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July 10, 2013

Community pulls together to make Canada Day a success

photo by Michael Pacitto Canada Day is a proud celebration in any community and here in North Grenville we have reason to boast about our pride.

Due to an unforeseen series of events and a need to recruit new volunteers, our local celebrations may not have been what we have enjoyed in the past, but thanks to the efforts of some proud local individuals, organizations and businesses, we were able to come together in

celebration and for that we extend sincere appreciation.

“My wife and I took in the local festivities, from the entertainment in Oxford Mills to the parade and fireworks in Old Town Kemptville” shared Mayor Gordon.

“We felt truly proud to be Canadian.”

The Municipality of North Grenville wishes to recognize the contributions of those who came

together to present Canada Day celebrations: The Oxford Mills Community Association; The Kemptville Legion; The Kemptville Youth Centre; Kemptville Lions Club; proud residents Mike Martin, Catherine Ellis, Doug and Fran Thompson, and Pat Babin; Goodyear-416 Tire; Nature’s Way Select Foods; eQuinelle Golf Club and their staff; MK Pit Stop; Styvesphotos; Dave Wallace-

Harwood Estate Vineyard & Winery; Kemptville Transportation Service; John H. Kennedy Ltd.; MacEwen Service Station; RONA-Kemptville Building Centre Limited; Dominion Lending Centres; Howard Wilson Motors Ltd.; Urbandale Construction, Westerra Homes; LA Group; Myers Kemptville-Chevrolet Buick GMC; BCD Accounting Services Inc.; O’Heaphy’s Irish Pub; Pi-

rate Cove Marine; Royal Lepage Gale Real Estate; G. Tackaberry and Sons Construction Co. Ltd.; The North Grenville Times; TD Graham + Associates; Oxford Mills General Store; Brigadoon Restaurant; and Triune Productions.

“Members of Council were again not surprised at the efforts of all the organizing groups who put in their time and encontinued on page 3

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Dodge Ball fundraiser nets $528 for Diabetes could donate. There are approximately 270 junior students and out of those 270 students we came up with $528. It was elimination Dodge Ball and there were 12 teams of about 11 students. The members of each team worked very hard and, in the end, the top three teams were rewarded with prizes. Some special acknowledgements were made to people with best shot, great sportsmanship and just staying in.

I would like to thank some of the teachers who helped organize Dodge Ball for Diabetes and run it, such as Mrs. Rutherford, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Lavigne and, of course, the principal, Mrs. Empey. As well as teachers, I would also like to thank all of the students who donated and especially the two students who donated the most: in first place, former Grade 5, Cole Hudson, who donated $60, and in second place former grade 6, Ryan Barker, who donated $40. All in all, Dodge Ball for Diabetes was a great success and I hope to see some excellent players next year.

Kate Dunne, student and Type 1 diabetic with Mrs. Empey, principal of Holy Cross Catholic School

by Kate Dunne I have had diabetes for five years now and celiac disease for one. Some of you may think you can prevent diabetes, or catch it like a cold, but really there is nothing you can do but live with it. So what is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that affects the pancreas. The pancreas’s job is to send the sugar you eat to where your body needs it.

Type 1 diabetes completely shuts down your

pancreas. Scientists are not yet sure how this occurs. What diabetics can do to manage diabetes is give ourselves a medicine called insulin. We can either do this through an injection before we eat, or through a pump, which is basically the same, but is an electronic device that gives you the insulin through a tube and a needle which is constantly in our bodies.

I raise money for a cure

through an organization called Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (J.D.R.F) – more info at: http://www.jdrf.ca. This year at my school, Holy Cross Catholic School, I managed to raise the amazing amount of $528 through a fundraiser called Dodge Ball for Diabetes.

The entry fee was at least a dollar and only the grades 4, 5, 6 (juniors) could play; but if you were in a younger grade you

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A Caring Community!

Submitted by Candace Sceviour-Hay Jesse was diagnosed when he was 8 years old, with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy called Friedreich's Ataxia. This form affects not only the muscles in your body (which is almost everything if you think about it... including the heart), but it also affects the nerves. So, not only do his muscles get weaker, but also his balance and coordination. The family attempted to get funding once they knew he was no longer able to walk much. After almost 2 years of trying to get funding for renovations to make their home accessible, they finally got it!

March of Dimes donated $14,000 and PC Children's Charities donated $20,000.

After getting quotes, they decided to go with a man named Larry Manuel that had been recommended to them. Once funding was approved, worked started. He seemed to be doing a great job, slowly... but to someone with no construction background, he was doing a wonderful job. Then one day, he just stopped coming... things weren't completed. Winter was coming and they needed the roof put on the ramp for winter. After trying to reach him for months, they turned to the Ottawa Citizen for help. This is when they found out there had been no permits, nothing was done to code, and he

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had taken off with a good portion of the funds.

About a year later, some contractors from Ottawa came out to help complete the renovations.

They volunteered all their time and with help from companies in Kemptville and Ottawa, most of the materials were donated.

They did manage to get a good part of the renovations done, but abruptly stopped for the holidays and never came back, leaving a huge mess and lots of things incomplete.

And so, here we are about 6 months later, still needing help.

The response from the community to help with "Project Jesse" has been overwhelming. Vicki Rigby and I along with Colinda are having a difficult time keeping up, however we are not complaining.

