Vol.20 No.40

October 8, 2020 Vol. 20, No. 40

Yourway

South Frontenac Rental Centre

Wood Pellets Now In Stock.

Delivery Available.

Closed Sundays Northbrook 613-336-2195

Your independent community newspaper since 1971

Circulation: 12,000 households

We Buy & Sell Firearms!

(613) 372-2662

4567 Road 38, Harrowsmith

North Frontenac to open community halls C

By Craig Bakay (with files from Jeff Green)

ommunity halls in North Frontenac should be ready for re-opening in the middle of October, Manager of Community Development Corey Klatt told Council at its regular meeting on Friday (October 2).

The meeting was a hybrid of in-person and phone-in with Mayor Ron Higgins, Dep. Mayor Gerry Martin, and Coun. Fred Fowler in the Plevna Council Chambers; Coun. Fred Perry, Vernon Hermer and Wayne Good on the phone and Coun. John Inglis absent.

Klatt said the Community Control Group (a committee that meets regularly regarding the spread of COVID-19) was set to begin work next week on protocols groups regularly using the halls will have to follow. He said they will also establish similar protocols for one-off uses of the halls.

“In two weeks max, hopefully we’ll be ready,” he said.

The protocols will likely include cleaning instructions, social distancing, masks and things like sign-in sheets (for contact tracing) for attendees.

Coun. Hermer asked what good is opening the halls if you can only have 10 people in them.

Higgins said the 10-person indoors rule won’t apply because another aspect of the hall protocols will be the inclusion of a “monitor” from each group using the hall — in other words, someone will have to be responsible for ensuring all the attendees are adhering to the rules and cleaning is done.

“We’ve checked with the Health Unit and they’re OK with the monitors concept,” said Higgins.

Coun. Good expressed concern about “moving too fast, given how things keep changing.”

CAO Cheryl Robson and Mayor Higgins agreed that things do change a lot these days but Higgins said: “the community wanted us to open up the halls six weeks ago.

“If the situation changes, we can hold an emergency meeting and shut things down fast.”

In a subsequent interview, Cory Klatt said that a lot of work has gone in to deterring all the necessary protocols for the resumption of community use of halls.

Harlowe Hall, 1 one of 5 in North Frontenac that will be opening soon

“Each hall has a limited capacity, and I will meet with the designated person for each hall about what is required for different activities, whether it be a sewing group, an exercise class, whether food or coffee is being served. We have consulted with Public Health extensively, to make sure we are interpreting to rules correctly,” he said.

He said that while some people are very keen to get back into the halls for community events and have been asking the township to make it happen, others have said they won’t be coming back, at least not right away.

“We will take it slowly. I need to meet with everyone first and we will go from there.”

At the meeting, Mayor Higgins said he has considered lifting the state of emergency designation in the township, but upon consultation with the Healthy Unit and Province, he decided to wait until daily new cases in the Province falls below 100.

As for the financial burden COVID-19 has added to municipalities, Higgins said the township is in good shape.

“The province gave us $215,900 and we still have $128,000 of that left,” he said. “We also approved $25,000 from reserves if we need it in an emergency.

“The message here financially is that we’re doing well compared to some municipalities.”

One of the COVID-related purchases includes two Clorox 360 machines which can be used to provide an electrostatic spray application of a premixed sanitization liquid (approved by Health Canada) in a vapour form to hard, high traffic surfaces such as door handles, counter tops and filing cabinets to disinfect.

Township employees have been using them to sanitize all Township vehicles as well.

In early June the COVID-19 dashboard on the KFLA Public Health website began to show the breakdown of confirmed cases by township. At that time 1 case was indicated for North Frontenac, and it had been resolved.

Since then, no new cases have been added to the North Frontenac tally. There have also been no new cases in neighbouring townships to the south (Central Frontenac) or west (Addington Highlands) since early June.

To the east, there are currently 8 active cases in the entire Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, which does not break down its case-load by township or county. The townships of Lanark Highlands and Tay Valley, which abut North Frontenac, are two of the least populated townships in a district that includes Carleton Place, Almonte, Perth, Smiths Falls, Brockville, Gananoque and Prescott.

South Frontenac Council

Johnston’s Point land use condominium proposal passes

by Wilma Kenny n Tuesday Night, (October 6) South Frontenac Council met in an in camera session to review the un-redacted version of the Environmental Benefit Permit for a land use condominium proposal at Johnston Point on Loughborough Lake. The permit was issued by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) a year ago.

Later in the meeting, council approved the draft plan of condominium subject to an exhaustive set of conditions the developer must meet in order to proceed. This ended a contentious process that has been before Council for 7 years.

Meela Melnik-Proud and Matt Rennie, opponents of the development, spoke online as ‘virtual delegations’ to Council: Melnik-Proud remained opposed to Council moving forward on the condominium agreement with the joint owners of Johnston Point; Rennie was prepared to ask Council to defer a decision until they had more time to review the material they had just viewed.

Township staff, who had drawn up 7 pages of conditions of approval for the draft plan of condominium were familiar with the Province’s un-redacted version, referring it in some detail in their report. The report listed conditions relating to protection of specific species such as brown rat snakes, blandings turtles, whippoorwills and butternut trees, and increasing shoreline setbacks.

O

Later in the meeting, when the bylaw came forward for a vote, Deputy Mayor Sutherland asked to speak: “It is with a heavy heart that I will agree to this motion; at this point I don’t think there is any realistic legal way to stop more development on Johnston Point…Provincially significant wetlands are not a place for developments - that is why I…consider this a bad development. It is bad for our local environment and the health of our lakes and wetlands, features essential for the future of our local communities and, in their small way, the health and liveability of the world.”

He went on to quote from the 2018 Ontario Environmental Commissioners’ report: “A subdivision that is built adjacent to a wetland may not cause immediate negative impacts, but eventually the cumulative impacts from this expansion such as road salting, fertilizer runoff, leaking fuels, wildlife predation from domestic cats and recreation overuse…can severely degrade wetland functions.”

He referenced the currently “weak Conservation Authority laws and strong protections for developers in the Planning Act” which allow this development to proceed.

After the motion passed, Mayor Vandewal spoke: “It’s been seven years since this began. Now it’s up to Council to support our staff in seeing that these conditions are met.”

We are now installing & Servicing Heating & Air Conditioning Equipment following COVID-19 safety protocols.

Leonard’s Heating & Cooling

Hartington • 613-372-1346

Since 1948 leonardfuels@persona.ca

Big Dog Aplha 42”

Save $500!

More from SF Council New Open Air Burning Permit By-law Council approved a new burning by-law which will require an annual permit for “any and all burning, including recreational and open air fires.”

Recognizing that this will raise many questions, the by-law will not come into effect until January 2021; the next three months will see an intensive information/public education campaign conducted by the South Frontenac Fire and Rescue. This will detail the problems the volunteer firefighters have been dealing with. Between June and July of this past summer, the department was called out 11 times because of fireworks, there were 31 open air burning complaints, 13 wildfires, including the Billy Green Road wildfire that destroyed 8 acres of forest and took 6 days to extinguish, and 4 other incidents that resulted in over 4 acres of burned land.

These incidents have placed high demands on our volunteer firefighters and increased use and maintenance of apparatus and equipment.

“Neither full-time nor seasonal residents have any sure way to stay up-to-date on fire ban status, said Fire Chief Knott, who also said that many people seem unaware of how

Continued on page 3

8109 RD. 38, Godfrey, ON 613-374-5604 sales@ldpowersports.com ldpowersports.com @Ldpowersports

Get Your ATV/ UTV Ready For Hunting Season

Oil/Filter Change Special

$

89 - $99 Reg $125 - $172

PAGE 2

Requiem for a Heron

THE FRONTENAC NEWS

October 8, 2020

by Wilma Kenny

Last January Eliza Murphy of Sydenham came as a delegate to Council to address her concern about the hazards presented to these birds. While living nearby, Murphy has picked up and buried two dead herons and a dead osprey on or near the bridge. She has spoken to both Ontario Hydro and Bell Canada, and each have agreed to ‘investigate a solution for the problem of the wires crossing the George St bridge’, but there has been no follow-through. She listed references to several possible solutions including coloured tab-markers to make the wires more visible.

And it’s not only the herons: the bridge area is a busy wildlife corridor: otters, muskrats, beavers, skunks, raccoons, squirrels, turtles (snappers, painted and musk) all die on the road near the bridge. An underpass might help some. But it wouldn’t help the beaver, two otters and countless water snakes that have been stoned to death over the years by boys from the high school. Or the kingfisher that flew through a screen and died. Or the count-

less songbirds killed by cats, both tame and feral.

South Frontenac Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth sees the bridge rebuild as the most likely time to be able to work with Bell and Hydro to implement some of the changes that may offer at least partial solutions to the problem of wildlife kill. And possibly a wildlife underpass tunnel could be built. But Segsworth has had to set the bridge re-paving project aside for this year and probably next, due to more urgent projects throughout the Township, and a need to keep within what is already a high proportion of the Township’s overall budget.

There are no easy or comfortable answers, for we don’t live well with the wildlife that we love to watch and have around us. We drive the cars, use the electricity carried by the power lines, expect the convenience of nearby stores, well-stocked by big trucks. We want to have it all.

We don’t seem to be seriously interested in finding and supporting inconvenient compromises that might help the other creatures with whom we share this plac

LETTERS Re - re COVID restrictions

O

S

ometimes if you’re lucky when you’re crossing the bridge in Sydenham between the lake and the creek, you’ll spot a great blue heron fishing in the creek or out on the tip of sawdust point.

These big, amazing birds like to fly low along shorelines; we’ve even watched them quickly, accurately threading their way through tree branches. We’ve also seen them sweeping low across the road near the bridge, crossing from one fishing site to the other, occasionally startling cars. But they seem not to notice the straight, deadly power lines connecting the poles at either end of the bridge, even though they must have also have good night vision. We sometimes hear their pterodactyl squawk in the dark as they sail past our bedroom window to or from the creek.

One recent evening, we heard a loud popping noise and saw a shower of sparks. The power didn’t flicker or go off, as it would have had the transformer across the road blown. We went out with a flashlight, looked up and down the road, and saw nothing. It was dark, chill and raining, so we didn’t spend much time outside.

Next morning a friend arrived at our door with a dead heron she had found at the side of the road by the bridge.

We knew then what had disturbed us in the night, for it’s not the first or even the second time a heron has died on those power lines.

ne would hope that our governments and your readers, particularly those like myself in the same demographic as Mr. Colin Beckingham, (October 1st) dismiss his irresponsible advice with respect to getting the province "back to work and play" as he puts it.

Mr. Beckingham's recent ruminations about the pandemic, in addition to the equally egregious letter by Mr. Rodney Hoff, place a heavy emphasis upon libertarian economic myth rather than scientific evidence. Citizens should be aware that it was the suppression of scientific evidence over the past couple of decades in both the USA and Canada that got us into the pickle of twin crises of climate catastrophe and life-threatening epidemics.

It is bad enough that public health in this region is being threatened already by a noxious minority of self-absorbed students in Kingston without encouragement from some of their elders who also should know better.

Adrian O'Connell

Re - Emergency, what emergency

I

agree with Mr. Rodney Hoff—there is no real public health emergency, and health and government officials have overreacted and overreached with all their new safety protocols and mandates imposed upon the public. After all, I AM NOT A SHEEP! From now on, I will resist the government oppressors who require me to keep certain body parts covered in public. Oh, those face masks can be annoying, but I find the wearing of underwear and pants to be particularly uncomfortable, and especially stifling in summer.

From now on, any member of the public who wants pathogen or eyesight protection from me can just wear dark eyeglasses and carry a supply of paper towels and Lysol to wipe my seat as I depart each restaurant, car seat, bus, train or

boat. (Yes, according to public safety guru Donald Trump, Lysol is a cleaning agent as well as a covid cure.). I am donating my now obsolete size XL underwear to deserving charities. I plan to carry a can of vegetable oil spray—probably PAM— to keep me from sticking to vinyl and leather seats.

But I will continue to wear a mask in public places to protect friends and community members from covid illness and death, and to stem further economic damage. Sheep may not be the brightest animals, but at least they have sense enough to protect the herd. Suddenly I’m feeling cold air drafts in new places, and I seem to have adhered to my leather sofa—but I am free at last!

Mike Fetzer

Shared waste facility

T

he Trudeau government has turned on the tap for billions of dollars and North Frontenac and South Frontenac and even Addington Township should step up to through and get money for a shared waste facility near the highway 7 corridor.

Due to the recent events more people are moving out of the cities and Air B&Bs are continuing to emerge and our dump site are lined up and the life cycles will shorten.

There are many facilities already built in other areas (Niagara, Hamilton) to name a few were the plans are existing so the engineering is done. We could give the Trudeau government a budget cost to get funding for a 10, 20 or30 million dollar project and get some of the Billions (that's 1000 million) being spent on infrastructure.

