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COMPANY OF FOOLS COMES TO OXFORD MILLS

by Marc Meyer On Tuesday July 9 for a second year, the Oxford Mills Community Association will be bringing Family Theatre In The Park and once again the ever delightful Company of Fools will be entertaining audiences with a fun and friendly take on Shakespeare that will appeal to all ages. The Fools perform throughout the summer at venues in Ottawa, but this is their only local performance and the closest they come hereafter is Dickinson Square in Manotick (on the 23rd).

After the show, the Fools pass a hat, with a recommended $15 donation. More

important than how much you give is coming out to the park and enjoying the magic. A large gathering is a fitting tribute to the enthusiasm and talent the Fools bring to the stage (and a full hat is deserved no less). The count at last year’s performance was 180, but there's room for lots more.

The Fools have this to say about their production of The Merry Wives of Windsor: “Love and marriage, jealousy and revenge, men and women, English, French and Welsh all collide in this classic clash of cultures, combat of convention and battle of the sexes. Falstaff, a rascally rogue with a penchant for drink, women

and mischief, arrives in the small town of Windsor to get up to no good. Underestimating the intellect of the middle class, he attempts to woo two married ladies at the same time, not realizing for a second that they are onto him. The wives of Windsor are merry indeed as they use and abuse Falstaff for their own amusement – giving him hard won lessons in matters of the heart (and maybe teaching their husbands a thing or two as well)! All set against the natural backdrop of Ottawa’s parks shaken and stirred with an Edwardian twist. This highly physical production promises to have audiences of all ages rolling

in the aisles (or on the lawn, rather)”.

Fools usually arrive on site about 5:30 pm to start their set-up, and the audience gathers near 6. The show starts at 7 pm and goes until twilight (around 8:30 pm). Some chairs are available but many choose to bring their own blankets and lawn chairs. The show goes rain or shine (it would only be called on account of lightning) but keep in mind that under the maples a light drizzle amounts to nothing at all. Bathrooms are available at the neighbouring hall.

Last year we saw many extended family groups... kids, parents, grandparents,

family friends and visiting relations. We hope to see just as many this year. Some of us will be heading over to the Brigadoon afterwards, and the Fools have been invited to enjoy the hospitality of this fine house.

As of July 10, the Community Association will start planning next year’s events and other theatre groups are encouraged to join in the fun. In 2014 we would also like to host some sort of pre-show dinner, so anyone with a play to present or proposals for food should contact the Association (omca.forum@ gmail.com or 613-2580731, Events Coordinator).

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Local farm family leaves lasting legacy

The former Floyd farm is clearly visible from Highway 416 which was built partly on their farmland. It is currently owned and operated by Kevin and Kim Hill.

Harold, Frederick, Keith, and Edith Floyd with young Mervyn hiding in the shadow. c1943 M e r v y n F l o y d ’s grandparents started a farm just east of Kemptville off French Settlement Road in 1877.

By the mid-1900s, his parents, Frederick and Edith, were working the land which, over time,

expanded to 135 acres.

Mervyn and his two older brothers lived their whole lives on the farm, never married and never had children.

The three boys were quite healthy most of their lives, in spite of

Keith died in 2009 shortly after a stroke, the Foundation received a generous bequest in his will.

Mervyn Floyd believes KDH is very important to the community and has included the KDH Foundation in his will.

Having sold the farm in 2010 and moved into a As the last surviving condo in Kemptville, Mervyn too has included KDH in Floyd, he knows how his estate plans important the Hospital is to the community.

“It has improved quite a lot over the years,” says Mervyn.

Keith Floyd left a generous donation to the Kemptville District Hospital Foundation in his will. Since he made a general bequest with no conditions, the Foundation used his gift to help fund vital patient-care equipment that no doubt will save many lives over the years. Heart monitors, ECG machines and blood fluid warmers, for example, are critical to KDH providing the best care possible. When used in the hands of the caring, dedicated and highlytrained doctors and nurses, this equipment means that the people of our communities know that KDH is ready and able to care for them. And this is thanks to people like Keith Floyd.

As Mervyn says, “If you leave money to the Hospital, everyone benefits.” If you are considering remembering KDH with a donation in your will, please contact Mary Boucher or John Bouza at the KDH Foundation at (613) 258-6133 ext. 157.

farming being one of the most dangerous occupations. Mervyn recalls treatments for cuts at Kemptville District Hospital but nothing serious.

Nonetheless, all three began making donations to the KDH Foundation years ago. Harold passed away in 2005 and when

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O Canada! Full of contradictions

by David Shanahan We live in a strange land. Canada always seems to be developing into something, but never becoming sure of what that something should be.

It is a welcoming and inspiring place but can also be intolerant and closed. It prides itself on its peaceful reputation, and yet it tries to use wartime events to support its sense of nationhood. Perhaps it is the vastness of the territory and the relative smallness of the population that creates this sense of contradiction.

The wartime events are a case in point. Many point to Vimy Ridge in World War One as the place where “Canada became a Nation”, where Canadians began to find a sense of separate identity.

But Canadians also said that before 1917 about Canadian involvement in the Boer War. And before that, it was the 1885 Rebellion in the West. Before that, it was the Fenian Raids in 1866, or the War of 1812, or the United Empire Loy-

alists, etc. No single event seems to have finished the job.

I think that this is one of Canada’s strengths, in an odd way. By never really completing the definition of what Canada is, Canadians have been free to continue developing.

