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Two North Grenville residents have received a wonderful tribute: an Anishinabek Lifetime Achievement Award in Arts. Finian and Lynn Paibomesai were presented with the award at a special event put on by the Anishinabek Nation 7th Generation. The annual Evening of Excellence is a celebration which recognizes and celebrates deserving Anishnabek citizens who have a commitment to career, community, education and the advance of the Anishinabek Nation.

Lynn and Finian have made their home in North Grenville for over thirty years, and raised their family

here, being involved in the arts and culture community in the municipality. Finian’s art has been displayed at a variety of galleries, from Merrickville and Chesterville, to the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation at M’Chigeen on Manitoulin Island. It was especially significant that both Finian and Lynn were recognised in the Lifetime Achievement Award, as it acknowledged that no-one makes it on their own in the arts world: the partnership is central to the achievement.

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Losing two of their sons at birth because of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), they’ve used the challenges they’ve been given to succeed and inspire a generation of people with their artwork.

Their pursuit of art while raising their two daughters, Marion and Marlene, after such a tragedy, demonstrates the human experiences and the joys and challenges of creating art for a living”.

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Finian has taken traditional indigenous themes and styles and added his own vision to create new categories, and given the artistic community in North Grenville a special element that would otherwise be missing. The recognition by the Anishinabek Nation is a timely reminder of what an important contribution has been, and is being made by artists from a deep and spiritual tradition.

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Stephanie Timmons with two of her children and a mountain of cake mixes, icing and other baking supplies for the HOL birthday club nie says that she wanted to run a fundraiser for a local charity this summer and, when she heard of about HOL birthday club, she thought it would be an excellent fit.

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Stephanie Timmons is the owner/operator of Tasty Treats Custom Confections, a baking business that she runs part time out of her home in Kemptville. Stepha-

with what I do for a living,” says Stephanie, who often makes specialty cupcakes, and cakes for kid’s birthday parties, “I can’t imagine not being able to afford a birthday for my kids.”

Stephanie usually charges $15 for a dozen mini cupcakes, but for the fundraiser she accepted just $5, with a donation to the Birthday Club.

She only asked for one item, but many people donated

several, with some dropping off fully-coordinated birthday party kits. In the three weeks that the fundraiser was advertised, Stephanie easily met her goal of selling 100 dozen cupcakes, collecting over 500 items for the Birthday Club.

“It’s great to give them a head start,” says a tired but happy Stephanie, who pulled an allnighter to make sure the 1,200 cupcakes were ready to go on the pick-up dates from August 17-19. “It might be something I do every year if the program continues.”

Executive Director of HOL, Cathy Ashby, says they are very grateful for Stephanie’s contribution and the support it got from the community. “We were elated when we heard about Stephanie's fundraiser,” she says.

“Being able to provide gifts and birthday party supplies to our foodbank families will decrease parental stress and increase enjoyment of their child's special day. We are truly blessed by the community support for this program."

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Under fantastic skies, Lafarge crew and the Ladies from KDH Foundation took time out for a photo op: Derek Thomas, Tom Blair, Rob Barber and Robert Gagnon with the ladies Holly Element, Mary Boucher, Joanne Mavis with Margret Norenberg The seventh OPP Charity BBQ of the season was a great success! Special thanks to our sponsor Lafarge. A total of $1,255 was raised for Kemptville District Hospital. Congratulations to Stephanie Redmond, the winner of four Ottawa Redblacks tickets and dinner, donated by Lafarge. Next week's barbeque is sponsored by Tallman Truck Centre with proceeds going to the People First North Grenville (Care of Community Living). August 30 will be the last OPP Charity barbeque of the season.

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House of Lazarus annual Live Twilight Auction

House of Lazarus (HOL) is once again inviting the public to join them for their annual Live Twilight Auction, giving participants an opportunity to have fun bidding on unique items, while, at the same time, helping the mission further its goals. It is to be held at House of Lazarus: 2245 Simms Street in Mountain.

This year’s auction is set for Friday, September 7 and, once again, Peter Ross Auctions Services Ltd. has graciously donated their time and services. The event will begin with a BBQ Chicken Dinner at 3 pm, along with an opportunity to view the auction items. Then, at 5 pm, the bidding will begin.

“HOL staff and volunteers have been preparing for months,” HOL Executive Director, Cathy Ashby, said.

“They’ve been sorting through donations and setting aside

some of the best and most unique items for our annual Live Twilight Auction.” Items include: antique furnishings and collectibles, modern home décor items, camping equipment, paintings and prints, quilts and linens, tools, cross bow, bicycles, Nascar items, motorcycle jackets, workwear, and more.

Tickets for the BBQ Chicken dinner are $15 each and can be purchased at House of Lazarus. Members of the Mountain and District Lions Club will be on hand to help with the barbecue. Sponsors for the dinner include both Winchester Foodland and Kemptville’s Jonsson’s Your Independent Grocer.

All proceeds from the event are earmarked for HOL’s food bank and outreach programming, including Dinner on the House and the Advocacy Centre. Dinner

sion located in Mountain, serving hundreds of clients from surrounding communities, including all of Dundas County, Grenville County and South Ottawa. Last year, 600 people were fed through HOL’s food bank, while 2,630 people were provided with food, clothing, furniture, and household goods through its outreach programming. A community-supported venture, House of Lazarus does not rely on government funding. It’s through HOL thrift stores, grants, donations, and fundraisers that its projects and programs happen.

For more information on this or other House of Lazarus projects, please visit www. houseoflazarus.com, or follow the mission on Facebook.

on the House is a free weekly meal for the entire community, which takes place on Thursday evenings from 4 to 7 pm at Knox Presbyterian Church on Simms Street in Mountain. The program was designed to encourage community togetherness. One of our newest projects is our Advocacy Centre, which is being set up for Tuesday afternoons between food banks hours. Local residents can make appointments with participating agencies to meet at HOL to gain easier access to information, resources, and services.

