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by Christina Thompson Neon Night Fun Run for childhood cancer is almost here! On Saturday, September 23, hundreds of community members will gather for a 2K or 5K fun run/walk starting at Riverside Park, 200 Reuben Cres. The event will raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer, while also celebrating local kids currently battling cancer. At last year’s Neon Night, over 650 participants raised $65,000. Organizers hope to surpass that total this year.

The municipality has once again granted this event a local road closure, meaning there will be barricades at every intersection along

the route and vehicles will be stopped. Prescott Street will have ‘rolling closures’, meaning runners may be stopped to allow a backup of delayed vehicles to make it through. There will be OPP officers along the perimeter, ensuring everyone's safety, and there will be limited parking available at 200 Reuben Crescent.

Pre-run activities and registration begin at 5:30 p.m., including: a BBQ (food available by donation), Glow-inthe-dark face painting, Meet & Greet our Superheroes and Star Wars friends, real live puppet visits, cheerleader and dance group performances, and a fun obstacle course designed by Kemptville Phys-

iotherapy Centre. Olympic athletes and hopefuls will be present at the event to support the cause, and will be there to support the childhood cancer warriors.

The opening ceremonies will start at 7:00 and will feature our special ‘Knighting’ ceremony that honours Childhood Cancer Warriors from our community: Addy, Abigail, Bailey, Brody, Joshua, Luke, Mackenzie, Rikki Leigh, and Tori are all looking forward to seeing you there!

The deadline to register online for the early bird rate of $40 is noon on Friday September 22, at cancer. ca/neonnightkemptville.

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Adults $50, Children $10 (15 years and under) and Family $90 (2 adults and up to 3 children). For more information, please contact Brenda Burich, Chair-Neon Night 613.258.9852, or bfraser21@hotmail.com, or Christina Thompson at the Canadian Cancer Society at 613-723-1744 ext 3620/ cthompson@ontario.cancer. ca.

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by Leigh Hayward There is a saying - “It takes a village to raise a child” - it also takes a village to grant a wish.

Kemptville has such a village and it is not on any map, but rather in the hearts of the people who live in the town. Located at 3 Industrial Road in Kemptville is the headquarters to this village, and the mayor of our village is the ever-kind and giving Audrey Rooney.

Audrey Rooney is a fixture in our farming community. Owner and operator of Rooney Feeds, she has been supplying feed, supplies, advice and support since

1962. Two locations serve the farming community in North Grenville and surrounding area. Audrey first got involved in the Make a Wish Foundation in 2006. Make A Wish was looking for a new fundraising platform and approached Audrey…and the rest is history.

It takes a lot of effort and fundraising to achieve the amount of funding required to grant one wish. $10,000 to be exact. And yet still - to date! - Audrey has granted five wishes.

This year has been a difficult year to get to that magical goal. Fundraising is done throughout the year with

donations at both store locations. There are also local fairs where a booth is set up, and Audrey and her village also arrange some other small events during the year.

The key fundraising event is the annual Rooney Feed Poker Run, which takes place this year on Sunday, October 1, in Limerick Forest. Currently running for its 11th year, for one day Limerick Forest comes alive with both horses and riders of every age and discipline to support this amazing charity.

For a nominal entry fee, the riders head out on some of the most beautiful trails in Eastern Ontario, collecting

poker cards along the way.

The best poker hand wins an amazing prize! Lunch is also catered, and there’s a photographer on hand to capture all the special moments.

In the centre of all this chaos and hubbub is Audrey Rooney - the mayor of our village. This village would not exist without her enthusiasm and dedication and we would not be able to grant a wish.

We sincerely hope that you’re able to make it out to the Poker Run this year and be a part of our village, helping grant a wish to kids who need it. For more information go to Rooney Feeds facebook page. www.facebook.com/RooneyFeedsLtd

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by Hilary Thomson Students at Saint Michael Catholic High School gave a very colourful gift to Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) on Friday.

Lindsay Melnick, the art teacher at Saint Mike’s, delivered an afghan to the Interim Long-Term Care wing that was made entirely by students in her innovative crafts course.

“Last year was the first time we offered the course,” Lindsay says. “It was so popular it is continuing this year.”

The idea behind the course is to get students who feel they are not technically artistic to try a different form of art. Lindsay has worked some business into the course as well, as students must keep track of the cost of their materials and figure out how much their project could sell for in an online store like Etsy (a popular online platform for artisans).

Each student enrolled in the course learned how to crochet and made a square for the afghan. They also took turns sewing the squares together and making a border for the blanket. Lindsay says the students really got into it, especially the boys. “I never would have thought a group of grade nine boys would be sitting at a table discussing crochet stiches,” she says. “I love it.”

Cathy Burke, VP of Nursing and Clinical Services at the Hospital, says the afghan will be used to brighten one patient’s room at a time, giving them a sense of home away from home.

“They will really appreciate it,” she says.

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A North Grenville resident has singlehandedly raised over $14,000 for Parkinson’s research. This is John Spero’s 13th year participating in the Parkinson SuperWalk, a nationwide fundraiser to raise money for Parkinson Canada. He got involved with the walk when he himself was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. “I wanted to help find the solution,” he says.

Over his 12 years with the walk, he has raised $42,000 for Parkinson Canada, and last year he hit a personal high of $7,500. He says he made the goal of $10,000 for this year to try and surpass last year’s personal best. And he succeeded!

His total raised is $14,4–, making him the highest fundraiser in the National Capital Region, and fourth highest in all of Canada. Congratulations.

Community Funds hosts Comedy Date Night and Costume Party The North Grenville Community Fund is thrilled to be presenting our 2nd Annual Comedy Date Night fundraising event at the North Grenville Municipal Centre on Friday, October 27, 2017. This year we want you to come dressed up for a chance to win prizes. At 8 pm, there will be a lineup of five comedians from the Yuk Yuks Comedy Club to make you laugh while you enjoy our reasonably priced bar, delicious snacks, and silent auction. Your MC for the evening will be Daren Givoque, Chair of the North Grenville Community Fund.

The Comedy Date Night is being organized by the energy of Anne Kotlarchuk, of ALK Event Management. Doors open at 7 pm; Show starts at 8 pm. Tickets are just $30 per person and are available at www.eventbrite.ca (search

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Save by purchasing 10 tickets for $270. Get your tickets before they’re sold out! Sponsorships are still available by contacting northgrenvillecommunityfund@gmail.com.

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just getting known; but they share a common commitment to local sourcing, great taste, and happy consumers.

Vendors are from the urban Ottawa area, the towns of Manotick and Kemptville, and the villages of Iroquois, Johnstown, Burritts Rapids, and Spencerville, among others.

Organizers are spreading the word to food lovers in Ottawa and environs, as well as smaller places along the 416 highway into Spencerville, and throughout the St. Lawrence corridor, to “travel to the taste” and indulge in a fun foodie afternoon while enjoying the heritage ambience of the scenic Spencerville Mill on the South Nation River, along with live music by the Mixed Blessings band, offering its special mix of Celtic, folk, bluegrass and jazz.

This community fundraising event is co-hosted by the Spencerville Mill Foundation and the Friends of the Library, Spencerville Branch, with all proceeds benefitting Mill and Library programs and activities for residents and visitors.

