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News - It's looking more and more like the 2017 South Frontenac budget won't be coming in at a 2 per cent increase in taxation, more like 2.2 following last week's regular meeting in Sydenham. The meeting itself was 40 minutes late in starting, as Council met with its solicitor in closed session on Ontario Municipal Board rulings regarding the proposed Hartington subdivision and sections of the Township's Official Plan regarding grandfathered buildings closer than 30 metres to the shoreline. Although neither CAO Wayne Orr nor Mayor Ron Vandewal would offer any insight as to why the closed session ran long, it was apparent from the body language of Council as they came into chambers one by one that the session had been a draining exercise. "We had extended conversation with the solicitor and Council gave directions," Orr said. "It was a long, but healthy, engagement."
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And then it was budget time. Treasurer Louise Fragnito told Council that two capital items were previously missing from the budget including a furnace for the museum at a cost of $10,000 and Township docks at The Point Park at a cost of $10,000. Both items are being funded from reserves. She also said that an updated budget from the County in relation to Frontenac Municipal Information Services with an increase to the budgeted amount of $3,700 and that an updated assessment from MPAC shows that phase-in assessment for 2017 remains at -1.08 per cent but growth has moved from 0.85 per cent to 1.13 per cent providing a net weighted assessment increase of 0.05 per cent. The impact of this change is additional capacity of $48,750 for a total value from growth of $207,772. "The adjusted budget now represents $27,997,080 in reserve transfers, operating and capital expenditures and results in a total amount to be raised from
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Council opts to take parkland to preserve old Petworth Mill property News - Sometimes, you don't have to have 150 metres of waterfront for a new lot if there's a historic building on part of one of them that the Township wants to preserve as parkland. Such was the case at last week's regular South Frontenac Council meeting in Sydenham. The land in question is along the Napanee River and Petworth Road and as it happens, the old Petworth Mill is one one of
the new lots. Now when any new lot is created, the Township is entitled to five per cent of the land involved for use as parkland. More often than not, the Township opts to take cash in lieu of said parkland. But in this case, judging that preserving the mill would take precedence, South Frontenac asked for the land around the mill. The resulting lot then was cut down to 127 metres of frontage rather than the required 150 metres.
Council also decided to accept the planner's recommendation of $30,000 in lieu of parkland in the Applewood condominium project in Storrington. The $30,000 is 5 per cent of the appraised value of the land ($600,000) Coun. Ross Sutherland has served notice of motion to have Council come up with a firmer policy of how these land values are determined. Council agreed to Emergency Management Program Committee Chair Fire Chief Rick Chesebrough's recommendation that new Chief Building Official Ryan Arcand be named Evacuation Officer on the committee. The position had historically been held by a community member but
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Chesebrough said the availability of said community member for meetings has been problematic in the past. Council decided to retain its first-past-the-post electoral model for the 2018 municipal election. CAO Wayne Orr said there was consensus at the Nov. 22 Committee of the Whole meeting not to move to ranked balloting as changes to the Mu-
nicipal Act now allow. Orr said he would prepare a report on municipalities who do go to the ranked system after the 2018 election. Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth said that the 50 per cent subsidy for private lane improvements has worked well and recommended it continue. The Township paid out $71,780 in subsidies in 2016 and $100,000 budgeted for 2017.
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facade only, pitched steel roofing, training room sized for 30, radiant infloor heating for bays and forced air HVAC for office space. They expect full drawings to be ready for late winter/early spring tendering and a 2017 occupancy date. But Council seemed adamant on one parameter - a cost of under or at $1 million. "The tour we went on, all the buildings were constructed under $1 million," said Coun. Ron Sleeth. "We should communicate that to the architect." "I'm thrilled to see this moving forward," said Coun. Ross Sutherland. "(But) to come back with a $2 million design will just delay things. "For example, do we really need drive-through bays? Although I would like to make sure the roof is solar compatible." "In my opinion, all of
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‘Bigger and better’ Kingston Penitentiary tours to take place in 2017 News - The announcement that tours of Kingston Penitentiary will occur again in 2017 is good news for those who have yet to see inside the walls of the historic prison - and for those who have. The partnership between the City of Kingston, the St. Lawrence Parks Commission and Correctional Service Canada (CSC) will continue in the new year, the organizations announced on Monday, Dec. 5. Following the successful model that saw 60,000 people tour the renowned Canadian landmark, the plan is to increase the tours, in volume, length of season, and the amount of the Penitentiary visitors get to see, said Darren Dalgleish, general manager and CEO of St. Lawrence Parks Commission. "Next year, we expect it'll be two-to-three times as big, in terms of volume, so we could see anywhere from 120,000 - 220,000 people come through the penitentiary," he said, noting that the tours should begin in May of 2017, and carry on through the end of October.
"We've been granted permission to expand the scope of the tours, as well, so we will be adding areas of the prison that have not been available in past tours - a more premium experience, and more fulsome experience." The announcement was made at Canada's Penitentiary Museum here in Kingston, with Mayor Bryan Patterson being the first to officially announce the news. "I don't think that there's any doubt that 2016 was one of the biggest years for tourism that this city has ever had, and, of course, a key part of that was the partnership between the Correctional Service Canada, the St. Lawrence Parks Commission and the City of Kingston to open Kingston Penitentiary for tours," he said, noting that the success of the 2016 tours resulted in over $5 million in economic benefits, and the ability to raise over $300,000 for the local United Way, which will continue to receive funds through the tours in 2017. "And so, for that reason, today I am thrilled to announce that the Kingston Penitentiary tours will be re-launched for the 2017 tourist
season." The tours were a valuable asset to Kingston's tourism industry in 2016, and increasing the number of tours available is certain to continue that trend, Dalgliesh explained. "Did you know more people came [on the tours] from the GTA than were Kingstonians? That is what tourism is all about! That's how it has the compounding effect in a municipality or in a region," he said, adding that there is far more planning time for the tours this time around. Together, the City, St. Lawrence Parks Commission and CSC only had three weeks to plan the 2016 tours. "We have some planning time, and it's expected to double or triple the volume of visitors, and if we're fortunate to see the same dynamics, 70 per cent of these folks will come from outside of our region and spend more time in Kingston," said Dalgleish. "If our math works, and if last year is any indication with 300,000 concurrent web-users trying to buy 30,000 tickets, then we're hopeful and we expect that the United Way contribution should grow in a
commensurate manner to the volume we've just described." Bhavana Varma, president and CEO of United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington expressed gratitude on behalf of her organization, as well as the agencies it supports and the families that, in turn, receive the help they need. "This money is going to work right away. Our board has committed to investing it in youth programs," said Varma of the funding the local United Way received through the 2016 tours. "I'm not sure if you're aware, but youth in Kingston have a higher rate of risk, and we want to do what we can to prevent further crisis and interventions. We have a higher number of youth who are homeless than most communities across Canada, we have a higher number of youth at risk for substance abuse and addictions, and this money will go directly to pilot programs to help with family conflict, to help kids with mental health issues, to help kids in our community be contributing citizens of the future, and that's what we're really proud of."
