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Municipal Election gets under way

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photo by Vanessa McCutcheon The Municipal election of 2014 has now officially begun, and an official list of candidates for the various offices has been finalised. With seven people running for Council, three for Mayor, and another four running for the school boards, the only result now certain is that Anouk Tremblay has been acclaimed as French Catholic School Board Trustee, and likewise the acclaimed English Catholic School Board Trustee is Brent Laton. Here is the full list.

Nominations for the Office of Mayor: John Barclay 613-258-2426 engage@johnbarclay.ca 1804 Bedell Road, RR5, Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0 Bill Forbes 613-258-2142 billforbesformayor@gmail.com 106 Holmes Street, Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0 David Gordon 613-258-4361 davidgordonformayor@gmail.com Box 521, 315 Curry Street, Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0 Nominations for the Office of Councillor: Elwood Armour 613-258-9592 armour@xplornet.com 820 Law Road, RR2, Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0 Jim Bertram 613-989-2424 jaybert12@yahoo.com RR3, 516 Boundary Road, Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0 Rhonda Finnerty 613-913-1738 rhondafinn2@gmail.com 3956 Sheppard Lane, Box 1341, Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0 Deron J. Johnston 613-878-4738 almaeaststreet@gmail.com Box 707, Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0 Frank Onasanya 613-258-0149 onasanya@xplornet.com 868 Visiting Road, RR1, Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0 Tim Sutton 613-258-1724 tsutton@xplornet.com 903 Pelton Road, Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0 Barb Tobin 613-258-2384 tobin@magma.ca 512 Todd School Road, Oxford Mills, ON, K0G 1S0 Nominations for the Office of English Public School Board Trustee: Marlene Hunter 613-658-5364 marlenes.hunter@gmail.com 5031 Rock Street, Spencerville, ON, K0E 1X0 Lisa Swan 613-926-1597 educateswan@gmail.com Box 13, North Augusta, ON Nominations for the Office of French Public School Board Trustee: Rachel Laforest 613-533-6000 laforest@queensu.ca 432 Alfred Street, Kingston, ON, K7K 4H9 Claudia Major 613-386-2434 claudiamajor@kos.net 256 Chipmunk Ridge Road, Odessa, ON, K0H 2H0 ACCLAIMED for the Office of English Catholic School Board Trustee: Brent Laton 613-925-3313 latongroup@primus.ca 1005 Massie Drive, Prescott, ON, K0E 1T0 ACCLAIMED for the Office of French Catholic School Board Trustee: Anouk Tremblay 613-258-9051 anoukjon@bell.net 1 Maric Trail, Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0

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Upper Canada DSB continues tradition of fiscal responsibility Administrative hiring freeze and new monitoring put in effect Tr u s t e e s w i t h t h e Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) continued a tradition of fiscal responsibility We d n e s d a y n i g h t by instituting an administrative hiring freeze and moving to better monitor spending in an age of fiscal constraint.

Members passed three motions during the first Board meeting of the new school year to ensure the UCDSB lives within the budget passed by trustees

in June. The motions were approved out of concern due to recent hints by the Ministry of Education that the province is tightening its belt, which may affect future funding for the board.

Director David Thomas welcomed the changes.

“At this board, we have created a legacy of compliant budgets and responsible use of resources and the Board has simply asked us to continue in this manner to ensure budgetary needs are met,” said Thomas.

“These moves are consistent with the trustees’ focus on accountability as has been exemplified by the Accountability Framework,” added Chair Greg Pietersma.

Changes implemented to ensure accountability include: Trustees approved a hiring freeze on all administrative positions outside positions that have already been advertised.

The freeze is in effect until March 11.

Members called for a comprehensive review

of service delivery that will have no impact on classroom activities.

To b e t t e r m o n i t o r spending, trustees requested financial reports any time a department budget is exceeded by three per cent or more.

The motion also requires the department manager to propose a remedy.

This past June marked the eleventh straight year that the Board has passed a Ministry of Educationapproved, compliant budget that meets all our students’ needs, said Thomas.

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Rooney Feeds Limited is hosting its 8th annual Poker Run in support of Make-AWish of Eastern Ontario.

Sept. 21, 2014. This year promises to be bigger and better. We will extend the ride for those more advanced riders and move to a larger area.

Join us in beautiful Limerick Forest to help raise our goal of $10,000.

Location: Limerick Forest Time: Safety meeting 9:30 sharp; riders depart after meeting Fees $50 (includes BBQ) $15 (non-rider, BBQ only) For more information and registration form, go to www.rooneyfeeds.com/docs/ RooneyPokerRunRide.

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United Way projects a goal of $1 100 000 for this year’s campaign

by Beth Nicol September 10 marked the 57th Annual United Way Leeds and Grenville Kick-Off. This year’s president, Michael Jiggins, and Campaign Chair, Terry O’Reilly, presented an informative and inspirational look at this year’s goals and how they will be met. $1 100 000 is the projected target for this year’s Campaign. Thanks to fundraisers recently held and private business donations, approximately 10 % of the goal has been reached thus far. Only one million left to go.

The faces of the people who make the United Way’s Campaign work are many and varied. Schools and hospitals, private businesses large and small, Public Service groups,

community service groups, recipient organizations - all play a part. Recognition of contributors and volunteers, and their importance to the United Way was given, as well as encouragement for participation in this year’s challenges. All monies collected for the luncheon m e e t i n g b y C . J . ’s i n Brockville was donated back to the campaign.

Over the next weeks, I will be informing you of upcoming events benefitting the United Way which you and your family may enjoy.

I will also take a look at the programs offered in North Grenville which the United Ways supports, a chance for you to better understand where your pledges go.

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his family; enough for the basic necessities. Many others could not say the same. So he gave.

Over the years, the United Way’s mandate has remained steadfast, although the need for the services for which it offers support for has steadily increased. Over the years, it has met its projections thanks to the efforts of many. It falls upon those who can, to help those who cannot. There is not one of us who is not touched in one way or another by the agencies which benefit from its funding. Check out monthly deductions; participate in one of the many activities sponsored by the United Way; contribute in any small way you can. It will have a huge impact in your community.

eight. In spite of my father being the only wage earner for many years, my parents purchased a home. They managed on a budget with little margin for error. There was no car; we used public transit, walked or biked.

Lunch or dinner in a restaurant did not happen. Ever. In spite of his financial straight jacket, my dad had a monthly deduction taken from his pay cheque for the United Way. In the big picture, the amount was miniscule; to my father, on a budget where every cent counted, it was huge. Still, each year he signed on for monthly contributions. His reasoning was basic. After living through the depression, leaving his home and traveling to find work, he now was able to house, feed and clothe

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Fall Outdoor Education Program The Ferguson Forest Centre Board of Directors and Recreation / Education Committee is pleased to announce that plans are being made for a Fall Outdoor Education Program . The focus of this program will be Guided Nature Walks on designated trails at the Ferguson Forest Centre. These walks will be conducted by an expert in tree, plant and wild life identification.

The length of time for each outing is negotiable: however, two hours on the trail is a suggested time frame.

We encourage the following groups to take advantage

of this exciting outdoor educational experience: school groups, groups from the scouting and guiding movement, seniors groups, walking groups or any group that is interested.

Some points to note: We suggest that the size of each group be no more than thirtyfive.Transportation to and from the event will be the group’s responsibility.

When your group arrives, you will be met at a location to be decided upon when you book your event.

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Last week’s article on ‘Endangered spaces talk in the woods at Forest Centre’ was written by Peter Bunn not Doug Brunton.

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Is bullying a criminal matter?

by Pam Gordon I would like to join the discussion about bullying.

Referencing Mr. Bertram’s letter of September 3, 2014, I couldn’t agree more! No child should be put in a situation where they are at risk of being assaulted. Where my opinion differs is in the solution.

