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Brighton — The group dedicated to restoring the Presqu’ile lighthouse is trudging forward with fundraising efforts and continues to call on the public for support. “We need people to renew memberships or to donate and to show their support at our fundraisers,” said Dave Sharp, chair for the Presqu’ile Point Lighthouse Preservation Society board of directors. Back in January, Sharp went public and reported the society had been defrauded for thousands of dollars. In recent months, the society has been pushing forward despite this alleged incident, hopeful it can overcome the loss and complete the lighthouse restoration project this year. “This person has come forward on his own behalf and claimed responsibility for the fraud,” said Sharp back in January when the news broke. “This theft was by a board member, who will remain nameless at this time (and) until the police investigation is complete.” The losses for the society were first estimated between $60,000 and $70,000. In an interview at the end of Sarah Hyatt/Metroland March, Sharp said, “Losses to us are Grade 2 student Sophie Bateman proudly displays her Easter bunny creation. This was one of the Easterless than $70,000.” See LIGHTHOUSE page 2
inspired activities for Kim Lance’s junior and senior kindergarten class at Brighton Public School, Thursday, March 29.
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The police investigation remains ongoing. “We have submitted everything the OPP requires for its investigation,” said Sharp. He could not comment further on the investigation, but did say hundreds of hours have been dedicated in recent months, with regards to documentation for police reports; to try and rebuild finances and to prepare for the society’s fundraisers, including the major one in June. Several measures have been taken to tighten up internal policies and changes made to many processes, the chair said. Throughout March, the board did also push for council to consider releasing grant funds ahead of the findings Sarah Hyatt/Metroland file photo of the police investigation or to at least The Presqu’ile lighthouse. entertain a type of bridge loan, though
council appears committed to its previous resolutions to “safeguard” funds earmarked for restoration efforts for the time being. (It was decided during the budget process that any grant funds allocated for the project will be held by the municipality until council is assured the monies will be protected and until more information related to the investigation is made available.) This request to the municipality was made as the society was struggling to fulfil its obligations to its major contractor and was under financial pressure with respect to scaffolding rental costs, as stated in correspondence to council. Ontario Parks has since stepped forward and “provided us some relief,” said Sharp. “This took a lot of stress off of us.” As for the charitable tax status for the volunteer-run group, this also remains in the works. He hopes within
a few months the society will have obtained its status which means the group will be able to issue tax receipts for donations made in 2018, he said. In other news, local resident Emily Rowley has joined the board of directors for the group. The society is also continuing its search for a volunteer treasurer. Residents’ support would be appreciated at upcoming fundraisers, said Sharp. A Down East Celtic Kitchen Party fundraiser is planned for this Saturday, April 7. Tickets are $15 or $25 per couple and will be available at the door at the King Edward Park Community Centre. The event features Madman’s Window and McGilly Highland Dancers, as well as Dan Buchanan, who will be talking about the lighthouse. (Interested attendees can also call Ruth Kerr at 613-475-3018.)
Some “really neat items” have been donated for the Charity Auction event on June 23 and more than a few items are valued at more than $1,000. Sharp is continuing to ask residents to save the date and to show their support by way of a donation or by attending the June event. The goal is to raise more than $20,000 through the charity auction. Other fundraising efforts are ongoing and the society is also seeking “larger grants.” Currently, the group is involved in two grant applications, both of which are “very substantial.” Sharp continues to thank the society’s supporters and the individuals who’ve made donations already this year, which presently tally in the thousands. Find the society online or on Facebook for more information or email DSharp@pplps.ca.
Autism Awareness Walk in Brighton will take place this Sunday, goal to raise $8,000 to assist local families JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com
Brighton — Organizers of the second Autism Awareness Walk and Vendors Show to be held in Brighton hope to better last year's fundraising total of almost $3,500. The goal this year is to raise $8,000
to help families in the community and surrounding area who have children with autism receive therapy, respite, technology and communication devices, said Christina Knight, co-chair of Adam's Hope Charity. The walk through the downtown will take place this Sunday, April 8,
starting and ending at the King Edward Community Centre, where more than 20 vendor and community booths will be set up. Local Masons will be on hand to create child identification kits that authorities can use in a search when a child goes missing. There will also be
a silent auction, a raffle, and entertainment for children, including a balloon artist and Sparky the Fire Dog. More than 150 people got involved in last year's event, vendors and organizations included, and McKnight and co-chair Joanne Alexander are hoping for a larger turnout this time around.
The vendors show will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The walk starts at 11 a.m. McKnight, who, like Alexander, has a son under the age of 10 with autism, said more than 50 families have been helped by Adam's Hope Charity in various ways, including funding for fencing and transportation.
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Library fundraising continues, personal donations are making a difference, says CEO SARAH HYATT sarah.hyatt24@gmail.com
Brighton — The CEO of the Brighton Public Library is confident the library’s $150,000 fundraising goal will be achieved. “The support we’re already seeing since March 2, it’s pretty incredible,” said Mellissa D’Onofrio-Jones, the chief executive officer for the library. March was a busy month for the library board, staffers and the Friends of the Brighton Public Library. At the start of March, residents were invited to an information session so they could learn more about the library’s fundraising efforts and the vision and progress of the expansion project at 35 Alice St. For library patrons, the expansion means several benefits including about double the space. The community awareness event held on March 2 was also used to kick-start fundraising efforts. The library’s goal is to raise $150,000 for shelving and furnishings. These monies will help to create and complete that desired community-hub atmosphere, once the new and revamped space is open this summer, said the CEO. And that $150,000 has already been knocked down quite a bit. The Rotary Club of Brighton has chipped in $30,000 to help out and several
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Chief executive officer Mellissa D'Onofrio-Jones and Bob Burke, library board chair, at the Brighton Public Library. personal donations were also made throughout the month of March. “It’s so encouraging to see the community’s generosity since March 2 — it hasn’t even been a month,” said D’OnofrioJones, at the time of her inter-
view with the Independent. At the end of March, personal donations had totalled about $5,000, the CEO said. The board is looking to raise the remaining $115,000 “as soon as possible.” There are fundraising events
in the works for the coming months, including a paint night event, a large book sale and at least one fundraiser D’OnofrioJones “can’t wait” to share the details for. Tickets for the paint night fundraiser will go on sale in
mid-April and will be $40. Half of the ticket sales will help out the library and attendees of the event, along with their art created that night, will take home a charitable tax receipt. “We are a registered charity,” noted D’Onofrio-Jones. The paint night fundraiser will run from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on May 29 and will be hosted at the King Edward Park Community Centre. Tickets will be available for purchase at the library’s temporary boutique space. “We’ll have a couple other really, really exciting events in May and early June,” said D’Onofrio-Jones. “People should watch the library’s social media sites and website for details.” The monies raised will help the library to actually house its collection and to purchase appropriate shelving. As for furniture, funds will help with purchases for what’s described as “soft seating” pieces and tables. There are also plans for a laptop bar, where people will be able to sit and work and plug in their personal devices. The $150K will “fully outfit” the expanded space and will ultimately help to improve public use, accessibility and meet the community’s needs outlined in the consultation process, said D’Onofrio-Jones. The vision for this new space, the CEO continued, is not just to have a bigger space, but
spaces where individuals and community groups can come work, sit, plug in their devices or read. As many patrons know, this was sometimes hard to do in the library’s old space and with the upstairs of the library just too crowded at times. The furnishing purchases are part of creating this vision and will give the new space better functionality, said D’OnofrioJones. Additions like the laptop bar, a lengthy harvest-type table and soft-seating pieces such as armchairs equipped with tablet tables will give residents options for working space or to meet as a group, she said. At the same time, furnishings will be “flexible” so areas like the program room can easily be used for everything from board meetings and educational exercises, to space for kids and families. Supporters and donors looking for more information can visit the library’s website or pick up pledge forms at the boutique library. Pledge forms are also at the community centre, where a fundraiser display was recently set up. D’Onofrio-Jones is reminding the public the library remains open during renovations but has temporarily relocated to 10 Alice St. The boutique library is located between the fire hall and China King restaurant.
