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The news has been released that Deputy Mayor, Jim McManaman, is stepping down from his position on the North Grenville Municipal Council, as of February 24, less than two weeks away.

The move was unexpected.

As Jim put it: “Firstly we had to firm up the purchase of the property in mid-December and wanted to inform our immediate family first, which we did over Christmas. Council Colleagues were informally notified in early January, and then formally in a closed session on January 19.” Jim and his wife, Cathy, are starting what they are calling “the next chapter” in their lives, and it’s

quite an adventure. They had the opportunity to buy a property in Cape Breton, an opportunity they weren’t expecting quite so soon, and it was one they couldn’t pass up.

The property, located in Cape North, dates from 1859, and has had only three owners in all that time. This heritage property is on the ocean, and has been operating as an inn for some years. Jim and Cathy intend to carry on the business and, typically of Jim, there is a 5-year plan in place already.

There had been rumours doing the rounds already that Jim was thinking of not running for re-election, and this announcement means that there will be at least one new face on Council, whatever the

results of the municipal election, which is due in October.

Jim and Cathy have been very influential in the municipality since they arrived here almost thirty years ago.

Cathy is an executive at the Canadian Automobile Association, and Jim ran his own business in Kemptville for many years. A large part of the population know him from his tax business, and even more through his work with the Knights of Columbus.

As Chair of the Sweetheart Brunch event for the past several years, he and his team have been responsible for organizing an event that has become an annual tradition in the community and has raised just shy of $400,000

for local charities and the Food Bank operated by the Knights through Holy Cross parish, where Jim and Cathy were also very involved.

More information can be found in the Municipality’s press release to be found in this issue of the Times.

Another announcement from the Municipality concerns the process which is being set in motion to find a replacement for Jim to serve for the duration of the current Council, ending in December of this year. But, before then, Council has to deal with the interviews of those putting themselves forward for consideration as Jim’s succescontinued on page 3

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KDH names Brittany Rivard as its new CFO and VP Operations

Brittany Rivard, the new CFO and VP Operations at KDH

by Jenny Read Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Brittany Rivard, CPA, CA as its new Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Operations, effective February 16, 2022.

Brittany Rivard is an accomplished operations leader who brings to KDH 12 years of progressive experience in a number of industries, with a focus on healthcare and accounting. Her areas of expertise include process streamlining, continuous quality improvement, data and business analysis, organi-

zational strategy, and regulatory compliance.

Brittany comes to KDH from the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto, where she served as Associate Director, Clinical Operations.

In this role, she was responsible for the leadership and management of dental clinics, with oversight of more than 90 staff.

Previously, she served at the Hospital For Sick Children in Toronto in a number of roles, concluding her time there as Director, Clinical Funding Strategy. Her multiple responsibilities in this capacity included operating

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a proven leadership style that is grounded in the financial realities of the healthcare industry. We are very confident in her ability to help meet the challenges in KDH’s future as an integral member of our senior leadership team,” he added.

“I am excited to join KDH’s executive team and contribute to the incredible mission of this hospital,” said Brittany. “I have already felt welcomed and connected to the strong community that exists in Kemptville, and look forward to what we can achieve together. I believe that funding, operations, and administration should build a strong foundation for the wonderful clinical care we provide to this community, and I hope to continue building on the excellent work of Marcus Hewitt.”

Brittany succeeds Marcus, the outgoing CFO and VP Operations, who came to KDH in May of 2020 from the Municipality of North Grenville. CEO Vassallo expressed his gratitude to Marcus for his dedicated service throughout his time at KDH, particularly commending him for his inspirational leadership in response to the cyberattack that the hospital suffered in the fall of 2021.

as an information and decision-making hub in support of the clinical team, working with the strategy team to position the hospital for future success under the Ontario Health Team model, developing meaningful financial and clinical metrics to optimize clinical funding and reduce the financial impact of budget concerns on patient care, and acting as subject matter expert on hospital funding formulas.

In a prior role, Ms. Rivard worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in their audit practice, where she excelled at the technical elements of the audit process and found passion in strategic business initiatives and mentoring others.

Brittany earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business, after beginning her undergraduate degree in Honours Health Sciences at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.

She holds a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA) designation.

“We are delighted to welcome Brittany to KDH following a comprehensive search to fill this vital role,” said the hospital’s CEO, Frank J. Vassallo. “Brittany is an experienced healthcare and accounting professional, with

IPM Barn Quilt Competition

The 2022 International Plowing Match Quilt Committee is promoting a number of quilt competition categories including one for Barn Quilts. Although the name implies a whole quilt, usually a Barn Quilt is a large piece of wood painted with solid colours in a design of simple geometric shapes such as squares, triangles and rectangles to represent a quilt block. For this competition February 9, 2022

entries are requested to be constructed on wooden or graphic sign boards approximately 24"x24".

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by Viewer’s Choice Vote.

All submissions will be on display during the Home on the Farm Quilt Show & Tea Room, August 19 and 20 at the WB George Centre in Kemptville. They will also be displayed in the Quilt

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Tent at the North Grenville IPM and Rural Expo on the Kemptville Campus September 20-24. The cost to enter is $10 which should be included with the Quilt Competition Entry Form. The entry form and further information can be found at www.plowingmatch.org/ipm2022.

Modern day Barn Quilts got their start in 2001 when Donna Sue Grover of Ohio decided to combine her love of quilting and old barns to make a barn quilt to brighten up the barn on her farm. Barn Quilts can now be found all across Canada and the United States and aren’t limited to barns, they can be found on public buildings, private homes, gates and fences. In some areas communities have come together to create Barn Quilt Trails.

In 2009 the Earlton IPM Committee arranged a Barn Quilt Trail project which ended up with 200 Barn Quilts installed on barns and historical landmarks throughout the area. In 2017 Huron County

hosted the IPM and as part of that event held a Barn Quilt Competition which resulted in the Huron County Barn Quilt Trail.

For more information on Barn Quilts, check out the internet. There are also many YouTube videos on how to make a Barn Quilt. The Kemptville Quilters Guild is hosting a Barn Quilt Introduction via Zoom on February 21st. Anyone interested in joining this presentation can be included by emailing quiltsipm2022@gmail.com.

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by David Shanahan The Beth Donovan Hospice has received funding from the Seniors Community Grant program, which focuses on projects that align with four pillars which help improve the lives of older adults in the province: Enabling Aging-at-Home and in Communities; Safety and Security; Remaining Healthy, Active and Socially Engaged; and Participating in the Labour Market and Economy.

The Hospice is receiving $8,000 to hire additional resources to recruit seniors as volunteers to work in the In Home Visiting and Day Hospice programs. Sue Walker, Executive Director of the Beth Donovan Hospice, explained how the funds would be used: “We recognize the unprecedented value that seniors bring to our programs and that over 75% of our volunteer base is seniors. This means that we need to continuously recruit to replace those who retire, and we need to educate our community about all of the programs and services that we can offer, and that we are more than just care

in the last few weeks of life but rather through the entire journey.”

The grant is part of a fund of $51,264.40 which is being given to four local projects in this riding. Along with the BDH, the other recipients are: Gananoque Public Library Board, The Township of Leeds and The Thousand Islands, and the Walker House Adult Centre in Prescott.

“These local projects might seem small but they have a very significant impact for Seniors and for the community,” said Steve Clark, MPP for Leeds-GrenvilleThousand Islands and Rideau Lakes. “They offer meaningful opportunities for older adults to safely take part in local life and keep connected to friends, family and the community.”

The Seniors Community Grants Program provides funding ranging from $1,000 up to $25,000 for local projects. And the demands on the funds grows consistently, as Ontario’s seniors are the province’s fastest growing demographic, and by 2023, there will be 3 million Ontarians over the age of 65.

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by Paul Cormier On Saturday, February 5, two new clients decided to camp out on the patio at Salamanders of Kemptville. So, meet Sally and Manny. The creative brain-child of Johanna Jansen and her spouse André, our two salamander guests sit in front of their tables with their drinks, giving us hope for the spring opening of the Salamanders waterfront patio.

Readers may remember that, in pre-Covid times, the North Grenville Arts Guild had built a snow Dragon on our patio; this year, the theme for the two snow sculptures was more whimsical, and coincided with the first weekend of our reopening. Wouldn’t it be nice if Kemptville hosted an annual Snow Sculpture event?

Salamanders is honoured by an ongoing partnership with the Guild, and guests in our restaurant get to enjoy the art of its members on an ongoing basis. The Guild is planning a spring art show and you will hear news about this very shortly.

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sor. The “lame duck” period before the election, when it is traditional for councils to cease from taking decisions that might bind the next group of people to take on the role.

This will be a difficult choice for council to make.

The current team of five, Mayor and four Councillors, have proved to be a wellmatched group, working well together, and adding their individual talents and experience, working well with municipal staff, to create a generally positive atmosphere in the Municipal Centre.

There are certainly issues on which some residents will find themselves opposing this council, and that is to

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be expected in a democracy.

They are issues that will, no doubt, be debated and decided during the election campaign later this year, and in the counting of votes that will be the community’s judgment on the past term of council.

But Jim McManaman will be far from the uncertainties of an election campaign, as he and Cathy undertake their new adventure in Cape North.

So, as they prepare for the next chapter, North Grenville will see them leave with sadness for our loss of two valued citizens, and gratitude for all they have contributed to us during their 28-year stay. We wish them well and God’s blessing in all they do.

The tractor rallies that are currently targeting Queen’s Park and local MPP and MP offices are not organized by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.

OFA respects the right to peaceful public protest that all Canadians enjoy, provided there is no risk to the biosecurity and safety practices that ensure the well-being of people, animals and the food supply.

And we understand that the pandemic has been difficult on everybody and is causing rising frustration. We have felt the pressure that has been put on all parts of the food supply chain — farmers, processors, truckers, restaurants, grocery stores and consumers — by public health measures intended to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

But these pressures also underscore the importance of having and protecting local sources of food. Throughout this pandemic, we have and will continue to work with all levels of government, supported by science and health-care professionals to find the best way to return to normal once again.

Ontario agriculture is an economic powerhouse that will help to pull this province and country out of this pandemic.

We all need to eat, and the local food supply chain is essential to all Ontarians. It ensures food on our plates and drives economic growth in both urban and rural Ontario. Farmers will continue to meet the challenges and ensure there are food and drinks on our tables and around the world as we edge closer to the end of this pandemic.

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by Jill Woodley Seniors’ Community Services [SCS] offers support options for seniors, and adults with physical disabilities, to help them live well at home.

Aging in place takes some preparation and thought, and, as we all know, sometimes we need a little help.

SCS offers a referral program for our clients that provides access to a list of community businesses which are skilled in at-home services and maintenance. Sometimes, the effort to find a service, like house-cleaning, home repair, or landscaping, can be a daunting task, and knowing there is a comprehensive list that has been assembled through a partnership with

our organization can be a huge relief.

What do we need from you? If you are interested in joining our list of local individuals and businesses, we would love to hear from you!

We simply connect with you, find out a little about your services, and begin to assemble a list. We are looking for cleaners, garden and outdoor help, painters, roofers, and handy folks.

Requirements to be on the list are liability insurance coverage (two-million dollars), and an application that includes two references. This helps us clear the path for our clients, and gets everything moving along smoothly. The list is a referral, and SCS does

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Visiting restrictions at Long-Term Care Homes eased The Ontario government has begun to lift restrictions on Long Term Care Homes as of this week.

Since Monday, a number of changes have made it easier for family and caregivers to visit residents of the LTC homes, and, depending on their vaccination status, residents will be able to enjoy social day trips outside the homes.

In an statement announcing the new rules, Paul Calandra, Minister of Long-Term Care, said: “Our government responded swiftly to the Omicron variant to protect the health and safety of residents and staff in long-term care homes.

With public health and health care indicators now improving, we are cautiously lifting these measures so our residents can spend time with more friends and February 9, 2022

family that play such an important role in their health and wellbeing.”

