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By Jaime Myslik WELLINGTON COUNTY – The community has asked for help with suicide prevention and Wellington County is stepping up.

What started out as a mental health discussion with TSN’s Jennifer Hedger and Michael Lansberg last November has ballooned into a county-wide initiative to address mental health - sui-

cide in particular.

Wellington County Detachment Commander Scott Lawson, Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) executive director Helen Fishburn and Wellington County Warden Kelly Linton were all part of that Here4Hope discussion. “They sort of made a commitment that night ... to stand up and say we’re going to

take a leadership role in the issue of suicide in the community,� explained Cecilia Marie Roberts, suicide prevention lead for CMHA WW and Wellington County.

She was hired as a result of the Here4Hope event to head the Here4Hope: Working Together to Prevent Suicide initiative, a three-year partnership between CMHA WW, Wellington County and the SEE INITIATIVE Âť 6

DeVries running for Christian Heritage Party PERTH-WELLINGTON It appears there will be at least six candidates vying to become the next MP of PerthWellington.

On Aug. 28 Irma DeVries of Minto announced she has been chosen as the Christian Heritage Party candidate for Wellington County’s northern riding, which includes Minto, Mapleton and Wellington North.

DeVries, who has run in past federal and provincial elections, will face the following candidates in the Oct. 21 federal election: Geoff Krauter of the NDP, Rory A. Tekanoff of the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) (Tekanoff has replaced Ken Metzger who withdrew his candidacy after the initial nomination), Pirie Mitchell of the Liberal Party, incumbent Conservative John Nater and Collan Simmons of

Fun with the OPP - The OPP West Region Family Day took place at the Palmerston Community Fair Grounds on Sept. 2. The day included interactive displays with the OPP and their partners and a performance by the OPP Golden Helmets precision riding team.

ABOVE: Palmerston’s Josh Portelance, 12, met Maggie, a chocolate lab with the Phoenix Canine Initiative.

RIGHT: Remington Hibma, 2, of Hamilton tries out the bike course.

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the Green Party.

DeVries, 60, has been married to her husband John for 41 years and is a proud mother and grandmother. She said she wants to offer residents “a credible alternative to mainstream politics.�

In a press release she stated four years researching government policy and court cases, means she offers “an articulate voice to property rights issues, government overreach and the freedom of religion.�

Noting the Christian

Heritage Party’s election theme - “Life, Family, Freedom� - DeVries said she wants to “expose wrongdoing by de facto government agents and bring forth de jure government based on the contract Queen Elisabeth entered into with her oath of office and by sworn allegiance to the God of the Bible.�

She stated, “As secularism has taken root in our society, we have seen increasing limitations on our historic freedoms and equalities. As extra protections are given to one group, all Canadians who are not part of that group are left with ‘lesser protection.’�

DeVries implores voters to “consider the moral decay of our society and choose to support a principled party, whose morals and standards don’t change with the winds SEE CANDIDATES Âť 2

Lloyd Scott Enterprises celebrates 50th anniversary ALMA - Local window, door, siding and kitchen business Lloyd Scott Enterprises Limited will celebrate its 50th anniversary here on Sept. 28.

Currently located on Peel Street in Alma, the company has grown from an aluminum siding business to providing finishings for home renovations and new construction in the area.

Lloyd Scott began the business in 1969 out of his family home in Alma.

Today the company is run by his sons, Rick and Jeff Scott, and boasts 12 employees and an 8,800 square-foot showroom on Peel Street. “A quality job gets you quality referrals and that’s

just been our business. Dad instilled that in us when he started and he taught us that,� said Rick.

For the 50th anniversary, the Scotts are planning an open house meet and greet where the family, including Lloyd, his wife Betty, Rick and Jeff, can celebrate with the Alma community.

Jeff Scott said that over the past five decades, “We have worked for many people, many times over,� and the family is looking forward to sharing its thanks.

History Lloyd Scott started out as a farmer.

Since 1871 the Scott family had run a farm three miles north of Alma. “We were mixed farming, dairy mixed; 30 cows and 100

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head of livestock, lots of pigs, chickens,� explained Jeff. “[Dad] was happy doing the alterations around the farm and fixing things up.

He just wasn’t born to be a farmer.�

In 1969 Lloyd was installing some siding on a farmhouse addition when siding salesman Don Edwards, who became a longtime friend of the family, suggested Lloyd turn it into a business. “It was basically a second career,� said Rick.

Not long thereafter, the Scott family moved into town and began running the business out of the house.