The times are changing and out small landfills are taking a toll Greg Mcnulty

ProAlliance Realty Brokerage Independently Owned And Operated

613.336.1737

Country Classics Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned & Operated

If NOW is the time to list your property, NOW is the time to use a LOCAL real estate professional! Contact Chris or Diana at Royal LePage ProAlliance Realty Northbrook, to discuss the listing or sale of your Land O’Lakes property.

www.LandOLakesRealEstate.ca Suzanne Regan

Sales Representative

613-336-3000 / 613-336-8000 remaxlandolakes@gmail.com 12245 Hwy 41 Northbrook ON

Chris Winney, Diana Walker Broker chris@ landolakesproperty.com

Mark Montagano Sales Representative

“The Polar Bear Guy”

Limited

Direct: (613) 279-2886 Cell: (613) 532-9405 markmontagano@sympatico.ca

Office: 613.279.2657 PO Box 285, 14180 Rd. 38 Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0

NORTHBROOK,ON

Brokerage

Sales Representative diana@ landolakesproperty.com

Mimi Antoine

Christopher Jones

Cell: 613.541.9967

Cell: 343.363.6328

Broker of Record

mimi@antoinerealestate.com

Broker

chris@antoinerealestate.com

www.antoinerealestate.com

Land O'Lakes Real Estate

www.markmontagano.com TM

St. Andrew Lakes Custom Waterfront Home/Cottage $729,000

SOLD

Five bedrooms plus a loft, 2 bath custom designed post and beam cottage/home. Approximately 10 acres and 330 ft of waterfront on beautiful St. Andrew Lake. This is a nature lover’s delight with kayaking, canoeing and boating and excellent swimming . Solar powered with back-up generator and radiant heat .

Give me a call for a free Market Value Assessment.

There’s still time to list for the Fall Market or to prepare for a Spring listing.

Polar Bear Lane, Sharbot Lake, Ontario (613) 532-9405

The Real Estate market continues to be strong! We have qualified buyers still actively searching.

Contact our team of Professionals today to discuss local market conditions & your waterfront property.

october 8, 2020 Publisher & Editor.............................................. Jeff Green Graphic Designer................................................Scott Cox Digital & Print Sales...........................................................

Copy Editors ..........................Martina Field, Tracy Riddell Office Staff.................. Suzanne Tanner, Caylie Runciman Webmaster.......................................................Jesse Mills Reporters................................Wilma Kenny, Craig Bakay, ...........................................................Catherine Reynolds

www.frontenacnews.ca

PAGE 3

THE FRONTENAC NEWS

1095 Garrett St., rear building; Box 229, Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 Ph: 613-279-3150; 1-888-779-3150; Fx: 613-279-3172 E-mail: info@frontenacnews.ca Office hours: Mon to Thurs., 8:30 am - noon; 1:00 - 4:30

SINCE 1970

The Frontenac News is published every Thursday Deadlines: Classifieds: Monday at 4:00 p.m. Display ads: Friday at 4:00 p.m..

Subscriptions (Canadian subscriptions include HST) Weekly: $70.11, HST incl. ($90 US for US orders) for 6 months Bi-weekly: $94.92, HST included ($105 US for US orders) for one year, 2 issues, mailed bi-weekly

The Frontenac News welcomes articles and letters, but we cannot publish all the submissions we receive. All submissions must be SINCE 1970 signed and include a phone number for verification. We reserve the right to edit submissions for brevity, clarity, and taste. Please limit letters to 300 words or less; articles to 500 words or less.

Member of the Ontario Community Newspaper Association

EDITORIAL

Contemplating winter with the COVID SINCE 1970

T

here was a point, during the heat of the summer, when new COVID-19 infections were as rare as snowflakes in July, and life under the ‘new normal’ was indeed pretty normal for many of us.

The opportunity to gather in backyards, parks and beaches and cottage docks and lawns, to hold BBQ’s and the odd potluck, and visit with friends and family, made the summer of ’20 a lot more pleasant than spring of ’20 was.

But even in the heat of the summer, we all knew that winter was coming. We wouldn’t know for a little while what kind of health risks the second wave of COVID19 infections would bring for the general public, and for seniors in our communities, and we still don’t know.

We do know that the rate of infections is on the rise, and even though in our local area it has only hit in Kingston thus far, (there have been no confirmed COVID cases among Frontenac County permanent residents since June) it is only a matter of time until we have some cases in our small communities.

At this point in the pandemic, I think we can be comfortable in the knowledge that we have been sheltered from the worst by our rural way of life, our stable political system and the relatively robust capacity of our health system; primary care, paramedic services, and public health.

Unless things go haywire globally, we can rest easy that our communities will hold together. We can expect cases, and for those of us who are vulnerable, for predictable or unpredictable reasons, can count on a high level of care from their primary care team and/or hospitals that are fully prepared.

One of the reasons that the death rate from COVID-19 has dropped, is that hospitals around the world are committed to sharing information, and they have learned from treating people for the past 6 months.

That is all the good news about the second wave. The bad news is that we are headed into the indoor season, when it is much harder to meet with friends and relatives safely, the kids are back in school and that represents a risk to entire families.

We are already pretty weary of the whole thing, and the end is not in sight. Add that to the normal winter reality of shorter days, longer nights, and cold weather, and it is not surprising that people are feeling pretty low right about now.

We are being told not to gather for Thanksgiving. Halloween plans are all about drive-by and virtual, and we know now that the Christmas craft sales, parades, parties, concerts, etc. that help us cope with the onset of winter are not going to happen in any normal way this year.

The businesses that were worst hit during the first wave, such as restaurants, will be hurting even more over the next few months One of the frustrating things about this, is that there is no way out of it. There is a chorus of deniers out there, who either say the whole thing is a hoax or at least that the cure is worse than the disease, but is there a realistic alternative?

If we ignore COVID and get back to the preCOVID-19 patterns, most of us would be fine but some of us would get sick, some would get very sick, and some would die.

The deniers argue that people are going broke, businesses are failing, and this leads into more stress, illness and even death, that COVID itself. The problems with that approach are numerous.

For one thing, we have convincing evidence that the number of infections, illness and death from COVID-19 have been diminished by the measures we have collectively taken those who argue that the fact that our communities have been spared from COVID infections proves that the so-

Newspaper Deadline For Submissions To Change Due to a change in our printing schedule, the deadline for editoral submissions will change to 5 PM Friday, for publication the following week.

Ads Must Be Submitted By 5pm Friday for inclusion in the following Thursday edition.

The Frontenac News, Box 229, Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 info@frontenacnews.ca • www.frontenacnews.ca

by Jeff Green

cial distancing measures we have taken have been unnecessary, are using twisted logic. It’s like arguing that birth control is unnecessary because the rate of unwanted pregnancies drops when more people use birth control.

To argue as well that mandatory mask orders, distancing rules in enclosed spaces, even quarantine orders, are somehow an infringement on our rights as citizens, misunderstands the core values of our political system. It is legitimate for our elected officials to enact laws that curtail individual rights to serve our legitimate collective interest. A threat to the health and well-being of the most vulnerable in our society is such a legitimate public interest.

There is certainly a disconnect between the messaging from the government about limiting social interactions such as family gatherings, while at the same time mandating up to 30 kids in a school classroom.

We are in a risk phase, the implications of another lockdown or even a semi-lockdown, on an already fragile economy, is such that we are going to be risking more infections in order to keep things moving along over the next 6 months. The pro-

Continued from page 1 to safely conduct open-air burning.

“A permit system and the avenues of communication that it creates, which is used by some other Eastern Ontario municipalities, will improve communications and reduce problem fires, while still allowing carefully managed outdoor burning,” he said.

“Are farmers exempt?” asked Mayor Vandewal.

“No” replied Chief Knott.

Perth Road Communications Tower Approved Council approved the installation of a 140foot communications tower at the Perth Road Fire Hall, by Westport Telephone Company (WTC). Deputy Mayor Sutherland asked whether this tower would create light pollution: Councillor Sleeth said there has been no issue of this sort with a similar tower in Battersea.

Farewell to Gruntled Lane Barry Campbell, owner of Shield Shores plan of condominium, caused a bit of a flurry last month when he proposed four lane names that were not on the approved list of names for future Township roads and lanes.

Three were fine, but the fourth, “Gruntled Lane” disgruntled members around the

Q

t B e sc e Pri

Smitty’s Warehouse Operation

For NEW or GOOD USED Appliances Smitty has been keeping customers happy for 32 years in the appliance business. This proves Smitty has the BEST PRICE, SELECTION, GUARANTEE, QUALITY & SERVICE, plus same day delivery, seven days a week. We sell gas refrigerators.

Smitty plans to be around for another 20 years. Now he has in-house financing at NO INTEREST. These are just a few of the many reasons to visit SMITTY’S for your new or used appliance purchase.

G u aB e s t ran tee es S e lB e c tt ion B s t S e re vice

Smitty’s “KING of APPLIANCES”

Open Evenings & Seven Days a Week River Road-Corbyville, Just North of Corby’s

(613) 969-0287

council table.

Campbell has returned with a name-list approved by the landowners currently using rights-of-way along the two currently existing lanes. Everyone’s now agreed that the new names shall be: Shield Shores, Glacier, Birdhaven and Briscoe Bay.

Tim's Auto Body 13775 Hwy 41, Cloyne ON Corner of 41 and 506 613-336-2038 Now Offering

• ATV • Automotive • Light Truck Tires Tires Starting from

14" - 74.95 15" - 79.95 16" - 84.95

Install, Balancing, Taxes Extra

Offering many brands at Very competitive prices Also Offering: • Off Season Tire Storage • No Drip Oil Rust Proofing • Winshield Installation Open Monday to Friday 8-5 Saturday - Call for Appointment

The Treasure Trunk Second Tyme Around Clothing

12795 RD 38, Sharbot Lake 613-547-4711 press 2

New Location! Extended Hours t Bes ity l a u

vincial government may not be getting it right, and should be taken to task, as they have been by the opposition parties and others.

We should remember, however, that the real enemy is not the people who we disagree with or the officials who may not be hitting exactly the right balance between risk and social and economic hardship.

The real enemy is an implacable virus that we do not yet have a solution for.

Whatever measures we can take to help each other, to ensure people are not sitting in a cold room all alone this winter, we need to take, individually and collectively.

The summer was a bit of a respite for us all, and we were very fortunate that the influx of cottagers and Ontario based tourists did not result in many COVID-19 infections in cottage county, and none in Frontenac County. That is a tribute to the measures we all took and the cooperation from the seasonal and tourist populations alike.

We need to get back to helping each other now, just as we did during the spring lockdown.

Mon-Tue, Thu-Sat: 9am-3pm

Winter Hours: Closed Wednesdays

5 Bag Days Every Day

$

(Formerly Matson Insurance Brokers)

Although we are closed to the public, we are still working remotely and ready to serve you for all your insurance needs.

• Auto Insurance • Home Insurance • Farm Insurance • Boat Insurance • Cottage Insurance • Business Insurance • Travel Insurance • Life Insurance • Group Benefits Call Direct Today: Linda Hall (CAIB) (613) 777-2769 Sherri Scott (613) 777-1526

Come see our winter stock!

For furniture drop off, please call ahead.

613-547-4711 press 2, ask for Janet.

www.sentinelrisk.ca

PAGE 4

THE FRONTENAC NEWS

COMMUNITY REPORTERS (613) Arden............................. Wanda Harrison................335-3186 Cloyne / Northbrook...... Nancy Skipper Denbigh......................... Angela Bright....................333-1901 Godfrey.......................... Stefan Duerst....................374-1710 Harrowsmith.................. Marilyn Goodberry.............372-0917 Henderson..................... Jean Brown.......................336-2516 Inverary......................... Judy Borovskis..................353-1768 Maberly-Bolingbroke..... Karen Prytula....................325-1354 Mississippi..................... Pearl Killingbeck...............278-2127 Mountain Grove............. Marilyn Meeks...................279-3209 Ompah........................... Linda Rush........................479-2570 Parham-Tichbome......... Colleen Steele...................375-6219

Marily Seitz........................479-2855

Christine Teal....................375-6525 Perth Road.................... Peter Bird..........................353-7303 Plevna........................... Rhonda Watkins................479-2447 Sydenham..................... Karen Brawley...................376-9848 Verona........................... Debbie Lingen..................................

Harrowsmith Marilyn Goodberry

613-372-0917 mgoodberrysanda@gmail.com

• Happy Thanksgiving! The trees are so beautiful with their autumn colours. Enjoy!

• On October 25th, there will be a take out Beef Dinner at the Golden Links Hall, Harrowsmith. Pick up is between 4:30 and 6:00 pm. Advance tickets only, with a cut off date of October 21st. Cost is $15. Tickets are available at Sydenham One Stop, Harrowsmith Pharmasave, Leonard Fuels in Hartington, and Asselstine Hardware in Verona.

Many thanks are extended to these businesses for selling tickets for them.

• A “Happy Sweet 16th Birthday” to Courtney Thompson and a “Happy 20th Birthday” to Logan Hunter.

• “Happy 15th Anniversary” to Adam and Amy Goodberry!

• Quote – “I am so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” - Anne of Green Gables • If you have news, birthdays, special occasions or get well wishes to submit to the column, please send to mgoodberrysanda@gmail.com or call/text 613-372-0917. Deadlines for inclusions are Monday mornings of each week.

