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Trudeau talks electoral reform, prison farms, indigenous issues and more

BY MANDY MARCINIAK mandymarciniak@metroland.com

News - Memorial Hall was filled to capacity on Jan. 12 as eager Kingstonians gathered for a town hall style, question and answer session with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The event was

announced by MP for Kingston and the Islands, Mark Gerretsen, via Facebook on Jan. 9 and within a few days over 800 community members had reportedly registered for the event.

While only about 250 community members were actually allowed into Memorial Hall, they made their voices

count and asked the prime minister questions on a variety of topics including electoral reform, the Phoenix pay system, prison farms and even what Mr. Trudeau does with his old ties.

The question and answer session, which lasted just over an hour, kicked off with a question about indigenous

issues. A community member inquired about how things were progressing and Trudeau was quick to point out that progress is occurring, but that reconciliation is not something that can happen overnight.

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"It is going to take years and generations," he said. "Boil water advisories have ended, kids have started in new schools and a number of indigenous initiatives have begun. It is a lot of work, but we are interested in doing the right things, the right way and moving forward."

Over the course of the event, Trudeau was also offered gifts

and welcomed by two members of indigenous groups in Kingston including Laurel Claus Johnson who welcomed Trudeau into the traditional Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory.

"This gift is to welcome you and to thank you for giving your heart and openness to this country," said Johnson.

Another community member gave Trudeau a gift of sweet

Trudeau was happy to stop and pose for photos after the town hall wrapped up Mandy Marciniakk/Metroland

grass and pleaded with him to protect First Nations water.

Trudeau responded by emphasizing the importance of protecting our 'bounty that we have in Canada' when it comes to water and also emphasized how important it is to hear different viewpoints on projects like pipelines.

"We need to do right by this land and for future generations," he said. "The science we are putting forward and the oceans protection plan that we have brought forward as an equal part of our pipeline strategy are so important and we are so mindful of protecting our resources."

Trudeau also dealt with multiple questions about the infamous Phoenix pay system and while he assured the audience that this issue is being taken seriously, he also agreed that what is happening is unacceptable.

"Lay offs occurred too early in the transition and there were multiple problems with the system itself," he explained. "We are working extremely hard trying to fix this and we are down to 8,000 cases, but that is still 8,000 too many."

Trudeau also received ques-

tions on electoral reform and one community member asked Trudeau if he believes that a made in Canada, proportional representation system is the answer for Canada?

"I am on record saying that a system where people can rank their choices is probably suitable for Canada, but I have said consistently that I am open to a broad range of perspectives including yours," he said. "This is a complicated issue and when it comes down to something as fundamental as transforming the way we vote, we need to make sure we get it right because it will have long and far-reaching implications."

He also fielded some questions that surprised him including a question from a local business owner on what he does with his old ties; she inquired because she makes dog collars out of old neckties and she hoped Trudeau would keep some aside for her going forward. And a young community member inquired about laws related to disabled immigrants and what that would mean for her sister who was born in the United States and has disabilities.

He replied to both with ease

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Kingston on Jan. 12 MandyMarciniak/Metroland

and assured the youngster that he and MP Gerretsen would look into their case.

Trudeau also took a question from a trans individual in the audience who asked the prime minister if he would look into the treatment of trans women inmates that are forced into segregation or male prisons in the corrections system in Canada.

"This is a great example of the value of community meetings like this and town halls because this is an issue I had never thought," he said. "Thank you for bringing it forward and I will make sure we look at it and address it and that we do right in recognizing that trans rights are

human rights and we need to make sure we are taking a closer look."

Near the end of the event, members of Save Our Prison Farms finally took the floor and Jeff Peters asked the question many Kingstonians wanted to know the answer to: when can we realistically expect a decision?

Truedau responded by emphasizing his support for restoring the prison farms.

"I believe that prison farms are an important part of how we need to move forward and we hope to have more to say in the coming months."

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City renews downtown arena management contract, with reduced payments

BY BILL HUTCHINS

News - The private company that manages Kingston's flagship arena has been given a contract extension, but with a reduced guaranteed profit for city coffers.

At their first meeting of 2017, councillors voted 9-1 to approve a second five-year contract for SMG Canada to oversee the day-to-day operations of the city-owned Rogers KRock Centre. The contract will cover January 2018 to December 2022.

Under revised terms of the deal, SMG will pay the city a minimum $550,000 a year, down from the $700,000 annual minimum guarantee under the current five year agreement that expires at the end of 2017.

A staff report to council Jan. 10 said SMG only generated a profit of more than $700,000 twice in the last four years, 2013 and 2016. Last year's profit was $757,000, largely due to The Tragically Hip show that generated "much higher operational revenue than expected."

"SMG has had to finance/subsidize its guarantee over two years. This is not sustainable in the long term and private sector companies will not want

to engage into contracts where they have to pay the municipality in order to operate an entertainment centre," according to the report by community services commissioner Lanie Hurdle.

Under the revised deal, SMG will pay the city at least $550,000 a year, plus an additional 10 percent of profits between $550,000 and $625,000, and 65 percent of any profits over $625,000.

Coun. Jim Neill, the lone opponent of the contract renewal, says a contract of this scale should not be single-sourced. He urged the arena management contract be subjected to a competitive bidding process, similar to what was done in 2012, to see if the city can get a better financial deal. "I always think an RFP (request for proposals) process ... usually gives additional value. It definitely did in 2012.

We got a better deal."

The 2012 RFP resulted in three competitive bids before SMG was awarded the contract.

However, city staff recommended the revised contract option with reduced profit payments based on research that showed only two companies - SMG and Spectra (formerly Global Spectrum) - have the expertise to manage the entertainment venue.

"This creates a limited competitive market. It is also clear from the research that financial guarantees that the City has enjoyed during the 2013 to 2017 term are not the norm in the industry," according to Hurdle's report.

In addition, staff found that SMG offers financial guarantees in only two Canadian cities, Kingston and Moncton.

Speaking in favour of the contract renewal, city officials also said SMG has a solid track record of working with community partners such as Tourism Kingston to attract events like the 2015 National Figure Skating Championships and 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

SMG has managed the downtown arena since it opened in 2008.

The arena's original business plan stated the venue needed to generate about $1.1 million a year to pay for its long-term construction borrowing costs. Reducing SMG's financial guarantee to $550,000 means the city would have to subsidize the remaining $550,000 mortgage payment through event parking revenues, reserve funds and other funding sources.

However, staff insist the new deal won't saddle taxpayers with higher costs.

"The financial guarantee ensures

Rogers K-Rock Centre.

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that not only will the taxpayers not be responsible for subsidizing the operations of the facility should there ever be a loss, but that there will also continue to be a minimum yearly profit of $550,000 reinvested to contribute towards the long term debt related to the construction of the facility."

The city is also giving SMG extra incentive to attract a new naming rights deal for the arena. The 10 year deal that

attaches the Rogers K-Rock name to the arena expires in February 2018.

SMG will collect a 7.5 percent commission if it's able to secure a new naming rights contract, either through renewal negotiations with Rogers KRock or by finding another company.

"Securing a naming rights contract is critical as it currently represents on average $190,000 in yearly operational revenues," according to Hurdle's report.

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News – Chances are, you’re not going to cook every meal you eat for the rest of the month, so why not go out for a burger that can make a difference in the local community?

From now until the end of January, The WORKS, located on the corner of Princess and Clergy Streets, will donate $1 from the sales of every Born to Brie Good burger to local not-for-profit Beyond Classrooms.

Renamed for this fundraising initiative, the Born to Brie Good (on the menu as the Born to Brie Wild burger) includes a hamburger patty topped with sautéed mushrooms, bacon, mayonnaise, and, of course, brie cheese.

All locations of The WORKS participate in Charity Burger initiatives, with each location’s owner choosing the charity or organization of their choice.

“The WORKS believes in giving back through charitable donations and fundraising initiatives in each and every neighbourhood we serve,” said Kate Notwell, market-

ing manager for The WORKS. “The WORKS Kingston is proud to give back to Beyond Classrooms because the work they do to enhance children’s education is so important in creating the leaders of tomorrow.”

Here in Kingston, Beyond Classrooms was selected to benefit from this initiative for the month of January, which means students throughout Kingston and the area

are the ones who will really benefit.

Beyond Classrooms works with local teachers to get students out of the classroom and into local museums, art galleries and community centres, where they students participate in specialized programs designed to compliments regular curriculum. The students and teachers use the elected spaces, such as Kingston City Hall, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre

or the Military Communications and Electronics Museum, as their classroom space for interactive and enriched learning over an entire week. For Ann Blake, board president for Beyond Classrooms, learning her organization would benefit from The WORKS’ Charity Burger was “thrilling” and “remarkable,” she said.

