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Guigue From GREC, Putnam From SHS, Weichenthal From NAEC, All Win Student Achiever Awards By Jeff Green (with information supplied by the LDSB) he Limestone District School Board (LDSB) of Trustees honoured 11 secondary students who are graduating year with 2021 Limestone Student Achievers Awards at its regular meeting May 19. Among the 11 are 3 from schools in Frontenac County and Addington Highlands. Diana Weichenthal, a student at North Addington Education Centre in Cloyne, was recognized for consistently demonstrating “superior skills, attitude, and work ethic” according to an LDSB release. She has received multiple academic proficiency awards in her school, has maintained a high overall grade average, and has been the recipient of the PEARL award for participation, enthusiasm, attitude, responsibility, and leadership at NAEC. During COVID, Diana has helped to promote school activities aimed at creating a sense of normalcy in her school. Grace Guigue, a student at Granite Ridge Education Centre, has been an honour roll student for four years, and currently has a staggering 98% average. She has been active in several sports, and serves on student council, the prom and spirit committees. During COVID she initiated a holiday card/ messages campaign for a local senior’s residence. Annika Putnam, a student at Sydenham High School, has received excellence and honour roll certificates and has maintained grades over 95%. As the rural student trustee for 2 years, and chair of the InterSchool Council, she participated as a student interviewer for the “Who Do You Know” 2020 graduation project. She is a
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2021 lImestone School Board Student Achievers: Grace Guigue, Granite Ridge Education Centre; Diana Weichenthal, North Addington Education Centre, Anika Putnam, Sydenham High School.
leader for the Catalyst Leo Lions Club, and volunteers in her community “The Limestone Student Achievers Award recognize outstanding achievements of secondary students whose exceptional accomplishments merit recognition beyond the separate categories of awards at the school level. Recipients should have demonstrated exemplary achievement in all three categories: leadership; positive attitude, energy, and school spirit; and academic standing,” said a release from LDSB accompanying the awards. LDSB Board Chair Suzanne Ruttan said
the achievements of these exemplary students make our schools better. "These students inspire their fellow students, staff and community members alike. This award recognizes their exemplary contributions to strategic priorities of wellness, collaboration, and innovation in supporting others during the school year." Each student will receive a medal, a framed award certificate and a lapel pin. Their names will be recorded on a plaque and displayed in the Barry C. O’Connor Board Room at the Education Centre. Director of Education Krishna Burra said
the Limestone Student Achievers presentation is a highlight of Board Meeting calendar for both Trustees and staff. "These students are truly bright lights in an otherwise very challenging year. Their contributions to our strategic priorities of wellness, collaboration, and innovation in supporting others during the school year is exemplary," he said. "Regardless of where these students are headed after graduation, it is clear they will continue to make a positive and significant impact, and forever be wonderful ambassadors of the Limestone District School Board." ■
Beating The Stale Date – The Return Of The Astrazeneca Pharmacy Pilot Project
By Jeff Green t might seem like a long time ago, but it has been just over ten weeks since the commencement of pharmacy based AstraZeneca vaccine rollout, that was targeted at the narrow cohort of the 60-64 year olds. Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington was one of three districts that was chosen for the pilot, along with the COVID hotspot regions of Toronto and Windsor. The parameters of the rollout were challenging for independent, rural pharmacies because each participating pharmacy received the same amount of vaccine, 550 doses. It did not matter if the pharmacy was a large Shoppers Drugmart or Walmart pharmacy in Toronto or a small pharmacy in Harrowsmith or Northbrook, they had to commit to using every dose by April 1, when the vaccine was no longer usable. Among the dozen or so pharmacies in KFL&A, who participated in the pilot project, there were four in rural Frontenac and Lennox and Addington; Tobia Guardian in Northbrook, and the Sharbot Lake,
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Harrowsmith, and Inverary Pharmasave stores. The impact of the pilot project on the vaccination statistics in the region, is graphically depicted on the vaccination dashboard at KFLAPH. Over 2,000 people were vaccinated in the region, in each of the 8 days, between March 12 and March 19, with a peak of 3725 on March 16. There have only been 2 other days when 2,000 or more people in KFL&A have been vaccinated since then. Since the pilot program was open to 60 to 64 year olds, who live anywhere in Ontario, many of those who got their AstraZeneca shot, during that time period, were travelers from outside the region. It does demonstrate the local capacity to vaccinate when pharmacies are engaged. In a media call on Friday, May 21, Kieran Moore, the medical officer of health for KFL&A, said “we are committed to keeping our fridges empty in KFL&A. We are receiving 10,000 shots of Pfizer each week for the next two weeks and maybe more after that,
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the first and second dose to 10 weeks, from the recommended 12. In order to do this, however, those who received their dose during that time frame are required to provide an attestation confirming they are choosing to receive the vaccine early. Doctor Moore said Public Health will be handling the distribution of the soon to be stale dated AstraZeneca supply that is earmarked for independent pharmacies in the region, and that the supply was expected on Saturday, May 22. “We will get the vaccine delivered early next week,” said Moore on Friday The four rural pharmacies have been asked how much vaccine they expect to be able to administer before the end of May. “It is a hard question to answer,” said Eric Tobia of Northbrook Pharmasave, “we want to make sure that any vaccine that we receive ends up in someone's arm, but I can't book people in until I know for sure when the
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Dusty Roads Manager of Roads and Waste Brett Reavie said it’s been a “good spring” for his department but it is starting to get dusty. But, he said, dust suppressant won’t be applied until June 20. He also said that masks are not mandatory at waste sites, as requested by the Community Control Group, which held its 38th meeting May 13. “I’ve also been asked to sit in with the County and Loyalist Township on a meeting for bringing electric (car) charging stations in the area,” he said.
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By Jeff Green y the time this newspaper is printed, I hope to have an appointment to get my second dose of Astrazeneca before the end of May. The pharmacy where I will get it is located a 30 second walk from my office. So it shouldn't be a total loss, as my 97 year old aunt likes to say. I might pick up the mail at the Post Office, across the street, and pick up an apple and a tuna fish sandwich for my lunch, at the grocery store, while I am out. The fact that, as a healthy 60 year old person with no underlying conditions, I am getting a second dose of vaccine out of turn, is not lost on me. Across the province, people have been struggling to book appointments for their first dose. There are thousands of elderly people in our region who are alone and lonely, not only because of the restrictions but because they will not feel comfortable taking chances because they have comorbidity. The extra boost from the second dose may not even bring their protection to the level I already enjoy from taking
a first dose. Across the world, people don't even know when vaccines will be available at all. I don't feel guilty about taking this second dose, however. Like the first dose, this dose comes from a batch of AstraZeneca that is approaching its expiry date, this time in only a few days. With the speed of vaccine development, supply issues, approval protocols in Canada, and a bunch of other factors, the cohort that I joined on my most recent birthday became the only group who could take the first dose of vaccine that came from India. Because I got my dose on March 12, I am part of an even smaller group who have been made eligible for a supply of AstraZeneca vaccine, that has been sitting in fridges for months, first in the United States and later in Canada. Politics, science, coincidence, and some incompetence, have resulted in this opportunity for me, and if I turn it down, the vaccine may indeed go to waste. In that case, I will end up getting dose of vaccine that someone else will not be getting.
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She said that her pharmacy ordered 100 doses. "We had to make a guess about how many people will be avialable on short notiice," she said. The first dose vaccination rate in KFL&A, which was ahead of the provincial average, until a couple of weeks ago, has dropped down a bit as the result of a provincial focus on providing an extra share of the supply to COVID hotspots in Toronto and Peel region, but Dr. Moore indicated that will change in June when the vaccine supply improves. The good news in KFL&A is that the COVID case rate has dropped in the region over the weekend. As of Monday, there were 38 active cases, a 7 day new case rate of 12.2 per 100,000 people, and a positive testing rate of 0.65%. These are all the lowest numbers in the last month ■
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vaccine will arrive.” The Victoria Day weekend complicatedmatters as well. On Tuesday morning (May 25) Pharmacist Sarah Swanson of the Sharbot Lake Pharmasave said that she was waiting for an update from KFLAPH about when the vaccine will arrive in Sharbot Lake. "We have emailed the patients who received Astrazeneca from us between March 12 and 19, and given them the option to opt for this vaccine, but we can't book appointments until we know when it is coming," she said.
