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Province announces $268,500 in funding to expand cycling infrastructure in Kingston

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News – Cycling in the city is about to become easier and more enjoyable thanks to funding from the Ontario government. On March 16, MPP for Kingston and the Islands, Sophie Kiwala, announced that the province of Ontario would be investing $268,500 in cycling infrastructure in Kingston as part of the Ontario Municipal Cycling Infrastructure Program.

“We would like to help make Ontario a premiere cycling destination,” said Kiwala during the announcement at J&J Cycle. “Expanding our cycling infrastructure will keep cyclists safe, it will encourage more people to ride a bike, it will enable local recreation and tourism and it will create a more active, livable and sustainable community.”

Funds will be given to the City of Kingston over the next two years and will be used to construct 3.4 kilometers of new cycling facilities on Bath Road and will also be

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used to create infrastructure that will include conventional bike lanes, multi-use paths with physical separation from the road and shared roadways with signed bike routes.

Funds will also help close a gap in the Waterfront Trail that currently has no cycling facilities.

The funding comes after an announcement made by the Ontario government last year to commit $10 million to help municipalities improve cycling in their community. The government committed to giving 50 per cent of the funds for eligible projects, which means the City of Kingston will also be spending a large amount of money on these projects.

“We are looking at over half a million in investment split between the province and municipality,” said Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson at the announcement. “Cycling is clearly a priority for both levels of government and it is exciting to see

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this go forward.”

Paterson also commented that the funding and building of infrastructure fits well with the city’s vision of making Kingston a smart and livable city, plans to make Kingston a greener city and overall plans for the development of the waterfront.

“These investments really align

with what we are trying to do in the city,” said Paterson who also spoke a bit about timeline. “We have a road map laid out and we are going to do some consultations and work. We really want to have all of this ready for next summer with the hope of encouraging more people in the city to cycle.”

Hal Cain, past president and now board member of Cycle Kingston and former tour director of the

Kingston Velo Club was also at the ride, it is about making cycling a in the community,” he said. “The announcement. He was happy to viable mode of transportation for infrastructure has lots of bearing hear about the investments that will people living in cities.” on making people feel comfortable be made in Kingston in the coming Cain also emphasized that it isn’t and safe and if this is done propyears. just about creating infrastructure in erly, which I trust it will be, it will “It is a great start to having some the city and he hopes that education provide awareness and safety too.” attention given to cycling needs and awareness will also be part of To learn more about Ontario’s and what cyclists need in order to the upcoming projects.

Cycling Strategy, visit www.mto. use bicycles as transportation,” he “We need to educate the com- gov.on.ca/english/publications/onsaid. “It isn’t just about cycling in a munity about the role of bicycles tario-cycling-strategy.shtml race or going out for a leisurely The Inter-Church Refugee Partnership

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Shaping future of Kingston Pen is ‘full steam ahead,’ according to mayor

By Bill Hutchins

News – If you’re wondering when you’ll get a say in the future of Kingston Penitentiary, you shouldn’t have to wait much longer.

Mayor Bryan Paterson says a public visioning exercise for the eight-hectare waterfront prison property and nearby Portsmouth

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So far, no dates have been set for the community input.

The city is working with Canada Lands Company, the federal government’s real estate arm, to finalize the details, according to the mayor. “It’s their property. We’re a partner with them in the visioning.”

The process is expected to gather input from citizens, heritage advocates, tourism industry representatives, developers and other interested stakeholders.

The mayor added: “Everything is full steam ahead. We’re just getting all those details in place.”

The 178 year old maximum security penitentiary was shuttered by the former Conservative government due to the high cost of running it. The last inmates were moved out in September 2013.

Public interest and speculation over the prison property’s future remains high.

Previous unsolicited ideas have ranged from transforming the mothballed prison into a world class sailing centre, residential development, or even turning the limestone landmark into a tourist attraction described as Canada’s version of Alcatraz North.

The government will ultimately decide the terms of ownership and redevelopment when it moves to dispose of its notorious asset.

City staff had a number of meetings last year with officials at Corrections Canada, Canada Lands, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard to align plans and priorities for the prison site and adjacent waterfront properties including Portsmouth

Olympic Harbour. The discussions culminated in the announced community visioning exercise.

Mayor Paterson says municipal involvement in deciding the fate of Kingston Pen has not wavered. “This is a priority. This visioning is going to happen this year. This is a critical conversation we need to have.”

During the public input phase, the city agreed to suspend efforts to draft a municipal heritage protection bylaw for the vacant prison property.

Councillors agreed to spend $50,000 as their share of the community input initiative, noting they had already budgeted $30,000 to do a similar exercise for just the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour building.

Kingston Pen is already listed as a National Historic Site.

The mayor had previously indicated the city would not be interested in purchasing the prison lands, with an estimated real estate value of $17 million. City Hall’s role, instead, should be focused on facilitating a “world class” development that fits in with Kingston’s waterfront vision for public access and economic development, he added.

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Applications open for sixth annual Citizens Police Academy Kingston Police is happy to announce the return of its popular Citizens Police Academy this spring and is looking for interested members of the public to participate.

Initiated in 2011 by the Victim Services and Diversity office, the sixth annual Academy has met with great success by introducing adults who live and work within the City of Kingston to the inner workings of the organization.

The Academy begins April 14, 2016 and will be structured as an interactive information sharing evening, similar to a night class.

The Academy will be a two hour session from 6:30-8:30 p.m., offered every Thursday evening.

Whatever motivation a citizen may have for attending this seven week Academy the end result will be a community member that better understands the challenges and responsibilities of policing.

The purpose of the Academy is to familiarize citizens with the Kingston Police.

Participants will get a glimpse into the operations of the organization in areas such as traffic enforcement, criminal investigation, forensic identification and police training. Through interaction participants will quickly learn to gain respect and have a better understanding of the people, both sworn and civilian, who serve their community with passion and dedication.

There will also be an opportunity for participants to provide feedback and suggestions to improve the Kingston Police.

The Academy is supported by the Kingston Police Services Board and members of the Kingston Police. Victim Services and Diversity Constable Chris Gobeil is looking for mature, adult, community minded individuals who represent a wide range of ages, occupations and reasons for participating. Participants shall

work or reside in the city of Kingston. Security checks will be completed before selection of the participants, who will receive a confirmation email if selected for the Academy.

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Critics question KEDCO’s job creation track record News – Local residents have fired another salvo across KEDCO’s bow to challenge exactly how many jobs the agency has created over the past five years.

By its own admission, the economic development agency claims it helped to create 908 jobs in 2010, 648 jobs in 2011, 834 jobs in 2012, 723 jobs in 2013 and 868 jobs in 2014, either through business expansion or new businesses locating in Kingston.

That’s a total of 3,981 jobs with a total economic value of $147 million, based on KEDCO’s annual reports.

However, Ewen MacKinnon, a local engineer, believes those numbers don’t add up. He and other concerned residents decided to dig deeper into the results by comparing KEDCO’s job

creation numbers to what Statistics Canada has documented.

According to MacKinnon, Stats-Canada’s own labour force survey says Kingston only created about 400 net jobs during the same five year period. “KEDCO claims it created 20 times more jobs than Stats Canada’s own data.”

MacKinnon says the job discrepancy is hard to rationalize unless KEDCO explains exactly how and where the new jobs were created. “We don’t see many new offices or factories, so we became suspicious.”

He says the “huge discrepancy” in job reporting figures make it all the more urgent for KEDCO to show more accountability for the tax money it receives.

KEDCO has not yet published its job creation totals for 2015, although the agency’s latest strategic plan outlined a goal to attract 1,000 jobs and

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A review committee is currently exploring ways to revamp KEDCO’s mandate in order to make its strategic goals and outcomes more transparent and open to scrutiny.

“I agree. It doesn’t make sense to me either,” said Coun. Adam Candon of the job creation statistics presented in recent years.

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Candon, who serves on the review committee, says KEDCO’s job creation numbers need to be easier to understand in the future. “The tracking mechanism needs to be simplified. We need a way of measuring that anyone on the street can understand.”

The agency’s current definition of jobs created through new investment or the growth of an existing business states that: “KEDCO measures jobs facilitated from opportunities which have been Closed-Won where KEDCO staff have played a direct role in supporting the win of the opportunity.”

However, critics have long believed that KEDCO is taking credit for business investments and job growth where it may not have played any role in facilitating.

MacKinnon says it’s hard to quantify the cur-

rent job creation mechanism because the agency provides scarce details about the location or nature of the thousands of jobs it claims to have created since 2010. He hopes the committee will find a way to promote transparency by not only improving KEDCO’s role of attracting jobs, but also making sure the outcomes can be easy to understand.

MacKinnon says having a young family that he’d like to see have opportunities to stay in Kingston is what’s motivating him to improve KEDCO’s performance. “We have no desire to tear this place down.”

Among other things, the review committee is considering whether to recommend dissolving KEDCO’s status as an arm’s length corporation and making economic development a department of City Hall, where there may be more transparency.

“That might solve everyone’s problems,” said Coun. Candon.

The review committee scheduled a second Town Hall meeting on the afternoon of March 22 at the Donald Gordon Centre. The three-hour facilitated workshop and break-out sessions will gather more ideas from the public to improve KEDCO’s structure.

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News – Frustrated by a lack of answers and accountability, a Kingston group has turned to lawyers to pry financial information from the city’s embattled economic development office.

Friends of Kingston has retained a top municipal law firm in Toronto to try and pressure KEDCO’s board of directors to release detailed audited statements of the agency’s financial history between 2010 and 2015. “These are documents which members of your Committee have asserted exist, by stating that KEDCO has audited financial statements completed each year,� said Lorraine LaRochelle during a March 9 presentation to the committee that’s currently reviewing KEDCO’s organizational structure.

She added: “No one has suggested wrongdoing, however, we do think, given the apparent lack of results, that it is important to know exactly on what and how much of our tax dollars have been spent on various projects.�

The group has hired the litigation firm Lenczner Slaght to help bolster its demand for answers. The firm sent KEDCO’s board of directors a five-page letter March 3 seeking full financial disclosure of the financial statements.

The letter is pointed. “Despite the significant contributions of the taxpayers of Kingston, our client’s view is that KEDCO has not demonstrated clear or tangible economic benefit to the City.�

Lawyers also claim that taxpayers provide 85 per cent of KEDCO’s annual funding, including $2.6 million in 2014, yet the board has not provided detailed financial statements to council or taxpayers as it is required to do. “Financial reporting obligations are a fundamental part of the obligations of a municipal board and yet it does not appear that the financial report-

ing obligations of KEDCO have ever been established.�

In addition to disclosure over the past five years, the non-profit Friends of Kingston has instructed its lawyers to request past remuneration statements for each of KEDCO’s board members.

The legal letter says “accountability and transparency are hallmarks of municipal governments including municipal boards and agencies,� adding that neither the city nor the board has provided any rational explanation for KEDCO’s refusal of financial disclosure to date. “Frankly, we are mystified as to why our efforts to get these documents have been ignored, stonewalled and diverted, as well as the efforts of Kingston First before us, over the past 15 months. KEDCO is a municipal agency and their purpose is to serve us, the taxpayer,� explained LaRochelle.

