage (than initially planned) into the design of traffic controls at this intersection.

Given that South Gower Drive also features busy soccer and diamond fields, several residential neighbourhoods on either side of 43 and a playground, slowing drivers down on this road too will mean a great deal. Many area residents have said it is often impossible to safely access by foot or on bike these recreational amenities in light of frequently treacherous conditions.

Of course, Council is aware that in many areas of our community, including in several hamlets such as Bishop's Mills and Burritts Rapids, residents are concerned about vehicular speed and walkability on main routes and in neighbourhoods.

For the first time in 2019, your new Council supported a modest budget envelope for traffic calming measures, and will soon be reviewing the results of a comprehensive sidewalk analysis.

This is because our community is clearly grappling

the majority of Council believed that investments in pedestrian safety are imperative.

A similar study regarding road and pedestrian safety measures on Clothier street will also be brought to Council in the coming month.

Additionally, the local public health unit recently received a grant to work with the municipality and local school boards to re-assess key pedestrian routes for safety and trip hazards, in an effort to get more kids off buses and walking to school.

There is a no doubt that there is a lot to get our heads around when it comes to the heath and safety of all of North Grenville's residents.

Solutions aren’t always perfect and the technology is evolving. As a new Council, we welcome the diverse input of residents of all ages and abilities, recognizing that resources are finite, and strategic decisions will need to be made.

For anyone wishing to bring speed concerns to the municipality’s attention, a form has been developed to register a complaint. The municipality works closely with the North Grenville Police Services Board to assess the situation, monitor speeds, review accident history, and examine options for improvements. We look forward to hearing from you.

with increasing concerns about pedestrian safety. As some may be aware, Council recently had a lively debate about the kind of crosswalk required for a Community Safety zone on Concession Road. Typically, community safety zones are designated where there is a convergence of schools and other institutions, such as hospitals, serving a high number of children and seniors.

Despite ample signage and significantly higher fines for drivers who exceed 40 km/hour on Concession road in the community safety zone, radar reports over the last two years that were overseen by the NG Police Services Board showed consistent and significant speed violations.

Consequently, in 2018, an engineering study was commissioned to examine speed mitigation options. Upon review of this report, Council opted to set the bar higher, with the installation of a pedestrian- activated illuminated crosswalk. This is so that we can be more confident that children of all ages, seniors and others can safely cross the street in this community safety zone throughout the year and at varying times of the day (including during the dark winter months).

Given the somewhat unique designation of a community safety zone on Concession Road (just one of a very few in North Grenville),

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee

by Deron Johnson At the North Grenville Council Meeting on Tuesday May 21, the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee was born. It was one of eight advisory committees created, as well as: Accessibility Advisory, Active Transportation, Arts & Culture, Community & Economic Development, Community Health Wellness & Fitness, Environmental Action and Heritage Advisory. Each committee will at least start out organized with similar procedures, structures and meeting agendas. One of the committees that drew this writer’s attention was the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee.

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tify, review, discuss and make recommendations to council on agricultural and agricultural-related issues”. This could become very important as the plans for the Kemptville Campus move forward. Based on a perceived interest on the part of council to see agriculture become a bigger part of the future of the campus, the committee could become an important contributor. With this in mind, it might be wise to establish a strong relationship between the committee and the campus, right out of the gate.

In the not so recent past, apparently there was a previous agricultural committee that was mothballed by one of the previous councils. As a result of this, it almost seems as if the agriculture sector in North Grenville has been forgotten about from an economic development perspec-

UPDATE UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS

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

COUNCIL Tuesday, July 16 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Tuesday, July 2 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

COMMITTEE & PUBLIC MEETINGS Police Services Board – Friday, June 28 at 10:00 am at the Municipal Centre Special Committee of the Whole – Tuesday, July 2 at 2:30 pm at the Municipal Centre **NOTE: Council and Committee of the Whole meetings are live streamed and archived on the Municipal website. Agendas for upcoming meetings are published on the Friday prior to the meeting and minutes are posted after they are approved. Visit www.northgrenville.ca and click on Agendas, Minutes & Video in the Govern tab.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The Municipality of North Grenville is seeking applications from individuals interested in being appointed to the following Advisory Committees during the term of Council (ending November 2022): • Accessibility Advisory Committee • Active Transportation Advisory Committee • Agriculture & Rural Affairs Advisory Committee • Arts & Culture Advisory Committee • Environmental Action Advisory Committee • Health, Wellness & Fitness Advisory Committee • Heritage Advisory Committee Further information and application forms are available at www.northgrenville.ca/careers or by contacting the Clerk at cpominville@northgrenville.on.ca or 613-258-9569 ext. 110.

The deadline to submit applications has been extended to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2019. Submit to the Clerk by email at cpominville@northgrenville.on.ca or in person to the Municipal Office, 285 County Road 44.

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mittee (updated annually) to ensure that the committee is productive and contributes meaningfully. Another was the importance of having the committee create an agricultural or agri-food strategy to guide future decisions of council when it comes to agriculture. According to another panelist, it is critical for the committee to advise council on how their decisions (in areas like land use planning and transportation planning) can impact farmers. The committee was also believed to be the best way to both connect council to the needs of the farming community and develop strong agricultural policies.

In North Grenville, we are blessed with a lot of knowledge and expertise when it comes to the agricultural sector (a fraction of which was on full display at the recent

tive. When you add in the loss of Kemptville College due to the withdrawal of Guelph University, agriculture has been dealt some mighty blows in this area. However, agriculture still remains a significant component of the North Grenville economy. With a strong agricultural committee supporting existing farmers, working to explore new opportunities and sectors, it is possible that agriculture could once again emerge from the shadows and take its rightful place as part of the rural identity of North Grenville.

During a recent webinar about agricultural advisory committees, hosted by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), the participating panel made some key points on things to consider. One of the points was the need for a workplan for the com11

Rural Summit). As potential committee members, there are a number of former professors who taught at Kemptville College still living in the area. There are also a healthy number of farmers and many residents who either work in the field or who are passionate about agriculture and agrifood. No matter how council chooses to compose it, this group could be a formidable one.

All eight committees are now open for applications from community members with the exception of the Community & Economic

Development Advisory Committee, which has already been filled and has started meeting. Applications are to be submitted to the municipality by Friday, June 28 at 2 pm and will be circulated to members of council for review. The chosen candidates for each committee will then be appointed by resolution of council. You can get more information about each committee and find the application on the municipal website www.northgrenville. ca/careers or pick one up at the municipal office.

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O Canada! Full of Contradictions

by David Shanahan We live in a strange land.

Canada always seems to be developing into something, but never becoming sure of what that something should be. It is a welcoming and inspiring place, but can also be intolerant and closed. It prides itself on its peaceful reputation, and yet it tries to use wartime events to support its sense of nationhood. Perhaps it is the vastness of the territory and the relative smallness of the population that creates this sense of contradiction.

The wartime events are a case in point. Many point to Vimy Ridge in World War One as the place where “Canada became a Nation”, where Canadians began to find a sense of separate identity.

But Canadians also said that, before 1917, about Canadian involvement in the Boer War. And before that, it was the 1885 Rebellion in the West.

Before that, it was the Fenian Raids in 1866, or the War of 1812, or the United Empire Loyalists, etc. No single event seems to have finished the job.

I think that this is one of Canada’s strengths, in an odd way. By never really complet-

ing the definition of what Canada is, Canadians have been free to continue developing. This means that how we define what a Canadian is has been flexible enough to adapt to new arrivals and new ideas.