This means that how we define what a Canadian is has been flexible enough to adapt to new arrivals and new ideas. It allowed Canadian politicians to help create the Commonwealth – a truly unique approach to post-Imperial relationships between countries. Perhaps this is what allowed Mike Pearson to come up with the very original concept of peacekeepers for the United Nations – soldiers whose job it was to prevent outbreaks of war, rather than carry them out.

And yet, the contradictions continue. The land of the peacekeepers is also the country that reveres its military and seeks identity in its military history, a history of which many are quite ignorant. Did you know that the last

time Canadians died defending their land from invasion was not in the War of 1812, against the Americans? No, it was in 1866, against the Irish.

The Irish, of course, were the largest ethnic group in Canada in the late nineteenth century. Canada even took one of most bigoted and racist organisations, the Orange Order, and somehow turned it into a relatively harmless social society, managing to forget its dubious origins. That says something good about Canada.

These characteristics are personified in Canada’s public figures too.

The (in)famous Sir John A. Macdonald, Father of Confederation, never wanted a federation such as we have. He wanted a single federal government and sought to make the provincial governments as weak as possible, rather like municipalities. This strong Scot, so proud of both his ethnicity and his political talents, once said that Celts are incapable of self-government! Pierre Trudeau was often dis-

missed as a “hippy” intellectual, a spoiled rich kid who was just a political dilettante. That was until the FLQ and the famous “Just watch me!” comment on the War Measures Act. William Lyon Mackenzie King was a revered leader in wartime, guiding Canada through World War II. This was the man who talked to his dead mother and dog, and was named after Canada’s most famous rebel against the Crown. Contradictions abound.

Then there’s Canada’s relations with the First Nations. Canadians can be proud of the fact that there was no genocide of Indians here, as there was below the border. Historic land claims, Residential Schools issues, and other grievances are dealt with

by Government through official policies and programs. Believe me, Europeans generally deal with historical grievances by dismissing them as just historical. “There was an Irish Famine because of British policies in the 1840's? How sad: that’s

$1,200 Raised at the Giant Tiger grand opening for KYC

Pictured here is Colin Heald getting securely harnessed before taking on the inflatable rock climbing wall at Giant Tiger’s Grand Opening On Saturday, June 22, Town Crier Brent McLaren proclaimed the opening of Giant Tiger’s new store located at 2970 County Road 43 among a crowd of customers and local dignitaries. The morning began with MC Diana Fisher from Star FM introducing The North Grenville Times is published weekly by North Grenville Times Inc.

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speakers such as Dermid O’Farrell, Chair of the Kemptville District Hospital Foundation, Robin Heald, Executive Director for Kemptville Youth Centre (KYC), Mark Thorton, Board Chair of the North Grenville Chamber of Commerce, Gord Brown,

MP of Leeds-Grenville, Dave Gordon, Mayor of North Grenville, and Giant Tiger Store Manager, Harry Haider.

In celebrating the opening, Giant Tiger presented Dermid O’Farrell, from the Hospital Foundation, with a donation of

$1,000.

Ivy DeBlois, a local youth centre participant, led the crowd in O Canada.

After an official ribbon cutting ceremony, the new store opened at 8:00 a.m. with gift card giveaways to the first 50 customers through the doors.

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history.” But in Canada, we try and acknowledge and deal with these things in a responsible manner.

But now the First Nations are the only minority in Canada to be governed by their own Act of Parliament, which puts them in a dependent position in law. Their land and their people are disadvantaged and have often become victims, not only of history, but of their own poverty and degradation. Canada, land of opportunity, tolerance and openness, has been taken to international courts on human rights violations against First Nations.

Contradictions.

We are just the latest generation to deal with these things. It is strange, sometimes, to think of how many thousands of people have lived in this area over the centuries, and marked July 1, or some other anniversary, as we do. How did they see their country and community in 1830, or 1870, or 1900, or 1945? History is a movie, and we are the actors in this scene. How

will others see us in future scenes? What strange contradictions will they see in us, when they look back?

So, Canada is another year older and still growing in every way. Serious issues are still unresolved, and that is also the Canadian way. Are we really multicultural deep down, or do we want everyone to adapt to Canadian ways.

But what are Canadian ways? Issues about immigrants with their different languages, religions and customs are not new.

They have been troubling Canadians since the Plains of Abraham. The origins of these newcomers has changed again and again over time, but the issues remain the same. Let’s not worry too much. Time passes, and nothing stays the same for long. Countries develop over time too. The key thing is that we all play our part in ensuring that Canada develops in the way we want.

That we do by taking care of our local community first. Looking around on Canada Day, I think we’re doing a good job.

The day was filled with a number of activities and prize giveaways for all those who attended. Volunteers from KYC painted tigers on the faces of those who were young and young at heart. Children could take turns climbing an enormous inflatable rock climbing wall. Customers could enjoy coffee, hot chocolate and many gift giveaways; all for free.

Giant Tiger chose KYC to be the charity of choice for the day in order to help them raise much needed operational funds for the youth centre. Giant Tiger generously donated all that was needed to put on the BBQ for KYC to serve those that came into the store that day, with all sales and donations going to KYC. $1,200 was raised for the KYC during the day.

The grand opening day

was a huge success for both Giant Tiger and KYC. Many community members came out to see the new and improved Giant Tiger location and were thrilled with the increase in size of the location and the bigger variety to choose from.

The KYC expressed their excitement and appreciation for partnership events like last weekend’s BBQ at Giant Tiger. “It is very important for the Kemptville Youth Centre to partner on fundraisers such as last weekend’s BBQ in order to raise funds that help support quality youth programming at KYC”, says Alexandra Smith. “Partnering with other organizations in our community helps KYC tremendously and we are extremely thankful that Giant Tiger thought of us on their big day.”

