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by Louise Atchison My Uncle, Cedric Coleman, whom you may recall if you have been a Kemptville resident for some decades, used to repair televisions back when tubes were still “in”, played the piano, not “by note”, as those little black dots were “troublesome”. He was thrifty and, since he had paid for all of those 88 keys, he tried to incorporate all of them in at least opening arpeggios. He had a small “orchestra” of five or six

members back in the times of the Lighthouse Dance Hall on the Rideau River, not far from Osgoode.

The Hays were the resident orchestra but Uncle Cedric’s fellows would fill in on occasion. My oldest brother, Earl, played alto saxophone in that orchestra.

Another brother, Bruce was invited to play banjo but he says, with a wee grin, he must not have “passed Uncle Cedric’s requirements”, as he was not invited back. Perhaps

banjo in dance music is a bit rare. My sister, Helen, would accompany my big brother, I understand.

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Brendan Cavan (left) and Al Graham (right) present a cheque for $5,000 to Cindy Peters, Manager, Direct Mail & Events, WDMH Foundation. [Photo supplied]

by Jane Adams They did it again! On May 3, about 600 men came together for dinner, a comedy

show and live and silent auctions. The result? $68,000 raised for 30 different community organizations. On

June 13, the donations were presented to local charities at the Metcalfe Curling Club.

The Winchester District Memorial Hospital Foundation received $5,000 from the event. The donation has been directed to our General Equipment Fund for the purchase of equipment like a new Phototherapy Bilisoft LED light to help treat babies with jaundice. Since 2007, Shroomfest has donated $38,000 to the WDMH Foundation.

“It was a great evening and we are so grateful,” notes Cindy Peters, the WDMH Foundation’s Manager of Direct Mail & Events. “We are so appreciative of this

Lighthouse. They have their mementos, albums, and newspaper articles under their arms and in their luggage, polished and ready to share and linger over with their old and golden friends. They even try to recall some dance routines and stories that those pieces of music rekindle.

Shake, Rattle and Roll has a 6-piece orchestra. My Uncle Cedric would be proud.

gift, and of Shroomfest’s ongoing support over the years.

This group has truly made a difference in the lives of our patients and our community.”

In total, Shroomfest has raised over $483,000 for the community since it began. Their donations support small local charities for youth, seniors’ programs and supports, and rural recreation in Osgoode. Committee members include Al Graham, Brian Johnston, Kevin Cavan, Daryn Hicks, Doug Anderson, Brendan Cavan, Steve Corlyon, Bruce Buckland, Fernando Medeiros, and Seth Curtis.

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Organizers and volunteers of Saturday night's "Rockin' at Riverside" were thrilled with the community's response to the all day live local music event. A steady attendance of about one hundred people enjoyed this first-time showcase of local musicians. It was a multi-community group fundraising effort as the 100 Men, Women and Children Who Care groups ran the BBQ food concession and the Kemptville and District Community Association ran the adult beverage area. Though the festivities ended early because of the thunderstorm, both music fans and volunteers seemed to go home smiling and happy.

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Big BaNG Drumming group celebrates success

Big baNG, North Grenville District High School’s (NGDHS) African drumming group, has had a successful year, winning gold at a national competition, and performing at many local events.

The drumming group is comprised of 49 NGDHS students from Grades 8 to 12, and two organizing teachers, Heather Lance and Robb Brooks. Each member of the group receives a Continuing

Education credit towards their high school diploma. The course begins in October of each year and continues until the end of May. Together, the group performed at seven different events this school year. Most recently, they took home gold at MusicFest Canada, the national competition at the National Arts Centre. Big baNG also received gold at the Capital Region Music Festival in Barrhaven, and

with many memorable experiences. To perform at the National Arts Centre was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for us.”

This is the seventh year that there has been an African drumming group at NGDHS, and the fourth year that students have received credit for joining. Next year, the group is planning to perform at other music festivals to further their musical experiences.

took gold and won an award at the Brockville Music Festival. Big baNG also had the opportunity to perform prior to the puck drop at an Ottawa Senators game in March, and performed and delivered workshops at three UCDSB schools.

“This is an incredibly dedicated and kind musical group, who work extremely well as a cohesive unit,” explains Heather Lance. “It has been an amazing year,

Jumpstart gets a jump start

tions reach $8,600. Young people like Amanda Leang, who raised $1,144, and the Grade 5 and 6 students at Malborough Public School, all were part of this wonderful year of giving, youth helping youth.

The Jumpstart Chapter thanks all 2019 donors: TD Bank, Kemptville; The Kemptville Legion; Grades 5 and 6 at Marlborough Public School; Knight of Columbus; Royal Lepage Team Realty; Kemptville Youth Centre; Precision Cheer and Dance; and CTC.

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Raising funds for Jumpstart were the students of Marlborough Public School: Back row from left to right are Ariana Wallis, Ava Troughton, CTC owner Frank Hoffman, Teacher Yvonne Desbiens, front row left to right-Vivian Wires, Lexie Troughton, Sydney Joy, Easton Hill, and Brook Forsyth

by David Shanahan Every year, the local Jumpstart chapter has to raise funds between May and June for the entire year. The vision of Jumpstart is simple: Canada, where all kids have a chance to fulfill their dreams.

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budgets. They also provide grants to KYC and many other groups that provide active play. Canadian Tire Corporation is Jumpstart’s biggest supporter as it funds all the general administrative expenses of Jumpstart, which means 100% of customer donations go directly to help kids in need.

This is why, every year, Frank Hoffman, of Kempt-

ville’s Canadian Tire, can be found promoting Jumpstart, providing space and facilities for the annual Jumpstart BBQ and auction. Not only that, but every dollar raised through the fundraising events in May and June is matched by Canadian Tire.

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A little bit me, a little bit you

by David Shanahan In the society in which we live in Canada, as with all Western-style liberal democracies, the health and vitality of our communities depends on keeping a precarious balance between competing demands for rights, freedoms and responsibilities. From the time of the old Greek philosophers, it has been discussed and debated: how far can my freedoms impact on the freedoms of others? Over the centuries, societies have developed ways of keeping this balance, not always successfully, and not always without conflict.

In Canada, we have inherited the British system of checks and balances: we have certain methods of ascertaining and protecting what the rights of society, as distinct from the individual, might be. I may have the right of free speech, but is there a limit to that? I may have the right of personal liberty, but does that mean I can do whatever I want, regardless of its effect on others? These are just two of the issues that we have tried to find answers to over many

generations.

