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Brighton — The Salvation Army will distribute fewer hampers this Christmas and that's just fine with Capt. Rob Hardy. Slightly more than 500 hampers will be picked up by families and individuals in Brighton and Trenton, well below the 750 that were distributed this time last year. “Being down is a good thing,” Hardy said. “I'd rather our number go down than up.” About 250 of the hampers will go to families, 50 to 75 to couples and the rest to people living alone. Between 100 and 130 of the recipients live in Brighton. One factor Hardy cited to account for fewer hampers is the improvement the federal government made to the Canada Child Benefit which reduced the need among some families for assistance of the kind his organization provides. Another factor is the screening process. “It's a combination of both,” Hardy said. “We're just trying to make sure that everyone is being treated equally,” so that the families in need of a hamper will receive one while “families that maybe have been able to help themselves a little more ... are screened out.” By doing so the Salvation Army will be able to “provide more” for the families most in need, he added. A family of three with a household income of no more than $30,000 is considered to be living in poverty and for

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Victor Schukov, left, and Frank Blanchet – are joined by Cheryl Lafferty in the singing of Christmas songs while accepting donations to the Salvation Army kettle campaign at Sobeys on Dec. 12. people in those kinds of circumstances, “if we can do a little more for that sector of the population at this time of year or any time of the year, that's what I believe our goal should be.” The deadline for applications to receive a Christmas hamper was the end of November. “We need time to get the gift certificates (and) put all the toys together,” Hardy said. Families receive a 20-pound turkey, 10 pounds of potatoes, a bag of carrots, two litres of milk, all the fixings that go with stuffing and a pie, as well as toys

and $50 gift certificates for their purchase (up from $25 last year). The Salvation Army's kettle campaign to receive donations will continue until Dec. 23. “The money collected from that goes to all programming and stays in the communities,” he said. Last year, the campaign raised $78,000, just shy of the $80,000 goal Hardy had set. He lowered it to between $70,000 and $75,000 this year because by this point in the season “people are topped out,” and if a target isn't met, volunteers will

“feel that they messed up, they let the community down,” Hardy explained. “I think we'll make our target,” he said. In Brighton the kettles began appearing on Dec. 1, Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Sobeys and No Frills. A third location was added for three days last week (Dec. 14-16) and this (Dec. 21-23) for the first time — the liquor store. Roughly 150 people volunteer to work two-hour shifts or more to staff the kettles.

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Healthy presents are gifts wrapped with love, says health unit BY SARAH HYATT

Northumberland — With a few practical and health-inspired Christmas gifts this holiday season, you could do more than show you care for someone. With Christmas just around the corner, health unit staffers are encouraging residents to consider this message. “When you give items that promote good health, there is no better way to wrap up your love for someone and tell them that you care and want them around for a very long time,” said Sue Shikaze, a health promoter with the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit. What’s more, by thinking “outside the gift box” this Christmas and by choosing a health-inspired present, the impacts may extend beyond the person actually receiving the gift. Such gifts could make a “healthy difference for everyone on your shopping lists,” say health unit staffers. The health unit is offering Christmas shoppers some helpful hints, with its healthy and wise buys list for 2017. The list offers suggestions for people who want to provide the gift of good health this festive season. Topping the health unit’s Christmas list is everything from car emergency kits, to meat thermometers, cook books and even snowshoes. Sure, a car emergency kit doesn’t sound overly

exciting, but it very well might be later on or at least appreciated, if someone finds him or herself in trouble this winter. Plus, folks could chose to get creative with it too, by making and personalizing their own kits, rather than purchasing a kit from a store. Other items such as meat thermometers and cookbooks promote safety and healthy living. Folks can personalize these gifts as well by offering a cooking demo or lesson, the health unit says. The gift of new or even used snowshoes may give residents or families that little push to get outside and be active despite the weather. The health unit is also suggesting residents consider adding items to prevent falls on their Christmas shopping lists, like canes or walkers and maybe even the installation of grab bars in bathrooms. From shovelling walkways or driveways for an older family member or neighbour, to safety gates for families with young children or expecting families, the ideas are only really limited by a person’s creativity and such healthy-inspired gifts can have long-lasting impacts, say staff. Even items like a mobile device can be customized to promote healthy living, by something as simple as preloading the new ‘Can Immunize’ app. And of course, the gift of time is often the most “precious and priceless” present a person can receive.

Capital funding will create child care spaces for 10 infants at Brighton PS BY JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com

Brighton — The province will invest more than $1 million to create 25 new child care spaces in the area, including 10 at Brighton Public School. Northumberland-Quinte West MPP Lou Rinaldi announced last Friday his government will spend $519,296 for a room to be added to the school to accommodate 10 infants up to 18 months in age. It will invest slightly more, $524,337 for an addition at École élémentaire catholique L'Envol in Trenton, to create space for 15 toddlers. The funding is part of a five-year commitment by the province to help more families access quality, affordable child care in a safe and caring environment, Rinaldi's office said in a news release. It will also “allow more women to go back to work and pursue their careers, which is critical to closing the gender

wage gap.” The government said the $1.6 billion it is investing in capital projects will add an estimated 45,000 new spaces in schools and community settings, and help 100,000 more children up to the age of four receive child care. “These new child care spaces continue our government's key strategic commitment to provide the best in early childhood education,” Rinaldi said in a statement. “Study after study has proven how important early education is, as well as access to child care spaces.” “There are no infant or toddler spaces currently in Brighton and we have a wait list (for both),” Lesley Patterson, Northumberland County's manager of early years services, said in an interview. “We get a lot of phone calls.” “Brighton is a growing community ... that's why we're seeing an increase in requests for care there,” Patterson said. In addition to a room being built for the infants “we're in the process of con-

