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St. Lawrence College Employment Service holding first-ever seasonal job fair By Craig Bakay

Gazette Column — Are you looking for a job for this summer? If the answer to that question is yes, then you might want to check out the St. Lawrence College Employment Service Seasonal Job Fair today (April 7) in Sharbot Lake. The meet potential employers session is scheduled for 2 p.m. -6 p.m. at the 1099 Garrett St. location and it’s the ﬁrst time the employment centre has tried something of this magnitude. “We’ve had job fairs before but they were all very employer speciﬁc like when the Subway opened,” said employers liaison Amanda Kendall. “We’ve never done anything on this scale before.” She said they’ll have booths set up for eight local employers looking for seasonal help, including those in health care, restaurants, summer camps, heavy equipment and the military. “The employers will have information on what they’re looking for,” Kendall said. “The focus is on seasonal employment for the summer but there could be some full time, part time, or casual employment available throughout the year or seasonal positions that could lead to full-time or part-time positions.” The Frontenac Farmers Market held an Easter version indoors at Prince Charles School in Verona last weekShe said there should be “something end featuring vendors with an Easter theme like Pat Joslin of Bear Root Gardens who operates an Commu- for everyone” from students to seniors. nity Supported Agriculture project and organic seed growing in Verona. Photo/Craig Bakay “Of course this is the time of year

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Kellar said it looked like the object was vandalism, most likely teenagers. “They jimmied the lock with a butter knife,” she said. “It was probably a dare or something like that. “You know, one kid saying something like ‘I’ll do it if you will.’” She said this was the first time that particular storage shed had been broken into. They have had isolated incidents in the past with other storage bins but she doesn’t imagine they’re related. “I’m not trying to get anybody into trouble,” she said. “It’s just so frustrating. “We’d done all that work and then we have to do it all over again.”

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TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC PUBLIC MEETING – PLAN OF CONDOMINIUM IN THE MATTER of sections 51 and 34 of the Planning Act, TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac will be considering applications for a plan of condominium and a zoning by-law amendment at a Public Meeting on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., at the Municipal Council Chambers, 4432 George Street, Sydenham, Ontario, held on behalf of the County of Frontenac. Application for Plan of Condominium: File 10CD-2016/001 (Shield Shores) in the District of Storrington, Township of South Frontenac, for the creation of 18 units for single detached residences on 2 proposed new lanes which access off of Wellington Street. Six of the new Units would be have waterfrontage on Dog Lake; and an associated zoning by-law amendment (File Z-16/04) in Part of Lots 15, 16 & 17, Concession IX. For more information see the township website under“News and Public Notices”.

NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSING 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 sell part of a Townshipowned road allowance as follows: Location: Between Lots 6 and 7, Concession XIII, District of Storrington Reason: The owner of property abutting the road allowance on the west and east sides wishes to close the road allowances to add to his land. The proposed road closing will come before Council for consideration at the regular meeting to be held in the Council Chambers, 4432 George Street, Sydenham, on May 3, 2016, at 7:00 PM. For more information, see the township website under“News and Public Notices”.

SENIORS SAFETY INFORMATION SESSION Local seniors are invited to a Safety Information Session on Tuesday 19 April, 2016. Topics include: Fall Prevention, Keeping Healthy and Scams & Frauds. Choose a time and location that works for you: · Storrington Centre, 3910 Battersea Rd. Sunbury, 10:00am to 11:30am · Southern Frontenac Community Services, 4295 Stagecoach Rd. Sydenham 2:00pm to 3:30pm · Verona Lions Centre, 4504 Verona Sands Rd. Verona, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Please pre-register for any of the locations by calling the SFCSC office at 613-376-6477 or visit the website at http://www.sfcsc.ca.

A RECYCLING REMINDER Please take precautions that what you put in your recycling box STAYS in your recycling box. One just has to drive down any road in our Township to see the effects that loosely packed recycle boxes have done to our environment. This should be on your mind year round as you put your recycling out to the curb. Not overfilling your box and crushing your bottles will make them more compact and less likely to take flight. As well, the simple act of putting a rock on top of your newspapers will hold them down. An alternative would be to put your newspapers flat in a grocery bag then into your box; it holds a lot and they are contained. Yes, Pitch-In Canada is around the corner but having a few volunteers clean up the enormous amount of refuse in the ditches is a daunting task. Please keep the environment and our workers in mind when putting out your recycling and Please Don’t Litter!

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION No. PW-RFQ1-2016 for CONTRACTED EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS Sealed submissions must be received by 1:00 p.m., April 8, 2016, Attention: Brian Kirk, Area Supervisor 2490 Keeley Road, Sydenham, ON. Official forms detailing the general specifications and requirements may be picked up Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm at the Public Works Department 2490 Keeley Rd, Sydenham, ON

Ball registration Bantam third sacker Trevor Moore signs up for softball at the Verona/ Hartington area registration in the Princess Anne Centre in Hartington. League convener Mary Jo Dowker said “I’m very excited because we have lots of kids this year. We even have enough for two bantam teams which we’ve never had before.” However, they never have enough umpires so if you’re interested or just want more information, call 613374-3275. Photo/Craig Bakay

ACCESSIBILITY AWARENESS WEEK Council has declared April 3 – April 9 as Accessibility Awareness Week and in doing so acknowledges the contributions of the community and individuals in making South Frontenac a more inclusive place to live, work and play. Council encourages everyone to take positive steps to allow everyone to participate, contribute and succeed.

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It‘s that time again! With the snow receding quickly this year, the garbage in our ditches and treelines is glaringly apparent. We are asking the wonderful residents of South Frontenac to Pitch-In again and help clean up our beautiful Township. Pitch-In bags will be available beginning April 4th at either Township offices as well as the stores that currently sell bag tags. We will not be collecting the filled bags until the week of April 17th so if you decide to start early, you will have to find a place to keep the bags until that week. Feel free to call ahead and register your group and the number of bags you would like to fill. Call Solid Waste Management at 613 376-3027 Ext 4330 to register. Last year residents filled more than 600 bags, so let’s see if we can surpass that this year!

