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Moving Ceremony Commemorates National Day Of Truth & Reconciliation In North Frontenac By Craig Bakay hen Phyllis Webstad was six years old, she was taken from her family in British Columbia and placed in a residential school, where they took away an orange shirt she was wearing. The shirt had been a gift from her grandmother. Now, almost 50 years later, the orange shirt has become a symbol for the loss of indigenous identity caused by those residential schools. “Today is a day of growth,” said Shabot Obaadjiwan Chief Doreen Davis told the crowd gathered at the North Frontenac municipal office to commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation before she went on to recount Webstad’s story and why the orange shirt is so important. “We carry this on today (and) it’s important we don’t let this go. “It’s a day of education, who we are, who our ancestors were and how they got us to where we are together.” Before joining Mayor Ron Higgins to raise the orange Every Child Matters Flag, Davis presented Higgins with a carved plaque, designed by Sharbot Lake artist Donna Larocque, that shows the 10 Algonquin communities and the area representing more than 10,000 people. The plaque will be displayed inside the municipal offices. “Ron and I have been on a journey together for quite awhile now,” she said. “Ron has extended nothing but goodwill to me.” For his part, Higgins said that one of his first missions

after becoming mayor was to meet Chief Doreen, repairing damaged trust by making apologies and establishing a new and respectful relationship. “First, I want to personally thank Chief Davis for attending our even today,” Higgins said. “As she mentioned, she had many invites to attend ceremonies today and chose our invitation based on our sincere and meaningful relationship over the years. “This is not just a ‘tick off my to do list activity.’ Today we recognize the Truth, both here and across Canada, tomorrow we begin Reconciliation in earnest — both here and across Canada.” Higgins said he has the 100s of pages in the Truth and Reconciliation report and issued a public apology to “our Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nations Peoples” and to all First Nation, Metis and Inuit Peoples. “We are sorry about the atrocities that took place by our ancestors and as descendants we will strive to take the next step in reconciliation. “Whether one is First Nations, Inuit, Metis, a descendent of European settlers, a member of a minority group that suffered historical discrimination in Canada, or a new Canadian, we all inherit both the beliefs and obligations of Canada. “We are all Treaty people who share responsibility for taking action on reconciliation. “Today we recognize and acknowledge the truth and commit to a sincere path to reconciliation.” ■

Photo left: Shabot Obaadjiwan Chief Doreen Davis and North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins jointly raise the orange Every Child Matters Flag at the municipal office in Plevna during a ceremony Sept. 30. “It will fly alone today and tomorrow we shall raise the Township Flag with this flag at half mast,” said Higgins. “It shall fly at half mast until every child that is anonymously buried is brought home.” Photo/Craig Bakay

Cumpson Seeks Provincial NDP Nomination in LFK By Jeff Green rew Cumpson is seeking the NDP nomination for MPP in the next Ontario provincial election, which is scheduled to take place next June. Cumpson is the first candidate to have been vetted and approved by the Ontario New Democrats in the riding. He told the News this week that there is at least one other candidate who has applied to the NDP for approval to run. The candidate selection meeting will likely take place in November via Zoom, and Cumpson is focusing his efforts on signing up members. Although he now lives just outside the riding, in between Westbrook and Odessa, most of his family and friends live in Frontenac County, and his personal story is familiar to many in the riding. After graduating from Sydenham High School, he attended Guelph University where he was taking a degree in hospitality. In the spring of 2011, he participated in a humanitarian trip to Peru with some classmates. On the last day of the trip, May 10, the group were enjoying a beach excursion and he was body surfing when he was hit by a massive wave and swept onto the rocks. He does not remember what happened next, but friends who saved his life have told him that he said “spinal injury” when they rescued him. He ended up in the ICU at what was then Kingston General Hospital (KGH) for well over a year, and at St. Mary's of the Lake for three years after that. He is a quadriplegic and needs to use a ventilator at all times. If his recovery was not difficult enough, his mother Heather, who spent the first year of his stay at KGH by his side, died in July of

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by Jeff Green avid Brown’s curiosity has resulted in the discovery of a long-lost WWI vet, and a bridge renaming request. Brown has been living in Petworth (in the Yaker/Harrowsmith area) for 6 years, after moving from Orillia when his wife Sharron became the commander of the Frontenac OPP detachment. He was chatting with a neighbour one day about the history of Petworth, and they noted that while all of the other villages in South Frontenac had signage, Petworth had none. When he looked up Petworth, South Frontenac, on Google, he found it listed as a ghost town, which was news to him, and the 25 or so households who lived in the GPA (Greater Petworth Area). Looking further down the Google listings, he noticed something else. A name came up, David Ira Boyce, a corporal with the 20th Battalion of the Canadian Army, who was killed in action on

November 10/2018 near St. Symphorien, in Belgium. The military record for Corporal Boyce’s demise is short and clinical - “Killed in Action’ – this soldier was seriously wounded in the head by shrapnel. A comrade went to assist him, but he died shortly afterwards.” When Boyce enlisted, in 2015, he listed his place of residence as Harrowsmith, and his place of birth as Petworth. He was 28 years old and single. “I am a member of the Sydenham Legion, so I went over and checked the honour roll and he wasn’t listed there at all,” David Brown said, in a phone interview this week. “I told a neighbour that maybe we should rename the Petworth bridge in David Boyce’s honour, and he thought it was a good idea.” Brown then did some more research in the Boyce family history in South Frontenac. He found a sister of David Boyce, who was also listed as a Harrowsmith resident. Her grandson, Alan, still lives in the township, and he told David Brown what he knew about his great uncle David, who died in WWI. “I told Alan that we are thinking about suggesting to the township rename the Petworth Bridge for David Boyce, since he has been forgotten for so many years, he thought it was a good idea too,” said Brown. There are no Boyce’s listed as homeowners in Petworth around the time of David Boyce’s birth in 1887, but his mother Eliza’s maiden name was Smith. The Smith family was prominent in Petworth at the time. Ira Smith, Eliza’s father, owned the Blacksmith

shop that is still standing today. “The best I can tell, and this is just an assumption, is that Eliza and George Brown, David Boyce's father, were living with Eliza’s parents when he was born, and they moved to Harrowmsith later on,” said Brown. A synopsis of the David Boyce story, along with a petition signed by everyone who lives in the GPA, is going to South Frontenac Council this week in support of a request for the one lane bridge over the Napanee River, which is known as the Petworth bridge but does not necessarily

have an official name, be officially named in memory of Corporal George Ira Boyce. The township is also being asked to put up signage on both sides of the bridge, with the Royal Canadian Legion emblem. “If the approval comes from the township, my next email will be to the President of the Sydenham Legion, asking him to apply to the Royal Canadian Legion headquarters for approval for the use of the poppy on the sign” said Brown, who is hoping, perhaps optimistically, for a sign to go up by November 10th, the 103 anniversary of George Boyce’s demise. ■

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abilities and accessibility. The previous governments have failed people with disabilities repeatedly and it is time that the NDP change that and make the difference needed,” he said. He started working towards the nomination before COVID, in the fall of 2019. A lifelong NDP supporter, he joined the Lanark Frontenac Kingston riding association at that time, and has been working with them ever since, aiming towards the 2022 election. The NDP policies on Pharmacare and social service improvements are priorities for him. “The priorities I want to fight for in this election are healthcare, support for small businesses, climate change, support for farmers, affordable housing, access to high-speed Internet, tourism, and accessi-

bility. As a University graduate with student loans, I will also fight to have student loans forgiven. These are all issues that we face in the riding of Lanark Frontenac Kingston.” To contact Drew Cumpson about his political campaign, email drewcumpson@ gmail.com (Other major parties have already named candidates for the 2022 election. The Liberal Party candidate is Amanda Pulker-Mok, and the Conservative candidate is John Jordan. The incumbent MPP is Randy Hillier. He was elected as a Conservative and was ejected from the caucus in 2019 and is sitting as an independent. He has not announced his intentions regarding the 2022 election, to our knowledge.) ■