It is my opinion that Mr. Coombs is one of the good guys and I have experienced the positive results of his hands-on approach when he was an administrator at North Grenville District High School. Generally, teachers don’t go into teaching because they hate kids and want to be social workers.They go into teaching because they want to help kids learn. Bullying by children is a very complex issue and the expectation that schools can solve all problems is absurd. Schools should be for teaching, and not a place where parents abdicate their parental responsibility for raising children. This coparenting between school and parent divides families and diverts teacher time from teaching. Do you really think that the school loves your child as much as you do?

I would like to lay part of the solution to bullying on our Prime Minister’s door step.

It is my opinion that, when a child is assaulted, it should become a police matter. If an adult is assaulted at work, do they go to their boss, or do they file a complaint with the police? So the question becomes: why aren’t parents referred to the criminal justice system? This seems to be

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a great age/discrimination of our society. An adult has rights to safety that a child doesn’t have. Yesterday, at the Kemptville Court House, I picked up two pamphlets: “Resource Guide for Victims of Crime in Leeds and Grenville” and “Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.” They provide useful information for adults who are assaulted and for children who are assaulted by adults.

The problem, as I understand the legal system, is that a child cannot commit a criminal offence and, therefore, if there is no offence there can be no crime. I see this as a hole in our federal justice system which not only fails to protect the victim child who has no rights to protection from another child, but it fails to protect the offender child, in that help cannot be mandated for the offender child when no crime has been committed. How can a child be a victim of child abuse by another child when the other child can’t commit a crime?

Why does a child have fewer rights than an adult? Does a child not matter as much?

Do children not feel the same pain when they are assaulted?

Does a bully not need the rights to help that is becoming increasingly available to adult offenders? How can you help an offender who can’t legally offend? Poor rightless children! I see a need for the Federal Government to take action.

I have no intention of letting our Premier off the hook! Education and health care are provincial issues.

Children have to wait for

over a year for a mental health assessment. This is totally unacceptable when a developing child needs professional help. The patient could be either a child who is easily picked on for some reason; or a child who for some reason has aggression issues, and needs help. So I also have questions for the Premier as to why there isn’t funding available to meet children’s mental health needs? I can’t imagine anyone believing that making childhood treatment unavailable will result in a safer, healthier society.

Can the adult reader imagine waiting a year for help with depression or psychosis? I am also interested in what the Provincial Education Act says about bullying and what funding the Province provides to help school boards keep students safe when they are at school? How does that funding equate to the funding provided to keep children

safe outside of school? Have we reached a point in history when the community needs to fund raise to keep our children safe the way we do for medical services? What role should Child Protection Services play in protecting children? When they only intervene to protect children from parents, it leaves an uninformed society believing children cannot be hurt by children. There is also a need for Provincial action!

I have a long time interest in special education and have sat on the UCDSB’s Special Education Advisory Committee, which at the time was one of only two Provincially mandated committees of the Board.

Exceptional students are often the “Last One Picked...First One Picked On” (Richard Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed.). I established the now retired Learning Disabilities Association of Kemptville

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and District. It surprised me to learn how many influential people were still in the closet regarding their exceptional child. So let’s not let parents get away from being part of the solution! Do parents take their kids to church to learn values, or do they pride themselves on being atheist and impose their unique values, or leave the job to the school? Do parents turn off the violence and sex on TV, or is media their child’s baby sitter? Do parents make the time nightly to help their child with homework? Do parents send their children to school well fed, with attention to the adverse effects of additives and fat in food? With regard to recent research, do parents send their children to school after a good night’s sleep in a dark, quiet room? How many parents out there believe that it is their right to smoke into their child’s lungs, get drunk and do illegal drugs? Do

we need some laws around parenting? It seems that our evolution into a “my rights are more important than your rights” society has led to some problems. If we want to protect our kids, we need to change society. The school can’t do it all!

M r. B e r t r a m h a s experience with the OCDSB and we might benefit by knowing how that school board approaches the issue of bullying and does things better. To me, anything we ask our teachers to do that takes them away from teaching decreases a child’s opportunity to learn the academics needed in a global economy. A broken bone will heal in a relatively short period of time. A broken self esteem may never mend. To me an undereducated child, one who is not taught to their intellectual potential, is the biggest abuse of all.

Bullying: tips to prevent and how to help Whether you are concerned about bullying in the workplace or want to combat bullying in schools, there are some creative and effective tactics you can use. These include preventive measures to reduce the likelihood of bullying behaviour, to defend against the actions of established bullies, and to help to heal the scars caused by bullying.

Tips to prevent bullying Education: In schools, it is possible to reduce the prevalence of bullying through carefully designed social education. For example, you can increase awareness of the emotional damage caused by bullying by challenging students to write essays exploring how they would feel if they were the target of such abuse. Parents can also start educating their children at a young age, explaining the types of behaviour that constitute bullying and discussing why these behaviours are wrong. In the workplace, both training and accessible Human Resource policies can educate the workforce and create an environment of zero-tolerance.

Lead by example: If you are in a leadership position within the school system or workplace, make it clear that bullying will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Reinforce policies when needed and ensure those you are leading have access to the policies and procedures that support zero-tolerance.

Watch out for secondary bullying: People can unwittingly lend support to a confident bully. If someone in your environment is behaving cruelly towards others, do not allow your own behaviour to reflect tacit support for their misbehaviour.

Guard against cyber bullying: Take measures to protect yourself from becoming an online target. Set complex passwords, never share any information that could make you vulnerable online, and choose strict privacy settings on social networks.

How to help yourself Report bullying: Although bullies often warn that things will get worse if you report them, this is typically an empty threat designed to make sure the bully remains in control of the situation. If possible, keep a record of emails and text messages that you can present to a parent, teacher or employer. Even if you lack records or witnesses, be sure to confide in at least one trusted friend or colleague so that you have someone looking out for your interests at work or school.

Do not respond to abuse: Wherever possible, refuse to engage with a bully. They may increase the intensity or frequency of their taunts in an attempt to draw you into an exchange, but if you systematically ignore them, there is a good chance the bully will eventually become bored and move on. This tactic can be especially effective when dealing with cyber bullies.

Do not give in to demands: If a bully succeeds in forcing you to do degrading or professionally questionable things, this sends a clear message that you can be manipulated. Bullies will find you much less interesting (and may even be intimidated by you) if you calmly refuse to play by their rules.

How to help others Offer support: If you notice someone being bullied, you do not have to wait for them to confide in you; they may be too frightened or anxious to discuss their situation with anyone. Instead, approach the person and gently explain what you have observed. Invite further discussion about what has been going on, and emphasize that they do not have to deal with this problem alone.

Help to protect the target: You may offer to accompany a victim when they want to officially report the bullying. Thereafter, you can help by keeping an eye on the person being bullied, helping to make them feel safe and supported.

Dealing with the aftermath of bullying Consider counselling: There is no shame in seeking professional help if you are feeling overwhelmed by the damage inflicted by a bully. In the safe environment provided by a counsellor, you can discuss the painful memories and develop coping mechanisms to help you heal and move forward. The bully's cruel remarks may also have damaged your self-image, leaving you insecure about your appearance, abilities, social skills or other things. Counselling can make a positive difference to enhance your self-confidence.

Looking for support? You and your family may have access to an Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) through the organization you or your partner works for. To find out, review your benefits information, ask Human Resources, visit workhealthlife.com, or simply call Shepell at 1-855-213-6608. © 2014 Shepell. Material supplied by Shepell, the leading provider of integrated health and productivity solutions that address the mental, physical and social health issues affecting the workplace. This content is meant for informational purposes and may not represent the views of individuals or employers. Please call your EFAP or consult with a professional for further guidance.

