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Bob Besharah says au revoir to the Kemptville Live crowd

by David Shanahan Let’s just call it one of the best things to happen in North Grenville - ever. It was our Woodstock, three days of music in our own back yard. It is actually hard to know where to begin to describe what happened on the grounds of Kemptville

College last weekend. Talking to many of those who attended all three days, the unanimous verdict was that we had the complete Festival experience: all kinds of music, all kinds of weather, all kinds of fun.

To start from the beginning: the site itself was really well laid out. The huge stage

was perfectly situated to allow good sight lines from all over the area. The vendors were easily accessible, the various tent shelters adequate to the occasion (even during the heavy rains of Saturday night), and there was a minimum of line-ups to get in and out of the site.

Security was good, but not

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Singin’ in the rain - The Roadhammers at work People were even commenting on how nice the port-apotties were! Now, that’s attention to detail. All of this careful organisation produced an easy, relaxed atmosphere, one in which the focus could be on the music.

What was really impressive was that even the volunteers were loving their work. I spoke with quite a few of the 100+ volunteers over the weekend, and they would come up to me, absolutely beaming, to tell me that they had just finished a double shift, and were looking forward to another shift

the next day. And the work of the volunteers was one of the most important elements in making the Festival work.

They were everywhere, yet unobtrusive. Helpful and friendly, clearly dedicated to making Kemptville Live a positive experience for everyone. Well done to Dave B., Pierre, Phil and all the rest.

Then, of course, there was the music! The two pillars of the Festival, Bob Besharah of Class Axe and Karen Bedard, put together a collection of musicians to please any taste. Some of

Tom Cochrane’s set on Friday night was described by one friend as the best gig he had ever been at. Tom played an extra half hour on top of the scheduled set, and it had to have been one of the best shows he’s ever done. He could hardly do better and the audience lapped it up.

The Roadhammers were made for festivals. Their music has an energy that managed to overcome even the torrential rain pouring down throughout Saturday night, and the lightning all around the region only added to it. To have around 1,400 people dancing in the rain was a sight to behold.

Sunday was for the folkies. It was a really great line up, and to have Murray McLauchlan and Valdy playing in North Grenville was magical. I was interviewing someone when Murray began to sing, and before he had finished the first line, I knew who it was.

That distinctive voice came through on the classic songs, as well as the material from his last album: still a consummate song writer. Laid back and funny, mellow and politically sharp, Murray McLaughlan still has what it takes.

Watching him and the closing act, Valdy, two guys and their guitars holding a large audience enthralled in an outdoor field, showed the deep experience, talent and straight out charisma that has carried these two through decades of music. Valdy was just superb. Classic folk, some blues guitar, even rap for the earth, all combined with a wit and warmth to cause quite a long line-up to buy his cd’s afterwards.

A great way to wrap up a great weekend. A real triumph for Bob Besharah and Karen Bedard, who were very gracious in thanking all the sponsors, volunteers, and especially the people of North Grenville, for making Kemptville Live an event that has to happen again.

And again...

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Photo: Arthur Matson the acts have played venues around here in the past: Trevor Alguire, Lynn Miles and Keith Glass, for example, and they all put on some great sets of music. Others may have been new to most of the audience, but Bob and Karen’s choices really justified their inclusion. Steve Hill’s version of a one-man band, or The Good Brothers, Maria Hawkins, all were named by people I spoke to.

As for the Angel Forrest’s take on Janis Joplin...

But it was the headliners who really stepped up to make Kemptville Live live.

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Theatre in the Park

by David Habberjam The Oxford Mills Community Association is proud to present their annual Theatre in the Park event on Tuesday, August 11 in Maplewood Park, Oxford Mills.

For the fourth year running, A Company of Fools will fill

the Park with their theatrical talents and family friendly follies. Those arriving at 5:30pm for good seats may buy a scrumptious crêpe made

by Dial a Chef's Erick Le Pors and partake in live music by Fiddlehead Soup and Rowan the piper. The show starts at 7 pm and goes until 9 pm at

The Fools will be presenting “A Comedy of Errors” (directed By Catriona Leger), a farce in which a master and servant visiting the seaport of Epheseus are mistaken for a local identical duo.

Confusion ensues!

Company of Fools is a not-for-profit family oriented community organization and a registered charity (www. fools.ca). They gratefully acknowledge the support of the City of Ottawa and Algonquin College Theatre Arts Program.

The Oxford Mills Community Association is a registered non-profit, volunteerbased, community organization that has been in existence for over 35 years. It provides a focal point for recreational, leisure and community-based activities within the Municipality of North Grenville (previously Oxford on Rideau Township). The OMCA has expressed an interest in purchasing Maplewood Hall to use as a community centre.

which time the audience may show their appreciation by filling the players' hats.

Fools' productions combine the physical theatre techniques of clown, mask, and puppetry with classical text.

The Fools’ aim is to make Shakespeare accessible and fun to audiences of all ages.

The North Grenville Historical Society (NGHS) is using the summer months to gear up for their first annual Heritage Car Rally.

And they are being joined by the Kemptville BIA, who are adding their events to a united Heritage Day on September 26.

The rally is open to heritage and modern cars alike.

It will entail a 100 km and roughly 4 hour journey around North Grenville starting at the Kemptville Curling Club on Reuben Street. The participants will be asked to stop at various points of interest to gather answers to questions and collect historical facts. There will also be a questionnaire to fill out that will test what they have learned about the history of North Grenville throughout the day .

“Most of the sites will have some sort of historical connection to North Grenville,” says Winston Kinnaird, the lead organizer of the event and an experienced rally participant.

The goal of the rally (besides having a great time) is to raise money for the Historical Society and the upkeep of North Grenville’s archives. “There is a whole pile of stuff that hasn’t been catalogued yet,” Winston July 29, 2015

says.

The cost to participate in the rally is $25, which includes a dinner and awards presentation. The winner of the rally will be the recipient of a new trophy, handcrafted by NGHS supporter Ron Gould. The trophy has particular historical significance, as it is made out of original timber from the demolished heritage building on Clothier Street that once housed The Bright Spot restaurant. Ron says he will be preserving the look of the antique wood, while also incorporating some automobile elements including two vintage car gauges.

“It’s going to be unique,” he says, in the midst of working on the project.

“It’s a piece of our history and I’ve tried to add to that, to follow the theme of a car rally.”

Winston agrees that the creation of the trophy was a great idea. “It certainly goes along with the idea that this is a historical society event.”