Someone said that our fundamental role as members of society is to be consumers. Who could possibly have said that? An economist? A spokesperson for big industry or big business? A retailers’ representative? An equally valid statement could be: our fundamental role as members of society is to care for our global and our local environments and for each other. Even if we are careful, any consumption affects the resources of our global environment. Those effects may be in some far away land and could be in the future but it affects someone’s environment and it uses some of earth’s riches - - either renewable or not renewable. If our rate of consumption exceeds the earth’s rate of production of a resource, that resource becomes not renewable. No. Consumption is not our fundamental role in society. That view is voiced simply to support the artificial system that has been constructed by business economics. Consumption is not fundamentally involved in treating each other morally or in caring for the natural process on which we all ultimately depend. - Gray Merriam

It is seldom that I get riled up and feel I have to express my thoughts. Somehow I got on to Randy Hillier's NO REPLY newsletter. I continued to read it because I like to try to understand those with whom I disagree. But this time he crossed a line. He published a link to that wonderful speech by Sir Winston Churchill early in the Second World War: “.... We will fight on the beaches we will fight on the land.... We will never surrender." This great leader, Churchill, may even have been responsible for me not growing up as a little Nazi girl. How can Randy Hillier, our local M.P.P. use this inspiring speech to promote his campaign against our federal and provincial governments? Imagine, back then he might have been conscripted and made to fight, and have had his haircut. He might have had no gasoline for his car, had black out on his windows, and a ration card for his food. Now, 80 years later, he cannot even wear a mask. (It was gas masks in those days.) Unpatriotic citizens were locked up, there was no time for petty grievances.

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• News from the Arden Legion. Effective immediately, the new hours of operation will be: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 5:00pm to closing with Darts beginning at 7:30pm, and Thursday 7:00pm to closing Euchre beginning at 7:30pm. The Legion will remain closed Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday. Everyone is reminded that proof of vaccination along with identification is required and all Covid protocols are in place. The Legion thanks you, in advance, for your support. • St. Lawrence College, Sharbot Lake, is offering free Heavy Equipment Training, for those that qualify. To see all the requirements for this program, please email essl@sl.on.ca. The College has a variety of courses available. By browsing the College’s Facebook Page, you may find something that may interest you. • The Sharbot Lake Family Health Team is presenting a Zoom presentation (by phone also) with coping with grief and loss. To register for this free October 4 presentation, please call 613-279-3151. • After 7 years of guiding and inspiring everyone at Circle Square Ranch, Anne and Andrew Douglas are leaving the Ranch for a new and exciting future. On Saturday, October 16 there will be a dinner to celebrate and send off the Douglas’. If you wish to attend, please contact Alix at arden@ csranch.ca.

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• Thank you to all that came out and braved the weather on Saturday for the 27th Annual Battersea Pumpkin Festival! It was a very wonderful day, despite the rain! Congrats to Sam who won the Guess the Weight Contest. Sam was right on the money with a guess of 503 lbs. Well done, Sam! Enjoy your $100 prize from Ormsbee’s Mercantile! Congrats to our House Decorating Contest winners at 5112A Battersea Road. We were so impressed with display! Enjoy your $100 gift card to the Creekside Bar & Grill! The Best Dressed Pumpkin Contest is on until October 12th. Get the details on how to enter at www.BatterseaPumpkinFestival.com! And a Big Orange THANK YOU to all the volunteers and vendors that came together to ensure our festival was a safe and huge success! • A very happy 85th birthday to Bill Lake on October 7th! Stop by for cake from 4pm - 6pm at 2801 Round Lake Road, or blow your horn on your way by. We hope you have a great day, Bill! With love from your family. • Sands Produce Farm is offering a Pick-Your-Own Pumpkin Patch! Visit them at 4322 Battersea Road or call 613353-2877 for more information. • How do gourds get so strong? By pumpkin iron.

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• This sounds delicious and fun! Be sure to save the date and check out what’s happening on October 16 at the Lions Hall in Northbrook. The Lions Club of Land O’Lakes is hosting a Harvest Fest from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Bring your appetite and for $6.00, enjoy a pancake breakfast with bacon. Breakfast will be served from 9:00am to 11:00am. There will be children’s games, a bouncy castle, pumpkin carving, vendors and much, much more. Come out and celebrate the fall harvest season with the Lions and your community. • It’s turkey time!!! Starting Friday, October 8, 2021 the Addison’s turkey package will be available all weekend for

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• Blessings by Patience Strong We're very quick to voice complaints, & grumble with a frown; If things go wrong and all our castles crash and tumble down; We air our little grievances, when we come home at night; And in that frame of mind you find that nothing turns out right...; If only we would make a list - a new one every day; Of all the blessings we receive as we go on our way; We'd never reach the end of it - you'd be surprised to find, How many lovely little things would crowd into your mind....; God pours His blessings from about - but we're too blind to see; And so we are the victims of our own stupidity...; We fret our little lives away - we week and doubt and grieve If only we would lift our hands and gratefully receive; The blessings He bestows on us if we but watch and pray, And look beyond the clouds to see the glory of each day. • Happy Thanksgiving!.

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• I had no news last week for the paper. The week before, a correction on the paper’s part. It stated my aunt, who turned 90 years young, was Leta. No, the correct name is Lula Flieler (minor mistake) • Leta was the lady that was not well, but glad to report she is improving slowly at home. • Our sympathy to the Ainsworth family on the passing of Bob. We have lost another great entertainer. Bob played the Dobro and mouth organ and sang. • Another lady passed on, too - Sandra Dafoe. We also send our sympathy to the Dafoe family. • Hope you have a healthy Thanksgiving weekend. Where did our summer go so quickly?

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• Set aside Sat, Oct. 16 for a “Harvest Fest” hosted by our neighbouring Land O’Lakes Lions in Northbrook from 9:00am- to 1:00. Along with pancakes and bacon, the event features childrens games, bouncy castle, pumpkin carving and even some vendors. Of course, all Covid protocols apply, so wear your masks and bring your proof of vaccination and it will be a fun and yummy in the tummy time! • We had a great chin wag with friends at the Vendor Sale held at the Odd Fellows Hall (Mayflower Lodge) in Parham on the weekend. Had a great visit with Henderson vendor Angie Deline and friend Cory Lyn Flagler, both of whom lived in Arden when I did many years ago. It was old home week in Parham! • Thanksgiving will bring lots of family and friends homewelcome, everyone. Folks are baking up a storm and the yummy smells waft out to the road when I'm walking- so I walk faster! • Special thanks to the visiting duck hunters for respecting property and waterway boundaries- it sure means a lot, folks.