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Municipality Matters is a regular feature in which local politicians and officials talk about their work and what’s happening in their world

by Councilor Terry Butler Recently, the Waste Reduction Committee circulated a brief survey consisting of five questions. Its purpose was to elicit ideas on diverting more waste from landfills.

The self-imposed mandate for the Committee was to achieve a goal of 60% diversion.

That goal is the minimum recommended by the Province of Ontario. Our Committee considered raising the bar to 70 or 75% because of our tag

line, “Green and Growing” which is displayed on our publicity. How meaningful are these words?

Eventually it was decided to remain at 60%.

When the Committee was formed, our reduction rate was just under 30%. During its first six years, the Committee focused on education and research.

As part of our Education initiative, we worked with the schools and our citizens. The Committee set-up information kiosks at the Dandelion Festival, the Sustainability Fair, other venues, including websites and newspaper articles. Workshops encouraging composting, especially the ones sponsored by the Giving Garden volunteers, made an impact, thanks to the leadership provided by the Board. Our reduction

rate moved just over 30 per cent.

We were unable to get a definite response from the Ministry of the Environment on the direction the Province was moving in relation to incineration, gasification, and megawaste centres. The only feedback: ACHIEVE 60% DIVERSION. As a result of our research, we discovered that 30% of the garbage sent to Moose Creek was organic waste. It was a no-brainer!! Remove the organic and we find ourselves at the provincial standard of 60%. That is where we are today.

What is happening in other Ontario jurisdictions? Some are achieving the 60% diversion goal, mostly our larger cities. But what about smaller communities such as ours? We decided to

investigate what Perth was doing. Our collaboration with their municipal officials has been most encouraging. We mustn’t let this initiative gather dust. Our goal remains 60 per cent.

I was proud to work with Chairperson Ken Finnerty and Director of Public Works Karen Dunlop, her staff and the many volunteers.

The decision is now up to the Council and the taxpayers of North Grenville. Do we continue shipping this organic waste at considerable cost or do we come up with a sound business plan? Or wait for Ontario to tell us what to do?

One thing is certain; we won’t be throwing our garbage on Mother Earth much longer and that’s a wonderful thing for our children and their children.

Ontario Superior Court freezes Assaly assets

by David Shanahan Judge John Kane, of the Ontario Superior Court, issued an interim order on June 19, preventing Thomas G. Assaly or his companies from “selling, removing, dissipating, alienating, assigning, encumbering or similarly dealing with” any of the assets held by Assaly or his companies. It similarly prohibits any agents or others connected to Assaly to do so, and covers seventeen Assaly companies in Canada and the United States.

At the same hearing, Judge Kane appointed the firm of Doyle Salewski as interim receiver under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act to apply to U.S. and other jurisdictions to have the interim order enforced abroad. This will prevent anyone associated with the companies from selling or otherwise disposing of the companies’ assets outside Canada until a later hearing, expected later in the summer, appoints a full-time Receiver with full powers of seizure and sale of the assets. A hearing on the appointment of a full-time receiver, with expanded powers to seize and sell assets, is expected July 3, 2013

to take place in August or September.

The names of properties listed as assets by the Court include the corporate headquarters of Assaly’s companies, which is officially located at his residence on Whitney Road in South Gower.

Judge Kane gave permission to the investors who trusted Assaly with more than $3 million for his housing development in North Grenville to register an order against the house and other Assaly properties in Ontario and the United States, as well as the charitable foundation into which he transferred the funds.

Following Judge Kane’s decision, one of the investors applied to the Courts to have the foundation put into bankruptcy, in order to allow the appointment of a trustee in bankruptcy. Such a trustee would have broad powers to investigate the activities of the foundation, and would facilitate co-operation by US authorities in recovering any remaining funds or assets located in that jurisdiction. A decision on this application was adjourned, as the solicitor for the foundation was not present in court.

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In a further twist to the story, Tom Assaly’s family, who have been estranged for some years, issued a statement through their lawyer in support of the application to the courts to have the foundation put into bankruptcy. They want a full investigation into the location of some $5 million they say were held in the foundation’s account at the time Tom Assaly took over control in 2008. Of the five original directors of the foundation, only Tom Assaly and his wife, Karen, remain.

The family’s lawyer commented that: “It’s entirely possible, though unlikely, that $5 million is sitting entirely safely in an account called the Millennium Foundation in the Bahamas”. The hearing on the bankruptcy petition is expected to take place in September.

Last year, eighty-five volunteers assisted in sorting over 35,000 books for the North Grenville Book Fair, one of the largest in Eastern Ontario.

Our tenth annual book sale is on Friday, October 18 (3 -7 pm) and Saturday, October 19 (9 -3 pm).

Of a more immediate nature, we now need sorters to work at the Ferguson Forest Centre between 10-2 pm on the following dates: July 6, August 3, September 7 and October 5. An entire new year’s worth of books are waiting to be sorted before October.

This could be done in one, two, three or four-hour shift.

Proceeds of the Book Sale support the efforts of Community Living North Grenville and the Friends of the North Grenville Public Library. The two coordinators this year are Tracey Bennett and Jeffrey Murray. Sponsor of the event is Ed Patchell at the Ferguson Forest Centre.

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Burritts Rapids - A land apart

Colour postcard of the Mill at Burritt’s Rapids c. 1905, supplied by NG Historical Society

by David Shanahan One of the many scenic features of Burritts Rapids is the Tip to Tip Trail that runs from one end of the island to the other. Taking this pleasant stroll, it is difficult to realize that the island itself is a man-made addition to the landscape.