“I was just so delighted when I had an email… telling us about

the initiative and that Beyond Classrooms had been chosen. I think it was particularly touching, as we had not solicited the support,” said Blake, noting that supportive initiatives such as the WORKS’ Charity Burger are vital to maintaining and growing their programing.

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City launches studies to build 350-space downtown parking garage

BY BILL HUTCHINS

News - Plans to build a new municipal parking garage in downtown Kingston are moving full speed ahead.

Councillors authorized spending one million dollars to undertake necessary studies and design work to transform the city-owned 74-space Byron surface parking lot at 169 Queen Street into a multi-level garage that will accommodate 350 vehicles.

"We're definitely going to need some kind of additional parking," said Coun. Ron Hutchison, who introduced the million-dollar motion to unanimous council support Jan. 10.

He says there's an urgency to lay the groundwork for a new parking structure to replace up to 270 surface lot spaces that are expected to be lost to future development.

Homestead Land Holdings eventually plans to build two hi-rise apartments, retail stores and offices that will see the closure of four municipally-leased parking lots in the vicinity of Queen and King Streets. The final development plans have not yet been vetted by planners or politicians, but officials say the day will come when the parking spaces will be lost.

"The city doesn't have time on its side," explained Coun. Lisa Osanic.

Councillors were initially hesitant to consider the Byron lot for a new parking garage given its 500 metre distance from Rogers K-Rock Centre and other downtown destinations.

However, Coun. Osanic, one of the early skeptics, says she changed her mind after a conference call with Sheila Kidd, the city's director of transportation, in December. Kidd informed her that there are no other municipal lots in the downtown that could accommodate a parking structure in a short time frame. Byron lot near Queen and Montreal Streets doesn't have special zoning that requires ground-floor commercial, whereas other sites have too many restrictions attached.

Coun. Osanic initially favoured a parking structure on the Frontenac lot across from the downtown arena but was told the ministry of transportation may need some of the lot during a planned ferry terminal expansion. "Byron is the only solution for our parking garage in the immediate future."

The city has already budgeted $18 million to construct a new garage. The

debate has been focused on where to build it.

It was originally planned for Queen and King Streets in a partnership with Homestead's development. However, Homestead backed out of the partnership in order to make more room for ground-floor commercial space.

Chief administrator Gerard Hunt says the one million dollars will come from the city's parking reserve fund, which is replenished through parking fees and fines and not raised through general taxes. The money will pay for a raft of design, geo-technical and soil studies to make the garage ready for construction when council gives the final approval. "This one million dollar allocation is part of the overall budget for construction purposes."

The studies will take up to two years to complete. The multi-level structure will take 12-18 months to build, but it's unclear when the actual construction will begin.

Coun. Hutchison says the garage may not be needed for two or three years, or as long as 10 years, depending on when other surface parking spaces are lost to developments. But he says the city must be ready to build on the Byron lot when the time comes.

The Byron parking lot located at 169 Queen Street.

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"It seems that this is the best lot that can be facilitated the quickest."

Coun. Adam Candon asked whether the city would want to sell "air rights" above the proposed garage for residential uses in order to make money from the garage development.

However, Hunt says previous studies indicated that parking is the best use for the property.

The Byron garage, once built, will be the downtown third's large-scale

parking structure. It will be designed to accommodate mostly municipal parking permit holders in order to free up nearby surface lot spaces for shoppers and other short-term users.

Councillors also expressed hope that the proposed parking structure will have some redeeming architectural features.

Coun. Jim Neill explained: "Parking garages don't have to look like concrete silos."

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Council wants ‘time out’ on student housing additions in three districts

By Bill Hutchins

Street but not in stable low-rise neighbourhoods. "It is upsetting and it changes neighbourhoods."

Most agreed that once residential properties are altered to accommodate extra students there's little chance of converting them back to single-family homes.

Williamsville district councillor Jim Neill also spoke in favour of the interim control bylaw, a powerful but seldom-used development freeze option. However, he wants to make sure it doesn't dissuade people from legalizing or opening secondary suites, or punish anyone who's already submitted applications for "modest, appropriate infill" work.

Planning director Paige Agnew, who will craft the wording of the interim control bylaw, assured council that it will contain a grandfather clause to allow for certain exemptions. In addition, councillors identified three areas that won't be touched by the freeze; the corridor described in the Williamsville Main Street study; the area subject to the Kingston Penitentiary/Portsmouth Olympic Harbour visioning; and any land owned by Queen's University or by St. Lawrence College.

Some councillors say they support the intent of the student housing freeze but worry the interim control bylaw may be too restrictive and prohibit simple home alterations like doing a kitchen renovation or adding a porch.

Community services commissioner Lanie Hurdle says the bylaw will include language to target the type of development that's considered "undesirable."

She added: "It's not the intention to shut everything down."

Developer Jay Patry, the city's largest student housing landlord, also voiced concerns the proposed development freeze bylaw spanning three heavily-populated districts may have unintended consequences. "The area you've defined is too far reaching."

Patry agrees "purpose built" apartment projects like those that he's built along Prin-

News - City council is moving to freeze development of new student housing in "stable" neighbourhoods around Queen's University and St. Lawrence College.

"This is not anti-student," said Sydenham district councillor Peter Stroud, who brought the issue to council Jan. 10.

His motion, approved by a unanimous 8-0 vote, instructs staff to develop an interim control bylaw that would effectively prevent property owners from expanding single-family dwellings to accommodate additional student housing in three downtownarea districts - Sydenham, Portsmouth and Williamsville. Staff will present a proposed bylaw to council for approval on Jan. 24. It's expected the bylaw will outline what forms of temporary housing alterations are prohibited, and which ones can still take place.

"This is just a time out," Coun. Stroud explained.

The planning act gives municipalities the power to enact a freeze on certain developments for one year, with a possible second year extension, giving staff time to update zoning bylaws.

The pending development freeze stems from mounting complaints from residents around the two post-secondary institutions about housing additions consuming backyards or adding giant additions to houses in low-rise neighbourhoods. They say once desirable neighbourhoods are being altered irrevocably.

"There must be a balance," said Victoria Street resident Neil Donnelly.

Like many residents, Donnelly says he has no problem with residential intensification but says it needs to be better managed.

Councillors heard that the existing zoning bylaws which permit single-family home or duplex alterations are 30 to 40 years old, and neighbours and the city are powerless to prevent or even question them.

Meredith McDonnell agrees that once single-family homes are converted into student rental apartments with 8, 10 or more bedrooms, it can destabilize a neighbourhood by lowering propFINAL NOTICE erty values, increasing noise and litKINGSTON AND THE ISLANDS ter, prompting long-time residents to PC PARTY OF ONTARIO move away or dissuading future residents from moving in.

CANDIDATE SOLICITATION "Single family homes are being Kingston and the Islands PC Party of Ontario turned into rooming houses that are Association has been actively seeking qualified really putting a strain on the city's individuals to stand for nomination as the PC infrastructure and changing these Party candidate in the next provincial election. stable neighbourhoods into unstable In the interest of openness and inclusiveness, ones," she told council in support of this final notice soliciting prospective candidates Coun. Stroud's motion is being issued. Interested parties should reside Portsmouth district councillor in the Kingston and the Islands Electoral District Liz Schell supports the temporary and be a member of the PC Party of Ontario. freeze until more comprehensive Memberships are available to any citizen who is and updated zoning bylaws are in 14 years or older. place. "I'm very keen to have this pause."

Deadline for the prospective candidate search is She says boosting the city's stock January 25th, 2017. of student housing is important, but says the location of it needs to For further information, interested individuals be carefully managed, suggesting it are requested to contact the Candidate Search should still be allowed along maCommittee at Tel. 613-329–2805. jor arterial routes such as Princess

cess Street are a better solution than rag-tag house additions, but questions the need for a heavy handed bylaw. "This is a pretty drastic measure."

Coun. Stroud says the idea stemmed from a recent town hall meeting where residents complained the face of neighbourhoods is changing rapidly and unchecked.

Centre Street resident Bill Bosworth told council that a neighbour's backyard pool was recently filled in to allow a two storey student housing addition that dwarfed the original house, along with a back staircase that encroached onto his property, and he was powerless to comment on it. "It's just an inappropriate building for this neighbourhood."

The interim control bylaw, if approved at a future council meeting, would prevent similar house alterations until comprehensive new municipal zoning protection rules are drafted with public input.