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• Turkey Dinner with all the ”Fixins” - Saturday, October 9th , prepared for you by the Storrington Lions Club! Complete dinner is yours for $20. Don’t miss out – call 353-2086 to order your meal(s). Pick-up times from 4 to 6pm. • Open Mic at Storrington Lions Club Hall starts Friday, October 15th. Details: Time 6-10 pm (doors open at 5pm). Cost $2 fee for all. Proof of full vaccination. Max allowed in is 81. Adults only. Dancing allowed. Cash bar will be OPEN. Free parking. Masks must be worn unless you are sitting in your chair eating or drinking. We’ll see you there! • Food Bank Drive – Friday, October 15th from 1 to 5pm at the Lions Hall in Sunbury, sponsored by the Storrington Lions Club. Needed items are toothpaste, toilet paper, pancake mix, syrup and canned vegetables and fruit. Remember: ANY donations are welcome! You can also bring any used eye glasses or hearing aids at the same time. • Battersea and Inverary United Churches have returned to in-person services at regular times. The service is also available on both Facebook and YouTube during the week. COVID safety protocols are in effect. Masks need to be worn. • Eye glasses! Hearing aids! Donate anytime by giving them to a member of the Lion’s Club. Help the Lion’s Club to help others in need. • Free Seniors Fitness Classes Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 – 11:30 at the Storrington Centre. You can use poles or be seated. Let’s get fit! • Martial Arts classes at Inverary United Church hall Thursday evenings from 7 to 8pm. For more info, call or text Hamid Nam at 613-328-6742. • Soulful Singing has started! At 7:00pm – 8:30pm on the fourth Tuesday of the month. Next session will be October 26th. For more info: 613.353.2889 or wooddhouse@yahoo.ca • Thanksgiving weekend! Leaves are beginning to change colour and the days are shorter. Need my flashlight and lighted arm band on my morning runs… At least for the start. Still 4 weeks before we change our clocks. Life around us is opening up and I am thankful. Double vaccinated and I am thankful it was available for me and for my family. I am glad I made the decision after much thought, investigation and understanding of what it means and how it helps. In the past few months, I am thankful that my only sibling has conquered a sudden triple-bypass, thankful for a new baby making me a great-auntie, for my goddaughter surviving stage 4 cancer and for all the happy times with family, friends and neighbors. I am thankful that I was given a second chance to wake up each morning. • By now, the lcome to go in and help yourself.

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• Pretty unfortunate to hear of some break-ins and arson on Buck Bay Rd this past week. There are certainly some desperate people out there. More likely it’s someone who saw an opportunity and took advantage of a family’s absence. Stay vigilant and look out for your neighbours. I can only imagine the heartbreak they must be feeling. • The wet weather is making it difficult to get outside prep work for winter accomplished. With the temperatures sure to drop soon, the work still needs to get done though. • All the rain is sure making me appreciate having a wood stove and soup to heat a top of it! • Happy 8th birthday to my buddy Harrison Kirby. Hope you had a great day, pal! You deserve it!

Perth Road Peter Bird

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• Hello to everyone who reads the best little paper in North Frontenac and beyond. I am well enough to write another newsletter. I want to send get well wishes to our favourite hairdresser, Donna Virgin, who is recuperating for a few weeks from surgery. We will all look like Phyllis Diller by the time she is back in action. Take your time to heal, Donna. We did it last year with Covid and we can do it for you. • I want to wish Phil and Laurette from Maples a happy retirement with lots of relaxation, fun and visiting. I was out to enjoy one more “Pearl’s breakfast” as only Phil can make it – ham, poached eggs, tomatoes and toast. It was sooo good! • I had a wonderful visit on Friday with my “earth angel” Chuck with lots of hot coffee and hot topics. Olive and I came home by Ardoch and saw all the beautiful colors of the trees. And see Chuck, I didn’t forget the pumpkin pie. Fall is my favourite time of the year - beautiful trees, beautiful weather and no bugs. • A great big thank you to my special granddaughters and grandsons who came on Saturday in the pouring rain and cleaned out my garage attic. There was 50 years or more of stuff stored up there. Found some real treasures and stuff I never knew I had. They also brought a birthday cake for

• Happy birthday to Bill Lake, who turned 85 on October 7th! If you are passing by 2810 Round Lake Road, give him a “happy” toot!

me with them. • Friday evening I was invited to Bill and Wendy Crain’s with Ron and Alice Gilchrist and Jeannie Kelso for the best turkey dinner I think I have ever had. I ate like I had never seen food before and got 3 full dishes to bring home to eat another day. Thanks a million – you are too kind. • A special thank you to Gayle Hermer (what would I do without you?), who washed down the front of my house, cut out the burrs and weeds – all out of the goodness of her heart. No money was exchanged. Love you, Gayle – you are a gem. I will get you sometime for all your hard work. • Happy anniversary to Doug and Kathie McMunn and many, many more. Happy birthday to Sarah Armstrong, Dave Hopper, Kathy McMunn, Jim Kehoe and June Genridge. Happy belated birthday to Jen Morrow – last I heard, she was in behind bars in Kingston Penn and no one knew where she was. Not sure if they found her yet? • Love the wonderful rains we are having. • Tonight (Sunday) I am heading to another wonderful supper at Lanark Landing with my friends Bob and Elaine DeLisle and Harriett Riddell. Good food with good friends. • Thank you, everyone, for your calls, cards, gifts, flowers, meals, birthday cake, pies, and apple crisp. I gained an extra 5 pounds but it is well worth it. • Thanks to everyone who enjoyed coffee and chat at the Snow Road Community Centre on Friday and for all the nice words on the birthday card they signed. Looking forward to when all the renovations are done and I can join you indoors and meet new people who have moved into the area. Such a great place to live.

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

• Perth Road United Church has returned to in-person services. While in Stage 3, in-person services are limited to 25 people in the church. All COVID restrictions/protocols will be in place. We will advise you of any changes. • Birthday wISHES to those who have birthdays this week. • The Perth Road Village Crafters have started to meet again in the Harris Park Clubhouse on Perth Road Crescent. Meetings are Wednesdays from 9:30am to 11:30am. Looking to get involved? You don't have to be crafty to join us. New members are always welcome. Please feel free to drop in during the meeting times, or call Peggy at 613 353-2635. •

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Aerobic & Anaerobic Exercises (Part 2/2)

How your energy is spent: With aerobic activities, your body uses oxygen to break down carbohydrates and fats for energy. If you have enough fuel and oxygen, at an aerobic intensity you can continue to use your muscles over an extended period of time, and your muscles can continue to contract without needing rest. By contrast, during anaerobic exercises, the body cannot intake enough oxygen to give your body the energy it needs to keep up with the intensity. As you may remember, lactic acid builds up in the muscles, they become fatigued, and you’re left out of breath. How they benefit you: Aerobic exercises are great for your cardiovascular health. They also serve to improve your mood, mental health, flexibility, weight control, and reduce the risk of diseases. Anaerobic exercises, by contrast, are great for building lean muscle mass and increasing bone density. Being strong at anaerobic exercises helps strengthen the body for aerobic workouts, and vice versa. Both types of exercises are needed for a well-rounded fitness plan for your overall physical and mental health and well-being. Why should I do both: It’s important to incorporate both aerobic and anaerobic exercises into your fitness routine in order to strengthen both your cardiovascular system and your spine, muscle, and nervous system. According to the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, people between the ages of 18 and 64 should be getting 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic exercise/ week, along with muscle and bone strengthening activities at least two days out of the week. Aerobic Exercises: A few simple aerobic exercises that might be familiar to you are running, cycling, brisk walking, dancing, and most fitness classes at your local gym. Anaerobic Exercises: Some common anaerobic exercises that are sure to get your muscles pumping include sprinting, lifting weights, exercising with resistance bands, and interval training.