It allowed Canadian politicians to help create the Commonwealth - a truly unique approach to post-Imperial relationships between countries. Perhaps this is what allowed Mike Pearson to come up with the very original concept of peacekeepers for the United Nations - soldiers whose job it was to prevent outbreaks of war, rather than carry them out.

And yet, the contradictions continue. The land of the peacekeepers is also the country that reverences its military and seeks identity in its military history, a history of which many are quite ignorant. Did you know that the last time Canadians died defending their land from invasion was not in the War of 1812, against the Americans? No, it was in 1866, against the Irish. The Irish, of course, were the largest ethnic group in Canada in the late nineteenth century. Canada even took one of most bigoted and racist organisations, the

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Orange Order, and somehow turned it into a relatively harmless social society, managing to forget its dubious origins. That says something good about Canada.

These characteristics are personified in Canada’s public figures too. The (in)famous Sir John A. Macdonald, Father of Confederation, never wanted a federation such as the one we have. He wanted a single federal government and sought to make the provincial governments as weak as possible, rather like municipalities. This strong Scot, so proud of both his ethnicity and his political talents, once said that Celts are incapable of self-government! Pierre Trudeau was often dismissed as a “hippy” intellectual, a spoiled rich kid who was just a political dilettante. That was until the FLQ and the famous “Just watch me!” comment on the War Measures Act. William Lyon Mackenzie King was a revered leader in wartime, guiding Canada through World War II. This was the man who talked to his dead mother and dog, and was named after Canada’s most famous rebel against the Crown. Contradictions abound.

Then there’s Canada’s relations with the Indigenous people. Canadians can be proud of the fact that there was no genocide of Indians here, as there was below the border. Historic land claims, Residential Schools issues, and other grievances are dealt with by Government through official policies and programs.

Believe me, Europeans generally deal with historical grievances by dismissing them as just historical. “There was an Irish Famine because of British policies in the 1840's?

How sad: that’s history.”

But in Canada, we try and acknowledge and deal with these things in a responsible manner.

But now the Indigenous people are the only minority ethnic groups in Canada to be governed by their own Act of Parliament, which puts them in a dependent position in law.

Their land and their people are disadvantaged and have often become victims, not only of history, but of their own poverty and degradation.

Canada, land of opportunity, tolerance and openness, has been taken to international courts on human rights violations against Indigenous people. Contradictions.

We are just the latest generation to deal with these things. It is strange, sometimes, to think of how many thousands of people have lived in this area over the centuries, and marked July 1, or some other anniversary, as we do. How did they see their country and community in 1830, or 1870, or 1900, or 1945? History is a movie, and we are the actors in this scene.

How will others see us in future scenes? What strange contradictions will they see in us, when they look back?

So, Canada is another year older and still growing in every way. Serious issues are still unresolved, and that is also the Canadian way.

Are we really multicultural deep down, or do we want

everyone to adapt to Canadian ways. But what are Canadian ways? Issues about immigrants with their different languages, religions and customs are not new. They have been troubling Canadians since the Plains of Abraham. The origins of these newcomers has changed again and again over time, but the issues remain the same. Let’s not worry too much. Time passes, and nothing stays the same for long.

Countries develop over time too. The key thing is that we all play our part in ensuring that Canada develops in the way we want. That we do by taking care of our local community first. Looking around on Canada Day, I think we’re doing a good job.

required by the Ontario government. This new company policy contained a clause however, that did not exactly embrace the spirit of the provincial legislation, which was intended to be a protective measure for employees against the potential abuse of power. This clause, obviously directed towards women, stated that if a person repeatedly wore “sexually inviting” clothing, they could be charged with sexual harassment (with all of the attendant punitive consequences of course).

Ironically, the province of Ontario had just made it illegal for an employer to require women to wear sexually inviting clothes.

There is an ugliness and hypocrisy involved when women’s clothes are turned into weapons, to be used against them.

Equality for women, means the loss of unfair ad-

vantages previously enjoyed by some, and there is a core group who may never fully accept our efforts to level the playing field nor see the justice in our efforts. And they are a loud group. Each time we try to balance the scales, the other side tries to find a way to tip the scales back in their favour. Without strong leadership at every level of society and government, committed to continued progress, we are at risk of losing the gains we have made.

The Federal election is in a few months and I will make my voice heard.

I will vote for the person and party who has demonstrated, in a meaningful way, their ongoing commitment to achieving equality for women.

That’s it. Just that one commitment. That’s all I am looking for. Because, the person and party who is committed to this one fundamental

ideal will be committed, as a consequence, to raising up all individuals, all communities, and our country as a whole.

My granddaughter’s generation deserves this future.

Not one where her clothes may be used as a weapon against her.

Meredith Gowling Merrickville

back to school and home after school. Good exercise! Then the Catholic School Board offered busing. So, in what I perceived was a grab for per pupil student funding, the Public Board also offered a bus. Now tax payers paid to bus my kids to school (same house) and home again after school: as well, as a person to supervise them at lunch time.

My questions are: what does the Municipality think is an appropriate walking distance and two what percentage of our population actually walk to our taxpayer funded recreation facilities?

How is reasonable accessibility for all of North Grenville defined?

Pamela Gordon

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, I was born in Canada in late 1959, on the cusp of a new decade and new era of advancement in women’s rights. At the time of my birth, only thirty years had passed since women in Canada were recognized as persons under the law, and only 43 years had passed since women won the right to vote. I am proud to call myself a feminist, and over the last 5 decades I have celebrated each milestone reached along our journey towards true equality. But, progress has been slow. For each small step we have taken forward, there has always been some sort of push back, some sort of backlash to keep the scales from becoming balanced.

What I never envisioned, never saw coming, was not just a slowing down of our forward march, but an actual retreat. I am disheartened on a daily basis, and at times

frightened, by what I see and read, not for my generation of women so much, but for my granddaughter’s generation.

As evidenced by what is happening in the United States, all it took was the populist politics of one morally corrupt President to begin the unraveling of decades of progress. Every vulnerable group in the US has been affected. Some of women’s most fundamental rights in the US are under attack and we should be alarmed. We would be foolish to think we are immune to the same kind of movement here in Canada.

We are facing the same spectre of populist politics.

Let me provide just one example, out of many, of the current reality for women in the workplace, here in Ontario.

A few years ago, a local Ottawa company developed a workplace harassment and sexual harassment policy, as

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Open Letter to North Grenville Council Amalgamation of our recreation services seemed to me to be a good idea, when I was a Kemptville Town Councillor; but, not at the cost of having all taxpayer funded recreation in Kemptville.

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Tolerance : A Two-Way Street?

by Jim Bertram Last week’s paper included an article on the front page concerning the rink proposal put forward by the Southgate Church. Numerous points were made concerning opposition to the project. Some of those points had to do with location and other issues of a practical nature. However, one point was made in that article which requires particular attention. That point was that some members of the community would feel uncomfortable on church property “...because of its Wesleyan faith which considers homosexuality as contrary to the will of God.” Notwithstanding the energy expended by the mem-

bers of this church to provide a public good (the proposed rink), in spite of the numerous positive acts of participation locally in the past in a number of areas providing social goods to our community, our municipal government was asked to reject a significant and positive project offered by this church to ALL members of our community. In spite of the record of positive engagement with the North Grenville community by this church, we are to turn on them and spurn their project which offers good to all. All this because their church adheres to points of view on homosexuality which do not align comfortably with the views of others.

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Holly Brown, founder of Rainbow Union, Dundas and Grenville (RUDG) recently co-ordinated the municipality’s first-ever Pride parade which I and many others attended on June 1. She is quoted in the newspaper ‘Inside Ottawa Valley.com’ as saying the rink would not be safe or inclusive for members of the LGBTQ2+ community if it’s located on the property of a Wesleyan Church. “I propose it is not only unethical, but perhaps even unlawful, to apply as a co-applicant with Southgate Church,” she said with reference to a proposed joint Trillium Grant application with the municipality.