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ry remains temporarily moored at a port near Glenora in Prince Edward County after the museum was evicted from its long-time home at 55 Ontario Street last summer. The ship had to leave the historic Kingston Dry Dock, while the other museum artefacts were moved into Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. At the time, councillors directed staff to partner with the non-profit museum to explore two future options for the ship; scrap it or sink it as an artificial dive reef in Lake Ontario. However, an unexpected third option recently surfaced when the Lake-
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Streetlights and salt dome doors on South Frontenac budget radar News - In response to a request for answers to questions posed at a special Committee of the Whole meeting on the 2017 budget, Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth submitted a report at South Frontenac Council's regular meeting last week in Sydenham. Of those responses, street lights and salt dome doors generated the most debate. Segsworth told Council that the cost to run a streetlight is about $0.13 per day per light. "The majority of our lights are 43w or 0.043 Kw and run for about 12 hours per day," he said. "At a rate of $0.25/Kw-hour that's 0.516 Kw per day for an estimated cost of $0.13/day per light." He said enough money has been set aside for about three streetlights for intersection lighting along arterial roads based on a figure of $10,000 per light if no pole is present. "We don't have locations yet but there
are lots of potential places for streetlights," he said. But doors for salt domes drew more response, especially when Segsworth noted that false rumours of $10,000 per dome were circulating. "I'm not anticipating $10,000 for doors," he said. "More like $5,000." Segsworth noted that they aren't using the domes to store winter sand an salt any more, for example the OPP boat is stored at the Hartington dome along with some cold mix and other road supplies. However, the domes seem to be popular with pigeons and with no doors on them, the birds come and go as they please, leaving droppings in their wake. This creates health and safety issues, Segsworth said. "They (the domes) were built without doors and I don't know a more cost effective way of dealing with the pigeons," Segsworth said. "We have big clay owls but the bottom line is the pigeons get in and they're problematic."
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The report also pointed to several roads projects, such as Green Bay Bridge, Carrying Place Road and Deer Creek Road. But the suggestion that the Township buy a new garbage truck with compacting capabilities didn't sit well with Mayor Ron Vandewal. Segsworth said they have one truck without packing capabilities that sometimes has to be emptied three times a day,
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Column - The other day, a buddy asked me if I thought there are such things as parallel universes. Well, uh, yeah, I do. Certainly from a sci-fi fantasy standpoint, the idea of parallel universes (see also metaverse, multiverse, and possibly even 2nd verse), has been around for a long time, as evidenced by Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion or the works of H. P. Lovecraft (and his horde of followers). It's actually been around much longer than that but in earlier works, you had to use a rabbit hole, looking glass or wardrobe to get there. In a metaphysical sense, the multiversal idea seems as old as humanity itself. The earliest example is probably the Puranas genre of both Hinduism and Jainism and just about every example of myth,
legend and religion such as Heaven, Hell, Valhalla, Hades, Olympus, and the Happy Hunting Grounds. But what makes the current concept of parallel universes so compelling is the fact that a lot of high-priced physics talent such as Brian Greene and Max Tegmark seem to think it's not only possible, but even likely. There are several models in contemporary science ranging from the infinite universe concept that theorizes the universe is so vast that there are plenty of galaxies out there that are simply too far away for us to see (this idea being that since 'our part' of the universe is around 14.5 billion years old, we can only see light that has travelled for less than 14.5 billion years) to the loaf-of-bread membrane theory to some rather esoteric ideas about what quantum mechanics really tells us. Personally, I kinda like the model where universe 'bubbles' float around in a vast sea of nothingness. It makes perfect sense to my warped mind.az Of course there's no way to tell definitely as of yet. But the
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Frontenac Gazette - Thursday, December 15, 2016
In Our Opinion
Christmas: Unplugged The holidays call for plugging in of all sorts: the lights, the tree, the festive ornaments around the house and even the crockpot full of warm apple cider all require plugging in those cables that make them what they are. But the most important part of the season is one that requires unplugging: conversation. If you are lucky enough to be surrounded by family and friends over the holidays, consider turning off the distractions that plague our day-to-day – the handheld devices that call for our attention unnecessarily and interrupt the peace and joy this season can bring. Whether it’s your iWatch vibrating to let you know you have a message awaiting you somewhere out in cyberspace, or it’s the incessant ‘ping’ of notifications coming from your cellphone, these diversions have no place around the family dinner table, nor around the tree as you and yours try to rest off the belly full of turkey. Perhaps more than any other time of year, Christmas is a time to enjoy the people you love, and give your undivided attention to doing so. You can’t know your Aunt needs a hand in the kitchen if you’re nose deep in debate on Facebook; you might miss out on sneaking a cookie or two with your cousins if you’re watching movie trailers on your tablet; and the little ones won’t get to experience the organic pleasure of listening to Grandpa tell stories of the ‘good old days’ if they’re busy catching non-existent Pokemons. No wonder he calls them ‘the good old days’ if that is what modern family time looks like! Think of it this way: When you recall your favourite memories of Christmases past, how many of them involve a smart phone or iPad (apart from when they’re found inside a present marked for you)? If there is only one gift you give your family and friends this year, let it be your undivided attention. After all, the season comes but once a year – and your phone can be in your hand or face any time. Consider placing a large basket or box by the front door where guests can stow their devices for later, and welcome in the all-touncommon practice of conversation over a holiday beverage or a feast unlike any other. In this day and age, maybe the best way to enjoy those times shared with the ones we love – the best way to truly plug in – is to unplug.
