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One of North Grenville’s dedicated volunteer firefighters was recognized at the council meeting last Tuesday with a federal medal for exemplary service. Firefighter Bill Hutchins, who has been a valued member of the North Grenville Fire Service for just over 20 years, was presented with Canada’s Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal from the Governor General. This medal honours members of a recognized

Canadian fire service who have completed 20 years of service, ten of which have been served in the performance of duties involving potential risks. Exemplary service is characterized by good conduct, industry and efficiency.

North Grenville Fire Chief, John Okum, presented the medal to Bill, saying that it was an absolute honour to nominate him for this award. “Although Bill is very humble and he does not seek recognition, I believe

it is very deserving for Bill to achieve this evening,” he said. “Bill has been committed to the fire service he has served, he has achieved and maintained a high level of skill, and he has gained the confidence of his peers, while he has earned the respect of his community.”

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Kemptville College Alumni kept their Spirit Alive

by William J. Langenberg I felt sad when I learned that Kemptville College Alumni was leaving the Town of Kemptville to find a new home elsewhere. Watching their Annual Reunion at the Lombardy Fairgrounds and seeing the Spirit within this large group of people celebrating the opening of their new home, my mindset completely changed and I felt gratitude for what they were able to accomplish in a very short time. They were able to finance, organize and complete the fulfillment of their dreams.

This group of people, who attended yesterday, represents many generations of graduates from a prestigious Agricultural College that once was in the Town of Kemptville. I came to realize that the College from the past is just a group of old buildings. The spirit that occupied those buildings has moved on and is alive today at the Lombardy Fairground. God Bless Alumni into the Future and keep your Spirit Alive.

Local food banks work together

“It is only through our collective action that we will end hunger and poverty in Ontario,” Feed Ontario’s website states.

Five local food banks have joined the rest of the province and the country to encourage Canadians to take action against hunger. The Agape Centre, Community Food Share, House of Lazarus, Merrickville Food Cupboard, and South Grenville Food Bank will each be focusing on different ways to spread awareness this September, as it has been designated Hunger Action Month.

Roughly 502,000 adults, seniors, and children visit Ontario food banks each year. Check in with your local food bank to find out what they have planned this month. The Agape Centre is planning a Hunger Awareness Challenge, South Grenville Food Bank is hosting a Fill the Cruiser event and back-to-back open houses, while the others are focused on building hunger awareness via daily social media information bites.

Food Banks Canada: “The driving factor behind food bank use is poverty. Economic disruptions, low incomes, and government policies that don’t provide adequate support are what keep the number of food bank users persistently and unacceptably high. Food banks from coast to coast to coast are there when people must choose between shelter, clothing, and feeding their family. While it is essential that people in need have access to food today, changes in government policy to support people out of poverty are what will truly drive down the number of people turning to food banks across Canada.”

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A Carol for Hospice Beth Donovan Hospice is pleased to present “A Carol for Hospice” on December 7, 2019 at Parish Hall, Kemptville Campus, from 5:30pm – 9:00pm. Attendees will be treated to a dramatic reading of Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” read by local personalities and supported by experienced actors from “Theatre Night”

in Merrickville, directed by Tim Molloy. The reading will be complimented by Carollers from the North Grenville Concert Choir under the direction of Phillip Konopka.

A D i c k e n ’s t h e m e d Christmas Market will feature homemade preserves, Christmas puddings, baked goods, and beautifully handcrafted gift items. The event

will also include Victorian themed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.

Christmas trees that have been decorated by local businesses will be raffled at the event, as well in the weeks prior. These trees will be available for viewing at North Grenville Public Library, Rona, RBC Kemptville, Denistry @Kemptville,

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Kemptville Darts Leagues looking for new players

by Hilary Thompson The Kemptville Darts Leagues at the Legion are beginning their season and are inviting interested people to come see what it is all about. Darts at the Legion is a long-standing tradition in Kemptville. It began over 40 years ago with a mixed darts league and has evolved into a women’s and men’s league as well. President of the Kemptville Women’s Darts League, Jenn Bond, grew up with her parents always going to the Legion once a week to play. “Thursday night was darts night,” she remembers. Now that she has grown up and settled back in Kemptville, she has become very involved and also sits on the executive of the Kemptville Community Mixed Darts League. “My mother is also still involved,” she says.

Lesley McGhee has been playing darts at the Legion for almost 30 years. She is now the Treasurer on the executive of both the women’s and mixed leagues. She says the friendship and comradery that comes with the weekly games is something that has made her come back year after year. “Everybody is so friendly,” she says.

The leagues run every year from September to April, and they take the first two weeks to get averages for the new players. This helps to make sure that each team has roughly the same average, and is therefore evenly matched. Vice President for the women’s league and statistician for the mixed league, Linda Chambers, says she likes that the atmosphere is competitive without being too serious. “I’m not a competitive person, but I do like to win,” she says. “I like to take down the big guys.”

The cost to play on a team is $5 per evening. Money collected goes right back to the leagues to pay for their end of the season banquet, trophies, and smaller administrative items like paper and ink. The leagues also make a donation to the Legion, who offer their space to use free of charge three nights a week throughout the season.

Jenn, Lesley and Linda encourage anyone who is interested in learning about the game to come to one of their introductory evenings this September. “Everyone is friendly, fun and very welcoming,” Lesley says. “It’s a good time,” Jenn adds.

The introductory sessions have already begun, but it is not too late to sign up. The first Kemptville Community Mixed Darts League meets this Thursday, September 5, at 7:00pm.

The Kemptville Men’s Darts League meets on Monday, September 9, at 7:00pm, and the next evening for the Kemptville Women’s Darts League is on Tuesday, September 10, at 7:00pm.

If you are unable to make it out to be placed on a team, there is always the opportunity to come to any of the leagues on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Legion and see if any team needs a substitute player. “Anyone can also come watch,” Jenn says.

Lesley hopes the see a lot of new faces on this year’s teams.

“It’s good for new people to get to know the community,” she says. “It’s something stable that has been around for over 40 years,” Jenn adds.

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Local man wins big at Plowing Match

The Ottawa Carleton Plowmen’s Association (OCPA) Plowing Match was held on August 23 - 24, at Domaine Perrault Winery near Navan. On Friday, there was a brief opening ceremony followed by a VIP Plowing Competition which was won by Kendra Stanley, 2018-19 Ottawa-Carleton Queen of the Furrow, followed by Terry Marcotte of Bell Media and Ottawa Councillor Eli El-Chantiry.

On Saturday, 34 plowers, using both modern and vintage tractors as well as horses, vied for titles in the OCPA Plowing Match. It was a big day for Ron Stinson of Kemptville who placed top-of-class in: 2-Furrow Mounted Plow, (open split required; 21 years and over); Best Plowed Land; Best Open Split; Best Crown; and Best Finish. The CPC-16 Award of $500 was divided equally among all competitors in Classes 2 and 9, including Ron Stinson.

