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Get used to those masks: we will be wearing them for another year, or longer by Jeff Green

et used to those masks: we will be wearing them for another year, or more. Mask wearing is the order of the day at all indoor commercial businesses, daycares and churches in Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFL&A). Last Friday (June 26), Doctor Kieran Moore of KFL&A Public Health issued an order under section 22 of the Public Health Act, prohibiting “persons from entering the premises of a commercial establishment or remaining in the premises if the said person is not wearing a face covering.” Dr. Moore said this week that he had anticipated the need to declare such an order in September or October, but the outbreak last week at Binh’s Nail Salon in Kingston changed things considerably. “I was surprised when I found out that over 500 people had attended the salon in just two weeks since it opened, that 40 of those customers were staff nurses at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre, and that 6 of the 10 - staff members at Binh’s Nail Salon then tested positive. “It was certainly a wake-up call. Since then, there have been 31 positive cases stemming from that one location. That is how this virus wants to spread, it wants to double or triple in three days.” This combination of factors led him to issue the order, which does not apply to children under 2, people with breathing problems, or children under 5 who resist wearing a mask. If the threat from the so-called “Binh’s outbreak” subsides over the next two weeks, Moore said that Public Health will consider amending the Section 22 order so that it will no longer apply to churches and child care settings, but he said that he does not envision lifting the order for commercial settings for “a year, or until there is an effective treatment or vaccine for the virus.” The mask order should not stop KFL&A from progressing to stage 3 of reopening if the current outbreak is contained and the overall infection rate remains low. Stage 3 would allow most businesses to open, including restaurant dining rooms. “Masks will need to be worn upon entry, and by serving staff, but once at the table customers will be able to remove the mask. Patios do not require mask wearing because the air flow is so much better out of doors than in confined spaces. It is about the rule of C; congested, close contact, confined, crowded spaces are risky and masks lessen that risk.” Moore said that Public Health will be lenient with busi-

nesses as they apply the section 22 order to insist on customers wearing masks, “especially over the next couple of weeks as everyone gets acclimated with the rules.” He added that the co-operation with public health directives from the business community and the community at large is one of the reasons that our jurisdiction, even after the latest outbreak, has an infection rate that is roughly 1/5 of the provincial average. Early this week, a second Section 22 order was declared in response to credible reports that two individuals who had been given directives from Public Health to self isolate, had been seen in social settings. The new order, which came into effect on Tuesday (June 30), allows Public Health to levy fines for refusing to follow a directive to isolate. The fine can be significant, $5,000 a day for failing to isolate or quarantine. Unlike the mask order, Dr. Moore said that Public Health will aggressively enforce the isolation order. “We will not hesitate to levy fines for people who directly contravene our recommendation to isolate or quarantine because they have tested positive for COVID or have a direct connection to someone who has tested positive. The public risk from such behaviour is significant.” While following up on all of the contacts from Binh’s Nail Salon, cases have been traced to two locations in Amherstview. Anyone who entered Georgia’s Nails between June 12 and 25, or Amherstview Golf and Country Club on June 22, 23, or 24th, is being asked to take a COVID-19 test as soon as possible. In addition, all workers in the Personal Services sector across KFL&A are being encouraged to take a COVID-19 test at their earliest convenience. This sector includes: hair salons, barbers, nail studios, beauty salons, hair removal services, piercing services, day spas, tanning salons, and tattoo studios. “This will have the added benefit of giving comfort to the workers in these settings and their customers,” said Dr. Moore. Since the first Binh’s Nail Salon case was confirmed 10 days ago, over 3,000 tests have been administered in KFL&A, up to 650 a day. Just under 10,000 tests have now been administered in the region, which is over 7 times the provincial average. All of the people who have tested positive for COVID-19, over the last ten days, are Kingston residents, although with the Amherstview cases there is an expectation that a few cases in Lennox and Addington will be confirmed in the com-

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ing days. That still leaves Frontenac County with no active cases, 12 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic, and zero cases since early May, almost 2 months ago. Meanwhile, in a potentially related matter that Public Health Officials were not yet aware of at the time of a press conference with Dr. Moore on Tuesday afternoon (June 10), Kingston Police are investigating the possibility that a Kingston Personal Care business was open before they were allowed to be. The force has put out a call for information to the public after receiving “information one or more of these businesses that fall under the designation of personal care services may have been operating prior to the Government of Ontario’s Stage 2 reopening date of June 12.” Police officials, “would like to speak to, or hear from, anyone who has first-hand information regarding whether any nail salons or other personal care services were operating on June 11 or earlier. The investigation would be focused on the business and not the clientele, so customers who attended and received services prior to the June 12, Stage 2 reopening date are also encouraged to contact police,” the release said. The investigator in the matter is Sergeant Steve Koopman, who can be reached at skoopman@kingstonpolice.ca or 613-549-4600 ext. 6186. Dr. Moore said that enforcement of the contravention of the provincial emergency order, which is what opening such a business before June 12 would be, is a police matter and not within the purview of Public Health. He did say that he doubts that there were many such cases, because even with one of the highest testing rates in the province, the infection rate in KFL&A is one of the lowest. There is at least one critic of mandatory masks in public spaces, MPP Randy Hillier of Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston. On Tuesday, Hillier tweeted: “If mandatory masks are a true solution to prevent COVID, then why have the rates of infection been declining without them. It would then also be false to continue with restrictions and social distancing if masks are the solution. Maybe a course in logic is in order.” However, Dr.Moore noted that mask wearing is associated with the opening up process, as social restrictions ease and distancing becomes more difficult to maintain. Mandatory masks in commercial settings, is now in place in the City of Toronto, and the medical officer of health for the City of Ottawa, Dr. Vera Etches, said that she is considering making a similar ord

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Frontenac Federation of Agriculture $500 Bursary

id you know that agriculture and food is a strong part of Ontario’s economy? It is a vibrant and dynamic industry that includes farming, research, science and technology, business, culinary arts, food processing and distribution. The Frontenac Federation of Agriculture (FFA) is a local organization made up of over 350 members across the county who are primary producers, such as dairy, beef, chicken, sheep and hog farmers, market gardeners, field crops and greenhouse growers. We are pleased to sponsor again this year, a $500 bursary to a Frontenac County student who will be furthering their post–secondary education in their chosen field within the agri-food industry. To qualify for this bursary, a student must be accepted into or returning to a postsecondary institution (college or univer-

sity) program in fall of 2020. That could include any of these areas of study: agriculture, food, nutrition, culinary arts, agricultural commerce or marketing, veterinary, horticulture or food service. Really, the number of students who could potentially qualify for this award is quite large because when you think about it, agriculture and food impacts our lives in many ways everyday! The student must be sponsored by a current Ontario Federation of Agriculture member residing in Frontenac County, City of Kingston, Wolfe or Howe Island, and include that member’s OFA number on the application. Please fill out the attached application form and email to the FFA Bursary Committee, c\o Dudley Shannon: shanlake@kingston.net The application deadline is July 31, 2020

Frontenac Farmers' Market to open at new location on July 4th

e are moving forward with opening the market this weekend on July 4th rain or shine. Our operating time is staying the same, 9 am - 2 pm. There are however a few changes to this season. The first big change this season is our location. The market will be operating out of South Frontenac Rental Center's parking lot in Harrowsmith. We will be setting up on the grass at the south end in a straight line, with a few vendors possibly lining around the corner on days we're all there to form an L shape. We have a few extra precautions we are required to make this season due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We will have a hand sanitizing station set up at the entrance to the line. Vendors have also been advised to keep their own hand sanitizer at their table for use after handling cash. There will be signs to help customers maintain 6ft from each other at all times and to remind them not to touch items unless they plan to purchase them. Customers will enter at one end of the market and exit the other end to help with maintaining distance.