Advance tickets $30, including 10 tasting tickets; $35 at the door. Tickets in Spencerville at: JoeComputer, 14 Centre street, Home Hardware, 3018 County Rd. 21 or Spencerville Mill, 11 Water St. open weekends 11 am to 3 pm. Call 613 658-5885 Online tickets at: https://1000islands.snapd. com/events/view/1062009 More details at: www. spencervillemill.ca

Venue: Spencerville Mill & Museum, 11 Water St., Sunday, September 24, 1:00 to 5:00 pm.

This enticing event, called “An Affair with Food & Drink”, showcases the impressive quality and flavours of food and drink offered by farms, restaurants, and craft beverage specialists within a 100-mile radius of the small village of Spencerville, which prides itself on thinking out of the box. Interestingly, the majority of vendors, in keeping with this culinary “affair,” describe themselves as passionate about what they produce.

Tastes and flavours include everything from upscale pub food, modern Italian, and zingy East Indian, to colourful macaroons and cup cakes, yummy goat milk fudge, smooth probiotic yogurt, and mouth watering gluten-free baked goods, among other offerings. As with the food, the various wines, craft beers and spirits favour descriptions such as all natural, organic, fresh made, full flavoured, well balanced, and bursting with taste. The passion continues as producers add the words: lovingly made, and full of character and charisma.

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Changing of the guards

by David Shanahan

This may seem a little premature, but we need to start thinking about the next municipal election. It doesn’t actually happen until October 22 of next year, but nominations can start as early as May 1, so interested parties have to start planning their moves very soon. Nominations close on July 27, by the way.

For many people, the municipal council may seem a minor player in their lives, not as important as the provincial or federal representatives. (Oh, and the provincial election is happening on June 7 next). But municipal councils have authority over such day-to-day practicalities as roads, local policing, ambulances, parks and recreation, and water and sewers: and they also levy your municipal taxes. Therefore, it is really quite important that we have an active and creative group

of people sitting at the council table: something North Grenville has seldom, if ever, enjoyed.

Here’s a rather shocking statistic: between amalgamation in 1998 and 2015, not one Councillor ever introduced a Resolution in Council. This means that not one of the people elected during that period actually initiated a single thing. Instead, it seems that all they ever did was vote on whatever municipal staff put in front of them. That is not what we elect people to do, is it? To date, only Councillors Bertram and Arnaud have introduced initiatives - pretty bad after almost 20 years of North Grenville councils.

So it is not just the potential candidates who have to start thinking ahead. We, the voters, the taxpayers, have to start thinking too.

What kind of person do we want to elect? I believe we need people who are already

involved in the community in some fashion: not Johnnycome-latelys who decide on a whim that maybe they’d like to have the title and status of Councillor (status?). Not someone who has an ego bigger than the municipality, who treats voters as irrelevant after the votes are counted.

Councilors and mayors are not meant to represent a political party: they stand for election as individuals, and this makes municipal elections very different from any other level. They must have the same credentials as those eligible to vote: someone who, on the day of the election, is: 18 years of age or older; a Canadian citizen; and either a resident of the municipality or a property owner or tenant or the spouse or same sex partner of an owner or tenant in the municipality during a specified time just before the election.

To be able to vote, your name must be on the list of eligible

voters.

There is another deadline of which we have to be aware. If Council want to ask residents their opinion on issues such as introducing a ward system, having a larger council, or any other municipal issue, they have to pass a bylaw before May 1.

Just a thought. I don’t expect the current council to actually have an initiative to put to voters, but it might be good if they knew that was an option before them.

Generally speaking, people already on councils tend to run again. In fact, only something like 25% of new candidates get elected, so the odds are stacked heavily in favour of incumbents. This is another reason for anyone thinking of running next year to start planning now. They will need to get their names and faces out there, so that they’ll have a chance of their name standing out when voters look at the ballot paper

is the issue, not whether we pense for the municipality attend Council meetings. and that alone -- never mind the future costs of plowing Victor Jarjour -- has cost taxpayers tens of Dear Editor, thousands of dollars. There Something stinks at the is a long list of waiting roaddog park. I just read on work maintenance in North the Ferguson Forest Dog Grenville not being done, Park Facebook page a post so why give the roads to the where Carl Doucette, the dog park in Ferguson Forest president of the dog park, Centre a sudden top priority? praises the municipality Because the dog park people for doing an “excellent job have council in their back of improving the road from pocket. It’s no coincidence Highway 43 to Veterans the president of the dog park Way to Honour Way to the is also the president of the Dog Park parking lot. This board of directors of Ferguwill now be a four season son Forest Centre, the same road and plowed through- board Barb Tobin, the deputy out the winter. Hats off to mayor holds a seat on. There’s Karen Dunlop and the Mu- nothing more satisfying than nicipal Council for getting having people of influence at this work approved in the your disposal to help further 2017 budget.” How did this your own agenda. Never mind happen? The Municipality that the entire taxpayer base could not find $10,000 in of North Grenville is funding the budget to replace their the Ferguson Forest dog park own gazebo in Maplewood year-round access, for a few.

Park. The dog park people It’s just so wrong. Tobin just keep asking and asking for recently stepped up to sponsor sponsors for this, that and a dog poop waste station in everything else, saying the dog park … rather fitting they are operating the dog … if you’re deep in it, you park without any municipal may as well sponsor it. help whatsoever. Turning A Lautner, Kemptville a seasonal road into a four season road is a major ex-

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by Deron Johnston At the Committee of the Whole meeting recently, the Municipal Council was presented with the final report on the Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E) Project.

Originally, the report was to be presented by Kevin O’Dair, who was hired back in September 2016 on a ten-month contract to deliver the project.

However, due to illness, Matt Gilmer of the Economic Development Department had to step in at the last minute.

The BR+E project is a community based economic development program that was developed by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).

Funding for the project came in the form of grants from the Eastern Ontario Development Program, which is administered by the Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation (federal government) and from OMAFRA, through their Rural Economic Development (RED) program.

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next October. That statistic should also be a warning and a reprimand to voters: it means that we are generally lazy when it comes to the vote. If we are re-electing incumbents to that extent, I very much doubt that it’s because they are such outstanding councillors. The experience of North Grenville councils backs that up more than adequately. Councillors have not been active, not been creative, not had a clear vision of where they want to see North Grenville go in future, yet we keep electing them anyway.

Over the coming months, the Times will publish articles about municipal government, how it works, how to get involved, and, especially, how this current lot are doing.

The aim is ensure that we, the voters and taxpayers, are informed enough to cast their votes in October. We are all free to vote for whomever we wish, and that is the beauty

of democracy. But we have the responsibility to do so from a position of informed consent. That requires us to be informed. That requires, in turn, that we know the facts, the records, the qualifications, of those standing before us, asking for our endorsement as they make the decisions over the following four years that will affect our future as a community. The race is on.

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Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Let me be clear up front.

I appreciate Mr. Bertram's efforts to keep us informed.

His articles in this paper are a good medium to reach a large number of people. However, in my view, it is very difficult to accept that Council is listening. They may be hearing us but they are not listening.