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And they’re off! nilly (strange phrase!). Or they arbitrarily add their mark beside the first few names on the list. I have a big favour to ask of those voters: please stay home!

It is irresponsible and downright mean to mess up the entire democratic process by voting without thinking. Why do it?

There are two women running for Council. To refuse to vote for a woman because she is a woman is sexist, ignorant and stupid.

To vote for a woman because she is a woman is also sexist, ignorant and stupid. Surely the whole point of feminism is to ignore gender bias and, in this case, vote for the best person for the job, regardless of sex? To vote for a woman simply because she is a woman is to discriminate and that’s not right.

You may know one, or some, of the candidates personally, and so decide to vote for them. Again, not necessarily the right move. If you know them in a way that assures you

by David Shanahan Yes, it has finally arrived. The election campaign has officially begun and we know who the runners are. Seven people are running for Council and three for the job of Mayor of North Grenville, and a fascinating bunch they are, to be sure.

Elsewhere in this issue, Dr. Patrick Babin sets out some very useful questions that may be asked of these candidates, questions that deserve serious consideration as we decide which ones should get our votes.

But for now let’s take another approach to the campaign. You can vote for any four of the seven candidates for Council, and one of those running for Mayor. So, which one of three will get your vote? Which four of the seven? There are various ways people choose these things. Some simply do the salt shaker method: they scatter their X’s across the ballot paper willy-

of their fitness and ability for the job, then, of course, they should get your vote.

But sometimes we can know someone, like them even, and at the same time realise that they just don’t have what it takes to be in office. At times like that, you really appreciate the secret ballot! Whatever you may say, no one actually knows for whom you voted.

Perhaps you don’t know any of the candidates personally, but you know their name. Perhaps they are an incumbent running for re-election, or you’ve seen their name in the paper, or in some other context. Once more, this is a dangerous criterion for judging their abilities as a councillor or mayor.

If you recognise the name, you should ask yourself: in what context have I seen the name before? Maybe they just have the same name as a hockey player, or an actor, or a character in a novel. The question is, rather, is the name familiar because of their previous

involvement in the community, or for some other relevant reason?

If they are an incumbent running for re-election, then what is their record in office? Have they shown ability, initiative, or some other trait that earns your trust and your vote? The advantage incumbents have is that they can point to such a record, assuming there is one, and say: “that is who I am, and that is what I have done. Vote for me again”. The disadvantage for an incumbent is that the voters can point to their record and say: “that is who you are, and that is what you have done. Get lost!”. Look at the record and make up your mind.

I have said, repeatedly, that this is an important election for all of us.

Things are changing in North Grenville, and they will continue to change rapidly over the next four years. We will be shaping the landscape for a future that holds promise and dangers, and the incoming

Letters to the Editor Rueben with a hard to see, practically invisible “No Parking” next to it. Across the street, the “No Parking” signs are clearly visible.

But on both sides. Not in front of the post office. I bet the By Law Officer felt pretty proud of his/her job at that moment. Why not scare off the clients of the only business on Reuben (other than the post office and an insurance company which provides parking).

There is no other place to park except in front of the store. You cannot park in at the Post Office, nor the banks’ parking lot, or on either side of the building, as that is private parking.

It made my blood boil....there is a parking lot over by the Legion, but for clients carrying groceries and those with mobility issues....that is not possible. Why should I park over 1,000 feet to

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Ontario is recognizing individuals and organizations who demonstrate leadership in accessibility and disability issues through the new David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility. The first awards will be given out in May, 2015 during National Access Awareness Week.

David C. Onley, Ontario's outgoing Lieutenant Governor, has long been a champion for disability and accessibility issues, adopting accessibility as the overarching theme of his mandate. This new annual award supports the government's ongoing efforts to provide all Ontarians with a more inclusive society where everyone has the opportunity to contribute to, and benefit from, economic growth and prosperity.

2015 marks the 10th anniversary of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, legislation that was developed to create an accessible province by 2025. One in seven people in Ontario has a disability and that number is expected to rise to one in five by 2036, as the population ages.

Ontario is one of the first jurisdictions in the world to move to a modern regulatory regime that mandates accessibility through the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and one of the first jurisdictions in Canada with legislation that sets out a goal and timeframe for accessibility. According to the Ontario Government, accessibility is good for the economy, with the potential of generating up to $1.6 billion in new spending for Ontario’s tourism sector, up to $9.6 billion in additional retail revenue and an increase of up to $600 per annum to the province’s GDP per capita.

satisfy a parking officer who can stand up proud as a peacock and go home with the phrase “Gottcha” rolling around in that empty head. We still shop at Heather’s out of loyalty, but the kind insurance agent allows us to use his parking lot. Complaining to those at the Municipal Center was like speaking to people with deaf ears.

Kemptville does have a parking problem for small business.

To m a k e b u s i n e s s accessible, use common sense for by law signs.

Also clean up store fronts and make landlords pay the price if the town has to do this. There are several business fronts that need the wrecking ball, due to the fact the owners of the buildings simply don’t care and don’t wish to invest in Kemptville. My thoughts.

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same time, we have a wealth of talent, expertise and compassion in North Grenville that has been largely untapped. We are a very generous and caring community and we have the potential to grow into something special.

We need a council with intelligence, imagination, compassion and energy to see the possibilities, provide leadership, and draw in those untapped resources to play a full part in shaping our future.

So, candidates, welcome to the campaign.

You will shape the future of North Grenville. Enjoy.

No pressure.

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Dear Editor: Our family has been shopping at Heather ’s Healthy Harvest, next to the main Post Office on Reuben Street, since it opened. The variety, both upstairs and on the main level, of great food and gluten free goods is excellent. Recently this summer, I came out of the store to find a parking ticket on my windshield.

Looking around, there was no sign I could see and I parked in front of the store hundreds of times. Wait a minute....there is a sign, but it faces forward, not at a slight angle so that when you drive it is visible. On top of that, the sign is set back so that the overhang of the roof blocks it from sight. Whoever installed that sign, and it looked too shiny to be old, must have been short a few marbles.

I mix no words when I see the only business on

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council and mayor will be asked to make choices that will affect all of us, and all those who will be moving to live here. I honestly believe we stand on a knife edge: if we make the right choices, we can maintain all that is good about life here, as well as embracing all that is coming. Make the wrong choice, and we could be in a mess, a dormitory town for Ottawa, a place where the only real work is minimum wage, and where our young people have no future, no place to establish themselves and raise families.

Our farming community needs support, support which has not been forthcoming up to now. As parts of our community grow greener and prosperous, other parts are suffering. Demands on social support systems are growing in the most unexpected places.

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During the election campaign, candidates have been offered free space in this section to write on an issue of their choice, or simply to introduce themselves to the public. This is a free service to all candidates equally. In addition, we will be publishing interviews with each candidate, again on an equal basis to all, so that the voters of North Grenville will have an opportunity of getting to know the people running for election. It is entirely up to each candidate to take advantage of the space made available in Municipality Matters.

What will I do?

by James Bertram

What should we look for in candidates for Council?

What will I do? How will I solve this issue?

That issue? And so on.

In this context, I would remind my listeners that I have come to the conclusion that, as was said by a great politician and soldier, politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians all by themselves.

Almost all matters which come to municipal council involve aspects of decision-making which will have an effect on the life of citizens, whether in small number or on the scale of the whole community. Some issues will SEEM to touch only some, but will gradually be seen to affect a great number of us.

And so, it becomes important that the municipal leaders, each and everyone, first and foremost ensure that all matters before Council be fully explained in public and to the public. Any attempt at manipulation of information must be eliminated. Full

These questions might help you.

1. Is the person familiar with the Ontario Municipal Act? 2. Does the candidate know the municipality? The various departments at “city hall”?