The legal letter warns that failure to release such information within 10 days may trigger other “legal remedies� to obtain KEDCO’s financial records. It’s unclear how KEDCO’s board intends to respond to the demands, although Friends of Kingston says the board has retained its own legal firm, Cunningham Swan, to draft a response. “This kind of blew my mind,� said Coun.

Adam Candon, when informed about the legal turn of events.

Coun. Candon, who currently serves on a committee reviewing KEDCO’s structure, assured critics that he’s working to improve the agency’s transparency. “I’m going to do as much as I can, legally, to promote transparency.�

Coun. Candon says involving lawyers is an “unorthodox approach� but says he’s more concerned about the end result of making the

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Even though KEDCO receives tax money, it operates as an arm’s length group with its own board of directors under rules of the Corporations Act. However, lawyers claim that it still has to comply with public disclosure rules of the Municipal Act. “It’s the first step in the process,� explained Kim Donovan of a looming legal showdown.

He’s also pressing the KEDCO review committee to make past financial records available. “Why would they not give the information to the public?�

Donovan says the review committee has branded himself and others as “troublemakers� for wanting answers to the same questions.

The committee is reviewing ways to improve the economic development group’s organizational structure with an eye to making it more transparent and accountable. Its report is due in June, but critics doubt it will resolve two lingering questions; how did KEDCO spend the money it received in recent years? And how did the money benefit taxpayers and the community?

Review committee members indicated they will dig into KEDCO’s financial history through a sub-committee, fittingly called ‘Where has the money gone?’, to examine expense claims and credit card statements. The investigation is to scan financial records cov-

ering a two to four month period over the last five to 10 years.

But Coun. Candon revealed the sub-committee’s work is currently at a standstill while it seeks a separate legal opinion as to whether it can actually look at the books. “My gut feeling is that legal counsel will advise us to make a recommendation for KEDCO’s board to open the books rather than doing it ourselves.�

Even if the sub-committee gains access to the books, the Friends of Kingston calls it a cursory review of expenses that hardly counts as the kind of financial accountability it seeks.

The group says the audited statements exist and a one-page summary on KEDCO’s website is not good enough.

Meantime, Friends of Kingston has already started raising money to help pay its legal bills. Donovan couldn’t say how much the group is willing to spend on legal fees, or how much has been spent to date, but claims support for the citizen’s group is growing and it will launch a door-to-door fundraising campaign this month.

He doubts the review process can move forward until it first looks to the past to determine what worked and what failed, and warned those concerns will not fade away. “We are not going to sit idly by. Now we have had to hire a law firm from Toronto. It’s ridiculous.�

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Sometimes I really like being alone Last week, Korey was away at a conference. This meant I faced a week by myself (with the cat) in our apartment. While others may cringe at that idea, I found myself looking forward to it. Don’t get me wrong, I love Korey and I love spending time with him, but I also love being alone.

If I had to guess, I’d say a lot of my love for being alone comes from being an only child. I didn’t grow up isolated from people on purpose, but when it is just you and your parents, you end up spending a lot of time on your own.

While many kids, Korey included, spent Saturday mornings fighting with their siblings about which cartoon to watch, I simply got out of bed and quietly went downstairs and watched whatever I wanted alone.

And while those same kids fought over what toys were theirs, I went to my playroom and played independently with my dollhouse.

I did have a lot of friends growing up and they often came over to play at my house, but when you are a kid there is only so much time that a friend can be over. In the times when friends went home and other kids dealt with their siblings, I was on my own. For some people this may sound horrible and hard, but for me it was just how it was and how it is for most only children.

This alone time allowed me to pursue solitary activities like reading and I attribute a lot of my love and passion for reading to the fact that I am an only child. Alone time also made me a very independent person and even now I have no problem eating at a restaurant by myself of going to a movie alone, where others would be horrified to do either of those things.

There is another reason I like being alone and that has to do with the fact that I am an introvert. I used to hate calling myself introverted when

I was a teenager, but now I embrace it. I realize that it is just who I am and my need for quality alone time is just part of my introverted nature.

Some people love being in the spotlight and engaging in social activities whenever they can, while I would rather spend a night at home on my couch with the cat reading or watching Netflix. I find partying and social events exhausting and while I don’t mind attending them occasionally, I do need alone time to recharge afterwards.

Luckily, Korey is also a very introverted person and feels the same way about social gatherings. I think that is why we work so well as a couple.

There are many times that we are together, but I feel like I am alone, if that makes any sense. We can spend time together, but still do independent things that allow us to relax and recharge.

So while I did enjoy my time alone while Korey was gone, I found myself missing my alone time with him.

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Cycling infrastructure investment just a drop in the bucket Editorial - Last week, the city announced that it received a $268,500 boost from the Province to assist with the development of new cycling infrastructure slated to run on either side of Bath Road all the way out to Collins Bay. When completed, the estimated $537,000 project will truly be the crown jewel of the city’s cycleways, designed with the addition of an island barrier to separate motorists from their two-wheeled brethren. Mayor Bryan Paterson said that the Queen’s Park funding shows the Province’s like-mindedness on the priority of cycling and that, “with the spring weather�, he believes the timing is right to encourage greater cycleway ridership.

We are in agreement that more needs to be done to encourage alternative modes of transportation throughout the city and the province, however we also cannot help but note that the mayor’s statements belie a certain elemental truth behind the great bike lane movement – namely, that cycleways require cyclists. Indeed, without modest demographic, social and cultural shifts both the Province and the municipality may well be guilty of putting the cart before the horse on the whole issue. Hopefully, no Rob Ford style-anti cycling ďŹ gure will emerge to raze the biking infrastructure to the ground before it has even has the opportunity to demonstrate its worth, as was done with Jarvis Street in Toronto.

Increasing cycling ridership is an art form predicated on a broad range of interwoven social, economic and cultural factors. Most North American cities have a total ridership of around 2 per cent of the population base, and cycling advocates have had a difďŹ cult time pushing beyond their own communities in cities like Kingston.

Some studies show that the addition of protected bike lanes can lead to spikes in ridership (to women in particular, interestingly); however, more data is required to ascertain socio-economic identities in order to really get an idea as to whether these improvements target genuinely new segments of the population, or merely promote more frequent ridership from the same general pool of already passionate cyclists.

Also problematic is Kingston’s ingrained car culture, where attitudes of needing a car still prevail. We believe that the city’s ridership could likely beneďŹ t from a concerted public awareness campaign surrounding the completion of the new infrastructure, and a message that invites Kingstonians to jump on a bike the way that they jump in a car. Promoting greater access to bicycles, be they ad-hoc workplace bike-sharing schemes, or more secure bike racks and storage facilities, will also aid in this endeavor.

People often like to cite Vancouver as a paradigm of Canadian cycling success; this is a west coast city with an ideal cycling climate. It also boasts an afuent population built around entrepreneurial culture that places value on personal ďŹ tness and has hundreds of workplaces that cater to bike culture with showering facilities and bike storage options. Vancouver was thus very much a city already primed for cycling success.

Urban densiďŹ cation, public-outreach and the promotion of workplaces that are friendly (e.g. equipped with shower facilities) will be integral parts of promoting the cultural shift towards bipedal transportation in Kingston.

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A regional roundup of the events going on within the Greater Kingston Area

Coming this spring - the original (12th year) 3 On 3 youth hockey using the full ice surface. Non-stop, non-contact action with an emphasis on fun! (lots of breakaways). Beginning April 2016 at the invista centre, rona pad in Kingston. Once per week on Wed. evenings for 8 weeks, no weekends.

Cost: $150. No deposit required, limited number of spaces. 6 - 7 p.m. Ice time for 8-12 year olds. 7 - 8 p.m. Ice time for teens & young adults.Preregistration required by phone. For further information. Contact Steve at 613-389-1606. Or e-mail timmyrevell@gmail.com.

Kingston Archery Club - Spring Lessons. Eight one hour lessons for beginners and advanced beginners, starting April 16 to June 11. At the indoor range at 236 Nelson St. at Princess (St. Luke’s Hall). All equipment is supplied. For more information contact us at info@kingstonarcheryclub. org and to register online go to kingstonarcheryclub.org.

Get your Feet Wet: Understanding our Wetlands. With wetland specialists Dan Mansell and Angus Norman, March 31 7 p.m. at the Invista Community Centre, 1350 Gardiners Road, Kingston. All are welcome at no cost, donations gratefully accepted. Hosted

by Frontenac Stewardship Foundation. For information, bcolman@live. com or 613-483-4033.

Attention: All serving or retired Military/RCMP members & their dependents. The Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Command Service Officer, Patricia Royle will be visiting Branch 496 Sydenham the week of March 21.

Anyone wishing information on pensions, disabilities, benevolent fund assistance or other related matters are asked to contact Branch 496 at 613376-6808 or Erl Kish at 613-542-4349 for an appointment.

Sir John Stainer oratorio, “The Crucifixion” will be presented by community choir, led by Brad Barbeau accompanied by Brian Jackson. March 25 (Good Friday) at 3:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Sydenham.

Kingston-born trombonist Taylor Donaldson brings his Montreal swing band to town for a special one night performance. Exciting big band, swing and jazz arrangements of favourite songs like Take the A Train, Makin’ Whoopee, Moonlight Serenade and many more. Saturday, March 26, 7:30 p.m., Cooke’s-Portsmouth United Church, 200 Norman Rogers Drive.

Invo: 514-886-7915 or 613-389-1645, taylordonaldsonoctet@gmail.com.

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. March 29: Communicating & Managing a Relationship that Has Unravelled. at Francis J. Spence Pastoral Centre, 390 Palace Road, Kingston, (613) 548-4461. All faith denominations are welcome.

Boomers 50+yrs. Rock ‘n Roll Fitness Walk to the Beat plus Stretch and Strength Tuesdays, Thursdays mornings and Monday evenings. Join us any time for free demos and information. A fundraiser for Boys & Girls Club.Call Dee 613-389-6540 for west end location.

Sno-Birds 50+ safety golf clinics for women and men 50+ yrs. who would like to improve distance/accuracy of the ball, and be smart about avoiding injuries specific to golf Wednesdays and Saturdays. A fundraiser for Boys & Girls Club. For location in Kingston’s west end and additional info. please call Dee 613-389-6540.

The Classic Country Music Festival will be held in the Newburgh Hall on Sunday, March 27, 2016, 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. The house band will be Country Sky (Roy Bradshaw, Lorne Hart, Doris Hart, Ann Davidson and Lennie Leblanc). There is ‘open mic’ and the YOUTH COMPETITION continues (ages 10-18) so come out for a great afternoon of fun and dancing. A canteen will be available. This event is proudly sponsored by the NewburghCamden Lions Club. For more information please call Ralph Boomhower

(613-354-6528) or Vic Smith (613379-9972).

Rideau Trail Hike Saturday March 26 Cataraqui Trail. Level 1, moderate pace, 16 kms. Hwy 15 to Chaffey’s Lock and return. Lunch at the locks.

Gas $4 Depart Canadian Tire parking lot along Bath Rd at 9 a.m. Leader: John 613 382 4778 or email: cornish@kos.net Frontenac Farmer’s Market Easter Market - Saturday, March 26, 9 a.m.

