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Grenville CFDC highlights AGM with funding announcements by staff
Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) held its annual general meeting (AGM) June 23 at the Brigadoon Restaurant in Oxford Mills. In addition to providing a highlight of the year’s activities and welcoming a new board of directors, the meeting also served as an opportunity to announce to special Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP) recipients. EODP funds are administered through Grenville CFDC. The Tallman Truck Centre Limited will see an infusion of $50,504 from the EODP’s business development project stream. The funding will support technological advancements in sales, service and parts management within the centre. “This investment will result in operational efficiencies, productivity enhancements and sales increases for Tallman Truck Centre Limited — Canada’s largest dealership of new and used International trucks — headquartered here in North Grenville,” noted outgoing Grenville CFDC board chair Sally Litz in a press release. EODP funds, administered through the Grenville CFDC, bolsters economic development in rural eastern Ontario by promoting the growth of new and existing businesses. “For the past several years, the Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation has been a valued partner with the Tallman group as we have grown to become the largest international dealer in Canada (and
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Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) held its Annual General Meeting at the Brigadoon Restaurant in Oxford Mills June 23. During the meeting, two special Eastern Ontario Development Program funding announcements were made. Kemptville Live Music Festival received $20,572. Above, from left: Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark; North Grenville Mayor David Gordon; Kemptville Live Music Festival organizers Bob Besharah and Karen Bedard; Grenville CFDC outgoing chair Sally Litz; Grenville CFDC incoming chair Chris McCorkell; and Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MP Gord Brown. Below, the Tallman Truck Centre Limited’s Gerald Tallman and Art Soper receive their $50,504 in funding.
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2016 North American Dealer of the Year),” said Art Soper, quality and training manager with Tallman Truck Centre Limited. The Kemptville Live Music Festival is also benefitting from the EODP to the tune of $20,572 to help with technological advancements in admissions, audience engagement, stage production, equipment purchases and marketing costs. The funds will also help support this year’s festival expansion from three to four days. “This investment will assist Kemptville Live in establishing the music festival as an annual tourism destination while supporting municipal strategic priorities of downtown revitalization and tourism cultural development,” stated a Grenville CFDC press release regarding the announcement. Litz said the investment “expands the assets of the local tourism festival cluster. Kemptville Live has become a destination event that attracts increased tourism traffic to North Grenville, improving profitability and stimulating growth for new and existing businesses.” Program report During the AGM, Grenville CFDC executive director Heather Lawless provided some insight into the operations of the organization over the past year, whose mission is to invest in jobs, businesses and community innovation throughout Grenville County. She broke down results through the three areas of business financing, business counselling and community
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Jensen Contracting Co., based in Spencerville, lent the House of Lazarus (HOL) a helping hand on July 6. Adam Jensen, owner of Jensen Contracting, spent the whole day putting together a garden shed free of charge. The HOL gardens provide food bank clients with fresh produce throughout the summer months. More than 100 local families rely on the HOL Food Bank every single month. Pictured, Jensen with HOL operations manager Jennifer Westendorp.
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planning and community economic development assistance. Over the past year, Grenville CFDC helped disburse $1.2 million in loans for business financing, allowing for the creation of 92 full-time jobs. Through its business financing program, Grenville CFDC offers community retrofit interest-free loans as well, and $51,000 was distributed in the last year, impacting 18 full-time positions. Turning toward business counselling, Grenville CFDC delivered 308 in-depth sessions to 206 new and existing businesses. The last area, community planning and community economic development assistance, encompasses the delivery of the EODP through community innovation and business development projects. In 2016-2017, a total of $454,000 was invested in 14 projects, impacting 211 jobs. “Since 2004, $6.75 million has been invested in 606 projects,” Lawless noted. Breaking that down, some of the community innovation projects supported locally included the Municipality of North Grenville’s Business Retention and Expansion program, as well as Old Town Kemptville Business Improvement Association directional signage. Some of the business development projects given a helping hand were the Launch Lab business acceleration project, as well as DVS Manufactur-
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Ryan Hreljac of the Ryan’s Well Foundation was guest speaker during the AGM. He is also a director on the CFDC board. ing Inc. product development and V6 Agronomy Inc. productivity enhancements. The new board of directors is made up of incoming chair Chris McCorkell, outgoing chair Sally Litz, incoming vice-chair Walter McWilliams, incoming secretary-treasurer Bonnie Pidgeon, as well as directors Allan Jodoin, William Vanveen, Ryan Hreljac, Melissa White, Cholly Boland (new), Laura Bradley (new) and Lisa Temple (new). They will complement Lawless and other staff members — business loans officer Rod Wallace and financial administrator Charlotte McArthur. Hreljac, with the Ryan’s Well Foundation, served as guest speaker during the AGM.
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Run Merrickville helps public school’s play structure fund cross finish line new play structure awaiting them. Representatives with Run Come this September, stu- Merrickville made a special dents attending Merrickville presentation to the school on Public School will have a brand June 28 ahead of its year-end by ashley kulp
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talent show. The organization, which hosts the Merrickville Heritage Classic Run each April, donated $1,000 to the school’s play structure project. According to race director
Lori Urquhart, the donation and project are “in keeping with the theme of promoting a healthy, active lifestyle in our community.” She made the presentation along with fellow race director Steve Templeton to MPS principal Tanya Preston and the school’s advisory council members Donna Dafoe and Beth Tooley. According to Dafoe, the advisory council has been working hard over the last three years to raise $65,000 needed for the play structure through
its ‘Play for Everyone’ campaign, “and we are now there.” The current play structure is nearly 25 years old and in need of repairs. It also isn’t accessible for all children. Next step is to construct the play structure this summer, next to the gym facing Drummond Street. “The plans have been approved and the tender process completed,” she noted. It will be named the Betty MacDonald Memorial Playground in memory of the former teacher who passed away
a few years ago but was heavily involved in the school and Merrickville community. It will focus on a blue and yellow colour scheme and will provide a safe and accessible spot for students to play. Other fundraising efforts that helped realize the play structure campaign goals included a well-attended spaghetti dinner at the Merrickville Community Centre this past May and donations from local businesses and organizations.
