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Last month, the Times published an article about a fundraiser that was being set up to help a local young mother who had been diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer. Dawn LeGoueff is just 39, with two teenage boys, and is dealing with a long series of chemotherapy treatments. The schedule is grueling. In a 3-week cycle, Dawn undergoes chemo in hospital, followed by twenty chemo pills a day, with the third week treatment-free.

This will go on until the end of December. After that, depending on the size of the tumour, Dawn either undergoes surgery, followed by four months of recovery, or another four months of chem

treatment. She also has a number of prescriptions she takes daily for nausea, sores in her mouth, diarrhea meds, and others. Also, she can only use all natural ingredients for shampoo and soaps when it comes to personal care, due to the radiation treatments. It is a hard schedule to face for anyone, but with two teenagers, and no possibility of paid work, the financial strain adds hugely to the emotional and physical challenges she faces.

And that is where family, friends, and this community steps in. Dawn’s sister, Sam, and their mother have been taking days off work to go to treatments with her, meaning another financial loss all round. But along to the rescue came two friends who have known Dawn since

they were children together.

Deb Driscoll and Jaime Peca came up a raffle to raise funds to support Dawn, and what a raffle it was. The two women who work at Re/Max Affiliates Realty in Kemptville, personally donated a prize of a 7-night resort vacation for two and $500 cash to go towards airfare. They then canvassed donations for 26 other prizes, including dinner for two at the Brigadoon, an Outer Creations Landscaping gift card, a Rideau Roastery gift card, and jewelry from Smiling Moon. Companies that went, as Sam says, above and beyond, were Shouldice Construction, Re/Max Affiliates Eealty, CC Squared photography, MT Electric, M2 Electric, and Moto Trenz.

What did all this amount

to? A grand total of $11,060 to help Dawn and her family get through the next months of treatments and pain without having to worry about paying the rent or feeding the kids.

The enormous relief that this brings to the entire family is simply fantastic. Before being diagnosed, Dawn had only been in her job for four months, not enough time to build up an EI balance. Sam, speaking on behalf of Dawn, their mother, and the family, puts it well: “Before cancer, Dawn was pay cheque to pay cheque, like many of us.

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Sam had started a GoFundMe page, which raised enough money so that Dawn now has her rent paid for until next April. But the raffle has changed everything. Dawn can get her treatments and prescriptions worry free and stress free. Sam says that Dawn and the family are “blown away” by the generosity of their community.

“Dawn can now rest easy and recover! Because of the generosity of Debbie and Jaime and this amazing community, Dawn does not have to choose between feeding her kids or buying medications to help her fight cancer. This community blows me away with their generosity. I tear up every time I think of what our community has done and continues to do to support my sister.”

Once again, North Grenville shows its character, and how the work of individuals who care makes a tremendous difference in the lives of their friends and neighbours and community. Best wishes to Dawn as she continues to face challenges, but now with hope, joy and genuine gratitude.

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Kemptville Farmers’ Market receives generous donation or exhibition disbands, any proceeds must be donated to agriculturally-oriented organizations. After selling its assets, the CCEA was left with approximately $3,850,000 to give away. With the CCEA Board acting as trustee for the money, and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs making final decisions, many different organizations were slated to receive donations from the Helen Rice and David Presley presnt a cheque for $20,000 CCEA ranging in size from to the Kemptville Farmers Market $10,000 to $600,000. Each of the 18 CCEA directors tawa came through the Exhi- was allowed to assign one

by Brandon Mayer bition,” David told the Times. of the $10,000 donations Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The last big name show that to an organization of their Members of the Kempt- the Exhibition brought in, as choosing. Both David and ville Farmers’ Market Board David remembers, was the another director, Kemptville were very happy to receive Rolling Stones. SuperEx took resident Helen Rice, decided an “extremely generous” place at Lansdowne Park in to allot their portions to the donation from the Central Ottawa, and was an annual Kemptville Farmers’ Market, Canada Exhibition Asso- event in August for 122 years resulting in a total donation to ciation (CCEA) on October (with the notable exception of the Market of $20,000.

Making the donation 10. How the donation came World War II). But the event could no longer operate after to the Market was a well about is a story that goes back decades. David Presley, being kicked out of Lans- thought-out decision by the current (and soon to be downe Park by the City of David, as North Grenville last) President of the CCEA, Ottawa, and it was officially has always been a friend to in 2015 that no SuperEx. spoke to the Times about the announced • BrakesWhen SuperEx • Vehicle repairs SuperEx events would lost donation and the history of the further SuspensionPark, North • Class “A” Mechanic • Lansdowne take place.

Grenville Council was very CCEA which led to it.

• Sale of Quality Pre- • Tire Sales David explained that, as eager take over hosting The Central Canada Exhi• AirtoConditioning Owned Vehicles society, the the event, although another bition, often known in Ottawa an• agricultural Flat Bed Tow Truck • Alignments as SuperEx, was once among CCEA must operate under CCEA Board member shut and Horti- the initiative down. David the top 10 major exhibition the Agricultural613-989-3839 the events in Canada. “Every big cultural Organizations C o u n t y R dAct, 1 , M ohas u nalso t a i nbeen O n tattending ario name that ever came to Ot- which states that when a fair Kemptville Farmers’ Market

with his wife for years, and wanted to give something back to the community.

Beth Tilbury of the Kemptville Farmers’ Market spoke to the Times about the Market itself. The Market, which Beth describes as “probably the best in the area”, is located on Sanders Street and runs yearly from mid-May until the end of October. It is open every Sunday from 12pm to 4pm. A rule of the Market is that all vendors have to grow or make what they sell. Beth makes and sells cupcakes, and she told the Times that the Market has bakers, crafters, a wool grower, a flower grower, many farmers (including those selling apples, maple syrup, and honey), and more.

This year, there will be two outdoor Christmas Mar-

kets: one in the last week of November, and the other in the first week of December. Beth made it clear that the Market follows all COVID-19 protocols, and that their customers have done very well at following the regulations.

The Market is extremely grateful for the donation from the CCEA. A sign will be affixed at the Market thanking the Exhibition for the donation, and ensuring that SuperEx is never forgotten.

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information on current projects, and local forester, Greg Beach, shared displays of historical MNR and forestry memorabilia.”

The event was presented in association with both the OMSPA and On the Bend Sugar Shack, a local maple farm outside of Chesterville.

Karen told the Times that the 18-acre Kemptville Campus sugarbush – where the event took place – is part of the larger 360-acre Forest Stewardship Council ® (FSC®) certified Kemptville Campus woodlot.

“On Sunday, September 26, the maple forest was renamed in a dedication ceremony to honour the late Peter Wensink, former Kemptville Campus forester,” Karen wrote. “Peter was a wellrespected forest steward and educator. He was instrumental in resurrecting the maple sugar operation at the agroforestry centre working with Frank Heerkens from On The Bend Sugar Shack.”

Frank Heerkens, the current President of the OMSPA, also weighed in on the suc-

The renaming ceremony at the Peter Wensink Maple Forest on the Kemptville Campus. (photo credit to North Easton) an annual event in the comLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter munity.

The purpose of Fall in The Kemptville Campus Love with Maple is to encourAgroforestry Centre hosted a age members of the public to successful Fall in Love with explore and learn about OnMaple event on September tario maple syrup operations.

25 and 26. These events take The province-wide campaign place throughout Ontario in ran from September 25 until association with the Ontario October 3.

Maple Syrup Producers As“We welcomed over 500 sociation (OMSPA). This was folks for a pancake breakfast the first of its kind for North presented by the Knights Grenville, but it will now be of Columbus and over 650

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folks in total to the sugarbush,” Karen Bedard said to the Times. “Live music was presented by Kemptville Live Music Festival, guided forest tours were provided by registered foresters, and tours of the sugar operation, complete with the evaporator in operation, were provided all weekend by Campus Forester, Jim Hendry. The Ryan's Well Team was on site by Ryan's replica well to provide

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Municipality accepting 2022 Community Grant Applications

The Municipality of North Grenville is now accepting 2022 Community Grant Program applications for members of the public and community organizations who wish to make a request for funding.

The Community Grant Request Form is available online at: www.northgrenville.ca/budget.

Hard copies are also available at the North Grenville Municipal Centre (285 CR44, Kemptville) and the North Grenville Public Library (1 Water St., Kemptville).

The deadline to submit a community grant is Friday, November 19, 2021. There will be two dates for community grant presentations to Council on November 30 and December 1.

For more information visit: www.northgrenville.ca/budget.

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KDH receives $362,402 from the Health Infrastructure Fund

by David Shanahan Kemptville District Hospital is receiving a grant of $362,402 from the provincial government to support critical health care infrastructure upgrades, repairs and maintenance. The funding comes from the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund and the Community Infrastructure Renewal Fund, a $182.6 million fund to help local health care facilities deal with the ongoing implications of the pandemic.

Other grants provided to health care facilities in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark include Brockville General Hospital which received $956,891, Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital getting $643,649, and $68,081 from the Community Infrastructure Renewal Fund for Lanark, Leeds & Grenville Addictions & Mental Health.

“These hospitals and healthcare facilities, and the people working there have gone far beyond the call of duty during this pandemic to ensure that the patients and families in our community receive the high-quality care they deserve,” said Steve Clark, MPP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes. “These investments are just another step in the Ontario Government’s commitment to support hospitals and healthcare facilities across the province.”

In the 2021 budget, the Government committed to providing a total of $1.8 billion in additional investments

to hospitals in 2021-22. This includes adding more than 3,100 additional hospital beds to increase capacity, as well as an increase of $778 million in operational funding to ensure all publicly funded hospitals will receive a minimum 1% increase to help them keep pace with patient needs.

Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, believes that this increased funding “will help build the capacity needed to end hallway healthcare, while ensuring our hospitals have the tools they need to improve the quality of care for patients and continue responding to COVID-19.”

The Government is providing $175 million to hospitals through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund and $7.6 million to community health service providers through the Community Infrastructure Renewal Fund.

Funding from the Province allows its health care system partners to address urgent

October is Rett Syndrome awareness month Rett Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that primarLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter ily affects girls. It involves The month of October is changes in brain development globally recognized as Rett that lead to a gradual loss Syndrome Awareness Month. of motor skills and speech.

