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Harrowsmith airbrush artist adds life to the inanimate BY TORI STAFFORD tstafford@metroland.com
News – Tucked away and atop a rock cut mound in Harrowsmith, Mike St. Pierre’s lovely rural home is unassuming as an artist’s studio. There, St. Pierre lives with his wife and son, but at the top of a turning set of steep country-home stairs, the house’s loft gives way to a space filled with original artwork that spans a variety of styles and mediums. The pieces also represent the evolution of St. Pierre’s career as an artist some 40 years in the making to this point. And the space also represents St. Pierre’s newest passion in the world of art – the loft serves as his studio and the headquarters for STP Airbrush. While St. Pierre’s experience working in airbrush art goes back to the first time he picked up the tool at age 18, he started STP Airbrush just three years ago. It’s a business that brings his talents in illustration off the canvas and onto surfaces he might never have imagined working on – from motorcycle bodies and helmets to guitars and goalie masks, STP Airbrush specializes in adding stunning works of art to some of their clients most prized possessions. But to understand just how passionately perfectionist St. Pierre is about his work, one must understand the path that led him to open the business.
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Born in Kingston, St. Pierre spent much of his free time working in a well-known downtown business – A third-generation Kingstonian, St. Pierre’s grandfather had purchased Dolan’s in the very early 1900s, and, as a teen, it was the family-owned store St. Pierre worked in. It was also the place he was able to sell his paintings. Back then, St. Pierre’s medium of choice was oil painting, and by the time he was 18 years old, he had sold over 100 paintings across the province. At the same time, St. Pierre frequented a motorcycle chop shop in the downtown core, where employees were using a new-fangled tool to add flames and patterns to bikes. “It was crude and very rudimentary in terms of art, but I would watch them airbrush and just be really intrigued by this tool,” St. Pierre said. “So I picked one up and I taught myself how to use it.” St. Pierre then obtained his diploma in fine arts from St. Lawrence College, an experience he felt was necessary to expand his artistic knowledge and abilities. During the summers, he worked at Alcan, the place his father spent his 45-year career, and earned enough to pay his way through college. He was offered a job at Alcan when he completed his studies, but St. Pierre opted to take on the Mike St. Pierre of STP Airbrush holds up one of his airbrush pieces of world of commercial art instead. Dog and Beth of Dog the Bounty Hunter, which also bares the stars' Continued on page 5
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At the tender age of eight, Ava Baldwin is already becoming wellknown for her community service in her hometown of Bath. In early April, Ava, a Grade 3 student at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School, set out to clean up a winter’s worth of garbage that accumulated at the end of Purdy Road. “The incredible winds this year have littered the end of the street badly and she has worked so hard… all alone,” wrote Martha Franklin Silmser in the Village of Bath News Facebok group. “I hope the parents, whoever you are, see this post and perhaps show her how much she is appreciated. THANK YOU DEAR.” The post became very popular and wasn’t long before Ava’s mom, Stefanie Baldwin, saw it and passed on the message. Ava, a member of Brownies, took on the task in order to achieve one of her badges. “It’s called ‘taking part’,” she explains. “You have to plant a tree or a flower and then clean up a green space.” You could say that Ava went above and beyond the
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For years, St. Pierre made his living creating illustrations to be used as album covers, posters, magazine covers and in a variety of publications. Then, in the early 1990s, the boom of computer-generated art and illustration made the commercial art industry nearly impossible to survive in – clip art, stock imagery and the dawn of software that made it easy for people to call themselves ‘artists’ meant no one was willing to pay fair prices for actual artwork. It was then that job offer at Alcan came back to haunt St. Pierre. “I was always very adamant about not giving my work away,” said St. Pierre, who is also a life-long musician. “Basically, I said if ‘I can’t actually sell my artwork for what it’s worth, I’ll just go to work for Alcan.'” It may not have been Alcan, but, determined he wouldn’t sell his work for anything less than a fair price, St. Pierre took a hiatus from art and got a job at Goodyear. He and his family moved to just outside Kingston, and St. Pierre remained at Goodyear “throwing tires around” for 25 years. Following a serious back injury, St. Pierre was forced to take an early retirement at 55 – but as it turns out, it was the perfect time for him to return to his primary passion. “About five years ago, I started noticing there were [online] forums of people wanting to learn how to airbrush paint,” he said, noting that his 25-year break had been long enough to see the industry and popular taste turning away from computer-generated images and back to hand-done work. “I jumped on some of the forums, and, at the time, I would be, say, one of 50 people [on the forum],” St. Pierre explained. “Two years later, I would be one of 3,000 – 4,000, and now I am one of, say, 10,000 people on these forums.” Indeed, the demand for airbrush painting was there, especially in the motorcycle com-
munities around the world. But St. Pierre knew nothing about auto body work, and in order to move into this industry, he had to find someone that did… and someone with enough talent to work up to St. Pierre’s perfectionist standards. “I tried clear coating myself, but I just sucked at it!” St. Pierre said. “I realized that I am not an auto body man, and I am not a clear coat guy.” Cue Chris Morrison. After sending some of his work to a number of different auto body specialists, St. Pierre happened upon Morrison, whose 40-years of auto body working and knack for the perfect clear coat made him an ideal partner. “People don’t realize there is an art to clear coating, too,” St. Pierre said. “Chris does really, really good work.” Now, St. Pierre and Morrison are the men behind STP Airbrush, and together they develop one-of-a-kind creations that match the unique style of their clients. It’s a business where every client comes with their own taste, their own wants and needs, and their own stories, and it’s those stories that St. Pierre loves to tell, he explained. From designing a motorcycle helmet for a veteran who served in Afghanistan in honour of his fallen comrades, to creating a motorcycle that served as an homage to a client’s father, documenting his parents’ relationship through images of the couple throughout their relationship, St. Pierre has delivered pieces to clients that have left them smiling ear-to-ear or shedding tears of joy, he disclosed. “I really like working on the projects that really mean something to people,” he said. “I work very closely with [my clients], and I check in with them often. When the final product is delivered and I get to see them pleased with how it’s turned out, it’s very rewarding.” Such was the case with St. Pierre’s most
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recent project. St. Pierre met a man from Cornwall at a motorcycle show he was participating in who was interested in commissioning some work. An avid biker and ardent organizer of events benefiting children’s charities, the client wanted his bike completely customized to reflect this passion. The client told St. Pierre he wanted the work to involve children and dragons, but he didn’t want it to Chris Morrison, left, and Mike St. Pierre are the duo behind STP be frightening, nor Airbrush, a Harrowsmith-based business that specializes in the airdid he want it to be brush painting and clear coating of motorcycles, helmets, goalie goofy, St. Pierre ex- masks and guitars. The partners are pictured here with one of their plained. With that in mind, St. Pierre most recent commissions, 'Dragon Child,' which was created for a created ‘Dragon Cornwall-based motorcycle enthusiast and children's charity event Child.’ The bike de- organizer. Tori Stafford/Metroland picts children holding dragon eggs and orbs, sheltered and Sons of Anarchy actors Mark Boone Junior safeguarded by the steadfast dragons, who and Tommy Flanagan, and Dog the Bounty loan their wings or tails to embracing the Hunter’s Dog and Beth have found their way young ones. onto his work over the last two years. “When I was doing it, I tried to think of But those star-studded items pale in comthe dragons kind of as though they were parison to the feeling St. Pierre gets from dogs,” St. Pierre explained of the imagery. working on the pieces he knows his clients “The dragons are the loyal protectors.” will cherish forever. Pieces of his work have garnered the auto“Some of the stories people come to us graphs of well-known celebrities – St. Pierre with have a lot of impact,” he said, nodding will often scout out which celebrities will be slowly as he recalled attempting to finish at the motorcycle shows he attends and then a motorcycle for a client’s father before he create pieces with their likenesses to have au- passed away. tographed. He then auctions the pieces off “Those are the ones that mean so much to for different charities, and the signatures of them, and to me.”
