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RESIDENTS INVITED TO 'ADOPT AN ANGEL' IN BRIGHTON LOCAL VOLUNTEERS WORK TO ENSURE NO CHILD GOES WITHOUT AT CHRISTMAS ALICIA VANDINE aliciavandine@gmail.com The Adopt-An-Angel Tree program has been helping families struggling to make ends meet for more than 26 years, ensuring that
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Help us build the best Early Years services for Northumberland kids! John Campbell/Metroland Three members of Brighton council who will not be returning for another term, left to right, Deputy Mayor Roger McMurray, Mayor Mark Walas and Coun. John Martinello, were recognized for their years of service recently with a parting gift.
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Rose Massey. "It's a central location in town, easy for the public to get to and is open six days a week." Angels will be available starting Dec. 1, and ages range from newborn to teens. "There are always a few young adults with special needs," said Rose Massey. "They often have younger siblings, and are also in need of a Christmas gift too." "The Adopt-An-Angel program works in partnership with the Christmas Food Hampers," added Massey. "The unwrapped gifts and the generous Christmas hampers are distributed to families at the same time, a few days before Christmas." Purchased gifts must be returned to the legion before Dec. 15, and volunteers ask that they not be wrapped. These gifts are put into packages with new hats, mittens and candies. "The Bargain Shop here
"There are always a few young adults with special needs. They often have younger siblings, and are also in need of a Christmas gift too."
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in Brighton supports this program too, and they will be hosting the Fill-A-Cruiser Toy Drive on Dec. 8," said Massey. "Unwrapped new toys, as well as cash donations, will be accepted there that day and greatly appreciated - as the need in 2018 is expected to be high." When asked why they chose to volunteer for the Adopt-An-Angel Program, the volunteers agreed, "We
love to give and it feels good to do something for kids; Christmas is for children and with the help of the community, we can put smiles on their faces this Christmas morning." This is a great way to give back to your community and spread some holiday joy. For more information about the Adopt-An-Angel Program, contact Rose Massey at 613-475-5260.
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Brighton - Fellowship Christian Reformed Church is inviting the public to join its members on a "Journey to Christmas" this Sunday, Dec. 2, led by a male choir from a small fishing village in Netherlands, the Urker Mans Formatie. Their conductor is organist Martin Mans, who has performed in numerous concerts around the world, and is the director of several choirs and ensembles, including Libertas, a male choir in Ontario. "We hope to have a lot of people here," said Winnie Visser, the church's congregational care co-ordinator. They "can expect a lot of fun" celebrating the Christmas season. "It's pretty cool that we have someone like this come," she added. "We're really excited." Visser has been working with Tammy Veld, of Caledonia, one of three people involved in organizing the Christian male choir's tour in Ontario. The group has 13 members but "you could have your eyes closed and think at times there
THE ISSUE: A HUGE SUBDIVISION IS BEING PLANNED FOR THE WEST END OF CAMPBELLFORD LOCAL IMPACT: THE 200-PLUS HOMES AND APARTMENT BUILDING WOULD ATTRACT MORE RETIREES TO THE REGION John Campbell/Metroland With developer client Emad Alziadeh looking on, consultant Bob Clark begins "a conversation" with council about the long-term project being planned to create more than 200 houses and an apartment building in Campbellford. Stocki, said the subdivision is being called Camelot Village because it "will cater to everybody" by offering a variety of housing choices. "This man has been involved in a number of projects and each one is A-1," he said. "He's very
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are a hundred voices singing," she said. Their harmony is "spot on, and it's a joy to watch them." They will be accompanied by pianist Mark Brandwijk and organist Martin Zonnenberg who are "incredible," Veld said. As is watching Mans direct the singers and seeing "how he can control their voices," she added. Sunday's Advent singalong will be a combination of songs in English and Dutch but "music is an universal language," Veld said. With "the beauty of their harmony ... it doesn't matter if you don't understand the words." It's a time of year when "you let your heart be filled with the sounds of the season." The evening will be "a unique experience," Veld promised. It's "very special that they are here for Christmas." There is no charge for the concert, which begins at 6 p.m., but free-will offerings will be accepted. Here's a sample of the Urker Mans Formatie in concert, https://youtu.be/ cctw0O60XS8.