Under the new arrangements, the maximum number of designated caregivers per resident is increasing from two to four and will continue to be subject to a limit of two per resident at one time. The rules for social day trips require that residents have had at least three doses of COVID-19 vaccine. As for visitors to the LTC residences, general visitors, five years and older, who have had at least two doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be able to resume visits. The number of visitors at a time, per resident, will also increase from two to three, including caregivers.

The ability of visitors to visit the residences also means that adult day pro-

grams can resume, along with the return of entertainers and external personal care services in the homes.

However, the government is asking that social group activities should remain small, with up to 10 individuals.

More changes are coming in March. Effective March 14, general visitors under five years old will be able to resume visits, and the number of visitors at a time, per resident, will increase from three to four, including caregivers.

All residents regardless of their vaccination status will also be able to enjoy social overnight absences.

Testing requirements for all staff, caregivers and visitors continue to be in place.

The government stated noted that “it is important for Ontarians to not let their

guard down in the ongoing fight against the pandemic.

All staff, caregivers, visitors and residents in longterm care homes need to continue to practice basic public health measures as required such as screening and testing at entry, masking, physical distancing, hand hygiene and staying at home when sick”.

As of February 3, 2022, provincial data shows that about 84% of eligible longterm care staff, and about 91% of eligible residents, have received their third dose. In addition, a fourth dose is being offered to eligible residents.

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Ferguson Forest Centre Corporation Board of Directors re-elects Executive

by Carl Doucette, President, Ferguson Forest Centre Corporation The Ferguson Forest Centre Corporation (FFCC) Board held its annual election for executive officers virtually on February 3, 2022. Board executives re-elected were Carl Doucette (Secretary), Wes Herring (Vice President), and Andre Rancourt (Treasurer). Carl Doucette previously, on December 27, 2021, had his term as President extended for another year.

Further, on January 26, 2022, the Corporation held its Annual General Meeting

and welcomed new Board Director, Chris Wilson. The terms of Board Directors Carl Cannon, Carl Doucette, Wes Herring, and Andre Rancourt were extended for another three (3) years each. Additional members of the Board of Directors include Rose Fleugal, Randy Marusyk, Doug McCarthy, Doreen O’Sullivan (municipal representative), Robert Salm and Steve Slack.

The Corporation’s Ferguson Tree Nursery operational Directors are Carolyn Rayfield, Director of Finances and Human Resource, Mau-

ration for the benefit of the residents of the Municipality of North Grenville and surrounding area.

If you are interested in being part of this important community corporation, please contact Wes Herring, FFCC Vice President, at wes@ffccboard.ca.

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reen Jacques, Director of Sales and Business Development, and Penny Lennox, Director of Nursery Operations.

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OPP warn of a fraudulent investment scam In June of 2021, the Grenville County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received an investment fraud complaint.

The victim reported investing approximately $100,000 with an individual who claimed to be a securities investor offering bookkeeping and income tax services. The suspect was found to be operating within the following areas: Grenville County, Leeds County, Rideau Lakes Township, the City of Brockville and the City of Kingston.

The OPP and the Brockville Police Service (BPS) have identified five (5) additional victims, having lost an estimated $800,000. Due to the ongoing investigation, the name of the suspect and the company cannot be disclosed at this time, however inves-

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Being an informed investor is one of your best defences against investment frauds.

Although most investment advisers are honest, you still need to be careful in choosing who you invest with.

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Public Consultation (Virtual): February 16, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

Presentation of Draft Budget (Council Meeting): February 22, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

Presentation of Final Budget (Council Meeting): March 2, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

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Deputy Mayor Jim McManaman vacating Council Seat on February 24, 2022 Earlier this morning, Deputy Mayor Jim McManaman publicly announced that he and his wife are relocating outside of North Grenville in late February, 2022. This is an unforeseen development, but emerged as a result of Mr. McManaman’s family decision to purchase an exciting business in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Mr. McManaman formally notified Council in a closed Council session of his departure, given the closing date of the sale of their home in Kemptville, Ontario on February 24, 2022.

The Municipal Act, 2001 states that an individual cannot hold an elected position if they do not reside, own or lease property, or are the spouse of such owner or tenant, in the community they serve. Consequently, Mr. McManaman will step down February 24, 2022.

“I want to take this opportunity to thank Deputy Mayor McManaman for his steadfast commitment to North Grenville over 28 years as a business owner, volunteer, community leader and, most recently, Council member and Deputy Mayor. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Jim over the last three years, and, while we are certainly sad to see him go, we wish him and his wife, Cathy, all the best in their next adventure,” said Mayor Nancy Peckford.

Mr. McManaman is also the outgoing Chair of the iconic Sweetheart Brunch in North Grenville, which has raised just under $400,000 for the Knight’s Food Bank and other local charities. He

was a founding member of the Economic Development Advisory Committee for North Grenville, past Director of the Grenville Community Futures Development board, and served as a Foundation Board member for the Kemptville District Hospital. In 2018, he was nominated for the Harry Pratt Ambassador Award for his contributions to the community, including his role as founder and President of the North Grenville Business Builders (NGBB).

Selecting a New Councillor: The Municipal Act, 2001 directs Council to replace a vacated seat within 60 days of the day the seat is declared vacant, either through a byelection or an appointment.

According to North Grenville’s By-Law 51-16, section 2.1, adopted in 2016 by the previous Council, “If a vacancy on Council for Councillor occurs more than six months after the Municipal election, Council shall fill the vacancy by appointing a person”. The bylaw outlines a specific process for fulfilling the appointment, including an open call for candidates, and conducting interviews in public.

As such, Council will be opening the application process on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, for interested and eligible applicants who wish to be appointed to the vacated seat on Council. The application process will close Thursday, February 17, 2022, at 12:00 pm sharp. Applicants need to be at least 18 years old and a Canadian citizen.

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must be the owner or tenant of land, or the spouse of such owner or tenant of land, in the Municipality of North Grenville. Otherwise, they are prohibited from voting or assuming an elected seat.

Following the close of the application period, the Municipal Clerk will examine each application that has been filed to ensure it meets the requirements of the Municipal Act, 2001, and the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, and, if satisfied, certify the application. Selected applicants will then be interviewed during a Special Committee of the Whole meeting later in February, which shall be open to the public.

“In terms of filling Mr. McManaman’s seat, Council is working towards a seamless transition, given that there are just a few months left in this term, and there is still a lot to accomplish,” emphasized Mayor Peckford.

Decisions about replacing Mr. McManaman on several committees and boards on which he served in his Council capacity, as well as the Deputy Mayor position, will be made at a later date.

“Most of the decisions about how to fill the roles that Mr. McManaman occupied will come once we have made an appointment to replace him,” added Mayor Peckford.

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On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, Council adopted its first ever Indigenous Land Acknowledgement as a step towards reconciliation in support of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action released in 2015.

“In light of the tragic discoveries of children’s bodies at the sites of several formal residential schools this past year, as well as the difficult and complex history of Canada’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples, Council is committed to strengthening our relationship with the Indigenous community through action,” said Mayor Nancy Peckford.

“The process of reconciliation begins with looking within our own community and at North Grenville’s municipal processes for opportunities to build awareness and build relationships with Indigenous residents, Peoples and partners. It is through these actions that locally, regionally and nationally, Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities can work together towards mutual respect and understanding.”

The Land Acknowledgement, which will be used to open Council meetings is as follows: The Municipality of North Grenville acknowledges that the Municipality operates on the un-ceded, and unsurrendered territory of the Anishnabek. We honour the historic relationship of the Haudenosaunee and HuronWendat peoples to this land.

We recognize all First Nations, Métis, and Inuit who now call North Grenville their

home. We respect and support the need for cultivating a strong relationship with all Indigenous peoples and we look forward to continuing this conversation and fostering the path towards reconciliation.

The Municipality developed the Land Acknowledgement with the considerable assistance of the widely respected Indigenous advisory firm, First Peoples Group.

The consultation process included Indigenous members of the community, local school boards, the City of Ottawa, and the Ontario Federation of Labour.

“Public acknowledgement of the traditional territory upon which we live and work is an important step toward reconciliation. North Grenville’s Land Acknowledgement was created based on research of various sources and was refined utilizing feedback from community members,” added Councillor Strackerjan.

To further the reconciliation process, the Municipality of North Grenville is developing a framework in support of the “Calls to Action”. The following steps have been conducted to date: Council recognized September 30 as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and held a Every Child Matters Flag Ceremony with local Indigenous leaders and members of the community.

On November 8, North Grenville lowered its flags in recognition of Indigenous Veterans Day, to recognize and acknowledge the many contributions and sacrifices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis to Canada’s war efforts and

peacekeeping missions.

Members of Council and staff have taken part in Indigenous Awareness Training.

Over the next few months, municipal staff will be reviewing its procedures, policies and strategic documents to assess how they align with the Municipality’s reconciliation efforts. This assessment will be the foundation for developing a Reconciliation Framework for the Municipality and will be created in consultation with the community.

The Municipality of North Grenville is working on establishing an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) policy for municipal staff, municipal user groups and for community organizations. Staff have already begun EDI training which will run through until March, 2022.

“It is important that as a municipality, we work towards building meaningful relationships within our community. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is a key priority for the Municipality of North Grenville. We have committed to meaningfully advance our efforts as an organization and create a truly diverse and inclusive workplace,” highlighted CAO Gary Dyke. “These actions can already be seen in our recently adopted Community Strategic Plan where reconciliation is prioritized and will be ever evolving as we advance our efforts.”

To learn more about the Municipality’s commitment to reconciliation, please visit: www.northgrenville.ca/live/ community-involvement/ truth-and-reconciliation.

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Statement from Deputy Mayor Jim McManaman It is with a heavy heart that I make the following announcement: After living in North Grenville for 28 years, during which time we have raised our son and fully immersed ourselves in the community, my wife and I have made the personal decision to move on to the next chapter of our lives.

We have sold our home and purchased a heritage property in Nova Scotia, and, by virtue of no longer having property, I cannot remain on Council.

As this opportunity presented itself before the end of my term as an elected official, I will be stepping down as Deputy Mayor and a member of Council effective February 24, 2022. It has been an honour to serve this community over the past three years, to embrace the changes and challenges that come with it, and work with so many capable and talented community leaders.

I have full confidence in Mayor Peckford and Council's capacity to continue to work well together, and I am more than optimistic about their ability to move forward on key files.

I want to express my appreciation for the opportunity to work closely with Mayor Nancy Peck-

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For updates related to COVID-19 and the North Grenville Municipal Centre visit: www.northgrenville.ca/coronavirus

MUNICIPAL OFFICE HOURS

The Municipal office is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Please note: the North Grenville Municipal Centre Reception Renovation Project commenced on Monday, February 7, 2022. Access to the facility will continue to be through the main entrance doors located on the North side of the building.

Customer service will be moved upstairs for the duration of the renovation project. Access to the 2nd floor stairs and elevator will be available during this time.

Sign-up to Mayor Peckford’s e-newsletter at: northgrenville.ca/connect.

UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL MEETINGS

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

ford and North Grenville's municipal team.

The professionalism and patience they exude, and their strong commitment to making this municipality function smoothly and effectively, has been impressive.

I would also like to thank my council colleagues. It has been a privilege to work alongside such strong community advocates. I believe our unique and differing perspectives have enabled us to represent the varied needs of our constituents.

Finally, I would like to thank the people of North Grenville for your ongoing support, trust, and open

Council meetings will be live streamed on YouTube at: youtube.com/user/NorthGrenville/featured and on the Municipality’s website at: northgrenville.ca/govern/governance/agendas-and-minutes.

communication, as we work together to continue to build a wonderful and caring community. It has been my honour to learn from you and serve you, and I hope to see some of you in Nova Scotia for a visit.

Council agendas are available at: northgrenville.ca/govern/governance/agendas-and-minutes.