Unfortunately due to Covid-19 we will not have access to washrooms this season as all public washrooms are closed, including the ones inside SFRC. There will be no food sampling or use of customer containers allowed for this season

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Anyone that has met Donny Fobert - knows what a great person he is. Always there to lend a hand to anyone in need... Now its our turn to help him "get a leg up". After surviving a near fatal heart attack, requiring extensive repairs to his heart, further complications required both legs to be removed below the knees. He is now on a long, promising, path to recovery. We are elated to help Donny & family & definitely need & appreciate your support!

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Father’s Day thank you

n behalf of the Sharbot Lake Business Group, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your hours of preparation and delivery for the awesome Father’s Day meal. We applaud all the special organizing and volunteer effort to make this happen! This has been a wonderful endeavour for our community and it certainly has boosted our spirits in the midst of this Pandemic. Here is to three successful meals, (Easter Dinner, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day). Rosemarie Bowick,

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t looks like the tradition of live theatre in Central Frontenac will continue for some time to come following an agreement reached by the North Frontenac Little Theatre (NFLT) and Central Frontenac Council during Council’s Tuesday (online) meeting. Representing NFLT, Brian Robertson and Jeff Siamon told Council that the theatre company had staged the majority of their productions at Sharbot Lake High School and then Granite Ridge Education Centre for 40 years but users fees at GREC “were overwhelming our small budget.” Under the agreement, NFLT would gain a “permanent home” at Oso Hall and in return it would provide its lights and some improvements to the facility, as well as live theatre twice a year (spring and fall) and likely youth theatre in the summer. “We don’t want to be freeloaders,” Robertson said. “We would be putting on children’s theatre and installing our lights (which were at GREC) at Oso, which we are prepared to provide labour for and all electrical connections will be done by a licensed electrician. “We’re also really keen on installing a new sound system, all of which could be used by other community groups renting the hall.” He said they would require rehearsal

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• July 12, 2020 – The memorial service previously scheduled at the Bolingbroke Cemetery for July 12 has been CANCELLED. Due to the Covid-19 health restrictions the Board of Directors of the Bolingbroke Cemetery has decided that the Annual Memorial Service held in July will be cancelled for the 2020 year. Anyone wishing to make a donation to help with the upkeep of the cemetery can send a cheque (payable to Bolingbroke Cemetery) to Betty Ann Gillespie, 3223 Bolingbroke Road, Maberly,ON,K0H 2B0. • Main Street Revitalization Initiative - The Province of Ontario allocated $42,657 to Tay Valley Township through the Provinces’ Main Street Revitalization Initiative. The purpose is to ensure investment in communities’ main streets. This money was used by the township to purchase bike racks for the Maberly rink & playground/tennis court; a bench for the rink, Maberly Hall & playground/tennis court; accessible picnic table and regular picnic table at the playground/tennis court. The installation of the Bike Racks, Picnic Tables and Benches have been completed and are available for the enjoyment of the residents and visitors to Tay Valley Township.

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• More sad news from Ompah - Sally Spingle passed away last weekend. Sally was a long time resident until ill health caused her to relocate to Perth Community Care last year. She was a stalwart member of the Community Centre and was often found helping in the kitchen during dinners and other events. Our condolences to daughter Jody and the rest of the family. Please drop by to sign the sympathy card which is in the foyer of the Community Centre or contact Marily (479-2855) and she will ensure your name is added to the card. • The floor of the hall has been freshly waxed and it looks beautiful. Thanks to Marilyn for her hard work caring for the hall. The Township has decided that the Community Centres will not be open until September at the earliest so the floor will remain beautiful until such time as events and groups can occur again. • We hope everyone celebrated Canada Day with flags awaving and wearing red and white. Some folks on Canonto Lake circled the big island with people powered crafts decked out with flags. • I stopped by the Palmerston Lake Marina to try out their Kawartha ice cream. I had a Black Raspberry Thunder cone and Betty was enjoying a Moose Track cone. Oh my it was good. The Marina not only has 24/7 gas but is a store with a little bit of everything. Stop by and check it out - especially the ice cream! • The gypsy moth caterpillars have been horrible this year. They have completely defoliated the oaks, walnut and fruit trees in the yard. I've been spraying the caterpillars with soapy water. A friend suggested adding vinegar to that mix. Someone else told me about putting duct tape, sticky side out, around the trunk to prevent any more going up the tree. Any other suggestions?

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• Congratulations to Jean and Carl Pritchard who are celebrating their 60th wedding Anniversary on July 2nd, wishing you all the best • Thank you to whomever took it upon themselves to pull the wild parsnip up and out by the roots on Portland avenue, hope you did it safely, it’s greatly appreciated and has not gone unappreciated. Maybe we can stop the spread of not just COVID-19 but that invasive plant as well. • Wishing everyone a Happy Canada, if you are celebrating, please remember be safe. We all wish for same thing, back to “normal” so this year may be different but embrace it for just that, it’s different but different can be a memory that can last forever. Be safe everyone. 2021 will be one heck of a party Canada and we want you all be here to enjoy it, • Masks are mandatory in public settings now, this may bother some. But in the big scheme of things If it helps knock this thing down, do it, respect those around you. If you are entering a place and required to wear a mask, remember you are only there for a short time, there are many workers whom have put in long days wearing their masks, and helping you. It may not be the most fashionable or comfortable alternative, snd not everyone believes it will do any good, but instead of complain just roll with it, we all want the same thing in the long term, to stop the spread. So keep smiling Under your masks Sydenham, we can do this. • A huge congrats to a friend of ours who caught himself his biggest ever lake trout on Big Salmon last weekend,Way to go Mike Fletcher. (See attached pic). • See there are ways to social distance and enjoy yourself, take up fishing.You’ll be hooked once you do.

