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February 25, 2021 Vol. 20, No. 08

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by Jeff Green hile all of the details have not been worked, including the exact locations of the clinics, COVID-19 vaccinations will likely commence at roving weekly clinics in Northbrook, Sharbot Lake, and probably at the Free Methodist Church in Harrowsmith, starting in April.

Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLAPH) announced last week that daily vaccination clinics are being set up at the Invista Centre in Kingston and the Strathcona Centre in Napanee.

The team that will be running the Napanee clinic is organising a crew that will travel to the rural communities one day a week to run satellite clinics for up to 12 hours, with the capacity to immunize as many as 800 people in that time.

“Like many things related to COVID, it is a bit of a moving target” said Dr. Sabra Gibbons of the Verona Medical Centre. “The details are still being worked out, but targeting for a start in April, it will be one week in Northbrook/ Denbigh, one week in Sharbot Lake, and for the other week my medical centre in Verona is partnering with the Sydenham Medical Centre for a clinic that we might locate at the Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church, which is where a very successful flu shot clinic was located in the fall.”

Even though the local medical centres and Family Health Teams are playing a role in organising vaccination clinics, they are not going to be part of either the booking of appointments, or delivering vaccines.

KFLAPH is receiving the vaccine and handling the requirements for maintaining it at the prescribed temperature and making sure all the doses that come into the region end up being injected into the arms of people who are eligible to receive it.

The vaccination clinics will be different from flu shot clinics in another way. Vaccinations are not being administered on a first come, first served basis. An online and telephone booking system, which is not yet up and running, will be used for booking appointments.

Ontario residents will be able to book an appointment at any vaccination clinic in the province, but a vetting process will be in place to ensure that they are part of one of the groups deemed eligible, at different stages in the vaccine roll out.

The first group who will be eligible will be people over

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80, as well as other vulnerable groups and health care workers. Patients and staff in long term care facilities have already been vaccinated and patients in other congregate settings, such as retirement homes, are also being vaccinated by traveling teams.

The Lakelands Family Health Team in Northbrook/ Denbigh, the Sharbot Lake Family Health Team, and the Sydenham and Verona Medical Centres are all being asked by KFLAPH to recruit volunteers to help with some of the non-medical aspects of running the satellite clinics.

The local townships, and service clubs, may also play a role in recruiting helpers.

The satellite clinics in Northbrook, Sharbot Lake, and Harrowsmith will begin the second vaccination for those who got their first shot, during the second three-week cycle of satellite clinics, likely in late April and early May. They will then repeat the same six-week cycle and will continue to operate until the entire population is eligible for vaccination, which could run through the summer into September, if federal estimates that all Canadians will be given the opportunity to be vaccinated by the end of the summer, prove to be accurate.

Dr. Gibbons said that she does not know what the plan is for people who are unable to travel to a vaccination clinic.

“I have patients who do not drive, but none that I would say are truly homebound. If I did, I would not be able to vaccinate them because I have no vaccine. I’m not sure what would happen in those cases.”

Gale Chevalier, the Chief of Frontenac Paramedic Services (FPS), said she has been contacted by KFLAPH about the potential for Paramedics to vaccinate homebound residents in Kingston and Frontenac County. FPS has played a role in COVID testing, both at the testing centres in Kingston, and at patient homes when people were unable to travel to the centres, and FPS is prepared to help with the vaccination program in a similar way.

“Keeping the vaccine at the prescribed temperature is something we will need to ensure,” said Chevalier.

Getting the booking system in place will be essential. It needs to be accessible online and by telephone as well.

“We are in the early stages of getting the satellite clinics organised,” said Dr.Gibbons “and the online booking system is not up and running yet. It will be a key part of the roll-out.

Now that the vaccines are starting to be delivered, the focus will shift from the federal responsibility to procure and deliver vaccines to the provinces, to the ability of the Province of Ontario to provide an opportunity for its most vulnerable residents to book an appointment for a vaccine.

Public Health will then be responsible for making the vaccine available, and supporting local providers, to make sure everyone in their community is given the opportunity to get vaccinated.

Details are expected to come out over the next few weeks. ■

North Frontenac Keeps Tax Increase To 1.71 Per Cent

By Craig Bakay hen North Frontenac Council began its 2021 budget deliberations at a special meeting Friday morning (February 19), they were 50 minutes late (technical difficulties) and looking at a 1.81 per cent or $112,240 increase over last year. Some four hours later, they’d whittled that down to 1.71 per cent or $106,240 to be raised through taxation.

That translates into $6,303,798 to be raised from taxation as opposed to $6,197,558 in 2020.

In his opening remarks, Mayor Ron Higgins noted that there are more permanent residents in the Township now but despite the pandemic, “we are conducting business as usual.”

He said: “We do not foresee and major issues and the future looks bright for North Frontenac.

In total, the Township expects to spend $18,417,054 in 2021. Not unexpectedly, the biggest chunk of that is

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roads at $7,857,890.

Many of the factors affecting taxation include projected decreases in revenue due to the pandemic such as $10,000 decrease in planning fees and $7,000 decrease for hall rentals. Insurance costs have also increased by $33,000.

However, as Treasurer Kelly Watkins pointed out, hall rental fees are never enough to revenue to offset expenses and there will be savings on heat and electricity.

On the plus side, the Township will receive a $39,400 grant from the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund and see some reduction in training and conference costs as such things have become online and will likely continue as such for some time.

There was no change in the education levy this year.

Things removed from the budget during deliberations included $5,500 for new defibrillators, $500 for S.A.L.T. talks (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together, they didn’t

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use the $500 they were allotted last year because covid cancelled meetings) and $1,000 for an internet hot-spot at Clar-Mill Hall because it’s already been completed.

They did add $4,200 for councillors’ extra internet costs but that won’t affect the budget because it can be charged to the money the Township got for covid-related expenses, and they added $1,000 for information materials related to short-term rentals (see below).

There were some chuckles as well when Higgins noted there was very little discussion on the Public Works Manager Darwyn Sproule’s budget.

“I remember when I first became mayor, we’d go on for half an hour,” Higgins said. “now it’s next to nothing.

“Good on you Darwyn.”

“It was a big fight every budget day,” said Dep. Mayor Gerry Martin.

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CAO Cheryl Robson pointed out that the asset management plan as well as a gravel plan has essentially eliminated the need for yearly discussions.

However, the reduced discussion on roads and such wasn’t necessarily a good thing for everybody as after several different lines of questioning were directed toward Manager of Community Development Corey Klatt, he quipped: “Any chance we could go back to roads and ask Darwyn more questions?”

As the meeting was winding down, Higgins asked managers if they

needed any more staff but Clerk/Planning Manager Tara Mieske somewhat surprised everyone saying she’d like to go through 2021 before thinking about adding staff.

“Also, it’s a challenge to attract a planner here for part-time work.”

Short Term Rentals Although Friday was primarily a budget meeting, there was one other agenda item that received considerable discussion — short-term rentals.

Mayor Ron Higgins began by saying even though he’s received “over 100 emails” on the subject of

short-term cottage rentals and he himself had proposed a bylaw back in July, he was withdrawing the bylaw.

Council agreed, with many arguing that renting out one’s cottage to help pay for taxes and insurance was a common practise and for the most part wasn’t a problem.

However, some councillors, like John Inglis, warned that while he wasn’t in favour of a bylaw at this time, the shadow of air bnb’s may be looming in the future.

“I think it’s something we’ll have to look at in the

future,” Inglis said. “Some people are renting to irresponsible people and I don’t know how we deal with that.”

“It’s not just us,” said Dep. Mayor Gerry Martin.

“FOCA (Federation of Ontario Cottage Associations) put out a document on it.

“But a broad brush is not called for at this time.”

“Enforcement would be difficult and gathering information for a conviction would be even more difficult,” said Coun. Vernon Hermer.

Council decide to compile some information (such as OPP numbers to call if you believe the noise bylaw is being contravened) for the Township Website and newsletters and budgeted $1,000 for it.

But no anti-rental bylaw was propposed. ■

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by Craig Bakay Addington Highlands has no provisions in its Zoning Bylaw to address the issue of short-term rentals, Deputy Clerk Patricia Gray told Council at its regular (online) meeting Tuesday.

The comment came in response to Council’s question, which was initiated by a number of calls and emails on the subject, with one property in particular being referenced but, as Gray pointed out, they have been getting a lot of calls “as properties are being sold” some of which address the issue of potential air bnbs.

“Some of our residents are initiating letter-writing campaigns,” said Reeve Henry Hogg. “I wonder if they know it’s (cottage rentals) been going on for years, like beside my old shop.

“Or is it just another ‘no room for any more development on my lake’ no matter what lake it is?”

Dep. Reeve Tony Fritsch asked “does this warrant any more discussion, like on zoning regulations?”

“It shouldn’t be a knee-jerk reaction,” said Hogg. “A lot of people rent out their cottages to help pay their taxes.”

“Yes, a lot of people do rent out their cottages to help pay the taxes,” said Coun. Helen Yanch. “But these two cottages were built just to be rented out.”

“That property was the Mazinaw Inn many years ago,” Hogg said.

“We probably should look at it in a Zoning Bylaw review, which is coming up,” said Gray. “But there are a lot of little things we have to clean up first such as our Official Plan to match up with upcoming changes to the County Official Plan.

“We don’t have a solid timeline yet but we could speak to the planner as to what other municipalities have done.”

“We have to start somewhere,” said Yanch.

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CF Property Taxes

It bears repeating that the difference between the taxes in the Frontenac's is startling and concerning. Central Frontenac is 56% higher when compared to South Frontenac and 40% higher when compared to North Frontenac! It has been suggested that the Frontenac's should have one governing body. Eliminate County government and have one municipal governing body for North, Central and South Frontenac. This would go a long way to reducing cost. The big beneficiary of this would be Central Frontenac.

As reported in the Frontenac News on January 6th, this matter was brought up at the December 18th meeting of the County Council. The headline read "Single Tier Discussion for Frontenac County Ends Before It Starts". Who were the main naysayers at the meeting? Not South Frontenac.

It was our representatives Bill Macdonald and Francis Smith! So what is their plan to reduce taxes in Central Frontenac? I never hear discussions on getting our taxes in line all the talk is about is expanding the Township offices. This Township does not work. There are too few taxpayers to support the infrastructure and operational requirements, too much government and no plans to get out of this mess. The first step that could be taken would be to reduce the number of elected representatives in Central Frontenac. It has been said that we get the government that we deserve. Well, I don't believe that we de-

serve to pay significantly higher taxes than our neighbours in the Frontenac's, especially given the lower level of services. If you feel that you deserve better I would strongly urge that you contact the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Hon. Steve Clark, to state your displeasure and ask them to consider amalgamation. The Minister can be reached at 416 585-7000 or minister.mah@ontario.ca. One level of government won't solve everything, however, this situation is not sustainable. You deserve better.

- Mark Montagano SINCE 1970

Green Concrete

I am responding to an article written in your Feb 18th, from Gray Merriam on the topic of Concrete being Green.

In my 40th year working in Concrete Technology, I find this abbreviated article misdirecting, and vague.

Concrete produced with Portland Cement is the most versatile, durable, and sustainable building material today, although that was not always the case.

When I began in the Concrete Industry in 1981 almost all concrete used in construction in Canada was composed of 100% Portland Cement as the "glue" for fresh Concrete. For every tonne of Portland Cement manufactured, a tonne of CO2 was released.