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Hospital returns to normal service levels SARAH HYATT sarah.hyatt24@gmail.com
Campbellford — Staff at Campbellford Memorial Hospital (CMH) are thanking the public and community partners following “a facility-wide influenza-A outbreak.” On March 21, CMH, in consultation with the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, declared the influenza-A outbreak over and the hospital and emergency department returned to normal service levels. “The restrictions were in place for a 24-hour period,” said Michelle Wellman, executive assistant to the board of directors, president and chief executive officer for the hospital. The influenza-A (respiratory) outbreak was first declared on the medicalsurgical unit on Saturday, March 17. On Monday, March 19, the hospital issued a public statement and recommended visitor restrictions to one patient per visit as a result of the outbreak. Visitors were further asked to avoid the first floor unit, especially if they were feeling unwell or had a compromised immune system and to follow the precautions outlined by staff when visiting. Restrictions were also put in place regarding emergency
department visits. With the outbreak over, CMH has since thanked “everyone for their patience, co-operation and diligence in helping us return to normal operations,” as well as gave thanks to the many external health care partners that supported the hospital during the outbreak. Varouj Eskedjian, president and CEO of CMH, has also publicly praised and expressed his appreciation to hospital staff “for their diligence and commitment to providing quality patient care” throughout the outbreak. People exhibiting flulike symptoms should continue to seek attention from their physician’s office or a clinic, the hospital reports. Symptoms include fever, sore throat, body aches, headaches and chest and/or nasal congestion. “The expectation remains that all staff and visitors be diligent in practising infection prevention and control practices, including hand hygiene and cough etiquette, when visiting the hospital at any time,” states CMH. “Frequent handwashing, particularly before and after patient contact is mandatory and vital to reducing healthcare-associated infections.”
Campbellford will have new fire hall with council chamber by end of year JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com
Trent Hills – A request for proposals will soon go out for an emergency services base to be built in Campbellford. The building will house both Trent Hills firefighters and Northumberland County paramedics and include space where council can hold its meetings. The estimated cost is $6.7 million; Trent Hills will cover 83 per cent of the bill and the county 17 per cent. Deputy Mayor Rosemary Kelleher-MacLennan inquired about the project at council last week, saying there has been “some misinformation” circulating in the community that “not enough consultation” had taken place about the new fire hall. The site is a vacant lot on the north-west corner of River Street and Doxsee Avenue where Giant Tiger had been located for many years. Fire Chief Tim Blake said he had received “nothing but positive feedback” about the project, which goes back to a master plan for the fire department prepared in 2012. “We looked at all possibilities,” he said. The consultant who did the study thought the site the municipality has chosen is “the perfect location.” The addition on the existing fire hall has significant structural damage that
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New fire hall for Campbellford The design for the new emergency services base by CSV Architects shows the fire department's larger vehicles will exit onto Doxsee Avenue. needs to be repaired and the building is no longer big enough to accommodate the large vehicles the fire department uses. Blake said in an interview later that there's a “misconception” among some that “there's going to be people
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killed” when fire trucks rush out from the new site in response to a call. He pointed out it hasn't been an issue with the existing fire hall a short distance away on Saskatoon Avenue where it has been located for more than a hundred years. The new hall will have four bays facing Doxsee and a system will be put in place to alert motorists and pedestrians when vehicles are about to exit, Blake said. Mayor Bob Crate said the emergency services base will include “a decent council chamber.” With the one now in use at the Clock Tower Cultural Centre, “there's always people that are blocked out” from view in the gallery and around the council table. Crate said he's “a little distressed”
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that staff are “getting a lot of criticism” over this by people who haven't done their research and “it's very unfair.” The two-storey building will also include a training centre for firefighters and the municipality's emergency operations centre. The base will be the third one that's a joint project of the county and a local municipality. The first was in Colborne and the second one will be in Roseneath. Northumberland's long-term plans include an emergency services base in Brighton where paramedics have outgrown their designated area in that town's fire hall. “We haven't really had any specific conversations with the municipality yet but we will be getting to that because that space needs to be updated for the paramedics,” chief administrative officer Jennifer Moore said. “That will be at least a couple of years down the road.” “Shared services and collaboration are really the most effective way for us to deliver many of our services,” she said. “There are so many advantages to having other services co-located ... It's cost-effective to do it this way but really it is that relationship-building and the collaboration that's so beneficial.”
Cramahe awards contract to identify infiltration in Colborne's sanitary sewers JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com
Cramahe Township – Onsite Sewer Services has been awarded the contract to carry out a video inspection of Colborne's sanitary sewers to determine where repairs are needed. The Hampton company's bid of $50,244 was the lowest by far of six received, with the next lowest being $95,415. The township will use money it received from the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund to pay for the inspection which will ultimately result in work being done to restore capacity in the sewage treatment system that has been lost because of infiltration. “The numbers that we can gain back from doing rehabilitation on the existing sanitary network will be huge,”
chief administrative officer Craig Brooks said. “And then we'll reassess the plant capacity against the new flows after post-rehabilitation.” “Once we fix the infiltration problem that weren't there three years ago and get back to the number that we had six, seven, eight years ago we'll have plenty of capacity to handle near-term growth,” Mayor Marc Coombs said. Disclosures of remuneration The township has released its statement of council remuneration and expenses paid for 2017, as required under the Municipal Act. Coombs topped the chart at $26,979 ($24,006 in salary/ per diem, and $2,973 for expenses and mileage) followed by Deputy Mayor Sandra Ar-
thur, $16,110 ($15,275, $836 than $100,000 in 2017. He was The province's Public Sector receive public funding to refor conferences and seminars); paid $132,955 and given $385 Disclosure Act requires munic- lease the salaries of employees Councillor Don Clark, $14,705 in taxable benefit. ipalities and other entities that who earn more than $100,000. (including $1,248 for conferences and seminars, and $371 for expenses and mileage); and councillors Ed Van Egmond and Tim Gilligan, $13,085. Coombs also received $3,500 representing Cramahe on the board of Town of Cobourg Holding Inc., and $2,100 for being on the board of Lakefront Utility Services Inc. Van Egmond collected $359 for being a livestock evaluator and $105 as the large animal/ chemical control committee appointee. Clark received $512 in per diem and expenses serving on the board of Lower Trent Conservation. Brooks was the township's lone employee to earn more
Health unit publishes list of top earners across region Northumberland – More than 10 employees at the health unit earned more than $100,000 in 2017. In accordance with the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit has recently published the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in 2017. Eleven health unit employees have met the criteria and their earnings recently made public. Topping the list with a salary of $292,388.96 is Lynn Noseworthy, medical officer of health. Leslie Orpana, director of chronic disease and injury prevention and interim director of oral health, earned $132,554.46. With a salary of $128,033.50, Anne Ma-
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rie Holt, director of communicable disease control, epidemiology and evaluation and interim director of environmental health, also made the list. Next up on the list is Mary Catherine Masciangelo, director of corporate services, with a salary of $123,138.71. Earning $119,618.04 in 2017, Fiona Kelly, director of family health and Colleen McBride, manager of human resources, with a salary of $114,242.73, were also top earners at the health unit in 2017. Richard Ovcharovich, manager of environmental health, Shawn Woods, manager of clinical services, Rachel Moon-Kelly, manager of chronic disease and injury prevention, Lorna McCleary, manager of chronic disease and injury prevention and Deborah Johnston, manager of environmental health, also earned more than $100,000 last year.
