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The Paddlers' Poker Run was a Canada Day highlight for around 140 residents of North Grenville come through a lot together Local Journalism Initiative Reporter in the past 16 months, and we are closer than ever to returning to normal. We have lots to Canada Day celebrations celebrate, including having in North Grenville included the highest vaccination rates only distanced and virtual in the province." She also acevents again this year. Vol- knowledged that "Indigenous unteers with the Kemptville peoples are the First Nations District Community Asso- of this land. And that today, ciation and the Oxford Mills many different cultures make Community Association up the fabric of what is known worked hard to mark the day as Canada." while respecting Covid-19 At a small ceremony at precautions and public health Maplewood Park, President protocols. of the Oxford Mills ComMayor Nancy Peckford munity Association Marc issued a Canada Day Ad- Nadeau called for reflection dress on behalf of council upon the first peoples of the to wish North Grenville a land and, "how to better be Happy Canada Day, thank the visitors and accord more to volunteers for their efforts, our hosts." This was followed and recognize that, "we have by a moment of silence to

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honour the victims of Residential Schools. Neil Pringle on the guitar, and Rowan Meyers on the bagpipes, closed out the ceremony for Oxford Mills.

For many residents, the highlight of the day's events was the Paddlers' Poker Run. Around 140 participants paddled the Kemptville Creek in kayaks, canoes, SUPs, and rafts in search of checkpoints to collect a full poker hand.

One participant came from Brockville, and stated that, "any time to get out and enjoy the elements" is a great way to celebrate Canada Day. Other participants, from North Grenville, felt the Paddlers' Poker Run was not only fun, but felt that a distanced cel-

ebration reflected that people in our community "are still realizing what is going on."

Throughout the day, residents also enjoyed free swimming at the Kemptville Pool and the GooseChase Scavenger Hunt. The day concluded with a virtual concert featuring Bruce Enloe, Steve Price, John Wilberforce, Ken Julien, and Bob Windsor & Andy Tetrault. The concert was made possible through the support of Live Stream Junkies, Jamming Around Productions, and stage space provided by Kemptville Live Music Festival. Over 1,500 people have watched the LiveStream.

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Extra COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Funding announced The Canadian and Ontario Governments have announced extra funding under the COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Funding, a combined new investment of $22.2 million to support infrastructure in communities to help protect the health of residents, create jobs, and promote economic recovery. This includes more than $350,000 for the North Grenville, Merrickville-Wolford, and the United Counties.

The COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Program is a cost-shared, application-based initiative which is designed to support upgrades to improve and protect important municipal buildings such as town centres and emergency and healthcare facilities. The funding annoucement added that “additional investments will rehabilitate recreational and community infrastructure across Eastern Ontario, and include improvements to local trail and pedestrian path systems. These investments will provide thousands of residents with access to modern recreational infrastructure where they can safely maintain an active and healthy lifestyle”.

The Municipality of North Grenville will receive $100,00 for the renovation and construction of the reception area of the Municipal Centre. This will pay for reorganizing open areas and installing safety barriers, new IT and telecom wiring, lighting and security doors.

The Village of Merrickville-Wolford will also receive $100,000 for Merrickville Community Centre upgrades. The work will involve upgrading the HVAC system to include an ERV system air exchanger, installing a new indoor generator, and updating the electrical system.

The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville will get $150,525 to install Generac Generators for two county-owned facilities at 32 Wall Street in Brockville and 375 William Street in Gananoque.

In all, the Leeds-Grenville Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes riding will have 13 projects funded for a total of $1,353,673.

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by Rachel Everett-Fry Grant covers up to $2,500 some of those vacant spaces Local Journalism Initiative Reporter are large units: the former in building fees in multiThe Municipality of Victorian Pantry, former unit residential developNorth Grenville is working Scotiabank, and former ments.

The Tax-Increment to enhance development North Grenville District downtown. The Downtown High School. The goal of Equivalent Residential Kemptville Community this program is a, “focus Grant reimburses the muAction Plan (DKCAP) and on connectivity and people, nicipal portion of the inCommunity Improvement aiming to encourage more cremental property tax for Plan (CIP) offer a number development in the core.” new multi-unit residential of financial programs to Developments in the developments.

It should also be notenhance Downtown Kemp- Community Improvement tville that are now open for Plan Area are now eligible ed that The Development intake. to access the four following Charges Exemption is, and Mayor Nancy Peckford incentive programs to ease will remain, in place for downtown until March expressed that as other areas the development process: of North Grenville experiThe Façade & Signage 2021.Until funds are exence intense residential and Grant covers 50% of the hausted, intake is on a rollcommercial growth, “this cost, up to $10,000, of im- ing basis.

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Kemptville to be a key desThe People Make the ville.ca or contact Stratetination in North Grenville.” Place Grant offers $5,000 gic Initiatives Coordinator In October of 2020, the va- per residential unit created Hillary Geneau at hgecancy rate for commercial within a multi-unit build- neau@northgrenville.on.ca units in the downtown area ing.

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North Grenville rental market in a state of crisis able housing availability and options for the residents of Local Journalism Initiative Reporter North Grenville.” In September of 2020, an 11-unit North Grenville resi- affordable housing complex dents who rent their homes was unveiled through colare struggling to find and laboration of the Task Force keep their rentals. Not only and Community Living North is demand for rentals in Grenville.

Today, in light of the recthe area on the rise, but landlords are selling rental ommendations made by the properties to cash in on Task Force, the municipality high property value. Renters is partnering with Habitat across North Grenville, and for Humanity to build up to in fact across Eastern On- fifteen homes that, “would tario, are facing an overall provide a pathway to aflack of available properties, fordable home ownership to and those that are available fifteen families in our comare often over-priced or munity.” The project has yet snatched up on a first-come- to officially launch, but it is expected to do so in August. first-served basis.

When Mayor Nancy Further, Kevlar DevelopPeckford was elected as ments is slated to build up Mayor, she already knew to eighty rental units, and in that the rental market in partnership with the MuniciNorth Grenville was mini- pality, 18% of those units will mal, and would thus pose be deemed affordable housing an ongoing challenge to units. Mayor Peckford also residents and to council. anticipates a presentation to But, especially because council later this summer for of changes in the market, a secondary suites strategy.

Mayor Peckford says, “It's This strategy would simplify gone from a significant chal- creating secondary residences lenge to a full blown crisis.” on a property in the hopes of In 2019, Mayor Peckford generating more rental oplaunched the Mayor’s Task portunities.

The situation in North Force on Affordable Housing “as a means of identify- Grenville is such that afing priority short-term and fordability is not the only longer-term objectives, and issue faced by renters. The implementation strategies crisis is in basic availabilaimed at advancing afford- ity. I spoke with Jessica Saby Rachel Everett-Fry

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well as private developers, to ensure a range of rental opportunities.”

Unfortunately, all of these plans take time. And many members of our community are desperately in need of immediate housing. Mayor Peckford said that, “It is incredibly painful to see how much time it takes…We’ve been working really hard on this, but it’s slow and it got worse as we were trying to make it better. The problem has gotten significantly worse in a very short period of time.”