To date we have all the trades needed to complete the first phase. So many people have signed on in various ways and we can not thank you enough.

The date has now been chosen: Friday, July 19 to Sunday, July 21. We are still looking for stone to place around the deck and ramp, a dumpster and a tent so the volunteers have a place to sit out of the sun and eat (yes this weekend is going to be a beautiful day!). If you think you can help with this, please call Candace at 613-866-8952.

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Canada Day success con’t from page 1 thusiasm to have such a variety of celebration activities. From financial support to volunteer hours North Grenville residents never disappoint” stated Councillor Barb Tobin.

The Municipality would also like to thank the North Grenville Chamber of Commerce who worked to bring together sponsorship for the fireworks display at dusk. “We wish to thank all those who participated to ensure 2013 Canada Day in North Grenville continued to be a successful celebration in our Community!” Community groups and volunteers are

beginning to come forward to talk about next year’s events. If you are interested in being connected with this group please contact Mark Guy, Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture at mguy@northgrenville. on.ca or call 613-2589569 ext. 107 and we will be sure to put you in touch.

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Battling Visions

by David Shanahan North Grenville has two websites that are either new or recently revised, battling against each other. There is the official North Grenville “Green and Growing” site, which boosts the municipality for outsiders, attempts to attract business and residents to settle in the area, and generally paints the best possible picture of North Grenville. [www.greenandgrowing.ca] Then there is the “Kemptville the Pits” website, otherwise known as “Green and Growing or Brown and Blowing”, which focusses on the pit and quarry issues facing South Gower as it deals with the potentially damaging effects of the proposed LaFarge pit on Bennett Road. [www. kemptvillethepits.ca] Quite a contrast in the manner in which they portray the future of North Grenville, and reflecting the two sides of the story in a way that is stark and, of course, extreme. “Green and Growing” talks about how “North Grenville offers a distinctly small-town/ rural lifestyle. Whether in urban and sub-urban area of Kemptville, or in the rural villages and

hamlets in the outlying areas – residents enjoy trails, waterways, dining, shopping, arts and culture.

North Grenville is more than just a place to live and invest – it’s a feeling of a community looking to the future, while savouring the past”. I think most people would agree that this is a fairly accurate picture.

“Brown and Blowing”, on the other hand, shows what can happen to the rural lifestyle when it is dug up and carted away in trucks passing by your house at the rate of six a minute. The site speaks of an unresponsive Council, a Ministry that won’t meet with residents, and a provincial system that leaves them feeling isolated and impotent. In this context, I think most people would agree that this a fairly accurate picture too.

This is the dilemma communities must deal with: conflicting visions, both of which are true in their own way. On the one hand, we have a community with a wonderful blend of urban and rural, an amazing voluntary sector, and a rich array of social and cultural assets, such as schools, hospitals, libraries, etc. Green and growing, as they say. At the same time, the problem is that, if you bring in enough people, industry,

- pits and quarries - etc., you overwhelm the very characteristics that made people want to live here in the first place. Balance is obviously the key: but that is an extraordinarily hard thing to achieve or maintain.

Council are declaring the downtown of Kemptville along Rideau and Sanders Streets, between Clothier and CR 43, as a Community Improvement Area. A public meeting was held to present the Planning Department’s ideas for this area (see article in this issue), and the result was sad. As with so many of the plans for downtown Kemptville, it seems the Planning Department staff hold to the Field of Dreams concept: “If you build it, they will come”. They also seem to have added: If you say it, it is true. The idea is that, if we make the place look nice, everything will be fine. Just like Prescott Street. Forbes Symon, Director of Planning, believes that spending millions on making Prescott Street look nice has made all the difference and things are fine now. More people are coming into NG to shop. But he fails to note that they are shopping at Colonnade, not on Prescott Street.

Now he wants to apply

the same “solution” north of the river. Using designs, as on Prescott Street, it now seems the idea is to get private owners to smarten up their properties on Rideau and Sanders, thereby making the area “developed”. It didn’t work on Prescott Street, so why would it work now?

The designs are not right for eastern Ontario. They do not reflect the historic or heritage character of Kemptville, and imposing them on Rideau and Clothier only adds to the unreality of Planning.

At this point, I think its time to give up on municipal involvement.

Let the businesses and residents do their thing, and give them the tax breaks, financial support, whatever they need to do the job. Planning in NG has been disastrous.

Ad hoc, without competence or vision, without any coherent structure or design, businesses and residents have been left frustrated and angry. Lipservice only is paid to public consultation, and perhaps it is time to tell the Municipal bureaucrats to take their hands off and leave us alone. When the Director of Planning can only respond to questions from the public by saying: “that’s a good question”, then I am forced to

conclude that not much thought has gone into planning. This is a traditionally conservative community. Traditionally, that means that government is only expected to

do what the private sector cannot. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but maybe our conservative Council need to put this principle into effect.

Letter to the Editor Re: Thanks for a community parade in Kemptville Correct me if I am wrong, but six weeks ago there was actually no official plan for any community Canada Day celebrations in Kemptville.

The Rotary, due to other commitments, and the increasing demands on the volunteers of this and other non-profit organizations is overwhelming and it meant that the parade was a no go. Rumor on the street was that the fireworks had been,or were going to be, cancelled due to a $3,500 budget short fall. NO PARADENO FIREWORKS. The Canada Day festivities at Riverside Park had fallen apart.

