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Santa was as holly, jolly as ever in visit to Warkworth

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News - Warkworth - Thousands of parades each Christmas, decade after decade, you’d think a person might get tired of the same-old, same-old, but not good ole St. Nick. He loves being the centre of attention in every village, town and city he visits. No ho-ho-hum for Santa.

And so it was he was as cheery as ever when he paid Warkworth a call last Friday night. And beaming right back at him with their smiles were children and adults from near and far lining the streets.

The theme for this year’s parade was “A Holly, Jolly Christmas� and helping to make it so were 45 to 50 floats, bands, businesses and organizations who formed the procession, and the half-dozen sponsors who helped fund the event. “It was a lovely evening, the weather was good,� said organizer Sharon Hutchinson, who was “very pleased with the turnout.�

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Having given his elves the night off, Santa asked Winnie the Pooh to accompany him in the Warkworth parade held in his honour December 5. Photo: John Campbell

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Emily Ingram, Gracie Parker and Emma Greenly collected donations to the On behalf of her committee—Bonnie local food bank. Photo: John Campbell McDonald and Marsha Turney are the

other members—she offered “a special thank-you to all the volunteers that helped� and “a big thank-you� to the OPP and local firefighters for their assistance.

After the parade, Santa stayed a while longer at the Warkworth Town Hall Centre for the Arts handing out bags of candy to dozens of children. The youngsters also wisely used the opportunity to pass on requests for toys they’d like to see under the tree Christmas morning.

It marked the 15th year the parade has been held at night in Warkworth.

Several entrants were singled out for special recognition; best overall - Percy Boom River Rats; best representation of theme - Stapley Towing, Campbellford; best commercial - Free Flow Petroleum gas bar; largest youth group - WarkFree Flow Petroleum gas bar, with Ryan and Katie Morris seated in a minia- worth Guiding; best decorated animals ture police car, was judged the best commercial entry. Photo: John Campbell - Martin Grandall (horses).

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On hand for the presentation of a $2,347 Tony Edwards 5 K Challenge cheque, which was split evenly between the CMH Foundation’s echocardiography campaign and the Hastings Ontario Early Years Centre, are (l-r) Dan Dugas of RBC, Camille Edwards, chair of the Hastings Revitalization Association, Dr. Tara Rawluk of Trent Hills Health Centre (and women’s division run winner), Todd McElwaine of Todd’s valu-mart in Hastings, Catherine Holt of the CMH Foundation, Sean Baik of Hastings Daisy Mart and Angie Nestoruk of the Hastings Ontario Early Years Centre. Photo: Bill Freeman

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News - Hastings - It was an anniversary run to remember.

The tenth annual Tony Edwards 5 K Challenge Run-Walk drew record numbers and produced a big payout to two worthy local causes, Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation’s $140,000 echocardiography campaign and the Hastings Ontario Early Years Centre.

Last week the $2,347 raised was acknowledged by both the hospital foundation and the OEYC during a cheque presentation at Todd’s valumart in Hastings, the event’s “Presenting” sponsor.

“It was a terrific day and a record turnout,” said foundation executive director John Russell announcing the final figure.

The annual run along the Trans Canada Trail on the south side of the Trent River is organized by the Hastings Revitalization Association and a group of keen volunteers and honours Tony Edwards, the first deputy-mayor of Trent Hills and one of the village’s great boosters, who died in 2005 of a heart attack.

“There was a lot of rainfall so we really appreciated the passion for the community and of keeping active of the people who took part,” said Russell.

The event also had a junior jog for children under 12 and drew a large group of walkers including some with baby strollers.

The Early Years Centre will use their half of the money to buy a new outdoor storage shed and some new toys. They’ve already bought a new composter.

Russell says the request for proposal for the echocardiography unit had closed and the hospital is in process of making a final selection.

All the money for the diagnostic equipment has been raised and it should be on site early in 2015.

Edwards’ wife Camille chairs the HRA and has been a huge part of the run for the past decade.

“It really was wonderful this year,” Edwards said. “It was the first year in quite a number that we’ve raised that amount.”

The money will support two organizations her husband was

close too; certainly the echocardiography campaign, because of his own battles with heart disease, and the Early Years Centre which he was instrumental in bringing to Trent Hills and Hastings where he was a frequent guest storyteller.

“I’d like to thank the runners for coming out and supporting us every year and valu-mart who has been with us ten years,” Edwards added.

The Challenge drew 57 participants of all ages.

The “sprinting sponsors were Banjo’s Grill and Dr. Tara Rawluk/ Trent Hills Health Centre; “strolling sponsors were investment and retirement planning specialist Dan Dugas of RBC, Hastings Daisy Mart, Hastings Home Hardware, The Captain’s Table, Sheila’s Family Restaurant and McIlmoyle’s Auto Service.

Organizers also thanked St. George’s Anglican Church where registration and awards were presented, the Hastings Waterfront Festival and the Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance.

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“Bittersweet” farewell by mayor News - Norwood - It was a “bittersweet” farewell and end to a distinguished municipal political career for Asphodel-Norwood Mayor Doug Pearcy who presided over the township’s annual Christmas appreciation night Saturday where service certificates and tributes to three departing council members were doled out.

Pearcy has been the township’s only mayor since the 1998 amalgamation of the Village of Norwood and Asphodel Township until his October election defeat to Terry Low, a former deputy-

reeve, in a contest that brought wholesale change to council.

Saturday’s festive dinner was Pearcy’s last official function as mayor and he was gracious but also pointed in his remarks. He presented certificates to his three departing council colleagues: Deputy-mayor Joe Crowley, a councillor from 2000 to 2006 and deputy from 2010-2014, with whom he clashed at times during heated discussions, Mary Hay and Rick Kloosterman.

“It has been an interesting time, a different time; regardless of everything that’s gone on

we’ve accomplished a lot over the years,” he said of Crowley who he thanked for his years of service.

He used the adjective “educational” to describe Mary Hay, a retired educator who brought sharp financial acumen to council and expert knowledge of human resources issues.

“Mary took it upon herself to educate me and other members of council,” Pearcy said. “She is an excellent person. I learned a lot from Mary about human resources. [She] was a great asset to council to bring that to the table.

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Rick Kloosterman, he said, was an “inspirational” member of council with his dogged refusal to let health setbacks get in the way of sitting at the council and making decisive contributions.

“I was amazed at how he kept his chin up and kept coming to council [knowing] sometimes that I’m sure he didn’t want to be there.”

Pearcy served Norwood and Asphodel-Norwood for 21 years as councillor, deputy-reeve, reeve and then mayor as well as a term as Peterborough County Warden. He also chaired the Fairhaven Home board for the past 12 years, a county duty he cherished.

He didn’t bring prepared remarks to the dinner but told the audience he could talk for “a couple of hours” if they wanted him to, something he politely refused to do.

“The end of my political career has been a bit of a bittersweet event,” Pearcy admitted. “It’s not the end of the world; there’s lots of future ahead. I don’t regret it for a minute.”

“It’s hard to look at my wife when I talk like that,” he added. “My life will be good I can assure you; I’ve got lots of time, I’ve got resources, I’ve got energy so things will be good.”

The incoming council has “a job to do,” he said. “I hope they take it as seriously as I did.

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“This municipality has meant a lot to me. I’m not from here but I chose to come here and I have tried for 21 years to do the very best job that I could.”

He called the election and his defeat a “perfect storm.

“There were a lot of people against me who carried some weight [and] disappointed me greatly. I continue to learn about what happened. I’ve found out things that disap-

point you when you learn how people can turn on you and what people can do, but that’s life and you just have to accept it and carry on.”

Also receiving certificates were Kathy Tibbits, 17 years, cemetery board; Debbie Johnston, five years, community centre; Adrienne Buchanan, five years, municipal office and public works, Matt Walsh, ten years, Frank Quinlan, 15 years;, Carl Millett, 25 years.

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Asphodel-Norwood CAO-Treasurer Joe van Koeverden (r) presents outgoing Mayor Doug Pearcy with a special certificate honouring his 21 years in municipal politics, first with the Village of Norwood then with the Township of Asphodel-Norwood. Photo: Bill Freeman

Sports - Trent Hills - The municipality has created a temporary position to market the Hastings Field House while it’s under construction.

During the two months the position is filled, a marketing plan will be developed and overtures made to “as many potential users as possible” prior to the facility’s opening, either February or March next year.

In a report to council, CAO Mike Rutter said having “a marketing plan in place will have substan-

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The plan “will ensure we maximize the use of the new facility.”

The cost of the work was estimated at $7,000 but 80 per cent of it will be covered by a $72,011 Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund grant Trent Hills received to assist with the construction and start-up of the air-supported sports dome. The municipality will pay its 20 per cent share, $1,400, from existing recreation department funds.

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The field house will contain an artificial turf for a variety of indoor sports, as well as a walking track and driving range. The $4.8-million project also includes construction of an outdoor soccer pitch and large parking lot.

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The Happy Knitters celebrate seven years of giving at Christmas News - Campbellford - The spirit of giving is alive and well again as The Happy Knitters gather up boxes of mittens, scarves, baby sets, bibs, and more to give to those less fortunate this Christmas.

“The Happy Knitters have done it again … only bigger,” said Marcella Hobbs, the hostess and inspiration for the group that is in its seventh year of giving away their knitted items.

They knit 315 pairs of mittens, some of which were given to a battered women’s shelter along with 129 slippers, baby items and shawls.

The Salvation Army was given 200 mitts and toques, slippers, afghans, and stuffed bears and 75 stuffed bears and lap blankets were sent to First Nations Manitoulin Island and Lake Superior. “Last year was our first year to donate 25 bears to the Shriners kids at their hospital,” said Hobbs.

“This year we’ve gone in big with 235 items … during the year we sent four boxes to the hospital including toe cast warmers, lap blankets, slippers for kids and visiting parents,” she added.

“We were also asked to sew neck pillows, bibs, wheelchair bags and 25 Christmas material stockings as well as 25 knitted Christmas stockings which we sent in October along with a donation to buy items to fill them,” she explained.

The group also gives knitted items to the local fire department and any mittens left over go to the schools.

And last but not least The Happy Knitters knit more than 100 newborn toques to Belleville hospital.

“That was Jo-Anne Bell’s idea,” said Hobbs.

She is one of 12 members, three more than last year, who make up The Happy Knitters.

They meet every Wednesday at Hobbs’ home near Campbellford and some come from as far away as Trenton.

It’s truly a labour of love for these women who do much of their knitting and sewing at home but meet each week to not only share what they have done but to socialize.

June Hagerman, another newcomer to the group joined because, “I like to knit.”

“It kind of grows on you, once you start knitting and joining in. And now that I got into it with the Shriners it grows in your heart and the more you do the more you want to do it seems. We just started out with a few bears and now we’re making many different things,” commented Hobbs.

John Haig, a director and past president with the Trent Valley Shrine Club was at a recent Wednesday get together of The Happy Knitters to pick up some more stuffed knitted bears.

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“The bears all go down to the Shriners Hospital for Children in Montreal.

That’s what we’re all about,” he said.

This year the Shriners plan to deliver the bears themselves to give to the kids.

Marcella Hobbs, hostess and inspiration for The Happy Knitters, invited a representative from the local Shrine Club to be presented with knitted stuffed bears to take to their children’s hospital in Montreal. Sitting by their mitten tree are: from left, Jo-Ann Bell of Trenton, Marlene Alex and Carol Barrett of Campbellford, director and past president of the Trent Valley Shrine Club John Haig, June Hagerman of Campbellford and hostess Marcella Hobbs. Photo: Sue Dickens

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It was only March of this year that I discovered I was adopted.

This was a tremendous shock to a 69-year-old woman from Nova Scotia who is battling metastatic cancer. Making the trip to Ontario to meet two half siblings and many new “relatives� was

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Finally, I was pleased to gain my goal of placing flowers in the Trent River in memory and thankfulness to a mother I never met. The physical beauty of this part of Ontario is only overshadowed by the warmth and caring of many of its residents. I will treasure this trip forever.

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Wyley is “semiconcerned�

Dear Editor, Some time ago your editor expressed regret that some letters to the editor were unsigned by their authors and therefore were unsuitable to reproduce in his paper. He proceeded to blast said writers as lacking concern by being unwilling to sign their name to their letter.

Well, during the last 18 months of Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC) hearings over Stirling policing matters, Wyley has written several signed letters to the editor which have been greeted with applause and/ or booing. (Not quite as bad as when you’re critical of Ontario Hydro nuclear operators’ salaries, however.)

The protracted hearing in the little village with the big heart did finally result in a judgement which kicked out, forcibly removed, degraded, humbled, shamed, etc., etc., the local hero/villain, depending on your point of view. During the hearing and the ensuing mayor’s race, we came to realize that there was no middle ground here.

You were either for or against, and hero/villain mantles were interchanged depending upon who or what you believed.

Wyley believes that Stirling was picked and targetted by the OCPC to be ground down as an example. Don’t mess with us, we have quasi-judicial powers and men at the back of the meeting with uniforms and guns.

Okey-dokey, you ARE scary and powerful, governments at all levels have caved to your demands in the past, and you intend to keep up your front with outrageous claims and requirements.

If Stirling was too weak to counter being used as an example to the rest of the province—look what is happening elsewhere. Last Saturday’s Globe & Mail on page A3 contains the headline, “Tensions flare between police, board chair.� That police board chair had the temerity to compare, in a roundabout way, the police to ISIS and Ebola! Holy OCPC decorum Batman! Have that chairman taken out and beaten about the head and shoulders. Oh wait, he’s responsible for over 5,000 Toronto cops and they are heading into negotiations after a pay-freeze. Hold the hearing, maybe we can get him voted off the board by the new Toronto council.

And so it will be, power and money. Some have it and very much want to keep it. Others are seeing it slip away with no opportunity to replenish it. Wyley is jealous that his pension is dependent on a faltering brain when he could have been a teacher or a cop or a civil servant or even a nuclear operator—retiring early with full indexing. The only airport I go to is Stirling International.

I can’t stand watching my pension flying off to Aruba while I jealously stay home blowing snow.

Yours truly, Wyley Canuck, aka Ken Leavens, Stirling

OPINION

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Artificial intelligence threat Editorial - The experts run the whole gamut from A to B, and they’re practically unanimous: artificial intelligence is going to destroy human civilisation.

Expert A is Elon Musk, polymath co-founder of PayPal, manufacturer of Tesla electric cars, creator of Space X, the first privately funded company to send a spacecraft into orbit, and much else besides.

“I think we should be very careful about Artificial Intelligence [AI],” he told an audience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in October.

“If I were to guess what our biggest existential threat is, it’s probably that.”

Musk warned AI engineers to “be very careful” not to create robots that could rule the world.

Indeed, he suggested there should be regulatory oversight “at the national and international level” over the work of AI developers, “just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish.”

Expert B is Stephen Hawking, the world’s most famous theoretical physicist and author of the bestselling unread book ever, A Short History of Time.

He has a brain the size of Denmark, and last Monday he told the British Broadcasting Corporation that “the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.”

Hawking has a motor neuron disease that compels him to speak with the aid of an artificial speech generator. The new version he is getting from Intel learns how Professor Hawking thinks, and suggests the words he might want to use next.

It’s an early form of AI, so naturally the interviewer asked him about the future of that technology. A genuinely intelligent machine, Hawking warned, “would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn’t compete and would be superseded.” So be very, very careful.

Musk and Hawking are almost fifty years behind popular culture in their fear of rogue AI turning against human beings (HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey). They are a full 30 years behind the concept of a super-computer that achieves consciousness and instantly launches a war of extermination against mankind (Sky net in the “Terminator” films).

Then there’s The Matrix, Blade Runner and similar variations on the theme. It’s taken a while for the respectable thinkers to catch up with all this paranoia, but they’re there now. So everybody take a tranquiliser, and let’s look at this more calmly.

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Full AI, with capacities comparable to the human brain or better, is at least two or three decades away, so we have time to think about how to handle this technology.

The risk that genuinely intelligent machines which don’t need to be fed or paid will eventually take over practically all the remaining good jobs— doctors, pilots, accountants, etc.—is real. Indeed, it may be inevitable. But that would only be a catastrophe if we cannot revamp our culture to cope with a great deal more leisure, and restructure our economy to allocate wealth on a different basis than as a reward for work.

Such a society might well end up as a place in which intelligent machines had “human” rights before the law, but that’s not what worries the sceptics. Their fear is that machines, having achieved consciousness, will see human beings as a threat (because we can turn them off, at least at first), and that they will therefore seek to control or even eliminate us. That’s the Skynet scenario, but it’s not very realistic.

The saving grace in the real scenario is that AI will not arrive all at once, with the flip of a switch.

It will be built gradually over decades, which gives us time to introduce a kind of moral sense into the basic programming, rather like the innate morality that most human beings are born with. (An embedded morality is an evolutionary advantage in a social species.)

Our moral sense doesn’t guarantee that we will always behave well, but it certainly helps. And if we are in charge of the design, not just blind evolution, we might even do better. Something like Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, which the Master laid down 72 years ago.

First Law: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

Second Law: A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.

Not a bad start, although in the end there will inevitably be a great controversy among human beings as to whether self-conscious machines should be kept forever as slaves. The trick is to find a way of embedding this moral sense so deeply in the programming that it cannot be circumvented.

As Google’s director of engineering, Ray Kurzweil, has observed, however, it may be hard to write an algorithmic moral code strong enough to constrain and contain super-smart software.

We probably have a few decades to work on it, but we are going to go down this road—the whole ethos of this civilisation demands it—so we had better figure out how to do that.