NGHS President, Dr. Bill Adams, believes that this will be a major event in the North Grenville calendar. “We are aiming at forty vehicles of all types, including antique and sports type cars, in our first year, and can accommodate up to 120 people at the curling club for the dinner.

Participants will register

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and leave from the North Grenville Curling Club and return there to fill out their questionnaires and attend the dinner. Volunteers from the North Grenville Historical Society will handle preregistration on our website and by telephone, planning the course, registration at the event, preparation and hosting of the dinner and awards presentation.”

To register, go to the NGHS website at www. northgrenvillehistoricalsociety.ca or call 613-2584401.

The Kemptville BIA are holding a version of the car rally also, but this time for those on two feet, not four wheels. Centred on the BIA area, there will be “treasure maps” provided to participants, who will be walking through the streets looking for historic clues. In collaboration with the NGHS, storefronts along Prescott Street will have displays, illustrating the history of the street. Other exciting activities will be announced in the coming weeks, so keep an eye on the special Facebook page set up for the event: Old Town Kemptville Heritage Day. To participate or for further information, please email the BIA at: biaprogramcoordinator@ gmail.com

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Rights and wrongs of rights - Right on!

by David Shanahan There seems to be a potential crisis looming in North Grenville, if not in our country as a whole. It’s all to do with rights - your rights, and my rights, and his rights and her rights, etc., etc. Everyone, it seems, wants their rights recognised, protected, enshrined in law. Personally, I blame the Americans. They started the whole thing with their Declaration that everyone has the right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. To underline the idea, they claim that these are “inalienable rights”, fundamental, unquestionable, rights you just can’t deny.

Really? We all have a right to the pursuit of happiness? At anyone’s expense? This is one of the oldest debates in political philosophy: when does your right infringe on my right, and who gets to win then?

In Canada, the Venerable Pierre Trudeau introduced the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to his people, and this included Section 7, which says: “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person”.

That does seem a little more reasonable than a right to pursue happiness.

What the Charter did, in reality, was to make quadsquillion dollars for Canadian lawyers, which allowed them to pursue happiness in the name of protecting our rights and freedoms. And that’s fine by me. Aren’t most of us (you?) good capitalists who believe in the inherent and inalienable right of people to make money off the gullibility, greed and idiocy of others? Of course we are.

I think we’re all pretty fed up with people going to court and suing anyone and everyone for infringing on their rights to everything.

It plugs up the courts, costs taxpayers lots of money, and adds to our modern delusion that none of us are responsible for our own actions. We have a right to be irresponsible!

But there has been a certain reaction to all this assertion of rights, especially around this municipality in recent weeks. I was thinking about this while listening to Valdy the other day. He was singing a song about literacy that he wrote for

one of Peter Gzowski’s literacy golf tournaments (yes, that does sound odd, doesn’t it?) back in 1988.

He sang the line about kids having a right to read, and I immediately began to see the problems.

You see, our beloved municipal council have been deciding whether or not to approve the Food Charter that was drawn up for the United Counties of Leeds & Grenville and Lanark County. It is what is called an “aspirational” document, that is, it states what the people believe should be generally accepted as right and proper. It describes what we hope is, or will be, the status of all in our society. It starts with the words: “Everyone has the right to food”. Sounds obvious, really. No-one, surely, believes that people should starve because of a lack of food: they have a basic (inalienable?) right to live, and that requires food.

But Council shied away at those dangerous words.

What if, they squealed, someone uses that document of pious hope to demand food from stores without paying for it! What

if, even worse, they take the food and send the bill to the Municipality who agreed that they have a “right”to it? It would be anarchy!

The fact that this has not happened in any other jurisdiction where Food Charters have been endorsed by municipal councils does not seem to have altered their perception of this radical document. Even in Toronto, that den of iniquity, there have been no riots through the Metro stores by people demanding to express their right to food by wholesale (or retail) confiscation of products. Toronto passed their Food Charter in 2001, and Councillor Pam McConnell said at the time that “in issuing this document, the City of Toronto supports Canada’s national commitment to the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger”.

No riots ensued. But, not to be bullied into opening the doors to rioting mobs, our local council has decided to endorse the Food Charter, as long as those offending words are removed.

In other words, the North Grenville Municipal Council are denying our right to

food! Shame!

But, getting back to Valdy: this could be a dangerous precedent for our children too. Not only is their right to food being denied by Council, but, if they ever actually listen to Valdy’s statement that kids have a right to read, we may find the doors of our lovely new Library closed to children, in case they assert their rights by taking away books without paying!

What? Oh yes, they can do that already! Hush! Don’t speak it out loud. If certain Councillors, the Dynamic Duo, for example, remember that children are having their right to read asserted through giving them free access to books, why maybe they’ll start charging us to use our library!

OK, I know: that’s stupid, it isn’t going to happen, and no-one in their right mind would even suggest such a thing. And joking about it is, naturally to be frowned upon. It’s like saying that some politicians would ever deny the poor, children, or the elderly the right to food. Even aspirationally.

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Helping restore habitats for fish, wildlife and plants Ontario is working with community groups, conservation organizations and municipalities to protect plants, forests, streams and wetlands and restore habitats for fish and wildlife.

This year, through the Land Stewardship and Habitat Restoration Program, the province is providing $300,000 in funding for 21 projects across the province that will help restore and rehabilitate more than 460 hectares of land and protect biodiversity. Conservation groups are using this funding to enhance wildlife habitat and improve water quality for fish, birds and turtles.

Ontario is home to over 30,000 species of plants and animals, all of which are important to the environmental, social and economic vitality of the

province. Over the past two years, the Land Stewardship and Habitat Restoration Program has helped restore over 4,600 hectares of habitat, created and supported 91 jobs and provided approximately 19,200 volunteer hours for residents.

The fund is available to individuals and groups, including landowners and farmers, Aboriginal communities, industries, municipalities and conservation organizations. According to Bill Mauro, the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry for Ontario, “Ontario remains committed to protecting and improving the province’s natural ecosystems by supporting communities and organizations in their conservation and habitat restoration efforts.

Projects and initiatives receiving funding through

this program will enhance Ontario’s biodiversity and protect our fish and wildlife.”

The Program has been used in various parts of the province to improve wildlife habitats and bring a greater awareness of local environmental issues to communities. Along the Grand River, the program funding has been used to protect and improve a National Historic Site. Betsy Smith is the President of the Lower Grand River Land Trust.

“The Land Stewardship Habitat Restoration Program funding is a key component of The Lower Grand River Land Trust’s efforts to improve wildlife habitat and connectivity at Ruthven Park National Historic Site; the trust’s 1500acre property bordering the

Grand River near Cayuga.