• Council Meeting (Open) – Virtual – Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS

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

• Health Wellness and Fitness Advisory Committee– February 14, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

• Arts and Culture Advisory Committee – February 22, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

• Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee – February 23, 2022 at 4:00 p.m.

• Active Transportation Advisory Committee – February 24, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

BUDGET

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

• Public Consultation Session – February 14, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

• Public Consultation Session – February 16, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

• Presentation of Draft Budget (Council Meeting) – February 22, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

• Presentation of Final Budget (Council Meeting) – March 2, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

NORTH GRENVILLE POLICE SERVICES BOARD

Police Services Board 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 • Wednesday, February 23, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.

ACCESSIBLE TRANSIT

North Grenville Accessible Transit is available seven (7) days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The service is available for anyone who meets the definition of having a disability in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarian with Disabilities Act or Seniors 65+.

Visit www.northgrenville.ca/transit to register for the service or call 613-258-9569 ext. 133.

VOLUNTEER AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Council Vacancy

Please visit northgrenville.ca/careers for updates on volunteer and employment opportunities.

Seasonal Student Positions 2022 - Parks, Recreation and Culture The Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture is currently accepting applications for full and part-time spring/summer student positions. Please visit northgrenville.ca/careers for a list of the positions available.

Please send resumes to hr@northgrenville.on.ca no later than 4:00 p.m. on March 14, 2022.

Subsection 263(5) of the Municipal Act, 2001 provides that Council shall fill the vacancy by appointing a person who has consented to accept the appointment within 60 days of declaring the Office vacant.

To be eligible to hold office, a person must be:

Engineering Summer Students The Department of Public Works is seeking to fill three (3) Summer Engineering Student positions. Please visit northgrenville.ca/careers for the job description. Interested applicants may submit a cover letter and resume outlining qualification in confidence to hr@northgrenville.on.ca no later than 4:00 p.m. on March 18, 2022.

• 18 years of age or older; • a Canadian citizen; • a resident of the Municipality of North Grenville, or an owner or tenant of land in the Municipality of North Grenville or the spouse of such an owner or tenant; and

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A person wishing to put their name forward for consideration may do so by submitting an application that includes both a resume outlining their current experience and a detailed letter explaining why they wish to be appointed to Council.

Applications are to be submitted to the Clerk. Applicants will be required to sign a Declaration of Qualification which will include a statement of eligibility as well as an acknowledgement that all documents submitted are part of the public record and will be made available to the public.

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The deadline to submit an application is 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 17, 2022.

For more information visit www.northgrenville.ca or contact the Clerk’s office at clerk@northgrenville.on.ca or by phone at 613-258-9569 ext. 178.

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Our home and Native Land

by David Shanahan In the middle of all the dramatic media coverage of the Indigenous Residential Schools issue over the last year, it became very clear that there are many inaccurate and misleading ideas circulating about Indigenous matters generally. Much of the coverage of these issues contained far more heat than light, and that has only added to the misleading impression many Canadians have about what Indigenous peoples deal with on a daily basis.

The Municipality of North Grenville has just announced a new Land Acknowledgment statement which they intend to incorporate in all future activities. The municipality is also carrying out training for staff on Indigenous matters and in dealing properly with the Indigenous community at large. This is a process that is being followed by many other municipalities across Canada, as they grapple with the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) dealing with the municipal level of government.

It is becoming quite common these days to hear such Land Acknowledgments being recited before various events and activities, and that is a clear sign of the growing awareness within the population at large of the importance of recognising Canadian history and its founding peoples.

But there are still very many who consider these developments in a most negative light. Old prejudices die hard, and a misunderstanding of what initiatives like Land Acknowledgments actually mean, and what implications they might have on other Canadians, often leads to opposition and antagonism.

As someone who has worked with, and for, Indigenous communities and organisations for over thirty years, I have seen the reality behind the image that too many Canadians still have about Indigenous people.

There is the old and inaccurate idea that “Indians get everything for free. They don’t pay taxes, and they are lazy and spoiled by not having to work like we do”.

On the other hand, there

are those who are keen to see these positive developments, and would like to join in the campaign to deal with historic grievances and hurts. The problem is that they don’t know what it is they can actually and practically do.

At the Day of Reconciliation last September 30, there was a large turnout for various events around the country.

In some places, a smudging ceremony was held, and the public were invited to take part. But, due to uncertainty about what the ceremony was actually about, or because they were not sure about how to take part, there was a reluctance on the part of the most supportive people attending the events to join in the ceremony.

There is, in fact, a cultural ignorance on the part of Canadians. As with so many other areas of life, informed citizens are a necessary part of reconciliation and nation building. If there is to be any progress away from the traditional apartheid system which Canada has historically imposed on Indigenous peoples in this country, we,

as citizens, need to know that history, need to understand the cultures and traditions of the first peoples.

You may note that I use the plural: “nations”, and “peoples”. There is a tendency to speak of all Indigenous people as a single, monolithic group, not recognising that the Algonquin are completely separate in culture, language, and history, from, for example, the Haida of British Columbia. There’s another interesting issue concerning terminology. British Columbia: an expression of colonial history. Not that those names and titles need to be abolished, but there is a need to understand that they do not always reflect the history of the land. What is Haida G’waii to the Haida people are the Queen Charlotte Islands to others. Not recognising the differing cultures of the First Nations is like thinking of the Irish and the Germans as the same, just because both are European peoples.

So, there is much to be done to remove false narratives, misunderstandings, both within those who are

suspicious of initiatives like Land Acknowledgments, and those who want to be part of the Truth and Reconciliation process. What we at the Times can do is bring information to readers, information about Indigenous history, culture, experience. Over the coming months, we hope to publish articles on these topics, to allow Indigenous writers, artists, and others to have a voice also. I have never believed, as an historian, that only those involved in a group can write and discuss matters concerning that group. It is not just Irish people who have the right and the credibility to write about Irish matters.

In the same way, non-Indigenous people can discuss and write about Indigenous issues, bringing to the work a different perspective, while honouring and acknowledging that “inside” information that Indigenous people bring to the table.

Not everyone will consider this to be “appropriate”, perhaps. Many people believe that newspapers should only publish news, and be objective and dispassionate.

We don’t agree. Informing readers about things is publishing news, new facts and ideas, sometimes differing viewpoints and attitudes. Because we do not all agree on everything, no matter how informed we may be. Different perspectives can be about far more positive changes than a simple and single interpretation of history.

One of the great lessons the historian learns is that, in a sense, there are no “good guys”, nor should we expect to find them. We are all flawed human beings, not by any means perfect. To live together in peace and community we have to acknowledge that, too. And, as always, if you don’t want to know, if you don’t want to find out, then don’t read those articles.

But I believe it is worth the time and effort to find out, to examine, debate, and explore, even when it makes us uncomfortable. That is what life is all about, isn’t it?

ignore the available research, data, evidence, and expertise about how the proposed prison will affect Kemptville, and instead continues to pursue wishful thinking about government talking points, as well as the costs that will be borne by NG taxpayers.

And then we have Councillor Sullivan asking, “why not here”, for the proposed prison, as if to say that she has not seen or heard about the answer in countless letters, articles, editorials and Op-Eds in the news media, including the Times. Yes, we are a caring community.

But, if we truly do care, then we would oppose building a place that incarcerates the addicted and the mentally ill, let alone a disproportionate population of Black and Indigenous people.

We would invest in preventing people from falling into a provincial justice system that has repeatedly failed to do what Doreen simply hopes it will do. We would push the provincial govern-

ment - of any stripe - to do what they have said they should do: fix the broken bail and remand system, which would solve overcrowding and thereby remove the need for another prison. And we would save the farmland and its buildings for the benefit of all the people in our community.

Now, that would truly be a heritage safeguarding, data-driven decision making, caring community.

Victor Lachance

because of the numbers of Unvaccinated people clogging our system.

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because the on-line ordering was not working. This person was confirming that I live in Kemptville and I mentioned that the International Plowing Match was taking place in September in North Grenville. I explained that it was being held at the old Kemptville agriculture college grounds with easy access to the events and the Rural EXPO, which will certainly be worth visiting. He was very excited about this and asked if there were heritage sites to visit as well, since he and his girlfriend like to learn the history of places they visit. I said yes and that he could get in contact with the North Grenville Historical Society. Here is an example that heritage and history are important for tourism.

My question is, is the North Grenville Historical Society going to have a booth at the IPM? And before anyone says anything, yes, I have volunteered to help at the IPM. Have You? Lynn Paibomesai

Letters to the Editor politicians who have a viable Dear Editor, Mr Fry's recent article long term strategy to build a regarding energy generation better future.

Steve Gabell in Ontario highlights the main issue with today's Conservative politicians: they have Dear Editor, I thought I might connect no vision for how to govern, beyond the narrow short a few dots from last week’s edition of the Times. First, termism of cut, cut, cut.

Renewable energy has I agree with Michael Whitupfront costs, which can be taker about the importance amortized over a long period of safeguarding our historic of time. Using fossil fuels for environment and to preserve energy and heating exposes our natural heritage. As he Ontarians to volatility and notes: “The safeguarding long term price increases. Just of our historic environment today, February 3, Shell an- is essential to our sense of nounced their profits had qua- community identity”. I am drupled at the same time as sure that Mr. Whittaker must British households are facing be among the many residents 50% increases in energy bills. of Kemptville who wish to A sensible long term plan preserve the farmland and the would have been to continue heritage buildings that will investing in renewable energy be destroyed if the proposed and reducing our dependence Kemptville prison gets built.

Meanwhile, the World on fossil fuels.

By repealing the Green Council on City Data saw fit Energy Act, the Ford gov- to recognise North Grenville ernment has cost us four for its ISO Certification. If vital years in the battle to cut only the ISO methodology emissions and keep global were applied to the proposed heating below the vital 2C prison; unfortunately our Muthreshold. We need to elect nicipal Council has chosen to

Dear Editor, Councillor O'Sullivan penned a thoughtful and heartfelt editorial in the February 2 Times about the proposed Regional Correction Centre. While I cannot agree with some of her views, I applaud her courage in stating her position and the deep Dear Editor, compassion evident in it.

Why don’t the UnvacMichèle LeBlanc cinated realize that they are the ones prolonging this Pan- Dear Editor, demic.

In reference to the article, Vaccinated individuals "The battle of evermore", would gladly get rid of the re- in the January 19, 2022 edistrictions if the Unvaccinated tion of the North Grenville stopped using our doctors, times, I would like to say nurses and hospital space that, yes, history and heritage so that we could get back to is important for tourism. My normal and allow all surgeries recent experience about this to take place and individuals occurred when I placed a to access the Health Care seed order with a company system. in southern Ontario. I actuWe are denied Health Care ally had to speak to someone,

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Kemptville College professor, Korean War gunner dies at 88

by Patrick Meagher The founder of Farmers Forum newspaper, who also taught a generation of farmers at Kemptville College, was little known for being among the last of the Canadian soldiers standing at the front line

on the night of the ceasefire in the Korean War. Terry Meagher died in his sleep at the Perley Veteran’s Hospital in Ottawa on January 26. He had moved from his longtime home in Kemptville only four months earlier. He was 88.

Terry Meagher grew up in Nova Scotia, the secondoldest of eight kids and son of a train station master. He loved hunting and fishing and baseball. At age 18, he wanted to fight in the Korean War and joined the army. When he got home he told his mother and she gasped:” Oh my God, you’ve joined the suicide squad.”

He trained a mere five months, mostly in Wainright, Alberta, when he was shipped across the Pacific Ocean with the Royal Canadian Regiment and saw action before he knew it. He was 19 in the fall of 1952 at a military battle training school in Japan. They used real bombs to simulate battle. One Canadian picked up an unexploded bazooka shell and it exploded in his hand. He was killed. The blast blew the legs off the soldier standing next to Meagher and he died almost instantly.