All plowers must compete at local matches to be eligible to advance to the upcoming International Plowing Match (IPM) and Rural Expo to be held in West Nipissing, Ontario, on September 17 – 21.

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NG ends partnership with Southgate Church

by Hilary Thomson North Grenville council passed a motion last Tuesday to dissolve the lease between the Municipality and Southgate Church. The agreement for the Municipality to lease a portion of land from Southgate Church was originally made to help them in their efforts to get a Sens Foundation rink on their property.

After much deliberation, and input from both Southgate Church and other members of the community, council has decided that it would not be prudent for them to continue with the agreement, or to support the building of a community rink on Southgate’s property.

“We’re obviously very sorry that this council did not feel it was appropriate to continue with the legal agreement that had been struck with the guidance of the last municipal council,” Mayor Nancy Peckford said. “Obviously,

it was our perspective, and it remains our perspective, that the legal construct that was required in order to allow for the Sens Foundation to grant Southgate Church $50,000 is not tenable for our community, and I would argue there are risks as well to Southgate Church which hadn’t been identified throughout the process.”

A motion was put forward to Committee of the Whole

by Councillor John Barclay to dissolve the lease, but still show their support for the project through a forgivable loan, or other form of financial support. “North Grenville is a great place to live because of the strength and diversity of our faith communities,” he said. “I see offering some support, like a forgivable loan, sends a signal to the faith community that we do value their input, and it is a gesture of making that real.”

The motion was defeated

recreational amenity. “I want to thank Southgate, both personally and professionally, for their willingness to be part of many discussions over the past several months as a very new council has gotten its head around this issue,” she said. “Your goodwill is certainly not lost on us, and we very much appreciate the learning we’ve all had since these conversations began some time ago.”

Councillor Kristin Strackerjan put forward the motion, which was passed by council, to simply dissolve the lease agreement with the church.

As Deputy Mayor McManaman put it, they will be leaving a partnership, in terms of financing, off the table for now. The North Grenville Times attempted to contact Southgate Church; however, no one was made available for comment.

at the council meeting because Southgate had subsequently made council aware that they did not want any funding from the Municipality for the rink. “It is unfortunate that it has been rejected by Southgate, because they will probably be going out in the community to fund the rink,” Councillor Barclay said.

Mayor Peckford stated several reasons for ending the partnership with Southgate, which included the Park, Recreation and Culture Master Plan study that is currently underway. She and other councillors believe it would not be prudent to support a rink at Southgate before considering what the entire community feels they want and need in terms of recreational amenities in the Municipality.

She also stated that she could foresee some issues down the road with asking Southgate to maintain and run what would essentially be a public

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We’ve only just begun

by David Shanahan In a rather fortuitous sharing of minds, I was about to write an article on the municipality’s Advisory Committees, when a letter to the Editor arrived asking questions on that very same topic [see below]. So, in an unusual situation, the questions and the answers can appear on the same page.

Aren’t we efficient! I should be transparent at this point and note that I am a member of the Heritage Advisory Committee which was appointed recently.

Under this new Council, there are nine such Advisory Committees, including the Mayor’s Task Force on Affordable Housing struck in January, and the Community and Economic Development Advisory Committee, which began work in April. The other committees have yet to meet, though I understand

that there will be an introductory meeting for each one later this month, with formal monthly meetings starting in October.

The reason it has taken so long to get the committees off the ground is that the Terms of Reference for each one were completely redrafted, in order to have them reflect the aims of the committees under the new regime. In addition, four of the committees are completely new and their Terms of Reference were basically drafted from scratch.

These are the Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Arts and Culture, Environmental Action, and Health, Wellness and Fitness committees.

Public notices invited interested residents of North Grenville to apply to serve on a committee, and applicants had to fill in an application questionnaire. Council then evaluated the qualifications and experience of applicants in the context of the

committee for which they applied, and chose those who will fill the positions. In the event, more applications were received than could be accommodated on the committees, such was the interest shown by qualified residents.

To deal with the overflow, it is planned to invite various individuals to attend meetings of committees on an ad hoc basis, where it is felt their expertise would be useful.

Committees are appointed only for the life of the council, that is, until the next municipal election. This normally means four years, but, given the late appointments, it will be a term of just over three years instead. The question was asked: Did we obtain qualified individuals?

The reason for the application process was precisely to find committee members who were qualified in the field covered by the committee, and one can only assume that this is what was done. The

one thing that any process cannot guarantee, however, is that the specific combination of members on a committee will work well together, or be as productive as the process expects.

That will largely depend on individual personalities, and on the abilities of the Chair of each committee.

In a departure from previous practice, Chairs will not be members of Council, although each committee will have two Councillors or Mayor assigned to them. The Chair will be chosen by the members of each committee.

These are Advisory Committees, and their “powers”, as such, are simply to provide advice to Council. That, too, will vary from committee to committee. In the past, some committees emphasised their advisory status, and waited until they were asked before giving advice. Unfortunately, previous Councils usually failed to ask for advice, or

refused it when offered. It is hoped, and expected, that the current council will show more collegiality in that regard.

The main idea behind having such committees is to give the public some input into decisions made by council: to allow residents to attend committee meetings, which are open to the public, and provide their insights and ideas, which can then be transmitted to council in regular reports of the committees.

“How many of these committee members will act in the interests of taxpayers?”

Members, by and large, are taxpayers, or have shown a willingness to donate their time and expertise to the community. Why would they act against their own interests? “Do committee members have the right to rebuke and criticize members of the public who raise questions about their activities?”

Definitely not. The person who did so was not acting as a committee member, or with any authority. It was, in my opinion, both rude and arrogant. If that attitude continues to display itself, then I imagine they may depart the committee as quickly as some members of council did when they didn’t get their own way.

But we are just starting this new experiment in Committees of Council under a new regime, and I have great hopes that it will mean a much greater involvement of the community at large in deciding the future direction of the Municipality of North Grenville. It is what many of us have been calling for for years, and now we must put up, or shut up. We’re ready to go.

members selected? Did we obtain qualified individuals? What powers do these committees possess? Do committee recommendations have enhanced standing vs. recommendations from individual taxpayers, residents, and other stakeholders? What is the procedure for removing existing committee members? Are you a committee member for life? How many of these committee members will act in the interests of taxpayers? Do committee members have the right to rebuke and criticize members of the public who raise questions about their activities?

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council as to what he had accomplished over the last two years. A local resident, Dawn Dawson, had wondered what had been accomplished after two years and the expenditure of roughly $100,000 of taxpayers’ money. There was no definitive answer to this question. Merrickville should be so lucky to have only spent $100,000 on their EDO (an extra $98,000 was spent from a provincial grant, for a grand total of about $200,000).