We have devised laws, tested in the courts of law, to try and establish and maintain the balance between the community’s rights and those of the citizen. So, we have laws governing speech: the standard is that no-one is free to yell “Fire!” in a crowded building. We have laws that restrict the right to drive a vehicle to certain age groups, and demand a valid proof of having been tested on our ability to drive safely.

We need a passport to travel across international borders.

This system we now live under, which balances these freedoms and responsibilities, did not come about easily.

Over a long time, we moved from tribal elders to absolute monarchies to parliamentary democracy. It took time to extend the right to vote to everyone, regardless of class, gender, or income. But we still maintain an age qualification. Wars were fought, campaigns waged, imprisonment suffered, by those who worked to extend the liberties of the citizen, even to extend the very definition of citizenship.

The American Revolution brought in the concept of the

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consent of the governed: that people have a right to choose those who govern them, and to reject them when they no longer represent our interests properly. This led to the creation of political parties and election campaigns as we know them today. There are specific freedoms we can all enjoy because of this process over centuries: free speech, freedom of movement, freedom of thought and belief, freedom to be who we want to be. All this is still within limits imposed by our shared membership in society: we have to live together in relative peace, even where we fundamentally disagree with each other on fundamental issues.

The alternative is to return to older ways: government by the few over the many, or even government by the many over the few, where the few are not free, not protected by law and custom, where the balance has been lost. We’ve seen all the horrors that can lead to in Nazi Germany, in Stalin’s Soviet Union, in medieval Europe under clerical rule, under colonialism and imperialism based on race and colour. Our system continues to be based on the principle:

‘I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,’ attributed to Voltaire.

Western society has learned the lessons of trying to legislate against minorities, or those with whom we disagree. It goes clear counter to the society we want to have, it destroys the balance we need to maintain if we are to see our democracy survive. Because democracies are neither inevitable nor indestructible.

Democracies have failed in the past, and even recently, when the balance was lost, when one group refused to keep to Voltaire’s principle of toleration. In the past few weeks, we in North Grenville have seen how quickly the balance can be endangered.

Refusing to accept differences, whether in belief, gender, or any other possible area of division. Once we demonise the Other and claim they are dangerous to us, it is a slippery slope. We must be careful: most often, the arguments used in this way can be reversed against the accusers with equal force.

We don’t have to agree with each other: that would be impossible, and probably undesirable. But we have

to give the other side the compliment of accepting their sincerity and integrity. I believe things are seldom cut and dried as is often claimed in these divisive debates.

Each person on the opposite side of an argument may be completely and sincerely convinced of their position.

We have to accept that, while continuing the discussion in respectful and open dialogue.

Some people think there is no room for co-existence: that would mean the death knell of our democracy and our civil and human rights. We must not go there. In addition to Voltaire, let me suggest a further principle (this time by the Philosopher, Neil Diamond): “It’s a little bit me, and it’s a little bit you”.

ing rates. She states this is “inconvenient but true.” I am astonished by this assertion.

On the contrary, it would be incredibly convenient if these realities were in fact fabrications of erroneous science, as she believes. I truly wish it were so, and if climate change skeptics prove to be right, I will be the first to hug them.

It is not, however, convenient that Arctic sea ice is receding at a rate faster than natural variability can account for: “This ice loss appears to be unmatched over at least the last few thousand years and unexplainable by any of the

known natural variabilities" (Polyak et al., 2009). It is not convenient that we have already pushed plant and animal species to the brink through our wholesale destruction of biodiversity, and now they are left with limited capacity to adapt to this acceleration in planetary warming (Diaz, Settele, Brondizio et al., 2019).

Dr. Bell also points out that climate change has become the domain of politics, and to some extent, I agree with her. But climate change isn’t getting political because it’s profitable or sexy. Leaders around the globe are taking action on climate because their citizens are demanding it of them. Although the process is painfully slow, they are realizing that transformative policy is part of the solution - rather than just expecting that our neoliberal status quo can safely carry us forward forever. While the global poor (including our own northern

indigenous communities) are already suffering the effects of climate change to the tune of displacement, conflict, natural disasters, contaminated food and water, and disease, wealthy countries continue to consume at unsustainable rates. Suggestions to buy less, compost and reuse, while essential components of a more sustainable future, are not going to fix a problem of this proportion. The issue is political because it must be political in order to be prioritized.

If there is one point upon which I agree with Dr. Bell it is that we ought to stay away from name-calling and mud-slinging. This is a critically important issue which deserves the coverage it is getting in our local paper, and the conversation should be respectful. BUT - there will continue to be frustration, perseverance and passion communicated by those of us who want to see this com-

munity and this country effect profound change in the way we interact with our habitat.

Dr. Sarah Tuck, Kemptville

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, I am writing in response to Jo-Anne Bell’s “Re: “Ceasing to Think” and the ensuing backlash.” I was pleased to see a Geologist weighing in on the climate. For me, that was the only pleasing aspect of this opinion piece, whose goal was to debunk every possible claim of contemporary climate science.

I say “opinion piece” because, although the author clearly has much expertise in geological science, and could theoretically publish an informative piece of journalism, she failed to support any

of her claims with any references or sources at all.

There is no doubt that climate science has been a sticking point these last decades, and that makes perfect sense. Accepting that humans have played the lead role in dramatically changing our only habitat is a hard pill to swallow. Dr. Bell listed a great number of postulated catastrophes caused by climate change - she claims ice is not disappearing, extreme weather events are not increasing, the ocean is not acidifying, species are not disappearing at alarm-

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UPDATE UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS **NOTE: Committee of the Whole meetings are held on the first and second Tuesday of the month and Council meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month.

COUNCIL Tuesday, July 16 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Tuesday, July 9 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre COMMITTEE & PUBLIC MEETINGS Task Force on Affordable Housing – Monday, July 8 at 6:30 pm at the Municipal Centre Special Committee of the Whole – Tuesday, July 9 at 2:30 pm at the Municipal Centre Public Meeting – Proposed Zoning Amendment – Wednesday, July 10 at 6:30 pm at the Municipal Centre Public Meetings – Proposed Minor Variance – Wednesday, July 10 at 7:00 pm at the Municipal Centre Library Board – Thursday, July 11 at 7:00 pm at the Public Library, 1 Water St.