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That is motivation number one for me, getting out of the way. In order for the government to ensure transparency, I had to attest to the fact that the 10 week gap between my vaccines is not optimal for its ability to protect me from COVID 12 weeks is optimal, and I had to attest to the fact that I was aware that vaccines, such as the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, may become available to me if I wait and may offer the same or better protection. Again, I had no problem with that because I know the science around those two other options was incomplete. Indeed, less than an hour after sending off my attestation in the subject line of an email to my pharmacist, I read that the National Advisory Council on Immunization (NACI) does not recommend so-called mixing and matching of vaccines. From my understanding of how this community, this province and this country will fare best in the coming months, it is through vaccinating as many people as possible as quickly as possible, with first and second doses. I know that the “stay-at-home” order, which has been effective in giving the vac-
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Yes, you are right, the vaccination rates in the US are significantly higher than in Canada. Of course, they don’t have a federal leader that bought enough vaccines to provide 4 doses for everyone; yet, only 4% of all Canadians are fully vaccinated (gov of Cda). Even now some eligible people locally, are waiting over 2 months for a single shot while our illustrious Premier is urging everyone to get a shot as soon as possible so that the restrictions can be lifted. Although you present interesting statistics pertaining to case rates and death rates, there are other numbers to be seen for comparison. Ontario (pop. 14 million) has had 520,000 cases (3.7%) and 8500 deaths (0.006%) (PHO). From Johns Hopkins University, for comparison purposes, Taiwan (pop. 24 million) has had
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• Happy belated birthday to a fine lady who just celebrated 83 short years on May 17th. That person is Beulah Beattie. Ron Kerr did his duty by playing and singing happy birthday to her. Do hope you will have many more years, Beulah. • Sad to hear another great lady has passed away from our community, Muriel Van Ness. She will be missed. Our sincere condolences to the family. • We sure have been having some gorgeous weather, but we need a couple of days of rain. Looks like we are going to be in for a crop of caterpillars again. I sure hope they do not mature. They have done a lot of damage in past years. • Please stay safe and healthy. Heaven must be almost overflowing.
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• Please keep our Pine Meadow People in mind as they accept donations in multiples of $25.00 to receive a chance to win a quilt made by Land O’Lakes Quilters and Crafters. The funds go toward patio and walkways, additional ceiling lifts, computer and entertainment up-grades. What an exciting joint venture, where everyone truly “wins”. Please contact Administrator Margaret Palimaka at Pine Meadow or Eleanor Nowell at Nowell Motors. So many of our loved ones live or have lived at Pine Meadow and received excellent care, so let’s get behind this movement, folks. • Special “thinking of you” to fellow reporter, Pearl Killingbeck- we love you to pieces! • We had a quiet “long weekend” in Henderson with less traffic and folks mostly coming to their cottages for repairs. Thanks to all who are following Covid guidelines and keeping us all safe. When restrictions lift fully, we'll have a wing ding, Henderson style!
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• Happy 50th Anniversary on June 3rd to the Storrington Lions Club! We are so fortunate to have them in our community. Local Food Banks have a need and they are there to support. Take a walk in various parks in the Township and chances are you will see a park bench donated by the Storrington Lions Club. Need to rent a hall? They have the space, freshly renovated. This past year, their take-out dinners have been a great success and added to our waist lines! They are very generous with donations to various causes in the area and the children’s ward at KGH has also benefited. The community is missing the youth dances, the breakfast with Santa and the High Tea event due to COVID! The list of what they achieve is never ending. It is a small group, member wise, but what a power house for the community! • Life Changes on a purse snatch! The 93 year old woman who had this happen last week at the Kingston Centre is my mother-in-law. “Nice” young gentleman asked for a bit of help with reading a label and when she got to the check out, her purse was gone. It was in the basket of her walker, under her reusable grocery bags and out of sight. The ugly duo
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• Lanark County Neighbours for Truth and Reconciliation - Thousands of years before European settlers arrived in what is now called Lanark County, Algonquin/Omàmìwininì People thrived in these lands. When Samuel de Champlain first encountered Algonquins in the 1600s, the land was not empty. Rather, the Algonquin People had complex social and political structures for governing their homeland. In an effort to recognize both this history and the ongoing presence of Algonquin communities, two plaques have just been installed in Lanark County. The creation and installation of the plaques was organized by the community volunteer group Lanark County Neighbours for Truth and Reconciliation (LCNTR). LCNTR worked in partnership with elders from the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation and the Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation, who acted in the role of advisors. One of these advisors, Larry McDermott of the Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation, made the following statement. “Chi miigwetch (thank you) to the Lanark County Neighbors for Truth and Reconciliation for coordinating these efforts to bring forward the voice of Algonquin ancestral legacy, and animate a history that has been silenced, and exemplify the way forward in cross-cultural respect for the land and water, as was intended in the original wampum belts and early generosity of our Algonquin ancestors - to the first settlers.” One of the plaques is entitled “Thousands of Years of Algonquin Homeland.” It is located in the Tay Basin in Perth, near the Crystal Palace. The Tay Basin plaque was designed by the Perth area’s Annie Dalton. The other plaque, mounted on a marble boulder, is entitled “Algonquins of Bedford, Oso & South Sherbrooke.” It can be found on the south side of County Road 36, between the Crow Lake Road and Hanna Road turnoffs, just north of the community of Bolingbroke. This plaque tells the story of the Algonquin Chief Shawinipinessi’s petition in the middle of the nineteenth century to have a reserve set aside for his community. Reserves were not a traditional way of existence Specializing in: • New Home Construction • Cottage Renovations and Additions • New Garage builds & Garage packages • Boat houses/marine construction • Interior and exterior renovations 613-893-3263 info@timberstonecustomhomes.ca www.timberstonecustomhomes.ca Instagram:@Timberstonecustomcrafted
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for Algonquin People, but Shawinipinessi made the petition because of the steady destruction of the Natural World of the Algonquin homeland. Despite the Crown's approval of a reserve the land continued to be destroyed by squatters and timber merchants. The Crown then denied that a reserve had ever been granted, and Shawinipinessi’s community was forced to find other places to live. Images of both plaques can be found on the Lanark County Neighbours website www.lanarkcountyneighbours.ca Congratulations are due to the Town of Perth and to Tay Valley Township for their enthusiastic support of these two works of historical remembrance. Reeve Brian Campbell shared positive sentiments. “Tay Valley Township is pleased to be able to contribute to local knowledge about the history of the Algonquin in our area. For too many years, Algonquins have gone hidden and unrecognized in our communities in Eastern Ontario, since they never had reserves established. With this plaque, we hope to encourage greater awareness of the Algonquins among us today, their past struggles, and we look forward to future activities together.” This plaque project has truly been a community exercise. In addition to the support of the two municipalities and the partnership between the Algonquin elders and the Neighbours group, it has included many financial donations and volunteer efforts. For the Bolingbroke location, for instance, Omya Canada (Tom Lalonde and Carlos Morales Velez) donated five marble boulders. Tony Sweeney of Sweeney Landscaping then did the tricky work of placing a 4-ton boulder atop another boulder. Brooke Valley’s Ian Duthie, lent his time and skill to mount the plaque on this cap rock. Also working hard behind the scenes were Tay Valley planner Noelle Reeve, the Tay Valley Heritage Committee, and Tay Valley Public Works. While the installation of the plaques is an important step in the truth and reconciliation process, the high level of community commitment speaks well to an ongoing interest in the vital, longer term work of historical repair. Ceremonies led by Algonquin leaders were initially planned for the unveiling of the plaques, but these are now delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Those interested in the forthcoming ceremonies and other reconciliation events can sign up for the mailing list on the Lanark County Neighbours for Truth and Reconciliation website (www.lanarkcountyneighbours.ca).
