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his year’s Frontenac Heritage Festival was another success and as it unfolded over the weekend. At the opening breakfast, guest speaker Eric
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crowds swelled to record numbers for the talent show, which was emceed by Gary Giller and Jim MacPherson. The two presented a diverse line up of local talent and that included many newbies to the Oso Hall stage, including singers Xavier Gomez from Northbrook, Adrian O'Connell from Arden, the comedic hillbilly trio comprised of Megan, Milosh and Mike, and a impressive selection of young musicians from the area including fiddle virtuoso Jessica Wedden and Lucas and Natalie Reynolds. There were also memorable performances by the Land O'Lakes Cloggers and the St. Pierres. On Saturday in Arden, sizable crowds turned out for the Fur Traders’ Camp Re-enactment, which was moved this year from the Crow Lake Schoolhouse to the Arden Hall and featured the old time pioneers Mike Procter, Bob Miller and Ray Fletcher. There was also a wide variety of other attractions, including displays by the Kennebec Trappers As-
sociation, and the Kennebec Historical Society, miniature horse wagon rides, children’s games, a BBQ lunch, skating and demonstrations. A number of new events were added to the line up in Arden including demonstrations by chain saw sculptor Robin Deruchie of Cloyne, which proved very popular. Those who headed north enjoyed a myriad of winter games and activities courtesy of the Kennebec Lake Association. The snow sculpture contest was moved this year to the Railway Heritage Park in Sharbot Lake but only drew one entry, as people probably preferred to create their snow sculptures on home turf. Another popular site, the Fall River Road Pioneer Log Home, which has been restored by Dr. Peter Bell, allowed festival-goers to step back in time. Visitors enjoyed being driven to the building in Bill Lee's horsedrawn wagon and were greeted by the strains of a bagpipe, played by local mu-
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by Julie Druker sician Gordon Wright. Once inside the circa 1840 home, which is filled with museumquality artifacts, visitors were offered mulled cider and home-made scones. Adding to the heritage atmosphere were artisans Jean Clair demonstrating quilting and Beth Abbott demonstrating spinning. On Monday runners and walkers took part in the Heritage relay, which drew 34 runners. The festival's photo contest had as its theme "Frontenac Landmarks" and drew many entries. Congratulations to winners: Andrea Dickinson - 1st , Kyle Cryer – 2nd and Taylor Babcock – 3rd. All the entries are posted at: sites. google.com/site/frontenacheritagefestival/home/photocontest/2014 Hats off to the members of the Heritage Festival committee and to the countless volunteers who continue to make Central Frontenac a destination in February. (See more photos from the festival on pages 7 and 12)
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submitted by Mark Montagano he water was warm. It was a balmy day on the lake. Great costumes, back flips - it was all there for this year's Central Frontenac Heritage Festival Polar Bear Plunge. There was an Olympic theme going on with several of the Plungers, including Anne and Hilary Howes, dressed in Olympic costumes. Anne, by the way, was a torchbearer in the 1988 Calgary Olympics. The event was emceed by our dynamic Town Crier, Paddy O'Connor, with assistance from Mayor Janet Gutowski. It was a great group of Plungers and a very enthusiastic audience and generous supporters. Art Holloway raised $1,320; Mark Montagano raised $1,290. They thought they were battling it out for the most funds raised and then Jeremy Neven came roaring up the middle with $1,926. Several other notable fund raisers were Connie McLellan of RBC with $640, Richard and Vickie Struthers at $530, Heather and Kevin Rioux at $490 and Janine Falk at $405. All in all, $10,137 was raised for three worthy organizations: The Child Centre (unfunded programs), GREC School Council and the Alzheimer Society. In the last four years the plunge has raised over $32,000 for various causes. Karen McGregor of St. Lawrence College, a long-time supporter of the plunge and the Heritage Festival, supplied the trophies, sound system and the services of Jesse Mills, our videographer who is on a work assignment with the township. The trophy for the most funds raised went to Jeremy Neven; the youngest plunger was Samantha Kempe and the best costume went to Shane Steeves, who dressed as a coureur du bois and put on another very athletic and creative performance. The indomitable Karen Burke was our most senior plunger and also managed to raise $460. Richard, Gill and Dawn had the marina ready for the event. The EMS team, led by Chief Bill Young, was in the water to keep us safe. Cox Bus Lines provided a bus to keep the Plungers warm while they were waiting to plunge. Jesse Mills, our videographer, is putting together a video of the event and it will be available in the next few days. You have thought about it, talked about it and 2015 will be the year to join us in the tropical waters of Sharbot Lake for the 2015 Plunge. See you there.
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here is not much common ground, politically, between LFL&A MPP Randy Hillier and National Green Party leader Elizabeth May. You might say it would take a strange disease to unite them, but Lyme disease has done it. Both politicians have called for better funding for treatment and diagnosis of Lyme disease, Hillier on a provincial level last year, and May on a national level last week. Lyme disease was first discovered in Lyme, Connecticut in 1975. It is caused by a bacterium that is spread to humans via deer ticks, which feed on human blood. The ticks have been established in the vicinity of the Great Lakes in Southern Ontario, and in recent years they have migrated northward. A report by Public Health Ontario, published in 2012, says that the ticks are endemic only on the north shores of Lakes Erie, Ontario, and the St. Lawrence River. However, the ticks migrate by attaching themselves to migrating birds and white-tailed deer populations and therefore they can be found throughout the province. As well, the report refers to other studies that indicate that their range is expanding over time, and the longer summers and warmer winters that have become common in southern Ontario are likely playing a role in the spread. “Recent studies indicate that the number of established populations of I. scapularis tick vectors is increasing in Canada and that climate change is likely to accelerate this trend,” according to a Public Health Agency Canada report on the spread of the ticks in Canada. The ticks that carry Lyme disease have a two-year life cycle, during which time they require three blood feeds. They generally pick up the bacterium that causes the disease from mice or other small rodents. When infected adult ticks attach themselves to human carriers, usually by hopping on from grasses and brush in wooded areas during the summer months, they begin their final feed. The ticks will remain on the human host for several days, and if they are identified and removed within 12 to 24 hours the chances of contracting the disease are minimal. However the longer the tick remains feeding, the chances of infection increase, and since they grow as they feed it is not hard to tell that a tick has been in place for 2 or 3 days. Once identified, ticks need to be removed without breaking the needle into the human skin, and there are a couple of recommended methods for this. People who have been bitten are encouraged to contact Kingston Frontenac Public Health, who are now offering a dose of antibiotics to patients who can bring a tick that had been attached to their body for over 12 hours. Public Health is sending the ticks in to test the species and the presence of the Lyme disease-causing bacteria. The testing is not being done to help treat the patients but to help determine the range of the disease in Frontenac and Lennox and Addington counties. In a newsletter directed to health care providers that was published last October, KFL&A Public Health said that “Blacklegged [Deer] ticks are widespread in the KFL&A area and surveillance over the last years has shown an increasing percentage are positive for B. Burgdorferi [the Lyme disease bacteria]” Once symptoms of Lyme disease occur, and they can range from headaches, body aches, neck stiffness, the appearance of a bulls-eye-shaped rash in the vicinity of the
Blacklegged or Deer ticks at various life stages bite, patients are encouraged to visit their family doctor. The prescribed treatment is a 21-day course of antibiotics. This treatment can successfully deal with many cases of Lyme disease, and is more effective if started at the onset of symptoms. However in some cases more serious complications can develop. Lyme disease is also associated with chronic illness that can include widespread neurological symptoms that either mimic or trigger other long-term disabling conditions. It is to deal with these kinds of cases that MPP Hillier and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May have intervened. In the preamble to a petition that Randy Hillier initiated and eventually forwarded to the Ontario Legislature, he wrote “Lyme Disease is a chronic illness prevalent across much of Southern Ontario. Unfortunately, the Ministry of Health and
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by Wilma Kenny Zoning Change Uncontested No one attended a public meeting concerning a proposed zoning change which would permit land to be added to each of four cottage lots on Howes Lake, just off Craig Road, north of Verona. Planner Lindsay Mills said that the present lakefront lots, although undersized, are fully developed with cottages and accessory structures. The lot additions will bring the lots closer to Township standards. There were no objections from Council.
