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TOP PROSPECTS EMC Sports - The EOJHL Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League Metro & Valley Divisions Prospects Game was held at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena last weekend. Perth Blue Wings prospects were Jacob Lyon, Austin Lamont and Christian Bueti. The Metro Division earned a 4-3 shootout win over the Valley Division. The division awards were also presented on the weekend with Brett Madigan claiming the Top Scorer award and the Most Valuable Player Award for the Valley loop. Coach Hamish Fraser was named the Coach of the Year and Christine Lyon received the Volunteer of the Year award.

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Perth could see public transit in the next 20 years

By DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com

EMC News – The Town of Perth may see its own public transportation system within the next 20 years.

With new subdivision projects on the horizon, the town is anticipating the population will double in the next two decades, making some type of public transportation viable.

“It is not beyond the level of possibility that we may see some type of public transit, so we might as well get used to it,” said Eric Cosens, director of planning at the Town of Perth, during a presentation at the “Tools for Rural Housing Development,” conference at the Perth Civitan Club hall on Thursday, Feb. 7.

“It may sound far-fetched now,” he admitted. “(But) we are looking forward to see-

ing more development in the years to come.”

Thankfully, for Cosens, this fits in well with provincial mandates to “reduce the need for dependence on the automobile,” and “reduce (the) ecological footprint.”

A lot of that residential growth will come from the development of new subdivisions, but Cosens cautioned that “we’re going to be asking them (the developers) to demonstrate that they are provided for,” namely, some type of affordable housing in the larger subdivisions.

He added that the social housing does not necessarily have to be on-site in the development, but can be in the form of a contribution to a social housing development in the area.

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velopers use their land, the more bang they will get for their infrastructure buck,” said Cosens, who stressed that he would like to see the downtown core, both business and residential, kept as walkable as possible.

Priority One of the infrastructure improvements that will need to be addressed however before the buses start rolling, or the houses start getting built, will be the expansion of lagoons.

“Depending on who you talk to, that is the $6 million to $20 million question,” said Cosens.

He pointed out that the “old and leaky system,” is undergoing renovations of a sort to seal up older sections of sewer lines, which has resulted in 15

to 17 per cent recovery which, it is hoped, will free up five to seven years more of service to the lagoons.

“We hope that with this spring’s high water levels, (it will help us) to see if they have worked,” he said of the improvements. “We have to optimize what we have before we put more money into the ground.”

An environmental assessment will be done this year into expanding the system, “because, with our annexed land, we will have top increase capacity.”

Businesses have their part to play too, he pointed out, with efficiencies being encouraged amongst higher water users. How efficiently town industries are able to scale back their water usage will also affect how much lon-

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“You get some efficiencies out of our lagoons and try to get the most out of them,” said Cosens.

While the town is trying to get the maximum from its lagoon and sewer systems, it is also trying to make the most of its land through intensification and using existing services wherever possible.

“It doesn’t have to feel like it is cramped,” said Cosens.

“It’s not just wanting to cram people in. It is also more efficient. They (the province) want us to use what we have, not broaden our footprint.”

Specifically, residential areas developed prior to 1976 will be targeted for intensification.

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Church urges Catholics to come home and rediscover faith

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There is a movement in the Catholic Church to entice families back into the congregation. An Americanbased group, Catholics Come Home Inc., has found support on the Canadian side of the border. Above, is

Haven Lamothe of Carleton Place receiving her first communion at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in the same town.

ten divorced and have not received an annulment from the church, so they feel that they cannot have their child baptized in the church – which is not so, according to Mendonca.

“Oh, sure, I never refuse anyone,” said Mendonca.

“I can work with them (the parents). Let us see what I can do with them,” who wish for their children to be baptized.

In fact, the church requires that a married couple get a civil divorce before they begin the proceedings for an annulment, so that, if they choose, they can get married again within the church, and take part in other sacraments.

The only impediment to a baptism would be if there was an ongoing custody battle, or if both parents could not agree that the child was to be raised Catholic. Both parents must give consent to have a child baptized.

Other challenges facing the church include the

turn of some Catholics to children asking questions of their parents about faith, the afterlife, and life’s other ponderables. But like Mendonca, he too sees time challenges on families.

“I am a big hockey nut myself,” he admitted, but pointed out that it is a big time commitment, and that some families place too much emphasis on ice time instead of prayer time. “I think families see the priorities get mixed up a bit.

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Down Highway 15 at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Smiths Falls, Rev. Rod McNeil was intrigued by the prospect of the movement. “(It is) something worth looking into,” McNeil said.

“It is a phenomena, for sure, that you see happen. I wish it happened in greater numbers.”

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EMC News – Catholic priests like to think that every Sunday is Super Sunday.

But while the Catholic Church might not have run ads during the recent Super Bowl in New Orleans, the larger fight for the souls of lapsed Catholics has been showing up on other game days in the guise of halftime ads.

An American-based group, Catholics Come Home Inc., has found the support of the Vancouver archdiocese, which is running the group’s ads on this side of the border.

Here in Lanark County, though, there are no plans, as yet to set up chapters of the group, even in the run-up to Lent, which kicked off with Ash Wednesday (Feb. 13), starting the 40 days leading up to the Easter season.

Not that local priests are not interested in the campaign.

“A couple of people have come up to me and said ‘Why don’t we have a come back home movement here?’” said Father Augustine “Gus” Mendonca, who leads the congregation at St. Mary Catholic Church in Carleton Place. “We would like to do that, (but) it requires a lot of energy. We have not acted on it. We hope some day we will do it.”

Mendonca recalled the recent Christmas season, when the inclusion of children in the programs “packed (the church) to the rafters.”

“If we have the children in church, I will fill it,” said Mendonca. “But it is how to keep them. We have to hold them once they come back.”

The problems of keeping Catholics in the pews, and getting those who have been “de-churched,” back, mirrors the declining attendance problems at mainline Protestant denominations.

“Some of it is sheer laziness,” he said with a laugh.

“They want to sleep in.”

Other times, the break with the church comes as the result of unintentional misunderstandings about whether they are still welcome in the church because of life changes and decisions.

“Common living (common-law alliances) has become more common,” he said. “They also feel left out in the church.”

Other parents have got-

pulled in so many different directions.”

As a result of this western secularism, “I think people tend to discount religion and question. People assume that they know our faith a little bit better then they really do,” he said, and that goes for Catholics too.

“They are selling their faith a little short,” McNeil said.

This year, McNeil is conducting a class for three new Catholics as they make their way towards baptism. The majority of new Catholics in his church are in mixed marriages, and are converting to facilitate the marriage ceremony, and “for the good of the family so that we are singing from the same hymn book, literally and figuratively.”

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Crain & Schooley insurance company merges with Johnson Inc.

By AMY HOGUE

EMC Business – It’s business as usual at the four local offices of Crain & Schooley’s Insurance Brokers Ltd., & Financial Corp. following a long awaited merger between Crain & Schooley and Johnson Inc. “I always said we were too big to be small and too small to be big,” Richard Schooley laughed, explain-

ing he spend three years actively searching for potential merging partners before settling on Johnson Inc. “We wanted to get rid of the challenges that impeded us from being better at what we were doing. This is a continuation of what we’ve been doing since 1953.”

Crain & Schooley currently operates five offices in the Ottawa Valley, employing more than 60 em-

ployees and consists of two distinct operations, Crain & Schooley Insurance Brokers and Crain & Schooley Financial Corporation.

Schooley said Johnson Inc. is a good fit for Crain & Schooley, adding that finding a financially sound merging company that also mirrored their core values was a challenge. According to Schooley, client service is the primary interest for

the insurance brokerage, but noted it is Crain & Schooley staff who facilitate the client relationship. Finding a merging company that cared about its staff while also believing in community involvement was a challenge.

Johnson Inc. seems to be the ideal match for Crain & Schooley, operating 27 offices in Ontario and employing over 600 people. After the merger with Crain & Schooley, Johnson Inc. now operates 10 offices in eastern Ontario. Johnson Inc. has been named in the top

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Schooley stressed that little will change for Crain & Schooley customers, explaining that for commercial insurance clients and financial corporation customers there will be no changes, however, personal insurance clients will find additional resources available to them for the first time.

“It’s the same people, same faces,” Schooley stressed.

The adjustment period at Crain & Schooley will take

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Shaw’s Arms And The Man at Full Circle Theatre: a play “just too funny” EMC Entertainment – In the end, George Bernard Shaw said he was disappointed with the reception that his play ‘Arms And The Man’ received; he felt that audiences were distracted from his message because the play was just too funny.

His satire-disguised-asromantic-comedy was the hit of the 1894 season in London and the play that launched Shaw on his way to becoming, well, Shaw – but he wished that people hadn’t laughed quite so hard at it.

In 1885, Serbia, at the urging of her Austrian mentors, invaded neighbouring Bulgaria. Bulgaria’s Russian “advisors” were immediately withdrawn, leaving the outnumbered and outclassed Bulgarians on their own. They won the war in six weeks, culminating in the three-day “battle of the captains and the generals” at Slivnitza, where the Bulgarian army, staffed by no officer higher than a captain, outmanoeuvered and outfought the Serbs and sent

them back into Serbia.

Shaw opens his comedy in a small village a few miles from Slivnitza, as the routed Serbs are being pursued. A desperate soldier climbs a water pipe to take refuge in the bedroom of a romantic young woman and the world is turned upside down for both.

BarnDoor Productions’ (BDP) new staging of the classic comedy is fast-paced and fun, but still manages to make Shaw’s message very clear: the absurdity of

romanticizing militarism.

Shaw’s hero is a levelheaded Swiss mercenary (a term that had very different connotations in 1895), pragmatic to a fault. In contrast, the girl he meets in his flight has a head full of romantic dreams and a fiance who lives up to them all. After all, he was the man who led the cavalry charge that won the war. Things would have been very different if the Swiss’ battery of machine guns had been issued the proper ammunition, but it wasn’t and the young girl’s dreams seem vindicated. But why does she hide the Swiss from searchers and why

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“It’ll take time for staff and clients to get used to the new environment and take advantage of new opportunities,” Schooley explained, adding that once the adjustment period is completed it will be “once and done,” meaning customers come in once and they’re done with all their insurance needs.

does she tuck her photo into his pocket, with the words “From Raina, to her Chocolate Cream Soldier” on it?

BDP’s cast of seven move the play along at a fast clip, aided by a versatile, minimalist set that keeps the action going, some colourful and exciting costumes featuring 19th century military regalia and a background of authentic Bulgarian music and some very realistic battle sound effects. The script has been trimmed a bit from its original and the show runs just under two hours, just right for a February as full of snow and cold as this had been. All in all, G.B. Shaw’s

‘Arms And The Man’ is sure to be the comedy hit of the winter, a play as full of fun as it is of ideas, as full of colour as it is of energy.

‘Arms And The Man’ runs Feb. 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 17 and 24 at 2 p.m. at the Full Circle Theatre, 26 Craig St., Perth.

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Schooley said the merger has made possible the notion of retirement for him and other partners.

Schooley himself has spent 50 years working for Crain & Schooley and is looking forward to his “fade to black” plan where he will have the opportunity to take a step back from the day-today operations of the company.

The reigns of management will eventually be taken up by vice-president Meagan Schooley, Jason Schooley, senior vice-president of communications business development, and Brandi

Machan, manager of operations. Jason said he is looking forward to getting back to what he said he came to Crain & Schooley to do – sell insurance.

Community organizations should also rest easy regarding Crain & Schooley sponsorship. Jason stressed that as part of the merger, Johnson Inc. has made a commitment to continue the many sponsor partnerships Crain & Schooley has formed over the years.

“As far as clients are concerned, it’s business as usual,” Jason said.

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Raina, played by Julia Bryant, tells fugitive soldier Bluntschli (Chris Angel) that she will hide him in a scene from George Bernard Shaw’s ‘Arms And The Man’.

The “anti-romantic” comedy runs this week and next at the Full Circle Theatre in Perth.

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By DOREEN BARNES “What impresses me is that United Way Centraide Canada president and chief execu- it comes from the grassroots tive of¿cer Dr. Jacline Abray- of this company,” said coNyman looked on as Procter chair Ben TeKamp (co-chair with his wife Cathy TeKamp), and Gamble employees pre- “it’s not just the CEO sented their ¿nal cheque present– for $250,000! – on Thursday, ing a cheque, it comes from people who have committed Dec. 13. The generosity sent themselves to the this year’s United Way cause and of Leeds & Grenville campaign I think that is totally remarkable.” total crashing past the $1.03 In response to TeKamp’s million target. remark, De Forge commentTeam Brockville was ed, “We would not be able formed at this facility to of do what we do, if about 700 workers with we didn’t a very have a plant manager, the dedicated volunteer base.

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Shriners fundraisers help to build foundation for new Montreal hospital EMC News – It takes a nation to build a new hospital and the area Shriners want to thank the Lanark County and seaway communities for their continued help in making this a reality.

For the last 88 years the Shriners hospital in Montreal has been giving children a new lease on life through the treatment of cleft palettes, burns and a long list of physical limitations due to illness.

Examples of the miracles Shriners hospital doctors perform in the lives of the Canadian children they serve is seen well in the case of JĂŠrĂŠmy Gabriel of Quebec who came to the hospital with hearing limitations and a skull deformity. “There’s a doctor in Montreal that basically gave his hearing back,â€? remarked Michel Vigeant, Potentate for 2013.

Since 1925 the Montreal hospital has been open offering medical treatment to children with a variety of long-term needs, but Vigeant notes the care each patient receives is more than bone or skin deep. “We also treat the psychological needs of the child,� he said.

All services are free of charge (after insurance coverage), including transportation and costs associated with academic tutoring, etc.

The hospital also offers a walking clinic to assist those who have regained their mobility to do so in the best form possible.

The success of their treatment has resulted in a rise in referrals and a need to increase the efficiency of their care to ensure they reach out to as many Canadians as possible. For this reason the Shriners are focusing their fundraising efforts towards

the opening of a new hospital in Montreal.

Construction on the facility, which will be located beside the McGill University Health Centre on Decarie Blvd., is scheduled to begin in September with the planned opening of the 150, 000 plus square foot, sixfloor facility in the fall of 2015. “Our hospital is a home away from home for the children and families we serve,� added Paul E. Frank, chairman of the board of governors, Shriners Hospitals for Children-Canada in the winter 2012 edition of The Orthopedik. “The new facilities will allow us to continue to give exceptional care, while at the same time expanding our services, research and teaching.�

While the Shriners hospital will continue to provide patient care with 22 single patients rooms and four operating rooms, the new facility will have a stronger focus on research in the areas of orthopedics, burns and cleft palettes.

The Ottawa area Tunis Shriners have committed to raising $300, 000 over 10 years towards the opening of the new hospital in addition to ongoing maintenance costs of the area halls.

Thanks to community support, the Shriners have exceeded $200, 000 in the first two years and is now considering an increase in their commitment to $400, 000. “I think that would be doable in a short period of time,� said John Ruffo, former Potentate of the Tunis Shriners. “We’re passionate about what we do,� added Vigeant.

Area events such as the poker run in Brockville, pop can collection through the Land-O-Lakes region and the widely successful 2012 golf tournament in Perth.

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Tunis Shriners members, from left: Paul Perkins, Michel Vigeant (potentate) and John Ruffo (past potentate) thanked the community for their unprecedented giving while providing an update on plans to open a new hospital in Montreal in 2015.

Last year’s tournament raised over $14,000 with an additional $4,000 from the Tay Clyde Shrine Club itself and the Ladies Auxiliary, which all went towards Shriners work. This year’s golf tournament at the Perth Golf Course is scheduled for July 12, where organizers hope to contribute $20,000 towards fundraising efforts.

Another major contributor to fundraising efforts is the annual circus. This year’s circus event at the RA Centre on Riverside Drive in Ottawa is scheduled for Aug. 9 to 11. Tickets are available at the gate or online at www.tunis179.org. Another avenue for supporting the work of the Shriners hospital is through bequeaths after death, which Ruffo said is growing. “It’s good that people think of the Shrine and hospital at the end,� he said.

The official launch of cap-

ital fundraising for the new hospital doesn’t begin until this May when the $30 million goal will be announced.

The new hospital is expected to cost $130 million. Shriners International has committed $97 million with three million coming from the research chair (osteogenesis imperfecta) at McGill.

Public education

Informing the public on the work of the Shriners and the miracles that take place every week at the Montreal hospital is another focus for the Shrine this calendar year.

Ruffo said the group wants to distance itself from the popular held belief that they are a secret society, adding the halls continue to open their doors to the public in various ways.

“It’s no secret that we’re a fraternity and philanthropist fundraising organization for 22 hospitals,� he said.

On Feb. 28, 8 p.m., the Rising Sun Lodge in Athens will be hosting a special presentation featuring Lauren Farish and her mother, Cathy. Farish was 16-years-old when she received care from the Shriners Hospital to address a congenital neuromuscular disorder. Those who attend the Feb. 28 meeting will hear how Farish’s prosthetics and ongoing physiotherapy have expanded her world and allowed her to enjoy the area’s ski slopes with a specially designed device.

Then on June 6 the Shriners flag will fly over Ottawa City Hall when mayor Jim Watson proclaims it International Shriners Day before many dignitaries and former patients. “We want to tell people what we do,� Vigeant said.

The Shriners have been operating hospitals for children since 1922 with 20 hospitals across America, one in Mexico and one in Canada.

Masonic and Shriners clubs from around the world provide financial support to the work of the hospitals.

The network of this service organization continues to grow with chapters anticipated to open in the Philippines, Costa Rica, Brazil in the future.

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“She didn’t feel that she could get up in front of the congregation and recite the profession of faith,” said McNeil.

“I just didn’t think I could do that,” she told McNeil.

But she did, and “that was a faith progression for her.”

Some of the ads for the movement have been appearing during televised football game, and while he was planning to watch what would turn out to be a Baltimore Ravens victory over the San Francisco 49ers at the Super Bowl, Rev. Brian McNally of St. John the Baptist Church in Perth, couldn’t resist a sports pun in supporting the movement.

“The church belongs very much in the arena of sports, as well as in the arena of life,” he said, pointing out that Jesus himself attended parties during his ministry, going where the people were.

The Perth church provides an invitation as well as information to its parishioners on the movement.

“We promote the website here in the parish, though we do not have a group here,” McNally said. “The Catholic Church has the arms wide open to people to come back.”

Like his brother priests, he too points out that “there are a lot of misconceptions,” about what is and is not allowed in the church.

“People think that there are

more barriers than there really are,” he said.

One such source of concern has been the church’s handling the various sex abuse scandals in places like the U.S., Canada, Ireland, and elsewhere, where a small minority of pedophile Catholic priests were moved around from parish to parish, instead of being brought to the attention of police.

“It continues to be a source of concern to all of us, though it does concern a limited number of clergy,” said McNally.

“Those in responsibility and authority did not handle it with well as possible…(But)

the media tends to focus on that.”

McNally was told of the new Divinity Centre in Carleton Place, an evangelical ‘street church,’ which uses stirring music a great deal in its services.

“Music seems to help in some settings,” he agreed, especially when it came to young people, though Catholic masses tend more towards the organ and choir tradition of music. “When young people have an experience with the Lord himself, a deep and personal encounter, it can bring a lot of things to the fore.”

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Don’t let dogs chase deer EMC News – The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) reminds dog owners that it is illegal and dangerous to allow dogs to run loose and chase deer during the non-hunting season.

It’s very difficult for deer to run in deep snow or on ice.

A deer chased by a dog can be injured, become exhausted or die.

Steps to prevent dogs from chasing deer Dog owners are urged to keep their dogs leashed or in enclosures to ensure the safety of both dogs and deer.

Under the Fish and Wild-

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Under this legislation, the ministry’s conservation officers may charge dog owners and are authorized to destroy dogs found chasing deer.

The public can report incidents of dogs chasing deer to their local ministry office during regular business hours, or by calling 1-877-TIPS-MNR (8477667) toll-free anytime.

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More can be done to protect future of canal DEAR EDITOR: As a resident of the Rideau Lakes Township and a person with deep family history roots in Leeds, I am asking that we go to battle to defend the Rideau Canal.

Here we are in eastern Ontario with one of the richest bits of history streaming through our territories. Amidst beautiful lakes and woods, we have an attraction that would be the envy of many around the world.

The Rideau Canal, as you know, has a recognized and unique heritage and UNESCO status. The recent decision of Prime Minister Harper’s government about the future of the canal spells failure to me.

First, failure to value and invest in a national treasure; and failure to cultivate a future-oriented plan to prepare for the future and protect the tourism industry which is so vital in a region ideally situated near populated United States, and

near major Ontario centres.

There must be some way to arrive at a middle ground and see this unique canal system flourish. If in neighbouring New York State smaller boats can pass through similar canal systems with a $50 pass, even allowing for a 30-day (or 30-trip) pass at $50 in our canal, for smaller boats, would seem equitable.

I am not the “expert.” I just know that the latest news is very disheartening and seems to express no valuing of a heritage site that will run into ruin and be lost to the future, unless the current government partners with the local interests and creates a solution.

Thank you for your consideration of my concern.

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EMC Editorial - February is Heart Month across Canada.

While there are many activities to promote awareness it is an issue that must be thought about every day.

Last year, the Heart and Stroke Foundation raised just under $200 million across Canada through fundraising and with the help of 140,000 volunteers – volunteers who want to see an end to heart disease and stroke. By donating to and volunteering for the foundation, the public is helping to “Make Death Wait”. Over the years much advancement has been made.

Looking back to 1954 - that was the year Dr. Wilfred Bigelow performed the first open heart surgery on a patient in Canada at the Toronto General Hospital. To perform the surgery he used a technique which was established through a Heart and Stroke Foundation grant. Fast forward to 2009 when research, funded by the foundation, enabled the very first inutero surgery to correct congenital heart defects.

Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation are making a difference by supporting more than 600 researchers across Ontario. These are researchers whose work will only result in the saving of lives. Researchers are located in facilities across the region including the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Queen’s University, and University of Ottawa Heart Institute.

Not only does research save lives, it also helps those people and their families who are living with heart disease and stroke.

Aside from research, another key element to preventing heart disease and stroke is just that - prevention. By doing some very simple things like eating right, being physically active, watching blood pressure levels and not smoking, Canadians can help “Make Death Wait”.

Through the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s website, heartandstroke.ca, there are three tools which are worth looking over starting with the My Risk Assessment, a chance to look at what might be putting individuals at risk in their own lives. The My Health Support tool and the 30 Day Challenge are both useful in helping people start to live a healthier life.

Help to create “More hours in a day. More days in a year.

More years in a life,” by donating to the Heart and Stroke Foundation and taking some simple preventative measures to maintain good health.

Valentine’s Day culprit makes Mary blush red EMC Lifestyle – Mother had emptied the big white envelope onto the kitchen table. It had been crammed full with Valentines bought at the drug store in Renfrew.

They were of the simplest kind, and each one had a little flap at the bottom that could be bent to allow the Valentine to stand on its own. And always, there was one larger Valentine, and much more elegant than the others, for the teacher. There was a great argument who would get the teacher card, until Mother settled the issue by having the whole five of us signing the back of it.

The entire packet wouldn’t have cost Mother more than a quarter!

Valentine’s Day at the Northcote School was something special. There was always a cake brought by Miss Crosby, we wore our next-to-Sunday best clothes, and Miss Crosby crammed

Mary Cook’s Memories MARY COOK

an entire day’s lessons into the morning, so that the afternoon could be given over to the celebration of Valentine’s Day. That year, when I was about six-years-old, and still one of the youngest at the Northcote School, I remember Valentine’s Day as if it were yesterday. The teacher always chose someone to be the mailman, and as usual bad Marguirite was given the job. Miss Crosby had taken the lid off the big white mail box, and handed Marguirite about five cards at a time. It wasn’t unusual to get a dozen or more Valentines that day.

Most of them were signed

by the sender, but some just had “from Guess Who” on them. These could be funny, or in some cases with the pupils in Senior Fourth, they bore words that bordered on romance. Of course, these were never signed! And I could see my sister Audrey and her friends look around the room, giggle, and try to guess who the sender was.

Yes, there was great mystery abounding on Valentine’s Day at the Northcote School.

My little friends Joyce and Velma, of course, had cards for me, signed “friends forever” which gladdened my heart. And then there

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was one card, the picture of which is as vivid in my mind today, as it was back then in the ‘30s.

In itself, it wasn’t out of the ordinary. There was a picture of a little girl, and whoever sent it to me had taken a red crayon and coloured on masses of tangled red curls.

They completely covered her head, and cascaded down over her shoulders. She was quite a mess. Of course, I had flaming red hair!

There was enough space left at the bottom for the sender to print “I hate red hair!” That was bad enough...bad enough to turn my face crimson, and I quickly scanned the room to see who could be the culprit.

There was no sign of recognition.

I turned the card over, and there in bold printing, with the same red crayon, were the words, “unless it’s on a cat!”

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Who could have done such a dastardly deed?

Cecil! I just knew it had to be Cecil! But could it be?

After all, most of the Briscos had flaming red hair too! But Cecil was clever enough to know that would throw me off. Yes, it had to be Cecil! And there he sat, the picture of innocence. He was on such good behaviour that day, that I questioned if he, in fact, did send me the hateful card. He didn’t even crack his toes in his gum rubbers, or wiggle his ears, one at a time, when Miss Crosby wasn’t looking. No, it couldn’t have been Cecil.

After we had all been given a piece of the Valentine cake, we were ordered to wipe off our desks. Heaven forbid that there would a crumb left for the mice who came out of the woodwork every night!

Joyce and I were given the job of sweeping up the

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crumbs, and as we worked our way up and down the aisles, she with the dustpan and me with the broom, just as I was about to put the broom under bad Marguirite’s desk, there was a stub of a bright red crayon!

EDITOR’S NOTE: Many times Mary has been asked if the people she writes about really existed. As she says, some names, a very few, have been changed to protect the innocent. Others have graciously allowed her literary licence to use their names in her stories. Such a person was Cecil, who Mary has written about for decades.

With a heavy heart, Mary was informed on Feb. 5 that Cecil Brisco passed away that morning on the family farm at Northcote. Cecil’s family has agreed that he can still be very much a part of Mary’s memories of growing up during the Depression.

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EMC Entertainment – Little Orphan Annie has finally found a home. Consider this an invitation to see the story revealed on stage at the Carleton Place Town Hall later this month. The Mudds Juniors, a talented group of actors in their own right, have taken on ‘Annie Jr.’ as their spring project. Are you familiar with the plight of poor orphans in New York City early in the last century? Let us fill you in on some details…

Annie is determined to face the future in a positive way, believing that “the sun’ll come out tomorrow,” no matter how grey and hopeless the “hardknock life” appears to be at the Municipal Girls’ Orphanage.

She is loved by her companions but is not appreciated by the mistress of the place, Miss Hannigan. Annie cheers herself up with music, encouraging the other children to stay hopeful that loving families will adopt them. When she has the opportunity to experience life on the outside, she jumps in, literally, to a laundry hamper!

Things take a turn for Annie when the secretary of billionaire Oliver Warbucks pays a visit to the orphanage and decides to take Annie for an overnight visit. Annie soon begins to tug at the heartstrings of the childless “Daddy” Warbucks, and he resolves to help her find her real parents whom she longs to meet.

Too many details would spoil all the joys this wonderful musical production presents so let us say simply that it will be a treat to warm your winter days. Although it will still be cold outside, with coats and boots and mittens required, Annie and her friends will remind you that “you’re never dressed without a smile.”

Those smiles will come easily as you enjoy the talented performances of our own Carleton Place and area youth.

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CARLETON PLACE Unique business opportunity in fast growing Carleton Place. Well-run turnkey day care business, established 2005. Great location fronting on Hwy 7. Sale includes real estate & solid business with well-established clientele. $674,900.

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REAL ESTATE

this week in

Open House

Weekend

REGIONAL ROUND-UP Any community organization based in our circulation area wishing to list an event of community interest is invited to submit a description of 25 words or less in writing. Admissions or event costs, will not be included.

Deadline is Thursday at 4:30 p.m. prior to publication date. This service is provided free of charge. Events will be listed no more than two weeks in advance.

Write, EMC, P.O. Box 158, Smiths Falls, Ont. K7A 4T1, or fax at 613-283-5909 or e-mail: jmichaelis@theemc.ca OR lgilligan@perfprint.ca. Items will be edited as necessary. Please include name, address and phone number.

Aerobic Class, senior-friendly.

Almonte arena on Wednesdays, 10-11 AM. Call 613-256-1077 for details.

Almonte Baby Talk, Almonte Public Library, Thursday, February 21, 10-11:30 a.m.

Almonte Lions Club Dinner and Entertainment Feb 22nd., 5 PM at the Almonte Legion. For tickets call 613-461-0168 or at Freedom 55 Office on Mill St., Almonte.

Almonte Lions, ham and scalloped potatoes, February 22, Almonte Legion. Refreshments 5 p.m. Dinner and live entertainment. Tickets: 613461-0168.

Breakfast of Champions, Saturday, February 16, 8-11 a.m. Almonte Legion. All welcome.

Euchre- 4 hand, Feb. 21, 7:30 pm. Sponsored by the Town & Country Tenants Assoc., 375 Country St., Almonte. Light lunch. Norma 613-256-4179.

Legion Branch 240, Saturday, February 23, Fred Ducharme, 3-7 p.m.

Mills Home Support, Golden Oldies Lunch. Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Mills office, 67 Industrial Dr. Transportation provided. Call Home Support to reserve 613-2564700.

Mills Home Support, Parkinsons Support Group meeting, Monday, Feb. 25, 7-9 p.m. at the Mills Office, 67 Industrial Dr. Meetings take place the last Monday of the month. Call 613-2564700 to register.

Mills’ Seniors Service- Movie “Quartet” & lunch out. Feb. 20.

613-256-4700. Reserve your seat on the bus.

Mills Seniors Services (Home Support), Almonte, Music & Memories lunch program. Tuesday, Feb. 19, Transportation and entertainment provided. Info: 613-2564700 or Jean 613-257-3296.

Mills Seniors Services (Home Support) Supper Social. Monday, Feb. 25, 6 p.m. Legion. Entertainment: Twilight Two. Call 613-2564700 to reserve.

Ontario Early Years playgroups and workshops, Thursdays Feb. 21, 28, March 7. Holy Name of Mary 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3 p.m.

Ontario Early Years playgroups and workshops, Wednesdays Feb. 20, 27, March 6. Holy Name of Mary 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3 p.m.

Ontario Early Years playgroups and workshops, Tuesdays Feb. 19, 26, March 5. Holy Name of Mary 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 6-7 p.m.

Ontario Early Years playgroups and workshops, MondaysFeb. 25 March 4. Holy Name of Mary 9:3011:30 a.m. and 1:30-3 p.m.

Shoppers Drug Mart Monthly Natural Therapists Talk proudly presents Joanna Smith, Wednesday, February 20, 7 p.m. 376 Ottawa Street, topic: Meditation.

50+ Fitness, Tues.,&Thurs., 10-11 AM. Carleton Place Canoe Club. For info call 613-256-8339.

Carleton Place Baby Talk, CP Daycare Centre, Wednesday, February 20, 1:30-3 p.m.

Carleton Place/Beckwith Home Support lunch brunch for Beckwith residents at the township

office, 2nd Wednesday of month.

Bingo afterwards. Info: 613-2530733.

Community Home Support -Lanark County, Friday Lunch Bunch, every Friday, 12 noon at St James Anglican Church Hall.

Info/book reservation call 613253-0733.

Community Home Support -Lanark County, Foot Care by a qualified nurse. Carleton Place office every Tuesday and Thursday.

Info/book an appointment 613253-0733.

Country Music- Sat. Feb 16, 3-7. Band: Barry & Jude. Everyone welcome. Army Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada, Unit 396.

Golden Jubilee Chapter order of the Eastern Star Entertainment

by Dai Bassett Sun. Feb. 24th, 2-4 pm. St. James Hall, Edmund St. Carleton Place. 613-253-0356 or 613-253-1660.

Good Discipline, Good Kids Carleton Place child care services.

Ontario Early Years workshop.

Library. Feb. 19, 26. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Pre-register 613-283-0095 (Ext.300) Gospel Meetings- Carambeck Community Centre. 357 Bridge St. Feb. 12, 19, 26. 8-9 p.m. The Bible in purity and simplicity. 613256-6117.

Heritage Day Dinner and Magic Lantern Show, fundraiser, Carleton Place and Beckwith Historical Society, Wednesday, February 20, 6:15 p.m. Ballygiblin’s, 151 Bridge St. Limited tickets available. 613-253-7013.

Monthly Birthday Bash- Feb. 16. Legion. 2 p.m. Live entertainment: Dave Brown and the Valley Rovers.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup. Arena, 10-11:30 a.m.

Feb. 19, 26, March 5.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup. Arena, 10-11:30 a.m.

Feb. 21, 28, March 7.

Ontario Early Years playgroups and workshops, Mondays, Feb. 25, March 4, Carambeck Community Centre, 10-11:30 a.m.

Ontario Early Years playgroups and workshops, Wednesdays, Feb. 20, 27, March 6, Carambeck Community Centre, 10-11:30 a.m.

Parents and Children’s Group, every Monday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

30 Bennett St, Unit #2. Info: (613)257-2779.

Scrapbooking drop ins. Feb. 15, 2-4 p.m., Feb. 27, 7 p.m. Carleton Place Manor, 6 Arthur St. RSVP 613-253-7360.

The Mississippi Mudds Youth perform Annie Jr. February 22 & March 1, 7 pm, matinees February 23 & 24, March 2, 2 pm, Town Hall. Tickets: Chamber of Commerce, 132 Coleman St. 613-257-1976.

Visit www.mississippimudds.ca Urban Forest Advisory Committee meeting. 7:30 p.m.

Council Chambers Town Hall.

Feb. 21.

Welcome to “Origins”, a scriptural study of creation related topics. Every Saturday, 10-10:45 AM. Seventh-day Adventist Church, Carleton Place. Weekly study topics call 613-257-4352.

West Carleton Coupon Group meets at 7 PM, Buster’s Restaurant, Carleton Place.

Wednesday February 20th.

RSVP for seating purposes jasperandchar@yahoo.ca Zion-Memorial United Church, February Feast, Saturday, February 23, 4:30-7 p.m.

Pork tenderloin with fixings

and homemade pies. Info: 613257-8547.

26th Annual Kemptville Winter Woodlot Conference. Feb., 20th, 9 AM-3:30 PM. W.B George Centre on Kemptville Campus, University of Guelph. To register, 613-258-8241 or eomf.on.ca/winter-woodlot-conference Baby Rhyme Time- Sponsor: Ontario Early Years. 33 Clothier St. Thursdays Jan. 31-March 21, 1:30-3 p.m. Register: 1-866-4338933 ext. 2374.

Baby Talk- Wednesday, February 20, 1:30 -3 p.m. Ontario Early Years Centre. Breastfeeding support available.

Branch Artisan meeting, at the North Grenville Community Church, 2659 Conc. Rd., Kemptville. February 19, 7 p.m. Info: (613)258-4382. New members welcome.

Breakfast Poker Rally and Fish Fry. Feb. 16. Breakfast at Clubhouse 8-10 a.m. Register at Clubhouse 8-11 for rally. Fish Fry 5 p.m. Legion. 613-258-3648. Sponsor: Kemptville Snowmobile Klub.

Delicious Home Cooked Roast Beef Dinner with all the fixings will be served by the Odd Fellow & Rebekah Lodges, February 24th, 4:30-6:30 PM. Odd Fellow Hall, Kemptville.