Emergency water service repair forces road closure BY SARAH HYATT

Brighton — A break in the water service along Prince Edward Street forced an emergency road closure between Richardson and Butler streets Wednesday, Dec. 13. Richard Sparham, Brighton’s manager of public works and the environment has confirmed the break is now repaired. “Staff was made aware of a break in the water service to 80 Prince Edward St.,” he said. “Unfortunately, the break was either at the connection to the main or very close, hence the need to dig up the road.” Municipal staff managed to get the break repaired quickly and did not have to turn the water off, he said. Road repairs following the break will take some time. “Once the temperatures are more favourable, we will look at putting a temporary asphalt repair in, until a more permanent patch can be placed in the spring,” said Sparham.

verting some space to toddler spaces,” she added. “We're looking to add 15 toddlers.” Brighton Children's Centre, located inside Brighton Public School, is licensed for 24 children in the preschool program, 20 in the KinderCare program, and 30 children who are six to 12 years old. “Child and family centre programs in our schools support positive transitions for students and families, by providing learning and partnership opportunities for young children and families, and John Campbell/Metroland through the development of strong, Three-year-old Anna Dibbits plays coy with Frank Blanchet’s furry positive experiences with schools, teachers and other staff,” Diane Lloyd, chair- friend when the musician and his friends take a turn as volunteers for person of the Kawartha Pine Ridge the Salvation Army kettle campaign at Sobeys on Dec. 12. District School Board, said in a statement. She thanked Rinaldi and the provincial government “for their continued support in making the transition from daycare to school seamless for our students and parents."

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Replacement project for Brighton Road Swing Bridge ‘progressing well’ BY SARAH HYATT

Quinte West/Brighton — The Brighton Road Swing Bridge replacement project should be complete by May 2018. “The project to replace the Brighton Road Swing Bridge is progressing well,” said Parks Canada in an update Dec. 14. The steel truss bridge, which was originally built in 1947, has been removed and the old north and south road abutments, as well as the centre pier have been demolished, the Parks Canada update reads. The bridge and the immediate surrounding areas have been closed off to all traffic since the start of October for the replacement project. Parks Canada’s latest update confirms the project remains on schedule and may even be a bit ahead, as previous communications stated closures might likely remain in effect until midMay 2018. While technically in Quinte West, the County Road 64 bridge is considered a vital arterial link between Brighton, Quinte West and Prince Edward County. “We’re very pleased to receive this progress report …” said Brighton Mayor Mark Walas. “This is positive

quicker. The new bridge also includes a pedestrian walkway. The latest project update states that sheet pile has been installed as part of the north and south abutments, which will act as concrete forms and also a part of the abutment structure. The installation of micropiles that will help to transfer the bridge load into the rock below is said to be underway at the north abutment. Concrete pouring for the new centre pier should begin soon. Parks Canada will continue with its plan to fabricate the new bridge offsite. It will later be transported to the Murray Canal area in sections for reassembly. Work will be completed this way to control quality and to also make the project go as quickly as possible, said Parks Canada. “We appreciate that the government is working hard to deliver this Submitted photo project on time,” said Walas. “This is The project to replace the Brighton Road Swing Bridge is progressing well. very encouraging news that project The original proposal was for a vehicles. This is one of the biggest appears to be coming along well and news from the federal government and this bridge is of significant importance one-lane bridge with traffic lights, benefits to Quinte West. on time …” regarding economic development and which politicians in both Quinte West Because of the age and condition and Brighton said would be nonsensi- of the bridge, there were previous load tourism for the community.” A photo gallery of the construction When the news first came in that cal and disastrous. limits in place. process is available for people to view The new bridge will have two lanes the contract to design the new bridge The replacement will mean Quinte online at www.pc.gc.ca/TSWBrighwas official, local mayors were breath- and full highway load rating, with no West emergency response teams will ton. Detour signage remains in place restrictions for emergency and service be able to get to residents in the area in and around the area. ing sighs of relief.

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Few know this but Santa likes to keep in shape. His happens to be round, and that’s what he did earlier this month at the Keeler Centre in Colborne – go round and round and round the rink. Children and adults joined him in his laps. Here, Sarah Young, 6, from Keswick, poses for a photo with her grandfather, John McKnight, of Colborne, on the right, and some other fellow.

he federal government has the support of many Canadians as it prepares an air passenger bill of rights to deal with delayed and cancelled flights. The greatest support likely comes from passengers trapped aboard two Air Transat planes stuck on the Ottawa airport’s tarmac last summer. They were forced to stay seated for hours as the airline tried to figure out how to get their diverted flights to Montreal. Tensions mounted with the summer heat, especially when one plane ran out of fuel and lost its air conditioning. A passenger on one flight called 911, in an attempt to get help. The Canadian Transportation Agency has fined the airline $295,000 and ordered it to cover the expenses of the passengers. The money will be directed to the passengers themselves – a fitting outcome. The federal government is striking while the iron is hot (and the planes are not), and aims to pass the bill of rights early in the New Year. While overheating passengers is bad for business, the real goal should be to avoid air

rage. When a passenger gets upset enough to cause a plane to be diverted, there are further costs and repercussions for everyone else. There are even worse delays for everyone aboard, and every would-be traveler at the airport where the diverted flight will now be late. In the cost-cutting, higher efficiency world of air travel today, schedules don’t take kindly to unexpected events. There is a domino effect that costs us all. And spare some thought for the flight attendants, who must deal with all the unhappiness that’s caused by conditions not under their control. Many of the people working on airplanes are – amazingly – paid only when the doors are closed. The delay annoying you is unpaid annoyance for them. Canada’s airlines have shown they aren’t very good at treating passengers with the respect they deserve. The Liberal government needs to act quickly to give all of us the rights we deserve when we put ourselves in the hands of the nation’s airlines.