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Run Merrickville, which organizes the Merrickville Heritage Classic each April, donated $1,000 to the Merrickville Public School play structure ‘Play for Everyone’ fundraising campaign June 28. From left: School principal Tanya Preston, school advisory council members Donna Dafoe and Beth Tooley, with Run Merrickville’s Lori Urquhart and Steve Templeton.
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School boards announce new principal, Blood donor clinic set for July 24 in Kemptville vice-principal appointments for Kemptville by staff
School’s out for summer, but come September, local students can expect to see a few new faces. The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) and Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO) announced their new principal and vice-principal appointments this week. In the UCDSB, South
Branch Elementary School will get a new principal in Christie LaBrash, who is currently vice-principal at Brockville Collegiate Institute. As well, the school will say goodbye to vice-principal Tabitha Valliant, who will be assuming vice-principal duties at The Stewart School in Perth for 2017 to 2018. Kemptville Public School teacher Leann Bruley has been appointed vice-principal for
secondary/grades 7 to 12 at North Grenville District High School, as has Seaway District High School teacher Julie Pollock-Iwachniuk. Within the CDSBEO, St. Michael Catholic High School (SMCHS) vice-principal Dawn Finnegan will be assuming acting principal roles within the school in September. SMCHS teacher Anne Leach will be taking on the vice-principal position at the school as well.
The next Canadian Blood Services blood donor clinic is set for Monday, July 24 at the North Grenville Municipal Centre. We recently had a strong response from Canadians to our urgent call for 60,000 donors by July 1. Our national blood inventory is improving, but every minute of every day, a patient in Canada needs blood. Donors are needed to continue to answer the
call for blood every day throughout the summer. We are hoping that 80 more donors book appointments to give where they live at the Kemptville community blood donor clinic on July 24. Encouraging eligible Canadians to make a lifesaving donation will help maintain our blood inventory level. We offer businesses and organizations the option to give blood
together by reserving group appointments and providing our Give Life Shuttle service to and from our clinic for groups of four or more. The clinic, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, runs from 1:30 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7:30 p.m. Book your appointment at blood.ca or 1-888-2 DONATE (236-6283). Submitted by Canadian Blood Services
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SuperWalk for Parkinson's disease to be held in Perth Sept. 9 Local volunteers have been working since December to host the first Parkinson SuperWalk Lanark North Leeds. It joins 80 other communities across Canada for Parkinson Canada’s largest fundraising event. The event will take place at Conlon Farm, Perth, 109 Smith Drive, on Saturday, Sept. 9 with check in at 9:30 a.m. and walk start at 10 a.m. Proceeds raised will be used to fund research, increase services and support advocacy efforts on behalf of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The event will be held rain or shine with local entertainers, food, information about PD. Patricia Boal, CTV Ottawa News anchor will be the MC, joining Perth town crier Brent McLaren to lead the walk. Every participant who raises $50 or more will receive a Parkinson’s Tshirt and the great feeling that comes with being part of a larger community. Prizes will be awarded to the first-time walkers who raise the most money. Those with mobility issues are encouraged to attend. “Having participated in other walks in Toronto and Ottawa, I have always found it so inspiring to be with others who have Parkinson’s Disease and who share a common goal,” says Pat Evans, who is helping to organize the event. “We have had great support from local sponsors and individuals. Still weeks away from the event, we have
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From left: Pat Evans, Lynne Evans, Gayle Truman, and perWalk to be held on Saturday, Sept. 9, at Conlon Judy McCarthy, promote the Lanark-North Leeds Su- Farm, Perth. raised more than $12,000 in in-kind and cash sponsorships and donations and are hopeful that by September 9th, we can double this amount.” Parkinson’s disease is a chronic and progressive neurological movement
disorder, meaning that symptoms continue and worsen over time. The most common symptoms include tremor, slowness and stiffness, impaired balance, problems with handwriting, stooped posture and sleep disturbanc-
es. There is no cure, you can live with it for years and everyone progresses in a differen way. Parkinson Canada offers support groups in various communities across Canada, including Almonte and Perth.
These groups are important for those with Parkinson’s as they provide an opportunity to feel less alone and learn more about services that will help them do better. Currently, one in 500 people in Canada have Parkinson's but that number is expected to double by 2031. The average age of diagnosis is around 60 years of age but like Michael J. Fox, 10 per cent are diagnosed before age 40. To date, despite decades of intensive study, the causes of Parkinson’s remain unknown. Many experts think that the disease is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, which may vary from person to person. In Perth, there is a Parkinson's support group which meets the last Monday of each month at 1 p.m. at the Community Home Support Lanark County, 40 Sunset Blvd. Suite D. In Perth. Meetings are held the third Monday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Kemptville and District Home Support office located at 215 Sanders St., Unit 1 in Kemptville. For more information on the meetings, please call Margaux Wolfe, community development coordinator for eastern Ontario at 613-722-9238 or 1-800-565-3000 ext 3425, or email Margaux.Wolfe@parkinson.ca. For more information about the SuperWalk or to register or donate online, please visit http://donate.parkinson.ca/.