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on Ruttan, the CEO of the Kingston Branch of Habitat for Humanity, and his wife Cathy, joined 32 other athletes of all ages in the 4th annual Heritage Festival Walk/Run. Trophies were awarded to the winning male and female runners in the 2, 5 and 10 km distances. In the 2km distance the winners were Jan Levitt (f) and Graham Melkman (m). In the 5km distance the winners were Liz Bigelow (f) and David Pickard (m) and in the 10 km it was Tracy Holloway (f) and Rudy Hollywood (m) who took home the trophies. The win-
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Family Day at Arena Councillor John McDougall congratulated all who helped make the Family Day celebrations at Frontenac Arena a success.
ners in the family category were Ilona, Tegan and Keeley Cox, who traveled 15 kilometres between then. Proceeds from entry fees to the race went to the Habitat For Humanity building project in Tichborne. Many of the runners in the event are members of a Sunday running club called "The Herd". the club will be hosting a Canada Day run on the Trans Canada Trail this coming July. The herd meets on Sundays. All are welcome to join in, at any athletic level. Call Rudy or Joan at 613-279-2761
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Long-Term Care does not cover far superior diagnostic and treatment methods used in Europe and the United States. As a consequence, many people across the Province travel abroad at their own expense to receive treatment for this disease. The MOHLTC should recognize this problem and introduce modern diagnostics and treatment for Lyme Disease and bring more awareness to the ailment.” Elizabeth May introduced a Private Member’s bill in the House of Commons in June of 2012, and presented a petition to the house last October in support of the bill. With the bill scheduled for debate in parliament in March, last week she put out a press release encouraging Canadians to contact their MPs to help persuade them to consider supporting the bill. If passed, Bill C-442 would establish a national strategy to diagnose and treat Lyme disease. It would require the Minister of Health to convene a conference with the ministers of health from all the provinces for the purpose of developing a national strategy. Chief among the elements of the strategy would be the “establishment of guidelines regarding the prevention, identification, treatment and management of Lyme Disease, including a recommended national standard of care that reflects current best practices for the treatment of Lyme disease ...” The initiatives by Randy Hillier and Elizabeth May are directed not only to the spread of the disease, but more urgently to those who require long term, expensive treatment for chronic debilitating neurological symptoms that are not covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan and similar plans across the country.
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he Denbigh Post Office is not immune to the cost-cutting measures at rural post offices in the region that continue to be rolled out by Canada Post. Last week, Glen Baldock, Canada Post’s local area manager for Kingston, paid a visit to the post office in Denbigh, and also sent a letter to Addington Highlands Councils. In his letter to Council, Glen Baldock says that Canada Post is considering “closing your post office on Saturdays only and realigning the hours during the week.” According to a presentation to Addington Highlands Council by local resident Dianne Isaacs, based on her conversation with the local postmaster, the more detailed proposal for Denbigh is similar to what has been proposed at some of the other locations in the region. Instead of the current hours of 9 to 4:30 Monday to Friday and 9 to 12:30 on Saturday, Canada Post is proposing hours of 10:30 to 3:30 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 10:30 until 6:30 on Wednesdays; and no Saturday hours. The proposed changes echo what is proposed in Parham and Maberly in that they involve a 25% cut in hours from 36 to 27, an end to Saturday hours, and opening late one day a week, but is somewhat different than what is proposed for Cloyne. Dianne Isaacs urged Council to send a letter to Canada Post pointing out the role that the post office plays in Denbigh. As well, since the Denbigh Post Office is located in the basement of the post-master’s home, customers will not have access to their boxes when the office is closed. “The post office is also the only location where federal forms, such as tax and passport forms, are available locally,” Isaacs added. Council will send a letter to Canada Post asking for the hours to remain as they are now. Concern over the state of Bridge Street Bonnie Thompson, a new full-time resident of David Denbigh,J.approached Orser Council with a request that attention be paid to Bridge Street owner/operator in Denbigh. “I know that the street needs to be rebuilt and that may not be possible at Farm this time, butOrser I do think some effort could be made to keep the grass cut and improve Septic Tank Pump ingthe guardrails to1059848 make it more appealing Ontario Inc for visitors,” she said. RR#1, 4490 Bellrock She also asked if the RD boat launch in DenVerona, ONoutfittedfax/phone: bigh might be with a picnic374-2031 table and K0H 2W0 email: perhaps a garbage candelta@kingston.net in order to make it more appealing to visitors. Her proposals are being referred to the
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(Frontenac News, Feb. 6, 2014). I have been reading with great interest all the articles written regarding Hydro One billing complaints. How ironic that Mr. Hillier is now acknowledging that there is a problem with this organization. When we brought our issue with Hydro One to his office in Perth in 2007, we were basically dismissed after one call to Hydro One by his representative. On October 6, 2006 we purchased a 950 sq. ft. home with a wood stove as its only source of heat. We did not occupy it until November 10, 2006. From October 6, 2006 to February 22, 2007 (4½ months), we were billed for 10,112 kwh usage. After numerous calls and complaints, our bill was revised to 5,908 kwh. How kind of them to do so and then bill us for 6,115 kwh usage from February 22, to March 23. In total, we were billed for 12,023 kwh usage in less than 6 months at a cost of $2,036.08. We had no choice but to pay these enormous bills under threat of having our hydro cut off. We contacted Rural Legal Services, Randy Hillier's office, and Leona Dombrowsky's office, to no avail. Since then, we have replaced our wood stove with a furnace; added outside lights, a fully equipped workshop; regularly plug in our vehicles during the winter months, and purchased numerous electrical appliances. In 2013, I submitted our meter readings to Hydro One seven times. Our total kwh usage for the entire year was 12,188 kwh at a cost of $2,278.94. At this rate, one would think that our Debt Retirement Charge should be paid off by now. I know that our issue will never be resolved at this late date. I just found it ironic that Mr. Hillier is now seeing THE LIGHT, yet was in total darkness when we sought his help. - Dianne Heikamp
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· Sending love and prayers to Evelyn Inwood and family on the passing of Gilbert. · This Saturday, Feb. 22 is Family Fun Day, hosted by Denbigh Recreation at the rink site. The canteen will be open at noon for lunch, followed by the children's games at 12:30pm, as well as open skating, maple syrup boil/taffy, and the tea making contest. If you would like to enter the Snow/Ice Sculpture contest, please call Tony and Gail Fritsch at 3332224 to have someone come and judge your creation. · All tickets for Denbigh Recreation's "A Redneck Murder" Mystery Dinner Party on March 1 are sold out! For those attending, cocktails are at 5:30pm and dinner at 6pm. There are prizes given for Best Costume, Whodunit, Shotgun Shell Word Game as well as two door prizes.
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· Congratulations to Elsie Snider on her 102nd birthday. She resides at Pine Meadow in Northbrook. · Happy February birthdays to Carrie Webster, Jennifer Matson, Judy Cardwell, Cleo Price, Chris MacDonald, Elsie Asselstine, Hilda Baker, Kelly Kehoe, Florence Oliver. · Vera Steele, formerly of Arden, now resides at Adair Place in Tamworth. Her postal code is K0K 3G0, her phone number is 613-379-1048. She will be glad to hear from her friends. · On February 23 there will be a union service of the pastoral charge at Henderson United Church at 10 a.m. · Thinking of Irene Monds, Marie White, Val Beechey, Dorothy Proctor, Jean Steele, Carol Patterson, Clark Gaylord, Laurielle Chabeaux, Nancy Valyear, Ivan Porter, Doreen
Warren, Vera Whan, Gwen Hepner. · On February 14, Valentine’s Day, Circle Square hosted a delicious dinner for many couples. Many enjoyed playing a trivia and a song quiz, with the answers having to do with love. It was a good social evening. · The Land O’ Lakes seniors meeting was held on February 12 with a delicious potluck dinner at noon. The hall was decorated with a Valentine theme by Jean Brown and Allan. It was nice to have Howard Gibbs back from the south but I hear he is leaving us again. A bake sale, yard sale and BBQ will be held later in the year as a fundraiser. A minute of silence was had for former member, Frances Badour, who recently passed away. · A casino bus trip is planned on March 29 as a fundraiser for the graduation trip of the Land O’ Lakes Grade 7 and 8 students. The cost is $25 per person. This notice is to let students, parents, and other people know well ahead of the date so they can plan for it. The bus will leave at 9 a.m. · The Frontenac Bantam hockey team won 7-0 against Amherstview on Saturday night and this same team won 3-2 against Gananoque on Sunday night. Congratulations, team! · The Euchre on March 4 at 7 p.m. will be moved to the Arden Legion, as there will be a Shrove Tuesday pancake supper at the community hall at 5 p.m. the same night.
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· "Lost Iron Mines of Lanark County" - a talk will be given by Jordan Smith on his research with a focus on the Wilbur mine near Lavant Station. His work has “attempted to correlate the historical documentation with the present state of the mine through visual exploration.” The lecture will be held at the Almonte United Church at 7:30 on Friday, Feb 21. Thanks to B. Kennett for brining this to my attention. · If you missed last weekend’s Ham and Bean Dinner hosted by the Maberly Agricultural Society, you missed a great meal. Many people went up for seconds. The desserts were equally good, especially that yellow type of cake with the yellow filling and icing sugar on top. I heard compliments about the Boston cream pie and of course, the pumpkin pie. Hope you can make it to their next fundraiser. · The next Maberly Agricultural Society meeting will be held at the Maberly Hall at 7:30 pm, Monday, February 24. · Trivia Challenge, Friday, February 28, 6:20 pm, at the Tay
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· Land O’Lakes Community Services in Northbrook have trained volunteers to help with income tax returns. The program runs from March 1 to April 30. There is no charge for this service; however certain criteria do apply and there is a maximum on total income. LOLCS cannot complete returns for deceased persons, bankrupt individuals, or individuals who have capital gains/losses, employment expenses, or business/rental income and expenses. For information please call Lori at 613-336-8934 or drop in to the office. · Around 11 p.m. on Wed. Feb. 12 there was a minor earthquake under Lake Ontario in the Cobourg-Oshawa area. The epicenter of the 2.9 quake was in the middle of the lake and was about five kilometres deep. · Thanks to the Barrie township road crews, who have done an excellent job on these narrow dirt roads. · As winter continues and these ice storms batter the mid and southern U.S.A., greenhouses and peanuts, especially seeds, will be affected financially. Georgia is peanut and cotton country.