Before 1830, the Rideau River roared over the rapids below the present dam, providing the water power that allowed the community to grow up around grist and woolen mills. A bridge had been built across the river in 1824, the first to

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span the Rideau River. It had been built by Eli Hurd, and £100 had been granted for the purpose by the Legislative Assembly. Hurd was actually only paid £50 and the Bridge Commissioners, Walter Gates and Henry Burritt, asked to use the balance of the grant to pay for a bridge between Wolford and Montague.

At that time, there was no island at all: where the canal flows today was a dry hollow or channel running almost a mile and a half parallel to the river. It is most likely that this channel was flooded each spring as the narrow

passage of the rapids was overwhelmed by the high waters. But aside from that short period, the channel was a dry creek.

When Colonel John By was reconnoitring the route of the Rideau Canal in 1829, he noted this channel which was called the Oxford Snie, and realized that it would make an excellent means of bypassing the rapids. By building a dam upstream from the settlement, the Rideau waters were backed up and forced down the Snie instead. Locks were built at the far end of the snie to control water levels in the new canal channel. Once the snie was flooded, the new island came into being and the village of Burritts Rapids would grow up on the newly separated land.

This had not been the original plan for the canal at this point. Samuel Clowes, who had made a report on possible routes for the canal in 1824, had suggested that a canal be constructed that would bypass both Burritts Rapids and Merrickville, running west of the two settlements and rejoining the Rideau a couple of miles past Merrickville. What this route might have meant to the future of both communities, it is impossible to know, but their history would certainly have been much different without the Rideau Canal.

The work at Burritts Rapids was performed by Philemon Wright’s company. Wright was the entrepreneur whose timber business would lead to

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the founding of the city of Hull. The snie had to be excavated to provide a sufficient depth of water, and the banks of the Rideau and the new channel had to be raised to allow a higher water level behind the locks. In fact, aside from the locks at Ottawa and the last three lock stations before Kingston Mills, the excavations at Burritts Rapids were the largest along the Rideau system.

According to By’s calculations, more than 7,600 cubic yards of earth had to be removed to build one dam and one lock. That is more than 205,000 cubic feet of earth, all moved by hand by poorly clothed and unskilled manual labour.

Most of these workers were Irish. Walking along by the locks today, through the landscaped grounds by the canal, it is very difficult to think that all this is man-made, excavated by shovel and deposited by the wheelbarrow-load.

And, of the men who did the work, some settled happily in the area, some moved on to Bytown, and others are buried in the McGuigan Cemetery, just down the River Road.

In addition to the new island, a high-level bridge was built very close to where the present bridge crosses the Canal to the island. Twenty-eight feet high, it was designed to allow large vessels to pass underneath as they plied the waters of the new Canal. The completion of the Rideau Canal began a period of rapid growth and development for Burritts

Rapids. For the next thirty years, shingle factories, mills and hotels were built.

Doctors, lawyers, surveyors and tailors set up business there. At its height, in 1851, Burritt’s Rapids had a population of around 300, with three stores, three inns, and numerous tradespeople serving the traffic passing along the canal. It had saw mills, a grist mill, and a carding mill. It was only in the 1850's, when the railways bypassed the village in favour of Merrickville and Kemptville, that Burritts Rapids began its slow decline.

The Village of Burritt’s Rapids has always seemed a place apart. There is a sense that it belongs in its own world: perhaps a result of the rather separate identity it enjoys. A part of North Grenville, it is also part of the City of Ottawa, and that double connection has its benefits and drawbacks. For a while, the divided jurisdictions governing the Village were no problem at all. The Township of Marlborough, on the north side, was part of the District of Johnstown, as was Oxford-on-Rideau, as well as North and South Gower. A single municipal council administered all the townships. It was only in the 1840's that Marlborough and Oxford were assigned to different Counties, and the Village of Burritt’s Rapids first experienced the division that has characterised it ever since.

There was, however, at least one very serious attempt to end that division. In November, 1854, the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada - Parliament of the day - received a petition from John Strachan French, and others, asking that the island of Burritt’s Rapids, “certain lots in the 1st Concession of the Township of Oxford”, be detached from that township and transferred to Marlborough. This was a serious petition: French was one of the earliest settlers of the village, and owned a great deal of the land and commerce of the village. He had bought the large grist mill, as well as the saw and shingle mill, on the river bank in 1840.

Around the same time, he had built a large store

(now the Community Hall) on the mill site, as well as the large house across the street. The railway had recently arrived in Kemptville, and French could see that his mills could not compete with those nearer the rail link. He decided that Burritt’s Rapids’ future lay with Marlborough and the hopes of a railway line running closer to his businesses.

Other businessmen of the village were far from convinced of the wisdom of French’s plans. William Kidd was another important entrepreneur of Burritt’s Rapids. In March, 1855, Kidd, backed by the Municipality of the Township of Oxford, sent a petition to the Assembly asking that “no alteration or separation be effected with respect to the boundaries of the said Township of Oxford”. (An ironic footnote is that French’s mills were later bought out by Kidd’s son.) The fight was on, and French submitted a second petition on March 26, supported by another petition from William Mackey and “other freeholders of the Township of Marlborough”. French’s petition was signed by residents of the Village of Burritt’s Rapids and asked “that a portion of the Township of Oxford be annexed to the County of Carleton”.