From their earliest years Rick and Jeff got involved with the business. At ages 12 and 14 respectively, they SEE COMPANY Âť 3

Five decades - Lloyd Scott Enterprises Limited in Alma is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Sept. 28. Rick, left, and Jeff Scott run the business their father started in 1969.

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Youth Outdoors Day is Sept. 14 at Luther Marsh knowledge with kids,” said Grose.

“Last year we had 36 station leaders and over 70 volunteers assisting with the day, helping to set up the tents, prepare the sites, meal preparation and volunteers to assist with the groups of students as they tour the various stations.

She added organizers are still looking for more volunteers and anyone interested can contact Joel Pegg at 519826-4921.

“Even though it’s billed as a youth event, parents are encouraged to participate alongside their child, and it is great to see families engaging in the outdoors and discovering a variety of activities,” said Grose.

“As a parent, turned volunteer, I have experienced firsthand the benefit of YOD day. I attended the first event with my oldest son. I was amazed at the enthusiastic and passionate volunteers ... who were ready and willing to share their skills...

“It’s a great place for kids to learn about conservation.

There is ... a lot of activities that you would not find anywhere else. My son has taken up hunting and fishing and

WELLINGTON NORTH - The 2019 edition of Youth Outdoors Day (YOD) will be held Sept. 14 at the Luther Marsh.

“The day is set up to help kids discover what there is to do outdoors” said YOD board member Sharon Grose.

“Sometimes students need a little nudge to put their cell phone aside, and check out outdoor activities ... or simply hiking and enjoying wildlife - YOD introduces kids to lots of outdoor options.”

Officials say event stations are designed to expose youth to a variety of topics and activities. Station leaders and volunteers share their expertise and provide coaching throughout the day.

Activities include bird feeder building, butterfly banding, supervised target shooting, wetland habitat rehabilitation and fly fishing.

There will be a number of demonstrations from retriever and pointer hunting dogs, bow hunting, to falconry demonstration.

“Our volunteers are key to making the day a success; they are passionate about their careers and hobbies and come to share their

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Drayton Rotary Cruise Night, 6-8pm, Main St. W. across from the fire hall, weather permitting.

BBQ, 50/50 draw & plenty of cars from all over the area. Admission: donation to food bank.

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Alma Community Country Dance at the Alma Community Centre, 8-noon. $12.50. Dance to Country Ways.

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For information visit www.chp.ca, call 1-888-VOTE CHP, call DeVries at 519-4920910 or email chppw@xplornet.com.

The Perth-Wellington PPC Association acclaimed Rory A. Tekanoff as the Official People’s Party of Canada candidate in the riding on Aug. 26.

Born and raised in a rural farming community in Saskatchewan, A PPC press release states Tekanoff has built an International reputation as a medical entrepreneur, specializing as a medical education consultant with 30 years of experience

in pharmaceuticals, medicine and physician training.

“He developed his expertise through working as an executive for some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world and utilizing his medical knowledge and training at Harvard University to build two major continuing medical educational consulting firms in Canada,” the release states.

The release indicates Tekanoff has more recently invested and built pharmacies and medical clinics in rural Ontario, “bringing much needed services to those Ontarioans who live in areas where access to medical care is limited.”

Newcomers reception planned Sept. 12 A PALMERSTON reception for newcomers to Palmerston will be held on Sept. 12.

The Town of Minto and the Palmerston Downtown Revitalization Committee are inviting newcomers to this casual gathering of new friends to learn about resident services, amenities, programs, and more available in the Town of Minto.

The event will be held

at the Lions Heritage Park Pavillion (rain location is the Palmerston Legion) from 6 to 8pm. Any interested in attending should RSVP to belinda@town.minto.on.ca "Meet fellow newcomers to Palmerston and discover more about the community," organizers urge.

A welcome bag full of items donated by Palmerston merchants will be provided to those in attendance.

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Ontario Beef Research Centre unveiled near Elora

By Aryn Strickland CENTRE WELLINGTON - The new Ontario Beef Research Centre on the 2nd Line near Elora officially opened on Aug. 28.

The new research centre was developed by the provincial government in partnership with the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario, Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) and the University of Guelph.

It includes two 5,530 square-metre research barns to house about 750 cattle and features 200 acres of land to produce feed.

“We have expanded modern research capacity that is going to allow us to conduct beef research in a real meaningful, integrated scale to address everything from environmental sustainability, forage productivity, genetics evaluation, animal health, animal welfare, food safety and beef quality,” stated BFO president Joe Hill.

A longtime resident of Elora, Hill was instrumental in pushing for a new beef research centre as the previous research barns further along the 2nd Line were built in the 1970s.

“We have some aging research facilities that need to be replaced and that became a vision and it became a reality and it really turned into transforming beef research capacity in the province,” Hill said.