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· Thank you, Dwayne, Cindy & Staff for a great Valentine’s Dinner. A number of Arden’s sweethearts attended the fabulous roast beef dinner, but many were unable to solve the trivia questions presented, even though the common thread was LOVE. Either the questions were really difficult or the answers were not easy! Special mention was made of the continuing need for funding for kids unable to afford Circle Square Camp. If anyone is looking for a very worthy cause to donate to, please get in touch with the ranch, as I’m sure they would welcome your donation. · The residents of Arden were treated to a bevy of events on Saturday, all revolving around the Heritage/Family weekend. Each and every sponsor wishes to thank all who attended; the Royal Canadian Legion, Wilf Deline and the Kennebec Trappers Association, Sarah Hale and the Kennebec Historical Society, Mike Procter and Bob Miller of Fur Traders Camp Reenactment, Robin DeRuchie of Wolf Creek Wood Carving, Arden Volunteer Fire Fighters, the Kennebec Recreation Committee, Gord Brown and the Kennebec Lake Association, plus the countless number of volunteers who helped make this celebration a success in Arden.
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THE FRONTENAC NEWS
· I hope everyone has seen the new addition to the Business and Services sign on the Arden Road and Highway 7. Not only does this signage help visitors but also directs potential new residents to the many services in the area. Thanks to the Friends of Arden who continue in their pursuit to revitalize Arden. · Talk about a proud grandma. Ina Hunt’s grandson Mathew has been awarded the NSERC, USRA award for biology research. Mathew’s research work will take him to Queen’s University, in Kingston, for one month then probably back to Western University in London. Congratulations, Mathew!
HENDERSON Jean Brown
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· Special get well wishes to Jim Whaley, who at one time, with spouse Barb, drove our mail so fearlessly over the potholes in all kinds of weather. They always got the mail and the paper through. · Wedding congratulations to John Simm and Morghan Lewis of the Harlowe Wesleyan Standard Church, who were married on the weekend at the Ivanhoe Wesleyan Standard Church. Persons attending from our area included Ibra and Shirley Cuddy, Eldon and Verna Thompson, Alfred and Kathy Veley, Jack and Sharon Dafoe. · Our Land O' Lakes Seniors raised the roof at our monthly meeting held in Mountain Grove last week. Howard Gibbs travelled all the way from Myrtle Beach to attend and also won the Silent Auction special prize of honour. Howard, who is now back in sunny climes, plans to return for our spring/ summer picnics and meetings. · Harlowe Wesleyan and Standard Church celebrated Valentine's week by performing random acts of kindness and good deeds that were reported and rewarded with a special treat on the Sunday morning. · Now folks are getting excited about the up-coming 10th annual Frontenac Addington Trappers Council Fishing Derby at Big Gull Lake on Sat. March 1. This organization contributes so much to our area by promoting the out-of-doors and fishing/trapping activities along with conservation efforts. The many prizes, draws, marshmallow roasting, and visiting with folks from all around our area is a really fun time, so be sure to get those tickets early - they sell like hot cakes.
SYDENHAM Anita Alton
613-376-6333 rideauraingutter@yahoo.com · The Grace Arts Committee, Southern Frontenac Community Services and the Nature Conservancy of Canada, are proud to present a group art exhibit and artist talks on Sat. Feb. 22 and Sat. March 8 at the Grace Hall. The group art exhibit features the landscape paintings of Aleta Karstad, Phil Chadwick and Don Munz. On Feb. 22 is the reception and artist talk: “Landscape Art and Science” by Aleta Karstad and her husband, Dr. Fredrick Schueler, who visited, painted and surveyed the Frontenac Arch during a two week excursion in October. On March 8 Phil Chadwick will present “Tom Thomson was a Weatherman”. The time is 1-2:30pm for both dates · SFCSC is pleased to offer a five-week Speaker Series on health and wellness topics starting Monday March 3 from 1-3pm at the Grace Centre. The topics are Elder Abuse and Hearing Health on March 3; Ultimate Wellbeing on March 10. Taking Care of You and Reiki on March 17; Hypnosis for Relaxation and Remember When on March 24. The final topic, on March 31, is Falls Prevention and SFCSC Services. All of these highly informative sessions are free - but require you to call and reserve a spot at 376-6477. Refreshments will be served and free promotional info will be available. · This Thursday Feb 21 is Wing Night at the Legion from 5-8pm. The menu has expanded to include delicious Orange Ginger Wings and crispy Deep Fried Pickles. Bring the
whole family for a dinner out. · The Frontenac Soccer AGM will be held on Tuesday Feb 25 at 7:00pm at the Sydenham Library. New members are greatly appreciated. · This Saturday (February 22) head out to the Inverary United Church for a night of Irish and Scottish Music by Celtic Combination beginning at 7pm. Free will offering is appreciated and refreshments will served. · Do you need help with your income tax? If you are a family or an individual with a low income then the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program can help you prepare your tax return. To book an appointment or to see if you are eligible call Southern Frontenac Community Services at 376-6477. · And lastly - a huge THANK YOU to those roads workers who have worked so diligently over the past few very wintery weeks to keep our roads and streets plowed and clear. The weather has been less than favorable and these men and women have worked hard to keep our community safe.
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· Sympathy to the family of the late Diane Yerxa. Diane will be missed around Sharbot Lake, as she attended most community events. Sympathy also to the family of the late Velma Porter and Chris Hallgren. · Thinking of you to James Brewer, Fletcher Young, Joey Dupuis and Shannon Harper. · Congratulations to Sierra Gemmill from the Junior Girls Volleyball team for being chosen to play in the All-Star game on Tuesday night. Also, to Hilary Howes and Cadence Cumpson from the Senior Girls Volleyball, who were chosen to represent GREC at the All-Star game. Congrats Ladies!!! · The annual fishing derby sponsored by the Frontenac and Addington Trappers Council on Big Gull Lake is on Saturday March 1. Please reserve your tickets by February 28. This is a great day for some outdoor fun for all the family. · I hope you were able to take in some of the Frontenac Heritage Festival this past weekend including the snowmobile drags, the talent show, the Polar Plunge featuring some very brave souls and the many other events that were happening throughout the community. Tichborne rink was in full use Sunday afternoon as District #4 Rec. Committee hosted some games for the young and young at heart, including the much-anticipated boys vs. girls tug-of-war. The girls rocked the rope! Maybe next year boys! Thanks to all the event organizers for the activities - your work was greatly appreciated!! · Central Frontenac Minor ball will be hosting a 4 on 4 Hockey tournament at Tichborne Rink on Sunday March 2 - we are looking for 8 teams to participate, $10 per person. Please contact Randy Kempe at 613-279-1233 if you are interested in putting in a team. A canteen will be available. · Playoffs have begun for the Frontenac Flyers - be sure to check out some of the games - you won't be disappointed! · World Day of Prayer will be held in Parham United Church C E Building on Friday March 7 at 7pm. The women of Egypt invite you to join with them praying under the theme, "Streams in the desert". Christians in more than 170 countries around the world and 2,000 communities across Canada will gather to learn more about the culture and heritage of Egypt. · Happy Birthday to Hunter Cooke, Skylar Lee, Judy Huffman, Edward Goodfellow, Kelly Kehoe, Liz Steele-Drew, Julie Teal, Cheryl Gordon, Reta Bush and Sylvia Hill.