Mackey’s petition was dismissed on a technicality on April 3. Basil Church, Reform Member for North Leeds and Grenville, had the rules of the House suspended on May 9 to allow Mackey’s petition, and then introduced a Private Member’s Bill in favour of French’s petition to annex Burritt’s Rapids to Carleton County. The Bill, “to detach a certain island at Burritt’s Rapids from the Township of Oxford, in the County of Grenville, and to annex the same to the Township of Marlborough in the County of Carleton”, was read a first and second time, and then referred to the Committee on Miscellaneous Private Bills. And there it died a silent death, left unresolved. The island of Burritt’s Rapids, literally carved out of Oxford Township, remained part of that Township. And so the Village remains today, separate, divided, a unique place in so many ways. www.ngtimes.ca

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Local history volunteers

The North Grenville Historical Society and Archives asked a couple of weeks ago for volunteers to help out in the Archives and with special projects.

Amazingly, we have been contacted by some very committed people and things look very promising indeed. I say “amazingly”, because I put the wrong email address in the original article! We have had to change our address because of technical issues and it now ends in .com instead of .ca. But these people have initiative: they tracked us down anyway and persevered until they caught up with us.

Many thanks to them for their understanding, and apologies to anyone else who is still waiting for a reply to their e-mails.

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We are still interested in anyone who wishes to get involved either in specific projects (history of families, scanning of photographs, etc.), or in general work such as organising folders and contents. The Archives opens on Tuesdays, between 9 and 11 in the morning and 2 and 4 in the afternoon. But if you can’t make it then, other arrangements can be made.

So, for the sake of clarity: our e-mail address for volunteers and other Archives matters is david@ historynorthgrenville.com or call 613-258-4401 and leave a message. (For further clarity, I initially put the wrong e-mail address in this article also, before it was spotted by the Copy Editor.)

The Best Dressed MG trophy was awarded to Robert Giroux and Jonathon Adams

On Sunday June 30, Kemptville experienced an invasion. We were invaded by 35 antique MG sports cars. They converged from all areas of eastern Ontario to partake in the 10th Annual Gumball Rally.

While every car flew the Canadian flag, a number of the owners dressed their cars in red and white in hopes of winning The Best Dressed Car trophy. This year’s winners were Robert Giroux and Jonathon Adams of Barrhaven. Not to be outdone by their vehicles, a few of the owners dressed up as well. Captain Canada and his side kick Mrs. Canada, Matt and Jennifer Grant won the best dressed couple, while Trevor Whitehouse took second place with his patriotic themed carburetor hat. The group wound their way through the back roads of our beautiful area, stopping in Brockville for a Pitt stop and refreshments and continuing their journey along picturesque Highway 2, eventually stopping in Kemptville at Bill and Joy Curnoe's home for lunch, prizes and awards. The grand prize winner of The Gumball Rally trophy was Trevor Whitehouse.

It was easy to see a great day was had by all!

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the way while others experienced their decorations flying off their cars as they drove the route. It was all part of the fun of The Gumball Rally. A wonderful way of celebrating our beautiful country, the MG way!

Kemptville will have one more opportunity to see these magnificent vehicles when they meet at Charly's on Thursday evening, July 18 for their monthly meeting. It is a rare opportunity to see so many beautifully restored antique vehicles together in one location.

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Mats for many

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by Marguerite Boyer I was recently invited to an appreciation breakfast in Kemptville by a group of people who weave mats from milk bags. When I arrived, they were all sitting around tables making the mats and chatting away.

This group began two years ago, due to an article Evelyn Dykstra read. In January 2010, Haiti was hit with a devastating earthquake. Today, over 1.5 million are homeless and living in tent cities. Haiti is also the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with 80% of the population living in poverty. After doing some research, Evelyn contacted Anja Berends.

Before you knew it, word

just spread like wildfire and a group of mat makers was formed. They meet every other Thursday at the Dutch Reformed Church between 9 and 10 am.

This is a project which spans Ontario, started by volunteers who were determined to recycle milk bags and keep them out of our landfills. By reusing the strong milk bags, they can be made into remarkably soft and durable mats.

Mats are easily washed off and hung to dry in the sun.

They will last more than twenty years. Unlike cloth or sheets, the plastic milk bag mats repel insects, scorpions and spiders, allowing children to sleep safely at night.

It takes, on average, 400 milk bags to make one mat.

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Henk Heykoop, who is 83 years old, says it takes him about a week to make one rug, working four hours a day on it. His wife Annie says it keeps him busy and out of her hair. He has severe arthritis in his hands, but crocheting the rugs keeps his fingers agile.

Between himself and his wife they have made over 110 mats this year and their son Jack has made 57.

They collect their bags from all kinds of groups and individuals. Beking Farms is one of their greatest contributors in this area.

So, if you have some spare time, they meet up again in the Fall. For more information on how you can get involved, please contact Laura at lsnippe@bell.net.

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By John Barclay, BIA Coordinator (with notes from Claire Sexton, Economic Development Intern, Municipality of North Grenville) We're proud to say that Old Town Kemptville is a family-friendly place; at the BIA we're working with the North Grenville Chamber of Commerce and the Municipality’s Economic Development Department to make the downtown a bicycle-friendly place as well.

How can we make our community more bicyclefriendly? One item on our list is to increase the number of bike racks downtown in order to encourage local traffic and to develop the growing trail network – but it’s more than just infrastructure, it's also about encouraging people to get out there on their bikes!

The much-needed shift from over reliance on cars to alternative transportation within town has the potential to improve not only the general health of residents, but also to help the environment, stimulate local business, promote tourism, and even to increase property values. As the consulting firm Third Wave Cycling puts it: “If people are cycling, the streets are safe for children and pedestrians. There is less traffic and pollution. People are more relaxed and less aggressive. People are less frustrated by traffic. People are enjoying life more. There are more eyes on the street and less crime.” In short, it benefits the community as a whole.