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Response to concerns about municipal services and policing costs in Frontenac Islands Dear Editor, I would like to provide some clarifications for the recently published article "Howe Island News and more" dated October 20, 2016. We recognize and appreciate that municipalities across Canada are concerned about the cost of municipal services, including one that is as vital to community well-being as policing. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is committed to being as effective and cost-efficient as possible while offering excellent value for the services it is mandated to deliver to the province and the 323 municipalities it polices. Since the implementation of the current billing model in 2015, Frontenac Islands has seen an increase in its policing costs. Despite this, the current rate of $208 per property per year in Frontenac Islands for professional policing services is still among the lowest policing costs in all of Ontario - including any other municipal police service. Under the OPP billing model, base services policing costs are allocated
among municipalities based on their property count. The property count is comprised of household, commercial and industrial properties, which does include most wind turbines. The cost of an additional property, such as a wind turbine, is $191.84 per property in 2017 and since that cost per property has been decreasing, the municipality of Frontenac Islands estimated cost for wind turbines is decreasing too (from $12,231 in 2015 to $11,970 in 2016 and to $11,894 in 2017). In addition, should a property contain multiple wind turbines it will be counted as one property count. As a point of further clarification to the article, a multi-unit apartment building is counted on a per unit basis in the property count. For example, if a building has 50 apartments, they will count as 50 individual households under the billing model. Accurate, fair and informed discussion is essential if we hope to develop long-term solutions to keep policing affordable. Additional information on the OPP and the billing model is available on the OPP website at www.opp.ca. Yours truly, M.M. (Marc) Bedard Superintendent Commander, Municipal Policing Bureau
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2016-17 CHRISTMAS GARBAGE & RECYCLE CHANGES – MOVE AHEAD!!!!
For all residents, your regular collection day for garbage and recycling moves one day forward. Regular day Holiday collection Monday (Dec 26) Tuesday (Dec 27) Tuesday (Dec 27) Wednesday (Dec 28) Wednesday (Dec 28) Thursday (Dec 29) Thursday (Dec 29) Friday (Dec 30) Friday (Dec 30) Saturday (Dec 31) Monday (Jan. 2) Tuesday (Jan. 3) As of Tuesday, January 3rd, the regular schedule resumes. Wishing all of our residents and their families, a very safe, happy, and joy filled Christmas Holiday Season! Loughborough WDS will be closed both December 26th and January 2nd.
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Year 2017 Dog Tags are available at $15.00 each until February 28, 2017 after that date the fee increases to $30.00. Kennel Licenses must be purchased at the Municipal Office (4432 George St) at a cost of $125.00 until February 28, after which the fee will increase to $150.00 per license. See our website for other locations to purchase dog tags.
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The Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac invites licensed professionals to submit Proposals for Municipal Tax Sale Services. Interested proponents can access a copy of the RFP on our website at: http://www.southfrontenac.net/en/town-hall/tenders.asp. Closing Date: 3:00 p.m., December 20, 2016.
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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 transfer ownership of part of two Township-owned road allowances as follows: Locations: Part of Lot 16 between Concessions Vlll and IX, District of Bedford and Between Lots 15 and 16, Concession IX, District of Bedford – See“News and Public Notices”on our website for more details.
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When Cindy and Peter Nolan got engaged last March, they knew they wanted to do something special and selfless on their wedding day. "We started talking about a date that we wanted to get married, and I said to him why don't we try to choose a time that we can somehow attach a charity to?" Cindy Nolan explains. So they decided to get married on Nov. 26, and instead of having guests bring wedding gifts, the couple asked everyone to bring a snowsuit to donate to Corus Clothes for Kids, an annual campaign that works to ensure local children receive essential winter clothing. Nolan says the decision to forgo gifts for themselves was a no-brainer for her and Peter - the only question was Cindy and Peter Nolan with the snowsuits for Clothes which charity they wanted to support. for Kids they received instead of wedding gifts. "We kept going back and Photo Submitted forth. I'm also very attached
to the Kingston Humane Society...We thought [Clothes for Kids] was one that would help the community at this time of year...There's just that residual feeling. You buy a snowsuit and it might only be new for a short period of time, but then they get passed on year after year to other children and they're still in use." It turned out the wedding guests loved the idea. "They would call and say what kind of snowsuit are they looking for?," says Nolan, explaining that she would advise them based on whichever size was most needed at a particular time. "Our friends and family were just so generous. Not that it mattered at all, but some people spent almost $200. They would bring the jacket, the snow pants, the matching jeans with the lining inside and then toques and mitts. It was just overwhelming." They asked everyone to leave them under a Christ-
mas tree set up during the reception at the Kingston Curling Club. "It took us almost an hour to get them out of the car, and that was with a lot of helpers. They were heavy bags and we didn't want to lose track of everything." As of Dec. 6, 84 snowsuits had been donated, and more were still coming in from friends who were unable to attend the wedding but still wanted to help. "We don't even bring them home anymore, we just keep bringing them to the Frontenac Mall so they can be sent out." So was it difficult to give up receiving gifts for themselves on their wedding day? Not really, says Nolan - the opportunity was simply too good to pass up. "We just look at it as, at the end of the day when you leave this world, you want to know you've given something back and not just received. We wanted to make sure we gave back and this
was our opportunity - we may never get it again. Certainly we won't get married again, but to have 140 people come to your house and bring a snowsuit, this was our one shot and we didn't want to miss it." A couple of guests gave them cash with a note to go spend it on themselves. "I think we had about $190 and we gave it to the Partners in Mission Food Bank," Nolan says. She notes that it feels amazing to have given back to the community in this way, and she's now inspired to do even more. "There's this feeling of you don't want it to stop here. You want it to keep going somehow, you want to keep giving. And it's not for any accolades or kudos in any way, it's just to give selflessly. That's what it's about." To learn more about Corus Clothes for Kids and how you can help, visit http:// www.ckwstv.com/we-care/.