3. How familiar is the candidate with the rules governing council meetings?

4. Does the candidate have a website highlighting her/his platform?

5. Was the candidate parachuted into the municipality?

6. Has the candidate attended council meetings?

7. Has the candidate been extensively involved in the community? What about volunteerism?

8. Does the person have a clear grasp of the issues facing North Grenville?

(This should become evident at all-candidates meetings.)

9. What sort of leadership role has the candidate experienced in the past?

10. Does the candidate possess a vibrant vision or are her/his thoughts reflective of the status quo?

11. Does the candidate have a secondary-school diploma or better?

12. Will the candidate be able to decipher and interpret the countless documents which are very much a part of the job?

13. Does the person have the right personality and disposition? Ability to work with others?

14. Very little has been done by the municipality in relation to its senior citizens. What services is the candidate willing to promote for their benefit?

15. Does the candidate know the rudiments of accounting?

16. Does the candidate have a plan for the improvement of our streets and roads? submitted by Dr. Patrick Babin

opportunity for public discussion and airing of views must take place.

And every attempt must be made within the powers of the municipal government to make decisions which represent the will and the interests of the taxpayers insofar as they may be determined in a rigorous process of two-way communication. I will work toward that goal.

When the municipal decision-making power is severely limited by a provincial or county policy and is seen to be unfair, the Mayor and Councillors must publicly indicate this and attempt in every way possible to seek redress and a fair solution from the provincial or county authority. They must use the media and allies in other municipal governments to work for solutions to unfairness originating at another level of government.

When forced to make an inadequate decision, the public must be informed.

When forced to accept a windmill farm, a solar farm, aggregate pit and so on, the public must be

completely informed of the details of the limits on the municipality’s power to protect the municipality’s citizens’ interests. I will work toward that goal.

Yes – we must be practical and do the best we can in sometimes narrow margins of maneuver. But we must also build those paths to better decisions by advocating fiercely for the kind of change which will best represent the interests of our citizens.

I will work toward that goal.

And so – what will I do? Exactly that which I have indicated here. As I have done in the past as a volunteer community l e a d e r. I w i l l b r i n g issues to the attention of Council and the public in a context of openness and transparency. And I will insist on the right of the taxpayers to have their say in every decision taken by Council. With the help of a strong new team of Councillors, this new policy of openness will take root at North Grenville Council. I will work toward that goal.

Ripped Off Elwood Armour On September 8, the council passed a bylaw enabling the municipality to spend $100 million for development infrastructure. This 100 million dollars is to be recouped from development charges to the developers. However, the Planning Department projects they will actually only recoup about $72 million. The difference, about $25 million, will be added to the current town deficit of approximately $15 million which results in a total deficit of about $40 million, which must be repaid by taxpayers, but only certain taxpayers. The downtown residents (Area 1) are exempt. This is stated on page 17 paragraph 3 of “Development Charges Study” and confirmed by Forbes Symon, Director of Planning, at the meeting of Sept 8 when he was addressing the council.

This number, $40 million, is before any cost overruns, September 17, 2014

inflation or design changes are added in. So, if the inflation and cost overruns add 10%, a very common event, the total deficit to be repaid becomes about $50 million dollars.

In addition, there will be an additional “septage” charge imposed (amount unknown) on rural residents using well and septic systems. This charge is to help defray the costs of the new sewage plant. This will be a very interesting situation for residents of Featherstone Park. In this instance, the town insisted on a “User Pay” approach to sewage, so, are they are going to be double charged because of this municipalityw i d e s e r v i c e c h a rg e ?

Again, with respect to the principle of “User Pay”, why do out-of-town developers get special treatment and taxation discounts while the rural residents pay for services they will never use, and downtown residents, who use the systems, do not

was the rate they were paying for a loan just minutes before this bylaw was introduced), only 3,500 rural households are sharing the payment, the monthly increase is almost $200 per month minimum. And remember, the downtown area does not pay this tax: the question is why? Also, the rural residents must pay, in addition to the new tax, a “septage” charge which will be used to defray the costs of operating the sewage plant. The result of this increase in taxation is that the rural residents of South Gower and Oxfordon-Rideau will have one of the highest tax rates in the entire region.

Now here is an interesting twist the municipality cannot handle. People moving into the new subdivisions will not have to pay the new tax, nor the “septage” charge”. So then, why should the rural residents? This means the rural residents of

have to pay this charge.

This brings us to the question of how much this taxation increase will be. I have calculated this using the numbers stated in the By-law document. Here are the parameters given out by Forbes Symon, the Director of Planning.

Interest rate is 10%, (I used 6 %), the loan period is 10 years, payments are monthly and the principal amount is $40 million.

This will produce one number that must be evenly divided among rural rate payers. This results in a tax increase of $111 per month per household, or $1,328 per year based on 4,000 households sharing a monthly payment of $442,604. This is the minimum increase. This number was calculated by a local bank, there can be no arguing with the accuracy of the calculations.

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North Grenville are being exploited. Both Councillor Tobin and Councillor Sutton supported this bylaw without any objection on their part. They are both candidates in the upcoming election, I would ask you to bear that in mind.

There is another interesting aspect to this council’s decision to pass this bylaw. It means the revitalizing of the Agricultural College is not going to become a principal focus of the new council’s attention, as the new councillors will be too busy dealing with financial problems. The result of this lack of interest must surely result in the demise of the college and 100 + jobs.

If you object to this bylaw you have two choices: change the council on October 27, the easiest route because the rural population has a distinct vote advantage, or file an appeal and use the legal route. www.ngtimes.ca

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Nik’s Place takes time out Nik’s Place- Community Connections Centre, located at 113 Prescott Street, Kemptville has temporarily suspended all public programming in order to evaluate how the objectives of the Centre have been met over the past few months. The Board of Directors note that closure has also become necessary due to organizational constraints, and funding shortfalls. Beverly Illauq, Executive Director,

points out that: “We remain committed to the vision of creating a North Grenville area centre for welcoming, listening, learning and laughing. We will strive to build a strong centre that will provide help with the challenges of life”.

The Grenville Centre for Social Studies (GCSS) is a not-for-profit organization, which set up the Community Connections Centre (CCC),

called ‘Nik’s Place’ after the late Nik Wellstein, to fill in several service gaps and meet some of the connection needs of North Grenville communities. The Centre focusses on educational and personal development and wellness for individuals, families, groups and professionals.

The GCSS was created to remove access barriers to mental health information, supports and services and to provide accessible counselling

and wellness support services to the people of the North Grenville area specifically, and in rural Canadian settings in general. In its short term existence, the CCC has enjoyed the input of many local people with a diversity of talents and skills to bring a range fo programs to the community.

Once the evaluation process is completed and stable funding sources are secured, it is hoped to reopen Nik’s Place at another location in Kemptville.

READ TO YOUR CHILDREN! They will learn a lot more than you may think “ E m e rg e n t l i t e r a c y skills” are skills that babies, toddlers, and preschoolers need to learn so that they are ready for reading and writing when they start school. These skills include vocabulary, book-handling skills, storytelling skills, scribbling and drawing, recognizing print and understanding what it is for, and singing and rhyming.

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child every day, you are helping your child to develop strong emergent literacy and language skills. It can also help teach them about story structure, sequencing, and rhyming. How you read makes a difference too.

Don’t just read the words.

Pause a lot to notice what your child is interested in and to talk about the pictures and the story. Ask questions like; Who is in this story?

What is the problem? What will happen next? Read the same story many times and talk about different things each time. Point out the words and the pictures.

Make sound effects and funny voices.

Children can learn lots of new words from books.

They also learn to listen in a way that TV and computer games can never teach.

Remember too that you are a role model for your child; if you read and show that you care about reading, your child learns that reading is important.