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OPP Report

Impaired driving charges in South Frontenac x 3

On September 28, at approximately 5pm, police from the South Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to complaints of an erratic driver north bound on Road 38 in South Frontenac Township. Officers located the vehicle at a gas station in Harrowsmith. As a result of the investigation Rebecca Linderman, age 27, has been charged with “Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)” The accused had their driver's licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston on November 4, 2021. On September 30, just prior to 11pm, officers of the South Frontenac Detachment of the OPP responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Yarker Road in South Frontenac Township, Ontario. The investigation of the crash scene indicated that the driver of the motor vehicle left the road, collided with the ditch. The driver had no injuries but as a precaution was seen by Frontenac Paramedics. As part of the investigation a Roadside Screening Device was utilized. The driver was arrested and transported to the South Frontenac Detachment. Haley Villeneuve, age 26 of Kingston has been charged with: Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus), and Careless Driving. The accused had their driver's licence suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released on an Undertaking and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston November 4, 2021. On October 4, at approximately 1am, police from the South Frontenac Detachment of the OPP, the South Frontenac Fire Department and the Frontenac Paramedics responded to single motor vehicle collision on Battersea Road The investigation of the crash scene indicated that the driver of the motor vehicle left the road, collided with the ditch. The driver had no injuries but as a precaution was seen by South Frontenac Paramedics. As a result of the investigation Anthony Shipman, age 28, of South Frontenac, has been charged with the following Criminal Code (CC) offences: Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs, and Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus) The accused had their driver's licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston on November 8, 2021. ■

Life On The Ball Road – Don Lee Still At Home After 102 Years D By Jeff Green onald Lee was one of the people who were featured in a series we ran in the Frontenac News to mark the 100th anniversary of Frontenac County. He was 95 when we ran the first of a two-part story on May 28, 2015. At the time, Don was still living in the home on the Ball Road in what used to be Hinchinbrooke Township and is now Central Frontenac. The Lee property borders St. Andrews Lake. Seven years later, he has just turned 102, and he is still living at home. At the beginning of our interview in 2015, he said he was blind in one eye, had trouble hearing, and his memory was not what it used to be. When I re-visited him last month, he said the same thing. But in 2015, his claims about his poor memory seemed to me to be much exaggerated, and even now, he still comes alive when recounting some of the events that have made his life remarkable. In his youth, he worked on the farm for his father, and when his father died of pneumonia when he was still a teenager, the responsibility to support his family fell on his shoulders. One memory stands out for him about his father’s death, however, and it reveals something about what was most important to him. As his father was on his death bed with pneumonia, Don told him that he had started dating Gladys Reynolds from Bellrock. “I figured he would be happy for me, and he tried to say something to me but he was having so much trouble talking that he could not get the words out. He was very frustrated by that, and I really wanted to hear what he had to say, but I never did. He died a day or two later.” Don and Gladys got married not long after that, and they remained married for 71 year until Gladys died in 2011. With his father gone and the responsibility for the farm falling to him, Don Lee was deemed ineligible for the army. Money remained very tight during and right after the war, but there were opportunities. A year or two after the war, Don went hunting with some friends to a cabin on Crown land northeast of Ompah in the Lavant area. The hunting was good, and during the two weeks they were there, Don noticed there were many beavers in the area. “There were no beavers back home in those days because everyone was farming,” he recalls. Don, and two other men, went back up to the cabin right after hunting season and trapped beaver and muskrat. Beaver pelts were in high demand, and they sold the pelts, including the pelt from one massive beaver, for over $900. “My wife was going to Verona and I gave her our share,

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Don Lee with his future wife, Gladys Reynaold

it was over $300 anyway, to bring to the bank. She told me that when she got there and they all started counting the money to put into our account, they asked where she had come up with all that money. They thought maybe we had robbed a bank ourselves.” The Lees moved to Ottawa where the wages were good for carpenters, 95 cents an hour. Five years later, Gladys suggested they should move back to the farm on Ball Road to raise their children. They had 5 children, and except for Robert, who has died, the other 4 are still involved in Don’s life. They take turns spending time with him so he can continue living on his own. Don worked in construction, and started his own construction company in the late 1960’s, which he ran successfully until he retired. In the early 1970s he got involved in municipal politics, serving as councillor, deputy reeve and reeve in Hinchinbrook. He was the warden of Frontenac County in 1988 and retired from politics, undefeated, he is quick to point out, in 1993. What sustained Don Lee in his marriage, his working life, his political career, and as he has aged, is assuming the best of people. “When I needed help, my neighbours were there, and when others needed help, I was there.” Living, as he now does, in the century farmhouse where he was raised, with family around him all of the time, you could say he is blessed, pay back for all that he has done. His only true regret is that he does not have Gladys still with him. ■

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Cheryl Sutherland is still at Rainbow Farm

ll things considered, that is an accomplishment in itself. Rainbow Farm was a project that Cheryl and her wife, veterinarian Heather Carver (Verona Animal Hospital) had set up in 2015 as a place to raise their daughter and provide a place for animlas in need of care. In 2018 Heather started to run into difficulties, and by the fall of 2019 she was diagnosed with early onset dementia. She closed the Verona Animal Hospital, and soon after that it was determined that he dementia was caused by Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, which she succumbed to on July 29, 2020. Cheryl was left with her grief, her daughter's grief, a farm full of animals, and financial problems to address. Articles in the Frontenac News and other media outlets helped a GoFundMe campaign the was set up in late 2020, and Cheryl has been working since then to carry on the farm and be a good mother while dealing with the devastating loss of Heather. “It has not been an easy year, and I could not have made it through without support from friends and neighbours who have helped me out in so many ways,” she said. Now that over a year is passed since Heather's passing, Cheryl is starting two

new ventures, as a way of moving forward with her life and trying to secure a sustainable future for Rainbow Farm. “Heather would not want me to remain so gutted that I could not rebound, and I now see a way to carry on my life. Their is life after loss, there has to be,” she said, in a phone interview this week. There are still 20 animals on the farm that Cheryl is caring for, and she has started up a kennel service “I have been spending a lot of time working on the farm to develop a new business. I am calling it Forest and Fields Dog Retreat. I have trails on the land for dog walning, an indoor space, a fenced outdoor space and a fenced outdoor space for dogs and I am now ready to provide a place for people to leave their dogs whenever they need to,” she said. The retreat is licensed, and insured, and ready to welcome visitors. Cheryl is also willing to provide a pick up service for people in the Westport and Kingston areas, and is working out the details about how to make that work. A second venture, which is also based at Rainbow Farms, is Alchemy in Spirit, “a place for healing, self exploration and forest therapy” The first one day session under the Alchemy in Spirit banner was held last weekend at Rainbow Farm. It was led by Lisa Fox of Lisa Fox Quantum Healing. “We had six participants, including myself,” said Cheryl, “and it was a wonderful day. The space was ideal for that sort of session, and I will be looking to hold similar events as I move forward.” It all adds up to a busy time, as Cheryl continues to work on developing Forest Farm's potential, while starting up not one, but two, business ventures, while keeping up the care of the Forest Farm animals and

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ferrying her daughter to hockey and other pursuits. “I feel lighter, my daughter feel's lighter as well,” she said. “the other day we were looking at the milky way and my daughter said, 'mama is up there, in the milky way'. That was lovely to hear from her. Life is full of possibilities.” At the end of the month, Cheryl is plan-

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ning to hold a Holler ween dog walk, an opportunity for people to come out to Rainbow Farm with their dogs to see the space and enjoy a walk. For information about the Forest and Fields Dog Retreat, email forestandfieldsdogs@gmail.com or between 9am-5pm you can try calling 613-273-9297.■

FORM 6 SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER Municipal Act, 2001 Ontario Regulation 181/03, Municipal Tax Sale Rules

SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CENTRAL FRONTENAC Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the lands described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on November 4, 2021, at the Central Frontenac Township Office, 1084 Elizabeth Street, Sharbot Lake Ontario. The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the Central Frontenac Township Office, 1084 Elizabeth Street, Sharbot Lake. Submitted tenders will be opened via Zoom. Please click on the link below. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81274734750?pwd=RllpRmhKSWREczN6d2h0c1ExSE N2Zz09 Description of Lands:Description of Lands: 1. Roll No. 10 39 030 010 35700 0000; 1016 Ann Street, Arden; PIN 36166-0207 (LT); PT LT 2 BLK 3 PL 46 AS IN FR759426; CENTRAL FRONTENAC; File No. 19-01 According to the last returned assessment roll, the assessed value of the land is $51,000 Minimum tender amount: $8,378.84 2. Roll No. 10 39 040 020 03010 0000; Road 38, Central Frontenac; PIN 36156-0282 (LT); PT LT 20 CON 3 HINCHINBROOKE PT 2 13R19273; S/T HIH5162; CENTRAL FRONTENAC EXCEPT FORFEITED MINING RIGHTS, IF ANY; File No. 19-05 According to the last returned assessment roll, the assessed value of the land is $10,600 Minimum tender amount: $5,997.01 3. Roll No. 10 39 060 020 05504 0000; Hill Top Road, Central Frontenac; PIN 36223-0033 (LT); PT LT 7 CON 5 OLDEN PT 2 13R19510; CENTRAL FRONTENAC EXCEPT FORFEITED MINING RIGHTS, IF ANY; File No. 19-11 According to the last returned assessment roll, the assessed value of the land is $15,500 Minimum tender amount: $6,085.82 4. Roll No. 10 39 070 010 30537 0000; 1180 Bolton Lane, Mountain Grove; PIN 36226-0158 (LT); LOT 17, PLAN 13M31; S/T EASMNT IN FAVOUR OF HYDRO ONE NETWORKS INC. AS IN LT35405; S/T EASMNT IN FAVOUR OF NORTH FRONTENAC TELEPHONE COMPANY AS IN LT35406; OLDEN/CENTRAL FRONTENAC; File No. 19-12 According to the last returned assessment roll, the assessed value of the land is $45,000 Minimum tender amount: $8,342.36 5. Roll No. 10 39 070 020 21025 0000; Brewers Rd., Central Frontenac; PIN 36225-0145 (LT); PT LT 11 CON 10 OLDEN AS IN OLE3974 SW OF TRAVELLED RD (AKA BREWER RD) & N OF RAILWAY; CENTRAL FRONTENAC EXCEPT FORFEITED MINING RIGHTS, IF ANY; File No. 19-14 According to the last returned assessment roll, the assessed value of the land is $11,500 Minimum tender amount: $5,479.16 6. Roll No. 10 39 010 020 08305 0000; 2548B Henderson Rd., Arden; PIN 36173-0052 (LT); PT LT 28 CON 6 KENNEBEC PT 1, 13R13417; CENTRAL FRONTENAC; File No. 19-17 According to the last returned assessment roll, the assessed value of the land is $36,500 Minimum tender amount: $6,988.57 7. Roll No. 10 39 030 010 35900 0000; 1028 Queen St., Arden; PIN 36166-0232 (LT) and PIN 36166-0233 (LT); FIRSTLY: PT LT 1 BLK 6 PL 46 AS IN FR670722; S/T EXECUTION 97-0000072, IF ENFORCEABLE; S/T EXECUTION 97-0000193, IF ENFORCEABLE; S/T EXECUTION 97-0000962, IF ENFORCEABLE; S/T EXECUTION 98-0000088, IF ENFORCEABLE; S/T EXECUTION 98-0000929, IF ENFORCEABLE; CENTRAL FRONTENAC; SECONDLY: PT LT 1-2 BLK 6 PL 46 AS IN FR694258; S/T EXECUTION 97-0000072, IF ENFORCEABLE; S/T EXECUTION 970000193, IF ENFORCEABLE; S/T EXECUTION 97-0000962, IF ENFORCEABLE; S/T EXECUTION 98-0000088, IF ENFORCEABLE; S/T EXECUTION 98-0000929, IF ENFORCEABLE; CENTRAL FRONTENAC; File No. 19-19 According to the last returned assessment roll, the assessed value of the land is $13,400 Minimum tender amount: $38,196.90 8. Roll No. 10 39 010 030 01670 0000; Central Frontenac; PIN 36161-0027 (LT); PT LT 1 CON 3 KENNEBEC PT 1 & 2, 13R5966; S/T & T/W FR678270; CENTRAL FRONTENAC; File No. 18-17 According to the last returned assessment roll, the assessed value of the land is $75,000 Minimum tender amount: $14,829.84

Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit of at least 20 per cent of the tender amount, which deposit shall be made by way of a certified cheque/bank draft/ money order payable to the municipality. Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to, crown interests, or any other matters relating to the lands to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. Any interests of the Federal or Provincial Crown encumbering the land at the time of the tax sale will continue to encumber the land after the registration of the tax deed. The assessed value, according to the last returned assessment roll, may or may not be representative of the current market value of the property. This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and any taxes that may be applicable, such as a land transfer tax and HST. The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.

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A copy of the prescribed form of tender is available on the website of the Government of Ontario Central Forms Repository under the listing for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender, visit: www.OntarioTaxSales.ca or if no internet access available, contact: J. Michael McGovern, Treasurer The Corporation of the Township of Central Frontenac P.O. Box 89, 1084 Elizabeth Street Sharbot Lake ON K0H 2P0 613-279-2935 Ext 224 www.centralfrontenac.com

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Celebration of Life Asselstine, Kathleen “Faye”

The family of Kathleen “Faye” Asselstine (McFie) would like to invite you to a “Celebration of Life” Saturday October 9th 2021. Faye was in her 79th year when she passed on Monday February 1, 2021 at Kingston General Hospital. Devoted wife to the late Eugene Asselstine, survived by her brother Gerry McFie (Suzanne) and predeceased by her brother Don McFie. Loving mother to Andrew (Kara) Anna (Michael) Sara (Jeff). Cherished grandmother of Johnathan, Felicity, Zachary, and Anderson. Special person in the lives of Marlene, Don and Jim and their families. Faye will be missed by many extended family members and friends. A graveside service will be held at Wilton Cemetery at 11 am and then following going to the Verona Lions Club Pavilion. Covid Protocols Apply.

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OBITUARY GARNEYS, Thora Charlotte (nee) Parsons July 12, 1927 – September 21, 2021 Thora passed away peacefully at the age of 94. Predeceased by her beloved husband of 69 years to Norman David Garneys and dear sister Shirley May Orr. Thora will be lovingly missed by her son David and daughter Vicki and sonin-law Richard Struthers. Cherished by her grandchildren Sean, David and Natasha Struthers and Samantha and Melissa Mulligan and nephew Graham Orr. She is survived by her sister-inlaw Gertrude Casbourne and numerous nieces and nephews. Many thanks to the wonderful staff of Broadview Nursing Centre of Smiths Falls. Thora had much praise for their kindness and efforts to keep her content and comfortable, going above and beyond the call of duty; so greatly appreciated by her family. Due to COVID 19, a private family service will be held at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Sharbot Lake on October 23, 2021 at 1:00 p.m., followed by a celebration of life at the Sharbot Lake Legion, Branch 425 at 2:00 p.m. (double vaccination and masks required). A special thanks to David Hopper of James Reid Funeral Home. Friends desiring may contribute in her memory to the CNIB, Broadview Nursing Centre Resident Fund, the CNIB or a charity of your choice. On line condolences at www.jamesreidfuneralhome.com