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ber of 2015, Hiebert was eager to meet people throughout the area, and to do something that would have an impact on those locally. Having heard about SOCKS programs in other cities, Hiebert reached out to Terrol McFarlane Maciver, founder of the first SOCKS program, which began in 2014. When she found out there wasn’t a SOCKS organization in Kingston, Hiebert began working to set up drop-off locations around the city. The concept is simple: Hiebert approaches local businesses and community spaces to see if they’d be interested in having a drop-off station on their premises where people can donate new socks. Hiebert, who works full time, then spends her free moments going around to the drop-off locations and collecting all the donated socks. Having reached out to any and all local shelters and organizations local that work to combat homelessness and aid those in need, Hiebert then distributes the collected socks to whichever agencies have responded to her. It’s early days yet, but thus far, Hiebert has Continued on page 19
Carlee Rogers, left, and Tiffanie Bankosky, both grade 12 students at Bayridge Secondary School and members of Student Council, organized ‘SOCKS for Dobby’ as part of the school’s Harry Potter Week from December 5 to 9, and collected new sock donations throughout the week. The over 200 pairs of socks they’ve collected will be given to SOCKS Kingston, who will distribute the socks to local agencies and shelters where they are needed. Tori Stafford/Metroland.
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The true spirit of Christmas When Limestone District School Board teacher Linda Leroux leaves her classroom duties at Welborne Avenue Public School in February, she heads to hurricane-devastated Haiti with her eyes wide open. She hadn’t planned on travelling south this year, but no one knew that Hurricane Matthew was going to ravage the region at the beginning of October. Leroux has been volunteering her time and sharing her skills in Haiti and Cuba for many years. Her first visit to Cuba in 2000 was a missionary trip. While there, she started tutoring children. It wasn’t part of any long-term plan, but 16 years later and she’s still making the trek. This next one will be her 12th trip. In 2008 she connected with a pastor of 18 churches and schools in Haiti. He felt Leroux could bring positive growth to his communities. When she returned to Canada, the children of Welborne school began correspondence with students in Haiti. The project grew quickly.
“By 2011, I knew it as bigger than me and we had to put more into it.” She took a leave of absence from her teaching duties and spent more than eight months in Haiti. Prior to that she’d only been going to Cuba or Haiti during school breaks. Each of her trips is entirely self-funded. She says there are many needs in each country, but in different ways. “With Cuba, everyone is under complete control. It’s a Third World country where people are scared. It’s oppressive. In Haiti, it’s the opposite; there’s no control. It’s utter chaos.” Over the past few years, Leroux met people from the Haitian community in Montreal who work with an organization called Vision Citadelle. “They work on the three E’s,” she said. “That’s environment, education and economics. North Americans can over-perceive the good we do, and our intentions can crush those we are supposed to be helping. We are dealing with an oppressed people who continue to be oppressed. I can be as clear as I want about wanting to be equal, but as a white woman, I have more power.” She understands the perils of North American influences. “I come under the leadership of the Haitian group,” she said. “They
are efficient and effective. They are trusted. Every one of the people in Montreal has a full-time job, and it’s a labour of love for them. It’s through the passion of the heart that they serve their homeland. No one takes a salary. Every penny donated puts seeds in the ground, food in mouths and a roof over someone’s head in Haiti.” Leroux has found that one of the most important things she can offer is logistical support. “The best thing I can do is identify the leaders, empower them and equip them with resources,” she said. “I want to be the person behind the people making things happen. I can help take them closer to where they want to be, with dignity and respect.” She said that at times her most important role is to find NGOs (non-government organizations) and coordinate giving our tarps or taking a mobile clinic to a remote region. She was asked to teach the teachers, so she ran children’s programs to Linda Leroux, left, works to bring hope and renewed life to hurricanemodel the theories and methods of ravaged Haiti. Photo courtesy of Linda Leroux modern teaching. Leroux discovered that prior to an education from newly trained ties would get stronger if women 1970 girls did not go to school, so teachers, women asked their lead- were educated. most of the women with whom she ers why children were allowed to had contact were illiterate. learn, but they weren’t. The men in As children started to receive the community realized communiContinued on page 16
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“For these men to say, ‘Let’s empower and educate the women’ was really counter-culture. Poor life is hard, but it didn’t need to be as hard as it was. Everyone understands that the community is better when women are empowered. That’s incredible, coming from the men.” A large part of Leroux’s role has been to continue to teach the teachers, who now do what she first did. Last summer she decided not to visit Haiti. “I was so happy that I’d taught myself out of a job,” she said. “The money I was going to spend on travel, I sent it for gas for motorcycles so teachers could travel to different communities year round. If I’d gone last summer, I would have been acting against my own words. I was telling them, ‘You can do it.’ I feel like my baby grew up and they’re now having their own babies.” She said she was deeply moved by people calling her their mama. “It was their term of endearment.” One of the most moving experiences for her was seeing adults learn to write. “Some adults couldn’t even print their own name,” she said. “It broke my heart. Do you know what a joy it brings to a person’s heart to print
their own child’s name.” For the past year, Leroux remained in Kingston, teaching core French at Welborne. “I didn’t want to go back too soon,” she said. “I had confidence in them to take over the teaching and the projects. I believe in what they are doing.” But then came Hurricane Matthew. Everything in the community of Les Cayes, where she had worked, was destroyed, Devastation reigned over Haiti. Again. “One hundred percent of the houses were gone,” she said. “The livestock all drowned. Whole communities were homeless. It racks my heart with grief.” She continued to believe that her most important role was in Canada, where she could impress on Canadians the need to help finance simple reconstruction programs in Haiti. “People needed a roof over their heads and food in their tummies. I didn’t think I should be there. There’s not enough food or water. Foreigners swoop in and they are a burden. I thought that sending money and staying here was the best thing to do. I organized tarps, tents and seeds online.” One of the leaders of the Haitian community reached out and asked when she was coming. Leroux ex-