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Trent Hills - A huge subdivision - 200-plus homes and an apartment building - is being planned for the west end of Campbellford. The project is still "very early in the development process," consultant Bob Clark told council members in a presentation he made at their Nov. 20 meeting about "some very preliminary concepts in order to begin the conversation" about the proposal by his client, Emad Alziadeh. The site is a 50-acre property, accessed at 308 Bridge St. W., which currently has a residence and a barn. It's "a long-term project," to create a variety of residential lots in the central portion of the property, with medium- and high-density development along Bridge Street, Clark said. "One of the challenges is that the existing access is quite steep ... so what we're looking at is the possibility of an alternate access further to the east," he said. There is also an "opportunity for secondary access from Windsor Avenue, and there will ultimately be a western access point." Clark stressed his intent was not to seek any kind of approval at this stage but to give council members an opportunity to see what is being contemplated and to have them make known whatever issues there might be. He said an open house will be held after the preliminary work is completed. If Windsor Avenue residents want to contact him, he would be "more than pleased to discuss any concerns they may have." Mayor Bob Crate said the proposal is an "exciting concept." In an interview afterwards, Alziadeh said he has commercial properties in Courtice but this is the "first time" his business, Alziadeh Land Development Corp., is building a subdivision. The plan is to have a mix of housing that includes more than 200 semi-detached homes, bungalows, townhomes, and houses designed for seniors, along with a 45-unit apartment building. "It will be a phased development," Clark added. "I would say we're looking at least 10 years." His real estate agent, Chester
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John Campbell/Metroland MP Kim Rudd, second from left, supports GRAN Northumberland and its members who include Bonnie Symons, Sonya Rundle, Linda Collins, Joyce Nicholson, Cathy Joyce, and Sharon Graham. group arranged for 200 postcards to be sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, asking him to commit Canada to support increasing funding for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of tuberculosis. World leaders met in September and agreed to spend $13 billion a year by 2022 to ensure 40 million people with tuberculosis receive the care they need, and another 30 million are protected from developing the disease. Joyce said it's "amazing that this little group from Brighton" got so many people involved in supporting a global initiative that could have such an impact. "True advocacy is you just keep plugging away at things," Graham said. "As a small group you don't necessarily make the difference but you're part of a movement that, hopefully, will have the kind of impact that you want to have," she said. "What else can you do other than try to keep it in the
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forefront?" It's "really a grassroots movement (with) very little funding behind it," Joyce Nicholson said. Violence against women and girls "is all around us," Bonnie Symons said, even in small towns such as Brighton, where domestic incidents and sexual assaults are not unknown, and the 401 that runs through it serves as a corridor for trafficking in young women who are taken to Toronto "and sold as sex slaves." "It's terrible, it really is, out there," Graham said. Symons said young women are made to feel that if they are attacked physically or raped "it's
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ting out into the community to teach girls that that's not true, and where they can go for help." Graham said local MP Kim Rudd "is very supportive of GRAN." She and other parliamentarians are being asked to stand in solidarity with women around the world by wearing orange in the House of Commons during the 16 days of activism. To learn more about the campaign visit www.grandmothersadvocacy.org/issue/orangecampaign.