Feb. 20- Kemptville Pentecostal Church, 1964 County Rd 43, 7:30 pm. Program: Guest Speaker: William Langenberg on Horticulture Therapy. New members & guests welcome. Arline: 613-2584645.

Heels for Wheels Ladies’ Day Out, Old Town Kemptville, February 23. Proceeds to the Canadian Cancer Society’s Wheels of Hope. www.facebook.com/OldTownKemptville Kemptville and Area Walking Group- Mon. Feb. 18, Wed. Feb. 20, Fri. Feb. 22, 9 a.m. Meet at North Grenville Municipal Centre. (613)258-4487. Sponsor: Health Unit.

North Grenville Toastmasters meet 1st, 3rd Tuesday of every month at O’Farrell Financial Services, Boardroom (292 County Rd 44) start time 7 p.m. Learn communication and leadership skills.

Canadian Hearing Society, Hearing Health Care Clinic, Tues.

Feb. 19, 10am - 3pm, Lanark County Community Health Centre. For appt. call 613-259-2182 Euchre, every Thursday, 1:30 p.m. Legion Hall. Sponsor: Ladies Auxiliary. Lunch. Prizes.

Indoor garage sale, including a bake table, Saturday, February 23, 10 a.m. St Andrew’s United Church, Lanark.

Lanark Civitan Club talent night. Last Friday each month.

Dinner 6 p.m., dance 7:30 p.m.

Old Time Country Music. 613259-5610.

Lanark Legion Branch 395 will host a Musical Jamboree the 3rd Saturday of each month, 2 PM. All musicians welcomed. Opened to the public.

Legion Br. 395 Birthday Saturdays. Music by local musicians.

Light Lunch. Feb. 16.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroups and workshops, Tues-

days Feb. 19, 26, March 5. Maple Grove School, 9:30-11 a.m.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroups and workshops, Wednesdays Feb. 20, 27, March 6.

Maple Grove School, 9:30-11 a.m

Computer Basics: Laptops.

Thurs., Feb. 21, 10:30 AM. Merrickville Library. Register at 613269-3326.

Devin Harris Memorial Dart Tournament- Feb. 23, 9 a.m. Entertainment to follow. Legion. 613269-3338.

Dinner and Dance, entertainment by Hoffman & Hallman, pork dinner 6 p.m., Feb. 8. Legion.

Dinner and Dance, entertainment by Sagebrush, ham dinner 6 p.m., Feb. 22. Legion.

Learn to spin at Cedarcove Summer School, Feb 16. Spindle & wool supplied. Call 613-2694238 Legion Matinee, Feb. 16, entertainment: Wildflower. 1-4:30 p.m.

LEGO Club- Saturday, February 16, 1 p.m. Merrickville Library.

Ages 5-12.

Merrickville & District Historical Society presents Outpost on the Oswegatchie: Three Forts, Three Flags, Three Wars. Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School.

Online Banking & Identity Theft Seminar Tues., Feb 19, 2 PM. Merrickville Library. Call 613-269-3326 for info.

StoryTime for ages 6 & under.

Fridays 10 a.m. Theme: February 15-, I Feel Sick. Merrickville Library. Info: 613-269-3326.

Valentine Dinner and Dance, entertainment by Fred duCharme, chicken dinner 6 p.m., Feb. 15.

Legion.

Dance Saturday, February 23 at Stewart Community Centre.

Music by “The Countrymen”. Silent auction, light lunch. Sponsored by St. Mark’s Anglican Church. Tickets at Nicholson’s, 613-256-4126/613-624-5405.

Pakenham Horticultural Club meeting. Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. St. Andrew United Church. Guest speaker: Phil Reilly. 613-624-5307.

Ambush will be playing at the Perth Civitan Club on Friday 15th February. Doors open at 8 pm.

Clothing Give Away! Feb. 16, 10 am-12 pm. Donations of gently used clothing accepted on the day of the Give Away. 190 Gore Street East, 613-267-6428 ext. 29.

Community Dinner on Feb. 16, 4:30-6 p.m. at St Paul’s United Church, 25 Gore St.. Everyone welcome.

Community Dinner on Feb. 23, 4:30-6 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 17 D’Arcy St. Everyone welcome.

Community Home SupportLanark County, hosts a Diner’s Club, third Wednesday of the month at 160 Wayside Dr., Perth.

For info/reservations call 613-2676400.

Euchre, every Tuesday, 1 p.m. at McMartin House, open to all adults, info: (613)267-5531.

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Film Night International Perth presents the French movie “And If We All Lived Together” Wednesday, February 20, 2 pm, at the Full Circle Theatre, Craig Street. 613267-1224.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup. Perth Dance Studio, 9:30-11 a.m. Feb. 25, March 4.

Ontario Early Years Centreplaygroup. Thursdays, Feb. 21, 28, March 7. Library. 10-11:30 a.m.

Ontario Early Years Centreplaygroup. Wednesdays. Feb. 20, 27, March 6. Library. 10-11:30 a.m.

Overeaters Anonymous- For compulsive overeaters, anorexics, and bulemics. No weigh-ins. Meetings Thurs nights, 7:00 pm, at 40 North St. Perth Baby Talk, Perth Public Library, February 19, 10-11:30 a.m.

Perth Historical Society’s meeting, February 20. Perth Museum, 11 Gore St. 7:30 p.m. Info: www.perthhs.org Perth Tay Seniors. Card game.

Lions Hall. February 27, lunch noon, cards 1 p.m. 613-264-8252.

Rideau Trail Association. Feb. 17, Smiths Falls to Rosedale Rd. level 1 moderate pace. Meet Conlon Farm, 10 a.m. 613-264-1196.

Rideau Trail Association. Feb. 23, Mill Pond Conservation Area, level 2. 8 km. Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing. Meet Conlon Farm, 10 a.m. 613-264-9817.

The Butterfly Fan Club, Thursday February 21, Perth & District Breast Cancer Support Group, 7-9 p.m. Perth Family Health Centre, 33 Lewis St. Info: Carleen (613)812-4474. Monthly meetings 3rd Thursday.

4 hand euchre, Friday, February 15, 7:30 p.m. at Pierce’s Corners Hall, 3048 Pierce Rd., North Gower. Light lunch. Info: (613)489-1684. All welcome.

4 hand euchre, Wednesday, February 20, 7:30 p.m. Montague Seniors Hall, Rosedale. Good prizes, good food. (613)284-1074.

Blood Donor Clinic. Feb. 20, 2:30-5:30 p.m. St. James Major Catholic Church, 14608 Hwy. 38, Sharbot Lake.

Boyd’s United Church, on the Ferguson’s Falls Road. Ham and Bean Supper, February 16, 4.306:30 Take-out. Bake Table. For info call 613-257-7424 613-2533566.

Crokinole. Middleville Community Centre. Friday, February 15. 7:30 p.m. lunch served.

Euchre, Ham & Bean Supper, & Silent Auction, Saturday February 16, Maberly Community Hall. Cards 2:00 pm, meal 4:30 pm. Sponsor Maberly Agricultural Society, info Joan, 613-268-2507, 613-268-2730 or 613-268-2895.

Feb 24 Nascar, join us at the Royal Canadian Legion Upper Rideau Branch #542, Westport, prizes, surprizes, track food, open to the community.

Fri. Feb 15 All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner 6-7:30 pm. Royal Canadian Legion Upper Rideau Branch #542, Westport.

General Meeting. McDonald’s Corners Agricultural Society. Feb. 24, 1 p.m. Agricultural Hall, 194 Cameron Road McDonalds Corners. (613)259-3480.

Ham and Bean Supper, Elgin United Church, February 22, 4:306:30. Info: 613-359-5275.

Kitley Elders potluck lunch.

February 21, 12 noon. St Andrew’s United Church Hall, Toledo. All welcome. (613)284-0307.

Maple Run Studio Tour. Meet artists/artisans in studios and group locations on a self guided tour through Pakenham and surrounding area. www.mapleruntour.ca or 613-624-2062 for info.

Music in the Village. An evening of music, fellowship and refreshments. Ashton United Church. Feb. 23, 7 p.m. Local vocal and instrumental talent. Tickets at door.

New Horizon Club- Feb. 27, 2 p.m. Burritts Rapids Community Hall. Speaker: Colin Goodfellow, Kemptville District Hospital. Update on services available to seniors. 613-269-2737.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup. Tuesdays, Rosedale Hall, 9:30-11 a.m. Feb. 19, 26, March 5.

Sat. Feb. 16, Valentine’s Dance. Royal Canadian Legion, Br. 231, 2314 Harlem, Portland.

9-1. DJ: Richard Chisamore.

Sat. Feb 16th Jeff Code from Sunday in the Country Royal Canadian Legion Upper Rideau Branch #542, Westport, 8 p.m.-12.

Light luncheon. Proceeds to Ways & Means Committee 613-2733615.

Snow Road Snowmobile Club Fundraiser Breakfast, February 23, 8-11 a.m. at clubhouse, 1106 Gemmills Rd. Everyone welcome.

St George’s Valentine Dance featuring the Bowes Brothers, Saturday, February 16, Clayton Community Hall. Doors open at 7:30.

Tickets at the door. Info: 613-2569010.

St John’s Music Series presents the Fumblin Fingers. traditional music from the East Coast and beyond, Sunday, February 17, 2 p.m. St John’s Church, just east of Innisville, corner of Hwy 7 and Ferguson Falls Rd. Info: 613-2574941.

Woman’s Winter netWorking Woppertunity, Saturday, February 16, Elgin Municipal Complex Community Hall. Sponsor: The Township of Rideau Lakes.

Annual Valentine’s Day Supper at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Smiths Falls, Tues. Feb. 14. Social time 4:30pm, Dinner 5:30pm. Tickets 613-283-2318, 613-2836987 or 613-283-7527 Baby & Me Group, every Tuesday, 10:30-12:30 am. First Baptist Church. Info: (613)283-9307.

Bid Euchre, every Monday evening, 7 p.m. Canadian Room, Smiths Falls Legion Br 95.

Bingo, every Thursday evening, 7 p.m. Royal Canadian Legion Br 95. Info: 283-2690.

Civitan Bingo every Tuesday, Smiths Falls Civitan Hall. Start 7 p.m. Doors open 5:30 p.m. Canteen available. Proceeds to help fund charity and community projects.

Cribbage Tournament, February 16th. Register at 12 PM, start time at 1 PM. Members, guest and public welcome. Smiths Falls Legion Br95.

Duplicate Bridge- Every Monday evening 7 PM in the Lancaster Room, Smiths Falls Legion Br95 See SMITHS FALLS page 18

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EA- Emotions Anonymous12-step organization working toward recovery from emotional difficulties (marriage, children, grief, etc). Meetings (every Tuesday)- February 19, 7 p.m. Salvation Army Church (side door).

(613)283-0960. eReader driving you nuts?

to spare a thought for those on foot (or riding bicycles) when they are driving on our streets and highways.

The column prompted an influx of e-mail from EMC readers. Among the correspondence were messages from motorists who are sick and tired of the dangerous driving they are subjected to on a regular basis.

As I just wrote, red light running is a particularly significant problem. But lately I have heard from people who point to a wide range of other sins committed by drivers.

Call it what you want. But careless, sloppy, inattentive and aggressive driving is a huge problem in this country.

My wife, by the way, has a particular reason for being concerned about unsafe driving practices. Kathy has worked in the insurance industry for 25 years. In that time she has seen and heard it all.

One of the laments relates to collisions caused by drivers

eBook Class, Smiths Falls Public Library. Feb. 16. 10:30 and 1. 613283-2911 for info.

Get W.I.T.H. It! (Walking In The Halls) S.F.D.C.I. October 2, every Tuesday and Thursday, 5:307:30 p.m.

Ham Dinner- Feb. 27, 5:306:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus Hall, 18 William St. W. 613-2831550, 613-283-1328, 613-2752433.

Reflections

BY JEFF MAGUIRE

who run red lights. Another involves following vehicles too closely.

If you want to see your insurance rates skyrocket try running a red light and colliding with another vehicle. If you don’t kill or injure yourself or others in the process. In that case you will have a lot more to worry about than higher auto insurance premiums!

The reason my wife constantly warns me to keep my distance when following other drivers, or when pulling up behind traffic stopped at red lights, should be obvious to any driver who knows their stuff.

I don’t tend to tail-gate by the way. Kathy is overly cautious, but for good reason.

Excuses, excuses The problem here is pretty basic. If you strike the rear of the vehicle ahead of you, no matter what extenuating circumstances you may feel apply, you are always at fault in the eyes of the law. And in the eyes of the insurance industry.

The excuse list is lengthy.

“I didn’t know he was going to stop so quickly.” Or how about, “Their signal light was

on but they didn’t turn.”

Police officers and insurance agents have heard it all. Sadly, none of the excuses matter. If you are following too closely then you are the person who will be charged if a serious mishap occurs.

The City of Ottawa has taken to erecting signs at the side of major thoroughfares warning drivers to “keep five seconds” between them and the vehicle ahead. I’m not sure how five seconds translates? Why not suggest several car lengths!

The point is that people should leave enough room to safely bring their vehicle to a stop if the motorist ahead is forced to slow or stop. It can happen in an instant and you have to be prepared.

Running red lights or stop signs (yes, they are both red) is another matter entirely. There is absolutely no excuse for failing to obey traffic signals or signs.

In the eyes of the law (and the insurance industry) you are expected to drive according to the rules of the road. One of the most basic rules is to obey traffic signals, unless of course the road is obstructed. You don’t drive into something in your way just because the light is green. A little common sense is also helpful for drivers!

Last week I saw the horrendous results of red light running first hand. I was on my way to visit my parents near Stittsville when I came upon a serious

collision at a main intersection.

A van and an SUV had been involved in a violent crash.

Firefighters were working to free at least one driver who was trapped in their crushed vehicle that had been pushed into a utility pole.

I found out later that one driver had run the red light, striking the other on the passenger side. Fortunately no one was killed. But there was one serious injury. Both vehicles were complete write-offs. All because someone decided to tempt the fates and lost.

In this case the other motorist was the person injured and through no fault of their own evidently. Is a one-minute wait at a red light worth taking such a chance?

Back to tail-gating. Some of my correspondents complain about being followed too closely by other drivers. They are particularly concerned about this issue during slippery winter conditions when the margin for error is that much finer.

One lady who wrote me recently said she looked in her rear view mirror and was horrified to find a pick-up truck nearly touching the bumper of her mid-size automobile. “He was nearly in the back seat. I guess I was going too slowly, so he wanted to push me off the road. I refused to speed up and I could see the anger on his face.

That’s how close he was.

“Why is it necessary to drive

so aggressively,” she asks. Why indeed!

Motorists today have a plethora of complaints about sloppy and aggressive driving.

I can’t begin to cover them all.

However, another recurring issue is motorists who veer into the opposite lane to get around a parked vehicle, to pass someone opening a car door or in an effort to skirt a pedestrian or object.

That particular complaint resonates with me because I encounter the same thing regularly. The point here is that if you pull into the opposite lane and a crash occurs, you are at fault. If someone or something is blocking your path it is your responsibility to stop and let oncoming traffic pass. Then you can move around the obstruction – when it is safe to do so!

Obviously winter driving requires even more care. If drivers would slow down (speed is a huge associated problem), consider their fellow motorists as well as the possible consequences of aggressive and careless driving this kind of reminder wouldn’t be necessary.

We are only as safe as those we encounter on our travels.

The sad truth is that far too many people today are only concerned about themselves.

Their driving demonstrates it!

If you have any comments or questions for Jeff Maguire he can be reached by e-mail at: jeffrey.maguire@rogers.com.

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EMC Lifestyle – “You’re too close to that car Jeffrey!”

The backseat driver is my wife Kathleen. She’s among a handful of family and friends who call me by my full given name – not the short form.

I know I’m in trouble when Kathy starts or finishes a sentence with “Jeffrey”!

My wife sometimes scolds me for edging too close to the vehicle ahead when I stop at a traffic light.

Notice I said “stop at a traffic light.” Unlike many drivers today I do know what the colour red means when I’m behind the wheel. Based on what I’m seeing and hearing these days, far too many motorists fail the traffic light colour test. Red light running is an epidemic!

A number of weeks ago I shared my thoughts about the plight of pedestrians during the winter. Far too many motorists fail to take into account the hazards winter walkers encounter on their travels. I asked people

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Smiths Falls Carnival offers indoor, outdoor seasonal fun

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EMC News - It takes a team effort to cook all of the pancakes at the Smiths Falls Lions Club annual carnival pancake breakfast. Left to right are: Debbie Doe, Rick Coldrey, Elizabeth Suffel (club president), Betty Laronde, Bob Dawson, Bob McCulla, Wilf Toop, Steve Cowie, Stan Suffel and Jim Williams.

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EMC Sports - A number of teams signed up for the Family Fun-spiel held at the Smiths Falls Curling & Squash Club last weekend. The indoor winter sporting event was part of the Smiths Falls Winter Carnival weekend that ran Feb. 8-10.

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EMC News - The Smith Falls Legion Branch 95 hosted the annual and very popular Great Chili Cook-Off. The event is a mainstay of the Smiths falls Winter Carnival.

This was the 16th annual cook-off. The EMC co-sponsored the event. Here, all of those who participated in the contest gather for a group picture. Beginning with the back row are, left to right: Doris Marshall, Gregg Hobbs, Lora, Anna, Christina from the Community Living Association, Terek Kerr, Connie, Davis from the Community Living Association, Fallon Webster and Debbie Doe. The judges, kneeling in the front row are: Ken Graham, John Chatwood, Andrew MacNaughton and Jay Brennan.

Colon Cancer is the number two killer of all cancers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and it can affect anyone. But with early detection the survival rate is estimated at 90%. And it all starts with a simple selfadministered test that you do in the privacy of your own home. Talk with your doctor and get the test. Not knowing is not the answer.

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EMC News - Chloe, Holly and Brody Voldock enjoyed their first winter in Canada having moved from Florida last year. The trio paused outside of the Eastern Ontario Railway Museum Saturday afternoon to see the many frozen coloured blocks by the door.

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At Alliance Coin & Banknote, we always outpay all “Roadshows”, travelling “Coin Shops”, and scrap gold Dealers.

The simple facts about us: • Serving Collectors and Institutions in the National Capital Region for 25 years • Eastern Ontario’s only member of the Canadian Association of Numismatic Dealers (CAND)

UNITED STATES GOLD COINS

Twenty Dollar “Double Eagles” (1928 & prior) ................................................ $1,500.

Ten Dollar “Eagles” (1932 & prior)..................... $750.

Five Dollar “Half Eagles” (1916 & prior) ........... $375. $2 ½ “Quarter Eagles” (1929 & prior)................. $200.

One oz Gold Eagles (1986 & later).................. $1,620.

CAN’T COME TO US? WE DO HOUSECALLS! All Rare Coins & Banknotes also purchased.

JUST A FEW OF OUR TOP LOCAL DISCOVERIES IN 2012: A unique serial #001 Two Dollar note of 1974 with “RS” test note prefix – our buy price: $6,500!

• Each and every purchase conducted by Sean Isaacs personally • $1.5 Million paid out to our local customers in 2012 alone!

WORLD GOLD COINS

COMMON CANADA SILVER COINS

Silver Dollars 1967 & prior (any condition) .....................................minimum $15.

Half Dollars 1967 & prior ...................minimum $7.50.

Quarters 1966 & prior ..........................minimum $3.75 Quarters 1967 (Lynx) ........................................... $2.80 Quarters 1968 (partial silver issue) ...................... $2.35 Dimes 1966 & prior .............................minimum $1.50 Dimes 1967 (Mackerel) ....................................... $1.15 Dimes 1968 (partial silver issue) ......................... $0.95 1988 Olympic $20..........................................each $25.

1976 Olympic $10..........................................each $36.

1976 Olympic $5.00.......................................each $18.

1 oz Silver Maple Leaf (any year) ......................... $31.

British Sovereigns (any date) .............................. $361.

British Half Sovereigns (any date) ....................... $181.

South African Krugerands (1 oz) ...................... $1,565.

French 20 Francs (Roosters or Liberty Head)...... $285.

Mexico 50 Pesos (1921-47) .............................. $1,840.

Mexico 20 Pesos (1917-59) ................................. $736.

Austria Ducat (1915)............................................ $167.

Austria 100 Corona (1915) ............................... $1,500.

Russia 100 Roubles (Moscow Olympics) ............ $775.

Russia 10 Roubles (1911 & prior) ....................... $378.

Swiss 20 Francs (1949 & prior) ........................... $285.

All others also bought at the highest possible prices!

GOLD JEWELLERY (Broken or intact) 10K…per gram $18.

14K…per gram $25.

18K…per gram $32.

22K…per gram $40.

Sterling Silver flatware or jewellery (clearly marked) per gram $0.70

CANADIAN GOLD COINS

$100 Gold Coins 22K (1976-86) ........................ $768. $100 Gold Coins 14K (1976, 1987-2003) ........... $384. $200 Gold Coins 1990-2004 ................................ $768.

1967 Centennial $20 ............................................ $811.

1 oz Gold Maple Leaf (any year) ...................... $1,600. $5.00 Gold 1912-14 .............................minimum $390. $10. Gold 1912-14 ...............................minimum $780.

Newfoundland $2.00 Gold (1865-88) ..minimum $165.

An extremely rare and important United States 1796 Quarter Dollar – our buy price: $20,000.

One of the world’s finest Canada 1969 “Large Date” Dimes – our buy price: $15,000. !

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COMMON UNITED STATES SILVER COINS

Silver Dollars 1935 & prior (any condition) .......................................minimum $20.

Half Dollars 1964 & prior ........................................ $9.

Half Dollars 1965 to 1970........................................ $4.

Quarters 1964 & prior .......................................... $4.50 Dimes 1964 & prior ............................................. $1.80 1 oz Silver Eagle (any year) ................................... $30.

A rare 1904 Canada Fifty Cents in Mint condition – our buy price: $8,000!

We are also actively seeking all: Canadian and World-Wide Coins, Medals, Tokens, and Banknotes.

CANADIAN BANKNOTES

One Dollar 1954 Devil’s Face with star beside the serial numbers (VG or better) ...... minimum $400 Two Dollars 1870 (VG or better) ....... minimum $2,500 Four Dollars (1882-1902) VG or better ............................................... minimum $500 Five Dollars 1924 Queen Mary (VG or better) .................................. minimum $2,500 Five Dollars 1979 with “33” at beginning of serial number .................................................. minimum $400 Ten Dollars 1935 French Text (VG or better) .................................... minimum $100 Twenty Dollars 1935 Princess Elizabeth, English Text (VG or better) ............... Minimum $300 Twenty-five Dollars 1935 Jubilee, French Text (VG or better) .................................Minimum $2,000 Fifty Dollars 1973 RCMP (perfect Uncirculated) ....................................... $100 One Dollar 1973 Uncut Sheet of 40 notes ............ $100

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February is Heart Month, door to door campaigns launched

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faces in February, will also be sporting red pins. Rectangular in shape, they say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help make death waitâ&#x20AC;? and feature the foundation logo.

They also have official receipts for all donations received. If there is any doubt with regards to making a donation, Ann Henry, area manager for Brockville, advised to not provide cash or a credit card number, but to instead write a cheque. Cheques written out to â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Heart and Stroke Foundationâ&#x20AC;? may only be cashed by the foundation.

However, those with any further doubt may call the local office. Located at 51 King St. E., Suite 310, Brockville, the foundation can be reached by calling 613-345-6183. The foundation can, if a member of the public has concern over someone showing up at their door for a donation, confirm the canvasserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s identity and

legitimacy. And, if need be, have the canvasser return to the residence in question, if the concerned individual then wants to make a donation.

Canvassers are also equipped with brochures to leave behind. The brochures provide information about heart disease and stroke, information about the foundation, and ways those interested can donate. The brochure also contains an envelope and registration information for those who are interested in enrolling in a monthly giving program, or just simply providing a single gift of a donation. Those wanting to make a donation online may do so by visiting, heartandstroke.ca/help or mailing to the local Heart and Stroke office (address listed above, and postal code K6V 1A8).

Those donating online will receive a receipt within an hour, emailed to them, which they may print off. Those who wish to make a donation over the phone may call 1-888-HSF-INFO (1-888473-4636).

In 2012, through the door to door campaign, $4.4 million was raised in Ontario.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is to raise $5 million. Locally the goal is to raise $101,000, this year, through the door to door campaign. Last year $87,000 was raised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Please give generously, be

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EMC News â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: The following is the first in a series of articles which will appear weekly during February. February is Heart Month across Canada.

Every seven minutes across this country a life is lost due to heart disease and stroke. They are the leading cause of hospitalization, resulting in close to 1,000 hospital visits each day across Canada.

February is Heart Month, both nationally, and locally there are a number of initiatives taking place to raise all important dollars for research.

The Brockville office of the Heart and Stroke Foundation supports Lanark, Leeds, Grenville and Renfrew Counties.

Sara Easter, program coordinator for the local office, explained Heart Month has two

major campaigns â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Person to Person (door to door) campaign, and the Heart Month campaign â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which involves local businesses, community groups, retirement facilities, or individuals - who either plan events to raise funds for the organization, or sell heart tags, which can then be displayed in windows, in businesses, halls.

Heading up this annual campaign is a big job and one which takes never-ending planning and organizing.

Volunteers have already begun going door to door to solicit donations for the organization.

Official Heart and Stroke Foundation door to door canvassers are equipped with a kit, red in colour. On the back it says â&#x20AC;&#x153;official volunteer.â&#x20AC;?

These volunteers who will be out braving the cold (and perhaps warmer) days the area

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EMC News â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Friends of the Smiths Falls Public Library held their annual Trivia Challenge at the Smiths Falls Legion on Feb. 10. The event coincided with the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winter carnival activities. More than 15 teams participated, including a group from the EMC, dubbed the E=MC Squares. Above, clockwise from left: Chris McLenaghan, Ashley Kulp, Cheryl Johnston, Andy Stewart and Andrea Harding.

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it $5, be it $10, every dollar counts,â&#x20AC;? Henry emphasized.

Easter noted while Heart Month covers all of Canada, not all provinces do the Person to Person campaign, Ontario does however. The door to door campaign throughout this Heart and Stroke Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coverage area covers every door â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whether it is rural or urban. Dollars raised here stay here for a variety of purposes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; programming, Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), advocacy and awareness and more. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation supports investment in lifegiving research, advocacy, health promotion and education programs. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all aimed at reducing the impact of heart disease and stroke and helping Canadians live longer, fuller lives,â&#x20AC;? notes information provided by the foundation.

The door to door campaign could still use volunteers, if anyone is interested all they need to do to get involved is call the local office (number listed above). The foundation also welcomes any other businesses and organizations which are interested in hosting or putting on a fundraiser for Heart Month. Those interested may also call the local office. The office will provide any resources which the business or community group might need.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;With every door knocked on, every donation collected, every conversation we have about Heart Month, somebody in Canada will have a better chance of survival because of a donation or support from volunteers,â&#x20AC;? Henry charged.

According to a press release from the foundation, while the numbers presented at the beginning of the story, â&#x20AC;&#x153;are shocking, there is good news for Canadians. It is possible to change the odds against heart disease and stroke.â&#x20AC;? The foundation says that by taking action and reducing the risk factors which are indeed within everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s control, there is hope. Eating a healthy diet, being physically active, maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking are ways to curb high blood pressure.

Nine out of 10 people have at least one risk factor and almost four in 10 have at least three risk factors, the release explained.

As per statistics on the foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heart disease and stroke take one in three Canadians before their time and it is the number one killer of women.â&#x20AC;? This month across the country more than 85,000 people are going door to door to raise funds in the hopes that these statistics and these numbers can change for the better. For more information please visit the website listed above.

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Dealing with stages of grief, mourning and bereavement

By MARILYN FISHER

EMC Lifestyle – “The loss of a loved person is one of the most intensely painful experiences any human being can suffer, and not only is it painful to experience, but also painful to witness, if only because we were so impotent to help”.

John Bowlby When we lose a loved one, the terms grief, mourning, and bereavement are used as if they are interchangeable, but they refer to different aspects of our loss.

GRIEF: refers to social, physical, and psychological, and emotional reactions to the loss of your loved one. It: • can affect your health and produce bodily symptoms such as gastrointestinal disturbances, lack of energy and motivation, heart palpitations, nervousness, restlessness, shortness of breath, sleep disturbances, and changes in appetite; • is experienced through your feelings, thoughts, and attitudes; • is based upon your perception of the loss; • is a natural and expected reaction to loss; • continues over time, and involves many changes over time; and • varies in intensity.

In our society, we are uncomfortable with grief and negative emotions. When we speak to those who are grieving we often don’t know what to say and so fall back on platitudes that then become Myths of Grief. How many of these myths have you heard?

• It only takes a couple of months to get over grieving; • Grief is the same no matter who you lose; • Children grieve the same way adults do; • It’s Christmas, you should not think about your

loved one now; • You must be brave and keep a stiff upper lip; • Life goes on; • If you avoid the pain, your grief will work itself out.

These are only a few of the many myths of grief. In grief you will develop your own list.

MOURNING: is the process by which we work through a loss to allow healing to take place. It is like a roadmap to healing, marked by the public ways in which we express our internal experience of grief.

Some examples of mourning are: • Talking to others about our loss; • Journaling and writing letters to our loved one; • Joining support groups; • Making a scrapbook of memories; • Talking to the person we have lost; • Dreaming about our loved one; • Expressing ourselves creatively through art, music, poetry, etc; • Visiting the gravesite; • Exercising; • Wearing a token such as an item of clothing, a cap, a piece of jewelry; • Becoming active in a cause related to our loss; • Having a funeral; • Flying flags at half-mast; and • Talking to a therapist.

person is bereaved for as long as they are in the process of mourning that loss. In bereavement, we experience: Numbness – impact of this is often delayed; Loneliness – equals numbness. It occurs when all things related to the actual death such as banking, lawyer (will), thank you cards, etc. are done, people that were there to help, have now returned to their lives, and you are alone with your thoughts; Emptiness – equals loneliness. It is often physical and emotional. Emptiness subsides and re-entry begins; and Adjustment – you may find a new identity or others may become resigned and starting looking for a new partner.

When we are bereaved, experience grief, and engage in mourning it is important to remember: • You are not “going crazy”; • Be gentle with yourself and look after your health; • Be patient with yourself;

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• Take the time you need to grief. Give yourself permission to feel your loss and to grieve over it; • Share your feelings whatever those feelings may be with someone you feel comfortable with and with someone who will listen; • Try not to isolate yourself; • Take your time and do not rush into making any huge changes in your life; and lastly, • You will get through this difficult time and hopefully when you do, your tears will be replaced by smiles of your loved one.

New school addition on way for Carleton Place EMC News – The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO) will receive capital funding for additions at two schools under the Ministry of Education’s Capital Priorities Program.

Notre Dame Catholic High School in Carleton Place, and St. Mary-St. Cecilia Catholic School in Morrisburg, will each receive an addition to replace portables and help provide the necessary permanent pupil places.

Director of Education, William J. Gartland, was very pleased with the ministry’s announcement. “As

Community Home SupportLanark County has bereavement programs to support you through your time of grieving.

Please call 613-267-6400 extension 28 or email rebeccab@ chslc.ca for more information.

Our next column will highlight the impact of loss on family dynamics and family roles, one of the topics at our January bereavement groups.

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Taking a look through some of the most and least popular pet names This Weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pets EMC Lifestyle â&#x20AC;&#x201C; With The Westminster Dog Show starting this week, I get my annual laugh out of the registered names of some of the dogs. This year, there is a Border Terrier named â&#x20AC;&#x153;GCH Mchillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HRH Prince Gizmo House of Gremlin,â&#x20AC;? and a Shar-Pei with the moniker â&#x20AC;&#x153;GCH CH Jade East Do You Know the Way to San Jose.â&#x20AC;?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to hear someone standing outside calling those pups!

But these canine purebred royalty arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only ones who end up with unique and funny names. I was watching a TV reality show and their dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name was Edgar Allen Pupâ&#x20AC;Śand I had a friend who had two dogs that she named Wendel and Clark. Considering they were tiny little poodles, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure if that was meant as a compliment or an insult to the real Wendel Clark.

According to petmd.com, the most common name for a male dog is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ace.â&#x20AC;? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know any male dogs called

Ace, but I know many called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buddy,â&#x20AC;? which surprisingly only made number five on the list. The most common name for a female dog was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bella,â&#x20AC;? which is also one of the most popular baby names right now.

And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just the dogs that get the crazy names.

Who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to names their cats â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chairman Meowâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Colonel Meowington?â&#x20AC;?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve picked out my next dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, I just have to find a dog that will suit the name â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lord Chubbypruneface!â&#x20AC;?

Featured cats Regina Regina is a petite, sweet tabby who loves showing her affection. All she needs is to cuddle and as such dislikes being put back into her confined space. She loves

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absolutely adorable.

Polo would love to be adopted as the only special pet in your life.

that she did with the help of a very generous supporter!

Dollie now feels absolutely great and purrs her gratitude daily! Dollie is very nonconfrontational and gentle and will allow other cats to eat first before taking a nibble. The time has come for Dollie to go to her forever home. Would you have it in your heart to give this children and is ready to live her life to the fullest with the right person. Please com e and see for yourself!

Carleton Carleton is the softest of tabby cats! He is just the sweetest boy to have around the house. He loves the company of other cats so all is fine and dandy. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ready to fit in your home and life as is. Shall you visit with him to witness this sweetheart first hand?

Dollie Dollie has been at LAWS since May 2012. She arrived in a poor state and almost did not make it. She was determined to survive and

Lanark Animal Welfare Society is located on Glenview Road, just off Highway

43, about two kilometres west of Smiths Falls. The shelter is open Monday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Write to us at P.O. Box 156, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 4T1 or contact us at 613-283-9308, or email at shelter@lanarkanimals.ca.

Visit our website at www.lanarkanimals.ca. Please also check out www.AdoptADog. TV featuring some of our canines up for adoption.

If you have lost a dog or cat please check our website or phone or visit the shelter.

If you have found a dog or cat please visit our website to find the number of your local animal control officer.

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Horticultural society welcomes Wendyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mobile Market Feb. 19 EMC Lifestyle â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The next meeting of the Smiths Falls Horticultural Society will be on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7:15 p.m. at the Smiths Falls Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 95. Please join us for the first of our 2013 monthly meetings. Memberships are still available at $10 for single or $15 for family living in the same household.

Our meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month and are meant to provide a friendly open forum for gardeners to share and learn together. We strive to have interesting speakers with enough variety for everyone. Membership includes a copy of our award-winning yearbook, a monthly newsletter packed with interesting information (hard copy or via email), discounts at some of the local nurseries and businesses, organized trips, photo contests and participation in flower shows. Members are entitled to attend other local society meetings for no cost.

We do have some members with vast experience and knowledge that they are most willing to share including tours of their gardens for members. This is a great help if you wish to enhance your own gardens.

This month we have invited Wendy Banks, owner of Wendyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mobile Market, to speak on the benefits of buying what you eat locally. You will learn a great deal about your choices from her. Wendy operates her business on her farm near Morton where only local food can be purchased. Please visit www. wendyscountrymarket.com/ for more information.

Our photo contest is a peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice based on a monthly topic. Members are asked to look over the entries and cast a vote for their favourite. The February topic is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winter Pastelsâ&#x20AC;? and March is â&#x20AC;&#x153;First Signs of Spring.â&#x20AC;? Please bring in your entry to add some colour and fun to the evening. Points are accumulated for your entries with a plaque awarded at the end of the year for the member with the most points.

Our society has a number of ways of contributing to the community. Each year member volunteers are busy planting and maintaining

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flower gardens at the Smiths Falls Public Library, town hall and legion. This is an opportunity for members to help beautify Smiths Falls as well as use their talents in designing these gardens.

