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Terry Fox would be “unbelievably proud” of Brighton high school BY JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com

Brighton – No better friend has the Terry Fox Foundation than East Northumberland Secondary School, which once again showed its unwavering support by presenting a cheque for $42,494 at an assembly held Dec. 21. “Terry Fox once said that it would be the youth that would carry on his dream of finding a cure for cancer, and no one is leading the charge quite like the staff and students at East Northumberland,” said Wendy Fric, senior school development officer with the Terry Fox Foundation.

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“We're so grateful for the impact that you continue to make on cancer research in Canada and around the world.” Two years ago ENSS surpassed the million-dollar mark in the amount it has raised with the run and other events, including a golf tournament that brings in at least $10,000 every year. “If Terry were here today he would be so unbelievably proud to see how all of you come together every year and how you pour hearts into it,” Fric said. She and Lisa Armstrong, school coordinator with the Terry Fox Foundation, presented ENSS principal Charlotte Filip with a pennant marking the school's 35 years of fundraising in sup-

port of cancer research. “We thank you so much for carrying on Terry's legacy for so many years,” Armstrong said. Guest speaker Master Corporal Christopher Lenihan spoke about his experiences organizing Terry Fox Runs in Afghanistan in 2006, 2009 and 2013 during his four tours overseas. He showed the students two flags that had been flown at several different bases for the last run and gave one to the school to keep in appreciation of its efforts on behalf of the Terry Fox Foundation. Teacher Colin Jagoe, a member of the Be Like Terry committee, thanked

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the staff, students and Brighton community for their support of the school's fundraising efforts on behalf of cancer research. “We know it makes a difference ... It literally saves people's lives,” he said. “It's one of the most important things that we can do.” Several people received awards “for the extra effort they put in.” They included Holly Tetzlaff who was presented the Terry Fox Leadership Award. “She has raised more funds for Terry Fox than any other student ever, and she does this by pounding the pavement, knocking door to door,” teacher Betty Bird said. In her four years at high school she has raised more than $9,000, including $3,700 this year alone. “You amaze us every year with your commitment and your drive to continue Terry's legacy year after year,” Armstrong said. Filip reminded the students the assembly's theme was “giving, not in a material way but in the sense of giving of ourselves to help those around us. This happens every day at ENSS ... in what our staff and students do, with (their) work in the school and in the community.” Examples she cited included the Terry Fox and Tim Hortons Smile cookie campaigns, the Adopt-a-Child program, and the holiday food drive. “The time and effort you have put in these charitable events make a difference,” Filip said. “This doesn't happen at every single school and you should be proud of ENSS.” ENSS “is certainly the heart of the community,” Brighton Deputy Mayor Roger McMurray said. “Your team spirit is just marvelous.”

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Student's challenge a depilating experience for educational assistant BY JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com

Brighton – The Christmas assembly held at East Northumberland Secondary School Dec. 21 left one educational assistant feeling a bit light-headed. He entered the auditorium with a luxuriant moustache and departed without one. It happened with his consent, of course, but Curtis Armstrong admitted he never thought it would come to pass he'd lose the facial hair he's had for close to 50 years. It was a consequence he had been prepared to accept if 2,000 items were donated to the Brighton Fare Share Food Bank. But it seemed a pretty safe bet he'd stay whiskered when he accepted the challenge set by one of his Learning and Life Skills students, Nick Scarr-Crosmas. That bet was lost when staff, students and residents of Brighton supported the food drive started by Scarr-Crosmas and dropped off 3,500 food items. Armstrong bore his depilation stoically, shedding not a tear only hair at the hands of fellow educational assistant Donna McGee. Asked how he felt being shorn, Armstrong replied: “Cold.” He won't keep his new look long as he plans to grow his moustache back.

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Curtis Armstrong learned how a sheep must feel while having his moustache of more than 40 years shaved off by fellow educational assistant Donna McGee, above. At right, Armstrong and student Nicholas Scarr-Crosmas enjoy a good laugh after the educational assistant lived up to his commitment to shave off his moustache.