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Prison Farms

I'm pleased to see your article about the latest developments on the prison farm front, but there is so much more that needs to be said.

As you note in your article, the Correctional Service is in the process of converting the farms at Joyceville and Collins Bay Penitentiaries into an Intensive Livestock Operation using prison labour to produce goat milk for sale to a private corporation to make baby formula for export.

What's wrong with that picture? In a word - everything.

As a pro-prison farm activist and member of the Pen Farm Herd Co-op ever since the closures in 2010, I feel outraged and betrayed by the way the authorities have taken our work and twisted it beyond recognition. The CSC's current plan flies in the face of the goals we've fought for over the past eleven years - prisoner rehabilitation, training for life skills and employment, therapeutic involvement with animals, and food production for prisons and communities. Many of us have been uneasy for some time about the plan for the goat factory, and the group Evolve Our Prison Farms, with Perth-based spokesperson Calvin Neufeld, has diligently researched and analyzed the multiple problems with it. But CSC, the government, Kingston authorities and others who might stand to lose face have until now largely succeeded in keeping the whole controversy suppressed.

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100 pages of the recent scholarly report to address it all. There are good reasons why that report is entitled: "Canada's Proposed Prison Farm Program: Why It Won't Work and What Would Work Better." Released on January 31st, it exposes the current CSC plan as fundamentally flawed, documenting its criticisms with facts pried out of the Corrrectional Service through Access to Information requests. And it's high time those flaws were exposed.

With the facts now finally emerging into public view - in our local communities, the farm press, academia and on Parliament Hill - the veil of silence and denial is shredding. CSC and the government should cut their losses now, cancel the goat factory and replace it with a genuinely progressive prison farm program that will serve the goals of rehabilitation, justice and food security.

- Helen Forsey

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n February 21, shortly before noon, officers from Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint involving a motor vehicle taken without consent.

As a result of the investigation, Martin Stover, a 59-year-old from Central Frontenac Township Ontario, was charged with: Take motor vehicle without consent; Operate motor vehicle while impaired; Operate motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration over 80 milligrams; Drive while under suspension.

The accused was released on an undertaking to attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston at a later date. ■

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COMMUNITY REPORTERS (613) Arden............................. Wanda Harrison................335-3186 Battersea / Storrington.. Amanda Pantrey...............353-6653 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

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• The Storrington Lions Hall is hosting another Community Food Drive on Friday, February 25th (tomorrow if you’re reading this on distribution day). Drop off is from 1-5 pm in the parking lot of the Hall. All donations stay local!

• The Pickleball Courts at the Storrington Lions Hall are available for booking once again! Give them a call at 613353-6920 for more details. This is a wonderful recreational offering in our community!

• Did you know that February 25th is National Chili Day? Do you have a good chili recipe? Send them my way, I am always looking for inspiration. My mom and I made a pumpkin chili one time and it was fantastic!

• Please connect with me if you would like something in our Battersea/ Storrington column. All things welcome (space permitted, of course). Favourite recipes, birthdays or anniversaries, shout out to your neighbour, a report of how you did ice fishing, anything at all! Send ‘em my way.

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• Check out the FREE online courses beginning in February at Connections Adult Learning. Interested in registering, email onlinecourses@ncalc.ca or call 613-336-0691 or 613-279-2499. Online workshops include Kokum’s Corner Indigenous Crafts, Talking Books with Google Slides, Decluttering Your Life, Intro. To Computers, Quickbooks, Online Basics, Getting Started at Genealogy, No Till Gardening, Pallet Projects.

• Join in the completely FREE multi-person phone calls program offered during February and March. Enjoy educational sessions, live music, comedy recordings, various games, spiritual studies and mindfulness sessions. Attend one or all sessions. If you are interested call 613-279-2499 or email conference@ncalc.ca.

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• News from Hunter’s Creek Golf Course: “Are you brave enough to brace the cold weather?! We are offering UNLIMITED Frisbee golf for only $10 (until further notice) great way to get out and enjoy the Sunshine. Just show up or call 6133362587 or message us directly on Facebook.” And do not forget to check out their Facebook page to see what is on the dinner menu!

• Harlowe Green is a sustainable living store and bulk refillery that is located close to you and me. Did you know all of our refillery goods are from Canadian small businesses that pass the Environmental Working Group standards? And did you know you don’t have to have a mason jar or a special package, that you can bring your own containers. This helps reuse single use plastics, saves you the packaging cost, and the waste of a whole other round of plastic. Check out their Facebook page or contact harlowegreen@gmail.com to see how you can take a step forward to helping our environment and having a healthier family and you!

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• Have you tried Flipster yet? You now can get instant access to popular magazines you know and love in an easy to read digital format by downloading the Flipster app to your device. All you need is your library card to log in. Visit the library web page at addingtonpubliclibrary.ca and click on the flipster logo. Contact the library for more information 613 333 1426.

• The Denbigh Food Bank will continue to operate in the same way it has for the last while, on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. The next day the Food Bank will be open is Tuesday, March 9th. Call Gail at 613 333 2224 before the day. Pick up is 11am at the Addington Highlands Community Centre in Denbigh, with COVID rules in place.

• Land O Lakes Community Services is now accepting new clients for the homemaking program. This program includes light house cleaning - vacuuming, floor washing, bathroom and kitchen, laundry etc. We also have Meals on Wheels available for those who would like a hot meal every Thursday, or for a treat now and again. If you or someone you know may be interested, call Lori Cuddy at 1-877-6796636 ext 229.

• If you have yet to visit the Denbigh rink, make a point to go while the weather is still cooperating and the ice is decent. Capacity is 25 on the ice. There is a bench in place to lace up your skates, as the rink building is closed. For further information, visit addingtonhighlands.ca.

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• Our sympathy to the family of Ruth Oliver, who passed on to heaven. God needed another soloist and guitarist.

• Get well wishes are rushing to Smiths Falls to Jackie Jackson. Jackie was rushed by ambulance to hospital while having a heart attack.

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• I can picture Jim Baker putting the chef’s hat on and gathering up all the ingredients to bake a cake on Feb. 25 for his wife Hilda. Hilda will be celebrating a birthday with cake and ice cream. Happy birthday and many more.

• There is another lady, by the name of Laura Delyea, who will be turning 90 years’ young on February 26. Happy birthday, Laura, with many more enjoyable years to come.

• George has been having eye problems, watering and bloodshot, for the past couple of weeks. I think he was straining his eyes looking at some blonde when we were in town. That lets me off the hook.

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• Thanks, Willis Deline and our road crews, who outdid themselves clearing the mountains of snow this past week.

• Worship at Henderson United is post-poned until Sun. March 7 at 8:45 AM with all the Covid precautions in place. In the meantime, the Arden United Church worship site is open for public worship with Covid restrictions weekly at 10:00am and all are welcome.

• Thanks for all the calls and comments about our township issues with a special shout of thanks to our Councilor Cindy Knight-Kelsey and our fantastic and hard working dump attendant Ken Lee both of whom live and drive through Henderson regularly. We got an overwhelming positive support for the dump amnesty (free) loads to continue particularly in our out-lying areas, along with offers to volunteer. As well, many expressed concern that at the moment our village of Henderson is not listed on the official list of designated hamlet settlements which are Sharbot Lake, Parham, Tichborne, Crow Lake, Mountain Grove, and Arden in the Central Frontenac Official plan.

This official plan for our township lists 6 hamlet settlement areas and Henderson is not on that official list. We need to be an official village in order to maintain our history and heritage, apply for grants and support for the Henderson Hall and various village happenings/businesses, have the Henderson Hall, and blaze a trail into the future. We were wrongly advised that being designated “rural” would give us more options, however that is not true since the township bi-laws apply to the rural areas and the hamlet settlement areas, and there is no more “freedom” in being designated rural than there is in being designated “hamlet settlement area.” We were wrongly advised that being rural would allow us outdoor furnaces, however the designated hamlet village of Sharbot Lake has an outdoor furnace right in downtown- at the Crossing Restaurant. Henderson was left of the official listing of the hamlet settlement areas at the request of a quorum of councilors- and our own Cindy Knight Kelsey was not one- as she wants us to be a hamlet settlement area with all its rights and privileges. Please get your opinions on this to the township at cdeachman@centralfrontenac.com or we will be a “lost village”. There is an up-coming meeting on

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• All in all Henderson is not faring well within our municipality- not listed on the official hamlet settlement area listing, an expropriation on Henderson Road, a dispute on Henderson Road over land use and chickens- and many have suggested that we “look elsewhere”. One caller suggested that Henderson and all areas north of Highway 7 consider re-aligning with a township that is more rural village focused such as North Frontenac and that would take a village approach to governance. Apparently this will be happening sooner than later hinting that central and south would combine, and Henderson would re-align with North Frontenac.

• Deepest sympathy to Carol (Loyst- Sherwood) Hopkinson in the loss of her spouse Bill. They used to cottage at the Loyst house right here in the village. We thank God for Bill’s life.

• Special thinking of you to our neighbours Barry and Donna Smith at Land O’lakes petting farm, since Barry is in Intensive care having recently suffered a heart attack.

They are in need of some help/donations for the animals such as grain/feed for cows,/horses,pigs , shavings for animals beds,vegetables and fruit(apples,carrots,lettuce, bananas ,squash etc) cat food, dog food, and also donations of large jugs of water as their water keeps freezing.

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• Spring is coming! Morning run was -13C and afternoon walk was 3C sunshine and beautiful! I think that is good maple syrup weather. Bill will keep me informed. Walkers out today, met Scott from Rockwood Estates and nice to know he enjoys this paper.

• Community Food Drive on Friday, February 26th. Volunteers will accept food in the parking lot of the Storrington Lions Club Hall from 1-5 pm. Items needed include pasta sauce, applesauce, canned fruit, jams, toilet paper, Kleenex, toothpaste, kids snacks, pancake mix & syrup and canned vegetables; perishables such as bread and cheese; cash donations to purchase milk, meat, eggs and fresh vegetables. Thanks!

• Pickleball has returned to the Storrington Lions Club Hall! Please call to reserve a court: 613-353-6920.

• Fish Fry by Storrington Lions Club on Friday, April 2nd . Order your dinner(s) by calling 613-353-2086. Pick-up time is between 4-6 pm. in the parking lot of Storrington Lions Club Hall in Sunbury.

• Cost is $20 per meal and includes two pieces of fish, french fries, baked beans, coleslaw, dinner roll and dessert. Proceeds to benefit the Storrington Lions Club and their work in the community.

• Canada Census will take place this spring of 2021. Statistics Canada will be hiring across the country in every community. In the current context of COVID-19, they are committed to hiring locally and ensuring the safety of employees and community members at all times. Anyone interested can apply on line at www.census.gc.ca/jobs

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• Tay Valley Drum-Making by Friends of Murphy’s Point - Please join the Friends of Murphys Point Park for DrumMaking - Helena Neveu (Walksfar Woman… Waasaabiidaasome Kwe – Batchewana First Nation of Ojibways) will be presenting a FREE virtual session that includes storytelling and a demonstration of how to make the rawhide and hoops for the drums. The virtual workshop will be presented live and will feature a video and a PowerPoint presentation through Zoom, and will be approximately an hour to an hour and a half in length. The date is Feb. 27, 2 pm. To register go to this link to register in the days prior to the event: https://www. eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-workshop-with-helen-neveu-drums-1tickets-141572592435. After registering, you will be sent a confirmation email with the link to click on, to join the event.