North Grenville has spent between $199,150 and $279,786 in each year for the past six years on the Economic Development department. The cumulative total for the past six years is $1,416,504. I don’t have the specific numbers for years before 2014, but I would guess the cumulative total spent since they started the economic development department would be well over $2 million. I have repeatedly asked at council meetings what economic benefit has been derived from this large budgetary item. You can see the response from the municipality in the minutes and

video record of July 9, 2019.

The economic development department has produced numerous studies about how to better the local economy, mainly focussed on enhancing tourism through better and more numerous signs and decorative street banners.

There were no numbers or statistics provided to prove the benefit from these large yearly expenditures. Why is our municipality spending money on something that has no measurable benefit?

Are we getting our money’s worth? Is this department really going to improve the local economy?

Also, why is there duplication of this activity? The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville already spend about $800,000 per year on

their economic development department. North Grenville’s part of that based on population should be about $136,000. The $136,000 added to $279,786 equals a grand total of $415,786 of your tax money spent this year on economic development for North Grenville.

Most of this expenditure is salaries and benefits.

The best thing that North Grenville can do to encourage economic activity is to minimize the bureaucracy and get your residential and commercial property taxes down to a reasonable level that will attract and retain residents and businesses.

Stephen Hammond

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, Regarding Jim Bertam’s response to my reply to Craig Stevenson’s letter, I stand by what I said, and need no lessons in discourse from him.

I reacted honestly to Mr. Stevenson’s contentions, and he is free to reply.

Yes, I have been appointed to the Heritage Advisory Committee, which has yet to meet. I find the claim that I am a representative of the municipal government disingenuous. He maligns Mayor Peckford and council, suggesting my letter embodies her voice and those of the individual members of council. To suggest I speak for them says much about Mr. Bertram.

Mr. Bertram may have taken the opportunity, even if he is no longer a member of council, to contact Mr. Stevenson, and I am sure if he was the successful candidate for mayor in last October’s election, he’d have contacted Mr. Stevenson.

Regardless, I am capable of independent thought, and exercising my right to question and to comment.

Michael Whittaker

Dear Editor, Thank you Craig Stevenson for deciding to add your voice to the discussion of municipal issues in the Aug. 14 NG Times. You raised some important points concerning the selection and qualification of committee members for all these new Municipal advisory committees.

It is a disservice to our civil society that one of these committee members, Michael Whittaker, decided to respond to Mr. Stevenson’s entirely reasonable comments with a rebuke that included the words “temerity”, “pretentious”, “arrogance”, “ignorance”, “hectoring”, “unsolicited”, and “supercilious” (see the NG Times Aug. 21).

Maybe Mr. Whittaker should resign from his new municipal committee position and let someone else with a more receptive personality take his place.

While I commend people for donating their time to serve as an unpaid committee member, I have some questions of my own about all these committees. How exactly were these committee

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Dear Editor, I am writing in response to an article in the Merrickville-Wolford Times section of the NG Times of July 31, 2019 entitled, “Economic Development Officer resigns”. The article talked about Merrickville’s first Economic Development Officer (EDO) hired in October of 2018. He resigned about the middle of July, 2019 and had produced no report for

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North Grenville Makes its Mark at AMO

by Mayor Nancy Peckford It’s been a busy summer for North Grenville’s recently elected municipal Council. Apart from participating in some wonderful community events, we secured provincial funding for County Road 43 (we now await federal sign off), tackled how to ensure that existing and new cannabis businesses are operating in ways that are respectful of rural residents, and met frequently about the renewal of North Grenville’s Development Charges by law. We have also prepared for an exciting event celebrating 100 years of education at Kemptville College (now Kemptville Campus) on Saturday, September 28.

In late August, Council also made a strong showing at the annual conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.

Given the election of an entirely new Council, all five North Grenville Councillors opted to attend the annual conference. The Association convenes representatives of over 400 municipalities each year to provide knowledge building and networking opportunities to Mayors, Councillors

and administrators.

Notably, the ‘bear pit session’, which is an annual tradition that gives municipal Councillors a chance to ask unscripted questions to Cabinet Ministers, is always a packed house. At this year’s session, every provincial cabinet Minister was in attendance and the question period lasted over an hour.

For a vibrant municipality such as North Grenville, the real mission at this conference, however, is to get on the radar of not just Ministers, but political staff and public servants who support the work of key departments each and every day. With assistance from the municipality’s Chief Administrative Officer, Brian Carré, North Grenville was granted a hearing with the offices of the provincial Ministers of Infrastructure, Tourism, and Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Delegations were comprised of myself as Mayor, relevant Councillors, as well as municipal staff.

The challenge in these meetings is to seize the attention of Ministry officials who meet approximately 25 delegations a day. Meetings are just 15 minutes and the goal is to make an impact.

In North Grenville’s case, the expansion of our local waste water treatment facility (sewage plant) was a key discussion item for the Ministry of Infrastructure. With smart planning, and diligence on the part of our Public Works staff, our plant is in good shape, but capacity issues loom large. In short, it means that growth in urban areas

several Ministerial officials.

We provided an update on developments at the Kemptville Campus, and also spoke to the potential for the Campus to fill some key skills and training gaps for agricultural and related industries in eastern Ontario. MPP Pettapiece wholeheartedly agreed.

The loss of some of Kemptville College’s key programs has not gone unnoticed in the region, and many young people are having to travel too far to acquire or enhance their farm management or technological skills.

With three school boards on the campus, and the capacity for powerful collaboration among them, the potential for apprenticeship, cooperative and adult education programs at Kemptville Campus is huge, and needs to be tapped.

While I led these meetings in my capacity as Mayor, all Council members participated in at least one delegation, and Deputy Mayor Jim McManaman joined two.

Council also participated in workshops on innovations in road maintenance and rehabilitation, affordable housing, fast tracking public planning processes, traffic calming, waste management, enhanced safety for school bus crossings, environmental strategies, municipal approaches to accessibility protocols for those with mobility issues, among many others. It was 48 hours well spent and we look forward to building on the headway we made in the months ahead.

may be stalled in future years without a crucial investment in the plant’s expansion soon.

Given that North Grenville is just one of a few high growth communities in eastern Ontario, we made our pitch to officials at the Ministry of Infrastructure for provincial investment in this expansion. Otherwise, much of this growth could go elsewhere. With a potential price tag of up to $31 million to accommodate projected growth until 2031, this one item, which services North Grenville’s urban population, and much of the commercial development, is a primary reason for our current tax rates, and development charges.

During our meeting with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, our focus was on highlighting North Grenville’s potential to be a prime destination for day tourism.

With a million people from Ottawa on our doorstep, treasures like the Ferguson Forest, our six rural hamlets, quaint downtown, and waterways should be much better known.