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COMMENTARY Getting that spring clean-up feeling Spring can be such a beautiful time of year. After months of blistering cold weather, the snows have all but melted away, the birds have started to return and the first flowers have begun to sprout from the ground. But while we may be grateful to see the grass again, the meltdown also reveals an ugly side. Our bad habits come to the fore with various bits of litter and other trash strewn about the area. Whether it’s tossed trash bags in ditches or candy wrappers and cigarette butts discarded along roadways, they make for really ugly scenes. Rural or urban settings, it seems to matter not. But there is hope in the form of the annual tradition that is the Mayors’ Keep the County Clean Challenge. For a 10th year, Brighton and area residents are encouraged to come together to beauSarah Hyatt/Metroland tify public spaces – neighbourhood parks, school grounds, or a favourite walking path – wherever people have carelessly discarded their trash. Fortunately for our communities, this clean-up Andrew Jagoe and Ellie Candeloro experiment with some shaving cream and paint initiative continues to spark widespread interest, as Kim Lance’s junior and senior kindergarten class at Brighton Public School cel- attracting hundreds of participants each and every ebrate a little Easter-inspired fun ahead of the long weekend. year.
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According to the Pitch-In Canada website (pitchin.ca), last year’s initiative across Northumberland County involved more than 1,587 volunteers. And together they collected more than 17,680 kg. of litter. What makes it so enjoyable is that volunteers can sign up individually or as a team, and can contribute a few minutes or a few hours, no expectations. Those looking to make a quick hit can participate in the 20-minute makeover on April 27. Take a few moments during your lunch hour to tidy the front of your business or around your home after work. Anyone with more time to devote is encouraged to sign up for the mayors’ challenge running from Sunday, April 22 to Saturday April 28, bundling up other peoples’ eyesores into the eye-catching yellow bags throughout the community. Just be sure to register – contact Gord Fletcher in Brighton at 613-475-1162; and Jeannine Mintz in Cramahe at 905-355-2821, ext. 122. (See page 15 for more details). Whether inadvertent or deliberate, most of us contribute to the unsightly mess that can accumulate at this time of year. This program offers everyone a chance to do their part to tidy things up and show pride in the communities in which we live.
New curling tongs create plenty of excitement for Audrey and Mother Mother was so excited, she could hardly unpack her supplies fast enough. She had gone into Renfrew that Saturday to peddle her wares and do her shopping for those few items she couldn’t get at Briscoe’s General Store. Out on the table was a piece of Dan River Cotton and some ric rac braid, two spools of thread, and something in a brown paper bag that was causing all the excitement. She opened the bag and took out what I had never seen before. My sister Audrey, older and much wiser than I was, knew exactly what Mother had bought. She was just as excited as Mother was and made a grab for what looked like a piece of piping with a clamp on the end of it. “Can I try this tonight?” Audrey asked Mother who was still smiling from ear to ear. Mother assured Audrey she could indeed! I dared to ask them what the thing was, since I had never seen one before. Audrey said it was curling tongs, whatever that meant. I asked if it curled ribbon, and
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with that both Mother and Audrey laughed like I had just cracked the joke of all time! “It’s for your hair ... it curls your hair. No more tying our hair up in rags at night. Just imagine ... curling tongs!” Every Saturday night, we had to have the rag treatment so that our hair would be nice for church on Sunday morning. I didn’t want to show my ignorance further, but I had no idea how it would work. It wasn’t something that had to be plugged into a wall socket, because we certainly didn’t have electricity. So I had no idea how it was going to curl my hair! Well, that night I was to find
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out. Supper was more hurried than usual, with Audrey so impatient with me that she grabbed the tea towel right out of my hand to finish drying the dishes. The table was cleared, and wiped, and then the strangest thing happened. It wasn’t even dark, but Audrey lit the coal-oil lamp and set it at the end of the table! What a waste of coal oil, I thought … lighting a lamp and it still daylight. Then the thing that was causing all the excitement was put right into the lampshade with the handle sticking out! I couldn’t believe it! Mother and Audrey sat looking at the lamp tapping their fingers on the red oilcloth. Then Mother said she thought that would do it, and Audrey sat on a chair at the head of the table, and with a tea towel Mother took out the tongs from the lamp shade. She spit on the end of a finger and tapped the tongs, and I heard a sizzle. Then she took a handful of Audrey’s hair, held it out straight from her head, REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF DISTRIBUTION Greg Esnard 613-706-8385 For delivery concerns call 1-705-742-8450 or toll free 1-855-742-8450 SALES MANAGER Adam Milligan 705-761-7990 ADVERTISING SALES Jean Convey, 613-966-2034, ext 79016 Tim Sheppard, 613-966-2034, ext 79017 Orlinda Johnston , 613-966-2034, ext 795015
and put it between the clamps on the iron and rolled it up tight. She held it there for a few minutes, and I was sure that whole bit of Audrey’s hair would fall to the floor. Mother pulled the tongs out from the rolled-up hair, and right before my eyes there was the most beautiful curl I had ever seen. As soon as the tongs cooled, Mother would pop them back into the shade of the coal oil lamp, and curl another bit of my sister’s hair, with this newfangled gadget. Well! I never! Imagine, no more sleeping on lumpy rolled up rags. When Mother finished curling every last strand on Audrey’s head, my sister ran to the mirror hanging at the back door, and it was just like she had gotten a new pair of shoes. She kept patting her head, and smiling at the face looking back at her. Of course, I was anxious that I get the same treatment, even though I had ringlets, I was sure I would look better with tight curls like Audrey’s. Mother agreed that my sister could try it on me. I sat on a chair at the head of the
table, and Audrey did exactly as Mother had done, even to spitting on the tongs to make sure they were hot enough. She grabbed a handful of hair and the next thing I knew the hot tongs touched my ear, and I flew across the kitchen floor like I had been stabbed! I ran to the mirror at the back door, but I couldn’t see my ear which I was sure would never be the same again. Nobody seemed to be the least bit concerned. Mother calmly got up, went to the cupboard, took down the baking soda, spit on the end of her finger, dipped it into the soda and then dabbed it on my ear. Right then and there I made up my mind that Audrey and Mother could use the newfangled tongs if they wanted to. I’d stick to having my hair tied up with rags before I went to bed. Lumps or no lumps ... it was better than having my ears burned off. Mary Cook is a longtime writer with several books in print and in electronic copies. She appears as a regular columnist.
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Northumberland — If you’ve had enough of potholes or poor roads, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) wants to hear from you. That’s right, it’s that time of year and voting is once again open for the annual CAA Worst Roads campaign. “The annual CAA Worst Roads advocacy campaign has influenced change for 15 years,” said Raymond Chan, government relations at CAA South Central Ontario. Whether it’s potholes, poor road signs or deteriorating pavement, the association is encouraging road users to have their say. For CAA, any of the above or even limited or non-existent cycling or walking infrastructure could be cause for a nomination. “We are calling on all Ontarians to vote for their worst road today and join the community of drivers, cyclists and pedestrians committed to improving Ontario’s roads,” said Chan in the same media release. “We are all road users and everyone has a role to play to make roads safer.” With thousands of kilometres worth of roadways throughout the province, the campaign is a platform for Ontarians to make roads safer and helps different levels of government
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Warkworth — This is no sleepy little village, as they say. Warkworth is a lively place and helping to make it so is the Ah! Arts and Heritage Centre. With the help of a $10,000 grant from the Ontario Arts Council, it's "Animating Warkworth by Night." It began with six weeks of workshops in the making of masks, costumes and puppets that started in late January and continued until early March, culminating with an exhibit at the arts and heritage centre for the Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival. “We had very highly qualified local artists,” said Skye Morrison, an adviser to Ah! who wrote the grant application that secured the funding. The “big mover and shaker behind the workshops, the lead person” was Delphine White, a costume designer and a founding member of Ah!. About 30 participants as young as four up to “as I call us, children of all ages” paid $5 a class and “worked like crazy” to make their creations, Morrison said. Contemporary abstract and figurative painter Carolyn Megill, who was an instructor with the Toronto District School Board for many years, helped with the making of masks and headdresses and felt “really privileged” to have done so. The hours were “intense” and long, “but it was an magnificent experience” that was both “incredible” and “uplifting,” she said. And now the second phase is about to begin: Dance Warkworth. Six classes are scheduled, all at the Town Hall Centre for the Arts: April 7 — Bollywood and Bhangra; April 21, May 3 — belly dancing; April 28 — choreography for giant puppets, and for masks and costumes. Classes are $5 each or $25 for the series. Those taking the classes will be able to make use of what they learn when Warkworth by Night concludes with a parade on June 2. Also scheduled is a two-day workshop in lantern-making that the Branch Ranch and Warkworth Willow Works will be offering in collaboration with Shadowland Theatre from Toronto. The cost is $100 and limited to 20 people, Morrison said. To register for the workshop or dance classes, email info@ahcentre.ca.