“We are blessed by amazing community support,” Cathy said. “It’s through community donations and partners that we are able to make our Live Twilight Auction a reality each year.”

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Dazed and confused

by David Shanahan Justin Trudeau may be a genius. Calm down, it’s just a thought. You see, he’s arranged it so that marijuana, grass, weed, whatever you want to call it, is being legalised just in time for the Municipal election. This could make a huge difference to the vote, if we could only get the candidates to inhale before we choose our new council.

After all, the old saying goes: in vino veritas - in wine: truth.

How much more might we get some truthful comments from would-be politicians (and hasbeen ones too) than from the effects of the evil weed?

Actually, it can’t be very evil if both Justin and Doug Ford are eager to bring it to you without fear of the law.

At last week’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario [AMO] conference, a great

deal of time was spent informing municipal politicians and staff about the coming legalisation and its impact on municipalities. Premier Ford was generous in his remarks to the conference. He promised to give municipalities the freedom to choose whether or not to allow outlets for weed in their neighbourhoods.

“We will consult with you and — even more importantly — empower you to get this right.

We will be introducing legislation that, if passed, will give each of you the ultimate say in whether you want physical cannabis retail stores in your communities”.

The mind boggles at the possibilities. Our municipal councils will have the power to make decisions like that.

How do they decide? Will they have to conduct research into the effects of weed on

their philosophy of government? Will we see clouds of smoke rise up from the desks in the theatre every week, as our brave and selfless representatives go to lengths above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that they can make informed decisions on whether to allow weed to be sold in North Grenville?

Yes, I am just dreaming: but the image does make me smile, I admit. Usually, during election campaigns, candidates try very hard not to be themselves. They would rather you see them as sober, respectable and responsible individuals, people who deserve your trust and your vote.

For some of them this effort to give the right impression is more difficult than it is for others. But we all know better, or should. We’ve seen too many councillors and mayors to really believe the image

upgrade to their existing four season pool. I doubt that our current pool would provide a worthwhile structure to upgrade.

Question for candidates is: What would a 20 million dollar debt mean to our property taxes? Do we need a feasibility study? Why reinvent things, borrow from readily available information.

We have a lot of exceptionally well paid staff; surely we don’t need to hire a consultant to give us the basics. I sure hope candidates do their research before bringing up things like a pool.

Last, but not least, lets pay off the Municipal Centre and 43 expansion before we consider any new recreation projects.

Bill Gooch

Dear Editor, I was slightly surprised to find myself in agreement with the recent letters from former mayors Bill Gouch and Ralph Raina. They too know the incumbent mayor and two incumbent councillors running for re-election don’t hold with opinions contrary to their exalted selfconceptions.

No one has yet expressed to me views contrary to my statements in previous letters, but I was surprized when told the expressed judgements of the candidates referenced above is to label those of us bold enough to disagree as malcontents and communists.

That says to me small minds occupying a small world, and having a very limited descriptive vocabulary.

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candidates put forward. We know that, when they get elected and take their seats, another metamorphosis will take place. They will become superior beings, above the mundane concerns of regular people who waste their time worrying about things like good roads, recycling and taxes.

That’s why the whole weed thing could be just what we need. It is almost impossible for people to hold on to their dignity when they’re high as kites. Trying to be condescending and arrogant towards residents when you can’t stop giggling at nothing is almost impossible. Though, to be fair, there are one or two on the current council who would probably be completely unaffected by grass in whatever form. But that, too, would help us decide who to vote for: no-one should hold

elective office who is unable to giggle in public for no reason.

Noel Paul Stookey (of Peter, Paul & Mary fame) used to say that all candidates for elective office should be expected to sing to voters, because no-one can lie when they sing. How much more when they’re flying? It would be very helpful, and amusing, to have a member of council try to convince us that they care about our concerns while they’re smiling happily and pointing out the beauty of the red light on their microphone.

Talk about transparency!

This is, sadly, a dream - a happy and precious dream - impossible to see fulfilled.

Instead of thinking wonderful thoughts about blissed out politicians passing bylaws to paint every house in dayglow colours, or turning up at meetings dressed in tie-dyed kaf-

ficials, so we must speak for the many not willing to make their views public.

We should expect our councillors and mayor to give us their full attention.

Outside council meetings, we must take the opportunity to publicly raise our concerns to them, and to be listened to politely. Our elected officials must admit there are problems, and seek respectful resolutions.

I believe wanting North Grenville to be an open democracy, instead of the petty fiefdom of a few, is not too much to expect. We need a voter turnout greater than the 40 per cent who voted in 2014.

Michael Whittaker Bishop’s Mills

sions that effect them. The past council has held several in-camera meetings that I feel were unwarranted and downright petty. There was one held in February where our perceived disrespect for the council was discussed and then a letter of defence sent to this paper. One of the most recent ones was the closed meeting to discuss whether or not Curry Park should have a new dock to replace the damaged one - really???

If something so little as this, which gives our residents so much summer pleasure, has to be so secret, what else of a more dire nature has been discussed behind closed doors?

I am supporting candidates that I know will keep the next council open and accountable and I encourage everyone to take a hard look and choose

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, I feel pretty confident that the issue of a four season pool will come up during the forthcoming campaign.

Internet research led me to the community of Williams Lake, BC. Williams Lake did a pool feasibility study in 2012, their study can be found via a Google search https:// cariboord.ca. It is a 26 page document full of interesting data. In 2015, Williams Lake had an urban population of 10,832 and served a large rural area. Williams Lake provides the closest relevant size to North Grenville that I can find. The cost figures shown are 2012 dollars and I expect an increase of at least 15% is not unreasonable.

Bottom line is that Williams Lake could not afford a new pool and they went ahead with a 14.2 million dollar

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tans, we’ll have to put up with worries about how they’re going to decide who gets the licence to sell weed in North Grenville. Or if anyone gets a licence at all.

It will be a dour and suspicious Gang of Four+1 that we’ll face after the election, no matter who gets the votes.