Finding out what is the true meaning of the season Emerson reasoned it out this way: if you didn’t expect much for Christmas, you wouldn’t be disappointed. But, my sister Audrey, much older and wiser than both of us, said we put too much emphasis on gifts and missed all the joys of getting ready for that special day, not looking at all the happiness around us. I was much too young to have an opinion one way or the other, and to really understand what they meant. All I knew was that Santa would come regardless, and that’s all that mattered to me. Until that year when Audrey sat me down and gave me something to think about other than what would be under the tree on Christmas morning. We were sitting on the old creston couch in the kitchen. Mother had gone to Briscoe’s General Store to get brown sugar and molasses for her special Christmas cookies. Apple pies and sticky buns had been made early that morning, and were cooling down on the bake table to be wrapped and moved to the summer kitchen to freeze. I could

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smell apples and cinnamon. And then Audrey pointed to the big Christmas tree that filled one whole corner of the kitchen. All the family had gone back in the bush on the sleigh to pick it out, coming home to a supper of baked beans and ham cooking in the oven, our wet clothes draped on chairs around the Findlay Oval to dry out. And she reminded me of the fun we had after supper, decorating the tree with the few balls, tinsel saved year after year and the homemade paper links, and how we laughed when Emerson almost fell off the chair putting the angel on top of the tree. I looked over at the tree and

tried not to notice the piles of needles that had already fallen off after a week in the hot kitchen, now waiting to be swept into the stove, my heart warmed from the memory of it all. And then Audrey, still with her arm around my shoulder, reminded me of the school concert, and how that year I finally was allowed to play an angel — after years of being a sheep — and how I got a whole bag of hard Christmas candy from Santa. And I remembered the joy of that magical evening at the Northcote School. “And what fun we had at Uncle Alec’s and Aunt Bertha’s last week,” she said, smiling over the memory. And in my mind’s eye, I saw Uncle Alec playing the fiddle and Mother her mouth organ, and all of us singing Christmas carols — their big family with enough children to make up a whole choir. But, I remembered, too, bundled up in the sleigh cutting across the 20-acre field on a crystal clear night with the stars so bright it looked like daylight, the snow-packed

field, a blanket of diamonds and the beautiful sounds coming from the bells around the horses’ necks. Sheer joy filled my whole body remembering the magic of the night. As my sister talked about all the joys of the Christmas season, she never once mentioned the gifts we would find under the tree. And then, she began reminding me of the wonderful dinner we would have when we came home from church on Christmas morning. The turkey would be cooked, the pies would be warming on the very back of the stove, the table would be set and we would be using the white linen tablecloth Mother had brought from New York, and which we brought out only for very special occasions like Christmas. “Think of that table full of all the foods we love ... and remember there will be lots of people who won’t have a Christmas dinner ... there will be no money for food for them,” Audrey said, looking right at me, and I knew she was telling me there were many things to be thankful for, besides

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presents under the tree. I hoped she wouldn’t go into Mother’s lecture about being grateful for every morsel we put in our mouths and reminding us of the starving Armenians ... I had no idea who they were, and I still thought they probably lived in Arnprior. I fell asleep on Audrey’s shoulder, waking only when Mother came back from Briscoe’s General Store. May I take this opportunity to wish all my faithful readers a wonderful Christmas, and may you all share it with loved ones around you, remembering the true meaning of this special time. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www.smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for ebook purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca. Mary Cook is a local columnist who appears regularly in the Ottawa Valley and Brighton newspapers.

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Northumberland County — The new warden of Northumberland County is no stranger to the job. Hamilton Township Mayor Mark Lovshin served in the role in 2011, and he will be doing so again in 2018, after his acclamation at county council’s Dec. 13 meeting. Lovshin, who’s currently in his third term as mayor, accepted the chain of office from outgoing warden Mark Walas, the mayor of Brighton. “I am truly excited and energized and ready to do my best as your new county warden,” Lovshin said in his introductory remarks, saying he intends to draw on his experience as warden the first time around and his relationship with fellow council mem-

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Speaking to his qualifications, his nominator Coun. Gil Brocanier, the mayor of Cobourg, said Lovshin’s “solid council contribution” over the past seven years, in particular the “good guidance and support” he has given social services (“the most complex portfolio in the county”), and his having been warden before made him “the perfect candidate” to lead council once again in 2018. “We have many priorities for the coming year,” said Lovshin, 53, who runs a dairy farm with his brother and father, as well as raises market lambs and operates a vegetable stand. These priorities include advancing “a communities-wide response model” that supports people who are homeless in the “most effective” manner. Small businesses will be supported as well through various programs and the county will address the “mobile needs” of residents by starting to implement its new transportation master plan. “We will foster partnerships,” Lovshin continued, citing as one example “collaborating with Alderville First Nation on a waste service agreement that will further improve diversion from our landfill.” The county will continue to move forward major projects that will take place several years down the road: re-

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Doctor continues push to bring ‘kidney disease care closer to home’ SARAH HYATT sarah.hyatt24@gmail.com

Brighton — An online petition created by a Belleville doctor to bring kidney care closer to home is spreading like wildfire. More than 1,100 people had signed the electronic petition as of Sunday, Dec. 17. The petition went up online on Dec. 6. “Access to health care is limited geographically and this petition’s goal is to attempt to correct the inequality of available chronic kidney disease care and end-stage renal disease/dialysis care,” the first sentence on the petition through change.org reads. The petition is meant for Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) and the Ontario Renal Network (ORN), which together in Ontario, co-ordinate kidney disease patients’ care. The doctor behind the petition is David Weinstein, a nephrologist based in Belleville. Weinstein and others have been pushing for some time now for a Trenton-based clinic. This petition is asking residents to sign their names, if they would also like to see this happen. “The goal of this petition is to bring awareness to Cancer Care Ontario and the Ontario Renal Network that the 150,000 residents of the Quinte Region want and demand bet- Belleville nephrologist Doctor David Weinstein is shown here in this file photo. File photo ter access to chronic kidney disease and dialysis care,” it says online. “We want the Ontario Renal Network to cided to get involved with the project support the development of a Region- after seeing a story online and learnal Chronic Kidney Disease Centre at ing of Our TMH’s determination to Trenton Memorial Hospital (TMH) get a dialysis unit up and running in Trenton. where there is available space.” The current push is for a centre, While initiated by Weinstein, the Our TMH group has made its support which would encompass all of the asfor the petition clear via local media pects for kidney disease care. Brighton Mayor Mark Walas outlets recently and has been calling Help on its members to also support the caught up with Weinstein at the recent keep your petition. Our TMH annual general meeting, community As reported earlier this year, Wein- where Weinstein spoke more in-depth stein has been working alongside about the level of service, he believes, clean. Quinte Health Care, Trenton Memo- is required for this area. To have these services available in rial Hospital and Our TMH, as well ANNUAL as others, to support the proposed Quinte West would without a doubt Please clinic. He also committed at that time be an improvement for Brighton resiCHRISTMAS recycle to serve as the supervising physician dents, said Walas. TREE COLLECTION The mayor and councillors have for the centre. this He was quoted in a Metroland arti- made some inquiries recently, as to newspaper. cle back in March 2017, saying he de- how the issue of more local services Brighton Public Works will