Children who are read to are more likely to pick up books themselves and read for themselves. We want children to love books, so never force your child to read. Books with flaps and things to touch and move can be great for reluctant readers.

Reading aloud to children is the single most important activity for laying the foundation for literacy and learning. But rhymes, poems, songs, crayons, clay, painting, menus, and signs can play a role as well. The key is for you to share these activities with your child and talk about them.

Read to your child! Talk to your child! Then read and talk some more! You will be setting your child up for success at school and in life.

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UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS REGULAR COUNCIL Monday, September 22nd at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers, North Grenville Municipal Centre. For agenda information, please contact the Clerk’s Office or the Municipal website.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE COUNCIL Monday, October 6th at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers, North Grenville Municipal Centre.

2014 FINAL REALTY TAX BILLS

All commercial, industrial and residential tax bills have now been issued. Due date is Tuesday, September 30.

2014 BURN PERMITS

Residents are reminded that in accordance with By-Law 33-12, a Burn Permit is required to conduct open burning on property located outside of the urban area. Burn Permits for 2014 are available at the Municipal Office or at the Fire Hall at 259 County Rd. 44 for a fee of $15.00. Please contact the Fire Hall at 258-2438 ext. 5 for conditions prior to burning.

FALL PROGRAM REGISTRATION

Registration is ongoing for fall programs including First Aid/CPR Training, Babysitting Course, and Tae Kwon Do. Register in person at the Municipal Office during business hours or make after hours arrangements by contacting the Recreation Coordinator at 613-258-9569 ext.123 or email thurlbert@northgren ville.on.ca.

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Local musicians finding success

St. Michael’s finest: Patrick Shanahan on bass and Ciaran Arts on keyboard Two local musicians and their metal band have been busy impressing audiences all over eastern Ontario for the past year, and have now been chosen as one of the twenty most promising local bands in the Bluesprint Series.

During the months following their first show in 2013, Greylights continued finetuning their sound, playing shows, and solidifying their line-up. Today Greylights is composed of locals Ciaran Arts (Keyboards/Synth) and Patrick Shanahan (Bass), who have moved their home base to Ottawa and joined up with Jaz Parsons (Vocals), Wyatt Caron (Guitar/Vocals), Bailey Rodden (Guitar), and Joseph Lariviere (Drums).

Known for its eerie keyboards, heavy groove and original material, Greylights regularly works with the top promoters in their city, around the province, and now into Quebec, having quickly risen to being a crowd favourite and touring band. With the recent release of their first EP, entitled “Tarpeia’s Descent”, the band has attracted a lot of very positive attention.

This has now resulted in Greylights being picked to perform in the Bluesprint showcase, a series set up by the Bluesfest School of Music and Art (BSOMA), as one

of the twenty most promising bands around. BSOMA is part of the Royal Bank of Canada Bluesfest organisation, founded by the festival’s Executive Director, Mark Monahan to support cultural development within the greater Ottawa community by creating opportunities through education that will allow students to discover, explore and deepen a relationship with the arts.

The Bluesprint series consists of shows where the bands will showcase their music in an intimate setting. Organisers will determine a Bluesprint winning band, who will get $1,000 for their efforts. There will also be an special workshop for the musicians, giving advice and information on the music business. The showcases will take place at BSOMA’s Festival House at 450 Churchill Avenue. Greylights get to strut their stuff on September 18 at 9 pm. Both Ciaran and Patrick were students at St. Mike’s High School: both credits to that centre of learning. Another step on the way for a young and dynamic band, and more evidence of the depth of talent being developed in North Grenville. www.facebook.com/GreylightsOfficial

Music Festival for Kemptville?

Work has started on a three-day music festival to take place in 2015 here in North Grenville. The word is that Bob Besharah, of Class Axe Guitars and the man behind the incredibly successful Class Axe Guitars Calabogie Blues & Ribfest, is in talks to bring the festival to the Kemptville College grounds. The plan is to have different styles of music for each of the three days: Country on Friday, R&B and Blues on Saturday, with Sunday being devoted to Folk and Roots music. It’s still too early to confirm line-ups and dates, but, if all goes well, this should be one of the biggest things to happen in North Grenville for many a long year. We’ll have more details as they arrive.

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The building has been re-faced with new General Motors branded signage and If you haven’t been to Myers Kemptville The new Myers Kemptville Chevrolet Buick that’s just where the “New” begins. A service department recently, drop in for a GMC, your local Dealership. completely re-done sales staff including General Sales Manager Treat Your Car! Andrew Couture, from Kemptville, WITH HIGH TECH FUEL SERVICE Professional Car and 6 salespeople all from the area.

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A Community’s Spirit

by James Bertram During the course o f m y w i f e S o n j a ’s current and ongoing fight against cancer, our family has received various forms of support from our community.

The generosity of spirit and genuine interest of other members of the community has gone beyond what one might expect. As one could predict, that moral support has helped greatly to buoy our spirits during a difficult time.

A brief anecdote will illustrate one of the surprises that came our way over the last few months. One day in early June, a few weeks after Sonja had begun treatment and learned that a vital part of her drug treatment would no longer be provided by the Ontario Ministry of Health, our phone rang. It was 11 am on a dreary, humid day and we were enjoying some quiet summer moments. Suddenly the phone was demanding our attention as that mechanical dictator so often does. Sonja, being closer to it, answered dutifully and spoke the usual salutation. And then, a series of “yes,” “yes,” “of course,” and so on in that vein. My heart sank. The hospital again, I thought. After a few minutes, Sonja handed me the phone and asked me to continue the conversation. I was

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expecting the worst.

B u t , i t w a s n ’t t h e worst. The very essence of generosity greeted me as I answered the phone.

A voice identified the caller as Candice Vanden Ti l l a a r t a n d q u i c k l y outlined who she was.

Candice represented the Memorial Family Classic, a sporting activity which raises money through a softball tournament.

The funds raised are then distributed to local people who are in need of assistance with expenses arising from uncovered medical costs.

Candice offered to help with some funding for the Neupogen which Sonja needed to take during her chemotherapy, a medication which the ministry of health refused to offer to her. As the reader might expect, I was overcome by the offer which Candice made and feebly expressed my thanks. Since that time, the contribution which Candice offered has been placed in Sonja’s account at the CIBC. N o w t h a t S o n j a ’s initial treatment is complete, I would like to let the North Grenville Community know how the charitable activity built around the Memorial Family Classic originated.

The genesis of this activity was in 1990 when Candice’s husband, Ron, was diagnosed with Cancer. Although the prognosis for Ron was very dark indeed, his family and friends strove

to raise funds to provide treatment at a clinic in Toronto. To no avail.

F i n a l l y, R o n Va n d e n Tillaart succumbed to his terrible illness. Candice and her family and friends were deprived of Ron’s presence and were left to continue with their lives.

They chose to honour Ron’s memory by holding the Memorial Family Classic every year. The fundraising that began during Ron’s illness has continued every year since 1990. Every year, the funds so raised are given to people in need of support. As Candice herself has said, she and her friends are happy to help and proud of what they do. Indeed. And I am proud to call these people neighbours and friends.

Candice, her family and friends are a monument, not only to a much loved man, Ron Vanden Tillaart, but also to an ideal. That ideal is that love never ceases. It spreads its good widely.

It honours not only those who are loved, it honours as well those who do the loving. And I can tell you, from personal experience, that love is alive and well in our community.

So, thank you Candice.

Thank you supporters of the Memorial Family Classic. Thank you friends. And thank you Ron . Finally, thank you North Grenville for your s e n s e o f c o m m u n i t y.

You are a wonderful community of neighbours indeed.

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Kemptville’s Brandon Cole (15) lets a blast go from the blueline through three Hawkesbury players!