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• On May 22, Saturday, we at the retirement home enjoyed the country music of Mitch Barker and his father, Norman Gibson. They sang for over an hour. They also sang a special song in memory of my parents, Fred and Joyce Smith - You Are My Best Friend. • We celebrated a birthday on May 22, John Rutherford. We had delicious fish, chips, and banana split for our supper. It was a lovely meal • I had Lillian Hartwick and her son Wesley here visiting outside. It was nice to see them. • Sympathy to the family of my cousin, Muriel Vanness, who recently passed from this world. She will be missed. She was a Meeks. • Birthday greetings to Stu Young, Peter Meeks, Roger Fisher, Andrew Matson, Tim Drew, Ray Whitelock, Dave Hartwick and my husband, who is a heavenly angel, Archie Meeks.
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• Well, the blackflies are here and are very hungry. Bug jackets are essential, but even then the flies find a way to bite. However, with the heat last week, the dragonflies have hatched out of the water. Kathy was first to tell me about dragonflies in her yard, then Stan said he was escorted by a squadron of dragonflies when he was out for a run. Eat, dragonflies, EAT. • Gypsy moth caterpillars have hatched out. Linda suggests
putting tape with sticky side out around your trees. The caterpillars climb up but cannot go over the tape. If you have BTK you can mix a batch and spray them on small caterpillars. You may need several applications and it works best on the small ones, but not at all on the moths. • I hear from more and more people that they have had their Covid vaccination. Second shots are a while off yet, but progress is being made. Keep following the Public Health guidelines and we should have at least part of a 'semi-normal' summer.
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Colleen Steele 613-375-6219 Christine Teal mrsteal2u@hotmail.com 613-375-6525 • Hope all enjoyed the beautiful long weekend. Hopefully next year we will be back to normal and take in all the celebrations. Normally, there would have been doing our annual flea market at the fairgrounds. Miss all those who made it such a success. • Did you plant your garden? • The COVID needles are being offered to the youth. Hopefully we will soon have all vaccinated with the first shot anyway. • It's so great to see the hummingbirds and orioles back. • The small gypsy moths are sure in surplus this year, and they bite, too. Also, the mosquitoes as well as the ticks, are out in full force! Maybe when this COVID virus is over, scientists will come up with a needle for Lyme Disease. • I can not believe that somewhere in our small little hamlet of Parham there would be people who would vandalize such a sacred ground as the cemetery. 4 or 5 of the tombstones have been pushed off their bases. Thankfully, they don't seem to have been damaged. If you know any information, call the township office, please, as this is a criminal offence. • It's nice to hear that the Canadian Snow Birds have started training once again after the tragic death of one of their own. Quite a show they put on. • We are looking for someone energetic to report the news from this area. If you are interested, please give one of us a call. We'd love to hear from you and pass on the torch (actually, the pen!) • Remember: The good you do is noticed and felt.
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• Perth Road United Church update: With the change to the new 'three stage' system for opening up and Stage 1 not starting until June 14th at the earliest, we will be continuing to have podcasts only. We will monitor this and will keep you informed of any changes/further extensions. For the podcast, please tune in from home, at 10:00am on Sundays on the Perth Road United Church website at www.pruc.ca. • During the pandemic, going for a hike or visiting a conservation area has become a popular pastime But, when you do decide to head outdoors, experts warn you should watch out for ticks. In fact, there's been an increase in blacklegged ticks that carry Lyme disease, so it's important to take precautions on the trails and even in your own backyard. If you have a tick, it is recommended you visit your local emergency facility, even if you remove it yourself, to ensure the tick has been completely removed. You will also be prescribed a short course of antibiotics to prevent the onset of Lyme disease.
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• Zimmer Air has begun spraying for gypsy moths on May 25th here in the Frontenac Area. I noticed the white signs along some country roads this past weekend. Hopefully it helps our area! • If you are like me and finding the mosquitos incredibly awful this year, take a trip to your medicine cabinet and pull out your vicks vapo rub! This stuff is amazing. You only need to put a dab on, but there is something in it that repels insects. You can also apply it to insect bites to relieve itching. It's not just for coughs and colds anymore! • It was very disheartening to read that the Cloyne Tennis Courts and rest stop had some vandalism the weekend of May15th and 16th. The Township sign was damaged, a mural was toppled over and an outhouse was tipped. It is so sad to hear about something like this in our community. Mayor Higgins would like you to please contact him if you saw anything or have any information regarding this incident. Thank you!
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• Hey Sydenham ... hope everyone is keeping sane and smiling during this trying time. Just remember we will eventually look back upon it and say, remember the pandemic, we survived it. Keep on keeping on. The local businesses are doing a fantastic job to help us through this time. Patience is always appreciated as well as a Thank-you. • Gardening time is upon us. The amount of people out
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Collateral Knee Ligament Injuries (1/2) The knee is a hinge joint. Being the middle point of your lower limb, it can be exposed to twisting and sideways forces from the rotation of your hip or ankle joints above and below. Your collateral ligaments run down either side of your knee to provide some protection to the knee against these forces. A collateral ligament injury tends to occur as a result of trauma to the knee. A twisting force, such as that experienced skiing, or a lateral force, when your knee is pushed outwards or inwards, are the typical mechanisms of injury. Once damaged, it can take some time for it to heal. Ligaments have a poor blood supply, meaning there is a lower concentration of the substances the body relies upon to repair an injury. The severity of your injury will dictate how long it will take you to recover. This can range from 6 weeks to 3 months or more, depending on how strict you are with your post-injury care routine. Within the first few hours, you will normally experience swelling and perhaps bruising around the area of your injury. This can sometimes track further down your leg, so don’t be alarmed if you see bruising further down. Moving the knee can be painful, particularly after periods of immobility. Help your body to recover by elevating your leg for short periods in the early phase. This will help any swelling and bruising to disperse. Ice can be an excellent additional aid in settling any bruising and/or swelling. Be sure to wrap your ice in a damp cloth and monitor your skin to avoid ice burns. (To be continued next week).
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Conditions Ripe For GYPSY MOTH-MAGGEDON
Your turn is coming soon. Photo: A Pypsy Moth infestation.