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Brighton mayor reflects on year as warden of Northumberland County BY JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com

Northumberland County — 2017 was “a year of significance for Northumberland County,” as it celebrated Canada's 150th anniversary, achieved various milestones and advanced key initiatives, Brighton Mayor Mark Walas reflected in his final remarks as warden of Northumberland County. “We certainly have much to be proud of,” he said, moments before handing over the chain of office to the new warden, Hamilton Township Mayor Mark Lovshin, at the Dec. 13 meeting of council. Progress was made on several fronts, such as preparing for the rebuild of Golden Plough Lodge by 2025 by sharing concept drawings with its residents, staff and community members and taking steps to secure an architect to design the building. Northumberland's choice for a new bridge in Campbellford was upheld by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change and the county can now move forward on the design of a two-lane bridge. “On the heels of our 20,000 Homeless Registry Week at the end of 2016, we worked with our community partners this year to increase housing stability, breaking ground on a new affordable housing complex in Cobourg,” Walas said. The county also launched programs such as a new housing allowance and Renovate Northumberland in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity “in advancing toward the goal of ending chronic homelessness here in Northumberland.” The county adopted an integrated economic development master plan that ensures the community's “continued vibrancy,” Walas continued, and it opened the Factory — “a creative, modern co-working space for entrepreneurs to further support the growth and sustainability of local small businesses.” A new joint emergency services base in Colborne was opened as well and ground was broken in September for a similar facility to be built at Roseneath in 2018. Northumberland surface treated 126 kilometres of roads, with 113 kilometres belonging to member municipalities. “It is estimated that by working together on these programs, we saved nearly $630,000 or nearly $5,000 per kilometre,” Walas said. “We can anticipate more of this type of innovation following our adoption of the transportation master plan this past year,” he added. With the county projected to grow to 96,000 residents by 2031, “this plan lays out a vision for an effective, multifaceted transportation network throughout Northumberland

Driver, 91, charged after car collides with OPP cruiser in Campbellford BY JOHN CAMPBELL

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CAO Jennifer Moore presents Brighton Mayor Mark Walas with a gift in recognition of his year of service as warden of Northumberland County. that will reinforce linkages between our municipalities and foster the thriving, inclusive community we strive to sustain,” Walas said. In celebration of Canada's 150th anniversary, the county released a publication that contained 75 stories and 75 images of people who have immigrated to Canada and settled in Northumberland. “For all these high points, 2017 was not without adversity,” Walas said, which included

for a strong and vibrant Northumberland.” Under the banner of the county's four-year strategic plan, “we've engaged in thoughtful and informative dialogue with our staff and stakeholders, maintained a commitment to collegial discourse in our decision-making and have made notable progress on a multitude of key projects to the benefit of all our communities,” he said.

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Campbellford – No one was injured when two vehicles, including a police cruiser, collided Thursday afternoon. Northumberland OPP said one of its officers was on general patrol travelling west on Bridge Street West when a 2016 Dodge Charger “proceeded from a stop sign at Pellissier Street” into the path of the cruiser. The result was “a 'T-bone' type of collision” that caused extensive damage to both vehicles, media relations officer Const. Steve Bates said in a news release. Several airbags were deployed in the police vehicle and the driver's side door area in the other car was heavily damaged. Police charged the driver, a 91-year-old Campbellford woman, with failing to yield on a through highway contrary to the Highway Traffic Act. Pellissier Street south of Bridge Street West was closed for about an hour to allow for removal of the vehicles and an investigation of the incident.

the passing of the “incomparable Hector Macmillan,” mayor of Trent Hills. “Like many of you, I deeply respected Coun. Macmillan's vigilant pursuit of public service,” he said. Walas, who has been a member of county council since 2010, expressed his appreciation for the support he was given by colleagues and staff “in pursuit of the county vision (to bring together) people, partnerships and possibilities