The exorbitant six percent increase in our taxes that was approved by Council shortly after being elected is a case in point. That move was met with outrage but did Council re-visit the decision. No. Instead they stood by their Chief Administrative Officer's comment that the only alternative to increasing taxes was to borrow money. Those were his words as stated in this paper. Why is cutting spending not an option?

In the past three years my municipal tax bill has gone up 14 percent. In contrast, I recently heard the Mayor of Ottawa (a Liberal no less) reiterate his commitment of two percent for the upcoming year. Is that a commitment our Council is willing to make?

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visit 84 local businesses and asking them a series of questions in the form of a survey.

This survey revealed some interesting information when using a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis.

Some of the threats that were identified in the survey were the lack of a skilled workforce, increasing costs of doing business, and electricity costs. The weaknesses were traffic congestion, the cost of leasing business space, and the planning and permitting processes. The strengths identified were quality of life, community support, a growing community, and location. The opportunities were growth and development, business support, and the potential redevelopment of the former Kemptville College.

There was plenty of information contained in the report, but here are a few of the highlights. According to the survey, 88% of businesses surveyed were locally owned, and 66% were small businesses of ten employees or less, which accounts for 93% of business owners beMailing Address 10 Water Street Oxford Mills, ON, K0G 1S0

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ing involved in day-to-day operations. Almost 50% of businesses planned to expand in the next 18 months, with 91% expecting to increase their workforce, which means 85 possible new jobs. Over the past three years, 48% have increased their workforce, with 165 jobs being created by those 40 businesses. When asked what support services are needed, respondents said that government support, workshops/seminars and networking/peer to peer support were the top three needs. The top three types of workshops that were requested were advertising, social media, and developing a marketing plan.

However, time availability (business owners sometimes aren’t available to attend) and workshop awareness (lack of knowledge that workshops are being offered) were the top two reasons for not attending these workshops.

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Police taking aim at pocket dials and unintentional 911 calls Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has received more than 142,130 911 calls from January 1 to June 30, 2017, and 299,100 in 2016. In 2016 the OPP was able to confirm over 2,000 pocket dials; however over 30,000 remained as unknown wireless calls.

Ontario's unintentional calls have decreased over the last few years, but more work needs to be done. OPP is launching the #KnowWhenToCall campaign this fall to further educate the public on unintentional calls, including pocket dials to 911.

They continue to urge the public not to call 911unless it's an emergency, and not to let children play with mobile phones or tablets.

Pocket dials happen when a mobile device carried in a pocket, purse, backpack, or other piece of clothing accidentally activates the keypad, causing the emergency call. Many calls still occur

when young children are given cell phones and smart phones to play with as toys.

Even old, inactive devices with the SIM card removed can be used to dial 911.

For every unintentional call or pocket dial received, an emergency communicator must determine whether a real emergency exists and if police, fire, or paramedics should be dispatched. With every unintentional call received, precious seconds may be taken away from someone who really needs help.

If you place an unintentional 911 call, stay on the line to let the emergency operator know it was a pocket dial/ unintentional call. Every 911 call is taken seriously. When a 911 caller doesn't respond, that could be a sign of trouble - a possibility an emergency responder can't ignore.

You can prevent pocket dials or unintentional 911 calls by using the keypad lock feature. Keypad locks, some

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officers to respond to actual emergencies, and saves taxpayers' money. The North Grenville Police Services Board supports this collaborative, province-wide campaign because we know it works."

The campaign began on Thursday, September 14, and the OPP is using its social media platforms to launch a public education campaign, reminding the public to be careful about unintentional, or 'pocket dial', calls to Provincial Communications Centres, and what to do if they accidentally call 911.

Included in the campaign are posters and poster cards, and short videos are also available for use by schools and community partners to help get the message out.

The campaign will run over a three week period, with the first release aimed at youth returning to school, followed by two more releases in the following weeks.

of which can be programmed to activate automatically, prevent a mobile device from responding to keystrokes until the user unlocks the keypad using a short combination of key presses or password. Turn off the 911 auto-dial feature.

Check the user manual, or the manufacturer's website, or call the service provider to determine whether your device has this feature and how to turn it off. Refrain from programming a wireless device to automatically or "speed dial" 911.

Don Sherritt, Chair North Grenville Police Services Board, pointed out the impact on North Grenville residents of these calls: "For every 911 call the OPP receives, regardless of whether it is a real emergency, or an accidental pocket dial, there is a cost to the municipality. Our residents are encouraged to work with us and the OPP to help reduce the non-emergency calls to 911, which frees up

UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Monday, September 25 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre. For agenda information, please visit the Municipal website at www.northgrenville.ca/document-library.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Monday, October 2 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – FINANCIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting resumes from interested and qualified candidates for a Financial Asset Management Coordinator. The closing date to receive applications is 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Further information is available at www.northgrenville.ca/careers.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – WASTE TRANSFER STATION ATTENDANT

The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting resumes from interested and qualified candidates for a casual, part-time Waste Transfer Station Attendant. The closing date to receive applications is 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Further information is available at www.northgrenville. ca/careers.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY

A United Counties of Leeds & Grenville Household Hazardous Waste Day will be held on Saturday, September 23 from 1 pm to 4 pm at the County Patrol Garage, 720 County Road 44 (just south of Hwy. 416). For more information, please visit www.northgrenville.ca.

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Steve Clark tables petitions in support of CR 43 expansion

Petitions with more than 300 signatures in support of expanding County Road 43 in Kemptville are now in the hands of the provincial government.

Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark tabled the petitions at Queen’s Park today to press the Wynne government to provide infrastructure

funding necessary to expand the busy two-lane roadway to four lanes.

“I was proud to stand today on behalf of area residents, the Municipality of North Grenville, and the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville to demand our fair share of infrastructure funding in Eastern Ontario,”

said Steve. “The province must stop stalling and give the green light to this critical project to enhance public safety and support economic growth.”

The government now has 24 sitting days to respond in writing to the petition, which was launched earlier in the summer in response to frustration and concern expressed by the public and local elected officials over the province’s failure to support the shovelready, $30-million project.

“The need to get this work done, and relieve congestion on this vital connecting link to Highway 416, is obvious to anyone who has travelled the busy roadway,” he said.

“For five years, the United Counties has listed the 43 expansion as their No. 1 infrastructure priority, yet Premier

Wynne made no commitment to fund the project when she was in Kemptville a few weeks ago.”

While the Premier and her government focus on funding for road projects and other infrastructure in the GTA, Steve Clark said he’s frustrated that needs in rural Ontario are overlooked.

“Our future economic development opportunities depend on us safely moving people and products on our roadways. Local municipalities have done their part by identifying this as a key project and committing their share of the cost. It’s time for  the province to step forward as a partner so we can get on with the work.”

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lunch, try to pack at least 3 of the 4 food groups. A whole grain pita stuffed with cheese, chicken breast, cucumber and carrot includes a choice from each food group: Vegetables and Fruit, Meat & Alternatives, Grains, and Milk & Alternatives. For more ideas, check out our “What’s For Lunch?” resource by typing in the search bar at healthunit. org. Pack a kid-friendly lunch by using easy to open containers, removing peels and packaging, and packing foods that look like food, as food that looks like toys, may be

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Tips for packing a healthy school lunch Submitted by Dana Hawthorne, RD and Danielle Labonte RD, Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit Children spend about 40% of their waking hours at school, so the meals and snacks they eat there are a major source of the energy and nutrients they need to grow, learn, play and develop.