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By Stephen Petrick Editorial - Back in 2007, I covered a speech by Fifth Estate journalist Brian Vallee, who was in Belleville to promote his book, The War on Women. The book suggested domestic violence was more of a threat to our society’s well-being than terrorism. It stated that from 2000 to 2006, 4,588 law enforcers or military workers were killed on the job in the United States. But over the same time period more than 8,000 American women were shot, stabbed or strangled to death by the men in their lives.

In Canada, over the same period, there were 101 law enforcement or military deaths, yet more than 500 women were killed by their partners. The book was a call for the public to place more attention on violence against women; or at least place the same level of concern toward domestic violence deaths as military or law enforcement deaths.

Now, seven years later, our society might finally be taking the issue of violence against women with the seriousness it deserves. Three of the biggest stories in the news lately relate to sexual assault of women (or if not sexual assault, inappropriate relationships with women); those are the tales of radio personality Jian Ghomeshi, comedian Bill Cosby, and ousted federal Liberal caucus member Massimo Pacetti. None of these people have committed the sort of crime Vallee’s book focused on—murder—but the acts they’re accused of is leading to a national discussion on sexual assault and violence, that I believe the veteran journalist hoped to achieve.

Ghomeshi, the one-time host of CBC’s Q show, was fired by the national broadcaster when his bosses learned details of his private sex life, which he referred to on a Facebook post as “adventurous.” His claim of innocence seemed to galvanize women from his past. An article published in the Toronto Star on December 1 counted the number of women who’ve since spoken out against Ghomeshi at 15, with many of them alleging he engaged in non-consensual violent acts with them. He’s now facing four counts of sexual assault and one count of choking.

His lawyer says he will plead not guilty when the charges are contested in court in January.

Cosby is facing similar accusations. As of this writing, 15 women are accusing the comedian of sexually assaulted them; in some cases after drugging them. As of this writing, no charges have been laid.

And then there’s the case of Pacetti, one of two MPs kicked out of the Liberal caucus by Justin Trudeau in October. A recent Globe and Mail

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article suggests the reason Pacetti was kicked out of caucus was that he had sex with a female NDP Member of Parliament, who did not give consent. The newspaper protected the identity of this MP, but published her story in which she says the two were in a hotel room when Pacetti allegedly grabbed her and the two had sex before any explicit consent was given. Pacetti has since denied any wrongdoing.

There are some striking similarities in all of these stories. They all involved men who were public figures and had some degree of power.

And right now, these stories are nothing more than allegations. Cosby and Pacetti are not facing any charges from police. And while Ghomeshi has been charged, the allegations have yet to be proven in court.

Yet, it’s hard to feel sorry for any of them.

Neither Ghomeshi nor Cosby have provided any answers as to why so many different women are coming out with nearly the same story about them. The story involving Pacetti is a little different, as it involves one accuser, not several.

But if it’s true that he had sex with an MP from an opposing party—even consensual sex—it would be hard to feel sorry for him. How could an MP think it would be okay to have a relationship with someone from another party and not have it end with bad consequences?

There are probably people who don’t believe the women coming forward in any of these cases.

Why, they might ask, would a woman accuse a man of assault long after an incident? (The Ghomeshi allegations go years back, the Cosby ones go back decades.)

The answer might be because, finally, in 2014, women are starting to feel comfortable about speaking out about abuse and assault.

Ghomeshi, Cosby and Pacetti may never be convicted of anything in the end—it’s difficult to prove sexual assault allegations in court. But that may be irrelevant, as all three have already been punished severely.

Ghomeshi won’t likely ever work in Canadian broadcasting again; Cosby’s had to cancel shows on his comedy tour and it’s doubtful Pacetti will be part of the Liberals’ attempt to rise back to power.

The lesson here is that sexual behaviour—even sexual behaviour that’s not explicitly illegal, but risky enough to cause hurt—can ruin a person’s career. Legalities aside, Ghomeshi, Cosby and Pacetti are guilty in the court of public opinion.

The fact that their stories are leading to a national discussion on assault and consensual sex is the one positive thing out of these sad, complex cases.

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HBM council makes change to meeting schedule effort to accommodate the wishes of the public, including cottagers who wanted to be able to attend council meetings. “There were many reasons for that,� Gerow said. “The planning meetings are always at 7 p.m., everyone wants to be able to come to those. I don’t think we should change that.�

The 4 p.m. start “[messed] up the whole day,� he said. “In the last two-and-a-halfyears to three years I have not seen one opportunity lost if that 4 p.m. meeting had been changed to 9 a.m. or 9:30 a.m. I know some have challenges for 9 a.m. I don’t want to lose a whole lot of the day; they need to start at a reasonable time.�

Havelock Ward Councillor Barry Pomeroy has long advocated for morning start times for the first two meetings because of the availability of staff.

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Variations in care across the province are another issue her organization has identified. “We still [have] work to do,�

Fairclough said, pointing out the smoking rate remains a concern despite a decline, and “the prevalence of obesity has remained stable� for five years, even though more people are physically active.

Improvements are needed elsewhere as well.

Lee Fairclough, vice-president of quality “Most patients in Ontario who improvement at Health Quality Ontario, spoke about the work her organization are discharged from hospital afdoes and the data it has collected in a ter admission for heart failure, presentation to Campbellford Memorial chronic obstruction pulmonary Hospital’s board of directors December 4. disease or mental health problems do not see a physician withPhoto: John Campbell in seven days,� Fairclough said.

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Keeping things as efficient as possible was the presiding thread of the discussion and Mayor Gerow said CAO Pat Kemp and Clerk Glenn Girven “try to bal-

ance out the agendas� so council is able to get through business by noon. “We’ve always tried to do that and for the past year we’ve made pretty good time; there have not been too many times we’ve had to go over,� Gerow said. “I’m all ears [as] to how we can do business in a more efficient way.�

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Deputy-mayor Martin floated the idea of a 9:30 a.m. start for the second meeting which would give councillors some extra time to talk with staff about issues on the agenda before the beginning of the meeting.

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The data identifies where adjustments are needed, and “a board’s role in ensuring there is that safe environment in the organization; to be able to do that is quite critical,� Fairclough said.

She praised Campbellford Memorial Hospital for being “very progressive� in “embracing a culture of quality.�

Health Quality Ontario was created as an arm’s-length agency by the Excellent Care for All Act in 2010 “to evaluate the effectiveness of new health care technologies and services, report to the public on the quality of the health care system, support quality improvement activities and make evidence-based recommendations on health care funding,� according to its web site.

Fairclough said HQO cannot do its work without making patient experiences and engagement central to what it’s trying to accomplish.

To underscore how important such an approach is, she related the tragic tale of Greg Price, a 30-year-old Albertan who died of testicular cancer following a series of events over a 59-weekperiod that delayed treatment for “a curable disease.�

He died as a result of “a set of complications that were really quite manageable,� she said. “It’s good to remember there are many situations where we see care being managed well,� Fair-

clough added, but providers also need to keep their “eyes wide openâ€? to opportunities where they can learn, and the death of Price pointed to a “breakdown ‌ in those transitions of care.â€?

Fairclough concluded her presentation by noting “there really is a culture of quality that’s emerging in the province. We’re going to have to work at it to maintain it, and we’re going to have to create very trusting environments for people to actually look at how they can make improvements.�

Fairclough and Karen Carswell, a quality improvement specialist at HQO, spent the day brainstorming with staff at Campbellford Memorial Hospital and Trent Hills Family Health Team. There was discussion of the hospital’s Quality Improvement Plan and feedback given on what’s being done elsewhere to bring about positive change. “I was very impressed,â€? Fairclough said later. “They actually do very well on many of the indicators in the Quality Improvement Plan ‌ [and] continually look at how they can improve, which is just terrific for the kind of culture they want to set in the organization.â€?

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News - Havelock â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Havelock-Belmont-Methuen council has made a change to its regular Monday meeting times. Councillors have agreed that their second meeting of the month will no longer start at 4 p.m. but will take the same 9 a.m. start time of its first monthly meeting.

There will be no change to the third meeting of the month which traditionally begins at 7 p.m. and is largely dedicated to planning matters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always have this discussion at the start of a new term,â&#x20AC;? said Mayor Ron Gerow, who admitted he hated the 4 p.m. start time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past council has struggled with this and we did try over the last term to schedule meetings that met the needs of the community, or what we heard from the community,â&#x20AC;? Gerow said.

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No longer would it mean having to make the long drive from Brighton to Scugog Township where he was the CBO. He actually had another offer he could have accepted but he chose Trent Hills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My choice came down to my general feel about the community and â&#x20AC;Ś the support I would have in the office,â&#x20AC;? keeping qualifications up-todate and handling disputes out in the field, Sevigny said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got all my qualifications; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very little training I need, but my staff member will need some ad-

ditional qualifications and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full support being given to have that person [fully] qualified.â&#x20AC;?

After graduating as a civil engineering technologist from Canadore College in North Bay, where he grew up, Sevigny spent the next 25 years building houses and doing renovations in Ottawa, Stittsville and Kingston.

He switched careers and became a building inspector, first with South Frontenac, then Kingston, and later Quinte West.

Keeping up-to-date on building regulations and changes in construction methods and materials is â&#x20AC;&#x153;an ongoing process, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop,â&#x20AC;?

Sevigny said. When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a building inspector, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you really do have to stay abreast of all the innovations.â&#x20AC;?

A building officialâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role is to make sure legislation is followed and to â&#x20AC;&#x153;keep the community away from li-

ability,â&#x20AC;? he said.

One of the challenges he faces in his profession, is â&#x20AC;&#x153;getting people to appreciate the need to have [their] building inspected,â&#x20AC;? to ensure it meets certain standards and to preserve its quality for future owners, he said.

The regulatory obligations can be â&#x20AC;&#x153;very onerous and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not getting any easier,â&#x20AC;? Sevigny said, which is why he will be revising the â&#x20AC;&#x153;fairly goodâ&#x20AC;? information package the municipality already possesses to explain the processes involved.

Sevigny, who started work November 24, said he was â&#x20AC;&#x153;quite surprisedâ&#x20AC;? by the amount of building activity going on in Trent Hills.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;more activity than where I was,â&#x20AC;? in a township with more than 23,000 people, 9,500 of whom live Claude Sevigny is the new chief building official for Trent Hills, filling a vacancy created when his prein the administrative and commercial decessor, Dave Rogers, moved home in September to work for Algonquin Highlands. Sevigny worked 25 years as a builder before switching careers and becoming a building inspector. Photo: John Campbell centre of Port Perry.

Student mural artist killed crossing road

By John Campbell

News - Campbellford - A Campbellford District High School graduate who helped create the mural on the concrete wall near the football field was struck and killed by a car last Saturday morning.

Durham Regional Police said Keegan Coupland, 20, was crossing Park Road shortly after 6 a.m. when he was hit by a Mazda, southbound on Park, as it passed through the intersection at King Street.

Coupland, who was living in Oshawa, â&#x20AC;&#x153;was rushed from the scene to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries,â&#x20AC;? police said.

Weather and road conditions â&#x20AC;&#x153;were favourableâ&#x20AC;? when the collision oc-

curred, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;alcohol is not believed to have been a factor.â&#x20AC;?

No charges were laid against the Oshawa driver. Anyone with information about the collision or anyone who saw it happen was asked to call Detective-Constable Bryson of the Traffic Services Branch at 1-888-5791520 ext. 5255.

Coupland was a Grade 12 student in 2011 when he and fellow student Mitchell Ainscough spent a month working on the mural that includes images of a saxophone player, a football player crashing through the wall, and a phoenix, the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mascot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It makes me so happy,â&#x20AC;? Coupland told a newspaper reporter after it was

done. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an honour. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be the project and having local artist Bev- that showed school spirit and different here for 25 years.â&#x20AC;? erly Wistowsky assist them. aspects of the school. The boys came up â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a great project for Keegan â&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;The wall needed to be painted, we with the ideas and then Beverly helped he was so proud of it,â&#x20AC;? CDHS guidance recognized they had this interest and them create it. They really brought it to lead Trish Wood said Tuesday, adding: this talent, and we matched them with life. It was wonderful.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a contribution to our school we are Beverly,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The funeral service for Coupland is all very proud of.â&#x20AC;?

Many lunch-hour meetings followed scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Friday, DeShe remembers Coupland as â&#x20AC;&#x153;as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;to plan out what would be a neat rep- cember 12, at MacCoubrey Funeral kind, quiet, young man who was pas- resentation of our school, a wall of pride Home in Cobourg. sionate about many things, especially his artwork. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re devastated by the loss.â&#x20AC;?

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Sold-out auction a huge success

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News - Havelock - Sold out ten days after tickets went on sale, Community Care Havelockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Christmas toonie auction and lunch was as lively and festive as ever. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always just â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; when I see everyone,â&#x20AC;? Community Care co-ordinator Tammy Ross said.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event drew 210 guests and featured at least 55 auction items in addition to a table laden with raffle draws.

The luncheon began nine years ago with a small gathering of 50 and has grown significantly reaching the point of needing a waiting list, said auction co-ordinator Marilyn Davidson. The outpouring of support from donors is equally significant and continued right up until auction day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is never a refusal for items,â&#x20AC;? says Ross. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The auction has become quite famous.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always fun for Christmas and I think people come out to try to do some of their shopping. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really a fun day.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The one thing that never changes is how supportive the community is,â&#x20AC;? she added.

So popular is the auction luncheon that Ross is now thinking of possibly hosting a similar event at Eastertime to â&#x20AC;&#x153;alleviate some of the people who try to come for the Christmas one.â&#x20AC;?

Over the next year, she says Community Care will be looking at different fund-raising ideas and will try to get into more â&#x20AC;&#x153;global fund raisers.â&#x20AC;?

Ross would like to get more local residents involved in the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big Kilometres for Care fund raiser, a runwalk event that has become the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest income generator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to find that one thing that will be the everything,â&#x20AC;? she says.

In Havelock, the toonie auction and lunch has become the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most important fund-raising event outside of its draws at the Havelock Country Jamboree.

Community Care Havelock continues to have a strong volunteer base with 75 people supporting a range of services for its 250 clients.

And, as Ross notes, the local organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reach ex-

tends far beyond those 250 clients. The assistance it provides touches families and extended families.

One of their â&#x20AC;&#x153;excitingâ&#x20AC;? new services is a medical car pool that has brought two dialysis patients together with a third local resident who rides with them to visit a family member in hospital. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big hurdle that

weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve overcome,â&#x20AC;? says Ross.

For the three to share the car pool they each pay $12. The service is being subsidized by Community Care thanks to a generous $2,300 donation from the Masonic Lodge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just been great,â&#x20AC;? says Ross. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really happy about being able to help out those clients.â&#x20AC;?

Community Care Havelockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ninth annual Christmas toonie auction and luncheon was a sold-out success with 210 guests and over 50 auction items up for grabs. Photo: Bill Freeman (Left) Norwood District High School students Julie Bennett and Peter Solmes volunteered at the ninth annual Community Care Havelock Christmas toonie auction and luncheon helping out Bev Fraser at the special raffle draw table. The event drew a sold-out guest list of 210 people. The raffle table raised $400.

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Hall of fame singer brings song to life as audio novel

By Bill Freeman

News - Sama Park - Kitty Bast has a wall full of awards including one from the Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame where she was inducted in 1996 along with Pauline Norland her partner in the popular “Jamboree Pals” who played on Don Messer’s Jubilee television show in Halifax and the Hometown Jamboree in Montreal.

The singer-songwriter can now add the title author next to her name after the release of her audio book Who’ll Buy You Roses which tells the extended 20-chapter story of the same song she wrote in 1982 and which was recorded by well-known Ottawa-area band Mackenzie Delta to minor acclaim.

“The story tells the song and the song tells the story. We just combined the two,” Bast said of the recording which includes strong support from singer Ginny McIlmoyle of Sweetgrass and her husband Jim who were catalytic forces in encouraging Bast to dust off the novel which had been in the works, on and off, since 1985.

“It’s been a long process,” Bast admits praising the McIlmoyles for their contribution to the audio novel and the friendship that’s grown up around the creative venture.

“I had it my head all along that song and story should be together.

I’m quite happy with what they’ve done.”

The song had its genesis in a conversation Bast had with a war veteran who lived in Smiths Falls, where she lived and worked in sales at radio station CJET and also hosted a popular weekly country music show.

The story is about the soldier who met a girl at the beginning of the war and fell in love with her. The girl was hesitant to commit herself to a man who might die overseas. He asked her what she would like and she said a rose because no one had ever given

her a flower before.

“He said, ‘Did you know that one rose means I love you? Who will buy you roses when I am gone,’” Bast says of the long-ago conversation.

The man never married.

“I couldn’t wait to get home and it took me 15 minutes to write the song. Everything just flowed. I had it for about three years before anybody would take a look at it.”

Mackenzie Delta eventually recorded it and Bast believes it would have been a greater hit if the band had toured beyond the Ottawa area.

Music has been “a big part of” of Bast’s life. She made a living in the business for 35 years until a car accident out west forced her to scale back travelling.

She started playing in 1953-1954 and was largely self-taught on a number of instruments (she was probably the only female slide guitar player in Canada at the time) and was part of an all-girl band for a while, appeared on television and at USO shows and led a popular western trio called “Two Cats and a Kitten.”

She eventually settled back in

Smiths Falls and retired to Sama Park in 2000 and now volunteers with Community Care, Kawartha Haliburton Children’s Aid Society and is a member of the lively Kitchen Kuties Kazoo band.

After the five months of audio work was completed Bast says she “sat back and listened to it.

