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Noah and Amélie St-Amour search the orchard for monsters at Cricklewood Farm. Sarah Hyatt/Metroland
the steady stream of kids and families touring the orchard. If were rainy or damp, there likely wouldn’t have been as many people attending the event, she said.
Since the early 2000s, the Siwickys have designed and constructed corn mazes at Cricklewood Farm in various shapes and with proceeds going to help a different charity each year.
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Continued from Page 1 ...and through letters that spell out the sanctuary’s name. Funds for the sanctuary are raised not just by last Saturday’s events and tours, but also from maze tours throughout the season. This year’s goal was to raise $1,500 to help the sanctuary. Leading up to Saturday about $1,100 had been raised. With the donations from last Saturday and a few twilight walk events through the maze remaining, Siwicky is confident this year’s fundraising goal will be achieved, she said. The donkey sanctuary is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of abused, neglected and unwanted donkeys and provides a safe haven for the animals. Burns also strives to educate the public about donkeys. One of her first two donkeys was PrimRose. The animal is now in her 30s. Burns reports seldom caring for less than 30 donkeys at a time, with another 50 or so fostered out as companions to horses and other farm animals. Visit www.cricklewood.ca for more info on maze times, hours and admission rates.
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Belgian Rotary exchange student loved time at ENSS, Brighton BY ALEX BUCHE – BRIGHTON’S 2016-2017 ROTARY INBOUND EXCHANGE STUDENT AT ENSS
(Editor’s Note – Each year, the Rotary Club of Brighton hosts and sponsors Roytary exchange students and this year the club had three exchange students from ENNS: one inbound from Belgium (Alex Buche) and two going overseas, Jackie Steeves and Stephanie Shakura to France and Germany.) My name is Alexandre Buche and I come from Belgium. Last year marked the biggest changement in my life. I came to Brighton in Canada for a year! I decided to leave for a year a long time ago but I didn’t know where to go until I started getting a big interest for Canada. I was dreaming in the front of all of the nature pictures and the outside life in Canada. I love spending time outside. You can’t imagine my reaction when I heard that I was coming to Brighton, I went for a 20k run because I couldn’t stay in front of the mail that I got without shaking because I was pumped! The first days in Canada were weird. Being 6,000 km away from home and speaking a totally different language were a big change! But I had an amazing host family
and they helped me a lot to feel at home. After that, school started. So many people that I didn’t know and nobody knew that I was from Belgium, it was hard to make the step but I decided to start cross country at ENSS. It was probably the best choice and I directly made some good friends that I kept for my all year and that I will probably keep for my whole life! Having friends is probably normal for you but it means a thousand times more when you are an exchange student and you don’t know anybody! That’s why I got engaged to a lot of sports at ENSS to make some friends and try some things that I wouldn’t have tried in Belgium. Especially outdoor education class, the canoe trip was the best trip in my life! A typical Canadian trip eh! Afterward, the other changes was the language… I was extremely bad in English before I came to Brighton. You can ask half of ENSS and they will tell you that the first three months I was there, it was pretty hard to understand me and my typical Belgian accent. But I was speaking English everyday and listening the story of my host family and going to class helped me a lot and my Eng-
lish level increased a lot for sure! I started university this year and made a good sixth place over 220 students for the English exam. I wouldn’t imagine that result if I didn’t go to Canada for a year. Family… This word doesn’t only mean my family in Belgium now but also the three host families who I spent time with too. I didn’t know that it was possible to make some strong relation with some new people like that but it was amazing to see how the relation was growing between them
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and I. Coming into their life the first day is strange, I was shy the first week but I swear the complicity comes faster than expected! Sharing a dinner, talking about our day, having some confidences, doing activities, meeting their own families, spending Christmas or thanksgiving with them and a lot of other things. But the best is that I want to come back to see them again and I care about them because they mean a lot more than the first day I came into their life. And it was just awesome to spend my year with those three families that I actually consider a part of my family now and I will never be thankful enough to them for hosting me and accept me in their life as they did. I couldn’t dream about better families that I had during my year in Brighton. Another important question that people ask me is “did you change a lot during your year abroad?” I only have a simple answer, YES. I changed because I had another life style but the thing that changed me the most was probably all of the people I met during this year, especially my friends. Because for me it’s not just people I met in my life, it’s people who came into my life and
they probably won’t leave it until I die! I met my best friends in Canada and that’s a reason why I want to come back as soon as possible. They changed me and they had a huge impact on my life and my way to think. If something happens to one of them, I can tell you that the next day I am on a flight to Toronto. Having those persons that I would do anything for them. I came to Canada with Rotary because it’s an organization with a lot of humanitarian values and Rotarians promote the young generation to open their mind to the world and I think this is the best way to change a world and have less racism and inequality in Canada, in Belgium, in the world. Finally, I will remember those families who hosted me and my friends who will always have a person who loves them here, in Belgium, they all probably made the biggest impact in my life. I will never forget this school where I’ve been for a year, ENSS and all of its good values and this country and all of its wild and beautiful landscapes, Canada, my second home country. And I will never forget this sport that became a passion for me, hockey for sure.
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Gwynne Dyer
Two big cities fell within 24 hours of each other over the past weeks. The fall of Raqqa in Syria, once the capital of all the territory ruled by ISIS, came after a five-month siege and was no surprise at all. The fall of the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk in Iraq took less than a day and came as
a complete surprise. Possession of Kirkuk was critical for the project of Kurdish independence, because it was the source of most of the oil that would have made an independent Kurdish state in northern Iraq economically viable. The Kurds of Iraq came tantalizingly close to realizing their dream of independence. Since the first Gulf War of 1990, five Kurdish-majority provinces in northern Iraq have been ruled by the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), which had American support because it opposed Saddam Hussein’s tyrannical regime. That American support continued even after the US invasion that finally overthrew Saddam in 2003. The new government the US created in Baghdad had no control over the KRG, and the would-be Kurdish state almost doubled its territory by taking over the other provinces with Kurdish majorities, including oil-rich Kirkuk, after the Iraqi army fled in panic before a surprise ISIS offensive in 2014. Three weeks ago, the Kurdish government even held a referendum on independence in both its old and its new territories. It has been clear for some time that the KRG’s Peshmerga fighters would be no match for a rebuilt and combat-tested Iraqi army, which had already recovered all the other territory it lost to ISIS three years ago. Yet the KRG’s president, Masoud Barzani, still went ahead with his referendum on 25 September, and 93 percent of the voters said yes to independence. But then Iran, which is worried about the loyalty of its own large Kurdish minority just across the border from Iraqi Kurdistan, decided it was time to take the Kurds down a peg or three. As the greatest Shia power, Iran effectively controls a lot of the sectarian militias that make up the new Iraqi army, and the Baghdad government was happy to act as its proxy. The KRG’s president, Masoud Barzani, probably assumed that American support would shield him from Iraqi retaliation when he called the referendum, but it didn’t. When
Baghdad sent its troops in on Sunday, the Trump administration merely muttered some weasel words about not liking to see friends fight, and by Wednesday morning the area controlled by the KRG had shrunk by almost half. Only months ago the Iraqi Kurds were fighting alongside the Iraqi army in the struggle to free Mosul from ISIS control, and the Syrian Kurds have been the main American ally in the fight to destroy ISIS in Syria. But once ISIS was defeated those alliances were bound to end: betraying the Kurds is a old Middle Eastern tradition. The only surprise is how fast it has happened, and how comprehensively the Kurds have lost. There are about 30 million Kurds, but they live on territory that belongs to four of the most powerful states in the Middle East: Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria. They have been seeking an independent Kurdish state for a century now, but all the countries that stand to lose large amounts of territory if it ever actually happened are profoundly opposed to that outcome. Moreover, the Kurds themselves have never really been united, even within the borders of the KRG. In practice, control of the territory has always been split between factions centred on the Barzani or the Talabani clans. Each faction has its own militia, and they even fought a civil war that killed thousands in the mid 1990s. People talk about the peshmerga as if it were a Kurdish national army, but it is actually a loose association of separate militias that answer to different commanders. In the past three years they cooperated in the war against ISIS, but they split over the question of Barzani’s referendum, which the Talabani faction thought was too dangerous. That turned out to be right. There was no joint defence of Kirkuk when the Iraqi army finally moved. Indeed, there was hardly any defence at all; first the Talabani forced pulled out, and then Barzani’s troops had no option but to follow. The Kurdish dream of independence is at an end, and the Kurds will be lucky if they manage to keep even the autonomy they have enjoyed in Iraq since 1991. Indeed, they will be lucky if they can avoid another civil war over who is to blame for the catastrophe (from the Kurdish point of view) of the past few days. On Wednesday, President Barzani gave a speech that said, presumably about the Talabani faction: “They want to drag us into a civil war, but we will in no way be doing this.” But a lot of Kurds blame him and his referendum for provoking the disaster, and they will be looking for somebody to punish.
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Editorial Kathleen Wynne - tax fighter. Even the Ontario premier’s staunchest allies will agree that’s not a description that is often applied to Wynne. And yet, we should all thank her for saying an abrupt ‘no’ to a request from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) which would have seen the harmonized sales tax (HST) go up by one per cent in order to fund municipal infrastructure improvements such as roads, sewers and arenas. No doubt this is not what Wynne had in mind when she told municipalities to work together on developing new sources of revenue to make a dent in municipal infrastructure gaps. Increasing the HST from 13 to 14 per cent is not among the options she is prepared to consider. Not with an election around the corner and polls showing the Liberals are inching back into contention with the Progressive Conservatives. It’s not just the Wynne Liberals who dismissed the HST hike plan – which had reportedly been the brainchild of the AMO for the past two years. All three provincial party leaders said they’d not touch the idea, either. But, municipalities need the money, we heard from mayors of the region’s two largest municipalities and the payoff of the HST hike is tantalizing. A graphic on the AMO web page showed Belleville could receive $10.1 million, Quinte West $8.4 million and Prince Edward County $6.5, if the idea was adopted by the province. Belleville Mayor Taso Christopher is hoping the province will revisit the HST hike proposal. “It’s because the tools aren’t there,” he said in a published interview after the AMO meeting. “There really isn’t any plan at the provincial level. This program would have generated approximately $10 million yearly for Belleville.” He said it still can work. “Hopefully they will revisit it,” he said. “Hopefully AMO and the province can continue discussions and they can get that gap a bit smaller.” Likewise, Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison wants AMO to bring the idea back to the table in the near future. “That’s the best of all the options,” said Harrison. “You would get a percentage based on your population. There’s got be a commitment from the province. We’re $4.9 billion short in the province every year for infrastructure. The majority of the existing funding goes
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Animal ban for Trenton man
SPCA officer. Court heard the Ontario SPCA “received a concern on March 17, 2017 about an animal in distress at a residence in Trenton.” An officer attended the property and discovered an approximately five-year-old German Shepherd-type dog in need of immediate veterinary attention. The dog had a raw sore on its back and was missing most of the hair on its body, causing excessive itching. A veterinary examination revealed the dog was suffering from a skin disorder and chronic ear infections. The dog was surrendered and is now recovering in the care of the Quinte Humane Society.
Belleville - A 24-year-old Trenton man has been sentenced to a three-year ban on owning animals after being convicted of animal cruelty under the Ontario SPCA Act following an investigation into the mistreatment of a dog in his care. Lonny R H J Cooney, 24, pleaded guilty on Oct. 16 in Belleville court of “permitting distress to an animal.” Cooney, who had allowed a five-year-old German shepard type dog to languish with a painful skin condition without treatment, was given a threeyear prohibition on owning animals. During that time he is subject to unannounced inspections twice per year by an Ontario
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Brighton — Public comments and concerns will not go unaddressed with regards to the proposed Proctor Park Condominiums, says a consultant on behalf the project. Shawn Legere, an urban designer and planner from RFA Planning Consultant Inc., recently appeared before council sharing this message. He also provided an update on the project. “Further to the proceedings of the June 12 planning public meeting, a series of cross-section drawings have been prepared for various development options for the Proctor Park Condominiums project,” he told council and those in attendance. Legere said the latest plan for the project should address public comments. In addition to recently collected building height data for the tallest buildings along Young Street, the design brief and drawings submitted to the municipality as of late and as part of the updated proposed project, help evaluate “the most desirable development option, at a density similar to that originally proposed,” the public heard. Legere provided the update on behalf a numbered company, which Mayor Mark Walas is a principal and shareholder of. The proposed developments, if approved, would be located at 62 and 74 Young St. Using a design analysis matrix, Legere said the latest development option scores the highest, includes the strongest design features and is the “most workable” when it comes to design weaknesses.