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her new CD, will have the audience up and dancing. “I thought dancers would go great performing during this song,” said Lambert. “I have a good partnership with Tina, so I thought it would be really cool to get her involved.” Lambert took a lot of time putting this new CD together. “I wanted to get things exactly how I wanted them,” she said. “When I lived in Kingston there were a lot of self-imposed deadlines and I’d rush through things to get them done.” Over the past five years, Lambert took a break from recording. She travelled the country, visiting hundreds of locations, then for two years she spent time with a family member who was dealing with cancer. For the past two years, she’s focused on the new CD. “It’s been nice to have time between sessions to listen to it over and over and tweak things and get them just how I’d like. There are some cool harmonies on this project, which I really love.” She explained that the CD is actionbased for kids and families. “Sometimes my CDs have had a theme,” she said. “This one doesn't. This time it’s just about pure fun and music.” The album has several original songs, and the rest are traditional tunes reworked with Lambert’s kid-friendly touch. The music on Singin' Along and Adventure moves from bluegrass to swing, blues to light rock. Kids can sing along during songs about trains in I've Been Working on the Railroad, monsters in The Purple People Eater, and pirates in A Pirates Life
Fer Me. Her upcoming performance in Kingston will be part of her special tour celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Canada’s Confederation. “For the release concert, kids will perform before the show and at intermission,” said Tina Kyle. “There’s also choreographed dance inserted while Mary is performing one of her songs.” Kyle explained that she feels it’s important for her school to give back to the community through events such as this. Her dancers have also recently performed at halftime during the Harlem Globetrotters show and in support of Kids Inclusive (formerly the Child Development Centre). “Not only will Mary’s show be fantastic, but the kids who are performing are experienced dancers, so it’s going to be quite enjoyable to watch. I think that some kids in the audience may want to learn to dance after seeing this.” Thirty or more dancers will be performing. Students from TK Danceworx will also serve as ushers, greeters and backstage monitors. Lambert says the show is family-friendly for all ages, always a guarantee at one of her gigs. Tickets are $15 (under two years old, free) for the 7 p.m. performance on May 19 at Duncan McArthur Hall and are available at the door or at TK Danceworx, 1365 Midland Ave., Suite 140. Call 613-3840795 for ticket information. For more information, visit marylambertmusic.com Mark Bergin on Twitter @markaidanbergin.
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Kingston documentary focuses on BIG local and global movement BY HOLLIE PRATT-CAMPBELL hpratt-campbell@metroland.com
You could say Kingston is something of a leader in Canada when it comes to advocating for a basic income guarantee (BIG). In December 2015, Kingston City Council became the first municipality in Canada to endorse the idea, and did so unanimously. One of Canada’s foremost advocates for BIG is former senator Hugh Segal, also from Kingston, and the city has an active and influential advocacy group, called Kingston Action Group for a Basic Income Guarantee (KAG4BIG). “I think it’s safe to say that our Kingston group is the most active and organized of the local basic income groups in Ontario,” says Jamie Swift, a journalist and member of KAG4BIG. A basic income, as it relates to the concept of BIG, is defined as “a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without meanstest or work requirement.” In a nutshell, supporters believe that every person should be paid a set amount — for example, $1,000 per month — by the government, thereby eliminating or drastically reducing the need for the current welfare system and freeing citizens from many of the stresses of precarious work. About a year ago, the Ontario government decided to do a basic income guarantee pilot project in one community; at a consultation done on the subject in Kingston on a stormy night in January, about 80 people showed up. “There’s real interest in the thing, so that’s good,” Swift says. Yet he notes many people don’t pay serious attention to politics and as such are not acquainted with the concept of a basic income guarantee. To help reach a larger audience, Swift and KAG4BIG have partnered with the local Cogeco channel to produce a twopart program called The Big Idea, one of the first in-depth Canadian television programs to look closely at BIG. The documentary features prominent local, national and international BIG activists, including Hugh Segal and English economist Guy Standing, co-founder of BIEN — the Basic Income Earth Network; it also focuses on local people living in poverty who have fallen through the cracks of the current system, such as Delina MacDonald, who suffered from PTSD after a stint in the military, and Tom Gumersell, whose life took a turn for the worse after he was run down by a car in a parking lot. Coproducer Curtis Brunet, from
Cogeco, explains that his goal with the documentary is to educate the general public about the ways in which a basic income guarantee could offer much more effective solutions than the current system. “We’re presenting it with a group who has a point of view, for sure, but for Cogeco this was: how do we educate people about what it [BIG] is? Because usually people’s very first reaction is how do we afford that? You’re giving people money for nothing. The fact is, we're already doing that. We have a social welfare system that hasn't worked in 30 years." “We live in the richest time in
concerned about the future job market for themselves and their children. “There’s a lot of stuff out there in the last five or six years saying that in big swaths of the service sector, a lot of jobs are going to be shed like crazy. Lots and lots of white-collar jobs are going to disappear. Manufacturing was hit big time by the literal robot, but there’s lots of other insecurities. People are starting to get edgy about that and people of a certain age who may be okay themselves are looking at what their kids are going to be doing.” Even in the current climate, the
rising tide of extreme nationalism seen all over Europe and now North America south of the border is rooted, in part, in economic anxieties caused by disappearing manufacturing jobs. “There’s growing insecurity, and people who are affected by that are tragically, but not surprisingly, susceptible to crazy nationalist, uber-patriotic, Trump-like appeals,” Swift says. “You’ve got it in Europe, you’ve got it in Hungary, in the Netherlands, in France, the Brexit thing. There are all these scary signs. And what I certainly see in the campaign for the basic income is, 'look, it doesn’t have to be that way'.” Beyond that, a basic income could also be a mechanism for enriching soci-
ety because it would give people freedom to pursue what they are passionate about and talented at, even if these jobs are typically low-paying. “Artist, journalist, craft worker — if you’re really good at something that doesn’t make a living, this might give society the opportunity to become enriched, more productive, happier,” Swift notes. You can learn more about the idea of a basic income guarantee and how politicians, professors and other activists are getting involved locally through the documentary The Big Idea. Confirmed upcoming show times for Part 1 are Wednesday, April 19 at 9 p.m. and Wednesday, April 26 at 9 p.m. Keep an eye on local listings for additional airings, as well as airings of Part 2, which is currently still in production.
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the history of human endeavour in Canada, one of the richest places ever, and we’ve got all this crazy inequality,” Swift adds. “There’s something wrong with this picture and we have to address it.” The theory is that a basic income guarantee would go far beyond just helping those currently living on social assistance. “There are people beyond the social welfare system who are working one or two jobs, and they’re still not making enough money to make ends meet,” Brunet says. “That I think is [where education is needed] of what it is and how might it work.” Furthermore, Swift points out that a basic income could be extremely beneficial to a wide section of the population, including those who are currently middle class and
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EDITORIAL Two ways to find peace and happiness amid chaos Lately, my life is a whirlwind. Not in a bad way. Nothing is wrong, per se. It’s just chaotic. Mostly, this is due to the fact that I now have double the children I had a year ago and still work multiple jobs, which I have an extremely hard time not caring passionately about. Everly is still breastfeeding and refuses to take any sort of bottle, which complicates matters because it means we are physically tied to one other; her need for my milk and my need to have my boobs drained are constant concerns, regardless of how busy my day is otherwise. Thankfully, I mastered the art of hands-free nursing a long time ago, which means I spend a lot of time writing, editing and updating my website with a baby at my breast. I’ve even written more than a few briefs and columns on my phone, in Notes, after Everly fell asleep nursing and I was too afraid of waking her to go get my computer. Yet I still believe I will remember this era of my life as a happy time, because being busy is good, I think, as long as you approach it correctly. I’ve found there are two
key things one should do to find happiness amid such chaos. The first is to try and be fully present no matter what you’re doing. For instance, if I’m playing at the park with Summer, this is the wrong time to respond to work emails, regardless of how pressing they may seem. Not only is there a good chance my emails will be filled with typos because I’m trying to simultaneously write and kick a ball around, but I will also end up feeling intense mom guilt for being on my phone instead of playing with my kid. Trying to do both things at once leads to feeling incompetent at everything. By allotting specific times for these separate activities, I am able to put a full effort into each. (Obviously, I have not applied this rule to nursing. Maybe I should.) The second way I try to maintain a sense of peace is related to the first; I call it practising mindfulness. I’m not sure if mindfulness experts would define the practice the exact way I do, but for me it means recognizing the difference between daily happenings as they exist objectively and the meanings I attach to them through thoughts and emotions.
For instance, if I have a limited amount of time to dash home and feed the baby, I can either dash home and feed the baby in a stressed and frazzled state, or I can calmly make my way home in relative peace in the same amount of time. Every day, I remind myself that while I often can’t control what happens in my life, I can always control how I react to it. Acknowledging this makes me feel all-powerful. I should add that when life gets intense, it helps to be married to a saint. Steve has put up with my crazy emotions and obsessions for almost 15 years now, and he is an amazing father to our kids — more than an equal partner. He is a steadying force to my emotional peaks and valleys and he allows me to have time to do yoga and read. Without him, I likely wouldn’t have the luxury to even consider things like mindfulness and other solutions to the chaos. I keep telling myself that surely things will calm down next week/ month/season. This has yet to happen but, in the meantime, we’re doing just fine
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Let's make our voting system fair for everyone Let's encourage our government to keep its promises I am writing to weigh in on the issue of electoral reform in Canada and changing our voting system to make it fair for everyone. Since the early 1980s there have been a number of significant processes that have looked at electoral reform. These have involved experts, citizens and politicians, and have been very thorough. Without fail, these processes have recommended a more proportional voting system to make every vote count. In 2015, Justin Trudeau promised to make every vote count in 2019 — a promise he has since broken. In Kingston, MP Mark Gerretsen hosted a Town Hall where people were asked to rank the principles they thought were most important in a voting system. Every table ranked “fairness of representation” as their number
one principle. No one wants a system where strategic voting is possible. People shouldn’t ever feel obliged to vote against something. They should be allowed to vote for the things they believe in and to know that their vote will count in some way. Nathan Cullen MP — a member of the Special Committee on Electoral Reform — is crossing Canada on the Keep Your Promise Tour to challenge Prime Minister Trudeau to reconsider and put electoral reform back on the agenda. He will be in Kingston on April 21 at city hall from 7 to 9 p.m. Lea Westlake Kingston, Ont.
