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The Story of Wellington Road

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by Doreen O’Sullivan Once upon a time, many years ago, there was an old dirt lane that ran along the old railway line from Bridge Street to County Rd 19. There was a farm and a few houses along this old lane. Very little traffic used this lane called Wellington Road.

A lovely community called Forest Creek was built off Wellington Rd. The developer added the infrastructure of sewers, water, sidewalk, and brought the base of this lane up to standard and paved it from Country Road 19 to the south end of Westerra Way. The cost of this upgrade was paid for by Westerra Homes, the developer.

Colonnade Mall was opened and continues to expand with more businesses

at the corner of County Road 19 and 43. This has resulted in an increase in traffic on Wellington Road. Here are some facts about the current status of Wellington Road: The unpaved portion of the road remains substandard (ie, does not have the base to support heavy truck/ bus traffic and increased volume of traffic).

It requires grading often, even more than weekly at times. It also requires the addition of gravel materials, making it expensive in man hours and materials to maintain.

The unpaved portion at Bridge Street is a right of way on private property.

The municipality does not own it.

Heavy trucks (tractor trailers with tandem loads and dump trucks), as well as

school buses, now use this road as a short cut.

The Rail Line Recreation Trail runs parallel to it.

There is a high pressure natural gas line and a fibre optic cable which run parallel to Wellington Road and the Rail Trail.

The speed limit is 50 KM per hour and many drivers exceed this limit.

Wellington Road is an entirely residential road and should not be used as a thoroughfare or a truck route.

So many ask: “why don’t they just pave the rest of it?” The future proposal by the Municipality of North Grenville is: to straighten Wellington Roadd out and connect it to Parkinson Street. Then, to add the infrastructure of sewers, water, sidewalks, lighting, to upgrade the base and pave it.

Parkinson is narrow, frequently has cars parked in front of town homes, and has a large culvert over the ravine. It is residential and leads into the residential part of old town. Bridge Street is a ‘No Truck’ route north of Wellington Rd. Why would we want to encourage traffic to use residential streets as a thoroughfare?

The budgeted estimate for this work is $1.2 million, and it is likely that this estimate is low. In its current budget planning, the Municipality has stated that there is a significant gap between the required existing infrastructure maintenance and its resources. In times of budget restraints it makes sense to give priority to the many other streets and sidewalks in the town that need upgrading and maintenance.

The current status of Regional Road 19 is that it is paved and can support heavy truck and bus traffic.

It is rated as a Truck Route.

RR 19 from Hwy 43 to Van Buren only has commercial properties accessing it.

The direct access to Colonnade Mall is from RR19 via Ryan’s Well Drive. It makes sense that RR19 is used as the primary route to Colonnade Mall.

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continued from front page to through traffic, either where the pavement ends, or at Bridge Street. Failing that option we petition the municipality to make Wellington Road a “No Truck” route, reduce the speed to 40KM, and enforce it, encourage the use of RR19 and Van Buren as the primary access to Colonnade Mall,

and to use them as detour routes during any closure on Hwy 43.

We are concerned residents and tax payers, and we trust that common sense will prevail and the story of Wellington Road will have a positive and equitable ending.

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each quarterly meeting. The top three nominees will be notified and invited to speak at the next meeting.

You are welcome to come and “try out” a meeting of 100 Women Who Care to see if it is a good fit for you. Once you have decided to register, each team or individual is responsible for a $100 donation per quarter. In just one hour, four times per year, you can

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HOL’s 2nd annual Ladies’ Night Out is shaping up to be twice the fun

Tickets are selling like hot cakes, vendors are lining up, and House of Lazarus (HOL) has had a number of generous donors and sponsors step forward to help make the

tain. As a diamond-level sponsor, the bank will be matching the total raised in ticket sales.

“The support we’ve received so far has been phenomenal,” Kim said.

“We are surrounded by such generous people, organizations, and businesses and we just want to say, ‘thank you,’ for your support and for helping us to help others.”

Proceeds from this event will go directly toward funding various outreach programs, such as Dinner ON the House, our weekly community dinner, Project Warmth, and Heat for the Holidays. A full list of the many services HOL provides, aside from its food bank program, is available on the website (www.houseoflazarus. com). For more information, contact the office by phone at 613-989-3830 or by email at kmerkley@ houseoflazarus.com.

it’s important for people to get their tickets as soon as possible.”

Set for Saturday, February 24, from 6 to 9 pm at Matilda Hall in Dixon’s Corners, the fundraising event will include an assortment of vendors, a silent auction, door prizes, refreshments, and, the highlight of the evening, a fashion show courtesy of Juli Fashion Essentials in Morrisburg and Main Street Clothing Company in Winchester.

Ladies’ Night Out will also see the launch of the online auctioning of a 24by-36 inch mounted black and white photograph of a wild horse on Sable Island, taken by photographer Sandy Sharkey and donated to HOL in late 2017.

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Rideau Valley Archaeological Society formed

by Michael Whittaker The Rideau Valley Archaeological Society (RVAS) formed Sunday, January 21 at the Goose and Gridiron in Merrickville with about 20 people in attendance.

“The Rideau Valley Archaeological Society is committed to preserving local history, and learning about our past,” said Michael Whittaker, the society’s initiator.

“The society will identify and record actual and potential prehistoric and historic sites.

Sites will be researched, and officially reported to the municipalities in which they are located, and to the Province of Ontario.”

The RVAS is committed to the study of archaeology, developing the capacity to conduct archaeological assessments, and the opportunity for members to acquire an Avocational Archaeologist License from the Province of Ontario.

Before the RVAS seeks chapter status with the Ontar-

io Archaeological Association (OAS), the society intends to develop as a structured, stable organization, proving its value to the communities along the Rideau River.

There was unanimous agreement on the name. A large majority of the attendees live in the watershed of the Rideau River. However, this geographic description no way limits potential members joining from further afield.

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A Facebook Page will soon be created, along with an RVAS email. Those wanting more information or to join the society should contact Michael Whittaker, mpw1749@gmail.com.

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The Road to Amalgamation

1. A Common Sense Revolution

by David Shanahan When the Mike Harris Government took power in Ontario in 1995, it came as a shock to many. What was even more shocking was the new PC Government’s decision to implement what they called their Common Sense Revolution, a plan to cut the size of government across the province and to cut taxes.

Among the many policies which made up the Revolution, many copied from the Thatcher government in the U.K., was a plan to cut the number of municipal councillors, mayors, and staff through the amalgamation of as many of the 815 municipalities in Ontario as possible.

In January, 1996, the Harris Government passed the Savings and Restructuring Act to reduce the number of municipalities, and by 2001 these were reduced to 444. It should be noted that this was not a voluntary move by the province’s lower levels of government. Al Leach, the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, told municipal politicians exactly what the situation was: “You really have two choices when it comes to restructuring. One is to do it yourself - develop your own restructuring with majority support of the municipalities affected...

the other is to have it done for you by a local restructuring commission. If the commission is appointed, it will develop and implement its own proposal, and you will pay for it”.

The Minister also pointed out that there would be no appeal once restructuring plans were implemented.

What was involved in this restructuring process was the biggest change in municipal organisation in Ontario since 1845. Many of the municipalities and villages which had existed independently for generations would now cease to exist. Historic identities and loyalties would be subsumed into new entities, all in order that lower tier expenses could be cut, taxes reduced, and the number of public service workers cut back.

In fact, a Fraser Institute Report in 2015 found that the entire amalgamation project had failed in almost every aspect. While the number of mayors, reeves and councillors across Ontario was reduced by almost a quarter, the number of municipal employees rose by almost 40%. The rise in the number of municipal employees in amalgamated municipalities was twice that of those left unrestructured. Part of this was due to the need to hire more clerks and bureaucrats to administer much larger municipalities

with larger populations.