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Among key revisions is the change of the four-unit townhouse along the north lot line, into two semi-detached dwellings, he said. This should help “break things up a bit” and the “massing of the townhouse buildings,” said Legere. Proposed revisions would also mean parking would be divided up some and include other items such as the relocation of the garbage enclosure, “to improve overall esthetics.” Plans have further been refined to increase building setbacks to the west and for landscape buffering, and issues of potential loss of sunlight and privacy have been addressed through development plans, said Legere. (The alternate plan now also proposes to centre the apartment building east-west between dwellings). The consultant is continuing to reiterate the need for condos and apartments in Brighton, stressing such buildings are “currently limited.” The development would “provide fully accessible dwelling units, to facilitate aging in-place. It is understood that Brighton residents who require fully accessible units generally must leave the community …” he said. Legere insists this project would fill the need for the community, though not all neighbouring residents of the proposed project feel Young Street is the right place for such development and have made it clear in recent months they have concerns. The latest proposal suggests a total of 18 units, between the proposed apartment-style building and two semidetached dwellings. The number of units has come down from initially 24 based on public input, said Legere. The proposed apartment building height of about 39.37 feet is about 3.18 feet higher than the closest, tallest building on Young Street, the consultant
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Brighton — In coming days, East Northumberland Secondary School will undergo a serious transformation. There won’t be a lot of gore, but maybe a bit of blood and a lot of jumping, says ENSS teacher Geoff Audas. The school’s Haunted Halls fundraiser has been an ongoing tradition now for the better part of the last decade. And, you’re invited, if you’re brave enough. “So basically all of gym ‘C’ becomes a haunted house,” explains Audas. The event had a smaller start, but it’s definitely grown over the years, he said. How it works, the students form groups and divide and conquer, breaking up the space in the gym into different Halloween-themed “zones.” And then comes the fun part, where the kids leap out of these spaces and scare folks, as attendees make their way through the various scenes, said Audas. It’s anticipated this year’s event will feature some 14 zones. There could be some spooky twins, tributes to horror films and there may even be some creepy red balloons. (If you’ve seen IT, you know very well these red balloons signal trouble.) A lot of work and planning goes into the fundraiser and at least 200 curtains are hung for the event, said the history, law and civics teacher. Some kids will start prepping their costumes and building props well in advance of the event, he said. About 40 students or so will be involved for this Halloween’s Haunted Halls event, with students from all grades participating. The event raises funds for the school’s various clubs, like the Student Drill Team. Audas would like to see the clubs get a bit of help with busing and transportation costs. It’s hoped funds raised this year may also help with club projects, like the sci-fi club’s current movie production, which should première soon. “We often get about 200 to 300 people come out, but we’d love to have more,” said Audas. “The kids love scaring people,” he added, with a hint of laughter. The Haunted Halls event is open to all of the public, on Friday, Oct. 27 and Saturday, Oct. 28, from 6
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to 9 p.m. on both days. Students will embrace Halloween on the Thursday, with their own haunted experience and dance. Those brave enough to attend the event get a bag of popcorn upon admission. The cost is $5. Honestly, it’s got to be the cheapest haunted house experience around, said Audas. And sure, it may be what some might call a more amateur operation, but it will still scare you, he said. For people who have attended the event before, there’s always something new, said Audas. He asks parents use their discretion when bringing along little ones, though the group does try and dial it back a bit for the kids. People attending the event need to enter the school through the main office doors on Dundas Street, not the Terry Fox doors. For those who do attend, you may even meet Suzie, a longtime mascot of sorts for the event. She’s always looking for new friends, but you don’t really want to be her friend, said Audas. Suzie will be wandering the halls of the school leading up to the event, though her more responsible adult friends will be trying to keep an eye on her, Audas joked.
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Elda McLaren reflects on the last century at age 102 BY SARAH HYATT
Brighton — Around this time 102 years ago, the Battle of Loos during the First World War was underway. Also in 1915, poison gas was used against Canadian troops for the first time. The 1st Canadian Division had just arrived in France and the Battle of Ypres started in Belgium. This was the first major battle fought by Canadian troops and they stood their ground against the poison-gas attack. Lt.-Col. John McCrae composed the wellknown poem, In Flanders Fields. Elizabeth Smellie was also appointed colonel in the Canadian Army nursing corps. She was the first Canadian woman to hold this position. People will recall from history lessons, the war ended as a severe influenza epidemic raged on. The disease killed at least 20 million worldwide and an estimated 50,000 Canadians, the Canadian War Museum reports. Many who survived the fight overseas succumbed to the illness when they made it back
home, “and thousands of family members who welcomed them home, but perished soon after.” About 60,000 were already dead from the war. The losses Canada suffered are said to have had a profound impact on the country. The death toll reduced the workforce, leaving thousands of families without primary wage earners and thousands of children became orphans. This is the world 102-year-old Elda McLaren was born into. “I remember beds lining the rooms with the sick,” she said. “We were very badly struck — everybody was sick.” Many governments shut down non-essential services in 1918-19, in an attempt to stop the influenza from spreading. It was a time of quarantines and when protective masks were required in public places, the Canadian War Museum writes. It was also this epidemic that led to the formation of the federal Department of Health
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in 1919. But Elda, a longtime Brightonian survived. She’s lived through both the wars and just recently, on Thursday, Oct. 19, celebrated her 102nd birthday. “It’s a very different world today,” said Elda. She was born in Hartington, north of Kingston and with the surname Leonard. She graduated from Queen’s University with a degree in English and history, just before the start of the Second World War. “A foolish girl I was, I got married right away after,” jokes Elda. As many Brightonians know, Elda married Reverend Charles McLaren, who was more commonly known as Charlie. When the war started, they needed a minister. While Charlie went overseas, Elda got a job at the Douglas Library at Queen’s. “I never did anything extraordinary, just went through the doors that opened at the time,” said a very modest Elda, who is still known in Brighton to a certain group as its “last living angel.” Elda attributes much of her long life to “good genes and a good doctor.” The McLarens stayed in the Kingston area for a bit. Charlie was eventually called back to service, after returning from war the first time. It was only well after the war, the couple found their way to Brighton. “Charlie had always said he wanted a spot between Oshawa and Kingston,” said Elda. And it worked out Brighton was the perfect spot, as Trinity-
Mayor Mark Walas presents Elda McLaren with flowers as she turns 102. Sarah Hyatt/Metroland
St. Andrew’s United Church (TSAUC) had an opening in the clergy. Charlie became the minister in 1963, where he served there for 10 years. He passed away several years ago. Both Charlie and Elda were instrumental in starting what is now known as the TSAUC Clothing Depot. Elda gives her husband credit for the idea, but admits he needed people like her to do the legwork. In the 60s, it was a difficult time to find work, said Elda. Cooey’s metal plant had just closed, tobacco farming was declining, there were a number of employment losses and jobs were scarce — people were falling through the cracks, she said. The depot started to make sure kids in the midst of all this had clothes and winter jackets and to help families struggling. But it wasn’t a “very popular movement at the time.”
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People refused to let on they were struggling, said Elda. It took a certain group and some pretty special people to see the bigger picture to get the depot going, she said. The many who’ve since taken over responsibilities for the depot have done a great job, added Elda. Mayor Mark Walas met Charlie first, as he owned the town funeral home for years and Charlie being a minster, their paths would often cross. Through their work they got to know each another and Walas later met Elda. After Charlie’s retirement, he still helped out at the funeral home when people needed a minister and he and Walas stayed in touch. He recently made time to visit with Elda for her birthday and they rehashed old times. The depot is very much almost an institution for Brighton now, he said. It provides a great service to the community and when infants and kids are only so small for so long, the depot helps a lot of families still, he said. The depot today also takes funds from sales to give back to charities. Elda and Charlie did a lot for Brighton and Elda remains active and engaged in her community, even from the Seasons Dufferin Centre in Trenton, said Walas. Elda made the move to Trenton four years ago, after suffering a stroke. “I’ve been fortunate, though, and mostly bounced back,” she said. The McLarens had two girls, Linda Oliver and Betty Anne Chatten. Elda is proud she now has four granddaughters, one greatgranddaughter and two great-grandsons. Reflecting on the last century, “I just went along for the ride,” she said. And in all that time and all she’s seen, perhaps what sticks out the most is the way people now connect to the world. Without a doubt, technology and the internet have changed the world, and in some ways, it’s a shame, she said.
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Couple aims to make Brighton the hub of the arts
BY VIC SCHUKOV
For the first 16 years of her colourful life, Georgia Amar explored a small medieval town in Morocco, born right on the ocean. “I was an adventurous child,” said Amar, “Never told what to do, I was free to discover things and arrive at my own conclusions. Circumstances created me.” When an older brother, a painter, suddenly passed away, Amar decided to “play with his equipment as a way of honouring him. His friend loaned me an art book of 100 masters and said that I could keep it for three days. I memorized it all.” Out of the blue, she started emulating the paintings. By the time she was 13, experts declared her a master. “I knew how to deconstruct everything. I understood colour because I trained my eye to focus. I could tell time without a watch and predict the weather from observing colours of light in the sky.” (A painter’s equivalent of perfect pitch.) When she was 20, a brother invited her to Toronto where she acquired landed status, and attended York University taking philosophy and literature, but always painting. In her early 20’s, the savant used a government grant of $2,000 (meant for academia) as a down payment on land overlooking Lake Ontario in Salem. “My plan was to build an art camp. I came here for the view.” For the next 25 years, she spent summers in an Aframe she built on her land. Meanwhile, all her paintings were consistently bought up by Toronto and New York galleries. In 1988, Amar met Jack Pappalardo, a New York real estate lawyer, in a singles meet in the Catskills.
Jack Pappalardo and Georgia Amar shown here at home in front of a rug she made. Photo by Vic Schukov
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So we opened an art gallery there - Georgia Amar Fine Art LLC - on Sante Fe Drive, in the boarded-up, gang-ridden part of downtown. (Laughing.) People were afraid to come, but we persevered and got other artists to buy up the buildings. We succeeded in driving out the gangs. We colonized and (like bees) pollenized the area. People had all the qualities necessary for our success: No attitude, no pretense, as nice as human beings could be.” For creating the famous art district, the couple was honoured by the state’s governor. “We want to do the same here,” said Amar, “to make Brighton the hub for the arts, to connect the artists spread over the counties. We learned how to do this on the job in Denver. I have a vision of what we want to do, how we are going to do it and where we want to be, with cooperation between townships. If we work together we can incorporate and stretch the boundaries of a new art district. “A lot of it is attitude, said Jack. “You make connections, and branding. It starts with a meeting place. We all help each other, and promote the project as far as (the big names in) Toronto. A large part of success is partnerships, including governments who have the means to follow through.” And it all started with Amar falling in love with the lake which she always said, had “the greatest sunsets in the world.” (National Geographic rated this sunset area in the top three in the world.) “I don’t question life. I accept whatever comes, and I am not the boss of whatever happens. I go with the flow like a sailboat in the wind.” (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 — The Brighton Public Library is one of eight in the area benefiting from a recent provincial funding announcement. On the cusp of Ontario Library Week, Northumberland-Quinte West MPP Lou Rinaldi announced the province would commit a total of $44,768 for libraries in the riding, including close to $4,800 for Brighton. It’s hoped the tech boost will improve and expand both IT and digital services. “These investments will support eight libraries in my riding to make services even better and continue to enrich people’s lives right here in our communities,” said Rinaldi. In June 2017, Ontario announced it would invest $3 million through the Improving Library Digital Services Fund, to support up to 307 libraries and libraryoriented organizations provincewide. This includes $1 million for rural, remote and First Nation public libraries, which during consultations for the 2017 budget was identified as a priority. Improving digital resources and services in these areas was one of the top-three ideas selected by people during consultations. “Ontario has expanded on what was heard during the budget consultations and extended this support to all public libraries in the province,” a statement from Rinaldi’s office read. Within the area, funds should help people to stay connected by increasing access to technology, digital services and training opportunities at public libraries. Residents will benefit from better access to resources such as Wi-Fi hot spot lending programs, computers, printers, e-readers and technology-focused training, the province reports. Each library will best determine how their funding will be used based on specific local needs. Here in Brighton, funds will be dedicated to a number of projects. A portion of the funding will go toward supporting e-audio and ebooks services through OverDrive, for which wait-times for patrons right now are high, said CEO Mellissa D'Onofrio-Jones. Some of the monies will also go toward supporting databases and licensing/ purchasing costs for those databases in the coming year. In addition, D'Onofrio-Jones said the library is looking at some “unique technology purchases.” It’s unknown at this time what the remainder of the funds will be used for. The CEO said the library is still looking at a few options and some potential physical technology pieces as purchases. More details will be available once the library determines what will make best use of the funds. The province first announced Ontario Public Library Week in 1985. This year, celebrations across the province were underway from Oct. 15 to Oct 21. In Brighton, library staffers and board members marked the occasion and invited residents to celebrate last Wednesday, Oct. 18. During the celebration, staffers and board members made time for on-demand tours of the library and for digital service
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Service clubs chip in on new sign BY SARAH HYATT
Brighton — With backing from the Brian Todd Memorial Community Fund, two devoted service clubs have made work outside the King Edward Park Community Centre safer and easier. For about five years, Allan Simpson, now a past president of the Brighton Kinsmen Club, worked at getting a digital sign placed outside the community centre. He’s proud to see that goal finally achieved. “This will promote all things Brighton and local events, and not just what’s going on at the arena,” said Simpson. Residents may have noticed the new, shiny and colourful sign outside the centre recently. Last year, the Brighton Kinsmen Club and the Brighton Lions Club approached council, asking for the municipality’s support to get a new digital LED sign. With council’s endorsement, they had also hoped to secure an Ontario Trillium Grant. That grant didn’t come through, but the Brian Todd Memorial Community Fund did, making it possible between the three for the installation of the new
sign. The two service clubs chipped in $3,000 each and got another $6,000 through the community fund to help cover the costs. The sign outside the arena before had be changed manually, with tile-type letters placed in tracks. The practice wasn’t too bad in the summer or fall months, but come winter, that’s another story, Simpson has long said. Jim Millar, director of parks and recreation for Brighton, is now able to operate the sign from his office computer inside the arena, making staffers’ work both easier and safer, he said. Simpson’s hope is the new sign will benefit not just staff, but also the whole community, including groups and organizations that may make use of the sign. The new digital sign is able to do a lot more, including more promotion and not just immediate events taking place within the community, said Simpson. Helping local groups that are engaged in community projects is something the Brian Todd Memorial Left to right: Lorie Boychuk, representing the Brian Todd Memorial Community Fund, Ted Community Fund wants to be a part of and support, Cook, president of the Brighton Lions Club, Allan Simpson, past president of the Brighton said secretary-treasurer Bruce Davis.