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and access to dialysis could be offered closer to home. “I’m glad to see Dr. Weinstein bringing the petition forward, because the need is certainly there,” said Walas. “If people would like to see this happen, then what we really need the public to do is to assist Dr. Weinstein in demonstrating the need for this level of service and for people to jump on board.” Currently, Kingston General Hos-

“I’m glad to see Dr. Weinstein bringing the petition forward, because the need is certainly there.” MARK WALAS BRIGHTON MAYOR

pital manages the Regional Chronic Kidney Disease Program for the South East Local Health Integration Network’s (LHIN) area, operating under the ORN. As stated in the online petition, this means that under the current structure, patients starting on dialysis are left to travel to Kingston for months, if not years, before transitioning to their local satellite unit. Such satellite units currently exist in places like Belleville, Picton or Bancroft. Patients who opt to undergo at-home dialysis still need to be trained and receive followup out of Kingston as well. Advocates for the Trenton-based program say not everyone always has the resources to travel so frequently or to move for treatment and some even elect to not pursue treatment as a result. The South East LHIN region extends from Brighton on the west, to Prescott and Cardinal on the east, north to Perth and Smiths Falls, and back to Bancroft. Brighton will continue to work in conjunction with Quinte West, as best it can, to help bring these services to local residents, said Walas. The Independent will have more on this story in a coming edition. — With files from Erin Stewart

Brighton ranks 207th on Maclean’s ‘Most Dangerous Places’ list SARAH HYATT sarah.hyatt24@gmail.com

Brighton – Brighton is one of the safer communities in the area, according to the latest Canada’s Most Dangerous Places report put together by Maclean’s. “The report ranks communities according to the Crime Severity Index (CSI), a Statistics Canada measure of all police-reported crime, which takes into consideration both the volume and seriousness of offences,” says Maclean’s. A total of 229 communities nation-

wide were examined this year as part of the report. Considering all crimes, Brighton came in at 207th on the list. How it works, the higher the number, the safer a community is in comparison and vice versa, the lower the number, the more dangerous a community is considered. To see Brighton listed, as one of the safer communities that were analyzed in the report is encouraging, said Mayor Mark Walas. “There is always work to be done and

room for improvement,” he said. “We will continue to work with the OPP, to try and provide both more education and support where necessary and continue to work with the local police services board and its members…” Taking the top spot as the most dangerous city in Canada this year for the report was North Battleford, Sask. For the last two years, Grande Prairie, Alta., had held the title. The Kennebecasis Region, N.B., was the safest of the communities examined, coming in at 229th. So how did Brighton rank, as crimes

were broken down further? The following are the positions Brighton received by types of crimes and of the 229 communities ranked in the survey: Violent crimes 210, sexual assault 218, assault 122, firearms offences 143, robbery 213, breaking and entering 172, homicide 106, fraud 164, impaired driving 155, cocaine trafficking 210, other drug trafficking 164, and youth crime 183. Again, these rankings are out of the 229 communities analyzed through the report. Brighton received its worst ranking

under cannabis trafficking charges, taking the 20th spot on the list. This ranking put Brighton second to only Windsor for Ontario communities surveyed. “We appreciate the efforts of our local Northumberland OPP detachment and the work done by Insp. Lisa Darling and her team to keep our community safe,” said Walas. Nearby communities received the following overall ranks: Port Hope 72, Belleville 88, Cobourg 161, Prince Edward County 172, Quinte West 185, Trent Hills 204 and Hamilton Twp 228.

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Christmas is about one-stop shopping VIC SCHUKOV

You’ve read plenty about how Christmas has been overcommercialized. You’ve read plenty about how many want to change its name to the “Holiday” holiday so that — again — everyone can run off to the shopping malls. People have it right when they say that everyone should be able to take part in this amazing day for the purpose of gift-giving — they just have to redefine the word “gift.” The celebration of Christmas is the one event that may go under the heading of one-stop shopping but not the

kind of shopping like in wearing out your credit card. Christmas encompasses the “gifts” of all other holidays: Like Thanksgiving, it’s a time to appreciate all that we have in the way of love, family, health and basic needs. Like Easter, it is about the rebirth of all that is good that humanity can bring to its fellow man. Like Remembrance Day, it is about sacrifice by the one and the many. It is about laying down your life literally or figuratively for others, the supreme sacrifice, the ultimate volunteering. Like New Year’s Day it is the time to

reflect and promise/try and do better; to better yourself, to overcome your shortcomings, to be a happier person, and transmit that joy to others. Like Labour Day, it is about a personal victory over injustice, a benchmark of the human spirit as a unified collective. Like All Saints’ Day, it celebrates martyrs both known and unknown, the highest ranking Good Samaritans; from the grinches to the scrooges of the world, a melting of hardened hearts. Like Passover, it is about freedom of the human spirit and escape from enslavement of the soul.