The only solution is innovation. Mayor Peckford indicated that the Salvation Army is working on a pilot project with North Grenville local Dwight Brown. Check back next week for more information.

vard, who moved back to North Grenville from Ottawa three years ago in order to be closer to extended family and friends. Her growing family of three were given sixty days notice by their current landlords. “Ever since then,” says Jessica, “every day we’ve been looking, we think we find a house, and then there’s like three hundred other people contacting for the same house. There are just no rentals anymore. It’s been a horrible time. Literally hundreds of people want the same house to rent when you do come across something.”

Time is ticking for Jessica and her family, and they have begun to consider last resort options, which include living in a local hotel, moving in with Jessica’s parents, or moving back to Ottawa. The situation, Jessica explained, is “extremely stressful.”

Mayor Peckford has heard stories like Jessica’s many times. She said, “If you were looking at a rental, forget about it being an affordable one, you didn't have a lot of choices. And now some of your choices don’t even exist anymore. Coming out of the Affordable Housing Task Force was the goal that the Municipality work in partnership with the public and not-for-profit sectors, as

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I’m looking through you

by David Shanahan Last year, we all felt that Canada Day was a bit of a miss; not the usual opportunity to celebrate the land and the people, to sing the songs and enjoy the festivities.

Maybe next year, we fondly thought, when the pandemic is over. That seems like a long time ago now, and this Canada Day was, if anything, more fraught with issues of identity, history, tragedy and shame. Not a good time to celebrate Canada.

Some communities cancelled whatever celebrations they had planned, having reacted with horror to the stories of residential schools and unmarked graves of children. What was there to celebrate, they asked? Canada’s reputation around the world has certainly been battered.

Stories in newspapers abroad not only reported the residential schools stories, they also pointed to the west coast heat wave as a warning of what

was soon to be coming to all parts of the world because of climate change. Neither story was one as the focus of which you wanted Canada to be found. An example of this is a headline in the Guardian newspaper on an article written by Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, Member of Parliament for Nunavut, “This Canada Day, let’s remember: this country was built on genocide”.

There are, of course, those who believe the entire thing has been exaggerated. They are tired of hearing about the residential schools and everything associated with them. Calls for reconciliation are dismissed as mere whining. One former councillor in North Grenville simply stated: “I don’t have any interest in reconciliation; we do that via massive tax donations to Indians every year.”

This is a very inaccurate picture of how indigenous communities are funded, especially since so much of those tax “donations” go to pay for a government bu-

reaucracy made necessary by the Indian Act, which was a Crown initiative designed to “civilise” the indigenous people. What did “civilise” mean? Well, that same poster complaining about tax donations makes the following statement: “ I don’t know what the term “reconciliation” is supposed to mean, nothing will erase history.

The focus should be to get people off reserves, educated, healthy and fully integrated with the rest of Canadian society.” That is exactly what the British intended in 1830 when they began the Civilisation Policy for indigenous people. This ultimately led to the Indian Act in all its manifestations. And that is what led us to the present crisis.

Perhaps reconciliation should be more about asking indigenous people what they mean by the word, instead of the wider community and government deciding that for them, as with the quote above?

The first time indigenous

leaders were invited by the Canadian Parliament to meet and discuss indigenous matters was in 1947. Yes, 1947.

And even then, it was considered a major and generous gesture by the settler community to even allow this to happen. The consultations did not last very long.

There are arguments put forward that have validity and need to be addressed, including the one above that says: “nothing will erase history.”

It is true that, in many other countries, there is a tendency to say to victims of colonisation and imperialism: “That’s history, tough!” And that kind of thing might be fine when it really is a matter of history.

But that is not the case here in Canada. The past is present, the victims are still suffering, to one extent or another. If Canada is the nation it has always prided itself on being, we should be able to address the past and the present and work to ameliorate the effects we find are still impacting on peoples’ lives.

I am an immigrant to Canada, coming from a nation that has also experienced the horrors and long term effects of colonisation. What I found in this country was liberating, wonderful and full of possibilities. I have spent my entire career as an historian working with indigenous communities and learning the real history of Canada. It isn’t always pretty. But I do believe that Canadians are not just acting out of nastiness, racism, or other illnesses; though, sadly, some are. The real problem, I believe, is ignorance. Most people simply don’t know the facts. This is true, not just of those such as the commentator quoted above, but also of those well-meaning and liberal thinking people who see everything in stark terms. Everything indigenous is good and pure, and everything settler is nasty and evil. That is just as negative and unhelpful an approach to history and facts as the racist one.

In the past, I have been condemned as a racist my-

self by readers of this paper, because I tried to point out that the situation is not what most people seem to think. If we want to solve our problems, we have to know what they are. Finding solutions to problems that don’t exist in the way we think they do is not going to solve anything.

Are we mature enough yet, as a country and a people, to step back and ask for information, for the facts of history in all their complexity, horror, and tragedy, as well as the stories of people who were heroes, who tried to do the right thing, even if unsuccessful, or even misguided? There are heroes, as well as villains, in our history.

This year, Canada Day was different. Maybe it is time to look beyond, to look through ourselves into our real identity as a nation, and deal with all of it, good and bad. That will take a lot of courage.

about 140 years, this represents several generations of Native leadership that was able to not only speak with Canadian Government officials, but protest up to and including war to have any concerns addressed. After all, if your children were dying and not returning home with no explanation, why did the Chiefs and Native leadership do nothing meaningful to have issues fixed? They basically did nothing to protect these children, and yet the Native community says nothing about how their own leadership failed them. The reason these children were buried on site was because the Canadian government's policy was that they would not pay the cost of sending these bodies back home. This was the understanding that was in place and was accepted by the Native community.

Now the Native community wants to rewrite history.

They are using these children for political and monetary gain as it has always been known that many of the children that died at residential

schools were buried there.

Some disinterment of bodies has been ongoing at other sites for more than a decade so far, I have not heard of one finding of murder. I think any parent should ask what would they do if your children were taken away and did not return home? The answer is they would do everything in their power to get answers. Are we really to believe that for 140 years Native children died, did not return home and everybody was ok with it? The Native community is now trying to tell us that all of these children died as a result of being put in these residential schools. This does not take into account the fact that mortality rates outside of residential schools was very high. There was a number of ailments that came to Canada and affected Native and nonNative alike. The Spanish flu was one wherein some 55,000 Canadians died in a very short time span. However imperfect the residential school program was, it ultimately was the foundation for all Native education. The native com-

munity now has taken away the voice and silenced many of their own people; individuals that went to a residential school (there were many) and got an education with no abuse, dare not say so now.

Yours truly, James Balkwill

from where most people live, thus meaning that acres and acres of valuable land is chewed up accommodating vehicles for various activities. One wonders why strip malls could not have accommodation above the business? Above-building accommodation could go a long way to helping provide more affordable housing, perhaps? Think about all the one-storey buildings (mostly for businesses) in Kemptville which could very easily be two or more storeys higher.

Novel idea, eh?

I think it very unlikely this would happen here as our planning/zoning laws don’t allow out-of-the-box thinking. Let's just build more and spread out further...much easier solution.

Andrew M. Thriscutt

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, It was the year 2121. The local Kemptville historian was presenting some highlights of the 20th and 21st century at the Kemptville library. He recounted the residential school saga, the Nazi extermination of the Jews and the 100,000 annual Canadian abortions of the early 2000’s. One person exclaimed in righteous indignation, “this is a moral atrocity, what kind of barbaric people do such things”. Another attempted to defend the actions and explained “technically it was not wrong because it was passed through parliament and so it was all legal”.