“I was bawling my head off because I was so thrilled; my dream is finally a reality.”

The book is available at Country Cottage Books in Havelock; <www. ginny.ca> or <kitb1@hotmail.com>.

Thieves hit Cordova outdoor rink News - Cordova Mines - There will still be ice at the Cordova Mines outdoor rink despite the theft of rink boards sometime in the last couple of weeks.

The Peterborough County OPP say thieves made off with the boards some-

time between November 27 and December 4 at the popular outdoor skating venue in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen.

Thieves made off with eight new sheets which had been at the site for repairs. Their total value was approxi-

mately $800.

The rink was a major community project spearheaded by the Cordova Mines Recreation Association and is the site of the annual Cordova Outdoor Classic Country Hockey Tourney which

is a fund raiser that plows money back into the facility next to the fire station.

Anyone with information that could help police with their investigation can call 1-800-310-1122 or Crime stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Mischief done to truck includes four flat tires

News - Campbellford - Police were called to a Bridge Street West residence Monday morning to investigate a report about deliberate damage to a pickup truck.

The complainant said his wife had noticed about 6:45 a.m. his 2004 Dodge

Ram had a flat tire and when he went to check he discovered all four tires were flat, the truck box tonneau cover had been pierced in six spots, and the entire passenger side had been scratched by a sharp object.

Damage was estimated at $6,000 in repairs.

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“Big-hearted” knitters help mitten tree

By Bill Freeman

News - Norwood - “Big-hearted” knitters have transformed the Norwood Post Office’s Christmas mitten tree.

“It’s very overwhelming; we’ve had a lot of people drop things off,” says Joan Montgomery.

This is the third year the post office has set up a tree and welcomed donations of hats and mittens and other knitted wear which are then given to Norwood District Public School, St. Paul Catholic Elementary School and the Hucklebug Childcare Centre.

Additional winter wear is given to the Norwood Lions Christmas hamper

program. The Lions have a box at the post office for toy donations which will be collected December 16.

Last year, the post office donated 11 dozen items and Montgomery says they hope to exceed that number this year.

Montgomery says that people were asking about donations well before the tree went up a few weeks ago.

“We want to go above that. We’ve done very well.”

Montgomery says there are “some dedicated knitters” in the community who are eager to support the cause. One lady, she noted, dropped a full bag of mitts and hats as well as a bag of knitted

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“The community is coming together and is very generous. We are very excited here.”

Surveying the tree and a nearby brochure rack, both nearly completely covered in donations, Montgomery says they might have to get a bigger tree next year. They do have a box for overflow which already contains several baby sets.

“There are some big-hearted people and we’re very excited about it. We want Joan Montgomery stands by the Christmas mitten tree at the Norwood Post Office which has received to give back to the community as best an “overwhelming” number of donations since it was put up. Photo: Bill Freeman we can so this is the way we can do it by giving to the kids.”

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News - Campbellford - Baptized at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Campbellford, in 1934, Neil McCulloch was recently honoured as a church elder, at the very same church, at a special recognition day ceremony.

Thirty-seven years of weekly rehearsals and Sunday worship, a church member who joined the choir in 1977, has 46 years of continuous service and became Clerk of the Session in 1986, his list of contributions is lengthy.

This said, the current church pastor, the Reverend Blaine Dunnett, who along with choir director Murray Fischer and the current Clerk of the Session Barb Geen, is why they paid tribute to him for all those years

of dedication.

From December 1986 to January 2009, when he was Clerk of the Session, “Neil fulfilled the office with 23 years of note taking, record keeping and being a leading elder in this church,” said Dunnett at the church dedication.

“In all that time … he has survived seven clergy and probably an equal number of Interim Moderators,” he added.

“The eldership service is commendable in itself but Neil also had the gift of singing … leading in song with the others and being a spiritual blessing in offering anthems of praise.

We honour him for that ministry as well,” he noted.

This was all accomplished while McCulloch maintained the family

News - Campbellford - Thirty-five staff members and a physician who, combined, have contributed 535 years of service to Campbellford Memorial Hospital (CMH), were recognized at the hospital’s annual holiday celebration December 6.

“Their dedication and commitment proves that Campbellford Memorial Hospital is a great place to work,” said CMH president and CEO Brad Hilker in a news release. “It validates our mission and dedication to the relief of illness, pain and suffering, and to the promotion of health for the communities we serve.”

Marilyn Petherick, who leads Campbellford Memorial Hospital’s infection control initiatives, is this year’s recipient of the Marie Reid Bursary, also known as the Sunshine Award.

It honours a staff member who has contributed to the well-being and culture of the hospital in the spirit of enthusiasm and interest. Recipients are chosen because they brighten the environment with their sunny disposition, enrich the lives of peers, patients, clients, visitors and the public, promote and demonstrate leadership qualities, are open and honest in their relationships, go the extra mile, are committed to the hospital, exercise “a supportive holistic approach to peer needs,” and live “the mission, vision, values and culture of the hospital.”

Hilker said the award “recognizes the legacy of Marie Reid, a dedicated registered nurse, department head, coworker, loving wife, mother and special friend to many people [who] had a special gift.

“Marie was an example of a person that can make a difference and it was a pleasure to recognize Marilyn Petherick as an individual who is also making a difference for our staff, our patients and our community.”

Senior technologist Colleen Kelly and technologist Leigh Thompson, in the diagnostic imaging department, and registration clerk Michelle Wellman were presented with the Dick Quesnel

farm, a farm that has been in the family for seven generations and is now operated by his son.

“Do doubt, Neil, your farm responsibilities were pressing and calling for all your time, yet you chose to make time for the spiritual, the worship of and the service to Jesus Christ your Saviour. You’re an inspiration and an example to us all,” the Reverend Dunnett told the congregation.

For McCulloch it was natural growing up to have the church in his life and when he spoke on that special day his heart and mind was filled with many memories.

“In my early years we had Sunday School at Connelly’s School where I went to school,” he commented. ”We always went to church and Sunday school,” he said as he told

stories of past days. His ties to the church deepened over the years.

The special recognition by St. Andrew’s was unexpected surprise for McCulloch.

“When I learned of the honour I was proud. The church has always meant a lot to me,” he told the Trent Hills Independent.

“My glory is the singing part of it, being in the choir means a lot to me too,” he added.

As part of the recognition day the choir and the elders gave money to a couple of mission projects in his honour.

The choir gave a gift to a project called “Share the Gift of Music,” which helps students from a Hungarian reformed theological seminary in Romania travel to share the gospel

message through music.

The church elders’ gift was to a project called Sewing Seeds of Food Security, (Presbyterian World Service and Development) to help subsistence farmers in devel-

Church elder Neil McCulloch was honoured during a special recognition day at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Campbellford: from left, choir director Murray Fischer, Neil McCulloch and Clerk of the Session Barb Geen.

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Bursary, which was established

by Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation to recognize the former CEO and president’s contributions to the hospital.

The bursary “is available to CMH employees who have completed additional educational opportunities in pursuit

of excellence in health care,” Hilker said.

All three recipients completed courses: Kelly, Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologist Fundamentals of Quality Management; Thompson, Michener Institute Image Interpretation for Radiological

Technologists, and Wellman, Health Information Management CHIMA National Certification.

“CMH is very fortunate to have employees like Colleen, Leigh and Michelle, who continue to pursue educational opportunities ensuring excellence in patient care,” Hilker said.

oping countries working on small plots of land where they struggle to provide for their families.

“Neil being a dairy farmer in his working life we thought that was appropriate,” said Dunnett.

Catherine Lockhart and Margot Rowbotham received special applause from their peers for their 40 years of service. Ann Marie Lehman was recognized for 35 years

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“What’s with the poinsettia?” you ask. Why, to help the children at Beehive

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News - Campbellford - For the past eight years Ginette Dehne has made it a point to sell more poinsettias than the year before to help the children at Beehive Daycare.

The daycare centre earns a commission on the poinsettias it sells which helps fund its general operations. Dehne got involved nine years ago when Beehive asked parents to help out with sales. She had a granddaughter enrolled in its

program at the time but long before that, she used to take her two daughters there when they were younger.

“It’s just my way of giving back,” for the care the centre provided, Dehne said. “It benefits the kids [and] I enjoy doing it for them.”

She sold 19 plants the first year.

After that she took a more methodical approach. Using Ken’s Stereo and TV that she and her husband operate at Front Street South as a

base, she calls on other businesses in the downtown area, saying she’s taking orders for poinsettias.

She collects the orders over a three-week period and then spends two days delivering them once they arrive at the couple’s shop.

Dehne made it her challenge to beat her sales from the previous year, and by 2013, she had driven the number all the way up to 169.

“This year it went down a bit,” she said, to 145, but it was enough

to bring her overall total to about 1,120 plants.

Beehive administrator Brenda Battman said Dehne’s efforts earn the daycare $1,000 to $1,500 a year from the greenhouse in Bowmanville that supplies the poinsettias.

The board of directors and staff “appreciate Ginette’s dedication to this event, and also thank all the businesses and their employees who purchase the poinsettias each year,” she said.

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Only one poinsettia remains from the 145 that recently carpeted Ken’s Stereo and TV. Ginette Dehne sold them to raise money for Beehive Daycare. In nine years she’s sold about 1,120 plants. Photo: John Campbell News - Campbellford - member of his community, in 2015.”

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Similarly, replacing a roof, installing a new furnace or upgrading windows are general improvements for the normal operation of the house, so you cannot expect that these necessary improvements will add significant monetary value to your house when selling. However these upgrades tend to make the home more attractive to potential buyers, thereby increasing the likelihood of selling it and selling it faster.

The main focus of renovations and upgrades should be improving your standard of living and enjoying your home. Expecting a payback on your investment should be secondary. Exercise caution when engaging in renovations for the main purpose of increasing the value of your home.

New Democrats in the federal riding of Northumberland Peterborough-South nominated business consultant Russ Christianson to be their candidate in the 2015 election.

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Residents file requests to have concerns over bridge project addressed

By John Campbell

News - Campbellford - A proposal to build a bridge connecting Alma and Second streets, approved by Northumberland County in mid-June, has yet to receive provincial approval.

In fact, more work might be needed to clear that hurdle, as at least eight requests have been made to the Minister of the Environment for a Part II Order to resolve issues raised in the environmental study report prepared

by IBI Group on behalf of the county.

If granted, a Part II Order would bump up the Class C environmental assessment (EA) that was done to the highest level, an individual environmental assessment, which “could require more study,” if attempts at a resolution through consultation or mediation fail.

“We are in the process of reviewing those [requests for] Part II orders with the ministry as to how to answer or address those concerns,” said Mobushar Pannu, director of transportation and waste for the county.

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The concerns “are very similar” to what was expressed during the EA process, such as increased traffic, impacts on property, and other environmental issues, he said. Most requests were from Second Street residents.

The ministry has various options, including saying the county’s consultation efforts and the four studies it commissioned were “sufficient” and that it’s “satisfied” with the river crossing proposal as put forward, Pannu said.

It could also ask Northumberland to “go back and redo the whole thing,” or give approval with conditions that have to be met before construction can begin.

“There’s not one typical outcome.”

The deadline for comment was extended to November 3 at the request of the ministry to give people more time to review the environmental study report for what is “a very large project” that is quite complex and has been “going on for a long time,” Pannu said.

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He’s hoping more discussion will take place with ministry officials over the next two weeks to find out “if they require more information” before making a decision.

The ministry says a request for a Part II order should not be made “for the sole purpose of delaying, stopping or frustrating the planning and implementation of a Class EA project.” It should “focus on potential environmental effects of the project” and provide specific reasons for the applicant’s concerns, as well as detail efforts made to discuss and resolve them with the proponent.

The uncertainty over the bridge project led council to defer making a decision last week on a pair of applications by local residents to have their homes designated heritage properties.

One is on Frank Street and the other on Grand Road, and both would be impacted by noise and the widening of streets as a result of a new bridge being built in their neighbourhood.

“I just don’t want to see council make a decision without all the implications in front of us,” said

Councillor Rosemary KelleherMacLennan in recommending holding off on a decision until a staff report was done.

“I’m not saying I’m against it,

I’m not, but the more I thought about it I started to feel like I didn’t have a whole picture in front of me,” she said. “I didn’t feel comfortable going ahead

with it.”

Director of planning Jim Peters said he would have the information she wanted when council meets later this month.

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Eastern Evergreen opens its doors, just in time for Christmas small businesses today and noted, after closing down his business in first week in December.”

“I taught myself and really “You are in the right area for what Cobourg and selling his farm.

Wreaths decorate the wall of the enjoy doing this work,” he said. He you do.”

“I love the area because the shop where tables are filled with has been working with his dad for “We’re very excited to have people are so supportive of what fresh evergreens bundled for sale. the past four or five years, since he you here,” said Kim MacNeil, we’re doing. I don’t think I could His target market is homeowners graduated from college. chair of the Warkworth Business have picked a better place to try to in the area who want to use the “People have been very Association, performing one of her start something,” he said. evergreens for their decorations responsive to what we are doing last duties as a councillor for Trent His family has been in the “or for anyone who wants to make here. Everyone who has come here Hills, and presented the owner business of selling cedar hedging their own decorative pot … we is very pleased with the product with a welcome package and gift for the past half century. also sell the pots finished.” and the price,” said Valyear. basket.

“I got into the greenery business “We’ve got probably ten An evergreen garland and a tree Noting that Warkworth is a about 12 years ago selling wholesale different varieties of greenery. branch pruner were used for the designated arts community where and retail,” he explained.

We’ve got imported and Ontario official ribbon cutting ceremony. craftspeople and artisans would Business at his new location has branches from white pine, to red Eastern Evergreen is located likely to shop at a new business been brisk so far he said. pine, cedar and balsam, all from at 4875 County Road 25, Marking the official opening of a new business near Warkworth called like this, she added, “We wish you “It’s going pretty good. I Ontario. In the imported stuff we approximately one kilometre north Eastern Evergreens, a garland and a tree branch pruner were used for the much success and appreciate you figure it’s a five-year project to have B.C. cedar, silver fir and out of Warkworth and on the east occasion; from the left are Vaughn Finch, Mitchell Valyear, Trent Hills Mayor choosing to locate your business get to where we’d like to be,” he Douglas fir,” he noted. side of the road, on the way to Hector Macmillan, Kim MacNeil, Nancy Allanson and Mark Valyear. here.” commented noting that “the typical Mitchell, who works with his Hastings.

Photo: Sue Dickens Mark Valyear, the owner, said time to sell this product is the last dad full-time, makes the wreaths For more information go to he chose to locate in Warkworth two weeks in November and the and arrangements at the shop. <www.easternevergreen.com>.

By Sue Dickens Mitchell to the village.

Business - Warkworth - The Vaughn Finch, community smell of fresh cut boughs development officer for Trent greets customers when they Hills, presented a certificate enter the workshop of a new “to mark the exciting occasion

By Bill Freeman Hastings is uncannily like her back surgery and ensuing arthritis says of managing the injury and therapy business near town called of your grand opening.”

Eastern Evergreen.

Nancy Allanson, executive Business - Hastings - “I feel very hometown with its defining river has forced her to approach the and balancing that with her love of foot With Christmas just around director of the Trent Hills much at home,” says Jeanette and everyone-knows-everyone business differently and through care.

The shop also carries an array of a permanent location, although the corner the evergreen and District Chamber of Sherwin, the owner and opera- community feel.

“It’s just like where I come she still has some clients at gently used clothing, something Sherwin product has arrived in time Commerce also welcomed tor of Hastings’ newest business for the holiday season. the newcomers and said, “We Footprints Footcare, which from. It’s just beautiful. This is Island Park and a half dozen she has not promoted extensively because she wants it to be primarily a service for has opened in a little shop near like home,” she said. still sees outside of her shop.

Open for a few weeks now, are here to help you.”

Sherwin had a thriving mobile But the move to a permanent local residents. the grand opening ceremony Trent Hills Mayor Hector the corner of Front and Bridge Sherwin got into foot care and practice with “quite a base” in location is something Sherwin is was held last week as local Macmillan welcomed the new Streets. esthetics in the early 1990s leaving a The Hunter River, Prince private homes and hospices but an glad she did. dignitaries welcomed owner business owner and talked “I’m being very careful,” she downtown Toronto brokerage to pursue; Mark Valyear and his son about the challenges faced by Edward Island, native says accident a year ago that required after finding herself a single mother for 11 years she went into the construction trades doing drywall and roofing, something that wore her down until she made the decision to get back into foot care full-time again in 2007.

“I am providing a service that makes [people] feel good,” she says.

She used her construction talents to renovate the shop over a three-week span and in doing so connected with three or four other local women who operate businesses in Hastings.

“They supported me right from the moment I said I wanted to do it. They were right there,” she said. “Everybody has been so understanding and patient.

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Steady flow of vehicles at special waste collection day

By Bill Freeman

News - Norwood - There was a steady flow of vehicles at Peterborough Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special styrofoam, hazardous waste and hard plastics recycling day held at the Asphodel-Norwood public works yard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People have been storing

up a lot of styrofoam which is great because we like to see that recycled,â&#x20AC;? said Lily Hamill, an Education and Communications Officer with the county.

Styrofoam is one of those items residents would like to be able to recycle on a regular basis but Hamill says it is not

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only in the summer because of weather and safety but again area residents can also take their hazardous waste like paints, aerosols, fluorescent bulbs and tubes and automotive fluids to Pido Road.

The countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Environmental and Waste Management Office has also made it easier for people to recycle batteries with collection sites in multiple locations across Peterborough County as well as at the Pido Road site. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot of community locations for batteries,â&#x20AC;? says Hamill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did a big thing last year and tried to get battery collection to more and more locations like municipal offices, libraries and arena. We wanted to get them to locations people go to frequently.â&#x20AC;?