ONCE AGAIN, the wonderful volunteers and our community players stepped up to the plate and got the job done. I (we) thank each and every one of you for a great day but.....the festivities included our fireworks

display and we really need to thank and mention the North Grenville Chamber of Commerce who picked up this ball and sourced and re-sourced for the funding from local businesses and residents alike. After all, what would Canada Day be without the fireworks? Wendy was still looking for funding after the festivities were over and everyone else who had had a great time had gone home. Congrats to you Wendy! It is because of your efforts the necessary funds were collected.

We also need to thank the Kemptville Youth Centre and the Youth in our community for providing the BBQ and other activities of the day.

Thanks to all of you, I love North Grenville!

As always! Have a great day, a pleasant evening and sleep like a baby.

The sun will shine tomorrow even if the clouds are in the way.

Linda Newson Kemptville

NG Fire Service continues with improvements

by David Shanahan The on-going work of increasing the professionalism and effectiveness of the North Grenville Fire Service has received another boost, as Council have approved a reorganisation of response procedures and a new approach to dispatch and use of personnel and vehicles. Chief Paul Hutt brought his proposals to Council and explained how they would increase flexibility and efficiencies in responding to incidents The North Grenville Times is published weekly by North Grenville Times Inc.

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As it currently stands, all personnel are connected via computer communications and can be contacted when calls come in. A computer program notes who is on call at any given time, etc., but the changes being introduced by Chief Hutt will allow only those immediately required for a call to be brought in. Improved technology allows response procedures to be improved radically, and the North Grenville Fire Service is making good use of that technology to

increase its effectiveness.

Chief Hutt explained it this way: “At present, when a request for service is received, all members of the Service are paged regardless of the incident type. Incident types vary from large incidents, such as structure fires that require a full deployment of personnel, to small incidents, such as a public assist or medical call that normally requires a minimal response”. Regardless of the type of incident, all personnel are deployed and there can be confusion

as to which vehicles need to be dispatched. Parts of NG are serviced by fire hydrants, for example, while others need water tankers on site. The new system will allow that decision to be made at the time of the call, allowing the right vehicles to be sent to the appropriate incident.

As an incident develops, the senior officer on the scene, the Incident Commander, has authority to either call in extra members or vehicles, or to send some back to the station when they are not

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needed. The Commander also calls in special services or equipment, such as Haz Mat, or inform Dispatch should extra help from other jurisdictions be needed.

The entire Municipality is divided into areas, each geographically defined, and a standard list has been prepared showing what personnel and equipment would be needed in each area in the case of a long list of different incident types. Chief Hutt’s new Response Running Assignments system promises to

make the North Grenville Fire Service ever more efficient in its use of resources, and effective in its mandate to provide service to the people of North Grenville.

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Municipality Matters

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Council Business Report The North Grenville Municipal Council have been dealing with a variety of issues over the past few weeks.

The AMO Conference The annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) is coming up in August. This conference gives municipal representatives a chance to meet and discuss matters of mutual interest. It also presents opportunities to meet for fifteen minutes with provincial ministers on specific issues. The North Grenville Council is applying for five such meetings: with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to discuss successful affordable housing programs in NG; with the Ministry of Infrastructure to discuss financing the reconstruction of County Road 43;

with the Ministry of Natural Resources to discuss the issue of pit and quarry licences within NG; with the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care to discuss NG’s success in implementing its Trails Strategy; and with the Ministry of the Environment to discuss the NG Bio-Mag pilot project and the proposal for a fullsize, fully operational facility.

Street lighting Proposals to replace the current street lighting in Kemptville with LED technology are being examined by Council and staff, and the cost of replacing the old system and operating the new one is being calculated.

A report prepared for Council shows that the total cost of the project could range between

$170,000 to $350,000, but the energy savings could be as much as 67%.

The proposal has been endorsed by Committee of the Whole and will probably be put into effect in the near future.

Deek’s Quarry The Municipality has become concerned that Deek’s Quarry is being used as a dumping ground, and has decided to gate the facility to prevent access to vehicles.

The gates will allow continued access for pedestrians, snow mobiles and ATV’s. Keys to the gates will be provided to local residents.

Fire Service changes The NG Fire Service is introducing changes to the way in which personnel are deployed, allowing for more efficient and effective use of re-

New OPP contract unveiled soon

by David Shanahan The new contract for services between the Municipality of North Grenville and the Ontario Provincial Police is being examined by municipal staff, and the public will get an idea of what is included in the next few weeks. Based on what is happening elsewhere in the Province, the terms of the new agreement may come as something of a shock, not to mention the Municipal budget. The expected contract will cost the taxpayers almost $3 million per year and will account for 32% of the net Municipal budget.

There are many municipalities around Ontario suffering from the burden of their policing agreement with the OPP, as policing costs soar and municipal funding shrinks.

Here in North Grenville, the expenditure on the OPP service contract has been about $2.5 million per year under the last contract. This includes funding a police station that closes on weekends.

Should you arrive at the OPP detachment office on County Road 44 on a weekend, you will find a phone on the wall outside that will put you through to a central dispatch office. Standing there on a July 10, 2013

freezing January evening, you may wonder what $3 million buys these days.

The OPP service forms a bigger portion of the North Grenville budget than any other department, aside from Recreation Facilities and Programs. But that department’s costs are mostly for salaries and benefits for summer, as well as full-time staff. The new OPP contract may exceed the Recreation budget in future. The OPP service contract for 2011 amounted to $2,685,180.