Say what? Electoral reform? Do you roll your eyes and say, "I don't really know what it means," or "I can't be bothered," or "Why should I care?" Wrong responses! Our voting system determines our members of parliament who then make the laws and policies that affect so many aspects of our lives. We would want to get a government that reflects the values, hopes, dreams, etc. of the people, as expressed through our votes, wouldn't we? Our current 'first past the post' system doesn't do that. Because of it, both Harper and Trudeau, when they, in turn, won 39 per cent of the popular votes, were each awarded 54 per cent of the seats in the House of Commons, and therefore 100 per
cent of the power! Even though 60 per cent of the voters had chosen other people. Another way of looking at it is this: In 2015, 38,000 votes could win a seat for the Liberals, but even with 603,000 votes for the Green party, they could claim only one MP, because of the system. Does this sound fair? Not quite! This system makes all votes except those cast for the winner wasted votes. No wonder a lot of people don't bother to vote at all! If we're a democracy, we deserve better, surely. This government set up a Special Committee on Electoral Reform to study and hear from Canadians about our voting system. The committee wrote a 333-page report in
which thousands of Canadians (about 90 per cent of the submissions) asked for a change to a more representative voting system. Without warning, the PM decided to abandon the report. But in May, our MPs will vote on bringing this report back to Parliament, to work on further. Let's encourage our own MP, Mark Gerretsen, to vote FOR this bill. And let's get out to hear Nathan Cullen, MP, and member of the special committee, make the case for electoral reform, on Friday April 21, at 7 p.m., in Memorial Hall, City Hall, Kingston. Eleanor Beach Kingston
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Members of the four township councils and Frontenac County Council received a combined $582,322.59 for their work and expenses in 2016. Mayors and councillors of the four townships in Frontenac received a combined $465,104.61 in remunerations and expenses for 2016. That figure does not include remuneration and expenses paid to those who serve on Frontenac County Council, and it certainly does not break down evenly. The following are the reported total remuneration and expenses received by members each council:
South Frontenac councillors received $179,275.71; North Frontenac councillors received $144,870.42; Central Frontenac councillors received $88,771; and Frontenac Islands councillors received $52,187.48. That means South Frontenac Council members received substantially more than those members of the other three township councils — $34,405.29 more than North Frontenac, $90,504.71 more than Central Frontenac, and $127,088.23 more than Frontenac Islands. Furthermore, North Frontenac Council members received $56,099.42 more than those from Central Frontenac, and $92,682.94 more than those from Frontenac Islands. Central Fron-
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tenac Council members received $36,583.52 more than Frontenac Islands Council members. In total, members of Frontenac County Council, which is made up of two members of each township council, received $117,217.98 in remunerations and expenses for 2016. Because County Council members also serve on their respective township councils, those public servants receive remuneration and expense pay from two different councils each year. The totals of both sets of remuneration and expense pay for each member of County Council for 2016 are as follows: Surprisingly, then Warden Frances Smith, who was also serving as Mayor of Central Frontenac, did not receive the most in combined figures. That spot went to then Deputy Warden Ron Vandewal, who received $45,198.09 in the combined remunerations and expenses for his work on County Council, and as mayor of South Frontenac. But Smith didn’t fall into the second-highest paid spot, either. Instead, Ron Higgins, Mayor of North Frontenac, received the second-highest amount at $43,297.32. Smith’s combined remunerations and expenses totalled $40,103.23. And while one might expect to find the mayors of each of the four townships filling the four top-paid spots on the remuneration and expenses lists, Frontenac Islands Mayor Denis Doyle was bumped from that foursome by Councillor
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County offering workshops geared to increasing overnight stays in Frontenac BY TORI STAFFORD tstafford@metroland.com
With the goal of increasing tourism and overnight visits throughout the region, the County of Frontenac is looking for input from residents and businesses involved in the tourism industry. The county and consulting firm MDB Insight will co-host four workshops, one in each township within Frontenac County, and invites anyone with a stake in tourism to attend and participate. “Frontenac County recognizes that growth in four-season accommodation options will assist in the longterm economic sustainability for local businesses. Essentially, there are many businesses and activities that benefit from visitors to our communities, and the people who run those operations may be aware of demand for new, different, or more accommodations,” said Richard Allen, manager of economic development for the County of Frontenac. “With these workshops, we will be able to consult in each of the Frontenac Townships to ensure we are connected to the ideas and challenges of our communities in relation to tourism and accommodations.” Attendees can expect to learn more about what visitors are looking for when they come to Frontenac County and provide input into how communities across the county can take action to create the necessary shift or growth required in accommodations, Allen explained. The workshops will include discussion on how tourism and accommo-
dations have changed over the past five to 10 years, and the findings from the workshops will be incorporated into a new tool kit to help increase accommodations throughout the year. That tool kit will include marketing strategies, new digital approaches, and means of leveraging the network of existing businesses. Tourism and overnight stays are an integral part of creating a sustainable economy in Frontenac County, Allen explained. “The additional dollars brought to the county’s economy by visitors provides the additional revenue required for many of our favourite local businesses to operate year round,” said Allen, noting that county council approved the Frontenac County Charter for Economic Development in 2016. That charter includes three strategic themes of focus: ‘Trips and trails, recreational lifestyle, and food and beverage.’ “The organizations engaged in these three priorities all benefit from visitors to the county, from trail users and nature lovers to local food enthusiasts, cottagers or other kinds of adventure-seekers,” Allen said. “Each of these groups require appropriate accommodations for their budget, expectations, and in proximity to where they are visiting.” The County encourages tourism operators, accommodation providers, cultural associations, business owners, and any other interested parties to take part in the workshops. Workshops will take place in each township on the following dates (links to register for the workshops are listed below each event): North Frontenac
Wednesday, April 12 and Wednesday, Apr. 19 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Clar-Mill Community Hall, 6598 Buckshot Lake Rd., Plevna Registration: https://accommodationsinnorthfrontenac.eventbrite.ca Frontenac Islands Monday, May 1 from 1 p.m. to 3
p.m. at the Community Hall, 26 Division St., Wolfe Island. Registration: https://accommodationsonfrontenacislands.eventbrite.ca Monday, May 1 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Storrington Centre, 3910 Battersea Rd., Sunbury. Registration: https://accommoda-
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The deadline for applications for the 2017 Private Lane Assistance Program is June 9, 2017. Application forms and details available on the Township website – see Living Here/Road and Parking/Public Road/Private Lane Standards.
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Our farm has organized two free gardening workshops in Kingston this spring, and you’re invited to join us. The workshops, taking place April 25 and May 23, will be run by organic vegetable farmer Marie Bencze. “Gardening is incredibly rewarding,” said Bencze. “There is research that proves that working with soil, and the exchange of microbes we get through soil contact, actually makes us happier. Also, when you garden you get to eat the freshest food, and even if you don't have a lot of money you get to eat like a king!” Farmer Emily Dowling notes: “People always have questions at our annual plant sales about what to do with their seedlings. So we decided to host a workshop this year to make people feel more confident and suc-
cessful when they take their plants home.” Marie Bencze explained: “The workshops are designed for beginners or for people who feel they could benefit from new perspectives, or who have struggled with certain crops in the past.” All ages are welcome, though, the workshops are geared toward adults. Each workshop will cover the basics of bed preparation, transplanting skills, watering techniques and cultivation of particular plants. “At the April plant party I'll be covering how to get plants ready for the garden,” said Bencze. “I'll teach skills around potting up and hardening off ”— that is, making sure that transplants are adapted to outdoor weather. “In May, I'll focus more on tomatoes, and teach people how to ‘sucker’ for better production, and
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how to avoid issues such as blossom end rot.” Bencze will also give some garden planning suggestions. “I will get the participants to think about which part of their garden gets the most sun, which plants they intend to harvest from most regularly, and other things that can stimulate design ideas for our gardens to make them enjoyable to work in and bountiful in their
production.” If you don’t have a garden or a backyard, no problem. Bencze will also talk about container gardening for various crops, and offer spacesaving tips. Marie Bencze adds: “After years of working on organic vegetable farms, I am starting to grow more of an interest in home gardening including planting flowers to attract
pollinators, herbs to dry down for tea, and non-stop kale and Swiss chard so that I can treat my chickens to a few leaves here and there, and also have plenty of hardy greens to cook with all season long.” The one-hour workshops will start at 5 p.m. on both Tuesday, April 25 and Tuesday, May 23. They will be held outside the Mulberry Waldorf School at 25 Markland Street. The workshops are free, but please register in advance as space is limited. You can sign up online at: http:// rootradicalrows.com/gardeningworkshops17.html. You don’t have to register to drop by the Root Radical Plant Party happening from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on both days at the same location. You can buy seedlings to transplant for your garden or balcony at the plant party. You can also browse the selection online and order in advance to make sure you get what you want http://www.rootradicalrows.com/ plantorders2017.html. And, if you’re interested in some more hands-on gardening practice on our farm, you can get in touch about joining one of our work bees this summer. Aric McBay is a farmer and author. For more about veggies from Root Radical Community Supported Agriculture, visit www. rootradicalrows. com.