There was a little man sitting in his usual place. He had been sitting there as long as anyone could remember.

Some said he had been there for over 2000 years, but no one believed that story. So it was decided to ask the little man what he thought about the sins of people past. He replied “first take the log out of your own eye and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your

brother’s eye”. Then he added “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof”. As the people turned away from the little man, barely audible, came the words “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do”.

Willem Van Dam Dear Editor, Much has been said about the residential schools and the children that died there. The problem is that the narrative that is being asserted by the Native/Indigenous community does not add up. The first thing that I find troubling is the fact that much of the Native Leadership agreed to the residential school process as they wanted the "white man's" education for their people.

In the last year, there was a story in our local paper that said some 75 percent of all chiefs wanted the residential school process and signed agreements . You can look up the history at the libraries in Ottawa and see the communications that took place.

It is said that these residential schools were in operation for

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Dear Editor, It is lovely to read the historical pieces in the NG Times, particularly those with photos.

In light of all the development going on in Kemptville, does anyone notice anything about the buildings in the old photos? All face, and are directly on the sidewalk; most have businesses below; accommodation is available above each building; none is surrounded by acres of tarmac (for parking); and there are no ugly rectangular boxes with flat roofs. Also, many small towns had centres to which many people could walk. Go look at European cities: taller buildings with multiple uses.

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Counties Council approves carbon development plan for Limerick Forest Counties Council has passed a by-law to enter into a carbon development and marketing agreement with Bluesource Canada. Council approved the agreement to produce revenues based on the sale of carbon offsets from Limerick Forest, a 6,000-hectare forest owned by the United Counties. Net revenues from the sale of forest carbon offsets are estimated to generate between $4.7-million to $7.7-million in the first 30 years of the 100-year agreement. The carbon offset revenues will ensure that future forest management objectives can be sustainably funded over the long term without relying on the tax base.

“The key thing is the Counties commitment to a higher standard of long-term sustainable forest management. As a landowner under a program like this, we are being rewarded for maintaining or increasing the forest carbon stock above common forest management practices, while at the same time ensuring a healthy Limerick Forest will remain on the landscape for future generations”, said Counties Forest Manager Geoff McVey. As Limerick Forest is Forest Stewardship Council

® (FSC®) certified through the Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF) certification program, it qualifies for the Improved Forest Management (IFM) carbon project.

Under FSC certification, landowners undergo annual, independent third-party audits to ensure sustainable forest management principles are being met.

Bluesource Canada is the oldest and largest carbon offset developer in North America. It has developed the continent’s largest portfolio of carbon offsets with more than 200 projects representing over 150 million tonnes of emissions reductions. For more information contact Counties Forest Manager Geoff McVey at 613-3423840, ext. 2416.

Financial audit shows surplus A resolution to approve the 2020 Audited Financial Statements has been approved

by Counties Council. Howard Allan and Partners LLP presented its report to the Committee of the Whole meeting earlier in June. Mr. Allan noted the Counties had $99-million in expenditures.

Mr. Allan concluded that looking at the financial indicators, the numbers are well beyond the low risk area and strong financial management is in place.

The Counties ended the 2020 fiscal year with a $4.5-million surplus, largely

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due to Safe Restart Funding received from the Province to help mitigate the financial impacts of COVID-19.

“We are in sound financial shape,” Counties’ Treasurer Pat Huffman said. “We have an infrastructure deficit, like all municipalities in Ontario, which we are addressing by updating our asset management and long-range financial plan in 2021.”

Council approved the distribution of $3.8-million of the year-end surplus to the Roads and Bridges Amortization Reserves to help address the infrastructure deficit. Reserves in 2020 increased by $5.3-million. This is largely due to the year-end surplus, savings realized on capital work completed, and the paying down of debt. For more information, contact Counties Treasurer Pat Huffman at 613-342-3840, ext. 2468.

Upcoming meetings The Joint Services Committee is on Tuesday, July 6; the Committee of the Whole meeting is on Wednesday, July 7; Counties Council is on Thursday, July 22. All regular meetings begin at 9 am. Council Chambers remain closed to the public but meetings can be viewed via livestream or video after the meeting, on the Counties website. For more information, contact County Clerk Lesley Todd at 613-342-3840, ext. 2454.

For updates related to COVID-19 and the North Grenville Municipal Centre visit: www.northgrenville.ca/coronavirus Municipal Centre Office hours are between 9 am and 4 pm (Monday-Friday).

Sign up for weekly e-news that features activities from our events calendar and message from the Mayor at: www.northgrenville.ca/connect.

The Kemptville Pool is open. You must reserve your tickets in advance for public swimming. Registration for swim lessons begin 14 days prior to the start date. Details at: https://www.northgrenville.ca/play/recreation-programs-events/program-registration.

UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL MEETINGS

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

For any members of the public wanting to attend the meeting virtually, pre-registration is required by e-mailing clerk@northgrenville.on.ca. To make a deputation in relation to an item on the agenda, please pre-register with the Clerk’s Office at the same e-mail address. Please provide your comments no later than two hours prior to the start of the meeting. If you require accommodation, please advise the Clerk’s Office when pre-registering so that they may best assist you.

Council agendas (including for closed sessions) may be found here: https://www.northgrenville.ca/govern/governance/agendas-and-minutes

PLANNING PUBLIC MEETINGS

Council Meeting - July 14, 2021 Proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment – 374 Donoghue Rd. Proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment – Oxford Village Subdivision Proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment – 2680 Concession Rd. (Habitat for Humanity)

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

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ship, talked about the importance of reminding the community of the stories and experiences of refugees: “We are pleased to be working with refugee newcomers and their community allies, such as sponsor groups and service providers, to feature this year’s campaign.

Despite the slowdown in the number of newcomer refugees to Canada during COVID-19, the international refugee crisis rages on and we want this campaign to remind our local communities of that fact, while encouraging people to learn about the remarkable stories associated with each and every newcomer refugee who has arrived here.”

The Immigration Partnership is looking for people who arrived to Canada as refugees recently, or many years ago.

People who have supported the settlement of these folks, whether that was help with finding work, making social

Heritage Advisory Committee – July 8, 2021 at 7:00 pm

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Arts and Culture Advisory Committee – July 19, 2021 at 5:00 pm

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Environmental Action Advisory Committee – July 26, 2021 at 6:00 pm

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Active Transportation Advisory Committee – July 29, 2021 at 5:00 pm

ACCESSIBILITY SURVEY

The Accessibility Advisory Committee of North Grenville invites you to complete a short survey to determine your accessibility needs and concerns. The survey can be completed at: http:// www.northgrenville.ca/surveys. If you would rather receive a hard copy of this survey to complete, or if you require any assistance with this survey, including receiving it in an alternative format, please email the Clerk’s Office at hbabcock-cormier@northgrenville.on.ca or call 613258-9569 extension 178.

“We Are Neighbours” Campaign launched for 2021 The St. Lawrence-Rideau Immigration Partnership has recently opened their 2021 We Are Neighbours Campaign.

Featuring stories from people who arrived in Leeds and Grenville as refugees, and people in the region who have helped them settle, the campaign is a community building initiative that showcases the diversity of people living in Leeds and Grenville. The theme for 2021 is ‘The Stories Behind the Numbers’, and aims to explore the stories of bravery and compassion that are often forgotten as we read media reports and statistics about refugees. Using a combination of social media posts, online stories, and videos, the Immigration Partnership and campaign participants will continue to inspire connection among Leeds Grenville residents.