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EDITORIAL

In Our Opinion

Complaining about ‘Snow Days’ Tips for a safe winter from unproductive, uncalled for Utilities Kingston

Tori Stafford tstafford@metroland.com

‘When I was your age, getting to school meant walking 10 miles through rain or snow, uphill both ways,’ said way too many people all the time.

It’s a funny thing we engage in: comparing the way things work today to the way they were some decades before. I’ve never really understood it. To me, if the world can see the introduction of light bulbs, telephones and airplanes within a period of 50 years, one must expect things like how we cook, clean and even get to school to change significantly in the same amount of time. But I digress.

This winter, I think I have heard more people than ever before voice their opinions about how ‘snow days’ and the cancellation of school bus services happens far more frequently now than it did, say, 20 years ago.

And, from what I’ve seen, it seems true. But that doesn’t necessarily make it a bad thing, and it certainly doesn’t require people to overreact and voice anger over it. I’ll admit there have been times I’ve read about a bus cancellation and looked out the window at the clear blue sky and wondered ‘why,’ but, at the end of the day, I know that the decision to cancel bus services isn’t mine, nor is it a decision I have any authority to weigh in on.

Cue January 10, 2017: The Tri-

board Student Transportation Services pre-emptively cancelled buses for the day, prompting shock and outrage from local parents and residents all over the internet and around many a water cooler. As the day began with nary a snowflake, people were perplexed. But as the day went on, and snow, sleet, rain, wind and more snow made the roads throughout the region treacherous to traverse, people were still ticked off at the idea some inclement weather could result in students remaining home from school.

In actuality, schools weren’t closed, the buses were simply not running based on the forecast that called for exactly what we got. Tri-Board Services explained in a tweet late on January 9 why they try make the call about bus services early in the day: “We are occasionally asked about sending the buses home early in the afternoon because of real or impending weather,� the tweet began, going on to explain that it is far more difficult to send students who take the bus home early when the weather gets bad rather than cancelling the day’s services entirely. “Elementary schools are required to call EVERY parent to ensure there is someone home before releasing students. Obviously, many parents/guardians are unavailable,� they tweeted. “Our strategy is to make the weather calls we need to in the morning, based on the best available weather information.�

In all honesty, when I read this tweet the next day, one of the first things I thought was ‘I need to find out where they read their forecasts,’

having just spent over an hour trying to commute across town in some rather frightening conditions. Yes, I, too, had thought it odd that the buses would be cancelled when I looked outside. But not when I saw the weather that came our way.

Consider this: On that same date, Kingston Police alone responded to 13 collisions in Kingston. That’s without factoring in any of the collisions on the highways or in the surrounding areas that fall into OPP jurisdiction.

If just one of those incidents had involved a school bus, well over 30 students may have ended up scared and stranded in the road as they awaited another bus to come and hopefully complete the route safely.

And that’s the best-case scenario.

I’d be willing to bet the hundreds of people who felt the need to condemn the choice to cancel the buses from the safety and warmth of their home or office would have also been outraged had the buses not been cancelled and, heaven forbid, something terrible happened. And, in the latter circumstance, I could understand it.

But when a team of professionals we trust with the safety and wellbeing of our students day after day make a call to cancel their services, I would suggest we all stop questioning and complaining, and start showing a little bit of gratitude for the efforts they go to in keeping our students and roadways as safe as possible.

Besides, for every unpleasant memory of walking 10 miles to school uphill both ways, there are thousands of warm memories of those ‘snow days’ spent at home.

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With winter well underway, Utilities Kingston is offering safety tips to help protect your home, property and loved ones this season.

Keep gas and electrical meters clear: Although your outdoor gas meter is designed to withstand winter weather, heavy or hard-packed snow and ice can be a safety hazard. Keep snow and ice from building up on and covering both your gas and electric meters - and avoid piling snow under the meters or electrical wires.

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Prevent water from freezing around electrical lines: Never attempt to clear ice from around electrical lines yourself (Utilities Kingston customers: call 613-546-1181 if you are concerned). Keep your eaves troughs free of debris so water runs safely away before it freezes.

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Farmers and eaters working together can build a better food system

BY ARIC MCBAY

The beginning of a new year is traditionally a time to think about change; a time to consider our accomplishments, and to think about what we want to accomplish in the year to come.

As a farmer, I think about this on our farm. For example, last year, we were able to expand our vegetable production despite extreme weather. This year, we aim to improve our infrastructure, especially to make our farm more drought-resistant. But we all eat, and so we should all be thinking about farming and about our food system.

Why? In part because there just aren’t that many farmers any more.

According to OMAFRA, there are roughly 75,000 “farm operators” in Ontario. Since the province has a total population of 14 million, this means farmers now make up less than one per cent of the population—in fact, closer to half a per cent.

That’s not enough to fill one electoral riding, which makes it difficult for farmers to advocate for themselves in government. Right now, agrochemical companies like Monsanto or Cargill have more lobbying power in govern-

ment than farmers themselves. Clearly this is a problem if we want a fair and sustainable food system. Especially since the issue of diminishing farmer numbers—worsened by rising land prices and an aging farm population— is likely to get worse before it gets better.

One solution to this problem is that more young people should get involved in farming. And we’re seeing that, especially amongst ecological farmers. But this will take time.

There’s another answer, however, and that’s to build stronger collaboration between farmers and non-farmers who care about food and farm issues.

The Kingston area has been a national leader on this kind of collaboration. We’ve seen projects like the prison farm movement, Food Down the Road, and Loving Spoonful, all of which emerged from collaboration between farmers and eaters.

And in Ottawa, a coalition of eaters and farmers was recently able to protect the Central Experimental Farm, Canada’s hub for publiclyfunded agricultural research, from a development project.

The common thread of those successes in both Kingston and Ottawa

was the National Farmers Union (NFU), which has been advocating for a just and sustainable food system in Canada for close to fifty years. The NFU also includes more and more associate members: eaters who care deeply about food and farm issues.

If you’re one of those people, then you’ll be happy to know that the National Farmers Union is reaching out to new members in our area (Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington).

And that new members who sign up by March 1st will be entered into a draw to win a gift certificate or gift basket from local food businesses including Wendy’s Mobile Market, Old Farm Fine Foods, and the Common Market.

“Every time a food or farm topic is raised in the Kingston area, people show their support for a just and sustainable food system,” says Dianne Dowling, president of NFU Local 316 (KFL&A). “As a farmer, I greatly appreciate that support and involvement. I invite people who are interested in food and farm issues to join the NFU as a farmer member, or as an associate member.”

She adds: “One way to meet NFU members and learn more about the

Members of the National Farmers Union at a recent meeting.

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NFU is to come to our annual winter fun day on Sunday, January 22.”

Go to http://nfulocal316.ca/ for more information about the fun day and other Local 316 activities, or call Dianne at 613-546-0869.

You can sign up for a membership in person or online at nfu.ca.

Farmers and non-farmers working

together have accomplished great things in the past, including winning Medicare and much of Canada’s social safety net.

Our food system has big challenges ahead, but if farmers and eaters work together, we can tackle them.

Aric McBay is a farmer and author.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

By-election a very expensive and complex process for filling a short-term vacancy Dear Editor, We were sitting at the kitchen table with friends the other night and the issue of Richard Allen's resignation came up and his potential replacement. It appears as if some councilllors and members of the public would prefer to hold a very expensive and complex by-election for a short-term vacancy. This is irresponsible to the tax payers of the city and looks highly suspicious of political maneuvering by some existing councillors who may not like the runner-up's views (Mr. Scott). My daughter even perked up and simply said

the people on council shouldn't block him as it is only fair to pass the position to who came in second, which happens in many walks of life.

The people of Countryside district have had a democratic election just two years ago and it really does just make sense to have the second place finisher take the position for the rest of the term. We cannot see any legitimate reason why not to.

None of the candidates got a good outcome last time. Even Allen received just 30 per cent of the vote, not a resounding endorsement, 70 per cent rejecting him.

Lets hope those on council can see their folly in going

down this by-election road. If there was minimal cost to the city and a simple procedure, an election may be warranted.

But that is not the case. Even accepting applications for the position would be open to abuse by councillors in selecting whom they feel would fit into their own political leanings.

It appears as if Mr. Scott has the only legitimate claim on this council position, at least until the next general election next year.

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Artist in the shadows The brilliant work of photographer Vivian Maier remained hidden throughout most of her life.

Born in 1929 in New York City, throughout much of her childhood, Maier’s fatherless family lived in Saint-Bonnet-enChampsaur, a village in the French Alps, which was her mother’s home town and where most of her relatives lived.

What that childhood was like, no one knows. There were some short periods of living in New York with the father pres-

ent, but much of her time was spent in France.