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Letters continued from page 4 minutes posted, which if being honest, don't give you a lot of information. We were told this was due to technical issues, but live streaming should be up and running by mid June. Still waiting. What I find so frustrating is there is no real excuse for shutting the majority of the populace out by not streaming. Council refuses to use a room (council chambers) that the meetings could be streamed because in their words, they prefer holding meetings in a less formal setting. Evidently, their preference for less "formality" is more important than the transparency that was promised. If transparency was indeed as important as they all claimed, they would be using the room all could access via streaming until the "technical issues" were resolved.

B. Barclay-Smith Kemptville Dear Editor, Re: “Ceasing to Think” and ensuing backlash.

Does Ms. Bell believe the thousands of scientists who believe we are in serious trouble, or say so, are all politically driven? She states that “many scientists” have been proved wrong. What of herself? No possibility there, I suppose, that she might be wrong?

Personally, I think we should try to at least live sustainably, if we wish to survive on this planet. We have never had as many people on planet Earth before, to the best of my knowledge, so I think we should try to live with conscientiousness about our effect on our surroundings.

I think, as a civilisation, that we could and might pollute ourselves to death, no matter what one believes about Climate Change.

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There are numerous reports always about animals, birds, plants, etc., becoming extinct. I guess this happened during the Ice Age, but the reason is different this time, as many of these are a result of loss of habitat, caused by constant encroachment of humans.

I wish I could be more optimistic; but I worry about the future and what it holds for my grandchildren and all of the future generations.

Sincerely, Kath Piché Dear Editor Jim, the LGBTQ+ community does not owe the Southgate Church an apology.

I am writing this letter on Canada Day. This is a day to reflect on what it means to be a Canadian. I am old enough to remember when the Charter of Rights of Freedoms became a fundamental part of our law, but also a fundamental symbol of who we are. In Canada, we protect the rights of all of people, regardless of their self-defined gender and sexual orientation. We afford them the right to marry and create families. When we march in the PRIDE parade, as I did with my grandchildren, we go beyond tolerance to acceptance and to celebration. It was day to celebrate all kinds of love and all kinds of families.

As an advanced democracy, we in Canada separate church and state. This is a good thing. Public spaces and public money must strive to support human rights and the law. I am sure there are many kind people who belong to the Southgate Church. However, as with many religious institutions, the Southgate Church does not embrace and celebrate love and mar-

riage among all self-defined genders. It is too much to ask of our LGBTQ+ friends that they put aside decades of persecution in Canada to skate at the Southgate Church, a place where their love is not celebrated and embraced.

To North Grenville Council, I ask that you act in the spirit of Canada Day and ensure that public money is spent on public spaces.

To you Jim, I ask that you consider your privilege and consider the hard road that our LGBTQ+ friends continue to follow to move from tolerance to celebration.

Sincerely, Dianne Bascombe

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Even if you've taken drugs or have some on you, the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act can protect you.

Opioid overdoses are claiming the lives of thousands of people across Ontario and are steadily increasing. The statistics and numbers related to overdoses do not capture the profound distress being felt by those impacted. Observers may hesitate to call 911 in fear of police involvement. To encourage people to seek life-saving assistance, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is launching the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act (GSDOA) public awareness campaign.

The OPP is upholding its commitment to the Ontario Mobilization and Engagement Model of Community Policing and is using a collaborative approach to disseminate this public awareness campaign. Partnering with other community organizations will help the OPP better connect with people that are directly impacted by this Act. The OPP has created posters, information cards and community safety videos to help educate the public and community agencies. These resources, as well as other additional information about the GSDOA, can be found by visiting: www.opp. ca/overdose and OPP social media accounts.

The law does provide protection against charges for possessing drugs for your own use, or violating conditions of your parole, bail, probation or conditional sentence for a simple drug possession charge.

The law does not provide protection against charges for: · Trafficking illegal drugs · Offences other than drug possession · Any outstanding arrest warrants · Violating conditions of your parole, bail, probation or conditional sentence for an offence that is not simple possession OPP Superintendent Bryan MacKillop, Director, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau stated that "At the centre of the OPP's response to the opioid crisis is the spirit of the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act, which is intended to save lives.

The OPP is determined to take every step possible to help our citizens, our communities and our partners who are impacted by the opioid crisis."

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Garage sales in North Grenville are regulated by By-Law 10-03.

No licence or fee is required, but there are regulations which you must follow. Signage is NOT permitted in traffic circles or attached to traffic signs. Please ensure signage is removed after your sale. Before having a garage sale, please obtain a copy of the by-law from www.northgrenville.ca/document-library.

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Thank you for Redneck Rumble event

Submitted by Khris Collins: Build-A-Beast Promotions would like to take the opportunity to thank Kemptville and the North Grenville area for making the first Redneck Rumble a great event for the community. We feel like this could be the start of a new movement for athletics and martial arts in the area and it would not have been possible without the tremendous support from the community. Special thanks goes to the Kemptville Academy of Martial Arts and Ranch 43. We will be back to the North Grenville Municipal Centre very soon with another action packed night of Muay Thai!

EXCESSIVE SPEEDS

On June 29, 2019, Ontario Provincial Police officers conducted speed enforcement on Highway 416 and intercepted a vehicle traveling at an excessive speed. The vehicle was observed travelling 163 km/h in a 100 k/h zone. The vehicle was impounded and a 23 year old from Toronto, Ontario had his driver's licence seized for seven days and was charged with Stunt Driving (Highway Traffic Act).

Anyone can report impaired or distracted driving. If you see it report to Grenville County O.P.P. Communication Centre at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-(TIPS) 8477 or submit your tip on-line at www.tipsubmit.com. Crime Stoppers does not want your name, you don't go to court, and you could earn cash reward. www.ngtimes.ca

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House of Lazarus receives award

The little food bank that could: Food Banks Canada CEO Chris Hatch (left) presenting House of Lazarus client services manager Kim Merkley and executive director Cathy Ashby with the 2019 Award for Food Banking—Small Food Bank during the organization’s annual conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia June 17.

Food Banks Canada CEO Chris Hatch presented the House of Lazarus with the 2019 Award for Food Banking—Small Food Bank during the organization’s annual conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia June 17.

“The House of Lazarus (HOL) is small and mighty.

They have a plethora of programs that support their community and beyond.

From Crockpot cooking

to firewood to home repairs, this is the little food bank that could.”