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Codrington Women’s Institute helping out TMH, Sunny Days BY SARAH HYATT
Codrington — Fewer wheelchairs will be stolen from Trenton Memorial Hospital (TMH) and the folks at Sunny Days Day Program will have a permanent gazebo fixture, thanks to the Codrington Women’s Institute. On Sunday, Oct. 22, the women’s institute (WI) announced $3,000 in donations to the groups. “It feels good to be able to give a little extra,” said Cathy McCann, past president and catering co-ordinator for the institute. The WI invited representatives from both the Tren-
ton Memorial Hospital Foundation (TMHF) and the Sunny Days Day Program to participate in the formal announcement and to receive their donations during the first-ever Codrington Health and Wellness Fair. It’s sad to say, but the wheelchairs at the hospital do get stolen, said Sharon Urquhart, as she represented the TMHF last Sunday. The $2,000 from the WI will purchase two anti-theft wheelchairs that aren’t collapsible, so they won’t fit in people’s trunks, said Urquhart. The funds used for the institute’s recent donations have come from catering services, as the institute has
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done more catering than normal in recent months. The WI wanted to put the extra funds to good use by helping out a few groups in need. These two donations are the latest in a series of donations, meaning in recent weeks, four groups in total have benefited from institute’s decision to donate the extra funds made. The hospital needs an array of equipment and has its “wish list for equipment,” said Urquhart. There’s also work underway to get a dialysis unit up and running, she added, which is big bucks, so every dollar donated
truly does help. The remaining $1,000 goes to the Sunny Days’ group. The not-for-profit works with people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. High winds in recent months destroyed the group’s previous gazebo structure. The $1,000 donation means the group will now have a permanent structure, which people will be able to use to enjoy and sit outside on the patio, without having to worry about the weather at the time, said co-ordinator and organizer Suzanne Chapman.
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Climber takes Brightonians on a journey BY SARAH HYATT
Brighton — Residents were “rivetted” as international speaker Alan Mallory recently visited town and shared his experience reaching the summit of Mount Everest. “He’s such a dynamic speaker — an absolute pro, and you really felt like you went along on this journey with him,” said Jean Finkle, head of public relations and vicepresident for the Probus Club of Presqu’ile. The club organized the recent special event, held at the King Edward Park Community Centre on Wednesday, Oct. 18. In the spring of 2008, Mallory, who was just 24 years old at the time, along with his father, brother and sister set a world record as the first family of four to conquer the climb of the world’s highest mountain. His mom had also planned to make the journey, though a broken ankle got in the way, residents heard. Thus far, the family is reportedly the only family of four who has successfully climbed the mountain and survived. “It was a breathtaking presentation, listening to the things this family went through and as you heard about their expe-
riences and challenges, including the near death experiences to make it down this mountain,” said Finkle. During his visit and talk, Mallory also shared photos of the family’s journey, while explaining the climb and conditions the family had to endure to make the trek. The family’s journey involved years of planning and it took two months to complete, through what has been described as some of the most terrifying and arduous conditions imaginable. As Mallory travels and speaks about his experience, he also talks about what can make others successful in overcoming their own personal challenges, based on his successes and experiences. His family was successful as they looked out for one another and through healthy team dynamics, good communication and by trusting each other’s abilities. He wasn’t recommending attendees climb Mount Everest, said Finkle. But he talked about how everyone, in a way, has their own Mount Everest to climb and challenges to overcome and conquer, she said.
“It was very inspiring,” said Finkle. Mallory also spoke a little about the history of Mount Everest climbers during his presentation, including the famed climber George Herbert Leigh Mallory. Yes, Mallory is related to the climber, though that wasn’t known before he and his family made their journey up the mountain. George disappeared on a climbing expedition back in 1924. His body was only found years later on the mountain in 1999. It remains unknown if he ever reached the summit because of this. The Probus Club of Presqu’ile also invited Brighton and Campbellford Probus members to attend the talk, “because it was such a spectacular event,” said Finkle. Alan Mallory does a book signing with residents. Mallory is a graduate of Queen’s University and worked as a mechanical engineer and project manager, before he discovered his true passion for working with people and to help them reach new heights. He is now an international speaker, author and professional development coach. Following his visit in Brighton, he also shared and signed copies of his book, The Family that Conquered Everest.
Half of Cramahe's assets in bad shape -- or are they? BY JOHN CAMPBELL
Cramahe Township – The township is spending far less on roads, bridges, water and sewer systems, buildings, vehicles and equipment than required to keep them in good shape, according to an asset management plan prepared for the municipality. It also says 49 per cent of the township's assets “are in poor to very poor condition,” based on their age alone, and 13 per cent of them “remain in operation beyond their established useful life.” But it's not as bad as it appears, says The Public Sector Digest Inc., because more data is needed to accurately determine their actual condition. Gabe Metron, the company's regional director, made that clear in presenting his firm's report to township council on Oct. 17 while stressing “the importance of condition assessments across the board.” Without his nuanced explanation of the report's findings, township residents would have ample reason to question the state of the township's assets, which consist of sanitary, water and storm systems, roads, buildings, facilities, bridges, culverts, vehicles, machinery, equipment, and land. Going by their age alone, they would be left thinking “the world's falling apart,” Metron said. But that's not true. The township, for example, has 19 bridges and two culverts valued at $13.6 million. Age-based data suggest that 90 per cent are in poor to
very poor condition “but likely that's not the case,” Metron said. The same caveat applies to all areas of infrastructure. “One of the biggest challenges we face as a company doing asset management plans is (obtaining) consistent data coming from engineering firms, from public works departments, from finance. There is a lot of varying data sets out there,” he told council. “If the whole township were to implode tomorrow it would cost you to $120 million (to replace) as is (in 2016 dollars).” Cramahe has allocated $983,000 this year to sustain its non-water and sewer assets when it should be spending $2.2 million, the report said, leaving the municipality with an infrastructure deficit of $1.3 million in capital spending. Metron's firm recommends increasing tax revenues by 2.5 per cent annually for the next decade to phase in full funding for those assets. It recognized, however, that such an increase “will be very difficult to do.” The infrastructure deficit in water and wastewater services is $285,000 annually. The solution is to phase in full funding by increasing revenues from wastewater services by 2.5 per cent annually for the next 20 years to make it “more palatable,” Metron said. He said there should be no rate adjustments for water until more data is collected on the system's condition.
Gathering more detailed information about the township's assets as a whole “is really important to understanding how the infrastructure is performing,” Metron said. It could be as easy as having staff perform visual inspections or hiring a firm to make a determination in certain areas. The township has spent $20.8 million on its infrastructure since the 1950s, with expenditures peaking in the 1960s. “We're coming up on a big refresh of infrastructure,” Metron said. The township received four Fs, two Cs and one B (for machinery and equipment) on the consultants' infrastructure report card, based on asset health, the amount of money being spent, and financial capacity.
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Man charged in child porn arrest was QW minor hockey coach
BY ERIN STEWART, CHRIS MALETTE
Quinte West – The local minor hockey association here is the latest youth organization to take action in alerting parents of children in its ranks after the arrest last month of a local man for child pornography and luring. Tanner Neron, 26, of Quinte West is facing charges including possession of child pornography and luring a person under the age of 16. Neron was an assistant coach of QWMHA’s Pee Wee A team last year and continued his role as an assistant coach this year until charges were laid in September. Neron was removed from the team, said Scott Scaletta, first vice president of the Quinte West Minor Hockey Association. “Until his court day, or until he’s actually convicted, his status on Quinte West Minor Hockey is pending,” said Scaletta in an interview. “That’s the official status that the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) has given Tanner Neron at this point.” Tanner’s father Tim Neron was president of the Quinte West Minor Hockey Association but has since stepped down. “By his choice, “ said Scaletta of the elder Neron. “He wasn’t forced to step down, but he stepped down as the president of Quinte West Minor Hockey for the time being, because he has family issues to deal with.” To his knowledge, Scaletta said Tanner Neron’s charges were an issue outside of minor hockey, but, regardless, the OMHA errs on the side of caution. Scaletta said he did have a meeting with the team and, because it has not been identified as a minor hockey issue, parents were given contact information for the lead investigator in the case against Tanner Neron, Belleville Det. Sgt. Ian Jarvis, to contact directly “with any question or concerns.” Neron, who is not in custody, has not been tried in court on any of the charges against him, nor have any of the allegations been proven in court. Meanwhile, the area YMCA has terminated Tanner Neron as an employee. The Y for Belleville and Quinte West sent out letters notifying more than 200 parents that “an employee of five years was charged” with crimes related to young people. The letter, which was dated Sept. 30, states a staff member in the Y’s Summer Leaders In Training Camp program “was arrested by police on Sept. 27 and is currently facing charges. “Upon notification by the police we undertook steps and immediately terminated the individual’s employment with our YMCA,” states the letter, signed by David Allen, president and CEO, YMCA of Central East Ontario. The police investigation into Neron’s alleged activities began in early September into an allegation the suspect had been involved in the suspected luring of a person under 16-years-old. Police executed a search warrant at a Quinte West residence on Sept. 27 and Neron was charged with possession of child pornography, making sexually explicit material available to a person under the age of 16 and luring a person under the age of 16 by means of telecommunications. Neron, who is expected in court Thursday, Oct. 26 on the charges, was released into the care of his family with conditions that stipulate he not to be alone with any person under the age of 18 years, will not possess or access a device which can access the Internet and not to be in a park, a school, daycare, ice-rink, pool, or any other public
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Lions will contribute $25,000 for improved Memorial Park BY SARAH HYATT
Brighton — Another group has joined the fold and committed funding to build a new stage and to enhance accessibility at Memorial Park. The Brighton Lions Club will contribute $25,000 to revamp and improve the park and for the new gazebo project, said the club’s president Ted Cook. The current gazebo at Memorial Park isn’t being used to its full potential and is in pretty rough shape, needing multiple repairs, and the roof and frame are particularly in bad condition, the public heard recently. The announcement of the Lions’ contribution is good news for the working group behind the project, which currently is chipping away at trying to secure a total of $200,000 to improve Memorial Park. It’s hoped the recently-announced additional funds will also further strengthen Brighton’s application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation. “The application for funding was sent off today,” said Jim Millar, director of parks and recreation, recently. Millar, alongside former Rotarian Jim Waterhouse and Bruce Davis, the secretary-treasurer for the Brian Todd Memorial Community Fund, are the driving forces behind the project and spearheading plans for improvements. The group recently got council’s endorsement to pursue funding through Ontario Trillium Foundation, as well as commitment from council for another $25,000, if the group comes up short. Council previously committed another $40,000 during 2017 budget deliberations and has agreed to carry those funds over. The Rotary Club of Brighton has also committed $25,000 for the project and the Brian Todd Memorial Community has made a financial pledge for up to $10,000. Millar reports the working group is looking to secure about $100,000 in funding for the project through the Ontario Trillium Foundation. If funding isn’t secured, Twitter photo the project will not move ahead, it’s been said. The working group would like to see a new and larger stage area with proper lighting and electrical, which would enhance usability and sightlines for performers and crowds. A key emphasis will also be placed on accessibility with upgrades, both to the stage area and with the addition of fully-accessible washrooms at the park. The proposed gazebo would almost double in size at about 750 square feet. With work underway throughout recent months, the group says in-kind donations anticipated for the project should go a long way to help reduce costs. Millar said he put a “solid case” forward for funding. The additional $25,000 recently committed by council is said to be to address a potential worstVETERINARY SERVICE case-scenario SMALL ANIMAL CARE shortfall. Dr. Lex Luttikhuis, Dr. Michelle Chiunti and Associates Millar remains “Modern Approach, Traditional Appeal” hopeful Brighton Medical • Surgical • Dental • Dermatology will hear by early 2018 whether the • Open 7 Days a Week • grant has come through for the
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team brings with them the highest quality of hockey in the world played outside of the National Hockey League. This is a monumental occasion for the Bay of Quinte area, who become the only non-major city center in the entire country to host a professional sports franchise. “We are incredibly proud to call the Bay of Quinte region our home and bring this level of experience to the residents in and around the area,” said Rob Mullowney, Chief Operating Officer of
the Belleville Senators of the occasion. “Fans can expect to be blown away by what they see both on the ice and throughout the building.” The game will take place in an extensively renovated Yardmen Arena that features a breathtaking new fan zone, a brand new center
hung videoboard, an NHL caliber dressing room, eight luxury suites and more than a thousand new seats in the north end, among other things. The occasion marks the beginning of seven straight home games for the team in the span of fifteen days. The team will play the Charlotte Checkers on the 3rd and 4th, a continuation of opening weekend festivities, before welcoming the Binghamton Devils to town from their old stomping grounds in New York. The Rochester
Americans will arrive for games on the 10th and 11th as the Senators honour the Canadian Armed Forces with two days of programmatic homage. The final game of the home stand is against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on the 15th. All games are set to begin at 7:00PM. Ticketing options are still available for each of these nights. For more information, or to purchase tickets, you can visit the team’s website at www.BellevilleSens.com. It begins now!