In 1951, Maier herself moved from France back to New York City. For five years, she was employed in a sweatshop. She left New York for Chicago, where she began work as a Nanny.

Over 40 years, she continued her work as a nanny for a few families. In the middle of her career she took a break in 1959 and 1960 and travelled around the globe to places throughout Europe as well as China, Egypt, India, the Philippines, and Syria.

What’s unique about Maier was her creativity and how she kept her artistic skills completely out of the public eye.

For years, everywhere she went her medium format Rolleiflex camera accompanied her. She crafted images that today’s digital photographers cannot come close to, despite clicking the shutter button hundreds of times in a day, wasting their time in hope that one of their photographs might be good.

In contrast, Maier worked with medium format (large negatives) film with from 8 to 32 exposures per roll and crafted masterful images day after day.

For reasons unknown, she switched from medium format black and white film to colour (Ektachrome) around 1970. I’ve heard several theories about why she suddenly switched to color, but it seems to me that the most obvious rationale is that around 1970 the price of color film (and its processing) dropped drastically, allowing photography enthusiasts easier economic access.

The reasons for her switch from black & white to color are not the only enigma surrounding Vivian Maier. Almost everything we know about her is conjecture.

She never showed her work to anyone, never mind mounting an exhibition. Were it not for a non-payment of a bill on a storage site, her work may never have been discovered.

Her street work has been compared to such masters as Arthur (Weegee) Fellig. There’s a dark street awareness surrounding much of Maier’s photographic work. But there’s also an unfiltered innocence, especially in her photographic work featuring children.

Was this closeness to the souls of children because of her own lack of children (mere conjecture on my part)? Was it because she was abused at some point in her life? That’s someone else’s simple theory, resulting from viewing Maier’s images of

the dark side of life. Maier could beautifully create images of a laughing child, but crafted equally impactful visual art of unconscious drunks or sleeping homeless people. Arrests and dead horses. They are all in her street repertoire, alongside images of loved ones sharing a kiss or holding hands. A woman with her head resting lovingly on her lover’s shoulder. Many images from behind the subject.

Her self-portraits are particularly fascinating. There was no time delay while she set a camera on a tripod and ran into position. Her self portraits are as unique as everything else this photographer did. Many self-portraits are simply reflections. A glass window. A broken mirror. Lots of images of nothing but her shadow.

It was there, in the shadows, where she seemed most comfortable.

Surely she must have known how good her work was. The composition and image quality are exquisite.

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The medium format camera, although far more difficult to master than 35 mm, offered possibilities far beyond that available from the typical cameras of the day. A medium format image, even more than a high resolution digital image, can be enlarged to great sizes without any loss of quality.

So here was this street photographer taking perfectly composed and exposed images with ultra-sharp focus. All of this on an old manual camera. In essence, she captures some of the most beautiful images in the hardest of styles.

You don’t control anything but yourself and your camera on the street. You don’t set things up and you don’t change the light. What you see is what you get. And what Vivian Maier saw she turned into works of art.

Of course I’m curious to know why she kept her work hidden. But, perhaps, it wasn’t hidden; she just didn’t want to show it to anyone. That’s different from actively hiding it. Was she simply an intense introvert? I understand that implicitly.

I live in an introvert’s world. I can go for days being perfectly happy not saying a word to another human being. I realize that this can wreak havoc in a relationship, but it’s the world of an introvert.

I detest small talk in pubs (or anywhere) and hate “hanging out” in the local bar, although I love going in for a meaningful chat with a friend.

Perhaps Vivian Maier didn’t give a rat’s arse about what anyone thought of her work. The idea of an exhibition may have never entered her mind, for an exhibition would have meant

an opening, which would have meant mingling, which would have brought an end to the idea of an exhibition in the first place.

I have an upcoming exhibition of my work in May and, on one hand, I’m dreading it. The mingling. The social niceties. The conversations.

On the other hand, I’ve found my way around the crowd. I will also be performing musically at this exhibition, so won’t have to do as much of the usual mingling one expects at such an event.

Phew. It’s one of the reasons I’m so comfortable on Facebook: it’s like remaining in the shadows.

Is this what Maier felt about photography? She loved the pursuit of images but never thought about the showing those images?

Since this discovery of one of the great street photographers of the 20th century, books have been written and movies filmed. One of the films is called Finding Vivian Maier. It’s a fascinating study, nominated for a 2015 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It did not win; it’s flawed and amateurish in certain areas, but it also gives us a never-seen, close up view into the world of Vivian Maier.

Maier’s past nanny duties are viewed as either a Mary Poppins-like glow or as an anti-Poppins private demon, depending on which former children are asked. Those she tended the longest view her with great fondness and kindness, even going so far as taking care of her in her later years.

Had it not been for John Maloof, the world might never have seen the photographic work of Vivian Maier.

Later in her life, Maier had most of her work in storage. In 2007, after failing to keep up pay-

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ments on the storage site, the contents of the site were auctioned off. John Maloof, searching for historical information about a Chicago neighborhood, bought the bulk of Maier’s work, not having a clue what was in the boxes, aside from old photo negatives. The collection included about 30,000 of Vivian Maier’s photographic negatives, vintage prints, home movies, audio recordings, hundreds of items of memorabilia, and roll upon roll of undeveloped film.

What Maloof discovered was a woman described by her charges as a socialist, a feminist and a movie critic. As an adult, Lane Gensburg, for whom Vivian Maier had served as nanny from 1956 to 1972, described her as a “real, live Mary Poppins.”

Her photographs and audio tapes even included Phil Donahue, for whom she had briefly worked as a housekeeper. There are photographs of Frank Sinatra. There’s Audrey Hepburn at the Chicago premiere of My Fair Lady in 1964 and Kirk Douglas at the premiere of Spartacus in 1960.

Sadly, later in life, Maier did not have a lot of funds. On the verge of eviction from an apartment, the Gensburg brothers, her former childhood charges, came to her aid and provided the funds for her to live in a much nicer apartment in a better area. In 2008, she suffered a head injury after falling on ice. She entered a nursing home and died five months later in 2009.

Just as the world was about to discover Vivian Maier’s work, she passed away. Would she have wanted the attention?

Her work is brilliant, technically beautiful, and

Many of Vivian Maier’s photographs featured children on the streets. Maier’s work, some of the best street photography of the 20th century, was not discovered by the public until after her death.

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full of the intensity of life on the streets. There’s also a playfulness to much of it. There’s a rawness without judgment in many of her photographs.

Five books have been written and two documentary films have been created about her work.

You can watch “Finding Vivian Maier” (2013) on Netflix at the moment. The BBC produced the other film, “The Vivian Maier Mystery.”

You can explore much of her work at vivianmaier.com.

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Victoria Park upgrades may be supported by large corporate grant

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BY BILL HUTCHINS

News - Kingston's Victoria Park may be in line for a large corporate grant to help pay for new recreational amenities.

But city officials say it won't mean changing the park's name.

Victoria Park is in line for a $500,000 grant from TD Bank through its Canada 150 celebrations fund. Kingston and one other municipality in Eastern Ontario are being

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"It was proposed that the works underway in Victoria Park could be of interest to TD from a sponsorship perspective and that some additional features could also be added to improve the environmental and sustainability experience in the park," according to a staff report to council Jan. 10.

The city is already planning to spend one million dollars upgrading recreational amenities in the busy park on Brock Street with a splash pad-type water feature and a tree planting plan along with a reconstructed central pathway and gathering area. Other improvements include new tennis and basketball courts, lighting upgrades, entry area improvements and new barbequing areas.

Parks officials say the half-million dollar corporate donation will allow for "value added" improvements that would not otherwise be done.

"With grant funding from TD, an underground reservoir and low impact development type drainage management system, a pedestrian bridge and a more elaborate demonstration garden, would be added to the water feature. In addition, an intensive tree planting program across the entire park would be undertaken," staff explained.

In return for the investment, TD Bank will get a recognition plaque installed in a prominent location for the 10 year duration of the sponsorship agreement, along with a celebration for the park's re-opening in late summer 2017.

While the scheduled city-funded enhancements are not expected to significantly increase the park's maintenance budget, there could be "modest" increased operating costs to maintain the TD-funded splash pad drainage and enlarged demonstration garden projects.

"This operational impact will need to be assessed following its first full year of operation and those costs may be included, for consideration, in future operational budget requests," said the staff report.

Councillors voted 10-0 to accept the money. But TD won't make a final decision on the donation until February.