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Boatilla Beached, But the Cause Continues

By John Curran For the first time in over 15 years there won’t be a Boatilla parading down Buck Lake this Canada Day thanks to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19. The annual event, organized by the Buck Lake community, raises money for the Easter Seals Send a Kid to Camp campaign through Camp Merrywood on the Rideau. “This year, sadly, there is no Camp Merrywood either because they didn’t want to put the children at risk, they already have compromised Buck Lake Boatilla past immune systems in most cases,” said Liz Graham, she and her husband Ross Trudel were among the driving force behind the Canada Day tradition from 2005 to 2019. The idea for the Boatilla actually grew out of a Community Watch group that included Trudel as well as Ron Mattey, Rick Smith, Boyd Barr and Steve Ball. After the primary source of crime at the time in the area pulled up stakes heading for greener pastures, the group was no longer needed and looking for a new way to help the community. It was eventually decided to try the Boatilla once with the goal of raising $2,000, which at the time was the cost of sending one child to camp for 10 days. “The idea was that he or she could enjoy for 10 days what we took for granted all year long,” said Trudel. When the first Boatilla ended at the tunnel, $3,700 had been raised, but without any sort of closing ceremony or PA system, most of the participants didn’t find out until the following day just how successful it had been. In Year 2, the issue of the anticlimactic finish was rectified after Randy Ruttan offered up the use of his trailer park – free of charge – as a final destination for the watery spectacle. There everyone was able to enjoy a barbeque and other fun and games and celebrate the end of the massive volunteer effort.

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Residents of North Frontenac celebrate the sesquicentennial Each year since has been better than the last. “Well there was one year when it rained and it was down a little, but other than that we’ve always gone up,” said Graham, who was Treasurer for the event since its inception. Last year when the dust settled, 2019 alone raised $30,557.68 or enough to send 12 kinds to camp nowadays (the cost went up to $2,500 a few years back she explained). Cumulatively the Boatilla has raised $279,643 and sent 113 kids to Camp Merrywood since 2005. “It made me extremely proud to be a member of this caring community,” said Trudel. “We all come together for each other – the Boatilla was never one or two people making everything happen, it was about everyone coming together to do everything it took, everyone giving for free,” added Graham. They point to a group of girls who were quite young when the Boatilla began. Every year they started doing a bake sale at the Hidden Valley Trailer Park at the close of the in-water parade and they would contribute their rewards to the pot for Camp Merrywood. “We called them the ‘Little Big Heart Gang’ and they were always so excited when they brought us their plastic cash register to give us what they’d raised,” said Trudel. “That’s the sort of second generation giving and community involvement that is so great to see.” Overall, the event was so successful, it even earned an award in 2015 from the Association of Fundraising Professionals for the outstanding community effort involving more than 100 residents. Even though the Boatilla and Camp Merrywood are taking the year off, that doesn’t mean the fundraising isn’t happening in support of future years. The Buck Lake Association, which is now responsible for the event, is encouraging people to donate to the Boatilla online this year instead of in person. If you are able to lend your support to Camp Merrywood, you can go online to make your donation at: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/ DonationPage.aspx?eventid=241932&langpref=enCA&Referrer=direct%2fnone. ■ • Heating • Ventilation • Air Conditioning • Sheet Metal • Pumps

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I would like to start out by saying – we will all remember 2020. This year has challenged us and forced us to adapt. We have confronted many things over the last few months, such as the loss of loved ones without the opportunity to mourn together, loss of finances, months of isolation, and all the stress that goes with it. We have also had to face the disappointment of many cancelled events, such as Canada Day celebrations, graduation ceremonies, summer camps and swim programs, fairs, musical events, and our beloved Lakes & Trails and Pumpkin Festivals. Although upsetting, we will get through this together. Despite all these challenges, there is a silver lining in that families have become closer and spent more time with each other, we have found new ways to stay connected at a distance, and when we look around the world, we can still say that Canada is the best country in the world to live in and that’s something worthy of our celebration. Happy Canada Day! All the best, Mayor Ron Vandewal

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What’s In A Name?

Bill Bowick What’s in a name? A great deal. That’s what! It’s the sound which captures your attention when someone calls out to you in a crowd. It’s the thing that distinguishes you from all the others in the crowd. It’s the mark you put on important papers as a pledge. It’s something you protect as a symbol of your integrity. It’s something you share with those nearest and dearest to you. It is the owner of things like your social insurance number, your health card number and other labels assigned for the convenience of the bureaucracy. Canada Day, 1993, was the first time I personally met someone who had been awarded the Order of Canada. I’ve met others since then, including a couple in our own community, but none that impressed me more. Three friends and I had organized a sixteen day back-packing trip on Baffin Island. It began with a flight to Iqaluit, camping over-night in a municipal park and another flight, to Pangnirtung, the next day. Our day in Iqaluit happened to be Canada Day and the Legion was open. Two of us were members so we stopped in for a social. It was a full room with a happy atmosphere and as we sat soaking up the chatter, an elderly Inuit gentleman crossed the floor towards us. He had a walking cane in one hand, a can of Labatt’s 50 in the other and a white pin on his lapel. With some surprise, one of our members said, “You know, I think that man’s wearing the Order of Canada.” We weren’t sure because none of us had ever seen one before but it turns out that he was right. What’s more, the gentleman joined us at our table and shared his story. He had received the award for his work in getting the federal government to recognize Inuit people by name rather than by their registration number. I was amazed that our government could have been that inhumane so recently. “Oh, yes”, he said. “It’s very recent indeed.” Then he turned to a nice-looking woman in her early forties at the next table. He called her by name and asked if she still knew her number. She did and she repeated it. Names are important. Or rather, having a name is important. It is the first thing given us by someone who loves us. In most cultures, it is given through some elaborate ceremony. Christians see baptism as a sacrament but it is also a naming ceremony that is anything but trivial. Denying that name is like denying the love of family and community that comes with it. Having a name is a first step towards being an individual, a first step toward being a person. On Canada Day, especially, we should recognize and value every person in this great country. And we should know by name as many as we can remember.

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Canada Day 2020, Another Victim Of The Plague Year