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News — “Today was about coming up with a plan for active transportation (walking and cycling),” said South Frontenac Coun. Ross Sutherland after a day of consultations, workshops and brainstorming both with the Kingston-Frontenac Health Unit and then later that evening in Sydenham Library with some other local cycling enthusiasts. Sutherland has floated the idea of making South Frontenac much more bicycle friendly in the past but now they’re in the process of formulating an actual plan, along with the Town of Napanee and consultant Justin Jones of Share the Road. “I don’t care about cycling,” Jones said. “I care about creating community. “Walking and cycling are just very strong indicators of a healthy, vibrant community.” Jones’ vision is focusing on three-kilometre radii around existing hamlets, making getting to them and around them easier for walkers and cyclists. “Forget the commute,” he said. “Worry about the everyday trips.” For example, Sutherland said, one issue in Verona is how to get across the busy Road 38 and/or the 50 feet or so from the K & P Trail to the grocery store. “The 50 feet shouldn’t be too hard to overcome,” he said. “Essentially we need better linkages between higher areas of population and destinations (such as schools, stores, parks and libraries).” Sutherland mentioned a couple of other areas they’re looking at such as Bowes Park and downtown

Sydenham. “It would be nice to have some sort of trail from say, around the high school down to The Point and the library in Sydenham,” he said. “And we’re getting a lot of development south of Inverary so it would be nice to connect up with the hamlet.” But right now, it’s a go-slow and small approach, he said. “We are looking at what we can do in five years, two years, and this year. But most everything we’re looking at involves those small walking and cycling trips. “We need to identify those small things, not look at things that involve 30 kilometers of paved shoulders.” Mayor Ron Vandewal was keeping an open mind. “I’d like to see what comes out of all the ideas,” he said. “But if you want taxpayers to buy into it, you have to be realistic. “Nobody’s walking to school because they’ve taken away most of the schools but there’s a lot to this.” Sutherland said they’ll be looking at things like signage to direct people off the K & P and Cat Trails at strategic points but that doesn’t preclude events and other plans. “The primary driver for me is the people who live here,” he said. “Although I believe there is potential for tourism dollars, we want to look at making the hamlets cycling and walking — especially for seniors — friendly. “Although the idea of organizing a group cycle up the K & P for things like the Garlic Festival did come up.”

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On Summer at four, having another girl and being wrong Column - Last week, we were thrilled to learn that another little girl will be joining our family this August. Before I left for my ultrasound appointment, I told Summer – who is now almost four years old – that we would know by the end of the day if she would have a little brother or a little sister. “What do you think it will be?” I asked her. “A GIRL!!” she answered enthusiastically. It turns out her instinct was correct; mine, on the other hand, was very wrong. So convinced was I that this baby was a boy, I had my whole family using masculine pronouns by default when referring to him (I mean her). “When he’s born…”, “I can feel him kicking,” etc. Days prior to the ultrasound, I gave away a bunch of Summer’s little girl clothes she recently grew out of. “Our family won’t be needing these anymore,” I thought. As I wrote in a previous column, this pregnancy has been entirely different from my first. I barely had any nausea during the first trimester; in fact, if it weren’t for the daily waves of extreme exhaustion, it would be easy for me to forget I’m pregnant. How could the sex of the baby possibly be the same as the one that resulted from a pregnancy that involved severe nausea, cramping and other forms of unpleasantness I probably shouldn’t get into here? To the delight of my first daughter, though, mommy’s instincts played a little trick on her. Summer made her preference clear from the moment she found out I was pregnant. “I want it to be a girl so I can teach her about princesses and Barbie,” was her literal quote. I have no idea where this came from. Neither of her parents is a princess or Barbie enthusiast. I remember being bored out of my mind as a kid when friends forced me to play with those kinds of toys. And Steve – well, he

may not be the manliest of men, but princesses have never really been his thing either. Most of what we’ve introduced Summer to ourselves has been pretty gender neutral, not because we’ve made a conscious effort to do so, but more because most of our favourite kids’ books, movies and toys simply tend to be this way. Alas, I can suggest we read Robert Munsch or Bernstain Bear books until I’m blue in the face and she’ll still prefer something from a giant pink tomb of Disney spin-off stories that give readers a slice of what life is like for the various princesses after they marry Prince Charming. I’m pretty sure most of these were written by kids not much older than Summer. The major conflict of her current favourite, for example, involves Cinderella losing the ring the prince gave her for their first anniversary; she and the mice search for the ring in a series of random spots, then finally find it down a well, of all places. There is no moral

to the story and no artistic, symbolic or even logical reason offered as to why the ring was down the well. We’re all just supposed to be relieved that Cinderella found it in time to wear it to that evening’s ball. As much as I love reading to Summer, that type of story gets old fast, especially for a mom who’s not super enthusiastic about princesses in the ﬁrst

place. I’m trying to prepare Summer for the possibility that this new little girl may not be everything she’s dreaming of. I want her to understand how small and helpless the baby will be at ﬁrst, and how the fact that this baby is a girl doesn’t guarantee she will be interested in princesses. “Some little girls like sports and

action ﬁgures, just like some little boys like dresses and dolls,” I explained. Whether or not she fully comprehends what I’m getting at, I’m fairly conﬁdent of one thing: Summer will be a great big sister. She’s good-natured, kind-hearted and always eager to help out with cooking and chores - usually creating more work for us than there would have been otherwise, but the thought is there.

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Column â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to go out on a limb this week and make some predictions about the Season 6 ďŹ nale of AMCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Walking Dead. Since the paper technically comes out on Thursday, by the time most of you read this youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll already know if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m full of crap. (That doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t include you keeners who seem to ďŹ nd the online version before I even know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s posted. You know who you are.) I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t usually do this but I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to think about anything else this week and until I get these thoughts down, I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to get anything else written. Regular Dead Heads will know that the biggest question throughout the six seasons has been: â&#x20AC;&#x153;who will Negan kill when he meets Rickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group?â&#x20AC;? Now (spoiler alert) in the comics, Glen Rhee falls victim to Lucille (Neganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s barbed wire adorned bat for the uninitiated).

Now the TV show has done an excellent job of catching those whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve read the comics off guard. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve changed characters up but always managed to maintain the comic storylines by having other characters fulďŹ ll parts that would have been done by others. For example, Sasha became the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sniper after Andrea was killed by the Governor. And Michonne became Rickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girlfriend in the TV instead of Andrea. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I believe Glen will be the one to feel Lucilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deadly sting. It would be the biggest fake-out for the TV series yet, given that Glen meets that fate in the comics. A lot of TV show fans ďŹ gured Glen was safe after his supposed death in the ďŹ rst half of the season when he saved himself by crawling under a dumpster. The Walking Dead TV show is very good at foreshadowing and teasing. There has been a lot of speculation that Daryl Dixon would be the one Negan beats to death â&#x20AC;&#x201D; most of it because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a character in the comics and Norman Reedus, who plays Daryl, just scored his own motorcycle show on AMC.

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But, the reason Reedus got the bike show is because of his popularity on The Walking Dead. Even though Daryl was kind of an add-on most likely to provide extra cannon fodder for the zombies to destroy, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become the heart and soul of the show and arguably its most popular character. And in this day and age of cross marketing, The Walking Dead moneyguys arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t likely to part with the big bucks action ďŹ gures, video games, posters and T-shirts with Darylâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mug on them bring in. Want more than that? Would Happy Days have killed off The Fonz? Would Seinfeld have killed off Kramer? And another point in Darylâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favour is the rivalry thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been established between him and Dwight, one of Neganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lieutenants. Surely the show runners want to milk that feud a little more before a big ďŹ nal battle between the two. So, the prediction is: Glen goes down, Daryl lives to ďŹ ght another day. Oh, and Carol comes back as Alpha of The Whisperers.

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A budget for everyone?