By Jeff Green ver the past week to ten days, pharmacists and doctors’ offices in parts of Eastern Ontario have been inundated with calls about apparent bug bites or poison ivy causing skin irritation, welts, and swelling on arms and necks. Antihistamines, prednisone and painkillers have been prescribed. Quickly enough, the true cause was determined: tiny caterpillars falling from the sky. The gypsy moth infestation, which resulted in defoliation of the first set of leaves in deciduous trees and major needle loss in evergreens last summer, is back. This time, the infestation has already had an impact on people, and there is every indication it will have an even greater impact on forests and backyard trees alike very soon. Eric Boysen is a forester who has been managing and restoring a 200-acre woodlot on Fagan Lake, near Maberly. He has been studying moth infestations in his own woodlot for a number of years. He said that the combination of dry weather over the last two weeks, and a windy Monday on May 10th, have been an ideal combination for millions and millions of tiny caterpillars who were hanging on strings high up in trees waiting for a dispersing wind. The tiny hairs of the caterpillars are toxic and some people claim they have been bitten by them. The good news, at least for those who have been dealing with itching and swelling skin, is that the caterpillars have moved on to the further stages in
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their development by now. “They go through six larval stages,” said Boysen, “they are in the third stage now.” They have begun to eat the leaves of a large variety of tree species. According to Boysen, who made a presentation about moth infestations to a meeting of the Eastern Ontario Model Forest in February, which he will present again over Zoom on June 10, the biggest hope to control the population this year would have been a cool, wet May, and that did not happen. With dry weather in store for June, the only real control over the caterpillars this year will be their own success. “There is a virus that they can handle when the food supply is plentiful, but kills them when they are stressed, which happens when there are too many of them for the food supply. There is also a fungus that kills them,” he said. If these factors are in play this year, they will be apparent. Caterpillars infected with the virus can be found on tree bark in an upside down V shape, and the fungus causes them to look like they have melted onto the bark. As well, later in the season, the loonie sized brown/ beige egg masses that were so ubiquitous last year will be smaller, dime sized perhaps, and less plentiful. There are things that people can do. Special trees can be protected by using burlap 'traps' which attract the caterpillars as they travel up the bark of trees at night. They can then be gathered up and dumped in soapy water. Many people scraped off egg masses last sum-
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Paid for by the Government of Ontario Photo: https://www.forestryimages.org/. Forestry Images is a joint project of The University of Georgia - Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, US Forest Service, International Society of Arboriculture, USDA Identification Technology Program
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Mino Kamig Enters Third Season On Canoe Lake Road
2020 Gypsy Moth infestation. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
mer and fall, and there is a product that you can get at hardware stores, BTK by Safer, that can be applied. Aerial spraying is another option, but the company that does the spraying, Zimmer, is fully booked. “Timing is critical if spraying is going to have an impact. The caterpillars need to be at the right stage, and it needs calm winds and high humidity for the droplets of spray to stick on the trees, and no rain. And it usually needs to be done twice,” he said. “Human intervention is likely to have little impact on overall population dynamics. All anyone can do is focus on protecting individual trees, or smaller areas, for aesthetic purposes or to protect a favourite tree,” Boysen said in his presentation to the Model Forest group. Boysen said that he was aware of the gypsy moth increase in his forest in 2019, after 3 years of facing an infestation of the forest tent caterpillar, in our region, that was prevalent in 2016-2018 and was just starting to drop off in 2019. “The tent caterpillars favoured maple, but also hit oak, poplar, cherrywood, basswood and Ash” said Boysen, who said that he lost about 15-20 mature maples after three years of stress. When deciduous trees are defoliated early in the season, they will refoliate later in the summer, but that comes at a cost to the tree. “You can see damage to the crown after a couple of years of this, and trees that are weaker, have other diseases, are the ones that are at risk. It's a lot like the 'co-morbidities' that scientists have been talking about with COVID,” he said. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNR-F) mapping shows that
gypsy moth infestations hit pockets of Southwestern Ontario in 2018 and began spreading into Eastern Ontario in 2019. The 2020 map shows a very large infestation in Eastern Ontario. Gypsy moths prefer oak, but are more versatile feeders than tent caterpillars. They will feed on poplar, cherry, basswood, fruit trees, white birch, elm, willow, beech, and ironwood as well. They will also eat the needles on conifers, which can be even more devastating to the host trees because the needles do not regenerate the way leaves do on deciduous trees. White pine, white and blue spruce, balsam fir, hemlock and larch are all susceptible. Each egg sack can produce 300-500 larva and each larvae can eat 1 square metre of foliage. “Do the math to get a sense of the scale of this” he said. 2021 may indeed be the tipping point that brings about a population collapse for gypsy moths in our region, but they never do go away. “They just fade into the background,” he said. To register for the gypsy moth webinar on June 10, go to Ontariowoodlot. com, and click on events at the top of the page, then click on June10 in the calendar, and click on the registration button. “These presentations offer information, not really solutions,” said Boysen, “it's kind of a lonely-hearts club.” ■
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by Jeff Green aggie Keenan and Bob Lovelace have the ideal location for their garden business, in a way. “We are kind of right in the middle of nowhere,” said Bob, “about 20 minutes from Westport, 20 minutes from Sydenham and 20 minutes from Verona.” They live, grow and sell plants and vegetables at 1294 James Wilson Road, which is off of Canoe Lake Road, 9 kilometres from the Canoe Lake Road/Desert Lake Road intersection. Both lifelong gardeners, they began their business, Mino Kamig (the Good Earth in an Anishnaabe language) three years ago. They participated in the Frontenac Farmers market in 2019, and also did farm gate sales, and when COVID hit they decided to focus solely on selling at home, for now. They have four greenhouses at the property, as well as chickens and goats, and gardens too, where they raise a large variety of vegetables, flowers, herbs and other plants that are not available at larger commercial garden centres. While they sell dried herbs, teas, and other farm products, this time of year they are mainly selling bedding plants for home gardeners. Their plant list is extensive. In addition to a large variety of peppers and tomatoes, they also grow some harder to find flowers and herbs, many varieties of annual
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flowers such as petunias and marigolds, tender and hardy perennials like geraniums and coneflowers. “We get seed from a variety of sources, some local seed, some from further away, from Richters near Toronto, primarily for perennials and Annapolis Seeds from Nova Scotia as well, '' said Maggie. “We grow everything from seed.” Although they are looking at opportunities for some of their seedlings in Sydenham and other locations, for 2021 now they are sticking to the farm gate. “We are a destination stop for gardeners looking for variety,” said Maggie. “Some people came from Sharbot Lake and Kingston last year. People can call ahead with orders if they like. Mino Kamig can be contacted through their Facebook page, at 613-374-2072 or minokamig@gmail.com ■
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We are gathering information from all the food and beverage producers, restaurants, chip huts and stores, as well as artisans, and small manufacturers, to present in the print and digital versions of the Frontenac News Makers & Growers Guide – 2021. Interested in participating in the Makers and Growers Guide for your business? Listings start at $40. Ad locations are available as well. Email info@frontenacnews.ca for information and include Makers & Growers in the subject line, or call 613-279-3150
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Open Farms Planned As A Hybrid Event, Live & Virtual, For September By Jeff Green t is happening, we are planning ahead for it,” Alison Vandervelde said of Open Farms, the signature annual event for the Frontenac County Economic Development Department. Open Farms was well attended, and received, in its inaugural year, 2018, and grew substantially in 2019. In 2020, it was run as a lower profile virtual event, for obvious reasons. While nothing is certain at this point, Vandervelde told Frontenac County Council last week (May 19), that there are virtual tours and school sessions planned for the first day of Open Farms this year, on Friday, September 10. The weekend however, is expected to include not only the popular farm tours that are the core of the event, but also farmers’ markets in Harrowsmith and Wolfe Island, programming at the South Frontenac Mu-
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seum, and perhaps even plowing matches in Wolfe Island and/or mainland Frontenac County. Vandervelde said that she has “started an open dialogue with KFL&A Public Health and they have told us that they think holding an outdoor event of this scale and nature at this time of year is reasonable. I think that the more we see case counts decreasing, and vaccine rollout ramping up, that seems more reasonable. But of course we are keeping open lines of communication with them. Their advice, which I am heeding, is to hope for the best and prepare for the worst.” In the ‘hope for the best’ department, the county has applied for a “Reconnect Festival Grant”, from the Ontario government, in order to pay some of the costs and provide some of the labour that is required for a larger scale event. It will be a
few weeks before the grant allocations are announced. The county is partnering with Tourism Kingston and South Frontenac Township, among others, to put on Open Farms, so there will be resources available whether the Reconnect Ontario grant comes through or not. Aside from the logistics surrounding this year’s event, Vandervelde also explained where the Economic Development Department sees Open Farms going as an event, and its role in the development of Frontenac County’s agri-businesses in the future. The original goals of Open Farms, which remain in place, are to: educate consumers about small-scale agriculture, increase awareness of local food, provide opportunities to consumers and producers to connect and form long term relationships.