In comparison (or contrast), the North Grenville Fire Service budget for 2011 was $854,789. In 1997, OPP service in Oxford-onRideau and South Gower Townships cost precisely nothing. Kemptville had its own police force.

It may well be that $3 million is a reasonable price for the service we receive from the OPP. It is certainly not the decision of OPP officers that their service costs so much. The Provincial Government sets the rates for OPP service and leaves it to the individual Municipalities to arrange the kind of service they need, or can afford. The OPP negotiators, for their part, can simply pass the blame on to their political masters, pointing out that they, and not the OPP, are the ones who set

the rates. OPP salaries and benefits are set by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.

But the OPP prides itself on how well it compensates its officers. Right there on their website, they state: “The OPP prides itself on how it treats its employees. Not only does it provide excellent wages they offer superior benefits”.

The service is generous from the very first day of a recruit’s training. During the 18 weeks of training, a recruit is paid at the rate of $45,833.00 per year.

After training, this rises to $58,437.00 and then goes in yearly increments until, after three years, a First Class Constable earns $83,483.00 per year. Benefits are equally generous.

These include paid sick leave of 6 days at full pay and additional 124 days at 75% pay; drug card for prescription drugs, dental/vision/ hearing coverage, coverage for dependant children under 21 or 26 as a full time student. Most benefits are retained on retirement and/ or beyond the age of 65.

It is expected that salaries for the OPP may rise by around 8 or 9% in 2014, and this will certainly be reflected in the new contract being reviewed by the Municipality at the moment. This will bring

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sources. {See article in this issue). Council have approved the new system and have authorised Fire Chief Hutt to administer it at his discretion.

Septage Treatment project Council are considering a proposal to install a pilot project at the sewage treatment plant in Kemptville to handle filtrate from de-watered septage, which uses geotubes and polymer injection equipment to process septage into compost. A report on a similar project in Eganville has been submitted to Council, and it is planned to hold three information sessions in the community designed to give feedback to Council on public attitudes to the pilot project and the costs and benefits involved.

Curling Club renovations Council have agreed to allow the NG Curling Club to carry out renovations to the building on Reuben Street, which the Club will pay for from their own resources. The Club’s lease expires next year, but Council did not consider that an issue and it seems to be assumed that there will be a new lease for the Club. If not, the Municipality would have an improved facility at no cost to taxpayers.

Dog Agility Training Facility Council deferred a decision on allowing a dog agility training facility to operate at premises on Taylor Road after hearing contradictory evidence on the size and effects of the facility on the neighbourhood. Issues of num-

the annual salary of an OPP officer to around $100,000.

There may be a case to be made that the OPP deserve these salaries and benefits, and few would dispute the importance of the job they do for the community.

The issue here is that the municipalities, towns and townships of Ontario are forced to pay rates that they have no control over. The level of service depends on the ability of municipalities to pay. This is inherently unfair, and places an enormous burden on the taxpayers whose financial support from the Province has been steadily eroded as the cost of policing has increased.

We have a very strong Police Services Board in North Grenville, one that contains a Mayor and two ex-Mayors, with real experience of policing and police service requirements.

They have examined the OPP proposed contract which was sent out in April and have already recommended to Council that a cheaper option be accepted, one that does not include having a Community Sergeant for North Grenville.

What the final form and cost of the new OPP service contract will mean for North Grenville will only become clear when the contract is brought before Council in the near future.

What is clear already is that policing is becoming more and more expensive for municipalities and 32% of

the North Grenville budget must be getting close to the maximum of what we can afford. It may be an issue that should be raised with our MPP and provincial government officials before talks (they are hardly negotiations) for the next contract are started.

bers, parking and noise have been debated by the applicants and neighbouring residents, and Council have asked for more definite information before making a decision on the application.

Noise by-law issue Wo r k o n a r e v i s e d noise by-law for all of NG is proving to be more complicated than imagined. It is becoming difficult to define some of the terms that need to be clarified in the new by-law.

What does “personal use” mean? How would the by-law affect events such as the Dandelion Festival, or Canada Day? Should there be a distinction made between urban and rural requirements, etc.?

Council have asked that a draft by-law be ready in a month’s time.

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The Rise of the LCBO

by David Shanahan

But the “Control” part of the Liquor Control Board went much further than simply regulating the purchase itself. Under the Act setting up the LCBO, investigators were authorised to establish an “interdiction list”, naming those who had been found abusing the system. These lists were circulated to all liquor stores, as well as to local police forces, as it was a criminal offence for people on the interdiction list to be in possession of alcohol. From 1929, the LCBO could refuse service to anyone on social assistance, or for whatever reason they chose.

After bars were allowed to serve glasses of beer in 1934, licensed establishments had to follow strict regulations which included restrictions on singing, the number of patrons allowed to sit together, and the separation of female from unmarried male customers. Women visiting bars were only allowed to drink in a separate Ladies Room, and only in the presence of an official male chaperone.

These “good old days” seem quite shocking to Canadians today, and it is quite surprising how recently these regulations were in force. It was not until 1955 that the residents of Kemptville voted to allow a Liquor Store and Beer Store to open in their town. These opened in 1957. But it was another nine years before the vote was cast in favour of allowing hotels and restaurants to serve alcohol on their prem-

ises. Things get forgotten quite quickly, it seems, and the remarkable restrictions on the sale and consumption of alcohol by private citizens in Ontario seem to belong to another age, or another society. Perhaps they do.