By Craig Bakay

“That all plays, bear baitings, 88 games, singing of ballads, buckler play, 89 or such like causes of assemblies of people, be utterly prohibited, and the parties offending severely punished by every alderman in his ward.” — Daniel Defoe, A Journal of the Plague Year Another thing missing this It is indeed a strange Can- speak for “any time within a year is all the good cheer half hour after noon.”) ada Day this year. Then, everybody would usually in evidence on CanFor one thing, this is the first Canada Day in 20 years head down to the beach for ada Day. Have you ever nothat I won’t be somewhere hamburgers and watermelon ticed how almost everyone in Frontenac County taking while the first bands of the seems to be in a good mood pictures of people dressed day would belt out Johnny as we celebrated where we live? This isn’t unique to our in Red & White, truckloads Cash covers. When the karaoke kings area. I’ve covered Canada of smiling politicians waving to the crowds along parade would take over the stage, Day all across Ontario (Trenroutes, while every piece it would be time to head up ton, Belleville, Gravenhurst, of fire-fighting apparatus in the hill home for a late after- Westport and several other Central Frontenac gets its noon nap before returning in communities) and Canada summer saunter down Eliza- the early evening for what (Saskatoon and Fort Mcusually turned out to be a Murray) and it seems that beth Street. Well, for one thing, Eliza- decent band followed by the it’s universally one day Cabeth Street is all torn up but (generally excellent) fire- nadians can seem to all get presumably that wouldn’t works and mosquito show. along (along with any time be an insurmountable pa- A highlight of this time of Team Canada beats the rade hurdle were it not for day was all the boats in bay Russians). By way of closing, let me the pandemic sweeping the and the OPP cruiser visiting world in this version of Apoc- each one making sure no- tell you about one particularly memorable Canada Day body had booze on board. alypse Light. One year, we mixed things in Fort McMurray Alberta. Since moving to Sharbot Now, Fort McMurray loves Lake almost 10 years ago, up when Karen Burke was Canada Day has generally living on the hill just coming a parade, frequently holdbeen an enjoyable experi- into town to watch the fire- ing hour-long affairs along ence for me. Excepting that works. It was an excellent Franklin Avenue, the main one a couple of years ago vantage point as you didn’t drag there. We lived on the top floor where I spent too long in the have to strain your neck to sun and had to be rescued look up at the explosions — of a three-story walk-up that into the shade by a para- you were almost level with overlooked said street and medic who recognized the them and that was really our balcony provided a particularly good photo vantage signs of an old guy kind of cool. I was very much looking point. staggering a bit from overThis one year, we invited forward to Canada Day this heating. But for the most part, the year (way back in Febru- friends to come up and past few years have been a ary) for two reasons. The watch and as luck would rather enjoyable mid-sum- first was a chance to wear have it, this may have been the “We The North” sweat- the record-setter in terms of mer break. It had become a thing of shirt my darling daughter parade length. I can’t tell you exactly how a somewhat regular rou- got me to commemorate the tine. First, I’d run down to Toronto Raptors winning the long it was but four adults Harrowsmith for a parade NBA championship and the managed to finish off two and a wander around the second was that this year large bottles of Bailey’s in Centennial Park vendors Canada Day was supposed coffee long before it was market. I rarely got to stay to be the start of a four-day done. After that, I almost long enough for the annual celebration culminating in managed to convince our “best legs (guys)” contest Trail Day. Our regular beach guests that I had arranged because I had to be back in Flash Jam crowd was sup- this parade just for them. Say, does anybody know Sharbot Lake for the parade posed to be featured on there, which always went off Thursday evening. That where I can get a mask with promptly at noon. (“Promptly would have been fun (for the a maple leaf on it? at noon” is Sharbot Lake- jammers anyways).

Above: 2019 Canada Day Run in Sharbot Lake. Below: Funnel cakes are almost ready at the 2016 Canada Day in Gerald Ball Memorial Park in Sunbury.

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18) Canada’s national winter sport is: Cross-country skiing Figure skating Hockey Curling

Canadian Prime Ministers

Alexander Mackenzie Arthur Meighen Brian Mulroney Charles Tupper Jean Chrétien Joe Clark John A. MacDonald John Abbott John Diefenbaker John Sparrow David Thompson John Turner Justin Trudeau

Kim Campbell Lester B Pearson Louis St. Laurent Mackenzie Bowell Paul Martin Pierre Trudeau Richard Bedford Bennett Robert Borden Stephen Harper Wilfrid Laurier William Lyon Mackenzie King

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20) What is Canada’s federal police force called? Mounted Royal Canadian Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police Canada’s Elite Police Force Federal Bureau of Investigation Answers

1: Beaver Dams; 2: 1848; 3: 1962; 4: Albert; 5: he led two armed uprisings that jeopardized Canada’s expansion from sea to sea; 6: False; 7: May; 8: 600,000; 9: A Mari Usque Ad Mare - From sea to sea; 10: Roland Michener; 11: New Scotland; 12: Joey Smallwood; 13: British Columbia; 14: Red/White; 15: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador; 16: Inuit, Indian, Métis; 17: Sir Guy Carleton; 18: Hockey; 19: Members debate and vote on the bill; 20: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

2014 fireworks display in Denbigh.

19: There are seven steps in how a bill becomes law. In the House of Commons, what occurs during the third reading of the bill? The bill is considered read for the first time and is printed Members can make other amendments Members debate and vote on the bill The bill receives royal assent after being passed by both houses

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• The Cloyne Pioneer Museum shall be opening later this month at a date not yet determined. Come to see the beautiful new acquisitions with a local story, plus Carla Mediema 's charming pen and ink drawings of buildings from our past. Watch this column for further details on the opening. • Did you know that LARC offers interactive online Circle Times and “Playgroups” via Zoom? Mondays at 11:00 a.m. join in for Virtual Tours with Morgan and Lydia. On Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. join in for an Interactive Zoom Time. On Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. join in for KAHWA:TSIRE. And on Fridays join in for EarlyOn Circle time beginning at 9:00 a.m. LARC also offers Activity Packet Handouts with pickup on Fridays at 10:00 a.m. at the Lions Community Hall in Northbrook and at 11:00 a.m. at NAEC in Cloyne. For more information please contact Morgan at morganw@larc4kids.com or check out their Facebook page. • Pine Meadow Nursing Home is currently free from COVID-19 thanks to the outstanding work and dedication of all staff. To keep it free from this nasty virus only outdoor visits are permitted at this time in the designated outdoor visiting area. Before visiting you must have had a negative COVID-19 test within the last two weeks and answer a series of screening questions. Please feel free to contact Amanda Miles at 613-336-9120 ext. 226 for any visiting questions and to book a visit. • Hurrah! The Baking Stand on HWY 41 west just past the Home Hardware is open! Come in and take a look as there is something for everyone from pies, tarts, loafs, pickles, sauces and new jams! There are even homemade treats for your pets! • Connections Adult Learning is offering free online courses. It is not too late to register for QuickBooks Online and Exploring Gardening Techniques as they are available on an on-going basis. Three more programs will be offered later including Digital Scrapbooking, Excel Basics, and Studying for the G1 Licence Test. With the office currently closed please phone 613-336-0691 or email northbrook@ncalc.ca to register. • Connections Adult Learning is looking for suggestions for new online courses to develop. Suggestions could include, but on limited to programs for training for business owners and their staff, training to improve skills for work, digital skills training , and general interest courses. Add your suggestions on their Facebook page or call 613-336-0691 or email northbrook@ncalc.ca. • Let’s help Donny Fobert “Hit the Ground Running” with a 9 hole golf tournament fundraiser on Saturday July 25, 2020 and Sunday July 26, 2020 at Hunter’s Creek Golf Course with tee times of 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. The cost is $50.00. Pre-registration is required. Call 613-336-2587 to register. You do not have to be a golfer to enjoy this day. There will be numerous prizes to be raffled including a 2021 Gold Membership, a huge 50/50 draw, longest drive, putting contest and much more. If you cannot make it out to golf you can make a donation at the many participating businesses. • Land O'Lakes Rescue Petting Farm will officially open on July 4, 2020. New entrances and exits are being built. The canteen will be open at a window only, to order food, get ice cream and fresh baked goods.