However, no mention of the Those with Rett Syndrome movement could be found are born with the condition, on the Municipality of North but there are typically no Grenville website. Council signs of it for up to the first 18 has been bombarded recently months of life. Skills that dewith special requests to have velop normally in infants and days, weeks, and months toddlers such as walking and officially named after im- crawling are subsequently portant events or causes in lost over time in those sufferthe Municipality. During the ing from Rett Syndrome.

There is no cure for Rett Council meeting on October 5, Deputy Mayor McManahan Syndrome; but research coneven joked, “I hope we’re not tinues to pursue new treatment options. Current treatrunning out of weeks.”

The lack of municipal ment aims to improve comrecognition has not stopped munication and motor skills.

One important purpose many in the Municipality and surrounding areas from recog- in raising awareness of Rett nizing the important month Syndrome is to help increase with lawn signs. Interested participation in the ORSA’s Ontarians were able to order signature fundraising event, a lawn sign in September Run4Rett. The run traditionfrom the Ontario Rett Syn- ally takes place in Richmond drome Association (ORSA), Hill, ON, but this year’s run in preparation for displaying is the second in a row to be held virtually, due to safety the sign this month. concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Those interested in helping to raise chair-accessible curb, return awareness or funds to supto the sidewalk at the first port Rett Syndrome research are invited by ORSA to “run available opportunity.

If there is no sidewalk whenever, wherever” accordavailable, you should travel along the left shoulder of the roadway facing oncoming traffic AND look for a way to get onto a sidewalk safely and as soon as you can.

If you have any further questions please contact your local by-law office.

infrastructure renewal needs such as upgrades or replacements of roofs, windows, security systems, fire alarms and back-up generators. A total of $50 million from the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund will be used by hospitals for urgent projects, including those that support the health system response to COVID-19, such as upgrading HVAC systems to enhance patient and staff safety, and improving infection prevention and control measures.

Frank Vassallo, Chief Executive Officer, Kemptville District Hospital, welcomed the new funding: “We are very appreciative for the financial support provided by the Ministry of Health for the renewal of our hospital infrastructure. Our continued efforts to keep our hospital in optimal working order is one of the keys to delivering great care to the residents of North Grenville.”

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Mobility Scooter Road Safety The Grenville County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has received some questions around the use of mobility scooters in the area. People operating motorized wheelchairs are treated in the same way as pedestrians.

To keep you and others safe: - Always obey all pedestrian signs.

- Remain aware and courteous to all other pedestrians

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- slow your speed and give an audible and polite signal before passing fellow pedestrians on sidewalks.

- Your mobility scooter is designed for sidewalks and walking/bicycle paths. It is not designed for busy roads or public streets, so avoid these as much as possible.

- Use safety equipment such as reflectors/reflective clothing, lights, and safety flags to keep yourself visible.

- When there is no wheel-

ing to the organization’s website, with funds being raised through an associated online account set up by the runner.

Runners can run alone, with friends, or with family.

Proceeds raised by Run4Rett are used to support several causes, including three Rett Syndrome clinics in Ontario, the Hope Fund (which provides grants to Canadian researchers), a bi-annual family conference and medical symposium, and the Canadian Rett Syndrome Registry. Registration for Run4Rett closes on October 31.

Local residents interested in learning more about Rett Syndrome are invited to visit the Ontario Rett Syndrome Association Website at https://www.rett.ca.

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sedate municipal councils of the time. Having decided to There is a rather unfortu- run for a provincial seat for nate idea around these days the Conservatives, Howard that newspapers have to be found himself facing yet “objective, balanced, not more sedate and ensconced opinionated”, an idea that we elder politicians unwilling to assume is the norm every- allow the young pup access where. Not only is that not to Queen’s Park. The local the case, but that somewhat newspaper didn’t help his naive idea was not common in cause, so Howard did what Canada until very recently. A Howard was fond of doing fine example of the traditional throughout his political caCanadian newspaper policy reer: he rearranged things to can be found in Kemptville, suit his plans.

In December 1900, a secthen a separate municipality, independent of both Oxford- ond newspaper had begun on-Rideau and South Gower. publishing in Kemptville, The first couple of newspa- “The Telegram”, which took pers in town, “The Kemp- a more pro-Conservative tville Progressionist” and stance. Within a year, the the “Kemptville Observer”, paper had been bought out were around in the 1850's and by the Telegram Printing 1860's, and took a decidedly Company, the main shareConservative approach to holders of which were G. Howard Ferguson, his wife, politics.

Then, in the 1880's, S.E. and another couple, Mr. And Walt arrived from Morrisburg Mrs. T. A. Craig , who were and opened a new publication, of one mind with Howard in “The Advance”, which, after matters of politics and joura stop and start beginning, fi- nalism. The editorial slant of nally settled down to produce the Telegram was clear and a more liberal, if not Liberal, open. The Editor, J. Carr Annewspaper until Walt sold it derson, gave his prescription in 1901. The new owners had for a successful newspaper: worked for Walt for a number “character is essential to the of years, and carried on his success of a newspaper. The policy of favouring one party Telegram always endeavours over another. Of course, this to have a hand in the fight and being the riding it is, he was add its quota of opinion and ever careful not to alienate influence in the settlement of his readers, the vast majority the leading questions of the of whom were Conservative day that are constantly arising and demanding a solution voters.

But a powerful political from those who are leaders on force arose in Kemptville the scene of action.”

For a few years, the two at this time, one G. Howard Ferguson, whose father had newspapers, Liberal and been Conservative Member Conservative, fought out of Parliament for the federal their differing opinions in the riding for decades. G. How- broadsheets pages of their ard himself was a convinced publications, bringing inforConservative and a young mation and, no doubt, great rabble rouser who got himself entertainment to the residents elected to municipal Council of Kemptville and beyond. and stirred things up in a Kemptville being a small way that was unusual for the village, and the surroundby David Shanahan

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ing regions not particularly full of a reading public, the two papers often shared the same advertisements, and success was measured in a narrow context. In 1903, for example, the Telegram could boast of its “subscription list, which is the standard of success by which every journal is measured. It now goes to upwards of a thousand homes in this locality, which speaks volumes for such a young publication.” A distribution of 1,000 copies per week, compared with today’s Times, which reaches 9,500 homes.

Different times, indeed.

But the fun and games provided to residents by the competition between The Advance and the Telegram did not last very long, in fact.

In 1910, a fire seriously damaged the offices of The Advance on Clothier Street, facing the Prescott Street bridge.

Whether it was a direct result of this disaster, or simply that the Telegram’s 1,000 readers were too much of a challenge to them, the owners of The Advance sold their newspaper soon afterwards. To add insult to injury, The Advance was bought out by the Telegram Printing Company of G. Howard Ferguson, and the two papers were amalgamated. In a strange twist to the story, the newly combined papers retained the name of The Advance, not the Telegram, and so could boast that it had been in print since the 1880's.

The newspaper offices moved into newly-built headquarters on Prescott Street, where the paper remained until the current owners, Torstar Corporation, moved out of the building and then out of Kemptville, just a few years ago. The building on Prescott Street, at Number 206, still retains the name “Advance” over the roof, along with the date “1910".

As the only local newspaper in the Town for many years afterwards, The Advance changed its approach to party politics somewhat, though it continued to favour Conservative policies. This was not difficult to do, as every M.P.P. continued to be a Conservative, and that trend has continued to this day. The era of the defiantly partisan newspaper has largely disappeared now, but it is to be hoped that opinions and stated principles will remain at the heart of all good journalism.

But I may be biased.

Shown at the presentation are (l-r): Kin Club member Cindy Anthony, Managing Director Kristen Casselman, WDMH Clinical Manager Katie Robertson, former Manager of Direct Mail & Events Cindy Ault Peters, and WDMH CEO Cholly Boland.

by Jane Adams, WDMH The suspense just kept building and building at the official Catch the Ace Gala hosted by the Kin Club of Russell on September 29.

Supporters and sponsors were thanked, and each of the five charities which benefitted from the 22-month fundraiser were called up to receive their donation.

And then came the WDMH Foundation! Managing Director, Kristen Casselman, former Manager of Direct Mail & Events, Cindy Ault Peters, WDMH Clinical Manager, Katie Robertson, and WDMH CEO, Cholly Boland, were all amazed when the final number was announced - $300,095.53!

“All I can say is wow – we are overwhelmed by this

generosity,” said Cholly Boland. “We are so thankful to everyone for supporting your hospital and all the patients and communities we serve.”

Kristen Casselman explained that the donation will be used to help purchase much-needed medical equipment. “The first $255,000 will help us purchase a new X-ray machine. And the rest of the donation will be directed to the Digital Mammography Fund. The combined total of these two pieces of equipment is estimated at $973,000.”

“These two pieces of equipment are used daily to make life-saving diagnoses.

On behalf of the Diagnostic Imaging Department and all the patients and families you will touch with this donation, thank you so much,” added

Katie Robertson.

“Thank you to the Kin Club of Russell and everyone who purchased a Catch the Ace ticket,” summed up Cindy Peters. “A special thank you to our fabulous retail partners, who, with their staff, took the time to sell tickets throughout this raffle: Winchester Foodland, the Brinston General Store, and Loughlin's Country Store.”

In all, $1.1 million was raised. To learn more about the impact of Catch the Ace, watch the event video at https://www.facebook. com/388050434576352/videos/861822354471417.

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by Fred Schueler, Fragile Inheritance Natural History On 27 September, Kate Queen wrote to the NG Times: “I would love to hear Fred Schueler's thoughts on the European Wild Buckthorn. I am fighting what feels like a losing battle against this tree (shrub?) I wonder how best to control the spread.”

In Limerick Forest and much of eastern Ontario, invasive shrub and Buckthorn

are synonymous, and, in different areas, dense stands of one or both species really reduce the habitat and growth of forest floor herbs and tree regeneration. They both bear crops of shining black berries.

The Buckthorns are alternate hosts of Puccinia rusts of cereals and other grasses, and toxins in the leaves restrict the species of other plants that can grow under the Buckthorns. They may

also poison tadpoles in nearby ponds. Both species sprout enthusiastically after they have been cut back. It seems that you can add Buckthorn to just about any adjective to form an English name for a species in this group and as soon as such a combination achieves currency, it will be abandoned. I've chosen to use frightening-sounding adjectives based on the scientific names here, but there's no real consensus for either species.

Cathartic Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica). Other names: European, Purging, or Common Buckthorn.