We also conduct our Garden-of-the-Month contest. This is gaining popularity and helps generate an overall desire by the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residents to showcase their homes for the public to en-

Smiths Falls Horticultural Society joy. The simple criteria regarding the gardens are that they must be in town and visible from the street. Anyone in the area can nominate a garden including their

There is a small charge for non-members. Come out and meet some fellow gardeners, enjoy some refreshments and maybe win a door prize.

Please contact our president Lorna at 283-0549 for any information you require about your own local horticultural society. Also visit our website at: http://www. gardenontario.org/site.php/ smithsfalls.

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We have two other annual projects. We select and purchase books for the Smiths Falls Public Library (three in 2012) and provide a bursary for a Smiths Falls and District Collegiate Institute student that has elected post-secondary studies in a horticultural related course.

We encourage everyone to join in on our meetings.

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Elder abuse must be taken seriously, advocate stresses

By MARLA DOWDALL mdowdall@perfprint.ca

Volunteers As mentioned, volunteers are being sought in Leeds & Grenville as well as Lanark County. Volunteers rotate the phone amongst themselves; no one carries the phone for more than a week at a time.

Generally at the most, 20 calls will be received in a week.

Training is provided to all volunteers.

“It is important that when someone makes that call that a real live voice answers,” Swerdfeger emphasized.

There are three levels of response – one being a phone response – to call the senior and let them know what agencies exist if they might want help.

To provide them with help to

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Dave Swerdfeger, elder abuse prevention advocate with the Council on Aging for Frontenac-Kingston, speaks to a group of nurse case managers gathered at the Community Care Access Centre in Brockville, Jan. 8. He focused on elder abuse prevention services as well as the elder abuse Peer Support Line. Also in attendance was representation from the Local Elder Abuse Prevention Network of Leeds Grenville (LEAP), and the South East CCAC. solve their problem. There are instances when an advocacy team will attend the senior’s residence and, of course if the situation is threatening or dangerous, the police are called.

“We have to have more people in jail,” he said. “People have to realize there is a consequence to doing this to seniors.”

The topics Swerdfeger brought to the table that day included; why people don’t

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talk about elder abuse, what it is, forms of elder abuse, who is affected by it, why abuse happens, why the victims don’t tell, prevention and who can help.

He noted often elder abuse isn’t talked about due to a lack of visibility of those in the senior age category to other age groups.

“Twenty-one year-olds don’t have a lot in common with 87-year-olds,”

he commented.

Often not speaking about the issue is due to a shyness or fear of old age or dealing with someone who might have a disability. Sometimes it is just due to lack of awareness or knowledge or a feeling of helplessness.

Elder abuse is defined by Swerdfeger as, “a single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action, occurring in any relationship where there

is an expectation of trust that causes harm or distress to an older adult.”

Forms of abuse can be physical abuse and neglect (either active or passive), psychological, financial or sexual.

Physical abuse, or assault, is a Criminal Code offence.

Examples of assault include hitting or pushing, rough handling, force feeding, deliberate exposure to extreme weather, medication abuse, or scalding.

Scalding incidents are actually very high, he said.

“The prevalence of sticking someone’s hand in hot water is highest, to get someone to do (what they want),” he said, for example to force someone to sign a cheque or hand over a bank book.

Medication abuse happens when caregivers or another, “drugs them (senior) to the point they aren’t a problem anymore.” To sedate them, essentially.

Physical abuse can also include forcible confinement.

An example he pointed to is a senior who might need a walker, cane or wheelchair for mobility whose caregiver or someone intentionally puts that item out of reach. They are taking away their ability to go anywhere.

Sexual abuse is not high in the senior population, he noted.

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EMC News – “We want elder abuse to be (seen) the same as child abuse. This isn’t for discussion; if you see it report it,” said Dave Swerdfeger, elder abuse prevention advocate with the Council on Aging for Frontenac-Kingston.

Swerdfeger was speaking to a group of nurse case managers gathered at the Community Care Access Centre in Brockville, Jan. 8. Speaking on elder abuse prevention services as well as the elder abuse Peer Support Line, also in attendance were representatives from the Local Elder Abuse Prevention Network of Leeds Grenville (LEAP), and the South East CCAC. The Peer Support Line for elder abuse covers a wide area from Prescott to Trenton, including Belleville, Bancroft.

And volunteers are being sought to help with the line.

The line has recently been expanded with the aid of CCAC and volunteers are needed to answer phones. The line itself is for seniors or those who suspect a senior is being abused.

The calls are answered by a “peer who will listen in a non-judgmental way and provide information on possible sources to help, only if you wish assistance,” says a promotional brochure.

Of course, if the situation is an emergency or could be

dangerous, dial 9-1-1. The Elder Abuse Prevention Support Line can be reached toll-free by calling 1-855-542-1336.

Upon calling the number, the caller is asked to choose one of the local lines, one is offered in Brockville, Belleville and Kingston.

“We haven’t done a good enough job of getting through to people in this area (about the line),” he said of awareness levels.

All phone calls to the line are anonymous. Names are not asked for, nor do those running the line provide last names.

“The personal level (of information) is controlled by the client, not by us,” he emphasized.

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range from fear and nervousness in the presence of the caregiver, bruises, black eyes, welts, burns from cigarettes or ropes, inconsistent explanations of injuries, malnutrition and dehydration, grogginess and confusion, hypothermia and dehydration, grogginess and confusion, hypothermia or hyperthermia, he read off a Powerpoint presentation.

He urged the case managers in the room - if they had concerns about their clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s welfare - to never ask any questions if the caregiver is in the room.

Moving on to emotional and psychological abuse, he noted this form of mistreatment can be both verbal and non-verbal. This type of cruelty can come in the form of threats - to cause bodily harm, burn, destroy or damage property, or to kill, poison or injure the seniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s animal. An example he provided was for caregivers or families to threaten the senior with not being able to see their grandchildren if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do whatever it is being sought of them.

Other forms include intimidation and negligence, failure to provide the necessities of life and extortion.

Some cases Swerdfeger recalled included a woman who, when her husband passed on, had put the deed to her home in both her and her

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sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name. Her son promptly moved his girlfriend in and isolated his mother to one room of the home. He took her car away and went out and mortgaged half the house.

She is currently looking at ways of selling her home.

Other examples of emotional and psychological abuse include chronic put downs, humiliation, blame and name-calling, taking away the seniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s control or choices, cursing, enforcing isolation.

Signs that a senior may be experiencing this type of mistreatment include avoiding eye contact, reluctance to talk openly, waiting for caregiverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approval before speaking, depression, or lack of interest or confidence in activity, participation or sharing opinions and viewpoints.

Neglect, as a form of abuse, may be intentional or unintentional, he explained. Often caregivers are so stressed they may come to the end of their rope and neglect occurs as the caregiver just canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep up, he commented. Often they start out gung ho, feeling they can do everything required, but as time goes on, they are unable to sustain that level of participation and ability.

Signs and symptoms may include inappropriate dress, poor hygiene, dehydration and malnourishment. Other signs might include trouble seeing (due to dirty or broken glasses), body pain or weak-

ness, left alone or unattended, overmedication or sedation.

Swerdfeger noted he has run into cases where the caregiver had to work, so left the senior at home, in a chair with a diaper on at 8 a.m. until they returned home from work at 5 p.m.

Financial abuse was also mentioned. He stated 75 per cent of elder abuse is financial and 75 per cent of that abuse is through Powers of Attorney (POA). Other forms of financial abuse include theft, fraud, theft by POA, and criminal breach of trust.

Some of the signs and symptoms of a senior who is being financially abused include visitors to the home only on days when cheques are to arrive in the mail, evidence of questionable use of power of attorney, inappropriate banking activity, uncharacteristic unpaid bills, and the senior may become uncomfortable talking about money.

Power of Attorney â&#x20AC;&#x153;Power of Attorney is often used by people who have no idea what a POA is and is used by people who think it is a pipeline to peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s money,â&#x20AC;? he charged.

He recalled a case whereby a senior had just come home from a stay in the hospital.

His house had been emptied of furniture and there was a for sale sign on the home. His son had claimed POA and had

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sold everything. He had gone into the hospital with a grim prognosis; doctors didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel he would make it. His son had claimed POA under Quebec laws, which deem the oldest son to automatically be POA. However, in Ontario, the location where the senior resided, that law does not exist and in fact his son had not been listed as POA. His son has consequently been charged with theft over $5,000.

Another case he remembers well, was when a call came into the support line one evening from a woman in a panic. She had gone away to visit family for a month and upon her return her key did not work in her own door.

She had owned a triplex, and caused enough of a stir trying to get her key in the door that a man answered.

When she asked why he was in her home, the man didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what she was talking about and said he was the rightful owner.

Thinking she would sleep on it and resolve the matter in the morning, she attended an ATM. She knew there was over $100,000 in the bank account, so she would use a little to get a hotel room for the night.

There was no money left.

As it turned out, the day she had left, her son went to the doctor to get a note declaring her incompetent.

Without seeing her, the doc-

tor wrote him the note. Her son then went ahead and got a POA and proceeded to take her home and money. At this point, the doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insurance company is paying for her house.

Wrapping up his presentation he noted abuse can happen to anyone, with between four and ten per cent of all older adults in Canada experiencing some kind of abuse.

It is suspected, he said, 80 per cent of abuse does not get reported.

Some of the reasons why people abuse, he listed off, include a history of abuse in the family, unresolved family issues, social isolation of older people, non-professional caregiver stress, feelings of entitlement and greed, substance abuse, and a lack of knowledge of the law.

Seniors often donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell someone they are being abused or seek help for fear of being shunned by others and denied access to grandchildren, they feel things might change or improve, or fear it may get worse, or perhaps end up in a nursing home or alone. Also some donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come forward due to shame or even love for the person abusing them.

Some preventative measures, he listed, include maintaining close relationships with aging relatives and friends, watch for warning signs of abuse, and perhaps even offer to stay with the se-

nior so as to give a caregiver a much needed break.

If a senior does confide in you, he said, believe them and do not judge. Rather, encourage them to get help and support them in telling them they are capable of that. Never, he stressed, confront the accused abuser.

Represented that day at the session, was the South East CCAC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The CCAC takes elder abuse very seriously,â&#x20AC;? said Jacqueline Redmond, CEO of the South East CCAC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seniors need to know they are not alone and that help is available. We are pleased to partner with the Council on Aging to address this important issue and we also have staff with specialized elder abuse training.â&#x20AC;?

Those in need of more information, or who may suspect abuse, or are a senior being abused may call the Elder Abuse Prevention Hot Line at 1-855-542-1336, the Province of Ontarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Senior Safety Line at 1-866-2991011, or the Public Guardian and Trustee (for POA issues) 1-800-891-0506. For information about the South East Ontario Regional Elder Abuse Prevention Planning Network please visit www.sagelink.ca/ reapseontario.

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By CRAIG REVELLE

EMC Sports â&#x20AC;&#x201C; With the 2013 racing season approaching quickly, the Kitley Motorsports team has been working hard getting its three-car team ready for battle.

The team, consisting of Brian and Ryan Comeau as well as Jason Powers will race weekly at Brockville.

Brian will also compete weekly at Cornwall in 2013, with hopes of following the St. Lawrence Seaway Sportsman tour that will consist of a five-race series with one race each at Brockville Ontario Speedway, Cornwall Speedway, Mohawk Raceway, Autodrome Granby and Autodrome Drummond.

Brian Comeau has a few years of experience under his belt, racing Sportsman and Vintage last season.

He raced Vintage Modifieds the two previous seasons and has also raced Street Stocks. Brian has four feature wins in the Vintage Modified class, and will be looking to make the full-time transition to Sportsman this coming season.

Ryan Comeau, much like his brother Brian, also raced Street Stock and Vintage and

will also be competing in his first full season of Sportsman competition.

Although he is still chasing his first win, he did have seven top 10 finishes in eight starts last season in the Vintage Modified class at Brockville.

Jason Powers is the most experienced of the Kitley Motorsports team of drivers. He has competed in the Sportsman division in the past, and also has raced Vintage Modifieds. He finished third in points in the Vintage Modified division in 2012, and led the way with four feature wins in 10 starts.

Kitley Motorsports thanks everyone for their continued support including its sponsors. It also thanks Dingwall Motorsports, and crew members Graham Drew, Josh Powers, Avery Boast, Chris Crawford, Callen McGregor, Eric Haggart, Mike Garvey and Lucas Dixie.

For more information on Kitley Motorsports and our team of drivers, please visit the new website, www.kitleymotorsports.com.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Beeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; opens tonight at Studio Theatre

The cast and crew are eagerly anticipating the Feb. 14 opening night of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Beeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at Perthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Studio Theatre. Above, from left: Kristen Widenmaier is choregraphing the production, with Brad Mills serving as musical director and C.Lee Bates as artistic director. Joan Frommer, absent, is the stage manager and assistant director. summers as music director for Kingston Summer Theatre.

When he moved to Perth in 1980, he and Janice Jacklin became the founding directors of the Perth Community Choirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fall productions, and he has been involved with numerous productions for the group over the years, both onstage and as director and music director. During his 30year career as a school music teacher he presented many shows (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Seussical the Musicalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was a favourite!). He has been Director of Music at St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church in Perth since 1979.

Mills and C.Lee met when he was the choral director for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Open House, the Opera,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; by the late Dr. Peter Morgan, which Bates co-directed.

When asked to join â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Beeâ&#x20AC;? team, Mills said â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am keen to be involved in something, new, fresh and nontraditional.â&#x20AC;?

Kristen Widenmaier plays the role of Olive, one of the six spellers and she is also the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choreographer. Having performed for years with various theatre groups in the area, Widenmaier is thrilled to be performing in her first Studio Theatre production.

With other recent credits including Erma/Choreographer in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Anything Goesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (PCC), Johanna in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sweeney Toddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (PCC), Mimi Marquez in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Rentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (OTC), The Bakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wife in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Into The Woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (OTC), and Josie Pye in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Anne & Gilbertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (GOYA), Widenmaier has enjoyed exploring the very different role

There will be two versions of the play. The adult version, with some language and mature content, will be performed by some very talented grown-ups on Feb. 14, 15, 16, 22, 23 at 8 p.m. with a matinee on Sunday Feb. 24 at 2 p.m.

A just-as-talented youth cast will perform the familyfriendly version on Feb. 16, 17 and 23 at 2 p.m. (Please note that on the final Saturday, Feb. 23, there are two performances: a matinee for the family show at 2 p.m. and an evening performance of the adult version at 8 p.m.).

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and then again at the NAC a year later, I have been unable to get the characters and the tunes out of my head. I knew there was an abundance of talent in this town to pull it off. I felt confident that if I could recruit the right music director â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and Brad was my choice from the start â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we could make this the show of the year!â&#x20AC;? she says.

Brad Mills, music director, is no stranger to Perth audiences, having been on the music scene in a variety of roles for over three decades.

He has been involved in musical theatre since early high school. Mills performed onstage and choral directed for Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Musical Theatre while completing his Bachelor of Music at Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, and he spent two

of shy, gentle Olive. When notified about auditions for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bee,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is great! So thrilled to see contemporary musicals being done locally!â&#x20AC;?

Rounding out â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Beeâ&#x20AC;? team is Joan Frommer, the productionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stage manager and assistant director. Although she has stage managed several plays, most recently â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Proof,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Chapter Twoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Rabbit Holeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at Studio Theatre, this is the first time she has been involved with a musical and she is hooked.

Frommer has been heard to say frequently and enthusiastically, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I LOVE this show!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Beeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; opens tonight (Feb. 14) with a TwoFor-One Sweetheart Special, just in time for Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. Buy one adult ticket for $22 and bring a friend for free! This deal is only available at the box office one hour before the Feb. 14 opening night performance or in advance by calling Diane at 613-264-8862.

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EMC Entertainment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Perthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Studio Theatre is stepping slightly out of character by producing its first Broadway musical â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and a musical about a spelling bee no less! â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Beeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is a hilarious musical comedy that ran for more than 1,100 performances on Broadway and won three Tony Awards as well as a Grammy for the musical score. While the subject may seem an odd one to build a musical around, it does work, providing laughs, tears and huge entertainment as we follow the fates of six young contestants in a regional spelling bee who are vying for the grand prize of a trip to Washington, D.C. for nationals. They are â&#x20AC;&#x153;supervisedâ&#x20AC;? by three idiosyncratic adults who each have their own issues to deal with.

Although the Broadway musical genre is a first for the Studio Theatre, the creative team behind â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Beeâ&#x20AC;? is experienced in, and passionate about, musicals. The artistic director, C.Lee Bates, first became involved in community theatre over 25 years ago when she joined the chorus of an Orpheus Society (Ottawa) production of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hello Dolly.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Since then, she has appeared in several productions, both as a member of the chorus and in featured roles, including â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oliver,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mame,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;South Pacific,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;HATS!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; In Perth she has had parts in PCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;My Fair Ladyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Orionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Into the Woods.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; This summer she will be attending a four-day musical theatre educatorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; workshop on Broadway. Bringing â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Beeâ&#x20AC;? to Perth is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;dreamcome-true,â&#x20AC;? says Bates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ever since I first saw it in New York City five years ago

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NEWS Recently, local resident Grace Bechamp, 7, held a birthday party and in lieu of receiving gifts, she asked them to bring a gift for the children whose moms seek service from Lanark County Interval House. At left, Bechamp, right, presents the gifts, along with $5 she donated, to LCIH public education coordinator, Brianne Luckasavitch.

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Local girl shares birthday gifts with county interval house EMC News – For many, February can be a difficult month. We are faced with the cold Canadian winter longing for the sunshine and warmth.

Along with the weather, we struggle with overdue credit card bills bloated from holiday spending and saying goodbye to family and friends that we won’t see until next December.

For Lanark County Interval House, a little girl named Grace Bechamp brought a little sunshine our way and we couldn’t help but smile and forget about our struggles for a little while. Bechamp decided to share her birthday with the girls and boys whose moms’

seek service from the Lanark County Interval House by asking her friends to bring a gift for them and not for her. She just turned seven. This was not something that her mom or dad decided for her, but a decision that she made on her own.

Often times, we turn a blind eye to the small acts of kindness that go on around us each day. Simple things like offering a smile to a stranger, or holding the door open at the grocery store for a neighbour. When Bechamp walked through the shelter doors on that rainy, windy day; arms full of toys, we couldn’t help but take a good look with our eyes wide open. Even at such a tender age, Bechamp under-

stands that children who live at our shelter are here for a sad reason, and that maybe a toy would cheer them up. This was another reminder that there is a lot of compassion in Lanark County.

As we often hear about violence experienced by the women and children we work with, it is days like this when we feel especially fortunate to recognize an act of kindness from community members like Bechamp. Lanark County Interval House truly appreciates the generosity of all of our community members.

Brianne Luckasavitch is the public education coordinator for Lanark County Interval House.

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Remembering a good friend and musician, Ray Donaldson EMC Entertainment – I enjoyed attending the now legendary Country Music Heart Jam in Carleton Place that the late “Silver Fox” Ron McMunn started more than 20 years ago.

I enjoyed the great variety of players from all ages and styles, from young Henry Norwood (grade 9) and recently back from Nashville, Brea Lawrenson, up through the ages to veterans Harry Adrain and John Foster but I missed seeing my musical historian of the Lanark and Ottawa Valley country music scene, Ray Donaldson who, in the past had been a regular on pedal steel in the house band.

When I asked where he was I was informed he was battling cancer and in fact has since left the world stage, dying Tuesday, Feb. 5. This was a shock to me for a multitude of reasons... number one being Ray was

just “such a nice guy.”

When I was “christened” into country music by Keith Glass many years ago, I started going to hear more local talent, ending up several times at the Lanark Legion for Saturday afternoon jams and other country shows in Lanark, Carleton Place and around the area.

It was at the legion I was first introduced to Ray by a mutual friend, Bill Gibson and where I first started appreciating his talent on pedal steel. I learned later Ray was actually synonymous with country music in the Ottawa Valley, having been a lead guitarist most his life, only switching to the steel when he was in a terrible accident Friday, Feb. 13, 1970, severely injuring his legs while being his usual good Samaritan self, boosting a stranded motorist and being hit by a passing car that lost control.

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He needed to find an instrument he could play sitting down and Harry Adrain remembers going with him to Ottawa to pick up Ray’s first pedal steel. Since then he’s played steel all over the Ottawa Valley.

When I started writing these music columns over 10 years ago, Ray would actually take the time to call me up to share his appreciation for what I’d written and would fill me in on other local facts as we spoke.

From then on, wherever I’d run into him, he’d be over to say hello and became my “go-to” guy for historical musical information of the

area. Harry Adrain remembers Kenny Jackson and Ray playing at his wedding reception over 50 years ago, Harry also admitting he still gets digs from his soulmate because he ended up playing at his own reception most of the night with them.

Ed Ashton recalls playing with Ray and his son Larry in Harry Adrain’s band from 1986 to 1999 and speaks in adoration to Ray’s passion for playing music. Both Harry and Ed spoke of Ray being the first in line to play at any benefit or fundraiser, anywhere in the Valley. He’d always be there to offer as-

sistance with sound, set up and musical gear besides any playing required. A real troubadour. One of those no ego guys who were always there to get the job done. I remember my last conversation with Ray was at an event and we were sharing stories of the benefits of the newer digital equipment being so much more compact and easier to move.

He says he’s had to slow down his playing because

the gear was just getting too heavy to move around for him. Not bad, considering he was over 70 at the time.

It is the Ottawa Valley music scene’s loss with Ray Donaldson’s passing. His ongoing efforts both behind the scenes and on stage will be missed.

Our thoughts to the Donaldson family and friends.

He left this message for all his musical buddies: “Keep on pickin.’”

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Couple drove from Seattle to Kemptville in 1953 Hudson Super-Jet They finally made it home.

The car is virtually complete but Neil is looking for an original radio, clock, and back-up lights. Perhaps one of our readers can help? hiked (someone had to stay with the car!) and was picked up by a truck driver. Once she returned with the fuel, they set out again.

Soon after, the engine began to act up, and they found an old-time mechanic who replaced the points and they were on the road again. They visited a car museum in Summerland, B.C., with about 100 cars, 80 of which were on display, mostly convertibles. The high 4:10 gearing in the Hudson Jet made mountain driving a pleasure by going up hills in third gear and coming down without touching the brakes.

Across the prairies, they got 25 miles per gallon and cruised at 50 mph. Approaching Portage La Prairie in Manitoba, they heard a bang followed by a thumping sound. Then a squeal developed in the back end. A very busy local garage promised to work on it that night. A young mechanic worked all night, dismantling the rear end and rebuilding it for a cost of $500. At 8:30 the next morning, they were on their way again. The young mechanic exclaimed: “This cars older than I am!”

duce updated estimates of the 1:100 year flood discharge, corresponding water surface elevations and flood lines for the watercourses under consideration. The resulting flood risk maps will identify areas along the river that are vulnerable to flooding, and where new development is to be restricted or prohibited in accordance with Provincial planning policies.

When completed, the new flood risk mapping will be used by the City of Ottawa when updating its Official Plan schedules and zoning overlays and in the review of development applications under the Planning Act. Historical records, news clippings, photographs and local anecdotal stories and memories of past flood events can be useful in confirming the accuracy of the calculations and resulting floodplain mapping.

Local residents with this kind of information are encouraged to share their information and knowledge with MVC’s Doug Nuttall (613-259-2421 ext. 258 or dnuttall@mvc.on.ca), RVCA’s Daley Mikalson (1800-267-3504 ext. 1150 or daley.mikalson@rvca.ca) or SNC’s Sandra Mancini (1-877-984-2948 ext. 223 or smancini@nation.on.ca).

Those interested in learning more about the project or wishing to be included on our

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Floodplain mapping studies underway for conservations EMC News – Identifying lands that are vulnerable to flooding is an important responsibility for Ontario’s conservation authorities.

Over the next five years, three conservation authorities will be undertaking a number of flood risk mapping studies on watercourses within the City of Ottawa and their respective areas of jurisdiction. For some watercourses old flood risk mapping will be updated and for some watercourses flood risk maps will be created for the first time.

These studies are being done through collaboration between the three conservation authorities within the City of Ottawa: Mississippi Valley Conservation (MVC), Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) and South Nation Conservation (SNC).

The city recognizes a need to update its Official Plan and zoning overlays with up-todate flood risk mapping and has provided funding and high quality topographical information, enabling the conservation authorities to move ahead with those studies sooner than would otherwise be possible.

These studies will make use of contemporary methods in hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, all the available historical records of stream flow and/or water level and the most up to date topographical data. This will be used to pro-

I’m always looking for more stories. Email billtsherk@sympatico.ca or write Bill Sherk, 25 John St., P.O. Box 255, Leamington, ON N8H 3W2. Everyone whose

contact list are also encouraged to contact the respective conservation authority.

Conservation authorities will use the same mapping in the administration and enforcement of regulations made under the Conservation Authorities Act. In the first year of this initiative, each conservation authority will focus its efforts on the following study areas: • Mississippi Valley Conservation • Feedmill Creek • Poole Creek • Kizell Drain • Rideau Valley Conservation Authority • Ottawa River (Britannia Yacht Club to Shirley’s Bay) • Rideau River (Rideau Falls to Hogs Back Falls) • Monahan Drain (Jock River to Hope Side Road) • South Nation Conservation • Findlay Creek • John Boyce Municipal Drain • Osgoode Garden Cedar Acres Municipal Drain Once the technical work for individual study areas is completed and floodplain mapping has been prepared, a public information session will be held to collect public feedback. Any new information or comments will be taken into consideration in further refinement of the mapped flood plain limits.

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Neil Tompkins and his wife Helena of Kemptville, Ontario, are the proud owners of a yellow 1953 Hudson SuperJet with a blue interior purchased in Seattle, Washington, in June 2012. The car had been advertised in a Hudson club newsletter known as the “White Triangle.” Neil was attracted to the car because it was unusual and rarely seen in Canada. Also, the car had been restored with dual carbs on the proper flathead inline six. The car also had a continental kit and standard shift transmission.

The Tompkins flew to Seattle on June 17, 2012, with plans to drive the Hudson Jet back to Kemptville within two weeks. They crossed the border with the car at Sumas, Washington, into British Columbia. The paperwork had to be at the Customs Office three days prior to their arrival. On the way to Peachland, B.C., the gas gauge said half full. When they ran out of fuel, Neil’s wife Helena hitch-

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Benefit for Cheshire Cat staff

By DEREK DUNN derek.dunn@metroland.com

EMC News – Cheshire Cat regulars have organized a fundraiser for staff that found themselves out of work following the recent fire.

The British-style pub has hundreds of devoted customers, many willing to shell out to help with the transition after the historic building burned to the ground on Jan. 28. They have organized – what else? – a party, complete with live music and dancing, a silent auction, door prizes and more. It will be a week from this Saturday.

Tickets are $20 to the Carp Agricultural Hall event, set for Saturday, Feb. 16, beginning at 7 p.m. All proceeds will go to the 36-member staff. Within 20 hours of announcing the fundraiser, tickets were almost sold out. It shows the love folks have for the Cat. Sean Flanigan, speaking from London, England, sits on the organizing committee. He said the staff deserves help from customers to see them through a difficult transition.

“We set it up because we know many of the people who work there. They will be out of pocket for too long,” Flanigan said. “These hard-working souls have served us cold drinks on hot days, hot food on cold days and always with a smile on their faces. We don’t often get to see the kitchen staff who not only cooks but creates amazing

dishes for us to choose from.

These folks are out of work as of now and we hope to raise enough money to take the sting out of this turn of events.”

Chris Mellor, whose stage name is Huntley Slim, plans on volunteering his band for the event.

“Long before Huntley Slim was a real band, before we had original music, or even a name, we were given a chance to play at the Cheshire Cat Pub in Carp,” Mellor said. “We’ve had had many good times there, and we watched it get better every year. There would be no Huntley Slim without the Cat, and we’ll be there having a pint at the grand reopening.”

Cat to rebound Cheshire Cat Pub owner Dustin Therrien is keeping busy picking up the pieces after his beloved business was gutted by fire. He is hopeful experts will continue to say the stone walls of the former one-room schoolhouse can be saved and built upon as a base for a second Cat. “I’ve been trying to keep organized,” he said. “It looks like we can save the building. And we are dedicated to keeping the identity. We know what it means to everyone around here.

We are very aware and very sympathetic to the building.”

However, his primary concern appears the welfare of staff.

“It’s been going pretty well,” Therrien said. “Eight have found part-time work, and two are on full-time. That’s not terrible. Some are just pulling their resumes together after being with us for eight years. They didn’t think they’d need it.”

Therrien had nothing to do with the fundraiser, saying he didn’t hear about it until after the first meeting when organizers called to ask for his and staff’s blessing. He said it shows the care and concern friends have for one another in the pub.

“They totally care about these people,” he said. “The support from this community has overwhelmed us.”

Between 200 and 300 emails, many more Facebook comments, cards brought to his house, the outpouring shows that the Cat was more than a local watering hole for many people, he said.

“They said they were sorry to hear about the pub,” he said.

“It was amazing. Little kids. I was naive to what it meant to people until this happened.”

He added that the only negative thing to happen was the fire; everything else has been positive.

The team of volunteers putting together the fundraiser: Karin Carlson, Sarah O’Grady, Collett Tracey, Sylvia Flanigan, Louis Paul, and Dave and Chrissy Rowe. Many more will be volunteering at the event.

UCDSB concerned OLRB hearing costing delays more than necessary EMC News – When the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) received an application filed by the Upper Canada and Trillium Lakelands District School Boards, the OLRB chair determined that the complaint needed to be heard by the board (OLRB) expeditiously. The hearing began Friday, Jan. 25 and left many observers believing that a decision would be made quickly.

The school boards filed an application asking the OLRB to decide whether the “Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has counselled unlawful strike activities.”

“What we thought would only take three days is now

tario may pitch in to reduce the costs for Upper Canada and Trillium Lakelands. “In addition we will be applying to recover the costs from the $467,000 not spent when the teachers legally went on strike in December for a day,” he said.

“The challenge is placing a value on a student experiencing skiing. What is the value of keeping a student engaged in school so they don’t drop out? If we are really about putting students first, then we have a moral obligation to pursue this,” concluded Pietersma.

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EMC News – Lavender is native to the mountainous areas of the Mediterranean, and belongs to the mint family of plants called Lamiaceae. The name lavender comes from the Latin root lavare, which means “to wash.”

In Egypt, lavender was used in cosmetics and embalming products. The Greeks used lavender oil as perfume for their bodies. In Rome, lavender was widely regarded as a healing herb. Included in insect repellents and bath water, lavender was taken internally and topical in ancient Roman societies. In the Middle Ages, lavender flowers were grown and used by monks as medicinal herbs.

Locally the two varieties of Lavender, I’ve had the best results with are Munstead and Hidcote. Lavender likes full sun, well drained conditions.

Find a spot in your garden where you have the best snow cover/drifting each winter, as it is just border line hardy to this area. In the very early spring cutback the plant to 4-5” from the ground, and

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Or you can collect the seed to grow more plants, which germinate easily at 70 feet.

Culinary uses: The aromatic lavender flowers can be used in salads, teas, honey, flavored butter and vinegars, delicate cakes and cookies, ice cream or sorbet, flavored sugars and candies, jelly, and can be a substitute for rosemary in recipes and meat marinades.

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More than 31 employers from across the area attended the free social media and effective customer service workshop for small and medium business owners Jan. 30 at the Almonte Civitan Hall. The session was hosted by the Canadian Career Academy and The Labour Market Group of Renfrew and Lanark County.

Social media and effective customer service a success for local business owners EMC Business – The Canadian Career Academy and The Labour Market Group of Renfrew and Lanark County hosted a free social media and effective customer service workshop for small and medium business owners on Jan. 30 at the Almonte Civitan Hall.

“This year we had over 31 employers join us and again we’ve had nothing but positive feedback for the Social Media presentation,” said Laura Bennett, unit coordinator at the Canadian Career Academy. “Employers now have the tools to market their businesses through various social media pages to increase

their online presence in their community.”

Matt LeMay and Jay McLaren were guests speakers for the event. LeMay has maintained a successful balance of commercial and creative projects, while McLaren has more than 35 years of business experience and is the general manager of Sunset Nursery in Pembroke.

This is the second social media night the Canadian Career Academy and Labour Market Group have teamed up to offer exclusively to local employers at no cost.

The Canadian Career Academy is based in Carleton Place and serves the surrounding

areas including Mississippi Mills and Beckwith Townships, Pakenham, Lanark, Appleton and Ashton.

The Employment Resource Centre is a one stop shop that helps with all aspects of assistance for job searchers including full logistical supports, confidential career counselling and ongoing support, topical workshops, current labour market information, and is a gateway to Employment Ontario programs such as Second Career and Apprenticeships.

For more information, call 613-257-3237 or visit their website at www.canadacareer.ca.

EMC News – The Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization (OHTO) is bringing together economic developers, destination marketers, funding partners, and government organizations for a day of collaborative discussion around strengthening the tourism industry in Ontario’s Highlands.

The conference will take place Wednesday, Feb. 13 at Calabogie Peaks Resort and will include a presentation of the Ontario Tourism Investment Strategy, the OHTO Tourism Development Partnership Program and a workshop delivered by the Tourism Café from Victoria, BC, on how to enhance the visitor experience by focusing on what the traveler wants rather than selling what a destination has to offer.

“It is no secret our rural communities have been struggling to revitalize their economies,” states Nicole Whiting, manager of OHTO. “However, momentum is building around exploring ways to support growth in the tourism and hospitality sector.

More of our community leaders understand the significant economic impact a visitor has on a community both in

terms of their immediate visit and the potential to convert that visitor into a resident or business owner. We are very excited to be able to provide this forum to learn what we need to do as a destination to become more appealing to the visitor.”

Attendees might be surprised to hear this may not mean investing more in advertising.

“Competition in the tourism industry is fierce and successful destinations are not necessarily the ones that have the biggest marketing budgets,” Whiting said. “These destinations are aware of the importance of creating positive memorable experiences for the consumer and this ‘experience’ is a combination of their stay accommodations, the activities they take part in with operators, right down to the service they receive at a local gas station. If the visitor leaves feeling valued and has experienced something truly unique, not only will they be back, but they will be sharing their stories with their friends and family.”

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The OHTO is a not-forprofit organization mandated by the Province of Ontario to increase tourism within the counties of Haliburton, Lanark, and Renfrew and portions of Frontenac, Hastings, and Lennox and Addington.

The OHTO works in collaboration with eight sub-regional marketing organizations, tourism agencies and authorities including: Algonquin Nation, Bancroft & District Chamber of Commerce, ComfortCountry.ca, Haliburton Highlands, Lanark County Tourism, Land O’ Lakes Tourist Association, Ottawa Valley Tourist Association, and the Rideau Heritage Route Tourism Association. Find out more about the OHTO at www.ohto.ca.

Attendance to the conference is free but pre-registration is required. To learn more about this event visit www.ohto.ca or contact Nicole Whiting at 613-629-6486.

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In Brief Free clothes at The Table EMC News - The Community Advocacy office, part of the Table Community Food Centre, is hosting a free clothing giveaway on Saturday Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. upstairs at the Table at 190 Gore St. East in Perth.

If you would like to donate items to the giveaway please bring gently used clothing and accessories (shoes, boots, jewelry etc.) on the day of the event between 9 and noon.

Everyone is welcome to attend and there is no requirement to bring clothes to take clothes home.

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Kalib Khtib carries the Torch of Life through Perth on Friday, Feb. 7 on his way to Toronto from Ottawa. The Step by Step charity is raising awareness for organ donation – especially live donation – on the Anthony’s Hero journey.