@ rinkrat On Friday, the Cumberland Grads visited North Grenville to take on the Kemptville 73's. The action was fast and furious in the first period.

The 73's opened the scoring almost seven minutes into the game. After Cumberland was assessed a minor penalty, Kemptville really applied the pressure. Brandon Cole sent the puck in for Matt Tugnutt a little out of his reach. Cole kept the puck in at the point and sent it across to Cody Hendsbee. Hendsbee sent a shot in which was deflected in front of the net. Alex Row picked up the loose puck and skated across the crease out of the goalie's reach and found the back of the net while he was falling to put the 73's up 1-0. There was no scoring in the second period as both teams went end to end with lots of scoring chances. Late in the third, while Kemptville was killing a penalty, they got the break they had been looking for. Daniel Monk

took the puck away from a Grads forward and cleared it up the side wall. Matt Tugnutt grabbed it, bounced it off the boards and picked it up himself. He passed it to Row who had joined him on the rush and turned it into a 2 on 1. Row flipped the puck up and beat the goalie over his left shoulder to make it 2-0.

The Grads pulled their goalie for the extra attacker in the final minutes of the game.

Again Row was the man on the spot. Tyler Young stripped the puck from the rushing Grads player and passed it to Row who drilled into the empty net for his third goal of the game. Row's hat trick consisted of a power play goal, a short handed goal and an empty net goal; a special feat that earned him first star of the game. Nicholas Hodgins was named second star earning his first shutout of the year.

O n S u n d a y, t h e Hawkesbury Hawks came to Kemptville. Less than a minute after the opening

f a c e o ff , D a n i e l M o n k intercepted a Hawks pass and broke out of his own end. He sent Jake Gaudet away with a great pass off the boards.

Gaudet and Jesse Blais chased the puck in behind the Hawks net. As the puck came out from behind the net, Monk skated in to the high slot and blasted a shot past the Hawkesbury goalie. Two minutes later, Hawkesbury evened the score on a power play. Again, the play started in behind the Hawks net.

The puck squirted out to the point and Monk saw Shawn Cameron streaking towards the net. Cameron let a rocket go from short range that the goalie stopped but couldn't control the rebound. Tyson Kirkby was right there to stuff it home and restored the 73's lead. Late in the first, Jake Gaudet took away a puck at the 73's blue line. He carried it all the way down the right wing, avoided a check deep in the Hawks’ end and then cut to the net. He was able to stretch the goalie out and

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slide it through the five hole to make it 3-1 Kemptville. In the second, Aaron Hickie and Olivier Chabot were playing a great fore checking game.

Together, they took the puck away from the Hawks defence and found Shawn Cameron o ut in f r o nt. Camer o n wasted no time making it 4-1 Kemptville. The Hawks scored twice in the period to make it a 4-3 Kemptville lead after two. In the third, they scored early to tie the game at 4. On a powerplay, Owen Guy picked up the puck just over his own blue line and passed it back to Alex Row. Row passed it back as Guy was streaking down the left side. After crossing the Hawkesbury blue line, he cut across the middle and stepped around the Hawks defender. His blast from the high slot found the back of the net to give the 73's a 5-4 lead. Then everything came apart. With four minutes left in the game, the Hawks were able to score three goals. One power play, one even strength and an empty net to squeak out a 7-5 come from behind win. Jake Gaudet was named as the game's third star.

On Thursday, the team travels to Cornwall to face the Colts. Then it's back to North Grenville for a rare Saturday afternoon game when the Brockville Braves come to town. Opening faceoff is at 2:30. The third upcoming game has Hawkesbury back in town for a Tuesday night game at 7:30. Catch the Junior A fever! Hockey with edge!

Jim Warren, Tammy Dobson and Gerald Tallman of Tallman Truck Centre take time out of their busy schedule to present Chairman of the Board of North Grenville Accessible Transportation Don Gilchrist a cheque for $6,000 to help solidify this great local, community service.

Spencerville Fair's Little Miss Youth Ambassador, Amanda Leang, with the wining 927 lb entry in the Mammoth Pumpkin contest, grown by Dan Garswood.

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by David Shanahan Looking through the history of North Grenville, there are a few examples of fathers and sons leaving a significant mark on their community. An obvious example is that of the F e rg u s o n s , f a t h e r D r.

Charles Ferguson, and son G. Howard Ferguson. Both had very successful political careers as well as playing a major role in the social life of the area.

Another example of this father and son story is less well known today, but the name T. A. Kidd was one that carried a great deal of weight through two generations and at every level of North Grenville society. The Kidd family had deep roots in the area. The patriarch of the family was William Kidd, who had arrived from Ireland as a child, and first appeared in Oxford Township around 1848. By the mid-1860's, William had large land holdings in both Marlborough and Oxford Townships, as well as a store and home in Burritt’s Rapids. His brother, Thomas, was a tenant on William’s land on lot 8, concession 2 of Oxford, just outside the village. William started the first cheese factory in the region and laid a strong business and social

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foundation for his three sons to follow.

Thomas Albert Kidd was born in 1846 and carried on his father’s tradition of hard work and success in everything he did. He always used the initials “T. A.” to distinguish himself from his uncle and his cousin, both named Thomas Kidd. At the age of twenty, he was with the 56th Lisgar Rifles when they were sent to the border to counter a threatened Fenian invasion.

He kept a close association with the 56th, remaining their Paymaster until 1914, when the First World War changed everything.

In the same year as the Fenian scare, T.A. Kidd

became Post Master at Burritt’s Rapids. Although such positions were often a political patronage plum, Thomas retained the job until his death, a tribute to the universal respect in which he was held by all sections of the community.

In his career, he established a network of business and social relations which certainly made him a wellknown figure in the county.

He was a member of the United Counties Council from 1878, and was named Warden twice.

In 1871, he opened a store in Burritt’s Rapids, which proved to be very successful over the years. A second store was opened in 1887 in Oxford Mills, and even after his son, Harold, took over the family business after Thomas Albert’s death in 1918, it remained the T. A. Kidd Store. In 1892 he bought the mill that gave the village its name and continued to expand his business interests through the county. A life-member of the Masons, Thomas was also Grand Master of the Ontario East Orange Order, and a delegate at the World Conference of the Order in London. He represented Christ Church, Burritt’s Rapids at the district Synod of the Anglican Church, and was President of

Merrickville Agricultural Society until his death.

An extremely influential man, T. A. Kidd’s obituary in May, 1918 summed him up: “It is not an exaggeration to say the late Captain Kidd was the best known character in the township and one of the most prominent figures in county circles, official, social and commercial...In his prime, he was a power to be reckoned with..”

After such a father and grandfather, it might be forgivable if T. A. Kidd’s youngest son enjoyed a less active life, but that was very far from the case. If anything, Thomas Ashmore Kidd outdid both older men. Lt. Colonel Thomas Ashmore Kidd was born 1889 and died on December 19, 1973 at the age of 84. He began his working life as a clerk in his father’s business, but was named a co-owner of the property and business when he turned 21.

Following his father’s path, the younger T. A. Kidd joined the Grenville militia and was commandant of the 56th Lisgar Rifles in Kemptville in June, 1914 when the new Armoury building opened in Riverside Park. He had started the Cadet corps at the High School in Kemptville in May, 1914. With the outbreak of war in August, Thomas

went abroad with the First Canadian Contingent and was badly wounded at the battle of Ypres the following year. He held staff jobs thereafter, and was Quarter Master General to Medical Detachment No. 3 at the end of the war. He took charge of reorganising the Grenville Regiment between 1920-25.