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· Sisters By Heart invite us to a Special Ladies Night Out on Monday, February 24. The theme of the evening is “Survivor Island”. Wear your festive clothing. As always, a great night is promised with guest speaker and musician Rhonda Spurrell. Bring a friend to the Verona Free Methodist Church, 7-9 pm. Tickets $5 available in advance or at the door. For more info call 613-374-1232. · The Walking Club is very alive and active. Join in the fun and exercise every Tuesday and Friday from 10 to 11 am. Just bring your walking shoes and a loonie to participate and walk to some great music. Don’t worry about the wintry weather, snow or ice. The walks take place in the Verona Lions Centre. Call Nancy at 613-374-5350 for more information. · The Rural Women’s Group will meet Wednesday, February 26 from 1:30 to 3 pm at Southern Frontenac Community Services, 4419 George St., Sydenham. Rural Women’s Group provides a safe and welcoming place for rural women to get together, addressing common interests and needs within Frontenac County. This group is open to all women wishing to make connections within their community and provide valuable life skill building opportunities through discussion groups and workshops. Free transportation available. Call in advance to arrange. For more information call 613-3766477, toll free: 1-800-763-9610; www.sfcsc.ca
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· Sympathy to the family of Diane Yerxa from Sharbot Lake, who passed away last week. · The Snow Road Snowmobile Club is having their Family Poker Run on Saturday Feb. 22. The day starts with breakfast from 8 – 11 a.m. followed by the Snowmobile Poker Run. Then from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. there will be a roast beef dinner. Non-snowmobilers are welcome. The club would also like everyone to know that their social bingo on March 6 has been cancelled. · Three couples in the Snow Road area, Don & Joelle, Wolfgang & Janet, and Karen & Glen, had a fantastic road trip to Pembroke on Thursday. They had lunch at Ullrich's Delicatessen and Restaurant and stopped at a German bakery. · Don & Joelle are proud to announce that they will be
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february 20, 2014
Trappers’ Council Fishing Derby March 1 on Big Gull Lake T
he Frontenac Addington Trappers' Council are counting on good weather, and a good turnout, for their annual fund-raising fishing derby on Big Gull Lake on Saturday, March 1. Not only do they want the event to be as enjoyable as possible for the families that attend, and for the fishing to be good, but the council also needs money to carry on the work they do. They also want to continue to be able to support the outdoor education centre at North Addington Education Centre, the Pine Meadow Nursing Home, the Conservationists of Frontenac/Addington deer contest, anglers and hunters programs, student bursaries, Walleye spawning beds, as well as public education programs and workshops throughout the region. Wilf Deline of Dead Creek Outfitters is the council president, and he said that there have been challenges for the council and for trappers in general in recent years due to low prices for pelts, and other factors. “We like to point out how much work trappers have done over the years in the area
of conservation. There are more fur-bearing animals in Ontario now than ever before, and because trappers are on the ground we are in the best position to track the numbers of different species. When there are threats to any of the populations we are the ones who let the MNR and others know,” he said. The council was formed in 1981. It has a number of goals, including: fostering conservation; encouraging the wise use of land and resources; maintaining and enhancing the habitats and populations of fur-bearing animals and fish; and maintaining relationships with auction houses, buyers, suppliers and bodies such as the Ministry of Natural Resources and others. The council is currently involved in a number of projects, including setting up duck nesting boxes and establishing Walleye spawning beds on selected lakes. In addition to donating money to outdoor education and other causes, they run a youth trapper education program. “There seems to be a bit of a renewed in-
TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC INTERIM TAX BILLS Please note that interim tax bills which will include garbage bag tags will be issued the week of March 3rd, 2014. For further inquiries, please contact 613-376-3027 x 2200.
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Over 50 children per year attend and receive prizes at the FATC’s annual fishing derby for landowners and local townships to help deal with beavers that cause damage to roads and property as they expand their territory and cause flooding. “We are not going back to the time when you could make a full living from trapping. I get out about 2 days a week, there's only enough money in it for that; but if I could I would be on the trapline all the time. We like to say it's the oldest land-based industry in Canada. It is part of our heritage as a country, and we work hard at the council to keep it viable,” Deline said. Tickets for the Big Gull Lake Fishing Derby are available at Kaladar Auto Parts, Bishop Lake Outdoors Centre and Hook's Rona, or call 336-8359 or 335-2695. Please reserve tickets by February 28. Excellent prizes are available for adults and children alike (see the ad on page 7 for details).
terest in trapping in the area,” said Wilf Deline. “Our youth program has been well subscribed, and there have been a number of baby boomers coming back into it as well.” One incentive has been improved pricing for pelts in the last couple of years. “The prices have been better for fisher, muskrat, coyote, mink, raccoon, all the species we tend to trap around here,” he said, “and also for beaver, which is sort of the base of the industry. There is also an overabundance of fur bearers in this region, so there is plenty of room for more trappers to get into it.” Prices for beaver pelts, which had dropped to $12 - $15, have rebounded, in large part because of the Asian market, to three to four times those prices. The trappers' council members also work
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**NEW** COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS Council recently approved the Community Project Grant Program. Not for profit community organizations including charitable organizations and unincorporated groups who meet the project guidelines can apply until March 31st. For more information and to access the related forms, visit our website at: www.southfrontenac.net/communitygrants
MUNICIPAL HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM The City of Kingston, as the Housing Service Provider for the County of Frontenac has announced the 2014 Home Ownership Program that residents of Frontenac County can apply for. Households that are currently renting in the City of Kingston and the County of Frontenac and who do not have any vested interest in any real estate may apply to the program for down payment assistance equal to 5% of the purchase price to a maximum of $13,000. Visit www.cityofkingston.ca for more information.
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2014 DOG TAGS –FEE INCREASES MARCH 1ST Dog tags are $15.00 only until the last day of February for $15.00 per tag. The fee increases to $30.00 on March 1st. See our website for locations to purchase.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE WINTER HOURS Winter hours are from 3 pm to 7 pm on February 27th, March 13th & 27th. See our website for more details.
Scouts Canada South Frontenac Group by Harold Dalmas he Scouts Canada South Frontenac Group held their annual banquet on Feb. 10, at Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church. South Frontenac Group has 82 boys and girls from ages 5 to 13 in 8 Sections of Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Scouts. They meet in Perth Road, Sydenham, and Verona with families coming from Sunbury to Enterprise and Kingston to Parham. There are 27 Section Leaders working with the youth at weekly meetings on four different nights of the week, and six support volunteers on the Group Committee. South Frontenac Group covers most of the northern part of the Scouts Canada Loyalist Area territory, which includes Groups from Bath to Gananoque to Joyceville. The pot luck dinner had an attendance of 130 youth, leaders, and parents. Guests were South Frontenac Township Mayor Gary Davison and his wife Sue, Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church Pastor David Moran, Loyalist Area Commissioner David Cunningham
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and his wife Lynda, and Deputy Area Commissioner for Program, Kevin Thompson. The evening started with the opening ceremonies for the Beavers, Cubs, and Scouts, singing of O Canada, the meal, presentations of certificates appointing nine new leaders, Certificates of Commendation for Service to Scouting presented to both Karen and Doug Young of Perth Road, a 5 years of service certificate to Matt Smith of Sydenham, and a 20 years of service certificate and pin to Maggie Dalmas of Harrowsmith. All of the leaders received a “Thanks” crest for their campfire blankets. Our volunteers have from one to 38 years of service to Scouting, representing a total of 282 years of service to the youth of our local communities. The youth had previously created model vehicles out of wood, called Beaver Buggies, Kar Kars, and Scout 18 Wheelers as part of their programs. All of these vehicles were raced down long wooded tracks in a fun competition, always a highlight for the youth.
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WINTER MAINTENANCE We have been experiencing above average snowfall this year. Snow banks are higher than we have seen in years. Please exercise caution when exiting driveways and approaching intersections. To assist our crews in their winter control efforts, the parking of vehicles on Township roads and village streets from 12:00 midnight to 7:00 a.m. is not permitted from December 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. As well, pursuant to Section 181 of the Highway Traffic Act “No person shall deposit snow or ice on a roadway without permission in writing from the road authority responsible for the maintenance of the road”. Please be advised that the Township of South Frontenac will NOT be responsible for damages to mailboxes, newspaper boxes, recycle boxes or parked cars where said boxes or vehicles interfere with the winter maintenance on Township roads.
COUNCIL MEETING The next Council Meeting will be on March 4th, 2014 at 7:00 pm. The next Committee of the Whole Meeting will be on March 11th, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. 4432 George Street, Box 100, Sydenham ON K0H 2T0 1-800-559-5862
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his week readers sent in photos of two birds that are rare in our area. Wendy Hinch of Murvale Road sent the above photo of a Red-bellied Woodpecker, which is not at all common around here. Dennis McDermott of Harrowsmith sent the photo of a Hermit Thrush, which has been eating juniper berries from the tree outside their front window. Hermit Thrushes are rare in winter here but not unheard of. It can stay alive feeding on berries as long as there are enough to last the winter. Mr. McDermott
notes that the juniper tree is one of the best nature lures they have. They regularly have flocks of cedar waxwings and migrating robins in it, and a couple of weeks ago had a flock of starlings. He says the robins seem to get drunk on the berries, flying erratically in and out of the tree after the first 10 minutes or so, which is quite fun to watch.
february 20, 2014
THE FRONTENAC NEWS
Chainsaw sculptor draws a crowd in Arden
by Julie Druker ertain types of art and craft work, when demonstrated live, often draws a big crowd. That was the case outside the Kennebec hall in Arden during this year’s Frontenac Heritage Festival, where chainsaw artist Robin Deruchie of Cloyne spent the weekend sculpting a bear from a piece of solid pine. Onlookers gathered around Deruchie as he bent, crouched and moved around the free-standing piece of pine,
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etching in lines and cutting away chunks of wood to bring forth a bear that lay hidden inside. Deruchie, who works out of his Wolf Creek Studio in Cloyne and who travels extensively all year long doing shows and demonstrations, delighted festival-goers, who watched him in amazement. Deruchie has been chainsaw carving professionally for eight years and creates a wide variety of work that includes sculptured owls, bears, turtles and other wildlife as well as totem poles, spirit faces and functional pieces like benches, floor lamps and coffee tables. A self-taught artist, Deruchie said he “stumbled across the art form” while building his home in Cloyne. “I had a bunch of extra logs lying around so I just picked up the chainsaw and started playing around”, he said, but that is not something he recommends to others. Deruchie is not only a full-time artist but also teaches the craft. Asked if he knows of others making chainsaw art, he said not in the local area but he did say the art form in general is booming. “In the last five years it has become very popular, which is likely due to the internet and the fact that artists are able to share their tricks of the trade.” Deruchie said he starts each piece with a solid piece of pine, many of which he collects from fallen trees that neighbors want removed from their properties. “Often after a storm, neighbors who know what I do will call me up and ask me to remove a fallen tree from their property for them, which I am more than happy to do.” His pieces take roughly an hour per foot to carve. After the piece has been carved, he lets it dry out for about two weeks and then adds the finishing touches by burning the surface of the wood to create facial characteristics like eyes, noses and other decorative highlights. Deruchie said the most challenging thing about his work is knowing how to do it safely. “Making a six-foot bear will bring you about 250 kickbacks of the saw. So you really have to know how to handle the saw
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PAGE 7 and make sure that you are using the right side of the blade at all times so that you don't run into problems.” Deruchie uses a number of different-sized Stihl saws, one being a custom saw specially designed for carving. It has a special bar that prevents kickback. Asked why his artwork tends to attract so much attention, Deruchie said it is likely the fact that it is unusual to see a chain saw being used to create a piece of art work. “People don't often get a chance to see a big burly chain saw being used to create something intricate, which I think is why people find the demonstrations so interesting.” Deruchie has donated one of his chain-sawed totem poles to the Arden Legion and it will be raffled off at a later date as a fundraiser for the organization. For information about purchasing tickets call the Arden Legion at 613-335-3727. To see more of Deruchie's work visit www.wolfcreekcarvings.com or call 613-336-2137 to make an appointment.