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ENSS Blue Dragons dominate at Bay of Quinte Championships BY SARAH HYATT
Brighton – The ENSS Blue Dragons conquered their competition at the Cross-Country Bay of Quinte Championships on Wednesday, Oct. 18 and have earned their shot at the COSSA Championship title. Held at the Goodrich-Loomis Conservation Area, the Blue Dragons won the overall team title at the Bay of Quinte championships with a total of 52 points. Athletes like Jake Hollinger led the way for ENSS and as an individual champion, winning the senior boys division during the 6k run and with a time of 20:41. “All six divisional teams contributed to the team’s 52 points…” said coach Anne Falla. ENSS midget girls, midget boys and the seniors’ girls won their divisions. The junior and seniors boys both took second place, and the junior girls placed third. A total of 12 schools competed at the meet. Bayside Secondary School earned second place with a total of 48 points. Moira Secondary School earned third, with a total of 20 points. Autumn Fanjoy led the midget girls finishing second in the 3,800-metre run. The midget girls also featured: Morgan Newberry (4), Alicia Antoniuk (6), Olivia Arthur (8), Taylor Powell (9), Kalysta Bullis (15) and Lydia Schmoll (16). Isaac Hollinger led the midget boys, also finishing in second, with Aaron Molenhius right behind him in third. The midget boys also featured: Daxtin Nicholls (5), Jack Bucknell (9), Cameron Green-
wood (10), Michael Patrick (12), Wesley Donaldson (16), Peyton Rivard (18), Sawyer White (19), Trent Mifsud (20), Karl King (21), Stephan Dodgson (22), Kanyon Paradis (27) and James Sexsmith (31). In fourth place, Victoria Sommerville led the seniors’ girl team. These girls followed: Julia Martin (5), Abbey Cooper (6), Holly Tetzlaff (9), Trina Griffith (13), Brittany Pennington (14), Martina Cooper (16), Molly Patrick (17), Charlotte Coxhead (19), Taylor Hansen (23), Sarah Pennington (24) and Dana Godfrey (27). Along with Jake Hollinger, the ENSS senior boys included: Benny Scarr-Crosmas (6), Reece Herrington (10), Mason Brown (11), Tristan Robinson (15), Cooper Reid (18) and Kurtis Forget (22). The ENSS junior boys featured: Kyle Crowe (6), Ewan Morreau (9), Braden Wannamaker (12), Ethan Taylor (15), Quin Violi Dillon (16), Ben Hunt (17) and Adam Parkinson (27). Chloe Barnes led the way for the junior girls finishing in fourth place. The team also included: Katie Clarke (9), Rachelle Breton (19) and Breanna Poot (20). The Blue Dragons will travel to the Ken Reid Conservation Area on Wednesday, Oct. 25 for COSSA.
Aaron Molenhius, who earned third place for the midget boys, is shown here neck-and-neck with Rhys Smethan from St. Theresa Catholic Secondary School. Sarah Hyatt/Metroland
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Lady Lancers rally to reach playoffs Loyalist College’s women’s rugby 7s side has clinched a playoff game after an impressive weekend tournament in Oakville Saturday, Oct. 21. The rugby Lancers were in tough the previous week after falling out of the playoff picture but won two of three matches at Sheridan College last Saturday to secure a playoff spot to be played at Peterborough’s Fleming College on Nov. 4. Loyalist went 2-1 in their final tournament at Sheridan in Oakville, scoring a combined 62 points throughout the day and securing fifth place in the nine-team OCAA standings. The Lancers started the tournament with a commanding 33-5 win over the Mohawk Mountaineers in their first game of the day followed by a last play of the match comeback 17-14 victory over the host team, Sheridan Bruins. The last game of the day saw the Lancers lose a razor-thin battle to the Seneca Sting, falling 14-12 to end the regular season with a 7-9 record. Coach Ken Fitzgerald said he is happy with the way his side has come together. “I couldn’t be more proud of the ladies,” said Fitzgerald. “We were in a tight spot after what happened to our program last year. This team only had two returning players. The new blood invested in learning 7s right from the start and they consistently improved throughout the season. We were in tight games with all the top rival teams and with 7s, every game is exciting. Our ladies played with passion and a class that I have always had with all my previous Lancers.” Athletic Director Jim Buck said he too is thrilled with the team’s results this season. “Coach Ken has done a great job with the team,” said Buck. “He’s recruited a group of incredibly talented athletes that have played with grit and determination all season. It’s impressive for a team to secure a spot in the post season in their first year in the league.” The Lancers will take on fourth-place Algonquin Thunder in the first round of playoffs in Peterborough on Saturday Nov. 4. Fitzgerald said he is confident in his team’s abilities going forward. “There are no easy games ahead,” said the coach, “but if we commit to our style and limit turnovers, I see us giving any team we match up with a good run. These girls have been a team all year and will no doubt win or lose as a team – that makes all our coaches even more proud of them.” As well, this week, Loyalist College Athletics announced Rachelle Malette, of the women’s 7s rugby team, has been named Lancer Athlete of the Week.
According to coach Fitzgerald, “’Shelly’ has been a consistently aggressive force for the Lancers all year, but was on her game even more so when her team needed her most ( at last weekend’s Sheridan tournament).”
Three points apiece for trio as Stars down the Predators 6-3 BY JOHN CAMPBELL
Colborne – Tyler McGregor, Tyler Brackin and Matt Davies each collected three points to lead the Northumberland Stars to a 6-3 win over the Toronto Predators at the Keeler Centre on Oct. 20. The game's first three stars, McGregor had two goals and an assist, Brackin a goal and two assists, and Davies three helpers. Also scoring for Northumberland were Bo Stevenson, Joe Gretton and Tim Lavigne. Brackin is the team's top scorer with nine goals and five assists. McGregor and Davies each have 12 points. Ilshat Zaripov stopped 23 of 26 shots for his second win in three games. He has a 2.62 GAA. Northumberland (4-1-3) sits in sixth spot in the South Division of the Greater Metro Hockey League, three points in back of Niagara. The Stars' next game is this Friday at 7:30 p.m. against the Kingsville Kings who sit atop the division, with 13 wins in 15 matches.
Lancers Athelete of the Week Rachelle Malette in action against powerhouse Humber College Hawks. Lancers are shown here in action at Fleming College Sunday Oct. 15. Metroland file photo
More losses, more suspensions for the Rebels ed by the league for a minimum of seven games. He will be joined on the sidelines by assistant coach Mike SumCampbellford — And so it goes: another week, another pair of merfeldt for two games. losses for the Campbellford Rebels. The pair were handed abuse of officials penalties and game misBut, wait a minute! The team's latest defeats weren't by the wide margins that characterized the Rebels' earlier losses, when they were conducts in separate incidents in the third period. Bennett is the seventh Rebel to be suspended this season. getting routinely pummelled by scores such as 12-0, 13-0 and 14-1. Campbellford's next home game is this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. No, their losses last Thursday and Saturday were respectable, 4-1 to the Port Hope Panthers on Oct. 19, and 5-2 at home to the Ga- when the Picton Pirates come to town. nanoque Islanders two days later. Still, Campbellford has now gone winless in 11 matches, and has solidified its hold on last place in the East Tod Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League. Which made it quite surprising just how close the outcome was in Port Hope, seeing as the home team outshot the visitors 69-16. In fact, the first period ended with the two teams tied 1-1, with Kyle Deline knotting the score for Campbellford on a short-handed goal at 12:33. After that it was Port Hope who rang up 53 shots in the next 40 minutes while limiting Campbellford to 11. Mike Ross took the loss, despite stopping 65 shots. Campbellford opened the scoring in Saturday's match, with Nolan Stevenson notching his first goal of the season in just his second match. After that, it was all Gananoque, who scored four times in a five-minute span to break the game open. The two teams traded goals in the second — Travis Bennett with his second of the season for the Rebels — and played a scoreless third period. Ellis had far less rubber sent his way than was the case in Port Hope, facing 38 shots. Campbellford managed 33 in reply. Unfortunately, the Rebels again suffered from a surfeit of surliness, receiving 96 minutes in penalties on 28 infractions. Bennett was handed six of those and has been suspendBY JOHN CAMPBELL
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Belleville – A company that works with metal took home a shiny cup from the Quinte Business Achievement Awards, held Friday, Oct. 20 at the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre. Alliance Custom Fabrication Inc. was presented with the Business Excellence Award, the top award given out at the glitzy-annual awards banquet. Co-owners Mike Widdifield and Garnet Lumby accepted the award to a pleasant applause from the hundreds of business community members who packed the centre’s gym. A third member of the business, Brian Van Dijk, wasn’t present. Widdifield said his business’s success comes from its mandate to “provide our customers with the same service and support we would hope to get.” Alliance Custom Fabrication is located on Jamieson Bone Road in Belleville’s Northeast Industrial Park. It helps industrial, commercial and walk-in clients with metal fabrication services. The business started in 2005 when a group of six businessmen purchased the assets of Bonisteel Custom Fabrication and set out to start their own business, specializing in stainless steel. The Trailblazer of the Year Award went to Sprague Foods Ltd., a growing food processor on College Street East. Rick Sprague and his wife, Jane, accepted the award and gave a touching speech, speaking about how the long-running family business has experienced “500 per cent growth in the last two years.” “In my wildest dreams, I never thought I’d be able to take a brand nationally,” Rick said. “Now it looks like we’re going south of the border to the United States.” The Young Entrepreneur of the Year award went to Tyler Allsopp, the 25-year-old owner of Doug’s Bicycle. He has been involved in city cycling initiatives, such as plans for a mountain bike trail in West Riverside Park. Another notable award, the Business Person of the Year, went to Bruce Mackay of Mackay Insurance. Mackay was selected from a long list of fellow nominees, which read like a who’s-who of Quinte’s business community.
Mike Widdifield (left) and Garnet Lumby accepted the Business Excellence Award for Alliance Custom Fabrication Inc. Stephen Petrick/Metroland
MacKay Insurance, located on Dundas Street East, Regulated Professions: Dr. Younes Dental Care today has more than 5,000 clients after 34 years of Family & Cosmetic Dentistry. being in business in Belleville. Mackay humbly said Specialized Service: Get Yoga. “I want to thank my customers” for allowing him to Trade/Construction: Gordon Tobey Developments achieve his business success. Ltd. Here’s a list of other business-of-the year award Manufacturing/Industrial: Electro Cables Inc. winners, based on their categories. New Business: Barn Owl Malt. Retail Business: Laffety’s Crossing. Not for Profit: The Salvation Army Community Hospitality/Tourism: Go Active. and Family Service.
Agribusiness: Pasta Tavola. Sustainability: Parsons Brewing. Friday’s celebration was the 21st Quinte Business Achievement Awards. Over the past 20 years, the program has recognized individuals, companies and organization that have taken those extra steps towards excellence, helping to make the Bay of Quinte region a great place to work and live. This year, 122 businesses were nominated for awards.
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$1 million fraud, theft case proceeding Belleville – A court case hearing charges of an alleged $1 million theft and fraud case at a city credit union is expected to get underway soon. A report in The Intelligencer said this week the Crown attorney’s office is proceeding with pace to set in motion a trial that is two years since charges were laid against a Belleville woman for defrauding the predecessor to the current Quinte First Credit Union, which at the time was Bayshore Credit Union.
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A story on the business Driverseat in the Thursday, Oct. 19 Connected section contained The report said Drumm was inaccurate contact information. Belleville police laid charges listed as a clearing officer with The Belleville phone line for the business is alleging more than $1 million Bayshore Credit Union before 613-902-0101. Its website is www.driverseatinc. the charges were laid. com/belleville. We regret the error. had been stolen between George Misuraca, 54, of Belleville, is charged with breach January 2010 and June 2015. of trust, fraud over $5,000 and The result was the arrest of the theft over $5,000. Allan WilBelleville woman and two men liam Lasher, 52, of Belleville, is charged with fraud over $5,000 for the fraud and theft in May, and theft over $5,000. All three are expected to make 2016. their next appearance in BelCheryll Drumm, 46, of Belleville’s Quinte Consolidated leville was charged with theft Court next week. over $5,000, money laundering and breach of trust.