But he had, by then, moved to Kingston, where he remained a resident for the rest of his life. Although his career to that point had seen him successful in both the military and business sphere, T. Ashmore Kidd was just starting. He established himself as a wholesale merchant in Kingston, and was elected a city Alderman there from 1922 to 1926. In the 1926 provincial election, he was voted in as M.P.P., and repeated the feat in 1929, 1934 and 1937. He served as Speaker of the legislature from 1930 to 1934, and was Chief Whip of the Conservative Party, 1937 to 1940. Moving to the federal scene, he was elected M.P. in 1945 and served in

Parliament until 1949.

Again following in his father’s footsteps, he was a life-long member of the Orange Order and became the only Canadian to become Imperial Grand Master of the Grand Orange Council of the World. And he was, like his father, a prominent Mason. In his later years, T. A. Kidd the younger overshadowed his family’s achievements. He was a member of the Ontario Board of Parole, President of the Kingston YMCA, the Kingston Hockey Association, and served on the Board of Governors for Kingston General Hospital.

He was Lay Secretary of the Synod of the Diocese of Ontario and a member of the Executive Council of the General Synod of the Anglican Church.

Grandfather, father and son blazed a spectacular trail across North Grenville, the United Counties and Ontario for almost a century and a half. An amazing family.

And this story only deals with three of them!

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K emptville H orticultural Society, 7:30 pm at the Kemptville Pentecostal Church. Guest Speaker: Rebecca G raves - speaking on drying, storing & blending herbs.

Probus Club of North Grenville, 9:30 am gathering time, 10 am meeting time.

St. Paul's Presbyterian Church Hall. Speaker: Dr. Michael Rudnicki, Ottawa Health Research Institute speaking on Stem Cell Research. Coffee/Tea and Goodies available for a Loonie.

Youngsters of Yore, Kemptville Public Library, 1:30 pm. Guest speaker: Dr. Bernie Brennan "People W ho Have Helped Along the W ay".

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Kemptville Legion, Euchre Tournament, 7 – 11 pm. $10.00 per person. Cash Prizes.

Kemptville Legion, Pig Roast & Dance, Dinner 6 pm. Dancing 7:30 to 11:30 pm. Music by W ildflower. Tickets $15.00 per person. Tickets available at the bar.

Kemptville Crafters' M arket, Feathered Haven Parrot Rescue in the parking lot, Little Ray's Reptiles, 1-2 pm. Harmony Chocolates will have a small gift for the 1st fifty paying customers. Come out and enjoy the day and browse our craft shop, see some parrots & reptiles.

Canadian Cancer Society's Neon Night - Kemptville: 2K/5K non-competitive run to raise funds for Childhood Cancer Research & Support Services, Riverside Park. Individuals and teams are encouraged to register online at cancer.ca/neonnight

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Bingo- First and third W ednesday of the month, Kemptville Legion. Games start at 1 pm. All welcome. Refreshments available.

The Branch Artisans Guild, North Grenville Community Church,, 2659 Concession Street every 3 rd Tuesday, 7 pm. New members welcomed!

Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:45 pm. Cost $5, partner preferred but not necessary. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691.

North Grenville Toastmasters - M eeting 1 st & 3 rd Thurs. of the month, 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 258-7665.

Klub 67 Euchre every second and fourth W ed. of the month beginning Sept 10, 1:15 pm, St. John's United Church downstairs. Everyone welcome, $5.00.

BNI Netw orking Group Breakfast- Alumni Building, University of Guelph, 7-8:30am. Call 613-258-0553 for more information.

Bridge- St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $4. "All levels of bridge players welcome. Come discover Duplicate Bridge. "Info, contact Sandra at 613258-2691.

M others of Preschoolers Support Group-St.John’s United Church, 6:30-8 pm.

W hether you’re a townie, rural, stay-at-home, working, teen, adoptive, specialneeds, single or married, M OPS is for you! For more information, call Angie Brown at 613-223-3979.

M ixed pickup basketball! Holy Cross Gym, 7-9 pm. Co-ed, all skill levels welcome. $5 per night to play, or $60 for the season. For more info call Jeff or Samantha at 613-258-1847 or email samantha.rivet-stevenson@rbc.com Kemptville Cruise Night, Hwy 43 Car Club, M ay 2 to Sept. 26 at Food Basics – 6 - 9 pm. Rod Rafter, 613-258-7567 or www.Hwy43CarClub.com for more information.

Beth Donovan Hospice Companion W alk for those Living in Grief. Join us at 11:50 am in the parking lot of the North Grenville Community Church, 2659 Concession Rd. Hospice volunteers (wearing red) will lead the walk. For more info, call the Hospice 258-9611.

The Kerith Debt Freedom Centre. Coaches on duty to confidentially coach people on how to get out of debt and stay out of debt. Free service, open on the 2 nd and 4 th Sat. of the month from 9:30-11:30 at the North Grenville Community Church. Appointments can be made at kdfc.ca or by calling 613-258-4815 x103.

Kemptville Kinsman Farmers' M arket, 200 Sanders St. (the B&H parking lot) 12-4pm, rain or shine. Come and meet your local producers and checkout our FREE Kid Zone".

Kemptville and Area W alking Group, Municipal Centre - Early birds: 8 am, others 8:30 am. Contact: Eva 258-4487.

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‘The man who shot Liberty Valance’ Peter Johnson Outer Oxford Mills Alas, gentle reader, it was with a heavy heart, filled with nostalgia, that I travelled down memory lane this past week. Visiting a dear friend in the hospital, I was outside an Ottawa hospital, reminiscing about my misspent youth in that part of town. Howling, as only a pre-pubescent male can, the refrains from Del Shannon's 'Runaway' and Dion's 'Runaround Sue', as I biked to school. Songs that today can be heard in the velvet-toned arrangements by the almost famous, local harmonious group—The K-Towne Trio (shameless self-promotion alert). The past tends to look rather rosy in hindsight, doesn't it?

The present does not have such a pinkish hue. Having taken a week's sabbatical, I steeled myself to the task of getting back into the saddle, so to speak, and pouring forth another elucidating and enlightening column on what passes for 'news' in this fair country's news services. In order to fulfill this obligation to my loyal readers—both of them—I set out to peruse The Post, glance at The Globe, suffer through The Sun, hover over Huffington's and critique the CBC...all of this in the name of eradicating ignorance and helping elevate the state of social awareness in our

wonderful community.

Well. If, as Gene Pitney told us, 'Only Love Can Break A Heart', reading some of this week's headlines surely runs a close second. Here's a sample of what I waded through...all as a public service to you, The Gentle Readers.

“Ford Family's MultiPronged Takeover Bid Has Toronto Feeling Like KimJong-un's Korea”. This stark statement from The National Post. Now doesn't that just make you want to dive in and read on? In the same section, you could also check out Matt Gurney's assessment of how Doug Ford is lacking his brother's “magic”. Magic?

Rob Ford can do magic?

Like, make things disappear?

Any suggestions on what his prestidigitation might entail? Hopefully what does disappear is the man's tumour and his family gets him back in better health. But, we must forge on...

The Ottawa Sun took a moment off from its ongoing haranguing of Ontario Teachers - this time for sending money (presumably their own) to the striking B.C. Teachers - to let us know this incredibly important tidbit: Paris Hilton, she who is famous for being famous, has contacted Joanne Pauze of 'Betty’s Teacup Yorkies', in Calgary, to purchase 'Mr. Amazing'. All four and a half inches of 'Mr. Amazing',

a pedigree Pomeranian, cost the thrifty heiress a mere thirteen thousand dollars... or somewhere in that neighbourhood. The Sun, in its wisdom, chose to take offense with the poor judgement of the teachers, but swooned over the impeccable bloodlines and bargain-basement shrewd shopping of the headlinehound - Ms. Hilton - and her newly-acquired hound, the not-cheap, 'Mr. Amazing'.