- 2 p.m. Prince Charles Public School (indoors) 6875 Highway 38, Verona All local farm products, meats, preserves, home baking, local artisans. www.frontenacfarmersmarket.ca What’s Up, Cupcake? March is Cupcake Month at the Gananoque & District Humane Society. To help us raise funds would you either bake cupcakes and share with friends or co-workers for donations, or buy where you see them offered. Or order made-from scratch cupcakes from the GDHS menu: Chocolate, Vanilla, Pumpkin Spice, Mocha, Toasted Coconut, Carrot Cake. For more info or to order contact Arlene, 613-923-1953.

Planning an Opera Season Thursday, March 31, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Learn from the experts how a season is planned and brought to the public.

Speakers from the Canadian Opera Company on: The Upcoming COC Season; COC’s Education Department; Guilds and special offerings from the Box Office. Brought to you by the Seniors Association and the Kingston Opera Guild. $7/presentation only; $13/presentation & light meal following. 56 Francis St, 613.548.7810.

Kingston and District Branch of the United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada will meet on Saturday, March 26th at St. Paul’s Anglican hall, Montreal & Queen Streets. The meeting is at 1:00 pm, with speaker Brandt Zatterberg UE, “Loyalist Landings on the Bay of Quinte”.

Visitors are always welcome, including for our optional sandwich and squares

lunch prior to the meeting – arrive from 11:30 a.m. for noon lunch, $3.50 if not bringing food. For further info call Carol at 613-546-2256.

Learn about Lifeline Medical Alarms Community and Primary Health Care (CPHC) Lifeline is a non-profit organization helping people live independently and safely in their homes. If you or a loved one experience a medical emergency, time is of the essence. Lifeline can help by connecting you to the right help for your particular situation 24 hours a day; 365 days a year at the push of a button. As the only charitable non-profit provider we want to inform and educate people on the benefits of a Medical Alarm System without any pressure. If you, your social group or organisation would like to learn more during a short presentation please call CPHC on (613) 542-9643.

Accessibility Features on the iPad Presenter: Joanne Borges, Limestone District School Board. Hands on information session on accessing features on the iPad that assist learning in the classroom and at home. Parents and students welcome. More info: www.ldakingston. com 613-546-8524 ldak@ldakingston.com. Space is limited. Pre-registration required.

Bath Legion at Millhaven - Friday, March 25 - Friday lunch at the Legion, Good food, good company, 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Bath Legion. Friday night euchre, play starts at 7:30pm, Bath Legion - Everyone welcome.

Legion 560 - Friday, March 25 Kirkham’s Karaoke will entertain from 8 to 12 with a small cover in effect for non members and guests; everyone welcome.Saturday, March 26 - Jeff Code & Silver Wings will entertain from 8 to 12 in the Big Hall with a $7 cover for everyone. Everyone’s welcome.

Seedlings for sale - Attention lot owners. Prince Charles Public School in Verona is selling six varieties of seedlings as a fundraiser to pay for new playground equipment. Cost is $2 a tree.

Quantities are limited so order early by calling the school at 613-374-2003 or online at http://princecharles.limestone.

on.ca. We will email you when you can pay and pick up for your trees at the end of April. Prince Charles is a certified EcoSchool at the gold level for its environmental programs.

Friday Night Baha’i Fireside – March 25 Discussion: “Moderation” Friday, March 25 at 7 p.m. at 99 York St. All are welcome. Further info:bahais@ kingston.net 613-634-0767.

Kingston Townsmen Chorus Invitation.

Are you a male adult or adolescent who likes to sing? Want to hook up with a friendly, exciting, a cappella singing group, where all that matters is you can sing on note and on key, and are willing to learn to sing one of four parts in some new songs? If so, please join us on any Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. (with special practices on Saturday) at the Cooke’s-Portsmouth United Church, 200 Norman Rodgers Drive. For more information, please contact:613 777 8188; kingston.townsmen@gmail. c o m ; w w w. K i n g s t o n To w n s m e n . com;www.facebook.com/kingstontownsmen.

KSOA’s Window Art Gallery, Victoria @Princess, proudly presents the Kingston Photography Club’s Annual Juried Show and Sale, March 30 - April 24.

Reception: Sunday, April 3, 1 - 4 p.m.

“Messy Church” at Glenburnie United Church (1028 Unity Rd.) from 5:00 pm until 7:00 p.m. on the first Friday of every month (April 1, May 6, June 3). There will be crafts for children, a story and songs in worship, a meal shared, time to visit with neighbours, and dessert! For more information call 613-542-4773 or email: gucminister@ gmail.com.

Cataraqui Canoe Club Saturday, April 2: Lower Salmon River Paddle 12km, mostly fastwater and Class-1-2 whitewater in a scenic cedar-fringed glen, usually with several good surfingwaves. Two short portages around weirs. Afternoon highlights will be Buttermilk Falls and the Weeping Wall.

Call 613 389-4459. For a full listing of upcoming events and more information, visit cataraquicanoe.on.ca.

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Times have changed: Downtown retailers seek year-round holiday shopping

By Bill Hutchins

News – Downtown business owners say they want more flexibility to open on statutory holidays throughout the year. But it will be up to city council to allow it.

Councillors held a special meeting March 9 to hear community input on a recommendation to expand the current retail exemption, in place since 1998, which permits stores to open on stat holidays between May and October. The Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA) is asking for a bylaw to allow for year-round holiday shopping.

“The tourist area exemption does not force any business to open on a holiday or force any employee to work,” explained Doug Ritchie, the BIA’s managing director. “It just gives the right to choose to open to service the visitor market created by a holiday.”

Expanding the holiday exemption would allow retailers the choice of opening their doors on five additional days; Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

A handful of business owners who addressed the special meeting voiced support for the BIA’s request.

“I’m a big proponent of making Kingston

open for business 365 days a year,” said Justine Scala, owner of Minotaur Games and Gifts on Princess Street.

She added: “We have a multicultural society … to limit the times that they’re open to Christian holidays seems somewhat discriminatory and non-inclusive.”

Cindy Gibson, owner of Agent 99 and Blueprint Clothing on Princess Street, agrees times have changed and Kingston needs to update its shopping rules. She says many customers would enjoy shopping during the Easter weekend, including students at Queen’s. “The days they want off now are not necessarily the same days others wanted off in previous generations.”

Gibson pointed out that slick marketing campaigns are meant to draw visitors to Kingston on holiday weekends, and tourists expect to be able to shop when they get here.

Cities are allowed to exempt themselves from the province’s Retail Business Holidays Act if they designate zones for tourism. The Act also allows a variety of businesses to open on holidays regardless of municipal exemptions such as tobacco shops, book stores, gas stations, gift stores, pharmacies and restaurants.

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He also says at least 29 Ontario municipalities have exempted themselves from the law and allow y e a r- r o u n d holiday shopping in communities like Gananoque, Prince Edward County and Ottawa.

Downtown hotelier Bev Allinson says guests often complain why some stores are open and others are closed. “Kingston prides itself on being a tourist friendly destination. However we’ve neglected an important part of a visitor’s experience – shopping.”

Some councillors raised questions and concerns about granting a year-round exemption.

Coun. Jim Neill wanted to know if the downtown would oppose council granting a citywide exemption.

“We would not oppose it. We just speak for the BIA,” Ritchie explained.

Coun. Neill also asked Ritchie about the $22,000 a day it would cost to operate Kingston Transit on the additional stat holidays. “Would you have the expectation that the buses operate at that time?”

Ritchie says many holiday weekend shoppers are visitors who are already in the downtown area, and would likely not benefit from public transit. “I don’t see additional person visits really.”

Coun. Rob Hutchison worries about the pressure retail employees could face to work on the additional holidays, despite protections offered under provincial labour laws. “My experience is that people often feel they are compelled to work if they want to keep their job or get the hours that they’ve had previously.”

H e wondered if downtown merchants will actually open on the additional days if given the opportunity.

“I personally will never be open on Christmas or New Year’s Day. That’s my choice. The other three days are potential big days,” replied Scala.

While some retailers admitted they may not take advantage of every holiday, they do want the freedom of choice. Ritchie says the BIA is “700 small entrepreneurs that develop their own business model.”

“We have lots of stores that still aren’t open on Sundays. We have restaurants that close Monday. That’s their business. This is just the freedom to choose,” he added.

Adam Pottier, manager of Kingston Gaming Nexus, says he hears complaints from customers every time he’s forced to close on stat holidays. “We have so many people who want to be shopping and forced not to be able to do it because of a law that chooses what days of the year are not tourist days in Kingston.”

Council is expected to decide on the BIA’s year-round holiday shopping exemption request April 5, plus whether the revised bylaw should be made city-wide or just confined to the downtown.

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Fundraiser focuses on a different side of Amherst Island wind turbine battle News – The fate of the Amherst Island wind turbine project is still very much up in the air and as the Environmental Review Tribunal to fight the Windlectric project continues, so does the passion and commitment of island residents.

“I have been following the story of the wind turbines, like everyone on the island, and I really feel this is the wrong place for

the turbines,” said Tagget Bonham-Carter, a resident of the island for the past six years. “I wanted to do something to help and contribute to the cause.”

Bonham-Carter started a Go Fund Me page to help fundraise for the legal fees that have been ongoing throughout the tribunal process. More than $225,000 has already been raised, with the majority of that coming from the island’s 400 residents, but more is needed.

“We are fighting a multi-national company with very deep pockets and they stand to make millions of dollars off this project.

Time and money are nothing to them,” explained Bonham-Carter. “We don’t stand to make anything and we are scraping together whatever we can, so every little bit helps at this point.”

While the tribunal is focusing on the harm the turbines will do to the health of islanders or the fate of species at risk like the Blanding’s turtle or the little brown bat, BonhamCarter is most concerned by the impact the turbines will have on the owl and bird population on the island.

“There are lots of strategies people are using to show why the project isn’t right for the island and for me the birds are my reason,” she said. “They are one of the reasons I wanted to move back to t h e island. The

natural environment and habitat on the island is just incredible. I walk my dog everyday and I saw three snowy owls yesterday.”

Because of this love for owls and birds, Bonham-Carter has dubbed her fundraiser ‘Help Save the Owls’ and she hopes community members can identify with the need to protect these creatures and their habitat.

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Through the Go Fund Me, BonhamCarter hopes to raise $200,000 for the ongoing legal battle. She also hopes to raise awareness about the project and the overall impact it is already having.

“The saddest part has been seeing what this has done to our community. I know that not everyone feels the same way about the project and that has been difficult,” she said.

“I don’t blame either side, I blame the project and the way these projects are handled.

We were kind of thrust into all of this and nobody asked for it and we are already suffering.”

While she knows that this fundraiser is just a small contribution, Bonham-Carter hopes that more community members take notice and take the time to learn more.

“This is something that I felt I could do,” she said. “This is just my little piece and contribution to the overall puzzle.”

To learn more about the wind turbine battle on Amherst Island or to donate visit the Go Fund Me page at https://www.gofundme. com/xnmyqwpg

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According to BonhamCarter, if the Windlectric project goes through, four large wind turbines will be erected directly beside the owl woods area of the island. The construction will invade their homes and the turbines themselves will interfere with migratory paths going forward.