Why? Because once elected, people almost can’t help taking themselves seriously, instead of taking the people and the issues seriously. So, the best we can do is choose members of council who have the best chance of resisting the urge to become too sober, too respectable, because, to be honest, we’ve had more than enough of that kind of thing, thank you very much.

But enough of this sombre reflection on municipal politics. Let’s, instead, continue to imagine our current council, and the hopeful candidates, having a session with senior staff in the Municipal Theatre. They’re all singing protest songs, giving peace signs, dressed in denim and cheesecloth shirts. There is a rising cloud of perfumed smoke rising from the desks and curling around the ceiling, as members of the public drift into the theatre with dazed looks on their faces.

They stand confused, wondering why no-one had ever told them that council meetings were like this. Instead, we have what we have. North Grenville deserves better.

carefully on October 22. We deserve to know what is happening in our township as there are so very many serious issues at play.

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Community Grants Program second application intake underway The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting applications for the second application intake of the 2018 Community Grants Program. The deadline for applications to be submitted is Friday, September 28, 2018.

The North Grenville Community Grants Program exists to provide financial support to not for-profit community associations and organizations for services, projects or events that contribute toward the quality of life of local residents.

Financial support recognizes the valuable resources and contributions of these organizations in helping North Grenville maintain a strong community focus.

Organizations applying for funding must be based in North Grenville and provide services to local residents. Eligible projects must provide a benefit that is of cultural, social, humanitarian, environmental or recreational significance to the citizens of the Municipality of North Grenville. Grants will be program/project based and applicants must demonstrate a plan to fundraise and match Municipal contributions.

Application packages are available on the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca, or at the Reception Desk in the North Grenville Municipal Centre (285 County Rd. 44).

The deadline to submit applications for this program is Friday, September 28, 2018 at 5 pm.

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included two Stihl saws and blades and a wallet with a Marvel logo. The investigation is ongoing.

On 8 August 2018, Police were dispatched to a mischief in progress at a residence on River Road, North Grenville.

Several vehicles had been entered and a variety of items were stolen including money.

The accused were identified as a 14 year old male and a 16 year old male both from North Grenville. All stolen property was returned.

During the early morning of 12 August 2018, a residential garage on McGovern Road East, North Grenville was entered and tools and a 2003 black BMW 540 Import bearing Ontario marker BVSD527 were stolen. The investigation is ongoing.

Between 6 August and 12 August 2018, the Kemptville Office of Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police investigated 171 general occurrences: 43 Kemptville, 90 Municipality of North Grenville, 25 Village of Merrickville - Wolford and 13on Highway 416.

Sometime between 3 August and 6 August 2018, culprit(s) stole two heavy gauge chains measuring fifteen feet each from the Kilmarnock Lock Station in Wolford. The investigation is ongoing.

Sometime during the night of 8 August 2018, culprit(s) stole equipment from an unlocked truck parked at a residence on South Gower Drive, North Grenville. The items stolen

Election season is in full swing and the municipality is being flooded with campaign signs for those running for both mayor and council in North Grenville.

There has been some unrest over the past few weeks about these signs, as it seems that some candidates have not been paying close enough attention to the rules that dictate what is on their signs and where they are allowed to be placed.

According to Ontario’s 2018 candidates guide, all signs must clearly state that they have been paid for, and are the responsibility,

of the candidate themselves.

Mayoral candidate Elwood Amour is in violation of this rule, as well as some of the signs of incumbent Mayor David Gordon. Although the other candidates who have signs have adhered to the provincial regulation, many have text that is quite small and unreadable from the road.

The municipality also has strict rules in their bylaw about where the signs can be placed. Campaign signs are not allowed to be placed on municipal property, except for road allowances. Even if it is on a road allowance, signs are not allowed to be placed on any centre median, middle of a roundabout, traffic island,

some issues about sign location, but we have addressed this with every candidate to have it corrected and the consequences for not following it,” says North Grenville Clerk, Cahl Pominville. “The sign by-law is being enforced by the municipality.”

There have also been issues in the municipality regarding the theft of signs.

Mayoral candidate, Jim Bertram, had several signs stolen from where he had placed them in Oxford Mills. The removal or destruction of signs is a criminal offense and should be reported to the OPP.

or centre boulevard. They are not allowed to be placed within 1.5 metres of a fire hydrant, curb, driveway, or travelled portion of a street, within 30 metres of an intersection, 15 metres of a bus stop, on any railing, retaining wall, bridge, bench, garbage can or structure of any kind, within 300 metres of a voting location or within 10 metres of another election sign for the same candidate.

It is clear from driving around the municipality that some of these rules have been broken. The signs of several candidates are definitely in violation of the by-law, as they are within 30 metres of an intersection. “There have been

Local food banks throw gauntlet for hunger awareness

“Every month, there are hundreds of thousands of adults, seniors and families that are walking a very fine line between just barely surviving and falling into the deepest levels of poverty,” noted the Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) in its 2017 Hunger Report.

This year, Food Banks Canada (FBC) has joined the OAFB to take its week-long Hunger Awareness campaign and turn it into Hunger Action Month. As part of the CFB and OAFB, both Community Food Share and House of Lazarus will be participating in the September campaign in various ways, including hosting another Hunger Awareness Challenge locally.

This year’s challenge will August 29, 2018

run from Monday, September 10 to Friday, September 14. It will follow the same guidelines as last year. Participants, also referred to as Hunger Awareness Champions, will collect a supply of food from the food bank based on what a single person might receive for a five-day period every month. The Champion will then be required to live on nothing but that supply of food for five days with only one exception: they may use $10 of their own money to supplement where needed.

“At first glance, it would appear to be easy,” Community Food Share administrator Ian McKelvie said. “But, it’s not. People underestimate the amount of food a person receives through the food bank. A monthly trip to the

Sometime between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. culprit(s) stole a brown cast iron bistro table from the front porch of a residence on Westerra Way. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information on the above occurrences is asked to call Grenville County O.P.P. Communication Centre at 1-888-310-1122,

the Kemptville Detachment at 613-258-3441 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-(TIPS) 8477 or submit your tip online at. Crime Stoppers does not want your name, you don't go to court, and you could earn cash reward. www.tipsubmit.com.