This won’t happen without a well-developed tourism strategy, trail connectivity, and more tourist friendly attractions and amenities. In 2021, North Grenville will mark the 230th anniversary of the first survey of what would become the Oxfordon-Rideau Township, and we shared some ideas about how we could do that. The Ministry was enthused.

Finally, we met with Randy Pettapiece, Parliamentary Assistant to Agriculture, and

Council passes interim control bylaw

by Hilary Thomson North Grenville council has passed an interim control bylaw to put a pause on the establishment or expansion of cannabisrelated businesses in the municipality for up to one year. Deputy Mayor Jim Mcmanaman pointed out that NG is not the only municipality to implement an interim control by-law surrounding cannabis as it is a new industry that is growing quickly with very few controls in place.

The need for the bylaw was made apparent when several residents who live close to North Grenville’s only operating cannabis producer, Fleurish CannaSept. 4, 2019

bis, made complaints to the municipality about odour, noise and light pollution from the facility on County Road 20.

By engaging with affected residents, and working with Fleurish Cannabis, many of the issues which were brought up have been rectified. Because of this, CEO of Fleurish, Michael Smith, was concerned when council first considered the idea of the interim control by-law earlier this summer. Michael believed that, should the interim control by-law be put in place, it would seriously limit his business, which is in the process of growing and changing with the evolving landscape of cannabis production and sales in Ontario.

After much discussion with Fleurish and another company, Era Cannabis, which is in the site plan stage of establishing their business in North Grenville, council has decided to implement the interim control bylaw, but offer an exemption to both businesses. “We are encouraged by what we have seen, as some progress in regard to particular complaints when it came to the early stages of setting up a cannabis business,” Mayor Nancy Peckford said at the council meeting. “It was negotiations with the company and with our planning department which enabled us to see the value to step back. Open for business does not mean open season on our residents.”

Mayor Peckford says that, with the exemption, she expects that both Fleurish and Era will continue to be responsive and work with the municipality when it comes to the concerns of the residents. “My consideration of an exemption for the two companies in question is based upon a positive working relationship and the capacity to respond and resolve resident concerns,” she said. “I fully expect that relationship and that commitment to resolve residents’ concerns to continue.”

Deputy Mayor McManaman does not think the bylaw will need to be in place for the entire twelve months. “I expect that, in talking with Director Ger5

UPDATE UPDATE UPCOMING MEETINGS COUNCIL Tuesday, September 17 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Tuesday, September 10 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Centre **NOTE: Council and Committee of the Whole meetings are live streamed and archived on the Municipal website. Agendas for upcoming meetings are published on the Friday prior to the meeting and minutes are posted after they are approved. Visit www.northgrenville.ca and click on Agendas, Minutes & Video in the Govern tab.

COMMITTEE & PUBLIC MEETINGS Task Force on Affordable Housing – Monday, September 9 at 6:30 pm at the Municipal Centre Library Board – Thursday, September 12 at 7:00 pm at the Public Library, 1 Water St.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Custodian – Part-Time

The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting resumes from interested and qualified candidates for the position of part-time custodian. The closing date to receive applications is 4:00 pm on Friday, September 6, 2019. Additional information is available at www.northgrenville.ca/careers.

Waste Transfer Station Attendant Part-Time Casual

The Municipality of North Grenville is accepting resumes from interested and qualified candidates for the position of part-time casual waste transfer station attendant. The closing date to receive applications is 4:00 pm on Friday, September 6, 2019. Additional information is available at www.northgrenville.ca/careers.

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A rabies clinics will be held on Wednesday, September 18 & 25 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Ferguson Forest Centre, 275 County Road 44, Kemptville. Dogs and cats must be on a leash or in a carrier. CASH ONLY - $20 per animal (HST included). For more information, call 613-345-5685 or 1-800-660-5853.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY

The United Counties of Leeds & Grenville Household Hazardous Waste Day will be held on Saturday, September 21 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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www.NorthGrenville.ca rard, we can get the research done pretty quick,” he said.

“We are 85 to 90 per cent there already.”

Councillor John Barclay believes the interim control bylaw is a very prudent approach, and hopes that the business community understands that they have a very responsible partner in council. “I would like to thank Fleurish and Era for their patience and trusting us to come up with a good solution,” he said.

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The Federal Election: Interview with Lorraine Rekmans, Green Party of Canada

In a series of interviews with candidates in next month’s federal election, the Times sat down with Lorraine Rekmans of the Green Party.

Lorraine co-owns Rekmans Automotive in Kemptville, and has run for the Greens in previous elections. We started by asking her about a common concern.

NG Times: Is a vote for the Greens a wasted vote, if they can’t get elected?

Lorraine: We are getting elected. Given that we’re still in the First Past the Post system, it’s a monumental achievement that Greens are getting elected.

We’ve managed to overcome that system. We have Paul Manley in B.C., and Peter Bevan-Baker in PEI. We really thought we were going to have a Green Premier in PEI - it was that close. We’ve got Mike Schreiner in Toronto.

It is happening. We have momentum. There’s a lot of people saying: “I’m voting Green and it’s not a wasted vote. I’m going to go with what I feel, and go with what I want.” They vote, and that is when people get elected: when people vote for them.

NG Times: Do you see a

difference in the way people are now responding to the Greens?

Lorraine: I think in 2011 we had a tremendous response, if you go back to the results in the general election.

The Greens did very well, and I would equate that with Elizabeth May being in the national leaders’ debate. She was really successful in that debate and got the message out across the country. People were aware of the Green Party and its platform and leader. We saw our numbers rise in the polls. Then, in the last election, in 2015, she was excluded from the leaders’ debate. But now she is in the televised national debate on October 7, and she is going to impress a lot of Canadians. We know we’re gaining in popularity because of the climate crisis. People want action, and we see our numbers going up. The numbers are there, and yet, when I talk to people, they’re skeptical about the Green Party.

NG Times: The Green Party slogan is “Not right.

Not left. Forward together”.

What does it mean?

Lorraine: We’re progressive, and so our slogan is that

we’re moving forward, but moving together. It’s inclusive, and not a divisive kind of politics. I think populism is forcing some parties to be exclusive, or opposed to some other Canadian group.

It’s like these parties are staking a space where they’re against something. Greens are saying that we’re in such an extreme situation with the climate crisis that we have to go forward with all hands on deck. Everyone has to be engaged. Everyone has to be included. The United Nations is telling us that there will be no resolution unless every solution is based on social justice. Environmental sustainability and social justice are interlinked, inseparable.

Now, every seed that we’ve planted since the 1980s is coming to fruition. We have been pushing for action on climate change for decades.

We are in a crisis now, and this is our time.

NG Times: But is the Green Party more than just an environmental pressure group?