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Central To Hold Electronic Public Meeting On Council Size By Craig Bakay

he Sept. 28 (electronic) meeting of Central Frontenac Council would have been a very short affair, were it not for Coun. Tom Dewey’s notice of motion to consider a reduction in Council size for the next election. Not the least of the discussion was how to garner public input to any proposal. An electronic public meeting (Nov. 16) along with email and regular mail submissions turned out to be the decision (for now anyways) but even that met with opposition (Dep. Mayor Nicki Gowdy and Coun. Cindy Kelsey voting against). One potential wrinkle could still be a referendum on the 2022 ballot but that would mean no changes would be made until the election following that one. While there is no official requirement to hold a public meeting on the subject, there was general agreement there should be one. “We don’t have to have public input, but we should,” said Coun. Victor Heese. “This isn’t a final, there needs to be public consultation,” said Mayor Frances Smith. “Without clarification as to what public consultation is, I don’t think a public meeting rises to the level required for such a major change,” said Coun. Brent Cameron. “I don’t have an opinion one way or another as to the size of Council but I would prefer to put the question to the public like other jurisdictions have — through a referendum. “I do believe not involving the voters of Central Frontenac is a fundamental mistake.” For his part, Dewey tried to make the case that Central Frontenac has one Council members for every 526 residents whereas many other municipalities average around 1,200-1,300. “I really do believe we have too many councillors for the population,” he said. “And we could save $250,000 in salaries.” “I can see both sides but I like the idea of a referendum,” said Gowdy. “You’ll get more opinions on a ballot than you would in a public meeting. “I do like the idea of a referendum but

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putting out savings of a quarter million is not a good idea.” “I disagree,” said Coun. Bill MacDonald. “Putting out the potential savings could encourage more people to run. “If you reduce the number to five, it would put more pressure on people to attend meetings. “I’m in favour of reduction and I believe a smaller Council will be just as effective as what we have now.” CAO/Clerk Cathy MacMunn said that if the matter were to be decided by referendum, it would require 50 per cent plus one vote to pass. “In that case, it would be 2026 before it would take effect,” she said. “In order for it to take effect in 2022, we would have to pass a bylaw by Dec. 31 of this year.” “The meeting will be electronic but not during hunting season,” said Smith. “We should use any electronic method at our disposal (including email, Survey Monkey, etc).” “It could be email, semaphore or Morse Code,” said Heese. So, the question on the table for the electronic public meeting will primarily be reducing Council to five members (Mayor and one councillor representing each of the four districts.) Smith said there could also be a potential seven-person option (Mayor, Dep. Mayor, one at-large Councillor and one representing each district). A six-person Council, while technically possible, isn’t recommended because of the increased potential for tie votes. Hinchinbrooke PS Declared Surplus Following the in camera part of the meeting, Mayor Frances Smith rose and reported saying the following: “(The former) Hinchinbrooke School (property) is declared as surplus and the Clerk is directed to negotiate the same as described in the closed session.” Generally, declaring a property surplus is the first step in selling it, usually after a potential buyer has expressed interest. The Local Brewery has expressed interest in purchasing the property to convert it into a brewery. Air BnB Following a presentation from resident Ian Willans expressing concern over Air BnB operations in the Township, Mayor Frances Smith had this to say: “we are working on Air BnB research with North Frontenac Township and there are hopes of a bylaw soon.” ■

NF Council Cont. from p10 tions in North Frontenac.” Donations to Lions Council voted to make a $500 donation to the Land O’Lakes Lions Club for stepping up and providing a barbecue to the Essential Service Fair after the Salvation Army cancelled at the last minute. Welcomed pump repair A proposed new pump (at a cost of $16,000) for Tanker 621 was averted when “the person we had do our annual testing” suggested a fix. “I believe it’s already been done and the solution worked,” said Mayor Ron Higgins. Will the graveyard registry die? Dep. Mayor Gerry Martin wondered aloud if the Historical Society’s graveyard registry project “will ever be finished. “Church records are incomplete and we’re finding a lot of unmarked graves, many from the flu epidemic of 1918, many with whole families buried,” he said. “There are quite a few unregistered graveyards and we’re finding graveyards on private property.” Water Accesss Mayor Ron Higgins agreed to contact the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks on behalf of Shabomeka Lake residents who would like to use a 70-yearold road through part of Bon Echo Park to access their water-access properties. ■

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The Corporation of the Township of Addington Highlands PUBLIC NOTICE Take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Addington Highlands, at it’s meeting to be held at 1:00 p.m. on November 2, 2021 proposes to enact a by-law to Close, Stop Up and Sell to the abutting land owner, part of the Road Allowance lying in front of their property. All properties now located in the Township of Addington Highlands, County of Lennox & Addington are further described as follows: Landonwer (Taylor) Part of the Road Allowance abutting Weslemkoon Lake, lying in front of Part Lot 24, Concession 6, (Shown as Road Allowance on Registered Plan 932) in the Geographic Twp. of Ashby, described on RP 29R-10973 as Parts 1,2 & 3. And Further Take Notice that the Council of the Township of Addington Highlands, at the aforementioned meeting, will hear any person who claims that his/her lands will be prejudicially affected by this bylaw and who applies to be heard. Dated at Flinton Ontario on September 27, 2021 Patricia Gray Deputy Clerk/Planning Secretary Township of Addington Highlands 72 Edward St., Flinton ON K0H 1P0 Tel: 613-336-2286 ext. 202 Email: deputyclerkplanning@ addingtonhighlands.ca

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North Frontenac To Explore Shared Seniors Housing With Central By Craig Bakay orth Frontenac Council decided to investigate a partnership with Central Frontenac Township for some seniors housing opportunities after a request for proposal to build and operate a five-unit seniors facility in Cloyne or Plevna received no takers. Ken Foulds of Re/fact Consulting presented Council with four potential options at its regular (online) meeting last Friday that included abandoning the project completely (essentially forfeiting County grant money); re-issuing the same RFP for a later date, perhaps with more municipal incentives but still with third-party management; issuing a restructured RFP for a build-only project with the municipality serving as owner-operator and seeking a partnership with a project in an adjacent

municipality in exchange for priority access for North Frontenac seniors. “If we contribute our funds to the Central Frontenac plan for the old school lot in Sharbot Lake, we could have five more units with communal services,” said Mayor Ron Higgins. “We’re having trouble with the (proposed) North Frontenac sites (Cloyne or Plevna) and Sharbot Lake has far more amenities (grocery store, pharmacy, medical centre, sand beach). “And it’s not that far.” “My own feeling is that it (a partnership with Central) is not the best option,” said Councillor John Inglis. “I’d still like to go the original route where we build in Plevna or Cloyne and we own it.” “I don’t think we’ve exhausted all the potential locations in North Frontenac,” said Coun. Fred Fowler. “What about across

from the school in Plevna?” “When you get to a certain age, you require more medical services,” said Coun. Vernon Hermer. “In our survey, most people didn’t want to leave home, even though they’d have better facilities,” said Higgins. “This might ruffle some feathers but the Sharbot Lake proposal would have more medical facilities and amenities,” said Dep. Mayor Gerry Martin. In the end, Council passed a resolution to invite Mayor Frances Smith to a meeting with the mayors, CAOs and treasurers to discuss the possibilities. “To be clear, this is just for us to investigate,” said CAO Cheryl Robson. “They may not be interested.” Fast charger Following a report from Coun. John Ing-

What’s Up in the Night Sky? October 2021 by Fred Barrett

hat’s a sunspot? We’ve often heard about these blemishes on the Sun. The Sun appears like a smooth, flawless white-hot sphere but if you took a closer look, you would find pairs or groups of dark spots on the surface. Some are large and some are small and they can last for a few weeks before fading and disappearing back into the Sun’s interior. Before I continue, you need to know that it is very dangerous to look directly at the Sun. Besides being outright painful, your eyes can be permanently damaged! It takes special filters to dim down the Sun enough to see sunspots. Sunglasses will not protect you at all. This column is about sunspots and not how to look at them with your naked eyes and risk going blind! Big sunspots can be as large as the Earth and magnetic fields generated by flowing gases within the Sun can