“Birds aren’t really being discussed in the tribunal, but do we really need to wait until they are a species at risk before we try to protect them too?” she said. “Owls make the island so unique and people come from all over to see the wildlife that is there and it

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Are we about to get Trumped?

kinesiology, teaching such courses as history, foreign relations, and the sociology of sports, had some revealing thoughts on the matter. Smith is a US expat, who still votes in American elections.

“There’s a disconnect of the political process from the people,” he said. “The political system as it exists has not necesMoney talks. In the case of Donald sarily answered the needs of the citizens of Trump, it never shuts up. the US. What you see with Donald Trump The current US election race is a circus are symptoms, the result of things that that mocks democracy. I’ve spoken with have happened over the past 50 years.” many people in the US and no one I know He said that there is no true debate in would ever vote for Trump, and most say the current US political process. the same about Clinton.

“Right now there’s no difference from So how are Clinton and the Trumpster Entertainment Tonight. It’s the conflation pulling in the numbers? of popular culture. The Republican Party Fear and anger make powerful com- is a reality show.” panions. They’ve formed an intimate relaSmith gave a glimpse into the past and tionship in US politics lately. I write this as another politician who didn’t think things someone who has a deep love for the Unit- through before pontificating: Huey Long. ed States. Although born in Canada, many “There’s an issue of class and the isof my relatives live in the US, and I spent sue of declining middle class power,” said my formative years in New York as my fa- Smith. “There’s the fright of people on ther attended graduate school and then did their way down. These people who keep his post-grad work at Syracuse University. getting screwed by Republican policy keep Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve spo- voting for them. They are frightened, and ken with three American expatriates in the because Trump’s talking about social and Kingston area to see if anyone can make cultural issues that have a lot to do with sense of the current political absurdity. preconceived notions of morality, which The choice in November’s election are malleable terms, they’ll vote for him.” could come down to a slimy crook vs a Smith explained that it’s easy for somenarcissistic bully? What the bully promises one to come along and militarize people is a terrifying new world where the concept who are frightened. of negotiation and consensus does not ex“That’s Donald Trump,” said Smith. ist.

“He’s so full of s**t. You have to go back Brandon Stanton, of Humans of New to Huey Long in Louisiana in the 1930s to York fame, put it succinctly in an open let- find someone who talked first and then did ter to Trump, tweeted on March 14: “You the thinking in the way Trump does.” are a man who has encouraged prejudice It didn’t turn out so well for Long, who and violence in the pursuit of personal was assassinated in 1935 during his run for power.” the presidency.

What more needs saying?

Smith said another parallel to Trump Retired Queen’s University profes- was George Wallace with his fairly scriptsor Geoffrey Smith, who held cross-de- ed routine in the 1960s and 1970s. partmental appointments in history and “Blacks came in and protested, then the police came in, and then George Wallace came in and said, ‘If you don’t want that, then you want me,’” COACH & TOURS said Smith. “The crowd went bananas as black people were

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led off. I get this sense of deja vu.”

Canada has had a few gems of its own.

Smith pointed to William Aberhart, Premier of Alberta between 1935 and 1943, and Maurice Duplessis, Premier of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959.

But Smith said there’s a significant difference between American and Canadian politics.

“There is still a dividing line in Canada between the public and the private,” he said. “We give our politicians a little more leeway. Everything becomes a commodity in the US. Here there is still that notion that personal life is not necessarily for public consumption.”

He gave the example of the press not preying on the fact that Sarah Coyne, the daughter of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, attended her father’s funeral. In his 70s Trudeau fathered a daughter in an affair with a woman more than three decades his junior. In a macabre twist that would have kept American tabloids busy for months, the child’s mother (Deborah Coyne) ran against Justin Trudeau for the leadership of the Liberal Party in 2013. In other words, our current PM defeated his own stepmother to become the Liberal candidate.

Maybe that is as weird as a Trumpism, but at least we didn’t have to read about it ad infinitum. Somewhere in there lies fodder for a Leonard Cohen song.

On the other side of the scorecard in the current American presidential race, a prime contender is Hillary Clinton, whom many despise.

This is a woman who recently said we have to stand up for unions, but her entire track record has featured union busting.

While a corporate lawyer in Arkansas, she served for six years as a board member of Walmart during its most rampant antiunion activities.

In a March 6 New York Times opinion piece called “Which Side Are You On, Hillary?” Dan Kaufman noted that David Poklinkoski, president of the IBEW Local 2304 union in Wisconsin, recently brought about a unanimous resolution of support endorsing Bernie Sanders.

Poklinkoski pointed out Trump’s potential: “If you have a right-wing populist (Trump), you can beat a corporate Demo-

crat (Clinton).”

On April 5, Wisconsin holds its primary. According to Kaufman, no Democrat has won the general election without winning the state of Wisconsin.

What does all of this mean and what’s the risk for Canada?

It does not bode well.

“Do you want Trump running your economy?” said Smith. “I want to put my hands up and scream, ‘No!’ at that idea.

He’s so antithetical to Canadian values, habits, mindset, politeness. Everything he does is against that.”

Amie Bello, born in Boston, and who grew up in Cincinnati, moved to Kingston in 2003 for a job.

She received her permanent resident status in 2005 and is currently awaiting a decision on her Canadian citizenship.

The people of Kingston have a fondness for Bello. If you’re into theatre, you’ll have seen her in a multitude of local shows on many of the city’s stages.

“It looks like this is an historic

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election cycle, and I feel like it’s my duty to be part of it,” she said. “I felt the same way during the recent Canadian election.

I have a stake in both countries. Both are home and both are in my heart. Personally, I’m loving Bernie Sanders. I’ve never been inspired to work for a political campaign before, but believe me, if I were back home now, I’d be working my ass off for this guy.”

She used the word terrifying to describe Trump.

“This man cannot be allowed to step into the highest office in the land and literally become the most powerful person on the planet. No. Just. No. I think this has happened because the GOP has splintered in the last 15 years or so.

“Without a clear central philosophy, the party is adrift. The Tea Party Republicans started driving a wedge into the heart of the party....

The vehement hatred and disrespect displayed for President Obama is embarrassing.”

She said that if Trump wins, she can’t imagine what that might mean for Canada.

“I’m no political analyst, but a Trump presidency boggles the mind. ‘Make America great again.’

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terrifying. If Clinton wins, it’ll be business as usual. Just another crooked politician having a go at it. I have no love of Hillary at all.

I think she’s a snake. Would I love to see a female president? Absolutely! Just not her.”

Bob Elliott, another expat American, has had permanent resident status in Canada for 11 years and hopes to have his Canadian citizenship by the end of the year.

He still votes in US elections. He’s saying things heard repeatedly from expats, as well as citizens within the USA. “I am in a quandary of whom to support. I think Senator Sanders is the only one with any sincerity, but I’m not comfortable with his platform. Sadly, I no longer trust Mrs. Clinton. There was a time, but that time has passed. Trump got to where he is by saying things that no one else would say, and saying things that appeal to lots of disaffected voters.”

Elliott said he thinks it’s difficult to come to an informed decision.

“The Media is no help,” he said.

“They will ‘report’ what they want in order to sell papers/airtime.”

Sadly, media-happy Trump will say anything to get noticed.

“Who knows how Trump would treat Canada,” said Elliott.

“Mrs. Clinton would treat Canada nicely for as long as it benefits her. Senator Sanders is so focused on ‘The one percent’ that international relations with poor countries would probably be better than relations with wealthy countries.”

Is there hope? Bernie Sanders seems to give that hope to a lot of people.

“To see an old man who doesn’t have an affiliation be able to stand

The prelude to the November US election tests the integrity of Old Glory as many struggle to make sense of what is happening. Photo by Mark Bergin up like David against Goliath and throw slingshots at the machine is stimulating to young people,” said Geoff Smith. “I remember in 1968 how young people became so interested in foreign policy and race relations. That’s citizenship.

“Sanders is forcing Mrs. Clinton a bit to the left and a bit more toward mainstream America. [Clinton] represents the upper oligarchy class as well as Trump does. Ironically, this old man [Sanders] is a bit of a conscience, and that is what gives me hope.”

Why won’t the historian predict? As he said, anything can happen.

“What happens if there’s a significant international crisis? What happens if Hillary has a heart attack? What happens if there’s an assassination? There are too many variables.”

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to Huey Long in 1935, who never made it to election day.

It might all come down to how many people in which regions vote on election day. The New York Times recently analyzed the “geography of Trumpism.” There were fascinating findings.

Trump’s major support comes from a non-urban, blue-collar, and angry population. The strongest correlations to Trump support are: white, with no high school diploma; living in mobile homes; working in “old economy” (agriculture, construction, manufacturing, trade) jobs.

Regions where Trump is most popular are areas where there is a high percentage of the population not working. This includes the unemployed, people who have given Continued on page 15

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These are the very people whom Trump is going to, well, screw over if he’s in power.

Of interest, race was not a particular strong indicator (except in the combination of white without completing high school) of Trump-supporting counties.

According to the Times report, “There are Trumpsupporting counties where very high proportions of the population are African-American.”

What is more predictive is that Trump supporters are native born. Trump doesn’t have much support from immigrants (aside from his wives, perhaps). No shock there.

What’s the solution to this current mess?

Amie Bellow suggested the possibility that the twoparty system simply no longer works.

Geoff Smith took it further.

“You can have a republic so long as it’s relatively small, homogenous, and focussed in a similar direction,” he said. “At this point, I’m not sure if that is possible. The US is too big, and there are too many people not being touched in positive ways by the government.”

As far as making a prediction about the results of the November election, or who the candidates will be, Smith’s not talking.

“A historian doesn’t predict,” said Smith. “The historian warns against predicting. Anything could happen. Hillary just put her foot in her mouth over the AIDS issue. That could blow over, but she’s had trouble with the electorate. She’s been amassing all that wealth. It makes her look bad to an angry electorate.

The irony is that Trump is calling her on that.”

The only prediction Smith will offer: “The US has a system where whoever gets the most votes is going to win, unless you’re Kennedy and you have Daley getting all the dead people from the cemetery to vote.”

I keep hearing Dumbledore’s voice cautioning: “These are dangerous times.”

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Final approval on subdivisions and condominiums now rests with planner in Frontenac County

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News — Frontenac County delegated Planner Joe Gallivan the authority to authorize Final Approval of Plans of Subdivision and Plans of Condominium at its regular meeting last week in Glenburnie.

Prior to delegating this authority, Council had to vote on this final step in the development approval process. That vote was usually taken at the meeting following presentation of the draft plan of subdivision or condominium at a County Council meeting, where often conditions are set and approval is usually pending once said conditions are met.

Speaking to the proposal, Gallivan said that this has been problematic in the past.

“This problem is common with development in Frontenac County,” Gallivan said. “Because we only meet once a month.

“We are one of the few upper tier municipalities that have not given this permission to the planner.”

What this now means is that once Council has approved draft conditions, developments can now proceed at the planner’s discretion, instead of having to come back to Council for permission to proceed.

Not all of County Council was prepared to hand over the approval authority however.

Coun. John McDougall saw a couple of potential issues.

“There are two elements to this I have some difficulty with,” McDougall said. “One is that in the case of three townships, we have the same planner as the County.

“I don’t have any suggestions as to how to deal with this but I find it uncomfortable.”