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According to Public Safety Canada, human trafficking involves the recruitment, transportation, harbouring and or exercising control, direction or influence over the movements of a person in order to exploit that person, typically through sexual exploitation or forced labour. It is often described as a modern form of slavery. Last year there were 551 victims of human trafficking in Ontario and 90 per cent of them were female. The age range of these victims is between 15 and 25 years. While there isn't one type of human trafficking victim, certain populations are more vulnerable, including homeless youth, a child in foster care, children who have witnessed domestic abuse or survivors of natural disasters. Although these are significant risk factors, a sudden trauma or loss can also make a youth vulnerable. Romeo pimps target their victims. They look for victims who feel alone or neglected. A "Romeo pimp" becomes the person who is always there for the victim. They start by liking or commenting on a victim's social media posts or befriend them while they are at their activities or parties. They listen to them, start picking them
up from school, taking them out for dinner and buying them expensive gifts like clothing or electronics. They show them affection, tell them how proud they are of them, and take on a boyfriend persona with them by making victims believe they are in love with them. These pimps range in age from 19 to 25 years. They sell the girls the dream of living a rich, exciting life and often that they will get married. This is all part of the grooming process. "Romeo pimps" are master manipulators. The grooming process has three phases. It starts with targeting phase, it moves on to the gaining trust phase and then the third phase is the isolation. They start separating victims from their friends and family. They make victims dependent on them, they convince the victim that they are the only person who really cares about them. Last year, the Peterborough Northumberland Victim Services reported that they assisted 58 victims of human trafficking. From April 1, 2018 to September 2018 they have already assisted 22 victims. These are just the reported cases. Traffickers operate in the shadows; by shining a light on this issue we make it harder for them to operate in our community. Alicia Vandine is a freelance reporter with the Brighton Independent.
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LETTERS & COMMENTARY NEW STAGE A WELCOME ADDITION IN TOWN Dear Editor: This letter is in regards to the new stage in Memorial Park. I live near the park and over the past few months, I have watched the construction of this new facility. The men have worked diligently to have the stage completed for the Remembrance Day service. On Nov. 11, it was so enjoyable to hear the Brighton Band perform all the wartime music on the new acoustically sound stage. The master of ceremonies and Mayor Mark Walas did an excellent job to make the 100-year commemoration of the First World War so meaningful. Mayor Walas has always remembered the veterans and named the street beside me Veteran's Way. As I have attended the services since 1952, there have been many changes. Dr. Dunnett and Mr. Clive Thompson, First World War veterans, would walk proudly along with the Second World War veterans.
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A group of Second World War veterans from Brighton went to Holland together in 1995 for the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands from German occupation and again to Juno Beach in 2004 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Our group included Ben Thompson, Ralph Bell, Wilf Pound, Gerry Simpson, Stan Wain and my husband Claude Thompson. We will remember them always. In future years, I am sure that the citizens of Brighton and area will enjoy many concerts and services on the new stage and will remember the people responsible for the stage. A special thank you to everyone involved in this wonderful addition to Brighton.
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LIBRARY BOARD THANKS COUNCIL FOR FORESIGHT Dear Editor: As the time gets closer to the new council to be sworn in, I would like to say on behalf of the trustees of
the Brighton Library board, how much we are thankful to the outgoing council for the foresight and initiative they showed in approving the renovations to the municipal building. This allowed the expansion of the outdated library into a new and much improved library. I am certain that the patrons of the Brighton Library will agree the outcome is outstanding. For the short inconvenience that we suffered, the end result was worth it. I would also like to take the opportunity to thank our CEO Mellissa D'Onofrio-Jones and the wonderful staff who have worked very hard over the last several months to serve the community and ensure that the library remained available even in a smaller facility. I would ask all of our patrons to say thank you to the outgoing council and the library staff, when the moment is available.