Most schools have a meal or snack program that is available for all students; talk to your child’s teacher or principal to learn more.

When packing a school

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Small sized and finger foods are easier for little fingers to handle. Match portions of foods to your child’s appetite as large portions can be overwhelming. Involve kids in planning and packing their lunch – they are more likely to eat meals and snacks when they help make them.

Remember to use an insulated lunch bag with an ice pack or reusable frozen water bottle for foods that need to stay cold. For foods that need to stay warm, heat a thermos with boiling water

for a few minutes, empty water then add food that has been heated to steaming hot, at least 74°C on a food thermometer. Keep lunches in the fridge until your child is leaving for school. Wash all fruit and vegetables thoroughly, and do not reuse perishable foods, like meat, fish, poultry or milk products that come home from school uneaten.

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The words in the Word

by David Shanahan The world in which we live is hostile to God and Christianity. Does that sound extreme? In fact, Jesus said that this would be the way things would be, and it is becoming more obvious as time goes by. This is not the cry of a martyr, or someone who feels persecuted and misunderstood: it is just a fact of life as we know it. In the past, people were less willing to admit their feelings, were prepared to go along to church and pay lip service, because, otherwise, they risked social isolation, career-ending condemnation, and a host of other penalties.

For better or for worse, and I think it is for better, there is far less of that hypocritical playacting now. One result of this change has been an increase in criticism, by the world, of Christians and their ways in general. And this has shown itself in a somewhat

cynical use of words and phrases which Christians tend to use a lot. “Evangelical”, and “born again” are two of the terms which have become rather hackneyed and cliched, but which have deep and important significance nonetheless.

These days, you can be a born-again vegetarian, a bornagain Conservative, even a born-again atheist: none of which have anything to do with spirituality, or Christianity. The phrase has come to mean someone who has rediscovered an interest, or been “converted” to a political or social position. This has also discouraged Christians from using the term, either about themselves, or in relation to its original use by Jesus. Yes, it really does come straight from Jesus, speaking to a Jewish leader one night, as recorded by John.

Nicodemus recognised that Jesus was, as he said, “a teacher who has come

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from God”. The reply Jesus gave him was a surprise: “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” Nicodemus took this literally, and asked the obvious question: “How can someone be born when they are old? Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”

Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases.

You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” [John 3.3-8] This term, then, is really important, no matter how it has been disparaged and abused. “You must be born again”: not a suggestion, or a piece of advice, a real requirement, a necessary step in seeing, and entering, the Kingdom of God. Nor was Jesus only referring to Nicodemus. The second time he says it, he uses the plural form of “you”: ‘You must be born again.’ The early Christians experienced that new birth, as Peter celebrated: "Praise

be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.” [1 Peter 2.3-4] There are two vital things to note here. The first is that, as Jesus pointed out: “Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit”.

You don’t inherit Christianity, the new birth, from your parents: as someone once said, that would make you God’s grandchildren, the children of his children. We must be born again of God in order to be his children and enter the Kingdom. There is a belief around that we are all children of God, but John denies that too: “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God”. [John 1.12-13] The second vital thing here is that those who have been born again know that they have been born again.

This is not something that slips in quietly, without you noticing. Peter, in that quote, says that Christians have a living hope, they know they

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have an inheritance with Jesus through his death and resurrection. They know, they do not just accept theoretically, not a vague hoping for the best, but a real living hope, a certainty. As Jesus said, they hear the sound of the wind (the Holy Spirit): they may not be able to fully explain it in words, but it is real indeed: “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit”.

All believers should have this hope in them, this awareness that they are no longer what they were, they have been born from above and have an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.

That is the first stage in Christian life, eternal life beginning now. There is much more for them to learn and grow into, but the first, vital, essential step, without which there is no life, is simply this: You must be born again. It is a term, and a truth, that transcends any cynicism or abuse.

Going to the Dogs!

Everyone has heard of physiotherapy for people – after an injury or surgery, or when you’re in pain, you go to see the physiotherapist. But did you know physiotherapists also treat animals?

Human physiotherapists can take an advanced certification program in Canine Rehabilitation through the Animal Rehabilitation Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association.

Since animals have basically the same bone, muscle and nerve structure as humans, many of the treatment techniques are the same; we just have to adapt our 2-legged treatments to a 4-legged patient!

Kemptville Canine Centre is a new animal rehabilitation clinic owned and operated by Kemptville Physiotherapy Centre. We have four Registered Physiotherapists with advanced training in animal rehab. Although the majority of our patients are dogs, we do see a few cats, and the occasional squirrel, rabbit and guinea pig! Kemptville Canine Centre was the 2nd rehabilitation clinic for animals in the country. The first clinic was opened in Calgary and another more recent clinic was opened in Niagara. That’s it!

Animals require rehab for many different types of injuries – just like people. We see a large number of canine athletes from sports like agility, flyball, disc, dock diving, lure coursing, and sledding. These dogs go through extensive training and competition and often get sport injuries like muscle and joint sprains and strains.

In fact one owner of a flyball dog came in with the complaint that “he’s 0.1 seconds slower so I know there’s something wrong”…and there was!

We also see a large number of senior, arthritic dogs. Any dog over the age of 7 is considered a senior, and since dogs are living longer these days (improved veterinary care, improved medications, improved nutrition and improved prevention), there are a lot of dogs developing arthritis in their later years.

Rehab can really help these dogs deal with pain and mobility issues. Most dogs start losing strength as they get older, and for a few, easy home exercises can make a world of difference.

Just like you, dogs need rehab after surgery. The most common orthopaedic surgery in a dog is for an ACL tear in the knee. Rehab gets the muscles and joints moving again after surgery. We use electrical muscle stimulation, laser, manual therapy and specific exercises to help get post-surgical patients back on all 4’s again.

We work closely with your veterinarian, and you will require a veterinary referral to bring your dog to rehab. If your dog is having a mobility issue, lameness, pain or other orthopaedic or neurological condition, ask your vet about rehab.

In addition to rehab, the clinic offers Canine Circuit Training and Conditioning classes, as well as Senior Dog Mobility, Scent Detection, Rally, Obedience and Puppy classes. If your dog needs some mobility or strength training or you’re just looking for a fun and exciting class to stimulate your dog, check these options out.

These days, Kemptville is a hotbed of dog activity! In addition to our excellent local veterinary clinics and Kemptville Canine Centre, the new Ferguson Forest Dog Park has just opened! Dog owners throughout the land are rejoicing! We hope you enjoy the dog park and that you never have to come and see us, but in case you do, we look forward to helping your dog recover! www.ngtimes.ca

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Sophia Ward Crawford: picture on the past

by Doug MacDonald Phyllis and Mildred Williams recently donated a rare solar enlargement portrait to the Archives of the North Grenville Historical Society.

The portrait is of Sophia Ward Crawford.