A new goal this year is to enhance the region's reputation as a local food destination, both for agri-tourists, and for potential new food and beverage businesses, to come in and bring their existing businesses here or come and start up new food-based businesses. “We foresee visitors wanting to travel here, specifically for experiences related to local food, building their visit around those experiences,” she said. Open Farms 2021 is set for the weekend after Labour Day, Friday September 10 to Sunday September 12. If everything works out, it may be the first major event in Frontenac County in a couple of years, a showcase not only for a number of innovative farms, but the South Frontenac Museum and the refurbished Centennial Park as well. ■
Coming This Summer: Frontenac News Makers & Growers Guide While it has been quiet, really quiet, on the surface, lots has been happening in our local communities over the last year and a half. New people have moved in, and many have changed the way they work. Businesses have had to change they way they sell their wares. Our communities are small, resilient and inter-connected, and those who grow our food and make unique products use
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permitted to open up after Labour Day, if they are lucky. Most interesting was your comment that: “we will be safe from COVID by the end of the summer” assuming that vaccination rates improve. I would love to know your definition of ‘safe’. Are you implying that we can expect the virus to be eradicated in the foreseeable future? According to the CDC and Canadian health experts, even if you have had the virus, you still need to have the vaccine which begs the question of what is the term of effectiveness of the vaccine – no obvious answer. Even our Premier is hinting at the coming of the 4th wave. Dr. Tam is advocating still wearing a mask indoors even after vaccination – why? If one has been fully vaccinated are we still vulnerable to the virus? If so, we will never get rid of the mask and why bother with the vaccine? If the reason is to protect those that are not yet vaccinated, then how can the virus be transmitted from a vaccinated individual to someone else? Various experts state that no vaccine is 100% effective, but, (as you have previous pointed out) at what point do we start living ‘normal ‘ lives. If this is the reason for masks, then why haven’t we been wearing masks for the past few decades to protect us against influenza? When will the politicians, who should take everything into account, (not just the medical factors) give us firm, unequivocal guidance? As a final point, I would love to know where our fearless Premier gets his hair cut, especially since all personal services have been locked-down. - Ed Puszkar
May 27, 2021
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• Gardening time is upon us. The amount of people out gardening and trying their hand at new ventures in the soil is so nice to see. Even over the last weekend some posts on Facebook offering to share excess plants with people was so nice to see. Can’t wait to see the nice blooms to come. • Did anyone else feel we were part of a invasion of dragon flies over the weekend? Such a helpful thing to take care of the mosquitos who really have not gotten the concept of social distancing at all. • Last chance to donate to Move-A-Thon for New Leaf Link as the campaign wraps up on May 31st! Donate to the New Leaf Link Participants Team at newleaflink.ca/ donate The local folks at the Township
THE FRONTENAC NEWS of South Frontenac have even put a team in. Great job guys. And a huge shout out to all the participants and folks who have donated. This organization appreciates it. • With nice weather being upon us, a good time to remind people of respecting those on the water, it’s there for all of us to enjoy. Sydenham beach will likely be popular during the hot days. But just because you are outside enjoying some fresh air and water fun, please remember to be kind to those around you and respect the distance needed. • Hey fellow Gemini birthday folks, wishing you a happy birthday. I never thought we would all be celebrating birthdays 2 years in a row in lockdown but the creative ways of showing the birthday girl or boy have been fun. • My 50th last June was a drive by pa-
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rade which was awesome. Think outside the normal and make your birthday persons day, an unsuspecting gift on their doorstep, Facebook video, a walk by singing, anything. • We also have a big birthday coming up July 1st, Canada. Let’s show our pride for being part of this wonderful country which has guided us through these times and continues to do so.
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• Join Friends of the Napanee River and Friends of the Salmon River on Tuesday, June 8th at 7pm as Dr. Andrew Peregrine, a clinical parasitologist at Ontario Veterinary College, will present Ticks and Lyme Disease: A TICKing time bomb in Eastern Ontario. Dr. Peregrine will summarize the current research on the emergence of ticks in this area, including how climate change and wildlife movement fit into the picture, and an overview of Lyme disease. Learn about the relevant kinds of ticks in Ontario, how to identify the bad guys. from the benign ticks, and how to safely remove a tick. See the research data on how the risk of exposure to this organism is changing. Learn about the disease in dogs and people, plus strategies to reduce the risk of infection. The event is free, via Zoom, and will be available on a YouTube link afterward. Please register in advance at www.FriendsNapaneeRiver.ca under the
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NEWS tab. For more information, contact info@FriendsNapaneeRiver.ca. • The volunteers from BellRock Community Hall have been at work weeding and seeding the community garden in the village. The soil is warm and toasty, the weeds are pulled, and several rows of seeds are already in place. Tomatoes and other plants to follow. Last season produced a generous harvest of vegetables which were donated to the South Frontenac Food Bank. They're hoping to do the same this year if the weatherman and the critters don't interfere. Thanks to the volunteers who did the digging and to Kate and Pat from Bear Root Gardens, who donated seeds for this project.
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Wanda Harrison 613-335-3186 wmharrison070@gmail.com • Gala’s Pit Stop Restaurant, owned by Arden’s own Sylvain Bertrand and Lyndelle Lesperance, have officially opened for the summer. If you’ve visited the Pit Stop, you know how good their food is, but you may not know that their location has changed. Still on Highway 7, they are located just west of Kaladar (Hwy 41). You can phone ahead at 613743-2320 to order or visit their location. They’re open till 7pm each evening. You certainly won’t be disappointed. • Rural Frontenac Community Services continue to offer programs to youngsters. They now have an Arts & Crafts project with the many applications for toilet paper rolls. If this is not interesting enough for your kids, just give them a call at 613279-3151, follow them on Facebook or e mail them at earlyon@rfcs.ca for many other interesting ideas. Even though I regularly let you know about the different projects offered for kids and youth, please don’t forget about the other services available to our Community. Meals on Wheels, the frozen food program, transportation, adult services and homecare assistance are just of few of the programs offered. • If parents would like a different outreach, make your way to the Kingston Frontenac Public Library site. They have story time and feature new videos each weekday with a different theme each week. This weeks’ theme is Farmyard Friends. • The Arden Pastoral Church is still hold-
Continued on page 10 The Township’s are seeking tenders from qualified Contractor / Firm(s), for the following:
Request for Proposal RFP 2021-15 Consultant to Provide Insurance Assessment for the Frontenac Municipalities of County of Frontenac, North, Central, South and Frontenac Islands Proposal documents and the prescribed Submission forms, which include the Minimum Requirements and Specifications, may be obtained from Biddingo.com or by email request to financialsupport@northfrontenac.ca Please direct any specific inquiries to Kelly Watkins, Treasurer at treasurer@ northfrontenac.ca or (613) 479-2231 Extension 223. Lowest or any proposal submission may not necessarily be accepted. The Township reserves the right to cancel the Request for Proposal at any time up to the notification of Award.
The Township is seeking tenders from qualified Contractor / Firm(s), for the following:
Request for Proposal RFP 2021-14 Design and Installation of Automatic Standby Generators at Various Locations Proposal documents and the prescribed Submission forms, which include the Minimum Requirements and Specifications, may be obtained from Biddingo.com or by email request to financialsupport@northfrontenac.ca Please direct any specific inquiries to Eric Korhonen, Director of Emergency Services/Fire Chief at firechief@ northfrontenac.ca or (613) 479-2231 Extension 232. Lowest or any proposal submission may not necessarily be accepted. The Township reserves the right to cancel the Request for Proposal at any time up to the notification of Award.
Submissions shall be submitted to the undersigned, on the prescribed form, as per the Submission instructions in the RFP Document: “RFP 2021-15 Consultant to Provide Insurance Assessment for the Frontenac Municipalities of the County of Frontenac, North, Central, South and Frontenac Islands” on or before 2:00 PM local time on Thursday, June 17, 2021
Submissions shall be submitted to the undersigned, on the prescribed form, as per the Submission instructions in the RFP Document: “RFP 2021-14 Design and Installation of Automatic Standby Generators At Various Locations” on or before 2:00 PM local time on Thursday, June 24, 2021
Cheryl Robson, A.M.C.T. Chief Administrative Officer Township of North Frontenac 6648 Road 506, Plevna, ON, K0H 2M0 cao@northfrontenac.ca
Cheryl Robson, A.M.C.T. Chief Administrative Officer Township of North Frontenac 6648 Road 506, Plevna, ON, K0H 2M0 cao@northfrontenac.ca
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Friday May 28
INVERARY - FOOD BANK DRIVE 1pm-5pm. Storrington Lions Hall. Your donations give support to Battersea, Sunbury, Inverary and Perth Road Village. No amount is too small and everything is greatly appreciated. Thank you from the Storrington Lions Club.