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Continued from page 13 The teams were then matched with five organizations that had identified a particular challenge or issue that could benefit from a fresh, outside perspective. The organizations included: Sustainable Energy in Remote Areas (SERA); Queen’s University Biological Station (QUBS) Community Outreach Expansion; Sistema Kingston after-school program; Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network (PREVNet); and Kingston Economic Development Corporation’s (KEDCO) night economy project. Selvam and her group mates, Omar Bachour and Adel Ibrahim, worked with Queen’s University Biological Station (QUBS) Community Outreach Expansion and also with KEYS Job Centre in Kingston to come up with a very unique program for newcomers to Kingston. “We met with QUBS to get an idea of what they saw us doing with this project, and they wanted to create programming for refugees
and new immigrants to Kingston. That was perfect for us,” explained Selvam. “Adel and Omar both speak Arabic and we decided to organize a fun day at Elbow Lake for a group of newcomers and teach them about Canadian climate, animals and even food.” With the help of KEYS and the Kingston Immigration Partnership (KIP), the group recruited participants, and they were happy for the opportunity and the programming. “When the team reached out to us in December, we were three months into the resettlement project and at that point we had 110 individuals that arrived,” said Christine Mylks, immigrant and refugee services administrator with KEYS. “They were all going through the initial bureaucracy of becoming a new Canadian and the potential to do something fun with them sounded so appealing.” With winter setting in, the newcomers were wondering what to expect in terms of weather, and on the day they ventured out to Elbow Lake, fresh snow covered the property and set the stage for the day’s
events. “We had three different activities that went on: a nature workshop; a winter preparedness course; and we also did an outdoor event,” said Selvam. “It was a wonderful day — it was sunny and beautiful and warm and there was lots of fresh snow and they wanted to spend even more time there than they could.” The day included 30 newcomers and by the end of it, they were grateful to have learned more about Canada and their new city and they were also eager to recommend the experience to others. “There are more than 200 individuals who have come to the Kingston community and we have definitely heard that many of them are interested in participating,” said Mylks. “I think it would work in other seasons too.” For Selvam, the day was an overwhelming success and she would recommend the overall experience to anyone in her own department or pursuing graduate studies. “It was such a wholesome experience and completely different from what I do day-to-day in the lab,” she said. “This gave me a chance to get outdoors and put my interests and experiences into something else, and it was so rewarding to do.” Selvam hopes to continue working with her group members and hopefully KEYS going forward, and she hopes that the pilot program will encourage Queen’s to continue community outreach programs like this in the future. “The whole program was a great success,” said Straznicky. www.rivendellgolf.on.ca “It really showed info@rivendellgolf.on.ca us the potential in a collaborative program like this and we look forward to continuing it at Queen’s 20 short minutes north of the 401 and well worth the drive! and improving it further in the years to come.”
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Dawn House staff members Christine Domonsky (left) and Heather Humber with executive director Maggie McLaren(center) at the new Dawn House affordable housing facility in Kingston.
area, will help fill some of that gap, McLaren hopes. It will also allow Dawn House to continue to serve and assist women in Kingston. "We are still dedicated to providing as much emergency service as we can for women," said McLaren. "But this facility will also help us provide some stability through affordable housing by offering nine bachelor apartments and then space for seven women through transitional housing." The facility also hopes to provide a fresh start for some women in Kingston; that was part of the reason they decided to move from downtown to the west end. "We came to the west end because we were listening to the voices of the women who had been staying with us over the past few years," said McLaren. "They didn’t want to be in the areas that are maybe more affordable for them, like the north end, because those areas are often dangerous and those areas are often places with history and triggers for them, too. They wanted to be closer to the mall, still on a bus route, but in a different area."
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McLaren also hopes that the new facility will allow Dawn House to reach a larger population of women in Kingston. “Everything is downtown in Kingston, and we wanted to provide a hub for women’s services in the west end, too.”
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open, the longer we are paying that mortgage on our own.” The hope is that staff will be able to move into the building next week and into their offices on the main floor, but the rest of the building is still far from completion. At this point, McLaren admits that she can see the facility coming together — and there is already a list of women who are waiting for the new facility — but they need some assistance to get there. “If anyone saw anything and they have information, it would be great if they could contact us or the police. We also hope that people in the neighbourhood can keep an eye on the site and if they see anything going forward, call police,” she said. “We are accepting donations, and the most helpful donations right now are monetary ones. We have nowhere to really put clothing or toiletries, so monetary donations are the most important.” For more information about Dawn House in Kingston, visit their website at http://www.dawnhouse.net/index.htm or look for them on Facebook or Twitter. If you wish to contact them to offer assistance, email dhouse@kingston.net.
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Over the past 10 years, Immigrant Services Kingston and Area (ISKA) has helped thousands of newcomers settle in the community. On April 12, they invited members of that community to Memorial Hall to celebrate this milestone. “A program in Kingston of this magnitude is really important to recognize, and take a moment and stand still, and look at what we have accomplished,� said Ruth Noordegraaf, manager of immigrant services at Kingston Community Health Centre and master of ceremonies for the celebration. “In 10 years, we have reached over 3,000 clients and changed the community by providing those clients with a new community, a friendly space, and that is so important.� In addition to those 3,000 clients, ISKA also wanted to thank the more
author Lawrence Scanlan, who offered his own reflections on the shifting demographic landscape of both Kingston and Canada, the
benefits that come with such change and the challenge that it poses. Continued on page 18
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SKA invited their first client, Anisunnisa Ishtiak, to share her story at their 10 year celebration on April 12 in Kingston. Mandy Marciniak/Metroland
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Immigration Services Kingston celebrates 10 years of helping newcomers Continued from page 17
ISKA also invited their first client, Anisunnisa Ishtiak, to share her story at the event.
“I arrived in 2006, and I was there when Peter Milliken did the opening ceremonies for ISKA,” said Ishtiak prior to her presentation. “I was there, and we saw them cut the ribbon, and that is how my
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“ISKA is doing an amazing job helping newcomers to Kingston. They help with passports and guide the newcomers, and there are a number of youth programs. I think they are doing an amazing job,” she said. “They are helping my family and other families settle well in Kingston, and I appreciate that.” All of Ishtiak’s children attended and graduated from Bayridge Secondary School and have moved on to have successful careers. She hopes that by sharing her experiences, the community can see the impact that ISKA has. “I want to share my experiences with people and tell them that Kingston is an awesome city.” Noordegraaf echoed this message and she hopes that while everyone celebrates ISKA’s 10 years in Kingston, they also look to the future and see the value that ISKA provides. “This event allows us to take a moment and reflect what we have done in the past 10 years, but also to look at the future and think about why it is so important to have these settlement services in our community, and why it is beneficial for our clients and the community,” she said. “We need diversity in our community, and I think we should be really proud of our accomplishments so far.”