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• The Denbigh Library will offer limited computer use only as of July 6th. Masks are mandatory and one patron at a time is allowed in for 20 minutes of computer time; printing is available (fax and photocopy are NOT available). For more info see the AH li-

brary Facebook page or contact the library at 613 333 1426. Don't forget curbside pick up is available for those looking to loan books. • The next day the Denbigh Food Bank will be open is Tuesday, July 7th. Please contact Gail ahead of time at 613 333 2224. The food will be packed and ready to go by 11am. You are asked to wait in your car and take turns picking up your food. Thank you for your cooperation in this, as we work to continue to make the food bank available.

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• My apology to Nora Timmerman. She had a birthday in June. Hope your day was a great one, Nora, and many more. • Lee-Anne White is still in Napanee hospital with a cast on her arm. She went in on May 13 and is getting grumpy wanting to come home and telling the doctor’s what to do. The call he Doctor White. • Everyone is starting to get tired of this virus hanging on for so long. Seems like there is no let up in sight. • I’m getting lots of sleep, my body is still not wanting to change gears. • I want to thank you great people for all your phone calls of concern for my health. I’ve had calls from he surrounding area, Napanee, Enterprise, Oshawa, all the way down to Ottawa – no, not Trudeau. I even had one asking me if I was still alive. That woke me up, ha ha. Thanks to all, I sure appreciate it, and it gave me a lift up. • Congratulations to our neighbour boy Jared Mieske on his graduation and becoming an electrician. Good for you, Jared, all the best.

Is it still sexual harassment when the harasser is a customer?

by Anne- Marie Langan

survey done by Statistics Canada of survivors of workplace sexual harassment found that a large percentage of them (56%) were harassed by their customers. The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) in the case of Ankamah v. Chauhan Food Services, 2010 HRTO 2024 (CanLII), http://canlii.ca/t/2cv4j found an employer liable for mishandling a complaint by an employee of being sexually harassed by a customer. Ms. Ankamah was a customer service representative working alone at Tim Horton’s Kiosk within a retail store. A regular customer approached her at the counter and handed her a note that said: Hi, me the bus guy. You probably figured it out already. You are very attractive, well, i happen to think so. To be honest it’s a sexuall [sic] attraction take this as a compliment. i didn’t want to embaress [sic] you at work so i wrote it all down. Have an awesome day. Take care, This understandably made Ms. Ankamah feel very uncomfortable and unsafe in her workplace. She reported the incident to management. The manager informed her that the incident was “personal” and admonished her for breaching a store policy by accepting something from a customer other than money. Ms. Ankamah quit her job and brought a human rights application against her employer. In it’s decision the HRTO found that “the applicant had the right to be free from discrimination or harassment where the perpetrator is a customer”. In determining that the employer was liable for mishandling her complaint the HRTO considered that the employer was aware of the sexual harassment, did not take the complaint seriously enough and had failed to act expeditiously to resolve the complaint. The moral of this story is that all complaints of workplace sexual harassment, regardless of who the perpetrator is, should be taken seriously by employers and swift action should be taken to ensure the ongoing safety of all staff members. You can obtain free information and advice about workplace sexual harassment from The Legal Clinic at 613-264-7153. The Legal Clinic is also offering free virtual workshops for employers and managers about how to properly handle sexual harassment complaints and avoid liability.

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Township of Central Frontenac PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Central Frontenac proposes to enact a By-Law to stop up, close and convey a portion of road allowance as set out and described below: Part of Oak Avenue, Plan 1113 lying north of the road allowance between Lots 15 & 16, s/t mineral rights as in FR100210, geo. Township of Olden, Central Frontenac, being part of PIN 36225-0419; (1086A Summit Road -Harris) This proposed closing is to come before the said Council for consideration at its regular meeting to be held virtually via Web-ex on Tuesday the 14th of July, 2020 at the hour of 4:00 pm and at that time, the Council will hear any person who claims that his or her land will be prejudicially affected and who applies to be heard either in person or by his or her Counsel, Solicitor or Agent. Anyone wishing to speak at this meeting can do so via computer or by telephone. Pre-registration is required so meeting information can be sent to you. A map showing the location of the road allowance is available on our website under “News”. For further information, you may contact the undersigned at (613) 279-2935 x 237 or cdeachman@centralfrontenac.com. Dated this 26th day of June, 2020 Cindy Deachman, Deputy Clerk Township of Central Frontenac 1084 Elizabeth St, P.0. Box 89 Sharbot Lake, Ontario K0H 2P0

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Local Organizations Collaborate to Fight Food Insecurity T hroughout the summer, The Food Sharing Project and Isthmus Kingston, with support from Kingston Rotary Clubs, will collaborate to provide food boxes filled with fresh fruit, vegetables, grains, dairy, protein and other nutritious items to food insecure children and families in KFL&A as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Over the next two months, staff and volunteers will distribute 2400 food boxes and grocery store gift cards to families across KFL&A at a cost of about $100,000. Along with additional funds from The Food Sharing Project’s provincial funding through the Student Nutrition Program, the summer initiative has been made possible with funding from the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund and Community Foundations of Canada, facilitated locally by the Community Foundation for Kingston and Area, and the Community Foundation for Lennox and Addington, as well as incredibly generous financial support from all four Kingston-area Rotary Clubs, and individual and corporate donors. The summer food box program is a continuation of the work that The Food Sharing Project and Isthmus Kingston have done since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of schools in mid-March. “Under normal circumstances, The Food Sharing Project delivers six tons of food weekly to over eighty schools across Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox and Addington, to supply their meal or snack program,” says

board chair, Brenda Moore. “When schools were closed due to the pandemic, we knew many families would struggle now that their children didn’t have a healthy meal program as part of their day.” Since home deliveries started in late March, 4000 nutritious food boxes or grocery store gift cards have been distributed throughout KFL&A by The Food Sharing Project staff and a small but mighty army of kind volunteers, following strict Public Health protocols. There are 42 families in Frontenac County and Addington Highlands who have been getting food boxes delivered or grocery gift cards, ever other week, almost 300 deliveries to families in: Inverary, Perth Road, Sydenham, Harrowsmith, Verona, Parham, Tichborne, Sharbot Lake, Maberly, Ompah, Arden, Mountain Grove, and Kaladar. “We at Isthmus Canada felt it was a good fit to collaborate with The Food Sharing Project in order to help families get access to healthy food during these trying times,” says Paul Elsley, local coordinator of Isthmus Canada, the organization which normally provides food packages to students in five Kingston schools during the school year to bridge the gap over the weekend. For more information, visit www.foodsharingproject.org or contact 613-530-3514. Donations in support of the project will be gratefully received at Food Sharing Project or Isthmus Kingston.