Need more reasons to bring out your bike? Now that the summer months are upon us, there really is no better way to take in Old Town Kemptville with its array of flower beds, parks, shops, restaurants and historic buildings. A leisurely ride offers a much fuller and richer experience than a quick car trip. Many of you may have seen the black and white clip in Neil Young's recent video of a boy on his bike coasting down Prescott Street in the 1960's. I hope you did more than just wax nostalgic about the good ol' days. I hope you

were reminded that while the Car might be King in North Grenville, the Bicycle is, indeed, a Princely way to travel.

Keep an eye out for the Walking and Cycling Maps at the Library, restaurants and shops like Sun Mountain Sports at 203 Sanders Street in Old Town Kemptville.

Old Town Kemptville is family owned and operated, not corporate owned and operated - the money you spend downtown stays in North Grenville. We are a close-knit group of business people with a strong sense of community and a history of working closely with the institutions and groups that make this area special. Please join other Friends of the Downtown online by liking our Facebook page (www.facebook. com/OldTownKemptville) or following us on Twitter (@ OldTownKemptvil).

Upcoming Events in Old Town Kemptville: On July 11, the BIA will be launching Seniors' Day in Old Town Kemptville at the Youngsters of Yore meeting in the North Grenville Public Library. The next day, July 12 at 8 am, the Business Improvement Area's Board of Management meets at Geronimo's (146 Prescott). All members are welcome to attend. Don't forget the Kemptville Kinsmen Farmers' Market is open every Sunday from noon to 4 pm. Finally, mark your calendars for the 3rd Annual Pirates Day (September 14, 2013), the 2nd Annual Kreepy Kemptville (October 26, 2013) and the 3rd Annual Old Town Christmas event.

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The North Grenville Photography Club meets the first Wednesday of every month at the Old Fire Hall on Reuben Cres.

Topics for July: Results presentation of Black & white and Sports photography contests. For more information ngphotoclub.ca BIA Board meeting – 8 am at Geronimo's (146 Prescott) - all BIA members are welcome to attend.

Kemptville Snowmobile Klub Annual BBQ, live entertainment & silent auction 2:30 pm at the Kemptville Snowmobile Clubhouse, corner of Patterson & O’Neil Roads, Oxford Mills. Bring your lawn chairs. Rain or shine. For tickets or info call 613-258-3648.

Weekly and recurring events Wed

St Michael's Beach Volleyball League from 6-9 pm starting July 3. Cost is $50 per play for teams of 4 with 2 guys and 2 girls. Email angus.macdonald@cdsbeo.on.ca.

The North Grenville Photography Club - Meeting first Wednesday of every month at the Old Fire Hall, 25 Reuben Crescent. For more info see ngphotoclub.ca Bingo- First and third Wednesday of the month, Kemptville Legion. Games start at 1 pm. All welcome. Refreshments available Thurs Bridge - Every Thursday, St. John’s United Church, Kemptville, 6:45 pm. Cost $5, partner preferred but not necessary. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691 North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting first and third Thursday of the month, 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. For more info, call 613-258-7665 UKE – (Ukuleles Kemptville Experience), first Thursday of each month at the Branch restaurant. The next jam is: July 4, 2013 - so mark your calendars! Arrive early and enjoy a dinner at the Branch before the meeting. The jam starts at 7:30pm. For more information or if you need to borrow a ukulele for the next jam, please contact Tony at azzurrosolutions@gmail.com or phone: 613-989-4586 . Everyone welcome!

Tues BNI Networking Group Breakfast- Alumni Building, University of Guelph, 7-8:30am. Call 613-258-0553 for more information Bridge- St. John’s United Church, Kemptville, 12:15pm. Cost $3, partner preferred but not necessary. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691 Mothers of Preschoolers Support Group-St.John’s United Church, 6:30-8 pm. Whether you’re a townie, rural, stay-athome, working, teen, adoptive, special-needs, single or married, MOPS is for you! For more information, call Angie Brown at 613-223-3979 Mon Wed Fri Kemptville and Area Walking Group, Municipal Centre Early birds: 8 A.M. Others 8:30 A.M. Contact: Eva 258-4487

Vintage Motorcycle Rally Everyone Welcome

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CVMG Ottawa Section Rally - Oxford Mills, Ontario (near Kemptville) Admission $5.00 (Includes charitable donation)

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Grammar Minute

by Pat Babin

Marc’s Meyer’s Food and Folklore Ramble

Mere Days Remain here’s raising a pint to the show’s success and to a large and appreciative audience.

BENEATH SKIRT AND LATTICE In Shakespeare's time the audience well understood the phrase "red lattice" as synonymous with ale-house, it being the custom for the patrons to sit by wide open windows with a red privacy screen in place. It was a wooden latticework that allowed those enjoying a pint in the pub to see out, but those walking by, no easy view of the establishment’s patrons inside. Bardolph, one of Falstaff's drinking buddies, or perhaps the quintessential drinking buddy since his characterization includes a nose red from heavy drinking, has in his day added a second layer of privacy to that afforded to him by the trellis.

He calls to Falstaff's page as he walks by, but the page looking through the

wooden slats at first does not see him. "At last I spied his eyes; and me thought he had made two holes in the alewife's new petticoat, and so peep'd through."

