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Perth and its surrounding townships will need to bring in more immigrants if it wants to maintain its economic viability in the years to come. That was the stark message delivered by Chela Breckon, project manager for the Local Immigration Partnership (LIP), during a presentation to Perth town council on Tuesday, Jan. 12, when she reported that there will be “600 less workers in Perth for 450 vacancies,” by 2025, “in a time when the need will rise for labour, the supply will drop.” Currently, Perth’s population is made up like this: • working age (19 to 65): 52 per cent; • seniors: 32 per cent; and, • youth: 16 per cent. By 2025, those numbers will start to change significantly as more baby boomers enter retirement age: • working age: 44 per cent; • seniors: 41 per cent; and, • youth: 15 per cent. There will be an area-wide “labour deficit,” especially when it comes to skilled labour, in the coming years. “We will not have enough,” she said. “We will not have enough bodies to fill those positions.” However,
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Chela Breckon, project manager for the Local Immigration Partnership (LIP), at Perth council on Jan. 12. of skilled labour that Ontario can draw back from Alberta. “We do encourage Canadian employment, of course,” said Breckon. “(But) we know we need to draw from abroad.” Mayor John Fenik said that immigrant children filling up classrooms was a good sign for him. Having retired from the Upper Canada District School Board last year, “I’m seeing emptier and emptier classrooms,” said Fenik. And when immigrants arrive, “they are immediate consumers.”
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Lanark Highlands charity working to ignite international change Plenty Canada seeking support for to attend conference in Lima, Peru portunity to visit Plenty Canada facilities, take a tour of on-site trails, guided by an Algonquin Elder, to learn about some of the culturally significant species that can be found in our region. Youth then enjoyed some time for lunch in a new outdoor cafeteria (Sponsored in part by RONA, Carleton Place), tasting some culturally significant food that was prepared by local elders, before wrapping up their day with a traditional Aboriginal crafting opportunity. This program has recently received a second sponsorship for the summer of 2016, through the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, and will host some brand new learning opportunities. • Continuing Traditions (Sponsored by the National Wetlands Conservation Fund); this initiative involved the seeding of wild
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Lanark County has opted against providing funding to Open Doors for Lanark Children and Youth to continue an essential program. The county’s community services committee endorsed staff’s recommendation to deny a $23,700 funding request during its Jan. 13 meeting. The motion will now head to county council for final approval. The reason given for the denial is due to the fact that Open Doors is a provincially-funded organization and “the province has the ability to fix this situation,” noted Lanark County CAO Kurt Greaves. “Children’s mental health is important to the entire community and the province should be working with organizations on the delivery of these programs,” he continued. However, that doesn’t mean the county is turning its back on Open Doors. Instead, they will draft a letter to Minister of Children and Youth Services, Tracy MacCharles, to see if something can be done. County Coun. Jay Brennan suggested Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington MPP Randy Hillier be included on any correspondence. “He could be an advocate at the provincial level,” he said. Back in December, Open Doors executive director Kevin Clouthier appeared as a delegation before the committee to seek additional funding to keep the organization’s Parents First program afloat. He was looking for $23,700 to cover the program for six months. The program, funded by Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, helps resolve parenting challenges and mental health issues that could result in their children being placed in the society’s care. According to a report by Greaves,
MacPherson’s Auto Centre in Carleton Place continues to be a big supporter of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County and recently donated a portion of their sales services for part of 2015 to the organization. Above, Ross MacPherson, left, and Spencer MacPherson, right, of MacPherson’s Auto Centre present the funds to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County resource development manager, Beth Sinclair.
the reason for the ask is down to staffing issues. “The current challenge is that the money to fund the program is insufficient due to staff being away on paid leave,” the report stated. “The way the province funds organizations is often that money cannot be transferred between envelopes. That is the case in this scenario; other provincial funding cannot be used to fill the vacancy and therefore the program cannot fulfill its mandate.” Greaves said there were two op-
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tions to consider: Granting the request using monies through Lanark County’s emergency fund, or decline and write to the Minister of Children and Youth Services to allow the movement of money and the program to continue. He recommended the latter option, with which council agreed. Coun. John Fenik said he appreciates the work Open Doors does within Lanark County “and due to confidentiality issues, they don’t get a lot of publicity.” He indicated there’s been a shift in the realignment of mental health services towards the 401 corridor and it’s important to keep them here. At the request of Coun. Shaun McLaughlin, Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Jack MacLaren will be forwarded a copy of the letter as well.
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MacPherson’s Auto Centre invests in local children, Big Brothers Big Sisters MacPherson’s Auto Centre in Carleton Place has been investing in the lives of local children of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County for many years. They participate annually in Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake, raising funds through pledges in order to help provide more local children with mentors. MacPherson’s Auto Centre has chosen Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County to receive funds raised at their barbecues for the last two years. This past fall, MacPherson’s Auto Centre celebrated their grand re-opening with a barbecue that included food, face painting, cotton candy, music, and more. The community came out to celebrate the beautiful new building and MacPherson’s accomplishments. Mayor Louis Antonakos helped celebrate the event with a ribbon cutting. MacPherson’s Auto Cen-
tre also announced at the barbecue that they would donate a portion of their sales services to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County for the remainder of the year. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County appreciates MacPherson’s Auto Centre generously raising funds to invest in the lives of local children which helps provide the opportunity for more children to have life-changing relationships that inspire and empower children and youth to reach their full potential. Through participating in Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake and raising funds through BBQs, and sales, MacPherson’s Auto Centre has raised thousands of dollars for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County. “Local businesses like MacPherson’s Auto Centre greatly influence the work that we are able to do at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County. Raising money through
third party events has a huge impact on the work that we are able to accomplish” states Beth Sinclair, resource development manager of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County. Big Brothers Big Sisters has been helping local children and youth through local one on one and small group mentoring programs for more than 42 years. They are well known for quality programs that build self-esteem and increase academic performance. The agency does not receive sustained government funding, rather they fundraise to pay for the programs they offer. More than 550 children took part in their mentoring programs in 2015. For more information about Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County, visit www.bigbrothersbigsisterslanark.ca. Submitted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County
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Becoming a home child care provider, how Children’s Resources on Wheels can help Are you just starting out in the work world, contemplating a career change, or looking at setting up a home based business? Are you young, or young at heart, full of energy, and love children? Then, becoming a home child care provider may be just the thing for you. Children’s Resources on Wheels (CROW) is currently looking for providers across Lanark County to become part of their licensed home child care program. CROW can help you get set up if you’re just starting out, or guide you through the process of transitioning over to being part of a licensed service. For detailed information on licensed home child care, go to CROW’s website (www.crowlanark. com) or check out their Facebook page. Here are just a few of the benefits of working with CROW: • You will receive on-going support from the CROW home visitor, and regular on-site visits; • You will get help with menu planning and ideas for activities (i.e. songs, games, crafts); • You can borrow equipment such as double strollers, playpens, gates, high chairs, baby monitors, etc.; • You can choose your work hours and the days you want to work;
cise, healthy eating, as well as exciting outings.” Shell Williamson is just getting started as a provider associated with CROW. “I have used CROW in the past for childcare for my first son and knew the resources available...with the home daycare laws changing and not having the resources myself to build clientele I thought being (associated with) CROW would be a smart choice...” Williamson says. For more information, again, check the website or Facebook page, or contact CROW directly at Submitted photos 613-283-0095, 1-800-267-9252 or Brandi O’Hagan, Barb Cregan and Shell Williamson are all trained home child care providers connected srodger@crowlanark.com. with Children’s Resources on Wheels in Lanark County (CROW). For providers just starting out, CROW has Submitted by Dave Pringle, marketing co-ordinator, Children’s Remany resources to help. sources on Wheels • The families you provide care • The home visitor puts you in dren I care for. Many of them refor pay CROW, so you always get contact with parents in your com- main with me for years. I teach SAVING ENERGY! paid for your work, on a bi-weekly munity who are looking for child them and get them ready for when In homes, up to basis via direct deposit; care. This saves you time and energy they head off to school…it’s so re25 percent of • You can participate in ongoing, trying to fill empty spots in your warding when I can watch them our electric bill free professional education and net- program. CROW also attempts to grow and learn what I’ve taught is for lighting. working events; match families and providers based them!” she says. Over the life of • You will still be self-employed on suitability to one another. “We grow together with lanthe bulbs, CFLs and can claim business expenses on Barb Cregan has been a home guage, crafts, music and love. They cost the average your income tax; child care provider with CROW for fill my day with challenges and hugs consumer less • CROW has access to govern- more than seven years, was part of each and every day.” than half the ment grants to supplement provider licensed home child care programs Brandi O’Hagan, another procost of traditional income; in Ottawa before moving to Lanark vider connected with CROW, says, incandescent • Parents can access county sub- County and has provided child care “I’m young and outgoing with bulbs for the same amount sidies to cover off part of their fees; for more than 40 years. crazy energy to keep up with the of light. and “I love my job and love the chil- kids…I incorporate fun with exer-
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The following are highlights of the regular United Counties of Leeds and Grenville council meeting held on Thursday, Jan. 21, and a committee of the whole meeting on Jan. 4. United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Warden Dave Gordon outlined to Counties Council members the 2016 priorities of the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC). The warden recently attended the EOWC annual meeting in Kingston where Peter Emon, Warden of the County of Renfrew, was elected chair. The vicechair for the second consecutive year is Peterborough County Warden J. Murray Jones. The caucus has listed five priorities to focus on, beginning “convincing the province, Hydro One and the major natural gas providers to urgently invest in the region’s hydro- electricity and natural gas transmission systems, to provide major industrial and commercial customers with affordable expansion opportunities and greater relief in operational costs.” Secondly, the caucus lists working in tandem with the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) to close gaps in cellular and mobile broadband networks existing in many rural eastern Ontario communities, including Leeds Grenville. Connectivity is considered an essential service which is indispensable for economic development, home-based businesses, and emergency services. The third priority is continuing re-
search and advocacy on the province’s consideration for “growth planning for eastern Ontario.” There is a concern the proposed growth-planning exercise for this region could negatively impact the growth potential and economic development opportunities in the small, rural townships. Caucus will also be supporting the Leadership Council, formed in 2015, as it begins implementation of the key actions proposed in the Eastern Ontario Economic Development Strategy. The fifth and final priority listed by the Caucus is advocating at the provincial level for an across-the-board decrease in Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) costs, namely by eliminating inefficiencies in service delivery. New deputy clerk hired by counties The counties administration division announced Sheena Earl, currently deputy clerk for the Township of Edwardsburgh Cardinal, will be joining the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville staff. “I’m very excited to be joining the counties administrative team. I’m looking forward to working with counties council and staff,” she said. Earl has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science with a Research Specialization designation. She completed a number of courses with the Association of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario
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Puppies like Duke need foster homes to become guide dogs person for Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind says, “We’re always seeking volunteers, but right now we’re a little desperate. It is difficult to find people to take a puppy in the winter, but even if you don’t like winter, this is a good time. Until the pup has all of its shots, you are mostly inside with the pup for the first eight weeks. So, if you start now the bulk of the outings will actually begin in the spring.” As for Duke, he is currently
a registered charity in 1984. Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind has provided more than 780 professionally trained guide dogs to Canadians who are visually impaired from coast to coast. Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind also operates an Assistance Dogs Division, which trains assistance dogs for individuals in the local area with mobilityrelated disabilities. Submitted by Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind.
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obedience and socialization. Support is provided from professional staff from Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, including training and obedience classes. This is a very unique volunteer opportunity, and you could help play a role in changing someone’s life. Would you be a suitable candidate for a volunteer position like this? The main thing is that the pup not be left at home alone all day. Current volunteers include stay-athome parents, post-secondary students, individuals who work from home or have their own business, part-time workers, or retirees. In fact, some gain permission from their employer to take the dog to
animals, want to learn, and are able to work on a schedule with the puppy. When the dog is ready to enter into formal training at the National Training Centre of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, you must be prepared to give up the dog, so that it may continue its journey to work as a guide dog. Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind has information sessions scheduled for Feb. 5, Feb. 19, and March 3. To learn more about the Puppy Walking Program or sign up for an information session, you can contact Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind at 613-692-7777 or email info@ guidedogs.ca. Steven Doucette, spokes-
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residing and learning to be a good dog at the home of a volunteer in Stittsville. Later, he’ll return to Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind for formal training, at the National Training Centre in Ottawa. Should you wish to learn more about Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, you can visit them online at www. guidedogs.ca. Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind was established as
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Meet Duke. Duke is a yellow Labrador retriever. He might be a cute little bundle of fluff, but this yellow Lab will, hopefully, one day become the eyes for a Canadian who is blind or visually impaired. Duke was born into the breeding program of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, with the intention of one day becoming a guide dog. It takes approximately two years for a puppy like Duke to become a guide dog. At approximately eight weeks of age, pups are placed into the homes of volunteers, who raise the puppy in their home, teaching basic obedience and socialization. The pups require homes to learn what it takes to be a ‘good dog’ before entering into formal training to become a guide dog or assistance dog for someone in need. Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind is currently seeking loving homes for a long-term volunteer commitment of 1218 months. All food and veterinary expenses are provided. Puppies will be ready for placement in the next several weeks. Volunteers need to be able to spend most of the day with the puppy, not leaving it alone for more than a couple of hours at a time. These pups are raised with the intention of being with someone 24/7 as a working guide dog. Pups are placed into homes at approximately eight weeks of age, so you’ll be housebound for a short time. The pup is kept mostly in the house until it has received vaccinations at 16 weeks of age. After that, you are asked to take the puppy anywhere you go and introduce it to as many environments and situations as possible, which it may later encounter as a guide dog. You are expected to take the pup for daily long walks in all
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s much as it is customary for many of us to take a positive approach as a new year begins, we empathize with the people who find themselves out of work or on the way to being unemployed through no fault of their own. Whether it’s the sudden closure of a factory, office or store or a longer-term scenario in which an announcement is made in advance or the writing is on the wall, the bottom line is that the local economy is far from being solid for the men and women who are trying or will be trying to find a decent job close to home and are finding it difficult. Some of the losses and departures are quite public, but then there are those that take place very quietly and without any fanfare. Their challenges are just as real and frustrating as the other higher-profile moves that cause real hardship to those affected by downsizing or shifts in corpo-
rate thinking. Those of us who happen to be enjoying success in whatever we are doing at the moment should never lose sight of the fact that things can change quickly, and not necessarily for the better. As we congratulate those of you who are taking risks and are opening businesses or starting ventures in the face of what is, at the very least, a shaky economic future, we acknowledge the apprehension that seems to be affecting a growing number of companies and workers out there. It’s not easy keeping pace with advances in technology and the way business is being done, and some us might not be able to adapt to that new reality. We understand what it’s like to be out of work, and we hope that those of you who find yourselves in that situation can get through what we know is a difficult time and can find a solution that gives you some degree of financial stability as well as personal satisfaction.
Red bricks on the farm had many stories to tell Father said he had no recollection of how the red bricks came to us on the farm in Northcote. They were always there. And yes, they served just about the same purpose as they did since he was a little boy. He said they could probably have come from a building that was being built many years ago, such as the big red brick house beside Briscoe’s General Store, where the family lived for generations. “If there were bricks laying around, and not being used, you could have them, I guess,” he said. And no, he doubted any money changed hands. I accepted that explanation of how red bricks got to us when there wasn’t a building on our entire farm that wasn’t made of logs or boards. But they were certainly put
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to good use by our family. They were mostly used in the wintertime. Always a couple sat on the reservoir at the back of the stove, as Mother said “just in case”. The “just in case” meant we needed a quick warm up for freezing feet on a bitterly cold day after being outside playing in the snow, or after our three and a half mile walk home from the Northcote School. And if there wasn’t something cooking in the oven of the Findlay Oval, it wasn’t unusual to see a couple bricks
heating up inside. If we were still wearing our stockings, there was no need to wrap the bricks in a heavy towel. We just put our stockinged feet right on the hot bricks and got immediate warmth. Of course, we never went anywhere in the cutter or on the sleigh without hot bricks wrapped many times in the Renfrew Mercury and placed under our galoshes-covered feet. Hot bricks warmed our beds at night. How I loved to crawl between the feather ticking that covered us, and the feathered mattress, and know that the bricks had warmed the bed first! There was one brick that never touched the floor. This one was scrubbed clean and sat on the bake table and was
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wrapped in cheesecloth. It was better not touch it without bricks that served as doorstops. used to hold down anything we washing your hands first, ei- The ones in the shed and the ate that needed to be “pressed” ther. See MARY page 9 as Mother called it. And you And then there were the
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Greater county involvement for refugees supported DEAR EDITOR:
This letter is in response to the article “Councillor urges Lanark County to support Syrian refugees locally”, which appeared in the Jan. 21 edition of this paper. Kudos to Coun. Jane Torrance for her enthusiasm and advocacy for a more countybased response to refugees! It should be noted that the process for refugee sponsorship is dictated by the federal government (Immigration and Citizenship), with provincial functions that address settlement
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items, such as housing, health and education. Under the terms of private sponsorship agreements, any refugee applicant must reside in the community which has sponsored them, for the first year after arrival. Constituent (sponsorship) groups therefore are legally committed to take on 12 months of financial obligations as well as pledging time and energy for the successful social integration of the refugees.
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OUT OF TOWN 977259 .........62 COUNTY RD .....................120,900 948405 .........554 WEEDMARK RD .............139,000 977281 .........841 HIGHWAY 511 HY ...........149,900 966884 .........3843 43 HIGHWAY HY ...........159,900 981180 .........1104 COUNTY RD 16 ............159,900 957306 .........6818 ROGER STEVENS DR ...190,000 959684 .........275 BAY RD ..........................199,900 963376 .........4188 43 HY ...........................219,900 980044 .........45 Lake Eloida Rd ................249,900 966954 .........8 DRUMMOND ST .................273,800 980812 .........126 CODE DR........................299,000 979673 .........124 Meadow Lane................299,900 980031 .........2777 Rosedale Rd ................319,000 899885 .........35 WILLS RD .........................359,000
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Nicely renovated home with 3 oversized bedrooms and a separate office/den plus 1 1/2 baths. Cherry cabinets in the large kitchen, all new floors and trim and painted from top to bottom. There is a newer high efficiency propane furnace and at metal roof. 1 acre lot close to village amenities and Big Rideau Lake. (MLS#083183103669000) Your Host: Steve Wells 613-284-7640
130 Elmsley St N $179,900 – MLS®967857 Evelyn Lee
WATERFRONT 969188 .........364 BLAID POOLE FARM LAN ....399,000 945523 .........5 O7A RD ..............................564,900 969818 .........21 RIDEAU FERRY RD ...........569,900 974092 .........360 SUNSET DR....................699,900 964382 .........36 R14 RD ............................999,900
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FARMS AND LAND 975979 .........0 BRITON-HOUGHTON BAY RD 19,900 976938 .........106 CASSELLVILLE LANE.........25,000 975980 .........00 BRITON-HOUGHTON BAY RD ....29,000 965812 .........0 BAKERS RD...........................29,900 975014 .........0 BAY RD RD ............................34,000 972087 .........0 RODGER RD ..........................59,900 974615 .........2248 BUSH RD ........................199,000 974545 .........10651 Brooks Rd.....................49,900
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WELCOME TO STONEWATER GATE Achieving a feeling of serenity was the goal throughout both levels of this fab cust home. You are invited to enjoy summers on the Verandah, Open Concept Entertaining w/a hint of pizazz, Grey Oak Gourmet Kit, 10 Ft Island, 2 Cozy FFP’s, decadent Master Suite & charming Guest Rm, Fully Finished OPEN HOUSE LL including 2 additional Guest Rms. Choose THURS JAN 28TH 5:00-7:00 PM the Life Style you have dreamt about on Peckett Drive. MLS# 979502
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240 COLEMAN ST, UNIT 114, CARLETON PLACE WHAT A FIND! LOOKING FOR E UNDERGROUND PARKING? 18K PARKING RIC P INCL IN PRICE! This Chic Main Lvl 2 BDR, Y WL E 2 BTH + Den is one of only three unique end N units with over 1100sq ft of sunlit living space! Open Concept Kit/Lvg/Dnr, In Unit Laundry, private Balcony, Exercise & Meeting Rm, elevator. Elegant Lg Foyer, Secure Building, OPEN HOUSE Conveniently located near surrounding SAT JAN 30TH 1-3 PM amenities. A must see! Your maintenance free lifestyle awaits! MLS# 971829
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Great home in the country just 1 min from the village, park, trails and Big Rideau Lake. Three bed, 1 bath side split bungalow with an excellent detached 1.5 car garage built in 2009. Endless improvements include new wood stove in basement (2011), new shingles (2013) and new flooring in the kitchen, dining and living area. Rough in in the basement for a second bath. All on a paved township road, great value at $179,900.. (MLS#083183105122500) If you are thinking of selling or buying a property in 2016, contact now to discuss your options, get a market evaluation of your property or tell us your list of criteria for the ideal piece of real estate you are looking for. Our knowledge & commitment to excellent customer service has been second to none for over 45 years. Specializing in Waterfront, Residential and Rural properties. Don’t wait, get a jump on this years market now!
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SOUGHT AFTER 5 AC NATURE RETREAT! Fab Stone & Stucco Bung + Att Dbl Gar + Det Heated 30x40’ Outbld w/Oil Furn is a “One of Kind property.” If you’re searching for a country home that sizzles with excitement, this is it! Open Concept GreatRm/DNR! 2 OPEN HOUSE Lvl Deck w/6 person sunken Hottub! SUN JAN 31ST 1:00-3:00 PM Private yard surrounded by Maples! Centrally located min’s to Almonte/ Carleton Place! Move in & enjoy! MLS# 976065
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1785 QUARRY RD, MISSISSIPPI MILLS BRING YOUR PRIZED ARABIAN HORSES TO THIS CURRIER & IN T S IVES WOODLAND SETTING! This LI W Dream 87 AC Hobby Farm boasts NE a 17 Yr Board & Batten Sided Barn+Run-In w/3 Box Stalls & Tack Rm, Hydro & Separate Drilled OPEN HOUSE Well, Pasture Land, Fenced 2.5 AC SUN JAN 31ST 3:15-4:30 PM Paddock! Over 2km Riding Trails, ATV’s in summer, Snowmobiling all winter, Skating on the Pond! Unique Cape Cod Style 2St Home, Open Concept Country Kit w/ Waterford Woodstove leading to Fab 30x10 Screened Porch boasting panoramic views of the country side. Imagine a Hobby Farm with this much pizazz! MLS#983551
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211 Carlbeck Dr. NEW LISTING. WHAT DO YOU DREAM OF? The privacy of country living while being close to in town amenities? Nestled in Hayshore Estates, this home affords an easy commute to the City of Ottawa while allowing you to come home to the serenity of this exciting, well maintained 3+1 bedroom 2 bathroom bungalow w/fully finished walkout basement.
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year, up from 35 per cent a year prior. “As Toronto’s real estate market continues to make headlines, residents in the 416 believe that it has the potential to become stronger still in the next year,” says Sean Simpson, vice-president, Ipsos Public Affairs, in an OREA release from earlier this month. Only in Central Ontario was there a similar upswing in sentiment. Fourin-ten (42 per cent) Central Ontarians feel that their city’s real estate market will be stronger in the next year, compared to 34 per cent last year. More central Ontarians also think local real estate markets are stronger compared to a year ago (36 per cent this year, compared to 22 per cent last year). “Regional perceptions are more aligned on the question of economic conditions,” said Simpson. “Across all
the regions surveyed, fewer Ontarians this year described the current state of the economy in Ontario and their city as ‘good’.” In November 2015, 51 per cent of Ontarians described the economy of their city or town as ‘good’, down from 59 per cent a year prior. The trend in all regions is downward, with those in the 905 (64 per cent) and 416 (56 per cent) being most positive, followed by those in the eastern (52 per cent), southwestern (47 per cent), central (34 per cent) and northern (31 per cent) parts of the province. These are some of the findings of an Ipsos Reid poll conducted between Oct. 30 and Nov. 2 on behalf of the Ontario Real Estate Association. Source: OREA
The volunteer driven Syrian Refugee Committee of Mississippi Mills (SRCMM) is comprised of four such constituent groups, actively working to welcome Syrian families to Mississippi Mills. These groups work with sponsorship agreement holders (faithbased and non-affiliated organizations, often of a national scale, some with regional offices). In addition, the SRCMM provides goods & services co-ordination, fundraising and financial co-ordination, community outreach and planned employment co-ordination. The SRCMM’s objective also involves the engagement of all levels of government, including the county. Dollars in support of the work of the constituent groups is vital; the SRCMM is grateful for donations and contributions from the Town of Mississippi Mills, fundraising by the people of Pakenham and the upcoming Feb. 13 fundraiser by the Almonte
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CARLETON PLACE $219,900 Cinnamon Suites Condo, 240102 Coleman St. – 1 bdrm + den, 1 bth, open concept, granite counters, hardwood, ceramic. Elevator, exercise rm. and party rm. Heat and water included in condo fees. MLS# 975710 http://www. myvirtuallistings.com/vt/193333
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CARLETON PLACE $319,900 124 Lake Ave. East, Carleton Place – Great curb appeal, 3 bdrm, 2bth bungalow close to all amenities. 2 gas fireplaces, sunlit rooms, hardwood, 1 car garage, updated, furnace, roof and most windows. MLS#982267
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back summer kitchen were minus their corners from being kicked into place over decades. But the two bricks that caught my fancy the most were the one that sat at the back door in the kitchen, and the one at the door in the parlour. Both of them were door stops, but because they were the first thing a visitor saw when coming into our house, you would never, at first glance, know they were bricks. Long before Mother went to the farm in Northcote, someone had crocheted covers for these two bricks. They were made of bright red and green wool, no doubt left over from knitting socks or mitts. As Mother said, the crocheted brick covers gave a bit of status (a word I
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had never heard of before), to two very ordinary necessities: door stops. Like so many other ordinary things put to good use on the farm, bricks coming to us from goodness knows where, served a purpose. And when they were put at my feet, I wondered how many toes had touched them before me, and I would look at the covered brick at the back door, and marvel at the number of visitors who had passed beside it, and how often a foot had moved it out of the way to hold open a door on a farm that generations before me had called home. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www. smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico. ca.