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to be a part of this event; songs of sugar plums, and snowmen, and sleigh bells that delight the young and the old and the in-between; songs of a star over a baby’s manger or a silent night or a little town in Bethlehem. The universality of Christmas messages is symbolized in the music and lights and cheer and best wishes exchanged between people no matter who they are or where they are from; it is a gift for all from a place we intuitively know we have drifted from and long to return to: Peace on earth and good will toward men and women. Merry one-stop shopping.

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Manufacturing students do their part to make ENSS a better place BY JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com

Brighton — When he saw lockers had become a problem at East Northumberland Secondary School, manufacturing teacher Wally Alderdice turned it into a challenge for his Grade 12 students: Come up with a fix. The brackets that hold the latches are “really thin and they break easy, and the kids have designed one that works,” he said. “The halls look better already,” he said, because the lockers no longer have brackets that stick out that “really made them look ugly. “That's a huge improvement. They look a lot nicer.” There are more than 190 lockers to fix of the roughly 1,100 in the school and within days of taking on the task last week the students had fixed about 150. The locker doors are only six years old, “so they shouldn't be breaking already,” said Alderdice, who has taught at ENSS for 19 years. With the modification the students devised, “they won't break again.” Alderdice said the students will make more brackets which the school's custodians can use to repair lockers in the future. The students came up with a solution after a bit of trial-and-error. “I could have jumped right in and

helped them figure it all out,” he said, but he left it to the students to find the answer. “Now they're taking ownership of fixing the lockers for our school which is nice ... That's the part I'm pretty proud of,” he said. “The kids have helped save a lot of money on locker repair,” Alderdice added. It would have cost almost $100 to replace each locker front, he said. “This is probably about a three dollar fix.” “It has been amazing how much work they have done, during school and after school,” principal Charlotte Filip said in an email. “It is a huge job” that “one of our superstar teachers,” Wally Alderdice, and his manufacturing class have taken on, “giving so much of their time and using their skills to make our school a better place.” Alderdice said the assignment made the students realize manufacturing is more than machining and welding, “it's the problem-solving stuff that goes along with it.” Everything went “smoothly,” said Austin McDonald, one of the students who took on the challenge. He and Damion Taylor agreed the experience had been fun, and “it John Campbell/Metroland ended up making the school look a lot Austin McDonald, Damion Taylor and Nathan Orr were among a group of manufacturing students who took neater,” said Nathan Orr. It “made the lockers safe also.” on the challenge of coming up with a fix for lockers that were in need of repair.

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Decision looming for county about what to do with Brighton bridge BY JOHN CAMPBELL

Brighton – What to do with the Loomis bridge is weighing heavy on Northumberland County. The bridge on Pinewood School Road three kilometres west of County Road 30 has been identified as a priority for reconstruction by the county because of its age and deteriorating condition. Earlier this year the weight restriction on the single-lane structure was reduced from 20 tonnes to 10 tonnes and a municipal class environmental assessment launched to determine the preferred solution. G.D. Jewell Engineering Inc. came up with four options, including doing nothing. Another was to close the bridge to all vehicles and pedestrians and remove the truss that was installed in 1974; a variation was to close the bridge but keep the truss, for use by pedestrians, ATVs and snow machines. Plow turnabouts would need to be constructed with either option. A bridge closure, however, would increase the travel time

Project manager Matt MacDonald explains why a single lane pre-engineered truss is the best option for replacing the Loomis bridge that’s more than 40 years old and deteriorating. John Campbell/Metroland

for local residents and emerJewell Engineering has rec- placed with a single lane pregency responders. ommended the bridge be re- engineered truss at an estimated

cost of $600,000, rather than a complete structure (which would cost $200,000 more). The new span would be slightly wider than what is there now and the existing foundation could be retained, project manager Matt MacDonald said. The most expensive option considered was to replace the bridge with a two-lane complete structure, at a cost of $1.2 million. “The weight load concern is really what has prompted this, and the condition of the bridge is such that it has come to end of life,” said Mayor Mark Walas, who attended the public consultation held Dec. 13 at the fire hall in Codrington. “Now we’re looking at options that make the most sense given that it is a relatively low traffic bridge ... At the same time we respect that we have residents and agricultural (operations) on both sides that need to be heard from.” MacDonald said the latest traffic counts put the number of vehicles on the road each day at under 200. “It’s fairly low volume, so a single lane bridge is warranted

here,” he said. The feedback given at the information centre was “mostly positive” with many who attended being in support of the recommended option, including members of the Cold Creek Fly Fishing Club. Their preference is for the work to “minimize disturbance (of) fish habitats,” he said. Tim Krahn, who lives nearby and crosses the bridge fairly often, supported the preferred option but echoed a concern voiced by others that “a lot of people” with children fish from the narrow bridge “and it’s really not safe.” He suggested that fishing be “discouraged” when a new bridge is installed or allowances made in its design to accommodate the practice. After the environmental assessment is completed and an option chosen, a notice will be issued to allow for further input from the public. Subject to any comment received, the next step will then be a detailed design, followed by a call for tenders, MacDonald said. “They’re hoping to proceed with construction next summer.”

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Columnist mines people's lives, finds “nuggets” in their stories JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com

Brighton is “the hub of nice” and Victor Schukov should know, he's interviewed more than a hundred local residents for his weekly column, Brighton's Own. When he started out three years after moving here from Montreal, he “had to find people” to write about. But within a few months people were sending him suggestions for profiles. Now there's “no shortage” of subjects, he said. “I'm good forever. I get emails all the time.” Writing the weekly column is not only helping Schukov to become better acquainted with the community, he's also “learning to be a better person,” he said. “They teach me. So many of them are so good (at being) volunteers and nice people that I'm actually moved.” The interviews get him to thinking “Well, I should do that or I should think that way?” “And the philosophies are fascinating,” he

added. “I just love it here ... it's like living in Mayberry,” Schukov said, referring to the beloved fictitious small town in North Carolina that was idealized on The Andy Griffith Show in the 1960s. Brighton is home to “the nicest people,” and it attracts more of the same people because of that, he said. Schukov's background includes having been a chemical engineer and a writer for the Montreal Gazette. “I've always been a columnist somewhere,” he said. The people he interviews essentially “write the stories themselves” just by opening up about what they do and have done, even though “everybody will say the same thing, 'Oh, I'm not interesting.'” But he as a writer sees “the nuggets” in their words. “They'll keep talking and all of a sudden you start picking these things up and they don't even realize it until they see it in print,” Schukov said. “Everybody is interesting."