Census records reveal

Sophia spent her entire life in the Township of Oxford, all in the area northeast of Kemptville on Howey Road (now County Road #43) at Johnston/Muldoon Roads, first with her parents, then with her husband, and finally with her granddaughter.

The 1851 Census lists Sophia’s parents George Ward (1809-1857), farmer age 42, and Fanny (1800-1876) 50; their children Bottrell 18, Eliza 15, Jerminia 13, George 11, and Sophia 9, living on Concession 2, Lot 19. Sophia would have attended the 1840's log school, one mile east of Acton’s Corner, the property next to the Ward farm.

On July 10, 1865, twentyone year old Sophia mar-

ris McMullin who gifted the solar enlargement portrait of her grandmother to the Williams sisters.

The Weekly Advance of July 19, 1923, records Sophia’s passing: “Crawford - at Oxford, on July 13th, Sophia Ward, aged 78 years, relict of the late Robert Crawford”.

Robert and Sophia are buried in plot 200 Kemptville Public Cemetery.

The portrait of Sophia is what is known as a solar enlargement. In the late 19th century, the most frequently seen photograph was a carte de visite (calling card) 3½ x 2½ inches in size. Circa 1860, devices were patented to enlarge the carte de visite.

This photograph enlarger was called a Solar Camera. The solar enlargement process represents a significant step in the history of photography.

True solar prints from black and white carte de visite negatives were created using the sun as illuminant, and required up to two hours of sunlight for the process.

Rooftops were often the location for the solar camera. In

ried Robert Crawford (18371910). The 1871 Census reveals the Crawfords living across from the Ward farm on Concession 3, Lot 20.

The 1881 Census indicates that Sophia and Robert had four children: Elizabeth 15, George 14, William 11, and Fannie Elsie age 10.

The Assessment Roll of 1910, the year Robert Crawford died, notes that the Crawfords had added to their original acreage on Lot 20, with land on Lot 21 and 22. Just a year later, the 1911 Census has widow Sophia living with her daughter Fannie Elsie and son-in-law Hebron Harris, along with her granddaughter Ruby, age 8, on the Harris farm on Concession 1, Lot 19. It was Ruby Har-

Living Memorial to a Friend

Submitted by Doreen O’Sullivan When our friend and neighbour, Peter Tagieff, died this Spring, it was said at his funeral that the two best decisions he ever made were to marry his lovely wife, Cindy, and to

move to Kemptville.

Peter enjoyed living in Forest Creek and was thrilled when the Recreation Trail opened along the old rail line running behind his house.

It seemed appropriate

her home.

There are four other such trees planted along there, in memory of our parents. These are living memorials to people who were special to us. They also are for the enhancement of the trail and birdlife, and for the enjoyment of all those who use this trail.

If you are interested in making such a living memorial to someone dear to you, please contact Mark Guy, Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture at the Municipality of North Grenville.

that a living memorial be made to our friend. My husband and I chose an autumn blaze maple tree to plant along the trail behind his house in his honour.

This tree is in clear view for Cindy to enjoy from

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North America, the Alphonse Liebert design was the solar camera of choice - a closed system that could be set up outdoors, with rack and pinion movement that could be rotated toward the sun with minimal vibrations. An apprentice kept the camera pointed toward the sun and secure from jarring movements. But the resulting 17¾ x 23¼ inch prints contained defects, as imperfections in the negatives were magnified, and there was fading and diminished detail, as well as streaks, flares and blemishes.

Therefore the enlarged photograph became the under drawing for “touch-up” by the “photographic artist”. Defects were masked, tone enhanced, and lost detail defined with conte crayon, black white and colour paints, and chalk.

The portrait of Sophia is undated and there is no attribution to a Studio. One sees a mature woman of calm good looks, her face not retouched, with exception of a peach tone on her skin and a highlight in her eyes. The hand of the “photographic art-

ist” is evident. Sophia’s hair, hands, fingernails, bonnet, collar, shawl, dress cuffs and pleats, chair and drapery have been “worked up” to enhance definition and detail. The unframed portrait is exactly 17¾ x 23¼ inches.

Could this solar enlargement portrait of Sophia Ward Crawford be the work of the Samuel Martin Studio on Prescott Street, Kemptville, or of the Pelton Brothers Daniel and Charles who purchased the Martin Studio in 1895? An important part of the holdings of the Archives of North Grenville Historical Society (NGHS) is the Daniel and Charles Pelton Photo Collection. The Archives would be pleased to receive donations of photographs from the Pelton Brothers Studio or the Samuel Martin Studio.

For anyone interested in viewing the Sophia Ward Crawford Solar enlargement portrait, contact the NGHS at 613-258-4401. The Archives is open to the public Tuesdays from 9 to 11 am at 15 Water Street, Kemptville.

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Your DONATION has the power to honour SOMEONE IMPORTANT Donate blood and join the stem cell registry in Honour of Dustin: Monday, October 2 North Grenville Municipal Centre 1:30 pm to 4 pm and 5 pm to 7:30 pm

Launch of ‘We Are Neighbours’ exhibit

Dustin was diagnosed with MDS (myelodisplastic syndrome) in April. In May we learned that he had found a match and would have a stem cell transplant in the coming weeks. At his consultation appointment, he was admitted to the hospital with a virus. Little did we know the MDS and virus would stir a rare disease that would require hardcore chemo along with multiple blood transfusions. Dustin received well over 125 transfusions, 21 of which were received on his last day with us. Our goal, in Dustin's honour, is to replenish those 125 units (and then some) and to build the stem cell bank.

A short story about blood

by Paul Rochon Blood is made up of four main components. Red blood cells along with platelets account 40-45%: white blood cells combat infection, it makes up only one percent.

Plasma is the liquid part that makes up the rest.

Red blood cells bring oxygen to every cell of the body. They live for approximately 120 days in our bodies. When collected from a donor, red blood cells are usable for 45 days when stored at 1-6 C. Platelets live for ten days.

They look like colourless plates. Platelets are tiny cells that have an important role in stopping bleeding. Outside the body, they are viable for 5 days. Plasma is the main component that carries red blood cells, platelets and white blood cells throughout the body. It also carries protein, hormone and nutrients to all the target tissues. Plasma is a yellowish liquid. It has crucial proteins that are required by hemophiliacs, people with immune deficiencies, inherited respiratory disease and some neurological disorders.

Plasma can be stored for 12 months if frozen.

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broken down into its various components. Fifty per cent of Canadian cannot donate because of age (too young), sickness and other variables.

That means the other fifty per cent of Canadians or 18 million are eligible to donate, yet only 4% do. In larger cities, donation rates may be as low as 1.5%.

Blood is used for accident victims, burn patients, transplants, in some cancer treatments among other things.

The need for blood is ever present. 100,000 new donors are required every year to replace exiting donors who are no longer eligible to donate.

Every minute in every day someone in Canada needs blood or blood products.

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Rideau Immigration Partnership officially launched its ‘We Are Neighbours’ Exhibit at the Brockville Public Library, the first venue to host the Exhibit over the next few months. Immigration Partnership staff were joined at the Library by City of Brockville Mayor David L. Henderson, ‘We Are Neighbours’ Campaign participants, members of the St. Lawrence – Rideau Immigration Partnership Council and staff from the Brockville Public Library and the City of Brockville for a brief ceremony.