With the help of local volunteers, this project will establish natural buffers for streams and wetlands that will enhance food, nesting, and shelter resources for wildlife, improve water quality through reductions in sediment and chemical inputs, and expand wildlife corridors.”

Through the Land Stewardship and Habitat Restoration Program (LSHRP), applicants can get up to $20,000 in matching funds

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Lafarge Pit issue debated

At the regular Council Meeting recently, the subject of the Lafarge – Bennett Road pit was on the agenda. Councillor Jim Bertram, an opponent of this pit from the outset in 2011, decided to abstain from the pending Council discussion of the pit. He made a declaration of Conflict of Interest , the text of which follows in explanation of his position: I declare a potential conflict of interest with respect to municipal decision-making concerning the LafargeMcGill Bennett Road Pit. Those familiar with this project since 2011 will be aware that I have organised opposition to this pit for 3km around this proposed site since the very first steps were taken in opposition to this project. My general criticism of the so-called consultation of affected citizens provided for in various Ontario laws and policy statements is on record. I have also spoken in various venues outside North Grenville on this topic

in an attempt to alert citizens to the issue of protection of citizens from damage to their interests by the imposition of aggregate mining operations in their neighbourhoods.

Of particular interest in this case is research that has been done in the area of strongly negative impacts on property values in what are defined as “pit impact areas” up to 4km from pits and quarries newly imposed by the inadequacy of Ontario legislation in this area of economic activity. Studies in Ontario such as the Lansink Study by Ben Lansink and large-scale studies in the

USA have used appraisal and survey techniques similar to those used by MPAC to establish municipal property tax rates . They show, whether in the USA or Canada, that pits kill equity built up over decades by mortgage-paying citizens.

Given the financial or pecuniary impact of such aggregate operations on small landowners and rural homeowners, my participation in decision-making during tonight's vote might be construed, even by those who claim not to share my point of view, as a conflict of interest given that I do

live well within the generally accepted definition of a 3 to 4 km pit impact zone in the vicinity of the pit under discussion. I therefore, as a matter of principle, will absent myself from the discussion and vote to take place by removing myself from the room during the ensuing discussion and vote. This does not impede my participation in any discussion or decision-making pertaining to other pits/quarries which do not touch my own potential pecuniary interest as may be the case with reference to the Lafarge / Bennett Road pit.

Tips for keeping campfires safe Sitting around a campfire with family and friends can be a great way to enjoy Ontario's beautiful outdoors. But, in 2014, 61.3% of forest fires in Ontario were caused by human actions or carelessness. During the camping season, Ontario experiences an average of at least one wildfire every day caused by an unextinguished or unattended campfire, and, on average, over 200 wildfires are started every year by people participating in recreational activities in forested areas.

Here are some tips on how to keep your campfires safe.

It is very important that you pick your campsite carefully. Pick a site that is close to

a water source and sheltered from the wind. Build your fire on a rock surface or bare dirt, and at least three metres away from logs, stumps, trees and overhanging branches. Make sure the fire is fifteen metres away from buildings or tents.

When you have chosen your camp site, clear a space about two metres wide and remove pine needles, grass, leaves and twigs. Ensure you have a pail of water and a shovel to control the fire. This is the key part of the whole operation, if you want to stay safe and prevent accidental fires. Keep the fire smaller than one metre high and one metre wide; small fires are safer, easier to control and

UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL

Monday, August 10th at 6:45 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

Monday, August 10th at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

Please note that there will be NO Committee of the Whole meeting on August 4th.

CIVIC HOLIDAY SCHEDULE CHANGES The Municipal Centre and Public Libraries will be closed on Monday, August 3rd. Solid waste and recycling pick up for the week of August 3rd–7th will be delayed by one day.

2015 BURN PERMITS In accordance with By-Law 33-12, a Burn Permit is required to conduct open burning on property located outside of the urban area. Burn Permits for 2015 are available at the Municipal Office or at the Fire Hall at 259 County Rd. 44 for a fee of $15. Please contact the Fire Hall at 613-258-2438 ext. 5 for conditions prior to burning.

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easier to put out. A small fire will also keep cooking tools from blackening and let you get close enough to cook.

Never leave a campfire unattended. If you start a campfire, make sure you keep it under control and put it out before you leave. This is where so many fires begin: campers think their fire is out, but it isn’t completely dead.

Use the following steps to put out your fire: pour lots of water on the campfire, stir the ashes with a stick, pour on more water. Repeat these three steps until the ashes don't hiss, everything looks wet, and there’s no more smoke coming from the ashes.

Family groups need to take extra precautions, if you have children camping out with you. Make sure your children remember to always have an adult supervise when they’re around a fire.

They should never play with matches or fireworks, and, if they see a fire burning with no people near it, tell an adult immediately.

Sitting around the campfire is part of that essential Canadian experience all families enjoy at some point. There are certain traditions that go with it: the food, the stories, the mosquitoes! Let’s try and make fire safety part of those happy traditions and keep all the camp fire memories happy ones.

Swimming pool enclosures in North Grenville are regulated by By-Law 32-98, as amended.

This includes all above-ground and in-ground pools. Copies of this by-law are available from the Building Department or the Municipal website.

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Photo by Gord Logan The fire which destroyed a derelict building on County Road 44 last week was “ was intentionally set or intentionally set through an act of vandalism”, according to North Grenville Fire Chief, Paul Hutt. The premises, which was a long, low building, had once housed a nursing home, and was later a private residence. But it had been unoccupied for some time, and had become dilapidated. Whatever the reason for setting the fire, the OPP consider it a suspicious incident, and it remains under investigation.

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What dreams may come

Susan has a definite glint in her eye and has a passion for her work. Today an activity room, tomorrow....? What dream comes next Susan?

by Marguerite Boyer Over a year ago I was taken on a tour of the Home Support building, Susan Smith was my guide for the hour. She took me into their activities room which also substituted for their kitchen and supply room. The quarters were a bit cramped, however she told me that it was her hope and dream to get some funding to expand, so that seniors could be more comfortable and have a room solely for their activities, such as bridge, arts and crafts. Less

than a year later, that dream came true.