Editorial - $30 billion. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the amount of debt the federal governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual deficit is expected to add to the overall debt in fiscal year 2016-2017. Over the next five years, it is projected that $113 will be added to Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total debt load. Naturally, these deficits have their share of detractors. The Conservative party of Canada issued a statement indicating that the budget was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;nightmare scenario for taxpayers who will be forced to pick up the tab for todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Liberal spending spree.â&#x20AC;? Trudeau himself campaigned on a promise to keep deficits under $10 billion, they argue. So what happened? Is this just typical Liberal tax-and spend politics as usual? Well, for one, the bottom fell out of commodity prices, with some analysts predicting that they may not return for quite some time. In fact, many experts predict that the commodities market might not even have even hit the floor. American supplies of oil crude remain stubbornly high, imports only continue to surge and demand remains stagnant. It would take far more than elusive cuts in production from OPEC and Russia to change this situation. In hindsight, the prior governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prioritization of the oil sands may not have been the most sustainable of economic approaches. The real question is can we afford it? We believe that the answer is yes, we can. Canada already has the best debt to GDP ratio in the G7 group of countries. Long-term interest rates are at record lows, meaning we can borrow at a rate of 2.5 per cent for 30 years. Investing in infrastructure now enhances the productivity of the next, smaller cohort of workers slated to take on the difficult challenge of caring for the baby boomers in their old age. It is also true that infrastructure spending tends to stimulate growth, especially when targeted in areas that need it the most. One interesting thought experiment from the Keynesian school asks why interest rates are presently so low. Some might have you believe that they are simply the siren song of loan shark bankers, looking to make a quick buck off your childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard labour; however, many studies suggest that government debt can provide stable, reliable assets for the private sector to invest in, which helps the market regulate risk. In other words, by offering low interest rates, the market is in a way asking the government to make investments in infrastructure, health and education now. The other major plank of the budget, the Canadian Child Benefit, actually only costs an additional $2 billion a year, as it sees the realignment and consolidation of numerous tax credits and taxable benefits into a single tax-free payment distributed to low and middle-class families. The new benefit will put thousands more into the hands parents across country. That said, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a definite chance that Canadian families will choose to pay down debt rather than spur the economy with consumer spending, which may not provide any immediate impact to the economy at all. The cynically minded might view this as a form of vote buying, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re probably right. Few elected governments, it would seem, are immune from this practice. The budget, however, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be said to be all things to everyone. One of the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main election promises, a relief program for unemployed youth, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to be anywhere in the final draft. Many have also noted that, aside from rescinding the prior governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan to increase OAS eligibility from 65 to 67, there is very little new funding for seniors. So while we believe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a welcome break from the artificiallys imposed austerity of the past, it !DVERTISING RATES AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE ACCORDING TO CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES: the ratego card as in effect would seem $30- 613-688-1483 billion dollars doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t farat time is advertising it usedpublished. to. Sharon Russell

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Column - You can see the best farmland in Canada from the top of the CN Tower. Or rather, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left of it. Over half of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Class 1 farmlandâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the very bestâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is in Ontario. And about one third of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Class 1 farmland is visible from the top of the CN Tower, according to the Farmland Preservation Research Project at the University of Guelph. Which means much of the best farmland is already covered by skyscrapers, highways, houses, parking lots, shopping malls, and industry. Some people have the impression that, because Canada is so big, the amount of farmland is basically infinite. The classic image of the prairie is a field of waving wheat, seemingly endless and extending into the horizon. The truth is very much the opposite. Only about 5 percent of the

land area in Canada can actually sustain farming. And the very best of that farmland is the land in the most danger. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the paradox of settlement. Colonial settlements were often established in the areas with the best farmland. These areas had excellent topsoil that took thousands of years to build. That topsoil growth was encouraged by indigenous peoples, many of whom were prolific farmers and who bred new cropsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;corn, beans, squash, tomatoesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that we take for granted. Those European settlements with access to the highest quality farmland grew fastest. Especially once they became industrialized, they gobbled up and destroyed the very farmland that sustained them in the first place. Toronto is the most severe example, but many cities followed the same pattern. The loss of farmland to development is non-reversibleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at least in our lifetimesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;since topsoil cre-

ation is a process that takes thousands of years. Between 2001 and 2011, Canada lost nearly a million hectares of its Class 1, 2, and 3 farmland. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an area nearly 16 times as large as the City of Toronto. Every day in Ontario we lose over 350 acres of farmland. The expansion of suburbs, cities, and industry are the main culprits. But loss of farmland isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only problem. This expansion has meant that the price of farmland is skyrocketing, in part because of land speculators and investment firms who buy up land in hopes of driving up the price so they can later flip the land for huge profits. According to the National Farmers Unionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 Losing Our Grip report, the price of farmland has nearly doubled in Ontario since 2008. This forces farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;who actually want to keep farmland as farmlandâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to go into massive debt as they compete with speculators and wealthy urban buyers. In particular, according to the NFUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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Sharbot Lake Tai Chi to hold open house April 13 at Oso Hall By Craig Bakay

Gazette News — If you’ve ever wondered what tai chi is all about, you’ll get a chance to find out April 13 at Oso Hall from 10 a.m. til noon as the Taoist Tai Chi society holds an open house. Instructor John Pariselli said there will be instructors available to answer questions and there will be a class for beginners and long-time students alike. The session is called “An Ancient Art for Today — Find Out More” and there is lots of information on the website www.taoist.org/kingston. Kingston is essentially the hub for groups in Sharbot Lake, Perth, Portland, Smiths Falls and Westport.

Tai Chi is an ancient martial art dating back millennia and sharing some origins with Kung Fu and the Shaolin Temple in China. However, Tai Chi is sometimes described as “philosophy with movement” and focuses on the wellbeing and physiology of the human body more than combat. The Tai Chi practised in Sharbot Lake is based on the teachings of Master Moy Linshin, founder of the International Taoist Tai Chi Society. Why learn tai chi? “First, it’s great for flexibility,” said Terry Kirkham, Kingston branch leader who was visiting the Sharbot Lake group last week. “And it’s a great stress reducer, because essentially it’s two hours of quiet

time. “When you’re doing it, you can’t think of much else because the movements force you into believing the rest of the world doesn’t exist.” She said it’s also good for balance, so much so the Health Unit’s Stay-On-Your-Feet program uses tai chi for the first half hour of its twohour class. “I’ve been doing it for 19 years and I’m still learning,” she said. “And that’s unusual for me because I’m not usually the kind of person who gets into some-

thing I can’t learn in a short period of time.” Fellow visitor Kid Tauchid agrees, and also points out there are great health recovery benefits, particularly for seniors. “I used to throw things into the back of the truck and then spend two weeks on Robaxicet,” said Tauchid,

who started nine years ago at age 73. Now, at age 82, he can dip lower than most people 20 years his junior. “I don’t have back pain any more,” he said. “And I also do it for the balance and flexibility.” Everyone is invited to the open house and if you need more information, call 613-279-2662.