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Leah Campbell and daughter Stella were among many who marvelled at the remarkable costumes, masks and puppets on display at the Ah! Arts and Heritage Centre. For more information email info@shereerasmussen.com. Morrison estimated that the $10,000 grant AH! received “will generate $30,000 to $40,000 worth of business, goodwill (and) people coming.” The not-for-profit organization will be applying to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for funding to continue what it's started for the next three years. The idea is to build upon Animating Warkworth by Night and “create a pageant that uses all of this (which) we could actually take in little bits out to other places,” Morrison said.
understand what roadway improvements are important to people and where they need to be made, states the association. Voting for the campaign will be open until April 15. Once voting is finished, CAA compiles the results with lists of the worst roads in Ontario and for the various regions across the province. Information is broken down into a top 10 list for the worst roads in Ontario and in top five regional lists. CAA says it will also present the lists of the worst roads to local and provincial officials. It’s hoped this will help when it comes to future funding and planning decisions. In 2017, Burlington Street East in Hamilton took the top spot on CAA’s list of Ontario’s Worst Roads. A little closer to home and in tenth place on the list was County Road 49 in Prince Edward County. County Road 49 also took the top spot on the regional list for Eastern Ontario in 2017 and in fifth place was Avondale Road in Belleville. County Road 49 was also named the worst road in Ontario in 2016, when more than 2,500 roads were nominated that year. The CAA campaign has been held annually since 2003. People interesting in participating in the campaign can visit caaworstroads.com.
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Easter-inspired fun at Brighton Public School and on the hunt for eggs and other treasures. Brighton – Easter fun came early Easter arts and crafts were also part for Brighton Public School students. of the fun and some splashed about On Thursday, March 29, children and experimented with paint and were dancing, sporting crazy hairdos shaving cream. SARAH HYATT
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Left, Brooklyn Kenny, Jordyn Fuller and Kenzie Cummings decide to enjoy a dance together as Kim Lance’s junior and senior kindergarten class delighted in a little Easter fun Thursday, March 29. Above, Amy Horton enjoys a good laugh as she looks across the table at students mixing paint and shaving cream.
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Brighton family health team has funding boosted to attract, keep staff JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com
Brighton — Brighton Quinte West Family Health Team's base funding is being increased by $50,700 so it can offer better pay for the recruitment and retention of health-care professionals. The additional funding is “to make us more competitive” with hospitals, community health centres and other primary care providers, family health team executive director Wendy Parker explained after MPP Lou Rinaldi highlighted the increase while at the Brighton Health Services Centre on March 13. “We're quite excited,” she said. “It allows us to catch up with the other health sectors in terms of compensation for our staff in the family health team, and also provide an opportunity for benefits that they hadn't previously received as part of the primary care model.” Rinaldi gave as an example nurse practitioners in family health teams who are “getting paid considerably less” than their counterparts in hospitals. That has “made it very difficult” for family health teams to keep them on staff “because the grass was greener across the street ... This brings (their pay level) in line.” Other positions that are “hard to recruit" include social workers and registered dietitians, Parker said. With Brighton Quinte West Fam-
ily Health Team's base funding being raised to almost $1.4 million, “it's going to create some stability for us and for our communities.” That's key because “it's most important for the patients to have the same providers so they understand what their health journey” is, Parker said. Brighton Quinte West Family Health Team currently has 12 physicians and three nurse practitioners among its staff who provide care to more than 14,000 patients at its clinic locations in Brighton, Colborne and Trenton. Two more doctors will join the team later this year, in Brighton and Quinte West. “When I started here in 2004 by myself,” there were 1,800 patients, said Dr. Richard Wiginton, the family health team's lead physician and board chair. Rinaldi said having professionals working together to handle the different needs of patients means doctors don't have to “carry the load ... so they're able to see more people.” Wiginton thanked Rinaldi and Mayor Mark Walas for the support the provincial and municipal governments have shown the family health team over the years. “The landscape has changed substantially in the last several years in terms of how communities are successful going forward with recruit-
ment-retention, it's no longer doctors doing their own thing,” he said. The Health Care Connect list of people in the immediate area in need of a family doctor “is pretty much down to zero,” he said. “I don't know how you measure success any better than that.” There are fewer than a hundred patients registered for the Brighton community, Parker said, Walas said the municipality will “remain focused on physician retention and recruitment," noting there is one physician close to retirement age. Parker said the number of doctors that need to be recruited to the area “changes all of the time” because some physicians may choose to leave or to work part-time rather than maintain a full-time practice. “We're always eager to recruit physicians to our community,” she said. “I don't think you can ever have too many, particularly in an area such as Brighton and Quinte West where a lot of people from the Greater Toronto Area are gravitating to these communities ... looking for a solid primary care health system.” Ontario is investing $248.4 million over three years to support existing family health teams and to create new John Campbell/Metroland ones so that every region of Ontario has at least one team. Mayor Mark Walas, MPP Lou Rinaldi, Dr. Richard Wiginton and Wendy “It's another step forward to get us Parker gather at the health services centre March 13 to talk about extra to where we want to be,” Rinaldi said. funding being given to the family health team.
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Fire Chief Caddick: In service, giving back to the community ‘Brighton’s Own’ VIC SCHUKOV
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ike many kids do while growing up, Rick Caddick thought about becoming a fireman. But he had a special desire beyond riding the big red truck. “It was mainly about helping people,” he said. “Rescue work is a large part of it. Firemen have a high public image in working with people. That’s important, and young people see it and they want to be like that.” Born north of Belleville, Caddick started in fire service back in the early 1980s with the former Thurlow Township fire department while still in high school. “I was a volunteer, learning emergency services and fire training, and doing support work on the fire grounds, one of the youngest members. It fostered in me the idea of being in public service, being able to help people in their time of need.” During his four years with the fire department, he completed his funeral director licence. “Then I got out of the fire service to develop my funeral
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Brighton's Own: Fire Chief Rick Caddick. service career. Over the next 28 years, I assisted in the operation of three local funeral homes; Stirling (as managing director), and oversaw Warkworth and Brighton after the Rushnell family bought the Walas business.” In his late 30s, Caddick returned to fire service as a volunteer in StirlingRawdon: “I lived in Stirling at that time and knew most of the people there because we had gone to the same high school.” He started as a firefighter, and
moved up through the ranks becoming a fire prevention officer, captain and then deputy fire chief (volunteer positions) while still working in the funeral business. In 2012, he was promoted to fire chief (a full-time position) and left the funeral business. In 2014, Caddick moved to Brighton to become the local deputy fire chief. In February 2018, he became Brighton’s new fire chief. “I respect the challenges and responsibilities of being fire chief be-
and network with other local county fire chiefs. We are a string of networks who rely on each other as partners; Cramahe to our west, Trent Hills north, Quinte West to the east and Prince Edward County to the south. We share our experiences with each other.” The Brighton Fire Department is composed of two stations: Codrington and Brighton (with 38 volunteers) whose people train together every week as one department. They run over 400 calls a year. “Let’s face it, when people don’t know what to do, they say, ‘Call the fire department. They’ll figure it out.’ The safety of my men and women is number 1. We are there to help, and at the end of the day our people have to return home. I am fortunate to have such a dedicated group of professionals to work with here in Brighton. “For me, it’s always been about giving back to the community. I love being around people. My parents were the same way. My whole family including brothers and children have always volunteered. “It is part of what makes up who we are.”