So there you have it. The application of an active and

positive member of the North Grenville community for a project which would provide much good for the community is attacked because the members of this church would somehow (???) provide an unsafe environment for LGBTQ people. Given my acquaintance with many people of the Southgate Community, I would qualify such comments as total politically motivated rubbish meant to slander a dynamic and positive portion of the North Grenville community. The same people who rightly shout to the rooftops when slanderous comments about LGBTQ people are made, seem to show no reticence themselves when attacking and misrepresenting

tional loading warning).

Interesting that the responses to the initial 'ceasing to think" are called a "backlash." I suppose that negatively emotionally loading the terms may convince some. But consider the biases implicit in "I am firm; you are stubborn; he is pig-headed."

And more emotional loading: "Global warming or whatever the alarmists are calling it ... has been falsified repeatedly contrary to the assertions of the true believers." Do scientists use terms such as 'alarmist' and 'true believer' to make a case? I think not.

And "falsified repeatedly" by whom? To what extent? By how many? In small detail, or as a whole? -- no clarity there.

(Oh please, not a follow-up article with three isolated sources as evidence.)

Fortunately, according to Dr. Bell, I don't have to take "anything on faith, regardless of the source." So, as a nonscientist, I'll continue to read many books (and their detailed footnotes) and websites on the subject, but provisionally I have so far concluded virtually the opposite of Dr. Bell. One recent book, "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming" -- yes, an alarmist title -- spends three pages (155-157) analyzing why climate scientists, after decades of reporting results reticently with little result, have moved to a more aggressive vocabulary. I'll end with a quotation, that highlights why many climate scientists, after decades of circumspection have lately decided to use Dr. Bell's 'alarmist' rhetoric: "For decades now, there have been few things with a worse reputation than 'alarmism' among those studying climate change. For a concerned class, this was some-

what strange; you don't typically hear from public health experts about the need for circumspection to describe the risks of carcinogens, for instance." So, finally, perhaps alarmism may be what we need to hear in order to pay attention, Dr. Bell.

Darrell Nunn

Letters to the Editor continued Dear Editor, Many of us were misled by the quality of reporting in most local media regarding Kemptville Live’s interest in expanding onto the piece of land at the west end of their Kemptville Campus venue.

Kemptville Live is not about to clear cut this open, mixed woodland. The organization has every intention to preserve the native tree and shrub species. Perhaps deadlines prevented reporters from verifying their reports.

I met with event organizer Karen Bedard last Friday morning, and was assured Kemptville Live will move carefully onto the property.

A small portion of the south side of site is generally clear of trees. Initially, they want this open for vendor camping this year. From an established forest access lane, it is clearly demarcated by a ditch to east and a row of Manitoba Maples to the north.

Ms. Bedard said the Honey Locust growing here will be protected, as will the habitat that has developed in the ditch/trench.

She also said Kemptville Live will proceed with care, once the leaves have fallen, to remove invasive species and unhealthy trees with advice from the Eastern Ontario Model Forest, which has an office on the Kemptville Campus. I’d also suggest Dr. Fred Schueler be consulted because he and I walked the property in question after the request to Council appeared in the media.

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best use made of the property once final decisions are made regarding the Kemptville Campus as an Education and Community Centre.

Michael Whittaker

Dear Editor, After a month of articles back and forth, I finally can't resist, but I don't want to write half a page. I'll settle for commenting on four direct quotations from Dr. Bell, (B.Sc.,M. Sc.,Ph.D. etc.)

Consider the following three quotes in relation to each other:"Scientists have the skills to evaluate claims ... outside their realm of speciality because they have been trained to do so."

I have the knowledge and the skill set to evaluate the global warming hypothesis and the evidence does not support the claims being espoused."

"As a scientist, I suggest that everyone should investigate global warming for themselves, decide for themselves, not take anything on faith, regardless of the source."

What 'knowledge and skills' allow such confident evaluation outside one's 'realm of speciality'? Why does the author particularly privilege scientists in this regard? And if she does, how is that idea logically consistent with, "everyone should investigate global warming for themselves" if the everyone referred to includes mostly non-scientists?

And the so-called 97% of scientists who support global warming, do they not, by implication have the same claim-evaluating skills? I'll ignore the assumption that the 3% are the discoverers of truth, while the 97% are merely political dupes (emo-

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those whose views apparently don’t conform with theirs in all aspects.

A few weeks ago, when I attended the Pride parade, I thought I was attending a positive addition to the local community’s list of social activities. I actually looked forward to it. I did not feel at that time that I was participating in part of a political project. Was I wrong? Does the Pride organisation stand for a hostile approach toward other groups of people in North Grenville who have their own points of view on a range of subjects? If so, I would propose that the opening up of our community to a wide range of points of view, discussion and mutual learning has been dealt a blow.

In the final analysis, I am not a member of the Southgate Community. Nor am I a member of the LGBTQ community. But if we have

gotten to the point in North Grenville where we actually cannot deal with each other in a practical sense because we hold different private views on certain ideas, we should stop and think. If for practical reasons the proposed rink must not be approved (distance, financing), so be it. If, however, the project is to be stopped because of slanders and rubbish being directed toward the Southgate Community, then it is apparent that openness and interaction among individuals and groups with its attendant opportunities for learning and other social goods has indeed been harmed. I believe an apology to the Southgate Community is in order. And I believe the municipality must be very clear in enunciating the reasons for any decision which they make on the subject of the Southgate application.

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1,400 lbs of food and over $1,000 Dementia Learning Series raised for the Salvation Army Update

by David Herman About a month ago I brought to everyone’s attention the First Link Dementia Learning series. After returning from a trip “home” to Nova Scotia, I checked in with Mary Campbell - Education & Support Coordinator with the Alzheimer Society of Lanark Leeds Grenville, to see how it has been going.

To say she is pleased with the attendance I thing would be an understatement.

The last session was to be on June 24, but Mary tells me that she has added another session to be held on July 8 from 1-2:30 pm, and the topic will be of interest

Last Friday, members of the Highway 43 Car Club presented the Salvation Army with the proceeds from their 10th Annual Show and Shine, held at the Kemptville College on Sunday, June 16. The show included 800 classic cars and drew 5,000-6,000 people to the area.

Some Council Comments Jim Bertram At the North Grenville Council’s June 11 Committee of the Whole meeting, results of the 2018 audit were highlighted. A small surplus was reported. Details of the audit in its entirety are available through the municipal office, but suffice to say that the result was encouraging.

And that is good news to a certain point as our hardworking new Council gets firmly established in their Council seats. Yet, the reporting auditor did give notice of some clouds on the horizon relative to local taxation, clouds which should be noted.

Articles by myself and Steve Hammond in the Times over the last few months on the subjects of provincial downloads to municipal budgets and taxation levels, and our attendance at several Committee of the Whole meetings, have served to underline these problems for our municipality. I believe Council has been more and more responsive to the problems as presented thus far.

As evidence thereof, I was pleased to note that during the presentation of the audit mentioned above, Deputy -Mayor McManaman asked why it was , in the auditor's opinion, that property tax payers in Toronto pay lower taxes comparatively than NG property tax payers. In response to the question raised

by Mr. McManaman, the auditor, Mr. Allan stated: "We need, at some point in time, for the province to reconsider how they distribute taxes...