But the people of North Grenville can point to the local man responsible for

beginning the very slow process of treating them as responsible adults. G. Howard Ferguson may not have approved of the way things have worked out regarding the LCBO, but without him and the risk he took in going to the electorate in 1926, we may not have had an LCBO at all.

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The new LCBO seems to be experiencing a shortage of parking already at its new and expanded location.

Dropping by the Liquor Store for a bottle of wine, or a few cans of beer, is a natural and everyday experience for residents of North Grenville these days. It is something that we can, happily, take for granted. It was not always so - not by a long way.

In 1926, G. Howard Ferguson, Premier of Ontario, Kemptville native and one-time Reeve of the village, created what can only be described as a social and political explosion. Ferguson had spent almost his whole life in politics, and was very conscious that one issue in particular was dominating Ontario life - alcohol. In 1916, at the height of the First World War, the Ontario Temperance Act [OTA] had been introduced to deal with what was universally considered a major social problem. The Temperance movement, essentially a campaign to introduce complete prohibition of the sale and consumption of alcohol, was a powerful popular crusade from the 1880's on, and was led predominantly by women in the various Protestant denominations in Canada. The movement was prompted more by anger at domestic violence and poverty caused by excessive drinking than by simple intolerance. There was a serious and very real problem involved.

Gradual moves towards prohibition had been taken from the 1890's, when municipalities were given the option of voting to keep their areas “dry”.

By the time the Great War broke out in 1914, there was sufficient popular support for prohibition, if only as a war measure, that the Ontario Government passed the OTA

easily.

But by the time Ferguson became Premier in 1923, support for the OTA was beginning to slip. Liquor was being smuggled into the Province in increasingly huge quantities; boot-legging was a major criminal enterprise, and the cost of implementing the OTA had risen to unacceptable levels. In 1925, more money was spent on enforcement of the OTA than on all other laws combined. Furthermore, the “wet” lobby, made up of more than just the liquor interests but also those who saw that prohibition was not working, continued to campaign for the repeal of the OTA. Plebiscites were becoming regular parts of local government life, and even on the provincial level it seemed that the issue was never finally settled. In 1924, Ferguson’s Government held a referendum on the matter, and the results showed an almost even split on the question. In attempting to find a compromise, Ferguson even introduced a low-alcohol beer, of just 4.4%, which was immediately dubbed “Fergie’s Foam”. He did not really satisfy the “wets”, and it infuriated the “drys”. He decided to risk his political career on a more permanent solution: government control.

The Provincial election of 1926 was to be fought on the issue of government control of liquor sale and distribution and it is very hard to imagine the depth of feeling expressed in that campaign. It was fierce and deep. The extreme “drys” portrayed Ferguson as a traitor to everything good and moral, while the “wets” and moderates understood that public support for prohibition was dwindling and lawbreaking in relation to the OTA was worse than the government control option Ferguson was of-

fering. Ferguson won the election handily, and the direct result was the establishment of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, the LCBO. This was not, however, the LCBO we know today. Ferguson was dealing with extreme views and had no intention of simply throwing open the consumption of alcohol to the public without restriction. He believed in personal freedom, but also in the responsibility of government to regulate public morality. People would only be allowed to buy alcohol from Government-run outlets, and only under licence.

Ferguson was quite clear about the limits: “The man who is abusing the privilege or who misconducts himself will have the privilege taken away from him...all persons found with liquor for which they cannot produce their permit will go to jail”.

This was no idle threat.

Between 1927 and 1962, individuals had to hold a licence in order to buy alcohol in the same way that a licence is needed to drive a car. Until 1957, these licences came in booklet form. This contained the holder’s name and address, marital status, employer ’s name, and a record of what had been bought. If a store operator felt that an individual was buying (or consuming) too much, he could refuse to sell them any more. Every time you bought alcohol, you had to hand in your licence, along with an order form, which could be examined to ensure you were not “abusing your privilege”.

Between 1957 and 1962, the booklet form of the licence was replaced by a permit card, something still remembered by those old enough. The order forms, which had to be filled in for each purchase, continued in use until the 1970's, when the public were first trusted enough to pick their purchases off the shelves themselves.

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Community Development meeting: more questions than answers

KDH celebrates its attainment of Exemplary Standing with Accreditation Canada

The Municipality of North Grenville invited the public to an information session at the Municipal Centre on July 3 to present their Rideau-Sanders Revitilization Plan. The subject area includes those two streets, and is bounded by Clothier street on the south and CR 43 on the north. A good crowd turned up to hear presentations by a summer intern and Director of Planning, Forbes Symon, aided by Councillor Tim Sutton. In the event, people seemed to leave more confused than when they arrived. In short, there seems to be no plan, other than designs by local artist, Don Muntz, for putting new facades on the buildings in the area.

The Hospital recognizes the important contributions of staff, physicians, volunteers and Board members with the unfurling of a banner and a celebratory BBQ Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) last week celebrated its recent achievement of Accreditation with Exemplary Standing – the highest ranking bestowed by Accreditation Canada.