Expanded patio season could clash with winter: Staff report BY BILL HUTCHINS
News — Kingston’s sidewalk patios are starting to open for another season. But efforts to keep them open for a little longer each year may not be such a good idea, according to a new city report. Councillors passed a motion last fall asking staff to explore the pros and cons of extending the current seven-month patio season — which runs from April 1 to Oct. 31 — to possibly include March and November. Coun. Jim Neill, who introduced the motion, said changing weather patterns have led to milder than usual weather in the fall, winter and spring seasons. “Five years ago, we had summerlike weather in March, and I was asked why we couldn’t open patios. There were tourists in the area at Easter asking the same kinds of questions.” But a new report by city staff is casting a winter chill on the idea. It says allowing businesses to fence off sidewalk space for two extra months could be problematic if the winter season clashes with the expanded patio season. “Despite the reality of climate change, the frequency and severity of winter weather conditions occurring in both November and March is, by recent experience, not decreasing,” the report noted. Staff sought input from downtown business owners and various municipal departments that would be impacted by allowing a longer patio season. The public works department expressed reservations. “Extending the patio season to Nov. 30 and then giving consideration to starting the season on March 1 will create operational issues, as well as additional cost for the maintenance of the city’s municipal sidewalks.” Public works, which handles snow removal, raised a variety of concerns should a snowfall occur after sidewalk patio fences are set up. The
department says snow clearing “could not be accomplished” with the current equipment and resources, explaining that: plows could not clear a 1.5 metre sidewalk path due to difficulties navigating around patio fences; tax-funded maintenance costs would increase, as snow around patios would have to be cleared manually and patio corridor cleaning would be slowed; some sidewalk space would be taken up during high attendance events like November’s Santa parade; annual sidewalk repair/maintenance and spring cleanup operations would be restricted to a couple of months of the year when patios are not in place; pedestrian trip and fall hazards could rise, increasing municipal liability claims. City officials also reached out to business owners for their thoughts of changing the patio bylaw to allow for longer seasons. Only a handful of food and beverage-related businesses responded to the survey. Most said they support an extended season, but don’t want to pay higher fees. Restaurant, bar and café owners typically pay the city thousands of dollars in yearly permits, and must compensate for lost revenues from any adjacent parking spaces, plus renting room for tables and chairs on sidewalks. The city did not receive any feedback from nonfood related businesses. “Having no comments from businesses adjacent to any one of the patios leaves a large section of the downtown business community without a comment, though possibly being impacted by the outcome,” staff noted. They plan additional outreach through the Downtown Kingston BIA’s semi-annual meeting in May before making final recommendations to council. Despite concerns about March and November winter storms impacting sidewalk clearing around patios, staff suggested there may be room
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Bursting bubbles and building bridges: Local group aims to strengthen dialogue across political spectrum BY HOLLIE PRATT-CAMPBELL hpratt-campbell@metroland.com
Shortly after the U.S. election in November, a group called Building Bridges, Not Walls formed in Kingston. “We’re a collective of people,” explains member Marie Bencze. “We’re farmers, researchers, parents, students. We did see the election in the U.S. as a call for action. A bunch of us were worrying about xenophobia, trends toward misogyny, fascism, and
so we thought it would be good to start working on building some of that community and working toward strengthening local organizations in Kingston.” So far, Building Bridges, Not Walls has held a couple of different events, including a community potluck and a panel discussion that dealt with how the current political climate in the U.S. and many European countries came to be. “We invited a bunch of
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by holding a different kind of event. Conversations Across Differences will be held on Saturday, April 29 from 1:30 — 4:30 p.m. at the John Deutch University Centre (Queen’s); it’s aimed at people from all walks of life and of all political beliefs who are united in their opposition to the rising tide of fascism, xenophobia and misogyny seen increasingly throughout the world. “It’s going to be a practical workshop on skill building,” says Bencze, explaining that everyone will have a chance to attend four different workshops over the course of the afternoon, called Goal Oriented Conversations, How to Respond to Oppressive Situations, NonViolent Communication and Active Listening, and Debates and Debunking Alternative Facts.
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“We’re going to be doing hands on activities and role playing and stuff like that, because we want people to get better at reaching across the political spectrum and meeting people where they’re at,” Bencze says. “Even how to talk to people when maybe you’re sort of on the same page, but there’s something that you disagree about. And how to respond to problematic situations in the moment, like homophobic situations or racist situations — we thought that we saw a need for that in Kingston.” Bringing people outside of their “bubbles,” says Bencze, will make it much easier to foster a “culture of resistance” in Kingston, which is the ultimate goal of the event and Building Bridges, Not Walls. “What we tend to see,
and I think what a lot of people saw with the U.S. election, is there’s this culture of acquiescence. People see something they’re uncomfortable with, but they didn’t disrupt that moment or take the opportunity to have a conversation to better understand where people are at, and maybe help bring some people away from some of those fascist tendencies.” If you don’t step up and change these moments as they come to light, she says, that’s how normalization happens, and the climate is right for unfair and damaging mindsets and policies to be put in place. “This is negative and hurtful to people, and especially marginalized people often bear the brunt of it,” Bencze says. “I think that’s one of the reasons we need to also be listening to people who more often face oppression be-
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Young Countryside candidate hopes to make council his full-time job BY MANDY MARCINIAK mandymarciniak@metroland.com
Ameer Baig is graduating from Carleton University this spring, and he hopes to take on the role of councillor for the Countryside district as a graduation present. The 22-year-old was born and raised in Kingston and as he started making post-graduation plans, he decided to throw his name into the race for council. “I have gotten a lot of experience in terms of student politics, working overseas and I think this desire was a combination of that,” he explained. “I really like to help people and I like to go into environments and solve problems and I wanted to do that on a larger scale.” To prepare for this opportunity, Baig has done a lot of research about the Countryside district. He feels that with this research and his own knowledge of the area, he is a competitive candidate that knows the issues that are important
to constituents. “I feel like there is not just one or two issues. The big thing with Countryside is that it is a community of communities and each area has its own smaller issues,” he said. “There are universal issues like wanting access to better transit, better roads and faster road care, but the main issue I see is that people just want their lives to be better in the district and they want access to simple things.” Baig sees running for council as an opportunity to help find solutions to these issues, but he also sees it as a job opportunity for himself and a way to build up his experience for the future. “I am taking this on as a full-time job and I want to work 60- to 80hour work weeks on this job and commit my very being to this position,” he said. “I see it as an opportunity to make a really big impact.” Baig knows that he does lack experience compared
Ameer Baig is running for the position of councillor in the Countryside District. The byelection for the district is set to take place on May 15. Mandy Marciniak/Metroland
to some of the other candidates, but he sees his youth and his past work experiences as his biggest assets. “I worked overseas in Dubai for the past two summers in development and I think that is an asset that I am bringing to the table,” he said. “In business school, we are taught how businesses operate and I think cities are similar, and so are the districts within. There are problems in each and they need to be solved and you need to allocate funds to solve them, you need to explore different avenues.” In terms of working full-time, Baig also sees this as an opportunity for council to see what a fulltime councillor would look like, especially since they have been discussing this idea recently. “I could be a bit of a pilot project for that idea,” he said. “Ideas like this take a lot of time to implement and perhaps my experiences could work to help in that decision.”