Schrapnel pierced Meagher’s chest and as he lay on the ground and realized he wasn’t spitting blood, he figured he would live. He watched British soldiers running toward

them, clicking bayonets onto the end of their rifles. He wondered if they were going to put him out of his misery. Instead they thrust the bayonet ends into the dirt to hold up ponchos and keep the sun off the living until ambulances arrived. Eighteen soldiers were injured and two died.

It was his third day in Japan.

Three weeks later, and with pus still coming out of his side, he was on a boat for Korea. After only a few days, he was at Hill 355 and under artillery fire. The battle lasted at least three hours. Terry was in a slit trench firing a bren gun as a South Korean soldier passed up lines of bullets. “Battle like that is total chaos,” he said. He recalls about 30 soldiers were killed in hand-to-hand combat that night.

His night job, when he wasn’t placing barbed wire, was to head out into the Samch’on Valley looking for enemy tanks. They were three, including the dog handler and his German police dog trained to stiffen and point at the smell of Chinese soldiers. Meagher would radio back the location of a Chinese tank and then get out as fast as possible. The artillery was about 10 kilometres back and not always accurate. They had infrared goggles and one night they froze, along with the dog, as a small group of Chinese soldiers walked passed them, about 15 metres away.

He was on Hill 187 for the final three months of the war. In one of the last battles, artillery shook the hills and grass fires burned everywhere. The night of the

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, Our bias toward believing that the recent past equates to normalcy is a human trait that does not always serve us well.

The ongoing truck protest in Ottawa is not an isolated or atypical event in Canadian history. It may not be a direct echo of the past, but it has parallels.

A cursory examination of this country’s past provides several examples. The 1837 rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada were episodes of violent unrest in which the perpetrators were condemned as unruly, threatening Yankees—and Lount and Matthews were hung as traitors by the government.

That early violence flared up again in 1849, when the legislative buildings at Montreal were burned to the ground, this time by the lawand-order establishment of the day. We have the Louis Riel uprisings in western Canada in the latter decades of the nineteenth century, violent anti-conscription protests in Quebec during the First World War, student protests in Toronto in the 1960s, and more recent road and rail blockades resulting from various environmental grievances.

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eral Strike of 1919 and that city’s multi-week shutdown that ended in bloodshed when authorities violently broke up demonstrating crowds.

Another close parallel is the Great Depression’s “On to Ottawa” journey of 1935, when unemployed men by the thousands left the work camps into which the federal government had forced them, and hopped trains for the nation’s capital to confront thenPrime Minister R.B. Bennett.

Bennett, a cold and disliked Prime Minister, did at least agree to meet with protest leaders, though it resulted in a verbal spat that resolved little. Matters came to a head with a vicious and destructive battle between protesters and police in Regina, after which only a few trekkers continued to Ottawa. Of local note, that group left Ottawa and walked south through Kemptville before hopping trains to disperse. Bennett’s perceived indifference to the widespread suffering of the Depression led to his political downfall later that year.

Through these events run two common threads. The first, is that they result from grievances that take time to fester and are not solely the result of apparent immediate causes. The second, is that

those who protest are characterized by their opponents with the most inflammatory and derogatory terms of the day. The “traitors” and “Republicans” of the nineteenth century were the “cowards” and “Bolsheviks” and “foreign agitators” of the early twentieth century, and have become today’s “Trumpists” and “fringe minority.” The political battle for the mind of the public never ends.

We cannot predict how this current situation will end - but we do have past examples offering some guidance. That guidance can be summed up as this: that these events do not signify the end of the world, but do indicate broader trends, and that the cacophony of reactive anger and dismissal clouds our ability to see where these changes may take us as a nation.

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ceasefire, in July 1953, he saw bonfires across the Samch’on Valley and heard the enemy singing and beating pots in celebration. He was amazed the next morning as he looked out and saw what he figured were thousands of Chinese soldiers. Terry would later tell his children that the only virtue in war that mattered was courage and that you never ask a soldier if he killed someone.

Back in Canada, he quit the army after about six months and studied at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. He then went to teacher’s college in Toronto, where he met his Dutch wife, Marina, the daughter of Phillips company president for Canada, Ten Van Dyk. They had three children.

After teaching in various high schools, he began teaching English and communications at Kemptville College in 1971, and also began a writing career. At around the same time, he met a group of evangelical Christians and said he witnessed a miraculous healing that changed his life. For years he would lead prayer groups and bible studies and toward the end of his life would sit in his recliner almost daily reading from scripture.

After 22 years at Kemptville College, he retired in 1991 and a year later launched Farmers Forum, where he worked for another 22 years.

He first ran the newspaper out of his basement and financed the operation with his bank account for the first five years.

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easy to pinpoint a retirement year, as he often announced he was retiring, but loved drinking coffee and joking with buddies in the front office and answering the telephone. One day, when he announced it was time once again to retire, he was asked, “What does that mean, exactly?” “It means I don’t come in on Wednesdays,” he said, grinning from ear to ear.

He had a great memory, and he awed many by his ability to know so many people by name. He was once asked how he knew so many farmers. “I taught them all,” he replied. He became the consummate reporter. Provincial agriculture minister, Helen Johns, once called Meagher and asked him why he gave her such a hard time.

“I give every (politician) a hard time,” he said.

Born into a rough and tumble rural Irish family, he never quite polished off all the edges, and it took him a long time to accept that he was getting old. A man once opened the door for him and offered, “here you go old timer.” Terry stopped in his tracks, looked the man up and down, and replied: “Thank you very much, middle-aged fat man.”

He was not one to sit still. He played badminton and tennis until he couldn’t run anymore. After Farmers Forum, he put his energy into Veterans Publications, a company he started to help army veterans publish their memoirs. The History Channel flew him back to Korea to produce a documentary on the war. He was amazed that the 24-hour train ride from Inchon to Seoul was now just over two hours, and wept as he recalled all of his old friends who died. When he returned home, he said he finally understood why Canada went to war, praising Korea’s freedom, bustling economy, and happy people. Until his dying days, he would receive gifts of gratitude from the Korean Embassy.

He became more focused as he aged. Every visit with family, and every phone conversation, ended with “May God bless you.”

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by Deron Johnston, Executive Director, Old Town Kemptville BIA The volunteers of the Kemptville Buskerfest Organizing Committee are excited to announce that they have reached an historic milestone in the life of the 2022 Kemptville Buskerfest. The committee would like to thank Scott Godwin and Luc Vincent of Bubba and Bugs Coffee Bar for agreeing to become the first major sponsor of the 2022 Kemptville Buskerfest.

“This is an important first for our eventn and we are thrilled that one of our local BIA businesses was the first to step forward.” said Acting Chair of the Kemptville Buskerfest Organizing Committee, Sierra Jones.

“We hope that other local businesses will recognize that

this cornerstone event will bring hundreds of thousands of dollars in economic activity, and many happy faces, to Downtown Kemptville, and that they’ll consider supporting us too”.

"We are so excited to see this event coming to our streets! We are all coming out of a very difficult time, and we need to rebuild. Events like this will help us all do just that, so investing in this festival is an investment in all of us", noted Scott and Luc. The Kemptville Buskerfest is a one-day event being held on Saturday, May 21, 2022, in beautiful Downtown Kemptville. Immersing you in the sublime, the event features a cornucopia of local and professional street performers, a vendor showcase, fresh food options, and activities for the

L-R: cott Godwin (Bubba & Bugs Coffee Bar) Herb Cloutier (Kemptville Buskerfest) Luc Vincent (Bubba & Bugs Coffee Bar) entire family. Hosted amongst an eclectic offering of small businesses, including professional services, restaurants, and boutique retail shops, the Kemptville Buskerfest is sure to create lasting memories for everyone.

For more information about becoming a sponsor: contact Old Town Kemptville BIA at bia@northgrenville. on.ca. www.kemptvillebuskerfest.ca.

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New Intake for the Rural Economic Development program The Ontario government is launching a new intake of the Rural Economic Development (RED) program on February 7, 2022 to help build rural Ontario by investing in projects that boost economic opportunities in rural and Indigenous communities, create jobs and strengthen the labour force. Details of the intake were announced today by Lisa Thompson, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, at the 2022 Rural Ontario Municipal Association virtual annual conference.

“Our government understands rural communities have been affected by COVID-19. This targeted RED intake focuses on initiatives that will attract new residents and workers to rural communities across the province, while also creating opportunities for youth, workers and job seekers, and supporting innovative initiatives that position local businesses on a successful path forward.”

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This funding will support initiatives that address barriers to economic development and position rural communities for economic growth and job creation, such as: - Marketing and outreach campaigns to grow rural Ontario’s workforce.

- Connecting youth and apprentices to job opportunities and placements.

- Creating dedicated spaces such as innovation hubs and youth centres to develop partnerships and foster innovation.

Minister Thompson also announced up to $3,847,999 in funding for 61 projects that have been selected through the previous RED intake.

Funding from this intake is being used to help diversify local economies, retain skilled workers, and attract opportunities, workers, and investment to rural communities.

The RED program continues to support rural com-

287 economic development projects through the RED program since 2019. Projects in the Economic Diversification and Competitiveness stream are eligible for up to 70% cost share, up to a maximum of $150,000 per approved project.

Projects in the Strategic Economic Infrastructure Stream are eligible for up to 50% cost share, up to a maximum of $250,000 per approved project.

munities as they respond to the local economic impacts of the pandemic by supporting actions that will address barriers to economic development, and better position rural communities for economic growth and job creation.

Applications for the new targeted RED intake will be accepted from February 7, 2022 to March 7, 2022. The Government of Ontario has committed more than $15.2 million to fund more than

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What impacts North Grenville property values

by Michael Whittaker The negative impact on property values by the proposed jail on the former property of Kemptville College east of County Road 44 has been frequently cited in articles and online comments. However, I have been unable to find corroborating Canadian sources, nor have links been provided by ecommentators when I have asked for them.

I did not find a comprehensive Canadian list detailing negative influences on property values, but one American source, housely. com, offered some notable results. Jails, prisons, and correction institutions did not appear in the article “10 Industries That Diminish Property Values”, where those industries said to mean no good news for overall home values appear not to be ranked.

At the top came hospitals.

I wonder how the neighbours of Kemptville District Hospital are distressed by sirens, traffic on Concession Street, or associated situations, which could concern a major city hospital.

At number seven, a perhaps more valid local concern falls on halfway houses and homeless shelters. The American piece said, in short, they are not ideal for property values, and focused on the negative. Nevertheless, a well-researched brief by the St. Leonard’s Society of Canada on halfway houses affecting property values concluded: “The evidence demonstrates that the presence of halfway houses is not a relevant factor affecting property values in their vicinity. The absence of a negative impact is clear from the research. The potential for a positive impact is interesting, but not conclusively shown.

Factors which do affect property values are not dependent on the presence or absence of halfway houses”.

Itemized above halfway houses and homeless shelters were convenience stores with gas bars, funeral parlours, and cemeteries. Five from the first category come to mind, located on, or close to, the County Road 43 strip, which have not been cited as greatly problematical in

local media. Likewise, the les Times: In the late 1980s, Kemptville Public Cemetery a 6,191-inmate, maximumand the Holy Cross Catholic security jail was proposed Cemetery have not deterred for Orange County, Calithe adjacent housing con- fornia. An environmental struction of recent years. Has impact report prepared for the long-established funeral the County Board of Supervihome on Prescott Street, now sors revealed crime rates are operated by Hulse, Playfair, lower, and property values and McGary, affected the have risen faster, in some value of adjacent real estate? communities with correcThe remaining concerns tional facilities than in cities do not stand out prominently without them. as degrading property values.