Frontenac Heritage Festival: Bryan Skillen and his miniature horses Teddy and Tommy gave wagon rides to youngsters at the Kennebec hall in Arden
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by Julie Druker he Frontenac Arena in Piccadilly was a busy hub of family fun and games thanks to the volunteers from the Central Recreation Committee of South Frontenac, who held their 4th annual Family Day Winter Carnival there on February 17. Dan Bell, who is a member of the committee and who is also chair of the Portland Recreation Committee, organized the event along with Portland Rec Committee member Pam Morey. Bell estimated the attendance this year to be upwards of 1000 - which is bigger and better than any other year and demonstrates that the event is catching on. Not only was the arena parking lot filled with cars but cars were also spread out all along Boundary Road on either side of the arena. This year two (instead of one) horse-drawn wagon rides took carnival goers on tours of the area and youngsters
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Random Draw for 8” Power Auger from All Tickets Purchased Numerous Other Random Draws from All Tickets Puchased Top Adult & Kids prizes drawn from All fish weighed in 50/50 draw Canteen and Check in station in Newtons Bay. Canteen open 10am to 4pm • Bonfire & marshmallows & hot chocolate for kids from 11am-1pm
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SOCIAL NOTES OBITUARY
CARD OF THANKS
PORTER, VELMA DAWN
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Peacefully at Perth Hospital on Tuesday February 11, 2014 with her family by her side. Velma Dawn Yateman in her 61st year, beloved wife of 44 years to Ivan Porter. Dear mother of Ruby Lynn Dee (Dan), Ivan Jr (Grenda), and Tracey. Grandmother of Ashley Dee. Sister of Merna (Stephen), Peter, Ronny, James (Dawn), Donna and Doreen. Predeceased by her parents the late Guy Peterson and the late Mary Yateman, by sister Thelma and brothers Danny and Bob. Rested at Goodfellow’s Funeral Home, Parham. Friends were received on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Funeral service was held in the Funeral Home on Saturday February 15, 2014 at 11 am. Interment Arden Cemetery in the Spring. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences at goodfellowsfuneralhome.com
YERXA, DIANE ELIZABETH Suddenly at the Ottawa Civic Hospital on Tuesday February 11, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Alfred Douglas Yerxa. Loving mother of Andrew and David. Sister of Don Blay (Katie), David Blay (JoAnn). Sadly missed by many nieces and nephews. Friends were received at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Sharbot Lake on Friday February 14, from 1 pm to 2:30 pm. A celebration of life was held in the church at 3 pm. There was a luncheon served in the church hall following the service. Donations to Community Living-North Frontenac or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements in care of Goodfellow’s Funeral Home, Parham. Online condolences at goodfellowsfuneralhome.com.
O P P r e po r t S (SOUTH FRONTENAC, ON) – On February 16, at 8 pm, OPP officers responded to reports of a possible impaired driver on Road 38 in Verona. Several witnesses had reported their concerns to a member of the OPP after witnessing a vehicle being driven erratically and at very high rates of speed. Police located the vehicle nearby and observed it driving into on-coming traffic and hitting snowbanks. The vehicle was safely stopped by police, and the driver was arrested without further incident. Paul Arnold (54 years old) of South Frontenac has been charged with ‘Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle and ‘Driving with More than 80 mg of Alcohol in Blood’. Operation Lookout’ (www. occid.org/operation-lookout/) is a year-round awareness campaign encouraging the public to phone 911 or ‘*OPP’ when they see a suspected impaired driver.
The family of the late Velma Porter would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Kennie and all the nurses on the 2nd floor at Perth Hospital. Thank you for all your kindness and support for our family and for providing such compassionate care for our wife and mother in her passing.
In Memoriam Winston Thompson In loving memory of my son, Winston, who passed away February 18th, 2002. Gone but not forgotten. Always loved and in my thoughts every day. Love, Mom Reta
Thompson, Winston In loving memory of a dear brother who passed away February 18, 2002. Many years have passed. We cannot bring the old days back when we were all together. But secret tears and loving thoughts will live with us forever. Missed every day by Charlotte, Allan & family
WANNAMAKER. Jean In loving memory of Jean, who passed away Feb 20, 2013. I once had something special That money could not buy I had a very special Mother-in-law And had to say goodbye Our memories and photos Are all I have to touch Of a very special Mother-in-law Whom I loved and miss so much And when I feel lonely And tears fill my eyes I think of you at peace And know I shouldn't cry So I try to hide my heartache As you would want me to And when I cry my tears alone No one hears them but you. We miss you Jean so much We know we will see you some day In Heaven Sadly missed and never forgotten Daughter-in-law Germaine and family
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Ministry of Natural Resources reports • Two men have been fined a total of $10,000 for unlawfully hunting deer. George Austin of Godfrey pleaded guilty to the following charges and received a total fine of $7,500 and a two-year hunting suspension. Fines included $1,000 for hunting deer without a licence; $1,500 for trespassing to hunt; $1,000 for unlawfully discharging a firearm from a roadway; $1,000 for unlawfully attaching a seal for an antlered deer to an antlerless deer and $3,000 for obstructing a conservation officer during an investigation. Douglas Davidson of Kingston pleaded guilty to unlawfully attaching his seal to an antlerless white-tailed deer and received a $1,250 fine. He also pleaded guilty to enabling Austin to use his deer seal and received a $1,250 fine for a total fine of $2,500. The court heard that on November 5, 2013, Austin and Davidson were driving along Road 509 in North Frontenac Township when they spotted two white-tailed deer on private property, where they did not have permission to hunt. Austin, the passenger, requested that Davidson stop the vehicle. Austin got out and fired three rifle shots at the deer from the shoulder of Road 509. He was successful in killing the antlerless deer, which was standing directly in front of a trespassing sign. Austin also obstructed the investigating conservation officer when his firearm was seized.
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e need your feedback! The Kashwakamak Lake Association (KLA), presented the Kashwakamak Lake State of the Lake Report in July 2013 as the first step in preparing a lake sustainability plan. In order to complete this first step we need your feedback. We are reaching out to friends, family, neighbours and others in the Kashwakamak Lake community so they can be part of this process. How you can help: Please read the full Kashwakamak Lake State of the Lake Report - July 2013, located on our website www. kashwakamak.ca. If you would like a printed copy of the report mailed to you, please contact Judy McIntyre at 613-291-4130 or ritchiemcintyre@rogers.com. As you read the report, please take note of the following: We need to know which areas are the most important to you. Of the values listed on page 4 of the report, read the accompanying chapters. What areas interest you the most? • Looking at the priorities starting on page 8, please take note of your thoughts. Which priorities do you feel strongly about? • Do you have any information that we are missing (that you can provide or know where we can get it)? • Will you share your thoughts, social history, photos and old documents you can scan and add, etc. Send us your thoughts and your email address. If you aren’t yet a member, let us know if you want to join the KLA (only $15/year). The KLA will be following up in the spring with a short survey to gather your feedback. Thank you for your support in this important process and interest in Kashwakamak Lake. - submitted by Sue MacGregor
• A Pickering man has been fined $1,000 for operating an unlicensed gravel pit in Arden. John See of Pickering, who owns property in Arden, pleaded guilty to operating a pit without a licence. An investigation by the Ministry of Natural Resources determined that See extracted and hauled approximately six to seven truckloads of gravel from a property south of Arden for road construction on another property. The offence occurred in 2012 and 2013. In Ontario, aggregate extraction is regulated and licensed by the ministry. Excavation and removal of aggregate requires a licence, unless it is used for constructing a building or structure. • Two men have been fined a total of $1,000 for unlawfully damaging a beaver dam on private property. Brent Hole of Battersea and Robert Carroll of Bath pleaded guilty and were each fined $500. The court heard that on November 6, 2013, Hole and Carroll were deer hunting at the Sixth Lake Hunting Camp. Members of their hunting party sent the two men to remove parts of a beaver dam on private property in Hinchinbrooke Township. The group hoped this would give them access to their landlocked hunting camp near Puzzle Lake Provincial Park by lowering the water level across a township road allowance. Hole and Carroll crossed the beaver pond in a row boat and damaged two separate parts of the dam without the permission of the landowner.