In the long run, our property taxes are going to get ahead of us since we have a low June 26, 2019

commercial and industrial base.” Among other things, this reality makes accumulated and potential ongoing provincial downloads onto municipal budgets, and a paucity of compensatory grants, all the more onerous for small municipalities like ours, a point I have been making for a few years now. Downloads from the province exacerbate the basic fiscal reality alluded to by Mr. Allan. And, as Mr. Hammond has indicated clearly, disproportionately small to non-existent grants worsen the situation. These are not small issues for property owners/property taxpayers. I would like Council to take this broad issue on with vigour in future.

This general subject is significant in a number of ways. First of all, as MPAC jacks tax levels through the (your?) roof, it lowers your available cash flow for your personal consumption. And

to many as it will be exploring the importance of sleep.

Mary is bringing an expert from our own community to lead this session in the person of Shulamit Ber Levtov, or Shula for short. Shula is a counsellor, social worker, and Yoga teacher. I have attended sessions put on by Shula a

couple of times, and I am sure you will find this session to be helpful and informative.

As before, to allow for planning, you are encouraged to pre-register (no charge). Mary can be reached at mcampbell@alzllg.ca or 1-866-576-8556.

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representative of your point of view. If you wish to own property and receive the many attendant benefits of property ownership, stand up for that right. Watch the actions of your Council. Contact your MP and MPP with your ideas.

Check out the various political parties to see where they really stand on protecting your rights on this issue. Actively support the party which you believe comes closest to supporting your view on this subject. Otherwise - well, you can see where this is going.

At the end of the day, it comes down to you, the individual. If you are quiet and withdrawn, you will lose out and your interests will not be served. If you stand for yourselves, you will win on the points which concern you. The future is yours if you want it.

that doesn’t go unnoticed.

Economic development is often significantly affected in terms of local consumption of goods and services and costs to business. Businesses won’t be attracted to a high tax area.

In fact, they will seek to establish elsewhere if they have a choice. And they do.

Believe me, you will notice a difference on this issue within the next ten years if the problems broadly relating to local property taxation are not strongly addressed.

Younger property owners will feel increasing pressure on their ability to own or acquire ownership of a home. The idea of purchasing a home and building equity in it is already a challenge for many.

That challenge will grow.

What to do ? First, pay attention to the problem.

Understand that it really is there. Check it out. Determine how it affects you. And then become active. Be an active

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Crosswalk Safety

by David Herman I have written about my concerns with crosswalk safety and generally about how we need to make our community safe for pedestrians and cyclists.

Last year and again this year, we have traveled to Nova Scotia and noticed around the province that they had an organized system to make pedestrians more visible to drivers. There they have a system of bright, easily seen flags at stores and easily available on both sides of the street. When you want

to cross the street or road, you raise the flag, which makes the pedestrian very visible to even the most distracted driver. This does not mean that you can hold up a flag and then walk out into traffic without reassuring yourself that you are seen, but I have to say that when my wife and I were walking around downtown Dartmouth we seldom needed the flag as drivers saw us approaching the crosswalk and they stopped for us usually.

On busier streets, we did use the flag. As I said, the flags are on both sides of the street

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and so once you have crossed the street, you just leave your flag in the provided container.

This is not an entirely new idea, as apparently it was first used in Japan in the 1990s, but it is used currently in Canada in Nova Scotia at 456 crosswalks across the province. They are also used in lesser numbers in Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia. There are a number of crosswalk flag programs throughout the United States, the most significant one being the now

(April 2016) 229 locations in Salt Lake City, Utah, as well as in Japan.

The cost of outfitting a crosswalk is about $200 each.

This cost in Nova Scotia as my example is borne by various Businesses, Councillors, Municipalities, and individuals.

Since returning to Kemptville the first of the week, I was pleased to see that the crosswalks and courtesy crossings have been painted, and a little surprised to see that drivers were paying more attention to the fact that these

pedestrian crossings existed.

I started to think that maybe we do not need anything other than fresh paint, but then I was crossing of Reuben Crescent on the west side of Prescott Street heading South with the Walk symbol in my favour, and two vehicle turning onto Reuben chased me back onto the sidewalk; then once they passed, I started again when a car northbound on Prescott turned left onto Reuben again sending me scrambling for safely. There are a lot of people who feel whatever they are doing is

more important than respecting the rights of pedestrians to cross when the walk sign is in the pedestrians favour.

Another story for another time is the fact that Kemptville is gaining a reputation for drivers that do not stop at stop signs. You hear this from people who come to Kemptville for medical services at our wonderful Hospital.

Hard to be jovial when a hurricane has the ocean surge two feet above your home's roof.

And the real science clearly shows a rising global temperature. See https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/worldof-change/DecadalTemp for a neat graphic that shows temperature rises across the planet.

Also, CO2 is indeed acidifying the air and water, as noted above. The changes we see in the oceans, like coral bleaching, are caused by increased heat and increases in ph. Both directly attributed to CO2.

See my dad's university at "https://nicholasinstitute. duke.edu/articles/high-atmospheric-carbon-dioxidelevels-threaten-coral-reefspeople".

Personally, I wonder that the change in ph isn't having the same effect we saw with the "acid rain" of the 70s.

This might be why we see such a drop in flying insects.

It may be that the acid eats

away at the egg membrane reducing spawning success.

Just a thought. Quote me on it please, but I do hope to be proven wrong.

Science is about repeatable proofs This is why climate change is both real and believable. Because it is proven with observation and measurements. It is not fabricated.

It has been repeatedly verified in thousands of studies.

In fact, you can easily replicate my findings. I recommend any peer reviewed science journal. Nature online is a fine place to start.

I would say to that ever shrinking minority that deny climate change. Read peer reviewed science journals.

Listen to your neighbor’s stories. Discover your inner scientist. Don't leave the facts conveniently at the door.

Next week I'll write about how we can begin to act. Hint, its easy, fun and saves you money!

Yes, Ms. Bell, climate change is real

even my dear old dad had to admit no ice age was coming.

His birch trees had died and the habitation line for his trees was moving north.

Submitted by Colette Stanisci, President Now you can see I’ve Victoria’s Quilts Canada, Kemptville Branch been watching the climate debate for over 40 years. Not On February 7, 2019 the President of the Kemptville long in climate terms really, Branch of Victoria’s Quilts Canada (VQC), Colette Stanisci, but combined with 40 years gave a presentation to the North Grenville 100 Women Who of research. Enough time to Care. After her five-minute presentation about her group, and be able to say, CO2 is indeed two other presentations, the ladies voted to award their funding a problem. for that session to Victoria’s Quilts Canada, Kemptville Branch Ceasing to think indeed in the amount of $4,500 and the cheque was presented at the When a researcher begins May 9 meeting. by stating "I do not have all This funding will go a long way in helping Victoria’s Quilts the material immediately at purchase supplies to make their quilts, which are donated to hand:" It makes me uncomanyone at any stage of diagnosis or treatment of cancer. This fortable that a scientist finds worthwhile organization has been operating in the Kemptville it too difficult to use verifiarea since 2002 and has almost 70 dedicated members. They able facts. That Ms. Bell then meet once a month, except July and August, at St. John’s United launches into unsubstantiated Church Hall where they work on the quilts. opinion. I believe the eyeroll We thank 100 Women Who Care North Grenville for their emoji would be useful here. support. It is through such donations and fund raising that we She's happy to tell us "the can continue to bring comfort to those with cancer. ocean is not acidifying." Ms. If you know of anyone with cancer and wish to request a Bell couldn't take the time to quilt for them, you may contact your local branch at kempgoogle "ocean acidification tville@victoriasquiltscanada.com or on the national website facts". Ms. Bell, please refer at https://www.victoriasquiltscanada.com and click on the to the pdf document "Ocean REQUEST A QUILT link on the left side. Or you may call Acidification" by Jean-Pierre 613-258-3996. All requests are confidential and there is no Gattuso and Lina Hansson. cost to the recipient of the quilt or the person requesting it.