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Kingston-made ‘pink pussy hats’ set to descend on D.C. and Market Square

BY HOLLIE PRATT-CAMPBELL hpratt-campbell@metroland.com

They're bright pink, shaped like pussy cats and poised to make a loud statement on Jan. 21, from Washington, D.C. to Kingston, Ont. The day after President Trump's inauguration, hundreds of thousands of women will march on the National Mall in D.C. in protest of how they fear their rights are under attack under the new Trump administration and Republican con-

gress. In a show of solidarity, sister marches have popped up throughout the U.S. and Canada, and thousands of knitters from across North America have been hard at work creating the event's signature hats in hopes that women at the marches will wear them to further send the message home.

Here in Kingston, the knitters of SABLE (Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy), a group of women that meets weekly to knit together and share patterns and projects, have been knitting the pussy hats for marchers both in D.C.

and at home, where a Women's March will be held in Springer Market Square on Jan. 21.

"Twenty hats went down to Washington on Tuesday," says SABLE Kingston founder Cindy McQueen. "We gave everybody in the Kingston area the option of either knitting them to give away or keeping them here for our event to hand out."

The vision is to have supporters gather in the square at 10 a.m. on Jan. 21, with as many as possible wearing the hats.

"We're all going to go skating," says McQueen. "We'll hand out hats to the people who don't have them."

The project has given local knitters a chance to feel connected to a cause they believe in.

"I like the cause and that it will make a statement," remarks SABLE knitter Rebecca Coupland. "I like the idea of the march and that the march is so inclusive, too. I can't go (to D.C.) but I feel a little tiny part of it."

"For me personally, it's really important not to let any of this that's happened below the border 'Leitch' up here," adds McQueen, noting that she doesn't like the looks of Conservative leadership candidates Kelli Leitch and Kevin O'Leary and how they aim to bring Trump-style

politics to Canada.

Part of the inspiration for the Market Square event, she says, is to take a stand against this style of ultra-conservative "populist" leadership.

"We're having a really tough time with (Leitch and O'Leary). I would like people to realize that we're not going to have Trump happen here."

The pussy hats are just one of the many projects taken on by the women of SABLE Kingston.

"We have people that donate to the NICU, we have people that donate to the Humane Society," says McQueen.

Knitters of all levels are invited to join the group, which meets at the Portsmouth Tavern every Thursday from 6 -8 p.m.

"Some women are designers, some women have just begun. Every single level sits at the table all the time. The purpose is just to come together and knit together. It doesn't matter who you are, it doesn't matter how good you are - it's just a fun place."

To learn more about SABLE Kingston, visit their Facebook page.

You can also check out the Market Square event page on Facebook.

Learn more about the Pussy Hat Project, including the pattern for those interested in knitting hats, at https://www.pussyhatproject.com.

SABLE Kingston members Joan Sharpe (left) and Rebecca Coupland. Rebecca is wearing a pink pussy hat made by Jenn Anderson, and Joan a special Kingston hat with the city's skyline, designed and made by group member Deb White.

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Happy Hour podcast host Marisa Sandlin.

Picture a person drinking craft beer.

Chances are, a dude with a beard immediately jumped to mind.

But beer is appreciated by a wide range of individuals, including many women - women who, according to Marisa Sandlin, often get overlooked in the story of how craft beer is made, marketed and enjoyed.

So Sandlin started a podcast called Harpy Hour, with the goal of shining a light on these women and their experiences.

"Aside from loving beer, I had started to notice a lot of women in the beer industry and the craft beer industry," she says.

"I really wanted to know more about them, so I just started contacting people to say hey, I'm going to start this podcast, would you like to be part of it?"

The first episode featured the Society of Beer Drinking Ladies, a group of women in Toronto that meets monthly to drink and chat about beer. Sandlin was inspired to travel to Toronto to attend one of their events shortly thereafter.

"I went to their first all outdoor ladies event in Dundas Square on Hollie Pratt-Campbell/Metroland June 11," she recalls. "It was pretty

amazing not only seeing that many brewers, but over 1,000 women all women. Everybody was having a great time."

Sandlin thought she'd love to see something similar here in Kingston, and on Sunday, Jan. 22, this vision will become reality. Working with Kristina Miller, part-owner of the Alibi, Sandlin has organized Kingston's first allladies beer drinking event.

Women who appreciate good beer are invited to gather at the Alibi on Jan. 22 from 1 - 6 p.m. to enjoy the brews of 10 area beermakers including the Napanee Brewing Company, Nickel Brook Beers from Burlington, MacKinnon Brothers from Bath, The County Cider Company from Picton and King's Town Brewing, a brand new brewery that recently opened in Kingston's west end.

"We've asked every single beer company participating to have a female rep, that way it stays an all-women environment," Sandlin says, noting that she's had a lot of great feedback from the brewers and hopes to make this a regular event.

"I figure if Society of Beer Drinking Ladies can manage it every month in Toronto, we can at least try to have something more

regularly in 2017."

The hope is that those who attend will have the opportunity to learn more about the beers they love, discover new beers and meet and hear the stories of women who work in the industry. Indeed, Sandlin remarks that from doing the podcast she's learned the experiences of women working in craft beer really do run the gamut.

"Some are happy to share the problems they've had in a very male-dominated industry and some really just want to talk about their work and what they've done and what they've achieved. I'm here for both of those stories."

Part of the proceeds from the beer event will go to Dawn House, a local shelter for women.

"I think this will be a great thing for Kingston," Sandlin says. "Not only are you going to drink good beer but you're also going to contribute money to a good cause."

Tickets are $25, and include five tasting tickets and a tasting glass.

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Fairmount Home to offer unique program for residents in honour of sesquicentennial TORI STAFFORD

News – With 2017 marking Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, Fairmount Home residents will have an interesting and exciting way to celebrate, thanks to a new program and grant from the Community Foundation of Kingston and Area.

Fairmount Home, Frontenac County’s accredited long-term care home, received a grant through the Community Foundation’s Canada 150 Fund in order to be able to offer the History Through Expression program. A concept originally brought forward by Kym St. Pierre, Fairmount’s volunteer and special events coordinator, the program will involve hand drum making, drumming, indigenous singing, seated dancing and storytelling. Over 14 weeks, residents at Fairmount Home will have the opportunity to take part in as much or as little of the program as they’d like, and the program will conclude with a performance by those involved just before Canada Day.

“[It’s] the ideal opportunity for our residents to be able to participate in a unique event that marries the indigenous culture with an activity that they can participate in and celebrate as part of Canada’s 150th,” said Lisa Hirvi, administrator for Fairmount Home.

“We are just thrilled. The fact this idea came to us, was supported, and is now being funded is very exciting.”

History Through Expression will feature David Jock, Eric Voice and Brian St. Pierre, aboriginal drum makers, drummers and storytellers. Additionally, Jackie Mills, the creator of the Sit ’n Dance seniors dance program, and Dalia Gesser, a theatre educator who specializes in senior programming and familiar face at Fairmount, will also classes to compliment the aboriginalbased programming. While History Through Expression will be a unique, one-time program offered at Fairmount Home, it is in keeping with Fairmount’s diverse program-

ming aimed at engaging as many residents as possible, Hirvi explained.

“We do like to offer more than just like bingo and baking,” she said, noting that Fairmount has a music therapy program, and also offers programs in theatre and fine arts.

“We’re so glad we have a music therapist that comes in and works with our residents regularly. Music is such a strong and important thing in the lives of our residents.”

Hirvi also hopes this new program will act as an opportunity to explore further possible programs for Fairmount residents.

“Following this program, we the drums that are made will remain here, so our residents will be able to participate in drumming activities, and hopefully other activities involving the local indigenous community,” she said.

“I think that there is opportunity to use this program as a springboard for other activities. We are so grateful to the Community Foundation for the grant to make this all happen.”

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“If they’d have given me a $million each, I couldn’t have recognized them,” he said.

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In Good Taste is a fine dining experience for single seniors and will meet at Red Lobster, 410 Bath Rd, Jan. 20 at 5:30 p.m. If interested to attend, please contact Norma at 613-542-3622 or Nicole at 613-6341966.

Ole Time Fiddlers Open Mike Golden Links Hall Harrowsmith - Jan. 29 1 to 5 p.m. followed by dinner. Cost $10 info call 372-2410 Sponsored by the Odd Fellows & Rebekahs with proceeds going to support Camp Trillium.

Are you a woman who loves to sing and is curious about joining a choir?

The Frontenac Women’s Chorus is welcoming new members for January. No audition is necessary and an ability to read music, while desirable, is not required if you can learn by ear and sing in tune with our enthusiastic and friendly group.