HENDERSON Jean Brown

613-336-2516

• Special thinking of you to Keith Foster and to Melvin Godfrey and to all who are ailing.

• Great to see Rebecca Kelsey bopping up and down the roads and waving at us - just like old times. We’ve missed you and are glad you are home for a visit. Congratulations to the Kelsey family on a new addition - a puppy named Lucy.

• Anyone wishing to drop off Thanksgiving seasonal decorations (pumpkins, flowers, preserves) to decorate Henderson United Church are welcome to do so this Sat. Oct. 10 at 10:00am. They will be used on Thanksgiving Sunday, Oct. 11, for worship at 8:45am in the sanctuary with Rev. Cheryl McMurray leading, and all are welcome. Masks, social distancing and health requirements will be observed.

• Congratulations to Howard and Nadine Clark’s Granddaughter Mackenzie on her engagement to Matthew Green.

• We really got a laugh out of the “Happy Hour Boys” triple date with Mississippi reporter Pearl Killingbeck and her friends Olive and Harriet- it was a real hoot and a holler and

Storring Septic Service Ltd. Septic & Holding Tank Pumping Septic Inspections

(613) 379-2192 Tamworth Visit us on the web:

Licenced by the Ministry of Environment since 1972

www.StorringSeptic.com

then some! This pudding which I’ll call “Tasty triple chocolate puffing for trouble free triple daters” might be something for their next date. If it doesn’t taste good it would do as something to “throw” should the date get rowdy! It makes 4 servings with 157 calories per serving- good for the bikini beach body!

• 1/2 (12.3 ounce) package silken extra-firm tofu (about 6 1/8 ounces) • 2 cups skim milk • 1/4 cup fat free powdered dry milk • 1 Tbsp. Instant espresso coffee powder (I use Nescafe) • 1 small package of sugar free, fat free instant chocolate pudding mix • fresh fruit to garnish • Place the tofu, milk, powdered dry milk and instant coffee in a blender with a chopping blade and blend until smooth and creamy- about 30 seconds. Add the pudding mix and blend until thickened- about 20 seconds. Transfer the concoction to 4 serving cups and refrigerate at least 2 hours or longer before serving. Can be stored if tightly covered in your refrigerator for 2 days. Garnish with fruit, or yogourt, or fat free whipped topping. Enjoy-spouse will prefer “full strength and fully chocolate pudding” for sure! His favourite advice is “Low fat=low taste”!

INVERARY Judy Borovskis

• Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Enjoy this weekend in a safe manner … it might be quieter than usual but a good time for reflection and being thankful.

• Battersea Pumpkin Festival Facebook Group presents a special virtual event! Check us out for the month of October as we celebrate past festivals, local businesses, and at home ideas to keep pumpkins on your mind! Contact Amanda for more information at 613-353-6653 or amandapantrey@outlook.com.

• Roast Pork Dinner by Storrington Lions Club on October 24th. Dinner includes roast pork, scalloped potatoes, coleslaw, beans and dessert. Cost is $20 per dinner. Reserve your dinner(s) and pick up time by October 21 (613-3532257). Delicious!

• LCBO Returnables! Drop off at the trailer at 3950 Round Lake Road. Due to customer encouragement the trailer will be in place till October 31st. Response has been tremendous! Our total for August/September is $7,284.52. We might reach $8000, and we have a donor match for our total to end of October.

• Food Bank Drive sponsored by the Storrington Lions Club will be held Friday November 6th with drop off between 3 and 6 pm. The community need is there…thank you for your support.

Maberly-Bolingbroke 613-325-1354 karenprytula@gmail.com

• The Maberly Fairgrounds has rental space from Oct 1, 2020 to May 1, 2021 for storage of cars or boats. Please contact President Bill Cameron at 613-268-2549 or secretary Rosetta McInnes at 613-268-2548 for details.

• Rosetta McInnes - 613-268-2548 is writing a book on South Sherbrooke Sugar Camps past and present and would like the residents of old South Sherbooke to give her a call if they know of any old camps, or working camps, and have a picture or story to tell. Thank you • Lanark County authoress Arlene Stafford-Wilson has a new book out called “Lanark County Classics”. It is a collection of short stories about the early families from Ireland who settled in Westport and Lanark County, including stories from North Burgess. They brought their customs and beliefs in the supernatural from the old country. The book explores some of the tales passed down by these Irish settlers and document their personal experiences with Banshees, ghost, and fairies, while liv-

Joseph’s Power Vacuum Service

•Industrial •Commercial •Residential

•Licensed •Insured •Furnaces

•Ducts & Vents •Dryer Vent Cleaning

30 Years Experience ~ Kingston & Area Ask for Joe or Pauline

613-546-9315 or 613-353-7543

Pearl’s Coronavirus Diary Day 200 A Week with Pearl (True Story): I thought you might be interested in how I spend my days at home. This week September 20th, Alice took me to get my car stickers and health card renewed as they were both ready to expire. We left early so we could be first in line when it opened. We were there at a quarter to 9 and there were about 20 people already waiting on the steps. So we decided to do some shopping first and come back later. We went to Giant Tiger. Alice had to go to a garage for Ron and then we had breakfast at Peter’s. By the time we got back to get my licence sticker around 10:30 there was no line-up and two people inside.

By the time I got out there were another 20-12 people lined up again. We then went to Independent to get our groceries. I guess we spent a little over a half-hour in there and got back to the car ready to leave. A man came running over to us saying you have a ticket – you have a ticket. We couldn’t see the ticket but Alice got out of the car and found it. It was a ticket for $300 for not having a handicap sticker in the window of the car. We had the sticker; we had just forgotten to put it in the window (it was on the console). Some people are so picky! Alice headed straight to the Town Hall and she somehow managed to get it down to $16.75. Quite a savings! It could have been a very expensive day.

A couple of days later, my grandson Rob, who is an electrician, came to check some outlets and my kitchen light.

Before he got away, Harriett and Trish drove in. I introduced him to the ladies and he left to do some work for Cheryl and Olive Allan. Trisha had come all the way from Kitchener to give me a card from all the fans I have in Kitchener. Hello to all you lovely ladies in Kitchener. So glad you are my fans.

Trisha took our picture to show to the ladies so they could see this old face. Thanks Trisha. She brought me scratch tickets which I won $20 on, plus tarts and a lovely card and a great visit. That same day, as Trisha and Harriet were leaving, there were dogs gone wild. I think from all the commotion in my yard, the dogs wanted to come and have a visit and see the weird lady who lived over there. They are two beautiful little dogs, they are brothers – I call them Syd and Sam but have no idea what their names are. I have never seen them cross the road before. When I opened the door, it came right into my home. Lise, the owner, got the black dog and Terry, my other neighbour, got the white dog when I opened the door. Now I have two more fans – Syd and Sam. That’s the day I found out that Terry is the flag fairy.

I think it was the sound of Harriett and Trish leaving that made the dogs want to come over. No harm was done to the doggies.

Sunday Pam came for an overnight visit and brought a lovely Elvis cuckoo clock. Elvis is the cuckoo – every time

613 328 7276

Experienced, Dependable & Tidy.

An Excellent Selection Outstanding Warranty Economical

Duct Cleaning • 24 HR Service

613-278-2127

HOUSE PAINTING

tferguson@teksavvy.com www.fergusonwindowsanddoors.ca

Sales & Installation Windows & Doors

MISSISSIPPI

Terry Ferguson

135 Birch Street Ganonoque, ON K7G 2T5

Sales • Installation

ing in Lanark County. The book is available at The Book Nook in Perth. You can find it for sale on-line too. ISBN 978-0-0877026-54 • Maberly 76 Years Ago – Maberly Fair drew Good Attendance in Spite of Rain - Despite lowering clouds and drizzling rain a satisfactory number of people attended the fair of the Maberly Agricultural Society where exhibits were many and varied. Horse entries were judged by John Reid of Almonte, …while Fred Forsyth, agricultural representative of Lanark County, judged the fine and varied showing of sheep, cattle and swine. The poultry exhibit was larger than in previous years.

• Elphin 127 Years Ago - On Thursday evening of last week one of the oldest residents of North Sherbrooke died, Violet Ferguson, relict of the late Duncan Ferguson, aged 81. Mrs. Ferguson was born in Argylshire, Scotland in 1812 and came to this country in 1832 with her parents. Her maiden name was McDougall. Shortly after coming here she married and settled on the farm where she died and where she lived a long and useful life. .

[Perth Courier, Oct. 6, 1893]

Pearl Killingbeck borovskis@kingston.net

Karen Prytula

October 8, 2020

A+ Accredited Business

Natural paint available.

Brian

613 318 8504

www.facebook.com/housepaintingkingston

Danger Tree Removal • Pruning • Brush Chipping • Lot Clearing Free Estimates/Fully Insured

613-876-3315 (Sharbot Lake)

Serving Frontenac, Lennox & Addington & Lanark Counties

Head Office: 5552 Rue Ste. Catherine, St-Isidore, ON K0C 2B0

(613) 524-2079 Fax: (613)524-2081 1-800-465-4927 51 Industrial RD, Perth, Ontario K7H 3P2

(613) 267-1752 Fax: (613) 267-1959 1-866-699-1799 1525 John Counter BLVD, Kingston, ON K7M 3L5

(613) 544-3335 Fax: (613) 544-3304 1-877-544-3335

october 8, 2020 the clock strikes the hour, he comes out to sing. It doesn’t tick, and I can use if manually and I love it. She also brought me a beautiful queen size bed cover and the whole top is Elvis’ head and face. Now I have Elvis exactly where I want him (in my house). Kent is also in the room with him and I am not sure how they are going to get along. Pam and I had a great 24 hours. Johnnie Walker showed up a few times during the day, but then he left. He rang the doorbell about midnight with a big smile on his face and a big cowboy hat on his head – now he is my Midnight Cowboy. Pam left around 11 AM on Monday. It was a beautiful sunny day.

Once a year I take Kent out for a bird hunt. He has been passed away for 15 years but he is still with me and I take him out once a year. I had a hard time getting him in my car as it is a Ford and he hated Fords but I got him in and got the seat belt wrapped around him and we had great time bird hunting. We didn’t see any partridge but had a nice drive around the block. Now you think I am weirder than I really am. But this is Pearl just being Pearl.

• Sympathy to Bob Closs family on his passing. Happy belated 45th wedding anniversary (Sep 27th) to Pam and Richard Lemke. Yes she really does have a husband.

Happy birthday to Sarah, Dave, June, Kathy, and happy anniversary to Doug and Kathy McMunn. Thank you Wayne Abrahms but I don’t have time to write a book “Chronicles of Johnnie Walker”. Glad you like the stories but I just don’t know how long I can keep writing them. Same to Chuck at Crow Lake. Happy 10th anniversary to Holly and her honey on October 1st. . . . I don’t know his name. Thank you Holly for getting me all polished up.

MOUNTAIN GROVE Marilyn Meeks

613-279-3209

• We are in the month of October already and we all tested negative with the virus.

• Donations are still coming in for our basket draws and photos of them will be printed shortly. We thank all people for their contributions. All donations goes to the seniors for outings, outdoor furniture etc, • Anniversaries are Brent and Jodie Cameron, Greg and Arlette Rodgers, Warner Antoine and Melanie Kehoe, Mark and Sarah Hawley, Neal and Jane Ryan, George and Marie White, Jack and Diane Nicholson, Frank and Betty Farnsworth, • Birthdays are Chris Mann, Sarah McCullough, Renee Thompson, Oddie Parks, Lisa Stacey, Gordon Crawford, Carol Ducharme, Lance Cowdy, Ryder Mallett, Kathy Wilson, Bill Wolfe, Joanne Deline, Eric Wager, Brandy Merrigan, Cindy Matson, Don Lee, Jack Price, Nicolas Hawley,Pat Alexander, Bridgette Burke Teal. Belated birthday wishes to Janet Fletcher.

PARHAM-TICHBORNE Colleen Steele 613-375-6219 Christine Teal mrsteal2u@hotmail.com 613-375-6525 • Thinking of you to Carmen Teal and Art Cota Sr. • Congratulations to Brenda Taylor of Princess Elizabeth Rebekah Lodge in Harrowsmith who became Warden of the Rebekah Assembly of Ontario. What an honour. Looking down is her mentor June Carruthers who passed away earlier this year.

• Hope everyone has a most blessed Thanksgiving. Keep your heart full of thanks and keep on giving....

• Happy Birthday to Brittany Gemmill, Paula Corkum, Ryan Wolfe, Marissa Teal, Donna Clow and Karen Skuce.

• Remember of all the things you wear your smile completes the outfit!

Perth Road Peter Bird

613-353-7303 p.bird@xplornet.ca

• Perth Road United Church services are on-going. Seating is limited to 26 people due to social distancing so please call Vera Shepherd at 613-353-2470 to confirm availability. A

podcast service is still available through the church website at pruc.ca. Both starting at 10:00 am on Sunday mornings.

Meanwhile some brain teaser trivia to keep you busy during this time of isolation.

Quick Canadian Trivia No.9 General Canadian 1. Which future Governor General said: “Living in France is like wearing a beautiful and expensive shoe with a stone in it”?