The environmental imThanks to Ontario’s educa- pact report reviewed governtional standards, regardless of ment, private, and university the usual concerns of parents studies from Florida, Wiscon• Alabama, Brakes California, and Vehicle repairs and• ratepayers, our schools sin, • Suspension Mechanic are• notClass poorly“A”rated, unlike Canada to state: In many cit• areas Tire Sales • Sale Pre- ies, many southofofQuality the border. adjacent to prisons • Air Conditioning Owned Vehicles Also, there are no euphemis- are flourishing with housing, • Alignments • Flat Bedgentleman’s Tow Truck business tically named activity, shopping, clubs, and no need for a strip and recreation. In nearly ev613-989-3839 club where families and chil- ery case studied, the values n t aproperties i n O n t awithin r i o three dren walk.C o u n t y R d 1 , M oofuthe We have no power plant miles of the prison had risen emitting toxins. North Gren- more than the properties in ville’s Waste Transfer Station the same communities farther is not a reeking dump prone to away. contaminating groundwater.

Not surprisingly, the CitiThere is no shooting range; zens Committee for Logical although the discharge of and Sensible Siting of Jails firearms in our rural area has did not agree. been known to concern some residents.

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Province meets with small and rural municipalities on housing

Recently, Premier Doug Ford and Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, hosted the Rural Housing Roundtable with Ontario’s smaller and rural municipal mayors, reeves and wardens to discuss the housing crisis and coordinate efforts to increase housing supply across the province.

Following the OntarioMunicipal Summit on January 19, 2022, the virtual roundtable provided an opportunity to collaborate with smaller, rural, Northern, and remote municipalities on ways to build the right mix of housing, share best practices and discuss these municipalities’ unique experiences with the housing supply crisis, such as the cost of supplies, and aligning housing with infrastructure needs based on changing populations.

“While every municipality is unique, the housing supply crisis hurts Ontarians in every corner of the province – not just large, urban communities – and our government will continue to work with all our municipal partners to get shovels in February 9, 2022

the ground,” said Premier Doug Ford. “Thank you to each and every municipality that participated in today’s roundtable, as we work to identify and implement concrete solutions to allow more families to realize the dream of home ownership.”

The provincial government’s housing policies under More Homes, More Choice: Ontario’s Housing Supply Action Plan are working to make housing more affordable by increasing the supply of the full range of housing options, from missing middle, to high-rises and family-sized rentals, to single-family homes. In 2021, the second year after More Homes, More Choice was implemented, Ontario saw the highest level of housing starts in history and the highest level of rental starts in thirty years.

But more needs to be done to increase the supply of all kinds of homes to meet demand, which is driving home prices out of reach for too many Ontarians. A recent Scotiabank housing report concluded

that Ontario is last in the country in per capita rates of housing, and would need to build 1.2 million additional homes to match the per capita housing rate of our G7 peers.

That is why, along with collaborating with municipalities, the government recently held a public consultation on increasing housing supply, and is engaging with industry leaders through the Housing Affordability Task Force, which will provide expert recommendations in a report in early 2022. These consultations will help the government identify and implement solutions to increase housing supply of all kinds to make it easier for all hardworking Ontarians to find a home that meets

their needs and budget.

“We know the key to addressing the housing crisis is getting more homes built faster. Today’s housing roundtable with smaller, rural, remote and Northern municipalities was another important next step as our government coordinates with municipalities to make it easier to unlock and fasttrack housing,” said Minister Clark. “We know that there is no silver bullet to increasing housing supply, and the crisis cannot be solved in one meeting. We will continue to collaborate with all our municipal partners to increase housing supply across the province and ensure they have the tools they need, to make it easier for Ontarians to live closer to where they work.”

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Catholic District School Board report

School Year Calendar 2022-2023: Regular and modified school year calendars are required to be submitted to the Ministry of Education on or before March 1, each school year. The Ministry provides guidelines to school boards for developing school year calendars and Regulation 304 outlines the requirements for preparation and submission of school year calendars to the Ministry of Education.

The first draft of the CDSBEO school year calendar for 2022-2023, was presented by Superintendent of School Effectiveness, Natalie Cameron, to the Board of Trustees.

Dates were selected with special consideration given to the timing of Labour Day 2022 and following all Ministry of Education guidelines.

“Planning for the calendar begins with a Ministry of Education template that is provided to all boards in the province,” began Superintendent Cameron.

“Once a draft was created, the consultation process began. It is important to align the school year calendar with our co-terminus public board, which we have done where possible, to minimize costs associated with the transportation of our students. It is also important to take into consideration the French Catholic and French public boards.

Both Boards were provided with our draft calendar to try to ensure collaboration around the Christmas and March Break holidays.

In addition to consultation with other school boards, feedback was collected from schools, various committees, staff members, unions, the parent community, and other stakeholders. Under the proposed modified calendar, the first day of school would be Tuesday, September 6,

with the two-week Christmas break beginning Monday, December 26.

“We have done a thorough consultation with other boards to ensure this calendar meets the needs of our community, our parents, our students and our staff,” concluded Superintendent Cameron.

Computer Science Week 2021: Coding allows users to investigate, problem solve, explore, communicate through discovery, and express ideas creatively. It requires computational thinking, which is embedded throughout the Ontario Curriculum. Educators can incorporate code into learning for all curriculum areas, as it is a fundamental computational thinking skill of the modern world.

During the month of December, CDSBEO schools participated in Computer Science Education Week. The week provided an opportunity for students to embrace coding through various learning opportunities. Principal of Curriculum Tracy O’Brien, and Jameson Lee, Technology Enabled Learning and Teaching Contact, presented information to the Board of Trustees.

In 2020, coding became part of the mathematics curriculum in the algebra strand.

Students in grades 1 to 3, build on key skills year over year. Scratch is a program which was developed by MIT. It allows students to use a drag and drop tool to program computer sequenced animation. There are blocks of code for motion and sound.

“At the elementary level, code is usually represented through blocks that are easy to identify and use for students. In high school, there are still instances of students using blocks for coding, but most coding occurs following

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sent resources to all schools within the system, however, this year we extended our Hour of Code to support teachers, classrooms, and schools throughout the entire month of December. Extending our CDSBEO Hour of Code gave teachers more flexibility to try new things.

We were able to offer consultant support, which increased participation in CDSBEO schools,” explained Lee. The Curriculum Department provided lesson plans to all staff to facilitate learning.

A Microsoft Team was created for advanced learners and classrooms looking for additional resources. Many CDSBEO staff were thrilled with the level of student engagement and feedback from educators allowed the Curriculum Department to look at next steps for supporting the

specific coding languages.

Like learning a foreign language, it takes time, and different rules must be followed in order for it to work,” noted Principal O’Brien.

During The Hour of Code, students and teachers worked together to build an inclusive environment that contributed to each other's success.

Students worked together to solve problems when they created and tested their coding projects. Students embraced a growth mindset, were excited to try new things, and developed critical thinking skills and creativity when working individually and with peers.

“Computer Science Education Week is recognized worldwide, and the CDSBEO usually celebrates the Hour of Code during the first week of December. As in other years, the Curriculum Department

student coding journey. Additionally, teachers received a "Request for Support" form, where they could request assistance from a consultant for planning or co-teaching purposes.

Moving forward, math consultants will be supporting intermediate students through recently purchased coding kits containing Sphero Bolts

and Micro:bits for all schools.

These kits build on previous years’ initiatives and bridge the skills from primary to junior and intermediate grades.

Additionally, the lending library continues to be popular with schools, providing teachers with different types of robots to borrow and explore coding opportunities.

Student Summer Employment 2022 Public Works Labourers (Salary $15.25/hr) Two labourers required to assist with grounds maintenance and various other activities performed by the Public Works Department from May to August 2022.

Qualifications: Must have valid driver’s licence; willing to work indoors and outdoors; previous experience with lawn maintenance equipment an asset; must be responsible, reliable and attending post-secondary school.

Sizzling Summer Camp Program 2022 Camp Director (Salary $15.50/hr)

JOB POSTING Deputy Clerk The Village of Merrickville-Wolford is inviting applications for the full-time, permanent position of Deputy Clerk.

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)/ Clerk/Director, Economic Development, the Deputy Clerk will assist in the administration of the CAO/Clerk’s responsibilities in accordance with applicable legislation, policies and protocols, as well as fulfilling communications, reception and other duties assigned to achieve the municipality’s overall goals, objectives and mandate.

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 “Deputy Clerk” in the email subject line.

The Village offers a 35-hour work week, 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.

The final deadline for applications is Friday February 25, 2022.

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.

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(May-Aug) The successful candidate will be a self starter with enthusiasm and the desire to help local youth (age 6-12) experience a fantastic summer of fun and learning. The Camp Director establishes, organizes and operates a schedule of 8-10 summer programs. The successful candidate will hire assistants for the summer. At the end of the Camp, the Director prepares a written report.

Two Camp Program Assistants (Salary $15.25/hr) (July-Aug) The successful candidates must be able to take direction, work well with others, be enthusiastic and enjoy working with youth (age 6-12). The Assistants shall aid the Camp Director to operate the summer program as needed and will supervise and coach children.

For the Summer Camp, preference may be given to students involved in recreational-sportschildren’s studies at a post-secondary institution. First Aid training and previous experience working with children will be an asset. As a condition of employment, each successful candidate shall, upon being offered employment, present a “Vulnerable Sector” check from the Ontario Provincial Police.

Applications for all of the above positions will be received until 4:00 p.m. on, Thursday, March 31st. The envelope or cover letter shall clearly indicate “Public Works”, “Camp Director”, or “Camp Assistant” and be addressed to: Village of Merrickville-Wolford P.O. Box 340, 317 Brock St. West Merrickville, ON K0G 1N0 Attn: Kirsten Rahm, Treasurer Fax: 613-269-3095 e-mail : finance@merrickville-wolford.ca We thank all of those who apply but only the parties invited for an interview will be contacted. Information is collected in confidence under the Freedom of Information Act. The Village of Merrickville-Wolford is an equal opportunity employer.www.merrickville-wolford.ca

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Free training for food and beverage careers

Applications are now open to jobseekers and employers wishing to train for jobs in the food and beverage area.

The Province is investing $1 million to prepare over 600 people across the province through Food and Beverage Ontario, providing jobseekers with training, mentorship, and job placements with local employers in baking, food science, and food production and processing.

Workers in food processing, transportation and warehousing, where job postings have nearly doubled over the past year and a fifth of The Year of the Tiger began, under the Chinese calendar, on February 1 and ends on Janu- the workforce is preparing ary 21, 2023. To mark the occasion, local resident, John Brooks, has decided to sculpt. his to retire, can earn upwards annual snow creature in the form of a tiger at his home on Van Buren Street in Kemptville. of $25 an hour. Food and John’s snow sculptures are a fun and creative feature of our winter season, and the tiger is Beverage Ontario’s (FBO) a particularly apt choice for 2022. Not only because it is the Year of the Tiger, but this year, CareersNOW! program will it is the Year of the Water Tiger. So, even as the thaw begins to melt John’s sculpture, it will help address this labour shortage by delivering free online continue to be a true reflection of the Chinese calendar! training and coaching on topSo, as John Brooks says: “Happy (Chinese) New Year! It's the Year of the Tiger.” ics such as workplace safety, employee-employer relations, and safe food handling, to prepare people for jobs in food and beverage manufacturing. from the Leeds, Grenville There are many appoint- confirmation to any clinic The training offers a virand Lanark District Health ments available. A list of once recovered and we will tual career mentorship series Unit upcoming clinics is avail- get you in. delivered in partnership with Vaccination Statistics as able on our website. There Vaccination Recommen- Ontario colleges and univerof February 1" is now enough supply for dations: sities that provides students For individuals 12 plus, people to choose their brand Two doses of COVID-19 our first dose vaccination rate of mRNA vaccine – either vaccination 8 weeks apart is 96.5%, fully vaccinated Pfizer (Adult brand for ages is recommended by the Nais 94.4% and 60.7% have 12 plus) or Moderna. Walk ins tional Advisory Committee received their third booster are available at all clinics. For on Immunization (NACI) for dose For individuals 5 plus, convenience, we still encour- children 5 to 11. our first dose vaccination rate age people to check with a The province is consideris 93.9%, and fully vaccinated participating pharmacy, or ask ing how they will implement rate is 89.0% – for third doses your doctor’s office about the the recent National Advisory the rate is 56.4%. vaccine if you are there for an Committee on Immunization Vaccination rate for 5 to appointment.