Join us to sing an exciting variety of music on Monday nights - we have a spot for you! For additional information please contact Patty Smith at kpatty.smith@gmail.com Sound Escapes: Swingtime Dance Band, Thursday, Jan. 26, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m Join us for the kick-off to our new concert series, and enjoy an afternoon of old standards and big band hits. Refreshments available for sale during intermission.

Bring your dancing shoes! 56 Francis Street. Advance tickets: $10/ person For more information call 613.548.7810 Organists Francine Nguyen-Savaria and Matthieu Latreille (“Duo Pergulae”) will perform at St. George’s Cathedral in Kingston on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 at 4 p.m. Tickets cost $15 and are available at the Cathedral Office or at the door. A reception will follow. The program will be mainly composed of organ duets, but will also include two solos works. The organ duets will include the well-known Fantasia in F minor and other organ transcriptions of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a duet from the Renaissance period, and Variations on “Veni

Creator Spiritus” by David Briggs.

St. George’s Cathedral is located at 270 King Street East in Kingston. The concert is sponsored by the Kingston Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. For more information please visit www. rcco-kingston.org, or email: info@ rcco-kingston.org.

Inverary United Church (4681 Latimer Rd) 10th Annual Chilli-fest, Friday, Jan. 20, 6 p.m.Come sample and vote for your favourite chilli whether it be hot, medium, mild, vegetarian or no bean Beef stew for the non-chili lovers Adults $10 Children $5 Dinner includes chilli, salad, buns, dessert, tea or coffee Walk On is a free, indoor winter walking program that runs from November to the end of March. With six locations in KFL&A, 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 613-5491232, ext. 1180.

Are you, or someone you know, experiencing the trauma of a Separation and/or Divorce? Where do you turn for help? Come to the New Life Group Meeting: a Catholic Ministry for the Separated and Divorced on alternate Tuesday evenings. Jan 17, Shattered Dreams: Finding Healing: DVD – Guided Discussion; Jan 31, Our Response to Difficult People.

7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Francis J. Spence Pastoral Centre, 390 Palace Road, Kingston, (613) 548-4461. All faith denominations are welcome.

Bath Legion branch 623 : January will start “Tasty Tall Boy Tuesdays”. Tall Boys will be $4.25 all day Tuesday plus buy one meal get the second for half price (must be an entree, dine in only, drinks not included) Every Monday evening in January - Shuffleboard, 7 p.m., $2 per play, Bath Legion - Every Wednesday morning in January Legion Breakfast, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. Every Friday come join us for lunch at the

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Friday Night Baha’i Fireside –Discussion: Discussion: “Science and Religion” Friday, Jan 20 at 7 p.m. at 99 York St. All are welcome. Further info:bahais@kingston.net Are you a senior or disabled person who has difficulty preparing meals?

The VON Meals on Wheels can help! We provide tasty, nutritious and affordable hot or frozen meals delivered weekdays, by friendly volunteers to people living in the Greater Kingston area. Let us do the cooking! Call 613-634-0130 ext 2302 for more info Queen’s University Institute for Lifelong Learning (QUILL) Series: Sunday, Jan. 22 2 p.m. Karen Dolan, Photographer, Teacher, Arts Advocate, will speak on PHOTOART: Sharing the Joy of Photography. It takes place in Room 101 Goddes Hall 143 Union St. Queens University. For more info call 613 549 1910.

GriefShare - A weekly seminar and support group for men and women who are grieving the death of a family member or friend. Get together with others who understand your hurts, emotions and painful experiences in a supportive environment.

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Weekly from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Westside Fellowship Christian Reformed Church at 1021 Woodbine Rd. For more information, call Betty-Ann at 613-384-7306 or Leo at 613-4535907 or go online to www.griefshare.org.

The Creative Arts Focus Program LDSB/LCVI Presents: Visual Paradise 2017, A Gallery Exhibit of Fine Art & Design. Jan. 19 to -29 at 274 Princess Street (between Clergy & Sydenham) Opening Reception: Thursday, Jan. 19, 7 to - 9p.m.Show Hours: Monday to Saturday 10 a.m.to 6p.m..Sunday: noon to 5 p.m. Info: 613-540-4134 Karaoke at the RCHA Club , 193 Ontario Street at Clarence - Thursday Jan. 26, 7 to 10 p.m. Steve and Penny are your hosts for this fun Karaoke night! No Cover. Request your favourite song to sing or have the duo sing for you. The choices are almost unlimited on their computer music bank.

Town hall meeting to hear a speaker regarding the future of hospitals’ integration, hotel dieu and kingston general, and answer questions about this important re-structuring in our community. St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, 130 lakeview ave., Reddendale on Thursday Feb. 2 Doors open at 7 p.m. and speakeris Jim Flett, CEO of KGH A question period to follow. All welcome! More info: call Don at 613- 389 - 6536 Kingston Orchid Society meeting on Sunday, Jan. 22 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Seniors Centre, 56 Francis St. Learn about growing exotic orchids - it’s fun, easy, fascinating!

Monthly meetings, discussion and speakers. Please join us and enjoy our display table of flowering orchids. This month: “Don’t throw out that plant!” Contact person; Gwenneth Howard, 613-389-2895 or email ghoward7@cogeco.ca The Kingston Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will meet at the Kingston Seniors Centre, 56 Francis St., on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. Who Knew? - Part 2. Members report interesting discoveries in their family history research. Visitors welcome. Further details at www.ogs.on.ca/kingston Roast Beef Supper - Saturday, Jan. 28 at Emmanuel United Church, 63

Factory Street, Odessa (behind the RBC) Dinner starts at 5 p.m. Adults $15 Children 17 & under - $8, 5 & Under -Free Family Rates available Seniors Association Armchair Travel to Peru on Tuesday Jan. 24, 11:30 a.m. Enjoy a traditional lunch of Aguadito de Pollo (Chicken Soup), Lomo Saltado (Stir Fry), and a traditional dessert. At 12:30 p.m. Lise Coghlan will take you on a picturesque, historical slide show of interesting sites. $14.50/person (advance tickets only). The Seniors Centre: 613.548.7810.

Melos presents an expanded “Baroque Idol Competition”--Baroque Idol for local young singers, and Baroque Masters for vocalists aged 40 and over. The competition will be held on Sunday Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m. in St George’s Cathedral, in front of judges and a live audience. Come and support the local singers, and have a delightful evening of music and learning! Winners receive cash prizes. TIckets: $15/10. Information: Melos-earlymusic.org, email holly.gwynnetimothy@gmail.com, or phone 613-767-7245.

Are you, or someone you know, experiencing the trauma of a Separation and/or Divorce? Come to the New Life Group Meeting: a Catholic Ministry for the Separated and Divorced on alternate Tuesday evenings. Jan 31, Our Response to Difficult People. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Francis J. Spence Pastoral Centre, 390 Palace Road, Kingston, (613) 548-4461. All faith denominations are welcome.

FLK Taoist Tai Chi Open House week January 23-28, 2017. We invite you to drop in to any of our locations this week to learn about the Beginner Classes in your area.

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“It was unbelievable. It was like night and day,” Pennock said of the moment his BAHA processor was turned on, adding that there was no real adjustment period.

“Things that I had never heard before I could hear now… like my bare footsteps on the hardwood floor, I could never hear that before and now I can, so it is really cool.”

What’s more are the capabilities the BAHA has to offer thanks to its Bluetooth technology, Pennock said. He wears a transmitter around his neck, which is equipped with a microphone and allows him to connect with his smartphone. With the push of a button, Pennock can now answer phone calls, listen to music and adjust his processor.

Since Pennock received the implant, the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic has seen a few more patients looking into BAHAs, Beyea said, and he expects more patients will show interest now that Pennock’s procedure has been made public.

While the government covers the implant surgery, the actual device is not covered, Beyea explained. And with each processor costing between $6,000 to $8,000, Hotel Dieu Hospital is hoping the new BAHA program will be able to find donors to help potential patients obtain full hearing as Pennock has.

“Other locations that actually do this on a regular basis, they rely on donors to give money to this program,” Beyea said.

“For sure, part of the hope for us with this program is that we’ll be able to identify donors in the future that will be interested in giving money to this so that many more patients like Adam can benefit in the future.”

Pennock may find himself stopped by strangers and explaining the BAHA to people often, but he doesn’t mind. He enjoys telling his stepsons’ classmates about the BAHA, and hopes to help others understand the device and those that it could potentially help. Doing so is a small price to pay for the benefits the BAHA has given him, not the least of which is enjoying the small, everyday moments he used to struggle with, he expressed.

“If we’re having a big dinner or something like that, and I’m sitting at one end of the table, I could never hear the person at the other end of the table,” Pennock said of the difficulties he used to have in enjoying time with his large family.