Keeping batteries out of landfill sites is important, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re filled with a lot of nasty chemicals.â&#x20AC;?

The countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s municipal hazardous waste depots operate from June to Thanksgiving while its Pido Road site runs all year. To find a battery collection site you can visit the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s web site to find a list of locations; the web site also provides residents with a list of items that can and cannot be recycled through the blue box curbside program.

Items that are accepted at Pido Road are also listed.

The estimated amounts collected at the event include 2.2 metric tonnes of hazardous waste; 200 kilograms of plastic and 2.5 cubic yards of styrofoam.

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likely to come to the blue box curbside program â&#x20AC;&#x153;anytime in the near futureâ&#x20AC;? because it is very expensive to ship.

Peterborough County does take styrofoam for recycling at its Pido Road site 24 hours a day seven days a week, Hamill emphasised, as well as special events like the one held in Norwood Saturday morning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really [a] volume-based system; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to ship it and it gets very expensive to ship,â&#x20AC;? she explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like air, you fill up a truck but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not very much in it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same with the recycling truck; it fills up the truck with something we have to pay to get rid of.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much easier for us if people store it up and bring it to us and we can get it recycled cost-effectively.â&#x20AC;?

Hamill says she is finding that more things are coming packaged in cardboard which is recyclable at curbside so perhaps there is a small trend away from over-packaging fragile items with styrofoam.

County residents have also responded strongly to hazardous waste recycling, she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a record year of hazardous waste of people coming into our depots this summer. It was higher than weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever been before. People are really taking advantage of it.â&#x20AC;?

Providing people with programs at municipal depots and transfer stations and public education has produced positive results, says Hamill.

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Elementary schools boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; volleyball teams win to move on to regional competition

By Sue Dickens

Sports - Campbellford - Kent and Hastings Public Schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; volleyball teams came out on top in a volleyball tournament hosted here last week.

It was all part of the elementary girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; regional volleyball tournaments that took place across the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.

The wins move these two teams on to compete at the board-wide championships to be held December 12 through 15. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Volleyball is really a team effort.

You can get by with one player as the dominant player but eventually you get beat out by those who play more as a team. You want the players to be communicating with each other; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge part of the game,â&#x20AC;? said Mark Carlen, a teacher at Kent Public School and the tournament convenor.

An athlete himself who told the Trent Hills Independent, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sports is a big part of my life,â&#x20AC;? he is passionate about student participation in sports.

The motto of the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elementary athletic association is â&#x20AC;&#x153;success through sports.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We see it as an avenue for some kids to feel successful, feel like a part of the team, really draw them into the fabric of the school and help them feel connected,â&#x20AC;? he explained.

As for the tournament last week, the boys played their games at Campbellford District High School (CDHS) where seven teams were entered in the daylong event.

The teams involved were from Kent, Hillcrest, Percy (Warkworth), Hastings, Northumberland Hills, Brighton, and Murray elementary schools (Trenton).

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The competitive girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tournament was at Norwood District High School and the competing teams were Percy, Hillcrest, Havelock, Hastings, Northumberland Hills, Murray and Spring Valley.

The winning teams from that event include Murray Centennial in first spot from Trenton (coach Carri Bonisteel); Percy Centennial of Warkworth in second place (coach Tara Watson) and Spring Valley school in third (coach Danielle Murphy).

The girls play tomorrow at the Cobourg Community Centre and the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teams play there on December 15.

The recreational tournament was held at East Northumberland Secondary School in Brighton. The girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; division was made up of eight teams and the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; had six boy teams and two mixed teams.

Havelock-Belmont Public The boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; volleyball team from Brighton Public School, on the left, played against the Hastings Public School team in one of School and Murray Centennial the first games of the day at the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; elementary regional volleyball competition which was fast and furious as players vied Public School played for for top spot. Photo: Sue Dickens the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; championship.

Each team won one set and Havelock won the third and deciding match.

In girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; play, Murray Centennial played Stockdale Public School in the championship game. Murray Centennial won in two straight sets.

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CDHS was a referee at the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun to be a ref. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good opportunity to see how all the feeder schools are developing their teams.

I play on the volleyball team here and I think these teams have a lot of potential and are really good,â&#x20AC;? she commented.

One of the players, Caleb Outred, from Kent Public School, has played for two years now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really like volleyball. I like playing with my friends and competing against friends,â&#x20AC;? he said as he waited for the second game of the day.

Overseeing the tournament for a few years now, Carlen noted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kent is usually in the top three or four.â&#x20AC;?

The players â&#x20AC;&#x153;started out the day jittery and jumpy â&#x20AC;Ś but as they got near the end of the day I was pleased [to see] how the kids had a more volleyball style than just dumping it over the net as they set up more plays,â&#x20AC;? he added.

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Any kid can play hockey with Bruce Lee league roster organizing games, teams, and managing the fund raising, another local volunteer, Tom Tunnicliff works in the background managing equipment for the mass of players, while fourteen volunteer coaches keep the young ones in action on the ice.

Harold says he has children on his list who come from as far away as Havelock, Norwood, Campbellford and even Denbigh.

At one time the league had 12 teams but in general has stayed constant with eight teams over the past several years.

Supporters manage to raise enough money, now and again, to take the players and their families to a hockey game in Ottawa, as they did during the 2013-2014 season.

For more information on the BLHL you are invited to contact Karen Bailey at 613-473-2427.

Madoc Kiwanis Club helps keep hockey affordable with donations to the Bruce Lee House League. Harold and Karen Bailey received a big cheque December 4 from Kiwanis members Dave Reid, Jim Duguid, Jim Denison, Mike Taylor, John Ellis, Patty Teal and Roman Pierce. Photo: Diane Sherman

Rebels win twice, moved into second place lead. The visitors responded with a pair of goals in the third, the last with 1:01 left in the contest.

Cole Mahoney stopped 25 shots, three more than Napanee’s goaltending duo, for his 11th win.

The victory, the team’s second of the week, elevated the club into second place with a record of 14-9-1, six back of the Port Hope Panthers.

The four points at home gave Doherty

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Jon Samis and Josh Hodge had the other goals. Doyle and Hodge also had one assist. Doyle is seventh in league scoring with nine goals and 19 assists.

Mahoney stopped 28 shots, four more than his counterpart in the Picton net.

The Rebels play host to the Deseronto Storm this Saturday at Warkworth.

Game time is 7:30 p.m. The team goes on the road for a game against the Amherstview Jets Sunday afternoon.

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38 for the season (25 goals 13 assists), one more than Picton’s Brian Bunnett.

The two went head-to-head December 4 in Picton, with the Rebels avenging a 5 - 2 loss to the Pirates five days earlier by winning 7 - 5. Doherty was held without a goal but earned a pair of assists while his rival collected a goal and two assists in the loss.

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Colin Doyle assisted on three of them; Doherty’s fourth, unassisted at 18:41 of the second period, proved the eventual game winner, giving the Rebels a 4 - 1

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Sports - Madoc - Costs of hockey equipment can run into hundreds of dollars, which some families cannot afford.

In 1991 the Madoc House League was formed at the Madoc arena in an effort to provide recreational hockey at an affordable cost.

Organizers borrowed sweaters and equipment to get it started with a membership of 45 players.

When a popular coach was killed in an industrial accident in 1993, the name was changed to honour his dedication.

The open league has since been called the Bruce Lee House League (BLHL) and boasts 142 players this year with eight teams on the ice.

Organizers Harold and Karen Bailey took a leading role in the league, with many volunteers helping out. Over the years former players returned to help as referees and teach the skills program.

Funding for the league came through a sponsorship from Bell Canada, back in the early 1990s, which went to buy new sweaters, some of which are still in use.

Karen Bailey says ongoing support from the Madoc Kiwanis Club, and a “few faithful sponsors,” with fund raising by the players and their families has kept costs low.

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Sports - Norwood - It was the kind of early Christmas present the Norwood J.J. Stewart Vipers dearly needed.

The last-place Vipers got an Olympian performance from centre Darren Doherty who notched a hat trick in a thrilling 8 - 4 win over the defending Allan Cup champion Dundas Real McCoys. The McCoys brought 13 skaters to the Asphodel-Norwood Community Centre. Then they made it even harder for themselves with four key players, including elite performer Cam Watson, picking up misconduct penalties to

start the game for playing without a helmet chinstrap during the warm up.

They lost Colin and Scott Is nor at the end of the first period. Dundas was coming off a solid full-strength 7 - 3 win over first place Stoney Creek on Friday.

Still, it was full marks for the Vipers who had a strong special teams night with a powerplay goal to start the game from Jordan Freeland. Then an unassisted shorthanded marker from Brendan Curry one minute later gave Norwood a tidy 2 - 0 lead before former Sault Greyhound and minor pro Shawn Snider replied for the visitors.

Doherty went to work at the end of the frame picking up his first of the night from Chris Johnston to make it 3 - 1. Dundas narrowed the score to 3 - 2 at the 4:22 mark of the second with Western Michigan University standout Cam Watson beating Vipers goalie Paul Bourbeau Jr. Norwood doubled the score again four minutes later with Joe Curry, from James Diminie and Mike Hanna, finding the back of the net.

Doherty and Hanna were the story in the third with Doherty opening the frame with a pair of goals four minutes apart and

Midget Colts reach Silver Stick wild card play-off

By Bill Freeman

Sports - Pembroke - The Campbellford Precision Wood Products Midget Colts had a good run at the Silver Stick tourney in Pembroke reaching the wild card play-off round with their record of one win, two ties and a plus three goals for and against ratio.

The Colts faced the South Grenville Rangers in the wild card showdown and held a 1 - 0 lead heading into the third period on a Stewart Battman goal but could not protect the lead with the Rangers notching a pair of goals and an empty-net marker to ice the win.

The high-flying Rangers went on to beat Nepean and Cornwall to win the division and advance to the

Silver Stick Forest finals.

Campbellford, with ten skaters for the entire tourney, was grouped in the “B” division with Nepean, Perth and Pembroke and opened with a 4 - 4 tie with the Nepean Raiders. The Colts had a 3 - 2 lead but gave up a late goal that resulted in the tie. Jacob Trotter, Hudson Donoghue, Battman and Caleb Crothers scored for the Colts with assists going to Crothers, Trotter, Battman and Caleb Nicholson.

On Saturday they played the hometown Lumber Kings to a 3 3 draw rallying from a two-goal deficit in the third period to take the lead but picked up the tie after Pembroke scored late in the frame.

Battman had two goals assisted by

line mates Trotter and Crothers with Blaine Thompson scoring a single marker.

On Saturday night, the Colts doubled the Perth-Lanark Wings 6 3 with Battman opening the scoring 19 seconds into the game. They never looked back. Crothers notched a pair of goals with singles going to Trotter, Thompson and Cameron Rose. Picking up two assists were Crothers and Kendall Nicholson, with singles going to Thompson, Trotter, Battman, Donoghue, Nicholson and Joel Larsen.

In league play, Campbellford sits in fourth place with an 8-3-2 record.

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then Hanna icing the game with two goals 27 seconds apart, including a shorthanded effort, in the final minute after the Real McCoys had cut the lead to 6 - 4 on goals by Cam Watson and Scott Stafford.

Norwood outshot Dundas 43 - 35 and the shot differential gave them a better opportunity to keep the game close. They had a strong third period against a tired Real McCoys squad drilling 21 shots at former Belleville Bulls and East Coast Hockey League goalie Mike Mole.

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Midget AE Hornets hit bumpy road

Sports - Norwood - After a nice unbeaten streak the Norwood Midget AE Hornets hit a bumpy road dropping six straight games including a pair of league games falling to the Ennismore Eagles 2 0 and the Tweed Hawks 5 - 2.

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County hears update on Highway 401 snow clearing

By Dominik Wisniewski

News - Northumberland County Flanked by nearly a dozen representatives from the Ministry of Transportation, eastern region operations manager Rafael Albino said Northumberland County motorists should see an improvement in snow clearing efforts on Highway 401 this winter.

Since meeting with county officials in March 2014, Albino said last week the ministry (MTO) has opened the Port Hope patrol yard allowing for quicker response times to incoming storms, with the addition of one new salt and sand loader.

“The reinstatement of the Port Hope patrol yard will play a strategic role in snow storm cleaning,” he said, pointing out that it will serve one new complete route, called the Mainline 401 route, which will see one extra combination unit and one tow plow in use to improve service.

Instead of using two separate pieces of equipment to do the job, the combo unit drags behind it a tow plow which swings out to the side to clear the adjacent lane.

“The tank on top of it is just used as a balance to maintain the weight and control,” Albino said.

An additional tow plow will be in use west of Cobourg for alternating inside and outside shoulder plowing, consistent with the adjacent six-lane section in

Durham County where drivers reported seeing an increased level of service.

“In the past folks had picked up on the difference in maintenance that was going on at that boundary, but now with that tow plow we’re able to match the activities that are being carried out in Durham County,” he said. “You shouldn’t be seeing any differences with the exception that, because they are two different operators, the meeting of the two at that boundary won’t necessarily happen at the same time.”

The final improvement in Northumberland County are two new combo units dedicated specifically to on and off ramp snow and ice removal—increasing the current ramp service by 50 per cent.

According to Albino, the MTO is also tendering a trial system for low visibility, to deal with streamers that come off the lake and produce lake effect snow.

“Certain other jurisdictions have implemented them for fog but we’re going to use it for snow squalls,” he told council November 19. “The way this works is similar to the wildlife detection system that we have on Highway 416. If it picks anything up it will alert the drivers that they should be expecting low visibility.”

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In response, Albino said the changes The county has also asked the MTO 2012.

“We’re also meeting with other ju- they have implemented this year were to provide it with an annual update risdictions to see what they are doing customized with Northumberland on winter maintenance services along Highway 401. [and] have a meeting set up with the County in mind.

New York Department of Transportation,” added Albino.

He said there was “nothing exceptional about last year” in terms of accidents on Highway 401—citing an MTO review of multi-vehicle collisions from 1991 to 2010 along the corridor, which he said have remained consistent—but Councillor Hector Macmillan said he was confused by the comment.

“The public’s perception as well as mine is that we have been plowing the roads since roads were invented, and people just want the damn snow off the roads,” he said, adding that for some reason this hasn’t happened during the last two years.

“I think what we want to hear is that it’s going to happen because it used to happen.”

Macmillan said the province needs to start recognizing Northumberland County as unique owing to glacial activity in the area, and start treating it accordingly.

“My suggestion is they need to be more proactive so that we can stop cremating truckers on the 401,” he said, Four-year-old Bree Mechetuk of Campbellford decided she wanted to donate her hair to help pointing to a friend who witnessed that children who lose their hair because of a medical condition or treatment so she went with her kind of accident. “It hasn’t gone away mom to local hairdresser Tanya Orr of Styles By Tanya where she had her braid cut. Orr collects for him and in fact he’ll never work hair from clients and when she has a full box she takes it to organizations such as Angel Hair for Kids in Toronto. Photo: Sue Dickens again because of it.”

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John Williams becomes new honorary colonel of 8 Wing

By Kate Everson

News - Quinte West - John Williams had barely left his mayoral duties before he took on new ones as Honorary Colonel of 8 Wing.

“This is a privilege and an honour,” Williams said at the investiture ceremony at the National Air Force Museum of Canada on December 3.

“It’s an exciting day for me.”

He acknowledged the “good times” he has had at the base with former Wing Commanders present for the ceremony including General Hood, General Friday and Colonel Cochrane. He noted the relationship the city had with the base over the years was one he will cherish, especially the friendships.

Williams also acknowledged Honorary Colonel Glenn Rainbird for being there during the bad times.

“He set the bar high,” Williams said.

“We worked together as a community to set things right. He was the right guy at the right time. We owe you a lot, as a community.”

He recalled in 2010 when they closed down the highway and dozens of people from the community marched to the base with flags waving. Some stood on the steps and everyone sang O Canada.

“It was something to see,” he said.

Williams also recalled going to Alert in 2012, the furthest inhabited place in the world and about -30 or -40 degrees.

They took a Bombardier to the weather station and had to walk half a mile so the fumes wouldn’t affect the sensitive equipment.

“We were on top of the world,” he said. “And there on the table was a Reid’s Dairy milk carton!”

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He gave a nod to outgoing Honorary Colonel Armin Quickert who was smiling back.

Armin Quickert, manager of Reid’s Dairy in Belleville, has been honorary colonel of 8 Wing since November, 2011. He said that although he was “green as grass” he learned quickly from the finest.

“I realized it was an honour to serve my country,” he said.

He recognized the sacrifice made by military families, particularly with postings for five or six months as added

stressors.

“Some will not be home for Christmas,” he acknowledged. He said even with technology like Facetime young children don’t understand when their parent is not home for important events. It is a tremendous burden.

“We must continue to support our military families,” he said. “They need our help.”

Colonel David Lowthian said he celebrates the priceless connection with the community.

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Entertainment - The last Saturday evening Night Kitchen Too for 2014, is shaping up for December 20 at the Pinnacle Playhouse at 8 p.m. The producers of Night Kitchen Too have again organized a full evening of entertainment by local and talented performers with a variety of musical styles ranging from pop to classical. Performers’ experiences, including the spoken word artists, vary from the self-taught to the professionally trained.

Enthusiastic audiences have continued to fill the theatre for this unique musical variety show because of the simple concept: Fourteen invited performers show up for a sound check an hour before the 8 p.m. opening and perform one song each. Just before the coffee and treats break, a featured act gets two shots at the microphone followed by a third tune at the show’s end.