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The second annual Harry Pratt Memorial Barbecue was held at the Tallman Truck Centre in Kemptville June 29. The North Grenville Chamber of Commerce hosted the event, which raises funds for the Kemptville District Hospital in honour of the late community leader. Above, Sandy Carré and Carmen Castrucci of Kemptville Insurance Brokers served up cake. Above right, Cathy Sheppard of Sheppard & Associates displayed promotional materials. Right, Ernie Clarke has his face painted by Nicole Millest of O’Farrell Financial. RTO 9 - The Great Waterway Annual General Meeting
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Kemptville District Hospital names new chief of staff The Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Penny McGregor as the hospital's new chief of staff, effective July 3. Dr. McGregor brings to KDH 14 years of experience in patient-centred family medicine, combined with close to a decade of administrative experience gained as clinical chief of the multidisciplinary department of obstetrics at Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (PSFDH). She has enjoyed privileges at KDH since 2003. Dr. McGregor received her doctorate in medicine from the University of Ottawa in 2000, and went on to complete her family practice residency at the same institution. Dr. McGregor also holds a master of arts degree in psychology from Carleton University. In 2014, she was awarded Fellow-
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Dr. Penny McGregor is the new chief of staff at Kemptville District Hospital. She brings 14 years of experience to the role, which was previously held by Dr. Greg Leonard from 2009 to 2017. ship in the College of Family Physicians, a designation that
recognizes family doctors who distinguish themselves through outstanding contribution to their communities, their colleagues, and the discipline of family medicine. As KDH's new chief of staff, Dr. McGregor will also serve as chair of the KDH medical advisory committee, and play a key role as a member of the KDH board of directors. In addition to her part-time duties as chief of staff, Dr. McGregor will continue to care for patients at KDH and maintain her family practice in nearby Merrickville. Dr. McGregor succeeds Dr. Greg Leonard, a beloved family practitioner in Kemptville since 1983, a longtime provider of care to KDH patients, and mentor to numerous KDH physicians. Dr. Leonard served as chief of staff from 2009 to 2017, in addition to a previous stretch from 1986 to 1990; he
remains committed to KDH. As his term drew to a close, he commented that he was looking forward to being able to devote himself more fully to his family practice. At the June 23 meeting of the KDH board of directors, board chair Karen Cooper offered sincere thanks and appreciation to Dr. Leonard for his many years of service, and welcomed Dr. McGregor to her new role. "We are delighted with Dr. McGregor’s appointment,� Cooper stated. “She is respected by KDH medical staff and senior management, familiar with the issues that are important to small rural hospitals — and to KDH in particular — and possesses an interest in physician engagement and leadership growth.� Submitted by Kemptville District Hospital
Former KYC program co-ordinator takes job with Smiths & District Youth Centre by evelyn harford
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The Smiths Falls & District Youth Centre welcomes Bridget Manahan as the centre’s new executive director. Manahan was introduced to Smiths Falls town council by Les Voakes, who stepped in to help run the youth centre on an interim basis in the absence of its previous executive director, Adam Gariepy, who stepped down from his position earlier in the year. Voakes said during the introduction at the June 26 council meeting that the centre was “left in a bit of a lurch� as it had lost “virtually all� of its staff. Voakes said he’s been working at the centre for about two months to help keep the doors open. Voakes was also recently awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by Canada's Governor General, David Johnston for his
dedication to Youth Centres Canada. Voakes' commitment to youth lead to the opening of the youth centres in Smiths Falls and Prescott in 1992. Manahan, previously the program co-ordinator of the Kemptville Youth Centre for about a year and a half, will officially take the reins in Smiths Falls on July 10. In a statement released by the Kemptville Youth Centre, their team said, “while we are sad to see her leave, we are excited for her in her future and know she will bring the focus and hard work (to her position at the Smiths Falls youth centre) and wish her all the best!� Manahan, a graduate of Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute (SFDCI), said in an introduction to council, her move to the youth centre in town will be a homecoming of sorts. “I was raised between Perth and
Smiths Falls,� she said. After her time at SFDCI, Manahan went on to study community and justice service work at Loyalist College. Manahan said she’s also volunteered with Kelford Youth Services and her education and experience will lend her well to the job in Smiths Falls. Mayor Shawn Pankow welcomed the youth centre’s new executive director to town. “We always like a homegrown solution,� he said. Coun. Dawn Quinn said she looks forward to Manahan’s “new ideas� and “new vision.� Coun. Lorraine Allen thanked Voakes for stepping in to help at the youth centre. “There would have been a big void,� she said. Adam Gariepy will remain on the youth centre’s board.
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Les Voakes, left, introduces the new executive director of the Smiths Falls & District Youth Centre, Bridget Manahan (right), to the town’s council on June 26. Manahan is the former program co-ordinator of the Kemptville Youth Centre. Evelyn Harford/ Metroland Connected to Your Community - K7 - Thursday, July 13, 2017
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h, freedom. How sweet it sounds! I, of course, no longer have any freedom. But my kids do and that must count for something. Right? School is officially out, which means summer break is a go. For my oldest boy – the only one in school currently – that means summer camp and lounging around for the next two months. I’m super jealous of him, which I think is fairly understandable. My days of having months off from normal life ended in 2004. Yes, that long ago. I haven’t had significant ‘time off ’ from life since the age of 15. That was the summer I got my first job, which I was SOOO excited about. I would finally have MONEY, and FREEDOM. Maybe one day I could buy a CAR. And then I would have even more FREEDOM. Wrong. How horribly mistaken I was. Looking back, my life of leisure ended the day I got a job. It was all a trick. They told us in public school that we would one day get jobs and be contributing members of society and everything would be WONDERFUL. Liars. Big fat liars. What they should have told us is milk our childhood for all it was worth! Soak up the sun, ask mom for grilled cheese sandwiches whenever we got hungry and explore endlessly until you fell exhausted back on the pillow that supported your innocent, naïve head. But NO ONE told us this. We were pushed. Do well in
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JENNIFER WESTENDORP MY OPINION school, do well in the working world, and one day you will all be millionaires with the world at your feet. Well I’m going to have to call (politically correct) bananas on that. I have now been in the working world for half my life and have barely anything to show for it, aside from my house. I work, make money, spend money to stay alive and stave off the bill collectors, and sleep. That is the extent of my adult life. I also clean poop constantly. Dog poop, cat poop, kid poop and even poop I can’t identify. I clean that (literal) crap all day. All so my kids can have infinite grilled cheese sandwiches and adventures. But do they appreciate it? I, unlike the adults of my childhood, explained to all my kids how fortunate they are currently and the fact this fortune would end once they become teenagers. But they don’t get it. Nor will they: until they turn 30 and realize how good they had it when they were three! Youth is wasted on the young! You know you’re getting old when clichés begin to make sense…
Barbecue raises funds for House of Lazarus
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Jonsson’s Independent Grocer held a fundraising barbecue for the House of Lazarus (HOL) in Mountain on June 29. The barbecue brought in $240 for the HOL, which serves over 100 local families each month through its food bank. From left, owner of Jonsson’s Independent Steve Jonsson, HOL executive assistant Janet Carkner and HOL food bank assistant Ralph Pulfer.