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COMMENTARY Only for the eyes of those who aren't perfect Custom dictates that we ruin the first part of the new year by committing ourselves to becoming better persons. Whether it's to lose weight, end an addiction, or be civil to in-laws – the idea behind amending our pattern of behaviour is both noble and self-serving. The selfish intent is obvious, to achieve the illusion of a better life by giving up its most enjoyable aspects. The noble part is the ripple effect a new and improved you would have on society. Swearing off being curmudgeonly, for example, would do wonders in lessening the tension that others feel in your presence and would most certainly increase productivity among co-workers and underlings; it could even lead to having your arrival acknowledged by sales staff at certain places of business, and not send them scurrying to the stock room to conduct an emergency inventory. But while many of us yield to convention and vow to refine our ways, the common practice is to discard such notions when it quickly becomes apparent they are just too arduous to pursue. The wiser course of action would be to make no East Northumberland’s year-ending assembly included a dance competition resolutions in the first place, knowing the anguish that flows from vows not kept, as invariably happens. among the high school’s dragon houses. John Campbell/Metroland Statistics don't lie.

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A far more enjoyable exercise is to draft resolutions for other people who could greatly benefit from a personality makeover. Sadly, there are many, and not just inside the family circle and the network of friends you've entreated to change over the years to no avail. American President Donald Trump is an obvious candidate for self-correction. But as he blames Hillary Clinton, fake news, the Democrats et al for his troubles, and not his character, he doesn't strike one as apt to change. Pity. If there is one all-encompassing resolution each and every one of us should make it would be to respect others, respect the planet, give love where it's needed and return love when it's shown, embrace sympathy and empathy while staying well clear of apathy, and hold fast to principles that uphold human dignity. That's the short-form version. But challenging in the extreme nonetheless in a world that tests the bounds of decency in politics and social media and daily upends what used to be the norms of behaviour. But what the hey, let's give it a try: “I hereby resolve ...” We'll check back in a year's time to see how we fared.

Young Mary makes sure to concentrate on her resolutions list Celebrating on New Year’s Eve that year was out. The year before, Mother’s efforts to bring in the new year with a family party turned into a complete disaster, with Father standing in the stairwell ordering us all to bed long before the clock struck midnight, or there would be hell to pay! That evening, the year before, started out well enough, but when someone suggested ‘musical chairs’ and the brothers broke the leg off a kitchen chair in the race for a seat, the roars could be heard in Renfrew. Mother wasn’t taking any chances on a repeat performance. No, that year there would be no party. But we would welcome in the new year by sitting around the kitchen table, each with a piece of foolscap in front of us. Mother decided it was a good idea if we all wrote out our New Year’s resolutions. I have no idea why she bothered, because the ones we wrote out the day after the party fiasco were forgotten almost before the ink was dry on the

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paper. But Mother was determined we would do something to mark the ending of one year, and the beginning of another. My sister Audrey said Mother figured not much could go wrong with just sitting around the kitchen table. We were to number our resolutions, and put the most important one first. Since I had yet to learn to write, it took me forever to print what behaviour I planned on changing in the year ahead. First on the list was my resolve that I would get along better with bad Marguirite at the Northcote School. She was the bane of my existence, and I doubted the resolution would last long

unless bad Marguirite herself was planning on changing. But I printed it out anyway. I would also try to eat everything Mother put on the table, and that included blood pudding, head cheese and liver. I gagged just thinking about it, and was pretty sure that was one resolution that wouldn’t last long. Since my sister Audrey and I shared a bed, and she hated when I put my cold feet on her legs, and vowed she was going to go downstairs and sleep on the couch in the kitchen if I didn’t stop, I figured she would be pleased when she heard what I had printed on my paper. I would, ever after, refrain from the habit. I was running out of ideas. And then it came to me. I never did get much out of the church service. I had no idea what the minister was talking about. The little room where we had Sunday School was full of pictures of Jesus, and every one had Him looking sad or mad, and whoever decided to teach on Sunday was usually someone my sister