plained how she was sending money to help pay for labour on site. She wasn’t taking into account the fact that in addition to knowing the language, the people and understanding the communities, she could help coordinate efforts and bring logistical support, as well as inspiration. It was a phone call from one of the community leaders that convinced her that it was time to return. He told Leroux that people’s lives will be saved if she returns and those people will die if she doesn’t. “When a leader is out in front, they need to know others are not far behind. All of their skin is in this game and they wanted my support behind them.” Leroux knew she needed more than the two weeks she could offer over the Christmas break, so she approached the school board and was granted another unpaid leave of absence beginning in February. She described heart-wrenching struggles of the Haitian people where rain has continued to ravage the hurricane-destroyed areas. “There are mothers who are exhausted because they are trying to sleep standing up holding their babies because there is no place dry to lie down and they don’t want their babies to lie on the cold, soaked ground.” At the moment, education isn’t an
issue; keeping people alive is. “We need money for food or they won’t survive. We need to get them out of the rain, and we need to get a roof over their heads. Some people are getting the roof and then welcoming others who don’t yet have their own roof. It’s really quite moving, the solidarity being built through desperation. Some people have lost all their clothes. A woman told me, ‘I would have nothing on if my neighbour didn’t give me her other dress. People are giving their own nothing to someone else who has less.” As Linda Leroux prepares to return to Haiti in February, and as she leaves her own family behind for six months, she’s asking those of us who can help to do so. She said she has been thrilled with the support she has received from her own school community and the fundraising efforts that have already taken place. Much more is needed. Financial donations can be sent to Vision Citadelle, 1192 boulevard Lesage, Laval, QC, H7E 4S4 or you can use the Paypal link on their site (visioncitadelle. org). She said that anyone making a donation needs to know that everything that is donated ends up helping at the ground level in Haiti. There are no admin costs. “Some people have said they’d like their donation to go to provide
chickens for families to raise; others want to make sure their donation goes toward blankets. Citadelle is the kind of organization where this is possible.” A donation of $50 buys a family a goat; $15 gives them a hen; $16 provides two blankets; $25 gives a farmer a new start with seeds of corn, bean and potatoes; $50 provides food for a family for a week. You get the idea. These are real things that people need, and we can provide them. So, as Christmas fast approaches and you’re looking for the perfect gift, I can think of nothing better than a donation of funds to buy a blanket to keep someone warm or a chicken to provide eggs to help prevent starvation. Make the donation in lieu of a gift to someone you love. Tell them where the money for the gift went. There are infants, children and parents in Haiti right now who don’t even have a manger to call home. Let the spirit of Christmas walk among us. If you want to share in the true meaning of Christmas, there can be no better cause than this. If you would like to get in touch with Leroux, send a message to info@visioncitadelle.org and ask for it to be forwarded to her. Mark Bergin on Twitter @ markaidanbergin.
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So the cast itself is struggling in this world with the same issues they are presenting on stage. “We are being faced with having to decide who we want to be and how we want to add to this world,” she said. “We are exploring these complex characters who are reflecting a lot of our own worries and fears of adulthood. I am in love with the idea of how we can grow and learn along with our characters. I know that if star stuff existed in reality, I’d pursue the life of a full-fledged starcatcher because dreams are meant to be chased and authenticity deserves to be realized.” This show is going to be pure magic. Under Schaefer Scovil’s direction, the talented cast will take you to another world. I already know I’ll be seeing this production more than once, for who does not enjoy a return to childlike wonder? The production has the intelligence to keep adults enthralled, yet the silly innocence to also please young children. Tickets for Peter & the Starcatcher are available in person at the Grand Theatre box office or online at kingstongrand.ca. Cast and Crew: Director: Maddy Schaefer Scovil Boy/Peter: Oliver Parkins Molly: Lizzie Moffatt Stache: Kyle Holleran Smee: Cameron Durst Alf: Jake Tallon Mack/Grempkin/Sanchez: Cristina Goncalves Prentiss: Maureen Barnes Lord Aster: Jeremy Suttle Slank: Jake Martin Ted: Erin Hand Bumbrake: Sarah Currie Captain Scott: Emma Pritchard Mark Bergin on Twitter @markaidanbergin.
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New organization aims to warm hearts and toes of Kingstonians in need would fit in perfectly for Harry Potter Week, happening at the school from December 5 to 9: Bankosky wanted to run a ‘Socks for Dobby’ campaign to collect socks to donate to a place that helps those in need. But when her vice principal directed her attention to the newlyfounded SOCKS Kingston, Bankosky thought it was a prefect fit for her campaign, and contacted Hiebert right away. As a result, SOCKS for Dobby throughout Harry Potter Week at Bayridge, bringing in more than 200 pairs of socks – one student alone donated 70 pairs himself, Bankosky said. “It’s a really cool idea because people don’t really think about socks. They donate shirts and sweaters and coats, and all that sort of thing, but they never really think about donating socks,” she said, noting that she hopes to continue supporting SOCKS Kingston with future campaigns. “I was really happy to find out about SOCKS Kingston, and to be able to help them out with SOCKS for Dobby.” For Hiebert, collecting and distributing socks for those in need is a simple way to make an impact, she expressed. “There’s a lot of people here that… they’re just down on their luck. They’ve just hit some rough times, you know, and they deserve a break,” she said. “They deserve something as simple as a warm pair of socks.” SOCKS Kingston, which runs year round, collects new socks only, and Hiebert emphasized that there is a need for infant and children’s socks as much as there is for men’s and women’s. Hiebert encourages any local agencies whose clients could benefit from sock donations to contact her, and is always looking for more places willing to collect socks, as well. SOCKS Kingston can be found on Facebook, or emailed directly at sockskingston@gmail. com. To find out more about SOCKS programs throughout Ontario, visit www.sockswarminghearts.com.