• Student Employment Opportunities - Tay Valley Township seeks two energetic students for the following summer opportunities: Community Facilities & Recreation Assistant.

Reporting to the Public Works Manager, the Community Facilities and Recreation Assistants will perform grounds maintenance, and general labour and maintenance related to the Township’s recreation and community facilities. The start date is Monday, May 3rd, 2021 (for approximately 16 weeks). The wage rate is $14.75 per hour based on a minimum of a 24-hour work week. A detailed job description is available by visiting www.tayvalleytwp.ca. Qualified candidates are invited to submit a covering letter and resume clearly marked with the position title, prior to 12:00 noon, March 18th, 2021 to: Tay Valley Township, Attn: Amanda Mabo, Clerk, 217 Harper Road, Perth, ON K7H 3C6 or email: clerk@tayvalleytwp.ca

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Johnnie and I decided this would be a day of doing nothing and watching all the TV we could watch, no work, just lazing around, maybe having a few drinks, and no cooking. I got a big casserole out of the freezer (Jean Brown’s venison and beans) with some tea biscuits I had made earlier in the week and a frozen apple pie. So supper was all made - all we had to do was put it in the oven. We had watched a few shows on TV - mostly football because that’s what Johnnie likes to watch. We decided to have a drink. I hadn’t done the dishes for 3 or 4 days so all the glasses and dishes were dirty. As it was a “no work” day I got out my shot glass (a 2-cup measuring cup) for me and a glass boot my brother had brought back from Germany and gave me as a gift. It held 3 or 4 beers so that’s what Johnnie used. We didn’t have to fill them up as often. We could use paper plates and napkins and plastic cutlery to eat. Johnnie only has plastic cutlery. We were having fun playing with the dog and cat and hadn’t even got dressed at about 2 o’clock when there was someone knocking on the door. We didn’t want company – today was our lazy day. The knocking got louder and louder so finally Johnnie got up and opened the door. There were 3 men I had never seen before. Johnnie was saying “Oh my god, man. How did you ever find me?” They were old school chums from many years ago - Jim Beam, Tom Collins and Captain Morgan. Johnnie invited them in and introduced me to them all. They said they had been looking for him for years, and Tom said he had been talking to one of the Wine Sisters a few weeks ago and she told him where we lived. We were just getting ready to watch the movie Fried Green Tomatoes but we turned off the TV and settled

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• Sympathy to the family of the late Doug O’Conner whom set our satellite on our house.

• Get well to Mary Howes and Garnet Brown.

• The family celebrated the first birthday of Carson Hamilton. He manage to blow out his one candle. He received many gifts from his relatives • Recently, Ray Saunders got to see her first great granddaughter, Amelia, for the first time. She is now many months old.

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Moonshine slush was going down tooo gooood ! After 2 or 3 hours of singing, dancing and drinking we were getting tired. As I was the only woman there I was dancing with all of them. My head was spinning. All of a sudden, Tom Collins started to flirt with me. ( My beauty has always been a curse!) Johnnie hated when anyone started to flirt with me. Johnnie said “Tom is up to his old tricks – always flirting with MY girlfriends.” (Men just can’t resist me – not that I really blame them with my 30-year old body and 80-year old mind -when it is in working order). Without hurting Tom or embarrassing him I told him that Johnnie and I were engaged. Being the gentlemen that Johnnie is, rather than get mad, his chest just puffed out like a peacock. Johnnie was beaming with pride, knowing I belonged to him and only him.

Now that the rules were set in place, Tom agreed to be more gentlemanly. The hours just flew by. Soon it was 9 o’clock.

I had supper in the oven, hot and ready to eat, and everyone ate everything. Not even one bean was left – boy it will be a nice, noisy evening. You know when everyone has drank for hours and ate then everyone gets tired. They were all starting to fall asleep. I couldn’t let them drive home in the shape they were in. Johnnie only has one bedroom so Tom slept in chicken coop with the chickens, Captain Morgan slept in the doghouse and Jim Beam slept on the couch. When Johnnie and I woke in the morning it took awhile to figure out where we were and why we had such headaches and why the house was in such a mess. When we saw the empty punch bowl, all the paper plates and napkins and empty casserole dishes , it all came back. This was supposed to be our donothing Sunday but sometimes things don’t go as planned.

The guys had gone but left a note saying they had such a good time that they would be back again soon. I hope not too soon – it will take a month to get over this headache.

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The Equipment Exercise group meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:00, alternating between going for a hike and exercising at the hall. Contact Kathy (479-2897) for more information. Hand sanitizing, masks and leaving contact information are expected.

• The Ompah Community Library is also open now on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10:00 to 12:00. Hand sanitizing, wearing a mask and leaving contact information is needed. Only two people are allowed in the library at a time. There is no fee to join the library and you are welcome to come and browse and borrow the selection of DVD's along with fiction, mystery, science fiction and non-fiction books. Internet access and a computer are also available at no charge. Brenda Martin visited the library on Saturday to deliver the newest copy from the North Frontenac Historical Society. "Memories of the FARM" is a fascinating collection of information and pictures of farms past and present. At the back is a picture of a typical farm by Gleva with a list of things to find in the picture. I highly recommend borrowing "Memories of the FARM".

• One month to go until it is officially spring. The days are longer now. I see more birds at the feeder too. This weekend there were 6 rose breasted grosbeaks and a pair of redpoll, along with the many regular visitors. No robins yet.

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• Sending get well wishes to Caren Conway, Cecil Cota, Michael Morrow, Joe LaPointe and our propane delivery man Jeff. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

• Sincere condolences to Tammy Dupuis and all of her family on the loss of her Grandma Dora.

• Exciting day last week when the NASA Rover "Perserverance" touched down on Mars after the long 7 month journey from Pasadena California. Data will be collected by the Rover to see if life ever existed on the Red Planet. Two Canadians are involved in this project as it is hoped than in 15 years folks will be able to make this trip. Now the European Space Agency is looking to hire and even Canadians can apply.

• Congratulations to Jeff & Cindy Goodfellow who are super excited to soon become grandparents not once, not twice but three times!!! As their daughters and their spouses are eagerly await their baby's birth with dates not very far apart!!!

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• Happy 1st birthday to Carson Hamilton!!!

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• More of what’s been happening during the recent lockdown and pandemic: • Bill Votary, hopes to make Maple Syrup this year. Bill (92) is, as he says, “always on the go cutting wood and helping tap the trees. We keep the lines up all year round but we lost some trees this year so we’ll have to re-run the lines.

Sometimes we get deer and they chew through the lines.”

So hopefully, with the help from his son, there will be some maple syrup available at the Perth Road store.

• Ken and Vera also are involved in maple syrup production, but this year, Ken says “we had made the decision not to tap this year, but our son and son in law want to go ahead.” They normally have between 500 to 700 taps, but will be cutting back on production.

• They miss organising the Maple Syrup Festival, it’s a big event and fundraiser, and also a means for people to gather together. Ken continues, “we will miss the fellowship and friendship of all those who work at the festival.”

• Working at home, Ken has been turning some bowls on the lathe. He has 17 bowls on the pool table, mostly for givea-ways and I sold 4 at Christmas time and is presently working on a hand-made bowl. “I’m keeping busy”, Ken says, “by doing repairs on the ATV and snow thrower, as well as some repairs around the house. I’m a real fixer-upper”.

• Vera misses the church services, the choir and singing.

She says I also miss the Tuesday lunches, and the fund raisers which are also social events. I’ve also been doing a lot of quilting lately, a good way to combat the isolation and the cold weather”.

• James and Sylvia have been busy with a 3000 piece jigsaw. Sylvia says, “It’s occupying our kitchen table and will be for a while.” She continues, “I miss church, the choir and singing. I like to get out and walk, sometimes for half hour.

It’s ten minutes just to the mailbox”, she adds.

• James has been clearing snow in the sugar bush and is getting ready for tapping maple syrup. He keeps busy writing for several RV related magazines, and some technical writing for a magazine in Sweden. He also plays the accordion. “I’ve been playing for about 60 years then stopped for a while.” He says. “I took it up again after purchasing a new accordion four years ago and practice almost every evening.

• Steve and Karen are taking a break from making maple syrup this year. They tell me, “We’ll miss being part of the Maple Syrup Festival and being together as a community.

Karen has been keeping in touch with friends and relatives by phone and email. She says, “As this pandemic continues, that may slow down because we’ll have nothing to talk about. Steven and I have been out and about, busy gathering wood for next winter. We miss the church services, the choir and its social aspect.”

• Steve and Karen will be continuing with their subsistence garden this year. Karen says, “I have already ordered all my seeds ready for planting. I’ll start my seedlings pretty soon.

Steven built a beautiful ice rink out on the lake for me, which I have enjoyed several times and am looking forward to getting out again soon.” Karen continues, “Our daughter and granddaughter visited a couple of weekends ago and enjoyed skating too. A couple of other things we have done is feeding the birds. It’s been really lovely seeing them close to the house. We have been feeding the deer as well, which is really special. We had 34 here one day, way more than we usually have.”

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• Long Time Buckshot Lake Resident Denise Lorenz and her family caught a pic of an interesting visitor on their trail cam this month. They needed to call out the help of their neighbours to identify the little guy; It was a Marten! You may be like myself and wonder what that is? I looked it up on Google and found that Martens are solitary weasel-like carnivores that are found in Canada and parts of United States. I read that they are really elusive forest dwellers and climb easily, so that is probably why they manage to stay well hidden from us. They apparently are very shy, beautiful, clever and quite nocturnal.

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• The North Frontenac Fitness Group has returned to the Clar-Mill Hall on Wednesday nights at 5pm for a stretch and strength class! All ages and fitness levels are welcome. You can contact Holly Labow Directly for more info at 613 479-2166..

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• St. Lawrence College, 1099 Garrett Street, Sharbot Lake, is now open by appointment only. Please call 613545-3949 x 3 for more information.

• RFCS is still in need for Volunteers to prepare income tax returns for low-income families. If you can help out please call Joyce at 613-279-3151.

• This year the Frontenac News will celebrate 50 years of operation. Over the next few months many influential stories will be published as the News walks through their 50 year journey. Do you have a story that you would like to share? Please submit it to the paper for their consideration, and you may see your news in their news.

• If you use Voltarin pain cream, you should know that Diclofenac, the medicine in the cream, is extremely toxic to dogs and cats. If they lick you, or you pet them after application, they could get very sick. Please take care.

• Just a reminder that the Arden Legion is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday 6 pm to closing. C 4 Convenience is still serving hot baked goodies in the morning and usually a great warm up soup or stew for lunch. Also, don’t forget pizza and wings on weekends.

• Are you looking for a special gift but do not want to take a trip to Kingston? Phone one of the artisans, in the hamlet, and I’m sure they could accommodate you.

• Don’t forget to express your concerns regarding the would-be cancellation of the amnesty load to the Township Office.

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Frontenac Phantoms Coming In September (CW*)

by Jeff Green ust about a year ago, in early March, the announcement was about to be made that a team, based at the Frontenac Arena. would be joining the one year Eastern Ontario Super Hockey League (EOSHL).

The new team would be bringing competitive hockey back to the arena, and the region, for the first time in over ten years, since the demise of the Frontenac Flyers, Junior B team, in 2010.

The announcement was pretty quickly snuffed out by the COVID-19 pandemic, which arrived in March. The EOSHL held its first season in 2019, with 4 teams, and was looking forward to an expanded 2020 season, with as many as 10 teams.