In addition to being the Planner for Frontenac County, Gallivan is also the de facto planner for North Frontenac, Central Frontenac and Frontenac Islands. South Frontenac, McDougall’s Township, has its own planner, Lindsay Mills, and planning staff.

“The other is looking back at my teaching career, all final decisions were left to the school board,” McDougall said. “You want to protect your staff. “(And) I think final approval (for subdivisions and condominiums) is our (Council’s) responsibility.”

CAO Kelly Pender said Council still gets to approve draft conditions.

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Warden Frances Smith said that she wasn’t worried about giving up the final authority because there are plans to set up a committee similar to a township committee of adjustment, which supposedly will scrutinize potential developments.

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News- Frontenac County CAO Kelly Pender, along with Paul Charbonneau, Director of Emergency and Transportation Services/Chief of Frontenac Paramedic Services (FPS), Gale Chevalier, Deputy Chief attended the Frontenac Islands council meeting to up-

date the community regarding the transition of WI’s volunteer Paramedic station to unionized service as of Feb. 22nd.

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of the transition work and Chief Charbonneau was involved in negotiations with the union,” Pender said.

“The service does not come free, the province picks up 50 % , Kingston a significant chunk, and Frontenac Islands the smallest amount. (The cost of the model chosen by County Council was $145,000, resulting in their request for ‘a phase in’ to a fully staffed unit.)

“We are phasing in over 2 year period, ,265 days during 2016, 315 Jan. 1/17 and 365 days Jan. 1, 2018..”

An event recognizing the transition and those involved over the years will take place later this spring.

“Why is this an improvement?” Chief Charbonneau asked? Government policy now calls for college trained paramedics (not volunteers) and with the WI transition this will mean more unionized FPS paramedics to fill shifts. Describing a call Charbonneau said, the Dispatch Centre has 90 seconds from a call to dispatch an ambulance. “The WI chute times (when crew notified until they go in service), instead of a 15 minutes wait time, it is 2 minutes during the 8 am- 4 pm shift , an 86 % improvement and at night (4 pm8am) 15 to 10 minutes, a 33% improvement. As staff is ramped up more of the 265 days, this year will be fully staffed, or at least by one paramedic. In the past there has always been an urgency to get island patients to hospital. Now it is how quickly can we get the ambulance and the paramedic to you. Less than 2 % of all calls would require a life and death response,” he said.

FPS is currently hiring new staff to work on the Island. Seven are currently assigned, plus four others, will take shifts . Non-paramedic (Firefighters) personnel are not permitted to drive an ambulance with a patient. Some of the discussion did not sit well with residents at the meeting who question the transition and the time frame…

2. Senior Housing Project Servicing Options Evaluation: John Pyke from Malroz Engineering presented information regarding water supply options; including trucking water from Kingston, a drilled well, or piping from the lake up Division Street , at the proposed location He noted that past records indicate a lack of good ground water and that a well would not be the preferred option. Since the project is for ‘Seniors’ it is a designated facility under the act requiring a large amount of water per day, and because of health concerns, extensive treatment.” A significant advantage of the pipe water option is that the capital costs could be shared amongst multiple facilities (e.g. fire station and ambulance station). “We concluded the major cost would be drilling through the rock for piping up to the project from the lake.” Had using Rd.95 to ease digging costs and lessen Division St. traffic been considered? was asked.. The Division St. route would provide a more direct route for seniors to access village services was the reply. It may be an option later to have an alternate access route. Council received the John Pyke’s report as information at this time.

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3. Wolfe Island Waste Disposal Site: Carla Fernandez/AECOM presented the 2015 Annual Operating and Closure Report for the Site. Some 18,241 vehicles visited the site, with 91 % using the recycling facility. The site closed on September 8, 2015 with capping started immediately. It began operating as a waste transfer station on September 9, 2015. Waste accepted at the facility include: household , recyclables, scrap metals, tires and organic waste. The site has operated in compliance with environmental rules.

4. More about Site: The MOE instructed that Frontenac Islands not to collect organic waste for transfer to the DeBruin Farm because the DeBruin Certificate of Approval did not include the taking away the collection of organics separated from the municipal waste stream, under the Nutrient Act. This came as a disappointment to council. An amendment granted

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The Township has submitted a request to MOE to allow the continued use of DeBruin’s Anaerobic Digestion Facility to accept materials from the W. I. Site, basing their request on environmental factors and otherwise having to transfer such off the island on the ferry. They are asking that DeBruin’s Farm Biogas Organics be given the opportunity to proceed with the collection of ‘Source Separated Organic Material’ with the understanding that they are in discussions with the Ministry of the Environment Policy and Approvals Branch to amend their current Certificate of Approval. The Township’s resolution is being circulated to: DeBruin Farms; Chris Raffael Senior Environment Officer MOECC; Brian Kaye, District Manager MOECC; M.P.P. Kingston and the Islands Sophie Kiwala; and Minister of Environment and Climate Change Glen Murray. ***The Report concerning ‘Volume Control’ at the Wolfe Island Transfer Site was introduced and deferred until such time as the collection of organics can be resumed. Councillor Springgay agreed, but implementing a bag tag system is necessary sooner than later, although this time does allows more education about recycling.

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News – Early morning travellers in Kingston received a bit of a surprise on March 15; Canadian musician and former Barenaked Ladies frontman, Steven Page, stopped by the VIA Rail station for an acoustic performance, some album promotion and lots of selfies with fans.

Page is on the road promoting his new album ‘Heal Thyself, Pt 1: Instinct’, which was released on March 11. Last week he visited train stations in Ottawa and Toronto and after his stop in Kingston, Page was headed to Belleville.

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“Many people are wondering who this man is disturbing their time in the station.”

Page performed three songs in Kingston, two from his new album and ‘Old Apartment’, a Barenaked Ladies classic. And while his performance was interrupted by VIA announcements at times, he embraced the added voice.

“I treat the announcements as solos and I think of it as someone taking a really long guitar solo in French and English.”

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Goodness, gracious, great balls of wool Little tads of wool make the world a greener place. They grow up to be dryer balls. Seriously.

The first time I heard of them was during a visit to Topsy Farms on Amherst Island. The promo material explained that to cut down on static and drying time, you should toss these wee masses of wool into the dryer with your wet clothing.

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According to the David Suzuki website, even BC Hydro recommends the use of these wacky little wool balls to make your dryer eco-friendlier. They can cut your drying time by 30 to 50 percent. They’re also safe for people with sensitive skin and for use with cloth diapers.

I’m told they work best with natural fibres, but I just throw everything in. In my busy life, I don’t have time to fiddle around separating natural from non-natural.

How do they work? First, they help to prevent laundry from clumping, thereby promoting more efficient air flow inside your dryer.

By the same mechanics—the prevention of clumping—the balls decrease or eliminate static cling.

Static builds as fabrics rub together and transfer electrons. The balls prevent the friction caused by fabrics rubbing together.

A sure way to increase static is to have your dryer continuing to run after your clothing has already dried. It’s thought that the wool dryer balls absorb moisture from the laundry and help to maintain a humid environment, which also serves to cut down on static.

Some websites recommend using 6 dryer balls at a time. I’ve only used three, and they work fine.

The first time you use them, you have to get used to the sound of them bouncing around inside the dryer. After one or two loads of clothing, the bop bop bopping becomes a funky background noise.

It’s the pleasant rhythm of natural drying, minus dangerous toxins.

Sally Bowen explained that the creation of the dryer balls starts with a tightly wound core of leftover tads of yarn.

“That’s how we use up our orphan yarn,” she said. “Our grandsons did a workshop in the primary class on the island. They got all the kids in the class winding core balls, and then they took needles and did felting. They taught the teachers to do it. They kept warning them not to hit the balls to hard, but they broke 18 of 18 needles.”

She said that it takes needle felting skills to create the balls.

“The wool grabs onto itself and forms felted layers. It you hit wool with sharp needles, it condenses. You do this for several layers until we’re convinced it’s tight and hard enough.”

A punch with five needles is used, followed by decoration with hand needle felting.

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News –As summer approaches, many kids dream of afternoons at summer camp; for kids with physical disabilities, these dreams often don’t become reality. That is where Easter Seals comes in.

For more than 90 years, the organization has been working to send kids with physical disabilities to their accessible camps, but they can’t do it alone.

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“It costs about $2,500 to send a kid to camp for 10 days, so the need for funds is always very high.”

These funds are often generated through large fundraisers, including the annual Easter Seals telethon, but that event that won’t be taking place this year.

“The telethon was an older project and was about 30 years old and was a bit stale,” explained LeCair. “Also our relationship with CKWS has changed with them being taken over by CTV so we didn’t have the option to run the telethon on the Sunday anymore.”

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This pet friendly cottage is situated in Haliburton Highlands, with 4 piece bath, living/dining area, well equipped kitchen and attached screened-in Muskoka room. Well looked after grassy grounds on a gentle slope down to a 300 sq ft dock on a very peaceful NO MOTOR lake. Great swimming, fishing, with 1 canoe, 3 kayaks, a peddalo, lifevests, fire-pit and games. Please email patrick@nemms.ca for rates, full photos and details. 416.564.4511

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March 24 to 27, 2016 Good Friday, 10:00 Meditations and Music

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Holy Saturday, between 8 - 12 Prayer Vigil Easter Sunday, 10:00 Word & Sacrament

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Good Friday (10:30am) Easter Sunday: Sunrise, 8:30am Sunday Service, 10:30am Location: 183 Weller Ave.

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Thursday March 24 Maundy Thursday 7:00pm Choral Eucharist and Institution of the Lord’s Supper With Washing of Feet

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER

Friday March 25 Saturday March 26 Sunday March 27 Good Friday Holy Saturday Easter Day 11:00am Liturgy of the 8:00pm Great Vigil 8:00am Holy Eucharist, Cross, preceded by of Easter, Book of Common Prayer Procession of the Cross with Holy Baptism, 10:30am Choral from St. Paul’s Church, Confirmation, and Choral Eucharist with Queen Street at 10am Eucharist brass

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STORRINGTON PASTORAL CHARGE Maundy Thursday – March 24 at Inverary United – 7:00 pm Good Friday – March 25 at Battersea United – 10:00 am Easter Sunday – March 27 Easter Sunrise Service – at Gilmour Point followed by breakfast at Battersea United – 7:30 am Easter Sunday Battersea United – 9:15 am Inverary United – 11:15 am Inverary United Church

4681 Latimer Road, Inverary (613) 353-2727

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Rolling start dates We thank all applicants, however only those under consideration will be notified by email Successful applicants will be subject to a background check.

Procter & Gamble Inc. is an equal opportunity employer If you require medical or disability related accommodations in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers.im@pg.com to provide your contact information.

P&G Talent Supply staff will contact you within 1 week.

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Outstanding People On The Leading Edge Procter & Gamble is currently seeking highly motivated and goaloriented individuals with a commitment to safety and total quality to join our diverse operating teams in our manufacturing facility in Belleville.

Permanent Technician Opportunities

We offer successful applicants a permanent position with a competitive total compensation package and challenging opportunities for personal growth and development.

A minimum grade 12 education or equivalent is required.

Electrical/mechanical skills through practical experience/education are definite assets.