Last Friday was the ribbon cutting for their new activities room, a much more spacious room with no conflict with the kitchen. The set up of this room cost over $10,000 and Home Support, thanks to the donations by the Grenville Community Futures Development Corp, the Municipality of North Grenville, the Royal Canadian Legion, Ladies Auxiliary and to Grenville Mutual Insurance, are well on their way to covering their cost. Also thanks to Mark Farrell, the

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New Travelling Book Fair returns

Left to right: Jim Heppell, KDHSI Board Treasurer; Matt Felker, KDHSI Board President; Mayor David Gordon; Susan Smith, KDHSI Executive Director; MP Mr. Gord Brown; MPP Mr. Steve Clark; Henk Wiersma, KDHSI Vice-President; Helen Phillips, KDHSI Board Secretary.

landlord, for overseeing the project and having confidence in them to fulfill their commitment to raise the $37,742 needed for the renovations, to Jack O’reilly, Kirt and Calvin for their help throughout the project, Jan Reisberg, of Top Office Supplies for their work in sourcing the tables, chairs and “trucks” to move them around, and to Tom Graham and Robin Miskelly, of TD Graham for designing their signage and working closely with Classic Graphics.

Home support plays a vital role in our community.

Not only is it a drop in centre,

but it also provides so much more. There is Meals on Wheels, Income Tax assistance, Home help, etc...

A special thanks to Susan, her staff and all the volunteers who made this happen. It is so important to provide the seniors in our community secure support and services at a time when it is needed even more than ever.

Let’s take better care of our seniors and show them we care. Let’s make a difference here in North Grenville. Anyone wishing to volunteer or to make a donation, just give Susan a call. 613 258 3203.

Service recognised

Total Move Management were once again local heroes, delivering over 10,000 books back to the KYC Annual Book Fair. Here, Total Move Management staff join KYC staff and volunteers in unloading the books.

Last fall, approximately 10,000 books were sent on a new journey. On that journey, they went to three book fairs, were sold, replenished and purged. On July 23, 10,000 books returned to the Ferguson Forest Centre for the 12 Annual North Grenville Book Fair supporting The Kemptville Youth Centre (KYC).

While on its journey, this collection of books stopped in three cities and helped raise over $10,000 to fund youth going to Youth Centres Canada annual conference, while feeding the needs of book lovers, young and old.

“I’m so very proud that Youth Centres Canada and Total Move Management saw the same big picture that we did at KYC. They were both willing to invest so much of their time into this new, bigger venture of ours,” shared Robin Heald, Executive Director from KYC. “We could not have started something so big without these two partners.”

Project partner Les Voakes from Youth Centres Canada explained, “The travelling book fair has evolved into a significant part of our fundraising strategy for Youth Centres Canada. It meets all of our needs for fundraisers. Having literacy as a base, and helping us be positive community builders, makes it a winning combination.”

Susie McIntosh from Total Move Management says that they are “proud to help with the Kemptville Youth Centre Book Fair every year. Our Community is important to us as a whole and especially Youth.”

Book lovers are invited to drop off their books at the Ferguson Forest Centre on August 8 from 10 am to 2 pm. The book sale will be on the last weekend in August every year, and every book sold goes toward the KYC annual mortgage costs.

The left-over books will be making a difference to youth from neighbouring youth centres who are looking for leadership and team building skills.

North Grenville Book lovers, be proud of what you started.

It’s turning into something big with over 30,000 books already waiting for you!

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‘What in the world’s come over you?’

by Peter Johnson The cheques are in the mail. Canadians are changing their minds. It must be time for a federal election.

Greetings, summer reader.

If this edition drops on your doorstep in the midst of a late July heat wave, remember: January and February are not done with you yet...they’re coming back. So appreciate the heat. The election can wait a moment - let’s dwell on something more enjoyable.

The very first ‘Kemptville Live Music Festival’ happened this past weekend, and it was nothing short of amazing. I know, hyperbole is much over-used these days.

But for an event that is being tried for the first time, you’d never know it. It was as slick as could be. All thanks to the drive, determination, expertise, experience, connections - whatever descriptors you want to apply to him - but without Bob Beshara and his crew, there’s no way this huge musical undertaking would have happened.

I have known Bob for quite a while. I have bought too many guitars from ‘Class Axe’, the best guitar store this side of Placentia Bay, and, for a guy who’s getting to the age when some or most of us start to slow down, Bob puts the energizer bunny to shame. When he decides to do

something, there’s only one way it’s going to be done, and that takes a lot of hard work: months and months of hard work. So, congratulations to Bob & Cathy Beshara, their crew and the over 100 volunteers who, themselves, logged many hours to help make this inaugural event a great success. It makes me proud to be a member of a community that comes together to support such an event, either by purchasing weekend passes or, as many of my musical friends chose to do, volunteering their weekend to make it all happen. Not just my musical friends; the teenagers on Mighty McGovern Road were putting in their hours. Way to go guys. More young people like you will make our community stronger. Now on to the other stuff...

There is an election coming. Yes, we’ve already had more than our share. But it appears there is no rest for the wicked. If that is true, then we have been very wicked indeed.

The previous elections have had some ‘interesting’ results. We all know what happened locally, with some turn over and, some feel, not enough turn over. And, provincially, we are all bearing the wounds of either voter apathy, voter indignation or just plain lack of good alternatives. But the Liberals have

dollars) and turned it into a massive deficit (the biggest in Canadian history), is now offering families a big dollar incentive to vote for The Party of One. And it’s working. The polls show that the Conservatives have jumped up in the polls.

Well, all I can say is: ‘What In The World’s Come Over You?’ Attack ads should not work. But they do. Buying votes should not work.

Forgiving past transgressions like: muzzling scien-

been returned, with a majority, no less. And we should be scratching our heads and wondering what we ever did do deserve such an outcome.

A good analogy would be to stand in front of a judge, guilty of robbing many banks, (no, not the judge) and being offered the job of overseeing the banking system. Some punishment! It makes no sense at all.

Steven Harper has seen this and, having taken a huge Liberal surplus (13 billion

tists, removing protection from lakes & rivers, adding $160,000,000 to the national debt, not meeting with provincial premiers in eight years, the appointments to the Senate, Omnibus Bills, treatment of veterans...the list goes on and on and should not be allowed to slip from our collective memories. But it happens. (To paraphrase Paul Valdemart Horsdal---Valdy: ‘A change is needed. Bad governments get elected because too many good people

don’t vote.’)

So, let us at least remember the wonderful job all those associated with Kemptville Live have done.

And let us remember to support this festival as well as The Dandelion Festival next summer. And let us enjoy the heat while we have it. Because, just as sure as we will have mosquitoes in August, there will be only memories of hot weather to keep us warm in the final months of 2015.