(NACI) recommendations 11 is 60.5% with a first dose If you don’t feel well, or on 12 to 17 year booster dose – that is up from 58.2% last have symptoms of COVID, of vaccine, and three dose week – 17.3% of children 5 please do NOT attend your primary series for children to 11 have received a second vaccine appointment. You who have immune comprodose. Third dose rates: for can receive the COVID-19 mising conditions, then a 60s – 80.7%, 70s – 89.4%, vaccine when you are 10 days three doses primary series is 80plus – 83.8% after the start of COVID-19 recommended – each dose 4 As of January 24, 2022 symptoms (day 0), or the date to 8 weeks part. a total of 412,751 vaccina- that the positive test was done For more information on tions have been administered (day 0), whichever is sooner, COVID-19 vaccines, visit the in the Leeds, Grenville and and also that symptoms are COVID-19 Protection and Lanark District Health Unit improving, no fever for 24 Vaccines section of our web(LGLDHU) region. hours, and no GI symptoms site: https://healthunit.org.

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with opportunities to connect with professionals in the industry and explore education and career pathways. Online job fairs to connect jobseekers with open positions are also planned.

“With this important investment, Food and Beverage Ontario has kickstarted a critical workforce development program for Ontario’s food and beverage processors, and the participation by employers and jobseekers has been extraordinary,” said Chris Conway, CEO of the Food and Beverage Ontario. “This program is our top priority.”

Students or jobseekers

who wish to participate in the program can register through FBO CareersNOW! Jobseeker. Employers who wish to participate, by posting job openings, mentoring trainees, or participating in job fairs, can apply through CareersNOW! Employer. The program is already live and will run until March 31, 2022.

Across Ontario, there were over 6,127 online job postings in the food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing sectors in 2021, an increase of 71% in the number of postings advertised in 2020 (3,569).

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THANK YOU ... from Pickle and Myrrh When our shop suddenly closed it was a very intense and worrisome day.

We didn’t have a lot of answers about what our next steps were going to be.

Unbelievably, our friends' businesses began flooding our inbox with offers to help and to sell our caramels in their own shops. We are so grateful to The Village Bean, Wick Witch, Violets on Main and Valley Custom Cuttings. These four businesses collectively sold several hundred bags of our caramels in 14 days, keeping our customers happy and our business active during such a vulnerable time. We cannot thank them enough for their incredible generosity and neighbourly support. Small business owners are truly the backbone of our communities and we are beyond thankful to count these four superstars as allies and friends.

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Railway notes

face but strange to say no other injuries have so far been discovered. Mr. Weedmark was most severely cut in the head. He had one scalp wound that required thirty stitches to close. Dr. Anderson went down from Smith's Falls with the auxiliary and brought both men to the hospital. They are both resting comfortably there and it is thought they will recover.

The engine was damaged and the wreck caught fire.

The caboose and one car were burned.

F52 heading south to Oxford Station Craig Stevenson recorded this picture of the Canadian Pacific F52 as it made its way from Bedell to the Harvex-Stranex fertilizer facility at Oxford Station. It’s a reminder that a once-vital railway line is still doing its job today, however limited its role has become.

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by David Shanahan The Times is grateful to Bruce Chapman for these two items. Chris Churcher sent him the following report of a rail collision at Bedell in April, 1911.

Rear End Collision Light Engine Overtakes and Runs into Freight - Two Men Badly Injured A rear end collision took place on the C. P. R. Thursday morning a mile or two

east of Kemptville in which two Smiths Falls men were seriously injured and some rolling stock destroyed. The freight train was in the charge of Conductor Elisha Weedmark with James Asselford as brakeman and was going east. Following it was a light engine returning to Montreal in charge of engineer, W. 0.

Dales, and fireman Wallace McCoun. A short distance below Kemptville, at Hayes pit, the engine overtook and

ran into the freight. There is a curve on the line just there and the engine was going at high speed. Before it could be stopped, it ran up behind the freight and crashed into the caboose. Both the engineer and fireman jumped and escaped uninjured. Conductor Weedmark and his brakeman Asselworth were not so fortunate. They were in the caboose and were caught in the wreck. Both were terribly cut and bruised about the head

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soil, filter water, and are extensively used for medicines. Unless threats to plant health are recognized and effectively managed, we face risks that have the potential to be incredibly disruptive of ecosystems and put human and animal health, biodiversity, and food production in jeopardy.”

Effectively addressing plant health risks is complicated by Canada’s variety of management approaches, its naturally vast and diverse landscape, involvement in international trade systems, and shared responsibilities among various orders of government. While governments have traditionally handled most decisions related to plant health, wider collaboration would help to ensure Canada is better prepared for future risks.

According to the Expert Panel, connecting the research and work of academics, governments, Indigenous Peoples, NGOs, farmers, foresters, citizen scientists, and others can help mitigate and manage emerging risks. Knowledge created from the Indigenous stewardship of plants, which goes back thousands of years, can offer valuable insights, for example, into how plants adapt to environmental change. Technological innovations, such as breeding

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Protecting plant health essential to sustainability: New report GLOBE NEWSWIRE From farms to forests, Canada’s plants face increasingly complex threats and protecting them is imperative to sustain the health and wealth they provide, according to Cultivating Diversity, a new expert panel report from the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA).

Climate change has exacerbated existing risks, such as extreme weather events, disease, and predators, while the increasing global movement of people and goods, and evolutionary processes add to the threat, demanding a change in Canada’s approach to protecting plant health.

Plants contribute nearly 3% to Canada’s GDP and are the main sources of economic security for many communities. They are also essential to maintaining food security, environmental sustainability, and public health, and are of cultural, physical, and spiritual importance to people across Canada.

“Plants define our planet and play a crucial role in all our lives, but I don’t think many people are aware of the extent to which they support us and other life on Earth,” said Deborah Buszard, PhD, Chair of the Expert Panel.

“They supply oxygen we breathe, make up the food we eat, help to generate

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for hardier crop varieties, remote sensing, and precision agriculture and forestry, can also help mitigate the impact of climate change and pest outbreaks.

Protecting plant health is complicated by the interconnectedness of risks and a diversity of perspectives.

Cultivating Diversity explores key areas of risk as well as strategies to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience.

“Plants are indispensable to life on this planet and the risks they face are complex and unprecedented,” said Eric M. Meslin, PhD, FRSC, FCAHS, President and CEO of the CCA. “Cultivating Diversity details how an inclusive, connected, and responsive plant health system is key to addressing plant health risks in Canada.”

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) asked the CCA to examine the most significant current and emerging risks to plant health in Canada. Cultivating Diversity identifies existing and emerging risks to plant health in Canada and offers insights into promising practices that may help to mitigate them.

Visit www.cca-reports.ca to download the report.

Rideau Action Group uncover disturbing information Readers will remember that the Rideau Action Group [RAG], based in North Gower, has been fighting plans to build a huge warehouse in their community area. But they have recently learned of another potentially disastrous issue that could put their homes under water.

Sitting on the banks of Stevens Creek, a tributary of the Rideau River, North Gower floods annually, and suffered extreme flooding in the summer of 2017 and again in 2019. Owners of even relatively new homes found themselves solidly in a flood zone, due to outdated flood plain mapping, and poor planning decisions.

The residents of North Gower have recently discovered that, not only did the City of Ottawa rezone land within the boundaries of their village to allow for a vast ecommerce distribution centre (on the scale of the Amazon facility in Barrhaven), but continued to fight at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in November, 2019, to allow the rezoning, despite knowing that the land was on a flood plain, and that updated flood plain mapping indicated that it encompasses almost ⅔ of the property.

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Rideau Action Group members were stunned during the Ontario Land Tribunal when the Applicant’s lawyer gave the impression that the developer had been made aware of the changes to the flood plain in summer 2020. Berms were built on the property in Fall, 2020, in order to divert huge amounts of water away from their land and, consequently, on to their neighbours’ properties.

There is a huge loophole in our environmental protections that meant the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) did not require the developer to get a permit, because the berms were outside of the old flood plain, and the City does not require a permit to make changes on a landowner's property regardless of the later consequences.

The developer has now applied to RVCA to have the massive area of flood plain removed from the updated flood plain mapping, as the recently constructed berms will divert the water away from the site, because they wish to develop the land.

Where is this water to go, except onto the villages of North Gower and Kars.

The berms should never have been constructed. It is against Provincial Policy to

build “flood protection landforms” to facilitate development in hazardous areas.

Members of the Rideau Action Group learned in October, 2021, from a concerned individual that the updated flood plain report was ready to be released in August, 2020, and was being suppressed for “political reasons”. It was only after pressure was put on the RVCA that RAG obtained updated flood maps to use at their Ontario Land Tribunal in November, 2021, and that

by December, the report had been released for public comment.

Fortunately, no development has taken place in North Gower as yet, and there is still time for City Planners to come to their senses. Rideau Action Group is anxiously awaiting the judgment of the OLT. Sadly the reality is that it is no longer a surprise to see some council members aiding developers, but residents should never have to pay tens of thousands of dollars to stop development that will put them under water.

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Notice of Filing of Addendum Municipality of North Grenville Municipality of North Grenville Kemptville Water Pollution Plantand andBridge Bridge Street Sanitary Kemptville Water PollutionControl Control Plant Street Sanitary Pump Station Optimization and Expansion Pump Station Optimization and Expansion Environmental Study Report (ESR) Addendum Environmental Study Report (ESR) Addendum North Grenville is currently experiencing high growth and development pressures and submitted an

Report (ESR) Addendum April 2019 address their need for additional NorthEnvironmental Grenville isStudy currently experiencing highingrowth andtodevelopment pressures and subtreatment capacity of the Kemptville Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) to service community mitted an Environmental Study Report (ESR) Addendum in April 2019 to address their need growth. for additional treatment capacity of the Kemptville Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) to Recommended Alternative and Preferred Design Concepts service community growth.

A new Addendum has now been completed to update the 2019 ESR Addendum. The Ministry of

Recommended Alternative andandPreferred Design the Solicitor General (SOLGEN) Infrastructure OntarioConcepts (IO) recently initiated planning for the

future construction of the Eastern Ontario Correctional Complex (EOCC), which is to be located on

A new has now been completed updatelands the and 2019 ESR Addendum.

The MintheAddendum provincially owned former Kemptville CollegetoCampus is expected to be operational The EOCC will connect to the existing sanitary collection system,(IO) discharging the istry by of 2027. the Solicitor General (SOLGEN) and Infrastructure Ontario recentlyto initiated Kemptville WPCP via the Bridge Street PS. The new Addendum contains details of the required planning for the future construction of the Eastern Ontario Correctional Complex (EOCC), rated treatment capacity, raw wastewater quality design parameters and WPCP upgrades scope that areon required to accommodate the former new Eastern Ontario College Correctional Complexlands whichmodifications is to be located the provincially owned Kemptville Campus (EOCC). SOLGEN will be providing the necessary funds for these accommodations. Please note and is expected to be operational by 2027.

The EOCC will connect to the existing sanitary that only the changes proposed in the Addendum are open for review. collection system, discharging to the Kemptville WPCP via the Bridge Street PS. The new By this Notice, the details ESR Addendum is being rated placed treatment on public record for a raw thirtywastewater (30) day review Addendum contains of the required capacity, quality period in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class EA process. Interested persons design parameters and WPCP upgrades scope modifi cations that are required to accommay review this document and provide comments to the Municipality. Subject to comments received as a Eastern result of this Notice,Correctional funding opportunities, and(EOCC). the receiptSOLGEN of necessary modate the new Ontario Complex willapprovals, be providing the Municipality may then proceed with the works. the necessary funds for these accommodations. Please note that only the changes proposed ESR Addendum is available for review beginning February 2, 2022 and will be available at the in theThe Addendum are open for review.