Apply Online: www.pg.ca/canada

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MEAT CUTTER NEEDED Five years’ experience required, as well as extensive knowledge of breaking lamb, beef, game meats and pork.

Butcher certificate.

Management skills and excellent customer service skills essential.

Please visit us at either of our 1689 Bath Road (Lasalle Park Plaza) or 224 Wellington Street locations with your resume, before April 15th, to be considered. Thank you.

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First Step: Apply online at the Careers section of the www.pg.ca Use the Search tool to find Job # MFG00004984 Complete the personal information, including your e-mail address.

Attach your detailed resume, answer pre-screening questions and submit.

Second Step: You will be asked to complete an online assessment.

This assessment must be completed in order to be considered further in the recruiting process. Further communication will be via email or Telephone.

To be considered for these positions you must complete and submit both steps of the on-line application Rolling start dates We thank all applicants, however only those under consideration will be notified by email.

Successful applicants will be subject to a background check.

Procter & Gamble Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

If you require medical or disability related accommodations in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers.im@pg.cpm to provide your contact information.

P&G Talent Supply staff will contact you within 1 week.

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Weigh Scale Clerk Are you a self-motivated individual who enjoys working in a fast paced environment? We are a local Construction Company looking for a Weigh Scale Clerk. This is a seasonal position based at our Battersea Ontario location.

Primary Responsibilities: • Weighing inbound and outbound trucks on scale • Enter appropriate data into computer to print customer tickets • Collect COD’s and process payments • Radio communication with truck drivers and loader operators to ensure proper material and weights are loaded on customer trucks • Dispatch customer orders as required to meet delivery schedules • Answer phones and assist with walk in customers • Clerical duties such as filing and maintaining customer records • Support office staff and manager as required • Additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned Qualifications • High school diploma or equivalent • Excellent customer service and communication skills, both oral and written • Highly motivated and able to work with minimal supervision • Safety oriented • Basic computer skills • Ability to multi task and prioritize work load • Superior accuracy and analytical skills • Accounting or Bookkeeping experience is an asset • Experience with Wintik software preferred but not required • Valid driver’s license This positon may also provide coverage to other locations as needed.

Please submit your resume by 4:00 pm March 30, 2016 to: careers@tackaberryconstruction.com Or mail to: G. Tackaberry & Sons Construction Company Limited P.O. Box 70 Athens, ON K0E 1B0 G. Tackaberry & Sons is an equal opportunity employer. We wish to thank all who apply for this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Kingston/Barriefield: 4 bedroom immaculate, like new, spacious bungalow, garage, McCallum Street, $339,000.

Brockville: Long Beach, large bungalow, double garage, finished basement. Inground pool, landscaped lot. Bargain $185,900 or trade for your property.

Mallorytown: Leeds Road #5, like new, 2400 sq ft incomplete shell home & garage, wooded lot. $74,900.

Viceroy Style Majestic Log Waterfront Home on 4 wooded acres on 13 Island Lake.. Motivated seller. $263,900.

Call Gerry Hudson 613-449-1668 Kingston Sales Representative Rideau Town and Country Realty Ltd, Brokerage 613-273-5000

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Cruickshank Construction Limited, a leading Road/Bridge builder and aggregate supplier located in Ontario will be holding a Job Fair in Kingston, Ontario

Job Fair Saturday April 2, 2016 Invista Centre – Meeting Room C 1350 Gardiners Road Kingston, Ontario K7P 2Y2 9:00AM – 1:00PM

There’s We are currently looking for the following positions: - Supervisors - Heavy Equipment Operators - Lead Hands/Foreman - Form Setters/Skilled Carpenters

- Drillers/Blasters - Skilled Labourers - 310T Mechanics - AZ Drivers

We are looking for hard working individuals who always keep safety in mind.

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AUCTIONS

Saturday, April 2nd 2016 at 11:00 a.m.

To be held on site at civic #2586 Cty Rd 6, Yarker, ON From Hwy 401 take Odessa Exit #599, Cty Rd 6 (Old Witon Rd.), travel North approx. 11 kms.

Watch for signs Tractor: Kubota 9540 4WD with M30 QA front end loader, material bucket, AC & Shuttle shift (only 2953 hrs, tractor bought new on farm, one owner, one operator, must be seen!!)

Machinery & Farm Related Items To Incl.: NH 489 haybine (very nice), NH 55 side delivery rake, NI 484 4ftx5ft soft core round baler, 24ft round bale rack on 10 tonne double reach Martin wagon (like new), small hay wagon, hay crimper, JD 40 manure spreader with end-gate, 3 furrow Kneverland plow, 10 ft hyd disk, 4 section spike harrow, heavy smooth 18ft land roller on wheels, gravity box and wagon, 8ft double auger snow blower with hyd chute, fert speader, 2 12.4.36 tractor tires on JD rims, horse drawn cultivator, horse drawn rake, 5 round bale feeders, 16 ft grain auger (like new), Creep feeder (like new), 2 Rubbermaid stock tanks, 2 galvanized stock tanks, set of farm scales, 200 gal fuel tank with hand pump, set of 36 inch tractor chains, cattle grain feeder, qty of used plywood, qty of used tin, assort of used lumber, wheel barrow, expect one load of small farm related items.

Plan To Attend On Time For This Auction Will Not Exceed 1.5 hours Canteen & Washroom Owner & Auctioneers Not Responsible For Loss Or Accident Terms: Cash or good Cheque with proper I.D. Prop: The estate of the late Gordon Sager Auctioneers & Sale Managers Tom Harrison Erinsville, ON 613-379-1006 613-813-2044 Peter Ross Auction Services Ltd. Ingleside, ON 613-537-8862 613-551-1164 www.theauctionfever.com

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HUGE 4 DAY UNRESERVED LIQUIDATION AUCTION SALE OVER $700,000.00 OF INVENTORY

for Gananoque Rent-All Ltd. & Country Depot to be held on site @ 825 Stone Street North, Gananoque, ON K7G 1Z7 from Hwy 401 take Hwy 32 south to site on 4 consecutive Saturdays Apr., 9, 16, 23, 30/16 @ 9 am each day (bring a lawnchair).

Clip & Save Upcoming Ads. Visit website jimhandsauction.com for photos & detailed listings.

Day 1 - Skidsteer, Heavy Equip’t. 2013/2015 Chevy Trucks. Trailers. Heavy, Lawn, Garden & Small Equip’t.

Scaffolding. Chainsaws. Generators. Power Tools.

Hardware & more.

Day 2 - 140 (+/-) New Guns. Ammo. Sporting Goods.

Fishing Gear. Clothing/Footwear. Lawn, Garden & Small Equip’t. Generators. Chainsaws. Hardware & more.

Day 3 - Lawn, Garden & Small Equip’t. Plumbing.

Electrical. Chainsaws. Generators & more.

Day 4 - Forklift. Hwy Trailers. Generators. Shelving.

Hardware. Office Equip’t & more.

This auction sale is all-encompassing, offering many costeffective materials to the commercial & residential fields.

Mostly new merchandise but be rest assured that the used equip’t has always been meticulously serviced. The new equipment carries most warranties. All 4 days offer high-end merchandise. The Schur’s, proprietors for 33 years, are retiring. They will now pause from their usual routine to thank everyone for their friendship, business & opportunity to serve the community.

Terms: Cash, Cheque, Debit, Visa, M/C ~ Catering

Auctioneers & Qualified Appraisers JIM & TREVOR HANDS: THE VOICES OF EXPERIENCE Phone: (613) 267-6027 or 613-326-0461 www.jimhandsauction.com AUCTIONS

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION 18 MATHER ST., PERTH, ON K7H 3K6 (AUCTION SIGN) ON WED. APR. 13/16 @ 6 PM

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Please bring a resume and be prepared for a short interview.

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Carrie Hands, CAI, CPPA, Auctioneer & Appraiser Jason Hands, Auctioneer HELP WANTED

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www.cruickshankgroup.com

1. Vintage Clothing 2. A large collection of New Doll Making Parts, Clothing & Furniture Bidding Opens Friday, March 25 @ 9:00 a.m.

Closes Friday, April 1 @ 12:00 noon Items may be previewed Saturday, April 26 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. or by appointment. Purchases must be picked up Saturday, April 2 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

5501 County Road 15, RR #2, Brockville, ON K6V 5T2 Phone: (613) 926-2919 E-mail: auction@handsauction.com www.handsauction.com

~ Perfect Home for a Young Family or Busy Couple ~ Featuring a cozy tri split level. Front entry is at ground level. Large living room has bright natural lighting. Take a few stairs down to the family room which is just as comfortable to live-in as the upper floors. Alongside is a laundry room w/ 2 pce bath & a separate workspace.

Tons of storage. Kitchen has L-shaped counter, lots of oak cabinetry & a pantry cupbd., plus a side entrance to/ from the carport. Adjacent eat-in dinette. Up the small set of stairs from the main level are 3 bedrms all w/ closets. 4 pce oak bath. Includes 5 appliances (fridge, stove, freezer, washer/dryer). Elec. baseboard heat. Newer plumbing.

Central vac. 200 amp service on breakers. Surveyed RP27R1846 lot 60’ w x 101’ d (+/-). Out bldg 10’x10’ newly vinyl sided & shingled. Fenced-in rear yard. Paved drive. Yearly taxes $2606.10 (+/-). For private viewing, terms & conditions please call our office at 613-267-6027 or 613-326-0461.

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Auctioneers & Qualified Appraisers JIM & TREVOR HANDS: THE VOICES OF EXPERIENCE Phone: (613) 267-6027 or (613) 326-0461 www.jimhandsauction.com

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All of those toxic chemicals from the fabric sheets are spread over the clean laundry and it then gets transferred to our skin. What goes onto the skin, gets absorbed into the body.

Who wants to be rolling around in toxic chemicals? Well, aside from my dimwit dogs, who loved to roll in the fabric softener sheets when I used to use them. I’d bring up laundry from the basement and those sheets would fall on the floor, providing endless sensuous moments for the dogs who would rub and roll around on the fabric softener sheets all over the room.

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News - Ontario is funding a new project to support the success of Aboriginal learners in the Kingston region. On March 11, MPP for Kingston and the Islands, Sophie Kiwala announced an increase in funding for First

Nations, Metis and Inuit learners at both Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College.

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In addition to the money for St. Lawrence, Queen’s University’s Self-Identification Project will receive $42,719 in 201617 to develop improved Aboriginal student self-identification practices and improve the functionality of the existing student records system.

“Queen’s currently does not have a mechanism that provides students who have chosen not to self-identify when they first apply with the opportunity to do so at any time after they accept their offer,” explained Vanessa McCourt, aboriginal advisor and operations manager at Queen’s University.

“This project will work towards creating more opportunities for those students.”

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“We hope other institutions can use this information to help them learn too.”

The announcement also worked to highlight the province’s move to modernize Ontario’s Student Assistance Program. The changes to that program, announced with the Ontario Budget, will make average tuition free for more than 150,000 eligible low- and middle-income students.

“I wish I had been at St. Lawrence or Queen’s when the budget announcement was made,” said Kiwala who got emotional herself when speaking about the changes. “I would have benefited from this and I am so happy for the students that will benefit.”