Community Foundation grants O ver $176,000 in project grants have been awarded by the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area (CFKA) from its portion of the Emergency Community Response Fund. The grants will help local charities support vulnerable Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) is a federally funded pandemic response initiative. Since its launch on May 19, 2020, the CFKA has been accepting applications from local charities supporting populations experiencing heightened vulnerability during this crisis. CFKA has experienced a remarkably high volume of applications to the ECSF to date and we are responding in real time to ensure that the emergency funds flow quickly. Among the grantees which are active in Frontenac County, Rural Frontenac Community Services has received three grants this time around, and the Food Sharing Project received a grant as well. The Food Sharing Project

$24,800 to provide healthy food boxes to families during summer 2020 To prepare and deliver healthy food boxes and grocery store gift cards to an estimated 600 families in the KFL&A region, bi-weekly, during July and August. Rural Frontenac Community Services $21,000 to address COVID-19 transportation needs in Rural Frontenac This grant will subsidize the costs for volunteer rides and deliveries to help meet the increased transportation needs of vulnerable Rural Frontenac residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rural Frontenac Community Services $16,500 to support seniors in Rural Frontenac during COVID To reach out to seniors during the pandemic to meet their individual needs and mitigate the effects of social isolation. Rural Frontenac Community Services $2,500 for Youth Hub Hygiene Care Kits The organization will deliver Hygiene Care Kits for 200 youth ages 13-21 living in Rural Frontenac with basic hygiene supplies, information on active resources available in their community, along with care items used for emotional regulation and coping strategies (stress balls, journals, colouring sheets).

Public Notice Take Notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of North Frontenac proposes to enact a By-law to stop up, close and sell part of the road allowance as set out and described as follows: All That Part of the Shoreline Road Allowance around Kashwakamak Lake, lying in front of Lot 6, Registered Plan 1114, geographic Township of Barrie, Township of North Frontenac, County of Frontenac being Part 2 on Registered Plan 13R-20479. The proposed By-law will come before the said Council for consideration at its regular meeting on July 17, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. To obtain further information or to provide comments on the proposed Bylaw, please contact the undersigned prior to the Council Meeting. Dated this 17th day of June, 2020 Tara Mieske Clerk/Planning Manager Township of North Frontenac 6648 Road 506 Plevna, ON. K0H 2M0 Tel: (613) 479-2231 or 1-800-234-3953 Fax: (613) 479-2352 Email: clerkplanning@northfrontenac.ca

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Public Notice The Township of North Frontenac would like to inform Residents that a new Animal Control By-law was passed on May 29, 2020. The new Animal Control By-law can be found on the Township Website at https:// www.northfrontenac.com or a copy can be obtained by contacting the undersigned. Tara Mieske Clerk/Planning Manager Township of North Frontenac 6648 Road 506 Plevna, ON K0H 2M0 Tel: (613) 479-2231 or 1-800-234-3953 Email: clerkplanning@northfrontenac.ca

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nnika Putnam was a grade 11 student, living in Sharbot Lake and attending Sydenham High School, when she applied for the role of rural student trustee with the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) at the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year. The job involves attending meetings of the LDSB Board of Trustees twice a month, bringing the student perspective to the conversations at those meetings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We [the student trustees] learn a lot about how things work, what the board can and cannot do, because a lot is decided by the Ministry. We have the opportunity to speak at meetings, and even though we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make motions ourselves, we can make suggestions and one of the trustees will make a motion for us if they agree,â&#x20AC;? she said. The students donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have an official vote at the meetings, since they are selected through an application process and not elected to the role, but they do vote on motions anyway, so the trustees know whether they have the student support. The job involved quite a bit of travel to Kingston in the fall and early winter, but like everything else, all of that changed in March, when school was cancelled for two weeks after March break, and subsequently for the rest of the year. The first thing that happened was that a busy year turned into a very quiet one, for Annika. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like other students, I felt a real lack of motivation when it came to school work. It always felt like it was easy to put

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things off,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but eventually I came around, and the teachers were very helpful. The student trustee role was very quiet as well for a time, but soon enough online meetings replaced in-person board meetings, and the pace started to pick up. When the board, and the individual schools, began to try and develop virtual graduation ceremonies for the last few weeks of June, one of the ideas included an opportunity for Annika to conduct online interviews with noted Canadians for graduating students, and everyone else, to see. With her own arts background as one of a core group of young performers with the North Frontenac Little Theatre in recent years, Annika was asked to conduct interviews with Rob Baker from the Tragically Hip, MP Mark Gerretson (both Kingston Collegiate Vocational Institute â&#x20AC;&#x201C; KCVI) grads as well as Rick Mercer. The project was produced by Kristin Stevens, Vice Principal at Granite Ridge Education Centre. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The interviews were great, but I was really nervous. They all put me at ease and it was fun talking to Rob Baker and Mark Gerretson about attending school in the same board as me. It was cool talking to Rob Baker about album art, because he does that as well as music. I think my favourite was the Rick Mercer interview. He is so charismatic and I felt really comfortable with the back and forth. I learned a lot about the unique path to where heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gotten now.â&#x20AC;? In the interview, which is still available at wevideo.com/ view/1756013843, Mercer says that he enjoyed high school, but he was a very poor student, mainly because â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to do itâ&#x20AC;?. He went on to say that the trajectory of his education, and his career path as well, changed because of one teacher, Lois Brown, and drama club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Suddenly I had a purpose, and a focus, and it made all the difference,â&#x20AC;? he said. It did not happen soon enough for Mercer to obtain the

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Northern Happenings Saturday July 4 CLOYNE - SEASON OPENING 10am. Land O’ Lakes Rescue Petting Farm. New entrances and exits are being built. The canteen will be open at a window only, to order food, get ice cream and fresh baked goods. MABERLY - PIE IN THE SKY 9am-12pm. Maberly Fairgrounds. Sale of resh pies, Fred Barrett and his solar display, free parking and admission. We are asking everyone to respect distancing requirements. PARHAM - LONG LAKE BOATILLA AND FIREWORKS 6:30pm. Long Lake Beach. Meet at bach at 6:30 for boatilla, fireworks at dusk SHARBOT LAKE - RAILWAY HERITAGE PARK OPENING DAY 11am3pm. Sharbot Lake - Railway Heritage Park. Displays including the recreation of the Sharbot Lake station and the new wall of tracklaying tools will be open, although tours of the caboose will not be available.

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The sad case of a rhubarb pie T

his story isn’t funny, it’s just one of my usual days which shows my frustrations, of which I have many. Everything I do is and adventure, whether I want it to be or not. But I have late rhubarb, and when I get the rhubarb the grass is up to my … knees and the ground is uneven and hard to walk on. These legs are almost 82 years old and wobbly. I can hardly walk on even ground. And there were so many mosquitoes, they were in my eyes and ears, under my glasses and on my back. I had lumps everywhere the size of anthills. Now I can’t cut the rhubarb with a knife, I have to use scissors so I have to pull the stalk out of the ground, an cut off the leaves which are almost as big as me, and toss them on the ground until I get what I want. Then try to put them in a bag by holding the handle in my mouth, picking up the stalks and trying to get the bag to stay open so I can put the rhubarb in. It takes a lot of time. I got about 12 stalks more than I needed, and getting them all in a bag too about 20 minutes, while the mosquitoes were on every inch of my body. I then headed back to the house where I was happy to be fleeing them blood sucking mosquitoes. There were

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enough of them, they could have carries the bag for me. At home I washed rhubarb, cut it up with my scissors, put it in a pot with sugar, water, and minute tapioca like the recipe said, It put the pie in the oven at 350 [Fahrenheit] for 50 minutes. It looked lovely when it came out. I waited until it cooled down and put it in the fridge overnight like I do all my pies (just because). Then I decided to put a meringue on top. I got the egg whites, crème of tartar and whipped and whipped and whipped for over 30 minutes. It would not thicken! The date was good on the egg whites. So much for the meringue. I threw it in the garbage. I’ll just have rhubarb pie, I thought, I cut into it and it was like slicing water. It didn’t thicken, maybe not enough minute tapioca. I scraped the rhubarb out of the pie dish and threw away the crust, and was just left with a dish of rhubarb, which I will enjoy. 2 hours of frustration. I won’t be making Rhubarb-meringue pie for a while. I hope the neighbours didn’t hear the ugly cries out of a frustrated woman. But the rhubarb was delicious, although too thin.