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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF FRONTENAC ISLANDS 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 April 28, 2016, at the Township of Frontenac Islands Municipal Office, 1191 Road 96, Wolfe Island Ontario. The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the Municipal Office, 1191 Road 96, Wolfe Island. Description of Lands: Roll No. 10 01 010 030 04101 0000; Baseline Road Wolfe Island; PIN 36316-0004(LT); Part Lot 1 Concession 9 South of Baseline, Wolfe Island as in FR391007 T/W FR391007 S/T interest in FR391007; Frontenac Islands; File No. 14-03 Minimum Tender Amount: $11,966.53 Roll No. 10 01 010 040 05817 0000; 143 Pleasure Point Lane, Wolfe Island; PIN 36314-0092(LT); Part Lot 5 Concession 14 South of Baseline, Wolfe Island, being Part 2 on Plan 13R9567; T/W FR779456 except the easement therein re: FR246116, FR200018 & FR347368; Frontenac Islands; File No. 14-05 Minimum Tender Amount: $13,036.97 Roll No. 10 01 010 020 01150 0000; Wolfe Island; PIN 36317-0339(LT); Lots 35, 36, 37, 42, 43, 44 Plan 65; Frontenac Islands; File No. 14-09 Minimum Tender Amount: $6,275.48 Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount. Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to, road access or any other matters relating to the lands to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers.

Kingston Taoist Tai Chi branch leader Terry Kirkham (l) and seniors committee member Kid Tauchid (r) were in Sharbot Lake last week to take in John Pariselli’s class at Oso Hall. Photo/Craig Bakay

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Inspector Gadget voice actor comes home to Kingston for Hero Fest By Hollie Pratt-Campbell hpratt-campbell@perfprint.ca

Events - The work of a voice actor is by definition more out of the spotlight than in it. So for Ivan Sherry, former Kingstonian and current voice of the iconic cartoon character Inspector Gadget, fan conventions present a welcome opportunity to connect with audiences who may never otherwise know him by sight. “I’ll say to the kids ‘I’m the voice of Inspector Gadget’, and the look of wonder in their eyes is incredible,” says Sherry, whom you can see in person for yourself at Kingston’s own Hero Fest, being held April 9-10 at Centre 70. “For the kids, Inspector Gadget is a cartoon character and that’s it. To see that I put a voice to this person, their eyes get so wide, like saucers. It’s really beautiful to see that wonder.” It’s an experience Sherry recently also got to live in reverse with his own son, Sam, 2. “The first time he pointed at Inspector Gadget (on TV) and said ‘daddy’ was one of the coolest things that’s ever happened,” he laughs.

And having the opportunity to voice such a beloved character is, of course, also pretty cool. For the uninitiated, Inspector Gadget is an animated TV series that details the adventures of the title character – a clumsy cyborg detective whose work is (in theory) aided by the various bionic ‘gadgets’ built into his body. The show is aired in more than 70 countries throughout the world – everywhere from North America to Europe to Asia to the Middle East. “Inspector Gadget has been around for 30 years,” Sherry notes. “I was a big Get Smart fan when I was a kid and I loved [original Gadget voice actor] Don Adams.” Sherry is also a fan of Maurice LaMarche, a Canadian actor who also voiced the character for some time. “He was The Brain in Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain. I think he won an Emmy for Futurama. To walk in the shoes of giants like this is a pretty amazing experience for me.” So what exactly is it about Gadget that has allowed the character to remain relevant and beloved through so many generations and cultures?

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“I love him because he’s a classic clown,” Sherry says. “There’s so much physical comedy and he’s kind of oblivious to what’s going on. You can look at the history of clowning going back hundreds of years and you can see exactly where he’s going. I think that’s part of the reason why he translates so well into other cultures and other languages - physical comedy transcends any barrier.” Sherry, who currently resides in Toronto, is looking forward to returning home to Kingston for Hero Fest; he hopes to see lots of fans come out and enjoy the opportunity to catch glimpses of – and maybe even have conversations with - some the artists who are behind their favourite comics, TV shows and films. “I love Kingston,” he says. “I have a very, very soft spot for the city. The fact that I get to come home and be a part of this great show, Hero Fest, and connect with some fans of the show and the character – be they kids or kids at heart - is a real pleasure.” For more information on Hero Fest Kingston, check out www.herofest. ca/kingston, find the event on Facebook or follow it on Twitter at @ HeroFestKing. You can watch Sherry’s InspecWITH YOUR COMMUNITY SITE tor Gadget on Teletoon. New Submit an event, Comment on a story, episodes air Submit a photo, video or article for Mondays at 6 consideration p.m. and reruns at various times throughout the week.

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Beginner classes take place on Mondays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Sydenham Public School gym and all are welcome to come out and give it a try. Hodgson has seen a range of students over the years and he is always amazed at how people learn and grow throughout the lessons. “The most rewarding part for me is getting to play with swords, but aside from that selfish reason, it is watching the transformation in people,” he said. “I like seeing the positive growth that can come in people through learning a skill.” For more information about the Kingston Broadsword Academy and classes contact Jake at broadswordacademykingston@yahoo. ca

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Kingstonian pushes for legal changes to support survivors of sexual violence A number of recent high-profile sexual violence cases, including another upcoming trial for Jian Ghomeshi, have provoked a national discussion about the shortcomings of Canada’s laws and treatment of sexual assault survivors. A Kingstonian is among those pushing for improvements to the law. Jennifer-Leigh O’Neill, a student, survivor, and human rights advocate from Kingston, has spoken out in recent news interviews and last year addressed Ontario’s Select Committee on Sexual Violence and Harassment. O’Neill has started a petition asking for specific legal changes that would give better support to survivors of sexual violence. The online petition calls on Premier Kathleen Wynne and Ontario’s Standing Committee on Justice Policy to pass an existing private member’s bill that would grant sexual assault survivors up to 10 days of paid leave from work. O’Neill, who lost her job after being sexually assaulted, started the petition in part because of the national discussion. “It was timely. People are paying attention to sexual violence, which isn’t generally the case. The bill has just been put on the table. There is a cultural readiness.” O’Neill sees it as her duty as a survivor “not only to say what’s wrong with the system, but to come forward with solutions.” As of writing, O’Neill’s petition ( https://www.change.org/p/kathleenwynne-ontario-pass-the-bill-to-givevictims-of-sexual-assault-10-days-paidleave-from-work) is just shy of its 500 signature goal. The bill on the table is from London West MPP Peggy Sattler, and would amend existing workplace legislation to require certain forms of accommodation for survivors of domestic or sexual violence. It would also amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act so that safety training would include information about domestic and sexual violence in the workplace. The 10 days of leave would also be available to an employee whose child had experienced domestic or sexual violence. Sattler’s bill spells out a variety of reasons leave might be required for a worker (either personally or on behalf of their child). These include medical attention, services from a rape crisis centre, psychological counselling, meetings with a lawyer or law enforcement, or to

relocate so employees can protect themselves (or their children) from further domestic or sexual violence. Because these situations aren’t covered under existing legislation, many survivors of sexual assault are forced to miss work and end up losing their jobs, robbing them of income and stability when they are in a vulnerable situation. This bill would help deal with the immediate aftermath of violence, but advocates remind us that it can take years for survivors to deal with court proceedings or to recover psychologically. O’Neill explains: “I’ve noticed many of my friends who’ve experienced sexual violence have had an inability to participate in the workforce in the same way. These are capable people, they’re not broken people.” She hopes that this bill would help “to level the playing

field.” Feminist lawyer Pamela Cross, who provides support to women survivors of sexual and domestic violence, supports this initiative: “We need to bring a holistic approach to our response to sexual violence. While improvements to the criminal law and criminal court process are imperative and long overdue, it is equally important to support survivors in keeping their jobs, accessing counselling and therapy and feeling supported and believed by their communities.” O’Neill is optimistic that this bill, along with other initiatives from the province, could Jennifer O’Neill is leading a push for legal change to make Ontario a national leader on issues of support survivors of sexual violence. Photo/submitdomestic violence and sexual assault. “It’s a ted provincial government that’s interested in proR0013760403 gressing survivor rights,” O’Neill explained. “I hope they keep their foot firmly planted on the gas.”