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Arnie Francis Chair, Syrian Refugee Committee of Mississippi Mills (SRCMM)
Dr. Penny McGregor is pleased to welcome
Dr. Amanda Woodhouse to her practise in Merrickville, Ontario
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Residential real estate markets are stronger now than they were a year ago, said 40 per cent of Ontarians about their respective cities, up from 33 per cent last year, according to the Ontario Home Ownership Index, a semi-annual survey by the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA). Looking ahead to the next year, four-in-ten (38 per cent) Ontarians say their city’s real estate market will be stronger (up two points). Optimism for the year ahead is highest among GTA residents, 46 per cent of which said they forecast a stronger real estate market in 2016 (up 6 points from last year). Torontonians in particular showed the greatest increase in confidence – nearly half (46 per cent) say Toronto’s real estate market will be stronger this
Civitan Club. However, above all, it is human services, housing, jobs and settlement support that is needed. The key element to effective refugee integration is a community-based organization that can co-ordinate activities and increase service efficiency. The SRCMM is a successful example of a working organization demonstrating this capacity. While volunteer effort is an essential element, a more viable business model will soon be needed to ensure continuity, collaboration and sharing of best practices with other communities both provincially and federally. The SRCMM would be pleased and proud to present to county council a business case, focusing both on the financial as well as the social benefits to our communities, for greater support of refugee settlement in Lanark County.
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Dr. Woodhouse is a family physician joining us from Cape Breton, NS. All patients welcome. Priority will be given to patients without a family doctor. Dr. Woodhouse is looking forward to collaborating with you to achieve your health and wellness goals. 28 St John Street, Merrickville, Ontario 613-269-2970
Regional Round-Up Euchre- 4 hand, January 28, 7:30. Spon sored by the Town & Country Tenants As soc., 375 Country St. Light lunch. Contact Norma 613-256-4179. Gospel Meetings: Almonte Curling Club, Feb. 7, 14 at 6:30 Clayton Community Centre Feb.3, 10, 17, 24 at 7:30. All wel come. Mills’ Home Support, Almonte. After noon Shopping in Carleton Place. Monday, February 1, 1:30 p.m. Call Home Support to reserve your seat on the bus 613-256-4700. Mills’ Home Support, Almonte. Bus trip and lunch out. Monday, February 8. Call Home Support 613-256-4700 to reserve your seat on the bus. Mills’ Home Support, Almonte. General Diners Lunch, Tuesday, February 9, at the Mills Office, 67 Industrial Dr. Transporta tion. Please call Home Support 613-256-4700 to reserve. Mills’ Home Support, Almonte. Lunch Bunch, Thursday, February 4, 12 p.m at the Mills Community Support Building, 67 In dustrial Dr. Entertainment “Irons In the Fire”. Call Home Support 613-256-4700. Mills’ Home Support, Almonte. Music & Memories, Tuesday, February 2, Lunch, Music & Memories. Mills Community Room, 67 Industrial Dr. Transportation provided. Entertainment. Contact 613-256-4700 or Jean Perry 613-257-3296 for program. Mills’ Home Support, Almonte. Trans portation to Carleton Place Pool. Every Monday to the Aqua Arthritis session. Ses sion starts at 11:15. Call Home Support to re serve your seat on the bus 613-256-4700. Mills’ Home Support, Almonte. Wednesday Night Cafe, Wednesday, Febru ary 10, at the Mills Office. Transportation. Entertainment “The Dynamic Duo”. Please call Home Support 613-256-4700 to reserve. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Monday, February 1, 8, 22. Holy Name of Mary School, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Info: 613-283-0095. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Thursday, February 4, 11, 18, 25. Holy Name of Mary School, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Info: 613-283-0095. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Tuesday, February 2, 9, 16, 23. Naismith School, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Info: 613-283-0095. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Tuesday, February 2, 9, 16, 23. Holy Name of Mary School, 6-7:30 p.m. Info: 613-283-0095. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Wednesday, February 3, 10, 17, 24. Holy Name of Mary School, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Info: 613-283-0095.
Army Navy & Air Force, Saturday January 30, Hughie Scott 4-8 p.m. 315 Townline Road East, we welcome members and non-members alike. A Spaghetti Dinner will be available for purchase. 613-253-5097. Bid Euchre & Regular Euchre on Fri day, Feb. 5 at 7 pm at the Legion. Light Re freshments. A fundraiser for the Lanark North (District7A) Senior Games. Info: Marilyn 613-256-3130.
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 Monday 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, Metroland Media, Attn: Regional Roundup, P.O. Box 158, Smiths Falls, Ont. K7A 4T1, or fax at 613-283-5909 or e-mail: jmichaelis@theemc.ca OR cheryl.code@metroland.com. Items will be edited as necessary. Please include name, address and phone number.
Carleton Place Lions Club Monthly Eu chre Tournament. Saturday, February 6. Army Navy Club (across from McEwan’s gas station). Light lunch 12, tournament starts 1 p.m. Prizes. 2 person teams, 8 games played. Chair Exercise Classes every Monday, 2 p.m. at Carambeck Community Centre. Info: 613-256-8339. Community Home Support Friday Lunch Bunch, every Friday (February 5, 12, 19, 26) at Beckwith Township Hall, at 12 noon. Transportation available. Info/reserva tion: 613-253-0733. Cribbage, every Tuesday afternoon 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 177 George St. Everyone welcome Good Food for a Healthy Baby, every Monday, 10-noon, at the Wesleyan Church (33 Central Ave. E.)Info: 613-257-2779 ext 106 (or ext 100). Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Monday, February 1, 8, 22. Carambeck Com munity Centre, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Info: 613-283-0095. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Thursday, February 4, 11, 18, 25. Arena, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Info: 613-283-0095. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Tuesday, February 2, 9, 16, 23. Arena, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Info: 613-283-0095. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Wednesday, February 3, 10, 17, 24. Caram beck Community Centre, 9:30-11:30 a.m. In fo: 613-283-0095. Parenting Seminar, Task Charts Teaching character and Real Money Man agement through Chores, Feb. 3, pm, Bridge Treats. www.amuseinmath.ca Pickleball, Naismith School, 250 King St. Every Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:30 pm. Generously sponsored by Mills Community Support Ltd. All are welcome. Stay sharp and in shape. The Town Singers community choir of Carleton Place will begin rehearsals for their spring session “A Sacred Spring” Tuesday, February 2 at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Bridge Street. Information visit www.cptownsingers.com TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Thursday morning, 9:00 a.m. in the Zion United Church across from the li brary on Franklin Street. Info: 613-253-8677. Trivia Night, Legion, January 30. Every one welcome. Wings available for purchase from 4:30-7:00. Trivia will start at 7:00. Tickets: at the bar and Blades (CP Arena). Info: Legion 613-257-1727, 177 George Street.
KEMPTVILLE Baby Talk, Wednesday, February 3, 1:30-3 p.m. Ontario Early Years Centre. Churches of Lombardy, Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, Tuesday February 9, 4-7pm, Lombardy Argricultural Hall. Diabetes Education Programme, at the Kemptville Hospital Diabetes Clinic, the first Wednesday and Thursday of the month. You must register by calling (613)258-6133 Ext. 400. Info: www.kdh.on.ca The North Grenville Photography Club meets the first Wednesday of every month from 7-9. New location is The auditorium at the Municipal Centre on Hwy 44. The Odd Fellow & Rebekah Lodges are
serving home cooked Roast Pork & Mashed Potato dinner, home-made pies & cakes, 119 Clothier St., East, Sunday, 31 January, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Information 613-258-2258. Winter Fun, Ontario Early Years, Bring a snack. Dress for the weather. Children birth-6 years with adult. Wednesday, Febru ary 3, 10 a.m.-12. Limerick Forest Interpre tive Centre, 1175 Limerick Rd, Oxford Station. Register 1-866-433-8933 ext 2374.
LANARK Civitan Old Tyme Country Talent Night Dinner & Dance. Last Friday of every month, dinner 6 p.m., music 7:30-11:30 p.m. Contact Vic (613)259-5610. Frosty Fling Joint Ecumenical Concert, at St. Andrew’s Untied Church, Sunday, January 31, 4 p.m. Entertainers from all La nark Churches and refreshments. Frosty Fling Peter Brown Concert, Sat urday, January 30, 7-9 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 Lanark Learning Centre. Tickets: 613-259-2207 to reserve. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Thursday, February 4, 11, 18, 25. Maple Grove School, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Info: 613-283-0095. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Wednesday, February 3, 10, 17, 24. Maple Grove School, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Info: 613-283-0095. Walking group, every Tuesday morning, 9 a.m. from the NLCCHA. Refreshments, exercises/speaker after walk. Wendy 613-259-2182.
MERRICKVILLE Executive meeting, Merrickville Legion, February 2, 7 p.m. Legion Open, Merrickville Legion, Feb ruary 3. Legion Open, Merrickville Legion, Feb ruary 6, noon-4 p.m. Merrickville Legion, General Meeting, February 9, 7 p.m. Merrickville Legion Open, February 10. Merrickville Legion Open, Jan. 30, noon-4pm. Music by Ray Adams & Watermelon Wine, Merrickville Legion, February 5, 7-11 p.m. chicken dinner served at 6 p.m. Music by Tom Valliquette, January 29, 7-11 p.m. Meatloaf Dinner, 6 p.m. Merrick ville Legion. New Members Night, Lions Club of Merrickville. Tuesday February 2, 7:00 p.m. Meeting at the Goose and Gridiron. For ad ditional information call 613-269-1212.
PAKENHAM Fitness Classes Stewart Community Centre, every Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. Info: 613-256-8339. Frost Festival. Thursday, January 28, Eu chre, Love that Barr; Friday, Fish & Chip Dinner 613-624-5525, Appreciation Cere monies 7:15 Center Ice; Saturday, Toboggan ing Party, Noon-3, Pakenham Highlands Golf Course, bring own sleds; Fishing derby, pre-register at 5 Span Feed & Seed.
Pancake Supper, St Mark’s Anglican Church, Tuesday, February 9, 5-7 p.m. Pan cakes, sausages, baked beans, maple syrup & beverage. Sponsor: St Mark’s A.C.W. Info: 613-624-5311 or 613-256-4126.
PERTH Are you trying to cope with a family member suffering from a mental illness? NAMI support group, every 4th Tuesday of the month. Info: 283-2170. Bridge, Perth Duplicate Bridge Club meets 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 4 at Perth Civitan Club. For partnership contact Bert Picard 613-267-5305. Community Home Support - Julie McIntyre, Workshop: Drawing on Un conscious Wisdom in Bereavement to Build Resilience, February 9, Community Home Support Office, 40 Sunset Blvd, Suite 100. e-mail juliemcin tyre@storm.ca 613-267-6400 Community Home Support - Lanark County monthly Parkinson’s Support Group, last Monday of each month, 1:30pm, Com munity Home Support Office, 40 Sunset Blvd, Suite 100. Info: Suzanne Bourbonnais 613-267-6400 ext 24. February 3 “Can’t Trump This in our 200th Year!” Bridge party at Carolina Suites, starting at noon. Sponsored by “Friends of Queen’s/Perth Anniversaries” committee. Lunch, 21 hands and prizes! Info: 613-267-7000 or www.fqpa.perthseniors.ca Film Night International Perth is show ing the Brazilian film, The Second Mother, Wednesday Feb 3, 2 pm and 7 pm, at the Full Circle Theatre, Craig Street. Info: 613-267-1224. Lanark Lodge Pub (3rd Thursday every month). 2 p.m. Hosted by recreation dept. Info. 613-267-4225. Meat Draw, Sat. Jan. 30, Perth Legion Lounge. 3 draws between 2-5 pm. Everyone Welcome. Men’s group, 1st Wednesday evening (February 3). Teens on up, All men warmly welcomed and respected. Bust isolation, build community. Details 613-267-8308. Olde Tyme fiddlers, Sunday Jan. 31. Ri deau lakes #231 legion, Harlem Rd. Portland 2 - 6 pm. Ontario Early Years Centre infant play group, Thursday, February 4, 11, 18, 25. The Dance Studio, 1-2 p.m. Info: 613-283-0095. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Monday, February 1, 8, 22. Dance Studio, 9:30-11 a.m. Info: 613-283-0095. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Thursday, February 4, 11, 18, 25. Perth Li brary, 10-11:30 a.m. Info: 613-283-0095. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Wednesday, February 3, 10, 17, 24. Perth Li brary, 10-11:30 a.m. Info: 613-283-0095. Perth Agricultural Society Annual Gen eral Meeting, Tuesday, February 2, Perth Li ons Hall. Potluck dinner at 6:45, meeting at 7:30. Perth Civitan Bingo, every Wednesday. Opens at 6 p.m. Bingo starts at 7 p.m. Perth Old Tyme Fiddler’s Dance, Clas sic Country Music, Perth Lions Hall, 7:30 p.m. February 12. Info: 613-259-2569 or 613-283-8703. Probus Club of Perth Feb. 3 at 9:30 a.m. at Perth Legion. Speaker will be the Iceland ic Ambassador.
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RTA Central Club, Sunday, January 30, Rideau Trail Hike, Level 2, 9.5 km snow shoe/hike through country lanes from Nar rows Lock to Miner’s Point Rd. Moderate pace. Depart at 9:30 a.m. from Conlon Farm, Perth. Leader: Jack Tannett 613-466-0417
RURAL 4 hand euchre, every Friday 7 p.m. (Pot luck first Friday of the month at 5:30). Mon tague Forget-Me-Not Seniors. Info: 613-283-8482. 4 hand euchre, Tuesday evenings 7 p.m. ABC Hall, Bolingbroke. Sponsor: ABC Sen iors. Lunch and prizes. Annual Dinner and Dance- Lanark County Cattlemen’s Assoc. Carleton Place Arena. Sat. Feb. 6. Dinner by Waterfall Ca tering. Music: Glen Silverson Band. 6-7 p.m. social hour. Dinner 7 p.m. Tickets: 613-267-3680 or from any director. Annual Guthrie United Church Roast Beef Dinner with all the trimmings, held at the Clayton Community Hall, January 31, 4-6 pm. Tickets sold at door while quantities last. All welcome. Beckwith & District Friendship Club will meet February 3, Centennial Hall, Franktown, Potluck supper at 6 p.m. Musical entertainment. Inquiries 613-257-2756. Christ Church in Ashton Pancake Sup per- Shrove Tuesday, February 9, 5-7 pm. Have a hot, homey dinner, before your fami ly’s busy evening begins. Clayton Hall, Olde Tyme Music & Din ner, February 7, 2-6 pm supper at 5. All musi cians welcome. Proceeds to Clayton Hall. C.P.H.C. formerly V.O.N. mobile clin ic at the Town Hall, Westport. Open to any one needing medical assistance. First Friday of every month, 9:30-2. Appointment (613)803-1710 or walk-in. Crooked Wood (Turpin’s Trail). Folk, Country and Celtic music, Joshua Bates Cen tre, Athens, Friday, Feb. 5th, 8:00 p.m. Tick ets: Athens Municipal Office 613-924-2044, J. B. Kelly Insurance, Brockville 613-345-3032, Debbie 613-924-2056 or Dave 613-923-5713. Dinner & Movie Night, Clayton Com munity Hall, Linn Bower Lane, Clayton. Fri day, February 5. Lasagna Dinner 5:00-6:30 p.m. Movie (Hotel Transylvania 2) starts at 6:30 p.m. Elgin Lions Club hosting a “Country Music Open Mic”, Feb 6, 1-5 followed by Hot Meal, Elgin Lions Community Hall. Bar Available. Join us for fun, song and dance. Family Karaoke Night, every Wednesday 6:30-9pm, Newboro Community Hall. Feb. 10, 2:00 pm, The New Horizon Club, Valentine’s Party and Karaoke. Bur ritt’s Rapids Community Centre. Members are encouraged to dress as their favourite art ist (Elvis? Dolly?) New members are wel come. Fundraising Meeting and General Meet ing, February 11 at 7 p.m. Montague ForgetMe-Not Seniors. Info: 613-283-8482. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Tuesday, February 2, 9, 16, 23. Rosedale Hall, Montague, 9:30-11 a.m. Info: 613-283-0095. Oxford Mills Community Association (OMCA), Pancake Supper, Shrove Tuesday, February 9, 5:30pm. Maplewood Hall. See RURAL page 19
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Adrian Wynands (president of Grenville Federation of Agriculture) and his wife Carol are pictured donated a cheque to Rideau Community Health Services, board chair, Jacques Pelletier for the Merrickville District Emergency Food Cupboard.
Grenville farmers support food banks and 4H clubs Farmers with the Grenville Federation of Agriculture have once again raised crops on previously fallow land, and with the profits from the harvest they have invested in Grenville County Food Banks. Not only are these great men and women helping out those most in need but they are also investing in area youth by making financial donations to our 4H Clubs. Adrian Wynands (president of Grenville Federation of Agriculture) and his wife Carol are pictured donated a cheque to Rideau Community Health Services, board chair, Jacques Pelletier
for the Merrickville District Emergency Food Cupboard. Local farmers donated a total of $17,500 to five Grenville County Food banks from crops raised on 90 acres of donated land. 11 Year Old, Artistic and Generous Perhaps inspired by local farmers, 11-year-old, 4H member Kacey Caines from rural Merrickville Wolford, also made a generous donation to help local people in need. Caines made Christmas wreathes and sold them to raise money. She is shown below handing a cheque for $205 to Jacque Pelletier, chair, board of directors of Merrickville District
Community Health Centre, a part of Rideau Community Health Services. Caines wrote in her Christmas card: “I am so happy to give this money from my hand made wreaths. I wish you and all the people depending on the Food Cupboard a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.” The South East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has provided funding for Rideau Community Health Services (RCHS). RCHS is also supported by the Ministry of Community and Social Services and by the communities and people it serve.
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SFDCI students fill the shelves
Six students from a Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute (SFDCI) Civics course chose to make a change in their school library. Since November 2015 they have been trying to get new young adult fictional novels for their library. In the past two months they have collected at least 50 books! If anyone has any recent young adult novels just laying around or collecting dust, they are still collecting. There is a book donation bin outside SFDCI’s office. Any donations would be greatly appreciated.
Quick return Chanel Charron made a quick return pass Jan. 21 during the teen night at the Smiths Falls Public Library. Teen nights are run throughout the year at the library. For more information please call the library at 613-283-2911 or online at w w w. s m i t h s fallslibrary.ca. Stacey Roy/ METROLAND
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On his way to a giving milestone
Pictured left is: Garry (Beep) Dalgleish smiles like a pro sitting in the donor’s chair at the blood donor clinic Jan. 21. Dalgleish made his 59th donation last week at the temporary location at the upper hall of the arena. Connected to Your Community A/CP/K/P/SF - 18B - Thursday, January 28, 2016
Ireland’s future changed forever 100 years ago Reflections By Jeff maguire
sad, the stories that swirl in and around Kilmainham Jail are riveting. We learned so much about the modern history of the Republic of Ireland during one of the more comprehensive tours we’ve ever taken. Exploring the maze of dark corridors, walking the worn stone steps of the prison and entering some of the cells, I could almost feel the touch and hear the voices of the poor souls who were incarcerated there and those who died in that hellish place. No
matter what they had done, surely it couldn’t have been worthy of time in the brutal environment of Kilmainham? After boarding the bus for the return trip to central Dublin I made a note about something we heard during the jail tour. When we got home I added that information to my list of future columns. One hundred years ago this year the seeds of Irish independence, which had been sewn so many years before but failed to take root, sprang to life in dramatic fashion. Kilmainham is intrinsically linked to the year 1916 and events which forever changed the future of Ireland. Kilmainham is only part of the story of course. The year 1916 was a pivotal one for Ire-
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Pancake Supper, Tuesday, February 9, 4:30-6:30 p.m. St. Bede’s Anglican Church, Nolans Corners, 1641 Rosedale Rd N. Shopping bus trip. Every 2nd Tuesday of the month (February 9). Leaving Portland Community Hall, 9 a.m. Info./location 613-272-2676. Snow Road Snowmobile Club Breakfast, February 6, 8-11 a.m. at Clubhouse, 1106 Gemmills Road. Everyone welcome. You could win a Breakfast. Spaghetti NightFirst Friday every month, Feb 5, 5-7 p.m. Legion, Br. 231, Port land. St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Newboro, Annual Shrove Tuesday Ham Supper with Pancake Dessert. Tuesday, February 9, New boro Community Hall. 2 sittings: 5 p.m. and 6:15. Tickets/Info Joan Wright 613-272-5335. Sunday, Jan 31, 12 p.m. Lasagna lunch, followed by bid euchre, 1:30 pm; Montague & District Senior Citizens Forget Me Not Club Inc. 658 Rosedale Rd S. Lois 613-283-6240. The Catholic Women’s League of St. Bridget’s, Divine Mercy Retreat, Saturday, Feb. 6, BVM Hall, Stanleyville. Beginning 10 am, include Mass, quiet adoration and ending with benediction 3 pm. Bring bagged lunch. Info: 613-267-1261. Toledo Legion, Sunday, February 7, Har ry Adrain & Friends, 2-5. Everyone Wel come. Tuesday, Feb 2. Food Gardening Seed Giveaway/Exchange. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m. Guthrie House, 10 Perth St., Elgin. Open to public. Hosted by Elgin Giving Gar deners. Susan growEGGs@yahoo.ca
SMITHS FALLS 4 hand bid euchre, every Wednesday and Friday at 1:30 p.m. Senior’s Activity Build ing, 61 Cornelia St. Parking behind arena. Sponsor: Harmony Club 162. Info: (613)283-4684. 4 hand euchre, 7 p.m. 1st. Monday every month at Seniors Activity Building, 61 Cor nelia St. Parking behind arena. Sponsor Har mony Club 162. Info: 613-283-4684.
4 hand euchre, 7 p.m. every Thursday, at Seniors Activity Building, 61 Cornelia St. Parking behind arena. Sponsor Harmony Club 162. Info: 613-283-4684. 4 hand euchre, Wednesday, February 3, 7:00 p.m. downstairs at the Legion, Main St. Good prizes, good food. 613-284-1074. Bagpipe band practice, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Masonic Hall, 46 Russell St. W. New mem bers welcome. Info: Wayne 283-9792, cell 284-7038 or www.gordonpipeband.com Better than a Doctor, Better than a Law yer, Better than a Psychiatrist, His name is Jesus. For prayer, anytime call U ME- PRAY (613)863-7729 local call or (613)283-3465. Bid Euchre, Every Monday evening Smiths Falls Legion Br. 95, 7 p.m. Info 613-283-2690 Bid Euchre 1st and 3rd Sunday every month. 1:30 p.m. Seniors Activity Building, 61 Cornelia St., parking behind arena. Spon sored by Harmony Club 162. Info 613-283-4684. Carpet bowling every Thursday, 12:45 p.m. Seniors Activity Building, 61 Cornelia St. Parking behind arena. Sponsor: Harmony Club 162. Info: (613)283-4684. Come Join Club 60 for games-entertain ment at Branch 95 Legion every 2nd & last Tuesday of the month at 1:30 pm. Everyone Welcome. Contract Bridge, Hanley Hall, down stairs, Wednesday, February 3, 1 p.m. Info: 613-283-6116. Duplicate bridge every Monday at 7pm & Tuesday 1pm, Smiths Falls Legion. Part nerships: Iris Winston 613-256-4747. Duplicate Bridge, Monday, 7 p.m., Le gion Br 95, 7 Main St E. Partnership 613-633-6205. Duplicate Bridge, Tuesday, 1 p.m., Le gion Br 95, 7 Main St E. Partnership 613-633-6205. EA- Emotions Anonymous- 12-step or ganization working toward recovery from emotional difficulties (marriage, children, grief, etc). Meetings (every Tuesday)- Febru ary 2, 7 p.m. Salvation Army Church (side door). 613-283-0960. Exciting PA Day Program with Out door Activities, “Winter is for the Birds” Heritage House Museum, February 3, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Children ages 7-12. Reserve a spot call 613-283-6311. Expand your family tree, Online re
sources. Wednesdays 1-4 pm at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 7283 Rogers Stevens Road. Info: 613-283-0711 Floor Shuffle Board. 10 a.m. Every Tues day and Wednesday. Seniors Activity Build ing. Parking behind arena. Beginners welcome. Sponsor: Harmony Club 162. (613)283-4684. Harmony Club 162, 61 Cornelia St. Darts every Thursday. 1:30 p.m. Info: 613-283-4684. Jewel’s Gently Used Clothing Store Bag Sale, Friday January 29th beginning at 9 am. Lanark County Brain Injury Survivors Group, meeting. Every Tuesday, 10 a.m.noon. Tricas, 88 Cornelia St. W. Mental Health Support for family mem bers, 2nd Tuesday of the mnth 7-9pm, 88 Cornelia St. West at The Link. Contact mentalhealthfamilies@gmail.com Ontario Early Years Centre infant play group, Monday, February 1, 8, 22. CROW office, 91 Cornelia Street W., 1-2 p.m. Info: 613-283-0095. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup Parent-run, Friday, February 5, 12, 19, 26. OEYC, 9-11 a.m. Info: 613-283-0095. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Thursday, February 4, 11, 18, 25. Trinity United Church, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Info: 613-283-0095. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Tuesday, February 2, 9, 16, 23. OEYC, 9 a.m.-noon. Info: 613-283-0095. Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Wednesday, February 3, 10, 17, 24. Trinity Unite Church, 9:30-noon. Info: 613-283-0095. Revelation Seminar, every Monday, Seventh Day Adventist Church, 333 Hwy 29 (just past the mall), 7-8:15pm, Everyone Welcome. Smiths Falls Knitting & Crochet Club, meetings every Tuesday 1-3 p.m. Smiths Falls Seniors Activity Building (across from Hospital). Spaghetti Dinner, Saturday, January 30, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the RCAFA Hall, 44 Abbott St. N. Contact Info: 613-284-0305. The Bereavement Support Group, Smiths Falls Group, last Tue of the month, 1 - 3pm, Smiths Falls District Community Health Centre enter at front entrance 2 Gould St. Info: 613-267-6400
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land in many ways. Sombre period With the First World War raging in Continental Europe 1916 began on a sombre note in Ireland. Many thought the Great War, which began in August 1914, would be over by Christmas. Instead plans were being made to establish conscription for the British Army. The Irish, who were part of the empire, were concerned their
young men would soon be forced to fight. As 1916 dawned war tension gripped the small country. New Year’s celebrations were muted with newspapers reporting that church bells didn’t sound at midnight Jan. 1 as usual. At the beginning most Irish people supported the war. But with so many in favour of “home rule” (Irish self-government) the See MAGUIRE page 22
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Those who know me well know I am heavily dependent on notes. The truth is that if I didn’t make notes I would miss a lot of things, including some of the appointments I have made. Similarly, if it wasn’t for the notes I make when we are travelling I might forget the dates that coincide with places, events and historic occasions I want to write about in future. In October I wrote a column about the visit Kathleen and I made to Kilmainham Jail (or ‘Gaol’ as the Irish spell it) in Dublin the previous month. I noted that a tour of the former jail, which is now a major tourist attraction, offers visitors a mirror to the dark side of Irish history. Although most are incredibly
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Whatever I write about Ireland attracts a lot of attention from readers of this newspaper. Not all that surprising considering nearly 4.5 million Canadians can trace their roots to the beautiful Emerald Isle with its “40 shades of green.” Last week, at the conclusion of a two-part travel related series, I didn’t have enough space to refer to Ireland. I focused mainly on some of my favourite European destinations. Because I’ve written a number of articles about our travels in Ireland in recent times I decided to leave the island nation aside. But my wife and I have fallen in love with Ireland and plan to return as often as we can. Dublin, for example, has become one of our favourite destinations.