In addition, the Common Sense Revolution also involved downloading many services from the Province to the municipalities and Counties, and there was a resulting increase in municipal taxes to pay for these extra services. The Province, according to the Fraser Report, provided “no significant funding” to help ease the transition for municipalities.

Minister Leach was convinced that the opposite would be the case after amalgamation. On January 17, 1997, he had stated: “When you add up the figures on both sides of the ledger, you see that municipalities will have tax room to manoeuver with. By the year 2000, municipalities should have enough room to reduce property taxes by up to 10 per cent”. Reports and papers published since then have consistently shown that the Harris Government did not have sufficient research data to know what the actual costs of amalgamation would be.

Nor did they make any attempt to help the new municipalities to adapt to the new system. The position of the government in Queen’s Park was that the amalgamating bodies should figure things out for themselves, rather than have “big Government” dictate the new model for them. Al Leach claimed

that it would take a generation before the benefits of amalgamation would become clear.

All of this hit the people of Oxford-on-Rideau, South Gower and the Town of Kemptville as something of a shock in 1996.

It was understood that some form of amalgamation process would need to be in place before the next municipal election, due in November, 1997.

If the Harris government were not going to get involved, it would be up to the mayors, reeves and councillors of the three areas, along with their staff, to put together the plans for a new municipality.

The same problems faced the people of Merrickville and Wolford. This process was neither easy or without conflict, and will be the subject of future articles in the Times.

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Let’s do more than talk

by Hilary Thomson Today, January 31, is Bell Let’s Talk day. Since 2010 Bell has been hosting one day a year where they donate five cents for every social interaction facilitated by their network to a mental health initiative in Canada.

The campaign has had some well-known spokespeople, including Clara Hughes, the Olympian who has been very open about her battle with depression. Not only is the initiative meant to raise money, but also to spark the conversation about mental health in general.

There is a lot more talk about mental health floating around than there used to

be. There is even a clothing line called “Wear Your Label”, based out of Toronto, that features clothing with tag lines like “anxious but courageous” and “it’s ok not to be ok”. You can literally wear your emotions on your sleeve. There are so many social media influencers online that preach self love and acceptance and promote self care and compassion.

More and more people are coming to terms with the fact that we all have mental health issues, and that it varies from day to day, just as much as our physical health does, and it can depend on so many factors and outside influences. The neurological pathways in our brain are just as, or even more complicated, than the cardiovascular system that keeps blood pumping through our veins. If you are in danger of a blood clot, you take blood thinners; if you can’t escape a cloud of sadness, you take antidepressants.

Don’t get me wrong, I think the Bell Let’s Talk Campaign and all the other

initiatives out there are great.

Anything that facilitates the conversation around mental health is a good thing, in my books. However, as someone who has been navigating the mental healthcare system for over a decade, what concerns me is what happens after a person has taken the brave step of opening up about their struggles and asked for help.

For someone just getting help for the first time, first in line would most likely be their family doctor. Unfortunately, many GPs have very little training in mental health issues and are often as clueless as the person asking for help when it comes to navigating the complex and disjointed mental health system (if you can even call it that). For a person living close to Ottawa, they might be referred to The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, which has waiting lists for appointments that are months long. No matter how validating or compassionate the doctor may be, there is almost nothing, except pre-

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scribing medication (which comes with its own barriers), that they can do right away for a patient suffering from anxiety, depression or any other mental health issue.

This can lead to a person feeling even more lost after the appointment than they were when they initially looked for help.

We live in a country that is highly regarded around the world for its universal healthcare, yet somehow this does not apply when it comes to mental health.

Sure, you can see a psychiatrist (after waiting for months) for free, but unless you have good insurance, the cost of the medication they may prescribe comes out of pocket. Imagine you went to see a doctor who prescribed you a course of treatment, but you could not go through with it because of the financial burden. This is the reality of a lot of people struggling with mental illness. The are tons of therapists, psychotherapists, counsellors, and psychologists out there, but they all

come at a price, usually falling somewhere between $150 to $250 per hour. Not cheap, especially for someone who may not be able to hold down a job because of their mental health.

Stigma is definitely one of the barriers when it comes to getting help for mental illness, but it is not the only one. Even with all this talk about mental health and wellness, the system for treating mental illness in Ontario is severely broken.

It is difficult for the various levels of care to talk with one another, making it easy for people to slip through the cracks. We would have less people needing to be hospitalized for extreme mental health issues if there were more services available to people in the community to help them cope in their everyday lives.

It is time to do more than talk. It is time to demand that mental health be taken just as seriously as physical health in our healthcare system. It is time for real change and the creation

Dear Editor, The Federal and Provincial Governments are the big winners on the 1.7 million minimum wage employees by taking away roughly 30% of it away on them just in income tax every payday.

While I don't disagree totally on the minimum wage increase, it was the Liberals who created this mess. If Premier Wynne really cared about the people of Ontario, why did she not just increase the amount of money the people could earn before paying income tax, and stop wasting billions and billions of taxpayers money and get government spending under control? This large increase in minimum wage could have been minimized but, then again, it was Liberal polices that made the people of Ontario poorer.

Premier Wynne states the minimum wage worker needed this increase to survive better - yet the Federal and Provincial Governments will help themselves

to roughly 30% of this increase in income tax on 1.7 million minimum wage employees every payday, then the workers and employers will have to pay higher CPP payments, higher UI payments, and more in HST as the cost of living rises due to businesses raising prices due to the minimum increase, also the employers must pay a higher amount into Workmens Compensation and other benefits, so answer this. Who is the main beneficiary on all of this - is it the governments or employees or employers? My answer is the governments.

Premier Wynne needed to raise government revenue to pay for all her free election promises, so she declared war on small business and at the same time trying to pretend she has a heart by sticking up for the minimum wage worker while the Liberals go back to their favourite strategy divide and conquer and create more government

of a system that supports someone suffering from mental illness, from initial contact with a healthcare professional to creating a comprehensive treatment plan that is feasible and affordable for someone at any income level.

So today, let’s talk about more than just ending stigma, but about systematic change in the way we deal with mental health. Let’s call for action. Because talking about it is just the first step.

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, Sometimes the arrogance of Hydro One absolutely astounds me. I used to get reports in the mail (until I phoned and told them to stop) in which they claimed to have identified similar households in my neighbourhood, and compared our energy consumption. There were detailed graphs contrasting my electricity consumption with that of my "efficient" neighbours. I couldn't believe it! They just called me inefficient! They were implying that if I am paying too much for electricity, it is somehow MY fault?

Talk about blaming the

victim! It goes without saying that if I managed my household electricity consumption the way the Ontario government manages its energy portfolio, I would be collecting food stamps by now!

I wonder how Hydro One would like it if the situation were reversed.

I could send THEM a report. With graphs. I could explain that these are the rates charged by their "efficient" neighbours: Manitoba, Quebec, New York, Michigan, etc. This is what YOU charge. Am I calling you "inefficient"? Absolutely! Do I sound conde-

scending? Good! How do YOU like it?

On a related note, I just received my monthly hydro bill. Enclosed was a flyer informing me that my next hydro statement will be "easier to read and understand" because "we have listened to your feedback". That's nice, but were you listening when we told you over and over again that your hydro rates are driving many of us into energy poverty? Frankly, I suspect your hearing is a bit selective.

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revenue. Where was Premier Wynne when people were without food or hydro especially during the winter months all those years but then again it wasn't a election year.

The Liberals should cancel their failed green energy experiment and quit inventing new taxes and fees and raising existing taxes and fees to put more money back in our pockets.