Lorraine: We are a party with a plan on climate action that has been in the making for more than twenty years.

We are arriving at a time in history when the people need those ideas. It’s an opportunity to build an economy in a crisis situation. We can build an economy that is Green: it’s a massive shift. Our platform is based on the need for everybody to come together and shift to action on climate, to rebuild our infrastructure in Canada so that it’s carbon neutral. It’s an opportunity of a lifetime to create employment, to generate social wellbeing, to take action against this climate crisis.

Voter turnout will really make a difference, if people will actually come out to the

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Motorcycle Ride to benefit training of guide dogs polls. There’s a segment of the population that are completely turned off, they’ve had enough and don’t want to even talk about politics.

They want no part of it. But if we want to change anything, we have to make use of this imperfect system.

We are trying to attract the voters by telling them the actions that we will take, not by listing all the deficiencies of every government that came before. We are offering them something. We are going to introduce a guaranteed minimum living income. If we form government, we’re going to alleviate poverty in this country. People have gotten bogged down in negativity: we don’t need it, we don’t need to feed it. The negativity will turn people off and tune them out. But what is your mind-set when you’re voting? Are you voting out of anger? Are you voting against something? Are we always voting for the candidate that we think is going to win? Are we voting for what’s popular, or are we voting for what we believe in?

I would just say: vote for something. Vote for what you want. Don’t refuse to vote because of things you don’t want. If you’re going to the polls to vote, put your X beside what you really want.

The 31st annual Guide Dog Motorcycle Ride will take place on Sunday, September 8, 2019. It’s an all-brand motorcycle ride in support of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, meaning all riders are welcome, no matter what brand of motorcycle you ride.

Show up the morning of September 8 between 9:00am10:00am, grab a free coffee, and register on-site for $30.

Depart once you’re signed up and begin the 180 kms. ride through Eastern Ontario. Admission includes the ride, prizes, a bbq, and a chance to meet guide dogs in training, including the Ottawa Redblacks #RPuppies.

The Guide Dog Motorcycle Ride is a rain or shine event, with 100% of the proceeds directed to Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind.

The ride starts and finishes at the National Training Centre of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, 4120 Rideau Valley Drive North, Manotick. This is Ottawa’s longestrunning charity motorcycle ride.

Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind was established as a registered charity in 1984. Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind has provided more than 860 professionally trained guide dogs to Canadians who are visually impaired from coast to coast. Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind also operates an Assistance Dogs Division, which trains assistance dogs for individuals in the Ottawa area with mobility-related disabilities.

To learn more about this event or Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, visit www.guidedogs.ca or phone (613) 6927777.

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE - SEXUAL ASSAULT On August 29, 2019 around 2:30 p.m. officers from the Grenville County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a sexual assault. Investigation revealed that a 16 year old female was walking on Prescott Street and using the biking trail located behind the old Truck Centre off Bridge Street in Kemptville, Ontario.

The victim was approached by an unknown male and the male reached towards the victim with his hand and attempted lifting her skirt from the front.

The victim fled the area and the culprit did not follow. The male was described as the following: Late teens, early 20s, white, bald, no facial hair, hat or glasses. 5'5 or 5'6, heavy set.

White or blue T-shirt. Dark possibly Navy basketball type shorts. Sneakers. White almost transparent square container attached to the rear of the bike.

If you have any information on the above investigation or any other please contact Grenville OPP on 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.

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EDO position not a waste of resources

by Hilary Thomson Mayor Doug Struthers made a comment at the end of the last council meeting, addressing the resignation of Jeff McNamee, the municipality’s former Economic Development Officer. At a previous council meeting, comments were made that made it seem like the municipality had nothing to show for the eight months they had Jeff on staff. When resident, Dawn Dawson, asked whether Jeff ever submitted a report to council, the response made it seem that one had been requested, but none was ever provided.

Mayor Struthers clarified at the meeting of August 26 that Jeff had submitted a report to CAO Doug Robertson, but that report was never provided to council. “Any comments made during the discussion on July 22 were not intended to reflect on the performance of Mr. McNamee,” Doug said.

Former Chair of the Economic Development Committee, Jane Graham, was happy to hear the statement from the Mayor. She was concerned about the fact that comments made at the council meeting in July made it seem like Jeff had done nothing while he was employed with the municipality.

Jane met with Jeff regularly from October (when he

was hired) to February (when her term on the Economic Development Committee ended). She says that monthly reports from the EDO were submitted to the committee and were available in the minutes of their meetings.

Unfortunately, she notes, these minutes were never provided to council.

According to Jane, many businesses benefited from Jeff’s support while he was the EDO. He helped individual businesses get the Digital Main Street grant, and it was with his guidance that the Chamber of Commerce received a $10,000 grant from the same program to improve their online presence. He was also working on developing business on the north side of the river in the Village, in the hopes of building a case for the installation of natural gas in the area, and was scoping out possibilities for a senior’s residence in Merrickville-Wolford. He went to various economic development conferences, and represented the Village in an investor networking event in Toronto to try and get Merrickville-Wolford on the radar for those with deep pockets. He was also spearheading the development of a new municipal website, which Jane hopes is still in the works. “It was not a waste of money, which the public would know if they got the reports,” she says.

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Jane believes that there was a disconnect between what Jeff was working on during his employment, and council. She says the fact that the municipal election, and the transition period for the new council and municipal committees, might have had something to do with it, but the ball still should not have been dropped. “The municipality is not getting the information out to the public that we want to know about,” she says. “Because it is government funding, we have a right to know what is going on.”

Mayor Struthers made the public aware at the last council meeting that the municipality is looking to fill the EDO position as soon as possible. “Council recently waived the personnel policy to allow the CAO to proceed quickly in filling the position, and that process is underway,” he said.

Jane is happy to hear that the municipality is going to fill the position and continue to take advantage of the Rural Economic Development (RED) grant they received from OMAFRA to pay for roughly half of the salary of an EDO. “We have been working on this for years, and we finally got the funding to do it,” she says. “I just want it to work better, and for us to take advantage of all that is out there.”

by Hilary Thomson Merrickville-Wolford council received a petition at the last council meeting from residents wanting them to be proactive in getting natural gas to the north side of the river in Merrickville. The petition, signed by about 50 residents, addressed a motion put forward by Councillor Timothy Molloy at a council meeting in May, which asked council to approach MP Steve Clark and MPP Michael Barrett to lobby Enbridge to invest in providing natural gas services to the north side of the river. The motion was defeated 3-2. “It appears that those who voted against Councillor Molloy’s motion were more concerned about Enbridge’s bottom line than the concerns of their constituents,” the petition says.

Mayor Struthers said that is “not the case.” The municipality is currently looking into an old pipe that runs under the river which may be used as a conduit to bring natural gas to the north side. He has also had conversations with Steve Clark and Michael Barrett, both of whom see the need and value of attracting Enbridge to invest in the area.