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Continued from page 14 It’s early days yet, but thus far, Hiebert has four drop-off locations established, and is distributing socks to three different agencies – and she is hoping to expand those numbers greatly. “I don’t have a lot of contacts in Kingston, so I’ve just been emailing community groups and shelters to find out who is in need,” she said, noting that she hopes that as SOCKS Kingston gains recognition, more agencies in need of socks will approach her. “It’s the same thing with finding places that will collect the socks, but the places that have agreed to do it so far have been really great.” First to join the movement was The Small Batch Café and Eatery on Princess Street downtown. Since then, three other businesses have joined SOCKS Kingston as collection sites: CHIC Hair and Esthetics Centre (King Street East), Kingston Chiropractic and Rehabilitation (Front Road), and Kingston City Hall. In its one month in operation, SOCKS Kingston has collected over 100 pairs of socks, which Heibert has split up between the three agencies that have contacted her so far: Kingston Interval House, St. Vincent de Paul, and Martha’s Table. “It’s a lot of work, but I want to make sure it’s as easy for people to donate the socks as possible. We don’t ask for money and we do all the legwork… we just want socks to give to those who can use them,” said Hiebert, who is receiving help only from her husband and son to collect and distribute the socks. “In the next couple of weeks, my husband and I are going to try to hit the streets, too, to give out socks to anyone who might need them.” A big boost to the SOCKS Kingston program in its early days came when Hiebert was contacted by Bayridge Secondary School. There, grade 12 student Tiffanie Bankosky, student council minister, had an idea she thought
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Frontenac Islands prepare for 2017 budget deliberations BY MARGARET KNOTT
In preparation for their 2017 Budget deliberations, Frontenac Islands Council members and staff once again undertook a priority setting exercise. Some might call it establishing a ‘wish list’ while ‘dreaming in technicolour’. And for sure there was a little of that, but for the most part the priorities revolved around areas of importance, roads, ferries, waste, recreation, and community concerns (health, children, seniors etc.) to the citizens of Frontenac Islands, all listed under a series of headings. The initial first go around by the mayor and the four council members included such things
as -completion of roadside brush clearing,- a new building at WI’s Transfer Station, -rebuilding of the HI foot ferry deck, -community development and -Simcoe Island ferry docks. This first list also included issues/needs from Administration and Public Works. The initial exercise led to a further seven listings by council which were eventually noted under headings. The headings included: Accessibility, Economic Development, Planning, Community Support , Ferry(s), Public Works, & Administration. Then they determined when they could undertake the projects, specifically first, those doable in 2017, second those in 2018-19 and third, those three years and
longer away because of their scope and size. Council also identified all those projects that would have a budgeting effect particularly in 2017 allowing staff the time to work up numbers in advance of the budget meetings. This is a necessary process in all organizations to look at short and long term priorities, prioritize them into categories and then come up with a budget. It certainly does not mean that all projects can be met, primarily because of what the tax impact would be on the tax payer, the citizens of Frontenac Islands . It was interesting to note the increasing interest for accessibility with efforts underway by the township to provide an accessible washroom at the WI community Hall, behind the WI Town Hall, as well as a permanent ramp to access the building from Division Street in Marysville. An interesting discussion took place within the Economic Planning category, that focused on present island businesses and developing businesses, for instance the micro brewery and on possible new businesses in keeping with the agricultural nature of the islands, maybe raising goats for milk? Who knows what could come of that ? The Howe Island foot ferry, the Simcoe docks and ferry, bubbler systems , how much gravel for roads, the Seniors project, a helipad, new equipment, policing, parking, ,Spit
Head Road, the dangers of Road #7051 to Dawson Point, a lagoon, water, building refurbishment, and any number of other items came up as part of the planning for the 2017 budget meeting. Lots to think about. The first 2017 Frontenac Islands budget meeting takes place Jan. 4, 2017 at 1 pm at the Wolfe Island Town Hall. Wolfe Island comes alive around Christmas… That’s right. First it’s with the Christmas Decorations that suddenly appear in Marysville. Then its more decorations and lights in the village and across the island joining with the red wind tower lights and those on the radio tower. The island churches prepare for Christmas, the Birth of Christ, through the four Sundays of Advent. And during those four weeks many lovely events happen. There was the Ecumenical Carol service this year, held at the WI United Church. School events take place as they do in most small communities. A wonderful vendors’ market of mostly handmade goods for personal giving were sold, many with profits going to one special charity or another. And, of course, Santa came to town in time for his own Santa Clause parade on the island. Finally a wonderful Christmas Pageant takes place Dec. 18th at the WI United Church, at 7 pm, with Christmas music and the retelling of the Nativity. Special guests include Chris Brown, Tam-
my Repath, Vanessa Grant and more. Donations and non perishable food items will be collected for the local food bank. So here we are two weeks away…. Parents and grandparents are waiting for loved ones to come home. Children are looking forward to the holidays, and the Community Centre Board has announced that registration for all Winter Programs takes place --Thursday December 15th, 4:307:30 pm at the WIPP. They are also looking for volunteers . The rink should be in full swing for the winter very soon with lights and a roof over top, so who can ask for anything more this Christmas! Skates, maybe? Around Town: The swans are still around, as are the thousands of Canada Geese who wander our fields…. The many deer venturing out onto the roads, even on the ferry road to Dawson Point, are making residents are very nervous as they drive home after dark. Coming Events** December 14: Ron Walsh speaking about Kingston VHF radio history and its place in seaway history, Dec. 14th, 7:30 pm --WI United ** Registration Winter Programs @ The WIPP –Thurs. Dec. 15th, 4:30-7:30 pm. **Christmas Pageant Dec. 18th, WI United Church at 7 pm **January 18 (tentative date): Brian Porter with his wife Rene, will speak about the ladies in Sir John A.’s life’.
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REGIONAL ROUNDUP
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39 Club of Kingston - Fri. Dec.9. Music by Tim & Terrie at Mattâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place Legion 631, Main Hall at 4034 Bath Rd. at Collins Bay. 7:30-11:00 pm. Singles and couples welcome. $10 per person $8 for members ,Q *RRG 7DVWH LV D Ă&#x20AC;QH GLQLQJ H[SHULence for single seniors and will meet at Fort Henry, for a candlelight dinner, 1 Fort Henry Drive, December 16 at 5:30 p.m. If interested to attend, please contact Norma at 613-5423622 or Nicole at 613-634-1966. Kingstown Players performance of the musical pantomime, Sleeping Beauty written and directed by Steven Spencer. This mischievously funny version will EH VXUH WR H[FLWH WKH ZKROH IDPLO\ 3HUformances take place Wednesday-Saturday evening at 7 p.m. with two Saturday matinees at 1:30 p.m. from Dec. 7 to 17 at The Rotunda Theatre, Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theological Hall, Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University. Book early at kingstownplayers.com to avoid disappointment. Youth, senior and family rates available. Kingston Humane Society - Christmas trees and fresh wreaths are on sale now until Dec. 24, or while supplies last. . They are $40 and wreaths are $25, with $10 from each purchase going to the KHS. For more information about holiday events, adoptable animals, and how you can support the kingston humane society visit their website at kingstonhumanesociety.ca Wilton Community Association Family Movie Night - Friday, Dec. 16, 6 WR S P VKRZLQJ WKH 3RODU ([SUHVV at Wilton Hall, 251 Simmons Road. Come and wear your pajamas and enjoy popcorn, hot chocolate and a move. Free event with donations accepted. Legion 560: Friday, Dec. 16 - R â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; R Karaoke will entertain from 8 to 12 with $2.50 cover for non members and guests. Saturday, Dec. 17, Jeff Code and the Silver Wings band will entertain in the Big Hall from 8 to 12...$7 cover for everyone. Tuesday, Dec. 20 - General membership meeting at 7:30 p.m. Come out and have a say how you want your Legion to run.