Audrey’s age, who didn’t know much more about the bible than I did. I would force myself to pay attention to her and to the minister, and give up looking out the window, or counting the boards in the wainscotting down the wall beside our pew. And I would really concentrate when it came prayer time. I was thinking hard. Surely I could come up with something else having to do with going to church. And then it hit me. Every Sunday I would take a penny out of my knotted hanky and put it on the collection plate. I finished printing the last word ... I couldn’t spell collection, so I just printed ‘plate’. I looked over my list, and then I reread the last sentence … ‘a penny on the plate’. I thought of all I could buy from the candy counter at Briscoes’ General Store for a penny, and scratched it out. I was glad Mother said our lists would be private ... we didn’t have to show them to anyone. For that I was grateful, because I was pretty sure my scratching out my last entry

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would be frowned on by Mother. Well, so much for New Year’s resolutions ... the first day back at school, Marguirite called me a bad word, she hit me with a snowball square in the face, at church that Sunday I still couldn’t concentrate on the sermon, and try as I might, I couldn’t keep my feet off Audrey’s warm legs in bed at night. My resolutions were fast falling by the wayside. Well, I figured I had a whole year ahead of me to try again to put my resolutions into practice. I’d work on them one at a time. My wish is that everyone has a healthy and happy 2018 ahead. And please accept my heartfelt thanks for the many kind words given to me over the past year by devoted readers. Fond good wishes to all of you. 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.

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PPLPS asks town for help to complete restoration project BY SARAH HYATT

Brighton — The restoration of Presqu’ile’s iconic lighthouse is nearing completion, but the society still needs a little bit of help to get to the finish line, says Dave Sharp. The chair for the Presqu’ile Point Lighthouse Preservation Society (PPLPS) recently visited with Brighton council and is calling on the municipality for help. “You have seen our commitment in terms of fundraising since day one,” Sharp told council, as he put forward a request on behalf of the society for $12,500. “Our board of directors and the entire community are behind this project.” The $12,500 the society is asking for from the municipality is the expected shortfall for the restoration project. Since 2012, the society has been hard at work, striving to refurbish and repair the structure originally built in the 1840s, wanting to ensure the second-oldest surviving lighthouse along the shores of Lake Ontario will remain standing for generations to come. Fundraising efforts this year alone have been substantial, with many of the society’s initiatives achieving success, said Sharp. But, there is still work to be done and some help is needed, councillors have heard. The society’s request for $12,500 to be allocated in the 2018 budget is in addition to the $12,500 committed in 2017. As Sharp recently visited with council, he provided an update on membership status, the results of the fall pilot project and a breakdown of the activities needed to com-

plete the restoration, as well as an overview of budgetary changes. The final project costs are currently estimated at about $350,000, which includes consideration to some of the extra items like a new cupola, landscaping and signage. The majority of the funds already paid, are allocated in the reserve bank and there is also a commitment from Ontario Parks for $50,000 for the new shakes to be put on the lighthouse in 2018. The society is anticipating a private donation for the cupola and revenue from fundraising events, and membership drives and fees, which leaves the $12,500 projected shortfall. The society has also asked Brighton to consider free rental of the arena for a fundraising event in June 2018, which staff has quoted the cost at about $700. Thankful for support The society is thankful for the town’s support with the project to date, said Sharp. He’s hopeful that council will find this latest request reasonable, as the society is looking forward to finalizing the project “for the citizens of Brighton and the tens-of-thousands that visit us each year.” Council will discuss the society’s request during budget deliberations in the new year. As Sharp wrapped up his recent presentation, Deputy Mayor Roger McMurray commended the efforts of the chair and the society, to not only get the project going, but for getting the project to this point. “Speaking for myself, you certainly have my support moving forward, keep up the good work,” said McMurray.