Available free online. Peer review is a wonderful thing.

That Ms. Bell also appears incapable of viewing photographs or illustrations of the changes in our own arctic sea ice is telling. Nor does she note the fact that observed and verified arctic temperatures are now 4-5 degrees above average and arctic climate changes are now shown to be as much as 70 years ahead of the models (https://www.reuters.com/ article/us-climate-changepermafrost). But enough of Ms. Bells struggles.

What is wrong with CO2?

CO2 has two real problems. One, it is, as we're seeing, pretty good at wrapping A few members of North Grenville Council joined the Town of Prescott as they raised the a blanket around the earth.

Pride flag in honour of Pride month, on Monday, June 17, 2019. Deputy Mayor Jim McMana- This is leading to changes in man says they wanted to show their support after vandals defaced the town's rainbow crosswalk the climate that we as puny over the weekend. photo provided by Jim McManaman mortals find discomforting.

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by Kelvin Hodges Like Ms. Bell, I have been watching the "climate change" debate in the columns of this paper. For those of you who are confused about why we have a climate crisis, why scientists are worried and why there are calls for changes in our resource use, here's my story.

My father is a biologist.

Imagine me at 17, the year is 1976, sitting in a chair attending a lecture on climate at Duke University. My father, and others, are proposing we may be experiencing the start to a mini ice age. The birch trees, so beloved by my father, are growing south of Lake Superior for the first time in 10,000 years.

But wait, says one of the visiting scientists, what about the warming potential of CO2?

After some scholarly discussion it was decided more study was needed. By 1982, with temperatures rising,

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Letters to the Editor continued Dear Editor, Everyone is allowed to have an opinion and I very much respect that concept. I also have an opinion, which after reading Herman Boersma’s recent letter, I felt compelled to express.

In his letter, Mr, Boersma refers to one of the organizers of the Kemptville Pride Parade, Holly Brown and how she was “met with unexpected enthusiasm by NG council and staff and left with a promise of support”. I was there at that council meeting and the support appeared to be no different than that received by People First after their deputation to council about “burying the R word” or Community Living for their flag raising in May. I don’t understand the reference to “unexpected”, as if the support shouldn’t have happened and was perhaps somewhat shocking. Was shock also felt at the reception afforded to Community Living and People First?

Mr. Boersma also states that “North Grenville council and staff have overstepped their governing responsibility in the way they showed their (our?) support for the Pride event”. I believe that

council clearly demonstrated their willingness to govern responsibly by supporting members of our community that have not always felt supported in the past. Again, this willingness has been extended to other groups in our community. A responsible government should always take steps to ensure that all members of their community feel safe and accepted. There were numerous stories and comments shared online during and after the Pride Parade from current and former residents who were bullied and rejected for being LGBTQ2, so they left or withdrew.

This event was clearly very cathartic for them and they expressed their heartfelt gratitude in seeing this event take place and how strongly the community supported it.

In the final paragraph, one part reads “the residents of North Grenville entrusted the mayor and council with the POWER to govern this municipality. Don’t give it away. Defend it for all of us”. I don’t recall witnessing or hearing about any bylaws passed, or policies created to relinquish any control or power to anyone. Perhaps what is meant is that by allow-

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ing groups in our community to fly flags or organize events, this somehow lessens the influence of the rest of the community. Support and goodwill are not finite, support for one group doesn’t mean a lack of support for others. By empowering certain members of the community to feel as important and accepted as everyone else (where in the past they have not), this will not only strengthen the community itself, but also the people chosen to govern it.

Inclusivity is a very powerful binding agent. We are stronger together.

Overall, I’m going to chalk the situation up to a lack of understanding about both the negative social environments faced by the LGBTQ community and how the community grows stronger when an inclusive municipal government makes all members of our community feel safe and accepted. Otherwise, the letter could appear to be a veiled display of intolerance against the LGBTQ2 community and their quest for true equality in a world that still bullies, rejects and considers loving the wrong person a crime. I always choose to look for the light in people.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS June 29 BUCK A BAG BOOK SALE. Spencerville Library, 10.30 – 1 pm, 5 Henderson St. Spencerville Also July 4 & July 11.

July 13 Steak BBQ, Holy Trinity Church – Merrickville, 4 pm, $20.00 per person

Weekly and recurring events Mon Kemptville Quilters Guild, 2nd Mon./mth at the Kemptville Pentecostal Church, 1964 County Road 43, 7 pm. New members welcome.

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

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

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

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

BNI Networking Group Breakfast, Grenville Mutual Insurance Building, 380 Colonnade Dr, 7- 8:30 am. Info: 613-918-0430.

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

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

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

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

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

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Submitted by Louise Atchison Such a riddle has several possible answers. A train, for one.

Having lived near the double track CP that runs from Smiths Falls to Montreal, I have felt the earth move and heard the dishes shake in the cupboard. The “long, long, short, long” whistle warning alerts us especially well on these warm nights when the windows are open.

The station at Bedell housed a giant: my Uncle Jim and wee Auntie Lou as seen through my 8 or 9-year-old eyes.

Well worn wooden floors, panelling, and benches, stained a dark mahogany and a bit spooky, it had a grandfather’s clock clanking out the seconds, not as elegant as the one in Bustard’s Jewelry store, but perfectly maintained on the correct hour.

How the shaking and rattling popped my eyes wide open as a steaming, huffing, earth-quaking engine came into the station!

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How well do you know the facts and trivia of Canada and North Grenville?

Here’s a list of 20 questions to test your knowledge, and there’s a prize for the first five correct entries received at the NG Times office. Winners will receive a copy of “Stories From the South Branch”, by Dr. David Shanahan. Send your entries to editor@ngimes.ca, or mail to: Box 1854, Kemptville, Ontario, K0G 1J0, by July 10.

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1. Everyone knows that John A. Macdonald was Canada’s first Prime Minister, but who was the second?

2. Which Canadian wrote “Joan Of Arc”, “The Guests”, and “Closing Time”?

3. Which Canadian, owner of the Boston Red Sox, signed Babe Ruth?

4. How many Mayors has North Grenville had since 1998? Name them.

5. Aside from G. Howard Ferguson, what other provincial Premier has come from Kemptville?

6. Who has more NHL wins than any other goaltender?

7. How many provinces became part of Confederation in 1867?

8. Which Canadian songwriter wrote “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”?

9. What is the longest river in Canada?

10. What is the capital of Saskatchewan?

11. Which Canadian food outlet first opened in Hamilton in 1964?

12. How many time zones does Canada have?

13. Which is the only officially bilingual province?

14. In what year did O Canada officially become the country's national anthem?

15. Who was Canada's longest-serving Prime Minister?

16. Whose face is on the Canadian hundred-dollar bill?

17. Roughing it in the Bush was published in 1852. Who wrote it?

18. In what year did Kemptville break away from Oxford-on-Rideau Township?

19. When did the first 2-year course begin at Kemptville Agricultural College?

20. In what year did Kemptville’s municipal water system begin?

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Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation AGM

L-R: Heather Lawless, Executive Director; Ryan Hreljac, Outgoing Board Chair; Allan Joudoin, Incoming Board Chair

By Deron Johnson The Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation (GCFDC) held their Annual General Meeting this year at Heritage Hall on the Kemptville Campus on the morning of Friday, June 21. Breakfast was served by Catered Affairs, who operate the Heritage Hall facility which was formerly known as the campus cafeteria.