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Morgan and Mark knew nothing about designing a children’s fashion line. But they wanted to share a message they didn’t see often enough – that a simple life connecting to people in a meaningful way matters. They wanted to share that philosophy with their children. Internet research and making cold calls was gruelling. Eventually one call amounted to more than a “can’t help you” dead end and led them to a fashion incubator. The cold calls continued but were now more targeted. Eventually, they connected with a manufacturer that fit their bill – quality fabric, ethically and sustainably made in Canada. Morgan is the designer. She handpicks the fabrics, selects colours, font, style, and creates the expressions for their children’s line of hippie t’s,
free bird shorts, the tiny dancer skirt, part time hippie onesies and harem pants. Mark is the illustrator. His art adorns Morgan’s designs and to know this couple, is to know they wouldn’t have it any other way than to support each other and deliver this message of love, joy, and simplicity together. Cactus Rose produces two lines per year and other than the pastel blush skirt, all coordinates are unisex. They are proud to be a part of the slow fashion movement: “designing, producing, consuming, and living better... we have a different approach in which designers, buyers, retailers and consumers are more aware of the impacts of products on workers, communities and ecosystems.” (K. Fletcher) “We feel less is more – make less, make it better, make something that’s special and meaningful.” Mark and Morgan were referred to Trenval where they learned about Futurpreneur – a program for youth
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Ian Wilson, left,and Denise Cumming, CEO of University Hospitals Kingston Foundation, address Hastings County Council in an appeal for funding for major new redevelopment. Jack Evans/Metroland
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Hastings County will consider a request from the Kingston hospitals complex for a major new development there. This year marks the end of a 10-year commitment payment of about $68,000 per year toward an earlier project. Making the presentation were Ian Wilson, CEO of the University Hospitals Kingston. The body reviewed the scope of an expansion and redevelopment for all three hospitals in Kingston expected to total more than $634 million in construction, equipment and new programs, of which the fair share, based on actual use of Kingston hospitals in 2016, would be$60,000 per year for Hastings County. That number is based on a local commitment of 10 per cent, with the province paying the rest. The request was referred to the new budget
for consideration. Reeve Carl Tinney added that council should also consider some assistance for the hospital at Peterborough where many residents in the northern part of Hastings go when they need hospital care, along with some from the Marmora area. He said he showed up at the Belleville hospital at one time and was told to just go to Peterborough. The Finance Committee also dealt with a request from the Maynooth community where a group of citizens is trying to restore and preserve the old station as a heritage site. The problem, county officials explained, is the property is jointly owned by the county and the province and must get resolved into single ownership before the county can commit any funds. Hastings officials said they are working on that and hope to get full ownership by the county.
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Local musician to issue first CD in November languages, Rice has also included a wistful interpretation of a French song by MIKA on the disc.
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Belleville singer-musician Douglas Rice is getting set to expand into recording status with the impending release of a first CD in November. The recording also covers his skills as a composer as half of the songs on the CD are original ones of his own. The others come from Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon among others. One of his original songs has already been picked up by Polish film director Marcel Koszalka for a new European feature film. Title of his new CD is “State of Mind.” Rice describes it as converging on “perception and how our ability to interpret the world determines our reality.” He adds: “The concept is explored through a narrative of stories that sing, illustrating themes pertaining to love, courage and other aspects of life in an alluring, tuneful, flowing stream of song.” A relative newcomer to Belleville’s musical scene, Rice has already established a successful vocal training program as an annex to his original studio in Toronto. With an established reputation as an operative tenor and well-versed in several
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Karl Subban pens parenting book BY STEPHEN PETRICK
Belleville – When Karl Subban returns to Belleville on Oct. 26, it wouldn’t be surprising if a hockey fan from here brings him a warm meal. Such kind gestures were a regular occurrence over the 10 years that at least one of his sons was playing for the Belleville Bulls. “I had one fan make chicken curry for the boys,” Subban recalled gleefully, in phone interview from his Nobleton home, north of Toronto. Other times they were made cookies, he said. P.K., Malcolm and Jordan were always well fed, both with food and support. “They loved the Bulls. They loved all the players; that’s what I experienced there,” Subban said. “They never took losing personally – the boys were more important.” Subban said he’s looking forward to returning to Belleville for a booksigning event at 7 p.m. at the Belleville Chapters. With Scott Colby, he’s penned a book called How We Did It: The Subban Plan for Success in Hockey, School and Life. Born in Jamaica, raised in Sudbury and educated at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Subban went on to a career in education and still works as a principal with the Toronto District School Board today. But he’s now more known for being a famous hockey father. P.K. Subban, the first of his children to play for the Bulls, went to become one of the best defencemen and arguably the most prolific personality in the National Hockey League. While well known for his skills on the ice – he won the Norris Trophy as the league’s best defenceman in 2013 – he’s also know for his philanthropic work, as P.K. recently pledged $10 million to the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Malcolm Subban, a goaltender, went from the Bulls to the Boston Bruins organization and is now playing regularly in the NHL with the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Jordan Subban, a defenceman who led the Bulls in scoring in in the franchise’s final season in 2014-15, is now with the Vancouver Canucks American Hockey League affiliate in Utica. The book devotes a chapter to honouring the city of Belleville and the role it played in the boys’ upbringing. Subban has particularly kind words for former Bulls coach George Burnett, who groomed the boys to be not just good hockey players, but responsible men. The book tells the story of how Burnett one day learned that P.K. had slept in and missed school. “George called me with P.K. also on the line from home. After that I never had to worry about P.K. being late for school,” Subban wrote in the book. In the interview, Subban spoke about how P.K’s Belleville experience
shaped him into the person he is today. It was there that he first became involved in the community-service type of extra curricular work that is often expected of hockey players. In Belleville, he would visit children in the hospital or participate in breakfast club programs, and that allowed him to be comfortable with being involved in charity work when his NHL career started in Montreal. It’s also where he learned about how good people can be. “My boys have been on teams that won more games than they lost and on teams that lost more games than they won,” Subban wrote in the Belleville chapter. “But whatever happened on the ice, one constant was how they were treated by their fans … I sat in section 11 for ten years and never heard a negative comment directed at my family or my boys on the ice.” The book, however, is mostly about the trials and tribulations of parenting. The hockey boys are three of five children who Karl and Maria raised. Daughters Nastassia and Natasha are the two oldest of the kids. Throughout their upbringing, Subban tried to install what he had also learned through teaching into his own family. He spoke about how he’s learned there’s three types of parenting ¬– auto-pilot parenting, designer parenting (where parents want to be heavily involved) and lifeguard parenting. The latter, Subban explained, “is teach them to swim and then sit off in the distance.” That’s how he sees his role today, now that his children are grown up. He’s there for advice after a bad game
or a bad day, but he realizes it’s important to let grown children go off and live their own lives. The book also speaks to Subban’s strong belief that it wasn’t simply genetics that allowed three of his sons to make it to professional hockey; it was a result of him and Maria helping them find what they love and making good choices along the way to help them achieve their dreams. “The book, is really about potential,” Subban said. “Potential will never let us down, if we work to fulfil it.”
Karl Subban and his three sons are shown here on the cover of Subban’s book How We Did It, The Subban Plan for Success in Hockey, School and Life
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also looking for ways to improve the quality of life of women with cervical cancer. CCS is the second largest national charitable funder of cervical cancer research. This year so far, CCS has invested $182,000 in research into cervical cancer. One researcher to receive CCS funding for cervical cancer research is Dr Aisha Lofters. Dr Lofters was part of a team that followed over 260,000 girls, about half of whom were eligible for Ontario’s publicly funded, school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program in Grade 8. The vaccination program reduced the risk of abnormal cervical growths by more than 40% when the girls were in Grades 10 to 12 and suggested a similar reduction in the risk of warts. These results show early benefits of HPV vaccination programs aimed at preventing cancer.
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WORKSHOP: FRAUD Prevention. Fri. Oct. 27 at 2:30pm, Belleville Public Library. For more information call the Information Services Department at 613-968-6731 x2037. COUNTRY BAZAAR, Sat. Oct. 28, 10 am - 1 pm. St. Mark’s United Church, 237 Cannifton Rd.N. Free admission. Tea Room $4. GENEALOGY 101 Workshop Nov. 3, 1-4:30pm. at Belleville Library, Free. There are a limited number of spaces available so preregistration is required: 613-968-6731 ext. 2237. MEMOIR WRITING Workshop: Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 10:00 am – noon; Nov. 30, 1-4pm. Writing Your Life Story workshop on Thursday mornings in November. Register by calling Linda Bond at 613-968-5276. QUINTE GRANNIES launch of Powered By Love, A Grandmother’s Movement to End Aids in Africa on Nov. 2 Eastminister United Church, 432 Bridge Street East, Belleville at 6:30 PM (doors open at 6 PM). BELLEVILLE CLUB 39 Presents the music of Top Shelf on Nov. 3rd rom 8pm to Midnight. at the Belleville Legion Br. 99 132 Pinnacle St Belleville Ont.(upstairs) Singles & Couples are welcome.Members $10 NonMembers $12. Lunch will be served for info 613-395-0162 or 613-966-8696. AUTHOR VISIT: Steve Burrows. Sat. Nov. 4 at 11:00 am. Belleville Public Library. Info: Information Services at 613-968-6731 x2037. LUNCHEON AND bake sale Nov. 8, 12 - 2pm at 290 Bridge St W Belleville $ 13 . Ladies please bring your favourite baked goods and preserves to be sold. Reservations and free nursery, call Darlene @ 613-961-0956. THE QUINTE Society for Chamber Music presents Dr. Todd Yaniw presents The Possibility of Piano on November 4, at 7:30 pm at St. Paul’s United Church, Stirling. Info: qscmusic.com. EAT, DRINK and Think: Kiwanis Trivia Night, November 4, 2017 7:00 pm, Doors open 6:30 pm.Banquet Centre, Alhambra Square. Info and tickets: Kiwanis members, online at kiwanisbelleville.ca , phone 613-771-1758. CHRISTMAS LIGHTS and attractions at Upper Canada Village, Bus Tour, Fri. Dec. 8/17. Depart at 2 p.m.. Cost is $125 Call Bonnie at 1-343 -263-3053 to book your seat. FREE COMPUTER classes at Belleville Public Library. Adult Computers II. Intermediate class. Visit or call Information Department at 613-968-6731 x2237. COMMUNITY CARE for South Hastings currently has board vacancies. People with backgrounds in legal, healthcare, marketing, business, social services, etc. welcome. Please call Lee at 613-969-0130 NEED SOME help with indoor or outdoor work? Call Community Care for South Hastings Belleville office at 613-969-0130 or Deseronto office 613-396-6591 for more information. MEALS ON Wheels Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday a hot meal is delivered to your door around noon. Frozen meals available also. Call Joanne at 613-969-0130 BELLEVILLE LAWN Bowling Club, 40, Yeomans Street Belleville, invites you to try lawn bowling for free. Mondays at 11am, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7pm. instruction and equipment provided. Call 613-968-3625. B6 Section B - Thursday, October 26, 2017
TGIF FROZEN Meal Distribution Every Friday at Bridge St. United Church. Meals can be picked up every Friday, 2-4pm at 60 Bridge St. E. entrance. For more info visit www.bridgestreetchurch.com, then click “our missions” then “food ministry.” TRILLIUM SENIORS Club has Monday bingo,Tuesday cribbage,Wednesday euchre,Thursday carpet bowling and shuffleboard, Friday darts.Cribbage on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Come by 12:45p.m. Open to all Seniors 50 and over. 613-968-2526 LIONS CLUB, every 2nd and 4th Tues. dinner and meeting. 2nd Tues. catered dinner, 4th Tues. pot luck. both at 7pm. Meeting 7:45pm. 119 Station Street. Call 613-962-6559 to leave a message. BELLEVILLE GENERAL Hospital auxiliary needs musicians. Looking for musicians to donate their time and perform in various units in the hospital in organized group programs. Contact Jay Moxness at 969-7400 Ext 3376. BELLEVILLE SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY invite you to social dancing. SCD is the Scottish version of Ballroom dancing. Starting Sept. 12, every Tuesday at Harry J Clarke School, Rollins Drive. From 7pm to 7:30 we offer instruction for beginners followed by dancing from 7:30 to 9:30. More info: Bill or Jan Cunningham at 613-965-4212 or David or Jean Aston at 613-885-2181. BAY OF Quinte Chorus - Ladies do you love to sing 4 part harmony, make new friends, grow vocally and have fun, then join us & our new Director, Patrick Headley. Rehearsals Sundays 4:30-6:30. Amica Quinte Gardens, 30 College St. W. Call 613-403-4763. COMPUTER COACH Drop-In at Belleville Public Library Every other Wednesday, 10-11 am for anyone who wants exra help with computers. From 10-11 am. For more information call 613-968-6731 x2237. KNITTERATI CIRCLE Belleville Public Library’s social knitting circle “Knitterati” returns. Free. Every other Tuesday, from 5:30-7:30pm. Call 613-968-6731 ext. 2237 QUINTE QUILTERS’ GUILD meets the first Wednesday of each month at the Salvation Army on Bridge Street West, at 7pm.www. quintequiltersguild.ca . STROKE SUPPORT Free, monthly Belleville Support groups for Stroke Survivors, Caregivers, and Couples. Participating from remote locations available through video connection. Call Lorraine at 613-969-0130 END-OF-THE-MONTH” HOT meals served at Bridge St. United. No cost. Pick up our meals’ schedule any Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. during “TGIF” (frozen meal distribution), or visit our website www.bridgestreetchurch.com, then click “our missions” then “food ministry”.
BRIGHTON BRIGHTON LEGION Oct. 27th, Halloween Dinner/dance. Create your costume and come out to enjoy a great dinner, dance to a super entertainer Neil Carter and enter our costume contest. Tickets: $20 at the bar in the club room at the Brighton Legion. SUNDAY OCTOBER 29th: Ladies Auxiliary Gourmet Breakfast, 9:00 to 11:00 am, a full gourmet breakfast for $8.00. COOKING WILD Style Workshop in November 1, 2017. Time:6-8pm. $10.00 Community
Care NorthumberlandActivity Room. To register, call Gail in our Brighton office (613)475-4190 100 WOMENBRIGHTON meet on November 7th, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. for registration at Evangel Pentecostal Church, 30 Butler St. Welcome all ladies who would love to help some local charitable organizations. “THE BUZZ” - a new social group for ladies. Last Tuesday of each month, starting October 31. 1:30-2:30 pm Community Care Activity Room, 46 Prince Edward Street, Unit #13.$2.00 a meeting. Pre- Register: Please call Heather (613) 475-4190. PROBUS CLUB of Presqu’ile welcomes all retired or semi-retired people (singles or couples) to our monthly programs.Guest speakers, presentations, refreshments.Third Wednesday every month at the King Edward Park Community Centre, Brighton, 9:30-noon. Call Jean 613-2425387 or visit www.probusnorthumberland.com. TRINITY-ST. ANDREW’S United Church Clothing Depot 58 Prince Edward Street. Store hours: Wednesday, 10-2, Thursday, 10-2, Friday, 10-6pm and Saturday, 10-1. Donations welcome during business hours. Bag Sale last week of each month. Interested in Volunteering? Call Jean 613-242-5387. BRIGHTON CLOTHING DEPOT, 5 Craig St. Thursday 10-4pm, Friday 10-8pm and Saturday 10-1. No furniture ot TVs.