Premier Wynne will have to raise taxes and fees and invent new taxes and fees to pay for her free election promises so she will be dipping her hand in everybody's pocket and premier Wynne knew these minimum wage workers couldn't afford to pay more in taxes and fees, so now she has given them more revenue to pay more in taxes and fees. So I say this is another tax grab brought to you by the Wynne Liberals.

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Council closed meetings a concern

by David Shanahan Ontario Ombudsman, Paul Dubé, is concerned about the way in which closed, or in camera meetings of municipal councils are being misused across the Province. Closed meetings are designed to be used when a council is discussing matters requiring discretion and confidentiality, such as personnel issues, decisions over offering tenders for contracts, etc. On January 1, the number of issues that can legitimately be discussed in camera was increased to fourteen, and the Ombudsman encourages municipal councils, CAO’s, and the general public to educate themselves better about what is allowed to be discussed in closed meetings and what is not.

The policy is that, as a rule, councils should always meet in public, so that residents can be informed about what their representatives are doing, what policies are being decided upon, and to ensure that nothing improper

is being discussed. However, since the Ombudsman’s Office was mandated to oversee municipalities at the beginning of 2016, the majority of complaints with which they have dealt with since have been related to municipal councils, and often in relation to the abuse of closed meetings.

For example, the Ombudsman investigated a complaint that the council for the Township of Lanark Highlands inappropriately met in camera on July 17, 2017 under the “advice subject to solicitor client privilege” and “personal matters” exceptions to the open meeting rules.

The Ombudsman found that council discussed a number of items while in camera that were not included in the closed meeting agenda. Two of the topics of discussion, financial software and council’s interaction and communication structure with staff, did not fit within the closed meeting exceptions.

This seems to be a common problem. Council go

into closed session to discuss a legitimate issue, but then continue in camera to talk and decide on other issues that they are required to discuss in open session. The Township of Russell held discussions in camera which the Ombudsman found pertained to fundraising, naming rights and advertising for the sports facility, not to personal matters. Accordingly, the meeting was not permitted to be closed to the public.

A recent incident in the Niagara Region in December has also led to an investigation by the Ombudsman.

Town reporters were covering the council meeting, a reporter for a local paper and a blogger, when Council went into closed session. The two reporters left their laptops and notes on the table when they left the room, waiting for the meeting to reopen to the public. The CAO and Council accused them of continuing to record the session, which they were not doing, and confiscated their laptops and notes.

The two reporters were then

escorted from the building.

Although the CAO and council apologised and returned the materials, the Ombudsman is investigating why the notes were confiscated in the first place, a clear breech of the freedom of the press.

In looking into the matter, he also had cause to investigate the legitimacy of the council being in closed session in the first place.

Councils and CAO’s across the province seem to think that they have a right to secrecy when discussing matters of public interest, and are abusing the in camera meetings, a violation of the Municipal Act. In camera sessions are not meant to be a way by which councils avoid being monitored, or through which they can circumvent their legal responsibilities to be transparent and open.

Ombudsman Dubé is interested in hearing from the public on these matters, and has made the issue of closed council meetings a matter of some urgency. Democracy needs this kind of scrutiny.

2016-2017 Highest number of snowmobile deaths in almost 15 years The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 27 snowmobile deaths during the 2016-2017 season, marking the highest number of fatalities since the winter of 2003-2004.

Last season was also the worst on record for snowmobilers whose ride took a tragic turn while travelling

on frozen waterways. One third (9) of last season's victims died as a result of their snowmobiles going through the ice.

As the OPP kicks off Safe Snowmobile Week with the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC), they are urging snowmobilers to leave all forms of risky be-

that demand constant rider preparedness, vigilance, caution, unimpaired reaction and smart decisions. The OFSC encourages all snowmobilers to click on the GO Safe link on our website to learn about how they can enjoy the safest ride possible".

haviour behind when heading out for a ride, especially when riding on frozen waterways.

Lisa Stackhouse, Manager, Participation and Partnership Development with the OFSC, underlined the need for care. "Snowmobiling occurs in an unpredictable and uncontrollable natural setting with inherent risks

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UPDATE UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, January 29 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Monday, February 5 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. For agenda information, please visit the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS Heritage Advisory Committee – Thursday, February 8 at 2:00 pm in the Municipal Centre Library Board – Thursday, February 8 at 7:00 pm at the Public Library, 1 Water St.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

F/T Building Inspector and P/T Custodian The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting resumes from interested and qualified candidates for a full-time Building Inspector and a part-time Custodian. The closing date to submit a resume and references is 4:00 pm on Wednesday, February 14, 2018.

Further details are available at www.northgrenville.ca/careers.

WINTER PARKING RESTRICTIONS

Winter parking restrictions came into effect on November 15 and last through April 15. While restrictions are in effect, parking on Municipal roads is not allowed between 11:00 pm and 8:00 am. A vehicle which is parked in a manner interfering with snow clearing or removal operations may be issued a ticket and/or removed at the owner’s expense.

2018 BURN PERMITS AVAILABLE ONLINE

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

2018 DOG TAGS AVAILABLE ONLINE

All dogs in North Grenville require an annual dog license. If purchased before March 31st, the license is $15 and if purchased after March 31st, the cost is $30. The license can now be purchased or renewed and paid for online by visiting the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca and clicking on Online Services.

For more information on dog or kennel licenses, please contact By-Law Services.

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Coming Soon: Agricultural Expo

by NG Times staff It’s coming. The pieces are beginning to fall into place and something special is taking shape. The organizing committee of the upcoming Agricultural Expo that will be held on April 7 at Parish Hall on the Kemptville Campus, is working feverishly, reviewing discussion topics, researching a keynote speaker, inviting workshop presenters, and selecting discussion panel members among a myriad of other tasks.

The committee recently hired local firm “In The Moment Events”, which is a corporate and special events planner with a wide range of experience and plenty of knowledge in planning events for the North Grenville area.

ITM owner, Julia O’Grady, is well known to many in the area and brings a level of professionalism that already has the committee excited to be working with her and

her team.

The event itself will be a full-day affair, with a wide variety of agriculture-related workshops (with opportunities for hands-on learning), a moderated panel discussion (with a period for questions at the end), a keynote speaker, and a local food catered lunch for attendees. The committee is very happy with the progress so far and even appear to have a surprise or two up their sleeve for the end of the day.

No one is willing to discuss what it is, but whatever it is appears to have the committee really looking forward to the day of the event.

The organizing committee itself is composed of Jim Beveridge, Deron Johnston, Jim Bertram and Donovan Arnaud. The committee has been meeting quietly over the past three months to bring the event to fruition. The committee wanted a truly local event that would get people excited about agriculture

and encourage them to either start an agriculture-related business of their own, or expand on what they may already be doing. However, the committee also wanted to make sure that it was open to anyone who may simply be curious about agriculture, and that people from all over the region would be more than welcome.

The group believes that agriculture and local food represent a significant economic development opportunity for North Grenville. With a renewed Kemptville Campus, and being located so close to Ottawa, there is a feeling that, with the right kind of support, North Grenville could quickly become a destination for city residents looking for a refreshing rural experience, complete with great local food and fun agriculture-related activities that everyone could enjoy.

When asked for details about the type of topics

that will be presented and discussed at the expo, Jim Bertram pointed out that the North Grenville Times conducted an online survey at the end of last year and the committee has taken that survey data from respondents and will be using it to populate the workshops and discussions. Jim also said that between now and April 7, more details of the event will be shared through articles, press releases, social media and other online activity. He expected to have an event logo and a website up and running soon, so that people could go and look up event information as it is released.

“Stay tuned” he teased.

There’s still a tonne of work ahead for the committee though, and April 7 will be here before you know it.