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tions for fuel and the like, in an effort to try and lessen residents’ hardships and as people were left to try and wait out the weather. And at least one resident wants the town to know that efforts have not gone unnoticed or unappreciated. Correspondence sent to Mayor Mark Walas, from Terry White, an Evergreen Lane resident, was shared at a recent council meeting. “I just want to take a moment of your time, to thank you and your team for looking after us during the floods cause by rising water levels,” White wrote to the mayor. The Evergreen Lane resident wanted the municipal team, as he called it, to hear first-hand how the work

done to assist residents had “touched people’s lives” and asked his correspondence be shared at a meeting. “We are a small community on Evergreen Lane, largely unknown to most of Brighton,” he said. “When we called for help, Councillor [Steven] Baker and the fire chief [Lloyd Hutchinson] were there to help — we are most grateful to them. "Most recently, we received from the city, loads of gravel to help repair our single road leading to our places. Again, we are most appreciative.” Deputy Mayor Roger McMurray, who chaired his first meeting recently, as Walas was absent when the correspondence was

shared publicly, also took a few moments to speak to White’s comments. McMurray said it was nice to see some good words shared following Baker’s efforts during the flooding. McMurray also commended the councillor, who helped out several residents throughout the flooding period with things like filling sandbags. As council received the recent correspondence, Baker also gave thanks to the many volunteers who helped residents battling the record-high water levels. “I appreciate the comments, but there were a lot of volunteers who helped through that whole time,” he said.

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In 2016, investments through the fund went to kids programming and services and also helped people and families struggling with poverty. Monies were also dedicated to help build stronger communities in Northumberland. On Giving Tuesday, the organization announced the Sandra MacCoubrey Leadership Challenge. “The Leadership Giving program at United Way has always been a significant part of our annual campaign and with this new challenge, these dollars will go even further,” said Heather Norris, United Way CEO. “Overall, it will help us to raise $100,000 to support children, individuals and families in our community.” Norris and United Way staffers announced the new challenge on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Through the leadership challenge up to $50,000 will be matched when someone makes a first-time donation of $1,200 or more to the Northumberland United Way. Donations

The Northumberland United Way is almost $30,000 closer to its Community Fund campaign goal. During the month of October, the Northumberland United Way asked residents and lawyers to lend the organization a hand and launched a campaign fundraiser called "Will Week." About $29,850 was raised, with nearly 200 wills completed. United Way staff recently issued a statement thanking the lawyers who participated in Will Week, as they donated their time to prepare wills for residents and thanked the many residents who booked appointments and showed their support for the organization. The funds raised during Will Week will help to “make real change possible in Northumberland County,” staff said in the statement. During Will Week, residents were asked to visit with participating lawyers in Northumberland and for $150, which went to United Way, residents worked with lawyers to complete a basic will. Several lawyers, from Colborne to Port Hope, donated their time during the fundraiser and answered the United Way’s call for help. Proceeds from Will Week will go toward the organization’s Community Fund campaign, for which the goal Call to book a NO COST appointment is to raise about to have ear wax removed $831,500.

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Bobbi Wright was born in Frankford but lived in Brighton from the age of four to eleven. Following a brief stay in Belleville where she attended public school, the family moved to Wooler briefly, then settled in Brighton again where she attended ENSS for her entire high school years. Eventually, Wright married and settled in Milton for 28 years, primarily as a stay-at-home Mom. In 2016, Wright published her first children’s book, The Princess and the Whale: “Thirteen years ago,” said Wright, “I wrote the story for my seven-year-old daughter Hannah. She had been bullied, and it really changed her from this gregarious little girl to being withdrawn. I wanted something to teach Hannah about getting back up after being knocked down in life. The story is about Princess Hannah who gets lost far from home and lands on an island and meets a whale who facilitates this moment of bravery in the little girl, and gets her home. The manuscript hung around the house for a few years and then went missing for about 10 years. In February 2014, I awoke from this dream where I was a girl walking on a beach and a whale breached out of the water in front of me. It was an incredibly vivid dream and I couldn’t shake it, and I didn’t know what it meant. In July 2015, I painted the dream to get it out of my head. Six months later, the manuscript showed up on an old hard drive. While reading it all these years later, I looked up at my painting, and it was the exact same scene as the last part of the story. I realized in that moment that I needed to publish this.” While living in the GTA, she was always enthralled by the charm of a long-standing store The Birdhouse, owned by John and Connie Crow that she followed on Facebook. “Past January, I realized it was time for me to come back home to Brighton. I literally put it out there, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice if The Birdhouse came up for sale?’ At that point it wasn’t.” Last June, she saw on friend Tracy Crowe’s