2. How many bells are there in Ottawa’s Peace Tower carillon?

3. What was called the “Postage Stamp” province when it joined Canada in 1870 at one-eighteenth it’s present size?

4. What did the Canadian branch of the Royal Mint become in 1931?

5. What Canadian river was “Punch” Dickins the first to fly the length of?

6. Which Canadian Prime Minister was the first to live at 24 Sussex Drive?

7. Which members of the RCMP’s musical ride did Dr. Donald Cherry look after for more than 50 years?

8. Who was hanged in Regina nine days after the CPR’s “last spike was driven?

9. Which Canadian Prime Minister’s last words were: “C’est fini”?

10. Which Canadian province are “herring chokers” from?

• Answers: 1) Adrienne Clarkson. 2) Sixty Three. 3) Manitoba. 4) The Royal Canadian Mint. 5) The Mackenzie River.

6) Louis St’ Laurent. 7) The horses. 8) Louis Riel. 9) Wilfid Laurier’s. 10) New Brunswick’s.

PLEVNA

Rhonda Watkins rhonda139@gmail.com

613-479-2447 613-264-5325

• A little correction from last week; I accidently wrote that Paul and Sandy Thiel raised money at their yard sale in September at the Fernleigh Lodge. My apologies, all monies raised is to provide upkeep and maintenance for the Fernleigh School/Hall and property! It is a really fun annual sale they have there on Hwy 506.

• Clarendon Central School Parent Council is trying something new this year for fundraising! Covid19 has really changed a lot of things in our lives, especially fundraisers!

Their parent council came up with a great idea of a silent auction displayed at Lookout Home Hardware in Plevna!

Simply go into Lookout and fill out a ballot with your name, phone number, address and Bid, then place your ballot into the sealed container! At the end of the month on October 28th, they will open up the container and the Highest Bid wins the auction!! Thank you and Good Luck in advance from Clarendon’s Parent Council for your support!!

• Here are North of 7’s new winter hours for your information that were effective October 1st: The Store and Gas are opened Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm. The bottle return and propane filling will now be Wednesday to Saturday 9am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm.

• Speaking of North of 7, have you missed the smiling face of Josh Sproule yet? Josh has begun a new chapter of his life and has moved westbound to Sarnia. It is exciting to think of the wonderful new future that he and his partner has in store, but our community will miss his ray of sunshine at the North of 7 for sure! Josh sends out his best wishes to all of us in the community! Right back at ya Josh!!

• This past week Mayor Higgins and Community Development Manager Corey Klatt welcomed Jennifer from Creative Grapes to our Community in Plevna at the North of 7 Freshmart Building at 7325 Hwy 506! She is meticulously setting up all of the equipment needed to produce and bottle your own wine on site! Creative Grapes will be opening soon and if you would like to check out their website it is www.cre-

Sharbot Lake Veterinary Services

613-279-2780 Tuesday & Thursday 2-4 p.m.

Emergencies: 613-376-3618

Since 1936 Family Serving Family Over 80 Years

6715 RD 38 Verona • 613.374.2133

Sydenham Veterinary Services A.A.H.A. Accredited Hospital

www.revellfordlincoln.com Been in a collision? Contact

Fix Auto Verona T. 613.374.1702 verona@fixauto.com

CONTRACTING & BUILDING

www.jonescbs.ca 613-268-2135 info@jonescbs.ca

PAGE 5

THE FRONTENAC NEWS

Creative Grapes will be having a soft opening

on Saturday October 10

Book your wine experience today!

(613) 479-0505 7325 Road 506, Unit 2 Plevna, ON K0H 2M0 jennifer@creativegrapes.ca www.creativegrapes.ca

ativegrapes.ca • If you were looking up into the beautiful night sky on Oct 2 and 3, you may have been wondering what that little light was beside the almost full moon? Yes, our nearly full moon was snuggling up with an outstandingly bright Mars!

Sydenham Karen Brawley

613-376-9848

• Wishing everyone a Safe a and Healthy Thanksgiving.

May be a different one of sorts but try to focus on what we can be thankful for. I’ve heard lots of people say they are having their own immediate family meal and connecting to family via internet. Great idea. Or pick up phone and call family or friends and chat.

• St Paul’s Anglican, on Mill St, will be re-opening for worship on Thanksgiving Sunday, October 11 at 10 am. Strict Covid19 protocols will be observed, to protect all who attend, but we welcome those who have missed attending services or who wish to join us for the first time. Please bring your mask and gather with us for this service of Thanksgiving.

• So sorry ghouls and goblins, the seniors buildings Meadowbrook and Maple Ridge will not be handing out candy this year. Your costumes and smiles will be missed by the residents for sure. They hope you all have a safe and happy Halloween.

• I threw it out there for safe Halloween concepts but no real amazing response so I guess it’s safe to just say what will be will be. I’m sure parents are exploring other ideas for their ghouls and goblins. Most importantly the Health of everyone is the top priority. Be creative this year and spend some family time, it may be spooktacular.

• The leaves are changing and fluttering to the ground, such a beautiful time. Many walkers on the CP trail and roads, nice to see people out and enjoying nature. A few concerns of people lacking in their social distance measures on the trails has been mentioned to me, so please respect those around you.

• Keep smiling. Sydenham. We are doing great. Keep up the good work. We got this. Covid has nothing on our small town :)

verona Debbie Lingen

debbie@lingens.com

• It’s that special time of year again - cool crisp days and leaves turning brilliant colours. Inside, the wonderful smells of pumpkin and apple pies fill the kitchen as we prepare the turkey for the Thanksgiving Feast. Have a wonderful, happy Thanksgiving!

• Get the ingredients for your Thanksgiving meal from local producers this year! Come visit the Frontenac Farmers Market at South Frontenac Rental Centre on Saturday October 10 from 9 am to 2 pm! There will be baked goods, maple syrup, mushrooms, fresh produce and meats, handmade crafts and more! Please observe all Covid-19 precautions. Customers enter at one end of the market and exit the other end to help with maintaining distance. There are signs to help customers maintain 6 ft from each other at all times and to remind them not to touch items unless they plan to purchase them.

• Although the BellRock Hall building itself has been closed all season because of the pandemic, this has

Continued on page 10

Sharbot Lake

Chiropractic & Wellness

Dr. Gian Kaillon Sharbot Lake 613.279.2100 • Northbrook 613.336.8888 www.sharbotlakechiropractic.ca

Understanding Frozen Shoulder

Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is a condition characterized by stiffness and pain (usually dull and achy), in the shoulder joint.

Symptoms typically begin gradually, worsen over time and then resolve, usually within one to two years. In addition to difficulty with everyday tasks, people who suffer from frozen shoulder usually find that pain is worse at night, resulting in restricted sleeping positions and poor/disrupted sleep. The condition can lead to depression, pain and issues in the neck and back.

Frozen shoulder starts with an inflammation of the joint capsule of the shoulder joint. This shoulder joint holds the bones of the joints to each other with ligaments. Inflammation of the ligaments causes shoulder pain and over time restricts range of motion in the shoulder joint. The shoulder becomes frozen and unable to move.

The condition usually develops slowly in three stages. Each stage can last several months.

Freezing or painful stage: Characterized by slow onset of pain; range of motion becomes increasingly limited.

Frozen or adhesive stage: Pain may begin to diminish during this stage. However, the shoulder becomes stiffer and range of motion decreases noticeably.

Thawing or recovery stage: During this stage the range of motion begins to improve.

The exact cause of frozen shoulder is unknown, although certain factors may increase risk of developing the condition. It usually affects people over the age of 40 and is most common in women. The condition is more likely to affect those who have recently experienced prolonged immobilization of the shoulder, such as: broken arm, rotator cuff injury stroke or recovery from surgery.

PAGE 6

THE FRONTENAC NEWS

October 8, 2020

Addington Highlands Council back to meeting in person “But people are paying it,” he said. “People are building houses and decks.

“It’s like one guy said to me: ‘you can only drink beer on a bad old deck just so long.’”

Clorox machines Still with covid-related news, Council approved the purchase of two Clorox 360 machines that can be used to provide an electrostatic spray application of a preThere was plenty of room for physical distancing in the upstairs hall at the Flinton Rec Centre as mixed sanitation liquid in vapour form to sanitize high Addington Highlands Council returned to in-person meetings Tuesday in Flinton. traffic surfaces.

Fire Chief Casey Cuddy

by Craig Bakay noted the machines are used by many municipalities in the ddington Highlands Township Council held its first ‘inarea and that North Frontenac Township liked theirs so well person’ meeting Tuesday since the covid-19 pandemic they just bought another one. drove everybody online back in March. Addington Highlands “For things like fire trucks, you just open the door, give it is the first municipal council in The Frontenac News’ covera spray and you’re done,” Cuddy said. “It saves a lot of time age area to go totally offline.

For the record, there were four Council members (Coun.

Kirby Thompson was not in attendance), five staff members, two members of the public and one reporter in the large upstairs multipurpose room at Flinton Recreation Centre.

Attendees were asked to fill out a questionnaire, use hand sanitizer and wear a face mask before being allowed entry to the meeting. Inside, there was ample physical distancing.

The cavernous hall reverberated at times, making it difficult ississippi Valley Conservation Authority gave Council for those who used to play in loud rock bands to hear at an update on water and erosion control infrastructure in times but it didn’t seem to affect the 2 ½ hour meeting at all.

As has been the case with all municipal council meet- the Township, the MVCA’s strategic plan and work beginning ings in the past six months, much of the discussion revolved on a watershed plan.

She said they are currently working on two major capital around the pandemic. In that respect, perhaps the most inprojects — Shabomeka Lake Dam ($1.3 million) and Kashterest aspect was CBO David Twiddy’s building report.

“Building application submissions continue to come in at wakamak Lake Dam ($1.5 million).

She said normally the Province kicks in 50 per cent of the a very brisk pace, Twiddy said. “I am seeing a lot of renovafunding for such projects but “this year they didn’t” so they are tions but also a number of new residential builds.

“Covid-19 has forced a lot of the public to use online ser- in the midst of drafting a three-year interim financial plan.

She also thanked the Township and Council for lobbying vices and this is no different in the building department.

“I encourage the public when applying for a permit to scan the Province on the conservation authority’s behalf in an efthe application and drawings in and from there, if it meets fort to restore funding.

“There are way more pressures and demands on us than with Ontario Building Code requirements, pay by way of etransfer . . . I am very happy to see the majority of applicants there is budget,” she said. “Kashwakamak Dam still has a bit of time but something will have to be done within five years. using this method.”

Twiddy said he was somewhat surprised to see a lot of Shabomeka is an old dam and needs attention right away.”

She also presented the watershed in a new way, depicting interest coming from the Greater Toronto Area as well.

“I probably field three to four calls a day from those people it in terms of elevation rather than a flat map, which turned who are interested in the beauty and advantages our com- out to be a hit with Mayor Ron Higgins.

“I really like the new slide and the confirmation that water munity has to offer,” he said.

And all this despite an increase in cost of building materi- runs downhill,” Higgins said.

Deer draw canceled als that some area suppliers have estimated at 43 per cent.

Coun. Fred Perry announced that the annual deer draw has been cancelled for this hunting season because “we couldn’t figure out how to do it with all the covid restrictions.”

ATV, Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo, utdoor More work on Ward 2 Sand shed.

Pontoon, Fish & Ski Boat Council approved $98,225 for remedial work on the Ward dventure Water Toys: 2 Sand Shed which Public Works Manager Darwyn Sproule Tubes, Skis etc. entals said should net “an extra 12-15 years out of the structure.”

“Didn’t we do this six years ago?” said Dep. Mayor Gerry Martin.

“That was to put concrete blocks in but the situation is deemail: reservations@outdoors-adventure.com teriorating,” said Sproule.

“Should we maybe be looking at replacing it, perhaps with TRAILERS INCLUDED something bigger?” said Martin.

105 Dufferin Square, Perth. 613-267-6371 “It would cost more than $500,000 to replace what we have now,” said Sproule. “Something bigger would obviously cost Rear parking lot behind Wendys, off HWY 7 or Lanark 511 more.”

That ended the discussion.

A

MVCA on dam reconstruction

M

when you don’t have to wipe things down.

Cuddy said the price of the units has come down to $6,000 each as opposed to the original list price of $7,500. A case of cleaner, which will do 36,000 square feet, is $180.

Library board contest Council was delighted to have more than one applicant for the Library Board and ended up choosing Betty Bass over Karen Lips.

“I know both of them and it’s a difficult choice,” said Dep. Reeve Tony Fritsch.

“Either would be a good choice,” said Reeve Henry Hogg.

Copeland Lake Road Jessica Root, representing property owners on Copeland Lake Road, presented Council with a petition asking that the Township take over a 135 metre section of a road allowance that leads to a popular section of Crown Land.

Root said that property owners had been maintaining it but with the increased usage of ATVs and such due to covid curtailing other recreational activities, the section has experienced a “dramatic deterioration.”