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CRAMAHE COUNCIL HOLDS LAST MEETING WITH COOMBS AS MAYOR independent thinkers" who disagree from time to time, he said. Clark wished Coombs "all the best in (his) further endeavours." Another first-time council member, Deputy Mayor Sandra Arthur, who frequently clashed with Coombs, said she had "enjoyed these last four years for the most part. We've learned a lot, we worked together (on) a lot of things, (did) a lot of great things, and I look forward to the next four years now." "You guys pretty well covered it," Coun. Tim Gilligan said, keeping it brief. He told Coombs: "Good luck, enjoy yourself the next four years." Coun. Ed Van Egmond, a colleague of Coombs on council for 14 years, said
JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com Cramahe Township The last meeting of the current council was held Nov. 20 and, keeping to tradition, members used the opportunity to reflect on their four years together. All but Mayor Marc Coombs will be returning when the new council is sworn in next month. He lost out in his bid for a fourth term as mayor and will be replaced by Mandy Martin. Coun. Don Clark told Coombs it had been "a pleasure working" with him, and said he had "learned a lot" from him in his first term on council. "Sometimes people don't understand (council members are) all actually
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Metroland file photo Cramahe Township Mayor Marc Coombs led his final council meeting Nov. 20. that "contrary to what everybody says out there in the blogs and stuff, Marc has been one of the most
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They didn't agree on everything because it wasn't their job "to see eye to eye with everybody" but to be individuals with their own views on subjects. He thanked Coombs "for being a compatriot" and all the help he had given the councillor over the years. "I hope all goes well for you in the future," he said. Van Egmond added that "when you sit down and write it out, it looks like an obituary," drawing laughter, so he chose "to fly by
the seat of (his) pants" in making his remarks. Speaking on behalf of staff, chief administrative officer Craig Brooks said it has been "a pleasure" working with council, and singled out Coombs for special praise. "Marc's always been a strong supporter of staff (who) provided guidance when needed," the benefit of which is "obvious when you look out and see ... all the good things that are happening," Brooks said. "All the best in your future endeavours, and thank you, council." Coombs thanked staff, firefighters and family for their support, and his friends in the community, "especially those who served on committees and boards with me all those years." He thanked Van Egmond and another longtime colleague, former deputy mayor Jim Williams, for their friendship, saying it has been appreciated. "It's been a lot of fun," he said in closing.
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FIRE DESTROYS HOME IN BRIGHTON, BUT FAMILY UNHURT GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN INITIATED TO ASSIST VICTIMS JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com BRIGHTON - A woodframe house on Ontario Street was damaged beyond repair in a fire Monday night, but no occupants were injured in the blaze that started in a basement bedroom. Deputy fire Chief Jeff Ogden said 31 firefighters from Brighton Fire and Rescue responded to the fire, which began at about 8 p.m. on Nov. 19. They were assisted by 19 others from Trent Hills, Cramahe Township and Hamilton Township.
The first team was able to make entry, but the second team "was driven back by heat and flames (so) we had to go to an exterior attack," he said. Being a two-storey structure with "50 per cent" of its floors missing on the main level proved a challenge for the fire crews. "We were just chasing the fire around from the exterior of the building," he said. There were six people at home, including a friend of the family, and they got out
of the house safely, he said. "It was a total loss," Ogden said. "We're pegging it at around $800,000." The family was insured and are staying with relatives. Ogden couldn't say what the cause might have been but said "it's not suspicious at this time" and the Ontario Fire Marshal's Office will not be investigating. Crews remained on the scene overnight "doing a fire watch" after the blaze had been declared extinguished.
"It was a total loss. We're pegging it at around $800,000."
– Chief Jeff Ogden
Ogden said "part of the structure" was torn down Tuesday to help in his department's investigation, of the fire's origin and cause, with the insurance company, and "to extin-
guish some of the hot spots in the fire that we were not able to get to." He reiterated that working smoke alarms are "what alerted this family and got them out of the house safely." A fund for the victims of the fire was created at
www.gofundme.com/ lance-house-fire-brightonontario. Although its goal of $10,000 was quickly met and surpassed within two days, "the fight is not over yet" to help the victims "get back on their feet," Haley Gurley posted on Nov. 22.
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Brighton Clothing Depot WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Brighton Clothing Depot, 5 Craig Blvd., Brighton CONTACT: 613-475-6080 The Brighton Clothing Depot will be open at 5 Craig Blvd. in the Brighton Industrial Park, 10-4 Thursday, 10-5:30 on Friday, and 10-1 on Saturday. Accepting gently used clothing, footwear, household items (no televisions) please.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30
Fall Pub Night, Dinner/Dance WHEN: 6:00 p.m - 11:00 p.m WHERE: Brighton Legion, 25 Park St,, Brighton CONTACT: Kathie Woodcox COST: $20 per person Warm up your fall night with this Dinner/ Dance with DJ Terry Randall. Dinner menu this month is homemade Lasagna with garlic bread, salad, dessert, tea and coffee. It's a great evening for all. Holly Jolly Book Sale WHEN: 6:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m WHERE: Trinity St. Andrew's United Church & Hall, 56 Prince Edward St., Brighton CONTACT: Donna Budgen A fundraising event for the Apple Route Grannies. All proceeds go to Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1
Santa Skate - Colborne WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m WHERE: Keeler Centre, 80 Division St., Cramahe CONTACT: 905-355-2989 This Community Christmas event includes: Free Skate with Santa (10 am- 1 pm), Bake Sale and Memory Tree. Hosted by Community Care Northumberland. Holly Jolly Bake and Book Sale WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m WHERE: Trinity St. Andrew's United Church & Hall, 56 Prince Edward St., Brighton CONTACT: Donna Budgen A fundraising event for the Apple Route Grannies. All proceeds go to Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. Book sale will also be held Friday, Nov. 30 from 6-8 pm.