Characterization: The darkbarked semi-shade tolerant small-leaved Buckthorn, with lenticel-barred twigs often sharpened into thorns. The leaves are dark green, and are shed late in the fall, forming billows of green under the borer-killed Ashes in Ottawa, and increasingly in the country. Usually a shrub, it can grow into a tree 10 m tall, and one with a 25 cm diameter trunk at an old homesite near Domville might have been taller than this if its crown hadn’t been broken.

Native species displaced: All fencerow, edge, and open-

field shrubs, especially Hawthorn, Dogwood, and Canada Plum.

Uses: Used medicinally as a laxative. Fairly palatable to goats and rabbits, berries eaten by late-winter birds.

Bald-faced hornets chew away patches of the bark in the spring. The hard wood of the larger plants is used by turners and is a superior firewood. Urine of mammals that browse the twigs is bright blue after exposure to sunlight.

Prevention: Recreational slashing. There are uprooting devices for pulling out the roots of cut shrubs. Licensed applicators can use herbicides to kill stumps, and a native fungus has recently been domesticated and sold as a powder to do this. The seeds are widely distributed by the droppings of birds, as well as by falling beneath the parent plants, and vast numbers of these can be pulled by hand.

Frangulous Buckthorn.

(Frangula alnus) Other names: Called Rhamnus frangula in older documents; Glossy, Smooth, Alder, Columnar, Tallhedge, European, Black, or Shining Buckthorn are used as English names.

Characterization: The shade-tolerant wide-leaved Buckthorn, with thornless speckled twigs, and light fragile wood (“frangulus” means easily broken), the leaves turning yellow-orange in the fall. Omnipresent under pine plantations in parts of Limerick Forest, and along fencerows and various other woods. We’ve measured a trunk diameter of 18 cm along the Jock River south of Richmond, and Wikipedia gives a maximum height of 7 metres.

Native species displaced: All understorey shrubs and herbs, forest tree regeneration.

Uses: None known to me, but Wikipedia says the bark, if dried for a year, can be used as a laxative, that the charcoal is prized for gunpowder, the wood was formerly used for

shoe lasts, the bark yields a yellow dye, and that the unripe berries furnish a green dye.

Prevention: Recreational slashing, and the same removal methods listed for the other species; some dense stands in Limerick Forest have been sprayed with herbicide to clear the forest floor.

There’s also a native species of Buckthorn, Rhamnus alnifolia, a species-at-risk which is found in bogs and other wetlands. I've been saying for some decades that somebody should identify all of the insect pests that keep the native Buckthorn rare, get them into a greenhouse, and select strains of the pests that will go after one or the other of the European species, but nobody has done this yet.

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by Philip Fry A recent survey of Canadians concerning climate change and species loss found that 67% of its respondents were somewhat pessimistic about our prospects for the future. Of these, 14% thought that it's already too late to change, and 80% did not understand what “nature-based solutions” means. Much of the apprehension we are feeling is probably due, not only to a sense of environmental loss, but also to the urgent need to limit much of our habitual use of energy at home and for transportation. None of that will be fun.

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tive, creative possibilities offered by discussing the poorly understood “nature - based solutions” we can practice in North Grenville. Many of us have a parcel of land confided to our care, perhaps the lot on which our home is situated, or a farm. All are integral parts of a landscape that has been unwittingly depleted in its biodiversity since colonial days. Our yards and farms – with notable exceptions – no longer function as components moderating the lifesustaining carbon cycle. Even if we do not have a property under our personal care, there are wetlands and forests in the Municipality to which we can attend. The trick is to think of our municipality and allot-

and on-goingass essment of what we are doing. There is much to discover and say about each of these steps, but for now, I will use as an example what foresters call “the pit and mound structure.”

When you take a walk in old, forested area, you will find that you are often stepping up and down in what seems to be “bumpy” terrain.

The ups and downs are due to the accumulation of litter from trees and under-storey plants in various stages of decomposition, which slowly releases CO2 and provides nutrients for future growth of the forest. Integral to this process is the formation created when a tree is uprooted and blown over by the wind.

A hole is formed where the tree's roots were pulled up from the mineral soil; the roots, standing vertical, contain mineral soil that will mix with decaying litter, and the trunk lies horizontally, forming a barrier that catches and collects fallen leaves.

The result is a pit and mound formation which is a veritable factory of nutrition and biodiversity. In spring, the pit is a vernal pond, home for insects and amphibians; the vertical

ments not simply as a places, but as habitats in which we are a living part. Nature-based solutions to the environmental crisis aim to enrich our habitat, helping it to function as a creative component of the carbon cycle while making our participation in it both intriguing and exciting.

Vestiges of nature as it was in the past are still found in North Grenville; they are our guide in approaching our future creatively. The process of habitat regeneration is complex and, after 40 years of often experimental work, I think it is likely an inexhaustible source of surprise. For practical purposes, we can distinguish five interdependent steps: observation, in which we make an effort to see what things are like with minimal interference on our part; wonder, in which we let ourselves be astonished by what we discover and ask ourselves how that could be; thought. by which we try to understand what this could mean to us, to others, and our mutual habitat; action, our adoption of new practices, even if they seem experimental and involve some degree of personal and social risk; 6

roots shed the mineral soil they have “mined,” providing important trace nutrients; the trunk, a carbon sink, decays slowly, contributing CO2 to the life cycle. The structure collects, absorbs, and releases water, moderating runoff.

What are we to think of this? The structure's ecological benefits disappear when

we clear and flatten the forest to make our homes and farms.

What, indeed, can we do about flatness? This forum is open to answers. If you have creative suggestions, I'm at wildflowerguy@gmail.com, and I will include them in the next instalment of CO2 Down to Earth.

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11 as International Day of the Girl, a move that has already been made by other municipalities across Canada since the global movement was started in 2012. The day is intended to recognize girls and celebrate their potential.

The motion was carried. The Times carried an article on this in our last issue.

Next on the agenda was a presentation from Karen Dunlop, Director of Public Works, for Waste Reduction Week.

Director Dunlop discussed North Grenville’s plan to focus on reducing waste and reusing materials. Council was asked to approve a motion declaring October 18-24 as Waste Reduction Week in North Grenville. After some discussion of waste reduction practices in the Municipality, the motion was carried.

Director Dunlop also spoke later in the meeting and recommended ending a program wherein residents could put out refuse such as diapers on non-garbage collection weeks for two tags per bag. The use of the program was, it was argued, insufficient to justify its cost, and alternatives were discussed. Council voted in support of the recommendation to cancel the program. A

third matter involving Director Dunlop was a motion to require public utilities to enter into Municipal Access Agreements before developing infrastructure, and to provide Director Dunlop with the authority to sign future Municipal Access Agreements.

The motion was carried.

Another presentation was given by John Okum, the Municipality’s Fire Chief, regarding Fire Prevention Week. Council declared October 3-9 as Fire Prevention Week, with a focus this year on “learning the sounds of fire safety,” referring to the different sounds that residential smoke and carbon monoxide detectors make.

Council was then asked to approve the terms of reference for the Tourism Advisory Subcommittee, in advance of assigning roles. The motion was carried. Council also approved a motion to nominate Cathy Sheppard of the North Grenville Chamber of Commerce for the 2021 Bill Thake Memorial Award.

The meeting concluded with appointments of board members for the Kemptville Campus. Graham Pincott and Annie Hillis were appointed to the Board.

Later he states, “Contrary to the Toronto Star story, there have been multiple public Steve Clark’s meetings and consultations.” office responds, Let’s be clear - there has North Grenville been one public meeting Times, September held by the Government of 29, 2021 Ontario. Organized by the

by Colleen Lynas Ministry of the Solicitor Following this paper’s General (Sol Gen) and led request to MPP Steve Clark to by senior staff members, it clarify his recent comments took place on November 26, to the Toronto Star about 2020, approximately three opposition to the proposed months following the surprise prison, it is interesting that he announcement to build the chose to have his Executive “Greater Ottawa Correctional Assistant, Doug Brewer, sub- Complex” in Kemptville. mit a response in his place. There were “outside” people Perhaps it was an attempt by making presentations - Sol MPP Clark to distance him- Gen staff - who also tightly self from the original com- choreographed the questionments. Speculation aside, the and-answer period that folinaccuracies within the piece lowed. require addressing.

At the local level, proper Mr. Brewer began by public consultation would referencing “the people from have required early and outside North Grenville who transparent communication made presentations at the and engagement with the various public meetings and residents of North Grenville consultations on a wide range regarding a potential plan to of topics not specifically build a prison. That window related to North Grenville”. closed the day Premier Ford He doubled down on MPP and MPP Clark made the anClark’s reference to “special nouncement. interest groups” and claimed With the exception of these unidentified people the March 23, 2021 Council presented “contradictory” in- meeting, which I will address formation and “falsehoods.” later, there have been three

“public meetings” where “people from outside North Grenville” have presented.

All of them were organized by the local grassroots organization I am affiliated with, the Coalition Against the Proposed Prison (CAPP).

The first, held only days after the Sol Gen event, had presentations from four local residents, two Ottawa area academics, and the Vice-Chair of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. In the media release regarding the event, my colleague, Victor Lachance, stated, “The recent public engagement session hosted

by Sol Gen provided one view of the issue. We think it is important for people to hear from other voices on this matter”. Our two later sessions included representatives from Ontario Farmland Trust, Just Food, and the Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa, and current and retired academics from such diverse disciplines as agriculture, economics, and sociology. We remain proud of the calibre of speakers we were able to engage and pleased with the positive feedback we received by those in attendance. Are these speakers among the “special

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North Grenville’s Municipal Council held the 38th meeting of its term in the Council Chamber on October 5. Mayor Nancy Peckford was absent from the meeting due to family concerns. As is usual for the Municipality’s open Council meetings, the meeting was live streamed online, and a recording was uploaded to YouTube. However, the beginning of the meeting saw technical difficulties that left part of the proceedings unrecorded.

Notable at the meeting was a presentation by Lesley Hubbard, Executive Director of the organization, called Girls Inc. Lesley discussed the organization with Council, explaining that Girls Inc. serves girls between the ages of 6 and 18, and attempts to address societal barriers and gender bias faced by girls.

The group program provides a girls-only environment, and trusted adult mentors to help girls achieve “independence, academic success, and healthy lives and futures.” Lesley made a request to Council for the Municipality to officially recognize October

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Committee meetings will be conducted virtually via Zoom. For any members of the public wanting to attend the meeting virtually, pre-registration is required by e-mailing the Clerk’s Office at clerk@northgrenville.on.ca.