CAMPBELLFORD CAMPBELLFORD: SEXUAL Health Clinic Oct. 31, 10am-noon.Call the Health Unit at 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1205. WORKSHOP: VEGETARIAN Cooking with Global Flair in Campbellford, Thursday – November 2, 2017, 6-8pm, $10.00, Forrest Dennis Senior Citizens Centre, Campbellford. Register: call Campbellford program office: (705)653-1411. FALL LUNCHEON, bake sale and treasure table, Christ Church Anglican, Kent St.,Saturday Oct. 28th, 11-2 pm. $9. INTERFAITH DEVOTIONAL Gathering at 85 Frank Street, Oct. 29th, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon. Light refreshments will be served. 55 ALIVE - Driver’s Refresher Course in Campbellford, November 1st and 3rd, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Campbellford Memorial Hospital Boardroom$10 for the manual. Call: 705 653-1411 PRESENTATION ON Peace. Presentation about Establishing World Peace, its possibility and its pre-requisites. Saturday Nov. 4th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, 85 Frank Street. Light refreshments will be served. FRIENDS OF Ferris Provincial Park Guided Walks at the east end of the Suspension Bridge at 9am every Tuesday from May 2-Dec. 12th., rain or shine. PROBUS CLUB of Trent HIlls meets the second Wednesday of the month, 10am-noon in the church hall of St. John’s United Church in Campbellford.Denise Kelsey at 705-653-6763 for more info.
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Marion 905-375-8155 or Linda 905-344-5084 provided r.c. legion br 389 havelock or the church office 905-349-2736 BUS TRIP Samko & Vaughan mills Nov. 5, Info:Tina 705-927-8598 or Angela 705-957-3065. CODRINGTON HARVEST SUPPER on Nov. 4, Codrington RC LEGION Br 389 Havelock, 8 Ottawa St. Community Centre, 2992 Cty Rd. 30. Con- Monday Senior Darts, 12:30pm, Bingo 6:30pm, tinuous seating 5:00 – 7:00 Adults $15; Age Tuesday Shuffleboard, 12:30pm, Thursday 6-12 $8, Roast Beef; harvest veggies; amazing Ladies Darts 1 pm, Friday Open Darts 7:00 desserts. Reservations preferred, Information: pm, Saturday Meat Draws 3:00pm. TRADITIONAL COUNTRY Music Jam 613-475-4005. Sessions at the Ol’ Town Hall on the corner FRANKFORD of Matheson and Oak Streets in Havelock LEGION POPPY campigns kick off Oct. 27. every Wednesday till June. Bring along your instruments, your voice and your smiles. The Volunteers neeed. doors will be opened at 12:00 and the music MAPLEVIEW COMMUNITY Centre 1030 will start at 12:30. Mapleview Road, Frankford, Luncheon ($6.00) on Oct. 30th, further information or appoint- IVANHOE ments please contact Jody @ 613-921-3246 or WHITE LAKE Bethesda United Church, 132 Sharon 613-395-3751 anniversary, Oct. 29, 9:30 a.m. Refreshments HAM SUPPER, Oct. 28 at Mapleview Com- to follow service. Corner of Springbrook Road munity Centre 1030 Mapleview Road, Frankford and Highway 62. adults $10 children under 12 $5, more info call HAM SUPPER at Veterans Hall, Nov. 3, 4:30pm 613-919-2478 until sold out. $12 adults, $5 kids ages 6-12. BEEF ‘N Pork Buffet at the Quinte Masonic Centre, 33 King Dr., October 27th, Social Hour MADOC 5:15 Dinner 6:15, Only $15.00. All welcome! MADOC DINERS Nov. 6, St. John’s Anglican COMMUNITY FOR Veterans Federation Church Hall,. Lunch is served at 12:00 noon. chili dinner at Frankford Legion, Oct. 30, starts Please bring your own plate, cup, and cutlery. at 5pm, guest speaker at 6:30pm. Cost is $7. Call 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if you are not already a membe. Money goes to veterans with PTSD . ANNUAL VETERANS Dinner, Nov. 4, all THE KNOWLEDGE Circle citizens’ event: veterans, serving, retired, plus RCP are eligable, to share knowledge of conditions on the land whether legin members or not. Veteran and and build community relationships. Nov. 4 escort are free, $20 for guests. Beef dinner. Madoc at Arts Centre Hastings, 230 Durham St. S, from 10am to 4pm. Free event with lunch. Pick up tickets at the bar. FRANKFORD UNITED Church: Sunday To Register: contact info@thelandbetween.ca. service with Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. All Info: Matt at 613-391-9034. HALLOWEEN ROCK-A-THON - St. John’s are welcome. FRANKFORD LIONS Annual Christmas Craft Anglican Parish Hall 115 Durham St. N. Sat. show and sale, Oct. 28, 2017 at the Frankford Oct 28 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. We are Lions Hall, 50 Centre St, from 10:00 am until rocking in our chairs to raise funds for hurricane 3:00 pm. Come out and get an early start to relief in the Caribbean. MADOC LEGION Branch 363, Monday your Christmas shopping. ENCORE THRIFT Shop, Holy Trinity Angli- Nights Washer Toss 7pm Upstairs, Thursday can Church, 60 North Trent Street, Frankfordon Night Mixed Darts 7pm. Saturdays from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Something MEALS ON Wheels hot and frozen meals are available year round hrough Community Care for everyone. for Central Hastings, 1-800-554-1564. HASTINGS MADOC ACTIVE Living Exercise: Every HASTINGS LEGION Scare-eee-oke on Oct. Wednesday, at 10:30am. Timber Trails Retire27, annual Halloween karaoke featurig. John ment Residence,167 St. Lawrence St.E Starting Coburn. Doors open at 8:30 dance begins at 9. Sept.13/17. Call 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register Cover $5. Age of Majority. Security on premise. if you are not already a member. HASTINGS LEGION Nov. 4. Dave Pendykoski Mixed Dart Tournament ( 2 men - 2 women MARMORA ) Register from 10 am to 10:45 play at 11:00 ST. ANDREW’S United Church is having a am . Cost is $40.00 per team doubles extra you Variety Concert on October 27 at 7pm. This is a can register early by email, or call and leave a free will event with proceeds going to Hospice. message: 705 - 768-2705 MARMORA LEGION upcoming events: COUNTRY FAYRE bazaar, Hastings United Oct. 28, Legion bus hop leaves the branch at Church, Nov. 3. 11am-2pm. Soup and dessert noon, $30 per person, call: 613-472-2218. Halloween dance 8 pm to 1 am at the legion, $10 lunch, $8. TRINITY UNITED Church in Hastings, annual per person.Oct. 29, 2 p.m. Elvis Presley and bazaar, Nov. 3, 11:00 - 2:00. Soup and dessert Roy Orbison Featuring, Tribute Artists Garry are available for lunch. Door and draw prizes, Wesley and Ian Roy. Tickets $20.00 per person. Tickets available at the door or phone Legion crafts and baked goods are featured. 613-472-2218 KNITTING CLUB every Thursday 1pm-3pm, Hastings Civic Centre.Free. Donations of acrylic OPEN MIC Nov. 3, 7 PM Marmora and Area Curling Club, 2 Crawford Drive. Come & join yard aways welcome. Info: 705-696-3891. the great line-up of musicians or just enjoy the entertainment. No cover charge. HAVELOCK
CASTLETON UNITED Church Roast Pork Dinner, Oct. 28, 1815 Percy St., 5 to 7:30pm, Continuous Seating. Adults $15. Children ages 6 to 12 years $6. Ages 5 & under Free. TickHALLOWEEN DANCE Oct 28. Cost $5 with ets available at Castleton General Store or at costume.$10.00 without costume.light lunch SEE MORE events on Page 7 Downey Pharmacy in Colborne,or by calling
EVENTS ST. PAUL’S Anglican Church, Marmora will be holding their annual “Loonie Auction and Luncheon” at the Marmora and District Community Centre. November 4th. Admission is $2.00. Lunch starts at 12:00 noon, the auction to follow immediately after lunch. Please bring your loonies and your friends for lunch and an afternoon of fun. ST. ANDREW’S United Church Marmora New to You is having a sale one Saturday November 4 from 8:30 to noon. At the same time the Deloro UCW is having their coffee party. FREE CURLING Clinic: Nov 4, 11& 18 at Marmora and Area Curling Club, 1 – 3PM. Basics for beginners. Strategy coaching for experienced curlers. Bring a clean pair of running shoes. MARMORA DINERS: Wednesday, Nov.8, Marmora and District community Centre (Arena), Victoria Ave. Lunch is served at 12:00 noon. Call: 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if you are not already a member. GIRL GUIDES: Tuesdays at 6:30 the Marmora Girl Guide units have their weekly meetings upstairs of the Marmora Arena: Sparks SKgr1 - 6:30-7:30, Brownies gr2-3 - 6:30-8:00, Guides gr4-6 - 6:30-8:30, Pathfinders gr7-9 6:30-8:30. Contact Barb Davies for any further info. 613-243-9609, Sign up at girlguides.ca MARMORA AND Lake Public Library, Tuesdays musical story time from 10:30am11:15am, toddlers-6 years. Stories, crafts and games 1pm-3pm, ages 6 and up. Thursday arts and crafts, July only, 3-5pm,a ges 6 and up. Call library 613-472-3122 or info@marmoralibrary.ca BINGO EVERY Monday at Marmora Legion, early birds/lightening start at 6:45 pm. JAM SESSION every Monday night at Marmora Legion Club Room, 6-9 pm. CHASE THE Ace every Friday Marmora Legion. Tickets on sale 1-8pm. Draw to follow MIXED DARTS every Friday Marmora Legion, 1pm and 7pm.
MOIRA CENTRE HASTINGS People Helping People, Beef Dinner Silent Auction, Moira Hall, 29 Carson Rd, Moira, Oct 28 6:00PM, Tickets $15.00, For tickets call, 613-395-0372, 613920-5200, 613-473-5096
NAPANEE PHOTO ART 2017 33rd Annual Exhibition & Sale of Photography by members of the Napanee Photo Club.At the gallery of the Lennox & Addington County General Hospital in Napanee.Free parking/entry.Daily from 9am-8pm.Oct.14th-Nov.2nd
NORWOOD NORWOOD/HAVELOCK CWL Christmas Bazaar, Nov 4 at the Norwood Town Hall 11am-2pm. Lunch and many tables. $7 adults lunch, $4 desserts. 10 and under: half price. General admission $2.