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Are you a fan of good old rock ‘n roll? Come and enjoy Elvis, Buddy Holly, and Jerry Lee Lewis at the Gallipeau Centre in Smiths Falls on Saturday, March 5 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $28, plus fees. Concert is in support of LAWS. More information is available on the LAWS website and at the shelter. Don’t forget to come on out to Smiths Falls Pet Valu on Saturday, Jan. 30 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for a doggie bath and nail trim. The cost is $10 per dog, per service. Come with multiple dogs and receive a discount. All proceeds will benefit LAWS. Enjoy some treats from the bake sale while your pet is being pampered. A huge thank you goes out to all who responded with donations to help with recent unexpected vet bills for a few of our furry friends in need. Your help will make it possible for earlier care and finding a new home for them sooner. LAWS’ financial situation is still quite dismal. We thought we were all caught up on outstanding bills but almost daily there are businesses calling with invoices that have been outstanding for eight to 10 months. We will get caught up eventually but cash flow is shaky. We have cut expenses as far as we can without jeopardising the animals’ care. Volunteers are coming back to the shelter with the knowledge that the management is once again welcoming and caring. The board is searching for ways to become as efficient as possible. Your ongoing support, both financial and emotional, is so very much needed and appreciated. Thank you. This week’s featured pets Joel
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When Joel came to LAWS it was apparent that his nails had not been clipped for a very long time. One of his nails was growing into a pad, a very painful experience. Luckily for him it’s all taken care of. Joel is an older, 10-year-old male. Despite his age he still has a lot of spunk in him. A quiet home for this divine boy would be best. Please come and see him at LAWS where he’s eagerly awaiting to meet his next new forever family.
Lion Lion hasn’t been at LAWS very long and he is determined not to be here too long either. After his floor time he’s fighting to avoid going back into his confined quarters. He is very affectionate, albeit on his own time. Let him be, he’ll come to you and once he gets to know you, you’ll be friends for life! He likely belonged
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Wish list LAWS is in need postage stamps. We also need bleach, HE laundry detergent, and Martingales (dog collars). We have once again been successful in contracting with Hills for dry food for all of the animals but still need canned kitten food of any brand. We would also welcome winter salt for ice, gift cards from hardware stores, yellow highlighters and white paint and primer. Thank you for your continued support. Follow us if you like on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lanarkLuka Luka is a playful harlequin cat animals or if you have any questions who came in as a stray. He loves or concerns, please contact the shelter attention, food and belly rubs. We at shelter@lanarkanimals.ca or by think Luka is about four-years-old. calling 613-283-9308.
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political climate gradually changed. Still, it is a little known fact that more than 200,000 men from lightly populated Ireland served in the British forces during the First World War and more than 40,000 died. As 1916 began resentment to British rule was widespread with rebels plotting to fight for an independent Ireland. In fact 100 years ago this month the Irish Republican Brotherhood Supreme Council met in Clontarf Town Hall in Dublin. They voted to fight the British as soon as possible. What is now known as “the Easter Rising” began on Easter Monday (April 24) 1916. Approximately 1,200 members of the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army surprised British authorities by seizing key buildings in Dublin, including the General Post Office. They immediately declared an Irish Republic. There were other isolated but not terribly effective actions mounted in several other communities. Initially there was a great deal of public opposition to the rebellion. Some people even went to the buildings held by the rebels and shouted at them, “Get out! Go to France and fight.” The rebels held out for six days. They were badly outnumbered and outgunned by the British Army and were ultimately forced to surrender. But not before heavy fighting left many dead and wounded on both sides, mainly in Dublin city centre. Research done in the lead-up to the 100th anniversary this coming April found
was a normal high school senior until the aliens came. She lost her mother in the 3rd wave, and her father in the 4th. All she has left is her younger brother Sam (Zachery Arthur). When the military, led by Colonel Vosch (Liev Schreiber), come looking for survivors, and specifically children, they grab Sam, but miss Cassie. Cassie vows to find her brother, and starts on a cross-country trek to get to the military base where he’s been taken. Along the way she gets shot, and then rescued by Evan (Alex Roe). Together they continue Cassie’s quest to find Sam. Meanwhile at the military base Sam, and all the other children are being trained to protect humanity against the coming 5th wave. His squad leader is a kid named Ben (Nick Robinson) who just happens to be Cassie’s old high school crush. Ben sus-
that 485 people, more than half of them civilians, died in the fighting. The British Army lost 107 dead and the rebels suffered 58 killed. Fifteen leaders of the rebellion were executed by firing squad in what had been the stone breakers’ yard at Kilmainham. The jail, which had closed its doors in February 1910, was re-opened by the British authorities to house political prisoners between 1916 and 1924. The last prisoner released from the forbidding institution was Eamon de Valera who, as one of the leaders during the Easter Rising, was originally sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life in prison. Released from Kilmainham in 1924, de Valera later became Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and President of the then independent Republic of Ireland. During our visit to Kilmainham it was chilling for Kathy and me to stand at the same spot where the leaders of the Easter Rising were executed. However, their deaths played a large part in turning popular opinion against the British government and in favour of independence. Major publicity The Easter Rising focused world attention on the fact so many Irish people longed for independence. The fighting made headlines around the world with the New York Times, for example, splashing it across the front page for days. At the time of the rising wireless communications was still in its infancy. However the Rebels occupied the Wireless School of Telegraphy in Dublin. They
pects something isn’t right, but is forced to go along with the status quo. Without giving away too much Ben is right. The situation isn’t right, and frankly neither is the film. The whole premise is too much to swallow. These aliens can wipe out our electronics, cause earthquakes, and a mutated flu virus, and yet it all comes down to children in the final fight. It’s just too ridiculous. It’s a long way to go to have the kids versus aliens in a post apocalyptic world scenario, and frankly it isn’t worth the trip.
The film isn’t without some merits. Technically it’s well done, offering a good deal of suspense and action. It even has the typical teen love triangle that is apparently crucial in these kinds of films. We have a decent cast in Nick Robinson, Zachery Arthur, Alex Roe, Liev Schreiber and Mario Bello. What we don’t have is plausibility. Most of the film falls on the shoulder of Chloe Grace Moretz, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 – 7 PM and I like her. There’s no quesALGONQUIN COMMONS THEATRE - OTTAWA (located at 1385 Woodroffe Ave., - Building E) tion she’s a talented actor. She’s just stuck in a film genre that’s Tickets at www.AlgonquinSA.TicketFly.com Call 1-888-732-1682 or in person at the Algonquin Commons Theatre Box Office been overdone. The target audience, judging by the theatre audience, are ENERGY $AVING$! teens and teen girls in particular, and they seemed to enjoy it. So Bigger isn’t always better. Buy the proper-sized equipment to meet your family’s needs. An oversized there’s that. For me however, this A/C unit will waste energy. story has been done before, and done better. Mark Haskins’ column is a regular feature.
were able to fix a damaged transmitter and sent a stream of messages in Morse code trumpeting the uprising and its “success.” Although wildly optimistic the messages were repeated at regular intervals for 24 hours. It’s widely held that those reports qualify as the first radio broadcasts in world history. Williams Butler Yeats, one of the greatest writers in Irish history, offered his own view of the struggle for Irish independence in his poem ‘Easter, 1916’. We have visited Yeats’ grave in the hamlet of Drumcliff, County Sligo in the far northwest of the Irish Republic. A recent BBC on-line story about the political climate in Ireland in 1916 notes that republicans were also upset that the country switched to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on Oct. 1 of that year. Previously Ireland had observed Dublin Mean Time which was set 25 minutes earlier than GMT. Today commemorations of the Easter Rising begin 25 minutes earlier than GMT. The same BBC piece notes that another prominent Irish writer, James Joyce, had his first novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, published in December 1916. The acclaimed book is not about Irish independence, but rather the religious and intellectual awakening of a young man. Kathy and I and our friends, the LeBlancs, have had the pleasure of visiting some of Joyce’s favourite pubs in Dublin including Lincoln’s Inn, near the National Gallery of Ireland. That’s where the writer met his muse and wife Nora Barnacle. It wasn’t only the fight for
independence that makes 1916 stand out in Irish history. The First World War continued and on July 1 (the same day Canadians mark our bloodless move to Confederation and independence from Britain) Irish soldiers played a major role in the horrific Somme offensive in northern France. The 36th Ulster Division, which contained many Ulster volunteers, lost 5,500 men in two days. In August 1916 the Irish Times newspaper published a 264-page handbook detailing the Easter Rising. On Nov. 18 the Battle of the Somme ended after 141 days, due to foul weather, but with thousands of Irish casualties. Dec. 21 the British government announced that all Irish prisoners held in England were to be released. The last group of 460, liberated from Reading Jail west of London, arrived in Dublin on Christmas Day. Among them was Sean T. O’Kelly. A close friend of de Valera, he later served as the second President of Ireland. There’s no question that events 100 years ago permanently altered the political and social landscape of what soon became the Republic of Ireland. Britain still rules the six counties of Northern Ireland and despite the fact the struggle for independence in the north has settled considerably in recent times, tensions remain high. There is no guarantee “The Troubles” as they are euphemistically called, won’t explode once again. If you have a comment or question for Jeff Maguire he can be reached by email at: jeffrey. maguire@rogers.com.
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reliable, honest and would never intentionally try to hurt them. However, when a person oversteps boundaries and does something sneaky or deceitful, they have crossed the line and trust is destroyed. Children need to understand that it is not their fault if an adult behaves badly. They should feel confident they can speak out and get help from a trusted adult. A trusted adult can be a principal, a teacher, a parent, the police, child protection services, just to name a few. Teaching children to avoid strangers may compromise their safety because they may need to get help from a stranger one day. Most strangers are good people and would never harm anyone. Parents should talk about which strangers kids can go to if they need help, possibly if they get lost or an adult they are with becomes injured or ill. Safer strangers are a mother with children, a store clerk, the police, a security guard for example. What are some of the inappropriate things that “tricky people” do? • They may ask a child to keep a secret. • They may give gifts and money. • They may ask kids for help when they should be asking another adult, like tracking down a lost pet. • They may try to spend lots of alone time with a child. • They may pay a lot of attention to a child. • They may use bribes, threats, physical abuse or blackmail to keep a child silent. • They may expose a child to adult-only content. Children need to feel confident about their right to be safe and that all adults are responsible for protecting them. Parents should get to know the people who are spending time with their kids, like coaches and babysitters, and they should listen and take action when children say they have a safety problem or an emergency. For more information about safety courses for kids visit www.safetytreecanada.com. Submitted by Safety Tree.
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Having a documentary premiere at a Perth Blue Wings home game may not quite be the same as a premiere at the Sundance or Cannes film festivals, but Perth and District Collegiate Institute (PDCI) video students were glad to have their star turn anyway. Several months ago, the Alzheimer Society of Lanark, Leeds, Grenville, approached PDCI teacher Paul Gallien, a former animator, about producing some videos to promote the society and its work. “We approached them because one of the other societies were sharing videos with people,” said BobbiJo Jarvis, the society’s fund development coordinator, during a visit to the school this past Monday, Jan. 25. “He (Gallien) was 100 per cent on board with it.” Jarvis visited with Gallien’s students thereafter this past fall, and gave them some education on Alzheimer’s and dementia. “They were really, really receptive to it,” she said. About five or six students per class “knew someone affected.” She said she was pleased with the end results – several 30-second “streeter” interviews done with customers at Brownlee’s Metro supermarket in October, and a two-minute documentary about the society’s day program. She is even considering partnering with the school again to make this an annual project. “We are so impressed,” she said. “It’s been a really great collaboration.” The documentary premiered at the Perth Blue Wings home game against
the Ottawa West Golden Knights on Friday, Jan. 22, and is available on Facebook. It will soon be uploaded to the society’s website too, though the Grade 12X students behind the film, Hayden Richmond and Sean Ritchie, were unable to attend the premiere. “It seemed like something fun to do,” said Richmond. The two filmed about 90 minutes of footage, which then had to be pared down. Thankfully, “I like editing video,” said Ritchie. “Maybe not directing as much.” The two said they were pleasantly surprised by what they found when they visited the day program: “I wasn’t expecting to have a fun time,” admitted Ritchie. “When we left, we had had a lot of fun.” Richmond found that it was just “ordinary people. It’s like a day camp for adults,” whereas, before he entered, he had been expecting the atmosphere “to be sombre and serious,” said Richmond. Instead, “they’re pretty active,” playing indoor golf and singing on the day they visited. “It wasn’t boring at all,” said Richmond. “They liked to talk to us… When we were filming, they didn’t find it intimidating. They just acted natural, like the camera was not there.” One gentleman they spoke to told them of his days working for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, though, sometimes their condition was apparent to the students. One woman asked the boys the same question five times, and another mistook Richmond for her grandson and inquired how his mother was doing. Both Grade 12X students will be continuing on to post-secondary studies soon, but only one will be pursuing media studies. While Ritchie wants
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CONCERNING A PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 34 OF THE PLANNING ACT, R.S.O. 1990. C.P.13 TAKE NOTICE that, in accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, this notice is to advise that sufficient information has been presented to deem the application being processed under File# D14-AC-01/16 as complete. A PUBLIC MEETING will be held by the Planning Advisory Committee of the Corporation of the Town of Perth on Monday, February 22nd, at 5:00 p.m., at the Council Chambers, Town Hall, 80 Gore St. E., Perth Ontario, to consider an amendment to Comprehensive Zoning By-law 3358, which is proposed under the above noted application. THE PURPOSE of the application is to amend Zoning By-law 3358, as it applies to land described as PT Lot 2 S Cockburn, Plan 8828 being Part 2, Ref. Plan 27R 198 and municipally known as182 Gore St to rezone the property from Residential Second Density (R2) Zone to a Neighborhood Commercial Exception (C3-X) Zone. THE EFFECT of the proposed C3-X Exception Zone is to allow for a limited range of uses, comparable to home-based businesses to operate in an existing accessory building specifically a cabinet making shop and to apply site specific standards for the accessory building. THE KEY MAP below indicates the location of the lands affected by the proposed zoning amendment in relation to other lands within the municipality. ANY PERSON may attend the Public Meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed amendment. If you wish to be notified after a decision regarding the zoning amendment has been made, you must make a written request to the Corporation of the Town of Perth. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Corporation of the Town of Perth before the proposed Zoning By-law amendment is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Town of Perth to the Ontario Municipal Board. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Corporation of the Town of Perth before the proposed Zoning By-law amendment is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. AFTER A DECISION has been made by Council, persons wishing to formally register an objection must, regardless of any previous submissions, file with the Clerk a Notice of Appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board setting out the objection and the reasons in support of the objection and accompanied by the Board’s fee. Background materials may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays in the Planning Department at the Town Hall. Please call Michelle Mahon, Junior Planner at 613-267-3311 ext. 2252 in advance to ensure that Planning staff will be available to provide assistance. KEY MAP Dated at the Town of Perth this 19th day of January, 2016 Lauren Walton, Clerk Cockburn St Town of Perth 80 Gore St. E., Perth ON K7H 1H9 Gore St Tel: (613) 267-3311 • Fax: (613) 267-5635
The Stewart Park Festival Committee is creating a book to commemorate the music, excitement and community spirit that drives the success of the Stewart Park Festival each year. We need your help to collect wonderful stories, anecdotes and pictures from the past, especially photos from long ago. Stewart Park Festival has been a success primarily due to the hundreds of amazing volunteers who have stepped up over the years to share the workload, meet new and old friends, offer suggestions, taking home the pride and many memories of the great times enjoyed during each and every year involved. The music in the park, After Hours, the Workshops, the artisans all gave us so much to share with our family and friends, new and old. There are so many wonderful stories and we want to capture as many of them as we can, so we’re asking you to step up, yet again, whether you have been a volunteer, sponsor, presenter (music or otherwise) or a valued audience member. John McKenty, Ralph Willsey and Steve Tennant are working on our Festival Souvenir book. If you need help scanning a photo just let us know. Please send any stories or photos that you can contribute to Steve’s email: ferdburphyll@gmail.com (anecdotes and stories may be edited due to space availability). Please include your phone number, in case we need to contact you. Thank you in advance for taking part! Please note the deadline for submissions is Friday, February 12th, 2016. Also please share this information with your friends and family. The more stories and photos the better!
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2016 BUDGET DELIBERATIONS Friday, January 29th, 2016, beginning at 10:00 AM On behalf of the Corporation of the Town of Perth, we would like to invite Perth residents to attend the one (1) day 2016 Budget Deliberation meeting. This meeting is scheduled for Friday, January 29th, 2016, beginning at 10:00 AM, and will be held in the Perth Town Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 80 Gore Street East. Should you require further information, please visit our website at www.perth.ca or contact our office at 613-267-3311.
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Seasonal/Part-Time Employment The Town of Perth is currently accepting applications from students and responsible adults for seasonal and/or part-time positions that may arise within the corporation from time to time. Applicants with civic pride, a positive attitude and an appreciation of customer service are invited to forward their resumes. Community Services Department • Community Services Attendant(s): Reporting to CS Lead Hands, will assist in maintenance and care of all Town parks and facilities. Will require working a variety of shifts, including days, evenings and weekends. • Tourism Customer Service Representative(s): Perth Tourism is seeking individuals who are interested in becoming part of an energetic team. The successful candidate(s) will be dedicated to delivering effective customer service and be skilled in public relations. The position(s) will facilitate and promote Heritage Perth, its 200th Anniversary and its diverse range of arts, culture, recreation, festivals and events. • Festival Assistant: Perth Tourism is seeking an energetic person to assist with festival and events during our 200th Anniversary year. The position will involve nights and weekends, and event experience would be an asset. • Perth Museum Interpreter(s): Perth Museum is seeking individuals who are interested in history and have experience working within a museum setting. The successful candidate will provide customer service and work with museum artifacts and archives. • Perth Pool Staff: Qualified Lifeguards, Instructors (Aquafit, Life Saving/Red Cross), Day Camp Coordinator/Counsellors and Locker Room Attendants. • Crystal Palace Convener/Special Event Attendant: On-site staff person for evening/weekend events at the Crystal Palace, conducting general maintenance during the events. Works with the renter of the Palace to ensure good customer service. Environmental Services Department • Seasonal Fleet Support: To assist Fleet Mechanic • Mowing Crew Operator (s): To operate grass mowing/trimming equipment at the Town’s many parks, boulevards and easements. Experience is an asset however training will be provided. Interested applicants are invited to submit a confidential resume outlining their experience and qualifications to the undersigned. Please indicate in a covering letter in which areas you may be interested in working. Applicants must have the ability to work a variety of shifts. Some positions will require the applicant to submit to a background check. Applicants are invited to submit covering letters and resumes by Thursday, February 25th, 2016 at 12:00 NOON to the attention of Jan McFadden, Payroll Clerk, Corporation of the Town of Perth, 80 Gore Street East, Perth, Ontario, K7H 1H9 or via email jmcfadden@perth.ca.
The Town of Perth is seeking the services of a Chief Summer Student. Hours of work for this position are up to 40 per week (including evenings and weekends), from May 1st to October 31st, 2016. Pay Panel: STU-03 ($14 to $18 per hour).
We thank all applicants who apply for the position, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection and Privacy Act, personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act 2001 and will be used only for the purposes of candidate selection. The Town of Perth will provide accommodation for individuals with accessibility needs.
Reporting to the Community Services Lead Hands, the Chief Summer Student will be responsible for ensuring that part-time, evening and weekend students work in accordance with the Town of Perth Health & Safety Policies and the Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act, and will maintain appropriate work records. In addition, the Chief Summer Student will be responsible for ensuring that all tasks are performed as assigned. This position is evening and weekend work. Experience is an asset, however, training will be provided. Interested applicants are invited to submit a confidential resume outlining their experience and qualifications to the undersigned. Applicants must have the ability to work a variety of shifts. This position will require the applicant to submit to a criminal records check. Applicants are to submit covering letters and resumes by Thursday, February 25TH, 2016 at 12:00 Noon to the attention of: Jan McFadden, Payroll Clerk Corporation of the Town of Perth 80 Gore St. East Perth, ON K7H 1H9 Or via email: jmcfadden@perth.ca We thank all candidates who apply for the position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act 2001, and will be used only for the purposes of candidate selection. The Town of Perth will provide accommodation for individuals with accessibility needs.
SNOW REMOVAL AND TOWING: After a local snow event, municipal employees endeavour to remove snow and ice from the streets in order to convey traffic and pedestrians safely. Municipal streets are plowed according to an order based on road classifications formed using daily traffic counts, vehicle speed, and emergency vehicle use, commencing with major arteries, followed by secondary and local streets. The public is reminded that under the Highway Traffic Act it is an offence to park or stand a vehicle in such a manner as to interfere with movement of traffic or the clearing of snow from a highway (Section 170). Accordingly, cars left on roadways (or municipal parking lots without a permit), during overnight hours will be towed in accordance with Traffic and Parking By-Law #3961.
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In the competition of giving, volunteers in Carleton Place, Perth and Smiths Falls prove they have some of the biggest hearts around. All three communities were honoured at the 2015 Bell Ringer Trophy celebrations in Smiths Falls Jan. 20 when it was announced the combined efforts of all Salvation Army Kettle campaign volunteers resulted in the organization meeting its campaign goal by raising $170,000. “It’s a pretty remarkable total,” said Mayor Shawn Pankow of Smiths Falls. For the second year in a row Smiths Falls proudly carried the Bell Ringer Trophy for municipalities back to their town hall after raising $1,299.30 for the cause. The municipal challenge gave each participating community (Carleton Place, Beckwith, Smiths Falls, Mississippi Mills and Merrickville) one day to raise as much as they can at the kettles. Every Smiths Falls council member came out to do a shift at the kettles inside Andress’ Your Independent Grocer Dec. 12. Pankow said he is always impressed with the generous nature of his community who never fail to demonstrate this spirit time and again when the need arises. “It’s a town that just continues to
The Salvation Army thanked everyone who took part in the 2015 Kettle Campaign. Without this we wouldn’t be able to run our food bank and other programs. MAJOR SHARON ROWSELL
All of this year’s trophy winners are returning champions, but none more established in their success than the Carleton Place OPP team who has taken the emergency services trophy home the last four years running. In 2015, they raised $2,018.22 for the Salvation Army. “We want to thank the people of Carleton Place and Beckwith,” added Sgt. Rob Croth of the Carleton Place OPP. “It was amazing. Young and old they were all donating.”
ing their 50/50 winnings to the faithbased organization. Debbie Lafleur, volunteer coordinator for the Salvation Army thanked everyone for their support throughout the successful campaign, saying the many volunteers “did a phenomenal job.” Before adjourning the annual trophy presentations, Lafleur made a special acknowledgement to Smiths Falls Lions Club member and annual Kettle Campaign volunteer, Wilf Toop who raised $600 alone for the charitable organization in 2015. “He accounted for half of what the Lions did,” Lafleur said. Toop has been volunteering with the Kettle Campaign since 2000 when he joined the Lions Club. The 2015 campaign was the first year back after ill health kept him from the social volunteering position the last two Christmas seasons. In accepting his certificate and Salvation Army bell Jan. 20, Toop thanked the church for the honour, saying he doesn’t do it for recognition. He pledges to be back next year ringing the bells and greeting familiar faces at local shops. “Next year I’ll be able to do more,” he said. In addition to volunteering for the Lions Club, Toop also gave six, fourhour shifts to the kettle campaign. He suggested offering a Christmas in July Kettle Campaign to help the Salvation
Army get through the time between then and the start of the Christmas fundraising drive season. Major Sharon Rowsell thanked everyone who took part in the 2015 Kettle Campaign, which is the Salvation Army’s largest fundraiser of the year. “Without this we wouldn’t be able to run our food bank” and other programs, Major Rowsell said. The Salvation Army is there to serve the region whenever there is need be it assistance with utility costs, thrift store vouchers for victims of fire, or the many programs they offer including the week-long camp program for kids. “The need is great in various ways,” Rowsell said. That is why the Kettle Campaign, food and toy drives over the holiday season are such a blessing to this organization. Last season’s efforts not only serviced the need over Christmas, but also helped to stock the shelves of the army’s food bank and helped them get a head start on next year’s Angel tree gift program. “The communities were a great support,” Rowsell added. “People came through with flying colours.” The Salvation Army accepts donations throughout the year to help them continue to fund necessary programming. To find out how you or your organization can help, please go to www.salvationarmy.ca.