“We continue the conversation, as the Mayor should, on behalf of the residents with our senior officials, but more important is finding out the state of that pipe, because

that may be the route to be able to bring natural gas to the north side,” he said. “There are many steps left to be done; but crucial steps are being taken at the beginning to see if we do, indeed, have the ability to have natural gas on the other side of the river.”

Councillor Molloy, who has been a staunch advocate for the project for several years, says he is curious about the fixation on the pipe, as there are many other ways to bring natural gas to the area. “If we sit here and wait to find out the condition of the pipe, we are just spinning our tires and not moving forward,” he said. “We should be engaging in conversations with Enbridge and we should be engaging in conversations directly with both Mr. Barrett and Mr. Clark to see what they can do to assist us in that matter.”

Mayor Struthers told Councillor Molloy that he objected strongly to the statement that they are just sitting and waiting. “The municipality is being proactive in finding out about the pipe under the river,” he said. “That seems to be, at this particular time, the only avenue for bringing natural gas across the river.”

Resident, Paula Muntean, who signed the petition, came forward at the public question period to ask whether the municipality was aware

of any grants that might help in the process. “I’m curious about the infrastructure program from the government of Ontario for rural areas,” she said. “Would the north side qualify for a grant to help us with the natural gas?”

Mayor Struthers said staff is aware of the program as an avenue to pursue. “There is a new intake being offered and staff are looking into that,” he said.

Paula also asked when they might hear something concrete about getting natural gas to the north side.

“I would be hesitant to suggest a date,” Mayor Struthers said. “I can just assure you that it is something that is being pursued and, as information becomes available, we will certainly be sharing it through council to the members of our municipality, particularly on the north side of the river.”

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, I’m writing this to apologize to the drivers of County Road 23 near Merrickville.

Not to the apparently minority of drivers who show courtesy to others on the road—to which I’m eternally grateful-but to the remainder, who I’m obviously interfering with. You see, I walk this road every day. And because it has no sidewalk, or even shoulders for the most part, I’m forced to walk on the road itself. So I do apologize for having the audacity to walk on your road. I know that it is very inconvenient for you Sept. 4, 2019

to slow down and show some respect for others using the roadway, because those precious five or so seconds that it takes to show courtesy could be used for other things, like checking that text message that came in, or closing your window after throwing out your garbage into the ditch.

Especially those beer cans, because they can really stink up your car if you leave them in there. I know it’s not your fault that you drive 20-30 km in excess of the speed limit. The standard “max 60 km/h” signs are quite

small. I’ve pointed this out to my municipality, to which I received platitudes and inaction, but I will keep trying on your behalf. Even today, I saw a young man in a small brown sedan approaching me at high speed and I realized he too didn’t notice the signs.

But, since there was one right beside me at the time, I kindly pointed it out to him. He was so grateful as he sped past that he waved his recognition. The poor guy obviously had some sort of injury to his hand because, even though he waved, all I could see was

one finger. So, once again, please accept my sincerest apologies for walking on your road. I will continue to do what I can to ensure you get to wherever you’re going without undue delay.

Name withheld by request Merrickville Dear Editor I read your article with reference to the parkland in Merrickville estates. I find it concerning that a candidate for council would actually mislead a resident about the 7

park matter. The issue did rather than a sports specific make it to the Council table, area.

The committee’s discustwice.

In 2016, the Recreation sion included such topics as: Minimize development Advisory Committee, at the direction of Council, under- by maintaining or keeping took a survey of the Merrick- as much “nature” as possible; Work within the lay of ville Estate Residents. This survey was well received the land to determine exactly and many residents expressed what the land is comprised excitement at the prospect of – a layman’s view is treed, of the area being utilized. the majority being cedars and The majority of the survey scrub – but, as the dead wood results indicated an organic is removed, a better picture approach to developing the could be presented; Understand that the area property by maintaining the integrity of the land and mature trees with open spaces, continued on page 8 www.ngtimes.ca

The North Grenville Times continued from page 7 may be entirely on bedrock because of the fill needed when the current houses were built – work will have to be done in order to determine exactly what the base is before development starts; Understand that this area may be a habitat for a specific turtle – if so, need to determine if: a) the turtle is indeed living there; and b) an environmental assessment is needed. Once cleared from any environmental impact and understanding, the property then a formal plan could be created.

The initial conceptual plan presented to Council was: Start by cutting out dead trees; Use of a bush hog/chipper to chip removed branches etc. (suggestion that the Village purchase a chipper which can later be used for chipping brush rather than depositing at the dump and used in various areas – therefore a good asset for all the Village); Concentrate on using whatever is on the land back on the land – the chipped wood could be put down to create paths;

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Connecting through Public Volunteer Archaeology

The committee considered potential partnerships with local schools: students from Algonquin – Perth (masonry, carpentry); Algonquin – Ottawa (recreation); from Ottawa U, Carleton (urban planning, development).

The Recreation Advisory Committee submitted their initial report to Council and expressed a willingness as a whole to continue work on this project with Council’s approval. A Developmental Plan with potential costing was not presented, because the scope of the work had yet to be determined, due to the number of variables.

The committee of the day was dedicated to helping this parkland get developed.

The hold-up was not Council. Council discussed the initial committee report In the early stage of the dig, a few mammal, avian, and human bones were revealed. More and forwarded it to the de- were uncovered as the dig progressed. All bones found during the dig will be scientifically partment manager for a re- examined by an osteologist, and treated with proper consideration sponse. Despite repeated requests from councillor Steve Ireland and myself, that by Michael Whittaker Kingstonian, Anne Redish, will discuss her multiple archaeological experiences as a dig response did not come back volunteer to begin the second year of public lectures sponsored by the Rideau Valley Archaeoto Council. logical Society, Sunday, September 8, 12:30 pm at the Goose and Gridiron in Merrickville.

Chuck MacInnis Most recently, Ms. Redish participated in this summer’s dig beneath St. Paul’s Parish Hall in Kingston, Ontario. From the metre-deep disturbed soil in the crawl space, many cultural artefacts and bones (human, mammal, and avian) were brushed from a portion of the Lower Burial Ground established in 1783. In August, she dug in Gatineau’s Leamy Lake Park. The NCC-led investigation is on the largest pre-contact archaeological complex in the Outaouais, occupied as far back as 2,500 years.

Her past experience includes excavation at the Fortified Village, 1700 A.D., at Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, a complex of historic sites on the Siksika Reserve in Alberta. Earlier with the then-active Cataraqui Archeology Research Foundation, she dug into the grounds

by Deb Grandmaitre and Line Pelletier Glen "Just4kixx" is back on September 10 at the Community Centre, 106 Read Street. of what is now Canada’s Penitentiary Museum at the 1873 Warden’s Residence, and the first Classes are at the beginner level and are from 7 pm to 9 pm. The cost is $10. Classes will huts occupied by the officials and workers during the construction of the pen in the 1830s.