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Brighton realtor ready to serve as provincial riding Green party candidate JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com
Brighton — The ministry was Jeff Wheeldon's first calling. Then the Brighton realtor read a book by Green party Leader Elizabeth May that changed his life. Losing Confidence: Power, Politics and the Crisis in Canadian Democracy is “all about how our political system was built to work, how it's supposed to work, and how it currently works,” he said. “I don't think anyone at this point denies that there's something really dysfunctional about our democratic institutions.” Wheeldon was living in Manitoba at the time with his wife Andrea and the two were working at Providence College and Seminary in Otterburne. They had met at a Bible college in Abbotsford, B.C., where Wheeldon obtained a BA in religion. Wheeldon, who subsequently earned an MA in systematic theology while at Providence, was “inspired” by May's book, “to go beyond” being concerned about issues and “actually getting involved” so he could be “a force for good
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office. Two years ago he and his family moved to Brighton, where Andrea's parents, Ron and Joanne McMaster, live. Jeff's parents, Barry and Carmen Wheeldon, subsequently moved here as well from B.C., to be close to their two grandsons. Last month Wheeldon was acclaimed as the Green party of Ontario candidate for Northumberland-Peterborough South in the provincial election that will take place in June. Coming from a background in ministry, “I am all about serving the public,” he said. “I strongly believe in representative democracy” and “an MPP's job is to listen to the people” in the riding and take their concerns to the Legislative Assembly. What he sees instead is MPPs representing their party in the riding in-
stead of representing their riding in the Assembly. They also have “to vote the way their leader tells them to,” he said. Green party candidates, however, sign a pledge that says “constituents come before party.” Wheeldon said “the really big issues” are changes in demographics and changes in the workforce. It's not reducing hospital wait times, for example. “We're just putting Band-Aids on things,” he said. “I want to talk about how we as a society are going to deal with getting older because the model of the previous generation was that you go off to a nursing home ... I don't think the generation that is currently aging will be satisfied with that.” Similarly, there are “growing rates of inequality” which has led to “more people being not as well off as in the past,” Wheeldon said. Some “fundamental shifts” are needed, along with “thinking further outside the box. “Money doesn't make a very good shovel for digging yourself out of problems, that's why we need more novel solutions,” he said. “One of the big things I'm most proud of in our policy playbook is the basic income guarantee. Everybody across the board gets money just for existing.” Ensuring people have a “livable” income “sounds incredibly expensive but when you consider the costs of poverty ... you can actually streamline the entire social safety net,” Wheeldon said. “It cuts down the bureaucracy enormously.” Another Green party core principle is “ecological wisdom,” to deal with climate change which will continue to disrupt social systems. “We need to do things differently ... (and) get ahead of the curve,” he said. “I want my kids to thrive.”
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Proposed firefighter certification could cause issues for volunteer depts JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com
Trent Hills — Volunteer fire departments across Ontario will have trouble filling their ranks if the province doesn't change a firefighter certification regulation it has proposed. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) warns that many of its members “will not be able to maintain a viable volunteer fire service” if the regulation is implemented as drafted. In a letter to Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services Marie-France Lalonde, AMO president Lynn Dollin said volunteer firefighters “are deeply committed to their communities (but) the imposition of mandatory training and examination requirements may demand too much for too little return from them.” The new regulation proposes a 24-month internship program for new hires. The AMO asked the province to commit to funding new firefighter certification costs “so that it is not an unfunded mandate for municipalities” and to delay implementation of the proposal until Jan. 1, 2020. It also said access to free online training and testing “will aid the certification process and reduce municipal travel expenses. Otherwise, success/compliance is not likely.” Trent Hills fire Chief Tim Blake told council last week that requiring volunteers to attend five five-day sessions to obtain their certification means more time away from their families or more days off work, and the two years in which to do it might not be long enough for some. Many of the firefighters already use vacation days “taking training instead of being with their families,” Blake said. “It could get very difficult in future to retain (volunteers). “We have to have training, there's no disagreement there,” Blake said in an interview, “but how we deliver that to volunteers has to be different (from how it's done with) a full-time department.” Blake said he “would put Trent Hills Fire Department up against Toronto Fire any day of the week,” as he would with "most volunteer fire departments.” They have “a passion” that's no different from what professional firefighters have. Blake pointed out his firefighters already have a very comprehensive training schedule, with each attending two sessions a month. That doesn't include station meetings, vehicle checks, and going out on calls, he added. “We're saying you don't have to be (certified), as long as you're taking the courses and pass(ing) ... Why do we have to subject them to more time to go and be certified? They've already passed the course.” If the province remains adamant, certification should be done “over a longer period of time,” Blake said. It shouldn't be mandatory, but only necessary if a volunteer wants to become a professional firefighter. AMO's request for changes to the draft regulation was supported by both Trent Hills and Northumberland County councils.
Challenge is on to clean up parks, streets, neighbourhoods SARAH HYATT sarah.hyatt24@gmail.com
Brighton — The unfortunate reality is that people still litter. At the national level, plastics, cigarette butts, food wrappers, foam materials and straws are among a few of the items that continue to be picked up by volunteers in the thousands. And the Brighton and Northumberland areas are not immune to litterbugs. “We’re encouraging volunteers to help clean up roadsides, parks, along the waterways and other public areas,” said Adam McCue, manager of environmental and technical services for Northumberland County. “For people who want to participate on a smaller scale, there’s also the 20-minute makeover …” This month, the annual Mayors’ Keep the County Clean Challenge returns and will run from April 22 to April 28. The 10th annual countywide event challenges residents to clean up their communities, neighbourhoods, streets and public areas, through either a joined organized effort or through independent activities. Throughout the week, McCue said people will likely see a lot of yellow bags filled with litter lining
the streets. This visual serves as a reminder to communities that littering is still happening, he said. At the same time, he continued, it says something about volunteer efforts and the many people who collected that litter and who are committed to keeping their communities clean. Over the years, volunteers here have picked up thousands of bags of trash from public areas through the initiative. Residents will know the areas in their communities where cleanup may be most needed, said McCue. If not, people or families may for example, choose to focus on a walking trail they frequently use, he said. For people looking to take part in the challenge, they can register or register a team with their municipalities and will receive bags and gloves. For residents here, Gord Fletcher is the Brighton contact and can be reached at 613-475-1162. In Cramahe, Jeannine Mintz is the contact and can be reached at 905-355-2821, ext. 122. “This is a great awareness initiative that we look forward to each year,” said Mayor Mark Walas. “I hope everyone can take part in
some capacity to help keep Brighton clean.” The 20-minute makeover component for the week is set for April 27. This challenges people to spend just a few minutes cleaning up an area that day, even if it’s a few minutes during their lunch hour, said McCue. People don’t have to go far, cleanup can be done around the neighbourhood or a person’s business, he said. As in past years, on April 28, to wrap up the week and celebrate volunteer efforts there will be an appreciation barbecue and open-house event in Grafton at the Material Recovery Facility at 280 Edwardson Rd. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be a family-oriented event, which will include games, entertainment and guided tours of the facility. Police, fire and other trucks and equipment will be brought in for kids to marvel at and explore. In addition, there will be some hardware following this year’s challenge. The trophies will acknowledge the municipality with the most volunteers based on population and also the hardest working volunteers, who picked up the most litter.