Minor flood at Maplewood

Phil Morotti mops up a flood at Maplewood Hall

by David Shanahan The Community Hall in Oxford Mills was hit by a minor flood over the last weekend. A maintenance mishap on July 24 caused two inches of water to fill the Hall. The flood was discovered by passers-by from the North Grenville Historical Society (another long story!) at 4:45 on Sunday, who called the Oxford Mills Community Association [OMCA]. Although OMCA are no longer responsible for the hall, it seemed natural that they would be the ones to call on in this emergency.

While waiting for OMCA to come to the rescue, the Fantastic Four from NGHS started the mopping up work until relieved.

They had contacted the Municipality’s Emergency Services, before setting to work mopping up the water. Mayor Gordon was on the scene two hours after the call went to Emergency Services. It’s not known if, or when, Emergency Services “serviced” the call.

OMCA are currently working with the Municipality to take over the hall on behalf of the local community, and this might ensure more immediate and on-going supervision and care of the building in the future. It is to be hoped that the Municipal staff handling these talks with OMCA will recognise the value of the service they performed in this emergency and ensure that the property is transferred as quickly as possible.

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Total Move Management anchors Kemptville Sea Cadets

Last Thursday's OPP BBQ, hosted by TMM, featured Chris Churchill. Susie McIntosh officers for the RCSCC Defiant with George Clark and Donovan Arcand from the Navy Leaque and cadet's Hunter Churchill and Joe Murdock; overseen by OPP Staff Sgt. Carey Churchill..... not pictured is Paul Fraser CO of RCSCC Defiant.

The weather was perfect with a good turn-out to raise $767.25 for the Kemptville Sea Cadet program.

This Thursday's BBQ is sponsored by G. Tackaberry & Sons on behalf of Big Brothers, Big Sisters. Come and join us for lunch and support a worth while cause.

Telecaster the big prize for NGAT

North Grenville Accessible Transportation [NGAT] was another beneficiary of the good vibrations at Kemptville Live last weekend. A Squire Telecaster, worth $500, was won by John Armstrong in a draw held on stage between the sets by Murray McLauchlan and Valdy on the final afternoon of the festival. The guitar was donated by Class Axe to Kemptville Live, and from Kemptville Live to NGAT, as part of the community outreach initiative of the festival. Between June and the weekend, NGAT was July 29, 2015

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busy selling tickets for the raffle, and by the time of the big reveal, they had raised almost $2,000 for the Accessible Transportation group.

NGAT would like to thank the Kemptville Live Music

Festival for donating the instrument to them, and a special thank you to Bob Besharah and Class Axe, as well as M5Digital, for making the event such a special one.

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Moving you towards better health We offer a variety of services, including: Physiotherapy Massage Therapy Advanced Manual Therapy Myofascial Release Rehab Exercises Acupuncture Joint Manipulation / Mobilization TMJ Treatment Soft Tissue / Myofascial Release Dry Needling (IMS) Active Exercise Programs Kinesio Taping We treat a number of conditions, including: Sports Injuries Headaches (cervicogenic) Arthritic Conditions Pre & Post Surgery Rehabilitation Musculoskeletal / Orthopaedic Conditions Neck & Back Pain

Since Back on Track Physiotherapy merged with Synergy Physiotherapy several months ago, we have been very excited about the response and welcome we have received in the Kemptville community. Mike Gaynor and Micheline Dionne, Kemptville residents themselves, continue to offer physiotherapy of the highest quality and our focus and philosophy remains unchanged - providing truly personalized service and one on one care with a focus on manual therapy, exercise, and patient education. With over 40 years of experience combined, you can be sure you are getting the best care possible.

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If you are looking for more‌ more time with the professional you have trusted with your problem, a more thorough analysis of your problem, and a more comprehensive approach to treating your problem, then come see us at the Kemptville location of Back on Track Physiotherapy. Our experienced and passionate team will spend time with you to treat your condition, educate you and provide prevention strategies for you, all in a professional but not overly clinical environment that is supportive, friendly and relaxed. You will appreciate the difference we can offer you and we would be proud to help you in any way we can.

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Adam Shewchuk,

1932-2015 will be really missed by the rest of the Board, and everyone who works there. John and Colleen Wilson speaks for them: “Our condolences go out to Jean and the family. Adam was a part of the Ferguson Forest Centre Corporation from the start, giving generously of his time and efforts. He will be sorely missed. He will be remembered in the Adam Shewchuk Maple Grove, a part of the recreation area being developed at FFC.” I just liked talking to him.

He was always interesting, informative, and eloquent about what he loved. He introduced me to Edmund Zavitz, and the whole world of forestry, reforestation and the history of what happens to our earth when we take away our trees.

That may not seem like a lot, but anyone who can change your view of your environment, get you engaged with the natural history of our province, and spur you on to spread the message, has done a great service to his community and left behind a legacy, a memorial to his generous spirit, his caring heart and a life well lived.

Our sincere condolences to Jean and the family, from David and Maggie, and all at the North Grenville Times.

by David Shanahan Every now and then, we lose someone, and, right away, we know that we are poorer, that our community is not quite the same as it was.

Adam Shewchuk was such a good man, such a gentle and knowledgeable and fun man to be around. Not in a wild and wooly way, Adam had a quiet wit, and depth. His obituary, printed elsewhere in this issue, says something true about him: “his ever generous heart” was the mark of the man.

Adam played a very large role in the North Grenville community, as well as in the

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wider world. He was a Director of Kemptville Home Support, served on the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and, perhaps closest to his heart, on the Board of the Ferguson Forest Centre. Trees and wood of all kinds were part of who he was.

Cheryl Brown worked closely with Adam at Kemptville Home Support’s headquarters, and she also remembers his generosity and dedication: “Adam served as a dedicated board member and Meals-on-Wheels volunteer

for many years at Kemptville and District Home Support.

Adam hand-crafted several items to assist KDHSI in our fundraising activities. Two items that stand out in my mind are the beautiful rocking horse as well the lovely cedar chest. Adam gave us many gifts, especially his time. He will be remembered for his commitment to not only our seniors, but to the community as well.”

Adam was the heart of North Grenville’s heart: the Ferguson Forest Centre, and his knowledge, experience and support of the work there

Organiser extraordinaire, Karen Bedard thanks the people of NG for a wonderful three days of music. Karen was a nonstop blur of activity for almost a year, preparing the way for a milestone event in the artistic history of the community.

Thanks to her and Bob for a great time. Roll on next year!

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Youngsters of Yore, Kemptville Public Library, 1:30 pm. Picnic on the porch at the Library.

Aug 1 Friends of the Ferguson Forest Centre will host "Canoe the Creek".