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EMC News – Bone chilling temperatures would deter most people from going outside for short spans of time.

But for Kalib Khtib, 21, walking from Ottawa to Toronto in this weather with a message of organ donation is what the journey Anthony’s Hero is all about.

“I think I will be running soon,” he says with a smile, wiping the bitter windy tears from his eyes. He stands with the only heat he’s had during his walk – a torch.

Blessed by the pope, the Torch of Life is a symbol of the Step by Step charity; one that helps bring a message of

the importance of organ do- cello has been in Perth with nation, says its CEO George his charity, bringing awareness to the public about, what Marcello.

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Pub. Thursday morning, they “He is a 28-year-old from were off to Smiths Falls.

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Khtib says he wanted to give Socci one of his own kidneys, but coming from Palestine, he doesn’t have health insurance in Canada.

EMC News – One sign is too much and 30 signs are not enough.

Debate raged in the Perth town council chambers last week as to how much liability the town was open to, if any, about placing signs at various points along the Tay River to alert swimmers to the threat of high E. coli levels in the water after heavy rains.

Grant Machan, the Town of Perth’s director of environmental services, told the committee-of-the-whole meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 5 that he would be meeting with the town’s insurance providers to go over the proposed wording of signs proposed for Stewart Park.

However, this did not sit well with Judy Bueller and Peggy Land, chair of the Perth and district chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women’s (CFUW) environmental committee and the Friends of the Tay. They were on hand to express their concerns about the placing of the signs.

“Thirty is definitely not a good option,” said Bueller, since that might ruin the beautiful views and mess up the landscape.

“We are concerned that you are being offered two options,” said Land. “But neither addresses underlying issues like liability and discouraging tourists with signage.”

Bueller admitted that the allure of swimming in the idyllic-looking waters of the bucolic Stewart Park was hard to compete with.

“It’s like a page out of (the art of) Norman Rockwell, that kids can swim there,” said Bueller.

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EMC News – Two tentative sentencing dates are being considered for Bridget Theobald.

Theobald, 32, had worked as an early childhood education at Sacred Heart of Jesus elementary school in Lanark village until 2011. She was charged with two counts of possessing child pornography, one count of making avail-

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She pleaded guilty last July to possessing child pornography and making available child pornography, but is still facing the charge of accessing child pornography.

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The exact timing remains up in the air as the lawyers have to check on the availability of an expert witness for the defence, who may be called on to testify that day.

The matter was last before the court earlier this week on Monday, Feb. 11. Documents pertaining to the case were sent to Dr. Paul Fedoroff at the Royal Ottawa Hospital, and court heard that it may take between four and six weeks for him to process the information and weigh in with his expert opinion on the case.

According to the University of Ottawa Institute of Mental

Health Research’s web site, Fedoroff, who sits on their board of directors, is the director of the sexual behaviors clinic of the integrated forensic program of the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Care Group.

He has also been the Director of the Clarke Institute (now Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) Sexual Behaviors Clinic in the 1990s.

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pert in the area of problematic sexual behaviors, especially those with neurological disease or intellectual disability,” states his online biography. “(His) clinical and research teams work together closely with twin aims: to prevent physical and psychological sexual harm… and to investigate and champion ways to ensure the development of health sexuality.”

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She suggested that the signs might be of most benefit at the old pool, at Last Duel Park and behind the band shell near town hall.

Land noted that her group is the only one that is doing regular testing of the water.

“There should be sufficient warnings,” said Coun. Jim Graff. “Maybe we could find some common ground. I don’t want to see Stewart Park full of signs.”

While Mayor John Fenik said he understood the concerns about too many signs cluttering up the view, Graff’s proposed compromise to use removable sandwich boards had another insurmountable problem in his eyes.

“It’s staffing,” said Fenik.

“On the weekend we don’t have the staff to take the signs out and in.

Coun. Judy Brown had another concern about the number of signs. “I certainly ap-

preciate your concerns (but) my concern is how extensive with signage we can be,” said Brown. “When people go into the water and swim they are, by them being in the water, that can add to E. coli… I would be happy with one since you cannot cover all possible hazards.”

Brown also urged a degree of personal responsibility when it comes to making the decision whether to swim or not. “The public has a duty to

be informed,” she said. “Parents should not let their kids swim in an area this is not posted.”

Coun. Ed McPherson wondered what good putting up any signs would have.

“I would rather see money spent on education,” said McPherson. “Putting up some signs isn’t going to educate the public. From an insurer’s point of view, as soon as we put signs up… we may be more liable.”

Fenik agreed that insur-

ance companies tend to be risk averse.

Deputy Mayor John Gemmell agreed that some signs are of limited value, like those telling people not to jump into the water from the bridge.

“They’re going to keep going in,” said Gemmell.

“I think we need a little more thought on this,” said Fenik.

Coun. Beth Peterkin said she did support placing a warning sign near the old outdoor pool

because “it (still) looks like an outdoor pool,” and people may assume that it is safe to swim there.

Land was asked what wording she would like to see on the sign. Her reply: “Warning, E. coli levels may reach an unhealthy level after a heavy rain.”

Machan was directed to contact the insurance company to check “what is our liability if we do not post signs,” said McPherson.

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organ donation was a cure, and no longer voodoo medicine,” he says in the Lifesavers Act information package.

“It was during the walk campaign, that I wanted to thank my anonymous organ

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“I passionately called the organ shortage a crisis and developed adversaries, in the organ community as a result of this.”

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“So I decided I could walk for him instead,” Khtib says.

Khtib is no stranger to organ donation. An Israeli soldier accidentally killed his 11 year-old brother in 2005. His family donated the boy’s or-

gans to five other children.

“People may not realize that they can be a live donor,” says Marcello. “You can donate part of your liver, lungs and kidneys. There needs to be two donors who can give a lobe of a lung for one other person in need. Many people

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Perth council will not facilitate town hall meeting on hospital

By DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com

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EMC News – Perth town council will not be facilitating a town hall meeting about the future of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital.

Coun. Jim Graff attended the SOS – Save Our Services meeting at the Smiths Falls Royal Canadian Legion hall on Monday, Feb. 4, where he said he would put forward a motion to have Perth town council consider hosting a public meeting on the issue under its auspices as a neutral agent.

However, at council on Tuesday, Feb. 5, Graff said that he would hold off on making such a motion.

“There has to be something we can do to host a neutral meeting,” said Graff. “There will be more rumours, more misconceptions about this.”

Graff also moved to dispel rumours that the anti-cuts initiative was entirely driven by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) which both represent workers

at both hospital sites.

“This wasn’t a meeting that was organized by the union.

This wasn’t a meeting that was organized by the hospital management,” said Graff of the Smiths Falls gathering.

“It was concerned citizens from Smiths Falls and Perth… very reasonable people who are asking common sense questions.”

Graff admitted that there was little direct oversight that the municipality had over the hospital, but that they were still stakeholders in its future.

“Council is not involved.

Municipal townships are not involved… council does not have a direct effect on the dayto-day running of the hospital,” said Graff, but added that Perth does give money to the hospital, and that countless volunteer hours, and time and money from people in both communities have been donated to the hospital.

Mayor John Fenik however was fiery in his denunciation of those who he said were spreading rumours, and casting aspersions on the continued vi-

ability of the hospital, saying that when he hears about declining service levels: “I think it is a pile of crap.”

Fenik used to sit on the hospital board, and he recalled that, several years ago, “where we were heading (for) was bankruptcy. We were bleeding millions of dollars. If it was a business we would have been bankrupt.”

Since then, however, Fenik commended the hospital administration for righting the ship.

“They are being very, very fiscally responsible,” said Fenik. “Our hospital is in fabulous hands and is doing what needs to be done. Do we need more updates? Yes.” He cautioned that, with all of the talk about the possibility of one of the sites of the hospital being closed, that might raise questions at Queen’s Park in Toronto, and “I’ll tell you that it may become a selffulfilling prophecy.”

Coun. Judy Brown also charged that “some people are putting misinformation out there,” and said that either the

hospital’s new chief administrative officer and president, Linda Bisonette, or the hospital foundation’s leader, Lynda Hendriks, would be more than happy to come back to council to answer questions if asked.

“The information doesn’t get out there to the average person,” said Brown, who is the council representative on the hospital board.

“Things are going well.

How many times does this need to be said? There are no plans to close down the hospital.”

Brown did admit though that there were things that the health care system could be doing better to let people know what services are available to them, and in connecting the patient with the right service.

She pointed out that the Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) coordinates homecare services, but, “if you look up the CCAC in the phone book, you can’t find it.”

“What we are doing here is battling rumours,” agreed Deputy Mayor John Gemmell.

Graff agreed that he too was

trying to quell rumours.

“I think that the best thing we can do is organize information from the people who can answer the questions from the people who ask them,” said Graff. “Everybody knows (that) there are cuts here. But the people who put us here in these seats have a right to know.”

Coun. Jim Boldt suggested that, rather than hosting an open forum session, questions could be directed to councillors, who could then formulate a question list which could be presented to “the two Lindas” so as they could get their information together before any appearance.

“It might be a little bit better format,” said Boldt.

“It is better than what we have now,” said Graff, who appeared open to Boldt’s suggestion.

Coun. Ed McPherson, however, charged that the face of health care has changed, and will continue to change, and that yesterday’s expectations cannot mirror tomorrow’s realities.

“Health care is going to change,” said McPherson.

“Hospitals are going to be changing. This is going to take them a year to figure out where they are headed” at the local hospital.

McPherson said he had worked in health care himself for more than 30 years, and he has already seen, and anticipates more change.

“It won’t be business as usual,” said McPherson. “It’s different. The public has to understand that. The way we used to do things were not the most efficient.”

Fenik pointed out that Ontario’s new premier, Kathleen Wynne, “has made it very clear, there is no more money… We can’t take on now, as a municipal board, health problems.”

While council decided against sponsoring a public meeting, Boldt commended council for the debate.

“I think it was a good, healthy discussion and we have a good representative (on the hospital board) in Coun.

Judy Brown,” said Boldt.

Municipal Connection www.perth.ca NOTICE OF INTENT: 2013 BUDGET ESTIMATES

SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL FROM SIDEWALKS AND ROOFS:

Please be advised that pursuant to the Municipal Act – R.S.O. 2001, S. 291(1) the Corporation of the Town of Perth will be considering a By-law for the purpose of approving the 2013 budget estimates, at a meeting of Council to be held on February 19th, 2013, 6:00 PM, Perth Town Hall, 2nd Floor, Council Chambers.

For specific details, please contact Lang Britchford, Treasurer, at 613-267-3311.

Guidelines regarding delegations to address Council can be found on the Perth website at www.perth.ca, or by contacting Lauren Walton, Town Clerk, at 613-267-3311, Ext. 2239.

During this time of year, it is important to note that the Town of Perth has regulations regarding snow and ice removal from sidewalks and roofs adjacent to sidewalks. These by-laws are in place to ensure the safety of all pedestrians in our community.

Pursuant to Town of Perth By-law #2060 owners of any occupied, unoccupied or vacant lot are responsible for the removal of any snow or ice accumulation that may be left behind after sidewalk plow operations. Residents are required to clear any public sidewalk, adjoining their property, of snow and ice for the full paved width of the sidewalk. Where the snow or ice is so frozen that it cannot be removed without injury to the sidewalk, antislip materials are to be strewn over the area, i.e. sand and/or salt.

Town of Perth Property Maintenance and Occupancy Bylaw #3322 requires building owners and/or occupants to safely remove any ice and snow build-up from roofs. When the ice or snow hazard cannot be immediately removed, barricades are available to alert pedestrians of the potential overhead danger. A limited number of these barricades are available at the Crystal Palace in the Tay Basin. Barricades are to be used as a temporary measure until such time as the ice and snow is safely brought down. Once the ice and snow hazard has been removed, the barricades are to be returned to the Crystal Palace.

In addition, the Ontario Fire Code requires that fire escapes and fire access routes must be kept clear of ice and snow to allow for safe passage for building occupants and emergency personnel.

2013 DOG TAGS AND CAT LICENCES: Dog tags are required annually for all dogs residing in Perth and may be purchased for a cost of $15.00 prior to April 1st. If purchased after April 1st the fee is $30.00. All cat owners must purchase a one-time licence for a fee of $15.00. Dog tags and cat licences are available at the Town Hall, For more information call 267-3311 Ext. 2222

THE IMPORTANCE OF RECYCLING RIGHT: A recent audit of yellow box recycling revealed an elevated level of contamination, mostly due to people wanting to recycle beyond the capacity of the Perth recycling program.

Unfortunately, these additional items are not recyclable and are considered contamination and are therefore landfilled, rather than recycled.

Starting March 5th, the recycling contractor will be screening the contents of the recycling bins placed at the curb and tagging bins that contain items that are not on the list of acceptable items. Please consult the back of your garbage and recycling calendar to determine the acceptable items.

The best way to ensure that your recycling efforts meet the municipality’s program is to visit the Perth Waste Management website at www.perthcomposts.com to view the program details.

ANNUAL DRINKING WATER REPORT AVAILABLE ONLINE: In compliance with drinking water licensing requirement O. Reg. 170/3, the 2012 Drinking Water System Annual Report is available for viewing on the Town of Perth website. Please visit www.perth.ca and link to the document under Environmental Services Department/ Water and Sewer. Copies of the document can be produced by request, by calling Town Hall at 613-267-3311.

NOTICE OF INTENT: 2013 BUDGET ESTIMATES Please be advised that pursuant to the Municipal Act – R.S.O. 2001, S. 291(1) the Corporation of the Town of Perth will be considering a By-law for the purpose of approving the 2013 budget estimates, at a meeting of Council to be held on February 19th, 2013, 6:00 PM, Perth Town Hall, 2nd Floor, Council Chambers.

For specific details, please contact Lang Britchford, Treasurer, at 613-267-3311.

Guidelines regarding delegations to address Council can be found on the Perth website at www.perth.ca, or by contacting Lauren Walton, Town Clerk, at 613-267-3311, Ext. 2239.

PERTH TOURISM SEEKS EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Perth Tourism is seeking Expressions of Interest for general advertising and joint packaging opportunities for 2013. Any business interested in partnering on these activities should indicate their interest to Karen Rennie, Heritage Manager, Town of Perth no later than March 31st 2013. krennie@perth.ca or 613-267-1947.

FAMILY DAY CLOSURES & NOTICES: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18th, 2013 Pleased be advised that the Perth Town Hall will be closed on Monday, February 18th, 2013, in recognition of Family Day. Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, February 19th, 2013.

The Perth Landfill Site will also be closed on Monday, February 18th and Tuesday, February 19th. It will re-open for business on Wednesday, February 20th at 8am.

The Perth Museum & Visitor Information Centre will remain open on Family Day from 10am to 2pm. Also, there will be a Family Swim taking place at the Perth & District Indoor Pool between 1-3pm.

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Distress Centre seeks more phone volunteers

By LAURIE WEIR ljweir@metroland.com

EMC News â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Do you have what it takes to be on the receiving end of a crisis line?

Are you empathetic and non-judgmental, and can you spare a few hours a month?

If you would like to apply to be a volunteer, then Distress Centre Lanark, Leeds and Grenville may be the opportunity for you. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for people of all walks of life,â&#x20AC;? says Bruce Fullarton, who along with Debbie Bonselaar are the volunteer coordinators for this organization.

The service is sponsored

by Developmental Services of Leeds and Grenville, Executive Director Geoff McMullen, and is funded by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.

This is a community-wide service that provides telephone support for anyone in need. No issue is too small, or problem too insignificant to listen to. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here to listen,â&#x20AC;? Fullarton says.

Currently, there are 90 volunteers who are on the other end of the crisis line â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1-800465-4442. There are two fourhour shifts per evening: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Some people, however, have been able to volunteer for the entire eight-hour shift.

There are two volunteers per shift.

Three times a year, the coordinators do a callout for volunteersâ&#x20AC;Ś like now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really ongoing,â&#x20AC;? says Bonselaar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Someone gets trained, then their life changesâ&#x20AC;Ś they get a job, move, or have an illnessâ&#x20AC;Ś we are always looking for new people to volunteer.â&#x20AC;?

There are six offices located throughout the counties, including Perth, Kemptville, Carleton Place, Prescott, Brockville and Gananoque.

People are able to volunteer from any of these offices â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or more than one if it is convenient for the volunteer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are on call 365 days a year,â&#x20AC;? Fullarton said.

The reason the Distress Centre is open from 5 p.m. to midnight is that other services are less available during that time and these are the hours people need support.

November 17, 1990, the first call was taken by the Lanark County Distress and Community Information Line and it was run by volunteers.

On Feb. 1, 1993, they joined Leeds and Grenville to form the Distress Centre Lanark Leeds and Grenville. Bonselaar has been with the organization since November, 1993.

Lisa Crawford is the manager of the Distress Centre.

She started with the organiza-

tion two weeks before Bonselaar.

Some issues that volunteers are called about include abuse, loneliness, health and wellbeing, self esteem, financial difficulties, suicidal thoughts, stress, depressionâ&#x20AC;Ś there are many options. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are all about flexibility and volunteers can pick the shifts that suit their own schedules. Some like weekend shifts and some prefer weekdays. Same for early or late shifts,â&#x20AC;? Fullarton says.

The DSLG website states that the crisis line service is â&#x20AC;&#x153;confidential, provided by anonymous, empathetic, nonjudgmental volunteers, is based on an active listening model that encourages individuals to help themselves through exploring their feelings and their options. Volunteers are trained to allow callers to vent their issues, explore options with the callers and provide support. We do not give advice.â&#x20AC;?

Callers to The Distress Centre will be greeted by a well-trained, caring, nonjudgmental volunteer. Fullarton and Bonselaar encourage anyone wanting support or just to talk to call the Distress Centre at 1-800-465-4442.

For more information on this volunteer opportunity, call 613-345-1290 or 1-866544-5614.

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Debbie Bonselaar and Bruce Fullarton are the volunteer coordinators recruiting and training people for Distress Centre Lanark, Leeds and Grenville. They are looking for recruits to volunteer for four-hour evening shifts, one, two, or three shifts per month 365 days a year.

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Hospital CEO seeks to quell rumours about program changes desmond.devoy@metroland.com

EMC News – The head of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital has expressed her frustration over comments made at a recent protest about the future of her facility.

Linda Bisonette, the president and chief executive officer, was surprised at some of what she had heard following the rally – and beforehand. Bisonette charged that the hospital unions had sent around information that “contained a number of erroneous facts.”

Of particular concern to her was the allegation put forward that the domestic violence and sexual assault programs were being cut. A paper circulated at the rally stated that: “You (Hillier) appear to believe that services cut out of the hospital are transferred somewhere else. Then tell us where, in Perth or Smiths Falls, we can access, at no cost,” before listing a number of programs like physio-therapy, dietician counseling, and then “domestic violence and sexual assault counseling.”

“That is not true,” said

Bisonette. “We eliminated a part-time community educator. That (position) has been taken up by the schools” where the worker goes to talk to students about assault and date rape, amongst other related topics.

As for women coming into the hospital who have been raped or sexually assaulted however, “the sex assault program is not diminished.”

She did confirm, however, that one person was laid off in the physio-therapy department, with other staff members being moved out through “voluntary exits,” early retirements or moving staff into vacant positions. Some staff members, particularly nurses, are complaining that they are being paid $5 less per hour, but Bisonette countered that “if they were full time, they were transferred to a vacant full-time position,” as also happened with part-time staff.

In some instances, she said employees “would go into a role with a reduction in salary,” but added that “as soon as a vacant full-time position comes up, they will be able to

apply for that.”

Another rumour that has been floating around is that overnight staffing at the Great War Memorial Site in Perth will fall from three nurses to two. While she admitted that overall emergency room nursing hours will drop from 60 to 56, the numbers will “not (be) in the midnight hours. That’s probably the worst thing that has been said so far…We will be available to serve our community.”

She did confirm that the 12 beds, six at each site, will officially go out of service on Friday, March 8. “We always close beds in conjunction with the March Break closure,” she said. As for what future those beds will have, “it depends on what condition they are in.”

Some could be used for parts, while others could be used as back-up in case one of the remaining beds breaks.

Bisonette hastened to add that “we have noticed a significant reduction in patient volume,” and that as of the morning of Monday, Feb. 4, 15 beds at the hospitals were empty, and that number stood

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Tysick agreed to cover the costs of moving the parking metres across the street.

On a related parking issue, the Wilson Street parking lot matter continued to move along the pipeline at town hall, but Fenik was adamant that there was one major cosmetic change he wanted to see in the project.

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“The first I saw of it was in the newspaper, which I consider not to be the best way,” said Bisonette. “I don’t want to get into a fight with the mayor or the paper.”

She also pointed out that the Perth site only has a basic maternity pack on site in the emergency room if a woman presents herself in the late stages of labour and won’t make the 20-minute drive to Smiths Falls.

“There is no birthing equipment,” said Bisonette, and neither is there an incubator on site. “It is purely an emergency response.”

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EMC News – Two parking metres will be moved from one side of North Street to the other in order to accommodate a new driveway.

Elva Tysick of 70 North St. had asked council that two parking spots in front of her house could be removed to allow her to build.

“I realize the difficulty of parking in Perth, but people should also be able to use their houses,” said Coun. Ed McPherson, during the committee-of-the-whole meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 5. “I think we should allow taxpayers as much use of their property as possible.”

“A garage could easily be built at the end of the existing driveway,” said Jim Connell, director of protective services for the Town of Perth, who added that each parking metre brings in about $300 in revenue each year.

“These two parking spots are a little different in that they are in close proximity to the hotel,” said Coun. Jim Graff. “(But) we can certainly put ourselves into Ms. Tysick’s position.”

Mayor John Fenik agreed that off-street parking should be opened up, and that more

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“We should either find new spots or (be) leaving the configuration alone,” said Fenik.

McPherson commended the decision to move the parking metres across the road because “I don’t want to lose the parking revenue by moving it across the street, and give the taxpayer access to her house.”

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While Hillier was invited to the Feb. 4 public meeting on the future of the hospitals, when told of the meeting by this newspaper, Bisonette responded that “This is the first I’ve heard of it so the answer would be no,” as to her, or any of her board members, attending.

“I’m more than happy to answer questions at any time,” she said. “We’re not hiding anything. There’s nothing to hide…Change is tough and it is difficult.”

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Students help change lives through microcredit lending

By LAURIE WEIR ljweir@metroland.com

EMC News – Students at St. John Catholic High School have reason to celebrate, as they just funded their 100th microcredit loan.

Through Kiva.org, a nonprofit organization that connects thousands of borrowers around the world, lenders, like the Perth students, are able to help people in poverty to access capital funding.

“It feels really good to be able to help people like this,” says Isabelle Hollis, one of the students involved in the project. “We like that it’s not a charity; there’s no pity involved. It’s simply helping people become independent and more successful.”

Religion teacher Jim Ryan says he gave his students a challenge when it came to world issues.

“They brainstormed and came up with some fundraisers: a volleyball tournament, Bingo and a raffle,” he said.

From start to finish, the students were in charge of each fundraiser, and they raised $2,200.

That’s just one class this year.

To date, students have raised about $9,000 in the past four years and have loaned out more than $12,000 to people in 31 countries.

Their latest loan was to a Guatemalan woman; a mother of seven children, who needed money to purchase yarn and

knitting needles. This would enable her to make sweaters and start her own business.

“In addition to the impact these loans have had on economically disadvantaged borrowers around the world, is the lasting impression on the students who have become their young financiers,” said Pat Forbes, chaplaincy leader at the school.

“Through the project, students have come to see themselves and their families in the faces and life stories of these hard working entrepreneurs who live half a world away.”

Entrepreneurs like Erlinsa from the Philippines, a mother of five who needed new supplies for her auto repair shop; or Bahaa, a 21 year-old furniture maker from Palestine who needed new carpentry equipment; or Shamim from Kenya who borrowed to grow her beauty salon business.

“All of these people received funds from St. John,” said Forbes.

The students don’t fund the entire project, but just partially. They have made loans as small as $25, to as large as $300.

Dan Hayes, another religion teacher at the school, says the students “get it.

“They come from working families that understand the value of hard work and know how hard it is at times to make ends meet.

“Our Catholic social teachings come to life through this

Photo by LAURIE WEIR

Students at St. John Catholic High School are learning about microcredit through an online group called Kiva, which makes small loans to people around the world. Pictured are (back, left to right) Pat Forbes, Mathew Nagle, Isabelle Hollis, Nathasha Roth, Kyle Marche and Jim Ryan. In the front are (left to right) Lance Lowry, Laura Barr, Matt Larabie and Richard Galazzo. project and resonate with students in a way a simple academic understanding never

will.”

Another student, Mat Larabie, says he’s never participat-

ed in a project like this.

“It felt really great,” he said. “And I was proud of

what we did.”

For information visit www. kiva.org

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Township of Lanark Highlands PUBLIC NOTICE Council Meeting Schedule: TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Township of Lanark Highlands has deferred until further notice a proposed By-law to stop-up, close and sell that part of the allowance for road (or street) set out and described as follows:

Committee Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 at 2:30 pm Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 at 2:30 pm

Part Lot 4, Concession 13, Part 2, 26R2114 in the geographic Township of Lavant now in the Township of Lanark Highlands.

Council Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 at 7:00 pm Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 at 7:00 pm

Dated at the Township of Lanark Highlands this 7th,day of February, 2013.

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A time for reflection EMC Editorial – He did not go quickly in the night, like Pope John Paul I, nor linger like Pope John Paul II. If nothing else, Pope Benedict XVI has made history by becoming the first pope in nearly 600 years to voluntarily step down from his post.

And, in such an information-saturated age, to do so in such a way as to shock his own Vatican advisors is, if you’ll forgive us, nothing short of miraculous.

Our parents have never seen an ex-pope walking around – nor their parents, nor their parents before them. This will take some getting used to. Benedict – or, Joseph Ratzinger, as we guess he will now revert back to being? – might want to give Bill Clinton a call for that important what-to-do-after-leaving-office talk.

This will be an unusual sight, even for those who do not follow the Catholic Church or its teachings, to see an ex-pope among us.

He knew that he would always be compared, fairly or unfairly, to his rock-star-like Polish predecessor, John Paul II. And he has to be aware that people will say that while JP II stuck it out and wasn’t afraid to show infirmity to the glare of the world, nor be shuffled off to the shadowy corners like the sick and infirm are supposed to do, Benedict knew that while the mind may have been willing, the body was weak.

His decision came less than 48 hours before Catholics celebrated the start of the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday yesterday, and a conclave which will come right in the middle of the busy Easter season. A new pope, should one be selected quickly enough, might be chosen in time to celebrate Easter Sunday at the Vatican.

Talk about hitting the ground running.

Already, the Irish bookmakers Paddy Power are predicting 5 to 2 odds that Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet may be a contender. In Ouellet, there is a lot to consider, and a lot to like.

North American, but not American. French, but not from France. At 68, old, but not 78 like then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was when he was elected in 2005.

At the same, Ouellet made no bones about it back in 2010, telling Quebec City’s Le Soleil that to become pope would be, “a nightmare.”

That doesn’t really sound like an ambiguous, open-to-interpretation statement. But, at the same time, neither did John Paul II want the job back in 1978.

Ouellet has also seen, in his own lifetime,

how the Catholic Church in Quebec has gone from basically calling the shots to being but a nostalgic afterthought at best, an irrelevancy at worst. As pope, he may well know what not to do, and how not to alienate the faithful.

After 2,000 years, to say that the Roman Catholic church has accumulated some baggage would be an understatement.

One pope may not be able to turn it around.

But he can start to right the ship. The pope is the spiritual leader of the world’s estimated one billion Catholics. John Paul II was not always listened to, but was admired, loved even in some quarters. Benedict may not have been the matinee idol his predecessor was, but there was a level of grudging respect for a man who had stuck to his guns for so long.

Just for a moment, let us put aside debates about abortion, the death penalty, homosexuality, and recall what the church is really about, what any church is really about. Connecting man to God, yes, but also looking after each other and, in a practical sense, keeping relevant.

Because it can’t be the same old, same old.

He doesn’t need to embrace the liberation theology of Bishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, but he does need to take up the cause of the poor. So much of the church is now in the developing world, Latin America and Africa.

A global leader like the pope can do what JP II did to eradicate the communist menace and strive for a more fair and just society. He does not need to be a fellow traveler with the Occupy movement, but as we have seen with the economic downturn of recent years, a pope who celebrates our shared humanity, who demonstrates Jesus’ admonition to love each other as we would like to be loved, who lets the left-behind know they are not forgotten, would certainly be welcome in many corners right now.

Allowing female priests is a good way to go, as one positive change that can be made on day one by the new pope, to show that the new occupant of St. Peter’s throne “gets it,” and is aware of the world beyond Vatican City. We need a pope who puts children first too, who sees them as the light of the world that they are, and knows that a world that is safe for children, is the best world for all of us. We don’t need a ‘Mr. Rogers’ Pope, but it would be nice to have a pope who believes that, just as God does, “I like you just the way you are.”

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Hi fives and wahoos all ‘round EMC Lifestyle - Back in July 2009, I revealed in this here space that I had embarked upon a new exercising adventure, thanks to my good friend Heather, who lives in Calgary.

That was the dawn of my indoctrination into The Cult of Running™, which was a brief and torrid affair.

See, Heather and I share some motivational issues when it comes to staying on the healthy diet and exercise bandwagon. She’s a great one for encouragement, though.

She had posted a “Super Beginner Learn to Run Plan” on her blog back in 2009. I lamented that I wished I, too, could be one of those graceful, calorie-burning runner types.

I was never a good runner as a kid. Long-legged and lanky (yes, there was a day when I looked as if I truly needed many cookies to sustain me), I never mastered my breath.

I looked like a windmill and generated a lot of puff.

Heather encouraged me.

She urged me to get some good shoes and, when she came to Ontario to visit family that July, we took my inaugural run.

The beginner plan is a walk-a-minute-run-a-minute scenario. Those first 18 minutes led to many more runs over the next two years.

Then, in August 2011, my right foot had a nervous breakdown. For many months, walking, never mind running, was a painful thing. Apparently I have silly feet. Orthotics

Stephanie

GRAY Past Deadline have helped, but I still can’t push it.

I have struggled to find a way to replace running, which I found to be the Best! Stress!

Reliever! Ever! Y’all may recall how I lamented about my lack of enthusiasm for cycling (“I’m gonna die!) and I may have offered up lame-ish excuses about scheduling swimming and disliking gym, and blah blah blah.

Heather of Calgary to the rescue with her enthusiasm!

Two months ago she started a private fitness group on Facebook and invited a bunch of her friends to join.

The aim is to post a message in the group about our “daily” fitness activities. (So far they haven’t kicked me out of the group for not fitnessing daily.)

One of the things I liked about running was going off on my own and trying to beat my own bests while listening to my “Run Forrest Run” playlist. (Say – has anyone

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seen my iPod? I think my desk ate it.)

Solitary running was good, but chatting with others about exercise is great. Plus I am very vain and I like to talk about myself. No really!

There are some very active people in the group, which is inspiring. Fortunately, I am comfortable enough with my lethargy to not feel intimidated.

Meanwhile, Heather is awesome at prodding and prompting, too. If you have shown no sign of movement after a few days, she’ll ask you what you’re up to before calling 911.

The best thing is that this group is really supportive.

When I post something saying the only exercise I did all week is shoveling, I get cyber high-fives and wahoos, which makes me want to try harder.

So let it snow! (Okay… maybe not.)

Actually, as exciting as shoveling is, I am much more enthused about the fact my foot is tolerating power walks.

Apparently my long arch appreciates the fact my ample weight is not crashing down upon it with every running step. Walking is gentler.

I’m walking farther and faster these days (High fives!

Wahoos!), so there is hope for me yet. Maybe, if I am careful, I could work up to the Kilt Run this summer. Or maybe a Kilt Run/Walk. Or just a random walk while wearing a kilt.

Whatever! Exercise is good! Let’s shovel.

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Perth is losing core of its being: reader Letter to the Editor: In the Jan.24 issue of The Perth Courier EMC the death knell rang for the Perth Police Service. The people of the Town of Perth have fallen prey to meaningless bureaucratic words of the town council.

Mayor Fenik stated: “It’s a very sobering moment,” as well it should be because the people of Perth have lost big time. OPP Insp. Salisbury states in the same article they do not do animal control. Citizens you have already lost one function, how many more are there to come?

Previously it has been said, this will be a made for Perth contract. It will not be no matter how many times that is said.

The OPP do not make contracts for every town they police. It is impossible. OPP officers would have to carry around a contract for every town they

For heaven’s cents!

To the Editor, No fanfare for our nowadays-unloved penny’s last day of issuance from banks on February 2, 2013? True our Canadian cent was no longer pure copper. Alas, it was a financial and nuisance factor.

Still I felt sorry for them.

When I was a kid, banks CEOs had a conscience and encouraged saving, not credit card splurging with excessive interest rates as high as 24 per cent on overdue accounts.

My first ever earned dollar came from door-to-door steel hanger collecting from neigbourhood houses and an apartment building (now the Embassy Hotel on Cooper Street) in the heart of Ottawa.

Each hanger brought to a dry cleaning store on Elgin Street netted me a cent, a real copper for a six-year-old then. So one dollar for 100 hangers started my first bank account.

It dawned on me in Smiths Falls on Feb. 1st, 2013 that

enter to see what they can do in that town. Not happening.

The OPP have a generic contract and that is the contract the council has signed.

Right beneath the above article is the headline screaming: “OPP having trouble meeting rising calls for service in Tay Valley.” The OPP are taking on 13 new officers and where do you think they are going to be pulled from if there is an incident in Tay Valley? It’s not rocket science to know they will be coming from the Town of Perth.

Let’s surmise there is an immediate ongoing problem in Glen Tay and two OPP Perth officers in the Town of Perth, and the next Lanark County cruiser is in let’s say Almonte.

Who do you think is going to respond. It will be a Perth OPP officer because they took an oath to serve and protect and

they are all OPP regardless of where they are. Perth better get used to paying for police who will not always be in the Town of Perth. Don’t kid yourself; it will happen.

In the Jan. 31 issue of The Perth Courier EMC, even though they have gotten rid of the money sucking Perth Police, there is still going to be a “Slight tax hike for Perthites.”

Councillor Judy Brown stated the reason for getting rid of the local service was “cold, hard cash.”

It worked well didn’t it?

The article also lists the dollar amount for upgrades at the Community Centre, fire hall, town hall, and for roads but it definitely left out the dollar amount of OPP policing. Makes one wonder how much you are actually paying although in the Jan. 24 article it was stated at well over $2

million.

Kudos to Coun. Jim Graff for sticking to his convictions.

I have nothing against the OPP who have a fine bunch of men and women in their employ but they cannot do what a small town can do; they are stretched to their limits.

Well, Perth has lost their police force, what’s next? Is it the hospital because according to Peg O’Connor’s letter in the Jan. 31 issue of The Perth Courier EMC, “no one from Perth town council nor any elected representatives felt the need to come out in support of this important community facility.”

Maybe the people of Perth need to look at who is representing their interests because the Town of Perth is losing the very core of its being.

Rosetta McInnes Maberly

How do we know?

To the Editor, I was interested to read the opinion piece in The Perth Courier EMC last week titled “MPP could choose his words more carefully,” scolding Hillier for his use of the term “Indians” to refer to the Algonquin participants in the land claims settlement at an information meeting last week.

About halfway through the piece it states that, “We know that, in his heart, Hillier means no harm to the Algonquins...”

We do? How do we know that?