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Carleton Place’s detachment got involved thanks to Const. Dave Bird out of Perth who answered the Salvation Army’s call a few years ago for more kettle volunteers by organizing his professional peers in the area. When asked what is their secret to success for bringing home the trophy each year since 2012, Croth said, he was “just sitting and talking with people.” He thanked Jarvis for her ongoing efforts to support the area. “She’s a great asset to the community,” Croth said. The various service clubs throughout the region are also valued and contributing members of our communities. This year the Perth and Smiths Falls Lions Club, Smiths Falls Kinsmen Club and Smiths Falls Rotary Club took part in the Best Performing Service Club challenge with Perth’s Lions Club taking the honour for a second year in a row raising $2,935.72. “I know all the fellows who do kettles enjoy doing it,” said Bert Shaw, club president. Perth’s Lions Club enjoys a membership of 43 with the median age being approximately 70 years. In 2015, the club operated three kettle sites with 22 members, but Shaw said their successful fundraising total isn’t just about the seasonal ringing of the bells from the kettle. Approximately $500 is raised throughout the year from Lions Club members donat-
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Westport to host winter carnival on Feb. 6 The cost is $15 per person, children under 12 free. Final weigh-in will be at 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon and there is a canteen available. If you have not tried ice fishing, this is your chance to get it off your bucket list. On Sunday Feb. 14, the Westport Arts Council’s Winter Games will take place at the Westport Community Center’s parking lot. This begins at 11 a.m. with horse and wagon rides around the streets of Westport for 16 to 18 people per ride. A fee by donation will be accepted. Hot food and beverages will be available outside until 4 p.m., thanks to John Pringle and Cottage Coffee House. Also at 11 a.m., Westwinds Farm will provide a petting zoo and pony rides for the Kids to enjoy. The Winter Games will begin at 1 p.m. These games consist of crosscut sawing, nail hammering, fresh egg marathon and tug of war and will take place at the community centre on Spring Street. The teams will see businesses against businesses, service clubs against service clubs, fire departments against fire departments, seniors against seniors and last but not least, kids against kids. Plaques already hang at Town Hall for the winners of last year’s events and those same plaques will be awarded to the winners this year. Everyone is invited back to the Cove at 4
p.m. for free live entertainment. Also on Sunday, the Royal Canadian Legion Upper Rideau Branch 542 Westport presents: Country Sunday. Valentine’s Day Bring your Valentine to Westport›s own “Sunday in the Country” with the one and only Jeff Code and his band Silver Wings. The event gets underway 2 p.m. and will run until 6 p.m. The cost is $10 per person and a light lunch will be served. On Monday Feb.15, at North Crosby›s Shillington Park from 1 until 4 p.m., enjoy skating and snowshoeing and indoors, have some fun with crafts, karaoke and Hot chocolate. There will be a Mayor’s Challenge as well. This Winter Carnival has been made possible by seven different groups that have come together to promote Westport and the area. They include: Westport Arts Council, Westport Lions Club, Royal Canadian Legion Upper Rideau Br. 542, Wolf Lake Howl Group, Westport Rideaus, Westport Parks and Recreation Committee and the North Crosby Parks and Recreation Committee. The sponsor for this entire event is Jim Archambault and Rideau Valley Hearth and Home. Watch for posters and pamphlets for more details about each event.
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February just got a little warmer thanks to several community groups that banded together for the first ever Westport Winter Carnival. Also included in on the fun is Rideau Lakes and South Frontenac. Spread over two weeks, the event will get underway on Saturday, Feb. 6 with the Westport Lions Club pond hockey tournament on Sand Lake. If interested in participating, contact Bob Reddick at 613-273-3499. There will be food and drink and lots of outdoor family fun. The second weekend, begins Friday Feb.12, at The Westport Community Center with the Westport Rideaus taking on The Brockville Tikis in this “Fill the Rink” competition. Before the game, which starts at 8 p.m., there will be a special presentation to Friends of the Arena (FOTO) from Aviva with a $50,000 cheque. In addition FOTA will be honoring its many supporters and volunteers. Watch for the Mayors Challenge, it should be a blast and there will be lots of draws and prizes. On Saturday Feb. 13, the day opens up with the 29th annual Wolf Lake Howl Fishing Derby. Since it’s the Ontario Free Fishing Weekend, no license is required for Ontario residents. Pike, pickerel, ling and perch categories are open to anglers for cash and draw prizes. Tickets available at: Norris Live Bait, Kudrinko’s, Bennett Bait and Tackle in Smith Falls and Wings Live Bait in Lyndhurst
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The Table’s after school program for young chefs to resume Feb. 25 The Table Community Food Centre is excited to be offering a new session of their After School Program. The program is open to children aged eight to 12 years in the Lanark County area. The vision for the After School Program is to inspire children to grow, prepare and enjoy healthy food and improve participants’ understanding of where food comes from and how it is produced. The program’s strength is its emphasis on hands-on learning with the kids having many opportunities to use The Table’s kitchen facilities and get their hands dirty in the gardens. The program also includes art, physical activity and games and is a fun, supportive, and safe space for children to be after school. The After School Program will be taking place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-5:30pm beginning Feb. 25 and wrapping up on Thursday, May 26. The participants meet upstairs in the kitchen and program room at The Table, 190 Gore St. East. Arrangements can be made for children attending St. John Catholic Elementary and Queen Elizabeth schools to be picked up by a leader in the After School Program and walked to The Table. Transportation arrangements
may also be made available from The Stewart School. Snacks are provided each day for the children when they arrive at the program, and a supper will be provided at 5 p.m. before the children head home. At least once a week, the children participate in a cooking activity that includes preparing a meal. The program is free of charge. Registration is on a first-come first-serve basis, though priority is given to kids from families living on low incomes. Registration is limited to 16 participants. The Table plans to offer the After School Program in a second session from September to December. Program sponsors for both sessions are being sought out. Individuals or businesses interested in sponsoring a session should contact Ramsey Hart, executive director of The Table ramsey@thetablecfc.org / 613-2676428 x 8. To enroll your child in the program, or to volunteer, please contact Cedar McLean, After School Program coordinator 613-267-6428 x 26 cedar@thetablecfc.org. To find out about The Table’s other programs, visit The Table’s website www.thetablecfc.org. Submitted by The Table Community Food Centre
“Many consider the Perth Kilt Run one of the best races they have ever run! Truth is, our race event would be nothing without the dedicated volunteers. We are very fortunate to have some very skilled and dedicated people. Today we feature Bruce and Brenda Ball. Bruce has been a key person on the committee and known for his great T-shirt designs. You may have run into “the Bruce” (see photo) in his warrior persona! On the other hand, Brenda was essential to making the 2015 race a success; in the critical role of Treasurer ... she was someone we really counted on. Just two of the many valued volunteers we will be depending on to make it a record setting event on June 24-26, 2016!” If you are interested in volunteering for the 2016 event please email therunninggoat@cogeco.net. Or if you want to run the Royal Mile sign up for the Learn to Run 1 Mile Program at The Running Goat and be a part of the Guinness Record!
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What can the stomach tell us about the state of the nation’s health? Plenty! A report in the medical publication, “Life Extension”, states that 40 percent of North Americans suffer from heartburn every month! More appalling, 20 percent experience weekly attacks! So every year doctors write 119 million prescriptions for heartburn, generating 14 billion dollars in sales. But big sales can also mean big side-effects for unsuspecting medical consumers. Dr. Gifford-Jones What can go wrong? Protonpump inhibitors (PPI’s) such as Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid can ease the feeling of a burning fire under the breastbone. It’s due to an over-indulgence in food and drink which pushes protein digestive enzymes and bile up into the lower end of the esophagus (food tube). This condition is commonly referred to as gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD). But there’s a problem. PPIs have been available for many years and were originally marketed for intermittent use, to decrease the production of gastric acid. But people with moderate or severe GERD sometimes rely on them for longterm maintenance use. And there is an old saying that, “Too much of a good thing is often worse than none at all”. One error is made over and over. That’s when humans try to change nature’s normal physiology, resulting in unintended consequences. Consider the similar and numerous troubles that occur when cholesterol-lowering drugs are used for prolonged periods to decrease blood cholesterol! It’s therefore reasonable to expect that when PPIs become a habit, the chronic decrease in gastric acid triggers unintended consequences. For instance, an acid stomach is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12. One study showed that 75 percent of PPI users were deficient in this vitamin. Other studies revealed there was a 4X greater risk of B12 deficiency in long-term users of PPIs. This is not a minor problem as a lack of vitamin B12 can cause anemia, depression, decreased taste, numbness and tingling in the extremities. PPIs also increase the risk of fractures. This is believed to be related to a decrease in calcium absorption from the diet. This can have a negative impact on the amount of calcium that reaches the blood and eventually the bones. Magnesium, an important mineral, is needed for 300 metabolic reactions in the body. But studies show that 32 percent of North Americans are deficient in magnesium even without the use of PPIs. With PPIs added, one study reported that a deficiency in magnesium caused fatigue, unsteadiness, numbness, tingling, seizures, or an irregular heart rate in those taking PPIs for over eight years. But once PPIs were discontinued all these symptoms disappeared. In spite of advances in medicine, heart disease continues to be the number one killer. The use of PPIs appears to be another risk factor. Small particles in the blood called platelets are part of the blood coagulation process. This is why patients who are at risk of developing a blood clot are often placed on anti-platelets medication which helps to keep platelets slippery and less likely to form a clot. But recent studies show that PPIs interfere with the effectiveness of these drugs, increasing the risk of blood clot. In addition, PPIs may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease by decreasing the production of nitric oxide that relaxes coronary arteries. Pogo, the cartoon character, was smarter than many humans when he remarked, “We have identified the enemy and the enemy is us.” Intelligent people avoid GERD by limiting calories and losing weight, stopping smoking, limiting the use of Aspirin and other painkillers, and avoiding the “all you can eat and drink” syndrome that produces excessive gas and forces food into the esophagus. Taking GERD seriously can also decrease the risk of an often fatal cancer. During the last 25 years there’s been an alarming increase in esophageal malignancy. It’s due to repeated attacks of heartburn, resulting in chronic inflammation of the lower end of the esophagus, and the start of precancerous changes. Today, in North America, it’s unbelievable that 14 billion dollars are spent yearly on heartburn. One must conclude it’s the brain, not the stomach, that’s the main problem.
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bunch of years ago I spent a fair amount of time looking up cauliflower recipes. Probably it was not nearly as much time as I have spent sorting and matching socks, but that’s another long, sad story you may have heard before. When the kids were small there was a magical period when you could feed them pretty much anything because it was all new and interesting. This soon morphed into a seemingly endless era of pickiness that sticks around like an unwanted houseguest. Or a bad smell. You may have heard that story before, too. One thing about cauliflower is that when you have little kids with small appetites, a head of cauliflower can be a lot of vegetable. I mean, I like cauliflower, but it can seem kind of endless (hence the recipe quests). At our place the three most common ways to serve cauliflower are steamed with butter, steamed and smothered in cheese or raw with tasty ranch dip. I prefer the third option, and I was quite delighted when Boychild announced a few years ago that he really, really liked it that way, too. Consequently, I completely destroyed his love of cauliflower and ranch dip by taking an enthusiastic (read: overzealous) approach to including it in his lunches for a tasty snack. Funny how people get sick of too much of a good thing. So cauliflower took a back seat. Over the last few months – maybe even a year – I couldn’t help but notice that cauliflower seemed to be trendy. Every time I opened a magazine or perused recipes online, there seemed to be some exciting new cauliflower recipes to share. Where were all these things a few years ago? Suddenly there were piles of saucy side dishes, cauliflower pizza crusts, delectable roasted creations – all kinds of delicious-sounding variations. By now, if you are still reading this here missive, you are probably wondering why I am spending so much time talking about cauliflower. It’s actually quite timely. Cauliflower has totally been in the news lately. The big reason for the headlines has, of course, been the fact you have to take out a loan in order to afford cauliflower these days. I have to admit I hadn’t really noticed the problem because we buy it so infrequently (see
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“killjoy” above) – even though there are, apparently – a kabillion new and exciting ways to prepare it that I really should be trying. The suspicious person in me wonders if there is a conspiracy at play. Did Planetary Spin Doctors Inc. launch an elaborate campaign to elevate this blandish veggie to new, tasty heights so everyone and their picky children would want to gorge on it, and then the execs at Cauliflower R US Inc. jacked up the price to astronomical levels so they’d all get rich? Nah. The drought in California and the tanking Canadian dollar are the two most-commonly cited factors for the price spike ($8 to $10-a-head range in our part of Canada, which is a bargain compared to other parts). It certainly lacks intrigue but makes more sense. That veggie isn’t the only produce (or product) that is generating concern on grocery bills. Prices are going up, especially for produce, for the aforementioned reasons. I pondered this as I shredded cabbage on the weekend for a non-cauliflower recipe. In one store the cabbage was on sale for 69 cents a head – but there was none left. I can’t remember what I paid in the other store. I was just glad to find it because it was a required element. Anyway, I started thinking about the expense of food and ways to alleviate the costs. I often ponder Life’s Big Problems while shredding things. The tricky part (aside from droughts and economies, of course), is the whole “growing produce in the winter in Canada” issue. So I think I might turn my dining room into a greenhouse. We don’t really use it very often except to pile stuff in, so I figure if I simply knock out the south-facing wall we can get some great light and then I could grow all sorts of things – even cauliflower. Brilliant, yes? I should probably also buy a cow and some chickens. If I call it a 200th Anniversary Project do you think the bylaw officers would mind?
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Skylar Baker, 11, at left, keeps in synchronized time and step with Jaclyn Stewart, 12, during the Robbie Burns Day dinner at the Perth Royal Canadian Legion on Saturday, Jan. 23. The duo are members of the Rosemary Breman School of Dancing, based in Carleton Place.
In-school mentoring is a doable option
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‘m going to be a big sister again. Yes, I know, I have been one for (how old is my wee brother again?) years and years, but this time, it’s going to be different. Nope, Mom isn’t providing me with another sibling. Wouldn’t that be wild? About 30 years ago, I had the opportunity to be a Big Sister for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Leeds and Grenville. It was a full-fledged match and Lydia and I developed a relationship over a few years before she grew out of the program. We hung out on a weekly basis, going on adventures, playing sports, hitting the zoo and the likes. It was fun, but a big commitment – a rewarding one that I didn’t take lightly. Fast forward a few decades and the opportunity to be a Big Sister in Smiths Falls was an option I looked into back in November. I asked about the commitment, and what other options were available. With a new work schedule in hand, and full support of my employer, I was able to find an hour in my week to commit to Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Lanark County’s in-school mentoring
LAURIE WEIR Weir View program. This fits my schedule of wonkiness. I can give a young person an hour of my time each Wednesday, I told my caseworker at BBBS. We went through the screening stages: there was the application process, where I had to give them three references. A background check through the Ontario Provincial Police was the next part of the process. Then, there was an hour-long interview where they asked me lots of personal questions including why I wanted to do this. “I am still a kid and this way I can do kid stuff without feeling guilty,” I told my caseworker. “You’re never too old to be a kid, and once you lose that option, you might as well go lay down someplace.” Well, he laughed. I think that was a good sign. With my police check in hand a few days later, I was then asked to come
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into the Smiths Falls office for training. This included going through a handbook of information about what I can do with my Little as her inschool mentor. It was another hourlong visit. The main objective of this particular program is to be a friend to my Little. She has to know she can depend on me to be her friend and help her reach her full potential through consistent, dependable and non-conditional adult friendship. “That’s a lot of pressure,” I said. He laughed. “No, it’s really not at all… all you have to do is be yourself, and be her friend. That’s it!” What? That sounds too easy. In school mentoring goals are pretty easy too: get to know her, relate to her, talk and communicate (check, I’m a chatterbox, but also a good listener, so she can tell me stuff); relax (“chill” is my middle name); have fun together (I’m all about having fun!); and to help her feel positive about herself. (I have learned some tricks of the trade about that.) Objectives include: to motivate her;
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Legion renovations to washroom floors almost complete A complete renovation of our top-floor washrooms is almost complete, and some improvements and repairs have been made to the downstairs kitchen facilities. When those jobs are completed, a similar renovation will take place in our downstairs washrooms. The work is taking place is under general contractor McAdoo Construction, and this is the first major project to occur in many years. Improvements are expected to enhance the experience for those who book our hall for weddings, and other events. Late in 2015, the installation of a stairlift (also called a chairlift) was completed, giving mobility access to the second floor washrooms and the Hall of Remembrance military museum. The wedding experience at our Legion facility has been enhanced considerably by Administrator Laina Trevena, who can be contacted at 613-267-4400. Saturday, Feb. 13, is the next Saturday Jamboree date, featuring an open mic session with from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. All musicians welcome. Saturday meat draws are coming up on Jan. 30 and Feb. 27, from 2 to 5 p.m. Everyone is welcome to these events. Days of Yore …
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On behalf of the Perth Blue Wings Alumni, past and present, I wish to thank and congratulate the Perth Blue Wings Hockey Club, coaching staff, volunteers, fans and the Boston Bruins Alumni for organizing and promoting this very special and entertaining event – not only for the Perth residents but the whole Ottawa Valley. It has been my honour and privilege to be selected to co-coach the Boston Bruins Alumni with my former teammate, Frank ‘Muzz’ McLean when we wore the blue and white for the Blue Wings 64 years ago. With gratitude, Glen ‘Redman’ Blair Perth Blue Wings Alumnus
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increase her self-esteem, self-awareness and self-confidence; and to help her stay in school. There is so much more to this opportunity than I even imagined. I’m looking forward to meeting her soon, possibly as early as this week. The next step was for my caseworker to reach out to a local school to see who would best fit with me. I have requested that my Little will have media consent as I want to write about how awesome she is and some of the fun things that we will do over the course of a school year. (Yes, that’s it… a 10-month commitment which can continue through the next school year if that is the wish of both parties. Because we’re getting together at this stage of the game, it’s likely that if we hit it off we shall continue through next year.) Of course, we will have a personal and confidential relationship, so anything she confides in me will not be broadcast here – but little blasts about some of the cool stuff we do now and then won’t hurt. If you want to know more about becoming an inschool mentor with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Lanark County, or any other volunteer opportunities, please give them a call at 613-283-0570 or visit www.bigbrothersbigsisterslanark.ca. Any little bit of time you can give can mean a world of difference to a young person.
From The Perth Courier dated February 25, 1953: “A Korean casualty list issued by the Army last Friday included the name of Sgt. Newton Wilson, RCR’s, husband of Mrs. Mary Isabel Wilson, nee Mary Doull, of 73 Drummond Street, Perth. The Army list brought the total casualties suffered by Canadian troops in Korea to 1297, including 247 dead, 936 wounded, 26 missing, 87 injured in action; and the Air Force has reported one missing. …The Sergeant sustained a shrapnel wound in the left hip on the night of the of Jan. 23 when he was taking part in a night patrol.” Did you know?
The Veterans Affairs Canada website reports the following little known fact about the Korean War: “For its courageous stand at Kapyong, the 2nd Battalion of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry received the United States Presidential Unit Citation. Other awards for valour received by Canadians during the Korean War include: nine Distinguished Service Orders, 33 Military Crosses, five Distinguished Flying Crosses, eight Distinguished Conduct Medals and 53 Military Medals.” Don’t forget our websites: www.rcl244.com, and www.hallofremembrance.ca. Facebook: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 244.
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POPPY TRUST FUND - STATEMENT OF FINANCE PERTH-UPON-TAY BRANCH 244 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION The Royal Canadian Legion has a great responsibility to foster and maintain the tradition of Remembrance in Canada. The prime reason for the Annual Poppy Campaign is the opportunity to remind Canadians of the debt owed to the more than 116,000 Canadian men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice during service for Canada in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the many United Nations Peacekeeping operations (Middle East, South East Asia, Indo-China, Pakistan, the Congo, Cyprus, Tanzania, Somalia, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Central America, Bosnia, Kosovo), the Persian Gulf War, the recent war in Afghanistan, and the other locations throughout the world. The conclusion of the 2014-2015 Annual Poppy Campaign was on 30 September 2015. The citizens of the Town of Perth and surrounding communities are reminded that the money raised by this Poppy Campaign, as in the past, is considered to be a public trust fund and is used in accordance with the rules and regulations that are stated in the By-Laws of The Royal Canadian Legion. In accordance with these By-Laws, one of our responsibilities is to inform the public of the results of our annual campaign and the disbursements which result from the immediately previous Poppy Campaign. Accordingly, a statement of finances has been prepared with respect to the Poppy Campaign conducted by Perth-upon-Tay Branch 244 during the period 1 October 2014 to 30 September 2015. For public information and a comparison, the statement is as follows: Item A B C D
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Opening Balance Income from all sources Sub-Total (A+B) Campaign Expenses 1. Poppies and Wreaths 2. Promotional Material 3. Postage 5. Advertising 6. Other Local Expenses 7. Sub-Total (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) Disbursements 1. Grants to Ex-Service Persons / dependents 2. Bursaries 3. Donations a. Facility Refit 4. Provincial Assessment 5. Youth Education 7. Sub-Total (1, 2, 3, 4,5) Total Expenses (D & E) Closing Balance (in Branch Poppy Fund as of 30 September)
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What a busy week is coming up! Exams are starting and the school atmosphere is buzzing. Everyone is studying hard for their exams and are just finishing up on their end of semester culminating activities. Exams started Wednesday and will go until Monday, Feb. 1. Exams will be a week one schedule, with the first period starting on Jan. 27. An extra day has been put aside on Tuesday, Feb. 2, in case school is cancelled for the day due to a snow day. Wednesday, Feb. 3 will be a PA Day (Professional Activity Day), and Thursday, Feb. 4 Semester two classes will start up. St. John Guatemala Travellers are having a used clothing drive for their upcoming trip. Please donate any used clothing from now until Jan. 23. Saturday, Jan. 23 is the final day for collection, and the team will be at St. John Catholic High School from 8 a.m. to noon to take donations. Some key things to know: All clothing whether it is new or slightly used, is worth donating, a minimum of 200 garbage bags, of clothing is their target, clothes do not have to be organized or folded. Yearbooks are on sale for $45. They can be purchased in the library, room 212 from Mrs. Minnema. Get the yearbooks before it’s too late! Extra copies will not be ordered, so go get a yearbook before they are all sold out. On Saturday, Feb. 13 Guatemala travellers will be hosting a Valentines Gala to support their trip to Guatemala this March. Everyone is welcome to join, tickets are $30. If you wish to attend please contact Phil Brackenbury at 613-267-8257. Join in on the fun and help support the travellers on their amazing trip to help those in Guatemala!
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The Governor General’s Foot Guards Band will be performing at St. Paul’s United Church in Perth on Saturday Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The 30-piece concert band is part of the most senior reserve infantry regiment in Canada, dating back to its formation in 1872. The band is based at Cartier Square Drill Hall in downtown Ottawa. They share a close connection to the Governor General and provide music for many ceremonies in the Ottawa area, including the annual nationally televised Remembrance Day ceremony held at the War Memorial. Their Director, Lt. Col. Frances Chilton-Mackay is the Staff Officer of Army Bands for all bands in the Canadian Army. She became the first female director of the ensemble in 2006. The band’s full dress uniform with scarlet tunic and bearskin hat is immediately recognizable. Many of the musicians in the ensemble play in the Ceremonial Guard band, which supports the changing of the guard ceremony on Parliament Hill during the summer months. The performance will include a variety of traditional, military and popular music for concert band including the Finale from Saints-Saens Symphony #3 arranged for band and organ involving St. Paul’s Director of Music, Brad Mills. A special segment of the concert program will feature The Governor General’s Food Guards Band will be at St. Paul’s United Church on Sunday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. music from the Star Wars movies. Admission to the concert is free, but donations will be accepted at the door to defray the costs of advertising. Prospective concertgoers are invited to warm up an early February Saturday evening with the exciting sounds of brass, woodwind, percussion and organ, in the intimate and acoustically pleasant sanctuary of St. Paul’s United Church, 25 Gore St. W. in Perth.