Baig has been working hard to campaign already and he has been pleasantly surprised by the response he has received from residents of Countryside. “Response has been interesting,” he said. “Some of the people I have talked to have commented that it is nice to see a young person running, and a lot of them have expressed their concerns to me about the district and it has been nice to see the varying ideas.” So why would Baig encourage people to vote for him on May 15? “I tell everyone to do their due diligence and figure out what they want in a candidate, but at the end of the day I am offering basically everything I have to this position,” he said. “I want to give people a reliable voice and that is something I can guarantee.” For more information about Ameer Baig and his campaign, visit his website at https://www. ameerbaig.ca/meet-ameer
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An appealing 2 storie, gambrel-style steel roofed building maximizing its’ usable interior space & providing interest from the street. Incredible durability. Carefree maintenance. Water resistant. Budget friendly. This building could be used for many applications ranging from a strip-style mall, retail, office, business expansion, manufacturing facility, warehousing, storage of inventory/vehicles/ machinery, construction equip’t/material, tools, etc. Includes 13,400 sq. ft (+/-) w/ kitchenette & 2 washrooms. Propane furnace (3 yrs +/-). 200 amp service w/ 3 pony amps. On well & septic. Irregular 399 ft frontage (+/-) x 121 ft depth (+/-) = 0.94 acres (+/-). Plan 88 Pt Lot N RP28R9978 Part 2. Zoned Commercial. Yearly taxes $ 4307.66 (+/-). Sold with a very reasonable reserve bid. For private viewing, terms & conditions please call our office at 613-267-6027. Gym Equip’t - 2 sit-up machines. Pro Link h/d multi-use weight machine. Roman chair. (for back) Weight lifting benches. York pull down weight machine. 5 tread mills. Body Strength machine. 4 elliptical machines. No weights. Store fixtures - clothes racks, retail shelving, glass showcase, 2 lit showcases, glass display case, gridwall displays, Neon Open sign, desks & workstations. New Furnishings - Modern oak hall rack. 2-3 pce breakfast sets. 2 pine entertainment centres. 2 baker’s racks. Pine armoire. Pine kitchen pantry cupboard. Potato bin. Oak, corner, lit china cabinet. 2 harvest tables. 3 kitchen sideboards/servers. Cappuccino bar cabinet w/ bottle & glass storage. Telephone table. Headboards. Mirrored dresser. Night stands. Set of 4 press back chairs (2 arm, 2 straight). Other kitchen chairs & stools. Inner-Temp leather massage leather recliner. Sofa tables. Numerous coffee & end tables. Occasional side chairs (upholstered & leatherette). Conversation/courting chair. 2 blanket boxes. Bull Dog ottoman & others. 3 futtons. Roll-away day bed. Several Mirabel single box spring, mattresses & bed frames. L-shaped double sized sleeper sectional sofa. Chesterfield/sofa w/ matching ottoman. Numerous body & neck pillows. Pillow protectors. 2 dressing screens. 3 triple seat recliner (used). New Misc - Clothing. Costume jewellry. Several area rugs. Rug grippers. New wall art, frames & mirrors. Stand & table lamps. Stained glass windows. Austin pottery. Soy & Molca candle collections plus many other articles too numerous to mention… This auction sale should get you inspired. Create a stylish, chic, functional & comfortable space mixing reproduction with new. Terms on Chattels; Cash, Cheque, Debit, Visa, M/C - Catering
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AUCTION SALE MR CLIFFORD HINES 8925 COUNTY ROAD 2, R.R.#6 NAPANEE, ONT. SATURDAY APRIL 29TH AT 10:30 AM 2 miles WEST of Napanee on County Road 2 TRACTOR, EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS Case 1196 2 WD diesel tractor with Frey front end loader, 846 hrs showing on tach- like new condition; John Deere X749 4Ă&#x2014;4 wheel steer riding lawn mower with 62â&#x20AC;? mower deck- like new; Little Rhino 3 point hitch 6 ft rotary mower, Little Rhino 3 point hitch 6 ft scraper blade, McKee 3 point hitch 6 ft double auger snow blower, 3 point hitch PTO post hole auger, 3 point hitch circular buzz saw, horse drawn wooden wheel 13 run seed drill, 2 single axle home made utility trailers, set of drags, gas powered portable wood splitter, Campbell Hausfield portable air compressor, Forney air compressor, Husqvarna 350 & 345 chainsaws, Poulan chainsaw, Honda, Craftsman, Ariens power lawn mowers, Snap On wrenches, hand tools, power tools, hardware, bench vise, quantity of firewood, combination aluminum ladder, ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES -SELL AT 10:30 AM carpenters box, McLaughlin car rad with emblem, vintage farm related hand tools, Victorian marble top sideboard with mirrored backsplash, Boss 318 parlour stove, wooden crates, antique treadle sewing machine, extension table, chairs, washstand, blanket box, few dishes, numerous other articles from an old homestead. TERMS- CASH OR CHEQUE OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS 3ODLQĂ&#x20AC;HOG www.sullivanauctions.com
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Directions: From 401 take Wilton Rd. (exit 599) north 10 Kms. To Yarker Follow north on Cty. Rd. #1 8 kms to Moscow. At Moscow turn east onto Huffman Road and follow to sale site at 262 Huffman Road. Kubota M9000 4wd 90 horsepower tractor / hydraulic shuttle with Kubota M740 loader & bucket, 18.4-30 rear, 12.4-24 front tires, 1655 original hours in excellent shape, Allis Chalmers WF tractor (stored inside), White 508 semi mount 4 furrow auto reset variable width plough, John Deere model 115 12 ft discs, Allis Chalmers 1200 16 ft. cultivator with wings & sweeps, trail model 8 ft. cultivator, 9 shank chisel plow, McCormick 18 run double disc seed drill with grass box, 4 section set of drags/ evener bar, John Deere model 1209 9 ft. haybine with rubber rolls, New Holland 56 side delivery rake, H&S 13 wheel bi-fold rake, John Deere 435 hard core round baler (new bearings in 2016), 22 ft. big bale wagon with mesh Ă RRU Ă DW ERWWRP KD\ ZDJRQ &DUGLQDO IW KD\ JUDLQ elevator, 3 PTH 6 ft. rotary mower, McCormick single axle 3 beater manure spreader, 5 ft. utility trailer, 4â&#x20AC;? x 12 ft grain auger/motor, Mckee 6 ft. snowblower, 3 pth bale spear, large qty. 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122; sheets of used steel sheeting, qty. of farm gates, vertical poly water tank, riding lawnmower, garden trailer, 2 garden tillers, small animal truck box, truck tool box, 5 rolls 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; high chain link fencing & posts, 4 rolls electric fence netting, 3 fencers, stakes, brace wire, barbed wire, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tâ&#x20AC;? bar stakes, qty. of rough cut lumber, tractor chains, set of leather race horse harness, sheep round bale feeder, sheep scales, lamb feeder, sheep shears (new), water troughs, grain trough, qty. of oats(bagged), qty. of ground oats & barley (bagged), anvil, numerous other farm smalls. 1995 Monte Carlo with 185,000 kms (sells as is). Antiques: AMF 1950â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s antique pedal tractor, antique open face kitchen cupboard (old paint), 2 buggy wheels, old cider press, beam scales, childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wagon, potash pot, adze, cast iron well pump diverter & other old farm primitives as found around a centuries old farmstead. Livestock: yearling jenny, 11 dorper cross sheep exposed to ram. See the web site for detailed list & photos. AUCTIONEER: DOUG JARRELL 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com
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for Chris Nash Building Inc. on Sat. Apr. 29/17 @ 10 am @ 33 Railway St., Lansdowne, ON K0E 1L0 Clip & Save this Ad. Short Notice Only Next Week. Craftex h/d 110v wood shaper w/ power feed & 3 sets of knives. Shaper cutter. Craftex 220v 24â&#x20AC;? drum sander. Duplicator/knife cutter for shaper. Rex-Cut 220v dust collector. Industrial 220 v Busy Bee 20â&#x20AC;? planer. Dewalt 12â&#x20AC;? chop saw w/ stand. 2 h/d table saws. 2 steel stock rollers. Power routers. Air nailers. Quick drive drill. Âźâ&#x20AC;? to 1Âźâ&#x20AC;? steel threader. Upright & bench scales. Chain hoist. Extension ladders. ½ ton tonneau cover for 8 ft truck box. Floor jacks. Good used doors & windows. New asponite, steel wall studs, wood spindles, steel roof ridge capping, soffit fascia, assorted vinyl siding & lumber. New Merchandise; Qty of flat roof adhesive. Lge qty caulking. Assorted gas-line & in-floor tubing. Cut-off saw blades. Stanley & Irwin tools. Hand tools. 2 ergonomic shovels. Approx. 500 gal., litres, quarts of new paints (Benjamin Moore) & stains. Paint supplies. Sandpaper. Qty PL400 adhesive. Lge qty hardware nails, screws, Paslode nails, nuts/bolts, hinges, concrete Tapcon screws, etc. Door hardware. Ceiling, wall & pot lights. Assorted ceramic floor & wall tiles. Assorted ABS & PVC pipe fittings & clamps. ½â&#x20AC;? to 4â&#x20AC;? fittings, brass fittings & valves. 2-1/3 hp sump pumps. 1-40 gal & 2-20 gal water heaters. Toilet pumping stations. Vinyl showers. Pipe insulation. Electrical panels (new & used). Lge qty elec. breakers & boxes. Dimmer, switches & plug-ins. Exit signs. Assorted electrical wires. LED bulbs. S/steel sink plus many other building supply needs too numerous to mentionâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;Ś..