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Two light taps on the door. I counted them. And The Inspector and Miss Crosby were talking in then the door opened, and Miss Crosby, right in the whispers at the front of the room, and occasionally middle of reading the Beatitudes, closed the Bible and they would cast an eye down on us, who were sitting put it on her desk. She, ramrod straight, nodded to us, there shaking in our shoes. Then the questions began. and as one, the entire Northcote School enrolment Of course, bad Marguirite was dying to be singled out rose and stood staring ahead at the front blackboard. and asked a question, and she was squirming in her Not a head turned, but we knew without a doubt, seat like she had ants in her pants. But the Inspecthe Inspector had come to make a call! We were all in tor ignored her, and picked out my friend Joyce and awe of the Inspector, and knew Miss Crosby too, had then Velma, both of whom were smart as whips, and I for him the greatest respect, mixed in with a bit of fear. could see Miss Crosby’s shoulders relax. They had no It was the Inspector who decided if the school was trouble answering the questions, and he then moved to being run in proper fashion, and if the teacher was do- the senior classes, and seemed satisfied that they too ing her job. After all she was being paid $250 a year! had been ably taught by Miss Crosby.

He walked right up to the front of the room, shook He pulled his watch out of his vest pocket, took hands with Miss Crosby, who gave the slightest of note of the time, shook Miss Crosby’s hand, nodded to nods, and in our best stage voices, we said, as if we us, and headed for his coat at the back door. For sevwere singing the words in the church choir, “Good eral minutes Miss Crosby just stood at her desk. She Morning, Inspector.” He smiled out at us, a gold tooth would flicker her eyelids a bit, and I knew without a glittering when it caught the rays of the morning sun doubt she was silently giving up a prayer of thanks. It through the east window. I could see Cecil’s ears was coming on to lunchtime, and we had yet to have move up and down, a talent he had, but which had to our morning recess. Miss Crosby let out a long sigh, be kept in check since Miss Crosby frowned on such and then a smile broke out across her face, just like it behaviour. Especially in front of the Inspector! did after we had held a successful Christmas concert.

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Autonews.com recently announced that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) have completed a deal with major auto companies to make automatic emergency braking systems standard on all vehicles as of 2022.

Automatic emergency braking uses a variety of forward facing sensors on a vehicle that can ‘see’ and ‘recognize’ obstacles such as other vehicles and pedestrians as well as certain fixed items through specialized software. It will warn the driver of an upcoming collision by means of an instrument panel display and if the driver fails to take timely action, it will apply the brakes with enough force to avoid or lessen the collision.

NHTSA will require specific speed reduction rates such as 10 mph of deceleration for a vehicle travelling at 25 mph.

NHTSA and IIHS have been working for some time to make these systems mandatory but realized that a much quicker course of action would be to achieve voluntary compliance with a large group of carmakers. The group that have indicated agreement with this plan include Audi, BMW, Fiat-Chrysler Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar/Land Rover, Maserati, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Together they represent 99 per cent of passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. Recent IIHS studies have revealed that automatic emergency braking can reduce collisions by as much as 40 per cent. Currently only about 10 per cent of vehicles sold in the U.S have this feature.

This agreement would apply to new vehicles weighing less than 8,500 lbs and heavier units weighing between 8,500 and 10K lbs would have to comply by 2025. Certain manual transmission equipped vehicles may be given more time for design and engineering of this system.

While this agreement is strictly for new vehicles sold in the U.S., it is highly likely that most carmakers will include this feature for Canadian vehicles due to the cost of differentiating vehicles between the two markets and the desirability for this

feature on both sides of the border. However there is a major risk in this move. While it will certainly reduce collisions on the part of the vehicles equipped with this technology, it puts them at risk from regular braking vehicles approaching from the rear using only their drivers’ reaction skills to stop them. It has the potential to increase chain reaction collisions in heavy traffic as a lead vehicle equipped with emergency auto braking will have the capability of reacting much faster than regular vehicles following from behind.

Perhaps carmakers will consider putting a bright label on these vehicles to warn other drivers they may stop at any time.

“Brian, I read your column on DIY changing your own oil and heard that the Ontario government may be soon prohibiting any work on cars outside of a garage and licensed mechanic (punishable by fine). I can’t find anything else on this online and wondered if you had come across it. Thanks.”

Doug I doubt that any government would have

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Most neighbours are pretty easy about someone changing their vehicle’s oil and filter, but many will draw the line when air tools fire up at midnight or when someone decides to spray paint a complete vehicle next to an open window.

Fortunately most DIY car maintenance types are responsible people who take the necessary precautions when working on their vehicles. But every month we hear in the news of someone not so prepared and who suffers major and sometimes fatal injuries when a vehicle slips off a jack or a ramp. The best piece of safety equipment you can have when working on your vehicle is a spotter or companion who can call for help

when something goes wrong. Never take safety for granted.

If you have any questions, opinions, or stories on anything automotive please drop me a line, [By email to emc@perfprint.ca or directly to bjoeturner@hotmail.com listing ‘Question for the Car Counselor’ on the subject line or by post to Record News Communications, 65 Lorne St., P.O. Box 158, Smiths Falls, Ont. Yours in service Brian Turner

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The 1904 building has been completely upgraded, and includes a geothermal heating and cooling system.

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Easily one of the best lots on the street! This stunning East End ‘Monet” model by Braebury Homes is sure to impress from the moment you set eyes on the grand entrance with winding Maple staircase, natural light streaming in through each of the principal rooms, eat in kitchen, family room with cozy gas firepalce and convenient main floor laundry. Upstairs you have 3 bedrooms with a spacious 5 piece ensuite off your Master! Exterior has an attached double car garage & fully fenced backyard with a deck hosting your hot tub for Spring nights ahead! Basement is awaiting your creative touch...man cave, bar, theater room or childrens rec room - it’s yours to create! Close to CFB Kingston, schools, and downtown! Call today for your personal viewing.

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964 RICK HANSEN CRESCENT • $384,900

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Beautiful all brick 2 storey home in desirable West End with an excellent School District. The principal rooms exude an easy living lifestyle from the convenient main floor laundry room to the carpet free flooring. Cozy Vermont Castings gas fireplace in both living room & den, separate dining room, kithen with an island, updated backsplash & quart countertops and patio doors to your massive deck! Upper level has 3 bedrooms, two (yes two!) Jacuzzi tubs with the Master boasting his & hers walk in closets! Lower level is almost finished with an additional bedroom for your teenager or guests just awaiting your finishing touches on the bathroom! The exterior is an entertainers dream with your afore mentioned huge deck, above ground pool and hot tub.

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4781 GERMAN ROAD • $419,900

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Treat yourself in the new year to this stunning 3+1 bedroom, 2.5 Bath home. Situated on a sprawling 2.9 Acre lot this custom crafted home with ICF foundation wows from the minute you walk into the grand entrance.

The open concept main floor has it al with vaulted 12 foot ceilings, walls of transom windows allowing plenty of natural light, gleaming hardwood floors, laundry room, and cozy fireplace. Eat in kitchen features built in stainless steel appliances and ample counter space to enjoy morning coffee at. Master bedroom has a gorgeous ensuite with his & hers sinks. Lower level features a carpeted family room & 4th bedroom. Exterior features a double car attached garage, workshop and 14 x 30 deck with 12 x 12 canopy. Call today for your personal viewing! mls®361430300.

96 HERON LANE, TROY LAKE • $139,900

With Spring fast approaching take advantage of our mild Winter weather with this 3.8 acre Waterfront lot. Located on the peaceful Troy Lake, less then 3 miles from Whitefish Lake, and 5 miles from the Jones Falls Locks, both of which are part of the Rideau Canal Waterway. Those seeking solitude can build the home of their dreams on this quiet lake. Whether you enjoy swimming, water sports, or fishing this lake offers crappie, pike, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, along with a variety of sunfish for the young Fisherman! The wooded lake front encourages plenty of Wildlife sighting! Severance possible. MLS®441080307

Plan your dream home on this piece of paradise on Westport Road. Beautiful wooded lot with several potential building sites. Nature enthusiasts delight featuring rolling granite hills, level woodlands and a large pond. Close to public boat launch, fishing and swimming. Call John for more info.

917 VICTORIA • $232,900

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Quick possession is available in this fantastically located all brick bungalow! Bright principal rooms with plenty of natural light featuring 2+1 bedrooms, original hardwood through out main floor rooms, cozy carpet in the bedrooms, and a beautifully updated kitchen! Lower level is fully finished with a third bedroom, full bath, gas fireplace and separate side entrance with potential for an in law suite! Private backyard with concrete patio and interlocking driveway. Call today for your personal viewing! MLS®360660090.

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Hobby/Horse Farm! This rare find has 83 acres, barn with horse stalls This private 2 acre lot with towering trees & 150 feet of deep, clean Long Lake waterfront has a cleared building site, & paddock, beautiful landscaping, fruit trees, maple grove, trails installed septic, lake water system & 200 amp panel in place. Includes a and large pond. The gorgeous 3 bedroom, renovated century 2008 Denali RV onsite. Start planning your dream home! MLS®362210036. farmhouse is in exceptional condition. MLS®362400012.

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2774 RAILTON ROAD • $299,900

Welcome home to 2774 Railton Road, cozy country charm at its finest!

Just move in and enjoy all the updates included flooring, kitchen counter, and heat pump in 2014. Featuring 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, central vac, Central A/C, a separate dining room, kitchen island, all appliances included, plenty of natural light on main floor, and patio doors off the living room to your 12’ x 16’ deck overlooking your beautifully secluded 1 acre lot. Downstairs is fully finished complete with a good sized laundry room, den, walkout, and a computer nook that could easily be converted to a bar! With an attached garage & 2 sheds. Only 15 minutes from town and a short drive to Loughborough Public & Sydenham High School. Quick possession. MLS®362760162.

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4572 RED MAPLE • $689,900

Prepare to be awed from the moment you walk into this stunning Waterfront Oasis! Boasting high-efficiency propane boiler, in floor heating on lower level, engineered hardwood & ceramic throughout, walls of windows in virtually every room to enjoy the beautiful views of Loughborough Lake, & an exposed weathered Limestone chimney for the cold nights in winter. Patio doors from living room onto Veranda enjoying gorgeous year round Western sunsets. Upper level holds dining area, open concept granite kitchen with an Island & inclusive Stainless Steel appliances, a cozy nook, and a balcony overlooking lower level.

Master bedroom with 4 piece Ensuite, walk in closet, and patio doors leading to private Veranda. MLS®362920125.

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1 Blockhouse Lane

This charming 4 bedroom, 2 bath home sits on a nicely landscaped, private lot close to Newboro Lake. Open dining/kitchen, sunroom & water views from the rear deck. Gardens, mature trees, large fenced area and a short walk to kayaking & fishing on the Rideau! MLS®442850176.

192 Simpson Road

This 3 bedroom cottage is nestled on 62 acres with 1500 ft of water frontage on Traverse Lake. Located between Jones Falls and Battersea, this property has a drilled well and septic, oversized garage/shop, level access shoreline, good docking and excellent fishing. MLS®362870002.

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Save money and stay cool as temperatures rise (MS) — Excessive energy bills can be a concern in spring and summer, just as much as they are in the winter. So how can you save money while keeping your home cool? The solution is simple: Top up your attic insulation.