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be thousands of times stronger than the Earth’s magnetic field. Most sunspots are too small to be seen without using a telescope. Galileo, using his newly invented telescope in 1610, observed that sunspots changed in size and shape. Also, he saw that sunspots near the equator move across the solar disk more rapidly than those positioned near the poles. The rotation period ranged from 27 to 30 days. This meant that different latitudes of the Sun rotated at different speeds. This can only happen with a gaseous body like the Sun. The Earth being solid rotates with the same speed near the poles and at the equator. Galileo seriously damaged his eyes making his observations. The reason that sunspots are dark is because they are relatively cool with respect to their brighter and hotter surroundings. For example, a sunspot is roughly 5800 degrees Fahrenheit while the regions around it are at about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Note that the sunspot still radiates light. Powerful magnetic fields choke off the heat and energy flowing from the Sun’s interior and cause the cooling of the dark sunspot area. Each sunspot has a magnetic field that points into or out of the Sun and has a single polarity. Sunspots usually travel in connected pairs and are linked by magnetic loops that extend up into the solar atmosphere. These are powerful, active regions of the Sun. The number and positions of these active regions change over an eleven year cycle. Solar flares or coronal mass ejections (CME) are more frequent and more explosive at the maximum of this cycle than at its minimum. Sunspots don’t directly affect Earth’s weather but the explosive violence in their active regions produce space weather. Coronal mass ejections and solar flares emit powerful radiation and hurl energetic particles into space that are carried along with the solar winds blowing from the Sun. Earth is shielded from the radiation and violent particles by its atmosphere and magnetic field but out in space, our satellites and astronauts have no such protection. When the Earth is in the path of CME’s, they can produce geomagnetic storms that alter the terrestrial ionosphere and interfering with radio communications. The troposphere is below the ionosphere and is where all Earth’s weather occurs. There doesn’t seem to be

lis, Council agreed to look into funding opportunities to install a Level-3, fast-charger for Plevna. Currently, the federal government has a program to provide roughly half of the $90,000 cost. Inglis said Dep. Mayor Gerry Martin had talked to Ontario Hydro and the required 200-amp service does exist in Plevna. “Quite frankly, I was not expecting this to pass,” said Inglis. “It is doable but I’m not sure it would pay for itself in 15 years.” “Before we do it, we’d have to see what grants were available,” said Martin. “If it’s all taken over by the private sector, it would probably take a long time before we had one in North Frontenac,” said Inglis. “After all, we only have two gas sta-

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any indication that solar active regions have any effect on weather near the ground but if a very serious CME hit the Earth it would induce power surges in our power grids and possibly cause massive long term damage to our electrical systems. This month look south for wonderful views of Jupiter and Saturn about 30 degrees above the horizon in early evening. In the southwest at midmonth, the Moon is nestled below and between Jupiter and Saturn about 1 hour after sunset. Don’t miss this special sight. A modest telescope can provide a stunning view of the 19 degree tilt of Saturn’s remarkable rings. Venus is bright and low in the southwest just after sunset. It‘s always between 7 and 11 degrees high about an hour after sunset. Mercury, the solar system’s smallest planet, is about 5 degrees above the eastern horizon just before sunrise on the 21st. Start looking for Mercury low to the horizon about an hour before sunrise after the 9th when it has reached inferior conjunction with the Sun. Unfortunately this month’s full Moon occurs just before the peak of the Orionid meteor shower on October 21.The Orionid shower occurs as we pass through debris left by Halley’s Comet. It’s active from early October through early November but meteor streaks are much fewer than at its peak. A maximum rate of 20 per hour is possible but the full Moon hides all but the brightest. The winner of last month’s contest prize of the book “The Elements” is Rob Boyer of Maberly. Besides being an accurate description of various elements and curiosities of the Moon’s orbit about Earth, it was very witty and laugh out loud funny. Here are this month’s highlights. Oct. 3 -17: The Zodiacal light can be seen in the east before morning twilight. A dark site is needed. Oct. 6: New Moon. Oct. 8: The Moon is at perigee – 361,280 Kms. Oct. 9: Mercury is at inferior conjunction. The Moon passes 3 degrees north of Venus. Oct. 12: First Quarter Moon. Oct. 14: The Moon is nestled below and between Jupiter and Saturn about 1 hour after sunset. Oct 20: Full Moon. This Moon is called the Pekelanew Full Moon. It means that it turns leaves white! It’s also called the Hunter’s Full Moon. Watch out! Oct. 21: The Orionid meteor shower peaks. At 6 pm, the Moon passes 1.3 degrees south of Uranus. Oct. 24: The Moon is at apogee – 403,260 Kms. Oct. 28: Last Quarter Moon. On November 7th, daylight savings time ends. Stay safe and keep looking up!

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Battersea Pumpkin Festival – Not Quite Over Yet Battersea Pumpkin Festival volunteers would like to thank all of the people who braved a real soaker of day last Saturday (October 2) to come out to the Battersea Ball Diamond for the festival. Luckily, the festival has enough tricks up its sleeve to provide some additional weather resistant activities. Not only is the best dressed pumpkin contest open until October 12, but the pumpkin festival kit, filled with activities for homebased fun, is still available at Batterseapumpkinfestival.com. The site also has the necessary information about the best dressed pumpkin contest. The winner of the Guess the Weight Contest (see Bruce Downey with his giant pumpkin - right) was Sam, who

came up with the exact weight of 503 pounds and won a $100 prise from Ormsbees Mercantile. The House Decorating Contest winners were 5112A Battersea Road. They won a $100 gift certificate from Creekside Bar and Grill. The ever optimistic and future oriented pumpkin festival website has already installed a clock, which is counting down to the 2022 festival. As of noon on Thursday, it was at 358 days, 22 hours, 0 minutes and 0 seconds. Check back regularly as it updates every second of every day. ■

Bruce Downey and his 503 pound pumpkin.

TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC LIVING HERE Changes to Garbage & Recycle Collection - Thanksgiving long weekend (October 11th) All garbage and recycle collection will move one (1) day later the week of October 11, 2021. This means: Mondays collection moves to Tuesday Tuesdays collection moves to Wednesday Wednesdays collection moves to Thursday Thursdays collection moves to Friday Loughborough WSD will be closed on Monday, October 11th. Wishing you all a happy thanksgiving and please remember to recycle! Second Intake Now Open: 2021 Lake Ecosystem Grant Program – Apply Now! The Township is accepting applications for the Lake Ecosystem Grant Program until October 29, 2021. The program is designed to support projects focused on encouraging the preservation, restoration, monitoring and analysis of lake ecosystems within South Frontenac. The program is open to not for profit community groups such as Lake or Lane Associations. The Lake Ecosystem Grant Program will fund up to 75% of eligible projects, with a maximum project cost of $10,000; however, larger requests will be considered on an exceptional basis and if funding permits. For more information, visit www.southfrontenac.net/grants/ The Township is Preparing a New Official Plan for South Frontenac The new Official Plan is about how the Township will continue to grow, building on the foundation from growth management work, and planning for growth to 2040 by directing it to the right places to protect our key assets. Your input is critical to inform policy direction for the Official Plan, please join us on the Township’s social media, website or at www. engagefrontenac.ca for updates and way to participate. 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 ext. 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. Earth Machine Composters – Price Increase Due to a rise in material prices, the Township has had to raise our Earth Machine composter prices to $50 taxes included each. This price change takes place September 1st, 2021. Composters, Blue Boxes and Blue Box Net Covers are all available at 2490 Keeley Road. Household Hazardous Waste Depot 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.