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As a child, Rudy Wagner experienced the Nazi occupation and bombing of his hometown The Hague, Holland. And while growing up, he learned a valuable trade working in his father’s auto body repair shop. Last week, the man everyone knows as Rudy celebrated his 86th birthday. Wagner immigrated to Canada in 1957. “My wife was expecting our second child,” said Wagner, “and we came because much of my hometown had been bombed during the war, and they had built more bunkers than houses. Consequently, there was a nine-year waiting list to get a place to live. My brother picked me up from the Toronto railway station at 10 at night. The next morning, I kept walking King and Yonge streets, and saw a car dealership and waited until it opened up. I got a job right away as an auto body repairman.” In 1961, his father came over along with another brother, and the family bought a body shop business which they eventually expanded into Pickering. After moving there to run the new facility, Wagner fell in love with sailing on Lake Ontario. Sitting in his living room, it is not long before one realizes the depth of talent of this tradesman. There is a self-portrait he painted 50 years ago, hanging over a stunning scale model of a multi-masted sailing ship, both masterfully done. In an adjoining room, there is an exact model of a Yankee clipper that he owned and sailed afar on the ocean for one full year. So intricate are his ship models, you can open them up to view levels of furnished cabins. Everything was made from scratch, from raw materials. “I have always worked with my hands. Actually, I never worked. It (whether it be cars or boats or painting) was my hobby 80 hours a week. It all runs in the family. For one thing, autobody work is an art. And the art is when a (vintage) part is missing like a nameplate or a fender. I can make one.”

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Rudy Wagner shown here with his handmade model of an old British warship. years ago. Having been a Rotarian for almost 25 years prior, Wagner joined the local chapter of the compassionate organization whose motto is: Service above self. “It made me feel good to join because they make a lot of good things happen,” said Wagner. And this is where our title story begins: “Fellow Rotarian Dave Sharp asked me if I could take care of some rust spots on the (two iconic) lighthouses at the north and south Brighton exits off the 401. The main bodies of the towers were in good shape, wood covered in siding, but the top part was rotted metal which bled rust down onto the siding. The hardest thing was to climb up there and slide out the tops. I took their measurements and made exact replicas out of wood in eight pieces glued together. Then I soaked them in preservatives and built some new frames for the plastic window panes which I reused. What I should have done was put a light in each one (Laughing.) but you need permits for that.” Writer’s note to Town Hall: Why not put in circling, search lights like in real lighthouses? How cool and eye-catching would that be?

(Brighton resident Vic Schukov is a longtime journalist and writer of biography books Moved to Brighton four years ago for everyday people; victorschukov@gmail. Rudy and his wife came to Brighton four com )

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Draft budget projects $11 increase in taxes on median residential property in county JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com

Northumberland County — The $117.6-million budget county staff have proposed for 2018 will require a minimal increase in property taxes. In a presentation to council on Dec. 13, director of finance/treasurer Glenn Dees said the impact on a median single-family detached home in Northumberland, valued at $222,000 in 2017 and $227,750 in 2018 after reassessment, will be an increase of $11 a year, to $1,079. The exact figure won't be known until next spring when Northumberland receives final tax roll information from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation and the county decides on changes in its tax policy as a result of a review it carried out this year. The levy will raise $54.1 million, or 49 per cent of the county's overall revenue. It includes a 1.9-per-cent increase in the base levy plus an additional increase of 0.3 per cent in the dedicated infrastructure levy (DIL) to help pay for infrastructure renewal in critical areas. The DIL was introduced in 2016 to begin closing the gap between what the county should be spending on infrastructure and the amount it can reasonably afford. “It's meant to work toward becoming sustainable from an infrastructure perspective,” Dees said after the meeting. “We are trying to address our infrastructure needs as best we can,” but while the dedicated infrastructure levy “does help ... it won't be sufficient” in the long run. “There will be a need to look at other sources of financing to ensure we maintain our service levels and maintain our infrastructure.” The current long-term plan provides for an annual as-

set investment of about $22 million on average over the next 10 years to keep roads, bridges, facilities and recycling equipment functioning effectively. That equates to an annual infrastructure shortfall of roughly $5.4 million, according to the asset management plan Northumberland adopted in 2014. The county will spend most of its money in 2018 on operating costs ($94.6 million). The rest will be used for capital purposes ($22.4 million) and repayment on the debt principal ($1.3 million). Salaries, wages and benefit account for 42 per cent of the proposed operating budget, with social services program expenses coming in a distant second, at 23 per cent. Dees summarized each department's projected expenditures and the issue papers that support requests for increased funding. Major projects include: construction of a transfer station for organic materials at the Brighton landfill in advance of the waste collection program being expanded in 2019; the launch of a design process for a new Trent River crossing in Campbellford; design and architectural services for the rebuild of the Golden Plough Lodge long-term care home; and the planning, design and construction of emergency services bases in Campbellford and Roseneath for paramedics and firefighters. Council will vote on the budget on Jan. 24, 2018. An overview of the expenditures and revenues along with issue papers is available at www.NorthumberlandCounty.ca/2018Budget. County taxes account for roughly 36 per cent of a property owner's overall tax bill. Municipalities take the largest share, at 50 per cent, and school boards the remainder.