“We’re not worried” says Deron Johnston, “we’ve got a great planning team that we’re working with and we’re all very passionate and be-

lieve in what we’re doing.

We also understand that this event could be a catalyst to bigger things, so we want to get it right”. He quickly

added: “When you feel this strongly about what you’re doing, it makes the late nights and early mornings feel not so bad”.

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La sécurité et le bien-être des élèves et du personnel: des priorités du CECCE

Toutes les écoles du Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) sont désormais équipées de défibrillateurs externes automatisés (DEA). Puisque la sécurité et le bien-être de chaque élève sont des priorités pour le Conseil, le CECCE a pris l'initiative de son propre chef, malgré l'absence d'un financement du Ministère, de munir rapidement ses 55 écoles de ces équipements.

De plus, des membres du personnel dans chaque école sont formés pour administrer les premiers soins et utiliser les DEA. À ce jour, même s’il n'existe aucune législation qui force la mise en place de défibrillateurs externes automatisés (DEA) dans les lieux publics au Canada, le CECCE a tout de même décidé d'en faire une de ses priorités afin que chaque élève et membre du personnel soient en mesure de recevoir les soins nécessaires en cas d’urgence. Ces appareils permettent d’ailleurs aux utilisateurs d’agir rapidement, en attendant l’arrivée des ambulanciers, et augmentent le taux de survie des victimes d’arrêt cardiaque à 75 %. « Une vie n’a pas de prix.

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Le Conseil a comme priorité d’offrir un environnement bienveillant et sécuritaire à chaque enfant. C’est pourquoi le CECCE a pris la décision d’aller au-devant des recommandations ministérielles et de donner tous les outils nécessaires aux écoles pour intervenir en cas de détresse cardiaque » affirme Réjean Sirois , directeur de l’éducation au CECCE. Quant à la présidente du Conseil, Johanne Lacombe , elle souligne l’importance d’une mesure comme celleci, surtout pour rassurer les familles. « Il est clair que l’accessibilité à un appareil de défibrillation qui peut sauver des vies est une préoccupation pour les parents. Le Conseil a

donc répondu aux demandes des communautés scolaires en équipant toutes ses écoles de DEA et en offrant des formations adéquates au personnel de toutes les écoles. » Chef de file reconnu pour la transformation de l’expérience d’apprentissage, l’excellence et la bienveillance de ses écoles catholiques et sa synergie avec la communauté, le CECCE, avec plus de 23 500 élèves fréquentant

43 écoles élémentaires, 12 écoles secondaires et une école pour adultes, est le plus grand réseau canadien d’écoles de langue française à l’extérieur du Québec. Les élèves du CECCE obtiennent les meilleurs résultats en province, et 96 % d’entre eux obtiennent leur diplôme.

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The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) has released the draft 2018-2019 school year calendar and is seeking public input. Key features of the calendar include: • A school year that runs from September 4, 2018 to June 28, 2019, with classes starting on September 4, 2018 and ending on June 27, 2019.

• Semester 1 will run from September 4, 2018 to January 31, 2019.

• Semester 2 will begin on February 1, 2019 and end on June 28, 2019.

• Winter break will run from December 24, 2018 to January 4, 2019.

• March break is scheduled from March 11, 2019 to March 15, 2019.

The deadline for public feedback is February 23, 2018. The calendar must be approved by the Board of Trustees and submitted to the Ministry of Education by May 1, 2018.

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Busy emergency feels like home for Chief of Emergency

As Chief of Emergency Department at Winchester District Memorial Hospital (WDMH), Dr. Crystal Doyle knows a bit about handling

a crisis. But she says a lot of her multi-tasking training has happened at home – looking after her four kids under the age of 11. “Things are always

a bit crazy, especially when I’m coaching baseball,” Dr. Doyle laughs. “Now I have three kids in hockey.”

Dr. Doyle has been Chief of Emergency for about a year. Her family moved to Greely three years ago from the east coast where she completed medical school in Halifax. She did her residency in Kingston. “I chose Winchester Hospital because of the sense of community,” Dr. Doyle says. “It’s a nice place to work and the nursing team makes me feel more like family.”

In her new role, Dr. Doyle has been instrumental in supporting several projects to help improve care: “We want to improve processes, so we can treat patients as quickly as possible and reduce the

number of patients who may need to return to the Emergency.” For example, a new program is helping identify people with subtle signs of a serious infection at triage so that the entire team can work together to get the best care sooner. The ER team is also partnering with CHEO on a surveillance project to help youth with mental health challenges access appropriate community services.

The other major challenge that all staff are working to address is wait times. There were close to 24,000 visits to the WDMH Emergency last year and wait times vary, and can change quickly, depending on who else arrives and what their needs are.

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When in ROMA

by Deron Johnston Approximately a week ago, the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA), the rural arm of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), held their annual conference in Toronto. ROMA is an important part of AMO, with some of its executive members serving on the AMO Board of Directors.

Matters related to policy, research, and advocacy that affect rural communities are brought to the provincial and federal governments by ROMA through AMO. The three-day conference was filled with important keynote presenters such as the Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne, then-Leader of the Ontario PC Party, Patrick Brown, Leader of the Ontario NDP Andrea Horwath, the Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs, Bill Mauro, and Jeff Leal, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). Some of the key topics that were discussed focused around economic development, financial management, and environmental issues. There was also the popular “Ministers’ Forum”, which is an open question and answer period allowing attendees to pose questions directly to the ministers themselves.

One of the major announcements came on the final morning of the conference, with Jeff Leal at the podium. He announced that Ontario is investing up to January 31, 2018

$26 million in the “Main Street Revitalization Initiative”, which will be administered by AMO and ROMA. This program is part of a $40 million investment over three years in the “Main Street Enhancement Fund”, designed to “help strengthen small businesses in downtown and main street areas and enhance the digital presence and capabilities of small businesses through increased access to digital tools like ecommerce”.

The program also expands on and complements the Downtown Revitalization Program that supports main street revitalization in rural areas. The funding for the program will be portioned off to municipalities based on population, using the data from the recent 2016 Census.

The formula used to calculate the amount will include an adjustment for municipalities with less than 25,000 residents. This ensures that small communities receive an appropriate amount of funding, rather than strictly using population data to calculate the amount, which might otherwise limit their funding.

Additionally, the provincial government is hoping to strengthen Ontario small businesses by providing more than $500 million in new initiatives that include lowering the small business tax rate from 4.5% to 3.5%, investing in youth employment, providing other supports for downtown businesses, and reducing red tape.

OMAFRA issued a media release immediately following Minister Leal’s presen-

is assessed by a Registered tion. We appreciate everyone Nurse who is trained to triage being a patient patient.” or prioritize each patient’s problem on a nationally standardized scale of one to five – one is the most urgent and five is non-urgent. Patients that are classified as one and two usually go straight inside for a more thorough examination. Those triaged as three to five may be asked to sit in the waiting room until their name is called. Patients arriving by ambulance are treated the exact same way.

“The wait time may change if patients with more urgent needs arrive,” explains Dr. Doyle. “Sometimes it seems like others who come later are being treated before you, but it is only because their needs require sooner ac-

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tation containing the key points and, more importantly, included a chart outlining the dollar amounts allotted to each rural municipality that qualifies for the “Main Street Revitalization Initiative”.

North Grenville qualifies for $49,978. In comparison, Prescott will receive $39,620, Merrickville gets $38,641 and the City of Brockville will receive $54,124.

The next question that people might naturally ask is, “what will the Municipality of North Grenville do with the money”? It is a very interesting question. Will they spend it on (or put it in a reserve for) expanding parking for Downtown Kemptville? Will they use it to bring wi-fi to all of Downtown Kemptville?