At 1 pm on June 26, under a bright summer sun, the hospital’s CEO, the Chair of its Board of Directors, and the KDH Accreditation Team together unfurled a striking banner that proclaimed the hospital “Accredited with Exemplary Standing.”

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the Board Chair, expressed the Board’s tremendous pride in “the great people who work at KDH.” He emphasized that the ranking

was achieved thanks to the hard work of many people – hospital staff, physicians, volunteers, board members and partners – and expressed his appreciation in particular to the Accreditation Team for achieving an amazing result. "Passing through the accreditation process is difficult enough, but to be awarded Exemplary Status for a small hospital is unique. This is evidence again that KDH is a special place because of the great people that work here. Other health care providers and stakeholders will take note of this achievement and this can only benefit us in our relationship with them," said Mr. Rousseau.

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ebration included a chicken BBQ enjoyed by more than 100 staff, physicians and volunteers in the hospital’s courtyard. A group photo was also taken to commemorate the event.

After receiving notification of its Exemplary standing at the end of April, KDH had surveyed staff as to how they wanted to celebrate. Although many different suggestions came forward, the opportunity to enjoy a meal together was a recurring theme.

The Accreditation Canada rating of Exemplary Standing denotes the highest quality of care and services. Only a handful of small hospitals in Ontario have achieved this elite status.

Street and Clothier West.

Now that construction has moved west along Clothier Street past Prescott Street, the Prescott Street Bridge is still open and can be reached via Sand-

The meeting had been promoted by saying that the “plan will lay out a vision for the future and begin the process of identifying opportunities to develop the area into a vibrant neighbourhood and a key connector of the County Road 43 Commercial Corridor and Old Town Kemptville`, but this seems to simply have meant an extension of Old Town Kemptville north of the river.

Local residents asked Forbes Symon about who would pay for the new facades on their buildings, but no answer was forthcoming, other than a vague reference to possible tax breaks. Questions about where the new customers

and visitors would come from were met by responses like: “that`s a good question”, and hopes that the expansion of 43 to a 4-lane in a few years might do something. As Mr. Symon believes that this kind of cosmetic exercise made a difference on Prescott street, it seems that the “vision” he referred to is simply more of the same, but more.

There seemed to be a general feeling that nothing much was being put forward, and the staff making the presentation were not really prepared for the questions they were asked. The meeting, in fact, seemed much ado about nothing.

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Construction moves west along Clothier Street The Old Town Kemptville Business Improvement Area wants you to know that downtown businesses are still open for business despite the rerouting of traffic on Rideau

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B&H - (1963 - 2013) Celebrating 50 Years as Your Community Grocer

In its first months of business in 1963, the store owners Keith Beveridege and Ken Haggett (B&H), and below: Meat Department Manager Albert Dykes and Produce Department Manager, Jim Davis. All were to become familiar names in North Grenville.

Next month, the B&H will be marking fifty years of serving the people of North Grenville. It was in 1963 that Keith Beveridge and Ken Haggett moved into the store that Leabourne Elliott had opened in 1958. In later years, Keith would be known as a leading citizen, honoured and admired by the entire community.

But in 1963, he and Ken were just young men in their twenties, with practically no money. For the first years, they would have a lease agreement on the property and not until 1974 would Keith finally buy the building outright from Elliott.

The original store was much smaller than the one we have today, but business and the store grew gradually over the years and became a focus for shoppers and a community centre in its own right. Over the next few weeks leading up to the anniversary, we’ll be tracing the story of Keith and Donalda Beveridge and the family which remains North Grenville’s Community Grocer.

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Community Day Invitation The businesses in South Gower Business Park invite their friends and neighbours across North Grenville to a special Community Event on Saturday, August 24, between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. The whole family are invited to come out and enjoy a BBQ and a great selection of activities and entertainment with us in our own “back yard” in the Business Park.

We will have balloon artists, a display of exotic animals and a martial arts display. The children (and grownups too) will have a chance to “milk” a cow, or enter their pets in a special contest on the day.

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North Grenville joins the Spencerville Stampede The Spencerville Stampede is back on July 27 and 28 and North Grenville is joining in the fun and the benefits. With restless broncs and many new rodeo stars in tow, The New Holland Elite Rodeo Series is on the road again! Cowboys and Cowgirls will be roping and riding their way across Ontario in a follow up to the highly successful inaugural year.

The first ever Spencerville Stampede in 2012 received an award from the ACEC for “Best New Rodeo “for the flawless efforts and determination by Event Organizers John and Cora Beking and their entire community. This year brings back another amazing volunteer crew of Karen Charron, John and Jenna Lesniowski, and Anna Van AdrichemRochon of the Rotary Club of Kemptville, leading an entourage of local Rotarians (as well as many travelling from Ottawa), to name a few.

Headlining this year’s Saturday night show is Keith Glass from Prairie Oyster, and The Branch will be onsite cooking up BBQ Beef Brisket. New sponsors, BOB FM from Brockville, and

Joe Computer from Spencerville, will be joining all returning sponsors from last year to greet you as you tour the Western Village.

Shawn Orr, President of Wildhorse Production (A Bar K Rodeo Production) is very excited about this tour that will encompass more than 6,200 km from June through September. Orr stated: "This ain't no Mama's Boy picnic, it's RODEO! Where extreme sports are concerned, they don't come any more extreme than this.