Classical pianist Charley Jiang, 13, a Belleville Grade 8 student, is one of 14plus performers who will take to the stage for their one shot ‘at the mike. Charley, a very talented young musician tested the piano sitting on the set of A Christmas Carol at the Playhouse. He was given tickets to the classic Christmas story for his practice performance. Charley will be just one of the musical surprises of the evening.

Eugene Deline, the evening’s featured performer, is one of Canada’s most prolific songwriters having penned almost 3,000 songs. He recorded 22 songs for his Musings by the Night River CD, in 2010. As the result of his first commercially released CD, Luck and Skill, he signed a publishing deal with Hawktunes Publishing and a record contract with Skyhawk Records.

Producer Eric Baragar states, “Eugene has a voice that is similar to Leonard Cohen on one end of the spectrum, and like Mick Jagger on the other end. His songs range from a number of reflective, contemporary songs, to an electric roots thumper, to Nine Inch Nails meets the Beatles and to an all-out classic rock ’n’ roll rocker.”

Given that Night Kitchen Too has enjoyed solid audiences for all of its shows, those interested in attending are advised to get their tickets early. Tickets are $10 each and they are available at all three music stores in Belleville, Sweet Escape on Front Street or by calling Gary Magwood at 613-849-1976. Some tickets will also be available at the doors, which open at 7:30 p.m.

More information, including performance recordings and photographs, is available on Night Kitchen Too’s Facebook page.

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Musical entertainment was abundant for the annual Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara Mill Christmas festivities December 6 and 7. Weather was just perfect for grassroots band Wrought Iron Roots to set up around the campfire for their performance.

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The third and final Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara Mill lottery draw was done at the information centre in front of the public, December 7, by volunteers Wanda Franks, Nancy Moorcroft and Barb Brookes. Cherie Doyle drew the winning numbers with Fred Doyle in the background. Photo: Diane Sherman

Lifestyles - Madoc - Visitors enjoyed unusually nice weather December 6 and 7 for the annual Christmas at Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara Mill Homestead and Conservation Area just north of the village of Madoc .

With a lineup of 16 musical performances held both indoors and out, patrons had plenty of talent to entertain them when they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t jaunting through the forest on horse and buggy rides, provided by both Chris Budd and Bruce Gordon, or enjoying a pancake breakfast and other treats from the food booth.

It was a leisurely day to spend with family in the outdoors and remember how early settlers may have spent their Christmas gatherings over 100 years ago.

This is the ďŹ rst year the Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara Mill Volunteer Association attempted to raise operating funds by holding a lottery. Usually, the group relies on donations and an

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Nancy Moorcroft, with help from her fund-raising team, managed to sell all 300 lottery tickets slated for sale throughout 2014.

Half of the $50 ticket price will go to help volunteers maintain and improve the homestead area.

The other half was divided between 66 winners from three draws, October, November and December, with a ďŹ rst prize of $1,000, a second of $500, and ten each for $75 and $25.

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The Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara Mill Volunteer Association is always looking for fresh ideas and enthusiastic volunteers.

Over the past few years, with funds raised by the association, numerous repairs have been made to the mill pond dam and mill; a covered bridge has been

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Experiencing pioneer days at Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara Mill is highlighted with three major events each year: Heritage Day, the Annual Corn Boil, and Christmas at the Mill.

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Inquiry needed to address murdered and missing Aboriginal women

By Stephen Petrick

News - Belleville - It’s time for the federal government to launch a national inquiry into the disproportionate number of murdered or missing Aboriginal women. That was the message from an event at the Core Centre on Friday, December 5, to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Diana Barlow, a community wellness worker with Good Minds in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, spoke about the work of Sisters in Spirit, a network of Aboriginal women she belongs to who are calling for action. The group formed in 2005 amid concerns that the Aboriginal population was significantly over represented in statistics related to missing and murdered women. In time it found that over the last roughly 30 years, there have been 1,182 cases of murdered or missing First Nation women in Canada.

While that’s concerning on its own, the number is more alarming when put into context of First Nation populations. Aboriginal

women make up 4.3 per cent of Canada’s female population.

But Aboriginal women make up 16 per cent of Canadian female homicides. This is according to a slide presented by Barlow at Friday’s presentation.

“We’re being over represented in the number of women murdered in Canada,” she said.

“What we want to know is why.” Barlow told the audience, of about 50 people, that the United Nations and Amnesty International have called on Canada’s federal government to launch a national inquiry. But Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his ruling Conservative Party have yet to agree on such an issue. When questioned on the topic during his tour of the north in August, Harper said no such inquiry is necessary, because he feels it’s not a “sociological phenomenon” but rather a collection of crimes.

“The RCMP has said itself in its study, the vast majority of these cases are addressed, and they’re solved through police investigations. We’ll leave it in their hands,” he was quoted

as saying in several media outlets. That quote has since led to criticism from media and Aboriginal groups. Barlow said Harper’s refusal to look at violence against Aboriginal women as a broader issue is concerning.

“Sure the individual cases themselves are obviously criminal acts,” she said. “But what is the greater picture and why so many? Both the RCMP and the head of the Canadian Association of Police have said, yes, we need to look at this systemically.

Really, what we need is for the greater community in Canada to stand up and say that this needs to happen.”

Barlow encourages Canadians concerned with this topic to write letters to politicians calling for action; she pointed out that Amnesty International has a letter on its web site on this topic that visitors can copy to send to their leaders. While Barlow is unsure what, specifically, an inquiry will find, she believes it has to happen so Canadians can understand the root of the issue.

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going on. We can talk about tion, but we really don’t know colonization and discrimina- [what the cause is] until we

look deeper. We might find the answer is those things that do exist, or it could be something deeper.”

In the meantime, Barlow said she takes some comfort in knowing there are groups that are listening to Sisters in Spirit and trying to raise awareness of the issue. Representatives from several women’s groups were at Friday’s event to lead discussions on how to address issues of violence. The event coincided with the 25th anniversary of December 6, 1989, the day 14 female students at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal were killed by a gunman who specifically targeted women.

“The goal of Sisters in Spirit is to not only make sure our own people are aware of what’s going on, but to educate the greater community to ensure they know what’s going on,” Barlow said. Friday’s event also included a performance by a Prince Edward Collegiate Institute drama class led by Matt Sheahan. The play spoke to issues of gender inequality.

Lock It or Lose It campaign kicks into high gear News - Northumberland - The Lock It or Lose It campaign kicks into high gear for the holiday season as the Northumberland OPP participates in the province-wide Lock It or Lose It campaign The OPP is warning motorists about the dangers of property and identity theft resulting from unlocked vehicles or the leaving of valuables in plain view.

The campaign is sponsored by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s (OACP) and encourages drivers to take precautions to protect their vehicles and vehicle contents from theft, particularly during the holiday season.

“Leaving vehicles unlocked or valuables in plain sight is an invitation for thieves to steal your values. Our police service wants people to take the time to keep their property safe,” said Northumberland OPP Detachment Commander Acting Inspector Rob Kobayashi.

“Thieves are also looking for

anything in a vehicle that allows them to engage in identity theft.

Don’t give them the opportunity.

Keep anything with your personal information with you.”

During the campaign, police officers examine parked vehicles to confirm they are locked and that no valuables have been left in plain view.

Officers place a small notice on vehicles checked indicating what safety precautions were neglected and offer simple prevention tips for drivers to protect their vehicles against theft. The notices also congratulate drivers who have secured their vehicle.

“The insurance industry remains a strong supporter of the Lock It or Lose It campaign. We know it works,” said Rick Dubin, vice-president, Investigative Services, Insurance Bureau of Canada.

“While actual vehicle thefts have dropped, we are very concerned about identity theft and

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identity fraud. Cases of identity theft and fraud have increased across Canada from 10,807 to 11,594 in 2013, a six per cent increase.”

Dubin urged motorists not to keep personal documents such as vehicle ownership, liability pink slips, credit card invoices, or other documents containing personal information in their vehicles. Identity thieves are looking for such documents so they can assume identities, secure credit card accounts, lease vehicles for export, and even take out a mortgage against victims’ properties without their knowledge.

Victims may not realize they have been victimized until it is too late, costing them time and money to rectify the damage.

Northumberland OPP will be conducting various Lock It or Lose It campaign initiatives with the county’s six Municipal Community Policing Committee members assisting.

Celebrating Christmas with Sharron Matthews

By Richard Turtle

Entertainment - Stirling Right in the middle of panto season, where music and laughter are front and centre at The Stirling Festival Theatre, a one-night-only Christmas party promises an evening of even more music and laughter with a different twist.

Sharron’s Christmas Party, featuring Stratford-based performer Sharron Matthews, is aimed at mature audiences and provides a different perspective on pop culture using a combination of stand-up comedy, vocal concert, talk show and controlled chaos. According to SFT Media Co-ordinator Joanne Hartman, Matthews “serves up her signature irreverent wit with solid gold mash-ups by artists such as Lady Gaga, Guns N’ Roses, Radiohead, Beyonce, Queen and more in a tour de force concert.” Recognized for

her roles in Les Miserables, Mean Girls and Global TV’s Canada Sings, among others, Matthews has played to soldout audiences across Canada as well as London, New York and South Africa. She has also been described as the love child of Jack Black and Bette Midler.

And the globetrotting entertainer is very much looking forward to her scheduled arrival in Stirling for her performance this Sunday.

“I really love doing this show,” Matthews says, describing Sharron’s Christmas Party as “a fun, off-the-wall kind of night. It’s like being at a party.” And it’s a party where she playfully toys with well-loved songs and adds some seasonal storytelling to the mix, and it’s a party that keeps her on the move for much of the month.

In fact, she says, immediately prior to the December 14 show

in Stirling, she will be appearing in Burnaby, BC, with other stops along the way.

“This show is different from anything else we’ve done,” says Hartman, adding it is certain to appeal to a broad range of theatregoers. And, she says, it offers a slight change of pace during the panto run while maintaining a strong sense of fun and Christmas spirit. The show, Hartman cautions, does contain “mature and colourful language.”

Sharron’s Christmas Party begins at 8 p.m. on Sunday, December 14, at the Stirling Festival Theatre where tickets are currently available.

Prices range from $34 to $38 per person with a 6 p.m. preshow dinner also available for an additional $25. Contact the box office for details at 613395-2100. Dinner reservations must be booked before noon on Saturday.

Bonisteel remembered in Christmas reading Sharron Matthews appears at the Stirling Festival Theatre this Sunday with a Christmas party that offers a fresh look at some well-known songs and plenty of laughs in “a fun, off-the-wall kind of night.” Photo: Submitted

Readers of A Christmas Carol last weekend at the Johnstown church included (from left) Rita Turtle, Carol Snell and Peter Snell.

Events - Quinte West - Roy Bonisteel was warmly remembered last weekend with the return of the annual reading of A Christmas Carol at the old Johnstown Church.

In past years the story of Ebenezer Scrooge has been brought to life by a small group of readers, always including Bonisteel, and had become an annual tradition at the church that many grew to enjoy. An internationally recognized broadcaster and author, Bonisteel passed away in August of 2013 but had been a longtime participant in the readings of the Charles Dickens Christmas classic, and according to family members, in many ways considered them to be his first Christmas party to mark the beginning of the festive season.

The event hosted last Sunday, at what is also known as the Old Church Theatre, featured readers Astrid Young, Hal Wilson, Carol and Peter Snell and Rita and Richard Turtle, with musical accompaniment provided by Andy Thompson. Venue owners Brian Weston and Lesley Bonisteel welcomed about 60 guests with Weston providing formal introductions and thanking visitors for their

Hal Wilson reads the final stave of A Christmas Carol during a Sunday fund raiser for the Roy Bonisteel Tribute Garden. Also pictured is musician Andy Thompson.

Astrid Young, who now calls Picton home, reads A Christmas Carol during a recent presentation at the Old Church Theatre.

support by attending one in a series of fund raisers for the Roy Bonisteel Tribute Garden in Trenton.

Young, the daughter of journalist and author Scott Young, a connection she shares with half-brother Neil, now lives in Picton with husband and drummer Ray Farrugia and was Please see “Roy” on page B6 Section B - Thursday, December 11, 2014 B5

The Good Earth: Lifestyles - What do gardeners want for Christmas?

Here are some easy answers: Books but please not those entitled “1000 plants for North American Gardens” or “43 Ways to Cook Beets.” Take time to determine what part of gardening gives your gardener the most enjoyment and find an appropriate tome to match.

(Shameless plug: Take Time, Reflections for Gentle Reader is still available from this author.)

Magazine subscriptions are welcome as long as the mag has some vegetarian “meat.” Pretty pictures are nice but unless they have accompanying articles on how your gardener can accomplish the same, they quickly become nothing more than dust collectors on the coffee table.

Education is a good idea, especially if your hortulan has the time and means to attend the event. Perhaps you might find

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a local expert whose knowledge would be important to your giftee. This is an idea that we often employed with our children as they were growing and making new discoveries. For example, one daughter co-founded a private detective agency (and actually solved a “case”: thank you, Lisa) and thought she might make a career of it. We found a local private detective and arranged for him to chat with her. Over the years drumming, weaving, photography, flying and a few other enterprises were featured. For your gardener, it shouldn’t take long to find someone in our area who is properly regarded as an expert. Ask them if they would mind being a “gift.” You can engage their services for several hours and then present a “gift certificate” to the lucky recipient. Don’t limit yourself to plants. What about basic carpentry?

Gift certificates are always welcomed

but don’t be dismayed if they are used for manure and fertiliser. For myself, I would use such a gift to buy whatever tool I needed at the highest quality that I could “now” afford.

Those were the easy answers, Gentle Reader. The following selections are on my personal Christmas wish list, which might not be the same as others.

I wish there were more “mom and pop” nurseries available to our communities.

As some of you know, I am employed by a very large nursery and garden centre operation, and happily so. Large centres have become a part of the horticultural market place as have giant box stores and outlet malls. It is the nature and demands of the consumer that make this convenience of one-stop shopping the norm. Megashops mean lots of product and that means deep, deep pockets. The smaller stores tend to have specialised inventories and flat out

do not earn enough money to make them economically viable. There is a cost to this convenience that many, many people do not realise or discount as being unimportant: we are losing a precious resource which is the vast knowledge and experience that local nurseries provided to their communities. So a gift would be for all of us to seek out micro-nurseries and support them.

I wish the folks who develop the curricula in our schools devoted more time to the land, its relationship to living organisms (especially us) and how we need to conserve it.

Today we toss around terms like GMO, integrated pest management (IPM), gluten-free, terminator technology, genome patenting and organic without having a clear understanding of what they actually mean. Let’s teach this in our schools so that when it comes time for future genera-

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asked to participate by Bonisteel because of their fathers’ professional and personal connections. And to her pleasant surprise, Lesley explains, that request to a stranger was immediately met with a positive response. When Young agreed, the stage was set and she became the first of the afternoon’s readers.

In the version presented, the story of Ebenezer

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Scrooge is divided into sections with the final stave, previously reserved for Bonisteel himself, read this year by Wilson, who admitted to it being a very emotional day. The duo shared a long relationship and Wilson has read the story alongside Bonisteel on several occasions. Wilson, in a nod to his dear friend, wore a tie and tails.

And for those in attendance, it was a fitting

tribute to the spirit of Roy Bonisteel, who spent much of his retirement creating a community space in a church where he had previously been a congregation member. His lifelong love of sharing stories with friends and family was evident in his own readings of A Christmas Carol, and that joy was aptly conveyed and shared this year by his friends at the podium.

Dan Clost tions to make decisions, they can do so intelligently based on a combination of dispassionate scientific knowledge and their own moral imperative.

Here is a gift that gardeners can give to themselves: a vegetable garden for their children or grandchildren. This is a guaranteed generational bonding: a treasured photograph shows one of our daughters gardening with her grandmother on the family homestead. What better way to teach your children and grandchildren than to give them the opportunity to take a wee seed and grow their own food?

If you don’t have room on your estate, then find a plot in a community garden. The children can be actively involved in deciding what to grow. But unfortunately, GR, if they do decide they want to grow beets, you must comply.

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Lifestyles - McAllen, located at the southern tip of Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, attracts many avid birdwatchers. Well over 500 species have been spotted in this particular ecowonderland, including several that can be found only in this southernmost part of the U.S., right next to the Mexican border. After all, this valley offers not just one but a total of nine birding centres, and it’s located at the convergence of two major flyways, the Central and Mississippi, so it’s a great spot, during the winter, from which to view birds that have headed south.

The area is often referred to as “The Texas Tropics,” so it’s obviously very popular, too, with “snowbirds” from the Midwest and Canada. However, these winter tourists are not referred to as “snowbirds” here but simply as “Winter Texans.” After all, these avid birdwatchers and winter visitors are very important to the area’s economy, so they are, indeed, welcomed.

I recently checked out this popular spot for myself, and I soon discovered just how “hooked” a tourist can get pursuing various species of birds to add to one’s list of new sightings. Birders will be found in these hotspots from early morning until dusk, and the throng will include a long lineup of photographers with tripods and humungous lenses who are in search of the “best” bird photo of all.

One of these birding centres, located right in McAllen, is at Quinta Mazatlan, a historic Spanish Revival adobe hacienda that’s surrounded by 15 acres of lush tropical landscape and several birding trails. It was here that I saw my first chachalaca, a brown, chicken-like specimen that’s found only in this part of the country. The chachalaca has a very distinctive, loud, and raucous call, so it makes it very easy for the visitor to identify.