• Arts and Culture Advisory Committee – Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 5:00 pm • Accessibility Advisory Committee – Monday, October 18, 2021 at 4:00 pm • Environmental Action Advisory Committee – Monday, October 25, 2021 at 6:00 pm PARTICIPACTION SURVEY North Grenville seeks public input on ParticipACTION prize money. The survey is available online at: www.northgrenville.ca/GetActive.

The Municipality of North Grenville 285 County Rd. 44, PO Box 130, Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0 Tel: 613-258-9569 Fax: 613-258-9620 general@northgrenville.on.ca www.NorthGrenville.ca Building: 613-258-9569 x130 Fax: 613-258-1441 Fire Services Info: 613-258-9569 x201 Fax: 613-258-1031 By-Law Services: email: bylawinquiries@northgrenville.on.ca 613-258-9569 x211 Police Administration: 613-258-3441 Animal Control: 613-862-9002 interest groups” Mr. Brewer is seeking to disparage?

At the municipal level, to the best of my knowledge there have been two Council meetings where the matter of the prison has been on the public agenda. In both cases, the meetings followed requests from CAPP and Jail Opposition Group representatives to make delegations.

Of those, only the March 23, 2021, Council meeting included presentations from individuals from “outside North Grenville”. At the invitation of the Municipality, people registered to present, and ten local residents opted to do so; Drs. Aaron Doyle and Justin Piché, from Carleton University and the University of Ottawa respectively, also spoke. Surely Mr. Brewer 7

isn’t criticizing Council for providing this open forum or its decision to let the professors speak? “Knowledge is Power” was the motto of my high school in Ottawa; perhaps Mr. Brewer knows this to be true.

How then to decipher his comments attributing statements to unidentified people, representing unidentified special interest groups? It is difficult to interpret them as anything but an attempt to discredit and silence opposition, local or otherwise.

And MPP Clark wears it. Mr. Brewer is his representative and I cannot imagine a scenario where his Executive Assistant would have submitted a response without his blessing. They were MPP Clark’s original comments after all.

Grassroots organizations routinely seek out subject matter experts to bolster their case when challenging government policies and decisions. Separate from the local issues surrounding the prison, provincial matters pertaining to public spending, the environment, and our public institutions - including our courts and correctional facilities - are all fair game for public discourse and debate, and Ontario residents and taxpayers, academics, and subject matter experts have a right to weigh in. The alternative is rather chilling to consider.

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by David Shanahan What ever happened to Steve Clark? There was a time, not so long ago, when people generally liked and respected our local M.P.P., and, of course, many still do. No matter what your party political allegiance, and even if you had no fixed address in that arena, you could recognize a good representative for your area, a decent man who was a natural politician in the best sense of that maligned word.

He was a regular and welcome visitor to North Grenville, remembered names and faces in a quite remarkable way, and gave the impression of being someone who was enjoying his job taking care of the needs and marking the milestones of his constituents.

When he was appointed to the provincial Cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, it seemed like a high point in his political career to date. From being the youngest mayor in Canada during his time as Mayor of Brockville, to his apprenticeship under Bob Runciman,

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and on to his election to replace him as M.P.P. in the 2010 by-election with almost 67% of the votes, and then on to cabinet after the last election, Steve Clark was a man on the rise. And most people around here would say it was a well-deserved rise, too.

But now it looks as though entering Doug Ford’s government may have been the worst misstep in that brilliant career, at least as far as North Grenville is concerned. And it all started to go wrong with the prison.

Cabinet solidarity is a serious restriction on any Minister of the Crown, and decisions have to be supported without any public dissension, no matter what the reaction of constituents.

I have no insight or inside source for this, but I do get the feeling that the decision to impose a prison on Kemptville is not something Steve Clark is happy about these days. "And let us not talk falsely now: it is a prison, and it was imposed". Ever since local opposition to the move developed and organized, it

seems Steve Clark doesn’t like to be seen too frequently or publicly in this region. In the past, his excellent and thoroughly able and professional Assistant, Michael Jiggins, guided Steve through a busy schedule of appearances and events, making sure everyone knew when and where Steve would be at all times.

However, Michael is no longer with Steve, for whatever reason, and one of his new Assistants, Doug Brewer, is simply not up to Michael’s standards. There seems to be a lack of communication between him and Steve, given the rather odd phrasing of his recent email to me following the equally odd remarks Steve made in an interview about the prison.

Instead of clarifying the statements published, Mr. Brewer responded: “Minister Clark was likely referring to the people from outside of North Grenville...” What does that mean: “likely referring”?

Doesn’t Steve Clark’s Executive Assistant know what his boss was referring to?

Something far more wor-

rying is the manner in which Steve has tried to pass off responsibility for dealing with the opposition to the prison on to the shoulders of Mayor Peckford and Council here. Even though it is his colleagues who imposed the prison, his statements constantly refer to the North Grenville Council, as though they were somehow involved in making the decision, or were in a position to stop it unilaterally. That is not the attitude of the pre-ministerial Steve Clark. Even when he appeared at a virtual meeting of Council including talks with the opposition groups, he basically sat silently when Council was being attacked, never speaking a word in mitigation, or explaining their respective roles and jurisdictions in the matter.

These days, Steve’s presence in North Grenville is often only known in retrospect, when the latest photo op pictures are sent out to the media. This is not the Steve Clark who has been known and respected by all shades of political opinion since 2010.

Certainly, the responsibilities of office constrain him. Nor is this particular government one he necessarily feels comfortable in. The PCs are not a homogenous group, and never have been. For every Bill Davis (“In Ontario, bland works”), there’s a Doug Ford.

For every Joe Clark, there’s a Stephen Harper. I don’t think Steve Clark belongs to the same strain of Conservative as Doug Ford, and Ford’s cabinet is an amalgam of many threads inside the party.

The price of ministerial status can be high and may even include having to shut up and go along, no matter what your personal feelings are on an issue. This may be a completely inaccurate take on Steve’s position and attitude, but he can’t say one way or another.

Or rather, he can only say that all is sweetness and light, and that he supports every word of his Leader. That’s the cost.

But, remembering Steve Clark’s support of local causes, from KDH to the Library, from the ServiceOntario closure scare to the expansion of CR43, it is

hard to see him so politically correct when it comes to the prison and so unfair to a community and Council he knows so well, and obviously likes sincerely. He appears to be stuck in the middle, between his position in Cabinet and many, perhaps most, of the people of North Grenville.

And here’s the really sad part: he is still the same Steve Clark under that ministerial hat, and cannot be enjoying his rise to power as much as he hoped. Of course, there’s no real danger to his political career. This riding has never elected anything other than a Conservative since Confederation, other than between 1867 and 1871, when a coalition government ruled in the Ontario Legislature. There may be no real political price to pay for Steve’s new persona, but he has already paid heavily in his relations with the people of North Grenville.

And that is really sad.

Clark take time to clarify his words himself?

As Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and as Minister responsible for Zoning Orders, Mr. Clark is a busy man! And we, his constituents, should understand how busy his schedule is! Mr. Clark's remarks as reported, unfortunately for him and for us, show no appreciation of the character of protests by residents of North Grenville.

How off the mark was the Toronto Star story?

Apart from this issue, related topics that continue to come to mind vis a vis North Grenville governance include: *Why doesn’t it matter that Kemptville does not meet the Solicitor General's criteria for the placement of a prison? *Why was the prison project not part of the questions for the recent strategic planning survey? *Why not ask residents their opinion and achieve both an input to the strategic plan and also resolve what the majority of residents support for THEIR Community?

Is it only on voting day that "consultation" is to be sought? Is it part of good governance to expect that the job of MPP, Mayor, Deputy Mayor or Council, carries with it a "duty" to communicate with the residents and update them regarding projects which will suddenly and drastically affect many aspects of community life, costs and atmosphere?

It seems that many of the promised economic benefits from the prison placement here, initially announced, are not accurate. What is accurate? When and what update will be provided? However, what seems a logical questioning and request for answers from a constituent does not fit within the framework of how land owned by the Ontario Government is administered. Why? The details and transparency level about such lands is first at the discretion of the ministers concerned.

Why? Is it logical that power for such disbursement is not part of taxpayers’ and voters’ input? Transparency in such situations is at the discretion

of the Minister MPP. What word in governance vocabulary would describe our MPP's communication with his constituents? Would we, as the affected residents, find what is being worked on something that we support for our community? Only if we know can we decide.

Back to communication and transparency as the issues still. Why? Dear reader, what do you think?

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are large globes made up of many small, star-shaped pink flowers that fill the air with the sweet fragrance of summer. These flowers attract many other pollinators, such as bees, hummingbirds, and other types of butterflies. The large seedpods release thousands of seeds on tiny silken parachutes that spread far and wide to propagate the plant.

When I first bought my property south of Oxford Mills, the vacant field at the side of the house was full of milkweed. When I planted spruce seedlings in that field, the milkweed slowly gravitated to the next small field where it has thrived ever since. Over the years, the number of Monarch butterflies has sadly declined, but the ones I do see are always around the milkweed.

When I looked deeper into this subject, I discovered a book called “Monarch and Milkweed: A Migrating Butterfly, Poisonous Plant, and the Remarkable Story of Coevolution” by Anurag Agrawal. I learned that Monarch caterpillars eat only

milkweed plants - yet those same milkweed plants are poisonous to the caterpillars.

I was fascinated to read of the seemingly endless strategies that the caterpillars have evolved in order to survive their ordeal.

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about the biology and migration of the Monarch butterfly and its surprising evolutionary relationship with the milkweed plant.

Jennifer Charles Milkweed Cottage Oxford Mills

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, I write because the recent article from Mr. Clark's Office does not seem to fit the line of responsibility and clear communication from MPP to constituents. Is anyone else confused as to why the article in the September 29, 2021 edition of the North Grenville Times, "explaining" Mr. Clark's remarks from The Toronto Star, was authored by his Executive Assistant? In the article, Mr. Brewer uses the word "likely" as a descriptor for what Mr. Clark meant.

Perhaps it is incumbent on our MPP to clarify what he "indeed" meant. Mr. Brewer cites other communities with prisons and points out, look at these, they are satisfied, and North Grenville will also be satisfied. Is the assurance he gives within his authority? Or the clarifying of Mr. Clark's reported words?