UPDATE UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, September 10 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Tuesday, September 4 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. For agenda information, please visit the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca.

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The Municipal Office, Public Library and Waste Transfer Station will be CLOSED on Monday, September 3. There will be NO pickup of recycling or solid waste on Monday, September 3. Pick-up for the week will be delayed by one day.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Sports Facilities Booking & Advertising Clerk

The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting resumes from interested and qualified candidates for a Sports Facilities Booking & Advertising Clerk. The closing date to receive applications is 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. Further information is available at www.northgrenville.ca/careers.

Part-Time Waste Transfer Station Attendant

The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting resumes from interested and qualified candidates for a casual, part-time Waste Transfer Station Attendant. The closing date to receive applications is 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. Further information is available at www.northgrenville.ca/careers.

RABIES VACCINATION CLINIC

A rabies clinic will be held on Wednesday, September 19 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the North Grenville Fire Station, 259 County Road 44, Kemptville. Dogs and cats must be on a leash or in a carrier. CASH ONLY - $20 per animal (HST included). For more information, call 613-345-5685 or 1-800-660-5853.

2018 BURN PERMITS

In accordance with By-Law 33-12, a Burn Permit is required to conduct open burning on property located outside of the urban area. The entire application and renewal process is available online at www.northgrenville.ca. The online process also allows you to receive direct notification of special conditions such as fire bans and fire risk level. Burn permits are also still available at the Municipal Office or at the Fire Hall at 259 County Rd. 44 and the fee is $15. Please check conditions prior to burning by calling 613-706-1770.

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year’s challenge, contact Community Food Share or House of Lazarus. To learn more, please visit www. houseoflazarus.com/hungerawareness-challenge-2018.

“HOL participates in this challenge because awareness around food insecurity is crucial to solving hunger,” House of Lazarus Executive Director, Cathy Ashby, said.

“As a food bank, we do what we can to address the immediate needs of those who are hungry, but if we’re going to eliminate hunger, we have to be proactive and do more.”

Community Food Share and House of Lazarus have joined forces with Cornwall’s Agape Centre, South Grenville Food Bank, and the Merrickville Food Cupboard to participate in the Hun-

food bank will provide food that should last for a week.

Food banks are equipped to supplement a food budget, not replace it.”

Last year, there were 12 participants, including one who went through the process anonymously, following the exact steps an actual food bank client would take. So far, two of last year’s participants have signed on to do it again. Including Vernon’s Kim Sheldrick.

“While I will participate for just one week, food banks and soup kitchens are a fact of life for many. You gain real perspective into surroundings when you immerse yourself in how others live. One way to best help people is to understand their issues,” she said.

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Community Food Share has several food bank and food cupboard locations, serving people in both Dundas and Stormont Counties. House of Lazarus is a food bank and outreach mission located in Mountain, serving hundreds of clients from surrounding communities, including Dundas County, Grenville County and South Ottawa.

Last year, 1,525 people were fed through both Community Food Share and House of

Lazarus.

Merrickville Food Cupboard is one of the programs run by Rideau Community Health Services at the Merrickville District Community Centre. It provides service to individuals and families in need with non-perishable food items, a small voucher to the local grocery store to purchase perishable items, a small good food box, and bread donated by Nana B's bakery monthly. www.ngtimes.ca

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Canal Pursuit for Mental Health passes through Merrickville

Merrickville Councilllor Chuck MacInnis welcoming Canal Pursuit for Mental Health relay runners Clay Williams, Bob Joynt and Lori Bates when they arrived in Merrickville on Friday.

by Hilary Thomson A relay raising money for mental health programs in Canada made a stop in Merrickville on Friday, one of 88 stops in the 785km route from Port Severn, Ontario to Ottawa.

The Canal Pursuit for Mental Health to Defeat Depression was founded four years ago by ultra-marathon runner Clay Williams. In the first two years of the event, Clay ran the entire 785kms by himself, running nearly

100km each day. In 2017 he realized that, like mental illness, the race would be easier if he reached out for help, and it became a relay with 40 runners.

Each participant runs different lengths along the route that follows the Trent-Severn Canal from Port Severn to Trenton, and then the Rideau Canal from Kingston to Ottawa. There are scheduled stops along the route at each of the 88 locks, and runners meet with local first responders, sports clubs, community groups, health groups, and

media to raise awareness about depression.

“The conversation that we want to promote with this project is two-fold,” Clay says. “First, if you’re struggling with a mood disorder, talk to someone you trust. The second part of the message is that physical activity can help make symptoms of mood disorders more manageable, fitting in with the national Defeat Depression campaign.”

Clay runs in honour of his wife, his daughter, and his sister, all of whom suffer from mood disorders, and in memory of his two older brothers who took their own lives. Many of the runners joining him this year also have personal stories of how mental illness has affected them and their loved ones. Funds raised by the Canal Pursuit for Mental Health support the national programs of the Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC), such as the national Defeat Depression campaign, with helps fund local mental health programs in communities across the country.

“The Mood Disorders Society of Canada is very proud

to support Clay Williams on this physically challenging campaign that exemplifies one man’s passion to make a difference,” says Dave Gallston, the National Director of MDSC. “So, too, should we all stop and realize that mental illness affects us all, and we all need to come together and support change within mental health in Canada.”

The flag was passed on to the next runner in Merrickville on Friday evening. Councillor Chuck MacInnis was on hand on Friday to witness the flag exchange and support the initiative as they passed through Merrickville. The run ended on Saturday, August 25, at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill.