The first speaker of the morning was North Grenville Mayor Nancy Peckford, who thanked everyone for coming, remarked on the important work of the GCFDC and the Kemptville Campus itself. MP Michael Barrett followed the mayor and reminded everyone of his predecessor, Gord Brown, and how important GCFDC was to him and how much he was grateful for the work of the organization. Pat Sayeau, Warden of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville (UCLG), was the final person to give welcoming remarks on behalf of the UCLG and also mentioned the work of GCFDC in his home municipality of Edwardsburgh Cardinal. MPP and Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Steve Clark was unable to attend due to an important lastminute schedule change that took him hurriedly back to Queen’s Park.

The guest speaker for the event was Catered Affairs co-owner Natalie Castellas, who shared the journey that she took to becoming the owner of a catering business that employs seven full-time and 20 part-time employees and serves an average of 200 meals per day. She told everyone that she started June 26, 2019

out studying Political Science but fell in love with cooking.

Outgoing Chair of the GCFDC, Ryan Hreljac of Ryan’s Well, gave the Chair’s Report followed by Executive Director Heather Lawless who gave the Program Report. Heather gave the packed house a summary of the work that GCFDC does, including securing $28 million in loans for local businesses and organizations since 1990. She highlighted the recent announcement that a two-year agreement has been signed by GCFDC to manage the Rural Innovation Initiative (RII) for the next two years, with

Board and staff of GCFDC. the new board consisting of Allan Joudoin, Ryan Hreljac, Cholly Boland, Lisa Temple, Clement Asbreuk, Mike Baril, Bonnie Pidgeon-Cougler, Cathy Sheppard, Mitch Bloom, Lynda Joanisse and Tanya Peloquin. The board will continue to be supported by the staff, which includes Heather Lawless as Executive Director, Darren Gallacher as Business Loans Officer and Charlotte McArthur as Financial Administrator, who was also recognized for her thirty years of service.

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funding provided through Fed Dev Ontario. The RII program assumes the role of the now defunct Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP) which had been responsible for providing $7.6 million in funding since 2004.

Two members of the GCFDC Board of Directors were recognized, Ryan Hreljac as retiring Chair (he will continue as a director) and Chris McCorkell, who has served the maximum number of years allowed on the board. Elections to the board took place, with

the important work done by this organization, visit their website www.grenvillecfdc.com.

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Happy Canada Day from MerrickvilleWolford Council!

As your elected representatives, we hope you have a wonderful holiday with friends and family, celebrating our country and the fabulous community where we all live. Join us for the Village of MerrickvilleWolford’s Canada Day festivities starting on June 30, with a night shirt parade through downtown Merrickville. On Monday, there will be the usual Canada Day parade in Merrickville and activities in both the Village and Eastons Corners. The finale will be fireworks at the fairgrounds starting at 10 pm.

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Merrickville-Wolford municipal update of April, and the deadline to apply for this year’s round of grants was May 14, 2019. Using the new policy, staff were able to accept applications for both monetary grants and in-kind services from various community groups, and make recommendations to council about how the community grant budget could be allocated. Council had already waived $1550 in rental fees for Christmas in Merrickville, the Merrrickville Heritage Classic and the Merrickville Soccer Club, leaving $15,450 of the $17,000 community grants budget to be distributed.

Council held a special council meeting on June 3 to discuss how to allocate the

by Hilary Thomson The staff at the Municipality of Merrickville-Wolford have been very busy over the past few months, streamlining processes and responding to the will of council.

The new council tasked staff to create new terms of reference for all committees of council that will be in place for the next four years.

The terms of reference for the two legislated committees, the Committee of Adjustment and the Property Standards Committee, were adopted at the end of April, while the terms of reference for the five non-legislated committees were adopted by council at the council meeting of June 10.

This includes a Recreation, Health and Wellness Advisory Committee, Community Development Advisory Committee, Environment Advisory Committee, Agricultural Advisory Committee, and Heritage Advisory Committee.

The municipality is currently looking for volunteers to sit on all seven committees. The registration form can be found on the municipal website and emailed to deputyclerk@ merrickville-wolford.ca Staff have also been busy creating a new procedure for municipal grants. The new Community Grant Policy was adopted by council at the end

funds. At the council meeting on June 10, they passed a resolution giving the Merrickville Agricultural Society and Friends of the Rideau their full asks and approving all inkind donations. All other successful applicants received 48 per cent of their ask.

Staff are currently undertaking the large job of creating a new asset management plan as regulated by the provincial government. All municipalities in Ontario must have an approved asset management plan that includes all core and infrastructure assets by July 1, 2023. The first step in the process is to have a strategic asset management policy in place by July 1 ,2019. The By-law to adopt this policy

was passed at the council meeting of May 27, well in advance of the July deadline.

The staff report states that the next steps include building a database of Village assets, including condition assessments and replacement costs.

The Municipality has issued a community update to let residents know about the Drummond, Lewis and St. Patrick Street infrastructure project, tax bill payments, necessary burn permits for outdoor fires and the upcoming Sizzling Summer Camp.

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Scouts enjoy many activities

The North Grenville Scout Troop took on a number of challenges during the final month of the spring season. The regular Scouting season (Sept-May) transitions to canoeing during the summer season.

Over several May meetings, the Scouts prepared for a Patrol Cook-Off Challenge: they planned menus, grocery shopped within a budget, determined the equipment they’d need, and prepared a full meal, including dessert and a drink, for a team of “Celebrity Judges”.

The meeting was held at Maplewood Park in Oxford Mills; youth came prepared with bugspray, camp stoves and other equipment, and their groceries. They were scored on a variety of criteria, including teamwork, presentation, organization, and the taste and warmth of the food, among others. The judges sampled each meal prepared by the separate

patrols: hamburgers with brown-sugar pineapple rings; Pad Thai with strawberry crepes; meatballs, mashed potatoes, salad, and caramel swirl; curried rice, green beans, vanilla ice cream with strawberries; and vegetarian pasta with chocolate pudding trifle.

Many thanks to Rotary Club member Dave Pelletier — the Rotary Club is a charter sponsor for 1st Kemptville Troop; NG Scouts Group Commissioner Rob Grimes; Venturer Scout Oskar Kaminski; and Troop Scouter Robbie Grimes for their willingness to be official ‘tasters’ and judges.

Our other May meetings were full, we built chariots and camp chairs. Our final May meeting ended with some travois races, a paper airplane contest, and a thank you ceremony for Scouter Rob Fnukal for his 25 years with Scouts, his leadership, and his many contributions to

Seaway surge hits record numbers in growth Submitted by Calvin Medynski Seaway Surge is entering their 4th season as a member of Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) and is continuing to expand. Surge is up over 60 kids from last year to over 150 players as more people are realizing the benefits OBA offer over other baseball associations. Seaway has had many new kids from Kemptville, Cornwall and Brockville join their program.

New this year, Seaway introduced Rally Cap, which is a Baseball Canada initiative to replace t-ball. It works on a grading system and players advance up through the levels as they complete different baseball fundamentals. Kids are given a report card and get different coloured caps as they complete each level. Seaway attracted over 20 kids this year to this new program and has had inquiry from other areas to add 30 more kids for next season already.

The month of May wasn’t the best month for weather, but Surge teams were able to get in over 30 games and compiled a 22-10 record across

the NG Troop and Scouting in North Grenville.

On July 1st, for the second year, the Scouts will be celebrating Canada Day by meeting at Curry Park in the morning, constructing rafts out of coffee cans and other items, and then paddling them from Curry Park to Prescott St. in the afternoon. Other summer activities include weekly canoeing for all levels, ORCKA 1-3 sessions, a local day canoe trip and a canoe camp from Perth to Kempville.