Council asked staff to look into the situation to see what could be done

Break and Enters: OPP Seeking Public's Assistance

O

n October 1, at approximately 11pm, L&A County North OPP received a call from the residents at a Hunting Camp on Hunt Road in Northbrook. Officers from the Kaladar detachment and the Forensic Identification Unit attended from Belleville to collect evidence. As the investigation progressed it was identified that several of the hunt camps in the area were entered by three males, they caused extensive damage; breaking windows, smearing food and expelling the fire extinguishers within the residence.

The males images were caught on trail cameras and the OPP is seeking the public's assistance in identifying these individuals.

The L&A OPP would like to hear from anyone with information in relation to these incidents. Please call L&A OPP at 613-354-3369 or report anonymously at Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477 or online with tipsubmit.com.

O A R www.outdoors-adventure.com

FALL DAM DRAW DOWN STARTING OCTOBER 13, 2020 Quinte Conservation will be conducting the annual fall dam draw down in the Napanee region on, or after, Tuesday, October 13, 2020.

Shoreline residents can expect changing water levels above and below the following structures: • Upper Arden Dam below Big Clear Lake • Middle Arden Dam • Laraby Rapids Dam below Beaver Lake • Varty Lake Dam • James Lazier Dam • Bellrock Dam • 13 Island Lake Dam • Second Depot Lake Dam Property owners upstream from these structures can expect water levels to decrease to normal fall levels and should ensure that all boats, floating docks, etc., have been removed before Monday, October 12, 2020.

(613) 968-3434 or (613) 354-3312 QuinteConservation.ca

We Are Open Again

Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am-3pm Appointments & purchases at back entrance.

Pre-paid pick up at front entrance.

14 Bosley RD (at Hwy 41) Northbrook, (613) 336-1608

Lakelands Family Health Team FLU SHOT CLINICS For current patients of Lakelands Family Health Team ONLY to be held on

Wed. October 14, 9am-Noon & 1- 4pm Land O’ Lakes Lions Club Hall, Northbrook, ON. and on

Wed. October 21, 9am-Noon & 1-4pm

Denbigh Community Centre, 31 Central St., Denbigh, ON. Prepare to be screened, wear a mask and follow social distance guidelines.

There will be a limited supply of the vaccine.

Future flu clinics will be held when more vaccine becomes available, for the community.

October 1, 2020

THE FRONTENAC NEWS

PAGE 7

Lessons from a survivor amidst a world of change

Sharbot Lake General Store: The Story of Bob Basra pt.2

by W.A Willis Life begins in Sharbot Lake Bob began his work in the first week of 1989 in Sharbot Lake as owner/manager of a service station in what is his current location. According to Bob Olmstead, 81, who knew Bob Basra from the beginning and has maintained a good relationship, the service station was originally a B/A, later becoming Gulf, and finally, under Bob, becoming a Petro Canada station.

Olmstead had apprenticed as a mechanic under Joe Vinkle, beginning in 1960 when it was a B/A station, and worked under Joe until 1968. By then Olmstead had his mechanics license, and was able to operate on his own, running the place from 1968-1976. It was then passed over to Bob Demetro, who ran it until Bob Basra took over in early 1989. Basra got rid of the service station, with no more service for car repairs, and ran it as a gas station, with he and his wife pumping gas from dawn until late into the night. Murray Middleton of Sharbot Lake says he marvelled at this husband and wife team, as they maintained this heavy schedule, and raising three kids in the process. Olmstead’s comments about Bob Basra included the familiar, “If he doesn’t have it, he will make sure to order it and is true to his word for whatever he commits to.” In fact, just some time before, Olmstead had come looking for a lawnmower blade which Basra didn’t have. Basra asked for the make and model, and true to his word, ordered it and had it in the store for Olmstead to pick up. Such was the service offered and received, and it is what keeps customers coming back. There were no brush-offs or pretense, with Basra going the extra mile to help, even when it wasn’t convenient and of no economic advantage.

The decision to abandon the garage was due to technical changes in the industry.

Garages and mechanical shops were hit with the shift to electronic ignitions, creating a huge challenge for small garage operators. Bob found a way through it, as he began testing different products and offerings, leading to a discernment of the needs of the community and making himself available to fill these needs through his retailing arm, relatively small at the beginning.

Business expansion In 1993, the restaurant next door was acquired, which Bob and his wife never operated, leading to a merger of the two buildings. It also included an expansion from one pump island to two. This transition all occurred leading up to the ’98 Ice Storm and was a very challenging time for Bob and also the community. As Jeff Green puts it, Bob found a way to turn compassion to long term business advantage, and this was most clearly displayed through his actions during the ’98 Ice Storm. Jeff notes that the community was without power for ten days, and it was Bob who provided the candles and batteries and whatever else, selling these at below normal prices when he could have done the opposite. This has made Jeff a loyal customer, twenty-two years later. As Bob describes it, during the Ice Storm many were without power, but he wasn’t, and was in a position to help. This gave him opportu-

nity to assist the community through the loan of generators, the hand pumping of fuel for emergency services, and the active maintenance of essential stocks for the community’s survival. Where possible, Bob did his part.

Part of the service station transition was the shift from full service to self service, and Bob found his way through this. In 2010, the gas service was shifted from the front of the building to the west side, leaving us with what we know today as an efficient, well managed, and extensive operation of gas and merchandising through the General Store.

One of the amenities at the General Store is its clean and accessible washroom. There are no offending signs, telling us this is for customers only, but a sense of welcome and helpfulness. Any question on a stock item is usually answered with being led to the proper aisle, and shown the choices, often extensive and reasonably priced.

The store is set up with a software package that supports an average sized convenience store, but Bob’s inventory is easily three times what the package can handle.

Instead, the inventory is tracked manually and with some items, Bob is not able to keep track of how long the stock has remained on hand and doesn’t really know how frequently it turns over. From a business perspective, Bob’s carrying cost for his inventory must be heavy, tempting him to reduce his offerings and rely on a “pay as you order” system. Bob doesn’t do that. If he doesn’t have what you want, he will immediately find out if he can get it, and tell you when it will be expected in, not asking for a deposit. I discovered this as I was building my garden fence, and in need of fencing wire. There had been a ‘run’ on all garden related products this spring and Bob also had problems sourcing materials, particularly those coming out of China. He was able to access the fence wire and I got what I needed. Every other retailer I tried was sold out. I also was looking for a metal post pounder, and saw one advertised in a big box flyer for about $60. I jumped in my car and bought it. Returning home, as I passed Bob’s store, I decided to look in and see what he had. Sure enough, the post pounder was there, but for $38. Ouch! As a result, I have learned to check at Bob’s first before I buy anything of a hardware nature, saving me time, money and travel.

A business built on hard work It is clear from those who know Bob that he and his wife got to where they are through hard work. Before the gas pumps were changed to self-service, they worked the pumps from dawn to well into the night, and it was nothing short of a long slog, measured in decades. To see what they have today, it is easy to forget that it came through this hard work, coupled with foresight and excellent business acumen.

Success usually comes through the school of hard knocks. When asked what was the key lesson he learned over the years, Bob replied that it was not being afraid of trying anything new and unfamiliar. It was this that led him to try different things, with some working out and others failing, but each helping him to find his way for-

Sharbot Lake Genral Store crew: Jessica, Sabrina, Jasmeen Basra, Jaskirn Basra, Bob Basra, Dave Basra, Brent.

ward to the wide range of products he offers today, maybe like a mini Walmart on Highway 7, but with one big difference: Bob and his staff know where everything is!

Murray Middleton, 80, mentioned above, has seen a lot of businesses come and go, and experienced the ups and downs of Sharbot Lake’s economy, once a bustling town in the horse and buggy era. According to Murray, the two good things that happened to Sharbot Lake in his lifetime were the arrival of Mike Dean’s grocery store, and of course, Bob Basra. As Murray put it, Bob was a God-send to the community.

Murray operated a dump truck service, providing landfill, and would often buy his gas from Bob. Some time after Bob had moved to the community, Murray was asked to deliver landfill to the gas station site. Arriving in his truck, he asked Bob where he wanted the fill dumped, and Bob pointed to an area adjacent to the building. Murray backed up his truck, ready to dump his load, and hadn’t gone very far when suddenly the back right wheel sunk deep into the ground. Murray jumped out of the truck and discovered he had driven over the septic tank and had sunk deep into it. When Murray inquired if Bob knew where the septic system was, Bob told him he didn’t know. Murray told him, “Well, now you know!” There were no hard feelings and they became good friends.

A good man to work for Murray has observed Bob over the years and what stands out is his integrity, business ability, and willingness to serve the community. He has a ‘no nonsense’ approach, and holds his staff to a high standard. At the same time, Bob was not someone to be pushed around, especially if he witnessed anyone mistreating his staff. He could respond with a firmness especially when others were being mistreated.

This brings us to Bob’s staff. Sabrina has worked for Bob since 2012 and she writes: “I’ve been with the Basra family since 2012, working along side of them in the store and they have become my second family. On a personal level, they are the

greatest, kindest, fun loving, caring family you will ever meet. On a professional level it is still the same.

As to Bob, I could not ask for a better boss, he has shown me so many different things in the world right from behind the cash and so many different perspectives that I would of never thought of. He makes you think and makes you strive for the best you can be and than he makes you reach for more.

He is (and I can only speak here for myself) a kind, compassionate, caring man.

He treats everyone like he would like to be treated. He is friendly and knows everything about everyone’s family and wants to genuinely know how ‘so and so’ is doing. And truthfully it just blows me away with the ‘ins and outs’ of daily life of our so many customers and he keeps them all straight!!! I do well to remember their vehicles let alone their names.

He is understanding of anything that pops up in family life and works through it with you and helps support with whatever you are going through at that time.

I have never once doubted ever going to Bob with a concern of mine even if it’s personal. He will talk me through it and let me hash it out, and eventually I see the answer I’m looking for and truthfully, he already knows it.

I could go on and on about how great he is but if anyone has really had the time to sit down and get to know and talk to him, well they already know this. He is a very fine boss and a very fine man.”

Sabrina’s words come at a time when workplace abuse is in the news, where it is not uncommon to hear of those with power and authority misusing it. Temptation to become kings in our own little kingdom is huge, especially when we think we don’t have anyone to answer to except ourselves and our consciences. Bob has not succumbed to this temptation.

Helpful to seniors and the handicapped Grace Wilby, a Sharbot Lake senior, notes

Conclusion on page 10

Small Business WeektM October 18-24, 2020 The Frontenac News invites business owners to advertise their businesses on October 22, 2020. Each 1/8 page ad will include a photo, editorial (and logo if applicable). Special COVID year pricing $100 The deadline for this feature is Friday October 16, 2020. For details call 613-279-3150; or email info@frontenacnews.ca

October 1, 2020

THE FRONTENAC NEWS

PAGE 8 • not meant that the committee of volunteers who normally run events there have been idle.

Through the use of a community grant and also the generous donation from several local businesses, they set up and planted a community garden behind the hall.

In spite of a bit of a late start and early summer drought,the garden produced

OBITUARY

generous crops of tomatoes, beans, eggplant, and cabbage. Four large boxes of produce were harvested and donated to the South Frontenac Food Bank. Many thanks to the industrious volunteers who watered, weeded, and harvested the crops.

• You are invited to the CoffeeHouse on Sunday, October 18 @ 10 am at the Verona Free Methodist Church. Special music

by Rhonda Spurrell This an informal and relaxed time to worship.

ARDEN Wanda Harrison 613-335-3186 wmharrison070@gmail.com

Grant Sauve 1947 – 2020 A Legend in The Woods Grant is survived by his loving wife Coza (Nee) Revell, proud father of Cory (Kim) and Jason, loving and devoted Papa (Koala) to Jake (Laney), Tom, Ava and Jada. He loved them all dearly. Brother of James (Kathy), Sandra, Pat, Georgette and Anna-Lisa (Ron) Predeceased by Genie, Pete and Gary.

A special thank you to James for his support as he stood by his brother’s side and to Trillium Care Centre for the exceptional care they gave Grant. They made him laugh during his time there and they cried with us at his passing.

His loving nature, sense of humour, storytelling and crazy adventures will always be remembered. Online condolences can be made at www.goodfellowsfuneralhome. com, a celebration of life to be held at a later date.

613-375-6254

Fresh Flowers for all Occasions • Weddings • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Newborn • Special Holidays • Boutonnieres & Corsages We deliver to Goodfellow’s Funeral Home, Parham & now to Milestone Funeral Centre, Northbrook.

613-279-6446

Open 7 Days a Week - 24515 Hwy. 7, Sharbot Lake Ontario, inside Ram’s Esso

www.goodfellowsflorist.com FUNERAL SERVICES

Trousdale Funeral home Proudly serving all faiths Pre-Arranged Funeral Plans

Sydenham, On 613-376-3022

www.trousdalefuneralhome.com

• A few weeks ago, there was no Arden column in the Frontenac News. This spurned many to get in touch and inquire about my health, and I thank you all for your concerns. The simple fact was there

In Memoriam In loving memory of

Geoff Halladay We miss you. Our hearts still ache with sadness, and many tears still flow. What it meant to lose you, no one will ever know. We hold you close within our hearts, and there you will remain. To walk with us throughout our lives, until we meet again.