Food Banks Canada (FBC) introduced HOL to the assembled masses at the 2019 Food Banks Canada National Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, announcing that “the little food bank that could” had won this year’s award for excellence in food banking for small food banks.

HOL was “awarded for playing an instrumental role

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Verna noted that HOL has a longstanding partnership with NFRC, providing support to women and children accessing the shelter’s services.

“The House of Lazarus continually sets the bar for program innovation and service excellence in our network,” said Feed Ontario’s written recommendation.

“Beyond the work that HOL does locally, the food bank is a leader in our network and regularly provides their expertise to the provincial food bank network. While the food bank may be small in size, it is undeniably big in impact—both in its community and as a leader in Ontario’s food bank network.

Feed Ontario is very proud to work alongside the House of Lazarus in addressing poverty and hunger in Ontario.”

Last year, House of Lazarus served roughly 3,000 people through its outreach programming and fed roughly 680 people through its food bank. To learn more about HOL’s programs and services, visit hol.community or contact 613-989-3830.

in improving the communities you serve through creative, efficient and successful programs and services and exemplifying the highest standards of operation.” There to accept the award during the June 17 ceremony were HOL executive director Cathy Ashby and clients services manager Kim Merkley.

“I was honoured to receive this award on behalf of our community,” Cathy said. “It’s the community’s award, because without the community we couldn’t offer all the programming we do.

Every program we offer has a community component. It really is a case of ‘neighbours helping neighbours’ and that’s what strengthens us all.”

As part of FBC’s decision, recommendations came from both local HOL partner, Naomi’s Family Resource Centre (NFRC) and Feed Ontario.

“The House of Lazarus provides an essential, progressive and valuable service to our community,” former NFRC Executive Director, Verna Leger, said. “This agency is well respected and supported by the community at large.”

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Poetry book launch at the NGPL

by Hilary Thomson Local poet, Jagjeet Sharma, will be launching her most recent compilation of poetry on July 19 at the North Grenville Public Library. Jagjeet’s poetry is accessible, beautifully written, and touches on some important issues in Canada and throughout the world. Her new book, called Fragments, was partially inspired by the horrible bus crash that happened in Ottawa earlier this year. “I was touched by the stories of the people affected,” she says.

Other themes in her book include women’s issues, and the refugee and immigrant experience. A news junkie, Jagjeet describes her writing as journalistic poetry. “I observe, I feel, I write,” she says.

As with her first book, Jagjeet is donating all the proceeds from sales to the Ottawa Heart Institute. She says she has already raised $800 for the cause.

The book launch will be held at 2 pm on July 19 at the North Grenville Public Library (NGPL). Both Mayor Nancy Peckford and MP Michael Barrett will be on hand for the celebration.

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Equipment Drive

Mayor Nancy Peckford and Councillor John Barclay joined the Kemptville Lions team at the Seniors BBQ and Picnic in Maplewood last week.

Accepting gently used equipment:

Kemptville & District Home Support held their annual Seniors BBQ and Picnic at Maplewood Park in Oxford Mills last week. Celebrating Seniors’ Month 2019, with the theme of “Aging Strong: Respect and Protect Seniors”, the BBQ was provided by the Kemptville Lions Club. A fine team of Lions worked the grills and served up burgers and hot dogs, while a dessert of tasty butter tarts came courtesy of the Grenville Mutual Insurance Company.

Keeping a weather eye open, the food was served both outdoors and inside Maplewood Hall, so everyone was taken care of. Another lovely annual event from KDHSI.

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Grahame’s Bakery named Local Food Champion Ernie Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, joined Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MPP Steve Clark at the farm of Dawn and John Wynands to recognize two of the four Ontario Local Food Champions from Leeds-GrenvilleThousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.

Debbie Wilson from Grahame’s Bakery in Kemptville and Rob Heuvel and Laura Bradley from King’s Lock Craft Distillery in Johnstown were on hand to receive certificates. Other recipients are Kudrinko’s Grocery in Westport and Wendy’s Country Market in Lyndhurst.

The new Local Food Champion program recognizes individuals, organizations and businesses who have demonstrated leadership in putting local food on Ontario family tables.

We've got the relaxing beaches you've been dreaming of

by the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Ah, summer: a time for relaxing with friends, soaking up the sun and, of course, hitting the beach.

But sometimes beach days are more hassle than relaxle: fighting traffic, circling for parking and dodging rogue frisbees while you defend your tiny square of sand from the hordes of other beachgoers. Some fun!

But there’s a solution: instead of wasting 30 minutes parking, spend it heading to Baxter Conservation Area, Rideau Ferry Yacht Club Conservation Area near Smiths Falls, or Foley Mountain Conservation Area in Westport for a beautiful beach day away from the crowds.

Just a few minutes from your home, Baxter offers one of the cleanest, prettiest beaches along the Rideau River, complete with ample picnic tables, barbeque pits and green space to settle in for the day.

When you’re tired of toasting your toes in the sun, you can stretch your legs along five kilometres of easy walking trails and boardwalks through sundappled forests, meadows and wetlands. And kids (or July 3 ,2019

kids at heart) can scan the buzzing Baxter Pond for leopard frogs, minnows and other curious creatures, too.

Rideau Ferry is a little further afield, but wins our Best Beach award: the beautiful, clean swimming area on Lower Rideau Lake is hardly ever crowded, and is just a short drive away. Make a day of it and enjoy the many picnic tables and grill pits.

Foley Mountain’s beach is smaller, but well worth the drive to Westport considering the property includes 11 kilometres of trails and a stunning view of the region from the famous Spy Rock. Work up a sweat before diving into the refreshing waters of Upper Rideau Lake!

Honestly, with all these fun activities, you may never want to leave (but please do, because the parks close at dusk).

And on top of all that, it’s great bang for your buck: parking is only $7 for the day or $50 for an annual pass, valid at all of our paid parking lots across the watershed.

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The Events Committee of the Old Town Kemptville Business Improvement Area (BIA) has created an exclusive promotion targeted at all Kemptville Live Music Festival attendees. The purpose is to leverage the positive impact for Downtown Kemptville businesses as part of our sponsorship of the Kemptville Live Music Festival. We want to encourage everyone to experience the diversity and “flavour” of our Downtown Kemptville business community.

Each year thousands of people attend the festival and hundreds camp overnight at the Kemptville Campus for the duration of the festival.