I've been quoted as saying that we are "going to raise the bar" and in my opinion, we've achieved the first leg of our goal. Thanks to all of the support from Appliteck Inc. in Powassan, Ontario, The New Holland Dealers of Ontario, Molson Coors, Forty Creek Distillery and Luxton Photography, we have been able to raise the bar in this part of Canada, where our sport is concerned. The New Holland Elite Series had a fantastic season in 2012 and the crowds literally packed in to watch our rodeos. More importantly to our staff is that we all had a blast producing the inaugural New Holland

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Series, "the Richest Series in the History of Ontario Rodeo". It's because of that initiative and its success, that the cowboys and cowgirls in Ontario now have more rodeos with bigger purses and more opportunities than ever before. We're blessed with great committees in every town that we are booked with and the unwavering support of an "A-list" front line sponsor group. So screw your hat down tight and get a good hold because it's Rodeo Time!”

The Spencerville Stampede is also very proud to support the Spencerville “Food for All” Food Bank, who will be on site raising money for a very worthy cause. The Rotary Club of Kemptville, and the Kemptville Youth Centre will also be supported by proceeds from the rodeo.

2,500 spectators a day in 2012 can’t be wrong. Get your tickets early to ensure your front row seat for the Event of the Season! Tickets are on sale now through Ticketweb. Follow the link on our website www.spencervillestampede.com

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by Marguerite Boyer This past week saw many events in this normally quiet hamlet. With over 450 people attending Canada Day festivities in Oxford Mills, it was a record breaker. The place was just hopping with music and activities.

The following Saturday, more than 650 bikers arrived for the Vintage Bike Rally, where there were 125 vintage motorcycles on display. When asked “Why Oxford Mills?”, one of the main organisers, John Labrecque, said: “It’s one of the loveliest towns in the area and the park with all its trees provides ample shade from the sun or protection from the rain... and they bake the best pies ever!” Many of the bikers came from as far away as Vermont and New York. Food on the site has been provided by members of the United Church in Oxford Mills for the past three years.

Then on July 9, Company of Fools presents its Family Theatre in the Park; “Merry Wives of Windsor”. A wedding was also held between all these events. No wonder people who live in Oxford Mills consider it the centre of the universe.

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The results of the CVMG Rally held July 6 in Oxford Mills are: Scooters, mopeds, minis: 1949: Ian Carpenter --New Hudson Autocycle Pre-1945: Barry Brown -1936 Indian 1945-60: Rob Manhire -1959 Mondial 1961-75: John Neufeld -1970 Honda

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Kemptville Snowmobile Klub Annual BBQ, live entertainment & silent auction 2:30 pm at the Kemptville Snowmobile Clubhouse, corner of Patterson & O’Neil Roads, Oxford Mills. Bring your lawn chairs. Rain or shine. For tickets or info call 613-258-3648.

Jane’s Walk in Old Town Kemptville, Sunday, July 21, 2-3pm & Monday July 22, 6-7pm to assess the walkability of the area and learn more about the changes in our community over the years. Feedback on pedestrian accessibility with be collected during the walk and incorporated into the Rideau-Sanders Revitalization Plan. Meet in Rotary Park, dress for the weather.

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Giving Garden begets more giving Grammar Minute

by Pat Babin Henry David Thoreau, in 1860, wrote: “Any fool can make a rule and every fool will mind it.”

As I mentioned in an earlier column, rules are made to be broken, there are exceptions to every rule, and on occasion rules are no longer relevant. Many grammatical rules have become stubbornly enduring.

The latter becomes a challenge for those who write for a living.

Which is which?

1. Aural, oral pupils prefer to hear information.

2. The student had forgotten his fair, fare.

3. Why do certain restaurants flaunt, flout health bylaws?

4. This path has led, lead us to our goal.

5. I am on a higher plain, plane than most politicians.

6. Erma Bombeck once said, “Never go to a doctor who’s, whose office plants have died.”

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Christopher Boomhauer presents a cheque for $200 to Giving Garden Michelle McEvoy on behalf of Community Living North Grenville

by Victor Desroches Barely a week after the vandalism at the Giving Garden, local groups and businesses came forth to repair or replace everything that was destroyed. Community Living North Grenville gave a cheque of $200 to replace the gazebo canopy, Classic Graphics and TD Graham + Associates replaced the Giving Garden sign, and Hansens Garden Ornaments replaced the concrete bench. Friends of the Ferguson Forest Center gave over $50 and other individuals donated $200 to the Giving Garden cause. Once again North Grenville has shown its true colours as a generous and caring community.

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to publicly thank these people as well as others who have supported the Giving Garden over the years, including the Ferguson Forest Center for tilling the garden plots and providing timely irrigation services, Forget-Me-Not for donating plants every year, Aubin Farm and Richard Lavigne for donating straw, and all those who help with the planting and weeding and who donate seedlings every year. Thank you also to the Youngsters of Yore for donating $130 earlier in May. It was bad enough having to deal with vandalism, but on June 25 Mother Nature decided to show her destructive force at the Giving Garden. A microburst of wind tore the gazebo with its new canopy from its

anchors, twisted it like a pretzel and threw it in the garden circle. Given the increasing frequency of high winds in North Grenville, organizers are considering replacing the gazebo with a more solid pergola that would withstand high winds.

A reminder that all are welcome at the Giving Garden. Come and enjoy the beautiful perennial flower circle, have a family picnic, pick some vegetables or flowers for yourself or a friend, or just come and recharge your soul in a peaceful and relaxing setting!