Your loving family

In Memoriam SMITH, Thelma (nee Cummings) Mom it has been six years since you joined the Angels.

You held my hand when I was small, You caught me when I fell.

The hero of my childhood, and of later years as well.

Every time we think of you, our hearts fill with pride.

And though we will always miss you, we know you are by our side.

In laughter and in sorrow, in sunshine and in rain... we know you are watching over us until we meet again.

Sweet Mother in Heaven, God Bless you.

Forever loved, Donna, John and family. xxoo ♥

TERRY THAKE MONUMENTS Quality “Rock of Ages” Granite

As a result of the Corona Epidemic, l will be honouring 2019 Pricing ADDED FEATURE - Upgrade Red or Black w/2 Polished Sides to 5 Polished sides - $600.00 Value Monthly Payments - No Interest - Full Warranty Call Terry Thake 613-353-2460

I Make House Calls

FUNERAL SERVICES

really was virtually nothing Newsworthy to write about!! Everyone is welcome to inform me about interested Community items and I’ll be happy to pass them on.

• It was wonderful to see that the Sharbot Lake Medical Centre will be available to the Community for Covid-19 testing. This will surely alleviate some of the wait time some have had to endure. For more information your can get in touch with the Medical Centre and they will guide you through the process.

• Reverend Cheryl McMurray is requesting donations of flowers, pumpkins, cornstalks, apples or any other items which represents autumn/thanksgiving to you and your family. Each Church will be decorated inside and out and donations for Arden’s’ Decoration Day is Saturday October 10 by Noon. You can stay and help decorate or just drop off your items, it’s your choice. Any perishable items will be donated to the Food Bank, after Thanksgiving.

• This week, Arden’s C 4 Convenience was recognized by the Sharbot Lake Business Group as a new and upcoming business, located right here in the Village.

It’s good to see that Barbara and Derek’s vision is being recognized outside of the hamlet.

• Don’t forget the Legion is open throughout the week. See their Facebook page for times and days.

• Keep vigilant, wear your masks and stay safely apart. It’s all up to us.

• Happy Thanksgiving to All!!

Cloyne-Northbrook Nancy Skipper noahsark444@bell.net • This week is Fire Prevention Week.

Check out the KFLAFire Rescue Facebook page on how to stay safe all year round.

Cooking is one of the leading causes of home fires, yet no one begins cooking a meal with the intent of starting one. Before you serve a meal, it’s essential to serve up fire safety in the kitchen. Never leave cooking unattended! Turn off the stove if you need to leave the kitchen for any reason, even for only a minute. One little distraction can cause you to forget you were cooking, and can result in great loss.

Be sure to clear all clutter away from the stove, especially pot holders, oven mitts, paper towels, and other flammable items.

Always wear short or tight fitting sleeves when cooking. Long, loose, and dangly sleeves are flammable around an open flame. There’s nothing like spending time in the kitchen cooking a delicious meal for family and friends or an appetizing treat for yourself. Keep safety on the front burner at all times!

• The Mazinaw Lakeside Resort has a Thanksgiving Sunday take-out dinner consisting of turkey, stuffing, turnips,

TOWNSHIP OF ADDINGTON HIGHLANDS

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION AND PUBLIC MEETING The Council of the Corporation of the Township of Addington Highlands intends to consider a Zoning By-law Amendment to Zoning By-law No. 0212/2006. Pursuant to Section 34(12) of the Planning Act (R.S.O. 1990), Council will hold a public meeting on November 3, 2020 to outline the content and effect of the Zoning By-law amendment, as well as showing the lands affected. All those interested are hereby invited to attend the public meeting and express their view on the Zoning By-law amendment.

PURPOSE A rezoning application (ZBLA-2020-Boomhour) was received from Carol and Coleman Boomhour to rezone the lands legally described as PT LT 17, RANGE A, ANGLESEA. The subject lands are designated Hamlet and Rural in the Official Plan and zoned Rural (RU).

The rezoning is required as a condition, if approved, of a related consent application (SEV2020-02) which proposes to sever a portion of the subject lands for the purposes of a lot addition. The severed lands are to be added to the adjacent parcel to the north (lands owned by Coleman Boomhour) which are zoned Hamlet Residential (HR). Rezoning of the lands to be severed is required so that the whole of the resulting lot is in the Hamlet Residential (HR) Zone. Rezoning of the retained lands is also required to recognize a reduced lot frontage and a reduced interior side yard setback for an existing accessory structure, both created as a result of the lot line adjustment.

EFFECT OF THE ZONING BY-LAW REQUEST The Zoning By-law Amendment will enable the associated proposed lot addition and place the whole of the resulting lot in the Hamlet Residential (HR) zone.

LOCATION OF PROPERTY The subject lands are legally described as PT LT 17 RANGE A WEST OF ADDINGTON RD ANGLESEA AS IN LA218528; S/T LA122100; ADDINGTON HIGHLANDS. See Key Map. OTHER APPLICATIONS The lands are also the subject of a consent (lot addition) application (SEV-2020-02).

APPEAL RIGHTS, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND PUBLIC MEETING PLACE The public meeting will be held on November 3, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. at 72 Edward St. Flinton in the Upper Level of the Community Hall. Written comments are encouraged and will be presented during the meeting. To submit written comments regarding the application please contact Patricia Gray, Deputy Clerk, at the address below. Written comments must be submitted no later than November 3, 2020 at 10:00 am to be included with the public meeting record. Written submissions on the proposed amendment can be made up until Council’s decision.

If you wish to make representations regarding the amendment during the meeting, and for more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact the Township: Patricia Gray Deputy Clerk / Planning Secretary Township of Addington Highlands P.O. Box 89, 72 Edward Street Flinton, Ontario, K0H 1P0 Tel. 613-336-2286 EXT 202 deputyclerkplanning@addingtonhighlands.ca www.addingtonhighlands.ca/

Jean B

October 1, 2020

THE FRONTENAC NEWS

The Classifieds Ad Rates: Classified Text ads: $10.62 + HST per insertion for 20 words & under; 20¢ each extra word.

Deadline: 4 pm Monday; Ph: 613-279-3150, Fax: 613-279-3172; info@frontenacnews.ca

NEW AND USED APPLIANCES USED REFRIGERATORS

Stoves, washers, dryers, freezers, dishwashers. 3 months old and up. Sold with written guarantees. Fridges $100 and up.

NEW APPLIANCES

At the lowest prices in the area. Trade-ins accepted on new appliances. Big selection to choose from. We Sell Gas Refrigerators

PAYS CASH $$$

For good used appliances in working order or not, but no junk please. VISA and MASTERCARD accepted. We have our own financing also. Shop at our competitors and then come see for yourself quality at low prices.

Open evenings & 7 days a week. We deliver

Smitty’s “KING of APPLIANCES”

Open Evenings & Seven Days a Week - River Road Corbyville, Just North of Corby’s (613) 969-0287

AUTOMOTIVE

KALADAR AUTO RECYCLING. Car & truck parts. Used cars, $600 & up. We take tradeins. We buy farm equipment, tractors, loaders for parts. 11520 Hwy 41; 613-336-9899; 613885-8644 KINNEY AUTO WRECKING Station Road, Kaladar. 4x4 trucks & parts for sale. Scrap cars, stoves, fridges wanted. 613-336-9272.

FOR SALE 3 CANOES, cement mixer, wood splitter, Toyota Yaris, Remington 12 gauge double hammers.

Call 613-374-1774 4 WINTER TIRES on 15” steel rims. Goodyear 205/65r15. Used one winter. 613-479-0009. $200.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, commercial bait license. Portland, Bedford and Loughborough Townshp, plus tanks and equipment. Call Bob 613-372-2353.

CENTRAL BOILER Classic OUTDOOR FURNACES can eliminate your high heating bill. Buy NOW and save up to $550! Call today 613-539-9073. www.thefurnacebroker.com CENTRAL BOILER OUTDOOR FURNACES offer the Classic, the Maxim and the New Edge. Your local Dealer, Wood Heat Solutions, Frankford, ON, 613-398-1611; Bancroft, ON 613-332-1613. www.chesher.ca ESTATE SALE. River Road, Ardoch.

2-bedroom cottage on 2 plus acres, on a Township maintained road. Cottage in need of major renovations. Great as a hunting or fishing cottage. Fuel and wood heated, Must Sell - Asking $60,000 Please call Beth Lacasse 613-229-6927 FIREARM – Mossberg 500, with an 18.5 inch barrel. Like new condition. $400. FAC required.

613-374-2948, reganorser@hotmail.com FIREWOOD, dry mixed hardwood, cut-split & delivered. Call for pricing 613-279-2048 or 613530-0484

FOR SALE SHIPPING CONTAINERS: Seacans Storage Containers, 7ft 10ft 20ft 40ft 45ft Steel garden sheds call 613-354-8744 or online http:// IngeniousStorage.com

JUNK REMOVAL

JUNK REMOVAL, etc. 10 and 18 cubic yard box rentals, You load, we load. Tree cutting.

613-336-0708, 613-305-3775, synwin02@ gmail.com

SERVICES FRONTENAC SNOW PLOWING. Fully insured, reliable, dependable. Free quotes.

Frontenacplowing@gmail.com 613-929-6944.

Covid discounts!!!

LOCAL BUILDER, equipment operator with 580 backhoe, Looking for small jobs. Drywall, paint, tile, hardwood framing, grading, clearing, site prep. 613-328-3586 LOCAL SNOWPLOWING service operator with 580 Backhoe, plow truck & snowblower for senior’s walkways & sidewalks. 613-328 3586 PAINTING - Drywall & Plaster Repair, Interior/ Exterior Painting. Call Eric at Men In White 613-200-1127. WSIB compliant, fully insured.

PHOTOCOPY SERVICES available at The Frontenac News, 1095 Garrett St., rear building, Sharbot Lake. Competitive prices! 8½” x 11” Black & White 25¢ ea; Colour copies 60¢ ea.

613-279-3150.

PUMP REPAIR: Licenced well technician on staff with 15 years experience. Call Mark, Verona Hardware, 6723 Main St., Verona. Ph. 613-374-2851 ROOFING, SHINGLES – STEEL, 30 years experience, serving Elphin, Snow Road, Sharbot Lake & area. Contact Todd Gursby for estimates, 613-278-1300 WEDDINGS ETC: Ceremonies by Judie Diamond, licenced officiant. judiediamond@ gmail.com, www.judiediamond.ca, 613-3756772.

TOWING

B’S RADICAL RIDES Towing & Recovery.

James Mills owner/operator. 613-335-5050; website: bsradicalrides.ca

WANTED TO BUY

WANTED COMIC BOOKS: Comic books in the house? Turn them into cash today. My hobby, your gain. 613-539-9617 kentscomics@yahoo. ca STANDING TIMBER, firewood, pine, cedar, bush lots. Free quotes, cash paid. Call 613279-2154.

YARD SALE

SATURDAY OCTOBER 10, 9am - 4pm. 6555 Road 506, Plevna. Tools, furniture, books, etc. something for everyone, Please bring a mask

Sales Rep for Print & Online Advertising: Permanent part time.

20hrs/week. Hourly wage plus mileage. Seeking outgoing person able to engage with the business community & cultivate relationships.

Must be familiar with MS Windows and email. Must have reliable vehicle.

Delivery Driver: to deliver papers to Post offices from Sharbot Lake to Inverary once weekly, Wednesday Afternoons. Must have reliable vehicle.

Enquiries to: The Frontenac News, Box 229, Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 613-279-3150 info@frontenacnews.ca www.frontenacnews.ca

The Township is seeking proposals from qualified Contractor / Firm(s), for the following request:

Request for Tender RFT No. 2020-19 Ward 2 (Plevna) Sand Shed Temporary Wall Shoring Proposal documents and the prescribed Submission forms, which include the Minimum Requirements and Specifications, may be obtained from Biddingo.com or by email request to financialsupport@northfrontenac.ca Contractor / Firm(s) must have current WSIB and appropriate liability insurance coverage as indicated by the Request for Tender documents.

Please direct any specific inquiries to: Darwyn Sproule, P.Eng. Public Works Manager publicworks@northfrontenac.ca (613) 479-2231 Extension 230 Lowest or any tender submission may not necessarily be accepted. The Township reserves the right to cancel the Request for Tender at any time up to the notification of Award.

Public Notice

Help Wanted

mashed potatoes, and dessert for $15.00.

Call 613-900-9749 or message directly on Facebook.

• Thanksgiving dinner is on at Addison’s Restaurant; dine in or takeout...starts Friday, October 8th at 4:30 until Sunday, October 10th at 3 pm... Reserve your meal today! Package deal... soup, turkey dinner and pie! $20 plus tax!!!

• I went into Cloyne’s Finnegan’s General Store and was struck by its warmth on a cold fall day and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee. When paying for a freshly baked pumpkin pie by Donna, I noticed fresh parsley for sale at the counter. What an amazing store! Keep checking in to see what is new in this local treasure!