100 Women Brighton kick off 2018 helping out New Life Girls’ Home SARAH HYATT sarah.hyatt24@gmail.com
Brighton — The 100 Women Who Care Brighton Chapter is off to a solid start in 2018. Following the group’s first meeting of the year, local women have leveraged a $3,300 donation to help out the New Life Girls’ Home. “We felt this was a great beginning for the 100 Women Brighton in 2018,” said Priscilla Courtenay, one of the founding members for the group. The New Life Girls’ Home is a not-for-profit Christian residential program for young women. The program helps women ages 18 to 30 “who are struggling with life controlling issues.” The home does not receive any government funding. “As a not-for-profit organization, we solely depend upon the generous support of businesses, community organizations, churches and individuals,” says the organization online. Dawn Bailey-Elbourne, the interim executive director for the New Life Girls’ Home, was also in attendance for the recent 100 Women meeting. She gave “a very informative and passionate presentation to the women in attendance,” said Courtenay. “At the end of the meeting, she was very happy with the outcome.”
Women had just two charities to choose from at the March meeting. (Normally, there are three organizations to vote on.) The Brighton Fare Share Food Bank was the second nominated charity for the recent meeting. It was a very close vote between the two, noted Courtenay. And hopefully, in the future, the food bank will be a grant recipient, as the group did learn more about the food bank recently and understand it could use the help as well, she said. A charity can be nominated more than once during the 100 Women Brighton meetings. Overall, the first meeting for the group made for “a great evening,” said Courtenay. The group was happy to welcome new members and with 66 present at the March meeting, the first grant for 2018 totalled $3,300, she said. More information on the group is available online via 100womenbrighton.com. The goal is to rally 100 women and with a $50 donation made during four meetings a year, four $5,000 grants can be made to support local charities. If you’ve got a few hours to spare this year, the group continues to welcome new members.
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Sports Curling fundraiser in the works, community’s support needed SARAH HYATT sarah.hyatt24@gmail.com
Brighton — Sandra Dunk is hoping local residents will answer her call for help and show their support for the Brighton and District Curling Club this April. On Saturday, April 28, Dunk will host a giant yard sale to raise funds for the club. “This is how things get done in small communities and this is what it’s all about, we try and help each other out,” said Dunk. When residents are doing their spring cleaning, Dunk is asking people to consider donating items for the event. “This is the sixth time I’ve done this for the curling club and I enjoy doing it,” said Dunk, who has also helped out with similar fundraisers for other groups like Quinte Access or the
ed from established clubs in nearby Bridge Hospice. While Dunk says she hasn’t curled communities. The current clubhouse for about 10 or 12 years, she enjoys was later constructed on land leased helping out the club where she can. from the town and with the sale of Whether that means decorating the membership shares, a small loan and donations. lobby or hosting Local curling a yard sale, she’s “This is how things began in the midgame and happy get done in small 1960s with the to do it. first major event The curling communities and this is being the now club has a long well-known Steerhistory in town what it’s all about, we try spiel. The ladies and the club does a lot for the and help each other out.” event, known as the Heiferspiel, community, said SANDRA DUNK VOLUNTEER came to life shortDunk. ly after. Her goal is to Both events, like many others, conhelp a little to ensure this continues. This was always her late husband tinue on today and still attract visitors and curlers from outside of town. Bill’s goal, too, she said. The club is doing quite well in terms In 1961, curling teams came together from the Brighton area and at first, of membership and operational costs curling started on ice donated or rent- with an excellent marking program by
that committee and with a board of directors that keeps a very firm handle on expenses, said curling board member Craig Kerr. “However, we currently have a committee working on plans for renovations and improvements that will make the club more attractive and accessible for members and will generally improve the curling experience,” he said. “We expect that these renovations will run to many thousands of dollars but will be phased in over time as fundraising efforts permit.” For the most part, the club will be looking at major grants, but efforts of volunteers such as Dunk will also be essential, noted Kerr. The proceeds from the coming yard sale will likely be placed in a special account to be used for this project as it continues, said Kerr. In the past, the yard-sale fundraiser
has on average brought in anywhere from $1,500 to $2,000 for the club. Dunk is hopeful residents will once again chip in to make this year’s event another success. Dunk will be at the club the week before the fundraiser, accepting donations from 10 a.m. to noon and from about 1:30 to 4 p.m. People looking to make donations can also call Dunk at 613-475-2909. Donations of any kind are welcome. The event will be held on Saturday, April 28 inside the curling club. The event will start at 8 a.m. and go until 2 p.m. Starting at 1 p.m., items go for halfprice, with some exceptions. At 1:30 p.m., everything goes for free, again with some exceptions. “This is just my way of trying to give back a little to the community,” said Dunk.
Colborne school continuing to raise money for drumline trip to BC JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com
Colborne – Colborne Public School drumline is “on pace” with its fundraising to help students pay for their trip to B.C. in May. The cost of the trip is about $1,600 per student “and we've definitely met our goal of subsidizing it by over a third,” music teacher Chad Morford said. The latest effort, in which members of the group spent the day teaching other students at Colborne PS the choreography of performing in a drumline, raised almost $1,000. The school's drumline along with Oak Ridge Percussion, a group of high school students that Morford
also conducts, will perform in a provincial competition in Abbotsford in late May. Their goal will be add to their total of provincial championships, which, between the two of them, stands at 11 in the past six years. It will be the first time they have competed in a province other than Ontario or Quebec. Each drumline will perform once and receive a score as well as get feedback. That will leave a day for sightseeing, including visits to the Vancouver Aquarium and the Capilano Suspension Bridge. “For most of them it's the furthest away they've been away from home, especially the public school kids,” said
Morford, who will joined on the trip by three other teachers, one of them from East Northumberland Secondary School. Cori Cook, whose 13-year-old son, Clayton, plays in both drumlines, has volunteered to help with raising funds not just for the competition in BC but also for ones held in Central Canada. She approached the Colborne Dart League which donated $300. “That was fantastic,” she said. “That's really going to help alleviate some of the financial stress (felt by) parents sending their kids on these trips.” Her son raised $200 in pledges from family members for taking part in last week's instructional event at the
school. “Some of the choreography is really quite clever,” Cook said. She has asked Cramahe Township for funding. Council deferred making a decision until its next meeting but members, in a brief discussion of her request, seemed inclined to offer the group free use of the Keeler Centre for a fundraiser. Cook would be happy if that's what council decides. She's looking at organizing a car wash, bake sale and barbecue. Her son is “really quite excited (but also) a little nervous” about the BC trip. “It's such an amazing opportunity, especially with all the other stuff
they're going to be doing,” such as ziplining, she said. Cook got involved in fundraising because she knows “it's difficult for some of the parents” to cover their children's costs. For members of the public who wish to make a donation she suggested they write a cheque to the school or drumline and mail it to the school or drop it off. “It all helps (and) it all goes back to the kids,” Morford said. “It is a selffunded program. We start every year at zero and we build up ... from there.” The program's biggest source of revenue is the Festival of Trees. It brought in $15,000 last November, the most ever, by several thousand dollars.
MP “very optimistic” universal drug coverage will finally come to Canada JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com
Northumberland-Peterborough South — MP Kim Rudd is “very optimistic” that Canada's health-care system will include universal drug coverage in the near future. Fuelling her optimism is the creation of an Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare that the federal government announced in its 2018 budget. “I'm very confident that the (council's) report will be something that we can then take and move forward on,” Rudd said. The council, led by Dr. Eric Hoskins, until recently Ontario's minister of health, is expected 16 Brighton Independent - Thursday, April 5, 2018
to present its options a year from now on how best to proceed with pharmacare. There has been ample discussion over the years on what a national program could mean for Canada. “Now we have to take a look at those studies and figure out how we operationalize them,” Rudd said, “because we know it's important to folks who need pharmaceuticals ... they can't get.” Rudd said she's been told by physicians about patients who are given a prescription for antibiotics to treat a condition “but the challenge is if they can't afford to fill it, then they don't get the help they need.”