I also encountered my first yellow-breasted great kiskadee on this property, and it’s another bird found only in southern Texas in the U.S. This flycatcher has black and white stripes on its crown and sides, appears to be a kind of cross between a kingfisher and a meadowlark, and attracts attention by its incessant “kis-ka-dee” calls.

I also checked out the nearby Edinburg Scenic Wetlands, a 40-acre wetlands oasis where I found several winding footpaths and waterside observation platforms. I discovered this was a particularly great place from which to view such species as American avocets, least grebes, and green kingfishers. Furthermore, I visited the much larger Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, a 2,088-acre parcel that’s sometimes referred to as “the jewel of the National Wildlife Refuge System,” and here I ascended a tower and crossed a beautiful canopy bridge from which I could gaze at the Spanish moss dripping from the trees. While in this rare tropical landscape, I also visited an old Santa Ana cemetery, with its ancient wooden grave markers and timeworn wooden fence. I also strolled down a trail to the Rio Grande River itself, and this was a reminder of just how close I was to the Mexican border, for I was standing on American soil and gazing across the river at a ranch in Mexico. I even found a posted sign that warned me that the “AREA BEYOND THIS SIGN CLOSED. ALL PUBLIC ENTRY PROHIBITED.” Although I found all these birding spots rather fascinating, my personal favourite had to be the nearby Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park. After all, this is the headquarters of the World Birding Centre, and it’s regarded as a “treasure trove of Valley specialties.” I found two enclosed bird blinds, a two-storey wheelchair accessible observation tower, several bird feeder stations, and a birding wall. It was here that I saw many goldfronted woodpeckers and whitewinged doves at feeders. It was also here that I was introduced to green jays, McAllen’s official bird. This beautiful bird is, indeed, green-breasted (unlike our blue jay), with green wings, but there’s also some white, yellow and blue plumage, too.

This bird’s flashy colouring, boisterous nature, dry, throaty rattle, and frequent “cheh-chehcheh-cheh” call make it very easy to spot, and it was my favourite bird sighting of them all.

I spent a good deal of my time just watching them fly about and feed.

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Green jays at a feeder.

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I was also pleasantly surprised to find

that the shoppers, birders, and “Winter Texans” have resulted in many large RV parks being available in this area, as well as several luxury hotels and fine dining establishments. Indeed, this border city with a population of about 140,000 has a lot to attract the visitor. However, it’s primarily those awesome birds that keep the visitors returning year after year.

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BELLEVILLE Quinte Seniors Euchre Club meets at the Parkdale Community Centre every Mon. at 1 pm. Everyone 50 plus welcome.

Cost $3.00 includes door prize, 50/50 draw and euchre score prizes New members welcome, Quinte Living Centre Concert Band. Students to seniors, if you play any band instrument. Mondays 7-9 p.m., Quinte Living Centre, 370 Front St, Belleville. Info: Marialice, mtfielding@ hotmail.com 613-962-2881, or Sally, ssedore@hotmail.com 613-243-1450 Overeaters Anonymous meeting every Friday, 10 a.m. Calvary Temple, corner of Wallbridge Loyalist and Hwy 2 West. Contact Dianne 613-392-0081.

Belleville General Hospital Information session for volunteers, Wednesday, December 17, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Application process and openings in the Corridor Café, Corner Store and Gift Shop. Info and to register: BGH Auxiliary, 613-969-7400 ext 2297 The ANAF Unit 201 Pipes and Drums is recruiting members. Free lessons and Band practices are at the ANAF Unit 201 (upper Floor) 187 Front St, Belleville,

Tuesday nights from 630-830pm. All are welcome. For info: www.anaf201.ca Belleville Public Library Food for Fines, December 4-20 to benefit Gleaners Food Bank. Each food donation removes $2 of fines (max $16).

Open Door Café - Every Wednesday from 11:30am to 1:00pm at Eastminster United Church, 432 Bridge St. E, Belleville. There is no cost for this hot meal however donations are gratefully accepted.

For more info: 613 969-5212.

Emmaus Cancer Support Group Christmas meeting, Monday, December 15, 6 p.m., Hastings Park Bible Church, 36 Harder Dr, Belleville. Open to anyone coping with cancer, family members and/or caregivers. Info: Sandy at 613-922-5804 or Judy at 613-962-9628 Grannies for Africa meeting, Saturday December 13, Christ Church Anglican Church, Coleman St, Belleville. Breakfast/ social time at 8:30 am, meeting at 9:00 am. Please bring your coffee mug.

The Drawing Room offers non-instructional studio sessions, third Thursday of each month, 2-4 p.m. in the third floor, John M. Parrott Art Gallery. Info: 613-968-6731 x2240 or e-mail gallery@

bellevillelibrary.ca Friends of the Library book sale daily at the Bookstore. Accepting gently used books, CD and DVD donations. Foyer of Belleville Public Library 10-4, MondaySaturday. 613-968-6731 ext 2245 Dance to Social and Ballroom music, Friday December 12, Quinte Ballroom Dance Club, Masonic Hall, Foster and Dundas, Belleville, 8pm to midnight. Light lunch. Members $10.00, guests $20.00.

Couples only. Info: 613 392-7450 Hastings Manor Auxiliary monthly meeting, Wednesday, December 17, 12:45 p.m., Volunteer Education Centre, Hastings Manor. Visitors and new members are welcome.

Second Sunday of month, Sunday Night Sing, Ivanhoe Wesleyan Standard Church, 6:30 pm. Bring your instruments.

Open mic. Refreshments to follow.

Free Indoor Walking Program, Centennial Secondary School. Drop in until March 12, 2015. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6-7:30pm, 160 Palmer Rd, Belleville. Call Belleville & Quinte West Community Health Centre, 613-962-0000 x233.

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Info: 613-969-0130 Diner’s Club, every Tuesday, 12-2 pm. CrossRoads to Care, 470 Dundas St. E., Belleville $9/member. $10/nonmember. Reservations required. Call 613396-969-0130

BRIGHTON Callanetics Class: Stretch of Yoga, strength of ballet. Fridays, 10 a.m. at Trinity-St. Andrews United Church, 56 Prince Edward St. Brighton. Call Gail to register 613-967-4447.

Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church Clothing Depot open Wed., Thurs. 10am – 2pm, Fri. 10am – 8pm, Sat. 10am – 1pm.

Closed Sun. Mon & Tuesday. For pick ups: 613-475-2705.

Fibromyalgia Self Help Group, 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6:45-8:00 pm, Harmony In Health, 122 Ontario St., Brighton.

To RSVP or info Jaye 613-922-9482 Supper’s Ready, Trinity St Andrew’s United Church, every Wednesday, 5 pm. A community meal for those for whom a free meal is a blessing. Donations welcome.

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FootCare Clinic- 1st Fri, 2nd and 3rd Thurs Each Month Royal Canadian Legion. VON offers Basic, Advanced and Diabetic Foot Care (Fee for Service). For appointment call the VON at 1-888-2794866 ex 5346 Indoor Walking and Exercise Program, St. John’s United Church Auditorium, every Tuesday and Friday, 10-11am.

Bring clean, comfortable shoes. Program is free. 50 Bridge St. W. Campbellford.

Info: 705-653-2283.

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EVENTS CAMPBELLFORD Campbellford Kinette Bingo every Thursday at 7pm. Campbellford/ Seymour Arena, 313 Front St. N. $1000 Jackpot in 54 numbers, consolation prize of $200. Wheelchair accessible.

Wednesday & Thursday, December 17 & 18, My Dad Is Scrooge â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Movie Premiere, Aron Theatre, Campbellford, 7:30 pm. Supporting Flourish.

Learn the Art of Taoist Tai Chi classes available throughout the week, Community Resource Centre 65 Bridge St, Campbellford, Join at anytime. Info: 705 696 1841 or 705 243 5216.

Every Monday, 7 p.m. Campbellford Citizenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir meets at Senior Citizenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Building. All welcome 3rd Saturday of month, Bid Euchre Tournament, Campbellford Seniors Club, 53 Grand Rd Lunch at noon, cards at 1pm. $5 to play, share the wealth tickets.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), every Wednesday, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 17 Ranney St. S. (side door).

Weigh-ins 5:30-6:00 p.m. Meetings 6:006:30 p.m. Join any time. All welcome.

Service with Rev. Norman Long, 10:30 am. every week. Sunday school available.

Come join us in fellowship.

Frankford Lions Hall, Moonshot Euchre, Wednesdays 1p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous Keep It Simple Group, 8 pm every Thursday at Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, 60 Trent St. N. (rear), Frankford. Info: www. quintewestaa.org or 1-866-951-3711 Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Weekly Meetings, Wednesday Evenings, 7-8 p.m. Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 60 North Trent St. Frankford. For more information call Fern 613-3952345 Every 3rd Wednesday: Roast Beef Dinner, 5 pm, Frankfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Royal Canadian Legion,12 Mill

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Grafton Horticultural Society, Canon Nind Hall, December 19, Highway #2 Grafton. 6:00 p.m. Christmas Potluck and Awards Night annual Candlelight Service, Tues. Dec. 16, 6:30p.m. Luncheon and fellowship to follow. Eddystone Baptist COBOURG Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group, every Wednesday, Church, 378 Eddystone Rd, 6 km north 2 pm, Halcyon Place, 580 Courthouse Rd, of Grafton, Cnty. Rd. 23 Cobourg. To register: Community Care HASTINGS Northumberland: 905-372-7356.

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COLBORNE Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Social Group, Tuesdays at Community Care Northumberland, 11 King St. E. Colborne, 10-11 a.m. Info: 905-355-2989.

Food Addicts Anonymous Meetings, Wednesdays, 11-noon, Prospect House, 1 Elgin Street (at King), Colborne, www. foodaddictsanonymous.org Play Group, hosted by Northumberland Cares for Children, Colborne Public School, 8 Alfred St. Colborne, Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon. Info: Cheryl McMurray 905-885-8137 ext.209.

Colborne Library Storytime program, open to children 2-5 years old.

Thursdays, 11 am. To register: 905 3553722 or drop by the library (Mon. 3-8, Tues. & Thurs. 11-8, Fri. & Sat. 11-4).

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Thursdays, 6:30 pm. Zumba, Mondays Mon, Tues, Fri, 6:45-7:45 PM. Centre 6:30 pm. Summer Darts, Thursdays, 7:30 Hastings Secondary School, 129 Elgin St. pm. Meat Draws Fridays 5 pm.

Open to seniors and adults with physical disabilities.

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Darts start 1 pm. Saturdays, Meat Roll Caregivers Support Group, 3rd start 3 pm. All Welcome Wed. of each month, 9:30-11:30am. Arts The Station Restaurant Free Com- Centre Madoc. Learn and share with others munity Turkey Dinner, Monday, December who are experiencing the memory loss 15, 4-8pm. Donations appreciated in sup- journey with a family member. port of Havelock Public School.

Madoc Blood Pressure Clinic: Havelockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wellness Program, Wednesday, Dec 17/14. 47 Wellington Town Hall, 8 Mathison St., Havelock, St, Seniors Building Common Room from from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm, Tuesdays and 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Open to seniors Thursdays. Weights, stretches, exercises, and adults with physical disabilities. health education discussion. Free.

MARLBANK Karaoke Night, Saturday, December 20, 8pm-1am, Havelock Legion, 8 Ottawa Christmas Music at St. Matthewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s St. N. $5 admission. Open to the public Church, Marlbank, Sat. Dec. 13, 7 p.m.

Doug Mumford, Betty McMurray, Nancy Beale, Marlbank Choir, George and Friends MADOC plus more. Free will offering for the Food Royal Canadian Legion Br 363 Bank. Info 613-478-2831 Madoc: Mixed Darts every Thursday, 7pm. Friday Night â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Jamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 7-8:30pm. MARMORA Bring your own instruments Marmora Social: Thursday, Dec Royal Canadian Legion Br 363 18/14: 43 Mathew Place. Seating begins at Madoc: Mixed Darts every Thursday, 7.30. 11:30AM. Lunch is served at 12:00 noon.

Friday Night â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Jamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 7-8:30pm. Bring Program opened to seniors and adults with your own instruments physical disabilities. Call 1-800-554-1564 Madoc AM Indoor Walk: Mon, Wed, to pre-register if not already a member of and Fri, 9:45-10:45 AM. PM Indoor Walk: the Marmora Social program.

Marmora Legion: December 13 Turkey Meat Roll. Registration at 1pm.

Also a sale of hand painted ceramics.

NORWOOD Preschool Drop-in, Westwood Public Library. Every Thursday, 10 amnoon. Enjoy play and creative areas. 705696-2744 or www.anpl.org Norwood Legion: Wing Night Thursdays, from 4:30pm. Meat Draws Fridays from 5 p.m.

Marmora Crowe Valley Lions Club Open Mike, Marmora Community Centre, Victoria St. Marmora, Dec.,14, 1-4.30 pm Admission $5.00, entertainers free. 50/50, refreshments, LCBO. Info: Leo Provost 613-472-2377.

The Norwood Beautification Committee Bid Euchre, the second Sunday of every month, 1 pm, Norwood Legion.

Lunch will be available.

P.E. COUNTY Picton afternoon Shout Sister Choir welcomes new members. Practices are Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m., St Mary Magdalene Church, 335 Main St, Picton. www.shoutsisterchoir.ca Consecon Pastoral Charge of the United Church will have separate services for the month of December. Carrying Place 9:30. Consecon 11 am. Returning to 10 am services in the new year. January we will worship in Consecon.

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Three sopranos to sing the songs of Christmas News - Campbellford - One has black hair, one’s a blonde and the third one’s a redhead, and they’re very close friends who once lived together and started their professional singing careers at the Canadian Opera Company.

They’re also sopranos with “three very different voices” who “really love Christmas music,” says the redhead,

Trent Hills native Virginia Hatfield, who will welcome her friends to Campbellford this weekend when they join her for a Yuletide concert at Campbellford Baptist Church December 14.

“Jodi Henson is almost a dramatic soprano; [she has] a very big, rich voice,” says Hatfield, who describes herself as a “higher, lighter soprano.”

Megan Latham, on the other hand, is a mezzo soprano, capable of hitting the lower notes.

Given their different ranges they’ve never had to compete for roles “so we just have a very natural friendship, and we enjoy singing together very much,” Hatfield says.

“We wanted to see how our voices would sound [with] all three of us

singing our Christmas favourites,” so a year ago they recorded a CD they called Christmas at Casa Diva.

Pianist/composer Brian Finley, cofounder and artistic director of Western Arts Festival Theatre, arranged several of the songs on the CD, including White Christmas, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and one of his own compositions, Holy Night, Peaceful

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A “great arranger of Christmas songs” who produced his own album of Christmas music years ago with his wife, soprano Donna Bennett, Finley “was a natural choice” to be involved in the making of Christmas at Casa Diva, Hatfield said. “I knew his arrangements would suit us.”

It was something she and her two colleagues had “been wanting to do for a really long time” and they’ll reprise their recorded performances at the concert Sunday night, which begins at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

Christmas at Casa Diva wasn’t Hatfield’s first foray into recorded music with Christmas as the theme. She sang two solos as well as a duet with John McDermott for the Christmas CD he made a year earlier.

The three women have gone their separate ways but keep in touch and still perform together whenever possible, as happened at Westben in the summer.

“We’re all making a go of it with our solo careers but we really love singing together and hope to do more of that in the future because the experience of making the CD was a really positive one and we’ve had some really great feedback about it,” Hatfield says.

Next May she will perform in concert at Koerner Hall in Toronto the title role of Judith, an oratorio written by 19th century English composer Hubert Parry.

“It’s never been done in Canada,” Hatfield said. “Musically, it’s very heroic, [with] lots of high notes.” She will be singing with the Pax Christi Chorale.

To hear Hatfield, Henson and Latham perform one of the selections on their CD, go online to <https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=qz0HTKINlaY>.

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Market festival a Christmas tradition

News - Hastings - “The fun part is watching the people come through,” says Lillie Rienstra of the Hastings Market’s annual Christmas festival which celebrated its fifth anniversary on Saturday at Northumberland Tractor Parts. The show, which Rienstra organized, drew at least 16 vendors offering a range of crafty items, baked

goods, preserves, mixed media paintings, Christmas decorations and other festive ware.

“It’s a lot of fun; we spent the week preparing,” said Rienstra, presiding over her own table of garden fare that included a plethora of sweet potatoes which have thrived this season on her eight-acre property.

“I hardly bought any groceries this

year, everything was out of the garden,” she added She planned to do her own shopping closer to the event’s end at 4 p.m.

“I have stuff people won’t find every week in the grocery store,” added Anne Dillman of Castleton. “I try to do something festive; something you can’t get all the time. I also like to know what

my kids are eating.”

Dillman says Christmas baking, and cooking in general, is a family-wide venture at her 100-acre farm property.

“I have five kids and they just go crazy [at Christmas time].”

She plans her Christmas baking out one month in advance and “then just take my time.” Her children, 12, 16,

18, 20 and 23 years of age, “enjoy it as much as I do.”

There’s also a bit of a method in having her children participate in kitchen chores.

“They need to learn how to cook before they move out. They cook for me. Some of them enjoy it [more than others].”

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Premiere of movie features local voice-over actor

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And so the words spoken by Clark the Dog set the stage in the newly released festive holiday comedy premiere My Dad is Scrooge featuring local voiceover actor Joey Marth of Warkworth.

The movie is having its global debut at the Aron Theatre. The Aron is donating the entertainment venue with its state-ofthe-art digital equipment to the showing

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kids. It used to be that adults played all the kids in cartoons and movies but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the case anymore; it is child actors now. They are looking for seven-year-olds to do the voice-overs,â&#x20AC;? he explained.