Meet at 10.00 am, Anniversary Park. Bring your own canoe/kayak, plus a picnic if you wish. Free event, all welcome.Information: Monica Wallace,613 258 6544 Rain date August 2.

Aug 8 KYC Book Fair: Book donations will be accepted on August 8 at the Ferguson Forest Centre from 10 am to 2 pm.

Aug 11 The Oxford Mills Community Association Annual Theatre in the Park event in Maplewood Park, Oxford Mills. Scrumptious crêpes by Dial a Chef's Eric La Pors and live music by Fiddlehead Soup and Rowan the piper starts at 5:30 pm. The show by A Company of Fools starts at 7-9 pm.

Aug 15 First Annual Ride for Robin in support of The Wings of Phoenix Association. RIDER FEE $25 per motorcycle (Passenger free) Rider fees waived once $100 sponsorship is reached. Ride begins at 10 am at the Rideau Carleton Raceway and ends at the North Grenville Municipal Centre. BBQ and beverages to follow.

Aug 22 Legion Golf Tournament: Shot gun start at 10 am at the Nationview Golf Course. Registration $70 per person which includes green fees, golf cart and dinner at the Legion. Hole in one – trip for 2 to Las Vegas – Charity Hole – closest to the pin. To register, call Chico Horricks at 613 978 7828 or register on the Legion facebook page or at the Legion.

Aug 28-30 The Kemptville Youth Centre (KYC) is hosting Book Fair, Ferguson Forest Centre, 9-5 pm. Book donations will be accepted on August 8 at the Ferguson Forest Centre from 10 am to 2 pm. Volunteers are needed to help make this event a success. For more information, please call 613258-5212.

Sept 19 MS 50th anniversary of Leeds Grenville Chapter dinner. Brockville Memorial Centre. Reception 5 pm, Dinner 6 pm. Entertainment. Tickets $50 per person, table of 8 $400. For info 613-342-6396, 800-233-0811, info.leeds@mssociety.ca

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BNI Networking Group Breakfast, Grenville Mutual Insurance Building, 380 Colonnade Drive, 7- 8:30 am. Call 613-918-0430 for more information.

Bridge- St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $4. "All levels of bridge players welcome. Come discover Duplicate Bridge. "Info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691.

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

NG Photography Club - first Wed. of every month from 7-9 pm at the Auditorium of the Municipal Centre from Sept. to June. Check our website for more information on outings and upcoming events. ngphotoclub.ca Klub 67 Euchre every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month beginning September 9th; 1:15 p.m. St. John's United Church downstairs.

Everyone welcome, $5.00.

Bingo- First and third Wednesday of the month, Kemptville Legion.

Games start at 1 pm. All welcome. Refreshments available.

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

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

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

2nd and 4th Friday Every Month, 6-10 pm Twice The Fun Games (206 Prescott Street) is your host for Game Night. Bring your favourite game or borrow one from our library. All ages welcome!

The Kerith Debt Freedom Centre. Confidential coaches will help you get out of debt and stay out of debt. Free, open on the 2nd and 4th Sat. of the month from 9:30-11:30 at the NG Community Church.

Appointments can be made at kdfc.ca or by calling 613-258-4815 x103.

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

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DOWN 1. Aquatic plant 2. French for "Black" 3. Unit of pressure 4. Whole numbers 5. Anagram of "Russet" 6. Dregs 7. Website address 8. Fastens 9. Covetousness 10. Indian antelope 11. Cake frosting 12. Tailless amphibians 13. Basic belief 19. Angry 21. A Freudian stage 25. Mimics 26. Legumes 27. Cut back 28. Gladden 29. Notes 30. What's happening 31. Prefix meaning "Modern" 34. Dagger 35. Desire 36. Existed 38. Bird call 39. Expires 41. Nobleman 42. Workbench attachment 44. Streamlet 45. Surplus 46. Law and _____ 47. Adult females 48. Lyric poem 51. Seats oneself 52. French for "State" 53. Alone 54. Knockout 55. Always 56. A musical pause 58. Nigerian tribesman

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Adam died the way h e w a n t e d - q u i c k l y, painlessly, at home with his wife. His ever generous heart couldn’t give any longer. He will be forever loved and sadly missed by his wife, Jean Hartjes.

Sharing the mourning are his children, Darlene (Jeff Campbell) and Clinton, and his grandchildren,

LOST Lost weight and unusual engagement/wedding rings (possibly April) 3 gold bands soldered together. One diamond. Great sentimental value 613 447 2005

Lost or stolen on July 11: Purple Rubbermade Tote filled with fishing lures, on Rideau between Curry Park boat launch and Muldoon Rd. Boat Launch 613.258.3323

Kelsey (David Stewart), Brianna and AJ. Born on September 26, 1932 in Alberta. He will be missed by his brother Robert and sister Hope Ungarian who still resides there.

Adam had many interests and activities.

Many people and organizations have benefited from his

woodworking skills and his vast knowledge. He was an avid sportsman, coach of archery and curling. He was the first President of the Grenville Land Stewardship Council and served as Director of Kemptville Home Support, the Chamber of Commerce and The Ferguson Forest Centre.

Friends and family are invited to visit at the Brown Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 805 Prescott Street, Kemptville on Thursday, July 30, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

A Memorial Service will be held at St. John’s United Church, 400 Prescott Street, Kemptville at 11:00 a.m. Donations to the Kemptville Home Support or the Kemptville Hospital would be appreciated.

Condolences/Tributes/ Donations: www.hpmcgarry.ca 613-258-2435

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Neon Night - Fun Run - Kemptville

Walk for CHEO in Oxford Mills

Fundraiser for Childhood Cancer Research & Support Services

Neon Night for Childhood Cancer is coming to Kemptville for the second time this September 26 from 7 pm to 9 pm. The event, hosted by the Canadian Cancer Society, will raise money for childhood cancer research and support services for children living with cancer. Last year’s run saw more than 630 participants raise over $50,000, and we look forward to another fun successful event.

Registration for Neon Night is now open at a preevent price of $40, or $10 for children aged fifteen and younger. There is also a $90 family registration fee covering two adults and up to three kids. Event day registrations are $50 for adults.

There will be a 5k fun run/ walk, as well as a 2k walk for families with young children.

The event is an opportunity for communities to rally together in the fight against childhood cancers, celebrate childhood cancer survivors and remember those children who have lost their lives to the disease.

Every year, 860 Canadians between the ages of birth and fourteen are diagnosed with cancer. While the rate of diagnosis has remained stable over the last few decades, child cancer death rates have declined by fifty per cent since 1985 thanks to innovative research. Today, eightytwo per cent of childhood cancer patients will survive at

least five years after their diagnosis. By supporting Neon Night, you can help fund the continuing development of more effective childhood cancer treatments.