Sharbot Lake Legion I
by Connie McLellan
n the late 1940s the Legion was formed by veterans helping veterans to receive aid for the sick, to receive pensions and to maintain the comradeship that was so crucial when in action. Every phase of the Legion would be in remembrance of their fallen comrades. Sixty thousand laid down their lives for Canada in WW1. When Branch #425 (Sharbot Lake) was formed, the membership was made up of many of the WW1 veterans, some of whom had been gassed when taking positions that France and England had not taken, at Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele and Aminas. There were also veterans from WW2 who had fought in the Battle of the Atlantic. The Royal Canadian Navy lost 28 ships and approximately 2,000 men during the war. Most fought and died in the Battle of the Atlantic. The Canadian Merchant Navy lost more than 70 ships and more than 2,000 sailors. We still have veterans from the Korean War, who have been awarded their own monument in Ottawa; 550 were lost in that war. We also remember the many peacekeeping forces who have been wounded and killed during the past years throughout the world. You do not need to be a member of the Legion to have our organization assist you. We also support various community and charitable organizations and youth programs. To do this, our comrades volunteer their time cooking, delivering dinners, selling tickets and hosting functions. When people of the surrounding communities support our endeavors, it gives the volunteers the satisfaction that what they do is appreciated.
Denbigh-Griffith Lions Club We would like to send a sincere thank you to the following individuals, organizations and local businesses that supported us with their generous donations to our Christmas Food Baskets 2013. Any extra moneys, was given to the Community Food Bank in the Addington-Highlands Community Centre in Denbigh. Highlands Yoga - Matawatchan Griffith Building Supplies - Tim-Br Mart R.J. Selle Sand & Gravel - Douglas Mark & Lois Thomson Erwood & Rowena Reynolds Earl Thomson Lumber - Griffith Gail & Tony Fritsch Matawatchan Community Market Berndt’s Garage - Denbigh MacGregor Concrete Products - Beachburg Blue Bird Café & Bakery - Denbigh Griffith/Matawatchan Fish & Game Club
Don & Christine Laundrie Matawatchan Community Memorial Centre Piper’s Rest Bed & Breakfast - Denbigh Ruth Ann Green-Post Mistress - Denbigh Griffith General Store Camel Chute Campground - Griffith Greater Madawaska Canoe Rental - Griffith Floyd Enterprises - Griffith Cottage of Hidden Treasures - Griffith Scott MacDonald Contracting - Griffith Adam Kasprzak Surveyor - Renfrew William Adams Electrical - Griffith McDonald Fuels - Eganville
Because of the continued support, we are able to make Christmas a joyous occasion for some of our local citizens. Please support these people, organizations and businesses in their endeavours as they are good community sponsors. Check out our website for on going activities www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/denbighgriffithon
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SERVICES DRYWALL AND PLASTER REPAIRS. Professionally trained. Drywall installation, old fashioned quality, three coat hand finishing. Free estimates. Call Rick at 613-375-8201. KEVIN’S HANDYMAN SERVICE. Lawn Maintenance, Trees Cut, Woodsplitting, Snow Removal, Winter Roof Cleaning, Junk Pick-up & Disposal, Minor Building Repairs. Call Kevin 9am - 5pm, Monday-Friday. Please Leave a Message, 613-279-1901; 613-453-5896 PET SITTING in Mountain Grove. Going away? Let us help. Dogs, Cats, etc. Spacious, individual accommodations. Long walks. By appointment only. Laura Mills 613-335-3658. Evenings are best or leave a message. SEWING ALTERATIONS, HEMMING, ETC. This And That Sewing, 32 Peterson Rd., (turn at lights in Northbrook). Call 613-336-0656.
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Treasure Trunk donates to Frontenac Heritage Festival At the festival's opening brekfast, Dean Walsh and Janet Barr of Community Living-North Frontenac and the Treasure Trunk presented a cheque for $500, which the Treasure Trunk raised for the festival, to committee members Mayor Janet Gutowski and Councilor Tom Dewey
Mississippi - continued from pg 5 grandparents in September for the 2nd time. · It was a wonderful coffee morning on Friday at the Snow Road Community Centre, with a great crowd and lovely sweets: chocolate-covered strawberries, chocolate and gummi hearts, cupcakes and more for Valentine's Day. Then in the afternoon there was bridge at the community center. Some are still struggling to learn the game. It's beginner's bridge, so anyone interested in learning or playing, just show up at 2 p.m. on Fridays. · Olive Allen celebrated Sherry MacMunn's birthday on Saturday afternoon at Cathy's. · Steve & Robin Riddell were delighted to have their 18-month-old grandson, Akin, from Toronto for the weekend. · Ruth Jackson came to visit family and friends for the long weekend. We are always so happy when she comes back for a visit.
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HISTORICAL & VINTAGE PHOTOS WANTED (For the ClarMill Community Archives) We are looking for old photographs of the former Townships which made up the current North Frontenac Township reflecting vintage life and commercial ventures of the time. (Photos may be donated or copied with permission and returned)
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Driver's license, CPIC, Vulnerable Sector Check will be required. Preference will be given to individuals who hold a Developmental Service Worker diploma, however related work experience will be considered. Resumés will be accepted until February 28, 2014 Community Living North Frontenac 1025 Elizabeth Street Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 Attention: Manager of Supports & Services Fax: 613-279-3732 or email estelle_clnf@frontenac.net We thank you in advance for considering working for our agency, however only chosen candidates will be contacted.
Township of North Frontenac PUBLIC NOTICE Please take note the February 24, 2014 Regular Council Meeting and the March 10, 2014 Special Budget Meeting will be held at the Clar-Mill Community Hall, 6598 Buckshot Lake Road, Plevna Agendas will be available on the Township’s website at www.northfrontenac.com prior to the meetings. For more information contact the Township of North Frontenac at 613-479-2231 or clerkplanning@northfrontenac.ca
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is recruiting Direct Support Professionals (Casual/Relief) Direct Support Professionals are required to cover shifts on an as-needed basis in the Sharbot Lake area. This position will provide assistance to individuals with intellectual disabilities. Direct Support Professionals will demonstrate professional attributes and great leadership skills while providing support, recreation, life skills development to help facilitate personal outcomes. The Direct Support Professionals will provide flexible supports that are responsive to the needs of the person while promoting independence.
luck dinner. Thanks to Dave Deacon of Deacon Photography in Cloyne, who presented the Clar-Mill Volunteers with a very attractive Jack’s Jam poster plaque to be put in the Clar-Mill Hall. Thank you for this generous donation. · On Friday Feb. 21 the Clar-Mill Volunteer Firefighters will be holding their bingo fundraiser, 7-9pm, Clar-Mill hall. Cash prizes. · Clarendon Public School will host their annual Chili Competition on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 5-7pm at the school. Admission is $5, and you get to vote for this year’s Chili Champ! There will also be an amazing dessert auction. Aa well, a gift basket will be auctioned off, with proceeds going to the intermediate class’s end of year trip! If you are interested in entering your amazing chili please phone the school at 479-2264!
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Is recruiting for a Live-In Direct Support Professional In Sharbot Lake (3 months contract $8,000 to $12,000) Community Living North Frontenac (CLNF) has a unique, rewarding, short term opportunity for an educated mature individual to provide support to a man living independently. The successful candidate will be assisting supportive independent living while providing supports 24/7, however respite will be provided. Under the guidance and supervision of CLNF, the successful candidate will focus on implementation and teaching of an established life skills plan, while appreciating people’s strengths within CLNF’s philosophy and mission. Up to date Vulnerable Sector Check is needed and First Aid and CPR will be required. All applications must be in by noon on Monday March 3rd, interview will occur on March 5th. Please submit your resumé to Manager of Supports and Services by e-mailing estelle_ clnf@frontenac.net or by fax 613-279-3732.
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of North Frontenac proposes to enact By-laws to stop up, close and sell part of the 66’ shore road allowances as set out and described as follows: ALL THAT PART of the shoreline road allowance along Mississagagon Lake lying adjacent to Part of Lot 18, Concession 7, geographic Township of Barrie, Township of North Frontenac, County of Frontenac described as Parts 2 & 3 on Registered Plan 13R20788; The proposed By-law will come before the said Council for consideration at its regular meeting at the Clar/Mill Fire Hall, Upstairs Meeting Room, 6648 Road 506, Plevna, Ontario, on the 24th day of February, 2014 at 9:00 a.m., and at that time, the Council will hear in person, any person who claims that his land will be prejudicially affected and who applies to be heard. DATED THIS 29th of January, 2014. Jenny Duhamel Clerk/Planning Manager Township of North Frontenac 6648 Road 506 Plevna, ON K0H 1K0 Tel: (613) 479-2231 or 1-800-234-3953 Fax: (613) 479-2352 Email: clerkplanning@northfrontenac.ca
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Donations to offset the cost of publication would be appreciated. Thursday February 20 SHARBOT LAKE - CENTER STAGE CAFÉ at Legion, w/ Feral Five, Dave McCullough, Mitch Barker, 7–9:30pm, $4.