Melissa Francis, Program Manager, St. Lawrence – Rideau Immigration Partner-

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Le Comité consultatif sur l’accessibilité de North Grenville vous invite à répondre à un court sondage pour déterminer vos besoins et vos préoccupations en matière d’accessibilité. Le sondage peut être rempli à: http://www.northgrenville.ca/surveys. Si vous préférez recevoir une copie papier de ce sondage ou si vous avez besoin d’aide pour le remplir, y compris pour le recevoir en média substitut, veuillez envoyer un courriel au Bureau du greffier à hbabcockcormier@northgrenville.on.ca ou composer le 6132589569, poste 178.

connections, providing rides to appointments, or helping with language, are also encouraged to provide insight on that experience.

To view the weekly posts and to learn more about the campaign, people are encouraged to visit the Campaign website www. weareneighbours.wixsite. com/weareneighbours, or the St. Lawrence – Rideau Immigration Partnership Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ LGimmigration.

If you are interested in participating in the campaign as someone who arrived to Canada as a refugee, or as a community supporter, please contact Lauren Smith, Project Coordinator, St. Lawrence – Rideau Immigration Partnership at lauren@eecentre.com, or 613-213-4455.

The St. Lawrence – Rideau Immigration Partnership is funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

TAX BILLS

All 2021 final tax bulls have been mailed. If you have not received your bill, please contact the Administration Office. The due date is September 30. Payments can be made by credit card when paying online through our website.

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Programs like these connect the elements crucial to living well with PD: Exercise, attitude, and support.

Nancy remembers the feeling of “just being with people who are going through it.

The community. It's a huge community. Locally there are a lot of people who are going through Parkinson's and I don't think anybody even knows it.” Don not only appreciates the opportunity for a workout, but being in a space in which “the majority of the people in there are in the same situation as you are.” Programs like Boxing 4 Health or the class offered at The Workshop link the physical activity needed to slow progression with a built-in network for support.

In turn, fitness and support are the foundations of a positive attitude.

John explained that exercise programs provide a psychological benefit to him and other people living with PD. “If you don’t do anything, you let Parkinson’s take over. Whereas, if you do exercise, you'll feel better because it slows down the progression. You still have the disease. But at the same time you can say to yourself, ‘I’m doing pretty good.’ You won’t feel as depressed.” Of course, it can be difficult to adopt an exercise program as a way of managing PD when you weren’t a person who exercised before a di-

John McKenzie, Nancy Miller-McKenzie, Diana Tallman, and Don Tallman are beginning their fundraising efforts for this year’s Parkinson Canada SuperWalk

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There are more than 100,000 people across Canada living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Yet, to Don Tallman and John McKenzie of North Grenville, it seems that the prevalence of PD goes unnoticed: people don’t talk about PD or know where to go to find support.

Don and John each received their diagnosis in 2018.

Since that time, they, along with their wives Nancy Miller-McKenzie and Diana Tallman, have been determined to “live well with Parkinson’s.” Communitywide understanding of the prevalence and what is in-

volved in living well with PD is especially important as fundraising efforts for the Parkinson Canada SuperWalk begin.

Before Don was diagnosed, Diana says she, “didn't know anybody with Parkinson's except Michael J. Fox.” But soon after his diagnosis, the couple began attending a gym in Ottawa called Boxing 4 Health.

Boxing is recommended by neurologists as a method for slowing the progression of PD, and Boxing 4 Health specializes in exercise programs for PD. They offer a number of in-person classes, as well as classes over zoom.

Once at the gym, Diana realized what a wide array of

people live with PD: “It’s not about your age, your race, your gender. It just happens.”

John and Nancy attend Boxing 4 Health as well, and have also frequented some Kemptville based programs designed for managing PD. Prior to Covid-19, The Workshop Dance Studio held weekly classes for residents with PD. Dance, like boxing, works the core, challenges balance, and involves what Nancy calls the “focused intensity” so important for managing PD symptoms.

Nancy recalls that she was astounded,“just seeing how many other people locally, about 20 or 30 of them, were going to that group.

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Arts and Culture Committee sets groundwork for the arts in North Grenville

by Hilary Thomson The municipality’s Arts and Culture Advisory Committee has been hard at work behind the scenes, creating policies that will govern different aspects of the arts in North Grenville. Created in May, 2019, as one of council’s four new advisory committees, the Committee was given the task of creating an overall Arts and Culture Policy for the municipality.

This includes a policy that will govern the rental of the Urbandale Arts Centre, a policy for festivals and events, and a policy that will put in place funding earmarked for arts and culture projects in the community.

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for regulating how the municipality interacts with the arts community and the sector as a whole. When complete, the Theatre Allocation Policy will include how theatre rentals will help cover the costs of maintaining the centre, and making sure that it is up to the proper standard to rent out to community groups and visitors. “It shouldn’t be the municipality’s responsibility to pay for the entire upkeep of that building,” she says. “If it were just a meeting hall for council and to bring people in, it wouldn’t have to be quite that elaborate. It is elaborate so that it can be used by the community.”

The policy will also dictate the rules of engagement regarding the rental of the

facility to give the municipality some guidelines that have been outlined by residents.

This includes who is responsible for theatre upkeep and maintenance and whether discounts are given for local community groups who want to rent the space. “We have to make those decisions because the staff and the municipality shouldn’t be the ones making those decisions,” Jayne says.

Jayne believes that the theatre could be an important draw in terms of tourism in North Grenville as people travel to see concerts and plays held at the centre. “If it gets managed properly, then it can actually bring revenue into the community from all kinds of different avenues.”

Another aspect of the

committee’s work is a Festival and Event Policy to regulate festivals and events in the municipality. This policy is important as the tourism sector in the municipality grows, which often includes some aspect of arts and culture.

“We could attract people from around the world potentially.

Because art tourism is a huge thing.”

The bonus of getting their Festival and Event Policy right is that, when people want to try something new in the community, the framework will already be in place.

“If you’re fostering a place for new ventures, new adventures and new gains, you are supporting the community financially [and] you’re supporting the community

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One of the benefits of these programs is that they invite accountability. Diana said, “Socializing is really key in fighting PD and have all your friends, family, and fellow fighters in your corner. It is really important to stay positive and not isolate yourself.”

Don and John are beginning their fundraising efforts for the Parkinson Canada SuperWalk this September.

The SuperWalk is the largest PD fundraiser in the country, but participation and amounts raised have declined with Covid-19.

Nonetheless, last year Don and John fundraised with the Boxing 4 Health team, who raise nearly $100,000.

This money not only contributes to research for

a cure, but also funds the increasing need for support, education, fitness programs, and advocacy. These programs matter to people in our own community, and offer the exercise, attitude, and support necessary for living well with PD. Every dollar counts. Like the motto at Boxing 4 Health says: Our challenges don’t define us, our actions do.

Look out for fundraising jars at shops across North Grenville, or visit one of the following links to donate to Don at www.donate.parkinson.ca/goto/tallman or John at www.donate.parkinson. ca/goto/John_McKenzie If you’re interested in joining the Boxing 4 Health team to help with fundraising efforts, email B4Hsuperwalkteam@gmail.com

emotionally, because they can attend as well as anyone else can.”