These visitors stop at businesses across Kemptville for a variety of reasons including buying food, beverages, supplies, and sometimes just to simply explore the area. The Events Committee believes that by providing all festivalgoers with a unique exclusive offer, this will encourage more of them to frequent participating businesses in Downtown Kemptville. The offer will only be available during the festival, which is from Thursday July 18 to Sunday July 21.

As part of a package that will be provided to these visitors, the Events Committee have compiled a list of Downtown businesses that are offering this exclusive 15% discount. To qualify for the discount, all you have to do is present your special Kemptville Live wristband (as proof of your support for the festi-

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val) at the time of ordering.

Rather than having a variety of different offers available from local businesses (which could be somewhat confusing), the committee felt that one universal offer would be more effective. By providing this information to visitors, this would make them more aware of not only some of the businesses Downtown, but additionally where they could save money.

The participating Downtown Kemptville businesses are: Food & Beverage

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Susie M’s Hidden Treasures – 200 Sanders Street Unit 103 – www.susiemtreasures.ca To Be Continued Consignment Shop – 207 Sanders Street – www.tbcconsign.com Sugold Jewellery & Giftware – 107 Prescott Street – 613-258-1118 Healthy Pets – 111 Prescott Street – 613-258-5744 – www.healthypetsboutique.ca Kemptville Fabric Shoppe – 31 Clothier Street E - 613258-4437 Salvation Army Thrift Store – 8 Asa Street – 613-258-0111 – www.salvationarmykemptville.com.

Willow & Rose Decor – 10 Prescott Street – 613-7137673 – www.willowandrose. ca Book Market – 144 Prescott Street – 613-258-5509 - www. bookmarket.ca

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Bodhi Tree Yoga Centre – 28 Prescott Street Unit 1 – www. bodhitreeyogacentre.ca

Richardson Hair Design – 201 Prescott Street – 613258-5746 – www.richardsonhd.com Curl Up and Dye – 207 Sanders Street – 613-2277610 Brewing Oasis – 210 Prescott Street – 613-258-9463 – www.brewingoasis.com WGP Professional Corporation Accountants – 24 Prescott Street – www.wgpcpa.ca Stevens Creek Shutter Co. – 28 Prescott Street Unit 2 – 613-706-1250 - www. stevenscreekshutterco.ca New Energy Kreations – 24 Prescott Street – 613713-4444 – www.newenergykreations.ca If you would like to know more, please email the BIA Executive Director Deron Johnston at bia@northgrenville.on.ca.

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Kemptville Medical Centre changes

by Patrick Leahy , MD, CCFP The Kemptville Medical Centre has been providing care to patients since 1995. It is located at 2670 Highway 43 and is easily accessible. Two of the original physicians, Dr. Greg Leonard and Dr. John Evans, have recently retired after providing outstanding care to their patients for many years.

Dr. Loan Luong and Dr. Maha Wanes will be relocating their practices to the Kemptville Medical Centre in July, where they will continue to care for their current patients.

Patients can continue to

by Matthew Behrens, Associate Producer Classic Theatre Festival The Classic Theatre Festival's 10th anniversary summer season is off to a sizzling start, with three shows on the go inside their air conditioned mainstage space at 54 Beckwith Street East in Perth (The Voice of the Turtle, a hit WW2-era comedy), at Michael's Table Restaurant (site of their lunchtime/dinner theatre production, the Roman empire comedy Androcles and the Lion, 110 Gore Street East), and Matheson House Museum (11 Gore Street East), where the historic walking play, The Forgotten Ones, a story of Perth during the Great Depression, plays 7 times a week. (Pictured: Brooke Trealout, Tyler Street, Mallory Brumm and Connor Williamson, The Forgotten Ones and Androcles and the Lion). Tickets to all shows at 1-877283-1283 or www.classictheatre.ca

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with cold water and making sure all were well hydrated.

He also does errands for the ladies who may have left a wayside club somewhere on the course. Thanks Ron for your gallant efforts. Ron has also brought in a basket of "goodies" with tickets to be sold for the benefit of "Parkinson Disease", and a tournament to be played this coming month. This is another of Ron's "closeat-heart" activities. Best of luck!

As the summer progresses, more of the ladies are signing up for the different league play. It is encouraging to see so many new names and nice to get to know them. The ladies league is striving and strong.

Let us hope that the weather will cooperate and make our summer one to remember with sunshiny days. Good golfing Ladies!

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was to Maureen Fournier who had her birdie on this very day of play. Kudos Maureen! For the month of July, Jean Potvin takes over the captaincy of the ladies league, making -up the foursomes every week, giving Frankie a well earned rest. The job of the captain is an unremitting one which has to be done every week.

At times it can shatter one's patience. Having to please all the ladies all the time is an impossible, thankless task. With the league growing every year, the chore becomes more and more a mental effort having to please everyone. So ladies, please be patient with your captain if she hasn't given you the time slot you desired or the companions you wished to play with. Maybe the following week you will get your choice.

Ron Tracey was greatly appreciated as "water boy", filling up the ladies bottles

cian’s office, with information on how to book an appointment.

The clinic will have after-hours coverage by one of the clinic physicians most weekday evenings (5-8 pm) and a 3-hour block on most Saturdays.

Patients belonging to the clinic will have access to the on-call physician for these after hour time slots.

The physicians at the Kemptville Medical Centre look forward to our new look and to providing high quality medical care to our current patients, as well as welcoming new patients.

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Rideau Glen ladies enjoy a sunny Tuesday

by Cecile Fortier The day dawned with thunderstorms and heavy downpours. Would another Tuesday of ladies golf be canceled again? But lo-andbehold, the menacing clouds cleared off and a bright blue sky appeared with a glorious sun, with puffy cumulus clouds overhead and a cool breeze. More than 50 ladies attacked the golf course with a shot-gun start.

The game was an easy and interesting one. You played your own game, but crossed-out the 3 worse holes, giving you a total for the 6 remaining holes. The winner with a score of 28 was Belinda Nelson. Her feat was applauded by all present.

The players who attended the dinner enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by "Just Home Cookin" by Pam and Don Miller. After everyone was satiated with the meal, Maureen opened the business part of the meeting. She announced the next tournament to be played on July 11 will be the "Dickenson Tray". Don't forget to sign-up for it. Also the name of a winner in the last tournament "de Havelin" was omitted; Linda Thomson, with Pearl Webb, had tied for 2nd place. Sorry Linda!

Frankie had only one birdie pin to hand out. It

call 258 -2486 to reach their office.