Registration for North Grenville Scouting is online at www.scouts.ca; sections in North Grenville are Beavers (5-7), Cubs (7-10), Scouts (11-14), Venturers (14-18), and Rovers (18+). Both Oxford Mills and Kemptville have sections with openings for youth.

Interested in being a leader? Please contact Group Commissioner Rob Grimes at ngscouts@gmail.com

Health Unit begins Beach Water Quality Program this Week

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Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit is starting weekly water sampling of the area’s public bathing beaches for this year. The beaches will be monitored weekly throughout the summer season until August 31, 2019.

This year the following public swimming areas will be monitored: •In Lanark County: Almonte Beach, Dalhousie Lake, Centennial Beach, Riverside Beach, Lanark Beach, Pakenham Beach, Rideau Ferry Yacht Club, Robertson Lake Beach, Smiths Falls Junior and Senior.

•In Leeds and Grenville: Sand Bay Charleston Lake County Park, St. Lawrence Park, Lyn Valley Conservation Area, South Crosby Beach, Portland Campbell Street Beach, Foley Mountain Beach, Joel Stone Beach, Kendrick’s Park, Lower Beverley Township Park, Bellamy Park, Kelly’s Beach, Merrickville, Westport Sand Lake.

Every week a total of five water samples will be collected from each beach. The results will then be analyzed for the presence of E. coli (Escherichia coli) bacteria. If the results exceed the bathing water standard of 200 E. coli, the beach will be posted with a “WARNING Unsafe for Bathing” sign indicating that the level of bacteria in the water may pose a risk to your health if you choose to swim. This information will appear on our website and social media. Updates will be posted Friday mornings by 9:30am starting June 28, 2018.

Research has shown that when people are swimming at beaches where the water has a high E. coli level, there is a direct relationship with an increase in ear, eye, nose and throat infections in swimmers. The bathing beach will remain posted until test results indicate that the water quality meets the bathing beach water standard. To help you better understand “Why Beaches are Posted”, check out our Beaches page.

Bacterial water quality is one parameter used to determine water quality. Other variables, which are assessed and evaluated, are the presence of a blue-green algae bloom, accidental spills that may pollute the water and any safety issue that could affect the health of the bathers.

At any time if these variables are believed to have an impact on the beach’s safety, the beach will be posted as “Unsafe for Bathing”.

Posting information and results are available on our Weekly Beach Results page, @LGLHealthUnit on Facebook and Twitter or by calling 1-800-660-5853.

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our 8 REP teams, playing in top leagues in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. Our Rookie through to PeeWee teams are playing in the National Capital Ontario Baseball Association (NCOBA) and our Minor teams are merged with LBO league out of Gatineau to give our kids top level competition. Our Major level teams are interlocked with ABEO “AA” league in Gatineau as well to offer them the best baseball available in the Ottawa area. Our Minor Bantam through Midget teams are participating in the Eastern Ontario Baseball Association (EOBA) again which includes Ottawa based teams as well as teams as far west as Pickering. Last year, EOBA was voted top association in

Ontario by Baseball Ontario members.

Highlights are over 20 kids at Rally Cap every Monday night in South Mountain, our Mosquito team getting to the finals of a tournament in Quinte, PeeWee starting off the season undefeated at 8-0 and our Minor Bantam team also undefeated in the month of May going 6-0.

With June now in full swing, many of the Seaway teams will take to the road to play in top level OBA tournaments across Ontariovand continue league play. Follow Seaway Surge on Facebook to find updated game times and come out and see the highest level of baseball in Ottawa area.

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Canada Day History

by David Shanahan Canada Day has become such a central part of the Canadian year that it is easy to forget that it is a very recent arrival on the scene. On October 27, 1982, the Parliament of Canada initiated Canada Day following the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution that year. Before 1982, July 1 was known as Dominion Day, and had been acknowledged as Canada’s birthday from the date when the British North America Act came into force in 1867. The following year, 1868, the Governor General at the time suggested that Canadians celebrate Dominion Day as their National Holiday.

Surprisingly, Dominion Day was not itself a major event for decades after 1867.

It took another ten years be-

fore there was any legislation passed recogising the holiday. In fact, the first official government celebration of Dominion Day only happened in 1917, on the 50th anniversary of Confederation. The Canadian Government started organising official celebrations in 1958, and it was after that that the name “Canada Day” started to be used. There was, however, great argument among Canadians about using that term, as it seemed a break with tradition. However, the plain truth is that there was very little tradition of Dominion Day celebrations before the 1950's.

In North Grenville one hundred years ago, Dominion Day was a hit and miss affair. Some years there were celebrations in Kemptville, other years the day passed

without comment or activities of any kind. It seems that the day’s events depended on various groups and organisations within the community, just as is true today. In 1911, the events were sponsored by the local Catholic Church congregation. A large dinner was held in the Agricultural Hall, put on by the ladies of the congregation, and was attended by the Secretary of State, Charles Murphy, as well as the local M.P.P., G. Howard Ferguson. Murphy pointed out that the occasion was “not racial, not sectarian; but national”, and praised the rise of Imperial sentiment in Canada in the years since Confederation.

Ferguson, who would one day be Premier of Ontario, stated that the province was the best place in the country, and

would “remain the Banner Province of the Dominion”.

After the speeches came the athletics. Races were held over various distances, from the hundred yards dash, to the two mile marathon.

Needless to say, only males were allowed to race. No-one from Kemptville won a race, though in the Boys’ Race, W. McGovern of Oxford came first, and Harold McGahey came second. The big event of the afternoon was the baseball match between Kemptville and Merrickville, which the home team won 3 -2. Music throughout was supplied by the Harmony Band of Smith’s Falls, this being one of those periods when Kemptville was without a band of its own. The people then adjourned back to the Hall for a supper, also served by the ladies of the Catholic Church. By the time a big storm blew in that evening, the crowds had already wound their way home.

In 1912, it was the Baseball Club that ran the day’s events. The day started with a parade, or a “Trade Proces-

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sion” as it was called then.

It began at Riverside Park, wound around the streets, and ended up back at the Park again. The parade was led by the Texan Ranger Band from Ottawa. Who they were is unclear, but the Texan theme ran through the day’s festivities.

The Band, accompanied by two pipers, played for an hour outside the Advance building on Prescott Street, filling in the time before the main event of the day: the sports activities in Riverside Park, where there were races, both human and horse, and a wonderful event called “Catch the Greasy Pig”. The big baseball game was between Kemptville and Spencerville, and all went well aside from some Spencerville teenagers who took to insulting anyone not from their town.

In the evening, there was a special concert at the Oddfellows Hall, which included an escape artist, whose ability to free himself from handcuffs and the “torture cabinet” amazed the audience. There were also “Scotch” dancers,

and comedy from Sam and Guss, “the colored comedians”. And, to round off the day, the Texan Concert Orchestra provided the music for a dance at the Hall.

The following year, 1913, it seems there were no celebrations, possibly owing to the lack of an organising group. But, looking at the reports of Dominion Day one hundred years ago, what is surprising is how little it has changed. They had Dominion Day, and we have Canada Day. We still have our activities through the afternoon in both Kemptville and Oxford Mills, and an evening of music to end the day at Riverside Park. They had concerts and we have fireworks. But the event is still focussed on the celebration of Canada and its people. For years before the Government saw fit to celebrate the day officially, the people of North Grenville were marking the occasion with music, fun and sports.

Long may that continue.

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NO OTHER JESUS The First and the Last

by David Shanahan The Lord Almighty told us through Isaiah that he is "the First and the Last".

“Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and I am the last. My own hand laid the foundations of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens.”