The 2020 season did not happen, and even without COVID the Frontenac Arena would not have been able to host the team in 2020/21 because an inspection revealed that the ice surface needed to be rebuilt, a construction project that is taking place right now.

Flash forward to this week. Colton Di Stefano, a paver who lives in the Bath area with his wife and newborn baby, is the proud owner of the Frontenac Phantoms, a name that he came up with after toying around with a few different ideas.

“I wanted the name to have the right sound and I also knew that I wanted to honour the Frontenac Flyers, and Phantoms came to me and it stuck,” said Di Stefano, in an interview this week.

The team's logo is similar to the old Flyers logo, but with a twist for the Phantoms.

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team, including Di Stefano himself and others who played their youth hockey at the Frontenac Arena. The roster is available at eoshl@hockeyshift.com In order to make the team a success, Di Stefano said that attracting fans to home games will be essential, as is attracting sponsors. He has developed three sponsorship levels, each offering different public profiles, for $500, $1,000 and $1500.

He is optimistic about the future of the league.

“The future of the league is pretty bright,” he said. “It's about a 2 hour, 20 minute drive between the teams at the far end of each extremity, so we have filled in the region pretty well with ten teams. It honestly works best in the smaller towns, it brings a little bit of excitement for the small kids.”

But Di Stefano knows that the 2021 season is not a sure thing.

“In order to cover the cost of ice time, insurance and everything else, we need to have fans in attendance, and we don't know yet if that will be possible in September.”

He is hoping, however, that 2021 will be the season that the Phantoms and the EOSHL really get going.

“This is all new to me. I've never owned a hockey team, and it is a really exciting venture. Tim Laprade, the arena manager, has been very supportive. He sees this as a benefit for the arena, and I do too. I’m looking forward to getting on the ice.

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THE FRONTENAC NEWS

Percy Snider: Wonderfully Wild M

onday, February 22, 2021 – On a wild wintery day, the village of Sydenham gathered on Mill Street, slightly past noon, to bid farewell to a beloved member of their community, Mr. Percy Snider.

Percy passed away peacefully in Kingston on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in his 70th year. The village is a web of colourful people, which makes living here so rich, however many are not as misunderstood as Percy Snider.

He looked after and contributed to this region more than was known. A fitting farewell as the snow blew sideways of just how much. The ‘protector’ of the village, an understated man, some might even suggest a gruff character who showed up to help in the most timely of ways.

He was predeceased by his wife of forty years, Mary, and will be greatly missed by his granddaughters Kyley and Ashley and great-grandchildren Payton, Carson and Harley.

Percy was loving brother to Harold, Rick, Margaret, Keitha and Beatrice, and had many nieces and nephews who will miss him.

Percy had a special bond with his friend, employee and new manager, Doug and his children Amber, Blake and Reid. Doug has taken over running the business and will comment more in the near future. For now, family and friends are grieving their friend.

He worked hard his whole life to leave behind his legacy, his business, Percy Snider Trucking. He will be missed by his many employees past and present, especially Mike Horton, his “right-hand man”.

He will be missed by many people in Sydenham especially Pam and Pat at One Stop, where he always popped in for his morning coffee, and by Christine at Memory

Lane Flowers.

His dog, Smily, will especially miss him. I am Percy’s neighbour and often his dogs, or even his cows would saunter over for a rest or a nibble in my yard. Percy was the best kind of neighbour — a wave hello, a stop on the road for a chat, a watchful eye, he would plow the driveway even before I asked and kept to himself other times.

I moved here ten years ago and early on asked him for a quote for gravel for the driveway. The quote never arrived, but one day I came home, and the potholes were filled in and the driveway completed. I had to run into him in his “office” at the One Stop to find out how much pay him. He will be very missed.

When learning of Percy’s passing, Christine Kennedy, owner of Memory Lane Flowers, issued a note on her Facebook wall, which gathered many a reply from near and far.

She writes, “A friend of ours has passed away— some feared him, some loved him, some looked up to him, some joked with him, some, yes even cursed him. But most just knew him as Percy… his devotion to his family, his friends, and this community. He provided jobs, he provided insight as to the happenings of the Community. He was a business owner, and even through his rough and gruff demeanor, he was indeed just a big ‘teddy bear’ and to me one of my ‘elves’ that most never knew, who would help behind the scenes in this village.”

“He always portrayed his rough and tough exterior but if you were willing to give him just 10 minutes of your time you would soon see that he was a big teddy bear. Everyone has a story or two (hundred) to share about Percy!”

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Paul Wash says, “I would call Percy the ‘unofficial’ Mayor of Sydenham. A man with a huge heart, wrapped in a gruff exterior. Those of us that really knew Percy, knew that that was just his way of sorting out his many friends.

I have known Percy for many years and have always had a great respect for him.”

Mayor Ron Vandewal says, “You can like Percy Snider or not, but NO one will ever know how much he has done in this community. I have known Percy my whole life.

I’ve been on his good side and I’ve been on his bad side several times but if you called him night or day, he would do whatever you needed. He will be missed.”

Sheena Marie shares, “We had a handshake deal with him to pull our hay (maybe get 7-10 bales a pull) for his cows. It worked for us because it kept our field maintained and helped feed his cows. One morning I woke up early to see him ploughing the grass in our backyard (not the hay field) that had grown long as well (we would typically mow that). I poked my head out and laughed at him. He said, “Waste not, want not,” and laughed. Knowing the terrain was a bit bumpy in the field too, I also asked how it was and he responded with, ‘Sure as shit ain’t a golf course, but it’ll do.’ What I saw of him was very funny and very kind. I prefer handshake deals with men like Percy, rather than pretty words from most people my age. He was part of a dying breed of human that operated on the honour system. May he rest well.”

About another such handshake deal, Counsellor Ross Sutherland shares, “A few summer ago, we were getting ready for the Lakes & Trails Festival, close to the day we realized that part of the K&P Trail from Harrowsmith to Sydenham needed to be cut. I asked Percy if he could help at short notice. ‘Yep,’ he said. I asked, ‘how much?’ and he replied, ‘we can work the money out later.’ The next day both sides of the trail (approx. 5 kms) were cut.

He may have even done it himself, but I never saw an invoice for it. And, I would say that happened a lot in the community. He had a huge heart.”

Our wonderfully wild friend did have a heart of gold and would help anyone he could. He loved his community and donated to numerous charities. Our village will miss seeing Percy at the One Stop, eating an ice-cream cone this summer or stopping for a wave, a coffee and a chat.

More stories to come next week as we reflect and say a final goodbye to our friend, Percy Snider. ■

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Goodbye Percy

by Wilma Kenny

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obody could maneuver an earthmoving machine more delicately and accurately than Percy Snider. Percy was a complicated person: he was gruff, loudly outspoken and opinionated, yet he could also be very, very kind in a quiet unassuming way.

His death last week leaves a big gap in Sydenham and the surrounding area. His obituary is followed by six pages of notes from local people, over 55 separate entries. Most speak of how greatly he loved his community, and how much he did for it, often without recognition. People remember that he turned up at any hour of night or day when they needed help.

Several said he often patrolled the sleeping village through the night, making sure all was well. For years, it was Percy who plowed a rink on the lake, just off the boat launch in Sydenham.

I remember phoning him the night of a sudden winter rain when water started pouring into our cellar through the electrical paneI. The ground was frozen so solidly we couldn’t dig a drain-off. “I’m just sitting down to supper,” he said, but arrived so quickly he must not have taken a bite, and carefully dug the necessary trench.

That summer, when we still couldn’t get a bill from him, I went to the One-Stop, climbed into his truck, and waited while he hunted through stacks of papers and bill-books on the huge dashboard — his office — until he reluctantly came up with the bill, which I paid. In cash.

In spite of his apparently haphazard bookkeeping, Percy was an astute businessman, building up his company, Percy Snider Trucking, which over the years has provided employment to a lot of local people.

John Trousdale and I have both known Percy from public school days, but John best remembers grade five: “That year, the teacher put us together in alphabetical order, so that I was at the back of the room with Percy Snider and Dougie Switzer. It was the most fun of any of my school years.” John had a treasure box of little toy cars and trucks that they shared.

He said, “As long as we were quiet the teacher left us alone, and we played for hours.” He remembers that Percy drew wonderfully realistic pictures of horses.

And that the teacher who ignored them barely permitted them to pass their grade that year.

Percy and I had a long visit very shortly before he died: I had gone up with some soup, and he seemed to be feeling good that day. He told me about the time he had to drive a piece of heavy equipment out along a very narrow bit of solid ground, with a steep drop on either side. “I made everybody get off out of sight, so nobody could yell or distract me, and I made it,” he said. He talked of how he managed to quit drinking for good, a huge act of willpower, because it was the only way he could take care of his work. We gossiped about Council, one of his favourite topics. Percy and I certainly have not always seen eye to eye, but that day I thoroughly enjoyed our visit, and am grateful for the memory of it. ■

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February 25, 2021

The South Frontenac Museum: Bringing Our History, Art & Culture To Life

By Amanda Pantrey t the South Frontenac Museum, our job is to fascinate and educate residents and visitors by bringing our history, creativity and culture to life. Please enjoy these articles featuring artifacts found at the Museum. For more information or to book a tour at the Museum please call 613-376-3027 ext. 2600 or visit us at www. southfrontenacmuseum.ca.

Ice harvesting – A Winter Enterprise by Denise Tipton Thinking of those hot summer days?

In the 19th century, and beginning of the 20th century, these thoughts would be on

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the minds of local people who had to prepare for more than just a cold drink. Since the primary method of refrigeration came from ice cut from lakes, time and labour would have to be spent out in the winter cold.

In Frontenac, before electricity was brought to our homes and farms, everyone had an icehouse on their property or an icebox in their kitchen. Cutting ice on our lakes was done in the dead of winter.

Horses pulled scrapers across the lake surface to remove snow and smooth the ice. Then it was marked and scored into blocks before cutting. These blocks were

Ludwig Ratzinger, Owner, Fine Chocolate by Ludwig

Pandemic Pivot With Help From Frontenac CFDC & RRRF A year ago, Ludwig Ratzinger was looking forward to 2020, expecting the year to be much like 2019, but a bit stronger. His business, Ludwig’s Fine Chocolate, was well established on a scale that fit his lifestyle. He changed his recipes around seasonally and from year-to-year and with a combination of in-person sales, a selection of small fine food retailers in Eastern Ontario, and a small online business, he sold as much chocolate as he made.

When COVID-19 hit last March, everything stopped.

“Last April, instead of Easter Chocolate sales, there was nothing. Nothing was happening at all. It continued that way until June, and then things picked up a bit,” he said from his shop early this week.

By the end of the summer, his sales were about 60 percent of what they had been the year before, about half of what he had expected them to be given the growth the business has experienced over the last five years. And one by one his fall shows, large and small, were being cancelled.

“The Perth Autumn Studio Tour, the Ottawa Christmas Market, the Nick of Time show in Perth and even the MERA show in McDonalds Corners have all been good to me, and they were all canceled,” he said.

To make things more complicated, the importer who brought in the chocolate from the Swiss chocolate producer who supplied him ever since he started his business, was not answering his calls.

He had a choice to make: spend the time necessary to arrange for delivery of the chocolate his business is built upon and invest heavily in a better website, or lay low and wait for the pandemic to end, hoping to pick up the pieces afterwards.