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Nathan Cullen, MP and member of the Special Committee on Electoral Reform brings his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Keep Your Promises Tourâ&#x20AC;? to Memorial Hall, Kingston on Friday, April 21 at 7 p.m. He will discuss ways of making our voting system fairer. For info, call 613-329-7663. Bath Legion branch 623 : Tasty Tall Boy Tuesdays - Tall Boys will be $4.25 all day Tuesday plus buy one meal get the second for half price. (YHU\ 0RQGD\ HYHQLQJ 6KXIĂ HERDUG p.m., $2 per play Every Wednesday morning - Legion Breakfast, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. Every Friday come join us for lunch at the Legion. Good food, good company, 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dress for Success Kingston, supports women in the community on their path toward employment, education and placement opportunities. Annual signature fundraiser Bring on the Bling is April 25, 2017 at the Ambassador Hotel. Doors open at 6 pm for jewellery viewing and the event starts at 7 p.m. Tickets may only be purchased from bringonthebling2017. eventbrite.ca. Tickets are limited. Kingston 55+ Softball accepting new players. If you are interested in playing 55+ softball â&#x20AC;&#x201C; join us Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10:00 A.M. at Cloverdale Diamonds next to Cataraqui/ Kinsmen Arenas on Mc Ivor Road All are welcome â&#x20AC;&#x201C; male and female. The cost is minimal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the fun is maximum. Our 11th season will start in mid-May. Contact: softball55@sympatico.ca or 613-3896088. http://55softball.webstarts.com/ index.html, https://www.facebook.com/ KingstonSeniorSoftball/ ,Q *RRG 7DVWH LV D Ă&#x20AC;QH GLQLQJ H[SHULHQFH for single seniors and will meet at Riva, Gananoque on April 21, at 5:30 p.m. If interested to attend, please contact Norma at 613-542-3622 or Nicole at 613-634-1966.
or a breastfeeding family. Our trained volunteer peers provide 1-1 support. Bring your questions. We will provide engaging discussion, resources and snacks. Support persons are also welcome. Find us at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get Active, Healthy and Safety Fairâ&#x20AC;? at KCHC, 263 Weller Ave. Saturday, April 29th from 10 a.m. to noon. Come early and your name is added into a draw for a No Frills gift card. For information, contact Karen at 613.542.2835 x4217 or karenl@kchc.ca.
the Newburgh Hall. A potluck will follow the Festival as usual. Youth Competition (ages 12-18) continues. Come out and enjoy an afternoon of dancing and great country music with the Country Sky Band and local entertainers. Open â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Micâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Admission is $8, entertainers are free, and a canteen will be available. All proceeds go to local community projects. Sponsored by the Newburgh-Camden Lions Club. Please call 613-354-6528 or 613379-9972 for more information.
Rideau Trail Club of Kingston-Saturday, April 22 - â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazing Placesâ&#x20AC;? Series Marble Rock. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll begin this series with an outing along our â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazingâ&#x20AC;? Marble 5RFN WUDLOV VXUURXQGHG E\ 6SULQJ Ă RZers on the cliffs and forests of this diverse eco-miracle. (Do I sound biased?) Level 2-3 with some serious hills, 13 km. Depart Canadian Tire Parking Lot along Bath Road 9 am.. Gas $4. Leader: John 613 382 4778 Sunday, April 23, - Gould Lake. Level 3, moderate to fast pace, 13 km. Hike north on the Mine Loop trail to Point Spur, then bushwhack along some dry ridges skirting a large, lively marsh. Connect with the Rideau Trail and head north to complete the splendid RidgeWalk. This will be a VSULQJ VFHQWHG Ă RZHU Ă&#x20AC;OOHG DQG EXJ IUHH excursion. Depart Canadian Tire Parking Lot along Bath Road at 8:30. Gas $3 plus shared park fee, RT map #4. Leaders: Lynn esaulynn@gmail.com 343-3630384, and Miu ymiu.lam@gmail.com 613-544-6201
Open Mic at Sydenham Legion, 4361 Amelia St. Thursday April 20th from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission: $6/entertainers N/C. Proceeds to Branch 496 Legion. Everyone welcome. Please bring an item for the snack table. For more info call 613546-3451 or 613-376-6808
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Ladies Auxiliary RCL Br 631 Sunday, April 30 1 p.m. Fashion Show $12 door prizes refreshments. Everyone welcome Info 613-389-6605. Please Support the Ladies Auxiliary.
Fundraiser Dance at Sydenham 496 Legion. Saturday, April 22 from 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. Featuring Shawn & Dave McCullough and Friends. Sponsored by Team Kylie with proceeds going to Relay For Life. Silent Auction and Hot & Cold Buffet. Tickets @ Door $10/person $15/ couple.
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Widow and widowers social group - The WW is a support and social group for widows and widowers. If you or your friends are widowed there is a welcome awaiting. The larger, more diverse our age range the more we are able to do for each other. We meet at 7 p.m. every second Thursday at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560, 734 Montreal St. Ask the young lady bartender where the widowers are meeting and she will point you in the right direction. Goodwill, friendship, understanding. Info: Raymond 613-767-2367 or Barbara at 613-544-2286, email rwilde4@cogeco.ca Youth are invited to a Spring Fling by Storrington Lions Club on April 21. Admission to this Community Youth Dance is only $5 per student in Grades 5-8. (To volunteer, please contact John Beskers at 613-217-8288.) Kingston Orchid Society meeting 1:30 - 4 p.m Sunday, April 23, Seniors Centre, 56 Francis St., Frontenac Room. Learn about growing exotic orchids - itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun, easy, fascinating! Monthly meetings, discussion and speakers, refreshments - please join XV DQG HQMR\ RXU GLVSOD\ WDEOH RI Ă RZHUing orchids. This month we will hold an auction . Contact: Gwenneth Howard 613-389-2895. Rummage sale at Princess Street United Church Saturday, April 22 8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Books, light furniture, toys, spring and summer clothing, household items and more. For pick up call 613546-7151. BBQ weather permitting.
Cookeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s-Portsmouth United Church, 200 Norman Rogers Dr invites you to share an evening with Darrell Bryan and guests. Theme: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If these walls could talkâ&#x20AC;? at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 29 tickets $20 at the door or reserve 613 542 3642. On Saturday, April 29, 7:30 p.m.: Jayme Stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Folklife with special guests The Bombadils will enthrall the crowd at the Octave Theatre. Jayme Stone is one RI 1RUWK $PHULFD¡V Ă&#x20AC;QHVW EDQMR SOD\ers, named the Yo-Yo Ma of the Banjo (by the Globe and Mail) and he has assembled a group of outstanding instrumentalists and vocalists for this cross Canada tour. The Kingston Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will meet at the Kingston Seniors Centre, 56 Francis St., on Saturday, April 22 at 10 a.m. Gary Foster, President of Campbell Monuments in Belleville, will speak on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Story Behind the Stonesâ&#x20AC;?. Visitors always welcome. Further info at www. ogs.on.ca/kingston. Ham supper, Battersea United Church, Saturday, April 22, 5 & 6:30 p.m. sittings. $15, children 12 & under $8. Please call 613-353-2846 to reserve. A Level 1 Fastball and Slow Pitch Umpire Clinic is scheduled for Sunday, April 23 at Queens. To register call Ian at 613-544-1601 before April 14. For junior development umpires the Clinic is Saturday, April 22 in Napanee. Contact Brian Nolan at 613-372-2230 for further information. RCL Br 631 Saturday, April 22 1 - 5 p.m. music by Jon McLurg Music lovers charge $5. Everyone welcome Info 613-389-6605. Ladies Auxiliary Sunday, April 23 - big euchre. 100 per cent payout registration noon to 12:45. Try to be there by 12:30 to ensure a spot. $10 per person Bring your own partner. Everyone welcome Info 613-389-6605 Capt Matthew J. Dawe Memorial Branch 631 034 Bath Road St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Presbyterian Church, 2360 Middle Road, Kingston is holding a fundraising concert on Saturday April 22nd at 7 p.m. Admission $20 at the
door. Featuring Tracey Brown, Barry Brown, Kelly Prescott, Shawn Kellett, Don Cochrane and Noah St. Amand. Garage and bake sale Blessed Sacrament Church, 3 Briscoe Street, Amherstview Saturday, April 22 8 a.m. To 3 p.m. Information: call paul at 613-3842671 or theresa at 613-389-5312. Kingston District Shrine Club Spaghetti Dinner. April 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. To be held at the Kingston Shrine Club 3260 Princess Street at Collins Bay Road. Tickets will be available at the door. $12 for adults and children under 10 yrs. of age $7. Info: 613-384-9554 Friday Night Bahaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;i Fireside â&#x20AC;&#x201C; April 21. Discussion: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The path of human progressâ&#x20AC;? Friday, Apr 21 at 7 p.m. at 99 York St. All are welcome. Further info:bahais@kingston.net. Legion 560 - Friday, April 21 - R â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; R Karaoke will entertain from 8 to 12 with a $2.50 cover for non members and guests. All welcome. Saturday, April 22 - Catch the Ace--. This fundraiser event will be drawn at 5 pm. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to buy a ticket. For more info call 613-548-4570. ProgresVLYH MDFNSRW $ Ă&#x20AC;UVW WLPH DSSHDUDQFH E\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back Swingâ&#x20AC;? will entertain from 8 to 12 with $2.50 cover for non members and guests. Cataraqui Canoe Club - Saturday, April 22: Verona to Colebrook Paddle. When raised by spring runoff, Hardwood Creek and Napanee River provide a secluded 18 km paddle, with a 19 km shuttle. 0RVWO\ Ă DW ZDWHU DQG JHQWOH FXUUHQW EXW includes about 300 metres of swifts with bouncy waves, at Petworth. For contact information, visit cataraquicanoe.on.ca. Rev.Oscar Simpson Presents Country Church at Hartington Community Church Friday, April 21, 7 - 10 p.m. Don Edmunds, Wayne Abrams and the Old Hims. Free will offering and refreshments to follow, Information 613-3742178 Golden Links Hall Harrowsmith roast beef dinner April 23, 4:30 - 6 p.m., $13. Call 613-372-2410. Sponsored by the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
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“Hi Brian, Can you clarify gasoline octane? Would it hurt your engine if you run a lower octane to save a few bucks? Some say run a tank of high octane once in a while to clean the engine; is this a myth?” Thanks very much Regards, Phil Octane is basically a hydrocarbon and alkane substance added to fuel for one basic purpose; to reduce engine knock caused by improper combustion. It is a fairly volatile substance and most regular gasoline carries an octane rating of
between 87 and 91 while premium fuel averages between 91 and 93. The higher the engine’s compression ratio, the more important it is to select the correct octane rated fuel as recommended by the vehicle’s manufacturer. For many higher performance vehicles (especially those made in Europe) running regular grade fuel, when premium is required, may lead to noticeably poorer performance and the odd ‘check engine’ light warnings. Using high octane fuel in a vehicle that doesn’t need it is pretty much a waste of time and money. You won’t see any measureable improvement in fuel economy or performance and it doesn’t have any magic abilities to clean internal engine components. However, as the season of classic cars is upon us with the onset of nicer weather, it is important to use premium grade fuel in anything that still uses a carburetor instead of fuel injection. Purchasing premium fuel is pretty much the only way to Follow @KingstonRegion for local news stories, photos and exclusive web content.