The $15-million facility was paid for by the Ontario government and the BFO. Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ernie Hardeman referenced Hill’s efforts and the importance of the beef industry’s contribution to the provincial economy.

“Ontario’s beef industry is known for its innovation and dedication,” said Hardeman. “This is because of our hardworking beef farmers and Beef Farmers of Ontario’s leadership. And it’s

because we invest in important research like these buildings here.”

He added, “It will give our farmers the latest research findings and technologies to help them become more efficient and grow their businesses. When businesses grow and innovate, the sector and our economy grows with it.”

In July, Hardeman was in Centre Wellington to announce a swine research facility to be built west of the 2nd Line.

Construction on the Ontario Beef Research Centre began in 2017.

Researchers from the University of Guelph will lead research at the facility. According to vice president (research) Malcolm Campbell, much of the focus will be to help Canadian producers improve farming practices.

“Research at this centre will have real tangible benefits for the beef industry.

It will support producers in their day-to-day farm operations and in growing their businesses and their economic competitiveness. It will create jobs,” said Campbell.

Local producers will be able to access research findings through information fact sheets and online resources through the university and ministry. Findings will also be disseminated through the BFO. Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott thanked local farmers and those from around Ontario in his speech.

“It is their faith, their optimism, their professionalism and their resilience that turn every ... setback into success. And one such success is Ontario beef ...” said Arnott.

Highlighting the dairy facility and planned swine facility, he added no one can “deny that WellingtonHalton Hills is the epicentre of the future of the agri-food industry in Canada.”

Beef research facility - Beef Farmers of Ontario president Joe Hill spoke at the grand opening of the new Ontario Beef Research Centre officially opened in Elora on Aug. 28.

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built their father a 22-by-24 foot work garage behind the house.

Rick and Jeff attribute much of the business’ success to their farming work ethic.

Both continue to compare running the business to an agricultural operation.

“It’s like farming, really it is. It’s a farming mentality that we have, because we work when there is work ... whether that’s a 12-hour day or a 14-hour day, it happens.

You make hay when the sun shines,” said Jeff.

Today the company’s main focus is supplying windows, doors and kitchens (design, manufacturing, installation and refacing) for new construction or renovation projects.

Most of the business’ clientele remains within an hour’s drive of Alma, including places like Guelph and Wellington North.

“The odd time you do some jobs farther away on a referral, family friends and a referral sort of situation, but everybody is back home at night,” explained Rick.

While the company wit-

nessed major changes in its first few decades, in more recent years it has maintained its size and workload.

“We’ve stayed pretty consistent size wise,” Rick said.

“Deliberately,” Jeff noted.

The Scotts attribute their success also to their smalltown values.

“I think that helps us be able to serve people better because there is no pressure,” said Jeff. “We are not a high pressure city kind of a pace. We are very professional about what we do, but we are not pushy and that’s a small-town sort of a thing.”

50th anniversary - Rick Scott, left, and Jeff Scott stand outside of the Lloyd Scott Enterprises show room on Peel Street in Alma.

Photos by Aryn Strickland

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‘Untamed’ cats causing concerns in village Dear Editor: If you are a nature lover, you probably adore every type of weather, plant, flower, squirrel, chipmunk, domestic animal, wild animal, you just adore life.

You care for nature, you pick up garbage along your walks, you recycle, you find ways to help the environment. You enjoy a beautiful backyard surrounded with flowers, hostas, well trimmed shrubs, fruit trees, pine trees, maple trees. You probably hang hand-crafted birdhouses in those branch-

TO THE EDITOR es to feed the birds, hang a hummingbird feeder close to the house, and plant butterfly bushes and milk weed to help increase the monarch butterfly population.

Well, one gentleman in Clifford likes to feed the birds and the little critters and watch them flitter and scamper about his back yard.

However, he is getting tired

of seeing those adorable little birds and chipmunks pounced upon and killed by stray cats hiding under the bushes in his backyard.

Feral cats seem to be everywhere in Clifford, or are they just in his backyard? Perhaps they are cats who wander the neighbourhood, chase critters, then go home for supper and a dish

of warm milk.

He laments that there does not appear to be anything to be done about catching and relocating these untamed cats. Dogs are usually on a leash and accompanied by their owner. But cats just seem to be a bad problem.

If you have problems with cats or have any ideas on how to lessen the problem of unruly cats, please leave a comment on the community bulletin board. It would be greatly appreciated.

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Farmers can apply now for cover crop incentives through GRCA Rural Water Quality program WELLINGTON CTY. Cover crops grown over the winter on agricultural fields just make sense, according to local producers who participated in the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) Rural Water Quality (RWQP) program and received an incentive payment last year.