We are also looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to volunteer on the Neon Night planning committee and for event day. To register or volunteer, please visit cancer.ca/neonnightkemptville, or by calling the Lanark, Leeds & Grenville community office of the Canadian Cancer Society at 613267-1058 / 1-800-367-2913.

Participants who register before September 1 will be guaranteed to receive a free Neon Night t-shirt in their size.

About the Canadian Cancer Society The Canadian Cancer Society is a national communitybased organization dedicated to preventing cancer, saving lives and supporting people living with cancer through research funding, services and advocacy. We are Canada’s largest charity fighting all types of cancer and leading authority on cancer statistics and information. To learn more, call 1 888 939-3333 or visit cancer.ca For more information or an interview opportunity, please contact: Anita Carley, 613-2671058, acarley@ontario.cancer.ca

elaide walked in the Ottawa Walk for Miracles, raising money for CHEO in both 2013 and 2014.

She inspires us to give back to the hospitals that have supported her and her family through her life thus far.

There is no Walk for Miracles scheduled for Ottawa this year, but we at Team Adelaide still believe that raising money for CHEO is one of the best ways we can give back. And so we are 'flying solo' for the first time, with a Garage sale and a walk of our own on Saturday, August 1. The Walk starts and ends at Maplewood Hall in Oxford Mills Park, beginning at 10 am. The 5 km routes winds through Oxford Mills and you are welcome to walk, or run, or however you want to cover the distance.

We hope that you will be inspired to join us or support us in your own way. Please leave a message in our Messages of Support page on Facebook; we take your kind words with us when we walk!

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Dr. Bernie Brennan and Doug and Fran Thompson would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our family, friends and neighbours for attending our barbecue in support of Ryan's Well. The event was held on Thursday, 9 July 2015 and the level of support was outstanding.

It was so great to have Ryan at the event and to see the number of people who attended and helped to raise $2,500.00.

Bernie, Doug and Fran would also like to thank the Brennan family for their help in the preparation and serving of all the wonderful people who attended.

Bernie, Doug and Fran

A North Grenvillebased group, Team Adelaide, is holdings a walk in aid of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) on August 1, in the lovely village of Oxford Mills, the geographical heart of North Grenville.

In 2011, inspired by the care received at SickKids Hospital in Toronto, Team Adelaide came together to raise money in support of Children's Hospitals by joining the Walk for Miracles being held annually at that point. In 2012, our team grew even larger, and we once again walked in support of SickKids hospital.

Adelaide is our inspiration. A beautiful, smiling girl who thanks to the care provided by Children's hospitals like CHEO, is happy, healthy and bringing joy to everyone around her.

Adelaide and her family moved to the Ottawa area in 2013, and began their involvement with CHEO. The care and support received there continued to be amazing and Team Ad-

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North Grenville Employment Resource Centre 125 Prescott St Kemptville Call to register: (613) 258-6576 (800) 214-7066 Follow CSE on:

Open 8:30—12:30 Civic Holiday

August 4

Information and Decision Making, 10:00—11:30 Second Career Information Session, 1:00—2:30

August 6

Resume and Cover Letter , 9:30—11:-00

August 11

Second Career Information Session, 10:00—11:30 Information and Decision Making 1:00—2:30

August 12

Drop-in Resume Rescue Clinic, 10:00—2:00

August 13

Job Search Strategies, 1—2:30

August 18

Information and Decision Making 10:00—11:30

August 19

CSE Outreach in Merrickville (Merrickville Health Community Centre), 9:00—12:00

August 20

Interview Types, Tips and Techniques, 9:30—11:00 CSE Days! All day coffee and snacks!

August 25

Information and Decision Making, 1:00—2:30

August 26

Smart Serve, 9:00—1:00 ($30.00 + HST) Service Canada Outreach, 9:00—3:00 (closed 12—1 for lunch)

August 27

WHMIS, 9:00—12:00 ($30.00 + HST)

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Need to upgrade high school or get your O.S.S.D? Need to upgrade some job skills? Contact the TR campus closest to you—or watch our September Calendar for more information!

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CSE is OPEN from 9:00—12:00 on Saturday August 15th !!!

Check out our online job board at: www.cseconsulting.com Employment Ontario programs are funded in part by the Government of Canada. Les programmes Emploi Ontario sont financés en partie par le gouvernement du Canada.

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Ryan’s Well works on well No. 1,000

by David Shanahan Ryan Hreljac, the founder and community engagement coordinator at the Ryan’s Well Foundation, has announced the Foundation’s upcoming 1000th well and has pledged a commitment to the next 1000 water projects. “Today, I have the pleasure of announcing a milestone in the history of the Ryan’s Well Foundation. We have begun work on our 1000th well which will be located in Northern Uganda. This has a special meaning to me, as Uganda is where our first well was built.”

In an interview with the NG Times, Ryan spoke of the work that lies behind providing safe water, and how the effects of one well changes lives in so many ways.

DS: 1,000 wells: that must have been hard to imagine when you started

out fifteen years ago.

RH: Well, the first one was hard to imagine because that one was all I thought it would take. It took a year to fundraise for that first one. It was a long hard road, lots of work, but, since we’re so small, there is a little bit of pride that goes along with getting there. At the same time, there’s lots of work left to do, so there’s no time to get complacent.

DS: Have things changed over the years?

Are the wells different from when you started, and so on?

RH: Well the technology is really basic, to the point where people can care for it, it can be sustainable. One of the main things we focus on is the community building, the sustainability, so that, if it’s not going to last five, ten, twenty years, there’s no point in doing the project in the first place. And to

make it last, you need the basic technology that hasn’t changed for a long time. So, at the core, the elements of all our water products is the same. Things are always changing and improving, but, at the end of the day, its pretty similar.

We can do a deeper well, if it’s in a more populated area, but we work in a lot of rural areas. Where we work in Kenya, for example, we do a lot of water harvesting tanks. It is with the Masai people, and they have their animals, so it’s very spread out. It doesn’t make sense to drill a well where the aquifer is deep down and the summers are intense.

There’s not a lot of water in the aquifer, not a lot of rain in the entire year. So we built a lot of water harvesting tanks, which are cheaper. But instead of providing a village of about twenty families, it supplies three.

They can store the water during the rainy season and use it in the dry. There’s different solutions, depending on where you are.

We did a project in the spring, for example, in a school called Jobi in Uganda, and we did a deep well there, because it’s being used by a school with about 900 people, as well as the surrounding community of about four or five villages.