It seems to me that, unlike his office mate, Scott Reid, Randy pretty much says what he means so it’s pretty easy to get a sense of where he stands on issues, like the hospital cutbacks. In statements reported the week before last, he makes it clear

that he is either incredibly ignorant of the nature of the cutbacks or he’s perfectly aware of them and doesn’t think they are a problem.

He also stated on another occasion that he doesn’t believe in climate change. So I know where he stands and that, for me, is the big problem.

He’s definitely NOT representing my views or interests. In my opinion he is doing a pretty bad job of representing not only his First Nations constituents but the rest of us as well.

That said, I do prefer his blunt don’t-give-a-damn style to Reid’s thinly disguised propaganda contained in the “Keeping in Touch” bafflegab, that keeps coming to my household.

Susan Quipp Perth

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Letters: What about penny investment plan?

Editor’ Note: This was written before the announcement of the demise of the penny.

To the Editor, Elizabeth and grandson Bradley came home one afternoon and had quite the story to tell. They had been rum-

maging around in the Gore St. Flea Market until Elizabeth noticed a glass bowl that was hardly visible but seemed to have pennies in it. She pulled at it but discovered it was exceptionally heavy. Together she and Bradley dragged it

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Royal Bank here in Perth and purchased the only box of pennies. Jackpot! It had 10 rolls of clear plastic wrapped brand new 2012 cents besides the 15 other rolls of used pennies.

Carrying this one box back to my car got to the achybreaky point for my poor right arm.

Why not. I dropped $25 for another box at the TD bank.

Ran out of time and as some would want to say, common “cents”.

But who knows how these pennies will be used artistically. In the United States of America a couple pieced together their bedroom floor entirely in cents. Probably they poured a thick protective coat of super varnish over them.

Shine on harvest pennies (pardon me moon!) would be quite the attraction, isn’t that so.

Yours n-n-n-not a few shiny pennies short of a dollar, L. Eric Wilson Perth

offered the deal to Bradley’s older brother, Evan, but he too declined. I would have taken the deal, but it wasn’t offered to me.

Ordinarily, we would have just rolled those coins and been done with the job. However our son, Mark, collects pennies and has some gaps in his collection. This meant the coins had to travel to Stittsville and live there until he had screened them all. This took quite some time and resulted in considerable eyestrain.

One day he and I rolled them and came up with $68.50 not counting $7.37 of the pennies that he had culled. We got two dimes, two nickels, one 50-centavos Portuguese coin, one five-cent Barbados coin and a common nail in the bargain as well. The grand total came to $75.87 in pennies for a return on investment of 116.8 per cent. Not bad, Elizabeth.

The day came when it was time to take the coins to the Scotiabank. Knowing how heavy they were, I drove past the bank hoping for a parking space right outside the door.

None was to be had. I drove around the block three times trying for a space before giving up and returning home.

Later I returned but the best I could manage was a spot across the street.

Reaching down to the floor in the back seat of the car, I was immediately struck by the fact that the soda cracker box

in which the coins were now housed had disintegrated. In retrospect I believe this was a blessing in disguise, as it would probably have done so in the middle of Foster Street had I been foolish enough to try crossing with them that way.

I loaded all 137 of the rolls into a sturdy cloth shopping bag and then concluded the handles would tear off, so rolled the bag into the best bundle I could manage and trundled across the street and into the bank to join the queue for a teller.

There were two of them on duty and I was ninth in line.

Soon my right arm, which I was using to cradle the package while looking nonchalant, was sagging under the strain.

I juggled things a little and waited. As time went by I contemplated putting the package on the floor, but I couldn’t just put it down using the handles.

It would have to be placed there like a lump and pushed along in front of me as we advanced, which would look really stupid.

My only option was to use both arms and my tummy as a sort of tripod support, while arching my back to keep balanced. In this fashion I waddled my way forward until I reached the front of the line and then made my way over to the teller’s wicket, where I hefted my cargo up onto the counter. It was my first ever deposit of 137 rolls of pen-

nies. The teller, Gwen, was gracious albeit amused by it all. While she counted and recounted the rolls I told her an abbreviated story of the coins, which gave her and the teller beside her a smile.

No doubt it was the first time she had handled a deposit of 137 rolls of pennies.

I then decided to deposit the $68.50 into the Moneymaster account, where it will earn a higher rate of interest than in our other account. Gwen quipped that it was a wise investment choice. How right she is.

Times are difficult and at the current interest rate of 0.25 per cent in the Moneymaster high-interest account, that $68.50 will double in just 277 years and 221 days, whereas in the low-interest account at zero per cent it would do absolutely nothing. Oh, the magic of compound interest. This experience makes me realize what an astute investor Elizabeth is, doubling her money in less than one month! If only I could do as well.

Upon my return to our condo, I got out of the car and looked along it to make sure I was parked parallel to the other cars. Staring me in the face was a penny. I picked it up and have just begun my own penny investment plan.

As my mother often told me - a penny saved is a penny earned.

Doug Trigg Perth

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time was near up for our cent’s last jingle jangle and I popped into the Royal Bank there. With raised eyebrows the head teller Pat got their three remaining boxes, $25 each, from the vault. Each box measured 8 1/2 by 4 1/4 by 3 1/2 inches; innocent enough until you picked one up. How could such a small box practically give you a hernia? She knew. Pat warned me, “You won’t be carrying these boxes back to your car.” She kindly offered the bank’s upright dolly to transport them.

Don’t I look silly pulling a dolly with 3 small boxes on it out the bank’s front entrance.

“My gosh that chap is ninnymuscled!”

Now in Toronto passers-by might have assumed the boxes were gold bars. Bullets would have been flying in a brazen robbery. I would have been stone cold and “centless”!

And on Feb. 2 – the last hurrah – I did go into our gorgeous antique chandeliered

out. It was shaped like a giant goldfish bowl and was nearly full of pennies.

The price tag said $35, and the content weighed forty pounds. The proprietor declared that there should be seventy dollars worth of pennies in the bowl, based on his weighing and counting of a pound of pennies.

Furthermore, he declared that if there were fewer than seventy dollars worth in the bowl he would make up the difference. Now, Elizabeth is a seasoned flea market shopper and knows a bargain when she sees one.

She told Bradley that he should buy it and that she would give him an advance to close the deal. No sir, he wasn’t having anything to do with it. In vain Elizabeth told him that he could double his money. Bradley was steadfast, so Elizabeth bought the bowl of pennies herself. The two of them had some difficulty getting the bowl into the car.

Forty pounds in a slippery glass bowl is difficult to handle, and the consequences of dropping it were not to be contemplated. They succeeded. Here at our condo Bradley dragged the bowl of money out of the car only to have to stand there with it slowly slipping down his tummy while Elizabeth recounted the story to Alice, a resident who parks beside us. Soon they were inside, breathlessly telling us their story. Elizabeth next

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Shrubbery strikes back

RVCA unveils greening plans for Tay River banks

By DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com

EMC News – The Perth water treatment plant and The Stewart School will be feeling some pushback from the Tay River this spring.

And it’s all for a good cause.

The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) unveiled detailed plans at the Town of Perth committee-ofthe-whole meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 5 to green a patch of the banks of the Tay River.

The RVCA will cover between 75 to 100 per cent of all costs associated with greening the waterfront through grants, which are “open to any waterfront owner within the Rideau Valley watershed, who wants to green their waterfront,” explained Andrea Klymko, lake planning/shoreline stewardship program manger with the RVCA during her presentation.

The Perth water treatment plant shoreline naturalization project came together after

aerial and field research in the area “identified (it) as a potential area,” said Klymko.

“We gather all the monitoring data… we try to identify watershed areas,” in need of greening.

The area was also considered to be a prime area for greening since there was “minimal shoreline cover and proximity to the water intake,” area.

The land in question is owned by both the town and the Upper Canada District

School Board, as it is also near The Stewart School.

The project will see about 1,600 natural trees and shrubs planted in the area. But another aspect of the plan will require absolutely no effort at all – just letting the area go through “land retirement,” essentially, banning the cutting of grass by town and board staff in some areas along the river to expand the existing buffer along the river, which Klymko said would improve water quality, stall erosion, and

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EMC News - The Intermediates at St. John are having a busy week, with basketball team tryouts, our annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Breakfast, the Ash Wednesday Mass in the gym, attended by the entire school, and the Grade 7 Heritage Fair on Valentine’s Day. The highlight of last week was the Public Speaking Competition. Eight students from Grade 7 and 8 chose to give their speeches in the gym in front of all the Intermediates and were evaluated by three judges. Sarah Bell, Landon Kyle, Javier Mullally, Grace O’Dacre, Shannon Retty, Alex Strong, Bradley Trick and I all received Certificates of Achievement. Sarah placed third. Landon came in second with a speech comparing the modern-day school to the one-room, old-fashioned schoolhouses that used to be found ubiquitously throughout the world. I gave a speech about making good decisions regarding new technologies.

I placed first and will have the honour of representing St. John at the Royal Canadian Legion Public Speaking Contest in Perth on Feb. 17.

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other benefits.

The RVCA has plans to work on a 15 metre green “buffer” from the water’s edge, but “at this point we could plant up to 30 metres with seedlings,” said Klymko.

“We are going to be ensuring a grass pathway down there,” to ensure that people can still walk near the water’s edge and access the area.

“Fifteen metres is a nice, healthy buffer, but if we can get more, we will,” said Klymko.

“But we are pretty flexible.”

She also moved to allay fears that the buffer would impact the soccer fields and children’s play areas at the school.

“There will still be a significant path of open grass space,” said Klymko.

“I don’t know why land owners wouldn’t approve of beautification,” said Mayor John Fenik.

Grant Machan, the town’s director of environmental services, called the plan “a winwin extension.”

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Spirit Week is upon us EMC News - St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spirit week will take place from Feb. 19-22. The Monday of that week is Family Day so spirit week will consist of four different days of fun.

Tuesday will be ugly sweater day, Wednesday will be retro day, Thursday will be pajama day and Friday will be jersey and hat day.

Uniform pants must be worn with the ugly sweaters but students are welcome to wear non-uniform bottoms on Friday to go along with their jerseys and hats.

Spartans should also keep the usual dress code in mind during spirit week.

The rescheduled Christmas assembly, now just a talent show, is planned for the afternoon of March 8.

This is the last Friday before March Break, so it will be a nice way to kick off the vacation.

The badminton team will start its season in the upcoming weeks. Students interest-

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St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s semi-formal dance is scheduled for Feb. 21. Admission will be ten dollars at the door.

Students wishing to sign in a friend from another school must do so at lunch outside the main office on the days leading up the dance.

Kudos to Perth for participating in reality TV challenge EMC News - The Town of Perth wishes to thank local citizens and business owners for participating in the Force Four Reality TV Series Facebook campaign.

Although the campaign was not enough to sway the producers of the show to select Perth as the finalist, it did make a strong impression on the Entertainment group.

Yesterday, Force Four Entertainment posted the following statement on the Perth Project Facebook page. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thanks to the Town of Perth, its residents and business owners for their valiant efforts over the past couple of weeks. The videos, the messages, the town meeting and the Facebook campaign were all incredible.â&#x20AC;?

In the end, Perth gained 1,626 Facebook â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Likesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in under 48 hours. The campaign demonstrated Perthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community spirit and enthusiasm as the number of â&#x20AC;&#x153;likesâ&#x20AC;? increased quickly.

Mayor Fenik said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of us in Perth had a great time â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;chasingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the project. In the middle of a cold winter, you

guys brought something fun and interesting to our community. For that we are thankful.

Congratulations to Kentville, Nova Scotia as they move on in their next challenge and we

in Perth look forward to the next opportunity to showcase our beautiful town!â&#x20AC;?

Students gear up for semi formal EMC News - Semi-formal is just around the corner, and the theme is glitter!

The dance will be on Friday, March 1 from 7 to 10 p.m. Student ID is required.

There will be a fabulous photo booth too, just $1.50 per picture at the time it is taken, and they will be delivered to you the following week.

Guest sign-up sheets will be in the office soon.

On Tuesday, Feb, 6, the junior girls volleyball team defeated Carleton place by scores of 25-18, 25-21, and 25-17; outstanding serving

by Abby Brandon, hitting

by Mickey Congreaves and excellent setting by Lindsay Bell.

The senior girls volleyball team also defeated Carleton Place in three straight sets.

Hanna Willows and Callan Legacy had great serves, good blocking by Chelsea Major, fabulous spikes by Hilary Ireton and Brittany Strank, topped with phenomenal sets

by Courtney Bell.

Awesome games ladies!

Next home game is this Thursday against cross-town rivals, SJHS. Congrats to members of the three PDCI curling teams, who recently competed at the regional level, hoping to go on to provincials.

The girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team won and will continue on, as well as the boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A team.

Great job Lindsay Bell, Audrey Wilson, Danika Thompson, Courtney Bell, Travis Barber, Tyler Hawkins, Jacob McPhee, Nigel Wilson, Spencer Richmond, Trevor Ferrier,

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SOCIAL NOTES February 24, 2013 Friends and relatives are invited to a Birthday Tea on Sunday, February 24th, 2013 2:00 – 4:00 pm At Arnprior Villa, 15 Arthur Street, Arnprior Ontario Best wishes only In the Honour of their Parents 50TH ANNIVERSARY The family of Lindsay and Velma McDougall Request the presence of your company to an afternoon tea at The Lanark Civitan Hall 2144 Pine Grove Rd. on February 17, 2013 from 1-4 p.m.

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February 12, 2013 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our Granddaughter Tayler Bode Happy Sweet 16 and never been kissed (So we think) We love you Hon Love Poppa and Grama Kinch

HAPPY 45th JEFFREY You’re # 1 February 13th Love Dad, Mom and Patricia

HAPPY SWEET 16th From Our Little Princess to a Young Lady How the times flys by fast Amanda Bell February 19, 2013 Lots of love Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma and Uncle Delmar

TENNANT- In loving memory of dear parents and grandparents, Audrey, who passed away March 1, 1995 and Harold who passed away February 18, 2002.

Remembering you is easy, We do it every day.

Missing you is a heartache, That never goes away.

You had a heart of gold.

You left the sweetest memories, This world could ever hold.

To us you were someone special, What more is there to say, Except we wish with all our hearts, That you were here today.

Sadly missed and loved by your family.

SOMERVILLE – Jordan Somerville and Raisha McPherson are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, Parker Robert Somerville. Parker was born November 18, 2012 at the Smiths Falls Hospital. He weighed 7 lbs., 8 ozs. and was 21 inches long. Proud grandparents are Donna and Steven Somerville and Shannon and Randy McPherson. Great grandparents are Robert Somerville, Betty Somerville, Agnes McPherson and Geraldine McParland. Parker is the great-great grandson of Ted McParland.

HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY Joy Price IT’S A SURPRISE! Please join us for a surprise birthday tea to celebrate our Mom’s 80th birthday.

Sunday, February 24th, 2-4 p.m Perth Legion Br. 244 Best wishes only please Share a story or picture

Lordy, Lordy look who’s 40!

February 13, 2013 It’s Debbie Stintson!!

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HAPPY 83rd BIRTHDAY Kelvin Rintoul February 18, 2013 Love your family

VARCOE – Michael and Shawndra Varcoe, along with big sister Dannilynn, would like to introduce, Gabriel Anthony Trent Varcoe to the world. Gabriel was born July 20, 2011 at the Smiths Falls Hospital. He weighed 8 lbs., 3 ozs. and was 20 inches long. Proud grandparents are Charlene and Anthony Rediker and Shannon and Randy McPherson. Great grandparents are John and Shirley Sauve, Gord and Elfie Deyo, Gladys McLellan, Lawrence Rediker, Agnes McPherson and Geraldine McParland. Gabriel is the great-great grandson of Ted McParland.

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HOOGENDYK - Mark and Sarah (Ziebarth) of Elgin, ON are thrilled to announce the arrival of their beautiful daughter, Kyla Elizabeth, on Saturday December 1st, 2012 at 10:06 a.m., weighing 8 lbs., 10 ozs. Proud first-time grandparents are Darwin & Margaret Ziebarth of Pakenham, ON. Proud grandparents, John & Anne Hoogendyk of Elgin, ON, welcome their third grandchild.

Kyla is the fourth great-grandchild for Marjorie Ziebarth of Pakenham, ON, the first great-grandchild for Tom and Betty Carroll of Kanata, ON, the sixth great-grandchild for Annie Hoogendyk of Woodstock, N.B., and the first great-grandchild for Joanne Connolly of Fredericton, N.B. Kyla is adored by her aunts and uncles. Many thanks to Dr. Wang, Dr. Toth, and the wonderful nurses at the Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital.

GREENWOOD/LAMING Haley Greenwood and Brandon Laming welcome with love their new baby girl! Brooklyn Mary Elizabeth was born September 22, 2012 weighing 6 lbs. 9 ozs.

Big sister Rihanna and big brothers Max and Landyn are thrilled with their new sister! Very proud grandparents are Fraser and Mary Greenwood and Ray and Beth Laming! Thank you to Dr. McGregor and the nurses at the SF/Perth hospital.

MacDONALD – Brent MacDonald and Jayda Dalgleish are proud to announce the long awaited arrival of their beautiful baby girl, Jordyn Isabel Anne. Born at the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus on Nov. 15, 2012 at 1:40 a.m. weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. Proud grandparents are Garry “Beep” and Marian Dalgeish of Smiths Falls, Lannie and Kathy Lowry of Perth and Floyd MacDonald of Georgetown.

The family of the late Chris McKenna would like to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to family, friends and neighbours for the many acts of kindness and support during our loss. We truly appreciate the flowers, food, cards and generous donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and to the Salvation Army, Chris’ favourite charity. Chris would have appreciated the beautiful singing, readings by his family members and Father Amato’s and Father McNeil’s comforting words. Our heartfelt appreciation to Peter McKenna for his thoughtful reflection. He captured Chris’ faith, humour, kindness and open heart. Grateful thanks to the staff at Blair & Son Funeral Home for their professional guidance, support and smoothly timed arrangements. A special thank-you to Kim and Ruth for organizing the delicious meal during the visitation. Chris would have been so proud of his nephews as they carried him to his final resting place. He held a special place in each of their hearts. Thank-you to the Knights of Columbus for leading us in prayer and for the honour guard. Our family was inspired by Nicole’s friends who showed such strength in coming to support her. Thank-you to her hockey team Honour Guard. The CWL did a fabulous job in preparing the food following the mass.

There were many there to enjoy the luncheon and this allowed family and friends more time to share stories and memories of Chris. As Chris’ family we knew what a very special person he was, turns out a whole community felt the same way. We have lost a gentle and loving person, a caring husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend. We will miss his kind and unselfish nature and hope that we can give more thought to living our lives in the same way. We thank each and every one of you for sharing and comforting us in our time of sorrow and are so thankful to this wonderful community we are blessed to call home.

Kim, Nicole, Mary (McKenna) Coyne, McKenna and Heaslip Families

Sandy and Pam McDonald and Donna Marquardt and John Moran are proud to announce the engagement of Faren McDonald and Kyle Gordon. The wedding will take place on September 28, 2013 at Holy Cross Parish in Kemptville. Our best wishes for a long and happy future together.

THANK YOU The family of the late W. Earl Code would like to thank relatives, friends, neighbours and co-workers for the love and kindness shown to us in honour of our dear father, grandfather and great grandfather. The many who attended the visitation and service, thank you. Prayers, phone calls, cards, visits, gifts, flowers, on-line condolences and memorial donations were greatly appreciated. Our very special thanks to Reverend Grace Vaters for her truly comforting and inspirational service. Thanks also to Morgan, Trina and Stuart for their touching words and tributes at the funeral – they brought both tears and smiles. Sincere thank you to the pallbearers – Dad’s 9 grandchildren and also to his honorary pallbearers, his 9 great grandchildren. We know it was a difficult task, but such an honour. Dad was so very proud of each and every one of you. Thanks to Stewart Blair and staff of Blair and Sons for their professional guidance. We want to convey our deep appreciation to Dad’s caregivers, especially Heidi for her dedicated care, love, friendship and unbelievable support for the last 8 years. Thanks also to Dr. P. Turner and Palliative Care nurses Dorothy and Leslie for their compassion. Heartfelt thanks Dad for the wonderful life, love and memories.

Most Sincerely The Family

HILL – McLELLAN Janice Hill and the late Gregory Hill of Perth are pleased to announce the engagement of their only son, Derek Hill to Angela McLellan, daughter of Irene and John McLellan of Franktown. The wedding is planned for August 17, 2013 at their home near Gillies Corners.

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THANK YOU The Gauthier, Lowe, Moher and Janveau families would like to thank the following people for gifts of food, Christmas presents, clothing, monetary gifts, gift cards and flowers after the sudden passing of Kevin Lowe, December 14, 2012. Caldwell School, Moms of Kanata (Courtney), anonymous donations, the Food Bank of Lanark for the reception following the funeral, strangers, friends, family, Alpha Mixed Martial Arts of Carleton Place, Lanark Legion for hosting the reception. Dave Ckleborn for providing the salads for the reception, O’Dacre Family Funeral Home of Perth for their professional and empathetic guidance (John and Janey O’Dacre), Pastor Paul Bowman for leading the compassionate service for Kevin, Sunshines Now & Then of Carleton Place (Chantal Giroux) for the Christmas baskets, groceries from Freshco from Secret Santa. Carter, Calli and Kate thank all those who have contributed to the trust fund.

Words cannot express the generosity Kate and the children have received at this very difficult time, especially at Christmas.

If we have forgotten anyone please accept our heartfelt thank you and appreciation.

Mark and Joanne Lowe Kate, Carter and Calli Lowe And Donna Moher

THANK YOU The family of the late Shirley Watson would like to thank relatives, friends and co-workers for their words of condolence, cards and donations. A very special thank you to the staff at Almonte Country Haven for such wonderful care you have given our mother over the years, also to Dr Rytwinski and Dr. Quackenbush. A thank you to Rev. Mary Royal for a wonderful service. A big thank you to Reg Gamble and staff of Gambles Funeral for their professional guidance, and to the ladies at the Almonte Legion for a beautiful luncheon.

Sincerely, The Family

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The family of the late Carolyn Francine Hughes (nee Lloyd) No words can express our love and gratitude to relatives, neighbours and many friends for the phone calls and condolences via e-mail and in-person. Thanks to Rev. Peter Woods (Trinity United Church) for his prompt visit to our house.

His prayer consoled us in our disbelief. Thank you to my extended United Church family for bringing food - much appreciated. Thanks for the numerous sympathy cards which brought support and comfort and a feeling of love; thanks to relatives as well as co-workers from Country Haven in Almonte for 3 beautiful flower arrangements to brighten our sad time. We wish to thank everyone who came to the visitation and/or attended the Celebration of Carolyn’s life and enjoyed the delicious luncheon. You all are extended family. You made us feel you were feeling our loss in your hearts. To the United Church congregation and everyone of you who came to the funeral home; your prayers were very powerful. We believe God heard all the prayers and through you, His spirit gave us all the strength we needed at the time. Thanks for your thoughtfulness, kindness and love. It was a very heart warming and we needed you. Thanks to Lisa Mauro for being a sincere, cherished friend to Carolyn for many years and for her love and support for Carolyn’s two sons, Brian Hughes (Jessica Lalonde) and Michael Hughes (Alexandra Poulin). Thanks also for assisting with the funeral arrangements, arranging the Priest from Toronto to conduct the service and for the eulogy about Carolyn’s life. To Gemmill’s Flowers - your help was appreciated. Lastly we thank Scott Blair from Blair and Son for your kindness and compassion and for being such a caring person.

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A great big thank you for your prayers, phone calls, cards, flowers, gifts of food and visiting me while I was in Perth Hospital and after I came home. Thank you to the Ambulance attendants, doctors and nurses in emergency and ICU. Special thanks to Rev. Peter Malloy and my family.

Thank you God. Shelvy Pollard

The family of the late Stuart White would like to thank relatives, friends and neighbors for their love and support. Thank you for the food, flowers, cards, phone calls and donations to St. John’s Cemetery, Innisville.

Many thanks to the pallbearers, Rev. David Andrew, Dr. Lenny, Barker Funeral Home and the ladies of St. James Church for the lovely lunch.

Sincerely Joyce White and Family.

Hill Dora Hill

Suddenly at the Perth Community Care Centre, Perth on Friday February 8th, 2013 at the age of 95 years.

Dora was predeceased by her husband Herb Hill, her son Louie Cesselli, sisters Helen Salvalaggio, Katie Bottos and brother George Welk; she will be sadly missed by her son Joe (Marg) Cesselli, daughter Mary Stojakovich, sister Connie Pearce, her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. The services will be private for the family; those wishing are asked to consider memorial donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

Arrangements are in the care of Blair & Son Funeral Directors, Perth 613-267-3765.

Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth, (613) 267-3765 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

Hendry John Alexander “Jack” Hendry

WWII Veteran, R.C.A.F. Peacefully in hospital in Perth on Friday, February 8th, 2013 Jack Hendry (owner of Treeland Orchard and Christmas Tree Farm) in his 95th year.

Beloved husband and soul mate for 62 years of M. Barbara (White) Hendry. Jack was a quiet family man, great strength of character and faith filled. He was a parishioner of both St. John the Baptist, Perth, Ontario and St. John the Baptist, St. John, New Brunswick.

Jack received the Queen’s Jubilee Medal as an expression of the esteem in which he was held by his employer, the Government of Canada. Loving father of Patricia Hendry Woolsey (late Lance), Donald (Leslie), Barb (Kenton) Shanks, Cathy Hendry, Jim (Laura), John (Nathalie), Mary (Neil) Russell, Jeannie (Andrew) Perkins, predeceased by daughter Janet Hendry and in infancy John James and Robert Alexander. Cherished grandfather of Christopher (Jessica), James (Shelley), Kalem (Celine), Jared, Sarah, Matthew (Sarah), Robert (Krisy), Scott (Fiona), Renee (Kyle), Brooke (Michael), Gabriel, Nathalie, Eric, Jillian, Brock, Maya, Samantha, Joshua, Emma, Declan and Benjamin; great grandfather of Logan, Ella, Austin, Nola, Graeson, Jace, Griffin, Peyton, Ayden and Aslyn.

Brother of the late George Hendry, Christine Kenny, Muriel Thomas, Frances Johnson and Louis Hendry. He will be sadly missed by his nieces, nephews, many friends and all his family. Friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St. W. Perth on Friday, February 15th, 2013 from 2 to 4 & 6 to 8 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. John’s Church, Perth on Saturday at 10:00 A.M. Interment, St. John’s Parish Cemetery. In honour of Jack please do a random act of kindness; those wishing to make a memorial donation are asked to consider the Multiple Sclerosis Society or the Canadian Cancer Society.

Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth, (613) 267-3765 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

Foulkes Patricia Leigh (Read) Foulkes

January 14, 1940 ~ February 11, 2013 Passed away peacefully with family by her side on Monday, February 11, 2013 following a courageous 9 year battle with pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her mother Helen Read of Clearwater, FL; her beloved husband Tom; her children Donna, Melanie (John Oatway) and Matthew; her grandsons Jack, Mark, Nate, Sam and Benjamin as well as her brothers and sister.

She will be sorely missed by all. The family thanks all of those who have supported us over the past months/years especially friends, family and health professionals. Pat’s leadership skills, understanding of people, sound judgment, graciousness, selfless and inspirational approach were applied to her nursing profession as well as her many community interests in Nepean and Smiths Falls over the past 35 years. She was recognized by the RNAO in 1997 for her contributions to health care; and in 2012 by the Town of Smiths Falls for her caring and tireless efforts for the community as well as her contributions to arts & culture. Pat’s endeavours in recent years included President of the District CFUW, the SF Community Theatre, SF Public Library, Trinity United Church, REAL and the walking concourse at the new SF Memorial Arena.

A celebration of Pat’s life will be held at Trinity United Church on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 11 a.m. There will be a time of reception and fellowship to follow to share in memories of Pat’s amazing life. If desired, donations may be made to any organizations or charities mentioned above, or to Pancreatic Cancer Canada at www.pancreaticcancercanada.ca.

COADY, Carmel Mary (nee Quigley) January 20, 1925 – January 31, 2013 Peacefully in hospital on Thursday, January 31st, 2013 at age 88. Beloved wife of the late W. James Coady. Dear mother of Donald (Yvonne) and Doug (Deborah) Coady, of Almonte. Loving grandmother of Greg, Julie, Erin (Michael) and the late Sean. Greatgrandmother of Shyanna, Maya, Zachery and Emma. Dear sister of Rita Ryan (the late Raymond) of Arnprior. Predeceased by her sister Kay (the late Dan) Sheahan of Renfrew.

Sadly missed by many nieces, nephews and dear friends. Remembered with love by Linda (Wark) Coady. Friends called at the Almonte Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes, 154 Elgin Street, Almonte on Sunday, February 3rd from 1 – 3pm and 6 – 8pm. Funeral mass was celebrated on Monday, February 4th at 10am at Holy Name of Mary Church, Almonte. Spring interment parish cemetery, Almonte. For those who wish, a donation in Carmel’s memory to the Almonte General Hospital/Fairview Manor Foundation or the Holy Name of Mary Memorial Fund would be greatly appreciated by the Coady family.

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McGRATH, John Michael “Umelik”

Peter Joseph Gustave D’Aoust

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Peacefully at home on Wednesday morning, February 6, 2013. John Michael McGrath of Pakenham at the age of 77 years. Juggler, sea captain, sealer, boat builder, logger, surveyor, dog musher, poker player, pilot, bureaucrat, golfer, cook, game officer, village mayor, philanthropist, deaf advocate, chair leaner, genealogist, computer pioneer, reader, writer, humourist, critic, musician, master of ceremonies, National Defence College Graduate, Honourary Colonel and fisherman on all three of Canada’s oceans. Beloved husband of Judy (nee Waldner) McGrath. Loving father of Lani Holland (Andrew), Janet Tamalik McGrath (Kevin Douglas), Sean McGrath (Lori) all of Arnprior, Karla McGrath of Kingston and Noah Nashaooraitook of Taloyoak, Nunavut. Predeceased by son, Seumas. Cherished grandfather of Michael-James, Jacquelyn, Kathleen May-Jun, Seumas, Lindsay, Teresa, Oskar, SydneyJane, Karissa and 1 great grandson, Ari. Dear brother of Mary Darras of Quebec City; Janet Kelly (Paul) of St. Philips, Nfld.; Leslie McGrath of Victoria, B.C.; Antonia McGrath of Switzerland; Carol McGrath of Arnprior; Robin McGrath of Goose Bay, Labrador and Kearney McGrath (Barbara) of Kingston. Predeceased by 2 sisters: Elizabeth and Sheila and brother, Seumas.

Family and friends were invited to pay their respects at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Saturday February 9, 2013 from 3 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. A service to honour John’s life was held at the Pilon Family Chapel on Saturday at 5 o’clock, reception to follow. In memory of John, a donation to the “Margie Conroy Deaf Project” in Uganda would be greatly appreciated by the McGrath family and may be made through the Pilon Family Funeral Home.

For information regarding condolences, tributes, donations and to access the webcast please visit: www.pilonfamily.ca

Peter passed away at his home in Perth on Friday Feb 1st 2013. He died courageously, knowing he was well loved by many.

He was the cherished father of Michael (Sheri) D’Aoust of Lanark and Sharon (Rob) Hagen of Smiths Falls. Grandpa will be sadly missed by Jessica, David, Sarah, Eric and Ryan, dearly loved by his sister Diana (Ross Dickson) Bracegirdle of Perth. Peter will be fondly remembered by Lynda D’Aoust of Lanark for all their years together. Pete was a talented craftsman and artist who created beautiful oneof-a- kind pieces of furniture and sculptures out of wood, slate and copper. He loved the country life and attracted all manner of birds and tiny creatures to his back yard. Even though he was solitary by nature, there was a steady stream of friends and family who would drop in to chat and get a much anticipated peek at his latest work-in-progress, or to share an opinion about pretty much everything. Many people loved Pete and felt they could confide in him without being judged. He was a charismatic and loving man, a rich character in the life of Lanark County. He will be sorely missed. A celebration of Peter’s life was held on Saturday Feb 9th with visitation at 1:00 p.m. followed by a service at 2:00 p.m., officiated by the Rev. Peter Woods at the O’Dacre Family Funeral Home, Perth. Cremation has taken place with an interment to be held in the spring of 2013. Donations in Peter’s memory may be directed to The Irving Greenberg Cancer Centre c/o the Ottawa Hospital Foundation, 737 Parkdale Avenue, 1st Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1J8 613-761-4295 or email foundation@ottawahospital.on.ca

Norton Mary Ann Norton

1941-2013 Suddenly at Ottawa Civic Hospital on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, Mary Ann (Lynn) Norton in her 72nd year. Cherished mother of Kelly (Glenn) Bowes, Judy (Aidan) Ryan, Lori and Grant. Loving Grams of Amanda, Brittany and Riley Bowes, & Kassandra and Liam Ryan. Mary Ann will be sadly missed by niece and good friend Debbie Moore (Eric) & Sherry Watson and Families. Also survived by brother-in-law Wayne Norton and Family. Friends were invited to call at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St. West Perth on Sunday February 10, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Memorial service was held on Monday February 11, 2013 at 2:00 pm in the Blair & Son Chapel.

Interment Elmwood Cemetery. For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to Lanark County Support Services.

Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth, (613) 267-3765 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

FORD Richard George “Rick”.

Passed away suddenly with his loving family by his side at the Almonte General Hospital on February 5, 2013 Rick Ford of Almonte, at age 69.

Beloved husband and best friend for over forty-six years to Jo. Cherished father of Tracey Ford (Ermis Durofil). Son of the late Vincent and Bernadette Ford. Survived by his loving sister Sylvia Pek (Ray), and predeceased by his siblings Bob Ford, Gwen Gallant, and Gail Gallant. Fondly remembered by his many relatives and friends. A Funeral Mass was held at the Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church, (134 Bridge St., Almonte, ON) on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 11am. Spring inurnment at Auld Kirk Cemetery. Donations in memory of Rick may be made to the Almonte General Hospital Fairview Manor Foundation. A special thanks to the Emergency Room staff at the Almonte General Hospital for their exceptional care.

Funeral Services are Entrusted Into the Care of the C. R. GAMBLE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL INC. 127 Church St., Almonte, ON. (613)-256-3313 Condolences & Tributes: www.crgamble.com

Rogers Ronald (Bud) Elmer Rogers Passed away in hospital February 3, 2013, in his 74th year with his loving family by his side. Loving husband of the late Fern Rogers. Loving father to Ken and Rhonda, cherished grandfather to Caleb and Cherokee.

Loving brother to Mary (late Rod) Mcdougall, Nita (Stan) Clark, Galyle (Ronnie) Keller, the late Art and Joan Rogers and the late Carl Rogers. Bud will also be missed my many nieces and nephews. Memorial to be held at a later date for the family.

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Shelly Kim Schonauer Shelly passed away, at her home, to be with her Lord and Saviour, in Lanark Highlands, on Monday, February 11, 2013. Shelly Kim Schonauer, beloved wife for over 37 years to Charles Schonauer, at the age of 55 years. Shelly was predeceased by her father, William Roberts. Much loved mother to Terrence, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Roxanne (Glen Newberry) Schonauer, of Lanark Highlands. Grandma will be sadly missed by her beloved grandson, Nathaniel. Caring daughter to Lenora Roberts, (nee Pilatzke), of Smiths Falls. Loving sister to Billy (Josie) Roberts, of Perth, and Pamela (Chris) Saumure, of Smiths Falls. Friends and family are invited to gather for visitation to be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., followed by a celebration of Shelly’s life to be held at 1:00 p.m., with the Rev. Rodney Bennett, officiating. Saturday, February 16th, at the O’Dacre Family Funeral Home, 15 Victoria Street, Perth. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to either the Ontario Heart & Stroke Foundation, or the Canadian Cancer Society. Shelly’s funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the O’Dacre Family Funeral Home, Perth 613-267-3082

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Urquhart Francis Wilmot (Frank) Urquhart

(Proud Veteran WWII) Peacefully at his residence with his loving family by his side, on Saturday, February 9, 2013 Frank W. Urquhart at the age of 90. Beloved husband for over 60 years of Olive (Grattan) Urquhart. Loved and respected father of Frank (Maureen), Dan (Pat), Susan Davis (Jeff), Sally Arbo (Dave), Randy (Faith) and Cathy Warren (Mike).