The Farmwife makes a confession of sorts
fter 10 years of marriage I have decided it is time to come clean. I have made a confession to the Farmer. For many years I have been doing something just to make him happy — because I thought it was part of what he expected in a farmwife. However, despite my feigned enthusiasm and efforts, I have not enjoyed or excelled at this activity. No, it isn’t cooking — I have never pretended to relish spending time in the kitchen, so he had no illusions there. It’s gardening. I don’t like it. I once inherited a perennial garden. It came with the house that I bought in Barrhaven. What first appeared to be a huge responsibility turned out to be a joy and a retreat from the stresses of daily life. The plants took their turn each season coming into flower and I collected any seeds they dropped to replant for the following year. But there was no weeding involved. The plants were established so tightly together that weeds had no chance to grow. Occasionally I had to divide a plant and give half away to a friend, replenish the soil or relocate something that wasn’t
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flourishing in its current location. I borrowed gardening books from the library, learned the Latin names for the plants and studied their habits. But I didn’t have to hoe grass under the soil or pull out a single dandelion. I even worked with a landscaper one summer, putting my new-found knowledge of suburban flower beds to good use. But in 2007, when I married the Farmer and he said he always had a vegetable garden, I bit off a little more than I could chew. I spoke too soon. I wanted to impress him so I said I would take on the role of chief gardener. All I needed him to do was turn over the soil each spring and add the occasional heap of well-composted manure. I would handle the rest, I said. It sounded like a good, manageable
arrangement. I would show him that I planned to be a hands-on farmwife. Then we went through our first season. I don’t know if it is the manure or the soil in which the garden is planted but I just can’t control the weeds. Drought has taken out entire plantings one year, and flood has washed seeds away the next. This year we have a puppy who loves to race in circles in freshly planted soil. My garden didn’t stand a chance. In order to keep the grass at bay (for really that’s all there is in my garden) I have to be out there every couple of days, painted in sunscreen and doused in bug spray, hoe and trowel in hand. Over the Canada Day weekend I was too busy to garden and missed a few days. By the time I got out there again a nasty band of beetles had taken over my potato plants. They ate the leaves down to the stems and laid fresh eggs on the stalks. I had to pick them off one by one — a messy, smelly business. Bugs eradicated, I moved my marigolds closer to the row of potatoes. Their scent is supposed to ward off pests. Next I set to pulling out clumps
of grass that has grown as tall as my onion plants. After completing three rows, I straightened out my aching back and surveyed the plot. I have two purple cabbages, six heads of lettuce, one cucumber plant, one tomato plant and a row of potatoes. Next to this I planted a pumpkin patch. It is truly the only thing that is thriving in my garden. My granddaughter Leti will be thrilled come Halloween. And the pumpkin vines will serve another purpose this year — they can block out the sun that makes the weeds grow between the vegetables. The Farmer doesn’t appreciate my pumpkins. He isn’t a fan of pumpkin pie and doesn’t understand why I planted them.
Well, next year I think I’m going to turn the garden into a wildflower bed for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. I will spend my time and money at the Farmers’ Market instead of suffering over my own vegetable garden. I love the smell of sun-warmed tomatoes and onions but I can appreciate vegetables harvested by others even more. It feels good to admit that a gardener I am not. Maybe next year when we sell our cattle the Farmer will reclaim his role as chief gardener. We shall see. www.theaccidentalfarmwife. blogspot.com email: dianafisher1@gmail.com
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North Grenville Business Retention and Expansion Program visits complete Over the past three months, 84 community businesses had the opportunity to voice their opinions about the local economy as the Municipality of North Grenville progressed through the interview stage of the Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E) Program, in co-operation with the North Grenville Chamber of Commerce and the Old Town Kemptville BIA.