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began attending many battle celebrations towards the end of his life, including his trip to Holland where 200,000 people lined the streets to express their thanks for what the Canadian veterans had done. “I think my dad went back to reflect, remember and to heal,” Quattrocchi said. In a way, his trips back to Europe provided him with the type of respect that Guthrie’s song is hoping to inspire here in Canada. The song’s video can be found on YouTube and depicts Guthrie building a shed in his backyard where he hangs pictures of past and current veterans in honour of their service to the country. A portion of each digital sale from the Strong Hands single is going to Wounded Warriors Canada, which offers a variety of programs in support of ill or injured Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their
families. The single became available Oct. 23, 2015 and has received good airplay since. It was on the radio that Marina first realized the song, 10 years in the making, had been released. She initially heard it after her father died in 2012 when she found a copy in his papers and pictures. In 2005, Guthrie sent Quattrocchi a copy of the song and a Christmas card but the elderly veteran wasn’t much for pen pals and never replied. Nevertheless, the gift was valued by him. “I remember him just really beaming. He was really beaming with pride,” Marina recalls. In the original version Guthrie included the line of comfort spoken by Quattrocchi that day in Holland, but it has been removed in the radio version. When Marina found Guthrie’s letter she was moved by the gesture and the singer’s pure intention to help veterans like
her dad. “He’s a really remarkable person,” Quattrocchi said of Guthrie. “I feel very honoured that he had the opportunity to meet Dad.” Marina wouldn’t think of the song again until last fall when she heard it on the radio while driving her car. She went home and wrote Guthrie a letter telling him how much the song meant to her father. “That made me feel really good,” Guthrie said. The two had an opportunity to speak Dec. 28, 2015 and share information. Quattrocchi rarely spoke of his time in service. Despite the realities of combat, Marina only remembers her father telling happy stories of his time in the war often featuring the friends he made. One time his group captured a German prisoner who Quattrocchi befriended. The story goes, the POW was
so grateful for Quattrocchi’s friendly treatment he gave him a camera that he used to take pictures until his return back to Canada. “This is something my dad really treasured,” Marina said. The camera remains in the family to this day. Throughout his life, Mr. Quattrocchi achieved many dreams of his except one – to live to 100 years of age. He died at 97, but Marina said she feels the single Strong Hands helps to keep her father’s spirit alive, and its timing was nothing short of spectacular. “I felt like in a really wonderful way with the song being released in 2015 it let him live to 100,” she said.One of Quattrocchi’s family is a school teacher and has committed to playing the single to her class on Remembrance Day so the next generation will understand the sacrifice of our veterans.
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A young man stands over a soldier’s grave and holding a letter begins to cry, while an aged veteran walks over and putting a hand on the young man’s shoulder, comforts him in his sorrow. This experience and the stories of other veterans inspired Trevor Guthrie’s song Strong Hands. What many don’t know is the aged veteran is the late Murray Quattrocchi of Smiths Falls. “He got really emotional too,” Guthrie recalls of his brief interaction with Quattrocchi during the 60th D-Day celebrations in Holland in 2005. The Smiths Falls veteran told Guthrie it was OK to cry and that he understood where he was coming from because he had five friends buried in the cemetery where they were standing. The pair both cried that day. Guthrie said the let-
ter he was holding came from a youth he met on site and corresponded to the soldier buried in front of him. The letter was from that soldier to his mother telling her he hoped to be home that Christmas, but sadly, the next day he was killed in battle. The number of young lives lost got the better of Guthrie that day, but also inspired him to make a positive difference in support of Canadian veterans. After visiting 60th anniversary celebrations in Holland and Normandy that year, the Canadian musician returned home to British Columbia and combined the impressions from several veterans into his song – Strong Hands. “I have nothing but respect for any veteran who serves,” Guthrie said during a phone interview with the Smiths Falls Record News. Marina Quattrocchi, Murray’s daughter, said her father
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Library so that the entire town has the opportunity to learn about the Aboriginal treaty in an age appropriate way. The message certainly reached council’s student representatives: Jane Ford and Alfred Rochefort who both expressed the emotional impact Cutler’s presentation had on them. Rochefort noted his teacher has spoken of reconciliation in his class before as a teachable concept. “They believe in it and I believe in it, too,” Rochefort said. Retired educator, Coun. Lorraine Allen thanked Cutler for her presentation, saying its hard not to be moved by the topic when it is discussed. “I think we’re all listening,” Allen added. “Thank you for giving us a very concrete way to share this in our community.” She pledged to pass the treaty kit information over to Coun. Chris Cummings who sits on the library board. Have A Heart Day There are a multitude of ways individual citizens can actively take part in reconciliation. On Wednesday, Feb. 10 Cutler and countless other students and reconciliation supporters will gather at Parliament Hill in Ottawa to ask the federal government to remove the funding gap for reserve students thereby providing equal investment for all Canadian students. “This is an event that has children standing for children on Parliament Hill,” Cutler added. “I think this is an opportunity to do something that costs no money. It just costs good will and good heart.” Those who can’t be on the hill that day may also sign the online petition to ‘End the Gap in Funding for First Nations Schools’ at www.change.org. or send a Valentine card supporting Have A Heart Day to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and your Member of Parliament at www.fncfcs.com/hearta-heart. Anyone who is looking for further information may contact Cutler at: christinecutler30@yahoo.ca.
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Smiths Falls resident Christine Cutler is asking her town to stand alongside her and support the equality of all children, including Aboriginal children on reserve, by acting on three specific items. Cutler describes herself as a community builder and a children and women’s advocate who is committed to reconciliation. During her Jan. 18 presentation to Smiths Falls town council, Cutler asked the town to acknowledge the truth of residential school houses’ existence and the current need to improve funding for students on reserve. She asked members to first pass a proclamation that acknowledges Canada’s past with Aboriginal peoples and commits to a future of mutual respect and responsibility. It was said reserve students are funded 20-30 per cent less than other Canadian students today because their funding comes from the federal government and not the province or territorial government. “There are no shortcuts. We are led to walk in a different way with each other,” Cutler told councillors on Monday night. Mayor Shawn Pankow assured Cutler they will review the sample proclamation she provided to them at a future meeting. In thanking Cutler for speaking this week, the mayor said we, as Canadians, have to “acknowledge our past if we’re going to create a different future.” Creating this future comes when all Canadians are educated on the facts around Aboriginal rights. The last residential school was closed in Canada in 1996. As a first step to gaining this education that was denied to most Canadian students, Cutler asked council members who were planning to attend this year’s annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) conference in Winnipeg this June to visit the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg where approximately 7,000 statements from residential school survivors are housed. It is estimated about five million items around this topic can be found there. “I truly hope you will join me by supporting this,” Cutler added of the lost history lesson on Aboriginal welfare. “We now have the responsibility to get that information out.” For about $300 the town can do that in a most concrete way. An educational teachers’ treaty kit is available for purchase. In it there is a wealth of information that can be shared with students from kindergarten to Grade 12. Cutler would like to see the town buy a copy for the Smiths Falls Public
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GOVERNMENT NOTICE NOTIFICATION OF INVITATIONAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS To Operate a Private ServiceOntario Centre in Westport The Government of Ontario is inviting prospective proponents to submit proposals to become a ServiceOntario Service Provider in Westport. Individuals and organizations that are interested in this opportunity are asked to contact Suzanne Fontaine at 807-475-1775 by February 11, 2016, to obtain a copy of the Invitational Request for Proposals (RFP). Service Providers operate independently owned offices under agreement with the Government of Ontario to provide routine driver and vehicle, Ontario Photo Card and health card services, such as driver’s licence renewals, vehicle validation renewals and photo health card renewals. ServiceOntario must receive complete written proposals no later than March 3, 2016, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (E.S.T.) in order to be considered.
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After several days in sunny Barbados, Coun. Riq Turner knew he was back home in Perth by how clear the snowy streets were. “As I hit the town line (I came upon) the best-plowed roads of the entire trip,” said Turner during the Perth town council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20. “They do a tremendous job…I think that the people who work for the Town of Perth don’t get enough recognition.” To back this up, he recounted an experience from his recent Caribbean vacation. A fellow tourist discovered that Turner was not only from Perth, but also sat on council. Turner readied himself, expecting to “get an earful.” Instead, he heard how the tourist’s daughter lived in Perth and how, with just “one phone call,” to the town, crews were at her house – on Christmas Eve no less – to fix a sewer problem. Coun. Jim Graff agreed with Turner’s assessment. “Our road crews are taking pretty good care of clearing the snow,” said Graff. “I think our crews are doing quite a good job.” Graff also commended the town for the guardrails along Canal Bank Road, but noted that, with the likelihood of a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) clinic likely being added at Tay River Reflections at the end of that street, the time may come to work with Drummond/North Elmsley Township to do “something more,” with the road. Courthouse
Mayor John Fenik reported to council on the recent visit by Attorney General Madeleine Meilleur to the Drummond Street courthouse on Jan. 8 to discuss renovation to the facility. Fenik recalled that there had been plans for a renovation to the courthouse back in 2007, but, back then, “we were concerned,” he said, since Perth still had its own police service, which was in charge of court security – and the “hundreds and thousands of dollars” in security costs any expansion would add to the town’s bottom line. But he reminded council that “that was a long time ago. We have the OPP now,” which is saving on policing costs. “We will keep the courthouse project on the forefront,” said Fenik, with plans to remind Meilleur and other members of the provincial Liberal cabinet during upcoming gatherings of municipal politicians – and during Meilleur’s anticipated social visit this coming summer. In speaking with judges at the court on the day of Meilleur’s visit, Fenik said that not only would they like to see additional court and office space added to the facility, but “they also want their cannons back in front of the courthouse.”
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Tweed Inc.’s production system to create marijuana oil extracts is certainly a well oiled machine after working double time this past month in anticipation of the Smiths Falls company receiving their license to sell oil extracts to clients. “We expect it to happen any time in the next couple of weeks,” said Jordan Sinclair, Tweed spokesperson. If so, the company could be selling oils as early as the first week of February. It has been a quick turn around for the Smiths Falls-based company who only received its licence to produce extract oils in August 2015. At this time, the company invested in new technologies for production, including a CO2 super critical extractor. The process of turning a plant into oil requires the company to activate the pharmaceutical elements of the product so it is ready for ingestion. Heat is an important piece of the
process. “It’s more or less the same process to making holiday sauce,” Sinclair said alluding to a double broiler. As Tweed Inc. works to ramp up production of oils in preparation for next month’s sale, plans are already in place to transition extraction equipment to something more custom for the company’s commercial endeavours. “We’re already looking at what the next step of production will look like,” Sinclair added of the existing equipment. “This is a great first step.” The introduction of oil extracts is at once a new tool to help those battling various illnesses and also a herald for additional employment in the Smiths Falls area. Sinclair couldn’t confirm the precise number of new hires, but said the company has been able to add to their customer service team, as well as continue to contribute to the construction industry locally. The production of oil extracts has required the addition of new rooms to be built.
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Budget update Coun. Ed McPherson reported that, working alongside treasurer Lang Britchford, that he hoped to have the preliminary budget for 2016 drawn up by Jan. 21, and delivered to the eager hands of council by Jan. 22, for review over the weekend, before the day-long budget meeting on Jan. 29, which starts at 10 a.m.
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The Perth Scottish Country Dancers held a presentation of Scottish country dancing at the Carolina Retirement Suites on Monday, Jan. 25, in celebration of Robbie Burns’ 257th birthday. The dancers meet every Friday morning at McMartin House, 125 Gore St. E., in Perth, at 9:30 a.m. Above, dancers reach out to their partners across the way.
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The Perth Blue Wings hit for three in the first and thee in the second and that was enough to take a 6-3 win over the visiting Ottawa West Golden Knights Friday night in Perth. Perth rattled the cage of Austin Cain six times before the visitors could get on the board but not until the third period. Johnathan Peacock was stellar in nets with another big win, turning away 38 of 41 shots. Coach Michael McLean said they played a solid “40 minutes” but then lost some focus and “stopped wining battles.” The boys also took some unnecessary penalties due to “lack of effort and not enough moving our feet and playing with speed.” The coach said he was disappointed they were not able to secure the shutout for Peacock. “He was outstanding the entire game and deserved a much better effort from our group in the third period,” McLean said. The Blue Wings only had four shots the entire third period. “That is not how we win hockey games,” McLean said. “We need 50plus shots per night. We need five or less penalties and we need to move our feet and pucks - play with as much speed as possible. We did none of those things in the third.” Blue Wings scoring came from Karson McCartney, Danick Genest and Lucas Driscoll-McKinnon in the first period with assists coming from Joey Larcher, Jacob Cuffley, McCart-
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ney, Gabriel Laurin, Scott Leboeuf and Dylan McNamara. In the second, Laurin, Joey Larcher and Owen Phillips did the scoring for the big 6-0 lead. They were assisted by Guillaume Coovi-Sirois, Laurin, Nicolas Brazeau, Nicholas Vala and Marc-Andre LeBlanc. In the third period, the Golden Knights got by Peacock but not without some help. Taking advantage of the power play situation, Tyson Stewart scored. Matt Connolly then followed up with the team’s second of the night. A second power play marker from Connor O’Rielly was all Ottawa would accumulate. There were 302 fans in attendance. Coming up is a big road weekend for the Blue Wings. McLean said it “will be a great test for our team as we near the playoffs. The games just keep getting tougher and more physical.” Perth will be in Renfrew Friday night, which is “a great challenge as we have had difficulty shutting down their top line in previous meetings. They match up well against us,” said the coach. “If we can find a way to contain their top unit and stay out of the box I like our chances Friday night.” Saturday will be the first time Perth has played against Alexandria this season. “They are a top-three team in that conference and that is a longest trip of the season,” McLean said. “We will need outstanding goaltending and need to win battles all over the ice to earn a win Saturday.”
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The Alzheimer’s Society of Lanark County along with the Perth and District Chamber of Commerce were at the Blue Wings game Friday. Two Ottawa Senators tickets were donated to the Alzheimer’s Society to raffle off with more than $300 raised for their cause. Flag bearers Brody Young and Daniel Kerr during the puck drop by Bobbi-Jo Jarvis of the Alzheimer’s Society, and Pat Wiseman, president of the chamber, along with Blue Wings captain Karson McCartney (left) and Ottawa West Golden Knights captain Matt Connelly.
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Pictured is the start of 10km and 20km 2015 Tay Valley Loppet event last year. Photo by Simon Lunn
Tay Valley Cross Country Ski Club Loppet Feb. 7 The 2016 Tay Valley Loppet is set for Sunday, Feb. 7 at Murphys Point Provincial Park (Feb. 14 back-up date). There will be 10 and 20 km classic races in multiple age categories, and freestyle “Cookie” races at distances of 2.5 km for age 12 and under, and 5km all other ages. Competitive racers will be pleased to know that the 20 km race is part of the Ontario Masters Loppet Points Series. Start time is 11 a.m. for the 10 and 20 km races and 10:00 a.m. for the 2.5 and 5 km events. All racers will be eligible for draw prizes. There will be medals for first, second and third age group winners of the Classic Loppet and special medals for overall first, second and third 20 km winners. Cookie “Medals” and ribbons will be presented to all Cookie Race participants. In support of Perth’s world record-setting kilt run, there will be special prizes for skiers in kilts. New this year will be the Ski Meister medal, which goes to the male
and female with the fastest combined time in both the 5km skate and 10km classic races. Registration until Sunday, Jan. 31 is $30 for over 19, $20 for 19 and under, and the Cookie Race (19 and under) is $10. After Jan 31 and until registration closes at Noon on Friday Feb. 5, rates go up by $10, (Cookie Race by $5). There are no race day registrations. Fee includes a yummy soup and sandwich lunch. Registration forms and waivers are available at the club website: http://tayvalleyskiclub.wordpress.com/ The Tay Valley Cross Country Ski Club in partnership with Murphys Point Provincial Park grooms 20 kms of trails throughout the park consisting of 15 km track set for classic skiing and 5 km for skate skiing. There are also 10 km of backcountry trails available when snow conditions allow. Improvements this season include improved signage, more skate skiing trails and the addition of a snowshoe
Sports corrections Two Perth Blue Wings names were wrong in two separate photos that appeared in last week’s issue of The Perth Courier. The players were Nicolas Brazeau and Gabriel Laurin, not Calvin Wheatley and Jake Reed. In other sports news, Stingrays head coach is very much alive and well. We apologize for the horrific typo, naming him as the ‘dead’ coach. The Courier apologizes for the errors and any stress or embarrassment this may have caused.
trail. Grooming has been moved up a notch with the acquisition of tracks for the Park’s ATV which will enhance the capabilities of the Ginzugroomer that the club purchased last season. Those interested in improving their skiing skills can get involved in Sunday afternoon activities and programs for children, youth and adults. Contact Drew Lampman at tvsc_president@outlook.com for information. A novice to intermediate classic ski technique clinic will be offered on Sunday Jan. 31 beginning at 12 p.m. (registration limited to 16 participants – register at club website below). Club Membership is Family $75, Individuals $50 and Students $25 giving members complete access through the ski season to our network of trails. Further information on all club activities is available at www.tayvalleyskiclub.wordpress.com Submitted by Tay Valley Cross Country Ski Club
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Battle against Fentanyl comes to region, action to stem drug’s spread ongoing Stacey Roy
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The battle against the opiate Fentanyl has come to the Lanark, Leeds and Grenville area, but the healthcare community is rallying to try and stop it from destroying any more lives. “I think we’re already in trouble in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark,” said Jennifer Adams, public health nurse and harm reduction strategy co-ordinator for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit. “There’s not a whole lot out there that’s more fatal than Fentanyl.” This drug is commonly understood to be about 20 times stronger than heroin and up to 100 times more potent than morphine. In 2015, the regional health organization offered Naloxone kits for the first time in the area. Naloxone is known to reverse the effects of opiate use in users. There was no denying there was a need for the kits, but the demand for this program locally surprised everyone involved. “We thought we’d give out 15 kits and we’ve given out 66,” Adams said. Of those, 85 per cent were either current or past users of Fentanyl. Regionally, many Fentanyl addicts were legitimately introduced to the drug through a doctor’s prescription for extreme pain. In fact, Adams said local statistics show this area has a higher prescription rate of the drug than the provincial average. Prescriptions are only part of the dark story. In some Ottawa cases there have been sightings of the powder form of the drug, which concerns Adams as this form of the drug will not be dosed out as it is through a prescription. Destruction of lives Adams said she’s seeing too much of “the destruction that Fentanyl is having on people’s lives.” Christopher Fagan of Rideau Ferry knows all too well the devastating nature of the pain killer drug. On Aug. 2, 2007 Fagan was vacationing in the United States after successfully selling his 27 bar and restaurant businesses in both Canada and the US when he was involved in a serious car accident. Severe brain trauma kept this Smiths Falls businessman in hospital for two weeks until he was deemed stable enough to travel back to Canada, but during a layover in Chicago, Fagan said his headaches overwhelmed him and he passed out. After a brief medical treatment in the airport, Fagan was back on a plane and flying into Ottawa. “I just wanted to get home at that point,” he said. Once home, the headaches wouldn’t let up so he presented himself to a Kingston area hospital where he was given pain medicine to help him cope with his injuries. “In a nutshell, that’s where I started opiates,” Fagan added. “I never did drugs in my life.”
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Jennifer Adams, public health nurse and harm reduction strategy coordinator for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit sits with a sample Naloxone kit. In the last year, the health unit has handed out 66 of these kits to combat the symptoms of opiates, particularly Fentanyl.
He said he doesn’t blame the medical community for their approach in helping him given his injuries. It was because of those injuries that the original opiate was replaced with Fentanyl patches. Fagan said his memory loss was so persistent at the time that he would often forget to take his medication. For this reason, his doctor prescribed the Fentanyl patches, which initially only needed changing every three days. The initial dosage was the typical 12.5 mg over three days, but it didn’t take long before Fagan felt what he thought were pain symptoms returning. Today, he understands these were the early signs of addiction. “My pain level never got worse,” he said. Over time the dosage was increased to keep up with the symptoms of withdrawal until November 2014 when he was at the maximum dosage of 100 mg every day. At this time Fagan was beginning the process of getting his driver’s licence back after losing it due to frequent fainting spells. It didn’t take long before the familiar headaches returned and Fagan, not wanting to lose his licence again, began to research how to rid himself of his malady. He started chewing the Fentanyl patches. “That’s when I started abusing it,” he said.
The taste was terrible, but the relief was great, and Fagan felt like he was back to his old self again, but the cracks were beginning to show. There were many major moments in Fagan’s life during this period of time from birthdays to his marriage in Cuba, but he says the drugs have robbed him of these memories. That is until January 2015 when he noticed his habits and mood change and admitted to himself that he had a problem. It was then that he went about correcting it himself. Fagan describes terrible withdrawal symptoms at this time, including the unrelenting feeling that his legs had fallen off. “It’s the most horrible feeling that I’ve ever gone through,” Fagan added. “It was a feeling that I pretty much don’t want to ever feel again.” Adams said withdrawal symptoms aren’t fatal, but can feel so bad users return to drugs to stop them. Realizing he couldn’t fight this battle alone, Fagan walked into the health unit office looking for help and met Adams who educated him that the moments were he would fall asleep while talking to someone weren’t due to his head trauma, but were actually signs of overdose. She went on to say that when someone overdoses the body prepares to die. See FENTANYL page P19 R0013666202_0128
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This information scared Fagan to his core. “She was a very, very big help for me,” Fagan said. From there, he researched rehab programs in the area intent on ridding himself of drugs forever, and found a profound lack of services. He put himself on the waiting list for the Royal Ottawa Hospital treatment programs, but as far as he knows is still on the waiting list today. “There’s no way I’d be here” without finding a rehab alternative, Fagan said. However, the drug was such a strong force in his life at this point
that the local man put off his treatment until May when friends and family intervened and set him on the path to rehabilitation within three days. “I’ve been sober since” May 20, 2015, Fagan said, adding: “An addiction is always something I’m going to have to deal with.” He feels the strength of Fentanyl is such that it is best used in terminal cases and not when the patient is expected to live a long and productive life. Adams said Fagan’s story isn’t uncommon nor is his frustration with the lack of services in rural eastern Ontario. “It’s incredibly frustrating,” Ad-
ams agreed. Many treatment options include the use of Methadone, which can be a challenge because it requires a daily injection for clients, making travel very difficult. “It does work. It’s not the answer for everyone,” Adams said. Once Fagan regained his health he also regained his business sense. The veteran entrepreneur is planning to address some of the waiting list issues for treatment by opening a rehab clinic at the Gallipeau Centre in Smiths Falls later this year that will offer a medical detox program through the management and operation of medical professionals. “There’s so many other things out
there you can do,” Fagan said. He has already opened a clinic in Toronto last Monday, Jan. 11, and has other health care services planned for his upcoming site inside the Gallipeau Centre. Adams feels there is a lot the health care community can do to protect citizens from Fentanyl. She would like to see more education take place for the youth in the community around the potency of Fentanyl, as well as education for physicians that will encourage them to utilize the Narcotic Prescribing Guidelines. Another wish would be that every Fentanyl prescription be accompanied with a plan for withdrawal of the drug.
Starting the conversation Education is getting underway in the region with a planned regional Drug Strategy Committee meeting planned for Feb. 26 in Beckwith that will focus entirely on the issues around Fentanyl. The Province of Ontario is also working within its powers to clamp down on the abuse of Fentanyl with Bill 33: Safeguarding Our Communities Act, which received Royal Assent on Dec. 10. The bill will roll out a patch-for-apatch system across the province. This would mean prescription users would have to produce a used Fentanyl patch before they were given a new one by the pharmacist.
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, it’s a good time to be thinking about family. Consider delving more deeply into your genealogy. Research your roots, and you may be surprised at what you discover. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 All that hard work you have been putting in will finally start to pay off, Taurus. It’s quite possible you will receive some good news soon. Don’t forget to go out and celebrate. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, major changes could be coming your way and they likely involve your home life. Get ready for a big move or some major renovations to your home. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 This week your thinking could be even sharper than ever. It’s a good time to make plans that affect your future, including those pertaining to education or employment. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 If you let your imagination take over, you just may find others are more Here’s How It Works: receptive to this creative way of expressing yourself, Leo. Use every trick to your advantage. Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric Virgo, a recent project of yours could bring about some deserved clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! recognition. It doesn’t matter if it is at work or home, being honored can feel good. Connected to Your Community A/CP/K/P/SF - 26 - Thursday, January 28, 2016
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CHRISTOPHER DUNCAN Dairy Farmer Pakenham 1993 – 2015
90 YEARS YOUNG ON FEBRUARY 4th!!! Barbara Purdy You are a wonderful mother A special gran, aunt and great-aunt. We are so fortunate to have you in our lives. We wish you a Happy Birthday, filled with love. All Your Family
HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY Don Russell To our incredible Dad, Friend, Mentor, Grandpa and Great Grandpa Love from all of your family.