The guest appearance and educational aspect of the event are a bonus as far as the organizers are concerned. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important is thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something special in this community. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got all this amazing talent here.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people like Joe and other people too, great artists and then weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got this Aron Theatre and the Community

Foundation and you start putting this all together and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something special,â&#x20AC;? said Russ Christianson founding director of the Aron Theatre.

Students attending the movie are being asked to donate a toonie if they can.

The movie times are 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 17, and Thursday, December 18.

The daytime shows have been offered to the area schools and are ďŹ lling up fast so there may or may not be room for the public but the evening shows at 7:30 p.m. are open to everyone.

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Gathered on the steps of the Campbellford/Community Seymour Foundation (CCSF) office to promote the movie My Dad is Scrooge are from left, Russ Christianson, Martha Murphy, and Joey Marth. Photo: Sue Dickens

News - Batawa - â&#x20AC;&#x153;The team has been making snow like crazy when Mother Nature has given us the right temperatures,â&#x20AC;? says Batawa Ski Hill general manager Andrew Rusynyk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every bit of snow weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made since November 14 has got us ready for opening.â&#x20AC;?

The hill will open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. this Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Sunday for a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sneak Peakâ&#x20AC;? weekend.

Everyone is welcome, and all types of season passes will be honoured while the lifts are running through the weekend. Official opening will then follow on Friday, December 19, with extended hours during the holiday period, with the exception of Christmas Day. Rusynyk said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking forward to opening up and seeing the results of all of the work weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing.â&#x20AC;?

A new snow-grooming cat and an expanded array of rental equipment will make the experience even more

enjoyable this year at the not-forprofit community ski hill.

Weather conditions in December are not always predictable enough to ensure a firm opening date. There have been some years when the ski hill has not opened until January, but this year Mother Nature has cooperated to allow skiing to start before Christmas on seven of the nine runs in Batawa.

Sales continue for Season Passes and the popular â&#x20AC;&#x153;Booter Cardâ&#x20AC;? loyalty card. The Booter Card is available for purchase this year at the Ski Hill office as well as at College Sports and Dougâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bicycle in Belleville after new partnerships were formed.

A much-loved gathering place for friends and families since 1959, Batawa Ski Hill offers adventure and discovery all year long.

In winter, ski and snowboard enthusiasts enjoy nine runs, including a terrain park, day and night with energy efficient LED lights.

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IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

HERRINGTON

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

In loving memory of our dear parents, Earl, Dec 14, 2002 & Audrey, Dec 28, 2009 We miss you in so many ways We miss the things you use to say And when old times we do recall Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s then we miss you most of all

A special thank you to

Always remembered by Janice, Karl, Ken, Sheila and Sharon

We are blessed with such a generous and thoughtful community.

Martins Edge, Ladies Christian Coffee Hour, D. Lerman, Catholic Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s League, Pampered Chef Jennifer Cummings, Ken Reid & Lois Golbraith

Merry Christmas from the gang at the Food Bank

DEATH NOTICE

DEATH NOTICE

DABBS, Ellen Eâ&#x20AC;Ś.Suddenly at her

I would like to thank all my wonderful friends at the Evangel Pentecostal Church in Brighton as well as the loving, kind, neighbours I have where I live.

The past few months I have not been well and needed some extra hands to help me. Without hesitation they have shown me much love and help, even to walk my doggy.

I not only would like to thank them for their kindness but wish them all a very blessed Christmas and exceptionally Happy New Year.

Love to all

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PACEY The family of the late Grace Pacey wish to express their sincere gratitude to our relatives, neighbours, friends for cards, food, flowers and donations. Maple View Retirement Home and Nightingale Staff for their special care of our mom. A very special thanks. Rev. Gloria Masters, Westwood Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute for a delicious lunch at Westwood United Church and Brett Funeral Home for their professionalism.

Thanks Malcolm, Philip, Wayne Paceyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family and Frances Cardwell.

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residence on Sunday, November 30, 2014, in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Monte Dabbs. Loving mother of Paul & Judy Dabbs of Tagish, Yukon and Paula & Wayne Buck of Campbellford. Loved grandmother of Lori Buck (Brian Brady) of Ottawa, Charles Buck (Heather EdeyAndrew McFadyen) of Calgary, Ellen Buck-McFadyen (Andrew McFadyen) of Campbellford, Ceilidhe Dabbs (Rubisel Garcia Alena) and Bhreagh Dabbs (Michael Code) all of Tagish, Yukon. Great grandmother of Isaac & Gabriel McFadyen, Siobhan & Hugh Brady, Isla Buck and Isabella Dabbs. Predeceased by her brothers Earl & Herbert Van Sickle. Friends were invited to join Ellenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family for visitation that was held at 2PM on Saturday, December 6th, in the Weaver Family Funeral Home, 77 Second St., Campbellford. A celebration of Ellenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life began at 3:30pm, and a reception followed. If desired, memorial donations can be made to The Isaac Foundation.

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DEATH NOTICE

CL441757 BLACK, Larry Norris Peacefully on December 3, 2014 surrounded by his family. Loving spouse of Joy. Beloved father of Gordon (Amanda), Greg (Cindy), B.J. (Starla), Sean, Jeri and Clivan. Cherished grandfather of Brayden, Alexa, Gordie, Natalie, Nolan, Cameron, Jeremy and Whayne. Dear son of Jim and the late Frances. Loved brother of Don (Shirley), Carol (Gerry), Dennis (Christine), Lorrie, Mike (Grace) and Sharon (Elizabeth).

Will be sadly missed by Bernilu and many nieces and nephews.

Family and Friends were received at the Ward Funeral Home â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brampton Chapelâ&#x20AC;?, 52 Main Street South (Hwy 10), Brampton on Friday December 5, 2014 from 7-9 pm and Saturday from 12-1pm. A Celebration of Larryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life was held on Saturday December 6, 2014 in the chapel at 1 pm.

As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Gerry & Nancy Pencer Brain Trust at Princess Margaret Hospital would be appreciated. Please visit the Book of Memories at www.wardfuneralhome.com

GROVES, Blanche R. 11.10.27 - 12.17.13

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Forever in Our Heartsâ&#x20AC;?

A million times we needed you, A million times we cried, If love alone would have saved you, You never would have died.

In life we loved you dearly, In death we love you still, In our hearts you hold a place, No one can ever fill.

A light from our household is gone, A voice from our love is stilled, A place in our vacant home, Which never can be filled.

Some may think you are forgotten, Though on earth you are no more, But in our memory you are with us, As you always were before.

It broke our hearts to lose you, But you did not go alone, A part of us went with you, The day God called you home.

Your precious memories are for keepsakes, With which we never part, God has you safely in his keeping, But we have you forever in our hearts!

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Building has security entrance & laundry facilities. $700/mth plus heat & hydro.

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3 bedroom house, Marmora, $1,100/month includes heat and hydro.

613-472-5479.

Gorgeous 1400sq’, 3 bedroom appt, downtown Brockville, parking, heat included, no smoking or pets, $1500.

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WORK WANTED Laid off gentleman looking for work. Pile wood, power window repair (GM), yard help and odds and ends.

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Hardwood Floor Installation and resurfacing. Ceramics.

Light renovations and upgrades. Over 30 years experience. Please call for free estimate 613-394-1908.

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County Water TreatmentSofteners, U.V. Lights, R.O. systems, chemical free iron and sulphur filters. Sales, installation, service and repair. Steven Menna. (613)967-7143.

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Job Posting Position: Reports to: Date:

General Manager Kingston General Manager-Seaway December 2014

THE COMPANY A subsidiary of Torstar Corporation, Metroland is one of Canada’s premier media companies. Metroland delivers upto-the-minute vital business and community information to millions of people across Ontario. We have grown significantly in recent years in terms of audience and advertisers and we’re continuing to invest heavily in developing best-in-class talent, products and technology to accelerate our growth in the media landscape and strengthen our connection to the community.

For further information, please visit www.metroland.com.

THE OPPORUNITY This is a key leadership role within Metroland East, responsible for leading Metroland operations in Kingston and surrounding areas. This is an opportunity for an experienced media leader with a proven track record.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Develop and execute strategies to: • Increase profitability; • Nurture a ‘best in class’ sales culture; • Identify new revenue and business opportunities; • Foster a culture of editorial excellence in community journalism; • Maximize community, reader and advertiser engagement; • Provide excellent cost management and organizational efficiency; • Promote co-operation and collaboration within Metroland East and across Metroland; • Promote community relationships QUALIFICATIONS/COMPETENCIES/EXPERIENCE The successful candidate will: • Be a values-based leader of exceptional integrity, with a record of developing and nurturing strong teams; • Demonstrate superior command skills; • Think and act strategically; • Have a bias for action, balanced with thoughtfulness and the ability to accurately synthesize complex and often contradictory information; • Demonstrate superb business acumen; • Boast excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and be proficient in representing our team in a variety of roles; • Understand, and be able to speak to, the forces at play within our industry; • Have a minimum of 5 to 7 years relevant experience, including direct management and bottom line responsibility WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU • Opportunity to be part of an exciting company at the cutting edge of the media industry • Work for a well-established and respected company that is connected to your communities • Competitive compensation plan and Group RSP • Be part of a company that is committed to providing a healthy and safe work environment • We provide individualized career plans and extensive ongoing development opportunities • We’ve got your health in mind; you’ll receive a comprehensive benefits package and a generous vacation plan Qualified and interested applicants are to forward their resume to Karen Pogue, Regional Human Resources Manager, at kpogue@metroland.com by December 19th, 2014

IKO Industries Ltd. is a global leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide. We are currently seeking the positions listed below at our Madoc, ON industrial facility where we mine and manufacture coloured granules for our shingles. s s s s

HELP WANTED

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General Home Repair & Remodeling

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Licensed Millwright

Hold a valid Certificate of Qualification Ability to work shift work in a 24x7 environment Detect and troubleshoot irregularities and malfunctions, set up, install, maintain, repair, fabricate parts, replace machinery and mechanical components Experience working with crushers and material handling equipment a definite asset

IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employee’s sense of accomplishment and contribution, so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts, including a goal of promoting from within, to nurture loyalty to IKO. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, a progressive and challenging workplace, and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.

Please email your resume to: autumn.davidson@iko.com We thank all applicants for their interest, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF PRINCE EDWARD JOB OPPORTUNITY The County of Prince Edward is an island community on the shores of Lake Ontario with a proud United Empire Loyalist heritage. Boasting beautiful beaches and a unique rural landscape, the County offers serene country living. Our strong agricultural roots, thriving tourism attractions, renowned regional cuisine, and growing wine industry combine to offer a unique and unmatched quality of life.

Our Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for the full-time contract position of Downtown Revitalization Coordinator.

For further detail on this position and other job opportunities with the County, please visit our website at: www.pecounty.on.ca/careers We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We are an equal opportunity employer and support applicants with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.

The personal information being collected will be used in accordance with The Municipal Act and The Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and shall only be used in the selection of a suitable candidate.

Farm Labourer

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All claims against the estate of Helen Mae Bailey, late of the Township of Stirling-Rawdon, County of Hastings, who died on or about 05 November 2014, must be filed with the undersigned estate solicitor on or before 22 December 2014, after which date the estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims of which the Estate Trustees then shall have notice.

DATED at Stirling this 24th day of November 2014.

Brad Comeau, Estate Solicitor BRAD COMEAU PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, LAW OFFICE, 33 MILL STREET, P.O. BOX 569, STIRLING, ON K0K 3E0 Ph: 613-395-3397, Fx: 613-395-3398

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All claims against the estate of John Bronislaw Tokarewicz, late of the Municipality of Marmora and Lake, County of Hastings, who died on or about 12 October 2014, must be filed with the undersigned estate solicitor on or before 22 December 2014, after which date the estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims of which the Estate Trustees then shall have notice.

DATED at Stirling this 24th day of November 2014.

Anita Paven and James Tokarewicz, Estate Trustees

by Brad Comeau, Estate Solicitor BRAD COMEAU PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, LAW OFFICE, 33 MILL STREET, P.O. BOX 569, STIRLING, ON K0K 3E0 Ph: 613-395-3397, Fx: 613-395-3398

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JOB POSTING JOB TITLE: Advertising Sales Rep. BUSINESS UNIT Metroland East, County & Quinte Living Magazine THE COMPANY A subsidiary of Torstar Corporation, Metroland is one of Canada’s premier media companies. Metroland delivers up-to-the-minute vital business and community information to millions of people across Ontario. We have grown significantly in recent years in terms of audience and advertisers and we’re continuing to invest heavily in developing best-in-class talent, products and technology to accelerate our growth in the media landscape and strengthen our connection to the community. For further information, please visit www.metroland.com.

THE OPPORTUNITY Metroland East is looking a Multi media savvy representative for our Belleville/Seaway Sales Team! This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated Multi Media Advertising Sales Representatives to join our organization. Our Advertising Sales Representatives will introduce and sell our Multi Media marketing solutions across a number of platforms including County and Quinte Living Magazine and Specialty publications to local small and medium sized businesses in the region, while achieving aggressive revenue targets. Experience selling across multiple media platforms is strongly recommended but not essential.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES s Responsible for ongoing sales with both new and existing clients s Provide our valued customers with creative and effective multi media advertising solutions and play a key role in the overall success of our organization s Prospect for new accounts including researching s Create proposals for prospective advertisers through compelling business cases s Assist in ad design, co-ordinate the execution of Multi Media advertising programs s Attain or surpass sales targets s Address client concerns in a timely and professional manner s Ability to present a variety of opportunities to all clients, and to support all special initiatives s As part of this role, you will be required to handle credit card information. Metroland Media is a PCI compliant company and requires people in this role to take PCI training to handle cards in a safe and compliant manner WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR s Previous experience in sales and cold callings a must, experience selling across Multiple media platforms an asset s Superior customer service skills, creativity, and ability to be resourceful, expedient and work to deadlines. s Ability to build and develop effective relationships within our team and with clients s Positive attitude, flexible nature and excellent communication skills s Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task s Ability to work in a fast-paced, dead-line oriented environment, with strong attention to detail s A proven history of achieving and surpassing sales targets, and unprecedented drive for results s Degree or diploma in marketing/ advertising, or equivalent work experience plus a good understanding of online and social media s Access to reliable vehicle WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU s Opportunity to be part of an exciting company at the cutting edge of the media industry s Work for a well-established and respected company that is connected to your communities s Competitive compensation plan and Group RSP s Be part of a company that is committed to providing a healthy and safe work environment s We provide individualized career plans and extensive ongoing development opportunities s We’ve got your health in mind; you’ll receive a comprehensive benefits package and a generous vacation plan If working for a highly energized, competitive team is your ideal environment, please email your resume to rprins@metroland.com by December 29th, 2014 INTERNAL CANDIDATES: Please submit your application directly to the HR Regional Manager of the hiring division Thank you for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Fantastic Scenery, Located an hour east of Toronto, the thriving Southeastern Ontario community Fresh Air & of Northumberland County has a rich history of agricultural production, world-class manufacturing, and economic viability. As the upper tier of municipal government, we Friendly weave together seven diverse yet complementary municipalities.

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• two full-time positions

Positions will fill existing vacancies. You will be responsible for all phases of the design and construction of a wide range of transportation and waste management projects from project inception, through approvals, final design, contract preparation, tendering, and construction administration. Additionally, you will be involved in the maintenance of asset management inventories and conduct on-site inspections and data analysis. You have, at minimum, a four-year engineering degree in an environmental/civil/geotechnical discipline complemented by four to six years of experience in municipal road and bridge design and construction and a P.Eng. designation.

Your detailed knowledge of transportation engineering and design, and applicable legislation including environmental assessment and health and safety legislation, is coupled with demonstrated interpersonal and public relations skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and demonstrated expertise with the use of total survey technology, and AutoCAD Civil 3D. Experience in waste management design and construction will be considered an asset. Candidates with lesser qualifications, including a four-year BSc environmental/civil/geotechnical engineering degree with two to four years of relevant experience and APEO eligibility, may be considered for a position as Engineer-in-Training at a lesser salary, provided applicants are able to demonstrate their ability to progress to the full working level. A valid Class G driver’s licence with a clean abstract and access to a personal vehicle is required. In order to be considered for this position, a driver’s abstract must be submitted with your resume.

Maintenance Technician • one permanent and one six-month position

Positions will fill existing vacancies. You will ensure compliance with the Ontario Building Code and other related regulations, legislations, and permit requirements in order to maintain all County owned and operated buildings and facilities. You will perform all structural, electrical, building, plumbing, building security, and fire alarm system improvements, as needed, and confirm they are in working order and compliant with applicable codes. While purchasing and securing supplies required to complete these jobs, you will also sign off on jobs completed by contractors in order for payment to be made. You have a minimum grade 12 diploma, with a college diploma in building maintenance as an asset as well as a minimum of five years of experience maintaining buildings and facilities. For the permanent position, a plumbing certificate would be considered an asset. Your excellent oral and written communication skills allow you to work well within a team environment while troubleshooting and problem solving. You must be alert at all times and be in good physical condition for this role. As the ideal candidate, you adhere to all safety standards and have a valid Class G driver’s licence. In order to be considered for this position, a driver’s abstract must be submitted with your resume.

Please submit a resume and cover letter, by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 2, 2015, to: Human Resources County of Northumberland 555 Courthouse Road Cobourg, ON K9A 5J6 e-mail: hr@northumberlandcounty.ca fax: 905-372-3046 The successful candidate will be required to submit a satisfactory Criminal Reference Check or Vulnerable Sector Search prior to the commencement of employment. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be notified.