The program offers a per-acre incentive to farmers in Waterloo Region, Haldimand, Dufferin, Brant and Wellington counties.

Officials say the benefits of cover crops are numerous: reduced erosion, better soil structure and improved soil health.

Cover crops also help reduce runoff into local waterways, ultimately improving overall watershed health, officials add.

“With the heavy rains we’ve seen during the last few winters, it’s becoming more and more evident that we should keep the land covered over winter to combat soil erosion,” said Ken Hunsberger, a cash crop producer and president of the Waterloo Federation of Agriculture.

Over the last five years, more than 350 producers in the Grand River watershed received the cover crop incentive through the munic-

ipal programs delivered by the GRCA. With the goal of keeping soil and nutrients in the field, priority is given to erosion-prone fields adjacent to watercourses or wetlands, and areas that are susceptible to wind erosion.

Fields that are tile drained or in wellhead protection areas are also considered.

Cover crops that are used solely for cover – not harvested or grazed - are eligible under the program.

Applications for the cover crop program can be submitted now for payment in spring 2020. The incentive rate varies by municipality.

Funding decisions are made by a farmer review committee.

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Dating back to 1859, the roots of the Harriston Minto Agricultural Society run deep within the community.

The society’s flagship event is the Harriston Minto Fair, which runs on the third weekend of September annually.

This event is what started the society, and has been running for over 150 years.

The Harriston Minto Agricultural Society is formed by the members of

the community, mostly those who exhibit at the fair, and has a board of 18 directors, and an executive of six people.

In addition to the fair each year, the Agricultural Society is active in the community to promote agriculture and community betterment.

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Minto Junior Directors, the Ambassador Program, and Norwell District Secondary School’s annual Relay for Life program They support local groups during the fair weekend such as the Womens’ Institutes, Girl Guides and Brownies, Shriners, Cancer Society, Minto Optimists, Harriston K-40 and Kinsmen, the Horticultural Society and the Minto Food Bank.

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By Dave Tiessen, Pastor, Bethel Mennonite Church (Elora)

“Make it work not toil” As I write this we are on the cusp of the bittersweet holiday - Labour Day weekend - which brings our sublime summer holidays to an end and crashes us back into the realities of school and regular work schedules. Who doesn’t much prefer the joy and promise of May’s Victoria Day weekend? I suppose if we are going to mark ‘Labour’ Day it IS more fitting to do it now - who would want to celebrate work at the onset of summer?

But this all begs the question of whether any of us feel inclined to celebrate “labour”/work. Usually celebrations are for things we value and appreciate.

The lottery commercials tell us that work is for those who can’t afford the good life, promising us that the big win will finally allow us to do what we’ve wanted to do all

along - quit our jobs and finally be happy. And of course there are lots of folks who approach their work in this way: working for the sake of getting enough money to live (preferably with enough beverages and entertainments to compensate for the drudgery of their labours) and regularly buying tickets in the hope of winning the “big one.”

Not exactly a pleasant and fulfilling way to live I would suggest. Another extreme are those folks who for a variety of less-than-healthy reasons bury themselves in their work to the detriment of their relationships and physical, spiritual and psychological wellbeing.

Work need not be and was never meant to be a bad word. In the biblical story of creation we are told, right after God has created ‘the man’ “The LORD God took the man (“adam”) and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.” (Gen. 2:15) Shortly thereafter God brings all the

animals of the world to ‘the man’ with the task of naming them all - not a bad gig, eh? With these stories biblical theology declared that work is a good thing. But all changed after Adam and Eve sinned. God showed them the consequences of their actions and one of them was that work would now be difficult: “cursed is the ground … in toil you shall eat of it … thorns and thistles it shall bring forth … by the sweat of your face you shall eat bread …” (Gen. 3:17-19) Of course this did not mean that all work was henceforth to be ‘toil’, ie. unpleasant and to be avoided as much as possible. Rather it simply described the reality that in a ‘fallen’ world that is no longer and not yet again the garden of God, work will often be hard and difficult.

But the scriptures nevertheless speak favourably about the goodness of work.

Which begs the question: when is work “toil” and

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when is it “good”?

Years ago as a teenager on the farm during harvest I would drive wagon loads of 75 lb. bags of potatoes to the produce shed for transport to market. I loved the hard work of slinging those bags (at least partially because I imagined this would enhance my muscles and appeal to the girls) and usually had no trouble unloading half of the 250 bags while the three non-farm boys hired by the shed to help had trouble doing the other half. It was obvious the work that for me was a joy was for them a “toil.” How come the difference, especially since they were getting paid and I was working for free on the family farm?