The RVAS meetings are open to everyone, and begin with lunch. Membership is not run from September 10 to December 17 (note on Tuesday, November 26, there will be no required, but the purchase of a $20 membership would be appreciated. dancing - Theatre Night in Merrickville is getting ready for the play). Everyone who plans Planned for coming months are an active experience with Ground Penetrating Radar on to attend: please wear comfortable clothes, shoes (need to be able to slide on the floor) and a local site, a demonstration with try your hand at flint knapping, and an illustrated talk on don't forget to bring water. Classes start at 7 o'clock sharp. Please come a bit early so we can the delta-wing test vehicle recovered from Lake Ontario, perhaps related to the Avro Arrow. get you signed in. Facebook pages: Just4Kixx and Merrickville Line Dancing. For more info, The Rideau Valley Archaeological Society is on Facebook. contact Glen at 613-283-3010 or 613-282-5392. See you on the dance floor.

Retrieved stones/boulders perhaps could be used for stone walls, borders around marshy areas, flat stones for stepping stones, benches along with wood planks; Once the dead trees are down, and the area is open to air and sun, the land should change a bit – allow this to happen and let the area naturally develop as well, rather than just added a lot of fill; Use the topography of the land to the benefit of the outcome; The paths could lead to fitness stations and areas to sit and reflect, or just to walk; Keep the area multifunctional; Creation of boardwalks over any marshy, bog areas; Phase the plan in over time, so resources (time and labour) are kept at a reasonable and accountable level; Use as much local knowledge as possible.

Discussion also took place with regard to making use of the expertise of students to develop a plan as part of their course of study. Initial contact was made and there was interest expressed in such a project.

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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.

Love basketball?

Coaching kids makes it even more fun!

Volunteer to coach with the Kemptville Warriors boys and girls basketball program.

Season starting soon. Call 613-793-1120 if you'd like to learn more.

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First 10 words are FREE for North Grenville and Merrickville/Wolford Residents.

All service ads will be charged.

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Decorative wood stove. Not certified. Very heavy. No delivery. 613-258-3851 (35)

Solid wood furniture teak dining room set: draw leaf table, 4 chairs, buffet with cutlery drawers, glass-fronted display credenza. all in pristine condition. mahogany end table with drawer. occasional chair with white fabric seat. both excellent condition.vilas maple step table. maple cotoured coffee table with custom glass top.other: green velvet-covered swivel rocker. ge front-load washer, nearly new. call 613-258-3851 for dimensions and price

FIREWOOD, hardwood, 3 cords /load, $110/ cord.Call Peter 613913-0810

Mixed seasoned firewood for sale, all hardwood, $110/3 3 cordminimum delivered, Jon 613-227-3650

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FOR SALE Stair lift, 13 ft long. call 613258-2307 (37) Refrigerator LG Stainless Steel, 30 in 19.7 cu ft. Pullout freezer on the bottom.

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Xtra Large Garage Sale Sept.14 & 15 8am-400pm Furniture and Lots more 1584 Oxford Station Rd.

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HELP WANTED Tim Hortons seeking full-time team members. Days, evenings, weekends and overnights. Flexible hours, advancement opportunities, benefits, paid breaks and night premiums. Apply at th3755@hotmail.com or in person 301 Colonnade Drive, Kemptville.

HELP WANTED Wanted experienced carpenter, capable of working unsupervised.

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John Wilfred Maloney passed away with grace and dignity Thursday, August 22, 2019, in his 77th year at the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie. Cherished and loved by his wife Carol (Tuck), treasured Dad of Kym (Danny), Katie (Mike) and loving Poppa of his precious granddaughter Morgan. Survived by his older brother Pat (Anita) of Kemptville, ON and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by brothers Michael, Jerry, Teddy and beautiful sister Peggy. John was a 35 year conductor with the Canadian Pacific Railway and a long time member and former vice president, then president of the Army, Navy, Air Force Veterans in Canada. John also was a life member of the Masonic Lodge 737 AF & AM. A celebration of life will be held at the ANAF Club, 52 Morrow Rd., Barrie on Saturday, September 7 from 2:00pm until 6:00pm with a brief service at 3:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in John's memory to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society or the OSPCA, Barrie.

WANTED 250ml canning jars for the Eric Gutknecht Memorial Bursary Jam and Jelly Sales. The Bursary is a registered charity that has awarded $24,000 in bursaries to both North Grenville High Schools. Call Billy @ 613-258-4529 or drop off at 529 George Street East.

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Back To Basics Despite considerable efforts by the current and previous Boards of Management, many people still don’t clearly understand what exactly a Business Improvement Area (BIA) is. Let’s review some of the key elements of what BIAs are, what they do, how they work, how they’re funded and what the benefits are of being a part of one.

What Are They?

Here’s how the website of the Ontario Business Improvement Area Association defines what a BIA is: “A Business Improvement Area (BIA) is a ‘made-inOntario’ innovation that allows local business people and commercial property owners and tenants to join together and, with the support of the municipality, to organize, finance, and carry out physical improvements and promote economic development in their district.

Traditionally, a BIA is a body established by a municipality using the specific business improvement area provisions in the Municipal Act, 2001. It is governed by a board of management.

Business and property owners or others can request that a BIA be designated by a municipal bylaw. BIAs are local entities. The legislation states they are local boards. People also refer to the geographic area desig-

nated by a municipality for a BIA as the BIA.” What Can a BIA Do? Local businesses, working collectively as a BIA, become catalysts for improving the local business environment and quality of life of the community.

As a legal organization mandated by provincial legislation, BIAs are able to create and manage a budget and, through the municipality, collect a levy from businesses in the area to raise the necessary funds for that budget.

BIAs improve their local economies through activities such as: Pursuing street level enhancements, furnishings, beautification measures and other improvements to make the area more inviting in order to attract more local residents and visitors.

Promotion of the BIA as a business, employment, wellness, tourism or shopping area through the creation and effective use of marketing materials, events, advertising, social media.

Seeking out learning and development opportunities, government funding initiatives and other tools that help support the growth of the businesses of their members.

Hosting both BIA and community-led festivals and events in the Down-

town area.

Ensuring community safety through diligence, observance and advocacy.

Creating strategic plans for economic development, business recruitment, market research and other improvements on behalf of the members.

Building relationships and partnerships with other groups, organizations and municipal government to build a stronger community.

Advocacy on behalf of their members as a unified voice on matters that are important to and significantly impact the membership.

How Does a BIA Work?

A BIA is run by a volunteer Board of Management elected from its members.

The Board is nominated at an Annual General Meeting and, once approved by municipal council, serves a four-year term concurrent with the term of Council.