Jayne believes this policy will be even more important as the community recovers from COVID-19. “I think people are going to want a special reason to come out of the house. And so, if people do start throwing more festivals, here’s a reason why we really need a good strong public policy on festivals.”

The final part of the Arts and Culture Policy is the establishment of a Development Funds Policy which will award grants to people or groups who are engaged in arts and culture projects in the municipality. This potential funding for arts projects is still in its infancy, and they are

going to reach out to the community for their thoughts on what they want the municipality to help fund in the future.

Jayne is happy that this council has given the arts and culture sector status in the municipality, especially as it has the potential to bring so much to the local community. The Committee is about three-quarters of the way through developing the overall Arts and Culture Policy, which they hope to have finished by the end of their term. “What the policies are going to do is to set a groundwork for the municipality to interact with the arts sector as a whole and treat them as an industry.”

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7th Annual Leeds Grenville Immigrant Entrepreneur Award Nominations are now open for the 7th Annual Leeds Grenville Immigrant Entrepreneur Award. The Award recognizes and celebrates the contributions that immigrant entrepreneurs are making across Leeds and Grenville. Until September 8, 2021, the public will be able to nominate an immigrant entrepreneur by simply submitting the name of the business and the owner. This can be done via the Immigration Partnership’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/LGimmigration), or via email/phone to Immigration Partnership staff (lauren@eecentre.com /613-213-4455. All nominations will be evaluated by members of the Immigration Partnership to determine the winner.

Nominees must have been born outside of Canada, live in Leeds Grenville, and own/operate a business in Leeds Grenville.

The award will be presented at the Leeds Grenville Small Business Centre’s Bridges to Better Business Conference being held in Brockville during Small Business Week in October.

The award is a collaborative effort between members of the St. Lawrence – Rideau Immigration Partnership; the Leeds Grenville Small Business Centre, the Employment + Education Centre, CSE Consulting, TR Leger Immigrant Services / TR Leger Immigrant Services aux Immigrants, KEYS Job Centre and the Volunteer Centre of St. Lawrence – Rideau.

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Rotary shares an interest in protecting our common legacy: the environment. We are committed to supporting activities that strengthen the conservation and protection of natural resources, advance ecological sustainability, and foster harmony between communities and the environment. This is just one of the many areas that members focus on to serve the community we live in, locally as well as on a global scale. To learn more, see www. kemptvillerotary.ca.

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Kemptville Lions Catch the Ace draws resume Now that the Province's re-opening process has entered Step 2, the Kemptville Lions Club can hold their Catch the Ace draws once again. Round 5 of their "Catch the Ace" lottery was supposed to be held on April 13, but the pandemic intervened. The first draw will now be held on Tuesday, July 13 at 7:30 at the Kemptville Youth Centre.

All tickets that have been sold since April are valid for that draw. Tickets can still be purchased from B & H Foodliner, Jonsson's Independent Grocer, Moose Mart, Sherry's Kitchen (Heckston), Fast Eddie's Diner, R. Rose Automotive, and from members of the Kemptville Lions Club.

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Leeds and Grenville contributes 83,000 trees to Living Tribute More than 83,000 new trees have been planted across the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville this spring in honour of Canadian veterans, thanks to the combined efforts of the Highway of Heroes (HOH) Tree Campaign and Forests Ontario. These newly planted seedlings are adding to an existing green monument along Canada’s busiest highway.

The HOH Tree Campaign pays tribute to veterans by planting a tree for each of the two million Canadians who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces. The HOH/ Forests Ontario partnership reduces tree planting costs for eligible landowners living near Highway 401, from Windsor to Cornwall, to meet this goal. Nearly 170,000 trees have been rooted in Leeds and Grenville as part of this living tribute since the

campaign’s outset.

“Our partnership with Forests Ontario and the 50 Million Tree Program has allowed us to take immense strides toward reaching our goal of supporting the planting of two million trees in total,” said Mike Hurley, Executive Director the HOH Tree Campaign. “In just two years, we have gone from having less than 10% of our goal planted to just over 75%. But perhaps what is most meaningful is that many Canadians can now take great pride in knowing that they have a small piece of this sprawling living tribute in their own backyards.”

Across Ontario, more than 880,000 seedlings were planted on upwards of 300 properties through the campaign this spring, creating over 440 hectares of new forest. Having rooted nearly

1.6 million trees in total, the HOH Campaign is poised to be completed by the end of 2022.

“It’s very exciting to see this partnership so close to its goal,” said Rob Keen, Registered Professional Forester and CEO of Forests Ontario. “The HOH campaign is unique, as it enables Ontarians to protect their environment and improve their communities while paying tribute to our Canadian Heroes. We’re honoured to be a part of this noble mission.”

Forests Ontario, a nonprofit charity, has facilitated the planting of more than 37 million trees across Canada since 2004.

As 2022 will be the last year of the HOH Campaign and final opportunity for landowners to participate, Mike and Rob urge those who are interested in contributing to

the living tribute next spring to reach out to either HOH or Forests Ontario now.

Along with enhancing the world’s largest living tribute, the new forests planted along Highway 401 will provide wind and snow barriers, stabilize soil, absorb groundwater runoff, sequester carbon, and provide new habitats for wildlife. Planting forests to sequester carbon is one of the most effective methods to cool landscapes and mitigate the effects of climate change.

Property owners living within 30 kilometers of the 401 corridor between Windsor and Cornwall who are interested in planting trees in the spring of 2022 can visit www.forestsontario.ca or contact: Nicole Baldwin, Forestry Program Manager, Forests Ontario, (416) 6461193, ext. 227, or nbaldwin@ forestsontario.ca.

When is a tree more than just a tree? The answer is when the tree is part of a memorial to honour Canada’s fallen heroes. We are planting 2 million trees for all Canadians who have served during times of conflict since Confederation and including the War of 1812. 117,000 of the most prominent trees will be planted along and near the stretch of the 401 known as the Highway of Heroes, one tree for every life lost while serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. This tribute provides a myriad of environmental benefits and offers an opportunity to tell the story of those who have served in the Armed Forces, reminding future generations of the great debt we owe these courageous Canadians.

The Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign is funded by Veterans Affairs Canada, the

Government of Ontario, Cullen’s Foods, Landscape Ontario, TD Bank, the Ontario Trillium Fund, the City of Toronto, Frank Cowan Company, the City of Quinte West, Tree Canada, Rotary District 7070, Maple Leaves Forever, the Garden Club of Toronto and Canadian citizens nationwide. To learn more, visit www.hohtribute.ca.

Forests Ontario is a notfor-profit charity that promotes re-greening the province through forest restoration, conservation, education and stewardship. Forests Ontario commits to promoting a healthier future by sustaining and supporting healthy forests through multiple tree planting initiatives. Forests Ontario is the voice of our forests.

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Lords or Commons: Historical Society July talk on-line The North Grenville Historical Society is back with a new series of public talks, and, in keeping with society as we now know it, it will available on-line. The talk takes place on July 14, and features Society Historian, Dr. David Shanahan, speaking about the early settlement of the region, and the attempt by government to create an aristocracy for Upper Canada. Individuals, and small groups of leading families were granted entire townships, even multiple townships, in order to become the new landed gentry of the province. This involved townships surrounding Oxford-on-Rideau and had the potential to develop into a House of Lords for Ontario.