I grew up with the incredible gift from my parents and community, of being taught to work, to enjoy the physical

exertion of work, and to be able to see that my work had meaning and purpose. By definition work is about us using our abilities to make a change on the world around us.

Work is “good” when we have a real sense of at least some of the following: that our efforts are making a positive change in the world around us, are needed by people around us, are solving tough problems, are accomplishing things others aren’t able to do, are appreciated by others, are contributing to a greater purpose and good in life, and are causing us to grow in our abilities. For this to be possible both worker and employer/customer need to work together to create the conditions for such healthy work.

The good news for most of us is, however, that most of it

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Wellington County OPP. “You saw youth there, you saw older people there and ... I was so floored at people just standing up and saying things about their own lives that were very vulnerable,” Linton said. “It was really clear that there is such a need for support and seeing the county getting together with the OPP, getting together with the CMHA, that’s what it’s going to take to bring some positive change in this area.”

That’s Roberts’ goal.

She began working on the strategy in January.

“I sort of look at what does the research say in terms of how do we approach these problems and then what is the local context, what’s happening locally?” Roberts explained. “Is there any kind of anomaly that’s happening

that might be driving or contributing to suicide?”

She began by talking to people who had attempted suicide, people who were bereaved by suicide and service providers.

“I laid out what I believe are the components of suicide prevention activities that really any community could use but specifically we could use here in Wellington,” she said.

Linton said one of the county’s concerns is people struggling when they know somebody who is in depression or moving towards suicide or has attempted suicide or who has died by suicide.

“That has lifelong impacts and it’s not easy to know what to do in those situations,” he said. “This project is finding real actions that community organizations and individuals can take to

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An employer cannot provide you with meaning and purpose in life, and if you have not found such for yourself then most work will be toil.

If you don’t know what you are living for, what the larger purposes, goals, and directions of your life are, then there is little chance that work will be anything but toil for you.

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One of those actions is postvention initiatives, which is where the OPP comes in.

The Wellington County OPP applied for a threeyear provincial grant of $180,000 per year to implement a Suicide Prevention/ Postvention program.

“Postvention is what do we do in the aftermath of a suicide,” Roberts said. “Once someone dies what do we do to respond and to support people that have been affected.”

This step has been lacking in Wellington County.

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connect if you will and then go on about their business,” Lawson said.

“There was nothing long term.

“We tried to have some connection with us and sort of as a victim liaison officer and we were just gapping.”

While the OPP has incorporated IMPACT, a team of CMHA clinicians that go with officers on mental health calls, Lawson said they’re too busy to take on the suicide postvention initiative as well.

“We know that those people that have been affected, they themselves have an elevated risk for suicide because they’ve been touched by suicide, particularly family and people that are close,” Roberts said.

While Lawson is still waiting to hear about the funding he said that the team could consist of an OPP officer, a clinician and lived-experience peer supporters.

The team will help the bereaved or survivors and stay in contact for up to nine months, offering support and connections as needed.

Roberts said that making these connections in the aftermath of a suicide are critical.

“We know this from our victim’s services research that if you make a good connect[ion] right on the scene with somebody, if they have a good, positive experience with that connect[ion] from supportive-type ser-

vices, they will continue to engage,” she said.

Once the funding is approved, the hope is to have the postvention team up and running quickly.

The Here4Hope initiative is also going to develop a wellness plan for the county corporate structure.

“We want to make sure that we’re looking after our own people and we’re providing an opportunity for them to have support if support is needed for them and their families,” Linton said.

Roberts said the county wellness plan will be transferable to other businesses and organizations.

“Suicide prevention is everyone’s business, everyone has a role to play and certainly businesses, employers, community agencies, churches, schools, ... individuals, everyone has a role,” said Roberts.

Wellington County and Waterloo region have also joined the national Roots of Hope suicide prevention project that is essentially a national research proj-

ect commissioned by the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

“It doesn’t create any additional funds for the area but what it does is it connects us to international researchers, it connects us to other people across Canada that are doing this work,” Roberts said.

World Suicide Prevention Day is taking place on Sept.

10 and this year’s theme is Working Together to Prevent Suicide. There are a number of activities taking place around Wellington County.

The community is encouraged to place a lit candle near a window at 8pm as a beacon of compassion recognizing those who are bereaved by suicide or survivors of suicide.

On Sept. 13, a community barbecue is planned in Mount Forest from 11:30am to 1pm at the M&M Food Market on Main Street.

For those seeking support in Wellington County, there’s just one number to call.

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