To donate to the cause you can visit the Canal Pursuit’s website at CanalPursuit.DefeatDepression.ca, or mail a

cheque to the Mood Disorders Society of Canada, noting Canal Pursuit on the memo portion of the cheque. “We all have an important role to play

in removing the stigma around mental illness, so that people can feel comfortable reaching out to seek treatment,” Clay says.

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On Thursday, August 16, the daily routine at Dundas Manor was interrupted by a Code Green – leading to the evacuation of all the residents. And while it was only a drill, the mock evacuation demonstrated an effective and efficient response to ensuring both resident and staff safety in evacuating everyone from the home.

“Thanks to everyone who helped plan the exercise and those who participated in the mock evacuation,” noted Susan Poirier, Administrator. “It’s all part of our efforts to be prepared for any type of emergency and to ensure our residents and staff are safe.”

As part of the learning, everyone at Dundas Manor will participate in a full debrief to review the experience and look for opportunities to improve the process.

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Corner stone captures history

by Doug MacDonald The Leslie Hall ‘corner stone’ was not at a corner of the hall, and it was not stone. On the morning of November 27, 2017, demolition began on Leslie Hall.

Early that cold afternoon, as the excavator neared the

‘corner stone’, Ron Gould, Board Member of the North Grenville Historical Society (NGHS) successfully extracted the ‘corner stone’ and contents, assisted by Robert Porter, Associate Priest of St. James Anglican Church, with the help of the opera-

Masonic Mount Zion Lodge #28, Clerk of the Township of Oxford-on-Rideau, Clerk of the Village of Kemptville, Post Master of Kemptville for 40 years, and Superintendent of St. James Sunday School for over 50 years.

The contents of the ‘corner stone’ were donated by St. James Anglican Church to the NGHS Archives. Conservation of the contents was carried out by Ron Gould, under the supervision of NGHS Director of Archives, Amanda Gould (Conservator, Paper and Archival Materials, Canadian Museum of History).

The ‘corner stone’, a concrete block with two cavities, did not contain a ‘time capsule’, but within those cavities was a rare gift: a trove of historical material - “coins of the realm”, a dedication document, and nine newspapers

tor of Fast Eddie’s Hi-Ho Excavator.

Contrast this sombre occasion with the celebration surrounding the laying of the stone one hundred and ten years earlier, on a chilly October 8, 1907. That day, there were parades, a marching band - the ‘corner stone’ was “truly laid” by the Grand Master of the Grand (Masonic) Lodge of Canada in Ontario - speeches from the architects, building committee, politicians, dignitaries from the Church of England and the Masonic Order.

In the original St. James Hall, a sumptuous dinner was served in the afternoon and a tea in the evening. The day ended with a gala concert in the Odd Fellows Hall. All this to honour the memory of Robert Leslie (1803 1891), a charter member of

from Kemptville, Brockville, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal, that record local, regional and national news items and advertisements illustrating life in the week prior to October 8, 1907. From these sources Ron Gould (National Research Council retiree) has prepared a richly visual presentation that premieres at the NGHS public meeting on Wednesday, September

12, 2018.

Leslie Hall was a source of pride for the entire community. For all who have fond memories of Leslie Hall, a warm welcome awaits at Mount Zion Lodge #28, 311 VanBuren Street, Kemptville.

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Kemptville 73's capitalize during exhibition contests

Where did he come from..John Beaton capitalized after stripping his man down during contest with Smiths Falls Bears Wednesday night with 6 - 2 win. by the sportsguy The Boys of Winter were minus their captain, Ashton Fry, as he was one of the players selected by CJHL to represent them in a tournament in Russia. Kemptville 73's had Jonathan Lemaire with William Anderson between the pipes, with Nepean Raiders Vincent Rivest and Olivier Pimpare Charbonneau.

Nepean Raiders rolled into the Kemptville 73's to battle for the first meeting of a two-game battle.

Opening period remained

scoreless with the Raiders outshooting their opponents 7 to 4. Kemptville 73's drew first blood at 7:34, when Schroeder back to point to have Ryan Nielson slam it past Vincent Rivest. Shimizu combined with Owen Dunne to give Nepean a tie at 17:07 to close out the second. 73's over shadowed the Raiders by 11 to 8.

Final go-around: both clubs took advantage of each other’s mistakes, but the stoppers were plugging the attempts. Marcotte with Rogers found William Venne

in the slot to blow it by Jonathan Lemaire at 3:53 to give Nepean Raiders 2 to 1 victory. Kemptville hammered Nepean 13 to 6.

Return match on Nepean ice surface on Sunday proved to be a different story, as Kemptville came on strong in the first. Nielson’s pass and go to Ryan Pawlikowski to launch it over Raiders stopper at 5:37 to notch initial for 73's. Nepean bounced back to tie the game at 7:04, when Shimizu connected with Patrick Larkin for their only goal of the event. Evan Mitchell

PUBLIC NOTICE PROPOSED ROGERS 60 METER WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SELF-SUPPORT TOWER INSTALLATION PROPOSAL: Rogers is proposing an antenna system at 2914 Beach Road E., Kemptville, which consists of the following: a 60m self-support tower in a fenced compound located on the south-western side of the property, approximately 325m from Beach Road. Once completed the antenna system will measure 60 metres in height.

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Rogers will respond to all reasonable and relevant concerns, and the Municipality will be taking into account comments from the public and Rogers’ response to each when providing its position to the proponent and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.

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stole the puck to drive it home to give 73's the go ahead at 8:06 to wind out the period.

73's outshot their opponents by 11 to 9.

Second session remained scoreless as the 73's out powered Raiders with 11 to 6 SOG. Last twenty was dominated by Kemptville with man advantage, Taylor tic-tac-toe play over to Nathan Merrett for a PPG at 5:17. Ryan Pawlikawski would get his second marker of the contest when Dennison with Jefferies found him in the lane to give Kemptville 4 to 1 victory.

Smiths Falls Bears wandered into Kemptville 73's barn for a Wednesday night battle. Kemptville was on the board when they received an infraction at 9:35, as Jesse Dick undressed his opponent to flip it past Alex Zoutus for SHG. A combination of Williams to Jared Patterson with quick back-hand over stopper at 19:29 to end with 2 goal lead for 73's.