• October is community support services month! Did you know community support services support over one million Ontarians each year including seniors and people with disabilities. They help clients live independently in their own homes and communities as long as possible, and reduce the burden on family caregivers and other parts of the health care system. As Ontario's population ages, community support services will become even more important. As this COVID -19 virus continue to wreak havoc more and more families need the help of community services to provide the staples as food insecurity rises. Thank you to our Land O’Lakes Community Services for all you do for the community!

• It is official; the Flinton Trunk or Treat

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 Shore Road Allowance lying in front of Lot 17, Concession 5, geographic Township of Miller, Township of North Frontenac, County of Frontenac being Part 1 on Registered Plan 13R22213. (Wensley (Brule) Lake) The proposed By-law will come before the said Council for consideration at its regular meeting on October 23, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. To obtain further information or to provide comments on the proposed By-law, please contact the undersigned prior to the Council Meeting.

Dated this 25th day of September, 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

Submissions shall be submitted to the undersigned, on the prescribed form, in a sealed package, clearly identifying the document as: “RFT No. 2020-19 Ward 2 (Plevna) Sand Shed Temporary Wall Shoring” On or before 2:00 PM local time on Thursday October 22, 2020 Cheryl Robson, A.M.C.T. Chief Administrative Officer Township of North Frontenac 6648 Road 506, Plevna, ON, K0H 2M0 cao@northfrontenac.ca

PAGE 9 is back for a third year! Please keep an eye out for changes to this year’s event!

At this time there will be one way flow of traffic both in and out, there will be a singin for contact tracing, and there will be no gathering in the area. In order for this to be a fun event for children of all ages in our community, keep the COVID virus from getting into the community! If you would like to be a “trunker” please message Teri or give her a call at 613-336-9100. See you at the Flinton recreation Centre parking lot on Saturday, October 31, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

• Have a safe and healthy Thanksgiving this weekend. Remember to wear your mask when out and about, practice social distancing, and if you are not feeling well, stay home. Let’s do our part in keeping the COVID-19 virus away from our T h a n k s g i v i n g .

DENBIGH Angela Bright

613-333-1901 bright.a@gmail.com

• The Denbigh Community Food Bank is in need of donations. No donation is too small, everything is needed and very much appreciated. To make a donation you can drop it off at • Glaeser’s County Store, or the Addington Highlands Community Center on Tuesday, October 13 or Tuesday, October 27 from 10:30am-11:30am at the Food Bank, or Fritsch Farm (Gail Fritsch) 22411 Hwy 41 Denbigh, Ontario K0H 1L0 or by mail. Thank you for your support.

• Addington Highlands Public Libraries have reopened. The Denbigh branch will be open Monday 4-6pm, Tuesday 10-2pm, Wednesday 3-6pm, Thursday 3-6pm, Saturday 9-noon. Capacity will be limited to 5 patrons to maintain distancing, and items being returned must go in the drop box. Note: the library will close a half hour early each day for cleaning. You can find AHPL on facebook for details and updates.

• Wishing you all a bountiful and blessed Thanksgiving!

Opp Seizes Over 600 Cannabis Plants In South Frontenac

M

embers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) have seized over 600 cannabis plants in South Frontenac Township.

CSCU members, along with members of the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a warrant on September 29, 2020 at a location on Battersea Road, northeast of Battersea.

In addition to the cannabis plants, officers also seized over 90-kilograms of processed cannabis, approximately $500 in cash, as well as growing and processing equipment.

The following individuals were arrested at the location and have been charged with Cultivate propagate or harvest more than four cannabis plants under section 12(4)(b) of the Cannabis Act (CA):: Bi Long CHEN, age 36 of Aurora, Ming CHEN, age 42 of Unionville, Jian Feng LIN, age 33 of Scar-

borough, Xing LIN age 37 of Markham, Qiang WANG, age 42 of Markham, Zong Hang ZOU, age 30 of WhitechurchStoufville. They will appear in Kingston court on November 25.

Newspaper Deadline For Submissions To Change Due to a change in our printing schedule, the deadline for editoral submissions will change to 5 PM Friday, for publication the following week.

Ads Must Be Submitted By 5pm Friday for inclusion in the following Thursday edition.

The Frontenac News, Box 229, Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 info@frontenacnews.ca • www.frontenacnews.ca

age 5 October 1, 2020

THE FRONTENAC NEWS

PAGE 10

Inverary

Reid’s Verona

Flu Shots will be available soon! Check out our

Sale3 -Day Thur.Sale Oct -8 April - Wed.?-?

Oct 14 Butterball Frozen Turkeys $ /lb

Facebook page

1.77

to get on the waiting list! lnveraryPharmasave, 1B-3810 Perth Rd, lnverary • 613-653-6337

Compliments Portion Hams $ /lb

1.77

Compliments Pies Halloween Pumpkins starting at Apple or Pumpkin $ $

5.99

3.99

Open Mon-Fri: 8am - 8pm Sat: 8am - 6pm Sun: Grocery 9am-6pm;

LCBO 11am-6pm

Hwy 38 Verona (613) 374-2112

What’s Up in the Night Sky? – October 2020

by Fred Barrett ctober is a beautiful month for observing the night sky.

The bugs are mostly gone, temperatures are comfy with a little help from a sweater and darkness comes early and lasts through to a late sunrise.

This October is especially exciting. As mentioned in last month’s column, we have a full ‘Harvest Moon’ on the first day of the month. A Harvest Moon in the northern hemisphere is named for the Full Moon closest to the first day of autumn. An October Harvest Moon is a rare event and last occurred 46 years ago! October also has a Full Moon on October 31st – a second Full Moon in one month is also a rarity too and is often called a ‘Blue Moon’. We’ve all heard the saying “once in a blue moon” to describe something that doesn’t happen often. By the way, the Moon won’t be turning blue! The 31st is also Halloween so watch out for ghouls and zombies while you’re out enjoying the Moon – check behind you for sneaky goblins and listen for dragging feet!

Mars is at opposition on the 13th. Because of orbital dynamics, Mars is actually at its closest to Earth on the 6th. Opposition occurs every 26 months - a year or one orbit around the Sun for Mars. When the last opposition occurred in 2018, Mars was low in the sky and covered in a dust storm. This year will be the best in a decade and we won’t get another one this good until 2035. Mars will be a few degrees north of the celestial equator in the constellation Pisces and southeast of the Great Square of Pegasus. It will rise in the east at sunset and be highest at midnight. It will be so blazingly bright that you really can’t miss it. Best observing will be 2 weeks before and after opposition. Remember, Mars is great fun to observe. Its red-orange colour is from iron oxide in its surface materials and that colour led the Romans to name it after their god of war. So get out there; right now!

I haven’t had a chance to get a picture yet of Mars – hopefully I’ll have one for next month. A very important quality for viewing and taking pictures of Mars is called ‘seeing’. When you have steady air, you have good ‘seeing’. Watch for stars not twinkling much to tell you that the atmosphere is steady. The surface of the Moon or a planet or the shape of stars won’t be blurred by the shifting air in our atmosphere. Sometimes slightly hazy nights have steadier air than crystal clear nights. On nights of ‘bad seeing’, the surface of Mars appears to be a boiling blurred blob of orange.

Uranus is also in opposition but you will need binoculars or better yet, a modest telescope, to view it. It can be found between the Pleiades star cluster and Mars.

In the southwest, Saturn and Jupiter are excellent objects to observe. They are only 7 degrees apart at the start of the month and close that distance to 5 degrees by the end of the month.

Venus rises about 4 am and can be found right beside the bright star Regulus early in the month. Regulus is at the base of the handle of the asterism called the Sickle on the right side of the constellation Leo. The Sickle also looks like an upside down fish hook.

We have a modest meteor shower this month – the Orionids. The shower can be viewed between October 2nd and November 7th. It peaks on the 21st and the Moon will be very new at that time. The radiant in northern Orion rises about midnight with no interference from the Moon.

About 20 meteors per hour can be expected. The debris that provides the meteors is spaced equally along the orbital path of Comet 1P/Halley. The Eta Aquariid shower in May occurs when the Earth plows through the other side of Halley’s orbit. Take note that Orion is an exceptionally beautiful constellation especially with the Orion nebula a jewel just below its belt. For those of you who get up early for work, Orion will be prominent in the south. Pause for a moment and appreciate how beautiful a constellation it is.

Another smaller shower, the Draconids, peaks around the 8th. The Earth passes through the debris from the comet Giacobini-Zinner. Although most years there are only a few meteors per hour, occasionally there’s a flare up.

Authorized Agent For:

Northern Happenings NORTHERN HAPPENINGS listings are free for community groups, and will be published for two weeks. Donations to offset the costs of publication would be appreciated. Other listings are paid or are taken from paid ads elsewhere in the paper. The News makes every effort to be accurate but events should be independently verified by readers.

Friday October 9

O

SHARBOT LAKE - ROAST BEEF DINNER 5:30pm. Sharbot Lake Legion. $12pp. Supper at 5:30pm and take-outs pick-up at 6pm.

Legion opens at 3pm.

Saturday October 10

HARROWSMITH - PIE SALE 9am-12pm. Golden Links Hall. To place your order, call 613-372-2410. Homemade, unbaked, 9? frozen pies.

The cost per pie is $10.00 - apple, cherry, and strawberry rhubarb, just to name a few. Pick up at the Golden Links Hall, Harrowsmith on October 10th between 9:00am and 12:00 noon

Sunday October 11

SYDENHAM - CHURCH SERVICE 10am. St. Paul’s Anglican Church.

Strict Covid-19 protocols will be observed. Please bring your mask.

Please join us for a time of reflection and blessing during these troubled times. We look forward to seeing you!”

Wednesday October 14

VERONA - STYLE REVIVAL 10am-1pm. Verona Free Methodist Church. This, and every Wednesday from 10 am until 1 pm. Social distancing protocols in effect. One person will be allowed in store at a time or 2 from the same family. Bring your own mask, hand sanitizing will be required upon entry.

Wednesday October 21

There was one in 1988 that could be better described as a meteor storm. While you’re out observing Mars, take a look for Draconids. You never know!

Here’s the month in review: October 6: Mars is closest to the Earth – 61.76 million Kilometers (38.6 million miles). October 8: The Draconid meteor shower peaks; October 9: Last quarter Moon; October 13: Mars is at opposition ;October 14: Brilliant Venus passes 4 degrees south of a very slender crescent Moon ;October 16: New Moon. Moon is at perigee - 354,840 Kilometers; October 21: Orionid meteor shower peaks. October 22: In the southeast after sunset the first quarter Moon forms a small triangle with Jupiter and Saturn.

October 23: First quarter Moon; October 30: The Moon is at apogee - 404,035 Kilometers; October 31: Full Moon. Sometimes it’s called a Blue Moon because it is the second full moon of the month. Since it is the first Full Moon after the Harvest Moon, it is really known as the Full Hunter’s Moon when hunted critters are set aside for winter grub – read survival.

It’s a great month for looking up!

HARROWSMITH - TAKE OUT BEEF DINNER 6pm. Harrowsmith Golden Links Hall. On October 25th, there will be a take out Beef Dinner. Pick up is between 4:30 and 6:00pm. Advance tickets only, with a cut off date of October 21st. Cost is $15. Tickets are available at Sydenham One Stop, Harrowsmith Pharmasave, Leonard Fuels in Hartington, and Asselstine Hardware in Verona.

INVERARY - ROAST PORK DINNER 6pm. Storrington Lions Hall.

Catered by Storrington Lions Club. Dinner on October 24th. Dinner includes roast pork, scalloped potatoes, coleslaw, beans and dessert.

Cost is $20 per dinner. Reserve your dinner(s) and pick up time by October 21 (613-353-2257). Delicious!

“The Beginner’s Observing Guide by Leo Enright is an invaluable companion for adventures in the sky. It also contains useful star charts. It can be ordered from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada at rasc.ca/pulications. A subscription to our very own excellent Canadian astronomy magazine “SkyNews” can be arranged at the RASC website as well.

Let me know how your observing has gone this month, especially anything unusual. I enjoy the feedback. If you have any questions or suggestions you can contact me through this paper or email me at fred.barrett@sympatico.ca. Clear Skies! Fred

Sharbot ake PetroCan - conclusion - from page 7 that Bob is a special person, someone who is respectful, considerate, and helpful, especially to those in need, including the seniors and handicapped. She says she can show up at the gas bar and still receive service, with Bob personally coming out to pump gas for her. He has always been like that, and he is never too busy to help. This has occurred over the decades he has been part of the community, and he has never changed, even as he has grown his business, and achieved some measure of success. She also notes what we have already heard, “If he doesn’t have what you need, he will order it, and he always keeps his word.” Interestingly enough, the one review on the company website says the same thing.

I am not from this community and when I began researching this story I was asked point blank: who are you and why are you writing this story? I could answer it was only because of what I experienced of Bob. As I reflect on the little I know of him, I have wondered about all he has been through. He doesn’t dwell on the negative, making no mention of the many business setbacks due to changing circumstances, technological changes and whatever else. Most of all, he doesn’t talk about the fact that small business failures in Canada, being what they are, make it one of the most difficult environments for someone to survive in, let alone thrive, and provide for a family.