Will they use it to expand the Community Improvement Plan’s budget and include new programs (perhaps incentives for increasing the number and condition of Downtown Kemptville rental housing spaces)? Will they spend it on their ten-year-old $260,000 Destination Signage Plan that they recently dug up? Will they spend it in the hamlets, which have their own “Main Streets”? Will they consult with Downtown Kemptville business owners and the Downtown Kemptville Business Improvement Area (BIA) and get their input on where to best invest the money? So many options, but one thing for sure: Downtown Kemptville business owners will definitely be watching closely where the money goes.

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Crossing Family Health Centre All patientsRideau are welcome to call us at 613-258-0100 ext 223 to book your first visit or for more details. You are also welcome to drop in and register to welcome in person at is 90pleased Royal Landing Gate, Kemptville (North on County Rd 44, at the entrance to the eQuinelle subdivision)

Dr. Lara Gizzi and Dr. Anne-Marie Pelletier to our medical clinic.

All patients are welcome to call us at 613-258-0100 ext 223 to book your first visit or for more details. You are also welcome to drop in and register in person at 90 Royal Landing Gate, Kemptville (north on County Rd 44, at the entrance to the eQuinelle subdivision)

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This Groundhog Day, it’s all relatives

by Nature Conservancy Canada February 2 marks Groundhog Day, a North American tradition dating back to 1888. The groundhog, also called the woodchuck, is the largest member of the squirrel family and one of four marmot species that live in Canada. Rather than just focusing on groundhogs this year, here are some fascinating facts about these rodents and some of their close relatives: Groundhog: The groundhog is the most

Holly Element with the display The Kemptville District Hospital Foundation spearheaded the creation of a display to commemorate the role the hospital played in the ice storm twenty years ago.

KDH played a crucial role during the storm as the area’s first and primary shelter, a facilitator of communications and a meal preparation hub. Staff and volunteers worked tirelessly to make thousands of meals not only for patients and staff but also to be sent to military units and local shelters.

Everyone is welcome to come view the display which is sitting in the Hospital’s main entrance. Mary Boucher, the Foundation’s Senior Manager, Community Engagement, was a driving force behind the project, with help from Holly Element, the Foundation’s Communications and Marketing Coordinator, who was instrumental in putting the display together.

Mary had often discussed with Harry Pratt the idea of putting together a display about the ice storm on the 20th anniversary. Many of the photos are a reminder of Harry, who often spoke of KDH’s involvement in the ice storm and spent a lot of his time at the hospital helping others.

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widespread marmot and can be found from Nova Scotia to Yukon. Despite their name, groundhogs don’t just restrict themselves to the ground; they can also climb trees and swim. Nicknamed whistlepigs, groundhogs make peculiar noises, including a loud whistle when alarmed, a squeal when fighting or hurt, tooth grinding when cornered and barking. Some of the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) properties provide habitat for groundhogs, including Happy Valley Forest in Ontario.

Eastern chipmunk: Like many other squirrel family members, eastern chipmunks make various alarm and defensive calls, such as low chucks and repeated high-pitched

chirps, trills and chatters.

Some research suggests that this species may use different calls for different predators.

American red squirrel: American red squirrels can be found in every province and territory, and have been sighted on some of NCC’s properties, including Happy Valley Forest in Ontario. They gather between 2,000 and 4,000 pine cones and store them in middens (piles), which may be used by multiple generations. Believe it or not, these small squirrels sometimes eat young birds, mice and rabbits. Some have even been observed biting into maple trees to get at the sap inside.

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Support for Merrickville Centre for Arts and Culture

by Hilary Thomson Many local community groups have come together to support the creation of a Merrickville Centre for Arts and Culture (MCAC) in the Merrickville United Church.

The idea was hatched as a result of the church reaching out at the end of last year to ask for partners in the community to help it remain sustainable short and long term. In an informal discussion held on January 3, 2018 with a number of individuals and organizational representatives about the creation of the MCAC, the idea received overwhelming support. In a letter to Matt Gallinger and the Merrickville United Church Council from the Village of Merrickville Wolford, Merrickville Art-

ist’s Guild, Merrickville & District Historical Society, Theatre Night in Merrickville, Merrickville Lions Club, Merrickville & District Community Health Centre, Merrickville & District Chamber of Commerce, Merrickville Jazz Festival, and Merrickville Children and Adult Choirs, all showed their support for the project.

Although the idea is still in its infancy, there has already been a generous offer from the Canadian Tulip Legacy foundation to help offset the church’s operational costs. This will help the MCAC with initiating a number of revenue-generating activities, which will be offset by federal, provincial and private grant applications.

A business and operational plan will be developed, and an Advisory Committee will be created to guide

Run Merrickville Trivia Night

by Chuck MacInnis If you are a trivia fan with some spare time, then grab your thinking-cap and come out for an evening of fun and laughs while competing with those around you attempting to drag obscure bits of information from the dark recesses of their brains!

The Organizers of Run Merrickville are hosting a trivia night at the Merrickville Community Centre on Saturday, February 24 to raise funds for the annual Merrickville Heritage Classic.

Race Director, Lori Urquhart, says the money raised will help offset the cost of this year’s medals, which will incorporate a logo celebrating the 225th anniversary of the founding of Merrickville, and help with the purchase of traffic pylons to enhance runner safety.

According to event organizer, Sally MacInnis, the format for the evening is simple. Participants form teams of up to 10 people and create a distinctive team name. It is an evening of tens. The cost is $10.00 per person, there are ten rounds of ten questions in a variety of categories throughout the evening and the event closes at ten.

Since Google is not a permitted team member, buckets will be provided at each table to hold cell phones for the duration of the event.

Although snacks, such as chips or popcorn, will be provided to the tables, teams are encouraged to bring their favourite snack foods. Sally said there is a cash bar, but coffee, tea and cookies will be provided free of charge.

Registration can take place at the door between 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., or individuals and teams can pre-register via email at runmerrickville@gmail.com.

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the activities and goals of the MCAC. All parties who signed the letter agree that the creation of the MCAC will be extremely positive for the community of Merrickville-Wolford.

They believe it will attract more visitors to the area and enhance the cultural and artistic experiences of visitors and residents. “We believe that the groups represented indicate broad community support for this initiative,” the letter states. “We would also like to thank the Merrickville United Church for recognizing the importance of your building in the community and in reaching out to us in seeking a partnership to support it’s use in a sustainable manner.”

by Hilary Thomson Merrickville-Wolford council called a special council meeting on Monday, January 22, 2017.

Deputy Mayor Anne Barr presided over the meeting, as Mayor David Nash was away at the ROMA conference in Toronto.

The agenda was very short and included discussion of the fate of the next council meeting, which was precarious due to some “significant staffing shortages” that the municipality is facing. It was decided that the council meeting would be held regardless, but the passing of the budget, and perhaps any further budgetary dis-

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The by-law to apply an interim tax bill for the first half of the year was also passed at the meeting to ensure council met their deadline of January 31. This interim tax rate is based on each person’s property taxes in 2017.

Any adjustments needed will be made to people’s bills once the 2018 tax rate is set later this year.

Besides discussing the next council meeting and passing the interim tax rate

by-law, the meeting was called to hold an important in-camera discussion about an identifiable individual. Representatives from the United Council of Leeds and Grenville were present at the meeting, and the council resolved to have County Deputy Clerk Sheena Earl act as Clerk during the meeting, as CAO John Regan was away. Two representatives from the County’s Human Resources Department were also present for the in-camera discussion.

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NOW Enrolling by the Merrickville & District Historical Society Following the American Revolution the first Loyalists arrived in Canada, settling first along the St Lawrence and then, in the closing years of the 18th century, working their way north searching for new land and opportunity.