The result is they wind up going to the emergency department to be treated when their condition worsens. “It's a cost to the system so we recognize the accessibility to drugs for Canadians is important so that's a big piece of work being done,” Rudd said. The parliamentary budget officer (PBO) in a report released last September estimated that the total net federal cost for a universal program would be $19.3 billion a year. But the current system is “not really getting the results that we all know we need,” Rudd said. Canada is the only developed country in the world with a universal health-care system that
doesn't also have universal drug coverage. Pharmaceuticals cost Canadians an estimated $28.5 billion in 2015-16. The PBO calculated that $24.6 billion of that amount would be eligible for a national pharmacare program, costs currently incurred by governments ($11.9 billion), private insurance plans ($9 billion), and patients ($3.6 billion). Rudd said when the Conservatives were in office, “there wasn't a will to do it or an interest in doing it, and I still don't think there is from the official Opposition. There's no indication from them that they think this is a good idea. It has always been a Liberal-NDP discussion that's been going on ... for a good number of years."
EVENTS If you have a community event you’d like to promote in the Brighton Indepen- season and get your membership on line. Paddlers seeking a more rigordent, please forward your notices to rcoyne@metroland.com ous program with increased focus on fections are also provided. For more fitness, technique and competition are BRIGHTON information, locations or to make an invited to join us from 11 a.m. to talk appointment, call the Health Unit at with race team members and learn Infant Feeding Clinic, Thursday, 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1205. what all the excitement is about. April 5, 10 a.m. to noon, 170 Main Street in Brighton. Health Unit Nurse The Brighton Tennis Club will host The Brighton Garden Club will provides one-on-one support for par- its registration on Thursday, April 12 ents who have questions or concerns (6-9 p.m.) and Saturday, April 14 (9 host a Plant Auction on May 8 at the about infant feeding. Appointments a.m. to noon) at Sobey’s, Brighton. King Edward Community Centre, 81 only. Call the Health Unit toll-free at For more information, call 613-475- Elizabeth St., Brighton. Plants are to be delivered by 6:30 p.m. for start of 1-866-888-4577. 3244, visit www.brightontennisclub.ca auction at 7 p.m. The auctioneer will or www.facebook.com/BrightonTen- be Renegade Auction. For more inforJoin in an Autism Awareness Walk nisClub/ mation, call 613-475-4009 or 613-475and Fundraiser on Sunday, April 8 to 9563. raise Awareness within the commuInfant Feeding Clinic, Thursday, nity of Brighton at the King Edward April 19, 10 a.m. to Noon, 170 Main THE BUZZ: Ladies Social Group. Community Centre! The hope is to Street in Brighton. Health Unit Nurse raise more awareness in the commu- provides one-on-one support for par- Dates: second and last Tuesday of nity and the goal is to raise $8,000 to ents who have questions or concerns each month. Location: CCN’s Activhelp families in the community and about infant feeding. Appointments ity Room: 46 Prince Edward Street, surrounding areas receive extra fund- only. Call the Health Unit toll-free at Unit 13 - Brighton. Cost: $2 per meeting (to defray cost of coffee, tea and ing to help towards various therapies, 1-866-888-4577. snacks). Please pre-register by calling respite, technology and communicaThe Brighton Garden Club will tion devices, etc. Registration takes meet at 7 p.m. on April 24 at the King Anne at 613-475-4190. place at 10 a.m. at the community Edward Community Centre, 81 Elizacentre. The Walk takes place from beth St., Brighton. The topic will be You’re invited to join us for food, 11 a.m. to noon. Light refreshments “Dealing with Drought” with Ewa fun and fellowship. The PROBUS will be provided following the walk, Bednarczuk from Lower Trent Con- Club of Presqu’ile welcomes all reas well as booths, vendors and a si- servancy. For more information, call tired or semi-retired people (singles or couples) to our monthly programs. lent auction. For more information, 613-475-4009 or 613-475-9563. Guest speakers, presentations, revisit the Adam’s Hope Facebook page freshments. Held the third Wednesday www.facebook.com/adamshopesimSexual Health Clinic, Tuesday, every month at the King Edward Park plesteps/ April 24, 10 am to Noon. The clinic Community Centre, Brighton. Doors provides clients with confidential acThe Brighton Computer Club cess to cervical screening, low-cost open: 9:30 – noon. Check us out! meets at the King Edward Commun- birth control, pregnancy testing and Contact: Jean 613-242-5387 or visit ity Centre on Tuesday, April 10 at 9.30 sexual health teaching. Testing and our website http://www.probusnortha.m. The topic will be “How comput- treatment of sexually transmitted in- umberland.com ers work.” Please bring your own mug fections are also provided. For more for break time. Trinity-St. Andrew’s United information, locations or to make an appointment, call the Health Unit at Church CLOTHING DEPOT, 58 Prince Edward Street, Brighton. ServSexual Health Clinic, Tuesday, 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1205. ing our Community since 1965! Store April 10, 10 am to Noon. The clinic provides clients with confidential acBrighton Dragon Boat Club Open hours: Wednesday, 10-2, Thursday, cess to cervical screening, low-cost House, April 28 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 10-2, Friday, 10-6pm and Saturday, birth control, pregnancy testing and being held in the Y foyer, Brighton. A 10-1. All your donations welcome sexual health teaching. Testing and chance to meet with fellow paddlers, during business hours. Feast your treatment of sexually transmitted in- find out about the upcoming paddling eyes with our Winter clothing & ac-
cessories! Bag Sale last week of each toon Ave.) in Campbellford. Health month. Interested in Volunteering? Unit Nurse provides one-on-one supPlease call Jean 613-242-5387. port for parents who have questions or concerns about infant feeding. Appointments only. Call the Health Unit COLBORNE toll-free at 1-866-888-4577. Spring Rummage Sale Friday, April 20 (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and Saturday, April 21 (9 a.m. to noon), at the Col- HASTINGS borne Presbyterian Church. Lots of good stuff. Meals on Wheels Drivers Required Community Care for South Hastings needs individuals or groups to CODRINGTON deliver meals to seniors and adults The Annual Trout BBQ in Co- with physical disabilities. Volunteer drington takes place at 2992 County commitment flexible. Call Lee at 613Rd. 30 on Saturday, April 21. Two sit- 969-0130 tings: 5 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Adults $15; Age 6-12 $8. Reservations are recomTransportation Drivers Required mended - or info: 613-475-4005. Fresh Volunteer drivers required to proTrout, veggies, rolls, fab desserts, bev- vide long distance and local transerages. portation for clients to medical appointments. Mileage reimbursed. Community Care for South Hastings, CAMPBELLFORD call Sarah at 613-969-0130 Infant Feeding Clinic, Thursday, April 12, 10 am to Noon, EarlyON Child and Family Centre (179 Saskatoon Ave.) in Campbellford. Health Unit Nurse provides one-on-one support for parents who have questions or concerns about infant feeding. Appointments only. Call the Health Unit toll-free at 1-866-888-4577.
TRENTON The Trenton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will hold its monthly board meeting on Monday, April 9 at 1:30 p.m. in the boardroom on the second floor of the hospital. All volunteers and those interested in volunteering are welcome to attend. We are currently looking for new volunteers for a variety of roles. Training is provided. If interested please call our office at 613-392-2540, ext. 5454.