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Now, Pennock can hear both of the boys vividly, and will also be able to hear the cries of his brand new baby girl due in mid-January.

Pennock is the first patient in Kingston to receive a bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) – a hearing aid connected to a titanium implant in the skull. Unlike traditional hearing aids, which transmit sound through the eardrum and middle ear into the inner ear, a BAHA sends sound directly to the inner ear.

While the concept originated in the late 1970s, the first BAHA implant took place in North America in late 2015, and advancements in technology and medicine have made way for the method to restore or allow for full hearing in those patients who cannot be treated with regular hearing aids. This includes patients like Pennock, who experienced hearing loss resulting from a tumour, as well as children born without ear canals.

For Pennock, deciding to undergo the transplant was an easy decision. Having been in the care of Hotel Dieu Hospital’s Dr. Jason Beya since his cancer diagnosis in September of 2015, Pennock already trusted Beya’s judgement and ability when he began looking into BAHAs, he explained. And he’s very happy with the results. “[Before the implant] when someone was talking to me from behind me… I could hear them a little bit, but it was muffled,” Pennock said at the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic at Hotel Dieu on Monday, Jan. 9.

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Pennock pointed out the implant surgery, which is relatively non-invasive, was a quick and easy procedure, followed by a three-month waiting period to allow the implant to heal and set, Beyea explained. Once healed, Pennock received his processor – a small, black hearing aid that looks similar to a small Bluetooth ear piece which connects to the node of the implant just behind Pennock’s right ear.

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The Township of Frontenac Islands held their first meeting of the new year on Wolfe Island. And I have to think it was their shortest..

A good thing based on the difficulties staff members in particular, have been facing during the long process of building an accessible washroom behind the township office in the community hall.

On this occasion, overnight before the meeting, skunks had gotten under the building. Along with the dust, dirt, and noise of the washroom/ramp construction, (without an inside facility) and to add insult to injury, no internet access, the smell of skunks had overtaken the building. Nearly too much?

A .Economic Development: Howe Island Councillor Bruce Higgs took very seriously the development opportunity the Feihe International Inc., infant formula manufacturing company, is offering the community.

With their plans to manufacture goat milk based products, process 75 million litres

of goat milk annually, it can bring jobs to the region. He called on the expertise of a friend to hear what might, or could, be possible. “I was in touch with my friend Bruce Vandenberg, who with his wife Sharon, is the owner of Lenberg Farms, a 1300 goat & sheep dairy farm in Lindsay. It’s where with all the milk produced cheeses are made (Mariposa Dairy), and we discussed the proposed goat milk plant for Kingston and what it could mean for Frontenac County, and the islands of course,” Councillor Higgs said, as he handed out a summary, fact filled document prepared with his friend’s assistance to members of council. “Richard is prepared to meet with council,” Hobbs said. Council members indicated a wish to see the Mariposa Dairy setup and operation in Lindsay.

The document pertaining to goat milk production is filled with important facts . It notes that at the present time in Ontario there is a shortage of live goats with very few goats available, or for sale,

except perhaps in Quebec. It states that a basic, economic, goat farm would be of some 300 animals, that barns must be dry, well ventilated in summer but do not require heat. etc. There are 5 new ‘Round Table’ 90 goat, milking machines operating in Ontario, milking 800 goats per hour with one operator.

The projection is that in 5 to 8 years goat milk litres in Ontario will go from to 70 to 80 million . It was 60 million for all of Canada in 2016.

That document will be forwarded to Richard Allen, the Frontenac County Economic Development Manager, requesting that a meeting be set with the larger farming community. It would be to detail what options might be available for economic development for Frontenac Islands and the region, to ensure the supply of goat milk for the new plant in the future. Exciting times.

B. Planning: The Township of Frontenac Islands will ask the County Planning Department to provide in writing the procedure required

to amend the year currently stipulated for severance applications, with the intent of being allowed an increase in the number of lots per parcel of land. Council also wants an explanation with regards to the status of the Township’s Official plan, and what sections have yet to be approved.

C. Senior’s Project: The closing date for the submissions of the Request for Proposal has been changed to January 26th, 2017, at the request of those who are submitting bids.

D. Deputy Mayor Nossal expressed satisfaction with the Howe Island Township (foot) ferry staff for their “dedication and hard work” in clearing the recent backlog of vehicles due to the unforeseen shutdown of the Howe Island County ferry. She also had high praise for the Frontenac County ferry staff for keeping in touch regarding the ferry. And for the updates circulated regularly providing ferry users with current information, and explanations as to the cause of

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One or two loud cracks was just about all Mother could stand.

We heard Father get up and go to the Findlay Oval in the kitchen and lift the lids, and we knew

he was about to chug in another log. The old stove was pouring out as much heat as it could, but it wasn't enough to take the bone chilling cold out of the house.

And of course, that was all Mother needed to hear...Father attacking the stove with another log from the wood box. She knew that within minutes the stove pipes would be making their own noises, and there was a good chance they would turn red from the flames. Which to her meant the whole house would be burnt to the ground and with us in it!

It didn't take her long to get us all out of bed and head down to the kitchen. Father was in his usual night attire, which was his long combination underwear, and he had settled down in the rocking chair, lit his pipe, and looked like he was about to

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Mother had placed our warm outer clothes on the bench at the back door, just in case we had to leave the house in a hurry. Where we would go in the blowing snow was beyond me, but Mother was sure anyplace was safer than in an old log house with its only means of heat, a raging cook stove about to burst into flames.

Just as she said they would, the pipes turned red. She poked Father and he roused long enough to take a look, then said, "Nothing to stew about it...it'll all settle down in a minute." And he promptly went back to sleep.

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the time Father came in for his breakfast. He looked around at the blankets and pillows on the floor, plugged another log in the stove, and got as far as saying, "Well, I see.... ," when Mother said, "Not one word Albert...not one word."

I knew there would be many nights ahead of us when the old log house would crack from the frost, the pipes would turn red, Father would spend most of the night in the rocking chair in the kitchen to keep the stove stoked, and Mother would herd us all down to the kitchen to sleep on the floor. Just in case.

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Meeting seeks public input on the future of parking and storing recreational vehicles in Loyalist Township News – The future of how and where Loyalist Township residents can park and store their specialty and recreational vehicles remains to be determined, and area residents will have the opportunity to ask learn more about the potential options and voice their opinions at an upcoming meeting.

The township is currently reviewing their Zoning Bylaw restrictions surrounding the parking and storage of motorhomes, travel trailers, boats and snowmobiles in residential areas.

Currently, the Bylaw allows for residents to park and store only one motorhome, travel trailer, or boat (up to 10 metres in length), or two snowmobiles – and no combination of those items is permitted.

Additionally, these recreational vehicles must be parked/stored in a garage, carport or other building, or on an interior side yard or backyard.

None of these items may be parked in a driveway, nor can these vehicles be stored closer than one metre from property lines.

These restrictions were called into question in July of 2016, when the township received a letter from a local resident.

“…this by-law was written back in the day when lots were much larger and made it an option for people to park their vehicles in the side or rear year,” Karla Simpson of Amherstview wrote in her letter addressed to Loyalist Township CAO Robert Maddocks.

Simpson had earlier been informed her 25-foot RV parked in her driveway was in violation of the by-law, a restriction she was unaware of, she said in the letter.

“With the new subdivisions creating smaller lots, this is no longer possible.”

The issue then came before Council in September of 2016, when Council directed staff to prepare zoning options “that would allow for various permissions for the storing of special vehicles,” before proceeding with a public meeting.

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A home is the most costly thing many people will ever buy. The process of buying a home can be both exciting and nervewracking. One way to make the process of buying a home go more smoothly is to save enough money to put down a substantial down payment.

Saving for a down payment on a home is similar to saving for other items, only on a far grander scale. Many financial planners and real estate professionals recommend prospective home buyers put down no less than 20 percent of the total cost of the home they’re buying. Down payments short of 20 percent will require private mortgage insurance, or PMI. The cost of PMI depends on a host of variables, but is generally between 0.3 and 1.5 percent of the original loan amount. While plenty of homeowners pay PMI, buyers who can afford to put down 20 percent can save themselves a considerable amount of money by doing so.

Down payments on a home tend to be substantial, but the following are a few strategies prospective home buyers can employ to grow their savings with an eye toward making a down payment on their next home.

• Decide when you want to buy. The first step to buying a home begins when buyers save their first dollar for a down payment.

Deciding when to buy can help buyers develop a saving strategy. If buyers decide they want to buy in five years away, they will have more time to build their savings.