They were closely followed in the early 1800's by settlers from Europe, the bulk of who were Irish, Scottish, and English. The often inhospitable terrain and environment had the new settlers fending for themselves, causing them to develop a wide variety of skills and knowledge.

The fortunate ones settled along rivers which gave them arable land and at least some access to adjacent neighbouring communities. In the Lower Rideau Settlement, a few resourceful early settlers such as William Mirick, Rufas Andrews, and the Burritts saw the opportunity to harness the power of the river to provide for mills which would serve the needs of the growing number of settlers. These pioneers were shortly followed by the first settlers who arrived with only a few implements, perhaps an ox, cow and chickens and only the most basic supplies. The rush to build shelter before the harsh winter was the first priority.

Hastily built drafty rude log shanties were barely adequate and were clad as soon as possible with cut boards or replaced with squared logs. Thus, the wily William Mirick's first mill was devoted to shaping logs, cutting planks and making shingles.

The first grains from the land in most cases were thrashed on the farm but soon, as production increased, came the need or at least convenience of using local grist mills to obtain flour and feed. Again Messrs Mirick, Andrews and Burritt were happy to oblige.

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adjacent to the river was highly arable, those settlers who found themselves "inland" were much less fortunate. To clear, till and produce harvest on the dry rocky uneven land was a challenge only the most hardy and determined could accomplish. Sheep were another matter. For them and other livestock, the land was generally agreeable.

Although home spinning and weaving were common pioneering practices, the first stage, the conversion of raw fleece into suitable material was a difficult and time consuming process involving sorting, scouring, raking and washing. Much better was to send the raw fleece to a "carding mill" and get in return sorted and cleaned carded wool suitable for spinning and weaving. And as the flocks grew, the surplus fleece also generated income for trade goods.

As early as 1817, William Mirick had erected a carding mill to serve these local needs, but by the late 1840's the opportunity was seen to expand the operation into a full milling operation for manufacturing woollen goods at all stages. By this time cloth making machinery was available in the US and Britain and with an eye to future woollen milling, entrepreneur Stephen H. Mirick, son of William, in 1848, made the significant investment in a full scale woollen mill and factory, the first in the area.

With improved technology and innovation and with the opening of export markets, the mill operated with growing success until the death of Stephen Merrick in 1861, after which the mill continued to be operated by the family but it missed Stephen's vision and dynamic presence.

Thomas Watchorn, originally from Ireland, was an experienced miller who had worked for Gilbert Cannon in his mills in Almonte and had family connections to

the Merricks. With the coming of the railway to Merrickville he saw significant growth prospects and by first leasing in 1874 and then buying the Merricks Woolen Mill from Henry Merrick, in 1885, Thomas Watchorn and his brother Robert became entrepreneurs in their own right. With renewed energy, the Watchorn brothers succeeded in improving and growing the business. They worked to encourage local sheep farming, and used the wool to produce flannels, sheeting, tweeds, and yarn and in later years blankets and sheets. In 1912 Thomas' son Robert Watchorn changed the name of the mill to Watchorn and Company. In 1891 it was sold and continued to change hands several times over the next years, while remaining in the Watchorn family.

Its last successful era was during the war years when it produced woollen goods for overseas. It was hard work but the many Village employees who worked there were very loyal to the Company. A long time Merrickville resident recalls: "We worked regular ten hours a day. . . Sometimes we would have to go back and work a couple of hours after supper, to get out whatever the quota was. If it had to be shipped, if it had to go at a certain time, we would have to go back and do it... I've spent many a two hours after super, hemming blankets and helping to pack them."

After the war the business began to decline. Cotton, not easily procured in Merrickville, was replacing wool as the desired clothing material, and the mill eventually closed its doors in 1954. It was demolished in 1976 leaving only a pile of stone rubble and the still visible faint inscription, above the original entrance, "S.H. Mirick, 1848" to remind us of the great enterprise that was Merrickville's famous woollen mill.

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Feb 11 20th Annual NG Community Sweetheart Brunch, NG Municipal Centre, 8:30-1 pm. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 children (6 – 11 years), and under 6, free!

Tickets are available at the Bank of Nova Scotia, Colonnade Branch.

Feb 13 St. James Anglican Church Pancake Supper, Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 5-7 pm, $8 Adults, $5 Children. Pancakes, Beans, Sausages, Dessert, Coffee and Tea.

Weekly and recurring events Mon

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

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

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

Newcomer Bridge-St John's United Church 12:15pm. Cost $5.00. All levels welcome.

No partner needed. Info 613-915-1464 or 613-806-4495.

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

Euchre at Kemptville Snowmobile Clubhouse, 1505 O'Neill Road. D o o r s o p e n a t 6 :30 pm, star time 7 pm. $5.00 each. 3rd Tues/mth.

Bridge St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. Info, call 613-915-1464 or 613-806-4495.

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

Wed NG Photography Club - 1st Wed./mth, 7-9 pm, at the Grenville Mutual Insurance, 380 Colonnade Drive. See ngphotoclub.ca for info.

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

Everyone welcome $5.00.

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

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

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

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

Thurs Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:15 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. For more info, call 613-915-1464 or 613-896-4495.

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

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

Friendship Lunch held at St. John's United Church. Lunch is served at 11:30, Fri donations accepted but not expected. Everyone welcome.

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

Sat Kemptville Legion breakfast, 8 - 10 am 3rd Sat/mth, 100 Reuben Crescent. Adults $. 6, Children under 12 $3. All welcome.

Euchre Tournament, 3rd Sat/mth. Registration 12-12:30 pm. Cost $10.00 Games start 12:30 pm at the Kemptville Legion, 100 Reuben Crescent, Refreshments available. Everyone Welcome.

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

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

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

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GARDENING - Artistic Flower Gardening, Create or Establish - construct maintain. Small Lawn Services. 613-258-3847 8-WEEK MINDFULNESS PROGRAM STARTING MARCH 13, 2018 IN KEMPTVILLE. CONTACT EMILY OR SHANNON AT MBSMPROGRAM@GMAIL.COM OR 613-407-0790.

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FOR RENT Furnished room in a shared house for rent, $700/mth in Oxford Mills.

Call 613 294 7420 FEB 1, 2 BEDROOM, 4 APPLIANCE, APARTMENT, DOWNTOWN, WATERFRONT. $1150 + UTILITIES. 613-258-0237.

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96 Wine bottle storage rack $75, floor corker $30, 60 bottle drying tree $20. 613-769-4995

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Household furniture by appointment, dealers welcome, call 613 269 4759

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2014 Yamaha ATV excellent condition $9,000 613.258.4867

4 winter tires, used one winter, 225/65R16 100T. $425.00 613-713-9374

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MARCH 1, 2 BEDROOM, 4 APPLIANCE, APARTMENT, DOWNTOWN, WATERFRONT. $1150 + UTILITIES. 613-2580237.

FORD EXPLORER REAR LIFTGATE window Fits 2002 - 2006 Models Complete with parts & harness No rust/like new $110 (firm) 613-215-0385

Infant Car seat Used once $50 or best offer 613.258.8820 Mixed hardwood firewood. $100 per cord delivered. Charlie 9892768.

DogWatch Hidden Fences. BigLeash remote trainers. Xmas gifts 613-290-5559

Snowbirds I'll do home security checks while you're away 613-294-0385.

Snow Plowing: Kemptville Heckston Oxford Mills South Mountain 613-258-2671

Property clean-up, trees, brush, scrap metal anything removed. Wayne Scott 613286-9072.