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PLANNING INQUIRIES We encourage inquiries to be submitted using email (planning@southfrontenac.net) or via our intake forms on our website at www.southfrontenac.net under Open for Business/Planning & Development. Prior to submitting a planning application, applicants are required to have a pre-consultation appointment with the planning staff. A pre-consultation meeting can be booked by calling extension 2224. Booking a pre-consultation appointment helps us evaluate your application and provides you with important information about the process. Pre-consultation meetings will occur by phone or via zoom, and will not be held in person at this time.

BATTERSEA PUMPKIN FESTIVAL CANCELLATION Given the uncertainty surrounding coronavirus and the Province extending the state of emergency, the Battersea Pumpkin Festival Committee have had to make the difficult decision to not proceed with Battersea Pumpkin Festival in 2020.

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LIVING HERE LEVEL ONE FIRE BAN IN EFFECT Please be advised that effective Friday, June 19, 2020, there is a Level Onel burning ban in effect across the Township of South Frontenac. A Level One fire ban means open air burning including fireworks is prohibited but does allow for campfire or cooking fires. SFFR will be ramping up its enforcement beginning in order to reduce the effects of illegal burning. The increased enforcement will include levying fees for emergency dispatch to illegal fires. Fees are outlined in the Township’s Burning By-law No. 2012-68 and range from $75 for a basic response and investigation of a complaint, to $410 per vehicle plus firefighter wages for larger responses FINAL TAX NOTICES Reminder – Final Tax Notices to Be Issued in August The mailing of the Final tax bill has been deferred from the beginning of June to the beginning of August 2020, with installment due dates for the final tax bill moved to August 31st, 2020 & October 30th, 2020. EXCESS CARDBOARD & STYROFOAM We realize that due to the increase in on-line ordering, there is much more cardboard being accumulated than normal. Please REMEMBER that any cardboard or packing styrofoam put out for recycle collection must be cut, flattened and tied into bundles no more than 3’ X 2’ X 8” in size. Remove all staples and tape and put out no more than Three (3) bundles per pickup. Any more than Three (3) bundles or loose cardboard /Styrofoam may be left. If you have a stockpile of cardboard, it will be accepted free of charge at either the Portland or Loughborough WDS when open. Alternatively, excess cardboard may be taken to Kingston Area Recycling, 196 Lappans Lane, at no cost to South Frontenac residents. CANADA DAY 2020 As the country celebrates in this most unique time, July 1st will be a statutory holiday for most of us. There will be no changes for residents with a regular Monday or Tuesday garbage or recycle collection. Collection for both garbage and recycling from Wednesday on will be one day later. Wednesday moves to Thursday; Thursday to Friday; Friday to Saturday Please ensure to have your garbage out by 7am on your collection day Even though the gatherings will be smaller and more select this year, with any festivities, comes extra recycling, so please remember to crush your cans and bottles and don’t bag or overflow your recycle bins. Remember that SF resident can take excess recycling to the City of Kingston Recycling Centre for no charge. PORTLAND WASTE DISPOSAL SITE WILL BE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 1ST Have a Wonderful Canada Day, Have Fun, Keep Safe and Remember to Recycle! WASTE FACILITIES As of May 4th, 2020, the Township reopened the following landfill sites to the public. We ask that residents continue to follow Public Health recommendations and use the landfill for critical or essential drop-offs only. For the sake of our frontline staff, please remain at home if you are sick or should be in self-isolation. • The Portland waste disposal site located at 6085 Road 38 in Verona will now be open every Saturday and Wednesday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (with the exception of holidays). This site accepts cash and debit, however, debit transactions are encouraged at this time. This site also accepts brush free of charge. • The Loughborough waste disposal site located at 1818 Norway Rd in Perth Road is now open every Saturday and Monday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (with the exception of holidays). This site accepts cash only. • Green Bay; Salem & Bradshaw Landfills remain closed for the time being. • The Household Hazardous waste depot located at 2491 Keeley Rd in Sydenham is open Thursdays from 3:00 to 8:00 pm. PLANNING APPLICATIONS For Planning applications - the Township will be utilizing Zoom technology to conduct virtual/electronic public meetings that meet requirements under the Planning Act. Updates about the timing of Committee of Adjustment meetings and how to register to attend electronically will be available on our website: https://www.southfrontenac.net/en/open-for-business/ virtual-committee-of-adjustment-meetings.aspx

MUNICIPAL OFFICES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – MASKS REQUIRED The Township of South Frontenac has reopened its offices effective June 22nd, 2020, however due to Order from the KFLA Public Health Medical Officer of Health dated June 27, 2020, all members of the public (and staff) are required to wear a mask while visiting our office. Please see our website under News and Public Notices for the Public Service Announcement that provides greater detail on what you can anticipate new protocols. LAKE ECOSYSTEM ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Township of South Frontenac is now recruiting for committee members for the newly created Lake Ecosystem Advisory Committee. See the Terms of Reference on the website under News & Public Notices. Deadline for applications is Thursday, July 16, 2020. STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION: COVID-19 INFECTIOUS DISEASE During this difficult time, the Township is asking everyone in our community to take physical distancing seriously, especially around vulnerable populations and to stay at home to reduce the likelihood of further transmission. This includes: • self-isolation; maintaining at least 2 metre distance from others; avoiding all unnecessary travel; washing your hands often; regularly disinfecting high touch zones in shared spaces in your home. By acting decisively as a community, we can ensure the safety and well-being of our residents is maintained. CONTINUED MEASURES – REOPENING – STAGE TWO With the recent announcement from the Province that the Kingston Frontenac/Lennox and Addington Public Health region is permitted to enter Stage 2 of reopening effective today, Friday, June 12, 2020, the Township’s Emergency Control Group (ECG) has been working to establish a practical local response. Updates and changes in service delivery for South Frontenac related to our region’s Stage 2 Reopening will include the following: • Starting June 13th, The Point Park washroom facilities are opened at 8:30 a.m. and closed at 7:30 p.m. daily. All other locations will have portable toilets. • The use of public beaches is permitted effective June 12, 2020. Plans for installing buoys at the beaches are being made; however docks will not be installed at this time to in order to promote physical distancing. • The South Frontenac Museum is also permitted to re-open. The Township and the Museum Executive Board are currently working out logistics for a reopening plan that will offer both a safe and enriching experience for visitors. More details for the Museum reopening will be announced soon. • Users of these facilities must adhere to the provincially mandated maximum of 10-person group size, physically distance themselves by two meters, and wear a mask in situations where physical distancing is challenging. • Play structures will remain closed. • Due to the limitations and restrictions on activities permitted to occur at community facilities, the Township’s community centres and halls will remain closed at this time. Summer time in South Frontenac is often a highlight for members of the community, and it is clear that this summer is going to look different given the cancelation of large scale events and programs. However, with the easing of some restrictions announced, the Township is confident in its ability to reopen certain amenities in a safe manner.