For more information, go to www.northgrenvillehistoricalsociety.ca.

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"We would like to thank our loyal customers, family, friends and neighbors for all of there support over the years and especially the last 11 months. Although Howard is not here in person, his spirit is noticed in the shop & office. We know Howard would want a big celebration with country music and good food but it will have to wait a little longer.

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Senior's Project Since Valentine's Day volunteers have been creating special gifts for Seniors living alone and isolated.

Brainchild of Marguerite Boyer this started as a one holiday project and grew into several more. As the special occassions came upon us, so did more volunteers. Our last project was for Canada Day, where we delivered 90 boxes to residents in North Grenville, and some in Merrickville. I would like to take the time to thank all the volunteers who believed in me enough to help with the creation of each project.

North Grenville Public Library is open again

by David Shanahan Great news for book lovers and the entire community.

The NGPL has reopened as of Monday, July 5. This will be a gradual process and masks will still be mandatory inside the library at all times. For those who forget, some masks will be available at the library. Advanced computer bookings will not be required, however, you will still need to see staff at the front desk for an access code. Over time, small groups for in-person programming will be brought back to the library schedule, and curbside pickup will continue to be available for those who wish to use the service.

If you’ve lost your library card, or you don’t have a library membership yet, you can apply online. For card renewals, please call or email the branch. Kemptville Norenberg Branch, 1 Water St, 613-258-471, info@ngpl.ca. Check the website for catalogues and schedules of events: https://ngpl.ca.

Library hours at the Kemptville branch will be from 10 am to 7 pm, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; Friday from 1 pm to 5 pm, and Saturday, from 10 am to 2 pm. The Library will be closed on Wednesday and Sunday.

The Burritts Rapids branch will be open on Saturdays, from 10 am to 2 pm.

When coming to the library, please use the front door and exit by the riverside door, remembering to use hand sanitizer at the entrance when you arrive.

The entire staff are eager to welcome everyone back to the NGPL, and residents will be equally delighted to see the doors open again.

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OFA hosts local federation leaders across Ontario for an open roundtable discussion

by Peggy Brekveld, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Sometimes, you leave a meeting and think, “That was a great meeting. I am really glad that happened.” It can be an insightful comment, an engaged group of participants, action to follow up on, or confirmation the organization is on the right track. I had one of those meetings recently. Being at the helm of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), a president’s schedule would typically be filled with in-person speaking engagements, meetings, workshops and events. COVID-19 has unfortunately limited our face-to-face interactions and has put a pause on informal chats over a cup of coffee or a shared meal.

Our connections have pivoted to virtual, but the goal of Farms and Food Forever remains strong, as staff and board members continue to work alongside industry partners and stakeholders advocating for a resilient and dynamic agri-food sector.

With COVID-19 protocols in place, you may no longer see me shaking hands with politicians, but my days are still full of emails, calls and virtual meetings connecting with government representatives to advocate for a profitable agri-food sector on behalf of our 38,000 farming families, and connecting with members just like you. Although we remain physically distanced, our organization is committed to hearing from grassroots voices and wants to ensure local federations are connected to the work being done at the provincial level.

This week, I hosted the first of two President’s Roundtables with the intent to have transparent, open dialogue with local federation presidents from across the province. The roundtable served as a virtual check-in to see how everyone is navigating the pandemic, keeping their membership engaged, and how OFA can offer ad-

ditional support on current issues or priorities. It was an opportunity for county and regional leaders to ask questions, share concerns and engage in an open floor discussion.

Despite this busy time of year, county leaders were able to take a lunch break from the field with no additional travel time, to share their local activities and concerns.

Some noted that while they also miss in-person meetings, the option for online gatherings allows for discussions on emerging issues without the logistical burden of scheduling farm tasks, travel and accommodations. It also allows for more flexibility in terms of having members log in and join from anywhere. With the click of a button on their laptop, tablet or smartphone, members can be connected to local federation meetings without the challenge of leaving the farm.

A silver lining of the pandemic is that we can easily host roundtables on virtual platforms and have representation present from all corners of the province. There were 11 counties that attended last week’s roundtable and shared current county projects and initiatives during introductions. I was pleased to hear that many federations are currently working on farm safety initiatives, ag awareness projects and championing for agriculture through virtual presentations and meetings with all levels of local government.

A shared point of concern during these conversations focused on how to contain urban sprawl, Minister’s Zoning Orders (MZOs), resisting the pressure to develop farmland and the re-zoning/classification of agricultural land. This recurring theme of concern fits the mandate of our recently launched Home Grown Campaign. The campaign aims to educate consumers on the detrimental impacts urban sprawl has on farmland and protecting our domestic

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Preserving farmland for future generations and protecting the domestic food supply chain remains a top priority for OFA. Based on the examples and concerns shared by county presidents in this first roundtable, we know there is a growing need to continue amplifying the message of farmland preservation.

Whether virtual or inperson, connecting with our county and regional federations always requires an investment of time by our grassroots leaders. I appreciate the presidents who carved an hour out of their busy schedules to attend my first President’s Roundtable. We are pleased to have grassroots leadership that is strong and engaged. I look forward to hearing from more federations during our July 16 meeting, and hope to establish these roundtables as a recurring open dialogue event for years to come.

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Serencko, George With heavy hearts we announce the passing of George W. Serencko, at the Kemptville District Hospital on June 27, 2021, at the age of 81. He was the second youngest of seven children born to Michael and Vera Serencko. He is lovingly remembered by his younger sister Helen Grice and older brothers Steve (Christel) and Paul (Gunn), as well as many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by sisters Martha, Bette, and Margaretta.

Retired Corporal George Serencko served in the Canadian Military from 1962 until 1988, where he travelled the world, learned a trade and served on several peacekeeping assignments. He met the first love of his life, Lisa (predeceased) while stationed in Germany and later brought his bride to Canada where they finally settled in Kemptville. They had their dogs, work, gardens, golf and many friends in the Legion and in their small community. After his wife's passing, he met the second love of his life, Jean Sharples who was his constant companion and partner at dances and darts and loved travelling to tournaments. When Jean passed away, George was not abandoned, due to the love and care of Jean's daughters Elizabeth Smalldridge (Carl Dillabough), Catherine Nell and Nancy Sharples and their children and grandchildren who all continued to include him in their lives. George did not want a service. If you wish to make a donation in his name, please consider the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

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by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville It’s rhubarb season and one of our favourite condiments is Rhubarb and Apple Chutney.

This Chutney is savory and provides more character to any number of dishes. Don’t waste it on hot dogs and hamburgers, reserve it for those special meals where you have invested time and effort in preparing.

Rhubarb and Apple Chutney

Ingredients: 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 small red onion, finely chopped 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped 1 cup of cranberry juice ⅓ cup of dried tart cherries 1 tablespoon of cider vinegar 1 tablespoon of light brown sugar 1 tablespoon of minced crystallized ginger (the Bulk Barn has it and the cherries) A pinch of salt ¾ pound or 2 cups of rhubarb, cut into ½ inch chunks 1 teaspoon grated lime peel Preparation: Cook the onion in vegetable oil until soft. Add and bring to a boil: the apple, juice, cherries, vinegar, sugar, ginger and salt. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add the rhubarb and stir in the lime peel. Cook some more until the rhubarb is soft. Preserve as usual following the instructions on the Certo package.