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HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY Barbara Purdy February 4, 2016 Love and Best Wishes All Your Family
The family of the late Christopher Duncan would like to thank the following people for their kindness and support after his passing. Thank you to the Mississippi Mills Fire Rescue Service, Paramedic Service, Air Ambulance Paramedic Service, Lanark County OPP and the Civic Hospital for their great efforts on that day. A special thank you as well to Chris’ sister Jennifer his Uncle Bill Duncan, his cousins Harold, Mark and Amanda and his good friends for being there for Chris in his time of need. To all of our friends, neighbors and especially family, who brought food, cards and words of comfort to our home. Thank you to Doreen Russell and all of the ladies for the wonderful hot meal which was brought to our home and to the Centennial Restaurant for their generous donation of food. Thank you to Chris’ grandparents and his many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends who kept our farm running smoothly during this difficult time and for the beautiful flower beds that were made in memory of Chris. Thanks to Ray Russell, Tommy Herrick, Darwin and Brett Ziebarth, and Reggie and Joe Wilson for helping to get the last of the first cut hay off the fields and stored. Thank you to Boyce’s Funeral Home for their professionalism and understanding during this difficult time and to all those who donated to the CHEO Foundation in memory of Chris. Thank you to Darwin Ziebarth and Barry Dean for organizing and to those who drove tractors, trucks, trailers to line Highway 29 in Pakenham and for following the funeral procession to the United Church in honor of Chris. Thank you to Lana Dean for the photo album with signatures of all said drivers. Thank you to Mike Ryan and Doug and Marty Russell for the beautiful music selections you had performed at the church. To Reverend Goodman, thank you for your spiritual guidance in helping to plan the funeral service and to Shirl Duncan and Margie Argue for taking care of the program for the church service and for organizing the food for the reception after the funeral service. To Chris’ Aunt Janet and Uncle Tim for making the beautiful video of Chris’ life. We will cherish it forever. A special thank you to Jonathan Baron for crafting the beautiful urns. To Robert Baron, Neil Duncan, Michael Sevigny and Spencer Chu, thank you for greeting people at the church and handing out programs. Chris would have been so proud of his six “redneck” pallbearers and seven honorary pallbearers. We know that he could see you on that day in your tailor made suits and probably had a chuckle or two. You were all great friends to him and he loved you all. Thanks to Uncle Bill Duncan, Chelsea Noel and Jessica Ryan for their heartfelt eulogies. A special thanks to Chelsea Noel who showed Chris the true meaning of love. You made him so very happy! A very special thank you to our wonderful daughter Jennifer for being there for Chris on that fateful morning, for her beautiful flower arrangements and for maintaining the memorial flower beds at our home. Thank you to Chris for being a wonderful and very special son, grandson, nephew and cousin. You are and will always be very much missed and loved by all who knew you. With much love,Jeff and Lucie Duncan CLR660662
BURGESS - In loving memory of our Mom & Grandma Irene (January 29, 2003), Dad & Grandpa Ernie (January 3, 2011), Brother Allan (February 14, 2012) and Niece Irene (December 28, 2012) Time unfolds yet another year but memories keep you forever near. Cherished and never forgotten Love Keith, Barb & Family
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IN MEMORIAM BURNS, In loving memory of our brothers who passed away, David- January 8, 2012 RaymondFebruary 17, 2008. Time may heal the broken hearted, Time may make the wound less sore. But it can not fill the longing, For the loved ones gone before. Who shall say the grief is lessoned, Those smiles hide the tears. Memories keep the wound still open. With the passing of the years. Love always Brothers, Sisters and Families Grant Greene January 30th, 1999 Fondly loved and deeply mourned, Heart of my heart, I miss you so; Often my darling my tears will flow; Dimming your picture where’er I go; ‘Tis sad but true, I will abide Until some day we’ll be side by side. Your loving wife
THANK YOU FOR THE SURPRISE PARTY! I would like to thank all those who came out to help me celebrate my 80th birthday on January 17th at Rob Roy’s in Smiths Falls. It was a great surprise and seeing so many friends and family from near and far made for a special and touching day. A special thank you to my children for planning such a great event… I may even forgive you for surprising me! Allan Jackson
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IN MEMORIAM Grant Greene January 30th, 1999 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. Your loving sons and daughters
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The family of the late Dorothy Hewson would sincerely like to thank family and friends who provided support, food, flowers, cards, online condolences and donations to the Lung Association. Special thanks also to the staff at Perth Community Care Centre for the exceptional care given to Dorothy during her years there. To Scott Blair and the staff of Blair and Sons Funeral Home, your caring compassion and attention to detail helped to ease the burden of a very difficult time. Ralph Brian, Yvonne & family Chris, Angela & family
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William Billings of Kemptville, Ontario passed away peacefully at the Ottawa General Hospital on January 17, 2016 with his daughter Brandie by his side. William is survived by his wife Bonnie and 5 children. Robert, Brian (Kenlynn), Brenda (Bruce), Brandie (Curtis), Brittanie (Dustin) & 7 grandchildren, Riellon, Rowan, Brock, Odin, Makenna, Aleena, Dylan. William was predeceased by his mother and father Isobel & Elmer also brother Victor. Service will be held January 30, 2016 at the Salvation Army, Oxford St West, Kemptville at 1:30pm. Luncheon to follow the Service. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society.
RETTY, Kevin - Passed away peacefully at Willowdale Retirement Ctr. on January 29, 2015. A year has passed dear Kevin, Since you were called away. How well do I remember that sad and weary day, Suffering much, you murmured not. I watched you day by day, I prayed that your dear life, Would not be taken away. Love you forever, Kay
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SandS allan Garnet
It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Garnet Sands on January 18, 2016 in his 78th year after an incredible fight against cancer. Garnet leaves behind his most cherished wife and life partner Ruby (nee Beaupre) of 36 years. Survived by three sons he cherished, Terry (Patti), Daryl (Karen), Rick (Sherri). Garnet leaves four adoring daughters who cherished him beyond words as their Paw and who are grateful to Garnet’s sons for sharing him for 36 years… Karen (Meryl Lowe) Brenda (Jim Jarvis), Cathy (Kevin Molloy), Diana (Ted Mallory). He cherished his 11 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and a special great grandson to be born May 2016. Garnet was also cherished and will be missed by special nephew Ernie Beaupre (Adele), whom he loved and thought of like a son. Garnet was the son of the late Charles and IdaBelle (Covey)Sands. Survived and will be missed by siblings Audrey Healey, Betty Bouchard, Clara Woods, Wayne Sands and Sandra Cleveland. Predeceased by brothers Gerald, Earl and Charles Sands and survived by sister-in-laws, Dorothy (late Gerald) and Marjorie (late Earl) Sands. Also survived by Ruby’s siblings and their families as well as numerous nieces and nephews that he enjoyed so much and many great friends. Garnet and his family wanted to express a tremendous thank-you to so many. Dr. Hilary Lawson… he often said you were his hero… you went above an beyond in ways we will never forget… you walked every step of this difficult journey with us. To Dr. Nimish Parikh for your guidance and compassion. Hospital palliative care nurses Janet and Dawn for your wonderful support. Beverley McFarlane, CEO, SFCH for your friendship and support, nurses, 2nd. Floor Med Surg., SFCH, he became fond of so many and was always so grateful for your care. MaryPat Bingley for your wonderful friendship and support and Lucy Bingley for your incredibly sweet gifts to Paw, your music, the game of checkers and your gift of feeding all of us dinner at the hospital, Dr. Melanie Paquin-Gobeil, Queensway Carleton Hospital who Garnet felt was also one of his heroes, as did we. You were instrumental in giving us the gift of precious time when Garnet needed emergency surgery in November… Dr. Scott Laurie and Dr. Gad Perry, Oncologists @ Queensway Carleton Hospital who both from the beginning of Garnet’s cancer journey supported both Paw and Mom with an incredible positive step by step approach to living with cancer. Garnet truly thought the world of all of his Drs. and nurses and they all so fondly claimed him to be such a wonderful patient. Also a special thank-you to D3 nurses at Queensway Carleton Hospital for the awesome care after emergency surgery in November. Garnet handled cancer the way he handled life itself… head on, step by step, with a positive attitude and his greatest concern always being his family. He amazed us all this past few months, his Drs., family, many nurses and friends. During visits he was the one always trying to make things easier on everyone with his sense of humour and compassion for others including hospital roommates whom he would always look out for often saying, “check to see if he needs a warm blanket”! As you can tell this man was special beyond measure… Our hearts are broken about losing his physical presence but grateful he no longer will battle this horrible disease. We will go forward proudly, as he would want, with all the lessons learned and memories of the love he so freely gave. Paw you always thought of Mom and family first and our lives are all richer because of you. Your incredible love for each of us left us with hearts full of memories that neither cancer or death can steal from us. If there is a reward in heaven for being, “The Best Husband, Dad, Grandpa, and Great Grandpa Garnie”, then we have no doubt that you were welcomed with open arms and are enjoying your reunion with family and friends gone before you. We will miss you forever and carry your love in our hearts to guide us through the difficult days ahead. As Garnet requested cremation has taken place… there will be no visitation or funeral. A private family memorial will take place at a later date. In memory to honour Garnet donations can be made in Garnet’s name to Smiths Falls Community Hospital Foundation for Diagnostic Imaging Equipment. Donations can be made by credit card, by phone or in person by calling Lise or Danika at the hospital foundation at 613-283-9743, or by cash or cheque but must specify for Diagnostic Imaging Equipment at SFCH. Receipts will be issued by the foundation. Or in lieu of donations, follow Garnet’s legacy and extend a random act of kindness to someone today.
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PRESCOTT Roy
Peacefully at the Smiths Falls Hospital on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 in his 83rd year. Beloved husband of Hang Prescott. Loving father of Debbie (Ryan) Cates and Cori (Chris) Knapp. Cherished grandfather of Benjamin, Joel, Sarah, Victoria and Vaughn. Treasured great-grandfather of Parker. The family would like to thank all the nurses, doctors and staff at the Smiths Falls Community Hospital for their dedicated and compassionate care. Roy was a devoted member and believer in the support of Alcoholics Anonymous. As per Roy’s wishes, bio-cremation has taken place. A private family service will be held at a later date. As expressions of sympathy, donations to TriCounty Addictions Services would be appreciated by the family. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Lannin Funeral Home, Smiths Falls. Online condolences available at www.lannin.ca.
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Barclay Isabella Barclay
Isabella passed away peacefully following a short illness in hospital in Perth on Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 in her 95th year. She was predeceased by her husband William Barclay, her parents Andrew Downie and Isabella Graham (Martin) Inglis, brothers Robert, Eban and Sonny and sisters Elizabeth and Christine. Isabella was a beloved special friend of the Harry and Bell families. She was a long time member and faithful servant of the Balderson United Church. Friends were received at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St., West, Perth on Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service at 11:00 A.M. A reception followed in the Blair & Son Family Centre following the service. In remembrance of Isabella, contributions to the V.O.N. or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth (613) 267-3765 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com
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Peacefully at the Smiths Falls Hospital on Thursday, January 21, 2016 in her 90th year. Beloved wife of the late John Cassell. Loving mother of Gail Holland, Ann Hare (Don), Faye Moore, and Glenn Cassell. Cherished grandmother of Kevin Hare (Amy Badenoch) and Tom Holland (Melanie). Treasured great-grandmother of Chelsie, Thomas and Charlie and step-great-grandmother of Charlotte and Skye. Predeceased by her parents Ernest and Lyla Dowdall and her brother Orville Dowdall (the late Eleanor). Fondly remembered by her extended family and friends. Friends were invited to visit with the family at Lannin Funeral Home, Smiths Falls, on Sunday, January 24, 2016 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM. A Funeral Service was held in the Chapel on Monday, January 25, 2016 at 11 AM. Interment followed at Hillcrest Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to St. John’s Anglican Church would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences available at www.lannin.ca
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Peacefully at the Ottawa Civic Hospital on Wednesday, January, 13, 2016, age 89 years. Beloved husband of Eleanor O’Neill (Hall). Son of the late Patrick and Ann O’Neill (Burke). Loving father of Patrick O’Neill (Kathy), Mary Boudreau (Jacques), Father James O’Neill, Margaret McIntyre (Alan), Rose O’Neill, Hugh O’Neill (Patricia) and Loretta O’Neill. Cherished grandfather of 13 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Survived by his sisters, Rita Sammon (Gord) and Helen Millar (the late Paul). Predeceased by his sister, Mary. John was a devoted member of Holy Cross Parish and charter member of the Knights of Columbus Council 5333. Friends visited the Brown Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 805 Prescott Street, Kemptville on Sunday, January 17, 2016 from 2 to 4 pm & 7 to 9 pm. Mass of Christian Burial was held at Holy Cross Church, 505 Clothier Street West, Kemptville on Monday, January 18, 2016 at 1:30 pm. Donations may be made to the North Grenville Accessible Transportation or Kemptville District Hospital Auxiliary. Condolences/Tributes/Donations Hulse, Playfair & McGarry Brown Chapel www.hpmcgarry.ca 613-258-2435
George Edward Duncan
December 12, 1936 - January 21, 2016
“Owner Operator of George Duncan Planing Mill for 50 Years.” George passed away surrounded by the love of his family at Perth on Thursday, January 21st, 2016 at the age of 79 years. Dearly loved husband and partner of 51 years to Ruth (Drysdale) Duncan. He was the loved and respected father of Rob (Kathryn), Scott and Martha (Steve Myers) and very proud Poppa to Matthew and Madeleine Duncan and Abygail and Declan Myers. George was the loved brother to Bill (Rita) Duncan, Miriam (late Hudson) Sargeant, brother-in-law to Julia and Clarice Duncan and brother-in-law to Ruth’s family Betty and Tom Somerville, Don and Connie Drysdale, Roberta Drysdale and Helen and Evert Bron. He was predeceased by his parents Lindsay and Annette (Lajeunesse) Duncan and his brothers Jack and Herel Duncan. George will be fondly remembered by his numerous nephews, nieces, customers and friends. Friends were received at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore Street, West, Perth on Sunday, January 24th, 2016 from Noon until 4:00 P.M. Funeral service was held in the Chapel on Monday at 11:00 A.M. followed by a reception in the Blair & Son Family Centre. A private interment will be held later. In remembrance of George, contributions to the Parkinsons Foundation or the Mental Health Support Project would be appreciated. A special thank you to the Evergreen staff at Lanark Lodge for their loving care. Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth (613) 267-3765 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com
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CORBIN, GAIL MARGARET
Peacefully at the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital with her beloved husband by her side in the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 20th, 2016; Gail Margaret Corbin (nee Dillon) of Braeside at the age of 66 years. Dearly loved wife and best friend for 46 years of Brian. Dear daughter of the late Clarence Dillon and Bridgette Coughlan. Cherished mother of Blake of Arnprior, Casey of Toronto and Mary Lee Sudworth (Mark) of Ottawa. Dear sister of Sheila St. Jacques (Serge), Jack and Patrick (Diane). Predeceased by her siblings; Allan (Bernadette), Harold (Gail), Michael (Sharon), Doris Patterson (Patrick) and Betty. Gail will be missed by the entire Corbin family as well as many nieces and nephews. Family and friends may call at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel, 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Sunday, January 24th from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. only. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in Most Precious Blood Church, Calabogie on Monday morning, January 25th at 11 o’clock. Cremation will follow with a spring interment in the Parish Cemetery. In memory, donations to the Partners in Caring Foundation of the Arnprior Hospital would be appreciated. Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
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200th Anniversary historic calendar and scholarship is now available stunning vintage postcards, local historic photos as well as the story of how Scottish settlers and War of 1812 veterans received their land grants in April of 1816,” says Keith Kerr, Warden of Lanark County and Reeve of Tay Valley Township. Planning is well underway for an exciting year that will honour the four townships’ rich heritage, celebrate their accomplishments and establish a legacy
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has demonstrated a keen interest in history,” adds Lanark County Warden Gail Code, deputy reeve of Drummond /North Elmsley. With over 200 events to participate in and so much history to explore, creating a calendar seemed the best way to provide the information. A resident of
Tay Valley Township, designer Annie Dalton gathered settlement maps, archival and family photos, and verified the historical summaries to create the calendar. Richard Kidd, Reeve Beckwith Township, comments, “The calendar is not only a keepsake of the 200th Anniversary but with the events from all four municipalities, you will be able to plan your participation in the 200th Anniversary year.” Each month throughout 2016 is filled with various 200th Anniversary events and activities that are happening in the participating municipalities over the year. “This is everybody’s birthday,” says John Gemmell, Deputy Mayor, Town of Perth. “So each of the municipalities is gearing up for a number of signature events to celebrate it.” Beckwith will host a Jock River Paddle, Franktown Lilac Festival, Pioneer Days, and Richmond Road Military Walk. Drummond /North Elmsley will host a DNE Heritage Day, Pioneer Maple Days, Celebrate Balderson Day, Discover Drummond Day, and Settlers’ Trail
Unveiling. The Town of Perth will hold a Fire & Ice Winter Festival; Ontario Town Crier Championships, and Blast from the Past block party. Tay Valley Township will hold a Tay Bells Winter Celebration, Scotch Line History Fair, Settlers’ Trail Unveiling, Settler Heritage Days and Lanark County Plowing Match, and a Betwixt and Between Heritage Dinner Dance. The calendar lists these events and many more and is a beautiful walk through the townships’ history. Selling for $10, they are going fast! Calendars are available at municipal and county offices, the Perth Museum, and select local businesses. Tay Valley Township is coordinating distribution of the calendars on behalf of the Joint 200th Anniversary Committee (made up of the Township of Beckwith, Drummond/North Elmsley Township, the Town of Perth and Tay Valley Township.) Visit our website at www. tayvalleytwp.ca for a list of the various locations where you can purchase the calendar or email us at events&promotions@tayvalleytwp.ca
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Barry Crampton of the 200th anniversary mapping project, above, shows his tools of the trade during the book launch for Beckwith Township’s 200th anniversary book, Beckwith Then and Now, at Beckwith Public School on Jan. 17. Left, Nicola Mains puts some finishing touches on the dessert tray. Below, here are just two volunteers of the Drummond North Elmsley 200th anniversary working group. They are Muriel Hopper and Maureen Armstrong.
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The successful year-long book project, culminating of those pictured here, including Nicola Mains, Casin the creation of Beckwith Then and Now, couldn’t sandra McGregor, Beckwith Reeve Richard Kidd, have been the success that it was without the help Rosemary and Tim Campbell.
Beckwith launches 200th anniversary book A large crowd gathered at the Beckwith Public School gym Jan. 17 as Beckwith Township continued its 200th anniversary celebrations with the launch of a new book. Beckwith Then and Now, a hardcover, 224-page book divided up into the four seasons, chronicles the rich history of the township, important stories, recipes, interesting facts, coupled with many historical photos. Of note, the foreword was written by the Governor General of Canada, David Johnston, who maintains a residence in the township with his wife, Sharon. “Sharon and I are delighted to join our neighbours and friends in celebrating the 200th anniversary of Beckwith Township,” he wrote. “Like many who have lived here
before us – and those who have yet to arrive – we are proud to call this little part of Canada home,” Johnston continued. The governor general called home many things: “a place to raise a family and to establish friendships; a place to make memories and to dream of what will come.” “Beckwith is all these things and so much more, thanks to the generations of resident who have helped to shape it into what it is today,” Johnston said. Five-hundred copies of the book have been printed, which has been dedicated to the brave pioneers who travelled in the early 1800s from Europe to carve out a new home in the wilderness of Beckwith. Readers
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can find information on agricultural fairs, Beckwith’s one-room schools, and the 2003 International Plowing Match. At the Jan. 17 launch, several of the recipes featured in the book were used to create the hors d’oeuvres for guests. As well, many interpretive displays were showcased. Beckwith is part of the original Perth Military Settlement, which was established in 1816 and includes the Town of Perth and the townships of Drummond/North Elmsley and Tay Valley. Beckwith Then and Now is available for $45 and can be purchased at the Beckwith Township municipal office. With files from Tara Gesner.
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Doug’s Auto Sales, Pakenham Peacefully at the Ottawa Hospital – General Campus with loved ones by his side on Saturday evening, January 23rd, 2016; Douglas Alan Craig of Pakenham passed away following a brief illness at the age of 58. Dear son of Ann Craig of Carp and of the late Archie Craig (2003). Beloved husband and best friend of Rachel (nee Hass). Cherished and proud “Dad” of Michelle. Doug is survived by 2 brothers: Bill and James “Fudd” Craig (Margaret) and 2 sisters: Susan Dubois (Norman) and Cheryl Craig. Dear son-in-law of Verner Hass (May) of Eganville and the late Margaret Hass (nee Schaven). Dear brother-in-law of Verna Attwell (David); Beverly Johnston (Bryan) and Mark Hass. Also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins and lots of friends. Friends were invited to join Doug’s family during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 only. A Funeral Service was conducted in St. Andrew’s United Church, Pakenham on Thursday morning, January 28th at 11 o’clock. Interment Whyte’s Cemetery, Fitzroy Harbour. In memory of Doug, please consider a donation to Myeloma Canada. Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
Suddenly at home on January 21st, 2016, at the age of 80 years. Martin was the son of the late James and Mary (Earley) Hall. Loving father of Christine Kingsley, Heather (deceased) (Dan MacPhee), Brian (deceased), Michael (Wendy), and Arlene. Very cherished grandfather of Thomas, John, Michael, Jake, William, Matthew, and Joshua. Survived by his siblings, Eleanor O’Neill (the late John), Rita McRae (the late Ray), Jack (Wilma), and Marion Norton (Rodney). Predeceased by his sisters Theresa Arsenault (the late Emile), and Evelyn Kilfoyle (Russ). Martin was a devoted member of St. Daniel the Martyr parish in South Mountain. He had many friends in the communities of South Mountain and Kemptville. After retiring as a dairy farmer, Martin continued to work with the Kemptville Truck Centre until he was diagnosed with cancer in December 2015. Friends visited the Byers Funeral Home, 2990 Church Street, South Mountain (613-989-3836) from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday January 24, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Daniel’s Church, South Mountain on Monday January 25, 2016 at 11 a.m. Spring Interment St. Daniel’s Catholic Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. Online condolences may be made at www.byersfuneralhomeinc.com
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Passed away peacefully at home in the loving arms of her daughter, Caroline with loving family by her side on Sunday, January 24th, 2016. Loving mother of Lee (Lori); Kim (Geoff); Braden (Susan) and Caroline. Dear sister of Brian Cox (Joan) of England. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Corey, Charla, Ryan and Ian as well as her greatgrandson, Lucas. Special thanks to friends of Audrey and Caroline; Scott and Doug MacLaren. Thanks also to nurses and P.S.W.’s especially Mary, Kayla, Liz and Cindy. Private family arrangements entrusted to the care of the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior. In memory of Audrey, please consider a donation to the Parkinson Society. Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
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Peacefully in Calgary, Alberta on January 15, 2016 in her 80th year. Beloved wife of the late John Suffron. Loving mother of John (Annette) Suffron, Richard (Bonnie) Suffron, Neil (Lynn) Suffron and the late Robert Suffron. Cherished grandmother to Sidney and Cole. Dear sister of Margaret (late John) Wilson, Lorena (late Bob Devitt), Gwen (Len) Spoelder, Sterling (Diane) Bennett, Harvey (Annmarie) Bennett and Gerald (Carolyn) Bennett. Also survived by her in-laws; Mary Temple, Donald and Jean Suffron, Margaret Whaley, Gertrude Plant, Donald Giff, Woody Cochrane and Earlene Bennett. Predeceased by her parents Orville and Mildred Bennett of Burritt’s Rapids, her sisters Miriam Carruthers, Ruby Giff and Emily Cochrane, her brothers Morley Bennett, Hope Bennett (late Joan), Roger Bennett and Francis Bennett. Also predeceased by her in-laws Earl Carruthers, Betty and Clint Plant, Stan Temple and Bill Whaley. Louise will be missed by numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Friends are invited to join the family for Louise’s memorial service at St. John’s Anglican Church, 2 George Street, Smiths Falls on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 11 AM. As expressions of sympathy, donations to any charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences available at www.lannin.ca.
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Clifford Thomas Nyle
Clifford Bristow peacefully passed away on January 19th, 2016 at his home on Rosedale Road with Joan, his devoted wife of 57 years, by his side. He was the best Dad ever to Sheri Mahon-Fournier (Andy) and Jeff (Debbie) Bristow, and best “Poppy” and Grampa to Christopher (Katie) and Lindsay (Ian) Mahon and Taylor (Katie) and Kayla Bristow. Cliff’s “happy go lucky” spirit will be sadly missed by many great friends & family. Cliff was born in Hope Township near Port Hope on March 16, 1935. He was the son of Eulah & Nyle Bristow & brother to Mary, Muriel (Pat) & Margaret. He earned a 4H scholarship to attend Kemptville Agricultural School (Kemptville College) and graduated at the top of his class and President of the Student’s Council. It was in Kemptville that he would meet the love of his life, Joni Taylor. They made Smiths Falls and Montague Township their home since moving there in 1959. He always had such a positive, fun loving outlook on life and people. He enjoyed many activities including singing & playing his guitar, auctioneering, public speaking, sales, house boating, farming, building homes, playing cards and in the later years touring the countryside in their motor home. A “Celebration of Cliff’s Life” will take place Sat., Jan. 30th, 1:00 p.m. at the Montague Centennial Hall (Rosedale Hall) 657 Rosedale Rd., S., Smiths Falls. In lieu of flowers donations in memory of Cliff may be made to LAWS (Lanark Animal Welfare Society) or Montague Forget-me-not Club.
WOERMKE Yvette Robertine (Well known for her favourite saying “Viande a chien”) Passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on January 21, 2016 at the Almonte Country Haven. Yvette (nee Lacroix) Formerly from Pembroke, in her 81st year. Beloved wife for 60 1/2 years to Alfred “Alfie”. Dear Mom to her three sons Robert (Diane), Larry (Patricia) and Daniel (Christine). Proud “Memère” of twelve grandchildren, Lisa, Lawrence, Matthew, Patrick, Jenna, Jaymie, Nicholas, Cassandra, Corrina, Amanda, Rachel and Jacob, also five greatgrandchildren Adrian, Logan, Daisy-Louise, Mavryk and Olivia. Family and Friends Visited C. R. GAMBLE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL INC. (127 Church Street, Almonte, Ontario, 613-256-3313) On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 from 4pm to 7pm. Funeral Mass was held on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 11am in Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church (134 Bridge St., Almonte, ON.) Interment in the mausoleum at Capital Memorial Cemetery (3700 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, ON.) followed. Donations in memory of Yvette may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. A special thank-you to the staff at Almonte Country Haven for their compassionate care and support. Condolences & Tributes: www.crgamble.com
C.R. Gamble Funeral Home & Chapel Inc.