OLD TOWN KEMPTVILLE 2 bedroom apartment for rent, $950 plus utilities 613-258-0023

SNOWBLOWER Yardworks 10.5 hp 29” $700.00 Call 613258-2119

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Kenmore Fridge, clean,good condition, $150 firm, call 613258-7707

Mixed hardwood firewood, $100 a cord delivered. Jon 227-3650

Dry and wrapped round bales of hay suitable for cattle. Jon 613-227-3650

FIrewood Hardwood $100/cord delivered. Softwood $75 Call Peter 613-913-0810.

Nexen WinGuard SUV225/65R17 4 Winters $95/tire. Joseph 343.262.1979

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Language Classes, Kemptville - French, Spanish, Inuktitut & Sign Language www.ALKEventManagement.Ca $195 Clean to a T Professional Reliable Bondable 613-3154166 Retired carpenter. I miss working and keeping busy, so looking for work. I am an honest trustworthy and very good at what I do. Renovations, kitchens, bathrooms, home repair.

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Call Sharon at 613-224-3182, Kemptville.

House cleaner available. Call or text for quote. 613-2822397 SEW BE IT clothing repairs alterations zippers hems 2580108 Looking for Avon products, please call Joan at 613-2587644

Local Author Barbara Avon. Editing Services also available. barb8855@ gmail.com Driveway Sealing Sprayed with quality asphalt oil plus Masonry Services call Keith - 613-258-2135 PROFESSIONAL PAINTER Commercial & Residential 613.276.4583 Kemptville area Complete Home Property Clean up: house cleaning, dump runs, etc. Call Al’s Clean up services 613.258.3847 613.295.0300 The Plumb”Mur” Plus Bathroom PLUS more. Murray 613.519.5274 nmmuir1984@gmail.com Rural Home Care ser vicesAffordable, professional & experienced care for your loved one.

613.868.0356 HANDY MAN specializing in renovations & house staging. We do it all CALL 613.294.2416 Goodnight Bed Company Supporting your well-being with genuine sleep solutions.

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You Name It, I Can Sew It. Call Rhonda at 258-5248

Firewood Hardwood $95/cord Joseph 343.262.1979 FISCHER CROSS-COUNTRY SKI PACKAGE + WAXES FOR MAN 5' 10", SHOE SIZE 10/11 $75.00 CALL 613-258-2119 4 Winter Tires with rims, 215/60R16. $350. Call 613269-4255.

2 Pelican Kayaks...1 10 feet long and the other 8 feet long.... plus accessories.... both in excellent condition...$80.00 each or both for $150.00.....call 613-269-4172 boys skates size 5, $40.00 boys skates size 8, $40.00 2584853 Maytag Fridge for sale. Asking 250. obo 613 258-5547 Treadmill with adjustable incline, built in fitness computer & manual.$230.00 613 2693567 2 rain barrels $100 andy 2150665 kemptville Sale Free Range Brown Eggs 2876 Cty Rd 16 Merrickville 2006 Jetta TDI good condition and runs great. 613-290-5559

Antique Massey Harris 13 row, grass and grain seeder for sale. Seeder is in working order. Call 613-269-4415.

Please join us in celebrating CARL THORPE’S 80th Birthday Drop-in on Saturday, February 10th, 2018, 1-4pm Groveton Hall, 9196 County Road 44 Best wishes only!

Dry Firewood-$95.00/ Chord of HardWood Pickup near Merrickville 613 269 3836 4 Winter Tires with rims, 215/60R16. $350. Call 613-2694255

Co-pilot with pilots licence. phone 613-258-2958 Looking to harvest cedar trees from 3 ft high and + off acreage. (613)799-0958

WANTED TO BUY Ducks-Muscovy also Massey Harris Tractor 613-301-1747 Senior needs old car batteries for making weights. Call 613 258 6254.

Looking to rent farmland for 2018 crop year. Call or text 613-262-1204

1 yr old Good Year tires 185/60 R15 needing a good home for the winter. $150.00 for set.

Please contact RJ at 613-2824868

Wanted 2 or 3 bedroom apartment on one floor, Kemptville 613.258.0964

25 yr old Napoleon fireplace and 27 ft of insulated chimney. Fireplace needs welding. $500 obo 6132587425

Lower Ottawa Valley Woodlot Association hosts a Winter Workshop

In need of a qualified care1 new Nordic & rim 225/75/15 giver for a private home in . $75.00. 613 258 6254 Kemptville mrccl_falcone@ yahoo.com

Indoor RV, boat storage. Reasonable rates. Call Jon 613227-3650.

Explorer car top carrier $145.00 square pedestal table $55.00M 613 269-3567 New Beautiful-tone drywall primer sealer 18.9 liters $50.00. 613 269-3386

Saturday February 3rd (8:30 to noon) at the Grenville Mutual Insurance Company, 380 Colonnade Dr., Kemptville (just south of Walmart).

Everyone is welcome. Members are free and non-members are $5.00.

Speakers: Lyndon Johnston, Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC).

How woodlots are assessed? He will also answer questions about the property assessment process.

Rideau Valley Conservation Authority: updates on the 50 million tree program, Butternut research program and the parasitic wasps that have been released to combat the Emerald Ash Borer.

Kerry Coleman: How to attract more wildlife to your woodlot Please plan to join us.

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Kingston’s Murray Lynch wins NGCC Senior Men’s Invitational Bonspiel

L-R Bonspiel champs Steve Quinn, Rick Thorburn, John Koronyi, Murray Lynch with event organiser, Bill White.

By Jim Dolan The 13th annual Senior Men’s Invitational Bonspiel was held Friday, January 19, at the North Grenville Curling Club in Kemptville.

Twenty teams from Manotick (3), Smiths Falls (2), Perth (2), Brockville (2), Navy (3), Firemen’s League (2) Royal Kingston (2), Carleton Place, and NGCC (3) participated in a two-game total points bonspiel.

The entries were divided into two ten-team sections.

Monetary prizes in each section were awarded to the first, second and third place finishers. A cash consolation prize was also given to the high one game winner in each section.

The Section B winning team from Kingston, skipped

by Murray Lynch, was the top team in the Spiel with 40.5 points. As the overall winner of the event, Murray and his teammates – John Koronyi, vice, Rick Thorburn, second, and Steve Quinn, lead, were also presented with the Royal LePage Associates Shield by the event organizer Bill White. The participating curlers thanked Royal LePage Associates, Anita Maloney and Gary Durie, from the Team Realty Kemptville Office, for their continued support of the event. Anita and Gary have sponsored this event since its inception, and were able to meet several of the participants when they attended the afternoon luncheon.

Section A winners were: First Place Team: Dan Thomsen (Firemen) 39 points; Second Place Team: Al Kennedy (Kingston) 35 points; Third Place Team: Bob Day (Perth) 30 points. The one game high winner was Team Gary Froats (Manotick) 25 points.

Other Section B winners were: Second Place Team: John Wellington (Brockville) 35 points; Third Place Team: January 31, 2018

Vic Mathews (Kingston) 31.5 points. The one game high winner was Team Ivan Hodgins (Perth) 26 points.

When you play in senior men’s spiels throughout the Ottawa and Seaway Valleys, what makes the events memorable are excellent ice conditions, great food, the sportsmanship, and the postgame camaraderie enjoyed by the teams.

Bill White said the event succeeded in all these areas.

The teams raved about the wonderful curling ice surface provided by our ice technician, Dennis Elgie. They thanked the kitchen crew, led

by Carol Menchions, for the great meal served between games. And teams from the Ottawa and Seaway Valleys enjoyed the opportunity to share a few laughs and a few “soda pops” with their silver tongued and silver haired curling buddies.

As for me, I got to knock off one of the top one hundred

bucket list things to do after I turned 65. It was number 99 on the list: I got to curl with Smiths Falls’ Rick McGrath.