The Cantabile Choirs present their annual Christmas spectacular, O Christmas Tree, on Friday Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., at Sydenham Street United Church, Kingston. Tickets are now available from the Cantabile office, online at http://www.cantabilechoirs.ca, Church Book Room and Long-McQuade Music. Thrill to the magnificent sounds of 270 voices, organ and instruments, in favorite carols and holiday songs. The beautiful candlelight concerts have become a Kingston tradition. Get your tickets early! The Kingston Senior Choristers invite you to join them for their Christmas Concert â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spirit of the Seasonâ&#x20AC;? Carols, and songs of hope and inspiration, will be offered for your enjoyment. Two concerts will be presented for your convenience. Friday, Dec.16 at 7.30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec.18 at 2 p.m. at the Bay Park Baptist Church,775 Progress Ave., Kingston. Tickets are available from any chorister, by calling 613-767-0673 to reserve for pickup, or at the door, if available. Adults $15, children under 13, $5 40th Annual Outdoor Nativity Free Christmas event featuring an outdoor nativity complete with live animals presented at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2245 Battersea Road, Glenburnie Ontario. Dec. 21 to 24. Show times: 6, 6:30, 7, and 7:30 p.m. (Note on Dec. 24 only 3 performances 6:30,7 and 7:30 p.m.) Free hot chocolate. Donations for the food bank accepted and appreciated.A family tradition for many Kingston and area families. Labyrinth Walk on Monday, Dec. 19 at Trinity United Church in Elginburg, 2170 Unity Road. Join us for this peaceful walking meditation in the midst of your busy holiday season. Light refreshments after the walk. No charge. All are welcome. Walk begins at 7 p.m. Please bring socks for walking on the labyrinth. For more info, call (343)363-3303 Charlie Pritchard or email music@odessapc.com
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The PROVERBS Christmas Concert in Perth Road Village, Perth Road Sunday School Hall - Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. A Free Will Offering will be taken - Light refreshments to follow Everyone welcome. For info call: Dave at 613-353-1690 /HJLRQ %UDQFK /DGLHV $X[LOiary Dec. 18, Xmas Big Euchre 100 per cent payout Registration 12 to 12:45 p.m. (try to be there earlier if possible to ensure a spot) Play at 1 p.m. $10 per person Bring your own partner Everyone welcome Info 613-384-4982 St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral is holding two Christmas Day dinners for those who are alone this Christmas or for those who are unable to provide a Christmas dinner for themselves. This year, in order to better reach those in need within our community, we will be providing Christmas Day dinners at two separate venues. One dinner will be held in the downtown core at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral Parish Centre, 260 Brock St. The other dinner will be held in Rideau Heights, Holy Family School, 114 Wiley St. Complete turkey dinners will be served at both locations from 12 noon until 2 p.m. at no charge. For further information, you may contact: Ann Lyng, Pastoral Caring Programs, St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral H[W Spirit Renewal Ministries in partnership with Princess Street United Churchinvites you to a Blue Christmas Service Wednesday, Dec. 21, 7 S P $ UHOD[HG ZRUVKLS VHUYLFH IRU anyone who finds the Christmas season difficult, for whatever reason. Hot cider, coffee, tea, juice and cookies will be served following the service for those who wish to stay. All are welcome Emmanuel United Church Sharing Centre, Factory St, Odessa. Party Clothes, Christmas gifts, decorations,. Great Prices. Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday evening 6 to 8 p.m.. Closed from Dec 22-Jan 10
Westbrook United Church, community breakfast Dec. 17, 8 to 11 a.m. Adults $7 Children 6 and under $3 3526 Princess Street 613-389-3883 St. Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral Advent Concerts continue on Thursdays to Dec. 15 from 12:15 to 12:50 p.m.. Admission is free, with a voluntary offering collected. The Cathedral is at 270 King St. E. (at Johnson) Call 613-548-4617 or visit www. stgeorgescathedral.ca or www.facebook.com/StGeorgeConcerts. Join us for a mid-day musical interlude! Walk On is a free, indoor winter walking program that runs from November to the end of March. :LWK VL[ ORFDWLRQV LQ .)/ $ Walk On encourages walking for people of all ages and abilities in a safe, social environment. The program is drop-in, and there is no cost to participate. Visit www.kflaph.ca for the Walk On schedule, or call H[W The Hotel Dieu Hospital/St. Maryšs Cathedral Coat Drive is looking for donations of clean, down-filledstyle coats and ski jackets. Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ODUJH DQG H[WUD ODUJH FRDWV DUH particularly needed. Items can be dropped off at the Sydenham St. entrance of Hotel Dieu Hospital during regular business hours, weekdays. For more information call H[W Bath Legion branch 623 : Every Monday - Shuffleboard, 6 p.m., $2 per play, Every Tuesday is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Tasty Tuesdaysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; -Buy one meal, get the second meal 50% off. (must be an entree, dine in only, drinks not included) Come enjoy lunch with a friend! Every Wednesday - Legion Breakfast. 7:00 am - 1:00 p.m. Every Friday- lunch at the Legion, Good food, good company, 11:30am to 7:00pm, Every Friday - Friday night euchre, play starts at 7:30 p.m. Big Euchre Saturday December 17 - registration starts at 11 a.m., play starts at 12 p.m., $20 per team, Bath Legion Everyone welcome
Friday Night Bahaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;i Fireside â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Discussion: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Oneness of the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Religionsâ&#x20AC;? Friday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. at 99 York St. All are welcome. Further info:bahais@kingston.net Boomers Fitness 50+yrs . 50+Rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Roll Fitness, including stretching and strengthening for enhanced mobility and strength. Monday evenings, Tuesday and Thursday Mornings. Join us any time for free demos and to learn more information . Call Dee 613-389-6540 for west end location. One Parent Family Association is a single parent support group. Divorced, separated or never married, all single parents are welcome. Hosting weekly volleyball, Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Cataraqui Woods Public School, 1255 Birchwood Drive, Kingston. Please email opfa.limestone@gmail.com or call Kim St. Onge at 613-331-6413 Christmas Bird Count for Kids! on Saturday, Dec. 17 at the Elbow Lake Environmental Education Centre â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Celebrate the Christmas season by counting birds and helping to conserve them through science. A hands-on indoor presentation and outdoor guided hike will introduce younger nature enthusiasts to birdwatching and winter bird diversity. Free, family-friendly event for ages 4 and up! Information: http:// elbowlakecentre.ca/events. Advance registration recommended: carolyn. bonta@queensu.ca or 613-353-7968 Holiday Lunch - Friday, Dec. 16, 12 noon Piano stylings and singalong with Linda Chapman. Enjoy a wonderful roast turkey lunch with all the trimmings, served in Hatterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cove. Advance tickets only. $15/person. Location: 56 Francis St. Dec. 31 Golden Links Hall Harrowsmith Ring in the New Year with music provided by â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Monarchsâ&#x20AC;? $30 a person dancing 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Midnight buffet with bus ride home available. For tickets call 3722410 sponsored by the Odd Fellows & Rebekahs.