Belleville Senators hire Kemptville native as strength, conditioning coach The new Belleville Senators franchise in the American Hockey League (AHL) is pleased to announce the hiring of Jeremy Benoit as their new fulltime strength and conditioning coach. A native of Kemptville, the 25-yearold Benoit worked the past two seasons as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for both the Ottawa Senators and Binghamton Senators. His responsibilities included assisting with the in-season and off-season programming for both clubs, right through to the end of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Benoit was also responsible for player development for the Wichita Thunder and Evansville Icemen of the ECHL, along with monitoring the inseason off-ice conditioning and rehabilitation of Ottawa’s junior and AHL players as well. An honours graduate of Laurentian University’s Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology program, Benoit successfully completed a research thesis in biomechanics and injury prevention. He is a certified strength and conditioning coach through the NSCA and has also worked with NFL, CFL, and NCAA athletes and with nationally- and provincially-ranked athletes in basketball, volleyball, and figure skating. “I am really looking forward to coming to Belleville,” Benoit said. “This role is all about providing accountability for the players and support for the coaching staff, and I am very familiar with the organization and very thankful for the opportunity.” “Jeremy certainly knows our organization and it will be a seamless transition for him to come to Belleville,” Belleville Senators general manager Randy Lee said. “We’re a team that is built around the development of our own draft picks and having Jeremy here full-time will be great for us.” The Belleville Senators are an AHL franchise and their inaugural season will be in 2017-18. The Senators are the AHL affiliate of the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. Submitted by the Belleville Senators
The BR+E program kicked into full gear in March as teams of trained volunteers met with local businesses to gather key information through completing a comprehensive survey. The visits also provided the opportunity to identify the specific needs and concerns of each business and respond to those concerns on an individual basis. “The visits we undertook with local businesses had four purposes,” said Matt Gilmer, the municipality’s economic development co-ordinator. “First, we wanted to show our lo-
cal businesses that we appreciate the contributions they are making to our local community. Second, we wanted to see if they have any concerns, and, if so, if there are ways we can help. Third, we are offering to help our local businesses take better advantage of business resources. Finally, we wanted the businesses to help us set priorities on future directions of local economic efforts.” “The face-to-face interviews were essential to getting honest and fulsome feedback from our local business
community. We would like to thank all of those businesses who took the time to participate in the interviews and provide input into the future of our economy,” said Kevin O’Dair, North Grenville’s BR+E co-ordinator. The next steps for the BR+E Program are to analyze the data collected through the surveys and hold a Task Force Retreat with local business and community leaders to identify key issues and priorities, as well as develop and brainstorm initial action plans. The results of the retreat will provide
the basis for a final report and action plan for the project to be considered by council and incorporated in the economic development program. This project is funded by the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. Specific support is through the Eastern Ontario Development Program, delivered locally through the Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation. Submitted by the Municipality of North Grenville
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KDH one of the first to attain silver status in Healthy Foods in Champlain Hospitals initiative Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) has once again been recognized by the Healthy Foods in Champlain Hospitals initiative — this time for its achievement of silver status in the program, which aims to create a healthy food environment in hospitals within the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). KDH is the second of the 20 Champlain hospitals to reach silver standing, demonstrating its commitment to making the healthy food choice easy for patients, volunteers and staff. A number of changes were made at KDH’s popular Coffee Bar to meet the silver criteria, including limiting the availability of deli meats to once a week, reducing the size of the fresh-baked muffins, introducing new sandwiches and snacks, and updating nutritional information. The silver level builds on KDH’s earlier work to achieve bronze status in November 2015, when dietary department staff increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables and fruit; reduced sodium in soups; decreased portion sizes for high-calorie beverages; and created nutritional labels for all coffee bar items made on-site. Frank J. Vassallo, KDH’s
to investing in the long-term health of staff, physicians, volunteers and the hospital community at large.” Taking the lead in supporting individual and collective health and wellness is a key component of KDH’s vision. A comment from Paula Stewart, the medical officer of health for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, indicates that KDH is achieving success in realizing its vision: “This [award] is a really good example of how the hospital can provide community leadership on an important public health issue.” A celebratory event was Submitted photo
Kemptville District Hospital has become one of the first hospitals to achieve silver status in the Healthy Foods in Champlain Hospitals initiative. A presentation to recognize the achievement was made at the hospital June 21. From left: Laurie Dojeiji, representing Healthy Foods in Champlain Hospitals; KDH auxiliary volunteer Brenda Steacy; KDH manager of food and nutrition services, Andrea Corbett; and Andra Taylor, representing Healthy Foods in Champlain Hospitals. chief executive officer, gave credit to Andrea Corbett, the hospital’s manager of food and nutrition services; auxiliary volunteer Brenda Steacy, the food manager for the coffee bar; and the KDH workforce as a whole. “I am very proud of our lead-
ership, and how our staff and volunteers rallied around this initiative,” he said. “They achieved this not because of an administrative mandate, but because it’s the right thing to do. Proper nutrition is an important component of good health.”