Dr. Jeewan Gill has recently joined the clinic and, as of July 1, has assumed the care of Dr. Leonard’s patients and will continue to provide care to his own patients.

He is also accepting new patients. His patients can call 613-258-4600 to book an appointment.

Dr. Evans has assigned the care of his patients to Dr. Abdel Malek, Dr. Wanes, and Dr. Leahy.

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Lions Club bandstand ready to go stand; however, the Village of Merrickville-Wolford did contribute $7000 to the project. Although it is on Parks Canada land, the bandstand is the property of the Lions Club, and they are responsible for maintaining it and managing its use. Don says it is available for anyone in the community to use for free. “The idea is to have a covered area [in the park] for bands and other things,” Don says. “Anyone can schedule an event, free of charge, at the Lions Club Campground.”

Parks Canada would still like to be made aware of large and for-profit events in the park that use the bandstand.

However, the Lions Club can also help facilitate those conversations.

The completion of the bandstand has come just in time for the Lion Club of Merrickville’s 65th anniversary this year. In fact, Mayor Doug Struthers had declared June 29 as Lions Club of Merrickville Day in the municipality to celebrate the signing of their charter on that day in 1954. A celebration and official opening of the bandstand will be held on August 24, 2019.

Don says it is very rewarding to see the bandstand project come to fruition. “[We] wouldn’t have been able to accomplish this without the community volunteers,” he says. “[The bandstand] will be around hundreds of years from now, I am sure.”

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Missing: Bob Fitzgerald, Bob Forbes, Nick Nickerson, Ted Purvis, Rod Fournier, Tim Molloy and Myles Lavigueur. [Photo by Hilary Thomson]

by Hilary Thomson The Lions Club of Merrickville has completed their most recent project: a community bandstand in the Blockhouse Park. The project was spearheaded by Merrickville Lions Timothy Molloy and Rod Fournier in 2017 after the club’s idea for a community washroom fell through. They decided to reallocate funds and focus on constructing a bandstand in the park to serve the entire community. “We thought it was a project that would be beneficial to the town, but also the people of the town,” says Lions Club member Don Ramsay, who took the lead on the project in November 2018.

Through consultations with Parks Canada, the project morphed from a round gazebo to a rectangular pavilion, complete with electricity hook up and lights for concerts and other events.

They also used a genuine cedar shake roof in keeping with the heritage of park.

“Parks Canada wanted it to blend in with the other buildings,” Don says. The Lions also learned that the rectangular shape was preferable for bands, because there are fewer posts to obstruct the view of an audience.

Made out of yellow pine, the parts for the bandstand were made in North Carolina and shipped to MerrickvilleWolford as a kit. Don notes that about fourteen com-

munity volunteers put the structure together over three 12-hour days. Most of the people working were over the age of 60.

L o c a l f a r m e r, K i m Weedmark, loaned them a hay wagon, and Lions Club President, Gerry Seguin, contributed a tractor to transport the pieces to the site location. Local business, Satellite Truss, loaned their equipment to the group to get the pieces off the wagon and into place. The concrete slab, electrical hook up, roofing and landscaping were all subbed out to local contractors.

The Lions Club used monies raised through various fundraising initiatives to pay for most of the band-

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Council approves land transfer to RCHS

by Hilary Thomson Merrickville-Wolford council passed a resolution at their last council meeting to officially transfer the land housing the Merrickville District Community Health Centre (MDCHC) to the Rideau Community Health Services (RCHS).

The RCHS first approached the previous council with the idea of taking over the land that houses their $2 million healthcare facility last year. Because the transfer involved a severance, the request went first to July 3, 2019

the municipality’s Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) and then on to the Consent Granting Authority (CGA) of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville for approval. The severance has since been approved by both the PAC and the CGA at the County level.

Because the process straddled two terms of council, the current council had some questions for the RCHS before they gave final approval for the transfer. Deputy Mayor Michael Cameron was specifically concerned about what would happen to the

it will continue to be owned by the municipality.

RCHS Chair, Jacques Pelletier, addressed Council at the meeting of June 24 during the public question period, thanking them for their thorough work addressing, and finally approving, their request.

“The clause makes sense to us and to the community,” he said. “But we don’t plan on giving the land back, because we are not going anywhere,” he added with a smile.

land if the RCHS were to fold.

To address this, staff have been instructed to draw up a provision that would have the lands automatically transferred back to the municipality should the RCHS cease to exist. “I would be comfortable if we could include that [in the agreement],” Deputy Mayor Cameron said at the council meeting of June 24.

Council agreed to go ahead with the transfer of the lands with the provision in place. Staff will also have to draw up a new lease agreement for the parking lot area used by the Health Centre, as

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gional partners, contributing critical data to the province's field crops research system that will help drive impactful innovation and sustain the sector across Ontario."

"This investment in research infrastructure in Winchester helps contribute to productive, innovative and sustainable agricultural and food sectors and rural communities in Eastern Ontario," said Dr. Lorne Hepworth, Chair of the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario.

The new 5,210 squarefoot research facility has various work, storage and office areas so research samples and data can be collected and analyzed by permanent and visiting staff, graduate students and researchers. The new facility is owned by the province (through the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario) and managed by the University of Guelph, through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance.

Winchester Agricultural Research Station On June 28, Ernie Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, opened a new facility at the Winchester Agricultural Research Station to give Eastern Ontario field crop farmers the latest research findings and crop technologies to help farm businesses grow and succeed.

"Our government is committed to supporting research that's providing farmers with the most up-to-date information on best practices and ways to improve and grow their businesses," said Hardeman. "We want to provide

farmers in Eastern Ontario with research suited to their local conditions, and help them — and all Ontario field crop farmers — be profitable, efficient and sustainable now and into the future."

The new facility, in conjunction with the existing 150 acres of field crops, corn, cereals and soybeans plots at the Winchester Research Station, enables research related to soil and water quality, climate change, nutrient availability and weed control.

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farm businesses to be adopted to improve farm practices to help make food production safer and more efficient.

"The University of Guelph is delighted to continue to serve the Eastern Ontario agri-food sector, leveraging our world-class research to ensure the long-term productivity and competitiveness of the sector," says Malcolm Campbell, Vice-President (Research) at the University of Guelph. "This new facility will provide a crucial hub for U of G researchers to continue working together with and in support of local and re-

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Wherever she lands, Ellen spreads her generosity of spirit, community-mindedness, enthusiasm and glowing smile. Her journey has landed her in Kemptville at Amberdawn Farm with her loving husband and partner, Alison Miller. Ellen has shared her gifts, smiles and hugs in that community for more than 2 decades.