P.E. COUNTY SPAGHETTI DINNER Rednersville-Albury Church Annual Spaghetti Dinner. Oct. 27, between 5:30 & 7:30 pm at 2681 Rednersville Road (County Road 3), Adults $12.00; children $6.00; under 6 free. Tickets available at the door. All are welcome. PRINCE EDWARD Community Theatre presents “Veronica’s Room” , Mt. Tabor Playhouse, October 21-29. October 29th. Visit www.pecommtheatre.ca for more info. 7TH TOWN Historical Society presents: A History of Women’s Institute and its 120 years of Community Service with Evelyn Peck, President, Prince Edward District Women’s Institute. Oct. 28, 1:30pm, Ameliasburgh Community Hall, 13 Coleman Street. NORTH LAKESHORE Chorus - WWI Tribute Concert. Sat. Nov. 4/17 at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, 244 Main St., Wellington at 2:00 p.m. Tickets $20 available at Books & Co., Picton, SIDESTREET GALLERY, Wellington and
at the door. For more info contact michael- 392-8900. korn@sympatico.ca. HAUNTED HISTORY Tour Oct. 31, 7pm and 8pm. This is Family Friendly .Seats are STIRLING limited. Call: 613-394-1333. BRUNCH ON October 29, Stirling Legion Sunday Brunch 8:00 am- 1pm. Adults:$9.00 RETIRED WOMEN Teachers, Trenton & Children:5 -10 years- $5.00 Children under District, will meet on Thurs. Nov. 2 at 11:30 A.M. at Grace Bible Chapel, 237 Edward St., 5 years- $5.00. Stirling. Author Alex McNaught will introduce STIRLING AND District Lions Club arts his book “A Place Called Wallbridge”. Lasagna and craft sale, Nov. 3 and Nov. 4. 9am-2pm & salad $12 (Guests $15). All retired women at Lions Hall (upstairs at the arena) Gayle at teachers are welcome. Diane 613 398-0952 613-902-4210 OR 613-885-7277. QUINTE WEST Library Teen Tech help ST. PAUL’S United Church Women Stirling, Last Tuesday of every month except it will ON Christmas Victorian Bazaar & Tea, No- be December 19th because of the holiday. vember 3rd 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Next session is October 31st from 3:30-5pm. STIRLING GROUP of Eleven Art Show and Bring cell phone, tablet or laptop to get one on Sale Fri. Nov. 3, Sat. Nov. 4, Sun. Nov. 5. 10 one help from a teen. Free program / drop in a.m.- 4 p.m. Stirling Train Station Lower Level. HAPPY HARMONY Women’s Choir featurSTIRLING BLOOD Pressure Clinic: Thurs- ing popular hits from past decades at Trenton day, Nov.9, 204 Church St, from 9am-12pm. United Church 85 Dundas Street East Friday, Call 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if you are Sept. 22nd at 7pm Tickets: $10 at the door not already a member of the Blood Pressure TWEED Program EVENING WITH Kathy Stinson, award winMEMORY CAFÉ, 3rd Wed. of each month, 2-3:30pm. Stirling Rawdon Public Library, 43 ning author. Oct. 26, 7 pm at The Tweed Public W. Front St.Seniors with early memory loss Library, 230 Metcalf St. For more information or who are worried about their memory meet check www.tweedlibrary.ca “ to discuss brain health, practise brain boost BLOOD PRESSURE Clinic: Wednesday, activities and gentle movement. Inquiries call Nov.1, 23 McCamon Ave, 8 AM to 12PM. 613-962-0892 Call 1-800-554-1564 to pre-register if you MEALS ON Wheels - Hot and Frozen meals are not already a member of the Blood Presare available year round through Community sure Program Care for Central Hastings, 1-800-554-1564 ACTINOLITE HALL Bid euchre every Tuesday, 7pm and third Sunday of the month TRENTON at 1pm. Regular euchre Thursday at 1pm. TRENTON LIONESS Club Harvest Luncheon FIT & Fun Ladies Exercise Classes: Monday, and Sale. Oct. 28 from 12:00 – 2:00 pm at the Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am at the Lions Club Hall, 77 Campbell St Trenton. Tweed Curling Club. $30 per month or $7.00 Includes Crafts, Bake Table, Silent Auction per class. Call Judy 613-478-5994 or Jan 613and Treasures From the Attic. Cost is $4.00 per 478-3680 for more information. person and includes lunch. Everyone welcome. FREE COMMUNITY kitchens, Gateway HAUNTED HOSPITAL charity event, Oct. CHC, third Tuesday of each month, 1:3029, 2017, 4:30pm – 9:30pm. Quinte Animal 3:30pm. Taste new foods, learn to cook in Hospital, 71 Murphy St. Trenton. Info: 613) healthy ways, and meet new people. Info or
to register, call the Dietitian at 613-478-1211 ext 228. MEALS ON wheels hot and frozen meals are available YEAR ROUND through Community Care for Central Hastings, 1-800-554-1564. YOUTH JAZZ Ensemble Gateway Community Health Centre introduces the Youth Jazz Ensemble. Open to Grades 5-8, no experience necessary. Runs from Sept.-May. Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6-8 pm. Call 613-478-1211 to register/
TYENDINAGA UNLEASH YOUR inner rock star with Happy Harmony Women’s Choir. Sing 50s/60s songs Thursdays 7-9 p.m at Brittany Brant Music Centre, off Hwy. 2, 10 minutes east of Belleville Hospital, phone 613-438-7664. No auditions.
WARKWORTH FOWL SUPPER At St. Andrew’s Presbyterian (Mill St.) Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m. $15 per adult. Tickets: Helen King 705-924-2467 OR Marie Glover 705-924-9494. WARKWORTH GUIDING – Mondays 6:30-8 pm. Units meet at various locations. Sparks: SK-grade 1; Brownies: grade 2-3; Guides; grade 4-6; Pathfinders grade 7-9. Contact Tracy for further info 905-344-7709. Sign up at girlguides.ca.
WOOLER SOUP AND Sandwich Monday November 6 at 11:30 am – 1 pm $7 per person Wooler United Church. ST. ALPHONSUS CWL is holding their annual Country Bazaar in the Church Hall, Wooler. Oct. 28, 10am - 2pm. Free Admission. We have a selection of home baked goods at our Bake Table, Homemade preserves, jams and pickles at our Country Cupboard Table, Craft Table and the whole family can enjoy items from our famous Penny Table. A light lunch is available, sandwich, squares, tea & coffee for $5.00.
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Visiting Romania’s Bran Castle and Meeting Dracula BY JOHN M. SMITH
As a youngster, I can remember reading Bram Stoker’s vampire novel, Dracula, and I found it both spooky and entertaining. As the years have passed and I’ve become a travel writer, I’ve placed Romania’s Transylvania, the novel’s supposed setting, on my “bucket list”. I thought that a visit to this destination would be particularly intriguing and could lead to a rather unique Halloween story. This wish became a reality this past summer, for my AmaWaterways River Cruise from Budapest to Bucharest culminated with a day trip to Bran Castle. Romania’s Bran Castle is often referred to as “Dracula’s Castle”, and many tourists have been attracted to this unique mediaeval fortress as a result. However, Irish writer Bram Stoker never visited this particular abode, or even this country, and there’s no evidence that this was actually intended as the novel’s setting. The novel simply refers to Count Dracula’s castle in Transylvania as being “on the very edge of a terrific precipice”. It’s also often believed that the main character, Count Dracula, was based on Vlad Dracul III, a 15th century prince of Wallachia (part of Romania) who had a reputation for extreme cruelty and was often referred to as Vlad the Impaler (impaling seemed to be one of his sadistic activities!). Apparently “dracul” had, at one time, meant “dragon”, and Vlad and his dad had both been members of the Dragon Order. This may have been where Stoker’s use of the name “Dracula” came from. The word “dracul” eventually became translated as “devil”. Vlad the Impaler was not a vampire. However, many stories of ghosts and mythical blood-sucking creatures have been prevalent in Transylvania through the years. One particular Hungarian noblewoman who was born in the 16th century and had property in Transylvania, Countess Elizabeth Bathory de Ecsed, was said to be “the most prolific female murderer of all time”, and she was thought to have bathed in the blood of her female victims – to retain her youthful looks. She was later nicknamed “The Blood Countess” or “Countess Dracula”. Rumours of her vampire-like tendencies did spread around, but these may simply be “tall tales” or “fake news”. As for Vlad the Impaler, one theory is that he actually ended up as a
prisoner in the dungeon of Bran Castle for a couple of months, and my guide told me that if Vlad drank blood at all, it would only have been the blood of animals - to try to survive while imprisoned! The conclusion, therefore, is simply that Bram Stoker had a very vivid imagination, and he created a fictitious story of Count Dracula, who resided in an imaginary castle in Transylvania. The novel, tells of how the centuries-old Dracula tried to move from his home in Transylvania to a new abode in England - to find new blood and to spread the undead curse. However, he’s confronted by Professor Abraham Van Helsing and his group, and the Count is eventually forced to return to his castle, where he eventually dies. Be that as it may, the 1897 work of horror fiction certainly sparked a great interest in Transylvania, vampires, and the Count – and it’s still bringing in the tourists to this very day. In fact, I was surprised at just how long the waiting line was to get into Bran Castle – and then the walk through the castle’s narrow passageways remained very crowded. It’s a very popular place – and a ‘fangtastic’ destination for vampire seekers! I made the arduous climb up the hill to Bran Castle itself, patiently waiting my turn to enter the ancient abode. I learned that most of the furnishings and art inside Bran Castle were not really connected with ”Dracula’s crib” at all, for they were collected by Queen Marie (1875-1938), the last Queen consort of Romania (she renovated this castle and used it as a summer residence in the 1920s). However, one of the few remaining “original” items is the fireplace at the castle’s entrance. I also found a display of medieval weaponry on a wall. I eventually ascended the interior’s narrow passageway that took me to the top of the 14th century stone fortress, and from here I had a great view of both the courtyard and the surrounding area. After returning to the base of the castle, I checked out many of the shops and souvenir outlets that were selling a plethora of castle and vampire-related items, including refrigerator magnets of the fortress, Dracula t-shirts and coffee mugs, and even crosses with which to ward off vampires. I discovered that even private “Dracula Tours” were available. One sign suggested: “Enjoy an amazing Halloween party in Dracula’s nest”. Dracula himself made an appearance, too. What a “photo op” for eager youngsters in the crowd! Now that Halloween is arriving once again, I’ll bet that there’ll be some vampires and Draculas among the trick or treaters coming to our doors. Indeed, the legend continues. For More Information: www.brancastle.com (Travel and accommodations provided by AmaWaterways).
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Belleville – Did you get tagged? From Oct. 16 to 20, the Canadian Cancer Society Hastings Prince Edward office hosted its annual Bra Tag event. This popular fundraising and awareness campaign created a social media craze when it was introduced in 2015. Local business people and politicians were “tagged” by one another to donate to the cause and help spread the word about cancer prevention. This year, those “tagged” by friends and colleagues received a visit from a breast cancer survivor or CCS supporter and had their photo taken in the iconic pink bra apron. After making a minimum donation of $50, they got to choose one or two friends to tag, and the cycle continued. Those tagged could also ask friends and colleagues nearby to support their efforts by “stuffing” the bra with cash. The #CCSBraTag apron is emblazoned with the words Mammograms Save Lives. This message is an integral component of the Bra Tag effort. Thanks to research funded by initiatives such as Bra Tag, breast cancer death rates have dropped by 43
per cent since 1980, the CCS says. Yet still, studies show one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. The money raised during Bra Tag will support research into all women’s cancers and provide services to cancer patients. The Bra Tag event was just one way in which the Hastings-Prince Edward area got behind Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In recent days the CCS has helped facilitate Paint Your Workplace Pink and Pink Manicure events. “One of the companies that participated in Paint Your Workplace Pink is Wilkinson & Company in Trenton, Belleville and Kingston,” said Lola McMurter, a fundraising specialist with the CCS. “On Oct. 13 they held a bake sale and collectively they raised $896.85 – which is an amazing amount. “In the meantime, we also have Liv Nail Bliss and Paris Nails in the Quinte Mall who are donating $2 from every pink manicure to Breast Cancer Awareness during the month of October. So lots going on.”
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Rural areas don’t like provincial planning policies BY JACK EVANS
The rural areas of Hastings County are showing signs of pushing back against provincial planning policies that seem to discourage development in rural areas. Several members of Hastings County Council last week registered strong opposition to a concept of focusing development in urban or at least “hamlet” communities, even to the point of removing hamlets that don’t appear to meet provincial specifications. One of council’s senior members, Reeve Carl Tinney, of Faraday, addressed planning director Justin Harrow directly and said: “We don’t care what the province wants. We need any development we can get. There’s a road there and blank spaces along it and filling that in is good for our township and good for the county. Let the province know what we want.” He added he wants the planning department to assure council that it is on their side. The comments came as the committee prepares to make one more point-by-point review of the proposed draft plan at its November meeting and then send it off to Queen’s Park for approval. Similar thoughts were voiced at a special meeting a few weeks ago when a large delegation from Melrose attended and argued that the county is going overboard to restrict more development in rural areas. Wollaston Reeve Graham Blair noted that the hamlet of Millbridge has also been left off of some maps, prompting tours looking for ‘ghost towns.’ “There are no tumbleweeds blowing around; new houses are under construction and we are no ghost town,” she affirmed. Millbridge, is, however, listed in a popular book called Ontario Ghost Towns and its history as a once-booming settlement town in the late 19th century is recounted in detail in the book. Centre Hastings Mayor Tom Deline entered a different perspective. As far as hamlets are concerned, he said, it’s more a matter of heritage. “Even if you have a hamlet designation, what can you do with it?” he asked.
“You can’t put houses in a rural hamlet on 60–foot lots and still have a well and septic system. And an abandoned service station cannot be reopened under new environmental rules.” Coun. Bonnie Adams argued that perhaps hamlet areas could be expanded to allow more development. Several speakers stressed that rural living is something that more people want. One speaker said she met a young newcomer mother in the Bancroft area who is delighted at the lifestyle in the country and especially pleased at the adequate Internet broadband service in that area for communications and school homework. She had several friends, also young families, who were equally delighted. To top it off, a copy of a news report, based on the recent census, included in the meeting package, points to the fact that income growth in the rural part of Hastings is exceeding that of the cities of Quinte West and Belleville. The report stated that Belleville had the slowest median income growth from 2010 to 2016 in the Quinte area, at just 5.4 per cent. The county’s comparable figure was 21 per cent. The same figure for Quinte West is 9.4 and for Prince Edward County, 12.7. For Greater Napanee, the figure is 15.2 per cent. The Town of Bancroft did not fare so well, showing a gain of only 8.2 per cent. Across Canada, the median income gain was 10.8 per cent. Economic Development Director Andrew Redden added that the county’s average current income per person is around $28,000, making it one of the tops in the province. His figure though was challenged by Reeve Carl Tinney. “I don’t know where that figure comes from. I didn’t see it, nor anyone I know.” With obvious signs of a push-back on any suggestion of discouraging rural settlement, the new county official plan could be in for a rough ride in the weeks ahead. Planners told council they are trying to incorporate their views in the new plan, but they have to kowtow to some extent to keep the province happy or their plan won’t be approved.