Skating with Santa in Colborne Jim Greer, of Colborne, tightens the skate of his two-year-old grandson Jack Greer, being held by his mother, Breanna, of Port Hope during the Skate with Santa event held earlier this month at the Keeler Centre in Colborne. The three-hour Christmas event was sponsored by CRH Canada Inc. John Campbell/Metroland

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Employment Opportunity Currently, we are looking to fill the following vacancy: • Deputy Clerk & Executive Assistant to CAO (permanent, full-time) Check out the full job posting on our website at www.northumberlandcounty.ca Please note that accommodations are available, upon request, to support applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. Please e-mail your request to accessibility@northumberlandcounty.ca or call 905-372-3329ext. 2327

Hamilton il TTownship hi M Mayor andd CCounty CCouncillor ill M Markk LLovshin hi was sworn iin on D December b 13thh as 2018 W Warden d for Northumberland County. Warden Lovshin takes on the Chain of Office from 2017 Warden Mark Walas, Mayor of the Municipality of Brighton. This is Warden Lovshin’s second term in this position. “I am truly energized and excited to do my best as the 2018 Warden for Northumberland County,” stated Warden Lovshin. “I want to thank outgoing Warden Mark Walas for his significant leadership over the last year. As we continue striving to deliver value for our residents during the final year of this term of Council, I look forward to collaboration with my fellow councillors, County staff and all of our stakeholders to complete objectives outlined in our four-year Strategic Plan”. Also in this issue online: • Draft 2018 County Budget goes before Council • Council appoints Nancy MacDonald as new County Clerk Next County Council Meeting: January 24, 2018 For Minutes & More visit: www.northumberlandcounty.ca/Portal For News and Notices go to: www.northumberlandcounty.ca/newsroom

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Sports Brighton club hosts’ world-class curlers during regional qualifier SARAH HYATT sarah.hyatt24@gmail.com

Brighton – A women’s masters team from the Rideau Curling Club and a men’s team from Ingersoll beat out their competition in a regional qualifier last weekend at the Brighton and District Curling Club. Brighton hosted a total of 12 teams for the two-day qualifier. Teams came from all over Eastern Ontario and from places like Manotick, Winchester and Ennismore, to name a few. Teams competing in the regional qualifier were looking to earn their shot at the masters provincials in January 2018. Eight men’s teams from various Eastern Ontario clubs and four women’s teams were represented at last weekend’s competition. A masters team is comprised of four competitive adult curlers, with each team member 60 years of age and older. Winning the women’s masters in the A division of the competition was Team Diane Favel, representing the Rideau Curling Club. Her group defeated Team Cheryl McBain from Carleton Place. The McBain team went onto the B division final and beat out Team Janet LaPierre from Winchester. On the men’s side, the A division winner was Team Michael Dorey, representing Ingersoll. Dorey has previously won the Ontario Masters twice. One of his teammates, Brian Henderson, who throws the third position rocks, has been on four previous Ontario Masters championship teams. Team Bruce Delaney won the B division. Representing Russell, the Delaney team beat out Team Dave Nigh from Lindsay. Delaney previously represented Canada in the 2011 world’s and in the senior men’s category, where he won the silver medal. While this event was for skilled

Hurry hard! The Brighton and District Curling Club hosted 12 teams last weekend during a qualifier for the provincial masters. The social league memberships of- get some exercise during the winter curlers, the Brighton club does offer social league memberships, which fer people of any age or ability the months,” said Vandine. “are a great way to get started in the chance to learn the sport. “It’s an easy and affordable way For more information about the sport,” said Alicia Vandine, a curling to get out and meet people, and to club or to learn more about joining a club volunteer.

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league, people can call 613-475-1637 or email brightoncurling@gmail.com. Information about the club is also available via www.brightoncurlingclub.ca.

Northumberland Stars win/lose at home/on road JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com

Colborne – It was one step forward, one step back for the Northumberland Stars as they won at home last Friday night and lost on the road in North York the next day. Curtis Campbell stopped 34 of 37 shots and was the game's first star in the team's 6-3 win over the Oshawa Riverkings at the Keeler Centre on

Dec. 15. Benjamin Crowchild earned second star honours with a two-goal, oneassist performance and Evan Wasylyk added a goal and two assists as the game's third star. Tyler McGregor also scored twice and Bo Stevenson tallied once for the Stars, who remain in sixth spot in the South Division of the Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League with a record of

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14-8-4. The North York Renegades built a 6-0 lead in Saturday's match – with two of the goals coming while the team was playing short-handed – before Northumberland responded with a power-play goal by Matt Davies three seconds before the end of the second period. The Stars added another late goal in the third, by Joshua Hall, with nine

seconds left in the game, to make the final score 6-2. It was a rough-and-tumble affair as the Renegades were assessed 17 two-minute minors and a couple of five-minute game misconducts, and Northumberland was handed 14 twominute minors and one five-minute game misconduct. Campbell started the game and was replaced after giving up three goals on

17 shots in the first 15 minutes. Ilshat Zaripov took over and yielded three goals on 35 shots. McGregor leads the team in scoring with 25 goals and 19 assists. Wasylyk is second with 20 goals and 20 assists. The Stars won't have to wait long to seek revenge. They host the Renegades this Friday, Dec. 22. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

TMH Auxiliary provides financial boost for medical equipment SARAH HYATT sarah.hyatt24@gmail.com

Brighton — Local volunteers are helping improve care services at Trenton Memorial Hospital by easing some of the financial pressure associated with medical equipment costs. At a Christmas luncheon held at the Brighton Masonic Hall recently, it was announced volunteers have helped raise more $40,000. These funds will help the hospital to purchase “priority medical equipment,” said Wendy Warner, executive director for the Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation. The government does not provide funding to purchase priority medical equipment, so once again, volunteers’ work this year will without a doubt have long lasting impacts for hospital patients.