The ‘We Are Neighbours’ Campaign is an effort by the Immigration Partnership, community partners and local residents to recognize and celebrate the diverse people living in Leeds Grenville communities through the sharing of stories. The concept was born from community feedback that was presented to the Immigration Partnership. Individuals and

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organizations from Leeds Grenville identified the need for communities to recognize and celebrate the diversity of their residents in order to enhance the sense of belonging for people of all cultures and backgrounds.

Immigration Partnership staff have been meeting with local individuals to learn more about their stories of moving to and/or living in Leeds Grenville.

Weekly posts of these stories and photos started to feature on the Campaign website (www.weareneighbours.weebly.com) and Immigration Partnership Facebook page (www.facebook.com/LGimmigration) at the beginning of July and will continue until December.

The ‘We Are Neighbours’ Exhibit intends to expand the awareness of these stories by offering various public venues the opportunity to showcase a variety of Campaign materials. The Exhibit features a public engagement

board that invites people to share their ideas about what makes a good neighbor. In addition to the Brockville Public Library, the exhibit will travel to six locations throughout Leeds Grenville – Brockville Culture Days, the North Grenville Public Library, various Rideau Lakes Public Libraries, Gananoque Public Library, Brockville & Area YMCA and the Gananoque Visitor Centre.

For ongoing information about the ‘We Are Neighbours’ Campaign and Exhibit schedule, please visit www. weareneighbours.weebly. com. The St. Lawrence – Rideau Immigration Partnership is a coalition of organizations committed to building local capacity to attract, settle and integrate immigrants throughout Leeds Grenville.

The Immigration Partnership is funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

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houses the city’s premier wedding location. In the spring 2011, he purchased an historic building on Kingston’s King Street, the law office of Sir John A. Macdonald from 1849 to 1860, and opened Sir John’s Public House.

Recipe books abounded in the mid-1800s. This was the age of the locavore, but canned foods were gaining shelf space, and barrels of fresh Long Island oysters arrived by train.

Paul’s education and experience as a historian and curator with Parks Canada, and the National Archives of Canada, allow him to develop menus reflecting the heritage themes for traditional settings.

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To reveal the foods served in the 1860s, Paul Fortier will dish the goods in his talk to the Merrickville and District Historical Society public meeting at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 26, at the Merrickville Legion, Main St. West.

A century ago, not everyone experienced fine dining, but good nutrition, except for the cities’ poorest, was

available from Canada West’s large agricultural population.

Fish, fowl, beef and pork; cabbage, corn, beans, and potatoes; apples, pears, plums, and berries; and so much more, could be served fresh or preserved.

“I have appreciated Paul’s traditional foods and meals for almost 30 years,” said Michael Whittaker, Vice President of the Merrickville and District Historical Society.

“Paul is the founder of Jessup Food & Heritage, which began delivering dining programs at Prescott’s Stockade Barracks in 1989, and the business continues as the food-service provider at Fort Henry in Kingston.”

In July, 2008, Paul opened the Renaissance Event Venue in Kingston’s oldest surviving church structure, which now

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Merrickville-Wolford receives Five Blooms in Communities in Bloom competition

by Hilary Thomson Merrickville-Wolford was awarded Five Blooms and Bronze standing at the Communities in Bloom (CiB) National and International Awards Ceremony on the weekend in Ottawa.

The ceremony honoured municipalities from across Canada, the United States, Northern Ireland, Belgium, Ireland, Croatia and Italy who participated in the competition.

Merrickville-Wolford participated in the national competition, in the municipalities with a population up to 4,500 category. They were judged on tidiness, environmental action, heritage conservation, urban forestry, landscape, and floral displays.

Five Blooms is the top prize, and Bronze is the third level of achievement, in the Five Bloom category with an overall rating of 84-86.9 per cent. Two of the other municipalities, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, and Hanna, Alberta, also received Five Blooms with a Bronze rating, and three others, Bruderheim, September 20, 2017

Alberta, Valhalla Centre, Alberta, and Windsor, Nova Scotia, received just Five Blooms. Although Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, ended up taking the top prize, MerrickvilleWolford was very close behind. “It was a matter of a few points,” says CiB Committee Member Chris Scullino, who attended the awards on Saturday. “We did better than last year so we are very happy with that.”

Although MerrickvilleWolford did not rank the highest in their category, they received a special mention for their multigenerational committee.

After their evaluation, CiB judges Lucy Chang and Louise Dumouchel wrote: “Merrickville-Wolford has a unique multigenerational CiB Committee. The Committee is well served and well informed online by a technologically driven group, and energized by youthful environmentalists. While its programs and activities are conducted by more mature hands that are experienced

in juggling work and family – all are supported by the accumulated knowledge and wisdom of the retired and semi-retired generation. This group of volunteers, drawn from the municipal, business, institutional and residential sectors, are committed to achieving the goals of the Communities in Bloom program.”

A big thank you goes out to the MerrickvilleWolford CiB committee: Chris Scullino, Hope Gray, David Nash, Linda Nash, Clayton McKinnon, Claire Sexton, Tim Molloy, Audrey Bridge, Mike Zaversnuke, and Christine Nagelski. They all worked very hard throughout the year to get the Municipality ready for the judges.

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Kemptville & District Home Support, the place for Active Aging!

Every second counts! Plan 2 ways out!

Practice your home fire escape plan during Fire Prevention Week Chief Okumis urging families in North Grenville to practice their home fire escape plan as part of Fire Prevention Week. This year’s theme of Fire Prevention Week, which runs from October 8-14, 2017, is “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!” “Fire and smoke move faster than you,” said Chief Okum. “There’s no time to figure out how to escape your home AFTER a fire starts.

Practice an escape plan BEFORE there’s a fire so you can get out safely.”

In a fire, you may have

just seconds to safely escape your home. Be prepared in advance with these simple steps for home fire escape planning: Assess the needs of everyone in your home. Identify anyone who requires assistance to get out of the home safely, such as small children or older adults.

Make sure that you have working smoke alarms on every storey of the home and outside all sleeping areas.

Make sure everyone in the home knows the sound of the smoke alarm.

Identify all possible exits (doors and windows) and

make sure they work. Know two ways out of all areas, if possible.

Everyone must know what to do when the smoke alarm sounds. Assign someone to help those who need assistance. Identify a safe meeting place outside.

Call the fire department from outside the home – from a neighbour’s home or a cell phone.

Practice your home fire escape plan at least twice a year. Have everyone participate. Make changes to your plan if necessary.

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Service will be going door to door on October 10, 2017, offering free smoke alarm checks from 6-8pm. Fire Prevention presentations will be held at various schools, clubs and organizations throughout the week as well as at the North Grenville Municipal Centre, during the Kemptville 73’s Junior A hockey game, on October 6, starting at 6pm.

For more information contact: Fire Prevention Officer Shannon Armitage 613258-9596, or sarmitage@ northgrenville.on.ca.

The KDHSI calendar is filling up with the regular activities, scheduled in either the Activity Room or in the Cheryl J. Brown Centre. We are located at 215 Sanders St., Suite 101 in Old Town Kemptville. Don’t see anything that interests you, and have some ideas? The staff and volunteers are always looking for new activities, please stop by and share your thoughts, or call 613-258-3203.