He was not eligible for the Canada Emergency Business Account loan. But, the Frontenac CFDC had a similar program available, the

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Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) which they are delivering with support from the Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.

“The whole CFDC team is great and very helpful in all aspects of running a business,” said Ludwig. “I decided to get the chocolate, which required a lot of work to learn how to import it myself, and money as well, but I applied for and received the RRRF, so I could do it. I also took advantage of the Digital Main Street program and my online sales are now 10 times what they were, they were minimal before.”

In addition, he was approached by three new stores who wanted to carry his chocolate, and he approached two other stores, one of which was Local Family Farms in Verona. With 14 stores now selling his chocolate, and his existing store base increasing their sales by 20 percent, Christmas sales started to recover.

“I also collaborated with some other local food businesses, Fluid Solar Coffee, Back Forty Cheese and some of the stores where I sell my chocolate, to put together gift boxes, that sold well this year.”

He says that with some extra work, and help from the RRRF and Digital Main Street program, he is “one of the lucky ones who have been able to adjust to the conditions we have all been facing. I am now in a pretty strong position.”

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sawn by hand, lifted from the lake with tongs, and placed on horse drawn sleighs to transport to the icehouse for storage.

The ice blocks were covered with sawdust in order to stay frozen in warm weather.

The sawdust was a by-product of milling timbers in local sawmills. Some icehouses were heavily walled stone structures set into the north side of a hill. Some were frame buildings within a building well-insulated with sawdust, wood shavings or hay.

Local children were known to sneak into the icehouse on a hot summer day and lay on top of the ice.

Ice harvesting became an industry in the 1870s with large operations like the Sarjeant Company on Lake Simcoe. The ice there was considered of high quality.

Railways along the shoreline made shipping more economical for moving ice quickly to distant markets. Some of this ice was brought to Kingston by rail from these large operations.

Large quantities of the ice was delivered as far away as the eastern seaboard of the United States, down to the Carolinas and Florida. Up to 40 per cent of the ice was lost to melting before reaching its destination. Special insulated railcars were built to transport the ice. Other railcars called "reefers" were used to carry perishable goods such as meat and vegetables.

These reefers had several designs to refrigerate including one method using salt and ice.

Blocks harvested by these large operations could measure 22 by 32 inches, weighing between 50 and 300 pounds.

They were floated to shore via channels cut in the ice, then deposited by conveyor belt to icehouses and waiting railcars. Up to a foot thick layer of sawdust insulated the ice. Larger ice operations were mechanized, with saws driven by steam and then gas engines. At its peak, the ice industry was controlled by a conglomeration of ice companies known as the Ice Union which dominated international sales.

Still small suppliers fulfilled local needs.

Frontenac harvesters would deliver ice by

Ice tongs on display at the South Frontenac Museum.

wagon to area villages and to Kingston.

The iceman would come to homes and businesses unloading blocks of ice into waiting iceboxes. The ice tongs pictured here from the South Frontenac Museum collection would have been used by the iceman on his delivery runs. It was designed by William Louden of Fairfield Iowa, Patent 576,461 issued Feb. 2, 1897.

By the early 1920s, artificial ice started to slowly supplant natural ice and ice making factories were built. Iceboxes also would become a thing of the past with the advent of refrigerators. http://bucklake.ca/about-us/history/ maccomish-family-history/ https://www.muskokaregion.com/newsstory/3599199-ice-harvest-big-businessfor-a-century/ https://antiques.lovetoknow.com/antique-wooden-ice-box https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/r/Refrigerator_car.htm https://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/ build-an-ice-house-zmaz72soztak ■

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Timely Report On Aging Well

by Jeff Green ne of the public policy outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a renewed focus on the long term care system in Ontario and across Canada.

When the virus infiltrated long term care homes, it caused very high death rates, in very short order, not only because people in long term care are more susceptible than the general population, but also because of lapses in protocols in many homes, overworked and underpaid staff, and other factors.

Issues around the current long term care system's failings, and the pressures that will be ever increasing over the next 20 years, as the baby boom population bubble ages, are certainly not new, but they are now getting more public attention, and in response the Ontario government launched an inquiry intro long term care.

In the midst of this, Queen's University researchers Don Drummond and Duncan Sinclair released a study called Ageing Well, which looks beyond the long term care issue towards, and at options for, an effective, financially viable way to provide the kind of supports that ageing people and their families will need in order to “age well”.

Duncan Sinclair knows a thing or two about healthcare reform and about ageing well. He wrote a book about healthcare policy, after he retired from Queen's University in 1996, where he was the first non-medical doctor to be the head of a faculty of medicine in Canada.

He chaired a provincial commission on health services restructuring, in the late 1990s, in Ontario, and has written extensively about the subject.

He lives on Buck Lake.

Don Drummond is an economist who worked for the federal government, then became the chief economist for TD bank.

After that he chaired the commission on public finance, for the Ontario government, and released the Drummond report in 2012.

Ageing Well, a report that was co-written with Queens University researcher Rebekah Bergen, brings some of the policy ideas about ageing and the health care system, that have been a feature of Sinclair's thinking and writing over the last 15 years. Paired with the fiscal and data based economic analysis that Drummond brings to the table, it presents the argument that the government needs to look at more than long term care homes, if it hopes to make

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the kinds of investments that will help Ontarians age well over the next 20 years.

“The Ageing Well report is intended to head off a short term fix for care homes, which will just increase staff and eliminate some shortfalls, which needs to happen, but which is totally inadequate for most of the ageing population, and for what is coming very soon,” Duncan Sinclair said in an interview with the News this week.

A couple of the key findings in Ageing Well are that not only will the over 65 population rise from 17 – 25 percent between now and 2041, but the percentage of that ageing population who will be in the 75 and over demographic will rise as well, to 58% by 2041.

When the public healthcare system was established almost 60 years ago, seniors made up 7% of the population.

The report then presents the case for government investments in services designed to keep people out of long term care, and in the community, as they age.

It discusses community services aimed at helping people age at home, communal arrangements outside of long term care, and a number of other options.

“The country that has done this the best, in my view, is Denmark, followed by Japan. They have really taken the bull by the horns and designed a system based on what people really want and really need,” Sinclair said.

The Ageing Well report points out that no new long term care beds have been brought on stream in Denmark since 1987, but massive investments have been made in homecare and other services.

“The argument, that Canada needs primarily to expand the capacity of LTC-homes, misses the mark on several points.

It is based on the current policy of “warehousing” seniors, among whom there is actually little demand for such homes.

Rather, the problem is a paucity of alternatives from which seniors can choose, coupled with chronic underfunding of preferred alternatives such as home care and community services. Surveys have shown that seniors want to stay and age in their homes and communities. While some LTC-home expansion will be required to accommodate the fast-growing number of ageing seniors, the real need is for promotion and investment in home and community services and other alterna-

Quees's researchers Duncan Sinclair & Don Drummond have release a study on Aging Well.

tives, to provide seniors with choices that enable them to maintain the highest possible quality of life as they age,” the report says.

Ageing Well also shows that spending, on a provincial and national level, on services related to ageing at home, has lagged well behind other countries with similar demographic challenges.

Its concluding paragraphs sum up the current reality and the potential for a change in focus.

“The preponderance of COVID-19 deaths in LTChomes has focused attention on the inadequacies of many institutions.

The plethora of reviews across the country may lead to much needed improvements to their infrastructure, personnel, regulation, and protocols. But the reviews will miss the broader picture.

If current practices continue, the need for beds will double over the next twenty-one years, and current expansion plans will do little more than replace beds that will be decommissioned. Demographics and institutional improvements will more than triple spending. All for something few seniors would choose.

“Most wish to age well and in place, in homes and communities they call their own. Canada is an international outlier in spending much more on institutional care of seniors than on home care. We need to develop housing options that are flexible and adjustable as needs change with age.

Factors such as frailty and dementia, that compromise independent living, must be addressed through changes to lifestyle and approaches to care. Social needs must be satisfied. The best time to change course, to address better the well-being of seniors, was many years ago. The secondbest time is right now.”

For Duncan Sinclair, issues around services for seniors are tied in with the healthcare reform process that is currently underway in Ontario, with the dissolution of the Local Health Integration Networks (LHINS) and the establishment of the new On-

tario Health Teams (OHT) which will happen in the spring of this year.

“This is the third time the government has tried to reorganise health care” he said. They failed the first time, and they failed spectacularly the second time, with the LHINS .

“They need to get it right this time. They need to provide policies, guidance and funding, and let the services be provided in the community by people who know what their own communities are all about. What works in Toronto will not work in Kingston, and what works in Kingston will not work in Sharbot Lake.”

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“As it sits right now, I don’t think we have a problem,” said Coun. David Miles. “But if we saw a large corporation coming in and buying up a block of properties...”

Bridge Repairs Repairs to the Mazinaw Lake Bridge will be necessary before too long, due to erosion, Roads and Waste Supervisor Brett Reavie said in his report, as well as work to the large culvert on Bridge Street in Denbigh.

But it was the bridge that sparked the most debate.

“That bridge isn’t that old, as bridge lives go,” said Coun. Kirby Thompson. “Wasn’t it built in the ’80s?”

“Yes, but it was poorly designed,” said Reeve Henry Hogg. “It was out about a meter on water levels so you get a lot more water through there causing the erosion.”

Hogg said the bridge was built by a contracting firm with most of the funding coming from MTO. “MTO signed off on it,” he said.

“If we have to replace that bridge, perhaps MTO should put in more money because it was their mistake in the first place,” said Thompson.

“Good luck,” said Hogg.

Denbigh Waste Site One thing missing from the report on the Denbigh Waste Site that Dep. Reeve Tony Fritsch pointed out was “where do we go from here?”

Recent studies have indicated the site was poorly located in the first place and leachate is entering the water table from it.

“I think the consultant will want to do whatever Council wants to do,” said Roads and Waste Supervisor Brett Reavie. “It might be worth having a joint discussion.”

Council passed a motion to meet with staff and the consultant on future plans for the site.

County Road 31 Roads and Waste Supervisor Brett Reavie told Council that having Township crews do the work to improve County Road 31 between Hwy 41 and Matawatchen Road “might take away from work on Township Roads” and he has told the County they’re OK with the County farming most of the work out to neighbouring townships.

“We’d still like to do some of the ditching work,” Reavie said. “It’s nice to have that income from the County.” ■

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OBITUARY

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Reynolds, Leata Doris

(nee Scales) Feb. 6, 1926 – Feb. 18, 2021 Peacefully at Rideaucrest Home with her daughters by her side on Thursday, February 18, 2021, in her 96th year.

Predeceased by her beloved husband Eurban Reynolds (1999), infant daughter Darlene (1956) and parents Herbert and Ila Scales. Much loved mother of Debbie Barrett and Marlene Reynolds. Cherished grandma of Joel, Adam, Tanya and Kim Barrett and special great grandma of Isla Barrett.

Leata is also survived by her brothers and sisters-in-law, Wilhelmine and Homer Card, Ron and Barb Reynolds, Ella and Ross Purtell, Agnes Moore and Sandra Reynolds, her aunt Pauline Ball, many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Leata’s three greatest joys were her faith, her family, and the farm where she lived and worked alongside her husband most of her life. She will be greatly missed.