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SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF FRONTENAC ISLANDS Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land) described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on May 4, 2017, at the Township of Frontenac Islands Municipal Office, 1191 Road 96, Wolfe Island Ontario.
avoid getting ethanol in your tank. Ethanol will cause a host of problems in fuel lines and carbs in anything from a lawn mower to a classic muscle car and all fuel station pumps are required to label their pumps to warn of ethanol contents. Even ethanol concentrations in gasoline as low as 10 per cent can cause problems in these types of engines. If you’ve ever been interested in electric vehicles, one of the best opportunities to learn about them is coming up this weekend. The 10th annual North Grenville Sustainability Fair is set for Sunday, April 23 at the North Grenville Municipal Centre in Kemptville (285 County Rd. 44) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Part of this very popular event will be an electric car show featuring all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles from a wide variety of automakers. One of the big benefits to this show is that the vehicles are accompanied by their owner/drivers giving you a chance to find out exactly how regular commuters are
making out with their fuel-free driving. Rather than listen to some overblown sales hype, you can ask questions and get real answers from real electric car owners who can cut through the fluff and give you the straight goods. There will also be dealership sponsored electric vehicles available for road testing. I’ve attended this event in the past and plan on going again this year, as it is one of the best in the region. If you have any questions, opinions, or stories on anything automotive please drop me a line, [By email 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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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 Land: Roll No. 10 01 010 030 04700 0000; PART OF PIN 36316-0079(R); Part of the East Half Lot 2 Concession 10 and Part of Lot 2 Concession 11, South of the Baseline, designated as Parts 1, 2 and 4 on Reference Plan 13R-7665, in the Geographic Township of Wolfe Island, in the Township of Frontenac Islands, in the County of Frontenac. Subject to a Right-of-Way in common with others entitled thereto over, along and upon Part 1 on Reference Plan 13R-7665 as in Instrument No. FR462990; File No. 14-02 Minimum Tender Amount: $40,103.16 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 or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. 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, HST if applicable and the relevant land transfer tax. The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser. 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: Carol Dwyre Deputy Treasurer The Corporation of the Township of Frontenac Islands 1191 Road 96 P.O. Box 130 Wolfe Island ON KOH 2YO 613-544-6348 (Howe Island office) cdwyre@kos. net 613-385-2216 (Wolfe Island office) dplumley@kos.net
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Mary was very careful about what went on her plate
The Spring melt had caused the Bonnechere to overflow its banks and even the little creek that ran below the west hill was flooding it’s shores. My three brothers checked the water levels every day, pitch forks at the ready. The first sign of a mud pout, swimming close to the surface, meant our suppers would soon include the ugly fish, which would just about turn my stomach when I looked at them, either alive, or on a platter in the middle of the table.
I always said a silent prayer of thanks when either mud pout or blood pudding was on the supper table. Thanks that Mother, knowing how much I hated both, let me have either dinner leftovers, or a couple hard-boiled eggs and toast. And if my stomach was particularly squeamish, as it was prone to be, I was allowed to have my supper at the bake table, away from where my brother Emerson could contribute to my misery by smacking his lips with every bite, and putting his face as close to mine as he could without a reprimand from Mother. Of course, I learned at a very early age, that the secret to avoiding anything I didn’t like at a meal, was to simply not put it on my plate in the first place. Because the rule was hard and fast: anything you took on your plate had to be eaten! So I made aw-
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fully sure everything I took, I was prepared to eat. I also learned that there was no chance we would ever go hungry on the farm. We may be as poor as church mice, but every meal was more than ample. There was always racks of meat hanging in the smoke house, with more canned in jars in the cellar. And of course, every Sunday we had roast chicken, goose, or duck. Links of homemade sausages, smoked slabs of bacon, and head cheese (which became another one of my most hated foods after I saw how it was made), and the little barrel of pickled herring in the summer kitchen, always assured us of a hearty meal. There were more sealers of jams, jellies, apple sauce and preserves, pickles, relishes, and vegetables on the shelf in the cel-
lar than we would ever eat before Mother was ready to put down more batches when the next Fall rolled around again. At least twice a week Mother baked bread, and with our own homemade butter, we never had a meal without a plate of both sitting on the table. Although Mother’s protests did little good, Father never ended a meal without taking a piece of wellbuttered bread and wiping his plate clean. We children were never allowed such behaviour, of course. We would be well into Summer before the sauerkraut barrel showed signs of being empty, and we never seemed to run out of potatoes, or vegetables buried in sand in the cellar. Of course, there were things Mother couldn’t get away without buying. Sugar, flour, little
cans of spices from the Rawleigh man, or lemons and raisins when she could spare a few pennies out of her ‘egg money’. We all had hearty appetites, especially Father and my three brothers. Mother said they ate like it was their last meal on earth. But I was very careful what I piled on my plate because I was always conscious of Mother’s rule, “eat everything you take, because if you don’t, you are taking it right out of the mouth of a starving Armenian.” I had no idea who these starving Armenians were, but I was pretty sure they lived in Arnprior. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www.smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca.
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This heist film has everything going for it My Take MARK HASKINS
MOVIE: Going in Style STARRING: Michael Cain, Morgan Freeman Alan Arkin DIRECTOR: Zach Braff There's something about a heist film that's so much fun to watch. Part of it is seeing an intricate plan being flawlessly executed. Part of it is the group of characters with their cavalier attitude and witty one-liners. A big part, though, is probably that most of us have no problem watching a big bank get robbed. Joe, (Michael Cain), Willie (Morgan Freeman) and Albert (Alan Arkin) have been friends all their lives. They grew up together; they worked together; and in their retirement, they still spend most of their time together. Now it seems they're going to rob a bank together. Robbing a bank wasn't their first choice. Not until the bank threatened to foreclose on Joe's home. Then the steel company they used to work for moved its operations overseas and closed out the pension fund. The
salt on the wound, though, was when the bank handling it all, their bank, used the pension fund to pay off the company's creditors. With no pension, and facing foreclosure, Joe figures they have nothing left to lose. It's time they get something back from the ones who took everything from them. With a little help from local criminal and pet shop owner Jesus (John Ortiz), Joe, Willie and Albert put together a plan worthy of the Rat Pack to rob their bank. Almost every good heist film I've ever seen has had some things in common. They're witty, clever, cool, have a sense of humour and a far bit of heart. Zach Braff has outdone himself with Going in Style. This film is clever and wickedly funny. Their plan is elegant and slick. Above and beyond all that, this film has heart. Braff works very hard to show the friendship between these three characters. The lengths to which they're willing to go for one another. The closeness they share. It's beautiful and it draws you in. It's like watching three great friends laughing at all the inside jokes they've shared over a lifetime, and you get to laugh, too, because you're a part of it all. It's hard to know what to say about Michael Cain, Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin. I mean, they could have starred in The Power Rangers and been awesome. These guys are legends. Watching them develop that easy camaraderie and deliver those brilliantly witty lines is a joy. Watching them rob that bank together with that kind of style
and nerve is incredible. Kudos has to go to the rest of the cast. Joey King, who plays Joe's granddaughter; John Ortiz; and Ann-Margret, who plays Albert's love interest, are fantastic. It’s like having all the pieces of a puzzle come together
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