If you want to try something absolutely superb, get a large Brie and slice it into two disks.

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The Bridges at Oxford Mills

The Factory Bridge in May, 1951.

Waugh’s sketch of the bridge area in 1861.

by David Shanahan When the signs went up a while back announcing that Factory Bridge in Oxford Mills would be closed for a couple of months, the big question on many people’s lips was: “Where’s Factory Bridge - never heard of it!”.

Well, as all residents of the village now know for certain, Factory Bridge is the one on Bridge street crossing the South Branch between the Brigadoon and Maplewood.

Presumably, the name derived from the cheese factory which once stood at one end of the bridge on the north-east bank of the river.

The very first bridge on

that spot was a simple plank affair, allowing people to cross between the grist and saw mills which had been built on either bank. Asa Clothier built the first mill and dam here in 1845, leading to the development of Oxford Mills. Rickey Waugh bought the land in 1850, completing the dam as well as a grist mill and saw mill, and the rough plank bridge was erected at that time. Waugh also built the large stone building on the corner of Bridge and Water Street, both store and residence, now the Brigadoon Restaurant.

He later erected the stone building across the road from

his store which became his family home. These two buildings are now all that is left of Waugh’s extensive developments. His original dam was replaced by the present structure in 1959.

The mill was demolished in 1961. In 1861, Waugh drew a sketch of the bridge area for his insurance company, and it shows the mills and dam, as well as dwelling houses on the north-east and north-west banks of the river downstream from the bridge. Maps from the 1860's show that Bridge Street had been laid out, but the bridge itself was still a narrow plank one.

Waugh’s bridge was re-

placed in 1892, and again in 1910. This bridge was a more impressive structure and lasted until 1982. In 1909, the Province of Ontario agreed to cover one-third of the cost of new roads and bridges to County Councils in the province. The subsidy the County then provided to Oxford-OnRideau Township was used by them to raise debentures of $200,000 and, in 1910, six new bridges were built across the Township. Two of these were in Oxford Mills, one linking Water Street with County Road 18, called the Hanlon Bridge, and the other replacing the one on Bridge Street. It was officially known as the Oxford Mills Bridge.

Each bridge was 60 feet in width, with a roadway 16 feet wide. The Oxford Mills Bridge had a roadway of just 15 feet in width, and sidewalks on either side, each three feet wide. The sidewalk had to be removed in 1970 in order to widen the road for traffic. The bridge connected

the commercial and residential side of the village with the administrative centre at Maplewood Park, site of the Town Hall and School from 1875. The concrete for the bridges came from Dominion Concrete in Kemptville, and the structural steel came all the way from Sarnia. It is interesting to note that the 1910 bridge cost a total of $2,362.75.

The name “Factory Bridge”, by which the bridge was known in the 1980's at least, probably referred to the cheese factory. “The Mill Bridge” would seem to be a more appropriate name, although the saw mill had burned down in 1900, and the grist mill was demolished in 1961. A cheese factory operated on the north east side of the bridge between 1870 and 1947. It was built by Murdoch Gair, a businessman who had come to Oxford Mills from Scotland in the 1860's and later went bankrupt, having embezzled funds in his role

as Treasurer of Oxford-onRideau Township. The factory was taken over and continued operations, ultimately under the ownership of J. W. Fretwell, until 1947 when the roof collapsed under the weight of snow that winter.

The concrete floor and stone foundations are the only remaining parts of this building, and can still be seen from the bridge.

Much has changed from the time Rickey Waugh sketched the bridge and dam area in 1861. The mills are gone, as are the homes that stood below the plank bridge.

The dam he built in 1850 was replaced by the present concrete one in 1959, a testament to the strength of Waugh’s work. The cheese factory no longer stands there, and the current bridge is a far cry from the original wooden beams that once crossed the South Branch. But Waugh’s old store and his family home still stand, the last remains of a thriving and bustling industrial development that led to the rise of Oxford Mills. As late as 1959, a local writer could describe the village in these terms: “Oxford Mills contains 44 houses, 2 general stores, one garage, a post office, one electrical shop, 2 halls, vacant grist mill, school, three churches, park, two bridges, a dam, a rest home for aged people, and a cemetery”.

Painting the town orange: Canada Day done differently forcibly taken to residential school, and as a tribute to the resiliency of residential school survivors in Canada."

The orange shirt also represents a "call to all levels of government to implement all Truth and Reconciliation 94 Calls to Action”. Eleven year old Amelia, who was watching the Paddlers' Poker Run, told me she and her family donned orange shirts to "show that we honour First Like many others across North Grenville, Get Cronk'd Fitness Nations and respect them."

Studio chose to mark Canada Day in a different way this year. Another resident explained Rebecca Cronk led a 9 am Canada Day class in support of that she wore an orange shirt the Legacy of Hope Foundation because it is time to "reflect on what's been found rather First Nation SK, and 182 than pretend like nothing

by Rachel Everett-Fry children in Cranbrook BC happened."

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on the grounds of former Get Cronk'd Fitness Stustate-funded Residential dio in downtown KemptThough Canada day fes- Schools has prompted a time ville made the decision to tivities were enjoyed by of reckoning. donate to the Legacy of many residents across North Many North Grenville Hope Foundation, an Ottawa Grenville, some residents residents chose to wear or- based charity working to chose to celebrate differ- ange this Canada Day. Doing promote healing and educate ently, or not celebrate at all, so was encouraged by the on the history of Residential this year. The identification Ontario Native Women's Schools, rather than purof the remains of 215 chil- Association as a way to "rec- chase their usual Canada dren in Kamloops BC, 751 ognize and honour the thou- Day decorations. They also children on the Cowessess sands of Indigenous children held a Canada Day class, July 7, 2021

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from which proceeds were donated to Legacy of Hope.

Diane Cronk explained that, "We're still proud to be Canadian. But we would be remiss if we waved flags and celebrated. I think this is a time for reflection. Hope.

Showing the community that we care. This is a really small way of doing that, but I think if everyone did a little bit, it amounts to a lot…It would show that we understand, we're listening." She went on to say, "We can't rewrite history, or undo the wrongs.

But we can certainly help the community recognize and reflect upon all those terrible, unforgivable things that happened." Diane, with some surprise, also noted that following her statement about this initiative, the response on social media has been nothing but positive.

"Handprints of Homage", a group providing handprint kits on Canada Day, sprung up as a way to "pay tribute to a brave generation of children; children who were

torn from their families by our own Canadian government and individuals from religious organizations at the time, for the simple fact that they were aboriginal." The initiative provided children and families with non-toxic orange paint for kids to mark their driveways or the parking lot at Riverside Park with handprints. They are also offering ideas and suggestions for how parents can talk to their children about Residential Schools and Canada's colonial legacy.

Acknowledging that North Grenville is built on Algonquin soil, Handprints of Homage explain their initiative as, "a tangible way for our kids to pay their respect and to embed the message that the young lives lost have not been forgotten."

Flags at the Municipal Centre in Kemptville have been at half-mast in remembrance of the Indigenous children who continue to be found in unmarked graves at former Residential School

sites across the country.

Mayor Nancy Peckford issued a statement: "Canada Day should be one of reflection and remembrance. It's an opportunity for all of us to thoughtfully examine what it means to be Canadian, and understand our country's extensive Indigenous roots and the racism that still exists today." She went on, "Learning more about Indigenous leaders and the many cultures that now comprise this country is everyone's responsibility."