Municipal Office, located at 285 County Road #44, Kempville, ON K0G 1J0, open Monday to

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Friday, 8:30the am ESR to 5:00 pm. The ESR Addendum willon also be available theday North By this Notice, Addendum is being placed public record for for viewing a thirty on (30) review Grenville website. period in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class EA process. Interested persons may review this document and provide comments to the Municipality. Subject to Please send any comments by March 4,received 2022 to: as a result of this Notice, funding With a opportunities, copy to: comments and the receipt of necessary approvals, the Municipality may then proceed with the works.

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Green Party statement on the “Freedom Convoy”

The ESR Addendum is available for reviewEnvironmental beginning February Services 2, 2022 and will be available J.L. Richards & Associates Limited The Municipality of North Grenville 700-1565 Carling Ave at the Municipal Offi ce, located at 285 County Road #44, Kempville, ON K0G 1J0, open 285 County Road 44, PO Box 130 Ottawa, ON K1Z 8R1 Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

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The Green Party of Canada condemns the hatred, racism, misogyny, homophobia, and utter disrespect for treasured Canadian institutions displayed by some of the participants in the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protest in Ottawa.

“We will always defend the right of citizens to assemble in peaceful protest, but what we have seen over the past four days is indefensible,” said interim Green Party Leader Amita Kuttner.

“The catalogue of outrages is

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Please send any comments by Comments March 2022 to: collected during the review period will With a copyinto: Any4,information be managed accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection Act. With the exception ofFinley, personalP.Eng. information, all Mr. Mike Ryancomments Ashford, willP.Eng. become part of the public record. If concerns arise regarding the ESR Addendum, Deputy Director of Public Works and Senior Environmental Engineer Environmental Services J.L. Richards & Associates Limited The Municipality of North Grenville 700-1565 Carling Ave 285 County Road 44, PO Box 130 Ottawa, ON K1Z 8R1 Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0 Phone 343-804-5297 Phone: 613-258-9569 ext. 139 E-mail: rashford@jlrichards.ca mfinley@northgrenville.on.ca Comments Any information collected during the review period will be managed in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. If concerns arise regarding the ESR Addendum, which cannot be resolved in discussion with the Municipality, a person or party may request that the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks make an Order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual environmental assessments. A Part II Order Request Form, available online on the Forms Repository Website (http://www.forms.ssb.gov.on.ca) by searching “Part II Order” or “012-2206E”, must be used to request a Part II Order. Requests must be received by the Minister and Director of the Environmental Approvals Branch at the addresses below within 30 calendar days of the first day of posting of the ESR Addendum (up to and including March 4, 2022). A copy of the request must be sent to Mr. Mike Finley of the Municipality of North Grenville (address provided herein). If no request is received within 30 days of the initial posting of the ESR Addendum, the Municipality intends to proceed towards implementation.

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many more are tired and frustrated. But that does not justify this display of hate and anger in Ottawa. This is a time for Canadians to work together to minimize further sickness and death, and to ensure that the lessons of COVID are learned and acted upon.

“We call on the protesters to end the takeover of our national capital, and we urge all Canadians to follow the advice of public health officials and get vaccinated.”

The Food Corner

by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville I think it’s time we gave some room for more veggies.

Particularly, the Everything Salad, a versatile way of introducing vegetables into our winter diet. The nice part about this salad is that you can enjoy playing with the ingredients; anything goes, as long as they suit your tastebuds and those of your family. It can be great for vegetarians and meat eaters alike; simply adjust accordingly. It also keeps well, so making a big batch is not wasteful. Give it a whirl.

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The Everything Salad: Ingredients for the Basic Salad 2 cups of Rotini pasta, cooked and drained 1 can of artichoke hearts, drained 1 cup of broccoli florets sliced 1 cup of Monterey Jack or white cheddar cheese ½ cup of green onions, sliced 3 hardboiled eggs, peeled, chilled and sliced (may

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long, well-documented and, frankly, appalling: flying swastikas and confederate battle flags; desecrating memorials to our veterans and to national hero Terry Fox; stealing food from the homeless; and threatening local residents and businesses.

“Whatever legitimacy this ‘protest’ may have had has been squandered by these images being beamed out of Ottawa.

“As the pandemic drags on, we recognize that many people are struggling, while

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also be pickled eggs, if you prefer) Protein Additives: You can choose among: A small can of tuna or salmon, drained; 2 small skinless and boneless chicken breasts, poached, chilled and diced; 1 small beefsteak, fried, chilled and diced; A half a dozen jumbo shrimp, slightly cooked, chilled and diced; Whatever else suits you e.g., tofu.

Dressing: ¼ cup mayonnaise ¼ olive oil (or half and half olive and vegetable oil) ¼ red wine vinegar 3 good shakes of Worcestershire Sauce 1 tablespoon oregano and some freshly ground pepper 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon of sugar Preparation: 1. Place all of the dressing ingredients in a blender and mix thoroughly. Taste the

result and adjust by adding ingredients, such as spices.

2. For the salad, place everything you have chosen to include in a bowl and toss.

3. Slowly add the dressing to get an even coating; if too much, reserve excess dressing for another time.

4. Place in the fridge for a half hour and toss again.

Then, serve.

Once again, this salad begs for a nice slice of Grahame’s Bakery bread and a chilled white wine.

We are now in countdown mode for spring 2022, starting on Sunday, 20 March!

Please stay in touch. I can be reached at pcormier@ ranaprocess.com.

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Greening Green Energy

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by Philip Fry After weeks of little response, I have been overwhelmed with informative and encouraging messages, some brief and focused, others full of exciting and detailed research. I have read the messages and replied, but have not had time to assemble all the data and points of view received. A few general issues stand out though; I will try to resume them, leaving many items for later discussion.

There is a decided mistrust in the manoeuvres of the Provincial government with regard to the energy needs of local and regional communities. (Need I recall the jail issue, as a confirmation of mistrust?)

There is also a strong trend to reject “mega-systems” in favour of local community control. This view is based on a number of factors, the main one being that the conditions for generating and transmitting electricity change from one landscape patchwork to another, differing significantly from locality to locality, so that those with local experience are best placed to know what is to be done. Also brought forward were: the disproportion between the amount of land required for solar and wind installations compared to their (intermittent) energy output, and the consequent impact of land loss on local well-being; the monocular vision of energy corporations, focused on profit (the “bottom line” and “dividends”) rather than

on service to the community; and the transmission of power over long distances, seen as both environmentally and financially costly. Is it possible that “green energy” is not yet as “green” as it seems? If so, should we not be looking at ways to mitigate damage and proceed with caution?

According to the Ontario Energy Quarterly Q1, 2020, our provincial grid-connected generation capacity by fuel type is 34% nuclear, 29% gas, 32% hydro, 12% wind, 1% biofuel, and 1% solar.

The claim that this consists in largely “clean energy” is considerably weakened when we notice that the measurement of emissions is limited to the point of electric generation, and does not include the effects of inputs, infrastructure, and transmission. If we include impacts on biodiversity as critical elements of “green energy” in our present dilemma, the messages sent to me paint an even more sombre picture.

Nuclear is clean, only if we ignore how uranium is mined, processed, and delivered to the 16 nuclear units at Bruce, Darlington, and Pickering, then blindfold ourselves about what is to be done with the massive stockpiles of radioactive waste already accumulated. So far, no certainty on this file.

Gas, replacing coal generation, is cleaner, but still produces CO2, and is not an adequate long- term solution.

Hydro relies on dams, which create large bodies

BALDWIN'S BIRDS of stagnant water upstream that destroy the habitat of biota dependent on running water, block the passage between upstream and downstream, and disrupt normal downstream flow. Much of the large-scale potential of provincial watersheds has already been exploited, but some small-scale use of submersible generators might be possible, if disruption of the site could be avoided.

Wind and solar largescale installations face considerable land use challenges.

These problems are open to creative mitigation – extensive use of sites already bearing a “carbon footprint”, such as rooftops, for example – and the innovative design of solar and wind installations to permit market gardening, herding of small domestic animals, and planting indigenous wildflowers to enhance biodiversity.

The current embedded (local) generation capacity statistics for Ontario show an interesting shift in the grid percentages: solar jumps to 62% and wind to 17%, leaving the “big” provincial fuels far behind. This is the direction we need to go, but it will mean supplanting the “one focus, one use, and for profit” attitude with a community based, multiple use, biodiversity-friendly approach to land use.

Many of the adverse impacts of wind and solar can, I believe, be reduced by introducing mitigating conditions during the early planning stages of a project, and, if the site is already constructed, by negotiating appropriate interventions. We do not need chain link fences and warning signs surrounding large parcels of land in our patchwork landscape. Next time, I will discuss possible mitigating techniques.

If you have comments and suggestions, please contact me at: wildflowerguy@ gmail.com

By John Baldwin With the quick change from a deep freeze to a lot more welcome and warmer snowy time, the coating of snow on the trees and shrubs seems to be a little off-putting to some of our feathered

friends! Their natural food not being evident means that they have to turn to us for a bit more support. The Gold Finches certainly seem to think so, and are busy on our Nyjer seed feeder all day long.

Our ground feeding Juncos continue to visit, a lovely sight with their dark grey back feathers and their distinctive brilliant white bellies and yellow beaks. The Robin that I mentioned in one of my articles doesn't seem to be in the garden anymore, but quite a number of you have seen other ones in their own Kemptville neighborhoods, so they are still around to be seen.

I heard a Nuthatch today, but haven't seen too much of the Woodpeckers over the last few days, or the Mourning Doves and Bluejays - maybe someone else has got tastier treats than I do! It’s probably only a temporary lull in their feeding habits and we'll see them back again soon. The same goes for the squirrels too, but, then again, they are not quite so welcome as the birds! Still, live and let live.

I hope that you are getting to see your fair share of our garden birds. Enjoy and stay safe and well.

Cheers, John Baldwin.

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by Jane Adams While we can’t get together for the Murder Mystery Night, we can still gather online - and shop ‘til we drop! The WDMH Foundation is pleased to launch the WDMH Foundation - 1920's Murder Mystery Auction, which started on February 7.

There is something for everyone in the auction – from spa gift certificates, to artwork, to an axe-throwing

party for six! Funds raised will be directed to the Foundation’s Family Care Fund – to support families just like yours.

“Thank you to our wonderful community volunteers, who have spent several months gathering auction items. We are excited to feature them all online,” explains Justine Plummer, Manager of Direct Mail and Events. “And thank you to everyone who

has donated an item.”

The auction started at 8 am on Monday, February 7, and runs until Monday, February 14 at noon. Check out the auction site and get registered at www.32auctio nscom/1920sMurderMyster yAuc2022. Watch for more details on our Facebook page.

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Unique weather forecasts from Kemptville

Kemptville’s “Douglas” the Groundhog has seen it’s shadow and predicts only 6.5 more weeks of winter. That’s good news, of course, but where did it come from? Well, it’s Finn Vanderlinden, North Grenville’s 7 year old (almost 8!) Weather forecaster on YouTube. Finn is in 2nd grade at Kemptville Public School, and since September, 2019, he has a weekly forecast every Friday morning (Finn’s Friday Forecast) shortly after 9 am on Blast The Radio (internet radio station), where he does a forecast for Ottawa for the upcoming weekend.

Finn has a unique and fun style, and is also careful to note his location on unceded Algonquin territory in his posts. You can watch his Groundhog report here: www.facebook.com/NGTimes/ videos/418312380041544, and we hope to have his weekly updates on our Facebook page in future. They will make a great companion to our daily posts by Marguerite Boyer!

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We are inviting you to join the Spencerville Agricultural Society, AGM Meeting!

The Spencerville Agricultural Society meets monthly to plan community events including the 167th Spencerville Fair! We are looking for bright, enthusiastic volunteers to join our team! If you want to help give back to your community and get involved, start with us, we are happy to welcome you!