CONTACT: Sandy Philp COST: $15 per person To mark the start of the Advent season, enjoy this roast beef dinner with all the trimmings. Everyone welcome.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4
PILATES WHEN: 9:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m WHERE: Community Care Northumberland's Activity Room in Brighton, 46 Prince Edward Street - Unit 13, Brighton CONTACT: Gail Ellis, 613-475-4190, https://www.commcare.ca/wellness.html#link_two COST: $60.00 Mat work and vertical exercises that help you gain strength, flexibility and balance. Each class is designed to focus on good form and breath pattern. Classes use props such as flexi-bands and flexi-balls to enhance your mat work experience.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6
Craft Show WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: King Edward Park Arena, 75 Elizabeth Street, Brighton CONTACT: Darlene Lewis Something for everyone on your list, more than 30+ crafters and vendors, hope to see you there!
Coffee Break WHEN: 9:15 a.m - 11:00 a.m WHERE: Fellowship Christian Reformed Church, 204 Main Street, Brighton CONTACT: Jane, 613- 403-0785 A time for women to get together for Bible study and fellowship at Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Brighton. Free child care provided.
Advent Dinner WHEN: 5:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m WHERE: Christ Church (Anglican) in Campbellford, 154 Kent St. , Campbellford, Trent Hills
Mom to Mom WHEN: 9:15 a.m - 11:00 a.m WHERE: Fellowship Christian Reformed Church, 204 Main Street, Brighton CONTACT:
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Toni, 613- 439-9119 A study for moms wanting a biblical focus on raising the next generation, every Thursday morning at Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Brighton.Free child care provided.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8
Warkworth Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m WHERE: St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Warkworth, 20 Mill St., Trent Hills CONTACT: Pat Johnson, 705-9242710 Our famous turkey pies and beef pies; light lunch and refreshments available; White Elephant table; many great Christmas decorations. Raise the Roof for Brighton Legion fundraiser WHEN: 1:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Brighton Legion, 25 Park St,, Brighton CONTACT: Kathie Woodcox COST: Admission at the door $15 Featuring the Bay City Swing Band led by Terry Denyes. Music and raffle draws to raise money for new roof.
St. Paul's United Church, Warkworth presents its Annual Christmas Variety Show. Free will donation at the door. It will feature fabulous local talent! Fun for the whole family! All are welcome!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15
Mr. Karaoke Evening WHEN: 7:00 p.m - 11:00 p.m WHERE: Brighton Legion, 25 Park St,, Brighton CONTACT: Kathie Wood-
cox Come out to join the talented local singers, with host Terry Randall, who has thousands of songs to choose from and dance to have a fun evening.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19
PROBUS Club of Presqu"ile WHEN: 9:30 a.m - 12:00 p.m WHERE: King Edward Park Community Centre, 75 Elizabeth Street, Brighton CONTACT: 613-242-5387 PROBUS Club of Presqu'ile welcomes all retired or semi-retired people (singles or couples) to our monthly programs. Guest speakers, presentations, refreshments. Held third Wednesday every month.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9
Annual Christmas Variety Show - Warkworth WHEN: 7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: St. Paul's United Church, 60 Main St., Warkworth, Trent Hills CONTACT: Ruth Widdowson COST: Free will donation
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FOUNDATION SETS $250,000 GOAL FOR ANNUAL ANGELS OF CARE CAMPAIGN JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com Trent Hills - Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation has launched its 12th annual Angels for Care campaign to help advance care for more than 40,000 area residents who are treated annually at the hospital. They're patients requiring emergency services, a surgical procedure, a stay in the in-patient unit, a diagnostic test, blood work and much more. If not for financial support from the community, many of these life-saving services would not be available for patients. Cur-
rently the hospital has a list of important equipment the medical staff needs to continue to provide this great health care locally. The goal for this year's Angels of Care campaign is $250,000 for the purchase of high priority equipment. The list includes vital signs monitors, defibrillators, a blood culture system for the laboratory and eight new hospital beds. The foundation reminded the community in a news release that the provincial government does not fund the purchase of new equipment. That responsibility is in the hands of the community.