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ACKERMAN Merle
P e a c e f u l l y surrounded by family on Sunday, January 17, 2016, Merle, in her 87th year, beloved wife of the late Roland Ackerman. Loving mother of Cary, Jeff (Tracy), Chris (Lynn), Sandra, Mark, and Kent. Dear Grandma of Carissa, Brittney (Matthew), Avalon, Kelly, and great grandmother of Taylor, Hunter, and Holly. Survived by sister Margaret Burns (Paul). Cremation has taken place, followed by a private celebration of her life. Dodsworth & Brown Funeral Home, Burlington Chapel
hogan Ronald Patrick Hogan
Ron passed away peacefully at Rosebridge Manor Easton’s Corners on Friday, January 15, 2016 in his 79th year. He his now reunited with his beloved wife Sharon Louise (Gilpin) Hogan. Son of the late Frank and Lillie Hogan. Predeceased by brothers and sisters Doreen Carscadden, Marie Northmore, William Hogan, Dolores Ridewood, Norma Running, John “Jack” Hogan, Frank Hogan, Vincent Hogan, Edward Hogan and Gary Hogan. At Ron’s request there will be no visitation or service at this time. A graveside service will be held at Hillcrest Cemetery in the spring with a date to be announced. In memory of Ron, donations to the Shriner’s Hospital would be appreciated. Blair & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls (613) 283-2800 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com
CUMMINGS Jean Luella
Peacefully at the Perth & Smiths Falls Hospital, Smiths Falls on Friday, January 22, 2016 in her 97th year. Beloved wife of the late Edwin Cummings. Loved mother of Lee Cummings (the late Dolores) and Bob Cummings. Loving grandmother of Tara Piepers (Paul) and Stephanie Cummings (Ken). Great grandmother of Douglas and Alexandria. Aunt of Marion Conroy and Beverley Buckham. Predeceased by sister Mary (Bill) and brother Jack (Vera). Friends were invited to visit at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 2372 Church St, North Gower on Tuesday from 12 noon until time of Service at 2:00 pm. Reception followed in Pierce’s Corners Hall, 3048 Pierce Rd. Interment was on Wednesday at Pakenham Union Cemetery. Donations in memory of Jean to the Arthritis Society would be appreciated. Condolences / Tributes / Donations Hulse, Playfair & McGarry hpmcgarry.ca 613-489-4105
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CHANT
David S.
Suddenly at Napanee on Wednesday January 20, 2016. David Chant of Portland, in his 57th year. Loved father of Monica Chant and Amelia Chant (Romano Corea) all of Alberta. Beloved son of Margaret and Stuart Chant of Portland. Dear brother of Linda Greenley of Perth and Richard (Beth) Chant of Oshawa. Predeceased by brother, Les Chant. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will be held in the Chapel of the Scotland Funeral Home, 27 Main Street, Elgin in the Spring of 2016. Inurnment Harlem Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations made to the Canadian Liver Foundation or the Charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. (Further information regarding the Date and Time of Service will be announced at a later date) (Memorial donations by cheque only) www.scotlandfuneralhome.com Burial, Cremation and Pre-Arrangement Centre
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Alice Ivy Belle Nee Dillon
Peacefully at the Garden Villa, Chesterville on W e d n e s d a y January 20, 2016. Ivy Coleman in her 98th year of Hallville. Beloved wife of the late Stanley Coleman. Loving Mom of Drenna White (late Robert), Tom (Jayne) Coleman, and Carolyn Van Koppen (Michel Sauriol). Cherished Grandma of Steven (Cindy), Deanna (Leon), Julia (Daimon), Shaun, Christopher, Cole (Kristy) and fondly remembered by their Dad Peter; and Michel’s daughters, Kendra and Grace. G.G. to Gavin, Emily, Nora, Kai, Maya, Connor and Daimon’s daughter, Raila. A Memorial Service will be held at the Hallville United Church (Church Road and County Road # 43) on Tuesday February 2, 2016 at 1 p.m. Flowers or donations may be made to the Hallville United Church. Arrangements entrusted to the Byers Funeral Home, South Mountain (613-989-3836).
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Marian Margaret Finlay
Marian Margaret Finlay passed away at the Lloydminster Hospital on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at the age of 82 years. Marian leaves to cherish her memory: her children; Rob (Fern) Scott, Gerry (Laurie) Scott, Susan (Ric) Burnett and Tina (Dale) Kostuik; son-inlaw, Dave Sexsmith; twelve grandchildren. nine step-grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Marian was predeceased by her mother, Ida Wilson and daughter, Karen Sexsmith. The funeral service was conducted from the Grace United Church, Lloydminster, Alberta on Monday, January 25, 2016 at 10:00 AM with Reverend Paul DuVal officiating. The interment was held at the City of Lloydminster Cemetery, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Donations in Marian’s memory may be made to the Pioneer Lodge Memorial Fund. McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., of Lloydminster, Alberta administered the funeral arrangements.
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DEROUIN Conrad
Suddenly at home in Ottawa on Wednesday, January 20th, 2016. Conrad Joseph Verdon Derouin formerly of Arnprior at the age of 71 years. Dear son of the late Verdon and Verna Derouin. Loved brother of Doreen Fraser (Robert) of Pembroke, Beverly Dowe (late Edward) of White Lake and Douglas (Donna) of Perth. Survived by many nieces and nephews. Conrad’s kindness will be remembered by many senior friends in his building. Private spring interment will take place in the family plot at the Malloch Road Cemetery, Arnprior. Family arrangements entrusted to the care of the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior. In memory of Michael, a donation to The Senior’s at Home Program, Arnprior would be appreciated. Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
IN MEMORIAM
IN MEMORIAM
SCOLLAN Billy, January 23, 1987 and Lois, January 31, 2001 Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day, Unseen, unheard but always near, Still loved, still missed and very dear. The Scollan Family
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IN MEMORIAM
BALLANCE, Richard – In loving memory of a dear husband, brother, son-in-law, brother-inlaw July 13, 1942-January 24, 2014. They say there is a reason, They say that time will heal, But neither time nor reason will change the way we feel. No one knows the heartaches That lies behind our smiles, No one knows how many times, We have broken down and cried. We want to tell you something, So there won’t be any doubt, You are so wonderful to think of, But so hard to be without. Sadly missed Lousie, Cecil, Marg, Allan
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IN MEMORIAM
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McGREGOR, Joan – In loving memory of a dear Mother, Partner, Daughter, Grandmother and Great Grandmother Joan who passed away January 29, 2010. You are gone but not forgotten As it draws another year. In our lonely hours of thinking Thoughts of you are always near. They say time heals every sorrow But we know it isn’t true. Because it hurts as much today As it did 6 years ago. We want to tell you something So there won’t be any doubt. You are so wonderful to think of But so very hard to be without. Loving you Fovever Irene, Bob Janice, Randy, Sandy and Families XOXO
RUSSELL NEEDHAM
Wood splitter: 15-ton D.R. 2-way wood splitter, 900 model, Briggs and Stratton engine, excellent condition, asking $1,300. Call 613-923-5903.
Feb 1, 2012
In a quiet country graveyard, Where the gentle breezes blow, Lies our Dad we loved so dearly Whom we lost four years ago. His resting place we visit, His memory is our keepsake, But no one knows the sorrow, As we turn and leave him there.
FIREWOOD 5 Generations of firewood sales, all hardwood, cut and split. Volume discount. Outdoor furnace wood also available. 613-253-8006. 8ft and 16ft tandem loads firewood logs, hard-maple, & beech. Delivery to Almonte, Carleton Place, Carp & Pakenham areas. 613-256-0341. Dry mixed hardwood, cut, split and delivered locally. $350/cord. 613-267-5772. Firewood- Cut, split and delivered or picked up. Dry seasoned hardwood or softwood from $60/face cord. Phone Greg Knops (613)658-3358, cell (613)340-1045.
Lovingly remembered, Tammy, Lynn, Barry & Family.
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IN MEMORIAM
IN MEMORIAM
PRATT – In memory of Rosemary (Sergeant) Pratt, January 19, 2015 and Howard William Pratt, February 20, 2015 Treasured memories forever Ross, Marie and Sherry
GRACEY, Elwin – In memory of our dear husband, father, grandpa and great grandpa who passed away one year ago today January 28, 2015. We often sit and think about the year that has gone by. And all the happiness and joy we shared until we said goodbye. We think about you always, we reminisce about you too. We have so many wonderful memories but all we really want is you. We think of all the laughter, the smiles and all the fun, And before we even know it, the tears have begun. For although it brings us comfort to walk down memory lane, It reminds us how, without you, life has never been the same. Forever loved, sadly missed and always remembered by Shirley, Sheila, Arnold, Korey, Laura and great grandson Griffin
George Anthony (Tony) Rubino B.A., L.L.B. Hard to believe it has been twenty five years. Would the wheeling and dealing still be going on? Would the TR6 still be around or would it have been replaced by a Miata? Would you be teaching your grand kids how to water ski and how to fish? Who knows what you would look like at 74 years of age? Unanswerable questions. At least we had the benefit of 48 years. Carl and Josie
COADY, Carmel - In remembrance of a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who left this earth, January 31, 2013. Though her smile is gone forever And her hand we cannot touch, We have so many memories Of the one we loved so much. Her memory is our keepsake With which we will never part. God has her in His keeping, We have her in our hearts. Life is not forever… our love is. Doug, Deb, Erin, Michael and family
CROZIER – In memory of Dorothy Crozier. Dearest Mom/Grandma It’s been one year since you left us peacefully, While hymns played by your bed. You were such a godly example to all who knew you. Your legacy lives on in the faith of your offspring, and all the people who were privileged to know you. Until we meet again in Heaven. Love you, and give our love to dad, Irvin, as well, in Jesus’ arms since January 2008. Daughter #4, Leah Williams on behalf of all 7 of us, and 20 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren
613-285-1547
Attention woodcutters. Oregon chainsaw chain, $1 an inch, 18” bar $18 etc. Husqvarna and Echo chainsaws on sale. Light chain oil $8 a jug. Now till January 30. Pete’s Lawn & Marine 613-267-7053.
Outdoor furnace wood, poplar in log length, $750/load. 613-267-5772.
TD Logging. Cut and split hardwood, $350/cubic, softwood $150/cubic. Will deliver. Tandem loads firewood logs, $1,250. Visa accepted. Tyler Cedar rails, pickets & 6 1 3 - 2 6 4 - 5 4 5 4 , posts for sale, as well as 613-812-5454. rough sawn cedar & pine lumber. Call or text Very dry mixed hardwood, cut 1-1/2 years, stored in 613-913-7958. shed. Phone Erwin Cavanagh 613-267-5111. Cedar (white), quality lumber, most sizes, deckMUSIC ing, T&G, channel rustic. Also huge bundles of cedar slabs ($45) and large Guitars, Amplifiers, any bags of shavings ($35). quality used instruments www.scoutenwhitecedar.ca wanted at MILL MUSIC. We pay top dollar cash for (613)283-3629. instruments. 22 Raglan Gendron pool table, felt St. (main street) Renfrew. top, width 52”, long 95”. w w w . m i l l m u s i c . c a 10 cues, 1 rack, 3 triangle 613.432.4381 racks, 3 sets of balls, 1 Piano Technician, Certified, ivory. Best offer. with Piano Technician’s 613-923-5975. Guild, extensive experience with tuning, repairing and Loveseat for sale $10.00. rebuilding. Contact Grant Some wear on seat cush- Pattingale at 613-284-8333, ions, but otherwise in 1-877-742-6648 or great condition, solid www.piano4u.ca frame. Must go and must be picked up in Ashton. HUNTING SUPPLIES Phone 613-253-0332. We make
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CONVEY, Shirley – In loving memory of a dear wife, mother and grandmother who passed away January 25, 2009. The depths of sorrow we cannot tell, Of the loss of one we loved so well; And while she sleeps a peaceful sleep, Her memory we shall always keep. – Never forgotten Wayne, Shenda, Stephen, Brett, Jared, Christoper
JUDY MERPAW July 4, 1950 - January 30, 2011 Sadly missed by her family and friends, but happy Judy is with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Proverbs 31 Love Graham
CURRIE, Dan J. To a very good friend, we are sorry you are gone but never forgotten. We will always miss you Bud, you were the best friend anyone could ask for, the most knowledgeable and handiest person we will ever know. Miss You Bud! The Browns
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FOR SALE A set of sloop sleighs, 2-1./2” runner, good steel on runners, a long tongue for horses. $2,000 o.b.o. 613-923-5975.
$100/face cord
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While you wait 2 & 4 Wire, 1/4” thru1-1/4” NPT, JIC, Flat Face & Metric
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3x3x6 big squares of hay, Hay for sale, approx 125 First cut, stored inside. 4x5 round bales, $30/bale; $40 each. 613-267-5772. and approx 350 small square bales, $3/bale. All first cut hay, no rain. inside. 4x5 round bales of hay, Stored net wrapped, stored out- 613-223-8368. side, $30 each. 613-267-5772.
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PETS 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. www.trainyourdog.ca. (613)264-0203, or 1(888)299-7185. Looking for female mixed breed Lab to breed with 2 year old male mixed breed Lab. For more details call 613-206-2846.
MORTGAGES Private Funds, up to seventy thousand, will lend on land, lot, farm land, cottage, house, renovations, etc. Self-employed acceptable. Must have good equity. First or second mortgage. For more info. Carl 613-283-8703.
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613-283-0220 Professional Office Space Perth - 160 sq. ft. and up. Ready for occupancy. Unlimited free parking. The Factory on Sunset Blvd. 613-326-0190 info@lai-inc.com
FOR RENT 1 bedroom apartment 3 km from Perth, available immediately. No pets. No smoking. $550 plus utilities. 613-264-2993. 1 Room for rent, 42 Church St West, Smiths Falls, working quiet person, all inclusive, $110/wk. 613-812-2400.
Carleton Place, available February 1, 1 bedroom apartment, $675 plus utilities; Almonte, private rooms, shared bathrooms $525/mnth. Rooms with private bathrooms $600/mnth. Bachelor units with kitchen $725/mnth. 1 bedroom apartment with kitchen $850/mnth. 2 bedroom apartment $1100. All include utilities, basic internet & cable, laundry facilities. Available immediately; For rent in Appleton, indoor storage $85/mnth, outdoor storage $50/mnth. Call Craig 613-253-7777 or e m a i l info@countycabs.com
Carleton Place, lower level, 2 bedroom plus den, quiet, clean, adult only building, overlooking river, gas heat, in-unit laundry, 2 bedroom apartment, $995/month plus utilities. Available Immediately, 41 No pets. 613-913-4133. Sunset Towers, Perth, Ontario. Contact Bud Carleton Place, Seniors 50’s Plus Building. No @ 613-267-0567 smoking, no pets. First & last months rent $750.00 2 bedroom apartment on & up. 1 & 2 bedroom Brockville St., Smiths apartments. Senior’s 1 Falls. $750/month plus hy- Month Free Discount. Call dro. 613-283-3313. 613-863-6487 or 613-720-9860 2 bedroom self-contained apartment with garage, in Carleton Place Victorian the country near Ashton. House Upstairs, 1 bedAvailable immediately. room apt, cozy, clean bright, wood floors, nicely 613-838-0087. decorated, fully equipped 3 bedroom duplex in kitchenette. Suitable for Perth, close to downtown single person. No pets, and schools. Private back private entrance, parking, yard, parking. $900 plus references, first/last. $770 utilities. Info. call inclusive. 613-253-8970 613-880-4419. Chambers St., Smiths Falls, 2+ bedroom apart3 bedroom home, Perth, ment, all inclusive, well lovely, well-maintained maintained, laundry, yard, with finished basement, parking. Adults preferred. garage, fridge, stove. $890/month. Available im$1250 plus utilities. Refer- mediately. 613-283-1697. ences required. 613-812-0407. Charming 2+1 bed, 2 bath home in Pakenham. Neat 3 bedroom townhouse, & Clean. 5 Appliances. Perth, available February Garage. Walk to ski hill. 1, $1,200 plus hydro and $1,500/month. Call MariCrabbe cell water, fenced in back yard. lyn References required. No 613.804.4903. Salesperson Century21 Explorer Pets. 613-264-9270. Realty 613-422-6757.
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Gorgeous 1 bdrm in adults bldg in Lanark. Utilities & appl Incl. 900 & up, 613-812-9344.
Perth, 2 bedroom apartment & Bachelor apartment, fridge & stove included, $815/$550 + utilities. First & LMR reKemptville House for Rent quired. Smoke/pet free. -- 2 Story, 1 Bedroom + 613-229-5959. Den, 1 Bathroom, patio. Fridge, stove, and washer Perth- New senior luxury incl. $850/mo. plus all rental apt. unit. Available utilities, free parking for 2 immediately. Unit is 800 cars, no pets. Call sq. ft. 1 bedroom, 1 media 613-838-4203 for a room. Brick building. Central air. Propane heat. In viewing. floor heating in bathroom. Front and back porches. Large 2 Bedroom Apt. Emergency backup power. Perth, seniors welcome. Crown moulding. Porce$ 8 0 0 / m n t h . lain floors, modern kitch613-267-5746 en. $1,100/mth. plus utilities includes dishwasher and washer and Luxurious house with all the bells and whistles dryer. One 8x10 exterior large MASTER bedroom, shed included for each gas fireplace with sun- rental unit. References reroom. Eat in kitchen and quired. Rentals for 1 year patio deck off eating area. lease preferred. No pets. Private yard. Six applianc- No smoking. Inquiries: es, hardwood and ceramic Lyne 613-812-5790 or throughout. Heat included. fisher@ripnet.com Parking Available $ 1449. per month. Near Arnprior . Perth. Newly renovated bachelor, available immePhone 613-715-2410 diately, $600/month, no pets, no smoking. LUXURY ONE bedroom 613-267-2687. Condo on Waterfront Property. Fully remodeled Seeking mature tenant. 1 with all the amenities of a bedroom apartment, resort. Rent includes heat, downtown Kemptville, hydro, parking, wifi,laun- separate entrance, fridge dry in unit with resort & stove. $775 plus hydro. privileges and only 35 613-258-4760. minutes west of Kanata. Apartments, Looking for mature, re- Shamrock sponsible tenant(s) who Perth, 2 bedroom apartare wanting quiet luxury ment $850/mnth includes living in the country, Ac- heat and hydro. No smokno pets. cess to lake for canoeing, ing, fishing, ATV, snowmobil- 613-264-8380. ing. etc. No smoking. $995 monthly. First and last re- Small, 3 bedroom house quired. Available immedi- Scotch Line Road, Perth. 613-812-0326 for details. ately. 613-715-2410
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2 bedroom condo at Sunset Towers in Perth
Available for immediate occupancy. Utilities included. Call Doug or Janet 613-267-7783 Pakenham- 2 bedroom, ground floor, includes heat & hot water, fridge, stove, laundry, parking, storage, common yard. Many recent upgrades. $900 + hydro. 613-884-0166.
Smiths Falls. 1 bedroom apartment, 2nd floor, heat, air conditioning, laundry and parking included. Pay your own hydro. $ 8 5 0 / m o n t h . 613-889-2894.
Perth- 2 bedroom apartment $750/mth, in modern, well maintained, centrally located building. Security/intercom system, professionally maintained, laundry facilities. Parking included. Plus hydro. 613-298-2983.
Smiths Falls, 2 bed, 2 bath, bright and spacious corner unit. New reno, 6 appliances, A/C, 40 Pearl St. Quiet, secure, adult building, elevator, exercise and common/party room, parking. Non-smoking. Available now. $1,410/month plus utilities. More info call 613-275-1218.
Perth, 10 Craig St. 2 bedroom apartment in quiet, clean, adult building. Fridge, stove, parking and laundry included. $820/month + utilities. Available immediately. 613-283-5996.
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Staples Carleton Place
302 Colonnade Dr. 613-258-5900
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Smiths Falls, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo, bright and spacious corner unit on ground floor. Patio. Newly renovated. 40 Pearl St. Parking. Non-smoking. common/party room, exercise room. In-floor heat in kitchen and bathrooms. 613-229-1942. Smiths Falls, 2 bedroom available in the sought-after Aberdeen Apartments. Quiet and secure building for people 50 and up. Please contact Susan at 613-256-4309. Smiths Falls. Toulon Place Apartments. Second Floor 2 bedroom $915/month. Heat and hydro included. First/last required. Available immediately. Please call 613-283-9650.
REAL ESTATE Building lot for sale, 1 acre, Ferguson/Tetlock Rd., Numogate (2 minutes off Hwy 15 N). Asking $51,000. Info: 613-812-0911.
PERSONAL Alcoholics Anonymous 613-284-2696. Are you concerned about someone’s drinking? There is help available for you in AL-ANON/Alateen. Call 613-284-6100, 257-3138, 272-3105, 203-3713, 826-2566, 283-5038.
Criminal Record? Canadian Record Suspension (Criminal pardon) seals record. American waiver allows legal entry. Why risk employment, business, travel, licensing, deportation, peace of mind? Free consultation: 1-800-347-2540.
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COLONEL BY now has one and two bedroom units available. COLONEL BY is a luxury apartment building with a library, entertainment room and exercise room. All units have central air. Located in a great neighbourhood close to the County Fair Mall in Smiths Falls.
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Certified Mason. 12 years experience. Chimney repair, restoration, parging, repointing. Brick, block and stone. Small/big job specialist. Free estimates. 613-250-0290. Certified PSW with 14 years experience, will do respite, personal care, housecleaning and laundry, run errands. If interested call Heather at 613-284-0534. E x p e r i e n c e d Electrician, Licensed & Insured available for residential/commercial work. Best Rates, Call Jim 613-799-2378 or 613-284-0895 Professional & Reliable Movers- 2 Men & 17’ Cube $95/hr, 2 Men & 16’ Refrigerated Cube Van $95 hr + Fuel Surcharge. Call to Book your Move 613-284-8281.
OPERATIONS SUPPORT MANAGER Permanent Position based in Perth Minimum 5 years experience managing construction operations, site staff, sub-contractors, shop drawings and resolving site related issues. Vacancy for SITE OPERATORS and LABOURERS Apply with resume to: Peter@awdcontactors.ca
Semi-retired, all home renovations, interior & exterior, years of experience. Call Brent 613-283-6088.
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LOST & FOUND Lost- Man’s wallet, possibly Smiths Falls or Lombardy area. Lost first part of January. Reward. 613-272-6757. Lost- Remote control helicopter about twenty inches long. Lost near County Fair Mall in Smiths Falls. A reward is being offered. Contact 613-285-4039.
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS No job too small! Free estimates • Home Renovations • Plumbing Repairs • Painting/cleanup • Concrete work Doug Morley 257-7177
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Indoor storage of all sizes Outdoor storage also available 613-285-5507 Smiths Falls 613-264-0213 Perth
Andrew Mitton 613-283-9650
Dated at Deep River, Ontario this 19th day of January, 2016.
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All persons having claims against the Estate of Michael D. Burke, late of Lombardy and formerly Rosetta, Ontario, who died on the 23rd day of October, 2014, are required to file proof of the same with the undersigned on or before the 7th day of March, 2016. After that date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims of which the undersigned shall have had notice.
Real Estate. NW Montana. Tu n g s t e n h o l d i n g s . c o m 406-293-3714.
Overeaters Anonymous 613-264-5158
Smiths Falls
Notice to Creditors
Melinda Boor, Estate Trustee With a Will P.O. Box 2074 Deep River, Ontario K0J 1P0
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Wanted to buy, horses, colts and ponies, all types. Contact Bob Perkins at 613-342-6030.
Corner of McGill & William Sts.
Available February 1, 2 bedroom apartment with balcony. Heat, water and parking included. Seniors welcome. No dogs. 5 Rogers Rd., Perth. 613-267-4189.
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Applying for Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits? Increase your chance of success. Call the Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic. 1-877-793-3222 www.dcac.ca info@dcac.ca
WORK WANTED A Small Job or More. Renovations/Repairs. Kitchen & Bath, Tub-toshower conversions, grab bars, painting, plumbing, flooring, tile, countertops, decks. 613-858-1390, 613-257-7082. Book your Snow Removal Handyman Services, renovations, painting, drywall, flooring, kitchens, bathrooms, fencing & decks, lawn maintenance, roofing, eavestroughing & housecleaning. Firewood. www.whytesmaintenance. ca 613-257-8143 or 613-264-8143.
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Habitat for Humanity Thousand Islands Is seeking a
Part Time Truck Driver
for its new Kemptville ReStore location. Please send resumes to restore@Habitat1000islands.com or mail to Habitat for Humanity, Box 383 Brockville, On- K6V-5V6. Attn. Ken Hunter by February 5th, 2016. NOTICES
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LOWER BEVERLEY LAKE PARK MANAGEMENT BOARD EXPRESSION OF INTEREST for CANTEEN OPERATIONS The Lower Beverley Lake Park Management Board is conducting background research into contracting services for the operation of the canteen from May to September at the Delta Park facility which received 1800 reservations for 235 campsites / 12 cottages in 2015. Individuals or businesses interested must be able to demonstrate previous experience in a similar setting, have completed the safe food handling course, and provide proof of both liability insurance and WSIB registration as part of the RFP process. Interested parties are asked to provide a letter expressing RFP interest to the undersigned via mail, email or fax transmittal no later than 12:00 p.m. on Friday, February 19th, 2016. William Morris, A.M.C.T. Park Manager Lower Beverley Lake Park Box 130 Delta, Ontario K0E 1G0 Fax: 613-928-2073 Email: bevlake@ripnet.com Email: bevlake@ripnet.com
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Horseshoeing & trimming. Certified Farrier, call John 613-267-7478.