And don’t forget Weedless Wednesdays when you can help with the weeding between 9:00 am and noon. If you cannot make it during the day, drop by in the evening when it’s cooler.

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8. The principal, principle business of life is to enjoy it to the fullest.

9. They scratched the cereal, serial number off the trophy.

10.The President belongs to a click, clique of Chief Executives.

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1. occasion ocassion occasion occasion do not know 2.acknowledgment acknowledgement acknowlegment acknowlegement do not know 3. prerogative perogative perogitive preragitive do not know That’s it for this week.

Many thanks to those who answered our call for sorting assistance last Saturday. Thousands of books, new and nearly new, will be available at this year’s North Grenville Book Fair scheduled for October 18, 19. Donors are the lifeline of this event. We are forever indebted to all of you.

Hugh Stewart to be remembered The OPP BBQ, scheduled for Thursday, July 18 at the OPP Detachment, is sponsored by Petra and Bill McElrea, on behalf of the Friends of the North Grenville Public Library. This special event will honour Hugh Stewart, founding member of Friends, who passed away on March 4, Hughie, a member of the Friends Executive, was awarded an honourary life membership for his exemplary leadership and ardent support. He was a prime mover, along with Barb McDerby, of the annual Literary Follies.

The December 2013 Children’s Holiday Concert, sponsored by Friends, will also be dedicated to Hugh’s memory. Sponsor of this event is Harry Pratt, a key supporter of Friends’ initiatives these last twelve years.

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Local Author launches books when he was told that he had to protect industry from the public, and, instead, did mold and health investigations for over a decade before that made him too ill to continue. After a string of five heart attacks in about 3½ years, he took to writing on the rejoined fields of science and spirituality.

They were seen, by the Greek philosophers, as two sides of one coin but for the last three and a half centuries a poor understanding of science has separated them. The tools and approaches needed to study spirituality are much different than those needed for traditional science.

With dramatic changes in virtually all fields of science and a move to reinvestigate the reasons for setting up religions in the first place, the two fields are being reunited - at least in the minds of several scholars in both science and religion.

Jim is trying to assemble an overview of new ideas in both fields and show how they can help those who are unhappy with their religions. He believes that kernels of truth are there in all religions - but that the bureaucracies of most religions have badly distorted the messages in order to pursue

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By Teresa Clow, Public Health Inspector, Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit

What if the year 2012 really was a turning point for mankind and we have reached a critical point in evolving from Homo sapiens, the thinking and fearful mankind to Homo spiritus, the loving mankind? Jim H. White, a local author who writes as Jesuis Laplume in matters of science and religion/spirituality, believes that this is so and has recently published a number of books in this area and is writing more.

Jim was trained as a scientist in an engineering faculty and spent his life at systemrelated research. That work ranged from the system and detail design of the Canadarm on the US Space Shuttle, to the health and housing problems that gave Canada an internationally-recognized lead in why mold and consumer product make some occupants ill.

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secular, and not spiritual, power. He hopes to guide readers to a better idea of the choices before all who seek their maker, as well as better teachers.

Many religious people will find his work strange, and Christians will certainly wonder why he treats Jesus so casually. But Jim has put a great deal of thought into his work, and his

ideas can be the start of interesting and stimulating discussion. There are five books in his series, and the book launch will be from 10-5 pm on Saturday, July 13 at the North Grenville Public Library in Kemptville.

Jim will make presentations every hour or so and have a small stock of books for sale. Admission is free.

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Trillium Foundation Grant Supports Making Play Possible

Project aims to increase access to recreational opportunities for children living in Leeds and Grenville

The Recreation Steering Committee of Leeds and Grenville proudly introduced their newly appointed Making Play P o s s ible Sustainabil ity Contractor, Elizabeth Green, thanks in part to a $75,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). The OTF grant is supporting a portion of the initiative, which is part of a larger project aimed at ensuring all children and youth living in Leeds and Grenville have access to recreational opportunities regardless of the barriers they face. The newly created position will support the development of the sustainability initiative and promote the fundraising campaign.

“I’m so pleased to help make this Ontario Trillium Foundation announcement today because I know the tremendous impact it's going to have on children and youth across Leeds and Grenville,” said LeedsGrenville MPP Steve Clark. “Enhancing the ability of Making Play Possible to provide even more recreational opportunities for our young people

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is an important investment in their future and society’s.”

“The mission of Making Play Possible is to facilitate access to recreational activities for children and youth of Leeds-Grenville, so that they will grow up physically and mentally strong.

Our aim is to decrease the barriers faced by children and youth living in the United Counties whether these barriers are financial, physical or mental health”, said Catherine Deplaedt, RSCLG. Established in 2004, Making Play Possible (MPP) has been working to support children and youth in gaining access to recreation opportunities within Leeds and Grenville. Supporting an average of 500-650 referrals per year, MPP continues to make a difference in the community. Under the direction of the Recreation Steering Committee, MPP aims to develop relationships with community partners to facilitate access to recreational and social activities, provide support, knowledge and resources

to families to promote access to recreational activities and generate community awareness and support for recreation. MPP creates an environment that is inclusive, respectful and confidential, strength based, child-centred, collaborative and works towards finding sustainable recreational opportunities for our children and youth.

For more information about Making Play Possible, visit www.cmhlg.ca

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