Dr. Andrew Pipe, chair of the Champlain Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Network at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute — which spearheads the program — stated that, “Reaching the silver benchmark is a clear reflection of KDH’s commitment
held at KDH on Wednesday, June 21 to recognize the achievement. Representing the Healthy Foods initiative, Laurie Dojeiji and Andra Taylor presented an official silver status plaque to both Corbett and Steacy. Taylor commended both recipients, explaining that, “This achievement could not have been possible without Andrea and Brenda. The thing about these two is that they always go above and beyond the request. They always make sure they are satisfying everyone with the food they offer at KDH.” Submitted by Kemptville District Hospital
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Youth Centres Canada founder receives award from Governor General Les Voakes, the man whose commitment to youth lead to the opening of the youth centres in Smiths Falls and Prescott in 1992, was presented the Meritorious Service Medal by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, at Rideau Hall, Friday, June 23 for his dedication to Youth Centres Canada. “Founder and former executive director of Youth Centres Canada, Les Voakes has worked to extend the outreach of youth centres,” said the Right Honourable David Johnston. “In addition to fostering self esteem among young people, these centres give them the opportunity to gain the tools they need to grow into responsible adults capable of reaching their full potential.” “To receive this award was a great honour, which I view as recognition for all the communities involved in establishing youth centres,” said Voakes. “Youth Centres Canada would never have happened without the youth and adult allies that were fearless and determined to start something new and included a truly inclusive centre for their community.” Voakes has more 35 years’ experience in project/program development and implementation concerning socio-cultural issues affecting youth, street people, and marginalized social groups. The Meritorious Service Decorations recognize the extraordinary people who make Canada proud. Their acts are often innovative, set an example or model for others to follow, or respond to a particular challenge faced by a community. Voakes is among the best candidates who inspire others through their motivation to find solutions to specific and pressing needs or provide an important service to Canadians, locally and nationally. Having lived in Merrickville for more than 35 years, Voakes now lives in Arnprior. History of Youth Centres Canada The first youth centre was opened in Smiths Falls and one in Prescott a few weeks later. These were the first two youth centres to start with the outlined requirements written in Voakes’ Streetworker Report, a study done in Smiths Falls 1992. Voakes, with the support of TriCounty Addictions Service, developed a project plan that was submitted in the middle of the Great Ice Storm, and was funded by Health Canada as part of its National Drug Strategy in the spring of that year. The project was straight forward, the Town Youth Participation Strategies (TYPS) project was to aid and assist at least five communities in Lanark,
Leeds, and Grenville to assist and establish youth centres based on what was learned from the Smiths Falls project. Brockville, Kemptville, Perth, Almonte, and Prescott each agreed to be a part of the project and for the next three years teams of youth and adult allies regularly met on weekends to learn and share from each other what worked best, what skills and resources were needed to keep a youth centre operating, and contributed to establishing the framework which eventually became the mission statements, policy and procedures, and best practices for successful youth centres. An amazing the amount of work and volunteering was contributed by so many youth and adult allies from all each of the communities. Word of their successes got out to more communities in the area and more groups asked to be a part of the workshops and training days. By the end of the project, instead of six youth centres in the area, there were 11 centres and three special programs operating through local community sponsor agencies. Health Canada offered to continue funding TYPS if there was a way to provide workshops across Ontario to help establish or assist new youth centres that were popping up everywhere. Within another few years (1999) Les Voakes visited and worked with more than 140 communities. Each community had teams that met with Voakes to take part in the workshops and training opportunities, while staying connected to TYPS by every means possible (phone, mail, regional workshops, and this new thing called the internet). Health Canada deserved a lot of credit for continually supporting TYPS and the model that had developed for youth centres. Health Canada required an evaluation of the effectiveness and benefits of the youth centres, to justify this and unorthodox way of addressing drug use and abuse, and improved healthy lifestyle. “I recommended the best means to accomplish any meaningful evaluation was to have every youth centre send a delegation of youth and adult allies to a conference where we would discuss what was being done, what results had they documented or experienced, what were the opinions of local stakeholders, and most importantly what did the youth think about youth centres and their futures,” said Voakes. The first TYPS conference – was held in Smiths Falls with more than 68 distinct communities represented. Along with the overall evaluation tools that were set up to be uniquely suited for youth, the group also received special train-
Les Voakes ing and information resources on a number of issues that were being found in almost every community (particularly youth mental health, suicide, and homelessness). During the wrap up session for the weekend, we had arranged an independent facilitator (someone not involved with any of the youth centres or TYPS) to help draw
out as many specific statements as possible from the conference delegates (more than 225). Many important points and recommendations were presented, discussed, and voted on by everyone. The important resolution was that the youth centres felt the TYPS program was too important and helpful to in supporting the youth centres with information, resources, and in maintaining a network of youth centres – to let end when the project funding ran out – which was to be a couple days after the conference. The youth centres wanted TYPS to become an incorporated, non-profit organization dedicated to assist youth centres and youth initiatives and they asked Les to lead this new initiative. The Ontario Trillium Foundation came to the rescue, provided funding to establish TYPS as an incorporated non-profit and maintain the network and services for youth centres in Ontario.
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Before the new organization was fully formed, groups from across Canada began to open and ask for assistance and information from TYPS. Therefore, it was decided to incorporate TYPS through Industry Canada and be available across Canada. The Canadian Crime Prevention Strategy Council became very supportive of community-based youth centres and recognized the reports and evaluations which demonstrated the significant decrease in youth crime and associated behaviors in communities with an active youth centre. They recommended TYPS continue doing workshops and spreading the TYPS models across the country. By about 2005, there were more 500 youth centres connected through our network and had received training, manuals, and workshops. The conferences were now annual events and delegations were sent from all provinces and territories of Canada.
The B&H Your Community Grocer parking lot was packed July 9 for the weekly Kemptville Farmers’ Market. Above, Matt Vandenberg from Rideau Pines Farm offered an array of fresh produce, including strawberries and sugar snap peas. Left, local musician George Buys entertains the crowd. Paulina Hrebacka/ Metroland
Activities for month of July at Kemptville & District Home Support Inc. Kemptville & District Home SupExercise class: 11 a.m. to noon port Inc. (KDHSI), the place for active aging! Monday, July 24 There are still many activities to Euchre: 1 to 4 p.m. keep involved and active over the summer, and are scheduled in either Tuesday, July 25 the Activity Room or in the Cheryl J. • Exercise class: 9 to 10 a.m. Brown Centre. KDHSI is located at 215 Sanders St. They would love to have you stop by, cool off, and check out the activities. Please call KDHSI at 613-258-3203 for more information.
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North Grenville District High School in Kemptville held its annual grad- ates gather outside for a class photo prior to the start of the morning uation ceremony June 28 at the school. Above, Class of 2017 gradu- ceremony.