Chief of emergency Dr. Eshay Elia has sent a letter to donors and former patients thanking them for their past support and asking them to consider giving once again. "CMH is seeing an increased demand for care, along with more acute and complex conditions," he stated. "The need for new and replacement equipment is greater than ever. "There is no doubt in my mind the medical staff at CMH save lives every day, because of the donor-funded equipment we have at the hospital." The foundation has a number of new initiatives to inform residents about
John Russell photo Dr. Eshay Elia says CMH Foundation supporters improve care and help save lives. the needs at the hospital. One is a new video featuring Elia that will be available for viewing on the
foundation's website and Facebook page. The Foundation also took part in Giving Tues-
day on Nov. 27. It's an annual global movement for giving and volunteering, a time when charities, companies and individuals join together for favourite causes. CMH Foundation hoped to raise $16,000 on Giving Tuesday to purchase two new hospital beds. The foundation is also launching "Jingle & Mingle" in which people are encouraged to host an event in their home, workplace, church group or social club and invite guests to make a donation to the hospital. "It could be a tea party with treats, social gathering in the evening or a coffee break at work," said stewardship and donor relations co-ordinator Catherine Holt. Just let the foundation know you are hosting a "Jingle & Mingle" party to receive an information package. To support the Angels of Care campaign or learn more about it, call or visit the CMH Foundation office or visit www.angelsofcare.ca.
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BRIGHTON DBIA BRINGS 'JOYFULL NOISE' TO DOWNTOWN
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ALICIA VANDINE aliciavandine@gmail.com The Brighton Downtown Business Improvement Area is sponsoring many activities over the holiday season as part of its Christmas on Main Street initiative. This includes bringing music to the street for their shoppers' enjoyment. Joyfull Noise is a community-based group that sings popular music of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, but for the DBIA the participants toured around the Main Street singing old Christmas favourites and carols. If you are interested in
Alicia Vandine photo Members of Joyfull Noise are all smiles while caroling in downtown Brighton. From left to right are owner/director Cheryl Thrasher, Roxanne Spence, Helen Dyson, Cathy Armstrong, Judy Halchuk, Gail Wensink, Sandra Wyllie, Irene Kavanagh, Ilona Kaltenhauser, Sherry Summersides and Gill Walsh. singing, Joyfull Noise is always accepting new members. There are no audi-
tions and you do not need to read music to join. You can simply come to one of their
rehearsals, bring a friend or meet some new friends. They meet in Cobourg on
Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. at Grace Christian Reform Church, 440
King St. E., and are directed by Janet Gosse. The singers of Joyfull Noise brought some holiday spirit to Brighton this past weekend. They will be returning to downtown Brighton on Dec. 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will be a great day to do some shopping, eat lunch or grab a coffee and enjoy some live Christmas music performed by Joyfull Noise as they tour around the main street. For more information about Joyfull Noise, contact Donna Tindale-Henderson at 1-877-433-4386 or visit www.joyfullnoise.com.
AMANDA VAUGHN LIKES EVERYTHING ABOUT THE 'STINKING ROSE,' VIC SCHUKOV WRITES VIC SCHUKOV Column
Vic Schukov photo Amanda Vaughn is shown here at Codrington Market.
Brighton resident Vic Schukov is a long-time journalist and writer of biography books for everyday people; victorschukov@gmail.com.