Next period: off the faceoff Leeson to net, so Theo Todd could bury the garbage to spoil Kemptville's SO attampt at 0:19. Nielson fed Jesse Dick for his second capper of the game at 3:20 to give Kemptville a three point spread. 73's in the sin bin saw Joel Frazee strip down his man and razzle dazzle the disc through the pipes at 11:03 for a SHG. Not to be out done by his team mate, Nicholas Domitrovic pulled his magic from the half wall into open space to rifle it home unassisted at 13:06.

Joel Frazee launched a rocket for his double marker after Dylan Bond sent stretch pass to Beaton flying up the wing at 14:18 to give Kemptville five goal advantage going off to DR. Final period with Bears

licking their wounds they bounced on a loose puck to scoop it past Jarrett Fiske when Lesson caught Theo Todd for their second combination at 4:59. 73's posted another win on their exhibition tour of 6 to 2.

Next game was Thursday afternoon game in Brockville against the Braves. Kemptville came out on fire as they pumped three unanswered goals by Rhett Wesolek. John Beaton from Samson and Holtrop at 7:03 to draw first blood. Wood set up Jefferies to find Ryan Pawlinski in the slot for second at 9:25.

Kemptville with man down, McLean fed Joel Frazee for SHG at 12:50 and end twenty.

Kemptville SOG 13 to Brockville 12.

Second both teams traded points as the combination of Domitrovic with Awada moved the rubber to Garrett Meyer to drive it past the stopper at 3:46 to make it 3 to zip for Kemptville. Brockville Jonathon Balah was the spoiler after being set up by Schaly and Fine - Leese at 12:09 to close out session.

Kemptville peppered Brockville 18 to 10 SOG. Last period was owned by 73's as they attacked the zone when Dylan Bond caught Titus up the side across to Jarrett Williams on the doorstep to hammer it into the mesh at 2:59. Balah to Parker Casey for another marker for the Braves at 7:18. Kemptville answered with Beaton and Holtrop to line mate Joseph Samson at 13:40 to end twenty for 6 - 2 win for 73's. 73's blasted the Braves 18 to 4 SOG. Watch for the Kemptville 73's season ticket launch.

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Presence of West Nile Rabies Vaccination Virus found in Clinics Leeds Grenville and La- hunting dogs have the potenMosquitoes in Perth nark District Health Unit tial of interacting with wild The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has been actively monitoring mosquitoes for West Nile Virus (WNV) this season. The recent sampling in Perth has identified mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus.

This virus is spread to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. The risk of illness from WNV is low; most people will not develop any symptoms if infected. About 20 % of those with WNV may experience flu-like symptoms including fever, headache, muscle ache and rash. Less than 1% of infected individuals will develop meningitis or encephalitis.

This is more likely to occur in those over 50 years of age and those with medical conditions or weakened immune systems.

“The Municipality had vacuumed out the catch basins in June of this year as part of annual maintenance,” says Ronald Ladd, Chief Administrative Officer for The Corporation of the Town of Perth. “We are working with the Health Unit to determine if any further action is required at this time.”

Dr. Paula Stewart, Medical Officer of Health for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark region advises, “Reducing standing water in your yard can prevent mosquito breeding grounds and will reduce exposure to mosquitoes that may carry West Nile Virus.”

The risk of exposure to WNV around the home can be reduced by: • Eliminating mosquito breeding sites (including standing water in places such as bird baths, eaves troughs, tires, flower pots, kid’s toys and wading pools) • Wearing protective clothing (light coloured clothing, long pants and long sleeves, as well as shoes and socks) during peak mosquito times to prevent mosquito bites • Using mosquito repellent when outdoors at dawn and dusk. Apply insect repellents sparingly to exposed skin.

Effective repellents contain DEET or Icaridin. Be sure to follow directions and use age appropriate concentrations.

DO NOT USE personal insect repellents on children under two years of age.

• Preventing mosquito entry into the home by repairing or replacing old and torn screens in doors, windows, and vents • Using netting when sleeping outdoors or in an unscreened structure • Protecting children under 2 years of age from insect bites with netting when outside Consult your health care provider if you suspect that you have an insect transmittable disease such as West Nile Virus.

More information regarding this disease and its symptoms can be found on our website: http://healthunit.org/health-information/home-healthsafety/insect-bites-diseases/ You can also call 1-800-660-5853 or connect with LGLHealthunit on Facebook and Twitter.

Together with partner veterinarians and municipalities, the Health Unit is offering the community Rabies Vaccination Clinics throughout the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Counties. The Rabies Vaccination Clinics will be held on Sept 12 and 19. To find out locations where clinics will be held, call 1-800-660-5853 or visit the Health Unit website at http://healthunit.org/ clinics-classes/rabies-clinic.

The goal of hosting these clinics is to help provide rabies vaccinations to as many cats and dogs as possible. As a pet owner, you are responsible for keeping your pet’s vaccination certificate.

Your dog or cat must be vaccinated against rabies. It’s the law! It is important that pet cats or dogs remain up-to-date with their rabies vaccination as they too could be at risk of getting rabies. By increasing the vaccination coverage in pets we will help to minimize the potential transmission of rabies to humans.

In addition, hunters preparing for the hunting season are reminded to get their dogs vaccinated against rabies.

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Stand Up To Cancer Canada (SU2C Canada), a Canadian registered charity, is proud to announce the Hollywood community is once again joining forces to support Stand Up To Cancer’s sixth biennial televised fundraising special, the third inclusive of Canada, on Friday, Sept. 7 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT / 7:00 PM CT). Mahershala Ali, Kathy Bates, Katie Couric, Jennifer Garner, Tony Hale, Marg Helgenberger, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, Marlee Matlin, Matthew McConaughey, Maria Menounos, Jillian Michaels, Trevor Noah, Dak Prescott, Rob Riggle, Karla Souza, David Spade, Keith Urban, Reese Witherspoon and Canadian Italia Ricci will participate in this memorable event — marking 10 years since the first telecast and 10 years of SU2C’s lifesaving research achievements – and four years after the launch of Stand Up To Cancer Canada. Additional stars and performers will be announced in the coming weeks.