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Local veteran receives honour for her service during WWII BY TORI STAFFORD tstafford@metroland.com
News – In the 1940s, Bea Corbett served her country and the Allied forces of the Second World War, deciphering codes in a secretive operation in the Canadian Pacific Northwest. Over 70 years later, Corbett was honoured for her service, which aided the British Bletchley Park intelligence, when she was awarded the Bletchley Park Commemorative Badge on Monday, Dec. 5.
The Badge is awarded by the British Government Communications Headquarters, and was presented to Corbett at HMCS Cataraqui. “Bea was involved at Gordon Head, one of the outlying stations here in Canada, but very instrumental for the Pacific campaign, the Pacific Theatre of War, vectoring in where the Japanese ships were for the Allies to take the violence to the enemy, and perhaps shorten the war,” Continued on page 26
Bea Corbett, 94, reacts to seeing the Bletchley Park Commemorative Badge she received for the first time as Lt.-Cmdr. Robert Brunner presents it to her on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. Tori Stafford/Metroland
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It wasn't that Father didn't like Christmas. It was just that he thought the German traditions he grew up with should still be the order of the day. Mother, of course, coming from a different background, tried to keep her French Canadian traditions alive. There was a yearly discussion over the Christmas tree. It never boiled over into a big argument, but certainly, every December we could count on Mother and Father discussing when the tree would be cut down in the bush and brought into the house. That year was no different. My older and wiser sister Audrey, by the time we were into December, said any night now, the discussion would start over the Christmas tree. And she was right, as always. Mother started by saying she thought it was time we got the tree out of the bush at the back of the farm. Father, with the paper in his favourite spot by the Findlay
Oval, never took his eyes off what he was reading, said "Plenty of time yet." Well, that started it! "This year Albert, let's not have any argument, let's just get it up and out of the way, and then I can take my time getting the baking done." Father lowered the paper. "Now, would you mind telling me what the dang tree would have to do with yer baking?" And so it went. Audrey let out sighs that could be heard all over the kitchen, and she leaned over to me and whispered, "I don't know why they are even talking about it. Mother always wins." Father said, in his German home, the tree was never put up until Christmas Eve. Mother said, in her French Canadian home, it was put up as soon as the page on the calendar was turned to December. Father knew when he was losing an argument. "Alright. Right after church tomorrow, we'll go and get the dang tree." My three brothers let out a war-hoop, Mother continued writing in her diaries, Audrey leaned over to me and said, "I told you." Cutting the tree down, with Queenie hauling it home through the deep snow, was exciting enough, but anchoring it into a corner in the kitchen, and the special meal Mother made for that day, filled me with unspeakable joy!
And so right after church, we changed into warm clothes, and headed into the bush. Audrey and Mother stayed home, getting the special meal ready we had every year on the day the tree was brought into the house. The tree chosen was a tall spruce, with thick branches, and by the time it was brought to the back door, it was caked with snow from dragging it over the fields from the bush. It took every ounce of strength for the boys to right it, while Father pelted it with the broom. The ice box had been shoved closer to the window, and the corner readied. With many wires anchoring it to the door frame, the tree was put into a washtub full of water, and I just sat on a chair in the middle of the floor, filled with the utmost joy, because to me, the tree meant that Christmas was finally coming to Northcote. And as always, our supper that night would be Mother's famous French Tourtiere, and Johnny Cake and Maple Syrup for dessert. Father laced the Tourtiere with homemade chili sauce, and of course, packed away lots of hot-from-the oven tea biscuits. That night Mother would pass up working on her diaries, and would get our her harmonica, and we'd sing Christmas carols. Alas, the singing always put Father to sleep where he
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Local veteran receives honour for her service during WWII Continued from page 24
said Lt.-Cmdr. Robert Brunner, commanding officer for HMCS Cataraqui, Corbettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home base as a Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS, or Wrens) veteran. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finally, the British government has seen fit to recognize that work now with a badge, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for work in or associated with Bletchley Park, and the badge says â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We also served,â&#x20AC;? Brunner said in his address, at which point Corbett interjected: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh! Good!â&#x20AC;? prompting laughter and a huge round of applause from Corbettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family, friends and fellow naval service members in attendance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, Bea, on behalf of the British government, but also on behalf of Canada, as well, I have the honour of presenting this to you,â&#x20AC;? Brunner continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank you so much, for everything youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done, for England, for Canada, and for Cataraqui
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