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Winchester Sox mites girls softball team takes silver in A final The Winchester Sox mites girls softball team took to the Riverside Park field in Kemptville on June 28 in a rainy, sunny-filled evening, losing their makeup A final round-robin game 9-5 to the Kemptville Wildcats. In six innings, the Wildcats came out right after the bat, scoring five runs. Addison Hicks got the Sox on the board in the second inning, making it a 5-1 ball game. Sox runs came by Hicks with two, Brooke Veley, Taylor Larocque and Kianna Flake. It just wasn’t enough for the Sox. They all received silver medals for their second-place finish in the roundrobin tournament. MVPs in the quarter, semi and final for the team were won by the pitching team of Gracin Link-Horvath, Lakeisha Allan and closer Gabrielle Cotnam. The girls have come along way, says coach Paul Allan. “I look back at the beginning of the season and said, ‘How am I going to pull this team together?’ Well, they did a hell of a job. I wish I could have this team next year, but as we age some of them move to different levels. I wish them the best of luck.” Please, join Food Banks Canada & help feed your neighbours today
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The Winchester Sox Mites girls softball team recently captured silver in their A final against the Kemptville Wildcats. Above, back row, from left: Assistant coaches Frank and Martha Malatesta and coach Paul Allan. Middle row, from left: Gracie Link-Horvath, Kalli Hicks, Lakeisha Allan, Kianna Flake, Gabrielle Cotnam, Brooklyn Veley, Taylor Larocque and Addison Hicks. Front row, from left: Sophia Guy, Isabell Guy, Ava Holmes, Abbi Cavers and Ainsley Holmes. Missing is assistant coach Andy Cotnam.
“Thank you to my assistants, Andy Cotnam and Martha Malatesta,” Allan added. A special thank you goes out to Jeremy Guerts as well as Greg and Kim Thompson for taking the league over this year and making sure there is girls softball in our town. Submitted by the Winchester Sox mites girls softball team Submitted photo
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The graduating class of 2017 at Kemptville’s St. Michael Catholic High June 28 at the school. Grads were recognized with their diplomas and School gather for a group photo prior to the graduation ceremony special awards later during the ceremony.
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MSRP - Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price, does not include freight but does include $100 air conditioning tax if applicable. Licence, insurance, registration, fees associated with filing at movable property registry/PPSA, administration fees, duties and taxes extra. Dealers are free to set individual prices. See dealer for details. U.S. model shown. Image may not show the configurable options selected or available on the vehicle. Some colour options are available at extra cost and may only be available on select trims. 20% - For the latest information, visit us at ontariochevroletdealers.ca, drop by your local Chevrolet Dealer, or call us at 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Offer applies to oldest 15% of dealer inventory as of July 1, 2017. Valid July 1 – 31, 2017 on cash purchases of eligible 2017 model year vehicles from dealer inventory. Actual credit value depends on model purchased. Models receiving a 15% cash credit of MSRP include: Camaro (excludes ZL1), Colorado, Trax, Impala, Suburban, Tahoe. Models receiving a 20% cash credit of MSRP include: all Light Duty and Heavy Duty Silverado, Cruze Sedan, Cruze Hatch, City Express, Express, Malibu (excludes 1VL), Sonic, Equinox, Traverse. Models not eligible for this offer are: 2017 models: Spark, BOLT EV, VOLT, Corvette. All 2016 MY and 2018 MY vehicles. Not compatible with special lease and finance rates. Credit is tax exclusive and is calculated on vehicle MSRP, excluding any dealer-installed options. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this cash credit which will result in higher effective cost of credit on their transaction. Dealer may sell for less. Offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. General Motors of Canada Company may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. Void where prohibited. See dealer for details. Onstar - Visit onstar.ca for coverage maps, details and system limitations. Service plan required. Available 4G LTE with Wi-Fi hotspot requires WPA2 compatible mobile device and data plan. Data plans provided by AT&T. Services vary by model, service plan, conditions as well as geographical and technical restrictions. OnStar with 4G LTE connectivity is available on select vehicle models and in select markets. Vehicle must be started or in accessory mode to access Wi-Fi. 1 Requires available 3.6L V6 engine. Based on WardsAuto.com 2016 Small Pickup segment and latest competitive information available at time of printing. Excludes other GM models. 2 Requires available 3.6L V6 or 2.8L Duramax Turbo-Diesel engine. Before you buy a vehicle or use it for trailering, carefully review the Trailering section of the Owner’s Manual. The weight of passengers, cargo and options or accessories may reduce the amount you can tow. 3 Vehicle user interface is a product of Apple and its terms and privacy statements apply. Requires compatible iPhone and data plan rates apply. Vehicle user interface is a product of Google and their terms and privacy statements apply. Requires compatible smartphone and data plan rates apply. Visit onstar.ca for coverage maps, details and system limitations. Service plan required. Available 4G LTE with Wi-Fi hotspot requires WPA2 compatible mobile device and data plan. Data plans provided by AT&T. Services vary by model, service plan, conditions as well as geographical and technical restrictions. OnStar with 4G LTE connectivity is available on select vehicle models and in select markets. Vehicle must be started or in accessory mode to access Wi-Fi. 4 U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). 5 Requires Double Cab LTZ 2WD or Crew Cab Short Box LTZ 2WD with available 6.2L V8 engine and Max Trailering Package. Before you buy a vehicle or use it for trailering, carefully review the Trailering section of the Owner’s Manual. The weight of passengers, cargo and options or accessories may reduce the amount you can tow. Based on WardsAuto.com 2016 Large Pickup segment and latest competitive information available at time of printing. Excludes other GM models. **The 2-Year Scheduled Lube-Oil-Filter Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada, who have purchased or leased a new eligible 2016 or 2017 MY Chevrolet (excluding Spark EV), with an ACDelco® oil and filter change, in accordance with the oil life monitoring system and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 48,000 km, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four (4) Lube-Oil-Filter services in total, performed at participating GM dealers. Fluid top offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc. are not covered. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ▲Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.