Bradley Cooper, Academy Award®-nominated actor, will return as co-executive producer along with the renowned live-event producing team Done + Dusted, working again with the Stand Up To Cancer production team, after a successful partnership for the 2016 telecast.

For the third time, Stand Up To Cancer Canada will simultaneously broadcast a Canadainclusive telecast across four major English-language Canadian broadcasters: CBC, Citytv, CTV, and Global, as well as Canadian services AMI, A.Side, BBC Earth, CHCH, CHEK, Cottage Life, Fight Network, Game TV, HIFI, Hollywood Suite, Love Nature, Makeful, NTV, OUTtv, Smithsonian Channel Canada, T+E, YES TV, in addition to streaming live on the CBC TV App, cbc.ca/watch, CBS All Access, CTV GO and CTV.ca, Global GO and GlobalTV.com, and available on-demand on TELUS Optik TV in Canada. The telecast will also stream live in Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square on Bell Media’s Astral large-format digital screens and The Citytv Big Screen.

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life that may have rabies. To help protect some wild animals against rabies, the Ministry of Natural Resources releases bait in certain areas in August. Stay away from wild or stray animals. If you or any member of your family has been bitten, scratched or in contact with a potentially rabid animal, contact your local Health Unit, health care provider, or go to your local emergency health care department immediately.

Rabies is a deadly disease that can be prevented. Help prevent the spread of rabies by vaccinating your pet dog or cat.

For more information about preventing the spread of rabies, call us at 1-800660-5853 or 613-345-5685 and ask for a public health inspector or visit: http:// healthunit.org/clinics-classes/ rabies-clinic/ or connect with LGLHealthUnit on Facebook and Twitter.

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Sept 3 Spencerville Community Choir rehearsals begin September 3, 7:00 pm at Spencerville United Church. New members welcome, especially tenors and basses. For information call Mary at 613-865-8989.

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

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

Modern square dance club, Grenville Gremlins, 7:30-10 pm, NG Municipal Centre.

Newcomer Bridge-St John's United Church 12:15pm. Cost $5.00. All levels welcome. No partner needed. Info . 613-806-4495 to 613-795-7155.

Men’s Darts League at the Legion, 7 pm. Starting 10 Sept through to April. All are welcome. $5. per night.

Tues Ladies Darts, Kemptville Legion, 7 pm starting Sept 4. All are welcome, come any Tuesday night. $5 per player, all monies paid back out as prizes.

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

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

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

Klub 67 Euchre every 2nd & 4th Wed/mth, 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church. Everyone welcome $5.00.

Bingo- 1st & 3rd Wed/mth., Kemptville Legion, 1 pm. All welcome.

New Horizon Club, Burritt`s Rapids Community Hall. Adults 55 plus welcome. For info re programs and membership, call Janet 613-269-2737.

Probus Club of North Grenville, 3rd Wed./mth. Everyone is welcome to join us at 9:30 am at St Paul's Presbyterian Church Hall for fellowship.

Holy Cross Church monthly suppers, 1st Wed/mth. Adults $8, Children $5. All are welcomed.

NGPL Science and Technology Group meetings are held the 1st/Wed/mth, 7-9 pm in the program room at the Library.

Thu Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:15 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. For more info, call 613-915-1464 to 613-795-7155.

North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting 1st & 3rd Thurs/mth., 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 258-7665.

Mixed Darts League at the Legion 7:30 pm. Starting 6 Sept, through to April. All are welcome. $5. per night.

Fri Twice The Fun Games (200 Sanders St. Unit 103) Game Night, 2nd and 4th Fri/mth, 6-10 pm. Bring your favourite game or borrow one from their library.

Sat Kemptville Legion breakfast, 8 - 10 am 3rd Sat/mth, 100 Reuben Crescent.

Adults $. 6, Children under 12 $3. All welcome.

Sun Twice The Fun Games (200 Sanders St. Unit 103) “Organized Play” and "Learn to Play" events, 1-4 pm . No experience needed.

Bingo, Kemptville Legion – Last Sun/mth, Doors open 6 pm, guaranteed $400 jackpot. Refreshments available.

M,W,F Kemptville and Area Walking Group meet at Municipal Centre at 8 am. All welcome.

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4. A man's skirt 5. Secret agent (slang) 6. French for "Friend" 7. Bigotry 8. Definitive 9. Steering mechanism for a vessel 10. A language of India 11. Love intensely 12. Errata 13. Napped 18. Governor (abbrev.)

24. Venomous snake 25. Fellows 26. Large mass of ice 27. A Freudian stage 28. 57 in Roman numerals 29. A destroyer 31. Reclined 33. About a US quart 34. 1 1 1 1 36. Winglike 37. Rubber wheel 38. Air force heroes 42. Withdraw 43. A late time of life 45. At risk 47. Surpass 48. Belief system 49. A type of cold water 51. L 52. Grain storage buildings 54. Not legs 56. An indefinite period 57. Pigeon-___ 58. Breathing organ 59. Being 62. Shade tree

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KYC Book Fair

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by Hilary Thomson Thousands of books filled the warehouses at the Ferguson Forest Centre last weekend for KYC’s annual Book Fair. The Ferguson Forest Centre has been hosting the Book Fair every year for the past 15 years in support of a charitable organization in town. For the past five years, the recipient has been the Kemptville Youth Centre. Vice President of KYC’s Board of Directors, Cyndy Batchelor, says their goal is to raise $20,000, which pays for the Centre’s mortgage and utilities for the year. At around $2 a book, this equates to about 10,000 books sold.