If buyers want to buy within a year, they will need to save more each month, and those whose existing savings fall far short of the 20 percent threshold may have to accept paying PMI. • Prequalify for a mortgage. Before buyers even look for their new homes, they should first sit down with a mortgage lender to determine how much a mortgage

they will qualify for. Prequalifying for a mortgage can make the home buying process a lot easier, and it also can give first-time buyers an idea of how much they can spend. Once lenders prequalify prospective buyers, the buyers can then do the simple math to determine how much they will need to put down. For example, preapproval for a $300,000 loan means buyers will have to put down $60,000 to meet the 20 percent down payment threshold. In that example, buyers can put down less than $60,000, but they will then have to pay PMI. It’s important for buyers to understand that a down payment is not the only costs they will have to come up with when buying a home. Closing costs and other fees will also need to be paid by the buyers.

• Examine monthly expenses. Once buyers learn how much mortgage they will qualify for, they will then see how close they are to buying a home. But prospective buyers of all means can save more each month by examining their monthly expenses and looking for ways to save.

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• Avoid risky investments. Some times it’s great to take risks when investing, but risk should be avoided when saving for a down payment on a home. Traditional vehicles like certificates of deposit, or CDs, and savings accounts can ensure the money buyers are saving for their homes is protected and not subject to market fluctuations.

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3 tips to prepare to sell your home According to Realtor.com, spring is the busiest and best season to sell a home. While a good home can find a buyer any time of year, homeowners might find the buyers’ pool is strongest in spring and into summer. The reasons for that are many, ranging from parents wanting to move when their children are not in school to buyers wanting to move when the weather is most accommodating.

Because spring is such a popular time to sell a home, homeowners who want to put their homes on the market should use winter as an opportunity to prepare their homes for the prying eyes of prospective buyers. The following tips can help homeowners during the pre-selling preparation process.

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Winter can be harsh on a home’s exterior, so as winter winds down, homeowners who want to sell their homes should make an effort to address anything that might negatively affect their homes’ curb appeal. A study of homes in Greenville, S.C., from researchers at Clemson University found that the value of homes with landscapes that were upgraded from “good” to “excellent” increased by 6 to 7 percent. If it’s in the budget, hire professional landscapers to fix any problematic landscaping or address any issues that arose during the winter. Homeowners with green thumbs can tackle such projects on their own, but hiring professionals is akin to staging

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Clutter has a way of accumulating over the winter, when people tend to spend more time indoors than they do throughout the rest of the year. Homeowners who want to put their homes on the market in spring won’t have the luxury of waiting until spring to do their “spring” cleaning, so start clearing any clutter out in winter, even resolving to make an effort to prevent its accumulation throughout winter. Just like buyers are impressed by curb appeal, they are turned off by clutter. The Appraisal Institute suggests homeowners clear clutter out of their homes before appraisers visit, and the same approach can be applied to open houses. Buyers, like appraisers, see cluttered homes as less valuable.

In addition, a home full of clutter might give buyers the impression, true or not, that the home was not well maintained.

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A home’s inhabitants grow accustomed to odors that might be circulating throughout the house.

Pet odor, for instance, might not be as strong to a home’s residents as it is to guests and prospective buyers. Because windows tend to stay closed throughout the winter, interior odors can be even stronger come late-winter than they are during the rest of the year. A thorough cleaning of the house, including vacuuming and removal of any pet hair that accumulated

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Make a home offer they can’t refuse Buying a home can be very competitive. A well-maintained property with all of the bells and whistles that today’s buyers demand figures to attract many offers, and buyers who have found their dream homes must be prepared to make an offer that sellers can’t refuse.

Standing out in a sea of other potential home buyers is not always so easy, but there are steps buyers can take to ensure their offer is the one sellers ultimately accept.

• Get preapproved for a mortgage. Sellers’ patience may wear thin with buyers who are not preapproved for a mortgage when making their offers. Preapproval can speed up the selling process, as buyers won’t need to secure financing afterward. When sellers receive multiple offers on their homes, they are more likely to sell their homes to buyers whose financing is already lined up as opposed to buyers who have to scramble to secure loans.

• Establish a strong rapport with the sellers. It’s not uncommon for homeowners to develop emotional attachments to their homes, and buyers should keep that in mind when viewing a home and negotiating their purchase. Sellers won’t want to hear about how ugly a home is or how much money buyers will have to spend to bring the home up to their standards.

While buyers must weigh such variables when making their offers, keep it as cordial as possible and avoid any inflammatory remarks during the negotiation process.

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Sellers may be more likely to accept a lower offer from a buyer they like than a higher offer from someone they don’t like.

• Don’t delay an inspection.

When a property is drawing significant interest, buyers can set their offers apart from the rest by arranging for a near-immediate inspection. Some buyers may want sellers to give them a couple of weeks to arrange for an inspection, and that may irritate sellers who want to sell their homes as quickly as possible. Have an inspector ready to perform an inspection within days of making your offer.

• Include an escalation clause.

When making an offer on a home, prospective buyers can include an escalation clause. Such a clause acknowledges that a potential buyer is willing to increase his or her initial offer by a predetermined amount to exceed any bids that are higher than that initial offer. When sellers trigger such clauses, they are often required to show the other offers they received that triggered the escalation clause. Escalation clauses show the sellers you really want the house while keeping potential buyers’ hopes of buying the home alive when the bids are competitive.

Prospective home buyers may find themselves in some stiff competition upon finding their dream homes. But a few simple strategies can make their offers stand out and increase their chances of buying their ideal homes.

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How to transform a fixer-upper The real estate market will always have its ups and downs, but real estate is an oft-profitable investment. Real estate investors do their investing for various reasons.

Some see a house as a place to hang their hats for years and years, while others look at properties as nothing more than investments.

Buying a home with the intent to fix it up and resell it is called a “fix and flip.” In such situations, investors buy homes at belowmarket prices before refurbishing the homes with the goal of recouping their initial investment and then some when the homes are ultimately put back on the market.

Flipping has become popular for both expert remodelers and novice investors. RealtyTrac®, the nation’s leading source for comprehensive housing data, noted in its “Year-End and Q4 2015 U.S. Home Flipping” report that 5.5 percent of all single family home and condo sales during the year were flipped properties. This marked an increase from the same time the previous year.

Investing in a fixer-upper requires a leap of faith and a vision of what the home can look like in the future. Turning a real estate lemon into lemonade requires certain skills and a good measure of patience. The following are some guidelines to get anyone started.

• Don’t bite off more than you can chew. Make an honest assessment of your abilities and which renovations, if any, you

can handle. If you are unskilled or inexperienced working with your hands, then it can be easy for an investment property to quickly become a money pit. Before purchasing a property, hire a trained home inspector to tour the home with you and point out all of the areas that will need renovation. With this list, begin getting estimates on how much money the work will entail. Determine if this fits with your budget or not. You do not want to invest so much that it exceeds what you could feasibly recoup when it comes time to sell.

• Overlook cosmetic things when visiting properties. Cosmetic issues include all of the easily replaceable items in a home, such as carpeting, appliances, interior paint colors and cabinetry.

Focus on the bones of the house — the architectural integrity and those little touches that you envision having a “wow” factor.

• Seek the help of experts. Some flippers think they’ll save the most money by doing all of the work themselves. This isn’t always the case. Professional architects, designers and contractors may help you save money.

Contractors have an intimate knowledge of where to buy materials and may be able to negotiate prices based on wholesale or trade costs. In addition, experts can help you avoid common pitfalls because they’ve already done this type of work

time and again. It’s smart to rely on expert advice, even if it means investing a little bit more.

• Save money by doing some work yourself. While the pros may tackle the more complex parts of a given project, such as rewiring electricity or changing the footprint of a home, you can still be involved. Ask to participate in demolition, such as taking down walls or removing old materials from the home.

Such participation may be fun, and it can save you substantial amounts of money on labor.

• Recognize that not everything must be completely redone. Realize that, in some instances, a coat of paint and some new accents may be all you need to transform a space. For example, if kitchen cabinets are in good condition, see if they can be refaced or painted instead of replaced entirely. Install new door pulls/handles to add visual interest. Look for some ready-made items, such as bookshelves, instead of installing custom carpentry.

• Think about what the buyer wants and not what you want.

Renovate with an eye toward prospective buyers’ needs. Keep things neutral and accommodating. Research the latest trends to understand what buyers might be seeking in a home. You want potential buyers to envision themselves moving right in.

Renovating a fixer-upper takes

time, but it can be a worthwhile project, and one that can help anyone turn a profit in a booming real estate market.

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