Follow us on Facebook – @SouthFrontenacTwp Follow us on Twitter - @SthFrontenacTwp TOWN HALL Upcoming Meetings • Committee of the Whole – October 12, 2021 at 7:00 pm • Committee of Adjustment – October 14, 2021 at 7:00 pm • Council Meeting – October 19, 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. Request for Tender - No. PS-2021-28 - Two (2) Roadside Mowing Tractors with Attachments Sealed or electronic submissions must be received by 1:00pm, October 20, 2021. Sent to the attention of: Neil Carbone, CAO, 4432 George Street, Sydenham, ON, K0H 2T0. Official documents may be downloaded from www.biddingo.com/southfrontenac or picked up Monday to Friday between 8:00am and 4:30pm at the Public Services Department, 2490 Keeley Road.

THINGS TO DO Public Skating at the Frontenac Community Arena Public Skating starts again weekly each Sunday from 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm and Parent & Pre-school Skating each Wednesday from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, at a cost of $2.50 per person. A CSA approved helmet with screen is recommended. For parent and pre-school skating, young children must be properly secured in stroller in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions. Stroller wheels must be cleaned and free of debris prior to being placed on the ice surface. Friends of the Cataraqui Trail Want to Hear From Trail Users The Friends of the Cataraqui Trail are seeking the opinions of area residents and visitors who use the trail. The purpose of the survey is to help them understand who is using the trail, where they live and what they do on the trail. The Friends are also seeking input on where the Trail needs improvements and what improvements are desired. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! The survey can be accessed at the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SNJPY8D.

News & Public Notices Township of South Frontenac Seeking Harrowsmith Beautification Committee Members The Township is seeking new members to join the existing Harrowsmith Beautification Committee. Are you interested in promoting business and tourism in the Harrowsmith area? Looking for a forum to discuss community issues and supporting community activities? Interested residents are encouraged to submit an application or resume to the Clerk no later than 4:00 pm on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Submissions can be sent via email to amaddocks@southfrontenac.net, in person, or by mail to 4432 George St, PO Box 100, Sydenham, Ontario, K0H 2T0. Council will consider candidate selection on October 19, 2021. For more information about the Harrowsmith Beautification Committee, visit www.southfrontenac.net/committees/ Gilmour Point Park Beach in Battersea Temporarily Unsafe for Swimming On Friday September 17, 2021, the Kingston District Office of the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks received a notification regarding a possible harmful algal bloom at Gilmour Point Beach on Dog Lake in Battersea. Until samples can be taken and tested, the Township is recommending that residents temporarily refrain from swimming or entering the water at the beach, located at 1763 Wellington St. Battersea, until the Ministry of Environment can confirm that the adverse event has been resolved. Township Working to Restore Public Access on Hinchinbrooke Road for Winter On July 15, 2021, Hinchinbrooke Road was closed just North of Silver Rock Lane at Spring Lake due to a partial road collapse. Following a geotechnical review it has been determined that a full reopening of the road may not be possible until the spring. In order to alleviate some travel concerns, the Township anticipates single-lane traffic will be restored at this location in time for winter. 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: Closure and transfer of a portion of an Unopened Road Allowance between Concessions 10 & 11 District of Storrington, 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, November 2nd, 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/

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In 2020, Jim Brown and his wife Nancy, as well as their son Steve and his wife Astrid, were unable to travel to Canada. That meant missing their annual two week visit to Camp's Bay Cottages on Big Gull Lake, a family tradition that goes back to the early 1950s. Jim Brown first made the trek to Big Gull Lake in 1952, from his home in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was in his early twenties at the time and friends of his said that the fishing was great, up in Canada. It was a two day enterprise getting to the lake, mainly because at that time the road from Allentown to the Canadian border meandered through towns and villages in Pennsylvania and New York State. He remembers what Big Gull Lake was like at that time. “It was different from anything we have back home. The water, the trees, the rocks, and the fishing, the air, everything was great,” he said from the resort last week. Over the 70 years since Jim first came to Big Gull, the world has changed. But when asked what has changed about Big Gull Lake, the response was swift, “Nothing,” said Jim's son Steve, “look at it, the water is the same, the shoreline is the same, it's the same place.” “Yes, it's the same as it was when I first came,” Jim said. And the fishing? “Also the same, maybe better,” said Steve, “if you can't hook bass in this lake, you can't hook bass. There is also Walleye and some big Great Northern Pike, but we have always fished for bass. We really missed coming last year.” The return in 2021 has been emotional for the Brown family because Jim is likely not coming back next year, the trip is too arduous for him now that he is in his 95th year. “This is our last year,” said his wife Nancy, “it has become too much.” Jim will be missed at the lake, not only by the resort owners Sam and Tammy Lilly, but by many of the other people who come every year to the resort. Jim is renowned for shutting off his motor one or two bays from the resort after going fishing, and pulling out his oars to row home, with Nancy at the front of the boat, looking out, something he did when he was well into his eighties. Steve and Astrid, who live in Shreveport, Louisiana now, would haul their boat to Allentown, stay overnight, then they would lead Jim and Nancy, who would also haul their boat, as the family came to Canada in a convoy. The trip only takes 7 hours on Interstate 81 to the 401, Road 38 and Hwy. 7. “All of the roads are better than they were when I was young,” said Steve, “except for the last road [Veley Road] which is the same as it ever was.” The Brown's used to come twice each

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year, in the spring or summer and in late September. “Jim liked to come with the family in the summer, and come back for a men's fishing trip, later on,” said Nancy. Jim had a 40-year career with Nabisco back in Allentown. “I was a 'biscuit and cookie man'. That's what they called us.” And he brought a lot of people, acquaintances from Nabisco, fishing friends and others, to Big Gull Lake, which has been a popular destination for Pennsylvanians for decades. “His daughter and her family were here a few weeks ago. They had a big reunion here,” said Tammy Lilly. With her husband Sam, they have been the owners of the resort for 6 years. They were looking for a change from the restaurant business in Ottawa, and when Camp's Bay came up for sale, “we snapped it up” said Tammy. It hasn't been easy for them, since the pandemic began. They lost most of their bookings in 2020 and part of 2021 because Americans could not come. And they have had to deal with delayed and uncertain opening dates over the last two years as well, making it hard to deal with booking Canadians in, to replace their regular customers. “We never had concentrated on markets like Toronto until last year,” said Tammy, “because we were fully booked, but that changed.” Although it has been difficult, and they have lost business from the late opening, they have gained some new Canadian fans who are looking to come to the resort when there are openings. “We made it clear when people came last year that our long-time customers, who could not come last year, were still going to have their weeks when they were able to come back,” she said, “but it is good to have a mix. This area is being discovered.” Even though Jim and Nancy Brown are not planning to return for Jim's 71st year at the lake, Steve and Astrid said they will be back. “There is no lake like this for fishing,” he said, “every bay has different features, and offers a variety of fishing. It's a busy two weeks visiting all of the spots on the lake that I enjoy. And the shoreline is pretty well untouched because of all the crown land.” At the back of the cabin where Jim and Nancy stay, there is a deck overlooking the lake, a good spot for a family photo on a sunny, if slightly cool early fall morning. The temperature was in the mid-teens. “Have you ever thought of coming to Canada for some winter ice fishing?” I asked Steve. “Isn't this winter?” he asked. Big Gull Lake is located off of Henderson Road, northwest of Arden. It is home to Camps' Bay and Kirk Kove resorts. ■

Jim, Nancy, Steve and Astrid Brown

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