Facebook that The Birdhouse was for sale in conjunction with the property it was on. “I dropped in on Tracy to say hello and it was so lovely to be inside the store, and thought maybe it was doable but I had purchased my townhouse in Brighton. The charm of the store appealed to me and it was a stable business to take on. After a few weeks of chatting back and forth, they told me that they were separating it from the house.” When the Wooler house sold shortly after she took over, to be converted back to a family home again, Wright arranged to rent the building formerly called The Gatehouse of the Brighton Arts Club at the doorstep of Presqu’ile Park. Doug McRae bought the nine acres, half of which is marsh land, with the intention of making it a nature reserve. Last October was a “crazy” month for Wright: “I took over The Birdhouse on October 2 and moved into my house on Oct 20. I had to pack up the business on Oct 27, aiming for the November 4 grand opening. I am happy to be back home in Brighton. These are my roots. I didn’t realize how much I missed living near the lake.” Entering The Birdhouse is like capturing a bit of summer, with bird recordings amid the glory of neat bird feeders, bird houses, nest boxes, bird baths, seed mixes, gifts and garden ware. “Birds are an easy way to connect with nature right outside your door,” said Wright. “Having a feeder is wonderful entertainment, and a calming way of connecting kids and ourselves to the outdoors. I look forward to serving my community for many years to come.” Wright’s book, The Princess and the Whale, is available at the store located at 240 Presqu’ile Parkway. Visit Facebook.com/thebirdhousenaturestore. (Brighton resident Vic Schukov is a longtime journalist and writer of biography books for everyday people; victorschukov@gmail.com )

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Sports Minor hockey rates frozen for 2018, building, planning fees will increase SARAH HYATT sarah.hyatt24@gmail.com

Brighton — Council has dismissed builders’ concerns when it comes to increased fees and charges in 2018, but will help out minor hockey and freeze ice rental rates for the year. At the Dec. 18 meeting, staff presented a two-part 2018 fees and charges bylaw. One bylaw was for fees and service charges for general government, fire, public works and parks and recreation. The other was an interim planning and building bylaw, which was meant to put on hold proposed increases, so staff and the Brighton Homebuilders Association had the chance to sit down and discuss the new rates, as planning services are set to increase almost across the board. Normally, all fees and charges are included in the same bylaw, but following the public outcry over what some suggested were drastic spikes in planning and building costs, staff believed they were exercising “due diligence” by affording the building community the opportunity to meet with staff. “I got the impression that council wanted them [the

son, following staff’s presentation of a supplementary report for the bylaws, which sparked some quick reactions among councillors. Representatives from the building community previously expressed grave concerns with some “excessive increases” during a public meeting for the fees and charges bylaw. “ … I think it behooves us, since they are a significant element of our finances and they’re important to the economic part of the town, that we give them the opportunity to meet with staff, [so they can] find out why and how we’re raising fees and [we] try to determine how it will affect them,” said Watson. The idea was, once staff met with the association, the bylaw would be brought forward for council’s consideration in early 2018. In the meantime, fees and charges would remain the same. There was a lot of talk about potentially phasing in some rates, because of the large change, said Watson. So, staff Sarah Hyatt/Metroland would have looked at that and based on discussions, options Councillor John Martinello like going ahead with the full builders] to have an opportu- view to staff,” said chief ad- fees or backing off a little to nity to express their point of ministrative officer Bill Wat- phase in some rates, would be