Saturday May 29
LAND O’ LAKES GARDEN CLUB ANNUAL PLANT SALE 9am. In addition to excellent perennials donated from our members’ gardens & the community, we will have some annuals and responsibly grown tomatoes, herbs and other vegetables for sale. COVID rules will apply so please bring a mask and prepare to socially
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ing services on YouTube, while Vernon Scott still holds his drive-in Services at the Holiness Camp. • Enjoy the warm weather and keep dodging those Gypsy Moth Caterpillars.
distance as you shop. Please shop local & help support our club and our community projects. NORTHBROOK - LASAGNA FUNDRAISER Northbrook Lions Hall. Comes with Caesar salad, garlic bread, and dessert. $15. Pre-order only, May 27. Call 613-336-9426. Pickup between 7pm and 9pm on May 29.
Tuesday June 8
DENBIGH - DENBIGH FOOD BANK 11am. Addington Highlands Community Centre. Pick up time is 11am. COVID rules in place. Food Bank dates are the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. Contact Gail at 613333-2224 in advance.
Sunday June 20
HARROWSMITH - TAKE OUT COLD PLATE 4:30pm6pm. Golden Links Hall. Pick-up between 4:30 and 6:00. Advance tickets only with a cut off date of June 16, cost $15.00. Tickets available at Sydenham One Stop, Harrowsmith Gas station. Hartington Gas station, and Asseslstine Hardware in Verona. for info call 613-372-2410.
Battersea/Storrington Amanda Pantrey 613-353-6653 amandapantrey@outlook.com • A very happy birthday to lifelong Sunbury resident, Bill Ball, who turns 85 on May 27th! Have a great day, Bill! • Hi Annette! I was so pleased to learn that you flip to the Battersea column first when you get the paper. That is so nice to hear!
• I got our veggie plants over the weekend from Patchworks Gardens. They had the system down pat, it was such an easy and quick pick up! Our plants look great, I am so appreciative to have this business in our community. • The Pumpkin Festival committee is brainstorming ideas for COVID-19 ‘safer’ activities for the fall. If you have any suggestions or would like to get involved, please reach out to me at amandapantrey@outlook.com or 613-353-6653. Thank you! • South Frontenac has just launched the public engagement website for the development of the Recreation, Parks and Leisure Master Plan. It will guide Rec & Leisure services for years to come and the development should be heavily influenced by the people it will serve - you! Please go to engagefrontenac.ca/recreation-masterplan and have your say.
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Nancy Skipper noahsark444@bell.net • The Land O’ Lakes Garden Club will be having their annual plant sale on Saturday, May 29th at 1444 Highway 506, starting at 9am. In addition to excellent perennials donated from our members’ gardens & the community, we will have some annuals and responsibly grown tomatoes, herbs and other vegetables for sale. COVID rules will apply, so please bring a mask and prepare to socially distance as you shop. Please shop local & help support our club and our community projects.
• Land O’Lakes Rescue Petting Farm has free compost. Please call the farm at 613336-0330 to set up a pick-up appointment. They will load it onto your trailer. Small donations are always welcomed. They are accepting donations of liquor/beer/wine bottles and & cans. All proceeds go to the care of the animals. • The Icecream Shoppe at Finnegan’s and The Maz opened on May 21, both serving up Kawartha ice cream! • Gala’s Pit Stop is open! Their new phone number is 613-743-2320. Their new address is 112964 Hwy #7! • Superior Food Truck is open. They are located across from the ambulance station in Northbrook. • The Smokehouse is open with this being located behind the Mazinaw Inn in Cloyne. • The Mazinaw Inn in Cloyne is open. Spread the word, welcome the new owners, and support small businesses! • Hunter’s Creek Golf Club and the Lions Club of Land O’Lakes are at it again! Lasagna Dinner Fundraiser on Saturday, May 29th. Get your traditional lasagna dinner with Caesar salad, garlic bread, and dessert for only $15. • Call 613-336-9426 to pre-order your takeout dinner by May 27th. Pick up at the Lions Hall in Northbrook between 4-6 p.m. on Saturday, May 29th. Thank you in advance for supporting our club. We are proud to serve our community.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND CLASS COUNSEL FEE APPROVAL THIS NOTICE IS TO ALL INDIVIDUALS WHOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION (“PERSONAL INFORMATION”) WAS IN THE POSSESSION OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES OF LANARK, LEEDS AND GRENVILLE, (“FCSLLG”) AND WAS DISCLOSED OR OBTAINED BY UNAUTHORIZED THIRD PARTIES ON OR BEFORE APRIL 18, 2016. READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT MAY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. 1. What is this lawsuit about? A representative Plaintiff (identified as M.M.) commenced a class proceeding against FCSLLG seeking damages on behalf of individuals whose Personal Information was in the possession of the FCSLLG and was disclosed or obtained by unauthorized third parties on or before April 18, 2016. This action was certified as a class proceeding on December 21, 2017. FCSLLG denies the allegations made against it in this class proceeding. Flaherty McCarthy LLP represents the class (“Class Counsel”).
2. Why is this notice being given? The parties to the class proceeding reached a settlement (the “Settlement”) of this class proceeding. The Settlement is a compromise of disputed claims against FCSLLG without any admission of liability by FCSLLG. The Settlement was approved by the Honourable Mr. Justice C. MacLeod on May 3, 2021. The purpose of this document is to provide notice of the approval of the Settlement and Class Counsel Fees, and to advise you how to make a claim for compensation pursuant to the Settlement Agreement.
3. Am I a member of the Class? You are a member of the class and entitled to participate in the settlement if you fall into one of the following categories and have not validly opted-out of the class proceeding: 1. The 282 persons (including their estates or personal representatives) other than Kelley Denham, identified by name in a confidential FCSLLG document disclosed or obtained by unauthorized third parties on or before April 18, 2016 (an “Identified Class Member”, and collectively, the “Identified Class”); 2. Those persons who, during the period of April 1, 2015 to April 18, 2016, (i) were the spouse or common law partner of an Identified Class member, or (ii) otherwise stood loco parentis to the children or step-children of an Identified Class Member (an “Identifiable Adult Class Member”, and collectively the “Identifiable Adult Class”); or 3. Those persons who, during the period of April 1, 2015 to April 18, 2016, were a living child or step-child of an Identified Class Member (an “Identified Child Class Member”, and collectively, the “Identifiable Child Class”).
4. What settlement has been reached in this class proceeding? Under the Settlement, FCSLLG will pay five million dollars ($5,000,000) (the “Gross Settlement Funds”), plus additional amounts for reasonable notice and administration costs, in exchange for, among other things, a full and final release of the claims against it. The Gross Settlement Funds have been reduced by the Court-approved Class Counsel fees, HST and disbursements. The remaining amount will be distributed in accordance with the Distribution Protocol in the Settlement Agreement, which includes a distribution to eligible class members as follows: 1. Up to $6,722 payable to each member of the Identified Class; 2. Up to $3,192 payable to each member of the Identifiable Child Class; 3. Up to $2,146 payable to each member of the Identifiable Adult Class;
5. How can I make a claim for compensation under the Settlement? In order to be eligible for compensation under the Settlement, you must complete and submit an eligibility form to the Claims Administrator by November 23, 2021 at 11:59 pm. After this time, no further eligibility forms will be accepted or valid. A copy of the eligibility Form can be accessed and submitted through the Claims Administrator’s website at http://www.fcssettlement.com/. You may also be required to submit additional documentation along with your eligibility form in order to qualify for compensation under the Settlement. Class members can obtain additional information about the Settlement and claims process by visiting http://www.fcssettlement.com/.
6. How much will Class Counsel be paid? You will not have to pay any of the fees and expenses of Class Counsel. The Court has approved a contingency fee agreement and has fixed Class Counsel fees and disbursements in the amount of $1,904,500. This amount is comprised of $1,650,000 for legal fees, $214,500 for HST applicable to legal fees and $40,000 for disbursements inclusive of HST.
7. Where can I get additional information? Information regarding the Settlement is available at https://www.fcssettlement.com/ and www.CASprivacybreach.com. You can obtain more information about this Settlement by contacting Class Counsel or the Claims Administrator using the contact details listed below: CLASS COUNSEL: SEAN A. BROWN FLAHERTY MCCARTHY LLP Toronto-Dominion Centre 95 Wellington Street West 10th Floor, Suite 1000 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2N7 info@CASprivacybreach.com
CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR: FCSLLG Claims Administrator c/o RicePoint Administration Inc. P.O. Box 4454, Toronto Station A 25 The Esplanade, Toronto, ON M5W 4B1
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has authorized distribution of this Notice. Questions about this Notice should NOT be directed to the Court.