TOWN HALL UPCOMING MEETINGS • Council Meeting – July 14, 2020 at 7:00 pm – Electronic Participation NEW – Electronic Participation For those who wish to participate electronically and to address an agenda item (related to a planning matter based on the statutory public meeting requirements) on a Council agenda or Committee of Adjustment agenda, please see our website – Featured Items and/or Calendar for the link to pre-register. Registration will close at noon on the day of each meeting. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES The Township is currently recruiting for the following positions: • Full-Time Accounting Clerk (Temporary): Closes Wednesday July 8th, 2020. Full details and complete job descriptions can be found on the Township’s website under Town Hall >Careers TENDER NO PS-2020-16 – KEELEY ROAD RENOVATIONS – 2490 KEELEY ROAD - Sealed submissions must be received by 1:00 pm on July 8, 2020, addressed to Township of South Frontenac, Attention: Neil Carbone, 4432 George St, Sydenham Ontario, clearly marked PS-2020-16 – Keeley Road Renovations. Official documents may be downloaded from the BIDDINGO.COM website.

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OPP Reports

Break, enter, and theft in Sydenham

n Sunday June 28, shortly before 7am, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Frontenac Detachment received a report of a break, enter and theft at a property in Sydenham. Cash, chequebooks and a rifle were taken. The OPP's Forensic Identification Services Unit (FISU) attended to assist with this investigation. Officers will continue their investigation and are asking Frontenac residents

to be vigilant of any suspicious activity in their neighbourhoods and report to police. Anyone with information regarding this incident to contact the OPP Provincial Communications Centre at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may visit the Crime Stoppers website; www. ontariocrimestoppers.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Collision leads to impaired, drug charges

n Friday June 26, 2020 just after 10:30[pm. the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Sydenham Road. Officers attended the scene and located the vehicle. As a result of the investigation, the driver was arrested and taken to detachment for testing. Further investigation revealed a quantity of suspected cocaine. Lucas Hinch, age 22 from Kingston Ontario, has been charged with the following

offences: Operation While Impaired; Operation While Impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus), Possession of a schedule one substance - cocaine The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice at a later date in Kingston. He was also given a 90 day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.

he Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has seized illegal drugs and other items. On June 23, 2020, members of the Street Crime Unit executed a search warrant at an address on Sydenham Road in South Frontenac. One person was charged. Police seized a quantity of suspected crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl, ecstasy, codeine, cocaine and other items associated with drug trafficking.

The name of the accused is not being released as the investigation is on-going. The charges include: Possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking - Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) - five counts; Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 dollars . The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston at a later date to answer to the charge

Drug seizure in South Frontenac

Impaired driver charged

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n June 27, at approximately 8:30pm, officers of the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an erratic driver. The vehicle was southbound on Highway 41 North of Northbrook Ontario. Police were initiated a traffic stop on the same vehicle on Gun Club Road and the driver was subsequently arrested and trans-

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Culture change in longterm care-an opportunity T by S Sue McDonald

he tragic loss of life in long term care homes due to COVID-19, has exposed many of the problems that have plagued Ontario’s Long-Term Care Home system for many years. Many strategies have been tried over the years to repair the system, including stronger policies and more regulations, investments in staff, support from specialists, and increased oversight by government. However it is evident that these have been insufficient to appropriately address the inherent weaknesses in the current system. CARP[Canadian Association of Retired Persons] Ottawa has recommended a transformative culture change for Ontario’s long term care system as the most effective means of improving the quality of life and care of residents and of dealing with the inherent weaknesses exposed by the current crisis. There have been a number of innovative models that have embraced this culture change in the U.S., Europe, Australia and recently in Ontario. Examples of these are the Eden Alternative, Green House Project, Butterfly Homes and Hogewey Villages. The common elements of these models have been: • Using a relationship-based approach to care where resident, staff and families feel part of a community; • Setting up small home-like environments;

• Providing more hours of direct care for residents; • Employing full-time well-paid staff who are trained in empathy and culture change; • Recognizing families and caregivers as integral members of the team; • Engaging volunteers who are trained in empathy and culture change. The benefits of these models include decreased use of medications, decreased number of aggressive incidents, decreased visits to hospitals, reduced food waste and reduced staff sick time, all while increasing positive interactions with staff, families and residents. There is a growing awareness of the pressing need for significant reform in the long term care home system. We must take advantage of the present opportunity afforded by the Provincial Commission to spread the word in our communities about the need for culture change and to communicate with local MPPs and Municipal Councillors to demand a culture change in the system. We owe it to current and future residents of long term care, to change a system that has not always provided them with safe, quality care, focused on their individual needs. For more information go to : changeltcnow@gmail.com Submitted by Sue McDonald , former LongTerm Care Administrator and member of the CARP Ottawa Working Group.

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ported to the detachment for further testing. As a result of the investigation, L&A County OPP have charged Richard Selman, age 30, of Picton, ON contrary to the Criminal Code with: Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs; and, Operating a motor vehicle while over legal blood alcohol limit.

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Frontenac Municipalities Identify Opportunities to Work Together More Effectively

County of Frontenac, ON, June 22nd, 2020 – In the spirit of transformation and in an effort to modernize and share services, the Frontenac Municipalities have joined together to look at ways that the municipal services that residents rely on may be delivered more collaboratively and effectively. The Frontenac municipalities are working with a team of consultants from StrategyCorp to undertake this service review. Through staff and Council input, the consultants have identified ten potential high-impact improvement opportunities, five that focus on improving internal operations and five that improve resident-facing services. Each of these initiatives foster innovation, increase efficiency, and promote collaboration to deliver even better services for Frontenac residents. Now that these initiatives have been identified, the next phase of work will be to create sustainable business models to bring each initiative to life for Council’s consideration. To make sure municipal services continue to meet the needs of Frontenac residents, it is important to get public input and feedback. All residents are encouraged to fill out a public survey to share your thoughts on what is most important for the Frontenac municipalities going forward. This survey can be accessed here, and will be open until Monday, July 6th at 11:59 PM. This survey should take around ten minutes to complete. Your participation in this important project is greatly appreciated. If you do not have access to a computer, or would like assistance with completing the survey, please contact your local Township. Please do not hesitate to contact your local Township with questions or concerns. The Frontenac Municipalities working on this service review include the Townships of South Frontenac, Central Frontenac, North Frontenac, Frontenac Islands and the County of Frontenac.

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