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Northumberland will tackle emerald ash borer menace in 2018 thumberland Forest, she said. “Most of our concern will be trees along Cramahe Township — Northumberland roadways” and road allowances. County chief administrative officer Jennifer Moore and director of finance Glenn Dees con- “My trees are gone, my trees are tinued their road show recently of explaining to municipal councils what the county accom- just about history. In the whole plished in 2017 and what it plans to achieve this bush there may be 10 or 12 trees year. Coun. Ed Van Egmond had one question for left and they’re usually in pockets them at the end of their presentation: What does Northumberland plan to do with its emerald ... away from the hills.” ED VAN EGMOND ash borer problem? “My trees are gone, my trees are just about TOWNSHIP COUNCILLOR history,” Van Egmond, a farmer, told them. “In the whole bush there may be 10 or 12 trees left Under a 10-year proactive plan that begins in and they're usually in pockets ... away from the 2018, county staff and contractors will remove hills.” Moore said forestry staff worked with other trees “before they are falling down or creating a county personnel to devise an emerald ash borer hazard or a risk,” Moore said. Van Egmond asked if there will be a program management plan that deals with trees on counfor farmers to reseed their affected lands. ty properties primarily. Diverse species will be planted “because we A few of the trees are located on housing properties and a “very few” are located in Nor- don't want to go plant all one tree and another JOHN CAMPBELL
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bug comes along in a few years and wipes out all those plantings,” Moore said. The plan includes a subsidized tree planting program with partner organizations. The anticipated rate is 10 saplings for every tree removed. The cost of tree removal and plantings is an estimated $129,900 the first year. After that, the county has projected it will cost $231,233 annually for four years, and then $201,333 the last five years the program is in place. The emerald ash borer is a species of beetle native to Asia that “has been killing ash trees throughout Ontario since it was first discovered in Windsor in 2002,” staff said in an issue paper prepared for the 2018 budget. The pest, which has since spread into Quebec and the eastern United States, is expected to kill billions of ash trees in North America. “Removal of ash, either dead or living trees, is the only real option for managing the hazard and reducing risk and liability.” The first year of the plan, which will serve as a trial period for a “systemic approach” to the problem, will focus on trees in Port Hope and
lakeshore areas. The subsequent schedule “is generally based on prioritizing highest to lowest ash densities.” Trees in Cramahe, Brighton, Port Hope and three other municipalities will be targeted the second year. More than 6,000 mature trees will be removed over five years, and “the environmental loss is significant,” said the issue paper. Through partner programs, 60,000 trees could be planted at a cost of $30,000 a year.
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• Junior $37 + $3 OTA fee • Adult $60 + $10 OTA fee • Family/Couple $120 + applicable OTA fees Can’t make registration but still want to join? Call Marianne at
613-475-3244
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COYNE, Marion Edna (nee Chapman) 1920 - 2018. Born in Guelph Ontario to Dorothy May Mansell and James Arthur Chapman. Predeceased by her husband John Joseph Coyne. Survived by her children Patricia Ann Coyne, John Thomas Coyne, Michael Jerome Coyne, Marion Elizabeth Coyne, and by her three grandchildren. Marion was a much loved teacher of music at Tytler Public, St. Stanislaus, St Joseph and Our Lady of Lourdes schools in Guelph. Her beautiful and unique singing voice graced many choirs over 90 years. Among them were The Guelph Spring Festival Choir directed by Niki Goldschmidt, The University of Guelph Madrigal Singers, The Grey Bruce Singers and Saugeen Bach Choir in Hanover, and the Northumberland Orchestra and Choir in Cobourg. Marion was much in demand as a soloist for private functions throughout her life. She was an energetic gardener her whole life and a talented watercolourist. She died peacefully at her home in Cobourg on Wednesday, March 21st. At Marion’s request there will be no visitation or service. A graveside celebration will be held at a later date. Condolences received at www.MacCoubrey.com
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The Grenville Fish and Game’s Gun and Sportsman Show. 2596 Campbell Rd N. Prescott. Saturday April 14th 9:00am-4:00pm. Sunday April 15th 9:00am-2:00pm. Entry Fee $5.00 Ladies and accompanied kids under 14 free. Full Bacon and Eggs Breakfast $5.00. For Info Call 613-213-1005.
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Summer Camp Programs Summer vacation offers students a respite from lessons and the routine of school. Children might once have eagerly awaited those final days of classes so they could lounge poolside, skip rocks across ponds and spend the long days of the season playing with friends. But many of today’s youngsters spend much of their summer vacations indoors playing with their digital devices. Perhaps that’s why one of the last vestiges of the classic summer vacation escape - summer camp - remains such a viable option for parents who want their children to get outdoors once the school year ends. Although kids needn’t be in camp all summer long, a week or two can benefit campers of all ages.The following are five reasons why summer camp might be the right fit this year.
4. Try new things. Camp gives children the chance to try new things, whether that’s learning to cook, exploring new environments or embracing a new sport or leisure activity. Opening oneself up to new opportunities can build character and prove enlightening for children. 5. Make new friends. Camp is a great place to meet new people and make lifelong friends. Campers flood in from areas near and far.This provides kids with a chance to expand their social circles beyond their immediate neighborhoods and schools. Camps benefit children in a variety of ways. Lessons learned in camp can strengthen values, build confidence, develop coping mechanisms when adversity strikes, and enable campers to make lifelong friends.
• Archery
• Floor Hockey
• Arts & Crafts
• Kayaking
• Basketball
• Paddle-board
• Canoeing
• Soccer
• Chapel
• Swimming
• Climbing
• Trampoline
• Dodge-ball
• Volleyball
• Field Sports
• Water-ski
1. Explore talents. Summer camps help young people explore their unique interests and talents. Under an organized, yet often easygoing, camp schedule, kids can dabble in sports, arts and crafts, leadership, community support, and so many other activities that may not be fully available to them elsewhere. 2. Physical activity: Lots of camps build their itineraries around physical activities that takes place outdoors. Campers may spend their time swimming, running, hiking, playing sports, climbing, and so much more. This can be a welcome change for kids accustomed to living sedentary lifestyles. Regular physical activity has many health benefits and can set a foundation for healthy habits as an adult. 3. Gain confidence. Day and sleepaway camps offer campers the opportunity to get comfortable in their own skin. Camps can foster activities in self-esteem by removing the academic measures of success and fill in with noncompetitive opportunities to succeed. Campers learn independence, decision-making skills and the ability to thrive outside of the shadow of their parents, siblings or other students.
CAMPS FOR AGES 8-11 July 16-20 Jul 30-Aug 2 Aug 13-17 Aug 20-24
Camps of Hope
Every year, children in our communities enjoy the enriching experience of attending camp through the Camps of Hope program. Camps of Hope helps to pay registration fees for families in need.We strive to give all children and youth the opportunity to experience the fun of being a child and to not be excluded from the activities their friends are enjoying. The experience of going to camp, whether an outdoor camp, day camp, arts, or sports camp can be an enriching experience and for some, their first chance to venture outside their neighborhoods. For others, it’s an exciting opportunity for exploration and growth. It provides children with an opportunity to develop their social skills, self-esteem, selfconfidence, independence, and leadership skills.
THE CITY OF BELLEVILLE’S
Recreation, Culture, and Community Services Department offers
Summer Camp Programs FOR 4-16 YEAR-OLDS!
Summer Recreation Programs Include:
The Camps of Hope program is available throughout the year including March break, summer, and winter breaks. To apply or for more information, visit: thechildrensfoundation.ca or call 1.800.267.0570
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Keep your child’s mind and body engaged this summer at Presqu'ile Provincial Park! • learning and outdoor recreation • 3 beach afternoons • Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm • $130 per week, including bus ride from King Edward Park, Brighton
CAMPS FOR AGES 12-14 July 9-13 Brought to you by:
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Kinder Camp Summer Extravaganza Arts Camps Cooking Camp Science & Nature Belleville Takes Broadway Theatre
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Sports Camps Wacky Water Sports Youth Leadership Youth Sports & Fitness Training
CITY OF BELLEVILLE
Recreation, Culture, & Community Services
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