A private Graveside Service was held at Verona Cemetery on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. For those desiring, memorial donations to Rideaucrest Home in Kingston would be appreciated by the family in recognition of the wonderful and loving care Leata received over the last four years. Arrangements entrusted to Payne Funeral Home, 178 Main Street, Odessa, Ontario K0H 2H0. Please share your memories and condolences to the family at www.paynefuneralhome.com Payne Funeral Home

BROWN, Marjorie Ruth

Ruth Bell Oliver (nee Peterson) - Peacefully, at the Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Gerald Oliver. Proud and loving mother of Donnie (Sue) Oliver of Arden.

Pre-deceased by her son Ron Oliver. She will always be cherished in the hearts of her grandchildren Johnathan Scott, Sarah Oliver (Brendan) and by her step-grandchildren.

Pre-deceased by her sisters Irene Storms, Adelia Revoy and her brothers Guy, Ross and Archie. Fondly remembered by her nieces, nephews, extended family and many friends.

The family received friends at the Milestone Funeral Center, Northbrook on Saturday, February 20, 2021 from 12-2pm. The Funeral Service for Ruth followed in the Chapel at 2pm with Rev. Vernon Scott officiating.

Interment will take place in the spring at the Arden Cemetery. Friends desiring may contribute in her memory to the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Online condolences and memories can be shared with the family at www.milestonefuneralcenter.com

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Revelle , Donna Rose

July 2, 1961 to February 11, 2021 Daughter of Olive and Ken Revelle.

Predeceased by her brothers Darrell, and Mark. Lovingly remembered by her companion Jack Woolgar, and her many friends, including Pastor Mark and Debbie Hudson.

Many thanks to homecare workers Sally and Lynne, and to Mary Burke, Marilyn Malette, Jocelyn Whalen and the rest of the staff at Sharbot Lake Pharmasave. Interment has taken place at Harrowsmith Cemetery

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Personals Information on OLIVER BADOUR We are trying to trace any information that is available on Oliver Badour, born about 1877. He was a resident of Sharbot Lake on the 1921 Census and at that time he was 44 years old, single and a farmer.

We are particularly interested if he has any children and if he might have other heirs. Any assistance you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

You may reach me by phone or text at 613-484-8091 or by email wayne.robinson@robinsonsgroup.com Wayne Robinson

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September 30, 1953-February 9, 2021 It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved mother Marjorie Ruth Brown with her loving sons Kevin and Lyle as well as daughter in laws Rachel and Chantelle by her side.

Heaven gained an angel on February 9th 2021 at the age of 67.

Marjorie is now reunited with her husband Roger of 45 years. She is sadly missed but survived by her beautiful grandchildren Jessica, Xander, Jacob, Danika and Shaye. Her bothers and sisters George Donaldson, Nelly Parks, Betty Ferguson (Elton), Jean McLeod, Pat Croghan (Mike), Winnie Simpson (Bill), Art Donaldson (Maryjane), Fern Smith (Ted), Ray Donaldson. Her brother/sister in laws, Helen, Audrey Bain (Earl), Howard (Debbie), Earl (Beverly), Herman (Maxine), Bernard (Julie), Willard (Bonnie), Linda Bester (Robert). Sadly missed by cousins, nieces, nephews and extended work family.

Marjorie is predeceased by her parents Robert George Donaldson and Mable (Vincent) and Father/Mother in laws William Henry & Zilpha (Crawford).

Her brothers John, Bobby, Richard and Leroy Donaldson, Collin Parks, Robert McLeod, Sisters Mary Jean, Sharon Donaldson. Brother in law David, Leonard (Ruby) and Iris Brown.

Marjorie worked at the BMO in Verona for 45 years. She missed one day in all of her many years of working. She was respected and loved by her coworkers and everyone that knew her. Mother was the heart and soul of our family and cherish her grandchildren immensely.

Her passion was to garden, work on puzzles and watch the Maple Leafs play in between watching her Christmas movies.

We would like to acknowledge and send a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Sabra Gibbens and Amanda Antoine for their support and compassion to our mother during her time in need. A celebration of life will be held at a later date as well as a burial service for Mom and Dad together up in Glanmire. Any donations can be made in Marjories name to the cancer research society or North Frontenac minor hockey association.

Card of Thanks Thank You ~ McInnes

I would like to thank everyone for all the cards, letters, and phone messages on the occasion of my 100th birthday last month.

Vietta McInnes

In Memoriam

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Ilene Snider

February 22, 1931 - March 10, 2020 In loving memory of our dear mom, Ilene Snider. Adoring Nana to her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

February 22nd would have been your 90th birthday. We said goodbye to you almost 1 year ago on March 10, 2020. Hope you’re having a happy birthday with Dad/Poppa. We think of you often and hold you in our hearts forever.

Love Lynn, Elaine, Mark, Karen, Heather, Kevin and families.

February 25, 2021

OBITUARY Glenn Ross Martin

May 30, 1957 – February 12, 2021 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Glenn Ross Martin (Sr.) on February 12, 2021 at the age of 64. Glenn is survived by his son and best friend “Little Glen” (Melanie), his brother Bruce Martin (Sandra) and his loving companion Kimberley (Lambert).

Glenn will also be fondly remembered

by Baby, his special “partner in crime”.

Glenn is predeceased by his wife Donna (Hamilton). Glenn enjoyed listening to music, watching sports and spending time outdoors. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

In the care of Trousdale Funeral Home 4374 Mill St. Sydenham ON (613)376-3022 www.trousdalefuneralhome.com

SNIDER, Percy Harry

Percy passed away peacefully in Kingston on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in his 70th year. He was predeceased by his wife Mary, his father Kenneth D. Snider, his brother Almon and his uncle Percy. He will alson be missed by his granddaughters Kyley and Ashley and great grandchildren Payton, Carson and Harley.

Loving brother to Harold, Rick, Margaret, Keitha and Beatrice. Percy had many nieces and nephews who will miss him.

Percy had a special bond with Doug and his children Amber, Blake and Reid.

Percy will be missed by his best friend and coffee buddy Gerri. Gerri’s husband Shawn and their children Brianna, Cole and Cailey will miss him dearly.

Percy had a huge heart of gold and would help anyone he could. He loved his community and donated to numerous charities.

He worked hard his whole life to leave behind his legacy “his business” Percy Snider Trucking. He will be missed by his many employees past and present, especially Mike Horton “his right-hand man”.

He will be missed by many people in Sydenham especially Pam and Pat at One Stop for his morning coffee. He will also be missed Christine at Memory Lane Flowers.

His dog “Smily” will miss her evening company on the step.

We would like to thank St. Elizabeth’s Home Care Services and staff for their excellent care and CBI Nursing staff for the care they provided for Percy.

As well we would like to thank Meredith at Dr. Raliegh’s office for going above and beyond for Percy’s care and home visits.

A Drive-up visitation will be held at the Reception Centre of the James Reid Funeral Home, 1900 John Counter Boulevard, on Sunday February 21, between the hours of 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. In consideration of Covid-19 protocols, parking lot attendants will ask your name for the guest book and direct each vehicle to offer your condolences to the family. No gathering in the parking lot is permitted before or after you have spoken with the family.

There will be a Private Family service held on Monday February 22nd, 2021 with a private interment at the Sydenham Cemetery to follow.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to the South Frontenac Fire Department.

February 25, 2021

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Training will be provided to operate a volumetric mixer. Expected hours will be 40-60 per week.

Expected Start Date: 2021-05-03. Call 613345-2433 or Email info@ticoncrete.ca

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SOCIAL & ATHLETIC CLUB HALL, Harrowsmith, A/C, kitchen & licensed bar, capacity 95, Reasonable rates. Info.: 613-3720917.

Township of Addington Highlands PUBLIC NOTICE 2021 Inaugural Budget Meeting The Inaugural Budget meeting has been scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. This meeting will be held electronically as a result of the restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The public is invited to watch a livestream of the meeting using the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UCLO7ewt7KGVJwxvj_iRvYHg/ Notice of further budget meetings will be posted, from time to time, on the Township web page at www.addingtonhighlands.ca Ratepayers are welcome to attend all budget meetings.

The 2021 budget will be adopted at the regular Council meeting to be held on May 4, 2021 in the Council Chambers, #72 Edward St., Flinton, ON Further information may be obtained by calling (613) 336-2286 or emailing to: clerk@addingtonhighlands.ca

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HANDYMAN SERVICE – repairs, drywall, painting, roofing etc. Serving Elphin, Snow Road, Sharbot Lake & area. Contact Todd Gursby for estimates, 613-278-1300 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. 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 WEDDINGS ETC: Ceremonies by Judie Diamond, licenced officiant. judiediamond@ gmail.com, www.judiediamond.ca, 613-3756772.

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$6.5M Investment in County Paramedicine I

By Jeff Green

t has been almost ten years since Mike Nolan, Chief of Paramedic Services in Renfrew County, was invited by then Frontenac Paramedic Services Chief, Paul Charbonneau, to make a presentation to Frontenac County Council about community paramedicine.

Nolan’s talk about an entirely new way for paramedics to provide services, that are designed to avoid the necessity for the traditional role of paramedics, to respond to a medical crisis.

Frontenac County Council eventually started up their own small paramedicine service with a pilot project on Wolfe Island, a wellness clinic, and the service has grown since then. It is funded with a combination of municipal dollars and provincial grant money.

Gale Chevalier, the current Chief of Frontenac Paramedics was at that meeting.

“It seemed like a farfetched idea at first.

Mike Nolan has been a real leader in developing the program and we are fortunate that Frontenac County Council made the commitment to bring it to our service,” Chief Chevalier said in a phone interview this week “Frontenac Paramedics has provided community paramedicine wellness clinics to residents of Frontenac County and Kingston since 2014 and have been integral in helping with our community’s response to COVID-19,” she added. “We’re all very proud of the difference the program has made in the community to date but we could see very clearly that, with the right resources, there is more work we could do to help people stay safely in their homes longer.”

Over the last 12 months, Frontenac Paramedics have been providing support in the community response to the COVID-

LAND TITLES ACT NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ABSOLUTE TITLE (Subsection 46(2) of the Act)

RE: PINS 36239-0620 (LT), 36239-0613 (LT), 36239-1189 (LT) & 36239-0618 (LT) TO: The Registered Owners of Lands Surrounding the Lands Described Below A copy said plan is available for inspection at Suite 300-1565 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 8R1.

Take Notice That CAIVAN PROPERTIES HOLDING CORPORATION intends to apply to be registered as the owner with an absolute title to the land described as follows: Firstly: Part of lot 30, Concession 8, geographic Township of Bedford, County of Frontenac, being part 1 on the attached draft reference plan prepared by George Zervos, O.L.S. and dated January 10, 2020; together with an easement over part 5 on the draft reference plan as in FR276394; together with an easement over part 6 on the draft reference plan as in FR780732; Secondly: Part of lot 30 and 31, Concession 9, and part of the road allowance between lots 30 and 31, Concession 9 (closed by by-law No. 186 As in FR281911); geographic Township of Bedford, County of Frontenac, being part 2 on the attached draft reference plan prepared by George Zervos, O.L.S. and dated January 10, 2020; together with an easement over part 5 on the draft reference plan as in FR276394; together with an easement over part 6 on the draft reference plan as in FR780732; Thirdly: Part of lot 31, Concession 10, geographic Township of Bedford, County of Frontenac, being part 3 on the attached draft reference plan prepared by George Zervos, O.L.S. and dated January 10, 2020; together with an easement over part 5 on the draft reference plan as in FR276394; together with an easement over part 6 on the draft reference plan as in FR780732; Fourthly: Part of lot 31, concession 8, geographic Township of Bedford, County of Frontenac, being part 4 on the attached draft reference plan prepared by George Zervos, O.L.S. and dated January 10, 2020; together with an easement over part 5 on the draft reference plan as in FR276394; together with an easement over part 6 on the draft reference plan as in FR780732; And Take Notice That any person claiming to have any title to or interest in the said land or any part of it (other than an interest protected by registration) is required on or before the 5th day of April, 2021 to file a statement of objection, setting out the grounds for such objection, verified by affidavit, directed to the land registrar at the address of the solicitor at the following address:

Gale Chevalier, Frontenac Paramedics chief.