Sadly missed by his grandchildren Scott (Brittany), Dustin (Andrea), Jessica, Steve Davis, Jenny Davis, Emily Arbo, Bethany Arbo, Matt, Andy, Ally Warren, Austin Warren, great-grandchildren Brooklyn, Rachel and Elizabeth, step great-granddaughter Jamie Lea Arbo and step great great-grandson Isaac Arbo. Dear brother of Judy Jardine (Bev) and brother-in-law of Reta Rodgers, Myrtle Barnes, Madeline Stewart (Scott) and Sharon Howard (Bob). Predeceased by infant granddaughters Ruth Anne and Rebecca Arbo and his brothers Carl and Paul (Aldine).

Fondly remembered by his nieces, nephews, extended family and many good friends.

Friends were received at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 112 Beckwith St. N., Smiths Falls on Tuesday February 12, 2013 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service was held at the Smiths Falls Free Methodist Church 573 Hwy 29, on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Interment, Hillcrest Cemetery.

In remembrance, contributions to the Smiths Falls Free Methodist Church Building Fund or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.

Blair & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls (613) 283-2800 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

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McNamee Peter Sylvester ‘Pete’ McNamee

In hospital in Perth on Monday February 4th, 2013 at the age of 77 years. He will be sadly missed by Mary (McAdam) McNamee, the love of his life for 60 years, his loving family including his children Michael (Vance), Mary Anne (Dean) Nicholson, Diane (Robert) Corbett, Patti Lyn (Paul) Cheesman and Lisa Adams (Liz); his grandchildren Tolsen (Jennie) and Skylar (Becca) Nicholson, Sam and Hayley Corbett, Simon and Emma Cheesman and Logan and Mason Adams; great grandchildren Teagin, Zoey, Teo and Mallory Nicholson; step grandchildren Trail, Maya, Daniel, Ethan and Kristin and his brothers Allan (Mary), Walter (late Carol Ann) and John (Darlene) McNamee. Pete will be fondly remembered by his sister-in-law Pauline McNamee, all his family and many friends. Peter was predeceased by his parents Sylvester and Carmel (Stafford) McNamee, his daughter Janis and brother Gerry McNamee. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus for over 50 years and retired co-owner of Central Wire Industries. Friends were received at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St. W., Perth Friday February 8th, 2013 from 2:00 to 5:00 and 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in St. John’s Church, Perth Saturday at 10:00 A.M. Interment, St. Bridget’s Cemetery, Stanleyville. In remembrance, contributions to the Multiple Sclerosis Society or Community Home Support would be appreciated.

Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth, (613) 267-3765 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

BEEKMAN Hubertus Aloysius “Hubert” Peacefully in hospital at Carleton Place on Thursday, February 7, 2013 surrounded by the love of his family.

Hubert Beekman of Almonte, in his 85th year.

Dearly loved husband of Catharina Cornelis (nee van den Borne) for 58 years. Cherished and devoted father of Anna (Phil), Harry, Mary (Rob), Cathy (Ken) & Margaret. Much loved ‘Opa’ to Brianna and Amber.

Survived by his brother Theo of the Netherlands.

Predeceased by his parents Theo & Maria, brothers Jan, Harrie, Frans and Antoon and sisters Dora, Maria, Johanna, Cato, Jet & Marga. As per Hubert’s request a visitation will not take place however you are welcome to join his family in a ‘Celebration of Life’ at Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church in Almonte, ON (134 Bridge St.) on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 11 am. A Spring Inurnment will take place at the Holy Name of Mary Catholic Cemetery.

If you wish to make a donation in memory of Hubert, please consider the Kidney Foundation of Canada or the Canadian Mental Health Association.

Funeral Arrangements Are Entrusted Into The Care of C. R. GAMBLE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL INC. 127 Church St., Almonte, Ont. (613)256-3313.

Condolences & Tributes: www.crgamble.com

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MANION, Joseph (Joe) Lawrence

Sproule Marion Grace Sproule Marion passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, at St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital, Kingston, on Monday, February 04, 2013. Marion Grace Sproule, at the age of 74 years. Dear daughter of the late Wilfred and Marjorie Ferguson, Marion was the cherished wife for over 56 years to Arnold Sproule, of Kingston. Mom will be sadly missed by; Brenda (Duane), of Petworth, Kenneth (Brenda), of Wilton, Donald (Cathy), of Sydenham, Rodney (Cindy), of Glenburnie, and Jeffrey (Sherri), of Bath. Treasured Nanny to Crystal (Anthony), Carrie, Megan, Ryan, Alexandra, Dylan, Milaena, Spencer, Madison, and Mason, and to her great grandchildren; Parker, Cole and Kyra. Marion was predeceased by her siblings; William, Eric, Brian, Velma, Tom, and Edith. She was the loving sister to Orland (Sharon), of St. Catharines, Irene (Jim) Grey, of Sydenham, and Richard (Jeanette), of Smiths Falls. Marion’s strength and courage inspired everyone she touched. Special thanks to Dr. Greg Patey, the staff of St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital, and Father Leo Byrne for all their compassion and concern for our mother. To honour Marion’s wishes, her funeral arrangements will remain private. For those wishing, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Mrs. Sproule’s funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the O’Dacre Family Funeral Home, Perth 613-267-3082.

October 2, 1922 – February 5, 2013 Joseph (Joe) Lawrence Manion in hospital, Almonte, Ontario, on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 in his 91st year. Beloved husband for 60 years of Sheila Catherine Desarmia. Dear father of Michael (Cheryl Wrightsell), and Brian all of Almonte.

Loving grandfather of Sean Manion.

Predeceased by his parents Martin Manion and Esther Manion (Sullivan).

Friends called at the Almonte Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes, 154 Elgin Street, Almonte on Friday, February 8, 2013 from 4 to 7 pm. Mass of Christian Burial was held at Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church, Almonte on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 2 pm. Spring interment in the Parish Cemetery. For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to the Holy Name of Mary Memorial Fund or the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Tributes, condolences and donations may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com

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(Retired long-time employee of Smiths Falls Book Binding and clerk at the former Bargain Mart) Peacefully in hospital, Ottawa after a long and courageous hard fought battle on Sunday, February 10, 2013. Judy (nee Berry) Hendy at the age of 63. Beloved wife and best friend of Brian Hendy. Loved and respected mother of Chad (Hailey) Hendy. Sadly missed by her grandchildren Christopher, Sarah and Jordyn.

Loved sister of Lynn (late Jim) Hoppins and Keith (Kimberley) Berry both of Smiths Falls.

Fondly remembered by her nieces, nephews, extended family and many good friends.

Family and friends were received at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 112 Beckwith St. N., Smiths Falls on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 from 4 to 6 p.m. A gathering to remember and celebrate Judy’s life was held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 95, Smiths Falls on Tuesday February 19, 2013 from 4 to 6 p.m. In remembrance, contributions to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, 20 Victoria Street, 6th Floor, Toronto, ON M5C 2N8 Tel: (416) 815-1313 or toll-free 1 (866)373-6313Fax: (416) 815-1766 Web: www.cbcf.org/ontario would be appreciated.

Peacefully, in hospital, Smiths Falls, on Tuesday, February 05, 2013, Dorothy Elizabeth (Mutch) Hudson at the age 93. Beloved wife of the late William Francis Hudson. Loved mother of Diane Hatfield, of Smiths Falls, Bill Hudson, of Ottawa and Chuck (Sandy) Hudson, of Smiths Falls.

Sadly missed by 5 grandchildren, 11 greatgrandchildren and predeceased by a grandson. Fondly remembered by her nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Family and friends were received at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 112 Beckwith St. N., Smiths Falls on Thursday, February 7, 2013 from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral service was held in the Chapel on Friday February 8, 2013 at 11 a.m. followed by a reception in the reception centre. Interment at St. James Anglican Church Cemetery, Kemptville. In remembrance, contributions to the Lanark Animal Welfare Society (L.A.W.S.) would be appreciated.

Blair & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls (613) 283-2800 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

FLEMING, Raymond Charles Arthur - Jun. 7, 1944 Feb. 3, 201. It is with deep sorrow that Ray’s family announces his death at Kingston General Hospital in the company of his loved ones, after coping with cardiac and respiratory illnesses for several years.

Beloved husband of Joyce (nee Tysick) for 47 years.

Loving father of Melanie (Bryan McCaw) and Angela (Chris Cowan). Cherished Poppa of Ainsley, Laurel, Cameron, Ethan and Fionna. Predeceased by his father and mother, Velmer and Hilda, brothers Cecil and Bud, and sister Wilma Echlin (late Pete). Survived by his brother Barry (Eleanor) and sisters-in-law Doris and Joan Fleming. Ray was a proudly retired OPP detective-sergeant. He loved time outdoors on The Lake and in the bush. The family thanks Kingston General, not only for ICU’s compassionate care during his final moments, but also their cardiac and respiratory units for enabling him time to enjoy his life and family these past eight years. At Ray’s request there will be a cremation with no visitation or funeral.

A celebration of Ray’s life with family and close friends will be held shortly. In memoriam, donations can be made to the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation - Kingston General Hospital Respirology and/or Cardiology Units.

Donaldson Raymond Maxwell (Raymie) Donaldson

It is with great sadness, respect and admiration that we announce the passing of our dear Raymie on Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 at the Ottawa General Hospital, with his family by his side after a short, courageous battle with cancer. Beloved and devoted husband of 53 years to Feryn (Kells). Loving and adored father of Cathy (Brian) Steele, Patsy (Lyle) Reid, and Larry (Tammy) Donaldson. Proud and much loved Poppa and hero to: Matt and Amanda Steele, Caraleigh and Logan Reid and Andrew and Lauren Donaldson. Brother of Earl Donaldson of Lanark and predeceased by his parents Vernon and Ethel Donaldson, brother Carl and sister Verna Papponetti. Friends were received at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St. W. Perth on Thursday, February 7th, 2013 from 2:00 to 5:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Funeral service was held in St. Andrew’s United Church, Lanark on Friday at 10:30 A.M. Interment, Lanark Village Cemetery. An expression of sympathy may be made to St. Andrew’s United Church, Lanark or the Lanark Village Cemetery. Message to my music buddies: “Keep on Picking.”

Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth, (613) 267-3765 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

RILEY Raymond Francis Peacefully with his family by his side at Smiths Falls Hospital on Saturday February 9th, 2013 in his 92nd year. Beloved husband of the late Kathleen Wiseman. Loving father to Eleanor (Cecil MacPhian), Eileen (Jim Crosbie), John (Ada), Michael (Joanne), Charlie (Joanne), and daughters-in-law Faye Riley, and Rosemary Riley. Predeceased by his sons Henry, William and Ronnie, brother Norman and sister Joan. Also predeceased by his parents John and Ethel Riley. Lovingly remembered by his 20 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.

Ray will be sadly missed by many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Friends were invited to visit with the family at Lannin Funeral Home and Chapel Smiths Falls on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 from 2-4 and 6-8PM. A funeral service was held in the Chapel on Wednesday February 13, 2013 at 11 o’clock. Interment at St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. Reception followed at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #231 Portland, Ontario. As expressions of sympathy donations to the Smiths Falls Community Hospital Foundation would be appreciated by the family.

Online condolences available at www.lannin.ca.

Winfield Rose Winfield (nee Henderson)

At Smiths Falls Ontario on Thursday February 7th, 2013 at the age of 76 years. Rose was wife of the late John E. Winfield; she will be sadly missed by her daughter Rose (Don) Pierson and their children Briar and Brandon (fiancé Alyssa and daughter Olivia), her son Bill (Karen) Ballantyne and their children Alannah (fiancé Jayson) and Alissa. Rose was the sister of Mary English, Joan (Jack) Hay, Jacqueline Johnston, Pat (Joe) Gocza, Edward (Marilyn), Stanley (Norma), Malcolm (Barbara) Henderson and the late John and Russell Henderson. Friends were received at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St. W., Perth Sunday February 10th, 2013 from 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. A service for family and friends will be held in the spring in St. Catharines. In remembrance, contributions to the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation, 33 Drummond St. W., Perth K7H 2K1 would be appreciated.

Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth, (613) 267-3765 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

Blair & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls (613) 283-2800 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

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Hannah Ronald Joseph Hannah

Peacefully in hospital surrounded by those he loved; after many years of illness he is at rest, on Saturday, February 9, 2013 in his 64th year. He will be sadly missed by his wife Donna, his two children Michelle (Brad) and Chris (Meredith). “Poppa” will be missed by his four grandchildren, Justin, Jacob, Chloe and Merri. Private family services were held. In remembrance, contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.

Arrangements in care of Blair & Son Funeral Directors, Smiths Falls 613.283.2800.

GILLIES Nora Margaret Nora went to join her Lord in Heaven at Lanark Lodge on Wednesday February 6, 2013 in her 86th year. Beloved wife of Norman Gillies. Loving mother to Stuart (Wanda), Lynda (Tim) and Elaine (Ralph). Devoted grandmother to Rebecca (Marc), Christopher (Alicia), Kirsty (Michael), Gwynneth, Cameron, Craig and Gavin. Great grandmother to Ella. The family would like to sincerely thank all the staff, residents, and nurses at Lanark Lodge for their wonderful support. A funeral service was held at Calvary Bible Church in Smiths Falls on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 3 o’clock. As expressions of sympathy donation to the Calvary Bible Church’s Awana Children’s Program would be greatly appreciated by the family. Online condolences available at www.lannin.ca

CARON Lucien André In hospital at Almonte on Wednesday, February 6, 2013.

André Caron of Almonte, age 70 years.

Beloved husband of the late Barbara Wilkinson. Only brother of Ron Caron (Terry) of Almonte.

Special uncle of Pierre and Mike. Predeceased by his parents; Leo & Délia Caron (née; Racine).

The Funeral Friends are invited to join the family for Celebration of the Eucharist in Holy Name of Mary Church, Bridge Street, Almonte on Thursday, February 14 at 11 am.

Spring interment Nativity Cemetery, Cornwall.

For those who may choose to honour André with a memorial donation, please consider the Canadian Cancer Society or Holy Name of Mary Memorial Fund.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of C. R. GAMBLE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL INC. 127 Church St., Almonte, ON. (613)-256-3313 Condolences & Tributes: www.crgamble.com

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WILSON Rita D. (Nee Dubois) Peacefully with her family by her side at Smiths Falls hospital on Wednesday February 6, 2013 in her 86th year. Beloved wife for 66 years of John Wilson. Loving mother of Chester (Nora) of Smiths Falls, Roland (Debbie) of Manotick, Richard (Bonnie) of Magog, Quebec, Lise (Denis) of Ottawa, Jean (Mac) of Orleans, Linda (Rodney) of Standstead, Quebec and Caroline (Mike) of Rockland. Lovingly remembered by 2 surviving brothers and 3 sisters. Grandmother to 14 grandchildren and great grandmother to 12 great grandchildren. Rita will be sadly missed by many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Friends are invited to visit with the family at the Lannin Funeral Home Smiths Falls on Friday, February 15, 2013 from 1-3PM. A Funeral Service will be held in the chapel at 3 o’clock. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.

Online condolences available at www.lannin.ca

McLAREN - In loving memory of a dear wife and mother, Irene, who passed away February 19, 1989.

Although we smile and make no fuss No one misses her more than us.

And when old times we oft recall, It’s then we miss you most of all.

Always Remembered Boyd and Ron

Hubert Frederick Street May 26, 1950 - February 19, 2007 In loving memory of our dear brother and uncle, Hubert, who passed February 19, 2007.

God looked around His garden and found an empty place, He then looked down upon the earth and saw your tired face.

He put His arms around you, and lifted you to rest, God’s garden must be beautiful, He always takes the best.

He knew that you were suffering, He knew you were in pain, He knew that you would never get well on earth again.

He saw the road was getting rough and the hills were hard to climb, So He closed your weary eyelids and whispered “Peace be thine.”

It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn’t go alone, For part of us went with you, The day God called you home.

Forever loved and always remembered, Leslie & Adele, Bev & Sophia, Judy and Families

MARSHALL, Joel - In loving memory of Joel February 18, 2002.

Trust with dirt on your face Beauty with a cut on your finger Wisdom with bubble gum in your hair Hope of the future with a frog in your pocket This was the boy.

Love you forever and always Aunt Lynda xoxo

WITHAM William Paul - Son, brother, father, adventurer.

Our hearts are heavy with your passing your struggles ongoing and your end so unnecessary.

We will remember your love of your children, friends, and good times.

We will miss your generous nature.

And we still remember the sound of your tread on the step and the sound of your voice in the kitchen.

Two years seems like two days.

You are remembered.

METCALFE, Raymond H. – Mar. 24, 1926 Feb. 14, 2012.

In loving memory of a dear husband, father, grandfather and greatgrandfather. We miss you more than words can say.

Lovingly remembered Your family

MURPHY, Jason Anthony March 1, 1983 - February 19, 2010 He walks with us down quiet paths, And speaks in wind and rain, For the magic power of memory, Gives him back to us again.

Lovingly remembered by Kevin and Sharon (Dad and Mom), Adrian, Tim, Jamie and Connor

FISHER, Arthur Walter Robbins. Beloved Husband, Father, Grampa and Great-Grampa.

We cherish the precious memories Lovingly created in our lives by our loved one.

They will live on in our hearts forever.

Dearly loved and sadly missed by Joan, Monica, Adrian and family

BURNS, Raymond and David - In loving memory of our dear loved ones who passed away, David- January 8, 2012 RaymondFebruary 17, 2008 We cannot lose the ones we love For even when they are gone We feel their gentle presence In the hush of every dawn.

We see them in the sunlight That makes the day so bright, In the flowers of the springtime, And in the stars at night.

The heart is like a treasure chest, That’s filled with souveniers, It’s there we keep the memories We’ve gathered through the years.

We cannot lose the ones we love For they will always stay In all that’s bright and beautiful Around us every day.

Love always Brothers, Sisters and Families

WATSON In Memory of Mary Watson (McDougall) February 8, 2007, Harold (Sandy) Watson February 27, 1987 While they lay in peaceful sleep.

Their memory we shall always keep.

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Al Watson and Family

15th 1987 - Fee, James Kenneth 1992 - Downey, William Harvey 1997 - Munro, Edward Lewis 16th 1972 - Scott, Emily M. 1986 - Davidson, Edward John 2000 - Ashby, Morley John 2003 - Sulpher, Evelyn Margaret 2004 - Piccolo, Margaret Olive 2011 - Toderian, Jim David

17th 1973 - Leishman, Borden 2002 - St-Laurent, Madeleine Marie 2004 - Lagroix, Joseph Fredrick Alexander 2007 - Belford, William ‘Bill’ John 18th 1972 - Struthers, Eliza M. 1982 - Jackson (McKay), Marjorie May 1992 - Proctor, Georgina 2006 - Card, Margareth Joanne Marie 19th 2002 - Flynn, Eugene Patrick 2010 - McInnes, Mary Rose 20th 1971 - White, Agnes B. 1991 - Houston, Peryl May

GRIFFITH, Bev - In loving memory of a dear wife who passed away February 18, 2006.

Loving and kind in all her ways Sincere and true in her heart and mind Beautiful memories she left behind.

Art HARVEY In loving memory of a dear father and grandfather, Al, who passed away peacefully, February 13, 1999.

A man who was known as “The Chief” worked hard all his life, And was the best at what he did.

His backhoe and him were as one.

In the back of our minds, our thoughts are still of you.

Taken from us so soon, we hope you are in a more peaceful place.

10-4, over and out.

Missed by all and never forgotten Linda, Morley, Debbie, Pete, Kelly, Dean, Karen, Brian and four grandsons.

COMING EVENTS BURGESS In loving memory of my husband, father, and grandfather Ross Burgess who passed away February 12, 2012.

To us you were so special What more is there to say, Except to wish with all our hearts That you were here today.

They say that time heals everything, But we know it isn’t so, Because it hurts as much today, As it did one year ago.

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KINCH, Betty- In loving memory of a dear wife, mother, grandmother, who passed away February 13, 2007.

A golden heart stopped beating, Two busy hands at rest, God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best.

They say memories are golden, Well, that may be true, But we never wanted memories, We only wanted you.

Love George, Carole, Susan, Brent and Families.

PORTEOUS, Carl - In loving memory of a special uncle Carl Porteous who passed away February 14, 2009.

Loving and kind in all his ways Upright and just to the end of his days, Sincere and kind in heart and mind, What a beautiful memory he left behind.

Always loved and remembered by Trevor and Susan and family

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POWERS, O.J. - In loving memory of a dear Dad and Grandfather who passed away February 5, 1993.

His smiling way and pleasant face Are a pleasure to recall, He had a kindly word for each And died beloved by all.

Some day we hope to meet him, Some day we know not when, To clasp his hand in the better land, Never to part again.

Always remembered by son Mike and your 5 granddaughters

RODGER (Craig), Catherine Anne- In loving memory of a dear Sister, Aunt and Great Aunt who passed away on February 17th, 2009.

There will always be a heartache, And many silent tears, But always the precious memories, Of the days when you were here.

We hold you close within our hearts, And there you will remain, To walk with us throughout our lives, Until we meet again.

Lovingly remembered and sadly missed from Connie, Cynthia, Candace & families.

SCOTT, Art-February 15, 2006. Great Father and loving Poppa.

Your gone but not forgotten.

We can’t believe it has been so may years Memories of you are always with us Thoughts of you always near.

Some say time heals all sorrows And helps you to forget.

But time has only proved to us how much we miss you yet.

Forever loved and missed, Diane, Ashley and Kelly xoxo

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of saying “thank you” to the many families who have shown confidence in us since we came to Almonte in 1973. Some families are unable to visit this book on the anniversary of the death of those they love. For this reason we are proud to publish these names weekly as our way of saying…“We Remember”.

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GOODFELLOW, Karl - In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather who passed away February 10, 1999.

Some sweet day we’ll meet again Beyond the toil and strife, And clasp each other’s hand dear In Heaven that happy life.

Love U Always Ellen, Rhonda, Mary Ellen, Brandon and Brianna

JAMES, Wesley - February 2, 1932-Feb. 19, 2012.

One year ago we lost a beloved brother.

He will be in our hearts, minds and souls for all our days.

Miss you, love Lloyd, Mary, Margaret, Dorothy, Clarence, Florence and Helen

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NEEDHAM, Rosemary and Wendy.

A very special mother and sister.

We are blessed with treasured memories of them both.

Dearly loved by Joan, Marie, June and all our family

JULIAN, Howard - In loving memory of a dear husband (Howie), father, grandfather and greatgrandfather who passed away on February 14, 2003.

Wish Heaven had a phone so I could hear your voice again.

I thought of you today, but that is nothing new, I thought about you yesterday and days before that too.

I think of you in silence I often speak your name, All I have are the memories and pictures in a frame.

Your memory is a keepsake, from which I’ll never part, God has you in His arms I have you in my heart.

We love you and miss you Muriel, Linda & Wayne Susan & Trevor and families

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In memory of CATHY RODGER Dec. 29, 1950 - Feb. 17, 2009 Time speeds on, four years are gone, Since death its gloomy shadow cast Upon our home, where all was bright, And took from us a shining light.

We miss that light, and ever will; Her vacant place none can fill.

Here we mourn, but not in vain, For in Heaven we will meet again.

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Lyndhurst Gun & Militaria Show at the Lyndhurst Legion.

Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, 9 am-3 pm. Halfway between Kingston and Smiths Falls. Take Hwy 15 to 33, follow 33 to the Legion.

Admission $5.00. Ladies and accompanied children under 16 free. Buy/sell/trade. Firearms, ammunition, knives, military antiques, hunting gear & fishing tackle. For show info and table inquiries call John (613)928-2382, siderisjp@sympatico.ca.

All firearm laws are to be obeyed, trigger locks are required.

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613-259-2222 – Shop & Mobile Service

2728 Drummond Conc. 9A, Balderson

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613-273-9200

2008 CHEV IMPALA LT

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AIRLESS PAINTING Specializing in roof barn & aluminum siding painting. *30 years experience. *Screw nailing and roof repairs.

Insured and Bonded Free Estimates (613)283-8475 Wanted: outbuilding to move.

Looking for a log (or other) barn/shed to disassemble and reassemble in my backyard, complete or shell. Maximum of approx. 24’x30’. Colin (647)225-0010, gbdevon@hotmail.com.

LD FOR SOSALE

loaded, p/seat, factory remote start, black Financing & Warranties Available!

We pay TOP DOLLAR for your Unwanted Car.

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Ford Dexter tractor. 35 h.p. diesel. Live pto. Diff lock. Hyd. outlets. 3 pth. Good condition. $2,800. 613-326-0849.

R. Thomson Auto

Wanted to buy- working used rowing machine.

613-278-1341.

Canadian Firearm/Hunter Safety Courses. Call Dave Arbour 613-257-7489 or visit www.valleysportsmanshow.com for dates and details of courses near you.

613-866-6532

2009 Dodge Caliber 5 door, silver grey.

Maintenance records available.

Asking $9,000. 613-275-2938 after 6.

1996 Polaris India Tour, 488 cc’s, 1151 km, mint condition.

Call 613-259-2411, mornings before 8 am, evenings after 4 p.m.

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DAILY RENTALS

PRICE

2013 Nissan Altima (Grey) Auto, Air, Factory Warranty, 4,253km, Stk# 614N ................................. Daily Rental $22,900 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan (Charcoal) Auto, Cruise, Stow & Go, 22,217km, Stk# 830N......................Daily Rental $20,500 2012 Nissan Sentra (White) Auto, Air, Keyless Entry, Bkt. Seats, 22,165km, Stk# 459N ................... Daily Rental $14,900 2012 KIA Rio 5 GDI (Graphite) Auto, Bluetooth, Bkt. Seats, 24,024km, Stk# 295N........................... Daily Rental $14,600 2011 Toyota Corolla (Silver) Auto, Air, Btk. Seat, Keyless Entry, 50,892km, Stk# 442N..........................Daily Rental $14,300 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan SE (Silver) Auto, Cruise, Stow & Go, 43,209km, Stk# 810N ................ Daily Rental $16,900 2010 KIA Rio EX (Red) Auto, Air, Hdt. Bkt. Seats, Keyless Entry, 71,848km, Stk# 274N...................... Daily Rental $11,394

CARS

PRICE

2011 Chev Impala LS (Blue) Auto, OnStar, Bal. of Fac. Warranty, 58,112km, Stk# 131412A ..................Daily Rental $13,995 2009 Pontiac G6 (Silver) Auto, Air, Btk. Seats, Keyless Entry, Man. Warranty, 50,951km, Stk# 11853A .....................$14,300 2008 Ford Focus SE ( Lt Blue) Auto, Air, Cruise, Power Pkg., 49,310km, Stk# 121379A ...................................... $12,394 2006 Pontiac Vibe (Blue) Auto, Air, Bkt. Seats, 62,898km, Stk# P6235.............................................................. $11,700 2002 Chrysler Sebring LX (Blue) Auto, Air, Bkt. Seats, Keyless Entry, 132,000km, Stk# P2264 .................... AS IS $2,995

TRUCKS/VANS/SUV’S

PRICE

2009 Toyota RAV4 4WD (Red) Auto, Air, Cruise, Keyless Entry, 55,940km, Stk# 121362A................................... $17,394 SOLD 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe LTD AWD (Silver) Auto, Air, Sunroof, Tow Pkg., 70,730km, Stk# 131477A ................... $19,394 2008 Chevrolet Equinox LS AWD (Burgundy) Auto, Cruise, Keyless Entry, 35,606km, Stk# 11887A ................ $17,898 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 Ext Cab 4x4 (Blue) Auto, Air, Bkt. Seats, Tow Pkg., Liner, 48,436km, Stk# P7263 .......... $18,394 2006 Chevrolet Uplander LS (Blue) Auto, Air, OnStar, Remote Star, Bkt. Seats, 108,978km, Stk# 121299A .....Local Trade $16,900 2005 Jeep Liberty Limited 4x4 (Khaki) Auto, Air, Hdt. Lth. Seats, Tow Pkg., 113,388km ..................Local Trade $8,900

NO PAYMENTS FOR 90 DAYS OAC ALL PRICES PLUS TAX. ALL VEHICLES CERTIFIED & E-TESTED

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*Some vehicles may have been daily rentals.

Mortgage Solutions Purchases, Consolidations, Construction. Lower that bank posted rates (OAC) On-Site Private Funds for credit issues, discharged bankrupts and BFS without proven income. Chase Financial 1-613-384-1301 Chase Financial o/b 835289 Ontario Inc. Brokerage License #10876 Need a Mortgage? Just call 613-349-6166.

Dominion Lending Centres #10202. I make Mortgages easy... Really Easy!

FINANCIAL/ INCOME TAX Personal tax preparation, over 40 years experience, $35.

ODSP or Social Assistance with rent receipt only $20.

Valerie Kerr 613-267-6708.

Franktown Road.

The Only Way, Personal and Small Business Tax Preparation. Certified and Professional, prompt and efficient service.

Patricia Hendry (613)267-5293 (home). Answering service available.

Beautiful well maintained commercial space in downtown Perth. This is an excellent, high visibility corner location with great parking.

Call 613-285-1128.

Carleton Place 750, 900, 1200, 3000 sq. ft. office/commercial space available with industrial zoning, Gibson Center, 50 Bennett Dr. 613-257-5711.

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Iber Rd., Kanata. Approx.

1000-3000 sq.ft. Some training and office space, some industrial. Bill 613-223-0798.

Good selection of purebred Charolais bulls, 1 and 2 year olds. Pick Sire now, delivery when required. 613-275-2930.

Professional Office Space, Carleton Place, furnished/unfurnished offices, signage, common areas, parking, security, first month free, ( 6 1 3 ) 2 5 7 - 9 5 4 5 , (613)257-3790, paultetrad@gmail.com

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Registered Hereford yearling bull, “put quality genetics in your herd” good temperament and confirmation. Contact Burt 613-489-3136.

Store front retail space. Excellent location, downtown Carleton Place, near town hall.

613-867-1905.

St. Jean’s Farrier Service.

613-283-1198.

Wanted to buy, horses, colts and ponies, all types. Contact Bob Perkins at (613)342-6030.

Beagle/Walker Cross Pups for sale. We have 2 male puppies, 7 weeks old for sale.

(613)272-0158.

Border Collie puppies. Looking for amazing families for these amazing puppies.

613-839-0582, ldalgity@gmail.com.

1 613-267-111

$$MONEY$$ Consolidate Debts Mortgages to 90% No income, Bad credit OK! Better Option Mortgage #10969 1-800-282-1169 www.mortgageontario.com

Dog obedience classes.

Puppy kindergarten, beginners and advanced classes located at the Perth Indoor Pool and the Training Hall (just off the Carp Rd.). Specializing in training your dog to be a better behaved family member. Professional instructors Jim and Judy Stewart of True Companion Dog Obedience School, serving the Perth and area communities for over 23 years.

Gift certificates available. www.trainyourdog.ca. (613)264-0203, or 1(888)299-7185.

Doggie Bed & Breakfast. Inhome kennels, grooming, fenced activity park, nature walks. Lorna (613)200-1952 or (613)264-2203.

Help! 7 year old beautiful blue-eyed indoor only cat.

Spayed, front declawed, no litter accidents. Good vet care.

1(567)644-8461.

Purebred German Rotweillers for sale, first shots, tails docked, $500 each. Ready to go February 4. 613-267-8472.

Set your dog free with a Dogwatch Hidden Fence System.

Service and installation of any system.

1(800)647-3307. www.dogwatchontario.ca

1 bdrm apt. in Lanark village. $450/month + utilities, fridge, stove, references. 1st & last months rent. www.MLS.ca MLS# 856377. 613-200-1000.

1 Bedroom - Well maintained, clean, quiet apartment building across from Almonte hospital Utilities included Laundry in building $690. Call 613-913-3095 1 bedroom apartment, village of Crow Lake, hydro included.

Rent $850. 613-547-3413.

1 bedroom apt. Newly renovated. Fridge and stove.

Hot/cold water. $700/mth.

Perth. 613-267-2687.

2 bedroom apartment, downtown Smiths Falls. No parking.

Hydro extra. 613-267-7841.

2 bedroom apartment, Perth, suitable for mature individual or couple, fridge, stove and parking included. $700/month plus utilities. 613-812-0809.

2 bedroom house, 9th Line of Beckwith with 1-1/2 baths, appliances, central air and propane furnace, no smoking.

References required. $1,000/month plus utilities.

613-257-7104.

2 bedroom plus. Smiths Falls.

Newer home, 1 yr. old. Yard, driveway, fridge, stove, washer, dryer, dishwasher.

Available March 15.

613-285-9216.

2 bedroom. Toulon Place.

Smiths Falls. $860/mth.

Available immediately. Heat and hydro available in quiet security building, close to County Fair Mall.

613-283-9650.

3 bedroom house in Lanark area. Non-smokers, mature couple. Asking $1000/month, 1st and last required. Hydro and wood heat extra. Call 613-259-5711. (Rent to own option available).

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3 bedroom house, main floor only, fridge, stove, washer, dryer, heat, A/C included.

Large yard. Ample parking.

Walking distance to all amenities in Kemptville. March 1/13. $1,150 plus hydro.

613-258-7803.

Aberdeen Apartments, Smiths Falls, 1 bedroom, $915, 2 bedroom $1075, available immediately. Heat, hydro and cable included.

Quiet security building with elevator, balcony, and laundry. First and last required.

(613)283-9650.

Absolutely Gorgeous Pent House Style apartment in Heritage House, Smiths Falls, with 2 car garage and double lot.

Two bedroom, hardwood floors, high ceilings. Available immediately. Must have references.

Call Tom at 613-284-1515.

Almonte- Bachelor apartment, $500/month plus utilities. Fridge and stove included. Available Feb. 1. Call 613-256-3202 Almonte, Large 2 Bedroom: Balcony, Central, Fireplace, Plug-in parking, Fridge, Stove, Dishwasher, Microwave, Tub enclosure, Washer & Dryer on site, Security entry system, approx. 1,100 square feet, 3rd floor walk up, available May 5th.

Impeccable references required, $855.00 + utilities, 613-256-1917 or 613-880-6937.

Available immediately. 1 bedroom ground floor apt. $400 plus electric heat and hydro. 613-267-6666.

Available immediately.

Smiths Falls. Beautiful large 1 bedroom apt. Close to downtown in a quiet location. $750/mth. including.

613-283-7000.

Brockville Rd., Smiths Falls.

2nd floor 1 bedroom. Well maintained deck. Hydro extra.

Available immediately. $560/mth. 613-283-1697.

Carleton Place, apartment downtown, stairs, first/last month rent, references, no smoking, no pets.

613-867-1905.

Carleton Place, bachelor suite, second floor apartment, $550/month. Fridge and stove included. 613-223-0798.

Carleton Place, large, 3 bedroom lower duplex, well located,, available now. $1025 plus utilities, wheelchair access possible. 613-257-5711.

Carleton Place- Woodward Street. 2 bedroom apartment in quiet secure seniors building. All appliances including washer and dryer in unit. $1,100. plus utilities.

Parking included.