The privacy screen works regardless of colour, and though the consistent pairing with red allows for easy identification, the occasional rogue lattice in blue or yellow or green can, (as long as most remain red), serve to brand a particular establishment ... hence "The Green Lettuce", and "The Slug and Lettuce".

Through those wide open windows, a passerby would be privy to the sounds of merriment inside, and also to a fair share of drunken and inappropriate conversation.

Thus when Falstaff says of his other drinking buddy Pistol, "Your red-lattice

phrases, and your boldbeating oaths ..." he means his rather bawdy speech (of the sort one might hear in an ale-house) and his tendency to bragging and provocation.

Just prior to this characterization of Pistol (in Merry Wives) Shakespeare devises a word-play upon the double-meaning of the word grate, and upon the parallel image of a scoundrel behind an alehouse lattice and that same scoundrel behind bars "I have grated upon my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coachfellow Nym ..." (made himself abrasive to characters of influence on Pistol and Pistol's drinking buddy’s behalf)"... or else you had looked through the grate (jail bars) like a geminy of baboons." (pair of matched baboons).

300 other Languages: a Hybrid?

According to Richard Nordquist, English has borrowed words from more than 300 other languages, particularly French, German, Latin, and Spanish. He refers to English as the bastard tongue.

Germany, on the eve of WWI, argued that the German language came directly from the hand of God and it should be imposed “on men of all colors and nationalities.”

The aforementioned was an attempt to suppress the popularity of English.

“Should the English language be victorious and become the world language, the culture of mankind will stand before a closed door and the death knell will sound for civilization.” (James W. White, 1914).

Summer Movie Series Submitted by Clare Weissflog Come out and enjoy two the recent collapse. award-winning documentaries Queen of The Sun reveals this summer presented by Sus- bees as a barometer of the tainable North Grenville in the health of the world. Bees fly relaxed and friendly surround- millions of miles to keep the ings of the Branch Restaurant earth in bloom and have proin downtown Kemptville. vided humans with honey, On July 8 we will be view- wax and pollination for our ing “Queen of the Sun…What food for over 10,000 years.

Are the Bees Telling Us?”, a This spellbinding film explores film by Taggart Siegel, an in- the long-term causes that have depth investigation to discover led to one of our most urgent the causes and solutions behind global food crises, illuminating Colony Collapse Disorder; a the deep link between humans phenomenon where honeybees and bees. The story highlights vanish from their hives, never how that historic and sacred to return. Queen of The Sun relationship has been lost. follows the voices and visions Inspiring and entertaining, of beekeepers, philosophers, Queen of The Sun uncovers and scientists from around the the problems and solutions in world, all struggling for the renewing a culture in balance survival of the bees. While oth- with nature. er bee films focus exclusively On August 12 we will be on commercial beekeepers, showing “To Make a Farm”, a Queen of The Sun emphasizes Canadian movie about the futhe biodynamic and organic ture of local food and farming. communities who have differTo help cover the cost of ing opinions from many of the the public screening rights, we outspoken migratory commer- will be accepting donations cial beekeepers and are often at the door….pay what you overlooked by the media de- can. There will be a cash bar spite their deep and profound plus coffee, tea and some light insights into the long-term snacks will be available by issues that have brought about donation.

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Arrive by 6:45 pm if you wish to get some refreshments.

The show starts at 7 pm.

Beekeepers We would love to hear from local beekeepers willing to share their own experiences and perspectives on the issues raised in the movie… so if you know one, bee a honey (sorry…couldn’t resist!) and bring them along!

Join us on Monday, July 8 at 6:45 pm at the Branch Restaurant.

Sustainable North Grenville is a citizen group created to help raise awareness about sustainability issues, and to share information with those who would like to see our community become more sustainable.

We hold monthly events which are usually free and open to everyone…no membership required. For information on upcoming events check our website, www.

SustainableNorthGrenville.ca . If you have ideas for future events, speakers or documentaries please email us at info@ sustainablenorthgrenville.ca

Minor Irritants in Our Daily Lives: Could care less Different than End result Expresso Guesstimate Have a good one Leave it be Nucular PIN number Repeat again Think outside the box Very unique Where is it at?

[My personal favourite: Irregardless - the Editor] It was Carl Sandburg who once stated: “The English language hasn’t got where it is by being pure.”

A community parade in Kemptville The Canada Day Parade in Kemptville was the most impressive in years, simply because of how quickly it was put together by so few people.

Mike Martin and Cathy Ellis gathered an impressive number of sponsors for the parade in just four weeks, and the NG Times, as well as the entire population of North Grenville, have to recognise the work done

by Mike, Cathy and the sponsors in bringing the Parade to us this year.

The list of sponsors for the parade and activities in Kemptville are: The Mortgage Centre /Dominion Lending Centre (main sponsor), Jim Perry Motors, O’Heaphy’s Irish Pub, Tackaberry Construction, Westerra Homes, Pirate Cove Marina, Kemptville Meadows, LA Group, Regional Group/eQuinelle, Myers Kemptville, Kemptville Towing, Howard Wilson Motors, The Branch Restaurant, Royal Lepage, 416 Tire, BCD Accounting Services and Urbandale Corporation.

Thanks to all of you from all of us.

Volunteer Mike Martin

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Safely rescuing turtles makes a big difference to some incredible neighbours!

By Margaret Penniston, Volunteer with Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

From May through September turtles are on the move, even in the fall.

We are used to seeing them more in the spring when many mother turtles are looking for the perfect spot to lay their eggs, away from the natural predators who frequent the shoreline, but they are ‘on the move’ all summer.

This often means they cross roads. It’s definitely true that turtles are slower than hares. Many thoughtful people will stop to rescue them, and a few pointers can help.