19 pandemic, providing expertise at the testing centre in Kingston, and providing tests in resident homes as well. Paramedics have also played a key role in the vaccine roll-out in long term care facilities.

In December, Frontenac Paramedics submitted an application to the Ministry of Health to set up a new Community Paramedicine program to serve a specific population, people who are “on the wait list for long-term care, those who are eligible for long-term care, or those soon to be eligible for long-term care, by providing in-home care that stabilises their illness or disease trajectory.

Last week, the provincial government announced a grant of $6.5 million, over four years, to Frontenac County, for Frontenac County to target that specific population.

Community Paramedics will use the new funds to provide diagnostic procedures, assessments, testing, routine monitoring, and medical treatments in the comfort of people’s own homes. Paramedics will advise and assist patients with navigating the healthcare system. Services will be prompt and flexible, adapting a proactive response to each individual’s changing circumstances,” said a Frontenac County press release this week.

Chief Chevalier said that four full time Community Paramedics will be assigned to the new program, which will not have impact on any of the ambulance shifts that provide emergency service in Kingston and Frontenac County.

“With the increase, the community paramedicine program at Frontenac Paramedics is becoming an option for paramedics who are looking for a change from the stress and 12 hour shifts that are the reality for emergency service paramedics.

“Community Paramedicine provides a great career option for paramedics looking for a change, who do not want to go into management,” said Chavalier. “It can be a good way to extend careers and allow services, like Frontenac Paramedics, to continue to benefit from the experience of the people working with us.

“We anticipate that the program will expand and change over the 4 years, as we make sure we can provide the right care for this population. One of the benefits of community paramedics is that they are able to be flexible and respond to the needs of any given community.” ■

Merovitz Potechin LLP Suite 300-1565 Carling Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 8R1 Attention: Frank Bourgault If no such statement of objection is filed by April 5, 2021, the applicant will proceed with the application and any interest you may claim in the subject property will be thereby extinguished and you will not be entitled to receive any further notice with respect to the proceedings.

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by Martina Field and Jeff Green We congratulate ourselves every year for making it to the end of February with our sanity more or less intact.

Four months have passed since the assault of the cold, damp and dark days that started on November 1st and morphed into the snow and cold of winter.

The sun sets at 5:55 pm on March 1st, a vast improvement from the 4:24 pm in the dead of winter. And by the end of March, we will have passed the spring equinox and the time change and the sun will be setting at 7:55 pm.

Unfortunately, March is a fickle month, balancing the promise of spring with the persistence of winter. For all the promise of maple syrup season and seedlings in the window, there is an equal measure of ice and snow. It can be the cruellest of months, mostly because we are already beaten down by winter, when it begins, and it can be disheartening to have to wait through 31 days of March just to get to April.

This year, of course, March also marks a full year of COVID, the short lull before the third wave, the endless wait for a vaccine ...

This is all to say that, more than ever, we need hearty

Client Care Coordinator

soups in March, soups that have easy to find ingredients, and are easy to prepare. French Canadian yellow pea soup and Italian red lentil soup are two of the best.

These soups can be served as one course in a larger meal, but in our home they are the meal, served with a green salad, and some good bread. Certainly this March, a hearty bowl of soup is all anyone has the energy to prepare.

Italian style lentil soup (vegetarian) (20 minutes preparation, 45 minutes cooking time) Ingredients 1/8 of a cup Olive oil Onions – 1 cup chopped Garlic 6 or more cloves – coarsely chopped Carrots – 1 cup chopped Celery – 3/4 cup chopped Parsnips – 1/2 cup chopped 1 1/4 cups red lentils 1 16 oz. can whole tomatoes 3 roasted red peppers dried herbs to taste – 1 bay leaf, oregano, basil, thyme 1 tsp each cumin and paprika 1 1/2 litres vegetable stock, water or a combination salt and pepper to taste 1 cup chopped Swiss chard, kale or spinach freshly chopped Italian Parsley to taste lemon slices

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Southern Frontenac Community Services is a rural based organization focused on working with others in the provision of health and social services that meet the needs of our community.

The Client Care Coordinator is responsible for assessing the needs of all new seniors’ services clients and ensuring a smooth introduction and transition into all appropriate programs within SFCSC. In addition, the Coordinator will support referrals to and from other agencies as appropriate.

This is a full time (35 hours weekly) permanent position based in Sydenham, ON. Primary Duties: • Engage with clients & their families to introduce all of our programs and services in a positive, friendly manner.

• Provide oversight of the client and family experience with SFCSC. Liaise with program coordinators and facilitate the modification of client programs as needed.

• Oversee and provide guidance to in-home Service Providers.

Provides Service providers with client matches.

• Maintain all client records.

Please reference our website for a more detailed job description: https://www.sfcsc.ca/career-opportunities Requirements: • Post-Secondary education related to seniors care, social or community services or equivalent skills and experience.

• Strong communication skills.

• Proficient with MS Outlook, Word, Excel and familiar with web meetings.

• Demonstrated awareness of issues affecting seniors and adults living with disabilities in rural settings.

• The ability to be self-directed, personable, compassionate and work well in a busy environment with interruptions.

Administrative Assistant $38,025 - $46,298

Southern Frontenac Community Services is a rural based organization focused on working with others in the provision of health and social services that meet the needs of our community.

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing essential office support services to the management team to enable efficient and seamless business operations on a daily basis.

This is a full time (35 hours weekly) 6-month contract position with strong potential for renewal and/or to become a permanent position. Based in Sydenham, ON. Primary Duties: • Perform a variety of advanced clerical responsibilities in the areas of communication, record-maintenance, data entry, payroll and reporting • Coordinate IT services & facility maintenance activities • Manage office supply, furniture and IT orders.

parmesan or pecorino cheese toasted pumpkin seeds Method Clear onions and garlic in olive oil and add the chopped carrots, parsnips and celery. Saute all the vegetables together on medium heat until they start to get moist and change colour. Add lentils and stock or water, add the tomatoes, peppers and dried herbs and salt and pepper to taste, cutting them up as you add them to the pot. Bring to a boil, and then turn down the heat and cover the pot loosely with a lid and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. The lentils will be very soft. Five minutes before serving, add the spinach and melt it into the soup.

Remove bay leaf, and serve in large bowls. Squeeze lemon and grate cheese at the table. Sprinkle with toasted pumpkin seeds. If you like hot sauce, add some at the table as well. Serve with bread and butter and the lemon slices (the lemon really brings out the flavours). *I always use whole tomatoes because my grandmother said they have to use the best tomatoes for the whole tomatoes. I don't know if that is based on facts but it has the ring of truth.

Split pea soup (15 minutes preparation, 60-90 minutes cooking time) 1 cup chopped onions 3-6 cloves garlic – coarsely chopped 1 cup carrots - chopped 1 cup celery - chopped 1 ham hock (skin on) or soup bones 2 cups split peas 2 litres chicken stock, water, or a combination salt and pepper Method Use a large soup pot or medium stock pot.

Over medium heat, clear the onions, add garlic and stir in. Wait a minute. Add the carrots and celery and saute the vegetables together. Add the ham hock or soup bones, the split peas and stock (or water), salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, loosely cover and simmer over low-medium heat for 45-60 minutes Remove the ham hock. Cut off the skin and return the skin to the pot or discard. Cut the meat off the ham hock and return the shredded meat and the bone from the ham hock to the soup. Simmer for another 30 minutes. Remove the skin and ham hock at this point if you like. You can use a potato masher, or a stick mixer, to break up the peas at this point, but it is not necessary.

Serve in large bowls with bread and butter. ■

Please reference our website for a more detailed job description: https://www.sfcsc.ca/career-opportunities Requirements: • Office Administration diploma or equivalent skills and experience.

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February 25, 2021

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South Frontenac Council - Feb 16/21

Minute of Silence ayor Vandewal opened the meeting by asking for a minute of silence in memory of Percy Snider, who had passed away earlier that day. Percy’s trucking firm has had many contracts with the Township’s Public Works Department over the years: particularly waste and recycling collection and snow plowing.

Extension of Road Surface Treatment Contracts Mark Segsworth, Director of Public Services recommended the current 2020 contracts with Miller Paving for Micro-surfacing, and maths Construction for single and double surface paving be extended for the 2021 season: both contractors have agreed to hold their 2020 prices for the coming year.

Councillor Sutherland expressed displeasure at this: “Miller has increased his prices by 7% every year for the past three years.” (Miller’s prices have been $5.83/$5.39/$5.98/6.35 per unit for the past four years).

Sleeth commented that he approved of Miller’s holding the line for the coming year. Sutherland also asked why Brendar’s double surface treatment was significantly higher

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than single surface treatment. (Double surface is budgeted for Hinchinbrook, Carrying Place and Deyo/Bunker Hill Roads). “I’m not prepared to argue prices,” responded Segsworth; “Miller has always been low bidder when we’ve gone to tender. I would suggest we’re getting a pretty good price: the increases here in South Frontenac are very comparative with other districts, and they do a good job.”

Council approved the extension of both contracts, which are already included in the 2021 budget.

Household Hazardous Waste Segsworth also recommended a two year contract extension with Brendar Environmental for the operations of the Household Hazardous Waste Facility to March 31, 2023.

Over 2 years ago, The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks issued directions that the Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste (MHSW) and the Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) programs would be ending on December 31, 2020. The OES ceased operations as planned but that industry remains in a state of transition and uncertainty about how electronic waste will be handled.

The timing of the MHSW transition is still uncertain. South

Frontenac has received $2,000 from Central Frontenac for their residents’ use of the SF household hazardous waste disposal site. Mayor Vandewal agreed that Brandor were “doing a great job,” but wondered if the South Frontenac site needed to be open as frequently, now that bale wrap is not being accepted. (The site is open the 2nd and 4th Thursdays in winter, and weekly in summer.) Councillor Revill said that he has seen as many as 80 cars in line during the summer. There was general agreement that they need better use statistics before changing the hours. Also, Councillor Roberts said he thought that not enough people know the Township has a Household Hazardous Waste site. CAO Carbone said staff will collect more data about the site use, and is already looking at ways to improve overall townshipwide communications this year.

Covid Relief Fund CAO Carbone reported that staff have had a number of meetings in the past two weeks with key service providers in the township, and were putting together a basic framework for relief and recovery support. “We are working with those services that are best able to help those with greatest need.” Carbone assured Council that they would be getting specific details in March, with a program up and running soon after. ■

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News & Public Notices

USE OF TOWNSHIP SIDEWALKS While out enjoying the beautiful lakes and trails, remember that sidewalks are intended for the safe use by pedestrians and that motorized vehicles such as snowmobiles, dirt bikes, four wheelers and other ATV’s should not be utilizing them, unless for the purpose of directly crossing a sidewalk or footpath.

The use of township sidewalks by motor vehicles, is prohibited under By-law 2000-01, Section 3 b).