The Board works on behalf of its members and meets monthly to develop budgets, set priorities, implement and encourage beautification efforts, plan events, oversee day-to-day operations of the organization and promote its member businesses.

How is a BIA Funded?

Once the BIA members approve the budget and municipal council approves it, funds are raised through

a levy on all commercial and industrial properties within the BIA’s boundary or footprint. Calculation of this levy is based on the proportionate value of each property’s commercial and/ or industrial assessment (MPAC). Once the Municipality collects the levy, it forwards the funds to the BIA to manage.

What Are the Benefits of a BIA? By creating a vibrant neighbourhood commercial area and marketing it effectively, BIAs can help their member businesses better compete in an age of big-box retailing and online shopping. By working collectively, BIAs can help small “Mom & Pop” businesses increase their chances of success by leveraging the collective efforts, resources, expertise and knowledge of other member businesses.

BIAs can also work to protect the best interests of their members when dealing with matters involving various levels of government on a variety of issues. BIAs can be catalysts for civic improvement and significant contributors to the local economy and help improve the quality of life of the greater community by working collectively with other groups and organizations to help preserve the unique built heritage and natural assets of the community.

If you ever have any questions about BIAs, or are simply curious about what’s happening Downtown, just send us an email at bia@ northgrenville.on.ca and we’ll add you to the mailing list for our monthly newsletter. There’s always something going on in Downtown Kemptville.

Local writer makes $2000 donation to heart institute

by Hilary Thomson Local poet Jagjeet Sharma presented a cheque for $2,000 from the proceeds of her most recent book of poetry to the Ottawa Heart Institute on August 15.

Jagjeet made the donation in honour of the former TD South Asian Fest organizer, Hunsdeep Rangar, who passed away at the age of 43 from a heart-related condition. “He was very supportive of our cause when we started last year,” Jagjeet says. “We thought this was the least we could do.”

Hunsdeep’s mother, brother and wife were present at the cheque presentation.

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What’s the Good News?

by David Shanahan I suppose most people know that the word “Gospel” means Good News (from the Old English word Godspell).

It’s a word that’s heard a lot in churches and musical circles, and is properly associated with absolute truth: “gospel truth”, “it’s gospel”. But how many know what the good news actually is? Yes, it’s about salvation and forgiveness and other religious things like that. But, at its heart, it’s about love, a different way to live, peace and fulfillment in this world, and assurance about what comes after. This is the point: it is not pie in the sky, it is not in the least bit vague or churchy.

The good news is that God loves you. More than that: God loves you as you are, knowing all about you and seeing into the very depths of your soul, to places you know nothing about.

We know, only too well, that people are looking for something more than they have: something that things and money don’t bring. I’m not saying that things and money don’t make you happy, at least for a while. Of course, its much easier to live with money than without it. But the fear of going without is something that ruins so many of the joys we have. We save up for “rainy days”, for our old age, for security. Why? Because we’re afraid we don’t have enough. Trouble is, we don’t know what enough is, so we can never be secure in our minds, no matter what our situation. The Good News is that we don’t have to worry.

It is not a guarantee of wealth or happiness, no matter what some evangelists might sell you. Rather it is the knowledge that God Almighty, maker of all that is, or ever will be, has promised to care for you. That, as Paul said, all things work together for

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the good for those who love God. Does this still sound simplistic, naive, completely ridiculous? Then you don’t know the Good News yet where it matters. You are not convinced that God is, or is true, or that he loves.

That’s fine: there are so many valid questions to ask, so many things that need to be explained. The truth is that, if something is true, then you can ask any question you like, and there will be a valid answer. God asks you to ask him, not to be shy, not to just accept someone else’s word for it. Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock, and the door will be opened. That is a promise Jesus made. Call him on it.

But one word of caution: make sure you mean it. Be sure you want to get an answer. Too many want to prove something to be untrue, so they simply will not accept a good answer to a good question. If God is real and true and there, then there are answers to every question.

Start with the basics: lay a foundation. Then build, question by question, until you find yourself on firm ground.

Let’s deal with the real world here: why is there evil? Why do the good suffer and the bad prosper? Why does God allow disasters and disease and war? All good questions, and all ones he has answered, and can answer for you. Are you willing to hear? It will take openness on your part, a willingness to be real about yourself too. But he said: “to everyone who asks, an answer will be given. To everyone who seeks, they will find; to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened”. He said it: so, is he a liar, or is there a truth out there?

Perhaps that’s jumping too far ahead. Maybe we should be starting with a more basic question: is there a God at all? Maybe Jesus is a step too far for some.

But where else do you start?

Look at all the religions that have been in the world. Look at the history of people, and see how pervasive the belief in god, or gods, or Something Else really is. Is that evidence of there being Something, or just a leftover from more “primitive” times, when people were more ignorant and superstitious?

As an historian, I honestly believe that we are the naive ones: we are so arrogant and convinced that we are the high point of history. No-one has ever known as much as we do, or achieved so much, etc. Many people today accept that, once upon a time, there was a widespread belief that the world was flat. Not true. Do you realise that the architecture of the pyramids, or places like Stonehenge in England and Newgrange in Ireland, are so perfectly aligned with the points of the compass that it is impossible for them to have been constructed without a very precise and highly-developed sense of astronomy and chronology?

What has that to do with the Gospel? It shows that we have to have a more open mind about things; that we don’t know it all. In fact, some of our most cherished ideas about the issues are based on nothing more than a desire to explain things away that make us uncomfortable.

They are based, may I say, on faith. People think that Jesus never existed. They think that the books of the New Testament are fairy stories written long after the events they record. Again, the truth is quite different. Perhaps we need to take a second look at some of the received “wisdom” we have accepted so readily? Stop taking these things on faith, on the word of others. Think for yourself.

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Winners of KDHS Raffle

Kemptville & District Home Support held their raffle draw Thursday, August 29 with Valerie Morris, KDHSI volunteer; Ann Miller, staff; Board President Bill Forbes; O’Farrell Financial representative Hayley Smith; and, Carol Friesen, staff. Proceeds from the raffle support local seniors’ services provided by Kemptville & District Home Support. The winner of the first prize, two tickets to a "Johnny Cash and June Carter Tribute" lunch cruise on the 1000 Islands, is Barry Valiquette. The winner of the second prize, a $100 prepaid Mastercard gift card donated by Matt Felker of O’Farrell Financial, is Roger Shaver.

Many thanks to everyone who supported this draw from the donors of the prizes, the volunteers who sold the tickets; Jim & Judy Beveridge who offered their foyer at B & H for the tickets to be sold; and, to the community for supporting this draw. For more information on any of KDHSI’s events or services please call 613-258-3203; or, stop by the Centre at 215 Sanders Street, Suite 101 in Kemptville.

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