613-253-1589.

Carssridge Apartments, Smiths Falls, 1 bedroom, available immediately. $845/month, heat, hydro, cable included. In quiet security building with laundry.

Call 613-283-9650.

Charming and spacious 1 bedroom on 2 floors, overlooking Tay River Basin in downtown Perth. $740 plus hydro.

Call Ron at 202-812-8944 or 703-566-9756.

Code Apartments. Smiths Falls. Spacious, bright, 2 bedroom in clean, quiet, adult building. Fridge, stove, parking, laundry facilities.

(613)283-7779.

Colonel By Luxury adult apartments. Close to County Fair Mall in Smiths Falls. Air conditioning, exercise room, party room, library and elevator.

613-283-9650.

Elmsley St., Smiths Falls.

Large 2nd floor 3 bedroom apt. Laundry, deck, new hardwood, gas fireplace, utilities extra. Available immediately. $900/mth. 613-283-1697.

Gorgeous 1 bedroom with den, adult building in Lanark.

Utilities, appliances, garage incl. No smoking or pets. $950.00, 613-278-2878.

House for Rent. Located 2935 Highway 43 in Kemptville. Riverfront and Highway Front location. Ideal for home based business or small family.

Please call 613-296-6018.

Kemptville, 1 bedroom apartment, ground floor (no stairs), $700/month, hydro extra, no pets. (613)296-3455.

Kemptville 2 Bedroom apartment at Sandy Mountain. $825/month inclusive, parking included. No Pets, 1st and last required and references.

613-989-2100 Kemptville- Newly renovated older, 3 bedroom farmhouse, near Wal-Mart. Oil furnace, living, dining, large eat-in kitchen (original log wall). Available immediately. Small animal friendly. $1,200/month plus heat and hydro. Horse stalls, turn-out paddock available (extra). Diane 613-258-3166.

Kemptville. Spacious, quiet, 2 bedroom apartment. Excellent for retired people. Stove and fridge. No smoking, no pets.

512 Clothier St. 613-258-3010.

Large 2 Bedroom apartment overlooking the water in Oxford Mills. Parking space included. $850.00/month plus hydro. Available immediately.

Call 613-258-0163 or e-mail info@suzanneritchie.ca Large one bedroom, Smiths Falls, bachelor style comes with a pool table and all utilities included. Available immediately. $895.00. Call Tom, 613-284-1515.

Newboro, 2 bedroom home.

Brand new, never lived in, laundry, no pets, no smoking.

Available March 1.

613-267-4449.

One month free rent. Newly renovated 2 bedroom apt.

Sunset Blvd. Perth. Fridge, stove, microwave, a/c. No smoking. $1,350/month inclusive. Cindy (613)267-6800 ext.

232.

Osgoode: 2 bedroom apt. Appliances, laundry & parking included. $800/month plus utilities. No pets, available March 1st. Walking distance to amenities. (613)826-3142.

Perth- 1 ($620) and 2 ($700) bedroom apartments in modern, well maintained, centrally located building. Security/intercom system, modern, professionally maintained, laundry facilities. Parking included.

Plus hydro. (613)298-2983.

Perth, 1 bedroom second floor apt. Fridge, stove, heat included.

Hydro extra.

First/last months rent required. $535. 613-264-0002.

Perth- 2 bedroom 2nd floor apartment, $755/mth.

Available immediately.

First/last required.

613-283-9650.

Perth, 2 bedroom apartment in quiet security building.

Well looked after. Fridge, stove, parking, balcony.

Laundry in building. $775/month plus hydro. No dogs. (613)349-9377.

Perth- 2 bedroom apt. $700/month plus hydro.

Clean, quiet secure building.

Seniors welcome. Parking, laundry facilities available.

613-925-3046.

Perth- brand new senior luxury rental apt. unit “55 years and over”. Available immediately. Unit is 800 sq. ft. 1 bedroom, 1 media room. Brick building. Central air. Propane heat. In floor heating in bathroom. Front and back porches.

Emergency backup power.

Crown moulding. Porcelain floors, modern kitchen. $1,100/mth. plus utilities includes new dishwasher and washer and dryer. One 8x10 exterior shed included for each rental unit. References required. Rentals for 1 year lease preferred. No pets. No smoking.

Inquiries: Lyne 613-267-5790 or fisher@ripnet.com Perth- Large 2 Bedroom Ground Floor Apartment in quiet building. Walking distance to downtown. Very bright, 10’ ceilings. Includes heat, water, fridge, stove and parking. $800/mth. No smoking, no pets. Available Mar 1.

613-227-9110.

Perth, large, bright, 2 bedroom apartment, ground floor.

Fridge, stove and parking included. Patio door with walkout to hedged in area. $850 plus utilities. 613-264-0002.

Perth. New townhouses for rent, 2 units on Perthmore St. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, open kitchen, full basement and garage, private yard, private drive energy efficient with 3 new appliances, $1,350/month, 1-2 year lease, available immediately; 2 bedroom, 2 bath with many upgrades, private yard, private drive, energy efficient with 5 appliances, includes garage and full basement, $1,350/month, 1-2 year lease.

Qualified tennants call Maggie 613-390-2488.

Perth, one bedroom apt., fridge & stove included, $650/month plus heat & hydro. Free parking. No pets. No smoking. 613-264-9153 leave message.

Room for Rent- Older person, by the month, $500. Call 613-880-3434.

Room to rent with family, furnished, shared laundry/kitchen/main bath, includes cable. $500 per month. References required.

Carleton Place.

613-253-0821.

Shamrock Apartments, Perth, 1 bedroom, $620/month includes heat. Hydro extra. No smoking, no pets.

613-264-8380.

Smiths Falls. 1 bedroom apartment, ground floor, centrally located, available immediately. No pets. No smoking.

Call Graham 613-283-0865, Smiths Falls- 1 bedroom apt.

Great location, behind Zellers, near schools, fridge, stove. $650/plus. Available immediately. 416-252-0498, e-mail LHammell@sympatico.ca Smiths Falls. 2 bedroom apt.

2nd floor. Adults only. No smoking, no pets. Available immediately.

Graham (613)283-0865.

Smiths Falls- Big and totally renovated insulated 3 bedroom up and down semi-detached. Driveway, small yard, no pets, non-smoking.

Available March 1. $1,100 plus utilities. First/last. References required. 613-342-0829.

Smiths Falls- bright, spacious 1 bedroom upstairs apt. in clean quiet 4 unit building.

Walking distance to Independent Grocers. Fridge, stove, balcony. Mature tenant(s). No pets. No smoking. $550/mth plus utilities. Parking included.

Available March 1.

613-283-1272.

Smiths Falls downtown, 2 bedroom apt. Available immediately. $600/month.

(613)284-4258.

Two bedroom duplex, downstairs. March 1. First/last.

Frankville. $800/mth inclusive.

613-924-0921.

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Local retiree will pay cash for cottage, farm or house for winter renovation.

Call 613-326-0599.

2005 Nissan X-Trail LE, 4WD SUV. Under 62,000 km’s. Fully loaded, heated leather seats, panoramic sun roof, 2WD, 4WD, AWD. Lady driven, asking $11,500.00, o.b.o. Serious inquires only. (613) 283-9188.

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February Snowblower Blowout, Deluxe Ariens 30”, 305 c.c. Briggs, electric start, $1,199. All other instock models discounted.

Service after sales since 1999. Pete’s Lawn & Marine 613-267-7053.

5th Annual Ice Fishing DerbyLyndhurst. Sat. Feb. 23, 2013, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Hosted by Wing’s Live Bait & Tackle.

Cash & Prizes for each type of largest fish, 50/50 draw. Open to local lakes only (see Bait Shop for details). Fish must be fresh. $20/person. Fish to be weighed in at the Bait Shop.

Prizes presented at the Lyndhurst Outdoor Education Centre (next door to Wing’s Live Bait & Tackle). 413-415 Lyndhurst Rd., Lyndhurst.

Call/email for info.

613-928-2382, siderisjp@sympatico.ca

LUXURY ADULT APARTMENTS ASHLEY CHASE now has a couple of 1 bedroom units available, as well as a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit. ASHLEY CHASE is a luxury apartment building with an exercise room, library and entertainment room. All units have central air.

Located near downtown Perth, overlooking the Tay River.

For information call Andrew Mitton

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Beautiful new energy efficient house, 2020 sq. ft. plus walkout basement, 2.35 acres, across Bennett Lake, 15 minutes north Perth, $329,000.

613-264-9016.

Carleton Place, mobile home.

2 bedroom. Recent updates (roof, windows, furnace- too many to list). Selling for health reasons.

Marge 613-257-3256.

Perth, 3 bedroom house for sale on Cockburn St., beautifully renovated, 2 storey home on large private lot. Asking $234,500. 613-267-9890.

1080 Perth Road- updated 3 bed, 2 bath hi-ranch with finished lower level with too many upgrades to list. $284,900. Ben Wightman, Royal Lepage Team Realty 613-838-4858.

74 acre Perth area; retreat or hobby farm. Unique quality 3 bedroom, like new spacious bungalow, barn. Many mature trees, great privacy. $189,900.

Gerry Hudson, Kingston (613)449-1668 Sales Representative Rideau Town and Country Realty Ltd, Brokerage (613)273-5000.

CANCEL YOUR TIMESHARE. No RISK program. STOP Mortgage and Maintenance payments today. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Free Consultation. Call us NOW. We can help! 1-888-356-5248 Hobby Farm 72 rolling acres, paved road. Like new barn 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x56â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, well, water course runs through. Over $20,000 of standing timber. $72,500.

Gerry Hudson, Kingston (613)449-1668 Sales Representative Rideau Town and Country Realty Ltd, Brokerage (613)273-5000.

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Bookkeeper required, medium size company in Carleton Place. email: jcrampt@magma.ca

Help Wanted! Make up to $1000 a week mailingbrochures from home! Genuine Opportunity!

FREE Supplies!No experience required.Start immediately! www.mailingclub.net

Busy office located in Perth requires full-time receptionist/office clerk. Good communication, computer and internet skills required. Email resume to: cashrecvry@aol.com EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Local medium-sized machine shop looking for machine setter/operator for busy CNC shop. Reply to Box 433, Arnprior, ON, K7S 3L9 Full service fire protection company requires experienced full time fire alarm technician for Ottawa area ASAP, generous benefit package. Apply by email: pyron@bellnet.ca or fax: (613)749-3757.

Full time person to work at Copy Expert in Kanata. Email resume: icrampton@corporate.on.ca Full/Part Time Cleaners/Team Leaders for growing residential cleaning company based in North Gower. Mon-Fri. No evenings. No weekends. All travel paid. $11.00-$14.00/hr.

(613)489-3993 or elitecleaning@storm.ca

Local children daycare centre hiring for part time employment as well as supply. Send resume to Box 345 117 Windsor Dr. Brockville On K6V 3H7.

6 Industrial Road, Kemptville 613-258-4570, 800-387-0638

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SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST TEMPORARY PART-TIME (UP TO 1 YEAR) Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital is currently seeking applicants for the position of temporary part-time (up to 1 year) Speech Language Pathologist. The Speech Language Pathologist provides clinical assessment and treatment services to adult patients with suspected communication impairments, and/or swallowing disorders in accordance with the standards of Practice and Ethics of the College of Audiologists and Speech/Language Pathologists of Ontario. The diverse patient population supported encompasses the continuum of hospital care. Participates in discipline-speciďŹ c and interprofessional activities that are directed towards modeling and promoting a safe and healthy patient-centered environment which contributes to operational efďŹ ciency, professional and program development.

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Leann is 5O, she is a widow, she is a farmer & has several businesses. She is a friendly likeable pleasant lady. She is currently not living on the farm, her brother and brother-in-law work and live on the farm with their families. She has been single for sometime & wants to start getting out here & meeting a nice man.

Leann is a naturally attractive lady and would appreciate a man who can make her feel special again. I have not had that for so long. I am 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;6, 138 lbs. Its hard starting again & being judged. I do worry that I will be alone!

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Come and be part of a team where you are encouraged to develop both personally and professionally within a dynamic facility.

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- Health and Safety/Environmental Coordinator - Controls Technician - Production Supervisor (MFG) - Industrial Millwright - Industrial/Commercial Electricians - Process Engineers (MFG) - Sr. Electrician Estimator If you are an employer looking for skilled trades people call Manpower today!

- Candidates must be a self-starter, someone with initiative and able to work well independently and also in team environment.

- Shifts for laborer roles are as follows: rotating 12 hours, 8 hour mad rotation, wkds, 8 hour days must be able to work all shifts - WHIMS Training required.

- All positions require a criminal record check.

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We offer: Competitive wage and benefit package Excellent, well maintained equipment Dedicated tractors Home every weekend Our primary area of operations is from Eastern Ontario to the GTA and Southwestern Ontario.

We require: 2 years AZ experience Clean abstract Professional attitude

Petroleum Transport Driver wanted, Kemptville Area- AZ certification required B-Train Experience.

Clean Abstract/CVOR. Contact Kevin: ketrucking@hotmail.com or 613-978-3577.

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Hardware/Building Supply Store Manager. Full time. Excellent opportunity for an outgoing person. Based in Iqaluit Nunavut. We are seeking an self motivated individual, with experience working in a retail building supply store. with the ability to merchandize, and deal with tradesmen. We offer an attractive wage and accommodations. E-mail resume to bbspurchasing@bellnet.ca

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Full-time Auto parts dismantler required. Needs experience. Pay range $14-$16/hr.

Apply: Daveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auto Parts, Carp.

Fax 613-839-5590.

Email: dean@davesautoparts.on.ca

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Are you concerned about someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drinking? There is help available for you in ALANON/Alateen.

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At YOUNG DRIVERSÂŽ of Canada we teach Collisionfree!â&#x201E;˘ Driving and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for drivers who share our passion for excellence.

If you love to drive, enjoy people, want ďŹ&#x201A;exible hours & the opportunity for advancement then Young Drivers may be the career for you. The minimum requirements are 5 years driving experience with a clean driving record.

Candidates must also be available to take a 4 week YD Instructor Training Course before becoming licensed.

All graduates are hired!

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Very quiet well maintained 2 bedroom apartment condominium in Carleton Place.

Open concept living, dining, galley kitchen & full bathroom.

In unit laundry room. Fully secure building with intercom access. Seniors only, no pets.

Available immediately. New carpet and vinyl flooring, fridge, stove, dishwasher included, 1 parking spot included. First and last months rent required. Minimum 1 year lease. $950/month.

613-218-5934 for appointment.

Your career could also involve classroom teaching, Collisionfree!â&#x201E;˘ Driver Improvement Programs or your own YD Franchise.

Position is for Smiths Falls/Carleton Place location Please forward your resume to kingston@yd.com or by fax 613-545-0709.

No phone calls please.

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The Brockville and District Association for Community Involvement Lanark County is seeking competent, dynamic students to fill the following student positions this summer: SPECIAL PROJECTS TOURISM CLERK (Posting #SS2013-003)

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Positions are suitable for value-based people who recognize the importance of and are dedicated to assisting people with intellectual disabilities, to have valued social roles in the community.

DSW, PSW and or community focused individuals with personal experience would be an asset.

Applicants must be able to provide personal care, and have some ability to lift or transfer.

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Currently looking to hire for the Seeleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bay, Gananoque, Smiths Falls and Brockville area.

Please forward resume to BDACI, Attention: Crystal Dietschweiler 2495 Parkedale Ave., Unit #4 Brockville, Ont K6V3H2 Fax: 613-345-7469 Email: crystal.bdaci@ripnet.com

- Excellent Communication - Quality Conscious - Time Management Skills - Positive Attitude - Proficiency in Sage Simply Accounting If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume to info@rbs-na.com or fax to (613) 264-0882. We would like to take the opportunity to thank all who apply for this position, but only those granted an interview will be contacted.

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JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPERIENCED ALTERNATIVE MORTGAGE UNDERWRITERS Pillar Financial Services Inc. is seeking businessminded mortgage underwriters as part of our team to advance our strategic plans primarily in Ontario.

The successful candidate will have good knowledge with all aspects of alternative mortgage lending & worked successfully with mortgage brokers in business retention & development. We are looking for motivated self-starters with 3+ years of direct experience, a post-secondary degree in business administration (or equivalent), and FSCO registered.

We are open to remote work arrangements for the right candidates. If you see a potential fit, please submit your resumĂŠ to resume@pillarfinancial.ca.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Pillar Financial Services Inc. sources, underwrites and administers mortgages for the Frontenac Mortgage Investment Corporation which also retains W.A. Robinson Asset Management Ltd.as its Portfolio Manager and Investment Fund Manager. The three companies have been operating out of the head office in Sharbot Lake for 30 years. With growing opportunities for the business and employees, now is the time to join a team that looks forward to the continued success of our clients, co-workers and key-stakeholders.

(OTL/RIBO or LLQP licenced preferred) Send resume to

Jeff Julian 376 Flora St.

email: jeff@jeffjulian.ca

Business hours: 8 am - 6 pm Mon-Fri; Sat. 10 am til noon After hours by appointment LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOUR

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Telephone sales and service help required. Experience an asset. Motion Printing. Email: sales@mcp.on.ca

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AZ Drivers required immediately for U.S. Cross Border, Ontario-Quebec Corridor

Well Established Electrical Contractor has an opening for a 309a or 309c Electrician for Residential type work in West End of Ottawa.

Please note that ONLY LICENSED applicants will be considered.

Competitive wages and benefits. Must have own hand tools, transportation and valid driving license. Please forward resume to ttjlanglois@hotmail.com

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Tenders are invited for Ventilation Upgrade at Clayton Seniors Housing Corporation.

Tender Release Date: January 31, 2013 Tender Closing Date: March 15, 2013 For more details and tender packages, please call 613-256-6769 or email: claytonseniors@storm.ca

Gym Memberships Seasonal Gym Memberships are now available.

Renovated facilities, heated saltwater pool, new hot tub and a fully equipped gym are all available to you for only $129 from May 1 to mid October. Call us TODAY 877-814-4141

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Build Your Work Life Here Are you looking for an exciting career that is engaging, provides you with the opportunity to do what you do best everyday and gives back to the community? If so, we want to hear from you!

Duties will include teaching and fitting clients for a variety of home healthcare products: sports braces, compression stockings, CPAP (sleep apnea) machines and more. Applicants should have excellent people and computer skills.

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Spaces available. Almonte.

Healthy meals, crafts, fenced yard. Reasonable rates. References and police check. Bus at door. Donna 613-256-5663.

Home daycare in Perth.

Healthy meals, crafts and outdoor play.

References available. 613-264-5507.

RN or a person with a degree or diploma in health sciences needed for busy home healthcare retail store.

Call Bill @ 1-800-265-8789 Ext 299 Cell 416-525-6743 Email: willemk@travelers.ca

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School Bus driving is not for those who want a full-time job, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wonderful opportunity for retirees or stay-at-home parents, or others with a little time on their hands to supplement their income while doing something important in our community, being a reliable role model for students, and making a real difference. Your mission for today is to TELL SOMEBODY, because everyone who becomes or helps someone become a school bus driver, is making an important contribution to the SAFETY & EDUCATION of our students.

We require respite care provider (in your home) one weekend per month for young Autistic man. If you are compassionate, enjoy outdoor activity, swimming, Kayaking and computing, have a vehicle and zest for life please contact Laurie 613-293-4402 Carleton Place.

Clayton Seniors Housing Corporation Clayton, Ontario

Part-time Position Available

We offer a competitive wage to match your experience and qualifications.

Please fax your resume along with three references to 613-284-0873 or email: nancy@2care4medical.com

Current job opening: Senior Wealth Advisor Ottawa, Ontario If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in working for a ďŹ nancial services provider that is exciting, innovative and fosters a work environment where local decision making is encouraged, why not stop by and see what we have to offer.

Please visit our careers site found at: meridiancu.ca

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Call now! 613-688-0653 or e-mail: ottawa.recruiting@ďŹ rstgroup.com www.ďŹ rststudentcanada.com We are an equal opportunity employer.

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We are looking for PHONE LINE VOLUNTEERS for our Brockville, Carleton Place, Gananoque, Kemptville, Perth & Prescott Offices

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The Lanark County Housing Corporation in Smiths Falls is seeking competent, dynamic students to fill the following SUMMER STUDENT opportunities in Carleton Place, Perth and Smiths Falls:

For further details including qualifications and application deadline, visit our website at: www.lanarkcounty.ca If you meet the position qualiďŹ cations as found on our website, we look forward to receiving your rĂŠsumĂŠ.

If you possess a desire to help others who are experiencing difficulties and/or distress please call Debbie or Bruce at (613) 345-1290 or 1-866-544-5614 as soon as possible.

Training is provided.

CAREER TRANSITION in OTTAWA & EASTERN ON EXECUTIVES MANAGERS PROFESSIONALS $80,000 - $175,000 & 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE

Our Career Transition Service entitled Careerroute helps high income earners re-establish their careers.

Our clients discover realistic alternatives and, most importantly, the ongoing support and guidance needed in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market.

Recently Our Clients Accepted High Paying Careers In Leadership: Executive Director, Senior & Middle Management Professional: Engineering, Accounting, Logistics, Counseling Outside-the-Box: Educational & Medical Tourism, Not-For-ProďŹ t, Project Management, International Consulting

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STRUGGLING AND WANT SOLID HELP? CALL FOR A FREE CONSULTATION INTERVIEW

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TRUCK TECHNICIAN, International experience an asset, competitive wages & benefits, Mon-Fri Days, R&M Truck in Arnprior, Fax resume 613-623-5382 or email admin@rmtruck.ca or call 613-623-6508

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WEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;RE GROWING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; We need an experienced CSR

Seeking energetic, self-motivated individual for an on-going contract position to work with an adult male who has developmental disabilities, in the areas of community participation, job coach, personal skill development (i.e) computer, expressive communication and recreational/social opportunities. Must have own vehicle, valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and provide a current criminal record check. Credentials an asset, but not necessary, experience required. 4 days per week beginning April 1. If interested, please send resume by fax 613-283-3789 or by email: ApplicationCora@hotmail.com We thank all applicants, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Greensmere is a 36 hole golf facility located 10 minutes west of Scotiabank Place. We are seeking outgoing individuals for the following positions for the 2013 golf season: t $IFGT $PPLT 4FSWFST t 1SP 4IPQ "TTJTUBOUT %SJWJOH 3BOHF $BSU 1FO .BJOUFOBODF 1MBZFS T "TTJTUBOUT t $PVSTF .BJOUFOBODF QFSTPOOFM %BZ /JHIU 8BUFSNFO "MM QPTJUJPOT BSF TFBTPOBM GVMM PS QBSU UJNF &YQFSJFODF XPVME CF QSFGFSSFE 3FTVNĂ?T XJMM CF BDDFQUFE VOUJM 'SJEBZ .BSDI TU 0OMZ those being considered for the positions will be contacted.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;A1â&#x20AC;? Handyman with half-ton truck. Dump hauling, wood splitting, driveway sealing, moving, tree removal, eaves trough cleaning, carpentry, siding, painting, roofing, general maintenance.

Call Kevin 613-253-4764.

St. Lawrence College With three campuses located along the beautiful St. Lawrence River in Southeastern Ontario, St. Lawrence College consistently ranks as one of Ontarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading community colleges. For more information, visit www.stlawrencecollege.ca. Further details regarding employment opportunities are available through the Employment Centre at our website.

Affordable Handyman- Household repairs and maintenance.

Interior/exterior painting/staining, carpentry, minor plumbing. Call and book now for winter specials. No job too small. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do them all.

(613)283-2070.

Procurement Manager â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kingston Campus

Certified Mason. 12 years experience. Chimney repair, restoration, parging, repointing.

Brick, block and stone.

Small/big job specialist. Free estimates. 613-250-0290.

St. Lawrence College is seeking a conďŹ dent, energetic individual for the leadership role of Procurement Manager. Please visit our web site (www.stlawrencecollege.ca) for additional details.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION RATED #2 FOR AT-HOME JOBS Convenient online training. High graduate employment rates. Student loan options available. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t delay!

Enroll today. 1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com admissions@canscribe.com

BONNECHERE VALLEY FORESTRY looking for bush lot owners interested in having their timber cut. Estimates free, referrals given upon request. Rene Mousseau, Proprietor, Call weekdays 7-8 pm, 613-433-7048 and weekends anytime 613-628-3317

HAVE YOU BEEN DENIED Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help. Contact Allison Schmidt at: 1-877-793-3222 www.dcac.ca

YARD SALES/ FLEA MARKETS Almonte Antique Market, 26 Mill St. in historic downtown Almonte. 613-256-1511. 36 vendors. Open daily 10-5.

Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Furniture & Flea Market. Open 6 Days a week.

Closed Mondays. 525 High St., Carleton Place. 613-257-3118.

Antiques, Toys, Collectibles, Jewellery & More.

Clean As A Whistle House Cleaning Services.

Call 613-283-9823, cell 613-207-1730.

Closing date: February 25, 2013 (4 p.m.)

Referencing Competition #ADMN-12/13-060, please send cover letter and resume in conďŹ dence to: St. Lawrence College â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Human Resources, 100 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston, ON K7L 5A6 or Email: employ@sl.on.ca

REAL ESTATE AUCTION

Dutch Girl Housekeeping experienced, efficient, reliable.

Space available for two regular clients in Perth/Smiths Falls area. 613-267-7231.

at 5 Anne Street, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 2P9 on Saturday February 23, 2013 at 10 am

Karaoke DJ available for weddings, parties, other events.

613-253-8083.

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Dan Peters Auction Home Office (613)284-8281. Fast Service. Experienced Movers.

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Rogerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Affordable Handyman Service. Reasonable rates. Indoor/outdoor jobs, painting included. Call (613)267-1183.

~ Hot Property Auction. Affordable Brick House. ~ Investor or 1st time buyer, now is the time to take action, as this property must be sold to settle an estate. There is room for the whole family in this neat & tidy, comfortable, 2 storie red brick home w/ 3 bedrooms & a 4 pce bath. There are spacious open plan living & dining rooms situated off the eat-in kitchen which includes a 30â&#x20AC;? natural gas stove. A partially poured concrete basement houses a 100 amp service & both a natural gas fired furnace & hot water tank. Move right in & pace your renovations. Newer roof. Set on a good lot 66â&#x20AC;&#x2122;w x 132â&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. On town services. Taxes: $ 1,500.00 (+/-). Back yard is great for youngsters. Make time to view, get organized & be there on the big day. For private viewing, terms & conditions, please call our office at 613-267-6027.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS No job too small!

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Sysco Central Ontario, a division of Sysco Corporation, is a full-line, leading food service distributor in Ontario. Our commitment to hiring and training the best has made us a leader in delivering outstanding service.

Carstar Kanata (Allardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Collision Appraiser(up to $70,000 + a year), Bodytech Needed. This is your opportunity to join the leader in the Canadian collision repair business We offer: Attractive pay plan and career development.

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AZ Delivery Drivers Ottawa West and Surrounding Areas You will be responsible for making deliveries to our valued customers. Customer service oriented and able to perform heavy lifting, you have an AZ licence, a minimum Grade 12 diploma or the equivalent, and two years of accident-free driving.

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WELL ESTABLISHED SHOE and SPORTS REPAIR BUSINESS FOR SALE Brockville, Ontario EXCELLENT INCOME Be your own boss!

UNLIMITED TRAINING AVAILABLE Call Dave Reilly 613-924-9698 All calls returned

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Mint offers pennies to mark end of distribution, launches collector series Canada’s penny,” said Ian E. Bennett, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Royal Canadian Mint.

“Our stories, our symbols, and our nature are all part of the Canadian experience and we are proud that our finely crafted collector coins capture the spirit of Canada for the enjoyment of customers around the world.”

The one-cent circulation coin, more commonly known as the penny, has an unquestionable legacy as both a pillar of Canadian commerce and a cornerstone of our cultural history. The last million coins produced for distribution at the Mint’s Winnipeg facility in the spring of 2012 were set aside to create 20,000 of rolls of 50 coins each, packaged in a commemorative wrap and sealed with a holographic label. This unique collectible is a final farewell and thank you to a coin which has been part of the Mint’s history since it first opened for business in Ottawa, in 1908.

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To mark the end of the distribution of the penny on Feb. 4, the Royal Canadian Mint is offering a collectors products in pure gold, shown above, and silver. ple Leaf brand of bullion coins has also captured the imagination of custom-

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Saturday February 16, 2013 - Short Notice Real Estate & Chattel Auction.

238 Lyndhurst Drive, Carleton Place. Auction starts at 10 am (Preview from 9 am). Real Estate sells at 1pm SHARP! The Real Estate: Detached, split level 4 bedroom, executive style home. Fully modernized, full finished basement, F/A natural gas furnace, central air, 2 car garage, lot size: 100 X 175. NEW STAINLESS Steel Fridge & Stove, White Heavy Duty Washer & Dryer, Upright Freezer AS NEW, King Size Sleigh Bed Bedroom Set, Antique Bedroom Set, Robert Bateman Prints, Sandra Tarantino Oil (with Reserve), AS NEW LOVE SEAT, AS NEW HIGH BACK Wing back Chairs, AS NEW DOWN FILLED LOUNGE, Marble Pedestal Decorative Stand, Ornate Side Tables, Decorative Accent Furniture, Decorative Ornate Pole Lamps, Lamps, Dining Room Suite (Table & 6 Chairs & 2 Piece China Cabinet), Wine Rack, Patio Set, Planters, Garden Fire Pit, Garden Ornaments & Effects, Pine Entrance Bench, Runners & rugs, ANTIQUE Extension Table, Antique Harvest Table, 2 Husky Chests on Chests, Selection of Tools, Bicycle, Appliance Cart, Mechanics Tri pod Lighting, Homelite Gas Pressure Washer, Office Chairs, Art Easels, Ladders, Retro Director Style Bar Chairs, High Back Wooden Bar Chairs, Wooden File Cabinet, Large Wooden Office Desk Center, Large Stainless Steel BBQ, White Gas Lawn Tractor, Large Garden Deck Box & So Much More! This is a High End Auction Sale.

Sunday February 17, 2013 - Estate & Consignment Auction. Auction Starts at NOON (Preview Starts at 11 am). 182 Glenview Rd. Smiths Falls (Drummond North Elmsley Twp.). Corner Maple Cupboard, Pine Corner Cupboard, Selection of Pine Furniture, Double Pine Spool Bed, Double Box & Mattress, Selection of Swords & Knives, Wind up Musical Boxes, Clown Collection, Roosters, Household, Collectibles & so much more. See Website for Full Listing as well as 200 + Pictures!

Saturday February 23 2012 - Antique & Collectible Auction. Auction Starts at 10 am (Public Preview Starts 9am). 182 Glenview Road, Smiths Falls (Drummond North Elmsley Twp). 75 Pieces of Carnival Glass, Collectible Swords & Pocket Knives, New Jewelry, Coins & Currency, 1950’s Collectible Cards, Old Glass, Black Memorabilia, Advertising Tins, Egg Cups, Fisher Price, Old Prints, Toy Cars, Cast trivets, Coca Cola Advertising, China Bouquets, Limoges, Collector Spoons, Watches, Locks, Postcards, Antique Price Guides, Records, Tin Advertising Trays, Stamps, Toy Guns, Selection of Comics, Tea Wades, Selection of Sports Memorabilia, Steel Trucks (Lincoln, Tonka etc), Matching Licence Plates (1967 - 1971), Old Toys, Old China & Collectibles, WHAT WE DO: Auctions, Appraisals, Brand New Bed Sales, Moving & Trucking Services.

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versary in 2013. The 99.99 per cent pure Silver Maple Leaf (SML) bullion coin is honoured with two finely crafted fine silver collector coins, each featuring their own adaptation of the iconic maple leaf design: an imposing 5 oz. coin with a reverse proof finish and a 1 oz. coin featuring a maple leaf with a shadow silhouette selectively plated in gold.

A similar gold-plated motif appears on a 1 oz. 99.95 per cent pure platinum coin celebrating the Platinum Maple Leaf (PML). All three coins feature the Arnold Machin effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, which appeared on the obverse of the first SML and PML bullion coins in 1988.

The second coin in a series, which made headlines around the world, is our celebrated glow-in-the-dark dinosaur coin. Featuring a giant of the Late Cretaceous skies, the painted illustration of Quetzalcoatlus, reveals the glow-in-the-dark skeletal structure of this prehistoric animal.

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EMC News – After saying farewell to the penny with the final distribution of this iconic coin on Feb. 4, the Royal Canadian Mint is marking the end of an era with special rolls made from the last million pennies made for distribution, which are likely to sell out quickly on www.mint.ca, given that only 20,000 rolls are available.

In keeping with its passion for celebrating Canada’s history, culture and values through coins, the Mint is also launching new collector products in pure gold and silver, including coins featuring technological innovations. These finely crafted collectibles are available for order now from the Mint and will ship to customers beginning on Feb. 12.

“With every new collector product, the Royal Canadian Mint turns to a new page in the never ending story of Canada and we are proud to have captured an unforgettable moment by commemorating the last distribution of

Downsizing a collection, settling an estate, disbursing of overstock or end-of-the-line merchandize, please call our office to reserve your space for this auction sale. Welcoming QUALITY items only on Fri. Feb. 15th between 9 am & 3 pm only.

Terms: Cash, Cheque, Debit, Visa, M/C - Catering Please note that we are now booking for spring & summer auctions. Whether it be to auction your Real Estate, Settle an Estate or Liquidate, we would be most happy to conduct a free, no obligation consultation at your property site to answer any questions you may have. As 3rd generation auctioneers we are committed to providing only the best customized service to you and your family.

Auctioneers & Qualified Appraisers JIM & TREVOR HANDS: THE VOICES OF EXPERIENCE Phone: (613) 267-6027 or (613) 267-1335 Fax: (613) 267-6931 www.jimhandsauction.com THE EMC - 52 - Thursday, February 14, 2013

This coin is limited to 30,000 examples worldwide.

Drawing from Canada’s earliest folklore, the Mint has created a new series of $5 fine silver coins celebrating the tradition of hunting, as seen through the eyes of First Nations artists. Designed by Coast Salish First Nations artist Darlene Gait, Tradition of Hunting – Deer is the first coin in this new series. It shows a camouflaged hunter taking his son on his first hunt, stalking a deer in a meadow. This 99.99 per cent pure silver coin with contrasting finishes is limited to a mintage of 10,000 coins.

These are available directly from the Mint at 1-800-267-1871 in Canada, 1-800-268-6468 in the U.S., or online at www.mint.ca.

The coins are also available at the Royal Canadian Mint’s boutiques in Ottawa, Winnipeg and Vancouver, as well as through our global network of dealers and distributors, including participating Canada Post outlets.

CRTC announces enhancements to 911 services EMC News – Last week, the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced enhancements to 911 services that will enable Canadians who have hearing or speech impairments to communicate with 911 call centres via text message. Telephone and wireless companies must upgrade their networks to support this new feature by Jan. 24, 2014.

The CRTC’s decision follows a 2012 trial to assess the feasibility of rolling out such a feature on a national basis. The trial involved the participation of telecommunications companies, Canadians with hearing or speech impairments and 911 call centres in Vancouver, Toronto, Peel Region and Montreal. “Services such as 911 are critical to the health and safety of all Canadians,” said Jean-Pierre Blais, chairman of the CRTC. “This initiative is a perfect example of how technology can be used to improve access to 911 services for Canadians with disabilities. I would like to thank those who participated in last year’s trial. Its success convinced us that expanding the initiative across the country is not only possible, but also in the public interest.”

As the service becomes available in different municipalities, Canadians with hearing or speech impairments must register their mobile phone number with their wireless service provider, and ensure that they have a compatible mobile phone.