NOTICE OF CLOSING – PORTION OF UNOPENED ROAD ALLOWANCE Take Notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac proposes to pass a by-law to stop up, close and transfer ownership of an unopened road allowance.

Location: Portion of the Unopened Road Allowance being a portion of Rideau Crescent, between Lot 20 and Block C, Plan 1316.

The proposed unopened road allowance closing will come before Council for consideration at the regular meeting to be held virtually via Zoom on March 16th, 2021 at 7:00 pm. At that time, Council will hear concerns from any person who believes they may be adversely affected by the closure of such unopened road allowance. The public may participate in the Public Meeting by registering to participate electronically on the Township’s website. Any comments or concerns to the Township would be appreciated, in writing to Michelle Hannah, Planning Assistant at mhannah@southfrontenac.net, before the above noted date.

Further documentation pertaining to this proposed unopened road allowance closure and sale can be found at: https://www.southfrontenac.net/planning-applications/

2021 DOG TAGS – EARLY BIRD PRICES END FEB 28 Dog Tags for the 2021 year are now available for $15.00 each, until February 28, 2021. After that date the fee increases to $30.00. See our website for other retail locations selling dog tags until February 28th, 2021.

Kennel Licenses must be purchased at the Municipal Office (4432 George St) at a cost of $125.00 until February 28, after which the fee will increase to $150.00 per license.

INTERIM TAX NOTICES DUE APRIL 30, 2021 Interim Tax Notices will be issued to all property owners beginning on March 1, 2021. The Interim Tax notice amount is based on 35% of the annualized 2020 tax rate and assessment value. If you have not received your Interim Tax Notice by March 30, 2021 you should contact the Tax Department at 613-376-3027 Ext. 2200 or email us at taxes@southfrontenac.net.

COLLECTION DELAYS During inclement weather in the winter months, Garbage & Recycle collection vehicles may start a bit later in the morning. In these events, the drivers may not begin their routes until sanding and plowing of certain roads is complete as safety of our workers and residents is of utmost importance. Please have patience as we work through another wonderful Canadian Winter!

WINTER HOURS - HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOT Our next open dates will be open February 25th and March 11th from 3pm – 7pm. Open dates will be published monthly in this banner but keep in mind they are the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. Please remember that accepted items are hazardous materials, small electronics and bale wrap only. A full listing of accepted materials may be found on our website under Living Here/Solid Waste/ Recycling/Household Hazardous Waste.

DRIVE SLOW IN THE SNOW • BE NICE ON THE ICE: Give yourself twice the space between vehicles and pedestrians. Stopping distance on ice is double that of a dry road • GO SLOW IN THE SNOW: Slow down and drive according to weather conditions, not the speed limit • IT’S NOT A RACE, GIVE PLOW SPACE: Snow plows are extra wide and can create clouds of snow – both of which reduce visibility and increase the risk of collision. It’s best to wait for the plow to pull over before you pass. See www. snowhow.ca To familiarize you with how our Public Services Department manage the winter road conditions, our Winter Control Plan can be found at www.southfrontenac.net under Winter Maintenance.

BUILDING SERVICES UPDATE Effective Wednesday, February 10, 2021, all restrictions put in place to limit non-essential construction have been lifted. This means that all types of construction within the Township can resume, subject to issuance of a permit from the building department where required.

For additional inquiries regarding building permits or inspections, please contact the Building Department by phone at 613-376-3027 ext. 2226 or by email at building@southfrontenac.net .

ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEM APPLICATIONS The South Frontenac Development Services Department is accepting new applications for On-Site Sewage Systems under Part 8 of the Ontario Building Code. New applications and inquiries for sewage systems should be directed to Building staff via 613-376-3027 Ext 2226 or via email building@southfrontenac.net. Further information is available on the Township website at: https://www.southfrontenac.net/en/living-here/septic-systems.aspx PLANNING 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 meeting helps us evaluate your application and provides you with important information about the process. Pre-consultation meetings will occur by phone or via zoom at this time.

WINTER PARKING RESTRICTIONS The parking of vehicles on Township roads and village streets from 12:00 midnight to 7:00 a.m. is not permitted from December 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021. Pursuant to Section 181 of the Highway Traffic Act “No person shall deposit snow or ice on a roadway without permission in writing from the road authority responsible for the maintenance of the road”.

Please be advised that the Township of South Frontenac will NOT be responsible for damages to mailboxes, newspaper boxes, recycle boxes or parked cars where said boxes or vehicles interfere with the winter maintenance of Township roads.

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: • 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.

TOWN HALL UPCOMING MEETINGS • Council Meeting – March 2nd 2021 at 7:00 pm – Electronic Participation • Committee of the Whole – March 9th, 2021 at 7:00pm – Electronic Participation 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.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES • Competition #21-01-PS - Manager of Technical Services and Infrastructure We look forward to hearing from you by 4:00 pm on Monday, March 8, 2021.

• Competition #21-02-TD – Full-time Temporary Payroll Clerk (Anticipated 8-9 months) We look forward to hearing from you by 4:00 pm on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

• Competition #21-04-PS – Summer Student Jobs – General Labourers (11 Openings) We look forward to hearing from you by 4:00 pm on Friday, March 26, 2021.

For more information on either position, please see the full job posting and description on our website at https://www.southfrontenac. net/careers/ Resumes and cover letters may be emailed in confidence to: Jillian McCormick, Human Resources/Legislative Compliance Officer, Township of South Frontenac at hr@southfrontenac.net.

News & Public Notices

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION – PS-RFQ1-2021 – CONTRACTED EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND TRADES Sealed submissions must be received by 1:00 pm local time on March 17, 2021, Attention: Neil Carbone, CAO, 4432 George St, Sydenham, ON, K0H 2T0. Official forms detailing the general specifications and requirements may be downloaded from the BIDDINGO.COM website or call ahead for pick up location at the Public Works Department, 2490 Keeley Rd, Sydenham, ON by calling 613 376-3027 Ext 4347 or bkirk@southfrontenac.net

MUNICIPAL OFFICES REOPEN TO THE PUBLIC Effective February 10, 2021, the Stay-at-Home Order was lifted for the KFL&A region. As such, the Township of South Frontenac reopened its office doors in the Village of Sydenham and on Keeley Road to the public on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Please see our website under News and Public Notices for the Public Service Announcement that provides greater detail on what you can anticipate.

Residents are asked to follow the signage at each entrance, wear a mask in the building, and refrain from visiting the office if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.

TENDER # FD-2021-01 FOR TWO (2) 2021 THREE QUARTER TON CREW CAB FOUR WHEEL DRIVE PICK-UP TRUCK Sealed submissions must be received by 1:00 pm local time on February 26, 2021 at the Township office; 4432 George Street, Sydenham, Ontario. Attention: Neil Carbone, CAO. Official forms detailing the general specifications and requirements can be downloaded from our website or BIDDINGO.com. All official correspondence in regards to the specifications should be directed to the South Frontenac Fire and Rescue Director of Fire and Emergency Services/Fire Chief for the Township Of South Frontenac at firechief@southfrontenac.net or 613-376-3027 ext 2234.

2021 COMMUNITY GRANTS Applications for the Community Project Grant Program are now being accepted. Not for profit community organizations including charitable organizations and unincorporated groups who meet the project guidelines can apply until April 30, 2021. For more information see the website. Successful applicants will be notified by June 15, 2021.

ATTENTION HARROWSMITH RESIDENTS – COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN EXTENDED! Council approved the extension of the Community Improvement Plan for Harrowsmith to October 31, 2024. This program focuses on redevelopment, revitalization, prosperity and beautification of the village. For details see the website - https://www.southfrontenac. net/en/open-for-business/Community-Improvement-Plan.aspx

THINGS TO DO SNOWSHOE & KICKSLED RENTAL Get outside and try something new this winter!

Snowshoe’s – Daily rental rate: $12 plus HST and $30 refundable security deposit per pair.

Kicksleds – Daily rental rate: $25 plus HST and $100 refundable security deposit per kicksled.

Adult and Kid’s sizes available. Visit www.frontenacarena.com for more information!

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Ontario Cottagers to Meet March 6

By John Curran Waterfront property owners – cottagers and yearround residents alike – will gather online next moth for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations (FOCA).

To be hosted on the morning of March 6, the webinar costs $30 and you must preregister in advance at https://foca.on.ca/ product/agm-spring-seminar-2021-register-here/.

In addition to the business portion of the AGM, the program includes program updates, a presentation of FOCA’s 2020-2023 Strategic Plan, presentation of the FOCA Achievement Award for 2020 as well as other information sessions hosted by the association and its partners.

“We are largely an association of associations,” said Terry Rees, FOCA’s executive director, during the group’s recent fall webinar. “We’ve been operating for more than 55 years serving 520-plus lake associations and more than 50,000 unique member families.”

In addition to already widely popular benefits,

like group insurance coverage for associations and their directors, FOCA has online toolkits aimed at everything from stopping the spread of invasive species, to cottage ownership succession planning, to improving member engagement for lake associations looking to replicate already proven strategies and event models.

“It is a great resource for cottage associations trying to get more active in their respective communities,” said Michelle Lewin, FOCA communications co-ordinator.

Deanna Forgie, FOCA’s Membership Coordinator, explained the newest benefit available to lake association leaders that should help them rest easier with some of the tougher decisions they face on their respective boards: a new legal helpline. Offered free of charge to all existing FOCA insurance policy holders, the new service was explained by Ross Fraser, of Cade Associates, the association’s insurance broken.

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The Legal Helpline is available by calling 877255-4269 and there is no limit to the number of times you can call. The staff supporting the line are available from 8 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week.

“There’s no contract review or document review – this isn’t like having a lawyer on retainer,” said Fraser, “but it is helpful and reassuring for directors.”

FOCA President Marlin Horst, who hails from the Baptiste Lake Association, said the association’s guiding document is really its Strategic Plan.

“We employ a three-year cyclical planning process,” he explained, adding that as part of the information gathering related to developing the updated plan, the board had heard from 581 individuals representing 127 unique lake associations. “We’ve been Ontario’s voice of the waterfront community since 1963.”

Beginning in May of last year with a detailed SWOT analysis – a high-level investigation of the association’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats – the process has already resulted in a draft Strategic Plan that will be finalized and released on March 6, “for the FOCA annual general meeting,”

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added Horst.

FOCA has actively been engaging on a number of fronts during recent months and some of its primary areas of advocacy and policy focus have been: the elimination of Hydro One’s seasonal rate class; coming changes to Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act; the ongoing Algonquin Land Claim process; and, the federal plan to introduce a national water agency.

Horst closed by outlining FOCA’s six proposed priorities from the draft strategic plan: 1) Promoting healthy lands, lakes and rivers; 2) Advocating for responsive government; 3) Serving lake and road associations; 4) Championing affordable and safe rural living; 5) Fostering community; and, 6) Building FOCA’s capacity.

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Township Of Central Frontenac 2021 BUDGET MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Township of Central Frontenac will be holding 2021 Municipal Budget Meetings on the following dates: February 26, 2021 – 1pm to 4pm March 2, 2021 – 9am to 4pm Due to current Covid-19 restrictions meeting will be held virtually, please visit our website for further details

COUNCIL MEETING Regular Council Meeting March 9, 2021 at 4 p.m.

March 23, 2021 at 4pm Due to current Covid-19 restrictions meeting will be held virtually, please visit our website for further details

COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT March 11, 2021 at 4 p.m.

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