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Caregiver for Seniors and People with disabilities. Gentle, caring support in your home: personal care, housekeeping, meal preparation. Call Joanne 613-278-0467
Foot Care in Your Home. Registered practical nurse offering footcare services in your home. Please call 613-809-5909 for more information.
RPN required to work with medically fragile total care client. Must be flexible to work all shifts as well as weekends. Reply Box OR, c/o Metroland Media, P.O.Box 158, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 4T1.
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Busy Handyman Service looking for Snow-plow Operators and shovelers. Parttime or could lead to fulltime. Call 613-267-5460.
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HELP WANTED Cleaners/Team Leaders for residential cleaning company based in North Gower. Mon-Fri. No evenings, No weekends. All travel paid. $ 1 2 . 0 0 - $ 1 6 . 0 0 / h r. 613-489-3993 or elitecleaning@storm.ca
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DO YOU LOVE WHERE YOU WORK?? With our growth we are hiring for a number of positions in our office. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be a part of this amazing team! We will be hosting a meet and greet night on February 3, 2016 as part of our hiring process. To find out more about the following positions and how to be a part of our meet and greet night call the following numbers below. 1. Level 2 Dental Assistant - 1-888-431-0780 2. Hygienist - 1-888-447-7157 3. Receptionist - 1-877-661-0547
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CONSTRUCTION CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
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D.C. Snelling Limited a General Contractor working in Eastern Ontario in the I.C.I. and Custom Residential sectors has the following career opportunities. 1. Estimator (Junior & Senior) Description at www.dcsnelling.com 2. Project Manager 3. Carpenter 4. Carpenter’s Helper
Dispatcher wanted approx 24 hours/week, must have good driving record & insurable. Call Craig at 613-253-7777. Licensed Technician 310S or 310T needed at Minute Man Service Center. Hard working & reliable. Carleton Place 613-253-7030
Successful candidates must have construction experience relating for the applied position. Remuneration based on experience. Email resumes to resume@dcsnelling.com. Only candidates being considered for interview will be contacted.
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Interior Heavy Equipment Operator School. HandsOn tasks. Start Weekly. GPS Training. Funding & housing available. Job Aid. Already a HEO? Get certification proof! Call 1-866-399-3853 or iheschool.com.
Picture yourself working at The Commonwell. We value our people, our customers and the commun in which we work and live. If you are flexible, ve and want to be engaged in what you do, visit our Careers sec on: www.thecommonwell.ca for more informa on. Only those with a “can do” a tude need apply.
Fairview Manor, a long-term care home owned and operated by the Almonte General Hospital, is home to 112 residents and offers programs within a long-term care environment that respect residents’ individuality, dignity, privacy and personal choice, while meeting their physical, functional, psychosocial and cognitive needs. We are currently seeking a Part Time Maintenance Worker to join our team. Reporting to the Lead Hand Engineering/Maintenance, the Maintenance Worker provides maintenance and facility related services, including the repair and maintenance of the facility, equipment, building systems, life safety systems, and grounds, as well as other duties such as shipping/ receiving, waste management and patient/resident moves.
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BROCKVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL
Our Mission: A progressive community partner delivering an outstanding health care experience, guided by the people we serve, provided by people who care. Brockville General Hospital is a fully accredited multi-site facility serving a regional population of up to 96,000 and providing Acute Care, Complex Continuing Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care and Acute Mental Health Care services. We are situated on the beautiful St. Lawrence River in the heart of the famous Thousand Islands. The following opportunities exist to join our team. Casual Part Time Registered Nurses – Critical Care Units (Emergency, ICU and ACU)
To apply for these opportunities please send a current resume to: careers@bgh-on.ca To learn more about the Hospital and this and other exciting career opportunities visit www.bgh-on.ca. We thank all applicants for their expressed interest; however, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Under the supervision of the Unit Director, coordination of the Charge Nurse, and working as a member of the Unit team, the Registered Nurse is responsible for the provision of quality nursing care to a patient or group of patients. The provision of such nursing care is expected to be within the Standards of Nursing Practice (CNO) and the standards of the particular nursing unit.
Qualifications: • Certification from a college facilities maintenance program or maintenance mechanic program. • Three (3) year’s experience with facility, equipment, building systems maintenance • Valid driver’s license • Basic computer skills • Must be available for on-call with the ability to return to the facility within 20 minutes • Negative Criminal Record Check (Vulnerable Sector) issued within last six (6) months Competencies and Personal Attributes: • The ability to work independently with minimal supervision. • Effective as a team player through collaboration, cooperation, and respect. • Must demonstrate the ability to meet all job demands, both physical and cognitive. • Demonstrated caring and empathetic attitude. • Commitment to excellence, quality, and patient/resident safety. • Ability to receive direction and understand and follow policies and procedures. • Ability to work in a manner that is in compliance with patient/resident and employee safety practices, policies and procedures of the organization. • Ability to contribute to a work environment that is conducive to the organizations Workplace Violence and Harassment policy.
623 Arnprior 692 Manotick 256 Almonte 257-253 C. Place 258 Kemptville 259 Lanark 267-264-326 Perth 268 Maberly 269 Merrickville 273 Westport 272 Portland 275 Toledo 278 McDonald’s Corners 279 Sharbot Lake 283-284 Smiths Falls 342-345382-498 Brockville 359 Elgin 382 Gananoque 448 Chesterville 479 Ompah 489 N. Gower 624 Pakenham 774 Winchester 838 Richmond, Munster 924 Athens 926 North Augusta 928 Delta 989 South Mountain
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their resumes no later than noon February 5, 2016 quoting posting number 2015-12-01 to:
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Thank you for your interest in the Almonte General Hospital. We are committed to providing an environment which is respectful to all. If you have a disability which requires an accommodation during any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know how we can assist you.
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REQUIREMENTS: Education and Experience: • Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario • Post graduate courses (Emergency Nursing/Critical Care/Intensive Care) • Emergency nursing experience and/or Critical Care Nursing experience • Current B.C.L.S. and A.C.L.S. • I.V. Therapy certification, added nursing skills and delegated medical acts related to critical care nursing
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The Almonte General Hospital has been providing excellent care to area residents for generations. The Hospital’s dedicated and highly trained doctors and nurses, modern facilities and smaller size combine state-of-the-art services with the personal care and attention that only a small community hospital can provide. The 52-bed Hospital provides an extensive range of services, including 24-hour emergency services, a complete range of obstetrical care, a growing perioperative program and the Region’s complex continuing care and day hospital programs.
(Lindsay, Perth or Alexandria office )
We provide equal opportunity and a barrier free process. Call (705) 324-2146 or write humanresources@thecommonwell.ca for more informa on.
Make $1000 Weekly!! Mailing Brochures From Home. Helping home workers since 2001. Genuine Opportunity. No Experience Required. Start I m m e d i a t e l y . www.theworkingstation.com
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Auto Body Technician
Competitive pay, benefits, great environment. Email resume to manager@arnpriorchrysler.com
Arnprior Chrysler Collision Centre 100 McNab St. Arnprior
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Looking for an online business? I can help! You will receive free training and after support. Go to www.123freedom4life.com and check it out. Requires a computer and telephone and 5-15 hours weekly.
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Please contact us at: office@ripnet.com.
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TRUCK TRAINING ACADEMY
10-12 Maple Avenue, Smiths Falls ON K7A 1Z5 For course information please call 1-866-529-1113 or 613-742-7499
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If you qualify and would like a solid future with a progressive Industrial Mechanical Contractor, the following positions are open for competition:
Estimator – Manufacturing / Construction Duties include the following: • Estimate preparation of costs, labour, materials and equipment for projects. • Tender proposals, process and analysis. • Recommend alternative materials and/or specifications. • Negotiate and obtain quotes from various materials suppliers. • Communications with engineers, vendors, and subcontractors, etc. • Presentation of proposals to Management. • Design/Drawing reviews for calculations, specifications, data. Requirements: • Post secondary degree/diploma in a construction/mechanical engineering, or related field. • 1 – 2+ years of estimating experience. • Ability to work autonomously to strict deadlines. • Superior communication skills both written and verbal. • Strong track record of process improvements. • Thrives in a fast paced environment. Position is permanent and full time. Excellent wages and benefits package available.
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NEXT CLASS STARTS ON FEBRUARY 8, 2016 AIR BRAKE CERTIFICATION COURSE FEBRUARY 11–12, 2016
with basic Google Sketchup skills required to produce timber work sketches and deliver quotes to clients from our Perth Shop. Flexible hours are casual parttime. Job description is available.
Leading a dynamic organization As our incoming Executive Director, you will work with the agency, the Board of Directors, community partners and our clients to advance the Strategic Plan, through an evolving agency and provincial environment, forward. Doing so, you will support our Mission, Vision and Values:
We thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Interviews will be conducted in early March, 2016
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“THERE ARE GREAT JOBS IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY”
Sales Assistant-Estimator
Executive Director Required Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville is the amalgamated child protection agency for the counties of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville and the surrounding area. It was created in 2011 when the Children’s Aid Society of the County of Lanark and the Town of Smiths Falls, and the Family and Children’s Service of Leeds and Grenville united under a common umbrella. Serving a large geographic area of eastern Ontario, FCSLLG is a not-for-profit agency governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and funded by the Province of Ontario through the Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS). Following two years of organizational challenge and change, FCSLLG is searching for a strategic leader, capable of leading this 20 million dollar, 150+ staff agency through the coming years of change implementation.
Applicants are invited to submit their resume no later than February 15, 2016 To Steven Vaughan, Board President Family & Children Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, 438 Laurier Blvd Brockville, ON, K6V 6C5 Or Email: EDRecruitment@fcsllg.ca
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Almonte Antique Market, 26 Mill St. in historic Language Learning North downtown Almonte. Grenville classes starting 613-256-1511. 50 venthe week of February 15th. dors. Open daily 10-5. F r e n c h (junior/intermediate), Spanish (beginner level 1 and 2) and Inuktitut (language and culture). Two hours per week for 8 weeks $195 www.alkeventmanagement. c a anne@alkeventmanagement. ca 613-853-8308
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Gibson Timber Frames
Phone 613-267-6961
See Statement of Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment at www. fcsllg.ca/careers/
LD FOR SOSALE HELP WANTED
12 hour shifts $28.00/hour
Key Qualifications and Leadership Competencies ➢ A Master’s Degree in Social Work, Public Administration or work experience equivalency, including at least 10 years of progressively responsible management service and administration experience within the child welfare field. ➢ A genuine commitment to the Child Welfare sector along with solid experience and understanding of related government policy, programming, service models and associated acts and legislation in the field ➢ Strong leadership skills, including the ability to motivate, evaluate, and recognize employees; proven ability to share skills and knowledge with others; experience in all components of human resource management. ➢ Experience building consensus and delivering results with diverse stakeholder groups and partners for common solutions. ➢ Proven ability to work effectively in a unionized environment ➢ Respect for issues of public accountability ➢ Demonstrated ability to create positive public awareness and maintain community/partner relationships ➢ Competencies in people, resource, financial, change, and risk management and in taking action. ➢ Excellent written, oral and technological communication and presentations skills with a solid track record of speaking in public forums.
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Duties include the following: • Payroll data entry • Accounts Payable data entry • General office duties, i.e. answering phones, greeting customers and filing. Requirements: • High School Diploma and/or equivalent. • Microsoft Office proficiency – Excel, Word and Outlook. • Excellent communication and organizational skills. • Accuracy at all times. • Must be able to multi-task. • Must be self-motivated and a team player. Submit your resume to: P.O. Box 1534, Brockville, Ontario K6V 6E6 Fax: 613-342-8574 dlee@fps.ca NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.
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Carleton Uniforms Inc. has an immediate opening for a full-time seamstress. The successful applicant should have basic sewing skills and/or the ability to perform alterations to garments, more specifically, the application of crests onto shirts and outerwear, applying braid/tape to shirts and pants and/or hemming and serging of pants. The position requirements are for forty hours a week Monday to Friday and the successful applicant will be eligible for a generous benefit plan. Carleton Uniforms sells work and dress wear to the Emergency Services Sector across Canada including Paramedics, Fire Fighters and Police/Security. The company has been in operation since 1992 and is located in a new facility in Carleton Place. Please forward resumes to” lperkins@carletonuniforms.com” or drop them off personally at our head office at 5 Costello Drive in Carleton Place.
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ACCESS TAXI Full and Part-time Position Available. Candidates should have good knowledge of the streets and roads around Smiths Falls Perth and surrounding areas. experience handling cash an asset. Competitive wages offered. Training provided. Please drop off or mail resume to 5 Chambers Street, Smiths Falls K7A 2Y2 Attention: Brett. We thank all applicants, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. CLS453587_0430
DRIVERS REQUIRED Access Taxi requires Full and Part-Time drivers for Perth and Smiths Falls
Should be familiar with streets and surrounding roads. Top of the industry remuneration paid. Excellent supplemental income for semi-retired and retired persons. Please call Brett
at 613-283-5555.
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Lanark County Housing Corporation 52 Abbott Street North, Unit #4, Smiths Falls, Ontario K7A 1W3
Where do you find your local community news? How do you stay connected to new and old businesses in your community? Metroland Media is a communication company built on a strong history of providing the news to Ontario’s door steps for over 100 years. In this ever growing industry we have continued to evolve, allowing us to become the industry leaders. Flyers, magazines, trade shows, digital advertising and distribution is a snapshot of our companies breadth. If you are looking for a dynamic company built on a strong history within your community, look no further.
Lanark County Housing Corporation (LCHC) is seeking dynamic, community minded volunteers with diverse backgrounds, such as Administration, Finance, Legal or Social Housing (but not limited to), who are residents of Lanark County or the Town of Smiths Falls, for its’ Board of Directors. LCHC manages a portfolio of 532 social housing units (Rent-Geared-To-Income) in Smiths Falls, Perth, Carleton Place and Almonte. Board members are required to attend nine (9) afternoon Board meetings a year with a potential for more if necessary. Board Members are appointed for a two year term with the ability to apply at the end of the term to continue as a Board member. Mileage to and from meetings is reimbursed. For more information on Lanark County Housing Corporation, please visit our website at www.lanarkcountyhousing.ca Please submit your letter of interest including relevant experience by February 29, 2016 to: LCHC Board of Directors 52 Abbott St. North, Unit 4, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 1W3 Email: dwilkinson@lanarkcountyhousing.ca
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Eastern Ontario’s Largest Indoor Flea Market 150 booths Open Every Sunday All Year 8am-4pm Hwy. #31 – 2 kms north of 401
Mchaffies Flea Market
THE OPPORTUNITY: We are looking for an individual interested in a Sales Representative position for our Brockville location. Applicants must be self-starters and exceptionally goal oriented as the focus of this position is on developing new revenue opportunities for both the print and digital media products.
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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES • Prospect for new accounts, source leads, cold call, and research to generate sales in multi-media platforms • Responsible for ongoing sales with both new and existing clients • Consistently attain and/or surpass sales targets and hitting revenue targets • Develop and maintain strong business relationships with clients to build business opportunities • Provide professional customer service in ensuring superior client satisfaction at all times • Create proposals and advertising solutions through compelling business cases • Provide customers with creative and effective advertising solutions and play a key role in the overall success of our organization • As part of this role, you will be required to handle credit card information. Metroland Media is PCI compliant company, and requires people in this role to take PCI training to handle cards in a safe and compliant manner
Our mission is to promote strong, healthy, sustainable, affordable housing through leadership, corporate excellence and community values.
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WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR • College Diploma in Business, Marketing, related field or 3+ years in Sales • Prospect for new accounts, source leads, cold call, and research to generate sales in multi-media platforms • Responsible for ongoing sales with both new and existing clients • Consistently attain and/or surpass sales targets and hitting revenue targets • Develop and maintain strong business relationships with clients to build business opportunities • Provide professional customer service in ensuring superior client satisfaction at all times • Create proposals and advertising solutions through compelling business cases • Provide customers with creative and effective advertising solutions and play a key role in the overall success of our organization • A valid Driver’s Licence and reliable vehicle OUR AODA COMMITMENT Metroland is committed to accessibility in employment and to ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for candidates, including persons with disabilities. In compliance with AODA, Metroland will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling your interview. PLEASE APPLY AT WWW.METROLAND/CAREERS
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“Your Provider, Leader and Partner in Health Care” The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital, is a progressive two site facility serving a catchment area of 44,000 residents of Perth, Smiths Falls and surrounding area. We are a fully accredited Hospital delivering a broad range of primary and secondary services. Come and be part of a team where you are encouraged to develop both personally and professionally within a dynamic facility.
Temporary Part Time & Casual Obstetrical Registered Nurse QUALIFICATIONS: • Current Certificate of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario • Current CPR • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) • Fetal Health Surveillance course • OB Experience • Demonstration of strong nursing practice, skill and judgement • Possess excellent interpersonal skills including distinguished verbal communication abilities • Exercises behaviours consistent with PSFDH Mission, Vision and Values Qualified applicants are invited to send a resume and letter of application by February 5, 2016 in confidence to: The Human Resources Department Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital 60 Cornelia Street West Smiths Falls, Ontario K7A 2H9 Email – tgray@psfdh.on.ca Fax - (613) 283-0520 Telephone - (613) 283-2330 Ext. 1132 Website - www.psfdh.on.ca
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Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital is an equal opportunity employer committed to meeting needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Our recruitment process follows the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act in order to provide a fair and equitable process for all candidates. Applicants requiring accommodation through the recruitment/interview process are encouraged to contact the Human Resources Department at 613-283-2330 ext. 1132 for assistance. We thank all interested candidates for their response, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. Connected to Your Community A/CP/K/P/SF - 39 - Thursday, January 28, 2016
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“Hi Brian Further on your battery problem covered in a recent issue of the EMC. We were having trouble with our 2013 Escape. We had two incidences in the first winter of the battery needing replacement after going flat (thank you, Ford warranty). It turned out the problem was as you described: too many short trips, starting in cold weather, and the ongoing drain from all those intelligent features (remote start, etc.). What saved our bacon was a Battery Tender. We now plug the car in whenever necessary (most times). This device plugs into the cigarette lighter socket and we haven’t had any trouble since in two winters. So I’d highly recommend this. Thanks for your interesting column, GA” Thanks for the great tip. I had a chance to review the Battery Tender products a few years back and they are well worth the money. They
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make a complete line of chargers and portable power packs and are available from Canadian Tire and Walmart starting at less than $40. New safety standards rules coming The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has finally updated their ancient set of rules and regulations pertaining to vehicle safety inspections. The new rules take effect this July and will revise the entire inspection and certification process that must take place whenever a used vehicle changes ownership (outside certain direct family transfers). The current AUCTIONS
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SUN, JAN 31, 2016 @ 10 AM PREVIEW @ 9 AM TO BE HELD @ MARSHALL’S AUCTION HOUSE, 2913 CTY RD 21 SPENCERVILLE This sale consists of antique & retro furniture, radios, antiques, collectibles, china, glass, modern household, brand new merchandise, RC vehicles, new 6’ patio doors etc.... Auctioneer’s Note: A good variety of merchandise that would appeal to a wide variety of buyers! We also invite you to come & enjoy a full line of certified home baked goods, pies, soups, chilies etc… Available at all of our sales or take out! For a more detailed list w/ photos go to www.lmauctions.ca Auctioneer or Owner not responsible for lost, stolen, damaged articles, Accidents day of sale. Canteen. Terms: Cash or Chq w/ Photo I.D. As Is. No Buyers Premium All announcements day of sale takes precedence over all printed matter. To book your sale call:
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TENDER # 16-005 GRASS CUTTING / TRIMMING THE UPPER CANADA DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Invites tenders for Grass Cutting and Trimming for the 2016 & 2017 seasons at our Schools in the Grenville, Dundas, Highland & Cornwall Families of Schools. Sealed Tenders submitted on the prescribed Tender forms will be received by the undersigned until 3:00 p.m. local time, Thursday February 25, 2016 after which time no further Tenders will be received. The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted. Tender forms may be obtained by contacting: Mr. Brad Notman, CSCMP Manager of Purchasing and Administrative Services Upper Canada District School Board 225 Central Avenue West Brockville, Ontario K6V 5X1 Email: brad.notman@ucdsb.on.ca Phone: 613-342-0435 ext. 1208 Stephen Sliwa Director of Education CLS463807_0128
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SATURDAY, FEB. 6, 2016 @ 11 AM SHARP! FOR THE ESTATE OF MR. JOHN McGIBBON 9 McCLEAN BLVD. MAITLAND, ON This sale features a single family dwelling w/ attached garage, partially bricked, rear deck, 20’x36’ workshop situated on just under a 1 acre lot overlooking the St. Lawrence River, ready to make it your own! Legal Description: Lot 14, Plan 69 Augusta Township. Taxes: approx. $2520.00. Upgrades include new well & submersible pump 2006, York central air installed 2011, sub panel for backup power, downstairs renovated 2005, Aero furnace approx. 12 years old. Sells as is w/ reasonable reserve, $6,000 nonrefundable deposit day of sale. Please call our office for a viewing, buyer’s package, terms & conditions. Contents: 2001 Dodge Durango 4x4, wood working equip’t, tools, antiques etc. Auctioneer’s Note: Property to be sold at 12 noon after short sale of contents. For a more detailed list w/ photos go to www. lmauctions.ca Auctioneer or Owner not responsible for lost, stolen, damaged articles, accidents day of sale. Canteen. Terms: Cash, Debit , Visa, Mastercard Photo I.D. as is. No Buyers Premium All announcements day of sale takes precedence over all printed matter. To book your sale call CLS468780/0128
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guide is more than 40-years-old and is silent on such items as airbags and electronic stability control. The new regulations include these items and much more such as a written inspection report. While most repair shops that have been contacted indicate the new items won’t drastically increase the time taken to complete the inspection and report, they don’t expect the fees to remain as they were previously. This inspection now requires a mandatory road test by a licensed technician. While the final draft has yet to be posted on the MTO website, you can find a preliminary copy at http://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/showAttachment.do?postingId=18062&att achmentId=27411. Keep in mind this inspection only covers a certain portion of the vehicle’s systems and only attests to their condition on the day of the inspection. It should never be used as an indication of the value of any vehicle nor its likelihood to provide relatively reliable service. Buyer beware A good and respected friend (well experienced in the auto business) passed along a story of a very detailed scam lately and it’s worth covering here. True car nuts never let the distance between them and the vehicle they’re after stop them from making a deal. Online shopping for used vehicles is quite common today and you might be surprised at the number of buyers who pay out for the car of their dreams, sight unseen. This friend recently found a great deal online for a popular sports car listed at just the right price. The vehicle was located out of province but as I mentioned distance is often not a factor. He took the time to do some research on the seller and the freight company that would be involved in shipping the car. The seller gladly forwarded a copy of the
vehicle ownership and their driver’s licence along with a vehicle inspection report and emission test certificate. All looked completely normal. Some online sleuthing by my friend turned up a well populated and used Facebook account belonging to the seller and a full authentic-looking website for the shipping company. The seller was looking for a bank-to-bank transfer of funds which anyone would tell you is much safer than using PayPal or forwarding a money order or using a credit card. The reason given for selling the car was a move out of the country for employment reasons. Everywhere my friend looked online made this sale seem like a legitimate deal, but he is known to be a doubting Thomas, so he kept digging. Finally he found a report of a used vehicle scam in the UK with so many details that matched his find that he knew he was about to fall for the same ruse. Of course he didn’t forward any money and he contacted Facebook to report a possible fraudulent use of their site. He was amazed at the details in this attempt and the time it must have taken to create all the various documents and social media profiles, but if there’s illegal money to be made and an Internet-connected computer at hand, time isn’t much of a barrier. If you have any questions, opinions, or stories on anything automotive please drop me a line, [By email to emc@perfprint.ca or directly to bjoeturner@hotmail.com listing ‘Question for the Car Counsellor’ in the subject line or by post to Record News Communications, 65 Lorne St., P.O. Box 158, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 4T1]. When using regular mail, please supply a phone number if you seek direct contact (due to volume, I can’t always promise replies). Yours in service Brian Turner
OPP shares consumer protection tips The Upper Ottawa Valley of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to encourage residents to be aware of a resource available to them from Consumer Protection Ontario (www.ontario.ca/consumerprotection) before they make important decisions like purchasing a home, hiring a contractor or home inspector, renting a water heater and more. The Consumer Protection Ontario website also provides consumers with information on their rights when buying from a door-to door-salesperson and advice to avoid falling victim to shady or unethical contractors or salespeople. When considering hiring a contractor for home renovations Consumer Protection Ontario makes many rec-
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ommendations including: • Ask for contact information for previous customers who have had similar work done on their homes • Request a written estimate and include the estimate as part of the contract • Ask if the contract sets out a resolution process for disputes • No more than a 10 per cent down payment is recommended • Ask if any of the work will be subcontracted In addition to their website, Consumer Protection Ontario may be reached by phone at 1-800-889-9768. Remember…ask questions and choose carefully! Submitted by the Ontario Provincial Police