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Brighton Police Services Board Meeting will take place Friday, November 30th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Municipality of Brighton Council Chambers, 35 Alice St., Brighton, Ontario Any questions, please email psb@brighton.ca
Municipality of Brighton Mayor Elect Brian Ostrander Cordially invites you to attend the Inaugural Ceremony of the Municipality of Brighton Council 2018 – 2022
Members of the public are cordially invited and encouraged to attend.
6:30 PM Monday, December 3, 2018 King Edward Park Community Centre 75 Elizabeth Street
Led once again by the Belles of the Barn, they are accompanied by talented musical guests for a wonderful performance.
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RVSP Candice Doiron – 613-475-0670 ext 215 Email: cdoiron@brighton.ca By November 19, 2018
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Amanda Vaughn was born in Edmonton, but moved to the Cambridge area when she was four years old. After finishing Grade 6, she moved to Waterdown just outside of Hamilton; there she completed high school before going off to Ryerson for technical theatre production. Upon graduating, she took a year off to go coast-to-coast across Canada. She settled on living in Halifax for one year before moving to Brighton to help out her parents, who bought a farm in the area in 2006. She was there but a year before she met and married Frank Vaughn - a farmer five minutes away from the Codrington Market. "Frank had a greenhouse operation for starter plants, both annuals and perennials, and a garden market. Three years ago, we had a really drastic drought and all our field crops died except the garlic was the only thing that came through. (A sign from above.) You have to listen sometimes, so we decided, let's just go to garlic. We quadrupled our planting to 16,000 head at the time on four acres. This year, we planted 40,000 head. We are almost at capacity, all done by hand, each one harvested by hand." According to Amanda, the herb often referred to as the Russian penicillin apparently has no natural predators: "There is not much I don't like about garlic. What makes it so healthy is the (organosulfur compound) allicin which gives it the antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral aspect. It's what makes garlic so wonderfully healthy. You need to crush the garlic to get the full benefits. Like a two-part epoxy you need to break the cells and mix the oils. After we harvest, we dry the crop in our old barn on skids, laid out at an angle. Our greenhouse is attached
to our barn so we can point fans from the greenhouse's dry air to the barn to speed up the drying process. It was a wonderful harvest at the end of last July." According to Amanda, garlic requires rich soil. Every year, they add compost and straw or mulch to lighten up the soil. Her produce is all natural/organic. "We give our garlic lots of space so the bulbs get big without crowding each other. Again, all by hand. (I asked her how her back was and she laughed.) My philosophy is work hard and keep it simple. "I think the less complicated your life can be, the more joy you are able to find. We live simply but the quality of life we have is so wonderful I wouldn't trade it for
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anything. And this area and the people are wonderful. Having been across the country, I can say that Brighton has an atmosphere I really enjoy. We have a lot of dedicated customers who come every week and are interested in supporting local farmers and that is so important to (mom and pop) producers. You don't have to be a big international conglomerate to do well. The more small industry and businesses, the better the community because we are all interested in supporting each other. That is how we survive." She then recounted the story many people do: "Coming back from visiting my sister on the other side of Toronto, when we hit the gorgeous rolling hills of Northumberland we start getting less stressed and breathe easier." Rainbow Terrace Greenhouse and Garlic is located at 455 Loomis Rd. in Codrington.
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Collection Schedule The Table below shows your designated LEAF & YARD WASTE SET OUT DATE, for December, in comparison to your REGULAR GARBAGE & RECYCLING COLLECTION DAY. Regular GARBAGE & RECYCLING Collection Day
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Monday, December 10th by 7 AM Between December 10th and December 14th
To ensure collection: • Have your Leaf and Yard Waste at curbside by 7:00 a.m. on your designated Monday • Collection takes place between 7:00 a.m. on your Monday Set Out Date and 4:30 p.m. on the Friday of that same week Reminder:
Your regular GARBAGE & RECYCLING Collection Day is not necessarily the same as your LEAF & YARD WASTE SET OUT DATE.
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Port Hope Ward 2 Residents are included in collection AREA 3
Employment Opportunities Currently, we are looking to fill the following vacancies: • POA Administrative Clerk – Permanent, full-time • Sorters – Permanent, part-time
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