[Isaiah 44.6 and 48.12] But in the Book of Revelation, Jesus repeatedly calls himself by this title: “I am the First and the Last.

I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever.” [Rev. 1.17-18] “These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again.”

[Rev. 2.8] “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” [Rev. 22.13] This last verse adds another piece to the puzzle.

Jesus not only calls himself the First and the Last, but also the Alpha and Omega (which is really saying the same thing, only in Greek!). But in Revelation 1.8, there is a very definite statement made: "I am the Alpha and the Omega", says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty".

Now all Christian Bibles recognize that this last verse is Jesus speaking to John. But, just in case such a clear claim to deity is misread as coming from the Father, Jesus again repeats in chapter 22 that he is the Alpha and the Omega, the one called the Lord God, and the Almighty, in chapter 1. There is no way around the fact that in the Book of Revelation Jesus is quoted as calling himself the Lord God, the Almighty. By taking to himself the title of First and Last, he has already made claims that have to be taken seriously.

We have seen that both Paul and John have recognised the deity of Jesus in their writings, and John records Jesus claiming such a position for himself in the Revelation. Paul says of him that: “For God was pleased to have all his fullness Kemptville dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things in earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.” [Col. 1.19- 20] Those who deny his June 26, 2019

divinity believe that many of these Scriptures were changed in later years to conform to the Trinity doctrine. They believe that Jesus never considered himself God, merely the "Son of God", which they take to mean something less than God. Did Jesus ever make such a claim when he was alive? And what did he mean by the term "Son of God"?

During his ministry on earth, Jesus was constantly running foul of the religious leaders of the day. The Pharisees and Teachers of the Law finally put him on trial, convicted him, and had him executed at the hands of the Roman authorities. Jesus lived a perfect life and taught with love and authority, so why did they find him so offensive? It is important to realize that the charge they brought against him at his trial was blasphemy. They accused him of claiming to be God himself!

This was not something they dreamed up on their own. On a number of occasions during his ministry, the people had taken up stones to stone him for that very offense. In the Gospels we find a record of the ongoing debate between Jesus and the priests on this issue.

In Luke 5.20, we read of the paralysed man who was brought to Jesus for healing. Jesus said to him: "Friend, your sins are forgiven". Immediately, the Pharisees were offended.

They knew that only God could forgive sins, so this statement was blasphemy.

To prove that he did have authority to forgive sins, Jesus healed the man. When he spoke of his Father, the Pharisees recognised that he was claiming a special relationship with God. Although they could claim that God was their Father [John 8.41], they knew Jesus was saying something different. In John 5, it is recorded that they began to look for ways to kill him because: “...not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his

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own Father, making himself equal with God.” [Jn. 5.18] In John 10, when Jesus said: "I and the Father are one", they took up stones to kill him. Why? "...for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God". [Jn. 10.30-33] Throughout the Gospel of John, there is an increasing tension between Jesus and the Pharisees on this point. In John 5, they object because he claims equality with God. In John 10, they accuse him of claiming to be God. The discussions they had with Jesus left them with no doubt at all of what he was saying. In John 8, Jesus stated what was to them the supreme blasphemy. He had told them that Abraham had seen his day. The Pharisees laughed at him. "’You are not yet fifty years old’, the Jews said to him, ‘and you have seen Abraham!’ ‘I tell you the truth’, Jesus answered, ‘before Abraham was born, I am!’ At this, they picked up stones to stone him.” [Jn. 8.57-59] What bothered them so much about this statement?

It was that phrase, "I AM".

The greatest revelation that the Israelites had received from God was given through Moses in Exodus 3.14. Moses had asked God what he should call him before his people. God had answered: “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you....This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.”

This name, "I AM", expressed the unchanging, immortal nature of God, and was held in the highest reverence by the Israelites ever afterwards.

In the Greek translation of the Old Testament, the phrase is translated EGO EIMI, which is the very phrase Jesus uses when he says, "Before Abraham was born, I AM". No wonder the Pharisees wanted to kill him, he was calling himself

by God's own name.

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Kemptville’s Lost Heritage

In the weeks leading up to Canada Day, we have been presenting this series on some of the lost buildings of the town of Kemptville, centres of the community for many years and full of history and characters, the foundation for the North Grenville of today.

The same view today

The Leslie Block, showing the old Post Office

by David Shanahan One of the most obvious gaps in the streetscape of Kemptville is on Clothier Street East, between the South Branch Bistro and O’Heaphy’s. For many decades, this was part of Kemptville’s main street, long before Prescott Street was even opened on the south bank of the river. The part of Clothier bookmarked by the two restaurants contained, at one time or another, the first Post Office, the first store, newspaper offices, the first supermarket, the law offices of G. Howard Ferguson, and so many other historically important businesses.

13-17 Clothier Street East: Thomas Hicks erected this building around 1880 and operated a grocery store, living above the shop. He sold it to Alphaeus Patterson in 1890.

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Patterson was a baker who later moved to what is today Grahame’s Bakery. It then became a furniture store, with offices upstairs. The future Premier of Ontario, G. Howard Ferguson, had his law offices upstairs in No. 13, and he was followed by the firm of Boucher & Loucks, solicitors to the Corporation of Kemptville. J. G. Pelton bought the building in 1899 and moved the Bell telephone exchange there, where it remained for more than fifty years. In 1923, the Orange Order bought the building and had their lodge rooms upstairs, renting the ground floor and basement to Bell. The Order sold the premises in 1984, since when it has operated primarily as a restaurant. The original tin ceiling on the first floor won the building a Heritage designation in 2008.

The Post Office, 17 Clothier Street East The building that once stood here was an imposing sight, although, in its later years, as a pizza shop, it had fallen far from its elegant origins. But the site itself has a much older history. Asa Clothier built a blacksmith shop on this site in 1816, before selling the property in 1826. It was one of the foundations upon which the village was built, as it provided services to the settlers in the surrounding area who came to the Clothier’s mill and needed their horses reshod and stabled, and wagons repaired and maintained.

It came into the hands of the Leslie family in 1837 and by 1862 Robert Leslie had erected the imposing building pictured on this page. It became Kemptville’s Post Office, with Robert Leslie

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as Post Master, and the Post Office remained there for fifty years. The Advance newspaper started here in 1888. A serious fire in the newspaper’s print shop in 1909 caused severe damage to the building, and shortly thereafter the Post Office and newspaper moved to new locations on Prescott Street.

In 1943, Leabourne Elliott bought the building and, as the first IGA store, brought supermarkets to Kemptville.

After Leabourne had moved his supermarket to where the B&H now operates, Charles Hodgson opened up the Western Tire Shop featuring equipment for cars, hardware and utensils. It was later taken over by the CIBC bank, and then served as a pizzeria before being demolished in the 1990's.

Bedingfield’s Store, 21-23 Clothier St. East: This was another building with deep roots in Kemptville’s history, and survived until very recently. In 1870, Robert H. Bedingfield bought

a piece of land fronting on Clothier Street and opened a harness salesroom and workshop. In 1882, he expanded his property in the rear, back to Oxford Street and carried on selling saddlery, trunks, valises and other leather goods. After his death in 1912, the property changed hands numerous times, bringing various businesses to the site. Creswell Johnson had a machine shop, and Garnet Van Allan ran the Dodge dealership and sold radios and

washing machines. Kemptville Motor Sales sold to the Swedloves in 1959, and it became part of that family’s holdings along Clothier Street. For many residents, it will always be remembered as The Bright Spot Restaurant, a place where service clubs met, and a good Chinese buffet was to be had. Sadly, it fell victim to age and had to be demolished just a few years ago.

Bedingfield’s, later the Bright Spot Restaurant

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