In the Toronto Star interview, the remarks attributed to Mr. Clark seem to be that the objections being presented to the proposed Kemptville Prison are from outside groups. Should MPP The North Grenville Times is published weekly by North Grenville Times Inc. Marketing Gord J. Logan gord@ngtimes.ca 613-258-6402

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Dear Editor, In Praise of Milkweed After reading W.J. Langenberg’s article (Milkweed is not a garden plant) in last week’s NG Times, I feel compelled to write in praise of one of my favourite plants and to draw attention to the other side of the story.

Mr. Langenberg failed to mention that milkweed is the sole host plant for the struggling Monarch butterfly. Its caterpillars eat the leaves of the milkweed plant and the butterflies feed on the nectar of milkweed flowers.

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October 16 is World Food Day

by Marie Traynor RD, Registered Dietitian and Public Health Nutritionist, LGL Health Unit The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization designates October 16 as World Food Day. Let me quote this year’s theme which is, “Our actions are our future.

Better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life.” It goes on to explain: Better production means working towards efficient, sustainable, and inclusive food and agriculture supply chains at all levels - local, regional, and global. And food now has to be produced with the changing climate and environment in mind.

Better nutrition speaks to ending hunger, achieving food security, and improved nutrition in all its forms, including promoting nutritious food, increasing access to healthy diets, and eating less highly-processed food.

A better environment is one that protects, restores, and promotes sustainable use of land and water marine ecosystems. A better environment combats climate change – think reduce, reuse, recycle, and manage waste throughout the agriculture-food system.

And, lastly, seeing a better life means one that promotes inclusive economic growth by reducing inequalities throughout the food systems – inequalities between urban/rural areas, rich/poor countries, and between the male and female agriculture workers.

On World Food Day, it is important to consider our local food system or agri-food system. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization explains it this way: The agri-food system covers the journey of food from farm to table – it starts when food is grown, harvested, processed, and packaged. It continues with the transportation, distribution, trade, or purchase of food, and its preparation, consumption and disposal. The food system also encompasses non-food products, forestry and biofuels for example.

They, together with 1 billion people worldwide are a part of the activities, investments and choices that play a part in getting food and agricultural products to us.

Locally, readers can go to foodcoreLGL.ca to learn more about the local food system. There they’ll find the

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Reassurance about the Oddfellows Hall

by David Shanahan Last week, I noted the uncertainty which has arisen following the sale of two of North Grenville’s historic buildings.

To reassure residents, Shahrooz Tazdani, owner of Yazdani Family Dentistry, and purchaser of the Oddfellows Hall on Clothier Street East, has contacted the Times about his plans for the building.

“I am the soon to be new owner of the Oddfellows building.

I’d like to assure the community that I have a great love for heritage buildings and preserving them as much as possible, especially in a community that has been so good to me. My plan is to maintain the exterior exactly as is, except for fixing and repointing exterior brick work, replacing all the windows (including opening up the boarded ones), paving the open parts of the parcel of land, and renovating the interior to serve as administrative office spaces on the top floor and a large meeting/training room for the lower level, all of which to serve our growing dental organization. For clarity we will NOT be using the space for clinical dental practice, but rather for supportive administrative space.”

It is very encouraging to have such a community-minded business person take over this heritage property, knowing that it will be preserved as much as possible. Many thanks to Shahrooz Yazdani for his assurances and committment.

Food Charter for the United Counties of Leeds & Grenville and the County of Lanark, and toolkits with ideas for households, schools and municipalities to actually put the Food Charter into action – making the local food system a priority. At foodcoreLGL. ca, you’ll also find a food inventory and links to some local food groups. To learn

more, go to foodcoreLGL.ca.

The group is on Facebook and Instagram, or call 1-800-6605853 and ask for foodcore.

For more information on how you can raise awareness in your community, your school and through social media, go to fao.org, and type ‘world food day 2021’ in the search box.

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The portrait of Dr. J. A. Jones is presented to Ken Mews, President of the NGHS, by members of the Oddfellows Lodge 279. Also pictured are Rowena Cooper, second from right, and Susie McIntosh.

by David Shanahan After almost 130 years, the Oddfellows Lodge 279 has sold its building on Clothier Street East in Kemptville, and its extensive archive of documents, insignia, and other historic artifacts has been inventoried and donated to the City of Ottawa Archives. The Kemptville Lodge had close ties to an Ottawa Branch, and it was felt that the Ottawa Archives was the most appropriate location to store the collection. After a thorough inventory had been

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Staff at the B&H present the cheque for September’s fundraiser

by Jolene Stover The KDH Auxiliary wants to extend a huge THANK YOU to the thousands of people who participated in the fundraiser at the B&H for the month of September.

Thousands of generous friends and neighbours donated $2 each, to raise an astonishing $4,500! We live and work in a remarkably supportive community. Yes, it is growing, yes there are controversies, yes there is traffic, but most importantly, there is compassion and generosity. KDHA continues to fundraise during a time when it is difficult to do so. We appreciate the support we have received for over 61 years. 100% of the funds raised by KDHA go to our Hospital. The fundraising continues with the KDHA Hey Day 50/50.

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FALL CAR CARE 2021 Winterizing Your Vehicle

by Be Car Care Aware

When vehicles are not properly prepared for winter, driving can be more stressful and treacherous. Too many people take that chance every year.

By performing some simple winterizing tasks, not only will you have a safe and sound winter on the road, but you will save some money as well!

Check the following areas: Clean, flush and put new antifreeze in the cooling system.

Make sure heaters, defrosters and wipers work properly.

Have the battery and charging system checked.

Check tire tread depth and tire pressure. During winter, tire pressure should be checked weekly.

Change the oil and filter and also, have the technician check all other filters at the same time.

If you’re due for a tune-up, have it done before winter sets in. Winter magnifies existing problems.

Have the brakes checked. The braking system is a vehicle’s most important safety item.

Check for carbon monoxide leaks, these can be especially dangerous during cold weather when windows are closed.

Keep the gas tank at least half full and stock an emergency kit

The mechanics at R.Rose's shop have over 60 years of experience between them.

They are dedicated to providing high-quality repairs to keep you safe and happy.

Whether you're coming in for a routine inspection or a repair service, we promise that you will be completely satisfied with our work. We provide 12-month warranties with all of our services for your peace of mind.

We're committed to providing a stress-free experience to both new and returning customers. Our shop only uses parts from reputable brands to ensure that your vehicle is always ready to drive.

43 AutoWorks offers complete car repair and maintenance for your foreign and domestic vehicles . Your vehicle is important to you and that's why keeping it well maintained is our top priority. Establishing and maintaining long-term relationships with our customers is our goal.

We know a thing or two about cars and trucks. 43 AutoWorks is a family owned and operated with a combined 60+ years of experience with strong ties to the community. Our employees work together to form an extremely knowledgeable staff with the skills and versatility to be able to solve all your automotive needs.

We service every make and model because we know we can do it well.

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G&S Automotive offers the following tips to improve your

Here are some of the things you can do to ensure improved gas mileage for your car: Driving Habits Consolidate your daily trips and errands. This will also save you the cost of restarting your engine, which uses a lot of gas.

Avoid air conditioning when possible. However, when driving at higher speeds, having your windows open also creates drag.

Don't throttle the gas or brake pedal! Sudden starts or stops use more gas than gradual changes in speed.

Don't idle for too long. Turn off the engine if you anticipate a lengthy wait.

Limit car warm-ups in winter.

Clear out the trunk. More weight equals more drag.

Avoid high speeds. We know this is almost impossible to resist but you can improve your gas mileage by up to 15 percent driving at 55 mph rather than 65 mph.

Use overdrive. If your car is equipped with overdrive gearing use it as soon as your speed is high enough.

Use cruise control. Maintaining a constant speed is ideal for improving your gas mileage.

Servicing Your Vehicle Replace the spark plugs in your engine regularly. This way, the air and fuel mixture will burn cleaner and more efficiently.

Improve the intake/output system. By allowing gas to get in and exhaust to get out of your vehicle you will improve the vehicle's overall performance and gas mileage.

Reduce friction. Use high-quality or synthetic motor oil.

Check your oil! Low oil makes your engine work harder.

Change your filters. Dirty filters can sometimes increase the amount of fuel your vehicle uses by as much as 10 percent.

Keep tires properly inflated and aligned. Check regularly to ensure your tires are fully inflated and your alignment is good.

Get regular engine tune-ups and car maintenance checks.

A lot can go wrong with a car. Damaged spark plugs or transmission problems can also contribute to poor gas mileage.

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Can I use last year’s winter tires?

(NC) Cold weather brings with it a long to-do list, from maintenance around the house to unpacking your winter wardrobe. It can be tempting to abandon some tasks on your list, but one thing you shouldn’t skip is switching to four quality winter tires for your vehicle.

It’s proven that driving with four winter tires reduces your risk of collision. This is because winter tires are made from compounds that are specifically designed to remain flexible in extremely cold temperatures, providing better traction in winter conditions than all-season and all-weather tires.

Wondering if you can save by using last year’s tires? If the tread is still good, then

yes. To check the wear, use the “quarter test.” Put a quarter headfirst into a groove of your tread. The top part of the queen should be covered by the tread. If you can see the queen’s whole head, it's time to replace the tire.

You can also ask a technician to measure the remaining tread depth before installing your old tires. Ask them to adjust the air pressure and to rotate your winter tires from last year’s position.

If it’s time for a new set, be sure to shop for longevity — your winter tires should give you good traction for at least three seasons. While not all tires are created equally and performances vary, the differences in performance when a tire wears have an

even greater disparity.

For long-lasting performance, consider Michelin’s family of winter tires including the X-Ice Snow. The brand designs and tests many of its tire lines against the competition in both new and worn conditions.

These tests help them develop innovative compounds and tread designs that will continue to provide performance as the tire wears.

Find more information on winter driving safety at michelin.ca.

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Design Your Life in Merrickville patio right through to your home. Greg is the renovation expert, while Kim completes the design with colour and flair. Their style and skill have earned them multiple accreditations over the years, including being one of the top 4 Chic Designers in Ottawa Living magazine.