For more information, visit the Ontario Native Women's Association website at www.onwa.ca or, like Get Cronk'd, consider donating to the Legacy of Hope Foundation at www. legacyofhope.ca If you or a member of your family is a survivor of a residential school, you can call the National Indian Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419 for support. www.ngtimes.ca

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Fixing the leak of untold incontinence

Urinary incontinence is one of the most common problems of aging. It instills, needlessly, the prospect of embarrassment and a fear of leaving the house. Comedians quip, “If you don’t know when you need to go, by the time you find out, you’ve already gone!” But, in fact, it’s no laughing matter when a sneeze, cough, or even just standing up causes urine suddenly to leak through your clothes.

Stress incontinence occurs when pressure in the urinary bladder is greater than the ability of the muscles to hold back the flow of urine.

In men, it may be associated with aging, or the result of a radical prostatectomy for cancer of the prostate gland.

For women, it’s often due to repeated pregnancies and the strain on pelvic muscles during labour.

Urge incontinence is the issue when you feel a sense of panic. “I’ve got to go quickly to urinate or I’m in

trouble.” The sudden, intense urge to urinate is followed by an involuntary loss of urine.

The risk factors include obesity, which increases pressure on the bladder and surrounding muscles, and smoking, where continually coughing exerts stress on pelvic muscles.

Constipation is another factor. Grunting and pushing with bowel movements of hard, compacted stools further injures pelvic muscles and causes nerves to become overactive, which increases the urge to urinate frequently.

Taking 2,000 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C at bedtime triggers results. If it does not, increase to 4,000 the next night. Then eat a high fiber cereal and a hot drink in the morning. A bowel movement will follow. As a cardinal rule, don’t ruin your colon with laxatives.

Making changes in lifestyle can help to ease this problem. Decrease caffeine, alcohol, and other diuretics.

Stop smoking. Avoid acidic foods.

Remember dams that leak must be strengthened. So do exercises. Imagine trying to pick up a marble and hold it using the muscles in your pelvic floor. Do this eight times several times a day and continue daily for three months.

Remember Rome wasn’t built in a day. This simple procedure usually improves incontinence as it bulks up pelvic muscles surrounding the urethra (the tube that carries urine to the outside) and helps to stop dribbling of urine. If the muscles have become so weak that they fail to respond to this exercise your doctor may suggest electrical stimulation to trigger muscle response.

Artificial bulking agents made of biocompatible material are available to help improve urethral function.

A cystoscope is inserted into the penis or vagina and the bulking agent is injected around the urethra. This may take two or three sessions to get the required result. But results are not as good in males who have had a radical prostatectomy.

If all this fails, surgery will be suggested. For women this usually means a vaginal operation, but some surgeons prefer an abdominal one. A sling operation is currently the most effective. The rationale behind this surgery is quite simple. By placing a sling under the urinary bladder, it will not only be lifted, but the procedure will also change the angle, decreasing the loss of urine.

For males with significance urinary incontinence who have had a radical prostatectomy, an artificial urinary valve can be inserted which closes the valve on a continual basis. But it can be opened by a small pump implanted under the scrotum skin.

Urinary incontinence is called a “closet problem”.

After all, who wants to admit they wet their pants. But too many North Americans suffer from this disorder in silence, when they should be getting help.

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Using life insurance as a tax shelter for business owners

by Daren Givoque, Financial Advisor, O’Farrell Financial Services In January, 2018, the Canadian government put new tax on split income (TOSI) rules into effect, causing many business owners to have to adjust how they withdraw money from their corporations.

With this tax change, a client was unsure of how he could withdraw money from his business without paying tons of tax. Prior, he was taking advantage of income splitting by including his spouse and children as shareholders in the business, paying them each a salary and reducing his family’s overall tax bill. The new TOSI rules required him to prove that the salary being paid to his wife and children was July 7, 2021

reasonable and related to the job they were doing for the business. As his children were young and his wife active in her own work, there was no way to claim that the money being paid out to his family was fair under the new rules.

It was clear that he had to reorganize how he withdrew money from his company, and find an alternative solution to avoid heavy taxation.

While it is no longer straightforward for business owners to withdraw money from their corporation without being heavily taxed, there is another tool that can be used - Life Insurance. Buying certain types of life insurance can help you withdraw money from a corporation and shelter it in a tax-free environment. It is essentially a tax-free savings account for businesses.

Normally, excess corporate profits stay trapped within the company. If the money does not grow, there will be no growth to tax; but if it is passively invested, and the gains are not directly attributable to the active growth of the company, it will be subject to aggressive taxation.

With tax-exempt life insurance, there is a way to shelter your surplus as a corporate investment. The main types of tax-exempt life insurance policies are whole life insurance, universal life insurance, and universal life insurance with guaranteed investments.

As opposed to term insurance, these products include cash value, which is essentially a savings component. Money that has been invested, and the growth within the savings portion of the life insurance 16

policy, can flow to the business owner tax-free when they choose, or to their heirs in a very tax-efficient way at their estate.

It is important to note that this strategy is a long term one. Insurance is a great investment for corporations, but it is a 10-15-year commitment. Business owners who invest money in life insurance products should be comfortable with having limited ability to access it in the first five years.

Talk to an advisor to see how you can use life insurance to your advantage and save your hard-earned money from taxation.

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Baldwin's Birds

Dear Readers, A sunny and bright Canada Day didn't fail to provide a beautiful bird treat in our garden when a pair of Brown Thrashers appeared and spent sometime, together, foraging for insects and grubs in the grass. They are not usually found in places near to human habitation, so we felt very privileged to get a good sighting of them. With their rufous brown feathers, long tails and their piercing yellow eyes, they were quite spectacular to see, and it was made even more-so being that there was a pair of them. They are usually quite difficult to see, since they are continually on the move and like to stay well hidden in the brush, providing just fleeting glimpses of themselves to any watching person, or predator. We were very lucky that they came out into the open grass in their search for food.

Whilst watching them, I got a chance to see the Bluebird going to and fro, between its nesting box and the trees and bushes, from where it was getting insects to feed its young.

Its nearby neighbourly rival, the House Wren, has finished using its nesting box, for now, having hopefully raised its family who have fledged and flown. I have yet to see any of the Wren's young in all the years they have been coming here and using our nesting boxes. The Robins seem to be the only ones nesting around here who have their young, who then can be seen to be still in the area, at least for a short while anyway. I suppose they have to leave once they get too competitive with the grown-ups for the food supply that our garden provides for them all.

Our other feeder birds are still around and keeping us entertained, such as, the Goldfinches, Housefinches, Tree Sparrows, Red Winged Blackbirds, Red and White breasted Nuthatches, Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers, Song and Tree Sparrows, Rock Pigeons, Mourning Doves, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Chickadees and others. However, the little Ruby Throated Hummingbirds seem to be conspicuous by their daytime absence from our feeder, but do, just before dusk, make a very brief appearance. Maybe when they too have hatched their young, they will visit us on a bit more of a regular basis. That remains to be seen, of course, but in the meantime we can only enjoy what is in sight, at the time, and have to take advantage of every possible opportunity to do so, which I hope all of you are doing and getting great enjoyment from doing, too.

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