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she explained. “The family was only there for four years, but they were important years.” Ivey was originally interested in the stoNews – A lot has been written about Can- ry of the house, located at 110-112 Rideau ada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Mac- Street, because she is owner of half the house. donald, especially in Kingston. So when lo- Macdonald and his family lived in the house cal author Donna M. Ivey started looking for from 1835-1839 and as Ivey started digging, information on Macdonald’s time on Rideau she learned more and more about that time in Macdonald’s life. Street, she was surprised to find very little. “I started from scratch and it was a bit of a “There was a lot of research done on heritage houses in Kingston before, but the write- mystery,” said Ivey. “The book takes you through up on the Rideau Street house was limited,” my progress of uncovering the mystery and I tell people they need to start at the beginning of the book for that reason.” The book is entitled ‘From Parlour to Parliament: Sir John A’s Kingston House on Rideau Street’ and was celebrated at a launch on March 22 at Sir John A’s Public House. Ivey published the book with the help of the as seen on Frontenac Heritage Foundation and Quality, Honesty, she hopes it is well received. Pride in our work “He was an icon and anything he was involved in is fascinating,” said Ivey. “I’m excited for people to read (613) 929-7042 | www.frontenaccarpentry.com the book and learn what I learned.” Ivey traced the history of the house with a review of the prominent owners and occupants over time, including various members of Macdonald’s extended family. “I follow the progress of the Macpherson family and the Macdonald family and the two families were very closely intertwined,” she said. “I found John A’s cousin very interesting. He was NEW ! a Macpherson and his family owned the house for 73 years before Sir john A.”Ivey explained that the more she learned, the more she wanted to learn Design, printed, distributed through Canada Post and posted and the book became a product of on Canada’s premier online flyer deal and coupon site ... that. She also wanted to learn more BOOK NOW AND SAVE!!! about the history that she is living in. n different? FOR ONLY Law “Feeling his footsteps in the buildtriNu a kes ma What ing and learning about his time there was amazing,” she said. “Being in the same building in which he lived, SPRING New Soaker Tub YOUR DISCOUNT DRIVEWAY experienced rebellion, got his law wallk Syst aNd save!!! Nowem & Bath Boo T! IN EFFEC SPECIALIST SINCE 1969 $ degree and lost his favourite cousin, F OF 0 15 the whole thing is amazing. I am livAT BAYRIDGE SAFETY 84-5552 WORK EACH ing in history.” minos.ca ING PAV Walk-in Tubs ate Reb ON & AREA The book was published with tory GST Fac KIN yet! lawn best your Get Andy, Proprietor $ -546-9639 (613) 542-4836.com 1000 OFF bath613 YOUR kingston.ca the help of a grant from the City of tions soluDRIVE www.safetyworkpaving WAY R NE E DIN SPECIALIST Kingston’s Heritage Fund and also OB SINCE 1969 TARY IN-HOME CALL FOR YOUR COMPLIMEN QUALITY FILET MIGNON KEB LTATION ESTIMATE & DESIGN CONSU ONLY FOR looks at the role the Frontenac HeriER DINN LETE Safety tage Foundation played in preserving Work 95 Paving the house after it fell into disrepair 95 $ es potato rice, d, 36 9 (613) 542-48 getables in the 1970s. The foundation eventu.com ving rkpa tywo .safe www ally sold the house and Ivey is happy EN 7 DAYS A WEEK! they did. All flyers are 5 by 8 and 2 sided “I really enjoyed learning about .COM the house and it means more to me Call or email Dave Anderson today! now,” she said. “I loved finding answers to questions that had never Office: 613-546-8885 x 215 been answered before and I hope othCell: 705-772-3916 Visit our website, click the calendar ers enjoy that too.” Ivey’s book is available for purand start posting events FREE! email: daveanderson@metroland.com chase at Novel Idea. By Mandy Marciniak

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This year I have purchased a foster lamb for the Street Ballerinas project. We’ll be heading out to Amherst Island, and our dancers will be holding our own lamb, and, likely, several other lambs as well. Our soonto-arrive lamb will be named Lili, in honour of Lili Gróf, a 13-year-old niece in Hungary who loves to dance and also loves animals. I already know this gift of naming the lamb in

her honour has been very emotional Lili. Bowen said that the foster program has been running for years, but last year was the first time it was made public. “The response has been delightful,” said Bowen. “Holy smokes, it’s affirmed my faith in a lot of parents. They are really eager for their children to learn about nature and about young animals and the reality of a working farm. They find out what’s necessary

to help a young mammal of any sort survive and thrive.” Sadly, without fostering, most of the rescued lambs would die. “We’re saving as many lives as we can,” said Bowen. “We enable them to thrive and have a good summer of romping and playing and just enjoying being sheep.” There’s no need to be concerned if you see these wee lambs drinking from beer bottles.

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the plays of Ionesco, Durang and Ruhl. And many would look down their nose at my interest in thrillers, biographies and technical manuals of various kinds (film cameras, clocks, locks, anything. I love to learn how things work). At the same time, writers like Brendan Behan and James Joyce can thrill me endlessly for hours on end. In general, I prefer a good storyteller to a great wordsmith. Over the past decade, there’s been an issue over which is better: hard copies or digital books. I’m in the “who cares?” category on this one. If someone is reading, does it matter whether it’s in ink on vellum or on paper or the story is on an e-reader screen? There are studies linking electronic devices to certain negative effects, but if I was