But, while staging furniture, applying window cover ups, providing the right lighting and accessories may seem like a great job, there is far more involved than just sourcing the right piece. Kim

by Hayley Bedford Interior design has always been a passion for Merrickville business owner Kim Forsyth. After graduating from Interior Design at Algonquin College 35 years ago, Kim had her first taste of professional designing while working for the Bay and other stores. But it wasn’t long before her sights were set on bigger projects. After meeting her handyman husband Greg, the pair decided to go into business together, and Design Your Life was born.

Design Your life is a full Interior Design Studio. Greg and Kim can transform any space, from your back yard

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office, or, indeed, each other!”

Whilst on the topic of mindfulness, Kim also told the Times, “Studying psychology was an integral part of my degree, anyone can suggest design ideas, but to truly guide and assist individuals, you need to go within”.

After 24 years together, in business and in life, Kim and Greg challenge you to make a change and “Design Your Life”. For further information, please visit Design Your life on Facebook and Instagram.

JOB POSTING

Public Works Equipment Operator (2) Salary Range $24.43 - $29.73

Notice to Residents: Hydrant Flushing

The Corpora�on of the Village of Merrickville-Wolford with a popula�on of 3,200 on the banks of the Rideau Canal, requires 2 Equipment Operators to perform the Public Works func�ons of maintenance and repairs on all roads, sidewalks, structures, and municipal facili�es.

The successful applicant will be part of the Public Works team and will perform du�es as assigned by the Manager of Opera�ons and will be expected to possess good communica�on and public rela�ons skills.

Wa t e r m a i n / H y d r a n t Flushing will take place from October 5-29, 2021 between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm.

As a result of the flushing, water may be slightly discoloured, or appear as brown/ reddish water. The water is entirely safe, however it may not be aesthetically pleasing.

To resolve this issue, run your taps for a short time until the colour is no longer present.

Weekly sampling is being conducted to ensure safe water.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

If you have any questions, please call 613-269-3247.

Qualifica�ons: • Applicants must posses Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) • Applicants should have a minimum DZ license with clean driving record and/or abstract and the ability to perform physical tasks. They should also have a proven record of safe opera�on, security and management of equipment, vehicles, and supplies.

• Operates a grader, backhoe, loader, tandem axle truck, single axle truck and/or other equipment, safely and in accordance with all the policies, procedures, by-laws, Ministry guidelines, regula�ons, and legisla�on.

• Performs general maintenance and manual labour func�ons including but not limited to culvert cleaning, li�er pick-up, grass cu�ng, weed trimming, sanding, plowing, cold mix patching, traffic control and sign installa�on.

Applica�ons for the above posi�on will be received un�l 4:00 PM, Friday October 29th, 2021, and should be addressed to: Brad Cole, Manager of Opera�ons 317 Brock St. West, P.O. Box 340 Merrickville, ON K0G 1N0 e-mail: publicworks@merrickville-wolford.ca We thank all of those who apply but only the par�es invited for an interview will be contacted. Informa�on is collected in confidenceunder the Freedom of Informa�on Act. The Village of Merrickville-Wolford is an equal opportunity employer.

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explains, “Your personal surroundings are manifested by your inner thoughts. Throughout years of designing the interiors of my clients, I have advised and encouraged people to connect the two”.

I asked Kim about Interior design trends. “Due to people cocooning during COVID, people have been inspired to make the most of their space.

Mindful design has become one of our key services, as clients request peaceful spaces that family members can retreat to away from their home

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The Food Corner

By Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville So, moving along with the popularity of pumpkins this time of year, one of the things you can put together is today’s recipe, the Pumpkin and Cream Cheese roll up. Some of you must have tried this great recipe in the past, and it’s pretty well a must for this time of year as we get closer to what folks consider a major date in the fall calendar, Halloween. Up to the 31st of October, we are still grooving along with memories of the summer. After that date, we are into the march towards the Festive Season. Give this one a whirl. It’s a lot of fun to make, and also a great family treat.

JOB POSTING Chief Building Official (CBO) The Village of Merrickville-Wolford is inviting applications for the permanent, full-time position of Chief Building Official (CBO).

Reporting directly to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)/Clerk, the CBO will protect the safety and well-being of our municipal residents, businesspeople and visitors through the administration and enforcement of the Ontario Building Code Act, the Planning Act, the Municipal Act and other acts, regulations and by-laws.

For a full job description, please visit our website at www.merrickville-wolford.ca.

Applications should be emailed in confidence to Doug Robertson, CAO/Clerk, at cao@merrickville-wolford.ca. Please indicate “Chief Building Official” in the subject line of the email and include your salary expectations.

The Village offers a 35-hour workweek, generous employment benefits, paid vacation, participation in the OMERS pension plan and the chance to work with a phenomenal team in Canada’s Most Beautiful Village.

Deadline for applications is Friday October 22, 2021.

We thank all those who apply but only those invited for an interview will be contacted. Information is collected in confidence under the Municipal Freedom of Information Act and Protection of Privacy Act. The Village of Merrickville-Wolford is an equal opportunity employer.

Pumpkin and Cream Cheese Roll

Ingredients: ¾ cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon of baking powder 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (check Google for ingredients) 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 3 eggs, just nicely beaten 1 cup of granulated white sugar ¾ cup of pumpkin (canned) 1 cup of chopped up walnuts Ingredients and Preparation for the Cream Cheese Filling: A cup or so of confectioner’s sugar (check your grocery store for this and keep some around) 1 package of cream cheese (the 8 oz version) that you have left out a while to soften 6 tablespoons of butter 1 teaspoon of vanilla Beat the ingredients together in a separate bowl until you have a smooth filling.

Preparation: 1. Preheat your oven to 375F and grease a jelly roll pan (like, 15X10X1”); line it with wax paper and grease (spray) and flour the wax paper.

2. Sift your flour, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and nutmeg into a bowl.

3. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until thick and fluffy; then beat in the pumpkin.

4. Stir in the dry ingredients and pour the resulting batter onto your prepared jelly roll pan; spread it evenly, then sprinkle with your chopped walnuts.

5. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the centre springs back when you poke it.

6. Loosen the cake around the edges and flop it onto a clean damp dish towel that you have dusted with some more confectioner’s sugar; peel off the wax paper and trim the sides as needed.

7. Roll up the cake and towel together from the short side and place on a wire rack with the seam downward.

8. Once the cake is cooled completely (don’t rush it), unroll your cake, spread the cream cheese filling evenly, reroll the cake, place it on a nice presentation dish, and refrigerate. If you wish, you can trim the top with more confectioner’s or icing sugar, or even some grated lemon peel.

Please let me know how it worked out at pcormier@ranaprocess.com. All the best!

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Singer electric sewing machine- circa 1945- cabinet$100 -call Janice @ 613 258 7606 Antique hay fork, cultivator and corn seeder- $100 for the 3- call Reg at 613 258 7606 QUAKER STATE 5 Litre 5W30 $10.00. ve3mhm@sympatico.ca or 613.258.3557 4 rattan chairs w/cushions,1 foot stool, 1 serving caddy w/wheels, Asking $375.00. barbem20@gmail. com

Complete house full of drapes, sheers & blackout & rods, sell all together, most are for a 9' ceilings, mauves, grey, forest green, & sheers asking $200. for all. 613-215-0884 Firewood for sale - mixed hardwood, 3 cord minimum for delivery, $110 per cord, call Jon 613-227-3650 2009 Cobalt LT, sunroof, spoiler, one owner 132,800 km. Runs great, comes with snow tires. $2100 O.B.O. 613-9892850, South Mountain.

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Reduced in price. $7 each or 5 plus $5 each. 613-7610878 Hugena/Sweda cash register full box tapes and instruction manual $150.

Dog pen 10’x10’x6’with gate, excellent condition.$425. Floristry supplies call for list of contents 613 269-3567 International three furrow plow and disc on wheels; John Deere disc, also other equipment. Call Jim at 613.258.3561.

Hardwood for sale. Milled black walnut. Merrickville jgharris@sympatico.ca

MISCELLANEOUS Looking to rent farmland for cash crops. Call or text Mitch @ 613-262-1204.

Looking to harvest cedar trees for hedges off acreages from landowners.

Please call 613-799-0958

OR RENT APARTMENT FOR RENT IN SENIOR’S BUILDING IN THE HEART OF KEMPTVILLE. PARKING AND MAINTENANCE INCLUDED. $1950 PLUS UTILITIES. AVAILABLE OCT. 1ST. CALL 613978-4700 ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT, $950 PLUS UTILITIES. CALL 613-258-2994

Musician looking for a local performing music group/combo/ band to join — I'm a ‘somewhat older’ singer/rhythm guitar player (keyboard occasionally).

Call/text 613-404-3182

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‘Pixels & Paint' Exhibit at Spencerville Mill PUT

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The Spencerville Mill Foundation invites the public to enjoy ‘Pixels & Paint', the final exhibit of the 2021 season.

This exhibition is a diverse collection of works by local artists Barry Fawcett and Christina (Chris) Chrysler. Both these artists have made significant contributions to Mill events by donating their creativity and skills. The recent addition of a gallery hanging system on the upper level of the facility during the 2020 pandemic closure has allowed the Mill to feature art exhibitions for the first time in years.

Visitors to the Pixels & Paint exhibit can expect to see pieces in a variety of subjects and media including photography, digital art, mixed media, acrylic and oil. "Our art is very different, both in medium and subject, which makes for a really interesting cross-section of work to display" says Chrysler.

"After over a year of lockdowns, it's nice to dust our work off and get it up on the walls for people to see," adds Fawcett, "and if sharing our work can give back to our community, all the better." A portion of all sales will go directly to the Spencerville Mill Foundation in support of future programming and community events.

‘Pixels & Paint' Exhibit, Saturday October 16 & Sunday October 17, 10am to 4pm. The historic Spencerville Mill & Museum is the last remaining mill on the South Nation River, operating from 1811- 1972. The Mill now serves as a museum and special events venue open to the public during the summer months.

Free admission – more details at: www.spencervillemill.ca.

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Solutions to last week’s Sudoku

As we continue developing the Active Transportation Plan (ATP), The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville is seeking your input on the proposed routes and prioritized projects for cycling facilities on County roads. The ATP is a strategic document to support healthy living for all residents and encourage eco-friendly transportation modes through the provision of improved transportation options.