2020: forty one years of operation The year 2020 represents forty-one years of operation and not only has he thrived, he has succeeded as an example to all small business owners, not through gouging, or taking advantage of others, but through taking his place in a community and remaining a useful, helpful part. That is why

my heart was filled with joy, as I listened to the story about Bob in the Canadian Tire earlier this summer.

At 73, Bob shows no signs of slowing down. Yes, he has his family to lean on, and faithful employees such as Sabrina, but he still makes his appearance, opening the store first thing in the morning (most days 6 a.m.), and manning the cash until his employees arrive. I am told he has a renewed interest in gardening, taking him back to his roots in Northern India, as he explores food sustainability from his own hand. Bob is a survivor, and from him we can all learn some lessons as we face an uncertain future amidst the threat of COVID-19 and whatever else it brings. As we enter this season of Thanksgiving, we can be thankful for neighbours like Bob.

Over 80 charge

n Friday October 2, 2020 shortly after 11:30 p.m.

Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint from a concerned motorist about a motor vehicle travelling on Road 38 near Bradshaw Road in Central Frontenac Township.

As a result of the investigation, Adrien Turner, a 24-year old from Central Frontenac Ontario, was charged with impaired driving and having over 80 milligrams of alcohol in the blood while operating a motor vehicle.

The accused's driver's licence was suspended for 90 days and the motor vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released on a promise to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston at a later date.

O

October 1, 2020

THE FRONTENAC NEWS

Mariclaro Designs I learned a new word when I visited Sven Schlegel at Mariclaro Designs in Snow Road- ‘upcycled’. It appears to be the overriding philosophy behind everything that happens in this small but intense cottage manufacturing business. It is the use of industrial waste materials to make beautiful, value-added new items. And then to sell them to the world.

A lot is happening at this business- in the basement, in the renovated garage, in the homes of several employees. Sven bought the property adjacent to the Mississippi bridge on Road 509 in 2012, coming here from Toronto. He has a professional background in planning and a lot of experience tinkering with industrial castoff materials.

When he was employed in Mexico in the early 2000’s he started working as a sideline with old leather upholstery pieces. “I don’t know how to sew, but I can make patterns” he told me. Apparently he still really enjoys crawling through car scrapyards looking

PAGE 11

by John Inglis

for old Mercedes, Porsche, BMW and Audi classics. He has become a master at making bags of various designs from the leather upholstery of these cars. Eight years ago he was selling items at stores in Canada and the U. S. Now, everything is sold from the website, and it is all shipped around the world from the Sharbot Lake Post Office.

Over 3000 items each year.

The Mariclaro website shows a number of bag designs, including purses, backpacks, computer bags and small duffel bags. The source material is classic autos, airline seats, and remnant leather materials from large manufacturing processes. If you buy a bag made from the seats of a rare Porsche 933, the price of the item will reflect this. A leather label will tell you the model, the year and the VIN of the car.

The business employs five women on a full-time basis and has put Snow Road on the map for many discerning buyers.

Svn Schlegel

TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC LIVING HERE

News & Public Notices

CHANGES TO GARBAGE & RECYCLE COLLECTION - THANKSGIVING MONDAY, OCTOBER 12th With our recent changes to Collection, the ENTIRE Township will move forward one day for this week; for example: Mondays will be collected on Tuesday; Tuesday will be collected Wednesday etc. A listing of Township roads and the corresponding collection day may be found at www.southfrontenac.ent/collection-info.aspx.

The Loughborough Landfill Site will be closed on October 12, 2020 The Green Bay Waste Disposal Site will be closed for the season after the regular schedule of 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm on Sunday, October 11, 2020.

SOUTH FRONTENAC MUSEUM Thank you for a great 2020 season! We appreciate the cooperation from our visitors with our COVID-19 protocols that helped keep everyone safe.

The Museum is now closed for the season, but private tours are still available upon request. Please call 613-376-3027 ext.

2600 for details. To stay connected, check out the Museum’s Facebook page or head to www.southfrontenacmuseum.ca

WINTER HOURS, HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOT For the month of October our HHW Depot remains open every Thursday from 3:00 pm- to 8:00 pm. November hours will be November 12th & 26th from 3pm – 7pm. Open dates will be published monthly in this banner. Please remember that accepted items are hazardous materials, batteries and small electronics. Due to a lack of marketing options, Bale wrap will no longer be accepted. A full listing of accepted materials may be found on our website under Living Here/Solid Waste/Recycling/Household Hazardous Waste.

FINAL TAX NOTICES Your final taxes are due in 2 instalments: August 31st, 2020 and October 30th, 2020. It is important that you retain your tax bill until October as no further bills/reminders will be issued. For more information, please email us at taxes@ southfrontenac.net or call 613-376-3027 Ext 2200.

WILDLIFE & WASTE – DON’T TEMPT ONE WITH THE OTHER Residents are reminded NOT to put out garbage prior to collection day and to please place it roadside in such a manner that it does not attract wildlife, be it birds, raccoons or bears. Put your garbage out by 7 am on your collection day in a secure container.

To avoid attracting animals: • store all garbage and recyclables inside the garage, shed or secure enclosure until the morning of collection • rinse your containers with a mild soap or vinegar and water solution to reduce odours

FCA CLOSED FOR THE 2020/21 SEASON DUE TO EQUIPMENT FAILURE. The Frontenac Community Arena (FCA) and Arena Board understand the impact of this unforeseen closure on our user groups and patrons.

We look forward to welcoming everyone back in September of 2021 after all of the improvements scheduled during this extended shutdown are complete.

Please visit https://www.frontenacarena.com/arena-closure for further details on the reason for the closure.

MUNICIPAL OFFICES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – MASKS REQUIRED 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.

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.

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-forbusiness/virtual-committee-of-adjustment-meetings.aspx

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES UPDATES Indoor and outdoor recreational facilities are now available for bookings. New safety protocols and procedures are in place, including cleaning, size limitations, and participant screening. Visit www.southfrontenac.net/en/things-to-do/ south-frontenac-halls for the latest information.

The net- sport court resurfacing project is now complete. Players are welcomed back to the courts at Gerald Ball Memorial Park, The Point, and Centennial Park.

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. Preconsultation meetings will occur by phone or via zoom, and will not be held in person at this time.

VIRTUAL BATTERSEA PUMPKIN FESTIVAL The Battersea Pumpkin Festival is (virtually) celebrating the harvest season all October long! Check out the Battersea Pumpkin Festival Facebook Group for daily posts through the month of October. We will be featuring favourite festival memories, special guest videos, and even the recipe for our famous pumpkin sugar cookies!

TOWN HALL UPCOMING MEETINGS • Committee of Adjustment – October 8, 2020 at 7:00 pm – Electronic Public Participation • Committee of the Whole – October 13, 2020 at 7:00 pm – Electronic Public Participation • Council – October 20, 2020 at 7:00 pm – Electronic Public 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. Please register before noon on the day of each meeting to ensure you will be able to connect to the meeting.

TENDER PS-2020-24 - Installation Of Stocksport Playing Surface - 4500 Centennial Park Road, Harrowsmith Sealed submissions must be received by 1:00 p.m., October 14, 2020, Attention: Neil Carbone, CAO, 4432 George St, Sydenham, ON K0H 2T0 Official documents may be downloaded from the BIDDINGO.COM website or picked up from Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm at the Public Works Department 2490 Keeley Rd, Sydenham, ON Request For Proposal - Ps-P02-2020 – Consulting Services – Recreation, Parks And Leisure Master Plan The Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac is inviting proposals from qualified firms for consulting services to review and update the Recreation, Parks and Leisure Master Plan.

Proposals will be received in person by 1:00 pm local time on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. It is the responsibility of the proponent to ensure that the documents have been received before the closing date and time.

Proposals must be addressed to the Township of South Frontenac, 4432 George St, Sydenham, ON, K0H 2T0, Attention: Neil Carbone, CAO and be clearly marked Request for Proposal – Consulting Services – Recreation, Parks and Leisure Master Plan.

THINGS TO DO

PROPERTIES WANTED FOR HISTORY CHANNEL’S SALVAGE KINGS The Township of South Frontenac has a unique opportunity to be featured on the new History Channel show ‘Salvage Kings’. Producers are interested in buildings that are to be demolished, or any other vacant buildings/ properties. Call Amanda Pantrey, Program, Events & Education Coordinator for more information at 613-376-3027 ext. 4447.

Bears & Garbage Don’t Mix

Help Prevent Bear Encounters Put your garbage out in a secure container at 7:00 am on you collection day

South Frontenac

4432 George Street, Box 100, Sydenham ON K0H 2T0 1-800-559-5862 Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm • www.southfrontenac.net

October 1, 2020

THE FRONTENAC NEWS

PAGE 12

Sales Event Asselstine CS-4510 16” Bar 18” Bar

$ $

39995 40995

Hardware

6826 Road 38, Verona ON 613-374-3400 Open 7 Days a Week

www.asselstinehardwareandservice.com

Mon-Fri: 8am-6pm Sat: 8am-5pm.

Sun: 9am-4pm

Hook’s Building Centre Shop online from our website hooksbc.com, email thook@hooksbc.com or order by phone (613) 336-8416.

Watch Instagram and Facebook for updates and hours of operation.

Delivery or Curbside pick available.

Keep up the good work self isolating and we will get through this.

Dearth of abattoirs threaten the growth of local, small scale meat options

by Jeff Green

I

n a panel discussion as part of the virtual Open Farms initiative, access to provincially certified abattoirs was discussed by a diverse group of farmers.

John Williamson raises beef cattle at his farm near Inverary and is past President of the Frontenac Federation of Agriculture. Dave Perry and his family run Perry Anjou Farm near Harrowsmith, where they have beef cattle, pigs, meat chickens, turkeys and ducks. Sarah and Rob Winney run the Rise Farm in Godrey, an ultra small diversified livestock farm where they raise goats, sheep, rabbits, ducks, pigs, and chickens.

Although their operations and experience levels vary, they all said that the diminishing options in abattoirs threatens

Help Wanted Certified Mechanic Email – Jacob@beckwithcontracting.ca Phone – 613-328-1331

Opening Soon

Stop your Mouse Hunt • Proofing Exclusion • Decontamination • Removal • Warranties • Mice • Squirrels • Raccoons • Bats • Skunks • Snakes • Other Pests

their ability to bring the meat that they raise to the local market.

“We’ve probably lost 50% of the abattoirs in recent years, Dave Perry said.

“The abattoirs that are still operating are booking months in advance. It puts pressure on the farmer to determine when their animals will be at the peak when you have to book that far in advance. If the date is too early, they won’t be at their full weight, and if it is too late there is the cost of feed for a longer time to consider,” said John Williamson. “For pigs you have to book the abattoir now before they are even born.”

For Rob and Sarah Winney, access to specialty services means going a long distance.

“Quinn’s (in Yarker) is not that far away, but for our small animals we are looking at Stirling in one direction and Kemptville in the other. Fuel costs and travel time become a factor,” said Rob Winney.

A lot of local meat producers use Quinn’s, and the owners of Quinn’s are hoping to sell the abattoir and retire.

Quinn’s is booking for April now, and next fall for cattle, and the owners have made no secret of the fact they would like to sell the abattoir and retire.

The panelists all agreed that provincial regulations have made it more difficult for small-scale abattoirs to survive.

“They are biased towards the largescale operations because they can park

farm, but I don’t know what progress he has made.”

“It is kind of depressing that the demand for local meat is so strong now and it is becoming more and more of a chore to book an abattoir because they are booking so far ahead. We need to work on it, and I am working on it as others are, but it isn’t easy,” said Dave Perry.

The abattoir session was the 6th and final virtual panel as part of Open Farms 2020. All of the panel discussions, as well as much more content about local farms, and how to access their products, can be found at Openfarms.ca

Living Well

During COVID-19

Raccoons & Squirrels are Looking to Escape the Cold! They Will Target Your: • Root Vents • Chimney: • Soffit/Roof Intersections • Exhaust Fans • Roof Peaks • Shingles • Under Decks & Sheds We offer humane removal of squirrels, raccoons, skunks, groundhogs and bats. Repairs to these areas, preventative proofing and a 1-10 year warranty!

Frontenac Area • 613-389-3999 www.greenshieldpestcontrol.com

an inspector in one place where they can inspect hundreds of animals each day. I met with the minister of agriculture last year and he said they were going to convene a panel to look at the restrictive regulations for small operations and maybe make changes, but there is no sign of that yet,” said Dave Perry.

John Williamson said that one of the positive features of the local region is that there are still a number of independent butchers and grocery stores that do custom butchering for customers, including Glenburnie Groceries, Greenlees meats and Seed to Sausage. He also said that he has talked to “a young lad who is hoping to start up a mobile abattoir that can travel from farm to

Senior Discounts, 24/7 Emergency Service, Fully Insured!

Newspaper Deadline For Submissions To Change Due to a change in our printing schedule, the deadline for editoral submissions will change to 5 PM Friday, for publication the following week.

Ads Must Be Submitted By 5pm Friday for inclusion in the following Thursday edition.

The Frontenac News, Box 229, Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 info@frontenacnews.ca • www.frontenacnews.ca

Make physical activity part of your daily routine to help you cope with stress, and enhance your mood. kflaph.ca/PhysicalActivity