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A crowded banquet hall at Belleville’s downtown Sans Souci restaurant greeted a throng of local volunteer performers Saturday night. The acts included some of the Quinte area’s top talents, such as Joe Callahan, Louise Ford, Peter Solmes, Lenni Stewart, Lynn Marriott and more. The occasion was a 50th anniversary benefit party for the council, with funds raised aimed to help sustain the QAC and its many wide-ranging programs. The project was co-produced by local chanteuse Elaine A. Small and blues musician Callahan. A relieved Small looked around the crowded back hall of Sans Souci and commented, “Isn’t it wonderful! I was so nervous about whether we would get a crowd large enough and make a decent amount of money for the arts council.” There was jazz, blues, classics and pop, including a Halloween theme song called “Season of the Witches,” with Stewart and others joining in with Solmes.
Other performers included an instrumental trio called “Class Act,” comprising Quinte Symphony’s Debbie Shaw plus Mike Ramsay and Stewart Hood on bass and guitar. The Brian Legere Trio comprised himself, Harry Ellis and Phil Woodward. Other performers were Dan Kennedy, Jeannette Arsenault, Kyle Mitchell, Tony Vani and Tim Campbell, with a surprise vocalist at the finale, the arts council’s executive director, Carol Feeney. Other 50th anniversary events for the council coming up include a Night at Boston Pizza with Jack Miller as voice of the Belleville Senators on Monday, Oct. 30 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. when proceeds from all sales will support the arts council. A youth arts performance called “Let’s Make Something Beautiful Happen” at Centennial Secondary School. This show runs three evenings – Nov. 8, 9 and 10 at 7 p.m, featuring the school choir plus the Woodshed Orchestra, Hawksley Workman, the Skydiggers and Cash Brothers.
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Planner confident plan will pass BY JACK EVANS
Justen Harrow, planning and development director for Hastings County, said he remains confident the proposed new official plan will pass at the November session of council. “We have always targeted the end of this year for final approval,” he said in a telephone interview. He also agreed with remarks by several councillors at last week’s planning meeting that new provincial guidelines to curtail residential growth in rural areas can impact rural economies, But there remain options, he said. New technology in sewer and water services, such as communal septic treatment and
water purification systems are available and have proven to work. These would fit particularly well with condominium developments, he suggested. There remain opportunities for existing hamlets to develop one and two-acre lots In many places also. “”I think it is just a matter or education on what the province is trying to achieve,’ he said. “I think after we get a final discussion next month, the plan will pass council approval.” Even if it doesn’t, a delay will not be fatal, he said. There is time for more review and study if necessary. He also agreed that similar concerns about the revised planning act are taking place across Ontario.
County is active for small business BY JACK EVANS
National Small Business Week activities were only part of a busy time for Hastings County’s Economic and Tourism Development Department, director Andrew Redden reported to the Planning and Development Committee last week. The county itself was collaborating on two Small Business workshop sessions, one Oct. 18 in Bancroft on How to Start a Small Business in partnership with Loyalist College and another on Oct. 19 in Marmora. His report about success in growing paddling routes also generated interest in committee members. The question was asked if there is a map or brochure for suggested routes. Redden said his department is working on a complete book-
let which “should be done in the near future.” There are now concerns about the county’s and the community’s role in liability for such ventures. Routes and special events for bicyclists is also developing, with a request from Tweed that new road construction consider room for bicycle lanes. Tweed representatives on his committee reported that Rashotte’s Home Building Centre is moving to a new location, freeing up a site being eyed for a new microbrewery. The village also has a new bakery and jewellery store. The committee is also looking at a new program to offer free rent to entrepreneurs for one year. Also noted was the county’s sixth annual Tourism Awards event which is set for Oct. 23 in Bancroft in the Village Playhouse.
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The family of the late Ada Stapley (Irvine) wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to friends, neighbors, co-workers and extended families. We express our gratitude to Caressant Care Marmora for the excellent care Mom received the past five years and especially in her last few days. To Springbrook UCW many thanks for the delicious reception lunch. Also, we are forever grateful to McConnell Funeral Home for your professionalism, compassion and care and Rev. Rodney Smith for his touching service. Sincerely Marilyn, Sandra, Gary and families BIRTHDAY
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BAXTER, Robin Louis â&#x20AC;&#x153;Louâ&#x20AC;? Passed away at the Trenton Memorial Hospital with family at his side, on Sunday, October 15, 2017, age 86 years. Lou Baxter of Brighton, son of the late Herbert Baxter and the late Florence (Goodwin). Loving husband of Myrtle (Andrews). Dear father of Gary Baxter and his wife Lindy of Godfrey, Bob Baxter and his wife Sandi of Barrie, Barry Baxter and his wife Joan of Langley, B.C., and Cindy and her husband Garth Grosjean of Bobcaygeon. Predeceased by his sisters, Elizabeth Baxter, Barbara Baxter, and his brother Douglas Baxter. Sadly missed by his seven grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and his niece Donna Baxter. The family will receive friends at the Brighton Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 from 1 to 2 p.m. for a Celebration of Louâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life. Cremation. If desired, as an expression of sympathy, donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association, or St. Elizabeth Health Care, would be appreciated by the family. www.rushnellfamilyservices.com
COONEY, Barbara Marie At her home in Brighton on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, age 77 years. Barb Cooney, daughter of the late Albert McMaster and the late Eva (Tyler). Beloved wife of the late Raymond Harry Cooney. Sister of Betty Eros of Trenton. Predeceased by her brothers, Peter McMaster, David McMaster and Robert McMaster, her sister Margaret Winter, and her brother-in-law Al Eros. Survived by her sisters-in-law, Elizabeth McMaster of Foxboro, Della McMaster of Trenton, and Maria McMaster of Toronto. Sadly missed by her many nieces, nephews, friends, and extended family. The family will receive friends at the Evangel Pentecostal Church, 30 Butler Street East, Brighton on Thursday, October 26, 2017 from 11 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock. Service to follow in the Church at 1 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock. Interment Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Brighton. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Northumberland Community Care Brighton, or the Beacon Youth Centre, would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements in care of the Brighton Funeral Home. www.rushnellfamilyservices.com
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DENOUDEN, David Minna At his home in Quinte West on Monday, October 16, 2017, age 31 years. David DenOuden, son of Gerald DenOuden and Cathy (Wybenga). Loving husband of Amelia (Lia Wallans). Dear brother of Mike DenOuden and John DenOuden and his wife Jennifer, of Edmonton, Alberta. Sadly missed by his grandparents and his many aunts, uncles, cousins, and dogs. The family will receive friends at the Brighton Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton, on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from 2 to 5 p.m. for a Celebration of Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life. In lieu of flowers, donations to your local Humane Society, or your local Mental Health Association, would be appreciated by the family. www.rushnellfamilyservices.com
Fish, Suzanne Yvonne (Kemp) Passed away peacefully at her home in Brighton on Monday October 16th, 2017 in her 70th year. Daughter of the late Lloyd and Muriel Kemp. Beloved wife of Larry David Fish for 48 years. Dear mother of Jason Fish (Susan ) of Oakville, and Trevor Fish (Amarjit) of Belle River, Ontario. Sadly missed by grandchildren Lorelai, Nathan, and Cassandra. Dear sister of Becky Kemp of Trenton. Special thanks to the doctors and nurses at the Cancer Centres at Kingston General Hospital and Northumberland Hills Hospital. Also, special thanks to Dr Steven Waring, and staff , as well as the nurses and staff of the Palliative Care Program in Belleville, and of Saint Elizabeth Home Health Care. In keeping with Suzanneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wishes, cremation has taken place, and there will be no service. An interment will be held at the Salem Cemetery at a later date.Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Online condolences can be made at www.quintecremationservices.com. (613-962-7900)
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439 OAK LAKE ROAD, R.R.# 3 STIRLING, ONT. MONDAY OCTOBER 30TH AT 11:00 AM 2 miles SOUTH of Stirling on Highway 14 (Stirling â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Foxboro Road) and turn WEST onto Oak Lake Road for 2 miles. Art Deco style burled walnut sideboard with upper glass cabinet, antique pine blanket box, antique 4 level barristers bookcase, 100 year old Burrows and Watts 6 x 11â&#x20AC;&#x2122; slate snooker table (excellent condition) with wooden counter/chalkboard,cues,wooden cue rack, Boston and Snooker balls, 2 stainglass lamps, â&#x20AC;&#x201C; new cloth put on before being professionally disassembled; antique burled finish chest of drawers, antique hanging pine cupboard, pine window frame mirror, antique walnut lawyers table, antique walnut sideboard, antique washstand, antique side chairs, marble top hall table, curved glass curio cabinet, mahogany and glass display cabinet, 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; area carpet, occasional chairs, mahogany arm chairs, 2 piece ivory leather chesterfield suite, coffee and end tables, king size bed, antique picture frames, prints, vintage table lamps, dynamite boxes, antique glasswareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and china including Royal Doulton figurines, Majolica plates, lamps, toilet set pieces, press glass goblets, antique reference books, builders hardware, hand tools, power tools, garden tools, tool boxes, blacksmiths vise, approx. 2 cord of cut/split hardwood â&#x20AC;&#x201C; stored inside; vintage Mack R 600 diesel tandem axle dump truck â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not running sells as is; numerous other articles. TERMS- CASH OR CHEQUE OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS 3ODLQĂ&#x20AC;HOG www.sullivanauctions.com
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Brighton youth step up to fight hunger and poverty BY SARAH HYATT
Brighton — Youth here are doing what they can to help address hunger and poverty in their community and are asking Brightonians to also answer the call for help. As a member of the Leo Club, Grade 11 East Northumberland Secondary School student (ENSS) Sam Dibbits says he’s stepped up hoping he can help families that can’t afford food every week. “I think we need to help our community this way,” said Dibbits. The Leo Club recently made a donation of $500 to the Brighton Fare Share Food Bank and will host a food drive on Oct. 28, hoping they’ll make a difference for those struggling to put food on the table. “This is a very a busy time of year for us and we’re depleted from summer,” said Gracelynn Cheer, a volunteer with the Brighton food bank, as she met with students and Leos for the recent donation. As harsh as it sounds, people do tend to forget about the food bank during the summers, she said. What’s more, from January through to FOR SALE
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The Brighton Leo Club recently donated $500 to the Brighton food bank. Sarah Hyatt/Metroland
March is the hardest time of the year for the food bank. And due to the lack of donations at that time, it’s almost as though volunteers are trying to play catch-up for the remainder of the year. More and more families are struggling,
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said Pat Artkin, another volunteer for the food bank. The working poor is growing and “we can’t keep up.” And that’s why every dollar and donation counts. The Leo Club (which is the high school FOR SALE
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version of the Brighton Lions Club) is hoping its upcoming food drive can help. The drive is slated for Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Mike &amp; Lori’s No Frills. Members of the club will be at the grocery store and are asking residents to stop by and support their food bank. This isn’t the first time the Leos have helped the food bank; the youth of Brighton often are trying to support the food bank, say volunteers. To raise funds for the $500 recently donated, Leo member and Grade 12 student Abby Kober said club members rotated shifts at the canteen for the lions’ bingo night. The club also raises funds through 50/50 draws, barbecues and other events, like the children’s village at Applefest. And for Kober, it doesn’t matter that she’s a high school student. It’s important all of the community is as involved as possible to help residents struggling, she said. Both Kober and Dibbits started with the club in Grade 9. They’re urging people to consider coming out for their food drive. “The more people who can come out and help, the better,” said Dibbits.
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Central Hastings News journalist Brett Man dies at 72 Tweed - Former Central Hastings News correspondent Brett Mann has died. He was 72. Mr. Mann died at Moira Place, Tuesday, October 24. He had been in palliative care there for some months. He is survived by daughters Alison Wilson and Naomi James, grandchildren Abi and Curtis, his brother Bradley, cousins Sheila Carr, Eileen Meunier and extended family. Mr. Mann, who lived in the Belleville area for much of his life, covered local stories for the Central Hastings News for a number of years and, more recently, contributed a column on religious matters for the Tweed News. “Brett was an exceptionally dedicated correspondent for us in the Tweed area,” said Central Hastings News managing editor Chris Malette, “especially in the area of community news stories. Never one for the ‘hard news’ stories, Brett instead shone in telling stories of community groups and individuals who made a difference in the community. He was a good man, a good reporter and will be missed by all here and, we’re sure, in the Tweed community.” Brett Mann. In keeping with Mr. Mann’s wishes, cremation has taken place and a remembrance service will be held at a later date.
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County comedy troupe at Old Church Sunday Prince Edward County is becoming a hotbed of small-stage theatre, owing to the influx of artists, thespians and musicians from larger centres who have caught the County-is-hip bug. One of those upshoots will take the stage in Quinte Wests at The Old Church Theatre Sunday, October 29 at 2 p.m. The County’s ‘artisanal comedy troupe,’ Taste That, descends upon the Old Church Theatre in Quinte West fresh off their performance at Big City
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Hydro One has informed its consumers that in December it will be using a new bill format tested on thousands and based on science. It gave a website/URL where we can review the new format and compare it to the current format. Here is a copy of an email I sent to Hydro One in response. Subject: You say our “feedback drives you to serve us better?” Re: The New Statement style coming out in December. How can you possibly believe that your customers will approve of The New Statement coming out in December? Do you think we are all morons? The new statement will NOT be more informative than the Current Statement format, which gives consumers so much more information, like the number of days in the current bill as compared to the number of days in the same period last year, and the Average Daily Electricity Use (kWh)? I like the current statement; why are you really tampering with it, when it tells me how I am doing in terms of time of use, on-peak, mid-peak, and off-peak? That information will be missing from the new statement??? How is that an improvement? Who cares about the new section: What do I need to know? This is all stale in-
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