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Solution to last week’s Crossword

You are invited to participate in the virtual Public Open House on October 28, 2021 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm to share your input and receive an update on where we are with the project. https://zoom.us/j/99858097571?pwd=Znd 0a05sTHJXZWovR240c1J5OUJmQT09 Passcode 550177 To learn more contact: Kim Hunton, P.Eng., WSP Canada Inc. at (613) 690-1148 or kimberley.hunton@wsp.com or visit the Counties website at: www.leedsgrenville.com/ activetransportationplan

Does your business go further than North Grenville?

Advertise in our sister paper The North Dundas Times! Contact Hayley!

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Celebration of Life

Ronald Stewart The family of the late Ronald Gordon Stewart wish to inform that a Celebration of Life Service will be broadcast at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 16th, 2021 at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Kemptville. Regretfully, due to Covid restrictions personal attendance is by separate invitation only, but a live-stream recording will be available through Hulse, Playfair and McGarry – Kemptville Chapel: www.hpmcgarry.ca. A link may be clicked under Obituary for Ronald G. Stewart. Please inform others of interest.

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Local COVID-19 Vaccine Status Report from the Leeds, Granville and Lanark District Health Unit Statistics: Of the region’s population 12 years of age and over, 96.6% have first doses (95.6% last week), and 91.3% have second doses (90% last week) as of Oct 3, 2021. 989 first doses were administered last week as well as 1,450 second doses.

In youth 12–17, 87.5% have first doses and 79.5% have second doses. In ages 18–29, 80.7% have first doses and 72.3% have second doses. We encourage those 18–29 to check out the options for getting vaccinated below.

Our vaccination dashboard has all the details and

will be updated every Tuesday.

Vaccine Clinics: A number of clinics are available in various communities: check our website for the up to date times and dates: https://healthunit.org/ health-information/covid-19/ protection/vaccine-clinics/ Our local Call Centre has started operations again. The 1-844-369-1234 line will be open Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, and will provide support for residents who wish to book an appointment for COVID-19 vaccine, and residents who require support to access their COVID-19 vaccine receipt.

Check a participating pharmacy for availability as well.

Vaccine Certificate: We are highly recommending to all LGL sport and recreation fitness organizations that all adults 18 plus associated with indoor activities be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Visit the Ontario Government COVID-19 website for details of businesses and organizations where the certificate is needed: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1000779/ ontario-to-require-proof-ofvaccination-in-select-settings All Ontarians can download their vaccine receipt as proof of their vaccine status until an enhanced vaccine certificate with a QR code is available. You can also call the Provincial Vaccine Booking Line at 1-833-943-3900

for assistance with vaccine receipts.

You can photocopy, reduce or laminate your proof of vaccine to make it easier and more durable for use.

You are not able to laminate the thermal paper copy (but you can photocopy it) – check with local libraries and copy shops for assistance in printing/photocopying and laminating.

If you received vaccinations outside of Ontario, there is a new option to submit out of Province COVID-19 Vaccination Records.

For more information on COVID-19 vaccines, visit the COVID-19 Protection and Vaccines section of our website.

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Rock My House Music Centre is a music school/store and rehearsal studio offering music lessons in drums, vocals, violin, fiddle, cello, bass, piano, flute and more. Our concept of combining a rehearsal/events room, store and lessons makes us unique.

Anyone with a love of music, young or old who wants to learn, practice or visit, will enjoy the great vibe that the Music Centre offers. Music therapy is a major part of Rock My House Music Centre programing. At Rock My House, we believe that music is for everyone. Our strong focus on bringing music to men, women and children with special needs sets us apart from other more traditional music schools. Music therapy has been proven to improve quality of life and we believe in it. According to The Consumer Health Digest, music therapy can help release stress, reduce depression and anxiety, improve communication, increase socialization, improve movement and coordination, help with pain management, control emotions and reduce fear.

Here are some of the other programs and services we offer: • Rockin ‘ Tots Rhythm Class for parents and toddlers every Wednesday and Saturday morning from 10:30 to 11:30: you can drop in for only $5.00 a class (from age 5 to any adult age) • summer camps the first two weeks of July • good rehearsal space for band practices • a great venue for birthday parties

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Lucky local resident wins free hearing aids

Dolores and Karen share the joy

by Brandon Mayer

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A local resident got a niA local resident got a nice surprise recently when she found out she had won a pair of hearing aids from the Kemptville Hearing Clinic. The woman – who wished to be identified only as Dolores – did not even know about the contest when she was contacted and informed that she had won.

Karen McCallion, Hearing Instrument Specialist at the Clinic, provided more information to the Times on how the contest came to be.

“Last spring, Widex (a hearing aid manufacturing company) ran a contest for their customers, where we were given some hearing aids to wear while we enjoyed supper with our families. The hearing aids were brand new to the market and have some great noise reduction features in them. We were asked to ‘make a funny video’ and mine won!” Karen told the Times.

The Times was sent a copy of Karen’s winning video which makes a joke about the quiet expectations people have from life, versus the reality of much noise, demonstrated by Karen’s own children acting silly. The video ends with a caption “Real life is noisy¼ but we love it!”

Karen could have sold the hearing aids – which are worth thousands of dollars – but she decided to run her own giveaway instead, both because she thought it would be fun, and because she knew it might help to bring people into the Clinic.

Karen’s contest turned out to have 19 eligible participants, and she used an online random name generator to pick a winner from those eligible. Referring to Dolores, October 13,, 2021

Karen told the Times, “She was called and was shocked, as she hadn’t even been aware of the contest!” To be eligible, contest participants only had to book an appointment at the Clinic for a free hearing test during the period of July and August, which explains why she was not aware of the contest.

Dolores was fitted last week with a pair of Widex Moment 440 rechargeable hearing aids, a remote control, and a TV play unit. Also included are free services and a warranty for a year, bringing the total prize value to over $8,500.

The Times reached out to Dolores, who expressed her gratitude to Karen for running the contest when she could have sold the hearing aids for profit.

“I knew I had some hearing loss for many years, but I didn’t pursue a remedy until five or six years ago,” Dolores told the Times. “When I did get hearing aids, I was never comfortable wearing them, and I gave up doing so. Now that I have this wonderful prize, I am comfortable.”

Dolores joked that her gratitude to Karen is for no longer having to ask, “what did you say?” when having conversations with others.

It goes without saying that Karen and Dolores share equal joy from the giveaway’s outcome.

It is with tremendous sadness that, on Thursday October 7, we said good bye to Sarah Dianne LeRiche Peckford, a great mother, amazing grandmother, advocate and fierce warrior, at the age of 76, after a 9 year journey with ovarian cancer.

Surrounded by family and our father/her husband Larry Peckford of fifty one years, she let go. Born and raised the 2nd eldest in a busy family of 12 children in Port Aux Basques, NFLD, Dianne was was a force to be reckoned with as a daughter, sister, mother, wife, aunt, athlete, grandmother, colleague, neighbour and friend to all.

Her generosity of spirit and compassion knew no bounds. She saw the humanity in everyone. She loved the great outdoors, a good walk, interesting conversation, and a strong cup of tea. Dianne hiked many a mountain and crossed several oceans to see the world’s beauty. She claimed gold in a ten mile race for her age group at 71. She made an indelible mark on so many who crossed her path - and shaped the lives of more than a few.

We will miss her so much but were truly blessed by her boundless energy, strength, patience, caring and conviction . She leaves her husband Larry Peckford, 74, two daughters, 5 school age grandchildren, 10 siblings, as well as a myriad of nieces, nephews, and cousins too many to count and an array of beloved friends.

We know she is keeping a very careful eye on us now from a profoundly special place re-united with loved ones who went before her.

Rest in peace Dianne LeRiche Peckford. You’ve earned it.

A celebration of life is being planned in Newfoundland for next summer.

On Sunday October 3, 2021 Robert ‘Bob’ Leighton Edwards left this earth after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was surrounded by family and friends in the weeks leading up to his departure.

He will be dearly missed by his daughters Natasha (Nicola), and Stephanie (Craig) and grandchildren, Sophie and Jacob. Predeceased by his parents Milburn and Carole Edwards (nee Bileski) and survived by his siblings Bill, Tom (Heather), Caren (Gerald), Christine and Cathy (Bruce) and many nieces and nephews. He will be sadly missed by his best friends Greg and Frank. Robert is likely now sharing a beer and predicting the stocks with Jerry Wilkesheski, Natasha’s Godfather.

Bob proudly worked for the Canadian National Railway as an Engineer in Western Canada and retired in 2013 to his home in Oxford Mills, Ontario.

Thank you to his wonderful care team who assisted us in fulfilling his wishes to remain home during his last few weeks.

Bob was a generous and courageous man and will be remembered by many.

A gathering to honor his life will occur at his sister Caren’s home in Rutherglen, Ontario on October 24th from 1-4pm at 573 Mount Pleasant Road.

Donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society of Canada.

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One of Jill Woodley’s Photos in the Park with Sam, Sully, and Ben

by Brandon Mayer

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Seniors’ Community Services and Jill Woodley Photography hosted a successful fundraiser at Curry Park on September 26 to raise money for the Medical Transportation Service. The fundraiser sold out almost two weeks

ahead of time. The Times spoke with Jill Woodley to learn more about the event, the purpose of which was to support the subsidized Medical Transportation Service which provides reduced-cost transportation to seniors who may not otherwise have access to their critical medical appointments. This helps to

due to the pandemic, the need for subsidized medical transportation reached an alltime high. Jill expressed her gratitude for the volunteers who were willing to help with the fundraiser, telling the Times, “We had these incredible volunteers who just stepped up and did more than we could have ever asked, and we were tremendously grateful to them.”

A local multi-generational family was even granted a separate photo session with Jill on October 8, as they had not been able to register for the original session on September 26.

Jill does not plan to change much about the fundraiser for next year, because no problems were encountered. She is considering making it a two-day event next year to accommodate more people, given the popularity and busyness of this year’s event. “I felt like I had run a marathon,” Jill joked. “You squat so much when you’re a photographer that I could barely walk, but it was all worth it!”

ensure that there are no barriers for any client, especially clients who are living on lower fixed incomes.

Highlights of the event included photo outtakes of children acting silly, photographs of a three-week-old and a six-week-old baby, and many families bringing the family dog for their photos.

Jill was also very moved by the kindness of a 10-year-old boy named Cameron, who donated $1.10 of his own money, declaring “that’s for the seniors” as he dropped the money into the donation bin.