presented, he said. The idea wasn't popular with the majority of council. Coun. Brian Ostrander was first to speak up, saying he was “curious where the backpedalling is coming from.” Ostrander never got the sense that council wasn’t supportive of the planning fees and charges proposed by staff, he said. And he wasn’t the only one who believed builders already had the chance to speak or that the increases were unreasonable. The building community does invest a lot in Brighton, but so do the taxpayers, said Coun. Steven Baker. “Are we going to afford the minor hockey association the same courtesy to have a meeting with them? I see not, that fee is going ahead. I would rather see this council keep the ice time costs as they were last year and go ahead and implement the recommendations from the planning department …” said Baker. To name a few of the spikes in planning fees, final approval for a subdivision or condominium will jump from $850, to $3,000, plus $45 per lot. As another example, extension draft plan approval will climb from

$750, to $2,000. Builders say some of the largest surges amount to something like a 580 per cent increase. Coun. John Martinello, who openly admitted he doesn’t frequently agree with staff at the recent meeting, said it’s about time planning fees were brought in-line with neighbouring municipalities. When proposing these new rates, staff made it clear this was about playing catch-up and builders had their chance to state their case, said Martinello. Councillors Mary Tadman and Laura Vink wanted builders to have the chance to meet with staff and for a report to come to council following that meeting. They did not vote in favour of the planning and building bylaw. The general fees and charges bylaw passed unanimously and in favour of minor hockey. Council chose to not increase ice rental fees, which will remain at $107 per hour, rather than the proposed increase of $110 per hour. Minor hockey had also previously expressed concern, as costs for the sport continue to rise across the board.

Northumberland club proposes ATV bylaw for Brighton SARAH HYATT sarah.hyatt24@gmail.com

Brighton — A Northumberland ATV club would like Brighton to back its request to allow all-terrain vehicles on municipal roads. “Let’s put Brighton on the ATV map and start benefiting from it,” said Mike Ainsworth, president for the Northumberland District ATV Riders Club. Ainsworth and David Sheppard, who is also a district director for the Ontario Federation of All-Terrain Vehicle Clubs (OFATV) recently made a presentation to council on behalf ATV users, asking Brighton to consider a road-use bylaw. The request, the pair said, follows

successful bylaw trials in nearby communities like Trent Hills. The club’s been active in Northumberland since about 2006 and was previously affiliated with the Eastern Ontario Trail Alliance. Starting in 2016, the club moved under the umbrella of the OFATV. “I would just like to say to council and the people in the room here, that even though I’m not a resident of Brighton, it doesn’t mean that ATVs in Brighton don’t mean something to us, as a club, as a whole, we want to bring ATVs under control, give them a place to ride, and get safety under control in all of Northumberland County,” said Ainsworth, before starting his recent presentation to the

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continuation of an ATV trail system town. Currently, the club has some 260 provincewide, but so Northumberland members and maintains more than residents have the option to engage in safe and family-oriented recreation, said Ainsworth. “Let’s put Brighton on There are other benefits to the the ATV map and start town, too, club representatives insist, as ATVing can help to boost tourism benefiting from it.” and also enhance economic developMIKE AINSWORTH, PRESIDENT ment. Ainsworth and Sheppard also NORTHUMBERLAND DISTRICT ATV RIDERS CLUB added that ATVers will spend money on gas, foods and at other businesses The duo also came equipped with 310-kilometres worth of trails. This is in addition to a trail area put together several statements from municipaliin the Warkworth and Hastings neigh- ties, mayors, police and others, who’ve bourhood, since the Trent Hills bylaw had bylaws in place in their communities, while looking to reinforce its passed. The club would like to see a bylaw claim that the ATV club is educating put in place to not only allow for the members well with respect to safety

and following the rules. The information shared by the club representatives further indicated no negative impacts for township insurance costs to date, little effect on policing services and no significant concerns or complaints, following the implementation of bylaws in those communities. Council has opted to refer the ATVers request to the rural advisory committee and will look for a report at a later date. Brighton has rejected ATV proposals in the past. But, a lot has changed in recent years and Ainsworth says many municipalities in Ontario now have ATV bylaws.