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The only area where hard copy books are still sliding down in sales is in the mass market paperback category, which is typically the realm of genres like romance and fantasy. It appears that self-published ebooks are the winners here. A Hewlett-Packard study found that, at the college level, after trying both etexts and print text books, 57% of college students preferred print; only 21% preferred etexts. Ebooks, whether college texts or consumer titles, are hitting a plateau in growth. I have noticed my own students at St. Lawrence College holding a definite preference for real books as opposed to etexts. I’ve been completely caught off guard this term by the number of `students reporting a preference for books they can hold in their hands and turn the pages. The only time there is a preference for e-readers is when they are travelling and want to take along several books to read on the trip. According to Frank Catalano of geekwire.com, research consistently shows that we read and comprehend

material from ebooks differently than reading hard copies of books. It’s easier to remember material from hard copy books than that from ebooks. Eye-tracking studies indicate that we ready hard copies line for line, but tend to skim and re-skim ebooks, making it harder to learn from the screen than from the physical page. There are also more techniques for searching and remembering material from real books—stickies, underlining, notes on the side of the page, dog-earing the pages. “My pen remains mightier than your silicon,” wrote Catalano. “Some people still like the feel of a book, the heft of a book, even the smell of a book. It has a UI (User Interface) and UX (User Experience) with centuries of refinement. For some types of reading, the physical act of opening a thick cover and listening to the whispered crackle of spine and pages is part of the enjoyment. There is also brilliant, large cover art and the ever-present reminder that you own a book, not because it shows up in a text list or thumbnail art when you log in to your Kindle inventory, but because it’s in your face, on a shelf, where you and others nearby can bask in it.” In an interesting study at Ryerson University in Toronto, readers felt that digital content is less permanent. Further, they believed that they maintained control of physical books whereas ebooks were perceived as remaining under the control of someone else, usually the publisher. Nancy Herther, of the University of Minnesota Libraries has reported that PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) analysts believe that ebooks will edge out print as the most lucrative format for publishing by 2018. I think the PwC analysts are wrong, and the data I can see does not support them. Then again, market and financial advice is a crap shoot at the best of times. Continued on page 35

The joy of texts So will real books ever die? I doubt it. There’s a human tactile need that’s fulfilled when turning the pages of a book. I suspect that for some time to come, ebook sales will hover and hold about a third of the market in North America. Hard copies of books are here to stay. So are ebooks. There is an interesting difference between North America and the rest of the world when it comes to books. In Scandinavian countries, ebooks only represent 1% of the market; in Germany and Italy, the number is 4%; in France it’s 8%. The non-North American country with the highest percentage of ebook sales is Japan, and even there it’s only 15% of the market share. These numbers come from publishing analyst Rüdiger Wischenbart, as reported by Nancy Herther. I don’t fret over it. I do worry about children (and adults) when I visit a home and there are no books present. Give me a messy house with books scattered everywhere. Same for pillows being used to create everything from castles to tree houses in the living room. Sterile and immaculate scare me. But that’s a whole other issue. I try to practise what I preach. I read about two novels/plays and one or two pieces of non-fiction every week. I never get enough sleep. Although I may be in bed by 10 pm (ish) most days, I’m always reading until about 1 a.m. or later.

Illiteracy is a great tragedy in our culture and in the world. It should not exist. Without the ability to communicate in written form, one cannot read a public transit system map, a menu, a death notice of a loved one, a birth announcement or thousands of other important pieces of communication. Children in any culture need to be given the skills to communicate in written, drawn or other symbolic form with other members of their culture and the outside world. Caregivers need to model the joys of reading and the wonder, wisdom and pleasure that can be derived from books. Wise parents spend a great deal of quiet time with their children reading to them as well as cuddled up side by side as each reads his or her own book. The best time to start reading to children and getting books for them is sometime shortly after they are con-

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Making the right headlight choice gets a little brighter The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) of the U.S. recently released the results of a new study done on vehicle headlamp quality and effectiveness. They tested 31 new mid-sized sedans in 82 light categories on a closed-track test facility simulating a variety of road conditions. The test roads were equipped with light sensors to accurately measure the headlamps’ output during straight driving as well as on curves and hills. The main factor they were trying to measure was the speed at which someone could travel and still identify an obstacle on the right side of the road in enough time to safely brake to avoid hitting it. But they also measured the glare that headlamps will throw at oncoming drivers. Amazingly out of 31 vehicles only one, the Toyota Prius V, earned a ‘good’ rating. Its LED lamps with auto high-beam control would allow someone driving at 70 mph enough time to spot an obstacle, react, and brake to avoid hitting it. Lamps with a curve feature that allows the beam to move with the steering wheel didn’t necessarily earn them great ratings. The Cadillac ATS with such an option was found in the poor category. In fact when you consider that the Mercedes C-Class and CLA were also at the bottom of the rankings, paying more for a vehicle doesn’t always guarantee you light at the end of the tunnel so to speak. The absolute worst, according to the IIHS, was the BMW 3 series. In that vehicle you could only travel at 35 mph or slower to be able to react and avoid an obstacle in the dark. You can review all the rankings by logging onto iihs.org and following the ‘news’ link to this report. While this new report doesn’t cover every model of vehicle sold, it is a great reminder that we all need to do our own evaluations when checking out a replacement ride. When arranging a test drive with a retailer or even from a private seller, take a tour at night to check out how good (or bad) the headlamps are. If possible you should always take a test-drive along the roads you travel every day. This might not always be possible, but consider that your butt will be planted in the driver’s seat of whatever you choose for the next eight to 10 years for up to an hour every day, so you need to know if you can live with it in the long term.

“Hi Brian, I don’t really have a question for you. It’s just that a recent reader’s dilemma on “surging” (unintended acceleration) cars reminded me of a couple of similar incidents which I’ve had. Fortunately they occurred while I was near stationary to begin with e.g. maneuvering a car into a parking place. It also occurred in a Chrysler 300 as well as a Toyota product. What I found that I with age (and bad knees) I had become sloppy in my right foot maneuvers and instead of lifting my foot completely to transfer it from the gas pedal to the brake pedal, I was rocking the foot on my right heel and managed to cover both pedals at the same time. Most disconcerting the first time it happens! I also had an older Corolla (without floor-mat hooks) and noticed early on that the floor mat crept up until there was more under the pedals and up the firewall then where it was supposed to be. Fortunately, this resulted in not being able to depress the pedals down far enough rather than locking the accelerator in an open position. Being a neatnik, the habit of pulling down the mat just before belting up became as ingrained as breathing. I still look at the mat before entering the car even though I’ve had a newer Toyota with floormat hooks for some time. Always enjoy your column AND the questions.” G. Great points and tips! Most newer vehicles (built since 2010) have an engine control feature that will limit engine power if the power-train computer ‘sees’ an open throttle and depressed brake pedal signal at the same time (meaning the driver is hitting both pedals at once). However, like anti-lock brakes, unless you’ve experienced this activation several times, it comes as a nasty surprise when it happens and it’s hard to predict how you will react. If you have any questions, opinions, or stories on anything automotive please drop me a line, [By email to emc@perfprint.ca or directly to bjoeturner@hotmail.com listing ‘Question for the Car Counselor’ on the subject line or by post to Record News Communications, 65 Lorne St., P.O. Box 158, Smiths Falls, Ont. K7A 4T1]. When using regular mail, please supply a phone number if you seek direct contact (due to volume I can’t always promise replies). Yours in service Brian Turner

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Events - You have your snazzy new DSLR. You’ve been inspired by all the beautiful photos you’ve seen of people’s children on Pinterest and bloggers’ Instagram accounts. So why are your kids still lost in the shadows and/or out of focus? What do those parents know that you don’t? Through their photo workshops Shoot Yer Kids, local professional photographers Cat London and Liz Cooper aim to help Kingston parents learn how to take Pinterestquality photos of their children. “People are really hard on themselves,” says London. “They’ll take a picture and they won’t like it, but rather than think of what they could do to make it a better picture, they’ll just sort of bail and [assume they’re not a good photographer]. People who come in here, they really feel like they can’t do this, but honestly anyone can.” They’ve already run the workshop a couple of times and learned a few things along the way. “The first time we ran it we realized what people really want is for us to go through their cameras with them. So we added half an hour of hands on camera time. We sit down with them and literally say this is how you change your ISO, this is how you change your aperture.” Once these initial basic skills are mastered, they say it’s all about understanding your surroundings and developing an instinct for when to take a photo. “People find their kids move too quickly, or that they lack good light,” Cooper explains.