Medical transportation needs for seniors increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as loved ones became less involved in seniors’ lives in order to protect them from the virus. Combined with a decrease in volunteers, also

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by Jill Woodley Throughout the pandemic, Seniors’ Community Services continued to provide programs and services for hundreds of seniors in the North Grenville area. It took ingenuity, creativity, and collaboration. A missing piece was the annual schedule of events that provide key funds for many of our services.

SCS relies on these events to raise the almost $80,000 from fundraising efforts.

So how have we dodged and ducked COVID, while providing the community with safe and fun events? In May, SCS volunteers collaborated with local potters for the first annual Soup and Go event that was a sell-out in days. Homemade soup and rolls, with a beautiful piece of pottery, was dropped on attendee porches and it was a huge success. On September 26, Jill Woodley Photography brought Photos in the Park and another sell-out. Families, dog owners, and friends booked sessions for a full day of 17 shoots, and almost $1,400 was raised.

One of the participants, Molly O'Connor, had this to say about the event: "Jill is the master of her lens. In a matter of minutes, she captures images that are pleasing and expressive. Photos In The Park was definitely a worthwhile experience."

It was a brand-new event, and the hope is to add it as an annual event to raise money for the Medical Transportation Service that provides

vital support for seniors to access appointments. Dawn Rodger, Executive Director, Seniors' Community Services, summed up the aim and value of the day: “SCS is diligently working to enhance our visibility, which is quite challenging during a worldwide pandemic. We believe there is still that opportunity to enhance our visibility, serve clients well and have fun doing it and our Photos in the Park did just that. At a time when people are tired it was refreshing to see so many incredible shots capturing the essence of our community.”

What is next you may ask? Holiday wreaths and planters! Seniors’ Community Services has partnered with CCFarms to bring beauty to your home and support to the seniors in your community.

Each planter and wreath are hand-made, and will add that special touch to your holiday décor. With every wreath and planter sold, a portion of the proceeds will go directly to SCS services and programs.

The cost is $30 for a wreath and $35 for a planter, and they can be ordered by calling 613-258-3203, or by emailing jill.woodley@ seniorscs.ca. Delivery to the office will be on November 19 for pick-up.

Your support will ensure seniors in your community have access to all the tools needed to live with independence, confidence, and health in their own homes. Thank you for being part of this festive event!

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Club member Trevor Meunier captured this image of a cluster of mushrooms, which seem to be in abundance this year.

CDSBEO Board report on Specialist High Skills Major Program The Specialist High Skills Major Program provides students with an opportunity to focus on a career path that matches their skills and interests while meeting the requirements of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.

It helps prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow and is key to increasing awareness of and exposure to technology, skilled trades, and apprenticeship pathways. Students receive the SHSM seal on their diploma when they complete a specific bundle of 8-10 courses in the student's selected field, earning valuable industry certifications and important skills on the job with employers. The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario currently offers 26 SHSM programs in eight sectors.

Specialist High Skills Major Consultant Tammy Bovaird presented information to the Board on current SHSM statistics, ongoing initiatives, and future planning for the Program which has experienced a consistent increase in enrolment over the last several years.

“Our SHSM enrolment and number of programs offered continues to grow,” noted Ms. Bovaird. “The pandemic did have an impact on October 13,, 2021

our completion rate in 2019, however, our lead teachers worked hard in 2020 to bring it back to pre-COVID numbers. Our goal for this school year is to meet a completion rate target of 67%.”

The data for CDSBEO SHSM programs demonstrates a completion rate of 63% in 2018-2019, 58% in 2019-2020, and 63% in 2020-2021.

“We are so happy to have students back in our buildings, and we are working hard to help them re-engage and find the joy and excitement in learning again.”

Ms. Bovaird highlighted a few of the programs running this year, including four Construction programs, the Agriculture Program at Holy Trinity, as well as six Hospitality and Tourism programs.

Certifications and training are a valuable part of the SHSM program. Students earn industry recognized training and learn how to work safely on the job. Each sector has its own unique list of compulsory and elective certifications, including but not limited to CPR/First Aid, Infection Control, WHMIS, Project Management, and Customer Service.

“We are in conversation with Algonquin College cur-

Local funeral home plants living legacy of 30,000 trees

by the RVCA Foundation A thriving local forest is a living legacy for the many Rideau Valley families served by Hulse, Playfair & McGarry Funeral Homes over the past 20 years.

Since 2001, the long-standing family business has worked with the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation to plant local, native seedlings in honour of each of the families they’ve served.

In 2021, the funeral home topped a total of 30,000 trees planted, reforesting an estimated 37.5 acres of local land to create new habitat, clean the air and water, capture carbon and contribute to vibrant, healthy communities.

President Sharon McGarry said that in addition to environmental and community benefits, the memorial trees bring comfort to the families they have been honoured to serve.

“Memorialization is very important in the work we do,” McGarry said. “We felt it would be comforting for families to know that a seedling was being planted on their behalf representing new life where there was loss."

The Foundation’s Executive Director, Diane Downey, said that this partnership has been a mainstay of the memorial trees program over the past 20 years and continues to support a thriving watershed for all who live here.

“We are grateful for their support and the example they set as community builders and leaders,” Downey said.

Memorial trees have the unique ability to provide longlasting comfort for family and friends.

“At times of loss, the stability of living trees gives peace to the family,” Downey said. “These trees will give back to the community and the planet for 80 years or more.”

To learn more about memorial trees, visit www.rvcf.ca/ ways-to-give or contact diane.downey@rvcf.ca.

rently to discuss a team- some of which are grade taught dual-credit program nine and ten courses, based for second semester,” noted on the proposals which were Bovaird. “Lead teacher Matt submitted. It is our hope that Reil is very excited about increased exposure and more the new Health and Wellness opportunity for experiential Program at St. Mary Catholic activities will boost our grade High School. Much of the 11 SHSM enrolment.” equipment has arrived and For school-based projthey are in the process of ects, nine projects received installation and set-up of the additional grants which pronew fitness facility.” vided funding for additional For the next three years, program supplies and equipthe Ministry is placing an ment. A Board initiative also emphasis on sectors related received $40,000 to promote to Technology and Skilled awareness of skilled trades Trades. Currently, there is and technology through a huge shortage of skilled workshops for grade 8 stutradespeople in Ontario. dents. Funding will cover Many are at retirement age transportation, workshop and the housing market has supplies and materials, and created an increased demand. consumables. In total, the According to Buildforce Can- Board has received a total of ada, the industry will need $333,000 in additional SHSM 116,000 additional workers funding. to keep pace with demand Ms. Bovaird also highgrowth and retirements. To lighted the new partnership help increase enrolment in with St. Lawrence College SHSM programs, the Minis- which provides students the try provided additional fund- opportunity to engage in ing for 13 Technology and hands-on learning through Trade sectors, and the CDS- a mobile training lab that BEO has submitted propos- brings learning to students in als to access the additional secondary schools throughout funding which was available the Board’s jurisdiction. The in three different areas: school project works to promote and courses, school projects, and teach welding and construcBoard initiatives. tion skills to help promote “For the CDSBEO, this awareness of these skilled means that we were able to trades. secure 13 additional sections, 19

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Kemptville 73’s need to focus on the prize

by the sportsguy Kemptville heads over to Nepean to meet with the Raiders for a 2:30 matinee on Sunday, October 3, just before the showcase that turned out to be the Brock Krulicki show. End to end action, with Kemptville failing to react on three PP, and Nepean missing out on one to close the first scoreless.

The floodgates opened as the 73’s came on strong to find the back of the net behind Evan Martin with four unanswered markers. Savignac dropped it back to Beaudry on the point to find Brock Krulicki in the slot to hammer it home at 1:07 for his first of the day. He would get his second on his own at 6:33 to give Kemptville a two goal lead. At 6:54, Savignac combined with Brazier to give Brock Krullcki his hat-trick and move the 73’s ahead by three. Krulicki would shutdown an attack to find Hunter Brazier up the wall to pull the trigger from the slot for a SHG at 18:43.

Nepean spoiled Tyler Laureault’s SO attempt with a PPG from Coleman Bennett, with helpers from Melvin and Liverman at 5:52. With a man advantage, Lammi connected with Larkin to Hunter Brazier for PPG and his second marker at 14:15 to put the 73’s ahead by 5 to 1.

Kemptville outgunned Nepean 34 to 23.

73’s first challenge at the Fall Showcase was against the Renfrew Wolves on Saturday, October 9, with a 7:30 pm start.

The first two periods were filled with end to action, with both clubs having PP opportunities without success, and each with 23 SHG. Last twenty opened up with Kemptville down a man, and Renfrew took advantage as Charlie Johnson PPG, with helpers from Thomasini and Scullian, put it behind Tyler Laureault at 1:06.

Renfrew capitalized with another PP when Thomasini combined with Elvis Slack to make it a 2 goal contest. Kemptville outshot Renfrew by 39 to 33, with 73’s suffering a 2 to zip loss.

Will Craig posted a SO for the Renfrew Wolves initial game moving forward.

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Baldwin's Birds

by John Baldwin The up and down weather conditions at the moment have not put off the Skunks which are taking delight in looking for the grubs that are, undoubtedly, inhabiting our garden's grassy areas. I do wish they would put back the divots that they remove in their searches, but who am I to complain - they are probably

doing us a favour!?

The migratory birds seem to be a little bit of a rarity in the garden at the moment, so no special surprises to report.

They have either all sneaked through, or have not come south to us yet, still enjoying the warm spells offered to them further up country from us. The skeins of geese still fly over our house to the waters

of the South Branch, as is indicated by their chattering to each other as they either alight or take off from their watery resting places.

Our regular groups of birds arrive every day to compete with the red and black squirrels for our food offerings! The clans of Rock Pigeons, Blue Jays, Chickadees , Mourning Doves, and a pair of Cardinals are all listed amongst our "Everyday Regulars", as are the Woodpeckers and Nuthatches, who haven't been so evident for the last few days, but hopefully that will change again when the days and nights get considerably colder. They are probably finding more of their own natural foods to enjoy whilst the weather stays better for them. Those that are bug

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and insect eaters are bound to be enjoying some of the ones which plague us when we are outside trying to enjoy an alfresco meal or drink before we too have to hibernate for the winter. The Fall colours are heralding that happening in the not-too-distant future, so we just have to get out and enjoy the trees’ fast changing colours and make the most of them and appreciate every moment of it whilst we can. What more can be said?

Enjoy!

Stay safe and well, Cheers, John Baldwin,

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