Thursday September 21: Exercise Class , 9:00 -10:00 Sing’n Seniors, 1:00 – 2:30 Friday September 22: Foot Care Clinic, by appointment.

Exercise Class, 11:00 – 12 noon Meditation, 2:30-3:30 Monday September 25: Euchre, 1:00 - 4:00 Bingo, 1-4 Tuesday September 26: Exercise Class, 9:00-10:00 Art Class, 10:00 – 12 noon

Skip-Bo, 10:00 -12 noon Create-a-Card, 1:00-3:00 Wednesday September 27: Diners Club, 12 noon by reservation Thursday September 28: Foot Care Clinic, By appointment Exercise Class, 9:00 -10:00 Sing’n Seniors, 1:00 – 2:30 Friday September 29: Foot Care Clinic, By appointment Exercise Class, 11:00 – 12 noon Meditation, 2:30-3:30

Heritage prints available

Local Artist, Don Munz with Jim Beveridge

by Marguerite Boyer With the help of the Municipality’s Heritage Advisory Committee, local artist, Don Munz, has arranged to have all his original paintings of scenes from Kemptville’s past reproduced as prints. Jim Beveridge of the B&H store in Kemptville, had them all mounted a few weeks ago and they will be on display soon in his store.

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Hitsman of Canal Gallery in Merrickville for having donated his time to have them all laminated and dry mounted. One of them has also been framed, as a sample. Thanks also to Jim and Judy for graciously promoting them in the B&H. Don donated all these prints as a fund-raising project for the Oxford Mills Community Association, to help in paying off the costs of the new

gazebo, which now has been built and placed at Maplewood Park in Oxford Mills, with the essential support of Lockwood Brothers Construction.

The Oxford Mills Community would like to thank Don, from our hearts, for his generosity.

These prints are now on sale at the B&H, and would make lovely gifts for family and friends. To have them laminated and dry mounted would cost 10

on average $25, or to have them beautifully framed (see it at the B&H), just under $150 at Canal Gallery. Each package of ten prints costs 40.00 and can be purchased at the B&H.

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An honour guard with kilts and bagpipes, and Union Jack-waving Presbyterians, will welcome them along the front walk of the old stone church.

O Canada and God Save the Queen will be sung, a remembrance from our old school days.

At this occasion, the congregation is also cel-

by Janet Stark On Sunday September 24 at 10:30 am Sir John A. Macdonald and his wife, Lady Agnes Macdonald, will visit St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church to help celebrate the church’s 166th Anniversary, and the 150th Anniversary of Confederation in Canada. They will be special guests for the 10:45 worship service, and then speak at a potluck luncheon in the hall after church.

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There will be a special presentation to him for his years of faithful service.

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There will also be a special presentation to each member of our new Syrian family, the Nahas family, from St Paul's Congregation. The gifts will be a Canada 150th $3.00 silver coin from the Royal Canadian Mint for each family member.

Anyone interested in attending this special day are welcome to join us for worship and lunch.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Mechanical Engineer/Technologist Compendium Group Inc. operates a fully integrated CNC machine shop to produce parts for state of the art, high speed automation, robotic and packaging machines. We require an individual with an engineering or technology degree to continue to advance our machining technology. Our machining engineer will be responsible for: • ongoing and continuous interaction with design and assembly • continuous improvement of CAD/CAM programming automation and CNC production • CNC machine tool programming, operation & maintenance • streamlining of daily operations • team leadership • continuous quality control and improvement • bench marking and production monitoring Please submit resumes via e-mail to info@compendium-group.com

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Waste Transfer Station Attendant Casual, Part Time

The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting applications from interested and qualified candidates for a Casual, Part-time Waste Transfer Station Attendant.

A complete job description is available on the website at www.northgrenville.ca/careers. Previous bobcat experience considered an asset. The salary is $15.46/hour and must be available to work on weekends.

A resume with references must be submitted no later than 4:00pm Wednesday September 27th, 2017 to: Christa Stewart, EA/HR Coordinator Municipality of North Grenville 285 County Road 44, Box 130, Kemptville ON K0G 1J0 Telephone: 613-258-9569 x 155 Fax: 613-258-9620 e-mail: cstewart@northgrenville.on.ca The Municipality of North Grenville is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments. We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act will only be used for candidate selection.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Financial Asset Management Coordinator The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting resumes from interested and qualified candidates for the position of Financial Asset Management Coordinator.

Required knowledge, skills and experience: • Post-secondary education in Engineering Technology or Geographic Information Systems • Minimum 3 years’ experience with GIS databases and asset management A complete job description and information regarding salary is available at www.northgrenville.ca/careers.

Your resume and references must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m. Wednesday October 4th, 2017 to: Christa Stewart, EA/HR Coordinator Municipality of North Grenville 285 County Road 44, Box 130, Kemptville ON K0G 1J0 Telephone: 613-258-9569 x 155 Fax: 613-258-9620 e-mail: cstewart@northgrenville.on.ca The Municipality of North Grenville is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments. We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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Sept 20 Kemptville Horticultural Society meeting, 7:30 pm, Kemptville Pentecostal Church. Guest speaker Telsing Andres from Aster Land Edibles, Edible ornamental Design.

Sept 21 Youngsters of Yore, 1:30 pm, Library Program Room. Guest speaker Cathy Sheppard-Tax Planning.

Sept 21 Spencerville Mill, 7:30 pm Festival of Small Halls The Outside Track Celtic band with Moore & McGregor $25. See www.spencervillemill.ca, 613 658-5885 Sept 21 Spencerville Mill, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Tapas by Zolas. Pre-concert mix & mingle, with gourmet Italian tapas,$22.50. Advance tickets only See www.spencervillemill.ca, 613 658-5885 Sept 23 Spencerville Library, Buck-A-Bag Used Book Sale, 10:30 am to 1:00 pm. Books of all kinds for all ages Sept 24 Spencerville Mill An Affair With Food & Drink, 1 - 5 pm, Gourmet tastings with 100-miles. Advance tickets $30; $35 at door, includes 10 tasting tickets See www.spencervillemill.ca, 613 658-5885

Weekly and recurring events Mon

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

Kemptville Cancer Support Group, 3rd Mon/mth, St. John’s United Church, Prescott St., 2 pm. All welcome. For info, please call Ellen Vibert-Miller at 613258-7778.

Modern square dance club, Grenville Gremlins,7:30-10 pm, NG Municipal Centre Tues 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 $4. All levels of bridge players welcome. Info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691.

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

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

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

Everyone welcome $5.00.

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

New Horizon Club, 2nd & 4th Wed./mth at the Burritt`s Rapids Community Hall.

Meetings at 2 pm. All adults 55 plus welcome to join. For info re programs and membership call Janet 613-269-2737.

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

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

Thurs Bridge - St. John’s United Church, 6:15 pm. Cost $5. All levels of bridge players welcome. For more info, contact Sandra at 613-258-2691.

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

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

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

Sat Kemptville Legion breakfast, 8 - 10 am 3rd Sat/mth, 100 Reuben Crescent. Adults $5. Children under 12 $3. All welcome.