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Decriminalization of Opiod drugs By Jeff Green Dr. Susan Stewart, the chair of the Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Community Drug Advisory Committee, asked Frontenac County Council to endorse a call for decriminalisation of people who use drugs, a position the Community Drug Advisory Committee is supporting, which has been endorsed by the Board of Directors of KFL&A Public Health In a presentation to the May meeting of Frontenac County Council last Wednesday (May 19) over Zoom, Stewart updated Council on the COVID bump in drug overdoses and deaths that has been seen across the Province and in KFL&A as well. In the first 4 months of the pandemic, the death rate associated with opioid use in Ontario was up by 40% over the rate in 2019. In KFL&A there is data available for the
entirety of 2020. There were 34 confirmed deaths related to opioid use in the region, and 5 that are listed as probably related. In 2019 there were 28 confirmed deaths related to opioids. Dr. Stewart described opioid deaths as a “shadow pandemic” during the COVID pandemic. “We are seeing Increased stress and fear in our communities, and this has led to increases in the use of substances,” she said. “In addition to that there are more barriers to accessing harm reduction because of COVID, and there has been an increase in the toxicity of the unregulated drug supply.” “We are seeing this happening in our medium and small cities and in our rural areas,” she said. Seeking a different strategy for drug use has been a long-term project for Dr. Stewart
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and the Community Drug Advisory Committee. Decriminalising drug possession, and use, is part of this new strategy. “Current approaches don’t support the health and well being of people who use drugs”, she said. “We are looking for a different path forward, a suite of principles, policies and practices that shift focus away from the substances and back onto people. It positions substance use as a health issue not as a criminal justice, and not as a moral issue. It helps reduce stigma associated with drug use. To be clear, decriminalisation is not the same as legalisation. People who have and use a small amount of personal possession of drugs would not be subject to legal sanctions, however the sale and trafficking of drugs would still be illegal and subject to sanctions.” “We ask the Frontenac County Council to endorse the KFL&A Community Drug Strategy Advisory Committee’s statement of support for the decriminalisation of peo-
ple who use drugs,” said Smith. Frontenac Islands Mayor Dennis Doyle, who is also the chair of the Board of Directors of KFL&A Public Health, said “Portugal and other countries have been leading the way on this, 30 of them so far, and we want to see Canada be one of them,” he said. I totally support this resolution,” said Councillor Frances Smith, the Mayor of Central Frontenac. “In my previous job in Hastings County I was involved in harm reduction committee’s and needle exchange programs. It was an issue in rural Hastings and it is in our own communities as well. Our firefighters have been called in to bring people back. It is not a city issue, it is all around us, I certainly have been affected, personally by this. I think we need to support this and all work together to save some lives,” she said. A motion of support was approved by Council later in the meeting. ■
TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC News & Public Notices Municipal Offices Closed due to Provincial Lockdown As a result of the Provincial Government’s lockdown, the Township of South Frontenac administrative offices in Sydenham at 4432 George Street, and at 2490 Keeley Rd will be closed for the duration of the lockdown. See the township website - News and Public Notices for more details www.southfrontenac.net . Additionally, a State of Emergency Declaration remains in place for the Township of South Frontenac. By acting decisively as a community, we can ensure the safety and well-being of our residents is maintained. Traffic & Pedestrian Notice: Feature Film Production in Verona During the early weeks of June, Verona will be the site for a feature film production. Most of the production will have little or no impact on traffic, though the film producers require some partial road closures. During the partial closures, one-way traffic will be permitted and controlled with production crew flaggers, signage and support staff to ensure the impact on traffic and pedestrians is minimal. Motorist are asked to slow down and be mindful of the production. Roads that will be impacted include Verona Street, Bank Street, Lakeview Drive, Verona Sand Road, Walker Street, Genge Street, Hinchinbrooke Road, Silver Rock Lane, and Road 38. For more information contact Tim Laprade, Recreation and Arena Manager, at 613-376-3027 ext. 2231. 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 between Lot 5 & 6, Concession 13 District of Bedford, Township of South Frontenac. And Take Notice, that any person who believes they may be adversely affected by the closure of such unopened road allowance has an opportunity to express their concerns at a meeting open to the public to be held on Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 at 7:00 pm - electronic participation only via Zoom. There will NOT be any ability to attend the meeting in person to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The public may participate in the Public Meeting by registering to participate electronically through the Events Calendar on the Township’s website www.southfrontenac. net the week before the meeting. 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/ Notice of Intention to Pass a By-Law to Designate Take Notice that the Council of the Township of South Frontenac intends to pass a by-law under Section 29, Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.18, to designate the following property to be of cultural heritage value and interest: 3981 Harrowsmith Road (Part Lots 1 to 4, Block A, Plan 57, District of Portland, Township of South Frontenac, County of Frontenac), known as The Stewart House. Short Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest The property being called the Stewart House, includes a good example of a mid-19th century Georgian influenced stone dwelling, including its symmetrical front façade with gable roof, rough-hewn, regularly coursed, squared limestone and three bay windows. The corners of the house have raised ashlar quoins. On the east side of the stone house, a limestone one and a half story carriage house abuts at a right angle to the main house at the back corner featuring a later addition of machine lath versus the hand riven lath of the main house. The two-story dwelling, built c.1846, has direct association with former owners Samuel and Isabella Stewart, prominent figures in the former Township of Portland. Samuel Stuart was Reeve of Portland Township in the latter half of 1850’s and also a Postmaster. Together Samuel and his daughter Isabella operated the general store. The Stewart House contributes to the heritage character of Harrowsmith Road as it is one of the many stone houses remaining in former Portland village. Description of Heritage Attributes Cultural Heritage Attributes associated with the property include: Stonework for the main house and carriage house, windows, exterior doors, fascia & soffit, and attic trusses and framework. Additional Information, including a full description of the reasons for designation is available upon request from Anna Geladi, Planner, Development Services at 613-376-3027 ext. 2350 or at heritage@southfrontenac.net. Any notice of objection to the Intention to Designate the property at 3981 Harrowsmith Road must be submitted in writing, include the reason(s) for objection(s), all relevant facts, to Angela Maddocks, Clerk by end of business on Monday June 7, 2021. Should no objection be received, the designation bylaw will be presented to Council on June 15, 2021, and a decision on the passing of the designation bylaw will be made. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Take Notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac intends to consider administrative amendments to the text and schedules of Zoning By-law No. 2003-75. The amendments would (1) change the zone on multiple properties that front onto Hanna Road, Steele Road, Lake Road, James Wilson Road and Timmerman Road to a zone that permits a single detached dwelling, (2) correct zone errors on specific properties, (3) update provisions on minimum distance separation (MDS) for livestock facilities and sensitive uses, and (4) permit group homes in all zones that permit residential uses on public roads without the need for a zoning by-law amendment. This amendment is of general application to all lands in the Township. Key maps showing property-specific changes can be viewed on the Township website. And Take Notice, that any person has an opportunity to express their concerns and ask questions at a meeting open to the public to be held on Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 at 7:00 pm - electronic participation only via Zoom. There will NOT be any ability to attend the meeting in person to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The public may participate in the Public Meeting by registering to participate electronically through the Events Calendar on the Township’s website www.southfrontenac.net the week before the meeting. Any comments or concerns to the Township would be appreciated, in writing to Christine Woods, Senior Planner at cwoods@southfrontenac.net, before June 8th. For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, go to https://www.southfrontenac.net/planningapplications/
LIVING HERE Have your say! Input wanted for the Recreation, Parks and Leisure Master Plan South Frontenac is continuing the development of the Recreation, Parks and Leisure Master Plan. The purpose of the plan is to provide the Township with long-term direction for the provision of recreation and parks services to community residents and visitors. The second phase for the Master Plan development is well underway. After extensive stakeholder interviews, group sessions and targeted surveys, the Township is now seeking broad public feedback to shape the Master Plan. Resident are encouraged to participate at https://www.southfrontenac.net/RPLmasterplan/. Frontenac Community Arena-Advertising Opportunities We are excited to announce that for this coming season we will have new advertising opportunities at the FCA. To renew your current advertising or for new opportunities visit us online.