In the event of an emergency, they must first dial 911, and the emergency call centre will automatically receive notification to initiate a conversation by text message.

This feature will only be available in those areas where municipal and provincial governments have made the necessary changes to their 911 call centres. For people who are not deaf, hard of hearing or do not have speech impairments, a telephone voice call is still the only way to receive assistance during an emergency situation. Furthermore, the CRTC reminds Canadians that text messages sent to “911” do not reach emergency services.

The CRTC will examine the future of Canadian 911 services in 2014-2015. To prepare for this review, it has appointed national commissioner, Timothy Denton, to conduct research on current 911 services and the issues related to the provision of such services on next-generation telecommunications networks. His recommendations will be taken into consideration when the CRTC begins its review.

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Outwit, outlast and outplay at upcoming MVFN public lecture on television. By contrast, the strategies of wildlife to survive the winter, as speaker Patty Summers will describe, are as seen on TV: outwit, outlast, outplay. Biologist Summers, currently with the Wild Bird Care Centre in Nepean, is a well-known natural heritage interpreter.

As part of MVFNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Environmental Education Program, Summers creates, delivers and is responsible for the success of the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Young Naturalists program.

Now, after giving numerous natural history presentations at elementary schools in our area, Summers will give â&#x20AC;&#x153;old naturalistsâ&#x20AC;? an opportunity to learn about winter wildlife survival strategies.

Winter brings cold, darkness, wind, snow, ice and, sometimes, rain.

We seem to grasp at all three survival strategies: outwit (pray for global warming), outlast (stay inside), outplay (go to Florida), but how does our wildlife (and wild plants, for that matter) cope with these extreme environmental demands?

Submissions sought for film festival EMC News â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The MyView Youth Film Festival wants to hear about issues facing teens in Lanark, Leeds and Grenville.

MyView Film Festival will be joining the Kemptville Dandelion Festival this May and airing the contest submissions by youth from Lanark, Leeds and Grenville. Youth 12 to 18 of age are being asked to create and submit videos that explore important issues relevant to youth and solutions they see or hope for.

Every submission from youth submitted before April 25 will win a prize ranging from gift certificates to cash prizes. The first prize winner will earn a $1,000 cash prize.

Second place will win an iPad. There will also be cash prizes for winners in each of the following categories: â&#x20AC;˘ My community â&#x20AC;˘ My culture â&#x20AC;˘ My health â&#x20AC;˘ My environment â&#x20AC;˘ My future The MyView Filmfest is a combined effort from many community minded youth advocates. Youth advocate and local public health nurse, Diana Steadman states, â&#x20AC;&#x153;My hope is that this film festival will give young people in our community a platform to express their ideas; and that local policy makers take a moment and listen up.â&#x20AC;?

MyView Filmfest volunteer, John Barclay from Triune Productions will be helping any interested youth with pre-production planning, production and post-production through a series of three free workshops in Kemptville.

These workshops will allow youth to learn some basic video production principals and skills.

When asked about the workshops, Barclay stated,

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The focus will be helping participants get the most out of the equipment and materials they have on hand. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not necessary to have state-of-theart gear to create an effective video. Video can be an effective catalyst for social change and I look forward to helping the participants get the most out the equipment and materials they have on hand in order to get their ideas on the screen.

For youth who may not be able travel to Kemptville for the free workshops, Barclay will be making them available online on the festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website www.myfilmfest.ca to view at their convenience.

Submission criteria for entering a video into the contest will be to attend a workshop, view them online or pay a $10 entry fee.

The Kemptville Youth Centre (KYC) will be a resource for youth who are planning to take part in My View Filmfest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to encourage youth to express their thoughts, hopes and wishes; to come out to the youth centre to use our space, use our computers and share our resources in the process of planning and creating their videos,â&#x20AC;? KYC executive director Robin Heald expressed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having this contest in our community is a gift for us and our youth.â&#x20AC;?

To check out where and when these free workshops will take place, visit www. myviewfilmfest.ca or go to MyView on Facebook and Youtube. If you have any questions, contact Drew MacLean at 613-258-5212 or myview@kemptvilleyc.com.

Submitted by the Kemptville Youth Centre.

What are the costs or disadvantages of adopting such strategies?

Outwitters â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the ones who turn the tables and take advantage of winter conditions to remain active and comfortable â&#x20AC;&#x201C; where would you look for them?

Owls know where and how to find them. Can you think of some members of this group?

What about outlasters?

These organisms have special adaptations for shutting down and simply tolerating winter extremes, reanimating in the spring. Many of you may

have heard about amphibians and their adaptations for outlasting winter. Unlike us, they cannot control their body temperature.

In ponds they can burrow into the mud so they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t freeze, but what about those wintering on land?

Outplayers remain active despite exposure to the rigors of winter.

Their physical and behavioural adaptations seem virtually unlimited â&#x20AC;&#x201C; fur density increase, cooling of blood flowing to extremities to reduce heat loss, higher meta-

bolic rates, creating food caches, and being active only during the warmest period of the day.

Oh, and there is more to changing fur colour to white for camouflage â&#x20AC;&#x201C; white hairs, without the pigment melanin, have more air spaces within the hairs, conferring greater insulation!

Summers will add significantly to these observations, but with illustrated examples.

In which category would you put mice, eagles, sticklebacks, salamanders and yourself?

If you are not sure, ask Summers at her presentation, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Survivor: Winter Wildlifeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Outwit, Outlast, Outplay,â&#x20AC;? which will be held in a nice, warm room at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21 at Almonte United Church (106 Elgin St., Almonte). All are welcome, but there is a $5 fee for nonmembers.

For further information, please contact MVFNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program chair Cathy Keddy at 613-257-3089.

Submitted by the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists.

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You do not need to be an expert to enjoy the presentations, just possess a curiosity or appreciation for wild nature.

Cottagers, hunters, fishermen, canoeists, hikers, campers, artists and seasoned field naturalists alike will find something to interest them as we explore what lives in Lanark County and how best to protect it for future generations.

Refreshments are offered at each lecture.

In this upcoming survivor episode, unlike others with which you may be familiar, the prize is simply survival â&#x20AC;&#x201C; cars and money not being much use to wildlife.

Further, the drama plays out in all countries experiencing cold winters like those in Canada, not just those seen

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MNR reminds public to refrain from feeding deer EMC News â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Ministry of Natural Resources reminds people that it is not necessary to feed deer this winter.

Reasons not to feed deer â&#x20AC;˘ Using the wrong feed can result in digestive problems.

People may inadvertently do more harm than good through

improper feeding practices. â&#x20AC;˘ Feeding may encourage more deer in an area than the habitat can support. This can result in poor reproduction, smaller fawns, and higher winter mortality rates. â&#x20AC;˘ Deer-vehicle collisions may occur as deer cross roads

to and from feeders. â&#x20AC;˘ Deer that come to feeders may lose their natural fear of humans and cause conflicts at other times of the year. â&#x20AC;˘ A concentration of deer around artificial feeders can tempt natural predators of deer such as wolves to change

their natural habits and come closer to populated areas. â&#x20AC;˘ Concentrating deer in an area increases the risk of disease transmission between animals. Although Chronic Wasting Disease has not been found in Ontario in wild animals, there are concerns that

encouraging concentrations of deer increases the risk and speed of disease transmission.

Artificial feeding Deer are designed to store fat, reduce their metabolism and successfully process that fat in the winter while feeding

on natural foods according to their daily needs. If deer become dependent on artificial feed their metabolic rate increases and they require more food to survive.

Submitted by the Ministry of Natural Resources â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kemptville district.

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EMC News – The Perth water treatment plant and The Stewart School will be feeling some pushback from the Tay River this spring.

And it’s all for a good cause.

The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) unveiled detailed plans at the Town of Perth committee-ofthe-whole meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 5 to green a patch of the banks of the Tay River.

The RVCA will cover between 75 to 100 per cent of all costs associated with greening the waterfront through grants, which are “open to any waterfront owner within the Rideau Valley watershed, who wants to green their waterfront,” explained Andrea Klymko, lake planning/shoreline stewardship program manger with the RVCA during her presentation.

The Perth water treatment plant shoreline naturalization project came together after

aerial and field research in the area “identified (it) as a potential area,” said Klymko.

“We gather all the monitoring data… we try to identify watershed areas,” in need of greening.

The area was also considered to be a prime area for greening since there was “minimal shoreline cover and proximity to the water intake,” area.

The land in question is owned by both the town and the Upper Canada District

School Board, as it is also near The Stewart School.

The project will see about 1,600 natural trees and shrubs planted in the area. But another aspect of the plan will require absolutely no effort at all – just letting the area go through “land retirement,” essentially, banning the cutting of grass by town and board staff in some areas along the river to expand the existing buffer along the river, which Klymko said would improve water quality, stall erosion, and

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EMC News - The Intermediates at St. John are having a busy week, with basketball team tryouts, our annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Breakfast, the Ash Wednesday Mass in the gym, attended by the entire school, and the Grade 7 Heritage Fair on Valentine’s Day. The highlight of last week was the Public Speaking Competition. Eight students from Grade 7 and 8 chose to give their speeches in the gym in front of all the Intermediates and were evaluated by three judges. Sarah Bell, Landon Kyle, Javier Mullally, Grace O’Dacre, Shannon Retty, Alex Strong, Bradley Trick and I all received Certificates of Achievement. Sarah placed third. Landon came in second with a speech comparing the modern-day school to the one-room, old-fashioned schoolhouses that used to be found ubiquitously throughout the world. I gave a speech about making good decisions regarding new technologies.

I placed first and will have the honour of representing St. John at the Royal Canadian Legion Public Speaking Contest in Perth on Feb. 17.

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other benefits.

The RVCA has plans to work on a 15 metre green “buffer” from the water’s edge, but “at this point we could plant up to 30 metres with seedlings,” said Klymko.

“We are going to be ensuring a grass pathway down there,” to ensure that people can still walk near the water’s edge and access the area.

“Fifteen metres is a nice, healthy buffer, but if we can get more, we will,” said Klymko.

“But we are pretty flexible.”

She also moved to allay fears that the buffer would impact the soccer fields and children’s play areas at the school.

“There will still be a significant path of open grass space,” said Klymko.

“I don’t know why land owners wouldn’t approve of beautification,” said Mayor John Fenik.

Grant Machan, the town’s director of environmental services, called the plan “a winwin extension.”

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Spirit Week is upon us EMC News - St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spirit week will take place from Feb. 19-22. The Monday of that week is Family Day so spirit week will consist of four different days of fun.

Tuesday will be ugly sweater day, Wednesday will be retro day, Thursday will be pajama day and Friday will be jersey and hat day.

Uniform pants must be worn with the ugly sweaters but students are welcome to wear non-uniform bottoms on Friday to go along with their jerseys and hats.

Spartans should also keep the usual dress code in mind during spirit week.

The rescheduled Christmas assembly, now just a talent show, is planned for the afternoon of March 8.

This is the last Friday before March Break, so it will be a nice way to kick off the vacation.

The badminton team will start its season in the upcoming weeks. Students interest-

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St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s semi-formal dance is scheduled for Feb. 21. Admission will be ten dollars at the door.

Students wishing to sign in a friend from another school must do so at lunch outside the main office on the days leading up the dance.

Kudos to Perth for participating in reality TV challenge EMC News - The Town of Perth wishes to thank local citizens and business owners for participating in the Force Four Reality TV Series Facebook campaign.

Although the campaign was not enough to sway the producers of the show to select Perth as the finalist, it did make a strong impression on the Entertainment group.

Yesterday, Force Four Entertainment posted the following statement on the Perth Project Facebook page. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thanks to the Town of Perth, its residents and business owners for their valiant efforts over the past couple of weeks. The videos, the messages, the town meeting and the Facebook campaign were all incredible.â&#x20AC;?

In the end, Perth gained 1,626 Facebook â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Likesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in under 48 hours. The campaign demonstrated Perthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community spirit and enthusiasm as the number of â&#x20AC;&#x153;likesâ&#x20AC;? increased quickly.

Mayor Fenik said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of us in Perth had a great time â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;chasingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the project. In the middle of a cold winter, you

guys brought something fun and interesting to our community. For that we are thankful.

Congratulations to Kentville, Nova Scotia as they move on in their next challenge and we

in Perth look forward to the next opportunity to showcase our beautiful town!â&#x20AC;?

Students gear up for semi formal EMC News - Semi-formal is just around the corner, and the theme is glitter!

The dance will be on Friday, March 1 from 7 to 10 p.m. Student ID is required.

There will be a fabulous photo booth too, just $1.50 per picture at the time it is taken, and they will be delivered to you the following week.

Guest sign-up sheets will be in the office soon.

On Tuesday, Feb, 6, the junior girls volleyball team defeated Carleton place by scores of 25-18, 25-21, and 25-17; outstanding serving

by Abby Brandon, hitting

by Mickey Congreaves and excellent setting by Lindsay Bell.

The senior girls volleyball team also defeated Carleton Place in three straight sets.

Hanna Willows and Callan Legacy had great serves, good blocking by Chelsea Major, fabulous spikes by Hilary Ireton and Brittany Strank, topped with phenomenal sets

by Courtney Bell.

Awesome games ladies!

Next home game is this Thursday against cross-town rivals, SJHS. Congrats to members of the three PDCI curling teams, who recently competed at the regional level, hoping to go on to provincials.

The girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team won and will continue on, as well as the boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A team.

Great job Lindsay Bell, Audrey Wilson, Danika Thompson, Courtney Bell, Travis Barber, Tyler Hawkins, Jacob McPhee, Nigel Wilson, Spencer Richmond, Trevor Ferrier,

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Clarence and the Valley Rovers appearing at Legion John Brankin displays a special cake baked by Sally Jones, prior to the Saturday Birthday Jamboree on Feb. 9. The popular event is held on the second Saturday of every month.

By TERRY O’HEARN

EMC News - The next Saturday Jamboree in the Members’ Lounge, with music from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. is on March 9 featuring Clarence and the Valley Rovers, while Harry Adrain and Henry Norwood will be coming to entertain for the April 13 and May 11 events.

The Ladies’ Auxiliary will be selling stew for the Jamboree, and will also have stew for sale in the hall at the March 17 St. Patrick’s Day party, which will feature Ed Ashton. Everyone is welcome, as always.

All members wishing to be notified of Legion Services taking place at funeral homes, please call Florence Doran at 613267-3069, or look for a notice in the Members’ Lounge to add your name.

Photos from past Perth Polar Bear Plunges would be appreciated, and will be added to the content of the official website: www.polarbearplunge.ca. They may be submitted digitally by email attachment to terry@ohearn.net, or make contact with the writer using that email address to arrange for copies to be made of your prints. Identification by year is requested, if possible.

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Coming Event Summary Saturday, Feb. 18 – Zone Euchre in Arnprior.

Saturday, Feb. 23 – Saturday Meat Draw.

Saturday, March 9 – Monthly Jamboree.

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From The Perth Courier, March 19, 1970: Under a Don Crawford photo of Life Membership presentations: “Seen here with branch President Bill Allan and Membership Chairman Gord Fournier are Ray Lee, Craig Greer, Harold Mather, Bob Moodie, Bobbie Vaughan, Dawson Kerr, Aldon McMunn and Stuart Wilson.”

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A Wikipedia entry states that the Australian Legion of ExServicemen and Women was not formed until December, 1944 from several existing organizations. Much like Canada, this Legion is open to all ex-service personnel, including Commonwealth and other allies.

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What does it mean when your gums bleed? Is this normal?

Bleeding gums are never normal.

Imagine your scalp bleeding when you brush your hair. In other words, if your gums are bleeding when you floss or brush your teeth, you have gingival inflammation which needs to be checked out by your dental hygienist.

What exactly is gum disease? Simply put, it’s a contagious bacterial infection that can hinder your overall health. In your mouth, it can destroy your gums, erode your jawbone, and lead to tooth loss (gum disease is actually the number one reason teeth fall out).

The plaque, which is a biofilm of bacteria and its waste products first create the irritation to the gum tissue. Then there’s the body’s reaction to that wounding, the inflammatory response. Put those two factors together and you’ve got inflamed, bleeding gums. The longer you have inflammation, the more at risk you are for all kinds of systemic illnesses.

Up to 80% of the adult population has some level of periodontal disease, while only about 10% are aware of it, signs of the disease which is bleeding gums, don’t typically show up until the middle-to-late stages. Periodontal disease is pain free and eventually can lead to tooth mobility.

Here are some reasons why your gums may bleed: Inadequate oral hygiene Research shows that

healthy gums can become diseased gums within 24 to 36 hours of not brushing and caring for oral tissues properly.

Inadequate eating habits Sugars feed the plaque biofilm which in turn continue to multiply to increase gum inflammation Smoking habit Chronic smoking also leads to fibrous and enlarged gums, which aren’t being properly nourished.

Once the gums show signs of bleeding, the dangerous bacteria that live around the teeth are able to slip through the ulcerated gums and move directly into the bloodstream—Bleeding gums allow the dangerous periodontal bacteria to invade the bloodstream and set up inflammation and disease in other parts of the body.

Stressed Your constant state of agitation and anxiety hinders the immune system’s ability to ward off gum disease.

Stress causes inflammation in the blood vessels, which breaks down the soft tissue in the mouth, inhibiting its ability to heal.

Genetics/family history Those who have the genetic marker for periodontal disease (35% of the population is born with a higher tendency to inherit periodontal disease) may have to work harder than others to stay well.

Unbalanced bite/ occlusion Grinding and clenching habits are destructive forces that are being applied to the teeth, supporting gum tissue and bone. When the force is repetitive, it causes the gum to recede and the bone to begin

deteriorating.

Medications Many medications have the side effect of decreasing saliva flow, leading to dry mouth. Less saliva equals less protection to the gums, this can cause gum tissues to be more sensitive to the presence of plaque, increasing periodontal disease progression.

Kissing and Sharing Gum disease can be transferred from one person to another via saliva, which means sharing utensils and drinking from the same cup can transfer the bacteria. A mother should never “sterilize” a baby’s soother by placing in her own mouth prior giving to her child. The bacteria present in the mothers mouth will instantly be transferred to the baby’s practically sterile oral environment.

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The Smile Clinic is now booking appointments for dental cleanings for adults and children. Courtney continues to work in Ottawa with a team of professionals but will run her Perth clinic every Wednesday from 8am to 8pm. Call Courtney at 613-390-0403 or visit www.thesmileclinicperth.com for more information.

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Entering period of self examination

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Religion Today ited place overflowing with “rich and verdant life in many forms.”

Traditionally, Lent has been associated with the concept of desert and thus our Lenten practice has been typified by denial, asceticism and even self infliction... Penelope Mark Stuart, on the other hand, in her article, “Lent: the Undiscovered Country” suggests that as we adopt the metaphor of wilderness, we can, within a group or individually, identify with a place where, in its uncharted terri-

tory, there are few distractions of habit to get in the way of our seeking out God. As, in a spirit of openness, we seek this place of retreat with Christ, we are challenged through its newness and potential for rich discovery, to put aside former behaviours and survival modes that do not serve our spirit of wanting to grow in him. And we may be touched with the healing and blessings of renewal.

In this uninhabited place within our experience, there is opportunity for new self enrichment in our faith journey.

So we can more authentically be prepared to be in touch with the meaning of the heart of our faith that the cross was not the last word.

Indeed, through the way of radical and abundant gifting of himself (the desert-style of interpretation would view this as self denial) our Lord rose again making Christians everywhere an Easter people of joy and hope.

Let us join together through this Lenten season in opening our hearts and mind to self examination through putting aside time for study and prayer with openness towards growth and renewal.

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EMC News - Jamie Snasdell-Taylor (right), co-founder of Perth-based Waverley Spirits Limited, introduces Jason Tsobanos, head bartender of Proof Vodka Bar, prior to a cocktail-making demonstration using craft spirits at Behind the Grain, a symposium about the art and business of craft distilling, which was held Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Best Western Plus Perth Parkside Inn and Spa. Founded in 2012, family-owned and operated Waverley Spirits Limited has embarked on an odyssey to become the first distillery established in Perth since 1916. Waverley will produce boutique spirits that enrich social moments with distinguished drinking experiences. Follow them as they blend innovation, tradition, and heritage to create great-tasting spirits. Contact Jamie@waverleyspirits.com for information.

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Improvement funds available EMC News - The Town of Perth has opened the first intake for the Façade and Signage Improvement Funding Program. Intake applications are due no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, April 5.

The Façade and Signage Improvement Program can provide area property owners with a one-third capital grant (to a maximum of $5,000) to undertake façade and building improvements such as new coat of paint, repointing stone or brick work, landscape features and physical improvements that will improve accessibility for clients and customers.

The program is implemented under the Downtown

Perth Community Improvement Plan. The Community Improvement Plan is a tool that allows the municipality to provide incentives, stimulate new development and to support re-investment in property improvement in a specifically designated area of town.

Interested parties are encouraged to submit applications in accordance to the criteria outlined in CIP Program Guides. Applications and guides are available for download at www.perth.ca.

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EMC News - Wednesday, Feb. 13, the day on which many readers of The Perth Courier EMC receive their paper, is the first day of Lent in the Christian year.

In many traditions, this day marks the beginning of their 40-day journey of preparation for Easter when we celebrate that ‘Jesus is Risen.’ This time period derives from the Gospel reading for the first Sunday in Lent, speaking to our Jesus’ 40 days of temptation.

Following in his footsteps, we wish to enter intentionally into a period of self examination so that we are cleansed and ready to open our hearts in joy and celebration to receive our Risen Lord on Easter Sunday. As we may explore what this process of self examination can be it is helpful, perhaps, to explore how the biblical translations tend to use two different words for the location of Jesus’ 40 day journey: desert and wilderness.

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Historical society presents the rest of John Wilson story EMC News - The Perth Historical Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting on Feb. 20 will present additional information about The Last Fatal Duelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s survivor, John Wilson, and some facts about his life after the duel and its immediate after effects. The guest for this evening will be Chris Anstead.

Anstead, a student of postal and local histories, has been fascinated by the story of John Wilson and his exploits.

When hunting for postal history, he found letters written

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osity, leading him to additional investigation. It is these letters and the results of the research which forms the basis for the talk. According to Anstead, there is much more to John Wilson than survivor of the duel. However, Anstead asks people to come to the February meeting to learn about the story â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the story which portrays the domino effect of going from postal history to the rest of the story.

Anstead is a resident of Elphin, a small hamlet south west of Perth.

his brother, David. The contents of these letters generated questions and Ansteadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s curi-

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The Perth Historical Society is dedicated to learning about and popularizing our history. It is a forum for discussion and celebration of our rich area culture and heritage. The meetings are open to the public, on the third Wednesday of each month, at 7:30 pm in the main floor gallery of Matheson House,

This he shares with John Wilson, who though born in Scotland, also spent his formative years there. Ansteadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest in postal history takes him through to its connections with the stories of eastern Ontario, and the Kingston and Pembroke Railroad, among other subjects. He retired from the working world in his middle years and has been

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Spartans Melissa Brady bumps up the pass, while mate Kathleen Cahill Carroll (14) keeps her eye on the play.

Michaela Congreves (12) spikes the perfect serve in LCIAA junior girls volleyball action for the Blue Devils on home court against the St. John Catholic High School Spartans on Feb. 7.

High school sports teams back in action EMC Sports – After a month-long hiatus from high school sports, the Perth and District Collegiate Institute girls volleyball teams were back on the court last week in LCIAA action.

At home on Tuesday, the girls easily handled their

cross-town rivals, the St. John Catholic High School Spartans, in both senior and junior play at PDCI. In the junior match up as PDCI claimed a 3-0 win by scores of 25-12, 25-5 and 2414.

Michaela Congreves domi-

nated the net with her powerful spikes, and had some big serves. Abby Brandon had a big game at the net, too.

Lindsay Bell controlled the play with her perfect and setting. Frieda Hodgins also served 100 per cent, and had controlled passing.

In the senior game, PDCI earned a 3-2 record with scores of 25-19, 25-17 and 22-15, 19-25 and 15-11.

PDCI was in Almonte Tuesday, but results were not available at press time.

BOYS BASKETBALL The PDCI Blue Devils ex-

Spartans Jarred Kyle tries to stop PDCI’s Byron McCormick in the junior boys basketball game at St. John Catholic High School on Feb. 7. To the right, the senior boys go head to head. Spartans (15) Stephen Clarke drives to the hoop but gets stopped by PDCI’s Aiden Woods (24). PDCI will be in Smiths Falls on Friday night at 7 p.m. for the LCIAA final against the SFDCI RedHawks.

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ploded for a 30-point spread over the St. John Catholic High School Spartans in senior boys basketball action on Feb. 7.

Hosted by St. John, the Spartans couldn’t fend off the pressing offensive power of the Blue Devils who didn’t

show much mercy in the 5621 upset.

Eli Woods led the Devils with a giant game in the first quarter, hitting five field goals. He had a 19-point game and sat for the fourth quarter, or the spread would have been wider.

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Lions Club helps purchase glasses for children EMC News - The Lions Club recently responded to an urgent request to purchase glasses for two young children from the same family as well as a client from the Community Home Support program. One of the missions of Lions Club International is to work toward providing vision for all.

The Perth Lions Club has worked with determination to aid the blind and the visually impaired.

The club has recently received letters from several organizations, thanking us for our continued support and donations. Some of those groups were the Crohnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Colitis Research Program, St John Catholic High School Nutrition Program, Lions Foundation of Canada, Community Home Support, Bursary Awards to Algonquin College and the Terry Fox Run. Over the past couple of months, we have continued with our series of orientation sessions during our regular meetings. Bill Dixon gave the club a brief outline of the different types of memberships that are available, including: Active, Life, Member at Large,

Privileged, Honorary, Affiliate and Life. The three most common are Active, Affiliate, and Life. Dixon gave a brief description of the requirements and obligations for each of the memberships and reminded us all that membership to the Lions Club is by invitation only, thus making it an honor to be asked to join this great organization.

Joyce Firlotte gave a very informative speech to the club about the Club Excellence Process that the Lions Club International and Multiple District â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? have embraced to help revitalize clubs. The Club Excellence Process will make a club more efficient, help make it run smoothly, and thus make it more attractive to current and prospective members.

It was voted unanimously at our November meeting that our Club fully endorse and support Rick McCauley, who is currently the District A-4 2nd Vice District Governor, to become 1st Vice District Governor for the 2013-2014 in District A-4. Congratulations are extended to him.

Also at our November meeting, Garlic Festival Committee

chair Jerry Sawdon presented a cheque to president Wayne Greer for the festival proceeds.

Sawdon remarked that this was the second best festival in the past 15 years and only the inclement Ottawa area weather hurt attendance slightly. He also thanked all the members and volunteers for another outstanding job.

At our December meeting, Greer welcomed District Governor John Chilvers and several Lions Club members from Merrickville, Athens, Smiths Falls and Westport. Chilvers spoke about the attendance at the 2012 Lions International Convention in Bosan, South Korea with 55,000 Lions in attendance, suggesting that we may have broken the Guinness Book of Records for attendance at a convention. He said Lions Club International has planted 14 million trees and given several grants around the world in support of the international presidents project of measles prevention. After his remarks, members of the Athens, Westport and Perth Clubs presented him with cheques to put toward his project of measles prevention.

Once again the Perth Lions Club came through for the Salvation Army. Greer and treasurer Ross Hollingsworth presented Rev. Shirley Abrahamse Bradley and Jeanne Jenner of the Perth Salvation Army with a cheque for $3,000 in early December. Each year, club members enter a toy float in the annual Santa Claus parade and collect cash donations as well as toys for needy children in our area.

Attendance and gift giving in the form of toys and money were down substantially from last year, so the club donated monies to top up the amount that was presented to the Salvation Army.

Our Christmas dinner meeting was well attended. A delicious turkey dinner was served and enjoyed by all. Santa honoured us with a visit and handed out gifts to everyone.

Thanks Santa!

Dixon reports that he is doing well in his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pennies for Puppiesâ&#x20AC;? quest to raise $20,000 to purchase a special need dog on behalf of the club.

To date he has raised approximately $5,000. Dixon has been collecting pennies and other

donations since June of last year, travelling to Lions events across the region to make his pitch and look for support from the 68 clubs in the district.

The Perth Lions Club is always looking to recruit new members in order to strengthen our services in the community, so if you or someone you

know is interested in joining our club, please contact one of the following members; Dixon (283-7753), Sawdon (2677471) or Greer (283-4271) for more information on how to become a member.

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Shaker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a nice place to retire in, far away from the hustle and bustle,â&#x20AC;? she said of Perth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Single, detached (homes) remain the most popular smaller centres, but multiunits are gaining popularity,â&#x20AC;? said Shaker.

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EMC News â&#x20AC;&#x201C; While the supply of new rental units will remain flat this year, rents will continue to grow, but only moderately.

That was the message from Anne Marie Shaker, new market analyst with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tools for Rural Housing Developmentâ&#x20AC;? conference at the Perth Civitan Club hall on Thursday, Feb. 7. She detailed the expected trends in the housing market for the year ahead, both locally and across the province.

While rents will continue to rise, there will be pressures on affordability, and the overall housing market in Ontario will slow or flatten, but it is expected to pick up in 2014.

Specifically, while vacancy rates are up, rents are also up by 2.7 per cent. The average rent in Mississippi Mills, for example, for a two-bedroom apartment, was $807 a month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(While) the Ontario housing market is slowing, the economy remains robust, and is expected to pick up,â&#x20AC;? said Shaker. She predicted that â&#x20AC;&#x153;higher rents will pressure affordability in Perth,â&#x20AC;? and that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;there is a shift towards more multi-unit dwellings because they are more affordable.â&#x20AC;?

Interestingly, across the province, while home sales were down in 2012, prices inched up, and this is the first year that housing start numbers have been above average since 2008.

Other demographic changes, and the issue of student debt and youth employment, are also affecting the housing market. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of young adults are choosing to stay at home lon-

ger,â&#x20AC;? said Shaker.

In Perth, however, while the overall population of Lanark County declined from 2006 to 2011, according to Statistics Canada, the 25 to 54 age group declined as well, but all other age groups saw their numbers increase. In Perth, 54.4 per cent of the housing stock is made up of single, detached homes, while 2.8 per cent of the stock is designated as seniors residences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a great potential for seniors residences,â&#x20AC;? said

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Youth members take in the great outdoors while snowshoeing. Pictured are (left to right) Scott Massey, Alex Buchannan, William Umpherson, and Pam Lalonde, while missing from photo is Eva Ford.

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Craig for taking time out of his schedule to come and share his knowledge of the outdoors with us as it was a blast,” said Michelle Deforge, youth program developer.

“The Baird Trail is a great trail to hike and we are thankful to have got the chance to go. “ The next YAL Program event will be Friday Feb. 22, where youth will learn all about yoga.

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There, they met Craig Cunningham from the Mississippi Valley Conservation who volunteered his time to take the youth and staff for a snowshoe hike along the trail.

While showshoeing the youth saw the sights and sounds of the woods.

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EMC Sports - Sixteen athletes from the Perth Stingrays Aquatic Club travelled to Nepean to compete in the 2013 Eastern Ontario Short Course Swimming Championships.

The meet took place from Feb. 1 to 3 with 20 teams from eastern Ontario represented; the Stingrays finished in 10th place overall.

According to Brandi Machan, the president of the club, there were 51 personal best times set with swimmers 12 and under and another four PBs with swimmers 13 and over. Eleven swimmers earned 28 medals in the younger category while five swimmers 13 and over claimed two medals.

Bailey Andison, 15, of Smiths Falls was first in the 100 breaststroke, and Olivia Ellard, 14, of Perth, won the 200 backstroke and 100 freestyle. Both girls qualified for the Eastern Canadian Championships coming up this weekend.

RESULTS Andrew Machan, 11, had three first place finishes in the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle and 200 butterfly; second in 200 freestyle; fourth in 400 freestyle, and fifth in the 200 individual medley (IM).

Owen Baillon, 10, claimed first place in the 50 breaststroke, second in the 100 butterfly, third in the 50 butterfly and fifth in the 100 breaststroke.

Matthew McNames, 11, earned top spots in the 50 butterfly with a first place finish; 50 freestyle with a second place; 100 and 200 freestyle with third place finishes, 200 IM with a fourth place finish and 100 breaststroke with a fifth place finish.

Jonathan Miller, 10, was first in the 200 breaststroke and sixth in 50 freestyle; Lauren Miller, 11, was first in 200 butterfly, second in 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly, third in 200 IM and 100 freestyle and fourth in 400 freestyle.

David Machan, 11, earned second in 100 backstroke, third in 200 backstroke and fifth in 200 breaststroke.

Thomas MacMillan, 10, finished third, fourth and fifth in the 200 breaststroke, 50 and 100 butterfly events respectively.

Gareth Martin, 12, Port Elmsley was third in 50 butterfly, 200 breaststroke; fourth in100 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and fifth in 100 freestyle.

Megan Wheeler, 9, had a fifth and sixth place finish in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke respectively and Courtney Wren, 12, was second in 400 freestyle, 200 butterfly; third in 50 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and fifth in 100 butterfly.

Miller, Gareth Martin & Matthew McNames placed fifth in the 11 and 12 4 x 50 medley relay and the team of David Machan, Gareth Martin, Andrew Machan and Matthew McNames placed sixth in the 11 and 12 4 x 50 freestyle relay.

COMING EVENTS Next up for the Stingrays is the 2013 Eastern Canadian Swimming Championships, Feb. 14 to 17 in Montreal.

Andison, 15, and Olivia Ellard, 14, will be representing the Stingrays.

On Feb. 23, the Stingrays will be teaming up with the Perth Rotary Club in a Swimarathon to eradicate polio. Swimmers from around the world will be swimming at the same time and attempting to surpass the world record set during last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Swimarathon for the most people swimming 100 meters at the same time.

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The Metcalfe Jets blanked the Perth Blue Wings in Jr. B hockey action in Perth on Sunday, 4-0.

The Blue Wings clinched the EOJHL Valley Division pennant and will kick off the first round of playoffs Monday night at home. Their opponent had yet to be determined at press time.

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Brett Madigan was named the Top Scorer and MVP award winner for the Valley League.

In their only game last week, the Metcalfe Jets were in town on Friday where the Blue Wings dropped a 4-0 decision on them.

Monday, Feb. 18, they are set to start the first round of playoffs on home ice.

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EMC Sports – The Perth Blue Wings picked up some hardware over the weekend as the EOJHL handed out its Metro/Valley Conference Awards.

Brett Madigan earned the top scorer award for the Valley Division, as he accumulated 40 goals in 40 games with 53 assists for 93 points on the season – and it’s not over yet.

He was also named the MVP. Coach Hamish Fraser earned the Coach of the Year honours, Peter Gosselin was the Trainer of the Year, and Christine Lyon was the Ken Campbell Trophy winner for the top volunteer.

Andrew Davis was the winner of the Paul Poupore Award (Scholastic).

The Blue Wings have clinched the Valley Division title with a couple games left in the schedule. Tonight (Feb. 14) they travel to Almonte to take on the Thunder, and Friday, they are home to the Arnprior Packers at 7:45 p.m.

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EMC Sports â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Perth manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pursuit of Olympic glory continues.

Long-track speed skater Myles Matheson will participate in the North American Championships in two weeks after strong showings at the Canada Cup in Quebec City Feb. 1-3. Mathesonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father John says he finished fourth and eighth in two 500-metre races, ending with an overall fifth place ranking.

John Matheson reports Myles posted the second fastest opening 100 metres with a time of 9.4 seconds.

Myles Matheson, who attends the University of Calgary and trains at the Olympic Oval, will look to better his position at the North Americans which take place in Salt Lake City, Utah March 1-3.

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