Gene Pitney, where are you when we need you? 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' comes to mind. Should he take aim at Ms. Hilton?

Betty's Teacup Yorkies? Or The Sun? That's a tough one.

Maybe he's got six-shooters.

One would do the job if it had enough bullets. Bullets made of common sense and decency.

Speaking of six-shooters: there's the Oscar Pistorius case, the whole Luka Magnotta story, the defrocked Catholic priest found guilty of 24 charges of sexual assault involving Inuit children, and, finally...only because I didn't have the stomach to continue... the N.F.L.'s (National Felon's League) suspension of one player for knocking his fiancee unconscious, and another for beating his child with a tree branch. Very manly, indeed!

It's enough to make you weep. What is happening, people?

Nearly 50 years ago,

The Original Cast mused on the same topic in, 'One Tin Soldier': 'Go ahead and hate your neighbour, Go ahead and cheat a friend.

Do it in the name of Heaven, You can justify it in the end.

There won't be any trumpets blowing, come the Judgement Day...

On the bloody morning after...one Tin Soldier rides away.'

Or, from Peter, Paul and Mary...to quote from that same era: 'It's the hammer of justice, It's the bell of freedom.

It's a song about love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land.'

I salute my wife's suggestion that we stop turning on or reading the news. The empathy centres of my brain are being overloaded. They are being drowned by the lack of human kindness, goodness and Godgiven common sense.

John Keats once wrote: ”My heart aches and a drowsy numbness pains...” Me too John. Does anyone out there know how we can track down The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. It's time for some frontier justice. Or, maybe it's time to hire the great magician, Rob Ford.

Hopefully he could make these dangerous, insensitive people just disappear.

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Mike+Ness Photography on display at Geronimo’s

Looking for beautiful and creative ways to brighten up your walls? Local photographers, Micheal Pacitto and Vanessa McCutcheon, have launched an exhibit which features some of their best prints of North Grenville scenes at Geronimo Coffee Shop on Prescott Street. See these familiar locations through their unique perspective during the month of September, while relaxing with a cup of Heather’s famous coffee. The art is available for purchase, but you will have to come in soon, as some have already been spoken for!

To see some of their other work, visit www. mikenessphoto.com, or their new wedding site at weddings.mikenessphoto.com September 17, 2014

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Hiring a Wedding Planner to save you money on your wedding It is finally happening! You have the ring and the date is set. How exciting! Now what? Book a venue, hire a caterer, pick your wedding colours…nope, wrong. Set a budget then hire a wedding planner.

The biggest mistake we see with couples is that they put the horse ahead of the cart. They get caught up in the fluff and fun and by the time they request our help, they are so far into planning and so far from their budget, there is not much we can do to help except make it as painless as possible.

Like any other large financial commitment, knowing how much you can afford to spend is crucial. The idea of starting your new life off together in debt should make you worry. A wedding is a celebration of your love and you should not be giving up making a down payment on a house and your future for a one-day party. Your wedding day should be stress free and be a true reflection of the two of you as a couple.

Talking money is not easy, but this is the time the two of you need to sit down and discuss your vision for your wedding and discuss how much money you can actually afford to spend. Then, if you know family want to help financially, you go and speak with them about how much they are planning to contribute. You put all those numbers together and there is what you can afford to spend, not a penny more.

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Photo by Samantha Clarke Photography The next step is to find a wedding planner that you like (you will be spending the next year working with this person and you will be side by side all day at your wedding, so be sure you like him/her…a lot). And make sure their fees fit within your budget. Wedding planners may take, what appears to be, a large chunk of your wedding dollars that you think you can better spend elsewhere, however what that wedding planner can save you in money and time and provide you in peace of mind, will easily outweigh their fees.

Wedding planners are trained individuals who live for planning events. Managing the budget, creating itineraries, researching, meeting with vendors, and dealing with logistical nightmares is what they live for.

Wedding planners spend their days researching vendors and pricing. Their job is to find you the best price and best value for your dollar. They know who the key players in the industry are and who to avoid. Do you know how many djs there are in the Ottawa area alone?

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More than you have time to contact to make sure you are getting the best price and the best service. Event planners know that there are about 10 in the industry that are actually worth the expense and won’t need to waste a lot of time comparing every little detail that each offers in order to find you the best one for your wedding.

Do you know how many wedding photographers there are in the Ottawa area? About 10 times more than there are djs. How many are worth hiring to capture the most important day in your life, I can think of about 5 I would consider using.

Where wedding planners save you the most money is stopping you from spending money on stuff you really don’t need. In the new world of Pinterest, couples get caught up in all the pretty details they see and think their wedding needs. I can’t begin to tell you how often I see posts of people selling items from their wedding that say “never opened” or “brand new, never used”.

Sticking to a wedding budget can be very hard.

Having someone in your corner who can help you to visualize, stay focused and make sure you are getting the best value for your dollar is key to the success of your budget friendly wedding.

Article written by Julia O’Grady, Owner and President of In the Moment Event Planning & Design www.itmevents.ca

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A great example of two local businesses working together Often businesses in close promixity that offer similar services would think they need to compete. In the case of two local businesses, Winchelsea Events and Terrace Green B&B, this is not the case. They feel that by working together they can create a good synergy and offer far more comprehensive services than if they were competing. Both located just outside of Winchester, Terrace Green B&B and Winchelsea Events have been working together on weddings and other events for more than 3 years now.

Terrace Green B&B is a quaint Bed and Breakfast situated on County Road 43. They have a variety of spacious high end guests rooms and also rent their space for small gatherings, retreats and parties. The grounds of Terrace Green B&B are beautifully maintained and one of the community’s most sought after venues for pictures.

Annette’s breakfasts are also often praised as one of the main attractions.

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Just a few kilometres away, Winchelsea Events is a special occasions venue and catering company which is located in a tastefully transformed dairy barn. Fully licensed, and renowned for their high level of cuisine and service, Winchelsea Events offers an ideal setting for weddings, parties, family reunions and much more. With two charming banquet rooms and a beautiful courtyard and garden area, they can accommodate anywhere from 15 to 400 people.

By partnering together Winchelsea Events and Terrace Green B&B can offer the same services someone would get in a downtown hotel or in a suburban conference centre—all with five-star quality at country prices. As one bride described, “They say that two heads are better than one, and in the case of working with Terrace Green and Winchelsea Events, it was the best experience ever. From A to Z, no detail was overlooked and hospitality was with a captial “H”.

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Be the most beautiful bride ever seen Plan your entrance in advance – and here’s how (NC) Hair: In addition to a professional cut, colour and style, add a fabulous low-cost conditioning treatment of your own, leaving your hair feeling thicker and looking bouncier than ever before: heat one-half cup of olive oil for one minute (not too hot to touch); comb it through your tresses letting it soak in for an hour or two; shampoo twice for easy removal.

Face: Exfoliate your face daily with the following formula to reveal smoother and brighter baby skin: put one tablespoon

September 17, 2014

of white sugar into a dish, pour in the same amount of milk, and before it dissolves gently rub it in circles all over your face. Wash it off with warm water, rinse with cold, and glow.

Teeth: A timely dental visit will give you confidence in your looks and your breath, so why not go the distance while you're there by asking for a safe way to whiten your teeth? Protect the enamel with a variety of Philips Zoom methods, from a 45-minute light-activated system, to take-home gels, to a Zoom whitening pen to slip into your purse for

a last-minute touch up.

Hands: A manicure is a must when you display your hand for the ring.

Be sure to exfoliate the skin with either a loofa, or by scrubbing with a combination of baking soda and water.

Feet: Once your feet are soaked with emollients, pampered with a pedicure and massaged, you will have far more comfort-longevity in your pretty shoes. Tip: On your long wedding day, you may be surprised how much energy can be recouped by simply changing your shoes.

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