Your first priority must always be your own safety and the safety of other motorists. Do not risk life and limb to help a turtle cross a busy road.

With seven of the eight native turtle species in Ontario listed as species at risk, saving even one turtle

can make a difference.

Sadly, less than 1% of turtle eggs and hatchlings survive to reproductive age. Since the females are most frequently the ones crossing the road to find a safe place to lay eggs, the number of female turtles killed each year is proportionally high.

If a turtle has a cracked shell, then it needs care. Pick it up and place it on a blanket, in a cardboard box, or whatever you have available. When you and the turtle are in a safe place, call the Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary at 613-258-9480.

To help a turtle cross the road, carefully pick up the turtle only enough to clear the ground – in case it moves and falls from your grasp. Always move the turtle across the road

If the snapper seems to be uninjured, and just trying to get across the road, you can coax it along by very gently prodding with a shovel, cardboard, umbrella, windshield scraper, or whatever else you might have available. It is also possible to pull a snapper across by getting it to bite a stick, then pulling it (gently) along. This does demonstrate their powerful bite, though! So be careful.

If a snapper won’t be coaxed, and you feel that you can safely lift it (they can weigh as much as 35 pounds), slide your hand(s) behind the turtle’s hind legs and lift, encouraging it to walk on its front legs – like a wheel-barrow. Be prepared for it to squirm.

Coaxing the turtles across, as previously mentioned, is typically easiest.

in the direction it was facing. If you return it to the shore, it is just going to turn around and try to complete its original journey.

Never pick up a turtle by the tail, as you can damage its spine.

Snapping turtles are a different case. Snappers have a formidable “beak”, which can reach sideways almost to their back feet, so special care must be taken. Snappers are also vulnerable to having their shells cracked by the undercarriages of trucks and cars because their defensive posture includes standing up “large” on their legs to scare off their opponent. When they feel threatened, snappers can become aggressive and bite, because they cannot retract their limbs, head or tail into their shell like other turtles.

For more information about helping orphaned and injured wild mammals and turtles in our area, please visit the Ridea u Va l l e y Wi l d l i f e Sanctuary website

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Help us track algae blooms and excessive aquatic vegetation What is that green slime in front of your dock? Are you noticing algae blooms and an increased growth of aquatic plants on your water body? The Ridea u Va l l e y C o n s e r v a tion Authority (RVCA) wants to hear about it!

The RVCA has created a survey for lake and river users that asks questions about algae and aquatic plants on their water body. This survey is being conducted in response to an increasing number of concerns about algae and aquatic plants in recent years.

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ing that there are a lot more blooms and plants out there, but it doesn’t necessarily match what we are seeing and learning through our water quality sampling,” says Mike Yee, RVCA Manager of Biology and Water Quality.

Algae and aquatic plants play an important ecological role in lakes and rivers and they should be present i n y o u r w a t e r b o d y.

They are the first vital links in a natural food chain that all other water creatures rely on including insects, frogs, minnows, small fish right up to top preda-

tors like bass, muskie and lake trout. Under normal circumstances, they also produce large amounts of oxygen helping to keep the water quality in a healthy state. So they are very important.

But too much of a good thing can be very bad! During warm w eather, populations of algae and aquatic vegetation can grow quickly to form large masses. As the mass grows and expands, algae and plants at the l o w e r l e v e l s d i e o ff and decompose over large areas. This process uses up much of the oxygen in the water and degrades the entire aquatic ecosystem.

“If you’ve noticed changes — or not — we want to hear from you,” says Yee. “We want to get a better idea of areas we can target and focus our energy in terms of research projects and stewardship efforts.”

The survey should take 15-20 minutes to complete and can be completed online at http://www.surveymonk e y. c o m / s / p l a n t s - a l -

gae or visit the RVCA website (www.rvca.ca) for more details. For a paper copy, pleas e contact Kaitlin Brady at 613-692-3571, 1-800267-3504 ext. 1195 or kaitlin.brady@rvca.ca.

The RVCA would also like to thank the Algae/Aquatic Plant Working Group for their ongoing support on this project.

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July 2013 Mapping the journey to successful employment

Mon 1

North Grenville Employment Resource Centre

125 Prescott St Kemptville

Closed Canada Day

Wed

2 Information and Decision Making 1-2:30

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8

9 Information and Decision Making 1-2:30

10 Drop in Resume Rescue Clinic 10—2

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16 Information and Decision Making 1-2:30

17 Special Workshop Personality Dimensions

9:00—1:00

Merrickville Community Health Centre 9:00 AM—12:00 PM In the Boardroom Follow CSE on:

Fri

4 5 Resume and Cover Information and Letter Decision Making 9:30—11:00 9:30-11:00

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12 Information and Decision Making 9:30-11:00

Come in for Coffee and snacks!

Mon—Fri 8:30AM—4:30PM

CSE Consulting will be providing outreach services every Wednesday at the:

Thu

PRIME! Info Session 2—3

Call to register:

(613) 258-6576 (800) 214-7066

Tue

18 Job Search Strategies 9:30—11:00

19 Information and Decision Making 9:30-11:00

PRIME! Info Session 2—3

22

23 Information and Decision Making 1-2:30

24 Service Canada 9:00-3:00 (Closed for Lunch from 12-1)

25 Interview Types, Tips and Techniques 9:30—11:00

26 Information and Decision Making 9:30-11:00

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30 Information and Decision Making 1-2:30

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1

2 Information and Decision Making 9:30-11:00

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.

Check out our online job board at: www.cseconsulting.com July 3, 2013

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