Friday February 21 HARROWSMITH YOUTH DANCE Golden Links Hall, 7-9:30pm for ages 9-15; $6; call Sharon 539-6676 or Wayne 358-2355 INVERARY UNITED CHURCH - Irish & Scottish Music by Celtic Combination, 7pm, freewill offering, refreshments. OLD TYME FIDDLERS - cancelled MCDONALDS CORNERS - TRAVEL TALK by Michael Park on his Travels in South Africa, MERA schoolhouse, 7:30pm, admission by donation PLEVNA – BINGO FUNDRAISER for ClarMill volunteer firefighters, 7-9pm, cash prizes, Clar-Mill hall SHARBOT LAKE – DINNER at the Legion. 5:30–7pm, ham & scalloped potatoes SHARBOT LAKE – FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT, 6-9pm, “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2”, by donation, Oso Hall, sponsored by Community Living & Northern Frontenac Community Services
Saturday, February 22
DENBIGH - FAMILY FUN DAY at rink, lunch avail. 12-12:30 followed by children’s games, skating, maple syrup boil/taffy, tea making contest. Also snow/ice sculpture contest, to enter, call 333-2224 HARLOWE DANCE - cancelled SNOW ROAD SNOWMOBILE CLUB Breakfast, 8–11am; Snowmobile Family Poker Run; Roast Beef Dinner 4:30-6:30pm, 1106 Gemmills Rd. non-snowmobilers welcome. SYDENHAM - GROUP ART EXHIBITION featuring work by Aleta Karstad, Phil Chadwick, Don Munz; reception & artist talk: “Landscape Art & Science”, 1-2:30pm, Grace Centre,, all welcome TAMWORTH - CONCERT by Peter Karp and Sue Foley, JUNO Award winners, at Legion, 8pm, $25; info 613-379-2808
Sunday February 23 BEDFORD OPEN MIC & JAM, 1-5pm, Bedford Hall 1381 Westport Rd, Bluegrass, Country, Gospel & more, $2, 613-374-2614 HENDERSON UNITED CHURCH union service 10am with student minister Darin MacKinnon, all welcome. FLINTON - COFFEE HOUSE Through the Roof Ministry Center, 6:30pm Open mic; all welcome MCDONALDS CORNERS - CONCERT by Terry Tufts & Kathryn Briggs, MERA Schoolhouse 2pm, advance tickets $22: 613-4856434; www.ticketsplease.ca.
Monday February 24 MABERLY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY meeting, community hall, 7:30pm SHARBOT LAKE – FOOT CARE CLINIC, seniors’ centre, appointment: 613-279-3151.
Let the Games Begin S ochi takes me there. Though not to Russia, it takes me to a place of awe and inspiration for our Olympians who demonstrate incredible skill, endurance and commitment to their chosen winter sport. I find myself wondering when and how each competitor
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LAND O’LAKES QUILTERS 9am, Pineview Free Methodist Church, Cloyne (lower level). new quilters welcome; lolquilt@gmail.com SYDENHAM - CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP, Grace Centre 9-10:30am; info: Mary Gaynor-Briese, 613-376-6477 ext. 305 SYDENHAM – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Grace Centre 1-4pm. For appointment call Bob: 613376-6477; 1-800-763-9610 SYDENHAM - FRONTENAC SOCCER AGM, 7pm at Library, new members greatly appreciated.
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Wednesday February 26 PLEVNA - CHILI COMPETITION & dessert auction, Clarendon Public School 5-7pm, $5pp, proceeds to intermediate class trip, to enter chili phone 479-2264! RURAL WOMEN’S GROUP, 1:30-3pm, Rural VISIONS Centre, 4419 George St.; free transportation avail: 613-376-6477; 1-800-7639610, all women welcome SHARBOT LAKE - BLOOD DONOR CLINIC St. James Major Catholic Church, 3-6pm, appointments recommended: 1-888-2-DONATE SHARBOT LAKE DINERS, noon, for those 50+, $10, reservations requ’d: 613-279-3151
Thursday February 27 SYDENHAM - ALZHEIMER SUPPORT GROUP 7-9pm, Grace Centre; info: 544-3078
Monday March 3 SYDENHAM - SPEAKER SERIES, Topics: Elder Abuse; Hearing Health, 1-3pm, Grace Centre, please reserve: 613-376-6477; sponsor: Southern Frontenac Community Services
Tuesday March 4 ARDEN - PANCAKE SUPPER, community hall 5pm. PLEVNA - PANCAKE SUPPER, 5pm, ClarMill Hall, sponsored by the Clar-Mill Community Volunteers SHARBOT LAKE – PANCAKE SUPPER, United Church,5–6:30pm; $5; $3 6-12yrs, $20 family; sponsored by Ministerial Committee; proceeds to the food bank.
Wednesday March 5 SHARBOT LAKE - ALZHEIMER SOCIETY SUPPORT GROUP, 1-3 pm, United Church hall, 613-544-3078 ext 203 SNOW ROAD – FOOT CARE CLINIC, community centre, appointment: 613-279-3151. SYDENHAM DINERS, noon, Grace Centre, for 55+yrs, $11. Reservations required 613376-6477
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GLENVALE - WOMEN’S CONFERENCE “Finding Joy”, Kingston Christian Fellowship, 2621 Road 38, Registration Feb 28, 6:30pm terrylwinter@gmail.com; Claire 613-766-6207
DENBIGH - RETIRED TEACHERS & FRIENDS: Luncheon at Blue Bench Bakery & Cafe, 11:30am, to reserve phone 613-4792837 by Feb. 4 at noon. VERONA DINERS, noon, Lions Hall, for 55+, $11. Reservations required 613-376-6477.
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by Susan Ramsay, Early Literacy Specialist, Hastings-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington; sramsay@klandskills.ca
on that 2014 Winter Olympic stage began. atching the Olympics reminds me of a term I recently learned called ‘physical literacy’. As defined by Physical and Health Education Canada, “Individuals who are physically literate move with competence and con-
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fidence in a wide variety of physical activities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy development of the whole person.” (www.phecanada.ca/programs/physical-literacy/what-physical-literacy ) Some describe the ABC’s of physical literacy as agility, balance, coordination and strength – skills that are developed through active living and ones that impact quality of life throughout our lifetimes. Physical literacy, however, cannot be compartmentalized to one aspect of development. Emergent literacy skills (learning that leads to reading and writing skills) are dependent on physical literacy. Infants and young children must develop balance, coordination and strength to reach for a book, turn pages one at a time, hold a crayon, scribble, and write their name. Engaging in movement is essential to fully understand the meaning of words like “somersault” and “shrug”. Books such as “Clap Your Hands” by Lorinda Bryan Cauley, “Head to Toes” by Eric Carle, and “Walking Through the Jungle” by Stella Blackstone encourage children to shrug, slither, flap, and move purposefully along with the story characters. Movement is also an important ingredient of learning for children with reading disabilities. Sliding index cards with different onsets (beginning word sounds) in front of and away from the rest of a word that has been written on a separate card, is one small example of how movement can help children physically experience how sounds are combined and pulled apart in print. (e.g. h-op, m-op, st-op, fl-op, sh-op) Children who struggle with the code of print often have strong visual memories for certain words, but need active movement to understand how and why letters and sounds are combined. The tools of physical and emergent literacy can be the same. A skipping rope held by one end and slithered back and forth along the floor for children to jump over, becomes more playful and engaging for preschoolers when twinned with this rhyme: Snake, snake, sleepy snake / Sleepy snake won’t hiss./ Snake, snake, wide awake
/ Hisses just like this…..hisssss! With this very simple game, children develop physical literacy through a focus on muscle strength, agility, and coordination as they jump over, not on, the moving rope. They also develop emergent literacy skills through reinforcement of /s/ sounds at the beginning and ending of words, the rhythm and syllables of words in the rhyme, and sequence of this short story telling. Physical literacy may begin in the arena, rink, toboggan hill, or ski slope. It may also begin with active games we play with our children and with outings we do with our children from birth. Not all of us will ‘own the podium’ but we can all know what it’s like to discover physical literacy that gives us gold in a myriad of ways.
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As Ontario continues to get battered by one of the worst winters in recent history, the OPP has been inundated with calls for service during the numerous storms. OPP cruisers have been struck by passing motorists in the last few weeks and officers have been injured. According to Deputy Commissioner Brad Blair, Provincial Commander of Traffic Safety and Operational Support (TSOS), “Most of the crashes being investigated by our officers involve drivers who either lost control because they did not slow down when they needed to or who ignored our warnings to avoid non-essential travel when the weather was particularly severe." Blair stresses that when you get caught driving in particularly bad weather, it is not enough to keep your speed below the posted limit - you need to slow right down. This is critical to maintaining control of your vehicle and avoiding a collision. The OPP is also stressing the importance of driving with the full set of headlights on when visibility is poor.