Due to current social gathering restrictions, our meeting will be held virtually.

Next Meeting: Monday, February 14th, 2022.

Meeting: 7:30pm Strength In Numbers!

If you are interested in joining, please email info@spencervillefair.ca to receive an email with the Zoom meeting details.

PLEASE NOTE** Masks will be mandatory, proof of vaccination (second dose received before Jan 31) as well (make sure to have your QR code ready).

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New schedule with great opener for your 73’s to Kemptville, as Logue reversed to Caulfield who pulled the trigger on the line, and Brock Krulicki hammered in the rebound at 7:05 to make it a 3-2 affair. With another PP, and the Braves pulling their stopper, the 73’s Devon Savignac PPG buried an EN from a stretch pass from Larkin at 19.40, to give our Boys of Winter the win.

Kemptville outshot Brockville by 25 to 21, with 7 PP’s, only capitalizing on 2.

Next challenge will be in Navan to meet the Grads for matinee excursion.

See you around the boards for next home game, Friday, February 11, at 7:30, when the Smiths Falls Bears roar into the Municipality.

Hockey with EDGE.

Pretty play with great results….tic-tac-go attack from Devon Savignac and Chase Lammi to Patrick Larkin to snipe it by Brandon Abbott to even the odds to end first during Friday’s contest in Brockville with the Braves. by the sportsguy Well, hockey fans, finally you can embed your Kemptville 73’s into your event calendar, as “Hockey with EDGE” has resumed its schedule with their first contest on Friday night to face the Braves in Brockville for a 4-2 victory.

The first period was a see-

saw battle, with Brockville beating Tyler Laureault at 7:49, when Trent Ledrew, with helpers from Dauphinais and Thor, to strike first.

Kemptville responded with Savignac combining with Lammi to find Patrick Larkin in the slot to snipe it over Brandon Abbott at 8:06 to even the odds.

In the second stanza, the Braves tie breaker came at 7:04, with Ryan Bonfield PPG, assisted from Kean and Haynes. 73’s, with man advantage, tied it up when Larkin penetrated the line over to York, across to Johnny Howie PPG,who launched a rocket from the point at 14:49.

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Record amount raised at Snowarama

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by Marguerite Boyer The Kemptville Snowmobile Klub held their traditional Snowarama event last weekend, and raised a record amount for Easter Seals. Entrance fee for the day is $20,

but most participants are encouraged to raise money through pledge forms. The rally has two routes, one going 100 kms and the longer one 160 kms, and the trails are well marked for both routes.

The 123 participants on Sunday’s event raised a wonderful $5,336 for Easter Seals, a real achievement. Participants came from Kingston, Cornwall, Limoges,Brockville, Athens, Russell, as well from

the locality.

On hand to assist was Ian McLaughin, Regional Director for Easter Seals and a 23 year volunteer, and, of course, organizers Liz and Bruce Robinson, members since 1982. Normally, in the past, the day begins with a hearty breakfast and ends with an evening meal. But, due to Covid restrictions, this had to be cancelled. Last year, the entire rally had been cancelled.

A special appearance for the day was by Colleen McKane, who was “Tammy”, the representative for Easter Seals, 30 years ago.

The club, which is celebrating their 50th year, maintains 225 kms of trails, covering both North Grenville and Merrickville-Wolford. Money raised to maintain these trails comes through annual permit fees of between $200 to $265 a year.

Seaway Surge gearing up for a full season of baseball The Seaway Surge Baseball Club is back on the field this weekend, as teams prepare for their first full season of baseball since 2019. There is much to be excited about this year, as Seaway Surge Rep Teams from 13U ‘AA’ and older begin their indoor training at the Russell Sports Dome in preparation for the season. Players will be working with their NCCP accredited Coaches on conditioning and refining their baseball skills in order to prepare for a full season ahead.

Younger players from 9U to 13U ‘A’ are invited to February 9, 2022

stay tuned to our website and Facebook page for tryout announcements for the 2022 summer season. Tryouts are expected to be held indoors sometime in March.

The Seaway Shootout Tournament returns this year on several weekends in July where players from 9U to 22U will compete with teams from all over Ontario and Quebec. Games will be played in communities across the Seaway area, including Kemptville, Brockville, Morrisburg, Chesterville, Winchester, and Merrickville.

The Seaway Surge will

quality baseball programs are available to everyone regardless of skill level”, said Jason Broad, President of the Seaway Surge Baseball Club.

To learn more about our programs, volunteer, or learn how to become an umpire, please join us virtually at our Information Night on Wednesday, February 23, at 7:30 p.m. More information is available online on our website and Facebook page. www.seawaysurge.com www.seawayshootout.com Facebook: Seaway Surge Baseball Club Inc.

also be hosting the 2022 15U Provincials, bringing a high level of competition to the area on Labour Day Weekend.

Baseball news is not limited to our competitive programs, as House League is set to return for its second year under the Surge banner. Registration details and more information will be released online in the near future.

“We are excited to welcome back our Seaway Surge families for a full season of baseball. We have a busy season ahead, and the Executive continues to work behind the scenes to ensure 18

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A wave of Heart Disease among Healthcare Workers?

There has always been a lot of heart in the practice of medicine – literally and figuratively. Typically, the focus is on the beating heart of the patient. But has the pandemic, unlike any challenge to the medical profession before, impacted the hearts of front-line healthcare workers themselves?

Medicine is “a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head.” These words of Sir William Osler, a founding figure of modern medicine, were a warning as much as a motivation. A contemporary of Osler, Dr. Maude Abbott, a cardiac pathologist, was one of Canada’s earliest women in medicine. Her calling was challenged by refusal of entry to medical school. (She was barred from entrance to McGill’s medical program due to her gender. Bishop’s College graduated her in 1894.) But she was driven to be a doctor.

Are would-be doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals so keenly motivated today? That medicine requires emotional and physical fortitude is understood. But is there now a price to be paid in heart health?

Miners know that even with the best safety equipment, they are often working in dangerous environments. Bus drivers know the sedentary nature of their jobs can place them at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Test pilots are probably most acutely aware that their jobs could kill them. But do healthcare workers know the calculus? How are emerging trainees perceiving their future?

In 1945, the New England Journal of Medicine reported that “physicians die of coronary-artery disease at the same age as the average person with the disease.” Since then, it would seem doctors got healthier. In pre-pandemic 2019, JAMA Network published a study showing the “incidence of cardiovascular death was 52% lower among physicians than the general population.”

Medical careers have always involved long hours and stressful situations. But the pandemic has resulted in extreme exhaustion for many healthcare workers. According to Dr. Susan R. Bailey, the president of the American Medical Association. “A lot of physicians were hanging on by a thread from burnout before the pandemic even started.”

Now, new research is showing a relationship between chronic stress and heart disease. A study published last year in JAMA Psychiatry reported that people who suffered from four or more depressive symptoms were 20% more likely to experience cardiovascular disease or death. What are some of these symptoms? Uncomfortable emotional stress that persists. Situations that generate a sense of dread or anxiety.

Traumatic life experiences. These may be the symptoms of patients with PTSD, anxiety disorders, or depression. But they also read like the everyday work environment of our frontline healthcare workers.

Time will tell the outcome, but this research suggests that pandemic-era workers in the health sector are at increased risk of heart disease. Doctors should know the benefits of prevention. But they are trained in treatment.

So a word of advice. For many, chronic stress isn’t going to evaporate anytime soon. In the interim, the best way to take care of the heart is to arm that most precious of muscles with the ingredients needed for long-term performance. That is, regular exercise and rest, balanced nutrition, and a daily maintenance routine.

Keep arteries clear of plaque build up. Vitamin C in high doses, combined with lysine, lowers cholesterol levels for a safe, natural defence force against heart disease and an alternative to drugs.

Next week, a refresher to readers about the Omega 3 Index, a way to measure your personal risk factors for heart disease.

And later this month, a personal celebration of a quarter century since a life-threatening heart attack.

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Live At The Library presents...

RedFox

February 10, 2022 7:00pm Live At The Library concert series is a joint effort of Kemptville Live Music Festival and the Kemptville Campus Education and Community Centre. The project is intended to provide community cultural impact and an opportunity for a little bit of music therapy for our audience, artists and industry

partners in these unsettling times.

The story of RedFox is as unique as the sound they produce. The group was formed when folk duo Jono Townsend and Tim Loten relocated to Montreal and joined up with vocalist/fiddle virtuoso Daphnee Vandal.

After months of honing their sound and rehearsing in apart-

ment living rooms, the band had a vision, but was having difficulty finding their missing piece. Determined, they decided it was time to expand.

Hoping to achieve a broader, more dynamic sound, the trio reached out to experienced metal drummer and longtime university friend, Sam Neumann, to join on drums, as well as prog-rock bassist Sam Robinson to complete the outfit. Their sound was transformed into the folky, ambient, high-energy experience that we come to know as RedFox, retaining their acoustic roots while also exploring and blending more electric sounds. The group can trace their influences back to bands such as Coldplay, Half Moon Run, and Paramore.

Since its birth, the band has released two EPs and three singles. The first selftitled EP features two popular songs, "Calling Out" and "Song for the Little Ones".

The second, titled 'Recovery', was released in 2019, featuring "Hurry Up" and finishing with their powerful and emotional track "Stay".

Despite the difficulties in

2020 for musicians, RedFox has pushed forward, releasing three new singles, while writing and recording new material leading up to their debut full-length album that was released in October 2021 entitled 'Stranger Love'. Kicking off the album's release with a new single and music video for the first track entitled 'Play' off of the album, the band was over the moon with excitement in releasing their most important and comprehensive project to date, elevating the music of RedFox in the Canadian indie-folk music scene. Notable past performances include Kemptville Live Music Festival for two consecutive years (2018-2019). Opinicon Music Festival (2019) and Stewart Park Music Festival (2019). www.redfoxband.com. www.kemptvillelivemusicfestival.com/live-at-the-library

Helping more communities protect against racism and hate The Ontario government is helping more communities combat racism and hate by doubling its investment in the Anti-Racism Anti-Hate Grant Program. An additional $1.6 million in funding will help support more community-led public education and awareness projects, bringing the total funding for the grant program to $3.2 million over two years.

“By supporting the important work in our communities in the fight against racism and hate, we are strengthening our commitment to a more equitable Ontario,” said Parm Gill, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism. “Doubling our investment in the Anti-Racism Anti-Hate Grant will also February 9, 2022

protect our progress in improving outcomes for those facing racism and hate across the province.”

The Ontario government developed the Anti-Racism Anti-Hate Grant in collaboration with community partners for local projects that increase public education and awareness on the impact of racism and hate, in all its many forms. These grants will support eligible organizations, including community-based and not-for-profit organizations, to lead initiatives that help build capacity, connect communities and deepen understanding to address the impacts of racism and hate.

In September 2021, the government announced $1.6 million for the program.

Grants of up to $40,000 over an eligible application for an two years for independent Anti-Racism Anti-Hate Grant projects and $100,000 over prior to 11:59 p.m. EDT on two years for partnerships November 15, 2021, and their between two or more organi- application was not successzations have been awarded to ful, it will be automatically 32 new community programs. considered for a grant under New applications are be- the additional funding. Appliing accepted until February cation submission deadline: 14, 2022 for a second round February 14, 2022 11:59 p.m. of grants totalling up to $1.6 Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Applicants will need to million. Existing eligible applicants will be automatically resubmit an application by the considered for the additional new deadline if their original funding. More information on application: Was submitted late (i.e., the reopening of the program is available on the grant web- after 11:59 p.m. on November page: www.ontario.ca/page/ 15, 2021), Was incomplete, includanti-racism-anti-hate-granting not using the required program.

There is no change to application form, or has a the eligibility criteria and budget that exceeds the maxiprogram design and prin- mum funding amount for the ciples. If a person submitted tier submitted.

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