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July 13 Steak BBQ, Holy Trinity Church – Merrickville, 4 pm, $20.00 per person

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

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

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

Info 613-806-4495 or 613-795-7155.

Tues Rotary Club meeting, Kemptville Legion, 6:30 pm.

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

Bridge St. John’s United Church, 12:15 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. Info, call. 613-806-4495 to 613-795-7155.

The Branch Artisans Guild, NG Community Church, 2659 Concession St. every 3rd Tue/mth, 7pm. New members welcomed Wed NG Photography Club - 1st Wed./mth, 7-9 pm, at the Grenville Mutual Insurance, 380 Colonnade Drive. See ngphotoclub.ca for info.

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

Everyone welcome. $5.00. (No euchre July & August) Bingo- 1st & 3rd Wed/mth., Kemptville Legion, 1 pm. All welcome.

New Horizon Club, Burritt`s Rapids Community Hall. Adults 55 plus welcome.

For info re programs and membership, call Golida Tym 258-3894.

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

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

Euchre, Rideau Glen Golf Course, 6:30 sharp, $5, share the wealth tickets sold, all proceeds go back to the players. May 1-Oct 9.

Thu Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:15- pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. For more info, call 613-806-4495 or 613-795-7155.

North Grenville Toastmasters - Meeting 1st & 3rd Thurs/mth., 7 pm at O’Farrell’s Financial Services, Cty Rd 44. Info, call 790 7665.

Fri Friendship Lunch, 11:30-1 pm, St. John’s United Church. Free, everyone welcome.

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

Euchre, Kemptville Legion, last Sat/mth. Noon-5 pm.

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

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

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Ring the Bell!

Thank you to the 2019-2020 WDMH Foundation Board (l-r): Gilles Roy, Peter Krajcovic, Cholly Boland, Chris Chevalier, Laura Fletcher, Wayne Burns and Tina Asselin. Missing: Tod King, Stephen McClellan, Bruce Millar, Mike Villeneuve (WDMH Board Chair, Elinor Jordan and Lynn Dillabough (Auxiliary Co-Chairs) A new tradition at the WDMH Foundation is shaking things up – and waking people up too! The Foundation team has been having a lot of fun this past year, ringing a school bell loud and often to celebrate donors who give gifts of $1,000 or more.

“We get excited when a donor walks through our door, when the phone rings

and when the mail arrives each day,” noted Managing Director Kristen Casselman at the Annual General Meeting on June 26. “Every person who gives to the Foundation - and to health care close to home - has a special reason and a special story to tell.

As part of our job, we get to hear many of those wonderful stories, and we get to know

so many kind and generous people who truly value this hospital.”

At the AGM, smaller gifts were also celebrated.

“Last year, we received 497 twenty-dollar gifts which totals $9,671 - almost $10,000!

And since the Foundation began, we have received 9,671 twenty-dollar gifts - and that totals $193,420 - or almost

$200,000,” added Kristen.

“Every donor and every gift is special to us.”

Outgoing Board Chair Tom Dawson echoed Kristen’s comments. “This has been another excellent year for the WDMH Foundation.

Our donors are the reason for this. We are simply bursting with gratitude and the wonderful feelings of knowing that so many people care about WDMH. Thank you for the trust you have placed in our hands and for your ongoing commitment, care and generosity.”

In the past year, there were 4,515 individual gifts to the Foundation. As a result, 19 new pieces of medical equipment were purchased, totaling almost $600,000. At the meeting, Tom Dawson was thanked for his commitment of time and expertise and three new Board members were welcomed: Wayne Burns, Tod King and Stephen McClellan. Peter Krajcovic is the new Board Chair.

At the end of the meeting, Dwayne Holmes proposed a motion of appreciation to thank the Board of Directors, Kristen Casselman and her staff for their incredible work over the past year. The motion was passed unanimously.

Keep ringing the bell!

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The strange world of holiday travel

by David Shanahan This is the beginning of the high season for travel, as schools empty for the Summer and families plan vacations at home and abroad. Many of these will make use of national and international airlines to carry them safely to their holiday destinations. For those of you who travel by air on a relatively regular basis, it may come as something of a surprise to hear that Air Canada was named Best Airline in North America for the third consecutive year and recognized for the world's Best Business Class Lounge Dining, Best Airline Staff in Canada, Best Business Class in North America and Best Airline Cabin Cleanliness in North America at the 2019 Skytrax World Airline Awards ceremony held at the International Paris Air Show. It is the eighth time in the past ten years the carrier was selected as the Best in North America by the World Airline Awards, which are based on passenger satisfaction surveys of more than 21 million global travellers.

Personally, I was totally gobsmacked by the announcement. Just a few weeks ago, I missed a connecting flight to Dublin because my Air Canada flight from Ottawa to Toronto (officially just a 50-minute journey) had arrived 40 minutes late. A few weeks later, I was able to read about the astonishing travel adventures of Tiffani Adams, who also travelled to Toronto with Air Canada. She had fallen asleep on the plane during her flight, and woke up to find herself alone in the dark. It seems the crew had disembarked without noticing her asleep in her seat.

The aircraft was sitting out on the parking apron in Toronto, and Tiffani was unable to contact anyone for help, until she managed to open one of the doors. Too far above the ground to jump out, she finally managed to get the attention of some ground crew, who rescued her. Air Canada had no comment about how the passenger had been left behind on an empty airplane, but promised that: “We’ll take a look into it.”

I have become used to having my baggage arrive in a different city from me. In the past few years, my luggage and I were separated on more than one third of the flights to Europe. The best (?) time was when I arrived in Dublin, via St. John, New Brunswick, and my suitcase arrived in Frankfurt, Germany. With great care, Air Canada took care of the problem by sending my luggage back to Toronto, a city that had not actually been included in my travel itinerary. After a few days, I was reunited with my clean clothes in time for us all to fly back to Canada, together at last.

While most of us can hope to avoid Tiffani’s experience, and even to arrive on time to our destinations, luggage in hand, it will not be cheap to get there. Flights in Canada are notoriously expensive, compared to other countries, and Air Canada leads the way in that regard. A recent survey found that the cheapest available Air Canada return fare from Montreal to Vancouver on 1-8 September this year will cost $759; for just $79 more on the same dates, one could fly from Montreal to Paris instead. Meanwhile, a direct US flight from New York City to Los Angeles costs a mere $344.