“They’ll look at their child and think ‘this is really cute, I’m going to take a picture right now’, and they’re not really aware of their surroundings. It’s really only a couple of basic things that you need to remember in order to really up your game” For example, she and London advise people to not get too caught up in capturing every single moment. Instead, think carefully about which moments you want to capture. In 30 years, what will you want to remember about your children when they were small? “My daughter jumps,” London says as an example. “If she’s excited, if she’s angry, if she wants to tell you something, she jumps in place. That’s fundamental to who she is, and so the other day I decided I’d better get a picture of this because who knows, she may stop doing this.” So London waited until she had

something to tell her daughter that you need to ask your partner or you’re nervous about posting a she knew would be cause for ex- your neighbour or somebody to photo you think is maybe not very citement. come and do that.” good, or of it’s something that [you “I was all set up at her level and Cooper and London aim to make don’t want everyone to see],” CooI got a picture of her in mid air, sure parents leave with a strong per notes. which was my goal,” she explains. understanding of the subject, and Workshops are held at London’s At the Shoot Yer Kids workshop, have the ability to practice what downtown studio on Bagot Street parents develop their own ‘person- they’ve learned so they don’t need and are catered by the Epicurious alized shoot plan’ that helps them to come back for a second work- Catering duo who recently opened identify what they want to capture shop. Through a Facebook group Juniper Café at the Tett Centre. about their own children based on open only to Shoot Yer Kids par- The next one is being held April their unique personalities, then ticipants, they run regular photo 17 from 1 – 4 p.m. To register or how to go about doing that. What challenges to allow people to hone for more information, visit www. sort of setting will be required, for their skills. shootyerkids.com or call Cat at instance? Will any assistance be “The group is private, in case 613-572-2281. needed? “Sometimes if you want to capture a great expression you’re Home of Tallack’s karaTe kids Program going to need somebody doing the chicken dance behind you,” London notes. “Maybe

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mer kitchen kept our food chilled or frozen. An old table sat in the middle of the floor, and Mother was always frightened a wayward mouse would climb up a table leg, and help itself to whatever was there. Her solution was to have Father fill four tobacco tins with coal oil and put one under each leg of the table. Any mouse daring to reach the top of the table had a fatal bath in the coal oil, and the food was safe. Of course, this only worked in the summer kitchen. Inside the house was another matter. No one knew how they got into the house, but it wasn’t unusual, while we sat around the kitchen table at night, to see a tiny mouse scurry across the floor, or run tight against the

baseboards. And Mother, who could sense a mouse a mile away, would fly into a state of hysteria, demand Father get the broom, order the brothers onto the chase, and chaos rained until the mouse was either caught, or found a means of escape. Silently, I rooted for the mouse. Now, Mother would not allow any dogs or cats in the house. “They belong in the barn,” she’d say when I would beg to bring in one of my pets, which included a hoard of cats, one I especially like and simply called Kitty, or our old Collie dog, which, like just about every other dog in Northcote, was called Sport. Father, a third generation on our farm, told stories of the pets he had as a young boy, and how the dogs and cats were just as comfortable in the house as they were in the barns. But Mother wouldn’t budge. They belonged in the barn, and that’s all there was to it. Spring was breaking early that year, and for some unex-

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The annual Beth Israel Auxiliary Food and Gift Sale will be held on Sunday, April 10 from 11:00 am - 2 pm at the Beth Israel Synagogue, 116 Centre St., Kingston. Featuring our always delicious Jewish cooking such as cabbage rolls, blintzes, and potato pancakes and baking including Challah bread, pies, cakes and much,much more! Shop at our Gift Tables, Collectibles and Treasures, and, new this year, a table of beautiful Fashion Accessories such as jewelry, scarves, purses and much, much more. Admission is FREE. VISA, MasterCard. Debit, Cash Accepted. For more information call 613.542.5012 or e-mail bethisrl@ kingston.net. 2nd Sunday Breakfast Club - Come one, come all to a Community Breakfast at Emmanuel United Church Hall. 63 Factory Street. Feed the Body, Feed the Soul! April 10, 2016 @ 10:30 am till 11:30 a.m. Donation, only to cover cost. Come and bring your kids & neighbours along with you. Something different to do on a Sunday morning. Info call 613-777-5190. Kingston Women’s Connection features “SWAP ‘til U Drop” on Tuesday, April 12 @ 7:30 - 9 p.m. @ Gibson Hall,990 Sydenham Rd. Clothing and accessory exchange, please bring 1-3 good quality/gently worn items of clothing, jewellery,purses,scarve s,hats,etc and visit our Swap Shop. Music by Mary-Lynn& Rick Foulds. Speaker:Mary-Lynn Foulds from Belleville.Topic-’The Main Event’ Cost: $8, includes refreshments. Reserve: Shirley 613-547-4487 or email:judycobham@sympatico.ca OLMC Children’s Consignment Sale Saturday, April 9 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (1/2 price sale during the last hour) 97 Park Cres. Amherstview. Previously loved clothes (maternity, newborn-women’s), books, toys, games, outdoor toys, baby gear. $2 adult admission. This event is a major fundraiser for the Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Parent Council. In Good Taste is a fine dining experience for single seniors and will meet at Amadeus, 170 Princess St. April 8 at

5:30 p.m. If interested to attend, please contact Norma at 613-542-3622 or Nicole at 613-634-1966. Kingston Horticultural Society meets April 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ongwanada Resource Centre, 191 Portsmouth Ave., Kingston. Featured speaker is Debb Poole who will speak and demonstrate “Things in Odd Places… Utilizing Plants as Garden Art”. Nonmember admission is $3.00 New members welcome. For more information: www.ikweb.com/khs or email kingstonhortsoc@gmail.com . Like us on Facebook. Learning Disability Accessibilities Workshop #3 - Free. Tuesday, April 12 6-7:30 p.m. 164 Van Order Dr., first floor. O365 Microsoft Accessibility Features. Presenter: Gary Greer, Limestone District School Boar. Hands on information session on accessing O365 Microsoft accessibilities features on any device. Parents and students welcome. Info: www.ldakingston.com 613-5468524 ldak@ldakingston.com. Space is limited. Pre-registration required. Rideau Trail hike on Saturday April 9 Depot Lakes Conservation Area. Level 2, slow to moderate pace, about 10 km. Hike trail system with some hilly, rocky and muddy places. Features lookouts over lakes, streams and waterfalls, one of which we will select for a lunch stop. Depart Canadian Tire Parking lot along the Bath Road at 9 a.m. Gas $5. For more information please call the leader: Bob 613-544-9222. Dress for Success Kingston presents their major fundraiser Bring on the Bling April 19 at 7 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel. Tickets are limited, as every attendee gets to pick a piece of jewellery to take home. Tickets may be purchased by calling 613-572-4706. Afternoon of Bridge - Saturday, April 9, 12:30 to 4 p.m. Come to The Seniors Centre to socialize with friends and enjoy light refreshments (squares, coffee, and tea) while playing bridge (make your own table of 4 in advance). $4/person (advance tickets only). 56 Francis St: 613.548.7810.