The sale ran from Friday to Sunday and drew hundreds of people, eager to pick up their next literary treasure. The fair offered all genres of books, from teen fiction and novels, to books about cooking and gardening. “People wait all summer [for the sale],” Cyndy says.

KYC would like to thank all the sponsors, donors and volunteers who helped make this year’s Book Fair a success. This includes their title sponsors, O’Farrell Financial Services and the Ferguson Forest Centre, as well as The Law Office of Connie Lamble, Brewed Awakenings, Urbandale Construction, RB Heating, Grenville Mutual, Kemptville Mini Storage, Metroland Media and The North Grenville Times.

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Debbie and Piero wanted to give back to the community and decided that a portion of all the sales at the Thrift Shoppe would go to the Kemptville Youth Centre. “I really believe kids need a place like that to go to instead of hanging around on the street,” Debbie says.

Piero says it was also important to them to find a local charity where they knew exactly where all the money was going. “The best thing about a local charity like KYC is that we know that 100% of the funds will go directly to the kids.”

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We Are Neighbours 2018

Immigration and immgrants are in the news these days, often in ways that are negative and divisive. But We Are Neighbours allows us to get to know immigrants as individuals, with their own unique stories. It reminds us that immigrants are also emigrants, who arrive here to become part of our communities, part of our society: we are neighbours. The latest immigrant profiled by the St. Lawrence – Rideau Immigration Partnership is a resident of North Grenville.

From Ireland to Kemptville

I arrived in Canada from Ireland in June, 1982, with a young family (youngest was only 19 days old) with plans to spend two years here doing graduate work at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. I’m still here, 36 years later, because I found opportunities here for study and work, and a life for my children that they might not have had in Ireland.

The first years were not easy, living as a foreign student and trying to get by, but, by the time I finished my Doctorate, we were Landed Immigrants and going through the process of becoming citizens. Adapting to a new land and culture is never easy. At first, I found it a pleasant experience, learning to use different words, discovering a new culture and traditions, and getting to know the unique Canadian perspective on life. But it was also difficult to leave behind as much of Ireland as I had to. I found that my Irish way of thinking and talking was not always understood here, and homesickness is a real issue. Immigrants are also emigrants, and that is a hard road to walk at times. We leave behind so much in order to gain so much ahead. It takes time, and, perhaps, it’s a process that never really ends.

But Canada has given me a life, a career as an historian and writer, that I know I would not have had as a working class young man in Ireland. I have been able to grow older and more productive here over the past four decades in ways I would not have imagined possible before. My wife and I came to Leeds & Grenville in 1993 because we wanted to live August 29, 2018

outside a big city and the work we did made that possible. We got involved in the community of Oxford Mills, working with the Community Association, and decided to start a monthly newsletter in 2005 to publicise local arts and culture activities in North Grenville, but it quickly expanded into a general community newsletter, covering social, political, as well as cultural issues. I found that people love reading about their neighbours and neighbourhood, and providing a forum where people could talk to each other and share their concerns, debate their differences, and learn about what was happening in their locality.

I was president of the Oxford Mills Community Association for a few years, and also joined the North Grenville Historical Society, writing regular articles on local history in our newsletter.

These were popular, as, once again, people wanted to know about their community’s history and the people who had laid the foundations for the society in which they live today. In fact, these articles led to a published book, and the monthly newsletter became a weekly newspaper, the North Grenville Times, which has been publishing for over five years now. One of the worries

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I had when I started writing on local history was that I would run out of interesting stories. That was almost fifteen years ago, and there’s still new stories to tell. In this age of failing newspapers and increasing cynicism, it is encouraging to see that community papers are still thriving and people are still making great communities work. North Grenville has a wonderful core of voluntary and service organisations, working to make life better for their friends and neighbours, and I am really proud to be part of that. While not everything is positive, and the newspaper has to comment on that side of things too, there is such a strong sense of community here, as people work to preserve what makes the municipality different from the big city that looms on its border to the north.

North Grenville is changing quickly, as the population increases and the issues facing the community become more complex. But the foundation is there and, I believe, the Times has facilitated public awareness and discussion of the promise and the threat posed by that growth. My Irish background, with a very different approach to journalism and public involvement, has given me a perspective that allows the Times to provide a different kind of service, one that encourages discussion and the airing of differing views. I think that is my contribution to this community, coming from a different culture.

It is not always an easy fit in rural Ontario, but this country has become as great as it is by incorporating different cultures with their different approaches to issues, and that continues to this day. I am very glad I came here, very happy to be a Canadian, and very grateful for the opportunities and life Canada has given me over nearly forty years.

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University-level textbooks of all types, as well as scientific journals. Paul says there are three programs in Canada that would be able to use this book and around 200 in the United States.

Paul is still guest lecturing occasionally at the University of Guelph and is interested in working with anyone needing help managing pastures for horses. Horse Pasture Management will be available for purchase in November, 2018.

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by Hilary Thomson A local professor has cowritten and edited a new textbook on Horse Pasture Management, set to be distributed across North America. Paul Sharpe has a PhD in animal physiology and is a former professor at the University of Guelph, Kemptville Campus. He retired from a nearly 30-year stint teaching at the University when the College closed his doors in 2015. He began his career teaching courses in Agriculture at the University’s New Liskeard campus, where he lived for over seven years. In 1994, he

was transferred to Kemptville to teach agriculture courses there and, in 2008, he began teaching the course on Equine Management.

While teaching the course, Paul realized that there wasn’t a good textbook he could use.

Throughout his career he had become involved with a few equine specialist groups and, when he retired, he decided to recruit the experts he knew in the field to help him write a book on the subject. “It has been a three-year project,” Paul says, during which he co-authored the book with sixteen other equine professionals across Canada and the

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The textbook’s 18 chapters outline everything from structure, function, and nutritional value of pasture plants, to horse grazing behaviour and feed choices. The chapters are based on the various topics taught in the Equine Management course at the University of Guelph. “The goal is to provide a better life for horses,” Paul says.

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