So it’s being used all the time.

DS: It can be difficult for people in North Grenville to really appreciate the need for clean water?

RH: Well, it’s something you don’t appreciate

until you haven’t got it. I remember my very first visit to Angola when I was 9.

They had a celebration for the well, and it was huge: an entire day of a festival and feasts and celebration: they were happy they had a well at the school now, and that literally changed the students’ lives.

It is a huge health issue.

It’s about building a life for yourself. I remember in kindergarten my teacher telling us that children couldn’t go to school because they had to spend all day collecting water and bringing it home.

DS: So, when you talk about community building, that’s what you mean? Simply having a water supply, allowing children to go to school, changes the community they live in.

RH: It’s probably the most important part. But having a well is not something that’s easy: you can’t put it in and forget about it.

You have to have people in charge of the security of the well, committees, people taking notes. You have to have people who are invested in the well. But to have the dedication to follow through, and put things like that in place, leads to

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ville, neighbours and my family, random people around here who made the Foundation happen. In one way, it has stretched out to all corners of the world.

We’ve got support from every nook and cranny around the world, wherever it may be. But at the end of the day it would never have happened if it wasn’t for this community being behind it every step of the way.

DS: Can you even know how many people have been affected by Ryan’s Well?

RH: You can go to the statistics and say here’s how many people were getting sick before, who are not getting sick now. This is how much attendance at the local school has jumped, and you talk to people and hear their stories. It’s something real, or tangible.

Ryan urges Canadians to become aware of the water crisis in developing countries and to make a difference in any way they can. “Every little bit counts.

Whatever you can donate, whether it is funds or your time, is so appreciated and needed for us to reach our goal of changing the futures of millions by bringing access to clean water to desolate areas.”

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so much. Kids can go to school. We have worked on initiatives where people have used the well to start farming projects, farmers markets, some communities can actually sell water to different institutions, like prisons, for example.

They are random things you wouldn’t think of, but they springboards to enable people to go on to bigger and better things. And it starts with water.

DS: You work in a number of different countries.

Is there much support from local governments?

RH: Things have been getting better over the past decade. You get more investment, accountability, things getting better. You go to Uganda, for instance, and there’s so much potential.

It’s still in recovery mode from things that happened in the past few decades, but there are people coming in for trade and development and roads are being put in.

Peoples’ lives are getting better.

DS: You started here and you’re still based here.

RH: All the support that we got when we started fifteen years ago was from volunteers in North Gren-

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Walking down the line

Alex Brownlee and Christian Milani on their long way to Halifax was the appearance of Alex

by David Shanahan Brownlee and Christian MiThere were some interest- lani on the second stage on ing side stories happening at Sunday afternoon. The two Kemptville Live last week- are on an adventure, walking end, but one of the nicest from their home in London,

Ontario, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, playing their music as they go.

Why walk to Halifax?

Christian considers it an adventure, Alex sees it as more of a publicity campaign for wellness, activism and fellowship. Both men believe that life should be lived to the fullest: instead of waiting for something to happen, or putting off to another day something you really want to do, they decided to just set out and live it. That may seem a little countercultural, an echo of a previous generation, but what more could you hope for at a music festival?

The duo were in Westport, playing their music, when someone suggested they head off for this music thing that was happening that weekend.

So they arrived at Kemptville Live, instead of their actual destination - the Spencerville Stampede. Serendipity rules!

The story is longer and more complex than that, but the main point is that they found themselves playing between the acts appearing on the main stage: three sets that afternoon, to a very appreciative audience. An eclectic mix of styles, with ambitions to produce their own Django

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Reinhardt-World Music vibe.

It was a positive spin on what otherwise might have been a negative side of the festival. Some local musicians had auditioned for the Opening Act: the winners were meant to open the show on each of the three days.

But, instead, they found they

Player of the Week

Karen Quigley has been named Player of the Week in the Kemptville Ladies Recreational Softball League. She is the first baseman for the orange team, sponsored by Spa Sans Souci.

were scheduled to play on the second stage. And some of them were upset by that, and decided not to play, not even to turn up on the day.

It was an unfortunate blot on an otherwise fine event. In some ways, it hasn’t been a great festival season for local musicians in NG.

Karen Quigley plays first base for the orange team, sponsored by Spa Sans Souci in Merrickville. She has been named player of the week for the Kemptville Ladies Recreational Softball League. Karen had some great hits during the game and made strategic plays on first base. Karen moved to Kemptville five years ago, and she currently works as a kitchen designer at KBC. She has always enjoyed watching her boys play ball so she figured she would give it a try this year. She hasn’t played ball since she was in grade school and she says, “It's nice to be back on the diamond!” She loves playing, will play again next year… maybe even mixed league.

Congratulations Karen!

Summer Softball Clinics Kemptville Wildcats presents another first for North Grenville! With the softball program growing so quickly in our area, the Wildcats members are proving to be very keen in their desire to play as often as they can. The regular season has ended but the diamonds are still in perfect shape. KWBSC is offering a summer skills program for girls aged 7-18 years old. Director of Player Development Brian Colbourne and Director of Softball Anthony Orlicky have teamed up with KWBSC coaches to put together a fun clinic to build the skills and knowledge of softball players that are registered in the club. Every Tuesday night through to the end of August, players can expect conditioning, fun drills, excitement and team building to be found at Riverside Diamond One from 6-8 pm. Registration is at the diamond. The Softball program will continue in the fall with clinics at SUNY Canton and across the Ottawa area.

Canadian Tire Tournament

by Claire Larabie Canadian Tire Kemptville held their second ball hockey tournament at the North Grenville arena on Saturday July 25, in support of Jumpstart.

Six teams participated in a round robin, semi final and final style of ball hockey, from ages 8 to adult, in a non-contact friendly game. A shoot out had to determine the winner of the semi final! The final match up, between the Red Ball Hawks and the Blue Bootleggers, was exciting and we were able to make use of the scoreboard for the crowd July 29, 2015

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to enjoy. Congratulations to the Blue Bootleggers, who were victorious at the end of the tournament. A grand total of $500 was raised for Canadian Tire Jumpstart, Kemptville Chapter.

Jumpstart is a registered charity that helps kids from financially disadvantaged families participate in organized sports and physical activity. National in scope, but local in its focus, Jumpstart delivers support to children and youth through a Canadawide network of Chapters and Community Partners. Jumpstart was formed in 2005 and

continues to address the ongoing need in our communities to make physical activity more accessible in the lives of Canadian children from financially disadvantaged families.

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