Kingston Gymnastics Club Fundraiser - Want to get your lawn sparkling for spring? Order your Blue Cube™ through Manderley with promo code KGC15 and receive a 10% discount and Kingston Gymnastics Club receives $15/ Blue Cube™. Products include: Premium Garden Soil, Professional Grade Lawn Soil, Mulch, Organic Compost, Natural Rock. The delivery comes right to your door. The Delivery Date will be coordinated with Manderley when you place your order. Order Online: https://www.thisbluecube.com/ Cataraqui Canoe Club - Saturday, April 9: Parrott’s Bay Hike. Come and enjoy an easy hike on newly resurfaced trails at Parrott’s Bay Conservation Area. This should ease our spring-fever in good time for the schedule-making party tonight! Call 613 542-6146 (not later than 8pm). For a full listing of upcoming events and more information, visit cataraquicanoe.on.ca. Bridge and Luncheon: Wednesday, April 13 12 noon. St. Luke’s Church, 236 Nelson St. $10 per person. Call 613-542-5501 to reserve your table. Bereaved Families Kingston - Mothers’ Night: A support meeting for mothers who have lost a child. For more information, please contact us at bfo@kingston.net or 613-634-1230. Tuesday, April 12th from 6:30-8pm at #104-993 Princess St. Spousal/Partner Loss Night: A support meeting for those who have suffered the loss of their spouse or partner to death. For more information, please contact us at bfo@kingston.net or 613634-1230. Thur, April 14 from 6:308:00pm at #104-993 Princess Street Spring Fling Tea” on Saturday, April 10 2-4 p.m. Join us at the Schools Museum for delicious treats, entertainment, fun & crafts for the kids! Located at 414 Regent St. in Barriefield, just across the causeway. $10 for adults & $5 for kids. Kingston District Shrine Club Spaghetti Dinner. April 8 5 to 7 p.m. To be held at the Shrine Club 3260 Princess St at Collins Bay Road. Tickets available at the door. $ 12 for adults. Children under 10 yrs of age $7. For information Call 613-384-9554. Everyone welcome.

Special one-time pottery class with Linda Abbott (claywithlinda.com)where all proceeds will be donated to a Save a Family From Syria resettlement initiative in Kingston. For children, adults,or parent/grandparent-child combos. Perfect for beginners! Make a hand-built one-of-a-kind planter, mug, pencil or candle holder in one 90 minute pottery class on a Saturday morning. Class limited to 4 to 6 participants. Cost $25 per person which includes taxes. Saturdays in April and May. To reserve: linda.potteryclasses@gmail.com. Website: claywithlinda.com. Phone: 613-549-3546. 39 Club of Kingston Dance Friday, April 8. Music by Tim & Michael at Matt’s Place, Legion 631, Main Hall at 4034 Bath Rd. @ Collins Bay. 7:30-11 p.m. Dress code, smart casual. Singles & couples welcome. Trinity Presbyterian Church 9 Manitou Cres., Amherstview is having a Pork Loin dinner Saturday, April 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. Adults $14 children 6-12 $7. Under 6 free. Golden Links Hall Harrowsmith - April 10, Olde Time Fiddlers Open Mike1 to 5 followed by dinner, cost $10.00, info call 613-372-2410. Sponsored by the Odd Fellows & Rebekahs with proceeds going to Camp Trillium Bath Legion at Millhaven - Friday, April 8 - Friday lunch at the Legion, good food, good company, 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday night euchre, play starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9 - Shuffleboard - registration starts at 11 a.m. $5. Meat spin 1 p.m. $2. Monday April 11 - Shuffleboard, 7 p.m., $2 per play. Wednesday, April 13 - breakfast at the Legion 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Birthday Lunch Friday, April 8, 12 noon. Celebrate an April Birthday at The Seniors Centre. Enjoy a salad, BBQ chicken skewers with rice pilaf and fresh vegetables lunch followed by birthday cake. $14.50/person (no charge/Birthday Member). Advance tickets only. Sponsored by St. Lawrence Place and Briargate. 56 Francis St. 613.548.7810. Have you every wished you could have lived during the roaring twenties or thir-

ties. On April 8th 2016., the Kingston Theatre Organ Society continues it concerts with Clark Wilson at the console of our Kimball Theatre Organ accompanying the Harold Lloyd in a 1923 Silent Movie “Safety Last”. You will be taken back to bygone era as you enter our music house. Come and join us Friday, April 8. 89 Kirkpatrick St. Tickets $25 Adults, $20 Senior, $8 Students Information and booking Call 613-386-7295. FLK Taoist Tai Chi™ Open House week, April 11 - 16. We invite you to drop in to any of our locations this week to learn about the Beginner Classes in your area. Participants of all ages enjoy the fitness and stress relief provided by this aerobic, meditative stretching exercise. New classes are starting this month. Please call 613-544-4733 or go to www.taoist.org/kingston for dates and times at each location. Are you, or someone you know, experiencing the trauma of a separation and/or divorce? Where do you turn for help? Come to the New Life Group Meeting: a Catholic Ministry for the Separated and Divorced on alternate Tuesday evenings. April 12: Legal Issues, Deborah Swartz, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Francis J. Spence Pastoral Centre, 390 Palace Road, Kingston, (613) 548-4461. All faith denominations are welcome. Come Celebrate Spring - Maple Syrup Festival, Saturday, April 9. Sponsored by the Perth Roa d Sunday School Hall Board. Pancakes & Sausages (9:30 - 3:30) with fresh maple syrup. Adults $8, children $4. Under 3 yrs of age free. Home baking, crafts, preserves maple syrup for sale! Children’s games, fish pond, Face Painting (10:30 - 2) Pony Rides (11:00 1:00). Visit the Votary Family Farm & tour the Sugar House! The Next Generation Leahy - Doug Leahy, his wife and 6 children will perform fiddling and step dancing at the Neeje fundraising dinner at Rideau Acres Banquet Hall on Sat. April 16. Great food, amazing entertainment. Tickets $50/person available on-line at neeje.ca while they last.

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