A poorly insulated attic is a primary source of energy loss, forcing your AC unit to work harder than necessary over the warmer months. Most attics are insulated, but oftentimes the amount of insulation present is inadequate — especially in older homes. Over time, insulation can settle and compact, allowing heat to escape through gaps.

Topping it up is easy. Ideally, you want to aim for a depth of 16 inches of insulation for an overall R-value of 50. When existing insulation is present, simply level existing insulation to the top of the joist. Lay a fire- and moisture-resistant batt insulation, like Roxul Comfortbatt, on top of joists, running perpendicular

to the first layer. Ensure batts are butted against each other tightly. Fit batts closely to cross joists; cut batt if necessary (this can be done easily with a serrated blade or bread knife) and leave no space between layers. Don’t forget to insulate the attic hatch to the same level as the rest of the attic. Apply weather-stripping to the edge of the hatch to reduce air leakage. Keep in mind that only IC-rated electrical fixtures can have insulation placed with zero clearance. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions and local building code to insulate around the chimney.

When a house is insulated properly, energy savings can add up over time. Remember, insulation starts working the moment it is installed and can last for the life of the building. Tips on this easy, low-cost DIY project that will reduce your home’s energy loss and save you money are available at www.diywithroxul. com.

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718 SELKIRK ROAD, KINGSTON $209,900

Take a look at 718 Selkirk; See if it works for you, this three bedroom house with partially finished basement boasting a walk out to the backyard just might do the trick. Features include: New Kitchen cabinets, doors, windows, Bath room and has been freshly painted. Just move in and place your furniture. MLS®361030035.

257 BATH RD UNIT 102 $237,500

Great Main floor Unit with over 1240 sqft of living space featuring in unit storage, Fridge, Stove, Dishwasher, Freezer New windows and Window Air conditioner. This two bedroom two bath room Condo is ready for immediate possession. This is a lovely building featuring two Salt water pools, a sauna, hot tub, billiards room and party room; don’t forget the underground parking or fitness area Call to view. MLS®367210001.

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This spacious two bedroom Condo has so much to offer, starting with its terrific west end location.

Generous sized rooms including a large master with full esuite and double closets. Enjoy the view and south east exposure from the large window banked solarium. Carpet, paint and trim updated in the last 5 years, air conditioners and window coverings included. The building features designated parking, an indoor pool, party and exercise rooms. A wonderful place to call home.

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FRANKS RD, RIDEAU LAKES

$27,000

Treed building lot, just south of Elgin, offers privacy and an easy drive to Kingston or the surrounding lakes. No well or driveway.

848 DANBURY ROAD

$259,900

Find great value here in this 3 bedroom bungalow sitting on a large city lot.

This home includes maple hardwood flooring, large updated cooks kitchen, fireplace in the formal living room, dining room with doors to a screen veranda plus deck off kitchen. Updated main bathroom with soaker tub, newer thermal windows & doors on main floor, need appliances? Fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer and dryer included here. Lower level features large finished family room with carpet flooring, and a large laundry/storage room roof re-shingled 2015, forced air gas furnace and central air replaced 2014.

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Perfect starter home, end unit townhouse backing onto green space with a terrific central location! Call today for your private Available immediately, this thoroughly updated 3+1 bedroom back split will make a viewing. wonderful home for your family. Features include: eat in kitchen, hardwood floors, large rec-room, covered walk up from basement, private patio and fenced back yard, freshly recapped double paved drive to the attached garage, central air and more. Call today for your private viewing.

WASHBURN ROAD

$79,900

Build your dream home on this beautiful two acre lot located 15 minutes north of Kingston on washburn road. Features large level building site with mature trees and granite outcroppings. On the property. Close to many area lakes. Hydro is at the lot line, and high speed internet available. Price includes a drilled well which is to be installed prior to sale.

SHALES ROAD

$69,900

Build your dream home on this beautiful 9 acre parcel of land located 25 minutes north of Kingston on quiet Shales Road.

This lot has been severed and surveyed, and has hydro at the lot line, and many mature hardwood and softwood trees. Many year round homes located on Shales Road, on a school bus route this parcel offers privacy, serenity, & wildlife without being isolated. MLS® 15607119

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Renovating an historic home

Living in an historic home can be a labor of love. The history and the distinct architecture of historic homes draw buyers to such properties, but what historic homes have in regard to history they often lack in the conveniences of modern life, forcing many historic-home owners to make renovations to bring their homes into the 21st century.

Historic-home renovations differ from other types of modifications. According to the Victorian Preservation Association, renovation is getting a home back to where it may have been when originally built, but making concessions for today’s lifestyle. Preservation is the act of maintaining a structure in its current historic state, and restoration is returning a home to its original state.

Unless a homeowner plans to use an outhouse or live without electricity, the majority of work done on historic properties is likely to fall into the category of a renovation.

Renovating an aging structure can be fulfilling and help to make a home more functional. But make no mistake, such a renovation is a major undertaking. Before beginning, it pays to hire a professional consultant with expertise in renovating historic properties. He or she can inspect the property to determine which areas of the home are safe and which will need to be upgraded. A professional inspection also can determine if any deficiencies lie hidden in the structure. Potential concerns can be toxic paints and other substances, building code issues, rotting, and structural settling. Professionals will know what to look for and guide homeowners accordingly.

Homeowners also may want to consult with a preservation association, community restoration group or general owner-builder group. These people can refer homeowners to the craftspeople and materials that will be needed for a job. Home-

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owners can request to see other historic properties in the area and learn what those owners did to maintain the integrity of a home when using newer materials.

Before any work is started, homeowners should find out if their home is listed with the National Register of Historic Places. According to the United States National Parks Service, property owners can do whatever they want with their property so long as there are no federal monies attached to the property. However, the property owner should also contact his or her state’s historic preservation office, or SHPO. The SHPO is the state agency that oversees historic preservation efforts in each state, and there may be state or local preservation laws that the owner should be aware of before renovating a historic property.

Craftspeople should have experience with historic homes and a sensitivity and appreciation of renovating older properties. Homeowners always

should see examples of a craftsperson’s work and verify references from each contractor before hiring anyone to work on the property.

Homeowners who want to include traditional hardware and other period details in their homes may be able to find quality replicas of historic milling materials, while others may want to scour antique shops or salvage yards for era-appropriate materials.

Historic renovations can be costly and have a tendency to go over budget because of unforseen damage and hazards that have to be repaired so the building is up to code. Going into the project with this in mind can help soften the blow of extra costs down the road.

Historic homes can be beautiful and appeal to buyers who appreciate the one-of-a-kind nature of older properties. Renovating historic homes may take time and money, but the results may be well worth the effort.

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Spring cleaning projects you don’t want to forget Spring cleaning is an annual tradition in many households. After a winter spent cooped up indoors, spring cleaning can rejuvenate a household and provide a great chance to rid a home of a season’s worth of clutter.

Donating old clothes and cleaning out the garage are popular spring cleaning projects, but there are a host of additional tasks homeowners can tackle to freshen up their homes this spring.

Floors

Simply vacuuming or sweeping the floors might not be enough to banish some of winter’s most uninvited guests. Dust has a way of settling into a home over the course of a typical winter, and it’s easy for a home’s inhabitants to track dirt and debris inside as well. After vacuuming or sweeping floors, go over them with a mop. Doing so can remove any lingering dust, dirt, debris, and allergens the vacuum or broom failed to pick up.

Apply wood cleaner and polish to wood floors to ever, repurposing salvaged or inexpensive items can make them look even cleaner. stretch that budget while adding some unique flair to a landscape. See if you can find an outdoor patio set that someone is giving away or selling for a lower price. Baseboards Though baseboards might not seem all that All it takes is a coat of paint and some new cushions dirty, upon closer inspection homeowners might to make it look like new. Discarded bricks or stones can be worked into a patio space or used to create notice substantial accumulations of dirt and dust. raised garden beds. Purchase inexpensive flower pots Such dirt and dust many not be removed so easily, and then paint them to make them look like stone or so homeowners might need to use hot water and a sponge to remove any debris that is clinging. another desired material.

• Buy native plants. Native plants, shrubs, trees, and flowers will fare better than non-native, exotic Curtains Curtains also may have absorbed substantial plants. That means you’ll have to spend less time and money nurturing them into health, and less money amounts of dust, dirt and debris over the winter. having to replace plants that cannot withstand your This might be more visible near the end of winter when more sunlight begins to shine through. climate.

• Consider perennial plants. Perennials may cost Clean the curtains in adherence to the manufacturmore at the outset, but the savings will be realized in er instructions before you open windows for the season so any wind that blows in does not spread the years to come.

• Hire a professional. It may seem counterintuitive debris onto nearby furniture. Once the curtains to spend money on a landscaping professional when have been washed, opening windows may help you’ve established a strict budget, but that’s one way them dry more quickly. to save money. Landscape artists or garden designers have the experience to guide you in the right direction Bathrooms Bathrooms also tend to bear the brunt of winand help you avoid potentially costly mistakes.

• Use gravel in spots where plants don’t thrive. ter weather, as mold and grime can accumulate Gravel is an inexpensive landscaping material that throughout a season in which it’s too cold to open can fill in voids where plants or ground cover sim- bathroom windows to let fresh air in after bathing. ply do not flourish. Those working on limited budgets Inspect ceilings, tubs, shower stalls, and floors for may be happy to learn gravel is typically less expen- any signs of mold growth or grime. Mold growth in a home can lead to respiratory problems and sive than concrete or pavers.

Create a budget-friendly home landscape

Homeowners understandably envy the awardworthy photo spreads in lawn and garden magazines, wanting to emulate those same looks on their own properties. Scores of designers and landscape architects are involved in the process of creating those amazing lush lawns and perfectly placed plantings.

Although not every homeowner has the budget to create lavish landscape designs, it’s still possible for homeowners to create lawns they can be proud of.

• Establish your budget. The first step in any project is to determine how much money you can devote to the job. Once you have established the budget, all other factors can be built around it.

• Find an inspiration piece. Great landscapes are inspired by many things, whether it’s a memorable piece of art or a landscape layout in a lawn and gardening magazine. Use photos of other gardens or neighbors’ yards as inspiration and build off of them.

As long as the theme is cohesive, it will look pleasing to the eye.

• Consider the space and how you want to use it.

Understanding the space will help you better allocate your budget. If your yard is more of a retreat, look for ways to create privacy and a vacation feel. If you have kids and entertaining friends is a main priority, focus on recreational aspects, such as a pool, playset and some durable plants. Understanding how to allocate your budget will help you to avoid spending money frivolously.

• Think about reclaimed or repurposed materials.

Brand new items can quickly eat up a budget. How-

exacerbate existing conditions such as asthma, so it’s best to inspect bathrooms for any signs of mold growth throughout winter. If you have let that slip, prioritize such inspections come spring cleaning time.

Furniture

It’s easy to overlook furniture when tackling spring cleaning, but dust and dirt can quickly accumulate on couches and chairs over the course of winter. When possible, vacuum furniture to remove any debris that might have accumulated while windows and doors were kept shut, and shampoo any cushions or seat covers that don’t pass the smell test.

Spring cleaning encompasses a host of tasks, and homeowners who want a truly clean house should not overlook smaller tasks that can produce big results.

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