LIVING HERE https://www.frontenacarena.com/arena-advertising-opportunities Interim Tax Notices Due June 30, 2021 Interim Tax Notices were issued to all property owners beginning on March 1, 2021. The Interim tax due date has been further extended from April 30, 2021 to June 30, 2021 in order to alleviate some of the financial burden being experienced by residents, and to ensure the health and safety of all residents and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. While our offices remain closed to the public, we encourage all tax payers wanting to make a tax payment during the office closure to consider telephone or online banking, mailing a cheque payment or enrolling in a preauthorized payment plan. For further information on payment options please visit our website or contact the Tax Department at 613-376-3027 Ext. 2200 or email taxes@southfrontenac.net. Northern Waste Disposal Sites Now Open Salem WDS will be open Tuesdays 8:30 – 4:30 Bradshaw WDS will be open Thursdays 8:30-4:30 Green Bay WDS will be open Fridays 8:30-12:30 and Sundays 12:30 – 4:30 Tagged household garbage & recycling only - no dumping at gates New Restriction at Household Hazardous Waste Depot Due to recent changes within the Ontario Electronic Stewardship Program, as of April 22, 2021, the Township will no longer be accepting any small appliances that contain Freon such as dehumidifiers, small bar/wine fridges or air conditioners. These items can be disposed of properly at the following Kingston locations: Kimco or Dependable Appliances (Freon removal charges may apply). The Household Hazardous Waste Depot located at 2491 Keeley Rd in Sydenham will be open every Thursday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm. A full listing of accepted materials may be found on our website under Living Here/Solid Waste/Recycling/Household Hazardous Waste.
THINGS TO DO New Leaf Link Move-a-Thon The Move-A-Thon initiative is an inclusive peer-to-peer community fundraiser where the people who sign up choose a movement (walking, running, wheeling, paddling, cycling, etc.) and canvass their friends and family for donations. All monies raised through this fundraiser will stay local and help support the delivery of educational programming to adults living with developmental disabilities. Visit www.newleaflink.ca/donate to sign-up, contribute or for more information. Cancellation of 2021 Canada Day Events across South Frontenac Canada Day planning committees, with support from the Township, have had to make the difficult decision to not proceed with 2021 Canada Day Events. These events are hosted by various volunteer committees who work tirelessly to provide family oriented programming at the annual celebrations. Given the current uncertainty and ongoing concerns surrounding COVID-19, organizers did not want to impose any unnecessary risk to the community. For future events, the organizing committees are always in need of extra helping hands. To get connected with your local organizer call Amanda at 613-453-6846 or email apantrey@southfrontena.net. For more information regarding the cancellation of the Canada Events, please visit www.southfrontenac.net. Cancellation of 2021 Swim & Day Camp The Township of South Frontenac has made the difficult decision to cancel Swim and Day Camp programs for the 2021 season due to the ongoing concerns surrounding COVID-19. The Township is looking forward to welcoming swimmers and campers back to the traditional programs in the future when it is safe to do so. For more information regarding the Townships response to the COVID-19 pandemic please visit www.southfrontenac.net.
TOWN HALL • Council Meeting – June 1, 2021 at 7:00 pm • Committee of the Whole Meeting – June 8, 2021 at 7:00 pm Electronic Participation Only 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. Additionally residents can listen to the meeting live through our Facebook page @SouthFrontenacTwp. Tenders • PS-2021-23 - Stafford Lane Culvert Rehabilitation • PS-2021-20 - Two (2) Cab and Chassis, Diesel Standard Tandem Axles Sealed or electronic submissions must be received by 1:00 p.m., June 9, 2021. Official forms detailing the general specifications and requirements may be obtained from our Public Services Department at 2490 Keeley Road, Sydenham, ON, or downloaded from biddingo.com/southfrontenac. Job Opportunities • Competition #21-13-PS - Construction & Technical Services Supervisor – Closes May 28, 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: hr@southfrontenac.net . Request for Application- Operation of a skate sharpening/tuck shop The Frontenac Community Arena (FCA) is seeking applications for the operation of a skate sharpening/tuck shop at the Arena located at 4299 Arena Boundary Rd, Godfrey ON. Individuals, businesses or organizations interested in the operation of the 165 sq ft skate sharpening/tuck shop at the FCA for the 2021/22 season are encouraged to submit an application by June 11, 2021, 4:00 p.m. A review of proposals will be completed by the Arena Manager and Board of Directors and the successful candidate will be notified by June 25, 2021. Application process can be found online at https://www.frontenacarena.com/application-for-skate-sharpening-shop
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Snow Road Artist Fred Fowler Wins 2021 Mera Award For Excellence Submitted by Helen Mogford and Trina Conboy of MERA (McDonalds Corners Elphin Recreation Association) with files from Jeff Green red Fowler, a true Renaissance person, is the recipient of the 2021 MERA Award for Excellence in the Fine Arts and Fine Crafts “This was not an easy choice!”, wrote juror Susie Osler. However, after a robust and thoughtful discussion of the twelve submissions, the three-person jury selected painter Fred Fowler as the winner of this year’s Award Of Excellence in Fine Arts and Fine Crafts, with painter Catherine Orfald and clothing designer Cheryl Straby as runners up. Fred Fowler came to Snow Road over 20 years ago, after a career as police officer, and he has pursued his lifelong passion for painting every since. He is currently serving as a member of North Frontenac Township Council as one of two representatives from the PalmerstonCanonto ward (ward 3). He also sits on local committees and has been involved in local studio tours even since moving to North Frontenac. “I’m kind of blown away that I got that award. I’m really happy about the recognition. Painting has always been my main focus, except for my family. The read the comments about my work [see below] from the jurors was also very important to me. The whole thing is gratifying,” he said, when contacted early this week. Jurors Sunny Kerr, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Agnes Etherington Art Gallery at Queens University in Kingston, Victoria Henry, curator and art critic, and the former Director of the Canada Council
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Art Bank, and Susie Osler, ceramic artist, and the founder of Fieldwork, a decadelong, land-based art project in Lanark County, unanimously selected Fred Fowler for the 2021 award. Victoria Henry said of Fowler’s entry, “The jury was intrigued with the mystery inherent in his work. What is the man thinking as he looks overboard puffing on a cigarette and is the woman in the background the source of his contemplation?" Susie Osler commented, "Fred’s paintings capture intimate, and very particular, moments in time and space that resonate with enigmatic narrative.” Sunny Kerr writes “Fred Fowler submitted a selection of elegantly rendered and subtly balanced works in Acrylic. Each gently draws your attention to a moment of clarity. Fowler’s skillful depiction of light serves each painting’s disclosure of a fleeting narrative; these range in mood from intense to delicately serene. My favourite piece is Vibrating The Rim.” Fred Fowler describes his process, “I’m always seeking a visible level of perfection in whatever medium I’m using. In my heart and mind I know why and what I like to paint. I seek to create artwork that is well crafted, done with a “good eye”, artwork that works technically and is visibly desirable and will tell a tale and emotionally move the viewer.” The MERA Award, consisting of a $1000 prize, will be presented to Fred Fowler at a reception that will take place in September, pending the lifting of COVID restrictions. Cheryl Straby and Catherine Orfald will also be invited. The artwork will be displayed for all to enjoy. If COVID-19 restrictions persist into the fall, the celebra-
Vibrating the Rim, painting by Fred Fowler
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Vaccination clinic at Keeley Road Works Yard. The Verona and Sydenham Medical Centres combines forces with South Frontenac Township to organise a drive-though vaccination clinic last Friday (May 21). Almost 300 adults got their first shot of Moderna vaccine at the clinic, which may be a model for future clinics. Pictured are Queen’s student volunteers who helped out at the clinic.
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