Kerith Debt Freedom Centre – Provides free and confidential coaching to help you get and stay out of debt, 2nd & 4th Sat/mth. Call 613-258-4815 x 103 or www.kdfc.ca to request an appointment.

Friendship Lunch - Community lunch held at St. John's United Church. Lunch is served at 11:30, donations accepted by not expected. Everyone Welcome Sun Twice The Fun Games (200 Sanders St. Unit 103)“Organized Play” and "Learn to Play" events, 1-4 pm . No experience needed.

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

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First Pop-Up Shop location secured Legion donates to Kemptville and District Home Support

L to R: Rod Wallace, representing the Grenville Community Futures Development Corp., one of the funders of the Program through EODP (FedDev Ontario); Robert Noseworthy of Westerra Homes, one of the sponsors of the Program; Deb Wilson, Chair of the Old Town Kemptville BIA; Rob Thompson, of Rob Thompson Realty, owner of 9 Clothier.

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by John Barclay The first location of a Pop-Up Shop has been secured at 9 Clothier Street in Downtown Kemptville.

Businesses looking for help to grow or expand at this location should have their applications to participate in the Kemptville Pop-Up Shop Program in no later than 5pm on Friday, September 29. Applications can be downloaded from: www.

OldTownKemptville.Com The Prim Shed Grand Opening, Saturday, noon to 4pm

Owner, Kimberley Davidson Armstrong welcomes lovers of Country Primitive Decor, and the curious, to the Grand Opening celebration of her store on 419 Rideau Street this Saturday from noon to 4pm. Local dignitaries will be there to cut the ribbon at 1pm and light refreshments will be served.

Kimberley loves attending auctions and craft fairs and is often found travelling the back roads looking for antiques and other treasures.

It shows - a quick tour of the Prim Shed reveals a large variety of quality home decor

L-R: First VP Marilyn Aldus, President Hester Horricks, KDHSI Executive Director Susan Smith, Poppy Chair Jay Tousaw, Second VP Julie O'Brien, KDHSI Board Member Bill White

by Hilary Thomson The Kemptville Legion (Branch 212) presented Kemptville and District Home Support Inc. (KDHSI) with a generous donation of $2500 last week. The money was raised through donations, with the bulk of it coming through the twoweek poppy blitz right before Remembrance Day. Poppy Chair, Jay Tousaw, says the donation was suggested by the poppy committee, approved by the Executive at the general meeting, and, finally, by Provincial Command. “We are entrusted with monies belonging to our veterans and we do not take that responsibility lightly,” he says.

The donation is specifically earmarked for veterans’ services, and will help KDHSI continue to run the

items. Impressive given that the store is less than a year up in operation. There are plans to expand upstairs in the near future.

Customers come from far and wide to her store, often with items to sell. When they ask questions about restoring, or artfully distressing, their furniture, Kimberley's happy to explain. The store stocks many DIY products, including "Country Chic" chalk paint, and even has a section devoted to items every guy wants in his Man Cave.

Come to the Grand Opening this Saturday and check it out.

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programming they offer in North Grenville. Although the organization gets funding both from United Way and the local LHIN, they still need to raise $55,000 a year to keep doing what they do.

“Donations like that of the Legion are critical,” says Executive Director of KDHSI Susan Smith. Susan estimates that the Kemptville Legion has donated over $20,000 to KDHSI over the past 20 years.

Susan has the utmost respect for the Legion and the support they give to the community. “It really speaks to their service in the armed forces,” she says. “It’s phenomenal that veterans and their families continue to serve the community.”

The donation comes just in time for this week’s celebration of Legion Week. It

is an event that Branch 212 looks forward to every year, and is a chance to spread awareness, show members appreciation, entice new members, raise funds, and give gifts. There are a multitude of things happening all week, including a BBQ and pool tournament this Saturday. The BBQ will be from 11:00am to 3:00pm, with the pool tournament starting at 1:00.

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 212 was formed in April of 1932. It is very active in the community, hosting annual poems, posters, essay, and speaking competitions. They supply bursaries to qualifying students at TR Leger and both high schools in North Grenville, and also make meaningful donations to many local organizations every year.

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Once again, the Annual Talent Show brought out the best in young, local talent. In its 12th year, the show on Sunday morning saw strong competition in each of the categories contested, and the judges, as usual, had a hard time picking the winners. The overall Champion this year was Reid Warren. The winners in the various categories were: Vocal 15 and up: 1st place Kassandra Black; Instrumental 15 and up: 1st place – Katrina TeGrotenhuis Dance 14 and under: 1st place – Kelsey Warren; 2nd place – Amanda Leang; 3rd – Owen Yateman.

Instrumental 14 under under: 1st place – Reid Warren; 2nd Place – Noah Yateman; 3rd place – Heidi Tegrotenhuis.

Vocal 14 and under: 1st place Kayleigh Styles; 2nd place – Rowan Esford & Evelyn McWilliam; 3rd place – Alessia Zaccaro.

Congratulations to all the winners and all the other contestants. See you bacvk again next year for the 163rd Spencerville Fair.

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Local businesses recognized by Doors Open

Lynne Cliffard-Ward (centre) presents to Rachel Davies (left) and Debbie Wilson of Grahame's Bakery was held at Geronimo cofby Hilary Thomson fee house in Kemptville, The Municipal Heritage and included the Mayor, all Advisory Committee held a municipal councillors, memcelebration on Friday to hon- bers of the Heritage Advisory our the people involved in Committee, and local busisponsoring last year’s Doors nesses who were involved in Open. Doors Open was held Doors Open. in September, when twentyTD Graham and Associfive historic and heritage ates, Tallman Truck Cenbuildings opened their doors tre, eQuinelle, The North to the public for the day. It Grenville Times, Lockwood was a wonderful success, Brothers Construction, and with hundreds of people Grahames Bakery were all dropping in to visit the sites, given awards for their sigand drawing people from far nificant contribution to Doors and wide to North Grenville Open. The Advisory Committo see what a rich heritage tee also presented a certificate we have here. to Mayor David Gordon on The event last Friday behalf of the Municipality,

which included the names of all the Doors Open sites, as a commemoration of the event.

“Imagine, that it was a year ago,” said Doors Open Coordinator Lynne CliffordWard. “We couldn’t have asked for a better day.”

Heritage Advisory Committee Chair, Rowena Cooper, also updated the crowd about what the Committee has been working on. They are in the process of streamlining their inventory of heritage buildings in North Grenville, which currently contains close to 1,000 sites. The restoration of the old Fire Hall (Armoury) has been com-

pleted, and they have been working with local artist, Don Munz, on the prints of old buildings that are hanging in the windows of some of the storefronts downtown.

The Committee also worked with Don to mount the three large murals on the retaining walls beside the Library on the South Branch (across from Salamander’s patio).

She says they hope to include lighting along the wall, so the murals can be seen at night.

The Committee also held two heritage symposiums over the past two years, and are going to host another in May of next year.

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The Live Poets Society Among Michael Whittaker’s favourite poets is Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ (1844 – 1889) whose posthumous fame established him as a leading Victorian Poet for his sprung rhythms, and natural and religious themes. Mr. Whittaker notes the irony that he is not a religious man.

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