I know its pretty low on a bucket list, and I know it has several curlers in the valley shaking their heads, but Rick is a real competitor and one of the best curlers in the OVCA Senior Valley League. What is even more impressive, he still delivers a curling stone using a tuck delivery.

When this article appears in the NG Times, the Canadian Women’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts will be well under way in Kelowna, British Columbia. NG Times readers might be interested to know that teams skipped by Newfoundland’s Stacie Curtis, PEI’s Robyn MacPhee, Nova Scotia’s Mary-Anne Arsenault, and Ontario’s Hollie Duncan played in the 2017 Royal LePage OVCA Women’s Fall Classic, a World Curling Event, which is held each year at the North Gren-

ville Curling Club in Kemptville in early November.

What is even more impressive is that 19 players on six of the ten women’s teams that will compete for the 2018 Olympic Gold Medal in PyeongChang, South Korea, have played in the Royal LePage OVCA Women’s Fall Classic. The countries and the skip of the teams are: Canada - Rachel Homan (a two-time winner of the Fall Classic), Great Britain - Eve Murihead, Sweden - Anna Hasselborg, Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni, the United States - Nina Roth, and Russia -Victoria Moiseeva.

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New President for the Navy League in Kemptville

Effective Saturday, January 27, 2018, Peter Milsom was elected the new President of the Kemptville Branch of the Navy League of Canada at the 2018 AGM. Peter is a retired RCN Navy Captain and former Comptroller of the entire Canadian Navy (and in his earlier days, Maritime Air- a Sea King helicopter pilot). For greater certainty, I can say that the Navy League in Kemptville is in capable and steady hands.

I would like to thank the excellent Municipal Staff and Municipal Council of North Grenville Ontario for the support the Kemptville Navy League Branch received during my four years as Branch President, and the most superb works that is now the rehabilitated armoury-namely the Pte Blake Williamson Memorial Hall, " The Navy League of CanadaCadet Training Centre" I remain with the Navy League as a VP of Ontario Division providing governance to some 60 Navy League Branch locations in Ontario, and as a member of a steering committee-strategic planning at the National Office of the Navy League of Canada in Ottawa.

Thanks again for all your support.

Mike McIntosh BA, VP Maritime Affairs & Chair Strategic Plans and Operations Navy League of Canada, Ontario Division-Toronto

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Ashton Fry, combined with Jacob Thousand and Garrett Myer, were focussed on the prize to beat Brockvillre Braves in their barn and they did, walking away with 3 - 2 victory Friday night. by the sportsguy Kanata Lazers handed a heavy loss 4-1 to Kemptvile 73's Sunday afternoon to slow down the climb up the ladder in the standings.

Kanata struck first when Liam Markhauser, with helpers from Ulanov and Broucher at 16:07, to beat Nick Bond in the initial round. Assisted by Larsen and Stockdale to Chad Merrell at 18:30 to put Lazers ahead 2-zip.

Thousand give and go to Ashton Fry to hammer it through the pipes to spoil Logan Bateman’s SO attempt and pull Kemptville within one at 17:10. At 19:57, with Kanata man advantage, Sleeth found Luca Nocita to slam it into the mesh for PPG and go ahead.

Final twenty, when Kemptville pulled their stopper at 19:43 and Kiryll Ulnov

slipped the rubber into open space for ENG to give Kanata 4-1 victory. Kemptville needs to work on their special team with 5 PP attempts without any results as Kanata had 2 attempts with 1 PPG. Lasers SOG 29 to 73's 26 and Kanata 12 PIM to Kemptville 6 PIM. Friday night’s road battle with the Brockville Braves awarded Kemptville 73's two more points in the standings, as the FTM line contributed for all the points in a 3-2 victory. Kemptville struck first at 1:38, with the combination of Ashton Fry, with helpers from Meyer and Thousand, to beat Nick Wiencek into the back of the net. FTM freight train connected with Garrett Meyer from team mates Thousand and Fry at 19:52 to close out initial with 2 to zip lead.

Second twenty remained scoreless with PIM markers only on score sheet. Last

twenty, with Kemptville handing Brockville three PP opportunities and they took advantage of two to put them within one. Mike McArthur drove it by Nick Bond to break his SO attempt for PPG, assisted by Jefferson at 2:18. 73's answered back on a pass and go from Fry with Thousand to Hunter Fraser on the point through the posts at 4:33. Braves with another PP and pulling their stopper for extra man 19:09, when at 19:28 Mike McArthur another PPG assisted by Gilmour and Jefferson. Kemptville 73's (heart attack kids) held on to win the game with 3-2 after being outshot 41 to 24 and giving their opponents 5 PP chances.

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Kemptville Live add another act

The Kemptville Live Music Festival is extremely pleased to add another Award-Winning Canadian band to our Friday night lineup!

Trooper's ten studio albums have earned multiple gold and platinum awards and their six-times Platinum greatest hits, Hot Shots, continues to be one of Universal Music Canada's best selling catalogue CDs and one of the country's most enduring party soundtracks. Their most recent release,"Hits From 10 Albums", an updated and re-mastered collection of hit songs spanning the entirety of their recording career was dubbed, by John Kereiff, writing in Gonzo Magazine, the summer album of the year.

Trooper songwriters, Ra McGuire and Brian Smith, have recently been awarded SOCAN's prestigious 'National Achievement Award' to acknowledge their significant and lasting contribution to Canada's songwriting legacy.

"We're Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time)", "Raise a Little Hell", "The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar", "Two For the Show", "Pretty Lady" "Good Ol' General Hand Grenade", "Round, Round We Go", "Santa Maria", "Janine" - just a few of the Trooper hits that, according to writer Ryan Sparks, "have woven their way into the fabric of this country like no other bands have been able to do. Tune into any radio station from Vancouver to St John's and you're bound to encounter one of their dozen hit radio anthems that are still featured in heavy rotation to this day."

The 4th Kemptville Live Music Festival takes place July 19-22 on the grounds of the historic Kemptville College. Tickets are on sale online now at www.kemptvillelivemusicfestival.com.

Kemptville & District Home Support Kemptville & District Home Support, the place for Active Aging–February has arrived, and KDHSI is waiting for you!

There are many activities to keep involved and active, and are scheduled in either the Activity Room or in the Cheryl J. Brown Centre. KDHSI is located at 215 Sanders St., Suite 101 in Old Town Kemptville.

EVENTS: -KDHSI Winter Raffle: 3 great prizes, with tickets on sale now at KDHSI. Draw date is March 23, 2018.

-KDHSI’s 2nd Annual big Band Dance fundraiser is on Saturday, April 14th, 2018 at the NG Municipal Centre. This will be an evening filled with great company and wonderful live music by ‘The Jive Wires’!

For more information about our events, how to get involved in the activities, or to volunteer, please call KDHSI at 613-2583203, or stop by for a tour!

Tuesday February 6 Exercise Class 9:00-10:00 Art Class with Gayle 10:00-12 noon Skip-Bo 10:00-12 noon Create-a-Card with Tina 1:00-3:00 Wednesday February 7 Diners Club 12 noon by reservation Thursday February 8 Foot Care Clinic By appointment Exercise Class 9:00-10:00 Sing’n Seniors 1:30 pm Friday February 9 Foot Care Clinic By appointment Exercise Class 11:00 – 12 noon

Thursday February 1 Foot Care Clinic By appointment Exercise Class 9:00-10:00 Sing’n Seniors 1:30 pm Friday February 2 Foot Care Clinic By appointment Alzheimer Society 10:00-2:00 Caregiver Support Group 10:30-12 noon By appointment Call 1-866-576-8556 Exercise Class 11:00 – 12 noon Monday February 5 Euchre 1:00 to 4:00

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