Partly as a result of high prices in Canada, according to the Conference Board of Canada, five million Canadians a year cross the border on land to fly out of US airports. And it is the Canadian Government that is helping to keep the situation as it is. They tack on various costs to the average ticket, including security costs and airport improvement fees, adding around $30 - $60 to the cost of a ticket. The Government has allowed consolidation of airlines, decreasing competition and thereby keeping prices high. Air Canada and Westjet together control 82% of domestic air travel. The Government has resisted allowing foreign airline access to Canadian airports, most of which the Government owns and leases to airport authorities.

Now Air Canada has bought out Air Transat, one of the very few Canadian alternatives to the two main carriers, and a way to get around at a lower cost. As one report noted: “The deal puts Air Canada in a position to further control pricing, though analysts say it’s difficult to predict whether fares will actually increase”. Anyone care to take a wager on that?

So, as you plan your Summer vacation, think about these things. As my wife and I have often said as we watched our flight leave without us, albeit through gritted teeth: “It’s all part of the adventure”. www.ngtimes.ca

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NO OTHER JESUS And the Word was God

by David Shanahan There can be no doubt that Jesus saw himself as someone who was quite distinct from the Father and the Holy Spirit. He constantly referred to his Father, spoke to his Father, and lived in continual submission to the Father's will. He promised that he would send the Spirit, who could not come until Jesus returned to the Father. Now, the Scriptures are also extremely clear on another point: there is only one God. Although demons, powerful people, or even things such as wealth, may be considered "gods" and worshipped as "gods", in truth there is only one God, the Almighty One, the Creator and Lord of all things. The prophet Isaiah wrote over and over again what God told him: "This is what the Lord says -Israel's King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God." [Is. 44.6] "Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one."

[Is. 44.8] "I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God." [Is. 45.8] Furthermore, the Lord declares openly that, as the only God, as the First and the Last, he will not share his glory with another [Isaiah 42.8]. He is the only Creator, the one who laid out the heavens and the earth by himself: "I am the Lord, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself." [Is. 44.24] Almighty God, who alone made the heavens and the earth, who is the First and the Last, is also the only Saviour: "I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no saviour." [Is. 43.11] The Scriptures proclaim openly that there is

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but one God, the Almighty.

The New Testament, too, states clearly that there is only one Lord, and yet Jude refers to Jesus as "Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord". [Jude 4]. Only God is Sovereign and there is only one Lord. Why then, does this Scripture apply to Jesus the titles of the one God? But this is not the only time we find this happening. Over and over again, Jesus is given titles that the Almighty God of the Old Testament has taken for himself. Isaiah states that God alone created all things, echoing Genesis 1.1: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth". Yet in John 1.1-3 we read: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made."

The identity of the Word is revealed in verses 14 and 17: “The Word became flesh and lived for a while among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth...grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God, but God the only Son, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.”

What a statement this is: the Word was God, and yet was with God. God alone made the heavens and the earth, and yet Jesus, the Word, made everything that has been made. How can this be? Because he is God. There are not two Creators.

The man who wrote those words under the inspiration of the Spirit was John, the beloved apostle, the man who knew Jesus best of all his earthly friends. But there are other witnesses also. Paul, a man who was very sensitive to the Scriptures, a Hebrew of the Hebrews and learned in the Law and the Prophets,

made this astonishing statement about Jesus: “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” [Col. 1.15-17] Why is he supreme?

Because he made everything, because he is the invisible God made visible, the "image of the invisible God". As John said: "No one has ever seen God, but God the only Son...has made him known". John and Paul agree completely that Jesus made everything.

All creation was not only made by him, but exists for him. Neither can it be said that God simply made the heavens and earth through Jesus as some kind of inferior creator, for he says clearly in Isaiah 44.24 that he "alone stretched out the heavens and...spread out the earth by myself". One has to ask, therefore: are there two Creators? No, but there is more than one person at work. How did God create? Did he do anything?

No, he spoke and it was.

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Priority Pump Service Don’t pick on the RRSP account, pick on the advice!

Daren Givoque, CDFA & Partner, O’Farrell Financial Services Over the past few years there has been a rise in people feeling like RRSPs aren’t the great retirement savings tool they claim to be. Registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) are a tool that many people use in Canada to finance their retirement.

Contributions that you make throughout your working career are income deductions on your taxes, which leads to a lower tax bill and may mean you receive a tax refund cheque after you file your taxes. Any investments or transactions made inside your RRSP are not subject to tax, however when you take money out of your account it is taxed as income. In simple terms you can look at RRSPs as a giant tax deferral tool.

At the age of 71 you must convert your RRSP into a registered retirement income fund (RRIF). It is at this point that people must start taking money out of the RRIF in minimum withdrawals, mandated by the government.

Unfortunately, some people are reporting that they are being taxed at roughly 50 per cent on the dollar when they withdraw their money, causing them to feel like the RRSP they had been paying into their entire career is a tax trap, rather than a valuable tool to support retirement.

While this situation is unfortunate, it is the exception not the rule. Recent studies have shown that RRSPs are no worse than any other savings options if your tax rate in retirement is the same as it was when you were paying into the RRSP. For most

than you did in your working years. TFSAs are ideal retirement savings tools for low income Canadians as they won’t trigger a clawback of the Guaranteed Income Supplement. For others though, TFSA contributions may not be enough to build significant retirement savings as the limit you can contribute per year is $5500.

The percentage of tax filers who make contributions to RRSPs has been on the decline for the past 15 years; partially because of the economy but also because people are believing in the unfounded belief that they are a tax trap. Don’t believe the rumours. For most people, RRSPs are a great savings tool and making consistent contributions will help ensure your financial stability in retirement.

people, their tax rate actually decreases in retirement, so they end up paying less tax on their RRIF withdrawals than they would if they had used a different tool to save, which wouldn’t have had the same tax deferral benefit as an RRSP. Regret over using an RRSP normally comes when they see a portion of their savings going to taxes, however it is important to remember the tax breaks you received when you were paying into your RRSP. Many people are choosing to use tax free savings accounts (TFSAs) as they see it as a better way to save for retirement. While withdrawals from a TFSA are not taxed as income, contributions are not tax deductible.

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