Signs point to doctor taking over practice set to close next week BY JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com

Cramahe Township — Colborne is losing a doctor at the end of the month but it appears another physician is ready to take his place. Tracy West, the recruitment co-ordinator for the West Northumberland Physician Recruitment Committee, told council at its Dec. 19 meeting that she's been in touch with a physician who “is very interested in taking over Dr. Steve Waring's practice.” She didn't provide any details about his background as there is still paperwork to be done to satisfy the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. But the physician's “positive indication” that he's prepared to move to Colborne is “really good news,” because the committee only learned of Waring's plans in October. “Usually with a three-month turnaround, it's not ... as positive as we are anticipating this to be,” West said. “It can take a year or two years to bring in a doctor, so planning is really imperative.” She said she would have an update for council within a week or two.

“Your municipality is well-positioned to meet the future health-care needs of your residents,” West assured council. Mayor Marc Coombs, who's a member of the recruitment committee as council's representative, said “it looks like we're 90 per cent of the way there” to replacing Waring. West said the committee's key accomplishments in 2017 included recruiting two family physicians. One will take over a practice in Cobourg next month, and the other started a new practice in Port Hope last August. Within four months his patient roster had surpassed 1,000. “Our biggest challenge is keeping pace with the retirement plans of family physicians,” West said, noting nine doctors, representing 25 per cent of the total number in West Northumberland, are over the age of 60. “I'm in constant contact with all of our physicians to understand what their retirement plans are so we can plan for the future,” she said. “I ask all doctors to give me a year's notice of their retirement if possible because ... that increases our chances of a successful recruitment.” The trend of doctors retiring in West Northumberland “has seemed to quicken in pace”

over the last couple of years, West said. “We're anticipating two retirements a year over the next four years.” At the same time the demand for family physicians in the area will increase because more people are moving to Northumberland and the county has “one of the oldest populations in the province.” Also, “changing practice style means we may have to recruit more than one doctor in the future to replace each retiring doctor because many of our older retiring doctors have huge practices,” West said. The committee again requested that Cramahe contribute roughly $5,560 to the committee's operating costs. That's 10.4 per cent of the total required, $53,500, and hasn't changed in four years. It works out to less than one dollar per resident, she said. Cobourg pays the most, $17,065, followed by Port Hope ($14,925), Hamilton Township ($9,845), and Alnwick-Haldimand Township ($6,100). West said her committee doesn't give out incentives of $100,000 to $125,000 to attract physicians the way some other places do. “We're bringing in doctors into this community who want to be” here, and aren't drawn by the promise of being paid extra money to stay five years, she said.

Province investing $600,000 in Campbellford Memorial Hospital to make it more energy-efficient BY JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com

Campbellford — The province is giving Campbellford Memorial Hospital $600,000 to upgrade its infrastructure so that it will become more energy-efficient. Campbellford Memorial Hospital (CMH) chief executive officer Varouj Eskedjian said the combined cost of replacing chillers and boilers in its cooling and heating systems will be paid for entirely by the $300,000 the government is providing for each project. “It's a triple win,” Eskedjian said at the funding announcement Northumberland-Quinte West MPP Lou Rinaldi made at the hospital on Dec. 8. The first win is being able to replace equipment at the end of its life “because we know before we move to a new hospital that we're going to need to have this facility work for us,” he said. “The second win is that this will be great for patient care ... because now we will be able to provide a cool environment in the summer and a warm environment in the winter,” Eskedjian said. The only means the hospital currently has of keeping patients' rooms cool in the summer is to open the windows, “which is not the best, and certainly doesn't meet the needs of our patients (or) the modern standards for hospitals,” he said.

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