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Calendar COMMUNITY
July 16: Kemptville Snowmobile Klub steak barbecue fundraiser at the club (1505 O’Neil Road) in Oxford Mills. Come enjoy live music, barbecue, salads and dessert. Cost is $17 for adults, $8 for children seven to 1 and children six and under are free. The event starts at 2:30 p.m. and dinner is at 5 p.m. For tickets, call Penny Lennox (613-258-1792) or Liz Robinson (613-258-3648). Rain or shine. Every Tuesday evening: The Kemptville Lions Club holds their “Catch the Ace” lottery draw at the Kemptville Legion hall (100 Reuben Crescent in Kemptville). Everybody is welcome.
they’ll schedule it for a future “Learn to Play” event. Takes place the second and fourth Friday of every month from 6 to 10 p.m. at Twice The Fun Games. Bring your favourite game or borrow one from their library. All ages welcome.
Second Monday evening of every month: North Grenville Sustainable North Grenville usually meets on the second Monday of every month at 6:45 p.m. for a 7 p.m. start at the South Branch Bistro, Clothier St., Kemptville. Events vary by the month from speakers to documentary showings; workshops to outings. Please check the SNG website (www.sustainablenorthgrenville. ca) for details as dates, times and locations can vary. Open to everyone, no membership required.
Every Wednesday night: Euchre at the Rideau Glen Golf Course, beginning on May 3 through to Sept. 27. Cost is $5 per person and all proceeds go back to the players. Includes 50/50 draw. Sign-in at Third Monday of every month: 6:15 p.m., play at 6:30 p.m. sharp. Kemptville, are you a local, professional woman? Kemptville WomFirst Thursday of every month: en in Business (KWIB) typically The Oxford Mills Community As- meets for networking and business sociation meets at Maplewood Hall building every third Monday at from 7 to 8:30 p.m. All are wel- 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room come to attend this monthly meet- at Grenville Mutual Insurance, 380 ing covering community events in Colonnade Dr, Kemptville. Oxford Mills. For information, call For more information on becom613-258-3683. ing member of this exclusive group, or to attend a meeting as our guest, Every Sunday: From 1 - 4 p.m. please email membership@kemptTwice The Fun Games (200 Sand- villewomeninbusiness.com or see ers Street Unit 103) selects a game www.kemptvillewomeninbusiness. for their “Organized Play” and com. “Learn to Play” events. No experience needed. See what games are Every Monday, Wednesday and coming up, signup for their news- Friday: Kemptville Walking Group letter. Do you have a game you’d meets at North Grenville Municilike to learn? Send us an email pal Centre at 8 a.m. Call Gail 613(info@twicethefungames.ca) and 258-1148.
Every Wednesday: North Gower Family Storytime at the North Gower Library, 6579 Fourth Line Road, at 10:30 a.m. No registration required. 613-580-2940.
Every Wednesday: Kemptville North Grenville Duplicate Bridge Club offers Bridge lessons for beginners at the Kemptville And District Home Support in the Activity Room, located at 215 Sanders Street. Start time 9 a.m. For more information call Dave Cross 613258-3934. Every Wednesday: Spencerville Malala Women’s Choir welcomes new members who love to sing. Rehearsals on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at Spencerville United Church. For information, contact Sheila at 613-658-5290. First and third Wednesday of every month: Afternoon Bingo from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Kemptville Legion, 100 Reuben Crescent. Refreshments available. Everyone welcome. Second and fourth Wednesday: Kemptville Klub 67 Euchre is closed for the summer, but will return Sept. 13 to St. John’s United Church, downstairs, at 1:15 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Cost is $5. Second and fourth Wednesday of the month: Burritt’s Rapids New Horizon Club at the Burritt’s Rapids Community Hall. Come and join this active group of seniors. Meetings are held the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Watch for meeting times and programs in your local paper.
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Your Local Metroland Kemptville Advance Team
Ashley Kulp
Paulina Grace Hrebacka Reporter
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Ashley is no stranger to the North Grenville community, having served as reporter and editor of the Kemptville Advance from 2005 to 2012. After taking on a different news editor position for sister paper, the Almonte Carleton Place Canadian Gazette in 2012, she recently assumed editor duties once again for the Advance in January 2017.
Paulina is a recent graduate of the Professional Writing program at Algonquin College and the new reporter for the Kemptville Advance. She has lived in Kemptville for most of her life and currently resides in the Curry Park area downtown.
Amber is a graduate of Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications at St Lawrence College in Kingston. Born and raised in Smiths Falls she is no stranger to the small town Ottawa Valley.
News Editor
She has been working at community newspapers from throughout the Ottawa Valley for 15 years, having graduated from Humber College’s print and broadcast journalism program in June 2002. Ashley enjoys keeping the public informed on local news as well as showcasing the many people doing extraordinary things in the North Grenville and Merrickville communities. If you have a story idea you like to share with Ashley, please call her at 613-706-8318 or email akulp@metroland.com.
The newsroom has seven members, with a reporter for each community that all live within Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Counties
Paulina is a passionate writer, editor, and photographer, as well as a musician and cocktail enthusiast. You might recognize her from her previous job behind the bar at the Branch Restaurant & Texas Grill, or at the Salvation Army thrift store. Paulina is an avid supporter of local businesses and the local foods scene in North Grenville. She looks forward to covering the news in Kemptville and surrounding areas, and getting to know her community even better. phrebacka@metroland.com 613-706-8316
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After spending the last 6 years in Kingston working in the Event Marketing/Hospitality industry she decided it was time to come home and back to where it all started joining Metroland Media in April of 2016. Amber has become an active member of the Kemptville community since starting with the Kemptville Advance in November sitting on the Board of Directors for the North Grenville Chamber of Commerce as their Director of Marketing, as well as becoming a member of other community groups like the North Grenville Business Builders and Kemptville Women in Business.
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