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by Julie Druker n Family Day, February 17, residents of Bedford Township had a chance to show off both their past and present at an event that was held at the Bedford Historical Research Centre, located at the Glendower Hall on the Westport Road. The event, which was organized by Gerald Stinson, chair of the Bedford District Historical Research Committee, included displays by the Bedford District and Portland District historical groups. Included in these displays were a number of local family histories, books, photos, tools and more. Township resident Wayne Shepherd had on display his personal collection of historical glass and oil lamps and Lois
Webster also brought a number of historical artifacts from her own personal collection. The event included a number of residents in the area who are involved in the arts. Scott White had an assortment of his paintings, many of them based on buildings and landscapes from the area, and Raphael Kerem, of Radiance of the Ordinary Studio in Burridge, displayed his hand-crafted brooms and brushes. Wolfe Erlichman of the Wintergreen Renewable Energy Co-operative had a booth set up advertising that group's interests as did representatives from the Wintergreen Studio, the eco-lodge and educational retreat centre located on Canoe Lake Road. There were also representatives from Eco Tree Care, a business that operates out of Burridge. Stinson said the event, which also ran
last year, is a way for the historical groups in the area to open up their collections to the public and for other organizations and businesses to get exposure as well. Stinson said the turnout this year was not as large as he hoped for and that the numbers were down from last year. However, Stinson said it does not mean that the event will not run again next year. Stinson said he got involved with the research centre after looking into his family roots and becoming interested in his own family tree. “The historical society is a great way for local residents to find out more about their roots and about the local history of the area,” Stinson said. At right: Gerald Stinson at the Bedford Historical Research Centre.
Soulful songsters warm up the Bolingbroke Café by Julie Druker ive music in an intimate setting can often be the sure cure for a long, cold winter. Judging by the sizable crowd that came out on February 7 to the Bolingbroke Café at the ABC Hall, music lovers from far and wide were definitely craving a boost of heat and they got exactly that. Singer/songwriter Aiden Wolf of Ottawa took to the stage first and opened the evening with a set of mostly originals tunes, which he joked tend to originate from his darker side, though their messages lean towards the optimistic. “A lot of my songs are about overcoming. I write emotionally and the emotions that tend to tear a song out of me are emotions of anger, or frustration or sadness.” Wolf has been absent from the limelight for five years but jumped in again full throttle for the Bolingbroke show, and his strong, emotive singing style, which is reminiscent of famed grunge singers like Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, proved that he still has the chops and is more than worthy of the stage after a long hiatus.
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Wolf sang his first original titled “Waiting”, which he accompanied with a slow dirge on his acoustic guitar, perfectly matching his deeply expressive and guttural voice. He sang of the sadness that comes with the loss of a loved one. In one of his best, titled “The Box”, Wolf sang of the tendency of society's critics to trap artists into small convenient boxes of their own design and of the strength needed by artists to overcome that tendency. He ended his set with “Better Day”, a song inspired by a tragic school shooting and it again spoke of the perseverance needed to overcome the senseless and tragic cruelty in the world. In the chorus Wolf sang, “And we all fly away and as we suffer now/We pray for a better day.” George Reynolds of Westport played the second set and proved that he is a Westport treasure both vocally and ins t r u m e n t a l l y. He opened his set with Doc Watson's classic “Walk on Boy” and his George Reynolds laid-back, pitchperfect delivery was equally matched by his prowess as a player as he interspersed some intricate solo licks with a straight-up bluesy strum. Reynolds covered a lot of musical ground and his best were some of his personal favorite tunes like Ralph McTell's “Streets of London” and Pete Seger's “If I Had A Hammer”, both long songs that he sang with a sweet, deceptively simple lyri-
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cism, while showcasing his ability as a classical player. Both songs in my opinion ended too soon. Included in his set were strains from Canada's East Coast like “Farewell to Nova Scotia”, and a very funky version of “Dock on the Bay” with Jimi Hendrix-inspired solos. At his set’s end, Reynolds left the listeners wanting more. For the final set of the evening, Wolf and Reynolds were joined on stage by founders of the Bolingbroke Cafe, the two Mikes - Irvin and Erion and the four-man/four-guitar
ensemble proceeded to swap favorites in a rousing and inspired end to the evening. For those who have yet to visit, the ABC Hall is an intimate and cozy venue for those craving a bit of musical warming up this winter. The shows happen regularly on the first Friday of every month unless otherwise noted. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the music starts at 8. And don't forget to leave room for coffee and delicious fresh baked desserts courtesy of Rob and Catherine. The ABC Hall is located at 3166 County Road 36.
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luegrass groovers, the Slocan Ramblers, heated up the Crossing Pub in Sharbot Lake for a sold out dinner and show on February 15. The four-piece band delighted the crowd with their toe-tapping repertoire, which got some very enthusiastic members of the audience onto their feet dancing including Central Frontenac mayor, Janet Gutowski
NOTICE OF STUDY COMPLETION MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF RUTTAN’S BRIDGE The Township of Addington Highlands is undertaking a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for the replacement of Ruttan’s Bridge, located on Glastonbury Road near the community of Northbrook, approximately 1.2km east of Kennebec Road.
FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF RUTTAN’S BRIDGE
The above project is being planned under Schedule B of the Municipal Class Environment Assessment. Subject to comments received as a result of this Notice, and the receipt of necessary approvals, the Township of Addington Highlands intends to proceed with the design and construction of this project.
SEALED TENDERS on the forms supplied will be received in the envelopes provided by the Clerk of the Township of Addington Highlands by:
The project plans and other information are available for viewing by contacting the individuals listed below:
2:00 p.m., local time on Wednesday, March 12th, 2014. For the Replacement of Ruttan’s Bridge, located near Northbrook on Glastonbury Road, approximately 1.2km east of Kennebec Road. The work includes the removal of the existing concrete bridge and the installation of a three-sided precast concrete structure. Installation of the precast concrete structure and associated approach roadwork will be completed in closed-road conditions. The general scope of work also includes but is not necessarily limited to the following: • Installation of Cast-in-Place Concrete Footings and Wingwalls • Installation of Guide Rail and Extruder End Treatments; Tender documents may be obtained at the office of the Engineer upon payment of a nonrefundable sum of $75.00 (inclusive of H.S.T.) payable to the Engineer. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. If you are interested in receiving further information on this project, please contact the following individuals: ENGINEER
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Mr. Chris Bent, P.Eng Project Manager, G.D. Jewell Engineering Inc., 1 – 71 Millennium Parkway Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5 Telephone: (613) 969-1111 Fax: (613) 969-8988 Email: chris@jewelleng.ca
Mr. Royce Rosenblath Roads Supervisor #179 Hwy 28 Denbigh, ON K0H 1K0 Telephone: (613) 333-2363 Fax: (613) 333-2363 Email: addingtonhighlandsroads@hotmail.com
Interested persons should provide written comment to the Township on the proposal within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice. Comment should be directed to the individuals listed above. If concerns arise regarding this project, which cannot be resolved in discussion with the Township, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual environment assessments. Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below within 30 calendar days of this Notice. A copy of this request must also be sent to the individuals listed above. If there is no request received by March 15, 2014, the replacement of Ruttan’s Bridge will proceed to construction as presented in the planning documentation. Minister of the Environment 135 St. Clair Avenue 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 This Notice issued February 13th, 2014
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Record number of riders at 4th Annual Snow Drags by Julie Druker erhaps it was the perfect ice, snow and weather conditions that attracted over 120 riders, who came to participate in the 4th annual Sharbot Lake Snow Drags on February 15. The event is put on by the Oso Recreation Committee. It was revived in 2011 after a long hiatus and is a popular annual event for riders from as far away as New York state and Quebec, as well as from all over Ontario including Petawawa, Belleville and Burlington. Organizers have made a couple of changes in the classes year and added a new ice track, a four-stroke single-cylinder class and a vintage class in order to attract more riders. Also new was the addition of a third lane on the snow track, which made for more exciting races both for the participants and the hundreds of onlookers who watched from behind the orange safety fences. Participants were awarded trophies at a special ceremony at Oso Hall after the races. The biggest prizes of the day went to the Kings of the Snow and Ice tracks who each took home a whopping $300 cash prize. A roast beef dinner followed the awards ceremony Over 40 volunteers from various commu-
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by Jeff Green Rachelle Hardesty has taken a job with the Municipality of Tweed and has left the Land O’Lakes Tourist Association (LOLTA). Hardesty has been the general manager of the association since June of 2011. During her tenure at the helm of the destination marketing organisation she secured support for a foray into television, through the sponsorship of Fish TV episodes that were filmed in the region, and through support for the Captured fishing show with host Ashley Rae, who also did some marketing work for LOLTA. “It is with mixed emotions that the Land O’Lakes Tourism Association board recently received Rachelle’s resignation from the position of LOLTA General Manager ... The board is happy and excited for Rachelle and her new challenge, but of course, saddened also that she will be vacating the G.M. position. Rachelle has worked tirelessly, advanc-
ing the profile of the Land O’Lakes Region in this province and her efforts will be missed,” said Bret Colman, the President of LOLTA in a letter to members. Joanne Cuddy, the other member of the LOLTA office staff, will step in to fulfil some of the general manager’s duties while a search gets underway for a replacement. The LOLTA board hopes to have a new general manager in place by the time the association’s AGM rolls around in late May. The Land O’Lakes Tourist Association has been actively promoting the outdoors in Frontenac and Lennox and Addington and the Municipality of Tweed for 70 years. It is supported by its members, municipal governments, and grant money from various other sources. LOLTA recently stated its intention to apply for a Rural Economic Development (RED) grant from the Ontario Ministry of Rural Affairs.
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