Please note that accommodations are available, upon request, to support potential applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. Please e-mail your request to accessibility@northumberlandcounty.ca or call 905-372-3329 ext. 2327.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 AT 6:00PM (JOB LOTS SELL AT 5:00 PM) The estate of Charlie McCoprmack of Norwood, the estate of Linda Saya of Norwood and others.

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At Stanley Auction Centre, 56 Alma St., Norwood, Ontario.

From the traffic lights on Highway 7, travel south one block, then east for 3 blocks on Alma Street. Watch for signs.

Appliances. Home furnishings. Very large quantity of household items. Full list on our website. Terms are cash, Interac or cheque with ID. Job lots sell at 5:00 pm. Foodbooth.

Warnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auction Hall, 12927 Hwy 2, Just West of Colborne.

Unexpected split up and we have been chosen to liquidate the entire contents of shed and work shop full of good quality tools.

Both mechanical and wood working tools, lawn and garden tools, riding mower, snowblower, generator, wood lathe, including some never unpacked still new, others like new, hardly used. 24 hp riding garden tractor with grass deck, 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122; snow blade, 2 extra drive wheels with tires and chains for winter use, accessories include 2 wheel metal garden trailer and top of line lawn sweeper, only around 100 hours on tractor, everything else like new, top of line Briggs snow blower with electric controls, 26â&#x20AC;? dual stage blower still with wrapping on, 9000 watt generator, never been started, 16â&#x20AC;? scroll saw still unopened in original carton, also circular saw still in box, 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122; wood lathe never unpacked, also new composter, garden bench, 2 matching chairs, small table, like new, propane BBQ used very little, 10â&#x20AC;? mitre saw on wheels, fold up stand for portable usage, new still unopened ATV snow blad, HD wheel barrow, table model jig saw, table saw, smaller electric snow blower, alum. ladder, selection hand tools, some Snap On sockets and ratchets, pneumatic tools, small air compressor, qty 2 1/2â&#x20AC;? dried butternut lumber from 4â&#x20AC;? to 12â&#x20AC;? wide rough cut, electric motors, older collectable tools, gas weed eater, nice cross cut saw, smalls include battery trickle chargers, ext. cords, bars, storage containers with nuts, bolts, crews, multi drawer parts cabinets, work stool on casters, good lawn and garden tools, push fertilizer spreader, electric chainsaw, metal saw horses, also includes selection western wear, some slight used, some new shirts, jackets, cowboy books, fancy belts and buckles, cowboy hats, old original metal hockey game, old dart board & darts, old kids red wagon and sleigh, gold plated hanging light, other light fixtures, lamps, some small household articles, all must be sold. Plan to be early and stay.

Terms: Cash, Cheque with ID, Visa, M/C, Interac.

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AUCTION SALE MR TOM BUCKLEY 1272 CHRISTIAN ROAD, R.R.# 1 BLOOMFIELD, ONT PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY SATURDAY DECEMBER 20TH AT 10:30 AM 6 miles SOUTH of Belleville on Highway 62 and turn WEST onto Christian Road for 3 miles.

ARTWORK original CR Bone 22â&#x20AC;? x 30â&#x20AC;? oil on board painting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back Yard on St Paul Street- Bellevilleâ&#x20AC;? ; original oil on canvas Edna Henderson painting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Quiet Coveâ&#x20AC;?; COLLECTIBLES Antique oak cased European grandfathers clock with brass face, gentlemenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s antique evening table with birds eye maple drawers, antique Waterbury brass ships style mantle clock, antique stereoscope, antique wood working tools, antique powder horn, antique wing back chair, antique chests of drawers, antique furniture fretwork and carvings, inn keepers desk, dip and strip furniture tank, antique beds, antique side chair, picture frames, TOOLS Husky Pro double wide stacking tool chest, Husky double wide multi drawer tool cabinet â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like new; Rigid 12â&#x20AC;?compound mitre saw and stand, Campbell Hausfield portable high pressure washer, Paslode framing nailer, aluminum extension and step ladders, Bosch, Craftsman, Makita power tools, air tools, quantity of hand tools and wrenches, electrical supplies, builders hardware, garden tools, yard de thatcher, bbq, numerous other articles.

SALE SOLD OUTDOORS TERMS-CASH OR CHEQUE OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE. SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS PlainďŹ eld 613-477-2082 www.sullivanauctions.com

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DIRECTIONS: The farm is located on old Hwy. # 2 approximately 3 kms. east of Belleville just east of the Mitchell Road. Watch for signs.

Massey Ferguson 255 2wd tractor/cab, good rubber & 2 sets of remotes (4645 hrs), Allis Chalmers Wd45 tractor with belly mount plough, New Holland 479 haybine, older model side delivery rake, New Idea 483 round baler, New Holland small square baler, 2 flat bottom hay wagons on 6 ton running gear, wagon running gear, Allis Chalmers model 140S single axle, single beater manure spreader, MF 3pth 3 furrow trip beam plough, MF 3 pth 3 furrow plough, Massey Ferguson 3 pth 8 ft. set of discs, Geo. White 12 ft â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sâ&#x20AC;? tine cultivator, Pittsburgh model 240 3 pth 6 ft. rotary mower, wooden & steel wheel older model seed drills, 2 sets of field drags, 3 drum field roller, 3 pth field sprayer/poly tank, 3 pth pto driven broadcaster, 2 livestock feeder wagons, 300 gallon water tank, new roll of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red Topâ&#x20AC;? high tensile page wire, electric fence supplies including wire, stakes, insulators etc., approx. 200 4 x 4 bales of hay baler twine, several farm gates, assorted farm tools, forks, shovels, hardware, a large qty. of farm related smalls accumulated over nearly 50 years on this farm.

Watch my web site for detailed list & photos.

Reason for sale: Farm is sold.

AUCTIONEERS: DOUG JARRELL & BEN TREVERTON 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com 4ERMS #ASH $EBIT 6ISA -# OR #HEQUE )$ s ,UNCH AVAILABLE Owners and/or auctioneers not responsible in case of accident

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87 DEMOREST ROAD, R.R.#1 STIRLING, ONT. MONDAY DECEMBER 15TH AT 10:30 AM ½ mile NORTH of Stirling on Highway 14 and turn EAST onto Demorest Road.

Antique oak hall seat and mirror, antique maple combination china cabinet/sideboard, antique Eastlake dresser, antique washstand, antique walnut 2 tier side table, antique oak library table, antique cane bottom side chairs, antique chest of drawers, antique gramophone, antique 3 piece parlour suite, modern oak bedroom suite with 2 poster bed, dresser, chiffionere, night stand- like new; antique walnut cedar chest, walnut consul table , 4 walnut dining chairs, Knechtel china cabinet, curio cabinet, 2 piece chesterfield suite, 3 piece Gibbard bedroom suite, occasional chairs, E-Z lift mobility chair- like new; maple kitchen table and chairs, Whirlpool automatic washer and dryer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like new; Kelvinator chest freezer, Electrolux vacuum, storage cupboard, chests of silver, cups and saucers, crystal pieces, Royal Winton, silver plate pieces, collector plates, quilts, linens, cookwareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, everyday dishes, numerous other articles.

Sale sold outdoors.

TERMS-CASH OR CHEQUE OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE. SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS PlainďŹ eld 613-477-2082 www.sullivanauctions.com

SHORT NOTICE AUCTION SALE FOR WAYNE & MARLENE GOODFELLOW 4893 OLD HWY # 2, BELLEVILLE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13/14 AT 9:30 A.M. ON SITE

Waddingtons.ca/Cobourg 9 Elgin Street East, Cobourg

2 DAY ANTIQUE, INUIT & COLLECTORSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; AUCTION SATURDAY December 13th & SUNDAY December 14th

Preview @ 9:30 a.m. Auction @ 11:00 a.m.

SATURDAY: Sterling Silver & Plate, Jewellery, Early English Porcelain, Crystal, Dinner Sets, Bronzes, Oriental Items, Lusters, Collectorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Items, Linens, Books, Decorative Items & Art. SUNDAY:11:00 a.m. - Display Cabinets, Dining Room Furniture, Bedroom Furniture, Desks, Modern Glass & Marble Table, Victorian Settee & Chairs, Lighting & Decorative Items.

Starting @ 12:00 Large Collection of Inuit Stone & Bone Carvings & Stonecut Prints LARGE ½ Price INDOOR YARD SALE. CL458403

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Watch the Website for Updates & Photos. www.waddingtons.ca/cobourg

BROWSE OUR HOME FURNISHINGS CONSIGNMENT STORE MANY ITEMS ½ PRICE STARTING THURSDAY DEC. 11 www.estatetreasures.ca Tel: 905.373.0501 Toll Free: 1.855.503.2963 Fax: 905.373.1467 Email: pn@waddingtons.ca 9 Elgin St. E., Unit 6, Cobourg ON K9A 0A1

Please note the following classified deadlines for the upcoming editions:

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Dec. 18 edition Dec. 25 edition Jan. 1 edition

Dec. 15, 3 p.m.

Dec. 18, 11 a.m.

Dec. 23, 11 a.m.

Also note that our office will be closed on December 25th, 26th and January 1st.

To book your ad, please call: 613-966-2034 ext. 560 or visit us at 250 Sidney St., Belleville Section B - Thursday, December 11, 2014

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ROSENEATH FootCare Clinic, 2nd Fri every other Month, Alnwick Civic Centre. VON offers Basic, Advanced and Diabetic Foot Care (Fee for Service). For appointment call the VON at 1-888-279-4866 ex 5346

STIRLING Weekly Monday Night Bingo, Upstairs of Stirling Arena. Cards on sale at 6:15pm. Starts at 6:50pm. Proceeds to support community projects. Sponsored

by Stirling & District Lions Club.

Stirling Club 55 and over bid euchre in Springbrook Hall, Dec. 13, 1:00.

Refreshments available, all welcome.

Circle of Friends Support Group for people with early stage memory loss and their caregivers. 3rd Wed. of each month, 2-4pm, Rotary Train Station, Stirling

Stirling and District Horticultural Society is looking for new Members!

Meetings 3rd Monday of the month, 7pm, Presbyterian Church, Mill St, Stirling. Annual membership $12.00. Barbara 613-395 9165, Sue 613-398-0220.

Stirling Al-Anon Family Group, every Friday, 8 p.m., St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church, Stirling. 866.951-3711 Sun December 14, 8pm, Stirling Festival Theatre presents Sharronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas Party! This show is 19+. Box Office 613-395-2100 or 1-877-312-1162 or www.stirlingfestivaltheatre.com

TRENTON Friends of the Quinte West Library Book Sale, every Tues and Thurs and the last Sat of month, 10 am-1 pm. Accepting book donations as well. 25 cents to $1.50.

Quinte West Public Library.

Attention quilt lovers and quiltmakers, Trenton Valley Quiltersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Guild Meeting every 3rd Tuesday of the month, 1 pm, King Street United Church, Trenton.

All are welcome.

The Trenton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is looking for new volunteers (18 years +). Give back, make new friends and learn important skills. Training provided. Call the volunteer office at 613 392 2540 ext. 5454 Senior citizens who live alone at Christmas: Trenton Seniors Club 105 Free Christmas dinner, Sat. Dec. 2, 12-3 pm.

Tickets at 61 Bay St, Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday from 9am till 3pm.

St. Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Church Annual Victorian Tea and Bazaar, Saturday, December 13, 2 -4 p.m., Parish House, 25 John Street. Tickets $4.00/adult and $2.00/child. Live music, refreshments, Crafts, Bake Table, Door Prizes. Tickets

or info: 613-394-4244.

Trenton United Church will meet at the Grace site, Sunday, December 14, 10:30am for â&#x20AC;&#x153;White Gift Sundayâ&#x20AC;? and Christmas Concert, Worship and Fellowship, followed by a potluck lunch and the first meeting of Trenton United Church Quinte Bay Cloggers every Friday, 6:30 - 9 pm, starting September 5, Salvation Army, 244 Dundas St E, Trenton. All ages welcome, no experience necessary.

First two nights free, $5/night. Info: Eve or Ozz at 613-966-7026 Trenton Art Club. Calling all artists and would be artists. Painting every Friday afternoon, Smylieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Independent Store (upstairs) Info: Connie 613-398-6525.

Cold Creek Cloggers, Mondays 6:30pm. Trenton Baptist Church 15 South St Trenton. Classes start Sept 8. First night free. Info Debbie 613-920-9034

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TYENDINAGA Dinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club, 3rd Thursday of month, Tyendinaga Community Centre, 12-2 pm. $6/member. $7/non-member. Reservations required. Call 613-396-6591 Meals on Wheels Deseronto: Tuesday through Friday a hot meal delivered to your door around noon, for more information call 613-396-6591 Charity Dance Dec 13, Orange Lodge, 1825 York Rd Band Family Traditions, 8pm to 12am. $12/person. Light Lunch at 11 pm. Info: 613-966-4924

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TWEED Free one to one computer lessons, Tweed Public Library. Book one hour at a time. 613-478-1066 for availability and sign up.

December 13, 12-2pm, instructor Bonnie Marentette teaches how make Olaf the snowman (Frozen). Meet Olaf between 1:30-2pm. Tweed Public Library Bid Euchre Tournament 3rd Sunday of the month at Actinolite Recreation Hall 1 p.m. Lunch available.

Fit and Fun Exercise Classes. On going aerobic, weight and core classes Monday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m., Land Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Lakes Curling Club, Tweed. $5/class or $25/ month. Info: Nancy 613-478-3464 Attention Teens: Are you bored?

Looking for a challenge? Join the Truth & Dare Youth Group, Fridays, 7 p.m. Fun, Food, Games, Trips and more. Tweed Pentecostal Church, 16 Jamieson St. W. St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tweed choir and friends Christmas Cantata â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of Usâ&#x20AC;? Sunday December 14, 7 p.m., St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Presbyterian Church , Victoria St. Tweed. Free will offering.

Warkworth Legion hosts bid euchre at 2 p.m. every Wednesday and a dart league at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday.

Everyone welcome Community Diners, Tues. Dec. 16, St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church, 58 Main St. ,Warkworth at 12pm. Cost $9. Info: Linda Ryan at 705-653-1411 SATURDAY DECEMBER 13, Warkworth Annual Lantern Walk, 6 p.m. from St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church, 60 Main Street, Warkworth. See â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A Wonderful Life In Warkworthâ&#x20AC;?., 7 pm at the church. Free will offering to benefit St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church and the Food Bank.

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+Your local retailer may charge additional fees for administration/pre-delivery that can range from $0 to $1,098 and anti-theft/safety products that can range from $0 to $1,298. Charges may vary by retailer.

REBUILDING YOUR CREDIT? NON-PRIME RATES FROM ONLY 4.99% OAC≈ RAMTRUCKOFFERS.CA Wise customers read the fine print: �, *, », †, ≈ The Holiday Clearout Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating retailers on or after November 29, 2014. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,695), air-conditioning charge (if applicable), tire levy and OMVIC fee. Pricing excludes licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Financing and lease offers available to qualified customers on approved credit. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Retailer may sell for less. �The Make No Payments for 90 Days event is a limited time offer which applies to retail customers who finance a new 2014/2015 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or FIAT vehicle (except 2014 Dodge Avenger SE and 2014/2015 Dodge Viper) at a special fixed rate on approved credit through Royal Bank of Canada, TD Auto Finance or Scotiabank. Offer does not apply to Scotiabank special rate financing contracts longer than 90 months. Monthly/bi-weekly/weekly payments will be deferred for 60 days and contracts will be extended accordingly. Interest charges will not accrue during the first 60 days of the contract. Customers will be responsible for any required down payment, license, registration and insurance costs at time of contract.

Some conditions apply. See your retailer for complete details. *Consumer Cash Discounts are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. »$1,500 Ram Truck Loyalty/Conquest/Skilled Trades Bonus Cash is available on the retail purchase/lease of 2014 Ram 1500 (excludes Reg. Cab), 2014 Ram 2500/3500, 2014 Ram ProMaster or 2014 Ram Cargo Van and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. Eligible customers include: 1. Current owners/lessees of a Dodge or Ram Pickup Truck or Large Van or any other manufacturer’s Pickup Truck or Large Van. The vehicle must have been owned/leased by the eligible customer and registered in their name on or before November 29, 2014. Proof of ownership/lease agreement will be required. 2. Customers who are skilled tradesmen or are acquiring a skilled trade. This includes Licensed Tradesmen, Certified Journeymen or customers who have completed an Apprenticeship Certification. A copy of the Trade Licence/Certification required.

Limit one $1,500 bonus cash offer per eligible transaction. Some conditions apply. See your retailer for complete details. †3.99% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on new select models through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2014 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 SXT (25A+AGR)/2014 Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4X4 SXT (25A+AGR+XFH) with a Purchase Price of $26,595/$30,173 with a $0 down payment, financed at 3.99% for 96 months equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $150/$170 with a cost of borrowing of $4,514/$5,121 and a total obligation of $31,108.81/$35,294.08. ≈Non-prime financing available on approved credit. APR example: 2014 Ram ST/SXT with a Purchase Price of $26,595 financed at 4.99% over 84 months, equals 182 bi-weekly payments of $173 for a total finance obligation of $31,564.37. ≠Based on 2014 EnerGuide highway fuel consumption ratings. Government of Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. 2014 Ram 1500 4x2 model with 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 and 8-speed automatic – Hwy: 7.1 L/100 km (40 MPG) and City: 10.2 L/100 km (28 MPG). ••With as low as 7.1 L/100 km (40 MPG) highway. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc.

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