Mayor Mark Walas was also in attendance for the TMH Auxiliary Christmas luncheon. “Some of these women and many of them from Brighton, have been volunteering for the auxiliary for 30, to 60 years,” he said. During the luncheon, Eleanor Davidson, representing the auxiliary coffee shop presented a cheque totalling $15,000 to go toward medical equipment. Kathy Teng, representing the Good Samaritan Gift Shop presented a cheque for $18,000. This is in addition to other fundraising efforts, including the longtime favourite ‘Holly Bazaar,’ which recently raised $7,500. When combined, these three initiatives alone total $40,500. Both the coffee bar and gift shop are entirely operated by volunteers in support of the hospital. These services are in addition

to the special events like the bazaar hosted by the auxiliary and also volunteer support in all patient care areas at the hospital. “It’s important to note, when people are coming into the hospital for care, these volunteers are often the first and last people that folks see,” said Walas. “And they continue to provide this great level of service, fully as volunteers and they just do such a tremendous job.” Auxiliary volunteers help both patients and staff at the hospital, offering support in all areas, from mammography services, to day surgery and also in the emergency department and in-patient unit, to name a few.

Brighton, 9:30-noon. Call Jean 613242-5387 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 or TVs.

an appointment, call the Health Unit at 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1205. Sexual Health Clinic, Tuesday, January 30, 10 am to Noon. The clinic provides clients with confidential access to cervical screening, low-cost birth control, pregnancy testing and sexual health teaching. Testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections are also provided. For more information, locations or to make an appointment, call the Health Unit at 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1205. 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. INDOOR WALKING and exercise program Starting Nov. 14th until mid April. St. John’s United Church Auditorium every Tuesday and Friday from 10 - 11am. Please bring clean, comfortable shoes. 50 Bridge St. West. Info: contact St. John’s United Church at 705-653-2283

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EVENTS BRIGHTON BRIGHTON: Sexual Health Clinic, Tuesday, January 23, 10 am to Noon. The clinic provides clients with confidential access to cervical screening, low-cost birth control, pregnancy testing and sexual health teaching. Testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections are also provided. For more information, locations or to make an appointment, call the Health Unit at 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1205. 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,

CAMPBELLFORD CAMPBELLFORD: Sexual Health Clinic, Tuesday, January 16, 10 am to Noon. The clinic provides clients with confidential access to cervical screening, lowcost birth control, pregnancy testing and sexual health teaching. Testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections are also provided. For more information, locations or to make

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WADDLING, Joan Patricia Peacefully at her home in Brighton on Thursday, November 30, 2017, age 69 years. Joan Waddling, daughter of the late Raymond Brown and the late Verna (Chatten). Loving wife of 52 years of Ron Waddling. Dear mother of Tia. Sister of Shirley and her husband Jim Cummings, Norma and her husband Jerry Waite, all of Brighton, Helen Mutton of Peterborough, and Lois and her husband Wayne Hunniford of Woodstock. Predeceased by her brother-in-law Michael Mutton. The farm girl from Springhill Farms at Spring Valley, child of the Chatten, Brown Clan, country girl of Hilton and Brighton returns for the conclusion of her earthly journey. Joan became well known as a professional hairdresser and business woman in Toronto and later in Brighton. She enjoyed giving back through volunteering to both communities. As an Inner Wheel member of The Rotary Club of Toronto she was hands on in service to the numerous charities represented by the group. In Brighton Joan offered support to the beautification of Brighton, was responsive to the needs of a DBIA and provided peripheral assistance and validation aimed at a better quality of life in the municipality. During her career in Toronto, by way of offering apprenticeship in her beauty salons, Joan assisted new immigrants to Canada with English, societal adjustments, work and friendship. Many of her proteges went on to own businesses and employ others. Special thanks to a compassionate professional, Dr. Iris Noland and to PSW Cathie, to all caregivers and friends who comforted. The family received friends at the Hilton Hall Heritage Centre, 50 Chatten Road, Brighton on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 from 2 to 4 p.m. for a Celebration of Joanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life. Interment Hilton Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, or the Northumberland Community Care, Brighton, would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements in care of the Brighton Funeral Home (613-475-2121).

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COLLINS, Eva Merilla Peacefully, surrounded by her family at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Monday, November 27, 2017, age 92 years. Eva Collins of Trenton, daughter of the late Curtis Maguire and the late Hattie (Dillman). Beloved wife of the late Ralph Stewart Collins. Loving mother of Byron Boutilier (Glenda), Phillip Boutilier (Stella), Terry Boutilier (Shelley), Victor Boutilier (Bonnie), John Collins (Rose), Kathie Dunk (Denton), Tina Bullis (Dave), and Joann Dunkley (Earl). Predeceased by her son-inlaw George Dunk. Lovingly remembered by her daughter-inlaw Janet. Dear sister of Tom. Predeceased by her brothers, Mick, Bunn, Terry, Pat, Floyd, Clyde, and twin baby boys, predeceased by her sisters, Jean, Mabel, Flossie, and Daisy. Sadly missed and loved by her 21 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren, her two great-great grandsons, her many nieces, nephews, friends, and her furry friends, Odie and Teddy. The family received friends at the Brighton Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton, on Monday, December 4, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 12 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock noon. A Celebration of Evaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life was held in the funeral home, Monday, December 4, 2017 at 1 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Sunny Days Day Program, or the Heart and Stroke, would be appreciated by the family.

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BEIMERS, Harry (Harke) Peacefully, The Lord called Harry home, from Gardenview LTC, Townsend on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at the age of 94 years. Beloved husband of Ida (nee Van Dyk) for almost 60 years. Dear Dad of Ingrid Kapteyn (Peter) Calgary, Ed of Vars, Helen Beimers-Templeton (Randall) of Waterloo, Renee Beimers Hardie of Kitchener, Micheal (Yvonne) of Aurora, and Bert (Lin) of Vars. Loving Pake of 15 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Brother of Bert and Andrew (Johanna) both of BC. and late Jan, Klaas, Bill, Ray, Gary, and John. Harry was born in the Netherland in 1923 and immigrated to Canada in 1951 where he was a dairy farmer in the Ottawa area. He enjoyed many wonderful retirement years in Brighton. Ps.91:4 â&#x20AC;&#x153;whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almightyâ&#x20AC;? Condolences can be sent through, Ida Beimers: 72 Town Centre Dr. Townsend ON N0A 1S0.

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